Slamboree '93: A Legends' Reunion

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Slamboree (1993)
Promotion
World Championship Wrestling
DateMay 23, 1993[1][2]
CityAtlanta, Georgia[1][2]
VenueThe Omni[1][2]
Attendance7,008[1]
Tagline(s)One Moment. One Ring. One Mega-Event
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Slamboree '93: A Legends' Reunion was the inaugural

event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on May 23, 1993, at The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia
.

Storylines

The event featured wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[3]

Aftermath

This was the final appearance of the

Rock and Roll Express
.

Event

Other on-screen personnel
Role: Name:
Commentator Tony Schiavone
Larry Zbyszko
Johnny Valentine (For the Dory Funk, Jr/Nick Bockwinkel Match)
Interviewer Eric Bischoff
Missy Hyatt
Ring announcer Gary Michael Cappetta
Referees Randy Anderson
Nick Patrick
Mike Adkins
Hall of Fame Host Gordon Solie

At the event,

Grizzly Smith, John Tolos, Mad Dog Vachon and Johnny Valentine were also honoured during a "Legends Ceremony".[4][5]

The event also saw the reformation of the

Four Horsemen, now consisting of Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Ole Anderson, and new member Paul Roma
.

It also saw

World Wrestling Federation
.

The card underwent several changes, as

The Prisoner replaced Scott Norton in the Bounty Match with Sting. In the WCW/NWA World Tag Team Championship steel cage match, Tom Zenk replaced Shane Douglas as Ricky Steamboat
's partner in the masked Dos Hombres team. However, the announcers pretended throughout the match that Steamboat's partner was Douglas.

Results

No.Results
NWA World Heavyweight Championship
10:55
10Davey Boy Smith defeated Big Van Vader (c) by disqualificationSingles match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship16:16
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 978-1499656343
    .
  2. ^ a b c d "WCW SLAMBOREE: History 1993". World Championship Wrestling. May 23, 1994. Archived from the original on May 11, 2000. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  3. Discovery Communications
    . Retrieved 2015-11-15.
  4. ^ "WCW Slamboree 1993; Vader vs. Davey Boy Smith; Hollywood Blonds vs. Dos Hombres; Nick Bockwinkel vs. Dory Funk Jr". PWTorch.com. May 26, 2008. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  5. ^ "Slamboree 1993". prowrestlinghistory.com. Retrieved January 28, 2016.

External links

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