WWE All Star Search #28 - Championship Wrestling (May 1986 part 2)

WWE All Star Search #28 - Championship Wrestling (May 1986 part 2)

Hello Turnbucklers! Its edition #28 of our All Star Search and we're moving into the middle of March with two episodes of Championship Wrestling. You know the score, we probably won't have much to say about the matches but let's hope we get some good angle development. In the two episodes we have two relatively important matches. Kirchner vs Sheik is a continuation of the feud going on between the patriot and the evil foreigners and boy do I hope we're coming to the end of it. The Bulldogs vs the big lads is an interesting one because the Bulldogs have their title winning momentum while the big lads are on a downward spiral since Wrestlemania 2. Let's get on with it shall we?

The Card:

George Steele/Junkyard Dog vs Tiger Chung Lee/Mike Angelo

Jimmy Jack Funk/Dory Funk vs Andre Malo/Dan King

The Killer Bees vs Iron Mike Sharpe/Joe Mirto

Randy Savage (IC Champ) vs Serge Jedoin

Corporal Kirchner vs The Iron Sheik

Ted Arcidi/King Tonga vs Dave Barbie/The Gladiator

The Hart Foundation vs Lanny Poffo/Don Driggers

Pedro Morales/Hillbilly Jim vs Moondog Spot/Cyclone Capone

Hercules vs Mike Sexton

Tito Santana/Dan Spivey vs Steve Lombardi/Paul Christy

The British Bulldogs (Tag Team Champs) vs King Kong Bundy/Big John Studd

The Show:

So let's kick off with the 10th May edition of Championship Wrestling. Our commentary team is Vince Mcmahon and Bruno Sammartino who run down the card.

Mike Angelo/Tiger Chung Lee vs Junkyard Dog/George Steele

The Haiti Kid is still with the faces and he's enjoying swinging his chain. Typical hijinks from Steele in this one until he gets caught in heel corner. Mike Angelo is freaking huge but a bite to the chest by Steele still manages to send him reeling. JYD comes in and hits a huge powerslam to Angelo in short order for the win. JYD is obviously stronger than he looks if he can slam Angelo like he did. After the match, there's an awkward stand off between Chung Lee and the faces while Angelo plays dead on the mat. It all comes to nothing and the faces celebrate! Not much to say about that one. Squash Rating: *

Its update time with Lord Al and this week he's looking at Jake Roberts! He asks whether Damien could be a tool used by evil worshippers? I think it's just a gimmick Al. We get a clip of a jobber getting snaked and that's all. No mention of the Steamboat angle once again.

Jimmy Jack Funk/Dory Funk vs Andre Malo/Dan King

Still no sign or mention of Terry Funk so I assume he's definitely left the WWF at this point. Bad timing though as the Funks could've been a good little faction. JJ shows plenty of aggression again but Dory just ups the game in terms of stiffness. Nice underhook suplex by Dory and the win comes with an awesome looking fallaway-powerslam move that I can't think I've seen before. Another case of not much to say except Jimmy Jack continues to impress me. Squash Rating: **

Into the back with Mean Gene who sends us to a Hulk Hogan promo. He rants on Macho Man and puts his hype down to Elizabeth. He puts Macho over quite well before claiming that he'll still win because this is America. Sigh.

The Killer Bees vs Iron Mike Sharpe/Joe Mirto

Always good to see Iron Mike! He always seems to have a sign with him claiming him to be Canada's Greatest Athlete. I can't help but imagine him making it by hand at home before the show! The Bee's are still coming out in their masks but inexplicably take them off for the match. Match is a typical Bee's affair with the head scissors making many an appearance. Bobby Heenan turns up on commentary who says he met with Jack Tunney. He's looking into what action the WWE is going to take over Andre the Giant and his no show from a few weeks previous. Heenan calls Andre a coward and says when he's done with it all, Andre will no longer be a part of WWE. By the way, the Bee's win with a poor looking powerslam on Mirto. Once again the Bee's are solid yet unspectacular and could really do with a featured storyline...that isn't with the Hart Foundation! Squash Rating: **

Into the back with Mean Gene and he's joined with Corporal Kirchner. They mention the Chernobyl explosion and somehow link it to the upcoming match between Kirchner and Nikolai Volkoff. Probably best not to mention a huge disaster that killed many a civilian...but hey, it happened to the enemy so why not.

Serge Jedoin vs Randy Savage (IC Champ)

Lots of stalling to start by Macho because...it's Macho in 1986. He really doesn't need to do his stalling schtick in these squash matches. Quite an audible Macho chant from a couple of lads in the crowd. Match finishes within a minute via an elbow drop from Macho and he's even nice enough to give another after the bell. Macho is another who needs a featured storyline after feuding with George Steele since forever. He still looks like a star after this one though. Squash Rating: *

Its time for the Flower Shop with Adrian Adonis and Jimmy Hart! He's joined by the Dream Team with Johnny V. They talk about their defeat at Wrestlemania 2 and blame it all on Ozzy Osbourne and two referees. They promise payback for the Bulldogs and that's all we have this week. If only Ozzy had actually done something of note at Wrestlemania and they'd have had a point.

Into the back with Lord Al who shows us clips of Saturday Night's Main Event whereby Jake Roberts absolutely destroyed Ricky Steamboat with his DDT on the concrete. Finally, it's nice to see it mentioned!

