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01/05/1996 World Wrestling Federation (Vincent K. McMahon) - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Coliseum (5,100)
Fatu def Bob Backlund
Skip & Zip def Barry Horowitz & Marty Jannetty
Goldust def Bob Holly
Henry Godwinn def Rad Radford
Smoking Gunns: Billy & *Bart (pin) *Jerry Lawler & Isaac Yankem DDS
Savio Vega (DQ) Hunter Hearst Helmsley
Diesel & *Razor Ramon (pin) *Sycho Sid & Jeff Jarrett
Ahmed Johnson (DQ) Davey Boy Smith
Bret Hart & *Undertaker (pin) *Owen Hart & Yokozuna

01/06/1996 WWF - New Haven, CT - Coliseum (4,800)
Fatu def Bob Backlund
Skip & Zip def Marty Jannetty & Barry Horowitz
Bob Holly def Sycho Sid
Henry Godwinn def Rad Radford
Smoking Gunns def Jerry Lawler & Isaac Yankem DDS
Goldust def Savio Vega
Diesel & Razor Ramon def Jeff Jarrett & Hunter Hearst Helmsley
Ahmed Johnson (DQ) Davey Boy Smith
Bret Hart & Undertaker def Owen Hart & Yokozuna

01/21/1996 Eastern Shores Wrestling - Deer Park, NY
Bubba Ray Dudley (COR) Cousin Luke
Primo Carnera III (DDQ) Mike Mayhem
Tommy Cairo def Devon Storm
Taz def Shark Attack Kid
ESW Light Heavyweight Title (to crown the first champion): Italian Sensation def Rocky Shore
Adam Bomb def The Warlord

01/24/1996 WWF - White Plains, NY - Westchester County Center (3,000)
Savio Vega def Mr. Bob Backlund
Fatu def Dr. Isaac Yankem DDS
Tatanka def Bob Holly
Smoking Gunns def Skip & Zip
Hunter Hearst Helmsley def Duke Drose
Bret Hart def Goldust
Ahmed Johnson def Jeff Jarrett
Steve Austin def Hakushi
Undertaker & Diesel (COR) Yokozuna & Owen Hart

01/26/1996 ESA - Lincoln Park, NJ (240)
Metal Maniac def Gino Caruso
King Kaluha def Johnny Gunn
Tommy Cairo (DCOR) Damien Stone
Jim Powers def Skull Von Crush
Devon Storm def Inferno Kid
Ace Darling def Johnny Handsome
Jimmy Snuka def Mike Sharpe

01/26/1996 WWF - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden [IV] (15,000; 12,800 paid)
*Tatanka & Isaac Yankem DDS (pin) Bob Holly & *Fatu
Duke Drose [sub. for Razor Ramon] def 1-2-3 Kid
Owen Hart def Hakushi
Ahmed Johnson def Jeff Jarrett
Steve Austin def Henry Godwinn (Austin's MSG debut)
Undertaker def Yokozuna
Smoking Gunns: *Billy & Bart def Skip & *Zip
Savio Vega (COR) Goldust
Shawn Michaels def Hunter Hearst Helmsley
Cage Match: Bret Hart def Diesel

01/27/1996 NWA - Yardville, NJ (375)
Cousin Luke, Johnny Gunn, Harley Lewis &
Psychotron def Hell Riders, Rockin Rebel & Glenn Osbourne
Johnny Handsome def Inferno Kid
Ace Darling (DQ) Abbuda Singh
Akida Kaos def Bobby Blake
NWA World Heavyweight Title: Dan Severn def Ghetto Blaster
H.W. Star def Cool Kid Ice
Devon Storm def Rik Ratchett
Bad Attitude def Lost Boys
Ladder Match: Tommy Cairo def Derrick Domino

01/31/1996 East Coast Pro Wrestling (Gino Caruso) - Lake Hiawatha, NJ (100)
Adorable Anthony def Chino
Battle Royal: Johnny Gunn won
Blackjacks def Jackie Black & Rockin Ricco
Damien Stone def Russ Money
Metal Head def Rex Lethal
Butcher Blackwell def Rocco Medina
Gino Caruso def Rick Silver
Dave Desire & Michael the Magnificent def Black Alley Boys
Blitzkrieg def Hambone Harris
Top Gun (DQ) Lord Zieg
Johnny Gunn (DQ) Metal Maniac

02/03/1996 ECW - Rego Park, NY - Lost Battalion Hall (1,200)
Taz (3:34) Shark Attack Kid
Headhunters (6:45) Axl Rotten & El Puerto Ricano
ECW World Tag Team Title*: Eliminators: *Perry Saturn & John Kronus (12:11 pin) Cactus Jack & *Mikey Whipwreck
*Tommy Dreamer & Shane Douglas (19:35 pin) Raven & *Stevie Richards
Rey Mysterio Jr. (9:27) Juventud Guerrera
The Pitbulls def Headhunters
Chris Jericho (10:58) Rob Van Dam
Buh Buh Ray Dudley (0:39) J.T. Smith
Sabu (12:24) Mr. Hughes
The Sandman & *2 Cold Scorpio (7:43 pin) New Jack & *Mustafa Saed

02/03/1996 Pro Wrestling U-S of A - Staten Island, NY - Sportsfest Center
USOA Title: Rick Martel vs Bam Bam Bigelow
Sonny Beach vs King Kong Bundy
Staten Island Streetfight Title: Bodyguard for Hire vs Christopher Columbus
USOA Tag team Title: Sir Christopher Michaels & Johnny Handsome* vs Village People
Damien Stone vs New York Home Boy

