Superstars of Wrestling 3/12/1988

Off the heels of that great Saturday Night’s Main Event, we come to Superstars of Wrestling from March 12, 1988, held in Wichita, KS at the Kansas Coliseum. Will the show be as good? Or will it suffer from mediocrity?

Let’s find out!

Match: The Ultimate Warrior vs. Tom Stone

Stone immediately fled the ring and Warrior went after him, knocking him all over the place. He bodydropped and tossed Stone back into the ring. Warrior got Stone up and chopped him before whipping, spearing and clotheslining him. Warrior did the same again, without the spear and went for another drop and bodyslammed stone, going for the cover.

Winner: The Ultimate Warrior

Well I have to say, that match wasn’t all that great. In fact it was a terrible way to open the show. Stone seemed like a coward and Warrior just dominated the guy. Stone did moderately well a couple weeks ago in a tag team match… 1/5

Now for an update, looking back at various points in the history of Hulkamania, centering especially on the feud between Hogan and Andre.

Also a promo with Jake Roberts whose manager seems terrified of snakes.

Match: Hacksaw Jim Duggan (with 2x4) vs. Barry Horowitz

Duggan started by hammering away on Horowitz’ head and was unfazed when he returned the favor. Duggan got Horowitz on the turnbuckle then clotheslined him. Duggan slammed Horowitz and went for a chokehold. He got up, but Duggan was able to body slam and then a flying clothesline.

Winner: Hacksaw Jim Duggan

This was actually a better match because Horowitz both tried to get something in and didn’t run away like a frightened puppy. It also had a lot of energy that the first match lacked. Even though Warrior had speed and power, it just seemed to lack the energy. 3/5

Now a look at WrestleMania IV, interviewing The British Bulldogs and Koko B. Ware who said they’re completely ready for the six man tag match. Bobby Heenan responded by saying he’ll make a doctor very wealthy.

Match: Bad News Brown vs. Lance Allen

The match started before the interviews were over and Brown was completely dominating Allen. He kept working behind, then drop punching, screaming no mercy. After a body slam and kick, he did another drop punch. Brown whipped Allen into the turnbuckle and continued beating Allen, who was able to counter a whip, but Brown quickly recovered and clotheslined Allen.

Winner: Bad News Brown

Although Brown dominated, Allen at least made it a good fight as well. I do like how he was able to counter a whip, even though it got nowhere. 3/5

An interview with Demolition and Mr. Fuji, who said they have waited long enough and that Strike Force were going to pay. Strike Force responded by guaranteeing they were ready.

The WrestleMania IV Report, where everyone said they’d win it all. Vanna White as Guest Timekeeper, Bob Ueker as Guest Ring Announcer, Robin Leech presenting the belt.

Match: Dino Bravo (with Frenchy Martin) vs. Johnny Stewart

Bravo and Stewart grappled and vied for power before Bravo forced Stewart into the turnbuckle, only to chop, whip, and clothesline him. Bravo then slammed him and elbow dropped before a false pin. Bravo bounced Stewart off the ropes and as Stewart went to try and lift, Bravo countered with a piledriver and another false pin. Bravo elbowed Stewart’s head, whipped and kneed him in the gut before another side suplex.

Winner: Dino Bravo

Not that bad of a match, if only Stewart could something. Good power, good speed, ok energy. 3/5

The show ended with interviews with Brutus Beefcake and Honkytonk Man. Brutus said he’d cut Honkytonk’s hair after he won. Honkyonk said he’d prove why he’s the best.

So how did tonight fare? 3/5 Not quite as good as the previous SNME, but still good. If only the first match was actually good.

Up next? WrestleMania IV 

Superstars of Wrestling 2/27/1988

I’m back on the horse. Another day, another review, this time with  Superstars of Wrestling from February 27, 1988.

We begin with Sammartino, McMahon, and Ventura announcing the evening’s events, which include an interview with Hogan.

Match: WWF Tag Team Champions Strike Force vs. Tom Stone and Dusty Wolfe

Stone and Santana started off against each other, each grappling for some sort of ground, which Santana was able to quickly get and pass off to Martel. Stone was able to make a couple moves against Martel before passing it off to Wolfe. However, Martel and Santana were able to tag and double team Wolfe and get some control back until Wolf and Stone returned the favor. Stone gained some steam until another Strike Force tag.

