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Post by wildojinx on Jan 14, 2024 23:11:51 GMT -5
From thehistoryofwwe.com:
WWF @ Huntington, WV – Civic Center – January 14, 1991
Sam Houston defeated Dustin Rhodes
Kerry Von Erich pinned Virgil
Jake Roberts defeated Rick Martel via disqualification
WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Earthquake & Dino Bravo when Bret pinned Bravo
Koko B. Ware pinned Buddy Rose
Tugboat defeated the Barbarian
Tito Santana defeated WWF IC Champion Mr. Perfect via disqualification
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Post by OGBoardPoster2005 on Jan 14, 2024 23:45:26 GMT -5
Definitely a B show but a solid B show.
Dustin Rhodes, Kerry Von Erich, Jake Roberts, Rick Martel, Bret Hart, Tito and Perfect all can go.
I wouldn't have gone though, unless I was a local and had no other WWF shows nearby.
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Post by Pure Fusion Jesse Walsh on Jan 14, 2024 23:57:42 GMT -5
Tugboat vs. The Barbarian is so up my alley. I wish it were filmed.
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Post by Urn Anderson on Jan 15, 2024 0:05:36 GMT -5
I almost went to that one, but ended up with a much better first live show:
WWF @ Huntington, WV – Civic Center – May 17, 1992
Crush vs. Kato
Jim Duggan vs. Repo Man
The Nasty Boys vs. Owen Hart & Koko B. Ware
WWF IC Champion Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels
The Legion of Doom vs. the Beverly Brothers
The Ultimate Warrior vs. Papa Shango
It’s missing El Matador’s match, but I can’t tell from my photos who he faced.
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Post by Urn Anderson on Jan 15, 2024 0:29:14 GMT -5
Also, I’m just here to vent that the entire state of West Virginia’s last televised WWE event was in 1998.
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Post by fg on Jan 15, 2024 9:59:11 GMT -5
From thehistoryofwwe.com: WWF @ Huntington, WV – Civic Center – January 14, 1991 Sam Houston defeated Dustin Rhodes Kerry Von Erich pinned Virgil Jake Roberts defeated Rick Martel via disqualification WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Earthquake & Dino Bravo when Bret pinned Bravo Koko B. Ware pinned Buddy Rose Tugboat defeated the Barbarian Tito Santana defeated WWF IC Champion Mr. Perfect via disqualification Sam Houston was employed in WWE in 1991? Interesting. The Hart Foundation Vs Earthquake and Dino Bravo match is almost an all Canadian matchup except Jim was from Reno, Nevada. |
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Post by OGBoardPoster2005 on Jan 15, 2024 10:38:01 GMT -5
Also, I’m just here to vent that the entire state of West Virginia’s last televised WWE event was in 1998. Which was about the last time West Virginia was considered large enough for an event. Morgantown, Charleston and Huntington aren't exactly destination cities these days unless they update facilities. |
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Post by Citizen Snips on Jan 15, 2024 12:30:56 GMT -5
From thehistoryofwwe.com: WWF @ Huntington, WV – Civic Center – January 14, 1991 Sam Houston defeated Dustin Rhodes Kerry Von Erich pinned Virgil Jake Roberts defeated Rick Martel via disqualification WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Earthquake & Dino Bravo when Bret pinned Bravo Koko B. Ware pinned Buddy Rose Tugboat defeated the Barbarian Tito Santana defeated WWF IC Champion Mr. Perfect via disqualification Sam Houston was employed in WWE in 1991? Interesting. The Hart Foundation Vs Earthquake and Dino Bravo match is almost an all Canadian matchup except Jim was from Reno, Nevada. I believe he did move to Canada after getting married (Natalya is listed as being born in Calgary) so 3 natives and 1 resident. |
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Post by Urn Anderson on Jan 16, 2024 17:24:58 GMT -5
I had a friend who was in the front row for this show, btw. He says the only things that he can remember are Mr. Perfect getting crotched on the guardrail and Kerry Von Erich playfully giving the finger to someone at ringside (which he remembers because that’s when he learned what that gesture meant).
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Jan 16, 2024 18:00:40 GMT -5
The Hart Foundation vs. Quake and Bravo is the kind of match I would've been really curious about back in the day.
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Post by jason1980s on Jan 16, 2024 22:54:03 GMT -5
This was just five days before the rumble and Buddy Rose was still here. He was scheduled for the rumble but left right before. I wonder why. I would imagine it would have been a decent pay check. Maybe they wanted him in too long.
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Post by eudypfohl on Jan 16, 2024 23:58:12 GMT -5
From thehistoryofwwe.com: WWF @ Huntington, WV – Civic Center – January 14, 1991 Sam Houston defeated Dustin Rhodes Kerry Von Erich pinned Virgil Jake Roberts defeated Rick Martel via disqualification WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Earthquake & Dino Bravo when Bret pinned Bravo Koko B. Ware pinned Buddy Rose Tugboat defeated the Barbarian Tito Santana defeated WWF IC Champion Mr. Perfect via disqualification Sam Houston was employed in WWE in 1991? Interesting. The Hart Foundation Vs Earthquake and Dino Bravo match is almost an all Canadian matchup except Jim was from Reno, Nevada. I remember seeing him in GWF around this time I think |
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Post by eudypfohl on Jan 17, 2024 0:06:59 GMT -5
Also, I’m just here to vent that the entire state of West Virginia’s last televised WWE event was in 1998. Which was about the last time West Virginia was considered large enough for an event. Morgantown, Charleston and Huntington aren't exactly destination cities these days unless they update facilities. I think they would probably just say why bother, just hit Pittsburgh and fans in that Morgantown/Charleston/Huntington area...it will be close enough to where they can make the drive |
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Post by OGBoardPoster2005 on Jan 17, 2024 9:15:40 GMT -5
Which was about the last time West Virginia was considered large enough for an event. Morgantown, Charleston and Huntington aren't exactly destination cities these days unless they update facilities. I think they would probably just say why bother, just hit Pittsburgh and fans in that Morgantown/Charleston/Huntington area...it will be close enough to where they can make the drive My sentiments exactly. Pittsburgh is a larger city and larger market than all 3 and the rest of West Virginia will either hit that show, a show in Ohio, or one in Virginia and Maryland. The state just doesn't justify that anymore and its unfortunate because I miss Raws hosted from lesser known cities, it added to the realness of the crowd because they were from that area. Nowadays its a hodge podge of major cities hosting everyone coming in and the crowds being less from that city and more of the surrounding area. |
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Post by lildude8218 on Jan 21, 2024 15:25:02 GMT -5
Sam Houston actually lasted til March of 1990 and then got a trio of bookings that summer. Looking at the timing of him coming back in 91, I'd have to guess that Dustin Rhodes gave his notice since his dad was leaving and they called up Sam to fill that low-card babyface role again and just got him started before Dustin actually left.
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Post by Aceorton on Jan 25, 2024 13:11:38 GMT -5
Was DiBiase originally scheduled to face the Tornado? Looks like he was missing some shows during that time. That's an odd spot for Virgil. Maybe they were deliberately giving him some work in the ring before his turn at the Rumble and his program with DiBiase.
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