02/21/1996 ECPW - Lake Hiawatha, NJ (100)
NC-17 def Sterling Silver & Rex Lethal
Butcher Blackwell def Sweet Pea Simpson
Rockin Ricco & Jackie Black def Back Alley Boys
Damien Stone def C.J. Summers
Hambone Harris def Lord Zieg
Blitzkrieg (COR) Metal Head
Blackjacks def Empire
Top Gun def Rocco Medina
Metal Maniac def Sweet Pea Simpson

02/24/1996 NWA - Yardville, NJ - Imaginations (375)
Twiggy Ramirez def Rik Ratchett
Reckless Youth (10min limit draw) Kid Flash
Non-title: The Greek Connection def The Lost Boys
H.D. Ryder (DDQ) Bobby Blake
Ace Darling (pin) D.Lo Brown
911 (NC) Rockin' Rico
Tommy Cairo def The Darkside Rebel [Chuck Williams]
Bad Attitude def Misfits
Devon Storm (pin) Inferno Kid

02/24/1996 WWF - E. Rutherford, NJ - Meadowlands (8,500)
Fatu [sub. for Barry Horowitz] def Bob Backlund
Ringmaster (Steve Austin) (7:32 sleeper hold) Bob Holly
Justin Bradshaw def Marty Jannetty
Skip & Zip def Henry Godwinn & Phinneas Godwinn
Hunter Hearst Helmsley (6:18 DQ) Duke Drose
Roddy Piper [sub. for Razor Ramon] (7:49 pin) The 1-2-3 Kid
WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Title: Goldust* (13:26 pin) Savio Vega
Ahmed Johnson (14:58 pin) Tatanka [sub. for Jeff Jarrett]
WWF World Heavyweight Title: Undertaker (11:38 DQ) Bret Hart
*Shawn Michaels & Yokozuna (16:32 pin) *Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith

03/06/1996 Northern States Wrestling Alliance - Lake Haiwatha, NJ
NSWA Junior Heavyweight Title*: Dave Desire (forfeit) Shark Attack
NSWA United States Title (decision): Butcher Blackwell def Hambone Harris

03/08/1996 ECW - Rego Park, NY - Lost Battalion Hall
Chris Michaels & Kendo Nagasaki (1:31) Damien Stone & Joel Hartgood
JT Smith (2:47) Hack Myers
Chris Jericho (13:55) Cactus Jack
Taz (4:12) Mikey Whipwreck
ECW World Tag Team Title: Eliminators: Perry Saturn & John Kronus* (14:06) Pitbulls: #1 & #2
Best Two Out Of Three Falls: Juventud Guerrera (2-1 16:26) Rey Misterio Jr.
Big Titan (3:42) Judge Dredd
ECW World Television Title: Too Cold Scorpio* (20min limit draw) Sabu
Buh Buh Ray Dudley & Dances with Dudley (2:36) Headhunters
ECW World Heavyweight Title: Raven* (12:27) The Sandman

03/16/1996 NEW - Wallkill, NY - Wallkill HS (950)
Hellraiser (pin) Rocky Shore
Ray Odyssey def Mike Sharpe
NEW Light Heavyweight Title (decision): Super Nova (pin) Johnny Handsome
Abuddah Singh [Boo Bradley] (COR) Tony DeVito
911 and Primo Carnera III def Ralph Lemieux and J.L. Storm
Doink the Clown (pin) Bob Backlund
Bam Bam Bigelow (pin) Jim Neidhart

03/17/1996 WWF - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden [IV] (17,000; sell out; 14,824 paid)
Aldo Montoya def Isaac Yankem DDS
Justin Bradshaw def Avatar
Henry Godwinn & *Phinneas Godwinn (8:21 pin) *Skip & Zip
Ringmaster (Steve Austin) (5:30 sleeper hold) Barry Horowitz
*Bret Hart & Undertaker (16:25 DQ) *Diesel & Shawn Michaels
No-DQ: Hunter Hearst Helmsley def Duke Drose
WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Title (No Count-Out Match): Goldust (21:35 pin) Savio Vega
Ahmed Johnson (11:26 pin) The 1-2-3 Kid
Jake Roberts & *Yokozuna (12:48 pin) Davey Boy Smith & *Owen Hart

03/22/1996 Universal Superstars of America - Lindenhurst, NY
Cousin Luke def Bulldog Mack
Duke Snider [not the original?] def Mangler
Typhoon (DCOR) Sonny Beach
Bodyguard for Hire (DQ) Christopher Michaels
Lumberjack Match: Brutus Beefcake def Greg Valentine
East Village Riot Squad def Tony Rambo & Mike Norman

03/22/1996 Eastern Wrestling Alliance - E. Rutherford, NJ
Damien Stone def A.J. Steele
Bam Bam Bigelow def Jim Neidhart
Ace Darling & Johnny Handsome def Steve Corino & Inferno Kid
Johnny Gunn def Mike Kaluha
Tommy Cairo def Keith Schera
Steve Corino def Glenn Osbourne
Jim Powers def Devon Storm

03/30/1996 NWA - Yardville, NJ - Imaginations
Cousin Luke (DQ) H.D. Ryder
Rick Ratchet & Donnie B. def Twiggy Ramirez & Madonna Wayne Gacy
Frankie Burns def Little Akeem
Bad Attitude def Greek Attitude
Adrian Hall def Mr. Puerto Rico
NWA World Heavyweight Title: Dan Severn* (pin) Ghetto Blaster
NWA North American Title: Tommy Cairo (DDQ) Devon Storm
Reckless Youth & D.Lo Brown def Ace Darling & Inferno Kid

