My disc for last week's show wouldn't read correctly so I had to skip to this episode. Here's the results from last week's show, courtesy of thehistoryofwwe.com...
3/7/88:
- Hercules (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Jerry Allen via submission with the backbreaker at 6:48 (2/17/88; Topeka, KS; Kansas Expocentre)
- Jim Duggan fought Ron Bass to a double count-out at 15:16 when Duggan chased Bass backstage (2/22/88; Madison Square Garden)
- Bad News Brown pinned John Stewart with the Ghetto Blaster at 3:11 (2/17/88; Topeka, KS; Kansas Expocentre)
- Scott Casey pinned Barry Horowitz with a crucifix at 9:57 (2/17/88; Topeka, KS; Kansas Expocentre)
- Jake Roberts fought Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) to a 20-minute draw at 19:23 (2/22/88; Madison Square Garden)
- Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Brady Boone with a clothesline at 9:05, using the loaded forearm support (2/6/88; Philadelphia Spectrum)
- Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Jim Powers & Paul Roma at 9:25 when Ax pinned Powers after Smash hit Roma with Fuji's cane behind the referee's back (2/16/88; Wichita, KS; Kansas Coliseum)
We're only two weeks from WrestleMania
IV in Atlantic City and Bobby Heenan is ready for his match. Gorilla
doesn't believe it though and he said Bobby always has something up
his sleeve. However, this time it'll be Frankie up one sleeve and
Matilda up the other.
The Rougeaus v. Harley Race/Mike Sharpe
w/Bobby Heenan-February 22, 1988-MSG
Oddball tag team of Race and Sharpe
and the latter didn't fare too good against the Rougeaus. Sharpe was
subbing for Hercules, who he also subbed for on February 2nd
in Brooklyn, NY against Koko B. Ware. Heenan started off by asking
everyone to show their respect to The King. The Rougeaus were hot
early and they delivered double dropkicks to their opponents.
Gorilla questioned the pairing of the two heels saying he wasn't even
sure Sharpe and Race liked each other. Sharpe got isolated and
double teamed while Race kept distracting the ref accidentally
allowing for more double teams. Sharpe finally made the tag and went
to work on the Rougeaus and the heels didn't look too bad. Race hit
his piledriver on Jacques who was isolated for a bit.
Of course, it
was Sharpe who missed an elbow drop and allowed Jacques to tag in
Raymond. However, Ray's comeback wasn't as good as expected. All
four guys were in and the heels tried to irish whip the Rougeaus into
each other but it backfired and the heels collided. Raymond grabbed
Sharpe and Jacques came down on him from the top by sitting on him
and Ray rolled up Sharpe for the win. This was a pretty solid match
here and Sharpe was seemingly the weak link on the heel team.
Gorilla said he heard that Race slapped
Heenan after the match for pairing him with Sharpe. Heenan denied
this story and explained that Hercules couldn't make the match as
planned and Sharpe graciously offered his services as a replacement.
Koko B. Ware v. Terry Gibbs-February
16, 1988-Wichita, KS
Here's a nothing match and quite
short. Gibbs got the advantage for a couple minutes but Koko made
his comeback and hit the Ghostbuster/brainbuster for the win. Gibbs was pretty
robotic but he had a decent look, almost like a slimmer Mike Awesome.
During the match, Jesse asked Vince what sport did he excel at in
ivy league school, sailing? Vince replied by asking him if he ever
played chinese checkers. This was also one of those matches where I
didn't realize Bruno was on commentary until Jesse pointed it out.
Gorilla pointed out that Koko has
renamed his finisher the Weaselbuster for WrestleMania. Gorilla also
called Heenan's six-man tag with Koko, the Islanders, and the
Bulldogs, an important match for Mania. Go figure.
Sam Houston v. “Dangerous” Danny
Davis-January 25, 1988-MSG
Davis and Houston worked a lot of
house matches before and after this including one at the Silverdome
in Michigan on January 1st. Over his WWF career, Houston
never got any big wins as his biggest was against Boris Zhukov in
1989. He lasted until August 20, 1990 when he was beat by “Iron”
Mike Sharpe. In 1989 and 1990, he even lost several house show
matches against The Genius. Houston looks like he belongs in the
Village People with his cowboy costume. This was an ok match that
was boring in spots but had a solid finish. Houston had the crowd
behind him during his hope spots. Vince said he was a good looking
young cowboy. Also, Sam came in ready to fight and controlled Davis'
left arm for a good couple minutes, even lifting up Davis out of a
couple armbars.
Bobby detected a barnyard aroma and Vince asked Lord
Alfred if he had been naughty. During a hope spot, Houston exploded
for a second but missed a crossbody and went tumbling outside.
