Trevor Belmont

Aww man, so sorry to hear. 90 something is a great run though, so be grateful you had her for that long at least. I got a little catching up to do here as well (and will this weekend), but really hope you keep this going man, it's brilliant!

What great ideas for future clients, or perhaps a potential wild, dominant tag team! 💀

Saturday, January 1986 - Week Two [Bangor, Maine] Broadcast: ITV, Syndication, Syndication Canada Hosts: Vince McMahon and Jesse "The Body" Ventura Pre-Show: - WWF Women's Champion, The Fabulous Moolah def. Susan Starr in 6:30 by pinfall with a Backbreaker. The Fabulous Moolah makes defense number 3 of her WWF World Women's Title. (37) - Hillbilly Jim def. Bobby Colt in 3:02 by pinfall with a Running Bulldog. (28) Bobby Colt was really off his game. Hillbilly Jim seemed off his game. Televised Broadcast: - King Tonga def. Jose Luis Rivera in 3:05 by pinfall with a Savate Kick. Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan made his way out near ringside during this one, to which Jesse inferred he was out there observing King Tonga, referring to the big islander as an extremely dangerous man. Vince said maybe he had his eye on Mr. Rivera, to which 'The Body' answered: "C'mon McMahon! If that were the case, they'd call him 'The Idiot', not 'The Brain'!" (35) This match was a poor way to start the show and took away from the crowd's initial enthusiasm. This match cooled the crowd a little. Piper's Pit: with The Dream Team, who come out along with The Hart Foundation. They all seem to be on the same page, as they'll be joining forces tonight in Boston to take on The British Bulldogs and The Killer Bees. 'Luscious' Johnny Valiant and The Dream Team put over The Hart Foundation strong, telling President Tunney that this right here would be some real competition, unlike those filthy, muscle-head Bulldogs who ain't done squat to deserve anything! Just as Jimmy starts cutting a promo on the Bees -- out they come, along with The Bulldogs! The Dream Team and The Harts immediately back away as Piper and Orton get in-between, attempting to keep them all apart. Roddy shouts, asking who invited them, to which Davey Boy states that just last week, they took down former WWF Tag Team Champions, Sheik and Volkoff, so why don't 'Luscious' Johnny V ask himself this question: how long till his two California girly-men are also former WWF Tag Team Champs?! - And the eight-man brawl ensues! 'The Hot Rod' and 'The Ace' quickly duck and run for cover, as a myriad of WWF officials and security come swarming, in an attempt to break up this absolute utter mess! (60) Roddy Piper came out of this looking excellent. Jim Brunzell performed poorly in this segment. Jim Neidhart and Jimmy Hart have excellent chemistry together. - Tony Atlas def. Barry Horowitz in 2:24 by submission with a Bear Hug. (34) This match cooled the crowd a little. Hype Vid: The Great Muta is coming to the WWF. (4) Lord Alfred Hayes is backstage with Jim Powers and Paul Roma, who let us know they've been traveling together, they've been training together, and from now on, they'll be teaming together! Roma then says that The Young Stallions are gunnin' straight to the top! (46) - The Young Stallions def. Barry O and Rene Goulet in 5:15 when Paul Roma pinned Rene Goulet, following a Double Dropkick. (9) The crowd were turned off by having a match outside of the pre-show between workers they don't have any investment in. This match brought the crowd's mood down. The green-haired clown is back out in the audience, having a little fun with some kids. (32) - George Steele def. AJ Petruzzi in 4:17 by submission with a Flying Hammerlock. 'The Animal' brought his rubber Miss Elizabeth action figure down to ringside, and placed it in the same corner where he ended up chewing out the turnbuckle, before submitting his opponent. He then eerily began licking the doll, following his dominant victory. (22) AJ Petruzzi was really off his game. AJ Petruzzi and George Steele don't seem to click and it made for an awkward bout. This match brought the crowd's mood down. Event Center: Okerlund runs down the Boston Garden card, with a few pre-taped promos. We hear from some battle royal entrants, including Don Muraco, Lanny Poffo, Ricky Steamboat and Roddy Piper, who each stake their claim to victory, and their forthcoming World Title opportunity. Orndorff once again tells Orton that his ass is grass, and Tito Santana lets Randy Savage know that this title right here is going nowhere! (61) Lanny Poffo looked lost out there. Roddy Piper came out of this looking excellent. - Big John Studd def. Ted Arcidi in 8:43 by pinfall with a Heart Punch. During the match, we also had Bobby Heenan dstract Arcidi. (48) Big John Studd seemed off his game. Post-Match: Studd holds Arcidi's legs down, as Bundy comes in and delivers a Big Splash! (54) Recap: Ricky Steamboat defeats Tiger Chung Lee to advance in the Tv Title Tournament. (55) Recap: Bret Hart defeats Pedro Morales to advance in the Tv Title Tournament. (57) Andre The Giant cuts a pre-taped promo, stating he can't wait to get his hands *while holding up his monstrous hands in claw form* on Bundy in the cage! (72) Andre The Giant benefitted from being the flavour of the month. - King Kong Bundy def. SD Jones in 4:05 by pinfall with a Big Splash. (35) SD Jones and King Kong Bundy just don't click at all and it showed in their performances. Post-Match: The reign of terror continues with Bobby barking orders, as Studd holds Jones' legs down - and Bundy once again delivers a Big Splash! Ventura loves this newfound aggression from The Heenan Family, as McMahon refers to it as both unnecessary and despicable, before sending us off the air. (60) __________________________________________________ Overall Rating: 48. Notes: N/A. Final Thoughts: Typical B-show, with the added fact that The Young Stallions are here to light up the tag team division! 😎👍

Prediction Standings: Mattywood: 18 Lord Byron: 16 Old School Fan: 16 Dawn: 14 jhd1: 7 Bigelow Cartwheel: 6

Thanks for all those kind words. I'm trying to find a good mesh between staying true to the time, but also making things more edgy and fun (for both myself doing this and the reader), so hope I'm balancing that out ok so far. And let me clarify as far as Bret goes, without saying what my actual outlook is with him - there were loose plans to go with him and Steamboat in a singles match at WM2, to the point where they were even working the house show circuit together in prep for it. What could have been 😬. As far as I go however, I don't slam the door on anything when it comes to someone like him (the game can guide you at times), but do keep in mind that The Hart Foundation are indeed my favorite tag team of all-time! So there you have it lol.

