• On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (March 23, 1992) – WWF MSG House Show
On this day in Pro Wrestling history on March 23, 1992, the World Wrestling Federation held a televised house show at the world’s most famous arena, the Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.
This live event featured matches on the road to the ‘WrestleMania 8’ PPV.
The results can be found below:
Tatanka defeated Colonel Mustafa
Rick Martel defeated J. W. Storm
Bret Hart & The Bushwhackers defeated The Nasty Boys & The Mountie
Irwin R. Schyster wrestled El Matador to a time-limit-draw
Shawn Michaels defeated Virgil
The Warlord defeated Jim Brunzell
Hulk Hogan & Roddy Piper defeated Ric Flair & Sid Justice by DQ
3/23/92: although Boston and Philly house shows ceased being televised in 1989, MSG held on for 3 more years.
Here, Gorilla and Bobby introduce the final (for 5 years) televised MSG show.
Tatanka (white pants edition) takes on Colonel Mustafa in the opener. pic.twitter.com/ImSzi8JgdN
— OVP – Retro Wrestling Podcast (@ovppodcast) March 23, 2023
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• On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (March 23, 1986) – WWF House Show
On this day in Pro Wrestling history on March 23, 1986, the World Wrestling Federation held a televised house show in the Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
This live event featured matches on the road to the ‘WrestleMania II’ PPV.
The results can be found below:
King Tonga pinned Paul Christy (Prime Time Wrestling – 4/14/86)
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated the Moondogs when Moondog Rex (Prime Time Wrestling – 4/14/86)
Bob Orton Jr. pinned Lanny Poffo (Prime Time Wrestling – 4/14/86)
Ricky Steamboat pinned Don Muraco (Prime Time Wrestling – 4/14/86)
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell (Prime Time Wrestling – 7/7/86)
Cpl. Kirchner pinned Iron Mike Sharpe (All American Wrestling – 4/13/86)
Jake Roberts pinned George Wells (Prime Time Wrestling – 4/14/86)
Andre The Giant & the Junkyard Dog defeated Jimmy Hart, Terry, & Dory Funk Jr. by DQ
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