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WWE 24/7 announces June lineup

Posted: May 14th 2008 By: mikeiles

JUNE 2008: GOLD RUSH

All June on WWE 24/7 On Demand, join WWE 24/7?s Gold Rush and mine our wrestling archives for huge Championship matches and historic title changes all month long.


Legends
Hall of Fame: Nick Bockwinkel ? For nearly two decades, the title scene in the AWA was dominated by the legendary Nick Bockwinkel. Follow Bockwinkel?s incredible career, from Tag Team supremacy with partner Ray ?the Crippler? Stevens to AWA Championship battles with Verne Gagne, Hulk Hogan and Curt Hennig. Relive Bockwinkel?s 2007 WWE Hall of Fame enshrinement, as Nick is inducted by Bobby ?The Brain? Heenan. Plus, see Bockwinkel?s classic feuds with Jerry ?The King? Lawler, Sgt. Slaughter, Stan Hansen and others.

The Legends of Wrestling: Worst Characters ? Dusty Rhodes, Michael Hayes, Mick Foley and Pat Patterson join host Gene Okerlund for a no-holds-barred roundtable discussion of the worst characters in wrestling history. See classic footage and hear the stories behind notorious Superstars like the Gobbledy Gooker, Red Rooster, the Shockmaster, Mantaur and others.

The Big Ones
WCW Great American Bash ?92 ? The annual Summer spectacular features a tournament to crown new NWA World Tag Team Champions. Teams competing include Steve Austin and Rick Rude, Ricky Steamboat and Nikita Koloff, The Freebirds, Brian Pillman and Jushin Liger and more. Plus, Sting defends the World Heavyweight Championship against Big Van Vader.

WWE Old School ? Madison Square Garden 1/23/84 ? Relive the night that changed the course of Sports Entertainment history, as Hulk Hogan challenges the Iron Sheik for the WWE Championship. Plus, a jam-packed card features Magnificent Muraco defending the Intercontinental title against Tito Santana, a 6-Man Tag Team action featuring Andre the Giant and more.

TV Classics
Gold Rush ? Five (5) Shows featuring Championship clashes from a variety of wrestling promotions and eras. On Saturday Night?s Main Event, three WWE titles are up for grabs, including Shawn Michaels challenging the British Bulldog for the Intercontinental title. On Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling, WWE Hall of Famer Jack Brisco defends the Mid-Atlantic title against Paul Jones. On WCW Thunder, ?Hitman? Bret Hart challenges Lex Luger for the U.S. Heavyweight title. Plus, title clashes from Stampede Wrestling and more.

The Monday Night War ? Two (2) new episodes of Raw and Nitro heats up the rating battles between WWE and WCW during the Summer of ?97. Raw features Dude Love vs. Owen Hart and Triple H battling Vader. Plus, ?Heartbreak Kid? Shawn Michaels gets some surprising support when battling Mankind, while the Rock makes a huge decision. On Nitro, Hollywood Hogan defends the WCW Championship against Lex Luger, Chris Jericho faces Eddie Guerrero, Ric Flair battles Diamond Dallas Page and much more.

Shorties
The first Undisputed World Champion in wrestling history, Chris Jericho, joins WWE 24/7?s Gold Rush as Y2J presents shocking Championship clashes. The surprises include the McMahon family challenging for WWE Championship gold, Ric Flair defending the NWA World title against Ron Garvin, actor David Arquette fights for the WCW Championship, crazy WWE Hardcore title moments, Chris Jericho?s own WWE Championship controversy and more.

***IMPORTANT***
This synopsis is just a small sampling of the monthly WWE 24/7 On Demand programming.

Tags: WWE, Verne Gagne, Jerry Lawler, Sgt. Slaughter, Stan Hansen, Dusty Rhodes, Michael Hayes, Mick Foley, Red Rooster, WCW, NWA, Rick Rude, Nikita Koloff, Fabulous Freebirds, Sting, Big Van Vader, Andre the Giant, Jack Brisco, Dude Love, Ric Flair