The Iron Sheik vs Corporal Kirchner

Well Christ, the pop for Kirchner is inexplicably loud. He even gets some patriotic signage from the crowd! I still can't him but he gets a massive USA chant up and running. He starts with a jumping headbutt and follows with a back body drop. Volkoff distracts from the outside and Sheik takes advantage. He hits a back body drop of his own before he locks on an abdominal stretch. Kirchner counters into a hip toss but misses the follow up elbow drop. Blassie gets involved and the ref does nothing but count before Sheik sends Kirchner flying outside. He scrambles back in the ring and manages a roll up on Sheik for 2. Sheik takes control again with a kick to the face as Vince admits Kirchner's wrestling ain't pretty to watch. Suplex attempt by Sheik is blocked and Kirchner hits a big one of his own. Kirchner picks up Sheik and levels him with a Samoan Drop! He makes the cover but Volkoff runs in for the DQ win for Kirchner. The heels give him boots until the Killer Bee's make the save. This will surely go down as a key moment in the Cold War but for now, it shall all continue. Crap match but the crowd enjoyed it. Match Rating: 1/4*

Into the back with Mean Gene and he's joined by the heels we've just seen give it legs. Freddie Blassie rants on about Kirchner before Volkoff gives it more of the same. I love Volkoff, he's like an old, drunk, Russian grandpa. They leave and are replaced by Macho Man! He has a copy of the WWE Magazine with Hogan on the cover. He says he's going to win the WWE Championship at the upcoming house show. Boston is his town, ohhh yeah!

Onto the 17th May edition of Championship Wrestling and our commentators are once again Vince McMahon and Bruno Sammartino!

Ted Arcidi/King Tonga vs Dave Barbie/The Gladiator

It's matches like these that make me sad. There is literally no one in this match I'm interested in currently. The Gladiator has been appearing on this blog since the very beginning...so how come no one has yet found out anything about him...including his height and weight? That's just poor admin from the agents in the back. Really nice back suplex by Tonga seems to be the only highpoint in this one before Arcidi gets the win with a bearhug. Complete snorefest. Squash Rating: *

It's update time with Lord Al and this week he's looking at Steamboat and Jake Roberts. Essentially its a full recap of the brutal SNME attack from a few weeks ago. Apparently Steamer is 100% fit and raring for some revenge!

The Hart Foundation vs Lanny Poffo/Don Driggers

It's the blue and black attack, the Hart Foundation! Lanny has brought some frisbees with him and of course, has a poem. It's awful as expected and the heels have to oversell it. The Harts attack quickly and we get some decent back and forth between Bret and Lanny. It doesn't last long but the Harts look awesome in this with plenty of double team moves. A Hart Attack on Barbie gets the win and it's all elementary from there! I say this every time but the tag division needs some solid programs to match the solid athletes within it. Squash Rating: ***

Into the back with...some guy...who runs down an upcoming house show card. Hulk Hogan comes in wearing his bandana like an eyepatch. He moans about Savage and Liz and even says he doesn't trust Elizabeth. He has a suprise for Savage though...it's called Hulkamania. Crap suprise if you ask me though.

Pedro Morales/Hillbilly Jim vs Moondog Spot/Cyclone Capone

What? No Moondog Rex? Where's our refunds?! The faces come out to Jim's awful country music and I wonder how former WWF champion Pedro Morales feels about that. Hillbilly Jim does a lovely yet crap cartwheel before the match. That is in fact our highlight of the entire match. The win comes for the faces via a Jim Big Boot. Test, eat your heart out. Squash Rating: *

Vince wants to know if there are any non-profit organisations that want to fund raise via WWE. Interesting concept for sure!

Into the back with SOME GUY and he's joined by Corporal Kirchner. In a weird political moment, he compares his feud with Nikolai Volkoff and the recent (at the time) Chernobyl disaster (the second time in recent months WWE have mentioned it on air) but has to add in a claim about it being a huge Russian conspiracy. Promo is unfortunately poor but hey, it's Kirchner. Merica!

Hercules vs Mike Sexton

Mike Sexton is one of my favourite jobbers...but only because he always dresses like a disco ball. Ernie Ladd makes a quick appearance on commentary and says everybody wants to be a wrestler...I, however, disagree. While all this is going on, Herc is throwing punches like no ones business and even Blassie gets some cheeky shots in. Hercules is not at all smooth in the ring although he's still very aggressive. The win comes for Herc after the torture rack and it was all boring as sin. Squash Rating: *

It's time for the Flower Shop with Adonis and Jimmy Hart. Adonis comes in looking like a sunblushed tomato and its not long before the faggot chants start up...and then repeat. Their guest today is the MACHO MAN and Liz. Adonis appreciates Liz's make up before Randy cuts a promo telling people not to be jealous of him. Adonis goes to give Liz flowers, changes his mind, and gives them Savage instead. Cheeky! Bit of a nothing segment though.

Tito Santana/Dan Spivey vs Steve Lombardi/Paul Christy

Tito is dropping down the card quite quickly now. He's Spivey's latest tag team partner and surely someone has to gel with him, right? RIGHT? Wrong, match is unspectacular and crowd barely even wake up for Tito. Finish comes with a Spivey bulldog. Vince says we may see more of this team...and that sounds like a threat to me. Squash Rating: *

The British Bulldogs (Tag Team Champs) vs King Kong Bundy/Big John Studd

Straight into the main event now and to be fair, this is a biggie for Championship Wrestling. The Bulldogs get a big reception but no entrance. Big heat as per for the heels and one crowd sign alludes to Bundy's 'thigh burn'. Weirdly enough, this is a glorified squash by the heels after some initial Bulldog offense. Cool early spot see's a double dropkick take Studd down from the Bulldogs but from there, its all the heels...and its all slow and boring. Crowd are still really into it but a Studd shove to the referee gets the Bulldogs the DQ win. After the match, there's more dissention between the giant heels and I PRAY we never see a match between them! Match Rating: 1/2*

