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Harrisonburg, VA - High School - December 1, 1988
Bambi vs. Peggy Lee Leather
Scott Hudson vs. Wild Samoan
Buddy Landell vs. Jimmy Valiant
The Mod Squad vs. The Rock n Roll Express
NWA @ Albuquerque, NM - December 1, 1988 (4,700)
Ron Simmons defeated the HalfBreed (Tim Chappa) at 1:15
Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose defeated Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane via disqualification at 13:15
Bam Bam Bigelow & Eddie Gilbert defeated NWA US Champion Barry Windham & JJ Dillon (sub. for NWA World Champion Ric Flair who had to fly home) when Gilbert pinned Dillon at 12:39
NWA TV Champion Mike Rotunda pinned the Italian Stallion
Rick Steiner defeated Steve Williams via disqualification when Mike Rotunda interfered
NWA Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors fought Sting & Lex Luger to a double disqualification at 14:27
WWF @ Providence, RI - Civic Center - December 2, 1988 (5,000)
Barry Horowitz pinned Iron Mike Sharpe
Boris Zhukov pinned George Phillips (sub. for the Blue Blazer)
Harley Race defeated SD Jones
Pete Doherty defeated Conquistador #1
Greg Valentine defeated Tito Santana via count-out
The Hart Foundation fought Jacques & Raymond Rougeau to a draw
Andre the Giant defeated Jake Roberts via disqualification
WWF World Champion Randy Savage & Hercules defeated Ted Dibiase & Virgil
AWA @ Oshkosh, WI – Kolf Sports Center – December 2, 1988
AWA World Heavyweight Title: Greg Gagne d. Jerry Lawler (c) by DQ
World Class @ Dallas, TX – The Sportatorium – December 2, 1988
Cactus Jack & Gary Young fought Steve Casey & Tony Falk to a draw
Eric Embry & Jeff Jarrett d. Iceman Parsons & Kamala by DQ
Super Black Ninja d. Cliff Long
Steve Cox d. Jimmy Jack Funk
Jimmy Garvin d. Botswana Beast
White @ Boulder, CO – December 2, 1988 (600)
Col. DeBeers d. Scott McGhee
Rocky Mountain Thunder d. Don Juan
Steve Williams d. Buddy Rose
The Samoan Swat Team d. Mike Golden & Top Gun
Leon White d. Kokina
Stampede @ Calgary, Alberta – Victoria Pavilion – December 2, 1988 (2,100)
Leo Burke d. Rip Rogers
North American Heavyweight Title: Makhan Singh (c) d. Vinnie Valentino
Chris Benoit d. Beef Wellington
British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title: Johnny Smith (c) battled Steve DiSalvo to a double countout
Don Muraco d. Gary Albright
International Tag Titles: The British Bulldogs d. Cuban Assassin & Gerry Morrow (c) by countout
CWA @ Memphis, TN – WMC Studios – December 3, 1988
Jeff Jarrett & Brian Lee d. Rough & Ready
Sid Vicious d. Freezer Thompson
Wendell Cooley d. Keith Eric
Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden d. Todd Morton & Scott Steiner
Beauty & The Beast d. Chris Frazier & Alan Reynolds
World Class @ Dallas, TX – The Sportatorium – December 3, 1988
Iceman Parsons d. David Hinkley
WWF @ Boston, MA - Boston Garden - December 3, 1988 (8,500)
Televised on NESN - included Rod Trongard, Superstar Billy Graham, & Lord Alfred Hayes on commentary:
Prime Time Wrestling - 12/19/88: Jim Powers pinned Jose Estrada at 13:15 with a sunset flip out of the corner
Prime Time Wrestling - 12/12/88: King Haku pinned SD Jones at 5:47 with a side kick to the face; after the bout, Mr. Fuji came out and announced he was the new manager of the Powers of Pain, both of whom then attacked Jones from behind and left him lying in the ring; moments thereafter, Jones refused to be taken out on a stretch and was instead helped from the ring by two paramedics
Prime Time Wrestling - 12/26/88: Mr. Perfect pinned Tim Horner at 9:44 with the Perfect Plex
Prime Time Wrestling - 12/19/88: Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Barry Horowitz at 11:46 with an elbow drop after Sharpe ducked and Horowitz ran into the ring ropes
Prime Time Wrestling - 12/12/88: Koko B. Ware fought the Red Rooster to a 20-minute time limit draw at 19:02
WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition fought the Powers of Pain (w/ Mr. Fuji) to a double disqualification at 5:40 when Fuji came into the ring and attempted to hit Smash with his cane but ended up dropping it after being confronted by Ax; after the bout, Ax used the cane to clear Warlord from the ring and then broke the weapon in half
Prime Time Wrestling - 12/12/88: Akeem (w/ Slick) pinned Pete Doherty at 3:30 witha splash
Brutus Beefcake pinned Ron Bass at 9:29 with a crossbody; after the bout, Bass attacked Beefcake with Miss Betsy but Beefcake ended up chasing him from the ring with Bass' own spurs
Hulk Hogan defeated the Big Bossman (w/ Slick) via count-out at around the 10-minute mark after handcuffing Bossman to the top rope and clotheslining him over the ropes to the outside after Bossman attempted to use the handcuffs on Hogan
WWC @ Caguas, Puerto Rico – December 3, 1988
Don Kent vs. Ricky Santana
Dr. Death vs. Rufus R. Jones
WWC Jr. Heavyweight Title: El Profe d. Invader III (c)
Carribbean Tag Titles: Huracan Castillo Jr. & Miguel Perez Jr. (c) vs. Bobby Jaggers & Mr. Pogo
Bart & Brad Batten vs. Dan Kroffat & Tama
Jason the Terrible vs. TNT
Hercules Ayala & Chicky Starr vs. Carlos Colon & Ron Starr
CWA @ Jonesboro, AR – December 3, 1988 (625)
Brian Lee d. Don Bass
The Beast d. Scott Steiner
Sid Vicious d. Freezer Thompson
Steve Cox & Jimmy Garvin d. Fatu & Buddy Roberts
Jeff Jarrett d. Eric Embry
Wendell Cooley & Bill Dundee d. Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden
WWF @ Cape Girardeau, MO - December 3, 1988 (2,000)
Sam Houston defeated Danny Davis
Paul Roma defeated Nikolai Volkoff
Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard defeated The Rockers
Steve Lombardi defeated Scott Casey
WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior defeated Honkytonk Man
Rick Rude defeated Hillbilly Jim
The Rockers co-won a battle royal
NWA @ Houston, TX - December 3, 1988 (1,200)
Tug Taylor pinned Tony Torres
Mike Rotunda pinned Ron Simmons
Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose defeated Stan Lane & Bobby Eaton via disqualification when Jim Cornette hit the referee
Rick Steiner defeated Steve Williams via disqualification
NWA World Champion Ric Flair & NWA US Champion Barry Windham defeated Eddie Gilbert & Bam Bam Bigelow
Sting & Lex Luger fought NWA Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors to a double count-out
WWF @ Omaha, NE - Civic Auditorium - December 3, 1988 (5,384)
