UK Rampage
UK Rampage was an annual professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) exclusively for the United Kingdom. Preceded by the First WWF UK Event in 1989, the UK Rampage series of events were held from 1991 to 1993. These events aired live on the BSkyB family of cable and satellite channels.
Dates and venues
| Event | Date | City | Venue | Main Event | Ref | ||||
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| First WWF UK Event (1989) | 10 October 1989 | London, England | London Arena | Hulk Hogan (c) vs. Randy Savage for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship | [1] | ||||
| UK Rampage (1991) | 24 April 1991 | London, England | London Arena | Hulk Hogan (c) vs. Sgt. Slaughter for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship | [2] | ||||
| UK Rampage (1992) | 19 April 1992 | Sheffield, England | Sheffield Arena | The British Bulldog vs. Irwin R. Schyster | [3] | ||||
| UK Rampage (1993) | 11 April 1993 | Sheffield, England | Sheffield Arena | Lex Luger vs. Jim Duggan | [4] | ||||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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Results
1989
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | ||
| Date | 10 October 1989 | ||
| City | London, England | ||
| Venue | London Arena | ||
| Attendance | 15,000 | ||
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The First WWF UK Event, also known as WWF on Sky One, was the inaugural event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) for British audiences, preceding the UK Rampage-branded events. It took place on 10 October 1989 from the London Arena in London, England and aired live on Sky 1. The event marked the WWF's first live event in the United Kingdom.[5]
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times[1] | ||||
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| 1D | Dave Finlay, Mark Rocco and Skull Murphy defeated Al Perez, Dale Wolfe and Tim Horner | Six-man tag team match | — | ||||
| 2 | Koko B. Ware defeated Boris Zhukov | Singles match | 10:59 | ||||
| 3 | Dino Bravo (with Jimmy Hart) defeated Bret Hart | Singles match | 16:09 | ||||
| 4 | Jim Duggan defeated The Honky Tonk Man | Singles match | 9:06 | ||||
| 5 | The Rockers (Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty) defeated The Fabulous Rougeaus (Jacques and Raymond) (with Jimmy Hart) | Tag team match | 24:16 | ||||
| 6 | The Brooklyn Brawler defeated Paul Roma | Singles match | 6:13 | ||||
| 7 | Hulk Hogan (c) (with Miss Elizabeth) defeated Randy Savage (with Queen Sherri) | Singles match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship | 14:04 | ||||
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1991
| UK Rampage 1991 | |||
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | ||
| Date | 24 April 1991 | ||
| City | London, England | ||
| Venue | London Arena | ||
| Attendance | 14,300 | ||
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The 1991 UK Rampage was the first event under the UK Rampage name produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on 24 April 1991 from the London Arena in London, England and aired live on Sky Movies Plus.[6]
| No. | Results[2] | Stipulations | Times | ||||
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| 1D | Dave Taylor, Steven Regal and Tony St. Clair defeated Drew McDonald, Chic Cullen and Johnny South | Six-man tag team match | 10:00 | ||||
| 2D | The Brooklyn Brawler defeated Steve Casey | Singles match | 7:29 | ||||
| 3 | Jim Neidhart defeated The Warlord | Singles match | 13:31 | ||||
| 4 | Ted DiBiase (with Sensational Sherri) defeated Kerry Von Erich by count-out | Singles match | 14:05 | ||||
| 5 | Greg Valentine defeated Haku | Singles match | 8:41 | ||||
| 6 | The Rockers (Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty) (with André The Giant) defeated The Orient Express (Kato and Tanaka) (with Mr. Fuji) | Tag Team match | 15:46 | ||||
| 7 | Jimmy Snuka defeated The Barbarian | Singles match | 15:56 | ||||
| 8 | The British Bulldog defeated The Berzerker (with Mr. Fuji) | Singles match | 16:03 | ||||
| 9 | Earthquake defeated Jake Roberts by disqualification | Singles match | 11:11 | ||||
| 10 | Hulk Hogan (c) defeated Sgt. Slaughter (with General Adnan) | Singles match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship | 16:01 | ||||
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1992
The 1992 UK Rampage, also referred to as European Rampage Again, was the second UK Rampage event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on 19 April 1992 from the Sheffield Arena in Sheffield, England and aired live on Sky Movies Plus.[7] Some of these matches were shown on Prime Time Wrestling months later.
This event marked the final event of that year's European Rampage Tour, held in various locations across Europe.[7] The video game WWF European Rampage Tour, created specifically for the European market, is named after the tour as a whole.
1993
The 1993 UK Rampage was the third and final UK Rampage event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on 11 April 1993 from the Sheffield Arena in Sheffield, England and aired live on Sky Sports.[8] On February 5, 2018 UK Rampage 1993 became available on the WWE Network.[9]
See also
References
- ^ a b "WWF on Sky One « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ a b "WWF UK Rampage 1991 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "WWF European Rampage Again Tour « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ "WWF UK Rampage 1993 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "WWF @ London, England - Arena - October 10, 1989 (sell out)". The History of WWE.
- ^ "UK Rampage 91 - London, England - Docklands Arena - April 24, 1991". The History of WWE.
- ^ a b "UK Rampage 92 - Sheffield, England - Arena - April 19, 1992 (sell out)". The History of WWE.
- ^ "WWF UK Events". www.prowrestlinghistory.com. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ "WWE Home Video Classics Now Available on WWE Network; Update on Edits". WWE Network News. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.