• On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (May 31, 1985) – WWF House Show
On this day in Pro Wrestling history on May 31, 1985, the World Wrestling Federation held an untelevised house show at the Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.
This live event included matches featuring the 1985 WWF Superstars.
The results can be found below:
Bret Hart defeated SD Jones
George Wells defeated Jim Neidhart by DQ
Ivan Putski defeated Barry O
Don Muraco defeated Swede Hanson
Jimmy Snuka wrestled Bob Orton Jr. to a draw
Paul Orndorff defeated Bobby Heenan (sub. for Ken Patera)
Tony Garea defeated Steve Lombardi
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Brutus Beefcake
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• On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (May 31, 1981) – WWF House Show
On this day in Pro Wrestling history on May 31, 1981, the World Wrestling Federation held an untelevised house show at the New Haven Coliseum in New Haven, Connecticut.
This live event included matches featuring the 1981 WWF Superstars.
The results can be found below:
SD Jones defeated Pete Doherty
Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Doherty
Yoshiaki Yatsu defeated Frank Savage
WWF Tag Team Champions The Moondogs defeated Rick Martel & Rick McGraw
Angelo Mosca defeated Tony Garea
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Killer Khan by count-out
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• On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (May 31, 1978) – WWWF House Show
On this day in Pro Wrestling history on May 31, 1978, Vince McMahon Sr.’s World Wide Wrestling Federation held an untelevised house show at the JFK Coliseum in Manchester, New Hampshire.
This live event included matches featuring the 1978 WWWF Superstars.
The results can be found below:
Pete Austin defeated Strong Kobayashi by DQ
John Tzinas defeated Johnny Rodz by DQ
Women’s Champion The Fabulous Moolah & Kitty Adams defeated Wenonah Littleheart & Terri Shane
Spiros Arion defeated Larry Zbyszko (sub. for Ivan Putski)
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko
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• Old School WCW Veteran Celebrates His Birthday
Old School WCW Veteran Vampiro (Real name: Ian Hodgkinson) celebrates his birthday today.
After years in Mexico & Japan, Vampiro first made a name for himself in the United States when he wrestled for Ted Turner’s World Championship Wrestling from 1998 until the company was sold to the World Wrestling Federation in March of 2001.
On August 13, 2000 during the WCW New Blood Rising PPV, The Great Muta and him defeated KroniK to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship, a title they lost to the Filthy Animals the next night on Nitro.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY VAMPIRO!
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