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Well fellas I am a little late but I am proud to be here saying happy 3 year anniversary! This project started with a lot of hype but many have come and gone. This is an amazing crew of dudes who put together some really fun writing and awesome stories. I am proud to have helped keep this thing going! I don't know if we have an end game but I can say without question that 1986 has been amazing so far and 1987 will be another banner year for the project. Keep up all the great work and thank you for building an awesome atmosphere here!

WWF Presents: Superstars of Wrestling Hosted By: Vince McMahon & Jesse ‘ The Body’ Ventura Matches from: Providence, RI – Civic Center Featuring: Sting, The Tonga Kid, Billy Jack Haynes, Big John Studd, & Demolition

WWF Presents: Saturday Night’s Main Event IX Hartford, CT - Civic Center 6/28/86 Ric Flair: Woooo! You are looking at the Prime Time main right here folks… Ric Flair… the one and only WWF Heavyweight Champion. When it comes down to it… there is no better man in the middle of that ring and Wahoo McDaniel… you are going to find that out tonight pal. I am going to dog you tonight in front of millions of people and they will all see… that I am… the Nature Boy and the Real World's Champion! WOOOO! Wahoo McDaniel: I will be honest with everyone right now that this is one of the biggest nights of my career. I don’t think I have ever dreamed of being in the middle of this ring tonight and challenging for the WWF Championship. Ric Flair… you and I have been around the block a time or two and brother I know everything you can bring in that ring. I have talked to a couple of guys and we have got backup if needed… because tonight you are going to have to beat me… because the Horsemen won’t be a factor! Bret Hart: A lot of people out there think that we are hurt or we aren’t able to go… well tonight on NBC… you are going to see just how much HART we have! Jim Neidhart: That’s right baby… tonight… Russians… we are going to expire your visas. HAHAHA! Slick: Don’t hate the players baby… hate the game. Harts you have what my Russians want and brutha… you have what we going to get. Those WWF TAG TITLES… now know this boys… we got your weakness and we know exactly how to exploit it and get exactly what we want… a victory… and those titles… hehe Curt Hennig: This is one of the biggest honors of my life tonight to fight for a title that says you are the best wrestler on television. The World Title and the Intercontinental Title are great titles… they have great champions… but I am going to take the TV Title to that same level… I am going to show the world why I am the best… week in and week out! Greg Valentine: They call me the Hammer for a reason Hennig… I hammer people into submission and tonight I am going to do that same thing to you. You’ve never held a title of this magnitude before… the bright lights are going to get really hot out there… and when you start to sweat just a little too much… I will be there to calm you down with a nice FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK! Bobby Heenan: Tonight is another great night for the Horsemen… tongiht Ric Flair takes care of that no good Chief Wahoo McDaniel and then Barry, Arn, and Tully all get to decimate Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, and Tito Santana. Well let me be blunt… you three better head out of dodge right now because tonight the Horsemen are riding and they are looking for blood! Hulk Hogan… you are the biggest target of them all and you may be the one who falls the hardest. HAHA Hulk Hogan: Well it feels great to be back here on NBC for Saturday Night’s Main Event and what better way than to face those stinking Horsemen in an even match. You guys run around attacking people left and right but rarely do you step in the ring with the odds even and fight… well tonight dudes… I have got the madness and the speed behind me and together we are going to Rock and Roll all over youuuuu!!!! -We cut to Jesse and Vince who pump up tonight's huge card. They put over how this is a make or break week for the Horsemen or Hulk Hogan. They wonder who will bend and who will break. They put over the tag titles being on the line plus the conclusion of the TV title tournament. Tonight champions will be crowned and legacies will be created! WWF CHAMPIONSHIP Wahoo McDaniel vs Ric Flair © w/ Angel -Man Angel looks amazing here tonight. She is truly one of the most beautiful women in the sport and she has such a presence about her. Flair and Wahoo come out to great entrances and then we get a great 18-minute match which showcases the best of both men. The WWF fans may have not been ready for the chop fest and both men have chests that are beat red. They work the crowd into a frenzy with Flair working over the leg and then Wahoo fighting back with chops and big time bumps. The final moments see Flair clinging to everything he’s got before Wahoo nails another big chop and Flair goes down. We see Angel get up on the apron here but she doesn’t