2009 is going to see two of perhaps the darn finest releases that the WWF has put out in a long time, and I honestly doubt you'd fine a better 1-2 punch of wrestling history anywhere in the world ...
Release date: Jan 13, 2009
Disc 1
Starrcade December 29, 1996 - The Match of the Decade
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper vs. Hollywood Hulk Hogan
Starrcade December 13, 1989 - Iron Man Singles Tournament
Sting vs. The Great Muta
Starrcade December 28, 1992 - Unified World Tag Team Championship
Barry Windham / Brian Pillman vs. Ricky Steamboat / Shane Douglas
Starrcade December 27, 1998 - WCW World Heavyweight Championship
Goldberg vs. Kevin Nash
Starrcade December 29, 1991
BattleBowl
Starrcade December 27, 1993 - 2 out of 3 Falls for the WCW United States Championship
Dustin Rhodes vs. Stunning Steve Austin
Disc 2
Starrcade November 26, 1987 - NWA World Tag Team Championship
Road Warriors vs. Arn Anderson / Tully Blanchard
Alternate Commentary: Todd Grisham / Road Warrior Animal
Starrcade December 29, 1996
Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Jushin Thunder Liger
Starrcade November 26, 1987 - Scaffold Match
Rock `n Roll Express vs. The Midnight Express
Starrcade December 26, 1988 - NWA World Heavyweight Championship
Ric Flair vs. Lex Luger
Starrcade December 27, 1995
Eddie Guerrero vs. Shinjiro Ootani
Starrcade December 26, 1988 - NWA World Tag Team Championship
Dusty Rhodes / Sting vs. Road Warriors
Starrcade December 28, 1992 - King of Cable Tournament Final
Sting vs. Big Van Vader
Starrcade November 24, 1983 - NWA World Tag Team Championship
Brisco Brothers vs. Jay Youngblood / Ricky Steamboat
Starrcade November 28, 1985 - NWA World Heavyweight Championship
Dusty Rhodes vs. Ric Flair
Starrcade December 28, 1997 - WCW Cruiserweight Championship
Eddie Guerrero vs. Dean Malenko
Disc 3
Starrcade December 13, 1989 - Iron Man Tag Team Tournament
Road Warriors vs. The Steiner Brothers
Starrcade December 17, 2000 - Ladder Match for a Contract for the World Cruiserweight Championship
3 Count vs. Jamie Knoble & Evan Karagias vs. Jung Dragons
Starrcade December 13, 1989 - Iron Man Singles Tournament
Sting vs. Ric Flair
Starrcade November 24, 1983 - Dog Collar Match
Greg Valentine vs. Roddy Piper
Starrcade November 27, 1986 - Scaffold Match
Road Warriors vs. The Midnight Express
Alternate Commentary: Todd Grisham / Road Warrior Animal
Starrcade December 28, 1997 - WCW World Heavyweight Championship
Sting vs. Hollywood Hulk Hogan
Starrcade November 24, 1983 - Steel Cage Match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
Ric Flair vs. Harley Race
Starrcade November 28, 1985 - Steel Cage "I Quit Match" for the NWA United States Championship
Magnum T.A. vs. Tully Blanchard
Starrcade December 27, 1993 - WCW World Heavyweight Championship - Ric Flair's Career Is On the Line
Ric Flair vs. Vader
The Best of Satuday Night's Main Event
Release date: Feb 10, 2009
Disc 1
WWE Championship Match
Hulk Hogan vs. `Cowboy' Bob Orton
Saturday Night's Main Event May 11, 1985
Uncle Elmer's Wedding
Saturday Night's Main Event October 5, 1985
`Rowdy' Roddy Piper vs. `Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff
Saturday Night's Main Event October 5, 1985
A Trip to the Zoo
Saturday Night's Main Event October 5, 1985
Gene Okerlund - Field Reporting
Halloween Contest
Saturday Night's Main Event November 2, 1985
WWE Championship Match
Hulk Hogan vs. Terry Funk
Saturday Night's Main Event January 4, 1986
Randy Orton Reflects on his Dad
Boxing Match
Mr. T. vs. `Cowboy' Bob Orton
Saturday Night's Main Event March 1, 1986
Gene Okerlund - Settling the Score
Snake Pit Match
Jake `the Snake' Roberts vs. Ricky `the Dragon' Steamboat
Saturday Night's Main Event October 4, 1986
Jake `the Snake' Reflects on Saturday Night's Main Event
WWE Intercontinental Championship Match
`Macho Man' Randy Savage vs. Jake `the Snake' Roberts
Saturday Night's Main Event November 29, 1986
Gene Okerlund - The Steel Cage Match
Steel Cage Match
Hulk Hogan vs. `Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff
Saturday Night's Main Event January 3, 1987
Gene Okerlund - The 8th Wonder of the World
Battle Royal
Saturday Night's Main Event March 14, 1987
Natalya Neidhart Reflects on her Dad
Best 2 out of 3 Falls
Hart Foundation vs. British Bulldogs
Saturday Night's Main Event May 2, 1987
Gene Okerlund - Insurance Policy
