WWE SUPERSTARS RESULTS
1988
1/9/88
Taped 12/8/87; Tampa, FL;
Sundome
included Craig
DeGeorge conducting an interview with Ted Dibiase &
Virgil in which Dibiase had Andre the Giant & Bobby
Heenan come out, then announced that he had purchased
Andre's contract from Heenan and that Andre would
deliver the world title to Dibiase after taking it from
Hulk Hogan; featured highlights of the Hogan / Bundy
match and aftermath from SNME:
The Islanders (w/
Bobby Heenan) defeated Jerry Gray & Lanny Poffo at
3:20 when Haku pinned Gray with a side kick; after the
bout, WWF President Jack Tunney - from the interview
stage - announced that the Islanders would be
indefinately suspended until Matilda the bulldog was
found
Jake Roberts pinned Wellington Wilkins at 1:50
with the DDT
Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) pinned
Scott Casey at 2:21 with a back suplex
Sam Houston
pinned Terry Gibbs with a bulldog at 2:53
Butch Reed
(w/ Slick) pinned Sivi Afi with the flying clothesline
at 2:23
Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Jim Evans
& Mike Richards at 3:09 when Ax pinned Evans
following the Decapitation
1/16/88
Taped
1/5/88; Huntsville, AL; Von Braun Civic
Center
WWF Tag Team Champions
Tito Santana & Rick Martel defeated Dusty Wolfe
& Iron Mike Sharpe at 3:30 when Sharpe submitted to
Santana's figure-4
Greg Valentine (w/ Jimmy Hart)
defeated Van Van Horne via submission with the figure-4
at 2:37
Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Oliver Humperdink) pinned
Tiger Chung Lee at 1:23 with the slingshot splash into
the ring
Ron Bass pinned Rex King with the Pedigree
at 1:47; after the bout, Bass attacked his opponent with
his whip - Miss Betsy
Davey Boy Smith & the
Dynamite Kid defeated Gino Carabello & Brian
Costello at 3:19 when Dynamite pinned Carabello with a
back suplex from the middle turnbuckle; after the bout,
Bobby Heenan appeared at the interview stage and said
that the Islanders had been reinstated from their
suspension and that the Bulldogs should go backstage and
speak to WWF President Jack Tunney to find out where
Matilda is
Don Muraco pinned Dave Wagner at 3:15 with
the tombstone
Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) pinned Brady
Boone at 2:38 with a back elbow off the middle
turnbuckle
1/23/88
Taped 1/5/88; Huntsville, AL;
Von Braun Civic Center
Randy
Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned Barry Horowitz with
the flying elbow drop at 2:31
Butch Reed & the
One Man Gang defeated WG Wellington & Ricky Hunter
at 3:01 when Gang pinned Wellington with the front
suplex
Ken Patera & Billy Jack Haynes defeated
Iron Mike Sharpe & Joe Mirto at 3:09 when Mirto
submitted to Haynes' full nelson
Bret Hart, Jim
Neidhart, & Danny Davis (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Sam
Houston, Rex King, & Van Van Horne at 2:55 when
Davis pinned Houston after Houston received the Hart
Attack behind the referee's back
Jim Duggan pinned
Steve Lombardi with the running clothesline at
2:08
King Harley Race, Rick Rude, & Hercules (w/
Bobby Heenan) defeated Jerry Allen, Scott Casey, &
Lanny Poffo at 2:25 when Allen submitted to Hercules'
backbreaker
1/30/88
Taped 1/5/88; Huntsville, AL;
Von Braun Civic Center
WWF IC
Champion Honky Tonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart & Peggy Sue)
pinned Omar Atlas with the Shake, Rattle, & Roll at
1:58
The Ultimate Warrior pinned Terry Gibbs at 1:18
with the gorilla press slam
Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy
Martin) pinned SD Jones at 2:19 with the side
suplex
The Islanders (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Scott
Casey & Lanny Poffo at 2:35 when Tama pinned Poffo
with the splash off the top
Bad News Brown pinned
Brady Boone at 1:35 with a clothesline; after the match,
Brown threw his opponent out of the ring (Brown's
debut)
Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Outback Jack
& Jerry Allen at 2:04 when Ax pinned Allen following
the Decapitation
Jake Roberts pinned Dusty Wolfe with
the DDT at 2:43
2/6/88
Taped 1/26/88; Hershey, PA;
Hersheypark Arena
included
Craig DeGeorge conducting an interview with Nikolai
Volkoff, Boris Zhukov, & Slick; featured highlights
from Dino Bravo's world bench press mark at the Royal
Rumble as well as highlights from the Glamour Girls /
Jumping Bomb Angels women's tag team title
change:
Ricky Steamboat (sub. for Paul Orndorff)
fought Rick Rude (w/ Bobby Heenan) to a double
disqualification at 4:18 when the Ultimate Warrior came
to ringside and threw King Harley Race, who came
ringside with Hercules mid-way through the bout, into
the ring; after the bout, Steamboat and Warrior were
beaten down until Jim Duggan made the save with his
2x4
Don Muraco pinned Dusty Wolfe with the tombstone
at 2:00
Ron Bass pinned Gary Starr with the Pedigree
at 1:38; after the bout, Bass hung his opponent with the
whip over his back
Jim Duggan pinned Brian Costello
with the running clothesline at 1:48
Bam Bam Bigelow
(w/ Oliver Humperdink) pinned Gino Carabello with the
slingshot splash at 1:16
The One Man Gang (w/ Slick)
pinned Jerry Gray at 1:38 with the front suplex; during
the bout, Jesse Ventura spoke with Donald Trump on the
phone regarding the seating arrangements for
WrestleMania IV; after the bout, Ventura left the booth
in protest after a note was sent to the commentary table
from WWF President Jack Tunney saying that Tunney was
about to have a statement regarding the outcome of The
Main Event; Ventura was censored throughout the telecast
whenever he attempted to talk about the Hogan / Andre
match Tunney
2/13/88
Taped 1/26/88; Hershey, PA;
Hersheypark Arena
included
the announcement from WWF President Jack Tunney that the
WWF World Title was vacant as a result of the Hogan /
Andre match in Indianapolis on February 5; to determine
the new champion, a 14-man tournament would be held at
WrestleMania IV; the original bracketing featured the
Roberts / Rude and Duggan / Dibiase matches in place of
each other; featured highlights from the previous week's
Warrior / Hercules bout during Wrestling
Challenge:
Jim Powers & Paul Roma defeated
Terry Gibbs & Joe Mirto when Powers pinned Mirto
with a powerslam; the bout began during the commercial
break
Butch Reed (w/ Slick) pinned Rex King with a
clothesline off the top at 1:45
Jim Duggan pinned
Dave Wagner at 1:46 with the running
clothesline
Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid
defeated Van Van Horne & Red Demon at 2:11 when
Dynamite pinned Horne with a diving headbutt after being
thrown by Smith
Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated
Eric Cooper & Dave Stoudimiere at 1:46 when Ax
pinned Cooper following the Decapitation
2/20/88
Taped 1/26/88; Hershey, PA;
Hersheypark Arena
included
Craig DeGeorge conducting an interview with Rick Rude
& Bobby Heenan; featured the first WrestleMania IV
report, with the British Bulldogs & Koko B. Ware vs.
the Islanders & Bobby Heenan and Brutus Beefcake vs.
WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man were announced;
included the announcement that Bob Uecker would be a
guest ring announcer at the event:
Bam Bam
Bigelow (w/ Sir Oliver Humperdink) pinned Sika at 1:29
with the slingshot splash
The Islanders (w/ Bobby
Heenan) defeated Omar Atlas & Rick Hunter at 4:59
when Tama pinned Hunter with a splash off the
top
Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) pinned Dave
Stoudimiere at 1:48 with the side suplex
The Junkyard
Dog pinned Ken Johnson at 1:01 with the powerslam
Bad
News Brown pinned Phil Newkirk at 3:18 with the Ghetto
Blaster
The Ultimate Warrior defeated King Harley
Race (w/ Bobby Heenan) via disqualification at 1:40 when
Hercules interfered and assaulted the Warrior with his
steel chain; after the bout, Warrior gained possession
of the chain and chased Hercules and Race out of the
ring with it
2/27/88
Taped 2/16/88; Wichita, KS;
Kansas Coliseum
featured a
backstage interview segment with Brutus Beefcake and Bob
Uecker; included Craig DeGeorge conducting an interview
with Hulk Hogan regarding his participation in the
WrestleMania IV tournament; featured comments from
Donald Trump during the WrestleMania report, as well as
the announcement that Hercules would face the Ultimate
Warrior and that Strike Force would defend the tag team
titles against Demolition; included the announcement
that Vanna White would be the guest time keeper at the
event:
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel &
Tito Santana defeated Tom Stone & Dusty Wolfe at
2:55 when Stone submitted to Martel's Boston
Crab
Greg Valentine (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Lance
Allen via submission with the figure-4 at 1:43
Jake
Roberts pinned Pete Sanchez at 1:48 with the DDT
Ron
Bass pinned Gary Jackson at 1:12 with the Pedigree;
after the bout, Bass choked Jackson out with Miss
Betsy
Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) pinned John Stewart at
the 2-minute mark with a powerslam
WWF IC Champion
the Honkytonk Man, Bret Hart, & Jim Neidhart (w/
Jimmy Hart) defeated Omar Atlas, Jerry Allen, &
Lanny Poffo at 2:37 when Honky pinned Atlas with the
Shake, Rattle, & Roll
3/5/88
Taped 2/16/88; Wichita, KS;
Kansas Coliseum
featured a
backstage interview with Ted Dibiase, Virgil, and Bob
Uecker; included Craig DeGeorge conducting an interview
with WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man & Jimmy Hart,
during which Brutus Beefcake appeared, chased Honky
& Hart off the stage with his hedge clippers, and
vowed to take Honky's title and hair; featured a
WrestleMania IV report in which the 20-man battle royal
was announced and that Robin Leach would be the
presenter of the world title belt at the
event:
Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned
Iron Mike Sharpe at 2:07 with the flying
elbowsmash
Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Jim
Evans & Mike Richards at 1:50 when Ax pinned Evans
following the Decapitation
Don Muraco pinned Frankie
DeFalco with the tombstone at 1:53
Brutus Beefcake
defeated Steve Lombardi via submission with the sleeper
at 2:03
Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid
defeated Brian Costello & Terry Gibbs at 2:05 when
Dynamite pinned Costello with a diving headbutt after
being thrown by Smith
King Harley Race, Rick Rude,
& Hercules (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated SD Jones,
Sonny Rogers, & Scott Casey at 1:23 when Rogers
submitted to Hercules' backbreaker
3/12/88
Taped 2/16/88; Wichita, KS;
Kansas Coliseum
featured
Bruno Sammartino's final appearance as a commentator;
included an extended 'Update' segment focusing on Hulk
Hogan, his title win 4 years before and his two most
recent one-on-one matches with Andre the Giant; featured
a backstage interview segment with Jake Roberts and Bob
Uecker where Jake said he would teach Uecker how to hold
Damien the following week; featured Craig DeGeorge
conducting an interview with Andre the Giant, Ted
Dibiase, & Virgil regarding their participation in
the WrestleMania IV world title tournament:
The
Ultimate Warrior pinned Tom Stone with the gorilla press
slam / splash combo at 2:12
Jim Duggan pinned Barry
Horowitz at 1:32 with the running clothesline
Bad
News Brown pinned Lance Allen with the Ghetto Blaster;
the bout was shown in progress following comments from
Vannah White
Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Sir Oliver
Humperdink) pinned Brian Costello at 1:29 with the
diving headbutt
Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) pinned
Johnny Steward with the side suplex at 1:53
3/19/88
Taped 3/9/88; Winston-Salem,
NC
included Craig DeGeorge
conducting an interview with Hulk Hogan, discussing his
participation in the WrestleMania IV world title
tournament; featured Jake Roberts teaching Bob Uecker
how to hold Damien:
WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk
Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Jim Evans at 1:31 with the
Shake, Rattle, & Roll; after the bout, Honky was
about to sing for the crowd but his music was turned
off; moments later, Brutus Beefcake came out, admitted
that he was the one who turned off the music, and said
he would win the IC title at WrestleMania
WWF Tag
Team Champions Tito Santana & Rick Martel defeated
Iron Mike Sharpe & John Ziegler at 2:28 when Santana
pinned Ziegler with the flying forearm
Koko B. Ware
(w/ Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid) pinned Pete
Sanchez at 1:51 with the Ghostbuster
Ricky Steamboat
pinned Dave Wagner at 1:28 with the flying
bodypress
The One Man Gang (w/ Slick) pinned Rick
Hunter with the front suplex at 1:19
Ted Dibiase (w/
Virgil & Andre the Giant) pinned Scott Casey at 2:12
with a back elbow from the middle turnbuckle
3/26/88
Taped 3/9/88; Winston-Salem,
NC
included Craig DeGeorge
conducting an interview with Andre the Giant, Ted
Dibiase, & Virgil regarding their participation in
the WrestleMania IV world title
tournament:
Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite
Kid (w/ Koko B. Ware) defeated Bill Newkirk & Iron
Mike Sharpe at 3:14 when Dynamite pinned Newkirk with a
diving headbutt after being thrown by Smith
Hercules
(w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Dave Stoudimiere at 1:51 via
submission with the backbreaker
Jake Roberts pinned
Pete Sanchez with the DDT at 1:49
Demolition (w/ Mr.
Fuji) defeated Mike Richards & Mark Young at 2:17
when Ax pinned Richards following the
Decapitation
Jim Duggan pinned Tom Stone with the
running clothesline at 1:59
Randy Savage (w/ Miss
Elizabeth) pinned Terry Gibbs at 1:34 with the flying
elbowsmash
4/2/88
Taped 3/9/88; Winston-Salem,
NC
included Craig DeGeorge
conducting an interview with Nikolai Volkoff, Boris
Zhukov, & Slick in which the Bolsheviks sang the
Russian National Anthem:
Rick Rude (w/ Bobby
Heenan) pinned Eric Cooper with the Rude Awakening at
1:52
Don Muraco (w/ Superstar Billy Graham) pinned
George Petraski with the tombstone at 1:49
Bad News
Brown pinned Phil Newkirk with the Ghetto Blaster at
2:06
Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Sir Oliver Humperdink)
pinned Conquistador #1 with a slingshot splash at
1:26
Andre the Giant fought Brian Costello to a no
contest when he tossed his opponent out of the ring
before the bout began; after the bout, Jim Duggan came
ringside to challenge Andre; Andre began choking Duggan
but Duggan fought back by knocking Andre out with his
2x4; moments later, when Andre came to, he attacked both
officials and a cameraman in a fit of rage; the incident
resulted in Bobby Heenan once again becoming Andre's
manager ('Hacksaw' Jim Duggan)
4/9/88
Taped 3/19/88; Cape Girardeau,
MO; Show-Me Center
included
Craig DeGeorge conducting an interview with Rick Rude
& Bobby Heenan where Rude debuted the Rude Awakening
kiss after bringing a woman from the audience to the
interview platform; included an �Update� segment
showcasing the Jim Duggan / Andre the Giant feud where
it was announced after what happened last week, Bobby
Heenan was once again Andre's manager; featured a
WrestleMania IV Report showing highlights of the Honky /
