WWF Events of the 80s
Wrestlemania
Wrestlemania II
Wrestlemania III
Survivor Series `87
Wrestlemania IV
Summerslam `88
Survivor Series `88
Royal Rumble `89
Wrestlemania V
Survivor Series `89
Wrestlemania
Date of Event: 3/31/85
Length:
Recorded: 1st Generation
Commentary:
1. Tito Santana vs. Executioner -
2. King Kong Bundy vs. SD Jones -
3. Ricky Steamboat vs. Matt Borne -
4. Junkyard Dog vs. Greg Valentine (IC Championship) -
5. Nikolai Volkoff & Iron Shiek vs. Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo (Tag Team Championship) -
6. Andre "The Giant" vs. Big John Studd ($15,000-Retirement Slam Match) -
7. Wendi Richter vs. Lelani Kai (Women's Championship) -
8. Hulk Hogan & Mr. T vs. Roddy Piper & Paul Orndorff (Guest Referee Muhammad Ali) -
Wrestlemania II
Date of Event: 4/5/86
Length: 2 hours
Recorded: Master
Commentary (New York): Vince MacMahon & Susan St. James
Commentary (Chicago): Gorilla Monsoon, Gene Okerland Cathy Lee Crosby,
Commentary (Los Angeles): Jesse Ventura, Lord Alfred Hayes, Elvira
Guest Commentator: Ernie Ladd
--New York--
- WWF Video, Okerland Opening, Opening Video
1. Don Muroco vs. Paul Orndorff - **
2. Randy Savage vs. George Steele (Intercontinental Championship) - *1/2
3. Jake Roberts vs. George Wells - 3/4*
- Background of Piper & Mr. T, Interviews with Duva-Piper-Mr. T
4. Mr. T vs. Roddy Piper (Boxing Match)
--Chicago--
5. Fabulous Moolah vs. Velvet MacIntyre (Women's Championship) - DUD
6. Nikolai Volkoff vs. Cpl. Kirschner (Flag Match) - DUD
- Fralic & Studd interview
7. Battle Royal - *
8. British Bulldogs vs. The Dream Team (Tag Team Championship) - **3/4
--Los Angeles--
8. Ricky Steamboat vs. Hercules Hernandez - *1/2
9. Adrian Adonis vs. Uncle Elmer - 1/2*
10. Terry & Hoss (Dory) Funk vs. Junkyard Dog & Tito Santana - **3/4
- Hogan-Bundy background
11. Hulk Hogan vs. King Kong Bundy (Steel Cage World Championship) - *1/2
Wrestlemania III
Date of Event: 3/29/87
Length:
Recorded: Master
Commentary:
1. Can-Am Connection vs. Don Muroco & Bob Orton -
2. Billy Jack Haynes vs. Hercules -
3. Hillbilly Jum, Haiti Kid, Little Beaver vs.
King Kong Bundy, Lord Littlebrook, Little Tokyo -
4. Harley Race vs. Junkyard Dog ("Loser Must Bow" Match) -
5. Dream Team vs. Rougeaus -
6. Roddy Piper vs. Adrian Adonis (Hair vs. Hair Match) -
7. Tito Santana & British Bulldogs vs. Danny Davis & Hart Foundation -
8. Koko B. Ware vs. Butch Reed -
9. Randy Savage vs. Ricky Steamboat (IC Championship) -
10. Iron Shiek & Nikolai Volkoff vs. Killer Bees -
11. Jake Roberts vs. Honky Tonk Man -
12. Hulk Hogan vs. Andre "The Giant" (World Championship) -
Survivor Series `87
Date of Event: 11/26/87
Length:
Commentary: Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse Ventura
Recorded: 1st Generation
- Interviews with Honky Tonk Man (w/ team) and Randy Savage (w/ team)
1. Randy Savage, Ricky Steamboat, Jim Duggan, Jake Roberts, Brutus Beefcake vs.
The Honky Tonk Man, Harley Race, Hercules, Ron Bass, Danny Davis - **
2. Fabulous Moolah, Rockin' Robin, Velvet McIntyre, Jumping Bomb Angles vs.
Sensational Sherri, Dawn Marie, Donna Christenello, Glamour Girls - *1/4
- Interviews with Bobby Heenan (w/ team) and Strike Force (w/ team)
3. Strike Force, British Bulldogs, Killer Bees, Rougeaus, Young Stallions vs.
Hart Foundation, Demolition, Islanders, New Dream Team, Bolsheviks - *1/2
- Interviews with Andre and Heenan (w/ team) and Hulk Hogan (w/ team)
