Champion Randy "Macho Man" Savage (w/ Miss Elizebeth) vs. S.D Jones
Winner: Randy Savage
Koko B. Ware vs.
Bobby Colt
Winner: Koko B. Ware
Paul Roma vs. "Adorable" Adrian Adonis (with Jimmy Hart)
Winner: Adrian Adonis
Hercules (with
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan) vs. Jose Luis Rivera
Winner: Hercules
Salvatore Bellomo vs.
Kamala (with The Wizard & Kimchee)
Winner: Kamala
Three Man Tag Match: Billy Jack Haynes, Jacques, and
Raymond Rougeau vs. Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake, and Dino Bravo (with
Johnny V)
Sorry this is late, but at least it’s still on time on the
right day.
Today, I bring you Superstars of Wrestling from November 1,
1986. However, I can’t find any of the matches. So… automatically average. Sorry
everyone.
Match: Randy "Macho Man" Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) vs. Sivi Afi
Winner: Randy Savage
Matc: Moondog Rex vs. The Junkyard Dog
Winner: The Junkyard Dog
Match: King Harley Race (with Bobby “The Brain” Heenan) vs.
Jose Luis Rivera
Winner: King Harley Race
Match: Al Navarro vs. The Honkytonk Man
Winner: The Honkytonk Man
Match: Kamala (with Kimchee) vs Don Driggers
Winner: Kamala
Match: Rowdy Roddy Piper vs. Mr. Fuji
Winner: Mr. Fuji via disqualification
My information says that Don Muraco and Cowboy Bob Orton
interfered with the match, causing Piper to chase them which is what led to the
disqualification. I wish I could have seen it because it sounds interesting
So that was the night. Coming up Wednesday: Superstars of
Wrestling from November 8.
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 2.6/5The 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.
After an extended break, I’m glad to say that I’m finally
back.
And now, for the very first episode of WWF Superstars of Wrestling,
shot in the Providence Civic Center in Providence Rhode Island and aired on
September 6.
The show opens with Vince McMahon, Jesse Ventura and Bruno
Sammartino giving a rundown of the show, so let’s get going!
Match: Terry Gibbs and Roger Kirby vs. Ricky “The Dragon”
Steamboat and Sivi Afi
The match started with Gibbs and Kirby trying to ambush
Steamboat and Afi, but the latter two were able to subvert their attack and get
onto the offensive. Soon, Gibbs and Kirby were able to isolate Afi, wearing him
down. Somehow, Afi tagged Steamboat, who was able to return the favor to the
other two.
Winners: Ricky Steamboat and Sivi Afi
This was a pretty good match and a good card opener. Ricky
always does well bringing offense back into a match to save himself or his
partner. Afi could have gotten more in, instead of being Gibbs’ and Kirby’s
punching bag, but that’s just me. 3/5
Gene Okerlund gave an update, stating the return of
Superstar Billy Graham
The Hart Foundation (Bret “Hitman” Hart and Jim “The Anvil”
Neidhart (with Jimmy Hart) vs. Koko B. Ware (debut) and Paul Roma
Koko and Neidhart started off, with Koko on the immediate
edge, passing it off to Roma. Quickly though, Neidhart started gaining an
advantage over Roma.
Winners: Bret “Hitman” Hart and Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart
Honestly, this match was ok. It wasn’t a very good debut
match for Koko, who lost and wasn’t even in the match for very long either. The
heelish nature of the Harts was shown very well though, when they double teamed
Koko after the match ended though. 2/5
We then have an interview with Capt. Lou Albano, The Big
Machine, The Super Machine and The Hulk Machine. Albano kept yelling about how
Heenan was going to pay at the moment of truth. Hulk Machine said they were going
to stuff Heenan into the back seat of a Honda. Hulk Machine looks very
familiar, but I can’t put my finger on it….
Match: Ron Shaw and Pete Doherty vs. Hillbilly Jim and Cousin
Luke
It’s the hillbillies, who have no wrestling ability at all,
so I’m sensing a squash match coming on.
Jim and Shaw started the match off, with Shaw being thrown
all over the place, that honor being passed off to Doherty.
Winners: Hillbilly Jim Cousin Luke
This was also an ok match. It was entertaining as a tag team
squash match, but it just wasn’t that great of a wrestling match. 2/5
It was Heenan and Orndorff’s turn to mention how they were
going to send a message to Hulk Hogan, with Steamboat as the messenger.
Match: Tom Sharpe vs. Kamala (with King Curtis and Kimchee)
Kamala started off strong and in charge, beating Sharpe
every which way he could. Sharpe tried to return the favor, but to no avail.
Winner: Kamala
A good match, it wasn’t that long, but Kamala certainly
showed his size, agility and strength. It would have been better had Sharpe been
able to actually do something. 3/5
It was time for the flower shop with Adrian Adonis, with
Rowdy Roddy Piper as his guest. Piper had statistics of the WWF ratings,
mentioning how the Flower Shop was the best bathroom break. Leaving, Piper
handed Adonis a piece of paper proclaiming the segment would be replaced by
Piper’s Pit. Great.
Match: The Rougeau Brothers vs. Bob Bradley and Mike Fever
The match started off with Bradley and Fever being dominated
by the two brothers.
Winners: The Rougeau Brothers
Another ok match. Nothing really notable to say, nothing
really happened except Rougeau domination. 2/5
An previous edition of the Flower Shop where Heenan
inspected The Machines, suspecting he knew who they were. I wonder why.
Match: Giant John Studd and King Kong Bundy (with Bobby “The
Brain” Heenan) vs. Corporal Kirchner and Special Delivery Jones
Kirchner and Studd began the match, with Studd dominating
Kirchner, who was able to subvert it and get some good strikes in before Bundy
intervened. Eventually, Kirchner was able to get a second wind, tagging in
Jones, who had some steam before being avalanched by Bundy
Winners: Giant John Studd and King Kong Bundy
This was actually a good match. Special Delivery Jones
should have had more time in the ring, but the power of Studd and Bundy gave
them great domination. Jones and Kirchner weren’t completely overshadowed
though, letting them have some good moves in. 3/5
The show was OK. Most of the matches were very short and not
a lot went on in them except squashing and domination. Some of them were good
though, and my favorite match of the night was the Studd and Bundy/Kirchner and
Jones match. 2.5/5
Coming up on Friday is another edition of Superstars of Wrestling!
