Tuesday, 17 June 2014

WWE All Star Search #24 - Championship Wrestling (April 1986)

WWE All Star Search #24 - Championship Wrestling (April 1986)


Hello Turnbucklers! Wrestlemania 2 eh...it came, it saw...it...went. Now we move forward and start the long, long journey to Wrestlemania 3...but I can't remember if anything big or iconic happened at that one, so we'll have to wait and see. Everything is now up in the open so let's see what feuds will continue and what feuds will develop in the months going forward. This is Terry Funk's last appearance for a while and I think Roddy Piper's as well. Lot's of big names appearing in this edition so let's get on with it...

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The Card:


Ricky Steamboat/Junkyard Dog vs Mr X/Moondog Spot

The Hart Foundation vs Mario Mancini/SD Jones

John Rizzo vs George Steele

Terry Morgan vs Don Muraco

Paul Orndorff vs Steve Lombardi

The Gladiator/Dave Barbie vs Dan Spivey/Corporal Kirchner

The Iron Sheik/Nikolai Volkoff vs Terry Morgan/Ivan McDonald

Mario Mancini vs Adrian Adonis

The Killer Bees vs Tiger Chung Lee/Joe Mirto

Nelson Villieux vs Dory Funk Jr

Sal Gee vs Randy Savage (IC Champ)

The Gladiator/Steve Lombardi vs Ricky Steamboat/King Tonga

Mario Mancini vs Hercules

Tito Santana/Pedro Morales vs AJ Petruzzi/Mr X

King Kong Bundy/Big John Studd vs Hillbilly Jim/Ted Arcidi

Andre Malo vs Jake Roberts

Iron Mike Sharpe/Dave Barbie vs Junkyard Dog/George Steele


The Show:

So let's kick things off with the 12th April episode and our commentators are Vince McMahon and Bruno Sammartino.

Ricky Steamboat/Junkyard Dog vs Mr X/Moondog Spot

After Steamboat had his disappointing outing at Wrestlemania and JYD had his solid match on the same card, it'll be interesting to see where these two go from here. The crowd are alive for this and it's good to see Moondog Spot as always! Very little offense for the heels and the finish comes when JYD hits a hard powerslam for the win. JYD is starting to use that powerslam as his finisher more it seems. Squash Rating: ***

Update time with Lord Al and this week he's looking at the Rougeau Brothers. We see clips of a match of theirs in Sydney but we of course have already seen them a few editions ago!

The Hart Foundation vs Mario Mancini/SD Jones

Signs in the crowd referring to Bret as a greaseball and we even get a 'greaseball' chant! Weird how that one didn't reappear in 1997. His hair is still greasy in 2014 too, so he obviously didn't take his advice from crowd signs. Annoyingly, The Hart Foundation didn't get a tag match on the Wrestlemania card despite having a good showing in the battle royal so I'm hoping them to stamp their position on the tag team scene. The Foundation hit some nice double team moves in this, including that guillotine elbow drop we've seen them use recently. I'm even more impressed with a crisp dropkick by Anvil. They eventually get the win with 
the Hart Attack! They seemed to enjoy that one more than normal it seems! I think Bret even smiled...but I'm probably wrong. Squash Rating: ***

Into the back with Mean Gene who's joined by Johnny V and the Dream Team. They're not happy at losing the titles and at a later date, they're getting the belts back. Valentine says that Captain Lou was the reason the Bulldogs won and now they're worn down so the Dream Team are ready to take advantage. Beefcake yells that he doesn't have enough time to say how he feels so he won't...and walks off! Another case of stage fright I'm guessing!

John Rizzo vs George Steele

I can't (hope) see us having to watch much more Steele matches after his match against Macho but who knows. Not much to say about this one except Steele no sells a lot, destroys turnbuckle and eventually gets the win with a cradle pin that was completely awkward in execution. Surely that move is far too complex for George Steele too...I mean, he supposedly thinks like an animal. Squash Rating: *

Into the back with Mean Gene who's with Ricky Steamboat. They talk about an upcoming 6 man tag match against the Funks and Steamboat cuts the ultimate babyface promo pretty much saying the Funks are bullies. JYD hobbles in, says something incoherently before Haiti Kid jumps in and shadowboxes. They talk about everyone's height and JYD pisses himself when Haiti Kid says he's 4 foot 2. That's not very nice Mr Dog!

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Terry Morgan vs Don Muraco

It's another lad guilty of floating in purgatory. Muraco had a really crap match against Orndorff at Wrestlemania and seriously needs to be putting over younger talent or just move aside. He still gets to dominate jobbers though and of course wins this one with a tombstone. Muraco mouths off after the match saying that's how to do a piledriver. Lots of Steamboat chants throughout this one and you'd think the crowd would want Steamboat to be anywhere BUT feuding with Muraco anymore. Muraco did look good in this but it's just a shame it means nothing. Squash Rating: ***

Piper's Pit time but weirdly, Piper is replaced by Jimmy Hart and he's joined by Jake Roberts who's got his snake out. Roberts compares himself to Damien before saying that people make mistakes all the time but people have to realise making a mistake with Jake is costly. Jimmy freaks out when the snake gets too close and that's all we have. You'll hear this a lot I'm sure but Jake was just incredible then.

Paul Orndorff vs Steve Lombardi

Orndorff is obviously the other purgatory culprit but he has so much to offer! His aggression is still showing in these TV matches and it's like you can still see hints of his old heely self despite still being mega over. Bruno plays it off as intensity but I dunno. Orndorff eventually gets the win with a piledriver and that's how you also do it Mr Muraco! Squash Rating: **

The Gladiator/Dave Barbie vs Dan Spivey/Corporal Kirchner

I wonder if these two will make it to the next Wrestlemania because I havn't heard much about them yet they seem to be on most cards we look at. They're still very over but I just can't seem to like them. Spivey isn't too bad but Kirchner is so sloppy and his character is so unlikable. Kirchner does hit a swinging neckbreaker which I've not seen him use before and then Spivey gets the win with his bulldog. I can't work out where these two will go, feudwise. Maybe they'll end up going for the tag belts in a few months. Squash Rating: **

Into the back with Mean Gene who's joined by Big John Studd. He talks about how awesome he is and the things he's done and that Ted Arcidi has done nothing in comparison. I guess these two will be fighting soon. In comes Jimmy Hart who complains about having to appear in an upcoming match too. The Funks are with him and Terry says he can't be afraid because he'll be with the Funks and that they're against a midget, a dragon without fire and a dog. Dory chillingly makes his gruesome promises and that's it for this episode so onto the next one.

It's the 19th of April now and again, our commentators are Vince McMahon and Bruno Sammartino. Even though he's crap, I'm starting to enjoy Bruno's commentary, he's like an old, lovable uncle.

The Iron Sheik/Nikolai Volkoff vs Terry Morgan/Ivan McDonald

The second appearance in a row for Terry Morgan...but no one really cares I'm sure. Sheik and Volkoff are what can only be described as novelty it seems. They're good both steady boo's but they've barely done anything in the tag team scene. Blassie is wearing a lovely sparkly pink tuxedo I should point out. The finish comes when Volkoff hits a big gutbuster and Sheik follows with an awesome belly to belly suplex and the camel clutch to win. Blassie gets some cheap shots in with the cane afterwards. Squash Rating: **

Update time with Lord Al and he's looking at Wrestlemania 2. He seems to focus on the celebrity appearances in the show...of which there were fucking millions...my favourite being Herb.

Mario Mancini vs Adrian Adonis

A second appearance for Mancini...but I doubt anyone gives a shit. Adonis is still coming out to You're So Vain and I kind of get a kick out of Jimmy Hart singing it every appearance they make. Luckily for Adonis, he doesn't have to wrestle Uncle Elmer again but unluckily he's still getting 'faggot' chants thrown at him. Adonis hits a lovely hanging neckbreaker at one point before locking on a sleeper hold and that gets the win. No DDT this time! Adonis is seriously one of the better ones in terms of moveset range. Squash Rating: ***

Into the back with Mean Gene who's joined by Captain Lou. He says hello to all his fans and then rants incoherently until the Bulldogs come in with their new titles. Davey says they've travelled around for 9 months and they finally won. They'll give the Dream Team a rematch before Dynamite says that they're very happy but they're ready to defend at any time.

The Killer Bees vs Tiger Chung Lee/Joe Mirto

I never realised before just how scary looking Tiger Chung Lee is. When he just stares, it's like a Korean Dan Severn is looking at you...I'd assume. Bee's have been doing solid yet unspectacular work recently but they're in danger of being lost in a shuffle of good, quick teams, especially now the Rougeau's have arrived. It's more of the same in this one with good double team moves by the Bees. They get the win with a double team sunset flip. Like I said before, solid yet unspectacular. Squash Rating: **

Into the back with Mean Gene who's joined by Ted Arcidi. He says he's happy he'll be returning to his hometown and he's here to settle a score with Big John Studd. Arcidi seemed quite real in this and I liked it!

Nelson Villieux vs Dory Funk Jr

This is Dory's first singles match in the blog so let's tell you about it. Headlock to start and Villieux hits a crossbody for 1. Dory sends him flying out the ring before bringing back in and nailing some uppercuts. He hits a nice underhook suplex but he gets rolled up for 1. Dory hits a nice piledriver and that gets the quick 3 before he wails away on him with a bullrope. Dory looked good but I couldn't help but expect to see him pull off a few more power moves. Squash Rating: **

Pipers Pit time and Piper gets cheered for saying that he's back. He brings out Big John Studd and King Kong Bundy. They make a challenge to Andre the Giant and a partner of his choice to a match in the future. They show Piper how they're going to slam Andre using Bob Orton as the dummy despite his protestations. Poor Bob!

We get to see the FULL tag team title match from Wrestlemania which I have ***3/4 for! Check out the review in the last edition.

