WWF CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING

1985

12/17/84; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
1/5/85 - included Big John Studd, Ken Patera, & Bobby Heenan as guests of Piper's Pit where they discussed Andre the Giant, with Studd giving Piper a lock of Andre's hair; featured an 'Update' segment showing Capt. Lou Albano & Cyndi Lauper at Studio 69 in New York City where both were presented awards for their contributions to fighting Multiple Sclerosis; included footage of WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan training Hillbilly Jim in the gym and in the ring; featured a promo of Don Muraco in Hawaii:
Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo defeated Rusty Brooks & Charlie Fulton at 3:13 when Windham pinned Brooks with a bulldog
Nikolai Volkoff & the Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Steve Lombardi & Mario Mancini at 1:36 when Volkoff pinned Mancini by hoisting him up in a gorilla press and dropping him across his knee
WWF Tag Team Champions Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch defeated Paul Roma & Salvatore Bellomo at 2:23 when Adonis pinned Bellomo following a kneedrop off the top by Murdoch as Adonis held Bellomo over his knee
David Schultz pinned Jim Young at 2:30 with an elbowsmash from the middle turnbuckle
Jack & Jerry Brisco defeated Gino Carabello & Dave Barbie at 4:29 when Carabello submitted to Jerry's figure-4

12/17/84; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
1/12/85 - included WWF Tag Team Champions Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch as guests of Piper's Pit where they said they were both sick when they lost a recent non-title match to Jack & Jerry Brisco and were both told before the match not to wrestle; featured footage of Capt. Lou Albano & Cyndi Lauper with WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan at Studio 69 in New York City; included footage of WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan training Hillbilly Jim in the gym and in the ring; featured a promo of Don Muraco & Mr. Fuji in Hawaii:
The Tonga Kid pinned Mike Powers at 3:54 with a diving headbutt off the top
WWF IC Champion Greg Valentine defeated Joe Mirto via submission with the figure-4 at 2:20
Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo defeated Mr. X & RT Reynolds at 2:49 when Rotundo pinned Mr. X with an airplane spin
Tito Santana defeated Paul Kelly via submission with the figure-4 at 2:59
Big John Studd & Ken Patera (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Aldo Marino & Jim Powers at 4:44 when Marino submitted to Patera's full nelson

12/17/84; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
1/19/85 - included Tito Santana as a guest of Piper's Pit in which Roddy Piper said Santana couldn't make him submit to the figure-4 and said Bob Orton Jr. would take his place in a match against Santana to prove it:
Blackjack Mulligan defeated RT Reynolds
Brutus Beefcake (w/ Johnny V) defeated Jim Powers
The Junkyard Dog defeated Rusty Brooks
The Spoiler (w/ Johnny V) defeated Salvatore Bellomo
Big John Studd & Ken Patera (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Jim Young & Paul Roma
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Johnny Rodz

12/17/84; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
1/26/85 - included an 'Update' segment showing footage from Roddy Piper attacking Capt. Lou Albano and Cyndi Lauper during a presentation by Dick Clark held at Madison Square Garden 1/21/85; featured Blackjack Mulligan as a guest of Piper's Pit:
Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo defeated Gino Carabello & AJ Petruzzi
Jimmy Snuka & the Tonga Kid defeated Dave Barbie & Rusty Brooks
The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Aldo Marino & SD Jones
George Wells defeated Paul Kelly
The Moondogs defeated Steve Lombardi & Jim Young
Hillbilly Jim (w/ WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan) defeated Terry Gibbs (Jim's in-ring debut)

1/22/85; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
2/2/85 - included Andre the Giant as a guest of the Piper's Pit:
The Junkyard Dog defeated Johnny Rodz
Paul Orndorff defeated Peter Pompell
Don Muraco defeated Aldo Marino
Jim Neidhart (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Jose Luis Rivera (Neidhart's TV debut)
Jimmy Snuka pinned Jeff Craney with a splash off the top at 3:24