Beefcake match:
The Ultimate Warrior pinned Barry
Horowitz at 2:43 following the press slam / splash
combo
Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) pinned Reno
Riggins at 2:12 with the side suplex
WWF Tag Team
Champions Tito Santana & Rick Martel defeated the
Conquistadors at 3:12 when Santana got the pin after the
flying forearm; Santana & Martel originally came to
the ring with their title belts until Slick came to the
ring and was chased backstage by Santana and Martel, the
champions then returned to the ring without their belts,
because this match was to air after WrestleMania
IV
The One Man Gang (w/ Slick) pinned Van Van Horne
at 1:29 with the front suplex
The Junkyard Dog
pinned Bob Bryant at 1:49 with the powerslam
Ted
Dibiase (w/ Virgil) defeated Frank DeFalco via
submission with the Million $ Dream into a Russian leg
sweep at 1:51
The Islanders (w/ Bobby Heenan)
defeated Mark Young & Tony Parks at 2:50 when Tama
pinned Parks with the splash off the top
4/16/88
Taped 3/19/88; Cape Girardeau,
MO; Show-Me Center
included
Craig DeGeorge conducting an interview with Dino Bravo
& Frenchy Martin discussing Ken Patera; included an
�Update� segment showing the Ron Bass / Junkyard Dog
incident from the 4/3 Wrestling Challenge and comments
from both men; featured a WrestleMania IV Report showing
the ending of the battle royal:
Rick Rude (w/
Bobby Heenan) pinned Reno Riggins at 2:04 with the Rude
Awakening
Jim Duggan pinned Pete Sanchez at 1:43 with
the running clothesline; after the match, Duggan held
off Andre the Giant and Bobby Heenan with his 2x4
WWF
IC Champion the Honky Tonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart & Greg
Valentine) pinned Omar Atlas at 1:48 with the Shake,
Rattle, & Roll
Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite
Kid defeated Dusty Wolfe & Barry Horowitz at 2:13
when Dynamite pinned Wolfe with a diving headbutt, after
being thrown by Smith
Don Muraco (w/ Superstar Billy
Graham) pinned Jerry Hall at the 46-second mark with the
Tombstone
Bad News Brown pinned Jim Evans at 1:12
with the Ghetto Blaster; after the bout, Brown threw his
opponent to the floor
Koko B. Ware pinned Tom Stone
at 3:10 with the Ghostbuster
4/23/88
Taped 3/19/88; Cape Girardeau,
MO; Show-Me Center
included
Craig DeGeorge conducting an interview with Jim Duggan
discussing Andre the Giant; included an �Update� segment
where it was announced Hulk Hogan had won the
Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award for being male athlete of
the year; included highlights of the Savage / Reed match
from WrestleMania IV:
Jake Roberts pinned Chris
Curtis at 2:05 with the DDT
Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil)
defeated Outback Jack via submission with the Million $
Dream at 2:10
Ron Bass pinned Lanny Poffo at 2:15
with the Pedigree
Brutus Beefcake defeated Bob Bryant
via submission with the sleeper at 1:49
Rick Rude
(w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Jake Milliman at 1:43 with the
Rude Awakening; after the match, Rude confronted a woman
at ringside and attempted to give her the post-match
Rude Awakening kiss but she rejected him, saying she was
Jake Roberts' wife; after being slapped, Rude grabbed
her by the arm until Jake Roberts made the save; the two
men eventually brawled back to the entranceway where
they were held apart by officials and enhancement
wrestlers
4/30/88
Taped 4/21/88; New Haven, CT;
Coliseum
included Craig
DeGeorge conducting an interview with Andre the Giant
& Bobby Heenan discussing Jim Duggan; included an
�Update� segment showing the Rick Rude / Jake Roberts
incident from last week; featured comments from Randy
Savage & Elizabeth as well as the One Man Gang &
Slick regarding their match on SNME later that weekend;
featured closing comments from the Honkytonk Man and
Hillbilly Jim regarding their match the following
week:
The Ultimate Warrior pinned Joe Milano at
1:54 following the press slam / splash combo
The
Junkyard Dog pinned Iron Mike Sharpe at 1:50 with the
powerslam
Danny Davis (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Mario
Mancini at 2:03 with a sit-down splash off the
top
Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) pinned Nelson
Veilleux at 1:47 with the side suplex
Paul Roma &
Jim Powers defeated Steve Lombardi & Barry Horowitz
at 1:55 when Powers pinned Horowitz after a
powerslam
Greg Valentine (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated
George Steele via count-out at 2:55 when Steele chased
Hart into the aisle and was attacked from behind by
Valentine with Steele then chasing Valentine back to the
ring, and instead of going in the ring to beat the
count, Steele opted to throw some steel chairs in the
ring instead; after hearing the decision, Steele chased
the referee backstage
WWF Tag Team Champions
Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Jose Luis Rivera &
Scott Casey at 2:48 when Ax pinned Casey following the
Decapitation
5/7/88
Taped 4/21/88; New Haven, CT;
Coliseum
included Craig
DeGeorge conducting an interview with WWF World Champion
Randy Savage & Miss Elizabeth where a
near-confrontation took place with Savage & Ted
Dibiase following Dibiase�s match; included an �Update�
segment showcasing Bad News Brown; featured closing
comments from the Bolsheviks and Hulk Hogan regarding
the Hogan / Zhukov match the following
week:
Tito Santana & Rick Martel defeated
Terry Gibbs & Ron Rovishod at 2:13 when Santana
pinned Rovishod following the flying forearm
Bret
Hart pinned Van Van Horne at 1:55 with the
piledriver
The One Man Gang (w/ Slick) pinned Reno
Riggins at the 55-second mark with the front
suplex
Jake Roberts pinned Scott Colontonio at 1:08
with the DDT
Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) pinned Bill
Woods at 2:02 after applying the Million $ Dream; Woods
wrestled the entire match with his ring jacket on, after
he was attacked by Dibiase before the bell and never had
chance to remove it
The Islanders & High Chief
Afi (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Outback Jack, Brady
Boone, & Steve Blackman at 5:52 when Tama pinned
Boone with a splash off the top rope; Heenan introduced
Afi as the new Islander before the bout (Afi�s only TV
appearance with the Islanders as Tama left the WWF soon
after this match)
WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man
(w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Hillbilly Jim at 2:07 with a roll
up and hooking Jim�s overalls after Jim ran into the
corner when Honky move out of the way
5/14/88
Taped 4/21/88; New Haven, CT;
Coliseum
included an 'Update'
segment focusing on WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition;
featured Craig DeGeorge conducting an interview with
Rick Rude & Bobby Heenan, where Rude discussed Jake
& Cheryl Roberts before Heenan selected a woman from
the audience to receive the 'Rude Awakening' kiss;
included closing comments from Ted Dibiase & Virgil
and WWF World Champion Randy Savage & Miss Elizabeth
regarding the Savage / Virgil match the following
week:
Jim Duggan pinned Chris Duffy at 1:50 with
the running clothesline
Bad News Brown pinned Carmine
Surace at 1:41 with the Ghetto Blaster
Bam Bam
Bigelow (w/ Oliver Humperdink) pinned Barry Horowitz
with the slingshot splash at 1:45
Jacques &
Raymond Rougeau defeated Rick Gantner & Tony Leone
at 2:26 when Jacques pinned Leone following a double
team move off the top; after the bout, the Rougeaus hit
the same move on Gantner
Brutus Beefcake defeated
Woody Lee via submission with the sleeper at
2:13
Hulk Hogan pinned Boris Zhukov (w/ Slick &
Nikolai Volkoff) at 1:59 with the legdrop; after the
match Nikolai Volkoff and Slick came into the ring, with
Volkoff receiving a powerslam and legdrop and Slick an
atomic drop to the outside (Hogan�s final appearance
until the summer as he was filming �No Holds
Barred�)
Ron Bass pinned Bert Centeno at 2:02
with the Pedigree; after the bout, Bass dragged his
opponent around the ring with his whip, Miss Betsy
5/21/88
Taped 5/10/88; Duluth,
MN
included an interview with
Brutus Beefcake in which Beefcake was hit by the