04/13/1996 ECW - Rego Park, NY - Lost Battalion Hall
Damien Stone & J.T. Smith (3:46 DQ) Buh Buh Ray Dudley & Big Dick Dudley
Hack Myers (6:01) Billy Black
ECW World Tag Team Title: Eliminators: Perry Saturn & John Kronus* (2:08) El Puerto Ricano & Joel Hartgood
ECW World Heavyweight Title: Raven* (8:30) Damien 666
Shane Douglas (6:55) Axl Rotten
Taz (3:17 TKO) Chris Jericho
Brian Lee & Bruise Brothers: Don Harris & Ron Harris (11:45) Tommy Dreamer & Pitbulls: #1 & #2
Sabu (15:21) Mikey Whipwreck
3-way elimination: Gangstas: New Jack & Mustafa (18:57) Headhunters and The Sandman & Too Cold Scorpio

04/21/1996 NJCW - Asbury Park, NJ
NJCW United States Title*: Ghetto Blaster def Johnny Handsome
NJCW Tag Team Title*: Misfits: Harley Lewis & Psychotron def Super Nova & Rockin' Rico

04/26/1996 ESW - Brentwood, NY
Jimmy Deo def Max Crimson
Ray Odyssey def Mike Norman
Italian Sensation (DQ) Shark Attack Kid
Tommy Cairo def Devon Storm
Tito Santana def Bob Backlund
Fatu def Sinister Kane
ESW Heavyweight Title (decision): Primo Carnera III def Monster Mad Man [Peter Weeks / Mondo Vial]

04/26/1996 EMLL / Ultimate Championship Wrestling - Jamaica, NY (125)
Pharaoh (DQ) Tiger Khan
Falcon con Paris def Black Panther
La Diabolica def Lady Apache
El Hijo del Santo & Solar & Brazo de Oro def Pirata Morgan & Scorpio Jr. & El Brazo
Huracan Jr. & Black Shadow Jr. & Misterio def Angel o Demonio I & Angel o Demonio II & Esperado Guerrero

04/27/1996 NWA - Yardville, NJ (350)
Derrick Domino def Mad Man Pondo
Inferno Kid & Ralph Soto def Adrian Hall & Twiggy Ramirez
Rik Ratchett (DQ) Boogie Woogie Brown
NWA North American Heavyweight Title: Tommy Cairo* def D.Lo Brown
Reckless Youth def Inferno Kid
Tracy Smothers (DCOR) Ace Darling
NWA United States Tag Team Title*: Bad Attitude: Seek & Destroy def Lost Boys: Yar & Wolf
Ian Rotten (NC) Abbuda Singh

04/28/1996 EMLL - Queens, NY (85)
La Diablica def Lady Apache
Ted def Macumba
Felinito & Dragoncito def Orito & Brazito de Plata
Los Brazos (Brazo de Oro & Brazo de Plata & El Brazo) & El Dragon def Mr. Misterio & Titere & Gran Markus Jr. & Audaz
Shark Attack Kid & Tiger Khan def Black Panther & Pharaoh
Solar & El Hijo del Santo def Pirata Morgan & Scorpio Jr.

05/03/1996 - New York, NY (500)
A-Train & Latin Lover [not original] (NC) Larry Brisco & Fabian Street
Spanish Angel def Kid Nazim,
Kid TNT Armond de Sheik Abdul
Guardian Angel & Teddy Buttercup (DQ) Monster Mad Man & Tommy Furrer
Super Medic #1 def Kodiak Bear
Cousin Luke def Johnny Valiant
Jim Powers def Metal Maniac
Tito Santana def Hercules

05/03/1996 - Northeast Wrestling - Newburgh, NY - Newburgh Free Academy HS
Ralph Lemieux def J.L. Storm
Doink def Justin St. John
High Chair Match: Half Nelson def Tiny The Terrible
NEW Light Heavyweight Title: Johnny Handsome def Super Nova*
* Title held-up due to outside interference from Abbudah Singh
Abbudah Singh (NC) Tony DeVito
Bam Bam Bigelow & Fatu (DCOR) Primo Carnera III & Sinister Cain
Ahmed Johnson def Bodydonna Skip

05/03/1996 USA - Brooklyn, NY
Christopher Michaels def Sunny Beach
Golden Greek def Mr. X [Gino Caruso]
Duke Snider def Ken Sweeney
Rhino Power: #1 & #2 (DDQ) A.J. Steele & L.A. Gore
Typhoon def King Kong Bundy
Bodyguard for Hire (NC) Virgil

05/04/1996 Ultimate Championship Wrestling - Flushing, NY
Black Panther def Rayo de Plato
Pharaoh (DQ) Macumba
Teddy Reade def Boss Hog
Tommy Cairo def Derrick Domino
Shark Attack Kid def Gary Reno
Ric Matrix & Mike Matrix def Blitzkrieg & Crazy Ivan
Falcon Coperis (DQ) Tiger Khan

05/04/1996 All-Star Wrestling Alliance - Paterson, NJ (600)
Super Nova def James Stone [Little Guido]
Gino Caruso (DQ) Mr. Puerto Rico [Ralph Soto]
Rik Ratchett def Rocco Dorsey
Chuck Williams & Glenn Osbourne def Ghetto Blaster & Harley Lewis
King Kong Bundy def Iron Sheik
NWA North American Heavyweight Title: Tommy Cairo* (DCOR) Derrick Domino
ASWA Light Heavyweight Title (3-way to crown the first champion): Inferno Kid won

05/10/1996 NWA - Lodi, NJ - Lodi HS (400)
Lost Boys def Ghetto Blaster & Psychotron
Gino Caruso def The Metal Maniac
Cousin Luke (pin) Rick Ratchet
Johnny Gunn def Twiggy Ramírez
NWA United States Tag Team Title: Bad Attitude* def Sons of the Gestapo
Ricky O & Frankie Burns def Nick Nioso & The Great Martine
Mr. Puerto Rico [Ralph Soto] (DQ) Virgil
NWA North American Heavyweight Title: Tommy Cairo* (pin) Derek Domino
Vinnie Powers (sub) Rocco Dorsey
The Inferno Kid (pin) Ace Darling

