Monday, June 29, 2009

TV Classics Category


The TV Classics bucket or section on WWE Classics On Demand includes many hours of classic re-airings of wrestling TV shows. Some shows include Monday Night Raw, Monday Night Nitro, Prime Time Wrestling, World Class Championship Wrestling, ECW Hardcore TV, Saturday Night's Main Event, World Championship Wrestling (NWA-Jim Crockett Promotions), and Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NWA-Jim Crockett Promotions) just to name a few.

Note: Some programs below may not air every month on WWE Classics On Demand.



*Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (MACW)- was a wrestling program that was produced by Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), which was a wrestling promotion under the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) umbrella in the Mid-Atlantic region. Jim Crockett Sr. was the founder of Jim Crockett Promotions, which was formed in 1931 and joined the NWA in 1952. Its main TV program Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling debuted in 1973 when Jim Crockett Jr. took over the company after his Father's death in '73. MACW was taped at WRAL Studios in Raleigh, NC until 1981 when the program was moved over to WPCQ Studios in Charlotte, NC. MACW ran from 1973-1986.
- Program currently airs on WWE Classics On Demand-

*World Championship Wrestling (WCW)- was a wrestling program that was produced by Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), which was a wrestling promotion under the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) umbrella in the Mid-Atlantic region. WCW came about after WWF purchased an interest in Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW) on July 14th 1984 (this date was known as black saturday). Shareholders (The Brisco Brothers- Jack & Jerry Brisco) and Jim Barnett sold the WTBS time slot to Vince McMahon. McMahon controlled the Saturday night time slot on WTBS. To compete with McMahon, GCW wrestler Ole Anderson's Championship Wrestling From Georgia (CWG) went head to head with WWF's Georgia Championship Wrestling. To make a long story short, GCW fans were upset of McMahon's takeover, in which his talent wrestled on GCW. More fans started watching Ole's CWG. With poor ratings and public outcry, McMahon cut his loss and sold the time slot to Jim Crockett and JCP, who ran Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (MACW) in the Carolina's. In April 1985 Crockett purchased Ole's CWG. Crockett merged MACW, GCW, and CWG. Crockett was able to fill two hours of wrestling that took place inside Ted Turner's Atlanta studios, which was aired on WTBS. The name of the show was World Championship Wrestling, which was the flagship program under GCW before McMahon took over the time slot. Crockett kept the name. WCW ran from 1985-1992 under the JCP brand.
-Program currently airs on WWE Classics On Demand-



* World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW)- was a wrestling program produced by World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), which was a wrestling promotion under the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) umbrella in Dallas and Fort Worth, TX. WCCW separated from the NWA in 1986. The TV program had the same name as the promotion. Shows were taped at the famed Dallas Sportatorium, while some events took place at Reunion Arena in Dallas, TX. WCCW ran from 1981 until the company folded in 1991. On WWE Classics On Demand this program is known as 'The History Of World Class Championship Wrestling.'
- Program currently airs on WWE Classics On Demand-
Hosts: Kevin Von Erich & Michael "P.S." Hayes


*ECW Hardcore TV- was a wrestling program produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), which was a wrestling promotion under the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) umbrella until 1994 when the promotion left. ECW Hardcore TV came about in 1993 and folded with the company in 2001. On WWE Classics On Demand this program is known as 'The History Of ECW.'
-Program currently airs on WWE Classics On Demand-
Hosts: Joey Styles and Tazz


*Prime Time Wrestling- was a wrestling program produced by World Wrestling Federation (WWF), which at one time was under the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) umbrella until 1963 when the promotion split into its own company. PTW was a precursor to today's Raw and aired on the USA Network from 1985-1993. PTW debut hosts were the late Jack Reynolds and Jesse "The Body" Ventura. Through the years PTW saw many hosts, but the two that gelled together best were the late Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, who hosted PTW from 1986 until 1991. The show included wrestling matches from house shows, interviews, promos, announcements, and up coming pay-per-view events during the two hour program.
-Program currently airs on WWE Classics On Demand-


*The Monday Night War: The Beginning- WWE Classics On Demand takes you back to 1995 where it all started between World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). WCW's Monday Nitro debuted on September 4th 1995 to compete with WWF's Monday Night Raw, which debuted on January 11th 1993. For 84 continues weeks Nitro defeated Raw in the ratings and the Monday Night War between these two shows is chronicled.
-Program currently airs on WWE Classics On Demand-
Host: Michael Cole

Note: The Monday Night War: The Beginning is re-aired from when it originally aired on WWE Classics On Demand back in 2004. This gives newer WWE Classics On Demand subscribers a chance to go back in time and catch what they missed 5 years ago.



