Episode 180 - Wrestling Challenge - September 22nd

 

This week on 'Wrestling Challenge':

Gorilla Monsoon & Bobby "The Brain" Heenan were on commentary.

"The Rebel" Dick Slater pinned Tiger Chung Lee.

There was an advert for the WWF Action Line.

"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan pinned Rusty Brooks.

There was an advert for 'Survivor Series', on pay-per-view, on Thanksgiving Night.

The Bushwhackers (Luke & Butch) defeated "Playboy" Buddy Rose & "Crippler" Rip Oliver, when Luke pinned Rose.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund presented a feature on Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, training with the monks in the Garden of Tranquility.

Jake "The Snake" Roberts pinned "Iron" Mike Sharpe.

In the 'Event Center', Sean Mooney detailed this weekend's show in Madison Square Garden. The Hart Foundation (Bret "Hitman" Hart & Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart) spoke about WWF Tag Team Champions, Demolition (Ax & Smash). The Dynamite Kid (with Davey Boy Smith & Matilda), spoke about WWF Intercontinental Champion, "Ravishing" Rick Rude. "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviewed The Magnificent Muraco & "Cowboy" Bob Orton, about their match with Strike Force (Tito Santana & Rick Martel). Jake "The Snake" Roberts will face "Adorable" Adrian Adonis at the show. Okerlund interviewed Adonis.

The MSG card in full is:

The Mega Powers (WWF Champion, Hulk Hogan & "Macho Man" Randy Savage) v The Mega Bucks ("Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase & Andre The Giant)

WWF TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:

(c) Demolition (Ax & Smash) v The Hart Foundation (Bret "Hitman" Hart & Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart)

WWF INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:

(c) "Ravishing" Rick Rude v The Dynamite Kid

Jake "The Snake" Roberts v "Adorable" Adrian Adonis

Strike Force (Tito Santana & Rick Martel) v The Magnificent Muraco & "Cowboy" Bob Orton

Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka v Jacques Rougeau

Powers of Pain (Warlord & Barbarian) v "King" Harley Race & Hercules

Sam Houston v "Outlaw" Ron Bass

"Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase (with Virgil) defeated Don Kernodle, when Kernodle submitted to the Million Dollar Dream. 

Episode 179 - Superstars - September 16th

 

Results from this week's 'Superstars':

Vince McMahon & Jesse "The Body" Ventura were on commentary.

Haku (with Bobby "The Brain" Heenan) pinned Rocky King.

Slick (with The Bolsheviks, Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov) cut a promo.

Junkyard Dog & Koko B. Ware beat Jose Estrada & Jose Luis Rivera, when JYD pinned Rivera.

There was an advert for 'Survivor Series', on pay-per-view, on Thanksgiving Night.

"King" Harley Race (with Bobby "The Brain" Heenan) pinned Bill Mulkey.

Onstage, with Craig DeGeorge, The Mega Bucks ("Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase & Andre The Giant, with Bobby "The Brain" Heenan & Virgil) spoke about their match against The Mega Powers (WWF Champion, Hulk Hogan & "Macho Man" Randy Savage), in Madison Square Garden, on Saturday, September 26th.

Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat pinned Rick Hunter.

In the 'Event Center', Sean Mooney detailed the September 26th show, in Madison Square Garden, as well as the October 17th show, in The Spectrum, in Philadelphia. The Hart Foundation (Bret "Hitman" Hart & Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart) spoke about WWF Tag Team Champions, Demolition (Ax & Smash). "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviewed Dynamite Kid (with Davey Boy Smith), about his match with WWF Intercontinental Champion, "Ravishing" Rick Rude. Sam Houston spoke about "Outlaw" Ron Bass. In MSG, Strike Force (Rick Martel & Tito Santana) will face "Cowboy" Bob Orton & The Magnificent Muraco, and Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka will face Jacques Rougeau.

Strike Force (Rick Martel & Tito Santana) defeated The Moondogs (Rex & Spot), when Martel pinned Spot.

Next week - Dynamite Kid v The Brooklyn Brawler. 

Episode 178 - Wrestling Challenge - September 15th

 

 

Results from this week's 'Wrestling Challenge':

Gorilla Monsoon & Bobby "The Brain" Heenan were the commentary team.

Jacques Rougeau (with Jimmy Hart) pinned S.D. Jones.

There was a music video highlighting WWF Tag Team Champions, Demolition (Ax & Smash).

Powers of Pain (Warlord & Barbarian) defeated Barry O & Pete Doherty, when Barbarian pinned O.

There was an advert for 'Survivor Series', on pay-per-view, on Thanksgiving Night.

Sam Houston pinned Barry Hardy.

The Young Stallions (Paul Roma & Jim Powers) spoke about their ambitions in the World Wrestling Federation.

"The Natural" Butch Reed (with Slick) pinned Denny Brown.

In the 'Event Center', Sean Mooney detailed the upcoming show in Madison Square Garden, on Saturday, September 26th. "Macho Man" Randy Savage spoke about The Mega Powers (WWF Champion, Hulk Hogan & "Macho Man" Randy Savage) v The Mega Bucks ("Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase & Andre The Giant). WWF Intercontinental Champion, "Ravishing" Rick Rude, will defend his Title against the Dynamite Kid. Rude & Bobby "The Bran" Heenan spoke about the match. Hercules spoke about teaming with "King" Harley Race to face the Powers of Pain (Warlord & Barbarian). Sam Houston will meet "Outlaw" Ron Bass. Bass spoke about the match. The WWF will return to The Spectrum, in Philadelphia, on Saturday, October 17th. "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan will meet "The Natural" Butch Reed.

The Hart Foundation (Bret "Hitman" Hart & Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart) defeated The Gladiator & Jack Foley, when Neidhart pinned The Gladiator.

Next week - Jake "The Snake" Roberts, and "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase.

Episode 177 - Boston Garden - September 12th

 

Results from the Boston Garden:

Rod Trongard & Lord Alfred Hayes were on commentary. 

The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zukhov, with Slick) defeated The Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & "Jumpin'" Jim Brunzell), when Zhukov pinned Brunzell.

Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat pinned Greg "The Hammer" Valentine (with Jimmy Hart).

Ken Resnick interviewed "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff, ahead of his Steel Cage Match against WWF Intercontinental Champion, "Ravishing" Rick Rude.

Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka pinned "Cowboy" Bob Orton (with Mr. Fuji).

Jake "The Snake" Roberts pinned The Honky Tonk Man (with Jimmy Hart).

Craig DeGeorge interviewed "Macho Man" Randy Savage, ahead of his match against King Kong Bundy.

The Young Stallions (Paul Roma & Jim Powers) defeated The Islanders (Haku & Tama, with Bobby "The Brain" Heenan), when Roma pinned Tama.

Dino Bravo (with Jimmy Hart) defeated "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, by disqualification, when Duggan attacked Bravo with Jimmy Hart's megaphone.

"Macho Man" Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) pinned King Kong Bundy (with Bobby "The Brain" Heenan).

In a Steel Cage Match,  WWF Intercontinental Champion, "Ravishing" Rick Rude retained his Title, defeating "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Ornodorff, by escaping the cage first.