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[cheering]

>> Wrestling Challenge comes to you this

week from THE FIVE SEASONS CENTER IN

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA. LET'S TAKE YOU OUT

TO CENTER MANAGER, DAVID PICHA.

>> I am David Picha, general manager of the

Five Seasons Center. I'd like to welcome

the WWE

to Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

>> Hello everyone and welcome TO WRESTLING

CHALLENGE. I'M GORILLA MONSOON JOINED BY

BOBBY "THE BRAIN" HEENAN AND I'M HANGING

FROM THE RAFTERS HERE IN CEDAR RAPIDS,

IOWA. AND WHY? BECAUSE WE'VE GOT THE

SUPERSTARS OF THE WORLD WRESTLING

FEDERATION AND THEY'RE COMING AT YOU. SO

SETTLE BACK, HERE THEY COME.

Talk about big lineups, we've got one

right here this week ON WRESTLING

CHALLENGE. JOINING US THE BRITISH

BULLDOGS, Dynamite Kid Davey Boy Smith.

And then, if you want to be nauseated,

Brother Love is here again.

>> That's right, my friend Brother Love.

>> Yes, Andre the Giant, "The Million

Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase. Then we'll take

a look at the Rock, Don Muraco in

action. Also the World Wrestling

Federation Tag Team Champions Demolition

along with Mr. Fuji.

>> And then who?

>> Your friend, the Olympic strongman Ken

Patera and a whole lot more. Oh, let's

go to ringside.

>> This tag team contest is scheduled for

one fall.

ENTERING THE RING WITH THEIR MASCOT,

MATILDA,

WEIGHING WITH a total combined weight of

500 and 60

>> Hey, take a look at her brain.

Which dog are you talking about?

>> I'm talking about the one with four

legs.

>> You mean the one in the ring with two

legs?

>> No, the one with four legs, you stupid

dog.

>> the British

Bulldogs!

>> THERE GOES MATILDA. WOW, THERE GOES THE

CONQUISTADORS.

>> Fighting with a total combined weight of

479 lb FROM SOMEWHERE IN LATIN AMERICA,

HERE IS THE CONQUISTADOR.

>> Conquistador somewhere in Latin America,

perhaps even South America, as Matilda's

ushered out of there.

And the bell's gone and we're underway.

>> South America could be Atlanta.

For you, maybe, yes. Not for the

Conquistadors, I'm sure.

>> Davey Boy starting out the powerhouse of

the British Bulldogs.

Boy, these guys have got their sights

set

once again on regaining the World

Wrestling Federation Tag Team

Championship.

>> I don't think they'll do it. I'll tell

you why.

They were more concerned with winning

the championship before. Now, they're

more concerned with taking the dog for a

walk.

>> Oh, please.

Shoulder block just moves Davey Boy

back. Oh, nice leap frog.

Turns around right into the scoop slam.

No, but slips over THE BACK. OH, LOOK AT

THE POWER DISPLAY. HERE COMES THE OTHER

CONQUISTADOR.

>> [cheering]

>> THEY'RE GOING TO DUKE IT OUT.

TAG ROPES, DYNAMITE STEPS IN.

Conquistador is still uh thinking about

it and talking it over. Who knows which

one is in there or not.

>> It's the one with the mask.

>> Yeah, but is it Is he the right guy?

Well, he's the left guy.

>> It doesn't really matter.

>> Dynamite shoulder block sends the

Conquistador down. Look out. Back drop

and a beauty. Oh, did he come down hard.

>> You know, you're only as good as your

last Conquistador.

>> Oh, please.

I'm not sure that the back of Dynamite

is 100% as yet.

We'll find out momentarily here as he

gets slammed.

>> He'll drop him on his head. We know

there's nothing in there.

>> Oh, it's a very nonchalant cover. He

kicks right out of there easily.

Dynamite

He's got his BULL SHOOT.

OH, 360.

RIGHT OUT. MATILDA TAKES A LOOK.

HUH.

I love it.

>> What's going to happen someday when that

dog turns on us?

>> Well, does she go ahead and jump on him?

>> I was looking at the dog. I didn't pay

any attention to what happened out

there.

>> I'm sure.

Tag team action, the hottest and

heaviest it's ever been right now in the

World Wrestling Federation. Everybody

gunning for Demolition.

>> [screaming]

>> Beautiful single leg trip.

Bret binds it nicely.

>> I didn't know they could wrestle.

Who could wrestle?

>> The Bulldogs.

>> Will you stop?

>> I didn't know they knew any wrestling. I

thought they were just

>> You wish you had a team like this in

your stable.

>> Are you kidding?

>> Yeah.

>> All they know how to do is walk the dog

at night.

With a scooper.

>> Baby with a OH, BEAUTIFUL WATER KIPPER.

TAKES IT RIGHT OVER WITH a nice leverage

move. As we see some of the capacity

crowd out here this week.

>> You know, they must have picked this

wrestling up in the match I had with

them at WrestleMania 4.

