News & Notes: Andre, Mae Young Classic Update, MitB, Unreleased Matches

WWE Making An Andre The Giant Announcement on Monday

WWE recently teased on Twitter they will be making an announcement related to Andre the Giant this Monday.

"No man can stop a giant." #BLN1 #ThisMonday pic.twitter.com/tMa8mpZxp3

— WWE (@WWE) June 14, 2017

Mae Young Classic Update

As previously reported, a partial list of the competitors for the upcoming Mae Young Classic tournament was recently revealed by PWInsider.

In a recent update, WWE has started to officially reveal the competitors for the tournament on WWE.com. The first batch of names announced were Toni Storm, NXT’s Lacey Evans and Sarah Logan, and Lucha Libre’s Princesa Sugehit.

WWE to Hold Legends Segment Honoring St. Louis Wrestling During MitB PPV

According to this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the WWE is currently planning on holding a Legends segment during Sunday’s Money in the Bank event in St. Louis, Missouri. The theme of the segment was stated to be honoring the legacy of wrestling from St Louis with Ric Flair, Bob Orton Jr., Larry Hennig, Baron Von Raschke and Greg Gagne all planned to appear.

Contents for WWE’s “Unreleased Matches 1985-1993” DVD Set Revealed

WWE is currently planning on releasing a 3-disc DVD set called “Unreleased Matches 1985-1993” on September 5th with Sean Mooney and Charly Caruso as the hosts. A complete listing of all the matches and content for the set was recently revealed by website WrestlingDVDNetwork. These matches were stated to be all dark matches and have never before been seen on TV or past WWE home video sets.

List of the matches and contents:

Disc 1

Big John Studd, King Kong Bundy & Bobby “The Brain” Heenan vs. The Machines (Big Machine, Super Machine & Hulk [Hogan] Machine)
Baltimore, MD • September 16, 1986

“Macho Man” Randy Savage vs. Pedro Morales
Binghamton, NY • October 28, 1986


Hulk Hogan & “Rowdy” Roddy Piper vs. Paul Orndorff & Harley Race
Phoenix, AZ • December 9, 1986 (possibly Tucson, AZ • December 10, 1986)

The Dingo Warrior vs. Jose Estrada
Indianapolis, IN • June 23, 1987

The Handshake

Handicap Match
Hulk Hogan & “Macho Man” Randy Savage vs. The Honky Tonk Man & The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)
Huntsville, AL • January 5, 1988

Owen Hart vs. Barry Horowitz
Bristol, TN • March 8, 1988

WWE Championship Match
“Macho Man” Randy Savage vs. Andre the Giant
New Haven, CT • April 21, 1988

WWE Tag Team Championship Match
Demolition vs. The Powers of Pain
Glenn Falls, NY • June 21, 1988

WrestleMania V Fallout


Andre the Giant vs. Big John Studd
Glenn Falls, NY • April 4, 1989

“Macho Man” Randy Savage vs. The Ultimate Warrior
Glenn Falls, NY • April 4, 1989


Dusty Rhodes vs. “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase
Madison, WI • June 6, 1989


Hillbilly Jim & King Duggan vs. Haku & Andre the Giant
Utica, NY • July 19, 1989

Tryouts


Brian (Crush) Adams vs. Barry Horowitz
Fresno, CA • August 9, 1989

Earthquake Evans vs. Paul Roma
Louisville, KY • September 20, 1989

The Rockers vs. Powers of Pain
Miami, FL • January 22, 1990

WWE Tag Team Championship Match
Andre the Giant & Haku vs. Demolition
Ft. Myers, FL • January 23, 1990

WWE Intercontinental Championship
The Ultimate Warrior vs. “Macho King” Randy Savage
Ft. Myers, FL • January 23, 1990

Disc 2

An Aftershock on Hulkamania

Hulk Hogan vs. Earthquake
Syracuse, NY • April 3, 1990

“Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase vs. The Big Boss Man
Syracuse, NY • April 3, 1990

Mr. Perfect & Ravishing Rick Rude vs. The Ultimate Warrior & Texas Tornado
Providence, RI • August 8, 1990

The Legion of Doom vs. Demolition
Ft. Wayne, IN • October 30, 1990

War Eagle (Tatanka) vs. Dale Wolfe
January 8, 1991

Yes. He is a Model


Blindfold Match
Rick “The Model” Martel vs. Jake “The Snake” Roberts
Savannah, GA • January 29, 1991

Sid Justice vs. “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase
Calgary, AB • July 8, 1991

Casket Match
The Ultimate Warrior vs. The Undertaker
Rochester, NY • August 19, 1991


Ric Flair vs. “Rowdy” Roddy Piper
Huntington, WV • October 1, 1991

Who is Mr. Madness?

