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WWF
Oct 23, 2012 13:55:25 GMT -5
Post by ianclark on Oct 23, 2012 13:55:25 GMT -5
WWF December 1989 In his latest and possibly most curious coup, WWF owner Vince McMahon had finally managed to purchase all of the copyrights(titles, pay per view names etc.) to the wrestling organisation formerly known as NWA (although it was only actually part of the National Wrestling Alliance). Equally suddenly, the wrestlers, officials, management etc. had already signed to a new organisation (WCW owned by Ted Turner). Curiosity surrounded McMahon’s purpose until he announced a number of changes to the WWF at a press conference. The WWF was changing its schedule completely with no more weekly TV shows full of “squash” matches that were completely meaningless. There would be 2 wrestling events each month, a Saturday Nights Main Event (which would be free) and a pay per view event each month. Also, in the calendar would be tours to various parts of the world at different times of the year. The house show circuit would remain (but only significant results would show here). The roster (wrestlers and managers) would remain but would be expanded with several wrestlers who had recently departed the WWF being re-signed. Most controversially of all, McMahon had decided to vacate all the existing titles. There would also be 2 additional titles (the United States Title and the Television Title) bringing the number of titles in the WWF to 5. Over the Christmas and New Year holidays, 4 special events would take place, 1 night tournaments to determine the new Tag, Television, InterContinental and United States champions. The new WWF World Heavyweight Champion would be crowned at the Royal Rumble when the winner of the 30 man Royal Rumble match would become the new WWF Champion. Also, in a few months’ time a new, improved weekly T.V. show would be starting, with McMahon promising a lot more action for fans to enjoy. Finally, McMahon announced that Jack Tunney had been forced to retire from his role as WWF President due to ill health. Vince stated he had not yet decided who would be replacing Tunney, but in the interim (and to oversee the changes in the WWF) McMahon would be taking on the role himself!!!
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WWF
Oct 23, 2012 14:15:46 GMT -5
Post by ianclark on Oct 23, 2012 14:15:46 GMT -5
Opening Roster
Faces
Hulk Hogan The Ultimate Warrior Rowdy Roddy Piper “American Dream” Dusty Rhodes “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan Jake “Snake” Roberts Brutus “Barber” Beefcake Tito Santana Hercules “Rugged” Ronnie Garvin “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka Blue Blazer Red Rooster Hillbilly Jim “Birdman” Koko B.Ware
Demolition (Ax & Smash) The Hart Foundation (Bret “Hitman” Hart & Jim “Anvil” Niedhart) The British Bulldogs (Dynamite Kid & Davey Boy Smith) The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Janetty) The Bushwhackers (Luke & Butch)
Heels
“Macho King” Randy Savage (w/Sensational Queen Sherri) “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase (w/Virgil) “Ravishing” Rick Rude (w/Bobby Heenan) Mr Perfect (w/The Genius) Bad News Brown Earthquake (w/Jimmy Hart) Dino Bravo (w/Jimmy Hart) Rick “Model” Martel (w/Slick) The Brooklyn Brawler
BrainBusters (Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard – w/Bobby Heenan) Colossal Connection (Andre the Giant & Haku – w/Bobby Heenan) Twin Towers (Big Boss Man & Akeem – w/Slick) Powers of Pain (The Warlord & The Barbarian – w/Mr Fuji) Rhythm ‘n’ Blues (Honky Tonk Man & Greg “Hammer” Valentine – w/Jimmy Hart) The Fabulous Rougeaus (Jacques & Raymond – w/Jimmy Hart) The Bolsheviks – Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov – w/Slick)
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WWF
Oct 23, 2012 14:51:15 GMT -5
Post by ianclark on Oct 23, 2012 14:51:15 GMT -5
WWF World Tag Team Titles Tournament
Preliminary Round
Demolition beat Powers of Pain Rhythm ‘n’ Blues beat The Bushwhackers British Bulldogs beat The Fabulous Rougeaus The Hart Foundation beat The Bolsheviks
1st Round
Demolition beat Rhythm ‘n’ Blues Twin Towers beat The Rockers British Bulldogs v BrainBusters (both teams eliminated) The Colossal Connection beat The Hart Foundation
Semi Finals
Demolition beat Twin Towers Colossal Connection received a bye
Final
Colossal Connection beat Demolition
(Colossal Connection are the new WWF World Tag Team Champions)
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WWF
Oct 23, 2012 15:02:58 GMT -5
Post by ianclark on Oct 23, 2012 15:02:58 GMT -5
WWF Television Title Tournament
1st Round
Tito Santana beat Honky Tonk Man Greg “Hammer” Valentine beat Red Rooster “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka beat “African Dream” Akeem Rick “Model” Martel beat “Rugged” Ronnie Garvin
Semi Finals
Tito Santana beat Greg “Hammer” Valentine Rick “Model” Martel beat “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka
Final
Rick “Model” Martel beat Tito Santana
(Rick “Model” Martel is the new WWF Television Title Champion)
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WWF
Oct 23, 2012 15:44:06 GMT -5
Post by ianclark on Oct 23, 2012 15:44:06 GMT -5
WWF InterContinental Title Tournament
1st Round
Brutus “Barber” Beefcake beat Dino Bravo Big Boss Man beat “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan “Rowdy” Roddy Piper v Bad News Brown (both men eliminated) Mr Perfect beat Hercules
Semi Finals
Brutus “Barber” Beefcake beat Big Boss Man Mr Perfect received a bye
Final
Mr Perfect beat Brutus “Barber” Beefcake
(Mr Perfect is the new WWF InterContinental Champion)
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WWF
Oct 23, 2012 16:10:31 GMT -5
Post by ianclark on Oct 23, 2012 16:10:31 GMT -5
WWF United States Title Tournament
1st Round
Hulk Hogan v Earthquake (both men eliminated) “Macho King” Randy Savage beat Dusty Rhodes Ultimate Warrior beat “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase “Ravishing” Rick Rude beat Jake “Snake” Roberts
Semi Finals
“Macho King” Randy Savage received a bye Ultimate Warrior beat “Ravishing” Rick Rude
Final
Ultimate Warrior beat “Macho King” Randy Savage
(Ultimate Warrior is the new WWF United States Champion)
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WWF
Oct 23, 2012 16:11:38 GMT -5
Post by ianclark on Oct 23, 2012 16:11:38 GMT -5
Royal Rumble 1990
30 Man Royal Rumble Match for the vacant WWF World Heavyweight Title
Hulk Hogan Ultimate Warrior Roddy Piper Dusty Rhodes Hacksaw Duggan Jake Roberts Brutus Beefcake Tito Santana Hercules Ronnie Garvin Jimmy Snuka Blue Blazer Red Rooster Hillbilly Jim Koko B.Ware Randy Savage Ted DiBiase Rick Rude Mr Perfect Bad News Brown Earthquake Dino Bravo Rick Martel Andre the Giant Haku Honky Tonk Man Greg Valentine Arn Anderson Tully Blanchard Big Boss Man
WWF Tag Team Titles No.1 Contenders Elimination Tournament (2 defeats and you are eliminated)
The Hart Foundation v Twin Towers The Rockers v Rhythm ‘n’ Blues The Bushwhackers v BrainBusters British Bulldogs v Powers of Pain Demolition v The Fabulous Rougeaus
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WWF
Oct 23, 2012 21:41:37 GMT -5
Post by djmasterscooter on Oct 23, 2012 21:41:37 GMT -5
Good to see you back, Ian.
