GWA “Monday Night Wrestling” 1/2/89
Jan 1, 2023 12:48:25 GMT
Post by tlyne on Jan 1, 2023 12:48:25 GMT
”Monday Night Wrestling”
Mid Hudson Civic Center
Poughkeepsie, Ny
Taped- 12/28/88
Airs- 1/2/89
The program opens with Hulk Hogan pinning Ric Flair.
Gorilla Monsoon, and Jesse “The Body” Ventura are in the announce area.
Monsoon, “Jess, The Hulkster is the Champion!”
Ventura, “Yea, but now he’s the hunted! He is in everyone's sights.”
Monsoon, “The new Champion will be in our main event as he takes on Black Bart. Now let’s go to Howard Finkel and see the Genius’s new man.”
Match #1
The Earthquake w/The Genius vs. Gary Royal
The giant Earthquake is impressive. Royal has been around, but I don’t like his chances. Earthquake moves very quickly for his size. He works over Royal. He slams him and hits a senton for the win. The Genius has another monster on his hands.
Winner- The Earthquake
Match #2
The Fantastics vs. The Davidson Brothers
The popular Fantastics take on the tough California bikers. Rogers starts with John Davidson. John tries to rough up Tommy. Rogers uses his speed to fight back. He tags on Bobby Fulton. He has John in trouble. Rick tags in and fares no better. Tne Fantastic flip ends the contest.
Winners- The Fantastics
“Mean” Gene Okerlund is in front of a “Spring Stampede” banner.
Okerlund, “Fans, March 4 is the date and Dallas, TX is the place. The GWA will be at Reunion Arena for our next pay per view. The GWA always provides great action, and this will be no different. There will be many great matches, but the highlight of the night will be a special night. We will present a ‘Texas Shootout’. What is a ‘Texas Shootout’? Here is what will happen. Two men will start out in the ring. Every two minutes a new man will enter. Thirty men in all will compete in the match. A man will be eliminated by pinball, submission, or being thrown over the top rope. The man who remains will be declared the winner. This will be an exciting, and very dangerous match. Stay tuned to GWA programming for more information.”
Match #3
Demolition w/The Genius vs. George South and Keith Larsen
The Genius has a powerful team. Smash starts with South. George tries to mat wrestle. Smash fights back with his strength. He tags in Ax. He continues the assault. Larsen tags in, but he has no chance. Ax hits a clothesline for the win.
Winners- Demolition
Match #4
Brutus Beefcake vs. Robbie Ellis
Beefcake struts around the ring with his clippers. Ellis doesn’t have a lot of hair, but he might lose what he has. Beefcake starts fast, but the wrestling art dealer matches him move for move. Beefcake is able to catch him with the sleeper. Ellis is out. Bruti clips a few strands for his collection.
Winner- Brutus Beefcake
We see the Piper’s Pit set. Roddy Piper walks out.
Piper, “Hello everybody, what a show on Christmas?! How about that Hulk Hogan?! Tonight, I’m going to talk to the biggest loser from that night, old Boobs, Bobby Heenan!
Heenan walks out. He looks surprisingly confident.
Piper, “OK Boobs, it’s OK to cry.”
Heenan, “You know something Piper? I’m not going to let you get to me. I am supremely confident.”
Piper, “Why? Ric Flair lost the biggest match in wrestling history.”
Heenan, “That’s why I fired him.”
Piper, “You fired Flair?!”
Heenan, “He couldn’t get it done. If you can’t get it done there is no place for you in the Heenan Family. I’ve got the tag team champions, Lex Luger who is going to be a champion very soon…”
Piper, “Yea, but Flair is a legend.”
Heenan, “I’m not through. Next week, I’m going to debut a new man, and he is going to take the Heenan Family to new heights!”
Piper, “A new man? Who is it?”
Heenan, “Tune in next week, and find out!”
Piper, “OK, Boobs’s new man will be here next week.”
Match #5
Lex Luger w/Bobby “The Brain Heenan” vs. Spike Huber
Everyone is buzzing about Heenan’s new man, but like he said, Lex Luger will be a champion soon. He takes on a powerful young man from Indianapolis. Huber surprises Luger with his strength. Heenan shouts instructions from ringside. Luger solves the problem and wins with the human torture rack.