05/17/1996 Eastern Wrestling Alliance - Hoboken, NJ (150)
Inferno Kid (pin) Ace Darling
Johnny Rodz (pin) Johnny Valiant
Gino Caruso (pin) Kodiak Bear
Tito Santana (pin) Sheik Abdullah
No DQ Match: Tommy Cairo (pin) Damien Stone
King Kaluha (pin) Johnny Gunn
Jim Powers (pin) Devon Storm

05/18/1996 USA - Staten Island, NY (450)
Rhino Power: #1 & #2 def Mr. Puerto Rico & Kodiak Bear
Gino Caruso def Golden Greek
Typhoon def Virgil
Butch Cassidy def Frank Burns
Typhoon def Sunny Beach
USA Tag Team Title*: L.A. Gore & A.J. Steele def Johnny Handsome & Christopher Michaels
USA Heavyweight Title (decision): Bam Bam Bigelow def Typhoon

05/19/1996 WWF - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden [IV] (18,800; 16,564 paid; sell out)
The Bushwhackers def Marty Jannetty & Leif Cassidy
Savio Vega def Bob Backlund
Ahmed Johnson (DQ) Davey Boy Smith
The Ultimate Warrior def Owen Hart
Steve Austin def Jake Roberts
Vader def Yokozuna
WWF World Tag Team Title*: Henry Godwinn & *Phinneas Godwinn (pin) *Skip & Zip
Hunter Hearst Helmsley def Razor Ramon
Cage Match: Shawn Michaels (20min) Diesel

05/25/1996 Main Event Championship Wrestling - Lake Hiawatha, NJ
MECW New Jersey Heavyweight Title (battle royal to crown the first champion): Hubie Volk won

05/26/1996 New Jack Championship Wrestling - Asbury Park, NJ
Super Nova def Nomad
Derrick Domino def Rocco Dorsey
Stevie Richards def Ace Darling
Rockin Rico def Ubas
Lucifer def Magic
NJCW Tag Team Title (decision): Misfits: Harley Lewis & Psychotron def NC-17
Raven def Mikey Whipwreck
Virgil (COR) Ghetto Blaster

05/31/1996 USA - Deer Park, NY
L.A. Gore (DCOR) A.J. Steele
Duke Snider def Tony Rambo
Grim Carnage def Nathan Alexander
Italian Sensation def Christopher Michaels
Sunny Beach (DQ) Typhoon
Bam Bam Bigelow def Booty Man

06/02/1996 New Jack City Wrestling - Freehold, NJ (155)
Rocco Dorsey def Rockin Ricco
Misfits def Lost Boys
Ghetto Blaster def Cujo
Super Nova def Nomad
Bam Bam Bigelow def Mike Sharpe
Lucifer (NC) Hell Raiser
NJCW Light Heavyweight Title: Ace Darling def Ubas [El Puerto Ricano]
ECW World Heavyweight Title: Raven def Tommy Dreamer

06/08/1996 NWA - Yardville, NJ - Imaginations (600; sellout)
Ralph Soto (pin) Gino Caruso
Ace Darling & Inferno Kid def PG-13
Boogie Woogie Brown (pin) Rik Ratchett
Twiggy Ramirez def Mike Vendetta
Ghetto Blaster (pin) Rocco Dorsey
Boxing Match: Tommy Fierro def Dennis Coraluzzo
NWA Unite States Tag Team Title: Bad Attitude* def Sons of Gestapo
King Kong Bundy (pin) Johnny Gunn
NWA North American Heavyweight Title (3-way): Tommy Cairo* def Ian Rotten and Derrick Domino

06/29/1996 ECW - Middletown, NY - Orange County Fairgrounds Fieldhouse (700)
Devon Storm (pin) El Puerto Ricano
Stevie Richards (pin) Dances With Dudley
J.T. Smith & Little Guido (DQ) Buh Buh Ray Dudley & Big Dick Dudley
Taz (submissoin) Hack Myers
Shane Douglas (pin) Mikey Whipwreck
ECW World Television Title: Chris Jericho* (pin) Pit Bull #2
ECW World Tag Team Title: Eliminators (pin) Gangstas: New Jack & *Mustafa
Weapons Match: Tommy Dreamer (pin) Brian Lee
ECW World Heavyweight Title: Raven* (pin) The Sandman

06/30/1996 WCW - New York, NY - Paramount Theatre (4,500; 3,587 paid)
Chris Benoit def Eddie Guerrero
Dean Malenko def Lord Steven Regal
Jim Duggan def V.K. Wallstreet
Konnan def Kevin Sullivan
Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner (DQ) Harlem Heat
Lex Luger def Arn Anderson
The Nasty Boys def Public Enemy
Randy Savage def Ric Flair (guest ref: Bruno Sammartino)
The Giant (DQ) Sting

06/30/1996 ECW - Deer Park, NY - Community Center (400)
Taz def Prodigy
Mikey Whipwreck def Stevie Richards
FBI: J.T. Smith & Little Guido (DQ) Buh Buh Ray Dudley & Big Dick Dudley
Sandman def Blue Meanie
Pitbull #2 def Shane Douglas
Brian Lee def Dances with Dudley
Perry Saturn & John Kronus def Chris Jericho & Mikey Whipwreck
Raven def Tommy Dreamer

