NEW STUFF!!!
Disk 1
1. Samu v.
Bob Backlund (Afa & Sika are with Samu, and won’t leave the ringside area.
As a result, Backlund leaves
the ring and goes to the back. He’s not gone long though, as he returns with
HULK HOGAN!
Yes
folks, this is it.
Hulk Hogan makes his first appearance in the WWF as a babyface and turns
the place on it’s ear! Hulkamania
begins here, as Hogan would soon take
Backlund’s place in the January 24th match against the Iron Sheik at
Madison
Square Garden for the WWF Title and change the wrestling world forever! WWF
TV 1/14/84 )
2. Int – Hulk Hogan & Bob Backlund (WWF TV 1/21/84)
3. Hulk Hogan & Bob Backlund v. Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee (WWF TV 1/21/84 )
4. Int – Bob
Backlund announces that he’s too injured to wrestle in his re-match against the
Iron Sheik at the upcoming
Madison Square Garden event. Hulk Hogan will be his replacement.
5. Int – Hulk Hogan, who has been designated the new #1 contender for the WWF Title and is pumped up for his match against the Iron Sheik.
6. Int – Iron Sheik & Fred Blassie (MSG 1/23/84 )
7. Hulk Hogan v. Iron Sheik ( Madison Square Garden January 23, 1984 HULK HOGAN PINS THE IRON SHIEK
TO WIN THE WWF TITLE! This match would change the course of wrestling history forever. Hogan at this point
was easily the most over wrestler on the planet. This match marked a turning point for the WWF, as they would soon enter the
realm of Sports Entertainment with Hulk Hogan leading the way. Note, this is
not the 24/7 version of this match, but the
ORIGINAL MSG broadcast with Hogan coming out to “Eye of the Tiger”)
8. Hogan celebrates back stage after winning the title. Lots of wrestlers join in the celebration. (MSG 1/24/84 )
9. Int – Hulk Hogan with his parents (MSG 1/24/84 )
10. Int – Hulk Hogan ( Philadelphia Spectrum 2/18/84 )
11. Hulk Hogan v. Masked Superstar ( Philadelphia 2/18/84 )
12. Int – Hulk Hogan (MSG 2/20/84)
13. Hulk Hogan v. Paul Orndorff (MSG 2/20/84 )
14. Hulk Hogan v. Tiger Chung Lee ( 4/14/84 )
15. Hulk Hogan v. Afa (TV 4/21/84 )
Disk 2
1. Hulk Hogan v. Big John Studd (Steel Cage Match. St. Louis 4/6/84 )
2. Hulk Hogan v. Iron Sheik (Phl 5/5/84 )
3. Hulk Hogan v. Iron Sheik (Phl 6/2/84 )
4. Int - Hulk Hogan
5. Hulk Hogan v. Dr. D David Schultz ( Met Center - Minneapolis , MN 6/17/84 )
6. Hulk Hogan & Andre the Giant v. Big John Studd, Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch (2/3 falls - Meadowlands Arena 7/15/84 )
7. Hulk Hogan v. Paul Orndorff ( Landover , MD 7/28/84 )
8. Hulk Hogan v. Greg Valentine (Phl 8/4/84 )
Disk 3
1. Hulk Hogan v. George “The Animal” Steele (St. Louis 8/10/84)
2. Hulk Hogan shows Lord Al Hayes and Vince McMahon how to make some of Hogan’s patented workout juice (TNT 8/21/84)
3. Hulk Hogan trains Mean Gene Okerlund for their upcoming tag match.
4. Hulk Hogan & Gene Okerlund v. Mr. Fuji & George “The Animal” Steele ( Minneapolis – 8/26/84 )
5. Int – Hulk Hogan (Nassau Coliseum 9/7/84)
6. Hulk Hogan v. Cowboy Bob Orton ( Nassau Coliseum 9/7/84 )
7.
Hulk Hogan
v. Big John Studd (Studd was subbing for Jesse “The Body” Ventura . Bobby
Heenan makes his WWF
debut during this match. It’s a little known fact that it was Hogan who got
Heenan his job with the WWF. MSG 9/22/84)
8.
Bobby
Heenan challenges Hulk Hogan on behalf of Big John Studd to a match where the
title can change hands
on a countout or disqualification. MSG 9/22/84
9. Hulk Hogan v. Big John Studd (No DQ - MSG 10/84)
10. Hulk Hogan v. Big John Studd ($15,000 bodyslam challenge and WWF Title defense – Meadowlands Arena 12/10/84 )
Disk 4
1.
Hulk Hogan
saves Capt. Lou Albano from a brutal attack by Roddy Piper during an awards
ceremony. This leads to Albano’s
babyface turn (MSG 12//28/84)
2. Hulk Hogan v. Iron Sheik (MSG 12/28/84 )
3. Hulk Hogan training Hillbilly Jim (TNT 1/4/85)
4. Hulk Hogan training Hillbilly Jim (TV 1/12/85)
5. Int – Hulk Hogan, Lou Albano & Cyndi Lauper (TV 1/19/85)
6. Hulk Hogan v. Johnny Rodz (1/19/85)
7. Hulk Hogan training Hillbilly Jim (TNT 2/22/85)
8. Hulk Hogan v. Masked Superstar (Phl 2/16/85 )
9.
Hulk Hogan
v. Roddy Piper (THE WAR TO SETTLE THE SCORE! With Paul Orndorff coming down
to ringside
to interfere on behalf of Piper, beating Hogan and threatening Cyndi Lauper, Mr.
T comes out to make the save!
Eventually the NY Police Dept. swarm the ring. This match would set up the main
event for the inaugural Wrestlemania.
MSG 2/18/85 )
10. Post match interview with Hulk Hogan, Cyndi Lauper, Mr. T. and the newly babyface turned Capt. Lou Albano (MSG 2/18/85 )
Disk 5
1. Pipers Pit – Paul Orndorff, Piper and Orton badmouth Mr. T and Hulk Hogan. Hogan and T have challenged Piper and Orndorff to a match at the inaugural Wrestlemania (TV 3/2/85)
2. Hulk Hogan & Mr. T discuss their upcoming training program for wrestlemania (TV 3/2/85)
3. Hulk Hogan and Mr. T. begin their Wrestlemania training.(TV 3/9/85 )
4. Hulk Hogan & Mr. T training for Wrestlemania (TNT 3/15/85)
5. Hulk Hogan & Mr. T training for Wrestlemania (TNT 3/22/85)
6. Hulk Hogan & Mr. T training for Wrestlemania (TNT 3/30/85)
7. Pipers Pit – Hulk Hogan, Mr T & Jimmy Snuka (MSG 3/17/85)
8. Hulk Hogan & Mr. T v. Roddy Piper & Paul Orndorff (Wrestlemania I)
9. Hulk Hogan v. Paul Orndorff (Toronto 4/21/85)
10. Hulk Hogan v. Paul Orndorff (Spectrum 4/27/85
Disk 6
1. Hulk Hogan v. Bob Orton (Piper runs in to attack Hogan and Mr. T. Paul Orndorff runs in to make the save. SNME 5/85)
2. Hulk Hogan, Jimmy Snuka v. Don Muraco & Bob Orton (Boston, 5/18/85)
3. Hulk Hogan v. Don Muraco (MSG 5/20/85)
4. Hulk Hogan on TNT (5/24/85)
5.