From my moves. They must have picked

them up.

>> They stole your moves, right?

>> That's what I believe.

>> Double slingshot and look out,

clothesline city nailed him.

>> Two against one.

>> That's what it's all about.

>> That's what tag team wrestling's all

about.

>> I'll remember that.

>> Oh, look at that. Snap suplex by

Dynamite.

>> Nobody does it exactly like that. Over

for the cover.

>> What do you What are your feelings on

the Fabulous Rougeaus? What do you think

they're headed?

>> Well, you know, they're they're become

very patriotic when it comes to America.

>> I'll tell you what, folks. Let's get it

straight from the mouths of the Fabulous

Rougeaus.

>> Fabulous?

>> Jacques, look at these guys wrestle. I

think they're pretty good. And I think

it would be an interesting matchup.

>> Oh, wouldn't it be great with Matilda in

the corner? But you know what? I think

the Fabulous Rougeau brothers would

prevail. You know why, Raymond? Because

of the great support of our American

fans.

>> Yeah.

>> You know, they must be related in some

way to Brother Love because whenever

they talk, I get that same feeling in my

gut as I do when Brother Love talks.

>> Hi, I'm Brother Love Monsoon.

>> Oh, please.

>> No, I'm Bobby Heenan.

>> It's kind of nice the way they do that.

Kind of Let's the humanoids know who's

who.

>> Why don't you put them under contract?

They need a manager desperately. They

seem to be doing quite well.

>> Look at this, hanging up in the corner,

tag rope around the neck

of Davey Boy. Oh, they're hanging

hanging him out to dry here.

>> Referee doesn't have a clue what's going

on.

>> Never did.

>> Well, if you don't like this one, we got

another one looks just like him.

>> We got a warehouse.

>> Dynamite rammed it right into that

middle turnbuckle.

He's in trouble.

Davey Boy's got to get out of there.

Kikisano just measured him out.

>> Keeping keeping so he don't make the

tag.

>> Couldn't couldn't the Rougeaus find any

smaller flags?

>> Maybe that's all they had. I don't know.

Maybe Maybe that's the biggest one they

have in Canada.

>> Cheapskates as far as I'm concerned.

>> You know, the one of Canada's big

industry is selling American flags.

Look out, IN FOR THE RIDE.

OH, Kikisano with a sleeper.

Look at him sitting here.

>> [cheering]

>> Dynamite looking out. Dynamite up TOP

TURNBUCKLE. WOW, FOREARM RIGHT IN THE

KIDNEY AREA. NO TAG made as the other

Kikisano comes in. Davey Boy in a whole

lot of trouble here. He's got to get out

of there.

Oh, LOOK AT THIS. DAVEY BOY PICKS HIM

UP. LOOK OUT, POWER SLAM COMING. You

know, he didn't have that sleeper hooked

properly around the carotid artery in

the neck. OH, HE NAILED HIM AND DYNAMITE

NAILS THE OTHER ONE.

LOOK OUT, POWER SLAM HEAD COMES.

WHAT A STUNNING

MANEUVER.

>> [cheering]

>> BEAUTIFUL JOB by Dynamite. Let's get the

official word.

>> Here are YOUR WINNERS,

THE BRITISH

BULLDOGS.

>> I'VE SEEN ENOUGH OF THAT, MAN.

LET'S GO BACK and take a look at the

action that went down earlier on here

as the Bulldogs chalk up another one in

the win column. Here comes Brutus.

Oh, look at this. Both of them are in

the ring. He [music] power slams the

man. The referee makes no effort to get

the other man out.

He's in there for about a count of

eight, nine, or 10 now, maybe 11, 12, 13

gives him the big push.

>> Imagine the impact [music] coming down.

>> Imagine that.

>> Oh, and a 360.

Take a look at Matilda, she turns around

and takes a look and says, "I like it."

But right now, let's go to our special

report, [music] SummerSlam '88.

>> Hello once again, everyone. Hey, if you

thought the summer weather has been hot,

wait until you hear this sizzling news.

Big news to break this week on the

special report. As you know, SummerSlam

'88 is coming to you direct from Madison

Square Garden in New York City on August

the 29th at 8:00 p.m. Now, if you can't

make it to the Garden, you still can see

SummerSlam '88 on pay-per-view systems

nationwide. Let's get to that main

event. The challenge has been accepted,

the referee selected, Jesse "The Body"

Ventura. And so, right now, all we need

to find out is there's whom undisputed

World Wrestling Federation champ, Randy

"Macho Man" Savage, has picked to become

his tag team partner. The opponents, of

course, are the Million Dollar Man, Ted

DiBiase, and the eighth wonder of the

world, Andre the Giant. And joining the

Macho Man in the big tag team match up

at SummerSlam '88, the 6'8", 302-lb

Venice Beach, California native, Hulk

Hogan. Savage and the Hulkster against

DiBiase and the Giant, the Mega Powers

against the Mega Bucks. Also at

SummerSlam '88, World Wrestling

Federation Tag Team title on the line

when Demolition battles the former

champs, the Hart Foundation. The

Bolsheviks will also be tested. Their

opponents, the Powers of Pain.