06/30/1996 New Jack City Wrestling - Asbury Park, NJ
Ace Darling def Nomad
Rik Ratchett def Rocco Dorsey
Misfits def Bobby G & Reckless Youth
Ghetto Blaster (DQ) Devon Storm
Mike Sharpe def Cannon
Super Nova def Rockin Ricco,
Cujo the Hellhound & Magic & Hell Raiser def Gino & Lucifer & Mr. Puerto Rico
Jimmy Snuka def King Kaluha

07/05/1996 WWF - E. Rutherford, NJ - Meadowlands (7,309)
Duke Drose (9:22) Leif Cassidy
Salvatore Sincere (9:38) Barry Horowitz
Elimination Match: Skip & Zip def Smoking Gunns (19:51) Henry Godwinn & Phinneas Godwinn
WWF World Heavyweight Title: Shawn Michaels (6:56 DQ) Vader
WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Title: Ahmed Johnson* (7:10 COR) Goldust
No-DQ: Steve Austin (14:22 pin) Savio Vega
Jake Roberts (7:34) Justin Bradshaw
Marc Mero (12:42) Hunter Hearst Helmsley
Undertaker (17:01) Mankind

07/06/1996 WWF - New Haven, CT - Coliseum (4,462)
Duke Drose (12:42) Leif Cassidy
Salvatore Sincere (9:33) Barry Horowitz
Jake Roberts def Justin Bradshaw
3-way: Skip & Zip def Henry Godwinn & Phinneas Godwinn and Smoking Gunns
Shawn Michaels (DQ) Vader
Goldust def Ahmed Johnson (reverse dec)
No-DQ: Steve Austin def Savio Vega
Marc Mero def Hunter Hearst Helmsley
Undertaker def Mankind

07/15/1996 NEW - Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center
Roughhouse Ralph Mosca [Ralph Lemieux?] def Viper
Damage Incorporated def Rocky Shore & The Italian Sensation
Skip def Ray Odyssey
Jim Neidhart def Doink the Clown
NEW Light Heavyweight Title (ladder match): Johnny Handsome def Super Nova to win the held-up title
Street Fight Match: Abbudah Singh def Tony DeVito
NEW Heavyweight Title: Bam Bam Bigelow* def King Kong Bundy
Ahmed Johnson & Fatu (DQ) Tatanka & Primo Carnera III

07/20/1996 NWA - Yardville, NJ (200)
Gino Caruso def Crazy Ivan
Psychotron def Jack Rider
Inferno Kid def Rockin Rico
Reckless Youth def Tracy Smothers
Ralph Soto & Lester Muhammad [Rasta the Voodoomon] def Johnny Mantell & Cousin Luke
Twiggy Ramirez & Adrian Hall (DQ) Bad Attitude
Tommy Cairo & Derrick Domino def Ian Rotten & Mad Man Pondo
Iron Sheik def Rik Ratchett

07/21/1996 NWA - Fort River, NJ (250)
Larry Brisco def Gino Caruso
Cousin Luke def Ian Rotten
Amazing Martine def Frankie Burns
Johnny Mantell def Ace Darling
NWA North American Heavyweight Title (falls count anywhere, first blood): Tommy Cairo* def Derrick Domino
Bam Bam Bigelow def King Kong Bundy

07/24/1996 USA - Brooklyn, NY
Golden Greek def Tony Rambo
Ken Sweeney def Duke Snider
Rhino Powers (DDQ) East Village Riot Squad
Virgil def Gino Caruso
Bam Bam Bigelow def Typhoon
Bodyguard for Hire def Christopher Michaels

08/09/1996 WWF - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden [IV] (11,314)
Justin Bradshaw (5:01) Aldo Montoya
Henry Godwinn & Phinneas Godwinn (10:42) Marty Jannetty & Leif Cassidy
Marc Mero (9:02) Hunter Hearst Helmsley
Mankind (0:37) Jake Roberts
Vader (10:16 DCOR) Sycho Sid
Yokozuna [sub. for Ahmed Johnson] (6:37) Owen Hart
Shawn Michaels (17:05) Goldust
Smoking Gunns (7:23) Skip & Zip
Savio Vega (7:32) Davey Boy Smith
Undertaker (9:23 DQ) Steve Austin

08/17/1996 ECW - Staten Island, NY - SportsFest Center (1,033)
ECW World Heavyweight Title: Stevie Richards [sub. for Raven]* def The Sandman
Louie Spicolli def Hack Myers
Buh Buh Ray Dudley def Devon Storm
Mikey Whipwreck def John Kronus
Too Cold Scorpio def Perry Saturn
Terry Gordy & Tommy Dreamer def Brian Lee & Stevie Richards
ECW World Television Title: Shane Douglas def Pit Bull #2
ECW World Tag Team Title: Gangstas def Samoan Gangstas
Sabu def Rob Van Dam

08/21/1996 East Coast Pro Wrestling (Gino Caruso) - Lake Hiawatha, NJ
ECPW Heavyweight Title*: Rockin' Rico def Metal Maniac

08/25/1996 WWF - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Coliseum (6,823)
The Bushwhackers def Justin Bradshaw & Zebakiah
The Grimm Twins def Marty Jannetty & Leif Cassidy [sub. for Skip & Zip]
*Marc Mero & Savio Vega (15:45 pin) Steve Austin & *Hunter Hearst Helmsley
Goldust & *Mankind (13:48) *Jake Roberts & Undertaker
*Henry Godwinn & Phinneas Godwinn (16:21 COR) Smoking Gunns: *Billy & Bart
Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith (9:22 pin) Sycho Sid & *Jim Neidhart [sub. for Ahmed Johnson]
*Shawn Michaels & Jose Lothario (12:36 NC) *Vader & Jim Cornette

08/29/1996 Universal Wrestling Superstars - Sayreville, NJ (350)
Gino Caruso (DQ) Ice Pick
East Village Riot Squad (DQ) Rhino Power
Virgil (COR) King Kong Bundy
Booty Man (DQ) Greg Valentine
Hell Raiser def Kodiak Bear