Sam Houston pinned Nikolai Volkoff
Scott Casey defeated Steve Lombardi
Paul Roma defeated Danny Davis
Rick Rude defeated Hillbilly Jim
Andre the Giant defeated Jake Roberts via disqualification
Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard defeated The Rockers
Bad News Brown pinned Omar Atlas at the 38-second mark
WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior defeated Honkytonk Man at 5:09
Stampede @ Edmonton, Alberta – December 3, 1988 (3,000)
Beef Wellington d. Steve Blackman
Chris Benoit d. Rip Rogers
Gary Albright d. Leo Burke
British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title: Johnny Smith (c) d. Steve DiSalvo by DQ
North American Heavyweight Title: Makhan Singh (c) d. Don Muraco
The British Bulldogs d. Cuban Assassin & Gerry Morrow by countout
PNW @ Portland, OR – Sports Arena – December 3, 1988
Art Crews & Buddy Rose fought The Southern Rockers to a draw
Art Barr fought CW Bergstrom to a draw
Steve Doll d. Al Madril by DQ
Coal Miners Glove: Top Gun d. Abuddadein
WWF @ Montreal, Quebec - Forum - December 4, 1988 (matinee) (15,000)
Mr. Perfect defeated Koko B. Ware
Richard Charland defeated Conquistador #1
Dino Bravo defeated Jim Duggan
Tito Santana fought Greg Valentine to a 20-minute draw
Harley Race defeated Lanny Poffo (sub. for Ron Garvin)
Hercules defeated Virgil
Boris Zhukov defeated Tim Harden (sub. for the Blue Blazer)
Hulk Hogan defeated the Big Bossman via count-out
WWF @ Hamilton, Ontario - Copps Coliseum - December 4, 1988 (13,500)
Prime Time Wrestling - 12/19/88: Tim Horner pinned Johnny K-9
Hulk Hogan defeated the Big Bossman via disqualification at the 20-minute mark; this bout lasted so long in order to allow the other talent to arrive from Montreal in time for their matches on the card
Virgil pinned Hercules after Ted Dibiase interfered
Tito Santana defeated Greg Valentine via count-out
Prime Time Wrestling - 12/12/88: Mr. Perfect pinned Jose Luis Rivera with the Perfect Plex at 6:11
Prime Time Wrestling - 12/26/88: Ted Dibiase pinned Koko B. Ware with a small package at 6:20
Jim Duggan pinned Dino Bravo
WWF @ Springfield, MA - Civic Center - December 4, 1988 (2,700)
Jim Powers pinned Jose Estrada
The Red Rooster defeated George Skaaland
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated The Hart Foundation; Brother Love was the guest referee for the bout
King Haku pinned SD Jones
Brutus Beefcake pinned Ron Bass
The Powers of Pain defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition via disqualification
Barry Horowitz pinned Iron Mike Sharpe
WWF World Champion Randy Savage defeated Akeem at 4:09
WWF @ Des Moines, IA - Veterans Memorial Auditorium - December 4, 1988
Bad News Brown defeated an unknown
Scott Casey defeated Steve Lombardi
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Sam Houston
The Rockers defeated Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard via disqualification
Rick Rude defeated Hillbilly Jim
WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior defeated Honkytonk Man
Jake Roberts defeated Andre the Giant via disqualification
WWA @ Estherville, IA – High School – December 4, 1988
Bruce Blackwell vs. Rick McCord
Killer Cruz vs. Sonny Boy Rogers
The Grim Reaper & Steve Ray vs. The Top Guns
WWA Heavyweight Title: Mike George (c) vs. Akio Sato
NWA @ Lubbock, TX - December 4, 1988 (900)
Rick Steiner pinned Alvin Martinez
Eddie Gilbert pinned Ted Heath
Mike Rotunda pinned Ron Simmons
Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose defeated Stan Lane & Bobby Eaton via disqualification
NWA US Champion Barry Windham defeated Bam Bam Bigelow via count-out
Sting & Lex Luger fought NWA Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors to a double count-out
CWA @ Memphis, TN – Mid-South Coliseum – December 5, 1988 (1,832)
The Rock n Roll RPM’s d. Todd Morton & Ken Raper
The Beast d. Alan Reynolds
CWA Heavyweight Title: Brian Lee (c) d. Don Bass
Texas Heavyweight Title: Steve Cox d. Iceman Parsons (c) by DQ
Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden d. Wendell Cooley & Bill Dundee
World Class Lt. Heavyweight Title: Jeff Jarrett (c) d. Eric Embry
World Class Tag Titles: The Samoan Swat Team (c) d. Michael Hayes & Ricky Morton
AWA World Heavyweight Title: Jerry Lawler (c) d. Jimmy Garvin by DQ
NWA @ Las Vegas, NV - December 5, 1988
Ron Simmons defeated the Italian Stallion
Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane fought Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose to a draw
NWA TV Champion Mike Rotundo defeated Ron Simmons
Rick Steiner defeated Steve Williams via disqualification
NWA World Champion Ric Flair & NWA US Champion Barry Windham defeated Eddie Gilbert & Bam Bam Bigelow
NWA Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors defeated Sting & Lex Luger via disqualification
NWA @ Columbus, GA - Municipal Auditorium - December 6, 1988 (2,300)
Lex Luger & Rick Steiner fought The Road Warriors to a draw
Ric Flair d. Masked Maniac
Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose d. The Fantastics
The Midnight Express d. Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose
WWF @ Daytona Beach, FL - Ocean Center - December 6, 1988 (10,000+; sell out)
WWF Superstars taping:
Prime Time Wrestling - 12/12/88: Hercules defeated Boris Zhukov via submission with the backbreaker at 6:14
Prime Time Wrestling - 12/12/88: Ron Garvin pinned Iron Mike Sharpe with a piledriver at 3:24
Prime Time Wrestling - 12/19/88: Jacques & Raymond Rougeau (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Koko B. Ware & Scott Casey when Raymond pinned Casey at 6:44 following a double team move off the top
Prime Time Wrestling - 1/2/89: Danny Davis pinned Jim Powers at 6:53 with a reverse roll up and grabbing the tights for leverage
12/24/88:
Akeem (w/ Slick) pinned Juan Valdez with a splash at 2:16
The Powers of Pain (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Joe Cruz & Lanny Poffo at 3:12 when Barbarian pinned Cruz with a flying clothesline as Warlord held Cruz in the air with a suplex
Jim Duggan pinned Tony Suber with the running clothesline at 2:08
Rick Rude (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned an unknown with the Rude Awakening at 1:40
Bad News Brown pinned Bob Emery at the 23 second mark with the Ghetto Blaster; after the bout, Brown continued attacking his opponent before challenging WWF World Champion Randy Savage to come out and fight him; moments thereafter, Savage appeared and the two briefly brawled in the ring before they were sperated by several other wrestlers