>> YES. BOLSHEVIKS, DO YOU want to feel the

power? Do you want to feel the pain?

Will you do anything to get to THE TOP?

YES.

>> [screaming]

>> ALL RIGHT. ALSO AIMING FOR THE TOP

Brutus the Barber Beefcake the Barber

going for Honky Tonk Man's

Intercontinental title and regardless of

what happens, this will be the last

meeting between Beefcake and Honky

[music] Tonk Man. Beefcake promises at

least one of two things, beating Honky

for the title or giving Honky a new look

as in a new haircut.

>> [music]

>> If all goes well, who knows, Beefcake

might just hit the double. Other

SummerSlam [music] '88 matchups, Ken

Patera versus Bad News Brown, The Rock

Don Muraco against Dino Bravo. Junkyard

Dog takes on [music] Ravishing Rick

Rude.

>> You know, besides being the sexiest man

alive, normally Ravishing Rick Rude is

pretty good-hearted. But at the

SummerSlam, I'm going to have to display

a little cruelty to animals when I take

the Junkyard Dog and put a muzzle on

him.

>> Okay, Mr. Rude. Also in the SummerSlam

'88 matchups, the British Bulldogs will

wrestle the Rougeau Brothers. Jake the

Snake Roberts against Hercules and the

[music] Big Boss Man takes on Koko B.

Ware. We talked to the Boss Man's

manager, The Slickster, who sounds like

Ann LANDERS THESE DAYS.

>> YO, KOKO B. WARE. NOW YOU UNDERSTAND,

HOMEBOY, I am not your daddy and I'M NOT

YOUR BROTHER, EITHER. BUT I'M GOING TO

GIVE YOU some good advice as far as the

SummerSlam is concerned. Why don't you

just give up now and save yourself a

beating.

>> First,

I'm going to get your attention.

And then you're going to see how cool

I can be.

>> We will find out. SummerSlam '88 will

also feature special guest Brother Love,

who will himself have a very, very

special guest. The date again, August

the 29th, Madison Square Garden

available on pay-per-view systems

nationwide. And in case you're just

tuning in, the big news today, Hulk

Hogan joining World Wrestling Federation

champ Randy Macho Man Savage in a a team

duel against Ted DiBiase and Andre the

Giant, the Mega Powers against the Mega

Bucks. We'll of course have more on

SummerSlam '88 throughout this program

and in the coming weeks. With special

report, I'm Craig DeGeorge.

>> SummerSlam '88 he's going to have the

biggest test of power he's ever had as

he steps in there against Dino Bravo.

>> Well, Dino Bravo is the strongest man in

the world.

>> That's what you say.

>> That's what I'm going to be saying too.

I'm just going to be saying that too.

>> Latest edition of the World Wrestling

Federation magazine that's on the stands

right now, most interesting article

about the powerhouse The Rock. He's

going to have to use every bit of that

strength, every bit of that power, but

you know what he's got that Bravo

doesn't have? The cunningness, the ring

savvy. Former Intercontinental Champion,

this guy in my book is not going to have

a problem getting by Dino Bravo.

>> Well, Bravo was former Canadian

Champion.

>> What does that mean?

>> I mean, it must mean something to him.

It means, you know,

>> Champion of all of Canada.

>> Yeah.

>> How many people you got up there in

Canada?

>> You can count them on one hand and have

a few fingers left over.

>> Okay, if they want more people, we can

send them some of the junk we got here.

We can send them Morocco. We can send

them Hulk Hogan.

>> Why don't you go? Take Take a few of

your members with you. Take the new king

with you. He can be the new king of

Canada.

>> This King Haku to you.

>> JESSE "THE BODY" VENTURA, the special

guest referee for the big tag team

match.

>> Andre the Giant, the Million Dollar Man

Ted DiBiase taking on the Hulkster and

the Kirk.

>> Undisputed World Wrestling Federation

Champion

>> the Macho Man. Look at this. Oh, good

night.

>> Stick the fork in Todd. He's done.

>> Well, Brian, we're going to show it to

you and everybody once again. You tell

me whether Jesse "The Body" Ventura

played a part in this or not.

>> I'll be the expert.

>> Let's look.

>> GIVE THE GUY THE CHANCE TO MAKE THE

ATTEMPT WHETHER YOU LIKE HIM OR NOT.

>> BUT I THINK DINO BRAVO

could be a little more patient

with the thousands on hand here tonight,

and of course, millions other

throughout the United States, here in

the USA, watching this event.

Just be a little more patient.

>> [cheering]

>> All right.

715

lb is on the bench. Jesse Ventura is

spotting Dino Bravo.

He will certainly establish

establish his claim as the strongest man

in the world if indeed he CAN BENCH

PRESS.

>> [cheering]

>> OH!

HE DID IT!

HE DID IT!

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I CAN'T BELIEVE

IT!