have any shoes on… what the? Flair has got one of her high heels… Wahoo turns around and Flair jabs it right in his eye! Wahoo flies out of the ring to the floor and Angel jumps down. The referee is counting but has no clue what’s going on with Wahoo who is writhing in pain! He gets to 10 and Flair has won the match via count out! Flair retains the title and the crowd is not happy about it. Flair acts like he won the title again and gloats as the fans let him have it on his way out. Jesse and Vince put this over in a huge way as Wahoo is checked on by the medics! TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP The Hart Foundation © vs The Russian Assassins w/ Slick -The return match from a couple of weeks ago but this time it starts off hot and the Harts come in with some big time shots almost leading the Russians to retreat. They go outside the ring with Slick but Bret and the Anvil come out and the fight is on. This is where we get our commercial break. When we return the match has slowed down for a moment but the Russians have control. They are beating down the Hitman something awful with his neck and back the target. The crowd starts to chant for him as he builds back up and again we get another hot tag to the Anvil and he flies in with a shoulder block on Boris! Chaos ensues here for a moment before Bret comes back in and it is 2 on 2. The finish is kind of messy when we see Slick pull out the Russian Chain and hands it to Nikolai and he just DESTROYS Jim Neidhart with it for the DQ! The Anvil goes down hard and we see Nikolai hammering down his back with the chain. The referee tries to stop it but Nikolai chases him off. Bret pulls him back out and the Anvil is hurt. The Harts keep the titles but this one is far from over... SIX-MAN TAG Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, & Tito Santana vs Barry Windham, Tully Blanchard, & Arn Anderson w/ Bobby Heenan -A pretty fun six-man here with Hulk Hogan being the shining star of the segment but don’t discount Savage and Tito who are also quite the namesake in there. We get to see Tito do a majority of the work until Savage comes in and he a Tully have an awesome exchange but Savage continues to try and get his hands on Windham who does everything he can to stay out of the way. It all builds to Hogan’s entrance which lights the fans on fire and they start to go nuts. He gets his hands on everyone and the highlight is actually seeing him and Barry Windham go toe to toe. Neither man gives an inch as chaos ensues but the finish is pretty fun. Savage and Windham brawl into the aisleway. Inside the ring we see Tito duck a clothesline from Tully as he goes flying over the top. Arn Anderson is whipped into the ropes for the big boot but stops short only to turn around and have Tito right there with a flying forearm! Here comes Hogan with the legdrop and the 1….2…..3! Hogan and company are the winners and they are going wild here in Hartford! TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT FINALS Curt Hennig vs Greg Valentine w/ Jimmy Hart -The one that many have been waiting for gets main event treatment on a card full of talent. These two guys don’t have a time limit. There must be a winner and they start off with some methodical catch as catch can wrestling. We see both men get in some offense and try to one up the other but neither can get the claim. We get a commercial break and then we see the breakdown.It is first Valentine who gets the upper-hand going after the hurt knee of Hennig. The youngster has gone through three grueling matches to get here and now the Hammer is exploiting everyhing he’s gone through. Hennig finds a way to fight back and he looks to have the momentum until Jimmy Hart sneaks his way around and trips Hennig for the Hammer to regain control. Valentine looks like he is going for the finish as he sets him up for it and then locks in the figure four leg lock! Hennig is writhing in pain and doing everything he can to move. Valentine has him in it for almost 3-minutes but it seems like an eternity! Hennig scooches and slides and slithers and SOMEHOW gets to the ropes! The fans can’t believe it as the Hammer tries to pull him back in but Hennig uses his good leg to kick the Hammer in the rear and send him flying! Hennig gets up but he can barely walk! He ducks a big clothesline and then comes back with a couple of nice shots and then a single leg dropkick! He can barely capitolize right now though and the Hammer is able to get back up! He grabs Hennig and gives him a huge suplex! He makes the motion for the figure four and then goes to lock it in but Hennig grabs him and rolls him through for the 1….2...3! Hennig has won it! Hennig has won it! He is the NEW television champion! The crowd is going nuts! -We see Sting, Tonga Kid, the Rockers, and the Bulldogs all run down and hoist him up with the title. The Hammer looks like he’s about to blow a gasket! -Hennig has won it and the fans are going wild. Jesse and Vince put it over in a big way. We are out of time! More to come on Prime Time this week!