Winners: Strike Force by submission

This was a good match to open the card with. It went back and forth with Stone and Wolfe providing good opposition. 3/5

And now for an update for the upcoming WrestleMania IV.  Recap of the Savage-Honky Tonk Man match, which turned into a promo of how Savage would win to claim the open WWF Championship at WrestleMania IV.

Match: Greg “The Hammer” Valentine (w/ Jimmy Hart) vs. Lance Allen

Allen was able to drop Valentine once before losing all control. Valentine proceeded to dominate the match.

Winner: Greg “The Hammer” Valentine    

It wasn’t that bad of a match, but nothing of real note. It was ok, not great, but not terrible. 2/5     

Don Muraco had an interview where he said he’d beat Dino Bravo, who replied saying no one would stop him.

Then where was a Brutus Beefcake promo, also saying he’d win the tournament

Match: Pete Sanchez vs. Jake “The Snake” Roberts

Roberts immediately gained control and proceeded to dominate until Sanchez found a slight opening. He was able to get some great hits in until Roberts countered and took the dominance back.

Winner: Jake “The Snake” Roberts

Another good match. I really like the way Roberts regained control. 3/5

Match:  Outlaw Ron Bass vs. Gary Jackson

The match started immediately with Bass having complete control over Jackson. There was an opening where Jackson was able to get a few strikes in, but Bass was able to turn it around fast.

Winner: Outlaw Ron Bass

That was another ok match. It wasn’t completely one-sided though, since Jackson was able to retaliate a couple times. 2/5

Now for another interview, this time with the British Bulldogs and Koko B. Ware about their six man tag team match at WrestleMania.

Match: John Stewart vs. Ted DiBiase (with Virgil)

DiBiase dominated the match, not letting Stewart take any openings. He whipped him hard enough to fling him over the turnbuckle at one point.

Winner: Ted DiBiase

This was also a one-sided fast paced match, but it was better than the previous because of the energy. 3/5

Interview segment with Hulk Hogan, saying he’s glad the tournament is the way it is so he can beat Andre the Giant and that the championship would be his again.

Another WrestleMania IV update, this time with Donald Trump saying it’s a great honor to host the event at the Trump Plaza.

Ultimate Warrior then screamed about beating Hercules, then Demolition and Strike Force both said they’d win their match.

Match: The Hart Foundation and Intercontinental Champion Honkytonk Man (with Jimmy Hart) vs. Jerry Allen, Omar Atlas, and Leaping Lanny Poffo

Type: Six Man Tag

Neidhart started off slamming Allen immediately, who tagged Atlas. He was dragged off to the other corner and double teamed. Honkytonk came in to soften him up for the Foundation. Bret Hart continued wailing. The three were brutal against Atlas until the end.

Winners: Honkytonk Man and Hart Foundation

Another good match, though kind of fast. It was extremely one sided, but it did well in showing how heelish Honkytonk and the Harts were. 3/5

It was a pretty good night, earning 3/5. My favorite match of the night was either the opening match because of how good it was, or the DiBiase match for the energy.

That’s it for this post. Up next, Saturday Night’s Main Event #14

1988 Overview

Well, everything’s been searched for, rooted through, categorized, found, and documented in one way or another. So that means the vintage reviews are on their way back.

Back before my unplanned hiatus, I had the blog set to be updated Mon-Wed-Fri. I’m not going to have a set update schedule now, but I will try to at least do so regularly. However, I will not go on another year-long break.

Anyway, I’m now in the middle of 1988 and that warrants an overview for the rest of the year.

For normal shows, we’ve got:

Saturday Night’s Main Event #16-20

Superstars of Wrestling

WCW World Wide Wrestling

WCW Main Event

Clash of the Champions I-IV

In the ways of pay per views:

WrestleMania IV

The Great American Bash

Summerslam

Starrcade

So without further ado, the next review will be up soon. 

Superstars of Wrestling 1/10/1987

What’s up everyone? It’s time to bring you a review of yet another vintage wrestling show.

