WWF Superstars of Wrestling (October 3, 1987)

 

Original Airdate: October 3, 1987 (taped September 15)

From Peoria, Illinois; Your Hosts are Vince McMahon, Bruno Sammartino, and Jesse Ventura

Six-Man Tag Team Match: Superstar Billy Graham, Jacques Rougeau, and Raymond Rougeau v Tom Stone, Joe Mirto, and Rick Gantner: The announcers are really excited about Graham teaming with the Rougeau’s, as if it means anything long term. They never even teamed again after this! Butch Reed split screens in, waiting for Billy to stop ducking him, and fight. Billy with a bearhug at 2:04. DUD

Craig DeGeorge brings Jimmy Hart and Miss Elizabeth out for a podium interview, to debate the Honky Tonk Man v Randy Savage match scheduled for Saturday Night’s Main Event

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Ted DiBiase v Scott Casey: Jesse is impressed that DiBiase signed to wrestle Casey instead of a ‘flunky.’ Are we really creating a narrative where Scott Casey is anything less than a jobber? DiBiase with a spinning toehold at 3:11. Can we get to the Million Dollar Dream already? DUD

Gene Okerlund catches up with Superstar, who has bad blood. Well, let’s hope he gets treatment for that

Paul Orndorff v Dave Wagner: Bobby Heenan split screens in, promising a ‘surprise’ for Paul. Then, as the match carries on, Heenan appears on the podium with Rick Rude, who flashes his stuff to distract Orndorff. Luckily, Paul is able to stay focused, and beat his jobber at 2:53. DUD

Okerlund catches up with Randy Savage, who now has spunk

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Six-Man Tag Team Match: King Kong Bundy, Hercules, and Rick Rude v Tony Leone, ML Williams, and Chris Bassett: What a collection of jobbers here. Even Vince is like ‘where did they find this one… what does ML stand for?’ It’s a sad group. Ventura notes that Vince shouldn’t criticize, since he’s never been in the ring. “I’ve never been big enough or bad enough,” McMahon notes. Yet, he’d become world champion. Rude with a backbreaker rack at 1:47. Good, these jobbers didn’t deserve two whole minutes. DUD

DeGeorge is in the studio with Update, giving us a look at Ken Patera, who is still swearing payback on the Heenan Family. You know, as soon as he recovers. Again

Killer Khan v Mike Richards: Khan with the ol’ flying kneedrop at 2:24. DUD

The British Bulldogs really love Matilda. In song form

Ivan Putski and Junkyard Dog v Chris Curtis and Mike Poland: Wasn’t Putski just teaming with Superstar the other day? Now JYD all of a sudden? Instead of talking about the Rougeau’s, we should be talking about that! It could be bigger than the Mega Powers breakup! Putski pins at 2:34. DUD

Okerlund catches up with Butch Reed, so we can spend more time on Superstar Billy Graham on this episode 

Various wrestlers offer predictions for the Honky/Savage match. Hogan endorses Macho here, in case the babyface turn needed more cement

BUExperience: This was a breeze, even if it wasn’t a very stiff one.