Tom Zenk in WWF
1986-7
Tom
Zenk in Can-Am Connection - key resources
November 14, 1986 - WWF @ Montreal, Quebec
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Steve Lombardi
Ghassen Massoud defeated Claude Herbert
Armand Rougeau defeated Rene Goulet
King Tonga defeated Adrian Adonis
Jacques and Raymond Rougeau and Dino Bravo vs Greg Valentine, Brutus
Beefcake and Johnny Valiant (no contest)
The Fabulous Moolah defeated Velvet McIntyre
The Iron Sheik defeated The Tonga Kid
Tom Zenk and Rick Martel vs Dynamite Kid and Davey Boy Smith (no contest)
This match is described in Pure Dynamite - the biography of the Dynamite
Kid.
November 19, 1986 - WWF @ South Bend, IN - Joyce Athletic & Convocation
Center
Television taping:
Butch Reed defeated Tito Santana
Harley Race defeated Lanny Poffo
Mike Rotundo & Danny Spivey defeated Rick Renslow & Rick Gantner
Kamala defeated Bob Boyer
The Hart Foundation defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the British Bulldogs
in a non-title match
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Brian Costello
Butch Reed defeated Max Blue
WWF IC Champion Randy Savage defeated S.D. Jones
Koko B. Ware defeated Bobby Colt
Adrian Adonis defeated Paul Roma
Hercules defeated Jose Luis Rivera
Kamala defeated Salvatore Bellomo
Billy Jack Haynes and Jacques & Raymond Rougeau fought Greg Valentine,
Brutus Beefcake, & Dino Bravo to a double disqualification
Pedro Morales, Tito Santana, & Hillbilly Jim defeated Moondog Spot,
Barry O, & the Raider
Adrian Adonis defeated Mario Mancini
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Jimmy Jack Funk & Iron Mike Sharpe
Kamala defeated Jack Kruger
The Islanders fought Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr. to a double disqualification
Jake Roberts defeated Dick Slater via disqualification
travelled
to Tokyo for start of Japan tour
January 5, 1987 - WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ - Meadowlands (15,826)
WWF Superstars taping:
Prime Time Wrestling - 1/14/87: Billy Jack Haynes defeated King Harley
Race (w/ Bobby Heenan) via disqualification at 9:40 when Heenan interfered
as Haynes had the full nelson applied; after the bout, Haynes applied the
hold to Heenan until Race made the save
Prime Time Wrestling - 1/14/87: Sivi Afi pinned Frenchy Martin at 6:50
with a sunset flip over the top rope
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk fought
Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake to a double disqualification
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan & Ricky Steamboat defeated WWF IC
Champion Randy Savage & the Honkytonk Man
1/17/87 - featured a Piper's Pit with WWF President Jack Tunney, WWF
World Champion Hulk Hogan, and Andre the Giant in which Hogan was presented
with a trophy for being world champion for 3 years:
Ricky Steamboat pinned Barry O with the flying bodypress at 2:37 (Steamboat’s
return bout)
Kamala (w/ Kimchee) pinned Don Driggers with a splash off the top at
the 33-second mark; Driggers was taken out on a stretcher after the match
Demolition (w/ Johnny V) defeated Salvatore Bellomo & Mario Mancini
when Ax pinned Mancini after the Decapitation at 2:22 (Demolition's debut;
Randy Culley aka Moondog Rex played the role of Smash until being replaced
by Barry Darsow)
Hercules (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Jim Parks via submission with the
full nelson at 1:27; after the bout, Heenan challenged Billy Jack Haynes
to break out of the hold but, after coming to the ring, Haynes was attacked
by Hercules and had the hold applied on him after pushing Heenan
B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated Terry Gibbs & Iron Mike
Sharpe when Blair pinned Gibbs after the dropkick from Brunzell at 5:32;
referee Danny Davis showed favoritism to Sharpe & Gibbs and refused
to count at one point when he thought the Bees illegally switched with
their masks on, when they didn’t
1/24/87 - included a Piper's Pit with WWF President Jack Tunney, WWF
World Champion Hogan and Andre in which Andre was presented with a trophy
for being the only undefeated man in WWF history; after Hogan came to the
set during the segment, Andre walked off:
Paul Orndorff (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Paul Roma with the piledriver
at 2:29
Koko B. Ware pinned Steve Lombardi with a missle dropkick at 3:32;
prior to the bout, Lombardi threw an injured Roma out of the ring after
his bout with Orndorff
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk fought
Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr. (w/ Mr. Fuji) to a double disqualification
at 3:57 when all four men began brawling in the ring
WWF IC Champion Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned Randy Sharpe
with the flying elbowsmash at the 45-second mark; Savage wrestled the bout
with his sunglasses on while Sharpe was not able to remove his shirt before
the match began
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Scott McGhee
& Tony Garea when Bret pinned McGhee after the Hart Attack at 2:43
Danny Spivey, Mike Rotundo, & Blackjack Mulligan defeated Ron Bass,
Jimmy Jack Funk, & the Gladiator when Mulligan pinned the Gladiator
with a flying back elbow at 3:33
1/31/87 - included a Piper's Pit segment in which Jesse Ventura said
he would have Andre the Giant on the set the following week if Roddy Piper
could produce Hulk Hogan:
Tito Santana & Pedro Morales defeated the Iron Sheik & Nikolai
Volkoff (w/ Slick) via disqualification when Slick interfered and hit Santana
with his cane at 3:12; after the match, Santana chased Slick into the ring
and bodyslammed him; Butch Reed then came to ringside and carried Slick
backstage
King Harley Race (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Greg Vance with the cradle
suplex at 1:23
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Al Navarro & Tiger Chung
Lee when Raymond pinned Navarro after a double team move from the top at
3:01; during the bout, Dino Bravo came to ringside and walked around the
ring before leaving to join the French commentary team
Adrian Adonis (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Jack Kruger via submission with
the sleeper at 1:17
Greg Valentine (w/ Johnny V) defeated Haku via disqualification at
3:03 when Tama tripped up Valentine from the outside, even though Brutus
Beefcake had done the same thing earlier to Haku which went unnoticed by
referee Danny Davis; Beefcake & Tama joined their partners at ringside
midway through the bout
Jake Roberts pinned Jerry Allen with the DDT; the bout began during
the commercial break
January 6, 1987 - WWF @ Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Arena (sell out)
Wrestling Challenge taping:
Prime Time Wrestling - 1/14/87 - included Blackjack Mulligan as a guest
of the Snake Pit
Prime Time Wrestling - 1/19/87 - included Salvatore Bellomo as a guest
of the Snake Pit, where Bellomo said he was the best wrestler from Italy,
he would carry his flag higher than Bruno Sammartino, and that the fans
in America love him more than in Italy
All American Wrestling - 2/1/87 - included Sika & the Wizard as
guests of the Snake Pit, in which Sika wrapped Damien around himself and
began licking the snake
WWF Tag Team Champion Davey Boy Smith, the Junkyard Dog, & Tito
Santana defeated the Honkytonk Man, Bret Hart, & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy
Hart) at around the 13 minute mark when Smith pinned Bret after all three
heels were rammed together (The Hart Foundation)
WWF IC Champion Randy Savage vs. Ricky Steamboat (sub. for Andre the
Giant)
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Hercules
1/18/87 - included a pre-emption of the Snake Pit, with the same Piper's
Pit from the 1/17 Superstars airing instead:
Dan Spivey, Mike Rotundo, & Blackjack Mulligan defeated Ray Miller,
Joe Mirto, & Steve Lombardi when Mulligan pinned Miller after a running
elbow at 3:41
Butch Reed (w/ Slick) pinned Mario Mancini with a gorilla press slam
& elbow drop at the 57-second mark; prior to the match, Andre the Giant
was introduced to the crowd and came into the ring to shake Mancini and
the ring announcer’s hand but Slick & Reed refused to shake his hand
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Terry Gibbs & the Gladiator when Martel pined the Gladiator with a
slingshot splash at 3:26
The Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Tom Sharpe with the Shake,
Rattle, & Roll at the 47-second mark; after the bout, Honky hit the
Shake, Rattle, & Roll again on Sharpe, and while Sharpe was been helped
to the back Honky did the move again, this time on the floor
Greg Valentine, Brutus Beefcake, & Dino Bravo (w/ Johnny V) defeated
Tito Santana, Pedro Morales, & Hillbilly Jim via count-out at 4:35
when the faces walked out of the match after referee Danny Davis had twice
stopped making a 3-count when it seemed the Hillbilly, Santana, & Morales
were going to win
George Steele defeated Tony Nardo via submission with the flying hammerlock
at 1:17
1/25/87 - included a pre-emption of the Snake Pit, with the same Piper's
Pit from the 1/24 Superstars airing instead:
The Junkyard Dog pinned Al Navarro with the powerslam at 2:01
Demolition (w/ Johnny V) defeated Jerry Allen & Sivi Afi when Ax
pinned Allen following the Decapitation at 2:47
Kamala (w/ the Wizard & Kimchee) pinned Nick Foley with a splash
at the 27-second mark; after the bout, Foley was taken from ringside after
sustaining a top rope splash from Kamala
B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated Barry O & David Vance
when Blair pinned Vance with the Bee Sting at 3:23
Jacques Rougeau (w/ Raymond Rougeau) fought Don Muraco (w/ Bob Orton
Jr. & Mr. Fuji) to a double count-out at 3:07 when the Rougeaus, Orton,
& Muraco began fighting on the floor; after the bout, Raymond slammed
Fuji on the floor
Ricky Steamboat pinned Tiger Chung Lee with the flying bodypress at
3:16
2/1/87 - included a pre-emption of the Snake Pit, with the same Piper's
Pit from the 1/31 Superstars airing instead; included a closing interview
where Gorilla Monsoon interviewed Andre the Giant, with Andre saying he
would be there the following week for the showdown with Hulk Hogan:
King Harley Race (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Koko B. Ware after Heenan
pushed Koko off the top; after the bout, the Junkyard Dog made the save
and hiptossed referee Danny Davis
Hercules (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Don Driggers via submission with
the full nelson at the 48-second mark; after the bout, Hercules and Billy
Jack Haynes almost had a confrontation as Haynes made his way to the ring
for his match
Billy Jack Haynes defeated Jimmy Jack Funk via submission with the
full nelson; during the bout, Hercules and Bobby Heenan watched the match
from ringside; after the bout, a staredown took place involving Haynes
and Hercules
Adrian Adonis, Bret Hart, & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated
Paul Roma, Tony Garea, & Jim Parks at 2:03 when Parks submitted to
Adonis' sleeper
Jake Roberts pinned Gary Starr with the DDT at the 28-second mark
Nikolai Volkoff & the Iron Sheik (w/ Slick) defeated the Islanders
when Sheik pinned Tama at 2:14 after Slick interfered and hit Tama with
his cane as the referee tried to get Haku and Volkoff out of the ring
January 9,1987 - WWF @ Allentown Pennsylvania:
Scott McGhee defeated Barry O.
Scott McGhee defeated The Red Demon
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake
Pedro Morales defeated Don Muraco
Moondog Spot defeated Cousin Luke
Jake Roberts defeated George "the Animal" Steele in a Steel Cage Match
January 15, 1987 - WWF@ Sports Arena, San Diego California:
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake
Also included WWF IC Champion Randy Savage
January 18, 1987 - WWF @ Miami Florida (5,267)
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake
Koko B. Ware defeated Paul Orndorff
Hulk Hogan defeated Kamala to retain the WWF Championship
(TV Broadcast) January 18th 1987 At The Hershey Park Arena In Hershey
Pennsylvania:'Wrestling Challenge'
Blackjack Mulligan, Mike Rotundo & Danny Spivey defeated Steve
Lombardi, Joe Mirto & Ray Miller in a 6-Man Tag-Team Match
Butch Reed pinned Mario Mancini
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Terry Gibbs & The Gladiator
The Honky Tonk Man pinned Tom Sharpe
Greg Valentine, Brutus Beefcake & Dino Bravo defeated Pedro Morales,
Tito Santana & Hillbilly Jim in a 6-Man Tag-Team Match
George "the Animal" Steele defeated Tony Nardo by Submission
January 19, 1987 - WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden
(15,500; sell out)
Televised on the MSG Network - included Gorilla Monsoon & Gene
Okerlund on commentary; featured Okerlund presenting an award to Howard
Finkel to celebrate Finkel's 10th anniversary as the MSG ring announcer:
Prime Time Wrestling - 2/2/87: Brad Reinghans pinned Frenchy Martin
with a diving shoulderblock from the middle turnbuckle at 16:49 (Reinghans'
debut)
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake at 18:36 when Martel pinned Valentine
with a springboard splash into the ring, while Valentine had Zenk
in the figure-4 (Martel's return to MSG after a 5-year absence; Zenk's
MSG debut) (Best of the WWF Vol. 11)
Prime Time Wrestling - 2/2/87: Ron Bass pinned SD Jones at 6:56 with
the Pedigree (Bass' MSG debut)
Prime Time Wrestling - 2/2/87: Paul Orndorff (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated
George Steele via disqualification at 6:00 when Steele swung a steel chair
at the referee; before the bout, Heenan tore up a poster of Miss Elizabeth,
distracting George during the match as he attempted to put the remains
back together; after the match, Orndorff attacked Steele and was about
to hit him with the chair but Steele blocked the move and chased Orndorff
away with it (Best of the WWF Vol. 12)
Prime Time Wrestling - 2/2/87: Tiger Chung Lee pinned Jerry Allen at
7:34 with an elbow drop after Allen missed a crossbody
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Kamala (w/ the Wizard & Kimchee)
in a No DQ match at 7:56 with the legdrop after hitting the challenger
with the Wizard's horn; after the bout, Andre the Giant came to the ring,
picked up the title belt, looked at it, and then tossed it to the champion
before leaving the ring (Kamala's last MSG appearance for nearly 6 years)
Prime Time Wrestling - 2/13/87: Lanny Poffo pinned the Red Demon at
14:38 with a somersault splash off the top; prior to the bout, Jimmy Hart
came out and announced that if the Hart Foundation could beat Davey Boy
Smith later in the show then they would win one-half of the WWF Tag Team
Championship
The Junkyard Dog defeated King Harley Race (w/ Bobby Heenan) via count-out
at 5:27 after shoving Race into the ringpost; after the bout, Race attacked
JYD from behind with his own chain and tied him up, while Heenan slapped
JYD and tried to force the unconscious JYD to bow before the King; prior
to the bout, a representative of the NY State Athletic Commission came
out and ordered Danny Davis to leave ringside after Davis came out and
tried to tell the referee he was officiating the match
Prime Time Wrestling - 2/13/87: Billy Jack Haynes (sub. for the Dynamite
Kid) & WWF Tag Team Champion Davey Boy Smith defeated Bret Hart &
Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart) at 9:26 when Bret submitted to Haynes' full
nelson; Danny Davis was the original referee for the bout but was knocked
out late in the contest, with another referee coming to the ring to stop
the match
January 21, 1987 - WWF @ Victoria British Columbia
Ron Bass battled Nick Kiniski to a Draw
Butch Reed defeated Pedro Morales
Billy Jack Haynes defeated Dino Bravo
Jake Roberts defeated Corporal Kirschner
The Killer Bees defeated Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr.
Paul Orndorff battled Tito Santana to a Draw
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake
January 22, 1987 -WWF @ Vancouver British Columbia
Billy Jack Haynes defeated Dino Bravo
Pedro Morales battled Nick Kiniski to a Draw
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake
Ron Bass defeated Corporal Kirschner
Butch Reed defeated Tito Santana
The Killer Bees defeated Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr.
Jake Roberts battled Paul Orndorff to a Double Countout
Randy Savage defeated Ricky Steamboat by DQ to retain the WWF Intercontinental
Championship
January 23, 1987 - WWF @ the Cow Palace In San Francisco California
(7,500)
Pedro Morales fought Nick Kiniski to a draw
Tito Santana defeated Butch Reed via disqualification
Billy Jack Haynes pinned Dino Bravo
B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated Don Muraco & Bob Orton
Jr. after the Bees used their masks to switch places in the ring
Ron Bass pinned Cpl. Kirchner
WWF IC Champion Randy Savage defeated Ricky Steamboat via disqualification
at around the 10-minute mark
Jake Roberts fought Paul Orndorff to a double count-out
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake
January 24, 1987 - WWF @ the Los Angeles Sports Arena in Los Angeles
California (16,000; sell out)
Jake Roberts battled Paul Orndorff to a Double Countout
Billy Jack Haynes defeated Dino Bravo
Tito Santana battled Butch Reed to a Draw
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake
The Killer Bees defeated Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr.
