"WWF Superstars" Week of 5/22/88
May 20, 2017 12:32:33 GMT
Post by tlyne on May 20, 2017 12:32:33 GMT
“WWF Superstars”
Myriad
Oklahoma City, OK
Taped-5/8/88
Airs-Week of 5/22/88
Vince McMahon opens the show alone.
McMahon, “Welcome to ‘WWF Superstars’! Jesse Ventura is still in the back. I think we have a camera on him.”
We see Ventura, sitting at a desk, on the phone, and laughing uproariously.
McMahon, “Jesse says he has news that will rip the lid off wrestling, and it concerns Hulk Hogan! Jesse promises to be with us in the next segment. Let’s go to the ring.”
Match #1
The Bushwhackers vs. Pete Doherty and Barry O
Plays and Luke and Butch march to the ring. The veteran team of Doherty and O will be a good test. Luke and Barry open the contest. Luke is very aggressive, and O retaliates with underhanded tactics Barry is in trouble, and tags in the “Duke”. He fares no better. Butch enters and they use the battering ram for the win.
Winners-The Bushwhackers
Match #2
Non-Title Match
The Ultimate Warrior (Intercontinental Champion) vs. Terry Gibbs
Plays, and the Warrior hits the ring, and attacks. Gibbs is in trouble, so he takes to the floor. The crowd goes crazy over the Warrior. Gibbs returns to the ring, but fares no better. The Warrior uses the slam and splash for the win. He celebrates, but we here,
Rick Rude and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan come to ringside. Heenan takes the mic.
Heenan, “Listen you muscle bound moron, you have that title, and Rick, and I, want it. You give him a shot, and it will only take one try!”
The Warrior motions for Rude to enter the ring.
Heenan, “No, no, no, not for free! Sign a contract, and Rick Rude will be the Intercontinental Champion!”
Winner-The Ultimate Warrior
Vince McMahon, and Jesse Ventura are in the announce area.
McMahon, “Alright Jesse, it's time to put up, or shut up! What’s your big announcement?”
Ventura, “Watch it McMahon! I’ll do this the way I want to!”
McMahon, “Get to the point Jesse!”
Ventura, “You just shut up and listen! Here is the first part. Hulk Hogan, since ‘Saturday Night’s Main Event’, has not wrestled a match.”
McMahon, “He is injured, that heinous attack by Andre and DiBiase injured his ribs!”
Ventura, “That's not the reason McMahon! My sources tell me he is completely healed. There is another reason! Listen, I know wrestling, but I also know Hollywood. I have talked to all my sources in Hollywood, and here is the big news, Hulk Hogan has contacted every agent, every studio, every network, he wants to be an actor, he wants to retire from wrestling!”
McMahon, “I don’t believe you, Hulk Hogan loves wrestling!”
Ventura, “McMahon, you don’t know anyone in Hollywood, I do! Hulk Hogan wants to give up wrestling and become an actor, because he is afraid of Andre the Giant, and the ‘Million Dollar Man’!”
McMahon, “I don’t believe you!”
Ventura, “I stand by my information.”
McMahon, “I suppose the truth will come out.”
Ventura, “I just told you the truth!”
Match #3
“Ravishing” Rick Rude w/Bobby “The Brain” Heenan vs. Siva Afi
Rude comes to the ring and takes the mic.
Rude, “What I’d like to have right now, is for all you inbred Oklahoma cattle farmers to shut up, and let your women watch me take off my robe!”
The crowd boos loudly. The athletic Afi should be a good challenge. Rude is very sharp. Afi puts up a fight, but Rude hits the Rude awaking, and gets the three count. Rude picks up Afi, and sets him for another Rude awaking. The Ultimate Warrior hits the ring. They brawl until wrestlers from the back pull them apart.
Winner-Rick Rude
Match #4
Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake vs. Jose Estrada
This should be a good one. Brutus threatens Estrada with his shears, even though Estrada is bald. Estrada wrestles well. Beefcake fights back and we have a good match. Both men get near falls, but things start to go Bruti’s way. He traps Estrada in the sleeper. Jose fights. But can’t escape. He is out. Beefcake has no hair to cut.
Winner-Brutus Beefcake
“Mean” Gene Okerlund is with Slick, and Kamala.
Okerlund, “With me are Slick, and his man,, Kamala.”
Slick, “What are you talking about, Meeeeeean Geeeeene? Kamala isn’t a man, he’s a monster!”
Okerlund, “I agree with that, he’s a monster, but today, he takes on an Animal, George ‘The Animal’ Steele!”
Slick, “Geeeene, Kamala eats animals like Steele for lunch! This monster catches lions with his bare hands, George Steele doesn't scare us, we are unstoppable!”
Okerlund, “Today’s feature match will be a wild one, Kamala vs. the Animal!”
Match #5
The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers w/Frenchy Martin vs. The Batten Twins
Two brother teams meet mere. The Rougeaus’ change of attitude has angered the fans, but you can’t argue with their success. Jacques starts for his team, and Bart for the Battens. The action is fast paced. Batten holds his own, and this frustrates Frenchy Martin, and he shouts instructions from ringside. Raymond tags in and tries his hand. Things begin to turn for the French Canadiens. Brad tags in, but he can’t stop them. The Rougeau bomb ends things. Frenchy Martin has a very good team on his hands.
Winners-The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers
Match #6
George “The Animal” Steele vs. Kamala w/Slick
To say this will be a brawl would be an understatement. Both men teat into one another. Kamala chops, and the Animal responds with rights, and lefts. Steele seems to have the edge. He traps Kamala in the corner and bites away. Kamala fights his way out of the corner. Now the Ugandan savage has the edge. He scoops up Steele, and slams him. Kamala hits the big splash, and gets the pin.
Winner-Kamala
Vince McMahon, and Jesse Ventura close the show.
McMahon, “Jesse Ventura, you broke, what you say, is a big story. We all know you hate Hulk Hogan because you’re jealous of him. I don’t believe you!”
Ventura, “McMahon, I’m not even going to get mad. What I said will prove to be true.”
McMahon, “Time will tell. Be sure to join us next week. We will debut a new segment called the ‘Snake Pit’, hosted by Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts..”
Ventura, “I know that, and can tell you who his first guest will be.”
McMahon, “Who?”
Ventura, “Jesse…’The Body’...Ventura! And I will have more information about the Hulk Hogan situation!”
McMahon, “Wow! That is big news, join us next week!”
Working on it now.