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Sal Gee vs Randy Savage (IC Champ)

It's always a pleasure to see Macho appear and even more so regarding Liz. Big reaction albeit mixed for the two but who couldn't love what Macho's been doing...give or take his stalling. Now that George Steele is done and dusted, it will be interesting to see who steps up to challenge Macho for the belt next. It's another easy win for Savage as you'd expect as he gets the win with the flying elbow. Squash Rating: ***

Into the back with Mean Gene who's joined by the Dream Team. They reitorate their threats to the Bulldogs from last week and say the belts are coming back to them when they have their rematch and that's all for that episode.

Now we go onto the 26th of April and the last TV episode of the month. Our commentators are Vince McMahon and Bruno Sammartino.

The Gladiator/Steve Lombardi vs Ricky Steamboat/King Tonga

So it seems these two are still tagging with each other but I just wish Tonga wasn't so devoid of personality.
He's still maybe yet to do something of note but then again, so is Jake Roberts and he certainly isn't boring is he? Match here is as you'd expect and the finish comes when Tonga hits a big atomic drop before Steamboat comes off the top with the big splash for 3. Tonga showed slightly more than normal in this one and Steamboat was his normal solid self. Squash Rating: ***

Update time with Lord Al and this week he's looking at Wrestlemania again. He rallies through a load of what I can only assume are exaggerated statistics before we see clips of the battle royal.

Mario Mancini vs Hercules

We don't see much Herc on these TV shows so here's a chance for us to see if his moveset and characteristics have developed at all. He does nail a strong clothesline in the early goings before going to work on Mancini. Herc shows plenty of aggression in this one and even Blassie gets some shots in. Herc gets the win with the torture rack! Simple and solid but it's time he was put in a featured feud. Squash Rating: **

Into the back with Mean Gene who's joined by The British Bulldogs. Davey says the Dream Team don't deserve a rematch and they should chase them like they chased the Dream Team. Dynamite struggles with his promo and I think he's still suffering from that ridiculous bump he took at Wrestlemania. He seemed worryingly confused in that one.

Tito Santana/Pedro Morales vs AJ Petruzzi/Mr X

Vince seems to still have Mario Mancini on the brain and even says we shouldn't expect to see him for a while. Tito and Pedro are still doing their pass the torch dealeo but I think it's a little too late for Tito. While Hogan is champion, there's nowhere for him to go after two runs with the IC belt. He's still got in going in ring but Pedro obviously is slowing down at this point. Finish comes when Tito nails the Pedro assisted flying jalepeno and that gets the 3. Squash Rating: **

Into the back with Mean Gene who's joined by Jimmy Hart and Dory Funk. He's still happy about JYD at Wrestlemania. Dory has some chilling words about having to fight a midget and it makes me think he eats midgets for a light brunch. By the way, Terry is nowhere to be seen here and he might have left WWE at this point because he was spending too much time away from home and Dory could step in a get some work for himself.

King Kong Bundy/Big John Studd vs Hillbilly Jim/Ted Arcidi

This is the special challenge match made 2 episodes ago and mentioned earlier in this blog edition. Of course it was made especially to Andre the Giant but hold on...where is he? I have no idea but we get a not quite suitable replacement in Ted Arcidi. Even Vince McMahon sheds zero light on why Andre is not there. Since Andre isn't there, this is just an extended squash for the two big lads. The crowd is loud as ever though when Jim gets on the offensive. The two big lads can't quite control themselves and absolutely demolish the faces despite the ref trying to keep order. That gets them disqualified but I don't think they care too much. Match Rating: **

Pipers Pit time and they're joined this week by the Killer Bees! Piper of course rips into them and the Bees respond by being the ultimate clean cut good guys. Brunzell can't help but smile the whole way through this so I think he enjoyed working with Roddy.

Andre Malo vs Jake Roberts

Is this our first Jake TV match? Last time out he got dominated at Wrestlemania before getting the one move win. Here it's not quite like that as Jake does get more offense in. This actually proves to me that all those Jake squash matches we've seen so far could've been cut by 10 minutes each. DDT gets the win as you'd expect and Malo gets the Jake treatment afterwards. You'll hear me say this a lot but Jake will forever have the best DDT ever. Squash Rating: ***

Iron Mike Sharpe/Dave Barbie vs Junkyard Dog/George Steele

The faces are joined by Haiti Kid because they're tagging together at an upcoming house show and why the fuck not. Plenty of hijinks in this one with all the faces getting involved at some point. No DQ's when Haiti Kid starts biting people because that would just be logical. JYD gets the win for his team with a big powerslam. Squash Rating: **

Onto the scores...

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Wrestler Scores:


  • Ricky Steamboat +6 (83)
  • Junkyard Dog +6 (72)
  • Mr X +2 (6)
  • Moondog Spot +1 (18)
  • Jacques Rougeau +1 (7)
  • Raymond Rougeau +1 (7)
  • Bret Hart +4 (51)
  • Jim Neidhart +3 (45)
  • Mario Mancini +2 (2)
  • SD Jones +1 (15)
  • Greg Valentine +2 (73)
  • Brutus Beefcake +2 (46)
  • John Rizzo +1 (2)
  • George Steele +2 (27)
  • Terry Morgan +2 (2)
  • Don Muraco +3 (49)
  • Jake Roberts +4 (16)
  • Paul Orndorff +3 (64)
  • Steve Lombardi +1 (5)
  • The Gladiator +2 (4)
  • Dave Barbie +2 (4)
  • Dan Spivey +3 (16)
  • Corporal Kirchner +3 (37)
  • Big John Studd +4 (27)
  • Terry Funk +1 (53)
  • Dory Funk +4 (25)
  • Iron Sheik +3 (44)
  • Nikolai Volkoff +3 (43)
  • Ivan Mcdonald +2 (5)
  • Adrian Adonis +3 (54)
  • Davey Boy Smith +2 (54)
  • Dynamite Kid +2 (58)
  • B Brian Blair +4 (33)
  • Jim Brunzell +4 (24)
  • Tiger Chung Lee +1 (7)
  • Joe Mirto +1 (6)
  • Ted Arcidi +4 (10)
  • Nelson Villeaux +1 (4)
  • King Kong Bundy +4 (51)
  • Sal Gee +1 (2)
  • Randy Savage +3 (72)
  • King Tonga +3 (21)
  • Hercules +3 (16)
  • Tito Santana +3 (82)
  • Pedro Morales +3 (11)
  • AJ Petruzzi +1 (6)
  • Hillbilly Jim +3 (18)
  • Andre Malo +1 (3)
  • Iron Mike Sharpe +1 (14)

So really, no big points hauls for anyone apart from Steamboat and JYD and that's because they appeared a couple of times in this edition. Dory Funk is steadily rising with solid appearances and the tag teams are continuing on the same trend. With Terry Funk now removed from the active roster, it may allow others to climb towards the Top 10. Speaking of which...

  1. Hulk Hogan            - 98 Points
  2. Ricky Steamboat    - 83 Points
  3. Tito Santana           - 82 Points
  4. Roddy Piper           - 76 Points
  5. Greg Valentine        - 73 Points
  6. Junkyard Dog         - 72 Points
  7. Randy Savage        - 72 Points
  8. Paul Orndorff          - 64 Points
  9. Dynamite Kid          - 58 Points
  10. Adrian Adonis         - 54 Points
There might be two seperate dog fights going on as we move forward. Firstly, places 2 - 4 are constantly changing with repeated appearances and solid performances. Piper may drop off slightly but I'm expecting Savage, JYD and Orndorff to move upwards. Secondly, the race to actually appear in the top 10 is a close one. Since I don't show the immediate places after 10th, you can't see that Bob Orton, Davey Boy Smith, Terry Funk and Bret Hart are all a handful of points behind Adonis so expect to see a lot of shifts in the names at the bottom. So, that leads us nicely into the next edition! 

Sunday, 8 June 2014

WWE All Star Search #23 - Wrestlemania 2

WWE All Star Search #23 - Wrestlemania 2


Hello Turnbucklers! We're back for the big one and seems like it's taken an age to get to this point. After the success of Wrestlemania 1, the WWE has kept growing in strength over the past year. This show was again shown on CCTV and the show itself is split across 3 different venues. It was a baffling decision as to why but let's see if it pays off. So Randy Savage meets George Steele for the IC belt to continue their feud. I'm not looking forward to the boxing match despite the amount of hype there's been for it. Same can be said of the battle royal. We have the tag title match and the WWE title match to look forward to and we have both Kirchner and Elmer on this card...so it has to be one of the better Wrestlemania's...right?

The Card:


Paul Orndorff vs Don Muraco

Randy Savage (IC Champ) vs George Steele [IC Title Match]

George Wells vs Jake Roberts

Roddy Piper vs Mr T [Boxing Match]

The Fabulous Moolah (Womens Champ) vs Velvet McIntyre [Womens Title Match]

Nikolai Volkoff vs Corporal Kirchner [Flag Match]

WWE/NFL 20 Man Battle Royal

The British Bulldogs vs The Dream Team (Tag Team Champs) [Tag Team Title Match]

Hercules vs Ricky Steamboat

Adrian Adonis vs Uncle Elmer

The Funk Brothers vs Junkyard Dog/Tito Santana

Hulk Hogan (WWE Champ) vs King Kong Bundy [WWE Title Match][Cage Match]



The Show:

Wrestlemania 2...it's here!!

We get a nice jazzy intro to start before cutting to Vince McMahon in the ring doing his now familiar 'welcome to Wrestlemania' schtick. He welcomes some woman called Susan St James and the crowd seem impressed. He introduces Ray Charles to do America the Beautiful which is all good, bar a dodgy mic in the beginning. Still, what a coup for wrestling, Ray Charles, what a legend!

Into the back with Mean Gene who runs down the card before cutting to Roddy Piper who's psyched up for his boxing match. He says he grew his hair long so you can tell the difference between him and Mr T. Well, I guess it helps a little. He runs down T and Joe Frazier but I'm still not excited for the boxing match.

Our commentators are Vince McMahon and Susan St James.