LIVE AT THE BOSTON GARDEN! Saturday, January 1986 - Week Two Prediction Key: WWF TV Title Tournament, Round One: Nikolai Volkoff Vs. "The Living Legend" Bruno Sammartino Eight-Man Tag Team War: The Hart Foundation and The Dream Team Vs. The Killer Bees and The British Bulldogs "Terrible" Terry Funk Vs. "JYD" The Junkyard Dog WWF TV Title Tournament, Round One: "Cowboy" Bob Orton Vs. "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff 15-Man Over The Top Rope Battle Royal - Winner To Receive A Future WWF World Title Shot: Participants: "The Rock" Don Muraco, George "The Animal" Steele, Hercules Hernandez, Hillbilly Jim, Jim Powers, King Tonga, a newcomer by the name of "The Birdman" Koko B. Ware, "Leaping" Lanny Poffo, Moondog Spot, Paul Roma, Pedro Morales, Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, Tiger Chung Lee, and "Mr. USA" Tony Atlas WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship: "Macho Man" Randy Savage Vs. Tito Santana (c) WWF World Heavyweight Championship: Big John Studd Vs. "The Incredible" Hulk Hogan (c) - Plus, Vince McMahon to present the Andre/Bundy steel cage match official contract signing for WrestleMania 2! - In addition, The Great Muta to make his very first live appearance for the World Wrestling Federation! - We'll also be hearing from a brand new tag team who's arriving on the scene - and much, much more! [ Bonus Question: Who will have the most eliminations in the battle royal? ________ ] +3pts [ Bonus Question: Who will be the battle royal runner up? ________ ] +3pts [ Bonus Question: Who's the debuting tag team? ________ ] +3pts __________________________________________________ - This should be a fun show. Good luck all!

