Survivor Series 88 (12/14/88) #061
Royal Rumble 89 (2/1/89) #062
Brains Behind the Brawn #063
- Tito Santana pinned the Red Rooster (w/ Bobby Heenan) with a roll up at 7:27 after Rooster became distracted by Heenan after Heenan rolled Rooster
back in the ring after Santana knocked him to the floor; Heenan was fitted with a mic for the match, with everything he said at ringside being picked
up at the commentary table; during the contest, Heenan spoke with George Steinbrenner who sat ringside for the show; mid-way through the bout, Heenan
began arguing with the Rooster at ringside, with Rooster shoving Heenan before continuing the match; after the contest, Heenan berated Rooster in the
ring and slapped him, with Rooster then beating Heenan up until Heenan slid out of the ring and ran backstage (the end of Rooster's undefeated streak)
(Saturday Night's Main Event - 12/7/88; Tampa, FL)
- Bret Hart pinned Steve Lombardi with a piledriver at 1:48; early in the match, Jimmy Hart appeared ringside but Bret sent him backstage, against
Jimmy's wishes; during the match, Jim Neidhart cut an insert promo regarding Bret's feud with Bad News Brown (5/10/88; Duluth, MN)
- The Ultimate Warrior (sub. for Brutus Beefcake) pinned WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) with a flying shoulder block and splash at the
27-second mark to win the title (Summer Slam 88 - 8/29/88; Madison Square Garden)
"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan #064
- Jim Duggan pinned Boris Zhukov at 2:27 in a flag match with the running clothesline; Duggan used "The Star Spangled Banner" as his entrance music for
the match; after the bout, the American flag was lowered from the rafters, with Duggan then saluting it as the National Anthem played
(Saturday Night's Main Event - 11/16/88; Sacramento, CA)
- King Harley Race defeated Frankie DeFalco; after
the bout, Race had a confrontation with Jim Duggan in the aisle as neither man
was willing to let the other pass; Duggan hit Race with his 2x4 (WWF
Superstars - 10/6/88; Milwaukee, WI; Mecca; only the post-match is included)
Jim Duggan pinned Tiger Chung Lee with the running clothesline at 1:02; during
the bout, Harley Race was held back from the ring by officials butafter the bout came into the ring to confront Duggan
with a steel chair; Duggan again hit Race with the 2x4 before stealing the
King's robe and crown (WWF Superstars - 10/6/88; Milwaukee, WI; Mecca)
- Jim Duggan pinned King Harley Race at 10:50 by reversing a crossbody off the
top (1/25/88; Madison Square Garden)
- WWF World Championship tournament opening round: Ted Dibiase (w/ Andre
the Giant & Virgil) pinned Jim Duggan with a knee to the back after Duggan
was distracted by Andre (WrestleMania IV - 3/27/88; Atlantic City, NJ; Trump
Plaza; joined in progress)
- Andre the Giant fought Brian Costello to a no contest when he tossed his
opponent out of the ring before the bout began; after the bout, Jim Duggan came
ringside to challenge Andre; Andre began choking Duggan but Duggan fought back
by knocking Andre out with his 2x4; moments later, when Andre came to, he attacked
both officials and a cameraman in a fit of rage (WWF Superstars - 3/9/88;
Winston-Salem, NC)
- Andre the Giant pinned Jim Duggan at 9:20 with a boot to the face and his
feet on the ropes; Andre stalled for time once the bell began, not entering the
ring until almost 5 minutes had elapsed (6/4/88; Boston Garden)
- Jim Duggan pinned Dino Bravo in a flag match at 7:26 after interference from
Frenchy Martin backfired, with him hitting Bravo with the French flagpole (12/30/88;
Madison Square Garden)
Best of the WWF Vol. 18 #065
- Rockin Robin pinned WWF Women's Champion Sensational Sherri to win the title
at 12:32 with a bulldog off the top (10/7/88; Paris, France; Bercy Stadium)
- Brutus Beefcake defeated Jacques Rougeau (w/ Jimmy Hart) via disqualification
at 9:09 when Raymond ran to the ring and interfered as Jacques was caught in
the sleeper, moments after Jacques collided with Hart on the ring apron; after
the bout, Beefcake scared all three out of the ring with his cutting shears (1/3/89;
Huntsville, AL)
- Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard defeated Jim Powers & Paul Roma at
12:14 when Blanchard, the illegal man, pinned Powers with a sunset flip off the
top and a clothesline from Anderson (11/6/88; Maple Leaf Gardens)
- Jake Roberts (w/ Cheryl Roberts) defeated Rick Rude (w/ Bobby Heenan) via
disqualification at 7:22 when Heenan climbed in the ring and kicked Roberts as
Roberts began ripping off Rude's tights, which featured Cheryl's face, after
hitting the DDT; after the bout, Andre the Giant came to the ring and threw
Roberts to the floor before going over to check on Rude with Heenan; moments
later, Roberts took Damien out of his snake bag and scared Andre with it before
throwing it on Andre, with Andre then falling down and clutching his chest;
after Andre passed out, Jake held Damien in the air as he stood over Andre's
body (Saturday Night's Main Event - 10/25/88; Baltimore Arena)
