Monday, 26 June 2023

Episode 81 - Spectrum Wrestling - December 14th

 

Results from The Spectrum, in Philadelphia:

Gorilla Monsoon & "Lord" Alfred Hayes are on commentary.

The Hart Foundation (Bret "Hitman" Hart & Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart) defeated The Shadows by submission.

"Ravishing" Rick Rude (with Bobby "The Brain" Heenan) pinned Mike Rotunda.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviewed "Dr. D" David Schultz.

The Islanders (Haku & Tama, with Bobby "The Brain" Heenan) defeated The Bushwhackers (Luke & Butch), when Tama pinned Luke.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviewed One Man Gang & Slick.

"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff (with "Rowdy" Roddy Piper) pinned Ken Patera.

Mean” Gene Okerlund interviewed WWF Intercontinental Champion, “Macho Man” Randy Savage.

Andre The Giant pinned Big John Studd (with Bobby "The Brain" Heenan).

WWF Intercontinental Champion, "Macho Man" Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth), pinned "Dr. D" David Schultz (with "Rowdy" Roddy Piper).

 Mean” Gene Okerlund interviewed WWF Champion, Hulk Hogan.

WWF Tag Team Champions, The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid), defeated The New Dream Team (Greg "The Hammer" Valentine & Dino Bravo, with Jimmy Hart), when Smith pinned Bravo.

WWF Champion, Hulk Hogan, and One Man Gang (with Slick), wrestled to a draw when both men were counted out.

Thursday, 22 June 2023

Episode 80 - Superstars - December 11th

 

This week on 'Superstars':

Nikolai Volkoff (with Slick) defeated George South, when South submitted to Volkoff's Bear Hug.

In the 'Event Centre', Sean Mooney detailed this weekend's show at The Spectrum in Philadelphia. Slick (with One Man Gang) spoke about WWF President, Jack Tunney's, fining of OMG, and also OMG's match against WWF Champion, Hulk Hogan. Ken Resnick interviewed WWF Intercontinental Champion, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, about his Title defence against "Dr. D" David Schultz. "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviewed The New Dream Team (Greg "The Hammer" Valentine & Dino Bravo), about their shot at WWF Tag Team Champions, The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid). Big John Studd spoke about his match against Andre The Giant. The Spectrum card in full is:

WWF TITLE MATCH:

(C) Hulk Hogan v One Man Gang (with Slick)

WWF TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH:

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

WWF INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE MATCH:

(C) "Macho Man" Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) v "Dr. D" David Schultz (with "Rowdy" Roddy Piper)

Andre The Giant v Big John Studd (with Bobby "The Brain" Heenan)

 Ken Patera v "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff (with "Rowdy" Roddy Piper)

The Bushwhackers (Luke & Butch) v The Islanders (Haku & Tama, with Bobby "The Brain" Heenan)

Mike Rotunda v "Ravishing" Rick Rude (with Bobby "The Brain" Heenan)

The Hart Foundation (Bret "Hitman" Hart & Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart) v The Shadows

 "The Natural" Butch Reed (with Slick) pinned Pez Whatley.

Onstage with Craig DeGeorge, Bobby "The Brain" Heenan picked a woman out of the crowd for "Ravishing" Rick Rude to kiss.

The Hart Foundation (Bret "Hitman" Hart & Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart) defeated "Iron" Mike Sharpe & The Brooklyn Brawler, when Neidhart pinned The Brawler.

In the 'Event Centre', Sean Mooney detailed 'WrestleFest' in the Superdome in New Orleans, on December 26th. It was announced that in the main event, WWF Champion, Hulk Hogan, and Andre The Giant will face "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and "Cowboy" Bob Orton. Piper (with Orton) spoke about the match.

The Magnificent Muraco (with Mr. Fuji) defeated Jerry Allen by submission.

Ken Resnick interviewed WWF Champion, Hulk Hogan, who spoke about 'WrestleFest', and his match against One Man Gang, this Saturday night, in The Spectrum.

One Man Gang (with Slick) pinned Koko B. Ware.

Sunday, 11 June 2023

Episode 79 - Wrestling Challenge - December 10th

 


This week on 'Wrestling Challenge':

"The Rebel" Dick Slater pinned Terry Gibbs.

In the 'Event Centre', Sean Mooney detailed this Saturday night's show at The Spectrum, in Philadelphia. WWF Tag Team Champions, The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid), will defend their Titles against The New Dream Team (Greg "The Hammer" Valentine & Dino Bravo). Mike Rotunda will face “Ravishing” Rick Rude. Ken Patera will face “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff. The Hart Foundation (Bret "Hitman" Hart & Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart) will face The Shadows. “Mean” Gene Okerlund interviewed WWF Champion, Hulk Hogan, about his Title defence against One Man Gang. Ken Resnick interviewed The British Bulldogs. Ken Patera and "Ravishing" Rick Rude each spoke about their matches.

