WWF Wrestling Challenge (March 8, 1987)

 

Original Airdate: March 8, 1987 (taped February 17)

From Springfield, Massachusetts; Your Hosts are Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan

The Can-Am Connection v Jimmy Jack Funk and Gladiator: Don Muraco and Bob Orton split screen in here, hyping their bout with the Connection at WrestleMania III. That sets Monsoon off on a minutes long hard sell of the show. As it should be. The Connection with a combo at 5:05. Why the fuck did this take over five minutes? DUD

Gene Okerlund catches up with Bob Uecker, who is very excited to see a Little Beaver

Brutus Beefcake is furious at Adrian Adonis for the unwanted haircut, and hopes Roddy Piper will shave him bald at WrestleMania

Adrian Adonis v Don Driggers: Piper split screens in here, excited to do some strutting and cutting at WrestleMania. Adonis with a sleeper at 2:20. DUD

Okerlund catches up with Hercules, who is going to break Billy Jack Haynes’ neck at WrestleMania 

Tito Santana v Barry O: Danny Davis split screens in, trying to act tough. Tito gets the pin here at 4:42. Another one that was really long. DUD

Okerlund tries to catch up with Mary Hart, but she catches up with him instead

Okerlund catches up with WWF Intercontinental Champion Randy Savage

Jim Duggan vignette

Kamala v Jerry Monti: Aretha Franklin split screens in here, excited about WrestleMania. Gorilla puts her over as an ‘unbelievable, amazing person,’ which is so odd to hear, considering how he ripped into her on TV in the weeks after the show. Kamala with a flying splash at 1:01. That’s how you squash! DUD

Jake Roberts hosts the Snake Pit, with guest Hillbilly Jim and his little pals. Jake is worried that King Kong Bundy is going to do some grape squashing at WrestleMania, but Jim… uh… isn’t

Okerlund is in the control center for the WrestleMania III Report

Honky Tonk Man v Dave Stoudemire: Jimmy Hart split screens in here, threatening to deal with Alice Cooper himself. Honky with a swinging neckbreaker at 2:44. DUD

Okerlund catches up with Billy Jack Haynes to talk WrestleMania, and Billy is all about conspiracy theories. Hercules ‘stole’ the full nelson from you? Really? 

BUExperience: Did you know that there are going to be a lot of celebrities at WrestleMania III? Just checking.