Saturday Night's Main Event (03/01/87)

Saturday Night's Main Event

03/01/87 (Taped 14/12/86)
Hartford, Connecticut

Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Orndorff in a good steel cage match with great heat to retain the WWF Heavyweight Title. Hogan and Orndorff left the cage at the same time with Joey Marella declaring Hogan the winner and heel referee insisting Orndorff had won. Hogan won the bout after a restart to end the feud... The rest of the show was pretty poor. Intercontinental Champion Randy Savage pinned George Steele after hitting him with the ring bell. Ricky Steamboat made his return early in the bout to distract Savage. The match was dire but there was good heat... Junkyard Dog beat Harley Race by disqualification in a match that was more about angle advancement. JYD head butted referee Danny Davis after the match... Adrian Adonis defeated Roddy Piper by count out in a short, nothing match after spraying him in his eyes with perfume... Blackjack Mulligan pinned Jimmy Jack Funk in a dreadful match.

Results

Hulk Hogan (c) def Paul Orndorff in a steel cage match to retain the WWF Heavyweight Title ***
Randy Savage (c) pinned George Steele to retain the Intercontinental Title 1/2
The Junkyard Dog def Harley Race by disqualification 1/4
Adrian Adonis def Roddy Piper by count out 1/2
Blackjack Mulligan pinned Jimmy Jack Funk DUD