Showdown at Shea information

Showdown at Shea was the name given to three professional wrestling events presented by the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF), and then World Wrestling...

at Showdown at Shea, Putski defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna. Four years later on August 9, Putski was again victorious at the next Showdown at Shea, defeating...

survived but Bowen died four days later. Between 1972 and 1980, Shea also hosted a Showdown at Shea event three separate times, by the then World Wrestling Federation...

on August 9, 1980, in front of 36,295 fans at Shea Stadium. As the main event of 1980's Showdown at Shea, Sammartino defeated Zbyszko inside a steel...

to Backlund and Pedro Morales in a two out of three falls match at Showdown at Shea. Because Backlund was already the reigning WWF Champion, the team...

by some of his peers. At times Rodz worked in Japan, Puerto Rico and other territories. On August 9, 1980, at the Showdown at Shea, he was defeated by "Polish...

"The Living Legend"). The feud culminated in a steel cage match at Showdown at Shea at Shea Stadium in Flushing, New York on August 9, 1980, that saw Sammartino...

Morales for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship. Later that month at Showdown at Shea, Studd lost to El Olympico by disqualification. He left the WWWF...

(August 9, 2008). "Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant sowed the seeds of a slam at Shea Stadium". New York Daily News. Anderson, Kyle (2010-03-29). "WrestleMania...

jumped into the dugouts to shake their fists at the wrestlers. The main event of the 1972 Showdown at Shea later became known as "The Match of the Century"...

ready to challenge WWF champion Bob Backlund. He also competed on the Showdown at Shea show in August 1980, losing to Greg Gagne. McGraw left the WWF and...

obligations. WWWF held their then-major event Showdown at Shea three times at Flushing, New York's Shea Stadium in 1972, 1976 and 1980. Bruno Sammartino...

Hansen faced him for the WWWF Heavyweight Championship once again, at Showdown at Shea, but was unsuccessful. He left the promotion soon after. He returned...

Morales to capture the WWF Tag Team Championship from the Wild Samoans at Showdown at Shea. Backlund and Morales were forced to vacate the title due to a then-extant...

championship against both professional wrestlers, like Larry Sharpe during Showdown at Shea, and martial artists like karateka Willie Williams. In 1979, the WWWF...

him in for a crime he did not commit. The film ends in a final armed showdown at Shea Stadium. Billy Dee Williams as Hamberger Vanity as Rina Morgan Fairchild...

@steveaustinBSR as the Stanley Weston Award winner for lifetime achievement. Order now at https://t.co/Ip3ocrA39F" (Tweet). Archived from the original on November 22...

- At the Philadelphia Spectrum, The Wild Samoans became the new WWF Tag Team Champions after defeating Ivan Putski and Tito Santana. April 21 - At New...

Andre the Giant sowed the seeds of a slam at Shea Stadium". New York Daily News. "Ohio State Fair 1985 at Pro Wrestling History results". Pro Wrestling...

Federation being managed by Freddie Blassie. He defeated Rene Goulet at Showdown at Shea event. Hangman feuded with WWF Champion Bob Backlund, Andre the Giant...

initial U.S. bout taking place two weeks earlier at Showdown at Shea, preceding their more famous showdown at WrestleMania III by seven years. Brito later...

(August 9, 2008). "Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant sowed the seeds of a slam at Shea Stadium". New York Daily News. McCue, George (February 6, 1949). "GORGEOUS...

Fabulous Moolah and Vicky Williams became the first female wrestlers to wrestle at Madison Square Garden, which had previously banned women from wrestling in...