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| ianclark | Posted on 10/16/05 at 19:59:57 This is just a quick announcement to say I will be returning soon with a new WWF circuit, starting back in 1989, again with most of the actual roster from that time. I hope I come up with enough good storylines and events to spark plenty of interest (although I won't be using the T.V. style approach that most others use - more like the summary approach of the WWF Circuit on the TNM homepage). So, look out shortly for the first roster list and the first pay per view event - Royal Rumble 1989! |
| Psymin1 | Posted on 10/16/05 at 20:17:26 Ohh boy! I am excited for this! Your last fed was excellent, so this is sure to be great also. I can't wait, Ian. ~Branden |
| ianclark | Posted on 10/17/05 at 00:37:53 Thanks for the great feedback, its much appreciated. I have started my circuit so will put on the first few cards when I get chance in the next couple of days. I'll also be more of a "team player" and try and add some comments to other peoples circuits, because there are a lot of excellent ones out there! |
| ianclark | Posted on 10/17/05 at 21:49:11 Starting Roster Faces: Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage (managed by Miss Elizabeth), Ultimate Warrior, Jake Roberts, Brutus Beefcake, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Paul Orndorff, Don Muraco, Tito Santana, Hercules, Ronnie Garvin, Blue Blazer, Koko B.Ware, Hillbilly Jim Demolition, Hart Foundation, British Bulldogs, The Rockers. Heels: Andre The Giant (managed by Bobby Heenan), Ted DiBiase (with Virgil), Rick Rude (Heenan), Mr Perfect, Bad News Brown, Big Boss Man (managed by Slick), Rick Martel (Slick), Honky Tonk Man (managed by Jimmy Hart), Greg Valentine (Hart), Dino Bravo (Hart), Butch Reed (Slick), Akeem (Slick), Haku (Heenan), Brooklyn Brawler. BrainBusters (Heenan), Powers of Pain (managed by Mr Fuji), Fabulous Rougeaus (Hart), The Bolsheviks (Slick) Matches announced for the 1989 Royal Rumble 25 man over the top Royal Rumble match for the vacant WWF World Heavyweight Title 16 Man Top Contenders Tag Team Battle Royal Triangle Match Blue Blazer v Hillbilly Jim v Brooklyn Brawler |
| ianclark | Posted on 10/17/05 at 22:12:44 ROYAL RUMBLE 1989 Triangle Match Blue Blazer defeated Hillbilly Jim & The Brooklyn Brawler : 9:20 16 Man Top Contenders Tag Team Battle Royal The Hart Foundation and The Fabulous Rougeaus won the Battle Royal to become Top Contenders for the WWF World Tag Team Titles: 18:56 The Ultimate Warrior won the 25 man Royal Rumble Match for the WWF World Heavyweight Title 1) (1) Don Muraco 2) (2) Haku 3) (7) Hacksaw Duggan 4) (3) Rick Martel 5) (4) Mr Perfect 6) (21) Ronnie Garvin 7) (15) Randy Savage 8) (6) Tito Santana 9) (5) Butch Reed 10) (9) Big Boss Man 11) (8) Bad News Brown 12) (23) Rick Rude 13) (24) Koko B.Ware 14) (14) Jake Roberts 15) (11) Brutus Beefcake 16) (10) Dino Bravo 17) (20) Greg Valentine 18) (12) Hulk Hogan 19) (16) Akeem 20) (13) Honky Tonk Man 21) Ultimate Warrior 22) (18) Andre the Giant 23) (22) Paul Orndorff 24) (19) Ted DiBiase 25) (17) Hercules (The Ultimate Warrior won the WWF World Heavyweight Title) Card rating - **3/4 Comments: So, after a great Royal Rumble match, the first WWF pay per view ended with The Ultimate Warrior emerging victorious. His moment of celebration was cut short however, by a sneak attack from Rick Rude, who had only just been eliminated himself. Rude demanded the first shot at the title and The Warrior agreed, so the match has already been set for Wrestlemania I, in March. Earlier, the Hart Foundation and The Fabulous Rougeaus earned a shot against each other for the Tag Titles at the next card, Saturday Nights Main Event, which will be held every 2 weeks between the Supercards. The first SNME will be extra special however, as it will also include a one night 16 man tournament to determine the first WWF InterContinental Champion. |
