So right on schedule for Marty to get fired for drugs?
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Essentially yeah.
I may not have lost interest in wrestling at this time if this was the lineup. Just looked at the real line up for RR96 and it was shocking
Just checked as well… what a terrible card.
Two DQs (including a 28 minute main event with no finish), the Gunns/Donnas/Godwinns tag team era, and the most telegraphed Royal Rumble winner since Hulk Hogan was fighting for America in 91. Plus Shawn hitting the point where he gets more insufferable every month.
You’re not wrong. I was out of wrestling at this time as well. Vader was guaranteed a spot from 16-30 but that’s all that happened. With the final 4 that worked out, there were storylines whichever way it went. but Vader throwing out Yokozuna last was a best case scenario.
DEAD MAN WALKING
- It’s said that Mark Callaway (The Undertaker) has come to terms with Vince McMahon on a new long term contract. A sizable push is expected. There are those behind-the-scenes who feel that The Undertaker is someone they’ve missed the mark with to this point.
- WCW is on an absolute hiring spree as they’re looking to distinguish themselves from the WWF. They are looking at many smaller wrestlers as they redefine what it means to be a pro wrestler in the 1990s. That being said, they also love themselves a big man.
WCW SUPERBRAWL VI PREVIEW - FEBRUARY 11, 1996
STEEL CAGE MATCH
Hulk Hogan vs. The Giant
WCW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Ricky Steamboat (c) vs. Cactus Jack
The Ultimate Warrior & Barry Windham vs. Totally Wonderful
Macho Man Randy Savage vs. Ric Flair
WCW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
The Blue Bloods vs. The Dungeon of Doom (Shark & Kevin Sullivan)
WCW UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP
Bam Bam Bigelow (c) vs. Larry Zybyszko
Michael Wallstreet vs. Sweet Stan Lane
Konnan vs. One Man Gang
The Nasty Boys vs. The Public Enemy
WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION
World Heavyweight Champion: Scotty Flamingo - 21 days
Intercontinental Champion: Mr. Perfect - 178 days
Tag Team Champions: Yokozuna & Owen Hart - 21 days
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
World Heavyweight Champion: Ricky Steamboat - 147 days
United States Champion: Bam Bam Bigelow - 46 days
Tag Team Champions: The Blue Bloods - 210 days
WCW SUPERBRAWL VI RESULTS - FEBRUARY 11, 1996
- Hulk Hogan vs. The Giant in a Steel Cage Match
- Ricky Steamboat (c) squashes Cactus Jack in less than 2 minutes to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
- The Ultimate Warrior & Barry Windham def. Totally Wonderful when Warrior pins Luger
- Ric Flair def. Randy Savage in 90 seconds after a piledriver
- The Blue Bloods def. The Dungeon of Doom (Shark & Kevin Sullivan) to retain the WCW Tag Titles
- Bam Bam Bigelow (c) def. Larry Zybyszko to retain the WCW United States Championship
- Sweet Stan Lane def. Michael Wallstreet
- Konnan def. One Man Gang in a squash match
- The Public Enemy def. The Nasty Boys via countout
WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION
World Heavyweight Champion: Scotty Flamingo - 21 days
Intercontinental Champion: Mr. Perfect - 178 days
Tag Team Champions: Yokozuna & Owen Hart - 21 days
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
World Heavyweight Champion: Ricky Steamboat - 147 days
United States Champion: Bam Bam Bigelow - 46 days
Tag Team Champions: The Blue Bloods - 210 days
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WWF IN YOUR HOUSE 6 PREVIEW - FEBRUARY 18, 1996
WWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Scotty Flamingo (c) vs. Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart
The Undertaker vs. Goldust
Hunter Hearst Helmsley vs. Duke ‘The Dumpster’ Droese
Rowdy Roddy Piper vs. Bob Backlund
Sid & The Kid vs. The Bushwhackers
The Smoking Gunns vs. The Bodydonnas
WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION
World Heavyweight Champion: Scotty Flamingo - 28 days
Intercontinental Champion: Mr. Perfect - 185 days
Tag Team Champions: Yokozuna & Owen Hart - 28 days
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
World Heavyweight Champion: Ricky Steamboat - 154 days
United States Champion: Bam Bam Bigelow - 53 days
Tag Team Champions: The Blue Bloods - 217 days
WWF IN YOUR HOUSE 6 RESULTS - FEBRUARY 18, 1996
- Bret Hart def. Scotty Flamingo in a squash to win the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
- Goldust def. The Undertaker
- Hunter Hearst Helmsley def. Duke ‘The Dumpster’ Droese
- Rowdy Roddy Piper def. Bob Backlund
- Sid & The Kid vs. The Bushwhackers
- The Smoking Gunns vs. The Bodydonnas
WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION
World Heavyweight Champion: Scotty Flamingo - 28 days
Intercontinental Champion: Mr. Perfect - 185 days
Tag Team Champions: Yokozuna & Owen Hart - 28 days
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
World Heavyweight Champion: Ricky Steamboat - 154 days
United States Champion: Bam Bam Bigelow - 53 days
Tag Team Champions: The Blue Bloods - 217 days
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STRESSES IN STANFORD?
