In this edition of the Grenade, we separate the show into 3 intriguing parts! JOIN US AS WE REVIEW THE JANUARY 3, 1987 EDITION OF SATURDAY NIGHT’S MAIN EVENT featuring WWF Champion Hulk Hogan defending against Paul “Mr. Wonderful” Orndorff inside the big blue STEEL CAGE!!! Plus, the return of Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat! We talk January 87 WWF News. Ray shares his thoughts on Demolition being referred to as Road Warrior ripoffs. Plus, we a do a deep dive into the house show circuit for January of the year as we breakdown all of the interesting matches, unique opponents, random partners, and show results for the likes of MSG, Boston Garden, Maple Leaf Gardens, The Philadelphia Spectrum, the Montreal Forum, and so much more! All of that, and SOUNDBITES GALORE!!!
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This episode of the Grenade is divided into 3 exciting parts! First, host Ray Russell takes a look at the latest news and notes for January of 1987 in the WWF. From there, it’s a deep dive into the house show circuit for January of the year as we breakdown all of the interesting matches, unique opponents, random partners, and show results for the likes of MSG, Boston Garden, Maple Leaf Gardens, The Philadelphia Spectrum, the Montreal Forum, and so much more! Finally, our last stop, the main course of the episode… WE GO BACK IN TIME TO REVIEW THE JANUARY 3, 1987 EDITION OF SATURDAY NIGHT’S MAIN EVENT featuring WWF Champion Hulk Hogan defending against Paul “Mr. Wonderful” Orndorff inside the big blue STEEL CAGE!!! Plus, the return of Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat! All of that, and SOUNDBITES GALORE!!!
WWF NEWS – JANUARY 1987
SPECIAL ALERT: THE WRESTLECOPIA PODCAST NETWORK & THE WRESTLING MEMORY GRENADE ARE IN THE SEARCH FOR NEW COHOSTS TO CREATE CONTENT! IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN JOINING WRESTLECOPIA AND BECOMING A FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME (OR EVEN A GUEST COHOST) PLEASE CONTACT RAY RUSSELL AT WRESTLECOPIA@GMAIL.COM OR DM ME ON TWITTER @RasslinGrenade
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Includes a $5 “All Access” Tier featuring FIVE GIFTS FOR $5! Including our Patreon Watch-Along Series, all of Ray Russell’s insanely detailed show notes (for both the Grenade and Monday Warfare), unedited TR SHOCKS episodes, Early Show Releases, and now REMASTERED editions of the early Grenade episodes including NEW content that was originally edited out!
Listen at your leisure and pick back up later if need be! Timestamps below for easy navigation.
This episode of the Grenade is divided into 3 exciting parts! First, host Ray Russell takes a look at the latest news and notes for January of 1987 in the WWF. From there, it’s a deep dive into the house show circuit for January of the year as we breakdown all of the interesting matches, unique opponents, random partners, and show results for the likes of MSG, Boston Garden, Maple Leaf Gardens, The Philadelphia Spectrum, the Montreal Forum, and so much more! Finally, our last stop, the main course of the episode… WE GO BACK IN TIME TO REVIEW THE JANUARY 3, 1987 EDITION OF SATURDAY NIGHT’S MAIN EVENT featuring WWF Champion Hulk Hogan defending against Paul “Mr. Wonderful” Orndorff inside the big blue STEEL CAGE!!! Plus, the return of Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat! All of that, and SOUNDBITES GALORE!!!
WWF NEWS – JANUARY 1987
- DEMOLITION ARRIVE!!! Ray Russell gives his take on the decades-old question… Were Demolition really a Road Warriors ripoff? Ray doesn’t think so and explains his reasons why.
- Roddy Piper Retirement Rumors
- WrestleMania 3 finds a venue, as the card begins to take shape!
- The injury to Dynamite Kid opens the door for the Can-Am Connection
- “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan finishing up in the UWF
- Hot Free Agent – Bam Bam Bigelow
- TV Ratings – The WWF vs. Bill Watts’ UWF
- A Montreal feud rekindled – BRAVO VS. THE ROUGEAUS
- Jake “The Snake” Roberts turning babyface
- Wrestling Goes Hollywood as the movie “BODYSLAM” is set to be released starring Roddy Piper & Tama of the Islanders. Plus, Ricky Steamboat & Big John Studd do a little acting as well! And we learn of plans for a HULK HOGAN movie, as we ponder who can take over as the lead draw for the WWF should the Hulkster take time away from the ring.