WWF Presents: Wrestling Challenge Hosted By: Gorilla Monsoon & Bobby the Brain Heenan Matches from: Providence, RI – Civic Center Featuring: Demolition, The Rockers, Don Muraco, & Billy Jack Haynes

I really appreciate all that you put into this show. This was more of a Starrcade than a Great American Bash. This also puts GAB on a standard that will be difficult to follow next year. I personally like the Dibiase v Duggan match in the main event and it reminds me of the 85 Bash with Dusty v Tully as the main with Nikita vs Flair before it. Dibiase has put himself in a position to be THEE man in the NWA. On top of that there are so many other pieces that fit into the NWA puzzle. Orndorff, Race, Snuka, Bundy, and now you've got Bad News in the hunt on a big angle. All of these guys will line up to look at Nikita and see if they can do the unthinkable. The one thing that I would be interested in seeing is more development of the tag team ranks. I'd like to see who will be the next in line to build up for an NWA tag title run. All in all... you have done some tremendous work since you've come in. You've put together a helluva roster. You put on a helluva card. And you have got a helluva future coming up with this crew.

Spectacular card from Ft. Worth... some big time matches and huge results but then the War Games is announced. Gonna be great to watch this unfold and pay off. I like the Kerry v Dr. D stuff and Dr. D has got a renewed push in the world of wrestling right now and he can still be a prime time player in the right position. I like his spot here. The other thing I really like is how Gordy was one of the lumberjacks and then he was in the match. That was classic world class with guys working 2 or 3 spots in a show. Keep doin work buddy!

