|
Unforgettable February WWE Moments/ }/ D6 U" h8 g9 \& ?
4 B$ @* a. l& V
. B6 n4 t- i5 f/ @' a9 }2 w- J
) m' d- m: ?/ \9 sBob Backlund defeats "Superstar" Billy Graham for the WWE Title at Madison Square Garden in February 1978.; \& t# _. x+ K' P' N' T$ O' D
3 D8 d c# C; o$ S4 K) X
1 ?" F9 E9 y; {3 ~/ ]0 M
' Z7 S- e* C6 r0 iAfter defeating Graham, Backlund goes on to hold the championship for more than five years.% V% r% A9 t" `0 _9 h) t5 g& S
. `0 ^3 b0 F9 X1 V* O$ Y
/ g- z0 `! Y$ J" S8 }( x3 }! r: J1 k) o' L W7 z, I5 w
Andre the Giant and Hulk Hogan square off for the WWE Title in February 1988.* [/ n9 F: i2 i+ B
+ L$ {, s$ }$ P! ]5 b
7 K7 a. a& e1 G& F1 i: j! v: i
% o V1 }4 g' s* X
The title bout comes nearly a year after their legendary WrestleMania III contest.
2 z0 @; K) _# n/ a% o
! U. ^3 N) g) E& f' z' D8 F% z4 x6 } Q u" j# M1 \; T2 l
+ g' ]2 `8 `* @5 o+ ^$ u. G7 c# |* L( ~$ w
With the help of a crooked referee, The Eighth Wonder of the World defeats Hogan.. u2 k ~/ ~ _# P a: h: [
0 E4 ?, Q" v6 m: f$ a! n% |. m1 h' R
7 d) n; [6 l f8 u- p0 t& T
' P) e, @" a. O
Andre immediately hands the title over to The Million Dollar Man.. c o& n0 R) g- x
" ^2 ?: W5 U: e1 {$ d! `
( S- G3 [. x! D4 G% ]) ?+ R- ~# s
4 \9 Y( n; G! QThe Rock challenges Triple H for the Intercontinental Championship on Raw in February 1997.+ W" j# J( L7 Q5 d
: p3 j( d+ {$ m) x
3 T7 u& |1 x! _- E9 G/ X/ n
3 w$ J" X5 f: |2 m' |0 @' [" fSeveral months after making his WWE debut, The Rock pulls off the upset victory and captures his first championship.' j: `+ Z, t1 J/ i" L% {3 F6 X
$ t) b% {5 D1 \" w% g. ~
6 }+ B' A1 I8 k7 X( y" b. x, G7 G5 p
The Rock's win sets off one of WWE's most intense rivalries.
" P3 M& L% ~: s& h; u1 I! T+ ~' c$ w
q6 {% R6 ^% B. b. y) ?
3 F& b. t/ F( `+ i
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin takes on his biggest nemesis, Mr. McMahon, on Valentine's Day 1999.
7 u& f" y5 D, F, c9 f( }& u0 _. }. X; o/ G% o. o6 x4 J& I$ z' m" }
( Y0 t% K7 g* o* O: s1 }$ H) a$ f
! l1 W( G |2 N! Z
At "St. Valentine's Day Massacre," the two rivals do battle in a Steel Cage Match.3 Y9 u. o/ l& r
9 r2 f# F6 x- \" x' Q/ q5 q6 O
$ p& `, L" I5 x% W( N4 w4 F! h8 ~$ F2 O+ H* {, ^3 R& a
# e5 j! w! {# O8 j% c
4 f0 k& S" r; t F4 W8 }The Texas Rattlesnake emerges victorious after the debuting Big Show throws him through the cage to the arena floor.
A. c5 D; I* ?- ]' u8 M4 X6 a" R7 C0 d0 N
$ A( J% E8 S) k( L
0 G4 p9 ?# }) {* E8 OEddie Guerrero challenges the monstrous Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship at No Way Out 2004.
5 V w9 T w2 i! _9 f
% X2 a; A* Z. l6 B, O2 s5 g9 k8 s, ?
& P; A. K; h5 C0 r4 a: F4 u
) K5 i1 J3 ?) d* s) \3 y! T, {$ K; rLatino Heat tries to wear down the champion with submission holds.5 d( d C8 l) Y
( }* Y* K4 b# ]4 z+ I) G4 c
, z L6 U. c0 \3 W! ]: V5 [( D+ p- ^' `/ S8 l" |) L4 T; }( u
: ~+ v- r, F4 M }, o
9 h, k6 g; \& G* x V
( Q/ C/ Y+ j) k2 k3 K$ d# l$ F+ Y5 |. E7 t6 v- p
Guerrero fights off Lesnar's offense.1 G s- N6 a2 D, b0 W) R& \
8 M; u- L W s* C7 [8 X
3 U; k/ S) D1 P! A# N1 X0 U% C3 \% K/ E. y0 a
An assist from Goldberg opens the door for Latino Heat to hit the Frog Splash. Though his first misses, the second connects ....
+ |) \4 B2 d9 `+ ^- f; J" I/ i. i7 u* k* x ^* d
8 D9 ^# x1 C4 e3 p) l
7 U" N s; ~$ t, B! {9 G, _& {... allowing Guerrero to capture the WWE Championshipo.
. K- m$ A& U2 f; C! N- C; z
# f: {! W2 z6 ]! n' k2 d' C. k4 F+ |; S
: \9 h( m0 r& x/ a! A
4 c' y" {! q2 v. U1 v9 i2 x+ e: g. s5 P* h6 ?
Latino Heat is ecstatic after reaching the pinnacle of sports-entertainment.% g6 ]! D- `% {( F/ f9 g
% u) I. C$ w. }) G0 k1 j y, I
, P7 P! y8 D- O. X0 |
% P7 q' a" C* I; W; w, O$ O
5 U) `9 `) f" x; D2 q8 R0 X8 K; c$ a8 g$ W1 N# ^
The future WWE Hall of Famer holds his championship title high. |
|