#OnThisDayInWWE 40 years ago on World Championship Wrestling:
Baby Doll punches Jim Cornette in the back of the head - for real!
It gets a proper Road Warriors Pop! As does the hot tag to Animal!
July 12, 1986: As we stand here on this Saturday in 1986, Nikita Koloff is up 3-0 in the Best Of 7 against Magnum TA after winning in Roanoke the night prior. The Russians feel confident in taking the vacant US Title - as well as taking on The Road Warriors.
Manny Fernandez in Super Bowls VII and VIII
The #Dolphins' nose tackle putting on back-to-back clinics with two of the most dominant performances by a defensive player in Super Bowl history.
Manny, born 80 years ago today
July 1, 1983: B.E.T. (Black Entertainment Television) launched as its own cable network. #80s Previously a 2-hour time block on USA Network starting in 1980.
The 1987 Crockett Cup was a challenging event for me due to its size - 2 nights (April 10 & 11) - 24 teams - 2 singles headliners - the emotional return of Magnum TA. It was also when, at the end of the 1st night, while I was waiting for the hotel lobby elevator, one of the tipsy wrestlers grew impatient and smashed his fist through the wall where the call button used to be. Some things you don't forget. This is a highlight reel of the event (without the elevator incident).
An inside look at the building of the new Pac-12. 👀
The Dawn's finale in August will take viewers through the past two years, just before the new league officially kicks off its first football season.
#BackThePac x @YogiRoth
July 2, 1985: the series finale of The Jeffersons aired. #80s Began in 1975, ran 11 seasons & 253 episodes. Find out about the show's theme song here > https://t.co/ibr9HjK0BW
Friday, @lindacohn makes her final @SportsCenter appearances (6p, 10p, 11p ET | ESPN)
🎙️Cohn retires from ESPN on June 30th
Take a look back at her 34-year ESPN career ➡️ https://t.co/FrouIRo3t1
June 17, 1994
The O.J. Simpson Chase
One of the most surreal, dramatic scenes in live broadcast television history
After being charged with double-murder that morning, Simpson — the former NFL great and NBC football analyst — and his former teammate Al Cowlings fled in Cowlings' white Ford Bronco. A 90-minute low-speed police pursuit ensued in Los Angeles.
In an unprecedented measure, NBC broke away multiple times from their live telecast of Game 5 of the 1994 NBA Finals between the Knicks and Rockets to cover the unfolding news developments with O.J.
NBC eventually utilized a split-screen to cover both events.
If you were alive and old enough to comprehend, you remember EXACTLY where you were.