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@LastStopTour Is Danny Davis (To retire after 1989) - Dangerous Danny Davis the Referee/Wrestler? @kevinmcfl Is it possible to get the rights to Earl Hebner? I got his figure finally!

I like this new format for WCW and you're getting right in there with the stories. Obviously, Flair and Dusty captaining some big crews is going to be the biggest story right now but the rise of Sting and Luger in 1988 is going to be the true tell-tale sign of what is to come. Lots of big names involved here but I am interested to see how Dibiase and Williams fare... I think they'll do well. Butch Reed is a power house and someone to always have on the back of your mind. Spivey is US Champ and showing why he may be one of the baddest men on the planet. Got me hooked!

NEWS OUT OF THE WWF It has been a couple of weeks since the new production crew for the WWF came into the fold and many changes have been made. The first being the talent roster. Big names like Roddy Piper, Terry Funk, Paul Orndorff, Sting, and others have been let go of their contracts while new faces like the Rockers, Twin Towers, and Great Muta have been signed. There seems to be some chicanery with the fact that this production crew left WCW and ended up with some of these top names coming along to the WWF. The interesting piece is how these talents fit into the new WWF. For instance, the Rockers and Twin Towers just main-evented a WCW pay-per-view inside a steel cage for the tag titles... in the WWF... they have been pushed as newcomers. Does the WWF believe in these talents or was this a way to just bring some buddies along? There is a lot of hype around Muta and Shawn Michaels as two future stars for the WWF while the One Man Gang and Big Bossman are two guys who may just end up in the main event scene sooner than later. Some other names including the Honky Tonk Man, Hercules, Terry Taylor, and Mike Rotundo also signed on with the WWF and will hopefully be on screen soon and in different roles. The WWF seemed to be focused on filling that mid-card with some of these guys on the cusp of super stardom if utilized properly. Brother Love made his debut in the WWF over the last two weeks. The ever-present- talk segment - for the WWF is the Brother Love show now. Expect this to push angles with a heavy heel focus. No word on who Brother Love's special guest for SummerSlam is going to be though? Expect SummerSlam to be a passing-of-the-guard event. Many feel this will be the last of the old WWF Generation and a New Era will be beginning from this event. Some of the stalwarts of the WWF should look to stay in place with Hogan at the top of the heap and the newly turned Demolition being top tag team. One guy to keep an eye out for though is Rick Martel. The fans have taken to Martel as IC champion and he's had a lot of good defenses thus far. His match with Tito Santana at SummerSlam will be a make or break moment for him as the light of MSG are brighter than any other and there's definitely a spotlight on him. Speaking of the spotlight, it is hard not to notice Andre the Giant and how his role has changed over the years in the WWF. Andre has noted that his career is on the back end and would like to retire with peace and keep working with the boys. That seems to be true with the partnering of Jimmy Snuka. These two make a very fun and formidable team. Andre's ability to go one on one just doesn't seem to be there anymore so look for him to meld into this role and the WWF to use ever bit of star power he has left over the next couple of years. For those of you paying attention... we want your feedback. The WWF sent out a special survey to individuals over the last couple of weeks as it pertains to the Survivor Series which will take place on Thanksgiving Night from the Meadowlands in New Jersey. The WWF wanted to know if people would like to see a night full of 5 on 5 survivor matches, 4 on 4 survivor matches, 5 on 5 survivors with the 10 tag team survivor, or a 4 on 4 survivors with an 8 team survivor series match. Right now the WWF is planning on the 5 on 5s... but is toying with the idea of co-captains and then have the tag teams split into the matches rather than in a big 10 team tag match. This would be to primarily push the storylines heading into the show rather than making it a one off with all the talent on the card. Let us know what you think? One last bit of information that has been circling around WWF headquarters is the formatting of the television shows. WWF would like to know if you notice the difference between the two shows Prime time and Superstars when it comes to the formatting. There is also talk of changing Superstars to more of an episodic television broadcast from arenas in which Jesse and Vince are at ringside and host interviews with the talents. This would still be a taped show but allow for some more on the spot moments and an episodic feel rather than the taped matches over and over. What do you think?

