The Great Simulation Do-over (Updated through WWF Judgment Day Results: May 20, 2001)

Sancty · April 6, 2021, 4:21pm

THE GREAT AMERICAN BASH RESULTS - JULY 23rd, 1989

Nikita Koloff def. Ron Simmons © to win the NWA World’s Heavyweight Championship
Lex Luger def. Sting © to regain the NWA United States Championship
The Varsity Club © def. The Original Midnight Express when Steiner pinned Rose to retain the NWA World Tag Team Titles
The Road Warriors & Magnum T.A. def. The Fabulous Freebirds in a War Games match when Hawk submitted Hayes
Terry Funk def. Ric Flair
The Great Muta def. Ricky Steamboat
The Skyscrapers def. The Dynamic Dudes when Spivey pinned Douglas

WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION
World Heavyweight Champion: Mr. Wonderful Paul Orndorff (2) - 112 days
Intercontinental Champion: Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart - 57 days
Tag Team Champions: Demolition - 483 days

NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE
World Heavyweight Champion: Nikita Koloff (3) - NEW
United States Champion: Lex Luger (2) - NEW
Tag Team Champions: The Varsity Club - 378 days

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Bdubz · April 6, 2021, 4:24pm

Sounds like a card to rival the real Bash ‘89.

I think you made a typo.

Sancty · April 6, 2021, 4:44pm

Indeed I did. Thank you.

Sancty · April 8, 2021, 12:25pm

SUMMERSLAM PREVIEW - AUGUST 28th, 1989

THE MAIN EVENT
Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake (w/ Miss Elizabeth) vs. “Macho Man” Randy Savage & Zeus (with Sensational Sherri)

WWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
“Mr Wonderful” Paul Orndorff © vs. “The Widowmaker” Barry Windham

SIX MAN TAG
Demolition & The Ultimate Warrior vs The Twin Towers & Andre The Giant

WWF INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Bret “Hitman” Hart vs. James Duggan

“Superfly” Jimmy Snuka vs. “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase

The Rockers vs. The Brainbusters

Dusty Rhodes vs. The Honky Tonk Man

WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION
World Heavyweight Champion: Mr. Wonderful Paul Orndorff (2) - 148 days
Intercontinental Champion: Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart - 93 days
Tag Team Champions: Demolition - 519 days

NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE
World Heavyweight Champion: Nikita Koloff (3) - 36 days
United States Champion: Lex Luger (2) - 113 days
Tag Team Champions: The Varsity Club - 414 days

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Sancty · April 9, 2021, 5:39pm

SUMMERSLAM RESULTS

Macho Man Randy Savage & Zeus squashed Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake
‘Mr Wonderful’ Paul Orndorff (c) def. ‘The Widowmaker’ Barry Windham
Andre The Giant & The Twin Towers def. The Ultimate Warrior & Demolition via Countout
James Duggan def. Bret Hart (c) to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship
Superfly Jimmy Snuka def. The Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase
The Brainbusters def. The Rockers via Countout
The Honky Tonk Man def. Dusty Rhodes

IN OTHER NEWS

Demolition remain perhaps the most over act in professional wrestling but with the loss to the Twin Towers at Summerslam, there must be a title match between the two teams forthcoming
Harley Race lost a career vs title match to Orndorff at Saturday Night’s Main Event a couple of months back. It’s expected he’ll surface in WCW at some point
Randy Savage has declared that he owns Hulkamania as Hogan hasn’t been the same since The Mega Powers broke up. There are rumours that Savage will be keeping Zeus on as some added muscle for the time being
Cowboy Bob Orton was said to be living on borrowed time in WCW but recently squashed the uber protected Magnum TA. Can the former WWF World Champion turn it around? He’s still just only turned 40
The Ultimate Warrior is still supposedly a pet project of Vince’s but a lot of weeks go by without any sign of the former Dingo Warrior.
Hacksaw Jim Duggan’s heel turn seems to be an overwhelming success with the IC title a reward for a job well done. It’s curious to see how Bret will do as most expect him to get a run with the upper tier of the card after transitioning the belt from DiBiase to the newly christened ‘James Duggan’.

WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION
World Heavyweight Champion: Mr. Wonderful Paul Orndorff (2) - 148 days
Intercontinental Champion: James Duggan - NEW
Tag Team Champions: Demolition - 519 days

NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE
World Heavyweight Champion: Nikita Koloff (3) - 36 days
United States Champion: Lex Luger (2) - 113 days
Tag Team Champions: The Varsity Club - 414 days

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Sancty · May 13, 2021, 5:02pm

STARRCADE '89: FUTURE SHOCK - DECEMBER 13th, 1989

IRON MAN 6-MATCH ROUND ROBIN TOURNAMENT
Magnum T.A. vs. Ric Flair vs. Kevin Sullivan vs. Lex Luger

NWA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Doom (c) vs. The Steiner Brothers

WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION
World Heavyweight Champion: Mr. Wonderful Paul Orndorff (2) - 255 days
Intercontinental Champion: James Duggan - 138 days
Tag Team Champions: Demolition - 626 days

NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE
World Heavyweight Champion: Magnum T.A. (4) - 46 days
United States Champion: Mike Rotunda - 28 days
Tag Team Champions: Doom - 28 days

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Sancty · May 15, 2021, 7:12am

STARRCADE '89: FUTURE SHOCK RESULTS

The Steiner Brothers def. Doom to win the NWA World Tag Team Championships
Magnum T.A. def. Kevin Sullivan via Pinfall in the Iron Man Tournament
Ric Flair def. Lex Luger via Pinfall in the Iron Man Tournament
Magnum T.A. def Lex Luger in a SQUASH in the Iron Man Tournament
Ric Flair def. Kevin Sullivan in the Iron Man Tournament
Kevin Sullivan def. Lex Luger in the Iron Man Tournament
Magnum T.A. def. Ric Flair in the Iron Man Tournament to win the Tournament

IN OTHER NEWS

Demolition continue to be the biggest draw in the WWF. It’s said that the 2 masked men just sweat money. Vince went so far to make Ax the King of the Ring in a very poor tournament this year that saw him defeat Warlord in the final
There are several who had expected Nikolai Koloff to leave WCW as his contract was coming up but he’s reportedly very happy with the level of push he’s sustained in the last 2-3 years and is fired up for the sport as ever
Randy Savage has been all but invisible since defeating Hulkamania soundly at Summerslam. There has been a Steel Cage match challenge issued by Hulk Hogan and Brutus Beefcake against Savage and Zeus at Saturday Night’s Main Event later this month
Cowboy Bob Orton has finally been let go by WCW and it’s expected that this is the end of the road for the cowboy. Where does the former WWF World Champion place amongst the greats?
The Hart Foundation have reformed and they appear to be eyeing a Wrestlemania spot in their native Canada against Demolition, whose reign is well over 600 days. However, Andre and Haku have recently formed a team and there’s an argument to be made there as well.
It appears that Kevin Sullivan is being set up for a future Main Event run against Magnum T.A. now that Flair vs Magnum has been done yet again
A super heavyweight called ‘The Canadian Earthquake’ recently debuted as a plant on a WWF Superstars taping. Vince is said to be high on the big man but there’s so many projects that sit underwhelmingly off to the side - chief among them, The Ultimate Warrior.

WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION
World Heavyweight Champion: Mr. Wonderful Paul Orndorff (2) - 255 days
Intercontinental Champion: James Duggan - 138 days
Tag Team Champions: Demolition - 626 days

NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE
World Heavyweight Champion: Magnum T.A. (4) - 46 days
United States Champion: Mike Rotunda - 28 days
Tag Team Champions: The Steiner Brothers - NEW

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Sancty · May 30, 2021, 9:52am

The world keeps turning as professional wrestling hits the 1990s. While both Turner and McMahon are producing fairly straight-forward grappling, Turner has the workhorses while Vince may have the more colourful characters. One thing is certain though. Turner has the biggest name in wrestling with Magnum T.A.

It seemed as though the WWF were going for a bit of a renaissance with Hulk Hogan as the emerging contender for Paul Orndroff’s world title at Wrestlemania VI in Toronto, Canada, but Roddy Piper emerged to attack his old running mate, Orndorff at the conclusion of a successful title defence by Mr Wonderful over Rick Rude at The Main Event. This has caused a bit of a late day shuffle.

The 3rd Royal Rumble was won by Jim ‘The Anvil’ Neidhart. This has thrust the Hart Foundation into the spot of #1 contenders and everyone thought that would be against Demolition and their 600 plus day reign but there’s been a flipping of the switch and The Colossal Connection are the new tag team champions thanks to a February taping of Saturday Night’s Main Event.

