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BIG ANNIVERSARY TODAY, KEN SHAMROCK TO APPEAR ON VICE TV'S DARK SIDE OF THE '90s, CARDONA HEADING TO MLW & MORE

Today is the 35th anniversary of Jim Crockett Promotions' Great American Bash '88 PPV in Baltimore, Maryland, the first PPV other than WWF to be available across the entire PPV universe at the time.  If you've never seen the show, it's on the WWE Network and has several excellent matches including The Midnight Express vs. The Fantastics, Sting & Nikita Koloff vs. Tully Blanchard & Arn Anderson and Lex Luger vs. Ric Flair.  Flair is at the top of his game here and the crowd truly believed Luger was going to win the belt.  If you want a true accounting of what it meant to be OVER with the audience, watch the reaction when Sting makes his way to the ring, as he was one of the most popular talents in the world at that point.  There's also a big angle with Dusty Rhodes as he wrestles Barry Windham and the one and only Tower of Doom match as well that culminates a Jimmy Garvin vs. Kevin Sullivan storyline over Garvin's wife Precious.    It's an excellent show.

It was announced over the weekend that Matt Cardona will debut for MLW at their next FITE+ PPV on Sunday 9/3 in Philadelphia, PA at the 2300 Arena.  The really funny thing about that is Cardona JUST lost a Loser Banned from 2300 Arena match to Bully Ray just a few weeks ago.

Vice TV will launch their new season of Dark Side of the '90s tomorrow at 8 PM with the first two episodes devoted to UFC.  UFC and Impact Wrestling Hall of Famer Ken Shamrock, a massively important figure for the launch of UFC will appear on both episodes as a subject.

There is a documentary currently in production on longtime Great Lakes Championship Wrestling promoter Dave Herro, also the father of OVW star Kal Herro.

The San Diego Comic Con will host a panel for the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem film on Thursday 7/20.  The film features John Cena among those voicing characters in the film, which will be released on 8/2.

Cyndi Lauper, one of WWE's most important crossover celebrities ever, is featured in several episodes acting on Prime Video's new horror series The Horror of Dolores Roach.

Scotland's ICW will be streaming The Best of Noam Dar this Wednesday on FITE.  They will air the Best of Wolfgang on 7/26.

The XFL held showcases in Washington, DC and St. Louis in advance of their 2024 season:

 

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