So as a summary, both shows were pretty sub par. The major focus seems to be on the upcoming house show match between Savage and Hogan which is all good on my part, if not maybe a little too soon for Savage when he has such good momentum. Steamboat and Roberts finally got some emphasis after their huge SNME angle and Roberts is really starting to look twisted, so twisted they're linking him to Satanism it seems. Shame about the very last match between the Bulldogs and the Heenan Family. It's looking like the big lads may be on course for a break up so why squash the tag teams? Perfect opportunity to have cemented the Bulldogs as THE team but low and behold, nada! Will try and finish off the rest of May in the next A.S.S but until then, have a good'n!

Wrestler Scores:

• Mike Angelo +1 (1)
• Tiger Chung Lee +1 (9)
• George Steele +2 (31)
• Junkyard Dog +2 (84)
• Jake Roberts +2 (33)
• Dory Funk Jr +2 (38)
• Jimmy Jack Funk +2 (6)
• Andre Malo +1 (4)
• Dan King +1 (1)
• Hulk Hogan +2 (116)
• B Brian Blair +2 (44)
• Jim Brunzell +2 (36)
• Iron Mike Sharpe +1 (17)
• Joe Mirto +1 (7)
• Corporal Kirchner +4 (43)
• Serge Jedoin +1 (1)
• Randy Savage +4 (91)
• Adrian Adonis +2 (67)
• Brutus Beefcake +1 (50)
• Greg Valentine +1 (77)
• Iron Sheik +3 (61)
• Nikolai Volkoff +1 (56)
• Ted Arcidi +2 (12)
• King Tonga +2 (23)
• The Gladiator +1 (5)
• Dave Barbie +1 (5)
• Ricky Steamboat +1 (91)
• Bret Hart +2 (61)
• Jim Neidhart +2 (52)
• Lanny Poffo +2 (21)
• Don Driggers +1 (5)
• Pedro Morales +2 (13)
• Hillbilly Jim +2 (23)
• Moondog Spot +1 (19)
• Cyclone Capone +1 (2)
• Hercules +2 (20)
• Mike Sexton +1 (3)
• Tito Santana +2 (99)
• Dan Spivey +2 (21)
• Steve Lombardi +1 (6)
• Paul Christie +1 (4)
• Davey Boy Smith +2 (66)
• Dynamite Kid +2 (66)
• Big John Studd +2 (31)
• King Kong Bundy +2 (57)

Top 10:

1. Hulk Hogan             - 116 Points
2. Tito Santana             - 99 Points
3. Randy Savage          - 91 Points
4. Ricky Steamboar      - 91 Points
5. Junkyard Dog           - 85 Points
6. Greg Valentine         - 78 Points
7. Roddy Piper              - 76 Points
8. Paul Orndorff            - 73 Points
9. Adrian Adonis          - 67 Points
10. Davey Boy Smith      - 66 Points

WWE All Star Search #26 - Saturday Nights Main Event 6

WWE All Star Search #26 - Saturday Nights Main Event 6

Hello Turnbucklers! Its edition #26 and we're looking at Saturday Nights Main Event 6! So far we've seen some decent, fun matches on the SNME editions and looking at the card, I expect more of the same in this one. There's only one match on the card that I'm dreading having to sit through and I'm sure you'll work out which one that is. 

The Card:

Hulk Hogan (WWE Champ)/Junkyard Dog vs The Funk Brothers

King Kong Bundy vs Uncle Elmer

Paul Orndorff vs Adrian Adonis

Ricky Steamboat vs Jake Roberts

The Iron Sheik/Nikolai Volkoff vs The British Bulldogs (Tag Team Champs) [2/3 Falls Tag Title Match]

The Show:

So our commentary team tonight are Vince McMahon and Bobby Heenan! I'm always a happy lad when Heenan is on the mic! He starts on top form by ripping the piss out of Vince's dress sense.

We get an interview in the back with the Funk Brothers and Jimmy Hart. Mean Gene interrupts them throwing around a mega-phone before showing us highlights of their match from Mania 2. They have some words for the Haiti Kid who's going to be with the faces. Jimmy Hart introduces Jimmy Jack Funk as a way to keep Haiti Kid under control. As far as introductions to new wrestlers go, that one was pissing dreadful. Jimmy Jack by the way looks nothing like either Funk and inexplicably has a little mask for just his eyes.

We get another interview now with Hulk Hogan, Junkyard Dog and Haiti Kid. Haiti Kid sounds drunk but essentially the faces claim that they're gonna put the Funks in their place. Hogan has to make sure he gives JYD a rub by stealing the mic to give his own approval o JYD's prowess. JYD didn't look too happy.

