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Post by Rule 30 on Feb 4, 2012 22:05:37 GMT -5
I pride myself on having some decent wrestling knowledge, but pre-1985 is when I start to get a bit iffy. So bare with me on this reply.
January 23, 1984 First of all, I like the format. Simply and easy to read. I had to look up Salvatore Bellomo, to be honest. It was a decent match and I suppose Salvatore going over is alright. I like Dick Murdoch & Adrian Adonis going over the Invaders via count out by using the brass knuckles. Hopefully you push that team. Good idea with the handicap match to get Big John Stud over. The Body Slam Challenge is great, but I see it ending the same way it did in real. Good victory for Stud, anyway. Sgt. Slaughter vs. Ivan Putski should be a great match. Loved Slaughter stalling at the start of the match. Obviously this was the best match on the card so far and I feel like the right man went over. Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Iron Mike Sharpe has a rather predictable outcome, enjoyed Sharpe just blowing the match off at the end and walking out. I honestly only recently found out Ax was the masked superstar. Nice match between him and Backlund, with once again the right man going over. Glad that Sheik and Blassie got promo time. Oh man, I did not expect Snuka to go over Sheik. I'm honestly not too sure how I feel about that. I'll see how it plays out before making any judgment, though. At least Snuka is a cool guy, I met him at a local show a few years ago and he was willing to hang out with the fans and sign autographs on anything. I literally saw him sign a piece of (clean) toilet paper for a kid. Back to the diary, I don't see Snuka holding the title for long. Next match seemed like filler between the title match and tag match, but good win for Paul Orndorff. Lastly, decent main event with a nice, chaotic finish. Faces standing tall to send the crowd home happy is fine.
Overall, it was a pretty good show with a few good matches. I love the scenario with Hogan not joining, and I wonder what stars you will create in response.
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Post by DTP. on Feb 6, 2012 13:59:42 GMT -5
WWF Live at Madison Square Garden: Monday 23rd January 1984...Alright, it's time for the infamous MSG show that caught Hulkamania on fire as Hulk Hogan winning the WWF World Heavyweight Championship from the Iron Sheik, but I'm interested in if Jimmy Snuka can be Hogan's successful substitute as Hogan remained in the AWA (I still hope he comes to the WWF soon, by the way). Salvatore Bellomo and Tiger Chung Lee was a fair opening contest, using two curtain jerkers to fill the spot. Mr Fuji managing his former tag team partner was interesting, I wonder if this is will be the start of his managing career. Bellomo with a win gave the crowd a pleasing opening contest finish. Dick Murdoch and Adrian Adonis...a great tag team that I have barely seen used since the New Year, and a good win for Adonis and Murdoch against the Invaders, was surprised with the count out finish though. Big John Stuud easily destroying Special Delivery Jones and the Tonga Kid; I do hope you follow my ideas for Jones and the Kid by the way, I liked watching both of them. Studd's run surely has to walk into the idea of his rivalling with Andre the Giant. Sgt Slaughter beating Ivan Putski was a fine choice to continue their international rivalry, a pretty fair match really. This followed by Chief Jay Strongbow facing Iron Mike Sharpe, it was obvious that Strongbow and Sharpe couldn't follow up. Strongbow with another count-out win on this card was a strange one indeed. I liked Sharpe just walking away though, gets him over well. I'd love to see if you had plans for him. Bob Backlund and the Masked Superstar concluding their rivalry was a good call, seemed like a rollercoaster ride of a match, as Backlund got the roll-up victory. Sort of wish he won clean though, but nevermind. I'm surprised that the amount of matches without aftermaths too, that's a little strange to see, but what the hell, it was 1984. Jimmy Snuka winning the WWF World Heavyweight Championship was a great idea, feel sorry for Iron Sheik's short title reign though. I expect a rematch at the next big event. The fans would have gone crazy in MSG, this is the same guy that flew from the top of a cage. I wonder if there will be a Steel-Cage rematch in the future for these two men...Paul Orndorff and Tony Garea had to follow that match, yikes. Filler win for Orndorff, I could see him ready to face the WWF World Heavyweight Champion by November at this rate. And lastly, a clustered two out of three fall eight-man tag team main event, I wish the WWF World Heavyweight title match concluded the show, but a great fan-pleasing win with Andre the Giant, Tony Atlas, Tito Santana and Rocky Johnson getting the win against Don Muraco and the Wild Samoans. Not a bad supershow overall, match heavy naturally, but a strange ordering of matches and booking of finishes in my mind. Keep this going!
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Post by Fury on Feb 6, 2012 20:27:21 GMT -5
WWF Live Report Week 4
1/26/84 - After the MSG show and the television tapings, the WWF headed to Glen Falls, NY for a show. A couple of changes had to be made to the initial card as originally the main event of Bob Backlund & The Iron Sheik [/color] was scheduled to be a championship bout however that of course had to be changed. Sheik’s week continued to get worse as he lost to Backlund after Backlund managed an inside cradle and Sheik was unable to kick out. Also Andre the Giant was scheduled to team with WWF Tag Champions Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas against The Wild Samoans, he had to pull out of the event and was replaced by SD Jones who managed to fill in well and the team picked up a disqualification victory after Sika wouldn’t break a choke he had on Johnson with the corner rope, the two teams then brawled after the match. WWF Intercontinental Champion Don Muraco[/color] was the other major victor of the night as he was too much for Salvatore Bellomo.1/28/84 - The 28th saw shows from opposite sides of the nation with one show at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, California and the other in the Civic Centre of Baltimore, MD . The LA show was headlined by a trio of matches that included Paul Orndorff taking on the massive Andre the Giant, Orndorff frustrated the crowd throughout the match by stalling the action, Andre then began to lay into Orndorff and the fight broke to the outside, Orndorff then blatantly broke the rules by kicking Andre in the nuggets before raking his eyes and taking off, Andre picking up the DQ win. Andre the Giant was dominate again winning a battle royal by last eliminating The Masked Superstar. Legendary Mil Mascaras was also on the card in the house that he built, he made his debut in the Auditorium and he picked up a win over Adrian Adonis with a diving cross body to the delight of the crowd. Rocky Johnson was also teaming with someone other than his partner Tony Atlas] whom was working the Baltimore show as he teamed with Tito Santana[/color to defeat Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee. Meanwhile over in Baltimore we saw a non-title match headlined by two champions as WWF Champion Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion Don Muraco after a Superfly Splash in a hard fought contest. The other headline bout saw Sgt. Slaughter defeat Ivan Putski via countout. Putski & Slaughter were brawling outside and Putski through Slaughter back in the ring at a 9 count whilst being unable to get back in before the 10 count himself. Putski irate delivered a Polish Hammer to Slaughter after the bout. Tony Atlas also proved he could go in singles as well as he could in tag team action with a victory over Iron Mike Sharpe, The Wild Samoans also picked up a win on the night. Television Report 1/28/84Championship WrestlingThere were some notable occurrences on this week’s edition of Championship Wrestling. Firstly it was announced that Victory Magazine was coming to an end and that WWF Magazine would be taking it’s place. It was announced that a new show would be taking over Victory Corner as a result of this. Piper‘s Pit which would be hosted by Roddy Piper. Piper said the first edition of Piper’s Pit would be next week and he is not going to be afraid to ask the tough questions unlike Debord and he wasn‘t going to pull any punches, he then said that new WWF Champion Jimmy Snuka would be the first guest next week and he has some humdingers to ask Snuka. WWF Champion Jimmy Snuka was also interviewed backstage regarding his big title win at MSG. Snuka said he was still on a high from the victory and that he went up and delivered The Superfly Splash for those fans and that now he was standing here as WWF Heavyweight Champion and how that was such an honor. Big John Studd then again tried to interrupt another Snuka interview. Snuka said he wasn’t going to be intimidated by that bully Studd and challenged him to a fight. Studd laughed at Snuka and told him not to bite off more then he could chew. Greg “The Hammer“ Valentine also made his return to the WWF this week on Championship wrestling, picking up the victory. Valentine was interviewed after the match and said it was great to be back, seeing Snuka as champ disgusted him and he had some unfinished business here. Perhaps the most intriguing thing to occur on the night was a confrontation between ”Mr Wonderful“ Paul Orndorff and Bob Backlund. Orndorff had picked up a victory in the ring after arrogantly laying on his opponent after a Piledriver. He had decided to stay in the ring and pose for the “delight” of the crowd when the ring announcer introduced Backlund and two kids whom trained with Backlund at his club. Orndorff looked disgusted at this and had a heated discussion with Backlund in the aisle before shoving him. Backlund shoved back and the two engaged with each other before having to be restrained. Backlund was interviewed at ringside and said he had no idea what Orndorff’s problem was and he was going to finish off his current obligations and then take some time off to heal his injuries and work with the kids at his school. Gene Okerlund then announced that the WWF would be making it’s first appearance in the historic Kiel Auditorium on 2/10 and it would air on USA Network. He mentioned that it would be headlined by a $40,000 battle royal for the Kiel Cup he then introduced one of the competitors in that match Big John Studd, Studd said that he was the most intimidating, dominate man in the match and that he’d throw everyone out and he was coming for Jimmy Snuka. Also announced for the show was a match that had been changed from an Intercontinental Championship match to a WWF Heavyweight Championship match between Don Muraco & Jimmy Snuka. Don Muraco was interviewed and said he was glad Snuka won the title because now he can take the title off of that tree climbing, banana eating baboon in the Auditorium and be wearing all the gold. Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas picked up the victory in the feature match whilst Salvatore Bellomo, Eddie Gilbert & SD Jones & The Tonga Kid were the other winners on the night. All Star WrestlingDon Muraco was in action to start off the night and picked up a victory, Tito Santana was scheduled next and Muraco waited around to observe his match shouting stuff at Santana from ringside, Santana also won though. Greg Valentine also continued his successful return with another victory. Gene Okerlund then announced some matches for the 2/20 show at Madison Square Garden which included Sgt. Slaughter challenging for the WWF Heavyweight Title should Jimmy Snuka remain champion, Slaughter was interviewed and said whilst he was glad to see the title off that pig The Iron Sheik, he’d be even gladder to take it home to where it belongs. Also announced was an Intercontinental Championship bout between Don Muraco and Tito Santana, Santana was interviewed and said he finally gets his shot and it will be the most important night of his career and he can’t sleep looking forward to defeating Don Muraco and taking that Intercontinental Title, he said he’s especially looking forward to taking it off Muraco who has repeatedly insulted his heritage and then says something in Spanish “Arriba!” also announced for The MSG show was a match between The Iron Sheik and Andre the Giant , The Iron Sheik and Ayatollah Freddie Blassie were interviewed, Blassie said it can’t believe that “pencil necked geek” Jimmy Snuka won the title and it was all because of Andre coming to the ring, Sheik started saying something in Iranian and then said he should still be champion of the world, but he is still a champion and he doesn‘t care if Andre the Giant is undefeated, no one has escaped his Camel Clutch and he will lock Andre in it and make him suffer. Other things of note that occurred during the show were Roddy Piper accompanying “Dr D” David Schultz to the ring for his match, apparently forming a friendship between the two. After his victory Schultz was interviewed and said even though he’s only been here a month all he’s seen is a bunch of sissy wimps in the WWF and that he and Piper were among the few tough guys in this promotion and then challenged anyone in the back to a fight. Piper then said Schultz is one of the few people here with any ball’s and that he and Schultz paired together are going straight to the top. Eddie Gilbert & Ivan Putski also picked up victories. Also on the show was highlights of the Sheik/Snuka match from MSG. Wrestling at the ChaseWrestling at the Chase this week helped in promoting the first ever event to be held at the famous Kiel Auditorium in this same city. A trophy for what was to be awarded for the first Kiel Cup, multiple superstars were interviewed in regards to this match including John Studd whom continuing on with his spiel that he was the most dominating man in the WWF and no one could possibly toss him out. Andre the Giant appeared and told Studd he may be forgetting someone and that he looks forward to meeting Studd in the battle royal, Studd then got in Andre’s face and they had to be restrained by about 20 people before things could get out of hand. Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas were also interviewed with regards to their participation in both the battle royal and their tag team championship match with The Wild Samoans also. Johnson & Atlas said they were glad they finally get their chance to settle the score with the Wild Samoans and that they would win the battle royal together and split the $40,000. As for action in the ring Big John Studd once again proved that not even 2 men were enough for him. David Schultz was another victor, as was the team of Dick Murdoch and Adrian Adonis. Ivan Putski looked like a man on a mission destroying Mr. Fuji in the feature bout, after the bout Fuji’s partner Tiger Chung Lee attempted to attack Putski with a kendo stick but Putski fought off Lee as well and chased them both out of the ring. Once again Sheik/Snuka highlights of their match were shown. Glen Falls, NY 1/26/84Swede Hanson defeated Butcher Vachon Ivan Putski defeated Iron Mike Sharpe David Schultz defeated Eddie Gilbert WWF Intercontinental Champion Don Muraco defeated Salvatore Bellomo SD Jones, Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas defeated The Wild Samoans via disqualification Bob Backlund defeated The Iron Sheik Los Angeles, CA 1/28/84The Masked Superstar defeated Chief Jay Strongbow Big John Studd defeated Tony Garea David Schultz defeated Jose Louis Rivera Rocky Johnson & Tito Santana defeated Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee Mil Mascaras defeated Adrian Adonis Andre the Giant defeated Paul Orndorff via countout Andre the Giant won an 18 man battle royal Baltimore, MD 1/28/84SD Jones defeated Rene Goulet Eddie Gilbert defeated Charlie Fulton The Wild Samoans defeated The Invaders Tony Atlas defeated Iron Mike Sharpe Sgt. Slaughter defeated Ivan Putski via countout WWF Heavyweight Champion Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion Don Muraco in a non title match Championship Wrestling 1/28/84 (taped on 1/24/84) Salvatore Bellomo defeated Ken Jugan after a Cross Body in 3:01 Paul Orndorff defeated Jose Louis Rivera after a Piledriver in 2:28 SD Jones & The Tonga Kid defeated Fred Marzino & Victor Rivera after Jones pinned Marzino after a Headbutt in 4:48 Eddie Gilbert defeated John Callahan after 3:50 Greg Valentine defeated Jimmy Jackson after a Figure Four Leg Lock in 2:17 Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas defeated Butcher Vachon & Rene Goulet after Atlas pinned Vachon following a Gorilla Press Slam in 4:42 All Star Wrestling 1/28/84 (taped on 1/25/84)Don Muraco defeated Hercules Vasquez after a kneeling Piledriver in 3:18 Tito Santana defeated Butcher Vachon after a Flying Forearm in 3:49 Greg Valentine defeated Steve Lombardi after a Figure Four Leg Lock in 3:36 Eddie Gilbert defeated Ken Jugan after a Sunset Flip in 4:31 David Schultz defeated Bob Bradley with a middle rope Elbow Drop in 4:02 Ivan Putski defeated Victor Rivera with the Polish Hammer in 1:52 Wrestling at the Chase 1/28/84 (taped on 1/16/84)Big John Studd defeated Pete Doherty & Jerry Riggs after a Bearhug to Doherty in 2:29 David Schultz defeated Bob Boyer after a middle rope Elbow Drop in 5:19 Ivan Putski defeated Mr. Fuji after a Polish Hammer in 4:27 Dick Murdoch & Adrian Adonis defeated James Burke & Craig Carson in 4:03 after Murdoch submitted Burke with a Sleeper Andre the Giant defeated Israel Matia in 0:59 after a Splash[/center][/font]
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Post by Fury on Feb 8, 2012 22:22:51 GMT -5
WWF Live Report Week 5
1/31/84 - The week’s action began in Altoona, PA where we saw Andre the Giant team with WWF Tag Team Champions Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas to defeat their foes The Wild Samoans after Andre pinned Samula with a Splash. Other matches on the night saw Paul Orndorff defeat Chief Jay Strongbow, WWF Intercontinental Champion Don Muraco also picked up a victory on the night.
2/1/84 - As February rang in the WWF headed to Queens, New York. This show was headlined by a bout that involved Bob Backlund taking on The Masked Superstar. Backlund won via disqualification after The Masked Superstar attempted to pull a foreign object out from his mask and got caught. Backlund then grabbed the object and chased Superstar from the ring with it. Sgt. Slaughter also defeated Ivan Putski after a Slaughter Cannon Lariat, Slaughter is building momentum on the path to his potential title match. The Wild Samoans also took to singles action but weren’t successful losing to Tito Santana & Salvatore Bellomo.
