The Symbol Of Excellence...(WWF)

The U.S Express Vs. The Moondogs

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Tag Team action to get us started off this evening as The U.S Express showcased their fast paced, athletic style energy to face off against The powerhouse Moondogs. It was a battle of speed versus brute strength as these two teams clashed against one another. The U.S. Express would snap the win as Barry Windham would snab a flash pinfall after a diving crossbody, pinning Moondog Spot surprisingly after ten minutes of action

Rated: 44

Every Dog Has His Day


Gene Okerlund: Ladies and Gentlemen joining me right now, thankfully in good condition is Cyndi Lauper, who unfortunately was on the receiving end of the antics and attacks of Roddy Piper. Miss Lauper...first of all on behalf of the WWF I would like to apologize for the actions of Roddy Piper. I can assure you that he is not representative of our company or our industry. Secondly. If it is alright with you, I'd like to ask how you're feeling right now.

Cyndi Lauper: First of all Mean Gene? You don't have to apologize, the WWF doesn't have to apologize...Roddy Piper has to apologize and I realize that might be something that Piper ain't quite used to. But ya' see he messed with the wrong woman! Am I feeling alright Gene? I'm feelin' great...and I'm gonna feel even better when I get to see Roddy Piper beggin' for forgiveness! Every dog has his day Mean Gene and I can promise you, he's gonna' get his!

Gene Okerlund:With all due respect Miss Lauper, you're not exactly a trained professional and the WWF couldn't find it in their good conscience to put you anywhere near the same ring as Roddy Piper! 

Cyndi Lauper: Oh I've already thought of that Mean Gene? That punk Piper? He might be laughin' now, he kicked a woman, what a big man he is! He smashed the record over my friend's head! Lou Albano was turning a new leaf, he helped me raise millions for charity and Piper wants to throw a tantrum? I shouln't have expected any better from street trash like that! But that's ok. Piper can get his laughs in while they last...because they ain't gonna' last for long! I've got friends Piper, friends in high places...friends who could snap you like the puny little twig you are...and you'll get to meet 'em real soon. In fact? You might be more familiar with some of them than you already know. 

Rated: 74

David Sammartino VS George Steele

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The strange attraction that is George "The Animal" Steele continues to leave an impactt as he faced off against second generation star David Sammartino. As usual the eccentric behaviour of Steele served as distractions for Sammartino. The green tongue, the gnawing and tearing of the turnbuckle and the general disgusting traits of George won the mental battle and George was able to overpower Sammartino and pick up the win

Rated: 59

Big John Studd VS. Jerry Brisco

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Jerry Brisco put up a good fight in this competitive bout against a man far larger than he was in Big John Studd. Studd is looking to cement his position as the true dominant force in the WWF and is resorting to low down and dirty tactics with his size. Yanking at the hair of Brisco, trying to claw into his skin, Using the ropes to his advantage. Jerry tried to bring the fight back at multiple points throughout the match, using his amateur wrestling prowess to put up a good show, but unfortunately Big John Studd was just too formidable an opponent in this endeavor

Rated: 63

$15,000 Dollars



Gene Okerlund: Alright folks I'm now in the ring with the winner Big John Studd, accompanied as always by his manager Bobby "The Brain" Heenan. Bobby! You've been saying you have a big announcement to make regarding your client! Will you tell us what it is you want already?! 


Bobby Heenan: What I want right now is for everybody to take a look! Take a look at the man that towers on your screens right now! Take a look at this triumphant image before you! Take a look...and get used to it! Because this great man! This GIANT of our industry...he's going to be a man you get really familiar with now that Andre is out of the picture!

Studd: Where oh where is Andre The Giant? 

Bobby Heenan: Where is he?!

Studd: Do You see him Bobby?

Bobby Heenan: I ain't seen him for a while I don't know about you Mean Gene? Have you seen Andre?! He's ran scared and honestly? Who can blame him? To have such a sore, career changing embarrassment, to have your dignity stripped away from you, the way that his was on that unforgettable night where he was truly and utterly surpassed in every way by Big John Studd! Not only was his hair taken away from him! But his pride! His ego, his dignity! Was outright dissolved when he dared to step into the ring with The Heenan Family! But you know? Andre was just a necessary stepping stone to greatness for my client here...He's just the first in what I'm confident will be a long list of fallen heroes and legens, culminating of course...in none other, than the WWF Heavyweight Championship! Are you listening Hogan? Your best friend is gone! He's out! He threw in the towel! You have nobody left to protect you and now? You have a giant standing against you instead of beside you...And you know something? The Heenan family is so confident in Big John Studd. I'm confident in his abilities, I'm confident in his athleticism, I'm confident in his strength, his stature, his raw physical power. That I can claim, without a shadow of a doubt! That 1985? Is going to be the YEAR of Big John Studd and in order to prove it? I'm offering a prize...

Gene Okerlund: A prize? What on earth are you talking about Heenan?