Honkytonk Man's guitar after becoming distracted by
Jimmy Hart, causing Beefcake to bleed from the back of
the head; later in the show, DeGeorge interviewed
Beefcake in his lockerroom, with Beefcake promising to
tear Honky limb from limb; featured an 'Update' segment
focusing on the Hogan / Zhukov match the previous
week:
WWF World Champion Randy Savage (w/ Miss
Elizabeth) pinned Virgil (w/ Ted Dibiase) at 5:34 with
the flying elbow drop after dropping Virgil throat-first
over the top rope; after the bout, Savage and Dibiase
had to be seperated by officials and other wrestlers
Greg Valentine (w/ Jimmy
Hart) defeated Jim Evans via submission with a shinguard
assisted figure-4 at 2:16
Bret Hart pinned Steve
Lombardi with a piledriver at 1:48; early in the match,
Jimmy Hart appeared ringside but Bret sent him
backstage, against Jimmy's wishes; during the match, Jim
Neidhart cut an insert promo regarding Bret's feud with
Bad News Brown Don Muraco (w/
Superstar Billy Graham) pinned Billy Anderson at 1:25
with the tombstone
Rick Rude (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned
Scott Casey with the Rude Awakening at 1:37
WWF Tag
Team Champions Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Buck
Zumhoffe & Warren Bianchi at 1:47 when Ax pinned
Bianchi following the Decapitation
Koko B. Ware
pinned Terry Gibbs at the 2-minute mark with the
Ghostbuster
5/28/88
Taped 5/10/88; Duluth,
MN
included an 'Update'
segment showing the Ken Patera / Dino Bravo tug of war
contest from the previous week's Wrestling Challenge;
featured Craig DeGeorge conducting an interview with Ted
Dibiase & Virgil discussing Randy Savage; included
the Jim Duggan / Hercules match from the 4/30 SNME,
shown in full:
Jake Roberts pinned Barry Horowitz
with the DDT at 1:24
Bad News Brown pinned Mike
Richards at 1:19 with the Ghetto Blaster
Tito Santana
& Rick Martel defeated Rick Renslow & Dave
Wagner at 3:29 when Santana pinned Wagner with the
flying forearm
WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man (w/
Jimmy Hart) pinned Brady Boone with the Shake, Rattle,
& Roll at 2:25
The Junkyard Dog pinned Tim
Patterson at 1:28 with the powerslam
6/4/88
Taped 5/10/88; Duluth,
MN
included Craig DeGeorge
conducting an interview with Jacques & Raymond
Rougeau where they said they were not like Dino Bravo
and, to show their appreciation to the USA, they began
waving 2 small American flags:
Rick Rude (w/
Bobby Heenan) pinned Tim Yates at 1:32 with the Rude
Awakening
Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov (w/
Slick) defeated Billy Bowman & Ricky Ataki at 2:15
when Volkoff pinned Ataki following a kneedrop
The
Ultimate Warrior pinned Steve Lombardi at 1:37 with the
press slam / splash combo
Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil)
defeated Buck Zumhoff via submission with the Million $
Dream at 1:27
Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) pinned
Frank DeFalco at 1:24 with the side suplex
Brutus
Beefcake defeated Tom Stone via submission with the
sleeper at 1:36
Greg Valentine (w/ Jimmy Hart)
defeated JT Thomas via submission with the
shinguard-assisted figure-4 at 2:57
6/11/88
Taped 5/10/88; Duluth,
MN
included Craig DeGeorge
conducting an interview with Jake Roberts where he
introduced his wife Cheryl, who said Rude was not man
enough for her or Jake; featured an �Update� segment
focusing on Greg Valentine and how he has been using his
shinguard to cause further injury to opponents with the
figure-4:
Jim Duggan pinned Billy Anderson at
1:07 with the running clothesline
WWF Tag Team
Champions Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Jim Powers
& Paul Roma via disqualification at 4:47 in a
non-title match when Rick Martel & Tito Santana
interfered when Ax was about to use Fuji�s cane
Koko
B. Ware pinned Rick Gantner at 2:05 with the
Ghostbuster
Hercules (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Chris
Bassett via submission at 1:55 with the
backbreaker
Ron Bass pinned Louie Spicolli at 1:38
with the Pedigree; after the bout, Bass attacked his
opponent with Miss Betsy, and hung him over the top
rope
Ken Patera defeated Larry Simpson via submission
at 1:37 with the full nelson
Sam Houston, Jacques
& Raymond Rougeau defeated Danny Davis, Chris
Curtis, & Pete Sanchez at 3:29 when Raymond pinned
Curtis following a double-team move off the top from the
Rougeaus; after the bout, Sanchez was given a similar
move and Houston seemed confused as to why the Rougeaus
attacked Sanchez
6/18/88
Taped 6/1/88; Oakland, CA;
Coliseum
included Craig
DeGeorge conducting an interview with Rick Rude &
Bobby Heenan in which Rude gave the Rude Awakening kiss
to a young woman; featured an 'Update' segment where it
was announced Rick Martel had suffered a concussion
during a recent match against Demolition; included
footage of the 3/12 Saturday Night's Main Event match
pitting Hulk Hogan against King Harley Race where it was
announced Race was injured during the match after
crashing into a table and that he had abandoned his
throne and has had an operation; comments from Bobby
Heenan were shown in which he said he was searching for
a new king; featured a promo by George Steele during
which he unveiled his new 'Mine' doll:
Davey Boy
Smith & the Dynamite Kid defeated Terry Gibbs &
Barry Horowitz at 2:49 when Dynamite pinned Gibbs with a
diving headbutt after being thrown by Smith
The Big
Bossman (w/ Slick) pinned Louie Spicolli with the
sidewalk slam at 1:31; after the bout, Bossman assaulted
his opponent with the nightstick (Bossman's TV
debut)
Bret Hart (w/ Jim Neidhart) pinned Jerry Allen
with the piledriver at 3:15; prior to the bout, Bret
sent Jimmy Hart backstage, with Jimmy refusing to leave
Neidhart came down and told him to go
Bam Bam Bigelow
(w/ Sir Oliver Humperdink) pinned Tom Stone with a
slingshot splash at 1:46
Greg Valentine (w/ Jimmy
Hart) defeated Ricky Ataki via submission with the
figure-4 at 1:57; after the bout, Don Muraco and
Superstar Billy Graham came to the ring to make
Valentine break the hold; Muraco ended up chasing Hart
backstage while Valentine attacked Graham and put him in
the figure-4; Graham was eventually taken out on a
stretcher
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty
defeated Iron Mike Sharpe & the Intruder at 3:09
when Jannetty pinned the Intruder after Michaels
hiptossed his partner onto the Intruder (Michaels &
Jannetty's TV debut)
6/25/88
Taped 6/1/88; Oakland, CA;
Coliseum
included Craig
DeGeorge conducting an interview with Bobby Heenan,
Andre the Giant, Rick Rude, & Hercules, where Heenan
announced that King Harley Race had been injured by Hulk
Hogan and was forced to vacate the throne; Heenan then
tried to lead the crowd in a moment of silence with a
10-bell salute and finished by segment by guaranteeing
there would soon be a new king; featured an 'Update'
segment where footage of last week's incident with
Superstar Billy Graham was shown in which it was
announced doctors had advised Graham to stay away from
ringside and no longer manage Don Muraco and that Graham
would continue his career solely as a broadcaster;
included a promo by the Big Bossman from a prison;
featured a promo by George Steele with his 'Mine' doll;
included closing comments from the Rougeau Brothers and
the Killer Bees about their match the following
week:
Jake Roberts pinned the Conquistador (Jose
Luis Rivera) with the DDT at 2:44
The One Man Gang
(w/ Slick) pinned Martin Oliver with the front suplex at
1:38
The Ultimate Warrior pinned Larry Simpson with
the press slam / splash combo at 2:22
Ted Dibiase (w/
Virgil) defeated Lanny Poffo via submission with the
Million $ Dream at 2:41
Koko B. Ware pinned Steve
Lombardi with the Ghostbuster at 2:45
Shawn Michaels
& Marty Jannetty defeated Barry Horowitz & Mark
Ming when Jannetty pinned Ming after Michaels suplexed
him onto the opponent at 2:19
Bad News Brown pinned
Tony Leone with the Ghetto Blaster at 2:47
7/2/88
Taped 6/1/88; Oakland, CA;
Coliseum
included Craig
DeGeorge conducting an interview with WWF IC Champion
the Honkytonk Man & Jimmy Hart; included an �Update�
segment where Bobby Heenan announced he would crown a
