Sage Cortez
With WrestleMania in the clear, the WWF had a lot to do to ensure interest remained in their product. As such they had some incredible things lined up. Some of it was shocking, some of it a bit stupid. The WWF also had a tour of Europe lined up after their TV tapings. Other than that, they didn’t do much of anything in the month of April. I suppose it was time for a break! There were rumors going around that Davey Boy Smith and King Kong Bundy wanted back in, but as we know that did not happen. Some road agents were fired as well. Lete’s get to the action!
– April 8th, 1989, from the Palatrussardi in Milan, Italy
Andre the Giant vs. Bret Hart
Pre-Match Thoughts: I’m very glad this match was placed on one of Bret Hart’s WWE DVD’s, as it was about as rare as it gets beforehand. This is the only match I’ll be watching from the WWF’s European tour. According to Bret, the wrestlers went straight from the plane, to the bus, and then to the building on the first night of the European tour. He also says that Andre requested to wrestle him, so to him this was an important match. The video quality is really bad and the commentary is in Italian. Just the way I like it!
Match Review: The crowd is heavily against Andre, and the building is really heated. These matches on foreign tours are more about spectacle than quality wrestling. Andre squashes Bret in the corner, then misses a second attempt. Bret fires off some punches, only to be knocked down and stood on. Bret comes back with a dropkick that ties Andre up in the ropes, and the video quality has all of a sudden become far better! Andre gets out of the ropes and chokes Bret, as the crowd chants for Hogan. Don’t think Hogan is showing up during this match. Andre stomps on Bret’s fingers, then Andre goes to a chinlock. He eventually drops Bret, and stares down the crowd once again. Andre puts Bret in a bear hug, and Bret looks like a dwarf in there with this guy. Andre chops Bret, gets clocked back, and Bret goes to work on the back. Andre drills him with a headbutt to put a stop to it, but Bret runs around a big boot and tries a clothesline. He gets knocked down with something, given an elbow drop, and Andre wins the match after about 8 minutes.
My Thoughts: This was a DUD, but the point of watching it was to see the dynamic. It was a novelty match. You can’t hate on that. Bret probably felt great about what they had accomplished and I wouldn’t blame him.
– Taped to air April 15th, 1989, on Superstars, from the Civic Center in Glens Falls, New York
The Brother Love Show with Randy Savage!
The episode of Superstars was taped in El Paso, but they made some additions at tapings after WrestleMania. This was a smart move as nothing could get spoiled by doing it this way. During this edition of the Brother Love Show, Randy Savage was going off on one about his loss at WrestleMania. He says he lost because of Hogan’s manager, obviously meaning Elizabeth. Savage has something in mind to counter that, though. Everyone’s waiting to see it, and he put off the announcement for quite a while. His new manager is…SENSATIONAL SHERRI! Making her a manager was a very smart move that provided a lot of entertainment over the years. She always performed her role very well.
– Taped to air April 22nd, 1989, on Superstars, from War Memorial Arena in Syracuse, New York
The Brother Love Show with Brutus Beefcake!
The initial question I have, is why was the Barber coming on the show this week? He starts railing on Macho Man for picking Sherri as his manager, and calls her ‘Scary Sherri.’ I bet Macho is going to come out right now to deal with this clown. Never mind, it’s Sherri. She looks good. Sherri slaps the Barber, something he’s earned. Now Macho runs out and attacks Beefcake from behind, and they try to grab scissors out of the Barber’s bag. They start snipping, and there goes the hair! SummerSlam makes far more sense to me now. I thought for all these years that Beefcake was thrown into the match simply because he was Hogan’s friend, without much setup. Instead, it was because he was Hogan’s friend and because they did a great angle. Watch the video.
– April 23rd, 1989, from Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario
Mr. Perfect vs. Bret Hart
Pre-Match Thoughts: Continuing the trend, this is also from one of Bret’s DVD’s. There was also a match between Hogan and Savage on this card, ensuring that the building was completely sold out. These two being great workers, I’m expecting greatness here. Bret says that their first match was at the Spectrum, and it was absolutely terrible. He also said if he could wrestle anyone again, it would have been Curt Hennig. Bret has started the tradition of giving his glasses away, giving them to an older lady this time.
