Vince McMahon and Roddy Piper are doing commentary, concluding the tapings from Rochester, New York. McMahon tells fans that Randy Savage’s appeal of his retirement to WWF President Jack Tunney have failed and that, in response, Savage trashed Tunney’s office.
The video montage to lead into the show has been updated to feature Sid Justice and show Virgil holding the Million Dollar Championship. The Ultimate Warrior has been scrubbed.
Vince McMahon and Roddy Piper are doing commentary, this time coming from Rochester, New York. According to thehistoryofwwe.com, the taping took place on August 19 and drew a crowd of 7,000 fans.
Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan are doing commentary, wrapping up the tapings in Portland, Maine. Jim Neidhart’s awful run in the booth is over. It is hard to notice a change in his absence since he said very little when calling matches.
Gorilla Monsoon, Bobby Heenan, and Roddy Piper are in the booth, and they are live from New York City, New York. According to thehistoryofwwe.com, the show took place on Monday, August 26 and drew a crowd of 17,474, 15,643 paid for their tickets. The show had an estimated buyrate of 2.70 (an estimated 405,000 buys), a decline from the 3.80 buyrate (and 507,000 buys) that the previous year’s SummerSlam drew.
The opening video package has a great line from Vince McMahon, as he hypes the show’s “Match Made in Heaven” and “Match Made in Hell” as nuptials turning to napalm.
Vince McMahon, Roddy Piper, and Randy Savage are in the booth for a new round of television tapings in Sacramento, California. According to thehistoryofwwe.com, the tapings took place on June 17 and drew a crowd of 13,000 fans, 11,500 of whom paid to attend.
McMahon and Piper give words of encouragement to Savage to propose to Elizabeth on today’s program.
Gene Okerlund and Bobby Heenan host this evening’s show. Heenan says that Vince McMahon is having some cosmetic work done.
After showing footage of Tugboat’s turn on Superstars, Jimmy Hart walks into the studio laughing. Hart says that Tugboat has sunk and he has big news.
Vince McMahon and Bobby Heenan are in the studio, starting the show by recapping Heenan wearing a kilt on last week’s episode and being mocked by Roddy Piper.
Tugboat’s squash from Wrestling Challenge is shown.
Vince McMahon and Bobby Heenan are tonight’s hosts for the first Tuesday edition of Prime Time Wrestling. This show is a post-WrestleMania celebration that is originating from Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Okerlund narrates still photographs of the career ending match between the Ultimate Warrior and Randy Savage, the WWF tag team title match between the Hart Foundation and the Nasty Boys, and Virgil’s match with Ted DiBiase at WrestleMania. It is also announced that Hulk Hogan won the WWF Championship for a record-breaking third time. Footage shows Hogan’s entrance and post-match celebration. Then, Okerlund transitions to locker room footage where Slaughter tosses a fireball into Hogan’s eyes when he returns to the locker room and beats on him with a chair. This means that the feud between the two will continue.
Gorilla Monsoon and Hacksaw Jim Duggan start the broadcast on commentary, which is taking place in Los Angeles, California. According to thehistoryofwwe.com, the show drew a crowd of 15,500. The show drew an estimated buyrate of 2.8 (an estimated 400,000 buys). This was a decline from the 3.8 buyrate of WrestleMania VI, with 150,000 fewer households buying the show versus the previous year, and marked the first time that fewer fans purchased a WrestleMania than the prior edition.
Willie Nelson does a nice rendition of “America the Beautiful.”
Vince McMahon and Bobby Heenan are in the booth, wrapping up the taping cycle in Springfield, Massachusetts. Heenan continues his string of jokes against the Bossman’s mother, saying that she is looking for a garbage truck to live in.
The Legion of Doom’s squash from Prime Time Wrestling kicks off the show.
Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan are doing commentary, and they are taped from San Antonio, Texas. According to thehistoryofwwe.com, these tapings took place on April 24 and drew a sellout crowd of 10,700 fans.
Live from New York, NY
Airdate: August 26, 1991
Attendance: 20,000
Hosted by Gorilla Monsoon, Bobby “The Brain” Heenan & “Rowdy” Roddy Piper
With matches made in both Heaven and Hell, will Vince go to Purgatory? Also, three title matches support the undercard. Read on!
Taped from Hershey, PA
Airdate: March 11, 1989 (taped 2/16)
Attendance: 9,000 (sold out)
Hosted by Vince McMahon & Jesse “The Body” Ventura
As if the dissolution of the MegaPowers isn’t enough, what else can cause separation between Hogan and Savage? Let’s find out!
WWF The Main Event II
Live from Milwaukee, WI
Airdate: February 3, 1989
Attendance: 20,000
Hosted by Vince McMahon & Jesse “The Body” Ventura
Pro wrestling in prime time again? What could possibly happen this time?
Taped from Hershey, PA
Airdate: October 3, 1987 (taped 9/23)
Attendance: 9,000
Hosted by Vince McMahon and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
To begin the show, the Intercontinental Champion Honkytonk Man (with Jimmy Hart) cuts a promo on Savage and vows to steal Elizabeth. I fear for his health trying to do that. In case you’re wondering, Honkytonk Man beat Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat to win the title on 6/13 (taped 6/2).
In the supreme act of one-upmanship, due to Starrcade ’85 emanating from two locations, WrestleMania II emanated from THREE locations! If they keep this up, Starrcade ’86 could emanate from Tokyo AND London simultaneously.
Taped from Tampa, FL
Airdate: January 4, 1986 (taped 12/19/85)
Attendance: not given
Hosted by Vince McMahon and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan/Jesse “The Body” Ventura
Out by the swimming pool, WWF Champion Hulk Hogan mixes a concoction called
As I promised earlier in the Daily thread, here is my latest reflection. Go Cubs!
Taped from Hershey, PA
Airdate: November 2, 1985 (taped 10/31)
Attendance: 8,000
Hosted by Vince McMahon and Jesse “The Body” Ventura