Bobby Heenan: I'm talking about this Mean Gene! In this briefcase Mean Gene, is $15,000 dollars...a tidy sum, that's more money than some anything some of these filthy humanoids will see in their lifetime! $4=15,000 Dollars, remember the amount! Because its on offer for anybody who can manage to Body Slam my client, the NEW Giant of the WWF! The TRUE Giant of the WWF...and now...the ONLY giant worth mentioning in professional wrestling and if for just one moment you have any doubt? Then just step up...take your shot. Because I guarantee you, it'll be the only shot you ever take...

Rated: 80

Brutus Beefcake VS. Jimmy Snukka

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In the main event of the evening Brutus Beefcake faced off against The Wild Man Jimmy Snukka. Snukka came, as expected, fired up and full of energy, fueling himself from the support of his fans. His high powered chops and kicks wore on Brutus Beefcake over the course of the match, who tried to use sneaky tactics, alongside the interference of his manager, Luscious Johnny V to his advantage. The interference failed however as Snukka would send Johnny tumbling out of the ring, before knocking Brutus down with a devastating kick and finishing off with his patented Superfly Splash.

Rated: 53

Judy Martin VS. Wendi Richter

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Word in the pro wrestling magazines is that the WWF wants to try and use the rising popularity of Wendi Richter as a backbone and foundation for their currently razor thin women's division and this opening bout on their flagship show is at the very least a way to start and see how audiences react. The match got the crowd warmed up as the established women's veteran Judy Martin brought her best against Richter. The younger athlete in Richter however managed to outmaneuver Martin and pick up the win, continuing her streak of good fortune as the Women's Champion

Rated: 63

After The Match

 

After the match during her celebrations, Wendi Richter is suddenly rushed by a figure who seemed to have hopped the barricades from the crowd! It was none other than the legendary icon of women's wrestling, The Fabulous Moolah! Moolah nailed Richter to the mat with a double axe handle to the back of the head, before delivering insult to injury with a series of stomps to the back of Richters head, before security rush the ring and seperate her from the current women's champion. 

Rated: 69

Bret Hart VS. Tony Garea


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The young blue chip prospect Bret Hart faced off in another "Established veteran versus up and comer" style match tonight as he stood toe to toe with Tony Garea. Bret's prospects as a possible future star seemed to be cemented further in this impressive technical back aand forth against Garea. Any fans of technical mat wrestling would have had their entertainment in this match as Tony challenged Bret multiple times throughout to match him in terms of ability and Hart not only managed to match that but also exceeded expectations. Picking up the win over Garea after delivering a devastating Sharpshooter and causing Garea to submit!

Rated: 40

This Is A Man's World


 

Gene Okerlund: Ladies and gentlemen stepping away from the action for a moment, here to bring you none other than the man who ended 1984 in total controversy, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper! Roddy, I think it's safe to say you left the world thinking very little of you after you behaved the way you did against Lou Albano and Cyndi Lauper...

Roddy Piper: Oh they think very little of me do they?! They don't like the fact that I smashed a record over Lou Albano's head?! They don't like the fact that I kicked Cyndi Lauper halfway across the ring?! Well you know what? They SHOULD like it Mean Gene! Oh yeah THAT'S RIGHT! THEY SHOULD BE THANKING ME!

Gene Okerlund: Thanking you?! What for?

Roddy Piper: You ask me what for? Can you folks believe this! He asks me what for?! Ohhhh I'll tell you what for buddy don't you worry. I should be thanked for doing what NOBODY ELSE in this company was willing to do! I stepped in when NOBODY else would Mean Gene...and I PROTECTED this business! You know when Cyndi Lauper started struttin' around here with her little groupies and yes men pandering at her feet, I kept quiet...I kept quiet expecting some common sense to prevail. I stepped back, expecting to see the same lessons that were taught to me waaaay back when I first stepped into this business. I stepped back just waiting, SITTING ON THE EDGE OF MY SEAT MEAN GENE! For somebody, ANYBODY...to show this pretty little princess her rightful place. Days passed Mean Gene, weeks passed...and I stood there on the sidelines in SHOCK...as I watched wrestler after wrestler, athlete after athlete all step aside and let the red carpet roll out for Cyndi Lauper!

Gene Okerlund: So you mean to say you think you were doing this company and this industry a FAVOR when you interfered with that ceremony? Do I need to remind you Roddy that ceremony was to celebrate the charity work that Cyndi Lauper and Captain Lou Albando had done! Do I need to remind you the good that has come to the WWF with the work that we have done with Cyndi Lauper?

Roddy Piper: Good? Oh yeah it's good alright, watching pop stars step into a wrestling ring! I don't know maybe it's me Mean Gene, maybe I'm goin' crazy, but the last time I checked, THIS IS A MAN'S WORLD! You want to step into that ring? You want to walk through those ropes? That's fine by me, but this ain't Hollywood! This ain't MTV! There's no mints waiting under your pillow, there's no chilled bottles of water for you to suck down! You step into that ring? You better be able to show you deserve it! Cyndi Lauper wants to be a man? She wants to act like a man? That's fine Mean Gene, I'll PUNT HER HALFWAY ACROSS THE RING LIKE A MAN! And that's EXACTLY what I did last week!