Monday, January 1986 - Week Two [Hartford, Connecticut] Broadcast: USA Network Hosts: Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan Pre-Show: - Al Perez def. Steve Lombardi in 7:17 by pinfall with a Helicopter Suplex. (23) - The British Bulldogs def. Moondog Spot and Hercules Hernandez in 10:02 when The Dynamite Kid pinned Moondog Spot, following a Diving Headbutt. After an argument in their corner, Heenan and Hernandez walked out on Spot, leaving him to go at it alone against both Bulldogs. Moondog Spot was the weak link, struggling to keep up with everyone else's in-ring performance. (59) Moondog Spot was really off his game. Davey Boy Smith and The Dynamite Kid got a tag team specialist bonus. Televised Broadcast: Studio: Monsoon and Heenan welcome us, and take us away to our opening contest. (50) - Ricky Steamboat def. Tiger Chung Lee in 5:41 by pinfall with a Flying Crossbody. (70) This match got the crowd hotter. Ricky Steamboat advances in the WWF Tv Title Tournament. Studio: Gorilla and Bobby talk the state of The Heenan Family, then kick it over to a pre-recorded interview they did with 'The Body'. (73) Ventura gets into it, as 'The Brain' says though he's already got the most dangerous trio walking god's green earth right here, he's still looking to "grow the family", and has his eye on a number people as we speak. Jesse goes on to Hercules, putting over his tremendous physical condition, before asking him about the Tv Title Tournament. Herc talks about his unblemished record, before emphasizing strongly that now is the time we start bringing gold to The Heenan Family, and everyone out there knows that it's only a matter of time 'til they're carrying ALL the gold! Speaking of gold, Ventura moves on to Studd, who's going one-on-one with that Jesse 'The Body' wannabe, Hulk Hogan this coming Saturday Night at the Boston Garden, with the Heavyweight Championship Of The World on the line! Big John states that his long-standing rivalry with The Hulkster comes to an abrupt end in Boston, and how that title's coming right here where it belongs -- and there ain't a damn thing any of those pansy little Hulksters can do about it! Finally, Bundy adds that if that big dumb French giant didn't learn his lesson after last Monday, then he guarantees the next time he crosses paths with him or Studd, they're gonna finish him once and for all! Heenan then closes out by claiming after this man right here, King Kong Bundy, is done with Andre, he's got a good mind to sick him right on YOU, Tito Santana - and your Intercontinental Title! (78) Hercules Hernandez underperformed. This angle got the crowd hotter. Studio: Monsoon and Heenan talk the coming future of The Heenan Family, then present us our next contest, featuring four superstars who are set to square off against each other in round one of the WWF Tv Title Tournament. (67) - Corporal Kirchner and Bruno Sammartino def. The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff in 9:13 by disqualification, when Volkoff leveled Sammartino across the back with the Russian flag right in front of the referee. Following the match, Sheik and Volkoff took it to their opponents, choking them out with their respective home country flags. After a few moments, some WWF officials came storming down to break it up, but unfortunately, the damage had already been done. (64) 'Adorable' Adrian Adonis and his sidekick, Jimmy Hart, join our hosts in-studio via satellite. Gorilla asks him about the sudden change in appearance, to which Adrian says there's been no change whatsoever - this is who he's always been. Jimmy chimes in claiming most people out there have skeletons in their closet, but it takes a real man to open it up for the whole world to see, baby! 'The Brain' admits he'd be a fantastic addition to The Heenan Family, but if he can't be, there's no better sidekick in the entire WWF than 'The Mouth Of The South'! Hart thanks him, and Bobby asks what's next for the 'Adorable' one, to which Adonis vows he's got something up his sleeve, but the only thing about it he can reveal about it right now is that no man is safe, before blowing a kiss, and walking off camera with his manager. (65) - Roddy Piper, Bob Orton and Don Muraco def. Hillbilly Jim, Uncle Elmer and Paul Orndorff in 10:08 by submission when Piper put Uncle Elmer away with a Sleeper Hold. Prior to the match, Howard Finkel introduced 'Mr. Wonderful' as Cousin Luke's replacement, and he came out to a thunderous ovation! A pretty wild brawl here, which started off with Orndorff going right for Orton, as chaos ensued with the official never really gaining full control, losing it completely toward the end. When Piper put Elmer down with the Sleeper, McMahon shouted from the announcer's booth that he wasn't the legal man, as Jesse laughs obnoxiously at the lowlife rednecks getting outsmarted again! Uncle Elmer was the weak link, struggling to keep up with everyone else's in-ring performance. (75) Event Center: Okerlund runs down the massively stacked card for the Boston Garden this Saturday night, as we also hear a few pre-taped promos alongside. We hear from 'Cowboy' Bob Orton, who cuts a promo on 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff and their first round match, The Junkyard Dog cuts a promo on his opponent, 'Terrible' Terry Funk, Randy Savage states that his golden opportunity against Tito Santana came a bit quicker than expected, and the cream of the crop is headed straight to the top, while WWF Champion, 'The Incredible' Hulk Hogan claims that him and his little Hulksters have put that big, ugly, Frankenstein John Studd down before, and this coming Saturday in the Boston Garden, they're gonna do it again! "So Whatcha Gonna Do Big Ugly John Studd, When Me, My 24-Inch Pythons, and ALLLLL My Little Hulksters Run Wild On Yooouuu?!" (86) Hulk Hogan came out of this looking excellent. Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth have great chemistry. Hulk Hogan benefitted from being the flavour of the month. Studio: Gorilla and Bobby talk the Orton/Orndorff saga and the Boston Garden show. (71) - Bret Hart def. Pedro Morales in 8:59 by pinfall with a quick roll-up, while using the ropes for leverage. Both Monsoon and Sammartino are disgusted at the lengths Bret went to steal this one, with Monsoon calling it a miscarriage of justice, but regardless, the decision is final and 'The Hitman' moves on to the quarterfinals in semi-impressive fashion, where he'll be facing The Junkyard Dog! (75) Bret Hart advances in the WWF Tv Title Tournament. On SuperStars: "Mr. USA" Tony Atlas in action. (52) On SuperStars: Studd and Bundy each in singles action. (65) Studio: Monsoon and Heenan send it to President Tunney, who has a major announcement. (73) Jack appears at his desk and reminds us that on April the 7th, live and only on pay-per-view, from the Rosemont Horizon in Chicago, Illinois, the World Wrestling Federation will be presenting the biggest, most star-studded event in professional wrestling history: WrestleMania 2! And with that being said, he's here tonight to inform you all that the first match taking place on this historic night is official -- when King Kong Bundy goes one on one with none other than 'The Eighth Wonder Of The World' Andre The Giant! Furthermore, this contest will also be taking place inside of a 15 foot high steel cage! Tunney then thanks everyone, and tells them to enjoy tonight's main event. (72) Studio: Gorilla and Bobby talk Andre/Bundy and our main event. Monsoon hypes the monumental magnitude of these two colossal behemoths locking horns in the cage, citing that it's the irresistible force clashing with the immovable object! 'The Brain' seems thrilled, pointing out the fact that as his man, King Kong Bundy, stated earlier, he's gonna put the finishing touches on Andre for good! (68) The British Bulldogs and Captain Lou cut a pre-taped promo, firing back at The Dream Team, and in reference to the forthcoming eight-man tag, claiming that after Hulk and Tito are through with them tonight, The Bulldogs are looking forward to taking a BITE out of the World Tag Team Champs this Saturday in Boston! And if The Hart Foundation get in the way, the Killer Bees just may have a nice little sting for them! Albano has some choice words for 'Luscious' Johnny Valiant as well, threatening to bite him right in the neck, should he even think about getting involved - and the same goes for that no good little runt, Jimmy Hart! (61) Recap: Hayes catches up with an outraged Terry Funk, post-SNME. He shouts vigorously about how he he's your Uncrowned Champion Of The World! He calls this entire company bogus and says if President Tunney doesn't award him his rematch immediately, there will be HELL to pay! 'The Mouth Of The South' then adds his two cents, screaming about how The Junkyard Dog put his hands on a manager, and both he and Jack Tunney will be hearing from their lawyer! Terry then promises that not only is Hogan's day of reckoning on its way - but The Dog's is as well! (70) - WWF Intercontinental Champion, Tito Santana and WWF World Heavyweight Champion, Hulk Hogan def. WWF World Tag Team Champions, The Dream Team in a non-title match, in 11:39 when Hogan pinned Valentine following a Big Leg Drop. Hulk Hogan carried the match in terms of in-ring performance. Brutus Beefcake was the weak link, struggling to keep up with everyone else's in-ring performance. (71) The Dream Team got a tag team specialist bonus. Post-Match: Funk comes out with the iron, stopping midway down the ramp and thinking better of walking into a 2-on-1 attack, yelling about how he's gonna brand The Hulkster during his pose-down with Santana - but The Bulldogs make their way out shortly thereafter, atop the entranceway, to neutralize him! We go off the air in a standstill, as Terry and the retreating Dream Team are caught in the middle of the aisleway. (70) __________________________________________________ Overall Rating: 76. Notes: This show lost us popularity in 11 regions. Final Thoughts: At least I didn't get the lame storylines message lol. A bit of a delay on this one due to life being a bit crazy and Metallica being in town for their two night, no repeat tour this weekend. Should be back on a more normal-ish schedule with posting here in the forthcoming week. Thanks for reading. 😁

Update: I've decided to do away with the weekly WWF Spotlight news post, and do it once a month instead. (At least for now.) Also, been pretty busy between work and moving, but the PrimeTime results are coming soon if anyone would like to predict.

