On May 3, 1986 WWF Saturday Night's Main Event VI aired on NBC from in Providence, Rhode Island at the Providence Civic Center. In a classic WWF moment, Jake “The Snake” Roberts attacked Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat from behind and took him out with his finisher, the DDT, on the arena's concrete floor prior to the match starting, helping set up a feud that continued through the summer and early fall of 1986. The match drew a 9.3 rating on NBC. It is said Steamboat was legitimately knocked uncons

What a mega main event of Saturday Night's Main Event! I love Vince McMahon's intro: “For the first time in WWF history: the Ultimate Warrior, the reigning Intercontinental Champion, joins forces with Hulk Hogan, the reigning WWF Champion “The Hulkster & the Warrior, together as a team, right here on Saturday Night’s Main Event!” This scored a huge 11.1 rating on NBC - in effect, 18 million viewers or so watched this! (The WWE can only imagine this kind of TV rating nowadays!) #onthisdayinwwe |

On February 8, 1992 WWF Saturday Night's Main Event XXX aired from Lubbock, Texas, at the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum. The event was the first Saturday Night's Main Event to air on Fox and drew an 8.2 rating and 14.3 million viewers. Sid Justice left his tag-team partner Hulk Hogan alone to face Ric Flair and The Undertaker, further fueling their tensions since the Royal Rumble. Sid Justice and Hogan would go on to face off at Wrestlemania VIII. | Davenport Sports Network

38 years ago today, WWF taped the sixth Saturday Night's Main Event from the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island. The show got a quick turnaround, airing just 2 days later on NBC. It would be the final Saturday Night's Main Event of its first full season | Ultimate Wrestling Trivia

On April 19, 1992 the third annual WWF UK Rampage took place from the Sheffield Arena in Sheffield, England and aired live on Sky Movies Plus. Take a look back as WWF World Heavyweight Champion “Macho Macho” Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) puts his title on the line against “The Heartbreak Kid” Shawn Michaels (with Sensational Sherri). This marked Miss Elizabeth's final appearance with the WWF. In August 1992, she and Savage divorced. She disappeared from the spotlight for a few years before

"Unquestionably, this is the greatest main event ever signed in WWF history “But whose championship will be defended?” President Jack Tunney announces the main event for WrestleMania 6 - and it's WWF Champion v Intercontinental Champion! Only later do we learn it's title for title in this hero v hero dream match (Also: I wish more boadrooms had portraits of Hulk and Warrior hanging in them) #OnThisDayInWWE | On This Day in WWE

35 years ago today, Saturday Night's Main Event premiered on NBC! Who remembers this WWF gem? | Dueling Decades

After all the bad blood during the buildup this was truly heartwarming to see 💖 | MAIN EVENT