- WWF World Champion Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) defeated Ted Dibiase (w/
Virgil) in a steel cage match at 12:20 by escaping over the cage after ramming
the challenger's head into that of an interfering Virgil at the top of the
cage; moments prior to the finish, a fan climbed onto the cage but was quickly
pulled down (6/27/88; Madison Square Garden)
WrestleMania V (4/25/89) #066
More Saturday Night's Main Event (1989) #067
- Brutus Beefcake defeated Ron Bass in a hair vs. hair match via submission
with the sleeper at 7:40 after avoiding a clothesline (12/7/88; Tampa, FL)
- Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty fought Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard
to a double count-out at around the 9-minute mark after both teams began
brawling on the floor; Bobby Heenan was initially in the corner of Anderson
& Blanchard but was ejected from ringside mid-way through after twice
interfering in the match; after the bout, the fight continued in the ring with
Michaels & Jannetty eventually clearing the ring of their opponents (2/16/89;
Hershey, PA)
- Tito Santana defeated the Red Rooster (w/ Bobby Heenan) with a roll up at
7:27 after Rooster became distracted by Heenan after Heenan rolled Rooster back
in the ring after Santana knocked him to the floor; Heenan was fitted with a
mic for the match, with everything he said at ringside being picked up at the
commentary table; during the contest, Heenan spoke with George Steinbrenner who
sat ringside for the show; mid-way through the bout, Heenan began arguing with
the Rooster at ringside, with Rooster shoving Heenan before continuing the
match; after the contest, Heenan berated Rooster in the ring and slapped him,
with Rooster then beating Heenan up until Heenan slid out of the ring and ran
backstage (the end of Rooster's undefeated streak) (12/7/88; Tampa, FL)
- Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) pinned the Blue Blazer with a powerslam at 3:57 as
the Blazer attempted a crossbody (Dibiase's first in-ring appearance with the
Million $ Belt) (2/16/89; Hershey, PA)
- WWF World Champion Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) fought Andre the Giant
(w/ Bobby Heenan) to a double disqualification at 8:51 when Jake Roberts came
ringside and scared Heenan into the ring; at around the 5-minute mark, Roberts
came ringside with Damien and put the bag underneath the ring before being told
to go backstage by the referee; once Heenan eventually found the bag, Andre
instructed him to take it to the back, which is what he was attempting to do
until Jake returned; after the bout, Savage tossed Heenan into Andre, causing
Andre to fall backwards and have his arms entangled in the ring ropes; moments
later, Savage threw Heenan to the floor and Jake entered the ring with Damien;
Andre was able to free himself from the ropes before Roberts had a chance to
assault him with Damien (11/16/88; Sacramento, CA)
- The Big Bossman (w/ Slick) pinned Jim Powers with the sidewalk slam (10/25/89;
Baltimore, MD)
- Hulk Hogan (w/ Miss Elizabeth) defeated Akeem (w/ Slick & the Big
Bossman) via disqualification at around the 8-minute mark when Bossman hit
Hogan with his nightstick as Hogan ran the ropes, attempting the legdrop; prior
to the bout, Gene Okerlund and WWF World Champion Randy Savage - watching on
backstage - took note of Hogan opening the ropes for Elizabeth; mid-way through
the contest, as Hogan was being double teamed by Akeem & Bossman while the
referee was knocked out, Okerlund and Savage were shown watching backstage but
Savage said Hogan would be okay; moments later, Elizabeth ran backstage to find
Savage, with Savage repeatedly telling her he had confidence in Hogan and he
would be okay; Elizabeth then returned ringside alone; after the contest,
Bossman choked Hogan with his nightstick and then grabbed hold of Elizabeth,
with Savage then clearing the ring with a steel chair (12/7/88; Tampa, FL)
- WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated the Big Bossman (w/ Slick) in a steel
cage match by handcuffing Bossman to the ropes and escaping over the top,
despite being beaten up before the match by Zeus (4/25/89; Des Moines, IA)
The Ultimate Warrior #068 (7/19/89) Best of the WWF Vol. 19 (1989) #069
- The Ultimate Warrior defeated Hercules (w/ Bobby Heenan) via disqualification at 1:56 when Hercules attacked Warrior with his steel chain, moments after
Warrior snapped it into; prior to the bout, Heenan and Hercules cut a backstage promo regarding the upcoming match; after the bout, Hercules choked Warrior
with his half of the chain, shoving referees aside until several preliminary wrestlers pulled him away; moments later, after Hercules & Heenan left the
ring, Warrior chased after Hercules and choked him with the chain until the two were backstage (1/27/88; Salisbury, MD)
- The Ultimate Warrior (sub. for Brutus Beefcake) pinned WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) with a flying shoulder block and splash at the
27-second mark to win the title (Summer Slam 88 - 8/29/88; Madison Square Garden)
- WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior pinned the Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) at 5:07 with a flying shoulderblock after avoiding a clothesline
(Saturday Night's Main Event - 12/7/88; Tampa, FL)
- WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior pinned Greg Valentine (w/ Jimmy Hart) at 3:43 with a clothesline after
press slamming Hart into Valentine and then hitting the challenger with his own shin guard (2/3/89; Milwaukee, WI)
- WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior pinned King Haku with a suplex and splash at 7:15 (1/29/89; Los Angeles, CA)
- WWF World Champion Randy Savage defeated WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior via count-out in a title vs. title match at 8:16 after Savage came off
the top to the floor with a double axe handle as Warrior had Rick Rude, who appeared ringside mid-way through the match, lifted in the air choking him;
after the bout, Savage and Rude celebrated in the ring before Warrior threw Savage to the floor and gorilla press slammed Rude; moments later, Savage and
Rude left ringside together (2/15/89; Binghamton, NY)
- Rick Rude (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior at 9:42 to win the title as the champion attempted a suplex
into the ring, Heenan swept Warrior's leg out from under him, and held the foot down during the cover; after the bout, Warrior attacked
Heenan, dropped him with the gorilla press slam, and chased backstage to find Rude (WrestleMania V - 4/2/89; Atlantic City, NJ)
- Mr. Perfect defeated Brutus Beefcake via count-out at 9:29 when Perfect came
off the apron with a double axe handle as Beefcake was distracted by Ron Bass
at ringside, who attempted to steal Beefcake's scissors (1/23/89; Madison
Square Garden)
- WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition defeated the Powers of Pain (w/ Mr. Fuji)
via disqualification at 8:16 when Mr. Fuji threw powder in Ax' eyes after Ax
attacked the challengers with Fuji's cane behind the referee's back; after the
bout, the Powers of Pain further attacked the champions (2/3/89; Milwaukee,
WI; Bradley Center)
- Jesse Ventura pinned Tony Garea at 10:31 with an elbow drop after causing
Garea to hit the corner face-first (5/20/85; Madison Square Garden)
- WWF World Champion Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned Bad News Brown at
6:48 with a reversal into a backslide in a Harlem Streetfight; a second referee
made the pinfall after the initial referee was knocked out and failed to notice
two attempts by the challenger to make the pin; after the bout, Bad News
attacked three referees and he and Savage continued to brawl until Greg
Valentine, the Red Rooster, Danny Davis, Iron Mike Sharpe, Paul Roma, and Ron
Garvin held them apart (1/16/89; Hamilton, Ontario; Copps
Coliseum)
- Jake Roberts & Jim Duggan defeated Rick Rude & Andre the Giant (w/
Bobby Heenan) at 9:52 when Roberts pinned Rude after Duggan hit Rude in the
back with his 2x4 (6/2/89; Fresno, CA)
- Bret Hart fought Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) to a double count-out at 15:59 when
both men began brawling on the floor (3/89; Odessa, TX)
Fan Favorites (8/9/89) #070
- Koko B. Ware pinned the Brooklyn Brawler at 10:15 with the Ghost Buster after
a missile dropkick (6/89; Rochester, NY)
- Dusty Rhodes pinned Greg Valentine (w/ Jimmy Hart) with a roll up at 10:15 as
Valentine was distracted by Ron Garvin, who came ringside and pulled Hart off
the apron when he attempted to interfere (6/28/89; Niagra
Falls, NY)
- The Big Bossman & Akeem (w/ Slick) defeated Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart
via count-out at 13:15 when all four men began brawling in the floor but Akeem
was able to return to the ring before the 10-count; after the contest, the Hart
Foundation attacked their opponents, handcuffed Slick to the ring rope, and
left ringside with the key (5/17/89; Duluth, MN)
- Mr. Perfect pinned Tito Santana at 9:59 with a knee to the back and holding
the tights after Santana became distracted by Rick Martel at ringside (6/7/89;
Rockford, IL)
- Jimmy Snuka pinned Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) at 8:20 with a roll up after
Dibiase collided with Virgil on the ring apron (5/17/89; LaCrosse,
WI)
- The Ultimate Warrior & King Jim Duggan defeated WWF IC Champion Rick Rude
& Andre the Giant (w/ Bobby Heenan) at 12:47 when Warrior pinned Rude with
a splash after Duggan hit Rude in the back with his 2x4 (6/6/89; Madison, WI)
Demolition (8/9/89) #071
- Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel &
Tito Santana to win the titles when Martel was pinned after being hit with
Fuji's cane as he had the Boston Crab applied (WrestleMania IV - 3/27/88;
Atlantic City, NJ; Trump Plaza)
- WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji & Jimmy Hart) defeated
Bret Hart & Jim Neidahrt at around the 10 minute
mark after Ax hit Bret with Jimmy Hart's megaphone as Bret had Smash ready for
a piledriver (Summer Slam - 8/29/88; New York City, NY; Madison Square
Garden)
- WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov
at 7:55 when Ax pinned Zhukov following the Decapitation (10/26/88;
Salisbury, MD)
- WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition defeated Greg Valentine & the Honkytonk
Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) via disqualification at around the 5-minute mark in a
non-title match after the referee was knocked out and Honky hit Ax with Hart's
megaphone; Ron Garvin came to the ring as a referee to make the
disqualification call (4/25/89; Des Moines, IA; Veterans Auditorium)
- Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated WWF Tag Team
Champions Demolition via disqualification at around 9:15 when a frustrated Ax
entered the ring, a brawl ensued, and Ax shoved referee Joey Marella to the mat; after the match, both teams battled
their way backstage (Saturday Night's Main Event - 4/25/89; Des Moines, IA;
Veterans Auditorium)
- WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition defeated the Powers of Pain & Mr. Fuji
in a handicap match at 8:55 when Ax pinned Fuji following the Decapitation
after Fuji accidentally threw salt into Warlord's face (WrestleMania V -
4/2/89; Atlantic City, NJ; Trump Plaza)
Best of the WWF Vol. 20 (8/9/89) #072
- The Red Rooster pinned the Brooklyn Brawler with a sunset flip after the
Brawler hit the turnbuckle (5/8/89; Meadowlands)
- Brutus Beefcake pinned Bad News Brown with a roll up while Bad News argued
with the referee (4/22/89; Boston Garden)
- Jim Duggan pinned King Haku (w/ Bobby Heenan) with the running clothesline at
3:29 to win the crown; prior to the bout, the Genius cut an insert promo
predicting Haku would win the match; after the bout, Heenan ran backstage with
the robe and crown - unwilling to let Duggan have them (4/26/89; Omaha, NE)
- Bret Hart won a 16-man battle royal at 10:52 by last eliminating Mr. Perfect;
other participants included: Tito Santana, Rick Martel, WWF Tag Team Champions
Demolition, the Big Bossman, Akeem, the Honkytonk Man, Greg Valentine, the Blue
Blazer, the Brooklyn Brawler, Hillbilly Jim, the Red Rooster, Jim Powers, and
Richard Charland; order of elimination: Akeem by
Demolition (0:09); Demolition Ax by Bossman (3:48); Powers by Bossman (4:15);
Honky by Demolition Smash (4:22); Charland by
Hillbilly (5:20); Blazer by the Brawler (5:30); Brawler by Perfect & Smash
(5:45); Rooster by Valentine via backdrop as Valentine was on the apron (6:56);
Valentine by Hillbilly as Valentine was on the apron (7:02); Bossman by Smash
(7:28); Smash by Bossman as Bossman pulled Smash off the apron after being
eliminated (7:32); Hillbilly by Perfect as Hillbilly was on the apron (7:50);
Santana by Perfect as Santana attempted to eliminate Martel (9:23) (Santana
remained at ringside for the finish); Martel by Santana as Santana pulled down
the ring rope while Martel ran the ropes, hoping to connect with a double team
move on Hart (10:45); Perfect by Bret via clothesline after ramming Perfect
into the corner; after the bout, Santana and Bret celebrated the win (5/1/89;
Hamilton, Ontario; Copps Coliseum)
- The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated the Hart Foundation
when the special referee, Brother Love, counted the pinfall on Bret Hart via a
Raymond Rougeau roll up into a bridge even though Hart had his shoulder up;
after the bout, the Hart Foundation hit the Hart Attack on Brother Love (2/3/89;
Milwaukee, WI; Bradley Center)
- WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Rick Rude (w/ Bobby Heenan) with the
legdrop (1/9/88; Boston Garden)
Summer Slam 89 (9/19/89) #073
Hulkamania 4 (11/1/89) #074
- Hulk Hogan (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned Bad News Brown at 9:44 with a boot to
the face and the legdrop; late in the bout, Bad News grabbed the mic as he was
in control of the contest, cut a promo on Hogan, and said he would finish Hogan
off with the Ghetto Blaster, however the champion avoided the move; after the
bout, Hogan posed in the ring with Elizabeth (Saturday Night's Main Event -
2/16/89; Hershey, PA)
- Hulk Hogan pinned Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) in a lumberjack match at 6:05 with
the legdrop after throwing Dibiase off the top rope, despite outside
interference from two men wearing Killer Bees face masks; after the bout, Hogan
fought off the two masked men and unmasked one of them but he was wearing a
second mask underneath; other lumberjacks included: Virgil, Koko B. Ware, SD
Jones, Johnny V, Brutus Beefcake, Dino Bravo, Greg Valentine, Nikolai Volkoff
& Boris Zhukov (3/12/88; Philadelphia Spectrum)
- Hulk Hogan defeated the Big Bossman (w/ Slick) in a steel cage match at 11:14
by escaping over the top after handcuffing Bossman to the cage bars, and barely
getting to the floor before Bossman escaped out the door; after the bout, Hogan
hit Bossman in the head with a chair on the outside, then attacked Slick inside
the cage and threw him into the bars (3/18/89; Madison Square Garden)
- WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned the Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) at
6:14 with the legdrop after hitting both Honky and an interfering Hart with the
