Hello and welcome to another edition
of Seanomaniac Wrestling Reviews, the only wrestling review series on the
internet that will always walk with Elias! Saturday Night’s Main Event, here we
go again. The easiest way to fill in the gaps from WWF pay per views at the
time, Hogan vs Terry Funk for the WWF Championship. Also, Randy Macho Man
Savage takes on George The Animal Steele, Volkoff vs Kirchner and Ricky
Steamboat teams with The Junkyard Dog to battle Mr. Fuji and Magnificent
Muraco. Sounds like a fun night, let’s get it on!
Opening
Promo
Down by the pool, we have Hogan
preparing for his match with Terry Funk while Piper and The Body look down on Uncle
Elmer and Hillbilly Jim. Vince welcomes us all to the show, there is a huge
peace match between Volkoff and Kirchner.
Uncle
Elmer/Cousin Luke/Hillbilly Jim vs Roddy Piper/Jesse Ventura/Cowboy Bob Orton
Piper and Ventura had taken the piss
out of Uncle Elmer when Elmer was getting married on Saturday Night’s Main Event.
Hillbilly Jim and Elmer did not take too kindly to their words, we have this
match as a result. Ventura eye rakes Elmer, Elmer is back with right hands.
Throat toss from Elmer, Ventura meets Hillbilly Jim’s boot. Side headlock by
Hillbilly Jim, knee from Ventura. Tag to Piper, right hands by Hot Rod. Cousin
Luke is in, Piper wants a handshake. Luke kicks Piper, clubbing blows from
Luke. Piper fights back and tags Orton, double clothesline to Luke. Massive
fists from Orton, stomps from Orton. Tag to Piper, throat thrust from Piper.
Huge knee lift from Piper, Piper spits at Hillbilly Jim. Tag to Orton, Luke
begins to fight back with headbutts.
Tag to Ventura, snapmare and Ventura
steps on Luke’s throat. Tag to Piper who slaps Luke, eye poke from Piper. Tag
to Orton, double axe handle. Tag to Piper, Luke tags Hillbilly Jim but Orton
distracted the referee. Tag to Orton, scoop slam and tag to Piper. Luke tags
Elmer, Piper backs off. Bearhug from Elmer, Piper rakes the eyes. Everyone is
brawling, Piper is left with Hillbilly Jim. Headbutts have no effect on Hillbilly
Jim, Piper slaps Jim. Hillbilly Jim is back into the heel corner, cheap shots
from Orton. Tag to Ventura, tag to Orton. Elbow and tag to Piper, Hillbilly Jim
tags Luke. Luke hammers everyone, Piper has The Sleeper on Luke. Elmer attacks
Ventura, Orton nails Luke with his cast. Piper has The Sleeper and Team Ventura
steal the win.
If anything, that over-delivered!
Piper and Ventura had talked so much trash and you had Hillbilly Jim and Elmer
just whooping ass when it came down to the match. Piper was great as was
Ventura getting their asses handed to them, Orton using his cast once more for
the heels to steal the win, good stuff worth the wait.
Winners: Team Piper over Team Elmer
via Sleeper!
(WWF
World Heavyweight Championship Match) Hulk Hogan © W/ Junkyard Dog vs Terry
Funk W/ Jimmy Hart
Funk came in like a house of fire
branding and attacking anyone in his way, JYD felt the wrath of Funk at the
last Saturday Night Main Event. Hogan was even a victim of the branding iron as
Hogan was laid out by Funk. Corner clothesline by Hogan to begin the match,
Funk flops to the floor. Hogan knocks Funk out of the ring again with a huge
clothesline, side headlock from Hogan. Hogan steps on Funk’s back and kicks
Funk to the floor. Lock-up, Funk backs in Hogan. Massive slaps, Hogan punches
back at Funk. Funk flip to the apron, snapmare back in the ring. Back suplex,
two for Hogan. Atomic back drop from Hogan, headbutt by Hogan. Axe Bomber and
elbow drop, Jimmy Hart grabs the foot of Hogan off an Irish whip.
Jimmy Hart crawls under the ring, Funk
has a chain. Funk chokes the life out of Hogan, Funk applies a sleeper for
extra pressure. Piledriver by Funk, Hogan barely kicks out! Funk stomps away at
Hogan, Hogan begins to Hulk Up! Right hands by Hogan, elbow to the face. Big
boot, Funk is on the apron. Hogan tries a suplex, Funk lands on top of Hogan as
Hogan is nailed with a branding iron, two for Funk. Funk argues with the
referee and Hogan manages to nail a clothesline for the win!
