Jake "The Snake" Roberts and Damian discuss strategy for his match with "Macho Man" Randy Savage. Savage tells Elizabeth if he loses it's her fault for not correctly polishing his belt. Koko B. Ware will make his SNME debut here. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper will crush some worms later. The Hart Foundation does individual promos, and are then together. They'll give the Killer Bees a Hart attack. Hulk Hogan accepts Hercules' challenge.
From Los Angeles Sports Arena, future site of Wrestlemania VII (damn terrorists).
"Mean" Gene Okerlund talks to Jake. He sneaks up on Gene and puts Damian on his neck.
WWF intercontiental championship, Jake Roberts vs. Randy Savage (c)- Macho tells Gene he isn't afraid of snakes. He is in fact going to skin Damian. Jake tries to intimidate Liz with the snake before the match, then gets Macho to hide behind her. It's just so funny to think of what was to come with these three later. Both hit the ropes and threaten a punch to being. Macho pulls hair on an armwringer, and snake does the same. Jake does an armdrag takedown, and Macho freaks out when he gets near Damian. Jake grabs a headlock and gets a takeover, but Savage pulls his hair. Macho misses an elbow, and Jake almost gets a DDT but he slips out. Jakes chases him outside, and kicks his midsection back in to almost get the DDT. Savage fires away in the corner, and Jake eats boot on a charge. Savage gets two there. He rams Jake's face to the canvas for two, then kicks him in the head for another. Knee to the face for another two-count. Jake fires away, but Macho knees him in the back of the head. Savage chokes him on the top rope. When he tries a pin Jake gets his foot on the rope. More near, near-fallin'. He ties Jake in the ropes a la Andre, and Jake leaps to the floor and grabs Damian. He pushes the bag under the ring as they head to break. Jake gets free, and kneelifts Savage as he comes back in. Jake grabs Damian,and then gets the short-arm clothesline for a rope-assisted two. Jake gets a One Man Gang-style suplex for two (foot again on the rope). Jake punches away and drops Savage. Macho kicks him coming off of the ropes, but when Jake tries a DDT Savage gets into the ropes, then goes out. Savage holds Liz in front of him outside, and when Jake goes for Damian Macho knees him into the post. He then drops the axehandle from the top. He gets another axehandle inside for two, but gets punched when he tries another. A knee knocks Jake out, and he pulls out Savage, back in Savage throws Dave Hebner when he tries to break up the fight, then Jake does the same. Savage grabs a chair and Jake gets Damian, and he chases Savage away with the Snake. ***1/2. It was officially a double-disqualification.
We saw "The Selling of Hercules" with Slick and Heenan. So Slick managed him two different times?
Gene talks to Herc and Heenan (I'd say Herc and Jerk, but I think Gorilla dubbed Power and Glory that). I never knew why Herc's complexion was always so pink. Herc repeats "I am the champion," which Gene says just because you say it....
We see Hulk's boobies bouncing for a disturbing five seconds. Hulk said it could have been the real Hercules. Ha, Hulk says he "hung and bung" on the Titanic! Another short-lived tag team referenced there (albeit by an unofficial name, TM Diddly...). Hulk tells Herc where the power lies.
WWF championship, Hulk Hogan (c) vs. Hercules- Herc offers a test of strength, and overpowers Hulk. What's with the blue kneepads? I thought Hogan's wardrobe was set by this point. Hulk then reverses, but Herc headbutts his chest. Herc runs him into the corner.Hulk reverses a whip and gets a clothesline. Hulk drops him with a high knee, and then chases Heenan off the apron, to the floor, into the ring, and boots Herc but misses an elbowdrop. Heenan's vault over the top was amazing. Herc whips Hogan back-first to the corner, then drops on his back. Herc grabs a bearhug, then gets a backbreaker and bends Hulk over his knee. Herc celebrates for awhile, then gets Hulk in a tortune rack. Jesse claims Hogan submitted, and Herc drops him. He argues with Hebner, who heard nothing. Herc covers without hooking, and Hulk kicks out and Hulks Up. He rams Herc into the corners back and forth, chops him down, then hits the big boot and legdrop. *1/2. The wrestling wasn't any good, but there was a little drama with the supposed submission.
