Post by Joe Neglia on Dec 31, 2018 21:21:50 GMT -5
JANUARY 1, 1987
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Mulligan's return to the WWF during this time was a bit weird, but this is why he was there - to head cards as they started making their way into his long-time territory home. Stacking the card didn't hurt. Not sure how the audience would have taken to a fake Funk in the semi-main, especially one that they recognized as former local champion Jesse Barr.
Orton didn't really seem to try as hard in the WWF as he had elsewhere, and I bet even at his best, he couldn't have dragged too much out of the Kirch.
And on the other side of the country, the company's other New Year's Day effort. Also pretty stacked, but interesting to see that it drew woefully less than the Florida show, which had to be seen as the B-card of the two.
Also interesting to see the Hart Foundation split up on different shows. Lot of tag team padding as singles matches on both.
This was a heel vs. heel main event with Savage and Jake. Jake would fight strictly babyfaces for another week after this, then started working heels like Bundy in anticipation of his upcoming babyface turn (filmed at the end of the month and shown in February).
Now that I think about it, Hercules/Adonis would have been a heel vs. heel match too. Wonder why they went with that on the card.
That's a pretty sad card for Portland. Wow, that's bad.
Long night for Mike Miller, who worked three matches.
What the hell is the Salem City Championship? Never heard of it and it's absent from Wikipedia's PNW entry's list of titles.
Cocoa Samoa = the original Sabu (the one that fought Lawler in Memphis)
Tama Samoa screams "Anoaii" but alas, no seeming connection.
Seriously, that card sucks.
First half of this card feels like a studio JTTS television taping, but the last three matches make up for it.
Bubba was getting fast-tracked into a program with Dusty at the time. The two would end up tying for most Bunkhouse Stampede wins during the series and had a cage match to determine a winner.
Someone needs to find that goofy commercial Horner made for BC Powder.
Only one match's results survive for this card, apparently. Interesting match for sure. Brody and Bad News are a pair I would not want pissed off at me at the same time.
Luger and Brody were about three weeks away from the infamous cage match.
Simmons was only three months into his career here, having his first match in October of '86.
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WWF - West Palm Beach Auditorium, West Palm Beach, FL (Attendance: 4,200)
Jim Neidhart defeated Lanny Poffo
Greg Valentine vs. Raymond Rougeau ended without a winner as a time limit draw
King Kong Bundy defeated Hillbilly Jim
Mike Rotunda defeated Sika
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Corporal Kirschner
Jacques Rougeau defeated Brutus Beefcake by disqualification
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Jimmy Jack Funk
$50.000 Bunkhouse Battle Royal - Blackjack Mulligan defeated Bob Orton Jr. and Brutus Beefcake and Corporal Kirschner and Greg Valentine and Hillbilly Jim and Jacques Rougeau and Jim Neidhart and Jimmy Jack Funk and King Kong Bundy and Lanny Poffo and Mike Rotunda and Raymond Rougeau and Sika and ?
Jim Neidhart defeated Lanny Poffo
Greg Valentine vs. Raymond Rougeau ended without a winner as a time limit draw
King Kong Bundy defeated Hillbilly Jim
Mike Rotunda defeated Sika
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Corporal Kirschner
Jacques Rougeau defeated Brutus Beefcake by disqualification
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Jimmy Jack Funk
$50.000 Bunkhouse Battle Royal - Blackjack Mulligan defeated Bob Orton Jr. and Brutus Beefcake and Corporal Kirschner and Greg Valentine and Hillbilly Jim and Jacques Rougeau and Jim Neidhart and Jimmy Jack Funk and King Kong Bundy and Lanny Poffo and Mike Rotunda and Raymond Rougeau and Sika and ?
Mulligan's return to the WWF during this time was a bit weird, but this is why he was there - to head cards as they started making their way into his long-time territory home. Stacking the card didn't hurt. Not sure how the audience would have taken to a fake Funk in the semi-main, especially one that they recognized as former local champion Jesse Barr.
Orton didn't really seem to try as hard in the WWF as he had elsewhere, and I bet even at his best, he couldn't have dragged too much out of the Kirch.
WWF - Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA (Attendance: 2,500)
Kamala defeated Nick Kiniski
Hercules defeated Adrian Adonis by disqualification
Jim Brunzell defeated Steve Lombardi
Tito Santana and Pedro Morales defeated Nikolai Volkoff and The Iron Sheik
Billy Jack Haynes defeated Butch Reed
Bret Hart defeated Koko B. Ware
B. Brian Blair defeated Mike Sharpe
Cage Match - WWF Intercontinental Title Match - Randy Savage (c) defeated Jake Roberts
Kamala defeated Nick Kiniski
Hercules defeated Adrian Adonis by disqualification
Jim Brunzell defeated Steve Lombardi
Tito Santana and Pedro Morales defeated Nikolai Volkoff and The Iron Sheik
Billy Jack Haynes defeated Butch Reed
Bret Hart defeated Koko B. Ware
B. Brian Blair defeated Mike Sharpe
Cage Match - WWF Intercontinental Title Match - Randy Savage (c) defeated Jake Roberts
And on the other side of the country, the company's other New Year's Day effort. Also pretty stacked, but interesting to see that it drew woefully less than the Florida show, which had to be seen as the B-card of the two.