Hulk Hogan (WWE Champ)/Junkyard Dog vs The Funk Brothers

Ma-hoo-sive pop for the faces before the match starts off with JYD cleaning house with slams. Haiti Kid manages to get to Jimmy Hart but the heels chase him under the ring but he escapes back to the faces. The shenanigans is off the charts on this one! The pace slows down significantly and Terry and JYD get the match off to a proper start with JYD again getting the upperhand, sending Terry to the outside to regroup. Terry goes after Haiti but the faces come to the rescue. JYD dargs Terry inside and hits a clothesline before Dory tags himself in. Massive pop when Hogan tags in and they lock up. It all leads to the criss-cross spot and Hogan gets to clean house and get a 2 count on Dory. JYD back in and he gets a clothesline on Dory but only for 1. Terry back in and both Funks double team him while Hogan tries and fails to break it up. JYD fights back but Dory tags back in. JYD avoids a charge and tags in Hogan who again cleans house and the heels have to regroup. Jimmy Hart cracks Haiti with a cane but gives it legs when Hogan gives chase. Haiti Kid is completely laid out so JYD carries him to the back like a sack of spuds. Hogan fends off both Funks while alone, even sending Terry onto the announcers table before JYD returns. Dory and Hogan lock up and Dory eats a suplex for 2. Terry and JYD both come in to get their shots in but Hogan ends up on the outside allowing Terry to crack him with a branding iron behind the refs back. Terry and Hart attack on the outside and throw Hogan into the crowd. JYD follows to the outside and slams Terry on the concrete before Hogan adds a big back body drop. Back in the ring Hogan works over Dory and the Haiti Kid has reappeared! JYD tags in but Dory manages to get some tough punches in. Terry tags in but its not long before both men suffer the dreaded double KO spot. JYD gets the hot tag to Hogan after Terry stupidly tries a top rope spot and Hogan of course, cleans house. He hits the leg drop on Terry and that gets the 3 count! The Funks waste no time in attacking after the count and they get a few shots in on the Haiti Kid. They go to brand the midget but Hogan makes the save. The faces clean house while the heels disperse to the back. As they run away, Jimmy Jack Funk appears to help out far too late and thus has acheived the WORST debut on this blog so far. Seriously, what was the point of introducing him on this episode? I really liked this match, lots of action and a really fun brawl. The Funks were awesome with their heelish ways and the crowd were solidly behind the faces. Haiti Kid did nothing but be a hinderence to the faces so why they thought bringing him out was a good idea, I'll never know. Match Rating: **3/4

King Kong Bundy vs Uncle Elmer

Before the match we see clips of both men getting weighed. Heenan rips the living shit out of Elmer and Elmer just could not respond. Seriously, he just stared like a gormless slap of pavement. The things I do for my Turnbucklers, because this match is not pretty. This is simply just two fat men using their fat to try and knock each other down. Eventually Elmer ends up eating an elbow drop and Bundy gets the win. The less we say about that, the better. The Elmer experiment has failed Vince, so here's hoping we start to see a lot less. Bundy has gone from main eventing Wrestlemania to wrestling this guy in less than a month. Match Rating: -*

Paul Orndorff vs Adrian Adonis

Before the match starts, we see clips of Mean Gene getting a quick interview with Orndorff...in a sauna? Despite the homosexual undertones of these two sweaty men coo over each other, they make fun of (and I quote) Adrian Adonis for being 'light in his loafers.' The match starts on fire with Orndorff going crazy on Adonis and Adonis just cannot get any offense in. Adonis is wearing the most 80's dress I've ever seen by the way. After regrouping on the outside, Adonis gets back into the ring but ends up in a very comical abdominal stretch. If Orndorff is worried about Adonis' light loafers, then that abdominal stretch didn't look like what I assume he wanted it to look like. Orndorff misses a charge and Adonis can finally get some shots in. Adonis misses a charge and Orndorff sends him flying outside before having Jimmy Hart thrown on top of him. The crowd love that and Orndorff is getting Hogan-esque pops! Back in the ring, Orndorff gets an airplane spin in before heading outside and sending Adonis into the ringpost. Jimmy Hart gets a cheap shot in so Orndorff gives chase but gets pearl harboured by Adonis and a megaphone. Adonis goes to work on Orndorff to some big heat from the crowd. He misses an elbow drop but hits a scoop slam for 2. The pace is significantly slower now and Adonis hits a suplex. Adonis goes up top but eats knees on his way down allowing Orndorff to tie Adonis in the ropes. Orndorff gets a few shots in on Jimmy Hart before hitting a dropkick on Adonis and defrocking him. Orndorff wont let Adonis away from the ropes and the ref tries to break it up. Orndorff shoves the ref on his arse like a heel meaning Adonis wins by DQ and Orndorff complains. The crowd still love Orndorff though and love it when he goes after the heels with a chair. So Orndorff's aggression continues to be highlighted as we go on but neither the crowd nor Vince admonish him for it. I would've liked to have seen Orndorff get a clean win here as despite these tweaks in his character, he hasn't had a big in ring win in a while, especially after that crappy Wrestlemania finish against Muraco. Adonis was fine here but recently I've expected more from him and been left disappointed. Match was fine when it was at a fast pace but seemed sluggish in places and as mentioned, the ending felt like a copout. Match Rating: *1/2

We get another interview with Mean Gene and Hulk Hogan talking about his feud with Bundy. Nothing interesting here and leaves no clue to Hogan's next feud.

Into the back again with Mean Gene who is with Ricky Steamboat. He's going against Jake Roberts tonight and he cuts a great promo here promising to put an end to Jake putting the snake on people.

That promo is nothing compared to the next with the Snake himself. He compares himself to the snake and the secrets snakes hold but is so articulate in asking him to squeeze Steamboat's juices, it's terrifying.

