On September 1, 1979 the WWF would introduce the WWF Intercontinental Championship, a secondary championship for its midcard wrestlers, and Pat Patterson was crowned the company's first Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion after an alleged tournament held in Rio de Janeiro. While Patterson's tournament "victory" over Johnny Rodz is widely listed in wrestling title and match histories, the tournament itself never actually took place. Patterson, then the WWF North American Heavyweight Champion, w

On January 4, 1999 during WWF RAW Is WAR from Worcester, Massachusetts, Mankind defeats The Rock in a no disqualification match to win his first WWF World Heavyweight Championship. The show was taped on December 29th, but didn’t air until January 4th. During WCW Nitro (which aired live at the same time) WCW announcer Tony Schiavone gave away the results of rival WWF’s main event match between Mankind and The Rock in an effort to deter viewers from watching. Within minutes, as shown by Nielsen ra

On February 15, 1999 WWF Monday Night Raw aired from the Jefferson Civic Center in Birmingham, Alabama. In the main event, WWF Heavyweight Champion Mankind put his title on the line against The Rock. After debuting at the previous nights St. Valentine’s Day Massacre pay-per-view, Paul White (later known as the Big Show) comes down to assist The Rock. Stone Cold Steve Austin, who is the number 1 contender and will face the winner at WrestleMania XIV, is at the commentary table for the match. | Da

On November 17, 1979 Hulk Hogan wrestled his first match in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) defeating Harry Valdez on WWF Championship Wrestling. On November 13th, Hogan wrestled 3 matches during a taping of WWF Championship Wrestling at the Agricultural Hall in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The last of those 3 matches was the match aired on November 17th. During his initial run, Hogan was managed by "Classy" Freddie Blassie. | Davenport Sports Network

On January 31, 1987 WWF Superstars of Wrestling aired from the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Take a look back as Mean Gene Okerlund interviews Ricky ''The Dragon'' Steamboat and “Rowdy” Roddy Piper before their 6-Man Tag-Team match as they team up with JYD to take on Randy Savage, Adrian Adonis and Harley Race on February 23rd at Madison Square Garden. | Davenport Sports Network

On February 28, 1987 WWF Superstars of Wrestling aired from the New Haven Coliseum in New Haven, Connecticut. As the buildup continues to heat up for the upcoming WrestleMania III, we get a look back to the contact signing between WWF Champion Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant. We also get a look at some of the celebrities that will be at the event as “Mean” Gene Okerlund gets a word with “Mr. Baseball” Bob Uecker. Later, Uecker and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan discuss WrestleMania III while Jesse “The