WWF "Superstars" Week of 10/30/88
Nov 2, 2017 0:04:43 GMT
Post by tlyne on Nov 2, 2017 0:04:43 GMT
“Superstars”
Show Me Center
Cape Girardeau, MO
Taped-10/9/88
Airs-Week of 10/30/88
Vince McMahon, and Jesse “The Body” Ventura open the show.
McMahon, “Welcome to ‘Superstars’! We are approaching ‘Survivor Series’, and we will meet the mystery man. Jesse, things are getting hotter!”
Ventura, “Chump Hogan better have a game changer, the ‘Million Dollar Man’ has an unbeatable team.”
McMahon, .No one is unbeatable.”
Ventura, “I think they are!”
McMahon, “Time will tall. Now about today’s show, we will see the big reveal, we will also have two newcomers. Let’s go the ring.”
Match #1
Bad News Brown vs. S.D. Jones
The tough guy from Harlem returns to the WWF. He goes right after the veteran Jones. Brown is even more vicious that before. He overwhelms SD. Brown uses the ghetto blaster for the win.
Winner-Bad News Brown
Match #2
The Big Boss Man w/Slick vs. Chris Carter
Slick leads a man, dressed in prison guard uniform, to the ring. Slick takes the mic.
Slick, “Listen up suckers! I told you I was bringing in a new monster, here he is, from Cobb County, GA, former prison guard, the BIG BOSS MAN!”
The Boss Man goes to work. He is vicious, and Carter is in trouble. Boss Man punches, and kicks, away. He then he hits the sidewalk slam for the win. Slick reaches into his coat and pulls out handcuffs. Boss Man cuffs Carter to the rope and proceeds to rein down blows with his nightstick. Referee Tim White threatens to disqualify Boss Man. Slick has a new monster.
Winner-The Big Boss Man
“Mean” Gene Okerlund is seated at the “Survivor Series” Control Center.
Okerlund, “Welcome, fans, to the ‘Survivor Series’ Control Center! We are month away from the big event.We will be at the beautiful Richfield Coliseum on Thanksgiving night. The second annual event features teams of four men, or tag teams, in an elimination format. Participants are eliminated by pinfall, submission, disqualification, or count out. The contests continue until everyone from one team has been eliminated. Here is what we will see. Today, we can add a new match. One one side, we have Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts, ‘The All American’ Ron Simmons, Koko B. Ware, and Brutus ‘The Barber’ Beefcake take on the team of Dino Bravo, Akeem, and two recent arrivals, the Big Boss Man, and Bad News Brown. We will see a tag team Survivor Series Match. The Rougeau Brothers, the Beverly Brothers, the Nasty Boys, and the Powers of Pain meet the Von Erich Brothers, Strike Force, the Bushwhackers and the Patriots. We also will see two non-Survivor Series matches, the Ultimate Warrior defends the Intercontinental Title against ‘Ravishing’ Rick Rude. In a unique match for American fans, two of the best women wrestlers from Japan, Chigusa Nagayo defends the WWA Title, the ‘Red Belt’, against, her former partner, Lioness Asuka. These two young ladies will put on a show that will dazzle everyone. We have one more match. The team of the ‘Million Dollar Man, Ted DiBiase, Andre the Giant, Virgil and King Kong Bundy take on the team of Hulk Hogan, WWF Champion, ‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage, Billy Jack Haynes, and a mystery partner.” We are about to find out who that mystery man is. Let’s go to the ring.”
We see Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage and Billy Jack Haynes, and Miss Elizabeth are in the ring. Hogan takes the mic.
Hogan, “‘Multi-Million Dollar Man’, we told you we had a partner, and here he is!”
We hear,
“The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes comes to the ring. He takes the moc.
Dusty, “That’s right! The ‘Dream’ is in the W...W...F baby! I’m here to help the Hulk, Macho, big ole Billy Jack, and the lovely Miss Elizabeth! Like the songs says, I’m a ‘common man’, but I do uncommon things! And at ‘Survivor Series’, you are going to see uncommon things!”
Match #3
“The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes vs. The Red Demon
The ‘Dream’ is at his best. He boogies around the ring, and the masked man doesn’t know what hit him. Rhodes dominates the match, and wins with the bionic elbow.
Winner-Dusty Rhodes
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Match #4
“The All American” Ron Simmons vs. Jerry Allen
The popular “All American” remains undefeated in the WWF. Allen is bring and strong, and will provide a good test. Simmons is cat quick, and takes over the match. Allen tries several power moves that fail. Ron his the spear for the win.
Winner-Ron Simmons
We see the “Snake Pit” set.
Jake Roberts walks out.
Roberts, “Welcome to the ‘Snake Pit’, ‘Survivor Series’ is an exciting, and dangerous night. Maybe the most dangerous match that night is the tag team match. Eight teams, 16 men will be in the ring, anything can happen. With me today is one of the teams in that match.”
The Powers of Pain, Bobby Heenan, the Rougeaus, Frenchy Martin, the Nasty Boys, Slick, and the Beverly Brothers come out.
Roberts, “This is an impressive group, but you have a tough challenge. The Von Erichs, the Bushwhackers, the Patriots, and Strike Force are going to be a challenge.”
Heenan, “Look Roberts, I know you like those guys, but you’re wrong again. Look at his team, the Powers of Pain will destroy the Von Erichs, the Rougeaus finish off Strike Force, and those other two teams are just ham and eggers. I’m not worried.”
Slick, “Just like the Brain said, the Slickster ain’t worried! Those suckers can’t beat my men, or the Brain’s! It’s gonna’ be easy, I said EZ!”
Roberts, “A lot of confidence from these guys, I don’t know, I think you’re in for a tough night.”
Match #5
“Ravishing” Rick Rude w/Bobby “The Brain” Heenan vs. Gino Carabello
Rude takes the mic and insults the Missouri locals. He has a match with the Ultimate Warrior at “Survivor Series”. Rude goes right after Carabello. He looks great, and Gino is in real trouble. Rude finishes things with the Rude awakening.
Winner-Rick Rude
Match #6
Strike Force vs. The Conquistadors
Tito Santana and Rick Martel are locked in a feud with the Rougeau Brothers. Tonight they meet the masked men from Latin America. Martel starts with #2. Rick takes over, and he looks very good. The masked man is in trouble. The Conquistador fires back, and Martel returns. #1 tags in. He tries several illegal moves. Santana tags in, and takes over. He hits the flying forearm for the win. Suddenly, the Powers of Pain, the Nasty Boys, the Rougeaus, and the Beverly Brothers hit the ring, and attack Strike Force! They are followed by the Von Erichs, the Patriots, and the Bushwhackers! We have ‘Survivor Series’ right here! All eight teams brawl until security personnel separate them.
Winners-Strike Force
Vince McMahon, and Jesse Ventura close the show.
McMahon, “Jesse, that situation boiled over!”
Ventura, .That Tag Team Match will be the most dangerous match of the night.”
McMahon, “Join us next week for more information about ‘Survivor Series’!
Working on it now.