Saturday 19 November 2022

Episode 42 - SummerSlam - August 25th

 
 
One Man Gang (with Slick) pinned Junkyard Dog.

Craig DeGeorge interviewed WWF Intercontinental Champion, The Honky Tonk Man (with Jimmy Hart), ahead of his Title defence against "Macho Man" Randy Savage.

Tito Santana & The Hart Foundation (Bret "Hitman" Hart & Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart) defeated Dino Bravo & The Fabulous Rougeau Bros. (Jacques & Raymond), when Santana pinned Jacques.

Demolition (Ax & Smash, with Mr. Fuji) defeated The Can-Am Connection (Rick Martel & Tom Zenk), when Ax pinned Zenk.

"Macho Man" Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) spoke about his upcoming WWF Intercontinental Title shot against The Honky Tonk Man.

"King" Harley Race (with Bobby "The Brain" Heenan) pinned Ken Patera (with "The Rock" Don Muraco), after Patera was distracted by Heenan.

"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan pinned Nikolai Volkoff (with Slick). Before the match, Duggan's entrance interrupted Volkoff's attempt to sing the Soviet National Anthem.

Big John Studd & King Kong Bundy (with Bobby "The Brain" Heenan) defeated The U.S. Express (Barry Windham & Mike Rotunda), when Bundy pinned Rotunda.

"Superfly" Jimmy Snuka and "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff (with "Cowboy" Bob Orton) wrestled to a draw when both men were counted out of the ring.

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (with "King" Harley Race) spoke about Ken Patera, and Race's victory over him.
 
"Macho Man" Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) pinned WWF Intercontinental Champion, The Honky Tonk Man (with Jimmy Hart), to become the new WWF Intercontinental Champion.

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper spoke about his hatred of the fans ahead of his Title shot against WWF Champion, Hulk Hogan.

 The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions, The Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake & Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, with Jimmy Hart), by disqualification when Jimmy Hart interfered. The Dream Team retained the WWF Tag Team Titles. After the match, The Bulldogs assaulted Jimmy Hart.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviewed The Honky Tonk Man regarding his losing the WWF Intercontinental Championship to "Macho Man" Randy Savage.

WWF Champion, Hulk Hogan, spoke ahead of his Title defence against "Rowdy" Roddy Piper.

WWF Champion, Hulk Hogan, pinned "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (with "Cowboy" Bob Orton), to retain his Title.

Thursday 10 November 2022

Episode 41 - Superstars - August 21st

 
 
It's the final stop on the road to 'SummerSlam', and this week on 'Superstars':
 
 The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated The Wild Samoans (Afa & Sika), when Dynamite pinned Afa.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund presented his 'SummerSlam Report'. Added to the card is "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka v "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff. The card in full is:

WWF CHAMPIONSHIP:

(C) Hulk Hogan v "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (with "Cowboy" Bob Orton)

WWF INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP:

(C) The Honky Tonk Man (with Jimmy Hart) v "Macho Man" Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth)

WWF TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP:

(C) The Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake & Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, with Jimmy Hart) v The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid)

"Superfly" Jimmy Snuka v "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff (with "Cowboy" Bob Orton)

"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan v Nikolai Volkoff (with Slick)

Ken Patera (with "The Rock" Don Muraco) v "King" Harley Race (with Bobby "The Brain" Heenan)

Junkyard Dog v One Man Gang (with Slick)

The Can-Am Connection (Rick Martel & Tom Zenk) v Demolition (Ax & Smash, with Mr. Fuji)

The U.S. Express (Barry Windham & Mike Rotunda) v Big John Studd & King Kong Bundy (with Bobby "The Brain" Heenan)

Tito Santana & The Hart Foundation (Bret "Hitman" Hart & Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart) v Dino Bravo & The Fabulous Rougeau Bros. (Jacques & Raymond)

"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff, Ken Patera, "King" Harley Race, Demolition (Ax & Smash, with Mr. Fuji), The Can-Am Connection (Rick Martel & Tom Zenk), Tito Santana, and Dino Bravo (with Jimmy Hart) all spoke about their 'SummerSlam' matches.

