You are buying the COMPLETE, ORIGINAL five video set, The Brian Pillman Memorial Show, direct from Heartland Wrestling Association in Pillman's hometown of Cincinnati, OH.

Shadow Fire Promotions, Inc. is the ONLY authorised vendor of this set, as HWA no longer owns the rights to the shows, and we have bought out their remaining stock.

The Brian Pillman Memorial Show was a unique concept for its time, as it was one of the first "memorial shows" ever presented for a deceased wrestler, much like Pillman himself was a unique individual for his time.

Trained out of the Dungeon by legendary Stu Hart in Calgary, alongside other greats such as Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho, Pillman, who started his career as "Flyin' Brian" had a series of memorable crusierweight matches in WCW against the best wrestlers on both sides of the ocean. Pillman later turned heel, forming the Hollywood Blonds with another mid-card guy by the name of Steve Austin. The team clicked instantly, and the duo defeated Rick Steamboat and Shane Douglas for the WCW World Tag Team Championships. Although neither man was initially interested in forming a tag team, they quickly formed a lasting bond. After the forced break up of the team, Pillman joined the most famous rulebreaking clique of all time, The Four Horsemen.

Pillman was a visionary, light years ahead of his time, creating the so-called "shoot angle". It was at this time, that Pillman, billed now as "The Loose Cannon", would stay in character 24/7, leading everyone to believe that Pillman had truly gone off the deep end, living his gimmick to an extreme. As part of the angle, Pillman was supposedly fired from WCW, freeing him to show up in ECW (orchestrated by then head booker Kevin Sullivan, with the aid of his wife, Nancy, known as Woman, who helped pass the word to ECW, where she was working at the time). All this time, Pillman was even working the bookers who assisted him in the angle. Since it was Pillman's idea from the start, he pulled the wool over the eyes of even those who knew about the angle, convincing WCW to legitimately terminate him to make it look more real to everyone (how real would it be if this "loose cannon" is still under a contract?) At this time, the angle played out right into Pillman's hands, freeing him to sign a guaranteed deal with the WWF.

Unfortunately, Pillman crushed his ankle when he fell asleep behind the wheel and required surgery to set it, setting back his in-ring debut by many months. However, even on crutches, Pillman, always a hard worker, continued his out of control gimmick, now calling himself "The Ticking Time Bomb", and getting a huge push against his old buddy, Steve Austin, who was on his way to becoming the hottest commodity in wrestling. However, the constant stress on Pillman's ankle caused it to not heal properly, requiring it to be re-broken, and fused into a walking position, leaving Pillman in intense pain, and taking numerous painkillers to deal with the injury and still work. Pillman's final feud was against Goldust, where Pillman claimed to have had sex with Marlena, revealed to be Dustin Runnels' wife, Terri, even going so far as to have claimed that their child, Dakota was actually Pillman's. The final angle run was Pillman winning a match, earning Marlena for "thirty days, and thirty long, long nights".

Pillman was supposed to have a match at Badd Blood (memorable for the Undertaker/Mankind "Hell In A Cell" match), but died hours before in his hotel room, from a combination of painkillers and alcohol, along with a heredity heart condition that was so minute, it was not ever diagnosed until later.

A year later, Heartland Wrestling won the rights to produce the Brian Pillman Memorial Show, featuring top stars from all of wrestling. The proceeds for the event went to the future education of Pillman's children. The final show was in 2001.

This card, having taken place when Heartland Wrestling Association was still a WWF Developmental Territory was able to take advantage of it to get several WWF stars to volunteer their time to appear on the card. This also features several current WWE stars as well as some past legends. Additionally, one of the exceedingly few times you will ever see WCW and WWF talent on the same card (although interpromotional matches were still forbidden). Look for some of the top independent talent in the world here. This is a must for fans of independent wrestling. Ask us about other independent wrestling releases!

Here is the card:

Best of the Brian Pillman Memorial Shows 1998-2000
April 29, 1998 from Norwood, OH at the Norwood Middle School

Video is in mint condition straight from HWA, and played to test for quality. Shipped in hardshell cases.

A great way to see younger guys who were not in WCW or the WWF yet, and also catch up on the careers of some of the more senior wrestlers!

Check our other listings for more wrestling, or join our Yahoo group, SFPCatalog.

Check our other listings for more cool stuff, or ask us about our mailing lists for comics, movies and music, wrestling, clothes and Playboy!

Shadow Fire Promotions is the largest distributor of all-original pro wrestling media and memorabilia. Not satisfied to just bring you WWF/WCW/ECW, we also work to bring to you the finest in independent wrestling. Currently affiliated with NWA Wisconsin in Green Bay, WI, & Xtreme Limit Wrestling in Scranton, PA and wrestlers such as The Soul Shooters, Michael Modest and more, plus custom made wrestling masks, as well. If we don't have it, we can find it through our special search service.

Payment must be made within 10 days after sale close, unless other prior arrangements are made. Payment may be made online through AlertPay (WE DO NOT ACCEPT PAYPAL DUE TO NUMEROUS LAWSUITS FILED AGAINST THE COMPANY FOR MISMANAGEMENT OF MEMBER FUNDS!); Money orders; Personal check (made out to Shadow Fire Promotions, Inc., please allow 10 business days for check to clear.) We prefer you not send cash, as we are NOT responsible for cash payments lost in the mail. We also accept credit card payments over the phone (additional charges apply). Contact us for details.

Shipping rate is $12 domestic. International buyers, please contact us for postal rates. Illinois residents, please add 10% sales tax. Other mailing methods available at additional costs.

Contact us for any questions you may have. Guaranteed 24 hour turnaround on e-mail requests.

Subscribe to our online updates list! Ask us how!