2/3/84 - White Plains, NY was the venue for the WWF on this day. Tony Atlas was unable to compete so SD Jones took his place in the main event teaming with Andre the Giant & Rocky Johnson to take on The Wild Samoans in a 2 out of 3 falls match. Andre’s team won the match 2 falls to 1 despite the fact that Jones was eliminated from the match after the first fall thanks to Afa busting him open with the use of the barricade, turning this essentially into a handicap match. Andre & “The Soulman” overcame the odds as Soulman then pinned Sika with a cross body and Andre pinned Samula following a splash. WWF Champion Jimmy Snuka took on WWF Intercontinental Champion Don Muraco, Snuka won via disqualification, Muraco repeatedly ignored the referees instructions and was choking Snuka in the ropes. Muraco will get his chance for revenge when he faces Snuka in the Kiel Auditorium in one week. Paul Orndorff also picked up another victory over Chief Jay Strongbow on the week.
2/4/84 - The Springfield, MA event saw a stacked card which saw Bob Backlund take on The Iron Sheik. The Iron Sheik got himself disqualified after “Ayatollah” Freddie Blassie handed him a belt and Sheik began whipping Backlund with it. Sheik then locked in a Camel Clutch after the match and wouldn’t let go. Arnold Skaaland tried to break it up before Andre the Giant & Jimmy Snuka ran down and chased off Sheik & Blassie. WWF Champion Jimmy Snuka was also in action as he defeated The Masked Superstar after a Superfly Splash. Andre the Giant teamed with Tito Santana in the other feature bout to defeat The Wild Samoans, also picking up victories were Paul Orndorff & Sgt. Slaughter.
Television Report 2/4/84
Championship Wrestling The first edition of Piper’s Pit aired as Roddy Piper welcomed his first guest the new WWF Champion Jimmy Snuka. Piper apologised for not being able to make Snuka feel more at home but the local palm tree store was closed. Piper then said he thought Snuka was a sham of a champion and that his win was a fluke and he should be embarrassed about what happened at Madison Square Garden. Snuka told Piper to watch his loud mouth before he shuts it, he said he was a proud WWF Champion and was willing to fight anyone, anytime and then issued Piper a challenge right then and there. Piper then laughed telling Snuka he wasn’t even dressed to compete and called Snuka a savage for even challenging an unprepared man. Snuka then got up and faked a punch as Piper flinched and nearly fell out of his chair as Snuka smiled and walked out of the set. The Iron Sheik took on Swede Hanson in the feature bout, Sheik won with a Camel Clutch and locked in the hold well after the bell and rung and Sheik was declared the winner, Andre the Giant came out for the save and chased Sheik away. “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff won his match, after it he was interviewed by Gene Okerlund regarding what happened last week with Bob Backlund. Orndorff said Backlund had no respect, Orndorff was celebrating his victory and giving the fans what they wanted to see in “Mr. Wonderful” when Backlund came out and interrupted him and that no one wants to see the kids at his school and no one wants to hear Bob Backlund talk about what he wants to do. Eddie Gilbert was paired with Tony Garea tonight, Gilbert seems to be a newly motivated person lately and the former 5 time tag champ has been partnered with Gilbert as sort of a mentor to him, they picked up the win. Mean Gene Okerlund then brought up the 2/20 MSG card as well, added to the card was Bob Backlund vs. Paul Orndorff. Backlund said this would be his final match before taking some time to heal and he was going to teach Orndorff a lesson in respect. Also added was Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas defending their tag team titles against The Wild Samoans, The Wild Samoans along with Captain Lou Albano were interviewed. Albano talked whilst The Samoans stared intimidatingly into the camera. Albano said The Wild Samoans were former 3 time tag team champions, nearly 600 pounds of brute force and that they would use that force to beat those two nincompoops. Also winning on the night were Greg “The Hammer” Valentine, SD Jones & Salvatore Bellomo.
All Star Wrestling Tito Santana took on Rene Goulet in the feature bout of the evening. Tito Santana picked up the victory but Don Muraco made his presence felt. Muraco took a seat by ringside for the match and was constantly trying to heckle Santana. Santana never lost his focus and won the match and challenged Muraco to get into the ring with him. Muraco declined. Muraco was interviewed earlier regarding his matches with Santana & Snuka. Muraco said he has to beat one dirty, taco eating border hopper and one coconut sea monkey. He says he thinks that’ll be easy enough and thinks he’ll be wearing all the gold. Eddie Gilbert was the guest on the All-Star edition of Piper’s Pit. Piper mocked Gilbert wondering if this was the best they could offer. He didn’t even let Gilbert talk seemingly annoyed that he was even on the show. He told Gilbert he was stupid for even returning after his car accident and it must’ve affected his brain. Gilbert stormed off the set after telling Piper something must’ve happened to his brain to be caught wearing a skirt. Andre the Giant was interviewed regarding his match with The Iron Sheik at MSG. Andre said he looks forward to facing Sheik and that Sheik will have a hard time getting him in the Camel Clutch, Andre said he intends on remaining undefeated. Sgt. Slaughter picked up a victory as well, earlier in the night he was interviewed about his potential championship match. He said he looks forward to fighting for the title in Madison Square, he said he hopes Jimmy Snuka is still champion by then because he intends on bringing the title to where it belongs. The Invaders, Iron Mike Sharpe, The Masked Superstar & Greg Valentine picked up the other wins on the night.
Wrestling at the Chase Jimmy Snuka & Don Muraco were interviewed prior to their WWF Heavyweight Championship match at the Kiel Auditorium next week. Muraco again dished out some racist comments regarding Snuka’s Fijian heritage, Muraco said he’d walk out of the Kiel Auditorium not only $40,000 richer but also 20 pounds richer. Snuka said he and Muraco have had some wars, what he remembers most about those wars was Muraco bleeding and flying off the top of the cage onto Muraco, he told Muraco he knows what he feels like when The Superfly Splash hits and he’ll feel it again in the Kiel Auditorium. Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas took on Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee in the feature bout, the match ended in disqualification when The Wild Samoans again interfered in Johnson & Atlas’ business chasing them off. Big John Studd & Andre the Giant showed how impressive they were with dominant victories, David Schultz & Roddy Piper had their first match as a team and looked like a cohesive unit picking up a victory. Don Muraco also picked up a win on the night.
Altoona, PA - 1/31/84 Tiger Chung Lee defeated The Tonga Kid The Invaders defeated Butcher Vachon & Charlie Fulton Eddie Gilbert & Iron Mike Sharpe fought to a time limit draw SD Jones defeated Rene Goulet WWF Intercontinental Champion Don Muraco defeated Salvatore Bellomo Paul Orndorff defeated Chief Jay Strongbow Andre the Giant, Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas defeated The Wild Samoans
Queens, NY - 2/1/84 Rene Goulet defeated Jose Louis Rivera Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee fought SD Jones & The Tonga Kid to a no contest Tito Santana defeated Afa Salvatore Bellomo defeated Sika Sgt. Slaughter defeated Ivan Putski Bob Backlund defeated The Masked Superstar via disqualification
White Plains, NY - 2/3/84 David Schultz defeated The Tonga Kid Tito Santana defeated Israel Matia Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Eddie Gilbert Paul Orndorff defeated Chief Jay Strongbow WWF Champion Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion Don Muraco via disqualification Andre the Giant, SD Jones & Rocky Johnson defeated The Wild Samoans in a best 2 out of 3 falls match 2-1
Springfield, MA - 2/4/84 Eddie Gilbert defeated Jerry Valiant The Invaders defeated Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee Sgt. Slaughter defeated Chief Jay Strongbow Paul Orndorff defeated Salvatore Bellomo Andre the Giant & Tito Santana defeated The Wild Samoans WWF Heavyweight Champion Jimmy Snuka defeated The Masked Superstar Bob Backlund defeated The Iron Sheik via disqualification
Championship Wrestling - 2/4/84 Greg Valentine defeated Bobby Colt with the Figure Four Leg Lock in 3:16 SD Jones defeated Dennis Stamp after a head butt in 4:01 Paul Orndorff defeated Terry Daniels after a Piledriver in 3:12 Salvatore Bellomo defeated Fred Marzino after a cross body in 3:34 Eddie Gilbert & Tony Garea defeated Bob Bradley & Bill Dixon after Gilbert pinned Dixon with a small package in 4:49 The Iron Sheik defeated Swede Hanson after a Camel Clutch in 3:47
All Star Wrestling 2/4/84 Greg Valentine defeated Jerry Riggs with a Figure Four Leg Lock in 2:01 The Masked Superstar defeated Kevin Collins after a Swinging Neckbreaker in 3:16 Iron Mike Sharpe defeated James Burke after a forearm blow to the head in 3:13 The Invaders defeated Dennis Stamp & John Callahan after Invader #2 pinned Callahan following a somersault splash in 3:52 Sgt. Slaughter defeated Bob Bradley with a Cobra Clutch in 1:26 Tito Santana defeated Rene Goulet after a Flying Forearm in 4:29
Wrestling at the Chase 2/4/84 WWF Intercontinental Champion Don Muraco defeated Steve Lombardi after a Piledriver in 3:50 Big John Studd defeated Bobby Colt with a bear hug in 1:00 Andre the Giant defeated Jerry Valiant with a Splash in 1:29 Roddy Piper & David Schultz defeated Pat Hutchinson & Rob Cheaney after Schultz Pinned Hutchinson following an Elbow Drop in 3:53 Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas defeated Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee via disqualification in 5:02
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Post by Fury on Feb 9, 2012 4:35:04 GMT -5
Upcoming EventsKiel Auditorium Date: 2/10/84 The WWF will be making it’s first ever appearance in the legendary Kiel Auditorium and to commemorate the occasion the show will be broadcast on The USA Network with Vince McMahon & Gene Okerlund on commentary. The show will be headlined by two feature bouts that includes a $40,000 battle royal for the Kiel Cup as well as a WWF Heavyweight Championship bout. The $40,000 battle royal has drawn the best of the best to compete in and attempt to win the cash and the cup. The favourites for the bout would have to be the two largest men in the match, Andre the Giant & Big John Studd. Both of these man typically always stand as the men to beat in these battle royals, both at 7 feet tall and bigger make it hard for anyone to get them over the top rope. Another favourite has to be legendary Mexican Wrestler Mil Mascaras who will be making a special appearance for the battle royal. Mascaras is one of the more unorthodox performers in the battle royal and has a huge list of accomplishments worldwide. But there are other challengers and they certainly have the motivation. The Iron Sheik in particular, coming off of his WWF Heavyweight Title loss may be looking for this to help soothe the loss. Sheik isn’t the only former Heavyweight Champ to be competing as Bob Backlund will also be trying his luck. The stars don’t stop there as Paul Orndorff, Ivan Putski, WWF Intercontinental Champion Don Muraco (whom by the time this match takes place may be the WWF Heavyweight Champion as well), WWF Tag Team Champions Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas will also try their luck and may perhaps split the $40,000 prize 50-50 if they both win. The other Main Event match involves Jimmy Snuka making his first televised title defense against WWF Intercontinental Champion Don Muraco. Snuka and Muraco have had classic battles before but this will be the first one for Snuka’s newly won WWF Heavyweight Championship. Muraco has to find himself lucky as when this match was originally drawn up the match was scheduled for Muraco’s Intercontinental Title, however once Snuka won the Heavyweight Title this match was changed to be contested over that. Will Snuka be victorius in his first defense or will his old foe manage to cut the party short? Undercard matches include The Iron Sheik taking on Ivan Putski, Sheik and Putski are both coming off disappointing losses at Madison Square Garden, they will be looking to rebound here in what is a classic match up. WWF Tag Team Champions Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas, The Wild Samoans, Andre the Giant & Big John Studd will also be competing in singles matches on the undercard. Full CardAndre the Giant vs. Iron Mike Sharpe David Schultz (w/ Roddy Piper) vs. Eddie Gilbert Big John Studd vs. Salvatore Bellomo SD Jones, Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas vs. The Wild Samoans The Iron Sheik vs. Ivan Putski WWF Heavyweight Title Match - Jimmy Snuka vs. Don Muraco $40,000 battle royal Kiel Cup - Big John Studd, Andre the Giant, Iron Mike Sharpe, Rocky Johnson, Tony Atlas, Paul Orndorff, Afa, Sika, Samula, Bob Backlund, The Iron Sheik, Ivan Putski, Don Muraco, David Schultz, Salvatore Bellomo, SD Jones, Mil Mascaras, Eddie Gilbert 2/20 MSG Event airing on USA Network & MSG Network The WWF returns to the historic Madison Square Garden for a night that will potentially feature 3 title matches including Jimmy Snuka’s first title defense in Madison Square Garden against the tough Marine Drill Instructor Sgt. Slaughter. People are rushing to buy tickets for potentially Snuka’s first title defense in the Garden and Slaughter is sure to prove a tough test for Snuka. The WWF Intercontinental Championship will also be on the line as Don Muraco will defend against Tito Santana. Muraco and Santana have been bitter rivals in the recent months and it all comes to a head in the garden. Muraco also has the chance to be WWF Heavyweight Champion in this match. Santana has been biding his time to get a shot at Muraco and he will get his shot in the biggest night of his career so far. Muraco won’t be bending over though and this one is sure to be a war. Also The Wild Samoans will get their return match against WWF Tag Team Champions Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas. Johnson & Atlas took the belts from the Samoans and this rivalry has been brewing ever since then and is going to meet a head come 2/20. Also a pair of intriguing grudge matches are set to occur on this night. The Iron Sheik and manager Freddie Blassie blame Andre the Giant for costing Sheik the WWF Championship last month to Jimmy Snuka. The Sheik will now get his shot to “avenge” Andre and end the undefeated streak. “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff will also take on Bob Backlund in what both men are calling a fight in which they’ll teach the other about respect. This rivalry has heated up ever since Orndorff felt slighted after Backlund came out when he was posing, this will also be Backlund’s last match before he takes some time off to heal his wounds, will he be able to go out on a win or will Mr. Wonderful spoil the party? All this and more at Madison Square Garden 2/20. Current CardWWF Heavyweight Championship - Jimmy Snuka vs. Sgt. Slaughter WWF Intercontinental Championship - Don Muraco vs. Tito Santana Grudge Match - Paul Orndorff vs. Bob Backlund Grudge Match - Andre the Giant vs. The Iron Sheik WWF Tag Team Championship - Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas vs. The Wild Samoans David Schultz vs. Salvatore Bellomo Ivan Putski vs Iron Mike Sharpe Eddie Gilbert & Tony Garea vs. Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee
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Post by DTP. on Feb 9, 2012 13:52:55 GMT -5
WWF Week 4, 1984...1/26/84: Was surprised to see Bob Backlund and Iron Sheik main eventing was changed, but I did like the loophole just because Iron Sheik had lost the WWF World Heavyweight Championship to Jimmy Snuka. There's something that Backlund could use against Snuka for a face vs face title match in the future, definitely. André the Giant pulling out, poor André and his condition. Rocky Johnson, Tony Atlas and Special Delivery Jones picking up a disqualification victory against the Wild Samoans put the Samoans over huge. I wonder if they ever step up to face fellow island-based character, Snuka. Don Muraco beating Salvatore Bellomo was a good bout I imagine. 1/28/84: Paul Orndorff getting himself disqualified against André the Giant was a fun contest, I liked that touch a lot. André then going on to win a battle royal as per was inevitable and regained his persona after beating Ornorff by disqualification. Mil Mascaras debuting was great, wonder if we could see him in action against Jimmy Snuka or even Bob Backlund in the future. Nice win against Adrian Adonis. Rocky Johnson not with Tony Atlas? Strange choice. Tito Santana was a suitable replacement though, defeating Mr Fuji and Tiger Chung Lee. 1/28/84: Great idea for a champion vs champion match between Jimmy Snuka and Don Muraco, would have been a great match. Sgt Slaughter beating Ivan Putski was also a fine choice, despite the count-out finish. Was suitable for it to be under Slaughter's sneaky tactics however, and that Putski got his own back after the bell. Tony Atlas in singles action, where is this coming from? Good win against Iron Mike Sharpe nonetheless. Championship Wrestling: Great to hear that Piper's Pit is soon coming to Championship Wrestling, and this surely is the start of Roddy Piper's run to the top of the World Wrestling Federation. Jimmy Snuka as his first guest...uh oh. Good interview with Snuka, and I'm looking forward to Big John Studd vs Snuka when they clash. Greg Valentine's return! Happy. Paul Orndorff and Bob Backlund feuding would be fantastic; fantastic segment, very heelish of Orndorff for the kids. I'm looking forward to the Kiel Auditorium show definitely. A $40,000 reward and the Kiel Cup eh? Sounds great. I hope André joins the battle royal main event, that would create an interesting situation if André and Studd met. Don Muraco and Jimmy Snuka taking place is a great idea for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship. All-Star Wrestling: Don Muraco observing Tito Santana was an interesting idea. Greg Valentine hopefully hits the main event scene. I always liked Valentine. Sgt Slaughter challenging Jimmy Snuka at the Garden sounds great. I don't think we ever saw that match take place. I'd love to see another Sgt Slaughter and Iron Sheik feud in the future though, just to see your swing on things. Don Muraco and Tito Santana taking place is a good call, hopefully Muraco retains the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship though. Iron Sheik and André the Giant sounds like a huge match, almost like a main event match to me. I expect Sheik to get a rematch at a future MSG show, or something. Roddy Piper managing David Schultz is ace, Schultz needs to get big come 1985 (and not from steroids). I could see these guys feuding Atlas and Johnson for the WWF World Tag Team Championships. Wrestling at the Chase: André the Giant! Yes, glad to see him meet up with Big John Studd, I think André is winning the Kiel Cup. Liked Atlas and Johnson mentioning the $40,000 battle royal in addition to the match with the Wild Samoans. Dick Murdoch and Adrian Adonis I'd like to see more of, they only seem to win squash matches in this diary. Ivan Putski beating Mr Fuji was a good move, liked Tiger Chung Lee's involvement too. Not a bad week for WWF television.
