On May 20, 1985 the WWF MSG... - Davenport Sports Network

280K views · 464 shares | On February 18, 1985 WWF’s “The War to Settle the Score” took place in front of 22,000 fans at Madison Square Garden and ushered in the “Rock 'n' Wrestling Connection” era. The main event featured Hulk Hogan defending the WWF World Heavyweight Championship against "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. Hogan retained the title after Piper got disqualified in the only match of the event that was shown on MTV. | Davenport Sports Network | Facebook

On June 25, 1988 the WWF MSG Show took place in front of 18,300 fans at Madison Square Garden. In the main event, WWF World Heavyweight Champion “Macho Man” Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) took on the “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase (with Virgil) inside of a steel cage. The match was a continuation of a feud that started when the Macho Man beat DiBiase for the WWF Championship in the finals of a tournament at WrestleMania IV. At the end of the match, as Savage and Virgil battled atop the cag