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The Big Event (8/28/1986, CNE Stadium, Toronto, ONT, Canada)
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The Big Event (8/28/1986, CNE Stadium, Toronto, ONT, Canada)KILLER BEES vs. FUNK BROTHERS (HOSS & JIMMY JACK)KING TONGA vs. MAGINFICENT MURACOTONY GAREA vs. TED ARCIDI Arcidi is evidently being geared up for a heel turn, but Vince changed his mind and simply showed him the door instead. JUNKYARD DOG vs. ADORABLE ADRIAN ADONIS I don’t know if Vince had any ideas for JYD that got scrapped, but he acts a lot like a heel here, using his chain and shoving the referee. DICK “The Rebel” SLATER vs. IRON MIKE SHARPE After all, what would a supercard in Canada be without Canada’s greatest athlete, Iron Mike Sharpe? BIG MACHINE, SUPER MACHINE, & CAPTAIN LOU ALBANO vs. KING KONG BUNDY, BIG JOHN STUDD, & BOBBY “THE BRAIN” HEENAN The managers actually wrestle a more exciting match than any of the wrestlers. Giant Machine (Guess who?) runs in for the DQ. SNAKEPIT MATCH: RICKY “The Dragon” STEAMBOAT vs. JAKE “The Snake” ROBERTS No-DQ, no-countout brawl to settle the feud…*** BILLY JACK HAYNES vs. HERCULES HERNANDEZ ROUGEAU BROTHERS vs. DREAM TEAM PEDRO MORALES vs. KING HARLEY RACE WORLD TITLE MATCH: HULK HOGAN vs. “Mr. Wonderful” PAUL ORNDORFF TWO HOURS Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest (1986, Coliseum Video) [CV-1] None of the matches on this tape are complete. ANDRÉ THE GIANT vs. SAMU BOBO BRAZIL vs. “Classy” FREDDIE BLASSIE HIGHLIGHTS OF HAYSTACKS CALHOUN, IVAN KOLOFF, & ERNIE LADD GORILLA MONSOON vs. WOLFMAN Highlighting Monsoon… PIPER’S PIT with guest Blackjack Mulligan. HULK HOGAN vs. BIG JOHN STUDD HIGHLIGHTS OF NIKOLAI VOLKOFF KING KONG BUNDY vs. TONY GAREA HILLBILLY JIM vs. RENE GOULET PIPER’S PIT with guests Hillbilly Jim & Uncle Elmer. MIDGET MADNESS! IVAN THE TERRIBLE & BILLY THE KID vs. BUTCH CASSIDY & TINY TOM MIDGET MAYHEM! TIGER JACKSON & HAITI KID vs. DANA CARPENTER & PANCHO BOY MIDGET CONFUSION! SKY LOW-LOW & BUTCH CASSIDY vs. SONNY BOY HAYES & LITTLE BEAVER MIDGET CHAOS! LITTLE JOEY & FRENCHIE LAMONT vs. LITTLE BRUTUS & SKY LOW-LOW RUGGED RUSSIANS HIGHLIGHTS GORILLA MONSOON vs. WOLFMAN Same match as earlier but now highlighting Wolfman. PAMPERO FIRPO HIGHLIGHTS LUKE GRAHAM HIGHLIGHTS GRAND WIZARD cuts a great promo following a Luke Graham squash. MAD DOG VACHON vs. BOBBY COLT MOONDOG SPOT, MR. FUJI, & BRITISH BULLDOGS HAVE A TEA PARTY from “TNT.” MIL MASCARAS HIGHLIGHTS CAPTAIN LOU ALBANO HIGHLIGHTS NIKOLAI VOLKOFF SINGS THE SOVIET ANTHEM at Wrestlemania. “THE STRANGER SIDE OF FASHION” A video montage of wrestlers’ entrance costumes. BOBBY HEENAN, BIG JOHN STUDD, & KEN PATERA CUT HAIR BOBBY HEENAN & THE MISSING LINK GEORGE “The Animal” STEELE vs. STEVE LOMBARDI BRUNO SAMMARTINO vs. BEPO MONGOL Bepo went onto greatness as Nikolai Volkoff. ARM WRESTLING: IVAN PUTSKI vs. JESSE “The Body” VENTURA IRON SHIEK SWINGS HIS PERSIAN CLUBS JOHN STUDD BENCH PRESSES 700 POUNDS with the help of Bruno Sammartino, from “TNT.” KEN PATERA’S TESTS OF STRENGTH 1 ½ HOURS Bloopers, Bleeps, and Bodyslams (1986, Coliseum Video) [CV-2] ANDRÉ THE GIANT DOES SOME COMIC SPOTS during a 10-man tag match at Philadelphia Spectrum. ADVICE TO THE LOVELORN with Classy Freddie Blassie; very funny stuff. IRON MIKE SHARPE steals his opponent’s toupee during a match. TIGER