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Post by Fury on Feb 14, 2012 0:13:29 GMT -5
WWF Live Report Week 62/6/84 - The WWF was in Rochester, NY and the main event was The Iron Sheik taking on Tito Santana. Sheik seemed intent on injuring Santana on this night obviously not in a good mood, as Santana was building some momentum Freddie Blassie handed Sheik a club which he used to attack Santana, Santana gained a measure of revenge on Sheik after the match though delivering his patented Flying Forearm. “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff took on one half of the tag team champions Tony Atlas. Atlas put up a valiant fight but the young rising star Orndorff was too much as he planted Atlas with a Piledriver. The Wild Samoans & Ivan Putski were the other big winners on the night. 2/7/84 - The WWF travelled to Buffalo, NY where WWF Heavyweight Champion Jimmy Snuka took on and defeated The Masked Superstar. Superstar controlled a lot of the match using fiendish tactics such as raking Snuka’s eyes before Snuka mounted a comeback to the delight of the crowd and delivered a Superfly Splash. Snuka’s potential challenger for MSG Sgt. Slaughter took on Tito Santana. The two had a back and forth match before Slaughter and Santana brawled to the outside and didn’t respond to the referees 10 count. Andre the Giant teamed with WWF Tag Team Champions Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson to take on the team of Don Muraco, Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee . Andre the Giant pinned Mr. Fuji after Don Muraco left his team mates high and dry deciding he wanted no part of the match. The Iron Sheik & Ivan Putski also picked up victories. 2/9/84 - The WWF stayed in the Empire State for a show in Ithica. Andre the Giant once again teamed with Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas to take on The Wild Samoans. The Samoans wound up getting themselves disqualified when all three of them were in the ring assaulting Rocky Johnson and refused to get out. Andre & Tony Atlas helped out after the match and cleared the ring of The Samoans. WWF Intercontinental Champion Don Muraco took on the resilient SD Jones. Jones has been building some momentum lately and was a tough task for Muraco, Jones hit a cross body but unfortunately for him the momentum put Muraco on top who then pinned Jones whilst hooking the tights for added leverage. Sgt. Slaughter took on old rival Ivan Putski and once again the two had a brawl. Slaughter managed to come away with a hard fought victory by pinning Putski following a Slaughter Cannon. The Iron Sheik & Tito Santana also left Ithica with victories. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2/10/84It’s a historic night as the WWF is making it’s first appearance in the famed Kiel Auditorium, this event will be airing live in the St. Louis area and on USA network at a later time. The commentators for this event are Vince McMahon & Gene Okerlund who run down the card and mention the battle royal and Jimmy Snuka defending against Don Muraco as well. We head down to the ring announcer for our first match. Andre the Giant defeated Iron Mike Sharpe at 4:48 with a SplashAndre the Giant was just too much for Iron Mike Sharpe in this match. Andre rag dolled Sharpe for the first couple of minutes and it seemed like he was having fun doing it before he missed a splash in the corner, Sharpe acted like he had won the match because of this and when he turned around he was met with a Big Boot and splash from the enormous giant. David Schultz (w/Roddy Piper) defeated Eddie Gilbert at 6:41 with a Flying ElbowsmashSchultz and Gilbert are two of the most exciting young superstars in the WWF. Roddy Piper was at ringside and kept trying to tell the referee how to do his job as he believed Gilbert was cheating. Gilbert mouthed off at Piper and the distraction proved effect for Schultz who took over and nailed a Flying Elbow Smash. Big John Studd defeated Salvatore Bellomo at 3:11 with an Elbow DropBig John Studd wasn’t in a good mood tonight as he viciously assaulted Bellomo, he probably could’ve ended this match earlier as Bellomo never built any momentum and an Elbow Drop later saw Studd win. SD Jones, Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas defeated The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) at 11:15 after Tony Atlas pinned Samula following a Gorilla Press Slam.Atlas & Johnson teamed up with their friend SD Jones to take on their nemesis‘. The bout went back and forth for a while. Eventually Afa & Sika attacked SD Jones outside the ring ramming him into the barricade causing Rocky Johnson to chase after them and brawl with them . Meanwhile in the ring Tony Atlas hit a Gorilla Press Slam on Samula for the win. The Samoans the jumped Atlas and Johnson leaving them down in the ring and perhaps a sign of things to come. Ivan Putski defeated The Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie) via disqualification in 9:42 after Sheik brought a foreign object into the ring and attacked PutskiSheik seemed intent on breaking Putski’s neck in this one constantly working on it throughout the match. Putski constantly overpowered Sheik tossing him off the various submissions he was applying. Sheik then grabbed a club from him and hit Putski in the back of the neck with hit. Sheik then layed a couple of more shots into Putski before Andre the Giant ran out to make the save chasing Sheik away and helping Putski up. Jimmy Snuka defeated Don Muraco at 15:53 after a Superfly Splash to retain the WWF Heavyweight ChampionshipThe biggest rivalry of 1983 was renewed here tonight in the Kiel, this time it was for the Heavyweight Championship. Muraco stalled to start the match before attempting a cheap shot on Snuka who was alert and pounced. Snuka started out on fire before Muraco fought back and the two men went back and forth scoring a couple of near pinfalls for each. Muraco then went to nail his patented piledriver but Snuka back dropped him and then ascended the top rope delivering a Superfly Splash to pick up the victory as the crowd celebrated. A promo for the WWF returning to Kiel on 3/2 was announced as well as some hype for the battle royal with the cheque and trophy being brought to ringside. The ring announcer began the introductions Bob Backlund was first and as he was making his way to the ring he was attacked from behind by “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff. Orndorff rammed Backlund’s shoulder and neck into the ring post and continued an assault on him. Orndorff then delivered a Piledriver to Backlund on the outside and stood tall, proud of what he had done. Several people ran out to check on Backlund and called for a stretcher. The announcer continued to introduce the superstars competing in the battle royal whilst this was happening. Eventually it was announced that Backlund was out of the battle royal as was Orndorff who had been disqualified for his actions. Several superstars waved goodbye to Orndorff as he was irate at this decision. It was announced that these two superstars had been replaced with Roddy Piper (which drew boos from the crowd) and WWF Heavyweight Champion Jimmy Snuka (which drew a huge cheer), which brought some complaints from some of the superstars who claimed it was unfair that Snuka was allowed to enter last minute. The match began however. Big John Studd won an 18 man $40,000 battle royal for the Kiel Cup last eliminating Jimmy Snuka at 11:32Roddy Piper was mouthing of as the bell went and was immediately tossed by Jimmy Snuka and eliminated despite his protests (Elimination #1 Roddy Piper by Jimmy Snuka at 0.07). The superstars paired off with one another, surprisingly Big John Studd was staying out of the action in the corner seemingly biding his time. (Elimination #2 Eddie Gilbert by David Schultz at 1.14). (Elimination #3 Samula by Jimmy Snuka at 1:42) The rivalries continued in this battle royal as The Samoans paired off with the tag champs, Afa and Sika managed to eliminate Tony Atlas leaving Johnson by himself. (Elimination #4 Tony Atlas by Afa and Sika at 2:38). Iron Mike Sharpe was eliminated by Ivan Putski and Andre the Giant, Sheik almost instantly eliminated his earlier opponent. Sharpe began brawling with Putski apparently irate that Putski had eliminated him before being restrained. (Elimination #5 & #6 Iron Mike Sharpe by Ivan Putski & Andre the Giant at 3:48 and Ivan Putski by The Iron Sheik at 3:52). Everyone then tried to gang up on Andre the Giant but he managed to shove the whole pile off and tossed Don Muraco from the match (Elimination #7 Don Muraco by Andre the Giant at 5:00). After a while between eliminations Mil Mascaras then took centre stage with some unorthodox manoeuvres and tossed “Dr. D” David Schultz (Elimination #8 David Schultz by Mil Mascaras at 7:03) Schultz tried to re-enter but was restrained and escorted to the back. Rocky Johnson who was getting pounded at by Afa and Sika somehow found some strength and started laying into them. He then tossed Afa and Sika tried to deliver a cross body but Johnson ducked and Sika went over the top rope too. (Eliminations #9 & 10 Afa & Sika by Rocky Johnson at 7:42) Big John Studd then decided to come out of his corner and take over the match he tossed out SD Jones & Salvatore Bellomo in short order (Eliminations #11 & 12 SD Jones & Salvatore Bellomo by Big John Studd at 8:01 & 8:09) Rocky Johnson put up a fight and looked like he may be rocking Studd but Studd overpowered him and tossed him too. (Elimination #13 Rocky Johnson by Big John Studd at 8:36). No one seemed to want a shot at Studd now except for Andre as the crowd cheered at this confrontation as the two finally grappled. Mil Mascaras foolishly tried to break it up and was soon clotheslined by Studd out of the ring (Elimination #14 Mil Mascaras by Big John Studd at 9:49). As Studd and Andre were battling on the ropes Sheik jumped on Andre’s back and locked in a sleeper hold it looked like he might be going to sleep Andre snapped Sheik over the top rope (Elimination #15 The Iron Sheik by Andre the Giant at 10:24). Sheik was irate and then jumped back on the apron and grabbed Andre’s by the neck hanging him over, Big John Studd then came over and dumped Andre over with the assist to Sheik (Elimination #16 Andre the Giant by Big John Studd & The Iron Sheik at 10:34). It was down to Studd and Snuka, Snuka mounted some offence and rattled Studd against the ropes as the crowd was going wild. He then ran at Studd and tried to hit a cross body but Studd caught him in mid air and dumped him over the top rope in one motion. (Elimination #17 Jimmy Snuka by Big John Studd at 11:32)Studd celebrated in the ring as he was awaiting his cheque and trophy. Jimmy Snuka then climbed the ropes and as Studd turned around and Snuka delivered a flying cross body knocking Studd down and out of the ring. Studd looked like he was about to get back into the ring before Andre got back in and joined Snuka and the two celebrated as the broadcast went off the air. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2/11/84 - The WWF put on another huge show in the Boston Garden. The Iron Sheik finally got his first return match against WWF Heavyweight Champion Jimmy Snuka. Again this was a hotly contested bout for which the crowd were going electric for Snuka. Sheik looked like he was going to regain his title when Snuka was down and out and Sheik prepared to lock in the Camel Clutch, Sheik took too long however as Snuka countered it and eventually hit The Superfly Splash. Sgt. Slaughter & Tito Santana had another back and forth battle following on from their Buffalo fight. The match was hotly contested, Slaughter managed to lock in The Cobra Clutch but Tito fought it off until the time limit expired. Santana acknowledged the tough fight with Slaughter and offered a handshake but the frustrated Slaughter left the ring in anger muttering to himself. WWF Tag Team Champions Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas took on The North-South Connection of Dick Murdoch and Adrian Adonis. The two teams traded blows before all hell broke loose and all 4 men began brawling with each other causing a double disqualification. Andre the Giant took on The Masked Superstar and almost took his mask off to the delight of the crowd. Andre eventually pinned Superstar with a Splash, after the match Superstar grabbed a foreign object from his mask but Andre turned the tide and took it off Superstar and chased him from the ring. WWF Intercontinental Champion Don Muraco also picked up a victory over Salvatore Bellomo, other winners on this action packed card were the team of Roddy Piper & David Schultz, Ivan Putski and Iron Mike Sharpe.WWF Television Report 2/11/84Championship WrestlingThe first Championship Wrestling following the Kiel show and after a replay showing the attack was show we were updated on the status of Bob Backlund following the assault from Paul Orndorff. It was announced that Backlund was further injured and unable to compete his upcoming dates but changes would be made to the cards including The Madison Square Garden card for which a suitable replacement would be found to face his attacker Paul Orndorff. Orndorff was interviewed by Gene Okerlund to hype the MSG show and he said it doesn’t matter who they find to replace Backlund, they’ll wind up just like him as no one can match up to “Mr. Wonderful”, in looks, brains or ability. Sgt. Slaughter defeated Tony Garea in the feature bout of the night, Slaughter picked up the win and after the match was interviewed by Gene Okerlund. Slaughter said that as a proud American who has worked in the armed forces he was pleased that the title was off that Iranian scum and just wishes he was the one to do it, he says he’ll thank Snuka for that but that’s all he’ll do as he is taking that title himself. The Iron Sheik was also in action picking up a win, after the match he seemed to going off at Andre the Giant. “Dr. D” David Schultz was the guest on Pipers Pit and Roddy Piper mocked his other guests by saying it was a relief to finally get someone on this show with some class. Piper noted he was now partnering with Schultz because Schultz had balls and that no one was accepting his challenges for fights. Schultz said he agreed and noted how he had been paired up with the likes of Eddie Gilbert & Salvatore Bellomo and noted all the “girls” they had in the WWF. He said he was challenging Jimmy Snuka, Rocky Johnson, Tony Atlas it didn’t matter and he begged them to step up to the plate. Piper & Schultz embraced at the end of the segment. Eddie Gilbert has been on a bit of a roll lately picked up a victory during the match, Vince McMahon said Gilbert has been taking Backlund’s injury pretty hard since Backlund was such an inspiration for him after his car crash and he was dedicating his performances to Backlund. Iron Mike Sharpe & Ivan Putski also picked up wins. All-Star WrestlingAndre the Giant teamed with WWF Tag Team Champions Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas to take on Mr. Fuji, Tiger Chung Lee & Charlie Fulton in the feature bout. Fuji & Chung Lee bailed on their partner when Andre the Giant tagged into the match as they wanted no part of the monster. Andre, Johnson & Atlas picked up the victory. No new Piper’s Pit this week as we were treated to the Pit from last week’s Championship Wrestling involving Jimmy Snuka. Gene Okerlund then interviewed people for the 2/20 MSG show including Jimmy Snuka saying he has a target on his back now that he is WWF Heavyweight Champion and he isn’t ducking from anyone and is willing to take on anyone at anytime, he mentions Sgt. Slaughter and says that he has a new power inside of him with this belt and he’s going to Superfly on anyone who gets in his way. [The Iron Sheik /color]was also interviewed regarding his match with Andre the Giant, he told Andre that Madison Square Garden is closer and he is so excited. He is so excited to get revenge on that phony stooge Andre and be the first person to ever defeat Andre because he was champion of Iran. He then started saying something in Iranian whilst flashing his medals, Freddie Blassie had to restrain Sheik because he was getting too excited and angry about something. David Schultz was once again accompanied by Roddy Piper for his match, Schultz picked up the victory and after the match Piper began laying some boots into Schultz’ opponent. Salvatore Bellomo, The Masked Superstar & Samula were other victors. Wrestling at the ChaseBig John Studd was interviewed regarding his battle royal victory. Studd said this proves that he is the baddest man in the WWF and he put Snuka on notice. He said he was coming after the WWF Title and as he proved, he isn’t going to be stopped. Studd then told Okerlund that he wants his trophy and cheque. Dick Murdoch & Adrian Adonis picked up a victory in the feature bout over SD Jones & The Tonga Kid. They were also interviewed and said that Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas were hiding from them, but that Johnson & Atlas couldn’t hide forever and that they had half a brain between them , they said they’ll take those belts from them when they get a fair shake. Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas said they weren’t hiding from anyone and that Adonis likes to run his mouth but they’ll leave the talking for in the ring. Andre the Giant picked up a win as did The Iron Sheik. Andre the Giant was interviewed in regards to Sheik tossing him from the ring after he was eliminated. Andre said that Sheik is just a sore loser, but he wouldn’t let it bother him, he said he was looking forward to meeting Sheik one on one and getting his revenge the old fashioned way. Eddie Gilbert was also victorious. Rochester, NY - 2/6/84SD Jones defeated Jerry Valiant Eddie Gilbert defeated Rene Goulet Ivan Putski defeated Iron Mike Sharpe The Wild Samoans defeated The Invaders Paul Orndorff defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Tony Atlas Tito Santana defeated The Iron Sheik via disqualification Buffalo, NY - 2/7/84Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Tony Garea David Schultz defeated Jose Louis Rivera Ivan Putski defeated Samula The Iron Sheik defeated Salvatore Bellomo Andre the Giant, Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion Don Muraco, Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee Sgt. Slaughter & Tito Santana fought to a double countout WWF Heavyweight Champion Jimmy Snuka defeated The Masked Superstar Ithica, NY - 2/9/84Salvatore Bellomo defeated Charlie Fulton Eddie Gilbert defeated Rene Goulet The Iron Sheik defeated Tony Garea Sgt. Slaughter defeated Ivan Putski Tito Santana defeated Iron Mike Sharpe WWF Intercontinental Champion Don Muraco defeated SD Jones Andre the Giant, Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas defeated The Wild Samoans via disqualification Boston, MA - 2/11/84Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Eddie Gilbert Ivan Putski defeated Tiger Chung Lee Roddy Piper & David Schultz defeated SD Jones & The Tonga Kid Andre the Giant defeated The Masked Superstar WWF Intercontinental Champion Don Muraco defeated Salvatore Bellomo Dick Murdoch & Adrian Adonis fought WWF Tag Team Champions Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas to a double disqualification Sgt. Slaughter & Tito Santana fought to a time limit draw WWF Heavyweight Champion Jimmy Snuka defeated The Iron Sheik Championship Wrestling - 2/11/84 (taped 1/24/84)Eddie Gilbert defeated Fred Marzino after a Flying Back Elbow in 3:38 Sgt. Slaughter defeated Tony Garea after a Cobra Clutch in 3:52 Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Pat Hutchinson after a Forearm Blow in 3:18 Tito Santana defeated Bob Bradley after a flying Forearm in 2:27 The Iron Sheik defeated Kevin Collins in 1:18 after a Camel Clutch Ivan Putski defeated Ron Shaw after a Polish Hammer in 1:28 All Star Wrestling - 2/11/84 (taped 1/25/84)David Schultz defeated Terry Daniels after a Flying Elbow Smash in 4:12 Samula defeated Pete Doherty after a Headbutt in 2:59 The Masked Superstar defeated Steve Lombardi after a Swinging Neckbreaker in 3:18 The Iron Sheik defeated Bob Bradley with a Camel Clutch in 2:00 Salvatore Bellomo defeated Dennis Stamp after a Mule Kick in 3:01 Andre the Giant, Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas defeated Mr. Fuji, Tiger Chung Lee & Charlie Fulton after Andre pinned Fulton with a Splash in 4:56 Wrestling at the Chase - 2/11/84 (taped 1/30/84)Ivan Putski defeated Dennis Stamp after a Flying Forearm in 3:58 The Iron Sheik defeated Bob Boyer with a Camel Clutch in 3:49 Andre the Giant defeated Butcher Vachon with a Splash in 1:18 Eddie Gilbert defeated Brian Madden with a Back Elbow in 3:39 Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch defeated SD Jones & The Tonga Kid after Adonis put Jones in a Sleeper hold in 5:08
