This Day In Wrestling History - Feb. 18th edition

[Seth82]

Haven't done this for a few days as I didn't get much response so here I go again to see what you guys think

JCP @ Richmond, VA - Coliseum - February 18, 1983
The Ninja defeated Ricky Morton
Jim Nelson defeated Jim Dalton
Jack & Jerry Brisco defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Sgt. Slaughter & Don Kernodle via disqualification
Jimmy Valiant defeated the One Man Gang
Roddy Piper defeated Dick Slater

JCP @ Charleston, SC - February 18, 1983
Frank Monte defeated Ken Timbs
Johnny Weaver & Tommy Gilbert defeated Gene Anderson & Larry Lane
Dory Funk Jr. fought Sweet Brown Sugar to a no contest
Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood defeated NWA US Champion Greg Valentine & Terry Funk

JCP @ Greensboro, NC - Coliseum - February 18, 1984
Barry Orton defeated Keith Larson
Tim Horner defeated Bill White
Tully Blanchard defeated Mark Fleming
Bubba Smith defeated Tony Russo
Angelo Mosca Jr. defeated Ivan Koloff
Wahoo McDaniel & Mark Youngblood defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Bob Orton Jr. & Don Kernodle via disqualification
Greg Valentine defeated NWA US Champion Dick Slater via disqualification
Dusty Rhodes & Jimmy Valiant defeated the Assassins

St. Louis, MO - February 18, 1986
Debbie Combs defeated Despina Montagus
Rocky Johnson defeated Timothy Flowers
Jerry Blackwell defeated Kareem Muhammad
Nick Bockwinkel defeated Larry Zbyszko via disqualification
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey via disqualification
Tully Blanchard defeated Jimmy Valiant
Harley Race defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair in a non-title steel cage match

WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - February 18, 1983
Televised on the MSG Network - featured Vince McMahon & Gorilla Monsoon on commentary:
Jose Estrada pinned Curt Hennig at 13:25
Johnny Rodz pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 4:59
Mr. Fuji pinned Tony Garea at 8:26
Big John Studd defeated Jules Strongbow via submission at 2:40
Ray Stevens pinned Chief Jay Strongbow at 9:26
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) via disqualification when Backlund shoved the referee down after Muraco reached the ropes as the champion had the Crossface Chicken Wing was applied; after the bout, Backlund attacked Muraco as the IC Champion was being interviewed backstage
Rocky Johnson defeated Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) via count-out at 3:46 when Graham walked out of the match after sustaining three dropkicks from Johnson
All American Wrestling - 10/2/83: Andre the Giant & Jimmy Snuka defeated the Wild Samoans at 12:51 when Snuka pinned Sika with a splash off Andre's shoulders following a boot to the face by Andre; prior to the bout, Capt. Lou Albano escored the Samoans to the ring while Buddy Rogers escorted Snuka & Andre
Eddie Gilbert pinned Charlie Fulton at 9:20
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Swede Hanson at 4:51
Pedro Morales pinned Buddy Rose at 11:36

WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum - February 18, 1978 (19,500; sell out)
Televised on the PRISM Network - featured Vince McMahon & Dick Graham on commentary:
Ted Adams defeated Joe Turco
Davey O'Hannon defeated Steve King
Wee Willie Wilson & Hillbilly Pete defeated Little John & Billy the Kid
SD Jones defeated Nikolai Volkoff
Spiros Arion defeated Dominic DeNucci
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Bruno Sammartino (w/ Arnold Skaaland) in a steel cage match at 7:43 after the challenger gave Superstar a running kick, which sent the champion falling between the ropes and out the door
Peter Maivia defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Chief Jay Strongbow in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match

WWF @ Cape Girardeau, MO - Show Me Center - February 18, 2001 (4,259)
Hardcore Holly defeated Steven Richards
Crash Holly defeated the Brooklyn Brawler
Steve Blackman pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Raven to win the title
Raven pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman to win the title after a masked woman interfered
The Acolytes defeated the Big Bossman & Albert
WWF Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz defeated the Goodfather & Bull Buchanon
WWF European Champion Test defeated Val Venis
The Big Show defeated Al Snow
WWF World Champion Kurt Angle defeated WWF IC Champion Chris Jericho

2/18/83 Dallas
King Kong Bundy beat Magic Dragon
Iceman Parsons beat Arman Hussein
Jimmy Garvin beat Al Madril
Kevin, Kerry & David Von Erich beat Terry Gordy, Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts
Iceman Parsons beat Magic Dragon
Tola Yatsu beat Al Madril
David Von Erich beat Buddy Roberts DQ