Paul Orndorff vs Don Muraco

 Talk about two lads in purgatory. Paul Orndorff should at least be doing something relevant and Don Muraco should be...well, fine. These two have had no interaction so far so I guess it's just a payday in the end. Orndorff is still mega over and I shall continue to point that out until he's not. Lock up to start and Muraco nails a scoop slam but hold on, so does Orndorff straight after before both have a stand off and Orndorff gets in a taunt. They lock up again and Muraco takes control in the corner briefly before he suffers a back body drop and ends up locked in an armbar. Orndorff keeps Muraco locked in for a while and even manages to stand on his face allowing us to see Muraco is sweating quite heavily already. Muraco finally escapes using a samoan drop and wails away with punches. They fight in the corner but both men end up stumbling over the top rope to the floor. They continue out on the floor and both men suffer the worlds fastest countout. Orndorff throws furniture in the ring but nothing comes of it as the crowd chant 'bullshit'. Was starting off pleasantly at least and even just three to five more minutes could've helped a lot. The finish was crap and neither man ought to have turned up tonight. Match Rating: 1/4*

Into the back with Mr T, Joe Frazier and Haiti Kid. He rants about Piper and I understand literally fuck of all.


Randy Savage (IC Champ) vs George Steele [IC Title Match]

Decent pop for Steele who gets the jobber entrance but crowd are strangely subdued for Macho and Liz, not even heat, just a slight buzz. We get a brief pre-taped message from Savage who says he's the best in the world of course, oh yeah! Savage bails from a flailing Steele to start and thus we get the obligatory stalling from Savage to slightly rile the crowd. He bails again before taunting Steele with a chair on the outside, gets in the ring and bails again, and again before Steele eventually catches him and bites his leg but no DQ. Back in the ring Macho tries to pearl harbour Steele but gets caught and choked. Steele gets distracted by Liz before Macho manages to trap him in the ropes. He releases him and hits a cross body from the top rope for 2. After regrouping with Liz, Macho returns to the ring but gets thrown back out by Steele but crawls under the ring allowing him to pearl harbour Steele. It's all for nothing and Steele goes back to biting. Macho rakes the eyes before going outside and grabbing some flowers. He tries to batter Steele with them but Steele bites again and uses the flowers on Savage. Wouldn't that be a DQ? Steele gets distracted with the turnbuckle and uses the fluff to blind Savage, because they can do that apparently. Back outside the ring and Steele gets distracted by Liz allowing Macho to attack with a top rope ax handle. Back in the ring, Macho hits a scoop slam, goes up top, hits the flying elbow and that gets 2! Steele sends Macho into the turnbuckle but the ref gets in the way allowing Macho to roll him up for the rope assisted 3 count. Steele consoles himself by eating more turnbuckle afterwards. As a match, it was fucking dreadful. However, it was slightly entertaining and I didn't think Steele would kick out of the elbow. Hopefully now Savage can move back to more substantial in ring quality in terms of opponent. Match Rating: 1/2*

Into the back with Mean Gene who's with Big John Studd and Bill Fralic. They both talk about the battle royal and almost come to blows. Studd tears apart a football while yelling and all is good.

We cut back to Vince and Susan who kill some time by anticipating the next match to be 'outstanding'. So let's see what it is...

George Wells vs Jake Roberts

It's a rematch from the Maple Gardens show! Jake comes out to silence and he's got the sack with him of course. They start off straight away and Wells gets a back body drop. Jake gets a punch in and throws Wells to the outside but Wells fights back. The brawl continues in the ring before Wells hits a shoulderblock and a headbutt to send Roberts falling to the mat. Jake whipped into the corner and a nice headscissors from Wells wakes the crowd. Wells still in control and he hits a knee lift which Jake sells like he has an iron knee. Nice powerslam from Wells gets a 2 count but Jake takes control with a eye poke. He slides out the ring and Wells gives chase but Jake cheap shots him as he's coming back in the ring. One DDT later and Jake gets the win. Jake grabs the sack and finally we get to see Damien draped over someone. Wells looked amazing in this and Jake's DDT now seems deadly if it's all that's needed for a win. However, Jake put up very little offense apart from the finish and he's the lad who's going to get pushed so it's strange. Match Rating: *

Back to Vince and Susan for some more time killing who show us some footage about how Piper and Mr T started their feud and it's from the previous SNME.

Into the back with Jesse Ventura who's with Hulk Hogan. Hogan says he's going to defend his belt for the Hulksters and America...cheers Hulk!

Roddy Piper vs Mr T [Boxing Match]

Howard Finkel introduces all the celebrity judges, the most famous of course being, Herb? This has been brewing technically for over a year and it sucks that this is how they decide to finish it. It makes some sense in a way because I guess it might be all Mr T can do. I'm really not going to review it, because much like SNME, it's a fake boxing match. So we get through a couple of rounds of punches and stand off before we get to the finish. In round four, Piper is frustrated at not getting the better of Mr T so throws his stool at him. The ref tries to get involved but ends up getting pushed to the mat before Mr T gets a scoop slam and that gets the DQ win for T. It depends what your into really because some people might find this entertaining. I was really bored and the finish just wasn't worth any of it. I really hope that's the last time we see WWE attempt anything other than wrestling for a long, long time. Match Rating: DUD



Into the back with Vince and Susan who kill some more time before sending us over to Chicago.

Gorilla Monsoon and Mean Gene welcome us and run down the card before introducing Cathy Lee Crosby...who again...who?

The Fabulous Moolah (Womens Champ) vs Velvet McIntyre [Womens Title Match]

No idea why Velvet McIntyre is getting a title shot but she is a terrifying woman with terrifying hair. Moolah hasn't been seen for a while now either but the crowd give her some solid heat. Match lasts less than a minute when Velvet misses a top rope cross body and Moolah gets the win with a botched 3 count as a result. That was pissing dreadful and as a blog first... Match Rating: -*

Nikolai Volkoff vs Corporal Kirchner [Flag Match]

This isn't a flag match as you probably know it. All that happens in this version is the winner gets the privilege of waving their respective flag after the match. Big heat for Volkoff and a big pop for Kirchner when he comes out. This is another match featuring awful back and forth wrestling outside the ring before the finish comes within 2 minutes. Blassie tries throwing his cane to Volkoff but Kirchner knicks it, uses it behind the refs back (kinda) and gets the win. Kirchner waves his flag and the crowd gets to enjoy their country again. Match Rating: DUD

WWE/NFL 20 Man Battle Royal

Here's a chance for everyone to get a payday but except for loyal jobbers, they cross promoted with the NFL players. I'd love it if I cared about any American Football player...but I don't because I'm not from the USA. Only the last four participants are getting points at the end of the blog post by the way, that's my battle royal rule. Before I skip to the last few people here's who's in it...The Killer Bee's, Hart Foundation, Pedro Morales, Dan Spivey, Hillbilly Jim, The Iron Sheik, King Tonga, Tony Atlas, Big John Studd, Bruno Sammartino, Andre the Giant, Ted Arcidi, Jim Covert, Bill Fralic, Harvey Martin, Ernie Holmes, Russ Francis and Fridge Perry. Anyway, Fridgeand Studd get into it after Studd eliminates Bruno. Fridge looks like he's going to eliminate Studd until Studd nails him with an elbow to then send Fridge over the top. Fridge wants to shake hands from the outside and Studd goes with it but more fool him because Fridge pulls him out. That leaves Andre, the Foundation and Russ Francis. The Harts trap Andre in the ropes because it's still an Andre match. That means they can eliminate Francis together before going to work on Andre. Andre fights back with a noggin knocker before a kick sends Neidhart out (comically) before he throws Bret out onto Neidhart for the win! I'm glad for whatever it's worth that the Hart Foundation were in the last few and got at least some offense in on Andre. I'm also glad that the NFL guys were used realistically and didn't put up too much of a fight. Andre winning I guess was the most likely route although personally I think he shouldn't have been in it after not really being seen for months. Match Rating: *3/4

The British Bulldogs vs The Dream Team (Tag Team Champs) [Tag Team Title Match]

This is actually the match I've been looking forward to the most on this card. The Bulldogs have been so damn good over the past few months and the champs have been solid too. It seems like they've had the belts forever so expectations are high in this one for a long awaited title change. Both teams have their respective managers with them and the Bulldogs even have Ozzy Osbourne with them. He looks excited if not a little awkward bouncing around the ring. Mean Gene says Ozzy is from Manchester which is bullshit so no idea why he said it. Davey and Hammer start us off with Davey getting the better of it. They trade blows until Hammer starts stalling but he misses an elbow and ends up in an armbar. Hammer hits a hip toss but misses another elbow allowing Dynamite to tag in. He rams Hammer's head in the corner so Hammer plummets. Dynamite with a huge shoulderblock and follows with a nice snap suplex. Davey comes in and hits a nice vertical suplex for 2. Hammer begs for mercy and regroups on the outside while Johnny V and Lou Albano have words. Back in the ring and Davey and Hammer lock up. Hammer gets a cheap shot on Davey and Beefcake makes his first appearance and starts working over Davey's arm. Davey reverses into a nice press slam and tags in Dynamite. They botch a shoulderblock and a small package gets 1. Double team by the Bulldogs before Davey comes in and hits a nice northern lights suplex for 2. Hammer gets the sneaky tag and blind sies Davey with a knee to the neck before hitting a nice suplex of his own. He locks on a headlock but Davey escapes to tag in Dynamite. He works over Hammer in the corner before tagging Davey back in...and out again with some double teaming in the middle. Beefcake comes in randomly to help Hammer but Hammer gets caught in a sunset flip for a close 2. Dynamite with a nice backbreaker but Beefcake breaks it up at 2. Hammer fights back with some hard punches before he hits a cool, reverse tombstone piledriver for another close 2. Hammer tries to cover more times before he falls crotch first on Dynamites leg. Hammer goes up top but Dynamite catches him to send him flying to the mat. Beefcake tries to come in but Davey stops him. Davey tries to slam Dynamite on Hammer but he escapes. In the distraction, Hammer gets a few shits in but Davey comes back with a big powerslam for 2. Another suplex gets 2 for Davey before Hammer sends him shoulder first into the ringpost. Hammer starts working over the shoulder and tags in Beefcake for the double team on Davey. Beefcake hits a cool move making Davey land on his shoulder and even the commentators are baffled by it. Hammer back in and he hits a nice shoulderbreaker but he picks him up at 2. Dynamite climbs the turnbuckle in the corner while Davey counters Hammer's momentum, sending him head first into Dynamite's hard, British head and that gets the 3 count for the Bulldogs and NEW tag team champions! The crowd goes crazy while everyone but the Bulldogs celebrate with the belts! Captain Lou and Ozzy celebrate on the mic after. 'The British Bulldogs foreveeeeeh!' Davey says that because they won the titles, they're staying in America! America's gain was Wigan's loss. Dynamite took a huge fall from the top rope during the finishing sequence and he really looks out of it after the match. Seriously, that bump was scary looking and the camera didn't even catch all of it. This is one of the best moments I've come across on the blog so far and I think the best match. The action was fast, flowing and there were a lot of good power moves on show. Not only that but a lot of technical stuff with some psychology like working over Davey's shoulder. Hammer was awesome in this match and he pretty much did all the work for that team. Beefcake did very little in this which is very strange. The tag team division just gets even better. Match Rating: ***3/4

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We cut to Vince and a very hoarse voiced Susan to do what they do best...kill some time.
Off to LA for the final section of the card and our commentators are Jesse Ventura, Lord Al and a very frightening looking woman, Elvira. She looks like she died the week before.