| ianclark | Posted on 10/17/05 at 22:29:04 Saturday Nights Main Event - 28th January 1989 WWF World Tag Team Titles Match The Fabulous Rougeaus defeated The Hart Foundation when Jacques Rougeau pinned Jim Niedhart: 18:11 (The Fabulous Rougeaus won the WWF World Tag Team Titles) WWF InterContinental Title Tournament 1st Round Rick Martel defeated Randy Savage via submission (after interference from Ted DiBiase): 8:31 Brutus Beefcake defeated Bad News Brown via submission: 17:41 Butch Reed defeated Hacksaw Duggan via pinfall: 6:24 Jake Roberts defeated Ted DiBiase via pinfall (after interference from Randy Savage): 8:23 Greg Valentine defeated Don Muraco via submission: 19:24 Tito Santana defeated Honky Tonk Man via pinfall: 19:04 Mr Perfect defeated Paul Orndorff via counout: 7:56 Andre the Giant and Hulk Hogan battled to a double countout: 12:09 Quarter Finals Rick Martel defeated Brutus Beefcake via submission: 11:40 Jake Roberts defeated Butch Reed via pinfall: 00:30 Tito Santana defeated Greg Valentine via pinfall: 6:13 Mr Perfect won via default Semi Finals Jake Roberts defeated Rick Martel via pinfall: 9:28 Mr Perfect defeated Tito Santana via pinfall: 4:22 Final for vacant WWF InterContinental Title Jake Roberts defeated Mr Perfect via pinfall: 8:59 (Jake Roberts won the WWF InterContinental Title) Card rating: *1/2 Comments: Jake "the Snake" Roberts has finally won a WWF title after years of trying. He deservedly won the I-C tourney from an equally deserving Mr Perfect. Other big talking points from the tournament came the early eliminations of Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant, and the fact that the Macho Man and the Million Dollar Man cost each other any chance they may have had of winning the tournament. The two men had to be separated by numerous officials and thios situation is a long way from over. Credit also must go to The Fabulous Rougeaus who delighted their manager, Jimmy Hart by defeating his former team, The Hart Foundation to win the WWF Tag Team Titles. |
| Murphy42782 | Posted on 10/17/05 at 22:44:22 Nice couple of cards here. The Warrior is not a personal favorite of mine but given the decade your in he's a logical choice to be included. I like the Rougeaus, and Jake Roberts too. Glad they went over. DiBiase and Savage, Hogan, and Andre are to good for the IC Title anyway, esp. with Rude and Warrior feuding for the WWF Title. They are a step above those two so it makes sense that they didnt win the IC Title tournament. Perfect/ROberts would make a good feud. PS PUSH THE BRAINBUSTERS |
| ianclark | Posted on 10/19/05 at 21:54:39 Saturday Nights Main Event - 11th February 1989 The Rockers defeated The Bolsheviks via disqualication: 1:05 Haku and Don Muraco battled to a time limit draw: 20:00 Rick Martel defeated Koko B.Ware via disqualification: 19:57 Randy Savage defeated Big Boss Man via disqualification: 2:30 The Ultimate Warrior and Jake Roberts defeated Rick Rude and Mr Perfect via pinfall: 8:45 card rating - ** Comments: The first match of the night was disrupted due to outside interference from the Powers of Pain. The last match pitted the 4 protagonists in the two singles title matches at Wrestlemania. |
| ianclark | Posted on 10/19/05 at 21:58:51 Saturday Nights Main Event - 25th February 1989 Demolition won a 7 team Tag Team Battle Royal to determine the No.1 contenders: 20:54 Hercules defeated Dino Bravo via submission: 3:59 Hulk Hogan defeated Akeem via pinfall: 23:23 Paul Orndorff defeated Bad News Brown via pinfall: 8:37 Non-title match The Ultimate Warrior defeated Andre the Giant via disqualification: 9:51 card rating - -3/4* Comments: As mentioned above Demolition will now face The Fabulous Rougeaus for the WWF Tag Team Titles at Wrestlemania. |
| ianclark | Posted on 10/19/05 at 22:03:07 Saturday Nights Main Event - 11th March 1989 Greg Valentine defeated The Blue Blazer via submission: 14:43 Brutus Beefcake defeated The Brooklyn Brawler via pinfall: 19:26 Demolition defeated The Powers of Pain via disqualification: 5:23 Butch Reed defeated Ronnie Garvin via pinfall: 12:44 Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase defeated Hacksaw Jim Duggan: 6:49 card rating - *1/4 |
