Rare Wrestling Finds: Halloween Havoc 89 VHS

This week's rare wrestling find has me looking through amazon to search for a good copy of WCW Halloween Havoc 1989 on vhs. This was never released on dvd, and it is relatively rare. I know a lot of people didn't watch WCW because it was not WWF or WWE, but the late 80's and mid 90's stuff was awesome. I promise it's worth the investment.

The matches that occurred at Halloween Havoc 1989 live from the Philadelphia Civic Center featured many old stars, including:

Tom Zenk defeated Mike Rotunda

The Samoan Swat Team (Samu, Fatu and The Samoan Savage) defeated The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane) and Steve Williams (with Jim Cornette)

Tommy Rich defeated The Cuban Assassin

The Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin and Michael Hayes) defeated The Dynamic Dudes (Shane Douglas and Johnny Ace) (with Jim Cornette)

Doom (Ron Simmons and Butch Reed) (with Woman) defeated The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott)


Lex Luger defeated Brian Pillman

The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal) (with Paul Ellering) defeated The Skyscrapers (Sid Vicious and Dan Spivey) (with Teddy Long)

Ric Flair and Sting (with Ole Anderson) defeated The Great Muta and Terry Funk (with Gary Hart) (with Bruno Sammartino as special guest referee) in a Thunderdome match

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Rare Wrestling Finds: WCW Starrcade 1990 Collision Course VHS

When I sold my wrestling collection, the one tape that garnered the most bids on ebay was WCW Starrcade 1990 in the original packaging. Someone in the UK paid $150 for it, and I originally got it for 99 cents. You can buy this one now online for around $30 in relatively good condition.

Starrcade 1990 was memorable for me because it was the first time on American television that I saw Konnan and Rey Mysterio SR face off against American opponents. I would see tapes later of them, but in this instance, it was a classic to see them wrestle in the United States, away from their Lucha Libre roots.

Also, Ric Flair's gimmick at the time was that he was a masked man, but no one knew. I guess that ruins the surprise for those that haven't seen the event. This was a great event, and it is not available on dvd, so you can order WCW Starrcade 1990 Collision Course VHS tape here.

WCW Starrcade 1990 Collision Course Card:

Bobby Eaton defeated The Z-Man

The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) (USA) defeated Sgt. Krueger and Col. DeKlerk (South Africa) Tournament Quarterfinal

Konan and Rey Misterio (Mexico) defeated Chris Adams and Norman Smiley (United Kingdom)

Mr. Saito and The Great Muta (Japan) defeated The Royal Family (Rip Morgan and Jack Victory) (New Zealand) Tournament Quarterfinal

Victor Zangiev and Salman Hashimikov (Soviet Union) defeated Troy Montour and Danny Johnson (Canada)

Michael Wallstreet (with Alexandra York) defeated Terry Taylor

The Skyscrapers (Sid Vicious and Danny Spivey) defeated Big Cat and The Motor City Madman Tag team match

Tommy Rich and Ricky Morton (with Robert Gibson) defeated The Fabulous Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin and Michael Hayes) (with Little Richard Marley

The Steiner Brothers (USA) defeated Konan and Rey Misterio (Mexico) Tournament Semifinal

Mr. Saito and The Great Muta (Japan) defeated Victor Zangiev and Salman Hashimikov (Soviet Union) Tournament Semifinal

Lex Luger defeated Stan Hansen (c) Texas Lariat match for the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship

Doom (Ron Simmons and Butch Reed) (c) (with Teddy Long) and Arn Anderson and Barry Windham fought to a no-contest Street Fight for the NWA World Tag Team Championship

The Steiner Brothers (USA) defeated Mr. Saito and The Great Muta Tournament Final

Sting (c) defeated The Black Scorpion in a Title Vs Mask Steel cage match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship with Dick the Bruiser as special guest referee

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WCW The Nasty Boys vs Public Enemy Legacy

For some reason, WCW hired Ecw mainstays "Public Enemy" to their roster for the sole purpose of having them get beat up all the time. After that wore off, they decided that it was time for them to start pulling the curtain at ppv. They ended up constantly fighting with The Nasty Boys. There was a ton of memorable moments between the two tag teams as they were notorious for working stiff.