1/22/85; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
2/9/85 - included Capt. Lou Albano, WWF Tag Team Champions Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo as guests of the Piper's Pit; included footage from the Roddy Piper, Cyndi Lauper, Capt. Lou Albano incident, taped 1/21/85 at MSG; featured footage of a Hulk Hogan / Hillbilly Jim training session in which Hogan gave Jim the pair of boots Hogan trained with for 6 months before winning the world title:
Tito Santana & Blackjack Mulligan defeated AJ Petruzzi & Terry Gibbs at 3:40 when Petruzzi submitted to Santana's figure-4
WWF IC Champion Greg Valentine defeated Jim Powers via submission with the figure-4 at 2:35
Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch defeated Salvatore Bellomo & Rick McGraw at 3:16 when Murdoch pinned McGraw with a shoulderbreaker
Ken Patera & Big John Studd (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Jim Young & Joe Mirto at 3:45 when Young submitted to Patera's swining full nelson

1/22/85; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
2/16/85 - included a Piper's Pit from the set of the A-Team, with guest Mr. T; T and Piper almost had a physical altercation during the segment:
The Junkyard Dog & Tony Atlas defeated Terry Gibbs & Carl Fury at 3:11 when Atlas pinned Fury witha gorilla press slam and splash
Brutus Beefcake (w/ Johnny V) pinned Mario Mancini with a running kneelift at 2:23
Ivan Putski & Bret Hart defeated Charlie Fulton & Gino Carabello at 3:20 when Carabello submitted to Hart's sleeper
Jesse Ventura defeated Steve Lombardi via submission with the backbreaker at 2:42
Tito Santana defeated Jeff Craney via submission with the figure-4 at 3:20; prior to the bout, Hillbilly Jim was introduced to the crowd
The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Tony Garea & Aldo Marino at 3:41 when Volkoff pinned Marino by hoisting him with a gorilla press slam and dropping him down across his knee

2/12/85; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
2/23/85 - included Big John Studd, Ken Patera, & Bobby Heenan as guests of the Piper's Pit; featured footage from the Hogan / Piper War to Settle the Score match:
WWF Tag Team Champions Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Steve Lombardi & Johnny Rodz at 3:03 when Rotundo pinned Lombardi with the airplane spin
WWF IC Champion Greg Valentine (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Joe Mirto via submission with the figure-4 at 2:44 (Jimmy Hart's debut)
David Sammartino defeated RT Reynolds
Don Muraco defeated Tony Garea
Paul Orndorff defeated Jim Young

2/12/85; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
3/2/85 - included Paul Orndorff as a guest of the Piper's Pit; featured footage from the Richter / Kai women's title change at MSG:
Tito Santana defeated Carl Fury via submission with the figure-4 at 3:57
Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Jim Powers with a powerslam at 3:25
Brutus Beefcake (w/ Johnny V) pinned Paul Roma at 2:01 with a running kneelift
WWF Tag Team Champions Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Gino Carabello & Pat Poland at 2:25 when Windham pinned Poland with a bulldog
Ken Patera & Big John Studd (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Rick McGraw & SD Jones at 2:38 when Patera pinned McGraw with a shoulderbreaker; prior to the bout, Andre the Giant came ringide but was ordered backstage by the referee

2/12/85; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
3/9/85 - included Paul Orndorff as a guest of the Piper's Pit; featured footage of Hulk Hogan & Mr. T in training for WrestleMania; included footage of Gene Okerlund interviewing Wendi Richter & Cyndi Lauper at MSG following Richter's loss of the women's title:
The Junkyard Dog pinned AJ Petruzzi at 2:58 with the powerslam
Don Muraco (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Pete Pompeii with the tombstone at the 3-minute mark
Hillbilly Jim defeated Charlie Fulton via submission with the bearhug at 2:36
The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Sean & Brian O'Grady at 2:17 when Sean submitted to Sheik's Camel Clutch
WWF IC Champion Greg Valentine (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Aldo Marino via submission with the figure-4 at 2:48

