Wrestling Challenge 1/4/87
1. This was the 1986 Year in review show, and covered all of the major storylines and angles of the previous year.
Wrestling Challenge 1/11/87
1. Randy Savage v. Steve Gatorwolf
2. Int – George Steele
3. Outback Jack Promo (Jack is in the bush with the native Aboriginies)
4. Tito Santana v. Jimmy Jack Funk
5. Int – Butch Reed & Slick
6.
Jess Cortez v. Kamala (During the
match, Bobby Heenan is seen telling WWF President Jack Tunny to keep quiet about
the
re-instatement hearing of Andre the Giant. Why is Heenan interested in Andre’s
re-instatement?)
7. Int – Koko B. Ware
8. King Harley Race v. Jerry Monti
9. Snake Pit – Butch Reed & Slick
10.
Update – Ricky “The Dragon”
Steamboat’s throat injury at the hands of Randy Savage. Clips of the match are
shown, as well as interviews
with the various doctors and officials involved with Steamboat’s treatment.
11. Promo – Blackjack Mulligan
12.
Killer Bees v. Bob Orton & Don
Muraco (Danny Davis is the ref, and is giving extremely slow counts when the
Bees are
going for the pinfall, while letting Muraco & Orton get away with everything.
The Bees eventually put on their masks to confuse their
opponents as to who is the legal man in the ring, and Davis DQs them!)
13. Int – JYD & Blackjack Mulligan
Wrestling Challenge 1/18/87
1. Blackjack Mulligan Danny Spivey & Mike Rotundo v. Ray Miller, Joe Mirto & Steve Lombardi (Mulligan is Rotundo’s Father-In-Law.)
2. Int – Randy Savage
3.
Butch Reed vs. Mario Mancini
(Andre the Giant makes his WWF return and comes down to ringside and
acknowledges the crowd. He
attempts to shake Slick’s hand, but the Slickster turns his back on him.)
4. Int – Hart Foundation
5. Outback Jack Promo (with a Crocodile)
6. Rick Martel & Tom Zenk (Can-Am Connection) vs. Terry Gibbs & The Gladiator
7. Int – Randy Savage
8. Honky Tonk Man vs. Tom Sharpe
9.
Piper's Pit w/Jack Tunney
presents Hulk Hogan with a trophy for holding the title for 3 years. Andre the
Giant comes out to
congratulate Hogan and tells him that 3 yrs. is a long time to hold a title. No
one really knows how to take that one.)
10.
Dino Bravo & The Dream Team (Greg
Valentine & Brutus Beefcake) vs. Tito Santana, Pedro Morales & Hillbilly Jim
(Danny
Davis is the referee and gives the babyfaces such a ridiculously hard time that
they actually walk out of the match!)
11. WWF Wrestling Music Video "Everybody Have Fun Tonight"
12. George Steele vs. Tony Nardo
Wrestling Challenge 1/25/87
1. Junk Yard Dog vs. Al Navarro
2. Int – Mike Rotundo & Danny Spivey
3. Demolition vs. Jerry Allen & Sivi Afi (This is Demolition's Debut w/their original manager Johnny Valiant, Also important to note in this first bout Smash is NOT Barry Darsow/Repo Man, but it is Randy Culley AKA Moondog Rex.)
4. Int – Hillbilly Jim
5. Kamala vs. Mick Foley (yup Mankind in his jobber days. Kamala destroys Foley, who winds up being stretchered out.)
6.
Hercules/Billy Jack Haynes Full
Nelson challenge shown from Superstars. Hercules attacks Haynes, and then locks
on the Full Nelson,
putting him out
7.
Killer Bees vs, Barry O & David
Vance (B. Brian Blair wore his mask during the match, while Jim Brunzell
worked without the mask.
During the match, Danny Davis gave a promo telling everyone why he DQ’d the Bees
last week.)
8.
Piper's Pit w/Jack Tunney presents
Andre the Giant with a trophy for being undefeated for 15 years. Hulk Hogan
comes in and interrupts Andre’s
speech to congratulate him. Andre walks off the set in disgust.
9. Honky Tonk Man Promo (talks about getting his own 747 jet plane like the one Elvis used to own.)
10. Jacques Rougeau (w/Raymond Rougeau) vs. Don Muraco (w/Bob Orton & Mr. Fuji)
11. Ricky Steamboat vs. Tiger Chung Lee (Steamboat's return bout from his throat injury)
12. Int – Randy Savage
Wrestling Challenge 2/1//87
1.
Harley Race vs. Koko B. Ware
(Danny Davis is the ref and as usual, lets the heels do whatever they want. In
this case, he allows
Bobby Heenan to attack Koko, leading to Race pinning him. JYD comes out to help
Koko, and then he& Koko rough up Davis)
2. Outback Jack Promo (Outback has made it back to Downtown Australia)
3. Hercules vs. Don Driggers (B.J. Haynes/Hercules Confrontation afterwards)
4. Int – George Steele
5. Billy Jack Haynes vs. Jimmy Jack Funk (Hercules comes out during the match.)
6. Int – Honkytonk Man
7. Can-Am Connection Promo (Deciding what's better Canada or the States)
8. Hart Foundation & Adrian Adonis vs. Paul Roma, Tony Garea & Jim Parks
9. Piper's Pit w/Jesse Ventura (claiming he has a big secret he knows but won't tell, tells Piper to have Hogan & Andre on next weeks show)
10. Danny Davis demands that the JYD be punished for attacking him earlier in the show.
11. Jake Roberts vs. Gary Starr
12. Honky Tonk Man Promo (wants to move into a new house from "his old mansion")
13. Nikolai Volkoff & Iron Sheik vs. The Islanders (Haku & Tama)
14. Int – Ricky Steamboat
15. Int – George Steele
16. Int – Andre the Giaint
Wrestling Challenge 2/8//87
1. Koko B. Ware vs. Jimmy Jack Funk
2. Jack Tunney announces WrestleMania 3 to be at Silver Dome in Pontiac , MI .
3.
British Bulldogs vs. Hart Foundation
(from Superstars, Thanks to some major assistance by referee Danny Davis, The
Hart Foundation
wins the Tag Team Titles)
4. Int – Sika & Kamala
5. Outback Jack Promo (at the Qantas airport headed for the WWF)
6. Jake Roberts vs. David Gold (The Honkytonk Man comments on how he doesn’t like Snakes or anyone who handles snakes.)
7. Int – Billy Jack Haynes
8. Ricky Steamboat Promo (from a Deaf children's school)
9.