I recall one match that I can't seem to find often, involved some great moments from these two teams, and that was at Bash at the Beach 1996! The two teams squared off in a double dog collar match and they couldn't break this table. This table was landed on by both teams from the top rope and it just wouldn't break and you could hear the table buckling and bouncing wrestlers off. This was a great moment in extreme wrestling.

Well, both teams are no longer in wrestling fans heads, but I still loved watching the two teams go at it.

The Nasty Boys vs. Public Enemy
Clash of the Champions



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WCW Lex Luger vs Mean Mark Callous 1990

This video from 1990 features a match up for the U.S Title. The match was from WCW's Great American Bash 1990 and features Lex Luger and Mean Mark Callous w/ Paul E (ECW).

Recognize Mean Mark Callous?

If you don't then you better look closer because that is none other than THE UNDERTAKER! That's right, The Undertaker!

So essentially you're watching The Undertaker wrestling Lex Luger from 1990!

A year or so later The Undertaker jumped to the WWF and never looked back. So enjoy this clip from 1990.

The Great American Bash 1990
WCW U.S Championship Match
Lex Luger (c) vs. Mean Mark Callous





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Bret Hart vs Owen Hart Wrestlemania 10 Complete Video

While a lot of people are talking about Jeff Hardy and Matt Hard right now, there once was a couple of brothers that had a great run against each other. They even squashed their beef inside a WWF Title match inside a Steel cage!

Before it got that bad, Bret Hart and Owen Hart had one heck of a match at Wrestlemania X. That night seems to be remembered not for Bret Hart wrestling twice that night, but for Shawn Michaels and Razor Ramon stealing the show in an Interconinental Ladder Match! Little known fact...Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels wrestled in a ladder match that was only available through Coliseum Video.

Whatever the case is, here is the original brothers feuding...

Bret "The Hitman Hart vs. Owen Hart
Wrestlemana X
Madison Square Garden, New York City

Three parts for the full match, enjoy!



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Part 3 below:



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WCW Worldwide Sting & The British Bulldog vs Bobby Eaton & Chris Benoit 1993 Video

Here we go, another WCW classic video. World Championship Wrestling's Worldwide with a match up featuring some of the great acquisitions from WWF at the time. The British Bulldog, if you didn't know had gone over to WCW where "the big boys play". Worldwide 1993 and it's not crazy, or is it?

Sting & The British Bulldog vs. Beautiful Bobby Eaton & Chris Benoit

Enjoy



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Stan Hansen vs. The Dynamite Kid Video

Remember the British Bulldogs? Now that was a tag team, but here is a classic bout you probably never saw. This match up is not with a major company and unless you were part of the vhs trade like I was at one point, you didn't see this one.

Here for you, Stan Hansen vs. Dynamite Kid!



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WCW Sting & The Great Muta vs The Steiner Brothers 1992 Japan Video

Here is something for you guys, on a Saturday! If you're a big fan of Sting now, you should really check this classic match up from 1992. It is The Great Muta teaming up with Sting to fight off The Steiner Brothers in Japan! This match is insane, you don't see this kind of great wrestling in the wwe right now.

I spent a lot of time tracking down these videos when I was younger. Before youtube you had to really work to get these on vhs, but now you can see them online and via dvd from various sorts of places.

So without further ado, here it is:

Sting & The Great Muta vs. Scott & Rick Steiner "The Steiner Brothers" from 1992
Live in Japan
World Championship Wrestling



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So there you have it, a little piece of Wrestling history. Stick around this site for another classic clip tomorrow, and reviews of WWE Monday Night Raw, ECW on Sci Fi, Tna Impact, and of course Friday Night Smackdown!

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WWF Randy Savage vs Andre the Giant Saturday Nights Main Event 1988

Today, for our Classic wrestling match update, we are going to feature an excellent bout between two of the biggest stars from the 1980's. We go back now to 1988.

