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Bait And Switch Main Event – WrestleMania IX

Published June 30, 2010 | By Chewie

Event: WrestleMania IX Date: April 4, 1993 Venue: Caesars Palace (Las Vegas, Nevada) Attendance: 16,891

Gorilla Monsoon on the mic for this outdoor event at Caesars Palace. They’re referring to it as “the world’s largest toga party”. I’m sure that’s supposed to be clever, but it comes across and being completely lame. When Howard Finkel is announced, he’s referred to as “Finkus Maximus”. I can’t begin to tell you how incredibly retarded this looks. Caesar and Cleopatra are paraded down to the ring to welcome the fans. I understand it’s Vegas, but this is ridiculous. Macho Man comes to the… Continue reading →

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Double Main Event (Kind Of) – WrestleMania VIII

Published June 7, 2010 | By Chewie

Event: WrestleMania VIII Date: April 5, 1992 Venue: Hoosier Dome ( Indianapolis, Indiana) Attendance: 65,167

This show was billed as having a “double main event” which rarely (if ever) works out. I believe that this is the first Mania event that I watched live on PPV. We get Gorilla and Bobby Heenan on the mic here which is a good lineup. Reba McEntire sings the national anthem. It seems weird that the WWF can never make up its mind. National anthem or America The Beautiful?

Shawn Michaels (with Sensational Sherri) defeated El Matador Tito’s gone “El Matador” on us… Continue reading →

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