WWF Championship Wrestling – 1986 Results
12/17/85; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
1/4/86 – included WWF Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah as a guest of Piper’s Pit in which Piper kissed her to congratulate her on becoming champion again after calling her the best female wrestler and prettiest looking female wrestler; included an ‘Update’ segment focusing on Hulk Hogan’s Rock N Wrestling cartoon series:
Hillbilly Jim & Cousin Luke defeated Moondog Spot & Al Navarro when Navarro submitted to Jim’s bearhug at 3:04 (Luke’s debut)
Hercules (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Jeff Crippley via submission at 2:58 with the backbreaker
B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated Barry O & Rick Jacobs at 2:02 when Brunzell pinned Jacobs with a dropkick as Blair held Jacobs in the air
Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned Don Driggers at 1:51 with the flying elbowsmash
Cpl. Kirchner pinned Gino Carabello at 1:33 with the Samoan Drop
WWF Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake (w/ Johnny V) defeated Tony Stetson & Paul Dose at 3:07 when Stetson submitted to Valentine’s figure-4
12/17/85; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
1/11/86 – included an ‘Update’ segment focusing on Ricky Steamboat; included Adrian Adonis & Jimmy Hart as guests of Piper’s Pit in which Adonis unveiled the ‘Adorable’ gimmick and then gave his leather jacket to Piper, saying he was retiring it:
George Steele (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) & the Junkyard Dog defeated AJ Rizzo & Moondog Spot at 3:22 when JYD pinned Rizzo with a headbutt
Terry Funk (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Mike Saxon via submission at 2:57 with the sleeper; after the bout, Funk branded his opponent
WWF IC Champion Tito Santana & Pedro Morales defeated Al Navarro & Steve Lombardi at 2:58 when Navarro submitted to Santana’s figure-4
King Kong Bundy (w/ Bobby Heenan & Big John Studd) defeated Paul Dose & Jeff Crippley in a handicap match at 1:57 by pinning both men with a splash after slamming Grippley onto Dose
Don Muraco (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Joe Williams with the tombstone at 2:37
Ricky Steamboat & King Tonga defeated Ron Shaw & AJ Petruzzi at 4:02 when Steamboat pinned Petruzzi with the flying bodypress
12/17/85; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
1/18/86 – included an ‘Update’ segment focusing on George Steele; featured Hercules & Freddie Blassie as guests of Piper’s Pit; included the Volkoff / Kirchner match from SNME, shown in full; featured footage of Ted Arcidi setting a 705lb bench press mark at a weighlifting contest before he came to the WWF, which gave him the name of the strongest man in the world:
Ricky Steamboat, King Tonga & the Junkyard Dog defeated Barry O, Mr. X & Joe Mirto at 3:19 when JYD pinned Mirto with a headbutt
Ted Arcidi pinned Joe Williams with a powerslam at 2:27
Adrian Adonis (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Jim Powers with the DDT at 2:03
Bret Hart (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Don Driggers at 2:29 with an elbow drop from the middle turnbuckle
Danny Spivey & Cpl. Kirchner defeated Ron Shaw & Rick Hunter at 2:31 when Spivey pinned Hunter with a bulldog
1/7/86; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
1/25/86 – included the Randy Savage vs. George Steele match from Saturday Night’s Main Event, shown in full:
The Junkyard Dog & Paul Orndorff defeated Mr. X & Joe Mirto when Orndorff pinned Mr. X with the piledriver at 3:24
Terry Funk (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Sal Gee via submission with a sleeper at 2:25; after the match, Funk branded his opponent
Don Muraco (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Paul Dose at 3:15 with the tombstone
Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Gino Carabello & Terry Gibbs at 3:00 when Dynamite pinned Carabello with a superplex; after the match Carabello was taken backstage on a stretcher; in a post match Piper�s Pit a challenge was made for the following week for a tag match with the British Bulldogs against WWF Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake
Hillbilly Jim, Uncle Elmer & Cousin Luke defeated Tiger Chung Lee, Steve Lombardi & Dr. Midnight at 2:23 when Hillbilly pinned Midnight with an elbow drop following an Avalanche by Elmer
1/7/86; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
2/1/86 – included George Steele & Capt. Lou Albano as guests of Piper’s Pit in which Albano said Miss Elizabeth was a nice woman but was under the influence of Randy Savage; the segment ended with Steele chasing Bob Orton Jr. off the set after he motioned that Elizabeth stunk:
Ricky Steamboat & King Tonga defeated Moondog Spot & Rusty Brooks at 3:37 when Tonga pinned Brooks with a diving headbutt
Adrian Adonis (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Jeff Grippley at 1:22 with the DDT
The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Jim Powers & SD Jones at 2:43 when Powers submitted to Sheik’s Camel Clutch; during the bout, Cpl. Kirchner briefly walked around ringside with the American flag, then after the bout cleared both Sheik & Volkoff from the ring
Hercules (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Paul Dose via submission with the backbreaker at 3:16; during the bout, Blassie joined Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino on commentary and challenged Cpl. Kirchner to a match for the following week against Sheik & Volkoff, with Kirchner being able to choose any partner of his choice
B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated AJ Petruzzi & Dave Barbie when Blair pinned Petruzzi with a powerslam; the bout began during the commercial break
Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine (w/ Johnny V) in a non-title match at 4:18 when Dynamite pinned Beefcake following a diving headbutt off the top of Valentine, who was caught in a fireman’s carry by Smith
1/28/86; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
2/8/86 – included Bob Orton Jr. as a guest of Piper’s Pit in which Piper referred to him as ‘Boxing Bob Orton’ and challenged any wrestler to a boxing match after stating that Orton had been forced to remove his arm cast for good:
Hillbilly Jim & Uncle Elmer defeated Bob Bradley & Terry Gibbs at 2:30 when Elmer pinned Bradley with a legdrop
King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Darryl Bowlin & Ivan MacDonald at 2:38 when Bundy pinned Bowlin with the Avalanche and a splash
WWF IC Champion Tito Santana defeated Mr. X via submission with the figure-4 at 3:14
Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated A.J. Petruzzi & the Gladiator at 2:55 when Smith pinned the Gladiator with a powerslam from the middle turnbuckle
Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned Paul Dose at the 23-second mark with the flying elbowsmash; prior to the bout, George Steele came out and gave Elizabeth a bouquet of flowers; when Savage noticed the flowers, he stole them from her and destroyed them
Nikolai Volkoff & the Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Cpl. Kirchner & George Steele (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) via disqualification at 2:33 when Steele brought a chair into the ring and hit Sheik over the head with it (1/7/86; Poughkeespie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center)
1/28/86; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
2/15/86 – included Jose Luis Rivera as a guest of Piper’s Pit where he accepted Piper and Orton’s open challenge for a boxing match:
Sivi Afi pinned the Gladiator at 3:49 with a splash off the top (Afi’s TV debut; he was billed as ‘Superfly’ Afi for the bout)
Ricky Steamboat & King Tonga defeated Steve Lombardi & Rusty Brooks at 2:25 when Tonga pinned Lombardi with a diving headbutt; prior to the bout, Steamboat & Tonga came to the ring to “Also Sprach Zarathustra”
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Tony Stetson & Lanny Poffo at 1:53 when Bret pinned Stetson following the Hart Attack; after the bout, the Hart Foundation continued to attack their opponents
B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated Joe Mirto & Iron Mike Sharpe at 2:59 when Brunzell pinned Mirto with a dropkick
Bob Orton Jr. (w/ Roddy Piper) defeated Jose Luis Rivera in a boxing match at 1:35 via KO
The Junkyard Dog defeated Terry Funk (w/ Jimmy Hart) via disqualification at 3:12 when Dory Funk Jr. appeared, wearing a business suit, and attacked JYD from behind with his cowboy boot as Terry was tied up in the ring ropes and JYD prepared to use his own branding iron against him; after the bout, the Funks and Hart triple teamed JYD until several babyfaces scared them from the ring (Dory Funk Jr.’s TV debut) (Grudge Matches)
1/28/86; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
2/22/86 – included WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan as a guest of Piper’s Pit in which Hogan signed an open contract on behalf of Mr. T to have him box Bob Orton Jr. at the following week’s Saturday Night’s Main Event; included the announcement that Randy Savage had won the IC title from Tito Santana in Boston, with footage showing the finish; featured Jesse Ventura subbing for Bruno Sammartino on commentary:
Cpl. Kirchner, Danny Spivey & Pedro Morales defeated Les Thornton, Dave Barbie & Rusty Brooks when Spivey pinned Barbie at 3:07 with a bulldog
Don Muraco (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Jim Londos at 1:50 with the tombstone; prior to the bout, Muraco cut a promo in the ring, dedicating the piledriver to Ventura
Paul Orndorff pinned an unknown with the piledriver at 2:13
Adrian Adonis (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Paul Roma with the DDT at 2:50
WWF Tag Team Champions Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine (w/ Johnny V) defeated Scott McGhee & Jim Powers at 3:06 in a non-title match when Powers submitted to Valentine�s figure-4
2/18/86; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
3/1/86 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included an ‘Update’ segment, hosted by Lord Alfred Hayes showing an interview with Mr. T ahead of his boxing match with Bob Orton Jr. on tonight’s Saturday Night’s Main Event; included King Kong Bundy & Bobby Heenan as guests of Piper’s Pit, where they gloated about Bundy recently injuring WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan; included a report hosted by Gene Okerlund focusing the recently taped Saturday Night’s Main Event in Phoenix, AZ with photos of the Mr. T vs. Bob Orton Jr. boxing match and WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan vs. Don Muraco and King Kong Bundy attacking Hogan, as well as Hogan being taken to the hospital:
Ricky Steamboat & King Tonga defeated Terry Gibbs & AJ Petruzzi at 3:01 when Steamboat pinned Petruzzi with a high crossbody from the top rope
Tito Santana defeated Joe Mirto at 3:16 via submission with the figure-4 leglock
Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Barry O & the Gladiator at 2:41 when Dynamite pinned the Gladiator with a diving headbutt after being launched by Smith
Big John Studd & King Kong Bundy (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Steve Gatorwolf & Mike Saxon at 2:36 when Bundy pinned Saxon with the Avalanche and a splash
Terry Funk & Dory Funk Jr. (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated SD Jones & Nelson Veilleux at 5:38 when Veilleux submitted to Dory’s Boston Crab
