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)
So today, I bring you another edition of Saturday Night’s
Main Event. I’m a little out of order as I thought this aired November 15, but
it actually aired November 29. But I said I would review this airing today, so
let’s get to it, from the Los Angeles Sports Arena
We start off with the wrestlers having various intros. I
think they can speak for themselves better than I this time
So before any match, Gene Okerlund interviews Jake Roberts,
who says no one wants to shake his hand a second time because of the snake. He
also says people are content with life passing them by. He’s not and no one
will stop him, especially not Randy Savage. Yeah sure.
Now a rebuttal from Savage, who claimed he was going to skin
Roberts and make a belt out of him.
Match: Jake “The Snake” Roberts vs. Randy “Macho Man” Savage
(with Miss Elizabeth) for the Intercontinental Championship
Before the bell, Jake used Damien to intimidate both
Elizabeth and Savage, who used her as a human shield.
The ref restores order, the bell rings… and Savage doesn’t
go out the ring. He does keep stopping short of hitting Roberts at first. But
when he does go for him, Roberts has a bit of an edge on him at first. Before
he could pull off the DDT, Savage finally went out of the ring. Upon coming
back in, Savage was able to make use of a second wind. Eventually, Roberts came
back and the match remained pretty much even until the end, when they both
pushed the referee.
Winner: Double Disqualification
So this was the perfect match to open the card. Both men
were great and their abilities where evenly portrayed. Some great moments were
when Savage left and hid Damien, causing Roberts to leave and get him back.
Roberts also threatened Elizabeth at a couple times and it showed his sadistic
side. It was a great match, but when Roberts shoved the referee, that was the
only bad point as it looked forced.4/5
Okerlund interviewed Bobby Heenan, who spouted how he had
all this pull in Hollywood. Probably a load of bull. Hernandez claimed he loved
Heenan as a manager and that he would become the champion.
An interview with Hulk Hogan, where he said Hercules is
stronger and that he’s trained like he would be facing a powerful god… Um, how
do you even do that?
Match: Hercules Hernandez (with Bobby “The Brain” Heenan) vs.
Hulk Hogan for the World Championship
I haven’t seen Hogan for a while and at least he’s not
yelling about how the championship is an All-American institution and that he’s
going to keep it away from the dirty Reds.
Anyway, Hogan started off… losing? Interesting. Hernandez
had the main edge at the beginning, but Hogan eventually found his steam.
However, Hogan got cocky and tried to pull off one of his signature moves,
which Hercules turned around to his advantage. At one point, Hernandez thought
he had beat Hogan by submission to a backbreaker. The referee didn’t hear
though, so it didn’t happen. Hogan was able to go into God Mode from there.
Winner: Hulk Hogan to retain the Championship
Not that much of a surprise, but it was a good surprise to
see him almost beaten. I do think it’s time that the Reign of Hogan ended
though.4/5
Ventura interviewed Cowboy Bob Orton, who claimed Piper used
him when they were partners, hiding behind him. Tonight, he said Piper had no
friends.
Okerlund interviewed Piper, who said he picked Orton out of
the gutter. That, plus other indecipherable blabber. Classic Piper.
Match: Rowdy Roddy Piper vs. Cowboy Bob Orton (with Jimmy
Hart and the Magnificent Muraco)
Muraco started off being a distraction to Piper, but he was
taken back and Piper started wailing on Orton. For most of the match, Piper had
the edge on Orton, who was eventually able to get some offense in until he
missed. From then, Orton never had a chance
Winner: Rowdy Roddy Piper
Great match. Both were very energetic, and I liked how Orton
got some offense in, but then got too proud of himself. 3/5
Okerlund interviewed the Hart Foundation who said he was
going to clip the wings of the Killer Bees.
The Hart Foundation (with Jimmy Hart) vs. The Killer Bees for
the Tag Team Championship
Brunzel and Hart started off, with Hart an unclear edge
until the Bees found it. During the match, an interview was shown with the Bees
with their masks on fooling Okerlund. Due to some dirty fighting, The Harts
were able to turn the match over in their favor. Near the end, the Bees doned
their masks and were able to regain offense
Winners: The Killer Bees to retain the championship
This was an ok match. The ending is what killed it for me.
The masks are cool, but they should have gone into the match with them. Putting
them on mid-match and acting as a lucky feather sort of thing makes it seem
like a forced win. Especially when the Harts were obviously dominating. 2/5
Koko B. Ware had an interview with Okerlund, who took the
reins of making fun of Russia from Hogan. That doesn’t work.
Ventura interviewed Slick and Volkoff. Slick kept talking
about money and that Koko should beware. Volkoff called Slick an honest man,
unlike most Americans. Yay propaganda.
Nikolai Volkoff (with Slick) vs. Koko B. Ware
Nikolai started beating Koko down before the bell rang, though
he was able to find an opening and start returning the favor. Volkoff had a
midmatch second wind, but it wasn’t enough, eventually giving Koko another
opening.
