• On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (February 23, 1987) – WWF MSG House Show
On this day in Pro Wrestling history on February 23, 1987, the World Wrestling Federation held a televised house show in 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 III’ PPV.
The results can be found below:
Paul Roma defeated Salvatore Bellomo
Ax & Smash defeated Haku & Tama
Koko B. Ware defeated Sika
Tito Santana wrestled Butch Reed to a double-DQ
WWF Tag Team Titles: The Hart Foundation (C) defeated The Killer Bees
Outback Jack defeated Barry O
Jake Roberts defeated King Kong Bundy
The Honky Tonk Man defeated Pedro Morales
The Junkyard Dog, Ricky Steamboat & Roddy Piper defeated Adrian Adonis, Harley Race & Randy Savage
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• On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (February 23, 1999) – Old School WCW Veteran Passed Away
On this day in 1999 we lost Old School WCW Veteran The Renegade (Real name: Richard Wilson) at the young age of 33 due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
He debuted for Ted Turner’s World Championship Wrestling promotion when WCW World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan himself announced an “Ultimate Surprise” for ‘WCW Uncensored 1995’, thus implying that The Ultimate Warrior would join him at the PPV.
The gimmick of The Renegade was basically that of Old School WWF Legend The Ultimate Warrior, which made him a clone and a copy-cat, completely rejected by pretty much everyone watching, critics & fans alike.
It wasn’t his fault though, but just a bad booking decision that hurt his career before it had already begun.
Despite winning the WCW World Television Championship from Old School WCW Legend Arn Anderson in 1995, he was eventually turned into a ‘Jobber To The Stars’ a year later in 1996.
Renegade was fired from the promotion in January 1999, which resulted in a severe depression, that led to him committing suicide by shooting himself in the head with a gun on February 23, 1999.
REST IN PEACE
October 16, 1965 – February 23, 1999
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• Old School WrestleMania Celebrity Celebrates His Birthday
Old School WrestleMania 2 Celebrity Ed ‘Too Tall’ Jones celebrates his birthday today.
The 1974-1989 defensive end of the Dallas Cowboys won the Super Bowl in 1978 and is now considered a National Football League Legend.
In 1986 he became the special celebrity guest referee of the 20-man ‘WWF vs. NFL’ themed battle royal at the World Wrestling Federation’s WrestleMania 2 pay-per-view.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ED JONES!
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