Match Review: The match begins with both guys locking up, just as you’d expect. Bret gives Perfect a hip toss, and the crowd responded very nicely to the athleticism on display there. Bret evades a drop toe-hold, then claps at Perfect to make him look bad. Bret takes Perfect down with a cross body for 2, then reaches the apron and sunset flips on the way back in for 2. Bret takes Perfect down with a headlock, and Bret tries a crucifix which gets 2. Perfect complains about Bret’s hair being greasy, and wipes his hand off with his towel. That’s funny. They lock up again, Perfect leathers Bret with a chop, and Bret comes back with a leg trip and kick down low. Perfect fires off a bodyslam in response, but Bret comes back with one of his own. Bret clotheslines Perfect out of the ring and onto the ramp, causing Perfect to take a break. That break lasts for quite a while, with Perfect milking it for as much heat as he can get. In truth, it goes on for a little too long. When Perfect gets back in, he stalls even more. Eventually he hits Bret on a break, and starts clobbering him, ending it with a knee lift. Bret gets tossed to the outside, and Perfect follows for a good punch and ram into the apron. Bret eventually crawls back to the apron, and Perfect uses the ropes to throw him backwards into the barricade. Eventually Bret makes it back into the ring, only to be thrown out again. Ha. Bret gets in again, and Perfect launches him into a corner for 2. That bump of Bret’s never fails to awe me. Perfect throws Bret onto the ramp this time, rams him into it, and waits for Bret to come back in. When Bret does, Perfect puts a spinning toe-hold on him. Bret kicks Perfect into the corner and shoulder-first into the post, then Bret throws him shoulder-first into the buckle. Bret uses a HAMMERLOCK SLAM on Perfect, then drops a leg on the arm. He holds onto an armbar and wristlock, exchanging between the two for some time. Bret tries the crucifix once again, and this time Perfect Samoan drops him. Perfect headbutts him down low as well, but Bret goes for an abdominal stretch a few seconds later anyway. Perfect quickly reverses into a hip toss, and cradles Bret up for 2. The kickout sends Perfect to the floor, and Bret flies out there with a PLANCHA! Back in they go, and Bret’s ready for a suplex that gets 2. A backbreaker follows, and Bret goes up to the second rope for an elbow that also gets 2. The bell rings, and I don’t know what for. Sadly, the time limit has expired after 20 minutes. I don’t think Bret was happy about when the bell rang, there. He mouthed a few curse words.
Bret grabs the house mic, and asks for 5 more minutes so that he can finish Perfect. Of course, this shtick being old as time, Perfect rejects the 5 minute challenge and leaves. Or not! He attacks Bret and slaps him around for a little bit, establishing himself as the better guy. Perfect then heads up top instead of leaving, and Bret crotches him. Bret throws him into the corner, Perfect takes a big bump off it, then Bret gives him a back elbow to send him to the dressing room.
My Thoughts: That was a fun match, but the finish came at a very poor time. The post-match was very good, and gave the fans a good payoff. Obviously, these guys weren’t big time enough to get a blowoff match the next time the traveling circus went to Toronto, but if I was booking the show, it probably would have. ***1/4, definitely worth an inclusion on the DVD. I enjoy seeing Bret having been given the opportunity to have singles matches.
– April 24th, 1989, from Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York
Randy Savage (w/Sensational Sherri) vs. Hulk Hogan for the WWF Championship
Pre-Match Thoughts: For whatever reason, and I do know the reason, this match didn’t sell out the Garden. The reason from my perspective is that Savage jobbed just like all of Hogan’s other opponents. He was made ordinary when he was worth more than that. This is what you get when such a thing happens. I’m not going to make a habit of watching these title rematches, right now I only plan to watch this one. Also on this show, the Bushwhackers beat the Brain Busters. I absolutely refuse to watch that.
