NEXT:11 Wrestlers You Can't Believe Were In Multiple Royal Rumbles. What gives? Undertaker and Mankind had another good match here,and the traditional Survivor Series matches were all pretty good. 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). It took place on January 21, 1996, at the Selland Arena in Fresno, California. Dave Bautista began wrestling in 1999 and signed with the WWF (now WWE) in 2000. . Sami Zayn gets an Undisputed Championship match against Roman Reigns at Elimination Chamber. 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. After 1995, which many wrestling fans consider the worst year in WWE history, things finally turned around in 1996. This match first featured The Undertaker entering the Gund Arenas boiler room to seek out his arch-enemy, but Mankind struck first and they then proceeded to brawl for 30 minutes in the boiler room, the arenas corridors, the entrance ramp and finally the ring, where Paul Bearer was waiting for one of the wrestlers to take his urn, which was the winning objective of the match. The 1996 Royal Rumble marked the first pay-per-view appearance of Steve Austin, here using the name "The Ringmaster," a blond-haired master ring technician and the featured wrestler in the "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase's stable. 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Jacqueline answered an open challenge; became the third female to win the title. 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. Vintage Wrestling August 1996 WWF Magazine SABLE MARC MERO Cover Rare. 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. However, this repackaging was, at the time, sufficient to allow the program to count towards Canadian content requirements for local television stations. The previous format was known as the \"countdown\" show and many of these shows were made available on WWF tapes, but when the Free for All was introduced, only American audiences got to see the full unedited shows. [3] Although there has been litigation between the WWE and Patterson, WWE has not been able to settle with Patterson for the usage of "Superstars of Wrestling". It took place on January 21, 1996, at the Selland Arena in Fresno, California. After WCW was purchased by WWE, the inaugural champion was retroactively changed from Shinjiro Otani to Brian Pillman, as WWE recognizes the former WCW Light Heavyweight Championship as part of the original lineage of the Cruiserweight Championship. They're ranked worst to best here. WhatCulture is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. What gives? In 1997, the format of Superstars as aired in the United Kingdom also changed and began to only feature weekly summaries of Monday Night Raw. [3] It is named after the Royal Rumble match, a modified battle royal in which the participants enter at timed intervals instead of all beginning in the ring at the same time. member (s) Rad Radford. Albert Patterson, a Wisconsin independent wrestling promoter, successfully trademarked the phrase in 1993. This was also where Undertaker and Mankind had their Boiler Room Brawl, all kinds of fun. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. In September 1986, Superstars replaced WWF Championship Wrestling. This was Shawn Michaels defending his world title against Mankind. .mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{} Winner. Copyright 2010-2023 TheSmackDownHotel.com. England and Wales company registration number 2008885. The second bout, and the first bout to air on the pay-per-view proper, was a singles match between Owen Hart and Savio Vega. The other great match was Shawn Michaels vs. Sid, and HBK is always at his best against a monster where he pulled out a solid main event from the normally plodding Sycho Sid. List of WWE Cruiserweight Champions (1996-2007) The WWE Cruiserweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and was originally a World Championship Wrestling (WCW) title. In a match occurring on the Free For All preshow, Duke "The Dumpster" Droese defeated Hunter Hearst Helmsley. The best match on this show was a six-man match that had to be changed and was better for it. Wrestling Allstars 96-98 v6.4.16 PS1 Item Preview Q7Tt5fU.jpg . It was broadcasted from the Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio and featured matches, interviews & storyline segments on the road to the 'WWF WrestleMania XV' PPV. Triple H was a thing, Steve Austin took on Hunter Heart Helmsley, and they hinted at great things to come. Hopper, Who, Jerry Lawler, The Bushwhackers, Aldo Montoya, Hunter Hearst Helmsley, and Shawn Michaels. The heel Mankind would be facing The Undertaker, whom Mankind had been harassing and assaulting at random for months. [4] Due to this issue, WWE blurs the Superstars of Wrestling banners when archival content is shown on the WWE Network. His greatest fame arrived in the role of "Uncle Elmer" for the World . The show continued until December 2002 in the UK, until it was replaced by Heat in January 2003. Debut. Does anyone know what grest is talking about? Los Super Payasos (Bruly, Circus and Rody), Vacated due to Ric Flair suffering a shoulder injury. 