On February 5, 1988 WWF’s inaugural “The Main Event” took place at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana, airing live on NBC. The live debut broadcast drew a 15.2 Nielsen rating and 33 million viewers, both records for American televised wrestling at the time. The match between André the Giant and Hulk Hogan saw Andre get the pinfall victory despite Hogan’s shoulders not being down. It was revealed post-match that the referee was not the assigned referee, Dave Hebner, but rather his twin

On March 7, 1992 WCW World Championship Wrestling aired on TBS from the Center Stage Theater in Atlanta, Georgia. WCW shows the press conference that didn’t make air after Sting defeated Lex Luger for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship at SuperBrawl II. Ravishing Rick Rude and the Dangerous Alliance crash Sting’s press conference, sparking a feud between Sting and Rude. | Davenport Sports Network

The nWo’s shocking WCW invasion continued with the arrival of the towering Kevin Nash! | WWE