I love this period of wrestling so I'll be watching.
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Oct 24, 2012 3:50:40 GMT -5
Post by ianclark on Oct 24, 2012 3:50:40 GMT -5
Thanks, I appreciate that.
And I will be providing more detailed analysis of future cards (although not the tv show/commentary style that other people do - excellent though they are to read, that is too much work for me!).
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WWF
Oct 24, 2012 16:18:37 GMT -5
Post by ianclark on Oct 24, 2012 16:18:37 GMT -5
Royal Rumble 1990
WWF World Tag Team Titles No.1 Contenders Elimination Tournament
The Twin Towers beat The Hart Foundation (9:12)
The Rockers and Rhythm ‘n’ Blues – time limit draw (20:00)
The Bushwhackers and BrainBusters – time limit draw (20:00)
The Powers of Pain beat The British Bulldogs (8:44)
Demolition beat The Fabulous Rougeaus (13:20)
Royal Rumble Match for vacant WWF World Heavyweight Championship
The crowd were going absolutely crazy as The Fink announced the rules to the Royal Rumble match, only this time the winner of the Rumble would also become the new WWF World Heavyweight Champion! However, the crowd were stunned into silence as participant No.1 was announced. Led by his manager Bobby “The Brain” Heenan, Andre the Giant slowly made his way to the ring, a determined look on his face. No one envied whoever participant No.2 was and sure enough (even under a mask) the Blue Blazer looked nervous. He was right to be worried too as Andre made quick work of the Blazer, eliminating him easily as well as No.3, Hillbilly Jim. The crowd exploded again as the newly crowned WWF United States champion, The Ultimate Warrior charged to ringside. Haku was next man to the ring, followed by “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan and then Greg “Hammer” Valentine at No.7. The Warrior disposed of Haku before the number of men in the ring increased to 6 when Hercules and “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka joined the fray. After some extended triple teaming, the Warrior, Hercules and Duggan managed the impressive task of eliminating Andre, much to the annoyance of Heenan. Hercules was next to go just seconds later, thanks to the opportunistic Valentine before Arn Anderson, “Rugged” Ronnie Garvin and the other BrainBuster, Tully Blanchard all made their way to the ring. The BrainBusters worked together successfully eliminating Snuka and Garvin. Meanwhile the “Birdman” Koko B.Ware entered and Duggan threw Valentine over the rope and out of the match. Next in was the Honky Tonk Man but he barely lasted a minute before the Warrior disposed of him. The ring shook as participant No.15 was revealed. Earthquake made an instant impact eliminating Duggan and Koko before the Ultimate Warrior took out both of the BrainBusters with a massive double clothesline. The Red Rooster was in one side and then dumped out the other by Earthquake leaving just himself and The Warrior as the only men in the match at this point.
Tito Santana, Rick “Model” Martel, Big Boss Man, Bad News Brown, Dino Bravo, Brutus “Barber” Beefcake and Hulk Hogan all entered the match before there were any more eliminations. Hogan went straight for Earthquake and a huge clothesline knocked the Natural Disaster from Canada out of the match. After nearly 40 minutes in the match the Ultimate Warrior was running on empty as Bad News Brown took advantage to send him on his way, much to the dismay of the little Warriors. As next man “Macho King” Randy Savage made his way to the ring, Martel eliminated Santana before the Hulkster took out the Big Boss Man. “American Dream” Dusty Rhodes entered at position 25, and quickly took out Bravo, leaving 6 men in the ring, with 5 more to come. Beefcake eliminated Martel as the “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase entered the arena. Savage took out Beefcake before the final 4 participants, Jake “Snake” Roberts, “Ravishing” Rick Rude, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper and (with the perfect draw at No.30), Mr Perfect made their way to the ring. No sooner had the final participant entered however, when Piper and Bad News both fell out of the ring while battling each other, eliminating them both. Dusty was next to (eliminated by Rude) leaving just 6 men to battle for the WWF title. Savage took out Roberts as Hogan dumped Perfect, leaving just 4 men (Hogan, Savage, DiBiase and Rude) in contention.
Just 2 minutes later the match was over as the Hulkster eliminated DiBiase and Rude simultaneously, only to then be dumped over the top rope by the last remaining participant, and new WWF World Heavyweight Champion, “Macho King” Randy Savage!!!
“Macho King” Randy Savage won the Royal Rumble match (1:04:45)
Notes
After a thrilling Royal Rumble Match, “Macho King” Randy Savage outlasted 29 other men to win the match and the WWF World Heavyweight Title. Even as Savage and his manager the Sensational Queen Sherri celebrated in the ring, WWF President Vince McMahon announced that a 4 corners elimination match to determine the No.1 contender (and the man who would face Savage at Wrestlemania) , would take place at SuperBrawl I in February.
Earlier in the night The Twin Towers, The Powers of Pain and Demolition defeated The Hart Foundation, The British Bulldogs and The Fabulous Rougeaus in the Tag Team Elimination tournament, putting all 3 losing teams just one more defeat away from exiting the tournament. In the other two tag team matches, The Bushwhackers surprisingly managed to take BrainBusters to a time limit draw, as The Rockers did against Rhythm ‘n’ Blues, causing all 4 teams to lose ground in the tournament (a draw equates to half a loss under the tournament rules).
The next Saturday Nights Main Event (and first of the new era) will feature more tag team matches as well as some other title matches.