| ianclark | Posted on 10/19/05 at 22:07:20 Saturday Nights Main Event - 25th March 1989 Boris Zhukov defeated Hillbilly Jim via pinfall: 10:47 BrainBusters defeated British Bulldogs via pinfall: 12:14 Haku defeated Koko B.Ware via pinfall: 19:55 Jacques Rougeau defeated Smash via submission: 5:10 Nikolai Volkoff and Hulk Hogan battled to a time limit draw: 20:00 card rating - * Comments: A number of the wrestlers who will not be appearing at the big event (Wrestlemania) were given an opportunity to shine tonight. The big surprise was that the big Russian Nikolai Volkoff managed to take the legendary Hulk Hogan to a time limit draw!! |
| ianclark | Posted on 10/19/05 at 22:14:57 I'm sorry for the rushed through look to my circuit so far, as the circuit develops and storylines develop there will be more "flesh to the bones". This is the card for Wrestlemania: WWF World Heavyweight Title Ultimate Warrior v Rick Rude WWF InterContinental Title Jake Roberts v Mr Perfect WWF World Tag Team Titles The Fabulous Rougeaus v Demolition Hulk Hogan v Andre the Giant Randy Savage v Ted DiBiase Hercules v Dino Bravo Don Muraco v Honky Tonk Man Paul Orndorff v Butch Reed Brutus Beefcake v Greg Valentine The Twin Towers v BrainBusters v The British Bulldogs v The Hart Foundation Hacksaw Jim Duggan v Bad News Brown Rick Martel v Tito Santana The Rockers v The Powers of Pain I have run the card already but I thought I would give it a couple of days as I know there are some people out there who like making predictions, so I will give it until Friday until posting the results. |
| Murphy42782 | Posted on 10/20/05 at 12:59:24 WWF World Heavyweight Title Ultimate Warrior v RICK RUDE WWF InterContinental Title Jake Roberts v MR PERFECT WWF World Tag Team Titles The Fabulous Rougeaus v DEMOLITION HULK HOGAN v Andre the Giant RANDY SAVAGE v Ted DiBiase Hercules v DINO BRAVO DON MURACO v Honky Tonk Man PAUL ORNDORFF v Butch Reed BRUTUS BEEFCAKE v Greg Valentine The Twin Towers v BrainBusters v THE BRITISH BULLDOGS v The Hart Foundation Hacksaw Jim Duggan v BAD NEWS BROWN RICK MARTEL v Tito Santana THE ROCKERS v The Powers of Pain |
| djmasterscooter | Posted on 10/20/05 at 16:26:03 Excellent card for WrestleMania, can't wait!!! |
| ianclark | Posted on 10/22/05 at 11:27:10 WRESTLEMANIA I Hercules defeated Dino Bravo via submission: 11:06 Hercules upset the odds with a surprise victory over the "Canadian Strongman" WWF World Tag Team Titles Demolition defeated The Fabulous Rougeaus via pinfall: 9:38 (Demolition won the WWF World Tag Team Titles) No surprise in the first title match of the night as the awesome Demolition easily defeated the reigning champions. Don Muraco defeated Honky Tonk Man via pinfall: 1:49 Paul Orndorff defeated Butch Reed via pinfall: 1:37 2 matches that were used to "fill" the card but only lasted 3 minutes in total ! Brutus Beefcake defeated Greg Valentine via submission: 15:11 An excellent match between the two veteran former tag team partners. Randy Savage defeated Ted DiBiase via DQ: 2:04 A massive disappointment when this match ended early due to outside interference from Virgil. It's a guarantee nothing has been settled here. Four Corners Top Contenders Match The Twin Towers, BrainBusters, The Hart Foundation and The British Bulldogs battled to a time limit draw: 20:00 A bizarre ending to this match when no-one was pinned within the time limit. A rematch has already been set for the next Saturday Nights Main Event. Hacksaw Jim Duggan defeated Bad News Brown via pinfall: 15:16 A long match ended in a good victory for Hacksaw. WWF InterContinental Title Match Mr Perfect defeated Jake Roberts via pinfall: 7:57 (Mr Perfect won the WWF InterContinental Title) "The Snake's" short title reign came to a "Perfect" end in an excellent encounter. Roberts will no doubt be getting a rematch though. Rick Martel defeated Tito Santana via submission: 6:11 Another match between two former tag team partners ended in a victory for "The Model" in perhaps the best wrestling match of the night. Hulk Hogan defeated Andre the Giant via DQ - 12:32 Another disappointing end when the Giant gave the ref no choice but to DQ him when he wouldn't stop choking the Hulkster. The Rockers and The Powers of Pain battled to a time limit draw: 20:00 An excellent match of contrasting styles but again nothing was settled when the final bell rang. WWF World Heavyweight