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Actually think that might be before winning the IC belt. By the time he'd won the title I don't think he was wearing sleeveless robes anymore. So I'd wager this is quite early in his WWF run.
Unfortunately prowrestlinghistory says Savage wasn't on any of the mid-'80s stadium cards (Ohio State Fair, Foxboro Stadium, etc.) And that looks awfully big to be a minor league ballpark or something of that nature.
I forget how much light there was at WrestleFest at County Stadium or if that even resembles County Stadium. Yes, he was WWF Champ but maybe he handed the belt off to the referee before shot was taken. And yes, he's got the sleeveless robe, but he *is* wearing MegaPower yellow and red...
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It's certainly his face era, and judging by the weather, either the fall before he won the title or the summer after.
I just can't find any stadium results with Savage on the show.
It's not Milwaukee for WrestleFest '88:
And it's not Busch Stadium as the website claims:
And for those wondering, the above image of Savage has him in the ring clothes he wore from his WWF debut until he started wearing long pants as the "Macho King" in late '89.
Here's how he looked in '91, the date the WWE website wrongly (obviously) ascribes to the photo above:
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This may seem like an odd observation...but are we 100% sure the photo of Savage in the ring isn't superimposed over a crowd shot to create some kind of promotional piece?
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My first guess was Milwaukee at Wrestlefest but it seems people confirmed it was not.
Could it possibly be in Ohio? There were a few outdoor shows at a fair. Could possibly be Australia as didn't WWF promote a few small outdoor shows in late 85 or 86.
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quote:Originally posted by Rod Trongard's Hair: This may seem like an odd observation...but are we 100% sure the photo of Savage in the ring isn't superimposed over a crowd shot to create some kind of promotional piece?
Yes. Look at Savage's robe draped over the top rope, the slight shadow created by his foot and the way the exposure is more bleached/bright with light on his head and raised hand. It would be the greatest photo shop effort of all time now, let alone then.
That same venue appeared in some promotional stickers the WWF issued in Canadian potato chips when I was a kid. That's when I first noticed this venue and began to wonder. In that image, Savage is sweaty and standing on the top turnbuckle with the exact same background behind him.
It's gotta be a State Fair or Grandstand show from 87 or 88.
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I wonder if the photo was filed in the WWF archives under "St. Louis" or "Missouri" because the venue was a Fair or something similar and the website guy just assumed Busch Stadium.
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Someone posted a photo of Roddy Piper from an outdoor event at Foxborough Stadium a while back. Anyone remember which thread that was in? From memory, I'm not sure it looks the same but it was another outdoor venue and it was from around the same time frame.
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quote:Originally posted by PsychoSem: Someone posted a photo of Roddy Piper from an outdoor event at Foxborough Stadium a while back. Anyone remember which thread that was in? From memory, I'm not sure it looks the same but it was another outdoor venue and it was from around the same time frame.
I was thining of that. I Mr.Searchy'd the word photo in the topis and i couldnt find it. There were alot of things to look at but most of them were "caption this photo" threads.
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I think the angle from which the photo was taken might be throwing you off.
In the photo there is a guy in a white polo shirt with blue stripes, if you watch the video in the link below the camera is panning the crowd at around the 39-40 second as it cuts from the crowd back to the ring action you can see that guy. At least it looks like the same guy to me.
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Yeah, I almost think it has to be (WrestleFest88). I don't think you can tell from the far off shot of the stadium if it is County Stadium or not.
The tights are definately 87-88 era. He could have already given the belt to the referee maybe? I don't recognize the sleveless robe though. That is what is throwing me off mostly.
By later Summer 88 Macho was sporting the 'Mega Power' tights and after he turned heel he was going with Neon colors.
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The begining of the Bret Hart V. Bad News Brown match from WrestleFest 1988 match linked below gives you a good look at where the ring is positioned in County Stadium.
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Well, we can scratch WrestleFest. Dailymotion has the match with DiBiase, and Savage is wearing black kneepads (also the sky is pretty much black).
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There's a second photo from the same event on WWE's website:
So, there you go. Savage opposing Harley Race; that should limit it down quite a bit. Looking through some results, it seems these two did a lot of shows against each other in the summer and fall of 1987, including a supershow in November of 1987 dubbed "Legends Battle Royal."
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Searching over The History of WWE.com, I only found two outdoor shows where Savage wrestled Race in 1987. The first one was Sept. 29 at the Oakland Coliseum, and the second one was Nov. 16 at the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, NJ.
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quote:Originally posted by REO Speeddealer: Race's results page at the Mid Atlantic Gateway has these additional singles matches listed, all from 1987:
07/22 Kitchener, Ontario Randy Savage beat Harley Race
08/18 Utica, NY Randy Savage beat Harley Race by DQ
09/18 Philadelphia, PA Randy Savage beat Harley Race
09/26 Nashville, TN Randy Savage beat Harley Race
10/01 Salt Lake City, UT Randy Savage beat Harley Race
10/02 Omaha, NE Randy Savage beat Harley Race
10/18 Los Angeles, CA Randy Savage beat Harley Race
10/19 Portland, OR Randy Savage beat Harley Race
All of these were indoor shows. Info from History of WWE
Kitchener, Ontario - Memorial Auditorium - June 1, 1987
Utica, NY - Memorial Auditorium - August 18, 1987 (2,157)
Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum - September 18, 1987 (9,000)
Nashville, TN - Municipal Auditorium - September 26, 1987 (10,000)
Salt Lake City, UT - Salt Palace - October 1, 1987
Omaha, NE - Civic Auditorium - October 2, 1987 (2,480)
Los Angeles, CA - Sports Arena - October 18, 1987 (5,000)
Portland, OR - Memorial Coliseum - October 19, 1987 (4,388)
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Very nice work gentlemen. So, the plot thickens, and we can say for certain that it's not WrestleFest '88 (although I think the photo above of County Stadium solved that question long ago).
I'm assuming then that this is a show from 1988 since all of the '87 results were indoors.
Will have a look over at Graham's site for Randy vs. Harley matches...
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quote:Originally posted by Martin Tori: Donovan Stadium in Utica?
Spent many fun evenings watching the Blue Sox at that stadium
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looks like Exhibition Stadium in Toronto to me, did they ever have a daytime outdoor show?
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Graham's site is great, but I have noticed some incorrect things on it from time to time. Do we have another verification that the Utica show was indoors?
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quote:Originally posted by PsychoSem: Graham's site is great, but I have noticed some incorrect things on it from time to time. Do we have another verification that the Utica show was indoors?
Not Utica for sure.
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quote:Originally posted by PsychoSem: Graham's site is great, but I have noticed some incorrect things on it from time to time. Do we have another verification that the Utica show was indoors?
Not Utica for sure.
Agreed. The Utica awning is too narrow and the grandstand isn't nearly wide or deep enough.
And if Savage is a face going up against a heel Harley Race, then it has to be an 87 or 88 show that is not listed on Graham's site.
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