One Man Gang (with Slick) pinned Pez Whatley.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund went behind the scenes with "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff, and "Cowboy" Bob Orton, as they trained for 'SummerSlam'.

Nikolai Volkoff (with Slick) pinned Sam Houston.

On stage, Craig DeGeorge hosted a debate between Miss Elizabeth and Jimmy Hart, ahead of the WWF Intercontinental Championship Match between WWF Intercontinental Champion, The Honky Tonk Man and "Macho Man" Randy Savage, at 'SummerSlam'.

Hercules (with Bobby "The Brain" Heenan) spoke about his joining The Heenan Family.

"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan pinned Dick Murdoch. After the match Duggan waved the American flag.

WWF Intercontinental Champion, The Honky Tonk Man (with Jimmy Hart) spoke about his Title defence against "Macho Man" Randy Savage at 'SummerSlam'.

"Macho Man" Randy Savage spoke about his WWF Intercontinental Title shot against The Honky Tonk Man at 'SummerSlam'.

Freddie Miller interviewed "Rowdy" Roddy Piper ahead of his WWF Championship shot against Hulk Hogan at 'SummerSlam'.

Big John Studd & King Kong Bundy (with Bobby "The Brain" Heenan) defeated The Young Stallions (Paul Roma & Jim Powers), when Bundy pinned Powers.

WWF Champion, Hulk Hogan, spoke about his 'SummerSlam' Title defence against "Rowdy" Roddy Piper.

Saturday 5 November 2022

Episode 40 - Wrestling Challenge - August 20th

 

 

We're just days away from 'SummerSlam', and this week on 'Wrestling Challenge':

"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff and Ken Patera spoke about their imminent match.

Ken Patera defeated "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff (with Bobby "The Brain" Heenan) by disqualification, when "King" Harley Race interfered and attacked Patera. King Kong Bundy and Hercules joined in on the attack, as well as Bobby Heenan, as they whipped Patera with a belt.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund presented his 'SummerSlam Report', running down the card. The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) spoke about their WWF Tag Team Title shot at Champions, The Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake & Greg "The Hammer" Valentine), Ken Resnick interviewed Nikolai Volkoff (with The Iron Sheik) about his match against "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, and The Fabulous Rougeau Bros. (Jaqcues & Raymond), and Jimmy Hart spoke about The Rougeaus and Dino Bravo's match against The Hart Foundation (Bret "Hitman" Hart & Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart) & Tito Santana.
 
 Dino Bravo & The Fabulous Rougeau Bros. (Jacques & Raymond) defeated George South, Italian Stallion & Jose Luis Rivera, when Bravo forced Rivera to submit.

WWF Superstars predicted the outcome of the WWF Intercontinental Championship Match, between Champion, The Honky Tonk Man and “Macho Man” Randy Savage at 'SummerSlam'. "Outlaw" Ron Bass predicted HTM, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan predicted Savage, Slick predicted HTM, and WWF Champion, Hulk Hogan, predicted Savage.

Craig DeGeorge interviewed "Macho Man" Randy Savage onstage, ahead of his shot at WWF Intercontinental Champion, The Honky Tonk Man, at 'SummerSlam'.

There was an advert for 'SummerSlam'.

 "Cowboy" Bob Orton (with "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff) pinned Dusty Wolfe. During the match, "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka attacked Orndorff, before fleeing and being pursued by Orndorff.

WWF Champion, Hulk Hogan, spoke about his match against "Rowdy" Roddy Piper at 'SummerSlam'.

Koko B. Ware pinned The Brooklyn Brawler.

Superfly” Jimmy Snuka challenged "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff to a match at ‘SummerSlam’.

WWF Intercontinental Champion, The Honky Tonk Man, was interviewed onstage by Craig DeGeorge ahead of his Title defence against “Macho Man” Randy Savage at 'SummerSlam'.

There was an update on Ken Patera's condition.

The U.S. Express (Barry Windham & Mike Rotunda) defeated The Long Riders ("Outlaw" Ron Bass & Black Bart), when Windham pinned Bass.

Episode 129 - Wrestling Challenge - April 29th

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