Jake “The Snake” Roberts vs. Mr. Madness (“Macho Man” Randy Savage)
Springfield, MA • November 12, 1991

WWE Championship
Hulk Hogan vs. Ric Flair
Springfield, MA • November 12, 1991


Piper’s Pit with The Brooklyn Brawler
Toledo, OH • April 7, 1992

Bret “Hit Man” Hart vs. The British Bulldog
Binghamton, NY • June 30, 1992

Bret “Hit Man” Hart & The Ultimate Warrior vs. Papa Shango & Kamala
Regina, SK • October 13, 1992

The Undertaker vs. Bam Bam Bigelow
Fresno, CA • January 26, 1993

Radical Dudes

The Toxic Turtles (Timmy & Tommy Turtle) vs. Tommy Stevenson & Ron Preston
Augusta, GA • March 9, 1993

Disc 3

Double Down on the Deadman

The Undertaker vs. Giant Gonzalez
Phoenix, AZ • April 5, 1993

Kip Winchester & Brett Colt (The Smoking Gunns) vs. Barry Horowitz & Reno Riggins
Phoenix, AZ • April 5, 1993

Intercontinental Championship Match
Shawn Michaels vs. Mr. Perfect
Tucson, AZ • April 6, 1993

The Tazmaniac vs. Skippy Taylor (Scott Taylor)
Portland, ME • May 5, 1993

Bret “Hit Man” Hart vs. Yokozuna
Portland, ME • May 5, 1993

Hulk Hogan & Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake vs. Money Inc.
Guest Referee: Sgt. Slaughter
Columbus, OH • June 14, 1993

Lex Luger vs. Ludvig Borga
Burlington, VT • October 20, 1993

“Macho Man” Randy Savage vs. Crush
White Plains, NY • February 1, 1994

WWE Championship Match
Bret “Hit Man” Hart vs. Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart
Montreal, QC • October 21, 1994

Climbing Unseen Heights


Ladder Match for the Intercontinental Championship
Jeff Jarrett vs. The British Bulldog
Danbury, CT • May 16, 1995


Ladder Match for the Intercontinental Championship
Jeff Jarrett vs. Razor Ramon
Struthers, OH • June 5, 1995

Strange Bedfellows


Shawn Michaels & Bret “Hit Man” Hart vs. Jerry “The King” Lawler & Hakushi
St. Louis, MO • July 26, 1995

Steel Cage Match for the WWE Championship
Diesel vs. Yokozuna
St. Louis, MO • July 26, 1995

What A Day!

Extras

Hulk Hogan & Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Andre the Giant & “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase
Hershey, PA • January 26, 1988

Steel Cage Match for the WWE Championship
Randy Savage vs. Hulk Hogan
Wheeling, WV • October 2, 1989

WWE Championship Match
The Ultimate Warrior vs. Rick Rude
Toledo, Ohio • June 10, 1990

Papa Shango vs. The Ultimate Warrior
Ottawa, Ontario • June 1, 1992

Kamala vs. The Ultimate Warrior
Landover, MD • September 1, 1992

Kamala & Papa Shango vs. Undertaker & Ultimate Warrior
Worcester, MA • July 20, 1992

Ultimate Warrior vs. Papa Shango
Terra Haute, IN • October 27, 1992

The Mad Monk (Friar Ferguson/Bastion Booger) vs. Bobby Young
Phoenix, AZ • April 5, 1993

The Harris Twins vs. Dale Wolfe & Tim Patterson
Phoenix, AZ • April 5, 1993

Intercontinental Championship Match
Shawn Michaels vs. Mr. Perfect
Phoenix, AZ • April 5, 1993

The Harlem Knights (Men on a Mission) vs. Mike Bell & Tony DeVito
Portland, ME • May 5, 1993

Shawn Michaels vs. Jerry Lawler
Wheeling, WV • June 6, 1995

Phantasio vs. Rad Radford
St. Louis, MO • July 26, 1995

Source: WrestlingDVDNetwork