July 28, 2015
That’s right, on this day in wrestling history, Mr. Perfect went one-on-one with the Worm.
This sounds like a match WCW would promote, but alas, this took place in July of 2000 for i-Generation Superstars of Wrestling, a company you’ve never heard of which preceded World Wrestling All-Stars as Australia’s ’s land of wrasslin’ misfits. The roster included the Road Warriors, Tatanka, One Man Gang, Barbarian, Public Enemy, and Brutus Beefcake.
This Curt Hennig/Dennis Rodman “Australian Outback” match (I have no idea what it means either) was the main event of the promotion’s only pay-per-view, titled Superstars of Wrestling.
Let’s watch Rodman Down Under!
John Corrigan
Columnist / Assistant Editor at Wrestledelphia.com
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[…] If Michael Jordan could dabble in baseball, then “The Worm” could sure as hell try a dropkick. Rodman joined the NWO, teaming with Hollywood Hogan in a losing effort against Lex Luger and The Giant at Bash at the Beach 1997. That didn’t stop the rainbow-haired tabloid star and his non-racist buddy as they regrouped and avenged their loss the next year by defeating DDP and NBA Hall of Famer Karl Malone. The craziest part about those matches is that they took place just weeks after Rodman and the Chicago Bulls won the championship. (Both years!) Rodman would go on to win Hulk Hogan’s Celebrity Championship Wrestling (a future #TBT fo sho) as well as challenge Curt Hennig for the i-Generation title. […]
[…] Rodman, Hulk Hogan’s Celebrity Championship Wrestling winner who competed at Bash at the Beach 97 and 98, was also in attendance. Well, sort […]