Saturday Night's Main Event 3
Date: 02/11/85
Commentators: Vince McMahon & Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Announcer: Howard Finkel
This starts with Bobby Heenan dressed for Halloween smashing pumpkins over a bath. Hogan and Andre say they will win. Jesse is with Roddy Piper laughing about the Uncle Elmer. Mean Gene is with Terry Funk and Jimmy Hart. Funk wants the heavyweight belt and the titles roll.
Vince runs through the schedule and talks to Jesse about the wedding on the last SNME. We watch a video of Terry Funk attacking a ring attendant. Jimmy Hart says that was TV tricks, and Funk says he has some BRANDIN' TO DO. We watch a video of Funk beating down Junk Yard Dog with his iron brand. JYD is with Mean Gene now saying that was Funk's day but tonight is his.
Match 1 - Terry Funk w/"Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart vs Junk Yard Dog
Singles match
JYD gets this started early, thowing Funk into the ring before he can even remove his jacket. The crowd have gone absolutely ballistic. JYD makes Funk bounce with his legs either side on the top rope. Funk leaves the ring to sort out his ring attire. He gets back in and body slams JYD, but misses the elbow drop. Dog gets his own body slam in and he then throws Funk out over the top rope. The crowd LOVE it.
Funk gets back in gingerly, but JYD hits another body slam and then does his usual heatbutts on all fours. Funk reels out the ring again, as the crowd bellow for JYD. Dog runs after Jimmy Hart, and Funk goes after him, only to get back body dropped on the outside.
They get back in the ring and Funk beats JYD to the mat with a series of uppercuts. Funk slaps on a sleeper after a 2 count but Dog gets to the ropes. JYD throws on his own sleeper. Hart jumps to the apron to distract the Dog, so JYD throws him into the ring, getting a huge cheer from the crowd. He tries to attack Hart some more, leaving Funk to come in from behind and hit JYD with Hart's megaphone. The referee doesn't see it, so Funk goes for the pin gets the 3 count
Winner - Terry Funk by pinfall (unseen megaphone attack)
Wow, I really enjoyed this, best JYD match I've seen so far.The crowd were into this from the start and he did everything he could to keep them interested. Funk and Hart played good heels too and the ending worked well. Great way to start off the show 3/5
Funk tries to attack Dog with the branding iron but JYD grabs it and hits Funk and Hart with it instead. Funk tries to pull Hart from the ring, JYD pulls Hart's legs and his pants come off. JYD stands on Hart and brands his arse.
We now go Mean Gene for a pie eating contest (seriously) where loads of wrestlers are dressed up for haloween (Macho Man & Elizabeth as Tarzan & Jane, Nikolai Volkoff as Robin, Bobby Heenan as Davy Crockett, King Kong Bundy as Abe Lincoln, Iron Sheik as Batman, Tito Santana as Zorro, Hulk Hogan as Hercules, Uncle Elmer, Cousin Junior & Hillbilly Jim as the Three Musketeers and Captain Lou Albano as Juluis Caesar).
It's Albano vs Bundy in the pie eating contest, and Albano wins, Bundy says he cheated so shoves a pie in Albano's face.
The Hillbillys are in the ring for Piper's Pit, and we watch videos of SNME 2 where Piper interrupted Uncle Elmer's wedding, and Jesse saying Elmer & his wife kissing was like two carp in the Mississippi going after the same corn on a line.
Piper asks Elmer what he did on his wedding night and whether he's thought about family life, Elmer says it's none of his business. Piper starts insulting Elmer some more, Hillbilly Jim gets up and wants to know who said what about Elmer and his wife in the ring. Piper says Jesse said it and he agrees with him. Jim says Jesse should come to the ring and say it face to face. Jesse comes down to the ring and says he isn't backing down on what he said.
Bob Orton is in the ring too. He crouches behind Junior and Piper pushes him over. Ortona dn Piper then get thrown out the ring leaving Jesse alone Elmer and Jim. Jesse leaves the ring but Elmer grabs his hat and stamps on it.
Back to Mean Gene in the back as the next Haloween contest is a pumpkin dunk. Bobby Heenan will take on Cousin Junior. Junk Yard Dog has joined in and is dressed as a mummy. Heenan clearly cheats but Gene doesn't see it.
Gene is now with Heenan, Studd and Bundy, who say there's no chance they will lose to Hogan & Andre. They head off to the ring and the face team is with Gene. Andre says enough talking, lets get to the ring
Match 2 - Big John Studd & King Kong Bundy w/Bobby "The Brain" Heenan vs Andre The Giant & Hulk Hogan w/Captain Lou Albano
Tag Team Match
Hogan & Bundy start off. A knee lift takes Bundy down. Hogan goes for a slam but can't get Bundy up. Jesse thinks Hogan's back is hurt. Hogan is able to keep the upper hand beating on Bundy, and tags in Andre. Andre chokes Bundy with the straps on his attire, and Hogan is tagged back in. Double ax handle from Hogan off the second rope send Bundy towards his corner, and Studd grabs Hogan. Bundy chops Hogan and Studd is tagged in.
Studd carries on the beatdown, while Vince asks Jesse about what happened with him on Piper's Pit. Jesse says that on the next SNME him and Piper will destroy the hillbillys if given the chance. In the ring, Hogan has managed to turn things round with a really poorly executed back drop. Andre is tagged in and he chops way at Studd.