08/31/1996 USA - Greenport, NY
G.Q. Smooth (DQ) Psycho Bates
Chucky [Dances with Dudley] def Intruder
Virgil def A.J. Steele
Booty Man (DQ) Greg Valentine
Bodyguard for Hire def L.A. Gore

09/07/1996 NWA - Yardville, NJ (300)
Inferno Kid def Bud Precious
Ralph Soto (DCOR) Gino Caruso
Crazy Ivan def Don Motoya
Lost Boys def Jack Rider & ???
Iron Sheik (DQ) Rik Ratchett
Bad Attitude def Downward Spiral
NWA North American Heavyweight Title*: Reckless Youth def Derrick Domino

09/21/1996 ECW - Middletown, NY - Fairgrounds Fieldhouse (250)
Louie Spicolli def Damian 666
Doug Furnas def Hack Myers
ECW World Tag Team Title: Gangstas: New Jack & Mustafa* def Samoan Gangsta Party: Mack Daddy Kane & Sammy Silk
Buh Buh Ray & Spike Dudley def Exotic Express
Tommy Dreamer def Little Guido
Taz def Mikey Whipwreck
Brian Lee def Terry Gordy
ECW World Television Title: Shane Douglas* def Pitbull #2
Eliminators: Perry Saturn & John Kronus def Rob Van Dam & Sabu
ECW World Heavyweight Title (cage): Raven* def The Sandman

09/25/1996 ECPW - Lake Hiawatha, NJ
ECPW Light Heavyweight Title*: Chino Martinez def Theodore Eacher

09/28/1996 IWF - Astoria, NY
Ken Sweeney (DQ) Kodiak Bear
Macumba def 666
Jason Knight def New Dynamite Kid
Nikolai Volkoff def Mad Dog

09/28/1996 East Coast Wrestling Association - Brooklyn, NY
Steve Corino def Gino Caruso
Spanish Angel (DQ) Johnny Gunn
Johnny Gunn def Spanish Angel
Rodney Allen & Armand def Fabian Street & Billy Walker
D-Von Dudley (DDQ) Jason Knight
Jimmy Snuka def Latin Lover [not original]
Spellbinder def Steven Dunn
Bam Bam Bigelow def Tatanka

09/29/1996 WWF - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden [IV] (6,747; 3,917 paid; matinee)
Salvatore Sincere def Bob Holly
Justin Bradshaw def Alex Porteau
Jake Roberts def TL Hopper
Barry Windham def Goon
WWF World Tag Team Title (4-team elimination): *Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith* (pin) Henry Godwinn & Phinneas Godwinn, the Smoking Gunns: Billy & *Bart, and the Grimm Twins
Lumberjack Match: Vader (13:52 pin) Sycho Sid
Hunter Hearst Helmsley def Freddie Joe Floyd
Steve Austin (15:49 pin) Savio Vega
WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Title: Marc Mero* (13:11 DQ) Farooq
*Shawn Michaels & Undertaker (31:21 pin) Mankind & *Goldust

10/06/1996 World Wrestling Enterprises - Lake Hiawatha, NJ
Tournament Round 1: Rick Silver def Chris Krueger
Tournament Round 1: God of War def Bob Kelly
Tournament Round 1: Hot Rocker def Chino Martinez
Tournament Round 1: Joe Rules def Dr. Click
Midnight def James Proper
Tournament Semi-Final: Rick Silver def God of War
Tournament Semi-Final: Hot Rocker (COR) Joe Rules
Dave Desire def Mike Masters
Tournament Final: Rick Silver def Hot Rocker

10/13/1996 Empire Wrestling Association (Ron Post) - Manasquan, NJ
EWA Tag Team Title (to crown first champions): Mass Destruction: Crusher & Bouncer def NC-17
EWA Heavyweight Title (to crown first champion): Dr. Hurtz def Overweight Lover

10/19/1996 Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation - New Rochelle, NY
Glenn Osbourne & Chuck Williams def Private Pain & Corporal Punishment
Head Bangers def Glenn Osbourne & Chuck Williams
Little Louie def King Sleazy
Boo Bradley def Jimmy Cicero
Nikolai Volkoff def Doink the Clown
Steve Corino def Hard Rock Kid
Tony Atlas def Iron Sheik
Booty Man def Big Slam Vader
Jason Knight & Axl Rotten def Flash & Mark Schrader

10/26/1996 Ultimate Championship Wrestling - Deer Park, NY (67)
Gary Reno def Doc Havoc
Jimmy D. Ranged def Mike Norman
Rayo de Plata def Aquario
Paul Lauria def Gillotine LeGrand
Shark Attack Kid def Kamikaze Kid
Tommy Cairo (DQ) Tiger Khan
Teddy Reade def Jesse Havoc
Black Sheep & Pharaoh def Crazy Ivan & Blitzkrieg
Falcon Coperis (DCOR) Jim Neidhart

11/01/1996 ECW - Staten Island, NY - SportsFest Center (400)
Buh Buh Ray Dudley & Spike Dudley def D-Von Dudley & Ric Rage
Pitbull #2 def Devon Storm
Davey Tyler & Mikey Whipwreck def Erotic Experience: G.Q. Gorgeous & Pat Day
Bill Alfonso def Tod Gordon
Steve Williams def Too Cold Scorpio
ECW World Television Title: Shane Douglas* (NC) Louie Spicolli
Rob Van Dam & Sabu (25min limit draw) Eliminators: Perry Saturn & John Kronus
Cage Match: The Sandman & Tommy Dreamer def Raven & Brian Lee