I know I picked up Wayne bloom a while ago and I thought Johnny ace was also picked up. Go back and check. He can have Bloom for sure as he was just a jtts.

Very good start. I like the writing style it's easy to follow. Looking forward to when you get things going as you've already got a pretty decent roster to gauge some attention and the opportunity to make some stars.

Hey guys looks like Awesomemiz is interested in joining up. He will take big time is roster and go to Portland and control it as Don Owen.

WWF Live New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden Hosted by Gene Okerlund & Lord Alfred Hayes MAIN EVENT INDIAN STRAP MATCH Ric Flair © defeated Wahoo McDaniel when Bobby Heenan held Wahoo’s leg as both men were going for the 4th post. Flair was able to touch but Heenan prevent Wahoo from making the grab! Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard w/ Bobby Heenan defeated Tito Santana & Billy Jack Haynes Sting defeated Bad News Brown Greg Valentine, Hercules, & Big John Studd defeated Curt Hennig & The Rockers TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP The Hart Foundation © defeated Demolition via DQ when the Russians got involved

That July 4th card definitely goes toe-to-toe with the WWF showdown at Shea card. I have a feeling that Magnum has got a legit shot against Nikita with the belly-to-belly but the Russian nightmare has been running wild all over the world so who knows. A couple of fun gimmick matches to help round out a pretty fantastic event. I think you've got a pretty good group right now with your talent and this should be a turning point to see if they do UWF can carry the load for the NWA.

You went on a pretty good tear of some great shows. I think that you've got a very solid upper part of your card and instead of the Horsemen on top you have now got 6-8 guys who can move in here and there and really play different roles which also adds to the unpredictability of your cards. Ted Dibiase has cemented himself on top while Harley Race is also going for one more great run. Then you've got Orndorff who is a stud and star in the making. Throw in Sunka, Idol, Duggan, Tommy Rich, and even Bundy now all can jump in and be the prime timers of the promotion given their real life and in game experience.

Thanks for the update Gordi. I have to apologize for my absence as of late. I am currently in the process of doing my +30 for my teacher contract so all my extra typing has gone towards my school work. I will be hopefully finishing that up pretty soon to be able to get back into it. I apologize fellas.