CHUNG LEE screws up a brick-breaking demonstration during a TV taping, and Freddie Blassie, not knowing what else to do, screams Korean gibberish. CAPTAIN LOU ALBANO rambles about nothing. POSEDOWN: TONY ATLAS vs. PAUL ORNDORFF IRON SHIEK and his camel, Clyde, appear on TNT. ANDRÉ THE GIANT sings “The Fish Song” on TNT. PIPER’S PIT with Cyndi Lauper & Captain Lou Albano. MONTAGE with no apparent theme. THE WEDDING OF PAUL “The Butcher” VACHON 1 ½ HOURS The British Bulldogs (1986, Coliseum Video) [CVP-2] BRITISH BULLDOGS vs. IRON SHIEK & NIKOLAI VOLKOFF DYNAMITE KID vs. BRET “Hit Man” HART Just awesome. DAVEY BOY SMITH vs. JIM “The Anvil” NEIDHART BRITISH BULLDOGS & CAPTAIN LOU ALBANO vs. DREAM TEAM & “Luscious” JOHNNY VALIANT TAG TEAM TITLE: DREAM TEAM vs. BRITISH BULLDOGS JIP from Wrestlemania 2. BRITISH BULLDOGS WORKOUT BRITISH BULLDOGS vs. MOONDOGS OK, I swear to you, I’m not going nuts…during a suplex block-and-reversal spot with Rex and Dynamite, there’s either a really weird audio recording flaw, or somebody farts into a microphone. Given that Alfred Hayes laughs right after it happens, I’m incredibly curious. DAVEY BOY SMITH vs. GREG “The Hammer” VALENTINE Uh, a best-of video typically shouldn’t include the subject losing via a clean pin, unless the match is DAMN good, but… DYNAMITE KID vs. BRUTUS BEEFCAKE BRITISH BULLDOGS vs. KING KONG BUNDY & BIG JOHN STUDD 1 ½ HOURS Capital Carnage (12/6/1998, London, England) AL SNOW vs. GRANGREL LOD 2000 (ANIMAL & DROZ) vs. HEADBANGERS VAL VENIS vs. GOLDUST EDGE vs. TIGER ALI SINGH CHRISTIAN & SABLE vs. MARVELOUS MARC MERO & JACQUELYN INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE: KEN SHAMROCK vs. STEVE BLACKMAN HHH vs. JEFF JARRETT TAG TEAM TITLE: NEW AGE OUTLAWS vs. MARK HENRY & D-LO BROWN WORLD TITLE: THE ROCK vs. X-PAC FATAL FOUR-WAY: “Stone Cold” STEVE AUSTIN vs. UNDERTAKER vs. KANE vs. MANKIND with guest referee Gerald Brisco. THREE HOURS The WWF’s Greatest Matches (Coliseum Video Collector’s Series) WORLD TITLE: HULK HOGAN vs. “Mister Wonderful” PAUL ORNDORFF from Toronto Maple Leaf Gardens, 1984. Cool because it’s different from the typical Hogan finish. Hulk reverses a flying bodypress and wins with a small package. INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE: TITO SANTANA vs. “Macho Man” RANDY SAVAGE from Boston Garden, 1986. Savage wins the IC title (and gets a face pop!) after knocking out Santana with a foreign object. WORLD TITLE: BOB BACKLUND vs. IRON SHEIK Clipped but better-VQ version of Backlund’s title loss, described as being “rare footage from the archives.” Vince talks about how Backlund’s nice-guy attitude and adherence to the rules may have been his undoing—a quasi-shoot, as Backlund’s falling out with the WWF involved his refusal to turn heel. TAG TEAM TITLE: GREG “The Hammer” VALENTINE & BRUTUS BEEFCAKE vs. HILLBILLY JIM & UNCLE ELMER from MSG. ONE HOUR Grudge Match (1986, Coliseum Video) WORLD TITLE: HULK HOGAN vs. MAGNIFICENT MURACO The Magnificent One gets DQ’ed for throwing salt in Hogan’s eyes. JUNKYARD DOG vs. TERRY FUNK Dory Funk, Jr. makes his WWF debut, attacking JYD. JUNKYARD DOG vs. TERRY FUNK Rematch from Saturday Night’s Main Event. JYD loses and tears off Jimmy Hart’s pants and brands him as a measure of revenge. BRUNO SAMMARTINO vs. IVAN KOLOFF INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE: TITO SANTANA