Today, we get an episode of Superstars of Wrestling from January 10, 1987.

The Junkyard Dog, George “The Animal” Steele and Billy Jack Haynes vs. Frenchy Martin, Mike Lucca and Tim Patterson

Type: Six Man Tag

Haynes and Martin started off, with Martin trying to gain the upper hand, but Haynes swiftly took it. Steele was tagged in, taking over for Haynes and slamming Patterson repeatedly. Dog came in and continued.

Winners: Junkyard Dog, George “The Animal” Steele and Billy Jack Haynes.

For a six man tag match, that was quite slow. Not a very good way to open the card either. It was ok, lots of slams from everyone. I do like how it began. 2/5

Mr. Wonderful gave a promo, where he said he loved snapping men’s necks…

Honkytonk Man and Jimmy Hart visit Graceland.

The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff (with Slick) vs. The British Bulldogs (with Matilda the Bulldog)

Smith started off strong against Volkof, who quickly turned it around with along with Sheik. Volkoff came back in and continued to work on Smith, who found an opening when Sheik came back in and tagged Kid. Kid controlled the match until Slick hit him with his cane. Kid proceeded to take Matilda and chase him through the arena. The referee only saw the second part.

Winners: The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff via disqualification.

Good match, I like the balance of power and an interesting ending. 3/5

Randy Savage was Piper’s guest in Piper’s Pit.

Savage said Piper didn’t have the guts to take someone out of professional wrestling like he did to Steamboat. After giving Piper a Randy Savage action figure, Piper returned the favor by giving him a ringside ticket to Steamboat’s return match. Great comeback.

Alex Knight vs. Hercules (with Bobby “The Brain” Heenan)

And Hercules dominates the match.

Winner: Hercules

It may have been a one side domination, but Hercules has been built up to be that powerful. 3/5

Savage promo, who prided himself on making Steamboat almost choke on his own tongue

Jake “The Snake” Roberts vs. Billy Anderson

Roberts had the edge in the early match. Though Anderson tried to take it, Roberts wouldn’t let go of his grasp.

Winner: Jake “The Snake” Roberts

Pretty good match. Anderson did have a good attempt at trying to take the match away. 3/5

Steamboat Promo, who thanked his fans for all their concern and that he wasn't responsible for what would happen if his opponent was thrown out of the ring during his Lumberjack Match at The Garden

Jack Kruger and Kevin Collins vs. The Rougeau Brothers

The Rougeau’s began the match acting in sync to take out Collins. Though Kruger tried to turn the match around, Rougeau got out of the way and ended the match.

Winners: The Rougeau Brothers

Great match, especially in the way Kruger tried in vain to turn the match around. It was a great ending as well. 4/5

Outback Jack Promo. Looked interesting, but could barely understand it.

The Natural Butch Reed (with Slick) vs. Reggie Parks

The early match had a struggle to see any sort of control, but Reed was able to gain the advantage. From then on, Parks had a moment where he almost turned it around, but Reed denied him.

Winner: Butch Reed

The match was great. It was very energetic, with Parks almost turning it around. 4/5

It was a pretty good night, earning a 3.2/5

That’s it for today, coming up Wednesday, it looks like another Superstars of Wrestling

Executive Decision

Friends and readers,

After the last string of rundowns, I've been thinking.

I want to continue this review blog, but it’s difficult to do so when video of full or partial shows cannot be found, especially of 10 ½ months straight. I don’t want to turn this into a simple rundown blog of the card and nothing else. I thought of giving them all average ratings because I thought that only a handful of episodes weren't uploaded. It was my way of just bridging them.

I don’t want to do that with almost a whole year’s worth of shows. What if the episode is amazing? What if it sucks? I either give it more than it should have or not enough.

So from now on, instead of bridging missing shows with simple 3’s. I’m just going to mention them in the head of the next review and get on to the next show I can actually find. If at least one individual match from the show can be found, then the post will go up and that one lone match will be reviewed. That is the one case where I won’t mind doing a rundown of the rest of the show.

It is quite upsetting to me too. Like I said in my first post, I wanted to watch all of the greatest and worst moments I’ve read about in context. The context of the WrestleMania III match between Hogan and Andre the Giant was one that I had been anticipating. I can’t help that I was born in 1991, wasn’t allowed to watch wrestling as a kid and got into it in late 2009. At least I got some context. That’s better than nothing. Here’s to the 90s.