Ron Bass defeated Corporal Kirschner
Pedro Morales defeated Nick Kiniski
Hulk Hogan defeated Kamala by DQ to retain the WWF Championship
January 26, 1987 - WWF @ Tampa, FL
WWF Superstars taping:
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Kamala
2/7/87 - included Andre the Giant turning heel and challenging Hulk
Hogan to a title match at WrestleMania III during a Piper's Pit segment:
WWF IC Champion Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned David Gold
in a non-title match at 1:39 with the flying elbow drop
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated WWF Tag Team
Champions Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid to win the titles at 2:57
following a double DDT and the Hart Attack on Davey Boy Smith; Smith wrestled
the entire match by himself after Dynamite was knocked out before the bout
began by Jimmy Hart's megaphone; Danny Davis was the referee for the bout
and spent the duration of the match checking on the Dynamite Kid as the
challengers illegally double teamed Smith (The Hart Foundation)
Hercules (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Buddy Blake via submission with
the full nelson at 3:06
Outback Jack pinned Steve Lombardi at 2:49 with a bulldog (Jack's TV
debut; he was introduced by Hillbilly Jim before the match)
B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated Al Navarro & Jimmy Jack
Funk at 5:29 when Brunzell pinned Navaroo with a dropkick
Butch Reed (w/ Slick) pinned David Stoudemire at 1:51 with a gorilla
press slam and elbow drop; after the match, Slick cut a promo on Tito Santana
2/14/87 - featured Hulk Hogan on the Piper's Pit in which he accepted
Andre the Giant's challenge to face him at WrestleMania III:
Tito Santana pinned Terry Gibbs with the flying forearm at the 20 second
mark; prior to the match, WWF President Jack Tunney suspended referee Danny
Davis for life; Jimmy Hart then came ringside and led Davis backstage
Bob Orton Jr. & Don Muraco (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Leo Strohein
& Lanny Poffo at 3:25 when Muraco pinned Srohein with the tombstone;
after the match, Muraco & Orton further attacked their opponents
The Junkyard Dog pinned John Valkower with the powerslam at 2:03
Demolition (w/ Johnny V) defeated Mario Mancini & Sivi Afi at 1:19
when Ax pinned Mancini following the Decapitation (the 1st appearance of
Barry Darsow playing the role of Smash)
Ricky Steamboat pinned Tom Laxton with a karate chop at 2:02
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Tiger Chung Lee & the Gladiator at 3:19 when Martel pinned the Gladiator
with a slingshot splash into the ring
2/21/87 - included footage of an empty-arena interview before the taping
began in which Roddy Piper confirmed that his match at WrestleMania III
would be his last:
WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart
& Danny Davis) defeated the Islanders at 4:33 when Neidhart pinned
Tama after Davis tripped him as he came off the top rope
King Harley Race (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Salvatore Bellomo at 1:09
with the cradle suplex
Billy Jack Haynes defeated Morgan Bastien via submission with the full
nelson at 2:13
Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake (w/ Johnny V & Dino Bravo)
defeated Paul Roma & Frankie Rose at 2:53 when Rose submitted to Valentine's
figure-4
Koko B. Ware pinned the Red Demon at 3:10 with the Ghostbuster
January 27, 1987 - WWF @ Ft. Myers, FL - Lee Civic Center
Wrestling Challenge taping:
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Kamala
2/8/87 - included a pre-emption of the Snake Pit, with the same Piper's
Pit from the 2/7 Superstars airing instead; included the British Bulldogs
/ Hart Foundation title match from Superstars shown in full:
Koko B. Ware pinned Jimmy Jack Funk with the Ghostbuster at 2:56
Jake Roberts pinned David Gold with the DDT at 1:11
Demolition (w/ Johnny V) defeated SD Jones & Don Driggers when
Ax pinned Driggers with a clothesline after a slingshot from Smash at 1:58
Adrian Adonis (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Mario Mancini via submission
with the sleeper at 1:13
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Steve Lombardi & Iron Mike Sharpe when Martel pined Lombardi with a
slingshot splash at 4:21
2/15/87 - included a pre-emption of the Snake Pit, with the same Piper's
Pit from the 2/14 Superstars airing instead:
Hillbilly Jim, Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Greg Valentine,
Brutus Beefcake, & Johnny V (w/ Dino Bravo) when Jacques pinned Johnny
V with a small package at 2:43; after the bout, Hillbilly & the Rougeaus
were cleared out of the ring but returned to chase the heels off
WWF IC Champion Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned Jerry Allen
with the flying elbowsmash at the 29-second mark
King Harley Race (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Moondog Spot with the cradle
suplex at the 36-second mark
Billy Jack Haynes defeated Tiger Chung Lee via submission with the
Full Nelson at 2:53
B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated the Gladiator & the
Red Demon when Blair pinned Gladiator with the Bee Sing at 3:12
2/22/87 - featured the Snake Pit segment with the Honkytonk Man in
which Honky hit Jake Roberts over the back with his guitar:
Ricky Steamboat pinned Chic Donovan with the flying bodypress at 4:53
The Junkyard Dog pinned Barry O with the powerslam at 1:33
Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr. (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Salvatore Bellomo
& David Stoudemire when Orton pinned Stoudimiere following the superplex
at 2:04; Freddie Blassie did guest commentary for this and the following
bout
Butch Reed (w/ Slick) defeated George Steele via count-out at 1:33
when Steele chased Slick backstage; after the bout, Steele returned ringside
with Koko B. Ware and the two attacked Reed with Koko hitting a missile
dropkick off the top
January 30, 1987 - WWf @ the Memorial Auditorium In Buffalo New York:
Ron Bass defeated Lanny Poffo
Dino Bravo defeated S.D. Jones
King Kong Bundy battled Blackjack Mulligan to a Double DQ
Paul Orndorff defeated George "the Animal" Steele by DQ
The Junkyard Dog defeated Harley Race
The Honky Tonk Man defeated Koko B. Ware
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake when Martel pinned Valentine with
a slingshot splash into the ring as Valentine had the figure-4 applied
on Zenk
January 31, 1987 - WWF @ St. Louis, MO - Kiel Auditorium (6,271)
Brad Rheingans pinned Jimmy Jack Funk
Lanny Poffo defeated the Red Demon (Jose Luis Rivera)
Dick Slater pinned Moondog Spot
Adrian Adonis pinned SD Jones
Tito Santana fought Paul Orndorff to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake
WWF IC Champion Randy Savage fought Ricky Steamboat to a double disqualification
when Roddy Piper & Adrian Adonis interfered
Jake Roberts defeated Roddy Piper via count-out after Adrian Adonis
interfered
February 1, 1987 - WWF @ Toronto, Ontario - Maple Leaf Gardens (10,000)
Brad Rheingans pinned Iron Mike Sharpe
Tama pinned Jimmy Jack Funk
Sika pinned Haku
Dino Bravo pinned Lanny Poffo
Adrian Adonis pinned Dick Slater
Tom Zenk & Rick Martel defeated
Nikolai Volkoff & the Iron Sheik
Billy Jack Haynes fought Hercules to a double disqualification
Ricky Steamboat & George Steele defeated WWF IC Champion Randy
Savage & the Honkytonk Man when Steamboat pinned Savage with a flying
crossbody
February 5, 1987 @ the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati Ohio
Danny Spivey defeated Demolition Smash
Paul Roma defeated Steve Lombardi
Dino Bravo defeated Brad Rheingans
Dick Slater defeated Jimmy Jack Funk
Hercules battled Jimmy Jack Funk to a Double Countout
Jake Roberts battled Tito Santana to a Draw
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff
Hulk Hogan defeated Kamala to retain the WWF Championship
February 6, 1987 - WWF @ Sacramento, CA - Arco Arena
Demolition defeated Mike Rotundo & Danny Spivey
Hillbilly Jim defeated Jimmy Jack Funk
Blackjack Mulligan won a $50,000 bunkhouse battle royal by last eliminating
Nikolai Volkoff; other participants included: Demolition, Rick Martel,
Tom
Zenk, Mike Rotundo, Danny Spivey, Hillbilly Jim, Ron Bass, Dick
Slater, Sika, Lanny Poffo, Moondog Spot, Mr. Fuji, Jimmy Jack Funk, Iron
Mike Sharpe, Nick Kiniski, Steve Gatorwolf, & Barry O
Roddy Piper vs. Adrian Adonis
February 7,1987 @ the Los Angeles Sports Arena In Los Angeles California
Barry O. defeated Moondog Spot
Corporal Kirschner defeated "Iron" Mike Sharpe
Dick Slater defeated Jimmy Jack Funk
Ron Bass defeated Lanny Poffo
Demolition defeated Mike Rotundo & Danny Spivey
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper battled Adrian Adonis to a Double DQ
Harley Race defeated The Junkyard Dog
Hulk Hogan defeated Kamala in a No DQ Match to retain the WWF Championship
February 8, 1987 @ the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis Missouri (??)
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake
Paul Orndorff defeated Tito Santana
Jake Roberts defeated "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Randy Savage defeated Ricky Steamboat to retain the WWF Intercontinental
Championship
February 8, 1987 - WWF @ Fresno, CA - Convention Center
Included a bunkhouse battle royal featuring Rick Martel and Tom
Zenk
(TV Broadcast) February 8th 1987 - WWF @ the Lee Civic Center In
Fort Myers Florida:'Wrestling Challenge'
Koko B. Ware pinned Jimmy Jack Funk
Jake Roberts pinned David Gold
Demolition defeated S.D. Jones & Don Driggers
Adrian Adonis defeated Mario Mancini by Submission
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
"Iron" Mike Sharpe & Steve Lombardi
February 10th 1987 In Portland Oregon:
Jimmy Jack Funk defeated Lanny Poffo
The Iron Sheik defeated Jim Brunzell
Demolition battled Rick Martel & Tom Zenk
to a Draw
Ron Bass defeated Nick Kiniski
Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart won a Bunkhouse Battle Royal Match
Corporal Kirschner defeated Nikolai Volkoff
Bret "the Hitman" Hart defeated B. Brian Blair
Harley Race & Bob Orton Jr. defeated George "the Animal" Steele
& The Junkyard Dog
February 10, 1987 - WWF @ Portland, OR - Memorial Coliseum
Jimmy Jack Funk defeated Lanny Poffo
The Iron Sheik defeated Jim Brunzell
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk fought
Demolition to a draw
Ron Bass defeated Nick Kiniski
Jim Neidhart won a bunkhouse battle royal; other participants included
Bret Hart and several others
Cpl. Kirchner defeated Nikolai Volkoff
Bret Hart defeated B. Brian Blair
King Harley Race & Bob Orton Jr. defeated the Junkyard Dog &
George Steele
February 11, 1987 - WWF @ The Coliseum in Oakland California
Ron Bass defeated Lanny Poffo
Corporal Kirschner defeated Jimmy Jack Funk
Harley Race defeated The Junkyard Dog
The Iron Sheik defeated Dick Slater
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Nick Kiniski
Bob Orton Jr. defeated George "the Animal" Steele
Adrian Adonis defeated "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Demolition defeated The Killer Bees
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
WWF Tag Team Champions The Hart Foundation in a non-title match
February 13, 1987 - WWF @ The Tacoma Dome in Tacoma Washington
Ron Bass defeated Nick Kiniski
Corporal Kirschner defeated Jimmy Jack Funk
Harley Race defeated The Junkyard Dog
Jake Roberts defeated George "the Animal" Steele
Adrian Adonis defeated "Rowdy" Roddy Piper by DQ
Rick Martel, Tom Zenk & The
Killer Bees defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart
& Demolition in an 8-Man Tag-Team Match
February 14, 1987 - WWF @ the Saddledome in Calgary Alberta
Les Thornton battled Johnny Smith to a Draw
Ron Bass defeated Lanny Poffo
Jimmy Jack Funk defeated Mark Young
The Iron Sheik defeated Dick Slater by DQ
Jake Roberts defeated Ted Acidi
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Corporal Kirschner
The Honky Tonk Man defeated The Junkyard Dog
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper defeated Adrian Adonis
Rick Martel, Tom Zenk & The
Killer Bees defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart
& Demolition in an 8-Man Tag-Team Match
(TV Broadcast) February 14, 1987 At The Sundome In Tampa Florida:'WWF
Superstars'
Tito Santana pinned Terry Gibbs
Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr. defeated Lanny Poffo & Leo Strohien
The Junkyard Dog pinned John Valkower
Demolition defeated Mario Mancini & Sivi Afi
Ricky Steamboat pinned Tom Laxton
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Tiger Chung Lee & The Gladiator
February 16, 1987 - WWF @ New Haven, CT - Coliseum
WWF Superstars taping:
Prime Time Wrestling - 4/6/87: Ron Bass pinned Salvatore Bellomo with
a flying back elbow at 3:30
Blackjack Mulligan pinned Joe Mirto with a flying back elbow at 2:20
Prime Time Wrestling - 4/28/87: The Islanders defeated the Gladiator
& Moondog Spot when Tama pinned the Gladiator with a splash off the
top at 5:28
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Hercules
2/28/87 - included Davey Boy Smith, the Dynamite Kid, & Tito Santana
as guests of the Piper's Pit:
Billy Jack Haynes defeated King Kong Bundy (w/ Bobby Heenan) via disqualification
at 1:55 when Heenan interfered as Bundy was caught in the full nelson;
after the match, Hercules helped in double teaming Haynes
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Dave Wagner & Rick Renslow
at 1:49 when Raymond pinned Wagner after a double team move
The Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Jerry Monti at 1:32 with the
Shake, Rattle, & Roll
Kamala (w/ the Wizard & Kimchee) pinned David Stoudemire at the
56 second mark following a splash off the top
Rick Martel, Tom Zenk, & Lanny
Poffo defeated Adrian Adonis (w/ Jimmy Hart), Brutus Beefcake, & Greg
Valentine (w/ Johnny V) at 3:34 when Martel pinned Beefcake with a roll
up after Adonis accidentally cut some of Beefcake's hair
3/7/87 - included Andre the Giant & Bobby Heenan as guests of the
Piper's Pit in which Capt. Lou Albano interrupted and attempted to reason
with Andre about joining Heenan:
The Junkyard Dog pinned Pete Doherty with the powerslam at 2:27
Demolition (w/ Johnny V) defeated Mike Luca & Tommy Sharpe at 1:45
when Ax scored the pin with a clothesline
Ricky Steamboat pinned Terry Gibbs at 3:27 with the flying bodypress
The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Slick) defeated SD Jones &
Brad Rheighans at 3:05 when Jones submitted to the Camel Clutch
WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Danny Davis
& Jimmy Hart) defeated Jerry Allen & Jim Powers in a non-title
match at 1:48 when Bret pinned Allen following the Hart Attack (The Hart
Foundation)
3/14/87 - included WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan as a guest of the
Piper's Pit:
B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated Tiger Chung Lee & Iron
Mike Sharpe at 4:48 when Brunzell pinned Lee with a dropkick
King Harley Race (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Don Driggers at 1:45 with
a cradle suplex
Koko B. Ware pinned Barry O at 2:43 with the Ghostbuster
Hercules (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Mario Mancini via submission with
the full nelson at 1:20
WWF IC Champion Randy Savage defeated Sivi Afi
February 17, 1987 - WWF @ Springfield, MA - Civic Center (9,000;
sell out)
Wrestling Challenge taping:
Prime Time Wrestling - 2/23/87: The Islanders defeated Joe Mirto &
Al Navarro when Tama pinned Navarro with a splash off the top; during the
bout, a fan attempted to enter the ring but was pulled away by security
after climbing on the apron
All American Wrestling - 3/1/87: Blackjack Mulligan pinned Tiger Chung
Lee at 3:21 with a flying back elbow; Bobby Heenan & Johnny V did commentary
for the bout
Terry Gibbs defeated Tom Magee
Ron Bass defeated Jerry Allen
Jake Roberts (sub. for George Steele) pinned WWF IC Champion Randy
Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) with the DDT at 6:22 in a non-title match
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Kamala
3/1/87 - included Bobby Heenan and Hercules on the Snake Pit; the scheduled
contest between Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff did not take place:
WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart
& Danny Davis) defeated SD Jones & Lanny Poffo when Bret pinned
Jones following the Hart Attack at 2:35; after the bout, Davis attacked
Jones
King Harley Race (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Mario Mancini with the cradle
suplex at 1:25
Koko B. Ware pinned Iron Mike Sharpe with the Ghostbuster at 1:59
WWF IC Champion Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned Jim Powers
with the flying elbowsmash at 1:41
Bruno Sammartino defeated Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Slick & the Iron
Sheik) via disqualification at 2:37 when Sheik interfered; after the bout,
B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell made the save
3/8/87 - included Hillbilly Jim, the Haiti Kid, and Little Beaver on
the Snake Pit:
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Jimmy Jack Funk & the Gladiator when Zenk
pinned Gladiator with a slingshot splash at 5:03
Adrian Adonis (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Don Driggers via submission
with the sleeper at 2:20
Tito Santana pinned Barry O with the flying forearm at 4:40; during
the bout Slick came ringside and attacked Santana with his cane
Kamala (w/ the Wizard & Kimchee) pinned Jerry Monti with a splash
off the top at 1:03
The Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Dave Stoudemire with the Shake,
Rattle, & Roll at 2:46
3/15/87 - included Bobby Heenan & Andre the Giant as guests of
the Snake Pit:
Billy Jack Haynes defeated Moondog Spot via submission with the full
nelson
Greg Valentine, Brutus Beefcake, & Dino Bravo (w/ Johnny V) defeated
Paul Roma, Salvatore Bellomo, & Mike Luca when Bravo pinned Luca with
the side suplex
The Junkyard Dog pinned Rick Renslow with the powerslam
Demolition (w/ Johnny V) defeated Tommy Sharp & Sivi Afi following
the Decapitation on Sharp
Ricky Steamboat pinned Pete Doherty with a karate chop off the top
WWF @ LaCrosse, WI - LaCrosse Center - February 22, 1987 (matinee)
Included King Harley Race
WWF @ Flint, MI - IMA Sports Arena - February 22, 1987
Included the Honkytonk Man
WWF @ Battle Creek, MI - Kellogg Center Arena - February 22, 1987
Included Jake Roberts
WWF @ Pittsfield, MA - February 23, 1987 (1,200)
Billy Jack Haynes defeated Hercules via disqualification
Hercules won a battle royal
WWF @ Madison, WI - Dane County Coliseum - February 23, 1987
Included a bunkhouse battle royal featuring Paul Orndorff
February 24, 1987 - WWF @ Davenport Iowa
Dino Bravo defeated Scott McGhee
Lanny Poffo defeated "Iron" Mike Sharpe
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr.
