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WWF European Rampage

Locations and dates of the European Rampage Again Tour in April 1992 shown on an official t-shirt

WWF European Rampage Tour was a series of professional wrestling events produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) throughout a number of European countries in the early 1990s. It included many house shows as well as some that were broadcast on local television. The video game WWF European Rampage Tour, created specifically for the European market, is named after the tour as a whole.

WWF events before the Rampage

The World Wrestling Federation (WWF) held its first show in Europe on 23 October 1987 at Bercy Stadium in Paris, France, with a sold-out crowd of 12,000.[1] The main event was a match between Harley Race and Junkyard Dog featuring André the Giant as special guest referee. The show was televised on Canal+.[2] It was the WWF's first attempt at global expansion.

Over the years it would hold numerous more events in Europe. On April 2, 1988 the WWF held its first show in Italy at the PalaTrussardi in Milan. This show was broadcast on Italia 1. In the main event, André the Giant won against Jim Duggan.[3] This was technically the WWF's first European Tour as it took place across three days in Milan, Lugano and Cesena, all in Italy. On 10 October 1989 the WWF held its first show in Britain at the London Arena, in front of a crowd of 15,000, broadcast on Sky One.[4][5] The main event in this match featured Hulk Hogan (with Miss Elizabeth) defeating Randy Savage (with Queen Sherri).[5]

UK Rampage 1991

The WWF's first tour of events in Europe (when excluding Italy 1988) was held in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The events were called UK Rampage and was held between April and May 1991. The first Rampage event was aired live and broadcast by BSkyB.[6]

Date City Venue Main Event
24 April 1991 London, England London Arena Hulk Hogan (c) vs. Sgt. Slaughter for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship[7]
25 April 1991 Glasgow, Scotland SECC Roddy Piper vs. Ted Dibiase[8]
26 April 1991 Belfast, Northern Ireland King's Hall André The Giant, Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty vs. Mr. Fuji and the Orient Express[8]
27 April 1991 Dublin, Republic of Ireland The Point Davey Boy Smith vs. Ted DiBiase[8]
28 April 1991 Manchester, England G-Mex Roddy Piper vs. Ted DiBiase[8]
30 April 1991 Birmingham, England NEC Jake Roberts vs. Mr. Perfect[8]
1 May 1991 Brighton, England Brighton Centre Davey Boy Smith vs. The Undertaker[8]
2 May 1991 London, England Wembley Arena The Ultimate Warrior vs. The Undertaker[8]

European Rampage Tour

A second series of events was held in October of 1991. After the success of the previous tour that took place in Britain and Ireland, the WWF expanded to many more countries and this event was now called the European Rampage Tour.[9][10]

Event Date City Venue Attendance Main Event Broadcaster
Day 1

(Battle Royal at the Albert Hall)

3 October 1991 London, England Royal Albert Hall 5,000 20-man Battle Royal won by The British Bulldog Sky Movies Plus
Day 2 4 October 1991 London, England Wembley Arena 12,000[11] Legion of Doom vs. Nasty Boys
Day 3 5 October 1991 Barcelona, Spain Palau Sant Jordi 19,000[12] Tito Santana vs. The Undertaker Telecinco
Day 4 6 October 1991 Brussels, Belgium Forest National Legion of Doom vs. Nasty Boys
Day 5 7 October 1991 Sheffield, England Sheffield Arena 12,000[11] Legion of Doom vs. Nasty Boys
Day 6 8 October 1991 Birmingham, England National Indoor Arena Legion of Doom vs. Nasty Boys
Day 7 9 October 1991 Paris, France Bercy Arena 7,000[11] 18-man Battle Royal won by Davey Boy Smith

European Rampage Again Tour

The WWF held another tour in Europe in the spring of 1992. This one was called European Rampage Again Tour. Following the success of the previous tour, it was expanded further.[13][14] The events have also been locally marketed as UK Rampage or Deutschland Tour depending on country. The UK Rampage in Sheffield was televised on Sky Movies Plus whereas Deutschland Tour in Munich was televised on Tele 5.[15]

Event Date City Venue Attendance Main Event
Day 1 10 April 1992 Rotterdam, Netherlands Ahoy Sportpaleis Money Inc. vs. Bushwackers[15]
Day 2 11 April 1992 Milan, Italy FilaForum 10,000+[15] Randy Savage vs. The Mountie[15]
Brussels, Belgium Vorst Nationaal Arena 5,500[15] Bushwackers vs. Money Inc.[15]
Day 3 12 April 1992 Kiel, Germany Ostseehalle 7,000[15] Money Inc. vs. Bushwackers[15]
Brighton, England Brighton Centre Randy Savage vs. The Mountie[15]
Day 4 13 April 1992 London, England Wembley Arena 11,000+[15] Randy Savage vs. The Mountie[15]
Day 5 14 April 1992 London, England Wembley Arena 11,000+[15] The Undertaker vs. Sid Justice[15]
Munich, Germany Olympiahalle 12,345[15] 16-man Battle Royal won by Davey Boy Smith
Day 6 15 April 1992 Belfast, Northern Ireland King's Hall The Undertaker vs. Sid Justice[15]
Frankfurt, Germany Festhalle 9,000[15] Randy Savage vs. The Mountie[15]
Day 7 16 April 1992 Dublin, Ireland The Point Theatre The Undertaker vs. Sid Justice[15]
Dortmund, Germany Westfalenhallen Randy Savage vs. The Mountie[15]
Day 8 17 April 1992 Birmingham, England NEC 12,000[15] Legion of Doom vs. The Nasty Boys
Glasgow, Scotland SECC The Undertaker vs. Sid Justice[15]
Day 9 18 April 1992 Birmingham, England NEC 12,000[15] Davey Boy Smith vs. Repo Man[15]
Glasgow, Scotland SECC Legion of Doom vs. Nasty Boys[15]
Day 10

