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WWF Saturday Night's Main Event on NBC Aired May 3, 1986 (Taped May 1, 1986) Providence, RI No review yet. Hulk Hogan & Junkyard Dog vs Terry Funk & Hoss Funk King Kong Bundy vs Uncle Elmer Adrian Adonis vs Paul Orndorff Ricky Steamboat vs Jake Roberts WWF World Tag Team Titles: British Bulldogs (Dynamite Kid & Davey Boy Smith) vs Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff Bold matches are PWO recommended.

WWF Saturday Night's Main Event on NBC Aired March 1, 1986 (Taped February 15, 1986) Phoenix, AZ No review yet. Boxing Match: Mr. T vs Bob Orton Jr. King Kong Bundy vs Steve Gatorwolf WWF World Title: Hulk Hogan (c) vs Don Muraco WWF World Tag Team Titles: Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine) (c) vs British Bulldogs (Dynamite Kid & Davey Boy Smith) Junkyard Dog vs Adrian Adonis Bold matches are PWO recommended.

WWF Saturday Night's Main Event on NBC Aired January 4, 1986 (Taped December 19, 1985) Tampa, FL No review yet. Roddy Piper, Jesse Ventura & Bob Orton Jr. vs Hillbilly Jim, Uncle Elmer & Cousin Luke WWF World Title: Hulk Hogan (c) vs Terry Funk Randy Savage vs George Steele Flag Match: Nikolai Volkoff vs Corporal Kirchner Junkyard Dog & Ricky Steamboat vs Mr. Fuji & Don Muraco Bold matches are PWO recommended.

WWF Saturday Night's Main Event on NBC Aired November 2, 1985 (Taped October 30, 1985) Hershey, PA No review yet. Terry Funk vs Junkyard Dog Hulk Hogan & Andre the Giant vs King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd WWF Intercontinental Title: Tito Santana (c) vs Randy Savage Kung Fu Challenge: Ricky Steamboat vs Mr. Fuji Bold matches are PWO recommended.

WWF Saturday Night's Main Event on NBC Aired October 5, 1985 (Taped October 3, 1985) East Rutherford, NJ No review yet. WWF World Title, Flag: Hulk Hogan (c) vs Nikolai Volkoff Uncle Elmer vs Jerry Valiant Roddy Piper vs Paul Orndorff Andre the Giant & Tony Atlas vs King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine) vs Lanny Poffo & Tony Garea Bold matches are PWO recommended.

WWF Saturday Night's Main Event on NBC Aired May 11, 1985 (Taped May 10, 1985) Long Island, NY No review yet. Ricky Steamboat, Barry Windham & Mike Rotunda vs Iron Sheik, Nikolai Volkoff & George Steele WWF World Title: Hulk Hogan (c) vs Bob Orton WWF Women's Title: Wendi Richter (c) vs Fabulous Moolah Junkyard Dog vs Pete Dougherty Bold matches are PWO recommended.

WWF No Holds Barred: The Match, The Movie December 27, 1989 No review yet. Movie: No Holds Barred Cage: Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake vs Randy Savage & Zeus (taped December 12, Nashville, TN) Bold matches are PWO recommended.

WWF Special on Sky One October 10, 1989 London, England No review yet. Koko B. Ware vs Boris Zhukov Bret Hart vs Dino Bravo Hacksaw Duggan vs Honky Tonk Man Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) vs Jacques & Raymond Rougeau Brooklyn Brawler vs Paul Roma WWF World Title: Hulk Hogan vs Randy Savage Bold matches are PWO recommended.

(1) It hasn't been confirmed that they paid the women as if they worked the show. (2) It's not accepting the money or not accepting the money. As others have said, it's hard to think of a wrestling company in history that wouldn't have taken the money. It's the hypocrisy and desire to have it both ways, like the guy who runs around on his wife and then won't shut up about monogamy.

His directive at the beginning of the decade that WWE needed to just start being nice to the media seemed like an overly simple solution to a tough problem as far as their image goes, but it has worked very well. They get a decent amount of media now, most of which is either paid for or is just journalism that can't cut too deep because of the need for access. Perhaps we'll look back on the 2010s as the beginning of post-consequence.

Hey there! I'm actually going to move this up to Publications and Podcasts. This will be a place to log every issue of magazines, every episode of podcasts, etc. while you can still use the Podcasts & Publications folder for more general discussion. Hope that makes sense.