Ricky Steamboat vs Jake Roberts

Dragon waves at the crowd on the apron but Jake blindsides him and clotheslines him outside. Jake follows outside and DDT's Dragon on the concrete! Holy shit, his head literally BOUNCED off the concrete. Jake rolls a completely KO'd Steamboat back in the ring and drapes the snake on him. Welcome to relevancy Jake, that was just plain brutal. The lockerroom empties to get Jake to the back and Steamboat gets the medical help needed. Camera shows a wooden looking Mrs Steamboat in the crowd as Heenan has a bit of a chuckle. Great angle and I'm so excited to see these two go at it and the promo's that follow. Match Rating: DUD

Into the back with Mean Gene who's with the British Bulldogs and Captain Lou. Lou says they're the best team in the world and the Bulldogs thank him before we look at their title winning match at Wrestlemania. I loved that match so if you havn't seen it, go do it...after you've read this!

The Iron Sheik/Nikolai Volkoff vs The British Bulldogs (Tag Team Champs) [2/3 Falls Tag Title Match]

Before the match even starts, Vince tells us to expect Steamboat to be back in action in about a weeks time. Talk about killing off an angle instantly. Big pop for the new champs which makes me happy, heck, they even start barking for the champs. Davey and Nikolai start off and Davey gets a quick 2 count. Davey with some shoulder tackles but Nikolai catches him and slings him into the top rope. Sheik comes in, hits a nice suplex, locks on the camel clutch and that gets them the first fall! The crowd think the titles have already been won and so aren't happy. Nikolai and Davey restart with Nikolai firmly in control. Sheik tags in and hits a big back body drop and spits on Davey. He follows that with a big clothesline and an abdominal stretch but Davey escapes with a hip toss. Unfortunately he can't follow up and misses an elbow drop as Nikolai tags back in and hits a big clothesline. The commentary team point out Dynamite hasn't done a thing and wonder whether he's injured. After that bump he took at Mania, it wouldn't shock me. Davey gets a roll up but ref gets distracted allowing the heels to keep control. Another nice suplex by Sheik but that only gets a 2. Davey catches a big boot and hits a big clothesline and powerslam for 2. Nikolai in and he hits a cool rolling pin move for 2. Davey hits an elbow to the face but can't tag out. The heels double team Davey and even Blassie gets a cheap shot in. Volkoff with a big slam but Davey gets his foot on the ropes. Volkoff thinks he's won but Davey rolls him up for the 3 count and the second fall! Nikolai and Davey restart and Nikolai takes control as Vince confirms Dynamite is injured. Sheik tags in and hits a boot to the face before locking in a boston crab! Davey makes it to the ropes but Nikolai tags in and hits the safest backbreaker I've ever seen. before giving him...a wedgie? He locks in a bearhug but Davey fights out. Sheik tags in but can only eat a powerslam and Davey finally tags in Dynamite. The heels quickly take control over Dynamite but don't work over his supposedly injured leg. Another nice suplex by the Sheik before he locks in the camel clutch. Davey breaks it up and rolls up Sheik for the 3 despite being the illegal man...but it counts and the Bulldogs keep their title! This is a weird, weird match. The first fall was so quick but the second fall wasn't despite the heels have so much control. The story was there as well on Dynamite's injured leg but there was no offense directed on it. The finish itself was frustrating as despite the flaws, the match was solid and entertaining. The fact that Davey got the win illegally bugs me because the Bulldogs should know better than to botch that. Hopefully Dynamite is back to his best next time we see these two. Sheik and Volkoff by the way were solid although Sheik needs to add to his moveset because the same suplex repeatedly isn't good enough. Match Rating: **

Head to toe, that was probably the best SNME we've reviewed so far and that's even with the Bundy/Elmer match taken into account. The two tag matches were good and the Orndorff/Adonis match was OK although the main thing is the Jake/Dragon angle...that was awesome! It's a shame Vince took away from it by immediately saying Steamboat will be back in a week. Let's take a look at the scores shall we...

Wrestler Scores:

• Terry Funk +6 (59)
• Dory Funk +6 (31)
• Hulk Hogan +6 (110)
• Junkyard Dog +6 (78)
• King Kong Bundy +1 (52)
• Uncle Elmer +1 (15)
• Paul Orndorff +6 (70)
• Adrian Adonis +3 (59)
• Ricky Steamboat +3 (86)
• Jake Roberts +7 (28)
• Iron Sheik +5 (54)
• Nikolai Volkoff +5 (52)
• Davey Boy Smith +6 (60)
• Dynamite Kid +2 (60)

So Jake scores highest in this edition but seriously, he looked like a complete villain on this episode. Everyone in the tag matches did well except Dynamite because obviously he did almost nothing. He still gets two points because the guy did get involved even with an injury. Bundy and Elmer score almost nothing but they turned up so I guess a point each. So now the top 10 looks like this...

1. Hulk Hogan               - 110 Points
2. Tito Santana              - 88 Points
3. Ricky Steamboat       - 86 Points
4. Junkyard Dog            - 78 Points
5. Randy Savage           - 78 Points
6. Roddy Piper              - 76 Points
7. Greg Valentine           - 73 Points
8. Paul Orndorff             - 70 Points
9. Davey Boy Smith       - 60 Points
10. Dynamite Kid             - 60 Points

Piper slips down another place as another non-appearance comes and goes on his part. Adrian Adonis has been replaced by Davey Boy Smith at the bottom but Terry Funk, Adonis, Bob Orton and the Iron Sheik are all there right behind him, just missing out on the top 10. 

Next edition we'll be looking at one episode of Championship Wrestling and a house show from Canada!

WWE All Star Search #25 - April 26th

WWE All Star Search #25 - April 26th

Hello Turnbucklers once again to the All Star Search! It's our 25th edition and what better way to celebrate than a random house show review! Looking at the card, I'm not too excited for this one except for one match...and I'm sure you'll guess when you read below. We also get the Iron Mike Sharpe/Corporal Kirchner rematch that no one's been waiting for! Tito/Orton could be good as we've already seen good things from them in previous cards but there's only one way to find out...let's get on with it!