Jim Duggan defeated The Assassin
Hillbilly Jim defeated Paul Orndorff
Sivi Afi defeated Terry Gibbs
Hillbilly Jim won a bunkhouse battle royal; other participants included
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau, Dino Bravo, Scott McGhee, Lanny Poffo, Stoney
Burke, Iron Mike Sharpe, Don Muraco, Bob Orton Jr., Rick Martel, Johnny
V, Tom Zenk, Jim Duggan, the Assassin,
Paul Orndorff, Sivi Afi, Terry Gibbs, and Mr. Fuji
Jacques Rougeau defeated Johnny V.
TV broadcast - February 28, 1987 At The New Haven Coliseum In New
Haven Connecticut:'WWF Superstars'
Billy Jack Haynes defeated King Kong Bundy by DQ
The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers defeated Dave Wagner & Rick Renslow
The Honky Tonk Man pinned Jerry Monti
Kamala pinned David Stoudemire
Rick Martel, Tom Zenk & Lanny
Poffo defeated Greg Valentine, Brutus Beefcake & Adrian Adonis in a
6-Man Tag-Team Match
February 25, 1987 - WWF @ Des Moines, IA - Veterans Auditorium
$50,000 20-man bunkhouse battle royal involving Hillbilly Jim, Bob
Orton Jr., Paul Orndorff, Don Muraco, the Junkyard Dog, Dino Bravo, Jacques
& Raymond Rougeau, Rick Martel, Johnny V, Tom
Zenk, Iron Mike Sharpe, Mike Gibbs, the Assassin, Jim Duggan,
Moondog Spot, Sivi Afi, Mr. Fuji, Lanny Poffo, & Scott McGhee
Also involved 6 other matches
February 28, 1987 - WWF @ Winnipeg, Manitoba - Winnipeg Arena (13,000)
SD Jones defeated Tiger Chung Lee
Demolition defeated Jerry Allen & Danny Spivey
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Sika
The Honkytonk Man defeated Pedro Morales
Outback Jack defeated Barry O
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Nikolai Volkoff & the Iron Sheik
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Jake Roberts with the legdrop
(TV Broadcast) March 8th 1987 At The Civic Center in Springfield
Massachusetts:'Wrestling Challenge'
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Jimmy Jack Funk & The Gladiator
Adrian Adonis defeated Don Driggers by Submission
Tito Santana pinned Barry O.
Kamala pinned Jerry Monti
The Honky Tonk Man pinned Dave Stoudemire
March 1, 1987 - WWF @ St. Paul, MN - Civic Center
Outback Jack vs. Barry O
King Kong Bundy vs. Dick Slater
Blackjack Mulligan vs. Sika
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk vs.
Nikolai Volkoff & the Iron Sheik
Roddy Piper & the Junkyard Dog vs. Adrian Adonis & Harley Race
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan (w/ Billy Jack Haynes) vs. Hercules (w/
Andre the Giant & Bobby Heenan) (Chain Match)
March 3, 1987 WWF @ Convention Center, Fresno, CA (1,400)
Included Roddy Piper
March 4, 1987- WWF @ Sports Arena , San Diego- CA (2,000)
Included Roddy Piper
March 5, 1987 - WWF @ Civic Center, Augusta, GA
March 5, 1987 - WWF @ Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Arena (6,000)
WWF IC Champion Randy Savage defeated George Steele via disqualification
Hillbilly Jim won a battle royal at around the 5-minute mark
March 8, 1987 - WWF @ The Meadowlands in East Rutherford New
Jersey (5,000)
Tag Team Tournament Quarter Finals:
B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
King Kong Bundy & Paul Orndorff via count-out
Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr. defeated Demolition via disqualification
after Demolition used Mr. Fuji's cane as a weapon
Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake defeated Davey Boy Smith &
the Dynamite Kid via disqualification at around the 30-second mark after
Smith hit Valentine with a chair
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk (sub.
for the Islanders) defeated Dan Spivey & Pedro Morales
Semi-Finals:
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell
Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake defeated Don Muraco & Bob
Orton Jr. when Muraco accidentally hit Orton with Mr. Fuji's cane after
Valentine moved out of the way
Finals: Rick Martel & Tom Zenk
defeated Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake; due to pre-match stipulations,
Martel & Zenk earned a tag team
title shot
WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Rick Martel
& Tom Zenk after Danny Davis interfered
and reversed a small package attempt behind the referee's back
March 10, 1987 - WWF @ Dayton, OH - Hara Arena (8,000; sell
out)
WWF Superstars taping:
Prime Time Wrestling - 3/30/87: Blackjack Mulligan & Dan Spivey
defeated Salvatore Bellomo & Tiger Chung Lee at 3:55 when Mulligan
pinned Lee with a flying back elbow
Prime Time Wrestling - 4/6/87: The Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned
Koko B. Ware at 10:45 when Hart grabbed Koko's leg as he attempted a suplex
into the ring, with Honky falling on top for the win
The Junkyard Dog & SD Jones defeated Dave Wagner & Brian Costello
The Assassin defeated Paul Roma
Jim Duggan pinned Nikolai Volkoff
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Orndorff
3/21/87 - included Bobby Heenan, Andre the Giant, & WWF President
Jack Tunney as guests of the Piper's Pit in which a new and larger world
championship belt was revealed that would be given to the winner of the
Hogan / Andre match at WrestleMania III:
Jim Duggan defeated the Iron Sheik via disqualification
Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr. defeated Cpl. Kirchner & Mario Mancini
Adrian Adonis defeated Jim Young
Tito Santana, Davey Boy Smith, & the Dynamite Kid defeated Steve
Lombardi, Al Navarro, & Rick Renslow
The Honkytonk Man defeated Lanny Poffo
3/28/87 - included the final edition of the Piper's Pit prior to Piper's
retirement match at WrestleMania III; featured an opening promo by Andre
the Giant, Bobby Heenan, and Bob Ueker in which Andre & Heenan forced
Uecker to announce Andre as the new world heavyweight champion in preperation
for WrestleMania III; included an 'Update' segment focusing on the Steamboat
/ Savage IC title match at WrestleMania III; featured a promo by Jake Roberts
and Alice Cooper about Jake's match with the Honkytonk Man at WrestleMania
III; included comments from Slick and the Iron Sheik who challenged Jim
Duggan to face Sheik the following week, with Duggan then accepting the
challenge; featured a WrestleMania III report showing promos by Jimmy Hart
with Mary Hart and Bobby Heenan with Aretha Franklin; included a promo
by Mary Hart & Bob Uecker preparing for WrestleMania III with Uecker
unable to find his tickets for the show:
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Steve Lombardi & Johnny K-9 at 3:14 when Martel pinned K-9 with a slingshot
splash
Butch Reed (w/ Slick) pinned Jim Powers at 2:30 with a clothesline
off the middle turnbuckle
WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart
& Danny Davis) defeated Joe Mirto & Rick Hunter at 2:35 when Bret
pinned Mirto following the Hart Attack
Jake Roberts pinned Moondog Spot with the DDT at 1:51
King Harley Race (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Jerry Allen at 1:04 with
the cradle suplex
4/4/87 - included an 'Update' segment where the Wizard announced that
Mr. Fuji was the new manager of Kamala & Sika; featured a post-WrestleMania
III Report announcing all the results of the event; included the first
'Ken Patera Story' to hype Patera's return, showing his previous accomplishments
in weightlifting:
Jim Duggan defeated the Iron Sheik (w/ Slick) via disqualification
at 2:57 when Nikolai Volkoff interfered, broke Slick's cane over Duggan's
head - busting him open - and then helped in triple teaming Duggan until
Sivi Afi and the Killer Bees made the save
B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated Jimmy Jack Funk & Iron
Mike Sharpe at 2:55 when Blair pinned Sharpe following a dropkick from
Brunzell
Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Slick & the Iron Sheik) fought Rick Hunter
to a no contest when Hunter attacked Volkoff as he was about to sing the
Russian National Anthem but was then triple teamed until Jim Duggan made
the save and chased the heels away with his 2x4
Jake Roberts pinned the Raider at 2:41 with the DDT
Demolition (w/ Johnny V) defeated Sivi Afi & Brad Rheingans at
1:34 when Ax pinned Afi following the Decapitation
King Harley Race (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Don Driggers at 1:16 with
the cradle suplex
March 11, 1987 - WWF @ Columbus, OH - Ohio Center (8,000; sell out)
Wrestling Challenge taping:
Prime Time Wrestling - 4/20/87: Outback Jack pinned the Raider with
a bulldog at 1:30
Hillbilly Jim defeated Brian Costello via submission with the bearhug
at 1:40
Prime Time Wrestling - 3/16/87: WWF Women's Tag Team Champions Judy
Martin & Leilani Kai defeated Velvet McIntyre & Angie Minelli at
9:37 when Kai pinned Minelli after a powerbomb from Martin
Tom Magee defeated an unknown
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Kamala & Sika
WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart
& Danny Davis) defeated Paul Roma & Jim Powers; the match was redone
after the finish was botched
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated King Kong Bundy (w/ Bobby Heenan)
at around the 5-minute mark
3/22/87 - included WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan as a guest of the
Snake Pit:
WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart
& Danny Davis) defeated Paul Roma & Jim Powers in a non-title match
when Bret pinned Powers with the Hart Attack; after the bout, the champions
and Davis continued to attack their opposition
Koko B. Ware pinned Johnny K-9 with the Ghost Buster
King Kong Bundy (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Mario Mancini with a splash;
after the bout, Mancini was taken out on a stretcher
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Terry Gibbs & Iron Mike Sharpe when Martel pinned Gibbs with a slingshot
splash into the ring
Hercules (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Jim Young via submission with the
full nelson
3/29/87 - included Jake Roberts as his own guest of the Snake Pit:
Tito Santana (w/ Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid) fought Greg
Valentine (w/ Johnny V, Brutus Beefcake, & Dino Bravo) to a double
disqualification when all the participants began brawling at ringside;
replays of the brawl showed that Brutus Beefcake had little to do with
the incident - showing dissention in the Dream Team
King Harley Race (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Rick Hunter with a cradle
suplex; after the bout, Race further beat down on Hunter when he failed
to bow properly
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Dave Wagner & Rick Renslow
Adrian Adonis (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Cpl. Kirchner with a splash off
the top
Ricky Steamboat pinned Jimmy Jack Funk with a karate chop off the top;
after the bout, George Steele celebrated the win alongside Steamboat and
several children
4/5/87 - included Blackjack Mulligan as a guest of the Snake Pit:
The Islanders defeated Al Navarro & Iron Mike Sharpe when Tama
pinned Navarro with a splash off the top
The Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Sivi Afi with the Shake, Rattle,
& Roll
Billy Jack Haynes defeated the Gladiator via submission with the full
nelson
Kamala (w/ Mr. Fuji & Kimchee) pinned Sam Cody with a splash off
the top; after the bout, Cody was taken out on a stretcher (Fuji's first
match managing Kamala after being given his contract by the Grand Wizard)
Ron Bass pinned Joe Mirto with an elbow drop
Greg Valentine (w/ Johnny V & Dino Bravo) defeated Jerry Allen
via submission with the figure-4
March 13, 1987 - WWF @ The Centrum in Worcester Massachusetts
Paul Roma battled Steve Lombardi to a Draw
Jake Roberts battled Kamala to a No Contest
S.D. Jones defeated Dave Barbie
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake
Outback Jack defeated "Iron" Mike Sharpe
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper defeated Harley Race
The Honky Tonk Man defeated George "the Animal" Steele
March 14, 1987 - WWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum (16,943)
Televised on the PRISM Network - featured Dick Graham & Ken Resnick
on commentary; included Danny Davis as a guest of Piper's Pit:
Prime Time Wrestling - 5/11/87: Paul Roma pinned Steve Lombardi at
9:53 with a sunset flip off the top
Prime Time Wrestling - 5/4/87: Butch Reed (w/ Slick) pinned Dick Slater
at 8:17 with his feet on the ropes
Prime Time Wrestling - 5/4/87: Outback Jack pinned Frenchy Martin with
a bulldog at 4:58
WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated the Islanders
when Bret pinned Tama after Danny Davis interfered and reversed Tama's
small package attempt behind the referee's back
Tom Zenk defeated Greg Valentine
via disqualification when Valentine dropped Zenk
crotch-first onto the top rope
Rick Martel fought Brutus Beefcake to a double count-out
Prime Time Wrestling - 5/4/87: Dino Bravo pinned SD Jones at 3:02 with
the side suplex
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan & Roddy Piper defeated Kamala &
Paul Orndorff when Hogan pinned Orndorff after Kamala accidentally hit
Orndorff when Hogan moved out of the way
March 15, 1987 - WWF @ Toronto, Ontario - Maple Leaf Gardens
(18,000; sell out)
Frank Tunney Sr. Memorial Tag Team Tournament (winners recieve tag
team title shot)- included Gorilla Monsoon, Johnny V, & Jimmy Hart
on commentary:
Prime Time Wrestling - 3/30/87: Sivi Afi pinned the Red Demon (Jose
Luis Rivera) at 4:45 with a flying bodypress
Prime Time Wrestling - 3/23/87: Non-tournament match - Hillbilly Jim
defeated Dino Bravo (w/ Johnny V) via disqualification at 5:35 after Bravo
accidentally punched the referee when Hillbilly moved out of the way
Quarter-Finals: Prime Time Wrestling - 3/23/87: B. Brian Blair &
Jim Brunzell defeated Kamala & Sika (w/ Kimchee) at 7:32 when Brunzell
pinned Sika following a dropkick
Quarter-Finals: Rick Martel & Tom Zenk
defeated Jerry Allen & Danny Spivey at 10:31 whenZenk
pinned Allen with a crossbody
Quarter-Finals: Prime Time Wrestling - 3/30/87: Demolition (w/ Johnny
V) defeated Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid via disqualification
at 4:50 when Smith used a steel chair as a weapon after Johnny V tripped
Smith from the apron and Dynamite threw the chair in the ring
Quarter-Finals: Prime Time Wrestling - 3/23/87: Paul Orndorff &
King Kong Bundy defeated Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr. (w/ Mr. Fuji) at
6:20 when Orndorff pinned Orton after Muraco accidentally hit his partner
with Fuji's cane
Semi Finals: Prime Time Wrestling - 3/23/87: Demolition (w/ Johnny
V) defeated Rick Martel & Tom Zenk
via count-out at 9:21 after Ax shoved Zenk
into the ring-post
Semi Finals: B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated Paul Orndorff
& King Kong Bundy at 4:22 when Blair pinned Orndorff with a reverse
roll up after the Killer Bees used their masks to switch places in the
ring
Finals: Prime Time Wrestling - 4/13/87: B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell
defeated Demolition (w/ Johnny V) at 6:16 when Blair pinned Ax with a sunset
flip off the top after the Killer Bees put on their masks to switch places
in the ring; due to pre-match stipulations, the Killer Bees earned an immediate
tag team title shot
WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart
& Danny Davis) defeated B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell when Bret
pinned Blair after Danny Davis interfered and reversed Blair's small package
attempt behind the referee's back; after the bout, the Bees attacked Davis
and threw him out of the ring
WWF @ Toronto, Ontario - Maple Leaf Gardens - March 15, 1987 (18,000;
sell out)
Frank Tunney Sr. Memorial Tag Team Tournament - included Gorilla Monsoon,
Johnny V, & Jimmy Hart on commentary:
Prime Time Wrestling - 3/30/87: Sivi Afi pinned the Red Demon (Jose
Luis Rivera) at 4:45 with a flying bodypress
Prime Time Wrestling - 3/23/87: Hillbilly Jim defeated Dino Bravo (w/
Johnny V) via disqualification at 5:35 after Bravo accidentally punched
the referee when Hillbilly moved out of the way
Quarter-Finals: Prime Time Wrestling - 3/23/87: B. Brian Blair &
Jim Brunzell defeated Kamala & Sika (w/ Kimchee) at 7:32 when Brunzell
pinned Sika following a dropkick
Quarter-Finals: Rick Martel & Tom Zenk
defeated
Jerry Allen & Danny Spivey at 10:31 when Zenk
pinned Allen with a crossbody
Quarter-Finals: Prime Time Wrestling - 3/30/87: Demolition (w/ Johnny
V) defeated Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid via disqualification
at 4:50 when Smith used a steel chair as a weapon after Johnny V tripped
Smith from the apron and Dynamite threw the chair in the ring
Quarter-Finals: Prime Time Wrestling - 3/23/87: Paul Orndorff &
King Kong Bundy defeated Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr. (w/ Mr. Fuji) at
6:20 when Orndorff pinned Orton after Muraco accidentally hit his partner
with Fuji's cane
Semi Finals: Prime Time Wrestling - 3/23/87: Demolition (w/ Johnny
V) defeated Rick Martel & Tom Zenk
via count-out at 9:21 after Ax shoved Zenk
into the ring-post
Semi Finals: B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated Paul Orndorff
& King Kong Bundy at 4:22 when Blair pinned Orndorff with a reverse
roll up after the Killer Bees used their masks to switch places in the
ring
Finals: Prime Time Wrestling - 4/13/87: B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell
defeated Demolition (w/ Johnny V) at 6:16 when Blair pinned Ax with a sunset
flip off the top after the Killer Bees put on their masks to switch places
in the ring; due to pre-match stipulations, the Killer Bees earned an immediate