Demolition (w/Johnny Valiant)
vs. S.D. Jones & Don Driggers (In their second Wrestling Challenge
appearance, we see that Randy Cully
has been replaced by Barry Darsow in the role as Smash. Bill “Ax” Eadie and
Culley realized that too many people recognized
Culley as the former Moondog Rex, and Culley agreed to bow out in favor of Barry
Darsow. The rest was history.)
10.
Piper's Pit – Jesse Ventura’s secret
is revealed, as Andre the Giant comes out with none other than Bobby “The Brain”
Heenan! Andre turns heel
in the shocker of the year and challenges Hulk Hogan to a title match at
Wrestlemania 3!
11. Adrian Adonis vs. Mario Mancini
12. Can-Am Connection (Rick Martel & Tom Zenk) vs. Steve Lombardi & Mike Sharpe
13. Int – Butch Reed
Wrestling Challenge 2/16//87
1.
Johnny Valiant & Dream Team (Greg
Valentine & Brutus Beefcake) vs. Rougeau Brothers & Hillbilly Jim (The
babyfaces win, and get
beaten up afterward by Valiant, Beefcake, Valentine and Dino Bravo)
2. Jack Tunney suspends him for LIFE! (or at least until 1989)
3.
Tito Santana vs. Terry Gibbs
(Davis had attacked the chosen referee for this match, which drew out Jack Tunny
to ringside to deliver his
suspension. Tito confronted Davis, but Jimmy Hart ran out to ringside and
convinced Davis to go to the back with him.)
4. Int – Jimmy Hart & Danny Davis. Hart announces that he’s just signed Davis to a contract as a wrestler!
5. Int – Paul Roma
6. Honky Tonk man Promo (from a recording studio)
7. IC Champ Randy Savage vs. Jerry Allen
8. Int – Randy Savage
9. Int – George Steele
10. Harley Race vs. Moondog Spot
11. Piper's Pit w/Hulk Hogan (Hogan announces he will give Andre the title shot at WM3)
12. Billy Jack Haynes vs. Tiger Chung Lee
13. Killer Bees (Brunzell & Blair) vs. Red Demon & Gladiator
14. Int – Hart Foundation
Wrestling Challenge 2/23/87
1. Ricky Steamboat vs. Chic Donovan
2. Junk Yard Dog vs. Barry O
3. Int – Billy Jack Haynes
4. Roddy Piper Announces his retirement after WM3
5. Roddy Piper vs. Adrian Adonis (from 1/87 SNME)
6. Int – Bobby Heenan talks about his signing Andre the Giant to fight Hulk Hogan at Wrestlemania 3.
7. Can-Am Connection Promo (w/girls trying to rip their clothes off trying to get in the building)
8. Bob Orton Jr. & Don Muraco vs. Salvatore Bellomo & Jobber
9. Snake Pit w/Honky Tonk Man (HTM blasts Jake Roberts over the head with his guitar! )
10.
WrestleMania 3 Report (Wrestlers
pick who will win the Main event between Andre vs. Hogan including Steamboat,
Adonis, Harts, Hillbilly
Jim, Hercules, Koko, Can-Am, Butch Reed)
11.
Butch Reed vs. George Steele (Steele
chases Slick to the back after repeated interference. Koko B. Ware leads Steele
back to the ring and
the two of them attack both Slick & Reed. Steele is disqualified, and a match
between Reed & Koko is signed for Wrestlemania 3.
Wrestling Challenge 3/1//87
1. Tag Champs Hart Foundation vs. Lanny Poffo & S.D. Jones
2. Hulk Hogan / Andre the Giant Contract Signing
3. Harley Race vs. Mario Mancini
4. Koko B. Ware vs. Mike Sharpe
5. Jim Duggan Promo (Sweeping up garbage)
6. IC Champ Randy Savage vs. Jim Powers
7. Snake Pit w/Bobby Heenan & Hercules
8. WrestleMania 3 Report
9. Bruno Sammartino vs. Nikolai Volkoff (Iron Sheik & Killer Bees come in)
WWF Wrestling Challenge TV Original Airdate 3/8/87
1. Can-Am Connection (Rick Martel & Tom Zenk) vs. The Gladiator & Jimmy Jack Funk
2. Clip of Adrian Adonis accidentally cutting Brutus Beefcake's hair
3. Adrian Adonis vs. Don Driggers
4. Tito Santana vs. Barry O
5. Jim Duggan Promo (Driving a fork lift)
6. Kamala vs. Jerry Monte
7. Snake Pit w/Hillbilly Jim, Little Beaver & Haiti Kid
8. WrestleMania 3 Report
9. Honky Tonk Man vs. Dave Stoudemire
WWF Wrestling Challenge TV Original Airdate 3/15/87
1. Highlights of Billy Jack Haynes vs. King Kong Bundy (Heenan & Hercules come in)
2. Billy Jack Haynes vs. Moondog Spot
3.
Dino Bravo & Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake) vs. Paul Roma,
Salvatore Bellomo &
Mike Brucca (Roma removes Beefcake's bandana to reveal a half bald head)
4. Junk Yard Dog vs. Rick Renslow
5. Demolition vs. Sivi Afi & Tom Sharpe
6. Snake Pit w/Andre the Giant & Bobby Heenan
7. WrestleMania 3 Report (Interviews w/Euker/Mary Hart/Dream Team & Bravo/Haynes/Harts
8. Clips of George Steele taking Elizabeth at a SNME
9. Ricky Steamboat vs. Pete Dougherty
10. Int – Roddy Piper
11. Int- Hulk Hogan
WWF Wrestling Challenge TV Original Airdate 3/22/87
1.