2/18/85 Fort Worth
Terry Gordy beat One Man Gang DQ
Gino Hernandez beat Kerry Von Erich
Dennis Condrey beat Mark Ragin
Bobby Fulton beat Rip Oliver DQ
Brian Adias & Johnny Mantell beat Jack Victory & Kelly Kiniski


2/18/79 Dallas
Bruiser Brody beat The Spoiler
David Von Erich beat Mark Lewin
T. John Tibbedeux and Butch Cassidy beat Bill White and Little Tokyo
Gino Hernandez beat Bull Ramos
Race Bannon drew Eddie Sullivan

[Innovator]

You're forgetting "The War To Settle The Score"

[Seth82]

Ah here we go...

WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - February 18, 1985 (26,092 including several thousand at Felt Forum; sell out)
Televised on the MSG Network - included Gorilla Monsoon & Gene Okerlund on commentary:
Prime Time Wrestling - 3/19/85: Rick McGraw fought Moondog Spot to a 15-minute time-limit draw at 14:32 as McGraw had Spot covered with a superplex
Prime Time Wrestling - 3/19/85: Johnny Rodz pinned Jose Luis Rivera at 11:14 with a diving headbutt after Rivera missed a back elbow drop from the middle rope
All American Wrestling - 3/17/85: Hillbilly Jim defeated Rene Goulet via submission with a bearhug at 7:29; after the bout, Goulet had a verbal confrontation with Mr. T, who was sitting in the front row, until T jumped the guard rail and scared Goulet backstage (Hillbilly's MSG debut) (Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Smallest, Wrestling's Country Boys)
Prime Time Wrestling - 3/5/85: Leilani Kai (w/ the Fabulous Moolah) pinned WWF Women's Champion Wendi Richter (w/ Cyndi Lauper & David Wolff) with a roll up to win the title at 11:49 after Moolah hit the champion with a forearm to the face as Richter was trying to help Lauper on the floor after she was attacked by Moolah; after the bout, Richter and Lauper scared Moolah and Kai from the ring (The Best of the WWF Vol. 5)
Prime Time Wrestling - 3/19/85: David Sammartino pinned Moondog Rex at 12:27 with a powerslam
Prime Time Wrestling - 3/19/85: Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Swede Hanson at 5:48 after picking Hanson up and dropping him to the mat
Prime Time Wrestling - 3/19/85: Jimmy Snuka pinned Bob Orton Jr. at 9:59 with a sunset flip into the ring after punching Orton’s injured left arm; moments prior to the finish, Orton seriously injured the arm after a missed charge resulted in Orton hitting the steel ring post (The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the 80s)
Prime Time Wrestling - 3/19/85: Paul Orndorff pinned Tony Atlas at 6:08 with a German suplex into a bridge
Prime Time Wrestling - 3/19/85: WWF Tag Team Champions Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated the Spoiler & the Assassin at the 36-second mark when Windham pinned the Assassin with a bulldog
Prime Time Wrestling - 3/19/85: Don Muraco (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Salvatore Bellomo at 2:41 with the tombstone
The War to Settle the Score - aired live on MTV (9.1): WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan (w/ Capt. Lou Albano & Cyndi Lauper) defeated Roddy Piper (w/ Bob Orton Jr.) via disqualification at 7:40 after Paul Orndorff, who came ringside midway through the contest, joined Piper in attacking the champion after the referee was knocked out; moments later, as Piper and Orndorff prepared to knock Cyndi Lauper off the ring apron, Mr. T - who was sitting ringside for the event - came out of his seat and into the ring where he and Hogan faced off against Piper and Orndorff until officials and police swarmed the ring; prior to the bout, Piper came to the ring wearing a Hulk Hogan t-shirt and smashed a guitar in the ring to show what he thought of rock ‘n’ roll; after the match, Hogan celebrated in the ring with Mr. T, Albano, and Lauper; Bob Costas introduced the participants prior to the contest; later in the broadcast, Gene Okerlund conducted several interviews with MTV's Alan Hunter, WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan, David Wolff, Cyndi Lauper, Mr. T, Capt. Lou Albano, Andy Warhol, Billy Squire, Danny DeVito, and Roddy Piper (Rowdy Roddy Piper's Greatest Hits, The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the 80s, Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology, Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story)