This is a nice pick... pun intended.

Bash at the Beach is a helluva show... NWA is really staying with their product through all the changes in the world of wrestling around them. I have always been a fan of the tornado tags... good to see Luke and Butch doing well. US tag titles... two young teams... Chip and Champion were a guilty pleasure of mine in 1991. The Road Warriors... What else to say about a true generational tag team. They have momentum and pull and use both here. More to come with them which is great. I like the idea of the Bunkhouse Gang Fight. IT seems like a dustyish thing that the NWA would try to pull off. Almost like that bar brawl with the APA. JYD with a dusty finish... a great tease... what could come of this? Starrcade is also getting an early start... can't go wrong with that.

It is a lot of figures and I have a spot in my garage for them... but space is always limited. Got back into it about a year ago and have enjoyed it... love making customs... I have pretty much any figure I could imagine wanting at this point... now I am only trying to utilize people in my shows whom I have a figure of or have made a figure of. I've seen some guys do a lot more elaborate set ups than mine... but I am still having fun with it.

8/ 15 Prime Time Wrestling w/ Gorilla Monsoon & Bobby Heenan Prime Time opens up with Gorilla and Bobby at the desk as they put over the big 2 hours of action. They talk about SummerSlam coming up in just a couple of weeks and you need to call your local cable operator now… to order. Gorilla says that Heenan has an announcement tonight… Heenan plays dumb… Gorilla says he’s going to let us know who Brother Love’s guest is… Heenan just laughs and says it is going to shock the world. Gorilla says he isn’t too worried… but we’ve got the tag team champions tonight, we’ve got Brutus Beefcake, Jake Roberts, how about the new tag team of the Rockers… plus… close to 1,000 pounds… the Twin Towers. Heenan says that we’ll see Muta tonight… Heenan is interested in who is going to be this guy's manager… Heenan says he’d do it but Gorilla laughs and says he knows enough English to tell you no brain! Let’s go to the ring for our first contest… here comes Hillbilly Jim! Hillbilly Jim w/ Tugboat Thomas defeated Fred Wilkins with the POWERSLAM! Prime Time returns with Gorilla and Bobby pumping up SummerSlam… Heenan says he’s got a special announcement later on tonight about that big tag team match with Andre and Snuka. Gorilla ponders what he’s got up his sleeve but Heenan is mute. They put over this new sensation… The Great Muta. He is without question the most mysterious but mesmerizing athlete in the WWF right now. He’s in action… let’s go to the ring. The Great Muta defeated Mick Conners with the Shining Wizard! Prime Time is back as Gorilla and Bobby pump up the big WWF Title Match with Rude and Hogan… the Lumberjacks around ringside… Gorilla wonders how many of the family members will be present. Heenan says he’s got Studd, Bundy, new members Haku and Hercules… the family is bigger and stronger now than ever before. Gorilla says they may be big but they all share one brain and he doesn’t trust it! We head to the ring… Brutus Beefcake defeated Larry Walker with the Sleeper Hold and then he cut some hair to throw out to the crowd! Special Brother Love Show: Brother Love let’s us know he has got a huge special guest for SummerSlam. Someone who is going to change everything. Someone who has all the power and more prestige than any other wrestler in the world. Love then says he has a special guest this week… it is Jimmy Hart and the Hart Foundation! Here comes Jimmy and he’s got Honky Tonk Man, Greg Valentine, Dino Bravo, and the Rougeaus with