WWF Superstars of Wrestling (December 6, 1986)

 

Original Airdate: December 6, 1986 (taped November 19)

From South Bend, Indiana; Your Hosts are Vince McMahon, Bruno Sammartino, and Jesse Ventura

Honky Tonk Man is so upset over the lack of interest from the fans that he’s hired Jimmy Hart to rehab his image

Randy Savage v SD Jones: The WWF Intercontinental gold is not on the line here. Savage split screens in, promising more stretcher jobs to come for anyone who dares step to him. Macho puts this away with the flying elbowdrop - “very close to the throat area,” per McMahon -  at 1:58. Vince always knew how to advance a story. ¼*

Gene Okerlund is in the studio for Update, where Harley Race embraces his royalty 

Blackjack Mulligan vignette. He has a wagon!

Koko B Ware v Bobby Colt: Jesse laments that, should Ricky Steamboat be forced into retirement due to his injury, he won’t even be able to take Sammartino’s gig, since his voice is all messed up. That’s just brutal. I love it. Ware with a brainbuster at 1:53. DUD

Ken Resnick catches up with Kamala, and Wizard’s shouting is so bad that even poor Ken has to peace out

Adrian Adonis v Paul Roma: This marks Adonis’ first TV match since September. RomaMania running wild this week. Though, not really, as this is a complete squash, ending in Adonis grabbing a sleeper at 1:43. ¼*

Resnick catches up with Johnny Valiant’s latest find, Dino Bravo

Outback Jack vignette

Hercules v Jose Luis Rivera: Bobby Heenan split screens in to convince us/himself that the money spent on Hercules was a good investment. Hercules with a torture rack at 1:03. DUD

Roddy Piper hosts Piper’s Pit, with guests George Steele and Junkyard Dog. Roddy wants to go out and get George a woman, but JYD pours cold water on it, so they all bond over a turnbuckle pad instead

Gene catches up with Bonnie Steamboat, who is filled with hatred for the Macho Man

Kamala v Salvatore Bellomo: Kamala wraps this up quickly, hitting a flying splash at 0:37, with Bellomo doing a stretcher job to put the finish over. They were doing a good job of making Kamala seem dangerous, as he toured against Hulk Hogan on the house shows. DUD

Ventura recently caught up with President Jack Tunney, questioning him about why Andre the Giant has been reinstated. Tunney is vague and tight-lipped, however, not saying much more than that the hearing was ‘bizarre.’ He does reveal that Andre himself was not at the hearing, but that Bobby Heenan was

Six-Man Tag Team Match: Greg Valentine, Brutus Beefcake, and Dino Bravo v Billy Jack Haynes, Jacques Rougeau, and Raymond Rougeau: Bravo takes a cheap shot to allow Greg to get control on Jacques, and Valentine delivers a bodyslam after abusing him in the corner. Tag to Dino for a sidewalk slam, then over to Beefcake for a press-backbreaker for two. The heels triple team ahead of Hammer delivering a shoulderbreaker for two, and back to Brutus, but Beefcake gets reversed into the ropes. That allows Jacques an abdominal stretch, so Greg comes in to save, and Roseanne Barr the door! Everyone throws down, the managers get caught in it, and it’s ruled a double disqualification at 1:59. Nothing to this one. ¼*

Resnick catches up with JYD, and with those gold chains, I get why Piper thought he’d be the man to find a woman for George Steele

BUExperience: Not a lot to this one, but it was watchable.