guitar; late in the bout, Honky hit the Shake, Rattle, & Roll but Hogan
kicked out at 2 (Saturday Night's Main Event - 7/18/89; Worcester, MA)
- Hulk Hogan pinned King Haku (w/ Bobby Heenan) at 8:53 with a bodyslam and the
legdrop (8/2/88; Dayton, OH)
- WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Andre the Giant (w/ Bobby Heenan)with a
bodyslam and the legdrop at 12:07; Bob Ueker was the
guest ring announcer and Mary Hart was the guest time keeper; after the match,
Hogan was presented with a new heavyweight title belt (WrestleMania III -
3/29/87; Pontiac Silverdome)
- WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned Randy Savage (w/
Sensational Sherri & Zeus) at 8:03 with a clothesline and the legdrop after
Elizabeth slapped the challenger in the face; after the bout, Elizabeth knocked
Sherri out by hitting her with her own purse; moments later, Zeus attacked
Hogan, with Brutus Beefcake then coming out and helping Hogan hit a double
bodyslam on Zeus (8/89; Fresno, CA)
Survivor Series 89 (12/15/89) #075
Royal Rumble 90 (2/8/90) #076
Supertape (3/21/90) #077
- Mr. Perfect (w/ the Genius) pinned Ron Garvin at 10:45 by reversing a small
package (12/12/89; Nashville, TN; Municipal Auditorium)
- The Bushwhackers defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov at 9:23
following the battering ram and a double gutbuster on
Zhukov after Zhukov accidentally clotheslined his partner to the floor (12/30/88;
Madison Square Garden; the Bushwhackers' debut)
- The Bushwhackers defeated Bad News Brown & the Brooklyn Brawler at 5:41
following the battering ram and a double gutbuster on
the Brawler as Bad News was arguing with several fans at ringside (5/89;
Duluth, MN)
- The Bushwhackers defeated the Powers of Pain (w/ Mr.Fuji) via disqualification
at the 9-minute mark when Fuji hit Butch with his cane; after the bout, Luke used the cane to clear the ring of the opposition (10/8/89;
Toronto, Ontario; Maple Leaf Gardens)
- Rick Rude pinned Tito Santana at 16:43 by holding onto the ring ropes as
Santana attempted a sunset flip into the ring (2/11/89; Boston Garden)
- Jake Roberts pinned Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) at 16:16 with a roll up as
Dibiase played to the fans (4/24/89; Madison Square Garden)
- Tugboat Thomas pinned Iron Mike Sharpe with a splash at 2:26 (WWF
Superstars - 1/3/90; Birmingham, AL; Tugboat's TV debut)
- WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake defeated Randy Savage (w/
Sensational Sherri) & Zeus in a steel cage match at 9:27 when Hogan pinned
Zeus after a bodyslam and three legdrops ("No
Holds Barred - The Match / The Movie" - 12/12/89; Nashville, TN; Municipal
Auditorium)
WrestleMania VI (4/25/90) #078
World Tour (5/23/90) #079
WrestleFest
- Jimmy Snuka pinned Boris Zhukov (w/ Jimmy Hart) at 7:20 with the splash
off the top after dropkicking Hart off the ring apron (6/10/89; Nassau
Coliseum)
- Jimmy Snuka pinned the Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) at 10:27 with a
bodyslam and diving headbutt off the top after Honky collided with Hart on the
ring apron (9/30/89; Madison Square Garden)
- Dino Bravo (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Bret Hart at 16:09 with a roll over
and using the tights for leverage (10/10/89; London, England)
- Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau
(w/ Jimmy Hart) at around the 15-minute mark when Jannetty pinned Jacques following
a piledriver from Michaels behind the referee's back (10/13/89; Paris,
France)
- WWF World Champion the Ultimate Warrior pinned Ted Dibiase with a
flying clothesline and the splash at 6:11 (4/13/90; Tokyo Dome)
- King Jim Duggan pinned the Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) at 8:37
following the running clothesline; after the bout, Duggan cleared the ring of
Hart and Honky with his 2x4 (10/10/89; London, England)
- WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned Randy Savage
(w/ Sensational Sherri) with a clothesline and the legdrop at 12:01 as
Elizabeth held Sherri back from interfering (10/13/89; Paris, France)
- Roddy Piper defeated Randy Savage (w/ Sensational Sherri) via
disqualification at 9:29 when Sensational Sherri jumped on Piper's back during
a brawl on the floor; after the bout, Piper put Sherri in the sleeper before
knocking Savage and Sherri down with a collision and whipping Savage with his
belt until both Savage and Sherri retreated backstage (1/22/90; Miami Arena)
- WWF IC Champion Ultimate Warrior defeated Dino Bravo (w/ Jimmy Hart &
Earthquake) via disqualification at 8:13 when Earthquake prevented the pinfall
attempt after the champion hit the splash; after the bout, Hulk Hogan made the
save against Earthquake when Quake attempted a sit-down splash from the middle
turnbuckle (2/13/90; Phoenix, AZ)
- Rick Martel pinned Brutus Beefcake at around 12:30 by blocking a sunset flip
into the ring and holding onto the ropes for leverage; after the bout, Beefcake
put Martel in the sleeper but Martel was able to retreat backstage before
having his hair cut (12/28/89; Madison Square Garden)
- Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated the Powers of Pain (w/ Mr. Fuji) via
count-out at 10:36 when Fuji accidentally hit Warlord with the cane, allowing
Neidhart to roll back into the ring; after the bout, the Hart Foundation
cleared the ring with Fuji's cane (1/23/90; Ft. Myers, FL)
- The Honky Tonk Man & Dino Bravo (w/ Jimmy Hart)
defeated Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart via disqualification at 8:56 when
Neidhart used Jimmy Hart's megaphone as a weapon on the opposition after the
manager tried to interfere (8/9/89; Oakland Coliseum)
- Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty fought Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart to a
no contest when Jacques & Raymond Rougeau interfered at around 11:30 and
attacked the Rockers while the Hart Foundation were on the floor, with the
Harts making the save moments afterwards and helping in chasing the Rougeaus
backstage after the match (8/29/89; Springfield, MA)
- Mr. Perfect (w/ the Genius) defeated WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan via
disqualification at 13:36 after Hogan hit the challenger with his own pair of
brass knuckles, moments after Perfect used them behind the referee's back; the
bell did not ring until after the champion hit the legdrop and made the cover (1/15/90;
Madison Square Garden)
- WWF IC Champion Ultimate Warrior & Jake Roberts defeated Ted Dibiase (w/
Virgil) & Akeem (w/ Slick) at 6:46 when Warrior pinned Dibiase with the
shoulderblock / splash combo; the Big Bossman was the guest referee for the
bout; after the bout, Bossman helped in coming to the faces save and hit Virgil
with the nightstick before Virgil sustained Roberts' DDT (3/6/90;
Sacramento, CA; Arco Arena)
SuperTape 2 (7/25/90) #081
- Randy Savage (w/ Sensational Sherri) pinned Jim Duggan at 9:14 when
Sensational Sherri grabbed Duggan's leg during a suplex into the ring, with
Savage falling on top for the win, and held the foot during the cover; after
the bout, Duggan brought Savage back into the ring just to send him back out
with a 2x4 blow to the back (Saturday Night's Main Event - 1/3/90;
Chattanooga, TN)
- The Powers of Pain (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty
at 9:59 when the Barbarian pinned Michaels with an elbow drop after Mr. Fuji
tripped Michaels from the ring apron; after the bout, Michaels was thrown to
the floor and Jannetty sustained a brutal triple teaming before Michaels
eventually cleared the ring with a steel chair (1/15/90; Madison Square
Garden)
- Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated Dino Bravo & Greg Valentine
(w/ Jimmy Hart) via reverse decision; Bravo pinned Jannetty with a roll over
following a clothesline from Valentine behind the referee's back at 11:36 but
referee Ron Garvin came ringside after the bout and informed the referee what
had taken place - which led to the decision being reversed (6/89; Rochester,
NY)
- Hercules defeated Akeem (w/ Slick) via disqualification at 5:00 when Slick
pulled down the top rope, causing Hercules to fall to the floor; after the
bout, Hercules avoided Akeem's splash, hit a
bodyslam, and cleared the ring with his steel chain (8/30/89; Portland, ME)
- The Orient Express (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Jim Powers & Jim McPherson when
Sato pinned McPherson with a sit-down powerbomb (6/6/90; Binghamton, NY)
- The Orient Express (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Demolition via count-out at 10:58
after Sato threw salt into Ax' eyes as Ax attempted to hit Fuji with his own
cane on the floor (3/19/90; Madison Square Garden)
- Bret Hart fought Rick Martel to a time-limit draw; after the bout, Hart
fought off an attack from Martel and hit a clothesline to the floor (3/19/90;
Madison Square Garden)
- Roddy Piper defeated Rick Rude (w/ Bobby Heenan) in a steel cage match at
12:55 by knocking Rude out with brass knuckles, which were thrown to Rude by Heenan,
and leaving through the door; both men simultaneously hit the floor by escaping
over the top at 8:09 but the match was ordered to continue (12/28/89;
Madison Square Garden)
- WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake defeated Mr. Perfect
& the Genius at 15:27 when Hogan pinned the Genius with the legdrop; after
the bout, Perfect left ringside as the Genius was put in Beefcake's sleeper and
had some of his hair cut (2/18/90; Madison Square Garden)
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- The Honkytonk Man & Greg Valentine (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated the
Bushwhackers via count-out at 13:01 when Luke chased Honky backstage with a
steel chair after Honky threw Butch into the ringpost, leaving only Valentine
in the ring; after the match, Valentine threw Butch back inside the ring and
continued to attack him but was hit by Luke weilding
a chair as he attempted to put Butch in the figure-4; the Bushwhackers then
knocked Valentine to the floor with the battering ram (4/30/90; Madison
Square Garden)
- Mr. Perfect pinned Tito Santana with an inside cradle to win the vacant WWF
