Hello and welcome one and all to
another edition of Seanomaniac Wrestling Reviews, the only wrestling review
series on the internet that is more foolish than having Strowman lose to Lesnar
again! It is time of quite possibly the most iconic Saturday Night’s Main Event
of all-time, the WWF Championship is on the line as Hulk Hogan defends his WWF
Championship against Andre The Giant, the crowd is freaking out before a match
has even begun. We also have a tag team championship match towards the end of
the show while Macho Man Randy Savage takes on The Honky Tonk Man.
(WWF Intercontinental Championship Match) The Honky Tonk Man
© W/ Jimmy Hart vs Macho Man Randy Savage W/ Miss Elizabeth
Honky Tonk
Man makes about ten Elvis references in his promo, truly terrific, a truly
annoying chicken-shit heel. Jimmy Hart distracts Savage, Honky Tonk Man dances
in front of Elizabeth before running for his life. Savage chases Honky, big
elbow, neck-snap using the ropes. Honky and Jimmy Hart clash heads, Jimmy Hart
distracts Savage. Eye rake by Honky but the sunset flip does not work, right
hand by Savage. Savage misses a corner clothesline, shoulder is damaged.
Snapmare by Honky, Savage dodges an elbow. Jimmy Hart distracts Savage, into
the ring comes Jimmy Hart. Hart drops the megaphone, Honky uses the megaphone
behind the referee’s back. Whack to the ribs for two, Honky is irate.
I must
mention Peggy Sue is at ringside, Peggy Sue is Sherri in disguise. Savage escapes
a chinlock, shoulder block by Savage but Honky comes back with a knee to the
ribs. Apron axe handle by Honky, Honky gestures towards Elizabeth. Headlock and
a right hand by Honky, Jimmy Hart chokes Savage behind the referee’s back.
Honky dances for Elizabeth, Peggy Sue attacks Savage. Right hands by Honky,
Savage begins to block and jab with his lefts. Low knee by Honky, massive
clothesline floors Savage.
Multiple
elbows by Honky, Honky dances at Elizabeth some more. Honky advances towards
Elizabeth, Jimmy Hart corners Elizabeth. Savage is up, axe handle to Honky.
Honky begs for mercy, Savage tosses Honky to the floor. Diving axe handle from
the top rope, elbow and a scoop slam.
Diving axe handle connects, two for Savage. Jimmy Hart is on the apron,
Savage yanks him into the ring. Honky knees Hart by accident, sleeper by
Savage. Peggy Sue threatens Elizabeth, Savage saves Elizabeth. Honky tries an
axe handle, Savage punches Honky and sends Honky into the turnbuckle, Savage
wins by count-out. Honky corners Savage with his guitar, Jimmy Hart clocks
Savage with his megaphone. Elizabeth is covering Savage, Honky tells Elizabeth
to move. Savage blocks the guitar shot, kick to the ribs but Honky flees,
Savage will have to wait his turn but Savage breaks the guitar. Savage holds
open the ropes for Elizabeth, we never get to see that and the crowd erupts.
The crowd is
on fire, I am sorry but Savage is fantastic and Honky is great too but this
crowd, this motherfucking crowd is so on fire for everything that an elbow, a
punch, a slam means so God damn much. Savage won by count-out and the fans
erupted, if Savage broke that guitar over Honky, the cheers would have been
deafening. Love the work of Honky, so annoying, so antagonizing, you want
Savage to annihilate him, you are begging for it, it’s just good ol’ wrestling
and I am hooked!
Winner:
Randy Savage over Honky Tonk Man via Count-Out!
(WWF Heavyweight Championship Match) Hulk Hogan © vs Andre
The Giant W/ Ted Dibiase & Virgil
The biggest
rematch of all-time, they build the hype times a million for this. No shortage
of drama, Andre almost pinned Hogan at Wrestlemania 3, it seemed controversial
and Andre claims to have never truly been beaten by Hogan. A year in the
making, Survivor Series was all about these two, wrestling was these two and
there is nothing that can compare to the big title match feeling.
