This Day in Wrestling History - March 27

[Chris]

Pay-Per-Views
1988: WWF WrestleMania IV (Buyrate: 6.50/Buys: 2,600,000)

Television Shows
1993: WCW Saturday Night
1993: WCW Worldwide
1993: WWF Mania
1993: WWF Superstars
1994: WCW The Main Event
1994: WWF Wrestling Challenge
1995: WWF Monday Night RAW (Rating: 3.20)
1999: WWF Shotgun Saturday Night
2000: WCW Monday Nitro (Rating: 2.60)
2000: WWF RAW is WAR (Rating: 6.60)
2003: WWE Smackdown! (Rating: 3.20)
2004: NWA-TNA Xplosion
2005: WWE Sunday Night Heat (Rating: 0.70)
2006: WWE RAW (Rating: 4.30)
2007: WWE ECW on Sci-Fi (Rating: 1.70)
2008: TNA iMPACT (Rating: 1.00)
2009: WWE Smackdown (Rating: 2.00)
2011: WWE Vintage Collection
2013: WWE Main Event (Viewers: 12,310,000)
2013: WWE NXT
2013: TNA Xplosion

Title Changes
1988: Randy Savage wins WWF World Heavyweight Championship
1988: Barry Windham & Lex Luger win NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic Version)
1988: Demolition (Ax & Smash) win WWF World Tag Team Championship

Birthdays
1961: Octagón
1967: Kenta Kobashi
1972: Charlie Haas
1986: SoCal Val
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Source: wrestlingdata.com

 

[Keith]

Always had a soft spot for Shotgun Saturday night, remember something involving Undertaker and I think a member of the Nation when they were fighting up an escalator or something, pretty sweet. Overall, I liked all the different wrestling shows back then, partly because the product was so good at the time.

 

[Deezy]

It was Taker and Triple H on Shotgun Saturday Night....I remember Trips getting a Tombstone on on top of the escalator and thinking "watch your hair!!"

 

[Keith]

It was Taker and Triple H on Shotgun Saturday Night....I remember Trips getting a Tombstone on on top of the escalator and thinking "watch your hair!!"

That's the one, loved that spot!

 

[Chris]

I don't think I've even seen a Shotgun Saturday Night show. I know what you two are talking about though because I remember them replaying it on an old Raw.

 

[Keith]

On a side note I recall a funny story Jim Cornette told in a shoot interview about how he used to have to drive Jake Roberts to SGSN shows because Jake couldn't drive and would often full a sleep during the middle of the day, the show was at midnight also.