Match Review: Hogan is ready for combat, as is the former champion Savage. Sherri adds something new to the equation, and Savage conferences with her in the corner. He throws his robe at Hogan to prevent him from seeing anything, which allows Savage to send Hogan into the corner a few times. Macho heads up top, and down with a double axehandle from the top. He covers Hogan with his robe, and taunts the crowd. Hogan resembles the Blue Blazer a little bit. He’s pissed, and decides to give Savage an atomic drop upon unmasking. Hogan back elbows Savage in the corner, and gives him a running elbow to the forehead as well. He throws Savage over the top as well, leading to a spot where Savage uses Sherri as a shield. She doesn’t have much problem with it though! Hogan gets hold of Savage anyway, rams him into the steps, and sends him back in. Hogan picks Savage up with a choke-lift, and Sherri gets on the apron once again. Hulk turns towards her, and Hogan does an imitation of her. She slaps him, and Hogan lunges for her, allowing Savage to send him to the outside with a knee to the back. Sherri tries to push Hogan into the post, gets swung at, and that distraction allows for BOMBS AWAY from the top by Savage. This is quite entertaining. Savage sends Hogan back in for a clothesline, it gets a 2 count. Sherri takes a turn choking Hogan now, and Savage drops a knee for 2. Savage slaps on the chinlock for a moment, with Sherri doing everything she can on the outside to draw heat on it. Hogan fights out of it, drops an elbow on Savage when he drops down, and Sherri trips Hogan too. Savage uses the distraction to give Hogan a leapfrog body guillotine, then uses his rope clothesline. He heads up top and had a pair of brass knuckles, and clocks Hogan with a double axehandle. Neat idea. Hogan kicks out at 2, and I really don’t understand that at all. Hogan gives Savage a big boot, and they fall to the outside now. They fight out there, Savage gets rammed into the post, and Sherri grabs a hold of Hogan from behind. Hilarious. Hogan’s had enough of this mess, gets rammed into the guardrail from behind by Savage, and Savage picks up a count-out victory after 10:36! Yes!
Savage puts the belt on as if he’s the new champion, which enrages Hogan. He gives Savage and Sherri a noggin-knocker, takes his belt back, and corners Sherri. Please don’t start beating her. She gets the hell out of there, and Hogan celebrates with his title.
My Thoughts: I thought this was a lot of fun. Sherri added a lot to the feud and made things better. The only thing is, it marginalized Savage and made him look a little more like the third wheel. Heel managers can do that from time to time, but that’s something I’m entertained by. It wasn’t better than the WrestleMania match, but it was entirely different and not much about it was the same at all. Now, if I had booked the WrestleMania match, I would have lifted the brass knuckles trick over to that and brought in some controversy with Hogan using the brass knuckles to get his belt back after Savage initially cheated. ***.
– April 26th, 1989, from the Civic Center in Omaha, Nebraska
Brain Busters (w/Bobby Heenan) vs. The Blue Blazer & Koko B. Ware
Pre-Match Thoughts: I’d like to posts some notes from this taping. The WWF brought in a guy named Megaman, managed by Jimmy Hart. That guy is Tom Magee, of carried by Bret Hart fame. He was also once proclaimed by Vince McMahon to be his next world champion. Of course, that did not happen. Kendo Nagasaki also made his debut, but he didn’t stick. It’s weird to see the future HIGH ENERGY getting in a match here. At this time they were a jobber patrol.
Match Review: I think Schiavone is going to mark big time over Tully and Arn. Blazer and Arn start the match, and Arn uses a drop toe-hold. Blazer goes behind with a hammerlock, but Arn punches away at him and they botch a spot that looks like it really hurt Arn’s neck. Koko tags in with a double axehandle, and he takes Arn down with a hip toss for 2. Tully tags in, gets knocked down with right hands, and Koko puts a headlock on him. Arn rushes in and Koko does a headlock takeover on Tully while simultaneously using a flying head-scissors on Arn, then Koko tumbles over the top thanks to Tully pulling the top rope down on him. Back inside, the Busters exchange tags and keep working on Koko for a while, with Tully putting a chinlock on him. Tully lets go and uses momentum to send Koko out of the ring, where Arn clocks him. Back in the ring, Arn tags in and gives Koko the SPINEBUSTER for 2. Koko somehow sneaks out of the ring with a tag, going through both Busters to do it. Blazer takes Tully out with a hip toss, then gives Arn a backdrop. He slams Tully too, and heads up top for a missile dropkick on him. Arn and Blazer are the guys in, as Tully and Koko fight on the outside. Blazer gives Arn a backbreaker, then heads up top for Arn to crotch him. They pick him up, there’s the SPIKE PILEDRIVER, and that’s a win for the Busters at 7:07.
My Thoughts: This wasn’t too good at all, a lot worse than I expected. I don’t pre-screen these matches before reviewing them, so that can happen from time to time. I’m glad it ended with a pin. *1/4 is the rating, I suppose. Very uneventful match.
– Taped to air April 29th, 1989, on Superstars, from the Civic Center in Glens Falls, New York
Greg Valentine (w/Jimmy Hart) vs. Ron Garvin in a RETIREMENT MATCH
Pre-Match Thoughts: I really didn’t, and never have understood the purpose of this angle. Was it to embarrass Garvin, or did he have fun with it? I don’t really know. I’m glad the match was on Superstars as it makes it much easier to find and watch!