Hulk Hogan
v. Ken Patera (Rare TV appearance for Hogan, who midway through the match, is
attacked by Big John
Studd. But PAUL ORNDORFF runs in to clear the ring! Orndorff’s status as the
WWF’s newest babyface is cemented
as he saves Hogan from a 2 on 1 attack and aligns himself with the WWF Champ. Afterward both men pose for the
crowd. WWF TV 6/2/85)
6. Int – Hulk Hogan (MSG 6/21/85)
7. Hulk Hogan v. Don Muraco (Steel Cage Match. MSG 6/21/85)
8. Hulk Hogan v. Big John Studd (Boston 6/22/85)
9. Hulk Hogan & Paul Orndorff v. Roddy Piper & Bob Orton (Philadelphia 6/29/85)
Disk 7
1. Hulk Hogan v. Brutus Beefcake (Landover, MD 8/17/85)
2. Hulk Hogan v. Randy Savage (Philadelphia 9/28/85)
3. Hulk Hogan v. Nikolai Volkoff (SNME 10/6/85)
4.
Hulk Hogan
v. King Kong Bundy (Hogan comes out to some new music from the WWF’s new
music album. [It’s not
Real American] 10/6/85)
5. Hulk Hogan v. Randy Savage (Toronto 10/13/85)
6.
Hulk Hogan
v. Rusty Brooks (Rare TV wrestling appearance for the WWF Champion. Randy
Savage comes to ringside
and taunts Hogan. Elizabeth takes the mic and in a rare speaking role, asks
Hogan why he doesn’t wrestle anyone with
any ‘credentials’. Hogan makes short work of brooks, and is immediately
attacked afterward by Savage. WWF TV 11/9/85)
7. Hulk Hogan on TNT (11/1/85)
8. Hulk Hogan & Andre the Giant v. King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd (SNME 11/2/85)
Disk 8
1. Hulk Hogan v. Roddy Piper (Bob Orton runs in to attack Hogan, but Paul Orndorff makes the save. Wrestling Classic 11/7/85)
2. Int – Hulk Hogan & Paul Orndorff (Wrestling Classic 11/7/85)
3. Hulk Hogan v. Randy Savage (MSG 12/30/85)
4. Hulk Hogan shows Mean Gene his top secret workout formula for his match tonight. (SNME 1/86)
5. Hulk Hogan v. Terry Funk (SNME 1/86)
6. Hulk Hogan & Andre the Giant v. King Kong Bundy, Big John Studd & Bobby Heenan (Philadelphia, PA 1/11/86)
7. Hulk Hogan v. Randy Savage (MSG 1/25/86)
8. Hulk Hogan v. Kamala (2/6/86)
9. Hulk Hogan v. Randy Savage (Lumberjack match. MSG 2/17/86)
10. Pipers Pit – Hulk Hogan (Hogan issues Piper a challenge to a boxing match against Mr. T at Wrestlemania 2. TNT 2/28/86)
Disk 9
1.
Hulk Hogan
- vs - The Magnificent Muraco (King Kong Bundy runs in and destroys Hogan
setting up their cage match
at Wrestlemania 2 – SNME 3/1/86)
2. Hulk Hogan’s new music video – Real American (SNME 3/1/86)
3. A Doctor comments on Hogan’s condition after the Saturday Night’s Main Event sneak attack by King Kong Bundy. (TNT 3/28/86)
4. Int – Hulk Hogan & King Kong Bundy (TNT 3/28/86)
5.
Hulk Hogan
v. King Kong Bundy (Steel Cage Match. This is in fact the first cage match
with the WWF’s “Big Blue
Cage” that they used throughout the 80s and 90s. The WWF went to this new cage
design as opposed to the traditional
wire mesh cage because the larger wrestlers in the WWF like Hogan and Bundy
couldn’t wedge their huge fingers
into the small holes of the mesh cages. Wrestlemania 2.)
6. Hulk Hogan & Hillbilly Jim v. Big John Studd & King Kong Bundy (MSG 4/22/86)
7. Hulk Hogan v. Randy Savage (Detroit 4/26/86)
8. Hulk Hogan & JYD v. Terry & Hoss Funk (Hoss is Dory Funk Jr. SNME 5/3/86)
9. Int – Hulk Hogan in an empty arena. (TV 5/24/86)
10. Hulk Hogan v. Randy Savage (Savage wins by count out – Boston 5/24/86)
11. Hulk Hogan v. Randy Savage (Afterwards, Adorable Adrian Adonis runs in and attacks Hogan. Boston 6/27/86)
Disk 10
1. Hulk Hogan v. King Kong Bundy (Another run-in by Adonis. Phl 6/28/86)
2.
Flowershop
- “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff. Adonis asks Orndorff if he’s playing second
fiddle to Hulk Hogan, and Orndorff
gets upset. (WWF TV 6/13/86)
3. Flowershop – Hulk Hogan yells at Adonis for trying to start trouble with his partner Paul Orndorff (WWF TV 6/20/86)
4.
Paul
Orndorff v. Max Blue (Orndorff seems to be a lot more aggressive here, as he
poses for the crowd to prove that he’s
just as popular and muscular as Hulk Hogan. TV 6/28/86)
5.
Flowershop
– Heenan is being interviewed, but Orndorff comes back to the set to yell at
Adonis. Heenan interrupts and infuriates Orndorff
by repeatedly calling him “Hulk Junior” and challenges him and Hogan to a match
against Studd & Bundy. Orndorff promises to call Hulk
Hogan right then and there. (WWF TV 6/27/86)
6. Orndorff is on the phone trying to catch up with Hulk Hogan to relay Heenan’s challenge, but apparently Hogan is refusing to come to the phone. Orndorff is extremely upset. (WWF TV 6/27/86)
7.
Orndorff
interrupts Vince McMahon and Bruno Sammartino at the close of the show, still
mad about Hogan not wanting to
come to the phone because Hogan was working out. Orndorff says that there won’t
be a match next week, as he couldn’t
reach his partner. (WWF TV 6/27/86)
8.
Flowershop
– Hogan & Orndorff show up Hogan tells Adonis that they’re ready for Studd &
Bundy. But Orndorff interrupts
Hogan and says that that match will take place in 2 weeks, because he’s signed a
contract to face the Moondogs. Orndorff
makes sure everyone knows that he’s intent on showing the world world what
MR. WONDERFUL is all about. (TV 7/5/86)
9.
Hulk Hogan
& Paul Orndorff v. The Moondogs (Orndorff still thinks he has something to
prove here, as he refuses to
tag Hogan into the match. Orndorff pretty much wins the match without ever
letting Hogan get in the ring, and
ignores Hogan during the post match pose down as he courts the fans’ cheers.
Hogan, ever the good friend, doesn’t
show any signs of being offended. Does this mean that everything is ok again
between the two? WWF TV 7/12/86)
10.
Hogan &
Orndorff are backstage prior to their big match. Orndorff is still a little
upset about the phone call that Hogan didn’t
take , but assures Hogan that he’s ready for the match. (WWF TV 7/19/86)
11.
