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Saturday Night’s Main Event #11 (05.87)
WWF Saturday Night’s Main Event #11
May 2, 1987
South Bend, IN
Joyce Center
(Taped on 4/28/1987)
The current WWF Champs were as follows:
World Champion: Hulk Hogan (1/23/1984)
Intercontinental Champion: Ricky Steamboat (3/29/1987)
World Tag Team Champions: The Hart Foundation (1/26/1987)
Women’s Champion: The Fabulous Moolah (7/9/1986)
The Macho Man will survive! Ricky Steamboat can melt chains! The Hart Foundation is still giggling! Hacksaw Jim Duggan is xenophobic! ANDRE CHAMPION? It’s time for Saturday Night’s Main Event!
If you’re wondering why Bobby Heenan has a neck brace, Vince and Jesse show us a clip from the following morning’s Superstars episode where Ken Patera wraps a belt around Heenan’s neck and SLINGS him around! OUCH! Read the rest of this entry
WrestleMania III
WWF WrestleMania III: Bigger, Badder, Better
March 29, 1987
Pontiac, MI
The Silverdome
The current WWF Champs were as follows:
World Champion: Hulk Hogan (1/23/1984)
Intercontinental Champion: Randy Savage (2/8/1986)
World Tag Team Champions: The Hart Foundation (1/26/1987)
Women’s Champion: The Fabulous Moolah (7/9/1986)
Your hosts are Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse Ventura! Read the rest of this entry
Saturday Night’s Main Event #10 (03.87)
WWF Saturday Night’s Main Event #10
March 14, 1987
Detroit, MI
Joe Louis Arena
(Taped on 2/21/1987)
The current WWF Champs were as follows:
World Champion: Hulk Hogan (1/23/1984)
Intercontinental Champion: Randy Savage (2/8/1986)
World Tag Team Champions: The Hart Foundation (1/26/1987)
Women’s Champion: The Fabulous Moolah (7/9/1986)
Andre has torn out the hearts and souls of the little Hulksters by joining with the Heenan family. Now Hulk wants some revenge! Elizabeth is having her SCARIEST NIGHT EVER! The Hart Foundation likes to giggle! Damien is hungry enough to eat a huge fat guy! This is Saturday Night’s Main Event!
Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Jesse Ventura! Read the rest of this entry
Saturday Night’s Main Event #6 (05.86)
WWF Saturday Night’s Main Event #6
May 3, 1986
Providence, RI
Providence Civic Center
(Taped on 5/1/1986)
The current WWF Champs were as follows:
World Champion: Hulk Hogan (1/23/1984)
Intercontinental Champion: Randy Savage (2/8/1986)
World Tag Team Champions: The British Bulldogs (4/7/1986)
Women’s Champion: The Fabulous Moolah (11/25/1985)
Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Bobby Heenan! Read the rest of this entry
WrestleMania 2
WWF WrestleMania 2: What The World Is Coming To
April 7, 1986
Uniondale, NY/Chicago, IL/Los Angeles, CA
Nassau Coliseum/Rosemont Horizon/L.A. Sports Arena
The current WWF Champs were as follows:
World Champion: Hulk Hogan (1/23/1984)
Intercontinental Champion: Randy Savage (2/8/1986)
World Tag Team Champions: Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake (8/24/1985)
Women’s Champion: The Fabulous Moolah (11/25/1985)
Cheap plug: I strongly recommend the “Main Event: WWE in the Raging 80s” book that WWE has put out. It’s a great read with more 1980s information than you’ll probably ever want to know.
From New York, our hosts are Vince McMahon and Susan St. James! Remember McMillan & Wife? Well, she’s wife. The legendary Ray Charles sings “America the Beautiful”! Read the rest of this entry
Saturday Night’s Main Event #4 (01.86)
WWF Saturday Night’s Main Event #4
January 4, 1986
Tampa, FL
The Sun Dome
(Taped on 12/19/1985)
The current WWF Champs were as follows:
World Champion: Hulk Hogan (1/23/1984)
Intercontinental Champion: Tito Santana (7/5/1985)
World Tag Team Champions: Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake (8/24/1985)
Women’s Champion: The Fabulous Moolah (11/25/1985)
Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Jesse Ventura! Read the rest of this entry
The Wrestling Classic
WWF’s The Wrestling Classic
November 7, 1985
Chicago, IL
Rosemont Horizon
The current WWF Champs were as follows:
World Champion: Hulk Hogan (1/23/1984)
Intercontinental Champion: Tito Santana (7/5/1985)
World Tag Team Champions: Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake (8/24/1985)
Women’s Champion: Wendi Richter (3/31/1985)
This is THE first-ever wrestling PPV. I’m not actually sure they announced what the winner of the tournament actually wins. I just kept hearing Gorilla say that the winner will be able to “write his own ticket.” Whatever that means. Okay, let’s get started!
Your hosts are Gorilla Monsoon & Jesse Ventura! Read the rest of this entry
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