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Oct 28, 2012 15:37:48 GMT -5
Post by ianclark on Oct 28, 2012 15:37:48 GMT -5
Saturday Nights Main Event – February 1990
Twin Towers beat The Bushwhackers (3:21)
The British Bulldogs beat Jacques Rougeau and The Brooklyn Brawler (10:05) (Raymond Rougeau no showed)
Earthquake beat Hillbilly Jim (7:55)
BrainBusters beat The Rockers (19:12)
WWF Television Title Match
Rick “Model” Martel beat The Blue Blazer (17:27)
The Hart Foundation beat Rhythm ‘n’ Blues (17:53)
WWF InterContinental Title Match
Mr Perfect beat “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan (11:03)
Demolition beat Powers of Pain (16:54)
“American Dream” Dusty Rhodes beat Andre the Giant (5:01)
Notes
An unpredictable night of action led to a number of decisions being made by WWF President Vince McMahon. Mr Perfect and Rick Martel safely came through difficult title defences and will head to Wrestlemania with their titles intact. In the main event of the night Dusty Rhodes gained a DQ win over Andre the Giant when the “Ravishing” Rick Rude (for no apparent reason) came down to the ring and attacked Dusty. A furious Rhodes immediately requested a match against Rude and McMahon was only too happy to oblige, stating that they will face off at Wrestlemania VI (unless Rude wins the right to face the WWF Champion “Macho King” Randy Savage).
In the first singles match of the night the mighty Earthquake absolutely squashed Hillbilly Jim, causing some nasty rib injuries to the likeable Hillbilly and he was in obvious agony as he was helped from ringside.
The WWF World Tag Team Titles No.1 Contenders Elimination Tournament continued with victories for Demolition, Twin Towers, BrainBusters, The British Bulldogs and The Hart Foundation. The only team to be eliminated tonight (suffering their 2nd loss) were The Fabulous Rougeaus. Well, it wasn’t quite the Fabulous Rougeaus as Raymond Rougeau announced his intention to quit wrestling with immediate effect on the morning of the SNME and he did not participate. A furious WWF President immediately fired Raymond and placed The Brooklyn Brawler in the match as Jacques Rougeau’s partner. Tagging for the first time they were no match for the experienced team of the Bulldogs. Jacques Rougeau will remain in the WWF but at the current time, his future role is unclear. Finally, Greg Valentine suffered a relatively minor knee injury that will keep him out of the ring for the next two pay per views. Vince McMahon has already decreed that Dino Bravo can replace Valentine as Honky Tonk Man’s partner for the duration of the tournament.
Standings (2 points = Elimination)
Demolition, Twin Towers = 0pts
BrainBusters = 1/2pt
The Hart Foundation, The British Bulldogs, Powers of Pain = 1pt
The Rockers, The Bushwhackers, Rhythm ‘n’ Blues = 1 ½ pts
The Fabulous Rougeaus = 2pts (eliminated).
The next big pay per view event is SuperBrawl I and the main event will be a 4 Corners Elimination match to determine who will face WWF Champion “Macho King” Randy Savage at Wrestlemania VI.
Breaking News! - The Blue Blazer has left the WWF.
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WWF
Oct 30, 2012 15:21:33 GMT -5
Post by ianclark on Oct 30, 2012 15:21:33 GMT -5
SuperBrawl I
The Rockers beat The Powers of Pain (17:51)
The British Bulldogs beat The Twin Towers (16:44)
“Superfly” Jimmy Snuka beat The Brooklyn Brawler (8:36)
BrainBusters beat The Hart Foundation (11:33)
Demolition beat Honky Tonk Man & Dino Bravo (2:24)
Bad News Brown beat Jake “Snake” Roberts (7:43)
Mr Perfect & Rick “Model” Martel beat Brutus “Barber” Beefcake and Tito Santana (18:57)
Hulk Hogan beat The Ultimate Warrior, “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase and “Ravishing” Rick Rude (28:43).
Notes
Hulk Hogan will challenge for the WWF World Heavyweight Title at Wrestlemania VI against “Macho King” Randy Savage, after coming through a gruelling elimination match to win his opportunity. Also decided for Wrestlemania as a result of this match, “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase will challenge The Ultimate Warrior for the United States Title (after pinning him tonight – with a handful of tights). Finally, “Ravishing” Rick Rude will face “American Dream” Dusty Rhodes after their confrontation at the recent Saturday Nights Main Event. The card for Wrestlemania is looking like this:
Wrestlemania VI
WWF World Heavyweight Title Match
Hulk Hogan v “Macho King” Randy Savage
WWF United States Title Match
The Ultimate Warrior v “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase
WWF InterContinental Title Match
Brutus “Barber” Beefcake v Mr Perfect
WWF Television Title Match
Tito Santana v Rick “Model” Martel
WWF World Tag Team Titles Match
??? v Colossal Connection
Other Matches
Dusty Rhodes v “Ravishing” Rick Rude “Rowdy” Roddy Piper v Bad News Brown
The InterContinental Champion and Television Champion (Mr Perfect and Rick “Model” Martel) gained some momentum over their Wrestlemania opponents with a fine victory earlier in the night. Meanwhile, the Tag Team tournament continued and 3 more teams were eliminated tonight. The Powers of Pain, The Hart Foundation and Rhythm ‘n’ Blues (albeit with Dino Bravo subbing for Greg “Hammer” Valentine tonight) will take no further part as they were all defeated tonight. The standings are now as follows:
Standings (2 points or more = Elimination)
Demolition = 0 pts
BrainBusters = ½ pt
Twin Towers, The British Bulldogs = 1 pt
The Rockers, The Bushwhackers = 1 ½ pts
The Hart Foundation, The Powers of Pain = 2 pts (eliminated).
Rhythm ‘n’ Blues = 2 ½ pts (eliminated)
The next Saturday Nights Main Event will see the continuation of the tournament as well as the debut of a new tag team, managed by Mr Fuji – The Orient Express.
Finally, WWF President Vince McMahon has announced a mini event taking place the night before Wrestlemania VI. “Wrestlemania Showdown will feature several matches as well as the finalising of the card for the big event itself.
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Nov 2, 2012 15:48:06 GMT -5
Post by ianclark on Nov 2, 2012 15:48:06 GMT -5
Saturday Nights Main Event – March 1990
The Orient Express beat Red Rooster & Koko B.Ware (7:37)
Demolition beat The Twin Towers (14:30)
BrainBusters beat The British Bulldogs (15:22)
The Rockers and The Bushwhackers were both counted out (12:49)
WWF Television Title Match
Rick “Model” Martel beat “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka (11:48)
Hulk Hogan won a 25 man Battle Royal (15:34)
WWF United States Title Match
The Ultimate Warrior beat Virgil (5:48)
Notes
Demolition and the BrainBusters will face off at Wrestlemania Showdown for the right to face the Colossal Connection at Wrestlemania VI, after coming through a gruelling tournament, eliminating 8 other teams along the way. The final two teams eliminated were The Rockers and The Bushwhackers, both counted out, meaning they both reached the dreaded two points in the tournament, which meant elimination. However, they were counted out when the new team of The Orient Express interfered in the match, attacking The Rockers. The Bushwhackers helped out their friends and both teams failed to beat the count. Earlier in the night Mr Fuji’s men had looked very impressive on their debut, beating the hastily arranged team of the Red Rooster and “Birdman” Koko B.Ware. A fine Television title match saw another successful defence for the “Model” Rick Martel over the “Superfly”. Hulk Hogan was victorious in a tough 25 man Battle Royal before the Main Event of the night saw a successful United States title defence for The Ultimate Warrior over Virgil, despite the constant interference of Virgil’s boss, and Warrior’s Wrestlemania VI, the “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase.