Winner- Lex Luger
Match #6
Jimmy Jack Funk w/Tojo Yamamoto vs. S.D. Jones
Funk came very close to beating “The King” at the Garden. Those two will meet again. Jones is a talented veteran. The match is very even. Jones is quick, and avoids Funk roughhouse tactics. Finally, things turn in Funk’s favor. He uses the shoulder breaker for the win.
Winner- Jimmy Jack Funk
“Mean” Gene Okerlund is in the ring.
Okerlund, “Ladies and gentlemen, on Christmas night, we crowned a new Global Champion…HULK HOGAN!”
We hear,
“I am a real American
Fight for the rights of every man
I am a real American
And fight for what's right
Fight for your life”
And Hogan comes to the ring.
Okerlund, “Hulk Hogan, you are the Champion!”
Hogan, “Well you know something Mean Gene, I came to the GWA to be the Champion, and with the millions of Hulkamania behind me, with the training, the prayers, and the vitamins, I beat Ric Flair! Now, everyone wants a piece of the Hulkster, let them come! Whatcha’ gonna’ do, when Hulkamania runs all over you!”
Okerlund, “Our main event is next!”
Match #7
Non-Title Match
Hulk Hogan (Global Heavyweight Champion) vs. Black Bart
Hogan starts fast. Bart is frustrated, and takes to the ring. He argues with ringsiders. Bart returns to the ring, and goes to the underhanded tactics. The crowd gets behind Hogan. He “Hulks up”, and goes after Bart. He slams the big cowboy, and hits the leg drop. Referee Joey Marella counts the fall. The Champion is going to be hard to beat.
Winner- Hulk Hogan
Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse Ventura close the show.
Monsoon, “Jess, the Hulkster looks unbeatable!”
Ventura, “Ha! No one is unbeatable!”
Monsoon, “Join us next week. We have a great main event. In a rematch from ‘Christmas Chaos’, Billy Jack Haynes meets the Angel of Death, and that piece of human garbage, Bobby Heenan, will introduce his new man. Don’t miss it!”
Mid Hudson Civic Center
Poughkeepsie, Ny
Taped- 12/28/88
Airs- 1/2/89
The program opens with Hulk Hogan pinning Ric Flair.
Gorilla Monsoon, and Jesse “The Body” Ventura are in the announce area.
Monsoon, “Jess, The Hulkster is the Champion!”
Ventura, “Yea, but now he’s the hunted! He is in everyone's sights.”
Monsoon, “The new Champion will be in our main event as he takes on Black Bart. Now let’s go to Howard Finkel and see the Genius’s new man.”
Match #1
The Earthquake w/The Genius vs. Gary Royal
The giant Earthquake is impressive. Royal has been around, but I don’t like his chances. Earthquake moves very quickly for his size. He works over Royal. He slams him and hits a senton for the win. The Genius has another monster on his hands.
Winner- The Earthquake
Match #2
The Fantastics vs. The Davidson Brothers
The popular Fantastics take on the tough California bikers. Rogers starts with John Davidson. John tries to rough up Tommy. Rogers uses his speed to fight back. He tags on Bobby Fulton. He has John in trouble. Rick tags in and fares no better. Tne Fantastic flip ends the contest.
Winners- The Fantastics
“Mean” Gene Okerlund is in front of a “Spring Stampede” banner.
Okerlund, “Fans, March 4 is the date and Dallas, TX is the place. The GWA will be at Reunion Arena for our next pay per view. The GWA always provides great action, and this will be no different. There will be many great matches, but the highlight of the night will be a special night. We will present a ‘Texas Shootout’. What is a ‘Texas Shootout’? Here is what will happen. Two men will start out in the ring. Every two minutes a new man will enter. Thirty men in all will compete in the match. A man will be eliminated by pinball, submission, or being thrown over the top rope. The man who remains will be declared the winner. This will be an exciting, and very dangerous match. Stay tuned to GWA programming for more information.”