Title Match Rick Rude defeated The Ultimate Warrior via submission: 2:11 (Rick Rude won the WWF World Heavyweight Title) An amazingly short match in the main event, ended with a surprisingly easy victory for the World Title. The crowd were stunned into silence at the end of the match. card rating - *1/4 Comments: An excellent night of action, with just a few disappointments (Hogan/Andre, Savage/DiBiase in particular). It has been announced by the WWF president Jack Tunney that The Ultimate Warrior and Jake Roberts will get rematches at The King of the Ring in June. Whoever wins the Four Corners top contenders match will battle Demolition for the titles also. Talking of King of the Ring, the tournament will start at the next Saturday Nights Main Event, with the 8 qualifiers going forward to the pay per view event. |
| djmasterscooter | Posted on 10/22/05 at 17:52:04 Very good. I like how you bolded the matches. It does make it more noticible. Very good way of building it, with many things left unfinished. I'll admit that its unorthodox, but it will more than likely result in decent entertainment. I would like to see Hogan/Rude at SummerSlam though because we never got to see that match which I thought could have drawn, but I'd like to see Mr. Perfect feud with Hogan and see the feud that never was. Of course, that's just me. Plus I need my daily dose of Genius. |
| ianclark | Posted on 10/23/05 at 11:41:10 Saturday Nights Main Event - 8th April 1989 Four Corners Match BrainBusters defeated The Hart Foundation, The British Bulldogs and The Twin Towers: 1:00:57 A classic match between 4 good teams resulting in Heenan's men getting the title shot at KotR. Dino Bravo defeated Hercules via pinfall: 11:00 Bad News Brown defeated Ronnie Garvin via pinfall: 10:21 The first two KotR qualifying matches saw the Canadian strongman and the man from Harlem advance. Hulk Hogan defeated Nikolai Volkoff via pinfall: 13:55 After their last match ended in a TLD, this time the Hulkster made no mistake. WWF World Tag Team Titles Match Demolition defeated The Fabulous Rougeaus via pinfall: 16:10 (Demolition retained the WWF World Tag Team Titles) A rematch from Wrestlemania but once again Demolition were too strong for Jimmy Hart's team. Card rating - *1/4 Comments: WWF President Jack Tunney announced an extra event in the already busy summer schedule. Wrestlefest 89 will take place in July, between King of the Ring and Summerslam. |
| ianclark | Posted on 10/23/05 at 11:48:37 Saturday Nights Main Event - 22nd April 1989 The Rockers defeated The Bolsheviks via pinfall: 8:17 Paul Orndorff defeated Butch Reed via pinfall: 4:37 Don Muraco defeated Akeem via pinfall: 12:57 Another 2 qualifying matches for KotR Andre the Giant defeated Jake Roberts via pinfall: 16:14 Mr Perfect appeared to help Andre defeat the Snake. Ultimate Warrior defeated Haku via pinfall: 17:01 The man from Parts Unknown managed to gain the victory despite interference from Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard. Card rating - -1/4* |
| ianclark | Posted on 10/23/05 at 11:59:48 Saturday Nights Main Event - 6th May 1989 The Powers of Pain defeated The British Bulldogs via pinfall: 17:05 A close match until the Rougeaus interfered and turned the tide against the Bulldogs. Honky Tonk Man defeated Blue Blazer via pinfall: 13:40 Big Boss Man defeated Hacksaw Duggan via pinfall: 17:02 Another 2 KotR qualifying matches. Ted DiBiase defeated Koko B.Ware via submission: 10:57 Top quality match saw a good victory for The Million Dollar Man over the Birdman. WWF InterContinental Title Match Mr Perfect defeated Randy Savage via pinfall: 24:07 (Mr Perfect retained the WWF InterContinental Title) A fantastic match had a disappointing finish when Ted DiBiase interfered against the Macho Man. Card rating - ***1/4 |