Hulk Hogan
& Paul Orndorff v. King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd (In the biggest shocker
of the year, ORNDORFF
TURNS ON HOGAN AND REJOINS BOBBY HEENAN! Orndorff obviously was upset
about the missed phone
call, but was even more upset and JEALOUS that Hogan was more popular with the
crowd. That phone call was just
the last straw, and the opening that Heenan needed to encourage Orndorff to turn
heel again and rejoin “The Brain’s”
family. Afterward, Orndorff celebrates with Heenan, Studd, Bundy and Adrian
Adonis.) WWF TV 7/19/86)
12. Int – Hulk Hogan, regarding Paul Orndorff turning on him last week. Footage is shown of the events leading up to the breakup, as well as the breakup itself. (WWF TV 8/2/86)
13. Hulk Hogan on TNT (8/6/86)
14. Hulk Hogan & George “The Animal” Steele v. Randy Savage & Adrian Adonis (Boston 8/9/86)
15. Hulk Hogan v. Paul Orndorff (VERY GOOD MATCH! The Big Event 8/28/86)
Disk 11
1. Int – Lou Albano with the Big Machine, Strong Machine and THE HULK MACHINE. And yes, the Hulk Machine is exactly who you think he is. (Superstars 9/20/86)
2. Hulk Machine, Super Machine & Big Machine v. John stud, King Kong Bundy & Bobby Heenan (MSG 9/22/86)
3. Hulk Hogan v. Paul Orndorff (SNME 10/4/86)
4. Int – Hulk Hogan (SNME 10/4/86)
5. Int – Hulk Hogan (Primetime 10/9/86)
6. Hulk Hogan v. Paul Orndorff (Phl 10/18/86)
7.
Pipers Pit
- Bobby Heenan & "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff (Piper challenges Orndorff to
find a tag partner and face
Piper and a tag partner of his choice at the next MSG show. Heenan chooses
"The King" Harley Race as Orndorff's
partner. Piper pulls a fan out of the crowd to choose Piper's partner.
The fan predictably chooses HULK HOGAN)
MSG 10/19/86)
8. Hulk Hogan & Roddy Piper v. Paul Orndorff & Harley Race (MSG 11/24/86)
9. Hulk Hogan v. Hercules Hernandez (SNME 11/29/86)
10. Hulk Hogan v. Kamala (MSG 12/26/86)
Disk 12
1. Hulk Hogan v. Paul Orndorff (VERY GOOD CAGE MATCH WITH A UNIQUE ENDING. SNME 1/87)
2. Hulk Hogan
v. Kamala (No DQ match. MSG 1/19/87. After the match, Andre the Giant comes
to the ring, picks up the
WWF Championship belt and tosses it back to Hogan after looking at it for a bit
and leaves the ring.)
3.
Piper's Pit
w/Jack Tunney presents Hulk Hogan with a trophy for holding the title for 3
years. (Andre
the Giant comes out and hints at his upcoming heel turn by telling Hulk 3 yrs.
is a long time to hold a title. And then walks off. Primetime 1/19/87)
4.
Piper's Pit
w/Jack Tunney presents Andre the Giant with a trophy for being undefeated for 15
years. Hulk Hogan comes in and
cuts Andre off while congratulating him, causing Andre to walk off the set.
Primetime 1/26/87
5.
Piper's Pit
w/Jesse Ventura (claiming he has a big secret he knows but won't tell, Jesse
tells Piper
to have Hogan & Andreon next weeks show. WWF TV 2/2/87)
6. Piper confers with Hogan and the Hulkster promises to be on Pipers Pit next week. WWF TV 2/1/87
7.
Piper’s Pit
– Piper has Hogan and Andre face to face, with Andre demanding a title shot at
Wrestlemania 3. (Primetime 2/13/87)
8. Piper’s Pit – Hulk Hogan accepts Andre’s wrestlemania 3 challenge. (Primetime 2/16/87)
9. Hulk Hogan v. Kamala (Kim Chee attacks Hogan and is revealed to be Paul Orndorff! Philadelphia 2/14/87 Good quality)
10. Contract signing between Hulk Hogan & Andre the Giant (WWF TV 2/87)
11.
Hulk Hogan,
Roddy Piper & Billy Jack Haynes v. Paul Orndorff, Hercules Hernandez and Adrian
Adonis (Elimination match.
Boston 3/7/87)
12. Pipers Pit –
Hulk Hogan comes out with 2 weeks prior to Wresltemania to pump up his main
event match with Andre
the Giant. (WWF TV 3/14/87)
13. Hulk Hogan &
Roddy Piper v. Kamala & Paul Orndorff (Philadelphia 3/14/87)
Disk 13
1. Battle Royal. (Hogan and Andre’s first in-ring confrontation since Andre’s heel turn. SNME 3/14/87)
2. Pipers Pit – Andre the Giant & Bobby Heenan (WWF TV 3/22/87)
3. Snake Pit – Hulk Hogan (WWF TV 3/22/87)
4. Int – Andre the Giant & Bobby Heenan (Wrestlemania 3)
5. video footage of the buildup to Wrestlemania 3.
6. Int – Hulk Hogan (Wrestlemania 3)
7. Hulk Hogan
v. Andre the Giant (Hulk Hogan pins Andre the Giant in one of the biggest
wrestling matches in the history of
the sport. Wrestlemania 3)
8. Hulk Hogan v. Harley Race (Boston 5/2/87)
9. Hulk Hogan v. Harley Race (MSG 5/18/87)
10. Hogan challenges Harley Race to a no DQ match at the next MSG show (MSG 5/18/87)
Disk 14
1. Hulk Hogan v. Cowby Bob Orton (WWF TV 5/23/87)
2. Hulk Hogan & Koko B. Ware v. Kamala & Honkytonk Man (Pittsburgh, PA 5/29/87)
3. Hulk Hogan v. Harley Race (Texas Death Match – MSG 6/14/87)
4. Hulk Hogan & Ken Patera v. Harley Race & Hercules (Louisville, KY 6/24/87)
5. Hulk Hogan v. Killer Kahn (Boston 9/12/87)
6. Hulk Hogan v. One Man Gang (MSG 9/21/87)
7. Honky Tonk
Man - vs - Randy " Macho Man " Savage
(The MEGA POWERS are born as Savage is triple teamed by
HTM and the Hart Foundation. Elizabeth runs to the back and brings out
HULK HOGAN who makes the save.