Clips of 20 Man Battle Royal from SNME 3/87 Featuring Hulk Hogan, Andre
the Giant, Demolition Ax and Smash,
Ron Bass, Jim Brunzell, Brian Blair, Haku, Billy Jack Haynes, Hillbilly Jim,
Blackjack Mulligan, Paul Orndorff,
Honky Tonk Man, Lanny Poffo, Butch Reed, Sika, Tama, Koko B. Ware, Nikolai
Volkoff and Hercules
2. Tag Champs Hart Foundation vs. Paul Roma & Jim Powers
3. Int – Roddy Piper
4. Koko B. Ware vs. Johnny K-9
5. Int – Bobby Heenan & Andre the Giant
6. Jim Duggan Promo (while mopping)
7. King Kong Bundy vs. Mario Mancini
8. Jesse Ventura interviews Mary Hart, from Entertainment Tonight
9. Int – Hulk Hogan
10. Int – Aretha Franklin
11. Can-Am Connection (Rick Martel & Tom Zenk) vs. Terry Gibbs & Mike Sharpe
12. Piper's Pit w/Bobby Heenan & Andre the Giant (Heenan displays a World Title belt that fits Andre)
13. Snake Pit w/Hulk Hogan
14. WrestleMania 3 Report (Interviews w/Can-Am Connection/Jake Roberts/Steamboat
15. Hercules vs. Jim Young
16. Int – Randy Savage
WWF Wrestling Challenge TV Original Airdate 3/29/87
1. Greg Valentine (w/Beefcake, Bravo & Valiant) vs. Tito Santana (w/British Bulldogs)
2. Int – King Kong Bundy
3. Jim Duggan prevents Nikolai Volkoff from singing the National Anthem
4. Harley Race vs. Rick Hunter (Race forces Hunter to kneel after the bout)
5. Int – Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff
6. Int – Dino Bravo
7. Rougeau Brothers (Jacques & Raymond Rougeau) vs. Dave Wagner & Rick Renslow
8. Int – Aretha Franklin
9. Int – Bobby Heenan & Andre the Giant
10. Jesse Ventura interviews Bob Euker
11. Adrian Adonis vs. Cpl. Kirschner
12. Snake Pit w/Jake Roberts interviewing himself about his upcoming match against the Honkytonk Man at Wrestlemania 3.
13.
WrestleMania 3 Report (Interviews w/Mary Hart & Jimmy Hart, Bobby Heenan
& Aretha Franklin, Jake Roberts & Alice
Cooper, JYD, Hart Foundation & Danny Davis)
14. Ricky Steamboat vs. Jimmy Jack Funk (George Steele & fans from the crowd come in)
15. Int – Hulk Hogan
Wrestling Challenge 4/5/87
1. Islanders v. Al Navarro & Iron Mike Sharpe
2. Int – Randy Savage
3. The Ken Patera Story Pt. 1 – The former IC Champion will soon be returning to the WWF after a stay in prison.
4. Honkytonk Man v. Sivi Afi
5. Int – Outback Jack
6. Billy Jack Haynes v. The Gladiator
7. Int – Paul Roma
8. Sam Cody v. Kamala
9. Snake Pit – Blackjack Mulligan shares a WWF ice cream bar with Jake
10. Outlaw Ron Bass v. Joe Mirto
11. Wrestlemania 3 report - Footage from several of the matches from Wrestlemania 3 are shown
12. Promo – Outback Jack is in the USA, and learning how to survive in the big city.
13. Greg Valentine v. Jerry Allen
14. Int – Jimmy Hart and Danny Davis
WWF Wrestling Challenge TV Original Airdate 4/12/87
1. Tito Santana & British Bulldogs vs. The Gladiator, Jimmy Jack Funk & Barry O
2. Int – Brutus Beefcake
3. Butch Reed vs. Sivi Afi
4. Int – Rougeau Brothers
5. Int – Brutus Beefcake
6. Killer Bees (Brunzell & Blair) vs. Dave Wagner & Rick Renslow
7. Int – Steve Lombardi and Gene Okerlund discuss Danny Davis changing careers from referee to wrestler.
8. The Ken Patera Story Part 2 (shown in jail)
9. Harley Race vs. Jim Young
10. Snake Pit w/Ron Bass
11. Jim Duggan/Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff feud Recap
12.
Johnny Valiant hands Demolition over to Mr.
Fuji so he can concentrate his attention on managing his “new” Dream Team of
Dino Bravo
and Greg Valentine
13. Demolition (now w/Mr. Fuji) vs. Lanny Poffo & Billy Anderson
14. Int – Can Am Connection
WWF Wrestling Challenge TV Original Airdate 4/19/87
1. Koko B. Ware vs. Bill Howard
2. Int – Rougeau Brothers
3. New Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Dino Bravo, Debut) vs. Paul Roma & Jim Powers
4. Int – British Bulldogs
5. Jim Duggan vs. Terry Gibbs
6. Int - Demolition
7. Honky Tonk Man vs. Jerry Allen (Jimmy Hart is carrying a sign that says “Ban the DDT”)
8. Int - Elizabeth
9. Ricky & Bonnie Steamboat announce their child's conception and talk about being the IC Champ
10. Int – Randy Savage
11. Int – Blackjack Mulligan
12. Jake Roberts vs. Dusty Wolfe
13. The Ken Patera Story Part 3 (Ken Patera speaks from jail)
14. Hercules vs. Tom Sharpe
15. Int – Hart Foundation, Jimmy Hart & Danny Davis
WWF Wrestling Challenge TV Original Airdate 4/26/87
1. Can-Am Connection (Martel & Zenk) vs. Steve Lombardi & Mike Sharpe
2. Int – Brutus Beefcake
3. Billy Jack Haynes vs. Tiger Chung Lee
4. Int – Honkytonk Man & Jimmy Hart talk about banning the DDT and getting rid of Jake Roberts
5. Int – Hillbilly Jim & Outback Jack
6. Tag Champs Hart Foundation vs. Nick Kiniski & Joe Mirto
7. Int – Koko B. Ware
8.
Islanders (Haku & Tama) vs. Rougeau Brothers (rare babyface v.
babyface match. It goes to a double countout, with the Islanders
wrestling a much more aggressive style than they normally do.)
9. Snake Pit w/Jim Duggan
10. Kamala & Sika vs. S.D. Jones & Alex Knight
11. Int – Johnny Valiant & the “New” Dream Team of Dino Bravo & Greg Valentine
12. Int – Sika & Kamala
WWF Wrestling Challenge TV Original Airdate 5/3/87 (Commentators Gorilla Monsoon & George Steele!)
1. IC Champ Ricky Steamboat vs. Terry Gibbs
2.
Butch Reed, Nikolai Volkoff & Iron Sheik vs. Sivi Afi, Mario Mancini &
Lanny Poffo (Jim Duggan pulls the
Microphone plug so Volkoff can't sing the Russian anthem)
3. Int – Rougeau Brothers
4. Harley Race vs. Nelson Veilleux
5. Int - Slick
6. British Bulldogs vs. Tom Stone & Rick Gantner
7. Snake Pit w/Danny Davis, Tito Santana & Koko B. Ware
8. Kamala & Sika vs. Can-Am Connection (Tom Zenk & Rick Martel)
9. Ron Bass vs. Rick Hunter
10. Int – Jimmy Hart & the Honkytonk Man
11. Int – Honkytonk Man
WWF Wrestling Challenge TV Original Airdate 5/10/87 (Commentators Gorilla Monsoon & Ron Bass!)
1. Interviews w/Jim Duggan/Johnny Valiant/Iron Sheik/Bobby Heenan/Randy Savage/Richy Steamboat/Butch Reed & Slick
2. Randy Savage vs. Nick Kiniski
3. Demolition vs. Rougeau Brothers (Jacques & Raymond Rougeau)
4. Int – Jim Duggan
5. Brutus “The Barber: Beefcake vs. Johnny Valiant (Brutus gets revenge on his former manager and gives Valiant a Mohawk)
6. Int – Iron Sheik
7. Paul Roma, Tito Santana & Jim Powers vs. Bob Orton Jr., Don Muraco & Tiger Chung Lee
8. Snake Pit w/Mr. Fuji & Killer Khan
1.
