Slamboree '93: A Legends' Reunion was the inaugural Slamboree professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on May 23, 1993, at The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia.
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 Promotional poster featuring various WCW wrestlers | |||
| Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | ||
| Date | May 23, 1993[1][2] | ||
| City | Atlanta, Georgia[1][2] | ||
| Venue | The Omni[1][2] | ||
| Attendance | 7,008[1] | ||
| Tagline(s) | One Moment. One Ring. One Mega-Event | ||
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Storylines
editThe event featured wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[3]
Aftermath
editThis was the final appearance of the NWA World Tag Team Championship on a WCW Pay Per View. The titles were won by Arn Anderson and Paul Roma in August 1993 at Clash of Champions XXIV, then WCW withdrew from the NWA in September 1993, and the titles would no longer be defended together; the NWA did not fill the vacancy for nearly two years; finally having a tournament in July 1995 which was won by the Rock and Roll Express.
Event
edit| Role: | Name: |
|---|---|
| Commentator | Tony Schiavone |
| Larry Zbyszko | |
| Johnny Valentine (For the Dory Funk, Jr/Nick Bockwinkel Match) | |
| Interviewer | Eric Bischoff |
| Missy Hyatt | |
| Ring announcer | Gary Michael Cappetta |
| Referees | Randy Anderson |
| Nick Patrick | |
| Mike Adkins | |
| Hall of Fame Host | Gordon Solie |
At the event, Lou Thesz, Mr. Wrestling II, Verne Gagne, and Eddie Graham were inducted into the WCW Hall of Fame. Additionally, Ole Anderson, The Assassin, Ox Baker, Red Bastien, Lord James Blears, The Crusher, The Fabulous Moolah, Greg Gagne, Bob Geigel, Stu Hart, Magnum T. A., Bugsy McGraw, Don Owen, Dusty Rhodes, Grizzly Smith, John Tolos, Mad Dog Vachon and Johnny Valentine were also honoured during a "Legends Ceremony".[4][5]
The event also saw the reformation of the Four Horsemen, now consisting of Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Ole Anderson, and new member Paul Roma.
It also saw Sid Vicious return to WCW, following a stint in the World Wrestling Federation.
The card underwent several changes, as Brad Armstrong replaced his father Bob Armstrong in the Legends Tag Team Match and The Prisoner replaced Scott Norton in the Bounty Match with Sting. In the WCW/NWA World Tag Team Championship steel cage match, Tom Zenk replaced Shane Douglas as Ricky Steamboat's partner in the masked Dos Hombres team. However, the announcers pretended throughout the match that Steamboat's partner was Douglas.
Results
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e Cawthon, Graham (2014). the History of Professional Wrestling Vol 4: World Championship Wrestling 1989-1994. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1499656343.
- ^ a b c d "WCW SLAMBOREE: History 1993". World Championship Wrestling. May 23, 1994. Archived from the original on May 11, 2000. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed (13 January 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
- ^ "WCW Slamboree 1993; Vader vs. Davey Boy Smith; Hollywood Blonds vs. Dos Hombres; Nick Bockwinkel vs. Dory Funk Jr". PWTorch.com. May 26, 2008. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
- ^ "Slamboree 1993". prowrestlinghistory.com. Retrieved January 28, 2016.