11/01/1996 USA - Inwood, NY
Scott Putski def El Mascardo [Bert Centeno]
Chip Scarborough def Butch Cassidy
Beer House Mike def Super Destroyer [Gino Caruso]
Booty Man def Greg Valentine
Duke Snider def Vic Williams
Bodyguard for Hire (NC) Mike Sharpe

11/02/1996 ECW - Middletown, NY - Fairgrounds Fieldhouse (910; $17,900)
Louie Spicolli def Stevie Richards
Too Cold Scorpio (10:13 pin) DD Taylor
Handicap MatchL: Big Dick Dudley (13:50 pin) Erotic Experience: G.Q. Gorgeous & Pat Day
Buh-Buh Ray Dudley & *Spike Dudley (14:03 pin) *D-Von Dudley & Axl Rotten
Pitbull #2 (11:26 pin) Brian Lee
Mikey Whipwreck (16:31 pin) Raven
Handicap Match: Pitbull #2 (11:26 pin) Pittsburgh Steel Team: Rodney Allen & John Diamond
Shane Douglas (17:02 NC) Tommy Dreamer
ECW World Heavyweight Title: Sandman* (18:21 pin) Too Cold Scorpio
ECW World Tag Team Title (3-way): Gangstas: *New Jack & Mustafa Saed (12:09 pin) Sabu & Rob Van Dam and Eliminators: Perry Saturn & *John Kronos

11/02/1996 USA - Flemington, NJ
Scott Putski def El Mascarado
911 def Kodiak Bear
Chip Scarborough def Butch Cassidy
Jimmy Snuka def Gino Caruso
Booty Man def Greg Valentine
Bodyguard for Hire (NC) Hell Raiser

11/09/1996 NWA - Mendham, NJ (300)
Battle Royal: Billy Reil won
Rasta def Don Montoya
Ace Darling def Mr. Puerto Rico [Ralph Soto]
Cousin Luke def Rik Ratchett & Donny B
Jason Knight def Chubby Dudley
Angel [Angel Amoroso] def Nasty Nikki [Nikki Amoroso]
Icon (DQ) Derrick Domino
Reckless Youth def Beach Bully [Inferno Kid / Danny Germundo]
Bushwhackers def Invaders [Bad Attitude]

11/09/1996 Universal Superstars of Wrestling - Old Bridge, NJ (490)
Hellraiser def Rocco Dorsey
Magic def Lord Zieg
Jimmy Snuka def King Kong Bundy
Booty Man def Greg Valentine
Bodyguard for Hire def Super Nova

11/15/1996 USA - Hazlet, NJ (900)
Ice Pick def Lord Zieg
Hell Raiser def Gino Caruso
Rhino Power def A.J. Steele & L.A. Gore
Jimmy Snuka def Greg Valentine
Booty Man (COR) King Kong Bundy
Bodyguard for Hire def Ace Darling

11/17/1996 WWF "Survivor Series 96" - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden [IV] (18,647; 16,266 paid; PPV)
Free For All Elimination Match: Bart Gunn & Jesse James & Aldo Montoya & Bob Holly (9:45) Billy Gunn & Justin Bradshaw & the Sultan & Salvatore Sincere
Doug Furnas & Phil LaFon & *Henry Godwinn & Phinneas Godwinn (8:12) *Marty Jannetty & Leif Cassidy & Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith
Undertaker (14:53 pin) Mankind
Marc Mero & Barry Windham & Rocky Maivia & *Jake Roberts [sub. for Mark Henry] (12:44) Hunter Hearst Helmsley & Goldust & Crush & *Jerry Lawler
Bret Hart (28:34 pin) Steve Austin
Savio Vega & Yokozuna & Flash Funk & Jimmy Snuka [mystery partner] (DDQ) Farooq & Vader & Razor Ramon [Rick Bogner] & Diesel II
WWF World Heavyweight Title*: Sycho Sid (20:02 pin) Shawn Michaels

11/18/1996 WWF - New Haven, CT - Coliseum (4,968; TV)
Glen Ruth def Brian Walsh
Scott Taylor def Nick Barbarry
Sycho Sid def Vader
Steve Austin (DQ) Mankind [sub. for Vader]
Farooq def Savio Vega
Doug Furnas & *Phil LaFon (pin) *Leif Cassidy & Bob Holly
Bret Hart (DQ) Owen Hart
The Executioner def Freddie Joe Floyd
Rocky Maivia def Salvatore Sincere
Marc Mero (DQ) Billy Gunn
Flash Funk def Goon
Diesel II def Phinneas Godwinn
Justin Bradshaw def Jesse Jammes
*Marc Mero & Jake Roberts (pin) *Hunter Hearst Helmsley & Billy Gunn
Sycho Sid (COR) Hunter Hearst Helmsley
Goldust def Bart Gunn
Jesse Jammes def Justin Bradshaw
Undertaker def Mankind

11/20/1996 WWF - White Plains, NY - Westchester County Center (2,075)
Barry Windham def Salvatore Sincere
The Sultan def Aldo Montoya
Henry Godwinn & Phinneas Godwinn (COR) Leif Cassidy [sub. for Davey Boy Smith] & Owen Hart
Steve Austin def Goldust
20-man Royal Rumble Match: Rocky Maivia won
Billy Gunn def Bart Gunn
Marc Mero (DQ) Hunter Hearst Helmsley
Undertaker def Vader

11/23/1996 USA - Plainview, NY
Gino Caruso def Colt
King Kong Bundy def Gino Caruso
Rhino Powers def O.J. Steele & D.W. Dudley
Greg Valentine (DQ) Typhoon
Bodyguard for Hire (NC) L.A. Gore

11/29/1996 EWA - Ocean, NJ
EWA Continental Title (to crown first champion): Psychotron def Wayne Woo
EWA United States Title (to crown first champion?): Slayer def ???