tag team title shot
WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart
& Danny Davis) defeated B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell when Bret
pinned Blair after Danny Davis interfered and reversed Blair's small package
attempt behind the referee's back; after the bout, the Bees attacked Davis
and threw him out of the ring
March 16, 1987 - WWF @ Denver, CO - McNichols Arena (3,362)
Jim Duggan defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
Tom Zenk defeated Greg Valentine
via disqualification
Rick Martel fought Brutus Beefcake to a time-limit draw
King Kong Bundy defeated Billy Jack Haynes via count-out
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan & the Crusher (w/ Jake Roberts dressed
as Kimchee) defeated the Honkytonk Man & Kamala when Hogan pinned Kamala
March 18, 1987- WWF @ Milwaukee Wisconsin - Mecca (3,500)
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake
Paul Orndorff defeated George Steele via disqualification
Jake Roberts, Rick Martel & the Crusher defeated Adrian Adonis,
King Harley Race, & the Honkytonk Man in a 6-Man Tag-Team Elimination
Match; Roddy Piper and the Junkyard Dog were scheduled for this bout but
did not appear
March 19, 1987 - WWF @ The Rosemont Horizon in Chicago Illinois
(7,391)
Jim Duggan defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
Rick Martel defated Greg Valentine via disqualification
Dick Slater defeated Jimmy Jack Funk
Dino Bravo defeated Brad Rheingens
Tom Zenk fought Brutus Beefcake
to a 20-minute draw
The Crusher (sub. for the Junkyard Dog), George Steele, & Jake
Roberts fought Paul Orndorff, King Harley Race, & the Honkytonk Man
to a double disqualification
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan (w/ Billy Jack Haynes) pinned Paul Orndorff
(sub. for Hercules) (w/ Bobby Heenan & Andre the Giant) in a non-title
match
March 20, 1987 - WWF @ The Civic Auditorium in Omaha Nebraska:
Dino Bravo defeated Brad Rheingans
Dick Slater defeated Jimmy Jack Funk
Jim Duggan defeated "Iron" Mike Sharpe
Tom Zenk battled Brutus Beefcake
to a Draw
Rick Martel defeated Greg Valentine by DQ
George "the Animal" Steele, The Crusher & Jake Roberts defeated
Harley Race, Paul Orndorff & The Honky Tonk Man in a 6-Man Tag-Team
Match
Hulk Hogan defeated Hercules to retain the WWF Championship
WWF @ Omaha, NE - Civic Auditorium - March 20, 1987 (10,120; sell out)
Dino Bravo pinned Brad Rheingans
Dick Slater defeated Jimmy Jack Funk
Jim Duggan defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
Tom Zenk fought Brutus Beefcake
to a draw
Rick Martel defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification
Jake Roberts, George Steele, & the Crusher (sub. for the Junkyard
Dog) defeated Paul Orndorff, King Harley Race, & the Honkytonk Man
when Roberts pinned Orndorff
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Hercules
March 21, 1987 - WWF @ Las Vegas, NV - Thomas & Mack Center
(14,434; 11,942 paid)
The 1st event held in Las Vegas
WWF Superstars taping:
This taping included three untelevised segments of Missy Hyatt's "Missy's
Manor" with respective guests Bobby Heenan, the Honkytonk Man & Jimmy
Hart, and Rick Martel & Tom Zenk
The Shadow (Randy Culley) pinned Lanny Poffo
Jim Duggan pinned Nikolai Volkoff at 5:08
Prime Time Wrestling - 4/20/87: The Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated
George Steele via count-out at 4:18 when Honky reentered the ring as Steele
was distracted by Hart; after the bout, Steele chased Honky and Hart from
the ring
Ricky Steamboat, the Junkyard Dog, & Jake Roberts (sub. for Roddy
Piper)
defeated WWF IC Champion Randy Savage, King Harley Race, & Adrian Adonis
at 8:27 when Roberts pinned Race with a roll up
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Hercules at 9:01 with the legdrop
4/11/87 - included an 'Update' segment where it was announced Mr. Fuji
was now the manager of Demolition, with comments from all three; featured
Craig DeGeorge interviewing Miss Elizabeth, who said Randy Savage was extremely
upset over losing the IC title, with Savage later saying he would regain
it; included comments from WWF IC Champion Ricky Steamboat and his wife
Bonnie where they announced they were expecting a 'little dragon' shortly;
featured the second 'Ken Patera Story' where it was claimed Patera had
been brainwashed by Bobby Heenan and Heenan was the main reason why he
ended up in jail; included Craig DeGeorge interviewing Jimmy Hart, where
Adrian Adonis was shown for the first time as completely bald, following
the events of WrestleMania III:
Koko B. Ware pinned Jimmy Jack Funk at 2:18 with the Ghostbuster
Greg Valentine & Dino Bravo (w/ Johnny V) defeated Tom Sharpe &
Nick Kiniski at 3:14 when Bravo pinned Sharpe with the side suplex
The Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Jim Young at 2:20 with the
Shake, Rattle, & Roll; Hart came to the ring with a 'Ban the DDT' sign,
beginning their campaign to have Jake Roberts' finisher banned
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Terry Gibbs & Bill Howard
at 1:59 when Raymond pinned Howard following the double team off the top
Hercules (w/ Bobby Heean) defeated Billy Anderson via submission with
the full nelson at 1:04
WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart
& Danny Davis) defeated Rick Hunter & SD Jones in a non-title match
at 2:24 when Bret pinned Hunter following the Hart Attack; after the bout,
the British Bulldogs made the save, with Matilda chasing all four heels
backstage
4/18/87 - included an 'Update' segment focusing on Brutus Beefcake;
featured footage of Mr. Fuji feeding Sika raw fish, with Kamala trying
to eat the fish as well, to prepare the team for their match later in the
show; included Craig DeGeorge interviewing Blackjack Mulligan on his ranch,
discussing Ron Bass; featured the third 'Ken Patera Story', where Patera
said he was going to rid the world of Bobby Heenan:
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Dusty Wolfe & Barry O at 3:59 when Martel pinned Wolfe following a
slingshot splash
Ron Bass pinned Alex Knight at 1:59 with a flying back elbow
Jim Duggan pinned Tiger Chung Lee at 2:40 with the running clothesline
Kamala & Sika (w/ Mr. Fuji & Kimchee) defeated Jesse Cortez
& Jerry Allen at 2:05 when Kamala pinned Cortez with a splash; after
the bout, Kamala went to the top rope and prepared to hit another splash
but was talked down by Fuji & Kimchee
Jake Roberts pinned Joe Mirto with the DDT at 4:25
King Harley Race (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Billy Anderson at 1:54 with
the cradle suplex
4/25/87 - included an 'Update' segment focusing on Danny Davis; featured
the final 'Ken Patera Story' segment, where Patera was shown leaving prison
and training in the gym; included Gene Okerlund interviewing Bobby Heenan,
where Heenan agreed to have a live debate with Patera the following week;
featured closing comments from Brutus Beefcake & Johnny V where they
discussed their match scheduled for the following week:
Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Paul Roma & Jim Powers at 2:24
when Ax pinned Roma following the Decapitation (Fuji's first appearance
at ringside with Demolition)
Tito Santana pinned Ed Dean at the 3-minute mark with the flying forearm
The Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Tom Sharpe at 3:07 with the
Shake, Rattle, & Roll
B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated Steve Lombardi & Iron
Mike Sharpe at 3:25 with Brunzell pinned Sharpe following a dropkick
Butch Reed, the Iron Sheik, & Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Slick) defeated
Sivi Afi & the Islanders at 2:55 when Reed pinned Afi following a gorilla
press slam; prior to the bout, Jim Duggan - who was in the front row after
buying a ticket - cleared all the heels from the ring when Volkoff began
singing the Russian national anthem; after the bout, Duggan once again
cleared the heels from the ring when they began attacking their opponents
after the bell
March 22, 1987 - WWF @ Phoenix, AZ - Veterans Memorial Coliseum
(10,900)
WWF Wrestling Challenge taping:
Included more tapings of Missy Hyatt's 'Missy's Manor' talk show
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated King Harley Race
4/12/87 - included Ron Bass as a guest of the Snake Pit:
Tito Santana, Davey Boy Smith, & the Dynamite Kid defeated the
Gladiator, Jimmy Jack Funk, & Barry O when Santana pinned the Gladiator
with the flying forearm at 3:58
Butch Reed pinned Sivi Afi with the press slam
The Killer Bees defeated Rick Renslow & Dave Wagner following a
dropkick by Jim Brunzell
King Harley Race pinned Jim Young with a cradle suplex
4/19/87:
Koko B. Ware pinned Bill Howard with the Ghostbuster
Greg Valentine & Dino Bravo defeated Jim Powers & Paul Roma
when Powers submitted to Valentine's figure-4
Jim Duggan pinned Terry Gibbs with the running clothesline
The Honkytonk Man pinned Jerry Allen with the Shake, Rattle, &
Roll neckbreaker
Jake Roberts pinned Dusty Wolfe with the DDT
Hercules defeated Tommy Sharpe via submission with the full nelson
4/26/87 - included Jim Duggan as a guest of the Snake Pit:
Tom Zenk & Rick Martel defeated
Steve Lombardi & Iron Mike Sharpe when Martel pinned Lombardi following
a slingshot splash at 3:11
Billy Jack Haynes defeated Tiger Chung Lee via submission with the
full nelson at 1:56
WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Nick Kiniski
& Joe Mirto following the Hart Attack
The Islanders fought Jacques & Raymond Rougeau to a double count-out
Kamala & Sika defeated Alex Knight & SD Jones when Kamala pinned
Knight with a splash
George Steele defeated Jesse Cortez via submission with the flying
hammerlock
(TV Broadcast) March 22nd 1987 @ Ohio Center in Columbus Ohio: 'Wrestling
Challenge'
The Hart Foundation defeated Paul Roma & Jim Powers
Koko B. Ware pinned Johnny K-9
King Kong Bundy pinned Mario Mancini
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
"Iron" Mike Sharpe & Terry Gibbs
Hercules defeated Jim Young by Submission
March 23rd 1987 At Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto Ontario:'Prime Time'
Hillbilly Jim defeated Dino Bravo by DQ
The Killer Bees defeated Kamala & Sika Anoia in a Tournament Match
Paul Orndorff & King Kong Bundy defeated Don Muraco & Bob Orton
Jr. in a Tournament Match
Demolition defeated Rick Martel & Tom
Zenk by Countout in a Tournament Match
March 28, 1987 At The Hara Arena In Dayton Ohio:'WWF Superstars'
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Steve Lombardi & Johnny K-9
Butch Reed defeated Jim Powers
The Hart Foundation defeated Joe Mirto & Rick Hunter to retain
the WWF Tag-Team Championship
Jake Roberts defeated Moondog Spot
Harley Race defeated Jerry Allen
March 29, 1987 - WrestleMania III - Pontiac, MI - Silverdome (78,000;
75,700 paid; sell out; announced at 93,173; new indoor attendance world
record)
Featured Vince McMahon opening the broadcast in the ring by welcoming
all the fans to WrestleMania III, then introducing Aretha Franklin who
performed "America the Beautiful"; included Gorilla Monsoon & Jesse
Ventura on commentary; future WWE star Rob Van Dam was in attendance for
the event
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr. (w/ Mr. Fuji) at 5:37 when Martel pinned
Muraco with a crossbody / school boy roll up double team
Billy Jack Haynes fought Hercules (w/ Bobby Heenan) to a double count-out
at 7:52 when both men fell through the ropes and Haynes applied the full
nelson on his opponent on the floor; after the match, Hercules wrapped
his steel chain around his fist and hit Haynes with it as Haynes attempted
to get at Heenan; moments later, Hercules used the chain twice more, causing
Haynes to bleed from the forehead, and briefly applied the full nelson
Hillbilly Jim, the Haiti Kid, & Little Beaver defeated King Kong
Bundy, Lord Littlebrook, & Little Tokyo via disqualification in a mixed
tag team match when Bundy hit an elbow drop on Little Beaver; after the
match, all the remaining midgets and Jim made the save; Bob Ueker did guest
commentary for the bout
King Harley Race (w/ Bobby Heenan & WWF Women's Champion the Fabulous
Moolah) pinned the Junkyard Dog at 3:23 with a belly to belly suplex after
JYD was distracted by Heenan on the apron; due to prematch stipulations,
JYD had to bow before Race - which he did before hitting Race with a chair
and stealing the robe and crown (WWE Hall of Fame 2004)
Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake (w/ Johnny V & Dino Bravo)
defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau at 4:03 when Valentine pinned Raymond
after Bravo came off the top, moments after the Rougeaus hit their double
team finisher; during the bout, Bobby Heenan joined the commentary team
to brag about his men being 2 for 2 and ignoring the fact King Kong Bundy
lost his bout; after the match, Valentine, Johnny V, and Bravo abandoned
Beefcake in the ring (ending featured on Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake)
Roddy Piper defeated Adrian Adonis (w/ Jimmy Hart) via submission with
the sleeper at 6:13 in a Hair vs. Hair match after Brutus Beefcake revived
Piper from Adonis' sleeper and Adonis accidentally hit himself in the head
with his own clippers; after the match, Piper held Hart down as Beefcake
cut Adonis' hair; when Adonis came to, Piper held a mirror in front of
him which resulted in Adonis going crazy, hitting the mirror, and chasing
Piper until Adonis eventually fell down and was led away by Hart; moments
later, a fan came in the ring but was led away by officials; Piper was
congratulated by Blackjack Lanza, Pat Patterson, and Arnold Skaaland on
the floor as this was deemed his farewell match (Piper's last appearance
in the WWF for 2 years) (Crunch Classic, ending featured on Brutus "The
Barber" Beefcake)
Danny Davis, WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/
Jimmy Hart) defeated Tito Santana, Davey Boy Smith, & the Dynamite
Kid at 8:50 when Davis pinned Smith after hitting him with Jimmy Hart's
megaphone, moments after Davis sustained a tombstone and the running powerslam
from Smith; prior to the bout beginning, Jesse Ventura took Matilda the
bulldog backstage; Mary Hart from Entertainment Tonight and Bob Ueker did
guest commentary for the match (The Hart Foundation)
Butch Reed (w/ Slick) pinned Koko B. Ware at 3:38 by using the tights
for leverage after a crossbody by Koko put Reed on top; after the match,
Tito Santana made the save for Koko and attacked Slick, ripping his shirt
completely off; moments later, Koko and Santana sent Reed to the ring with
a double dropkick
Ricky Steamboat (w/ George Steele) pinned WWF IC Champion Randy Savage
(w/ Miss Elizabeth) to win the title at 14:35 with an inside cradle after
Steele pushed Savage off the top as Savage prepared to come off the top
and hit the challenger with the time keeper's bell; voted Pro Wrestling
Illustrated's Match of the Year
The Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Jake Roberts (w/ Alice Cooper)
at 7:04 with a roll up and holding onto the ropes for leverage after Hart
prevented Roberts' attempt at the DDT by grabbing his leg; after the match,
Honky briefly left ringside after Roberts almost smashed the guitar over
his head, breaking it against the ringpost; moments later, Roberts grabbed
Hart, allowing Alice to torture Hart with Damien the snake until Hart ran
backstage with Honky (Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Jake "The Snake" Roberts:
Pick Your Poison)
Nikolai Volkoff & the Iron Sheik (w/ Slick) defeated B. Brian Blair
& Jim Brunzell via disqualification at 5:43 when Jim Duggan chased
Volkoff into the ring, eventually hitting Sheik in the back with his 2x4
as Sheik had Brunzell trapped in the Camel Clutch; prior to the Killer
Bees' entrance, Duggan ran to the ring and interrupted Volkoff's singing
of the Russian National Anthem, eventually cutting a promo that he would
not allow Volkoff to sing that; Duggan remained ringside for the duration
of the match
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Andre the Giant (w/ Bobby Heenan)with
a bodyslam and the legdrop at 12:07; Bob Ueker was the guest ring announcer
and Mary Hart was the guest time keeper; after the match, Hogan was presented
with a new heavyweight title belt (WrestleMania: The Greatest Matches 94,
Hulk Still Rules, Hulkamania 3, Hulkamania 4, The Best of Hulkamania 89,
The History of the WWE Heavyweight Championship)
April 7, 1987 - WWF @ The Civic Center In Baltimore Maryland:
S.D. Jones defeated Jimmy Jack Funk
Ron Bass defeated Nick Kiniski
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
The Shadows
Jim Duggan defeated The Iron Sheik
Hercules pinned Billy Jack Haynes in a Chain Match
The Hart Foundation defeated The British Bulldogs by DQ to retain the
WWF Tag-Team Championship
Jake Roberts defeated Bobby "the Brain" Heenan
Randy Savage defeated the WWF Intercontinental Champion Ricky Steamboat
by Countout
April 9, 1987 - WWF @ Indianapolis Indiana
Jimmy Jack Funk defeated Sivi Afi
Jerry Allen defeated Frenchy Martin
Ron Bass defeated Lanny Poffo
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
The Shadows
Adrian Adonis battled Brutus Beefcake to a Draw
Jake Roberts battled The Honky Tonk Man to a Double Countout
Tito Santana defeated Danny Davis
Ricky Steamboat defeated Randy Savage in a Steel Cage Match to retain
the WWF Intercontinental Championship
April 15,1987 - WWF @ The Coliseum; Rimouski, Quebec City
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr.
