BEST OF THE ISLANDERS
Disk 1
1. Sivi Afi, King Tonga & The Tonga Kid v. Terry Gibbs, George Leech & Joe Mirto (WWF TV 8/16/86. Match is cut off.)
2. Islanders v. Moondogs (Superstars 9/6/86)
3. Islanders v. Moondogs (MSG 9/22/86)
4. Islanders v. Jimmy Jack Funk & Mr. X (Boston 10/4/86)
5.
Islanders & Pedro Morales v. Kim Clover &
The Hart Foundation (Clover gets pinned, and the Hart Foundation attack
him! Superstars 10/11/86)
6. Islanders v. Hart Foundation (WC 9/21/86)
7. Tama v. Moondog Spot (MSG 10/20/86)
8. Haku v Nikolai Volkoff (MSG 10/20/86)
9. The Islanders in a 20 team Battle Royal (MSG 10/20/86)
10. Islanders v. Hart Foundation (Spectrum 11/8/86)
11. Islanders v. Hart Foundation (Toronto 11/86)
Disk 2
1. Islanders v. Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake (MSG 11/24/86)
2. Islanders & Sivi Afi v. Greg Valentine, Brutus Beefcake & Dino Bravo (WC 11/30/86)
3. Islanders v. Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake (Boston 12/6/86)
4. Islanders v. Don Muraco & Bob Orton (Superstars 12/20/86)
5. Islanders v. Nikolai Volkoff & Iron Sheik (WC 2/1/87)
6. Islanders v. Rougeau Brothers (Spectrum 2/14/87)
7. Islanders v. Demolition (Demolition’s MSG debut. 2/23/87)
8. Islanders v. Hart Foundation (Spectrum 3/14/87)
9. Islanders & Sivi Afi v. Iron Sheik Nikolai Volkoff & Butch Reed (Superstars 4/25/87)
10.
Islanders 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. WC 4/26/87)
Disk 3
1. Islanders v. Demolition (Boston 5/2/87)
2. Islanders v. Demolition (Superstars 5/16/87)
3.
Islanders v. Killer Bees (Brunzell
& Blair) vs. Islanders (The Islanders are definitely displaying more attitude
now, and get DQd for shoving
the referee. WC 5/17/87)
4.
Islanders v. Can Am Connection [Rick
Martel & Tom Zenk] (The Islanders complete their heel turn as Bobby Heenan
Debuts as the Islanders
new manager. WC 6/7/87 or Superstars 5/30/87)
5. Update – The Islanders turning heel. (Superstars 6/6/87)
6. Bobby Heenan confronts the Can Am Connection and challenges them to a match with the Islanders (MSG 6/14/87)
7. Islanders v. Jim Powers & Paul Roma (MSG 6/14/87)
8. Int – Can Am Connection. The connection talks about their upcoming feud with the Islanders. (Suuperstars 7/4/87)
9. Islanders v. Rick Martel & JYD (Boston 7/11/87)
10. Tama v. Rick Martel (Martel announces for the first time that Tom Zenk has quit the WWF. Spectrum 7/18/87)
11.
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. WC 7/26/87 or Superstars 7/25/87
Disk 4
1. Tama v. Rick Martel (After the match, both Islanders DESTROY Martel. MSG 7/25/87)
2.
Special Interview –Rick Martel talks about his partener Tom Zenk quitting, and
vows to fight the Islanders by himself if he has to.
(Superstars 8/1/87)
3.
Special Interview – Bobby Heenan & The Islanders gloat about breaking up the Can
Am Connection by running Tom Zenk out of the WWF.
(Superstars 8/8/87)
4.
Rick Martel v. Barry Horowitz (Without a partner, Rick is wrestling in
singles action. Heenan and the Islanders take advantage of
this by vicously double teaming Martel after the match. Martel is helpless when
none other than TITO SANTANA RUNS
IN TO MAKE THE SAVE! Santana fights off both of the Islanders and helps
Martel to his feet. Martel & Santana
walk to the back together. Superstars 8/15/87)
5. Haku v. Rick Martel (Spectrum 8/15/87)
Disk 5
6. Haku v. Rick Martel (Tama comes out and the Islanders Double team Martel until Tito Santana makes the save. MSG 8/22/87)
7. Special Report: Tito Santana comes to Rick Martel’s aid during a 2 on 1 attack by the Islanders (WC 8/23/87)
8.
Special Report: Strike Force forms with Tito
Santana officially taking Tom Zenk’s place as Rick Martel’s partner. Interview
w/Strike Force/Heenan
& The Islanders follow. WC 8/30/87
9. Islanders v. Strike Force (MSG 9/21/87)
10.
The
Islanders v. Jim Evans & Brady Boone (After the match, the Islanders attack
Tito Santana at the Spanish announcers table. Superstars
9/26/87)
11. The Islanders v. Strike Force (Spectrum 10/10/87)
Disk 6
1. The Islanders v. Strike Force (Boston 10/3/87)
2. The Islanders v. Strike Force (GREAT 2/3 FALLS MATCH! MSG 10/16/87)
3. The Islanders v. Strike Force (Boston 11/1/87)
4. The Islanders v. Strike Force (Spectrum 11/7/87)
5.
Hart Foundation, Bolsheviks, Demoliton,
Dream Team & The Islanders Vs. Strike Force, British Bulldogs,
RogeausThe Young Stallions, & The Killer Bees (Survivor Series 11/26/87)
6. Islanders v. Strike Force (Spectrum 12/5/87)
7. Islanders v. British Bulldogs (The Islanders steal Matilda from The Bulldogs! Leave the arena! Superstars 12/26/87)
Disk 7
1. Islanders v. The Killer Bees (GREAT MATCH! MSG 12/26/87)
2.
Islanders v. Jerry Gray & Lanny Poffo (Following the match, WWF President
Jack Tunney tells Bobby Heenan and the Islanders that
until Matilda is returned, the Islanders are suspended from the WWF! Superstars
1/9/88)
3.
Special Interview – Bobby Heenan and the
Islanders, who have been re-instated after having given Matilda’s location to
WWF President Jack
Tunney (Superstars 1/16/88)
4. Islanders v. Young Stallions (2/3 Falls – Royal Rumble 1/24/88)
5. Islanders v. British Bulldogs (MSG 1/25/88)
6. Islanders v. British Bulldogs (Spectrum 2/6/88)
7. Islanders v. British Bulldogs (Boston 2/6/88)
8. Islanders v. The Killer Bees (A VERY GOOD MATCH between two very underrated teams. SNME 3/12/88)
9. Islanders & Bobby "The Brain" Heenan v. The British Bulldogs & Koko B. Ware (Wresltemania 4 – 3/27/88)
10.
Special Report – WWF President Jack Tunney
orders that Bobby Heenan can no longer wear the protective gear that he wore in
his 6man match with the Islanders against the British Bulldogs. Needless to
say, Heenan is quite upset. WC 5/1/88
11. Islanders & Sivi “High Chief” Afi v. Outback Jack, Brady Boone & Steve Blackman (Superstars 5/7/88)
12. Islanders & Bobby "The Brain" Heenan v. The British Bulldogs & Koko B. Ware (Spectrum 5/21/88)
13.
Islanders & Bobby "The Brain" Heenan v. The
British Bulldogs & Koko B. Ware (Sivi "High Chief" Afi is subbing for Tama.
Apparently it
didn’t take, as the Islanders were quietly split up with Sivi Afi fading away,
and Haku going into singles action. MSG 5/27/88)
