WWF European Rampage

Locations and dates of the European Rampage Again Tour in April 1992 shown on an official t-shirt

WWF European Rampage Tour was a series of professional wrestling events produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) throughout a number of European countries in the early 1990s. A number of them were broadcast on local television intended for local audiences. The video game WWF European Rampage Tour , created specifically for the European market, is named after the tour as a whole.

Preceding events in Europe

The World Wrestling Federation held its first show in Europe on 23 October 1987 at Bercy Stadium in Paris, France, with a sold-out crowd of 12,000. ^[1] The main event was a match between Harley Race and Junkyard Dog featuring André the Giant as special guest referee. The show was televised on Canal+. ^[2] It was the WWF's first attempt at global expansion.

Over the years it would hold numerous more events in the continent. On April 2, 1988 the WWF held its first show in Italy at the PalaTrussardi in Milan and was broadcast on Italia 1. ^[3] On 10 October 1989 it held its first show in Britain at the London Arena, in front of a crowd of 15,000, broadcast on Sky One. ^{[4] [5]} The main event in this match featured Hulk Hogan (with Miss Elizabeth) defeatting Randy Savage (with Queen Sherri). ^[6]

UK Rampage 1991

The WWF's first tour of events in Europe was held in the United Kingdom and Ireland, called UK Rampage, between April and May 1991. The first Rampage was aired live and broadcast by BSkyB. ^[7]

Date	City	Venue	Main Event
24 April 1991	London, England	London Arena	Hulk Hogan (c) vs. Sgt. Slaughter for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship [8]
25 April 1991	Glasgow, Scotland	SECC	Roddy Piper vs. Ted Dibiase [9]
26 April 1991	Belfast, Northern Ireland	King's Hall	Andre The Giant, Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty vs. Mr. Fuji and the Orient Express [9]
27 April 1991	Dublin, Republic of Ireland	The Point	Davey Boy Smith vs. Ted DiBiase [9]
28 April 1991	Manchester, England	G-Mex	Roddy Piper vs. Ted DiBiase [9]
30 April 1991	Birmingham, England	NEC	Jake Roberts vs. Mr. Perfect [9]
1 May 1991	Brighton, England	Brighton Centre	Davey Boy Smith vs. The Undertaker [9]
2 May 1991	London, England	Wembley Arena	The Ultimate Warrior vs. The Undertaker [9]

The table below show the full results of the televised UK Rampage on 24 April:

No.	Results [8]	Stipulations	Times
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
(c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match D  – this was a dark match

European Rampage Tour

The Europe-wide European Rampage Tour was held in October of 1991. ^{[10] [11]}

Event	Date	City	Venue	Attendance	Main Event	Broadcaster
Day 1 (Battle Royal at the Albert Hall)	3 October 1991	London, England	Royal Albert Hall	5,000	20-man Battle Royal won by The British Bulldog	Sky Movies Plus
Day 2	4 October 1991	London, England	Wembley Arena	12,000 [12]	Legion of Doom vs. Nasty Boys
Day 3	5 October 1991	Barcelona, Spain	Palau Sant Jordi	19,000 [13]	Tito Santana vs. The Undertaker	Telecinco
Day 4	6 October 1991	Brussels, Belgium	Forest National		Legion of Doom vs. Nasty Boys
Day 5	7 October 1991	Sheffield, England	Sheffield Arena	12,000 [12]	Legion of Doom vs. Nasty Boys
Day 6	8 October 1991	Birmingham, England	National Indoor Arena		Legion of Doom vs. Nasty Boys
Day 7	9 October 1991	Paris, France	Bercy Arena	7,000 [12]	18-man Battle Royal won by Davey Boy Smith

European Rampage Again Tour

The WWF held another tour in Europe in the spring of 1992 called European Rampage Again Tour. Following the success of the previous tour, it was expanded. ^{[14] [15]} The events have also been locally marketed as UK Rampage or Deutschland Tour depending on country. The UK Rampage in Sheffield was televised on Sky Movies Plus whereas Deutschland Tour in Munich was televised on Tele 5. ^[16]