Finally, the Intercontinental Championship sits around the waist of The Genius after an odd heel vs heel matchup on The Main Event. Duggan was getting more babyface reactions the longer his run as IC champ went and now he’s firmly back in the old Hacksaw moniker.

WRESTLEMANIA VI PREVIEW - APRIL 1, 1990

WWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
‘Mr Wonderful’ Paul Orndorff (c) vs. ‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper

WWF WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
The Colossal Connection (c) vs. The Hart Foundation

WWF INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
The Genius (c) vs. Brutus ‘The Barber’ Beefcakce

Hulk Hogan vs. ‘The Million Dollar Man’ Ted DiBiase

‘The American Dream’ Dusty Rhodes vs. ‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage

Demoliton vs. The Midnight Express

Hercules vs. Earthquake

WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION
World Heavyweight Champion: Mr. Wonderful Paul Orndorff (2) - 364 days
Intercontinental Champion: The Genius - 25 days
Tag Team Champions: The Colossal Connection - 64 days

NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE
World Heavyweight Champion: Magnum T.A. (4) - 155 days
United States Champion: Mike Rotunda - 137 days
Tag Team Champions: The Road Warriors (2) - 35 days

Sancty · May 31, 2021, 9:25am

WRESTLEMANIA VI RESULTS - APRIL 1, 1990

Mr Wonderful Paul Orndorff def. Rowdy Roddy Piper to retain the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
The Hart Foundation def. The Colossal Connection to win the WWF Tag Team Championships
Brutus ‘The Barber’ Beefcake def. The Genius to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship
Dusty Rhodes def. Macho Man Randy Savage
Hulk Hogan def. The Million Dollar Man via DQ
Hercules def. Earthquake via Submission
Demolition def. The Midnight Express in 2 Minutes

In a shocking turn. Bobby Heenan turned on Andre and slapped him after taking the fall during the tag title match. Andre then slapped Heenan around to the delight of the crowd. Andre then left the ring to the adoration of the Toronto crowd. Andre has retired from the ring.

Those in the know are having a hard time justifying using Piper over Hogan for the Main Event of Wrestlemania VI. Hogan’s gotta be the odds on favourite for the Main Event slot at the upcoming Summerslam card.

WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION
World Heavyweight Champion: Mr. Wonderful Paul Orndorff (2) - 364 days
Intercontinental Champion: Brutus ‘The Barber’ Beefcake - NEW
Tag Team Champions: The Hart Foundation - NEW

NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE
World Heavyweight Champion: Magnum T.A. (4) - 155 days
United States Champion: Mike Rotunda - 137 days
Tag Team Champions: The Road Warriors (2) - 35 days

Sancty · May 31, 2021, 3:28pm

PRO WRESTLING ILLUSTRATED PRESENT THE PWI 500 FOR 1990*
Last year in parentheses

‘Magnum T.A. (WCW - 1)
Paul Orndorff (WWF - 3)
Hulk Hogan (WWF - 12)
Ric Flair (WCW - 5)
Demolition Ax (WWF - 10)
Kevin Sullivan (WCW - 13)
Mike Rotunda (WCW - 19)
Jim Neidhart (WWF - 29)
Demolition Smash (WWF - 11)
Rick Steiner (WCW - 24)
Big John Studd (WWF - 25)
Ted DiBiase (WWF - 4)
Bret Hart (WWF - 20)
Ravishing Rick Rude (WWF - 15)
Hacksaw Jim Duggan (WWF - 27)
Andre The Giant (WWF - 7)
King Haku (WWF - 30)
Brutus Beefcake (WWF - 69)
Ole Anderson (WCW - 17)
Randy Savage (WWF - 21)

Other Notables

Sting (23), Arn Anderson (24), Lex Luger (26), Hawk (27), Nikita Koloff (29), Ron Simmons (34), Dusty Rhodes (38), Mr. Perfect (42), Jake Roberts (44), Ultimate Warrior (47), Honky Tonk Man (49), Scott Steiner (54), Ricky Steamboat (57), Shawn Michaels (76), Roddy Piper (78), Davey Boy Smith (98), Cactus Jack (106), Mark Callous (116), Scott Hall (117)

Sancty · June 21, 2021, 7:37pm

What a season of turnover. The WWF is spending all the bank to bring forth the most stacked roster in the history of professional wrestling.

