• OLD SCHOOL HISTORY (July 1, 1989) – WWF Superstars of Wrestling
On this day in 1989, the World Wrestling Federation aired an episode of their weekly TV show ‘WWF Superstars of Wrestling’.
This episode was pre-taped at the Dane County Coliseum in Madison, Wisconsin and featured matches, promos & storyline segments on the road to the ‘WWF SummerSlam 1989’ PPV.
Here’s the card:
– The Red Rooster vs. Jim Magen
– Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart vs. Brian Costello
– Bad News Brown vs. Red Tyler
– Haku vs. Chris Zarna
– The Genius vs. Sonny Rogers
– Brutus Beefcake vs. Jim Merkle
– Jacques & Raymond Rougeau vs. Paul Roma & Todd Becker
• R-Truth Loses WWE 24/7 Title On RAW
9 Time WWE 24/7 Champion R-Truth lost his Title on tonight’s RAW to Drake Maverick (who is going to Honeymoon with his wife).
Maverick attacked Truth with his suitcase from behind and pinned Truth to become a 2 time WWE 24/7 Champion.
OH, THIS HONEYMOON JUST GOT EVEN BETTER.@WWEMaverick is ONCE AGAIN #247Champion! #RAW pic.twitter.com/m2aSl9hdSk
— WWE (@WWE) July 2, 2019
• Injury Update On Braun Strowman & Bobby Lashley
WWE provided the following injury update on Braun Strowman and Bobby Lashley after their Falls Count Anywhere match on RAW:
Braun Strowman and Bobby Lashley admitted to local medical facility following Falls Count Anywhere Match on Raw
“Following the conclusion of Raw’s opening Falls Count Anywhere Match, both Braun Strowman and Bobby Lashley were admitted to a local medical facility as a result of injuries sustained during a crash through the Raw stage’s LED board.
As reported by the Raw broadcast team, Lashley is resting comfortably and is undergoing further evaluation, while Strowman might have suffered a ruptured spleen.”