Match Review: These two lock up, and Valentine drives some elbows into Garvin’s head. Garvin comes back with punches to knock the Hammer down, they get a 2 count. Garvin goes for a piledriver next, but is given a backdrop that he flips through for a 2 count. I like that spot as a backdrop with no momentum should lead to a sunset flip for the guy being backdropped. Garvin rolls Valentine up for 2 again, then chops away at him. This match is very slow. Garvin drops an elbow for 2, then it’s back to the chops. Valentine hits Garvin with a forearm, and heads up top for the express purpose of being slammed all the way down. Garvin starts dishing out the GARVIN STOMP, and picks Valentine up. Valentine puts Garvin in a small package out of nowhere, and wins the match at 3:27! Poor Garvin has to retire.
My Thoughts: This was quite embarrassing for Garvin, no doubt about that. Valentine said that Garvin was JUST ANOTHER VICTIM. The match wasn’t even any good, so I consider the whole thing quite sad. Maybe Garvin was injured or something like that. His new gimmick as a referee was funny at least, and according to him, it was his idea to come up with something that would help him get a check. 1/2*. Another thing that happened on this show was that Jimmy Hart finally started managing Dino Bravo!
– Taped to air April 30th, 1989, on Wrestling Challenge, from War Memorial Arena in Syracuse, New York
Hercules vs. Rick Rude (w/Bobby Heenan) for the WWF Intercontinental Championship
Pre-Match Thoughts: It’s a bit difficult to find title defenses from Rude where he wasn’t facing the Ultimate Warrior, but I found one! It’s also rare for me to review matches from Wrestling Challenge as that was the secondary show and that wasn’t where good stuff happened. Also remember that Hercules was once sold into slavery by Heenan, so this may factor into the match somehow.
Match Review: This match has had quite the long build, but it finally started after Hercules’ chain was removed from the ring. Rude throws his sweat at Herc, and gets tagged with a right hand. Rude has a great insert promo shoved in there, while getting rammed from buckle to buckle. Hercules heads up top for some reason, and comes down with a double axehandle for 2. Was weird to see him head up there. He gives Rude a powerslam for 2, and a snap mare gets 2 as well. Hercules suplexes Rude after that for another 2 count, and follows with a knee lift. After a few clotheslines, Hercules signals for his backbreaker. Heenan trips him in the middle of it, Herc chases him around the ring and into it, then Hercules decks the ref. After a missed chain shot on Heenan, the match ends with Hercules being disqualified at 3:24.
My Thoughts: This wasn’t bad at all, in fact I thought it was good for the time allotted. The match mostly consisted of Rude taking tons of bumps for Hercules, who was dishing out all his best spots. Good performance on both their parts, and **.
– Taped to air May 6th, 1989, on Superstars, from the Civic Center in Glens Falls, New York
Virgil vs. Jake Roberts
Pre-Match Thoughts: I appreciate that DiBiase is sending out his bodyguard to take a beating from the guy he randomly started a feud with at WrestleMania V. It was supposed to be DiBiase in the first place, but that’s the kind of thing DiBiase does. In the back, Tony Schiavone was with Ted DiBiase, who said he was sick with the flu. He’ll be watching though!
Match Review: Jake attacks Virgil from behind, and that begins the match. He bodyslams him, hits him with a knee lift, and gets kneed on a charge to the corner. Just when Jake was starting to get it going. Virgil chokes Jake with his bib, but gets nailed with a short clothesline. The crowd is going crazy for Jake right now, this guy is over like rover. Jake plants Virgil with the DDT, and Jake pins him at 1:39. What a match!
Now that it’s over, Jake goes for his bag. He also takes some money away from Virgil, and decides to give it to the fans at ringside. Like Robin Hood! Sadly for him, DiBiase runs out from the back and slaps the MILLION DOLLAR DREAM on Roberts. Roberts sells this by shaking a leg, and DiBiase takes some of his money back to shove it in Jake’s mouth. That’s how you give DiBiase some heat back after all this time.