All caught up on this. Really great so far, Matt! Ok, here goes: Main Event- Royal Rumble Match for the WWF World Heavyweight Title: Big Boss Man, Davey Boy Smith, Col. Mustafa, Brian Knobbs, Jerry Sags, Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, Haku, Irwin R. Schyster, Hulk Hogan, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, The Undertaker, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, The Mountie, "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka, "The Texas Tornado" Kerry Von Erich, Repo Man, Rick "The Model" Martel, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, Skinner, The Berzerker, The Barbarian, Sgt. Slaughter, Sid Justice, Shawn Michaels, "El Matador" Tito Santana, Virgil & ??? — it’s hard to go against Ric at this point, being he’s fresh, the most talked about and getting the mega-push, but a major curveball with Sid winning here is just too good to pass up imo. WWF World Tag Team Titles: Legion Of Doom (Champions) vs. The Natural Disasters w/Jimmy Hart — LOD WWF Intercontinental Title: Bret "Hitman" Hart (Champion) vs. "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase — DiBiase cons his way to victory, as The Hitman heads toward higher ground. The Beverly Bros. w/The Genius vs. The Bushwhackers — Beverlys. The Genius outsmarts all. Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart & Koko B. Ware vs. The Orient Express w/Mr. Fuji — Anvil and Koko. Bonus Questions: 1. Who will be the mystery entrant? Scott Hall/Razor Ramon. 2. What number will the winner pick? 23. 3. Who will be the final four? Sid, Hulk, Flair, Jake. 4. Who will be the runner up? Hogan.

Huge POP!!!

Sunday, January 1986 - Week One [Miami, Florida] Broadcast: CTV, Syndication Hosts: Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan Pre-Show: - King Kong Bundy won a 15-Man Battle Royal in 14:05. The other members of the final four were Bruno Sammartino, Ricky Steamboat and The Junkyard Dog, with Sammartino being the final elimination. Hercules also had the most eliminations over the course of the match. (69) Big John Studd seemed off his game. Corporal Kirchner was really off his game. George Steele was really off his game. The Junkyard Dog was really off his game. Televised Broadcast: SNME Recap: Funk thinks he's got the title won, Savage challenges Tito. (70) SNME Recap: Orton and Orndorff brawl outside the arena, and get banned for the evening. (72) Orndorff pre-taped promo. Tells 'Cowboy' Bob his ass is grass! (70) - Paul Orndorff def. Chris Champion in 2:40 by pinfall with a Jumping Piledriver. (46) Paul Orndorff came out of the match looking good. Hype Vid: The Great Muta is coming to the WWF. (13) Steamboat cuts a pre-taped promo, stating that it's his destiny to become first ever WWF Tv Champion - and the journey begins tomorrow night on PrimeTime Wrestling against Tiger Chung Lee! (66) - Tiger Chung Lee def. Norman Smiley by pinfall in 2:03 with a Double Underhook Suplex. (19) The crowd were turned off by having a match outside of the pre-show between workers they don't have any investment in. This match brought the crowd's mood down. On PrimeTime: Tiger Vs 'The Dragon' in a first round match. (52) On PrimeTime: 'The Hitman' Vs Morales in a first round match. (46) Lord Alfred Hayes gets a pre-match word with Morales and Rivera, who seem pretty confident about their upcoming match with The Hart Foundation. Pedro claims as far as tomorrow night goes, though Bret's one tough customer, there ain't no way he's getting past the WWF's one and only triple crown champion! (43) - The Hart Foundation def. Pedro Morales and Jose Luis Rivera in 11:02 when Hart pinned Rivera, following the Hart Attack. Jose Luis Rivera was the weak link, struggling to keep up with everyone else's in-ring performance. (59) Jim Neidhart was really off his game. __________________________________________________ Overall Rating: 62. Notes: N/A. Final Thoughts: I'm mostly gonna use Challenge for people whom I feel need a television match at the end of the week, so every once and again, we may get a halfway decent main event 😆. Other than that, not much to really say about this show.

I hear you man, that's exactly why I had Tunney open up with his state of the union address - to up the ante a bit and make it more fun both for me to do, and of course for whoever decides to read, so thank you for your kind words. I'm not too worried about losing popularity either, I've read on here plenty of times from others that it tends to happen upon starting a new game. Though truth be told: I prolly shoulda kept Moondog Spot off the show, and went with something else tournament related (also more PPV-game friendly), like Orton/Orndorff or Hart/Morales lol.

Prediction Standings: Lord Byron: 16 Dawn: 14 Mattywood: 13 Old School Fan: 8 jhd1: 7 Bigelow Cartwheel: 6

Monday, January 1986 - Week Two Prediction Key: WWF TV Title Tournament, Round One: Tiger Chung Lee Vs. Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff Vs. Corporal Kirchner and "The Living Legend" Bruno Sammartino "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, "Cowboy" Bob Orton and "The Rock" Don Muraco Vs. Hillbilly Jim, Uncle Elmer and ??? WWF TV Title Tournament, Round One: Bret "Hitman" Hart Vs. Pedro Morales Non-Title Clash Of Champions: The Dream Team Vs. Tito Santana and "The Incredible" Hulk Hogan [ Bonus Question: Who will be The Hillbillies partner (if anyone)? ________ ] +3pts - Plus, Jesse 'The Body' Ventura conducts an exclusive sit down interview with The entire Heenan family! - In addition, 'Mean' Gene Okerlund to run down the card for the big event coming to the Boston Garden this Saturday night! - We'll also be hearing from an irate Terry Funk, The British Bulldogs, 'Adorable' Adrian Adonis, and much, much more! __________________________________________________ - Wrestling Challenge results incoming, and a WWF Spotlight news week post on the way as well. Good luck, all!