OUR NEW unofficial world mark for the

bench press of 715 lb.

Jesse Ventura,

>> [music]

>> I can't believe it.

>> When Dino Bravo had his fat little

fingers around that bar, wasn't it

obvious?

>> That's not the way I saw it. The way I

saw IT, HE WAS SPOTTING HIM. He was

spotting him.

>> He actually put his hands on the bars.

Give me a break. No way. That's a fake.

>> I'll explain it to you IN A MINUTE.

>> THE HEAD OF THE STRONGEST MAN, [music]

DINO BRAVO!

>> SELF-PROCLAIMED. DID SHE SAY

SELF-PROCLAIMED?

>> OH, shut up.

>> No, she said strongest man. Listen to

this.

>> Talk about garbage. What a piece of

garbage that is.

>> Quiet.

Okay.

>> Just for that, take your sign and get

out.

>> Just for that, I'm not interpreting for

you.

>> Good. Thank you very much.

>> [music]

>> HERE IS JOHNNY YATE!

>> JOHNNY YATES

going to have his hands full here.

And Dino Bravo, come August 29th, will

have his hands full.

>> You know what a lot OF PEOPLE DON'T

REALIZE is when you spot a man, you put

your hands around the bar, but you don't

touch the bar. The man LIFTS IT UP.

YOU'RE JUST THERE TO MAKE SURE IT

DOESN'T DROP ON HIM. THAT'S ALL JESSE

WAS DOING.

>> Jesse had his hands on THE BAR.

>> PLUS, PLUS, ALL YOU GOT TO DO IS LIFT IT

OFF YOUR CHEST. That's a lie.

That's a lie. That's what Frenchy told

me.

>> Oh, please.

Now, you lying. He swears to it.

>> Look at the strength ON THIS GUY.

>> OH, INVERTED ATOMIC DROP.

Yates in a lot of a lot of pain right

now.

Well, I SEE ONE OF YOUR GUYS in for a

big evening at SummerSlam, Brain,

referring to Ravishing Rick Rude.

>> Oh, that's what you think.

Why don't you tell him

>> have a 15-ft chain wrapped right around

his neck.

>> Oh, he's wrestling Fred Sanford, right?

>> The Junkyard Dog.

>> Same thing.

>> Well,

Bravo claiming victory has not, in fact,

pinned anyone yet.

Madison Square Garden will be rocking.

Come August 29th.

>> the Junkyard Dog will never make it on

another airplane flight.

>> What?

>> He'll never make it through the

detectors after Rude just shoved that

15-ft chain down his throat.

You watch.

>> Good look at Frenchy Martin.

Uh-oh, here it comes.

>> One arm, look at that.

>> Side suplex, all the way to both men

coming down. Forget it, this one's over.

>> You tell me he's not the [music]

strongest man you've seen.

>> No, he isn't.

>> Let's get the official word from Andre.

>> The winner,

DINO

BRAVO.

>> LET'S GO BACK AND TAKE A LOOK

AT HOW HE APPLIES this

>> Look at this.

>> side suplex. [music]

>> Picks him up with one hand, drops him,

drops his weight on the man and reads

the sign. That says it all for the

>> Right now, here's some more news on

SummerSlam.

>> I like it.

>> World Wrestling Federation [music]

SummerSlam '88, live Monday, August

29th, 8:00 p.m. Macho Madness and

Hulkamania team up against Andre the

Giant and Ted DiBiase. SummerSlam '88

[music] where the mega powers meet the

mega bucks live on pay-per-view.

>> I got a hunch you're going to see Bad

News Brown right behind Patera's head.

When that ghetto blaster kicks in.

>> It will be an interesting match-up.

>> Well, like I was saying before I was so

rudely interrupted. Patera is powerful,

there's no doubt about that. But I don't

think he compares to Dino Bravo. He's

got him Oh, did you SEE THAT?

>> PATERA

>> YOU FELT THAT.

>> WELL, THAT

THAT

That brings back memories, doesn't it?

>> That was a seven on a scale of one to

10.

>> Patera could have had the three count

right there.

>> I understand that Brother Love is making

a special guest appearance as part of

SummerSlam. You know who his guest is?

>> Yes, I do.

>> Who is it?

>> I'm not telling you.

>> Sorry I asked.

>> You should be.

Well, there's always got to be something

nauseating about everything.

>> I'll tell you something, it's going to

be someone YOU YOU DON'T EXPECT.

>> YEAH.

>> IT'S LIKE something you've never seen

before.

>> Well,

>> I'll tell you Brother Love is something

I've never seen before.

>> Well, you're going to see a lot more of

it if you stick around.

>> Backbreaker by Patera.

Dropped the elbow with authority. JYD

could HAVE HAD HIM AGAIN, BUT JERKED HIM

UP. REFEREE'S UPSET.

>> [cheering]

>> PATERA OBVIOUSLY wanting to dish out a

little punishment here.