The Card:

Sivi Afi vs Bret Hart

Tony Atlas vs Hercules

Jim Neidhart vs George Steele

Iron Mike Sharpe vs Corporal Kirchner

Hillbilly Jim vs Adrian Adonis

Tito Santana vs Bob Orton

The Killer Bees vs The Iron Sheik/Nikolai Volkoff

Jake Roberts vs Scott McGhee

Hulk Hogan (WWE Champ) vs Randy Savage (IC Champ) [WWE Title Match]

The Show:

It's our first show coming from Detroit's Joe Lewis Arena and our commentators are Jack Reynolds and Ken Resnick. Never heard of either of them but they seem like they know what their talking about.

Sivi Afi vs Bret Hart

This is a nice way to kick things off, a Bret Hart singles match. We've not seen many recently and he's seemed like he's been enjoying work recently so here's hoping Bret shows Afi how it's done. I don't like Afi so far and he's still being pushed as Jimmy Snuka's cousin. Lots of stalling to start by Bret and the crowd don't like it when he bails to the outside. Bret with a headlock and a shoulderblock but gets caught in a drop toe hold by Afi. Bret quickly escapes and locks on a hammerlock but Afi escapes with a flip and a roll up for 2 so Bret bails outside again to regroup. Bret gets in the ring again and this time can get some decent offense in. He hits his signature second rope elbow and then follows with a leg drop for 2 before locking on a chinlock. Afi breaks out but only gets as far as a Bret clothesline and elbow drop for 2 before he is thrown outside while Bret poses in the ring, getting mild boos. Afi comes back in with a sunset flip for 2 but Bret takes control yet again before Afi does the foreigner hard head thing. Afi misses a charge to the corner and Bret gives him a scoop slam but fails in a second rope elbow drop. Afi headbutts him in the nethers and hits a flying forearm and a headbutt for 2. Scoop slam by Afi followed by a second rope splash that gets another 2. Afi with a suplex followed by an elbow drop and the worst senton splash I've ever seen. He hits an anotic drop, a shoulderblock but Bret counters out of nowhere with a backbreaker and that gets the 3! The match definitely picked up towards the end and Afi really wasn't as bad as he normally is. Maybe Bret inspired him up a level...who knows! Good win for the Hitman although we've seen him do better. Match Rating: *3/4

Tony Atlas vs Hercules

Tony Atlas still works for the WWE apparently. The crowd certainly remember him as he gets quite the pop. Hercules hasn't really impressed so far but he's slowly being pushed as another strong lad to keep an eye on. Early goings of the match are boring as sin, as they both try to out power each other with the standard moves. Theirs one awkward moment where Herc has Atlas in a bearhug but Atlas gyrates free. It just looked a bit, uncomfortable. There's a lot of stalling as we continue into the match and both men manage to hit an atomic drop each. That allows Herc to take control briefly but Atlas doesn't let him control for long. Big suplex by Atlas and Herc impressively puts on the torture rack but inexplicably just lets go. Herc goes for the scoop slam but Atlas counters into a roll up and that gets him the surprise 3! Strange booking considering we havn't seen Atlas in ages. I would've expected Herc to get the win back to get some heat back after Wrestlemania. The match itself was as you'd expect, nothing bad but it was boring as sin. Match Rating: 1/2*

Jim Neidhart vs George Steele

I kind of like the idea of these two having a match. Granted, it's not because either of them are amazing in ring but both are classic 80's nostalgia on legs. Steele gets a ridiculous hometown pop which is cool. As you can guess, there's lots of stalling in this one too to start. Neidhart tries to bail from Steele a couple of times but I don't buy Anvil being scared of this weird, old bloke. Eventually when they do get back in the ring, Steele ends up getting his silly self stuck in the ropes via his legs and the crowd loves it when he gets free. Neidhart takes advantage of the whole thing because he's a mean heel but his downfall comes when he heads outside and grabs a chair. He comes inside but the ref stops him, allowing Steele to get the roll up and another surprise win! Neidhart tries to get some cheap shots in afterwards but its all in vain and he scarpers backstage. Top notch shenanigans although it was an awful match. Neidhart could've done with the singles win along with Bret's and that chair spot just made Anvil look like a toolbag. No one likes a thick heel. Match Rating: DUD

Iron Mike Sharpe vs Corporal Kirchner

It seems that these two are doing the rounds lately as we've seen these two a few editions before. I've probably said this a lot but Iron Mike is severely underrated. As you can imagine, this is a carbon copy of their previous match, so go and look that up. What I will say is that this match is missing the hard guardrail spot that was in their last match. Kirchner's dropkicks havn't really improved since we first met him and by now they really should have. Besides, they're just fucking dropkicks, surely they're like the white bread of wrestling. The finish is the exact same with Kirchner getting the win, this time with the samoan drop but the rating on this one will be a now familiar Kirchner score. Match Rating: DUD

