Event Archive 2002

Hogan champ again at BackLash

Hulk-A-Mania is running wild. Well, "running" is a bit too strong a word. Limping is more like it. In one of the most sluggish matches in World Wrestling Federation history, Hollywood Hulk Hogan defeated champion Triple H to become the WWF World Heavyweight Champion...

WM X8: Triple H crowned WWF Champion

TORONTO -- It was not one for the aged, that's for sure. The elder legends of professional wrestling, namely "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair went down to defeat at WrestleMania X8 from the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario. Instead, it was young lions...

WWA debuts with The Inception, Thunder returns

WWA: The Inception, the first ever World Wrestling All-Stars pay-per-view had its moments last night but not enough of them to really matter. For those who don't know, the promotion is owned and operated by Jeremy Borash has been in existence since October of last...

WWA Eruption sputters

Two hours and fifteen minutes of my life I'll never get back again. That about sums up my experience watching WWA: Eruption, the World Wrestling All-Stars show that took place on Saturday in Melbourne, Australia and aired on a taped-delayed basis on pay-per-view last...

McMahon confirms nWo at No Way Out

Hey, yo! For good or for bad, the nWo is finally back. Ringleader Hollywood Hogan and Outsiders Scott Hall and Kevin Nash returned to the World Wrestling Federation at last night's No Way Out pay-per-view but didn't quite make the impact you thought they would have...

Hogan passes torch at WrestleMania X8

After all is said and done with Wrestlemania 18, subtitled "and all that it could have been," people will remember Hulk Hogan's return to the WWF's biggest stage; Hogan defying logic and pulling off his best match in years; Hogan's passing of the torch to the Rock;...

Rumble 2002 stumbles; Triple H wins WrestleMania spot

The WWF Royal Rumble has always been about surprises. Surprising match-ups. Surprising tactics. Surprising finales. This year's annual free-fall for a WWF World Heavyweight Title shot at WrestleMania had none of these. About the only three shockers worth mentioning...

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Apr 23 – AEW: Playoff Palooza (tape delay)

Apr 26 – NJPW: Wrestling Redzone

Apr 27 – TNA: Rebellion

Apr 29 – NJPW: Hizen no Kuni

May 2 – ROH: Supercard of Honor

May 3 – GCW: Crazy Scary Spooky Hilarious

May 3 – NJPW: Wrestling Dontaku

May 4 – NJPW: Wrestling Dontaku (continued)

May 4 – GCW: We Still Don’t Trust You

May 9 – NJPW: Resurgence

May 10 – WWE: Backlash

May 10 – MLW & CMLL: Azteca Lucha

May 10 – MLP: Northern Rising

May 17 – NWA: Crockett Cup

May 17 – GCW: Big Time

May 23 – TNA: Under Siege

May 24 – WWE: Saturday Night’s Main Event XXXIX

May 25 – WWE: NXT Battleground

May 25 – AEW: Double or Nothing

Jun 1 – NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors (Final)

Jun 4 – AEW: Fyter Fest

Jun 6 – TNA: Against All Odds

Jun 7 – WWE: NXT Worlds Collide

Jun 7 – WWE: Money in the Bank

Jun 7 – GCW: Tournament of Survival X

Jun 8 – GCW: Cage of Survival

Jun 11 – AEW: Summer Blockbuster

Jun 15 – NJPW: Dominion 6.15 in Osaka-jo Hall

Jun 18 – AEW & CMLL: Grand Slam Mexico

Jun 20 – GCW: TBA (Little Rock, AR)

Jun 20 – NJPW: Fantastica Mania Mexico

Jun 26 – MLW: Summer of the Beasts

Jun 29 – NJPW: Tanahashi Jam

Jul 11 – GCW: Boss of All Bosses

Jul 11 – ROH: Death Before Dishonor

Jul 12 – AEW: All In

Jul 20 – TNA: Slammiversary

Aug 2 – WWE: SummerSlam (Night 1)

Aug 3 – WWE: SummerSlam (Night 2)

Aug 17 – NJPW: G1 Climax 35 (Final)

Aug 24 – AEW & NJPW: Forbidden Door

Aug 31 – WWE: Clash in Paris

Sep 13 – MLW: Fightland

Oct 4 – GCW: TBA (Anchorage, AK)

Oct 4 – MLW: Slaughterhouse