Anyway:  Saturday Night's Main Event from January 3, 1987 tomorrow. 

1987 Overview

Well, say goodbye to 1986 and here’s hoping that there’s a lot more uploads of 1987. I’ve also decided  that I will conclude Vintage Wrestling Reviews after I review WrestleMania XXIX. I know by that time, it ceases to be vintage, but it can become a play off one of Cole's catchphrases. My reasoning is that I wanted to get a full spectrum for myself. I started watching sporadically in the summer of 2009 and only became really serious earlier in the spring of 2012. I'll overlap on what I've already seen yes, but by that time, I'll have formed my own opinions and be able to draw on those to see what I think about the current standings. Instead of, you know, letting my opinions be decided by the vocal majority of the IWC.

Anyway, what’s on our itinerary for 1987?

We continue with Superstars of Wrestling as the only weekly show

Saturday Night’s Main Event aired on:
January 3

March 14

May 2

October 3

November 28

In the way of Pay Per Views:

WrestleMania III aired March 29

Survivor Series debuted November 26

Starrcade ’87 aired November 26 as well

The Great American Bash was another set of tours, so it won’t be reviewed here again. 

Superstars of Wrestling 12/27/1986

Rundown for Superstars of Wrestling from 12/27/1986. I guarantee you that there is video of the next match. I’ve checked.

Randy “Macho Man” Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) vs. Nick Kiniski

Winner: Randy Savage

“Adorable” Adrian Adonis (with Jimmy Hart) vs. David Gold

Winner: Adrian Adonis

Moondog Spot and Tim Patterson vs Mike Rotundo and Danny Spivey

Winners: Mike Rotundo and Danny Spivey

Sivi Afi vs. King Harley Race (with Bobby “The Brain” Heenan)

Winner: King Harley Race

3/5

Superstars of Wrestling 12/29/1986

Rundown of Superstars of Wrestling for 12/20/1986. Yay.

The Islanders vs. Don Muraco and Cowboy Bob Orton (with Mr. Fuji)

Winners: The Islanders

Pedro Gonzales vs. Kamala (with The Wizard and Kimchee)

Winner: Kamala

The Honkytonk Man (with Jimmy Hart) vs. Jose Luis Rivera

Winner: The Honkytonk Man

Jerry Monti vs. Butch Reed (with Slick)

Winner: Butch Reed

Six Man Tag Match: Dennis Stamp, Mike Lucca, and Mike Ryder vs. Koko B. Ware, B. Brian Blair, and Jim Brunzell

Side note: What’s with all the six man tag matches?

Winners: Koko B. Ware, B. Brian Blair and Jim Brunzell

3/5

Superstars of Wrestling 11/13/1986

Rundown of Superstars of Wrestling for 12/13/1986. I don’t enjoy this any more than you.

Six Man Tag Match: Pedro Morales, Hillbilly Jim, and Tito Santana vs. Moondog Spot, Barry O. and The Raider

Winners: Pedro Morales, Hillbilly Jim, and Tito Santana

“Adorable” Adrian Adonis (with Jimmy Hart) vs. Mario Mancini

Winner: Adrian Adonis

Jimmy Jack Funk and Iron Mike Sharpe vs. Rick Martel and Tom Zenk

Winners: Rick Martel and Tom Zenk

Kamala (with The Wizard and Kimchee) vs. Jack Kruger

Winner: Kamala

Dick Slater vs. Jake “The Snake” Roberts

Winner: Jake Roberts

3/5

Superstars of Wrestling 12/6/1986

Superstars of Wrestling rundown for 12/6/1986

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)

Double Disqualification

3/5

Superstars of Wrestling 11/29/1986

Hope you liked Starrcade ’86, because we’re rundowns for the rest of 1986.