WWE Intercontinental Championship Match
Honky Tonk Man vs. `Macho Man' Randy Savage
Saturday Night's Main Event October 3, 1987
Mega Power Formation
Saturday Night's Main Event October 3, 1987
The Union of the Mega Powers
"Piledriver" Music Video
Saturday Night's Main Event October 3, 1987
`Macho Man' Randy Savage vs. Bret Hart
Saturday Night's Main Event November 28, 1987
Extras
* First Ever Match on SNME
Ricky Steamboat & The US Express vs. The Iron Sheik, Nikolai Volkoff & George "The Animal" Steele
Saturday Night's Main Event - May 11, 1985
* "Real American" Music Video
Saturday Night's Main Event - March 1, 1986
Disc 2
Gene Okerlund - Turning Back the Clock
WWE Championship Match
Hulk Hogan vs. King Kong Bundy
Saturday Night's Main Event January 2, 1988
Gene Okerlund - The Rematch
WWE Championship Match
Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant
Main Event February 5, 1988
Ted Dibiase Reflects on his Dad
`Macho Man' Randy Savage vs. `Million Dollar Man' Ted Dibiase
Saturday Night's Main Event March 12, 1988
Andre Passes Out
Saturday Night's Main Event March 12, 1988
Hulk Hogan vs. `The King' Harley Race
Saturday Night's Main Event March 12, 1988
Gene Okerlund - Macho Madness
`Macho Man' Randy Savage vs. Andre the Giant
Saturday Night's Main Event November 26, 1988
`Hacksaw' Jim Duggan Reflects on His Flag Match
Saturday Night's Main Event November 26, 1988
WWE Intercontinental Championship Match
Ultimate Warrior vs. Honky Tonk Man
Saturday Night's Main Event January 7, 1989
Beefcake Shaves Ron Bass' head
Saturday Night's Main Event January 7, 1989
Gene Okerlund - A Supreme Alliance
Twin Towers vs. Mega Powers
Main Event February 3, 1989
Gene Okerlund - A Grueling Encounter
Steel Cage Match for the WWE Championship
Hulk Hogan vs. Big Bossman
Saturday Night's Main Event May 27, 1989
Best 2 out of 3 Falls
Rockers vs. Brain Busters
Saturday Night's Main Event November 25, 1989
Extras
* Brother Love Interviews Hulk Hogan
Saturday Night's Main Event - November 26, 1988
* Dusty Rhodes vs. Big Bossman - Sapphire's Debut
Saturday Night's Main Event - November 25, 1989
Disc 3
Gene Okerlund - Hogan vs. The Genius
Mr. Perfect & The Genius Smash the WWE Title
Saturday Night's Main Event November 25, 1989
Hulk Hogan & Ultimate Warrior vs. Mr. Perfect & The Genius
Saturday Night's Main Event January 27, 1990
Vince McMahon and Jesse Ventura on Horseback
Saturday Night's Main Event April 28, 1990
Hulk Hogan vs. Mr. Perfect
Saturday Night's Main Event April 28, 1990
Arrogance
Rockers vs. Hart Foundation
Saturday Night's Main Event April 28, 1990
Gene Okerlund - Intercontinental Competition
WWE Intercontinental Championship Match
Mr. Perfect vs. Tito Santana
Saturday Night's Main Event July 28, 1990
Oktoberfest
Saturday Night's Main Event October 13, 1990
20 Man Battle Royal
Saturday Night's Main Event April 27, 1991
Bret Hart vs. `Million Dollar Man' Ted DiBiase
Saturday Night's Main Event April 27, 1991
Gene Okerlund - FOX Takes Over
Undertaker & Ric Flair vs. Hulk Hogan & Sid
Saturday Night's Main Event February 8, 1992
Roddy Piper Shocks The Mountie
Saturday Night's Main Event February 8, 1992
WWE Intercontinental Championship Match
British Bulldog vs. Shawn Michaels
Saturday Night's Main Event November 14, 1992
Gene Okerlund - The Return
Street Fight
Shawn Michaels vs. Shane McMahon
Saturday Night's Main Event March 18, 2006
RKO on Hulk Hogan
Saturday Night's Main Event July 15, 2006
5 on 2 Elimination Match
D-Generation X vs. Spirit Squad
Saturday Night's Main Event July 15, 2006
Gene Okerlund - One of the Greatest Rivalries in Sports
WWE Championship Match
Edge vs. John Cena
Saturday Night's Main Event July 15, 2006
Gene Okerlund - Television History
Extras
* Alfred Hayes & Gene Okerlund Go On Safari
Saturday Night's Main Event - July 28, 1990
* Shawn Michaels Talks About Winning His First Intercontinental Title
* Matt Hardy Talks About Boxing Evander Holyfield
There's so much unbelievably great stuff on these two sets alone. The SNME disc brings back tons of memories, because I used to spend Saturday nights with my dad's parents as a younger chap, and I'd watch the Main Event shows, with my grandmother telling me how I shouldn't watch all that violent wrestling stuff, and my grandfather watching it with me, and how he'd call Jake Roberts "Snake Man" long before Ultimate Warrior thought it was cool to do.