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Nov 2, 2012 16:07:25 GMT -5
Post by ianclark on Nov 2, 2012 16:07:25 GMT -5
Wrestlemania Showdown
“Rugged” Ronnie Garvin beat The Brooklyn Brawler (7:22)
Big Boss Man beat Hercules (12:22)
Jake “Snake” Roberts beat Akeem (6:46)
“Hacksaw” Jim Duggan beat Honky Tonk Man (17:11)
Demolition beat BrainBusters (21:17)
Notes
This mini event just the day before Wrestlemania VI saw Ax and Smash defeat Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard to claim the spot against champions Colossal Connection as No.1 contenders for the WWF World Tag Team Titles. Earlier in the night, the first 3 matches saw a number of wrestlers who were not scheduled to feature in the “big show” itself. Clearly, Jake “Snake” Roberts and Hercules in particular, were not happy with this and showed their displeasure throughout their matches. However, WWF President Vince McMahon did announce the final matches for the Wrestlemania card and it looks like this:
WWF World Heavyweight Title Match
Hulk Hogan v “Macho King” Randy Savage
WWF United States Title Match
The Ultimate Warrior v “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase
WWF InterContinental Title Match
Brutus “Barber” Beefcake v Mr Perfect
WWF Television Title Match
Tito Santana v Rick “Model” Martel
WWF World Tag Team Titles Match
Demolition v Colossal Connection
Other Matches
Dusty Rhodes v “Ravishing” Rick Rude “Rowdy” Roddy Piper v Bad News Brown “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka v The Barbarian Koko B.Ware v The Warlord Red Rooster v Earthquake The Hart Foundation v BrainBusters The Rockers v The Orient Express “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan & The Bushwhackers v Dino Bravo & Rhythm ‘n’ Blues The British Bulldogs v The Bolsheviks
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Nov 11, 2012 14:09:55 GMT -5
Post by ianclark on Nov 11, 2012 14:09:55 GMT -5
Wrestlemania VI
The Warlord beat “The Birdman” Koko B.Ware (7:57)
The big event opened up with a crushing victory for one half of The Powers of Pain, in a rare singles outing.
WWF World Tag Team Titles Match
Demolition beat The Colossal Connection (13:13)
The first title match of the night saw Ax and Smash win the WWF World Tag Team Titles for a 3rd time as they managed to overcome the two members of the Heenan Family. The match turned when a miscommunication between the Connection resulted in Andre the Giant being trapped in the ropes as Ax hit the Demolition Decapitation on Haku to win the match. As Demolition celebrated, a huge argument erupted in the ring, as Bobby Heenan and Haku blamed Andre for the loss. Eventually Andre snapped, turning on his former allies and headbutted both men out of the ring, much to the delight of the fans. Andre left the ring to rapturous applause from the sellout crowd, as Heenan and Haku were left licking their wounds.
Dino Bravo & Rhythm ‘n’ Blues beat “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan & The Bushwhackers (11:22)
This match was chaotic from the start (not unusual when Duggan and The Bushwhackers are involved), but in the end it was Jimmy Hart’s men that came out on top, thanks to some liberal use of Hart’s microphone on Bushwhacker Butch, leading to the 1-2-3.
Earthquake beat Red Rooster (5:43)
Jimmy Hart was back at ringside as his biggest charge, the mighty Earthquake took on the veteran Red Rooster in a match of contrasting styles (to say the least). Unfortunately for the Rooster, he was completely outmatched and ultimately crushed by the massive Canadian.
The British Bulldogs beat The Bolsheviks (4:22)
From the start of the match, The Bulldogs were clearly determined to prove a point as they dominated from start to finish, executing their full repertoire of moves even in a relatively short match. The Bulldogs looked like a team with much bigger challenges than Volkoff and Zhukov on their minds as they took an easy victory.
WWF Television Title Match
Rick “Model” Martel beat Tito Santana (14:02)
This was a marvellous wrestling match between two classy, well matched opponents. Martel tried all he could to put Santana away without success as the former tag team partners battled hard for the title. In the end, it was distraction from the Twin Towers (Big Boss Man and Akeem) that led to the man from Mexico’s downfall and helped Martel to retain his title. However, things took an amazing turn after the match when the Towers came into the ring and began to severely beat down Santana. After watching for what seemed like an eternity, Martel finally snapped at watching his former friend take such punishment from the two behemoths. To the surprise of the whole audience, and especially Slick, the “Model” dropkicked both Akeem and the Big Boss Man out of the ring and then stood over his former Strike Force partner to protect him. Slick and the Twin Towers decided enough was enough and made their way to the back, leaving Martel to help Santana out of the ring, as the audience cheered him on.
The Hart Foundation beat The BrainBusters (7:22)
In a rematch from Summerslam 1989, The Hitman and The Anvil took on Bobby Heenan’s only remaining tag team of Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard in a fine encounter. In a slight surprise, the Harts got the victory thanks to a mistake from Bobby Heenan, which got his team disqualified.
WWF InterContinental Title Match
Mr Perfect defeated Brutus “Barber” Beefcake (14:31)
After waiting 2 full years since his last I-C title shot Beefcake started this match on top, sending Perfect flying out of the ring on several occasions before the titleholder managed to gain some form of control. Conspicuous by his absence for this big title match was Mr Perfect’s manager, The Genius and it didn’t take us long to find out why. After gaining the pinfall victory with his patented “Perfectplex”, the I-C champion grabbed a ringside microphone, before introducing his new manager, Bobby “The Brain” Heenan. A smiling Heenan made his way to ringside as Perfect paid tribute to his new manager, before announcing that he was the new No.1 member of the Heenan Family, now that Andre had made the biggest mistake of his career by messing with “The Brain”. It will be interesting to see what “Ravishing” Rick Rude thinks of the comments from his new stable mate?