new king the following week to replace Harley
Race:
Jim Duggan pinned Tom Stone at 1:46 with
the running clothesline
George Steele defeated the
Intruder via submission with the flying hammerlock at
1:01
Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) pinned Bill
Johnson at 1:58 with the side suplex
Bret Hart &
Jim Neidhart defeated SD Jones & Brady Boone at 4:41
when Bret pinned Boone following the Hart Attack; during
the bout, an insert promo from Jimmy Hart was shown,
where he said that even though the Hart Foundation
didn�t want him at ringside, he still legally owned
their contracts
Don Muraco pinned Darryl Nichols at
1:39 with the tombstone
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau
defeated B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell at 5:45 when
Jacques pinned Brunzell following a forearm to the back
by Raymond from the top rope as Brunzell attempted a
powerslam on Jacques
Rick Rude (w/ Bobby Heenan)
pinned Jose Luis Rivera at 2:23 with the Rude Awakening
7/9/88
Taped 6/21/88; Glens Falls, NY;
Civic Center
featured the
coronation of King Haku by Bobby Heenan, replacing
Harley Race as the king after he sustained an injury
against Hulk Hogan on 3/7/88, with all the heels on the
roster present for the coronation; included Craig
DeGeorge conducting an interview with WWF World Champion
Randy Savage & Miss Elizabeth, which was interrupted
by Andre the Giant & Bobby Heenan, with Andre
distracting Savage long enough for Ted Dibiase to sneak
up and attack Savage from behind as Virgil held Elzabeth
and forced her to watch as Savage was triple teamed by
Dibiase, Andre, & Heenan:
Davey Boy Smith
& the Dynamite Kid defeated Dusty Wolfe & Gino
Carabello at 1:20 when Dynamite pinned Carabello with a
diving headbutt after being thrown by Smith
The Big
Bossman (w/ Slick) pinned Mario Mancini at 1:11 with the
sidewalk slam; after the bout, Bossman handcuffed
Mancini to the middle rope and beat him with the
nightstick
The Junkyard Dog pinned Len Kruger at 2:08
with the powerslam
Greg Valentine (w/ Jimmy Hart)
defeated Omar Atlas via submission with the
shinguard-assisted figure-4
Nikolai Volkoff &
Boris Zhukov (w/ Slick) defeated Rusty Riddle &
Scott Colontonio at 2:59 when Volkoff pinned Riddle
after Volkoff jumped from the middle rope, stomping
Riddle in the face with both feet as Zhukov held the
opponent
Brutus Beefcake defeated Tommy Angel via
submission with the sleeper at 2:15; during the bout,
Craig DeGeorge was shown, saying there was no update on
Randy Savage's health following the attack earlier in
the show
7/16/88
Taped 6/21/88; Glens Falls, NY;
Civic Center
included Craig
DeGeorge conducting an interview with Don Muraco,
discussing Superstar Billy Graham's recent injury at the
hands of Greg Valentine; featured an 'Update' segment
focusing on the previous week's attack on Randy Savage
during which it was announced Savage had made a
challenge for Ted Dibiase & Andre the Giant to face
him and a partner of his choice:
The Powers of
Pain defeated Tony Ulysses & Iron Mike Sharpe at
2:42 when the Barbarian pinned Sharpe following the
powerslam / diving headbutt combo; Mr. Fuji was at
ringside taking photographs of the POP and Slick was
also seen in the audience scouting them (the POP's TV
debut)
Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) pinned Tony
Parks at 2:32 with the side suplex
Jacques &
Raymond Rougeau defeated Chris Duffy & Scott
Colontonio at 3:16 when Raymond pinned Colontonio
following a double team move off the top; after the
bout, Jacques hit a missile dropkick on Duffy
Jake
Roberts pinned Bob Emery at 2:58 with the DDT; during
the bout, Cheryl Roberts was shown at ringside watching
her husband
Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil, Andre the Giant,
& Bobby Heenan) defeated Larry Stevens via
submission with the Million $ Dream at 2:39
Bad News
Brown pinned Carmine Surace at 1:10 with the Ghetto
Blaster
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated
Steve Lombardi & Terry Gibbs at 3:53 when Michaels
pinned Lombardi with a flying crossbody
7/23/88
Taped 6/21/88; Glens Falls, NY;
Civic Center
included Craig
DeGeorge conducting an interview with Ted Dibiase,
Virgil, Andre the Giant, & Bobby Heenan where they
accepted Randy Savage's offer for a tag team match, with
DeGeorge announcing Jesse Ventura had been selected to
be the guest referee; featured an 'Update' segment
showing footage of the Powers of Pain and the
Bolsheviks, with the Bolsheviks issuing a challenge to
the POP:
WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man (w/
Jimmy Hart) pinned Reno Riggins with the Shake, Rattle,
& Roll at 2:08
The Ultimate Warrior pinned Bob
Emery at 1:40 with a splash after a splash in the corner
WWF Tag Team Champions
Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Dave Lanning &
Brian Costello at 2:42 when Ax pinned Lanning following
the Decapitation
Jim Duggan pinned Iron Mike Sharpe
with the running clothesline at 1:41
Rick Rude (w/
Bobby Heenan) pinned Joe Milano with the Rude Awakening
at 1:33
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Scott
Casey & Lanny Poffo when Bret pinned Casey after the
Hart Attack at 3:43
King Haku (w/ Bobby Heenan)
pinned Jerry Allen with a side kick at 2:26
7/30/88
Taped 7/14/88; LaCrosse, WI;
LaCrosse Center
included
Craig DeGeorge conducting an interview with WWF World
Champion Randy Savage & Miss Elizabeth, with Savage
announcing that Hulk Hogan would be his tag team partner
to face Andre the Giant & Ted Dibiase, with Hogan
making it clear that Elizabeth would now be the manager
of both he and Savage (Hogan's first appearance back
since April); featured an 'Update' segment where the
entire card for Summer Slam 88 was
announced:
The Iron Sheik (w/ Slick) defeated
Scott Casey via submission with the Camel Clutch at 1:44
(Sheik's first TV appearance in 13 months)
Greg
Valentine (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated an unknown via
submission with the shinguard-assisted figure-4 at
2:49
Brutus Beefcake defeated Tim Dixon via
submission with the sleeper at 1:48
Bad News Brown
pinned Frankie DeFalco at 2:11 with the Ghetto
Blaster
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated
Rick Gantner & Pete Sanchez at 1:58 when Jannetty
pinned Sanchez following a double flying forearm off the
top
The Big Bossman (w/ Slick) pinned Chris Goodman
with the sidewalk slam at 1:07; after the bout, Bossman
handcuffed Goodman to the middle rope and beat him with
the nightstick
The Powers of Pain defeated Rick
Renslow & Dave Wagner at 2:34 when the Barbarian
pinned Renslow with a diving headbutt off the top after
the Warlord hit the running powerslam
8/6/88
Taped 7/14/88; LaCrosse, WI;
LaCrosse Center
included
Craig DeGeorge conducting an interview with WWF IC
Champion the Honkytonk Man & Jimmy Hart in which it
was announced Brutus Beefcake would receive his final
title shot against Honky at Summer Slam:
Don
Muraco pinned Dave Wagner with the tombstone at
2:30
Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil, Andre the Giant, &
Bobby Heenan) defeated Mike Richards via submission with
the Million $ Dream at 1:50
Bret Hart & Jim
Neidhart defeated Tom Stone & Chris Curtis at 3:20
when Bret pinned Curtis following the Hart
Attack
Terry Taylor defeated Chris Todd via
submission with the Scorpion Death Lock at 2:33
Tito
Santana pinned Tim Dixon at 3:58 with the flying
forearm
Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov (w/ Slick)
defeated JT Thomas & Warren Bianchi at 2:16 when
Zhukov pinned Bianchi with a forearm from the middle
rope as Volkoff held Bianchi in a backbreaker
submission
Jake Roberts pinned Harley Manson with the
DDT at 1:55
8/13/88
Taped 7/14/88; LaCrosse, WI;
LaCrosse Center
included
Craig DeGeorge conducting an interview with WWF Tag Team
Champions Demolition, Mr. Fuji, & Jimmy Hart in
which Hart announced his alliance with Fuji &
Demolition and said he would be in their corner against
the Hart Foundation at Summer Slam:
WWF World
Champion Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth & Hulk
Hogan) pinned Conquistador #1 (w/ Conquistador #2) at