Ken Patera/Bobby Heenan
Debate (Heenan really lays into Patera, and then ATTACKS HIM! An enraged Patera
beats the hell
out of Heenan, injuring “The Brain’s” neck.
2. Int – Bobby Heenan
3. George Steele vs. Honky Tonk Man
4. Int – Randy Savage
5. Int – Ricky Steamboat
6. Int – Butch Reed
WWF Wrestling Challenge TV Original Airdate 5/17/87
1. IC Champ Ricky Steamboat vs. Butch Reed
2. Int – Billy Jack Haynes
3. Int – Ken Patera
4. Tag Champs Hart Foundation vs. Joe Mirto & Jake Milliman
5. Int – Brutus Beefcake
6. Koko B. Ware vs. Dave Wagner
7. Int – Honkytonk Man
8. Int – Outback Jack
9. Snake Pit w/Johnny Valiant & New Dream Team
10.
Killer Bees (Brunzell
& Blair) vs. Islanders (The Islanders are definitely displaying more attitude
now, and get DQd for shoving
the referee.)
11. Billy Jack Haynes vs. Mike Sharpe
12. Int – Kamala
13. Int – Brutus Beefcake
14. Int – Dino Bravo
WWF Wrestling Challenge TV Original Airdate 5/24/87 (Memorial Day Weekend)
1. Interviews w/Ron Bass/Koko B. Ware/Killer Bees/Danny Davis/Jim Duggan
2. Brutus Beefcake vs. Dino Bravo (Valentine & Valiant attack Brutus & the Rougeau's make the save)
3. IC Champ Ricky Steamboat vs. Mike Sharpe
4. Int – Koko B. Ware
5. Harley Race vs. Jerry Monte
6. Int – Killer Bees
7. Killer Khan Promo #1 (on the Beach plunging his hands into a bucket of hot stones.)
8. Hillbilly Jim, Tito Santana & Billy Jack Haynes vs. Carl Schmidt, Terry Gibbs & Dave Barbie
9. Int – Danny Davis
10. Kamala & Sika vs. Lanny Poffo & Rick Hunter
11. Special Report: Billy Graham Promo (in action and on crutches)
12. Int – Jim Duggan
13. Jim Duggan vs. Steve Lombardi
14. Int – Randy Savage
WWF Wrestling Challenge TV Original Airdate 5/31/87
1. Koko B. Ware vs. Dusty Wolfe
2. Int – Jake Roberts
3. One Man Gang vs. Mario Mancini
4. Int – George Steele
5. Clip of Harley Race & Hercules attacking Ken Patera
6. Ken Patera vs. Tim Patterson
7. Int – Fabulous Moolah
8. Special Update: Billy Graham working out
9. Demolition vs. Jerry Allen & Jobber
10. Int – Brutus Beefcake
11. Killer Khan Promo #2 (Meditating)
12. Killer Bees (Brunzell & Blair) vs. Jimmy Jack Funk & The Raider
13. Butch Reed, Nikolai Volkoff & Iron Sheik vs. S.D. Jones, Brad Rheingans & Joe Mirto
14. Int- Danny Davis, Honkytonk Man & Jimmy Hart
WWF Wrestling Challenge TV Original Airdate 6/7/87
1. Killer Khan Promo #3 (w/Mr. Fuji)
2. Honky Tonk Man vs. Jerry Allen
3. Int – Hart Foundation
4. Can-Am Connection vs. The Islanders (The Islanders complete their heel turn as Bobby Heenan Debuts as the Islanders new manager)
5. Int – Kem Patera
6. Hercules vs. Jerry Monte
7. Int – Jim Powers & Paul Roma
8. George Steele vs. Rudy Ryder
9. Int – One Man Gang & Slick
10. Int – Jake Roberts
11. New Dream Team (Valentine & Bravo) vs. Paul Roma & Jim Powers
12. Special Update: Billy Graham road to recovery
13. Randy Savage vs. Bill Anderson
14. Int – Kamala & Sika
15. Int – Ricky Steamboat
16. Int – Honkytonk Man
WWF Wrestling Challenge TV Original Airdate 6/14/87
1. Kamala & Sika vs. Don Driggers & Mario Mancini
2. Int – Can Am Connection
3. Brutus Beefcake vs. Dusty Wolfe
4. Int – Killer Bees
5. Killer Khan vs. Eric Cooper
6. Int – Slick & The One Man Gang
7. Junk Yard Dog vs. Steve Lombardi
8. Int – Outlaw Ron Bass
9. Special Update: Billy Graham road to recovery continuation
10. IC Champ Ricky Steamboat vs. Honky Tonk Man (The Honkytonk Man wins the Intercontinental Title!)
11.
Hillbilly Jim, S.D.
Jones & Billy Jack Haynes vs. Don Muraco, Bob Orton Jr. & Mike Sharpe (Orton
& Muraco seem to be having problems
getting along, as they argue during the match and inadvertently cause their team
to lose.)
12. Heels congratulate Honky Tonk Man for winning the IC Title
WWF Wrestling Challenge TV 6/21/87
1. Honkytonk man v. Paul Roma
2. Int – British Bulldogs
3. Ken Patera v. Rick Renslow
4. Int – Can Am Connection
5. Islanders v. Scott Casey & Lanny Poffo
6. Int – Muraco & Orton insist that there’s no dissention between the two tag team partners, but they wind up arguing again.
7. Clips from Jesse “The Body” Ventura’s new movie Predator
8. Koko B. Ware v. Johnny K-9
9. Int - Danny Davis
10. Int – Billy Jack Haynes
11. Update – Superstar Billy Graham recovery update.
12. One Man Gang v. Brian Costello
13. Demolition v. Jerry Allen & Jim Powers
14. Int – Randy Savage
WWF Wrestling Challenge TV 6/28/87
1. Randy Savage v. Dave Stoudemire (Mr. T comes out to the ring, but Randy Savage refuses to shake his hand.)
2. Int – JYD
3. New Dream Team v. Rougeau Brothers
4. Int – Hercules
5. Ted DiBiase Promo – DiBiase pays a hospital receptionist to get him seen by a doctor for a papercut.
6. Can Am Connection v. Terry Gibbs & Jimmy Jack Funk
7. Int – Danny Davis
8. A look at the factory making WWF ice cream bars.
9. Paul Orndorff, Harley Race & Hercules v. 3 jobbers
10. Int – Mr. T
11. Ron Bass v. Frankie Lane
12. Int – Butch Reed
13.
