Slamboree (1995)
Promotional poster featuring various wrestlers
Promotion	World Championship Wrestling
Date	May 21, 1995
City	St. Petersburg, Florida[1]
Venue	Bayfront Arena[1]
Attendance	7,000
Buy rate	110,000[2]
Tagline	A Legends' Reunion
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The 1995Slamboree was the thirdSlamboreeprofessional wrestlingpay-per-view (PPV)event produced byWorld Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on May 21, 1995 from theBayfront Arena inSt. Petersburg, Florida.Eric Bischoff filled in on commentary forTony Schiavone at this event; Schiavone took time off to undergo neck surgery.Wahoo McDaniel,Angelo Poffo,Terry Funk,Antonio Inoki,Dusty Rhodes,Gordon Solie andBig John Studd were inducted into theWCW Hall of Fame during the show, which also marked Solie's final appearance on a wrestling broadcast following an announcing career dating back to the 1950s. Solie had declined induction into the Hall of Fame because of the presence of Poffo, whom he considered unworthy of the honor but who was included because of the influence of his son, top WCW starRandy Savage. After being surprised on air by the induction, Solie left WCW. The event also saw the last WCW PPV forring announcerGary Michael Cappetta, who still appeared in TV tapings for the next month before being replaced.

As of 2014, the event is available on theWWE Network.^[3]

The event featuredprofessional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds andstorylines. Professional wrestlers portrayvillains,heroes, orless distinguishable characters in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.^[4]

During the pre-show onMain Event, there were four matches.The Blue Bloods (Lord Steven Regal andEarl Robert Eaton) attackedThe Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs andJerry Sags) by the entryway, prior to their match, in which they defeated Los Especialistas (Especialista I andEspecialista II). During the next two matches,Steve Austin defeated Eddie Jackie andSgt. Craig Pittman defeated Mark Starr.

During the final match, a quarterfinal match for theWCW United States Championship Tournament,Meng defeatedBrian Pillman. Following the match,Road Warrior Hawk confronted Meng. This led to the announcement of the two men facing each other, later that night, on the pay-per-view.

In the first match of the pay-per-view, The Nasty Boys won theWCW World Tag Team Championship by defeatingHarlem Heat (Booker T andStevie Ray). Saggs began the match by himself, following the injuries Knobbs received during Main Event, before being joined by his partner. Ultimately Saggs got the pinfall, following a running powerslam on Booker T. Following the match, The Blue Bloods appears on the entry way again, staring down the new champions.

During the next match,Kevin Sullivan defeatedThe Man With No Name, via pinfall following the Tree of Woe. Following the match, an unknown individual appeared on the screen telling Sullivan he needed to discuss Hulkamania with him. Following this, Sullivan exited the arena through the crowd.

The "Legends match" betweenWahoo McDaniel andDick Murdoch was shown in black and white, during the pay-per-view telecast. For the matchGordon Solie joined on commentary withBobby Heenan to further the "old school" aspects of the match.The Great Muta then retained theIWGP Heavyweight Championship againstPaul Orndorff, andArn Anderson retained theWCW World Television Championship againstAlex Wright, handing Wright his first loss. Road Warrior Hawk and Meng next ended in a double count-out, they ultimately needed to be broken up by additional referees and wrestlers from the back.

During the second to last match of the eveningSting defeatedBig Bubba Rogers via submission following the Scorpion Deathlock.

The main event sawHulk Hogan andRandy Savage defeatedRic Flair andBig Van Vader. During Hogan and Savage's entrance to the ring an unknown man can be seen standing near the entryway (later revealed to beThe Giant). Hogan picked up the pinfall following Anderson accidentally hitting Flair, enabling Hogan to do a leg drop on Flair. After the match, Flair, Vader and Anderson continued to attack Hogan and Savage, leading to Savage’s fatherAngelo Poffo to jump the guardrail from ringside to come to his son’s rescue. Flair however was able to get the figure-4 leglock on Poffo, before Hogan andThe Renegade were able to get Flair, Anderson and Vader out of the ring.

• Professional wrestling shows in St. Petersburg, Florida
• 1995 in Florida
• Slamboree
• May 1995 in the United States
• 1995 World Championship Wrestling pay-per-view events

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