3/5/85; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
3/16/85 - included Brutus Beefcake & Johnny V as guests of the Piper's Pit; featured Gene Okerlund conducting an interview with former manager of the New York Yankees, Billy Martin; included footage of Roddy Piper & Paul Orndorff training for WrestleMania; featured Okerlund conducting an interview with WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan & Mr. T:
WWF Tag Team Champions Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Rusty Brooks & Terry Gibbs at 2:49 when Windham pinned Brooks with a bulldog
Ricky Steamboat pinned Steve Lombardi at 3:14 with the flying bodypress
King Kong Bundy (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Mario Mancini at 2:06 with the Avalanche; prior to the bout, Bundy came to the ring wearing a cape and sunglasses; after the bout, Bundy hit an elbow drop on his opponent and demanded the referee count to 5 (Bundy's TV debut)
Big John Studd (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Jim Young via disqualification at 1:15 when Andre the Giant interfered and eventually sent Studd to the floor after a brawl in the ring
Wendi Richter pinned Peggy Lee at 4:52 with a sunset flip

3/5/85; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
3/23/85 - featured Gene Okerlund conducting an interview with WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan & Mr. T; included footage from the MSG Piper's Pit on 3/17:
The Junkyard Dog pinned Mr. X at 2:41 with the powerslam
Brutus Beefcake (w/ Johnny V) pinned Joe Mirto at 2:31 with the running kneelift
WWF Women's Champion Leilani Kai (w/ the Fabulous Moolah) pinned Susan Starr at 2:09 with a splash after lifting both knees into Starr as she ran into the corner
David Sammartino pinned Bob Wade with a powerslam at the 1-minute mark
Tito Santana defeated Rick Savage via submission with the figure-4 at 1:59
The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Tony Garea & Jim Powers at 3:12 when Powers submitted to Sheik's Camel Clutch

3/5/85; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
3/30/85 - included Paul Orndorff as a guest of the Piper's Pit:
WWF Tag Team Champions Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo defeated Jim Haley & Buddy Rose
King Kong Bundy (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Paul Roma at 1:48 with the Avalanche and a knee drop
Ricky Steamboat defeated Rick Savage
Don Muraco defeated Jim Powers
WWF IC Champion Greg Valentine defeated Pete Pompeii via submission with the figure-4 at 4:35

3/26/85; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
4/6/85 - included Big John Studd as a guest of Piper's Pit, recorded backstage at MSG following WrestleMania:
Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid defeated AJ Petruzzi & Matt Borne at 3:39 when Dynamite pinned Petruzzi with a diving headbutt from Borne's back, held in a fireman's carry by Smith
Don Muraco pinned Billy Mack at 2:57 with the tombstone
WWF IC Champion Greg Valentine (w/ Jimmy Hart) & Brutus Beefcake (w/ Johnny V) defeated Aldo Marino & Jose Luis Rivera at 2:32 when Beefcake pinned Marino with the running keelift
Ricky Steamboat defeated Jim Haley
Tito Santana & the Junkyard Dog defeated Bob Wade & Rusty Brooks

3/26/85; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
4/13/85 - included Bob Orton Jr. as a guest of Piper's Pit, recorded backstage at MSG following WrestleMania:
WWF IC Champion Greg Valentine (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Doc Butler
David Sammartino pinned Dave Barbie at 1:04 with a powerslam
King Kong Bundy (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Aldo Marino
Ricky Steamboat pinned Rusty Brooks at 3:03 with a splash off the top
Ken Patera & Big John Studd (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Joe Mirto & Jim Young at 4:45 when Studd pinned Mirto with an elbow drop after a suplex from Patera