Dino Bravo defeated Haku
Hercules defeated Corporal Kirschner
The Fabulous Moolah defeated Velvet McIntyre to retain the WWF Women's
Championship
Harley Race won a Battle Royal Match
(TV Broadcast) April 18, 1987 At The Thomas & Mack Center In
Las Vegas Nevada:'WWF Superstars'
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Barry O. & Dusty Wolfe
Ron Bass defeated Alex Knight
Jim Duggan defeated Tiger Chung Lee
Sika Anoia & Kamala defeated Jerry Allen & Jesse Cortez
Jake Roberts pinned Joe Mirto
Harley Race defeated Billy Anderson
April 23, 1987 - WWF @ Worcester, MA - Centrum (9,805; sell out)
WWF Superstars taping:
Featured 3 untelevised segments of Missy Hyatt's "Missy's Manor", with
one of the guests being Randy Savage with Miss Elizabeth; Mel Philips was
the ring announcer for the taping, subbing for Howard Finkel
The Shadows defeated Nick Kiniski & Lanny Poffo
Jake Roberts fought Kamala to a double count-out
Ken Patera defeated Hercules (w/ Bobby Heenan & King Harley Race)
via disqualification when Race interfered as Hercules was caught in the
bearhug; after the match, Billy Jack Haynes made the save; the bout was
so bad that it had to be redone the following night before airing on Superstars
(Patera's return match)
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan & Billy Jack Haynes defeated Danny
Davis, WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart)
in a handicap match at around 9:15 when Hogan pinned Neidhart with the
legdrop (Even More Unusual Matches)
Prime Time Wrestling - 5/11/87: Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated
Bob Orton Jr. & Don Muraco (w/ Mr. Fuji) via disqualification at 10:19
when Muraco & Orton refused to stop double teaming Jacques; after the
bout, Raymond made the save and helped in clearing the ring of the opposition
5/2/87 - included an in-ring debate between the returning Ken Patera
and Bobby Heenan, hosted by Gene Okerlund; during the segment, Heenan attempted
to attack Patera with his belt, with Patera easily fighting him off, wrapping
the belt around Heenan's neck, and throwing him across the ring; Heenan
was taken out on a stretcher following the incident, which resulted in
Heenan wearing a neckbrace for several months; included an 'Update' segment
focusing on Billy Jack Haynes; included footage of Kamala & Sika where
they were shown eating a live lobster; featured Craig DeGeorge interviewing
Blackjack Mulligan, discussing Ron Bass; featured closing comments from
the Hart Foundation & Jimmy Hart, as well as the British Bulldogs discussing
the Bret / Davey match the following week:
Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned SD Jones with the flying elbowsmash
at 1:40; prior to the match, Savage took exception to the ring announcer
referring to him as the former IC Champion; after the bout, Savage hit
a double axe handle off the top, tossed Jones to the floor, and hit a second
double axe handle from the top rope to the floor
Brutus Beefcake defeated Johnny V via submission with the sleeper at
1:42; after the bout, Beefcake shaved off part of Johnny V's head as he
lay unconscious (Beefcake's debut as 'the Barber')
Killer Khan (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Nelson Veilluex at 1:27 with a knee
drop off the middle turnbuckle to the head (Khan's return after a 5-year
absence)
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Dusty Wolfe & Rocky Stone (Tom Stone) at 3:03 when Martel pinned Wolfe
with a slingshot splash
Adrian Adonis (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Jake Milliman via submission
at 1:10 with the sleeper (Adonis' first and only TV appearance after being
shaved bald at WrestleMania III)
5/9/87 - included an 'Update' segment where Bobby Heenan issued a challenge
to Ken Patera to face Hercules the following week, with Patera accepting
as the show ended; featured Craig DeGeorge interviewing Ron Bass, discussing
Blackjack Mulligan; included footage of Brutus Beefcake in a barber shop:
WWF IC Champion Ricky Steamboat pinned Tiger Chung Lee at 3:25 with
a karate chop off the top
The Iron Sheik, Nikolai Volkoff, & Butch Reed (w/ Slick) defeated
Jim Powers, Paul Roma, & Joe Mirto at 2:38 when Reed pinned Mirto with
a gorilla press slam; after the bout, Slick sang the Russian National Anthem
Jake Roberts pinned Rick Gantner at 1:23 with the DDT
Killer Khan (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Mike Richards at 2:52 with a kneedrop
off the top to the head, after hitting the same move from the middle turnbuckle
B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell & Koko B. Ware defeated Steve
Lombardi, Pete Doherty, & Terry Gibbs at 2:53 when Koko pinned Doherty
with the Ghostbuster (Blair, Brunzell, and Koko all wore a 'Killer Bee'
mask for the duration of the bout)
Davey Boy Smith (w/ the Dynamite Kid) pinned WWF Tag Team Champion
Bret Hart (w/ WWF Tag Team Champion Jim Neidhart & Jimmy Hart) at 3:44
with the running powerslam after Dynamite and Neidhart began fighting on
the floor; after the bout, Danny Davis and Bret double teamed Smith in
the ring as Neidhart held Dynamite on the floor
5/16/87 - included the Hercules / Ken Patera match from the following
day's Wrestling Challenge taping and an interview with Patera following
the match; included an 'Update' segment focusing on King Harley Race; featured
Craig DeGeorge interviewing Greg Valentine & Dino Bravo discussing
Brutus Beefcake; featured closing comments from Bob Orton Jr. & Don
Muraco and WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan regarding the Orton / Hogan match
the following week:
Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated the Islanders at 3:50 when Smash
pinned Tama after Fuji tripped Tama from the top rope by hooking Tama's
foot with his cane
Jim Duggan pinned Dave Barbie at 2:49 with the running clothesline;
after the bout, Duggan led the crowd into singing 'America the Beautiful'
and then a loud 'USA' chant
The Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Joe Milano at 1:46 with the
Shake, Rattle, & Roll
Killer Khan (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Rick Hunter at 1:23 with a kneedrop
off the top to the head
Blackjack Mulligan, Tito Santana, & Billy Jack Haynes defeated
the Shadows & Iron Mike Sharpe at 4:40 when Sharpe submitted to Haynes'
full nelson
April 24, 1987 - WWF @ New Haven, CT - Coliseum
Wrestling Challenge taping:
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan, Jake Roberts, & Tito Santana defeated
King Harley Race, Butch Reed, & the Honkytonk Man
WWF Superstars - 5/16/87: Ken Patera defeated Hercules (w/ Bobby Heenan
& King Harley Race) via disqualification at 3:12 when Race interfered
as Hercules was caught in the bearhug; after the match, Billy Jack Haynes
made the save (Patera's return match) (The Ken Patera Story)
5/3/87 - George Steele did guest commentary for the program (sub. for
Bobby Heenan); included Tito Santana, Danny Davis, and Koko B. Ware as
guests of the Snake Pit:
WWF IC Champion Ricky Steamboat pinned Terry Gibbs in a non-title match
with a karate chop off the top
Nikolai Volkoff, the Iron Sheik, & Butch Reed (w/ Slick) defeated
Lanny Poffo, Sivi Afi, & Mario Mancini when the Sheik applied the Camel
Clutch on Mancini; before the match, Volkoff attempted to sing the Russian
National Anthem but Jim Duggan came ringside and cut the microphone chord
with a pair of pliers
King Harley Race (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Nelson Veilleux with the
cradle suplex
Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid defeated Rick Gantner &
Rocky Stone when Davey Boy Smith pinned Gantner with the running powerslam
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Kamala & Sika (w/ Mr. Fuji & Kimchee) when Martel pinned Sika with
a splash off the top; after the bout, Martel saved Zenkfrom
a beating by chasing the opposition away with Fuji's cane
Ron Bass pinned Rick Hunter
5/10/87 - Ron Bass did guest commentary for the program (sub for Bobby
Heenan); included Mr. Fuji and Killer Khan as guests of the Snake Pit:
Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned Nick Kiniski with the elbowsmash
off the top
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau fought Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji) to a
double count-out
Tito Santana, Paul Roma, & Jim Powers defeated Bob Orton Jr., Don
Muraco, & Tiger Chung Lee when Santana pinned Lee with the flying forearm
after Muraco and Orton walked out of the match
The Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated George Steele via disqualification
at the 23-second mark after Steele attempted to hit Honky with his own
guitar but Honky moved out of the way and Steele ended up destroying the
guitar on the ring steps
5/17/87 - included Johnny V, Greg Valentine, and Dino Bravo as guests
of the Snake Pit:
WWF IC Champion Ricky Steamboat defeated Butch Reed (w/ Slick) via
count-out in a non-title match at 6:08 when the champion was able to reenter
the ring after both men fell to the floor
WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart)
defeated Joe Mirto & Jack Miller in a non-title match when Bret pinned
Miller with the Hart Attack
Koko B. Ware pinned Dave Wagner with the Ghostbuster
B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated the Islanders via disqualification
when Haku shoved the referee
Billy Jack Haynes defeated Iron Mike Sharpe via submission with the
full nelson
Killer Khan (w/ Mr. Fuji) fought Outback Jack to a no contest when
Khan attacked Jack before the bell and choked him out with Fuji's cane
April 25, 1987 - WWF @ Baltimore, MD - Civic Center (6,690)
SD Jones defeated Jimmy Jack Funk
Jim Duggan defeated the Iron Sheik
Hercules defeated Billy Jack Haynes in a chain match
WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Davey
Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid
Randy Savage defeated WWF IC Champion Ricky Steamboat via count-out
Jake Roberts defeated Bobby Heenan
Ron Bass defeated Nick Kiniski
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
the Shadows
WWF @ Buffalo, NY - War Memorial - April 25, 1987 (9,651)
Jim Powers defeated Frenchy Martin
Paul Roma defeated Steve Lombardi
Demolition defeated the Islanders
Butch Reed defeated Lanny Poffo
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Greg Valentine & Dino Bravo
Danny Davis defeated Tito Santana via count-out
Adrian Adonis pinned Brutus Beefcake
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Kamala via disqualification
April 26, 1987:WWF Wrestling Challenge taping
Tom Zenk
& Rick Martel defeated Steve Lombardi & Iron Mike Sharpe following
a slingshot over the ropes into the ring
Billy Jack Haynes defeated Tiger Chung Lee via submission to the full
nelson
WWF Tag Team Champions the Hart Foundation defeated Nick Kiniski &
Joe Mirto following the Hart Attack to retain the WWF Tag-Team Championship
The Islanders fought Jacques & Raymond Rougeau to a double count-out
Kamala & Sika defeated Alex Knight & SD Jones when Kamala pinned
Knight with a splash
George Steele defeated Jesse Cortez via submission with the flying
hammerlock
April 26, 1987 - WWF @ Indianapolis, IN
Jimmy Jack Funk defeated Sivi Afi
Jerry Allen defeated Frenchy Martin
Ron Bass defeated Lanny Poffo
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
the Shadows
Adrian Adonis fought Brutus Beefcake to a draw
Jake Roberts fought the Honkytonk Man to a double count-out
Tito Santana defeated Danny Davis
WWF IC Champion Ricky Steamboat defeated Randy Savage in a steel cage
match
April 27, 1987 - WWF @ Columbus, OH - Ohio Center
Rick Martel defeated Nikolai Volkoff via disqualification
Tom Zenk fought Don Muraco to a
draw
Jim Duggan defeated the Iron Sheik
WWF IC Champion Ricky Steamboat, Jake Roberts, & Billy Jack Haynes
defeated Randy Savage, Hercules, & the Honkytonk Man in an elimination
match
April 28, 1987 - WWF @ South Bend, IN - Joyce Athletic & Convocation
Center (9,345)
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan & Ken Patera defeated Andre the Giant
& Hercules when Hogan pinned Hercules
Saturday Night's Main Event #11 - 5/2/87 on NBC (9.5):
Kamala (w/ Kimchee) pinned Jake Roberts at 4:18 with a splash after
Kimchee interfered behind the referee's back and hit a clothesline to the
back of Roberts; after the match, Kimchee unmasked, revealing himself to
be the Honkytonk Man (Jake "The Snake" Roberts)
Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned George Steele at 6:38 in a
lumberjack match following the flying elbow after Danny Davis interfered
and hit Steele with the ring bell; lumberjacks included Ricky Steamboat,
Hercules, Jake Roberts, and Jim Duggan among others
Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid defeated WWF Tag Team Champions
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; the
champions were disqualified at 4:46 for illegal double teaming; Dynamite
pinned Neidhart to win the second fall at 9:14 after Smith pressed his
partner onto Neidhart; because of the disqualification result, the titles
remained with the champions
WWF IC Champion Ricky Steamboat defeated Hercules via disqualification
at 6:14 when the challenger used his steel chain to choke Steamboat out;
after the match, Randy Savage went to check on Steamboat - just to hit
the flying elbow on the downed champion
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Nikolai Volkoff & the Iron Sheik at 4:45 when Martel pinned Sheik with
a roll up as Jim Duggan brawled with Volkoff at ringside
April 29, 1987 - WWF @ Dayton, OH - Hara Arena
Outback Jack defeated Steve Lombardi
Lanny Poffo vs. Ron Bass
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk vs.
Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr.
Jim Duggan vs. the Iron Sheik
Jake Roberts vs. the Honkytonk Man
Butch Reed vs. Tito Santana
WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Davey
Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid
April 30, 1987 - WWf @ The Hershey Park Arena in Hershey Pennsylvania
(3,742)
Ron Bass pinned Lanny Poffo
Tito Santana fought Butch Reed to a draw
Outback Jack defeated Steve Lombardi
Jim Duggan pinned the Iron Sheik at around the 4-minute mark
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr.
Ken Patera (sub. for Jake Roberts) pinned the Honkytonk Man
WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Davey
Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid in a steel cage match after Dynamite &
Neidhart escaped the cage first, Bret later escaped to win the match
May 1, 1987 - WWF @ The Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania(9,557)
Outback Jack defeated The Brooklyn Brawler
Ron Bass defeated Lanny Poffo
The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers defeated Greg Valentine & Dino Bravo
The Honky Tonk Man defeated Pedro Morales
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr.
Jim Duggan defeated The Iron Sheik
Koko B. Ware defeated Danny Davis
Hulk Hogan defeated Kamala by DQ to retain the WWF Championship
May 2,1987 - WWF @ The Rosemont Horizon in Chicago, Illinois
Outback Jack defeated Jimmy Jack Funk
Ron Bass defeated Pedro Morales
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr.
The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers defeated Greg Valentine & Dino Bravo
Jim Duggan defeated The Iron Sheik
Koko B. Ware defeated Danny Davis
Tito Santana battled Butch Reed to a Draw
Ricky Steamboat defeated Randy Savage in a Steel Cage Match to retain
the WWF Intercontinental Championship
(TV Broadcast) May 2, 1987 @ The Centrum in Worcester Massachusetts:'WWF
Superstars'
Randy Savage pinned S.D. Jones
Brutus Beefcake defeated Johnny V. by Submission
Killer Khan pinned Nelson Veilleux
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Dusty Wolfe & Rocky Stone
Adrian Adonis defeated Jack Milliman
May 2, 1987 'Saturday Night's Main Event' @ Joyce Center, South Bend,
Indiana, USA
Shown 1987-05-02 on NBC. Attendance: 9,345.
Kamala def. Jake Roberts
Lumberjack match:
Randy Savage def. George Steele
Tagteam championship, two out of three falls:
The British Bulldogs def. The Hart Foundation (ch)
Falls:
The Hart Foundation was disqualified
Dynamite pinned Neidhart
Intercontinental championship:
Ricky Steamboat (ch) def. Hercules (DQ)
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk def.
Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff - Martel pinned Sheik
May 3rd 1987 @ New Haven Coliseum in New Haven, Connecticut: 'Wrestling
Challenge'
Ricky Steamboat pinned Terry Gibbs
The Iron Sheik, Nikolai Volkoff & Butch Reed defeated Lanny Poffo,
Sivi Afi & Mario Mancini in a 6-Man Tag-Team Match
Harley Race pinned Nelson Veilleux
The British Bulldogs defeated Rick Gantner & Rocky Stone
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Sika Anoia & Kamala
May 9, 1987 - WWF @ The Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington
The Karate Kid & Pipi defeated Little Tokyo & Lord Littlebrook
Jerry Allen defeated Steve Lombardi
Killer Khan defeated S.D. Jones
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Sika Anoia & Kamala
Randy Savage pinned Tito Santana
The Hart Foundation defeated The British Bulldogs in a Steel Cage Tag-Team
Match to retain the WWF Tag-Team Championship
May 10, 1987 - WWF @ The Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon
Killer Khan defeated Jerry Allen
Tiger Chung Lee pinned Dick Slater
S.D. Jones defeated Steve Lombardi
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Sika Anoia & Kamala
Randy Savage pinned Tito Santana
The Hart Foundation defeated The British Bulldogs in a Steel Cage Tag-Team
Match to retain the WWF Tag-Team Championship
May 10, 1987 - WWF @ The Ohio Center in Columbus, Ohio
Outback Jack defeated Steve Lombardi
Ron Bass defeated S.D. Jones
The Islanders defeated Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr.
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Sika Anoia & Kamala
Brutus Beefcake defeated Johnny V.
The Hart Foundation defeated The British Bulldogs in a Steel Cage Tag-Team
Match to retain the WWF Tag-Team Championship
May 11, 1987 - WWF @ The Arco Arena in Sacramento, California
Corporal Kirschner defeated Jerry Monti
Jerry Allen defeated Steve Lombardi
Dick Slater defeated Dave Barbie
Lanny Poffo defeated Tiger Chung Lee
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Sika Anoia & Kamala
Ken Patera defeated The Honky Tonk Man
Hulk Hogan defeated Harley Race to retain the WWF Championship
May 11, 1987 - WWF @ - The Coliseum, Oakland, CA (7,900)
Paul Roma pinned Steve Lombardi
Demolition defeated the Islanders
Nikolai Volkoff pinned Cpl. Kirchner
Brutus Beefcake defeated Johnny V (sub. for Adrian Adonis) via disqualification
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
the Shadows
Kamala defeated George Steele via disqualification
Billy Jack Haynes (sub. for Jake Roberts) pinned the Honkytonk Man
WWF IC Champion Ricky Steamboat defeated Randy Savage in a steel cage
match
May 12, 1987 - WWF @ The Convention Center, Anaheim, CA (7,500)
WWF Superstars taping: broadcast 5/30/87:
Sam Houston defeated an unknown
Tom Magee pinned Don Muraco
Prime Time Wrestling - 5/25/87: Tito Santana fought Butch Reed (w/
Slick) to a time-limit draw at 18:17; after the bout, Reed continued to
attack Santana until Santana hit the flying forearm and cleared Reed from
the ring
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated King Harley Race
5/23/87 - included Bobby Heenan, Hercules, & King Harley Race as
guests of the Snake Pit (1st Snake Pit on Superstars); featured an opening
interview with WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan discussing Memorial Day Weekend;
included the first Special Report on the health of Superstar Billy Graham
in which it was announced he was about to have major surgery but Graham
was determined to return to the ring despite what his doctors were telling
him; featured closing comments from Bobby Heenan in which he said he would
unveil his newest tag team the following week:
Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned Jerry Monti at 1:33 by placing
one foot on his opponent's chest after hitting the flying elbowsmash
Hillbilly Jim & Outback Jack defeated Buddy Ryder & Dave Barbie
at 2:24 when Jack pinned Ryder with a bulldog
The One Man Gang (w/ Slick) pinned Jesse Cortez at 1:47 with an elbow
drop from the middle turnbuckle (Gang's TV debut)
Ken Patera defeated the Gladiator via submission with the bearhug at
2:04
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Bob Orton Jr. (w/ Mr. Fuji) with
the legdrop at around the 9-minute mark; during the bout, the top rope
broke when Hogan sent Orton into the corner
5/30/87 - included Slick & the One Man Gang as guests of the Snake
Pit; featured the Dino Bravo / Brutus Beefcake from the 5/24 edition of
Wrestling Challenge; included an 'Update' segment featuring George Steele
at an ice cream factory, showing how the new WWF ice cream bars are made;
featured the second Special Report on Superstar Billy Graham's health,
showing the early stages of Graham's recovery:
The Islanders defeated Rick Martel & Tom
Zenk via count-out at 3:52 when Zenk
failed to return to the ring after sustaining a bodyslam and a diving headbutt
on the floor from Tama; mid-way through the bout, Bobby Heenan came ringside
and later was revealed to be the Islanders' new manager
The Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Billy Anderson at 2:45 with
the Shake, Rattle, & Roll
Jim Duggan pinned Iron Mike Sharpe with the running clothesline at
1:53
King Harley Race (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Joe Mirto with the cradle
suplex at 1:52
WWF IC Champion Ricky Steamboat pinned Dusty Wolfe in a non-title match
with a karate chop off the top at 3:42
6/6/87 - included Butch Reed, Nikolai Volkoff, the Iron Sheik, &
Slick as guests of the Snake Pit; featured an 'Update' segment focusing
on the recent grouping of Bobby Heenan and the Islanders; included comments
from WWF President Jack Tunney in which he announced that the DDT would
not be banned, despite the protests of Jimmy Hart & the Honkytonk Man;
featured the third Special Report on the health of Superstar Billy Graham
focusing on his road to recovery; included closing comments from Ricky
Steamboat and the Honkytonk Man regarding their IC title match the following
week:
Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Paul Roma & Jim Powers at 2:54
when Ax pinned Roma with a clothesline
Koko B. Ware pinned Tiger Chung Lee at 2:31 with a missile dropkick
Kamala & Sika (w/ Mr. Fuji & Kimchee) defeated Don Adams &
Sivi Afi at 1:15 when Kamala pinned Adams with a splash; after the bout,
Kamala went to the top rope and prepared to hit another splash but was
talked down by Fuji & Kimchee
Ken Patera defeated Jimmy Jack Funk via submission with the bearhug
at 2:39 (The Ken Patera Story)
Tito Santana & Billy Jack Haynes defeated Terry Gibbs & the
Raider at 1:43 when the Raider submitted to Haynes' full nelson
Brutus Beefcake defeated Tim Patterson via submission with the sleeper
at 2:40
May 13, 1987 - WWF @ The Sports Arena, San Diego, CA (7,500)
Wrestling Challenge taping:
Prime Time Wrestling - 5/25/87: Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated
Jimmy Jack Funk & Tiger Chung Lee at 4:10 when Raymond pinned Funk
following the double team move off the top
Prime Time Wrestling - 6/1/87: Ron Bass pinned Jesse Cortez at 3:08
with the Pedigree
Prime Time Wrestling - 6/1/87: Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr. (w/ Mr.
Fuji) defeated Cpl. Kirchner & Sivi Afi when Muraco pinned Afi with
the tombstone at 7:17
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Kamala
5/24/87:
Brutus Beefcake defeated Dino Bravo (w/ Johnny V) via disqualification
at 3:48 when Greg Valentine interfered; after the bout, the Rougeau Brothers
made the save for Brutus after he was locked in Valentine's figure-4 (Brutus
'the Barber' Beefcake)
WWF IC Champion Ricky Steamboat pinned Iron Mike Sharpe in a non-title
match with a karate chop off the top
King Harley Race (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Jerry Monti with a cradle
suplex
Hillbilly Jim, Tito Santana, & Billy Jack Haynes defeated Carl
Schmidt, Terry Gibbs, & Dave Barbie when Schmidt submitted to Haynes'
full nelson at 2:52
Kamala & Sika (w/ Mr. Fuji & Kimchee) defeated Lanny Poffo
& Rick Hunter when Kamala pinned Hunter with a splash following a Somoan
Drop from Sika
Jim Duggan pinned Steve Lombardi with the running clothesline
5/31/87:
Koko B. Ware pinned Dusty Wolfe at 2:34 with the Ghostbuster
The One Man Gang (w/ Slick) pinned Mario Mancini at 2:05 with an elbow
drop from the middle turnbuckle to Mancini's back (Gang's Challenge debut)
Ken Patera defeated Tim Patterson via submission with the bearhug at
2:42
Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Bill Anderson & an unknown at
2:38 following the Decapitation
B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated Jimmy Jack Funk & the
Raider at 4:39 following a Brunzell dropkick
Butch Reed, the Iron Sheik, & Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Slick) defeated
Joe Mirto, Brad Rheingans, & SD Jones at 3:43 when Sheik forced a submission
from Mirto with the Camel Clutch
6/7/87 - included the Islanders / Martel &
Zenk match from the 5/30/87 Superstars, shown in full:
The Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Jerry Allen at 1:34 with the
Shake, Rattle, & Roll; prior to the match, ring announcer Mel Phillips
announced that WWF President Jack Tunney would not be banning Jake Roberts'
DDT
Hercules (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Jerry Monti at the 31-second mark
via submission with the full nelson
George Steele defeated Rudy Ryder at the 40-second mark via submission
with the flying hammerlock
Greg Valentine & Dino Bravo (w/ Johnny V) defeated Paul Roma &
Jim Powers at 4:21 after Bravo hit Powers with a clothesline
Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned Bill Anderson with the flying
elbowsmash at 2:32
May 14, 1987 - WWF @ The Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver British Columbia
Little Tokyo & The Karate Kid defeated Lord Littlebrook & Little
Mexico
Dick Slater defeated Steve Lombardi
S.D. Jones defeated Tiger Chung Lee
Kimchee defeated Jerry Allen
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Sika Anoia & Kamala
The Hart Foundation defeated The British Bulldogs in a Steel Cage Tag-Team
Match to retain the WWF Tag-Team Championship
Randy Savage defeated Tito Santana
May 15, 1987 - WWF @ The Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA
Cpl. Kirchner defeated Jerry Monti
Jerry Allen defeated Steve Lombardi
Dick Slater defeated Dave Barbie
Lanny Poffo defeated Tiger Chung Lee
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Kamala & Sika
Ken Patera defeated the Honkytonk Man
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated King Harley Race
May 16, 1987 - WWF @ The Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta
Jerry Allen pinned Steve Lombardi
Dick Slater pinned Tiger Chung Lee
King Harley Race pinned Cpl. Kirchner
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Kamala & Sika
Ken Patera pinned the Honkytonk Man
WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Davey
Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid in a steel cage match when, after both
Neidhart and Dynamite escaped, Jimmy Hart slammed the cage door into Smith's
head, allowing Bret to escape the cage
May 18, 1987 - WWF @ The Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA
The Karate Kid & Pepe Gomez defeated Lord Littlebrook & Little
Tokyo
Jerry Allen defeated Steve Lombardi
Killer Khan defeated SD Jones
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Kamala & Sika
Randy Savage pinned Tito Santana after hitting him with a foreign object
WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Davey
Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid in a steel cage match
May 20, 1987 - WWF @ The Memorial
Coliseum Portland, OR
Killer Khan defeated Jerry Allen
Tiger Chung Lee pinned Dick Slater
SD Jones defeated Steve Lombardi
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Kamala & Sika
Randy Savage pinned Tito Santana
WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Davey
Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid in a steel cage match
May 22, 1987 - WWF @ McNichols Arena, Denver, CO (2,500)
Randy Morse defeated Steve Lombardi via disqualification
Jerry Allen pinned Tiger Chung Lee
Killer Khan defeated SD Jones
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Kamala & Sika
Randy Savage pinned Tito Santana
WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Davey
Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid in a steel cage match when, after both
Neidhart and Smith had escaped the cage, Neidhart slammed the cage door
into Dynamite's head, allowing Bret to escape
May 23, 1987 - WWF @ The Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, Utah
Jerry Allen defeated Steve Lombardi
Killer Khan defeated S.D. Jones
The Karate Kid & Pepe Gomez defeated Little Tokyo & Lord Littlebrook
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Sika Anoia & Kamala
Tito Santana battled Butch Reed to a Draw
Tiger Chung Lee defeated Steve Gatorwolf
The Hart Foundation defeated The British Bulldogs in a Steel Cage Tag-Team
Match to retain the WWF Tag-Team Championship
May 24, 1987 - WWF @ The Ohio Center, Columbus, OH
Outback Jack defeated Steve Lombardi
Ron Bass defeated SD Jones
The Islanders defeated Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr.
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Kamala & Sika
Brutus Beefcake defeated Johnny V
WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Davey
Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid in a steel cage match
May 25, 1987 - WWF @ The Louisville Gardens in Louisville, Kentucky
Outback Jack defeated Steve Lombardi
Ron Bass defeated SD Jones
The Islanders defeated Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr.