- We’re hearing that the reason for the hotshotting of the WWF World Title from Michaels to Flamingo to Bret is twofold. The first is Shawn’s refusal to go up against Vader at Mania due to his stiff style and secondly, Shawn’s ‘outright refusal’ to put Bret over under any circumstances. It’s all hearsay at this point but you get the feeling the WWF has been trying to make Bret the next big thing in the company for a couple of years now and it’s always been Shawn standing in the way up top.
- Bret is 38 years old but could have a solid half-decade at the top ahead of him. It’ll be worth keeping an eye on Titan Tower moving forward.
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WCW UNCENSORED PREVIEW - MARCH 24, 1996
DOOMSDAY CAGE MATCH
Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage vs. Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Meng, and The Barbarian
THE STEINERS RETURN TO WCW
The Steiner Brothers vs. The Road Warriors
UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Bam Bam Bigelow (c) vs. Diamond Dallas Page
WHO’S THE TRUE GIANT?
The Giant vs. One Man Gang
Brutus Beefcake vs. Dirty Dick Slater
Konnan vs. Eddie Guerrero
Sting & 2 Cold Scorpio vs. Kevin Sullivan & The Shark
WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION
World Heavyweight Champion: Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart - 35 days
Intercontinental Champion: Mr. Perfect - 220 days
Tag Team Champions: Yokozuna & Owen Hart - 63 days
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
World Heavyweight Champion: Ricky Steamboat - 189 days
United States Champion: Bam Bam Bigelow - 88 days
Tag Team Champions: The Blue Bloods - 252 days
WCW UNCENSORED RESULTS - MARCH 24, 1996
- The Alliance to End Hulkamania (Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Meng, and The Barbarian) def. Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage in a Doomsday Cage Match
- The Road Warriors def. The Steiner Brothers and beat them down further after the match
- Bam Bam Bigelow (c) def. Diamond Dallas Page to retain the WCW United States Championship
- The Giant def. One Man Gang
- Brutus Beefcake def. Dirty Dick Slater in a Squash
- Konnan def. Eddie Guerrero
- Sting & 2 Cold Scorpio def. Kevin Sullivan & The Shark
WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION
World Heavyweight Champion: Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart - 35 days
Intercontinental Champion: Mr. Perfect - 220 days
Tag Team Champions: Yokozuna & Owen Hart - 63 days
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
World Heavyweight Champion: Ricky Steamboat - 189 days
United States Champion: Bam Bam Bigelow - 88 days
Tag Team Champions: The Blue Bloods - 252 days
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WWF WRESTLEMANIA XII PREVIEW - MARCH 31, 1996
WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart (c) vs. ‘The Mastadon’ Vader
The Undertaker vs. Diesel
HOLLYWOOD BACKLOT BRAWL
‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper vs. Goldust
WWF WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Yokozuna & Owen Hart (c) vs. Barry Horowitz & Hakushi
‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin vs. Savio Vega
WWF INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Mr. Perfect (c) vs. ‘Double J’ Jeff Jarrett
Kerry Von Erich vs. ‘The Million Dollar Man’ Ted DiBiase
Scotty Flamingo vs. Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler
RETURN OF THE WARRIOR
The Ultimate Warrior vs. Hunter Hearst Helmsley
THE MATCH 4 YEARS IN THE MAKING
‘The Rumbling Rocker’ Marty Jannetty vs. ‘The Heartbreak Kid’ Shawn Michaels
WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION
World Heavyweight Champion: Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart - 42 days
Intercontinental Champion: Mr. Perfect - 227 days
Tag Team Champions: Yokozuna & Owen Hart - 70 days
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
World Heavyweight Champion: Ricky Steamboat - 196 days
United States Champion: Bam Bam Bigelow - 95 days
Tag Team Champions: The Blue Bloods - 257 days
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Losing the Brett Shawn main event!
I just looked back at this event and even though I’ve seen it I have zero recollection of the 3on3 with team Vader vs team Yokozuna.