Savage & Hogan shake hands and the rest is history. Yeah I feel the same way
about Hogan as you do, but tell me who
DIDN'T mark out when this happened in 1987? SNME 10/3/87)
8. Int – Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage, who officially begin calling themselves the MEGA POWERS! (SNME 10/3/87)
BONUS FOOTAGE
9. CM Punk, Mat Hardy & The Miz comment on the formation of the Mega Powers and what it meant to them.
Disk 15
1. Hulk Hogan v. Sika (SNME 10/3/87)
2. Interview – Andre the Giant’s Survivor Series team (Primetime 11/19/87)
3. Interview - Hulk Hogan’s Survivor Series team (Primetime 11/19/87)
4. Hulk Hogan, Bam Bam Bigelow, Don Muraco, Ken Patera & Paul Orndorff v. Andre The Giant, King Kong Bundy,
One Man Gang, Butch Reed & Rick Rude (Survivor Series 1987)
5. Hulk Hogan v. King Kong Bundy (SNME 11/28/87)
6. Ted DiBiase offers to buy the WWF Title from Hulk Hogan (WWF TV 12/13/87)
7. Hulk Hogan gives Ted Dibiase his answer to the offer to buy the WWF Title (Primetime 12/21/87)
8. Interview - Ted DiBiase. DiBiase promises to buy the WWF Title. (WWF TV 12/26/87)
9. Hulk Hogan gives the “Real American Award” to Superstar Billy Graham at the 1987 Slammy Awards
10. Hulk Hogan v. King Kong Bundy (Andre the Giant attacks Hogan. SNME 1/2/88)
Disk 16
1. Int –
Ted
DiBiase, who welcomes Bobby Heenan to the interview set and lets the world know
that he has purchased Andre
The Giant’s contract! (WWF TV 1/9/88 )
2. Hulk Hogan v. Rick Rude (Hogan is attacked by Ted DiBiase after the match. Boston 1/9/88)
3. Int –
Ted
DiBiase and Andre the Giant. Andre will soon be wrestling Hulk Hogan on the
2/5/88 Main Event Special for the
WWF Title. (WWF TV 1/17/88 )
4. Contract signing between Hogan and Andre the Giant for their upcoming Title match (Royal Rumble 1988)
5. Hulk Hogan & Bam Bam Bigelow v. Ted DiBiase & Virgil (MSG 1/25/88)
6. Hulk Hogan workout video (2/5/88)
7. Hulk Hogan
v. Andre the Giant (The
infamous identical twin referee angle as Hogan loses the title to Andre despite
lifting his shoulders at the 2 count. Andre immediately relinquishes the title
to Ted DiBiase. Main Event 2/5/88)
8. Int – Ted DiBiase (Boston 2/6/88)
9. Int – Hulk Hogan & Bam Bam Bigelow (WWF TV 1/88)
10. Hulk Hogan &
Bam Bam Bigelow v. Ted DiBiase & Virgil (DiBiase is introduced as the new WWF
Champion!
Boston 2/6//88)
11.
Hulk Hogan & Bam Bam Bigelow v. Ted DiBiase & Virgil (This show took place on
the same day as the previous match, as the WWF
often worked 2 towns a day. Again, DiBiase is introduced as the new WWF
Champion. Philadelphia 2/6//88 – good quality)
12.
WWF
President Jack Tunney strips DiBiase of the WWF Title, and announces a single
elimination tournament for Wrestlemania
4. (challenge 2/13/88 )
13. Randy Savage
v. Ted DiBiase (Andre accompanies Ted to the ring. GREAT MATCH! Savage is
of course, attacked
by both Andre and DiBiase after the match, Hulk Hogan comes in to make the
save. SNME 3/88)
Disk 17
1. Hulk Hogan v. Ted DiBiase (Lumberjack Match. 3/12/88)
2. Hulk Hogan v. Harley Race (SNME 3/88)
3. Int – Hulk Hogan (Wrestlemania 4)
4. Hulk Hogan
v. Andre the Giant (Both men get DQ’d, giving DiBiase an automatic bye into
the finals of
the tournament. Wrestlemania 4)
5.
Ted Dibiase
Vs. Randy Savage (With Hulk Hogan’s assistance, Savage pins DiBiase in a
GREAT MATCH to win the
WWF Title (Interesting story here, as Savage was supposed to win the
Intercontinental Title from the Honkytonk Man
at the 2/5/88 Main Event TV special. HTM however, complained about doing
the job to Savage and threatened to jump
ship to the NWA with the IC title still in his possession. McMahon relented and
changed the script to allow HTM to
keep the title, but then Savage heard about this, he promised to SHOOT on HTM
during the show which was to be broadcast LIVE! In order to avert a surefire
disaster, McMahon promised Savage the World Title at Wrestlemania 4,
which was supposed to be won by DiBiase. Good thing DiBiase didn't get upset
huh?)
6. Hulk Hogan v. Boris Zhukoff (WWF TV 5/14/88)
7. Int –
Randy Savage. DiBiase & Andre the Giant beat the hell out of the Macho Man.
Savage issues a challenge to
Andre and DiBiase in a tag match. Savage will select his partner at a later
date WWF TV 7/17/88 (extremely low sound)
8. INT - Randy Savage. The champ brings out none other than HULK HOGAN as his tag team partner. (WWF TV 7/30/88)
9. Hulk Hogan v. Andre the Giant (Wrestlefest 88)
Disk 18
1. Hulk Hogan v. Haku (Dayton, OH 8/2/88)
2. Int – The Mega Powers (Superstars 8/6/88)
3. The Mega Powers overrun the Brother Love show (WWF TV 8/14/88)
4. Randy Savage v. Conquistador #1. (Hulk Hogan accompanies Savage to the ring) WWF TV 8/13/88
5. Int – The Mega Powers (Supertars 8/20/88)
6. Special Interview – The Mega Powers (Superstars 8/27/88)
7. Int – The Mega Powers (Summerslam 88)
8. Hulk Hogan
& Randy Savage v. Ted DiBiase & Andre the Giant (Jesse “The Body” Ventura is
the guest referee.
Summerslam 88)
9. Hulk Hogan
v. Ted DiBiase (Hulk Hogan comes out wearing the absolutely most ridiculous
helmet that I’ve ever
seen! It looks like a cross between a football helmet and a gladiator’s
helmet. It’s red and says Hulkster on the front,
and has this silly looking fist on the top of the helmet! . Boston 9/10/88)
10. Hulk Hogan
v. Bad News Brown (Hogan is wearing that silly helmet again. Brown attempts
to hit Hogan with it during the match, and even puts the helmet on himself for a
brief period before Hogan puts it back on and headbutts him with
it before finishing him off with his customary legdrop. This was Brown’s first
pinfall loss in the WWF.
Meadowlands Arena, 9/11/88)
Disk 19
1. Hulk Hogan is attacked by the Big Bossman on the Brother Love show. WWF TV 10/22/88
2. Hulk Hogan v. King Haku (SNME 10/29/88)
3. Int - The Mega Powers, Koko B. Ware & Hercules (Superstars 11/5/88)
4. Brother Love – The Mega Powers (Superstars 11/19/88)
5. Hulk
Hogan, Randy Savage, Koko B Ware, Hillbilly Jim & Hercules v. Ted DiBiase, Red
Rooster, King Haku & The Twin
Towers (Hogan saves the day here, but Savage doesn’t look particularly happy
about it. Is there a crack in the armor of
the Mega Powers? Survivor Series 1988)
6. Brother
Love – Hulk Hogan gets revenge on Brother Love for what happened the last time
he was on Love’s show.