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16 months before the first Wrestlemania, Jim Crockett Promotions decided to go big, broadcasting Starrcade '83: A Flair For The Gold on closed circuit in eight states and flying in talent from the Puerto Rico and Florida territories to really give this the ultimate supercard feel. One could argue the first Starrcade as the night wrestling stopped being what it was and started being what it is, since from here on, the biggest and most notable shows were delivered to a much broader audience than just those attending live. It was a card that predicted the pay-per-view model for pro wrestling, even if it wasn't a pay-per-view itself. Soon after, the famed "War of '84" hit pro wrestling with Hulk Hogan (who was briefly advertised to appear on this card) debuting on WWF television as the WWF began an aggressive national expansion campaign, making this show the end of something every bit as much as it is the beginning. Roddy Piper and Greg Valentine, both of whom would be in the WWF within a few months, stole the show with a bloody dog collar match and the popular Ricky Steamboat-Jay Youngblood tag team regained the NWA World Tag Team Titles from Jack and Jerry Brisco in a very good semi-main event. However, it's the main event that's the most memorable match from the show, with Ric Flair winning his second NWA World Title from Harley Race, ostensibly a full passing of the torch. While Flair was already established as the top NWA star and had great success, this title win was much higher profile than his first one and is arguably the point when he truly became The Man. The show is a bit clumsy in its audio problems and excessive backstage interviews, just as Gordon Solie's performance isn't his best. Those issues fall aside as the historical importance and audacity of even doing the show take center stage; an idea that was prompted by a massively successful Greensboro card in March became an annual staple in JCP and WCW that continued until the company's final days. The Assassins vs Rufus R. Jones & Bugsy McGraw Kevin Sullivan & Mark Lewin vs Johnny Weaver & Scott McGhee Abdullah the Butcher vs Carlos Colon Wahoo McDaniel & Mark Youngblood vs Bob Orton Jr. & Dick Slater NWA TV Title, No DQ, No Time Limit: Great Kabuki vs Charlie Brown Dog Collar: Roddy Piper vs Greg Valentine (Discuss) NWA World Tag Team Titles No DQ: Jack & Jerry Brisco (c) vs Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood (Discuss) NWA World Heavyweight Title, Cage: Harley Race (c) vs Ric Flair (Discuss) Bold matches are PWO Recommended. Provide your comments in the Show Discussion thread.

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Velveteen Dream is probably going to be a big star and even if he wrestled a little outside the system, it's hard to see him as anything but a WWE creation.

My issue with WWE (in general, with this being just one example) is their insistence on both having their cake and eating their cake. They not only want to bring back Hogan, but they want to do it with no consequences. They want to induct Owen Hart in their HOF (which they could do anytime they wanted), but they haven't because they also want Martha Hart to publicly support it. They want to be seen as progressive on women's rights and gay rights while also working with foreign and domestic interests that aren't. If they showed a willingness to suffer any consequences for anything ever, they'd be a lot more tolerable, even when making terrible decisions. But they consistently think they deserve all of the good and none of the bad on, well, everything.

Part of the agreement involves the public execution of Sami Zayn in 2019, but I suspect no one has told him yet.

Most stuff holds up well. The stuff that doesn't is usually the type that tries to be innovative. Ladder matches, cage matches with dumb bumps, junior matches with new moves being tried out, etc.

I would like to make a basic set of forum guidelines for everyone to acknowledge, especially new people when they come on board. What topics do you think should be covered? These are the topics I've thought of so far but let me know if there's anything that you think should be added: Conversations that venture outside of pro wrestling Sourcing news Spoilers Spelling and grammar When disagreements get heated Discussion of copyright footage When to start new topics vs when to reply to existing ones Signatures Who to contact for what

Powerbomb.tv has uploaded a limited-time free show to their network: Alpha-1's Battle by the Big Apple from July 15 in Colbourne, Ontario, Canada. The card: Brett Michael David vs Justin Sane Jody Threat vs Gisele Shaw Gregory Iron vs Kobe Durst vs Mark Wheeler vs Space Monkey Bushwhacker Luke vs Dr. Daniel C. Rockingham A1 Zero Gravity Title: Alex Daniels vs Eric Cairnie Monster Mafia (Ethan Page & Josh Alexander) vs Riot Makers (Holden Albright & Stratos Fear) A1 Alpha Male Title: Rickey Shane Page (c) vs Shane Sabre Watch the show here, and let us know what you think in the comments.

