WWF SNME 10/15/87: PIPER V DIBIASE, HOGAN/JAKE V TOWERS!!!!!
Oct 15, 2016 17:07:46 GMT
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World Wrestling Federation
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SATURDAY NIGHT’S MAIN EVENT
Aired: 10/15/1987
Coliseum, Seattle, Washington
Announcers: Vince McMahon and Jesse ‘The Body Ventura
(Cut to:)
Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts: ‘The Hulkster and the Snake in the same ring once again. Only this time, we’re fighting on the same side. Anything could happen - and anything will happen. Trust me.’
(Cut to:)
Ultimate Warrior: 'AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!! TONIGHT, 11 OTHER WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION SUPERSTARS WILL STEP ONTO THE BATTLEFIELD WITH THE ULTIMATE WOIYAH!!!!!! THEY ALL BELIEVE THEY WALK THE PLAINS WITH THE HIGHLANDERS, BUT ONLY THE TRUE BELIEVERS CAN SURVIVE!!!! THERE IS ONLY ONE TRUE BELIEVER - AND THAT IS…. THE UUUUUUUUUUUUULTIMAAAAAAATE WOIYAH!'
(Cut to:)
Bobby Heenan: 'There’s no better place for the return of Andre the Giant than Saturday Night’s Main Event. Cameras flashing. The humanoids on their feet here in Seattle. Millions of ham'n'eggers watching around the world. Tonight, the Eighth Wonder of the World sends some poor sap to the hospital.'
(Cut to:)
Million Dollar Man: 'Jack Tunney can continue to stack the deck against the World Wrestling Federation Champion. Roddy Piper can continue to do the WWF’s dirty work. All that the Million Dollar Man wants you to remember is that EVERYBODY has a price! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!'
(Cut to:)
Hulk Hogan: ‘Well you know something dude, a lot of people out there think the Hulkster’s finally lost it. Why oh why would the Hulkster step inside with those two Towers of Terror, the Twin Towers, with the nasty Jake the Snake as my partner? I’ll tell you why, brother. R-E-V-E-N-G-E! Look at my hands Twin Towers. Look at them! This is where the power lies!’
(Cut to ringside at the Coliseum in Seattle, Washington as Vince McMahon and Jesse ‘The Body’ Ventura stand by)
Vince McMahon: ‘Hello and welcome everyone to Saturday Night’s Main Event here in Seattle, Washington! Joining me as always is The Body himself, Jesse Ventura. We’re in your old stomping grounds, Jesse!’
Jesse Ventura: ‘Tales of Jesse Ventura’s reign of terror in the Northwest will never be forgotten, Jack McMahon! But tonight, we’re going to see the Twin Towers’ reign of terror begin as they destroy the chump Hogan and Jake the Snake.’
Vince McMahon: ‘That very much remains to be seen, Jesse! That notwithstanding, we will see the one and only Andre the Giant, the new Andre, in action. And then from there, the World Wrestling Federation Championship will be on the line as the Million Dollar Man defends against ‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper!’
Jesse Ventura: ‘Just remember McMahon that everybody has a price for the Million Dollar Man!’
Vince McMahon: ‘We’ll also have 12 World Wrestling Federation superstars in this very ring for an over-the-top-rope battle royal. However, the Twin Towers and the Doctor of Style are in the ring. Let’s go down to the ring!”
HERE COMES THE HULKSTER!!!! AND JAKE THE SNAKE!!!!!
HULK HOGAN & JAKE ‘THE SNAKE’ ROBERTS VS. TWIN TOWERS (w/ ‘The Doctor of Style’ Slick)
The Hulkster and the Snake hit the ring, and immediately begin brawling with the Twin Towers. It takes Earl Hebner a few minutes to get the sides separated so we can officially get this match under way.
The opening moments of the match see Hogan and Roberts making quick tags to isolate Bam Bam Bigelow and gaining a few near falls in the process.
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COMMERCIAL BREAK
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Vince McMahon: ‘We’re back to Saturday Night’s Main Event!”
Jake Roberts has just short-arm clotheslined Bam Bam Bigelow and now he hits the ropes and comes off with a double ax-handle smash for another near fall on the Beast from the East. Snake now goes to pick up Bigelow, but Bam Bam rolls him into a small package for a two count.