“Rowdy” Roddy Piper beat Bad News Brown (13:29)
This match was nothing but a brawl from start to finish with very few actual wrestling moves on display. Piper showed a new found determination with a few borderline actions that almost saw him disqualified by the referee, but in the end he managed to get a big victory which must surely put him in line for a title shot in the near future, much to the annoyance of the man from Harlem.
WWF United States Title Match
“Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase beat The Ultimate Warrior (16:42)
A stunning upset saw the “Million Dollar Man” win his first WWF title as he managed to defeat The Warrior against all the odds. The wily veteran withstood a terrible beating by the champion for most of the match, but the intervention of the mighty Earthquake turned the tide of the match. Coming down to ringside during the match, he distracted the champion, allowing DiBiase to gain a 1-2-3 (with a handful of tights) to win the match and the title.
“Ravishing” Rick Rude beat Dusty Rhodes (11:16)
As they made their way to ringside it was obvious there was some tension between Rude and his manager Bobby Heenan but once the bell rang, Rude didn’t show it as he took the fight to Rhodes, putting on a very impressive performance. Although Dusty show his legendary spirit he still came up short in this match. Even as he celebrated, Rude clearly had other issues (or other opponents on his mind).
The Orient Express beat The Rockers (13:49)
A fantastic match between two high flying technical teams was very evenly matched until its latter stages as Mr Fuji (or more importantly the handful of salt he was carrying), came into play. As Shawn Michaels chased Kato around the ring, Fuji sprung into action, blinding Michaels and causing his team to win by countout. Although the method of victory was a bit shallow, the performance of the new team against an established pairing in The Rockers, was very impressive.
The Barbarian beat “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka (2:59)
The 2nd member of The Powers of Pain to be in singles action tonight was equally as impressive as the first. Try as he might, “Superfly” had no answer to the power of The Barbarian and with a very happy Mr Fuji looking on, he got the victory in just under 3 minutes, silencing the crowd.
WWF World Heavyweight Title Match
“Macho King” Randy Savage beat Hulk Hogan (21:57)
The Main Event of the night was a rematch of the Main Event of 12 months ago at Wrestlemania V as WWF Champion “Macho King” Randy Savage took on the former (and 2-time) WWF Champion, Hulk Hogan. For twenty minutes the two former tag team partners put on a match every bit as good as the previous year, with neither man able to maintain enough of an advantage to gain the victory, even with the Sensational Queen Sherri constantly getting involved on behalf of the WWF Champion. Then, to the surprise of the entire audience, Jake “Snake” Roberts made his way to ringside. This was especially surprising as Roberts had not been in action tonight. The motive for the “Snake” was unclear until Savage distracted the referee with the Hulkster lying in the ring. Roberts sneaked into the ring, dragged Hogan to his feet and hit the former champion with his patented DDT finisher, to the shock of the whole arena. Jake smiled out to the audience as he picked up Hogan again and once again hit the DDT, driving Hulk’s head into the canvas. As Hogan lay motionless in the ring, Roberts slid out of the ring under the ropes. Quickly, Savage climbed the turnbuckle and hit his patented Flying Elbow finisher, to gain a fine but highly controversial victory to retain the WWF World Heavyweight Championship.
Notes
Once again Wrestlemania lived up to expectations and more as not only was the action intense all night, but there were some huge shocks for the audience to digest, throughout the night. Perhaps the biggest story of the night came in the Main Event as Jake Roberts shocked the world, turning on the fans and his former friend Hulk Hogan, costing Hogan a chance at regaining the WWF World Heavyweight Championship. The motives for Jake’s actions at this time are unclear, although early rumours suggest the “Snake” was not happy at not appearing on the biggest card of the year. No doubt the Hulkster will want to have a serious word or two with Roberts after tonight. In a minor upset the WWF United States title changed hands as the “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase defeated The Ultimate Warrior, although he has some massive help. It was a mixed night for Bobby “the Brain” Heenan as he lost not only the WWF Tag Team Titles from his “family” when the Colossal Connection were defeated by Demolition but he also saw his biggest wrestler, Andre the Giant turn his back on Heenan and his family are more than 3 years of collaboration. The smile was put back on Heenan’s face later in the night however when it emerged he had taken over the managerial responsibilities for the WWF InterContinental Champion, Mr Perfect. Although the WWF Television Title did not change hands tonight, there were some surprising events after the match. The WWF Television Title champion Rick “Model” Martel showed compassion that we have not seen in some time as he rescued his former tag team partner (and opponent for the night), Tito Santana from a brutal beating at the hands of the Twin Towers, the Big Boss Man and Akeem. The crowd were ecstatic as Martel helped Santana to the backstage area. Will this mean the return of Strike Force? There were also fine victories for “Ravishing” Rick Rude, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, Earthquake, The Barbarian, The Warlord, The Hart Foundation, The Orient Express, The British Bulldogs and the team of Dino Bravo and Rhythm ‘n’ Blues. Join us again soon for all the fallout from Wrestlemania, as well as the next Saturday Nights Main Event…….
Breaking News!!
After his humiliating defeat, Red Rooster has decided to try his luck elsewhere and left the WWF.
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Nov 15, 2012 17:07:39 GMT -5
Post by ianclark on Nov 15, 2012 17:07:39 GMT -5
Saturday Nights Main Event – April 1990
The night started with WWF President Vince McMahon in the ring.
“Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Saturday Nights Main Event!!” he roared. “I am standing before you tonight as I have a number of issues to address as the WWF President. First, some sad news. The legendary Andre the Giant has decided it is time for him to retire from the ring and tonight will be his final match in the WWF. His opponent will be his former tag team partner, Haku!!!!” The crowd are in a mixture of stunned silence at the announcement of Andre’s retirement and excitement at seeing him face a member of the Heenan Family!
“Next, we need to address the issue of the WWF Tag Team titles or rather, the No.1 contenders for the Tag Team titles, now that the Colossal Connection are no longer in the picture. To find the next challengers to new champions Demolition, tonight there will be a Tag Team Battle Royal and the winners will face Ax and Smash at Wrestlefest 90 in two weeks time!!”
“Finally, after Wrestlemania, Hulk Hogan has demanded a match against Jake “Snake” Roberts! I am not a man to bow to the demands of any WWF wrestler, not even Hulk Hogan, but I am here to give the WWF fans what they want, so tonight for the first time on television, Hulk Hogan will take on Jake “Snake” Roberts in 1 on 1 action!!!!!”
As the crowd went crazy, McMahon exited the ring, leaving the way clear for night’s action to begin…….
