Aug 24, 7:30 PM
Good prices and goodbyes mark a WWE house show in 1991
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Ricky Steamboat’s fire in WWE quickly got extinguished in 1991. | (Photo: WWE) On the 35th anniversary of a WWE house show at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, WWF Wrestling, a social media account dedicated to “Celebrating the World Wrestling Federation of the 1980s and 1990s,” posted a newspaper clipping advertising the event. The first thing that jumped out at me was the ticket prices: $15, $13, $11, and $9. By comparison, in 2026, Savannah, Georgia, hosts a WWE live event this Saturday at Enmarket Arena. According to Ticketmaster, tickets range from $45.15 to $380. On this day in 1991: The WWF returns to the Philadelphia Spectrum! 🤼 #WWF #WWE #Wrestling #UltimateWarrior #Undertaker pic.twitter.com/q0v80OnjUC — WWF Wrestling (@WWFWrestling1) August 24, 2026 Indeed, times have changed. As I stared at the ad for the 1991 show, I wondered who else wrestled, who won, and who lost, especially so close to SummerSlam just two nights later. The following results came from The History of