Event	Date	City	Venue	Attendance	Main Event
Day 1	10 April 1992	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Ahoy Sportpaleis		Money Inc. vs. Bushwackers [16]
Day 2	11 April 1992	Milan, Italy	FilaForum	10,000+ [16]	Randy Savage vs. The Mountie [16]
		Brussels, Belgium	Vorst Nationaal Arena	5,500 [16]	Bushwackers vs. Money Inc. [16]
Day 3	12 April 1992	Kiel, Germany	Ostseehalle	7,000 [16]	Money Inc. vs. Bushwackers [16]
		Brighton, England	Brighton Centre		Randy Savage vs. The Mountie [16]
Day 4	13 April 1992	London, England	Wembley Arena	11,000+ [16]	Randy Savage vs. The Mountie [16]
Day 5	14 April 1992	London, England	Wembley Arena	11,000+ [16]	The Undertaker vs. Sid Justice [16]
		Munich, Germany	Olympiahalle	12,345 [16]	16-man Battle Royal won by Davey Boy Smith
Day 6	15 April 1992	Belfast, Northern Ireland	King's Hall		The Undertaker vs. Sid Justice [16]
		Frankfurt, Germany	Festhalle	9,000 [16]	Randy Savage vs. The Mountie [16]
Day 7	16 April 1992	Dublin, Ireland	The Point Theatre		The Undertaker vs. Sid Justice [16]
		Dortmund, Germany	Westfalenhallen		Randy Savage vs. The Mountie [16]
Day 8	17 April 1992	Birmingham, England	NEC	12,000 [16]	Legion of Doom vs. The Nasty Boys
		Glasgow, Scotland	SECC		The Undertaker vs. Sid Justice [16]
Day 9	18 April 1992	Birmingham, England	NEC	12,000 [16]	Davey Boy Smith vs. Repo Man [16]
		Glasgow, Scotland	SECC		Legion of Doom vs. Nasty Boys [16]
Day 10 (UK Rampage (1992))	19 April 1992	Sheffield, England	Sheffield Arena		The British Bulldog vs. Irwin R. Schyster [17]
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

This was followed by another European Rampage Again Tour in autumn of 1992. ^[18]

Date	City	Venue	Attendance	Main Event
24 September 1992	Stuttgart, Germany	Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle	8,000	Ric Flair vs. Tito Santana
25 September 1992	Dortmund, Germany	Westfalenhalle		Natural Disasters vs. Money Inc.
26 September 1992	Hamburg, Germany	Sporthalle	4,500 [16]	Bret Hart vs. Papa Shango [16]
27 September 1992	Kiel, Germany	Ostseehalle	6,000 [16]	Ric Flair vs. Bret Hart [16]
28 September 1992	Sheffield, England	Sheffield Arena	9,700 [16]	Ric Flair vs. Randy Savage [16]
29 September 1992	Birmingham, England	NEC	12,000 [16]	Ric Flair vs. Bret Hart [16]
30 September 1992	Berlin, Germany	Deutschlandhalle		Natural Disasters vs. Money Inc. [16]
1 October 1992	Munich, Germany	Olympiahalle	10,000 [16]	Ric Flair vs. Randy Savage [16]
2 October 1992	Aschaffenburg, Germany	Unterfrankenhalle	4,500 [16]	Ric Flair vs. Bret Hart [16]
3 October 1992	Frankfurt, Germany	Festhalle		Ric Flair vs. Bret Hart [16]

European Spring Tour 1993

Rampage returned in the spring of 1993 and the tour took place throughout 18 events between 8 April (in Paris, France) to 26 April (in Milan, Italy). The event in Paris on 8 April was aired by Canal+ and the main event consisted of Yokozuna beating Jim Duggan. The event in Sheffield on 11 April (see UK Rampage (1993)) was aired by Sky Sports and its main event was Lex Luger beating Jim Duggan. The event in Barcelona on 24 April was aired by Telecinco and in the main event Bret Hart beat Bam Bam Bigelow. ^[19]

See also

• Professional wrestling in France
• Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom

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