Below you will find everything that happened in Professional Wrestling history on February 22nd.
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• ON THIS DAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY (FEBRUARY 22, 1998) – WCW SUPERBRAWL VIII
On this day in Pro Wrestling history on February 22, 1998, Ted Turner’s World Championship Wrestling aired ‘WCW SuperBrawl VIII’ LIVE on PPV from the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California.
This pay-per-view featured the highly anticipated rematch between Sting & Hollywood Hogan.
Here are the results:
WCW World Television Championship: Booker T defeated Rick Martel (c)
WCW World Television Championship: Booker T (c) defeated Perry Saturn
Disco Inferno defeated La Parka
Goldberg defeated Brad Armstrong
Title vs. Mask – WCW Cruiserweight Championship: Chris Jericho (c) defeated Juventud Guerrera
The British Bulldog defeated Steve McMichael
WCW United States Heavyweight Championship: Diamond Dallas Page (c) defeated Chris Benoit
No DQ: Lex Luger defeated Randy Savage
WCW World Tag Team Championship: The Outsiders defeated The Steiner Brothers (c)
Vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship: Sting defeated Hollywood Hogan
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• On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (February 22, 1988) – WWF MSG House Show
On this day in Pro Wrestling history on February 22, 1988, the World Wrestling Federation held a televised house show at the world’s most famous arena, Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.
This live event featured matches on the road to the ‘WrestleMania IV’ PPV.
It was televised on the MSG Network and included Gorilla Monsoon & Lord Alfred Hayes on commentary.
The results can be found below:
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated King Harley Race & Iron Mike Sharpe (sub. for Hercules)
George Steele defeated Sika
Demolition Ax defeated Ken Patera
The Junkyard Dog (sub. for Billy Jack Haynes) defeated Demolition Smash
Jake Roberts wrestled Dino Bravo to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Ted DiBiase defeated Bam Bam Bigelow by count-out
Jim Duggan wrestled Ron Bass to a double count-out
Don Muraco & the Ultimate Warrior defeated Butch Reed & King Kong Bundy (sub. for the One Man Gang) [Bundy’s last appearance for 6 and a 1/2 years]
2/22/88:
Though he left the month before, King Kong Bundy makes an appearance as a last-minute substitute for One Man Gang pic.twitter.com/7ov9sFCSn9
— OVP – Retro Wrestling Podcast (@ovppodcast) February 22, 2023
2/22/88:
Gorilla Monsoon and Lord Alfred Hayes welcome us to MSG.
Gorilla is back and ready to roll after his mild heart attack caused him to miss the Rumble, the January MSG, and some TV pic.twitter.com/XYRuMImuEQ
— OVP – Retro Wrestling Podcast (@ovppodcast) February 22, 2023
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