Below you will find everything that happened in Professional Wrestling history on February 15th.
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• On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (February 15, 1998) – WWF In Your House 20: No Way Out Of Texas
On this day in Pro Wrestling history on February 15, 1998, the World Wrestling Federation aired ‘WWF In Your House 20: No Way Out Of Texas’ LIVE on PPV from the Compaq Center in Houston, Texas.
Because of an injury, WWF World Heavyweight Champion “The Heartbreak Kid” Shawn Michaels was replaced in the main event of this PPV by Los Boricuas member Savio Vega.
Here are the results:
The Headbangers defeated The Artist Formerly Known as Goldust & Marc Mero
WWF Light Heavyweight Championship: Taka Michinoku (c) defeated Pantera
The Godwinns defeated The Quebecers
NWA North American Heavyweight Championship: Justin Bradshaw defeated Jeff Jarrett (c) via DQ
War of Attrition match: Ahmed Johnson, The Disciples of Apocalypse & Ken Shamrock defeated The Nation of Domination
Kane defeated Vader
Non-sanctioned: Cactus Jack, Chainsaw Charlie, Owen Hart & Steve Austin defeated The New Age Outlaws, Savio Vega & Triple H
2/15/98: with Shawn Michaels sidelined for the big main event of No Way Out, his replacement is revealed…
Savio Vega pic.twitter.com/lQfshbKyCG
— OVP – Retro Wrestling Podcast (@ovppodcast) February 15, 2023
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• On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (February 15, 1989) – NWA Clash Of The Champions 5
On this day in Pro Wrestling history on February 15, 1989, Ted Turner’s World Championship Wrestling aired ‘NWA Clash Of The Champions V: St. Valentine’s Massacre’ LIVE on TBS from the Cleveland Convention Center in Cleveland, Ohio.
The Six-man tag team main event featured a rare WCW/NWA appearance by japanese Wrestler (now japanese wrestling legend) Tenryu.
The results from that night:
The Midnight Express defeated The Russian Assassins
Butch Reed defeated Steven Casey
Lex Luger defeated The Blackmailer
NWA United States Tag Team Championship: The Varsity Club defeated The Fantastics
Ricky Steamboat defeated Bob Bradley
Rick Steiner defeated Rip Morgan
NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship: The Road Warriors & Genichiro Tenryu (c) wrestled The Varsity Club to a double-DQ
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• On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (February 15, 1987) – WWF Maple Leaf Gardens House Show
On this day in Pro Wrestling history on February 15, 1987, the World Wrestling Federation held a televised house show in the Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Gorilla Monsoon & Bobby Heenan were doing commentary, but during the matches that had Bobby in the corner of his clients, he was replaced on the announce table with Billy Red Lyons.
Here are the results from that night:
Ron Bass defeated SD Jones – Prime Time Wrestling 3/2/87
Sika defeated Moondog Spot – Prime Time Wrestling 3/2/87
Cpl. Kirschner defeated Johnny K-9 (sub. for Butch Reed) – Prime Time Wrestling 3/2/87
Roddy Piper defeated Adrian Adonis by DQ
Paul Orndorff defeated Pedro Morales – Prime Time Wrestling 3/2/87
King Harley Race defeated The Junkyard Dog
Randy Savage defeated Ricky Steamboat
Non-Title: Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated The Hart Foundation (c) – Prime Time Wrestling 3/2/87
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