WWF Presents: Wrestling Challenge Hosted By: Gorilla Monsoon & Bobby the Brain Heenan Matches from: Brantford, Ontario, Canada – Civic Centre Featuring: Sting, The Tonga Kid, Dino Bravo, Demolition, & Randy Savage WWF Presents: Superstars of Wrestling Hosted By: Vince McMahon & Jesse ‘ The Body’ Ventura Matches from: Brantford, Ontario, Canada – Civic Centre Featuring: Don Muraco, SD Jones, Arn Anderson, & Billy Jack Haynes MAIN EVENT The Rockers vs Hercules & Big John Studd w/ Jimmy Hart -This is a fun match for what it’s worth. The Rockers do some great work bumping for the big guys and coming out of this Studd looks great as he shows off some serious power. The big moment of this one comes with Paul Roma hobbles out on the crutches and when Marty Jannetty is throwing outside the ring we see Roma lift the crutch and just DESTROY Jannetty! Roma then starts kicking him outside the ring and we see Hercules and Studd working over Shawn Michaels inside the ring. This was all a big roose as the referees and officials run out to help this. Pure chaos! WWF Presents: Saturday Night’s Main Event IX - 6/28/86 WWF CHAMPIONSHIP Wahoo McDaniel vs Ric Flair © w/ Angel TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP The Hart Foundation © vs The Russian Assassins w/ Slick SIX-MAN TAG Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, & Tito Santana vs Barry Windham, Tully Blanchard, & Arn Anderson w/ Sherri & Bobby Heenan TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT FINALS Curt Hennig vs Greg Valentine w/ Jimmy Hart Announcement for Showdown @ Shea II: July 4th SIX-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH Hulk Hogan, Wahoo McDaniel, & Tito Santana vs Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, & Tully Blanchard INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP Randy Savage vs Barry Windham © STRETCHER MATCH Andre the Giant vs Sika w/ Mr. Fuji TEXAS TORNADO MATCH The British Bulldogs vs Demolition w/ Mr. Fuji WWF Presents: Prime Time Wrestling 6/23 Hosted by Gorilla Monsoon & Jesse the Body Ventura Matches from: Providence, RI – Civic Center Prime Time opens up this week with Gorilla and Jesse putting over SNME next week and then the big Showdown at Shea II on July the 4th. One of the premiere matches for that event will be Andre the Giant returning to action to take on Sika. Sika and Fuji come out and put over the big match and Fuji says that what Sika did to Andre’s arm is just the beginning and next he will need a cast for his ENTIRE BODY!! He then puts over the other matches for Showdown including the big tag team texas tornado matchup with the Demolition who are joined by the Russians for our huge eight-man tag team match! EIGHT-MAN TAG The Hart Foundation & The British Bulldogs vs The Russians & Demolition w/ Slick & Fuji -What an event here with Jesse and Gorilla going wild putting this one over. We see all eight-men get involved and chaos does ensue on multiple occasions. The highlight is actually seeing Demolition and the Harts do battle here as they have got some great heat and experience with one another. The finish is one that gets a ton of heat as we see all eight-men get involved. Ax pushes Bret into the corner and he gets just ROCKED with Fuji’s cane and it breaks over the back of his head. Then we see Boris go for the pinfall but Ax pulls him off and he goes but Boris pulls him off. Boris and Ax are arguing until Davey Boy flies from behind with a dropkick and they headbutt one another. Davey rolls up Ax for the 1….2….3!! The Harts and Dogs are the winners as they back out of the ring. Bret is in bad shape right now but he is trying to keep himself up. *COMMERCIAL* Prime Time is back with Jesse and Gorilla putting over the issue with the Rockers and the Hart Family. We also hear about the big six-man that will go down at the Showdown @ Shea II but no word on who will be joining the Rockers. We also hear from Greg Valentine who looks to secure the Television Title this Saturday against Curt Hennig. He puts over how Hennig may be technically sound but it is the experience of the Hammer that will win him the gold! Big John Studd does some posing here and looks fantastic as we head to the ring for the returning Mr. USA Tony Atlas! Tony Atlas vs Dark Patriot II -A great showcase for the returning Tony Atlas who looks like a million dollars right now… all be it the fading hair on his head. His body looks great and his in ring work is good enough to get the job done here tonight. He does an amazing PRESS SLAM for the victory and works the fans...he joins Gorilla and Jesse. Atlas joins Jesse and Gorilla and here come the Rockers. Tony Atlas puts over how he has been watching John Studd make a fool of himself trying to lift things and break things that don’t hit back. He says he has got two fists and he can bench Big John Studd and Press Slam him out of the earth and he would love to join the Rockers against them at Shea. Marty and Shawn agree and this one is in the books… *COMMERCIAL* Prime Time is back and we have got a big time main event tonight as Randy Savage is in line to take on Bad News Brown. Jesse and Gorilla put over the next couple of weeks with the big six-man tag on SNME and then Savage getting his revenge against Windham at the Showdown @ Shea II for the title. Gorilla hopes Savage wins but Jesse wonders if Savage doesn’t… will he ever get another shot? They also put over Bad News Brown as a man who has made a lot of enemies here in the WWF and this will be no different tonight! MAIN EVENT Randy Savage w/ Elizabeth vs Bad News Brown -A fun main event that gets about 15-minutes. The smaller crew tonight means we have an MSG show as well and what a way to highlight your talent with this big main event. These guys really pull out the stops and even take the brawl outside the ring and work each other over in front of the crowd. Savage is able to get the upper hand and he even nails a big double axe handle smash off the top rope to Bad News outside the ring. The referee continues to count as Savage gets inside and is the winner via count out while Bad News is irate outside of the ring. Savge works the fans as Gorilla and Jesse put over how Hulk Hogan is next! *COMMERCIAL* Prime Time is back and we see Jesse and Gorilla hyping it up as Mean Gene is in the middle of the ring and here comes Hulk Hogan! Hogan and Gene start to run down the next couple of weeks for the Hulkster. Hulk: Well you know Mean Gene… it all starts this Saturday night brother. You see I have got two of the baddest dudes on the planet backing me up against the Horsemen and they don’t know what is going to happen when Tito Santana and the Macho Man join forces with the Hulkster and we run them into the dirt. The biggest thing though… is that once it is all said and done… we go on to Shea Stadium and there Ric Flair… I finally get to get my hands on you in front of all those fans. I am going to rip you apart… piece by piece and there won’t be anything left for you to even try to defend that title… Just then we see the Horsemen come down the aisle. It is Flair, Anderson, Windham, and Blanchard and they don’t appear to be too happy. Gene Okerlund jumps out of the ring and Hogans rips off his shirt and welcomes them in. the visual is pretty special when the Horsemen start to get up on the apron and then the crowd explodes for Randy Savage, Tito Santana, and Wahoo McDaniel who all run down and join the action. They are welcoming the Horsemen in but Flair and company will have none of that! The visual is from the aisle with Hogan holding the ropes and his men behind him while Flair and the Horsemen look on with the passion of 1,000 fires in their eyes! WWF Presents: Saturday Night’s Main Event IX - 6/28/86 WWF CHAMPIONSHIP Wahoo McDaniel vs Ric Flair © w/ Angel TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP The Hart Foundation © vs The Russian Assassins w/ Slick SIX-MAN TAG Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, & Tito Santana vs Barry Windham, Tully Blanchard, & Arn Anderson w/ Sherri & Bobby Heenan TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT FINALS Curt Hennig vs Greg Valentine w/ Jimmy Hart Announcement for Showdown @ Shea II: July 4th SIX-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH Hulk Hogan, Wahoo McDaniel, & Tito Santana vs Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, & Tully Blanchard INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP Randy Savage vs Barry Windham © STRETCHER MATCH Andre the Giant vs Sika w/ Mr. Fuji TEXAS TORNADO MATCH The British Bulldogs vs Demolition w/ Mr. Fuji SIX-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH Tony Atlas & The Rockers vs Big John Studd & Powers/Glory w/ Jimmy Hart

