Showdown at Shea was the name given to three nights of entertainment presented by the
WWE
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is an American professional wrestling promotion. It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings, a majority-owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. A global integrated media and entertainment company, ...
, at Flushing, New York's
Shea Stadium
William A. Shea Municipal Stadium ( ), typically shortened to Shea Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City.[George Steele
William James Myers (April 16, 1937 – February 16, 2017), better known by his ring name George "The Animal" Steele, was an American professional wrestler, school teacher, author, and actor. His career lasted from 1967 until 1988, though he mad ...](_blank ...<br></span></div>. The events were held in 1972, 1976, and 1980.<ref name=Encyclopedia></ref>
<h1><br><p> Event results </h1></p>
<h2><br><p> 1972</h2></p>
* During the main event <div class=)
came to
Ringside
1976
This event featured the telecast of
Muhammad Ali vs. Antonio Inoki
Muhammad Ali vs. Antonio Inoki, billed as The War of the Worlds, was a fight between American professional boxer Muhammad Ali and Professional wrestling in Japan, Japanese professional wrestler Antonio Inoki, held at the Nippon Budokan arena in T ...
fight from Tokyo, Japan.
1980
In January 2019 the match between Antonio Inoki
(born ; 20 February 1943 – 1 October 2022) was a Japanese professional wrestler, Glossary of professional wrestling terms#school, professional wrestling trainer, martial arts, martial artist, politician, and Promoter (entertainment), promot ...
and Larry Sharpe was uploaded to the WWE Network.
Notes
See also
* History of WWE
The history of American professional wrestling promotion WWE dates back to the early 1950s when it was founded on January 7, 1953 as the Capitol Wrestling Corporation (CWC). The public branding of the company has undergone several name changes t ...
References
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External links
Wrestling Information Archive
1972 in New York City
1972 in professional wrestling
1976 in New York City
1976 in professional wrestling
1980 in New York City
1980 in professional wrestling
20th century in Queens
WWE shows
Professional wrestling shows in New York City