Good stuff from Funk and Hogan, Funk
is a bumping machine for his opponents. Funk goes out there and does his best
to make his opponent look like a huge star, the gimmick is a big plus too. The cheesy
cowboy type who brands his opponent, love it. Funk drags away Jimmy Hart at the
end of the match, beautiful.
Winner: Hulk Hogan over Terry Funk
over Clothesline!
Randy
Macho Man Savage W/ Miss Elizabeth vs George The Animal Steele W/ Lou Albano
Elizabeth is being treated poorly by
the egotistical Macho Man, a vignette before the match shows Savage pushing
Elizabeth off a high rock to learn how to swim when Elizabeth has never swam in
her life. The simplistic Steele has treated Elizabeth well showing a quality
like King Kong caring for the young woman. Steel scares Savage to the floor, lock-up
with Steele hurling Savage to the floor. Steele chases Savage before spotting
Elizabeth, Savage protects Elizabeth. Steel re-enters the ring with Savage jumping
Steele, Steele battles back with Savage hiding behind Elizabeth. Steele slams
Savage in the ring, Steele rips off the turnbuckle. Savage eats a turnbuckle to
the face, Steele is distracted by Elizabeth. Double Axe Handle by Savage for
the win!
Tremendous character work in this
match, it is nice to see the wild man Steele show affections for the beautiful
Elizabeth who is being mistreated by the awful Savage. The match was nothing
much at all but the interactions between Elizabeth and Steele made up for the
lack of action, this is heading somewhere but where will it head?
Winner: Randy Savage over George The
Animal Steele via Double Axe Handle!
Nikolai
Volkoff W/ Freddie Blassie/Iron Sheik vs Corporal Kirchner
Lock-up, clean break from Volkoff.
Lock-up, another clean break. Volkoff takes the back, Kirchner shakes off
Volkoff. Side headlock takedown by Kirchner, top wristlock from Volkoff. More
clean breaks, takedown from Volkoff. Clean break,, Kirchner has the O Connor
roll for two. Side headlock by Kirchner, cartwheel and shoulder block by
Volkoff. Hammerlock from Kirchner, small package for two. Knee and hotshot by
Volkoff before a massive knee drop for the win.
Again, not much on the action side of things
but they had a story they wanted to tell and they told it well. Everyone
thought it would be a nice clean and technical match before Volkoff saw his opening.
Volkoff took the opening and managed to win the match.
Winner: Nikolai Volkoff over Corporal
Kirchner via Knee Drop!
Ricky
The Dragon Steamboat & Junkyard Dog vs Mr. Fuji & Magnificent Muraco
Muraco and Fuji had put the boots to
Steamboat, choking out The Dragon using a leather belt, Steamboat looks for
revenge with JYD as his partner. Muraco and Fuji jump JYD and Steambot, Muraco
has Junkyard Dog in the ring. Knee lift by Muraco, JYD back drops Muraco.
Snapmare but JYD misses a headbutt, tag to Fuji. Chops and strikes from Fuji,
JYD comes back with a scoop slam. Fuji begs for mercy, Fuji nails more chops
before tagging Muraco.
Scoop slam and arm drag from Junkyard
Dog, Steamboat nails Muraco from the apron. Right hands by JYD, headbutt to
Muraco. Tag to Fuji, chops to the chest and throat of JYD. Tag to Muraco,
Muraco tries for a piledriver but JYD back drops Muraco. Fuji gets the tag,
right hand and headbutt to JYD’s lower regions. Tag to Muraco, Muraco whips JYD
to the corner but misses the spear. Tag to Steamboat, chops to the chest and
head of Muraco. Shot to Fuji, enzuigiri to Muraco. Steamboat catapults Muraco into
Fuji, Crossbody from Steamboat. Fuji stomps Steamboat in the back, tag to Fuji.
Steamboat escapes the back suplex, tag to JYD who headbutts Fuji for the win.
More fun stuff with the match centred
around when Steamboat was going to get his revenge, would have liked a bit more
of a struggle for the hot tag but it was well worth the wait as Steamboat had
the crowd in a frenzy, The Dragon was popular with all in attendance. Fuji taking
the pin-fall was predictable but this was a fun way to close the show with the
babyfaces standing tall.
Winners: Team Steamboat over Team
Muraco via Headbutt!
Another Saturday Night’s Main Event review
finished, these shows are such a breeze to sit through and the themes to each
main event have me laughing every time whether it is Halloween or the
superstars down by a water park, the interviews and segments manage to make me
laugh every time. The action is good too, regular championship defences from Hogan,
the continued growth of the likes of Savage and Steamboat while Piper is still
the biggest asshole on the planet, love it all and give me some more! Thanks
for reading and remember: There’s always another night!
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