| ianclark | Posted on 10/23/05 at 12:07:52 Saturday Nights Main Event - 20th May 1989 Non Title Match Demolition defeated The Bolsheviks via pinfall: 18:56 A very long and not very good match to be honest! Brutus Beefcake defeated Greg Valentine via submission:19:41 Tito Santana defeated Rick Martel via pinfall: 19:34 2 high quality rematches from Wrestlemania saw the last two spots filled for the King of the Ring tournament. The Powers of Pain defeated The Rockers via pinfall: 10:33 Revenge for Mr Fuji's men but not the end of the story... Andre the Giant and Ted DiBiase defeated The Hart Foundation via submission: 22:32 The Giant and The Million Dollar Man got in some tag team practice before their big match at the King of the Ring. Card rating - **1/2 |
| ianclark | Posted on 10/23/05 at 12:14:55 Saturday Nights Main Event - 3rd June 1989 Dusty Rhodes defeated The Brooklyn Brawler via pinfall: 7:07 The "American Dream" made his WWF debut with a comprehensive victory. Butch Reed defeated Ronnie Garvin via countout: 12:41 Akeem defeated Hercules via pinfall: 11:23 Blue Blazer defeated Haku via pinfall: 18:36 Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage defeated The Bolsheviks via pinfall: 20:41 A poor match completed a pretty poor night's "entertainment". Card rating - * Comments: The full King of the Ring card has been finalised and will be announced shortly. |
| ianclark | Posted on 10/23/05 at 12:18:29 King of the Ring 1989 WWF World Heavyweight Title Match Ravishing Rick Rude v Ultimate Warrior WWF InterContinental Title Match Mr Perfect v Jake "the Snake" Roberts WWF World Tag Team Titles Match Demolition v BrainBusters King of the Ring Tournament Don Muraco v Dino Bravo Tito Santana v Honky Tonk Man Big Boss Man v Brutus Beefcake Paul Ornforff v Bad News Brown plus: Hulk Hogan & Macho Man Randy Savage v Andre the Giant & Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase 25 Man over the top Battle Royal |
| ianclark | Posted on 10/25/05 at 21:19:58 KING OF THE RING 1989 Butch Reed won a 25 man Battle Royal A surprise winner, but well deserved nonetheless. Don Muraco defeated Dino Bravo via pinfall: 8:54 Tito Santana defeated Honky Tonk Man via pinfall: 10:41 Big Boss Man defeated Brutus Beefcake via pinfall: 6:38 Paul Orndorff defeated Bad News Brown via pinfall: 14:48 First round of the tourney saw good victories for 3 "faces" but the biggest man in the tourney is still left. WWF World Tag Team Titles Match Demolition defeated BrainBusters via pinfall: 10:28 (Demolition retained the WWF World Tag Team Titles) A close match which no doubt means Heenan's men will demand a rematch. Don Muraco defeated Tito Santana via pinfall: 4:02 Big Boss Man defeated Paul Orndorff via pinfall: 3:59 Two very quick semi final matches on this gruelling night. WWF InterContinental Title Match Mr Perfect defeated Jake Roberts via pinfall: 16:07 (Mr Perfect retained the WWF InterContinental Title) Match of the night by far, but no end to this feud in sight. Don Muraco defeated Big Boss Man via pinfall: 6:06 An excellent victory for "The Rock" as he becomes King of the Ring and will challenge Mr Perfect for the I-C title at Summerslam. Andre the Giant and Ted DiBiase defeated Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage via submission: 24:06 A long match ended in a surprising submission victory for the "MegaBucks". WWF World Heavyweight Title Match The Ultimate Warrior defeated Rick Rude via pinfall: 11:06 (The Ultimate Warrior won the WWF World Heavyweight Title) Well done to the Warrior!! He managed to regain the title despite constant interference from Bobby Heenan and a very tough champion. Card rating - ** |
| ianclark | Posted on 10/28/05 at 12:51:49 Saturday Nights Main Event - 17th June 1989 The Powers of Pain defeated The Rockers via pinfall: 8:30 A good win for PoP which could put them in line for a title shot very soon. Dusty Rhodes defeated Akeem via DQ: 9:33 This match was ended abruptly when Bad News Brown attacked "The American Dream". Bad News Brown defeated Tito Santana via pinfall: 10:30 Rick Rude defeated The Blue Blazer via pinfall: 13:12 Non-title match Hulk Hogan defeated Mr Perfect via DQ: 10:43 Andre the Giant attacked Hogan and both he and Perfect continued the attack until Jake Roberts made the save. Card rating - * Comments: The Blue Blazer has left the WWF |
