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, 1986Hulk 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, 1987The 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, 1988Owen Hart vs. Barry Horowitz
Bristol, TN • March 8, 1988WWE Championship Match
“Macho Man” Randy Savage vs. Andre the Giant
New Haven, CT • April 21, 1988WWE Tag Team Championship Match
Demolition vs. The Powers of Pain
Glenn Falls, NY • June 21, 1988WrestleMania 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, 1989Dusty Rhodes vs. “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase
Madison, WI • June 6, 1989Hillbilly Jim & King Duggan vs. Haku & Andre the Giant
Utica, NY • July 19, 1989Tryouts
Brian (Crush) Adams vs. Barry Horowitz
Fresno, CA • August 9, 1989Earthquake Evans vs. Paul Roma
Louisville, KY • September 20, 1989The Rockers vs. Powers of Pain
Miami, FL • January 22, 1990WWE Tag Team Championship Match
Andre the Giant & Haku vs. Demolition
Ft. Myers, FL • January 23, 1990WWE 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, 1990Mr. Perfect & Ravishing Rick Rude vs. The Ultimate Warrior & Texas Tornado
Providence, RI • August 8, 1990The Legion of Doom vs. Demolition
Ft. Wayne, IN • October 30, 1990War Eagle (Tatanka) vs. Dale Wolfe
January 8, 1991Yes. He is a Model
Blindfold Match
Rick “The Model” Martel vs. Jake “The Snake” Roberts
Savannah, GA • January 29, 1991Sid Justice vs. “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase
Calgary, AB • July 8, 1991Casket Match
The Ultimate Warrior vs. The Undertaker
Rochester, NY • August 19, 1991Ric Flair vs. “Rowdy” Roddy Piper
Huntington, WV • October 1, 1991Who is Mr. Madness?
Jake “The Snake” Roberts vs. Mr. Madness (“Macho Man” Randy Savage)
Springfield, MA • November 12, 1991WWE Championship
Hulk Hogan vs. Ric Flair
Springfield, MA • November 12, 1991Piper’s Pit with The Brooklyn Brawler
Toledo, OH • April 7, 1992Bret “Hit Man” Hart vs. The British Bulldog
Binghamton, NY • June 30, 1992Bret “Hit Man” Hart & The Ultimate Warrior vs. Papa Shango & Kamala
Regina, SK • October 13, 1992The Undertaker vs. Bam Bam Bigelow
Fresno, CA • January 26, 1993Radical 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, 1993Kip Winchester & Brett Colt (The Smoking Gunns) vs. Barry Horowitz & Reno Riggins
Phoenix, AZ • April 5, 1993Intercontinental Championship Match
Shawn Michaels vs. Mr. Perfect
Tucson, AZ • April 6, 1993The Tazmaniac vs. Skippy Taylor (Scott Taylor)
Portland, ME • May 5, 1993Bret “Hit Man” Hart vs. Yokozuna
Portland, ME • May 5, 1993Hulk Hogan & Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake vs. Money Inc.
Guest Referee: Sgt. Slaughter
Columbus, OH • June 14, 1993Lex Luger vs. Ludvig Borga
Burlington, VT • October 20, 1993“Macho Man” Randy Savage vs. Crush
White Plains, NY • February 1, 1994WWE Championship Match
Bret “Hit Man” Hart vs. Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart
Montreal, QC • October 21, 1994Climbing Unseen Heights
Ladder Match for the Intercontinental Championship
Jeff Jarrett vs. The British Bulldog
Danbury, CT • May 16, 1995Ladder Match for the Intercontinental Championship
Jeff Jarrett vs. Razor Ramon
Struthers, OH • June 5, 1995Strange Bedfellows
Shawn Michaels & Bret “Hit Man” Hart vs. Jerry “The King” Lawler & Hakushi
St. Louis, MO • July 26, 1995Steel Cage Match for the WWE Championship
Diesel vs. Yokozuna
St. Louis, MO • July 26, 1995What A Day!
Extras
Hulk Hogan & Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Andre the Giant & “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase
Hershey, PA • January 26, 1988Steel Cage Match for the WWE Championship
Randy Savage vs. Hulk Hogan
Wheeling, WV • October 2, 1989WWE Championship Match
The Ultimate Warrior vs. Rick Rude
Toledo, Ohio • June 10, 1990Papa Shango vs. The Ultimate Warrior
Ottawa, Ontario • June 1, 1992Kamala vs. The Ultimate Warrior
Landover, MD • September 1, 1992Kamala & Papa Shango vs. Undertaker & Ultimate Warrior
Worcester, MA • July 20, 1992Ultimate Warrior vs. Papa Shango
Terra Haute, IN • October 27, 1992The Mad Monk (Friar Ferguson/Bastion Booger) vs. Bobby Young
Phoenix, AZ • April 5, 1993The Harris Twins vs. Dale Wolfe & Tim Patterson
Phoenix, AZ • April 5, 1993Intercontinental Championship Match
Shawn Michaels vs. Mr. Perfect
Phoenix, AZ • April 5, 1993The Harlem Knights (Men on a Mission) vs. Mike Bell & Tony DeVito
Portland, ME • May 5, 1993Shawn Michaels vs. Jerry Lawler
Wheeling, WV • June 6, 1995Phantasio vs. Rad Radford
St. Louis, MO • July 26, 1995
Source: WrestlingDVDNetwork