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Post by DTP. on Feb 14, 2012 12:24:18 GMT -5
WWF Week 5, 1984: 1/31/1984: Alright, good win for André the Giant and the WWF Tag Team Champions, Tony Atlas and Rocky Johnson against the Wild Samoans; I'm wondering when their angle will end now. Paul Orndorff beating Chief Jay Strongbow must have been nice, too. Not too much to note here. 2/1/1984: Bob Backlund and the Masked Superstar meeting again must have been great, liked the controversial finish with the foreign object. Sgt Slaughter beating Ivan Putski sounded pretty good, too. The Wild Samoans losing to Tito Santana and Salvatore Bellomo was also not bad, wish that the Samoans picked up a victory every once in a while though. Not bad. 2/3/1984: Tony Atlas being replaced? Strange decision, but glad to see Special Delivery Jones take the opportunity for it. Good win for André, Johnson and Jones against the Wild Samoans. Jimmy Snuka and Don Muraco was a strong showing, liked Muraco losing his temper and getting himself disqualified. Paul Orndorff beating Chief Jay Strongbow wasn't bad either. 2/4/1984: Great anticipated match between Bob Backlund and Iron Sheik to be featured was great, nice idea for Freddie Blassie to get involved. André the Giant and Jimmy Snuka? A huge combination there. I'd like to see them team up at some point. Jimmy Snuka beating the Masked Superstar was the right decision. André and Tito Santana beating the WildSamoan was a fine choice. WWF Championship Wrestling: Roddy Piper hosting his first Piper's Pit must be a legendary moment in wrestling history. I love how you went on with the whole 'making Jimmy Snuka feel at home' scenario, but I hated Snuka simply scaring Piper. It made Roddy come off more cowardly than arrogant. The Iron Sheik beating Swede Hansen was fine, André the Giant making the save was the right decision however. Paul Orndorff having a post-match interview on Bob Backlund was great, I hope we get quite a few great matches out of this angle. Eddie Gilbert and Tony Garea with a win was nice, I hope this is the start of a new partnership. Rocky Johnson and Tony Atlas facing the Wild Samoans at Madison Square Garden sounds good, hopefully this feud ends at this point. All Star Wrestling: Tito Santana beating Rene Goulet was fine, liked Don Muraco's interference though. Eddie Gilbert on Piper's Pit was great, liked Piper noting Eddie's car accident too. I hate how all of Roddy Piper's guests seem to be getting the better of Piper, though. Piper should be having the last word all of the time. Sgt Slaughter with a win was fine, him facing Jimmy Snuka would be awesome. Wrestling at the Chase: Jimmy Snuka and Don Muraco with hype promos for their match at the Kiel Auditorium show was a nice method of build for the show. Liked Muraco also mentioning the $40,000 Kiel Cup battle royal, too. Rocky Johnson and Tony Atlas beating Mr Fuji and Tiger Chung Lee by disqualification was a fair finish, nice to build towards the Wild Samoans' WWF World Tag Team Championship challenge. Big John Studd and André the Giant back to back...hehehe. Not a bad week for WWF television, but just general build for the St Louis show.
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Post by Fury on Feb 14, 2012 16:14:49 GMT -5
Wrestling Observer Newsletter - February 1984
- The WWF has been hot on the heels of Jimmy Snuka winning the WWF Heavyweight Championship. The WWF has been very happy with how Snuka has performed as champ and the gate sales they have gotten from the title change.
- Snuka wasn’t Plan A as that was Hulk Hogan coming in and winning the title due to his appeal from his appearance in Rocky 3. Once the Hogan deal fell through the options considered were turning Sgt. Slaughter face and having him win it or bringing in another big name such as Ric Flair or Kerry Von Erich to possibly win the title. However the WWF were particularly happy with Snuka and the fact that he sold out arenas that he headlined last year against Don Muraco and quickly rose to the most popular wrestler in the Northeast. It seems to have paid off with an array of sold out arenas already and MSG headlined by Snuka/Slaughter on 2/20 almost sold out already with tickets going at a rapid pace.
- The 1/23 MSG show headlined by Snuka/Sheik sold out with 26,000 including felt. - The 1/28 Los Angeles Auditorium show headlined by a battle royal did the best for WWF in LA so far with 10,000, nearly selling out. - The 1/28 Baltimore Show sold about 12,500 which was headlined by Snuka vs. Muraco. -The 2/10 Kiel Auditorium show headlined by the $40,000 battle royal and Snuka vs. Muraco sold out with 11,000 tickets sold. - The 2/11 Boston Garden show headlined by a Snuka/Sheik rematch and a good undercard sold out with15,000 tickets. - Shows in Ohio however are doing poor numbers for now.
- Whilst the Wrestling at the Chase tapings have gone fairly well, it seems like the WWF will end the tapings and proceed to air syndicated broadcasts of Championship Wrestling/All-Star Wrestling/All American Wrestling in it’s place once the Chase deal expires.
- The Masked Superstar apparently no showed a couple of dates in late January & early February and has shown some frustration regarding some things happening. Apparently he is on his way out and the word I have heard is he has dates booked for Japan in March. His last date might be 2/25 in Los Angeles where he is set to take on Andre the Giant.
- Speaking of Los Angeles and the California area, the WWF plans to expand to other markets in California such as San Fransisco, Oakland, Sacramento & San Diego during the spring, McMahon has already bought out some of the AWA television time in San Fransisco. The next major areas the WWF is looking to tap is Toronto & Chicago. The WWF is also look to tap Detroit (they have a TV deal there and a show booked in March, however the last one did less than expected numbers).
- The WWF have been again offering out deals to some of the big name stars from other promotions to help with their expansion. They have already got Roddy Piper, David Schultz & Greg Valentine in recent months and from the sounds of things possibly Bruiser Brody (who may debut as early as April) who has told people he’s probably heading up there. The other names who have apparently received offers are Bob Orton Jr. and Dick Slater which would put a huge dent in MACW after they already snatched away Valentine & Roddy Piper. As well as Junkyard Dog & Butch Reed from Midd-South. Also apparently Jesse Ventura and McMahon have had contact as Ventura is unhappy in Gagne’s AWA and McMahon is a big fan of Ventura and vice versa. Though expect quite a few names to show up in the upcoming weeks and months.
- Bob Backlund will be taking a few months off to heal injuries and spend some time with his family. There is some talk that Backlund might be retiring shortly but it is expected he will at least return for a few more matches and to finish his feud with Orndorff.
- B. Brian Blair who debuted in the WWF in November and then got injured has healed and is set to re-debut as soon as next weeks Championship Wrestling Tapings.
- Mil Mascaras (who has been working West Coast shows) is set to re join the Northeast circuit shortly, maybe even as soon as the March MSG show.
- Finally there are some heavy rumours that the WWF wants to turn Andre heel in the summer and have him feud with Snuka because of jealousy possibly culminating in another Showdown at Shea which is rumoured to take place in July. Whilst the matches might not be pretty, it should draw huge numbers.
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Post by Fury on Feb 17, 2012 19:28:30 GMT -5
Philadephia Spectrum 2/18/84Paul Orndorff defeated Salvatore Bellomo in 5:48 after a Piledriver Dick Murdoch & Adrian Adonis defeated Eddie Gilbert & Tony Garea in 10:01 after Adonis made Garea submit in The Sleeper hold Big John Studd defeated Chief Jay Strongbow in 3:03 after a Bearhug WWF Tag Team Champions Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas defeated Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee in 8:32 after Atlas pinned Fuji with a Press Slam and Splash David Schultz & Roddy Piper defeated SD Jones & The Tonga Kid in 7:25 after Schultz pinned Invader #1 following a Flying Elbow Smash Andre the Giant defeated The Masked Superstar in 7:48 following a Splash Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion Don Muraco & Sgt. Slaughter via countout in 8:14 WWF Heavyweight Champion Jimmy Snuka & The Iron Sheik battled to a double disqualification. Report & Notes: Another WWF show airing in the famed Spectrum and drawing roughly 15,000, a near sellout in the 18,000 seat arena and this event was airing on PRISM headlined by Jimmy Snuka taking on The Iron Sheik in the main event for the WWF Heavyweight Championship. This one was a brawl with both men nearly scoring the victory. Eventually the match spilled to the outside and the two began a brawl and grabbing steel chairs and attacking each other with them giving the referee no option but to disqualify both men. Tito Santana teamed up with Ivan Putski to take on the team of Don Muraco & Sgt. Slaughter. Santana & Putski managed to pick up the victory via countout when Don Muraco refused to be tagged into the match, Sgt. Slaughter chased Muraco to the back and got himself counted out. Slaughter looked frustrated at Muraco after the bout. Andre the Giant took on The Masked Superstar in the other feature bout. Superstar looked like he brought his A-Game as he managed to stun Andre, but Andre kept his undefeated streak in tact by pinning Superstar following a Splash. Big John Studd was also dominant demolishing through Chief Jay Strongbow. Tag Teams were prevalent on this night as Dick Murdoch & Adrian Adonis, David Schultz & Roddy Piper and Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas all continued the hot streaks they had been on picking up victories, “Mr. Wonderful” lived up to his name tonight picking up another victory. Championship Wrestling 2/18/84David Schultz defeated Rudy Diamond in 2:11 with a Flying Elbow Smash The Wild Samoans defeated Victor Rivera & Bobby Colt in 4:01 after Afa pinned Rivera following a Headbutt Eddie Gilbert & Tony Garea defeated Ken Jugan & Bill Berger in 3:37 after Gilbert pinned Jugan with a Flying Back Elbow Piper’s Pit with “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff Ivan Putski defeated Frankie Williams in 1:55 with a Polish Hammer MSG 2/20 Interviews with Pat Patterson, Jimmy Snuka, Sgt. Slaughter The Iron Sheik defeated Craig Carson in 2:46 following a Camel Clutch Sgt. Slaughter defeated Swede Hanson in 2:20 with a Cobra Clutch Report & Notes: Prior to the first match a 10 bell salute was rung in honour of the passing away of David von Erich on 2/9. “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff was the guest on Piper’s Pit. Roddy Piper and Orndorff marvelled over each other’s bodies and brains before Orndorff stated that he thought Bob Backlund was faking his injury because he was scared of facing Orndorff. Piper said he couldn‘t really blame Backlund since Orndorff is one of the most impressive specimens he has ever seen. The two then shook hands to end the segment. Backlund’s replacement for MSG was also announced in the form of first Intercontinental Champion Pat Patterson, Patterson was interviewed and told Orndorff that he was going to slap some respect into Orndorff and called him a coward for his assault on Backlund, he said you fight face to face with a man and he’ll show Orndorff how it’s done at MSG. There was an interesting confrontation prior to Sgt. Slaughter’s bout. The Iron Sheik whom had won the prior match never left the ringside area after his victory. Slaughter has been running his mouth at Sheik over the past mouth saying he was a disgraceful champion. Sheik & Slaughter engaged in an intense staredown with Sheik before getting in the ring, Sheik looked like he was going to head back to the ring but was restrained by Freddie Blassie. Slaughter was also interviewed and again lashed out at The Iron Sheik calling him a slime ball. He also mentioned he thought Snuka was a paper champ and he was going to prove that at MSG when he takes the title from him. Jimmy Snuka was also interviewed and said that Slaughter is just in a long line of people who are lining up to get a shot at his belt and have run their mouths. Snuka said he’ll do his talking in the ring like he always does and to ask Slaughter what he’s going to be thinking when he Superfly’s off the top rope. All-Star Wrestling 2/18/84Salvatore Bellomo defeated Goldie Rogers in 3:01 after a Mule Kick B. Brian Blair defeated Israel Matia in 3:18 with an Abdominal Strecth/Inside Cradle Greg Valentine defeated SD Jones in 4:01 with a Figure Four Leg Lock Pipers Pit with Salvatore Bellomo Paul Orndorff defeated 1:28 with a Piledriver Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas defeated Butcher Vachon & Frankie Williams in 2:48 after Johnson pinned Williams with a Sunset Flip MSG 2/20 Interviews with Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas, The Iron Sheik, Don Muraco & Tito Santana Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch defeated Steve Lombardi & Pat Hutchinson in 3:49 after Murdoch pinned Lombardi with a middle rope Elbow Drop Report & Notes: Once again a ten bell salute was rung in honour of David von Erich prior to the first bout. Salvatore Bellomo was the guest on Pipers Pit. Roddy Piper acted like Bellomo was here to deliver his pizza he had ordered, pretending not to know him. He then asked Bellomo if he could set him up with a Gondola Ride which offended Bellomo who said something in Italian. Piper told him to speak English and said that there was no chance in hell Bellomo could beat someone like David Schultz whom he is facing at MSG on 2/20. Bellomo again started speaking in Italian and walked off the set with Piper saying he was going to put a complaint into the pizza company he worked for, Bellomo also picked up a win on the night. B. Brian Blair who debuted at a couple of shows in November and got injured returned to television on this night picking up a victory. Greg “The Hammer” Valentine defeated SD Jones, after the bout Valentine reapplied the figure four and worked over Jones legs causing him to be helped to the back. WWF Tag Team Champions Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas picked up a victory after the match there was an interview conducted with them, they said they go a long way back with the Samoans but it ends at Madison Square, they said there are a lot of hungry teams in the WWF but they are the hungriest. Interviews were also conducted with The Iron Sheik who said he wasn’t afraid of the big, dumb Mr. Giant and his undefeated record, he said he was going to lock that big dumb stooge in the Camel Clutch and make him suffer. Don Muraco & Tito Santana were also interviewed regarding their Intercontinental Championship match at MSG. Muraco said that the “Wetback” shouldn’t even be in the ring with someone of his calibre and said that Santana had weaselled his way into a match with him like all of the Mexicans weasel their way into America illegally. Santana said he had been training his whole life for a shot like this, a shot at Don Muraco and to teach him a lesson about disrespecting his heritage and how he was a proud Mexican Wrestler, he then said something in Spanish Arriba!. Wrestling at the Chase 2/18/84John Studd wins the $40,000 Kiel Cup Battle Royal (Kiel Auditorium 2/10) Pipers Pit with Jimmy Snuka (Championship Wrestling 2/11) Andre the Giant defeated Iron Mike Sharpe (Kiel Auditorium 2/10) Interviews with Jimmy Snuka, David Schultz & Andre the Giant regarding Checkerdome 3/2 show. David Schultz defeated Eddie Gilbert (Kiel Auditorium 2/10) Report at Notes: The WWF ran no shows from the Chase Hotel this week. Instead matches and highlights were shown from the Kiel show as well as Championship Wrestling and promos airing for the next St. Louis Checkerdome show on 2/3 headlined by Jimmy Snuka taking on Big John Studd for the WWF Heavyweight Championship, also Andre the Giant would be facing The Iron Sheik and David Schultz would be taking on Mil Mascaras. Included a segment where Jimmy Snuka was interviewed by Gene Okerlund he began to talk about how great it felt to be champion when Big John Studd showed up with his Kiel Cup trophy. Studd told Snuka he showed he was the most dominant man in the world in the battle royal and he would be taking the WWF Title from Snuka in the Checkerdome. Snuka told him anytime any place. Snuka then turned his back and Studd hit Snuka with his trophy breaking it in half. Andre the Giant was also interviewed he said that he was disappointed he couldn’t win the battle royal but vowed that he would get his payback on The Iron Sheik. David Schultz was interviewed regarding his match with Mil Mascaras. Schultz said that where he comes from people like Mascaras are only qualified to be janitors. He then said that Mascaras would fit right in in St. Louis, because he is cheap, dirty & he is assuming ugly because he has to hide his face in a mask. He said he is going to send Mascaras back to picking up garbage where he belongs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OOC: Some changes to note. Wrestling at the Chase changed to what I said it did this week IRL and I‘m more than likely not going to be documenting any new shows. I‘m probably going to still use it to build up St. Louis shows though. I’m also now going to probably just be doing one big Live event per week, the one’s at Philly, Baltimore, Los Angeles, St Louis etc. I got burnt out from documenting Glen Falls events. Championship Wrestling is serving as it has so far as the show to push main feuds and MSG shows. I haven’t decided what All-Star, I’ll still be documenting it, maybe I’ll use to build to another big show a month (like the Spectrum and Kiel shows), maybe I’ll only document one other big event and just use it all to build to MSG events.