vs. GREG “The Hammer” VALENTINE The Hammer takes advantage of a knee injury to win the belt. INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE STEEL CAGE MATCH: GREG “The Hammer” VALENTINE vs. TITO SANTANA Tito wins the belt back, but Hammer destroys the belt in a rage. WORLD TITLE: SUPERSTAR BILLY GRAHAM vs. BRUNO SAMMARTINO with guest referee Gorilla Monsoon HULK HOGAN & MR. T vs. “Rowdy” RODDY PIPER & “Mister Wonderful” PAUL ORNDORFF from Wrestlemania. ONE AND A HALF HOURS The Hart Foundation (1987, Coliseum Video) [CVP-3] TAG TEAM TITLE: BRITISH BULLDOGS vs. HART FOUNDATION Danny Davis, evil referee at large, helps the Harts win the belts. HART FOUNDATION vs. ROUGEAU BROTHERS from MSG. RICKY “The Dragon” STEAMBOAT vs. BRET “Hit Man” HART This match was supposed to happen at Wrestlemania 2, but that was changed to Steamboat vs. Hercules, and Steamboat actually requested this match to make it up to Bret. As you may have guessed, it’s pretty good. HART FOUNDATION & HONKY TONK MAN vs. TITO SANTANA, JUNKYARD DOG, & DAVEY BOY SMITH THE OFFICES OF THE HART FOUNDATION Mean Gene Okerlund files an investigative report on the inner workings of the Harts’ world headquarters. DANNY DAVIS GETS FIRED before a Tito Santana squash. HART FOUNDATION vs. JIM POWERS & JERRY ALLEN Danny Davis cleans house after a “Superstars of Wrestling” squash. HART FOUNDATION & DANNY DAVIS vs. BRITISH BULLDOGS & TITO SANTANA JIP from Wrestlemania III. TAG TEAM TITLE: BRITISH BULLDOGS vs. HART FOUNDATION HART FOUNDATION vs. KILLER BEES 1 ½ HOURS The History of the Heavyweight Championship (1987, Coliseum Video) All matches are for the WW(W)F Heavyweight Title, and many are joined in progress and/or clipped. IVAN KOLOFF vs. PEDRO MORALES It’s every wrestling fan’s favorite way to switch a title—the belly-to-back suplex double pin where one guy lifts his shoulder. And if you want to know why it’s a bad finish, observe the crowd reaction here---there’s NO suspense, and the densest rubes in MSG know there’s a new champion. PEDRO MORALES vs. STAN STASIAK There’s no existing footage of the title change, so here instead are the closing minutes of a 53-minute curfew draw. BRUNO SAMMARTINO vs. KILLER KOWALSKI CAGE MATCH: BRUNO SAMMARTINO vs. IVAN KOLOFF BRUNO SAMMARTINO vs. IVAN KOLOFF with guest referee Gorilla Monsoon. BRUNO SAMMARTINO vs. MISTER FUJI BRUNO SAMMARTINO vs. “Superstar” BILLY GRAHAM from MSG. BRUNO SAMMARTINO vs. “Superstar” BILLY GRAHAM Return match from Baltimore; Graham wins the belt! “Superstar” BILLY GRAHAM vs. GORILLA MONSOON “Superstar” BILLY GRAHAM vs. BOB BACKLUND CAGE MATCH: BOB BACKLUND vs. GREG “The Hammer” VALENTINE Forgotten history, as Valentine was actually supposed to win the title in this feud and transition it to, of all people, David Sammartino. BOB BACKLUND vs. JESSE “The Body” VENTURA with guest referee Ivan Putski. BOB BACKLUND vs. IRON SHIEK IRON SHIEK vs. HULK HOGAN HULK HOGAN vs. RANDY “Macho Man” SAVAGE from a “Wrestling Challenge” TV taping. TWO HOURS The History of the Intercontinental Title All matches are for the Intercontinental title, and some are joined in progress. RANDY “Macho Man” SAVAGE vs. RICKY “The Dragon” STEAMBOAT from Wrestlemania III. PAT PATTERSON vs. DOMINIC DENUCCI PAT PATTERSON vs. KEN PATERA KEN PATERA vs. PEDRO MORALES PEDRO MORALES vs. MAGNIFICENT MURACO MAGNIFICENT MURACO vs. PEDRO MORALES