Saturday, January 1986 - Week One [Miami, Florida] Broadcast: NBC Hosts: Vince McMahon and Jesse "The Body" Ventura Pre-Show: - The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff def. Lanny Poffo and Ted Arcidi in 9:21 when Sheik made Arcidi submit with the Camel Clutch. Ted Arcidi was the weak link, struggling to keep up with everyone else's in-ring performance. (56) - Tony Atlas def. King Tonga in 10:17 by pinfall with a Military Press Powerslam. (60) Televised Broadcast: We open with Animotion's 'Obsession' intro, featuring the eight superstars who'll be competing on tonight's broadcast. (69) Vince and Jesse welcome us, and hype up this evening's card. McMahon adds a side-note that Cousin Luke was unfortunately injured earlier today on WWF SuperStars Of Wrestling, and won't be able to compete in the upcoming six-man tag on PrimeTime against Piper, Orton and Muraco. He adds that President Tunney has indeed given the green light for The Hillbillies to find themselves a new partner, otherwise they'll be going at it in a 3-on-2 Handicapped Match! Ventura states that Cousin Luke should man up! He thought these lowlife rednecks were supposed to be bar room tough guys, not a bunch of toothless, pig-farming sissies! Vince then sends us backstage to 'Your Lordship', who's standing by for a pre-match word with Don Muraco and Mr. Fuji, as we're all set to kickoff the World Television Title Tournament! (68) Hayes instantaneously asks them about their salt-to-eyes miscue on PrimeTime, resulting in Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat's countout victory, to which 'The Magnificent One' aggressively claims that 'The Dragon' sure does have his coming, before assuring us all that he and Mr. Fuji have not only patched things up, but have never been more on the same page! 'The Devious One' adds some ominous words, as Muraco vows to put Hillbilly Jim down, he also forewarns Steamboat; his best bet would be to just lay down in round one, like the coward he is -- cause the last he'd wanna do is see [flexes] "THIS" - in the finals! (69) Podium: Okerlund grabs a word with WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion, Tito Santana! Gene puts over the fact that he's been taking on all comers since winning that coveted championship, as Tito starts in, stating without all his fans around the world and their support, he never coulda... (68) Just then, out comes the one and only 'Macho Man' Randy Savage! He tells Okerlund to keep quiet, before proclaiming that 1986 is gonna be "The Year Of The Machooo Man, Yeah!" - then goes, on pointing his finger right at Santana's title, asking what better way to kick it off by adding that wonderful looking piece of tin to his repertoire?! Tito reminds him that he has a date with 'The Animal' tonight, to which Randy claims once he tames that filthy, disgusting animal, then what?! Then he wants a shot at your championship gold, oh yeah! Tito says if he wants it, he's got it! Anytime! Any place! (69) A green-haired clown seems to be having himself some fun with a few young kids in the audience. Vince chuckles, and reminds us that you never know what you're gonna see here in the World Wrestling Federation. Upon the camera zooming in a bit, this clown looks as if he's maniacally laughing, and appears to be playing small pranks on these children for his own entertainment. (34) Earlier Today: McMahon takes us to a piece of security footage, where 'Mr. Wonderful' pulls up to the arena in his rental car, gets out, and sees his first round opponent, 'Cowboy' Bob Orton also arriving. The two exchange a few words and insults momentarily, before an all out brawl breaks out! After a few seconds, we see security and police swarming, as we kick back to Vince informing us the two were eventually separated and banned from the building tonight. (67) Lord Alfred Hayes conducts a backstage interview with The Dream Team and Johnny V, who ask what on earth The British Bulldogs have done to deserve a shot at these belts, before threatening WWF President Jack Tunney to find them some real competition, or they're retiring to and island beach somewhere, as World Tag Team Champions and never coming back! (61) 'Mean' Gene is standing by for a pre-match word with George 'The Animal' Steele. The big man from Detroit is completely unresponsive at first, holding Miss Elizabeth's brand new LJN rubber action figure, shaking his head up and down whilst eerily petting it simultaneously. He howls her name four times, before heading off towards ringside. Okerlund looks a bit perturbed, wondering if 'The Animal' knows Randy's advised his lovely valet to stay at home this evening for her own safety, or if he even realizes he has a match with 'The Macho Man' to begin with. (63) Event Center: Monsoon goes over some current happenings, with a few pre-taped promos from various superstars: The Killer Bees answer The Hart Foundation, stating if they’ve got something to say, why don't they just come say it to their face? Hercules, Tony Atlas, The Iron Sheik and Corporal Kirchner all cut promos on the Tv Title Tournament and their respective opponents. And finally, Andre The Giant forewarns Big John Studd and King Kong Bundy that he's set out for revenge, and to squash them both like a bug! Gorilla lets us know that his colleague, Bobby 'The Weasel' Heenan has informed him that we will indeed be hearing from both of his clients, in response to Andre, this Monday night on WWF PrimeTime Wrestling, before bouncing it back over to McMahon and Ventura. (58) Brian Blair performed poorly in this segment. Jim Brunzell was very underwhelming. Andre The Giant came out of this looking excellent. Vince thanks him, before re-informing us of Tunney's state of the union address, where he spoke of the World Wrestling Federation sending their finest scouts across the globe to bring in some of the world's top talent, and presents us with a hype video: 'The Body' admits that though he doesn't know much about Japanese pro-wrestling, there is one thing that's been widespread across the entire industry for quite some time now: "This man, The Great Muta, is Japan's fastest rising star, and that spells trouble for anyone and everyone here in the WWF - including that big bald headed Jesse 'The Body' wannabe who walks around here carrying the World Wrestling Federation Championship Belt!" McMahon says while anything is possible here in the World Wrestling Federation, he's pretty sure The Great Muta, much like everyone else has to do, will have to go through a myriad of strong competition before receiving an opportunity such as that. (12) Funk/Hogan hype vid, focusing heavily on Terry branding Hulk with his iron this past December. (73) 'The Living Legend' Bruno Sammartino conducts a pre-match interview with The Hulkster in the aisle, cutting him off during his grand entrance, with Funk pacing around the ring. Hogan cuts a scathing promo, taunting his current-day arch nemesis, then brings out his good friend, The Junkyard Dog to watch his back tonight! (71) Post-Match: The Junkyard Dog changes course, hits the ring, going straight for the madman from Amarillo, hammering away, and eventually sending him flying over the top! Terry did happen to drop the title in the process, as The Dog reclaims it for The Hulkster. An ecstatic McMahon bickers back and forth with an infuriated Ventura, as the 'JYD' attends to his friend, while Jimmy backs his deranged client up the entranceway, who's yelling out all kinds of obscenities meshed in with the fact that that's his belt! 'Real American' cranks loud and proud, as Hogan's now on his feet favoring his head wound, but somehow musters the strength to start flexing for the crowd, alongside his one-night manager, whom of which also emerged victorious this evening, with Saturday Night's Main Event coming to a close! (85) Hulk Hogan came out of this looking excellent. __________________________________________________ Overall Rating: 72. Notes: This show lost us popularity in 11 regions. This show increased our popularity in 7 regions. The general feeling is that we don't have enough interesting storylines going on. Post-Show Speech: Pointed Savage out as a good example, told Funk he's awesome, and praised Hulk for a great performance. All three were pleased. Final Thoughts: Thought this was a good show overall. Was pretty happy with the last two matches in specific, and am most-certainly looking forward to incorporating The Great Muta into this dynasty. Every old-school game I start, I always check him and he's always loyal to NJPW, but in 1986 he's a young lion, having only came on the scene in October of '84. Got some others who'll be debuting in the coming weeks as well, just decided to reveal him first here to prove Tunney's point that the World Wrestling Federation will be bringing in some of the best young talent from around the world. (Keyword being world.) Hope you all (all 6,208,835 of you 😅) enjoyed my first PPV-esque show!