Both men are quick to their feet and now Bigelow darts away from a running knee left from Roberts and then plants him with a vicious axe bomber. Bigelow makes the tag to Akeem, who comes in and plants Macho with a big elbow drop to the back.
Akeem and Bigelow tag in and out for the next several minutes and really work over the neck of The Snake. Akeem at one point is a half a second away from getting the win after a power-slam, but Jake managed to get his shoulder up at the last second.
Bigelow tags back in and lands a few boots and then locks Macho in a side-headlock as Slick shouts that they have the win in their grasp.
Vince McMahon: 'Fans, we have to take another commercial break and if the match ends during the break, rest assured our cameras are rolling!'
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COMMERCIAL BREAK
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Vince McMahon: “We’re back here on Saturday Night’s Main Event! Are the Twin Towers in trouble?”
Jake Roberts has fought his way back to his feet and he decks Akeem with a hard right hand and then somehow manages to knock the African Dream with another short-arm clothesline. Now both men are crawling to their corners and Slickster is shouting Akeem to get his corner first.
BUT IT’S THE SNAKE WHO DIVES INTO HIS CORNER AND TAGS IN THE HULKSTER SECONDS BEFORE AKEEM CAN TAG THE BEAST FROM THE EAST!
Hulk Hogan goes to town on Bam Bam Bigelow with rights and lefts and sends off the ropes. Hip-toss on the Beast from the East! Hogan slams Bigelow! Hogan slams Bigelow! Bam Bam is slow to his feet, but look at this from behind. The Slickster has just tossed his cane to Akeem - and the African Dream drills Hogan from behind! Hebner obviously calling for the bell!
Akeem drives the cane into Hogan’s ribs several times, as the Snake charges into the ring. Roberts with right hands of fury on Akeem, but from behind it’s the Beast from the East! Bigelow tackles Roberts, as Akeem goes back to work on Hogan’s ribs with the Doctor of Style’s cane.
Bigelow with a belly-to-belly suplex and then Akeem tosses him the cane! Bigelow is now working over Hogan with the cane as Akeem hits the ropes - 747 ON JAKE ROBERTS! Finally, officials flood the ring, and Slick calls off his Twin Towers! The camera zooms in on Hulk Hogan, who is coughing up blood. Hogan throws away everyone trying to help him as he tries to pull himself up. However, Hogan is unsteady and collapses.
Brutus ‘The Barber’ Beefcake hits the ring now and tends to Hogan as the officials try to help Jake Roberts back to his feet. Beefcake helps Hogan up now, but he’s clearly worse for wear. Jake Roberts is grasping at his own injured ribs as we cut to The Doctor of Style and Akeem laughing in the aisle way, as Bam Bam Bigelow intensely stares at the injured Hogan!
WINNERS: HULK HOGAN & JAKE ‘THE SNAKE’ ROBERTS VIA DISQUALIFICATION
Vince McMahon: ‘The Twin Towers and Slick are despicable! Fans, we’ll be right back!’
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COMMERCIAL BREAK
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(‘Mean’ Gene Okerlund is standing by with ‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper)
Gene Okerlund: ‘Hot Rod, we are mere moments away now, It’s time for your title rematch with World Wrestling Federation Champion the Million Dollar Man! I’ve never seen you this fired up!’
Roddy Piper: ‘The Million Dollar Man says everybody has a price! Not everybody, man! Not everybody! Not the Hot Rod. I ain’t got no price. You ain’t got enough money in the world, Dibiase. See, but I know some of these others here in WWF DO have a price. I know you got the Heenan Family in your pocket. Andre the Giant might be banned - but maybe you got others in your pocket.’
Gene Okerlund: ‘You’re going to need eyes in the back of your head!’
Roddy Piper: ‘I’m used to sneak attacks. Hell, I use to be the king of ‘em. Well Million Dollar Man, you pay off whoever you want in that locker room. Bring on Boobsie Heenan. Bring on whoever you want. The Hot Rod is ready for anything - and I’m ready to take that big shiny belt of yours!’
Gene Okerlund: ‘There you have it, fans, The Hot Rod is ready for war! Let’s go back to the ring.’
THE MILLION DOLLAR MAN AND VIRGIL ARE HERE IN SEATTLE!!
WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION CHAMPIONSHIP:
MILLION DOLLAR MAN (w/ Virgil) (C) VS. ‘ROWDY’ RODDY PIPER
The bagpipes are ringing out now, and here comes the Hot Rod. Piper flings off his kilt and T-shirt - he’s ready to hook it up. The crowd is on its feet as Piper and Dibiase meet in the center of the ring and jaw with one another, until Dibiase slaps the Rowdy Scot in the face. Big mistake!
Roddy Piper fires back with a series of right hands and then sends Dibiase off the ropes and connects with a big back-drop. Piper is all over Dibiase and is pounding away at the Million Dollar Man, but Ted turns him over and begins hammering on the Rowdy Scot. Dibiase gets to his feet and kicks Roddy right in the face. The sends him into the corner, where Dibiase lands some vicious chops onto the chest of Roddy Piper.
Vince McMahon: ‘This war continues - when we return!’
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COMMERCIAL BREAK
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Vince McMahon: ‘We return here to Saturday Night’s Main Event!’
Ted Dibiase and Roddy Piper are trading offensive runs, but just when it looks like Piper is down and out, he always makes a comeback and keeps fighting. Dibiase somehow manages to dodge a Piper clothesline and then the Million Dollar Man connects with the Harley Race high knee to the back.
Ted Dibiase goes for one of his trademark fist drops, and he manages to hit two of them in arrow. Ted Dibiase showboats a bit and then goes for a third, but Piper manages to roll out of the way.
Roddy Piper rallies back to his feet and catches Dibiase with a belly-to-back suplex and almost gets the three count, but the Million Dollar Man manages to kick out at the last possible second. Roddy Piper is right back on him and he sends Dibiase flying to the mat with an atomic drop and goes for the cover, but Ted Dibiase once again kicks out at the last possible second!
Vince McMahon: ‘This World Wrestling Federation title match continues - after this break!’
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COMMERCIAL BREAK
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Vince McMahon: ‘We’re back and we could be moments away from a new World Wrestling Federation Champion!’
Dibiase is stumbling to his feet as Piper perches in the corner. The crowd goes wild as Roddy Piper locks Ted Dibiase in the Sleeper and really wrenches back on it. To his credit, the champion is showing a lot of fight because he is refusing to submit and lose his title!
Ted Dibiase manages to latch onto the top rope and yank down on it, causing Roddy to lose his balance. As Piper drops Ted Dibiase, the Million Dollar Man crashes onto referee Danny Davis, who had been closely checking to see if Dibiase would submit.
Now all three men in the ring are down! None of them are quick to get to their feet either. Virgil is trying to help Dibiase by reaching through the ropes. Ted Dibiase is up and he tries to grab Piper, but Roddy nails him with an elbow to the stomach. Piper bounces off the ropes and nearly takes Dibiase’s head off with a vicious right hook. Piper now with a swinging neck-breaker!
Piper makes the cover on Ted Dibiase but Danny Davis is still down. Piper slaps his hand down onto the mat…1…2…3…4…5! THIS ONE SHOULD BE OVER!! WE SHOULD HAVE A NEW WWF CHAMPION RIGHT HERE ON SATURDAY NIGHT’S MAIN EVENT!
Virgil is in the ring now and he is stomping Piper, but the Rowdy Scot no-sells. Piper headbutts Virgil in the stomach as Dibiase stumbles up - and now Piper hurls Virgil right into the Million Dollar Man! Piper with a oower-slam on Dibiase, and now he’s pulling Danny Davis over. A groggy Davis begins the count as Piper for the 1… 2… Danny Davis falls back over! The referee is out of it here!
A furious Roddy Piper is up now and he’s trying to pull up Davis, who has gone completely limp here! From behind however, Dibiase now grabs a hold of the tights and he rolls Piper up! Wait a second. Danny Davis suddenly leaps back up, dives over and makes the fastest three count you’ve ever seen! What the hell was that?!
Danny Davis now calls for the bell, darts out of the ring and runs like hell to the dressing room. Roddy Piper can’t even figure out what’s going on! Dibiase now has the title and he’s high-tailing it to the dressing room with Virgil.
Roddy Piper has now figured out he’s been screwed - and now he tears out of the ring and chases after the Million Dollar Man and Virgil, who jet to the dressing room!
Vince McMahon: ‘I can’t believe this! The Million Dollar Man has bought off a World Wrestling Federation referee!’
Jesse Ventura: ‘You have no proof, McMahon! Danny Davis clearly just had a miraculous recovery.’