him. The Rougeaus puts over the US Tag Title tournament and how they’ll be the best champions because they’re All American Boys! Valentine and Bravo put over their match with the Bulldogs at SummerSam. Honky says he’s going to be there watching and he will do whatever it takes to make sure that the Foundation stays in tact. Honky then says he also has an eye on Rick Martel and Tito Santana… Honky knows that the IC title could and should be his… and he’s going to make the steps to get it back! The Twin Towers destroy Sam Kennedy & Red Watson with the Bossman Slam followed by the 747! Gorilla and Bobby are back putting over the Twin Towers as the biggest and baddest team in the history of the WWF. They name drop teams like the Steiners and Demolition as powerful teams… The Samoan Swat Team as maybe the toughest… the Rockers and Rougeaus as the fastest… but the complete package may be the Twin Towers. We’ll see how this US Tag Title Tournament plays out… Gorilla questions why Heenan doesn’t have a tag team in the running but he notes that Bundy and Studd are going to finish off Andre and Snuka first then get the titles! We head to the ring for our next contest… ST Jones defeated Pauly Marx via the Shuffle Superman Punch! Jake Roberts defeated George Thompson via the DDT… then we got to see Damien! We then cut to the event center with Gene Okerlund who puts over SummerSlam in the biggest way. We find out the full card… WWF Champion Hulk Hogan defends against Ravishing Rick Rude in a Lumberjack Match WWF Intercontinental Champion Rick Martel goes against former partner Tito Santana The Tag Team Championship will be on the line when Demolition take on Mr. Fuji’s new team… the Powers of Pain We’ll also see in tag team action… the Rockers taking on the Russians, The Bulldogs taking on Valentine & Bravo, Hillbilly Jim & Tugboat Thomas taking on the Rougeau Brothers and the big one… Andre the Giant and Jimmy Snuka taking on King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd! We’ll also see Jake Roberts taking on the Iron Sheik, Brutus Beefcake against Heenan Family member Haku… and we’ll see Kevin Von Erich go to war with the new sensation… the Great Muta! All this and much more live from Madison Square Garden for SummerSlam 88! Rick Rude & John Studd w/ Hercules & Heenan defeated Bob Ryder and Vick Munson with the Rude Awakening! Prime Time is back and Gorilla is pestering Heenan about his announcement and Heenan says that Hercules will be teaming with John Studd at SummerSlam. King Kong Bundy is currently on a special training retreat… he is bulking up and he is preparing to take on Andre the Giant. Heenan has paid a lot of money for him to take part in this and he plans on unveiling Bundy as the new 8th Wonder of the World! Gorilla can’t believe it… but he says no matter what… Snuka and Andre will reign supreme… let’s head to the ring for our showcase matchup. The Rockers vs The Conquistadors have a good contest here for the fans and the Rockers are getting familiar with the WWF crowd here. We see them use double teaming and quick tags to keep control. The double dropkick on Conquistador 1 sets up the double fist drop for the 3-count! Shawn and Marty are here… can they have the same success in the WWF that they did in other places? All American Wrestling w/ Mean Gene & Bobby the Brain Konnan defeated Ryan Knight via Tornado DDT The Russians & Iron Sheik won a six-man tag Paul Heyman showed up with the Nasty Boys and they defeated Greeny Lewis and Mark Stevens Tito Santana defeated Boris Jacobs The Samoan Swat Team defeated Los Boricuas. The SST were full-fledged babyfaces and came out as a new style Samoan with shades and a Manu Siva Tau to get the crowd going!