Andre has Studd in the corner and accidentally hits the referee, sending him down. Hogan and Bundy get in the ring, and there's a short brawl. Andre & Hogan send Bundy & Studd out the ring, and we now have a replacement referee. Andre is all over Studd and Hogan is tagged back in. He takes a clothesline and Andre is tagged back in. Studd takes a boot from Andre and rolls out the ring. Andre goes after him, but Bundy gets in from behind and attacks Andre, tying Andre's arms up in the ropes. Studd holds Hogan down and Bundy splashes him. Both men double team Andre being caught in the ropes and the referee calls for the bell
Winners - Hulk Hogan & Andre The Giant by DQ
Meh, what started off as a decent giants match could have ended better. The crowd popped every single time Hogan & Andre tagged eachother in, and the only time the heels were on top was when they got DQ'd. 2/5
Studd & Bundy continue the beatdown on Andre but Hulk gets up and makes the save. Bundy gets a boot and Studd a clothesline. Gene interviews the winners in the ring and Andre says he didn't get enough, and Hogan says they will never beat Andre. Andre grabs the mike and mumbles something, and we cut to an advert.
Gene is with Savage & Elizabeth and asks macho man why a woman manager? Savage says what kind of man is Gene asking a question like that. Savage & Elizabeth walk to the ring, Gene can't keep his eyes of Elizabeth's arse.
Match 3 -"Macho Man" Randy Savage w/Elizabeth vs Tito Santana (C)
Singles match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship
Jesse continues calling Santana Chico. Savage works up the crowd. After a series of grapple Savage gets the upper hand with a snapmare and knee drop. Santana ducks under a clothesline and hiptosses Savage but misses the elbow drop. Savage quickly climbs to the middle rope and lands a double ax handle. Santana kicks out at 2.
Savage throws on a sleeper and Sanatan struggles to escape. He eventually gets up and elbows his way out, but before he launch a proper attack Savage bodyslams Santana and rushes to the top rope. He leaps, but Santana telepgraphs it and punches Savage in the stomach. He stomps away at Savage and knocks him down again with a punching combo. Jesse moans that Santana is breaking all the rules of wrestling and you can't strike with a closed fist.
Savage is bodyslammed, but then leaves the ring before Santana can attack some more. Tito goes after him on the outside and gets a couple of punches away. They go in and out again, except Savage stops Santana coming back in. Savage tries for a piledriver on the outside but Santana blocks it. Savage hits a knee lift and both men are counted out
Draw - Double count out
A little dissapointing, if only because Santana spent too long of the match in a sleeper hold. Savage was great throughout and really makes people want to hurt him, he and Santana complimented eachother as they're fast enough to keep pace. Wish this could have gone on longer for a proper conclusion 3/5
Both men continue brawling outside the ring, but Savage doesn't follow Santana back into the ring. Savage generates insane heat just doing stuff like this, it's great to watch.
We go to the back where Mr Fuji is making strange noises. He's going to have a Kung Fu challenge with Ricky Steamboat.
We watch a video of how Piper spent haloween at his 'rented home'. Vince appears to interview him. Piper starts wrapping a brick in tin foil, shouts loads of nonsense, puts a stick into a bowling ball and pretends they're sweets. Piper says in Scotland haloween is trick or treat, so he's making tricks. Some kids knock at the door, one dressed as Hogan who Piper rips on. He give sthe kids the bricks & bowling balls, but they rip the kids sweet bags. Piper steals the kids sweets, but when they leave they say the sweets were chocolate covered ref peppers.
Hogan has just watched the video and is proud of the kids.
Mean Gene watches Mr Fuji karate chop a couple of bricks in half.
Match 4 - Mr Fuji w/Magnificent Don Muraco vs Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
Kung Fu battle
Steamboat is with Gene Okerlund, we watch a video of Fuji & Muraco choke Steamboat by hanging him outside the ring over the top rope with a strap. Steamboat says Fuji will feel the dragon tonight (oooh er).
Steamboat chops, elbows and kicks Fuji down. Jesse doesn't know if this was any good or not. Fuji kicks Steamboat in the balls, and then headbutts The Dragon in the groin. Fuji gets in a chop, but Steamboat fights back with quick elbows and kicks. Fuji chops back and 1 finger throws Steamboat across the ring. The crowd aren't into this at all. Fuji kicks some more and tries a suplex, but Fuji reverses this into a suplex of his own. Steamboat lands a dropkick from the top rope and pins Fuji.
Winner - Ricky Steamboat by pinfall (Dropkick from the top rope)
Crap from start to finish. I love Steamboat, but this was just stupid. A kung fu battle where no one blocks, and in the end a suplux & dropkick end it. I'm not buying it, and neither did the crowd. Thankfully it was very short. 1/5
Steamboat tries to celebrate but Muraco comes into the ring and spits red mist into Steamboat's face, blinding The Dragon. Muraco and Fuji hammer away on Steamboat and eventually leave the ring.
Back to the Haloween party/contest, and Gene is with Miss Elizabeth, who is smoking hot. The last round is a pumkin pass - passing pumpkings to eachother without using your hands.
Jesse says he wasn't surpised Albano won the pie eating contest because he is a fat sloppy pig. The faces try the pumpkin pass first, and get 5, Albano dropping to Hogan. Piper has turned up dressed as Superman. The heels blatantly cheat covering the passes with capes. Piper drops it passing to Elizabeth, the faces win. Savage flips out on Elizabeth, he's so good at making you hate him.
After an ad break Vince, Jesse and Gene are by the pumpkin dunking bath. Jesse says him and Piper want the Hillbillys at the next SNME.
And the show ends without someone falling into cake! FARCE!
More of a fun show this one for kids. Savage & Santana put on a good match, the rest not really rememberable. The next SNME was in January 86, which will be my next review
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