TEXAS DEATH MATCH: MAGNIFICENT MURACO vs. PEDRO MORALES PEDRO MORALES vs. MAGNIFICENT MURACO MAGNIFICENT MURACO vs. TITO SANTANA Clips only, as complete footage is not known to exist. TITO SANTANA vs. GREG “The Hammer” VALENTINE Tito wins, but Valentine injures him during the match. TITO SANTANA vs. GREG “The Hammer” VALENTINE The Hammer takes advantage of the injury from the previous match and wins the title in a squash. GREG “The Hammer” VALENTINE vs. TITO SANTANA STEEL CAGE MATCH: GREG “The Hammer” VALENTINE vs. TITO SANTANA TITO SANTANA vs. RANDY “Macho Man” SAVAGE TWO HOURS Hulkamania (Coliseum Video) WORLD TITLE: HULK HOGAN vs. GREG “The Hammer” VALENTINE $15,000 BODYSLAM CHALLENGE & WORLD TITLE MATCH: HULK HOGAN vs. BIG JOHN STUDD Hulk wins on a countout after slamming Studd on the concrete floor. HULK MAKES PROTEIN SHAKES on “Tuesday Night Titans.” Vince likes the taste, and Lord Alfred vomits. WORLD TITLE: HULK HOGAN vs. “Dr. D” DAVID SCHULTZ WORLD TITLE CAGE MATCH: HULK HOGAN vs. BIG JOHN STUDD WORLD TITLE: IRON SHIEK vs. HULK HOGAN Hogan wins the belt at MSG, January 23, 1984. ONE HOUR Hulkamania 2 (Coliseum Video) HULK HOGAN & HILLBILLY JIM vs. BIG JOHN STUDD & KING KONG BUNDY from MSG. WORLD TITLE: HULK HOGAN vs. KING KONG BUNDY from Boston Garden, late 1985. WORLD TITLE: HULK HOGAN vs. RANDY “Macho Man” SAVAGE from Boston Garden, early 1986. Adrian Adonis attacks Hogan postmatch. FLOWER SHOP with guests Hulk Hogan & Paul Orndorff, who insist that everything is just FINE between them, and that they’ll wrestle Bundy & Studd in two weeks. HULK HOGAN & “Mister Wonderful” PAUL ORNDORFF vs. BIG JOHN STUDD & KING KONG BUNDY The legendary match where the insecure Orndorff clotheslines Hogan and leaves with the Heenan Family, who take him into the locker room and tell him he really is wonderful. Whether they meant to or not, the WWF created the first feud where fans felt sympathy for the heel, and that’s why the feud sold out arenas for seven months. WORLD TITLE CAGE MATCH: HULK HOGAN vs. “Mister Wonderful” PAUL ORNDORFF from Saturday Night’s Main Event. WORLD TITLE: HULK HOGAN vs. BRUTUS BEEFCAKE HULK HOGAN & GEORGE “The Animal” STEELE vs. “Adorable” ADRIAN ADONIS & RANDY “Macho Man” SAVAGE from Boston Garden. WORLD TITLE: HULK HOGAN vs. KAMALA from MSG. THE MACHINES vs. KING KONG BUNDY, BIG JOHN STUDD, & BOBBY “The Brain” HEENAN Giant Machine is taking the night off, replaced by the mysterious Hulk Machine. TWO HOURS Hulkamania 6 (Coliseum Video) WORLD TITLE: HULK HOGAN vs. UNDERTAKER Dark match from a Superstars taping; Hogan scores the pin, but Taker gets right back up and shows no pain. HULK HOGAN, BRUTUS BEEFCAKE, AND RANDY SAVAGE WORK OUT and are joined by Gene Okerlund…uh-oh… WORLD TITLE: HULK HOGAN vs. RANDY SAVAGE from Paris. WORLD TITLE: HULK HOGAN vs. STAN HANSEN WORLD TITLE, STEEL CAGE MATCH: HULK HOGAN vs. KING KONG BUNDY HULK HOGAN vs. GENERAL ADNAN WORLD TITLE: SGT. SLAUGHTER vs. HULK HOGAN HULK HOGAN & HACKSAW JIM DUGGAN vs. SGT.SLAUGHTER & GENERAL ADNAN 1 ½ HOURS Hulk Hogan’s Rock & Wrestling (WWF Home Video) “SMALL BUT MIGHTY” Hillbilly Jim accidentally drops a bag of Granny’s age-reversing herbs into Junkyard Dog’s chili, turning all the WWF faces into children, just as car thieves steal the Hulkmobile! When the police don’t believe their story, it’s up to Hulk and the gang to rescue the Hulkmobile