UK Rampage was an annual professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) exclusively for the United Kingdom. With the exception of 1990, it was held from 1989 to 1993. These events aired live on the BSkyB family of cable and satellite channels.
| 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 | |||||||||
| First WWF UK Event | |||
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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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First WWF UK Event also known as WWF on Sky One was the inaugural UK Rampage event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). 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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| 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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UK Rampage 1991 was the second UK Rampage event 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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UK Rampage 1992 also referred to as European Rampage Again was the third 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 the European Rampage Tour, held in various locations across Europe. [7]
UK Rampage 1993 was the fourth 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]
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