On June 10, 1996, WWF Monday Night Raw had eked out a miniscule ratings win over WCW Monday Nitro, but the WWF's top program had not been within shouting distance of its competition ever. The 1996 Royal Rumble was the ninth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). RELATED:WWE's 5 Best (& 5 Worst) PPVs To Take Place In Canada. [1] This is a chronological list of wrestlers that held the original WWE Cruiserweight Championship, listed by ring name, with the longest reign being 385 days by Gregory Helms (as well as being the only person to hold this championship for 365 days or more), and the most reigns by Rey Mysterio with 8. News on all your favorite celebs, reality TV, and movies. Every WWE PPV From 1996, Ranked Worst To Best, In Your House: Good Friends, Better Enemies, WWE's 5 Best (& 5 Worst) PPVs To Take Place In Canada, 10 Best Submission Finishers In WCW History, Ranked, 10 Best Home Grown WWE Talents Of The New Generation Era, 11 Wrestlers You Can't Believe Were In Multiple Royal Rumbles. Goldust won the bout by pinfall following a Curtain Call (lifting inverted DDT). In January 2019, select episodes of WWF Superstars starting from April 1992 became available for streaming on the WWE Network. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. During the WWE brand extension, it was the only . It was challenged by cruiserweights at a maximum weight of 225 lbs. 96. All Rights Reserved. Guerrero won the championship with one hand tied behind his back, though his father, The championship was vacated on the September 25, 2007 edition of, This page was last edited on 21 February 2023, at 09:20. This was Shawn Michaels defending his world title against Mankind. Undertaker and Mankind had been destroying each other, and this was the logical next step. Triple H was a thing, Steve Austin took on Hunter Heart Helmsley, and they hinted at great things to come. Vader originally won the match twice, first by countout (after he press-slammed Michaels onto the guard rail) and then by disqualification (when Michaels struck Vader repeatedly with Cornette's tennis racket), but because WWF championships can only change hands by pinfall or submission, Cornette demanded that the match restart both times. UK video tapes would sometimes include the Free For All match, but nothing else. 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WWE Hall of Fame: Full List of Members & Inductees, All Legends & HOF Classes by Year. Once again, Shawn Michaels carried this PPV to a high level as he battled Owen Hart in a fantastic match. Simply use the filters below! modification of the WWF SD2! The 1996 event was the ninth event in the Royal Rumble chronology and was scheduled to be held on January 21, 1996, at the Selland Arena in Fresno, California. Can Sami Zayn get the biggest win of his career? National Wrestling Alliance: World Wrestling Federation (WWF ) . Stone Cold vs. Marc Mera was also a fun mid-card match. Two of Kulas' arteries were severed; he bled profusely and passed out, and needed to be escorted out of the arena with medical attention. Hopper, Who, Jerry Lawler, The Bushwhackers, Aldo Montoya, Hunter Hearst Helmsley, and Shawn Michaels. WWF Superstars of Wrestling (later shortened to WWF Superstars and to Sunday Morning Superstars ), also referred to as Maple Leaf Wrestling in Canada was an American professional wrestling television program that was produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). The 1996 SummerSlam was the ninth annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). A lot of your new pictures don't work for some reason. The main event saw Shawn Michaels defend the WWF Championship against Vader. I try to load them in Fed Simulator and they always fail to load in. During the WWE brand extension, it was the only title to be exclusive to the SmackDown! This was also where Undertaker and Mankind had their Boiler Room Brawl, all kinds of fun. I try to load them in Fed Simulator and they always fail to load in. WWE Hall of Fame: Full List of Members & Inductees, All Legends & HOF Classes by Year. For most of it original run in the United Kingdom Gorilla Monsoon was the play-by-play commentator with various color commentators throughout its history. However, this repackaging was, at the time, sufficient to allow the program to count towards Canadian content requirements for local television stations. [4] It has since become considered WWF's second biggest event of the year behind WrestleMania. Shawn Michaels vs. British Bulldog was next, and it was also a great match, two-for-two to start the show. Albert Patterson, a Wisconsin independent wrestling promoter, successfully trademarked the phrase in 1993. The show lasted from May 20, 1972 until 1986. Undertaker and Mankind had another good match here,and the traditional Survivor Series matches were all pretty good. In his post-match promo, Hogan indicated his decision to lead the villainous stable which he christened as the New World Order (nWo). His elimination was accidental as he was supposed to be in the final four, but he slipped on the ropes and fell out when he was doing a spot with Fatu. Jerry Stubbs (1970-1996, return to wrestle for a match in 2019) Mr. Fuji (1965-1996) Steve Regal (1977-1996) Wahoo McDaniel (1961-July 1996) Rocky Iaukea (1981-1996) Tom Lister, Jr. (1989-March 1996) Tiger Conway Jr. (1971-1996) Deaths [ edit] May 3 - Ray Stevens, 60 [32] June 15 - Dick Murdoch, 49 June 26 - Octavio Gaona, 94 Faarooq Asad had been scheduled to face Ahmed Johnson in a match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship at the event, but the match did not take place as Johnson was legitimately injured. Years in MMA: 2000-2009, 2013, 2016-present. Uncle Elmer August 16, 1937 - July 1, 1992 2. Throughout the entire tournament, it was clear that Austin was turning into a major star. As it was, the bad guys of Owen Hart, British Bulldog & Vader won the match, and the fans loved it because this was in Canada. The profile of each WCW wrestler features their Career History, Ring Names, Face / Heel Turns, Accomplishments, Pictures, Bio and more information and statistics. It took place on January 21, 1996, at the Selland Arena in Fresno, California. .mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}^ This was King Mabel's last appearance until he returned on June 30, 1998, for a one-off match with Ken Shamrock on Raw Is War. 1996: WrestleMania XII: Anaheim, CA: 1 231: 231 This was a 60-minute Iron Man match in which Michaels won 1-0 in . On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The show continued until December 2002 in the UK, until it was replaced by Heat in January 2003. WWE's Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century. 