>> Well, I know why. Earlier on in the

match,

this youngster, this Chris Curtis, tried

to back joke

Well, I think that Curtis

>> PATERA

>> THAT IS SNEAKY MOVE. The full Nelson

slaps it on, you can forget about this

one.

Look at those fingers, they're locked.

>> I think he's got his hair.

>> No, he doesn't have his hair.

>> SummerSlam '88. Earlier we saw a Brother

Love with Andre the Giant and the

Million Dollar Man voicing their opinion

about this challenge match. Now it's

time to hear from the other side, the

Macho Man and his partner HULK HOGAN.

>> THANK GOD, MACHO BROTHER. I GOT THE MEGA

POWER PSYCHON GOING IN THE 11TH HOUR OF

THIS THING. YOU KNOW, IT MAKES ME

REALIZE JUST HOW LARGE THE TASK IS WE

HAVE TO COMPLETE. THE FACT THAT SOME OF

OUR LITTLE MANIACS ARE STARTING TO PUSH

EACH OTHER AROUND ON THE PLAYGROUND

MAKES ME REALIZE WE'RE ALREADY STARTING

TO DERAIL. ALSO, the fact that they're

ASKING FOR THEIR ALLOWANCE BEFORE THEY

GET THEIR CHORES DONE WORRIES ME A

LITTLE BIT. THAT JUST TELLS ME AND YOU

WHAT we have to do about the situation.

>> Yeah, but at the SummerSlam in Madison

Square Gardens, I want you to do me a

favor.

>> What is it?

>> I want you to do me a favor. I want you

to set up the Million Dollar Man up.

>> Yeah.

>> I want you to slam him in the middle of

the ring and go to the TOP ROPE AND JUMP

OFF AND CRUSH HIM WITH MY BIG ELBOW.

>> YEAH.

>> YEAH, HIS RIBS. AND THEN I WANT

Elizabeth to distract the eighth wonder

of the world, Andre the Giant.

>> Yeah.

>> And then you sneak up behind him and

press him over your head like you've

done before. AND THE BIG MAN TAKES HIM

AND SMASHES HIM TO THE MAT.

>> AND THEN I GO to the top rope and drop

that big elbow AND SMASH YOUR RIBS.

>> YEAH.

>> WELL, YOU KNOW, ONE GOOD TURN DESERVES

ANOTHER. IF I DO THAT FOR YOU, YOU GOT

TO LET ME CINCH BOTH OF THEM UP IN A

HOSTER BEAR HUG, MAN. MAKE THE SNAP,

CRACKLE, AND POP COME FROM THE GIANT AND

THE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR MAN.

>> HOGAN.

>> TO TURN YOU GUYS ON RIGHT BEFORE THEY GO

DOWN, JUST AS YOU'RE GETTING JESSE

VENTURA OUT OF OUR FACE, I'LL LET HIM

GET A GASP of air. I'll let him LOOK

ACROSS THE APRON. I'LL GIVE HIM ONE LAST

LOOK AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN BEFORE OUR

LOVELY MANAGER looks at him and gives

him the mega power kiss of death.

>> YEAH.

GOD, YEAH.

>> IT'S SUMMERSLAM '88, Monday night,

August 29th [music]

from New York's Madison Square Garden.

Call your local cable system for

pay-per-view availability.

>> You will not want to miss this one.

Summer Slam '88 it happens Monday night

August 29th at New York's Madison Square

Garden.

>> [music]

>> They won't be smiling when they hear

THAT MUSIC AGAIN.

WELL, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THEIR HANDS

FULL AT SUMMERSLAM '88. ONE OF THE TWO

TITLE MATCHES ON THE CARD PITTING THE

WORLD WRESTLING Federation champions

Demolition against the former champions

the Hart Foundation. Well, the Harts

want that title [music] back, but I have

to give the edge to Demolition because

the Harts do not have the most important

thing to have to win the championship.

Jimmy Hart

>> could be a big asset for them not to

have that little piece of garbage

running around

creating problems. One less guy to have

to worry about.

>> Creating problems? He took them to the

championship.

>> huh?

I was there, Tampa, Florida.

Demolition got that awesome power. Jim

Neidhart will have to be doing a lot of

those kind of moves to stay out of the

clutches

of Demolition.

He did a great move, Houston.

It'll take them a long minute to catch

up to him.

>> I also like Houston outsmarting him and

him right in the

face with his chin.

>> Irish whip

hooked underneath, look out, HIGH CROSS

BODY UP.

TALK ABOUT POWER, CAUGHT HIM IN MIDAIR.

>> IT'S LIKE CATCHING A COLD.

>> Tag made, although he did not have a

hold of THE TAG ROPE.

AX

JUST DOING ANOTHER HIT ON THE OUTSIDE.

>> Sort of a mismatch in my book, Brain. in

my book.

Oh, this is over SEVERAL HUNDRED POUNDS

HERE.

LEAPFROG TOP KICK.

JUST MADE HIM back up a step or two.

GOES OVER AND TAGS IN. JT almost took a

header coming in over the top.