| ianclark | Posted on 10/28/05 at 12:58:55 Saturday Nights Main Event - 1st July 1989 Dino Bravo defeated Ronnie Garvin via pinfall: 11:00 The British Bulldogs defeated Honky Tonk Man and Greg Valentine via DQ: 14:03 A great match was spoilt due to outside interference from The Fabulous Rougeaus left the Brits lying. Rick Martel defeated Koko B.Ware via submission: 4:06 Ted DiBiase defeated Brutus Beefcake via submission: 7:28 Andre the Giant defeated Hacksaw Jim Duggan via DQ: 10:00 After watching the referee miss sneak attacks by Bobby Heenan and the Big Boss Man, Hulk Hogan took matters into his own hands. Unfortunately, this cost his buddy the match. Card rating - *1/2 |
| ianclark | Posted on 10/28/05 at 13:06:50 Saturday Nights Main Event - 15th July 1989 Paul Orndorff defeated Butch Reed via pinfall: 15:02 Don Muraco defeated Haku via pinfall: 4:05 Mr Perfect attacked "the Rock" and severely injured his neck. Unfortunately for Perfect though, he will be back for SummerSlam! BrainBusters defeated Hart Foundation via pinfall: 10:30 A classic match between two veteran teams. Big Boss Man defeated Hercules via pinfall: 9:23 Randy Savage defeated Akeem via DQ: 7:36 Another DQ loss for Akeem as this time The Million Dollar Man interfered. Card rating - *3/4 |
| ianclark | Posted on 10/28/05 at 13:17:25 WRESTLEFEST 1989 Dusty Rhodes and Bad News Brown battled to a double countout: 4:36 Nothing was settled here as the two men battled right back to the locker room. WWF World Tag Team Best of 3 Falls Title Match BrainBusters defeated Demolition by 2 falls to 1: 29:24 (BrainBusters won the WWF World Tag Team Titles) A fantastic title match was finally won by Heenan's men but Demoliton will no doubt be looking for revenge. Big Boss Man defeated Hacksaw Jim Duggan via pinfall: 9:53 Tito Santana and Rick Martel battled to a time limit draw: 20:00 This long feud shows no sign of ending with this result. The Bolsheviks and The Hart Foundation battled to a time limit draw: 20:00 A disappointing match continues the poor run for the Harts. They really need to focus. WWF InterContinental Title Match Jake Roberts defeated Mr Perfect via pinfall: 14:15 (Jake Roberts won the WWF InterContinental Title) When he needed it the most, the Snake delivered. The I-C title match at Summerslam will now be a triple threat match! Ted DiBiase defeated Randy Savage by DQ: 9:42 Again, nothing was really settled in this feud. The Fabulous Rougeaus defeated The British Bulldogs via pinfall: 13:59 A great tag team encounter ended with a surprise win for Jimmy Hart's team. Andre the Giant defeated Hulk Hogan via pinfall: 11:29 A great win for the Giant. WWF World Heavyweight Title Cage Match Rick Rude defeated The Ultimate Warrior be escaping the cage: 13:31 (Rick Rude won the WWF World Heavyweight Title) The Warrior's second title reign was as short as his first, as Rick Rude won a fantastic cage match. Card rating - *1/4 |
| ianclark | Posted on 10/28/05 at 13:23:34 Saturday Nights Main Event - 29th July 1989 The Bolsheviks and Demolition battled to a time limit draw: 20:00 Still suffering from their title loss, Demolition were lucky to escape with a draw. Butch Reed defeated Hercules via pinfall: 12:42 Hacksaw Jim Duggan defeated Rick Martel via pinfall: 15:58 Akeem and Tito Santana battled to a double countout: 9:58 This time Akeem didn't lose by DQ but he still didn't win either! Ted DiBiase and Hulk Hogan battled to a time limit draw:20:00 After this match President Jack Tunney announced the main event for Summerslam 1989. It will be a 6 man Elimination Chamber match for the WWF World Heavyweight Title. The participants are: WWF Champion Rick Rude, The Ultimate Warrior, Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, Randy Savage and Ted DiBiase!!!! Card rating - *** |
| ianclark | Posted on 10/28/05 at 13:28:13 Saturday Nights Main Event - 12th August 1989 The Hart Foundation defeated The Powers of Pain via pinfall: 24:55 An excellent return to form for The Hart Foundation. Paul Orndorff defeated Haku via pinfall: 13:29 Shawn Michaels defeated Nikolai Volkoff via pinfall: 14:56 Dusty Rhodes defeated Honky Tonk Man via pinfall: 10:33 The Ultimate Warrior defeated Andre the Giant via pinfall: 5:35 A poor match ended this SNME. Card rating - 1/4* |
