The Brawl to End It All The War to Settle the Score
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The Brawl to End It All


 July 23, 1984 in New York City, NY
Madison Square Garden drawing 15,000
Shown live on MTV (9.0)
  1. Paul Orndorff pinned Jay Strongbow.

  2. WWF Tag Champs Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch beat Sgt. Slaughter & Terry Daniels (17:16) when Daniels was pinned.

  3. Bob Backlund beat Paul Vachon (2:57) via submission.

  4. Tito Santana drew Bob Orton, Jr. (20:00).

  5. WWF World Champ Hulk Hogan pinned Greg Valentine (10:24).

  6. WWF Martial Arts Champ Antonio Inoki pinned Charlie Fulton (3:50).

  7. The Iron Sheik pinned Tony Garea (5:56)

  8. Sika pinned Ron Shaw.

  9. Afa beat Rene Goulet (3:43).

  10. Antonio Inoki won a "battle royal." Also in the match were: Adrian Adonis, Afa, Terry Daniels, Charlie Fulton, Tony Garea, Rene Goulet, Iron Sheik, Steve Lombardi, Dick Murdoch, Paul Orndorff Bob Orton Jr., Jose Luis Rivera, Samu, Tito Santana, Ron Shaw, Sika, Sgt. Slaughter, Jay Strongbow, and Butcher Vachon.
  11. Wendi Richter (managed by Cyndi Lauper) pinned Fabulous Moolah to win the WWF Women's Title.
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The War to Settle the Score


 February 18, 1985 in New York City, NY
Madison Square Garden drawing 22,000
Shown live on MTV (9.1)
  1. Johnny Rodz beat Jose Luis Rivera.

  2. Hillbilly Jim beat Rene Goulet.

  3. Don Muraco pinned Salvatore Bellomo.

  4. Moondog Spot drew Rick McGraw.

  5. David Sammartino beat Moondog Rex.

  6. Nikolai Volkoff beat Swede Hanson.

  7. Lelani Kai pinned Wendi Richter (managed by Cyndi Lauper) to win WWF Women's Title.

  8. WWF Tag Champs Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo beat The Spoiler & The Assassin.

  9. Paul Orndorff beat Tony Atlas.

  10. Jimmy Snuka pinned Bob Orton, Jr.
  11. WWF World Champ Hulk Hogan beat Roddy Piper via DQ.
Guest: Bob Costas (ring announcer)

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Smackdown Special


 Taped April 27, 1999 in New Haven, CT
New Haven Coliseum drawing ???
Shown April 29, 1999 on UPN (4.0)
  1. The Blue Blazer (Owen Hart) pinned Val Venis (2:19).

  2. Paul Wight pinned Test (0:47).

  3. D-Lo Brown beat Droz (3:16) via DQ.

  4. WWF Tag Champs Kane & X-Pac beat The New Age Outlaws (7:00) when X-Pac pinned Gunn.

  5. Ken Shamrock KO Bradshaw (4:05) in a "street fight."

  6. Mankind beat Big Boss Man (1:35) via submission.

  7. Steve Austin & The Rock NC The Undertaker & Hunter Hearst Helmsley (5:00).
Note: This was a special event airing several months before the Smackdown show debuted.

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