Beach Blast

Beach Blast was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event promoted by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and held in the summers of 1992 and 1993. The 1992 WCW Beach Blast PPV event was held in June on a Saturday while the 1993 WCW Beach Blast PPV event was held in July on a Sunday. It was replaced by Bash at the Beach in 1994. WCW closed in 2001 and all rights to their television and PPV shows was bought by WWE, including the Beach Blast shows. With the launch of the WWE Network in 2014 the 1992 and 1993 Beach Blast shows became available on demand for network subscribers.

Dates, venues, and main events

Event Date City Venue Main events Ref
Beach Blast (1992) June 20, 1992 Mobile, Alabama Mobile Civic Center

Rick Rude vs. Ricky Steamboat in a 30-minute Iron Man Challenge
The Steiner Brothers (Rick & Scott) (c) vs. Terry Gordy & Steve Williams for the WCW World Tag Team Championship

 [1][2]
Beach Blast (1993) July 18, 1993 Biloxi, Mississippi Mississippi Coast Coliseum Sting & Davey Boy Smith vs. Big Van Vader & Sid Vicious [2][1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts". Wrestling’s Historical Cards: Beach Blast (Mobile Alabama, Mobile Civic Center) (Kappa Publishing). 2007. p. 140.
  2. 1 2 Cawthon, Graham (2014). the History of Professional Wrestling Vol 4: World Championship Wrestling 1989-1994. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 1499656343.
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