Below you will find everything that happened in Professional Wrestling history on February 16th.
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• On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (February 16, 1997) – WWF In Your House 13: Final Four
On this day in Pro Wrestling history on February 16, 1997, the World Wrestling Federation aired ‘WWF In Your House 13: Final Four’ LIVE on PPV from the UTC Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
After Shawn Michaels lost his smile and vacated the WWF World Heavyweight Championship again, the WWF decided to have their top 4 Superstars wrestle for the vacant title in the 4way main event of this PPV.
The results are here:
Marc Mero defeated Leif Cassidy
The Nation of Domination defeated Bart Gunn, Flash Funk & Goldust
WWF Intercontinental Championship: Rocky Maivia (c) defeated Hunter Hearst Helmsley
WWF Tag Team Championship: Doug Furnas & Phil LaFon defeated Owen Hart & The British Bulldog (c) by DQ
Four corners elimination – vacant WWF World Heavyweight Championship: Bret Hart defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin, Vader and The Undertaker
2/16/97: The first ever PPV to feature just JR and The King was In Your House Final Four pic.twitter.com/Ayf0VJXIeT
— OVP – Retro Wrestling Podcast (@ovppodcast) February 16, 2023
2/16/97: Vader brawls with Steve Austin as the blood flows.
Always loved this match. pic.twitter.com/9xAwFHkU3O
— OVP – Retro Wrestling Podcast (@ovppodcast) February 16, 2023
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• On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (February 16, 1985) – WWF Philadelphia Spectrum Show
On this day in Pro Wrestling history on February 16, 1985, the World Wrestling Federation held a televised house show at the Philadelphia Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The live event was televised on the local PRISM Network with Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham doing commentary.
The card can be found here:
Moondog Rex defeated Tony Garea
AJ Petruzzi defeated Jim Powers
Dave Barbie defeated Carl Fury
Swede Hanson defeated Charlie Fulton
Barry Windham defeated Dick Murdoch
Nikolai Volkoff defeated George Wells
Bruno & David Sammartino defeated Paul Orndorff & Bobby Heenan by DQ
Mike Rotundo defeated Mr. X (sub. for Adrian Adonis)
Tony Atlas defeated Moondog Spot
Hillbilly Jim defeated Rene Goulet
WWF Title Match: Hulk Hogan (c) defeated Brutus Beefcake
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• On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (February 16, 1981) – WWF MSG House Show
On this day in Pro Wrestling history in 1981, the World Wrestling Federation held a televised house show at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.
This live event aired on the MSG Network and featured Vince McMahon on commentary.
The results can be found below:
Yoshiaki Yatsu defeated Johnny Rodz
Hulk Hogan defeated Rick McGraw
The Hangman defeated Frank Savage
SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Sgt. Slaughter by DQ
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund wrestled Stan Hansen to a draw
Killer Khan defeated Dominic DeNucci
Best-of-2-out-of-3-falls: Pat Patterson, WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated The Moondogs & Capt. Lou Albano
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