Ron Garvin pinned Barry Horowitz at 2:21 with the Garvin Stomp and a piledriver (Garvin's debut)
Ron Bass pinned Martin Roy with the Pedigree at 2:19; after the bout, Bass attacked Roy with his whip
1/7/89 - included Brutus Beefcake as a guest of the Brother Love Show in which he showed off the various haircuts he may choose to give Ron Bass at Saturday Night's Main Event:
WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition defeated Iron Mike Sharpe & Rusty Brooks at 2:31 when Ax pinned Brooks following the Decapitation
Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) defeated Scott Casey via submission with the Million $ Dream at 2:09
Jake Roberts pinned Pete Sanchez at 2:07 with the DDT
The Big Bossman (w/ Slick) pinned Bill Mulkey at 1:46 with the sidewalk slam; ater the bout, Bossman handcuffed his opponent to the ring rope and beat him with the nightstick
Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Tim Horner & George South at 2:21 when Anderson pinned South following a spike piledriver
The Hart Foundation defeated Greg Valentine & Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) via disqualification at 4:38 after Honky knocked Bret out with a guitar shot to the back of the head
1/14/89 - included Honkytonk Man, Greg Valentine, & Jimmy Hart as guests of the Brother Love Show:
The Rockers defeated Rusty Riddle & Trent Knight at 2:15 when Jannetty pinned Knight with an elbow as Michaels held Knight on his shoulders
King Haku (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Jose Luis Rivera with a diving headbutt from the middle turnbuckle at 1:28
WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior pinned Jose Estrada at 1:50 with the gorilla press slam / splash combo
Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) pinned Omar Atlas at 1:25 with the side suplex
FCW @ Tampa, FL – The Sportatorium – December 6, 1988
Mark Starr d. Brady Boone
Brett Sawyer d. Jimmy Backlund
Big Steelman d. Scotty the Body
Florida Heavyweight Title: Steve Keirn d. The Terminator (c) by DQ
Florida Tag Titles: The Nasty Boys (c) d. The Star Riders
PNW @ Hoquiam, OR – December 6, 1988
Top Gun d. Al Madril
Matt Borne fought Scott Peterson to a draw
Steve Doll d. Col. DeBeers by DQ
Coal Miners Glove: Top Gun d. Buddy Rose
Clash of the Champions IV "Seasons Beatings" - Chattanooga, TN - December 7, 1988
Shown live on TBS - featured Jim Ross & Bob Caudle on commentary; included Tony Schiavone & Lex Luger as the secondary announce team:
NWA US Tag Team Tournament Finals: Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton defeated Ron Simmons & Eddie Gilbert at 27:03 when Fulton pinned Gilbert with a roll up after Gilbert hit the ringpost shoulder-first; the finish happened within the last minute of the time-limit; Jason Hervey was the guest ring announcer for the bout
Steve Williams (w/ Kevin Sullivan) pinned the Italian Stallion at 15:35 with the Oklahoma Stampede after catching Stallion in mid-air
Ivan Koloff pinned Paul Jones at 8:21 after hitting Jones with his own foreign object; Koloff wrestled the bout with one hand tied behind his back; after the bout, the Russian Assassins attacked Koloff until the Junkyard Dog made the save and cleared the ring with his chain
NWA Tag Team Champion & NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champion Road Warrior Animal (w/ Paul Ellering) defeated NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champion Dusty Rhodes via disqulification at 2:54 when Rhodes hit Animal with a chair as Sting battled an interfering NWA Tag Team Champion & NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champion Road Warrior Hawk on the floor; Rhodes wrestled the bout with a heavily bandaged eye following an attack from the Road Warriors; due to pre-match stiuplations, Animal won the NWA Six-Man Tag Team Titles for himself, Hawk, and a partner of their choice; had Rhodes won, he would have chosen who would be his championship partners
NWA World Champion Ric Flair & NWA US Champion Barry Windham (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane (w/ Jim Cornette) at 17:41 when Windham pinned Eaton after Flair hit Eaton in the back of the head with Dillon's shoe following Eaton's Alabama Jam on Windham; during the bout, Paul E. Dangerously cut an insert promo on his team of Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose facing Eaton & Lane at Starrcade
WWF @ Tampa, FL - SunDome - December 7, 1988 (9,176)
Wrestling Challenge taping:
Prime Time Wrestling - 12/26/88: Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated Pete Sanchez & the Gladiator at 3:11 when Michaels pinned Sanchez following a splash from Jannetty's shoulders
Mr. Perfect pinned Koko B. Ware with the Perfect Plex (the bout was redone later in the show)
WWF World Champion Randy Savage defeated the Big Bossman via count-out
Andre the Giant defeated Jake Roberts via disqualification
WWF Superstars - 12/24/88 - Included the Brother Love Show with guests Big John Studd and Bobby Heenan, with Studd telling Heenan he wanted nothing to do with him
Wrestling Challenge - 12/25/88 - included Gene Okerlund conducting an interview with Mr. Perfect:
WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior pinned John Latu at 2:54 with the press slam / splash combo
The Honkytonk Man & Greg Valentine (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated George South & Jose Luis Rivera at 3:30 when South submitted to Valentine's shin guard assisted figure-4 after Honky hit the Shake, Rattle, & Roll
Jake Roberts pinned Rusty Brooks at 2:17 with the DDT
Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) pinned Mario Mancini after hitting two side suplexes at 1:39
WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition defeated Danny Brazil & Rusty Riddle at 2:08 when Ax pinned Brazil following the Decapitation
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated Jose Estrada & Iron Mike Sharpe at 3:20 when Jannetty pinned Estrada with a crossbody off the top as Michaels held Estrada up for a suplex
The Big Bossman (w/ Slick) pinned David Heath at 1:13 with the sidewalk slam; after the bout, Bossman handcuffed his opponent's arms together and hung him over the ringpost, beating him with the nightstick
