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Hogan's return to the WWF in February 1993, episode of Monday Night Raw (which replaced another WWF program during the 1980s, Prime Time Wrestling) received a lackluster reaction from the crowds. Hulk Hogan left the WWF during the summer of 1993, and joined WCW the following spring, while Randy Savage left the WWF for WCW in November 1994. [14]
The ring boy scandal was a sex scandal in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF; now known as WWE) centered around allegations that in the late 1980s and early 1990s ring announcer Mel Phillips (1941–2012) had recruited teenage boys for the purposes of sexual exploitation.
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Before that, WWF Superstars of Wrestling was the name of a weekly recap show hosted by Vince McMahon (or Gene Okerlund) and Lord Alfred Hayes that lasted from 1984 through August 1986. The new version of Superstars was the program on which all the angles began and at times ended and on which the majority of title changes took place if not at a ...
1990 1996-1999 Carlos Espada: Konnan 1990 1996–2001 Lance Evers: Lance Storm 2000 2001 Sidney Eudy † Sid Vicious 1989-1991 1993 1999-2001 Page Falkinberg Jr. Diamond Dallas Page 1991–1992 1993–2001 Jeffrey Farmer: nWo Sting Cobra 1993 1995–1997 Solofa Fatu Jr. Fatu 1989 1990 Samuel Fatu: The Samoan Savage 1989 1990 Wayne Ferris: Honky ...
Randy Colley and Bill Eadie created the Demolition gimmick and worked for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). They debuted as a heel tag team on January 4, 1987, at the Springfield Civic Centre in Massachusetts, alongside manager Luscious Johnny V, defeating the team of The Islanders and later participating in a battle royal won by Pete Doherty. [11]
May 2 - Bret Hart captured his first Stampede Wrestling North American Heavyweight Championship by beating Leo Burke in Bret's hometown of Calgary, Alberta. July 18 - Nick Bockwinkel 's 5-year reign as AWA World Heavyweight Champion ended as Verne Gagne pinned him in Chicago, Illinois , to become the new champion.
WWE is an American professional wrestling promotion and entertainment company based in Stamford, Connecticut. [1] Former employees in WWE consist of professional wrestlers, managers, valets, play-by-play and color commentators, announcers, interviewers, referees, trainers, script writers, executives, and members of the board of directors.