Vince McMahon: ‘You have got to be kidding, Jesse. We’ll be back as we try to make sense of this travesty!’
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COMMERCIAL BREAK
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(‘Mean’ Gene Okerlund is standing by backstage as Roddy Piper absolutely tears apart the catering area)
Gene Okerlund: ‘Roddy! Roddy! Now hold on Roddy!’
Roddy Piper: ‘Where the hell is that referee, man? Where the hell is Dibiase? I’ll tear this damn place apart until someone tells me where they are.’
Gene Okerlund: ‘Roddy, they’re gone! Danny Davis ran immediately to a waiting vehicle, and it sped right out of here. Dibiase and Virgil’s limousine was right behind them!'
Roddy Piper: ‘Is that right? Looks like I gots some catching up to do!’
Gene Okerlund: ‘What does that…’
(The camera now follows Piper as he storms out to the parking lot, throws a parking attendant down, grabs the key out of his hand and jumps in the first car! Piper hits the gas and whizzes out of the Coliseum parking lot!)
Gene Okerlund: ‘I cannot believe what we have just seen. Roddy Piper is on the chase! If I were Dibiase or Danny Davis, I’d get the heck out of Seattle! Let’s get back to the ring!)
IT’S BOBBY HEENAN AND ANDRE THE GIANT!!!
ANDRE THE GIANT (w/ Bobby Heenan) VS. S.D ‘SPECIAL DELIVERY’. JONES
Special Delivery Jones tries to reason with his old school tag team partner - but Andre just stares back it him with that chilling expressionless glare. S.D. Jones tries to shake Andre’s hand, but the Giant drills him with an overhand chop.
Andre is now choking the hell out of S.D. Jones in the corner, and he’s ignoring referee Earl Hebner’s instructions. The Giant finally breaks when he’s coaxed by Bobby Heenan, and then connects with some forearm strikes to the back of Special Delivery’s neck.
Bobby Heenan now tells Andre to finish S.D. Jones off, and Andre plants him with a double underhook suplex. Andre puts the foot on Special Delivery’s chest and gets the academic three count. However, Andre immediately starts choking Jones! This is disgusting!
Bobby Heenan is just laughing as Andre continues choking the life out of Special Delivery Jones - but hold on! LOOK WHO IS RUNNING DOWN THE AISLE!!!!
IT’S THE MACHO MAN!!!!!
Randy Savage scales the top rope and he leaps off with a double sledge across the Giant’s back! Andre wobbles a bit as Savage immediately begins drilling him with rights and lefts, fast and furious! Savage hits the ropes now and flings himself off - but Andre with the boot to the stomach and Savage crashes to the canvas. Andre has Savage by the hair here, but Savage is firing back!
For the second time tonight, the officials flood the ring to try to break these two up! Bobby Heenan taps Andre on the shoulder as Savage tries to fight his way through prelim wrestlers and officials. The Macho Man’s vendetta against the Heenan Family continues!
Vince McMahon: ‘The Macho Man isn’t scared of the Giant! He wants a piece of Andre!’
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COMMERCIAL BREAK
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(‘Mean’ Gene Okerlund is standing by with Hulk Hogan and Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts. Hogan has bandaged ribs)
Gene Okerlund: ‘Gentlemen, I have to believe tonight’s match didn’t settle your vendetta against the Twin Towers and the Doctor of Style Slick.’
Jake Roberts: ‘Sure they managed to knock us down. They hurt us tonight, I won’t deny it. See, that’s where they made their mistake. Nobody knows more than me how dangerous Hulk Hogan is when you don’t finish the job. But the Snake is also never more dangerous than when it’s backed into the corner. It never stops plotting. It never stops thinking. And just when you think it’s over, the Snake will strike.’
Hulk Hogan: ‘The ribs are hurt, dude! But The Hulkster still stands. Akeem, Bigelow, Slick - all roads lead to the Survivor Series. You get a team - and we’ll get a team! What’cha gonna do when the venemous Snake and the Hulkster… run wild… ON YOU!”
Gene Okerlund: ‘We’re not done yet fans! Time for the battle royal!’
(Cut to Howard Finkel in the ring)
Howard Finkel: ‘The following contest is a battle royal. The rules are simple, The match will continue until 11 WWF superstars are thrown over the top rope, and their feet touch the floor - leaving a sole survivor. Right now, I will introduce the 12 men taking part in this match….’