3/26/85; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
4/20/85 - included Jesse Ventura as a guest of Piper's Pit, recorded backstage at MSG following WrestleMania; featured comments of Hillbilly Jim at home, where he was shown for the first time with his broken leg:
Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid defeated Barry O & Steve Lombardi at 4:06 when Dynamite pinned Lombardi with a diving headbutt after being thrown by Smith
Brutus Beefcake (w/ Johnny V) pinned Ron Dee at 2:57 with the running kneelift
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated SD Jones & Mario Mancini at 2:37 when Bret pinned Mancini following the Hart Attack (the debut of the Hart Foundation)
Don Muraco pinned Sal Gee at 2:53 with the tombstone
The Junkyard Dog & Tito Santana defeated Mr. X & RT Reynolds at 4:14 when JYD pinned X with a powerslam

4/16/85; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
4/27/85 - included Bobby Heenan as a guest of the Piper's Pit in which he announced that he had been fired by Paul Orndorff:
The Junkyard Dog & Tito Santana defeated Mr. X & Charlie Fulton at 3:05 when X submitted to Santana's figure-4
Brutus Beefcake (w/ Johnny V) pinned Jim Young at 3:07 with the running kneelift
Mike Rotundo & Barry Windham defeated Moondog Spot & Bob Wade at 2:54 when Windham pinned Wade with the bulldog
Don Muraco (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Salvatore Bellomo at 3:01 with the tombstone
David Sammartino pinned Steve Lombardi at 3:45 with a powerslam
George Steele, WWF Tag Team Champions the Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Ron Dee, Tony Garea, & Jose Luis Rivera at 2:49 when Dee submitted to Steele's flying hammerlock

4/16/85; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
5/4/85 - included Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo as guests of the Piper's Pit, during which Roddy Piper referred to them as losers for losing the tag team titles at WrestleMania, with a near altercation taking place; featured Jesse Ventura doing guest commentary, subbing for Bruno Sammartino:
Ricky Steamboat pinned Dave Barbie at 2:12 with a crossbody off the top
King Kong Bundy (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Mario Mancini at 2:33 with an elbow drop following the Avalanche
Paul Orndorff pinned Charlie Fulton at 2:12 with the piledriver; prior to the bout, Bobby Heenan was still announced as Orndorff's manager but Orndorff took the microphone, stated once again that Heenan had been fired, however Heenan remained at ringside for the duration of the bout
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Jim Londos & Jim Powers at 2:35 when Bret pinned Londos following the Hart Attack
Don Muraco (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Joe Mirto at the 3-minute mark with the tombstone
Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid defeated Rusty Brooks & AJ Petruzzi at 5:14 when Dynamite pinned Brooks with a diving headbutt after being thrown by Smith

4/16/85; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
5/11/85 - included Ricky Steamboat as a guest of the Piper's Pit:
Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo defeated Jim Haley & Barry O at 3:30 when Rotundo pinned Haley following the airplane spin
Ken Patera (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Joe Black at 1:45 with an elbow drop after throwing Black off the top
Jesse Ventura defeated Aldo Marino via submission with the backbreaker at 2:35; after the match, Ventura had a small confrontation with Bruno Sammartino
WWF IC Champion Greg Valentine (w/ Jimmy Hart) & Brutus Beefcake (w/ Johnny V) defeated SD Jones & Paul Roma at 3:25 when Roma submitted to Valentine's figure-4
Mad Maxxine (w/ the Fabulous Moolah) pinned Desiree Peterson at 2:57 with a suplex; after the bout, Moolah attacked Peterson
The Junkyard Dog, Tito Santana, & Pedro Morales defeated Doc Butler, Mike Powers, & Johnny Rodz at 4:17 when Powers submitted to Morales' Boston Crab

5/7/85; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
5/18/85 - included footage from Saturday Night's Main Event of Paul Orndorff as a guest of the Piper's Pit:
Ken Patera & Big John Studd (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Paul Roma & Jose Luis Rivera at 2:18 when Roma submitted to Patera's swinging full nelson; after the match, Vince McMahon interviewed Heenan, Patera, & Studd and Heenan announced he was putting a $25,000 bounty on Paul Orndorff's head, revealing a briefcase containing the money
Don Muraco (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Aldo Marino with the tombstone at 2:51
David Sammartino pinned Charlie Fulton at the 3-minute mark with a powerslam
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Rick McGraw & Jim Young at 3:59 when Bret pinned Young following the Hart Attack
WWF Tag Team Champions the Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Sal Gee & Mario Mancini at 3:21 when Gee submitted to Sheik's Camel Clutch; after the bout, the champions threw their opponents to the floor