| ianclark | Posted on 10/28/05 at 13:34:07 Saturday Nights Main Event - 26th August 1989 Jacques Rougeau defeated Tito Santana via submission: 12:11 2 guys who will form part of a 6 man match at Summerslam. Jacques was assisted to victory by brother Raymond. Bret Hart defeated Bad News Brown via DQ: 7:24 Another couple of guys in a 6 man tag at Summerslam. This time however, the Powers of Pain got involved in the match causing the DQ. Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake battled to a time limit draw: 20:00 Mr Perfect defeated Don Muraco via DQ: 15:06 This match ended with outside interference from Jake Roberts. Non title match Randy Savage and Rick Rude battled to a double DQ: 7:35 This match ended in chaos when all 6 men involved in the main event at Summerslam started battling in the ring. Card rating - ** |
| ianclark | Posted on 10/28/05 at 13:44:54 SUMMERSLAM 1989 Dino Bravo defeated Ronnie Garvin via pinfall: 6:52 Another good win for Bravo moves him up the rankings. Tito Santana & The British Bulldogs and Rick Martel & The Fabulous Rougeaus battled to a time limit draw: 20:00 Big Boss Man defeated Hacksaw Jim Duggan via pinfall: 9:10 WWF World Tag Team Titles Match BrainBusters defeated Demolition via pinfall: 11:01 (BrainBusters retained the WWF World Tag Team Titles) A good win in this return match. Demolition will have to climb the rankings again to gain a title shot. Paul Orndorff defeated Honky Tonk Man via DQ - 3:21 Greg Valentine interfered in this match causing the DQ ending. WWF InterContinental Title Triple Threat Match Jake Roberts defeated Mr Perfect and Don Muraco: 19:57 (Jake Roberts retained the WWF InterContinental Title) A good win for the Snake, new challengers on the horizon? Dusty Rhodes & The Hart Foundation defeated Bad News Brown & The Powers of Pain via pinfall: 19:47 WWF World Heavyweight Elmination Chamber Title Match Hulk Hogan defeated Rick Rude, Ted DiBiase, Randy Savage, The Ultimate Warrior and Andre the Giant: 53:35 1 (5) Rick Rude 2 (3) Ted DiBiase 3 (4) The Ultimate Warrior 4 (1) Randy Savage 5 (2) Andre the Giant 6 (W) Hulk Hogan (Hulk Hogan won the WWF World Heavyweight Title) An awesome match!! Just when it looked as though Rick Rude might defy the odds and keep his title, the Hulkster had different ideas and pinned the Ravishing One to win the WWF crown. Card rating - **3/4 |
| djmasterscooter | Posted on 10/29/05 at 10:19:02 Oooh. Hogan has the belt, and Roberts retains. Did not see that coming. With Survivor Series, I hope we see a rehash of the 90' Series with a Ultimate Survival Match Rules are as followed: (changed to reflect TNM's inability for Handicap Elimination Matches) Have at least 3 4Vs4 or 5Vs5 matches, and at the end of the night have an Endurance Battle Royal between the winning teams with pin fall eliminations only. Keep up the good work. |
| ianclark | Posted on 10/31/05 at 23:34:33 Sorry for the lack of updates, I'm now up to Royal Rumble 1990 (including 3 pay per views!), and some end of year awards, and will update properly as soon as I have time. |
| ianclark | Posted on 11/05/05 at 11:24:27 Saturday Nights Main Event - 9th September 1989 Butch Reed defeated Dusty Rhodes via pinfall: 3:03 Big Boss Man attacked Dusty, helping "The Natural" to victory. Honky Tonk Man and Koko B.Ware battled to a draw: 20:00 A good match ended in a TLD. The Hart Foundation defeated The Bolsheviks via submission: 16:03 WWF InterContinental Title Match Jake Roberts defeated Don Muraco via pinfall: 25:55 (Jake Roberts retained the WWF InterContinental Title) Muraco finally got his title shot but wasn't able to make it count in a classic battle. WWF World Heavyweight Title Match Hulk Hogan defeated Andre the Giant via DQ: 11:54 (Hulk Hogan retained the WWF World Heavyweight Title) The main event of the night was ruined by outside interference from a brutal Rick Rude, still raging from losing the title. Card rating - ** |
