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Year-End Award

1991 Year End Awards (Best Matches And Wrestlers)

Hello everyone and welcome to my final article on 1991. In this special piece, we will take a look back at some of the best matches in both the WWF and WCW. Then we will mention the top five matches for each company, followed by a top five list for both companies overall. After that, […]

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PPV

WCW StarrCade 1991 Review (Who Won The Lottery?)

December 29, 1991Live from Norfolk, VAAnnounced attendance: 9.000 (capacity: ca 13.800)PPV buyrate: 155.000 (-10.000 compared to StarrCade 1990’s 165.000) Hello everyone and welcome to my review of the final show of 1991, in the form of WCW’s biggest annual event, StarrCade. This year features exclusively (yep, nothing else on the card) a unique concept known […]

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PPV

WWF This Tuesday In Texas 1991 Review (The Gravest Rematch)

December 3, 1991Live from San Antonio, TXAnnounced attendance: 8.000 (capacity: ca 11.700)PPV buyrate: 140.000 (-160.000 compared to Survivor Series’ 300.000) Welcome everyone to my review of the one-off experimental WWF pay-per-view known as ‘This Tuesday in Texas’, featuring Hulk Hogan’s WWF title rematch from Survivor Series against the new champion The Undertaker, Jake Roberts taking […]

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PPV

WWF Survivor Series 1991 Review (What A Difference A Year Makes)

November 27, 1991Live from Detroit, MIAnnounced attendance: 17.500 (capacity: ca. 20.000)PPV buyrate: 300.000 (-100.000 compared to Survivor Series 1990’s 400.000) Hello everyone. Welcome to my review of WWF Survivor Series 1991, featuring Hulk Hogan defending the WWF Championship against The Undertaker in his “gravest challenge”. Also a number of extra traditional elimination matches, including a […]

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Clash of the Champions

WCW Clash of the Champions #17 1991 Review

November 19, 1991Live from Savannah, GAAnnounced attendance: 6.922 (capacity: ca 7.832)TV rating: 4.3 Hello everyone, and welcome to my review of the 17th WCW Clash of the Champions, with five featured title matches scheduled for the card – including Sting putting the US Title on the line against WCW newcomer Ravishing Rick Rude and Rick […]

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PPV

WCW Halloween Havoc 1991 Review (An Example Of Great Talent Saving A Certified Shitfest)

October 27, 1991Live from Chattanooga, TNAnnounced attendance: 8.900 (capacity: ca 11.000)PPV buyrate: 120.000 Welcome everybody to my review of WCW’s Halloween Havoc 1991, featuring a strange yet unique opening “chamber of horrors” match. Ron Simmons looks to make history by becoming the first-ever black World Champion, as he challenges reigning WCW Champion Lex Luger in […]

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PPV

WCW Clash Of The Champions 16 (XVI): Fall Brawl 1991 Review (The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same)

September 5, 1991Live from Augusta, GAAnnounced attendance: 2.800 (capacity: ca 9.167)TV rating: 3.7 Hi everyone and welcome to my review of the 16th edition of WCW’s Clash of the Champions, featuring Sting vs. Johnny B Badd for the United States Championship, Steve Austin vs. ‘Z-Man’ Tom Zenk for the World TV Championship, a tournament final […]

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PPV

WWF SummerSlam 1991 Review (Match Made In Hell Indeed)

August 26, 1991Live from New York, NY Announced attendance: 20.000 (capacity: ca 18.500!)PPV buyrate: 405.000 Hello everyone and welcome to my review of WWF’s SummerSlam 1991 event, featuring a “Match Made In Heaven” (Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth getting married) and a “Match Made In Hell” (handicap bout between Hulk Hogan & The Ultimate Warrior […]

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WCW The Great American Bash 1991 Review

July 14, 1991Live from Baltimore, MDAnnounced attendance: 9.320 (capacity: ca 14.000)PPV buyrate: 145.000 Hello everyone and welcome to my review of WCW The Great American Bash 1991, featuring Lex Luger and Barry Windham fighting over the vacant World Title due to Ric Flair’s departure (more on that story throughout the piece), Sting taking on Nikita […]

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Clash of the Champions

WCW Clash Of The Champions XV: Knocksville USA Review (The Final Flare For Flair)

June 12, 1991Live from Knoxville, TNAnnounced attendance: 5.000 (capacity: ca 6.500)TV rating: 3.9 Hi there everyone, welcome to my review of a very important edition of WCW’s Clash of the Champions. It features the last WCW appearance of Ric Flair in the series (until his 1993 return), where he defends the World title against ‘Beautiful’ […]