11/30/1996 ESW - Brooklyn, NY
Latin Lover [not original] def Spanish Angel
Jimmy Cicero def Jason Knight
Steve Corino def Cue Ball Carmichael
Team USA def Chuck Williams & Glenn Osbourne
Primo Carnera III def Metal Maniac
Spellbinder def Mike Kaluha
Big Matty Smalls [Matthew Anoia] def Duke Droese

11/30/1996 USA - Lake Grove, NY
Chucky def Intruder
Gino Caruso def Lord Zieg
O.J. Steele (DCOR) L.A. Gorgeous
King Kong Bundy (DQ) Scott Putski
Virgil def Greg Valentine

12/01/1996 WWF - Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center (1,737)
Argo def Dr. X (Tom Prichard)
*Doug Furnas & Phil LaFon (pin) Marty Jannetty & *Leif Cassidy
The Sultan def Jesse Jammes
Savio Vega def Salvatore Sincere
Marc Mero (DQ) Hunter Hearst Helmsley
Diesel II & Razor Ramon [Rick Bogner] def Grimm Twins
Billy Gunn def Bart Gunn
Shawn Michaels def Goldust

12/06/1996 UCW - Queens, NY (70)
Shark Attack Kid def Paul Lauria
Tatanka (COR) King Kong Bundy
Jesse Havok & Doc Havok def Blitzkreig & Crazy Ivan
Jimmy Deranged def Kamikaze Kid
Tommy Cairo (COR) Andre Baker
Falcon Coperis (DCOR) Jim Neidhart
3-way: Black Sheep & Pharaoh def Chucky & Teddy Reade and Samoan Gangstas
Tiger Khan def Mike Norman

12/07/1996 UCW - Brooklyn, NY - Showboat (70)
Pharaoh & Black Sheep def Guillotine Legrand & Kamikaze Kid
Matty Smalls [Matthew Anoia] (DCOR) Teddy Reade
Jimmy Deranged def Mike Norman
Chucky (DQ) Tiger Khan
Shark Attack Kid def Paul Lauria
Doc Havoc & Jesse Havoc def Blitzkreig & Crazy Ivan
Tatanka & Falcon Coperis def Jim Neidhart & Andre Baker

12/07/1996 Pro Wrestling USA - Bayonne, NJ - Bayonne HS
Jason Knight (time limit draw?) Larry Brisco
Cousin Luke def H.D. Rider
Smokin' Joe def The Metal Maniac
Tommy Cairo def Derek Domino
Demolition Ax def Mike Sharpe
Tito Santana def Bob Orton
The Bushwhackers def The Assassins

12/14/1996 ESW - Brooklyn, NY - Carnarsie HS
Darkside (DCOR) The Rhino Powers
Duke Snyder def The Black Sultan
The Italian Sensation def Steve Corino
Kid U.S.A. (rev dec) Jimmy Cicero
Jason Knight & Leigh Meyer (DDQ) Abbudah Singh & Paul Tino
Jimmy Snuka def Metal Maniac
Battle Royal: Spellbinder won

12/20/1996 ECW - Middletown, NY - Fairgrounds Fieldhouse (900)
Rumble rules Battle Royal: Sabu won
Spike Dudley def G.Q. Gorgeous
Brian Lee def Louie Spicolli
Buh Buh Ray Dudley def D-Von Dudley
Rob Van Dam def Chris Candito
Sabu def Balls Mahoney
ECW World Heavyweight Title: Raven def Mikey Whipwreck
ECW World Tag Team Title*: Eliminators def Gangstas
Tommy Dreamer & Beulah McGillicuddy def Shane Douglas & Francine

12/21/1996 ECW - Staten Island, NY - SportsFest Center (770)
Louie Spicolli (8:35) Balls Mahoney
Mikey Whipwreck (6:10) G.Q. Gorgeous
Chris Candito (11:04) Spike Dudley
Brian Lee (6:51) Buh Buh Ray Dudley
ECW World Tag Team Title (3-way): Eliminators: Perry Saturn & John Kronus* (13:03) Rob Van Dam & Sabu and Gangstas: New Jack & Mustafa
Pit Bull #2 (11:57) D-Von Dudley
ECW World Heavyweight Title: Raven (10:27) Sandman
Tommy Dreamer & Beulah (6:39) Shane Douglas & Francine

12/21/1996 World Unpredictable Wrestling - Brooklyn, NY
Willie Mato def Chava Chibibi
Kid Nazim (DQ) Roger Keuhn
Larry Brisco (DDQ) Skull Von Crush
King Dakunta def Mr. Nice
Battle Royal: Mr. Nice won
Tony Rambo def Black Tiger
Armand (DQ) Spanish Angel

12/27/1996 WWF - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Coliseum (9,107)
Doug Furnas & Phil LaFon def Razor Ramon [Rick Bogner] & Diesel II
Farooq def Savio Vega
Ahmed Johnson (DQ) Crush
Goldust def Jake Roberts
Shawn Michaels (DCOR) Steve Austin
Henry Godwinn & Phinneas Godwinn & Bart Gunn def Justin Bradshaw & Owen Hart, & Davey Boy Smith
Undertaker (DQ) Vader
Hunter Hearst Helmsley def Marc Mero
Sycho Sid def Mankind

12/28/1996 USA - Staten Island, NY (350)
Battle Royal: Mike Sharpe won
Brittany Brown def Brandi Alexander
El Mascarado def Ken Sweeney
The Cult def Magic
Chucky def Kodiak Bear
Bodyguard for Hire def Mike Sharpe

 

Researches by David Creahin, Hisaharu Tanabe
including the information from The History of WWE.com


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