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Kamala & Sika
Brutus Beefcake defeated Johnny V
WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Davey
Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid to retain the WWF Tag-Team Championship
May 26, 1987 - WWF @ Sports Arena, Flint, MI - INA
Outback Jack defeated Steve Lombardi
Ron Bass defeated SD Jones
The Islanders defeated Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr.
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Kamala & Sika
Brutus Beefcake defeated Johnny V; after the bout, Beefcake cut some
of the referee's hair and was fined $1,000
WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Davey
Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid in a steel cage match
May 27, 1987 - WWF @ Civic Center, Lansing, MI
Included a battle royal involving Rick Martel, Tom
Zenk, Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid
(TV broadcast) May 30, 1987 - WWF @ Anaheim, California: 'Superstars
of Wrestling' (taped May 12, 1987)
The Islanders defeated Rick Martel & Tom
Zenk by Countout
The Honky Tonk Man defeated Billy Anderson
Jim Duggan defeated "Iron" Mike Sharpe
Harley Race defeated Joe Mirto
Brutus Beefcake defeated Dino Bravo
Ricky Steamboat defeated Dusty Wolfe
June 2, 1987 - WWF @ Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY
WWF Superstars taping:
Ken Patera (sub. for Jim Duggan) pinned Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Slick)
with an elbow drop at 6:07
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan & Koko B. Ware (w/ Jake Roberts)
defeated Kamala (w/ Mr. Fuji & Kimchee) & WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk
Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) when Hogan pinned Kamala with the legdrop (Best of
the WWF Vol. 13)
6/13/87 - included Hillbilly Jim & Little Beaver as guests of the
Snake Pit in which they discussed what happened to Beaver at WrestleMania
III; featured the fourth Special Report on the health of Superstar Billy
Graham and his road to recovery; included footage from the film 'Predator',
staring Jesse Ventura:
Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid defeated Johnny K-9 & Dusty
Wolfe at 2:11 when Smith pinned Wolfe following a diving headbutt off the
top
The Islanders (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Eric Cooper & SD Jones
at 2:35 when Haku pinned Cooper following simultaneous diving headbutts
The Junkyard Dog pinned Terry Gibbs at 1:43 with the powerslam (JYD's
return following WrestleMania)
Dino Bravo & Greg Valentine (w/ Johnny V) defeated Scott Casey
& Lanny Poffo at 2:48 when Bravo pinned Poffo with the side suplex
The Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned WWF IC Champion Ricky Steamboat
to win the title at 3:53 by reversing an inside cradle and grabbing onto
the bottom rope for leverage (Best of the WWF Vol. 13)
The One Man Gang (w/ Slick) pinned Silvano Sousa at 1:38 with an elbow
drop from the middle turnbuckle; after the bout, as the show was coming
to a close, the Honkytonk Man came out and thanked the crowd for their
support, saying the IC belt was for them
6/20/87 - included Randy Savage & Miss Elizabeth as guests of the
Snake Pit in which Savage said he was happy for the Honkytonk Man being
the new IC Champion and that he wanted a shot at Hulk Hogan and the WWF
World Title; featured an 'Update' segment with footage of the Honkytonk
Man celebrating in his dressing room after winning the IC title the previous
week, with Savage being the first to congratulate him; also in the dressing
room to congratulate him were the Hart Foundation, Butch Reed, the Islanders,
Danny Davis, and several others; included footage of the Jumping Bomb Angels
wrestling in Japan; featured a fifth Special Report on the health of Superstar
Billy Graham and his road to recovery; included more footage of Jesse Ventura
in the film 'Predator':
B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Bret
Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart & Danny Davis) in a non-title
match at 4:18 when Blair pinned Bret with a sunset flip following a mask
switch, moments after Davis was escorted backstage by security for interfering
George Steele defeated Al Navarro via submission with the flying hammerlock
at 1:18
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Rick Renslow & Dave Wagner at 2:52 when Zenk
pinned Renslow with a missile dropkick as Martel held Renslow in the air
Killer Khan (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Brian Costello at 1:42 with a kneedrop
off the top
Billy Jack Haynes defeated Steve Lombardi via submission with the full
nelson at 1:44
Hercules, King Harley Race, King Kong Bundy, & Paul Orndorff (w/
Bobby Heenan) defeated Mario Mancini, Don Driggers, Jim Powers, & Paul
Roma at 3:37 when Orndorff pinned Mancini with one foot on his chest after
hitting the piledriver
6/27/87 - included Bobby Heenan, Hercules, King Harley Race, King Kong
Bundy, & Paul Orndorff as guests of the Snake Pit; featured an 'Update'
segment in which Craig DeGeorge interviewed Slick & Butch Reed, with
Reed claiming he was in better shape than Superstar Billy Graham and said
he would watch the following week to see Graham in training; included the
first vignette promoting the debut of 'The Million $ Man', in which Ted
Dibiase received a paper cut from counting his money, had Virgil drive
him to the nearest hospital, and then paid the receptionist with several
hundred dollar bills to receive immediate medical attention; featured more
footage of Jesse Ventura in the film 'Predator':
WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned David Stoudemire
in a non-title match with the Shake, Rattle, & Roll at the 24-second
mark; prior to the bout, Howard Finkel introduced Mr. T as the new enforcer
of the WWF
Koko B. Ware pinned Jose Estrada at 1:57 with the Ghostbuster
The One Man Gang (w/ Slick) pinned Eric Cooper at 2:30 with an elbow
drop from the middle turnbuckle; during the bout, Mr. T did guest commentary
and confirmed that he was the new enforcer of the WWF
Brutus Beefcake, Jacques, & Raymond Rougeau defeated Johnny K-9,
Jimmy Jack Funk, & Iron Mike Sharpe at 3:03 when Raymond pinned K-9
following a top rope double team move from the Rougeaus; after the bout,
the Rougeaus held Sharpe up, allowing Beefcake to cut some of his hair
before he was able to escape (Brutus 'the Barber' Beefcake)
Ken Patera defeated Frankie Lane via submission with the bearhug at
1:39; after the match, the Heenan Family - who were watching the match
from the aisle - attacked Patera and began whipping him with Bobby Heenan's
belt until several referees swarmed the ring (The Ken Patera Story)
Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Jerry Allen & Lanny Poffo at
2:25 when Ax pinned Poffo following the Decapitation; after the bout, as
the show was coming to a close, Ken Patera was shown backstage in the dressing
room, alongside Billy Jack Haynes and Brutus Beefcake, attempting to recover
from the attack earlier in the show
June 3, 1987 -WWF @ War Memorial Rochester, NY
Wrestling Challenge taping:
The Midnight Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) defeated
Jose Estrada & Jimmy Jack Funk
Hercules defeated an unknown via submission with the full nelson
Don Muraco pinned Lanny Poffo
Prime Time Wrestling - 7/20/87: Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Slick) defeated
Billy Jack Haynes via disqualification at 4:33 after Haynes stole Slick's
cane, broke it over Volkoff's back, and chased both men backstage
Prime Time Wrestling - 7/13/87: Hillbilly Jim (w/ Little Beaver) pinned
Iron Mike Sharpe at 6:54 by hitting Sharpe with his own forearm after Sharpe
became distracted from chasing Beaver around ringside
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth)
with a roll up after the challenger missed the flying elbowsmash (History
of the WWF Heavyweight Championship)
6/14/87 - included the Ricky Steamboat / Honkytonk Man match from the
6/13/87 Superstars, shown in full:
Kamala & Sika defeated Don Driggers & Mario Mancini when Kamala
pinned Mancini with a splash at 2:21
Brutus Beefcake defeated Dusty Wolfe at 2:29 with the sleeper
Killer Khan pinned Eric Cooper at 1:56
The Junkyard Dog pinned Steve Lombardi with a running powerslam at
2:11
Hillbilly Jim, SD Jones, & Billy Jack Haynes defeated Iron Mike
Sharpe, Bob Orton Jr., & Don Muraco at 3:25 after Muraco accidentally
hit Orton
6/21/87:
WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man pinned Paul Roma with the Shake,
Rattle, & Roll at 1:57
Ken Patera defeated Rick Renslow at 2:12 via submission with a bearhug
The Islanders defeated Scott Casey & Lanny Poffo at 3:27 following
a double headbutt on Poffo
Koko B. Ware pinned Johnny K-9 at 2:10 with the Ghostbuster
One Man Gang pinned Brian Costello at 1:53 with the front suplex
Demolition defeated Jim Powers & Jerry Allen at 3:45 with the Decapitation
6/28/87:
Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned David Stoudemire at the 35-second
mark with the flying elbowsmash; prior to the match, Mr. T was introduced
as the new enforcer of the WWF
Raymond Rougeau (w/ Jacques Rougeau) fought Greg Valentine (w/ Dino
Bravo) to a double disqualification at 3:12 after both parnters interfered
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Terry Gibbs & Jimmy Jack Funk at 3:47 when Zenk
pinned Gibbs with a dropkick off the top
King Harley Race, Hercules, & Paul Orndorff (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated
three unknowns at 2:12 following a piledriver from Orndorff
Ron Bass pinned Frankie Laine at 2:35
June 4, 1987 - WWF @ Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE (4,341)
Hercules pinned Billy Jack Haynes in a chain match
Demolition fought Rick Martel & Tom Zenk
to a 20-minute draw
Sika pinned Cpl. Kirchner
Ron Bass pinned Scott Casey
Butch Reed pinned Lanny Poffo
WWF Women's Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned Debbie Combs
Ken Patera pinned King Harley Race
Koko B. Ware pinned the Honkytonk Man with a roll up; Honky's title
win had yet to air thus he was not recognized as the WWF IC Champion at
the time of the match
June 5, 1987 - WWF @ The Rosemont Horizon in Chicago, Illinois (8,700)
Lanny Poffo pinned Frenchy Martin at 8:58
Ron Bass pinned Scott Casey at 7:23
Sika pinned Cpl. Kirschner at 7:45
Ken Patera pinned King Harley Race at 7:14
WWF Women's Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Debbie Combs
Tom Zenk & Rick Martel defeated
Demolition via disqualification at 9:30
Hercules pinned Billy Jack Haynes in a chain match at 6:45
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk
Man with the legdrop at 7:37; since Honky's title win had not aired, he
did not come to the ring with the IC title nor was he introduced as champion
June 6, 1987 - WWF @ Boston Garden, Boston, MA
Televised on NESN - included Gorilla Monsoon, Bobby Heenan, & Craig
DeGeorge on commentary:
Prime Time Wrestling - 6/29/87: Jose Estrada pinned Sivi Afi after
reversing a bodypress at 9:45
Tom Zenk & Rick Martel defeated
Demolition
Prime Time Wrestling - 7/6/87: SD Jones pinned Pete Doherty at 6:42
after throwing him off the top rope
WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man defeated Koko B. Ware (sub. for Jake
Roberts)
Prime Time Wrestling - 7/6/87: Tiger Chung Lee pinned Brad Rheingans
at 5:51 with the tombstone
George Steele defeated Danny Davis via count-out when Davis left ringside
after sustaining nine consecutive slams (George 'The Animal' Steele)
Prime Time Wrestling - 6/29/87: Lanny Poffo pinned Frenchy Martin at
4:42 with a moonsault; during the bout, Bobby Heenan left the commentary
table
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned King Harley Race in a Texas Death
Match at 9:46 after hitting him with the title belt after Race accidentally
delivered a diving headubtt onto the belt (Even More Unusual Matches)
June 7, 1987 - WWF @ Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario (10,000)
Lanny Poffo defeated Johnny K-9
Sika Anoia defeated Brad Rheingans
Hillbilly Jim defeated "Iron" Mike Sharpe
Greg Valentine & Dino Bravo defeated The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr.
Bruno Sammartino pinned Butch Reed
Hulk Hogan defeated Harley Race in a Texas Death Match to retain the
WWF Championship
June 8, 1987 - WWF @ The Meadowlands in East Rutherford New Jersey
(4,000)
Koko B. Ware won a 20-Man Bunkhouse Battle Royal Match
Danny Davis defeated George "the Animal" Steele by Countout
Butch Reed defeated Outback Jack
Killer Khan defeated Corporal Kirschner
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr.
Koko B. Ware defeated "Iron" Mike Sharpe
The One Man Gang defeated S.D. Jones
The Islanders defeated Pedro Morales & Tito Santana
Ron Bass defeated Lanny Poffo
June 9, 1987 - WWF @ Wicomico Youth & Civic Center, Salisbury,
MD
Included Rick Martel & Tom Zenk
June 11, 1987 - WWF @ Five Seasons Center, Cedar Rapids, IA
Included Greg Valentine & Dino Bravo
June 12, 1987 - WWF @ Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Des Moines, IA
Included Brutus Beefcake
June 13, 1987 - WWF @ Civic Center, Providence, RI (2,218)
SD Jones defeated the Red Demon
The Islanders defeated Paul Roma & Jim Powers
Ken Patera defeated Hercules via count-out
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr.; after the bout, Muraco and Orton began
fighting with each other
Brutus Beefcake, Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Greg Valentine,
Dino Bravo, & Johnny V in an elimination match
Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Outback Jack
Paul Orndorff pinned the Junkyard Dog with his feet on the ropes for
leverage
June 14, 1987 - WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden -
(14,246)
Televised on the MSG Network - included Gorilla Monsoon & Lord
Alfred Hayes on commentary:
Prime Time Wrestling - 6/22/87: Rick Martel & Tom
Zenk defeated the Shadows at 18:30 when Martel scored the pin
with a crossbody; after the bout, Bobby Heenan left the commentary table
and confronted Martel & Zenk, saying
they wouldn't have won the match had they been wrestling the Islanders;
Martel then told Heenan to bring the Islanders out then and there but as
Haku & Tama tried to come to the ring, they were held back by officials
and referees
Hercules fought Billy Jack Haynes to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Prime Time Wrestling - 6/22/87: The Islanders (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated
Paul Roma & Jim Powers at 19:14 when Tama pinned Powers with a splash
off the top (Best of the WWF Vol. 13)
Paul Orndorff pinned the Junkyard Dog at 9:47
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned King Harley Race in a Texas Death
Match at 9:56 after hitting him with the title belt after Race accidentally
delivered a diving headubtt onto the belt (Even More Unusual Matches)
Prime Time Wrestling - 7/13/87: Outback Jack pinned Jose Estrada with
a bulldog at 4:47
Prime Time Wrestling - 6/22/87: Billy Jack Haynes (sub. for Koko B.
