WWF Prime Time Wrestling (June 29, 1987)

 

Original Airdate: June 29, 1987

Your Hosts are Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan from the studio. The theme this week is Heenan promising to show the x-rays of his injured neck… and then delaying. The collection of LJN figures on their desk also seems to be growing by the moment, and I appreciate how they have belts on the appropriate figures

Brad Rheingans v Terry Gibbs: From Kitchener Ontario Canada on June 1. You didn’t see a lot of stuff from Kitchener. Brad with a cradle at 8:51. ¼*

Hillbilly Jim v Iron Mike Sharpe: From Kitchener on June 1. I’m getting really sick of the match lineups for these shows. I can’t sink my teeth into these jobber matches. Mike grabs a weapon, but Jim blocks a shot with it, and returns fire for the pin at 9:31. ½*

Gene Okerlund catches up with WWF Intercontinental Champion Honky Tonk Man, and immediately puts his foot in his mouth by suggesting that Honky drives a Buick

From Superstars on June 13, Jake Roberts hosts the Snake Pit, with guests Hillbilly Jim and Little Beaver, who are furious about what King Kong Bundy did to the littles at WrestleMania. Man, things moved a lot slower back then, didn’t they? It’s been nearly three months, and we’re just now circling around to even talking about it. Even a decade later, they’d be getting into it the next night, and probably doing some sort of blow off by the April pay per view. But, I mean, I get it. It was a different time, a different schedule, and different mindset in terms of how the business was structured 

Junkyard Dog v Terry Gibbs: From Superstars of Wrestling on June 13 (taped June 2) in Buffalo New York. Gibbs gets cute with a sneak attack, but that goes badly, and JYD split screens in to do a general promo. General promos are the saddest. JYD with the scoop powerslam at 1:45. DUD

Lanny Poffo v Frenchy Martin: From Boston Massachusetts on June 6. Poffo with a flying moonsault at 4:46. ¼*

Sivi Afi v Jose Estrada: From Boston on June 6. Gosh, the parade of hit matches just continues here tonight, with Jose subbing for Jimmy Jack Funk. He’s also dressed like Ric Flair in 1996, during the Green Bay Packers tribute phase. Whatever happened there. Afi with a bodypress, but Jose rolls through at 9:31. DUD

The Young Stallions v The Shadows: Shoot me. This feels like a rib at this point. From Kitchener on June 1. Just how many times did they run this match and then broadcast it on TV? I mean, I get spamming it on the house shows (I get it… to a degree), but why did so many of them make TV? Paul Roma with a flying bodypress at 14:01. Definitely worth it. DUD

Okerlund catches up with Koko B. Ware, who is still not pleased with Danny Davis. Go to therapy 

The Hart Foundation v The Killer Bees: From Superstars on June 20 (taped June 2) in Buffalo. The WWF Tag Team title is not on the line. Jesse notes that Danny Davis is out there to keep an eye on the officiating, and considering the assigned official is Dave Hebner, I can’t poke any holes in that. Jim Neidhart and B. Brian Blair start, and Blair wins a criss cross with a schoolboy for two. Anvil pops up, so Blair armdrags him over, and tags Jim Brunzell in for a stereo backelbow for two. Brunzell tries an armbar, but Anvil muscles into the corner, and tags Bret Hart in. Bret wins a criss cross, and the Foundation take control of the action. Davis gets booted for interfering, allowing the Bees to put the masks on, and make a switch. Fresh, masked Blair turns things around on the Hitman, but Bret blocks a sunset flip by holding the middle rope for dear life. Brunzell sees this, and slingshots in with a sunset flip of his own past Blair for the pin at 4:32. That finish was great, great stuff. ¾*

BUExperience: Are you fucking kidding me?