1/1/89 - included Gene Okerlund conducting an interview with Andre the Giant & Bobby Heenan; the remainder of the episode was a 1988 Year in Review special:
Saturday Night's Main Event #19 - 1/7/89 on NBC - included opening comments from WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior, the Honkytonk Man & Jimmy Hart, Brutus Beefcake, Akeem & Slick, and Hulk Hogan regarding their upcoming matches; featured Vince McMahon & Jesse Ventura on commentary; included Gene Okerlund conducting a backstage with Ron Bass regarding his upcoming match with Beefcake; featured a video package highlighting the feud between Beefcake and Bass; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Beefcake regarding his upcoming bout; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Akeem, the Big Bossman, & Slick regarding Akeem's upcoming match with Hogan; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Hogan & Miss Elizabeth, in which Hogan brought out WWF World Champion Randy Savage who he said would watch his back against Akeem & Bossman; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Honky & Hart regarding Honky's upcoming match with the Warrior; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with the Warrior regarding his upcoming title defense; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Slick, Bossman, & Akeem regarding the beating they gave Hogan, with Slick implying Hogan & Savage weren't as tight as they appeared to be; featured Ventura conducting a backstage interview with Bobby Heenan & the Red Rooster, during which Heenan said he would make the Rooster successful despite Rooster's limited abilities; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Curt Hennig regarding his finisher, the Perfect Plex; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Hogan, Savage, & Elizabeth in which Hogan said Savage was there for them when he needed him and Savage said the pain Hogan felt in the ring was what he felt backstage:
Brutus Beefcake defeated Ron Bass in a hair vs. hair match via submission with the sleeper at 7:40 after avoiding a clothesline; after the commercial break, Beefcake cut Bass' hair and shaved it inside the ring while Bass was still knocked out; after Bass came to, he ran backstage to find Beefcake (More Saturday Night's Main Event)
Hulk Hogan (w/ Miss Elizabeth) defeated Akeem (w/ Slick & the Big Bossman) via disqualification at around the 8-minute mark when Bossman hit Hogan with his nightstick as Hogan ran the ropes, attempting the legdrop; prior to the bout, Gene Okerlund and WWF World Champion Randy Savage - watching on backstage - took note of Hogan opening the ropes for Elizabeth; mid-way through the contest, as Hogan was being double teamed by Akeem & Bossman while the referee was knocked out, Okerlund and Savage were shown watching backstage but Savage said Hogan would be okay; moments later, Elizabeth ran backstage to find Savage, with Savage repeatedly telling her he had confidence in Hogan and he would be okay; Elizabeth then returned ringside alone; after the contest, Bossman choked Hogan with his nightstick and then grabbed hold of Elizabeth, with Savage then clearing the ring with a steel chair; moments later, Savage took exception with Elizabeth tending to Hogan's injuries (More Saturday Night's Main Event)
WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior pinned the Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) at 5:07 with a flying shoulderblock after avoiding a clothesline (The Ultimate Warrior, Best of Saturday Night's Main Event)
Tito Santana pinned the Red Rooster (w/ Bobby Heenan) with a roll up at 7:27 after Rooster became distracted by Heenan after Heenan rolled Rooster back in the ring after Santana knocked him to the floor; Heenan was fitted with a mic for the match, with everything he said at ringside being picked up at the commentary table; during the contest, Heenan spoke with George Steinbrenner who sat ringside for the show; mid-way through the bout, Heenan began arguing with the Rooster at ringside, with Rooster shoving Heenan before continuing the match; after the contest, Heenan berated Rooster in the ring and slapped him, with Rooster then beating Heenan up until Heenan slid out of the ring and ran backstage (the end of Rooster's undefeated streak) (More Saturday Night's Main Event, The Brains Behind the Brawn)
Mr. Perfect pinned Koko B. Ware at 3:10 with the Perfect Plex
Wrestling Challenge:
1/8/89 - included Gene Okerlund conducting an interview with the Big Bossman, Akeem, & Slick:
Hercules defeated Barry Horowitz via submission with the backbreaker at 2:40
Ron Garvin pinned Steve Lombardi at 2:38 with a piledriver
King Haku (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Martin Roy with a kneedrop off the top at 2:07
The Powers of Pain (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Omar Atlas & Bob Emery at 2:43 when the Barbarian pinned Emery with a flying clothesline as Warlord held Emery in the air
Jim Duggan pinned Trent Knight with the running clothesline at 1:58
Rick Rude (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Robin Idle with the Rude Awakening at 1:29
1/15/89 - included Gene Okerlund conducting an interview with Big John Studd:
Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) defeated Joe Cruz via submission with the Million $ Dream at 1:34
Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated George Terrell & Scott Casey at 1:44 when Anderson pinned Terrell following a spike piledriver behind the referee's back
Bad News Brown pinned Bill Mulkey with the Ghetto Blaster at 1:44
CWA @ Evansville, IN – Veterans Memorial Coliseum – December 7, 1988
CWA Heavyweight Title: Brian Lee (c) vs. Don Bass
Doctor of Death vs. Ricky Morton
Jeff Jarrett & Scott Steiner vs. The Rock n Roll RPM’s
Elimination: Don Bass, Doctor of Death, & The Rock & Roll RPM’s vs. Jeff Jarrett, Brian Lee, Ricky Morton, & Scott Steiner
Rick Casey, Bill Dundee, & Jerry Lawler vs. Robert Fuller, Jimmy Golden, & Sid Vicious
Stampede @ Calgary, Alberta – December 7, 1988
Beef Wellington d. Goldie Rogers
Chris Benoit d. Rip Rogers
Volkhan Singh d. Steve Blackman
Larry Cameron d. Tommy Ferrera
British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title: Johnny Smith (c) battled Steve DiSalvo to a double countout
North American Heavyweight Title: Don Muraco d. Makhan Singh (c) by DQ
