WWF Saturday Night's Main Event (Version II)

Original Airdate: May 11, 1985

From Uniondale, New York; Your Hosts are Vince McMahon and Jesse Ventura. The production looks fantastic, and the well lit arena makes it look better (and more modern) than the first WrestleMania

Cyndi Lauper warns Wendi Richter to make sure Fabulous Moolah doesn't grab her hair during their match later. C-Laups and Dub-Ricks! Off to a good start!

Hulk Hogan and Mr. T look ready to kiss as they tell us to sit back and relax for Saturday Night's Main Event

Six-Man Tag Team Match: George Steele, Nikolai Volkoff, and Iron Sheik v Ricky Steamboat and The US Express: Sheik starts with Barry Windham, and gets caught in a headlock, then shoulderblocked as they criss cross. Barry with a hiptoss and a bodyslam, and the faces take turns working Sheik's arm, until Steamboat gets himself caught in an abdominal stretch. That triggers a six-way brawl, and the faces clean house. Back in, Steamboat hits a missile dropkick and a flying bodypress for two, but Sheik manages to tag Volkoff. He gets nailed with a tandem dropkick by Steamboat and Windham for two, and Mike Rotundo drops a pair of legs for two. Rollup gets two, and a backslide is worth two. Tag back to Barry, but Volkoff escapes a sunset flip, and tags Steele. Barry unloads on George, so he goes to tag back out, but neither Sheik or Volkoff wants back in, and Barry rolls George up at 6:30. Wow, the faces completely steamrolled them here. Energetic, and the crowd was really into it. Perfect way to set the tempo for not only tonight, but the show in general. ** (Original rating: ¾*)

After the bell, Sheik and Volkoff turn on Steele while he munches a turnbuckle, but George manages to fight them off, and US Express manager Lou Albano lends an assist. Gene Okerlund catches up with the dastardly tag champions, but Steele attacks during the interview to cement the face turn

We take a look back at WrestleMania, when Paul Orndorff took the losing fall in the main event

Roddy Piper and Bob Orton invite Paul Orndorff to a live edition of Piper's Pit. I love how Piper keeps trying to sucker him into feeling safe, while Orton stalks up behind him, like a mafia goon. And even more, I love Orndorff's reaction to it - eyes in the back of his head. They take turns blaming each other for WrestleMania in increasingly aggressive ways, until Piper makes the mistake of putting his hands on him, and Orndorff goes for the piledriver - Orton saving. They prep for a beat down, but Mr. T runs in to save - cementing Orndorff as a babyface. This was a good angle, but I think it might have went over a bit better had it not followed literally the exact same angle in the first match

WWF Title Match: Hulk Hogan v Bob Orton: Orton attacks (still wearing his assless chaps), but Hulk fights him off, and hits a backdrop, followed by a three consecutive bodyslams, and Bob bails. Gone are the assless chaps! Come on! Orton suckers him into a knee on the way in, but misses a charge in the corner, and Hulk goes after the cast covered arm. Hilarious bit, as Hulk blatantly bites him, so Ventura calls him out on it, but McMahon says he's 'not too sure about that.' Really? I'm surprised the fans didn't turn on Hogan earlier, frankly. Hulk wraps the arm around the post, but runs into a side suplex, and Orton fistdrops him for two. Bob works him over in terribly dull fashion, but Hogan gets bored, and starts HULKING UP!! out of nowhere. Fists of Fury! Clothesline! Elbowdrop! Headbutt! Ten-Punch Count! - countered by Orton with an inverted atomic drop. He goes for the Superplex, but Hulk fights him off, and hits a 2^nd rope elbowsmash to setup the Legdrop - only to have Piper interfere for a disqualification at 6:54. Piper attacks, so Mr. T runs in to make the save - and he's joined by Paul Orndorff! The match was fine when Hogan was in control, but Orton's offense was just boring as fuck. ½* (Original rating: DUD)

We take a look back at The Brawl to End It All, when Wendi Richter defeated Fabulous Moolah for the WWF Women's Title - with help from Cyndi Lauper

WWF Women's Title Match: Wendi Richter v The Fabulous Moolah: Moolah has Cyndi Lauper barred from ringside before the bout, to prevent a repeat of what happened last time. I get that and all, but Moolah had basically been champion for thirty uninterrupted years before that switch. So, she was able to fight off all comers for three decades (!!), but now suddenly some pop star is keeping her from being champion? Please! I like how Moolah's paperwork for the ban is a literal scroll of parchment, written by hand. Lauper comes out anyway, because fuck Moolah, that's why. But, she gets sent to the back, and is forced to watch via television monitor. Moolah works Wendi over in the early going, but turns her back, and gets dropkicked over the top. Back in, Moolah reverses a whip into the ropes, and backdrops the champion for two. Bodyslam, but Richter counters into a cradle to retain at 4:00. This was brutal. We make fun of the Bella’s today, but they're like the second coming of Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels compared to some of the women of the mid-80s. DUD (Original rating: DUD)

Junkyard Dog v Pete Doherty: Despite rumor, no, Doherty is, in fact, not Mark Wahlberg's father. Since it's Mother's Day weekend, Dog brings his mother with him. That's quite a dress you have there, Mrs. Dog. Doherty disrespects her, so Dog unloads, and hits a series of headbutts. 'This is vintage Junkyard Dog!' declares Vince. Well, I guess that puts to rest any doubt over who is feeding Cole those lines every week. Doherty tries going up, but Dog slams him down, and hits an atomic drop before finishing with a scoop powerslam at 3:15. Afterwards, Dog dances with mama. Or, 'bitch,' I guess. Shit match, but it served its purpose. DUD (Original rating: DUD)

Backstage, Cyndi Lauper hosts a Mother's Day party. Who invited Sheik and Volkoff?! Sheik and Volkoff holding little pink party cups while yelling at Lauper is worth the price of admission alone. Meanwhile, Freddie Blassie mother must be using the same night cream as Jerry Lawler's mom. Oh, and Ruth Hogan, ladies and gentlemen! But then, Moolah shows up to insult Richter's mom ('she looks worse than a scarecrow!'), but ends up going too far, and getting shoved into a cake. Blassie loves it, because he's a classy sumbitch

BUExperience: What’s not to love? Even if you’ve seen it a million times before, it’s still a lot of kitschy 80s fun.