*The Monday Night War- WWE Classics On Demand takes you back to the ratings battle between WWF's Raw and WCW's Nitro. Raw and Nitro are currently in 1998 as the battle continues. Both Raw and Nitro are shown.

WWE Monday Night Raw/Raw Is War/Raw- is a wrestling show produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Before Raw there was Prime Time Wrestling, which aired on the USA Network from 1985-1993. The WWE was moving into more of an 'edgier' product then it had produced back in the 1980s and felt it was a way to compete with Ted Turner's World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The show has ran on the USA Network, TNN (The National Network), Spike TV, and back to the USA Network in 2005. During 1995 WCW debuted their flagship program called Monday Nitro to compete with the WWE. For 84 consecutive weeks Nitro led Raw in the ratings war, until April 13th 1998 when Raw finally took over in the ratings. WCW Nitro folded on March 26th 2001 when WWE bought WCW and the war between the two companies was over. "Nature Boy" Ric Flair took on Sting for the final match. Raw still airs to this day.
-Program currently airs on WWE Classics On Demand-
Host: Michael Cole


The programs below (entire program) can be
seen from time to time on WWE Classics On Demand.
These programs have aired in the TV Classics section
since August 2006.

The Big Ones Category



The Big Ones bucket or section on WWE Classics On Demand is filled with classic and current pay-per-view (PPV) events. These PPV and super shows are from WWE, WCW, NWA, ECW, and AWA wrestling libraries. The Big Ones section also includes classic WWE house shows from the 70s, 80s, and 90s. Fans can also vote on WWE Classics On Demand website for the next months PPV event (Pick Your Big One- PYBO), which usually deals with the next months theme.

Note: Some programs below may not air every month on WWE Classics On Demand.


*Classic And Current PPV- Classic and current pay-per-view (PPV) events can be seen in The Big Ones Section. Super shows are also featured. A lot of the events took place in the WWE, WCW, NWA, ECW, and AWA.


*WWE Old School- Howard Finkel takes us back to some old school WWE house show cards. Most of these shows are from the 70s, 80s, and 90s. Here are some of the venues these cards were held at.

[Madison Square Garden, New York, NY- aired on MSG Network
[Boston Garden, Boston, MA- aired on New England Sports Network
[Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA- aired on Prism Network
[Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
[Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
[Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
[Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, TX
[The Summit, Houston, TX
[Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA- aired on Z Channel
[Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO
[Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, NJ- aired on MSG Network


*Pick Your Big One (PYBO)- Each month on WWE Classics On Demand website, fans can vote on what pay-per-view or event they want to see air next month. Usually the event goes along with the next months theme. Click to vote.

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Legends Category


The Legends bucket or section on WWE Classics On Demand is filled with legendary footage from WWE's 75,000 plus hour archived footage of professional wrestling. The Legends section is filled with legendary wrestlers from yesterday.

Note: Some programs below may not air every month on WWE Classics On Demand.


*WWE Hall Of Fame- Gene Okerlund hosts this profile segment that takes a look into that particular wrestlers career. Each month a new legend is chronicled, which include matches of that Hall Of Fame inductee in the Legends section.


*The Film Room With Gordon Solie- Jim Ross hosts this occasional program that airs on WWE Classics On Demand. Ross introduces classic clips chronicling a specific wrestler or event/feud as called by the late great announcer Gordon Solie. Most of the footage is from Florida's defunct Championship Wrestling From Florida wrestling territory.


*The Legends Of Wrestling- This is a roundtable discussion between some of the most influential wrestlers in the business. Jim Ross or Gene Okerlund host this hour segment. Some of the discussions that occur are about certain wrestlers, storylines, or occurrences in the world of wrestling. This is a very popular segment on WWE Classics On Demand.


*Current and past DVD releases- Sometimes current and past DVD's are shown in the Legends section on WWE Classics On Demand. Mostly just the documentary of the DVD is shown, not all the matches.


* Past VHS releases- Sometimes past VHS Coliseum Home Videos are shown in the Legends section on WWE Classics On Demand. This also includes NWA/WCW VHS releases by Turner Home Entertainment as well.


Friday, June 26, 2009

WWE Classics Scheule (June 23rd - June 30th)

June 23rd - June 30th

Here's the in-depth schedule for this week's content on WWE Classics On Demand.