International Tag Titles: The British Bulldogs d. Cuban Assassin & Gerry Morrow (c)
Bambi vs. Peggy Lee Leather
Scott Hudson vs. Wild Samoan
Buddy Landell vs. Jimmy Valiant
The Mod Squad vs. The Rock n Roll Express
NWA @ Albuquerque, NM - December 1, 1988 (4,700)
Ron Simmons defeated the HalfBreed (Tim Chappa) at 1:15
Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose defeated Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane via disqualification at 13:15
Bam Bam Bigelow & Eddie Gilbert defeated NWA US Champion Barry Windham & JJ Dillon (sub. for NWA World Champion Ric Flair who had to fly home) when Gilbert pinned Dillon at 12:39
NWA TV Champion Mike Rotunda pinned the Italian Stallion
Rick Steiner defeated Steve Williams via disqualification when Mike Rotunda interfered
NWA Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors fought Sting & Lex Luger to a double disqualification at 14:27
WWF @ Providence, RI - Civic Center - December 2, 1988 (5,000)
Barry Horowitz pinned Iron Mike Sharpe
Boris Zhukov pinned George Phillips (sub. for the Blue Blazer)
Harley Race defeated SD Jones
Pete Doherty defeated Conquistador #1
Greg Valentine defeated Tito Santana via count-out
The Hart Foundation fought Jacques & Raymond Rougeau to a draw
Andre the Giant defeated Jake Roberts via disqualification
WWF World Champion Randy Savage & Hercules defeated Ted Dibiase & Virgil
AWA @ Oshkosh, WI – Kolf Sports Center – December 2, 1988
AWA World Heavyweight Title: Greg Gagne d. Jerry Lawler (c) by DQ
World Class @ Dallas, TX – The Sportatorium – December 2, 1988
Cactus Jack & Gary Young fought Steve Casey & Tony Falk to a draw
Eric Embry & Jeff Jarrett d. Iceman Parsons & Kamala by DQ
Super Black Ninja d. Cliff Long
Steve Cox d. Jimmy Jack Funk
Jimmy Garvin d. Botswana Beast
White @ Boulder, CO – December 2, 1988 (600)
Col. DeBeers d. Scott McGhee
Rocky Mountain Thunder d. Don Juan
Steve Williams d. Buddy Rose
The Samoan Swat Team d. Mike Golden & Top Gun
Leon White d. Kokina
Stampede @ Calgary, Alberta – Victoria Pavilion – December 2, 1988 (2,100)
Leo Burke d. Rip Rogers
North American Heavyweight Title: Makhan Singh (c) d. Vinnie Valentino
Chris Benoit d. Beef Wellington
British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title: Johnny Smith (c) battled Steve DiSalvo to a double countout
Don Muraco d. Gary Albright
International Tag Titles: The British Bulldogs d. Cuban Assassin & Gerry Morrow (c) by countout
CWA @ Memphis, TN – WMC Studios – December 3, 1988
Jeff Jarrett & Brian Lee d. Rough & Ready
Sid Vicious d. Freezer Thompson
Wendell Cooley d. Keith Eric
Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden d. Todd Morton & Scott Steiner
Beauty & The Beast d. Chris Frazier & Alan Reynolds
World Class @ Dallas, TX – The Sportatorium – December 3, 1988
Iceman Parsons d. David Hinkley
WWF @ Boston, MA - Boston Garden - December 3, 1988 (8,500)
Televised on NESN - included Rod Trongard, Superstar Billy Graham, & Lord Alfred Hayes on commentary:
Prime Time Wrestling - 12/19/88: Jim Powers pinned Jose Estrada at 13:15 with a sunset flip out of the corner
Prime Time Wrestling - 12/12/88: King Haku pinned SD Jones at 5:47 with a side kick to the face; after the bout, Mr. Fuji came out and announced he was the new manager of the Powers of Pain, both of whom then attacked Jones from behind and left him lying in the ring; moments thereafter, Jones refused to be taken out on a stretch and was instead helped from the ring by two paramedics
Prime Time Wrestling - 12/26/88: Mr. Perfect pinned Tim Horner at 9:44 with the Perfect Plex
Prime Time Wrestling - 12/19/88: Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Barry Horowitz at 11:46 with an elbow drop after Sharpe ducked and Horowitz ran into the ring ropes
Prime Time Wrestling - 12/12/88: Koko B. Ware fought the Red Rooster to a 20-minute time limit draw at 19:02
WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition fought the Powers of Pain (w/ Mr. Fuji) to a double disqualification at 5:40 when Fuji came into the ring and attempted to hit Smash with his cane but ended up dropping it after being confronted by Ax; after the bout, Ax used the cane to clear Warlord from the ring and then broke the weapon in half
Prime Time Wrestling - 12/12/88: Akeem (w/ Slick) pinned Pete Doherty at 3:30 witha splash
Brutus Beefcake pinned Ron Bass at 9:29 with a crossbody; after the bout, Bass attacked Beefcake with Miss Betsy but Beefcake ended up chasing him from the ring with Bass' own spurs
Hulk Hogan defeated the Big Bossman (w/ Slick) via count-out at around the 10-minute mark after handcuffing Bossman to the top rope and clotheslining him over the ropes to the outside after Bossman attempted to use the handcuffs on Hogan
WWC @ Caguas, Puerto Rico – December 3, 1988
Don Kent vs. Ricky Santana
Dr. Death vs. Rufus R. Jones
WWC Jr. Heavyweight Title: El Profe d. Invader III (c)
Carribbean Tag Titles: Huracan Castillo Jr. & Miguel Perez Jr. (c) vs. Bobby Jaggers & Mr. Pogo
Bart & Brad Batten vs. Dan Kroffat & Tama
Jason the Terrible vs. TNT
Hercules Ayala & Chicky Starr vs. Carlos Colon & Ron Starr
CWA @ Jonesboro, AR – December 3, 1988 (625)
Brian Lee d. Don Bass
The Beast d. Scott Steiner
Sid Vicious d. Freezer Thompson
Steve Cox & Jimmy Garvin d. Fatu & Buddy Roberts
Jeff Jarrett d. Eric Embry
Wendell Cooley & Bill Dundee d. Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden
WWF @ Cape Girardeau, MO - December 3, 1988 (2,000)
Sam Houston defeated Danny Davis
Paul Roma defeated Nikolai Volkoff
Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard defeated The Rockers
Steve Lombardi defeated Scott Casey
WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior defeated Honkytonk Man
Rick Rude defeated Hillbilly Jim
The Rockers co-won a battle royal
NWA @ Houston, TX - December 3, 1988 (1,200)
Tug Taylor pinned Tony Torres
Mike Rotunda pinned Ron Simmons
Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose defeated Stan Lane & Bobby Eaton via disqualification when Jim Cornette hit the referee
Rick Steiner defeated Steve Williams via disqualification
NWA World Champion Ric Flair & NWA US Champion Barry Windham defeated Eddie Gilbert & Bam Bam Bigelow
Sting & Lex Luger fought NWA Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors to a double count-out
WWF @ Omaha, NE - Civic Auditorium - December 3, 1988 (5,384)
Sam Houston pinned Nikolai Volkoff
Scott Casey defeated Steve Lombardi