Hercules vs Ricky Steamboat

Both men get jobber entrances which bugs me because Steamboat has been so good recently and well over. Hercules I'm pretty sure we've not seen in a while. Hercules pearl harbours him straight away but Steamboat counters with speed and hits a clothesline, two arm drags and locks on an armbar. Hercules escapes, goes for a backbreaker but Steamboat counters, hits a kick to the face and goes back to the armbar. Some decent athleticism in that by Herc by the way...I even saw a leapfrog! Herc escapes and wails away with punches but Steamboat counters again and hits a nice clothesline. He hits a suplex and this crowd seems more lively than the other two. Herc nails a hard clothesline of his own that makes the crowd gasp before he goes to work on Steamboat. Steamboat tries to fight back but gets squashed while going for a slam which gets 2 for Herc. Herc slowly works over Steamboat some more and hits a back elbow and then a few elbow drops before posing, before pinning...for 2. Steamboat fights back with some hard chops but misses a third and eats a clothesline for 2. Press slam by Herc followed by another before he goes up top. His splash attempt finds knees before Steamboat goes up top, hits a flying cross body and that gets 3! Short and sweet, if not a little slow paced in some points. I'm surprised they gave a clean defeat to Herc so soon but I'm not too bothered. Match Rating: *1/4

Adrian Adonis vs Uncle Elmer

Before anything even happens we have a faggot chant, which surely must be strange being that it's in LA. I thought it was a fairly advanced city. Uncle Elmer comes out to some ridiculous farm music but the crowd seem to love him. I don't so if the faggot loses, I riot. Elmer prances around like what one assumes would be a faggot in 1986 and hilarity ensues...presumably. Adonis struggles to get any offense in and really sells hard for all Elmer's crap offense. There's as much stalling Adonis can do without going too overboard before Elmer eventually misses a legdrop allowing Adonis to hit an elbow drop from the top rope and that gets the 3. I'm sorry they made you do that Adrian but you did the best you could. Match Rating: DUD

Into the back with Lord Al who's with Hulk Hogan. Hogan pretty much says what he did earlier in the show and that his ribs will be fine and he's going to walk out champion. Somehow, I think I believe him this time. In the background you can hear some annoying sirens meaning...

The Funk Brothers vs Junkyard Dog/Tito Santana

...Jimmy Hart and the Funk Brothers have been given the jobber entrance. JYD and Terry have been feuding for a long time at this point, bringing in Dory a few weeks ago. Tito is just part of a merry go round of partners for JYD in this feud and is effectively in purgatory with Paul Orndorff. At least it's not a rematch with the Executioner, Tito. Dory and JYD start us off with Terry getting involved and hilarity ensues. JYD nails scoop slams on both Funks sending the heels outside to regroup. Terry ends up getting send outside a few more times before Tito and Dory go at it in the ring. Tito manages to hit the flying jalapeno forearm but it only manages a close 2 count. A criss cross spot ensues which allows Terry to hit a cheap shot on Tito and the Funks to take control of the match. Jimmy Hart gets some shots in before Terry hits a suplex for 2. He tries another but Tito counters into one of his own. They both KO each other but only Terry can tag out allowing Dory to hit an underhook suplex for 2. Terry back in for a clothesline and leg drop but the only get 2. He tries again but Tito moves, hot tag to JYD and he cleans house including the noggin knocker. He gets choked by Terry while Jimmy Hart distracts the ref. JYD escapes and sends Terry out to the floor and slams him on a table. Everyone ends up back in the ring where Tito locks a figure four on Dory. Ref breaks it up due to legality and in the chaos, Terry nails a distracted JYD with the megaphone to get the cheap win. I wonder if that dodgy finish means this feud continues. Action was fun and Tito was a good partner this time around. Terry did everything he could to make this match fun and Dory still looks like a badass. Match Rating: **


Hulk Hogan (WWE Champ) vs King Kong Bundy [WWE Title Match][Cage Match]

So we're finally here. After weeks of questioning whether Hogan's ribs were good enough, he can't back out now. More celebrities are involved with stuff and some guy who's timekeeper really doesn't get a good reaction from the crowd. He looks like some dorky kid too. Big heat for Bundy and Heenan which is good after all this build and of course, the pop for Hogan is MASSIVE. This is our first steel cage match of the blog and its the classic thick blue bars cage. They start off quickly with Hogan coming out on top, nailing a big boot. He slams Bundy into the cage, hits an elbow but can't hit a second cage attempt. Bundy starts to target the ribs and takes control. He goes for the door quickly but Hogan stops him. Bundy reacts by slamming Hogan into the cage this time before going for the door again. Its unsuccessful again but this time he chokes Hogan with his wrist tape. He tries to tie Hogan to the ropes with the tape but shockingly Hogan breaks free and stops Bundy walking out again. He slams Bundy into the cage and Bundy blades quite obviously and starts gushing blood not long after. The dreaded back rake and more slams into the cage from Hogan before he tries to slam Bundy but fails due to the weight. Bundy tries to escape again but Hogan stops him so Bundy gets a cheap shot. He hits the big avalanche on Hogan but fuck, Hogan completely no sells it and slams Bundy! Holy shit! He hits a leg drop, tries to escape over the top but Bundy stops him briefly although not for long as Hogan shoves him down before escaping to the floor to get the win and keep his title. Hogan beats on Heenan after the match to the delight of the crowd before posing to send us home. I liked this match to be honest, mainly because of the story it told. The amount of times Bundy tried to escape underlined the balance between monster and just a bloke who wants to win so much. I would've liked to have seen Bundy show off his power some more but that's me being picky. Hogan I wish sold the ribs but no, he took the avalanche and then managed the slam. It's frustrating but it was the 80's. So long Mr Bundy, it was nice seeing you at your peak. Match Rating: **

Onto the scores!

Wrestler Scores:


  • Paul Orndorff +3 (61)
  • Don Muraco +3 (46)
  • George Steele +2 (25)
  • Randy Savage +4 (69)
  • George Wells +4 (7)
  • Jake Roberts +3 (12)
  • Roddy Piper +2 (76)
  • Mr T +2 (20)
  • Fabulous Moolah +1 (5)
  • Velvet McIntyre +1 (3)
  • Nikolai Volkoff +2 (40)
  • Corporal Kirchner +2 (34)
  • Russ Francis +1 (1)
  • Bret Hart +4 (47)
  • Jim Neidhart +4 (42)
  • Andre the Giant +4 (32)
  • Davey Boy Smith +7 (52)
  • Dynamite Kid +7 (56)
  • Greg Valentine +8 (71)
  • Brutus Beefcake +5 (44)
  • Hercules +3 (13)
  • Ricky Steamboat +3 (77)
  • Adrian Adonis +4 (51)
  • Uncle Elmer +1 (14)
  • Terry Funk +5 (52)
  • Dory Funk +5 (21)
  • Tito Santana +4 (79)
  • Junkyard Dog +4 (66)
  • King Kong Bundy +4 (47)
  • Hulk Hogan +6 (98)
So Greg Valentine was the surprise of the show with a solidly, great performance in the title match. Same can be said of the Bulldogs who were also amazing. Not so many other high scorers on this one as there just wasn't that much quality on the show. Hogan gets a decent haul because you just can't ignore how important to the show the steel cage match was. Let's face it, it certainly isn't for in ring quality. In what was another surpirse, George Wells picks up more points for his performance in his match than Jake did. This was because Jake did very little except hitting his finisher where as Wells showed off a decent move set. I was tempted to give nothing to the women but they did show up at least so a point each is somewhat fair I guess. None the less, this means we see some changes to the current All Star Top 10 so before we end this edition...here's the Top 10

  1. Hulk Hogan            - 98 Points
  2. Tito Santana           - 79 Points
  3. Ricky Steamboat    - 77 Points
  4. Roddy Piper           - 76 Points
  5. Greg Valentine        - 71 Points
  6. Randy Savage         - 69 Points
  7. Junkyard Dog         - 66 Points
  8. Paul Orndorff          - 61 Points
  9. Dynamite Kid          - 56 Points
  10. Davey Boy Smith    - 52 Points


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Friday, 6 June 2014

WWE All Star Search #22 - March 1986 (pt 3)

WWE All Star Search #22 - March 1986 (pt 3)

Hello Turnbucklers! It's time for our very last stop before we get to Wrestlemania 2. This is a simple one looking at the last 2 Championship Wrestling episodes that aired before Wrestlemania 2. Expect lots of hype for the supercard in this one and let's hope I myself am hyped up by the end of it. Let's rock 'n' roll!