2/18/86; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
3/8/86 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included an ‘Update’ segment, hosted by Lord ALfred Hayes, showing highlights from the Slammy Awards; included Gene Okerlund hosting a report about WrestleMania 2, showing highlights from Saturday Night’s Main Event and featuring comments from Mr. T and WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan about their upcoming matches at Mania:
Cpl. Kirchner & Danny Spivey defeated Barry O & Johnny K-9 at 4:07 when Kirchner pinned K-9 with a fallaway slam
Paul Orndorff pinned Les Thornton with the piledriver at 3:12
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated SD Jones & Andre Malo at 2:54 when Bret pinned Malo with the Hart Attack
The Haiti Kid pinned Butch Cassidy at 3:02 with a reverse roll up; after the match, Roddy Piper and Bob Orton Jr. took the Haiti Kid to the Piper’s Pit set where they taped his mouth shut and cut his hair to make him look like Mr. T; the incident came as a result of Haiti saying he hoped Mr. T would beat Piper at WrestleMania II
WWF Tag Team Champions Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine (w/ Johnny V) defeated Lanny Poffo & Nelson Veilleux in a non-title match when Veilleux submitted to Valentine’s figure-4
2/18/86; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
3/15/86 – included Johnny V, WWF Tag Team Champions Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine as guests of Piper’s Pit:
Adrian Adonis (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Jeff Grippley at 3:19 with the DDT
B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated Mr. X & Bob Bradley at 3:10 when Blair pinned Bradley with a roll up from an abdominal stretch
Uncle Elmer (w/ Cousin Luke on crutches) & George Steele (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Joe Mirto & Les Thornton at 2:10 when Mirto submitted to Steele’s flying hammerlock
WWF IC Champion Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned Tony Stetson in a non-title match with the flying elbow drop at the 19-second mark; after the match, George Steele came ringside and gave Miss Elizabeth a bouquet of flowers before he was attacked by Savage, tied in the ring ropes, and repeatedly hit with the bouquet; moments after, Capt. Lou Albano untied Steele and he cleared the ring of Savage
The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Lanny Poffo & Jim Powers at 2:56 when Powers submitted to the Camel Clutch; prior to the contest, Cpl. Kirchner appeared at ringside with the American flag; after the contest, Sheik and Volkoff continued to attack their opponents
3/11/86; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
3/22/86 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included Lord Alfred Hayes hosting an ‘Update’ listing all the celebrities scheduled to appear at WrestleMania 2; included Gene Okerlund conducting a pretaped interview with William Perry at his home about the upcoming battle royal at WrestleMania 2; included Okerlund conducting interviews with Big John Studd & Bobby Heenan, Bill Fralic, and the Iron Sheik about their participation in the 20-man battle royal at WrestleMania 2; included Okerlund conducting interviews with Uncle Elmer and George Steele & Capt. Lou Albano about their upcoming matches at WrestleMania 2; included Gene Okerlund introducing highlights from the WrestleMania 2 Press Conference, featuring promos from Roddy Piper and Mr. T; included comments from several of the participants in the WrestleMania 2 battle royal; included Okerlund interviewing Adrian Adonis & Jimmy Hart, Davey Boy Smith, the Dynamite Kid & Capt. Lou Albano, and Nikolai Volkoff about their upcoming matches at WrestleMania 2:
Tito Santana & the Junkyard Dog defeated Joe Mirto & Johnny K-9 at 3:06 when Santana pinned K-9 with a victory roll; during the bout, a promo from Elvira was shown about her upcoming appearance at WrestleMania 2
Jake Roberts pinned Jim Young at 1:48 with the DDT; during the bout, a promo from Cab Calloway was shown about his upcoming appearance at WrestleMania 2; after the match, Roberts wrapped his snake around the opponent (Robert’s TV debut)
Ricky Steamboat & King Tonga defeated Ron Shaw & Rusty Brooks at 3:07 when Steamboat pinned Brooks with the flying bodypress; during the bout, a promo from Cathy Lee Crosby was shown about her upcoming appearance at WrestleMania 2
King Kong Bundy (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Yvon Laverdue at 2:42 with the Avalanche and splash; after the bout, a promo from Darryl Dawkins was shown about his upcoming appearance at WrestleMania 2
WWF Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake (w/ Johnny V) defeated Ricky Hunter & Jose Luis Rivera at 2:46 when Beefcake pinned Hunter with a running kneelift
3/11/86; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
3/29/86 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included Lord Alfred Hayes hosting an ‘Update’ listing all the celebrities scheduled to appear at WrestleMania 2, including Lee Majors who ended up not appearing at the show; included a pre-recorded segment of Gene Okerlund interviewing WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan and Mr. T about their upcoming matches at the event; included interviews with Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart, Jimbo Covert, & William Perry about their participation in the 20-man battle royal at WrestleMania 2; later in the show more comments were shown from Danny Spivey, Russ Francis, the Iron Sheik, Harvey Martin, Big John Studd, King Tonga, Bill Fralic, Hillbilly Jim, B. Brian Blair, & Ted Arcidi about the match; included Okerlund interviewing King Kong Bundy & Bobby Heenan about Bundy’s match with Hogan at WrestleMania 2; included footage of Roddy Piper training in Reno, NV for his boxing match with Mr. T at WrestleMania 2; included Okerlund conducting interviews with Cpl. Kirchner, Don Muraco, and the Junkyard Dog & Tito Santana about their respective matches at the event:
WWF IC Champion Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned Andre Malo at 1:58 with the flying elbow drop
Paul Orndorff pinned Bob Bradley at 3:28 with the piledriver
Terry & Dory Funk Jr. (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated SD Jones & Ivan MacDonald at 2:43 when MacDonald submitted to Dory’s Boston Crab; after the match, Hart branded MacDonald
Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Tiger Chung Lee & Mr. X at 2:38 when Dynamite pinned Mr. X with the superplex
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Moondog Spot at 1:56 with the legdrop
3/11/86; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
4/5/86 – included a Piper’s Pit with Joe Frazier, held at Frazier’s gym:
Uncle Elmer & Hillbilly Jim defeated Al Navarro & Chuck Simpson at 2:06 when Elmer pinned Navarro with a leg drop
Don Muraco (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Ivan MacDonald with the tombstone at 2:59
Cpl. Kirchner & Dan Spivey defeated Steve Lombardi & AJ Petruzzi at 3:03 when Kirchner pinned Petruzzi with a Samoan Drop
Adrian Adonis (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Nelson Veilleux via submission with the sleeper at 2:18; Adonis used Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain” as his entrance music for the match
The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Lanny Poffo & Don Driggers at 1:22 when Driggers submitted to Sheik’s Camel Clutch
3/31/86; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
4/12/86 – included Jake Roberts as a guest of Piper’s Pit, hosted by Jimmy Hart:
Ricky Steamboat & the Junkyard Dog defeated Mr. X & Moondog Spot when JYD pinned Mr. X with the powerslam at 2:43
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated SD Jones & Mario Mancini at 3:01 when Bret pinned Mancini following the Hart Attack
George Steele (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned John Rizzo at 2:41 with a backslide
Don Muraco (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Terry Morgan at 2:55 with the tombstone
Paul Orndorff pinned Steve Lombardi with the piledriver at 3:26
Cpl. Kirchner & Danny Spivey defeated the Gladiator & Dave Barbie at 4:29 when Spivey pinned Barbie with a bulldog
3/31/86; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
4/19/86 – included Big John Studd & King Kong Bundy as guests of Piper’s Pit in which they challenged Andre the Giant and a partner of his choice to face them the following week; Studd & Bundy them demonstrated on Orton as to how they would bodyslam Andre:
Nikolai Volkoff & the Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Terry Morgan & Ivan MacDonald at 3:01 when Morgan submitted to Sheik’s Camel Clutch; after the bout, Sheik & Volkoff threw their opponents to the floor
Adrian Adonis (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Mario Mancini via submission with the sleeper at 1:53; Adonis used Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain” as his entrance music for the match
B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated Joe Mirto & Tiger Chung Lee at 2:38 when Blair pinned Mirto with a sunset flip off the top
Dory Funk Jr. (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Nelson Veilleux with a piledriver at 1:54; after the bout, Dory whipped his opponent with a bullrope
WWF IC Champion Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned Sal Gee with the flying elbow drop at 3:46
3/31/86; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
4/26/86 – included B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell as guests of Piper’s Pit (the final Pit for 5 months):
Ricky Steamboat & King Tonga defeated the Gladiator & Steve Lombardi at 3:25 when Steamboat pinned Gladiator with the flying bodypress
Hercules (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Mario Mancini via submission with a backbreaker at 2:50
Tito Santana & Pedro Morales defeated Mr. X & AJ Petruzzi at 3:13 when Santana pinned Petruzzi with the flying forearm
Hillbilly Jim & Ted Arcidi (sub. for Andre the Giant) defeated Big John Studd & King Kong Bundy via disqualification at 2:33 when Studd & Bundy illegally double teamed their opponents and attacked referee Gilberto Roman
Jake Roberts pinned Andre Malo with the DDT at 2:34
George Steele & the Junkyard Dog (w/ the Haiti Kid) defeated Iron Mike Sharpe & Dave Barbie at 4:30 when JYD pinned Barbie with the powerslam
4/21/86; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
5/3/86 – included the debut of the Flower Shop with guest Hillbilly Jim:
Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake (w/ Johnny V) defeated Tony Garea & Don Driggers at 4:22 when Driggers submitted to Valentine’s figure-4
Ricky Steamboat pinned Al Navarro at 2:56 with a flying bodypress
Nikolai Volkoff & the Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Scott McGhee & John Centeno at 2:08 when Centeno submitted to Sheik’s Camel Clutch; during the bout, Blassie joined the commentary team and challenged Cpl. Kirchner to face the Iron Sheik the following week
WWF Tag Team Champions Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid defeated Psycho Capone & Paul Christy at 3:04 when Dynamite pinned Capone with a powerslam from the middle turnbuckle
Jake Roberts pinned Serge Jodoin with the DDT at 2:55; during the bout, Bobby Heenan did guest commentary and mentioned he was meeting with WWF President Jack Tunney in an attempt to have Andre the Giant suspended