and Hillbilly Jim’s pet raccoon, Mortimer. “10 LITTLE WRESTLERS” A mysterious figure has invited the WWF roster on a cruise, but the wrestlers disappear one by one at the hands of a mysterious stranger. Hulk Hogan and Rowdy Roddy Piper become unlikely allies as they try to solve the mystery. “AMAZONS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN” Hulk & friends find themselves on an ill-fated airplane that crash-lands somewhere in the Amazon, where the wrestlers’ feminine equivalents fight mysterious non-wrestling villains. “THE WRONG STUFF” Astronauts are trapped in a doomed space shuttle, but no astronauts are strong enough to pry the door open. The WWF Superstars are recruited by NASA to save the mission, and top candidates Hulk Hogan & Nikolai Volkoff head into space, where anything can happen! Make a game of this episode by seeing how many violations of basic laws of physics and gravity you and your friends can count during the show!
“DARK MATCH EXCLUSIVE”: JAKE vs. JUNKYARD DOG JAKE vs. KING KONG BUNDY JAKE vs. KING KONG BUNDY JAKE vs. HONKY TONK MAN from WMIII JAKE vs. KAMALA from Saturday Night’s Main Event ONE AND A HALF HOURS The 1994 King of the Ring (6/16/1994, Baltimore, MD) RICKY MEDLOCK sings the national anthem. QUARTERFINAL: RAZOR RAMON vs. BAM-BAM BIGELOW Special guest color man Art Donovan is unintentionally funny here, as Bigelow holds Razor in a backbreaker resthold for a loooooong time, about two minutes, and Art finally asks, “Gorilla, is he dead?” QUARTERFINAL: IRWIN R. SCHYSTER vs. MABEL God bless Mike Rotundo for actually being able to get a crowd reaction by yelling things to the fans like “Do you have a social security number?” QUARTERFINAL: “THE ROCKET” OWEN HART vs. TATANKA QUARTERFINAL: 1-2-3 KID vs. JEFF JARRETT WORLD TITLE: BRET “HITMAN” HART vs. DIESEL The returning Jim Neidhart is in Bret’s corner. SEMIFINAL: RAZOR RAMON vs. IRWIN R. SCHYSTER SEMIFINAL: “THE ROCKET” OWEN HART vs. 1-2-3 KID TAG TEAM TITLE: HEADSHRINKERS vs. CRUSH & YOKOZUNA FINAL: RAZOR RAMON vs. “THE ROCKET” OWEN HART Jim Neidhart turns heel, leading to a victory for Owen, making him a very legitimate main eventer, not to mention making him “The King of Harts.” “Rowdy” RODDY PIPER vs. JERRY “The King” LAWLER Rowdy Roddy was the man that got me hooked on wrestling, and man, did my heart sink at this show. The angle progressed as such: Lawler badmouthed kids at the Toronto Hospital for Sick Children (winner of the prestigious 1994 “Least Imaginative Name for a Hospital” award) and of course the crowd was sufficiently outraged (Good lord, that man hates sick children! Boo!), so Piper came out of retirement for “one last fight” (Ha!) and he’s donating his salary to the boringly-monikered wellness center. Lawler goads Piper in the meantime by having a scrawny teen appear on his King’s Court segment pretending to be Piper, praising Lawler and burying the real Piper. Piper, in this match, retaliates by bringing the scrawny teen to ringside in his corner, because the teen is, uh, angry with Lawler, I guess, for, um, making him…impersonate…Piper…unwillingly, or something. The announcers don’t even bother trying to make sense of that angle. Also includes a number of promotions for “The WWF’s New Generation” with an out-with-the-old recurring theme in them. And by gosh, when you want to put over the new generation of talent in your promotion, by all means, do it with Art Donovan doing color commentary for matches featuring Jim Neidhart, Captain Lou Albano, Afa the Wild Samoan, Roddy Piper, and Jerry Lawler. 