Paul Roma defeated Danny Davis
Rick Rude defeated Hillbilly Jim
Andre the Giant defeated Jake Roberts via disqualification
Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard defeated The Rockers
Bad News Brown pinned Omar Atlas at the 38-second mark
WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior defeated Honkytonk Man at 5:09
Stampede @ Edmonton, Alberta – December 3, 1988 (3,000)
Beef Wellington d. Steve Blackman
Chris Benoit d. Rip Rogers
Gary Albright d. Leo Burke
British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title: Johnny Smith (c) d. Steve DiSalvo by DQ
North American Heavyweight Title: Makhan Singh (c) d. Don Muraco
The British Bulldogs d. Cuban Assassin & Gerry Morrow by countout
PNW @ Portland, OR – Sports Arena – December 3, 1988
Art Crews & Buddy Rose fought The Southern Rockers to a draw
Art Barr fought CW Bergstrom to a draw
Steve Doll d. Al Madril by DQ
Coal Miners Glove: Top Gun d. Abuddadein
WWF @ Montreal, Quebec - Forum - December 4, 1988 (matinee) (15,000)
Mr. Perfect defeated Koko B. Ware
Richard Charland defeated Conquistador #1
Dino Bravo defeated Jim Duggan
Tito Santana fought Greg Valentine to a 20-minute draw
Harley Race defeated Lanny Poffo (sub. for Ron Garvin)
Hercules defeated Virgil
Boris Zhukov defeated Tim Harden (sub. for the Blue Blazer)
Hulk Hogan defeated the Big Bossman via count-out
WWF @ Hamilton, Ontario - Copps Coliseum - December 4, 1988 (13,500)
Prime Time Wrestling - 12/19/88: Tim Horner pinned Johnny K-9
Hulk Hogan defeated the Big Bossman via disqualification at the 20-minute mark; this bout lasted so long in order to allow the other talent to arrive from Montreal in time for their matches on the card
Virgil pinned Hercules after Ted Dibiase interfered
Tito Santana defeated Greg Valentine via count-out
Prime Time Wrestling - 12/12/88: Mr. Perfect pinned Jose Luis Rivera with the Perfect Plex at 6:11
Prime Time Wrestling - 12/26/88: Ted Dibiase pinned Koko B. Ware with a small package at 6:20
Jim Duggan pinned Dino Bravo
WWF @ Springfield, MA - Civic Center - December 4, 1988 (2,700)
Jim Powers pinned Jose Estrada
The Red Rooster defeated George Skaaland
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated The Hart Foundation; Brother Love was the guest referee for the bout
King Haku pinned SD Jones
Brutus Beefcake pinned Ron Bass
The Powers of Pain defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition via disqualification
Barry Horowitz pinned Iron Mike Sharpe
WWF World Champion Randy Savage defeated Akeem at 4:09
WWF @ Des Moines, IA - Veterans Memorial Auditorium - December 4, 1988
Bad News Brown defeated an unknown
Scott Casey defeated Steve Lombardi
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Sam Houston
The Rockers defeated Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard via disqualification
Rick Rude defeated Hillbilly Jim
WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior defeated Honkytonk Man
Jake Roberts defeated Andre the Giant via disqualification
WWA @ Estherville, IA – High School – December 4, 1988
Bruce Blackwell vs. Rick McCord
Killer Cruz vs. Sonny Boy Rogers
The Grim Reaper & Steve Ray vs. The Top Guns
WWA Heavyweight Title: Mike George (c) vs. Akio Sato
NWA @ Lubbock, TX - December 4, 1988 (900)
Rick Steiner pinned Alvin Martinez
Eddie Gilbert pinned Ted Heath
Mike Rotunda pinned Ron Simmons
Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose defeated Stan Lane & Bobby Eaton via disqualification
NWA US Champion Barry Windham defeated Bam Bam Bigelow via count-out
Sting & Lex Luger fought NWA Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors to a double count-out
CWA @ Memphis, TN – Mid-South Coliseum – December 5, 1988 (1,832)
The Rock n Roll RPM’s d. Todd Morton & Ken Raper
The Beast d. Alan Reynolds
CWA Heavyweight Title: Brian Lee (c) d. Don Bass
Texas Heavyweight Title: Steve Cox d. Iceman Parsons (c) by DQ
Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden d. Wendell Cooley & Bill Dundee
World Class Lt. Heavyweight Title: Jeff Jarrett (c) d. Eric Embry
World Class Tag Titles: The Samoan Swat Team (c) d. Michael Hayes & Ricky Morton
AWA World Heavyweight Title: Jerry Lawler (c) d. Jimmy Garvin by DQ
NWA @ Las Vegas, NV - December 5, 1988
Ron Simmons defeated the Italian Stallion
Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane fought Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose to a draw
NWA TV Champion Mike Rotundo defeated Ron Simmons
Rick Steiner defeated Steve Williams via disqualification
NWA World Champion Ric Flair & NWA US Champion Barry Windham defeated Eddie Gilbert & Bam Bam Bigelow
NWA Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors defeated Sting & Lex Luger via disqualification
NWA @ Columbus, GA - Municipal Auditorium - December 6, 1988 (2,300)
Lex Luger & Rick Steiner fought The Road Warriors to a draw
Ric Flair d. Masked Maniac
Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose d. The Fantastics
The Midnight Express d. Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose
WWF @ Daytona Beach, FL - Ocean Center - December 6, 1988 (10,000+; sell out)
WWF Superstars taping:
Prime Time Wrestling - 12/12/88: Hercules defeated Boris Zhukov via submission with the backbreaker at 6:14
Prime Time Wrestling - 12/12/88: Ron Garvin pinned Iron Mike Sharpe with a piledriver at 3:24
Prime Time Wrestling - 12/19/88: Jacques & Raymond Rougeau (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Koko B. Ware & Scott Casey when Raymond pinned Casey at 6:44 following a double team move off the top
Prime Time Wrestling - 1/2/89: Danny Davis pinned Jim Powers at 6:53 with a reverse roll up and grabbing the tights for leverage
12/24/88:
Akeem (w/ Slick) pinned Juan Valdez with a splash at 2:16
The Powers of Pain (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Joe Cruz & Lanny Poffo at 3:12 when Barbarian pinned Cruz with a flying clothesline as Warlord held Cruz in the air with a suplex
Jim Duggan pinned Tony Suber with the running clothesline at 2:08
Rick Rude (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned an unknown with the Rude Awakening at 1:40
Bad News Brown pinned Bob Emery at the 23 second mark with the Ghetto Blaster; after the bout, Brown continued attacking his opponent before challenging WWF World Champion Randy Savage to come out and fight him; moments thereafter, Savage appeared and the two briefly brawled in the ring before they were sperated by several other wrestlers