2:04 with the flying elbowmash
Rick Rude (w/ Bobby
Heenan) pinned Buck Zumhoff with the Rude Awakening at
1:33
Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid defeated
Tom Burton & Chris Curtis at 2:16 when Dynamite
pinned Burton with a superplex
Bad News Brown pinned
Kim Yates at 2:22 with the Ghetto Blaster
Jim Duggan
pinned George Petraski at 1:12 with the running
clothesline
Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) pinned
Chris Zarnoff at 1:18 with the side suplex
The Powers
of Pain defeated Rick Gantner & Frankie DeFalco at
3:02 when the Barbarian pinned DeFalco with a diving
headbutt off the top after Warlord hit the running
powerslam
8/20/88
Taped 8/3/88; Wheeling, WV;
Civic Center
included Craig
DeGeorge conducting an interview with Ted Dibiase,
Virgil, Andre the Giant, & Bobby Heenan regarding
their match at Summer Slam against Hulk Hogan &
Randy Savage:
King Haku (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned
Mike Richards with a side kick at 2:14
Shawn Michaels
& Marty Jannetty defeated Trent Knight & Al
Navarro at 3:19 when Jannetty pinned Navaroo with a
flying bodypress
The Big Bossman (w/ Slick) pinned
Bob Emery at 2:05 with the sidewalk slam; after the
bout, Bossman handcuffed Emery to the middle rope and
beat him with the nightstick
The Junkyard Dog pinned
Johnny Zeigler with the powerslam at 1:35
The
Ultimate Warrior pinned Dusty Wolfe at 2:41 with the
gorilla press slam / splash combo
Ron Bass pinned Jim
Evans with the Pedigree at 1:07; after the bout, Brutus
Beefcake made the save for Evans before cutting up Bass'
whip, Miss Betsey, with hedge clippers as well as his
cowboy hat
8/27/88
Taped 8/3/88; Wheeling, WV;
Civic Center
included Craig
DeGeorge conducting an interview with WWF World Champion
Randy Savage, Hulk Hogan, & Miss Elizabeth regarding
their match at Summer Slam against Ted Dibiase &
Andre the Giant:
Koko B. Ware pinned Brian
Costello at 1:45 with the Ghostbuster
Hercules (w/
Bobby Heenan) defeated George South via submission with
the full nelson at the 59-second mark
Bret Hart &
Jim Neidhart defeated the Conquistadors at 2:14 when
Bret scored the pin following the Hart Attack; after the
bout, Jimmy Hart - who had watched the match from the
interview platform - promised the Harts would not win
the tag team titles at Summer Slam before Bret &
Neidhart chased him backstage
Jacques & Raymond
Rougeau defeated Brad Anderson & Lanny Poffo at 1:17
when Raymond pinned Anderson following a double team
move off the top
Brutus Beefcake defeated Tony Burton
via disqualification at 1:52 when Ron Bass interfered
and attacked Beefcake with his whip, eventually busting
him open with his spurs, resulting in a big 'censor'
sign to appear on the screen; Bass continued the attack
until a number of wrestlers swarmed the ring; the
incident forced Beefcake out of Summer Slam two nights
later and his IC title shot against the Honkytonk Man
9/3/88
Taped 8/3/88; Wheeling, WV;
Civic Center
included Craig
DeGeorge conducting an interview with new WWF IC
Champion the Ultimate Warrior in which Jimmy Hart
interrupted, distracting the Warrior long enough for the
Honkytonk Man to sneak up behind him and attack the
champion with his guitar; featured WWF President Jack
Tunney announcing that Ron Bass was fined $10,000 for
his attack on Brutus Beefcake the previous
week:
The Powers of Pain defeated Pete Sanchez
& Al Kirkland at 2:37 when the Barbarian pinned
Sanchez following the running powerslam / diving
headbutt combo
Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) pinned
Don Driggers at 2:03 with the side suplex
Jim Duggan
pinned Joe Cruz at 2:25 with the running
clothesline
Bad News Brown pinned Neal Rodgers at
2:42 with one foot on his opponent's chest after hitting
the Ghetto Blaster
Rick Rude (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned
Reno Riggins at 1:20 with the Rude Awakening
The One
Man Gang (w/ Slick) pinned Tommy Angel with the front
suplex at 1:50; during the bout, a pre-recorded promo
from Slick aired in which he said OMG would soon have a
new look
Paul Roma pinned Barry Horowitz at 3:52 with
a missile dropkick
9/10/88
Taped 8/23/88; Providence, RI;
Civic Center
featured an
'Update' segment focusing on the Greg Valentine / Don
Muraco feud:
Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite
Kid defeated Gene Ligon & Rusty Riddle at 2:23 when
Dynamite pinned Riddle with the superplex
The Big
Bossman (w/ Slick) pinned Paul Vandello at 1:19 with the
sidewalk slam; after the bout, Bossman handcuffed his
opponent to the middle rope and beat him with the
nightstick
Tito Santana pinned Trent Knight with the
flying forearm at 1:53
Rick Rude (w/ Bobby Heenan)
pinned Tommy Angel at 1:32 with the Rude Awakening;
after the bout, Rude pulled down his tights to reveal a
second pair underneath which had Cheryl Roberts' face
printed on them; moments later, Jake Roberts came out,
attacked Rude, and ripped the tights off, resulting in a
'censor' sign to appear on screen
Ron Bass pinned Joe
Cruz at 1:22 with the Pedigree; after the bout, Bass
attacked his opponent with his whip
The Honkytonk Man
(w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Dave Lanning at 2:40 with the
Shake, Rattle, & Roll
Bret Hart & Jim
Neidhart defeated Tony Ulysses & Len Kruger at 3:32
when Bret pinned Kruger following the Hart Attack
9/17/88
Taped 8/23/88; Providence, RI;
Civic Center
included Craig
DeGeorge conducting an interview with Jacques &
Raymond Rougeau in which they introduced Jimmy Hart as
their new manager, with Hart then announcing that he had
given each Rougeau 25% of the Hart Foundation's
contract, which Hart still owned:
WWF IC
Champion the Ultimate Warrior pinned Larry Stevens at
2:07 with the press slam / splash combo
Ted Dibiase
(w/ Virgil) defeated John Latu via submission with the
Million $ Dream at 2:30
Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy
Martin) pinned Mario Mancini at 1:37 with the side
suplex
George Steele defeated Chance McQuaid via
submission with the flying hammerlock at 1:39
Ken
Patera defeated Bob Emery via submission with the full
nelson at 2:35
The Blue Blazer pinned Barry Horowitz
at 2:47 with a moonsault
WWF Tag Team Champions
Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated David Isley & Dave
Paradise at 3:44 when Ax pinned Paradise following the
Decapitation
9/24/88
Taped 8/23/88; Providence, RI;
Civic Center
included footage
of Gene Okerlund on location in �deepest darkest
Africa�, where he was invited by Slick to see the
transformation of the One Man Gang to Akeem, where Slick
and Akeem demanded he never be referred to his former
name again; included Craig DeGeorge conducting an
interview with Ron Bass (the final appearance of
DeGeorge):
Jim Duggan pinned Antonio Chapotlin at
2:09 with the running clothesline; during the bout, Dino
Bravo & Frenchy Martin briefly walked around
ringside
Tito Santana pinned Tony Ulysses at 1:54
with the flying forearm
Nikolai Volkoff & Boris
Zhukov (w/ Slick) defeated Tony Suber & Scott
Colontonio at 2:12 when Zhukov pinned Colontonio with a
forearm from the middle rope as Volkoff held the
opponent in a backbreaker submission
King Haku (w/
Bobby Heenan) pinned Martin Leroy at 2:11 with a side
kick to the face
The Powers of Pain (w/ the Baron)
defeated Bob Emery & Chance McQuaid at 2:17 when
Barbarian pinned Emery following the running powerslam /
diving headbutt combo
Jake Roberts pinned George
South with the DDT at the 3-minute mark
Jacques &
Raymond Rougeau (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Lanny Poffo
& Bert Centeno at 3:22 when Raymond pinned Centeno
following a double team move off the top (the Rougeaus'
first match with Hart)
10/1/88
Taped
9/13/88; Indianapolis, IN; Market Square
Arena
included Gene Okerlund
conducting an interview with Ted Dibiase & Bobby
Heenan where Dibiase announced he had purchased Hercules
from Heenan to be his slave; moments later, Hercules was
about to attack Heenan but was jumped from behind by
Dibiase & Virgil before Hercules eventually cleared
both men from the platform; featured the first 'Mr.