5/7/85; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
5/25/85 - included Freddie Blassie, WWF Tag Team Champions Nikolai Volkoff & the Iron Sheik as guests of the Piper's Pit; featured Jesse Ventura on commentary, subbing for Bruno Sammartino; included highlights of the Windham, Rotundo, & Steamboat vs. Steele, Sheik, & Volkoff match from Saturday Night's Main Event:
The Junkyard Dog & Tito Santana defeated Matt Borne & Steve Lombardi at 2:45 when Santana pinned Lombardi following the flying forearm
WWF IC Champion Greg Valentine (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Jim Londos via submission with the figure-4
Pedro Morales defeated Mr. X via submission with the Boston Crab at 2:55
Ken Patera (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Gary Starr via submission with the swinging full nelson at 2:43
Jimmy Snuka pinned AJ Petruzzi at 3:30 with the splash off the top

5/7/85; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
6/1/85 - included Jesse Ventura as a guest of the Piper's Pit:
Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Johnny Rodz & the Axe at 1:39 when Windham pinned the Axe with the bulldog; prior to the bout, Howard Finkel introduced Hillbilly Jim to the crowd, who then appeared on crutches
WWF IC Champion Greg Valentine (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Mario Mancini via submission with the figure-4 at 2:52
Tony Atlas & George Wells defeated Terry Gibbs & Doc Butler at 3:15 when Atlas pinned Butler following a gorilla press slam and splash
Paul Orndorff pinned Barry O at 3:07 with the piledriver; during the bout, Bobby Heenan came out to watch Orndorff
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated SD Jones & Joe Mirto at 2:54 when Bret pinned Mirto following the Hart Attack
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Ken Patera (w/ Bobby Heenan & Big John Studd) via disqualification at 3:05 when Studd interfered and both men double teamed the champion; after the contest, Paul Orndorff made the save for Hogan as Heenan prepared to cut the champion's hair

6/4/85; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
6/8/85 - included Tito Santana as a guest of the Piper's Pit with Bobby Heenan as the guest host:
WWF Tag Team Champions the Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Sal Gee & Jose Luis Rivera at 2:38 in a non-title match when Gee submitted to Sheik's Camel Clutch; after the match, the champions threw their opponents out of the ring
George Steele (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Mike Powers via submission to the flying hammerlock at 1:54
The Spoiler (w/ Johnny V) pinned Joe Mirto at 3:07 with a claw hold following a flying forearm off the top
David Sammartino pinned the Axe at 3:33 with a powerslam
The Missing Link (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Aldo Marino at 2:12 with a headbutt off the top (Link's debut)
Ricky Steamboat pinned Mr. X at 5:06 with the flying bodypress

6/4/85; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
6/15/85 - included the Missing Link as a guest of the Piper's Pit with Bobby Heenan as the guest host:
Tito Santana pinned Dave Barbie at 4:31 with the flying forearm
B. Brian Blair pinned Steve Lombardi at 4:08 with an elbow drop following a double axe handle off the top (Blair's return match)
Ricky Steamboat pinned Rene Goulet with the flying bodypress at 3:25; after the match, Steamboat fought off an attack from his opponent
Barry O & Moondog Spot defeated Bobby Leon & Jim Young at 2:48 when Barry pinned Leon with a kneedrop from the middle turnbuckle following a shoulderbreaker from Spot
Paul Orndorff pinned AJ Petruzzi with the piledriver at 2:28
WWF IC Champion Greg Valentine (w/ Jimmy Hart) & Brutus Beefcake (w/ Johnny V) defeated Paul Roma & Mario Mancini at 4:16 when Mancini submitted to Valentine's figure-4