The Card:


Randy Savage (IC Champ) vs Andre Malo

Bob Bradley vs Paul Orndorff

Ivan McDonald/SD Jones vs The Funk Brothers

Tiger Chung Lee/Mr X vs The British Bulldogs

Moondog Spot vs Hulk Hogan (WWE Champ)

Chuck Simpson/Al Navarro vs Hillbilly Jim/Uncle Elmer

Ivan McDonald vs Don Muraco

AJ Petruzzi/Steve Lombardi vs Dan Spivey/Corporal Kirchner

Nelson Villieux vs Adrian Adonis

Don Driggers/Lanny Poffo vs Iron Sheik/Nikolai Volkoff



The Show:

So let's kick things off with the March 29th episode of Championship Wrestling. Our commentators tonight are once again, Vince McMahon and Bruno Sammartino.

Straight away we get an update with Lord Al. He runs down all the celebrities set to appear at Wrestlemania 2. My personal favourite? 'The Elusive Burger Man' ... Herb. We get some words from G Gordon Liddy...who talks about being a judge at Wrestlemania, which is fine but who are you, good sir?

Randy Savage (IC Champ) vs Andre Malo

Big reactions as per for Macho and Liz but let's see if this lasts more than 10 seconds. It does last more than that and Savage rallies through some good offense. Numerous suplexes spliced in between Savage throwing Malo to the outside. Savage hits an axe handle from the top rope to the floor, then another from the top rope into the ring. Scoop slam, flying elbow drop, cocky pin and thats the 3 count for Savage. The pace of Savage is just lightyears ahead of so many names on that roster, it hurts. Squash Rating: ***

Into the back with Mean Gene who's with Hulk Hogan and Mr T. T talks about how much he needed Hogan to motivate him. He's still waving around the kilt wearing rubber chicken. Hogan says there's a reason for everything and this is a psych out. Clubber Lang is a weakling compared to Mr T apparently.

Bob Bradley vs Paul Orndorff

Again, it seems like so long since we've seen Paul Orndorff. Crowd still loves him but I just want him to be less wasted, especially so close to Wrestlemania. Not much to tell you about this one except Orndorff is still showing the aggression of a heel but at the same time, showing enough face-like tendencies that the crowd just doesn't care. Again we get another video of G Gordon Liddy...and again, no idea who he is. Orndorff botches two hip tosses and eventually gets the win with the piledriver. Squash Rating: ***

Into the back with Mean Gene who's joined by the Hart Foundation. Jim Neidhart yells that no one underestimates the Hart Foundation. They leave and in comes some random football player called Colvert or Colbert or something. He hypes up the battle royal at Wrestlemania. We then cut to a clip of Refridgerator Perry who says pretty much the same thing. It's still a shame not many people outside the USA gives a shit about American Football. 

Ivan McDonald/SD Jones vs The Funk Brothers

The Funk's have had a few decent matches this month so this will just be a chance to get them a quick win and keep them looking strong. The jobbers do get some offense in, mainly Jones, but you can guess its all for nothing as the Funk rally through suplexes before Dory locks on a modified texax cloverleaf for the win. They try and brand McDonald after the match but SD Jones chases them off. As predicted, the Funks looked solid in this. Squash Rating: **

Into the back with Mean Gene who's joined by King Kong Bundy and Bobby Heenan. Heenan says Hogan is dumb for putting up the title in a cage after all that's been done to him. Bundy says he's got Hogan right where he wants him. Fighting talk!

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Tiger Chung Lee/Mr X vs The British Bulldogs

Big reaction for the Bulldogs which is good. It's all quick action from the start with Dynamite before the Bulldogs do some double teaming. Davey gets worked over while he get a quick message from...someone...about Wrestlemania 2. Davey hits a really nice powerslam but gets a really slow 2 count. Snap suplex and a backbreaker from Dynamite before Davey comes back in. Dynamite hits a really nice top rope back suplex and Mr X landed on his neck. That gets the 3 count and all is good from the Bulldogs as things lead upto their title shot at Wrestlemania. Squash Rating: ****

We see footage of Roddy Piper preparing for his boxing match at Wrestlemania while his song from The Wrestling Album plays in the background. I can't tell if he was good or bad while training to be honest...but he was definitely training.

Once again, Mean Gene runs down the Wrestlemania card. We get some footage of Battle Royal combatents answering some questions. They are 'Are You Worried Someone Will Fall on You?' 'What Would it Mean to You if You Won the Battle Royal?' and 'Are You Worried About Falling 15 Feet to the Floor?' King Tonga is worried by the way about falling to the floor...so I think he's in the wrong profession. Weirdly enough, the best response was from Jim Neidhart, mainly because he put some gusto behind it.

Moondog Spot vs Hulk Hogan (WWE Champ)

MASSIVE pop for Hogan who is making a very rare in ring TV appearance. It's about time Moondog Spot gets a shot at the champ, I've been waiting far too long! Spot does focus on the ribs because Spot is a psychological mastermind. Unfortunately...within 2 minutes Hogan has hit a leg drop and got the win. Think of every match of Hogans you've seen and compress it into 2 minutes and this is what you get. Squash Rating: **



So now we go into April and this is our very last stop before Wrestlemania 2. It's the 4th April, it's Championship Wrestling and our commentators are once again Vince McMahon and Bruno Sammartino. We run down the celebrities set to appear at Wrestlemania and who the fuck is Elvira?! She looks like a vampire, why was she a celebrity? We get a message from someone Lasorta? Who are these people?!

Chuck Simpson/Al Navarro vs Hillbilly Jim/Uncle Elmer

Christ, two things to be sad about. Firstly I can no recognize Al Navarro before he's even announced and secondly, the rednecks are wrestling. They're still over with the crowd which makes me think the crowd are rednecks. The highlight of the match is a scoop slam by Hillbilly Jim, who at least has some of the basics of wrestling sorted but it's Elmer who gets the win with a Hogan-esque leg drop. Awful but apparently Elmer meets Adrian Adonis at Wrestlemania despite them not having ANY interaction that I'm aware of. Can Adonis pull him to anything other than a DUD? Squash Rating: *

Into the back with Mean Gene and Fridge Perry. He cuts an awful promo but he seems very happy to be there. Can someone let me know how big of a star this guy is...because I've ACTUALLY heard of this guy!

Ivan McDonald vs Don Muraco

Ivan McDonald reminds me of Jim McDonald...but who can blame me. If any American readers don't know who Jim McDonald is...he's a British celebrity (sorta) so now you know how it feels! Justice! Muraco at one point lets McDonald fall out of suplex that looked a bit like a botch but he handled it well enough that I'm not too sure. He hits a nice powerslam as Vince can't believe 'Herb' is going to be a timekeeper at Mania. Me neither, Vince, me neither. Muraco eventually gets the win with the tombstone piledriver before he mouths off to the female ref. She, by the way, is the one who Vince apparently tried to sexually assault. Might be true...but her 6 foot chin might've held him back. Squash Rating: **

Into the back with Mean Gene who's joined by Jimmy Hart and the Funk Brothers. Jimmy says JYD should expect a branding. Terry says wrestling is the worlds number 1 passtime before ranting about JYD some more. Dory says nothing but he's still terrifying. They leave and in comes Randy Savage who throws some confetti around. He says he's going to teach George Steele to say that Macho is the best. Oooh Yeah!

AJ Petruzzi/Steve Lombardi vs Dan Spivey/Corporal Kirchner

Still popular with the crowd as much as it pains me to say but not as painful to know that Kirchner has a match at Wrestlemania against Nikolai Volkoff. Has anyone ever noticed that Dan Spivey looks the spitting image of He-Man. I guess that would make Kirchner, Fisto which shouldn't be too much of an issue for him. Ref ignores some illegal tagging allowing Kirchner to get the win with his poor looking samoan drop. Squash Rating: **

Into the back with Mean Gene who's joined by Paul Orndorff. Apparently he's fighting Don Muraco at Wrestlemania. Orndorff says he knows what he's up against when it comes to Muraco and he's been here too long to let Muraco injure him. He calls Mr Fuji - 'Mr Too Hung Low' which is fucking hilarious. He leaves and the tag champs, the Dream Team come in. Valiant yells on their behalf before Greg Valentine claims they will leave with the belts at Wrestlemania.


Nelson Villieux vs Adrian Adonis

Adonis comes out to 'You're So Vain' by Carly Simon which is such a nice little touch. It's such a shame WWE are so tight with getting rights to use actual songs anymore. Bruno talks a lot of sense during this, talking about how quick Adonis moves despite being the size that he is. It's completely true, as Adonis' pace is way more evident than most others we've seen tonight so far. He eventually gets the win with the sleeperhold instead of his normal DDT. More good commentary from Bruno who says that it's a lot easier to use the sleeper against Elmer at Wrestlemania than the DDT. Squash Rating: **

We head to Joe Fraziers gym now where Roddy Piper has appeared. He has words with Joe Frazier and they let him try out Mr T's training techniques. Piper starts getting hot under collar because the punching bag is wearing a kilt. Camera pans to an angry looking youth...which was nice. Frazier lets Piper use the medicine ball but it seems Piper could use a bit more practice and thus he walks off telling Mr T to beware!

Just like last weeks episode, we run through clips of various battle royal participants answering questions about the match. He-Man Spivey seems very confident about winning it. By the power of fucking Grey Skull, he just might, right? Personally I'd love it if Ol' Man Sammartino wins it! He seems confident too.

Don Driggers/Lanny Poffo vs Iron Sheik/Nikolai Volkoff

As per, we get another crap poem by Poffo that the heels have to sell as if it's cut them deep. Feels like we havn't seen the evil foreigners for a while. Still getting massive heat, especially when Volkoff sings the Soviet anthem. Is it bad I think he actually sings the song really well...get that man a podium! Poor match with the win coming via the Sheik's camel clutch. Squash Rating: **

Into the back with Mean Gene who's joined by Hulk Hogan. Despite everyone in the world calling him crazy for getting into a cage with Bundy but it's only right everything comes full circle. Hogan says he's going to climb in the ring 'wired out of his mind' and he's going to take Bundy's pride away from him. Fighting talk to finish this episode and send us into Wrestlemania 2... Onwards to the scores...



