077 – WRESTLING CHALLENGE
Live from GSW Studios, Burbank, CA!
MATCH #1
King Harley Race d. Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka via DQ when Snuka refuses to stop brawling. – DUD – The bad blood between Heenan’s men and Snuka and the Hillbillies continues.
MATCH #2
Mr. Perfect d. Cowboy Bob Orton via submission with the sleeper. – * – Mr. Perfect makes short work of Orton here.
MATCH #3
Koko B. Ware d. Mister X via pinfall with a top rope drop kick. – ** – Ware picks up an easy win against Mister X.
MATCH #4
Andre The Giant d. Hacksaw Jim Duggan via pinfall with the BIG SPLASH. – ** – Duggan fought bravely, but in the end the Giant stood tall.
MATCH #5
DREAM TEAM d. MIDNIGHT EXPRESS via pinfall when Valentine rolled through a cross body block by Bobby Eaton. – **3/4 – The cunning of Johnny V. was evident from the start as the crafty manager broke up a near fall in the opening moments of the match! After the bell, Valentine and Beefcake went on the attack! Johnny V. took out Cornette and Beefcake dropped Lane as Valentine hit Eaton with repeated knee drops until security broke it up. Eaton was taken from the ring on a stretcher.
Backstage, Missing Link attacked Sir Oliver Humperdink in a corridor of the studio! Albano and security were eventually able to pull him free, but Humperdink wouldn’t be able to make it to the ring for the match tonight.
MATCH #6
One Man Gang d. Missing Link via DQ when Link hit Gang with a wild chair shot. – **1/2 – Albano seems to be having a harder and harder time controlling Link! It was a good back and forth match until Link seemingly went berserk again.
BILL APTER’S HOT SEAT
Bill’s first guest was former WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION “Ravishing” Rick Rude and his manager Bobby “The Brain” Heenan. Both men were livid saying that there was no reason for Sheik, who’d lost by DQ at WRESTLEMANIA, to get a rematch last time on WRESTLING SUPERSTARS. They invoked Rude’s rematch clause and demanded Commissioner Patrick make the match ASAP!
After the commercial break, Apter’s guests were none other than Magnificent Muraco and Mr. Fuji! Muraco said that whoever this ‘Unknown’ was won’t be seen again and it’s too bad because he would have delighted in exposing his true identity to the world! Suddenly The Unknown was there and knocked out Fuji and grabbed Muraco and delivered a piledriver to him on the studio floor! The Unknown left him a crumpled heap on the floor! Muraco had to be take out on a stretcher.
MAIN EVENT
WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
NO DQ/NO COUNTOUTS/NO ONE ALLOWED AT RINGSIDE
THE ROAD WARRIORS d. MILLION DOLLAR CORPORATION via pinfall when Hawk pinned DiBiase after DOOMSDAY DEVICE. – ** – THE ROAD WARRIORS completely dominated DiBiase and Virgil! There was NO offense on the part of the MILLION DOLLAR CORPORATION at all. THE ROAD WARRIORS celebrated in the ring to the cheers of the studio audience as we…
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