• ON THIS DAY IN WWF HISTORY (April 16, 1983) – WWF Championship Wrestling
On this day in 1983, the World Wrestling Federation aired an episode of their weekly TV show ‘WWF Championship Wrestling’.
This episode was pre-taped at the Agricultural Hall in Allentown, Pennsylvania and featured matches, interviews & storyline segments involving the 1983 WWF Superstars.
Here’s the card:
– Don Muraco vs. Charlie Brown
– Tony Garea vs. Jose Estrada
– Rocky Johnson vs. Johnny Rodz
– Big John Studd vs. Pete Sanchez
• More NXT Wrestlers Released
NXT wrestlers Dan Matha (Dorian Mak) and Alyssa Marino, and NXT on-air talent Jon Quasto have also been released.
Below is the updated list of names that have been released from WWE so far:
– Luke Gallows
– Karl Anderson
– Drake Maverick
– Curt Hawkins
– EC3
– Lio Rush
– Heath Slater
– Eric Young
– Lance Storm
– Dave Finlay (Fit Finlay)
– Mike Rotunda (I.R.S.)
– Shane Helms (Hurricane)
– Kurt Angle
– Aiden English
– Billy Kidman
– Pat Buck
– Shawn Daivari
– Scott Armstrong
– Sarah Stock
– D-Von Dudley
– Sarah Logan
– Mike Chioda
– Erick Rowan
– Primo
– Epico
– Mike Kanellis
– Maria Kanellis
– Zack Ryder
– No Way Jose
– Andrea Listenberger (WWE Creative Team Writer)
– Rusev
– Deonna Purrazzo
– Aleksander Jaksic
– MJ Jenkins
– Jerry Soto
– Josiah Williams
– Serena Deeb
– Kendo Kashin
– Chris Guy
– Dan Matha
– Alyssa Marino
– Jon Quasto
• WWE Changes Plan For Lucha Star
According to the Wrestling Observer, WWE has changed plans for lucha star El Hijo del Fantasma.
Original plan was for him to wrestle without a mask in NXT, but WWE showed in a promo video that he’ll be wrestling with a mask on.
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