Stu Hart's 88th Birthday Celebration

This article is about the Stampede Wrestling reunion show held in 2003. For the original reunion show held in 1995, see Stu Hart 50th Anniversary Show.
Stu Hart's 88th Birthday Celebration
PromotionStampede Wrestling
DateMay 2, 2003
CityCalgary, Alberta
VenueOgden Legion Hall
Tagline(s)Stampede Wrestling 50th Anniversary Show
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The Stu Hart's 88th Birthday Celebration (also called Stampede Wrestling 50th Anniversary Show) was a professional wrestling supercard produced by the Stampede Wrestling promotion that took place on May 2, 2003, at the Ogden Legion Hall in Calgary, Alberta. It was initially to be held at the Victoria Pavilion,[1][2] however, the event was later moved to another venue. The show was held to celebrate Stu Hart's 88th birthday[3][4] as well as the 50th anniversary of Stampede Wrestling. Ralph Klein, then Premier of Alberta, made a guest appearance at the event to honor the Hart wrestling family. It was second reunion show to be held since the Stu Hart 50th Anniversary Show in 1995. The event featured talent from both the original Stampede Wrestling and Ross and Bruce Hart's version. Seven professional wrestling matches were featured on the card.[2][5]

Event

Two of the matches on the undercard were Sabu versus Teddy Hart in a hardcore match, and Bruce Hart versus Principal Richard Pound. Another featured match was a standard wrestling match between Nattie Neidhart and Belle Lovitz.[2][5] The main event was a tag team match between The Stampede Bulldogs (Harry Smith and T.J. Wilson) and the team of A.J. Styles and The Black Dragon. Wilson later claimed that their match was a great learning experience for him especially as he was preparing to enter New Japan Pro-Wrestling's Best of the Super Juniors that summer.[6]

Results

No.Results[11][12]StipulationsTimes
1Jack Flash defeated Nick Nog and Pete WilsonThree-Way Dance15:02
2Dan Fox[7] defeated Brayden Schultz and Trevor Ing (kids match)[8]Triple Threat match9:00
3Nattie Neidhart defeated Belle LovitzSingles match10:12
4Johnny Devine,[9] Duke Durrango[10] and Randy Myers defeated Kirk Melnick, Rod Rage and Jason CarterSix-man tag team match11:25
5Bruce Hart defeated Principal Richard Pound by countoutSingles match—
6Juggernaut and Apocalypse defeated Dave Swift and The HighlanderTag team match18:12
7Sabu vs. Teddy Hart ended in a no-contestHardcore match18:12
8The Stampede Bulldogs (Harry Smith and T.J. Wilson) defeated A.J. Styles and The Black DragonTag team match22:50

Reception

The professional wrestling section, SLAM! Wrestling, of the Canadian Online Explorer website rated the entire event a 10 out of 10 stars.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ Nason, Josh (April 24, 2003). "411 Indies Update: Chock Full O'Stu Hart, OVW, Upcoming Shows, Tons Of News". 411mania.com. 411MANIA. Archived from the original on 2017-08-15.
  2. ^ a b c Madigan, T.J. (April 26, 2003). "Ring-a-ding-dong dandy". Canadian Online Explorer. SLAM! Sports. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.
  3. ^ "Investigation Continues In Liz's Death | The Wrestling Gospel According to Mike Mooneyham". www.mikemooneyham.com. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
  4. ^ Clevett, Jason (May 6, 2003). "Wrestlers honoured to be on Stu's show". Canadian Online Explorer. SLAM! Sports. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.
  5. ^ a b Maxwell, Cameron (April 30, 2003). "Return engagement for Stampede Wrestling". Canadian Online Explorer. SLAM! Sports. Archived from the original on May 8, 2016.
  6. ^ Newman, Oliver (November 26, 2006). "Interview with Stampede Kid". TWNPNews.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-15.
  7. ^ HART FAMILY TRIVIA AT DAVEY BOY SMITH JR GEORGIA SMITH'S BIRTHDAY PARTY AUG 2015, ca: 6:09-6:22
  8. ^ "Slam Wrestling Homepage". Archived from the original on July 23, 2017.
  9. ^ Parsonage, John ("Hot Shot" Johnny Devine) (October 21, 2003). "Stu Hart: A Dungeon Perspective". SLAM! Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on August 18, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  10. ^ Clevett, Jason (August 24, 2006). "Duke Durrango calls it a day: Western Canadian veteran set to retire". Canoe.com. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
  11. ^ a b Clevett, Jason (May 5, 2003). "Stu Hart tribute show delivers". Canadian Online Explorer. SLAM! Sports. Archived from the original on July 23, 2017.
  12. ^ Bruce Hart (Producer) (May 2, 2003). Stu Hart's 88th Birthday Celebration 5/2/03 DVD (DVD). Calgary, Alberta: WrestlingEpicenter.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-15.