Hillbilly Jim vs Adrian Adonis

I'm predicting some more shenanigans in this one, in fact before we even start, Jim gives us his interpretation of what he assumes Adonis acts like. It's not very, masculine. Adonis gets off to a flyer by over selling a shoulder block and tumbling outside before some hick screams 'c'mon faggot!' Back in the ring and Adonis takes control with strikes and chops while Jim awkwardly sells it all to silence from the crowd. Things don't improve as the match drags on and on while Adonis is in control. We an awkward double clothesline spot before Adonis heads up top. Of course it doesn't end well as Jim gets his knees up and manages to lock on a bearhug. Adonis escapes and begins to choke Jim. He pushes the ref repeatedly but gets no DQ but does get the DQ when he chokes Jim with his wrist tape. Adonis headbutts the ref but Jim fights back and even manages a cartwheel before Adonis scarpers. That was horrifically boring, quite possibly the worst Adonis match I've seen so far. Jim got no offense in and the DQ ending was lame. Match Rating: DUD

Tito Santana vs Bob Orton

We saw these two face off against each other in 1984 and they produced one of the better matches of that year. Two years later I'm expecting decent quality although both men are some what in limbo within the WWE landscape. They lock up to start and Tito gets the first shot in with a hip toss. They lock up again and again Tito comes out on top with a hammerlock before Orton escapes with a strong right hand before laying boots into Tito. He comes off the second rope with an elbow drop and continues to work over Tito on the mat, eventually getting a 2. Orton hits a facebuster before taunting the crowd and then follows with a nice dropkick for 2 before locking in the headlock. Tito fights out with punches and Orton misses a charge to the corner meaning Tito can keep up the momentum. Orton flops onto the ropes while Tito continues to wail away with punches. Orton sends Tito outside allowing himself to regroup before following him to the outside. He hits a big backbreaker on the outside but Tito reverses the next attempt to send Orton flying into the crowd at ringside. Both men get back in the ring and Tito is in control again with a facebuster of his own. Tito goes for the figure 4 but Orton counters. He goes for a suplex but Tito counters into one of his own but that only gets a 2. Orton hits an atomic drop but he looks dead on his feet. Both men trade punches but Orton comes out on top with a rope assisted super punch. He goes up top again but again Tito counters on the way down. Tito goes to work on Orton and gets a 2 count. Orton counters again, hits a crossbody but Tito rolls through and gets the 3 count himself! Good match with a good pace! Tito can still play himself to a tee and Orton is such an underrated heel. Ending was perfectly fine and both men look good coming out of this one. Match Rating: **1/2

The Killer Bees vs The Iron Sheik/Nikolai Volkoff

This is our first tag team match on this card and it feels like a long time since we've seen Sheik and Nik. The Bee's, although solid, have started to stale in my opinion as they're yet to do anything of note except...be there. The crowd seem more up for this match than any of the previous matches we've seen as the Bees get a big pop and the heels get booed back to the east. Jumpin Jim has his arm in a cast because he broke his hand apparently. Oodles of stalling to start from the heels as they try and successfully antagonise the crowd. Blair and Sheik manage to lock up in the midst of all that stalling and the Bees take control. Brunzell hits an atomic drop sending Sheik into a punch from Blair on the apron. Brunzell finds himself in the heel corner not long after but the heel miscommunicate and allowing Blair to come in and lock on a headlock. More tags lead to some Bees double teaming before Brunzell starts to work over Sheik's leg. In comes Blair meaning more double teaming on the leg can happen. Nikolai distracts the ref during a Bees pin but Brunzell locks on a figure 4 to the Sheik. Volkoff breaks it up and the heels can now go to work on Brunzell. Volkoff tags in but finds himself being pinned. Unfortunately Sheik is distracting the ref again so no count is given. Nikolai takes back advantage and he and Sheik get their own double teaming in. Nikolai locks on a bearhug as the camera pans to some uber-patriotic American in the crowd, crying while waving his flag at the heels. Blair comes in off the hot tag and he takes out the heels. He hits an atomic drop on Volkoff but that only gets 1. Cheap shot by Sheik leads Volkoff getting a 2 count and the heels work over Blair's back. Sheik back in and he hits a clothesline but taunts instead of covers. Big back body drop by Sheik followed by a nice side suplex. He goes for the camel clutch and then an abdominal stretch. Blair escapes and hits a weak elbow drop followed by a suplex. Both men crawl to their corners and Blair gets the hot tag to Brunzell. He cleans house and goes to work on Sheik including a clothesline for 2. Dropkick by Brunzell gets 2 before all 4 men come in the ring for a brawl. Volkoff gets sent outside allowing the Bees to double team Sheik. Brunzell puts him in a sleeper but the ref gets distracted allowing Volkoff to nail Brunzell from behind giving Sheik the 3 count. Solid but unspectacular once again from a Bees match. Good to see the heels get the win as it keeps them looking somewhat strong. The Bees continue to be tag team filler but at least that filler is watchable. Match Rating: *3/4

Jake Roberts vs Scott McGhee

Time for some Jake the Snake now as he takes on his latest jobber. We've seen Jake be very generous in allowing his jobber opponents to get a lot of offense in so lets see if this will be more of the same. They lock up a couple of times with McGhee getting the upperhand with hip tosses. Roberts with a smooth one handed scoop slam and he goes to work on McGhee. McGhee gets a scoop slam of his own and another before Jake slithers outside to regroup. Back in the ring McGhee gets an armbar in as Jake makes a grab for his bag unsuccessfully. Jake misses a clothesline and McGhee hits a crossbody for 2 before they lock up again. Jake takes control in the corner with elbows and hits a strong right hand to send McGhee down. Nice gutbuster by Jake and that's followed by an atomic drop. Jake locks on a headlock and works his way towards the snake but the ref stops him. McGhee tries to fight out but Jake keeps up the offense. He whips McGhee into the corner but McGhee manages to hit a clothesline and slam to silence. He goes up top for a knee drop but that only gets a 2 count. Jake fights back with a cheap shot and hits the DDT out of nowhere to wake the crowd up...in time to see Jake get the 3 count. Jake goes to the bag and out comes Damien to crawl around on McGhee as the crowd squeals. McGhee gets up bleeding from the face so perhaps he even got bitten on the face! Better match than the previous Jake affairs but the crowd was just dead. Jake at least got in more offense than his previous matches and there was a good balance to this. Match Rating: *