Paul Orndorff & Tito Santana defeated WWF IC Champion Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) & Bob Orton Jr. (sub. for Don Muraco) at 4:08 when Santana pinned Savage with the flying forearm; after the bout, all four men continued to brawl
4/21/86; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
5/10/86 – included Johnny V, Brutus Beefcake, & Greg Valentine as guests of the Flower Shop; featured highlights from the Roberts / Steamboat SNME bout:
George Steele & the Junkyard Dog (w/ the Haiti Kid) defeated Tiger Chung Lee & Mike Angelo at 1:38 when JYD pinned Angelo with the powerslam
Jimmy Jack & Dory Funk Jr. (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Dan King & Andre Malo at 3:02 when Jimmy Jack pinned King with a powerslam
B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated Iron Mike Sharpe & Joe Mirto at 2:40 when Blair pinned Mirto with a powerslam; during the bout, Bobby Heenan joined Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino on commentary to talk about Andre the Giant
WWF IC Champion Randy Savage pinned Serge Jodoin at 2:13 with the flying elbowsmash
Cpl. Kirchner defeated the Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie & Nikolai Volkoff) via disqualification at 4:20 when Volkoff interfered; after the bout, the Killer Bees made the save for Kirchner
4/21/86; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
5/17/86 – Ernie Ladd did guest commentary for the show beginning with Hercules’ match; included WWF IC Champion Randy Savage & Miss Elizabeth as guests of the Flower Shop:
Ted Arcidi & King Tonga defeated Dave Barbie & the Gladiator at 4:24 when Barbie submitted to Arcidi’s bearhug
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Lanny Poffo & Don Driggers at 2:09 when Bret pinned Driggers following the Hart Attack
Pedro Morales & Hillbilly Jim defeated Moondog Spot & Cyclone Capone at 2:13 when Hillbilly pinned Capone with a boot to the face
Hercules (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Mike Saxton via submission with the backbreaker at 3:07
Tito Santana & Danny Spivey defeated Steve Lombardi & Paul Christy at 3:20 when Spivey pinned Christy with a bulldog
WWF Tag Team Champions Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid defeated Big John Studd & King Kong Bundy (w/ Bobby Heenan) via disqualification in a non-title match at 4:55 when Studd shoved the referee; the champions put up little offense during the match and, afterwards, Studd and Bundy got into an argument over the loss (The British Bulldogs)
5/13/86; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
5/24/86 – included Don Muraco & Mr. Fuji as guests of the Flower Shop; included footage from the 5/3 Saturday Night’s Main Event of Gene Okerlund’s empty arena interview with WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan:
Dan Spivey & Mike Rotundo defeated Steve Lombardi & Paul Christy when Spivey pinned Lombardi with a slingshot splash after an airplane spin from Rotundo at 3:56 (Rotundo’s return match)
Harley Race (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned John Centeno at 3:09 with a slingshot suplex
Ricky Steamboat pinned Ron Shaw with the flying bodypress at 2:48
Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake (w/ Johnny V) defeated George Wells & Mike Saxton at 2:59 when Saxton submitted to Valentine’s figure-4; during the bout, Bobby Heenan joined the commentary team and announced that Andre the Giant had been suspended for failing to appear several weeks ago
B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated the Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) via count-out at 4:38 when Sheik & Volkoff became confused by the Killer Bees using their masks to switch places in the ring
5/13/86; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
5/31/86 – included Capt. Lou Albano, WWF Tag Team Champions Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid as guests of the Flower Shop:
Cpl. Kirchner pinned Bob Bradley with a fallaway slam at 4:15
Jimmy Jack & Dory Funk Jr. (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Lanny Poffo & Chris Duffy
when Duffy submitted to Dory’s Boston Crab at 2:36; after the bout, the Funks hogtied Duffy
Paul Orndorff pinned Dave Barbie after two piledrivers at 3:33
Don Muraco (w/ Mr. Fuji) & Bob Orton Jr. defeated Scott McGhee & Don Driggers when Orton pinned Driggers after the superplex at 3:06
Tito Santana & Pedro Morales defeated Primo Manzello & Mad Richard when Morales pinned Richard after a backbreaker at 3:16
Jake Roberts pinned Rick Hunter with the DDT at 4:18; during the bout, Ricky Steamboat joined Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino for commentary and after the bout, Steamboat attacked Roberts and had to be held back by the referee
5/13/86; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
6/7/86 – included Jake Roberts as a guest of the Flower Shop:
Dan Spivey & Mike Rotundo defeated Terry Gibbs & Joe Mirto when Spivey pinned Mirto with a bulldog after the airplane spin from Rotundo at 3:27
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Jose Luis Rivera & Don Driggers when Bret pinned Driggers after the Hart Attack at 3:10
Ted Arcidi & King Tonga defeated Moondog Spot & the Gladiator at when Tonga pinned the Gladiator with a splash at 3:19
Big John Studd (w/ Bobby Heenan) & Hercules (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Rob Van Winkel & Jim Powers when Van Winkel submitted to Herc’s backbreaker at 2:41
WWF IC Champion Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned Bob McNeil with the flying elbowsmash at 1:22; after the match, Savage hit the move a second time