4. Hulk Hogan, Paul Orndorff, Don Muroco, Bam Bam Bigelow, Ken Patera vs.
Andre "The Giant," King Kong Bundy, One Man Gang, Rick Rude, Butch Reed - *3/4
- Interview with Andre and Heenan
Wrestlemania IV
Date of Event: 3/27/88
Length: 3 hours and 45 minutes
Recorded: 1st Generation
Commentary: Gorilla Monsoon & Jesse Ventura
- Opening video
- Greg the George on weekend festivities
- Show opening
- "America the Beautiful" by Gladys Knight
1. Battle Royal - *
Featuring: Bret Hart, Jim Neidhart, Paul Roma, Jimmy Powers, Sika, Danny Davis,
Jim Brunzell, B. Brian Blair, Bad News Brown, Sam Houston, Jacques Rougeau, Ramon Rougeau,
Ken Patera, Ron Bass, Junkyard Dog, Boris Zuckoff, Nikolai Volkoff, Hillbilly Jim, Harley Race,
George "The Animal" Steele
- DiBiase interview, Robin Leach reads proclamation
2. Ted DiBiase vs. Jim Duggan - *3/4
- Beefcake interview
3. Don Muroco vs. Dino Bravo - *1/2
- Steamboat vignette, HTM & Hart interview
4. Greg Valentine vs. Ricky Steamboat - **1/2
- Bulldogs & Koko interview, Heenan's package delivery vignette
5. Randy Savage vs. Butch Reed - **
- Heenan & Islanders interview
6. One Man Gang vs. Bam Bam Bigelow - *
- Hogan interview
7. Rick Rude vs. Jake Roberts - **1/2
- White interview and bracketing
8. Ultimate Warrior vs. Hercules - 1/2*
- Hulk-Andre history
9. Hulk Hogan vs. Andre "The Giant" - -*
- Savage interview
10. Ted DiBiase vs. Don Muroco - *1/4
- Demolition interview
11. Randy Savage vs. Greg Valentine - **
- White interview and more bracketing
12. Honky Tonk Man vs. Brutus Beefcake (IC Championship) - 1/4*
- Andre interview, HTM & Hart interview
13. Bobby Heenan & Islanders vs. Koko B. Ware & British Bulldogs - 1/2*
- Ventura's posing, Heenan interview
14. Randy Savage vs. One Man Gang - 1/2*
- Final bracketing
15. Demolition vs. Strike Force (Tag Team Championship) - *
- Demolition interview
16. Randy Savage vs. Ted DiBiase - **1/2
Survivor Series `88
Date of Event: 11/24/88
Length: 2 hours
Commentary: Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse Ventura
Recorded: 1st Generation
1. Powers of Pain, British Bulldogs, Hart Foundation, The Rockers, Young Stallions vs.
Demolition, Brainbusters, Rougeaus, Bolsheviks, Conquistidors - **
2. Ultimate Warrior, Brutus Beefcake, Blue Blazer, Jim Brunzell, Sam Houston vs.
Honky Tonk Man, Ron Bass, Greg Valentine, Danny Davis, Bad News Brown - *
- Interviews: Brown and Warrior
3. Jim Duggan, Jake Roberts, Scott Casey, Tito Santana, Ken Patera vs.
Andre "The Giant," Rick Rude, Dino Bravo, Mr. Perfect, Harley Race - *1/4
- Interviews: Andre-Heenan and Roberts
4. Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Koko B. Ware, Hercules, Hillbilly Jim vs.
Ted DiBiase, Big Bossman, Akeem, Haku, Red Rooster - **
- Ventura interviews Savage
Royal Rumble `89
Date of Event: 1/15/89
Length:
Recorded: Master
1. Jim Duggan & Hart Foundation vs. Dino Bravo & Rougeaus (3-Falls)
2. Rockin' Robin vs. Judy Martin (Women's Championship)
Posedown between Ultimate Warrior and Rick Rude
4. Royal Rumble match
Wrestlemania V
Date of Event: 4/2/89
Length:
Recorded: 1st Generation
Commentary:
1. Hercules vs. Haku -
2. Twin Towers vs. The Rockers -
3. Brutus Beefcake vs. Ted DiBiase -
4. Bushwackers vs. Rougeaus -
5. Mr. Perfect vs. Blue Blazer -
6. Demolition vs. Mr. Fuji & Powers of Pain (Tag Team Championship) -
7. Dino Bravo vs. Ronnie Garvin -
8. Brainbusters vs. Strike Force -
Piper's Pit with guests Brother Love and Morton Downey Jr. -
9. Jake Roberts vs. Andre "The Giant" (Guest Referee Big John Studd) -
10. Hart Foundation vs. Rhythm & Blues -
11. Ultimate Warrior vs. Rick Rude (IC Championship) -
12. Jim Duggan vs. Bad News Brown -
13. Red Rooster vs. Bobby Heenan -
14. Hulk Hogan vs. Randy Savage (World Championship) -
Survivor Series `89
Date of Event: 11/23/89
Length: 2 hours and 45 minutes
Commentary: Gorilla Monsoon & Jesse Ventura
Recorded: 2nd Generation
- Warrior Cigarette commercial, Royal Rumble commercial, Supertape commercial
- Opening Video
- Thankfuls from: Hogan, DiBiase, Roberts, Demolition, Savage, Duggan, Bravo & Earthquake,
Rhodes, Bossman, Beefcake, Martel, Rude, Piper, Poffo, Hennig, Bushwackers, Heenan, Warrior
- Card rundown
1. The Dream Team (Dusty Rhodes, Brutus Beefcake, Red Rooster, Tito Santana) vs.
The Enforcers (Big Bossman, The Honkytonk Man, Rick Martel, Bad News Brown) - *
- Bossman-Slick interview, King's Court interview
2. The 4x4s (Jim Duggan, Bret Hart, Ron Garvin, Hercules) vs.
The King's Court (Randy Savage, Earthquake, Dino Bravo, Greg Valentine) - *1/4
- Million Dollar Team interview, Okerland checking on Rhodes, Genius poem
3. The Hulkamaniacs (Hulk Hogan, Jake Roberts, Demolition) vs.
The Million Dollar Team (Ted DiBiase, Zeus, Powers of Pain) - *1/2
- Interviews: Savage-Sherri-Zeus, Hogan-Beefcake
- End Card Rundown, Rude's Brood interview, Roddy's Rowdies vignette
4. Roddy's Rowdies (Roddy Piper, Jimmy Snuka, The Bushwackers) vs.
The Rude Brood (Rick Rude, Mr. Perfect, Rougeaus) - *
- Interviews: Rude's Brood, Ultimate Warriors
5. The Ultimate Warriors (Ultimate Warrior, Jim Neidhart, The Rockers) vs.
The Heenan Family (Andre "The Giant," Haku, Arn Anderson, Bobby Heenan) - **