In the course of one month Vince McMahon’s WWF has had Kerry Von Erich (now monikered as the Texas Tornado), The Road Warriors (now the Legion of Doom) and Magnum T.A. sign for his company.

Magnum lost the NWA title to Tommy Rich and has instantly been placed in the Main Event for Summerslam '90 opposite Paul Orndorff

Things in WCW seem a bit also-ran by comparison, the list of champions (besides Rich & Rotunda as World/U.S.) is flushed out by the Original Midnight Express)

In the WWF however, Haku is now the Intercontinental Champion after besting Brutus Beefcake at a SNME taping in July. Randy Savage is now going by the Macho King as he beat Haku for the honour mere weeks before Haku’s IC triumph.

Hulk Hogan seemed again to be the sure bet for the WWF Summerslam Main Event, apparently using his political stroke to defer title shots at SNME. A mistake for sure as the dream match of Magnum vs Mr Wonderful is too good to pass up. Hogan will compete with Earthquake in a rushed program.

SUMMERSLAM - AUGUST 27, 1990

WWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
‘Mr Wonderful’ Paul Orndorff (c) vs. Magnum T.A.

GRUDGE MATCH
Dusty Rhodes (w/ Sapphire) vs. Macho King Randy Savage (w/ Queen Sherri)

TWO OUT OF THREE FALLS FOR THE WWF WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Hart Foundation (c) vs. Demolition (Smash & Crush)

The Rockers vs. The Orient Express

WWF INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Haku (c) vs. Big John Studd

GRUDGE MATCH
Hulk Hogan (w/ Tugboat) vs. Earthquake (w/ Jimmy Hart)

SPECIAL ATTRACTION
Mr. Perfect (w/ Bobby Heenan) vs. The Texas Tornado Kerry Von Erich

WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION
World Heavyweight Champion: Mr. Wonderful Paul Orndorff (2) - 512 days
Intercontinental Champion: Haku - 30 days
Tag Team Champions: The Hart Foundation - 148 days

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
World Heavyweight Champion: Tommy Rich - 52 days
United States Champion: Mike Rotunda - 285 days
Tag Team Champions: The Original Midnight Express - 52 days

Sancty · June 22, 2021, 2:34pm

SUMMERSLAM RESULTS - AUGUST 27, 1990

Magnum T.A. def. Mr Wonderful Paul Orndorff to win the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
Macho King Randy Savage submitted Dusty Rhodes in less than 30 seconds
The Hart Foundation def. Demolition (Smash & Crush) 2 falls to 0 in a Best of Three match to retain the WWF Tag Team Championships
The Orient Express def. The Rockers
Haku def. Big John Studd to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship
Hulk Hogan def. Earthquake in a really good match
Mr Perfect def. The Texas Tornado

Magnum ends the reign of Paul Orndorff at 512 days - the longest in the modern era. It’s also said that Turner is breaking out the chequebook to poach Orndorff to WCW as he tries to stem the tide. Orndorff should fit right into the Main Event for Turner while we wonder when Hogan vs Magnum will take place.

It’s said that Bad News Brown has left the federation while Al Perez has jumped back to WCW. Neither man should be missed that much by the brass in Titan Tower

WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION
World Heavyweight Champion: Magnum T.A. - NEW
Intercontinental Champion: Haku - 30 days
Tag Team Champions: The Hart Foundation - 148 days

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
World Heavyweight Champion: Tommy Rich - 52 days
United States Champion: Mike Rotunda - 285 days
Tag Team Champions: The Original Midnight Express - 52 days

Sancty · August 9, 2021, 4:31pm

STARRCADE '90: COLLISION COURSE - DECEMBER 16th, 1990

NWA WORLD’S HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
“Mr Wonderful” Paul Orndorff (c) vs. Nikita Koloff

STEEL CAGE GRUDGE MATCH
Junkyard Dog vs. ‘Nature Boy’ Ric Flair

NWA WORLD’S TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Flyin’ Brian & Z-Man (c) vs. The Steiner Brothers

