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On This Day In Wrestling History: April 25th

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• On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (April 25, 1988) – WWF MSG House Show

On this day in Pro Wrestling history in 1988, the World Wrestling Federation held a televised house show at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.

This live event was televised on the MSG Network and featured Gorilla Monsoon & Lord Alfred Hayes on commentary.

A Ricky Steamboat vs. Greg Valentine match was scheduled to take place at the event, but was cancelled because Steamboat left the World Wrestling Federation.

The results can be found below:

Brady Boone efeated Steve Lombardi (Prime Time Wrestling – 5/9/88)

Dino Bravo defeated Ken Patera by forfeit

Bret Hart wrestled Bad News Brown to a 20-minute time-limit draw

The One Man Gang defeated Bam Bam Bigelow by DQ

Ted Dibiase defeated WWF World Champion Randy Savage by count-out

Barry Horowitz efeated Jose Luis Rivera (Prime Time Wrestling – 5/2/88)

WWF Women’s Champion Sensational Sherri efeated Desiree Peterson (All American Wrestling – 5/1/88)

The Ultimate Warrior defeated Hercules

WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition defeated Rick Martel & Tito Santana

 

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• On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (April 25, 1998) – WWF House Show

On this day in Pro Wrestling history on April 25, 1998, the World Wrestling Federation held an untelevised house show at Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

This live event included matches on the road to the ‘WWF In Your House 21: Unforgiven’ PPV.

The results can be found below:

Steve Blackman defeated Savio Vega

Bob Holly & Bart Gunn defeated the Rock ‘n’ Roll Express

Bradshaw defeated Barry Windham

Jeff Jarrett defeated Owen Hart

WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & The Road Dogg defeated Skull & 8-Ball

The Legion of Doom defeated The Quebecers

Farooq defeated WWF IC Champion The Rock by DQ

TAFKA Goldust defeated Marc Mero

Vader wrestled Kane to a double-DQ

 

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• On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (April 25, 1986) – WWF House Show

On this day in Pro Wrestling history on April 25, 1986, the World Wrestling Federation held an untelevised house show at the Exposition Building in Portland, Maine.

This live event included matches featuring the 1986 WWF Superstars.

The results can be found below:

Lanny Poffo defeated Tiger Chung Lee

Pedro Morales defeated Moondog Spot

The Iron Sheik defeated Tony Garea

Ted Arcidi (sub. for Uncle Elmer) defeated Nikolai Volkoff

WWF Tag Team Champion Davey Boy Smith, Dan Spivey (sub. for The Dynamite Kid) & King Tonga defeated Brutus Beefcake, Greg Valentine & Johnny V

 

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