- Plus, we talk WWF Ice Cream Bars, Athletic Commissions banning snakes, and more!
WWF HOUSE SHOW RESULTS (00:45:12)
- It’s a deep dive into the House Show results from the WWF in January 1987 as we look at results from New York’s MSG, the Boston Garden, Philly’s Spectrum, Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, St. Louis at the Kiel, the Montreal Forum, Nassau Coliseum, the Meadowlands, the Los Angeles Sports Arena, Detroit’s Joe Louis Arena, Chicago’s Rosemont Horizon, and much, much more!
- The WWF expands to 3 shows per night, thus expanding its roster in the process as we welcome the likes of Outback Jack, Ron Bass, Brad Rheingans, and DEMOLITION!
- Ricky Steamboat returns to seek revenge on the Macho Man
- The WWF goes head-to-head with Jim Crockett Promotions in Philadelphia on the same night! How did each promotion fair?
- Hulk Hogan headlines the A-shows as he defends the WWF Title vs. “Ugandan Headhunter” Kamala
- Davey Boy Smith tries out a variety of tag team partners to substitute for The Dynamite Kid, including Bruno Sammartino, Roddy Piper, JYD, Billy Jack Haynes, and Da Crusher!
- The Junkyard Dog begins “no showing” random events, which doesn’t bode well for his future with Titan.
- “Duke of Dorchester” Pete Doherty wins a match!
- Jake Roberts challenges Hulk Hogan in Providence, one of only two markets where the infamous DDT on the Snake Pit aired.
- DA CRUSHER makes a few random house show appearances!
- In a real piece of WWF history… “Rowdy” Roddy Piper suffers only his second of three pinfall losses during his WWF run from 1984 – 1992, when Adrian Adonis pins the Hot Rod with the help of Guest Referee Andre the Giant!
- Vince sticks it to the NWA by creating his own Bunkhouse Battle Royals to go up against JCP’s “Bunkhouse Stampede” events.
- JYD incites a juvenile riot in Toronto
- The Wizard and “Chaka Khan’s” Tooth
- Danny Davis’ antics backfire on the Hart Foundation
- Howard Finkel celebrates 10 years with the WWF!
- Bruno Sammartino is gunning for Randy Savage, the piece of SHLIME!
- The women wrestlers return for some events
- Some hidden gems as the Can-Am Connection have a great tag team match vs. The Dream Team, and Koko B. Ware goes the full 20-minute distance with The Magnificent Muraco
- Jake “The Snake” wrestles fellow heels, including King Kong Bundy, Mr. Wonderful & The Macho Man!
- Vince outdraws the NWA in St. Louis
- Lots of unique matches, random teams, interesting results, and localized promo soundbites from the wrestlers hyping the events!
WWF SUPERSTARS 86 “YEAR IN REVIEW” & GUESS THE WRESTLERS CONTEST! (02:35:11)
- We take a quick look at the Jan. 3, 1987 episode of WWF Superstars. A special Year in Review Episode
- Ray calls an audible and randomly creates a “Name the Wrestlers” Contest from a special “NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION” Soundbite. Be the first to identify all of the wrestlers in the soundbite (in order of appearance) and win a FREE Autographed 8×10 of the Honky Tonk Man!
WWF SATURDAY NIGHT’S MAIN EVENT – JANUARY 3rd, 1987 (02:41:33)
We have a blast analyzing every aspect of SNME, from the open-ended finish of Hogan vs. Orndorff to Ricky Steamboat’s Return.
Loaded with soundbites, Matches include…
- WWF Champion Hulk Hogan vs. Mr. Wonderful – Inside a STEEL CAGE
- IC Champion Randy “Macho Man” Savage vs. George “The Animal” Steele
- “Rowdy” Roddy Piper vs. “The Adorable” Adrian Adonis
- The Junkyard Dog vs. “King” Harley Race
- Blackjack Mulligan vs. Jimmy Jack Funk – In the “Battle for Texas”
- Plus, Referee Danny Davis continues his questionable officiating, we witness our very first TIE in a Steel Cage Match and the RETURN of RICKY “THE DRAGON” STEAMBOAT!
