Slamboree '93: A Legends' Reunion

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Slamboree (1993)
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Promotional poster featuring various WCW wrestlers
Promotion World Championship Wrestling
DateMay 23, 1993 [1] [2]
City Atlanta, Georgia [1] [2]
Venue The Omni [1] [2]
Attendance7,008 [1]
Tagline(s)One Moment. One Ring. One Mega-Event
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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.

Contents

Storylines

The 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

This 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

Other on-screen personnel
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

No.Results [1] [2] StipulationsTimes
1 2 Cold Scorpio and Marcus Bagwell defeated Bobby Eaton and Chris Benoit Tag team match 09:22
2 Sid Vicious (with Robert Parker) defeated Van Hammer Singles match 00:35
3 Dick Murdoch, Don Muraco and Jimmy Snuka vs. Wahoo McDaniel, Blackjack Mulligan and Jim Brunzell ended in a no-contest Six-man tag team match 09:06
4 Thunderbolt Patterson and Brad Armstrong defeated Ivan Koloff and Baron von Raschke Tag team match04:39
5 Dory Funk Jr. (with Gene Kiniski) vs. Nick Bockwinkel (with Verne Gagne) ended in a time-limit drawSingles match15:00
6 Rick Rude and Paul Orndorff defeated Dustin Rhodes and Kensuke Sasaki Tag team match09:25
7 Sting defeated The Prisoner Singles match05:16
8 The Hollywood Blonds (Brian Pillman and Steve Austin) (c) defeated Dos Hombres (Ricky Steamboat and Tom Zenk) Steel Cage match for the NWA and WCW World Tag Team Championships16:08
9 Barry Windham (c) defeated Arn Anderson Singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship 10:55
10 Davey Boy Smith defeated Big Van Vader (c) by disqualification Singles match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship 16:16
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

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