King Harley Race (with Bobby “The Brain” Heenan) vs. Lanny Poffo

Winner: King Harley Race

Rick Renslow and Dave Wagner vs. Mike Rotundo and Danny Spivey

Winners: Mike Rotundo and Danny Spivey

Bob Boyer vs. Kamala (with The Wizard and Kimchee)

Winner: Kamala

The Hart Foundation (with Jimmy Hart) vs. Davey Boy Smith and The Dynamite Kid

Winners: The Hart Foundation

Max Blue vs. Butch Reed (with Slick)

Winner: Butch Reed 

As usual, rundowns get a 3/5

Superstars of Wrestling 11/22/1986

I think there are only two or three more individual shows that I can find video of for this year. But, I’ll continue to update even without video. But I’ll make sure this doesn’t turn into a simple run down blog, there are too many of those on the internet.

Tonight, we have an edition of Superstars of Wrestling from November 22, 1986.

Randy “Macho Man” Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) vs. Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat for the Intercontinental Championship

I fully expect Savage to retain, but let’s see.

Savage doesn’t leave the ring? Finally. Steamboat and Savage were evenly matched in the beginning, but Steamboat was able to gain the advantage, almost pinning him. Despite Savage’s several attempts to turn it around, Steamboat was able to hold his own for a long while. At one point, Steamboat decided to punch Savage instead of pin him… but was still able to attempt another after a while, but since the referee was knocked out, Steamboat’s pin of far more than 3 seconds didn’t count. Steamboat’s argument with the referee was all the advantage Savage needed. With Savage’s beatdown of Steamboat, it seems the victim swallowed and was choking on his tongue. As paramedics tried to help, Savage kept attacking.

Winner: Randy “Macho Man” Savage to retain the Intercontinental Championship

Well, I hated the ending, but that doesn’t detract from how amazing the match was. Steamboat was able to give Savage a great enough match that he almost won. It was highly energetic and great moves. Perfect first match. A feud should come from this. 5/5

The Junkyard Dog vs. Al Navarro

Hard act to follow.

And Junkyard Dog goes heavy on Navarro… winning in the first minute.

Winner: Junkyard Dog

While it was a hard act to follow, a one minute squash match was not what was needed after that. Terrible booking. 1/5

Hulk Hogan had an interview, where he spoke of his championship match between Kamala in Boston. Guess who wins?

Kurt Kauffman vs. Dino Bravo (with Johnny V)

Bravo started off with no mercy to Kauffman and ended the match in 55 seconds.

Winner: Dino Bravo

Another squash match, but I’ll have to admit, this one was a bit more entertaining than the last one. 2/5

The Islanders gave an interview, who said they were the real men, not Greg Valentine or Brutus Beefcake

Jimmy Jack Funk vs. Dick Slater

Funk started wailing on Slater before the bell rang. Soon though, Slater was able to turn the match in his favor. Though Funk had some more steam near the end, it wasn’t enough.  

Winner: Dick Slater

This was a good match. I like how Slater was able to turn it around and, even though he had some rough spots, keep the edge. 3/5

Piper’s Pit with Kamala, Kimchee and The Wizard

Kimchee and Kamala don’t speak English, so The Wizard told Piper he was going to need some friends someday. Piper went on to insult Kamala’s weight and face.

Billy Jack Haynes vs. Ray Vance

The match started before Piper’s Pit ended, with Haynes dominating Vance.

Winner: Billy Jack Haynes

Too quick, too boring. 1/5

Six Man Tag Team: Hillbilly Jim, Tito Santana, and Pedro Morales vs. Greg “The Hammer” Valentine, Johnny V, and Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake

Jim and Valentine started off, with Jim clocking Valentine and bringing in Morales, who was beaten down by Valentine, but when Beefcake came in, Morales was tag in Santana, who made short work of Beefcake. With Jim back in, Beefcake got the wind knocked out of him. Beefcake started to work on Jim, tagged in Valentine who continued as well as V. Santana was able to come in and work on V. Soon though, chaos erupted and a disqualification resulted.

Winners: Greg Valentine, Johnny V, and Brutus Beefcake

Not a bad match, all the talent had some good time in and it was an interesting end. The chaos wasn’t too chaotic and didn’t go on for too long. 3/5

Heenan gave an interview who said that Orndorrf had a news blackout, put down Junkyard Dog, while telling Hogan that he wanted what was left after Kamala got through with him.