Match #3
Demolition w/The Genius vs. George South and Keith Larsen
The Genius has a powerful team. Smash starts with South. George tries to mat wrestle. Smash fights back with his strength. He tags in Ax. He continues the assault. Larsen tags in, but he has no chance. Ax hits a clothesline for the win.
Winners- Demolition
Match #4
Brutus Beefcake vs. Robbie Ellis
Beefcake struts around the ring with his clippers. Ellis doesn’t have a lot of hair, but he might lose what he has. Beefcake starts fast, but the wrestling art dealer matches him move for move. Beefcake is able to catch him with the sleeper. Ellis is out. Bruti clips a few strands for his collection.
Winner- Brutus Beefcake
We see the Piper’s Pit set. Roddy Piper walks out.
Piper, “Hello everybody, what a show on Christmas?! How about that Hulk Hogan?! Tonight, I’m going to talk to the biggest loser from that night, old Boobs, Bobby Heenan!
Heenan walks out. He looks surprisingly confident.
Piper, “OK Boobs, it’s OK to cry.”
Heenan, “You know something Piper? I’m not going to let you get to me. I am supremely confident.”
Piper, “Why? Ric Flair lost the biggest match in wrestling history.”
Heenan, “That’s why I fired him.”
Piper, “You fired Flair?!”
Heenan, “He couldn’t get it done. If you can’t get it done there is no place for you in the Heenan Family. I’ve got the tag team champions, Lex Luger who is going to be a champion very soon…”
Piper, “Yea, but Flair is a legend.”
Heenan, “I’m not through. Next week, I’m going to debut a new man, and he is going to take the Heenan Family to new heights!”
Piper, “A new man? Who is it?”
Heenan, “Tune in next week, and find out!”
Piper, “OK, Boobs’s new man will be here next week.”
Match #5
Lex Luger w/Bobby “The Brain Heenan” vs. Spike Huber
Everyone is buzzing about Heenan’s new man, but like he said, Lex Luger will be a champion soon. He takes on a powerful young man from Indianapolis. Huber surprises Luger with his strength. Heenan shouts instructions from ringside. Luger solves the problem and wins with the human torture rack.
Winner- Lex Luger
Match #6
Jimmy Jack Funk w/Tojo Yamamoto vs. S.D. Jones
Funk came very close to beating “The King” at the Garden. Those two will meet again. Jones is a talented veteran. The match is very even. Jones is quick, and avoids Funk roughhouse tactics. Finally, things turn in Funk’s favor. He uses the shoulder breaker for the win.
Winner- Jimmy Jack Funk
“Mean” Gene Okerlund is in the ring.
Okerlund, “Ladies and gentlemen, on Christmas night, we crowned a new Global Champion…HULK HOGAN!”
We hear,
“I am a real American
Fight for the rights of every man
I am a real American
And fight for what's right
Fight for your life”
And Hogan comes to the ring.
Okerlund, “Hulk Hogan, you are the Champion!”
Hogan, “Well you know something Mean Gene, I came to the GWA to be the Champion, and with the millions of Hulkamania behind me, with the training, the prayers, and the vitamins, I beat Ric Flair! Now, everyone wants a piece of the Hulkster, let them come! Whatcha’ gonna’ do, when Hulkamania runs all over you!”
Okerlund, “Our main event is next!”
Match #7
Non-Title Match
Hulk Hogan (Global Heavyweight Champion) vs. Black Bart
Hogan starts fast. Bart is frustrated, and takes to the ring. He argues with ringsiders. Bart returns to the ring, and goes to the underhanded tactics. The crowd gets behind Hogan. He “Hulks up”, and goes after Bart. He slams the big cowboy, and hits the leg drop. Referee Joey Marella counts the fall. The Champion is going to be hard to beat.
Winner- Hulk Hogan
Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse Ventura close the show.
Monsoon, “Jess, the Hulkster looks unbeatable!”
Ventura, “Ha! No one is unbeatable!”
Monsoon, “Join us next week. We have a great main event. In a rematch from ‘Christmas Chaos’, Billy Jack Haynes meets the Angel of Death, and that piece of human garbage, Bobby Heenan, will introduce his new man. Don’t miss it!”
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