Bobby
thought Davis was undefeated because Davis had told him that. Vince
wondered what record book Heenan was reading. Sam had another hope
spot as he tried to charge into Davis in the corner but Davis moved
and Houston hit the buckles sternum first. Bobby said he thought
Houston was trying to put on his cowboy hat without touching it, as
it was hanging on the corner post. Davis had complete control but
did some crap covers and ended up arguing with the ref over a count
and Houston hit a small package for the victory.
Bobby and Gorilla discussed the IC
title match between Honky Tonk Man and Brutus Beefcake at Mania.
Bobby said a lot of people thought Honky would end up losing the belt
and looking like Moe from the Three Stooges after the match.
Young Stallions v. Barry Horowitz/Steve
Lombardi-February 16, 1988-Wichita, KS
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The Stallions worked a couple of shows
with the Alaskans (Renslow and Wagner) prior to this match. This was
a pretty boring match but it wasn't exactly a squash match as Jim
Powers played the face in peril for a few minutes. The heels
couldn't get anything going initially but they eventually got
rolling. Gorilla did ask Bobby if he had a good vet for after Mania
and he responded by saying he wasn't an animal but Gorilla heard
differently. They did a double clothesline spot and Powers finally
tagged in Roma who had a good reaction for the tag. In the end,
Powers hit a powerslam on Horowitz and pinned him.
Bobby's tickets for Mania were lost in
the mail and Miss Betty, his female friend was upset. She hated the
fact that Vanna White was asked to be at Mania but not her. Gorilla
also said that Donald Trump fits in with the WWF because they are
about class.
Craig DeGeorge interviewed Hercules and
Heenan about their recently signed match with the Warrior for Mania.
Herc said the Warrior was condemned for breaking his chain and he
must face him as punishment. Bobby said the Warrior didn't even
break the chain and that Hercules was pulling on it so hard that it
broke. They are going to do all their talking from now on at Mania.
The Killer Bees v. The Islanders
w/Bobby Heenan-December 26, 1987-MSG
Prior to the match, Bobby said the
Islanders need no introduction and the only good thing about the Bees
is they'll never get their trunks mixed up. Bobby promised that in
1988 the Islanders would beat Strike Force and win the WWF Tag Team
Titles. This match was about teamwork on the part of the Islanders
and how it paid off. The Bees won out early as Tama complained to
the ref and wanted a handshake from Brian Blair.
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He tried kicking
him but Blair caught him and delivered an atomic drop. Brunzell came
in but got pushed into the heel corner and escaped. It was mentioned
that the Bees won a tournament in Canada last year. This was the
Frank Tunney Memorial Tournament in Toronto on March 15, 1987
(credit:Vance Nevada). They beat Kamala and Sika, Bundy and
Orndorff, as well as Demolition to win but later lost in a title
match to the Hart Foundation. Blair came in but got double teamed
and isolated.
There really wasn't any heat during this match. The
Islanders were on fire at this point and Haku hit a standing
dropkick. Tama likes to eye rake and eye gouge a lot. Lord Alfred
mentioned that Blair needs to think about tagging now. I guess it
slipped his mind or something amidst the ass kicking he was
receiving. Blair managed to drop Haku with a forearm smash but he
went to the wrong corner and couldn't make the tag.
Tama then tried
a suplex but Blair reversed it and crawled over Tama to make the tag.
The only problem was the ref missed the tag. Soon, Blair exploded
with a flying forearm on Tama and finally made the tag and Brunzell
cleaned house. He put a sleeper on Haku that knocked him out. Tama
came in to stop it but Blair chased after him. Now, all four guys
were in but the ref pulled back Blair which allowed Tama to stop the
sleeper and hit a diving headbutt on Brunzell. Finally, he draped
the sleeping Haku onto Brunzell for the win.
In the end, Haku was
still out of it. This was a solid but basic match that had no heat.
It still was the most interesting match on this show, by far.
Gorilla thinks the odds are against the
Islanders at Mania. The Bulldogs are stronger and quicker and they
have Koko in their corner. The Islanders only have Bobby in their
corner. Bobby said that when you have him you don't need anyone
else. He's like AAA, when you have trouble you call him. Gorilla
shouldn't worry about him at Mania.
Next week, courtesy of Heenan, the show
will be in Atlantic City.
Sorry for the lack of updates lately. I'm going to try and update faster with the next episode and some other stuff planned including more AWA, WCW, and even some ECW. As always, contact me at stevesgraps@yahoo.com, on Twitter @stevesgraps, or here on the site. Thanks.
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