Warning: Saturday Night's Main Event will be up at some point within the next 24 hours if anyone would like to get their picks in.

More pure genius from the great Mattywood. Think I may just need to hire you as my head writer, pal! 😝

Yup, and the game don't take commercials into consideration. I have another coming in March, maybe I'll bump it up by then. We'll see. And thanks for the tip, man. I didn't even think of the "at ringside" ordeal for bad manager chemistry honestly, even though I've used it plenty of times before in other situations lol. This should def help me with the Fuji/Muraco and Studd/Heenan pairings. 😎👍

Saturday, January 1986 - Week One [Huntsville, Alabama] Broadcast: ITV, Syndication, Syndication Canada Hosts: Vince McMahon and Jesse "The Body" Ventura Pre-Show: - Jim Powers and Paul Roma def. Les Thornton and Rene Goulet in 4:47 when Powers pinned Thornton, following a Powerslam. (10) Les Thornton and Rene Goulet don't work well as a team, their timing is all over the place. - George Steele and WWF Intercontinental Champion, Tito Santana def. WWF World Tag Team Champions, The Dream Team in a non-title match, in 11:34 by disqualification when Johnny V got involved. (62) Brutus Beefcake seemed off his game. The Dream Team got a tag team specialist bonus. Greg Valentine and Johnny V are an awkward pairing, they just have no chemistry whatsoever. Televised Broadcast: - Lanny Poffo def. Terry Gibbs in 5:19 by pinfall with a Top-Rope Moonsault. (30) Terry Gibbs seemed off his game. This match was a poor way to start the show and took away from the crowd's initial enthusiasm. This match cooled the crowd a little. Event Center: Mean Gene runs down the Tv Title Tournament brackets. (60) Paul Orndorff cuts a pre-taped promo. [aimed at his first round opponent, 'Cowboy' Bob Orton]. (74) The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff cut a pre-taped promo. [aimed at their respective first round opponents, Corporal Kirchner and 'The Living Legend' Bruno Sammartino]. Okerlund then follows up by informing us that these four will also be squaring off in a big-time tag team encounter, this coming Monday on PrimeTime Wrestling! (55) - Ivan Putski def. Mike Sharpe in 8:18 with the Polish Hammer. (48) Recap: 'The Brain' reveals Hercules Hernandez as his new client -- who then proceeded to dominate SD Jones, putting him away with a Full Nelson. (49) Hercules cuts a pre-taped promo. [aimed at his first round opponent, 'Mr. USA' Tony Atlas]. (55) - Judy Martin def. Candace Pardue in 4:40 with a fast roll up. (8) The crowd were turned off by having a match outside of the pre-show between workers they don't have any investment in. This match brought the crowd's mood down. Recap: Andre and Hogan emerge victorious on PrimeTime, but get beat down by Studd, Bundy and Funk, post-match. (68) The Hart Foundation cut a pre-taped promo. [aimed at Bret's first round opponent, Morales and The Killer Bees--who they claim are nothing more than an absolute laughing stock, and have yet to set foot in the ring with any real competition yet, here in the World Wrestling Federation]. (55) - The Killer Bees def. George Wells and Steve Lombardi in 5:41 when Blair pinned Lombardi, following a Double Dropkick from both Bees. (40) The Killer Bees got a tag team specialist bonus. Piper's Pit: 'The Mouth Of The South' introduces his client, who comes out looking a bit more feminine than usual, with colorful bows in his now bleached out blonde hair, make up, and pink wrestling trunks. He tells 'The Hot Rod', and the rest of the world - this is indeed who he truly is: 'Adorable' Adrian Adonis! He then goes on to present Piper with his old biker leather jacket, stating there's no one out there he'd rather gift it to. Roddy's ecstatic, and says Adrian is wonderful before thanking him very much, as Adonis walks off blowing him a kiss. Ventura says he's proud of Adonis, cause it takes a real man to dig deep and find his true identity, whatever it may be - while McMahon just flat refers to the entire segment as bizarre, before awkwardly sending us off to a commercial break. Roddy Piper came across well. This angle got the crowd interested again. - Randy Savage def. Cousin Luke in 3:27 by pinfall with a Flying Elbow Drop. (45) Randy Savage looked excellent out there. This match cooled the crowd a little. ** Cousin Luke sustained a Hand Contusion. ** SNME hype promo - catch all the action tonight on NBC! (74) __________________________________________________ Overall Rating: 55. Notes: N/A. Final Thoughts: Knew the women's match wasn't gonna do too well, but an 8?! C'mon man. Lmao - I'll keep at it, but not gonna lie, we may be throwing in the towel real soon 😬😆. That, and Powers/Roma being so green were my two biggest takeaways. Otherwise, just a simple advancement B-Show here.

I've been on a bit of a kick lately and it's always good to add those little nuances. Glad someone noticed. 😎 The early Jan '86 one ran for 65min. Or at least that's how it's presented on Peacock haha

Prediction Standings: Lord Byron: 8 jhd1: 7 Bigelow Cartwheel: 6 Dawn: 6 Mattywood: 5 - Sidenote: in regards to SNME, it'll be 2pts per win for every match on the card. And here's a bonus question hint (being there's like a hundred thousand people it could be) — the superstar who's debuting in the near future is NOT someone who was with the WWF at any point during its Golden Age era!

