WWF Shotgun Saturday Night (March 22, 1997)

After a bit of a hiatus from most wrestling I’ve slowly gotten back into the swing of things with my random-ass Watch WWF ’97 But Only Shotgun and PPVs project that I was working on last year. Today we’re taking a look at the March 22, 1997 episode of Shotgun. This is the WrestleMania “go home show” so I honestly don’t expect much here beyond a bunch of video packages to give me the hard sell on Mania one last time.

WWF on MSG Network (March 16, 1997)

Dok Hendrix’s constant hyping of the March 16th return to Madison Square Garden during episodes of Shotgun Saturday Night got to me and I have decided to go ahead and watch that show. I have, in the past, watched and reviewed “fan cam” footage of a wrestling show on this here website, but that is not what is going on here today. From the mid-70s through early 1997 the MSG Network would occasionally air WWF cards from Madison Square Garden. The show I’m reviewing today was (at the time of my writing this) the last of these broadcasts. So let’s see how things were on a quasi-house show from this time.

WWF Shotgun Saturday Night (March 1, 1997)

It’s time for another look at what WWF was up to over on their B-Show, Shotgun Saturday Night in the year of 1997. On Raw and the PPVs things are honestly getting interesting as the world title scene is heating up and ECW is invading and there’s a new title being introduced for the first time in 20 years, but that’s stuff for Raw and the PPVs. This is Shotgun Saturday Night where you ask yourself, “That guy was still with the company in 1997?” on a weekly basis. So let’s check it out!

WWF Shotgun Saturday Night (February 22, 1997)

After a bit of a detour to watch some WWF wrestling shows from 1997 that actually mattered I’m back to on my bullshit as we press on with my march through Shotgun Saturday Night. This is the first episode of the revamped Shotgun. The show is no longer coming to us from various dive bars in New York City but instead just whatever arena or civic center Raw broadcast from that week since the show the show would be taped prior to Raw going forward.

Also all the matches on this episode were also featured on Superstars the following morning, albeit in a slightly different order making it a bit of a Metal / Jakked situation. This apparently only lasts until March at which point Superstars transitions into a recap show if memory serves correctly.

Championship Wrestling From Florida (October 26, 1983)

I guess I’m getting back into watching wrestling from time to time. For now I think I’m going to stick pretty exclusively with old studio stuff that I can find on YouTube. It might be Florida. It might be Mid-Atlantic. It might be Memphis. It might be something else but that’s the vibe I am currently most into so that’s the sort of thing I’m going to be watching. Today we’ve got another episode of Championship Wrestling From Florida. This particular episode was taped on October 26, 1983.

Championship Wrestling From Florida Global Wrestling (March 16, 1983)

It’s honestly been quite some time since last I even watched wrestling, let alone reviewed anything. I’m a dude with a family and a regular-ass job so my leisure time is frankly kind of limited so if I get into something I end up having to sacrifice some other hobby or interest to make time for it. Recently I’ve been watching that Star Wars Clone Wars deal so my random wrestling viewing has fallen by the wayside but last night I decided to get back to it with a random episode of studio wrestling from 1983.

Today we’re taking a look at the episode of Global Wrestling taped March 16, 1983. Wikipedia tells me that Global Wrestling was a “spin-off show,” but I don’t know if that means it was something like WWE Saturday Morning Slam or WCW Main Event in that it was just a secondary show or if it was a distinct show that aired in a different market the way WCW had unique version of WCW Pro for Chicago and New York. Whatever the case may be here are words about it.

WCW/NJPW Supershow I (March 21, 1991)

Today I’m going to take a look at a WCW show from 1991 I do not think I’ve ever seen before, their joint show with New Japan Pro Wrestling originating from the Egg Dome in Tokyo. Much like they would later do with the Collision in Korea show (another New Japan collaberation), WCW released a truncated version of the show for American audiences which is the version I’m watching. I might go an see if I can find the matches that were cut from this version since they apparently exist but I don’t know if I really need to see Scott Norton take on the guy that would go on to become Evad Sullivan or random early 90s New Japan guys I’ve never heard of so who knows? As for why I’ve never seen this show that’s because it’s one of the few WCW PPVs that, to my knowledge, never got added to the WWE Network. I’m assuming it’s due to some sort of New Japan related rights issues (Collision in Korea is another one that’s nowhere to be found on the Network). Anyway here we go!

Championship Wrestling From Florida (February 23, 1983)

So I went and got myself a Nintendo Switch at the end of August and since I’m a guy with a job and a family my overall free time is pretty limited and as such I’ve not been watching much wrestling or writing about it but I went and watched this here episode of Championship Wrestling From Florida last night so here are some words about it.

Championship Wrestling From Florida (February 19, 1983)

Today we’ve got another exciting episode of Championship Wrestling From Florida, specifically the February 19, 1983 episode of the show which unlike most of these shows I’ve seen does not originate from the Sportatorium at 106 N. Albany Ave. but rather the Fort Homer Hesterly Armory in Tampa. That’s right folks, we’re going to see some arena matches (taped on February 15, 1983) today…or at least some clips of arena matches since I’m doubtful we’ll get any in full.

Championship Wrestling From Florida (January 8, 1983)

I found the January 8, 1983 episode of Championship Wrestling From Florida on the ol’ YouTube though due to the length of the video it does not appear to be complete. I have no idea what, if anything, is missing from this one but if there is stuff I missed and you have a more complete copy of this episode or know of where a more complete copy can be found please let me know. Anyway let’s get down to it.