Hart Foundation v. Killer Bees (VERY GOOD MATCH. Danny Davis is at
ringside, and interferes so much that he’s ejectef from
ringside. While he’s being removed, the Bees put on the masks and pull their
patented ‘switchoo’ stunts and score a big upset on the
WWF Tag Team Champions)
14. Int – Billy Jack Haynes
WWF Wrestling Challenge TV 7/5/87
1. Jake Roberts v. Tony Leone
2. Ted DiBiase promo – DiBiase pays off a Maitre D to put him at the front of the line in an expensive restaurant.
3. Honkytonk Man v. Jim Powers
4. Int – Killer Bees
5. Int – Danny Davis
6. Brutus Beefcake v. jobber
7. Int – Randy Savage
8. Superstar Billy Graham workout session. Afterward, Slick and Butch Reed don’t appear very impressed.
9. Demolition v. SD Jones & Paul Roma
10. Int – British Bulldogs
11.
Ken Patera v. jobber (after the match the entire Heenan Family of
Hercules, Harley Race, King Kong Bundy and Paul Orndorff beat Patera
to within an inch of his life!)
12. Killer Kahn v. Mike Richards
13. Int – Tito Santana
WWF Wrestling Challenge TV 7/12/87
1. The Junkyard Dog v. Brian Costello
2. Special Report – Killer Kahn
3. The Islanders (w/ Bobby Heenan) v. Jerry Allen & Mario
4. B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell v. Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr.
5. Hillbilly Jim, Tito Santana, & Billy Jack Haynes v. Tiger Chung Lee, Terry Gibbs, & Chris Curtis
6. WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart) v. Cpl. Kirchner & Omar
WWF Wrestling Challenge TV 7/19/87
1. Kamala & Sika Sonny Rogers & Lanny Poffo
2.
Special Report – The Danny Davis Story. A rundown of the many incidents
that Davis was responsible for as a referee, leading to his lifetime
suspension. They actually used a clip of Randy Savage winning the IC Title from
Tito Santana with a foreign object. Davis was indeed the ref
for that match, but I don’t think he was doing his heel angle yet. Pretty good
timing though.
3. Honkytonk Man v. Scott Casey
4. Int – JYD
5. Ted DiBiase promo – DiBiase pays a pool manager to kick a bunch of kids out of a public pool so he can go swimming.
6. Can Am Connection v. The Shadows
7. Int – Tito Santana
8. New Dream Team v. Jerry Allen v. Jim Powers
9. Int – Ron Bass
10. Jake Roberts v. Dusty Wolfe
11. The Natural Butch Reed shows off his physique in answer to the numerous videos of Superstar Billy Graham.
12.
Promo – Bam Bam Bigelow. Bigelow looks very fierce, and all of the heel
managers are fighting over who will get to manage him when he gets
to the WWF.
13. Randy Savage v. Sivi Afi (Savage seems to be getting more than a few cheers these days.)
14. Int – Demolition
WWF Wrestling Challenge TV 7/26/87
1. Ken Patera v. Al Navarro
2.
Special Report – Tom Zenk has quit the WWF! Rick Martel talks about how
Tom Zenk has left him and that he’ll face the Islanders by
himself if necessary. Bobby Heenan and the Islanders gloat about having run
Zenk out of the WWF.
3. Note: Zenk has claimed that the real reason why he left the WWF, was because he found out that Rick Martel had negotiated a better salary than Zenk, and left in disgust.
4. Demolition v. Scott Casey & ???
5. Int – Rick Rude
6. Ted DiBiase promo - House show footage of Ted Paying a woman to rub herself all over him after a match.
7. George Steele v. The Gladiator
8. Int – Koko B. Ware
9. Killer Kahn v. Dave Stoudemire
10. Snake Pit – Mr. T. & Danny Davis
11. Paul Roma & Jim Powers v. Steve Lombardi & Barry Horowitz
12. Special Interview – Bobby Heenan & King Harley Race
13. One Man Gang v. Eric Cooper
14. Int – Hart Foundation
15. Int – Honkytonk Man
WWF Wrestling Challenge TV 8/2/87
1. Randy Savage v. Brady Boone
2. Special Report – Billy Graham promises that he’s going to return to the WWF.
3. Jake Roberts v. Rick Renslow
4. Int – Danny Davis
5. Hart Foundation v. Sivi Afi & SD Jones
6. Int - Outback Jack
7. Sherri Martel v. Fabulous Moolah (Footage from Houston of Martel defeating Moolah to win the WWF Womens Title.)
8. Koko B. Ware v. Terry Gibbs
9. Special Interview – Ron Bass
10. Hercules v. Jerry Allen
11. Killer Bees & JYD v. Joe Mirto, Tiger Chung Lee & Dave Wagner
12. Int – Rougeau Brothers
WWF Wrestling Challenge TV 8/9/87
1. Islanders v. Omar Atlas & Rick Hunter
2. Ted DiBiase Promo – More house show footage as Ted pays a teenager to kiss his feet after a match. That kid grew up to be ROB VAN DAM!
3. Tito Santana & Hillbilly Jim v. Barry Horowitz & Joe Mirto
4. Int – Butch Reed
5. The Jumping Bomb Angels enjoy a couple of WWF ice cream bars
6. Honkytonk Man v. Dave Stoudemire
7. Int – Bobby Heenan & Harley Race
8. Brutus Beefcake & The Rougeau Brothers v. Dusty Wolfe, Mario Mancini & Iron Mike Sharpe
9. Special Interview – Johnny Valiant and the New Dream Team
10. Rundown of the confrontations between Butch Reed and Billy Graham.
11.
Superstar Billy Graham & Butch Reed in a posedown. Needless to say, it
isn’t long before Reed attacks Graham, but the former WWF Champion
runs off “The Natural” and his manager Slick.
12.
The Battle for Bam Bam Bigelow – Johnny V, Bobby Heenan, Mr. Fuji, Slick
& Jimmy Hart are all trying to outdo each other to get the services
of Bigelow, who will soon be arriving in the WWF. Slick & Mr. Fuji debate who
will be the better manager for Bigelow.
13.
Rick Rude v. Lanny Poffo (Rude makes his first Wrestling Challenge
appearance. Heenan points out that Rude has the best body in the
sport. I wonder what Mr. Wonderful Paul Orndorff thinks of that? Rude’s
finisher at this point is a backbreaker)
14. Int – Randy Savage
WWF Wrestling Challenge TV 8/16/87
1. Superstar Billy Graham v. Barry Horowitz
2.