Wrestler Scores:


  • Randy Savage +4 (65)
  • Andre Malo +1 (2)
  • Hulk Hogan +4 (92)
  • Mr T +1 (18)
  • Bob Bradley +1 (3)
  • Paul Orndorff +4 (58)
  • Bret Hart +1 (43)
  • Jim Neidhart +1 (38)
  • Ivan McDonald +2 (3)
  • SD Jones +1 (14)
  • Terry Funk +3 (47)
  • Dory Funk +3 (16)
  • King Kong Bundy +1 (43)
  • Brutus Beefcake +1 (39)
  • Greg Valentine +1 (63)
  • Tiger Chung Lee +1 (6)
  • Mr X +1 (4)
  • Davey Boy Smith +3 (45)
  • Dynamite Kid +4 (49)
  • Roddy Piper +3 (74)
  • Moondog Spot +1 (17)
  • Chuck Simpson +1 (1)
  • Al Navarro +1 (3)
  • Hillbilly Jim +3 (15)
  • Uncle Elmer +2 (13)
  • Don Muraco +3 (43)
  • AJ Petruzzi +1 (5)
  • Steve Lombardi +1 (4)
  • Dan Spivey +3 (13)
  • Corporal Kirchner +3 (32)
  • Nelson Villieux +1 (3)
  • Adrian Adonis +3 (47)
  • Don Driggers +1 (3)
  • Lanny Poffo +1 (17)
  • Iron Sheik +3 (41)
  • Nikolai Volkoff +3 (38)
So those are the points after this edition. Not many high scorers in this but not much going on really. Paul Orndorff, Randy Savage, Hulk Hogan and Dynamite Kid did alright but not spectacularly better than everyone else. The top 10 however has changed slightly so let's have a look at it for the last time before Wrestlemania 2.

  1. Hulk Hogan             - 92 Points
  2. Ricky Steamboat     - 75 Points
  3. Tito Santana            - 75 Points
  4. Roddy Piper            - 74 Points
  5. Randy Savage          - 65 Points
  6. Greg Valentine         - 63 Points
  7. Junkyard Dog          - 62 Points
  8. Paul Orndorff           - 58 Points
  9. Dynamite Kid          - 49 Points
  10. Adrian Adonis         - 47 Points

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WWE All Star Search #21 - March 1986 (pt 2)

WWE All Star Search #21 - March 1986 (pt 2)


Hello Turnbucklers! We're still working our way to Wrestlemania 2 and we're almost there. In this stop we're looking at an episode of Championship Wrestling and after that, the Maple Leaf Gardens show! This edition will see the debut of a popular tag team and the return of a giant superstar. Quite a few tag team matches on this edition with the highlight looking to be the Hart Foundation and the Killer Bees. Ricky Steamboat and Don Muraco continue their long running feud on this card also, this time in a martial arts match. So let's get underway shall we...

The Card:


Jeff Cripley vs Adrian Adonis

Bob Bradley/Mr X vs The Killer Bee's

Joe Mirto/Les Thornton vs Uncle Elmer/George Steele

Tony Stetson vs Randy Savage (IC Champ)

The Iron Sheik/Nikolai Volkoff vs Jim Powers/Lanny Poffo

King Tonga vs Paul Christie



The Moondogs vs The Rougeau Brothers

Bob Orton vs Lanny Poffo

Ricky Steamboat vs Don Muraco (Martial Arts Match)

The Hart Foundation vs The Killer Bees

Corporal Kirchner vs Iron Mike Sharpe

Jake Roberts vs George Wells

Jimmy Hart/The Funk Brothers vs Andre the Giant/Junkyard Dog



The Show:

So let's start with the 15th March episode of Championship Wrestling. Our commentators are Vince McMahon and Bruno Sammartino and of course, they run down the card. 

Jeff Cripley vs Adrian Adonis

That man with bows in his hair struts to the ring to the normal big heat we've come to expect. Adonis tells someone in the crowd they stink before posing to even more heat. Faggot chants break out and Cripley encourages it more so! The win comes when Adonis hits the DDT (which Vince calls the 'Gramcracker'?) and that gets the 3 count. It pains me to think all the heat Adonis gets is purely for his stereotypical characterisation but he does deserve heat none the less because he is a good performer despite that. Squash Rating: ***

Update time with Lord Al and this week he's looking at Wrestlemania 2, especially the battle royal that's been signed. He runs through the people who will be involved and pardon me but I have NO IDEA who any of the NFL players are because shockingly, no one cares about the NFL outside of the USA (unless its the Superbowl...but even then...yawn!).

Bob Bradley/Mr X vs The Killer Bee's

I thought I heard buzzing. It's the Killer Bee's time and I'm expecting solid yet unspectacular work as always from these two. It's hard not to appreciate the Bee's work rate but with the Hart Foundation and Bulldogs on the scene, it's hard for them to stand out. In fact, apart from their double dropkick, I can't think of a maneuver I expect to see in a Bee's match. Finally Vince explains that Jim Brunzell is called 'Jumpin' because of his dropkicks. Really cool spot from Brunzell who does a headlock and headscissors on both heels. A sloppy abdominal pin gets the win for the Bee's. This one was solid with a little pinch of spectacle. Squash Rating: ***

Wrestlemania 2...it's coming!!

Into the back with Mean Gene who runs down the Wrestlemania card. He's joined by The British Bulldogs. Davey says that two referee's at Mania will sort out Valiant. Dynamite reiterates but fuck, Dynamite is terrifying. 
Joe Mirto/Les Thornton vs Uncle Elmer/George Steele

Seriously, who's idea was it to put Elmer and Steele together. Both men together make a third of a wrestler and if you take into account Elmer is the size of a Hodor...that's sad news. Steele again tries and fails to dance with Elmer and Captain Lou. We see Cousin Luke on the outside with a cast on his ankle that was apparently courtesy of the Hart Foundation. The heels try everything they can to make the faces look good but it's all an uphill battle for them. The finish comes when Elmer hits an avalanche in the corner and Steele tags in, locks on a hammerlock and that gets the win. Poor form lads. Squash Rating: DUD

Into the back with Mean Gene who once again, runs through the whole Wrestlemania card. He's joined by Hulk Hogan who says that he's glad it's all laid out. This is the first time he's defending the title in a steel cage. He loves being alive and his Hulkamaniacs and Bundy deserves to be champion if he can cheat his way to the top. Huh?

Tony Stetson vs Randy Savage (IC Champ)

I always get a buzz when Savage's music hits and this match lasts less 10 seconds...as Savage pearl harbours Stetson, hits the flying elbow and that's all she wrote. George Steele comes down ringside and hands Liz flowers. She tries to explain she can't take them but Savage pearl harbours a distracted Steele. He ties him in the ropes, grabs the flowers and proceeds to beat Steele with them before shoving them in his mouth. Steele eventually escapes and attacks Savage as the crowd love it. Savage grabs Liz and scuttles off backstage as Steele gives (slow) chase. As much as I think Savage is wasted in this feud, at least the feud now has some heat to it. Squash Rating: *

Piper's Pit time and he's joined by two random women who he claims to be his fans but want to meet the tag champs, The Dream Team. Out they come and they proceed to have awkward interactions with the two women. The champs say the Bulldogs don't scare them and they proceed to swoon over the women.

The new edition of the WWE magazine looks at Dan Spivey...so I think I'll pass.

Into the back with Jesse Ventura who cuts to a press conference with Roddy Piper. Piper rips into Mr T and apparently T will have Smokin' Joe Frazier in his corner at Wrestlemania. We then cut to Mr T who's holding a rubber chicken. He says no one ever whipped his ass other than his mother and that he'll be eating his cereal and will be ready for Wrestlemania. We cut to King Kong Bundy now who reminds us of last Wrestlemania and that he will be champ at the next Wrestlemania. Finally we cut to Hulk Hogan who hypes up Bundy's attack from SNME. He will get his revenge a Wrestlemania even if he has to climb the cage with one good limb. 

The Iron Sheik/Nikolai Volkoff vs Jim Powers/Lanny Poffo

Of course Volkoff does the Soviet anthem to big USA chants. It seems like a long time since we last saw these two. Poffo cuts a poem before the match and we see that Corporal Kirchner has made his way ringside albeit briefly and somewhat pointlessly. The heels get the win when Sheik locks in the Camel Clutch to Powers and clear the ring after the match. Solid and simple. Squash Rating: **

Into the back with Mean Gene who once again, runs down the Wrestlemania card. He's joined by Macho and Liz and Macho hypes himself up for being so great. Macho gets mad when Gene tries to talk to Liz about the Wrestlemania card and that's all for this episode.


So in that case, we move onto The Maple Leaf Gardens show from the 23rd March. Our commentators are Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse Ventura! The entrance ramp is a raised ramp circa ECW 1998.