Saturday, January 1986 - Week One Prediction Key: WWF TV Title Tournament, Round One: "The Rock" Don Muraco Vs. Hillbilly Jim WWF TV Title Tournament, Round One: Moondog Spot Vs. "JYD" The Junk Yard Dog George "The Animal" Steele Vs. "Macho Man" Randy Savage WWF World Heavyweight Championship: "Terrible" Terry Funk Vs. "The Incredible" Hulk Hogan (c) [ Bonus Question: Who will be the brand new superstar that's sure to make a sudden impact? ________ ] +6pts - Plus, "Mean" Gene Okerlund gets an exclusive interview with WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion, Tito Santana! - In addition, a special hype video revealing a brand new WWF Superstar, who's CERTAIN to make a sudden impact on arrival! - We'll also be hearing from multiple Tv Title Tournament contenders - and much, much more! __________________________________________________ - In case anyone may have forgotten (or just flat out were not alive LOL), the old Saturday Night's Main Event shows around during this era only ran for one hour. My plan is to try and stay as true as possible to the time, then make the necessary adjustments as needed. Best of luck to those who choose to predict!

Monday, January 1986 - Week One [Denver, Colorado] Broadcast: USA Network Hosts: Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan Pre-Show: - The Hart Foundation def. Barry O and George Skaaland in 6:23 when Bret Hart pinned George Skaaland, following the Hart Attack. In terms of in-ring work, Bret Hart was head and shoulders above everyone else. (47) Barry O was really off his game. Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart showed excellent chemistry teaming together. Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart got a tag team specialist bonus. Jim Neidhart and Jimmy Hart have excellent chemistry together. Bret Hart looked good out there. - The Junkyard Dog def. Matt Bourne in 8:50 by pinfall with a Powerslam. (59) The Junkyard Dog was really off his game. Televised Broadcast: Jack Tunney state of the union address. The WWF President starts off by wishing everyone a happy new year, before going on about how the World Wrestling Federation take great pride in their worldwide fanbase, and are always looking to give back in the absolute best manner possible, so therefore from here on out, they feel it's their duty provide you with top-tier main event quality matches right here on PrimeTime Wrestling, each and every week, starting right here tonight, when in our main event -- we'll be seeing the team of Big John Studd and King Kong Bundy square off against 'The Eighth Wonder Of The World' Andre The Giant and World Wrestling Federation Champion, 'The Incredible' Hulk Hogan! Furthermore, we here at World Wrestling Federation, have gone on and sent the finest scouting team we could've possibly assembled on an international tour in order to find, and bring in the finest talent this industry has to offer, in an attempt to take this company even to new heights! And lastly, he's proud to announce the unveiling of a brand new championship: the World Wrestling Federation Television Title! He proceeds to inform us that this title will be defended on television once per week, and there'll be a 16-man tournament to crown the first ever WWF World Television Champion, with Mr. Monsoon and Mr. Heenan revealing the official bracket a little later on this evening. Tunney then thanks everyone once again, and tells them to enjoy tonight's broadcast. (71) Studio: Monsoon and Heenan welcome us, talk a bit about all these major happenings, then direct us to our opening contest. But first, a word from The British Bulldogs and their manager, Captain Lou Albano. (60) The Bulldogs and Captain Lou cut a pre-taped promo, claiming that this is their year--the year they're going straight to the top! And the road to the World Tag Team Titles starts right here and now, when they steamroll through Sheik and Volkoff. (61) - The British Bulldogs def. The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff in 10:21 when Davey Boy pinned Nikolai with a Running Powerslam. Corporal Kirchner came charging down to ringside during Volkoff's Russian National Anthem singing, waiving old glory, and staying put in the corner of The Bulldogs as extra insurance that 'Classy' Freddie Blassie would stay in check - and the moment Freddie did try involved, he was indeed neutralized, leading to Davey sealing the deal for his team. (63) The Iron Sheik seemed off his game. Davey Boy Smith and The Dynamite Kid got a tag team specialist bonus. ** The Dynamite Kid was visibly upset after the match because The Iron Sheik almost injured him with a botched move. ** Studio: Gorilla and Bobby talk about The Brain's upcoming new client reveal, to which he vows will be an earth-shattering third addition, and is most certainly the only man in the World Wrestling Federation who matches the sheer power of Big John Studd and King Kong Bundy. (50) In-Ring: Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan reveals his new client - 'The Mighty' Hercules Hernandez! (51) - Hercules Hernandez def. SD Jones in 5:22 by submission with a Full Nelson. A dominant outing here for the newest member of The Heenan Family. (40) This match cooled the crowd a little. We cut to a pre-taped promo from 'The Macho Man', where he tells Miss Elizabeth she's gonna be sitting this one out for safety reasons, before forewarning George 'The Animal' Steele - this coming Saturday, on Saturday Night's Main Event, he's gonna lay that big, hairy bozo to rest once and for all! (71) Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth have great chemistry. Recap: Terry Funk uses his iron and brands The Hulkster! (74) Terry Funk promo from the Double Cross Ranch. He calmly pets his horse while talking about Saturday Night's Main Event, in just five short days, eerily reminding Hogan; the last thing on god's green earth him and his title ever wanna see is a big ol' Texan who's middle aged and crazy. And he can get his confirmation on that from his good buddy Pedro *clears throat* - "Sorry. Whatever's LEFT of your good buddy Pedro!" (69) Studio: Monsoon and Heenan talk the Funk/Hogan saga. (73) - Terry Funk def. Pedro Morales in 7:41 by pinfall with a Piledriver. Morales had Funk seemingly on the verge of defeat, before 'The Mouth Of The South' jumped on the apron, distracted both Pedro and the official, then tossed Terry the megaphone, in which he used as an equalizer to help put the former WWF Heavyweight Champion away. After the match, a swarm of security stormed ringside to ensure Funk wouldn't use the dreaded branding iron on his fallen opponent. (79) Studio: WWF Tv Title Tournament graphic. Gorilla and Bobby discuss -- Monsoon specifically points out that he's surprised to see 'The Hitman' in there, being he's primarily a tag team guy, to which Heenan responds, asking why wouldn't he be, he’s 'The Excellence Of Execution'. - then Gorilla reminds him that only one of his three men are in this tournament, citing that Studd and Bundy are nowhere to be found, leaving 'The Brian' scratching his head and questioning this decision, as we cut to commercial. (59) Recap: Muraco and Fuji hang Steamboat over the ropes with his karate belt! JYD and Tito make the save. (72) - Ricky Steamboat def. Don Muraco in 12:47 by countout. This entertaining, hard-hitting match came to a close when the battle waged to the outside, with Muraco gaining the advantage. He held 'The Dragon' from behind, while Mr. Fuji attempted to throw salt in his eyes - but Steamboat ducked, and had the presence of mind to roll into the ring just before the count of ten, leaving the temporarily blinded 'Magnificent One' and 'The Devious One' in a war of words. (71) Don Muraco and Mr. Fuji have absolutely zero chemistry together. On SuperStars: Adrian Adonis stops by Piper's Pit. Plus, The Killer Bees and 'Macho Man' Randy Savage in action! (61) Next Week on PrimeTime: Six-Man action. Piper, Orton and Muraco take on The Hillbillies! (52) Piper, Orton, and Muraco cut a wild pre-taped promo aimed at The Hillbillies. (57) Studio: Monsoon and Heenan hype our colossal main event! (68) 'Mean' Gene gets a pre-match word with Andre and The Hulkster. The two behemoths seem ready for war, as Hogan claims the big man here told him that Bobby 'The WEASEAL' Heenan has been trying to court him into switching sides and joining The Heenan Family, before reminding the world that there's a bond between The Giant and 'The Incredible' Hulk Hogan which could never, EVER be broken, dude! Following a few menacing words from Andre, and a howling muscle-flex from the World Heavyweight Champion, they're off to stage right, as Okerlund kicks it over to Gorilla Monsoon and 'The Living Legend' Bruno Sammartino in the announcer's booth! (71) Andre The Giant benefitted from being the flavour of the month. Hulk Hogan benefitted from being the flavour of the month. - Andre The Giant and Hulk Hogan def. Big John Studd and King Kong Bundy in 11:48 when Hogan pinned Studd, following a Big Leg Drop. As expected, a total slugfest here that come to a close, as all hell broke loose, the official lost all control, with Bundy and Andre duking it out up the aisleway, The Hulkster managed to catch his second wind in the ring. He hulked up, pointed, hit the triple punch/big boot combo, then proceeded to bodyslam his longtime foe to a roaring ovation, then dropped the big atomic leg bomb! The referee just barely hit the three count, before 'The Walking Condominium' came crashing down on the back of Hogan's neck with a devastating elbow drop! Following a low blow that put The Giant down to one knee and thriving in pain on the floor, he began clobbering and taking it to the Champion! Bobby was visually irate, shouting to everyone at ringside that Studd was NOT the legal man! (66) The match suffered because there was not enough selling shown. Big John Studd and Bobby Heenan are an awkward pairing, they just have no chemistry whatsoever. Post-Match: 'Terrible' Terry Funk joins the fray, and Big John eventually makes it to his feet, leaving Hart and Hennan directing the 3-on-2 assault! Amidst the mayhem, the bell continues to ring repeatedly, until the credits roll - leading straight into a Saturday Night's Main promo. (69) SNME hype promo - with McMahon's aggressive voice reminding us to tune in this coming Saturday Night on NBC! (71) __________________________________________________ Overall Rating: 62. Notes: This show lost us popularity in 11 regions. The general feeling is that we don't have enough interesting storylines going on. Final Thoughts: Was overall happy with the flow of this show and feel it kicked off the new year/got the ball rolling pretty well, but slightly disappointed in the main event rating. Understandable that it wasn't exactly a coalescence of the greatest technical workers, but this match on weekly television at this point in time would have been nothing short of gargantuan lol. Also, Muraco and Fuji having zero chemistry might just be the single biggest line of hogwash this game has ever fed me, but we shall proceed and make due. And Sheik— wtf you doing bro? Guess I should just be glad he wasn’t wasted as well. 🤣 I have some good signings and cool surprises incoming, so it’s safe to say you can expect a nice little shakeup in the near future. Thanks to all for reading, and predicting if you did. My next two posts should be the official Saturday Night's Main event card, where the Tv Title Tourney will officially be kicking off, and a quick writeup for B-show SuperStars results.