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Post by DTP. on Feb 18, 2012 0:23:25 GMT -5
WWF Week 6, 1984...Rochester, NY: Good line-up with the Iron Sheik taking on Tito Santana, did like Sheik violently wanting to injure Santana too. Surprised that Santana ended up getting the win though. Paul Orndorff beating Tony Atlas was an interesting one. Where does the WWF World Tag Team Championships go from here? It seems like there isn't much planned. Buffalo, NY: Jimmy Snukea beating the Masked Superstar was a good headlining match, the WWF World Heavyweight Champion getting the win was for the better. Sgt Slaughter fighting Tito Santana to a double count out shows that Tito can stick in there with a fight, but I don't like Slaughter not beating Santana a few days before challenging for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship. André the Giant, Tony Atlas and Rocky Johnson beating Don Muraco, Mr Fuji and Tiger Chung Lee was interesting; finally escaping the Wild Samoans I see. Muraco and Fuji...the origins of their alliance a few years later perhaps? Oh no, Muraco abandoned them...Oh well. Ithica: The Wild Samoans like to be disqualified in very boring fashions I see. Nah, I'm sure it'd be original at the time. I'm sick of seeing André, Johnson and Atlas facing the Samoans though. Don Muraco beating SD Jones was the right decision, glad to see you bigged Special Delivery Jones up though. Sgt Slaughter with the win against Ivan Putski was the right call, preparing him for the match with Jimmy Snuka. Kiel Auditorium: Alright, this should be quite interesting. Glad to see André the Giant with an easy win against Iron Mike Sharpe, opening the show was an odd decision though. David Schultz beating Eddie Gilbert was fine, seemed like quite a good match. Love Roddy Piper's interaction with Schultz, too. Big John Studd was obviously beating Salvatore Bellomo. SD Jones, Rocky Johnson and Tony Atlas beating the Wild Samoan CLEANLY was a treat to see. And Jimmy Snuka beating Don Muraco to retain the WWF World Heavyweight Championship was for the best. WWF returning to Kiel Auditorium so soon? Odd, but I sort of like it. Bob Backlund's appearance was nice, the attack from Paul Orndorff was sort of expected though. Snuka and Piper replacing Backlund and Orndorff was a very good gain though. Up next, the $40,000 battle royal for the Kiel Cup. But wait...Andre the Giant was eliminated. Now that's what I despise. It's awkward to book this situation because Andre never lost a battle royal at all throughout his career. So him being eliminated and losing I just hate. Big John Studd winning was a big deal though, but still, Andre should have won. The only plus side is a potential WWF World Heavyweight Championship opportunity in Studd's future for last eliminating Jimmy Snuka to win the match. Nothing too bad of a show here, just not too much of note going on. Boston Garden: The Iron Sheik and Jimmy Snuka trading blows once again was a good call, Snuka with the win was for the better. Was surprised to see Tito Santana and Sgt Slaughter go broadway though. Did like Santana offering and being rejected a handshake though; typical Slaughter. Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas finally taking on Dick Murdoch & Adrian Adonis was nice, the double disqualification was interesting. Andre the Giant obliterating the Masked Superstar was fun. I wonder if you will eventually reveal the Masked Superstar's identity. Don Muraco beating Salvatore Bellomo was fine. Championship Wrestling: Poor Bob Backlund, but Paul Orndorff is going to be rolling in the cash after a while in awaiting for the expected Backlund comeback and revenge match. Orndorff's cocky attitude really shined here. Sgt Slaughter beating Tony Garea was expected. The Iron Sheik possibly facing Andre the Giant should be interesting to say the least. Piper's Pit was merely based around getting David Schultz over, and it really shone here. I like the direction of this potential team. A feud with Tony Atlas and Rocky Johnson would be great. All Star Wrestling: Andre the Giant, Rocky Johnson and Tony Atlas beating Mr Fuji, Tiger Chung Lee and...who? Interesting one there, liked Fuji and Chung Lee leaving the enhancement talent by himself though. Jimmy Snuka as a fighting champion sounds good, I see him definitely beating Sgt Slaughter this upcoming month. The Iron Sheik's interview was quite good. Hopefully Andre gets the win with Sheik not looking too weak though. Wrestling at the Chase: Big John Studd's interview was nice, he's obviously brewing up to a big match. A perfect time to do this? Showdown at Shea's return, definitely. Dick Murdoch and Adrian Adonis with the win, yay! Good win against Special Delivery Jones and the Tonga Kid. Looking forward to seeing their feud with the WWF World Tag Team Champions for sure. Andre the Giant commenting on his elimination at the Kiel Cup show...eh. Overall, nothing too much going on this week, pretty eventful I suppose though. Not a lot happened for the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship though, where was Don Muraco's storyline development this week?
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Post by Fury on Feb 20, 2012 21:53:43 GMT -5
Madison Square Garden. New York, New York Date: 20th February 1984We are back in Madison Square Garden, it is once again a sold out crowd as more than 26,000 fans are packed in to see a great card headlined by Jimmy Snuka defending his newly won WWF Heavyweight Title against Sgt. Slaughter in his first match at the Garden since winning the title. Gorilla Monsoon is joined by Gene Okerlund for commentary and we go down to Howard Finkel for introductions for our first match. Tag Team Match Eddie Gilbert & Tony Garea vs. Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung LeeThe Hype: Tony Garea has recently been mentoring Eddie Gilbert whom has found himself on a bit of a hot streak lately. Gilbert is dedicating his performance to Bob Backlund, whom was an inspiration to him after Gilbert’s car crash where Backlund performed “wheels” to inspire Gilbert’s return and now Gilbert wants to return the favour. Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee are the devious pairing from the land of the rising sun, this is really a battle of similar teams as Mr. Fuji like Garea is a multiple time tag champ and mentors Lee like Garea does with Gilbert. Which of these pairings will come out on top. The Match: Eddie Gilbert started the match off with Mr. Fuji and started out on fire with dropkicks and cross-bodies and looked like a man with a bit more edge to him. Tony Garea then tagged in and began to work over Fuji, Garea then tagged in Gilbert who went for another Cross Body but missed and Fuji & Lee took over and worked over Gilbert, making regular tags to each other, delivering a move to Gilbert and then tagging out again, preventing Gilbert from making the tag. Lee was working over Gilbert in the corner and then went to deliver a running splash to Gilbert but Gilbert moved out of the way allowing for Gilbert to make the tag to Garea. Garea then punished Fuji & Lee with a barrage of punches, kicks and hip tosses. Garea then got levelled by Lee with a lariat and his head bounced off the mat, he managed to make the tag to Gilbert but dropped right to the floor holding his head. The referee went to check on Garea and Mr. Fuji used this opportunity to throw salt into Gilbert’s eyes and Lee rolled him up to pick up the win. The Result: Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee defeated Eddie Gilbert & Tony Garea after Lee pinned Gilbert with a roll up following Fuji throwing salt into Gilbert’s eyes. David Schultz (w/ Roddy Piper) vs. Salvatore BellomoThe Hype: The man they call “Dr. D” creates controversy wherever he goes, this “redneck” doesn’t back down from anyone though and has issued challenges to all the big names. He has recently been paired with Roddy Piper, he himself a controversial person and the host of Piper’s Pit and he will manage Schultz for this bout. This brash arrogant pairing has all the tools to go to the top though. Salvatore Bellomo is an Italian Superstar whom is very popular with fans worldwide, recently he was on Piper’s Pit and mocked because of his Italian heritage. Schultz & Piper should be careful as Bellomo is quite the capable wrestler. Will Schultz continue his roll since joining the WWF 2 months ago or will Bellomo be able to put a stop to it and what roll will Roddy Piper play? The Match: Schultz and Bellomo tied up to begin the match and already Roddy Piper was complaining to the referee about Bellomo apparently pulling Schultz’ hair. And in a case of irony Piper managed to distract the referee and Schultz pulled Bellomo’s hair. Schultz then began to work over Bellomo on the ground with stomps and elbow drops. Schultz then delivered a backbreaker for a near two count which Piper thought was because of the referee counting too slow. Bellomo began to fight back however and mounted and offense repeatedly knocking Schultz down. Bellomo then hit a suplex and got a 2 count, which this time Piper thinks the referee was counting too fast. Schultz gained advantage when Bellomo became distracted by Piper’s constant complaining and Schultz threw him outside. Schultz then distracted the ref’s attention whilst Piper raked Bellomo’s eyes, punched him in the face and threw him back in the ring. Schultz then confidently walked over but got caught in a small package for a near two count. Schultz then got up angry and delivered a vicious clothesline and ascended the middle turnbuckle delivering a Flying Elbow Smash to pick up the win. The Result: David Schultz defeated Salvatore Bellomo in 7:25 after a Flying Elbow Smash from the middle turnbuckle. The referee went to raise Schultz’ hand in victory but Schultz threw him off as Piper got in the ring and raised his hand instead. Piper then laid some stomps into Bellomo for good measure. WWF Tag Team Title Match Champions Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas vs. Challengers The Wild Samoans (Afa & Sika) (w/ Capt. Lou Albano & Samula)The Hype: Back in November, Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas managed to win the WWF Tag Team Championships from The Wild Samoans on an episode of Championship Wrestling. Ever since then the two teams have engaged in a bitter feud with the Samoans attempting to regain their gold. These two teams have been attacking each other, brawling with each other and have generally seemed evenly match. This rivalry all comes to a head here, who will walk out with the tag gold? The Match: Tony Atlas & Afa tied up to begin the match and Atlas managed to launch the huge Samoan into the corner. The Samoans and Capt. Lou looked shocked whilst Atlas let out a sly smile. Samula then tried to get involved in the match and was immediately tossed from ringside by the referee. Tony Atlas then delivered a Body Slam to Afa whom tagged in Sika but he wasn’t any better against Atlas as he too was treated to a Body Slam. Atlas then let Johnson in on some of the fun as he was tagged in and delivered dropkicks to both Samoans, Johnson & Atlas had come out on fire. Johnson continued to bewilder the Samoans with his speed and agility with quick fire punches and drop kicks being delivered seemingly at will. Tony Atlas was then tagged in and slammed Afa again, he then went to run off the ropes but Capt. Lou Albano grabbed a hold of his leg. The distraction worked though as Afa & Sika finally managed to mount some offense, delivering some chops and slams to Atlas. The Samoans kept Atlas in their corner and often made use of the tag rope to choke Atlas when the referee had his attention elsewhere. Rocky Johnson was anxious to get in the ring and the crowd was too as their support was clearly behind Atlas & Johnson. Atlas then battled out of the corner and made the tag to Johnson who once again came out on fire pounding the Samoans. Johnson then tagged in Atlas who finished off the job by delivering a Press Slam followed by a Splash for the victory. The Result: Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas defeated The Wild Samoans to RETAIN the WWF Tag Team Championships in 11:48 after Atlas pinned Sika following a Press Slam and Splash Grudge Match The Iron Sheik (w/ “Ayatollah” Freddie Blassie) vs. Andre the GiantThe Hype: Last month at Madison Square Garden The Iron Sheik defended his title against Jimmy Snuka. Sheik’s manager Ayatollah Freddie Blassie tried to get involved in the match, however Andre the Giant came running down to prevent that which seems to have distracted Sheik and Snuka later took the belt. Sheik and Blassie have claimed that Andre cost them the title and have vowed revenge. Sheik has been in a bad mood since the loss and it’s shown in his matches since when he has held The Camel Clutch on after the bell has sounded, Andre has then chased away The Iranian Champion, also furthering this rivalry at The Kiel Auditorium show Andre eliminated Sheik and Sheik responded by assisting in Andre’s elimination. Andre has never been eliminated in over 10 years of action, no one has ever escaped The Iron Sheik’s Camel Clutch however. Will one of these streaks come to an end tonight? The Match: Sheik started the match up by stalling obviously not wanting to tie-up with the much larger and stronger Andre. Sheik hopped out of the ring and began to strategise with manager Freddie Blassie drawing the ire of the crowd who obviously wanted to see Andre get a hold of Sheik. Sheik finally got in the ring and went after Andre’s legs attempting some sort of takedown but Andre swatted Sheik off. Andre then picked Sheik up and tossed him to the other side of the ring and Sheik rolled under the bottom rope trying to regather himself. Sheik then got back in the ring and charged at Andre but Andre stood still as Sheik bounced off of him. Andre then whipped Sheik into the corner and started pounding him before whipping him into the opposite corner, Andre charged in for a splash in the corner but Sheik raised his knees into the back of Andre, Sheik then started pounding the back with fists and knees dropping Andre to the ground. Sheik tried to lock in a Boston Crab but that failed instantly as Andre kicked him off. Andre got to his knees and Sheik began throwing punches at Andre, he then attempted to lock in a Sleeper Hold to a one knee Andre and it looked like it might be working before Andre picked Sheik up carrying him on his back and rammed him into the corner and both men fell down with some pain. Sheik then rolled out of the ring and grabbed one of his patented Persian Clubs and brought it into the ring, the referee attempted to stop Sheik but he shoved him aside and hit Andre in the back with the club causing a disqualification. The Result: Andre the Giant defeated The Iron Sheik via disqualification in 8:01 after Sheik hit Andre with a weapon. Sheik celebrated to a chorus of boos from the crowd he then walked over to Andre and spit on him. Andre had managed to get back to his knees and Sheik went to swing again however Andre blocked it and swatted the weapon from the ring. Andre began to get to his feet as Sheik decided discretion was the better part of valour and got of the ring walking back up the aisle with Ayatollah Blassie. “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff vs. Pat PattersonThe Hype: Originally this match was set to be Paul Orndorff taking on Bob Backlund, however at the Kiel Auditorium show Orndorff assaulted Backlund prior to the battle royal, delivering a Piledriver on the floor, putting him out of action for this show. First ever Intercontinental Champion Pat Patterson stepped in to take his place and has vowed to teach Orndorff a lesson in respect. Will Orndorff get a win against the legend or will Patterson avenge the assault on his friend? The Match: Orndorff again takes his time to disrobe drawing the ire of the crowd. After Orndorff and Patterson tied up Orndorff easily shoved off the older Patterson, Orndorff flexed his muscles as the crowd was clearly against Orndorff tonight. Orndorff then locked Patterson in a headlock and squeezed tightly. Orndorff perhaps got overconfident as Patterson sent Orndorff into the ropes and hit a back elbow sending Mr. Wonderful to the mat holding his jaw. Patterson repeatedly delivered punches to a downed Orndorff. Patterson was on fire and he was very intense, screaming at the top of his lungs. Orndorff however began to fight back and hit a running forearm strike nearly getting the pinfall. Orndorff then signalled for the Piledriver but Patterson fought out Orndorff charged at Patterson but got caught in a Sleeper Hold which he tried to fight out of but was unsuccessful as Patterson looked like he had it stuck in deep. Orndorff however on the brink of losing delivered a back suplex to Patterson. Both men seemed to struggle to their feet and Orndorff looked like he was in a terrible mood as he whipped Patterson into the corner viciously. He then picked up Patterson and nailed a Piledriver. Orndorff wasn’t done though as he picked Patterson up and nailed another Piledriver to pick up the victory. The Result: “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff defeated Pat Patterson in 9:17 after two Piledrivers Paul