WWF Tag Team Champions Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Bob Bradley & AJ Petruzzi when Dynamite pinned Petruzzi with a diving headbutt from Bradley’s back, who was in a fireman’s carry position by Smith at 4:40
6/3/86; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
6/14/86 – included Paul Orndorff as a guest of the Flower Shop where Adrian Adonis made allegations that Hulk Hogan was stealing Orndorff’s spotlight and that Hogan was the more popular of the two:
George Steele & Cpl. Kirchner defeated Max Blue & Les Thornton when Kirchner pinned Blue with a fallaway slam at 3:47
WWF IC Champion Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned Jerry Monti with the flying elbowsmash at 1:23
Ricky Steamboat pinned Jack Kruger with a flying bodypress at 2:36
Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake (w/ Johnny V) defeated Ricky Thompson & Mike Lucca when Beefcake pinned Thompson with a running kneelift at 2:51
Big John Studd (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Jim Powers & Rick Hunter in a handicap bodyslam match at 2:17 by pinning Hunter with a powerslam; had either Powers or Hunter slammed Studd they would have received $15,000; after the bout, King Tonga returned ringside and easily slammed Studd (Best of the WWF Vol. 8)
Jake Roberts pinned Don Driggers with the DDT at 2:16; after the bout, Ricky Steamboat scared Jake away from to the ring with a large monitor/komodo dragon, which Steamboat had brought to the ring in his earlier match inside a bag
6/3/86; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
6/21/86 – included Bobby Heenan as a guest of the Flower Shop in which WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan interrupted and told off Adrian Adonis for the allegations he made the previous week:
B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated Steve Lombardi & Terry Gibbs at 3:24 when Blair pinned Lombardi with a clothesline from the middle turnbuckle
Hercules & Bob Orton Jr. defeated Tony Park & Jerry Monti at 2:54 when Park submitted to Hercules’ backbreaker; after the bout, Bobby Heenan joined Vince McMahon to discuss the recent suspension of Andre the Giant
Billy Jack Haynes defeated Jimmy Kent via submission with the full nelson at 3:01
Jimmy Jack & Dory Funk Jr. (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated George Wells & Rudy Diamond at 3:29 when Diamond submitted to Dory’s Boston Crab; after the bout, the Funks hogtied Diamond until Wells made the save
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Mario Mancini & Bob Boyer at 2:21 when Bret pinned Mancini following the Hart Attack
David Sammartino, Lanny Poffo, & King Tonga defeated the Moondogs & Les Thornton at 3:49 when Tonga pinned Thornton with a side kick to the face
6/3/86; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
6/28/86 – included Bobby Heenan as a guest of the Flower Shop in which Paul Orndorff interrupted, following his match, where Heenan challenged Orndorff & Hulk Hogan to face Big John Studd & King Kong Bundy the following week; Orndorff accepted and said all he had to do was make a phone call to Hogan; during the closing moments of the show, Orndorff joined Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino, saying he was unable to reach Hogan because the champion was busy:
Mike Rotundo & Danny Spivey defeated the Gladiator & Tiger Chung Lee at 3:26 when Spivey pinned the Gladiator following a bulldog
Don Muraco (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Bob Boyer at 3:27 with the tombstone
Tito Santana & Pedro Morales defeated Al Navarro & Lane Anderson at 3:11 when Santana pinned Anderson with the flying forearm
Paul Orndorff pinned Max Blue at 1:36 with the piledriver
Nikolai Volkoff & the Iron Sheik defeated Mike Lucca & Ricky Thompson at 3:11 when Sheik pinned Lucca with a belly to belly suplex after botching an attempt at the Camel Clutch
WWF Tag Team Champions Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid defeated the Menace & Jack Kruger at 4:38 when Dynamite pinned Menace with a back suplex from the middle turnbuckle; during the bout, footage was shown of Paul Orndorff upset that he was unable to get in touch with WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan on the phone
6/24/86; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
7/5/86 – included WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan & Paul Orndorff as guests of the Flower Shop in which Orndorff announced he and Hogan would face the Moondogs the next week and the team of King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd the following week; featured Vince McMahon interviewing Bobby Heenan in which he showed Heenan footage of Gene Okerlund finding the Machines in Japan, with the Machines saying they were coming to the WWF and would have Capt. Lou Albano as their manager; Heenan was irate after seeing the footage and claimed that Giant Machine was Andre the Giant; during the closing moments of the show, McMahon & Bruno Sammartino speculated that Giant Machine was Giant Baba:
The Junkyard Dog & George Steele (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Steve Lombardi & Gino Carabello at 3:33 when JYD pinned Carabello with the powerslam
Bob Orton Jr., Jimmy Jack & Dory Funk Jr. (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated SD Jones, Mario Mancini, & Don Driggers at 2:30 when Jimmy Jack pinned Driggers with a powerslam; after the bout, the Funks hogtied Driggers
Billy Jack Haynes defeated Rusty Brooks via submission with the full nelson at 3:12
Jake Roberts pinned Eric Cooper with the DDT at 3:06
B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated Jack Kruger & Roger Kirby at 5:14 when Blair pinned Kirby following a dropkick from Brunzell after the Bees put their masks on underneath the ring