WWF Presents: Wrestling Challenge Hosted By: Gorilla Monsoon & Bobby the Brain Heenan Matches from: Richmond, VA - The Coliseum In Action: Demolition, The Hart Foundation, Greg Valentine, & Dino Bravo Featuring: Tony Atlas working out weight weights… he squats over 400 pounds and bench presses over 350 pounds. WWF Presents: Superstars of Wrestling Hosted By: Vince McMahon & Jesse ‘ The Body’ Ventura Matches from: Richmond, VA - The Coliseum In Action: Billy Jack Haynes, Don Muraco, The Rockers, Barry Windham Featuring: Big John Studd squatting and doing the bench press. He puts over his strength but can’t squat the 400 pounds and blames it on the spotter. He then hits the bench press no problem. WWF Presents: Saturday Night’s Main Event IX - 6/28/86 WWF CHAMPIONSHIP Wahoo McDaniel vs Ric Flair © w/ Angel TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP The Hart Foundation © vs The Russian Assassins w/ Slick SIX-MAN TAG Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, & Tito Santana vs Barry Windham, Tully Blanchard, & Arn Anderson w/ Sherri & Bobby Heenan TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT FINALS Tully Blanchard or Curt Hennig vs Greg Valentine w/ Jimmy Hart Announcement for Showdown @ Shea II: July 4th SIX-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH Hulk Hogan, Wahoo McDaniel, & Tito Santana vs Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, & Tully Blanchard INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP Randy Savage vs Barry Windham © STRETCHER MATCH Andre the Giant vs Sika w/ Mr. Fuji TEXAS TORNADO MATCH The British Bulldogs vs Demolition w/ Mr. Fuji WWF Presents: Prime Time Wrestling 6/16 Hosted by Gorilla Monsoon & Jesse the Body Ventura Matches from: Brantford, Ontario, Canada – Civic Centre Prime Time opens up this week with Jesse and Gorilla putting over a big night of action including finding out who will go on to SNME to take on Greg Valentine when Curt Hennig and Tully Blanchard go one on one. Gorilla announces that tonight we will hear from the Horsemen but NEXT WEEK… Hulk Hogan will be here on Prime Time and Gorilla expects fireworks. We will also have some comments from Andre the Giant as he prepares for his big match with Sika on July 4th. Right now it is time to get things going with a big tag team contest! The British Bulldogs vs Los Conquistadors -A good opener with these four doing some good work but it is the Bulldogs who set the stage for what will be a hopefully big summer for them. The winner of the Showdown Tornado Tag is said to be next in line for the tag team title shot but at the same time the Russians still have a lot to do with the Harts. We have the Harts out here on commentary putting over the big SNME tag title rematch against the Russians. We hear their takes on all three teams and they put over each as a formidable opponent. The finish for this one sees a powerslam and a diving headbutt for the 3-count! -The Bulldogs walk over and join the Harts. They put over their tag team matches in the coming weeks but then we see Fuji walk out with Demolition and Slick walk out with the Russians. We have some shouting but before too long it is the Hitman who comes out and says that next week the Bulldogs and Harts challenge Demolition and the Russians to an eight-man tag! *COMMERCIAL* Prime Time is back putting over the issue with the Rockers and Power and Glory. We also get to hear a little bit about Tony Atlas’ return to the WWF along with John Studd. We hear about both men’s power and strength. We hear about Paul Roma and his knee injury which could very well cost him his career according to Jimmy Hart... Shawn Michaels w/ Marty vs Hercules w/ Jimmy Hart & Paul Roma -A pretty good contest with Shawn Michaels and Hercules. The speed of Michaels may be the tops in the world right now and Hercules has got power that very few can match. Roma is outside with his knee heavily taped. He is also on crutches to add in to the fact that he could very well be done with the sport. John Studd makes his way out and that is just the beginning break loose. The finish sees Hercules whip Michaels to the ropes but Studd pulls the ropes down and Shawn goes flying. Hercules distracts the referee while Studd pummels Michaels only for Jannetty to run and jump on him. The referee sees all of this as Hercules runs down and we’ve got a brawl outside the ring. The referee calls for the bell as this one is being thrown out. Officials and agents run out to break it up. *COMMERCIAL* We cut to a huge promo for SNME IX and the big WWF Championship match with Flair vs Wahoo. We will also see Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, & Tito Santana take on Barry Windham, Tully Blanchard, and Arn Anderson. We’ll see the WWF Tag Team Titles on the line when the Hart Foundation take on the Russians! Plus the finals of the TV Title tournament will be decided. Will Tully Blanchard pull double duty and take on Greg Valentine or will it be the young Curt Hennig coming up with a big win? We then see the promo for the Showdown at Shea II - Doubleheader! We will see a main event match with Hulk Hogan, Wahoo McDaniel, & Tito Santana taking on Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, and Tully Blanchard. Plus we’ll see the WWF Intercontinental Championship on the line when Barry Windham defends against Randy Savage! Plus a huge Stretcher Match between Andre the Giant and Sika! We’ll also see a Texas Tornado Tag Match with the British Bulldogs taking on Demolition! *COMMERCIAL* Prime Time is back here with Gorilla and Jesse pumping up the big main event here. The winner of this one punches their ticket to SNME and a shot at the Hammer. Jesse says he would gladly stand in for Tully in the six-man to shut down that chump Hulk Hogan! That could be something fun… here we go! TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT Curt Hennig vs Tully Blanchard w/ Bobby Heenan -This one goes the full 15-minutes and we see both guys really putting on a show. Hennig was the foil of the Horsemen back in February with Barry Windham and soon we see Arn and Barry come out here to join commentary and put over how Tully is going to walk out of SNME with the TV title and a big six-man victory but then they say that if Tully wins Jesse will join them! Tully seems to be focused on the knee and he breaks down Hennig something awful to the point where Hennig doesn’t even look like he can walk. We are getting towards the end of the time limit and Tully says it is time to finish but now Hennig fights back. Hennig is hammering away and Blanchard is staggered! Hennig ducks a big clothesline and then a throat thrust and he picks him up for the Fisherman’s Suplex and nails it but when he goes to bridge he can’t keep his leg up and he crumbles. Hennig is holding his knee and we’ve got little time remaining here. Tully then goes for the slingshot suplex but Hennig kicks out! We have less than a minute remaining… Tully says he’s going for the figure four and he grabs Hennig’s leg but Henig rolls through and grabs Tully for the 1….2….3!!! Hennig has won it and here comes Arn and Tully! They attack Hennig but we see Wahoo and Tito run out to help him. Hennig is in a bad way but now he’s got a chance at the tv title… will he be able to go come SNME?! WWF Presents: Saturday Night’s Main Event IX - 6/28/86 WWF CHAMPIONSHIP Wahoo McDaniel vs Ric Flair © w/ Angel TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP The Hart Foundation © vs The Russian Assassins w/ Slick SIX-MAN TAG Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, & Tito Santana vs Barry Windham, Tully Blanchard, & Arn Anderson w/ Sherri & Bobby Heenan TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT FINALS Curt Hennig vs Greg Valentine w/ Jimmy Hart Announcement for Showdown @ Shea II: July 4th SIX-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH Hulk Hogan, Wahoo McDaniel, & Tito Santana vs Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, & Tully Blanchard INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP Randy Savage vs Barry Windham © STRETCHER MATCH Andre the Giant vs Sika w/ Mr. Fuji TEXAS TORNADO MATCH The British Bulldogs vs Demolition w/ Mr. Fuji

