[1985-09-07-WWF-Boston, MA] Hulk Hogan vs King Kong Bundy

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WWF World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan vs King Kong Bundy - Boston 9/7/85

 

Bundy has Jimmy Hart as his manager here, which honestly does make him feel midcard. I saw an episode of Tuesday Night Titans where Heenan became Bundy's manager, but there was no date, I expect it was around October of 85 so shortly after this. Bundy broke Andre's sternum at Maple Leaf Gardens in August of 85 during a Big John Studd match, but that was not aired on Primetime until October 1st and then shortly after that Bundy & Studd became the core of the Heenan Family.

 

Wow really boring match. Probably the worst Hogan match I have seen in my recent run. Chinlock city and we follow that up with a bearhug. Give me Muraco back! The Avalanches are good. I wish Studd had a move like that. Just that one move gives Bundy so much gravitas. Hogan kicks out, HULK UP! Hart gives Bundy the Megaphone and BOOM! DQ! Hogan is bleeding. Hogan clobbers the Mouth of the South to send the Boston crowd home happy.

 

Standard Hogan match with pretty boring action until the Avalanches.

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LOL! Of course I have watched this match before. Yes it is very chinlock-y and a bearhug BUT I loved the opening Hogan goes for shoulder tackle gets knocked down. He gets smart and takes Bundy down with a High Knee! I popped for that quietly of course theres a baby sleeping. I liked that Bundy’s offense started because Hogan went for the Bodyslam after that. Loved the Bundy finish stretch Knee Drop, Splash, Elbow Drop and TWO AVALANCHES! (it is funny I came to post that I wish Big John Studd that something like that and I already posted it in 2017 lol) Great Hulk-Up! I love the Running Bionic Elbow! Wish he kept that. Bundy feels the loss coming so he uses the Megaphone to draw blood and force a rematch the next month. Nice to see Hogan clock Jimmy Hart. I was a bit harsh on this. I am going *** 1/4 the WrestleMania II match ruled but a good first match in the series.