Also interesting to see the Hart Foundation split up on different shows. Lot of tag team padding as singles matches on both.
This was a heel vs. heel main event with Savage and Jake. Jake would fight strictly babyfaces for another week after this, then started working heels like Bundy in anticipation of his upcoming babyface turn (filmed at the end of the month and shown in February).
Now that I think about it, Hercules/Adonis would have been a heel vs. heel match too. Wonder why they went with that on the card.
Pacific Northwest Wrestling - Eugene, Oregon
Vinnie Valentino defeated Tama Samoa
Joey Jackson defeated Art Barr
Cocoa Samoa defeated Verne Siebert
Mike Miller defeated Agent Orange
Ricky Santana defeated Abudda Dein
Joey Jackson defeated Vinnie Valentino
Mike Miller defeated Cocoa Samoa
Salem City Championship Match - Ricky Santana defeated Mike Miller
Vinnie Valentino defeated Tama Samoa
Joey Jackson defeated Art Barr
Cocoa Samoa defeated Verne Siebert
Mike Miller defeated Agent Orange
Ricky Santana defeated Abudda Dein
Joey Jackson defeated Vinnie Valentino
Mike Miller defeated Cocoa Samoa
Salem City Championship Match - Ricky Santana defeated Mike Miller
That's a pretty sad card for Portland. Wow, that's bad.
Long night for Mike Miller, who worked three matches.
What the hell is the Salem City Championship? Never heard of it and it's absent from Wikipedia's PNW entry's list of titles.
Cocoa Samoa = the original Sabu (the one that fought Lawler in Memphis)
Tama Samoa screams "Anoaii" but alas, no seeming connection.
Seriously, that card sucks.
JCP - The Omni, Atlanta, GA (Attendance: 3,000)
Tim Horner defeated Bill Dundee
Baron Von Raschke defeated Tony Zane
Barry Windham defeated Pez Whatley
Manny Fernández defeated Denny Brown
Road Warrior Animal, Road Warrior Hawk and Paul Ellering defeated Big Bubba, Bobby Eaton and Dennis Condrey
Bullrope Chain Match - Super Powers (Dusty Rhodes and Nikita Koloff) defeated Four Horsemen (Ric Flair and Tully Blanchard)
Bunkhouse Stampede - Big Bubba defeated Baron Von Raschke and Barry Windham and Bill Dundee and Bobby Eaton and Dennis Condrey and Denny Brown and Dusty Rhodes and Manny Fernández and Nikita Koloff and Paul Ellering and Ric Flair and Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk and Shaska Whatley and Tim Horner and Tony Zane and Tully Blanchard and ?
Tim Horner defeated Bill Dundee
Baron Von Raschke defeated Tony Zane
Barry Windham defeated Pez Whatley
Manny Fernández defeated Denny Brown
Road Warrior Animal, Road Warrior Hawk and Paul Ellering defeated Big Bubba, Bobby Eaton and Dennis Condrey
Bullrope Chain Match - Super Powers (Dusty Rhodes and Nikita Koloff) defeated Four Horsemen (Ric Flair and Tully Blanchard)
Bunkhouse Stampede - Big Bubba defeated Baron Von Raschke and Barry Windham and Bill Dundee and Bobby Eaton and Dennis Condrey and Denny Brown and Dusty Rhodes and Manny Fernández and Nikita Koloff and Paul Ellering and Ric Flair and Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk and Shaska Whatley and Tim Horner and Tony Zane and Tully Blanchard and ?
First half of this card feels like a studio JTTS television taping, but the last three matches make up for it.
Bubba was getting fast-tracked into a program with Dusty at the time. The two would end up tying for most Bunkhouse Stampede wins during the series and had a cage match to determine a winner.
Someone needs to find that goofy commercial Horner made for BC Powder.
Championship Wrestling from Florida - Orlando, FL
Lex Luger, Ron Simmons and Stan Lane defeated Bruiser Brody, Bad News Allen and Cuban Assassin
Lex Luger, Ron Simmons and Stan Lane defeated Bruiser Brody, Bad News Allen and Cuban Assassin
Only one match's results survive for this card, apparently. Interesting match for sure. Brody and Bad News are a pair I would not want pissed off at me at the same time.
Luger and Brody were about three weeks away from the infamous cage match.
Simmons was only three months into his career here, having his first match in October of '86.