Depending on your cable provider, content may be uploaded to On Demand at a different date. Mine is updated at 12:00 A.M. ET on Wednesday. Someone else's could be updated on Friday, it just depends on your local cable center. After waiting 3-4 days if nothing has been updated, please call your local cable provider and inform them of the problem.

Note: Some programs might not be on the schedule. That's because someone might have a program that I don't have that week, but I'll get it the following week or a few days later. It depends on your local cable provider (center). That's what I was told.





-WWE Hall Of Fame: "American Dream" Dusty Rhodes-
Host: Gene Okerlund
Ends: 6/30/09

-Film Room: Terry Funk-
In The Film Room With Gordon Solie
Topic: Terry Funk
Host: Jim Ross
Ends: 6/30/09

-Dusty Tag Title-
WWF Tag Team Championship
"American Dream" Dusty Rhodes & Pat Patterson
VS.
The Wild Samoans (Afa & Sika)
Date: 10/20/80
World Wrestling Federation (WWF)
TV: NWA World Wide
Ends: 6/30/09
Note: According to Graham Cawthon's The History Of The WWE website, this match took place on October 20th not October 22nd.

-Dusty VS. Ric Flair-
NWA World Heavyweight Championship
"American Dream" Dusty Rhodes VS. "Nature Boy" Ric Flair
Date: 11/28/85
Jim Crockett Promotions (NWA)
Event: Starrcade '85
Arena(s): Greensboro Coliseum & The Omni
Cities: Greensboro, NC & Atlanta, GA
Ends: 6/30/09
Note: This was Starrcade '85, not Starrcade '86.

-Dusty VS. Sullivan-
"American Dream" Dusty Rhodes VS. Kevin Sullivan
Date: 9/7/88
Jim Crockett Promotions (NWA)
Event: Clash Of The Champions III: Fall Brawl
Network: TBS
City: Albany, GA
Arena: Albany Civic Center
Attendance: 3,700
Ends: 6/30/09

-Dusty VS. Zbyszko-
"American Dream" Dusty Rhodes VS. Larry Zbyszko
Date: 6/10/84
American Wrestling Association (AWA)
City: St. Paul, MN
Ends: 6/30/09

-Triumph Of WCCW-
The Triumph & Tragedy Of World Class Championship Wrestling DVD
Ends: 6/30/09



-WWE Old School-
MSG 7/13/85
Date: 7/13/85
World Wrestling Federation (WWF)
TV: Madison Square Garden Network
Arena: Madison Square Garden
City: New York, NY
Attendance: 15,000
Ends: 7/7/09

-WWE Royal Rumble 2009-
WWE Royal Rumble
Date: 1/25/09
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)
PPV: Royal Rumble
Arena: Joe Louis Arena
City: Detroit, MI
Attendance: 16,685
Ends: 7/14/09

-PYBO: Road Wild '98-
WCW Road Wild 1998
Date: 8/8/98
World Championship Wrestling (WCW)
PPV: Road Wild
Arena: Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
City: Sturgis, SD
Attendance: 8,500
Ends: 7/2/09

-Rumble 1989-
WWF Royal Rumble 1989
Date: 1/15/89
World Wrestling Federation (WWF)
PPV: Royal Rumble 1989
Arena: The Summit
City: Houston, TX
Attendance:
Ends: 6/30/09



-ECW 10/22/96-
The History Of ECW
Date: 10/22/96
Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW)
Host: Joey Styles & Tazz
TV: Hardcore TV

Arena: ECW Arena
City: South Philadelphia, PA
Ends: 7/7/09

-MNW: 10/9/95-
The Monday Night War: The Beginning
Monday Night Raw VS. Monday Nitro
Date: 10/16/95
Host: Michael Cole
Ends: 6/30/09


-MNW: 10/16/95-
The Monday Night War: The Beginning
Monday Night Raw VS. Monday Nitro
Date: 10/16/95
Host: Michael Cole
Ends: 6/30/09


-NWA 11/29/86-
World Championship Wrestling (TV program)
Date: 11/29//86
Jim Crockett Promotions (NWA)
TV: World Championship Wrestling
Network: Superstation WTBS
Ends: 6/30/09

-Prime Time 2/6/89-
Prime Time Wrestling
Date: 2/6/89
World Wrestling Federation (WWF)
Network: USA Network
TV: Prime Time Wrestling
Ends: 6/30/09

-Donnybrook Theatre-
Donnybrook Theatre
Date: 1995
World Wrestling Federation (WWF)
Ends: 6/30/09
Note: This was a comedy sketch type show, but the idea was dropped and the pilot show never aired.

