WWF Prime Time Wrestling (August 18, 1986)

Original Airdate: August 18, 1986

Your Hosts are Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan from the studio

Pedro Morales v Terry Funk: From Boston Massachusetts on January 11 1986. Funk does some stalling to start, taunting Morales all the while, and trying to get him to lose his cool. Pedro ends up slapping him around on the ropes, so Terry tosses him to the outside, and starts working Morales over. Just dull punch/kick kind of stuff, but Funk is great at engaging a crowd. Pedro gets sick of him and starts slugging, sending Terry to the outside, and Funk tries hiding underneath the ring steps in a funny bit. Pedo drags him out and destroys him, before teasing what would have been a wild dive over the post, but Funk is on the apron before he can make history. Inside, Morales keeps unloading on him, so Funk tries bringing a chair in, but the referee puts a stop to it. Pedro stays on the man with a series of turnbuckle smashes, so Jimmy Hart passes Terry the megaphone, and he blasts Morales for the pin at 11:56. ½*

The Killer Bees v Les Thornton and Barry O: From Poughkeepsie New York on March 11 1986, and previously aired on All American Wrestling on March 23. The Bees fight off some jobber offense, and put things away with a Jim Brunzell dropkick at 4:47. DUD

Ken Resnick catches up with WWF Intercontinental Champion Randy Savage, who thinks Ken should run for congress since he talks too damn much

Fabulous Moolah v Velvet McIntyre: From Brantford Ontario Canada on June 16 1986. The WWF Women's Title is not on the line. Velvet with a few takedowns to start, but Moolah is in the ropes to escape an armbar. Moolah tries taking her to school with a headlock, but Velvet fights her off, and they regroup. Moolah with a takedown into a toehold, but Velvet reverses, so Moolah monkeyflips her. Moolah with a series of snapmares before dumping Velvet to the outside, and Moolah follows to bodyslam her on the floor out there. Velvet makes a comeback on the way back in, and a catapult sends Moolah bailing to the apron. Velvet puts the boots to her there, so Moolah goes low, and throws a series of uppercuts for two. Velvet fights back with a giant swing, but she misses a dropkick, allowing Moolah a somersault cradle - reversed by Velvet, and then reversed back by Moolah for three at 5:13. Nothing of real note, but mostly okay. ¾*

The British Bulldogs v Iron Mike Sharpe and Gino Carabello: From Brantford Ontario Canada on May 27 1986. The WWF Tag Team title is not on the line. Sharpe tries to sucker Davey Boy Smith into the corner to start, but it backfires, as the Dream Team comes down to ringside to observe. Davey wins a criss cross next, so Carabello comes in, but a tandem clothesline sends him to the outside. The dust settles on Dynamite Kid and Mike, and the Bulldogs quickly put it away at 2:44. Afterwards, the Dream Team attack, but the Bulldogs manage to fight them off. ¼*

Gene Okerlund is in the studio for Update, getting comments from WWF Champion Hulk Hogan about Paul Orndorff

Recently on the Flower Shop, Adrian Adonis planned to have Don Muraco on as a guest, when Roddy Piper showed up instead. Roddy is upset that Adrian has taken over his interview set, and demands it returned. Adonis refuses, and things are getting hot, so Bob Orton comes out to back Adrian up - pink cowboy hat and all. “It’s just business,” Orton notes. Nothing really comes of it this time out, but the foundation has been laid

Brutus Beefcake v Salvatore Bellomo: From East Rutherford New Jersey December 10 1984. Howard Finkel is on commentary with Gorilla here, which just sounds so weird. Almost as weird as when he was briefly doing interviews when they were between guys in late ‘93, but nothing will ever top that. Beefcake with a high knee at 5:59. ¼*

Resnick catches up with the Hart Foundation, who promise to be the next tag champions. I love this team, but it was a long road to when they got great

The Moondogs v Nelson Veilleux and Serge Jodoin: From Poughkeepsie New York on June 24 1986. A really long squash here, as the Moondogs endlessly toy with them, before putting things away at 5:07. You know the rules: squashes should never exceed five minutes. This broke the rules. This is bad. DUD

Ricky Steamboat and Junkyard Dog v Don Muraco and Mr. Fuji: From Boston Massachusetts on August 3 1985. Brawl to start, dominated by the babyfaces. The dust settles on JYD teeing off on Muraco, and Steamboat tags in for a double team. A cheap shot puts Ricky down, however, and Fuji tags in to get his licks in on the Dragon. The heels work Ricky over, until Steamboat manages to slip away from Muraco long enough for the hot tag! Great reaction for JYD here, Ricky did a great job of building sympathy. Snapmare gets two on Don, but a criss cross ends in both men looking up at the lights. Tag back to Steamboat, and he runs wild on Don. Enzuigiri knocks Muraco silly, but it also knocks him right into a tag. Fuji comes in game, but come on, and Ricky polishes him off with a flying bodypress at 12:40. I didn’t find this engaging at all. ½*

BUExperience: A very squash heavy episode this week.