WWF Prime Time Wrestling (July 27, 1987)

 

Original Airdate: July 27, 1987

Your Hosts are Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan from the studio

Randy Savage v Sivi Afi: From Wrestling Challenge on July 19 (taped June 24) in Louisville Kentucky. Afi gains control, but misses a flying splash, and Macho clotheslines him over the top. Randy follows with a flying axehandle on the floor, and Monsoon and Heenan even have to agree: it’s only a matter of time before Savage has a title again. Savage with a snapmare to set up a kneedrop for two, and a bodyslam sets up the flying elbowdrop at 2:14. ¼*

One Man Gang v Jose Luis Rivera: From Boston Massachusetts on July 11. Johnny Valiant compares Gang to Robert Redford, which feels like a hate crime against Robert Redford. Gang with a gourdbuster at 4:12. DUD

Footage of Ted DiBiase humiliating fans at a live event. By giving them money. What an asshole

Craig DeGeorge reminds us that Danny Davis is a dick. With video proof

Dino Bravo v Scott Casey: From Boston on July 11. The way Bravo has the maple leaf positioned on his trunks makes it look like he has a bloody asshole. Not a good look. Bravo with a sidewalk slam at 5:40. DUD

Gene Okerlund catches up with Randy Savage, who is still congratulating Honky Tonk Man on winning the WWF Intercontinental title. Wasn’t he just beefing with him on Wrestling Challenge literally the day before this? But, I guess, with that level of drug abuse, it’s probably hard to keep track of who your friends and enemies are, among other things

Bob Orton v Jerry Allen: From Boston on July 11. Gosh, how many main events are we going to get here? Orton with a vertical superplex at 6:26. DUD

Paul Roma v Shadow #1: From Boston on July 11. Now we have to endure singles showdowns between these two teams. God help us all. Listening to Gorilla drool over Roma every time is getting creepy. We’re not quite at Vince-McMahon-with-1996-Shawn-Michaels level yet, but we’re in the neighborhood. Shadow misses a charge, and Roma dives with a flying sunset flip at 9:47. ¼*

Like last week, Gorilla drags Bobby to the other studio, where he has his own doctor to examine Heenan this week. The doctor reviews Bobby’s x-rays, and confirms that they do show a serious injury. Unfortunately, they also belong to a 20 year old woman, based on the bone structure. So, the doctor decides to examine Bobby himself, and his diagnosis: Heenan is a big faker

Jim Powers v Shadow #2: From Boston on July 11. Well, you can’t have one without the other. It just wouldn’t be right. A crime, even. Powers with a sunset cradle at 11:05. These guys are trying, but I just can’t get into these endless Shadow matches. You’re jobbers! Be jobbers! ½*

Tito Santana v Don Muraco: From Boston on July 11. Muraco is insanely jacked here. He looks like the imaginary guy Martin Lawrence was describing in Bad Boys II, who is so big that he can’t even wipe his own ass. Posturing to start, until Tito tags him with a jumping forearm, but Don lands in the ropes to save him from getting pinned off of it. Don bails to clear the cobwebs, and he manages to get control once back inside. Don with a kneebreaker into a spinning toehold, then into a toehold. Figure four, but that’s a bridge too far, and Santana blocks. Tito goes on the comeback trail, and a sunset flip out of the corner gets him the pin at 8:20. This was lowkey. Afterwards, Bob Orton is out, and gets into a shouting match with Muraco about the loss. Mind your business, Bob. What, were they pooling the purse money, or something? ½*

BUExperience: Nothing to see here. Hell, even a lot of the storylines didn’t align with the other shows.