-WCCW 7/23/83-
The History Of World Class Championship Wrestling
Date: 7/23/83
World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW)
Host: Michael "P.S." Hayes & Kevin Von Erich
Ends: 7/7/09

-SNME 2/8/92-
Saturday Night's Main Event
Date: 2/8/92
World Wrestling Federation (WWF)
Network: FOX
TV: Saturday Night's Main Event
Ends: 6/30/92
Note: This was the first Saturday Night's Main Event to air on FOX


Host: Cody Rhodes
-Funk VS. Candido-
Terry Funk VS. Chris Candido
Date: 6/6/97
Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW)
Event: Wrestlepalooza '97
City: Philadelphia, PA
Arena: ECW Arena
Ends: 6/30/09

-Hansen VS. White-
AWA World Heavyweight Championship
Stan "The Lariat" Hansen VS. Leon White
Date: 4/8/86
American Wrestling Association (AWA)
TV: AWA All Star Wrestling
Arena: Showboat Sports Pavilion
City: Las Vegas, NV
Ends: 6/30/09

-Sting & Dusty Tag-
NWA World Tag Team Championship
"American Dream" Dusty Rhodes & Sting
VS.
Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard
Date: 6/8/88
Jim Crockett Promotions (NWA)
Network: TBS
TV: Clash Of The Champions II: Miami Mayhem
Venue: James L. Knight Center
City: Miami, FL
Attendance: 2,400
Ends: 6/30/09

-Strongbows Six Man-
"Best 2-out-of-3 Falls, Six Man Tag Team" match
Andre the giant, Chief Jay Strongbow & Jules Strongbow
VS.
Blackjack Mulligan, Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito
Date: 8/30/82
World Wrestling Federation (WWF)
Network: USA Network & Madison Square Garden Network
Arena: Madison Square Garden
City: New York, NY
Ends: 6/16/09

-Youngbloods Tag-
Mark Youngblood & Chris Youngblood
VS.
Arn Anderson & Barry Windham
Date: 1/30/91
World Championship Wrestling (WCW)
TV: Clash Of The Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite
Network: TBS
Arena: Georgia Mountains Center
City: Gainsville, GA
Attendance: 2,200
Ends: 6/30/09
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Some match/event dates, attendance, venues, and cities courtesy of Graham Cawthon's

http://www.angelfire.com/wrestling/cawthon777/

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

WWE Classics Schedule (June 2nd - June 9th)

June 2nd - June 9th

Here's the in-depth schedule for this week's content on WWE Classics On Demand.

Depending on your cable provider, content may be uploaded to On Demand at a different date. Mine is updated at 12:00 A.M. ET on Wednesday. Someone else's could be updated on Friday, it just depends on your local cable center. After waiting 3-4 days if nothing has been updated, please call your local cable provider and inform them of the problem.

Note: Some programs might not be on the schedule. That's because someone might have a program that I don't have that week, but I'll get it the following week or a few days later. It depends on your local cable provider (center). That's what I was told.





-WWE Hall Of Fame: "American Dream" Dusty Rhodes-
Host: Gene Okerlund
Ends: 6/30/09

-Film Room: Graham-
In The Film Room With Gordon Solie
Topic: Dory Funk Jr.
Host: Jim Ross
Ends: 6/16/09

-Dusty Six Man Tag-
"American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, Manny Fernandez, & Magnum T.A.
VS.
"Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Ole Anderson, Arn Anderson
Date: 12/15/85
Jim Crockett Promotions (NWA)
TV: NWA World Wide
Ends: 6/16/09

-Dusty VS. Arion-
"American Dream" Dusty Rhodes VS. Spiros Arion
Date: 4/24/78
World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF)
Arena: Madison Square Garden
City: New York, NY
Ends: 6/16/09
Note: According to Graham Cawthon's The History Of The WWE website, this match took place on April 24th not April 27th 1978.