Intercontinental Title; after the match Perfect announced that Bobby Heenan was
his new manager (4/23/90; Austin, TX)
- Dusty Rhodes (w/ Sapphire) defeated Akeem (w/ Slick) via count-out after
Slick accidentally hit Akeem on the floor (2/18/90; Madison Square Garden)
- Dusty Rhodes defeated the Big Bossman (w/ Slick) via disqualification when
Slick prevented Rhodes from making the pin following the Bionic Elbow (8/89;
Fresno, CA)
- Dusty Rhodes (w/ Sapphire) defeated Randy Savage (w/ Sensational Sherri) via
count-out after backdropping Savage to the floor (2/13/90;
Phoenix, AZ)
- The Genius pinned Jim Neidhart after Mr. Perfect interfered and hit Neidhart
with the Genius' scroll (1/15/90; Madison Square Garden)
- Jake Roberts pinned Ted Dibiase with the DDT in a No DQ match; Virgil was
barred from ringside for the match but later prevented Roberts from stealing
the Million $ belt (12/28/89; Madison Square Garden)
- WWF World Champion the Ultimate Warrior pinned WWF IC Champion Mr. Perfect
with a shoulder block and splash (5/15/90; LaCrosse,
WI)
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- Rick Martel pinned Tito Santana at 9:38 after spraying Santana in the eyes
with his Arrogance cologne (4/4/90; Glens Falls, NY)
- Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated the Orient Express (w/ Mr. Fuji)
via count-out at 12:06 after knocking down both opponents on the floor (6/17/90;
Maple Leaf Gardens)
- Dusty Rhodes pinned Greg Valentine (w/ Jimmy Hart) with a roll up at 10:15 as
Valentine was distracted by Ron Garvin, who came ringside and pulled Hart off
the apron when he attempted to interfere (6/27/89; Niagra
Falls, NY)
- Jake Roberts defeated Akeem (w/ Slick) via disqualification at 6:24 when
Slick prevented Roberts from executing the DDT by grabbing onto his leg from
the floor; after the bout, Roberts sent Slick into Akeem - knocking Akeem to
the floor - before hitting the DDT on Slick; moments thereafter, Roberts took
Damien out of the bag before Akeem pulled Slick out of the ring (6/6/90;
Binghamton, NY)
- Jake Roberts defeated Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) via disqualification at 12:35
when Virgil interfered and prevented Roberts from hitting the DDT; after the
bout, Roberts fought off a double team attempt, chased Dibiase backstage, hit
the DDT on Virgil, and then draped Damien across Virgil's body (12/14/89;
Hamilton, Ontario)
- Brutus Beefcake defeated Haku (w/ Bobby Heenan) via disqualification at 8:40
when Heenan entered the ring as Haku was caught in the sleeper, only to be
rammed into his own wrestler; after the bout, Beefcake cleared the ring with
his scissors (8/9/89; Fresno, CA)
- Shawn Michaels (w/ Marty Jannetty) fought Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) to a double
disqualification at 14:42 when Jannetty entered the ring as Dibiase and Virgil
attempted to double team Michaels behind the referee's back; after the bout,
the Rockers sent Dibiase to the floor with a double dropkick and attempted to
hit the double flying fistdrop on Virgil before he
was pulled from the ring; moments thereafter, ring announcer Mike McGuirk mistakingly deemed the bout a double count-out before
correcting herself (4/24/90; San Antonio, TX; Freeman Coliseum)
- Dusty Rhodes & Sapphire (w/ Miss Elizabeth) defeated Randy Savage &
Sensational Sherri (w/ Brother Love) at 10:28 when Sapphire pinned Sherri after
Elizabeth interefered and hit Sherri with her own
loaded purse (6/26/90; Huntington, WV)
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- WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned Randy Savage (w/
Sensational Sherri) with the legdrop at around the 14-minute mark (10/10/89;
London, England; London Arena)
- The Genius defeated WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan via count-out at 7:34 after Mr. Perfect, who appeared ringside mid-way through the bout, hit Hogan
from behind with the belt as Hogan attempted to climb back inside the ring; earlier in the match, Perfect stuck his gum on the title belt and said
Hogan wasn't a perfect champion and it wasn't a perfect belt; after the bout, Hogan scared Perfect and the Genius out of the ring, with Perfect leaving
in possession of the title belt (Saturday Night's Main Event - 10/31/89; Topeka, KS)
- WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Dino Bravo with the legdrop; after the
bout, the champion was attacked by the Earthquake (only the finish and
aftermath are featured; 2/14/90; Tucson, AZ)
- WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior pinned WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan to
win the title at 22:50 with a splash after Hogan missed the legdrop; after the
match, Hogan presented Warrior with the world title belt; both championships
were on the line in the contest (WrestleMania VI - 4/1/90; Toronto, Ontario;
Skydome)
- Hulk Hogan defeated Earthquake (w/ Jimmy Hart) via disqualification at 8:39
when Jimmy Hart broke the pinfall after Hogan's legdrop; after the bout, Hogan
