• OLD SCHOOL VIDEO HISTORY (June 13, 1998) – WWF Shotgun Saturday Night
On this day in 1998, the World Wrestling Federation aired an episode of their weekly TV show ‘WWF Shotgun Saturday Night ‘.
It was pre-taped at the Metro Center in Rockford, Illinois and featured matches, interviews & storyline segments on the road to the ‘WWF King of the Ring 1998’ PPV.
This episode was hosted by Jim Ross & Jim Cornette.
Here’s the card:
– Southern Justice vs. Ace Lynch & Danny Dominion
– NWA World Tag Team Championship: The Midnight Express vs. Los Boricuas
– Taka Michinoku & Bradshaw vs. Steve Boz & Mike Anthony
– Edge Vignette
– INTERVIEW: Jackyl & The Elephant Boy
– Kurrgan vs. Kevin Flynn
• Chris Jericho Reacts To A Fan Ripping On AEW For Signing Former WWE Wrestlers
A fan recently tweeted about how AEW doesn’t want to be “WWE Lite”, but they ended up signing a lot of former WWE wrestlers.
This fan ended up getting an interesting response from Old School WWF Legend Chris Jericho.
You can check out their Twitter exchange below:
As much as I love @AEWrestling, it has to be said…@AEWrestling: "We don't want to be @WWE Lite".
Also @AEWrestling: Signs @Perfec10n and @JonMoxley in less than 1 month. Also trying to recruit @CMPunk.
Umm yeah… plus they got @dustinrhodes, @CodyRhodes, @IAmJericho…
— Wrestlin' Analyst (@WrestlinAnalyst) June 13, 2019
Wow you’re a genius! Now go fuck your ass… https://t.co/ty3chF9WM4
— Chris Jericho (@IAmJericho) June 13, 2019