The bell
rings, Hogan awaits Andre who stands on the apron taking everything in but here
comes Andre slowly but surely. Andre’s facials are fantastic, they are worth a
mention here. The arrogance and smugness who fears nothing, not even The
Hulkster. Andre talks strategy with Dibiase and Virgil, Hogan comes over and
attacks everyone. Dibiase and Virgil are knocked around by Hogan. Andre and
Hogan, right hands by Hogan. Big right hand, chops to Andre. Andre meets the
turnbuckle hard, kicks to the ribs and Mongolian chops. Elbow to the head,
Andre is staggering around the ring. Axe bomber but Andre still stands, Virgil
eats a right hand.
Eye rake by Hogan, corner clothesline. Big
right hand, eye rake again by the champion. Hogan climbs to the top rope, Andre
catches Hogan. Bodyslam by Andre, Andre misses a falling headbutt. Hogan tries
to pin Andre, choke by Hogan. Andre gains control with his chokehold, Irish
whip to the corner. Scoop slam by Andre, kicks to the back. Coconut crush from
Andre, big boot by Andre. Hogan falls to the floor, Virgil attacks Hogan. Choke
from Andre, Andre uses his singlet to choke Hogan. More choking from Hogan,
Hogan is rallying and shaking off Andre.
Hogan is on
his feet from the choke, knees to the ribs. Chops from Hogan, right hands by
the champion. Eye rake by Hogan, Hogan is on the middle rope. Diving
clothesline by Hogan, Virgil stops the leg drop. Hogan nails the leg drop
behind the referee’s back, Virgil is with the referee. Hogan is furious, Andre
grabs Hogan. Headbutts to the back of the head, Butterfly Suplex from Andre.
The referee counts to 3, Hogan’s shoulder was up but the referee did not see
it? What is going on? This is insane! Mean Gene is here, Andre tells everyone
that he is surrendering the title to Dibiase, Dibiase is champion without
winning the championship, what a disgrace? Hogan is irate, hold on one second.
There are two referees that look the same, what could this be? Twins, they are
screaming at one another, Earl kicks down Dave Hebnar. Hogan knows that this
Hebnar is the rat, Hogan asks for the crowd to decide what is next. Hogan picks
up the referee, Earl is tossed onto Dibiase and Virgil, crazy times.
Without a
shadow of a doubt, one of the greatest angles of all-time. We have heard of tag
team partners swapping out, brothers swapping out but this was God damn
identical twins, nothing better than identical twins. Hogan and Andre
delivered, the outrage this caused was just pure awesome. How dare Dibiase pay
off an identical twin to screw Hogan out of the championship, but it might just
be the smartest heel move in the history of wrestling in a kayfabe sense of
course, smartest heel move in wrestling is obviously Triple H marrying into The
Mcmahon Family. Anyways, this was so much fun and an ingenious angle that I am
surprised has not been ripped off more often. Great match, great angle, some of
the best childhood memories wrestling fans will have.
Winner:
Andre The Giant over Hulk Hogan Via Butterfly Suplex!
(WWF Tag Team Championship Match) The Hart Foundation vs
Strikeforce ©
We cut to a
Hogan interview and miss the tag team match…. What? The Fuck is this? Why even
show it so? POINTLESS
That was one
of the most memorable Saturday Night’s Main Events of all-time. No disputing
that, two matches and a match being caught off before it really gets going is
not a great show but the matches delivered ten fold for this edition of the
show. Savage and Honky tear the house down to begin with, back and forth it is
the perfect mix. Savage looking to rip the head off of Honky, Honky uses his “charm”
on Elizabeth, Jimmy Hart protecting his meal ticket in Honky Tonk Man. It is
all sorts of fun with a finish that you would feel would fall flat but the energy
and passion of the crowd carries it and all in all, I was extremely happy once
it was over. Then came the main event, Hogan and Andre, one more time. Andre
crippled at this point but such a presence that he gets away with it, back and
forth the match sucks you in and that finish nobody saw coming and the drama
that comes with it, it was fantastic. You simply need to see this edition of
Saturday Night’s Main Event. Thanks for reading and supporting, see you next
time and remember: There’s always another night!
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