• On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (October 28, 1989) – WWF MSG House Show
On this day in Pro Wrestling history on October 28, 1989, the World Wrestling Federation held a televised house show in the world’s most famous arena, Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.
The results can be found here:
– The Brooklyn Brawler defeated Jose Luis Rivera
– Bret Hart wrestled Dino Bravo to a draw
– Al Perez defeated Conquistador Uno
– Tito Santana defeated Boris Zhukov
– Bushwhacker Butch & Bushwhacker Luke defeated The Barbarian & The Warlord via DQ
– Hercules defeated Akeem via count-out
– Mr. Perfect defeated Jimmy Snuka
– Randy Savage defeated Jim Duggan
– WWF Intercontinental Title: The Ultimate Warrior (c) defeated Andre The Giant
• John Cena’s Possible Replacement At WWE Crown Jewel
As we noted before, Bobby Lashley is currently dealing with a separated shoulder but continues to work through the injury.
Despite being hurt, WrestleVotes is currently reporting that Lashley is expected to be John Cena’s replacement in the WWE World Cup at WWE Crown Jewel PPV if Cena refuses to work the show.
I know injury concerns have been making the rounds, but I’m hearing Bobby Lashley is John Cena’s replacement in the World Cup at #WWECrownJewel
— WrestleVotes (@WrestleVotes) October 27, 2018
As we have noted before, Cena is refusing to work the WWE Crown Jewel PPV in Saudi Arabia due to this situation surrounding a lot of controversy and it might hurt his image in Hollywood.