• On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (April 27, 1985) – WWF Philadelphia House Show
On this day in Pro Wrestling history on April 27, 1985, the World Wrestling Federation held a televised house show at the Philadelphia Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The show was televised on the PRISM Network and featured Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary.
The results can be found below:
Davey Boy Smith & The Dynamite Kid wrestled Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Tito Santana & David Sammartino defeated WWF IC Champion Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake
Roddy Piper & Bob Orton Jr. defeated SD Jones & George Wells
Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff
Ricky Steamboat & Jimmy Snuka defeated Charlie Fulton & Moondog Spot
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Orndorff
Ricky Steamboat & Jimmy Snuka won a $50,000 tag team battle royal
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• On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (April 27, 2015) – Old School Wrestling Legend Passed Away
On this day in 2015 we lost Old School Wrestling Legend Verne Gagne at the age of 89 due to alzheimer’s disease.
Verne used to be a multiple time amateur wrestling champion and even represented the United States Olympic Team at the 1948 Olympic Games.
Most Old School Wrestling fans remember Gagne as the promoter of the legendary ‘American Wrestling Association’ territory, including 10 title reigns as their World Heavyweight Champion.
In 2006 he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by his son Greg Gagne, the night before WrestleMania 22, years after he was already inducted into the short-lived WCW Hall of Fame in 1993.
REST IN PEACE VERNE GAGNE!
February 26, 1926 – April 27, 2015
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