(SNME 11/26/88)
7. Hulk Hogan v. Big Bossman (Boston 12/3/88)
8. Hulk Hogan
v. Akeem (Hogan is constantly double teamed by the Twin Towers, but Randy
Savage refuses to leave
the backstage area to help him. Savage assures Elizabeth that Hogan isn’t in
any trouble and can take care of himself,
but is there a more sinister reason for his refusing to help his Mega Powers
partner? SNME 1/7/89)
9. Int – The
Mega Powers (Savage assures everyone that there is no friction between
himself and Hulk Hogan. But is he telling
the truth? SNME 1/7/89)
Disk 20
1. Royal
Rumble 1989 Hulk Hogan accidentally eliminates Randy Savage, and Savage is
pissed! Elizabeth clears the air, and the
Mega Powers shake hands again, but there is definitely some trouble brewing for
the WWF’s 2 biggest babyfaces.
2. Randy
Savage v. Akeem (Hogan saves Savage from a Twin Towers beat down, and Savage
looks almost as if he’s
going to attack Hogan. In the end, the Mega Powers do a post match posedown for
the crowd. WWF TV 1/21/89)
3. Brother Love – Elizabeth and the Mega Powers (WWF TV 1/28/89)
4. The Mega Powers v. Big Boss Man & Akeem (The Mega Powers break up as Hogan takes an injured Elizabeth to the back and leaves Savage to
fight the Twin Towers single handedly. Savage was already jealous of Hogan and Elizabeth and this pushed him over the edge as Savage
finalized his heel turn and set up Hogan v. Savage at Wrestlemania 5. Main Event 2/6/89)
5. An enraged Hulk Hogan searches for Randy Savage (Main Event 2/6/89)
6. Randy Savage tells his side of the story of the Mega Powers feud PART 1 (Primetime 3/6/89)
7. Hulk Hogan tells his side of the story of the Mega Powers feud PART 1 (Primetime 3/6/89)
8. Hulk Hogan - vs - Bad News Brown (SNME 3/11/89)
9. Elizabeth announces she will not be in either Hulk or Macho`s corner for Wrestlemania 5. (SNME 3/11/89)
10. Randy Savage goes BESERK! (SNME 3/11/89)
11. Randy Savage tells his side of the story of the Mega Powers feud PART 2 (Primetime 3/13/89)
12. Hulk Hogan tells his side of the story of the Mega Powers feud PART 2 (Primetime 3/13/89)
Disk 21
1. Hulk Hogan v. Big Bossman (Steel cage match. MSG 3/18/89)
2. Brother Love – Hulk Hogan (Superstars 3/25/89)
3. Int – Hulk Hogan (Wrestlemania 5)
4. Int – Elizabeth (Wrestlemania 5)
5. Hulk Hogan v. Randy Savage (Hulk Hogan regains the WWF Title from “The Macho Man”. Wrestlemania 5)
6.
Int –
Elizabeth, after the Main Event. Randy Savage and Sensational Sherri interrupt
and attack Elizabeth! Hulk Hogan makes
the save. (Wrestlemania 5)
7. Hulk Hogan v. Randy Savage (MSG 4/26/89)
8. 1989 Segment on making of "No Holds Barred"
9.
Hulk Hogan
v. Big Bossman (CAGE MATCH - Zeus makes the transition from the No Holds
Barred movie to the ring, as
he allies himself with Savage and Sensational Sherri. SNME 5/89)
10. Brother Love – Brutus Beefcake is attacked by Randy Savage and Sensational Sherri, who cuts Brutus’ hair. WWF TV 4/22/89
11. Brother Love – Zeus (WWF TV 5/27/89)
12. Hulk Hogan v. Honkytonk Man (SNME 7/29/89)
Disk 22
1.
Brutus "
The Barber " Beefcake - vs- Randy " Macho Man " Savage (Hogan & Zeus run in
and set up the main event for
Summer Slam 89 SNME 7/89)
2. Int – Randy Savage, Sensational Sherri & Zeus (SNME 7/89)
3. Int – Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake (SNME 7/89)
4. Hulk Hogan v. Randy Savage (Fresno, CA 8/9/89)
5. Brother Love – Brutus Beefcake & Hulk Hogan (WWF TV 8/26/89)
6. Int – Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake (Summerslam 89)
7. Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake v. Randy Savage & Zeus (Summerslam 89)
8. Hulk Hogan v. Randy Savage (London, England 10/10/89)
9. Hulk Hogan v. Randy Savage (Paris, France 10/13/89)
Disk 23
1. Hulk Hogan v. Ted DiBiase (SNME 10/14/89)
2. Brother Love – Hulk Hogan, Demolition and Jake Roberts (WWF TV 11/18/89)
3. Hulk Hogan, Demolition & Jake Roberts v. Ted DiBiase, The Powers of Pain & Zeus (Survivor Series 89)
4. Int – Randy Savage & Zeus (Survivor Series 89)
5. Hulk Hogan
and Brutus Beefcake are attacked by Randy Savage and Zeus in the lockerroom
following their Survivor Series match.
(Survivor Series 1989)
6. Hulk Hogan v. “The Genius” Lanny Poffo (After the match, Mr. Perfect destroys the WWF Title Belt! SNME 11/25/89
7. Int – Hulk Hogan vows revenge for Mr. Perfect destroying his belt. (SNME 11/25/89)
8. Brother Love – Randy Savage & Zeus (WWF TV 12/16/89)
9. Brother Love – Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake (WWF TV 12/23/89)
10. Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake v. Randy Savage & Zeus (NHB the match. Steel Cage Match. Nashville, TN 12/89)
11. Hulk Hogan v. Mr. Perfect (MSG 1/15/90)
Disk 24
1. Brother Love – Hulk Hogan (1/20/90)
2. Royal
Rumble 1990 – During the match Hulk Hogan and the Ultimate Warrior have their
first in-ring confrontation. The
setup to Wrestlemania 6 begins.
3. Hulk Hogan
& Ultimate Warrior v. Mr. Perfect & The Genius (Warrior accidentally
clothelines Hogan after the match,
causing another confrontation between the two. SNME 1/27/90)
4. Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake v. Mr. Perfect & The Genius (MSG 2/19/90)
5. Int – Randy Savage/James “Buster” Douglas & Hulk Hogan (Main Event 2/23/90)
6. Hulk Hogan v. Randy Savage (With special guest referee, James “Buster” Douglas. Main Event 2/23/90)
7. Ultimate
Warrior v. Dino Bravo (In Progress. Hulk Hogan runs in after the Earthquake
attacks the Warrior. Warrior isn’t very
happy about it. SNME 2/23/90)
8. Interviews with both Hulk Hogan and Ultimate Warrior (SNME 2/23/90)
9. Jack
Tunney orders that Hulk Hogan and Ultimate Warrior fight each other with both of
their titles on the line in the main
event of Wrestlemania 6 (WWF TV 2/24/90)
10. Int – Hulk Hogan/Ultimate Warrior (WWF TV 2/24/90)
11. Hulk Hogan
v. Dino Bravo (Earthquake attacks Hogan after the match, and the Warrior
makes the save. Needless to say,
Hogan isn’t pleased with that. WWF TV 3/10/90)
Disk 25
1. Int – Hulk Hogan/Ultimate Warrior (WWF TV 3/10/90)
2. Int – Hulk Hogan/Ultimate Warrior (Primetime 3/25/90)
3. Contract signing between Hulk Hogan and Ultimate Warrior for the main event of Wrestlemania 6. (WWF TV 3/26/90)
4. Hulk Hogan Vs. Ultimate Warrior (The Warrior pins Hogan cleanly for the WWF Title in a GREAT MATCH! WM 6)
5. Hulk Hogan v. Stan Hansen (VERY GOOD MATCH! Tokyo Japan, 4/13/90 )
6. Brother Love – Hulk Hogan (WWF TV 4/28/90)
7. Hulk Hogan v. Mr. Perfect (SNME 4/28/90)
8. Hulk Hogan v. Earthquake (MSG 4/30/90)
9. Brother Love – Hulk Hogan & Tugboat (WWF TV 5/19/90)
10. Brother Love – Hulk Hogan is attacked by Earthquake, putting him out of action for 2 months. (5/26/90)
11. Tugboat begs the fans to send get-well letters to Hulk Hogan. (WWF TV 6/2/90)
12. Music Video – Hulk Hogan. The WWF is selling Hogan’s “injury” at the hands of Earthquake as if he’s on his deathbed. (WWF TV 6/23/90)
13. Update – Tugboat reads a fan’s letter to Hulk Hogan and begs the fans to keep sending letters in to bring Hogan back. I think I’m gonna be sick. (WWF TV 6/30/90
Disk 26
1. 1990 segment on the making of Suburban Commando (which was the REAL reason why Hogan was out of action.