And as I pay attention to the internet wrestling community, I know the cool kids immediately shoot for street cred by boo-hooing that such and such match or extra isn't included. I hate that bullshit; now, that being said, if I could have one thing included on the Main Event disc, it would be the interview that the Twin Towers gave on Arsenio Hall's show the night prior to their match with the Mega Powers. When Arsenio asks Akeem about his African heritage pales only in comparison to the moment when Arsenio asks Bossman how it felt when Hulk Hogan "was whipping yo' ass." TV gold.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
[Wrestling] Upcoming WWF DVD releases
6 comments:
That Starrcade set looks awesome. I suppose for historical accuracy the Hogan/Piper and Goldberg/Nash matches have to be included and there isn't a single match on there that doesn't make up for those two abortions. Everything else looks like Standard Fucking Awesome.
I had to Wiki the BattleBowl from 1991 to see what that was and if I recall correctly it has the funniest battle royale elimination ever. Ricky Steamboat headscissors Rick Rude over the top rope, but momentum carries Steamboat over as well. Steamboat does his patented maneuver where he catches the top rope to pull himself back into the ring, but Rude recovers and grabs Steamboat's waistband, pulling Steamboat to the floor. Rude then hits Steamboat with a Rude Awakening on the concrete and spits on him. The entire spot happens very quickly and I remember laughing my ass of at it when I saw it some years later.
The SNME disc seems to be a solid mix of Good Shit and silly WWF stuff that was probably hilarious then but doesn't hold up well. The original Hart Foundation; Randy Savage, Jake Roberts, and Mr. Perfect in their late 80s-early 90s prime; some young Undertaker and the Rockers; that's all some very watchable stuff.
On the silly shit side of things, I'm curious about what the "Andre passes out" segment is/was, as listed on "Disc 2."
And to add to your discussion about the nature of Wikipedia, I was looking for info on the Perfect/Santana match for the IC belt, and I'm now the more wiser for knowing that the IC belt has been vacated a surprising eight times (not including its unification a few years ago).
Let me see if I can remember the vacated IC titles off the top of my head:
Pedro Morales in the late 70s/early 80s after winning the World Title; Warrior at WM VI after winning the World Title; Shawn Michaels suspended for "steroids"/contract dispute; Jeff Jarrett in a "feud" with Savio Vega; Steve Austin refuses to defend against the Rock. I can't think of anything more recent than that.
Wikipedia says: Morales did not vacate the IC (but he did have to vacate the Tag Title because his partner was then-World Champion Bob Backlund and the World Champion could not hold a second title concurrently). Warrior did vacate due to the World Title win. Shawn Michaels vacated because he did not defend within 30 days, but the "real" reason was a steroid suspension that Michaels maintains was bogus and knowing Michaels and McMahon it was probably a money/contract issue. Jeff Jarrett vacated in a dispute with Bob Holly; Goldust was the one that vacated in a dispute with Savio Vega. Ahmed Johnson vacated due to injury (surprise, surprise. YUH GUN DUN! YUH GUN DUN!) Austin vacated his first IC run due to injury after the Owen-Driver, but it says Austin handed the title to the Rock to end his second run. If I recall correctly, Austin threw the belt into a river which is technically not the same as handing it over and McMahon awarded the Rock the IC. Triple H vacated due to injury. Edge vacated due to injury, but that's after I quit watching.
I was pretty surprised to find out how many times that thing was vacated for injury. And I thought the Michaels vacate was the infamous "lost my smile" moment.
As soon as I submitted this response, I recalled that this was in fact the aftermath of the exceptional angle where Owen Hart enziguiri'd Michaels in the head & he collapsed after the match to the stunned looks of the masses.
That would put this vacating of the IC title around the time of Michaels getting beaten up by a few guys while he slept in a car that was parked outside a (gay?) bar.
Michaels vacated the World Title because he lost his smile in 1997. He vacated the IC title in 1993, which led to Razor Ramon's first IC run and the first-ever WWF Ladder Match upon Michaels' return. The barfight and Owen's enziguiri was 1995.
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