The night is Saturday Night's Main Event from The Arco Arena in Sacramento California!

The match up is between Macho Man Randy Savage and Andre the Giant!

So without further ado, here it is:

Randy Macho Man Savage w/ Miss Elizabeth vs. Andre The Giant w/ Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
Saturday Night's Main Event 1988
Arco Arena
Sacramento, Ca.



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WCW Paul Orndorff vs Robbie V 1993

Oh yeah, Saturday morning and I'm dead tired. This weekend we are getting TNA's ppv right? I don't know what's going on, I'm too tired at the time of this posting. I wanted to give you guys something to watch for Saturday so here's another classic clip from the WCW days.

Featured today is Paul Orndorff vs. Robbie V from WCW 1993.

What? You don't know who Robbie V is? Three Letters RVD!



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ECW Tommy Dreamer vs Brian Lee Scaffold Match

I give Tommy Dreamer a lot of crap on this site. It's true, Tommy Dreamer is not the greatest professional wrestler on the ECW roster anymore. However, rewind a few years, many years not just a few and you begin to see a different side of Tommy Dreamer. For instance, did you know that Tommy Dreamer and Brian Lee fought in a crazy match called a Scaffold Match?

Now the Scaffold Match is nothing new. Jim Cornette blew out both his knees in the 80's during a scaffold Match and in XPW someone nearly died when he fell a few stories onto the ring ropes and straight into the ambulance.

So without further ado, here I present for you a little way to honor Tommy Dreamer and his accomplishments by showing him fighting Brian Lee in a Scaffold Match.

Tommy Dreamer vs. Brian Lee from the ECW Arena (Viking Hall) mid 90's for sure.



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WWF Jake The Snake Roberts vs Randy Macho Man Savage 1992

Back in 1992, when I was a mere 9 years old Jake "The Snake" Roberts wrestled Macho Man Randy Savage on Saturday Night's Main Event, and was latered on a vhs tape that I had entitled "The Best of WWF", and I"m not sure what volume. So with an NWA update yesterday, I thought it would be cool do have a WWF update today.

Enjoy this classic match up from 1992, featuring two of my all time favorite wrestlers!

WWF Saturday Night's Main Event 1992

Jake "The Snake" Roberts vs. Randy "Macho Man" Savage



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NWA Lex Luger vs Kendall Windham

This match up comes from 1989, and features the United States Champion Lex Luger against none other than Kendall Windham. The Windham name is a tradition in professional wrestling that hasn't made a come back in a long time. So enjoy a match from 1989, on this super Bowl sunday!



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WCW Sting vs. Big Van Vader Video

Here’s a classic match up that began the feud between Big Van Vader and a young Sting! Sting was really going for the gusto in WCW and wasn’t exactly great just yet. Big Van Vader has basically steam rolled the competition in WCW and was being pushed as the biggest obstacle in WCW at the time.

I’m not sure when this match took place, but it looks like early 90’s WCW footage from a WCW Saturday Night or Clash of the Champions. I’m not sure; it doesn’t look like a ppv match up, but it’s worth checking out classic Sting in Action.



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Andre the Giant vs. Jake The Snake Roberts 1988

As a new thing for every Thursday, and off days, I will be posting videos and commentary about the world of wrestling. Today I have a good clip for you, at least for nostalgia's sake. We go back in time to when the WWE was known as the WWF and they had shining stars like Jake The Snake Robers and Andre The Giant. These two men wrestled several times through out the years, and my fondest memory of the two was when they wrestled at Wrestlemania V at Trump Plaza! Of course the main event that year was The Mega Powers exploding, and having Macho Man Randy Savage Wrestle Hulk Hogan for the world heavyweight championship!

Andre The Giant with Bobby Heenan in his corner takes on Jake The Snake Roberts with Damien at the Philadelphia Spectrum from way back in 1988. Enjoy the first of many videos and comments that I'll be posting.



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