Today In Wrestling History March 26, 1991 – At a WWF Superstars of Wrestling TV show tapings in Las Vegas, Earthquake kayfabe squashed Damien the pet python of Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts whilst Roberts was tied up in the ropes during a scheduled TV match between the two which resulted in a no contest. When the match aired on TV, footage of Earthquake landing on Damien was edited out of the broadcast with cutaways to the syndicated show’s Event Center hosted then by Sean Mooney. In reality there we

On June 1, 1991 WWF Superstars aired from the MetroCentre in Rockford, Illinois. Earthquake (with "The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart) smashed Kevin Kruger. After the match, Mean Gene Okerlund asks Hart about his huge, shocking announcement that he’s now the manager of André the Giant. Andre walks out to the ring and we are shown clips of Andre declining offers from other managers. Then, Okerlund asks him point blank if he has signed with Hart. Andre says “no” as the crowd cheers. Andre smiles a

On March 9, 1991 WWF Superstars of Wrestling aired from the Orlando Arena in Orlando, Florida. As their feud continued to heat up before WrestleMania VII, WWF Heavyweight Champion Sgt. Slaughter burned a Hulk Hogan “Hulk Rules” shirt while being interviewed by Mean Gene Okerlund. According to SLAUGHTER, Vince McMahon asked him to burn the American flag, but Slaughter refused to do so. | Davenport Sports Network

On July 23, 1984 the WWF’s “The Brawl to End It All” took place in front of 23,416 fans at Madison Square Garden. The show was a major event in the Rock 'n' Wrestling Connection in the mid-1980s WWF. The main event featured The Fabulous Moolah defending the WWF Women's Championship against Wendi Richter. Richter pinned Moolah to win the Women's Championship. It was the only match of the event that was shown on national television. Take a look back as “The Incredible” Hulk Hogan defends his WWF H

On July 24, 1984 WWF’s Tuesday Night Titans aired on the USA Network from the Video One facilities in Owings Mills, Maryland. Host Vince McMahon and "sidekick" Lord Alfred Hayes welcome “The Eighth Wonder of the World” Andre the Giant to tonight’s program. Before Andre’s appearance, we take a look back to his previously taped match against Alexis Smirnoff. After the interview, Andre joins the band to perform the “Fish Song” in a classic WWF moment. | Davenport Sports Network

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On March 26, 1991 during a taping of WWF Superstars at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, Earthquake kayfabe squashed Damien the pet python of Jake “The Snake” Roberts whils Roberts was tied up in the ropes during a scheduled TV match between the two which resulted in a no contest. When the match aired on TV on April 27th, footage of Earthquake landing on Damien was edited out of the broadcast with cutaways to the syndicated show’s Event Center hosted then by Sean Mooney. In reality

On May 30, 1992 WWF Superstars aired from the Onongada War Memorial in Syracuse, New York. Take a look back as The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) take down Mike Fury and Dwayne Gill. Fury would go on to be best known as "Big Guido" in ECW, an enforcer for "The Full Blooded Italians." Gill would become best known during the WWF's "Attitude Era" as "Gillberg", a parody of then-rival promotion WCW's top star Goldberg. | Davenport Sports Network