1986

Chuck Marlowe and John Laskowski are on the call from Assembly Hall. Bobby Knight vs. Denny Crum. From a discarded VHS tape.

Bob Costas and Tony Kubek are on the call from Tiger Stadium. Among the players seen are Carlton Fisk (playing left field), John Cangelosi, Joel Skinner, Harold Baines and Bobby Bonilla. The starting pitchers were Walt Terrell and Floyd Bannister.

– Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake (w/ Johnny V) via disqualification at 4:12 when Johnny V pushed Dynamite off the top as the challenger attempted to dive onto Valentine (9/10/85; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center) – Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka to win the titles when DeNucci pinned Tanaka with an airplane spin that knocked down Fuji in the process (3/14/78; Philadelphia, PA) – The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci to win the titles when Pierre pinned DeNucci following a double chop behind the referee’s back (6/26/78; Madison Square Garden) – Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) to win the titles at 9:21 when Garea pinned Eric after the champions collided in the ring; after the match, Albano fired his team for losing the championship (11/21/78; Allentown, PA) – Johnny & Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano & Jimmy Valiant) defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Larry Zbyzsko & Tony Garea to win the titles at 10:54 when Johnny pinned Zbyzsko after Jerry and Zbyzsko collided and Jimmy pulled Jerry to the floor, allowing Johnny to take his place in the ring (3/6/79; Allentown, PA) – Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant at 13:39 to win the titles when Santana pinned Johnny with a crossbody after the champions collided in the ring, with Jerry being knocked to the floor (10/22/79; Madison Square Garden) – The Wild Samoans defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski to win the titles at 7:36 when Sika pinned Santana with the Samoan Drop after Santana missed a crossbody off the top (4/12/80; Philadelphia Spectrum) – Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans to win the titles at 14:29 when Martel scored the pin with a sunset flip as the illegal Samoan covered Garea at the same time, moments after Garea and the legal Samoan collided in the ring (11/8/80; Philadelphia Spectrum) – The Moondogs (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Rick Martel to win the titles at 12:09 when Moondog Rex pinned Garea after Moondog King hit Garea in the head with his bone as the referee was knocked down (3/17/81; Allentown, PA) – Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Moondogs (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) to win the titles at 8:14 when Martel pinned Moondog Spot with a sunset flip as Spot attempted to choke Garea with his bone (7/21/81; Allentown, PA) – Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tony Garea at 9:48 to win the titles when Saito pinned Martel after Fuji threw salt into the champion’s eyes as Martel attempted a crossbody off the top, allowing Saito to roll through on the move to get the win (10/13/81; Allentown, PA) – Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow to win the titles in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1 – Fuji pinned Jules at around the 30-second mark after thowing salt into both he and Chief Jay’s face while Saito distracted the referee (only first fall was shown) (7/13/82; Allentown, PA) – Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito to win the titles at 9:48 when Jules pinned Fuji after Fuji missed a dive in the ring; the decision was later overturned when the replay showed Fuji’s foot on the bottom rope during the pin; Ivan Putski was the guest referee for the bout (6/28/82; Madison Square Garden) – Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) to win the titles at 3:06 when Jay pinned Saito with a Thesz Press (10/26/82; Allentown, PA) – The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Jules & Chief Jay Strongbow to win the titles when Jay was pinned after a double clothesline and a Samoan Drop (3/8/83; Allentown, PA) – Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) to win the titles in a No DQ match when Atlas pinned Afa after Albano accidentally broke a wooden chair over Afa?s head (11/15/83; Allentown, PA) – Dick Murdoch & Adrian Adonis defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson to win the titles when Adonis pinned Johnson with a roll up from behind as Johnson was punching Murdoch, who was hoisted in a gorilla press by Atlas on the floor (4/17/84; Allentown, PA) – Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch to win the titles when Windham pinned Murdoch with a sunset flip as Murdoch was assaulting Rotundo (1/21/85; Hartford, CT; Civic Center) – Nikolai Volkoff & the Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mike Rotundo & Barry Windham (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) to win the titles at 6:56 when Volkoff pinned Windham after Sheik hit Windham in the back with Blassie’s cane; after the bout, Gene Okerlund conducted a backstage interview with Blassie and the new champions (WrestleMania – 3/31/85; New York City, NY; Madison Square Garden) – Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Nikolai Volkoff & the Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie) to win the titles at 3:13 when Rotundo pinned Sheik after both Volkoff and Windham reversed the pin position behind the referee’s back (6/17/85; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center) – Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine (w/ Johnny V) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) to win the titles when Valentine pinned Windham after Beefcake stuck Johnny V’s lit cigar into Windham’s eye (8/24/85; Philadelphia Spectrum)