I like the rub Vader is getting here early on and the 6-man 2/3 falls is something that will pop up on WWF tv sometime soon. Overall pretty good loop here and I have got some high hopes for Larry Z and Sarge coming out of the show in Eugene.

I like the impact that the Gang has made here along with Andre being a prime player as well. Lutte has got some talent spread throughout the card and everyone does some good work here. i really like your use of a young Benoit and look forward to seeing some more of Martel when the time is right.

Perhaps the most loaded card we've ever seen in the game. You have got a little bit of this and that and everyone is represented. I am going to do some picks soon and hope I do better on this than I did the Rougeau cup.

Lots of change and excitement in World Class and I like the wild ride you've got us on. Funk vs Von Erich in any match... expect Lance vs Jimmy Jack is a main event. I like seeing Big Bubba getting another run down here in World Class where he had some success before. I am also quite surprised to see JYD take the fall but the Freebirds are a lot for anyone to handle.

WWF Presents: Prime Time Wrestling 6/9 Hosted by Gorilla Monsoon & Jesse the Body Ventura Matches from: Richmond, VA - The Coliseum Prime Time opens with footage from Wrestling Challenge and Superstars. We see the carnage of the Bull Ganter vs One Man Gang match that ended in a double DQ. We see the controversy of Sting and Greg Valentine with the missing turnbuckle. It builds to our tv title tournament match tonight with the winner to take on Tully Blanchard next week! We then cut to the ring where Gorilla and Jesse put over the big return of Tony Atlas… Mr. USA! Tony Atlas vs Conquistador II -Atlas looks to be in great physical condition here and he works the crowd up pretty good. He handles #2 pretty easily here tonight and finishes with a huge press slam! Atlas gets the 3-count and the crowd pops... We see BJS and Jimmy Hart come out. We see BJS and Hart putting over their strength. Tony Atlas walks over and Atlas says he would love to challenge Big John to a little weight lifting contest whenever he wants… Studd gets in his face but Atlas doesn’t back down. We have some officials and agents come out and break these guys up before it gets too far... *COMMERCIAL* Prime Time is back with Mr. Fuji out at ringside. He is joined by Demolition, Don Muraco, & Sika. They all put over their issues… Sika is going to finish off Andre the Giant at the Showdown at Shea II! He will finish him once and for all! We find out that Demolition is challenging the British Bulldogs at the Showdown at Shea II… but this time it will be a Texas Tornado Match!! Don Muraco says his fate is tied into tonight’s match… he is going to beat Curt Hennig and earn his chance at the TV Title! TELEVISION TOURNAMENT Curt Hennig vs Don Muraco w/ Mr. Fuji -This one has been brewing with the tournament as the backdrop. Both men come in tonight with first round wins and now the winner goes on to face Blanchard next week. This match has a 15-minute time limit and this one is fast and furious to the 14th minute! Both men are able to work over each other and it is Muraco who has complete control over the younger Hennig. Time is running out and we see Muraco hoist up Hennig for the Tombstone. 20 seconds left! Muraco looks to finish but Hennig goes over the top and grabs Muraco for a backslide! 1...2…..3!!! HENNIG HAS WON IT! HENNIG goes on to face Blanchard next week! *COMMERCIAL* Prime Time is back with the Horsemen here tonight. They come out to run down SNME and Showdown at Shea. We hear Arn Anderson talk about the big six-man at Shea and he says that Hulk Hogan, Wahoo McDaniel, and Tito Santana are going to get the beating of a lifetime. He puts over how the Horsemen have yet to show their full power and strength and when it comes to Shea Stadium… no one will be able to stop them. Anderson says that SNME will be a preview and Hogan and Tito will be lucky to make it out in one piece. Tully Blanchard runs through the next couple of weeks. He says that Curt Hennig passed up the chance of a lifetime a couple of months ago to be part of the solution but instead he’s part of the problem. Next week he will be just another bump in the road on Blanchard’s way to the TV title! Tully then goes on to put over SNME. He says that first he’s going to join the Horsemen in winning the six-man tag match and then he will go on and win the TV Title. He says that Greg Valentine is a helluva competitor… but he’s no Horsemen and he’s going to find that out the hard way! He then puts over the Showdown at Shea and it will be the chance of a lifetime for all the fans out there to see the Horsemen shine in the brightest lights! Barry Windham runs through his next couple of weeks. He puts over SNME and the big six man but then he really pumps up the Showdown at Shea. He says that the IC title is going to be on the line and Randy Savage may have one good fight left in him… but it won’t be enough because when it is all said and done… Windham will continue to be the King… he will continue to be the champ… and he will be the man who took the Macho out of Randy Savage and he won’t even be a man when it is all said and done. Ric Flair gets on and he is rolling this week. He runs down everyone in his path. He starts with Wahoo McDaniel and says the biggest match of his career will be at Saturday Night’s Main Event. He is going to dog him and send him back where he belongs with one fell swoop. Then he says that Tito Santana is riding on a runaway train right now and if he isn’t careful he’s going to get caught up in the storm. Randy Savage is picking a fight with the wrong people and he thinks he is only fighting with Windham… but it is the entire group of the Horsemen who are going to make him wish he had never been involved in wrestling. Then Flair turns it all to Hogan. He runs him down and says that the closest Hogan will ever come to the title again will be when Flair shoved it in his face a couple of weeks ago! He says that Hulk Hogan is hiding in Japan and he is too afraid to come back and show his face and he doesn’t blame him! *COMMERCIAL* Prime Time is back and we see the footage from a couple of weeks ago with the Harts and the Russians. We see the nasty spinebuster on the floor and the subsequent challenge that has led us right here… the titles are on the line… let’s go to the ring! TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP The Hart Foundation © vs The Russians w/ Slick -Big time main event with the tag titles on the line and the Russians who have made their intentions known come out here to some nice heat. The Harts come out and you can see that Bret is hurting but here we go with a fun 11-minute contest. These guys don’t do a ton here but give us a nice taste. The best part comes with the heat segment in which Bret Hart just gets destroyed by the Russians. He is playing the babyace so well and just oozes sympathy for the big hot tag to the Anvil who comes in and starts pounding away at everyone in his path. The big finish sees Bret get back to his feet and come back into help the Anvil as chaos ensues. The fight goes out of the ring to the floor as Nikolai grabs Bret and RAMS him into the guardrail before picking him up for another big SPINEBUSTER ON THE FLOOR! Bret is out while the referee is counting. We see both of the Russians then double up on the Anvil as the bell rings. Slick grabs the titles and holds them up but the referee grabs them. We hear that the Russians have won via count out… but the titles do NOT change hands! Lots of controversy here as Slick and the Russians are irate! Jesse and Gorilla put this over in a big way and we hear Jesse say that the Russians should have won the titles! Jack Tunney is out to announce that there will be a rematch at Saturday Night’s Main Event with these two teams and the tag team championship on the line! Huge news that there will be a rematch in just a couple of weeks! WWF Presents: Saturday Night’s Main Event IX - 6/28/86 WWF CHAMPIONSHIP Wahoo McDaniel vs Ric Flair © w/ Angel TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP The Hart Foundation © vs The Russian Assassins w/ Slick SIX-MAN TAG Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, & Tito Santana vs Barry Windham, Tully Blanchard, & Arn Anderson w/ Sherri & Bobby Heenan TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT FINALS Tully Blanchard or Curt Hennig vs Greg Valentine w/ Jimmy Hart Announcement for Showdown @ Shea II: July 4th SIX-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH Hulk Hogan, Wahoo McDaniel, & Tito Santana vs Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, & Tully Blanchard INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP Randy Savage vs Barry Windham © STRETCHER MATCH Andre the Giant vs Sika w/ Mr. Fuji TEXAS TORNADO MATCH The British Bulldogs vs Demolition w/ Mr. Fuji