My Thoughts: The match was merely a vehicle to have DiBiase attack Roberts and put him out. The storyline reason for Roberts going out was that DiBiase fractured a disc in his neck, but Roberts had some issues with assault charges. According to the WON, he did have a neck injury as well. The match wasn’t worth rating, but I thought the angle after it was great. Here’s a link to a story regarding those assault charges: http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1989-05-10/news/8905105149_1_jake-roberts-jake-the-snake-bartlett
– Taped to air May 7th, 1989, on Wrestling Challenge, from War Memorial Arena in Syracuse, New York
King Haku (w/Bobby Heenan) vs. Big John Studd
Pre-Match Thoughts: Yes, it’s very strange that I would review a Big John Studd match, but it does serve a purpose. Before it starts, the Genius read a poem. Yes! Studd’s music is awfully similar to Duggan’s future music.
Match Review: Haku attacks Studd upon his entry into the ring, but doesn’t knock him down with any of that stuff. Studd blocks a bodyslam, and gives Haku a clothesline. After a back elbow, he gives Haku his own bodyslam. Studd puts Haku in a bear hug, and here comes Andre the Giant from the back. They stare each other down, and Haku kicks Studd in the back of the head. Andre starts choking Studd, and the referee disqualifies Haku at 2:19. Hacksaw Duggan runs out from the back and cracks Andre with his 2×4, then hits Haku with it too.
My Thoughts: This event helped to set up next week’s Superstars, where they had a match between Hacksaw and Haku over who would be King of the WWF. Looking forward to that. DUD match, I’m cool with what it’s leading to though.
– Taped to air May 13th, 1989, on Superstars, from the Civic Center in Omaha, Nebraska
King Haku (w/Bobby Heenan) vs. Jim Duggan for the KING’S CROWN
Pre-Match Thoughts: Surprisingly, I’m very much looking forward to this. This is an interesting match for television. The Genius had a poem about this match, and predicted that Duggan would lose this bout.
Match Review: Hacksaw and Haku lock it up, and Haku hits Hacksaw on a break. Hacksaw comes back with a clothesline, and gives Haku a hip toss as well. Haku slides to the outside after that, and when he gets back in, Hacksaw puts him in an armbar. He rams Haku into the buckle as well, and he doesn’t sell it. Haku’s punches from behind fail, but his clothesline doesn’t. He misses a cannonball splash, and Hacksaw takes him out with the THREE POINT STANCE CLOTHESLINE to become KING OF THE WWF after 3:29! Heenan runs to the back with the robe and crown, but it’s irrelevant. We have a new King!
My Thoughts: I guess this is one way to get rid of a gimmick that a company no longer wanted to have on one guy, only for them to shift it to the other. King Duggan was an interesting twist, one I’m interested to see the results of. As with nearly all of these Superstars matches, this wasn’t any good. *.
The next week, we had this!
http://www.wwe.com/videos/hacksaw-jim-duggan-becomes-royalty-superstars-may-20-1989-26118886
Haku and Andre were none too happy about it.
– May 17th, 1989, from the Convention Center in Duluth, Minnesota
The Twin Towers (w/Slick) vs. The Hart Foundation
Pre-Match Thoughts: I’ve never seen this combination face each other, which makes a match so much better. This is the third match I’ve lifted from a Bret DVD in this article, and probably the one I’ve most looked forward to. Bret said that in this match, when Akeem sits on him, he went numb in his back. That’s really not a good thing. These are the days where they specifically started taping good matchups for Coliseum Video releases.
Match Review: Neidhart and the Big Boss Man will start things off, that’s two huge guys in there. Boss Man railroads Neidhart with a few shoulderblocks, but the Anvil adjusts and blocks the next one. He gives Boss Man a dropkick to the face, and tags out. Bret heads in, goes to work on Boss Man’s arm, and gets caught on a cross body attempt. Boss Man gives Bret a backbreaker, and in comes Akeem. Akeem misses an elbow drop, so Bret heads up to the second rope and lands an elbow for 2. Neidhart trips Akeem as he runs the ropes, and Bret climbs onto Akeem’s back for a sleeper. Boss Man rushes in to break it up, so Akeem does that previously mentioned sit down spot. He fucking squashed Bret right there. Boss Man tags in, crushes Bret with some right hands, and gives him a leapfrog body guillotine. They’re trying to cripple this poor guy. The Towers then stand on Bret, and Slick gets in on the action with some choking. Akeem heads in again, and the Towers land a double back elbow. Akeem drops the elbow, tags out, and they hit Bret with a double avalanche in the corner. Boss Man wraps Bret up in a bear hug, only for Bret to get out of it. Didn’t matter though, Boss Man hit him with a big boot. Akeem tags in once again, and uses his own bear hug. Neidhart rushes in to break it, so Boss Man comes back in. He headbutts Bret, then uses a chinlock. Bret fights out but gets cut off with a back elbow, and here comes Akeem. Akeem misses a lumbering rush to the corner, but Bret still can’t get out of there. Akeem leg drops him, tags out, and Boss Man misses a charge too! Bret finally makes the tag out, and gets a huge pop for doing it. Neidhart nails Akeem with huge shots, and bites away. He throws Akeem into Boss Man, and they give Akeem a double dropkick. Bret tags back in and uses a slingshot splash, it gets 2! Anvil knocks Boss Man over the top, and Akeem summarily knocks Neidhart to the outside. Bret is the legal guy, but he flies out with a plancha onto Boss Man. Three of the four keep fighting, but Akeem rolls back into the ring so the Twin Towers win by count-out at 13:15.