At the end of the show, Sammartino gave an update on how Steamboat was doing, when Savage interrupted. The two exchanged verbal insults and Sammartino started choking Savage, having to be separated by various wrestlers.

Not that bad of a night, a solid 3/5 was the final score.

I’d say my favorite match was actually the first, it was a great way to open the card. The two matches that followed just drained any energy. The Funk/Slater and Six Man Tag matches did help to bring it back.

Coming up Friday: Starrcade 1986

Superstars of Wrestling 11/15/1986

Hope you enjoyed Saturday Night’s Main Event on Friday, because today is another simple rundown of Superstars of Wrestling from 11/15/1986. This was also when Capt. Lou Albano announced his retirement as well.

The Islanders vs. The Gladiator and Barry O.

Winners: The Islanders

Mario Mancini vs. Butch Reed (with Slick)

Winner: Butch Reed

Don Muraco and Cowboy Bob Orton (with Mr. Fuji and Jimmy Hart) vs. Jerry Allen and Don Driggers

Winners: Don Muraco and Cowboy Bob Orton

Rick Martel and Tom Zenk vs. Steve Lombardi and Moondog Spot

Winners: Rick Martel and Tom Zenk

The Hart Foundation (with Jimmy Hart) vs. Sivi Afi and Johnny Mann

Winners: The Hart Foundation

Big & Super Machine (with Capt. Lou Albano) vs. King Kong Bundy and Big John Studd (with Bobby “The Brain Heenan)

Winners: King Kong Bundy and John Studd

An unfortunately unreviewable show that must be thought of as average.

Wednesday: Superstars of Wrestling from 11/22/1986

Superstars of Wrestling 11/8/1986

Welcome back, today we get the rundown to Superstars of Wrestling from November 8, 1986. If I could find matches, I’d review them. Sorry.

Match: B. Brian Blair and Jim Brunzell vs. The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff (with Slick)

Winners: B. Brian Blair and Jim Brunzell

Match: Koko B. Ware vs. Moondog Rex

Winner: Koko B. Ware

Match: Hercules (with Bobby “The Brain” Heenan) vs. Lanny Pofo

Winner: Hercules

Match: Davey Boy Smith and The Dynamite Kid vs. Dave Wagner and Rick Renslow

Winners: Davey Boy Smith and The Dynamite Kid

Match: Sika (with The Wizard) vs. John Nardow

Winner: Sika

 That was the night. Friday, we’ll actually get a full review with an episode of Saturday Night’s Main Event.

Superstars of Wrestling 11/1/1986

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.

Superstars of Wrestling 10/25/1986

Well it’s that time again… Superstars of Wrestling from October 25, 1986.

But I can only seem to find one match out of the whole night’s card…

So I guess I go to the standby of average ratings.

Match: Koko B. Ware vs. Moondog Spot

Winner: Koko B. Ware

3/5

Match: The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff (with Slick) vs. Tito Santana and Pedro Morales

Winners: The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff

3/5

Match: The Islanders vs. Steve Lombardi and Barry O.

Winners: The Islanders

3/5

Match Jake “The Snake” Roberts vs. Mike Kelly

This was actually the only match on the card I could find.

The match started with the camera focusing on the snake bag, but also with Roberts dominating Kelly. Kelly was able to get the beginnings of some offense in there every now and then, but Roberts extinguished any of those hopes.  For the second half of the match, Roberts went uncontested, performing a DDT to end it.

 

Winner: Jake “The Snake” Roberts

This was a great match. Kelly actually did something to where he was able to try to get some offense, but Roberts’ ruthlessness quickly took it away. I guess it would have been a perfect match had it looked like Kelly would have won. But no other complaints. 4/5

The Rougeau Brothers vs. Steve Regal and Jimmy Jack Funk

Winners: The Rougeau Brothers

3/5

Paul Orndorff (with Bobby “The Brain” Heenan) vs. Lanny Poffo

Winner: Paul Orndorff

3/5

Unfortunately, I can’t exposit on a favorite match of the night, though with the absent matches. The night earns an uneventful 3.2

It does look like this will continue for about another week, but hopefully it will lighten up somewhere. Bare bones card on Monday: Superstars of Wrestling from November 1.