Ware), Davey Boy Smith, & the Dynamite Kid defeated Danny Davis, WWF
Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart at 18:08 when Dynamite
pinned Bret with a diving headbutt after being thrown by Smith
June 20, 1987 @ Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo New York:'WWF Superstars'
The Killer Bees defeated The Hart Foundation
George "the Animal" Steele defeated Al Navarro
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Dave Wagner & Rick Renslow
Killer Khan defeated Brian Costello
Billy Jack Haynes defeated Steve Lombardi
Harley Race, Paul Orndorff, King Kong Bundy & Hercules defeated
Paul Roma, Jim Powers, Mario Mancini & Don Driggers in an 8-Man Tag-Team
Match
broadcast - June 22nd 1987 @ Madison Square Garden in New York City
New York:'Prime Time'
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
The Shadows
The Islanders defeated Paul Roma & Jim Powers
Billy Jack Haynes & The British Bulldogs defeated Danny Davis &
The Hart Foundation in a 6-Man Tag-Team Match
June 20th 1987 At The Memorial Auditorium In Buffalo New York: 'Superstars
of Wrestling'
The Killer Bees defeated The Hart Foundation
George "the Animal" Steele defeated Al Navarro
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Dave Wagner & Rick Renslow
Killer Khan defeated Brian Costello
Billy Jack Haynes defeated Steve Lombardi
Harley Race, Paul Orndorff, King Kong Bundy & Hercules defeated
Paul Roma, Jim Powers, Mario Mancini & Don Driggers in an 8-Man Tag-Team
Match
June 23, 1987 - WWF @ Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, IN (10,555;
sell out)
WWF Superstars taping:
Prime Time Wrestling - 7/13/87: The Islanders (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated
Scott Casey & Jim Powers at 5:35 when Haku pinned Powers after diving
headbutts from both Islanders
Brutus Beefcake, Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Greg Valentine,
Dino Bravo, & Johnny V at 11:37 when Johnny submitted to Beefcake’s
sleeper; after the match, Beefcake cut and styled Valiant’s hair while
the Rougeaus prevented the Dream Team from coming to the aid of their manager
(Best of the WWF Vol. 14)
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated King Harley Race
7/4/87 - included B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell as guests of the
Snake Pit; featured the second Ted Dibiase vignette where Dibiase paid
off a swimming pool attendant to clear the public pool full of children
so that Dibiase could use it all to himself; included footage of Superstar
Billy Graham training for his comeback, with Butch Reed & Slick commenting
on the footage and Reed saying he wasn't impressed; featured brief footage
of the match between the Jumping Bomb Angels and the Glamour Girls from
6/24 in Louisville:
Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned Sonny Rogers at 1:41 with one
foot after hitting the flying elbowsmash
Kamala & Sika (w/ Mr. Fuji & Kimchee) defeated Jim Powers &
Mario Mancini at 1:55 when Kamala pinned Mancini with a splash following
the Samoan Drop from Sika; during the bout, an insert promo from Fuji was
shown in which he claimed he would soon have a new wrestler by the name
of 'Bam Bam'
Tito Santana pinned Terry Gibbs at 2:42 with the flying forearm
Killer Khan (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Outback Jack at 2:10 with a flying
kneedrop after spitting green mist into his opponent's face
Brutus Beefcake defeated Chris Curtis via submission with the sleeper
at 1:11
The Islanders (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Frankie DeFalco & SD Jones
at 2:29 when Tama pinned DeFalco with a splash off the top; during the
bout, an insert promo by Heenan was shown where he also claimed he would
have a new wrestler known as 'Bam Bam'
7/11/87 - included an 'Update' segment which showed Ted Dibiase appearing
at a house show, where he was shown throwing money into the crowd; featured
a 'Special Report' focusing on Danny Davis, showing reasons that led to
the suspension of Davis as a referee; included footage of Superstar Billy
Graham posing, with a response from Butch Reed & Slick saying that
next week Reed would do his own posing routine; featured more footage from
'Predator', starring Jesse Ventura:
Ken Patera defeated Iron Mike Sharpe via submission with the bearhug
at 2:46
Hercules, King Kong Bundy, & King Harley Race (w/ Bobby Heenan)
defeated Mario Mancini, Jim Evans, & Paul Roma at 2:23 when Bundy pinned
Evans with an elbow drop following the Avalanche in the corner; during
the bout, an insert promo from Heenan was shown in which he claimed Mr.
Fuji made a mistake last week and it was definately Heenan who would be
signing 'Bam Bam'
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Terry Gibbs & Dusty Wolfe at 2:56 when Zenk
pinned Wolfe with a missile dropkick off the top as Martel held Wolfe in
the air
Jake Roberts pinned Brian Costello at 1:45 with the DDT
Greg Valentine & Dino Bravo (w/ Johnny V) defeated Sivi Afi &
Lanny Poffo at 3:32 when Poffo submitted to Valentine's figure-4; during
the bout, an insert promo from Johnny V was shown in which he claimed he
would be the one to manage 'Bam Bam'; after the bout, Brutus Beefcake -
who did guest commentary for the contest - came to the ring and cut some
of Valentine's hair as he still had the figure-4 applied
WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Omar Atlas
in a non-title match at 1:41 with the Shake, Rattle, & Roll; during
the bout, an insert promo by Hart was shown in which he claimed he would
be the one to manage 'Bam Bam' and he would have exclusive footage of him
the following week
7/18/87 - in some select markets this episode included WWF World Champion
Hulk Hogan as a guest of the Snake Pit, which was interrupted by Killer
Khan & Mr. Fuji, with Khan spitting the green mist in Hogan's eyes;
featured Mr. T as a guest of the Snake Pit, which was interrupted by Danny
Davis, with Roberts eventually scaring Davis from the set with Damien;
included an 'Update' segment, showing Ted Dibiase going into a restaurant
where he paid off someone to buy a seat without having to wait in line
like everyone else; featured footage of Butch Reed posing, as a response
to Superstar Billy Graham's posing the previous week; included comments
from Jimmy Hart, where he showed brief footage of 'Bam Bam'; featured more
footage of the film 'Predator', starring Jesse Ventura:
The Junkyard Dog, Hillbilly Jim, & Billy Jack Haynes defeated Don
Muraco, Bob Orton Jr., & Ron Bass via count-out at 2:53 when Orton
& Muraco began pushing one another on the floor
The One Man Gang (w/ Slick) pinned Sonny Rogers at 1:20 with the front
suplex; during the bout, an insert promo by Slick was shown where he also
claimed he would have a new wrestler by the name of 'Bam Bam'
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated the Shadows at 2:57 when Raymond
scored the pin following a double team move off the top
Demolition defeated Scott Casey & Omar Atlas at 2:35 when Ax pinned
Atlas following the Decapitation; during the bout, an insert promo by Mr.
Fuji was shown in which he stated all the other managers were wrong and
it would be he who would have 'Bam Bam' in his stable
Brutus Beefcake defeated Pete Sanchez via submission with the sleeper
at 1:06
WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart)
defeated Mike Richards & Jerry Allen at 2:22 when Bret pinned Richards
following the Hart Attack; after the bout, the champions hit the move a
second time on Richards
June 24, 1987 - WWF @ Louisville Gardens, Louisville, KY (5,761;
sell out)
Wrestling Challenge taping:
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart via disqualification
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan & Ken Patera defeated King Harley
Race & Hercules when Hogan pinned Race
Prime Time Wrestling - 7/13/87: WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man (w/
Jimmy Hart) defeated George Steele via count-out at 3:36 after Steele chased
Hart backstage; after the bout, Steele returned to the ring, attacked the
champion with his own guitar, and then smashed it
Prime Time Wrestling - 7/20/87: The Jumping Bomb Angels defeated WWF
Women's Tag Team Champions Judy Martin & Leilani Kai in a non-title
match at 11:09 when Kai was pinned with a sunset flip from the middle turnbuckle
7/5/87 - included an 'Special Report' segment, showing Ted Dibiase
going into a restaurant where he paid off someone to buy a seat without
having to wait in line like everyone else; included Craig DeGeorge interviewing
Danny Davis, who was upset over the announcement that Mr. T would be the
new enforcer in the WWF; included footage of Superstar Billy Graham training
for his comeback, with Butch Reed & Slick commenting on the footage
and Reed saying he wasn't impressed; included DeGeorge interviewing the
British Bulldogs, who said that Matilda would guide them back to the tag
team titles; included the Ken Patera / Frankie Lane match from the 6/27
Superstars, shown in full with the aftermath; featured footage from 'Predator',
starring Jesse Ventura:
Jake Roberts pinned Tony Leone at 1:27 with the DDT; during the bout,
Bobby Heenan claimed on commentary that he had signed Bam Bam Bigelow
WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Jim Powers
at 1:38 in a non-title match with the Shake, Rattle, & Roll; during
the bout, an insert promo by Hart was shown in which he claimed he would
be the one to manage Bam Bam Bigelow
Brutus Beefcake defeated Frank DeFalco via submission at 1:46 with
the sleeper; after the bout, Beefcake cut some of his opponent's hair before
dyeing it red
Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated SD Jones & Paul Roma at 2:21
when Ax pinned Roma following the Decapitation; during the bout, an insert
promo by Fuji was shown in which he claimed he would be the one to manage
Bam Bam Bigelow
Killer Khan (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Mike Richards at 3:24 with the flying
kneedrop after spitting green mist in his opponent's face
7/12/87 - included an 'Special Report' segment, focusing on Killer
Khan, with footage of him using the green mist against his opponents on
the 7/4 Superstars and 7/5 Challenge; included footage of Superstar Billy
Graham posing, with a response from Butch Reed & Slick saying that
next week Reed would do his own posing routine; included Craig DeGeorge
interviewing Bobby Heenan, King Harley Race, King Kong Bundy, & Hercules
who joked and laughed about their attack on Ken Patera 2 weeks earlier;
included footage of Ted Dibiase appearing at a house show, where he was
shown throwing money into the crowd:
The Junkyard Dog pinned Brian Costello with the powerslam at 1:53
The Islanders (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Jerry Allen & Mario Mancini
at 2:42 when Haku pinned Mancini after diving headbutts from both Islanders;
during the bout, Johnny V claimed on commentary that he was the one who
had signed Bam Bam Bigelow
B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated Don Muraco & Bob Orton
Jr. via disqualification at 4:16 after Orton accidentally punched the referee
when Brunzell moved out of the way; after the bout, the Bees cleared their
opponents out of the ring with double dropkicks
The One Man Gang (w/ Slick) pinned Jim Evans at 1:08 with the front
suplex; during the bout, an insert promo by Slick was shown in which he
claimed he would be the one to manage Bam Bam Bigelow
Hillbilly Jim, Tito Santana, & Billy Jack Haynes defeated Tiger
Chung Lee, Terry Gibbs, & Chris Curtis at 2:39 when Santana pinned
Curtis with the flying forearm
WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart)
defeated Cpl. Kirchner & Omar Atlas at 3:15 when Bret pinned Atlas
following the Hart Attack
7/19/87:
Kamala & Sika (w/ Mr. Fuji & Kimchee) defeated Sonny Rogers
& Lanny Poffo at 1:22 when Kamala pinned Rogers with a splash
WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Scott Casey
at 2:13 in a non-title match with the Shake, Rattle, & Roll
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
the Shadows at 4:11 when Martel scored the pin with a flying crossbody
Greg Valentine & Dino Bravo (w/ Johnny V) defeated Jerry Allen
& an unknown at 3:25 when Valentine forced a submission from Allen
with the figure-4
Jake Roberts pinned Dusty Wolf at 1:29 with the DDT
Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned Sivi Afi at 2:17 with the flying
elbow drop
June 25, 1987 - WWF @ State Fair Coliseum, Jackson, MS (2,086)
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Sam Houston
Jim Brunzell pinned Frenchy Martin
B. Brian Blair pinned Ron Bass
SD Jones pinned Mr. Fuji
Randy Savage pinned Billy Jack Haynes
Ted Dibiase pinned the One Man Gang
Kamala defeated Jake Roberts via count-out
WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Rick Martel
& Tom Zenk
June 26, 1987 - WWF @ The Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston, Texas
(4,236)
The One Man Gang & Ron Bass defeated Ted DiBiase & Sam Houston;
during the bout, Dibiase turned on his partner
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
The Islanders
Hulk Hogan defeated Kamala to retain the WWF Championship
Also included Paul Orndorff and King Harley Race
June 27, 1987 - WWF @ The Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan (5,604)
Lanny Poffo pinned Dusty Wolfe
S.D. Jones pinned Steve Lombardi
Jerry Allen pinned "Iron" Mike Sharpe
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
The Islanders
Nikolai Volkoff pinned The Junkyard Dog
Brutus Beefcake & The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers defeated Greg Valentine,
Dino Bravo & Johnny V. in a 6-Man Tag-Team Match when Beefcake pinned
Johnny V
Hulk Hogan pinned Kamala to retain the WWF Championship
June 28th 1987 At The War Memorial In Rochester New York:'Wrestling
Challenge'
Randy Savage pinned David Stoudemire
Raymond Rougeau battled Greg Valentine to a Double DQ
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Terry Gibbs & Jimmy Jack Funk
Harley Race, Paul Orndorff & Hercules defeated Dusty Wolfe, Don
Driggers & Rick Renslow in a 6-Man Tag-Team Match
Ron Bass pinned Frankie Laine
WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ - Meadowlands - June 1987
Koko B. Ware won a 20-man battle royal
Danny Davis defeated George Steele via count-out
Butch Reed defeated Outback Jack
Killer Khan defeated Crpl. Kirschner
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk
defeated Bob Orton & Don Muraco
Koko B. Ware defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
One Man Gang defeated SD Jones
The Islanders defeated Pedro Morales & Tito Santana
Ron Bass defeated Lanny Poffo
July 3, 1987 - WWF @ Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta
Lanny Poffo defeated Steve Lombardi
Iron Mike Sharpe pinned David Sammartino
Scott Casey fought Jose Estrada to a draw
Tom Magee defeated Ron Bass via disqualification
Kamala defeated George Steele via count-out
Koko B. Ware pinned Danny Davis
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
the Islanders
July 8, 1987 - WWF @ The Civic Center in Wheeling West Virginia(1,849)
Pedro Morales defeated Frenchy Martin
Sam Houston defeated Jose Estrada
"Iron" Mike Sharpe defeated David Sammartino
The Junkyard Dog defeated Nikolai Volkoff
Brutus Beefcake defeated Dino Bravo
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
The Islanders
(TV broadcast - taped June 23, 1987 ) July 11, 1987 - WWF @ The Market
Square Arena in Indianapolis Indiana: 'Superstars of Wrestling'
Ken Patera defeated "Iron" Mike Sharpe
Harley Race, King Kong Bundy & Hercules defeated Paul Roma, Mario
Mancini & Jim Evans in a 6-Man Tag-Team Match
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
Terry Gibbs & Dusty Wolfe
Jake Roberts defeated Brian Costello
Greg Valentine & Dino Bravo defeated Sivi Afi & Lanny Poffo
The Honky Tonk Man defeated Omar Atlas
WWF @ Hartford, CT - Civic Center - July 9, 1987 (4,000)
Featured an appearance by Mr. T
Jose Estrada pinned Jose Luis Rivera
Demolition defeated Paul Roma & Jim Powers
Butch Reed pinned Tito Santana by using the ropes for leverage
Brutus Beefcake pinned Dino Bravo
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
the Islanders
The One Man Gang pinned Mario Mancini
WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man defeated Randy Savage via disqualification
July 18, 1987 - WWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum (5,000)
Televised on the PRISM Network - featured Dick Graham & Lord Alfred
Hayes on commentary:
Brady Boone pinned Barry Horowitz at 10:44 with a roll up into a bridge
Prime Time Wrestling - 8/17/87:Rick Rude pinned Scott Casey at 11:44
with a slingshot suplex
Prime Time Wrestling - 8/17/87: Koko B. Ware pinned Nikolai Volkoff
at 11:11 with a missile dropkick
Prime Time Wrestling - 8/24/87: The One Man Gang (w/ Slick) pinned
Outback Jack (sub. for Chavo Guerrero) with the front suplex
Rick Martel pinned Tama; the bout was originally scheduled as a tag
team contest between Martel & Tom Zenk
against the Islanders but was changed after Zenk left the company
Danny Davis defeated George Steele via disqualification
Prime Time Wrestling - 8/17/87: Killer Khan pinned Lanny Poffo with
a flying kneedrop from the middle turnbuckle
Bruno Sammartino (sub. for Jake Roberts) defeated WWF IC Champion the
Honkytonk Man via count-out
July 19th 1987 - WWF @ Louisville Gardens, Louisville, Kentucky:'Wrestling
Challenge'
Sika Anoia & Kamala defeated Lanny Poffo & Sonny Rogers
The Honky Tonk Man pinned Scott Casey
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated
The Shadows
Greg Valentine & Dino Bravo defeated Jerry Allen & Mario Mancini
Jake Roberts pinned Dusty Wolfe
Randy Savage pinned Sivi Afi
July 12, 1987 - WWF @Civic Center, Portland, ME (3,095)
Tama defeated Jose Luis Rivera
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Scott Casey
The One Man Gang defeated Jerry Allen
Jim Powers & Paul Roma defeated the Shadows
Rick Martel defeated Haku
The Junkyard Dog defeated Greg Valentine
Brutus Beefcake defeated Dino Bravo
Tito Santana defeated WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man via disqualification
July 15, 1987 - WWF @ Civic Center, Glens Falls, NY
WWF Superstars taping:
Dan Kroffatt defeated an unknown
Jake Roberts pinned WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man in a non-title
match after guest ringside enforcer Mr. T punched the champion
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth)
with the legdrop after Elizabeth took a chair from the challenger
Prime Time Wrestling - 8/3/87: The Junkyard Dog & Rick Martel defeated
WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart) via
disqualification at 12:23 after JYD sustained the Hart Attack with Bret
coming off the top
Prime Time Wrestling - 8/10/87: Tito Santana fought Greg Valentine
(w/ Johnny V) to a time-limit draw; after the bout, Santana cleared the
ring of both Valentine and Johnny V; Brutus Beefcake did guest commentary
for the bout
7/25/87 - included an interview with Rick
Martel in which it was announced Tom Zenk had left the WWF.
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