10 Recent Wrestling Moments That Shook The World, WWE Almost Brought This 'Failed Experiment' Back WWF President Gorilla Monsoon allowed this when Michaels agreed. New, Dax Harwood Reveals AEW "Super Group" That Was Discussed The Royal Rumble was hit and miss during the '90s, and in 1996, it had a big moment, but it wasn't great enough to pull up the rest of the show's matches. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. That version of Superstars was . [1] As of January 23, 2023, there are 310 episodes of Superstars available for streaming on WWE Network, dating from April 18, 1992 to July 20, 1996. However, the match you really want to see was here opening match. For the 1996 event, the winner received a match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania XII. By March 1997, Superstars was solely a summary program and continued in that manner until its eventual ending. WWE recognizes Inferno's reign as lasting 49 days. Guests included Sunny, Sable, Marc Mero, The Smoking Gunns, Marlena, Goldust, T.L. brand during its entire tenure. The main event feud between Shawn Michaels and Vader was supposed to continue until that year's Survivor Series event with Vader capturing the WWF Championship from the champion Michaels. [2] Since then, archival footage of the program has usually been shown with the words "of Wrestling" blurred out where applicable. Shawn S. Lealos is a freelance writer who received his Bachelor's degree in Journalism from the University of Oklahoma with a minor in Film Studies. On this page you find the full WCW Roster in the year 1996. as96-98.jpg . this is the very final part of the. . On this page you find the full WWE Roster in the year 1995. Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). Shawn put his WWE title on the line against Vader, and the two had a near-perfect match, with HBK proving he was always better against a monster wrestler. Simply use the filters below! A lot of your new pictures don't work for some reason. Predictions in reply to this comment, I swear to god if wwe doesnt sign kota ibushi. Featured matches on the undercard were the 1996 Royal Rumble match which was won by Shawn Michaels, who last eliminated Diesel to win the match, making it his second straight Royal Rumble win; Goldust defeating Razor Ramon for the WWF Intercontinental Championship; and The Smoking Gunns (Billy Gunn and Bart Gunn) defeating The Bodydonnas (Skip and Zip) to retain the WWF Tag Team Championship. This all started at the Royal Rumble, and then at WrestleMania, the tide started to turn thanks to the rise of Shawn Michaels in the main event scene. WrestleMania or SummerSlam). Good Friends, Better Enemies was the name of this WWE PPV because Shawn Michaels andDiesel fought each other. Shawn is a former member of the Society of Professional Journalists and the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle before relocating to Texas and has work published in the Daily Oklahoman, Oklahoma Gazette, Vox Magazine and Loud Magazine and on websites like The Huffington Post, CBS, Time Warner Cable, Yahoo, The Movie Network, Chud, Renegade Cinema, 411mania and Sporting News. Storm simultaneously held WCW Cruiserweight, The title became the WWF Cruiserweight Championship when the WWF defeated. The two went 26 minutes and turned in one of the best matches of Shawn's first title reign. The new version of Superstars was the program on which all the angles began and at times ended and on which the majority of title changes took place if not at a pay-per-view event (e.g. of PS1 that gathers wrestlers between 1996 and 1998. The Bodydonnas. That promo after his win was worth the price of admission alone. However, there were two standout matches. His match with Marc Mero was the best of the night, and then he beat Jake Roberts in the finale. This commment is unpublished, pending moderation. It took place on August 18, 1996, at the Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio in the United States. Also taking place here was the Hollywood Backlot Brawl between Goldust and Roddy Piper that was better than anyone could have expected, and another great Steve Austin vs. Savio Vega match. Bret Hart and Steve Austin battled in a fantastic match that foreshadowed their WrestleMania match the next year that would make Austin a megastar. The match generally features 30 wrestlers and the winner traditionally earns a world championship match at that year's WrestleMania. 03-C-0374 | Casetext Search + Citator", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WWF_Superstars_of_Wrestling&oldid=1135336770, McMahon, Savage, and Lawler (January 2, 1993), McMahon, Ross, and Hennig (December 2, 1995), This page was last edited on 24 January 2023, at 01:38. Simply use the filters below! For the most recent television series based on this series, see, Superstars of Wrestling (Canadian TV series), Learn how and when to remove this template message, WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship, "WWE Network Officially Adds 34 Episodes of Superstars From 1989 To Vault Section Links Inside", "PWINSIDER Q&A: SUPERSTARS OF WRESTLING OWNERSHIP, THE RANDY SAVAGE DVD, BABYFACES WHO NEVER WORKED HEEL AND MORE", "SUPERSTARS OF WRESTLING SW Trademark of Patterson, Albert P. Serial Number: 74429666:: Trademarkia Trademarks", "Patterson v. World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Case No. 1995-1996. In the main event of World Championship Wrestling (WCW)'s Bash at the Beach pay-per-view on July 7, Scott Hall and Kevin Nash (both of whom had recently defected to WCW from the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and been presented on-screen as "outsiders") indicated that they would enlist a mystery partner against the team of Randy Savage, Sting, and Lex Luger. Beginning with the April 18, 1992 episode, the program was renamed to WWF Superstars, due to a successful lawsuit by another promoter, Albert Patterson, who had claimed prior rights to the phrase "Superstars of Wrestling". A. fter this, Stone Cold and Savio Vega had a fantastic match. The next few matches were average, but then the main event happened. 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