Brian Pillman Memorial Show

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The Brian Pillman Memorial Show was an annual professional wrestling event held between 1998 and 2001 benefitting the children of the late Brian Pillman and featuring talent from World Championship Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation, and Extreme Championship Wrestling, as well as local and indy performers.

The match between Chris Benoit and Steven Regal at the 3rd Annual Brian Pillman Memorial Show is often cited as being the impetus for the rehiring of Regal by the World Wrestling Federation later that year.

April 29, 1998 in Norwood, Ohio (Norwood Middle School)

• Nick Dinsmore def. Trailer Park Trash
• Steve Dunn and Rhino Riggins def. Brian Taylor and the Bounty Hunter
• Flash Flanagan def. Bull Pain
• Chip Fairway and Shark Boy def. Terek the Great and Sean Casey
• Al Snow def. Chris Candido
• Chris Benoit def. Chris Jericho

[edit] 2nd Annual Brian Pillman Memorial Show

May 19, 1999 in Cincinnati, Ohio (Cincinnati Gardens)

• Shark Boy def. Matt Stryker
• Terik the Great def. Jeremy Jett
• Chip Fairway def. Chad Collyer via submission
• Tim Horner and Rob Conway def. Flash Flanagan and Bull Pain
• Shark Boy def. Terik the Great
• Terry Taylor def. Tom Prichard
• Shark Boy def. Chip Fairway
• Al Snow def. Road Dogg
• Mankind def. D'Lo Brown
• Konnan and Rey Misterio, Jr. def. Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko

[edit] 3rd Annual Brian Pillman Memorial Show: Pillman 2000

May 20, 2000 in Cincinnati, Ohio (Xavier University's Schmidt Fieldhouse)

• Rory Fox and Logan Caine def. Jeremy Lopez and Jet Jaguar
• B.J. Payne def. Rico Constantino
• Chuck Palumbo def. Sean O'Haire
• Scotty Sabre def. Reckless Youth
• HWA Tag Team Champions Cody Hawk and Anthony McMurphy def. Flash Flanagan and Matt Stryker
• HWA Cruiserweight Champion Shark Boy def. Jamie-San
• Race Steele def. Chip Fairway to win the HWA Heavyweight Championship
• Anthony McMurphy def. Cody Michaels
• Tim Horner def. Dr. Tom Prichard
• The Harris Brothers (Ron and Don Harris) def. Billy Kidman and Disco Inferno
• Vampiro def. General Rection
• WWF Intercontinental Champion Chris Benoit def. Steven Regal
• Diamond Dallas Page def. Shane Douglas
• ECW World Heavyweight Champion Justin Credible def. Raven
• D'Lo Brown and Eddie Guerrero def. Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko

[edit] 4th Annual Brian Pillman Memorial Show

August 9, 2001 in Cincinnati, Ohio (Oak Hills High School)

• HWA's Nigel McGuiness def. OVW's Machine in an interpromotional match
• Rob Conway and Ron Waterman def. The Disciples of Synn (Payne and Damien)
• ECWA's J.R. Ryder def. Stampede Wrestling's Richard Pound in an interpromotional match
• HWA's Chad Collyer def. APW's Donovan Morgan in an interpromotional match
• Cody Hawk and Lance Cade def. The Island Boyz
• Randy Orton def. Flash Flanagan
• OVW's The Damaja and Hardcore def. HWA's The "A" Squad in an interpromotional tag team match
• HWA's Haas Brothers def. HWA's Steve Bradley and OVW's Rico Constantino in an interpromotional tag team match
• Matt Stryker def. Chad Collyer, Shark Boy, and Pepper Parks in a four-way dance to win the HWA Cruiserweight Championship
• Nick Dinsmore def. Race Steele to win the HWA Heavyweight Championship
• Terry Taylor def. Bobby Eaton (Ricky Steamboat was the special guest referee)
• NWA World Heavyweight Champion Steve Corino def. David Flair
• Mark Henry def. Hugh Morrus
• Lita def. Victoria
• Evan Karagias def. Chris Candido
• WWF's Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko def. The Alliance's Raven and Justin Credible (ECW)
• WWF's The Hardy Boyz def. WWF's Edge and Christian and WWF Tag Team Champions, The Alliance's Diamond Dallas Page and Kanyon (WCW) in a non-title three-way tag team match