DEMOLITION AX
DEMOLITION SMASH
‘RUGGED’ RONNIE GARVIN
THE HONKY TONK MAN
BRET HART
JIM ‘THE ANVIL’ NEIDHART
JERRY SAGS
BRIAN KNOBBS
ULTIMATE WARRIOR
BAD NEWS BROWN
BRUTUS ‘THE BARBER’ BEEFCAKE
NIKOLAI VOLKOFF
12-MAN OVER-THE-TOP BATTLE ROYAL
The action is fast and furious here to start off, and it’s not long before JERRY SAGS becomes the first person thrown over the top rope by WWF Intercontinental Champion Ultimate Warrior. However, Demolition are quick to attack Warrior from behind and are working him over.
Nikolai Volkoff is working over ‘Rugged’ Ronnie Garvin, who is making his World Wrestling Federation debut here tonight. On the other side of the ring, just as it looks like Demoliton are about to eliminate Warrior, the Hart Foundation rush over and dump out DEMOLITION AX!
From behind, however, Bad News Brown with the Ghetto Blaster on JIM ‘THE ANVIL’ NEIDHART - and out goes the Anvil!
Vince McMahon: ‘The action is hot and heavy - and will continue when we return!’
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COMMERCIAL BREAK
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Vince McMahon: ‘We’re back - and during the break we lost two more!’
BRUTUS ‘THE BARBER’ BEEFCAKE was dumped by Honky Tonk Man and Nikolai Volkoff, while Bret Hart hip-tossed Nasty Boy BRIAN KNOBBS over the top rope and out.
Ronnie Garvin and Bad News Brown are now slugging away at each. Bad News winds up for a big right, but Garvin ducks him and propels BAD NEWS BROWN over the top rope to the floor! Brown is furious!
‘Rugged’ Ronnie is now taunting Bad News Brown, who grabs his leg from the outside. Nikolai Volkoff swoops in from behind and tosses RONNIE GARVIN over the top rope and to the floor! Without even missing a beat, Ronnie Garvin begins slugging away on Bad News Brown. They fight up the aisle and back to the dressing room!
It’s not long before a dropkick from Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart manages to send the big Russian NIKOLAI VOLKOFF over the top rope and out to the floor. We’re down to the final four.
Bret Hart is slugging away on Honky Tonk Man, while Demolition Smash and Ultimate Warrior are brawling on the other side of the ring. Smash scratches the eyes of the Warrior, just as Bret nearly has Honky Tonk Man over the top rope.
However, Demolition Smash lowers the boom from behind with a sledge, hooks the tights and hoists BRET HART over the top rope and to the floor. We’re down to the final three!
Warrior is out numbered here as Honky Tonk Man and Demolition Smash talk strategy. They’re going to charge on three - but when the count comes, Honky Tonk holds back as Smash hooks it up with Warrior.
Demolition shoots Warrior off the ropes, but Warrior ducks a clothesline, hits the opposite ropes and drills Smash with a flying shoulder block of his own!
Now the Ultimate Warrior is pointing to Honky Tonk Man - the man who has challenged him repeatedly in recent weeks. However, HONKY TONK MAN doesn’t want ANY on this night and he leaps over the top rope! Honky Tonk man just eliminated himself and he’s running to the dressing room.
Demolition Smash is trying to pull himself up now. However, Warrior hits the ropes and drills him with a running clothesline that sends one-half of the World Wrestling Federation Tag Team Champions DEMOLITION SMASH over and out!
ULTIMATE WARRIOR WINS THE BATTLE ROYAL!
The camera pans once again to that huge Ultimate Warrior fan we’ve seen at ringside in recent weeks. The big guy is on his feet and cheering:
WINNER: ULTIMATE WARRIOR
(Cut back to Vince McMahon and Jesse ‘The Body’ Ventura)
Vince McMahon: ‘A night certainly not without controversy. I’m sure we will soon hear from World Wrestling Federation president Jack Tunney regarding the Million Dollar Man and referee Danny Davis.’
Jesse Ventura: ‘Tunney can’t prove nothing!’
Vince McMahon: ‘We’ll find out Jesse! Now, we’re looking ahead to Thanksgiving night and the first-ever Survivor Series! More on that in the weeks ahead. Thank you for joining us fans, good night!’
Highlights from the night air over:
(C) WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION, 1987
Working on it now.