I really like the direction things are going here. NWA continues to weather the ever changing world around it. 1988 Starrcade is going to be a pivotal event for the NWA. We'll see who ends up on top and who will bring the heat coming in 1989. Road Warriors and Tully are obvious picks. We'll see who else can rise up

Over 200... 250... A lot of customs... I have slowed down but I have almost my entire roster.

All American Wrestling hosted by Gene Okerlund and Bobby Heenan featured the following: Terry Taylor debuted and defeated Ryan Lyle The Honky Tonk Man surprised the fans when he came out with the Hammer and Dino who were victorious in tag team action. Tugboat Thomas got a victory over Walt Wiggins & Cael Michaels in a handicap match Mexican Sensation Konnan debuted against Bobby Cruz in a victorious effort Maniac Matt Borne then made his debut with his logger gimmick… he defeated Sam White

8/8 Superstars of Wrestling w/ Vince McMahon & Jesse the Body Ventura Superstars opens with Vince McMahon and Jesse Ventura standing in front of the green screen arena. They pump up the night of action here on Superstars… the fastest hour of wrestling in the world. Tonight we’ll see… the debut of the Great Muta! We’ll see Big John Studd, along with ST Jones, plus Mr. Fuji’s tag team… the Powers of Pain. Also, Bobby Heenan introduces his newest family member… Hercules! Let’s head to the ring right now for our opening match! Kevin Von Erich defeated Ryan Skiles via the claw! During the match, Vince and Jesse put over Kevin’s success in 1988 and how he has got gold on his mind for the second half of the year. Kevin has stated that he will face anyone… anytime… and he looks forward to leaving it all out in the ring. Our next contest features Mr. Fuji’s new team… The Powers of Pain. The Warlord and Barbarian look like monsters here and pay a good compliment to the WWF Tag Team Champions, Demolition. The POP beat the hell out of two jobbers. During the contest, Vince and Jesse argue about POP and if they are stronger than Demolition. Jesse thinks the titles could be in trouble at the Summerslam while Vince says that he thinks Demolition will bring the fight and walk out with the gold. Big John Studd comes out with Bobby Heenan and looks strong tonight. We hear about his big tag team encounter as he teams up with King Kong Bundy to take on Andre the Giant and Jimmy Snuka at Summerslam. Jesse says that the family is growing in numbers and size and it could be a huge summer for Bobby Heenan especially if Rude wins the title from Hogan! Vince says that the Lumberjacks may favor Rick Rude at SummerSlam but we’ll see who walks away with the gold. We return to the event center with Mean Gene who is pumping up the SummerSlam in a big way. He also breaks down the big united states tag team title tournament. He says we’ll see teams like the Rougeau Brothers and the British Bulldogs… plus the Steiner Brothers… the Samoans… the new team of Ivan Koloff and Nikolai Volkoff… plus a new team in the WWF… they are not strangers to gold… they’re the Rockers! Shawn & Marty come on the screen and pump up their debut in the WWF. They can’t wait to Rock N Roll, Strut and Stroll all over the competition here in the WWF. They won’t hold anything back and they’ll come full fledged every night for a victory! Gene returns and says that we’ll see the following matches at SummerSlam. For the WWF Title in a Lumberjack Match… Hulk Hogan defends against Rick Rude. For the WWF Tag Team Championship, Demolition defends against the Powers of Pain. The Intercontinental Title will be on the line when Rick Martel defends against Tito Santana. Plus we’ll see a special tag team encounter with Andre the Giant and Jimmy Snuka taking on John Studd & King Kong Bundy! Jake the Snake Roberts has signed on to face the ever dangerous, Iron Sheik! To cap it all off… we’ll have a special edition of the Brother Love Show… he says this will be a guest that will change the face of the WWF forever… time will tell if that’s true. Gene Okerlund for Update, we’ll be right back! Soul Train Jones (Virgil) comes out to a nice ovation. Vince and Jesse argue whether or not Soul Train ST Jones is related to SD Special Delivery Jones… maybe? ST looks good in the ring and he’s built well. Vince puts over his fun friendship with Hillbilly Jim and how not only their lifestyles and music may clash they find a way to be successful together. ST Jones finishes Sam Knox with a top rope dropkick that ignites the crowd. Bobby Heenan then introduces his newest family members… Hercules! Hercules looks like a monster and he comes down with Heenan and just beats the living shit out of Tim Royal. Vince and Jesse talk about Hercules and the Family growing… with Rude…. Bundy… Studd… Hercules it could be the most fierce family Heenan has ever had and Jesse says it could still be growing! Hercules gets the submission thanks to a torture rack! The Great Muta makes a special entrance to the ring. He is shrouded in mystery and takes off his mask to reveal his red paint and then he spits the myst in the air. The crowd isn’t sure what they’re seeing here… Muta handles Lonny Loggins with little to no problem at all. He shows off some big moves… the lighting elbow drop… the handspring back elbow… then he is able to set him up for the big MOONSAULT off the top rope for the 3-count! Muta has his eyes on the crowd… they aren’t sure about this guy but they’ve never seen anything like him. Our final segment features the Barber, Brutus Beefcake in singles action against Conquistador 2. Jesse loves that Brutus won’t be cutting any hair tonight since the Conquistador wears a mask. Vince say he could rip that mask off and show everyone who it is and then cut his hair. Jesse says that Brutus is going to get himself in trouble with all these shenanigans. The sleeper hold spells the end and here comes Conquistador 1 and Brutus retreats and gets the sheers to clear the ring. Vince and Jesse put him over in a big way as they run down what we’ll see next week!