The Battle for Bam Bam –
Jimmy Hart has been eliminated from contention and is interviewed by Jesse
Ventura. Retired manager “Classy”
Freddy Blassie comments on the competition for Bam Bam’s services
3. One Man Gang v. Billy Bowman
4. Int – Jake Roberts
5. Clips of Don Muraco & Bob Orton fighting it out, as they’ve finally split up as a team.
6. Koko B. Ware v. Brian Costello
7. Int – Sherri Martel
8.
Hart Foundation v. Jim Powers & Paul Roma (Mr. T. is brought in as an
outside referee to help keep the rulebreaking to a minimum. Mr. T.
didn’t stay long in the WWF, but was apparently supposed to be with the WWF as a
babyface referee that would help keep the heels in
line.)
9.
Special Interview – Ted DiBiase calls a woman out of the crowd and pays
her $100 to bark like a dog. That woman was actually
LINDA MCMAHON!
10. Int – Dave Wolf, who is producing the WWF’s Piledriver video.
11. Rick Rude v. Sonny Rogers
12. Kamala & Sika v. Lanny Poffo & ???
13. Int – Mr. Fuji & Killer Kahn
WWF Wrestling Challenge TV Original Airdate 8/23/87
1.
Ted Dibiase pays a Jobber , Mr. Washington $5,000 to fight his opponent
Chris Curtis (Washington loses the match, and DiBiase and Virgil
beat the hell out of him.)
2. Special Report: Tito Santana comes to Rick Martel’s aid during a 2 on 1 attack by the Islanders
3. Junk Yard Dog vs. Rick Renslow
4. Int – Rick Rude
5. Battle for Bam Bam Bigelow (Johnny Valiant is dumped from the running)
6. Sherri Martel is now a heel and announces from now on she will be "The Sensational" Sherri.
7. New Dream Team (Valentine & Bravo) vs. Sivi Afi & Jim Evans
8. Int – Koko B. Ware
9. British Bulldogs with Pet Tips (give your pets some exercise.)
10. Randy Savage vs. Scott Casey
11. Int – Honkytonk Man comments on the 10 year anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death. HTM isn’t impressed.
12. Special Interview - Jimmy Hart & Danny Davis
13. Brutus Beefcake vs. Tom Stone
14. Jake Roberts Music Video
15. Demolition vs. Pete Sanchez & Omar Atlas
16. Int – Rougeau Brothers
WWF Wrestling Challenge TV Original Airdate 8/30/87
1. Jake Roberts vs. Steve Lombardi
2. Special Report: Strike Force forms (Interview w/Strike Force/Heenan & The Islanders)
3. Battle for Bam Bam Bigelow (Mr. Fuji is dumped from the running)
4. Killer Khan vs. Jake Milliman
5. Int – Honkytonk Man
6. Int – Don Muraco makes it clear that he doesn’t need Orton as a partner anymore.
7. Butch Reed vs. Brady Boone
8. Int – Billy Jack Haynes
9. British Bulldogs with Pet Tips (give your pets water, Duh)
10. George Steele vs. Rick Gantner
11.
Paul Orndorff, tired of Bobby Heenan telling everyone that Rick Rude has
a better body than he does, fires Bobby Heenan as his manager
for the second time!
12. Hercules & Harley Race vs. Jim Powers & Paul Roma
13. Several interviews with the talent involved in putting together the WWF Piledriver album.
14. Koko B. Ware vs. Dave Wagner
15. Int – Demolition & Mr. Fuji
WWF Wrestling Challenge TV Original Airdate 9/6/87
1. IC Champ Honky Tonk Man vs. Jerry Monte
2. Battle for Bam Bam Bigelow (Bobby Heenan is dumped from the running), Slick promises to produce Bigelow next week
3. Strike Force (Tito Santana & Rick Martel) vs. Steve Lombardi & Terry Gibbs (Strike Force debuts as a tag team)
4. Int – Rick Rude
5. Int – Kem Patera
6. One Man Gang vs. Billy Anderson
7. Int – Lanny Poffo
8. Paul Orndorff vs. Rex Farmer (Orndorff introduces Oliver Humperdink as his new manager.)
9. Special Interview - Bobby Heenan brings back Andre the Giant
10. Brutus Beefcake vs. Mike Starr
11. Islanders vs. Steve Gatorwolf & Jesse Cortez
12. Int – Butch Reed
WWF Wrestling Challenge TV Original Airdate 9/13/87
1. Billy Graham vs. Tim Patterson
2. Demolition vs. Pete Ketchum & Riki Ataki
3. Int - JYD
4. Jake Roberts vs. Mike Sharpe
5. Int - Hercules
6. Ted Dibiase vs. Lanny Poffo
7.
Slick & Nikolai Volkoff Interview (Bam Bam Bigelow comes out and
announces Oliver Humperink as his manager and not Slick,
surprising everyone, as it was expected that Bigelow was going to be a heel. He
then attacks Volkoff for good measure.)
8. Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Nikolai Volkoff (from Superstars)
9. British Bulldogs with Pet Tips (give your pets shots and collars.)
10. Hart Foundation & Danny Davis vs. Scott Casey, Sivi Afi & Chris Curtis
11. Int- King Kong Bundy
WWF Wrestling Challenge TV Original Airdate 9/20/87
1. The Shadows vs. Killer Bees (Brunzell & Blair)
2. Update: Managers comment on Bam Bam Bigelow's choice of Oliver Humperdink as his manager.
3. Killer Khan vs. Darrell Nickel
4. Int – Rougeau Brothers
5. Magnificent Muraco vs. Tiger Chung Lee (Muraco is now a babyface.)
6. Int – Superstar Billy Graham
7. Rick Rude, Hercules, Harley Race & King Kong Bundy vs. S.D. Jones, Nrady Boone, Rudy Ryder & Dusty Wolfe
8. Special Interview – Ken Patera
9.
Randy Savage is offended when Honky Tonk Man says he;s the greatest IC
Champ ever. Savage threatens Jimmy Hart. Honkytonk
Man insults Savage further. An irate Savage assaults Honky’s manager Jimmy Hart
in the back room.
10. Randy Savage vs. Omar Atlas
11. Butch Reed vs. Jerry Allen
12. Int – The New Dream Team
WWF Wrestling Challenge TV Original Airdate 9/27/87
1. Demolition vs. Outback Jack & S.D. Jones
2. Special Report - Brutus Beefcake learns hair dressing
3. Paul Orndorff vs. Brian Costello
4. Int – Strike Force
5. One Man Gang vs. Van Van Horne
6. Int – Killer Bees
7.
Billy Graham & Ivan Putski vs. Tom Stone & Joe Mirto (Extremely quick
match, as both Graham & Putski immediately lock
their opponents in bear hugs and gets the quick submission.)