2. Interview
– Hulk Hogan makes his return to the WWF. Earthquake and Dino Bravo run in, but
Tugboat comes in to even
the odds. (WWF TV 7/14/90)
3. Earthquake
and Dino Bravo destroy Tugboat, putting him out of action and keeping him from
being in Hogan’s corner at the
upcoming Summerslam 90. The Big Bossman runs in to make the save and runs off
Bravo and Earthquake. (WWF TV 8/18/90)
4. Brother Love – Hulk Hogan announces that the Big Bossman will be in Hulk Hogan’s corner at Summerslam (WWF TV 8/25/90)
5. Earthquake v. Jim Duggan (In progress. Dino Bravo runs in, but Hogan makes the save. (Primetime 8/19/90)
6. Hulk Hogan v. Earthquake (After all the hype, Hogan wins the match by countout? Summerslam 90)
7. Hulk Hogan & Tugboat v. Earthquake & Dino Bravo (Hershey, PA 8/28/90)
8. Hulk Hogan & Tugboat v. Honkytonk Man & Greg Valentine (SNME 10/13/90)
9. Hulk Hogan, Big Bossman, Tugboat & Jim Duggan v. Earthquake, Dino Bravo, Haku & Barbarian (Survivor Series 1990)
10. Hulk Hogan, Tito Santana & Ultimate Warrior v. Ted DiBiase, Rick Martel, Warlord, Hercules & Paul Roma (Survivor Series 90)
Disk 27
1. Hulk Hogan v. Earthquake (MSG 11/24/90)
2. Hulk Hogan & Tugboat v. Earthquake & Dino Bravo (MSG 12/28/90)
3. Brother Love – Hulk Hogan (WWF TV 1/5/91)
4. Int – Hulk Hogan (Royal Rumble 91)
5. Royal
Rumble 1991 (Hulk Hogan wins his second consecutive Royal Rumble. And as in the
previous 2 Royal Rumbles,
Hogan eliminates his current tag team partner. In this case, it’s Tugboat.)
6. Hulk Hogan & Tugboat v. Earthquake & Dino Bravo (SNME 2/1/91)
7. Sgt.
Slaughter v. Jim Duggan (In Progress. Sgt. Slaughter defends his
recently won WWF Heavyweight Title. Slaughter beats
Duggan down with a chair, and Hulk Hogan runs in to make the save.
Unfortunately, he gets beat down with the chair
as well. SNME 2/1/91)
8. Jack
Tunney announces that Sgt. Slaughter will defend the WWF Title against Hulk
Hogan . Interviews with both Hulk Hogan &
Sgt. Slaughter follow.(SNME 2/1/91)
9. Special Report – Sgt Slaughter & Gen Adnan burn a poster of Hulk Hogan (WWF TV 2/24/91)
10.
Special Interview – Sgt Slaughter. Slaughter, spouting anti-US & Pro Iraqi
slogans burns a Hulk Hogan T-shirt as if it were the
American flag. Vince actually wanted Slaughter to burn the flag itself, but
decided that this might be going a bit too far, and settled on
the t-shirt, which still had the desired effect if inciting the crowd just as
much.
(WWF TV 3/9/91)
11. Special Interview – Hulk Hogan (WWF TV 3/16/91)
12. Hulk Hogan v. General Adnan (Primetime 3/1791)
Disk 28
1. Video – The buildup to the patriotic title match between Hogan & Slaughter. (WWF TV 3/23/91)
2. Int – Sgt. Slaughter (Wrestlemania 7)
3. Int – Hulk Hogan (Wrestlemania 7)
4. Hulk Hogan v. Sgt. Slaughter (Hulk Hogan wins his 3rd WWF Title. Wrestlemania 7)
5. Hulk Hogan is attacked after the match by Slaughter and Adnan (Wrestlemania 7)
6. Hulk Hogan & Ultimate Warrior v. Sgt. Slaughter, General Adnan & Undertaker (Las Vegas, NV 3/26/91)
7. Hulk Hogan Interview at Gold's Gym (Primetime 4/1/91)
8. Hulk Hogan v. Sgt. Slaughter (MSG 4/22/91)
9. Sgt.
Slaughter v. Ultimate Warrior (Warrior is attacked by Slaughter, Mustafa,
Adnan and the Undertaker. Hulk Hogan
runs in to make the save. SNME 4/27/91)
10. Battle Royal (SNME 4/27/91)
11. Funeral Parlor – Hulk Hogan (WWF TV 5/4/91)
12. Int - Hulk Hogan (Primetime 5/20/91)
13. Hulk Hogan chasses Bobby Heenan around the building (Primetime 5/20/91)
Disk 29
1. Hulk Hogan v. Sgt. Slaughter (Desert Storm Match. VERY GOOD MATCH! MSG 6/3/91)
2. Hulk Hogan & Jim Duggan v. Sgt. Slaughter & Col. Mustafa (Edmonton, Alberta Canada 7/9/91) Hulkamania 6
3. Hulk Hogan
v. Undertaker (Hogan pins the Undertaker! The WWF would claim up through
November that the
Undertaker was undefeated, but Hogan did in fact pin him cleanly in this match.
The going theory in WWF
management was generally that if it didn’t happen on TV, it didn’t happen.
Worcester, MA 7/29/91)
Hulkamania 6
4. Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage &Brutus Beefake workout (Hulkamania 6)
5. Int – Hulk Hogan/Ultimate Warrior (Primetime 7/29/91)
6. Special
Interview – Hulk Hogan, Ultimate Warrior & Special referee Sid Justice, who
promises to call the upcoming
Summerslam Main Event down the middle. (Primetime 8/5/91)
7. Hulk Hogan
v. Sgt. Slaughter (Gen. Adnan and Col. Mustafa run in to attack Hogan, but
Sid justice makes the save,
Summerslam Spectacular 8/18/91)
8. Hogan &
Ultimate Warrior v. Sgt. Slaughter, Gen. Adnan & Col. Mustafa (Following the
match, Hogan and special
referee Sid Jusice pose for the crowd. Ultimate Warrior didn’t participate
because he had quit the WWF immediately
following the match when the WWF didn’t agree to his financial demands.