(UK Rampage (1992))

19 April 1992 Sheffield, England Sheffield Arena The British Bulldog vs. Irwin R. Schyster[16]
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

This was followed by another European Rampage Again Tour in autumn of 1992.[17]

Date City Venue Attendance Main Event
24 September 1992 Stuttgart, Germany Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle 8,000 Ric Flair vs. Tito Santana
25 September 1992 Dortmund, Germany Westfalenhalle Natural Disasters vs. Money Inc.
26 September 1992 Hamburg, Germany Sporthalle 4,500[15] Bret Hart vs. Papa Shango[15]
27 September 1992 Kiel, Germany Ostseehalle 6,000[15] Ric Flair vs. Bret Hart[15]
28 September 1992 Sheffield, England Sheffield Arena 9,700[15] Ric Flair vs. Randy Savage[15]
29 September 1992 Birmingham, England NEC 12,000[15] Ric Flair vs. Bret Hart[15]
30 September 1992 Berlin, Germany Deutschlandhalle Natural Disasters vs. Money Inc.[15]
1 October 1992 Munich, Germany Olympiahalle 10,000[15] Ric Flair vs. Randy Savage[15]
2 October 1992 Aschaffenburg, Germany Unterfrankenhalle 4,500[15] Ric Flair vs. Bret Hart[15]
3 October 1992 Frankfurt, Germany Festhalle Ric Flair vs. Bret Hart[15]

European Spring Tour 1993

Rampage returned in the spring of 1993 and the tour took place throughout 18 events between 8 April (in Paris, France) to 26 April (in Milan, Italy). The televised events of this tour were

Later tours

The WWF hosted another Europe wide tour in late winter/early spring 1994. They took place in Austria, Britain and Germany. All these were non-televised house shows. The first event was in Augsburg in Bavaria on March 7, 1994 - where the main event was Razor Ramon defeating Shawn Michaels. The final events of the tour were on March 31, 1994 in Sheffield in England and in Wels in Austria.[19] The WWF held more house shows in Europe in the following years, many of which took place in Germany.[20]

WWF European Rampage Media

  • The official logo of WWE.

References

  1. ↑ Exploring WWE's Rich History In France Prior To The Groundbreaking Backlash - ITR Wrestling (in en-US). itrwrestling.com (2024-05-02). Retrieved 2025-07-18.
  2. ↑ WWF - 1987 Results (in en-US). thehistoryofwwe.com (2023-01-16). Retrieved 2025-07-18.
  3. ↑ WWF - 1988 Results (in en-US). thehistoryofwwe.com (2023-01-16). Retrieved 2025-07-18.
  4. ↑ WWF on Sky One « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database. www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 WWF @ London, England - Arena - October 10, 1989 (sell out). The History of WWE.
  6. ↑ UK Rampage 91 - London, England - Docklands Arena - April 24, 1991. The History of WWE.
  7. ↑ WWF UK Rampage 1991 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database. www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 WWF - 1991 Results (in en-US). thehistoryofwwe.com (2023-01-16). Retrieved 2025-07-18.
  9. ↑ "Action-packed grunt 'n' groan WRESTLE your way to a video bonanza with Hulk Hogan, Andre The Giant and Hacksaw Jim". Daily Mirror: 18. 1 October 1991. 
  10. ↑ "October Rampage". The Daily Express: 28. 30 September 1991. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 WWF - 1991 Results (in en-US). thehistoryofwwe.com (2023-01-16). Retrieved 2025-07-18.
  12. ↑ WWF - 1991 Results (in en-US). thehistoryofwwe.com (2023-01-16). Retrieved 2025-07-18.
  13. ↑ "Get stuck in!". Daily Mirror: 50. 15 April 1992. 
  14. ↑ Year Search - Wrestling Events of 1992. www.profightdb.com. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
  15. ↑ 15.00 15.01 15.02 15.03 15.04 15.05 15.06 15.07 15.08 15.09 15.10 15.11 15.12 15.13 15.14 15.15 15.16 15.17 15.18 15.19 15.20 15.21 15.22 15.23 15.24 15.25 15.26 15.27 15.28 15.29 15.30 15.31 15.32 15.33 15.34 15.35 15.36 15.37 WWF - 1992 Results (in en-US). thehistoryofwwe.com (2023-01-16). Retrieved 2025-07-18.
  16. ↑ WWF European Rampage Again Tour « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database. www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  17. ↑ "WRESTLE MANIACS". Derby Daily Telegraph: 11. 19 September 1992. 
  18. ↑ WWF - 1993 Results (in en-US). thehistoryofwwe.com (2023-01-16). Retrieved 2025-07-18.
  19. ↑ WWF - 1994 Results (in en-US). thehistoryofwwe.com (2023-01-16). Retrieved 2025-07-20.
  20. ↑ WWF - 1995 Results (in en-US). thehistoryofwwe.com (2023-01-16). Retrieved 2025-07-20.
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