-Dusty VS. DiBiase-
"American Dream" Dusty Rhodes VS. "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase
Date: 6/13/89
World Wrestling Federation (WWF)
Network: New England Sports Network
City: Boston, MA
Arena: Boston Garden
Ends: 6/16/09
Note: This was the final Boston Garden card that aired on the New England Sports Network

-Dusty VS. Koloff-
NWA United States Championship
"American Dream" Dusty Rhodes VS. "Russian Bear" Ivan Koloff
Date: 4/3/88
Jim Crockett Promotions (NWA)
Network: Superstation TBS
TV: NWA Main Event
City: Spartanburg, SC
Arena: Memorial Auditorium
Ends: 6/16/09
Note: NWA Main Event debut episode

-History IC Title-
Parts 5 & 6
WWE History Of The Intercontinental Championship DVD
Ends: 6/16/09



-WWE Old School-
MSG 3/14/82
Date: 3/14/82
World Wrestling Federation (WWF)
TV: Madison Square Garden Network
Arena: Madison Square Garden
City: New York, NY
Ends: 6/9/09

-WWE Armageddon 2008-
WWE Armageddon 2008
Date: 12/14/08
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)
PPV: Armageddon
Arena: HSBC Arena
City: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 11,000
Ends: 6/09/09

-PYBO: Slamboree '98-
WCW Slamboree 1998
Date: 5/17/98
World Championship Wrestling (WCW)
PPV: Slamboree
Arena: The Centrum
City: Worcester, MA
Attendance: 11,592
Ends: 6/4/09

-WCW Clash 18-
WCW Clash Of The Champions XVIII
Date: 1/21/92
World Championship Wrestling (WCW)
Event: Clash Of The Champions XVIII
Network: TBS
Arena: Kansas Expo Center
City: Topeka, KS
Attendance: 5,500
Ends: 6/16/09
Note: This was Jesse Ventura's WCW debut



-ECW 10/8/96-
The History Of ECW
Date: 10/8/96
Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW)
Host: Joey Styles & Tazz
TV: Hardcore TV

Arena: ECW Arena
City: South Philadelphia, PA
Ends: 6/9/09

-MNW: Nitro 1/5/98-
The Monday Night War: WCW Monday Nitro
Date: 1/5/98
Host: Michael Cole
Ends: 6/16/09


-MNW: Raw 1/5/98-
The Monday Night War: WWF Raw Is War
Date: 1/5/98
Host: Michael Cole
Ends: 6/16/09


-NWA 11/22/86-
World Championship Wrestling (TV program)
Date: 11/22//86
Jim Crockett Promotions (NWA)
TV: World Championship Wrestling
Network: Superstation WTBS
Ends: 6/16/09

-Prime Time 3/21/88-
Prime Time Wrestling
Date: 3/21/88
World Wrestling Federation (WWF)
Network: USA Network
TV: Prime Time Wrestling
Ends: 6/16/09

-Mid-Atl 12/9/81-
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
Date: 12/9/81
Jim Crockett Promotions (NWA)
TV: Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
Network: WPCQ Studios- Charlotte, NC
Ends: 6/16/09

-WCCW 7/2/83-
The History Of World Class Championship Wrestling
Date: 7/2/83
World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW)
Host: Michael "P.S." Hayes & Kevin Von Erich
Ends: 6/9/09


Host: Cody Rhodes
-Brisco Brothers Tag-
WWF Tag Team Championship
Jack Brisco & Gerald Brisco
VS.
Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch
Date: 12/28/84
World Wrestling Federation (WWF)
Network: Madison Square Garden Network
City: New York, NY
Arena: Madison Square Garden
Attendance: 26,092
Ends: 6/16/09

-Hennig VS. Wahoo-
AWA World Heavyweight Championship
Curt Hennig VS. Wahoo McDaniel
Date: 10/4/87
American Wrestling Association (AWA)
TV: AWA Championship Wrestling
Arena: Showboat Sports Pavilion
City: Las Vegas, NV
Ends: 6/16/09

-Mosca VS. Ron Bass-
Angelo Mosca Jr. VS. "Cowboy" Ron Bass
Date: 12/18/84
Jim Crockett Promotions (NWA)
TV: Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
Ends: 6/16/09

-Murdoch VS. Orton-
"Bullrope" match
"Capt. Redneck" Dick Murdoch VS. "Cowboy" Bob Orton
Date: 5/7/89
National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)
PPV: NWA Wrestle War '89
Arena: Nashville Municipal Auditorium
City: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 5,200
Ends: 6/16/09

-Tatanka Six Man-
Tatanka & The Smokin' Gunns (Billy Gunn & Bart Gunn)
VS.
Bam Bam Bigelow, & The Headshrinkers (Samu & Fatu)
Date: 8/30/93
World Wrestling Federation (WWF)
PPV: Summerslam 1993
Arena: The Palace Of Auburn Hills
City: Auburn Hills, MI
Attendance: 23,954
Ends: 6/16/09
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Some match/event dates, attendance, venues, and cities courtesy of Graham Cawthon's

http://www.angelfire.com/wrestling/cawthon777/