Gorilla Monsoon, Bobby Heenan, and Jim Neidhart are on commentary, beginning a new taping cycle in Portland, Maine. According to thehistoryofwwe.com, the taping took place on July 30 and drew a crowd of 7,756 fans.
A replay of Jake Roberts’ heel turn on Superstars is shown.
Jamison hears a radio announcement in Bobby Heenan’s dressing room that six “deranged lunatics” have escaped from the Stanford Sanitarium and have escaped on a yellow bus.
Sean Mooney, Lord Alfred Hayes, and Gene Okerlund are shown blowing up balloons for Randy Savage’s bachelor party. They are tired and complaining that Heenan, who organized the party, has not done any setup work. Gorilla Monsoon hauls Heenan onto the set, which has no audience. Koko B. Ware, the Bushwhackers, and Jamison show up, with the Bushwhackers bringing a long sub sandwich.
Welcome back to more Dream Matches! This week, I have a huge “Wait, THAT happened?” match, as the BRITISH BULLDOGS face the ROCK ‘N’ ROLL EXPRESS! In the AWA. And it goes… well, let’s see why this isn’t a tape trading legend, why don’t we?
Next up, I continue my look at Manabu Nakanishi in WCW, as “Kurasawa” takes his martial arts to the “Macho Man” Randy Savage in a pair of matches set six months apart- the latter of which when Kurasawa had definitely entered the job squad!
And finally, remember last week when I subjected y’all to Sgt. Craig Pittman vs. The Cobra? Well now they’re TAG PARTNERS, and their opponents are the freakin’ Faces of Fear! This one actually ends up great… if you want to see how the mechanics of wrestling work, because Pittman here is SO BAD that he actually throws off all three other wrestlers, none of whom seem to know what to do with him flailing around all weird. It’s one of the greatest examples of a wrestler being such a stiff that nobody can do anything with him.
THE BRITISH BULLDOGS (Davey-Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) vs. THE ROCK ‘N’ ROLL EXPRESS (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson):
(AWA When Worlds Collide, 1989)
* This is a completely wild Dream Match I had no idea existed, as the Bulldogs typically existed in the WWF & Japan while the Express were mostly in the Southern companies/NWA. The Bulldogs are shredded to the gills here, just on ALL the steroids (especially Smith), while the Express are the same doughy guys they always were, absolutely dwarfed by their opponents (neither of whom were that big in the WWF). Makes you realize why they never did a run in the WWF around this time, ya know? The Express are in black & blue tights, and the Bulldogs are in their white & blue ones with the Union Jacks on the asses. Luscious Johnny Valiant is doing commentary, putting over the Bulldogs but mentioning that the Express match their experience. Legend Pat O’Connor is the ref here.
Vince McMahon, Roddy Piper, and Randy Savage are doing commentary for the last episode from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Gorilla Monsoon, Bobby Heenan, and Jim Neidhart call the action, still coming from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. All of them are wearing cowboy hats, something that Heenan is not thrilled with.
Ted DiBiase’s squash from Prime Time Wrestling is shown.
Gorilla Monsoon, Bobby Heenan, and Jim Neidhart are in the booth, broadcasting the last show from Fresno, California.
Vince McMahon, Roddy Piper, and Randy Savage provide commentary for the last episode in the taping cycle in Sacramento, California. Savage predicts that Hulk Hogan and the Ultimate Warrior will scream for mercy at SummerSlam.
The Big Bossman’s quick squash from Prime Time Wrestling opens the show.
Vince McMahon, Roddy Piper, and Randy Savage are doing commentary, taped from Sacramento, California.
Gorilla Monsoon, Bobby Heenan, and Jim Neidhart provide commentary, starting a new round of episodes from Fresno, California. According to thehistoryofwwe.com, this taping cycle took place on June 18.
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.
Gorilla Monsoon, Bobby Heenan, and Jim Neidhart are in the booth, concluding the tapings in Tempe, Arizona.
Vince McMahon, Randy Savage, and Roddy Piper provide commentary, concluding the taping cycle in Tucson, Arizona. Piper warns Irwin R. Schyster that if he finds out he was behind his recent tax audit, he is going to grill him.
Vince McMahon, Randy Savage, and Roddy Piper call the action, taped from Tucson, Arizona.
Jake Roberts’ squash match from Prime Time Wrestling is the first bout on the program.
SummerSlam will take place on Monday night, August 26!
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.
Gorilla Monsoon, Bobby Heenan, and Jim Neidhart provide commentary as fans get a new cycle of episodes from Tempe, Arizona. According to thehistoryofwwe.com, the taping took place on May 29. Heenan shows off the fifty cent gift he got his dad for Father’s Day.
Vince McMahon, Randy Savage, and Roddy Piper are in the booth, starting a new taping cycle in Tucson, Arizona. According to thehistoryofwwe.com, the taping took place on May 28. Piper opens up a Father’s Day gift from his “Jamaican children.” The gift is a tie that Piper wraps around his neck.
Gorilla Monsoon, Bobby Heenan, and Jim Neidhart are in the booth to conclude the tapings in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Gorilla Monsoon, Bobby Heenan, and Jim Neidhart continue to call the action from Green Bay, Wisconsin.
The British Bulldog’s squash that aired on Prime Time Wrestling two weeks ago is shown.
Gorilla Monsoon, Bobby Heenan, and Jim Neidhart are in the booth, doing the last taped broadcast from Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Vince McMahon and Randy Savage provide commentary for today’s episode, still coming from the long taping in Omaha, Nebraska.
Roddy Piper is in the dressing room preparing for his match today with Rick Martel. His left knee is wrapped up and he dedicates today’s match to his mother. Savage rebuts that he is dedicating the match to his mom too because Martel will beat Piper.