6/4/85; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
6/22/85 - included Big John Studd as a guest of the Piper's Pit with Bobby Heenan as the guest host:
Paul Orndorff pinned Matt Borne at 1:50 with the piledriver; after the bout, Bobby Heenan appeared in the entranceway, with Orndorff challenging Heenan to fight him
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Tony Garea & Jim Powers at 2:09 when Bret pinned Powers following the Hart Attack
The Missing Link (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Gary Starr at 2:27 with a diving headbutt from the top
Tony Atlas & Ivan Putski defeated Doc Butler & AJ Petruzzi at 2:46 when Putski pinned Butler with the Polish Hammer
Ricky Steamboat pinned Johnny Rodz at 3:17 with the flying bodypress
Mike Rotundo (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated WWF Tag Team Champion the Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie) via disqualification at 3:37 when Nikolai Volkoff prevented the pinfall after Rotundo hit the airplane spin; after the contest, George Steele made the save with a chair against the Volkoff & Sheik

6/17/85; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
6/29/85 - included Hillbilly Jim & Uncle Elmer as guests of the Piper's Pit:
The Junkyard Dog & Tito Santana defeated Rick Hunter & AJ Petrucci at 3:49 when JYD pinned Petruzzi with the powerslam
Terry Funk defeated Aldo Marino via submission to the spinning toe hold at 3:07; before the bout, ring attendant Mel Phillips put Funk's hat on his head since his arms were full of Funk's ring gear; Funk then attacked Phillips, with Phillips having to be helped backstage (Funk's debut) (Villains of the Squared Circle, Grand Slams, Most Embarrassing Moments)
B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated Steve Lombardi & Dave Barbie at 3:52 when Barbie submitted to Brunzell's sleeper (debut of the Killer Bees)
Don Muraco (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Rick McGraw with the tombstone at 2:42
Ricky Steamboat pinned the Axe at 3:08 with the flying bodypress
Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Rene Goulet & Terry Gibbs at 4:36 when Rotundo pinned Gibbs with an airplane spin

6/17/85; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
7/6/85 - included Terry Funk as a guest of the Piper's Pit where it was announced Funk had been fined $5,000 for his actions the previous week:
Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid defeated Barry O & Dave Barbie when Dynamite pinned Barbie with a diving headbutt after being thrown by Smith at 4:27
King Kong Bundy (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Sal Gee at 2:34 with an elbow drop following the Avalanche
Uncle Elmer (w/ Hillbilly Jim) pinned AJ Petruzzi with a legdrop at 1:46 (Elmer's in-ring debut)
WWF IC Champion Greg Valentine (w/ Jimmy Hart) & Brutus Beefcake (w/ Johnny V) defeated Paul Roma & Jose Luis Rivera at 2:51 when Beefcake pinned Rivera following the running kneelift
Randy Savage pinned Aldo Marino following two flying elbowsmashes at 2:45; Bobby Heenan, Mr. Fuji, Freddie Blassie, Jimmy Hart, & Johnny V were at ringside for the match trying to scout Savage and congratulated him after the bout; moments later, Savage again attacked his opponent, impressing the managers even more (Savage's TV debut)
Ricky Steamboat defeated Don Muraco (w/ Mr. Fuji) via count-out at 4:58 after giving the atomic drop to Muraco on the floor, knocking him into Fuji

6/17/85; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
7/13/85 - included Randy Savage as a guest of the Piper's Pit in which Savage spoke of being wanted by all the managers in the WWF and claimed that Hulkamania was over before letting Piper put on his trademark robe:
Paul Orndorff pinned Mr. X at 2:33 with the piledriver; during the bout, Bobby Heenan watched the match from the aisle; after the match, Orndorff slammed X on the floor
Pedro Morales & Lanny Poffo defeated JA Rizzo & Barry O at 3:34 when Rizzo submitted to Morales' Boston Crab (Poffo's debut)
The Missing Link (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Jim Young at 1:51 with a diving headbutt from the middle turnbuckle
George Steele (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Jerry Adams at 2:57 via submission with the flying hammerlock
Terry Funk defeated Mario Mancini via submission with the spinning toe hold at 3:38
Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Nikolai Volkoff & the Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie) to win the titles at 3:13 when Rotundo pinned Sheik after both Volkoff and Windham reversed the pin position behind the referee's back (Tag Team Champions)

