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The amazing history of Showdown at Shea: photos4 F) s$ \: S7 j! t0 ]
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! O0 a: h8 b# z: INew York City's Shea Stadium hosted the New York Mets for 44 years and three WWE events, one each in 1972, 1976 and 1980.
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4 S: _: ?. R: Q9 [+ g6 _6 w& tIn the main event of the first Showdown at Shea, Pedro Morales defended the WWE Championship against former champ Bruno Sammartino., {) W X$ _3 E8 F* d
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+ \7 _: p) i4 R5 v- K+ N/ pThe unprecedented dream match was battled between the two top fan-favorites in WWE.
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The back-and-forth matchup extended past the hour-long mark.
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& r+ x/ e9 |) j: Z. x C4 ^: z/ nAt 11 p.m., the match was ruled a draw due to an imposed curfew by the New York State Athletic Commission.
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- n1 y3 `9 @2 ^& G# U5 TIn 1976's event, Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf successfully defended the WWE World Tag Team Championships against The Executioners.
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Sammartino defeated the man who broke his neck, Stan Hansen, at 1976's event to retain the WWE Championship.. l- E; e4 m5 q3 t, d, G( J" w$ @% I
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The 1976 event featured two boxer/wrestler matchups. The bout between Muhammad Ali and Antonio Inoki took place in Tokyo and was shown to the Shea crowd via closed circuit television.
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; V# x/ c9 a6 _! T, i# m* R cThe battle between Chuck Wepner, known as "The Bayonne Bleeder," and Andre the Giant has taken on near mythical status." W! Y; E, i4 p4 e1 M8 c) f
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In 1980, Tony Atlas defeated Intercontinental Champion Ken Patera by count-out, so Patera retained the title.
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Showdown at Shea in 1980 featured the first-ever meeting between legendary adversaries Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant.9 I/ n8 {6 Z3 q0 ^
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, o6 ?* k6 s6 V3 W0 e8 o4 y8 rIn one of the main events of 1980's Showdown, Pedro Morales teamed with WWE Champion Bob Backlund to defeat The Wild Samoans for the WWE World Tag Team Championships.4 h9 N! Z6 R( O3 k6 m
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In the other main event of 1980's Showdown, Sammartino defeated former student Larry Zbyszko in a highly emotional Steel Cage Match. |
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发表于 2012-9-28 09:05
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