6/24/86; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
7/12/86 – included Capt. Lou Albano, WWF Tag Team Champions Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid as guests of the Flower Shop; featured Vince McMahon interviewing Bobby Heenan, Big John Studd, & King Kong Bundy where he showed them more footage of the Machines in Japan, with Gene Okerlund saying he thought the Machines were reminiscent of the Masked Superstar and Andre the Giant; after seeing the footage, Heenan, Studd, & Bundy claimed that Giant Machine was Andre the Giant:
Ricky Steamboat pinned Les Thornton at the 3-minute mark with the flying bodypress
Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake (w/ Johnny V) defeated Rick Hunter & Serge Jodoin when Jodoin submitted to Valentine�s figure-4 at 3:04
Tito Santana & Pedro Morales defeated Terry Gibbs & Roger Kirby at 3:15 when Morales pinned Kirby with a backbreaker
Harley Race (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Steve Johnson at 3:33 with the cradle suplex
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan & Paul Orndorff defeated the Moondogs when Orndorff pinned Rex with the piledriver at 3:48; Orndorff worked the entire match by himself and didn’t tag Hogan in, despite Hogan asking to be tagged in several times
6/24/86; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
7/19/86 – included Hercules as a guest of the Flower Shop; featured footage of Giant & Super Machine wrestling in Japan during the ‘Update’ segment:
WWF IC Champion Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned Eric Cooper with the flying elbowsmash at 2:35
Mike Rotundo & Danny Spivey defeated Al Navarro & Gino Carabello when Rotundo pinned Navarro following an airplane spin at 2:47
The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff defeated Jimmy Jackson & Don Driggers at 3:02 when Jackson submitted to Sheik’s Camel Clutch
Sivi Afi & King Tonga defeated Gary Semones & Lane Anderson when Tonga pinned Anderson at 2:50 with a splash
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan & Paul Orndorff defeated King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd (w/ Bobby Heenan) via disqualification at 6:04 when Bundy and Studd refused to stop double-teaming Hogan and referee Dave Hebner was knocked to the floor; prior to the match, Hogan and Orndorff were seen talking backstage about the missed phone call that started friction between the two, with Hogan telling Orndorff to let it go; after the bout, Orndorff made the save for the champion and raised his hand in victory before dropping him with a clothesline and following with the piledriver; moments later, Orndorff, Bundy, Heenan, and Studd left the ring together as Mike Rotundo, Danny Spivey, King Tonga, and Sivi Afi checked on Hogan; Adrian Adonis then congratulated Orndorff backstage with the rest of the Heenan Family (Hulkamania 2)
7/15/86; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
7/26/86 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included Paul Orndorff as guest of the Flower Shop in which Orndorff brought out his new manager, Bobby Heenan; included Ken Resnick interviewing WWF President Jack Tunney in which Tunney announced he had suspended Andre the Giant due to missing a number of shows and said Andre failed to appear at his hearing; Bobby Heenan then came in and said that Andre was obviously one of the Machines, with Tunney responding that if Andre was proven to be one of the Machines he would be suspended for life:
WWF Tag Team Champions Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Tiger Chung Lee & AJ Petruzzi at 2:38 when Dynamite pinned Petruzzi with a diving headbutt from Lee’s back, who was held in a fireman’s carry by Smith
Don Muraco (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Mario Mancini with the tombstone at 3:02
Dick Slater pinned the Gladiator with a side Russian legsweep at 2:13 (Slater’s debut)
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated the Moondogs when Jacques pinned Spot at 3:38 with a crossbody (the match began during the commercial break although the full match was shown on the Spanish version of the show)
Jake Roberts pinned Tom Tatri with the DDT at 1:52
Ricky Steamboat, Sivi Afi, & King Tonga defeated Mr. X, Steve Lombardi, & Rusty Brooks at 3:30 when Steamboat pinned Brooks with a flying bodypress; prior to the bout, Steamboat brought a komodo dragon to ringside in a cage, while Afi performed a fire display in the ring; during the bout, Freddie Blassie joined Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino on commentary and announced he would be selling the contracts of Nikolai Volkoff & the Iron Sheik for a tremendous amount of money
7/15/86; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
8/2/86 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included an ‘Update’ segment, hosted by Gene Okerlund focusing on Jake Roberts; included the Junkyard Dog as a guest of the Flower Shop, where JYD attacked Adrian Adonis with a flowerpot after Jimmy Hart attempted a sneak attack on JYD but was taken out by JYD instead; included Vince McMahon interviewing WWF World Hulk Hogan in the gym, where Hogan recapped all the events leading to Paul Orndorff turning on him, with footage shown of all the events as Hogan did the interview; included Freddie Blassie announcing at the end of the show that he had found someone to buy half of the contracts of the Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff:
Mike Rotundo & Danny Spivey defeated Steve Lombardi & Roger Kirby when Rotundo pinned Kirby after an airplane spin at 3:26
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Tony Garea & Jose Luis Rivera when Bret pinned Rivera with the Hart Attack at 2:33