King Tonga vs Paul Christie

Crowd is loud for the introductions but fall deathly silent straight after. Good to see King Tonga in a singles match without having to rely on Ricky Steamboat for back up. After some relentless stalling from Christie they eventually lock up but more stalling irks the crowd. Finally they do lock up and Tonga works over the arm. He locks on an armbar and Christie tries to escape but Tonga holds on. We get a criss-cross spot and Tonga comes out on top with a punch which of course leads to more stalling by Christie. He heads outside for a breather and that really pisses the crowd off which is all fine and dandy for a random heel jobber. He gets back in and tries to lock on a headlock, fails and then begs for mercy. Another lock up and Christie gets some punches and eye gouges in. Tonga tries to fight back but Christie levels him with a middle kick before locking on a sleeper. Tonga escapes briefly but Christie keeps the advantage using chokes to help him. Tonga hits a scoop slam, goes for a splash but Christie gets his knees up and gets a 1 count before going back to the choke. Tonga manages to fight back with a chop to the throat and proceeds to ram Christies head into the turnbuckle. Tonga hits a chop that makes an awesome sound and then hits a hip toss. He hits a thrust kick before following with a splash and that gets the win. Endlessly boring and Tonga doesn't do much for me. Match Rating: 1/4*
The Moondogs vs The Rougeau Brothers

Hold on, who the fuck is Moondog Rex? In two years of blog, not seen him once. Massive reception for the Canadian Rougeau Brothers which makes sense as they're in Canada. This is their All Star Search debut and it's good to have another tag team on the scene. Rex and Jacques start us off and its not long before the action gets quick via the Rougeau's and a series of dropkicks and a splash. They double team Rex and use quick tags to keep the pace up, all the while working over Rex's leg. In comes Spot but he quickly finds himself in the same position. Me and Jesse both get confused as to who is actually the legal Rougeau but Gorilla tells us that its Raymond who's legal, which is all fine, as he's currently got an anklelock applied on Spot. Jacques tags in and applies to same hold before hitting a scoop slam and tagging in Ray for a big stomp. Rex distracts the ref and a pin attempt is missed and the crowd really hated that spot! Does that spot ever draw heat anymore? Rougeau's still work over the legs and if Spot sells it, I'll eat my own face. Rex breaks things up and the Moondogs finally get some offense in. Its as basic as basic can be but its offense none the less. Spot back in...and he's not selling the leg...sigh. The Moondogs double team Jacques but he counters into a sunset flip for 1 on Spot. Apparently the Moondogs were once tag team champions? If true, I couldn't be happier I missed that period of time. Jacques hits a crossbody but Rex propels him outside. Spot follows and sends him into the railing at ringside. It's a really old school concert metal railing kind of deal too. The ref continues to be distracted meaning Jacques continues to be beaten up on the outside. He's long past what should be a countout but Rex suplexes him in the ring for 2. Spot comes in and he hits an elbow from the second rope for 2. Spot locks on a headlock but Jacques fights out although not for long as Spot hits a really nice shoulderbreaker! Rex back in and he drops Jacques across the top rope before trying and failing for a suplex. Jacques hits one of his own and the crowd come alive but die once again when Spot comes in. Jacques still fights back and manages a 2 count from a flying forearm but once again soon finds himself in a headlock. The crowd rallies behind Jacques and he fights out again but Spot block the tag being made. The tag finally gets made but the ref is distracted again and it doesn't count! Crowd again don't like that and rally behind the Rougeau's again. Rex locks on a bearhug for about a minute but Jacques escapes and gets the HOT tag! He cleans house with dropkicks and elbows as the crowd go mad! Awful chop to Spot and another to Rex for 2. All four men are in the ring brawling and the Rougeau's knock the Moondogs into each other. Jacques locks on a sleeper and that gets the win for the Rougeaus! Suprisingly good match considering the Moondogs were in it. To be fair their heels tactics were classicly and positively executed. They woukd've been perfect if they sold the legs early on. The Rougeau's were good, showing a lot of pace and stamina. Would've liked to have seen a proper finisher to give them the win as I'm not a big fan of the sleeper...especially in a tag match! Match Rating: **1/2

Bob Orton vs Lanny Poffo

Of course Lanny has a poem to start us off and of course, it's crap and Orton has to sell it like it's cutting. Chain wrestling starts us off but we get a stand off as a result and the crowd don't care. Orton locks on an armbar but Poffo bridges out impressively and counters into an armbar of his own. More quick paced action with both trading advantages but Poffo ends up locking on another armbar. They both stumble through the ropes awkwardly both Poffo holds on. They get back in the ring and Poffo continues to work over the left arm of Orton, using a chickenwing this time. The crowd and myself start wilting as Orton still can't escape despite his attempts and it is Terry Daniels-esque. They again stumble through the ropes and this time Orton uses his strength to take advantage. He rams Poffo into the bell, then the ringpost and then powerslams him back into the ring for 2. He whips him into the corner but misses a charge, leaving him holding the left arm...psychology! Poffo rams his head in the corner and gets a 2 count before going to work...on the RIGHT arm...and then putting on a facelock. Orton levels Poffo with the worst punches I've ever seen, they were like inches away from connection. Orton hits a weird, standing bulldog but that only gets a 2 count. Orton rallies away with knees to the head before sending Poffo flying out to ringside. Poffo gets a close 2 with a small package when he gets back in and follows up with a suplex. Cradle pin gets a close 2 count and he follows with a scoop slam. He heads up top for a very early looking Senton Bomb but it only gets 2 again and again. He hits a scoop slam and hits a diving moonsault!!! That again only gets a 2 but Orton seems dead on his feet. He whips Orton upside down in the corner and chokes away as the ref does nothing for a while. Poffo with a dropkick to send Orton outside now and another dropkick on the outside while the ref doesn't count him out. Poffo misses a third dropkick and Orton returns in the ring. He stops Poffo on the top rope this time and hits a big superplex and that gets the 3 count! I was considering giving this a really low rating until the second half of the match. Poffo's unique aerial offense is cool to see in 1986 and Orton is such a good heel that is seemingly so hard to beat. The superplex to finish was a nice ending but all that working on the arm from Poffo was ultimately pointless and thus pointlessly boring. Match Rating: *1/2

Ricky Steamboat vs Don Muraco (Martial Arts Match)

Judging from previous experiances of watching these martial arts matches, I expect no difference from a regular match. Steamboat gets a HUGE pop when he comes out and the camera angle from behind the entrance looks amazing! Steamboat looked like a legitimate star just then. Handbags to start between the two lads before they both put on martial arts robes. Muraco looks like he's dressed for a Sauna is his gear and of course, he's joined by Mr Fuji at ringside. Steamboat start us off cornering Muraco in the ropes before nailing a kick to the back of the head to send Muraco to the outside to big cheers. Muraco runs back in to pearl harbour Steamboat but the crowd successfully warned him in a really cool spot. Hip toss by Steamboat followed by a scoop slam and Muraco just can't seem to get out the blocks. Gorilla and Fuji have words at the commentary table due to excessive cane waving apparently. They lock up again and this time Muraco does get a shot in but Steamboat manages to use his pace to nail another kick to the back of the head which sends Muraco to the outside once again. Steamboat tries a headlock but Muraco just throws him to the floor. Another lock up and this time Dragon locks on a headlock but again, Muraco uses his strength to escape. Dragon locks on another headlock but gets pushed off so he slides through Muraco's legs, twice, before hitting a sloppy swinging neckbreaker for 2! Another headlock is applied by Steamboat before both men run the ropes and Steamboat hits and elbow followed by a scoop slam. A snapmare leads to a nerve hold by Steamboat but that is countered nicely into a Samoan Drop by Muraco. He tries to throw Steamboat to the outside, but it doesn't quite work so Mr Fuji whacks Dragon with the cane while Muraco distracts the ref. Muraco snapmares him back in the ring before working over Dragon in the corner. He can't hit the slingshot out the corner and Dragon gets a quick shot in before going after the interfering Fuji on the outside. He grabs a chair but Muraco blindsides him. Fuji now grabs the chair and holds it up while Muraco slingshots him into it...but no DQ. Back in the ring Dragon is bleeding and Muraco is still in control with clotheslines before whipping Ricky with his own belt. Muraco now begins to choke Dragon with the belt...still no DQ...but Dragon escapes briefly before finding himself back to being choked. Dragon escapes using the turnbuckle and is now bleeding I should mention. Dragon rallies through his standard strikes before whipping Muraco with both belts now! Dragon hits a clothesline and the crowd is on fire as he heads up top. He hits a flying chop and rams Muraco's head into the corner. Steamboat won't get Muraco out the corner and the ref ends up being bumped and missing a pin attempt by Muraco. Both men botch something before Muraco hits a crossbody but Steamboat rolls through it and gets the 3 count! I assume what they botched was a first attempt at that finish. After the match, the heels choke Steamboat and attack him with Mr Fuji's cane to decent heat. Match was decent and the crowd were into it definitely. Steamboat seemed to be in 3rd gear here instead of 4th but he still performed better than anyone else so far on the card. Muraco still has a lot to offer the WWE but you can start to see his decline and I worry for him once Wrestlemania comes and goes. Match Rating: **

We go to the ring and it's time for the live Body Shop with Jesse Ventura. He's dressed like 1985 Adrian Adonis and starts by hyping up Wrestlemania 2. He starts to hype up the boxing match taking place and apparently his guest tonight is Mr T! Out he comes in a kilt and immediately says he don't trust Jesse. Mr T is still carrying around a rubber chicken and apparently its because Roddy Piper is a chicken. Apparently that's meant to explain why he's wearing a kilt too...but doesn't quite, does it? T says Smokin' Joe Frazier is coaching him and he is ready and he will win. They continue to talk boxing and I swear T starts to get some boo's. Ventura predicts Piper to win in 3 rounds and that riles up Mr T. Jesse gets riled up too and we have a stand off to the happiness of the crowd. Jesse bails on a fight after the endless stand off before Gorilla emerges to escort him away. A bit boring but hey, just a reason to get Mr T some extra hype on the way to Wrestlemania.