Jesse talks to Jimmy Hart and "Cowboy" Bob Orton at a restaurant. Orton said Piper used him. He did the dirty work, and Piper got the glory. But tonight, Piper has no friends.
Bob Orton vs. Roddy Piper- We see a special music video about Orton and Piper's friendship. I think it was originally set to "You're a Friend of Mine." Piper talks to Gene with either a bottle of water dumped on his head or sweating like a cokehead. Maybe a little of both. He was rowdy before rowdy was cool. "Magnificent" Muraco is also in Orton's corner. Piper waves Muraco in and Piper swings at him. The ref then throws Muraco out, even though he hasn't really done anything. Piper fires away at Orton, and bulldogs him. Piper bites his forehead. He whips Orton in the corner, where Orton takes the buckles back-first. Piper fires away on him and gets a two-count. Orton punches him coming off of the ropes, and then kicks him in the lower abdomen. Orton gives him a gutbuster and then drops an elbow for two. Orton misses an elbowdrop, Piper knocks him into Hart, and Piper gets the pin. * I don't think I knew Hart managed Orton during this period. The Muraco/Orton team was managed by Fuji, at least as of Mania III.
Piper tells Gene the work has just begun. "When I'm good I'm good; when I'm bad I'm much better."
Gene talks to the Hart Foundation, and tells them a win would get them closer to the tag team championship. "We are the world," Bret says. Anvil adds "we are the champions."
Killer Bees vs. Hart Foundation- Hart starts with Jim Brunzell. He hits Bret with an impressive flying knee. B. Brain Blair jumps off the top onto Bret's arm. They show an inset promo with the bees masked, though I can clearly tell them apart. Anvil comes in and gets double-teamed. Bret knees Brunzell in the back to turn the tide. They hit the Demolition Decapitation but the ref was arguing with Neidhart and they only got two. Anvil dropkicks Jumpin' Jim in the face. Tag to Bret, and he pounds away. They doubleteam in the corner and Anvil drops him on the top rope. Bret cuts off a tag, and starts the alleged Five Moves of Doom. Bret launches Jim to the floor impressively. Jim gets a shoulderblock and a sunset flip for two, and dropkicks Who. Anvil gets the tag, as do the Bees, but the ref misses it. The Bees put their masks on, and Blair goes in. He takes on both Harts, and the other Bee cheapshots Bret and he falls to the floor. Bee 1 puts Anvil in a sleeper, but Bret jumps off the top to break it up. The Bees switch again, Anvil tags Bret, and he gets small-packaged for three. **3/4.
Gene interviews Frankie the Bird about what he's going to do when he goes to Chernobyl and Leningrad. Koko B. Ware was also there.
Nikolai Volkoff vs. Koko B. Ware- Why is Slick's arm in a sling? Jesse talked to them earlier, and his arm was fine! Nikolai is also fine with his honest new manager. This version has Koko coming out to "Piledriver," Nikolai attacks to start. he misses a charge, Koko leapfrogs him, peppers him with rights, and gets on his shoulders for some sort of monkey flip. Two dropkicks get two. Nikolai hits a spinning back kick, and drops the Birdman on the top rope. He slams Koko but misses a kneedrop. Koko goes up to the top for a dropkick, which gets two. Nikolai press slams him into a gutbuster, but picks Koko up. Nikolai goes to Slick for advice, and Koko rolls him up for three. *1/4.
Hulk tells Gene Ventura misinterpreted weaknesses in Hogan. They had equal strength, but Hulk had the Hulkamaniacs. Hulk won't be here forever, but Hulkamania is forever.
Gene interviews Magnificent Muraco and Mr. Fuji about Don's match with "The Rebel" Dick Slater tonight. Fuji sings "Dixieland" in a famous clip.
Magnificent Muraco vs. Dick Slater- Muraco is assaulting Slater as we return from break. And here's another random ref I don't recognize from WWF TV. What is with them using scabs for the SNME shows? This is network TV! Slater drops the Rock with a right hand, then a back elbow and rake of the eyes with his boot. Slater hits an elbow to Don's head off the ropes to breat up a pin attempt. Fuji puts Muraco's foot on the rope and then trips the Rebel. Muraco then hits him and puts his own feet on the ropes for leverage. *
Check out Jake vs. Savage, at least as an historical curiosity.
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