The Official MSG Classics Thread for 8/8/2007

[lildude8218]

Join us for another week of classic WWE action from the world's most famous arena, Madison Square Garden. The action starts off at 8pm on the MSG Network:


8:00 - From July 12, 1986

• 22 Man Over-The-Top-Rope Battle Royal
  
• The Junkyard Dog vs Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
  
• Steel Cage Match: Tito Santana and Bruno Sammartino vs "Macho Man" Randy Savage and "Adorable" Adrian Adonis
  

9:00 - From January 25, 1988

• "The Rock" Don Muraco vs The One Man Gang
  
• Hulk Hogan and Bam Bam Bigelow vs "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase and Virgil
  
• The British Bulldogs vs The Islanders
  

and remember, NO SPOILERS. Not everyone has seen these shows, so why spoil the ending for someone?

[Squirrel Master]

Arrgh! MY DVD recorder is on the fritz! Can anyone put these on a DVD-R for me, please? Kindly PM me if you can help! I will bless whoever a rare mint ECW Extreme Revolution VHS for their time and trouble. Many thanks!

Not to brag, but I was there both dates.

[heyguesswhatidid]

Bruno in 1986?? Was it like a special return?

[Baixo Astral]

I think Bruno was in a brief feud with Savage at this point.

[Squirrel Master]

The Sammartino-Savage feud with took place after Macho Man injured Ricky Steamboat with the timekeeper's bell. Bruno was offended by the foul play, and when Savage told Bruno in a locker room promo "I'm so happy what I did to him", Bruno got pissed and drove Savage into the wall and pummeled him silly. Then Sammartino wanted Savage to pay dearly, and that's how this steel cage match came about.

Past and future World Champions in a slobberknocker!!!

[lildude8218]

Bruno was semi-active at this point anyway since he took part in the WM2 Battle Royal a few months prior to this

[lildude8218]

This just in, the 22 participants for tonight's $50,000 battle royal have been named!

1. Sivi Afi
2. Tony Atlas
3. Brutus Beefcake
4. King Kong Bundy
5. The Dynamite Kid
6. Tony Garea
7. "The Mouth Of The South" Jimmy Hart
8. Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
9. Billy Jack Haynes
10. SD Jones
11. The Junkyard Dog
12. King Tonga
13. Moondog Rex
14. Moondog Spot
15. Pedro Morales
16. "Leaping" Lanny Poffo
17. "Handsome" Harley Race
18. Iron Mike Sharpe
19. Davey Boy Smith
20. Big John Studd
21. Johnny V
22. Greg "The Hammer" Valentine

*kayfabe off*

Seriously though, I figured someone was gonna ask so I just went ahead and listed the participants before the show starts.

[Drillbit Taylor]

lildude8218 said:

This just in, the 22 participants for tonight's $50,000 battle royal have been named!

1. Sivi Afi
2. Tony Atlas
3. Brutus Beefcake
4. King Kong Bundy
5. The Dynamite Kid
6. Tony Garea
7. "The Mouth Of The South" Jimmy Hart
8. Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
9. Billy Jack Haynes
10. SD Jones
11. The Junkyard Dog
12. King Tonga
13. Moondog Rex
14. Moondog Spot
15. Pedro Morales
16. "Leaping" Lanny Poffo
17. "Handsome" Harley Race
18. Iron Mike Sharpe
19. Davey Boy Smith
20. Big John Studd
21. Johnny V
22. Greg "The Hammer" Valentine

*kayfabe off*

Seriously though, I figured someone was gonna ask so I just went ahead and listed the participants before the show starts.

my money is on Jimmy

[Hiroshi Hase]

thegoldenspike said:

I think Bruno was in a brief feud with Savage at this point.

Yeah, it started when Santana was facing Savage w/Sanmartino as the special ref on the May 86 show, Adonis runs in for the DQ and a brawl ensues. The following month, it's a tag match which Savage/Adonis win by countout, which leads to the cage match.

[darthpipes]

First show looks good. Second show doesn't.

I've seen that cage match and it's a really good one. Adonis takes some good bumps. Not like Mick Foley off course but for such a fat slopper, Adonis was quite a good worker.

[lildude8218]

Season Two of the Muppet Show is my own personal lead-in for MSG Classics tonight.

[lildude8218]

Get this fake boxing stuff off my screen!

[Michael Coello]

MGS: Where we show how good our NY teams used to be.

[Michael Coello]

Top Draw?

Mean Gene is shooting there, brother!

[lildude8218]

Studd and Bundy are OUT

[lildude8218]

and The Brain is gone!

[lildude8218]

Heenan getting his heat back, or at least attempting to

[Michael Coello]

SD Jones is out.

Wait. SD Jone outlasted Big John Studd and King Kong Bundy?

[EJS]

NOOO NOT IRON MIKE

[Michael Coello]

And Iron Mike Sharpe is still in this?

Well, not anymore.