The Huckster vs Nacho man as well, seriously. This is your biggest event what the hell was Vince thinking. The rest of the card is pretty good on paper and similar to yours but how often does talent get badly used. In a scripted sport you’d think this would happen less then it does.
Yeah. I’m kinda using a Doctor Who format for this where certain things are just fixed points in history, (The WrestleMania IV tournament, The 1992 Royal Rumble for a vacant title), but Bret vs Shawn wasn’t one of those things to me.
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This is the greatest thread ever. Please keep it up until present day and we’re all 50 
Ps. Love your podcast. Please do Network
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Cheers for the kind words on the pod. We do try.
Network looks like a banger. Our sched is pretty full but this is one that I’ll put in the chamber for anytime I might get a personal pick.
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1996 HALL OF FAME CLASS
1996 HEADLINER - ANDRE THE GIANT
Andre was a dominant force in wrestling over his illustrious career and for 394 days held the biggest prize in the sport, vacating it eventually over a pay dispute which led to the infamous championship tournament at WrestleMania IV Andre was also a tag team champion with Haku. Andre went 5-2 at Wrestlemania (5-1 in singles action and 5-0 in his first match of the night). The highlight of his career would have to be when he successfully defended his World Title against Hulk Hogan in front of 93,000 plus in the Pontiac Silverdome in the Main Event of WrestleMania III
1996 INDUCTEE - JUNKYARD DOG
JYD was a fan favourite for those in the golden era of the WWF. A former Intercontinental champion, frequent Main Eventer, and an unlikely King of the Ring. Many remember the iconic feud between Harley Race and the Dog King, JYD which culminated in his losing of the crown at WrestleMania III. JYD didn’t have luck on his side under the brightest of lights only going 1-3 at Wrestlemania
1996 ENTRANT - RAVISHING RICK RUDE
The Ravishing One had a brief but intense run with the WWF, capturing both the Intercontinental Championship and the World Heavyweight Championship within his first year with the company. Rude then went on to hold the WWF Championship for over a year (371 days), winning the Tournament to crown the vacant champion at WM IV beating Jim Duggan, Ron Bass, Sam Houston and Nikolai Volkoff in the same night and then losing the belt in the Main Event of WrestleMania V. Although he only appeared at 2 WrestleManias, Rude main evented both and went 4-1 at the Grandaddy of Them All.
1996 ENTRANT - JUMPIN’ JIM BRUNZELL
In perhaps the greatest case of overachievement on this list, Jim Brunzell managed to elevate himself from midcard tag team act to a long and lengthy WWF career after a storybook Cinderella run to winning the 1987 King of the Ring beating Ron Bass, Randy Savage, Junkyard Dog, and One Man Gang to take the crown. Brunzell was also a 2 time tag team champion with The Killer Bees totalling 147 days with the gold and are known for being the team to drop the tag belts to Demolition that started their record 671 day reign as champions. Brunzell only appeared at the 1 WrestleMania, losing the tag straps to Demolition and taking the fall
1996 ENTRANT - BIG JOHN STUDD
The man who claimed to retire Bruno Sammartino, Studd lost to Andre at the original WrestleMania but is probably most closely linked with WrestleMania III and losing the tag belts (which he held with Jesse Ventura) to the Sammartinos Studd did win the 1989 Royal Rumble match and is 1-3 at WrestleMania with the one victory occurring over a recent debut by the name of The Undertaker, who was making his first appearance at the event
WWF WRESTLEMANIA XII RESULTS - MARCH 31, 1996
- Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart (c) def. ‘The Mastadon’ Vader to retain the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
- Diesel def. The Undertaker
‘* Rowdy’ Roddy Piper def. Goldust in a Hollywood Backlot Brawl - Yokozuna & Owen Hart (c) def. Barry Horowitz & Hakushi to retain the WWF World Tag Team Championships
- ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin def. Savio Vega
- Jeff Jarrett def. Mr. Perfect (c) to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship
- Kerry Von Erich def. ‘The Million Dollar Man’ Ted DiBiase
- Scotty Flamingo def. Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler
- The Ultimate Warrior def. Hunter Hearst Helmsley
- ‘The Rumbling Rocker’ Marty Jannetty def. ‘The Heartbreak Kid’ Shawn Michaels
WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION
World Heavyweight Champion: Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart - 42 days
Intercontinental Champion: Jeff Jarrett - NEW
Tag Team Champions: Yokozuna & Owen Hart - 70 days
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
World Heavyweight Champion: Ricky Steamboat - 196 days
United States Champion: Bam Bam Bigelow - 95 days
Tag Team Champions: The Blue Bloods - 257 days
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