Winner: Koko B. Ware
Short but good match. No real complaints 3/5
Match: The Magnificent Don Muraco (with Mr. Fuji) vs. Dick
Slater
I don’t remember Slater ever winning, so this is pretty much
a foregone conclusion
Yeah, Muraco decimated Slater, who only got in a couple hits
and got taken out by Fuji.
Winner: The Magnificent Don Muraco
This wasn’t that good of a match and wasn’t really needed.
That’s all I have to say. 2/5
So it was a pretty great night, with the final score coming
out to 3/5
I’d say my favorite match was one of the first two. They
were great ways to open the card, but unfortunately the show got weaker as the
night went on. Also, like I said, the last match was unnecessary and not even
that good.
Coming up Monday: Superstars of Wrestling from 11/15/1986
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.
It’s certainly been way too long. About a month too long to
be exact.
Well I’m back, which I know I’ve said a lot of times before,
but I’m really going to try this time.
Today, we get Superstars of Wrestling form October 4, 1986.
As always, the show starts off with McMahon, Sammartino and
Ventura going over the night’s card.
Match: Randy Barber vs. Koko B. Ware
Koko starts off dodging Barber as well as tossing him quite
a few times. Barber couldn’t get off the canvas in the early match, and was
pretty much dominated by Koko. Barber was pinned after a successful Ghostbuster
Piledriver.
Winner: Koko B. Ware
Fun match, it looked like Barber was going to be able to get
some offense, but it just wasn’t in the cards. The match might have been a
little bit better had that happened though, other than that, no complaints 4/5
We were then treated to Hillbilly Jim playing guitar, which
was actually quite good
Match: Sika (with the Wizard) vs. Mario Mancini
Well, we’ve established Sika’s brutal animalistic insanity,
so let’s see where this goes.
Sika starts off brutalizing Mancini, giving him no mercy
whatsoever. In the middle of the match, Sika threw Mancini out of the ring and
into the barrier before controlling him back into the ring and finishing it.
Winner: Sika
Good match that furthered Sika’s character. If Mancini got
in a hit, it would have broken the believability in how savage Sika was. 5/5
Match: The Honkytonk Man vs. Ron Shaw
Well, let’s see where this one goes.
Shaw starts out in control, but Honkytonk quickly turned it
around. Shaw tried to get the advantage back a few times. At one point, he
rested outside the ring, which did some good, but in the long run, Honkytonk
took the second wind away from Shaw.
Winner: The Honkytonk Man
Pretty good match, I like the way it went and how it all
went down. Except I think it should have been a little longer. Let Shaw have a
bit more in his second wind. 4/5
Now an interview with Randy Savage, who was basically
incoherent, but said there was going to be something special for his match in
the Boston Garden
Match: Paul Orndorrf (with Bobby “The Brain” Heenan) vs. Dan
Haskins
Orndorrf played the crowd a bit before starting the match
off strong. Orndorrf had the edge for the entire match, even when throwing
Haskins outside the ring.
Winner: Paul Orndorrf
Sometimes an one-sided match can be great, like when it’s
Sika or Kamala. But when it’s Orndorrf? Sure it has great energy, but Haskins
should have had a little bit of time to get something in. 3/5
The show cut to Piper backstage, hobbling on a crutch and
taking a bat to the Flower Shop, claiming the war has just begun.
Match: Dan McGuire vs. Randy “Macho Man” Savage (with Miss
Elizabeth)
Well, it’s not against George, so Savage may not be as
cowardly this time.
And I’m wrong; he quickly vacates the ring before coming
back in and taking immeidate control of the match. McGuire almost got counted
out when Savage threw him into the barricade, but he came back in only to get
elbow dropped.
Winner: Randy “Macho Man” Savage
Not that bad of a match. I’m still tired of Savage’s
cowardice, but he has established that he’s a brutal when in the ring. I do
wish McGuire had been able to get something in 3/5
Now an interview with Hulk Hogan who said that Orndorrf wasn’t
a real American because his life wasn’t dedicated to the people. Hulkamania is
the ultimate sentence… right.
Match: The Moondogs vs. B. Brian Blair and Jim Brunzell (The
Killer Bees)
Rex starts dominating Blair, who turns it around. Spot comes
in gets dragged to a tag in by Brunzell. Though, Spot is able to turn it around
and get Rex back in. Brunzell eventually began fighting both of them and
holding his own.
After the match, the Moondogs started fighting themselves.
Winners: B. Brian Blair and Jim Brunzell (The Killer
Bees)
This was a good match that looked like it could have gone
either way. The only complaint I have is that it should have gone on a bit
longer (I think that a lot don’t I?) 4/5
It was a pretty good night, earning 3.8/5
The Orndorrf/Hogan feud is really going somewhere, and it
should be nice to see the culmination.
I would say my favorite match of the night was the Sika
match
That should be it. Coming up Wednesday: Superstars of
Wrestling
