Philadelphia Wrestling

17 YEARS AGO TODAY!

Ring of Honor TV Taping
The Arena, Philadelphia, PA
May 29, 2009

Bobby Shields vs. Frankie Arion ended without a winner as a no contest

Bobby Dempsey and Alex Payne defeated Adam Cole and Liquid Ninja

Rhett Titus defeated Leslie Butterscotch

Jay Briscoe defeated D'Lo Brown (4:54 minutes)
Kevin Steen and El Generico defeated Bobby Fish and Silas Young (5:42 minutes)

Jimmy Rave defeated Grizzly Redwood (1:36 minutes)
Jerry Lynn defeated Chris Hero (14:34 minutes)
Claudio Castagnoli defeated Necro Butcher (5:57 minutes)

MsChif defeated Nevaeh (4:01 minutes)

Kenny Omega defeated Kenny King (8:15 minutes)

KENTA defeated Roderick Strong (12:16 minutes)

Fight without Honor
Delirious defeated Jimmy Jacobs (8:56 minutes)

Young Bucks (Nick Jackson and Matt Jackson) defeated Sal Rinauro and Brandon Day (3:31 minutes)

Brent Albright defeated Ernie Osiris (2:25 minutes)

ROH World Tag Team Titles Match
Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards (c) defeated Bryan Danielson and Tyler Black (18:27 minutes)

Philadelphia Wrestling Icon “The One and Only” Ron Starr will be retiring soon and has committed to TEN MORE MATCHES before hanging up the tights.

The first match of the ten will be this Saturday in Delaware against Mike Zee for The Inter-Coastal Championship for those that want to support him to the end.

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36 YEARS AGO TODAY!

WCW
Philadelphia Civic Center
May 27, 1990

Doug Furnas defeated Cactus Jack

Norman the Lunatic defeated Dennis Allen

Mark Callous defeated Tom Zenk

NWA World Tag Team Titles (Mid-Atlantic-Version) Match
Doom (Ron Simmons and Butch Reed) (c) defeated Tracy Smothers and Steve Armstrong

Tommy Rich defeated Dutch Mantell

Road Warrior Hawk, Road Warrior Animal and Junkyard Dog defeated Ric Flair, Arn Anderson and Barry Windham by disqualification

Today we wish a very Happy Birthday to Philadelphia wrestling veteran CJ O’Doyle.

Trained by the legendary Wild Samoan system, CJ became one of the defining names of the post-ECW independent wrestling scene. From the old ECW Arena to Florida promotions and beyond, “The Irish Lionheart” built a reputation as a rugged, dependable performer who shared the ring with countless future stars and wrestling legends.

A multi-time WXW Television Champion, CJ competed across promotions including WXW, CHIKARA, 3PW, FIP, TNA, NXT, and many others during a career that stretched over two decades. Whether working hard-hitting Philly brawls, tag team wars as part of The Celtic Sinners, or television appearances on larger stages, he always represented independent wrestling with toughness and passion.

Fans of the early-2000s Philadelphia wrestling scene especially remember CJ as part of the generation that helped keep the spirit of Northeast independent wrestling alive after ECW’s closure.

Please join us in wishing CJ O’Doyle a very Happy Birthday and thanking him for the memories, matches, and years dedicated to professional wrestling.

19 YEARS AGO TODAY!

ACPW
Northeast Community Center, Philadelphia, PA
May 26, 2007

D-Craze defeated Vinny Hoffa

3-Way Match
Mr. Arrogance defeated Brian Benoit and Franky Frizzo
Kwame defeated Breaker Morant

Falls Count Anywhere Match
Korpse defeated Crazii Shea

ACPW Women’s Title Match
Annie Social (c) defeated THAI

ACPW Heavyweight Title Match
Patch (c) defeated Sinister X

Fizzle and Shizzle defeated Gemini Trojans (Jeremy and Josh)

ACPW Junior Heavyweight Title Match
Aramis (c) defeated Mercury

Steve the Teacher defeated Red Viper

3-Way Match - ACPW Hardcore Title Match
The Southern Enforcer defeated Mikey Raw and Tiger Wylde (c) - TITLE CHANGE!!!

47 YEARS AGO TODAY!

WWWF
The Philadelphia Spectrum
May 26, 1979

Johnny Rivera vs. Mr. X ended without a winner as a time limit draw

Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz (4:32 minutes)

Nikolai Volkoff defeated Frank Williams (4:41 minutes)

Bulldog Brower defeated SD Jones (9:27 minutes)

Bob Backlund defeated Greg Valentine (22:13 minutes)

Hussein Arab defeated José Estrada (4:23 minutes)

Johnny Valiant and Jerry Valiant defeated Steve Travis and Gorilla Monsoon (11:21 minutes)

Tito Santana defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna (4:16 minutes)

Jimmy Valiant vs. Ted DiBiase ended without a winner as a time limit draw

34 YEARS AGO TODAY

ECW
Mike Scmidt’s Original Sports Bar, Philadelphia, PA
May 25, 1992

Salvatore Bellomo defeated Stevie Richards

Super Destroyers (Super Destroyer #2 and Super Destroyer #1) defeated Chris Michaels and John Rock

Larry Winters defeated King Kaluha

ECW Heavyweight Title Match
Johnny Hotbody (c) defeated Jimmy Jannetty

Tony Stetson defeated Metal Maniac by disqualification

Max Thrasher and Glen Osbourne defeated The Flames (Mr. Anthony and Mr. Pérez)