>> Not much behind those punches.

>> Clothesline city.

>> See you, JT.

>> Stopped him dead in his tracks.

Tried to plant him as we look over the

shoulder. Mr. Fuji make A PERMANENT PART

OF THE RING.

>> Look at Fuji. What a devious mind he

has. He's a genius.

>> He's a good mind. Good business mind.

>> Well, earlier on we had a chance to get

some words from Tito Santana about his

partner and his thoughts on Demolition.

>> Ladies and gentlemen, right now I don't

have a partner. And I don't even know if

I'm going to get one. But all I'm doing

right now is hoping and praying a whole

lot that somebody gets to the Demolition

real soon. You too, Fuji.

>> Boy, did you see the look in his eyes?

>> He wants a partner. He's got to go back

to where he came from in Acuna, Mexico.

I'm sure a bunch of people would love to

come to the United States from there.

>> The latest word, of course, on Martel is

still very vague. He's out. He's got

that concussion, that very serious

concussion. With that kind of an injury,

there's no telling how long you're going

to be out of it.

>> I have a scoop.

>> What is it?

>> I hear Martel is going to

>> Rule breaking. Oh, please.

>> It's what I heard.

>> You You're the master at that.

>> Rule breaking.

>> I am not.

>> DEMOLITION not having much competition

here this week on Wrestling Challenge,

but you can bet SummerSlam '88, August

29th, IN THE GARDEN, THEY'RE GOING TO

HAVE THEIR HANDS FULL with the Hitman

and the Anvil.

>> A lot of A lot of people are picking a

winner there. They're picking the Hart

Foundation.

>> LOOK OUT! DECAPITATION!

I THAT JT has won.

>> Okay. Okay.

>> [music]

>> I could have told you that when the bell

rang.

>> Let's get the official word.

>> Here are your winners,

the World Wrestling Federation Tag Team

champions,

DEMOLITION.

>> DEMOLITION, AWESOME AGAIN. Let's go back

and take a look. Look at how they just

pounded away here earlier on in the

match on Young Sam Houston.

They were never in any

>> He's got a negative attitude.

>> They were never in any trouble. They are

a smooth team. Fuji's got them ready.

>> My foundation.

>> Right now, let's go to MIKE MCGUIRK.

>> [music]

>> AND NOW, ladies and gentlemen, BROTHER

LOVE.

>> IT'S TIME FOR THE bicarbonate of soda.

>> [music]

>> You know,

SummerSlam

'88,

Monday night,

AUGUST 29TH,

IT WILL BE

A LOVE FEST.

YES, YES, INDEED,

IN NEW YORK CITY, AT MADISON SQUARE

GARDEN.

And Brother LOVE

WILL BE

A PART OF THAT

WITH A VERY

SPECIAL GUEST.

BUT I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT [music]

THAT LATER.

BECAUSE WHAT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT RIGHT

NOW

is the main event.

A TAG team match

pitting the likes

of the World Wrestling Federation

Champion

MACHO MAN RANDY SAVAGE

AND HIS

PARTNER

HULK

HOGAN.

THEY ARE CALLING THEMSELVES

THE MEGA POWERS.

HOWEVER,

THEY WILL BE FACING THE TEAM

OF

BROTHER MILLION DOLLAR MAN

MAN

DIBIASE

AND

BROTHER ANDRE

THE GIANT

THE

MEGA BUCKS.

BROTHER DIBIASE

BROTHER ANDRE

BROTHER GIANT, IT IS AN HONOR.

Brother Brother Giant, YES YES YES.

BROTHER DIBIASE

>> You know, Brother Love,

on August the 29th,

on a hot summer night

in the Big Apple, New York City, in the

arena of arenas, Madison Square Garden,

they're calling it the SummerSlam.

THEY'RE CALLING IT THE meeting of the

Mega powers

against the mega bucks.

That's what they're calling it.

Well, I'll tell you right now.

WE'VE GOT ALL OF THAT RIGHT HERE ON THIS

ONE TEAM cuz there's nothing in the

world more powerful than the eighth

wonder of the world, Andre the Giant.

And the power of the wealth of the

Million Dollar Man rolls on and on and

on as we all well know.

And you, macho man,

you never cease to amaze me. You kept

the whole wrestling world held captive,

holding their breath, anxiously

anticipating the big news. Who would be

your partner to face this unbeatable

team?

Hulk Hogan.

Big

deal.

YOU THINK FOR ONE minute that we're

supposed to be scared, that we're

supposed to stand here trembling in our

boots because you went and got Hogan,

because he's going to crawl back out

from underneath the rock where he's been

licking his wounds and hiding since the

last time he faced this man? You're a

three-time loser, Hogan, and you're

going to be going down one more time.

>> WELL, BROTHER GIANT, I HAVE A QUESTION

FOR YOU.

WHAT IS IT THAT THE GIANT LOVES?

>> What I love.

I'm going to tell you what brother Andre

loves.

