WWF Superstars of Wrestling (December 20, 1986)

 

Original Airdate: December 20, 1986 (taped December 9)

From Phoenix, Arizona; Your Hosts are Vince McMahon, Bruno Sammartino, and Jesse Ventura

The Islanders v Don Muraco and Bob Orton: Everyone slugs it out to kick start things, but the babyfaces lose the exchange, and the heels isolate Haku. They cut the ring in half, but Haku manages to hit Bob with a clothesline, and he gets a hot tag off to Tama. Tama runs wild, but eats a cheap shot from Don, and Orton bodyslams him. Orton tries a pump-splash from there, but hits the knees, and Haku gets a hot tag of his own. He runs wild, and Roseanne Barr the door this time. Haku hits Bob with a flying bodypress, so Muraco comes off the top with a flying knee to save - only for the referee to call a DQ for it at 2:59. Wow, not even a warning? This was too short to be much of anything. ½*

Gene Okerlund is in the studio for Update, and again, the talk is about Ricky Steamboat’s recovery. Gosh, they were all in with this angle. Anyway, this week we get a look at Ricky visiting a speech pathologist 

Kamala v Pedro Gonzales: It's Morales' non-union equivalent! Some jobber that Kamala squashed a few weeks ago split screens in to complain about it. Well, maybe if you weren’t such a jobber. Kamala with a flying splash at 0:44. DUD

Ken Resnick catches up with WWF Intercontinental Champion Randy Savage, who thinks Bruno Sammartino has been doing a good job of proving that he’s an idiot

Blackjack Mulligan vignette

Honky Tonk Man v Jose Luis Rivera: Vince asks Jesse if he’s found out anything new about the Andre the Giant reinstatement situation, but Ventura notes that everyone is stonewalling him. Honky with a swinging neckbreaker at 1:30. Honky, as a heel, and with Jimmy Hart, is a much better fit. Now, he just needs to find some better gear… DUD

Resnick catches up with Jim Neidhart, who isn’t afraid of anyone, since he played in the NFL without pads, so what can anyone here threaten him with?

Randy Savage is waiting to finish the job on Steamboat

King Kong Bundy v Steve Gatorwolf: Bundy with the avalanche finish it up at 1:22. DUD

Roddy Piper hosts Piper’s Pit, with guests the Hart Foundation. Jimmy Hart hides in the back, afraid to come onto the set, in a funny bit. Piper wants to know if referee Danny Davis has been favoring them, but the Foundation brush those accusations off

Butch Reed v Jerry Monti: Reed split screens in here, again claiming to be ‘all natural.’ Yeah, well, a lot of guys were claiming that in the WWF in those days. Reed with a 2nd rope clothesline at 1:13. Natural, or not, he had a nice clothesline. DUD

Recently, Jesse caught up with Bobby Heenan, who is still giving him vague non-answers about Andre

WWF Champion Hulk Hogan recommends we wear seatbelts 

Outback Jack vignette

Six-Man Tag Team Match: Koko B. Ware, Jim Brunzell, and B. Brian Blair v Dennis Stamp, Mike Lucca, and Mike Ryder: I’m not going to make the joke. I’m not going to do it. But, on an unrelated topic, I applaud whoever thought of putting the birds and the bees together as a team. The babyfaces finish up at 2:59. DUD

Resnick catches up with Bruno, who still has slime on his mind

BUExperience: Nothing special this week.