3 ½ HOURS The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano (Coliseum Video) [CVP-1] LOU ALBANO vs. TONY ANGELO CAPTAIN LOU ALBANO vs. RICK MARTEL MR. FUJI & MR. SAITO vs. STRONGBOW BROTHERS CAPTAIN LOU ALBANO, MR. FUJI & MR. SAITO vs. TONY ATLAS, TONY GAREA & RICK MARTEL TAG TEAM TITLE: WILD SAMOANS vs. ROCKY JOHNSON & TONY ATLAS The Captain’s interference costs his own team the titles. CAPTAIN LOU ALBANO & WILD SAMOANS ARE GUESTS ON “TUESDAY NIGHT TITANS” The Samoans hint toward their face turn. CAPTAIN LOU ALBANO IS A GUEST ON “TUESDAY NIGHT TITANS” TAG TEAM TITLES: NORTH-SOUTH CONNECTION vs. WILD SAMOANS Captain Lou is guest referee. ADVICE TO THE LOVELORN WITH CAPTAIN LOU ALBANO from TNT. (Where else?) TWO PIPER’S PIT SEGMENTS WITH CAPTAIN LOU ALBANO The captain boasts about his guiding Cyndi Lauper to the top of the charts. CYNDI LAUPER APPEARS ON PIPER’S PIT and Lou loses it when Cyndi says he doesn’t manage her, so she attacks Piper & Albano with her purse. DICK CLARK PRESENTS CYNDI LAUPER WITH AN AWARD in MSG. Roddy Piper comes to the ring for a closer look at the award and smashes a gold record over Lou’s head, and kicks Cyndi Lauper in the stomach. LOU ALBANO & ROWDY RODDY PIPER ARE GUESTS ON “TUESDAY NIGHT TITANS” LOU ALBANO CARVES PUMPKINS on TNT LOU ALBANO MAKES SPAGHETTI for Roddy Piper & Bob Orton on TNT. CAPTAIN LOU ALBANO, ANDRÉ THE GIANT & HILLBILLY JIM vs. BIG JOHN STUDD, KING KONG BUNDY, & BOBBY “The Brain” HEENAN ONE AND A HALF HOURS Madison Square Garden Presents the World Wrestling Federation 12/26/1983 JOSE LUIS RIVERA vs. RENE GOULET SALVATORE BELLOMO vs. TIGER CHUNG LEE SUPERFLY JIMMY SNUKA & “Golden Boy” ARNOLD SKAALAND vs. MAGNIFICENT MURACO & CAPTAIN LOU ALBANO Better than you might think. For his age, Skaaland is pretty good in the ring. CHIEF JAY STRONGBOW vs. SGT. SLAUGHTER Laaaaaaaaammmmeeee finish. Slaughter scores a clean pin following a clothesline. “Polish Power” IVAN PUTSKI vs. MASKED SUPERSTAR WORLD TITLE: BOB BACKLUND vs. IRON SHEIK In its entirety. Backlund’s six-year reign comes to an end, as manager Arnold Skaaland throws in the towel as Sheik applies the Camel Clutch. For conspiracy theory lovers…it’s obvious that Backlund knew he was going to lose this match. 2 OUT OF THREE FALLS: TONY ATLAS, ROCKY JOHNSON, & SPECIAL DELIVERY JONES vs. WILD SAMOANS BOB BACKLUND delivers a tearful promo from the locker room. Back then fans probably thought that this was just setting up Bob’s next big angle, but with 20/20 hindsight, it’s obvious that they’re trying to bury him to make way for pro-wrestling’s next big thing. TITO SANTANA vs. IVAN KOLOFF Tito is getting a big push leading up to his Intercontinental Title win, and he scores a clean pin over the former WWWF World Champ. INVADERS vs. BUTCHER VACHON & IRON MIKE SHARPE THREE HOURS Madison Square Garden Presents the World Wrestling Federation 1/23/1984 TONY GAREA vs. JOSE LUIS RIVERA INVADERS vs. MISTER FUJI & TIGER CHUNG LEE This is what a time limit draw should be. It’s not an all-time mat classic, but at least it’s not dominated by restholds. CHIEF JAY STRONGBOW vs. MASKED SUPERSTAR Chief Jay loses on a single clothesline again! “Polish