The match is over, but the Hart Foundation runs back in with the intention of handcuffing Slick to the top rope. They do, then they beat him up a little bit. They nail Akeem with Boss Man’s nightstick, throw Akeem over the top rope, and Bret drops the key to Slick’s handcuffs down his pants.
My Thoughts: The match started off so well, but it really tapered down. I liked the beginning so much, and I thought the finish was great too. The middle sucked though, and it’s undeniable. Putting all those factors together you come out with a **1/4 match. This may have been the only time the teams wrestled each other.
– Taped to air May 20th, on Superstars, from the Civic Center in Omaha, Nebraska
The Brooklyn Brawler (w/Bobby Heenan) vs. The Red Rooster
Pre-Match Thoughts: This match has a lot of variables in it. It’s a continuation of WrestleMania V, obviously. Look who the referee is, too. It’s Ron Garvin! Sound dubbing is a weird thing, it’s made to seem like Rooster is way over, but I don’t see anyone on camera clapping or making noise.
Match Review: They start the match with toe to toe fighting that Rooster gets the better of, as we get another Genius promo. What he said explains perfectly to me why people thought he was supposed to be gay. Rooster picks Brawler up for a back suplex, and Brawler takes a break. Brawler comes back in and rakes at the face, then Rooster evades a knee lift. He drops a knee for 2, but misses a charge to the corner. Heenan slaps Rooster, as Garvin keeps trying to enforce the rules properly. This role is so weird for him. Brawler clotheslines Rooster, then heads up top for the first time. Rooster slams him down, and gives him a swinging neckbreaker. Rooster decides to turn his attention to Heenan for a second, but still follows with a hammerlock slam. Rooster gets thrown out to the floor, and tries a sunset flip on the way back in. Garvin kicks Brawler’s hands off the ropes, it gets 2. Then, Rooster rolls Brawler up from behind during an argument between Garvin and the Brawler, which gets Rooster the pinfall at 4:51. Brawler tries to attack Garvin after the match, but Garvin comes back easily and cleans house.
My Thoughts: This was a fun match, with good action. I appreciate the lack of wasting time and that the match intended to tell a story. It was good fun and a nice way to spend 5-6 minutes. **. I think that should be the end of this feud, though.
– Taped to air May 21st, on Wrestling Challenge, from Veterans Auditorium in Des Moines, Iowa
The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers (w/Jimmy Hart) vs. The Rockers
This was supposed to be the feature bout on this week’s episode of Wrestling Challenge. The Rougeaus theme was cut out early, and now there’s a version of the Rockers theme with vocals. THAT’S TERRIBLE. The Rougeau Brothers say that it’s copycatting for the Rockers to put vocals on their song after the Rougeaus had done the same thing. The Rougeaus decide that they don’t want to wrestle the Rockers, so the Rockers attack them from behind. Marty gets sent hard into the post, and it’s double team time on Shawn. They destroy Shawn with the megaphone, and Shawn bleeds from the mouth after it. Great use of the blood capsule!
Those were a weird two months with a lot of shuffling. They did run some programs that I had zero interest in watching, so things like Brutus Beefcake vs. Randy Savage and Andre vs. John Studd are never going to find their way here. Roddy Piper came back, and he should start up full time soon after May. Really looking forward to that. I enjoyed some of the wrestling, my article was basically a Bret Hart showcase so it was difficult not to. With only one MSG card in the mix, it was hard to find some full length matches to review. Next up, it’s back over to the NWA to fill the gap between WrestleWar and Clash 7!
Best: Mr. Perfect vs. Bret Hart. It just had to be, didn’t it?
Worst: Ron Garvin “retiring.” Sorry, that’s just terrible.
