Today in Wrestling History: May 27th
Posted by Larry Csonka on 05.27.2009
Scott Hall invades Nitro as a present to Eric Bischoff on his birthday…
Major Events:
* 1987 - Feuding wrestlers Hacksaw Jim Duggan and The Iron Sheik were arrested by New Jersey State Police in a story that was picked up by TV and newspapers, a huge embarrassment for the company. Duggan was charged with possession of marijuana and drinking alcohol while driving whole The Iron Sheik was charged with possession of cocaine and marijuana. Both were suspended by WWE, with Duggan returning shortly and Sheik leaving for several years.
* 1996 - Scott Hall Invades WCW Monday Nitro
Title Changes: 1957 - Red Bastien defeated Rito Romero for the NWA Texas Junior Heavyweight Title 1959 - Eddie & Dr. Jerry Graham defeated Mark Lewin & Don Curtis for the WWWF Tag Team title 1977 - Jimmy Snuka defeated El Gran Goliath for the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Title 1988 - Owen Hart defeated Hiroshi Hase to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
Hey yo. Thirteen years ago the marks and the smarts came together to shit their collective pants as one of the most ingenious (yet ultimately flawed) angles ushered in the greatest period of wrestling (storytelling-wise) ever.
Posted By: neverAcquiesce (Guest) on May 27, 2009 at 10:48 AM
Is there any way I can go back in time, live next door to Eric Bischoff, become his best friend, help him run WCW, and you know, actually make it a good company instead of running it in to the ground.
Posted By: TJ (Guest) on May 27, 2009 at 12:21 PM
Wait a minute... why would Sheik and Duggan be in the same car? Duggan is an all american hero, Sheik is an anti-American Iranian villain! It wasn't two months before this I saw Duggan hit Sheik with a 2x4 at Wrestlemania while he was humbling Brian Blair. This makes no sense...
Posted By: Old School (Guest) on May 27, 2009 at 02:13 PM
Wait a minute... why would Sheik and Duggan be in the same car? Duggan is an all american hero, Sheik is an anti-American Iranian villain! It wasn't two months before this I saw Duggan hit Sheik with a 2x4 at Wrestlemania while he was humbling Brian Blair. This makes no sense...
Posted By: Old School (Guest)
Because they are dumb and didn't do the normal thing and ride with other faces/heels. This happens(or at least happened) quite often. If you read Bret Hart's book you hear about it a lot, if a face misses the face car then they have to ride with the heels but hide so nobody sees them. These 2 weren't that smart.
Posted By: Shawno420 (Guest) on May 28, 2009 at 11:34 AM