WWF will sign Konnan and Sabu

Do you think PRIDE was worked? I mean... there had to be some legitimacy but I feel like a lot of that was behind the curtain.

AWA comes back with a bang. With some of the names from trades and the draft coming in, AWA is due for a shakeup and it might just be what they need to keep things fresh but also create some new opponents for Nikita. Poffo is a master of mindgames and a good worker but I don't know if he will be able to stand up to the Russian Nightmare. Every title match has a reason which means people will tune in. Good stuff.

I always say it but it's true - I love the feel you have here. Some pieces may come into play that I am more aware of but right now the House of Humperdink has me signed up. I always felt he was a good regional guy as a manager but his appeal wasn't on a national level every time he tried. You've got it here though.

Great work on the backstory which helps some like me that have no clue about any of these guys. Makes me wonder if a shoot fighting US promotion could do something with guys like Vader, Shamrock, Blackman, and others.

I will drop... you've got 14 people held... that will be okay to disperse between now and December. Have fun fellas!

1-2-3 Kid William Regal Bam Bam Bigelow Booker T Dan Kroffat Dan Severn Jushin Thunder Liger Juventud Guerrera Mr. JL (Jerry Lynn) Mr. Perfect Curt Hennig Scott Steiner Scott Hall stan hansen scott norton I’ll just put the block on those 14 guys to be released in the wild over the next couple months or whatever works.

I sent ps the randomized. I’m also offering to ghost draft a roster that can be released as free agents throughout the year as well

I could also ghost draft a promotion that could then be used as free agents when all is said and done so there’s still talent left for people to pick.

I can do the gender for you

Bob Holly will sign with the WWF

Jimmy Snuka should be with the WWF.