Hulk Hogan (WWE Champ) vs Randy Savage (IC Champ) [WWE Title Match]

Well, well, well. Considering this has been a somewhat lacking card so far, this is truly a blockbuster of a main event. This is our first meeting of the two on the blog and I'm excited to see their chemistry a few years before the whole Mega Powers dealio. Big pop for a musicless Hogan and a decent reaction for Savage too. Macho pearl harbours Hogan to start and attacks with the IC belt...to no DQ! Rules people, forget inconvenience! Macho comes off the top with an ax handle while Hogan is reeling and once again a few seconds later....all while wearing his glasses. Hogan eventually stops selling and goes to work on Macho with right hands. Hogan puts the glasses on himself and continues with the right hands before sending Macho flying to the outside. Hogan picks up Savage and levels him into the ringpost before sending him back into the ring. Hogan hits a choke bomb and the crowd eat it all up after being dead for most the night. Hogan blows a kiss to an awkward looking Liz but Macho sends Hogan to the outside. Macho pearl harbours him again on the outside and hits a big boot to the face. Hogan chant breaks out but Macho is still being relentless, not allowing Hogan into the ring but still breaking the countout. Back in the ring Hogan reverses Macho in the corner and overpowers him. Macho begs for his life but Hogan has none of it, levelling Macho with punches instead. Macho whipped into the corner and Hogan follows with a clothesline and an atomic drop that sends Macho flying over the top rope to the outside. Liz tries to help Macho but Macho users her as a shield instead...to no heat, which is strange. Macho starts stalling because, that's his thing annoyingly and the crowd start to die again. Back in the ring, both men play mind games with each other but I still see it as stalling. Hogan tells Liz to stay out the match but Macho pearl harbours Hogan again. He hits a top rope ax handle to the outside onto Hogan followed by another before ramming him into the fan barrier. Crowd start to wake up again with a Hogan chant but Macho hits another ax handle to the outside. Back in the ring Savage gets a 2 count before hitting a clothesline for another 2. Savage thinks he's won but no, he hasn't, so he goes to the top rope for the flying elbow drop but that only gets another 2 as the crowd light up. Hogan 'hulks up' and starts to no sell Macho. He rallies through the typical Hogan offense and sends Macho outside. Liz begs for mercy but Hogan picks her up and puts her out of the way. Back in the ring Macho gets another cheap shot and heads back up top. Hogan counters on the way down with a boot to the face and that gets the 3! Macho breaks up the celebration by nailing the ref and then pearl harbouring Hogan. Macho poses with the WWE Title afterwards to some mild heat before Hogan chases him down and retrieves the belt. Best Hogan match we've seen on the blog so far and I'm pretty sure the longest and most balanced. Savage looked good in this although the pace was not what I'd normally expect from Savage. That's almost certainly due to the fact he was against Hogan but Hogan was fine in this. I liked the interactions with Liz throughout but I just wish the crowd were not such duds otherwise this could've been a well fueled early classic. Match Rating: **

Wrestler Scores:

• Sivi Afi +4 (9)
• Bret Hart +4 (55)
• Tony Atlas +3 (12)
• Hercules +2 (18)
• George Steele +2 (29)
• Jim Neidhart +2 (47)
• Corporal Kirchner +2 (39)
• Iron Mike Sharpe +2 (16)
• Adrian Adonis +2 (56)
• Hillbilly Jim +2 (20)
• Bob Orton +6 (53)
• Tito Santana +6 (88)
• B Brian Blair +5 (38)
• Jim Brunzell +5 (30)
• Iron Sheik +5 (49)
• Nikolai Volkoff +4 (47)
• Jake Roberts +5 (21)
• Scott McGhee +4 (10)
• Hulk Hogan +6 (104)
• Randy Savage +6 (78)

As you can see, the points are pretty self explanatory in this edition. No spectacular matches means no spectacular points haul. There's a clear divide half way through the card between a poor haul and a decent haul and no show in my opinion should have such a clear rift in quality between halves. Let's see how the top 10 are looking...

1. Hulk Hogan              - 104 Points
2. Tito Santana             - 88 Points
3. Ricky Steamboat      - 83 Points
4. Randy Savage           - 78 Points
5. Roddy Piper             - 76 Points
6. Greg Valentine          - 73 Points
7. Junkyard Dog           - 72 Points
8. Paul Orndorff            - 64 Points
9. Dynamite Kid            - 58 Points
10. Adrian Adonis           - 56 Points

It's insane to think how much Piper is falling through the top 10. Only a few editions ago he was the firm second placed wrestler but now it's a complete free for all to be Hogan's back up. Its still a free for all at the bottom of the top 10 too with many wrestlers still on the cusp of reaching the top 10 and knocking a few of these names off. Next edition will be Saturday Nights Main Event 6 and will see a change in style in how I write these reviews. Time is of the essence so the more I work out the most convenient way of writing without affecting the quality, the better for all! Hopefully I shall see you next time Turnbucklers!

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?

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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]

Edwin Watts Golf

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.

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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: **

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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!

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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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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...

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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. 

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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.

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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*

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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!

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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!

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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

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