Perfect' vignette in which he was seen playing
pool:
The Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned
Bob Emery at 1:38 with the Shake, Rattle, &
Roll
Koko B. Ware pinned Phil Newkirk at 2:13 with
the Ghostbuster
The Big Bossman (w/ Slick) pinned
David Stoudimiere at 1:30 with the sidewalk slam; after
the bout, Bossman handcuffed his opponent to the middle
rope and beat him with the nightstick
Greg Valentine
(w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Reno Riggins via submission
with the shinguard-assisted figure-4 at 2:25; prior to
the bout, Howard Finkel introduced WWF Women's Champion
Sensational Sherri who kissed Valentine before leaving
ringside
Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid
defeated Johnny Zeigler & Trent Knight at 2:27 when
Dynamite pinned Knight with the superplex
Brutus
Beefcake defeated George South via submission with the
sleeper at 1:46
Akeem (w/ Slick) pinned Allen Kinsley
at the 51-second mark with the front suplex (Akeem's
wrestling debut)
10/8/88
Taped 9/13/88; Indianapolis,
IN; Market Square
Arena
featured the Brother
Love Show in which Bobby Heenan announced that Terry
Taylor was now a part of the Heenan Family, claiming he
could take the 'average' wrestler and make him a star
(the debut of the Brother Love Show on WWF Superstars);
included a 'Mr. Perfect' vignette of him playing
darts:
WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior
pinned Gene Ligon with the press slam / splash combo at
1:48
Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) pinned John Latu
at 1:40 with the side suplex
Shawn Michaels &
Marty Jannetty defeated Rusty Riddle & Sandy Beach
at 3:26 when Jannetty pinned Riddle with a clothesline
as Michaels had Riddle on his shoulders
Bad News
Brown pinned Warren Bianchi at 2:08 with the Ghetto
Blaster
Don Muraco pinned Larry Stevens with the
tombstone at 1:34
The Junkyard Dog pinned Brian
Costello with the powerslam at 1:28
WWF Tag Team
Champions Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Tommy Angel
& DJ Peterson at 2:20 when Ax pinned Angel following
the Decapitation; after the bout, Ax threw Peterson out
of the ring and hit the Decapitation on Angel before
Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid made the save,
with Dynamite eventually landing the diving headbutt on
Smash after being thrown by Smith
10/15/88
Taped 9/13/88; Indianapolis,
IN; Market Square
Arena
included Jim Duggan as a
guest of the Brother Love Show in which he was
interrupted by Dino Bravo and Frenchy Martin; featured a
'Mr. Perfect' vignette in which he was shown playing
chess:
Rick Rude (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned David
Isley with the Rude Awakening at 1:13
The Blue Blazer
pinned Joe Cruz at 3:04 with a moonsault
The Big
Bossman (w/ Slick) pinned Jim Evans at 1:10 with the
sidewalk slam; after the bout, Bossman handcuffed his
opponent to the middle rope and beat him with the
nightstick
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Rick
Gantner & Tom Stone at 3:25 when Bret pinned Stone
following the Hart Attack
The Red Rooster (w/ Bobby
Heenan) defeated Lanny Poffo via submission with the
Scorpion Deathlock at 2:38 (the 1st time Taylor is
referred to as the Red Rooster)
Ron Bass pinned Mike
Richards at 1:28 with the Pedigree; after the bout, Bass
hung his opponent over the top rope using his whip, Miss
Betsy
Hercules defeated Barry Horowitz via submission
with the backbreaker at 1:38
10/22/88
Taped 10/5/88; Ft. Wayne,
IN
included Hulk Hogan as a
guest of the Brother Love Show in which he was
interrupted by the Big Bossman and Slick, with Bossman
assaulting Hogan with his nightstick, then handcuffing
him to a separated guardrail until Hogan was able to
chase Bossman & Slick away with the guardrail in one
hand and the nightstick in the other; included the
fourth 'Mr. Perfect' vignette of him playing
golf:
King Haku (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned David
Isley at 2:25 with a side kick to the face
Tito
Santana pinned Pork Chop Cash at 2:08 with the flying
forearm
Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (w/ Bobby
Heenan) defeated Tommy Angel & Bob Emery at 2:31
when Blanchard pinned Emory with the slingshot suplex
after Anderson hit the spinebuster; prior to the bout,
Heenan introduced Anderson & Blanchard as the newest
members of the Heenan Family, billing them as the "Brain
Busters" (Anderson & Blanchard's TV debut)
Jake
Roberts pinned Barry Horowitz at 2:29 with the
DDT
Akeem (w/ Slick) pinned Scott Hudson with a
splash at 2:24
The Powers of Pain (w/ the Baron)
defeated Larry Stevens & Bob Blackburn at 2:30 when
the Barbarian pinned Stevens with a diving headbutt off
the top following Warlord's running powerslam
10/29/88
Taped 10/5/88; Ft. Wayne,
IN
included Hercules as a
guest of the Brother Love Show in which WWF World
Champion Randy Savage & Miss Elizabeth came out,
with Savage saying he wanted to shake Hercules hand,
then doing so; featured the fifth 'Mr. Perfect' vignette
of him playing basketball:
WWF Tag Team
Champions Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated John Latu
& Mike Richards at 1:51 when Ax pinned Richards
following the Decapitation
Greg Valentine defeated
Scott Casey via submission with the shinguard-assisted
figure-4 at 2:20
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty
defeated Sandy Beach & Brian Costello at 2:51 when
Jannetty pinned Costello with a crossbody off the top as
Michaels held Costello up in a suplex
The Red Rooster
(w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Reno Riggins via submission
with the Scorpion Death Lock at 1:31
Bad News Brown
pinned Red Tyler at 2:03 with the Ghetto
Blaster
Brutus Beefcake defeated Gene Ligon via
submission with the sleeper at 1:48
The Honkytonk Man
(w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Tom Walsh at 1:02 with the Shake,
Rattle, & Roll
11/5/88
Taped 10/5/88; Ft. Wayne,
IN
included Ted Dibiase,
Virgil, the Big Bossman, Akeem, Slick, King Haku, the
Red Rooster, & Bobby Heenan as guests of the Brother
Love Show; featured the Roberts / Rude match from SNME
in full; included the first Survivor Series report,
which featured the announcement of all the matches; the
original card included the Junkyard Dog on the Roberts /
Duggan team and Don Muraco on the Warrior / Beefcake
team, however they were respectively replaced by B.