Orndorff wasn’t satisfied with his handiwork and walked over to Patterson shoving the referee off of him in the process. Orndorff picked up Patterson and nailed a third Piledriver as Gene Okerlund was demanding that they have to ban the Piledriver and do something about Orndorff. Orndorff walked off looking smug with what he had done as some superstars and officials came out to check on Patterson, a stretcher was called for Patterson who was carried out to a standing ovation. WWF Intercontinental Championship Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) vs. Challenger Tito SantanaThe Hype: This rivalry has been brewing since last year. Muraco has been calling Santana every derogative name in the book from “wetback” to “border bandit” to “dog killer” and thinks Santana doesn’t even deserve to be in the ring with him. Tito Santana has been waiting a long time for an opportunity like this, finally he gets his shot at Muraco. Muraco is proud of his Mexican heritage and wants to shut Muraco up and take the gold from him. Will Muraco’s reign continue or will Santana become the first Mexican champion in the WWF? The Match: Muraco & Santana circled each other to begin the match feeling each other to begin the match. Muraco held up his arm as if to signal a test of strength or tie but instead kicked Santana in the gut and began laughing, Muraco then bounced off the ropes but Santana countered and hit a dropkick sending Muraco out of the ring. Albano tried to calm Muraco down on the outside before Muraco got back in the ring. Muraco & Santana finally locked up and looked pretty evenly matched strength wise despite Muraco’s weight advantage. This tie up battle raged on with neither man gaining the advantage. Both men seemed to be getting worn out by this evenly matched battle. Santana then hooked in a side headlock and tossed Muraco over working the head and getting a couple of near falls as Muraco was on his back at times. Muraco managed to get back to his feet and delivered a backbreaker to Santana but had obviously been worn down by Santana as he was unable to get to his feet before Santana. Santana then hit a cross body for a near fall. Santana whipped Muraco into the turnbuckle and hit a hip toss when Muraco came back. Muraco rolled under the bottom rope and pulled Santana out by the legs. Muraco & Santana then brawled on the outside, Capt. Lou tried to get involved but Santana rammed Muraco and Albano’s heads together before tossing Muraco back in the ring. When Santana got back in the ring Muraco raked his eye, he followed this up with a vertical suplex getting a near fall. Muraco then began stomping on Santana and then dragged his boot across his eye. Muraco then whipped Santana into the ropes and hit a power slam off of it for another near fall. Muraco was obviously frustrated and Santana whipped Santana into the ropes, Muraco dropped down and on the rebound Santana hit a flying forearm, unfortunately for Santana the momentum sent Muraco to the outside. Santana was also down obviously exhausted but managed to get to his knees looking for Muraco to cover him. It was too late though as Muraco was counted out and survived with his Intercontinental Title still in tact. The Result: Tito Santana defeated Don Muraco via countout in 14:49 after Muraco got knocked outside by a Flying Forearm. Don Muraco retains the Intercontinental Championship Tito Santana was devastated after the match and put his hands in his face realising that Muraco had escaped by the skin of his teeth. Muraco regathered and saw a dejected Santana on the outside. Muraco then attacked Santana from behind and the two began to brawl before being separated by several officials. Ivan Putski vs. Iron Mike SharpeThe Hype: Ivan Putski & Iron Mike Sharpe are two veteran competitors who are looking to return back to the path of a title shot. The Polish Hammer and Iron Mike Sharpe had a run in back at the Kiel show after Putski helped eliminated Sharpe and Putski was quickly eliminated after, the two then brawled on the outside. Will Putski’s strength be too much for Sharpe or will Sharpe find a way to outsmart Putski? The Match: Sharpe immediately grappled with Putski and backed him up into the corner, Putski fought out though with some heavy punches rocking Sharpe and then knocking him down with a short lariat. As Sharpe wobbled up Putski stuck in him a headlock squeezing as hard as he could wearing him down. Sharpe however managed a thumb to the eye and locked in a hammerlock. Sharpe kept slapping Putski and mocking him, which turned out to be a mistake as Putski then whipped Sharpe into the ropes and knocked him down with a shoulder block. Putski then delivered a body slam, Putski then locked in another headlock and worked over Sharpe again, Sharpe managed to get of this one by shoving Putski into the turnbuckle. Sharpe then hit a backbreaker and got a near fall. Sharpe then locked Putski into an abdominal stretch but Putski got out of it with a hip toss, he then whipped Sharpe into the turnbuckle, hard and Shapre bounced back and was greeted with a Polish Hammer as Putski picked up the W. The Result: Ivan Putski defeated Iron Mike Sharpe in 7:55 with a Polish Hammer Jimmy Snuka was standing backstage with his Mother & Father ready to be interviewed by Vince McMahon. Snuka says it still all feels like a dream to him, he said he has trained his whole life to get this gold, this is what he lives for, going into that arena and hearing 20,000 fans scream. He says he knows he’s got people lining up to get a shot at him and he isn’t backing down from anyone as he has too much heart & too much fire in that ring to let this moment die. Vince then asks his Mother & Father how they feel about Snuka as WWF Heavyweight Champion. They say they are so proud of him and want to see him kick Slaughter’s butt tonight. WWF Heavyweight Championship “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka vs. Sgt. Slaughter The Hype: [/u] “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka returns to the place of his triumph to take on the tough Marine drill instructor Sgt. Slaughter. Slaughter has shown appreciation for the fact that Snuka took the title off of someone whom he despised in The Iron Sheik, but that’s about where he stops for Slaughter as he thinks Snuka is a paper champion and is looking to take the title off of him. Recently we’ve seen a small change in the usual arrogant demeanour of Slaughter and he has began to win over some fans over the past month. Snuka however will still be the huge fan favourite as crowds have been flocking to see the new Heavyweight Champion. Snuka is on the roll of a lifetime and he isn’t going to let it stop easy. Will Sgt. Slaughter be able to cut the parade short or will Jimmy Snuka pick up his first win as champion in Madison Square Garden? The Match: Snuka and Slaughter circled each other for a bit before tying up in the centre of the ring. Both men looked evenly matched before releasing the hold, they tied up again and Slaughter locked in a headlock, Snuka immediately shoved Slaughter into the ropes and hit a cross body on the rebound. Slaughter then got up and was met with some chops and a head butt knocking him down. Slaughter slid out under the ropes to regather himself. Slaughter got back in the ring and the two tied up again this time with Slaughter gaining the advantage and taking Snuka to the mat. Slaughter locked in a chinlock on Snuka on the mat but Snuka quickly powered out of it. Snuka again hit some chops and went for a dropkick but missed and Slaughter took over. Slaughter hit a backbreaker and an atomic drop. Slaughter then picked up Snuka and delivered another two backbreakers. Slaughter then picked up Snuka and rammed him face first into the turnbuckle, he then went to do it again but Snuka blocked it and launched Slaughter face first into the top of the ring post busting him open. Both men fell to the mat and struggled to their feet. The two men traded punches, kicks and chops, Snuka then locked in a side headlock, but Slaughter immediately got out of it by whipping Snuka into the ropes and hitting a backdrop for a near two count. Slaughter then kept Snuka grounded with some punches, kicks & elbow drops. Slaughter then picked Snuka up and went to suplex him but Snuka reversed it and hit a suplex of his own, getting a close pinfall. Slaughter then recovered a hit his patented Slaughter Cannon Lariat but only managed to pick up a 2 count and he couldn’t believe Snuka had kicked out. Slaughter then went to pick up Snuka for a body slam but Snuka fell on top and got another near fall. Both men were obviously exhausted and couldn’t seem to pick up the victory. Slaughter and Snuka both got to their feet again trading blows. Slaughter then shoved Snuka into the corner and went to deliver another lariat but Snuka dodged it and sent Slaughter into the corner Snuka then delivered a cross body in the corner to Slaughter and ascended the top rope looking down at Slaughter and looking around taking the moment in before delivering a Superfly Splash to pick up the victory. The Result: Jimmy Snuka defeated Sgt. Slaughter after a Superfly Splash in 21:56 to RETAIN the WWF Heavyweight Championship. After the match a bloody Sgt. Slaughter looked frustrated after a war with Snuka. Snuka and Slaughter then stood face to face and Snuka offered a handshake to Slaughter, Slaughter looked around as the crowd was cheering and finally nodded his head and accepted the handshake as the crowd applauded. Gene Okerlund then interviewed Slaughter about the match and his feelings. Slaughter said he just gained a lot of respect for Jimmy Snuka and thinks he’s a great champion. He said he’s glad he got the belt off of The Iron Sheik. Okerlund then asked Slaughter about The Iron Sheik and Slaughter thinks he is the slime of the Earth and he is a proud American so to see someone like him as champion made him puke. A “USA, USA, USA” chant began in the arena as Slaughter grabbed an American flag from ringside and began to wave it the ring once again shaking Jimmy Snuka’s hand before the broadcast went off the air.[/center][/font]
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Post by DTP. on Feb 23, 2012 12:20:22 GMT -5
WWF @ MSG...Wise decision to start the show with Eddie Gilbert and Tony Garea taking on Mr Fuji and Tiger Chung Lee. I liked it, but the right men got the win in my eyes. Hopefully by 1985 Gilbert is climbing the ladder. David Schultz seemed to be obviously beating Salvatore Bellomo, not a bad call there. Up next, it was the right decision for Rocky Johnson and Tony Atlas to retain the WWF World Tag Team Championships against the Wild Samoans. Cleanly, too. Hopefully this indicates the end of their feud; time to move forward. André the Giant beating the Iron Sheik was expected, did like that Sheik got himself disqualified in the end, and a nice effort from Sheik to win. I see a feud between the two leading to a Steel-Cage match, and that could easily get Iron Sheik over big time if he escaped the cage to beat André. Wow, Pat Patterson in action, I like it a lot. Great win for Paul Orndorff, destroying another veteran in this business, Pat Patterson. Up next, our second screwy finish to a match of the night. I think it should have been separated from the André/Sheik match. But regardless, Tito Santana beating Don Muraco by count-out was a nice moment, I see a rematch, eventually leading to Santana winning the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship. Ivan Putski beating Iron Mike Sharpe was a filler, not a lot really going on with this. And lastly, great win for Jimmy Snuka against Sgt Slaughter to retain the WWF World Heavyweight Championship. Now we have Slaughter acting as the Hulk Hogan patriot of the World Wrestling Federation? I'm sort of glad, a nice replacement anyhow. A good way to turn Slaughter back face, which is for the right reasons as the face roster is lacking at the moment. For the most part, it was a pretty decent show for the Garden.
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Post by Fury on Feb 25, 2012 20:02:24 GMT -5
Week 8 Los Angeles Auditorium. Los Angeles, CA 2/25/84 Mil Mascaras defeated Alexis Smirnoff David Schultz defeated Al Madril Big John Studd defeated Ivan Putski Andre the Giant defeated The Masked Superstar Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch defeated The Invaders WWF Intercontinental Champion Don Muraco & Tito Santana battled to a double countout WWF Champion Jimmy Snuka defeated The Iron Sheik Andre the Giant won a Battle Royal
Report & Notes: Two main events on the night with Andre the Giant winning an 18 man battle royal, the match came down to Andre & Big John Studd with Andre impressively eliminating Studd to pick up the victory, an irate Studd went to get back in the ring to attack Andre but Andre stared him down and Studd backed off. Jimmy Snuka also successfully defended his title against The Iron Sheik successfully. Sheik looked like he was going to win the title on multiple occasions however Snuka was just too resilient and managed to put away Sheik with a Superfly Splash. Don Muraco & Tito Santana battled once again for the Intercontinental Championship, the match spilled to the outside and the two’s hatred of one another got the better as they ignored the referees 10 count and the match resulted in a double countout. Andre the Giant also defeated The Masked Superstar, Andre looked like he was having fun out there toying with Superstar who again seemed more concerned with keeping his mask on than winning the match, Andre finishing him off with a Splash. Legendary Mexican wrestler Mil Mascaras also was in action and picked up a win as did Big John Studd over overmatched Ivan Putski, whom nearly managed to slam Studd for the first time but Studd fell on top of him and pinned him.
Championship Wrestling 2/25/84 (Taped on 2/14/84, airing in the New York region) Greg Valentine defeated Terry Daniels after a Figure Four Leg Lock in 4:15 Ivan Putski defeated Fred Marzino after a Polish Hammer in 1:56 Paul Orndorff defeated Pete Doherty after a Piledriver in 2:07 Pipers Pit with Big John Studd B. Brian Blair defeated Ken Jugan after an Abdominal Stretch/Inside Cradle in 3:56 Interviews with Jimmy Snuka, Tito Santana, Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch defeated Rocco Verona & Bob Bradley after Murdoch pinned Verona following a middle rope knee drop in 4:30 Jimmy Snuka defeated Tiger Chung Lee via disqualification in 4:38
Report & Notes: Jimmy Snuka took on Tiger Chung Lee in the feature bout, Snuka was in control of the match before Mr. Fuji threw salt into Snuka’s eyes causing a disqualification. Fuji & Lee then cornered a blinded Snuka before Sgt. Slaughter came out to make the save and chased Fuji & Lee to the back to a cheer from the crowd. Snuka’s opponent for the Madison Square Garden show on 3/25 was also announced and it would be Big John Studd, Studd was the guest on Piper’s Pit where Roddy Piper sucked up to Studd by telling him it was a true honour to have a specimen like Studd on the show. Studd said he was a true giant, a true monster and he was going to squish Snuka like a bug when they meet and show him what a true champion is. Piper ended the segment by saying that Snuka was afraid of Studd and he’d be calling Studd champ next time he saw him on the show, Studd said it’d be a pleasure for him to appear on Piper’s Pit before all the other late night talk shows. Jimmy Snuka was also interviewed by Gene Okerlund, Snuka said he was the champ and he wasn’t afraid of anyone, even a 7ft 400 pounder in Big John Studd. Snuka said he has the heart and speed and passion and wouldn’t be stopped by anyone. Other matches for the 3/25 announced were a rematch for the Intercontinental Championship with Don Muraco taking on Tito Santana. Santana was interviewed and said he had gotten so close to capturing the Intercontinental title but let it slip out of his hands, he said that he wasn’t going to let that happen again, he told Muraco he’d hit the Forearm again and this time would take the Intercontinental Title. The other match announced was for the WWF Tag Team Championship with Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas taking on the team of Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch. Adonis & Murdoch were interviewed regarding the match, Adonis said it was a disgrace that those two monkeys were Tag Team Champions and that they’ve been ducking them ever since they’ve gotten here. Adonis told them they were going to shake those monkeys out of the trees they’ve been hiding in and whip them like they deserve in Madison Square Garden, the team also picked up a win on the night. The rest of the card would be finalised next week according to Okerlund. Paul Orndorff picked up a victory with his patented Piledriver after the match he grabbed a microphone and said his Piledriver was the most dangerous move in wrestling and no one could kick out of it, if you were lucky you’d only receive one Piledriver, if you weren’t you’d receive multiple and wind up in a hospital bed somewhere. He then went on to say he was the best looking most talented man in the WWF and no one wanted to face him. Greg Valentine, Ivan Putski & B. Brian Blair were also victorious on the night.
