The 1994 Slamboree: A Legends Reunion was the second Slamboree professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on May 22, 1994, at the Philadelphia Civic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 2014, the event was made available for streaming on the WWE Network.[2]
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 Promotional poster showing Ric Flair, Ray Stevens, Rick Rude, Verne Gagne, Big Van Vader and Killer Kowalski | |||
| Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | ||
| Date | May 22, 1994[1] | ||
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[1] | ||
| Venue | Philadelphia Civic Center[1] | ||
| Attendance | 4,000 | ||
| Tagline(s) | A Legends' Reunion A Night With the Classics... One Ring...One Moment...One Mega-Event! | ||
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Prior to Slamboree, WCW approached Eastern Championship Wrestling about cross-promoting with ECW's When Worlds Collide event, which was scheduled to take place in Philadelphia on May 14, 1994. The two promotions agreed to a talent exchange in which WCW wrestlers Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton would appear at When Worlds Collide, while ECW wrestler Terry Funk would appear at Slamboree.[3]
Storylines
editThe event featured professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Professional wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.[4]
Event
edit| Role: | Name: |
|---|---|
| Commentator | Tony Schiavone |
| Bobby Heenan | |
| Gordon Solie (Legends match) | |
| Interviewer | Gene Okerlund |
| Jesse Ventura | |
| Ring announcer | Gary Michael Cappetta |
| Michael Buffer | |
| Referees | Randy Anderson |
| Nick Patrick |
Prior to the pay-per-view portion of the show WCW introduced a group of "legends" to the crowd: Ole Anderson, Penny Banner, Red Bastien, Tully Blanchard, The Crusher, Don Curtis, Terry Funk, Verne Gagne, Hard Boiled Haggerty, Larry Hennig, Killer Kowalski, Ernie Ladd, Wahoo McDaniel, Angelo Mosca, Harley Race, Ray Stevens, Lou Thesz, Johnny Weaver, Mr. Wrestling II, and Tommy Young. Later in the night The Assassin, Ole Anderson, Harley Race, Ernie Ladd, The Crusher, and Dick the Bruiser were inducted into the WCW Hall of Fame.
Cactus Jack replaced an injured Dave Sullivan in the WCW World Tag Team Championship match. Big Van Vader was originally scheduled to wrestle Rick Rude, but Rude had to be replaced by Sting as Rude had suffered a career-ending back injury in Japan, in a match against Sting.
This was also the final WCW pay per view where the traditional entrance ramp way connected to the ring was used.
This was Barry Windham's last WCW appearance until 1998, after this event, he originally was supposed to return to the WWF and join Ted DiBiase's Million Dollar Corporation alongside his brother in-law Mike Rotunda (as Irwin R. Schyster) as "The New Money Inc." but Windham suffered a knee injury during his match with Ric Flair at this event which prevented him from going back to the WWF.
Results
edit| No. | Results[1] | Stipulations | Times | ||||
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| 1D | Pretty Wonderful (Paul Orndorff and Paul Roma) defeated The Armstrongs (Brad and Brian) | Tag team match | 10:02 | ||||
| 2 | Steve Austin (c) defeated Johnny B. Badd | Singles match for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship | 16:12 | ||||
| 3 | Terry Funk vs. Tully Blanchard ended in a double disqualification | Singles match | 07:15 | ||||
| 4 | Larry Zbyszko defeated Lord Steven Regal | Singles match | 11:30 | ||||
| 5 | Dustin Rhodes defeated Bunkhouse Buck (with Col. Robert Parker) | Bullrope match | 12:47 | ||||
| 6 | Ric Flair (c) defeated Barry Windham | Singles match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship | 13:21 | ||||
| 7 | Cactus Jack and Kevin Sullivan defeated The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) (c) | Broad Street Bully match for the WCW World Tag Team Championship with Dave Schultz as special guest referee[5] | 09:56 | ||||
| 8 | Sting defeated Big Van Vader | Singles match for the vacant WCW International World Heavyweight Championship | 13:54 | ||||
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References
edit- ^ a b c d "WCW SLAMBOREE: History 1994". World Championship Wrestling. May 22, 1994. Archived from the original on May 11, 2000. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
- ^ "Every pay-per-view available on WWE Network". WWE. February 4, 2014. Archived from the original on February 5, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
- ^ Matthews, Paul (August 31, 2019). "Classic Wrestling Review: When Worlds Collide '94". classicwrestlingreview.com. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
- ^ Foley, Mick (2000). Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks. HarperCollins. p. 272. ISBN 0-06-103101-1.