7/9/85; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
7/20/85 - included Capt. Lou Albano, WWF Tag Team Champions Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo as guests of the Piper's Pit in which the champions made the save for Albano when it seemed as though Piper & Bob Orton Jr. were about to attack him; featured highlights of Tito Santana regaining the IC title from Greg Valentine in a steel cage match held in Baltimore on 7/6:
B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated Steve Lombardi & Ron Shaw at 3:03 when Blair pinned Lombardi with a sit-down splash off the top; during the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Freddie Blassie, who was announced as being in the lead of the Manager of the Year contest
Adrian Adonis (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Gary Starr via submission at 2:57
Uncle Elmer (w/ Hillbilly Jim) pinned Doc Butler at 1:18 with a legdrop
Terry Funk defeated Jose Luis Rivera via submission with the sleeper at 3:43
Ricky Steamboat defeated Don Muraco (w/ Mr. Fuji) via disqualification at 2:27 when Muraco and Fuji hung Steamboat from the top rope, using Steamboat's belt, and whipped him with Fuji's leather belt until the Junkyard Dog and Tito Santana made the save; moments later, JYD and Santana helped Steamboat backstage

7/9/85; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
7/27/85 - included Adrian Adonis & Bobby Heenan as guests of the Piper's Pit:
WWF IC Champion Tito Santana & Pedro Morales defeated WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Les Thornton & Mr. X at 3:40 when Santana pinned X with the flying forearm; during the bout, Mr. Fuji joined Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino at the commentary table to discuss why he should be named Manager of the Year
Randy Savage pinned Mario Mancini at 3:06 with the flying elbowsmash
Greg Valentine (w/ Jimmy Hart, Brutus Beefcake, & Johnny V) defeated Salvatore Bellomo via submission with the figure-4 at 3:23; during the bout, Hillbilly Jim & Uncle Elmer appeared at ringside
The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Lanny Poffo & Keith Diamond at 1:53 when Diamond submitted to Sheik's Camel Clutch
Paul Orndorff defeated the Axe via submission at the 47-second mark when Roddy Piper interfered, attempting to get the $25,000 bounty placed on Orndorff's head by Bobby Heenan; after the bout, Piper and Orndorff brawled around the ring until they were broken apart by nearly 15 wrestlers
The Junkyard Dog & George Steele (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated AJ Petruzzi & Jerry Adams at 4:02 when Adams submitted to Steele's flying hammerlock

7/9/85; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
8/3/85 - included WWF IC Champion Tito Santana as a guest of the Piper's Pit; featured the first vignette promoting the debut of Cpl. Kirchner, shown during the 'Update' segment:
WWF Tag Team Champions Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Barry O & Larry Finnegan at 3:18 when Windham pinned Finnegan with a bulldog; during the bout, Greg Valentine, Brutus Beefcake, & Jimmy Hart appeared at ringside
The Missing Link (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Jim Londos at 1:33 with a diving headbutt from the middle turnbuckle; early in the bout, the top rope after Link threw his opponent into the turnbuckle; during the bout, Hillbilly Jim joined Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino on commentary to discuss why he should be named Manager of the Year
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated George Wells & Joe Mirto at 2:40 when Bret pinned Mirto following the Hart Attack
Terry Funk defeated Jim Young via submission with the sleeper at 3:43; after the contest, Funk branded Young
Randy Savage pinned Paul Roma with the flying elbowsmash at 2:04
Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid defeated Moondog Spot & Jerry Adams at 3:49 when Dynamite pinned Adams with a diving headbutt off the top

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