All Star Wrestling 2/25/84 (Taped on 2/15/84, Airing in the Philadelphia region) Tito Santana defeated Ron Butler after a Flying Forearm in 1:59 Roddy Piper & David Schultz defeated Rudy Diamond & James Burke after Schultz pinned Burke with a Flying Elbowsmash in 4:02 The Wild Samoans defeated Rob Cheaney & Craig Carson after Afa pinned Cheaney following a Headbutt in 4:21 Pipers Pit with Ivan Putski B. Brian Blair defeated Bill Dixon after an Abdominal Stretch/Inside Cradle in 3:00 Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee defeated Jose Louis Rivera & Bob Boyer after Lee pinned Rivera with a Backbreaker in 4:51 Philly Sprectrum Interviews with Jimmy Snuka, The Iron Sheik, Sgt. Slaughter Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas defeated Rene Goulet & Brian Madden after Johnson pinned Madden following a Dropkick in 4:14
Report & Notes: Roddy Piper’s guest on Piper’s Pit this week was Ivan Putski, Putski came in and flexed his muscles and Piper looked unimpressed. Piper told Putski he was going to keep it real slow for him. Piper began yelling at Putski insulting him and told Putski he wasn’t impressed by him just because he was a muscle headed bozo and said he didn’t even think Putski had the best body in the WWF, Putski sat there laughing as Piper continued to insult him, Putski finally grabbed the microphone and told Piper he spent several hours a day in the gym and was proud of his body and thinks he could press Piper over his head one handed. Piper then grabbed the microphone and told Putski to know his place as this was his show and to talk when spoken to, he then told Putski to never talk in fact and definitely not to sing like he has been recently. Putski then grabbed the microphone again and started signing “My Melody of Love” by Bobby Vinton. Piper was enraged and slapped Putski before storming off set. Gene Okerlund also conducted interviews regarding The Philadelphia Spectrum show airing on 3/24 the matches he named included Jimmy Snuka defending his heavyweight championship against The Iron Sheik in a Texas Death Match and Sgt. Slaughter taking on Don Muraco for the Intercontinental Championship, a match stemming from Don Muraco walking out on Slaughter in their tag match at the last Philly Show. The new fan favourite Sgt. Slaughter was interviewed about this match and told Muraco he was a coward for walking out on their tag match and he’d teach him how to fight like a man when they meet for The Intercontinental Championship in Philadelphia. The Iron Sheik and Jimmy Snuka were also interviewed regarding their championship match. Freddy Blassie said that The Sheik was as tough as they come and a Texas Death Match clearly favours the tougher Sheik and didn’t believe that “Pencil Neck Geek” could handle the Sheik in those conditions. Sheik said he was so excited to finally be getting his fair shot at Snuka and that he would beat Snuka to a bloody pulp before locking him in The Camel Clutch, he then went on to say that he was the rightful champion and Iran was number 1. Jimmy Snuka was then interviewed and said a Texas Death Match was a dangerous match and said there is a very high chance of broken bones, blood spilling and injuries. He said The Sheik has made him so angry and he doesn’t care if he has broken bones and is busted wide open he would keep coming at Sheik and wasn’t going to stop until he delivered his Superfly Splash on The Iron Sheik. Other matches at the Spectrum announced were a huge six man tag involving Andre the Giant teaming with WWF Tag Team Champions Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas to take on Dick Murdoch, Adrian Adonis & Big John Studd as well as Greg “The Hammer” Valentine taking on Tito Santana.
Wrestling at the Chase 2/25/84 (Airing in the St. Louis Region) David Schultz defeated Terry Daniels (All Star Wrestling 2/11) Pipers Pit with Salvatore Bellomo (All Star Wrestling 2/18) Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch defeated Rocco Verona & Bob Bradley(Championship Wrestling 2/25) Big John Studd defeated James Burke & Rob Cheaney (Wrestling at the Chase 1/14) Interviews with Big John Studd, The Iron Sheik, Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas, Jimmy Snuka Jimmy Snuka defeated Don Muraco (Kiel Auditorium 2/10) *Match Joined in Progress
Report & Notes: This week was a hype towards the 3/2 Checkerdome show for next featuring matches and interviews with the competitors involved as well as the last 6 minutes of the Snuka vs. Muraco match from the Kiel show. WWF Heavyweight Title competitors Big John Studd & Jimmy Snuka were interviewed prior to their big showdown. Snuka said that Studd may have eliminated him from the battle royal in the Kiel but now he’d be one on one in the middle of the ring and he wasn’t going to stop until he hits that Superfly Splash on Studd. Studd said he’s already proven that he is the dominant force in the WWF and it was basically a formality that he was going to win the title, he said he can’t be slammed and he can’t be beaten especially by someone like Jimmy Snuka. Also announced for the card was Rocky Johnson taking on Adrian Adonis in singles action, Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas were interviewed about this. Johnson said he’s been waiting to get his hands on the foul mouthed chump Adrian Adonis and he’ll get his chance in the Checkerdome, he said he Atlas do their talking in the ring and he’ll be pleased to show Adonis how. The Iron Sheik was interviewed regarding his match with Andre the Giant, Sheik said Andre unfairly eliminated him in the Kiel Cup Battle Royal and that he would make Andre pay and for the first time taste defeat to his Camel Clutch. Rounding out the card would be Roddy Piper vs. Salvatore Bellomo & Ivan Putski vs. Iron Mike Sharpe as well as more.
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Post by DTP. on Feb 27, 2012 20:39:24 GMT -5
WWF Week 8 1984: Los Angeles, CA: Nice layout, it's definitely improved. André the Giant managing to knock off the win against Big John Studd in the battle royal was a good idea, a feud is only just beginning in my eyes. Ah, the old Iron Sheik and Jimmy Snuka feud once again. Good win for Snuka as expected from the WWF World Heavyweight Champion. Don Muraco and Tito Santana sounded heated, liked the double count out finish honestly as well. André beating the Masked Superstar was expected, liked the masked man wanting to keep his mask intact throughout. Not bad. Championship Wrestling: Jimmy Snuka winning by disqualification was an odd one, but it got Tiger Chung Lee and Mr Fuji's sneaky antics over. Does salt cause disqualification? That's odd if so. Sgt Slaughter making the save was nice, we have our top two babyfaces here. Could set up for a tag team main event. Snuka taking on Big John Studd sounds stacked against the champ, a great 'against all odds' angle here. Note: the next Madison Square Garden show comes eleven years prior to my birthday. Studd being sucked up by Roddy Piper was a nice touch, and a good interview with Snuka following to counter-act. Don Muraco and Tito Santana, can Santana finally get the job done and win the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship? Great story to back this. Just keep Muraco as relevant as possible. Rocky Johnson and Tony Atlas facing a team other than the Wild Samoans is great, now you just need to get the combination of Adrian Adonis and Dick Murdoch over more. Paul Orndorff's comments were nice, despite the piledriver being used by like fifty guys on the wrestling scene at the time. Still, got him over as an intimidating heel that had the talk to back it up. All Star Wrestling: Piper's Pit with Ivan Putski was interesting, I could see this being Roddy Piper's first major feud. Piper's sort of being used as a whiny heel that can't win an argument though, which doesn't really make Piper look that great. The "My Melody of Love" part was amusing though. Jimmy Snuka facing Iron Sheik in a Texas Death match? Beautiful. The Spectrum show a day before the Garden show? That's an interesting one, a lot of work for you that week. Sgt Slaughter and Don Muraco sounds interesting too, but I doubt Slaughter will take the title, especially when Tito Santana's the more likely candidate to take the IC Heavyweight gold from Muraco. Slaughter sporting the patriot babyface was a good way to get over. Would be a surprise to see the WWF World Heavyweight Championship change hands in the Spectrum though. We've only seen a title change hands in the Garden so far, I'd like to see them spread up away from the Garden a little in future shows. André the Giant, Johnson and Atlas against Murdoch, Adonis and John Studd sounds huge, and Greg Valentine eh? Where has he been recently? Push him like hell is what I'll say. Wrestling at the Chase: Big John Studd and Jimmy Snuka's interviews were quite good. Ah, a Checkerdome show. It seems like you run three major show a month in different states, I do like that, it's a nice touch. Rocky Johnson and Adrian Adonis hyping up their WWF World Tag Team Championships feud is a good idea by facing each other at the Checkerdome show. The Iron Sheik meeting André the Giant again in St Louis is great, too. Looking forward to the next following shows. A great week for WWF television this week.
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Post by Fury on Feb 29, 2012 21:59:29 GMT -5
WWF Week 9 1984, 2/26 - 3/3Checkerdome - St. Louis Missouri - 3/2B. Brian Blair defeated Samula in 5:15 after an Abdominal Stretch into an Inside CradleBlair picked up a good win over one of The Wild Samoans, after the match Afa & Sika jumped in the ring and attacked Blair as they triple teamed Blair obviously upset at the result. Bob Orton Jr. made his surprise return to the WWF on this night, returning to a place he’d wrestled often for in the St. Louis Wrestling Club for NWA. He grabbed a mic prior to his bout and said how disgusted he was with St. Louis and how lucky they were to witness the return of Bob Orton Jr. when he dominates the WWF. Bob Orton Jr. defeated Tony Garea in 6:51 after a SuperplexBob Orton Jr. picked up a victory in his return bout over the always tough Tony Garea. Orton managed to defeat Garea with his power eventually delivering a Superplex from the top rope before smugly covering Garea for the win. WWF Intercontinental Champion Don Muraco defeated Chief Jay Strongbow in 6:30 after a running powerslamMuraco looked like he was taking this fight a bit too easy at times taunting the veteran Strongbow, however Strongbow was resilient and nearly got a couple of pinfalls against Muraco. Muraco then “woke up” and pinned Strongbow after a running power slam. Ivan Putski defeated Iron Mike Sharpe in 7:01 after a Polish HammerThese two have had a little rivalry going on recently. Putski picked up another victory though, overpowering Sharpe and delivering the Polish Hammer, he sung Bobby Vinton’s “My Melody of Love” after the match to the delight of the crowd. Rocky Johnson & Adrian Adonis fought to a no Contest in 10:48Tony Atlas & Dick Murdoch were banned from ringside for this bout. Johnson & Adonis had a tough match, and it is evident these two teams hate each other. The match ended when both Murdoch & Atlas came running out and both teams began to brawl with one another. Both teams had to be separated after the bell as they continued to attack one another. Roddy Piper defeated Salvatore Bellomo after a roll up and handful of the tights in 7:25Piper was constantly attempting to bend the rules in this match wherever he could. Eventually his tactics worked as he managed to rake Bellomo’s eyes and roll up Bellomo grabbing the tights. Mil Mascaras defeated David Schultz after a Diving Cross Body in 12:23Mil Mascaras & David Schultz had an intense back and forth contest. Schultz continually badmouthed and slapped Mascaras whilst Mascaras constantly countered with a unique skill set never seen by Schultz before. Mascaras hit a diving Cross Body and picked up the win. After the match Roddy Piper came down to ringside and jumped Mascaras, Piper tried to demask Mascaras but Mascaras fought him off and Piper & Schultz left the ringside area. Andre the Giant defeated The Iron Sheik via disqualification in 9:01 after “Ayatollah” Freddie Blassie interfered. These two were clearly agitated at each other and this one was a brawl. Andre’s size proved too much for the Sheik at times though. He managed to slam Sheik and looked like he was setting up for his Splash before Freddie Blassie got in the ring and attacked the referee causing a disqualification. After the match was called Andre went to attack Blassie who got out of harms way, Sheik then tried to attack Andre from behind but if backfired as Andre was hardly affected, Sheik ducked out of the ring to a chorus of boos from the crowd. Jimmy Snuka & Big John Studd battled to a double disqualification in 8:24A classic battle of speed vs. strength. Snuka repeatedly tried to dodge Studd’s range with fast paced move like dropkicks and cross bodies whilst Studd tried to use his strength overpowering Snuka. Studd eventually tossed Snuka over the top rope and followed him out. The two then brawled on the outside, throwing steel chairs at each other resulting in a double DQ, they continued brawling after the match before being restrained by a cavalry of officials. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Championship Wrestling 3/3 (Taped on 2/14/84, airing in the New York region)Greg Valentine defeated Rocco Verona in 2:49 with a Figure Four Leg Lock Dick Murdoch & Adrian Adonis defeated Bobby Colt & Jimmy Jackson in 4:01 after Murdoch pinned Colt following a flying kneedrop B. Brian Blair defeated Ron Shaw in 3:02 after an Abdominal Stretch into an Inside Cradle Pipers Pit with Greg Valentine MSG 3/25 Interviews with The Iron Sheik, Paul Orndorff, Ivan Putski Tito Santana defeated Frankie Williams in 2:28 with a Flying Forearm Sgt. Slaughter defeated Ken Jugan in 1:27 with a Cobra Clutch Interview with Sgt. Slaughter Paul Orndorff defeated SD Jones in 5:03 with a Piledriver Report & Notes: Sgt. Slaughter picked up a win and after the match was interviewed by Gene Okerlund. A loud USA chant began as Slaughter saluted and he said first he was going to get some revenge on Fuji & Lee in a little payback for Pearl Harbour and then he was coming after The Iron Sheik to which the crowd cheered. A match between Sgt. Slaughter and Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee in a handicap match was announced for the next MSG card on 3/25. Other matches announced included “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff taking on Ivan Putski. Both men were interviewed regarding this match. Orndorff said that Putski was jealous since Orndorff had came to the WWF for having a body better than him. He then said he was going to put Putski out like Backlund & Patterson with the most wonderful piledriver in history. Putski said that he’s been having some fun singing recently but at Madison Square Garden it was serious business and he told Orndorff he was a disgrace and he was going to make him pay for his actions. Orndorff also picked up a win in the feature bout over Special Delivery Jones with his piledriver, assistance was required for Jones after the bout because of the severity of Orndorffs Piledriver, but Jones seemed alright. The Iron Sheik vs. Andre the Giant in a rematch was also confirmed for the event. The Iron Sheik was interviewed and said he left Andre lying on the mat and that he would do it again and this time lock in the Camel Clutch and make Andre tap and he couldn’t wait for that moment. Greg “The Hammer” Valentine was the guest on Pipers Pit this week. Roddy Piper brought up the fact that Valentine was one tough son of a bitch and was the reason he was half deaf because he nailed him so hard. Valentine said he had a lot of respect for Piper, which Piper mentioned he had for Valentine. Valentine said he came back to the WWF to finish business, he said he never managed to capture gold in his last run, but he was coming for the champs and he was going to walk out with gold. Piper & Valentine shook hands to end the segment. Valentine also picked up a win on the night, so did Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch, B. Brian Blair and Tito Santana. All Star Wrestling - 3/3/84 (Taped on 2/15/84, Airing in the Philadelphia region)The Invaders defeated Goldie Rogers & Ron Butler in 4:11 after Rogers was pinned following a Somersault Splash Roddy Piper & David Schultz defeated Steve Lombardi & Bill Berger in 4:18 after Schultz pinned Berger with a Flying Elbow Smash Greg Valentine defeated Victor Rivera in 2:47 after a Figure Four Leg Lock Interviews with Don Muraco, Andre the Giant, Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas, Greg Valentine The Iron Sheik defeated Kevin Collins in 1:00 after a Camel Clutch Tito Santana defeted Fred Marzino in 2:29 after a Flying Forearm Ivan Putski defeated Bob Bradley in 4:02 after a Polish Hammer Report & Notes: Ivan Putski won his match on the night. Roddy Piper came down to ringside to observe Putski, mocking Putski from ringside and going off on the crowd. Interviews were also conducted regarding the Philly Spectrum show on 3/24. Don Muraco was interviewed regarding his intercontinental title match with Sgt. Slaughter. Muraco said that Slaughter bit off more than he can chew, he says Slaughter must’ve taken a few shots to the head when he was in the marines, because that tag match meant nothing and getting in the ring with Muraco meant pain. He then made a couple of more jokes at the expense of Slaughter‘s brain. Greg Valentine was interviewed he said at The Spectrum he was coming for Tito Santana, he said Santana is a chump and he was going to be unable to walk after he locks in the figure four. Valentine also picked up a victory on the night and after the match re-applied the figure four before being pulled off by the referee, Valentine’s opponent Santana was also successful on the night. The Team of Andre the Giant, Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas were also interviewed regarding their big six man tag. Atlas said that The WWF Tag Team Champions were teaming with the most dominant giant in the history of wrestling. Andre said he was looking forward to teaming with Atlas & Johnson and looking forward to beating up Studd, Murdoch & Adonis. Other winners on the night included The Invaders, Roddy Piper & David Schultz and The Iron Sheik. Wrestling at the Chase - 3/3/84 (Airing in the St. Louis Region)Jimmy Snuka defeated Tiger Chung Lee via disqualification (Championship Wrestling 2/25) Tito Santana defeated Frankie Williams (Championship Wrestling 3/3) Interviews with The Iron Sheik & Freddie Blassie, Big John Studd and Dick Murdoch & Adrian Adonis. Roddy Piper & David Schultz defeated Rudy Diamond & James Burke (All Star Wrestling 2/25) Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas defeated Rene Goulet & Brian Madden (All Star Wrestkubg 2/25) Report & Notes: It was announced the WWF was returning to the Kiel Auditorium on 4/6 for a show headlined by Jimmy Snuka vs. Big John Studd in a rematch, Andre the Giant in a handicap match against The Iron Sheik & his manager Freddie Blassie, a WWF Tag Team bout featuring Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson taking on Dick Murdoch & Adrian Adonis and more. Big John Studd was interviewed, he said that Snuka was merely lucky to get out of St. Louis with his title in tact last time and he wouldn’t let it happen again. The Iron Sheik & Freddie Blassie were then interviewed. Blassie said he has been beating up Pencil necked geeks like Andre for over 30 years and how he couldn’t wait to get back in the ring and show Andre why he was a champion and the most feared fighter in the world. The Iron Sheik added that Andre couldn’t even defeat Sheik himself so with Blassie at his side they were going to punish Andre and make him submit for the first time. Dick Murdoch & Adrian Adonis said that Johnson & Atlas weren’t even in their league and that was proven time and time again, they said without a doubt they were going to be putting a stop to these big dumb monkey’s title reign once and for all.