Summerslam 91)
9. Special Interview – Hulk Hogan (Primetime 9/16/91)
10. Barber Shop – Hulk Hogan (Primetime 11/4/91)
11. Funeral Parlor – Ric Flair and the Undertaker attack Hulk Hogan. WWF TV 11/16/91
12. Hulk Hogan
v. Undertaker (Undertaker wins the WWF Title after piledriving Hogan onto a
chair supplied by Ric Flair.
Hogan’s neck was legitimately injured. Survivor Series 1991)
13. WWF
President Jack Tunney orders that due to the controversial title change, there
will be a rematch at the Tuesday In Texas
PPV. Survivor Series 1991)
Disk 30
1. Int – Hulk Hogan talks about his upcoming Title Match this Tuesday in Texas. (WWF TV 11/30/91)
2. Hulk Hogan
v. Ric Flair (The funny thing here, is that Flair almost won the match after
hitting Hogan with brass
knucks, and pinning him. WWF official Pat Patterson ran out to inform the
referee and the decision was reversed
to give Hogan the win by DQ. The very next match saw IRS pin Big Bossman after
hitting him
WITH A BRIEFCASE!
None of the officials came out to protest the decision and have the pinfall
reversed. Also of note, is that The
NWA Title belt that Ric Flair brings to the ring with him is now digitally
distorted whenever it’s on camera. What’s even
funnier, is that Flair isn’t even holding up the NWA belt. He’s actually
holding up one of the WWF Tag Belts! MSG 11/30/91)
3. Hulk Hogan v. Typhoon (WWF TV 12/29/91)
4. Hulk Hogan
v. Undertaker (Hogan wins the match after throwing ashes in the Undertakers
eyes and wins the title for a 4th
time. Tuesday in Texas PPV)
5. Jack
Tunney strips Hogan of the WWF Title and declares it vacant due to the ending of
the previous match. The title will now
be won by the winner of the 1992 Royal Rumble. My question, is why is Tunney
now so interested in holding up the title
based on rulebreaking, when that’s been happening for YEARS? (WWF TV 12/7/91)
6. Hulk Hogan v. Ric Flair (MSG 12/29/91)
7. Royal
Rumble 1992. (While Hulk Hogan had consistently managed to eliminate his tag
team partners in previous
Rumbles (Randy Savage in 1989, Ultimate Warrior in 1990, Tugboat in 1991), it’s
Hogan’s good buddy Sid Justice
that eliminates Hogan this year. Flair would immediately eliminate Sid to win
the Rumble and the WWF Title. The
announcers would spend the next several months complaining about how Sid stabbed
Hogan in the back by eliminating
him in a match that the same announcers constantly described as “every man for
himself” and that “there are no friends,
only enemies”. Funny how when Hogan eliminated HIS friends IN EVERY RUMBLE FOR
THE PAST 3 YEARS, it was ok, and
described as an honest mistake, but when it’s done to Hogan, everyone is crying
foul.)
8.
Wrestlemania press conference. WWF President Jack Tunney announces that Hulk
Hogan will get the title shot at Ric Flair
at Wrestlemania 8. Sid isn’t very happy about being passed over though. WWF TV
2/1/92
9. Hulk Hogan
& Sid Justice v. Ric Flair & Undertaker (Just like with Savage at the 2/89
Main Event, Sid Justice turns
on Hogan during the match, cementing his heel turn . SNME 2/92)
10. It’s
announced that Hogan will now be wrestling Sid Justice at Wrestlemania instead
of Ric Flair (who will now be defending
the WWF Title against Randy Savage. WWF TV 2/15/92
Disk 31
1. Hulk Hogan & Roddy Piper v. Ric Flair & Sid Justice (2/19/92)
2. Battle
Royal (Sid wins the match by eliminating Hulk Hogan. Hogan had actually
eliminated Sid earlier, but the referee
didn’t see it, so Sid got back in and proceeded to win the match. MSG 2/23/92)
3. Hulk Hogan & Roddy Piper v. Sid Justice & Ric Flair (MSG 3/23/92)
4. Special Interview – Hulk Hogan (Primetime 3/23/92)
5. Int – Hulk
Hogan and Vince speculate that Hogan’s match with Sid may very well be the final
match of his career.
The real reason behind this speculation isn’t because Hogan plans on retiring.
It’s because with the current steroid scandal
that Vince McMahon was involved with, it was decided that Hogan needed to take
some time away from the WWF until the
heat died down. As a result, Hogan was removed from the title match and
replaced by Randy Savage who would go on to win
the title from Flair. Hogan’s match with Sid was billed as a possible
retirement match. (WWF TV 4/4/92)
6. Int – Sid Justice (Wrestlemania 8)
7. Hulk Hogan
v. Sid Justice
(Sid kicks
out of Hogan’s Legdrop! Lots of people were under the impression that Sid
did this because he was on his way out of the WWF and couldn’t be punished for
it. The REAL story, is that Papa
Shango was supposed to break up the 3 count himself. But for some reason he
mistimed his run-in and was only
Half way to the ring when Hogan covered Sid for the Pin. With Shango nowhere
near them, Sid had to kick out of
The pin in order to keep the match on track. Shango eventually made his way to
the ring and attacked Hogan with
Sid. This brought on the return of the ULTIMATE
WARRIOR! Wrestlemania 8)
HISTORY OF THE MEGA POWERS
1. Randy Savage is offended when Honky Tonk Man says he;s the greatest IC Champ ever. Savage threatens Jimmy Hart.
WWF TV 9/20/87
2. Randy Savage v. Omar Atlas (during the match, Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan discuss the upcoming
match between Savage and the Honkytonk Man.
3. Honky Tonk Man - vs - Randy " Macho Man " Savage (The MEGA POWERS are born as Savage is triple teamed
by HTM and the Hart Foundation. Elizabeth runs to the back and brings out HULK HOGAN who makes the save.
Savage & Hogan shake hands and the rest is history.– Saturday Night’s Main Event 10/3/87)
4. Int – Randy Savage & Hulk Hogan officially call themselves “The Mega P owers” (SNME 10/3/87)
5. CM Punk, Matt Hardy & The Miz talk about the formation of the Mega Powers
6. INT – Ted DiBiase & Andre the Giant (re: Andre’s upcoming title shot against Hulk Hogan, and how Andre
will win the title for DiBiase)
7. Hulk Hogan - vs - Andre the Giant (The Main Event 2/5/88 - The infamous identical
twin referee angle as Hogan loses the title to Andre despite lifting his shoulders at the 2 count. Andre then
immediately relenquishes the title to DiBiase. BUT TED WON’T ENJOY IT LONG BECAUSE….)
8. Jack Tunney strips Ted DiBiase of the WWF Title. It turns out that although the title can change hands on a
pinfall or submission, you can’t just give it away. As a result, not only is DiBiase no longer the champion, but
since Andre willfully gave up the title, he has no claim on it either. The belt will go up for grabs in a 16 man
tournament at Wrestlemania 4.