Brian Blair and Jim Brunzell during the closing Events
Center segment:
WWF IC Champion the Ultimate
Warrior pinned George South at 2:40 with the press slam
/ splash combo
Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) pinned
Jim Evans at 1:40 with the side suplex
Mr. Perfect
pinned Chris Zarna with the Perfect Plex at 1:53
Ron
Bass pinned Billy Bowman with the Pedigree at 1:48;
after the bout, Bass attacked his opponent with Miss
Betsy
The Big Bossman (w/ Slick) pinned Rusty Riddle
at 1:38 with the sidewalk slam; after the bout, Bossman
handcuffed his opponent to the middle rope and beat him
with the nightstick
11/12/88
Taped 10/25/88; Baltimore, MD;
Arena
included Jake Roberts,
Jim Duggan, Tito Santana, Ken Patera, & B. Brian
Blair as guests of the Brother Love Show:
Shawn
Michaels & Marty Jannetty fought Jacques &
Raymond Rougeau (w/ Jimmy Hart) to a double
disqualification at 3:03 when the Hart Foundation, who
were watching the match from ringside, interfered as
Raymond was about to use Jimmy Hart's megaphone
Koko
B. Ware pinned Mike Williams at 1:52 with the
Ghostbuster
Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (w/
Bobby Heenan) defeated Al Kinsey & Mario Mancini at
2:02 when Tully pinned Mancini with the slingshot
suplex
Hercules defeated Al Navarro via submission at
1:41 with the backbreaker
Akeem (w/ Slick) pinned
Tommy Causey at 1:55 with a splash
Jim Duggan pinned
Bob Blackburn at 2:20 with the running clothesline
11/19/88
Taped 10/25/88; Baltimore, MD;
Arena
included WWF World
Champion Randy Savage & Miss Elizabeth as guests of
the Brother Love Show in which Hulk Hogan appeared and
helped in chasing Love off the set:
Shawn
Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated Gene Ligon &
George South at 2:34 when Jannetty pinned Ligon with a
bridge, following a superkick from Michaels
Ted
Dibiase (w/ Virgil) defeated Scott Hudson via submission
with the Million $ Dream at 2:11
Tito Santana pinned
Steve Lombardi at 2:06 with the flying forearm
The
Red Rooster (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Rusty Riddle via
submission with the Scorpion Death Lock at 1:33
Bret
Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Larry Stevens &
Johnny Zeigler at 2:46 when Bret pinned Zeigler
following the Hart Attack
Brutus Beefcake defeated
the Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) via disqualification
at 1:58 when Ron Bass interfered as Beefcake had the
sleeper applied on his opponent; eventually, a brawl
ensued between the Ultimate Warrior, Beefcake, the Blue
Blazer, Jim Brunzell, and Sam Houston against Honky,
Bass, Danny Davis, Greg Valentine, and Bad News Brown -
with Warrior clearning the ring of the opposition
11/26/88
Taped 10/25/88; Baltimore, MD;
Arena
included Jack Tunney as
a guest of the Brother Love Show, which was interrupted
by Bad News Brown, who asked Tunney why he was receiving
no title shots, and then accused Tunney of accepting
�favors� from Miss Elizabeth; Tunney then shoved Brown
and asked how dare he make those accusations with Brown
then grabbing Tunney by his shirt, and forcing Tunney to
his knees, while threatening
him:
Jake
Roberts pinned John Latu at 3:00 with the DDT
Mr.
Perfect pinned David Stoudimiere with the Perfect Plex
at 2:30
WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior pinned
Barry Horowitz at 2:15 with the gorilla press slam and
splash
Rick Rude (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Billy Woods
at 1:45 with the Rude Awakening
King Haku (w/ Bobby
Heenan, Ted Dibiase, & Virgil) defeated Hercules via
disqualification at 2:32 when Hercules hit Haku with his
steel chain; after the match, Hercules chased Heenan,
Dibiase, and Virgil backstage with the chain
Paul
Roma & Jim Powers defeated Bubba Kirk & Max
McGiver at 1:10 when Roma pinned Kirk following a
missile dropkick as Powers held Kirk in the air
The
Big Bossman (w/ Slick) pinned David Isley at 2:56 with
the sidewalk slam; after the match, Isley was handcuffed
to the top rope and beaten with Bossman's nightstick
12/3/88
Taped 11/15/88; San Francisco,
CA; Cow Palace
included WWF
World Champion Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth as guests
of the Brother Love Show:
Brutus Beefcake
defeated Chuck Campbell via submission with the sleeper
at 2:08
Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) pinned Ricki
Ataki at 1:34 with the airplane spin and side
slam
Harley Race pinned Jim Gorman at 1:46 with a
fisherman suplex; prior to the bout, Race did an
untelevised promo saying he wanted to regain his throne
from King Haku and that Bobby Heenan never visited him
or contacted him while he was injured
Bret Hart &
Jim Neidhart defeated Barry Horowitz & Iron Mike
Sharpe at 2:16 when Bret pinned Horowitz following the
Hart Attack
Akeem (w/ Slick) pinned Louie Spicolli
with a splash at 1:22
Rick Rude (w/ Bobby Heenan)
pinned Nito Gomez at 1:25 with the Rude Awakening
12/10/88
Taped 11/15/88; San Francisco,
CA; Cow Palace
included
footage of Hulk Hogan and Slick on the Brother Love show
from SNME:
Jim Duggan pinned Darryl Peterson at
1:53 with the running clothesline
Jake Roberts pinned
the Black Knight at 2:37 with the DDT
Bad News Brown
pinned Frankie Valdez at 1:58 with the Ghetto
Blaster
The Red Rooster (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated
Scott Casey via submission with the Scorpion Death Lock
at 2:33
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty fought
Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (w/ Bobby Heenan) to
a no contest when all four men began brawling on the
floor prior to the match beginning; eventually, both
teams battled their way backstage with numerous referees
and officials trying to seperate them
Ted Dibiase (w/
Virgil) defeated Lanny Poffo via submission with the
Million $ Dream at 1:50
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau
(w/ Jimmy Hart) Sam Houston & Stefan Diablo at 3:37
when Raymond pinned Diablo after a double team move off
the top
12/17/88
Taped 11/15/88; San Francisco,
CA; Cow Palace
included Andre
the Giant & Bobby Heenan as guests of the Brother
Love Show:
WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition
defeated Nick Ferrari & Art Penna at 2:45 when Ax
pinned Penna with the Decapitation; prior to the bout,
an untelevised Brother Love Show segment took place with
Demolition as guests; during the segment, Brother Love
said they couldn't win a match without the help of Mr.
Fuji; to prove him wrong, Mr. Fuji went to the back and
Demolition wrestled the match without him; this was done
to explain his absence at ringside since the bout would
air after the Survivor Series where Fuji and Demolition
split up
Hercules defeated Steve Lombardi via
submission with the backbreaker at 1:27
Mr. Perfect
pinned Nito Gomez with the Perfect Plex at 2:05
King
Haku (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Frankie Valdez with a side
kick at 1:42
The Big Bossman (w/ Slick) pinned Pete
Kitchum at 1:36 with the sidewalk slam; after the bout,
Bossman handcuffed his opponent to the middle rope and
beat him with the nightstick
WWF IC Champion the
Ultimate Warrior pinned Conquistador #1 with the gorilla
press slam / splash combo at 1:32
Greg Valentine
& the Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Paul
Brown & Rex Farmer at 4:10 when Brown submitted to
Valentine's figure-4, applied while wearing the
Heartbreaker shin guard
12/24/88
Taped 12/6/88; Daytona Beach,
FL; Ocean Center
included the
Brother Love Show with guests Big John Studd and Bobby
Heenan, with Studd telling Heenan he wanted nothing to
do with him (taped 12/7/88 in Tampa):
Akeem (w/
Slick) pinned Juan Valdez with a splash at 2:16
The
Powers of Pain (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Joe Cruz &
Lanny Poffo at 3:12 when Barbarian pinned Cruz with a
flying clothesline as Warlord held Cruz in the air with
a suplex
Jim Duggan pinned Tony Suber with the
running clothesline at 2:08
Rick Rude (w/ Bobby
Heenan) pinned an unknown with the Rude Awakening at
1:40
Bad News Brown pinned Bob Emery at the 23 second
mark with the Ghetto Blaster; after the bout, Brown
continued attacking his opponent before challenging WWF
World Champion Randy Savage to come out and fight him;
moments thereafter, Savage appeared and the two briefly
brawled in the ring before they were sperated by several
other wrestlers
Ron Garvin pinned Barry Horowitz at
2:21 with the Garvin Stomp and a piledriver (Garvin's
debut)
Ron Bass pinned Martin Roy with the Pedigree
at 2:19; after the bout, Bass attacked Roy with his whip
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