Gene Okerlund: Well in case you didn't see All Star Wrestling Roddy Piper, it seems that Cyndi Lauper is not going to let your actions go unpunished. What do you have to say to Cyndi Lauper's comments when she says she's got some friends hat will be looking to deal with you very soon?

Roddy Piper: Let her bring her friends Mean Gene, let her call all her little pop star friends from Hollywood, from MTV, maybe she can call Madonna over and I can deal with her too yeah? Cyndi...get all the friends you can find, coz let me tell ya' somethin' sister...YOU ARE GOING TO NEED ONE HELL OF A POWERFUL ARMY TO PUT ME DOWN! I've taken my licks, I've been knocked down more times than you can COUNT...and I'm...still...HERE! You want to be a man little girl? You want to play with wrestlers? Then I suggest you find some big players...



Rated: 81

Earlier This Week...



Junkyard Dog is sat in what looks to be a waiting room, in what is an unusual sight to see the JYD in. Dressed in a suit, his face looking rather stoic and serious. The sounds of the hospital passing by. The sounds of doctors and nurses discussing with one another, the ringing of phones, the rolling of trollies bringing patients back and forth from their wards. The JYD clenches his fists, taking a few deep breaths...before letting out a sigh and addressing the camera.

Junkyard Dog: Ya' know the new year is usually my favorite time of year...it's a time for me to look back, see where things went wrong, see where things went right, and get myself prepared for it all to start again, coz you can bet your bottom dollar that every year I'm in for a fight! There is one thing I did not see comin' though and I can admit that. If you'da told me a few months ago that I'd be sittin' here in the middle of a hospital waitin' room to hear about Tito Santana...I'da shook my head at that. But here I've been week after week, makin' sure he gets the doctors STAT! And who might I have to thank for this strange turn of events? Now let me check my memory for a moment, and make sure that I don't stammer! Coz if my memory serves me right, it was Greg Valentine...the man they call The Hammer!

Junkyard Dog: Forgive me, for tryin' to lighten the mood folks but a man that I've found friendship with these past couple of months is layin' in a hospital bed and the man that's responsible for it is currently struttin' around with the Intercontinental Championship around his waist...without a hint of remorse...without a sense of sorrow. Well Hammer, allow me to tell you the good news brother, Tito's doin' well...in fact he'll be out in no time and whileit would bring me great joy to sit back and let him charge on in at the right time and the right place and take that Intercontinental Championship back off of you like he deserves. I don't know if I can stay patient. 

Junkyard Dog: You've been runnin' boy, from everyone you meet. Now that you got that belt around your waist, boy you sure as heck got quick feet! You're a coward Valentine that much I know...and while Tito's stuck here healin his wounds? Your championship reign has just been a show! You're a champion, but I'm not impressed! I'm sorry to break you the news! But the only thing that's flashy about you is the way that you're dressed! Those robes sure look good with a belt around your waist? But the reason I'm here Valentine? Is coz with Tito's blessing, I've been graced!

Junkyard Dog: I'm comin' for your title Hammer I want you to know! And after I'm done with you I hope Tito comes back to throw you in the slammer! I got a bone to pick with you champ, for hurtin' my friend! And like it or not? It's with the Junkyard Dog...that your title reign ends...

Rated: 70

David Schultz VS. Junkyard Dog


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It was a hard hitting affair between Shultz and JYD as these two powerhouses faced off in what looked like the irresistable force meeting the immovable object. Shultz brought a dirty fight whenever he got the chance against Junkyard Dog. pulling hair, using the ropes, yanking tights to try and steal an easy win but the JYD wouldn't let himself be bullied easily. Hitting back with hard headbuts and handbones. It looked like JYD was going to pick up the win as he had gotten Shultz in position for THE THUMP! But just as The JYD's momentum was hitting a fever pitch...

Greg Valentine interfered, yanking at Dog's foot as he rebound off the ropes, sending him careening to the floor and ending the match in a disqualification. Whilst the JYD may have won by DQ. It quickly became obvious that things were going to result into an assault as he and David Shultz teamed up to deliver an unforgiving beatdown to the JYD to teach him a lesson.

Rated: 65

MAIN EVENT
Ivan Putski VS. Roddy Piper

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Another hard hitting affair as Roddy Piper took on the Poish powerhouse, Ivan Putski. Piper fought against Putski's power with his street fighting tactics, delivering an eye poke when he could get with it, stomping on Putski's feet before llocking him in a headlock, or even using the turnbuckles as weapon, smashing Putski's noggin against it. There was a moment where the ref was knocked down to the ground after colliding with Piper during an irish whip. Piper would take advantage of this moment, delivering a low blow to Putski and knocking any win and momentum he had out of him. He locked the sleeper hold in on Putski and eventually caused the match to come to an end as the ref came back to and raised Putski's hand three times.

Rated: 75