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Nov 18, 2012 9:43:16 GMT -5
Post by ianclark on Nov 18, 2012 9:43:16 GMT -5
Saturday Nights Main Event – April 1990
WWF InterContinental Title Match
Mr Perfect beat Hercules (4:54)
Big Boss Man beat Tito Santana (8:56)
WWF Television Title Match
Rick Martel beat Akeem (8:29)
The Ultimate Warrior beat Dino Bravo (15:23)
Tag Team Battle Royal
The British Bulldogs won the Battle Royal (23:59)
Hulk Hogan v Jake “Snake” Roberts (no contest)
Retirement Match
Andre the Giant beat Haku (15:02)
Notes
There was a lot of action in the ring tonight, but the biggest story probably concerned the special interview that “Mean” Gene Okerlund conducted with former WWF InterContinental Champion, “Ravishing” Rick Rude. After the opening match of the night, Rude and his manager, Bobby “Brain” Heenan walked out to join Okerlund at the interview area. “Mean” Gene tried to ask Rude questions about his big win over Dusty Rhodes at Wrestlemania and his future plans. However, time and again Heenan interrupted, only wanting to talk about how great Mr Perfect was and how he was the perfect InterContinental Champion. Eventually, an increasingly infuriated Rude turned on his manager, berating him for favouring other members of the “family” especially Perfect and for not helping Rude. As Heenan tried to protest, with the fans cheering wildly, Rude snapped completely telling Heenan “You’re fired!!!” As the fans continued to go crazy, Heenan slowly walked from the stage, with Rude looking on, seemingly enjoying the adoration of the fans, for the first time. As Okerlund continued the interview, Rude talked about how his time had come to have a chance at the biggest prize of them all, the WWF World Heavyweight Championship!! Before Okerlund could ask another question, the Sensational Queen Sherri approached the stage, wanting to talk to Rude. Sherri had nothing but kind words for Rude, telling him how she really liked a real man like him and she suggested that she wanted Rude to kiss her, as he had so many other women in his WWF career. At first it looked like Rude was interested, but as to the fans approval, Rude rejected Sherri’s advances, declaring that he has some standards and they did not sink as low as Sherri!!! In a flash, the WWF Champion “Macho King” Randy Savage appeared, viciously attacking Rude from behind leaving him lying on the floor, as Savage badmouthed Rude, saying there was no way he would ever win the WWF title from him!!!!
In the ring the match between Hulk Hogan and Jake “Snake” Roberts never even got started. To the surprise of many, Roberts was accompanied to the ring by the devious one, Mr Fuji and the Powers of Pain. As the Hulkster made his way to the ring, he was attacked by The Barbarian and The Warlord meaning he was unable to take part in the match. As the match had not begun, the referee ruled it as a no contest. It seems the “Snake” has aligned himself with Mr Fuji now, who knows where this will end for Hulk Hogan or the entire WWF roster?
The British Bulldogs survived a gruelling Tag Team Battle Royal to become the No.1 contenders for Demolitions newly won WWF World Tag Team Titles, managing to finally eliminate Greg “Hammer” Valentine to win the match. Manager Jimmy Hart and partner Honky Tonk Man, were clearly not happy with Valentine for being eliminated, and didn’t even wait for their man before leaving the ringside area, is this the start of some problems between these men?
The Ultimate Warrior seems to be more concerned with getting his hands on the mighty Earthquake (who cost him the title) than winning the WWF United States title and he began his quest with a hard earned victory over another of Jimmy Hart’s stable tonight, the Canadian strongman, Dino Bravo.
The Twin Towers were on double duty tonight because as well as participating in the Battle Royal, they were also in singles action as the Big Boss Man took on Tito Santana and Akeem challenged Rick Martel for the WWF Television Title. Results were mixed with the Boss Man victorious and Martel holding on to his title, thanks to a DQ decision against Akeem, when Slick interfered against the wrestler he managed until recently. The story is a long way from being over between these 4 men though….
Hercules poor run continued as he came up very short against Mr Perfect. Hercules clearly needs a change of fortune to turn his stalling WWF career around.
Last but by no means least, we saw the end of an era when a true legend of the WWF ring, had his final match tonight. Andre the Giant wrestled in a WWF ring for the last time. For the first time in more than 3 years, the fans showed their appreciation as one of the true greats went out on a high, defeating his former tag team partner Haku, in a tough match. At the end of the match, almost the entire WWF roster came out to applaud Andre in a true sign of respect and admiration as he left the rign for the final time.
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WWF
Nov 25, 2012 8:49:51 GMT -5
Post by ianclark on Nov 25, 2012 8:49:51 GMT -5
Wrestlefest 1990
Bad News Brown beat “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka (8:18)
Dusty Rhodes beat Greg “Hammer” Valentine (3:09)
WWF World Tag Team Titles Match (2/3 falls)
The British Bulldogs beat Demolition 2 falls to 0 (30:10)
Honky Tonk Man beat The Ultimate Warrior (11:59)
Texas Tornado Kerry Von Erich beat The Brooklyn Brawler (6:01)
Strike Force beat Twin Towers (10:52)
Bret “Hitman” Hart beat Tully Blanchard (9:11)
Orient Express beat The Bushwhackers (9:50)
Arn Anderson beat Jim “Anvil” Niedhart (4:27)
The Powers of Pain beat Hulk Hogan & “Rowdy” Roddy Piper (25:20)
Notes
Just when Hulk Hogan thought things couldn’t get any worse for him right now, he couldn’t have been more wrong as another former ally turned on him. This time it was his tag team partner for the night, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, who switched allegiances during their tag team encounter with The Powers of Pain. As his other nemesis, Jake “Snake” Roberts looked on, Piper at first refused to tag in and then turned on Hogan completely, costing them the match, although he didn’t care about that. After a vicious 4 on 1 attack on the Hulkster, that was broken up by referees and other wrestlers, all 4 men as well as Mr Fuji left the ringside area, smiling. No one knows what has caused Piper and Roberts to align themselves together and with the devious one, but they clearly share a hatred for Hulk Hogan.
We have new WWF World Tag Team champions!! After a bruising encounter, the British Bulldogs managed to defeat titleholders Demolition in 2 straight falls to once again become the champions. A rare match between 2 fan favourites, this match lived up to all the expectations and was a joy for the capacity crowd to watch. Already the Bulldogs have agreed to give Demolition a rematch at the King of the Ring pay per event in May.
Talking of King of the Ring, tonight saw the first 5 preliminary matches for the tournament. The biggest talking point was the elimination of The Ultimate Warrior at the hands of Honky Tonk Man, although in reality this was more to do with the interference once again of Earthquake, distracting the Warrior. There were good wins for Bad News Brown, Dusty Rhodes, Bret Hart and Arn Anderson, who all progress to the Quarter Finals and the pay per view event itself.
