From the Hartford Civic Center 39 years ago, Saturday Night’s Main Event took place (taped, shown in January’87) and in a memorable Steel Cage matchup…Hulk Hogan would defeat “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff to retain his WWF World Title after restarting the match (both Hogan and Orndorff touched the floor at the same time!) | Ultimate Wrestling Trivia
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From the Hartford Civic Center 39 years ago, Saturday Night’s Main Event took place (taped, shown in January’87) and in a memorable Steel Cage matchup…Hulk Hogan would defeat “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff to retain his WWF World Title after restarting the match (both Hogan and Orndorff touched the floor at the same time!) | Ultimate Wrestling Trivia
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On April 4, 1992 WWF Superstars of Wrestling aired from the Mobile Civic Center in Mobile, Alabama. As the buildup for WrestleMania VIII continues, check out the match between Shawn Michaels and Roddy Piper from the Prime Time Special “March to WrestleMania.” Then we get a WrestleMania VIII Report from Mean Gene Okerlund that features Ric Flair, Mr. Perfect, Shawn Michaels, Tito Santana and Sid Justice among others. | Davenport Sports Network
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On April 4, 1992 WWF Superstars of Wrestling aired from the Mobile Civic Center in Mobile, Alabama. As the buildup for WrestleMania VIII continues, check out the match between Shawn Michaels and Roddy Piper from the Prime Time Special “March to WrestleMania.” Then we get a WrestleMania VIII Report from Mean Gene Okerlund that features Ric Flair, Mr. Perfect, Shawn Michaels, Tito Santana and Sid Justice among others. | Davenport Sports Network
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The Hartford Civic Center Collapse Was a Disaster and a Miracle #hartfordct #disaster #history In 1978, Hartford narrowly escaped one of the worst disasters in U.S. history. Just hours after a UConn basketball game, the roof of the Civic Center arena collapsed. The arena’s computer-tested design proved fatally flawed, bending and cracking for years before four inches of snow brought it down. By a miracle of timing, no one was inside. Rebuilt in 1980, it still stands today as the PeoplesBank Aren
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The Hartford Civic Center Collapse Was a Disaster and a Miracle #hartfordct #disaster #history In 1978, Hartford narrowly escaped one of the worst disasters in U.S. history. Just hours after a UConn basketball game, the roof of the Civic Center arena collapsed. The arena’s computer-tested design proved fatally flawed, bending and cracking for years before four inches of snow brought it down. By a miracle of timing, no one was inside. Rebuilt in 1980, it still stands today as the PeoplesBank Aren
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38 years ago today the WWF taped Saturday Night’s Main Event at the Hartford Civic Center in Connecticut! Hulk Hogan beat Paul Orndorff in a steel cage to retain the WWF World Title! The match had to be restarted after both Hogan and Orndorff touched the floor at the same time. This feud was on fire at the time! Also on the show; Randy Savage beat George “The Animal” Steele to retain the Intercontinental title! The Junkyard Dog beat “The King” Harley Race by DQ. Adrian Adonis upset Roddy Piper b
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38 years ago today the WWF taped Saturday Night’s Main Event at the Hartford Civic Center in Connecticut! Hulk Hogan beat Paul Orndorff in a steel cage to retain the WWF World Title! The match had to be restarted after both Hogan and Orndorff touched the floor at the same time. This feud was on fire at the time! Also on the show; Randy Savage beat George “The Animal” Steele to retain the Intercontinental title! The Junkyard Dog beat “The King” Harley Race by DQ. Adrian Adonis upset Roddy Piper b
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On February 27, 2000 WWF’s “No Way Out” took place at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut. The main event was a Hell in a Cell match, a match where the ring and ringside area was surrounded by a 20-foot-high roofed steel cell between WWF Heavyweight Champion Triple H (with Stephanie McMahon) and Cactus Jack. While on top of the cell, Cactus Jack attempted a Piledriver, but the move was reversed and Triple H backdropped him onto the cell roof. The move broke the cell roof and Cactu
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On February 27, 2000 WWF’s “No Way Out” took place at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut. The main event was a Hell in a Cell match, a match where the ring and ringside area was surrounded by a 20-foot-high roofed steel cell between WWF Heavyweight Champion Triple H (with Stephanie McMahon) and Cactus Jack. While on top of the cell, Cactus Jack attempted a Piledriver, but the move was reversed and Triple H backdropped him onto the cell roof. The move broke the cell roof and Cactu
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On September 7, 1986 the debut episode of WWF Wrestling Challenge aired from the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut and was hosted by Gorilla Monsoon, “Big Cat” Ernie Ladd and “Luscious” Johnny Valiant. Wrestling Challenge was the replacement show for WWF All-Star Wrestling. The premiere episode also featured the debut of “The Snake Pit” with Jake “The Snake” Roberts and his guests, The Wizard and Kamala along with his masked "handler" Kim Chee (usually portrayed by Steve Lombardi).
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On September 7, 1986 the debut episode of WWF Wrestling Challenge aired from the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut and was hosted by Gorilla Monsoon, “Big Cat” Ernie Ladd and “Luscious” Johnny Valiant. Wrestling Challenge was the replacement show for WWF All-Star Wrestling. The premiere episode also featured the debut of “The Snake Pit” with Jake “The Snake” Roberts and his guests, The Wizard and Kamala along with his masked "handler" Kim Chee (usually portrayed by Steve Lombardi).
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On September 7, 1986 the debut episode of WWF Wrestling Challenge aired from the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut and was hosted by Gorilla Monsoon, “Big Cat” Ernie Ladd and “Luscious” Johnny Valiant. Wrestling Challenge was the replacement show for WWF All-Star Wrestling. The premiere episode also featured the debut of “The Snake Pit” with Jake “The Snake” Roberts and his guests, The Wizard and Kamala along with his masked "handler" Kim Chee (usually portrayed by Steve Lombardi).
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🥚🦃 On November 22, 1990 the fourth annual WWF Survivor Series was held in front of 16,000 fans at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut on Thanksgiving. This event is known for the on-screen debut of The Undertaker, who went on to become the WWF Champion at the next Survivor Series. The show is also remembered for the appearance of the ill fated “Gobbledy Gooker. Crowd reaction to The Gobbledy Gooker was extremely negative, with fans loudly booing as the costumed Héctor Guerrero d
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On August 17, 1998 the Ultimate Warrior made his World Championship Wrestling debut on WCW Monday Nitro that aired on TNT from the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut. WCW signed Warrior to a $500,000 contract in May of 1998. He formed a stable opposing Hollywood Hulk Hogan's New World Order (nWo) called the "One Warrior Nation" using the initialism oWn as a play on the name nWo. The storyline included Warrior kidnapping and "converting" The Disciple and frequent instances of "magic s
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