Ron Garvin pinned Barry Horowitz at 2:21 with the Garvin Stomp and a piledriver (Garvin's debut)
Ron Bass pinned Martin Roy with the Pedigree at 2:19; after the bout, Bass attacked Roy with his whip
1/7/89 - included Brutus Beefcake as a guest of the Brother Love Show in which he showed off the various haircuts he may choose to give Ron Bass at Saturday Night's Main Event:
WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition defeated Iron Mike Sharpe & Rusty Brooks at 2:31 when Ax pinned Brooks following the Decapitation
Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) defeated Scott Casey via submission with the Million $ Dream at 2:09
Jake Roberts pinned Pete Sanchez at 2:07 with the DDT
The Big Bossman (w/ Slick) pinned Bill Mulkey at 1:46 with the sidewalk slam; ater the bout, Bossman handcuffed his opponent to the ring rope and beat him with the nightstick
Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Tim Horner & George South at 2:21 when Anderson pinned South following a spike piledriver
The Hart Foundation defeated Greg Valentine & Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) via disqualification at 4:38 after Honky knocked Bret out with a guitar shot to the back of the head
1/14/89 - included Honkytonk Man, Greg Valentine, & Jimmy Hart as guests of the Brother Love Show:
The Rockers defeated Rusty Riddle & Trent Knight at 2:15 when Jannetty pinned Knight with an elbow as Michaels held Knight on his shoulders
King Haku (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Jose Luis Rivera with a diving headbutt from the middle turnbuckle at 1:28
WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior pinned Jose Estrada at 1:50 with the gorilla press slam / splash combo
Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) pinned Omar Atlas at 1:25 with the side suplex
FCW @ Tampa, FL – The Sportatorium – December 6, 1988
Mark Starr d. Brady Boone
Brett Sawyer d. Jimmy Backlund
Big Steelman d. Scotty the Body
Florida Heavyweight Title: Steve Keirn d. The Terminator (c) by DQ
Florida Tag Titles: The Nasty Boys (c) d. The Star Riders
PNW @ Hoquiam, OR – December 6, 1988
Top Gun d. Al Madril
Matt Borne fought Scott Peterson to a draw
Steve Doll d. Col. DeBeers by DQ
Coal Miners Glove: Top Gun d. Buddy Rose
Clash of the Champions IV "Seasons Beatings" - Chattanooga, TN - December 7, 1988
Shown live on TBS - featured Jim Ross & Bob Caudle on commentary; included Tony Schiavone & Lex Luger as the secondary announce team:
NWA US Tag Team Tournament Finals: Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton defeated Ron Simmons & Eddie Gilbert at 27:03 when Fulton pinned Gilbert with a roll up after Gilbert hit the ringpost shoulder-first; the finish happened within the last minute of the time-limit; Jason Hervey was the guest ring announcer for the bout
Steve Williams (w/ Kevin Sullivan) pinned the Italian Stallion at 15:35 with the Oklahoma Stampede after catching Stallion in mid-air
Ivan Koloff pinned Paul Jones at 8:21 after hitting Jones with his own foreign object; Koloff wrestled the bout with one hand tied behind his back; after the bout, the Russian Assassins attacked Koloff until the Junkyard Dog made the save and cleared the ring with his chain
NWA Tag Team Champion & NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champion Road Warrior Animal (w/ Paul Ellering) defeated NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champion Dusty Rhodes via disqulification at 2:54 when Rhodes hit Animal with a chair as Sting battled an interfering NWA Tag Team Champion & NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champion Road Warrior Hawk on the floor; Rhodes wrestled the bout with a heavily bandaged eye following an attack from the Road Warriors; due to pre-match stiuplations, Animal won the NWA Six-Man Tag Team Titles for himself, Hawk, and a partner of their choice; had Rhodes won, he would have chosen who would be his championship partners
NWA World Champion Ric Flair & NWA US Champion Barry Windham (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane (w/ Jim Cornette) at 17:41 when Windham pinned Eaton after Flair hit Eaton in the back of the head with Dillon's shoe following Eaton's Alabama Jam on Windham; during the bout, Paul E. Dangerously cut an insert promo on his team of Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose facing Eaton & Lane at Starrcade
WWF @ Tampa, FL - SunDome - December 7, 1988 (9,176)
Wrestling Challenge taping:
Prime Time Wrestling - 12/26/88: Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated Pete Sanchez & the Gladiator at 3:11 when Michaels pinned Sanchez following a splash from Jannetty's shoulders
Mr. Perfect pinned Koko B. Ware with the Perfect Plex (the bout was redone later in the show)
WWF World Champion Randy Savage defeated the Big Bossman via count-out
Andre the Giant defeated Jake Roberts via disqualification
WWF Superstars - 12/24/88 - Included the Brother Love Show with guests Big John Studd and Bobby Heenan, with Studd telling Heenan he wanted nothing to do with him
Wrestling Challenge - 12/25/88 - included Gene Okerlund conducting an interview with Mr. Perfect:
WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior pinned John Latu at 2:54 with the press slam / splash combo
The Honkytonk Man & Greg Valentine (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated George South & Jose Luis Rivera at 3:30 when South submitted to Valentine's shin guard assisted figure-4 after Honky hit the Shake, Rattle, & Roll
Jake Roberts pinned Rusty Brooks at 2:17 with the DDT
Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) pinned Mario Mancini after hitting two side suplexes at 1:39
WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition defeated Danny Brazil & Rusty Riddle at 2:08 when Ax pinned Brazil following the Decapitation
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated Jose Estrada & Iron Mike Sharpe at 3:20 when Jannetty pinned Estrada with a crossbody off the top as Michaels held Estrada up for a suplex
The Big Bossman (w/ Slick) pinned David Heath at 1:13 with the sidewalk slam; after the bout, Bossman handcuffed his opponent's arms together and hung him over the ringpost, beating him with the nightstick