WWF Presents: Wrestling Challenge Hosted By: Gorilla Monsoon & Bobby the Brain Heenan Matches from: Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Arena Matches: Demolition, Don Muraco, & The Rockers Featuring: Big John Studd test of strength where he holds back a car! TELEVISION TOURNAMENT Sting vs Greg Valentine w/ Jimmy Hart -Round two of the TV title tournament starts in a big way with some hot action here on Challenge. It is Sting and Valentine and the Hammer is making the youngster earn it as these guys go almost to the limit. We see Valentine wearing out the knee of Sting but he fights back and he’s got the crowd going wild for him! The finish is chaotic as Sting starts to wear Valentine down and then he goes for the Stinger Splash in the corner but somehow the turnbuckle comes off and Sting comes crashing down into the steel! He backs up and then Valentine comes with a high knee right to his chest and he goes down for the 3 count. We see some medics come out and check on him as he is in some serious pain. Valentine moves on to face the winner of One Man Gang and Ganter! Announcement for Showdown @ Shea II: SIX-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH Hulk Hogan, Wahoo McDaniel, & Tito Santana vs Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, & Tully Blanchard INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP Randy Savage vs Barry Windham © STRETCHER MATCH Andre the Giant vs Sika w/ Mr. Fuji WWF Live 6/7 Pittsburgh, PA - Civic Arena WWF CHAMPIONSHIP Ric Flair © defeated Wahoo McDaniel INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP Randy Savage vs Barry Windham © went to a 30-minute draw Tito Santana defeated Tully Blanchard Arn Anderson defeated Curt Hennig Greg Valentine & Big John Studd defeated Billy Jack Haynes & Sting WWF Presents: Superstars of Wrestling Hosted By: Vince McMahon & Jesse ‘ The Body’ Ventura Matches from: Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Arena Matches: Barry Windham, Dino Bravo, Hart Foundation, & Tito Santana TELEVISION TOURNAMENT Bull Ganter vs The One Man Gang w/ Slick -A big time match with a long time build as it comes to fruition here. These guys come at one another with some big time shots and neither man is giving an inch to the other. They are almost no selling everything and we end up seeing this one break loose a little bit. The finish is one in which we see Bull Ganter NAIL Gang right in the eye and he gets busted open. Gang then goes outside the ring and we see both men fighting with the steel chain. The crowd isn’t really into this one as it has become quite the spectacle. We see Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco run out with other officials. Fink announces this one a double DQ but neither man is giving an inch as the fight continues and those look to be real shots! This means Valentine is in the finals of the TV Tournament! Announcement for Showdown @ Shea II: SIX-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH Hulk Hogan, Wahoo McDaniel, & Tito Santana vs Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, & Tully Blanchard INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP Randy Savage vs Barry Windham © STRETCHER MATCH Andre the Giant vs Sika w/ Mr. Fuji WWF Live 6/8 Philadelphia, PA - The Spectrum WWF CHAMPIONSHIP Ric Flair © defeated Wahoo McDaniel INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP Randy Savage vs Barry Windham © went to a 30-minute draw Tito Santana defeated Tully Blanchard Arn Anderson defeated Curt Hennig Greg Valentine & Big John Studd defeated Billy Jack Haynes & Sting

Another AWA/NWA partnership... could this be the beginning of something bigger? I can only speculate. I do love that GAB card though. Idol has been a big name in the game for quite some time here. To go along with that you've got Orndorff vs Race and Hansen vs Rhodes on the undercard... not to mention a primetime US Title Cage match... I am interested to see who the NWA tag titles will be defended against the complete this monster card!

I concur with Ivan... he is the perfect mouthpiece at this point. I would like to see the visual of Magnum, Ole, and Baba... what an eclectic group lol... regardless their point is made and they are some of the prime time stars of the NWA right now.

It is going to be a fun and hot summer in PR in 1986 and it is going to really explode on July the 5th. I said it before but I am really looking forward to the Von Erich vs Funks event... it is going to be something special in PR where the rules may be a bit more laxed than in Texas which is saying something. In regards to PR specific... you've got Bam Bam in a big spot along with Owen in a big spot... then the Invaders and Patores on top. July is going to be a huge month for pro wrestling in 1986.