Showing posts with label Ted Dibiase. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ted Dibiase. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Re-Post: Big Time Wrestling results, Augusta, Maine 3/27/2011

Re-Posted from my original blog as I am removing all wrestling references off of it making it a family blog.



The crowd was a legit 1300 - 1400 people and boy did they LOVE "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan!!

The meet & greet got started a little late, but once it got rolling it went very smooth.

Toro Loco pinned Cameron Matthews with a sick DDT

The Scuffling Hillbillies: Cousin Larry & Uncle Sonny defeated Black Talented Wrestlers: Slyck Wagner Brown & Bobby Ocean with a roll up after Slyck accidentally hit Ocean with a foreign object

Interview with Johnny Fabulous & Mr. TA setting up an Augusta Street Fight vs. "Diamond Back" Jack Maverick later in the evening

Amber w/ Playboy Jimmy James defeated Barbie with a school girl while holding the tights

Extreme Rules: Heavyweight Champion: "The Franchise" Shane Douglas pinned Tommy Dreamer after a while match with a Belly to Belly Suplex. The wrestled all over the civic center, through the crowd, up the stairs, and more. Dreamer exploded several beverages all over Douglas but mostly the crowd. The Delfonzo's ran in causing the distraction which lead to the Belly to Belly, then Douglas declared the new Triple Threat was born. Pre-match Douglas cut a promo in his usually style, Vince sucks, Dixie sucks, I revolutionalzied the business in the 90's.

Intermission time with photo's in the ring with Dreamer & Hacksaw plus everyone came back out around the civic center and signed autographs, took pictures, and what not.

Tag Team Champions: Hot Commodity: Scott Reed & Danny Miles defeated The Delfonzo Brothers: Tony & Bam Bam by disqualification when Bam Bam pulled the ref out of the ring as Scott Reed had Tony pinned for the 3 count

"Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase & Virgil come to the ring and cut a promo. "Playboy" Jimmy James et all come out and challenge Dibiase to a match to which Dibiase replied that he doesn't need to break a sweat on these guys, when you have money you can pay people to do it for you, hahahahahaha. Which lead to:

"Mr. USA" Tony Atlas, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan & Rush defeated "Playboy" Jimmy James, Antoine Roy, & Benny Juxx w/ Amber & Lord Weatherbee when Hacksaw pinned Juxx after his 3 point stance clothesline.

Main Event
Augusta Street Fight: "Diamond Back" Jack Maverick defeated Mr. TA w/ Johnny Fabulous in a wild brawl. These guys brought out the trashcans, cookie sheets, frying pans and cheese graters blooding each other, then battled all around the civic center. The finish came when the camera man, revealing himself to be AJ Mitrano, attacked Jack Maverick laying him out. Which lead to Mick Foley coming out and making the save which allowed Maverick to pin Mr. TA. After Foley applied to mandible claw to Johnny Fabulous.

Mick Foley then told a couple of good stories. First of all, the last time he was in Augusta was in 1996. Sitting in the back of the Arena Dewey was holding his hand over his ears as it was loud. Steve Austin asked Foley, has he being doing that all night? To which Foley replied, yes except for your match when he was holding his nose.

The second was, he was driving through Auburn earlier and saw the Fireside Inn which had a sign and big photo stating, Muhammad Ali stayed here May 25, 1965 after defeating Sonny Liston in Lewiston, Maine, in room 218. So Mick paid the extra $39 so he could stay in the same hotel room as Muhammad Ali. Which means we can now go stay in the say room that Mick Foley & Muhammad Ali slept in.

All in all it was a fun show with a lively crowd. All the wrestlers were very approachable and friendly and everyone, from my point of view, had a great time.

Thursday, July 21, 2016

"Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase: WWF Champion?


I remember it so vividly, February 5, 1988 I'm 8 years old my cousins are over and we are all in my brothers room watching The Main Event on NBC and I'm positive that Hulk Hogan is going to vanquish Andre the Giant and again retain the WWF World Heavyweight Championship!


But then the unthinkable happens he loses.  But his shoulder was up!! According to Jesse Ventura the evil Ted DiBiase paid someone to have plastic surgery to look the referee to cheat Hogan out of his championship!  I was literally devastated and the rest of my evening was ruined.


Shortly after "winning" the championship Andre surrendered it to villainous Ted DiBiase making him an unworthy champion.  This travesty of justice was rectified when on February 13th on Superstars of Wrestling President Jack Tunney declared the championship vacant.  As we all know a tournament was held at WrestleMania IV "Macho Man" Randy Savage defeated DiBiase in the finals to win his first championship.


In the official history of the WWE World Heavyweight Championship on WWE.com Andre won the title on February 5th and was champion for 59 minutes.  WWE doesn't officially recognize DiBiase as champion however for at least four shows DiBiase was recognized as champion and came to the ring with the championship belt.

Thanks to the website The History of WWE here are those matches:

Boston, MA - Boston Garden - February 6, 1988 (matinee) (15,534; sell out)
Televised on NESN - included Craig DeGeorge & Lord Alfred Hayes on commentary:

Hulk Hogan & Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Sir Oliver Humperdink) defeated Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) & Andre the Giant at 7:59 when Hogan pinned Dibiase with the leg drop after Andre's arm became entangled in the ring ropes; prior to the bout, Dibiase came to the ring wearing the WWF World Title belt and was introduced as the new champion as a result of what occured the previous night in Indianapolis


Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum - February 6, 1988 (13,112)
Televised on the PRISM Network - featured Dick Graham & Lord Alfred Hayes on commentary; 

Hulk Hogan & Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Sir Oliver Humperdink) defeated Andre the Giant & Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) at 9:56 when Hogan pinned Dibiase with the legdrop after Andre became tied in the ring ropes; prior to the bout, Dibiase came to the ring in possession of the world title belt and was announced as the champion

San Diego, CA - Sports Arena - February 7, 1988
Ted Dibiase defeated Bam Bam Bigelow; Dibiase was recognized as WWF World Champion for the bout

Los Angeles, CA - Sports Arena - February 8, 1988 (3,000)
Ted Dibiase pinned Bam Bam Bigelow after Virgil hit Bigelow with the world title belt; Dibiase was billed as the WWF World Champion and the match was recognized as a title match (Bigelow's 3rd career pinfall loss)

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