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The amazing history of Showdown at Shea: photos1 ^, a! Y2 s2 L7 m6 E* O! Z9 Q
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5 l/ L$ B, k9 y1 ]5 g% o6 ^New 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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In the main event of the first Showdown at Shea, Pedro Morales defended the WWE Championship against former champ Bruno Sammartino.
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6 U* r: z, a* b9 K$ [( |The unprecedented dream match was battled between the two top fan-favorites in WWE." i, v. j% U/ M
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# ? O4 G8 m% V& p! TThe back-and-forth matchup extended past the hour-long mark.
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0 F2 `3 V# A, j0 z1 n+ ?At 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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In 1976's event, Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf successfully defended the WWE World Tag Team Championships against The Executioners.0 Q8 C, ^ N. C0 C7 E
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Sammartino defeated the man who broke his neck, Stan Hansen, at 1976's event to retain the WWE Championship.
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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.: l# p$ C/ b+ l1 V* Q5 R3 `, a
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( h+ ]9 \$ X" K J) @' L/ J) K" EThe battle between Chuck Wepner, known as "The Bayonne Bleeder," and Andre the Giant has taken on near mythical status.- F- q# ]* q( O) V# D( y8 R
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In 1980, Tony Atlas defeated Intercontinental Champion Ken Patera by count-out, so Patera retained the title.: Q4 x: e. J+ A8 \& |
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: q6 k0 _- F0 B6 EShowdown at Shea in 1980 featured the first-ever meeting between legendary adversaries Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant.
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S B0 K, P: ^- B1 ^6 n; {In 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.
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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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