Big John Studd (with Bobby "The Brain" Heenan) pinned Rusty Brooks.

There was a recap of last week, when One Man Gang assaulted Italian Stallion. WWF President, Jack Tunney, announced a $10,000 fine and suspended 30 day suspension for OMG.

The Honky Tonk Man (with Jimmy Hart) pinned Tim Horner.

 There was an advert for the December issue of WWF Magazine.

In ‘Piper’s Pit’, “Dr. D” David Schultz was “Rowdy” Roddy Piper’s guest. They spoke about Schultz’s Intercontinental Title shot against “Macho Man” Randy Savage, at The Spectrum on Saturday night.

"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff pinned Omar Atlas.

 After the match, "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka attacked Orndorff.

In the ‘Event Centre’, Sean Mooney spoke about ‘WrestleFest’ at the Lousiana Superdome on December 26th. “The Natural” Butch Reed (with Slick) spoke about his match with Junkyard Dog. Mr. Wrestling II v Dick Murdoch was announced for the show. Mr. Wrestling II spoke about the match.

The New Dream Team (Greg "The Hammer" Valentine & Dino Bravo, with Jimmy Hart) defeated The Young Stallions (Paul Roma & Jim Powers), when Roma submitted to Valentine's Figure Four Leglock.

Monday, 5 June 2023

Episode 78 - Superstars - December 4th

 

 
 
This week on 'Superstars':

Ken Patera pinned "Crippler" Rip Oliver.

In the 'Event Centre', Sean Mooney detailed the upcoming show at The Spectrum, on December 14th. Mooney announced that WWF Intercontinental Champion, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, will defend his Title against "Dr. D" David Schultz. "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviewed Savage. Mike Rotunda will face "Ravishing" Rick Rude, and Andre The Giant will go up against Big John Studd. Bobby "The Brain" Heenan spoke about the Andre v Studd match.

King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd (with Bobby "The Brain" Heenan) defeated Rusty Brooks & Dusty Wolfe, when Brooks submitted to Studd's Bearhug.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviewed One Man Gang & Slick.

"Dr. D" David Schultz (with "Rowdy" Roddy Piper) pinned D.J. Peterson.

Onstage with Craig DeGeorge, "Ravishing" Rick Rude & Bobby "The Brain" Heenan announced that on next week's 'Superstars', Heenan will handpick a woman from the crowd for Rude to kiss.

In a Handicap Match, One Man Gang defeated Brian Costello & Jim Merkle, when he pinned Merkle.

There was an advert for the December issue of WWF Magazine.

In the 'Event Centre', Sean Mooney discussed 'WrestleFest' at the Superdome in New Orleans, on December 26th. Junkyard Dog will face "The Natural" Butch Reed. JYD spoke about the match.

"King" Harley Race (with Bobby "The Brain" Heenan) pinned Jerry Allen.

Friday, 2 June 2023

Episode 77 - Wrestling Challenge - December 3rd

 

 

This week on 'Wrestling Challenge':

Dick Murdoch pinned George South.

In the 'Event Centre', Sean Mooney spoke about the upcoming card at The Spectrum in Philadelphia, on December 14th. Slick (with One Man Gang) spoke about Gang's WWF Title Match against WWF Champion, Hulk Hogan. "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviewed Hogan. Mooney announced that The Bushwhackers (Luke & Butch) will face The Islanders (Haku & Tama). The Bushwhackers spoke about the match.

One Man Gang (with Slick) pinned Italian Stallion. After the match, Gang continued his assault on Stallion.

In the 'Event Centre', Sean Mooney announced that on December 26th, the WWF is coming to the Superdome in New Orleans.

The Bushwhackers (Luke & Butch) defeated "Iron" Mike Sharpe & The Brooklyn Brawler, when Butch pinned Sharpe.

There was an advert for the December issue of WWF Magazine.

"The Rebel" Dick Slater pinned Brian Costello.

There was a special feature on The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff, hosted by "Mean" Gene Okerlund and "Lord" Alfred Hayes.

The Islanders (Haku & Tama, with Bobby "The Brain" Heenan) defeated Tim Horner & Pez Whatley, when Haku pinned Horner.

Next week - The New Dream Team (Greg "The Hammer" Valentine & Dino Bravo), The Honky Tonk Man, and Big John Studd.

Episode 144 - Superstars - June 11th

  Results from the week's 'Superstars': At the start of the show, "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase (with Virgil) ...