The Hart Foundation vs The Killer Bees

So far, the show has been admittedly decent and on paper, this match should be a good'n too! The Foundation are not yet the Pink n Black attack and are instead the pastelle blue and black attack in this one. Bret and B Brian start us off and Blair hits a nice back suplex for 2. Neidhart tags in but Blair manages to hit a cross body for 2. Brunzell tags in and he stops Neidhart getting a tag before working on his left leg. Blair tagged back in and both men work on Neidharts leg. More double teaming by The Bees but Bret is eventually tagged in. Things go just as badly for him as the Bee's start to work over his legs. Blair gets a 2 count off a sunset flip before more nifty team work takes place. Brunzell goes for a Boston Crab but can't turn him over, so gives up. Figure 4 locked on but Anvil breaks it up. Harts tag illegally but the ref just completely ignores it and some heel tactics allow Anvil to take control. Bret gets a tag and the Harts do a guillotine knee drop for 2. Bret hits a nice backbreaker but that only gets a 2 count. Anvil tags back in but ref is distracted when Blair manages a sunset flip and its not long until Anvil has him in a chinlock. Bret tags in and kitchen sinks Blair before Anvil gets some cheap shots in. He tags in but Blair still can't get to Brunzell, especially when Bret runs over and kicks him off the apron while awaiting the tag. Nice battering ram double team by the Foundation but that only gets 2. Bret tags in but he gets reversed into the corner but Blair still can't take advantage as Anvil flattens him and Bret gets another 2. Atomic drop by Bret and Anvil tags in again and he locks in a Bearhug. Bret tags back in, rakes the eyes and puts on a headlock and Blair still can't tag in Brunzell. When does eventually, the ref is distracted again! The Harts collide into each other and FINALLY the hot tag is made. Noggin knocker followed by a high knee for Bret and an atomic drop. Snapmare and a legdrop by Brunzell followed by a sweet dropkick but that only gets 2. Blair and Anvil fight outside the ring before heading in ring. The Foundation get whipped into each other before Bret gets double teamed. Bret reverses an irish whip and Anvil clocks Blair from the outside and that gets the 3. I might be a little picky on this one but it just didn't click completely for me. Maybe it was the crowd not really being too vocal or maybe it was the fact that it was a carbon copy of the previous tag match on the card. If it is the latter, that should put things into perspective, because the previous match involved the freaking Moondogs. Still, a solid match with a weak ending. Match Rating: **1/2

Corporal Kirchner vs Iron Mike Sharpe

So we get a rematch from the last house show we did. This time, we're in Sharpe's country so surely the crowd will bury Kirchner, SURELY?! Sharpe cheap shots Kirchner to start in control. Kirchner reverses an Irish whip and almost botches a monkey flip. He hits three dropkicks and thats enough to send Sharpe to the outside. Kirchner misses an atomic drop and Sharpe rolls through locking on a headlock. Kirchner struggles to fight out but when he does, he eats a series of shoulderblocks. He does hit a back body drop and follows up by teasing a kick between the legs spot...but doesn't. You know the spot, the low blow that isn't actually a low blow because it's the top of your leg. Either way, Kirchner gets booed for not doing it and both men have a test of strength. Of course, the heel cheap shots his way to control but its brief as Kirchner kicks his way to an advantage. He hits an awkward suplex but Sharpe hits a clothesline in return. He celebrates instead of going for a pin but slaps Kirchner just for my benefit...I'm sure of it. Kirchner gets thrown to the floor and then through the ringside barrier in a brutal looking spot! The barrier is wooden as well so the sound was just as brutal as the throw. Kirchner can't get back in the ring but the ref is distracted from the countout. Kirchner eventually gets back in the ring and hits a cross body for 2. Awful looking clothesline followed by a roll up also gets 2 for Kirchner. He misses a dropkick as Sharpe seems to be adjusting his forearm pad. He misses a forearm shot and Kirchner uses the forearm against Sharpe himself and that gets the 3. This was a carbon copy of last editions match between the two and let's hope we don't have to see it again. Match Rating: 1/4*

Jake Roberts vs George Wells

Another Jake match now, and after a decent debut in our last edition, he's facing another jobber this time. Of course, he's got the sack with him and I wonder if we'll finally see the snake released. They mess around with lock ups and chain wrestling to start but neither man can take control so Jake responds by flashing that creepy smile and acting as cool as cool can be. Wells manages to get a shoulderblock but still can't follow up on it. He manages a headlock and a shoulder tackle so Jake slithers out the ring to regroup. More stalling once he's back in the ring and finally Jake gets some offense in by sending Wells out the ring. Jake drops an elbow on the back of Wells head and follows up with more slithering. This is very slow paced if you havn't gathered already. Jake levels some punches before hitting a scoop slam and it gets a slow 2 count. Snapmare leads into a sleeperhold for Jake all the while taunting Wells with the sack in the corner. Wells does escape but Jake is still on his case using strikes and punches. Wells whipped hard into the corner and Jake goes over to the sack. Ref stops him and Wells manages to almost hit a sunset flip but Jake counters with a punch. Wells hits some football tackles that just look like awful spear attempts before he nails a back body drop. Wells misses a charge, Jake drops an elbow, grabs the tights and gets the cheeky win. Really poor match with a slow pace and very little action. To be fair to Jake, there's only so much he can do with these jobbers. Disappointed not to see the DDT as well or Damien. Match Rating: 1/4*

Jimmy Hart/The Funk Brothers vs Andre the Giant/Junkyard Dog

So a very similar main event to the previous house show we reviewed. Granted, this time we have the inclusion of Jimmy Hart and Andre. Andre, by the way, we havn't seen in months but he looks in better shape (slightly) than the last time we saw him. The crowd I should point out seem slightly more subdued than I'd expect with this main event. Jimmy Hart is wearing an Stoke City kit circa 1970 and a headband with 'JYD' scrawled on it. Andre and Terry start us off with Andre immediately taking control with a headlock. JYD tags in a rallies rallies through his headbutts while Andre throws Jimmy off the apron. Dory tags in but can't hit a shoulder block or a scoop slam so JYD responds by scoop slamming everyone. The heels regroup on the ramp before getting back into the ring for an amusing criss-cross spot. Dory taunts Andre on the apron but JYD doesn't tag him in and instead locks on a headlock. Dory counters and rallies through some nice uppercuts before tagging in Terry. Terry hits a nice piledriver and tags in Jimmy Hart to wake the crowd up. Hart kicks away at JYD but JYD no sells and Terry is tagged back in to throw JYD outside where Dory can work him over. Back in the ring and Terry tries to keep control but JYD counters and thrusts Terry's head into the turnbuckle for the 10 count. JYD misses the following headbutt and Dory tags back in and locks on a sleeper. He holds it briefly before tagging in Terry to take over on the sleeper. Jimmy tags in (albeit illegally) and that gives Andre the chance to tag in...and it was the coldest hot tag I've ever heard. None the less, Andre cleans house until Dory levels him with a kick to the face allowing the heels to double team him. Big 'Andre' chant breaks out as the heels struggle to keep Andre down. Eventually Andre does fight back and floors Dory with awful looking punches. He misses a big boot and ends up trapped in the ropes...because let's face it, it's an Andre match afterall. Terry tags in and Andre no sells his chops. Andre with shots of his own before tagging in JYD. JYD with headbutts before Dory tags in. The Funks try and double team but it all ends up in a mass brawl. In the kerfuffle, Jimmy Hart comes off the top with a megaphone, whacks JYD and that gets the heels DQ'd. The faces abuse Jimmy Hart in the ring afterwards before chasing off the heels with an chain swinging Andre. Another case of a slow pace but slightly more action in this one. Andre's role was kept to a minimum for obvious reasons but JYD just doesn't have enough range in his offense to carry them. The Funks were solid as always and Dory is starting to look like a badass, especially by not backing down from Andre. Silly finish though, would've made more sense for Hart to be pinned, I mean, it wouldn't exactly hurt and the crowd would've gone home happy. Match Rating: *1/4


So let's score them!

Wrestler Scores:


  • Jeff Cripley +1 (5)
  • Adrian Adonis +3 (44)
  • Bob Bradley +1 (2)
  • Mr X +1 (3)
  • B Brian Blair +9 (29)
  • Jim Brunzell +9 (20)
  • Davey Boy Smith +1 (42)
  • Dynamite Kid +1 (45)
  • Joe Mirto +1 (5)
  • Les Thornton +1 (7)
  • Uncle Elmer +2 (11)
  • George Steele +3 (23)
  • Hulk Hogan +2 (88)
  • Tony Stetson +1 (3)
  • Randy Savage +3 (61)
  • Roddy Piper +2 (71)
  • Bob Orton +7 (47)
  • Greg Valentine +1 (62)
  • Brutus Beefcake +1 (38)
  • Mr T +2 (17)
  • King Kong Bundy +1 (42)
  • Iron Sheik +3 (38)
  • Nikolai Volkoff +3 (35)
  • Lanny Poffo +6 (16)
  • Jim Powers +1 (4)
  • King Tonga +3 (18)
  • Paul Christie +2 (2)
  • Moondog Spot +6 (16)
  • Moondog Rex +5 (5)
  • Jacques Rougeau +6 (6)
  • Raymond Rougeau +6 (6)
  • Ricky Steamboat +5 (75)
  • Don Muraco +5 (40)
  • Bret Hart +6 (42)
  • Jim Neidhart +5 (37)
  • Corporal Kirchner +3 (29)
  • Iron Mike Sharpe +2 (13)
  • Jake Roberts +4 (9)
  • George Wells +2 (3)
  • Andre the Giant +4 (28)
  • Junkyard Dog +4 (62)
  • Terry Funk +4 (44)
  • Dory Funk +5 (13)
  • Jimmy Hart +2 (2)
So there we have it, this editions list of scorers. The Killer Bee's did the best by far with two strong showing on both the TV show and the house show. In fact, most of those in tag team competition did alright, with even the Moondog bringing in their biggest points haul to date. Not much going on however for the main eventers like Hogan and Piper as they didn't really appear much. A decent debut score for both Rougeau's as well so it will be interesting to see where they end up on the grand tag team spectrum. Finally, Bob Orton did well this edition mainly because of his many appearances in interviews and promo's but also because of a strong showing against Lanny Poffo. That points haul has actually put him into the Top 10 and pushed out Adrian Adonis. So let's take a lot of the updated All Star Search current Top 10 and I shall see you in a few days for our last stop before Wrestlemania 2!
  1. Hulk Hogan             - 88 Points
  2. Ricky Steamboat     - 75 Points
  3. Tito Santana            - 75 Points
  4. Roddy Piper            - 71 Points
  5. Greg Valentine         - 62 Points
  6. Junkyard Dog          - 62 Points
  7. Randy Savage          - 61 Points
  8. Paul Orndorff           - 54 Points
  9. Bob Orton               - 47 Points
  10. Dynamite Kid           - 45 Points