August 1, 1988 - Prime Time Wrestling w/ Gorilla Monsoon & Bobby Heenan We open to the set of Prime Time Wrestling with Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby the Brain Heenan. Gorilla welcomes us to the show and discussed how this is a special mid-year review of the WWF and we will be seeing all the big events that have gone down this year plus some of the big news coming up for the future. We’ll hear about SummerSlam 1988 that will take place on August the 29th from Madison Square Garden. Bobby lets us know that he has a major announcement for the Summerslam… Gorilla bites… Bobby says that Brother Love will be hosting a LIVE Brother Love show… Gorilla shuns his idea… Bobby then goes on to say that this is a very special guest… one in which Bobby has some particular interest in. Gorilla wonders if it is a member of the Heenan Family… Bobby declines but says this is a man who will change the WWF Forever. Gorilla balks at him and then sends us to our first video package highlighting The Royal Rumble 1988! WWF Royal Rumble January 24, 1988 Rick Martel defeated Kevin Von Erich for the WWF Intercontinental Championship Roddy Piper defeated Tito Santana to retain the WWF Championship The British Bulldogs defeated King Kong Bundy & John Studd The Royal Rumble featured 20-men coming out in 2-minute intervals and was won by Kerry Von Erich when he last eliminated Rick Rude and Dino Bravo! Hulk Hogan and Terry Funk had a showdown which ended up breaking into a brawl We return to Prime Time where Bobby says that the issue with Studd and Bundy and Andre in the beginning part of the year was one of the highlights of his career. Gorilla talks about not wanting to spoil it for the fans as we will see just what happened and how it all went down. They pumped up the first ever Royal Rumble and say that it will be returning next January… but this time there will be 30… yes 30 of the top WWF Stars all going into that match… no friends… no partners… but there will be Family, said Heenan. Gorilla smiles… he puts over our next match in which we see the WWF Tag Team Champions… Demolition. Demolition defeated Joe Smith & Tommy Walker via the decapitation device During the match we hear from Mr. Fuji who says he is furious that Demolition did not follow his directions. Fuji says he is the reason Demolition are the tag team champions and he will be the reason they lose the titles! He is going to unleash power and pain on them. HAHAHAHA! Prime Time is back with Gorilla and Bobby setting up our next video feature that highlights the big NBC Special - The Main Event from February of 1988… let’s take a look. WWF The Main Event February 5, 1988 Hulk Hogan defeated Terry Funk Roddy Piper defended the WWF Championship against Sgt. Slaughter The British Bulldogs defeated Andre the Giant & Rick Rude via DQ We’re back in the set and Gorilla is laughing up a storm at Heenan and points out how the Bulldogs really handed it to Rude and Andre… but Heenan says who got the last laugh? Gorilla then says… but who walked away with the titles? More exciting action to come here fans… let’s take a look right now at a member of said Heenan Family… Ravishing Rick Rude! Rick Rude defeated Frankie Michaels via the Rude Awakening. He then put the Rude Awakening on an unlucky lady in the crowd. Prime Time returns with Gorilla and Bobby talking about the build to WrestleMania IV and how Saturday Night’s Main Event kind of set that stage. We go into the review of this huge show. SNME XV March 7, 1988 Roddy Piper & Paul Orndorff defeated Hulk Hogan & Tito Santana via count out The British Bulldogs defeated The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff to retain the WWF Tag Titles Rick Martel defended the Intercontinental Championship against Brutus Beefcake via Count Out! Sgt. Slaughter defeated Dino Bravo Bobby and Gorilla are back and they put over that combination of Hogan and Tito but Heenan points out how Orndorff and Piper beat them. Gorilla asks why Orndorff isn’t a member of the Family anymore to which Bobby explains that he was too focused on himself… Bobby says that the Family is going to go through some major changes to finish up 1988. Some big happenings coming. Gorilla laughs at him… then we talk about another big crew of guys… Jimmy Hart’s Family… we see 3 of them in action right now! Dino Bravo & the Rougeau Brothers won a six-man match. During the contest we hear from Davey Boy Smith who says that he is coming for Revenge on the Rougeaus and Dino Bravo for hurting his partner the Dynamite Kid. Davey Boy says that he is the British Bulldog and he can’t wait to take a bite out of the Jimmy Hart Family! Prime Time is back with a special video segment on WrestleMania IV. We see all the big matches and happenings. WrestleMania IV March 27 1988 Hulk Hogan regained the WWF Championship from Roddy Piper Rick Martel defended the WWF Intercontinental Championship against Brutus Beefcake Demolition defeated the British Bulldogs for the WWF Tag Titles Andre the Giant & Rick Rude defeated Bundy & Studd - Rude turned on Andre and it was a 3 on 1 beatdown! Sting defeated Greg Valentine Dino Bravo defeated Hillbilly Jim Tito Santana defeated Don Muraco Kerry Von Erich & Kevin Von Erich defeated Terry & Dory Funk We then cut to Mean Gene Okerlund who is in the event Center… welcome to Update here in the event Center. Monday August the 29, Summerslam is going to be the event… Madison Square Garden will be the location and fans what a night of action we already have planned. Let’s start with