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. Undertaker and Mankind had been destroying each other, and this was the logical next step. On this page you find the full WWE Roster in the year 1996. This was quite possibly a five-star match for Foley and HBK and one of the best matches of the year in WWE. Is there nothing you guys can do about the new picture problem? The title became the WWE Cruiserweight Championship on May 5 when the WWF became World Wrestling Entertainment. 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. The third bout saw WWF Tag Team Champions The Smoking Gunns defend their titles against The Bodydonnas, The Godwinns, and The New Rockers in a four-way elimination match. The Bodydonnas were a professional wrestling tag team in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in the mid-1990s, consisting of Chris Candido as Skip, Candido's real-life girlfriend Tammy Lynn Sytch as Sunny, and Tom Prichard as Skip's kayfabe cousin Zip. Michaels would eventually lose the title to Sycho Sid at Survivor Series. Years before Stone Cold vs. The sixth bout was a singles match between Jake "The Snake" Roberts and Jerry "The King" Lawler. A lot of your new pictures don't work for some reason. WWF president Gorilla Monsoon stepped in after Droese was pinned and reversed the referee's decision, disqualifying Helmsley for using brass knuckles to knock Droese out. I try to load them in Fed Simulator and they always fail to load in. Copyright 2010-2023 TheSmackDownHotel.com. Two of Kulas' arteries were severed; he bled profusely and passed out, and needed to be escorted out of the arena with medical attention. Identified as "Squat Team #1" and "Squat Team #2" respectively, the Headhunters took part in the Royal Rumble match , but were both eliminated, with Yokozuna eliminating Team #2 after 24 seconds and Vader eliminating Team #1 . WWE recognizes Inferno's reign as lasting 49 days. modification of the WWF SD2! as well. The matches resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters to build tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). The Rumble itself was good enough, with Shawn winning by eliminating Diesel to get the WrestleMania title shot. 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. This includes the list of all WWE Superstars, division between Men and Women Roster, as well as Managers, Announcers, Authority figures, Producers and other personalities in World Wrestling Entertainment. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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. The "Mass Transit incident" was an infamous event in professional wrestling that occurred at an Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) house show on November 23, 1996 at the Wonderland Ballroom in Revere, Massachusetts in the United States. A. fter this, Stone Cold and Savio Vega had a fantastic match. Sid won the bout by pinning British Bulldog following a chokeslam and powerbomb. Uncle Elmer August 16, 1937 - July 1, 1992 2. Goldust won the bout by pinfall following a Curtain Call (lifting inverted DDT). WWF Championship Wrestling was a TV show of the World Wrestling Federation. 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. 1996 [1] Years active. Predictions in reply to this comment, I swear to god if wwe doesnt sign kota ibushi. This includes the list of all WCW Wrestlers, division between Men and Women Roster, as well as Managers, Announcers, Authority figures, Producers and other personalities in World Championship Wrestling. After 1995, which many wrestling fans consider the worst year in WWE history, things finally turned around in 1996. of PS1 that gathers wrestlers between 1996 and 1998. Can Sami Zayn get the biggest win of his career? brand during its entire tenure. Many of these title changes were not aired for up to several weeks after they took place. [5][6] The 1996 event was the ninth event in the SummerSlam chronology and was scheduled to be held on August 18, 1996, at the Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.[1]. Became the first female Cruiserweight Champion. A lot of your new pictures don't work for some reason. Throughout the entire tournament, it was clear that Austin was turning into a major star. 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. What gives? At times, there was a "feature" match between main WWF talent. As "Stone Cold," Austinwho began his first major feud, with Savio Vega, under "The Ringmaster" moniker and continued it after changing his gimmickwent on to become one of the WWF's biggest stars and helped usher in the promotion's Attitude Era. on this day in wwf history (march 1, 1999) - wwf raw is war On this day in 1999, the World Wrestling Federation aired another episode of their weekly TV show 'WWF RAW IS WAR'. Does anyone know what grest is talking about? Their partner ended up being Hulk Hogan, who surprisingly attacked long-time Mega Powers partner Savage to conclude the match, thus turning heel for the first time in nearly two decades. Wrestling the Big Event 21 years later, "Bringing back Slammy Awards a good, bad idea", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1996_in_professional_wrestling&oldid=1135240725, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. 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