The Fabulous Freebirds vs. Doom

HARLEY RACE’S RETIREMENT MATCH
Tommy Rich vs. Harley Race

Lex Luger vs. Stan Hansen

UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Arn Anderson (c) vs. Sting

IN OTHER NEWS

It’s a complete swap as Magnum T.A. & Paul Orndorff are still World Champions but for the opposite company now.
The WWF is in full Hulkamania hype mode and the world is drooling for an eventual matchup between Hulk Hogan and Magnum T.A. The natural place to do the matchup is WrestleMania but this theory backfired last year. Will the WWF go babyface vs. babyface or will they pull a different trigger at the Rumble?
Sgt Slaughter has returned to the WWF. There’s talk about a matchup with Magnum but he’s not as over as one would hope.
Demolition has added a 3rd member but Ax says he feels great. It was thought he’d be hanging up his boots soon but his back problems seem to be a thing of the past.
The Ultimate Warrior & Macho King Randy Savage are also undergoing significant pushes and people shouldn’t be sleeping on Ted DiBiase or Brutus Beefcake these days. The WWF has done a great job building up the Upper Midcard
Bret Hart won this year’s King of the Ring tournament - defeating Randy Savage in the final
The Survivor Series saw a new debut, The Undertaker. The world is abuzz over the new signing. He was eliminated in the Survivor Series match but it took 3 men to hold him so Piper could put the sleeper on him. There seems to be a budding rivalry between Big John Studd and Taker who had the crowd in a fury as only Studd could knock the Undertaker down

WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION
World Heavyweight Champion: Magnum T.A. - 111 days
Intercontinental Champion: Hacksaw James Duggan (2) - 64 days
Tag Team Champions: The Hart Foundation - 259 days

NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE
World Heavyweight Champion: ‘Mr Wonderful’ Paul Orndorff - 102 days
United States Champion: Arn Anderson - 102 days
Tag Team Champions: Flyin’ Brian Pillman & The Z-Man - 26 days

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Sancty · August 10, 2021, 4:35pm

STARRCADE '90: COLLISION COURSE - RESULTS

Nikita Koloff def. Paul Orndorff (c) to win the NWA World’s Heavyweight Championship for a 4th time
Ric Flair def. Junkyard Dog inside a Steel Cage
The Steiner Brothers def. Flyin’ Brian & Z-Man (c) to win the NWA World Tag Team Titles
The Fabulous Freebirds def. Doom
Tommy Rich def. Harley Race to retire the NWA Legend
Stan Hansen def. Lex Luger
Arn Anderson (c) def. Sting to retain the NWA United States Championship

WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION
World Heavyweight Champion: Magnum T.A. - 111 days
Intercontinental Champion: Hacksaw James Duggan (2) - 64 days
Tag Team Champions: The Hart Foundation - 259 days

NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE
World Heavyweight Champion: ‘Nikita Koloff (4) - NEW
United States Champion: Arn Anderson - 102 days
Tag Team Champions: The Steiner Brothers (2) - NEW

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Sancty · August 10, 2021, 11:01pm

1991 ROYAL RUMBLE - JANUARY 19, 1991

30 MAN ROYAL RUMBLE MATCH
Ax, Barbarian, Beautiful Bobby Eaton, Big John Studd, Boris Zhukov, Bret Hart, Brutus Beefcake, Davey Boy Smith, The Genius, Haku, Hercules, Hillbilly Jim, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Hulk Hogan, Jim Brunzell, Jim Neidhart, Koko B. Ware, Marty Jannetty, Mr Perfect, Paul Roma, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Sam Houston, Sgt. Slaughter, Shawn Michaels, Smash, Sweet Stan Lane, Tito Santana, Ultimate Warrior, Undertaker, Warlord

WWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Magnum T.A. (c) vs. ‘Macho King’ Randy Savage

TAG TEAM GRUDGE MATCH
The Million Dollar Man & Virgil vs. Dusty & Dustin Rhodes

Dino Bravo vs. Superfly Jimmy Snuka

Greg Valentine vs. The Mountie

Big Boss Man vs. Earthquake

The Legion of Doom vs. The Orient Express

WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION
World Heavyweight Champion: Magnum T.A. - 145 days
Intercontinental Champion: Hacksaw Jim Duggan (2) - 98 days
Tag Team Champions: The Hart Foundation - 293 days

NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE
World Heavyweight Champion: ‘Nikolai Volkoff (4) - 34 days
United States Champion: Arn Anderson - 136 days
Tag Team Champions: The Steiner Brothers (2) - 34 days

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Sancty · August 12, 2021, 1:34pm