And I know one man who know much better

than me what I love is part of DiBiase.

>> [laughter]

>> YOU SAY

THEY ARE FULL

OF LOVE.

SO, I

LOVE YOU.

AND

WE ALSO LOVE

JESSE "THE BODY", the referee. He's

going to give us a fair shake and them,

TOO.

THAT'S TRUE.

THEY LOVE YOU. BROTHER JESSE LOVES

[music] YOU.

JUST LIKE

I LOVE YOU.

I

love you.

Brother Biance.

>> Are you totally disgusted as I am? Oh,

look at that. GREASED THE PALM OF

BROTHER LOVE. GIVE ME A BREAK.

>> [screaming]

>> YOU.

>> AND HE WENT SOUTH WITH IT RIGHT AWAY.

Sweating like the pig that he is.

Well, Brain, on these hot summer days,

one of the most REFRESHING THINGS IS THE

World Wrestling Federation Superstars

Ice Cream Bar, and it's also gotten down

into Central America.

I don't know whether the Conquistadors

tasted those or not.

They're wearing them. I'm surprised you

didn't have your hand out only moments

ago when

Brother Love slipped something IN YOUR

HAND.

WHAT WAS IT HE GAVE HIM? I DON'T KNOW

WHAT you're talking about. What he what?

Oh, look at this.

As usual, Bad News not wasting any time

here. Didn't even wait for the bell.

Doesn't need a bell.

Earlier on, uh

we had a chance to talk to Bad News.

He's worried a little bit, I think,

about SummerSlam '88.

But yet he contends that Blassie is the

one to watch out for.

>> Ken Patera, you went to the Olympics.

You was the first American to lift 500

lb, but I survived the ghetto, Bad News

Brown. But in the Summer Slam of '88,

you going to find out what I'm all

about.

>> Called him Ken Patera.

>> I think the name fits him.

>> I think the name fits him.

>> You know how long his career would last

in his neighborhood?

>> I'll tell you one thing, all those gold

medals would be missing.

>> Yeah, you can count on that.

>> Bad News

>> I like that.

>> Mike Richards on the receiving end.

>> I think you can stick a fork in him.

>> Another victory.

>> Easy victory.

>> Look at that. ADD AN INSULT TO INJURY.

LET'S GET the official word.

>> Just waking him up.

>> Let's go back and take a look as Bad

News puts away Oh!

The ghetto blaster right [music] on the

back of the head.

The external occipital protuberance to

be exact. [music]

>> He hit him from behind. Tell the people.

>> Yeah.

>> Mr. Patera is going to be feeling this,

too.

>> Plenty more action. Still to come. We'll

be right back.

This capacity crowd here in Cedar Rapids

is really giving a standing ovation to

the Hart Foundation. And rightly so,

these guys looking to get their belts

BACK

IN SUMMER SLAM '88.

>> THEY WON'T DO IT WITHOUT JIMMY HART.

>> HE'S BEEN A FEW DAYS AT THE GYM, HASN'T

HE? BOTH OF THESE GUYS.

>> THIS GUY'S been spending a good deal of

time

>> driving a tractor.

>> He's got that truck driver tan there on

his arms.

>> When he hangs out the window.

>> If it's a very narrow car, he's got them

on each arm.

>> Bell's gone. We're underway.

The Anvil trying to control the Hit Man.

>> That makes sense. The Anvil trying to

control somebody?

>> Very intelligent individual, you know.

>> I understand that.

>> But he needs shock treatment the way

he's been acting as of late.

>> Look at this. Going for a scoop slam

right off the bat.

Here's how it's done.

Climbing up just LIKE A BAD HABIT.

>> You know, the guy he just slams the

>> What a golden opportunity for the Hitman

and the Anvil. August 29th, it'll be a

hot one.

One of the two big title matches on the

card.

Demolition's titles could be in

jeopardy.

>> You know, a lot of people figure that

without Jimmy Hart, they're going to win

the titles.

>> BIG CHEERS AS THE HITMAN steps in.

There's been all cheers for him.

>> The only reason these people cheer for

the Hart Foundation is because the guy

lost the BATTLE ROYAL AND [screaming] HE

TURNED ON BAD NEWS. EVERYBODY'S been

behind this guy. I don't understand it.

>> Hart Foundation with their sights set on

Madison Square Garden, [screaming]

August 29th, a Monday night, as they

will get a chance from Demolition to get

their belts BACK AND THEY REALLY WANT

THEM.

>> [screaming]

>> DEMOLITION

>> IT'S GOING TO BE HOT.

SUMMERSLAM AND WE'RE GOING TO GET THOSE

BELTS BACK.

The Hart Foundation is going to be calm,

COOL,

AND COLLECTED.

>> [laughter]

>> WHAT A COUPLE OF GUYS. WHAT A COUPLE OF

devious guys. Wow.

>> They make Fuji look like uh Brother

Love.

>> Oh, please.

>> Fuji's not a devious man, Brother Love.

He's a very nice gentleman.

>> Sure.