8. Special Interview – Jim Duggan
9. Rick Rude vs. Sivi Afi
10. Women's Champ Sensational Sherri vs. Velvet Mcintyre
11. Int – Hart Foundation
WWF Wrestling Challenge TV Original Airdate 10/4/87
1. Jim Powers & Paul Roma vs. Rick Renslow & Dave Wagner
2. Update: Randy Savage/Honky Tonk Man confrontation
3. Harley Race, Hercules & King Kong Bundy vs. Scott Casey, Brady Boone & Jobber
4. Int – Ted DiBiase
5. British Bulldogs with Pet Tips (don't let your pets smoke, WTF?!?)
6. Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Shadow #1
7. Int- Mr. Fuji & Killer Kahn
8. Ted Dibiase vs. Jerry Allen
9. Special Interview – Ron Bass
10. “The Rock” Magnificent Muraco vs. Barry Horowitz (Muraco has now added “The Rock” to his name, being called both Rock & Magnificent)
11. Islanders attack Tito Santana at the Spanish Broadcasting booth and beat the hell out of him.
12. Hart Foundation & Danny Davis vs. Jim Duggan vs. Rougeau Brothers
13. Int – Killer Bees
14.
Interviews with both the
Honkytonk Man & Randy Savage about their upcoming Intercontinental Title match
on tonight’s
Saturday Night’s Main Event.
WWF Wrestling Challenge TV Original Airdate 10/11/87
1. Strike Force vs. Terry Gibbs & Mike Sharpe
2. Special Report – Ken Patera
3. Butch Reed vs. Lanny Poffo
4. Int – Billy Jack Haynes
5. Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Shadow #2
6. Int – Jim Duggan
7. Matilda Video "How much is that doggie in the window" with Matilda doing several poses for the camera. (you've got to be kidding me!)
8. Islanders vs. Jobbers
9. Special Interview – Hart Foundation
10.
IC Champ Honky Tonk Man vs.
Randy Savage (IP, from SNME 10/4, Honky shoves Liz and bashes Savage w/the
guitar leading to
Hulk Hogan coming in to make the save and form the Mega Powers with the now
fully turned babyface Randy Savage!)
11. Killer Khan vs. Chris Zarana
12. Int – Rougeau Brothers
WWF Wrestling Challenge TV Original Airdate 10/18/87
1. British Bulldogs vs. Rip Oliver & Brian Costello
2. Update – Jake Roberts
3. One Man Gang vs. Rick Gantner
4. Int – Strike Force
5. Jim Duggan vs. Barry Horowitz
6. Int – Ken Patera
7. "PileDriver" Music Video Debut
8. Special Interview – Andre the Giant & Bobby Heenan
9. Update: Highlights of Randy Savage vs. IC Champ Honky Tonk Man (from 10/4 SNME)
10. Rick Rude & Hercules vs. Scott Casey & Jim Evans
11. Int – Oliver Humberdink & Paul Orndorff
WWF Wrestling Challenge TV Original Airdate 10/25/87
1. Randy Savage vs. Van Van Horne
2. Special Report – Bam Bam Bigelow
3. Ted Dibiase vs. Tony Parks
4. Int - Jimmy Hart & The Honkytonk Man
5. Strike Force (Santana & Martel) vs. Steve Lombardi & Tom Stone
6. Int – Hulk Hogan
7. Ultimate Warrior vs. Terry Gibbs (Warrior's Debut. No entrance music or running to the ring yet.)
8. Special Interview – Jimmy Hart
9. "Girls in Cars" Music Video Debut. This song becomes Strike Force’s theme.
10. Demolition vs. Sonny Rogers & Chris Zarana
11. Int – Killer Bees
WWF Wrestling Challenge TV Original Airdate 11/1/87
1. IC Champ Honky Tonk Man vs. Brutus Beefcake (Jimmy Hart gets Brutus DQ’d, and winds up getting a haircut!)
2. Special Report - Jim Duggan/Harley Race feud Recap
3. The Bolsheviks vs. S.D. Jones & Lanny Poffo (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov debut as a tag team.)
4. Int – British Bulldogs
5. Int – Hulk Hogan
6. Sam Houston vs. Rick Renslow
7. Int – Randy Savage
8. Int – Sensational Sherri
9. Killer Khan vs. Chris Curtis
10. Special Interview – Hulk Hogan
11. Update: Rude/Orndorff feud Recap
12. New Dream Team (Valentine & Bravo) & Johnny Valiant vs. Koko B. Ware & Killer Bees (Brunzell & Blair)
13. Int – Brutus Beefcake
14. Int - Strikeforce
WWF Wrestling Challenge TV Original Airdate 11/8/87
1. Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Terry Gibbs
2. Update: Demolition attack Brady Boone, Ken Patera & Billy Jack Haynes
3. Ultimate Warrior vs. Barry Horowitz
4. Int – Randy Savage
5. Int – Ted DiBiase
6. British Bulldogs vs. New Dream Team (The British Bulldogs rough up Johnny Valiant afterwards)
7. Survivor Series Team Interview w/Hulk Hogan, Orndorff, Bigelow, Patera & Billy Graham
8. Islanders vs. S.D. Jones & Jerry Allen
9. Special Interview – Honkytonk Man & Jimmy Hart
10. "Jive Soul Bro" Music Video Debut (My absolute favorite video from this album)
11. Butch Reed vs. Omar Atlas
12. Tag Champs Hart Foundation vs. Strike Force (Strike Force wins the WWF Tag Team Championship!)
13. Int – Demolition
14. Int - Bolsheviks
15. Int – Jake Roberts
WWF Wrestling Challenge TV Original Airdate 11/15/87
1. Jake Roberts vs. Nikolai Volkoff (Boris Zhukov runs in, but it doesn’t help any.)
2. Update – Strike Force winning the Tag Titles from the Hart Foundation
3. Rick Rude vs. Brady Boone
4. Int – Paul Roma & Jim Powers
5. Ken Patera & Billy Jack Haynes vs. Dave Wagner & Gino Carabello
6. Survivor Series Team Interview w/Andre, Reed, OMG, Bundy & Rude
7. Harley Race attacks Jim Duggan with a 2x4
8. Jim Duggan vs. Dusty Wolfe
9.
Survivor Series Team Interview w/The BIG 10-Man Heel Tag team of the
Bolsheviks, Dream Team, Hart Foundation, Islander, Demolition
and their managers.
10. "Stand Back" Music Video Debut
11. Ted Dibiase promo covering all of his past vignettes
12. Randy Savage vs. Rip Oliver
13. Int – The Dream Team
14. Int – Danny Davis
15. Int – Brutus Beefcake
WWF Wrestling Challenge TV Original Airdate 11/22/87
1. Tag Champs Strike Force (Martel & Santana) vs. Barry Horowitz & Terry Gibbs
2.