Gold Rush Pro Wrestling has added a match to their YouTube channel from their archives. On May 4, 2014, Dynamite Division Champion Will Rood defended the title in a four-way match against El Chupacabra, Jeff Cobb, and the late Virgil Flynn. Gold Rush Pro also added a description to the video that included ways to support Flynn's family: "Help support the family of Virgil Flynn during their time of loss by either donating to the GoFundMe page or buying Virgil's merchandise along with numerous other wrestlers who have graciously donating all their merchandise to Virgil's family! www.gofundme.com/virgil-flynn-iii-family-fund If you want to donate directly to the Flynn family, you can. Their @PayPal is [email protected] brownbutterwrestling.com/VFIII.html www.prowrestlingtees.com/renoscum www.prowrestlingtees.com/wrestlingwithwregret www.ProWrestlingTees.com/WPW" Watch the video below and share your thoughts in the comments!

YouTube user FanCam Guy has uploaded a new Jerry Lawler match to his channel from Memphis Redbirds Wrestling Night on July 6. Lawler's opponent is Kevin Thorn, formerly Mordecai in WWE. For many PWO readers, "The King" is a bit of a timeless wrestler who can still go in his 60s. If you're a fan of Lawler, this channel has plenty of under-the-radar matches featuring Lawler and other Memphis talent that you might find interesting. Let us know your thoughts on this or anything else on this channel in the comments.

New Japan Pro Wrestling has uploaded a match to their YouTube channel from one of the earliest Tokyo Dome shows, this one on February 10, 1990. In this match, Larry Zbyszko defended the AWA World Title against Masa Saito, who recently passed away. Here are some testimonials from the thread in PWO's Match Discussion Archive. "I really love the matwork they pull off in the early stages of this and how Saito is able to get the crowd so solidly behind him while he has Larry tied up like a pretzel. Zbyszko heels it big time with a low blow on Saito right after he's pumped up the crowd in such a big way. The nearfalls in this are really good. Short match, but not a wasted moment." -- Me "How was this match completely slept upon (to my knowledge) until now? Zbyszko kicking out of *two* Saito suplexes and then getting in another run of offense of his own gave this a downright AJPW feel. The very closing stretch had that feel too, with one suplex not putting him away but the second being enough. Also I can't say enough about Saito's little running-man dances to pump the crowd up. Worth watching just to see Saito working as a gladhanding babyface but the match holds up, too." -- PWO member Pete F3 "Fun match with both guys really knowing how to rile up the crowd and get them invested. Zbysko's timing of the low blow was magically done and Saito getting the crowd behind him was really fun. I have not seen the Saito AWA stuff yet but of what I have seen of him this was my favorite match of his." -- PWO member soup23 "This was not just a neat toss-off between two guys who have gained esteem in our little circle. It was an excellent match that built from nicely contested matwork all the way through some great near falls at the end. I loved Saito's expressiveness as a babyface, which really seemed to pull the crowd into the match. Then I got even more fired up by Zbyszko's series of punches near the end. Loss called this a short match, but it actually felt longer and more epic than I expected." -- PWO member Childs "Felt this was going to be a flat match but they manage to turn this into a good match. Larry goes all heel with the low blow that the fans don't like. They really had me on some of the later small package pinfall attempts. Nice moment for Saito." -- PWO member Kevin Ridge "Good, borderline great match. Zbyszko doesn't do much on offense, but like Loss said, there isn't any wasted movement either. He has almost a Jimmy Connors thing going with all the screaming and yelling he is doung, both on offense and while he is selling. Saito as a babyface is interesting, and he does a great job getting the crowd behind him. Maybe the last truly great AWA World title match?" -- PWO member Cox "I really dug this match. Some wonderful classic wrestling matwork here which is refreshing to see considering today's trend of doing MMA style matwork. Crowd was really into this as well and Zybyszko did a good job of hitting a low blow, which isn't done too often in Japan. Nicely worked match here and one I would probably view again." -- PWO member Laney Check it out and let us know what you think in the comments, or add your thoughts in the Match Discussion Archive!

Today's surveys added above. The Wrestling Classic, Starrcade '85, and last night's Slammiversary show.

Ah, thanks, good to know. Looks like they got more time there as well! I'll update the main article.