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