1/1/89 - included Gene Okerlund conducting an interview with Andre the Giant & Bobby Heenan; the remainder of the episode was a 1988 Year in Review special:
Saturday Night's Main Event #19 - 1/7/89 on NBC - included opening comments from WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior, the Honkytonk Man & Jimmy Hart, Brutus Beefcake, Akeem & Slick, and Hulk Hogan regarding their upcoming matches; featured Vince McMahon & Jesse Ventura on commentary; included Gene Okerlund conducting a backstage with Ron Bass regarding his upcoming match with Beefcake; featured a video package highlighting the feud between Beefcake and Bass; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Beefcake regarding his upcoming bout; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Akeem, the Big Bossman, & Slick regarding Akeem's upcoming match with Hogan; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Hogan & Miss Elizabeth, in which Hogan brought out WWF World Champion Randy Savage who he said would watch his back against Akeem & Bossman; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Honky & Hart regarding Honky's upcoming match with the Warrior; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with the Warrior regarding his upcoming title defense; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Slick, Bossman, & Akeem regarding the beating they gave Hogan, with Slick implying Hogan & Savage weren't as tight as they appeared to be; featured Ventura conducting a backstage interview with Bobby Heenan & the Red Rooster, during which Heenan said he would make the Rooster successful despite Rooster's limited abilities; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Curt Hennig regarding his finisher, the Perfect Plex; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Hogan, Savage, & Elizabeth in which Hogan said Savage was there for them when he needed him and Savage said the pain Hogan felt in the ring was what he felt backstage:
Brutus Beefcake defeated Ron Bass in a hair vs. hair match via submission with the sleeper at 7:40 after avoiding a clothesline; after the commercial break, Beefcake cut Bass' hair and shaved it inside the ring while Bass was still knocked out; after Bass came to, he ran backstage to find Beefcake (More Saturday Night's Main Event)
Hulk Hogan (w/ Miss Elizabeth) defeated Akeem (w/ Slick & the Big Bossman) via disqualification at around the 8-minute mark when Bossman hit Hogan with his nightstick as Hogan ran the ropes, attempting the legdrop; prior to the bout, Gene Okerlund and WWF World Champion Randy Savage - watching on backstage - took note of Hogan opening the ropes for Elizabeth; mid-way through the contest, as Hogan was being double teamed by Akeem & Bossman while the referee was knocked out, Okerlund and Savage were shown watching backstage but Savage said Hogan would be okay; moments later, Elizabeth ran backstage to find Savage, with Savage repeatedly telling her he had confidence in Hogan and he would be okay; Elizabeth then returned ringside alone; after the contest, Bossman choked Hogan with his nightstick and then grabbed hold of Elizabeth, with Savage then clearing the ring with a steel chair; moments later, Savage took exception with Elizabeth tending to Hogan's injuries (More Saturday Night's Main Event)
WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior pinned the Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) at 5:07 with a flying shoulderblock after avoiding a clothesline (The Ultimate Warrior, Best of Saturday Night's Main Event)
Tito Santana pinned the Red Rooster (w/ Bobby Heenan) with a roll up at 7:27 after Rooster became distracted by Heenan after Heenan rolled Rooster back in the ring after Santana knocked him to the floor; Heenan was fitted with a mic for the match, with everything he said at ringside being picked up at the commentary table; during the contest, Heenan spoke with George Steinbrenner who sat ringside for the show; mid-way through the bout, Heenan began arguing with the Rooster at ringside, with Rooster shoving Heenan before continuing the match; after the contest, Heenan berated Rooster in the ring and slapped him, with Rooster then beating Heenan up until Heenan slid out of the ring and ran backstage (the end of Rooster's undefeated streak) (More Saturday Night's Main Event, The Brains Behind the Brawn)
Mr. Perfect pinned Koko B. Ware at 3:10 with the Perfect Plex
Wrestling Challenge:
1/8/89 - included Gene Okerlund conducting an interview with the Big Bossman, Akeem, & Slick:
Hercules defeated Barry Horowitz via submission with the backbreaker at 2:40
Ron Garvin pinned Steve Lombardi at 2:38 with a piledriver
King Haku (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Martin Roy with a kneedrop off the top at 2:07
The Powers of Pain (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Omar Atlas & Bob Emery at 2:43 when the Barbarian pinned Emery with a flying clothesline as Warlord held Emery in the air
Jim Duggan pinned Trent Knight with the running clothesline at 1:58
Rick Rude (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Robin Idle with the Rude Awakening at 1:29
1/15/89 - included Gene Okerlund conducting an interview with Big John Studd:
Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) defeated Joe Cruz via submission with the Million $ Dream at 1:34
Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated George Terrell & Scott Casey at 1:44 when Anderson pinned Terrell following a spike piledriver behind the referee's back
Bad News Brown pinned Bill Mulkey with the Ghetto Blaster at 1:44
CWA @ Evansville, IN – Veterans Memorial Coliseum – December 7, 1988
CWA Heavyweight Title: Brian Lee (c) vs. Don Bass
Doctor of Death vs. Ricky Morton
Jeff Jarrett & Scott Steiner vs. The Rock n Roll RPM’s
Elimination: Don Bass, Doctor of Death, & The Rock & Roll RPM’s vs. Jeff Jarrett, Brian Lee, Ricky Morton, & Scott Steiner
Rick Casey, Bill Dundee, & Jerry Lawler vs. Robert Fuller, Jimmy Golden, & Sid Vicious
Stampede @ Calgary, Alberta – December 7, 1988
Beef Wellington d. Goldie Rogers
Chris Benoit d. Rip Rogers
Volkhan Singh d. Steve Blackman
Larry Cameron d. Tommy Ferrera
British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title: Johnny Smith (c) battled Steve DiSalvo to a double countout
North American Heavyweight Title: Don Muraco d. Makhan Singh (c) by DQ
International Tag Titles: The British Bulldogs d. Cuban Assassin & Gerry Morrow (c)