The feud between the members of Strike Force and the Twin Towers continued tonight, with very little settled. However, this feud must come to an end at the King of the Ring thanks to a special stipulation in their tag team rematch. Whichever wrestler is pinned in the match, he must leave the WWF forever!!
Finally, tonight’s pay per view saw the long awaited debut in the WWF of the Texas Tornado Kerry Von Erich. Von Erich had no difficulty in defeating The Brooklyn Brawler and his sights will already be set on the many tougher challenges that await in the WWF. Rumour has it, InterContinental Champion Mr Perfect is already a target.
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WWF
Nov 25, 2012 9:01:35 GMT -5
Post by ianclark on Nov 25, 2012 9:01:35 GMT -5
Saturday Nights Main Event – May 1990
Brutus “Barber” Beefcake beat Dino Bravo (11:53)
WWF Television Title Match
Rick “Model” Martel beat Big Boss Man (11:42)
The Hart Foundation beat BrainBusters (9:00)
Akeem beat Tito Santana (12:48)
Hulk Hogan beat Jake “Snake” Roberts (1:33)
Rhythm ‘n’ Blues beat The Rockers (13:09)
Texas Tornado Kerry Von Erich beat Haku (10:07)
“Rowdy” Roddy Piper beat “Rugged” Ronnie Garvin (13:33)
“Hacksaw” Jim Duggan won a 25 man Battle Royal (25:01)
Notes
The main event tonight saw “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan win a big Battle Royal to gain an opportunity at the WWF United States title, currently held by “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase, at the King of the Ring pay per view.
Earlier in the night, the feud between Hulk Hogan and Jake Roberts continued as fate drew them together in the King of the Ring tournament. The match hardly got started however before Roddy Piper and The Powers of Pain attacked Hogan, giving him the DQ win but also another beating in the middle of the ring. The Hulkster needs to come up with a plan (or find some friends) to help him out in this situation. As well as Hogan, Brutus Beefcake and Roddy Piper progressed in the tournament.
Another title match has also been set for the King of the Ring pay per view. Despite only being in the WWF for a month, Texas Tornado Kerry Von Erich will challenge Mr Perfect for the InterContinental title. The came after Mr Perfect attacked the Tornado following his victory over Haku tonight.
The full card for the King of the Ring is complete and looks like this:
WWF World Heavyweight Title Match
“Macho King” Randy Savage v “Ravishing” Rick Rude
WWF United States Title Match
“Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase v “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan
WWF InterContinental Title Match
Mr Perfect v Texas Tornado Kerry Von Erich
WWF World Tag Team Titles Match
The British Bulldogs v Demolition
Loser of the fall leaves WWF Match
Strike Force v Twin Towers
Grudge Match
The Ultimate Warrior v Earthquake
King of the Ring Tournament
Quarter Finals
Dusty Rhodes v Arn Anderson Brutus “Barber” Beefcake v Honky Tonk Man Hulk Hogan v “Rowdy” Roddy Piper Bret “Hitman” Hart v Bad News Brown
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WWF
Nov 25, 2012 9:21:17 GMT -5
Post by ianclark on Nov 25, 2012 9:21:17 GMT -5
King of the Ring 1990
King of the Ring Quarter Finals
Bad News Brown beat Bret “Hitman” Hart (9:38) Hulk Hogan v “Rowdy” Roddy Piper (Double Countout – 8:22) Dusty Rhodes beat Arn Anderson (13:55) Honky Tonk Man beat Brutus “Barber” Beefcake (8:15)
WWF World Tag Team Titles Match
The British Bulldogs beat Demolition (15:01)
WWF InterContinental Title Match
Mr Perfect beat Texas Tornado Kerry Von Erich (13:53)
King of the Ring Semi Finals
Bad News Brown won via default Dusty Rhodes beat Honky Tonk Man (6:48)
Grudge Match
The Ultimate Warrior beat Earthquake (6:10)
WWF United States Title Match
“Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase beat “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan (11:41)
Loser of Fall leaves WWF
Strike Force beat Twin Towers (15:58 – Akeem must leave WWF)
King of the Ring Final
Dusty Rhodes beat Bad News Brown (11:17)
WWF World Heavyweight Title Match
“Macho King” Randy Savage beat “Ravishing” Rick Rude (14:54)
Notes
Dusty Rhodes in the new King of the Ring!! After a gruelling night of action, the “American Dream” managed to overcome Bad News Brown to win a fantastic tournament and earn himself a shot at the “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase’s WWF United States title at the Great American Bash next month. Rhodes won 3 matches in one night and his achievement was even better as Bad News Brown received a bye in the semi finals due to the double elimination of Hulk Hogan and Roddy Piper earlier in the night.
4 titles on the line and 4 successful defences, as Randy Savage, Ted DiBiase, Mr Perfect and the British Bulldogs, all retained their titles, although all of the champions had some scary moments before being successful. “Ravishing” Rick Rude will be wondering for some time how he did not manage to dethrone the “Macho King” in the main event as he came so, so close to doing so. Rude has successfully petitioned for a rematch at the Great American Bash, much to the annoyance of Savage and his manager, Sensational Queen Sherri.
Ted DiBiase will face up to the challenge of Dusty Rhodes next after he saw off the challenge of “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan tonight. Mr Perfect was also successful although I am sure the Texas Tornado will be getting another shot at the I-C title very soon. The British Bulldogs just about rebuffed the challenge of Demolition tonight, and it may be a while before Ax and Smash getting another shot as there are other teams lining up for their opportunity, most notably the undefeated Orient Express.
The Ultimate Warrior was very impressive as he defeated the mighty Earthquake tonight, putting himself back in the title frame.
Finally, Akeem is gone from the WWF! After being pinned by Tito Santana the stipulation of the match means the “African Dream” is gone from the WWF for good. The Big Boss Man will however be continuing as a singles wrestler in the WWF, a very dangerous addition to the ranks. It will be interesting to see who the Boss Man targets first.
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WWF
Nov 29, 2012 15:11:32 GMT -5
Post by ianclark on Nov 29, 2012 15:11:32 GMT -5
The card for Saturday Nights Main Event - June 1990
Rick Rude & Dusty Rhodes v Randy Savage & Ted DiBiase
Brutus Beefcake v Roddy Piper
Tito Santana v Bad News Brown
Koko B.Ware v Big Boss Man
Jimmy Snuka v Dino Bravo
Hacksaw Duggan v Haku
The Bushwhackers v Slick's mystery team
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Dec 2, 2012 8:39:02 GMT -5
Post by ianclark on Dec 2, 2012 8:39:02 GMT -5
Saturday Nights Main Event – June 1990
Dino Bravo beat “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka (11:23)
Big Boss Man beat Koko B.Ware (3:06)
“Hacksaw” Jim Duggan beat Haku (9:03)
Power ‘n’ Glory beat The Bushwhackers (14:33)
Bad News Brown beat Tito Santana (4:20)
“Rowdy” Roddy Piper beat Brutus “Barber” Beefcake (18:39)
“Ravishing” Rick Rude & “American Dream” Dusty Rhodes beat “Macho King” Randy Savage & “Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase (16:31)
Notes
This edition of SNME featured some wrestlers who haven’t seen much action recently and they didn’t disappoint with some great matches on view. In the Main Event of the night, the challengers for the World and United States titles at Great American Bash teamed up to defeat the titleholders – could this be an omen of things to come in a couple of weeks time?