Power” IVAN PUTSKI vs. SGT. SLAUGHTER SALVATORE BELLOMO vs. “Mister Wonderful” PAUL ORNDORFF Orndorff is managed by Rowdy Roddy Piper, and is making his MSG debut. INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE: MAGNIFICENT MURACO vs. TITO SANTANA Ends in a DDQ for absolutely no reason. WORLD TITLE: IRON SHIEK vs. HULK HOGAN Hulk, a month into his WWF employment, wins the World Title in a squash, and the crowd goes INSANE when he scores the pinfall. A new era begins… HULK HOGAN cuts his first promo as WWF Champ, and gets doused with champagne by André the Giant, Ivan Putski, and Rocky Johnson, all “endorsing” the new champion for the Backlund marks who might not be too thrilled about this. SUPERFLY JIMMY SNUKA vs. RENE GOULET HULK HOGAN AND HIS PARENTS, PETE & RUTH “HOGAN” celebrate in the locker room. Hulk calls his parents Pete & Ruth instead of Mom & Dad, presumably since they aren’t really his parents. They found him in a crib/capsule by the side of the road when Hulk was a baby, and were stunned when the infant lifted their car over his head. Pete & Ruth raised Hulk as their own, and some time later Hulkster communicated with his father and found out what his life’s mission was, so he ditched Verne Gagne and joined the WWF. ANDRE THE GIANT, ROCKY JOHNSON, & TONY ATLAS vs. WILD SAMOANS THREE HOURS Madison Square Garden Presents the World Wrestling Federation 2/20/1984 JOSE-LUIS RIVERA vs. CHARLIE FULTON BRIAN BLAIR vs. IRON MIKE SHARPE TONY GAREA vs. AFA THE WILD SAMOAN This has nothing to do with the match, but did anyone out there get why the Samoans were always introduced with numbers when they had names? EDDIE GILBERT vs. IRON SHEIK INVADERS vs. ROWDY RODDY PIPER & “Dr. D” DAVID SCHULTZ The Invaders, once penciled in for a tag title reign, begin their de-push. INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE: TITO SANTANA vs. MAGNIFICENT MURACO Since the last MSG show, Tito has won the belt, making the point of continuing this feud a mystery ANDRÉ THE GIANT vs. MASKED SUPERSTAR The Machines Explode! WORLD TITLE: HULK HOGAN vs. “Mister Wonderful” PAUL ORNDORFF “Superfly” JIMMY SNUKA vs. SAMU THE WILD SAMOAN TONY ATLAS, ROCKY JOHNSON, & IVAN PUTSKI vs. SGT. SLAUGHTER, TIGER CHUNG LEE, & MISTER FUJI The Sarge turns face in MSG, as he had already done in a few other cities. Apparently word of this has already got around to the MSG fans because he gets a big pop on his introduction. THREE HOURS Madison Square Garden Presents the World Wrestling Federation 6/10/1984 TONY GAREA vs. MAGNIFICENT MURACO Mr. Fuji makes one of his earliest appearances as Muraco’s manager. GEORGE “The Animal” STEELE vs. JOSE-LUIS RIVERA TAG TEAM TITLE, BEST 2 OUT OF 3 FALLS: NORTH-SOUTH CONNECTION vs. WILD SAMOANS JESSE “THE BODY” VENTURA vs. SPECIAL DELIVERY JONES INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE: TITO SANTANA vs. GREG “The Hammer” VALENTINE ANDRÉ THE GIANT vs. “Dr. D” DAVID SCHULTZ STEVE LOMBARDI vs. MAD DOG VACHON “Mister Wonderful” PAUL ORNDORFF vs. SALVATORE BELLOMO CHIEF JAY STRONGBOW vs. COWBOY BOB ORTON BOOT CAMP MATCH: SGT. SLAUGHTER vs. IRON SHEIK A good brawl saves an otherwise completely forgettable show. THREE HOURS Madison Square Garden Presents the World Wrestling Federation 8/24/1984 CHIEF JAY STRONGBOW vs. KAMALA B. BRIAN BLAIR vs. IRON MIKE SHARPE SALVATORE BELLOMO vs. RICK “Quickdraw” McGRAW