It’s certainly been a while hasn’t it? I apologize for the
long delay between reviews. I’ve had a lot of classwork to take care of. But
now I’m back and so is the blog. Hopefully I’ll be able to be consistent. Now
then, on we go to Superstars of Wrestling from September 27, 1986 aired from
the Baltimore Arena.
Match: Mike Kelly vs. King Harley Race (with Bobby “The Brain”
Heenan)
The match started with Race having a definite advantage over
Kelly, not giving him an inch.
Winner: King Harley Race
This was a short match, but it was still good. They’re
playing up how Harley is the king of wrestling quite a bit and it’s working quite
well. I do wish that Kelly was able to get in at least one offensive hit. 3/5
We get an update on Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat, with Gene
Okerlund telling us how when others take vacations, Steamboat goes to work. Clips
were then shown with Steamboat fighting endless ninjas… okay.
Now there’s an interview between Superstar Billy Graham and
Jesse “The Body” Ventura, where Graham accused Ventura of stealing his gimmick
while Ventura claims the opposite.
Match: Bob Bradley vs. Superstar Billy Graham
Since this is a return, this match probably shouldn’t take
very long. Graham started off doing very well, throwing Bradley over the ropes
and pretty much dominating him.
Winner: Superstar Billy Graham
I knew it’d be short. It was almost longer than the last
match, but not as good. It was ok, especially for a return match. 2/5
Another interview with Bobby Heenan, Big John Studd and King
Kong Bundy, where the three of them state they are going to decimate Piper, Albano,
and the Machines.
Match: Tony Parks vs. Kamala (with The Wizard and Kimchee
The match started with Kamala throwing Parks all over the
ring mercilessly. Parks spent the whole match acting like a wet noodle,
flopping all over the ring.
Winner: Kamala
This was fun in watching Kamala destroy Parks, and a good
match, showing how brutal Kamala can be. 3/5
Tito Santana was then interviewed, telling Harley Race that
he shouldn’t mess around in Boston, Santana’s city.
Then there was Adrian Adonis’ Flower Shop with Bob Orton
claiming that The Flower Shop was better than Piper’s Pit. Orton also insulted
Piper who came in and said Orton sold out for the Flower Shop. Piper brought
the cameraman back to Piper’s Pit and brought in Magnificent Muraco, who called
both The Flower Shop and Piper’s Pit a cartoon show. The segment ended with
Muraco, Orton and Adonis beating down Piper and tearing down the Pit. That
escalated quickly.
Match: Butch Reed (with Slick) vs. William Tabb
Reed rushed in and made quick work of Tabb
Winner: Butch Reed
Well that was energetic. But sometimes fast and energetic
don’t make a good match. It worked for Kamala because he’s being played up as a
wild beast. It worked for Harley Race because he’s currently the “King” of
wrestling. This was played up as “Slick’s Surprise” and was over as fast as it
started. It didn’t work. 1/5
Match: Jack Funk vs. Tito Santana
Funk started by grappling Santana who quickly reversed into
an armbar and took control of the match. Funk was able to cleverly turn the
match around in the middle, after offering some good defense. Funk got cocky,
allowing Santana to reverse into a suplex and regain the advantage.
Winner: Tito Santana
This was a great match. Both men were able to get in some
good offense and even when they were being thrown around, still had good
defense. 4/5
All in all, the night ended up being ok with only 2.6/5 The main event may have been great, but it wasn’t
enough with the Reed/Tabb and Graham/Bradley matches being mediocre and bad.
That’s it for today, coming up Wednesday, we get an episode
of Saturday Night’s Main Event and then continue with Superstars of Wrestling
on Friday.