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Post by DTP. on Mar 1, 2012 13:49:15 GMT -5
WWF Week 9, 1984: St Louis: Ah right, the Checkerdome show kicks us off. B. Brian Blair eh? If I recall, isn't this his official debut? Poor Samula, I was surprised to see the Wild Samoans drop down the card a little so fast. Liked them assaulting Blair after the win though. Bob Orton Jr! Nice to see him, was a great call to have him do it in St Louis. Good win against Tony Garea, pretty obviously planted. Don Muraco beating Chief Jay Strongbow was a good call, happy to see the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion with the cocky win. Ivan Putski beating Iron Mike Sharpe didn't really catch my attention really. Liked Putski singing afterwards though. Rocky Johnson and Adrian Adonis brawling to a no contest eh? Right call for Tony Atlas and Dick Murdoch to both get involved. Roddy Piper with cheap tactics on Salvatore Bellomo was fine, but I feel like Piper should have just destroyed Bellomo; a roll-up against anyone else would have suited, but Piper should have destroyed Bellomo. Mil Mascaras hey! Good win for Mascaras against David Schultz, quite a good match here. André the Giant beating the Iron Sheik by disqualification was the wiser choice, to keep both men's credibility and momentum going. Jimmy Snuka and Big John Studd? Hmm, not liking the double disqualification finish main event, as it wouldn't have been a crowd-pleaser to end the show really. But, it keeps them both strong I suppose. A good show I guess, too many dodgy finishes though. Championship Wrestling: Sgt Slaughter with another promo on the United States was great, love the direction of his character and I'm sure that Mr Fuji and Tiger Chung Lee will have their asses handed to them. Looking forward to the Madison Square Garden show, that handicap match sounds interesting, I imagine someone will help Slaughter out though. Paul Orndorff and Ivan Putski should be interesting. Orndorff beating Special Delivery Jones was a nice main event I must say. The Iron Sheik and André the Giant I expect to get the classic Steel-Cage rivalry-finish soon. Interested in the outcome, I do expect another screwy finish though. Roddy Piper's edition of Piper's Pit with Greg Valentine was nice, liked Valentine kissing up to Piper. Nothing bad. All Star Wrestling: Roddy Piper targeting Ivan Putski eh? Strange start, but I liked his mocking of Putski. Don Muraco and Sgt Slaughter is definitely an interesting match set up for the Spectrum show later this month. I can't imagine Slaughter will take the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship really. Greg Valentine and Tito Santana's feud starts up! Ah, sweet. Looking forward to their match. The six man tag team match sounds collosal, truly. Wrestling at the Chase: Looking forward to seeing Jimmy Snuka and Big John Studd's rematch next month at the Kiel Auditorium. André the Giant facing both Iron Sheik and Freddie Blassie sounds interesting. Cheap heat for the confident Blassie and Sheik on André, too. Looking forward to the show next month, can't imagine that Dick Murdoch and Adrian Adonis can get the job done to win the WWF World Tag Team Championships really. Not a bad week for television, not so much happening.
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Post by Fury on Mar 3, 2012 0:15:34 GMT -5
WWF Week 10 1984
House Show - Capital Center, Landover, MD 3/10/84 Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Iron Mike Sharpe David Schultz defeated Tony Garea Dick Murdoch & Adrian Adonis defeated The Invaders Paul Orndorff defeated B. Brian Blair WWF Intercontinental Champion Don Muraco defeated Ivan Putski Andre the Giant defeated The Iron Sheik via count-out WWF Tag Team Champions Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas defeated The Wild Samoans WWF Heavyweight Champion Jimmy Snuka defeated The Masked Superstar
Report & Notes: Jimmy Snuka successfully defended his title against The Masked Superstar in the Capital Center. Superstar looked like he brought his A-Game and actually managed to nail his patented Swinging Neckbreaker, but Snuka kicked out and delivered some chops and head butts and shortly thereafter hit his Superfly Splash to pick up the win. The other champions were also successful on the night as Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas defeated old rivals The Wild Samoans. Intercontinental Champion Don Muraco also retained against Ivan Putski. Putski’s strength seemed to be the determining factor early on in the fight but Muraco’s sly tactics and smarts though proved to be decider as Muraco managed a thumb to the eye followed by a knee lift for the win. Andre the Giant & The Iron Sheik once again faced off this time with Andre defeating Sheik via countout after he tossed Sheik from the ring.
Championship Wrestling 3/10 (Taped on 3/6, Airing in the New York Area) Roddy Piper & David Schultz defeated Terry Daniels & Pete Doherty in 4:11 after a Flying Forearm Smash from David Schultz on Doherty Update on Bob Backlund The British Bulldogs defeated Mike Powers & Israel Matia in 4:01 after a Diving Headbutt from Dynamite Kid on Powers Pipers Pit with Dick Murdoch & Adrian Adonis The Masked Superstar defeated Angelo Gomez in 2:17 after a Swinging Neckbreaker Interviews with The Masked Superstar, Sgt. Slaughter, Andre the Giant, Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee Ivan Putski defeated Tony Russo in 2:09 after a Flying Forearm Sgt. Slaughter defeated Butcher Vachon in 3:38 after a Cobra Clutch Big John Studd defeated The Tonga Kid after 3:57 with an Elbow Drop
Report & Notes: Big John Studd defeated The Tonga Kid in the feature bout on this weeks edition of Championship Wrestling. After the bout Studd grabbed Kid and locked him in a bear hug, Jimmy Snuka then ran down to make the save chasing Studd out of the ring, Snuka attended to his fellow Islander whilst Studd walked up the ramp smiling, pleased at his work. The British Bulldogs made their debut on this night as well as Davey Boy Smith & The Dynamite Kid picked up a victory in their first match in the WWF. A late edition was added to the 3/25 MSG card as a bout between The Masked Superstar and Mil Mascaras was announced. Superstar was interviewed and said that he has now taken over from Mascaras as the most famous Masked wrestler in the world, he then said he and Mascaras wear the mask for different reasons, he wears his to intimidate his opponents and Mascaras wears his because he’s afraid. Superstar also picked up a victory on the night. Sgt. Slaughter and Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee were interviewed regarding their handicap match. Slaughter said he’s fought for this great land and wants to be known as a proud American, he says he doesn’t forget, he doesn’t forget Pearl Harbour and he doesn’t forget the way that Fuji & Lee act, he won’t let them disrespect the US of A and he’s going to show them how they fight in the greatest country of them all, Slaughter won his match on the night. Fuji talks on behalf of himself and Lee, Fuji said that the Orient produces the best fighters and a tougher bunch then those chicken Americans, Fuji then continued to praise Japan and trash Americans. Dick Murdoch & Adrian Adonis were the guest on Pipers Pit this week. Adonis & Murdoch said they were the greatest tag team on the planet, Roddy Piper said he had to disagree as he thought that whilst Murdoch & Adonis were great he and Schultz were pretty darn great as well. After a bit of bickering they finally agreed that they were tied number one and hugged it out. They did agree on one thing though and that was that both teams would have no trouble with Johnson & Atlas, Piper then said he is excited for Murdoch & Adonis finally bringing some class to those belts when they beat Adonis & Murdoch. The team of Piper & Schultz managed a victory on the night, the other winner on the night was Ivan Putski. Vince McMahon appeared in a studio to give an update on Bob Backlund’s status, he said Backlund is recovering better than expected and should be back in action in around a month, a replay of his attack by Orndorff was also shown.
All-Star Wrestling 3/10 (Taped on 3/7, Airing in The Philadelphia Area) Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas defeated Jerry Valiant & Bob Bradley in 4:21 after a Gorilla Press and Splash from Atlas on Bradley The British Bulldogs defeated John Callahan & Victor Mercado in 3:50 after a Diving Headbutt from Dynamite Kid on Callahan Paul Orndorff defeated Angelo Gomez in 1:52 after a Piledriver Pipers Pit with Chief Jay Strongbow B. Brian Blair defeated Fred Marzino in 3:33 after an Abdominal Stretch into an Inside Cradle Interviews with Big John Studd, Dick Murdoch & Adrian Adonis, Jimmy Snuka and Tito Santana Dick Murdoch & Adrian Adonis defeated Bob Boyer & Rudy Diamond after a Diving Knee Drop from Murdoch on Diamond The Iron Sheik defeated Jose Louis Rivera in 3:00 after a Camel Clutch
Report & Notes: Chief Jay Strongbow was the guest on Pipers Pit this week. Roddy Piper mocked Strongbow telling him he must have missed the exit for the Native American retirement village. Strongbow told Piper that the youth of wrestling need to learn a lesson in a respect, Strongbow did say he was considering hanging up the boots though. Piper retorted by telling Strongbow that he should have retired 20 years ago. Piper then continued to insult Strongbows age before attacking his Native American heritage saying that they were a greedy group and that Strongbow was no different as he didn’t know when to step aside. Piper then brought in a cane and threw it at Strongbow before cutting off the segment as the crowd booed. The Iron Sheik picked up a victory over Jose Louis Rivera, after the match Sheik grabbed the microphone and started shouting “USA number 0, Iran number 1, Sheik number 1” before storming off to boos from the crowd. The British Bulldogs also picked up their second victory in the WWF, the crowd already warming to their style. Interviews were conducted for the 3/24 Spectrum show with the team of Big John Studd, Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch. They said they had the true giant of wrestling and the true best tag team in the world, they said that Andre, Rocky & Tony were scared to get in the ring and face and they were right to be because they were going to give a good old fashioned beat down. Jimmy Snuka was also interviewed regarding his Texas Death Match with The Iron Sheik. He said that this is what it has come to between the two of them. He said they’ve had some battles in the past but it’s going to be nothing compared to what’s going down in Philly, he said that they will be fighting until only one of them is able to stand and that he wasn’t going to let that person be him, he had too much heart and wasn’t going to let his celebration be cut short. Tito Santana was interviewed regarding his match with Greg Valentine. Tito said that he understood and respected Greg Valentine’s wrestling prowess, he said he didn’t respect the way Valentine ran his mouth or how he had to lock people in the figure four after the match was finished, he told Valentine he looks forward to meeting in him Philadelphia and finding out who the better wrestler was.
Wrestling at the Chase (Airing in the St. Louis Area) Sgt. Slaughter defeated Ken Jugan (Championship Wrestling 3/3) The Iron Sheik defeated Jose Louis Rivera in 3:00 (All Star Wrestling 3/10) Pipers Pit with Ivan Putski (All Star Wrestling 2/25) B. Brian Blair defeated Mr. Fuji (Checkerdome 3/2) Interviews with Andre the Giant, Roddy Piper, Ivan Putski Jimmy Snuka and Big John Studd fought to a double disqualification (Checkerdome 3/2)
Report & Notes: Two more matches were announced for the Kiel Auditorium show on 4/6 with Roddy Piper taking on Ivan Putski and Tito Santana taking on David Schultz. Piper & Putski were interviewed regarding their match. Piper said Putski may be the stupidest wrestler in the world, he said he isn’t impressed by his muscles and he was going to teach him a lesson that muscles aren’t everything. Putski began to smile saying he couldn’t wait to get into the ring and shut Piper’s mouth, he said he’s going to have some fun with that bigmouth. Andre the Giant was also interviewed regarding his handicap match with The Iron Sheik & Freddie Blassie. Andre said he was glad he didn’t have to worry about Blassie any more interfering in the match and said that he was looking forward to squashing Blassie like a bug and then finish the job on The Iron Sheik.
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Post by Fury on Mar 3, 2012 0:23:32 GMT -5
Upcoming Cards Philadelphia Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA - 3/24/84Texas Death Match for the WWF Heavyweight Championship - Jimmy Snuka vs The Iron Sheik WWF Intercontinental Championship - Sgt. Slaughter vs Don Muraco Andre the Giant, Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas vs Big John Studd, Dick Murdoch & Adrian Adonis Greg Valentine vs Tito Santana David Schultz vs Ivan Putski The Masked Superstar vs Tony Garea Paul Orndorff vs Chief Jay Strongbow Madison Square Garden - New York, NY - 3/25/84WWF Heavyweight Championship - Jimmy Snuka vs Big John Studd WWF Intercontinental Championship - Don Muraco vs Tito Santana WWF Tag Team Championship - Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas vs Dick Murdoch & Adrian Adonis Grudge Match - Andre the Giant vs The Iron Sheik Sgt. Slaughter vs. Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee Paul Orndorff vs Ivan Putski The Masked Superstar vs Mil Mascaras Kiel Auditorium - St. Louis, MO - 4/6/84WWF Heavyweight Championship - Jimmy Snuka vs Big John Studd Andre the Giant vs The Iron Sheik & Freddie Blassie Tito Santana vs David Schultz Ivan Putski vs Roddy Piper WWF Tag Team Championship - Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas vs Dick Murdoch & Adrian Adonis
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Post by Fury on Mar 3, 2012 22:21:55 GMT -5
Wrestling Observer Newsletter - March 1984
- The WWF has seen a slight decrease in the last month of shows, there is nothing major there as most of the primary areas are still selling out or close to selling out and the numbers are definitely better than Backlund or Sheik’s reigns.
Here are the numbers for the primary locations - The 2/18 Philly Spectrum show headlined by Jimmy Snuka vs. The Iron Sheik did roughly 15,000 a solid number for the arena. - The 2/20 MSG show was another sell-out. The 3/25 tickets are selling pretty fast, but may not be a fully sold out arena. - The 2/25 Los Angeles Auditorium show headlined by Snuka vs. Sheik and Andre the Giant winning a battle royal sold out. This is the first time an WWF LA show has sold out. The WWF is said to be ecstatic about this. The WWF’s expansion continues in California they have a show on 3/31 in the LA Sports Arena and a show in Sacramento on 3/30 in the Memorial Auditorium - The 3/2 Checkerdome show did about 10,000 they were competing with the rival NWA show so that is a positive number as they outdrew them and the WWF are looking fully to take control of the St. Louis area. - The 3/10 Capital Center show did about 12,000 for a show headlined by Snuka vs. Superstar.
- The WWF is continuing expansion. As mentioned they are at Sacramento on 3/30 for a card headlined by Jimmy Snuka & Don Muraco. They are also heading to the Cobo Arena in Detroit on 4/13 for a show headlined by Snuka & Studd. The WWF have also been working with Canadian promoters Jack Tunney & Stu Hart, these two seem to be two of the few who are somewhat supportive of McMahon’s expansion attempts and it could definitely help when the WWF expands to Canada. They are expected to be in Toronto by the Summer.
- B. Brian Blair made his re-debut at the 2/15 set of tapings. Bob Orton. Jr also debuted at the Checkerdome show, he is also expected to make his TV as soon as he can be available, this puts a huge dent in Mid Atlantic. Davey Boy Smith & The Dynamite Kid also debuted at the most recent Championship Wrestling tapings, this is said to be part of the deal McMahon has with the Canadian promoters. Alexis Smirnoff whom has been working the Calfiornia shows for a year with the WWF, he may also be brought over for a while anyway as he is scheduled to work West Coast shows at least with Sgt Slaughter to play off the Cold Wat angle.
- WWF are continually scouting talent, Bruiser Brody is still telling people he’s heading up north, but it doesn’t seem like a deal has been worked out between the two parties. A possible Dick Slater deal may have also fallen through, which would have severely damaged MACW, they are also looking at some St. Louis talent in order to further their St. Louis takeover, names include Harley Race, Iceman Parsons & The Windhams. Jesse Ventura is still high on the priority list and may debut as early as April.
- On the outs it seems are still The Masked Superstar, who is probably heading over to Japan but may still make appearances every now and then for the WWF, we reported he was already expected to be finished with the WWF but he has been tacked on one extra month and might possibly finish with his match with Mascaras at MSG 3/25. Salvatore Bellomo may also be finished soon, the WWF is reluctant to let him go because of his ties to the Italian market, but would possibly bring in either The Mosca’s, The Sammartino’s or possibly give Steve Lombardi a bit more exposure.
- Sgt. Slaughter was turned face due to the cheers he was getting and the fact that the Face roster was thin outside of Snuka, Backlund & Santana. The WWF is still looking to bolster it’s face roster to counteract the heel side which has Studd, Sheik, Muraco, Valentine, Piper, Schultz, Orndorff and now Orton. This may include bringing in more people as well as possible pushes to the likes of The Tonga Kid who may be taken under Snuka’s wing in storyline, as well as potential pushes for one of Gilbert or Blair. Though it is expected to get a boost with Mascaras added to the North East circuit.
- The WWF is set for it’s Shea Stadium show in July. Snuka vs. Andre was the planned main event but that may be falling through, they are more likely to go with a super card that includes bouts with Orndorff and Backlund as well as Sheik vs. Slaughter, which are expected to be the major feuds over the summer.
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