TAG TEAM TITLE: ADRIAN ADONIS & DICK MURDOCH vs. WILD SAMOANS Captain Lou Albano is guest referee and manager of the reigning champions, making this an incredibly predictable match. PAT PATTERSON vs. KEN PATERA Some things are funnier with hindsight; Patera hesitates taking off his entrance costume because he doesn’t like the way Patterson is looking at him when he starts taking his pants off. “Polish Power” IVAN PUTSKI vs. JESSE “The Body” VENTURA The governor wins by count-out, making him the number-one contender for the World Title at the next MSG show. 2 OUT OF 3 FALLS: THE FABULOUS FREEBIRDS vs. RON SHAW, BUTCHER VACHON, & “Duke of Dorchester” PETE DOUGHERTY The Freebirds make their only MSG appearance; they were supposed to get a HUGE push because of the Rock & Wrestling Connection until they had an almost-immediate falling out with Vince. “Superfly” JIMMY SNUKA vs. ROWDY RODDY PIPER Piper wins by count-out, then goes to the floor and breaks Snuka’s neck. TERRY DANIELS vs. FRED MARZINO Almost none of this match is seen, as we spend a lot of time watching Snuka getting treated and taken to the ambulance in the back. INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE: TITO SANTANA vs. GREG “The Hammer” VALENTINE Tito wins and Hammer responds by putting him in the figure-four and injuring his leg. THREE HOURS Madison Square Garden Presents the World Wrestling Federation 9/22/1984 HOWARD FINKEL announces that Jesse Ventura, who was supposed to be wrestling in the main event, has been hospitalized (this was legit, BTW) and that Big John Studd will take his place against Hulk Hogan. SALVATORE BELLOMO vs. BRUTUS BEEFCAKE CHIEF JAY STRONGBOW vs. NIKOLAI VOLKOFF SPECIAL DELIVERY JONES vs. “Dr. D” DAVID SCHULZ JOSE LUIS RIVERA vs. GREG “The Hammer” VALENTINE WORLD TITLE: HULK HOGAN vs. BIG JOHN STUDD I think this is Bobby “The Brain” Heenan’s MSG debut, and what a start! Hulk does a major bladejob and gets counted out, and Big John and Bobby, supposedly not knowing the WWF’s rules, walk away with the title belt. RICK “Quickdraw” McGRAW vs. KEN PATERA SGT. SLAUGHTER & WILD SAMOANS vs. ADRIAN ADONIS, DICK MURDOCH, & CAPTAIN LOU ALBANO EXCELLENT match. No joke… ***1/2. B. BRIAN BLAIR vs. IRON MIKE SHARPE The match itself is marginal, but Iron Mike is a riot throughout. BOBBY “The Brain” HEENAN throws a fit about the WWF’s title match count-out rule (he says he’s never heard of a rule like it anywhere else in the world) and challenges Hulk to a rematch where the belt can change hands on a count-out. Hulk accepts, and Heenan tells him he’s dumb and runs away. PAT PATTERSON vs. KAMALA BONUS! “WWF ALL-AMERICAN WRESTLING” 1984 & 1985 episodes with the following matches: JUNKYARD DOG & TONY ATLAS vs. TERRY GIBBS & CARL FURY UPDATE Lelani Kai defeats Wendi Richter for the Women’s Title at “The War to Settle the Score,” setting up a Wrestlemania rematch. SPOILER vs. CARL POMPELL BRET HART vs. RENE GOULET Bret’s first appearance in MSG; his look here is much different than we’re used to seeing. PIPER’S PIT with Mister Fuji and his new charge, Jim Neidhart. IRON SHEIK & NIKOLAI VOLKOFF vs. TONY GAREA & ALDO MARINO JIMMY “Superfly” SNUKA vs. CARL FURY PIPER’S PIT with Jack & Jerry Brisco. KEN PATERA vs. JOSE LUIS RIVERA THREE HOURS Download 498.77 Kb. Share with your friends:
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