Wrestling Program Central
Here is a showcase of the event programs for the Thanksgiving tradition. I have uploaded two versions of some programs - the newsstand version (with the bar code) and the live event version. Anyone interested in collecting these programs would have no issue finding years 1987 to 1993 (as these are readily on eBay for a reasonable price), though may struggle to find the others.
1987
Event Date: November 26
Event Venue: Richfield Coliseum; Richfield, Ohio
Event Attendance: 21,000; sell out
1988
Event Date: November 24
Event Venue: Richfield Coliseum; Richfield, Ohio
Event Attendance:
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1989
Event Date: November 23
Event Venue: Rosemont Horizon; Chicago, Illinois
Event Attendance: 15,294
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1990
Event Date: November 22
Event Venue: Hartford Civic Center; Hartford, Connecticut
Event Attendance: 16,000; 13,000 paid
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1991
Event Date: November 27
Event Venue: Joe Louis Arena; Detroit, Michigan
Event Attendance: 17,500
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1992
Event Date: November 25
Event Venue: Richfield Coliseum; Richfield, Ohio
Event Attendance: 18,000
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1993
Event Date: November 24
Event Venue: Boston Garden; Boston, Massachusetts
Event Attendance: 15,509; sell out
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1994
Event Date: November 23
Event Venue: Freeman Coliseum; San Antonio, Texas
Event Attendance: 10,000; 8,000 paid; announced as a sell out
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1995
Event Date: November 19
Event Venue: USAir Arena; Landover, Maryland
Event Attendance: 14,500; 12,500 paid
1996
Event Date: November 17
Event Venue: Madison Square Garden; New York City, New York
Event Attendance: 18,647; 16,266 paid
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1997
Note: the only proof I have of this program being the WWF Program issue 244 with a match sheet is an image on Worthpoint (as pictured). This is consistent with the SummerSlam program being issue 242, and issue 244 is around that time period.
Event Date: November 9
Event Venue: Molson Centre; Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Event Attendance: 20,593; 18,101 paid; sell out
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1998
Note: a person who attended the event bought the WWF Magazine from November with "$5.00" replacing the bar code and an accompanying match sheet.
Event Date: November 15
Event Venue: Kiel Center; St. Louis, Missouri
Event Attendance: 21,779; sell out
1999 to 2010
Note: I have not seen any programs during this period though from 1999 to 2003 I assume it was the "$5.00" live event version of the WWF/WWE Magazine with a match sheet.
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2011
Event Date: November 20
Event Venue: Madison Square Garden; New York City, New York
Event Attendance: 16,749; 13,000 paid; sell out
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2012 onwards
Note: I have not seen any programs during this period. I assume it was the generic roster program sold at all house shows. Am unsure whether a match sheet would be included.