>> What do you mean devious? He slipped

something. I never saw that.

>> He took some of those Ben Franklins and

put it right in his hand.

>> What are you, Columbo? You got another

case you're working ON?

>> I SAW IT AND THEN he put his hand IN HIS

GREASY POCKET.

>> IT'S ALL YOU GOT TO DO IS SNOOP.

>> Tell me now that Brother Love is making

up some kind of canisters.

>> Canisters?

>> Solicit donations.

>> Oh, I doubt that. The man's quite well

off, you know,

from what I've heard.

>> Sure.

You ought to know, you're the one that

brought him around.

>> I didn't bring him around. I merely

introduced him. He's a friend of Mr.

Dibiase. Dibiase is the one that

>> You introduced him then the Mega Bucks

put up all the money.

>> Dibiase is the one that's foot um

>> Yeah, foot the

>> No, befriended him.

>> Yeah, that's what I

>> Befriended him, sure.

>> You said it right the first time.

Tag team, Hitman stepping in once again.

THIS MAN HAS EXCELLENCE OF EXECUTION.

He'll get a chance to show us that.

HERE COMES RIGHT NOW, LOOK OUT.

Look how long Neidhart held him there.

That's what impresses me. It's all over.

>> Look at that.

>> HE GOT JIMMY HART HE CAME AND COUNTED TO

THREE.

>> WILL YOU STOP? THAT'S WHAT

>> TV NEEDS JIMMY HART.

>> HART FOUNDATION AS WE LOOK AT IT HERE,

THE SETUP.

>> [music]

>> OH, I got to see this again.

>> We are live at the World Wrestling

Federation Event Center.

>> He can't count to three.

>> The excitement continues to build toward

August 29th. That's when SummerSlam '88

takes place. Two titles on the line, one

for the Intercontinental Championship.

The champion, Honky Tonk Man, to face

Brutus the Barber Beefcake. And this

will absolutely be the final

confrontation. We have comments from

both champion and challenger.

>> You know, BEEFCAKE, I KNOW YOU WANT THE

HONKY TONK MAN'S Intercontinental

Championship BELT. AND I KNOW YOU WANT

HIS HAIR, BABY, BUT YOU'LL NEVER GET IT.

>> They say, Honky Tonk Man, YOU YOU'RE ALL

SWELLED UP THERE. YOU LOOK REAL GOOD

NOW. You're full of confidence.

>> Because all of my fans, all of my

friends everywhere around the world,

when they found out I would never I

would never have to wrestle Brutus the

Barber Beefcake again, they gave me the

confidence I need to go into this match,

SummerSlam '88, AUGUST THE 29TH, MADISON

SQUARE GARDEN, THEY GAVE ME THE

CONFIDENCE I NEED

TO SHAKE, RATTLE, and roll you. To not

be afraid to not be afraid because I

know, Brutus, I know that you can't put

me to sleep. I know you can't take my

belt. And I know, deep down inside, you

will never cut my hair.

>> I KNOW THAT YOU GOT TO BE RELIEVED, MAN.

You're feeling confident. You think

you're cocky, man. You say this is

Brutus's last try. WELL, YOU HAVE USED

EVERY SLEAZY, SLIMY TRICK IN THE BOOK,

PULLED EVERYTHING OUT OF YOUR HAT THAT

YOU CAN GET to keep that belt as long as

you have. SO, THAT'S FINE. THERE'S NO

SPECIAL STIPULATIONS ON THIS MATCH. ONLY

THE ONE THAT YOU YOU SHOW UP AND THAT

YOU BRING YOUR BELT AND THAT YOU BRING

YOUR HAIR BLOCK.

CUZ I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE WHEN I leave

the arena, I'M GOING TO [screaming] HAVE

ONE OR I'M GOING TO HAVE THE OTHER AND I

DON'T CARE. NOBODY'S GOING TO STOP ME.

NOT YOU, NOT ANYBODY.

BUT, THESE WILL HELP.

>> It's now or never for Brutus the Barber

Beefcake as he goes after the Honky Tonk

Man and the Intercontinental

Championship at SummerSlam '88 and

here's how you can see it.

>> [music]

>> It's SummerSlam '88, Monday night,

August 29th from New York's Madison

Square Garden. Call your local cable

system for pay-per-view availability.

>> SummerSlam '88, August 29th, Monday

night from New York's Madison [music]

Square Garden. Don't miss all this World

Wrestling Federation action.

>> Well, folks, that wraps it up for

Wrestling Challenge from Cedar [music]

Rapids. Next week, Brutus the Barber

Beefcake will be here.

>> The Iron Sheik also joining us next

week.

>> Former World Wrestling Federation

champion

>> Powers of Pain a tag team with ability

to get the gold around their waist.

>> I'll handle this now.

Ravishing Rick Rude is going to lay

another Rude Awakening on some lucky

damsel.

>> Hot Stuff Eddie Gilbert also joining us

next week and a whole lot more. So long,

everybody.

>> Bye-bye.