fought off Earthquake before dropping him with a bodyslam (4/30/90; Madison
Square Garden)
- Hulk Hogan (w/ the Big Bossman) defeated Earthquake (w/ Jimmy Hart & Dino
Bravo) via count-out at 13:16 after Hogan slammed his opponent onto the time
keeper's table (Summer Slam 1990 - 8/27/90; Philadelphia Spectrum)
- WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Ted Dibiase (w/ Zeus) at 8:00 with a
small package after Dibiase accidentally hit Zeus; after the bout, Jake Roberts
made the save as Hogan was double teamed (joined in progress; Saturday
Night's Main Event - 9/21/89; Cincinnati, OH; Riverfront Coliseum)
- Hulk Hogan & Tugboat defeated Earthquake & Dino Bravo (w/ Dino Bravo)
at 8:12 when Hogan pinned Bravo with a roll up following a boot to the face (8/28/90;
Hershey, PA; Hersheypark Arena)
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- Mr. Perfect defeated WWF IC Champion Kerry Von Erich via count-out at 7:37
after the champion hit the steel ring post shoulder-first; in a post-match
brawl, Perfect slid out of the ring before Von Erich could apply the claw hold
(9/16/90; Toronto, Ontario; Maple Leaf Gardens)
- The Barbarian pinned Jimmy Snuka at 15:02 with his feet on the ropes
following a boot to the face as Snuka charged the corner (6/17/90; Toronto,
Ontario; Maple Leaf Gardens)
- Tugboat defeated Earthquake (w/ Jimmy Hart) via disqualification at 6:22 when
Dino Bravo interfered as Earthquake was tied in the ring ropes and Tugboat was
attempting to attack Jimmy Hart on the ring apron; after the bout, Tugboat
cleared the ring with a steel chair (Springfield; unsure of if it's IL or MA
as there were tapings in each town during this time)
- WWF World Champion Ultimate Warrior & the Legion of Doom defeated
Demolition Axe, Smash, & Crush when Warrior pinned Smash with the
shoulderblock / splash combo at 13:04 (9/21/90; Madison Square Garden)
- The Legion of Doom defeated Demolition Smash & Crush (w/ Mr. Fuji) at
10:01 when Road Warrior Hawk pinned Smash following the clothesline off the top
rope as Smash attempted a piledriver on Road Warrior Animal (11/20/90;
Syracuse, NY)
- Shane Douglas pinned the Black Demon with a flying crossbody (11/19/90;
Rochester, NY)
- Paul Roma (w/ Hercules) pinned Marty Jannetty at 13:38 when Hercules swept
Jannetty's feet from under him and held the leg down during the cover after
Jannetty attempted a slam; after the bout, Jannetty was double teamed until
officials sent Power & Glory backstage (9/21/90; Madison Square Garden)
- Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) defeated the Big Bossman via disqualification at
10:59 when the Bossman brought Virgil into the ring and attacked both he and
Dibiase; after the bout, the Bossman cleared the ring with the nightstick (8/8/90;
Providence, RI; Civic Center)
- Jake Roberts defeated WWF IC Champion Mr. Perfect (w/ Bobby Heenan) via
disqualification at 10:23 when Heenan prevented Roberts from executing the DDT;
after the bout, the champion attempted to hit the Perfect Plex on Roberts onto
the bag which contained Damien but Roberts blocked the hold and hit the DDT;
Heenan pulled Perfect from the ring before Roberts could put his snake on the
champion (8/15/90; Utica, NY)
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- Earthquake defeated Tito Santana
via disqualification at 7:40 when Tugboat interfered; after the bout, Dino
Bravo, Greg Valentine, and the Honkytonk Man attacked Tugboat until Jim Duggan
made the save with his 2x4 (10/10/90; Cape Girardeau, MO)
- The Big Bossman pinned Bobby Heenan at the 18-second mark
- Sgt. Slaughter (w/ Gen. Adnan) defeated Jim Duggan via count-out at 3:05
after Duggan began chasing Adnan backstage; after the bout, Duggan spat on
Slaughter's Iraqi flag (11/19/90; Rochester, NY)
- WWF Tag Team Champion Bret Hart pinned the Barbarian at 4:09 with a sunset
flip (11/24/90; Madison Square Garden)
- Greg Valentine & the Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated the Bushwhackers via disqualification at 4:04 after Butch shoved the referee down and then
hit Honky with a guitar as Luke was double teamed; the Bushwhackers then destroyed both guitars that had been brought ringside
(10/10/90; Cape Girardeau, MO)
- Hulk Hogan (w/ the Big Bossman) pinned Dino Bravo (w/ Earthquake & Jimmy
Hart) at 8:40 (8/8/90; Providence, RI)
- Davey Boy Smith pinned Haku with the running powerslam (10/19/90; Madison
Square Garden)
- Randy Savage (w/ Sensational Sherri) pinned Jim Dugagn
at 16:04 after Sherri put Savage's leg on the ropes for leverage (10/28/89;
Madison Square Garden)
- Randy Savage (w/ Sensational Sherri) defeated the Ultimate Warrior in a steel
cage match at 10:33 by escaping over the top while the Warrior was distracted by
an interfering Sensational Sherri, who entered through the door and climbed the
cage to choke Warrior with her clothing; after the bout, Savage was able to
escape the cage after a number of referees and the Nasty Boys restrained
Warrior; moments thereafter, Warrior hit the gorilla press slam on Sherri (1/21/91;
Madison Square Garden)
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