Earlier in the night Slick’s mystery team was revealed as “Power ‘n’ Glory”, consisting of the recently disillusioned Hercules and former Young Stallion, Paul Roma, both with more aggressive, rulebreaking attitudes. Although only recently put together as a team, they were very impressive in defeating the established team of The Bushwhackers.
In other matches, Roddy Piper gained some good momentum before GAB and there were fine wins for Big Boss Man, Hacksaw Duggan, Bad News Brown and Dino Bravo, all four men looking to make a move back up the singles rankings in the WWF.
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WWF
Dec 2, 2012 9:03:17 GMT -5
Post by ianclark on Dec 2, 2012 9:03:17 GMT -5
Great American Bash 1990
WWF Television Title
Honky Tonk Man beat Rick “Model” Martel (8:46)
The Powers of Pain beat The Rockers (8:56)
WWF World Tag Team Titles Match
The British Bulldogs beat Orient Express (9;38)
The Ultimate Warrior beat Greg “Hammer” Valentine (10:08)
WWF InterContinental Title Match
Texas Tornado Kerry Von Erich beat Mr Perfect (11:26)
BrainBusters beat The Hart Foundation (23:50)
WWF United States Title Match
“Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase beat “American Dream” Dusty Rhodes (11:39)
“Rowdy” Roddy Piper & Jake “Snake” Roberts beat Hulk Hogan & Brutus “Barber” Beefcake (14:36)
WWF World Heavyweight Title Match
“Ravishing” Rick Rude beat “Macho King” Randy Savage (12:32)
Notes
A simply stunning night of action leaving the entire WWF almost speechless! Let’s start at the top and after years of trying “Ravishing” Rick Rude has finally managed to win a wrestling World Title as he defeated champion “Macho King” Randy Savage to capture the WWF World Heavyweight Title. Savage has already invoked his rematch clause however, so things are by no means settled between these two. There were two other shock title changes as both Mr Perfect and Rick “Model” Martel rather surprisingly lost the WWF InterContinental and WWF Television Titles respectively. It will be interesting to see what both men have planned to try to win their titles back! Perhaps the biggest shock of the night came when Hulk Hogan and Brutus Beefcake were being subjected to a 4 on 2 attack following their tag team encounter with Roddy Piper and Jake Roberts. After Piper and Roberts won the match, The Warlord and The Barbarian entered the ring to beat down on the Hulkster and Beefcake. As the crowd looked on in amazement, Hacksaw Duggan rushed to ringside to help his friends, but he was not alone as Sgt. Slaughter made his long awaited return to the WWF and helped to see off Mr Fuji’s men, as the crowd cheered wildly! The Ultimate Warrior won against “The Hammer” but was then viciously attacked by the Big Boss Man and his nightstick, leaving the Warrior lying in the ring, unable to get up. No one knows at this stage what the Boss Man’s motives are, but no doubt we will find out soon…. Finally, the BrainBusters seem to have finally seen off The Hart Foundation, managing a gruelling victory over the “Pink and Black Attack” tonight. However, The Hart Foundation are not looking to get back at Anderson and Blanchard as they will have their hands full for now with Power ‘n’ Glory. Hercules and Roma both decided to get involved in the match, attacking Bret Hart and Jim Niedhart, causing the Harts to lose the match.
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WWF
Dec 12, 2012 15:06:04 GMT -5
Post by ianclark99 on Dec 12, 2012 15:06:04 GMT -5
The card for Saturday Nights Main Event - July 1990
Rick Rude / Ultimate Warrior / Texas Tornado v Randy Savage / Ted DiBiase / Mr Perfect
Dusty Rhodes v Bad News Brown
The Rockers v Earthquake / Dino Bravo
Dynamite Kid v Tully Blanchard
Davey Boy Smith v Arn Anderson
WWF Television Title Match
Jimmy Snuka v Honky Tonk Man
Demolition v Orient Express
Sgt Slaughter v Haku
plus an announcement about the main event of WrestleWar 90 - War Games!!!
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Dec 17, 2012 16:13:09 GMT -5
Post by ianclark on Dec 17, 2012 16:13:09 GMT -5
Saturday Nights Main Event – July 1990
Sgt Slaughter beat Haku (7:36)
Demolition beat Orient Express (11:15)
Arn Anderson beat Davey Boy Smith (8:39)
The Rockers beat Earthquake & Dino Bravo (3:51)
Bad News Brown beat Dusty Rhodes (9:20)
WWF Television Title Match
Honky Tonk Man beat Jimmy Snuka (7:55)
Tully Blanchard beat Dynamite Kid (13:48)
Main Event
Randy Savage, Ted DiBiase & Mr Perfect beat Rick Rude, Ultimate Warrior & Texas Tornado (28:01)
Notes
The main event for WrestleWar 1990 – War Games was announced tonight. Hulk Hogan will team up with Brutus Beefcake, Hacksaw Duggan and Sgt Slaughter to take on Jake Roberts, Roddy Piper and The Powers of Pain in a tortuous War Games match.
In tonight’s action, the main event saw a good win for the Macho King, Million Dollar Man and Mr Perfect against WWF Champion Rick Rude, InterContinental Champion Texas Tornado Kerry Von Erich and The Ultimate Warrior. Earlier in the night Honky Tonk Man successfully defended his newly won WWF Television Title (although Greg Valentine was not at ringside supporting his tag team partner). In rare singles outings, each member of the BrainBusters (Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard) defeated The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid respectively), meaning they will face off for the WWF World Tag Team Titles at WrestleWar 90. Bad News Brown gained some revenge for his King of the Ring final defeat as he beat Dusty Rhodes, giving Bad News some much needed momentum. In tag action Demolition returned to form with a fine win over the Orient Express and The Rockers upset the team of Earthquake and Dino Bravo, who appear to be in a slump right now. Finally, Sgt Slaughter made his singles debut tonight, defeating Haku in his first match since his return to the WWF.
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