Billy Jack Haynes defeated Jim Haley via submission with the full nelson at 3:29
Harley Race (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Chris Duffy with a cradle suplex at 2:53
King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Brickhouse Brown & Buddy Ryder when Bundy pinned Ryder after the Avalanche in the corner; the bout began during the commercial break
7/15/86; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
8/9/86 – included Bob Orton Jr. as a guest of the Flower Shop, with Adrian Adonis announcing him as the new bodyguard of the segment:
Paul Orndorff (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Mario Mancini via count-out at 3:30 after piledriving his opponent on the floor
Tito Santana & Pedro Morales defeated Terry Gibbs & Dave Barbie when Morales pinned Barbie with a roll up at 2:42
WWF IC Champion Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned Mark Faban with the flying elbowsmash at 2:04; after the match, Savage hit the move again on Faban
Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake (w/ Johnny V) defeated Paul Roma & Rick Hunter when Hunter submitted to Valentine�s figure-4 at 3:03
George Steele (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) & the Junkyard Dog defeated Iron Mike Sharpe & Jim Haley when JYD pinned Haley with a powerslam at 1:20
Nikolai Volkoff & the Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie & Slick) defeated Cpl. Kirchner & Tony Garea at 2:52 when Sheik pinned Garea with a small package, which had been reversed by Volkoff from Garea’s original small package attempt; before the bout Blassie introduced Slick who had bought half of the contracts of Volkoff & Sheik and was to be their co-manager along with Blassie (Slick’s TV debut)
8/5/86; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
8/16/86 – included Roddy Piper, making his return, as a guest of the Flower Shop instead of the scheduled guest Don Muraco:
B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated Steve Lombardi & Rusty Brooks when Brunzell pinned Brooks with a dropkick at 3:04
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Terry Morgan & Jim Powers when Bret pinned Morgan following the Hart Attack at 3:05
Super Machine (w/ Capt. Lou Albano & Giant Machine) pinned Ivan McDonald with a swinging neckbreaker at 2:42; during the bout, Bobby Heenan was shown at ringside taking photographs of the Giant Machine, in hope of trying to prove that it was actually Andre the Giant
Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake (w/ Johnny V) defeated Mario Mancini & Jose Luis Rivera when Mancini submitted to Valentine�s figure-4 at 2:51
Sivi Afi, King Tonga, & the Tonga Kid defeated Joe Mirto, Terry Gibbs, & George Leech when the Tonga Kid pinned Leech with a splash off the top at 2:32
Hercules (w/ Slick) pinned Tony Atlas, when as Atlas attempted a suplex from the apron into the ring, Slick hit Atlas in the knee with his cane, with Herc falling on top for the pin at 3:36
8/5/86; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
8/23/86 – included Slick, Freddie Blassie, Nikolai Volkoff, the Iron Sheik, & Hercules as guests of the Flower Shop which was interrupted by Roddy Piper:
WWF Tag Team Champions Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Iron Mike Sharpe & the Gladiator when Davey Boy pinned the Gladiator with the running powerslam at 3:26
King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Tony Garea & Jimmy Jackson when Bundy pinned Jackson with a splash, following the Avalanche, at 2:44
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Mr. X & Les Thornton when Jacques pinned Mr. X following a double team move from the top rope at 3:34
Roddy Piper pinned AJ Petruzzi at 2:25 with a double axe handle and placing one foot on his opponent’s chest during the cover; Piper wrestled the bout with one arm tied behind his back until the ending (Piper’s return match) (Best of the WWF Vol. 10)
Pedro Morales & Tito Santana defeated the Moondogs when Santana pinned Rex with the flying forearm at 3:06
Don Muraco (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Bob Bradley with the tombstone at 4:52
8/5/86; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
8/30/86 – final episode – featured the coronation of King Harley Race by Bobby Heenan after winning a tournament on 7/14/86; included Capt. Lou Albano as a guest of the Flower Shop in which he introduced the Super & Giant Machine and also introduced for the first time the Big Machine, confusing the other guest Bobby Heenan who didn’t know there was a Big Machine; featured an “Update” segment focusing on Billy Jack Haynes:
WWF IC Champion Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned Mario Mancini at 2:38 with the flying elbowsmash
The Junkyard Dog & George Steele defeated Mr. X & the Gladiator at 2:18 when JYD pinned the Gladiator with a powerslam; after the bout, JYD introduced the Honkytonk Man who made his way out to the ring
Paul Orndorff (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Tom Sharpe with the piledriver at 2:41
Dick Slater defeated Jimmy Jack Funk (w/ Jimmy Hart & Dory Funk Jr.) via disqualification at 2:17 after Dory tripped Slater from the outside; after the bout, Dory attempted to hogtie Slater but Slater grabbed the rope away and cleared both Funks from the ring
Mike Rotundo & Danny Spivey defeated Steve Lombardi & Gino Carabello at 4:35 when Spivey pinned Carabello with a bulldog; during the bout, comments from Roddy Piper were shown where he said he had been granted permission to appear on the Flower Shop the following week; as the show was coming to a close, Adrian Adonis protested to Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino about Piper appearing on his show