Friday, 18 November 2016

Saturday Night's Main Event (01/03/86)

Saturday Night's Main Event
01/03/86 (Taped 15/02/86)
Phoenix, Arizona





Somebody obviously decided that the Saturday night light entertainment segments weren't working and from here on the show reverted to the tried and tested formula of promos and matches... After various hype videos and promos Mr T defeated Bob Orton Jr by count out in a rubbish worked boxing match which was mildly entertaining in terms of comedy. It did work well as an angle to set up Mr T versus Roddy Piper at Wrestlemania II... King Kong Bundy squashed Steve Gatorwolf and challenged Hulk Hogan... Hulk Hogan beat Don Muraco by disqualification to retain the WWF Heavyweight Title when Bobby Heenan interfered. Heenan was managing Muraco for the night in place of Mr Fuji who was "unwell". Fuji was shown backstage with an ice pack on top of his hat. Bundy attacked Hogan after the match with multiple Avalanches and splashes until other babyfaces ran to his aid. Hogan was taken away on a stretcher. This was a good angle to build towards the Hogan/Bundy cage match at Wrestlemania... The Dream Team defeated The British Bulldogs in a good match to retain the World Tag Team Title.  Greg Valentine fell on top of Dynamite Kid after a collision for a lucky victory. The two teams would meet again at Wrestlemania... Hulk Hogan's hilariously bad Real American music video aired for the first time... Junkyard Dog pinned Adrian Adonis after Jimmy Hart accidentally hit his own man with the megaphone. The match was pretty poor but the crowd was hot. Having gained so much weight Adonis looked really embarrassing at this stage of his career... A doctor confirmed Hogan had suffered cracked ribs and other internal injuries as a result of Bundy's attack.



Results
Mr T def Bob Orton Jr by count out in a Boxing Match (4:30) 1/2
King Kong Bundy pinned Steve Gatorwolf (0:40) SQ
Hulk Hogan (c) def Don Muraco by disqualification to retain the WWF Heavyweight Title (6:55) *3/4
The Dream Team (c) def The British Bulldogs by pinfall to retain the World Tag Team Title (9:27) ***
The Junkyard Dog pinned Adrian Adonis (6:35) *

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