9. Randy Savage v. Ted DiBiase. (GREAT MATCH! These two would go on to have numerous matches against
each other over the course of the next several months. Each one was great to watch.
10. Hulk Hogan v. Andre the Giant (Round 2 of the World Title tournament. - Wrestlemania 4)
11. Randy Savage v. Ted DiBiase (FINALS. Savage, with an assist from Hulk Hogan, wins the WWF Title!)
Interesting story here. Ted DiBiase was originally scheduled to win the WWF Title here, while Savage was supposed
to have won the Intercontinental Title at the previous 3/12/88 Main Event special. However, HTM refused to do the
job and threatened to jump ship to the NWA with the IC title in hand. As a result, Vince McMahon changed the script
to allow HTM to keep the title, but when Savage heard about this, he promised to SHOOT on HTM during the show
which was to be broadcast LIVE! In order to avert a surefire disaster, McMahon promised Savage the World Title at
Wrestlemania 4, which was supposed to be won by DiBiase. Good thing DiBiase didn't get upset huh?)
12. Randy Savage v. Ted DiBiase (FANTASTIC MATCH! In the opening seconds of the match, Savage absolutely
DRILLS Ted with a wicked double forearm and breaks his nose! – MSG 5/27/88)
13. Randy Savage v. Virgil (WWF TV 5/28/88)
Disk 2
1. Randy Savage v. Ted DiBiase (Cage Match. As the match reaches it’s climax with Savage, DiBiase and Virgil
Fighting it out at the top of the cage, SOME IDIOT FAN ACTUALLY CLIMBS THE CAGE AND ATTACKS
VIRGIL!)
2. INT - Randy Savage. DiBiase & Andre the Giant beat the hell out of the Macho Man. Savage issues a challenge to
Andre and DiBiase in a tag match. Savage will select his partner at a later date (but we all know who it will be.)
WC 7/17/88
3. Update – Jesse “The Body” Ventura is named as the special guest referee for the tag match between the Megapowers
and the Megabucks at the upcoming Summerslam PPV. DiBiase & Andre don’t seem too worried.(WWF TV 8/3/88)
4. INT - Randy Savage. The champ brings out none other than HULK HOGAN as his tag team partner. They
Formally christen their union as the MEGA POWERS.
5. Int – Mega Powers (WWF TV 8/6/88)
6. Randy Savage v. Conquistador #1. (Hulk Hogan accompanies Savage to the ring) WWF TV 8/13/88
7. The Mega Powers on the Brother Love show. (WWF TV 8/14/88)
8. Int – The Megapowers (WWF TV 8/20/88)
9. Brother Love Show – Jesse Ventura is interviewed and speculates on whether or not he’ll be an impartial referee. Ted
DiBiase and Andre the Giant come out and place several hundred dollar bills in Jesse’s pocket, furthering the speculation
as to whether or not the already heel oriented Ventura will help stack the deck in favor of the Megabucks and the Megapowers.
(WWF TV 8/21/88)
10. Int – The Megapowers respond to Jesse Ventura being named as the special guest referee for the Summerslam Main Event. (WWF TV 8/27/88)
11. Jesse “The Body’ Ventura on whether or not he can be bought off by DiBiase.
12. Int – The Mega Powers (Summerslam 1988)
13. THE MEGA POWERS vs. THE MEGA BUCKS (Summerslam 1988)
14. Int - The Mega Powers, Koko B. Ware & Hercules (Superstars 11/5/88)
15. Brother Love – The Mega Powers (Superstars 11/19/88)
Disk 3
1. Randy Savage, Hulk Hogan, Hillbilly Jim, Koko B. Ware & Hercules v. Ted Dibiase, Big Bossman, Akeem, Haku
& The Red Rooster (Survivor Series 1988 - During this match, Savage is forced to fight both the Twin Towers
and Haku while Hogan is handcuffed to the railing. Elizabeth actually makes herself useful, and frees Hogan who
steals Savage’s thunder and wins the match by pinning Haku. During the celebration, Hogan is sucking up the
spotlight by standing between Savage and Elizabeth. You can see that Savage isn’t too happy about this,
2. Randy Savage assures Jesse Ventura in a post match interview, that there’s no problem. But that’s not entirely true is it?
3. Hulk Hogan [with Elizabeth] v. Akeem [with Slick & The Big Bossman] (The break-up of the Mega Powers looms
near, as Hogan is double teamed for much of this match, but Savage, who is watching the match from the back
repeatedly refuses to help his partner. Savage maintains that Hogan is not in trouble, and will be able to take care
of himself, and only finally aids Hogan when Elizabeth was in danger.
4. Int – Megapowers. Randay Savage later maintains the integrity of the Megapowers, but you just know that there is some serious dissension on Savage’s side of the team.– SNME 1/7/89)
5.
Royal Rumble 1989 Hulk Hogan accidentally eliminates Randy Savage, and
Savage is pissed! Elizabeth clears the air, and the
Mega Powers shake hands again, but there is definitely some trouble brewing for
the WWF’s 2 biggest babyfaces.
6.
Randy Savage v. Akeem (Hogan saves Savage from a Twin Towers beat
down, and Savage looks almost as if he’s
going to attack Hogan. In the end, the Mega Powers do a post match posedown for
the crowd. WWF TV 1/21/89)
7. Brother Love – Elizabeth and the Mega Powers (WWF TV 1/28/89)
Disk 4
1. The Mega Powers v. The Twin Towers (The dissention finally reaches the boiling point, as THE MEGA POWERS
BREAK UP ONCE AND FOR ALL! Hulk Hogan leaves Savage to fend for himself as he takes an injured
Elizabeth to the back for medical attention. The insanely jealous Savage then slaps the returning Hulkster and
leaves him in the ring. Hogan wins the match for his team, but is later attacked by the Macho Man, who has totally
completed his heel turn here. The Main Event 2/3/89)
Another interesting note here, as Brutus Beefcake is the one who comes to Hogan’s aid after Savage destroys Hogan
in the medical area. This becomes more significant later in the year, as Brutus would the teaming with Hogan against Savage and
Tiny “Zeus” Lister.
2. An enraged Hulk Hogan searches for Randy Savage (Main Event 2/6/89)
3. Randy Savage tells his side of the story of the Mega Powers feud PART 1 (Primetime 3/6/89)
4. Hulk Hogan tells his side of the story of the Mega Powers feud PART 1 (Primetime 3/6/89)
5. Elizabeth announces she will not be in either Hulk or Macho`s corner for Wrestlemania 5. (SNME 3/11/89)
6. Randy Savage goes BESERK! (SNME 3/11/89)
7. Randy Savage tells his side of the story of the Mega Powers feud PART 2 (Primetime 3/13/89)
8. Hulk Hogan tells his side of the story of the Mega Powers feud PART 2 (Primetime 3/13/89)
9. Int – Hulk Hogan (Wrestlemania 5)
10. Int – Elizabeth (Wrestlemania 5)
11. Randy Savage v. Hulk Hogan (The story of the Mega Powers concludes as Hulk Hogan regains the WWF title
from the Macho Man. – Wrestlemania 5)
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