Update: Billy Graham has been injured at the hands of Butch Reed & The
One Man Gang putting his wrestling career in jeopardy.
Graham will be replaced by Don Muraco at Survivor Series.
3. One Man Gang vs. Carmine Surace
4. Int – Strike Force
5. Demolition vs. Omar Atlas & Pete Lusek
6. Survivor Series Team Interview w/Hulk Hogan, Orndorff, Bigelow, Patera & Don Muraco
7. Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Jose Estrada
8. Special Interview – Andre the Giant, Bobby Heenan & Slick
9. Bolsheviks (Volkoff & Zhukov) vs. Lanny Poffo & Van Van Horne
10. Brutus Beefcake vs. Danny Davis
11. Int – The Islanders
WWF Wrestling Challenge TV Original Airdate 11/29/87
1. British Bulldogs vs. Los Conquistadors (Jose Luis Rivera & Jose Estrada debut as the cult favorite jobber tag team of the Conquistadores)
2. Special Report – the 1987 Slammy Awards
3. Ted Dibiase vs. Sonny Rogers
4. Int – Ron Bass
5. Jim Duggan/Harley Race feud Recap
6. Jim Duggan vs. Barry Horowitz
7. Int – Dino Bravo
8. Killer Khan vs. Mike Richards
9. Special Interview – Slick & Butch Reed talk about putting Billy Graham out of wrestling.
10. "Honky Tonk Man" Music Video Debut. This song would become Honkytonk Man’s official theme song.
11. Ultimate Warrior vs. Brian Costello (Warrior has his customary theme music, but is still walking to the ring.)
12. Ken Patera & Billy Jack Haynes vs. Dave Wagner & Rick Renslow
13. Int – Don Muraco
14. Interviews w/Oliver Humperdink/Bam Bam Bigelow/Randy Savage/Jimmy Hart/the Honky Tonk Man
WWF Wrestling Challenge TV Original Airdate 12/6/87
1.
Footage of Hulk Hogan attacking Bobby Heenan after Heenan caused Hogan to
be counted out at the Survivor Series. (Bam Bam Bigelow
would have to face King Kong Bundy, One Man Gang and Andre the Giant by
himself. Bigelow lost, but not before pinning both Bundy and
the Gang before being eliminated by Andre.
2. Rick Rude vs. Omar Atlas
3. Special Report – The Slammy Awards
4. Jake Roberts vs. Barry Horowitz
5. Int – Paul Roma & Jim Powers
6. Int – Slick
WWF Wrestling Challenge TV Original Airdate 12/6/87
1.
Footage of Hulk Hogan attacking Bobby Heenan after Heenan caused Hogan to
be counted out at the Survivor Series. (Bam Bam Bigelow
would have to face King Kong Bundy, One Man Gang and Andre the Giant by
himself. Bigelow lost, but not before pinning both Bundy and
the Gang before being eliminated by Andre.
2. Rick Rude vs. Omar Atlas
3. Special Report – The Slammy Awards
4. Jake Roberts vs. Barry Horowitz
5. Int – Paul Roma & Jim Powers
6. Int – Slick
7. Int – Greg Valentine and his new manager, Jimmy Hart.
8. Brutus Beefcake vs. Greg Valentine (From Superstars, Valentine injures Brutus' leg with the figure 4 leg lock)
9. Int – Sensational Sherri
10. Harley Race vs. Jerry Allen
11. Danny Davis & Jimmy Hart Interview (Sam Houston comes down and a Davis/Houston brawl ensues)
12. Don Muraco vs. Pete Sanchez
13. "Demolition" Music Video Debut
14.
Update – Tribute to Superstar Billy Graham. Clips from Graham's early
career, as well as his return to the ring and the attack which took
him out of action are shown. It’s confirmed that Billy Graham has been put out
of wrestling for good and has retired from wrestling.
15. Hart Foundation vs. Sivi Afi & Scott Casey
16. Int – JYD & Koko B. Ware
WWF Wrestling Challenge TV Original Airdate 12/13/87
1. Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Brian Costello
2. Update: Greg Valentine injures Brutus Beefcake's leg
3. Bolsheviks (Volkoff & Zhukov) vs. Jim Evans & Brady Boone
4. Int - Demolition
5. Slammy's 1987 Promo
6. Danny Davis vs. Sam Houston
7. Int – Jimmy Hart & The Honkytonk Man
8. Tag Champs Strike Force (Martel & Santana) vs. Steve Lombardi & Dusty Wolfe
9. Special Interview – Ted DiBiase promises that he’ll be the first Million$$$ Champion.
10. Dino Bravo (w/Frenchie Martin) vs. Lanny Poffo
11. Koko B. Ware & Junk Yard Dog vs. Barry Horowitz & Terry Gibbs
12. Int – Rick Rude
WWF Wrestling Challenge TV Original Airdate 12/20/87
1. Young Stallions (Jim Powers & Paul Roma) vs. Rick Renslow & Dave Wagner
2. Special Report – The 1987 Slammy Awards
3. Rick Rude vs. Outback Jack
4. Int – Hart Foundation
5. Brutus Beefcake vs. Barry Horowitz
6. Int – Ted DiBiase
7. Int – Koko B. Ware
8. One Man Gang & Butch Reed vs. S.D Jones & Lanny Poffo
9. Ted Dibiase offers to buy the WWF Title from Hulk Hogan
10. Special Interview – Hacksaw Jim Duggan
11. Bolsheviks (Volkoff & Zhukov) vs. Rick Hunter & Mike Richards\
12. Ultimate Warrior vs. Rex King
13. IC Champ Honky Tonk Man vs. Scott Casey (Peggy Sue Debuts. Peggy Sue is actually Sensational Sherri with a blonde wig.)
14. Init – Greg Valentine
WWF Wrestling Challenge TV Original Airdate 12/27/87
1. Tag Champs Strike Force (Santana & Martel) vs. Terry Gibbs & Rick Gantner
2. Special Report - Hulk Hogan declines Ted Dibiase's offer to sell the WWF Title to him
3. Ted Dibiase vs. Sivi AfiJ
4. Int – Rick Rude
5. Jake Roberts vs. Steve Lombardi
6. Int – Bam Bam Bigelow
7. Dino Bravo vs. Jerry Allen (Bravo comes out with his new manager Frenchie Martin)
8. Don Muraco vs. Frank DeFalco
9. Special Interview – Demolition
10. Int – Sam Houston
11. British Bulldogs vs. Islanders (The Islanders steal Matilda from The Bulldogs! Leave the arena!)
12. Randy Savage vs. Jerry Gray
13. Int – Greg Valentine
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