1991 ROYAL RUMBLE - RESULTS

The Rumble match was won by Intercontinental Champion, Hacksaw Jim Duggan
Magnum T.A. (c) def. ‘Macho King’ Randy Savage in a great match to retain the WWF World Title
Dusty & Dustin Rhodes def. The Million Dollar Man & Virgil when Dustin pinned Virgil
Dino Bravo def. Superfly Jimmy Snuka
Greg Valentine def. The Mountie
Earthquake def. Big Boss Man
The Orient Express def. The Legion of Doom

SOME NOTES

The final 4 were Bret Hart, Jim Duggan, Sgt. Slaughter and Stan Lane. Lane was the final elimination.
The Undertaker & Ultimate Warrior tied for the most eliminations with 3 each
Brutus Beefcake was the Iron Man of the match while Ax from Demolition was ousted within moments of entering the ring

WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION
World Heavyweight Champion: Magnum T.A. - 145 days
Intercontinental Champion: Hacksaw Jim Duggan (2) - 98 days
Tag Team Champions: The Hart Foundation - 293 days

NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE
World Heavyweight Champion: ‘Nikolai Volkoff (4) - 34 days
United States Champion: Arn Anderson - 136 days
Tag Team Champions: The Steiner Brothers (2) - 34 days

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Sancty · August 12, 2021, 1:50pm

WRESTLEMANIA VII PREVIEW - March 24, 1991

WWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Magnum T.A. (c) vs. Hulk Hogan

WWF TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
The Hart Foundation (c) vs. Demolition

BLINDFOLD MATCH
Jake Roberts vs. ‘The Model’ Rick Martel

BATTLE FOR THE CROWN
Brutus ’ The Barber’ Beefcake vs. ‘Macho King’ Randy Savage

GRUDGE MATCH
Virgil vs. ‘The Million Dollar Man’ Ted DiBiase

Big John Studd vs. The Undertaker

WWF INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
‘Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan (c) vs. The Ultimate Warrior

IN OTHER NEWS:

WCW recently held their WrestleWar Pay-Per-View and Paul Orndorff is once again atop the Mountain in Turner’s promotion after defeating Nikita Koloff
WrestleWar also saw Doom become tag champions for the 2nd time as they defeated The Steiner Brothers soundly
After the Royal Rumble, Ted DiBiase blamed Virgil for the loss and Virgil finally had enough and fought back. This is a revisiting of a storyline that felt rushed a couple of years ago.
There are those that thought that Boris Zhukov’s run with the company was winding down. However, Vince McMahon is over the moon with how over the former Bolshevik is and seems to have plans with him even after Nikolai Volkoff’s departure from the promotion
Hulk Hogan and Magnum T.A. are literally the two biggest stars in the industry and it’s said to go either way how this match will finish. Magnum’s contract status is unknown as of this time. He will either re-sign for a year or he may head back to Turner. The most recent reports suggest he’s heavily leaning towards re-upping with McMahon.

WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION
World Heavyweight Champion: Magnum T.A. - 209 days
Intercontinental Champion: Hacksaw James Duggan (2) - 162 days
Tag Team Champions: The Hart Foundation - 357 days

NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE
World Heavyweight Champion: ‘Mr Wonderful’ Paul Orndorff (2) - 28 days
United States Champion: Arn Anderson - 200 days
Tag Team Champions: Doom (2) - 28 days

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Sancty · August 16, 2021, 8:15am

WRESTLEMANIA VII RESULTS - March 24, 1991

Magnum T.A. (c) def. Hulk Hogan to retain the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
Demolition (c) def. The Hart Foundation to win the WWF World Tag Team Championships
Jake Roberts def. The Model’ Rick Martel
'Macho King’ Randy Savage def. Brutus ‘The Barber’ Beefcake
‘The Million Dollar Man’ Ted DiBiase def. Virgil
Big John Studd def. The Undertaker
The Ultimate Warrior def. Big John Studd

IN OTHER NEWS:

The Hart Foundation are splitting up after dropping the tag belts. Vince sees Bret Hart as a breakout singles star and Jim Neidhart has also proven the ability to get over
The Demolition Crush experiment seems a failure as Ax & Smash have been pushed back to the tag titles
Mike Rotunda is jumping to the WWF and there’s rumours that Vince is going with some sort of accountant gimmick for him. Those in the know say no-one’s safe after repackaging Ricky Steamboat as ‘The Dragon’
The Undertaker lost to Big John Studd in his Wrestlemania debut and the multiverse screamed out in pain

WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION
World Heavyweight Champion: Magnum T.A. - 209 days
Intercontinental Champion: The Ultimate Warrior - NEW
Tag Team Champions: Demolition (2) - NEW

NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE
World Heavyweight Champion: ‘Mr Wonderful’ Paul Orndorff (2) - 28 days
United States Champion: Arn Anderson - 200 days
Tag Team Champions: Doom (2) - 28 days

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Sancty · August 16, 2021, 8:27am

PRO WRESTLING ILLUSTRATED PRESENT THE PWI 500 FOR 1991*
Last year in parentheses

‘Magnum T.A. (WWF - 1)
Hulk Hogan (WWF - 3)
Bret Hart (WWF - 13)
Paul Orndorff (WWF - 2)
Hacksaw Jim Duggan (WWF - 15)
Ric Flair (WCW - 4)
The Ultimate Warrior (WWF - 47)
Tommy Rich (WCW - 28)
Nikita Koloff (WCW - 29)
Demolition Ax (WWF - 5)
Arn Anderson (WCW - 24)
‘Macho King’ Randy Savage (WWF - 20)
Jim Neidhart (WWF - 8)
Demolition Smash (WWF - 9)
Brutus Beefcake (WWF - 18)
Ted DiBiase (WWF - 12)
Brad Armstrong (WCW - 45)
Ron Simmons (WCW - 34)
Junkyard Dog (WCW - 21)
Big John Studd (WWF - 11)

Other Notables

Undertaker (23), Sting (28), Rick Rude (29), Sid Vicious (33), Lex Luger (38), Mr Perfect (39), Jake Roberts (55), Scott Steiner (59), Shawn Michaels (65), Dusty Rhodes (71), Davey Boy Smith (91), Owen Hart (106)

Sancty · August 18, 2021, 6:32pm

SUMMERSLAM PREVIEW - August 29, 1991

MAIN EVENT
Hulk Hogan & Magnum T.A. vs. Sgt. Slaughter & Colonel Mustafa

LOSER SPENDS THE NIGHT IN JAIL
Big Boss Man vs. The Mountie

WWF TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
The Hart Foundation (c) vs. Demolition

WWF INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
The Ultimate Warrior (c) vs. Macho King Randy Savage

BEST TECHNICIAN IN THE WORLD?
Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart vs. Mr. Perfect

STREET FIGHT
Legion of Doom vs. Nasty Boys

Irwin R. Schyster vs. Greg ‘The Hammer’ Valentine

WWF TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Demolition (c) vs. The Rockers

IN OTHER NEWS:

WCW has been booking the NWA World’s Heavyweight Championship like a hot potato with Ric Flair, Nikita Koloff and Tommy Rich all holding the belt since WWF put on WrestleMania
Ric Flair has been fired from WCW. There are rumours that he’s heading to WWF but WCW made sure to get the belt off him before this firing occured. It was said to be unthinkable what would have occured if they hadn’t got the belt off of him first
There’s been a mass exodus out of WCW in recent months with Dutch Mantel, Black Bart, Billy Jack Haynes, The Original Midnight Express, Stan Hansen, Mike Rotunda, Dan Spivey, Jack Victory, Rip Morgan, James Earl, Owen Hart, Tim Horner, Wild Bill Irwin, Sid Vicious alongside Ric Flair in the last few months.
WCW has welcomed back Cactus Jack, Dick Murdoch, Dick Slater, Kevin Sullivan, while Vader & Johnny B. Badd are enjoying their first run in the company and Oz & The Diamond Studd are enjoying new gimmicks.
The Midnight Express has broken up with Bobby Eaton returning to WCW and looks primed for a US Title shot against Arn Anderson one day while Stan Lane is enjoying a heel run with the WWF.
WWF has recently said goodbye to Hillbilly Jim who leaves as a former Intercontinental Champion but they’ve welcomed back as Mike Rotunda (as the wrestling accountant, I.R.S) while Sid Vicious has debuted under the name Sid Justice in the WWF.

WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION
World Heavyweight Champion: Magnum T.A. - 364 days
Intercontinental Champion: The Ultimate Warrior - 155 days
Tag Team Champions: Demolition (2) - 155 days

NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE
World Heavyweight Champion: ‘Tommy Rich (2) - 43 days
United States Champion: Arn Anderson - 355 days
Tag Team Champions: The Fantastic Freebirds - 99 days

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