UK Rampage

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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.

Dates and venues[]

Event Date City Venue Main Event(s) Ref
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
Randy Savage (c) vs. Shawn Michaels for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship 		[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

Results[]

1989[]

First WWF UK Event
PromotionWorld Wrestling Federation
Date10 October 1989
CityLondon, England
VenueLondon Arena
Attendance15,000
UK Rampage chronology
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1991

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]
1D Dave Finlay, Mark Rocco and Skull Murphy defeated Al Perez, Dale Wolfe and Tim Horner Six-man tag team match Unknown
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
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
  • D – indicates the match was a dark match

1991[]

UK Rampage 1991
PromotionWorld Wrestling Federation
Date24 April 1991
CityLondon, England
VenueLondon Arena
Attendance14,300
UK Rampage chronology
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1992

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
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) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
  • D – indicates the match was a dark match

1992[]

Main article: UK Rampage (1992)

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]

1993[]

Main article: UK Rampage (1993)

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]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "WWF on Sky One « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "WWF UK Rampage 1991 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  3. ^ "WWF European Rampage Again Tour « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  4. ^ "WWF UK Rampage 1993 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  5. ^ "WWF @ London, England - Arena - October 10, 1989 (sell out)". The History of WWE.
  6. ^ "UK Rampage 91 - London, England - Docklands Arena - April 24, 1991". The History of WWE.
  7. ^ a b "UK Rampage 92 - Sheffield, England - Arena - April 19, 1992 (sell out)". The History of WWE.
  8. ^ "WWF UK Events". www.prowrestlinghistory.com. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  9. ^ "WWE Home Video Classics Now Available on WWE Network; Update on Edits". WWE Network News. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
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