I visited my cousins in Wisconsin back in 1970 and persuaded my Uncle Jack to take me to an AWA show in Milwaukee Auditorium. The bill topper was Billy Robinson versus "Black" Jack Lanza accompanied by his manager Bobby Heenan who also featured in a match earlier in the card against "Sailor" Art Thomas. The main supporting bout was Edouardo Carpentier versus "Texan" Jack Bence and there was a tag match in which Lars Heiniemi and Larry Hennig faced Paul and Maurice Vachon. The opener saw Billy Red Cloud facing John the Greek.
Most relevantly to this forum the tournaments of the twentieth century in Germany and Austria. The venue in Vienna was open air and in the centre of the city surrounded by the very impressive buildings of the imperial empire of Austria-Hungary
my youngest did the states a couple of years back visiting Texas, California and New York and took in shows in Texas and at MSG courtesy of his brother buying him tickets for a live Raw broadcast
I visited my cousins in Wisconsin back in 1970 and persuaded my Uncle Jack to take me to an AWA show in Milwaukee Auditorium. The bill topper was Billy Robinson versus "Black" Jack Lanza accompanied by his manager Bobby Heenan who also featured in a match earlier in the card against "Sailor" Art Thomas. The main supporting bout was Edouardo Carpentier versus "Texan" Jack Bence and there was a tag match in which Lars Heiniemi and Larry Hennig faced Paul and Maurice Vachon. The opener saw Billy Red Cloud facing John the Greek.
Only one for me, late 1980's Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland , Florida. WWF show with an Intercontinental Title bout top of the bill.
2010 WWE Royal Rumble in Atlanta, Georgia and Wrestlemanias 30 and 34 both in New Orleans, Louisiana. WM34 lasted seven hours!
Most relevantly to this forum the tournaments of the twentieth century in Germany and Austria. The venue in Vienna was open air and in the centre of the city surrounded by the very impressive buildings of the imperial empire of Austria-Hungary
yes saw a couple of shows in Florida in the early 1980s, Geoff Portz was on the bill at one of the shows
Madison Square Garden.
I was used to UK experiences where you got your 4 x 25-minute in ring experiences.
At MSG the experience begins when you arrive and continues without interruption until you leave-