The Blade Runners on the big stage could be pretty awesome, but don’t think Warrior is available yet. That being said, I’ve got a couple big surprises in the immediate future that I’m hoping ya’ll will enjoy! Thanks dude. Was inactive on here for a bit, but just saw your Monday Night Wars ordeal— gonna dive in soon! 🤙🏼 Ps: Bam Bam rules!

Monday, January 1986 - Week One Prediction Key: The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff Vs. The British Bulldogs S.D. "Special Delivery" Jones Vs. Hercules Hernandez "Terrible" Terry Funk Vs. Pedro Morales "The Rock" Don Muraco Vs. Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat Big John Studd and "The Walking Condominium" King Kong Bundy Vs. "The Eighth Wonder Of The World" Andre The Giant and "The Incredible" Hulk Hogan [ Bonus Question: Who will be the new member of The Heenan Family? ________ ] +3pts - Plus, WWF President Jack Tunney's state of the union address, which he promises will consist of multiple major announcements! - In addition, PrimeTime co-host, Bobby "The Brain" Heenan has vowed to reveal a brand new addition to The Heenan Family! - We'll also be hearing from "Macho Man" Randy Savage, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, and much, much more! __________________________________________________ - For the record: we're gonna do 1pt per correct call, and 2pts per main event/title match. Bonus questions will be specified as given. This one will run through WrestleMania 2, with the prize being a pretty big one. I haven't decided exactly what it's gonna be as of yet, but do have a few good ideas. Good luck, all!