the battle of the Giants… Andre the Giant and his special partner… Superfly Jimmy Snuka will be against Big John Studd and King Kong Bundy! Another big contest… the tag team titles will be on the line when Mr. Fuji unleashes his Powers of Pain to take the WWF Tag Team Titles from Demolition! Intercontinental Champion, Rick Martel will face his toughest challenge yet… fans he is lightning in a bottle… the one and only Tito Santana! Tito: Rick Martel has been going around the WWF for quite some time with that Intercontinental Championship and talking a lot of trash to everyone in his way. Well let me tell you something Martel… Summerslam… Madison Square Garden… NEW YORK CITY! ARRRIBA!! I’ve got a bone to pick with you pal and we’re going to go toe to toe and there will be nowhere for you to go! Gene is back and he points out how WWF Champion Hulk Hogan will have a tough test when he steps into the ring with former WWF intercontinental champion Ravishing Rick Rude… the WWF title will be on the line but this time it will be a lumberjack match! Rude and Hogan have squared off before but now with the lumberjacks - there is no telling what can happen. Fans we’ll have more matches signed for SummerSlam in the coming weeks including a very special tag team extravaganza leading up to the card. You won’t want to miss it. We head back to the ring and we see a relatively popular name around wrestling right now, Jake the Snake Roberts, make his debut in the WWF. He handles Willy Stone pretty easily and even puts the snake out for the fans who love to see it! Prime Time returns with Gorilla and Bobby talking about Jake the Snake and some other big time competitors coming into the WWF that we’ll see in the next couple of weeks. Bobby says there may be some new additions to the family… Gorilla ponders who… but name drops the International Phenomenon, The Great Muta will be in action next week for our viewers plus.. We’ll see a couple of competitors who will be entering a tag team tournament to crown the first ever WWF United States Tag Team Champions. Brain… what an honor. Bobby goes on to say that it shows just how important and prestigious tag team wrestling in the WWF is. You’ve got Demolition who are the World Champs and now the US champs will be number one contenders and next in line for a shot… anything could happen. Gorilla says that is likely to be true and just like it did on Saturday Night’s Main Event… in April… anything did happen! SNME XVI April 22, 1988 Hulk Hogan defended the WWF Championship against Paul Orndorff Demolition defended the WWF Tag Team Championships in a 2 out of 3 falls match with the British Bulldogs The Rougeau Brothers defeated Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers Studd & Bundy defeated Andre & Patera with help from Rick Rude Rick Martel went to a 20-minute draw with Tito Santana for the Intercontinental Championship Gorilla and Bobby put over the big SummerSlam card - especially the IC title match and Rude’s chance at the WWF Championship. Bobby says that he’s trained Rude for this… Andre has shared all the secrets… in one night they will eliminate Hulk Hogan and John Studd out of Heenan’s life forever. Gorilla says he can’t wait to see the Hulkster tear them apart and Big John Studd destroy Andre. Gorilla is all smiles as he sends us out to our next contest… Rick and Scott Steiner make their debut as a team here in the WWF. They are about as Raw as Raw could be but get some good love from the crowd. Gorilla and Bobby put over how they are real all Americans unlike the Rougeaus. Bobby says that the Rougeaus are his pick to win the US tag titles because they are so American…We’ll see how that shakes out… more when we come back. Gorilla and Bobby are back for our final segment. They put over the huge SummerSlam event… they talk about some new faces coming into the WWF in the coming weeks… and they discuss the special guest Brother Love is going to have on the show when he is live in Madison Square Garden. Heenan continues to say that it will change the scope of the WWF! Gorilla hums… Gorilla then talks about this up and coming manager… Paul E Dangerously… Heenan says he’s great… reminds him a lot of himself… Gorilla wonders if he will have a protege… Heenan says no thank you. We’ll see more of Dangerously next week… it is time for our main event here on prime time… let’s head to the ring. Tito Santana vs Greg Valentine w/ Jimmy Hart This is a fun main event for Prime Time. These two know one another quite well. They hammer away at each other with a lot of passion and fire before Valentine can really gain control. He starts to work over Tito and go after the leg but Santana fights back… here he comes with some huge rights and lefts. Wait a moment… Rick Martel walks out here and he is making his presence known with the Intercontinental Championship. Martel is gloating and he and Jimmy are laughing up a storm. Martel then goes up on the apron and Tito sets up Valentine with a huge flying forearm and Valentine crashes into Martel who goes flying. Tito then with the roll up and the 3-count! Bobby and Gorilla sign us off as they put over a big summer for the WWF. Stay tuned for all the new faces and action… it is the WWF… what the World is Watching!

David Sammartino Dory Funk Jr. Freddie Blassie George Steele (To retire after 1988) Hacksaw Higgans (To retire after 1990) Jimmy Valiant Ken Patera (To retire after 1990) Kendell Windham Lou Albano Mr. Saito Sam Houston Sika (To retire after 1988) All waived by the WWF to Free Agency.