JT Smith vs. Mr. Sandman ended without a winner as a double countout

Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Chris Duffy

41 YEARS AGO TODAY!

World Wrestling Federation on The PRISM Network
The Philadelphia Spectrum
May 25, 1985

The Spoiler defeated Salvatore Bellomo (9:58 minutes)

Paul Roma defeated Johnny Rodz (14:50 minutes)

Bob Orton Jr. defeated Paul Orndorff by disqualification (11:41 minutes)

Charlie Fulton defeated Jim Powers (8:24 minutes)

WWF World Heavyweight Title Match
Hulk Hogan (c) defeated Ken Patera (11:41 minutes)

Big John Studd defeated Steve Lombardi (6:33 minutes)

George Steele defeated Barry O (3:25 minutes)

WWF World Tag Team Titles Match
The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff (c) defeated US Express (Barry Windham and Mike Rotunda) by disqualification (12:26 minutes)

49 YEARS AGO TODAY

World Wide Wrestling Federation
The Philadelphia Arena
May 24, 1977

Bob Backlund defeated Rocky Tomayo

Billy Graham (c) defeated Don Serrano

Larry Zbyszko defeated Sylvano Sousa

Prof. Toru Tanaka and Mr. Fuji defeated José Gonzales and SD Jones

Peter Maivia defeated Doug Gilbert

Ken Patera defeated Chief Jay Strongbow by disqualification

Nikolai Volkoff defeated Johnny Rivera

Tony Garea and Larry Zbyszko defeated Rocky Tomayo and Johnny Rodz

José Gonzales defeated Frank Rodríguez

Bob Backlund defeated Buddy Wolff

Stan Stasiak defeated Frank Williams

George Steele defeated SD Jones

Larry Zbyszko and Tony Garea vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka and Mr. Fuji ended without a winner as a time limit draw

Ivan Putski defeated Rocky Tomayo

Buddy Wolff defeated Pete Austin

Peter Maivia defeated Pete McKay

Ken Patera defeated Billy White Wolf (5:52 minutes)

We lost Owen Hart on this day in 1999. Here is a listing of every match Owen wrestled in Philadelphia. We offer “The King of Harts” the utmost gratitude for his contributions.

August 27, 1988
WWF on PRISM Network
The Blue Blazer defeats Barry Horowitz (9:55)

November 12, 1988
WWF on PRISM Network
The Blue Blazer defeats Danny Davis (7:51)

January 14, 1989
WWF on PRISM Network
Akeem defeats The Blue Blazer (8:03)

May 20, 1989
WWF House Show
Bad News Brown defeats The Blue Blazer

September 21, 1991
TWA Autumn Armageddon II
Owen Hart defeats Takayuki Iizuka (21:40)

February 15, 1992
WWF House Show
The New Foundation (Jim Neidhart & Owen Hart) defeat The Beverly Brothers

May 2, 1992
WWF House Show
The Nasty Boys defeat Jim Powers & Owen Hart

August 2, 1992
WWF House Show
High Energy (Koko B. Ware & Owen Hart) defeat The Nasty Boys

September 19, 1992
WWF House Show
The Nasty Boys defeat High Energy (Koko B. Ware & Owen Hart)

January 8, 1993
WWF House Show
The Headshrinkers defeat High Energy (Koko B. Ware & Owen Hart)

May 22, 1993
WWF House Show
Owen Hart defeats Terry Taylor

November 20, 1993
WWF House Show
Owen Hart defeats Duane Gill

January 24, 1994
WWF House Show
Owen Hart defeats Jim Powers

March 13, 1994
WWF House Show
Bret Hart & Lex Luger defeat Irwin R. Schyster & Owen Hart

June 18, 1994
WWF House Show
WWF World Heavyweight Title: Bret Hart (c) defeats Owen Hart

August 6, 1994
WWF House Show
WWF World Heavyweight Title 60 Minute Iron Man
Bret Hart (c) defeats Owen Hart 2 falls to 1

February 12, 1995
WWF House Show
Bret Hart defeats Owen Hart

November 24, 1995
WWF House Show
WWF World Tag Team Title
The Smoking Gunns (c) defeat Owen Hart & Yokozuna

January 28, 1996
WWF House Show
Owen Hart defeats Hakushi

May 18, 1996
WWF House Show
The Ultimate Warrior defeats Owen Hart

September 22, 1996
WWF In Your House 10: Mind Games
WWF World Tag Team Title
Owen Hart & The British Bulldog defeat The Smoking Gunns (c) (10:59) – TITLE CHANGE

January 26, 1997
WWF Pre-Game Pandemonium
The Godwinns defeat Bob Holly & Owen Hart

June 20, 1997
WWF House Show
Ken Shamrock & The Undertaker defeat Owen Hart & The British Bulldog

September 13, 1997
WWF House Show
Dude Love defeats Owen Hart

January 25, 1998
WWF House Show
Ken Shamrock & Owen Hart defeat The Nation Of Domination (D-Lo Brown & Faarooq)

April 13, 1998
WWF RAW is WAR #255
Owen Hart defeats Billy Gunn (8:30)

January 31, 1999
WWF House Show
WWF World Tag Team Title Guitar On A Pole Three On Two Handicap
Jeff Jarrett & Owen Hart (c) defeat Billy Gunn, The Road Dogg & X-Pac

March 28, 1999
WWF WrestleMania XV
WWF World Tag Team Title
Jeff Jarrett & Owen Hart (c) defeat D-Lo Brown & Test (3:58)

May 14, 1999
WWF House Show
WWF Intercontinental Title
The Godfather (c) defeats Owen Hart