WWF Wrestling Challenge (March 6, 1988)

 

Original Airdate: March 6, 1988 (taped February 17)

From Topeka, Kansas; Your Hosts are Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan

Ultimate Warrior v Dusty Wolfe: Hercules split screens in here to sing to Warrior. Kind of hilarious that he uses Sting lyrics, of all things. Warrior at 2:08. DUD

Craig DeGeorge is in the control center with Special Report, giving us a look at the animal filled six-man tag coming up at WrestleMania 

Strike Force v Barry Horowitz and Dave Wagner: The WWF Tag Team title is not on the line. Rick Martel puts Wagner away at 2:05. DUD

DeGeorge catches up with Don Muraco, who is looking like he’s about to pop. Or poop

DeGeorge catches up with Dino Bravo, who is in full confidence mode. He looks less like poop

Ted DiBiase v Omar Atlas: DiBiase with a powerslam at 1:42, as he heads into a main event run without a damn finisher. DUD

Jim Duggan v Pete Sanchez: Duggan yells a lot, on his way to pinning Pete at 2:40. DUD

The Hart Foundation v Jim Stewart and Sonny Rogers: The Foundation have fun torturing these guys, before putting it away with the Hart Attack at 4:04. ¼*

DeGeorge brings Randy Savage out for a podium interview, and Macho’s secret weapon in the tournament is that he has Miss Elizabeth in his corner

DeGeorge is in the control center for the WrestleMania IV Report, and it’s all about the various celebrities this week. Also there will be a battle royal with all of the leftovers who didn’t make the tournament 

Honky Tonk Man v Lance Allen: The WWF Intercontinental title is not on the line. Honky split screens in on his own make, which is the ultimate power move. Honky with the swinging neckbreaker at 2:40. DUD

DeGeorge catches up with Brutus Beefcake, who is chasing Honky’s gold. And hair

BUExperience: They were in cruise control that whole weekend.