| ianclark | Posted on 11/05/05 at 11:39:58 Saturday Nights Main Event - 23rd September 1989 Paul Orndorff defeated Haku via DQ: 10:18 Bobby Heenan interfered in this match Roddy Piper defeated The Brooklyn Brawler via submission: 5:05 A strong debut for the Rowdy One, its good to see him back in the WWF! His celebration ended however, when he was attacked by Paul Orndorff, who left him lying and then announced his new manager as Bobby Heenan!! BrainBusters defeated The Rockers via pinfall: 10:27 A high quality tag team match Iron Man Match Ted DiBiase defeated Randy Savage by 7 falls to 3: 1:00:00. A trememdous match between 2 fantastic veterans whether you like them or not, you have to respect them both. Card rating - **1/2 |
| ianclark | Posted on 11/05/05 at 11:46:54 Saturday Nights Main Event - 7th October 1989 The Powers of Pain defeated Demolition via pinfall: 17:06 A good match between two even teams, full of power! Tito Santana defeated Greg Valentine via pinfall: 8:41 Two former I-C champions put on a clinic for the fans. Hacksaw Duggan defeated Dino Bravo via DQ: 1:02. A very short match due to outside interference. Brutus Beefcake defeated Mr Perfect via submission: 18:42 All momentum stopped for Mr Perfect when he lost this one! Rick Rude defeated The Ultimate Warrior via pinfall: 13:35 Rude finally ended this feud with a victory, and will now turn his attention full time to WWF Champion Hulk Hogan. Card rating - * |
| ianclark | Posted on 11/05/05 at 11:54:23 Saturday Nights Main Event - 21st October 1989 WWF World Heavyweight Title Match Hulk Hogan defeated Rick Martel via countout: 17:19 (Hulk Hogan retained the WWF World Heavyweight Title) The Hulkster gained a pretty tainted victory here, and the Model will be looking for a deserved rematch, that's for sure! Big Boss Man defeated Don Muraco via pinfall: 15:17 The Rougeau Brothers defeated The British Bulldogs via pinfall: 11:25 Bad News Brown defeated Hercules via pinfall: 12:30 WWF InterContinental Title Jake Roberts defeated Paul Orndorff via pinfal:19:31 (Jake Roberts retained the WWF InterContinental Title) A fantastic match ended when Roddy Piper attacked Orndorff, (who had been accompanied to the ring by his new manager Bobby Heenan), and allowed Roberts to apply the DDT and win the match. Card rating - **1/4 |
| ianclark | Posted on 11/05/05 at 12:06:53 Saturday Nights Main Event - 4th November 1989 Before any matches tonight, the lineups for the Survivor Series were announced: Tag Team Survival Match Demolition, The Hart Foundation, The Rockers and The British Bulldogs v BrainBusters, The Powers of Pain, The Fabulous Rougeaus and The Bolsheviks. Roddy Piper, Brutus Beefcake, Tito Santana and Koko B.Ware v Paul Orndorff, Honky Tonk Man, Rick Martel and Greg Valentine. Dusty Rhodes, Hacksaw Duggan, Don Muraco and Hercules v Big Boss Man , Akeem, Bad News Brown and Dino Bravo. Wildcard Survival Match Hulk Hogan, Rick Rude, Ted DiBiase and Jake Roberts v Andre the Giant, Ultimate Warrior, Randy Savage and Mr Perfect. Roddy Piper defeated Haku via DQ: 16:17 A great match ended when Orndorff interfered. The Ultimate Warrior defeated Honky Tonk Man via pinfall: 2:58 An easy match for the Warrior who hadn't won for quite a while. The Rockers defeated The Bolsheviks via pinfall: 21:34 Too long and too boring! Dino Bravo defeated Brutus Beefcake via submission: 15:58 Randy Savage defeated Andre the Giant via DQ: 11:56 Card rating - 3/4* |
| ianclark | Posted on 11/05/05 at 12:12:14 Saturday Nights Main Event - 18th November 1989 Demolition defeated The Rougeau Brothers via pinfall: 18:57 Bad News Brown defeated Koko B.Ware via pinfall: 23:22 Ted DiBiase defeated Tito Santana via submission: 11:58 Non-title match Jake Roberts defeated Rick Rude via disqualification: 11:31 The Twin Towers and Dusty Rhodes / Hacksaw Duggan battled to a double countout: 5:01 Card rating - 3/4* |
| ianclark | Posted on 11/05/05 at 12:26:22 SURVIVOR SERIES 1989 Tag Team Survival Match BrainBusters, The Powers of Pain, The Fabulous Rougeaus and The Bolsheviks defeated Demolition, The Hart Foundation, The Rockers and The British Bulldogs: 39:02 Survivors: BrainBusters, The Powers of Pain and The Bolsheviks. A great opening match with a surprisingly easy victory for the BrainBusters team. Only The British Bulldogs survived for longer than 10 minutes. Roddy Piper, Brutus Beefcake, Tito Santana and Koko B.Ware defeated Paul Orndorff, Honky Tonk Man, Rick Martel and Greg Valentine: 1:00:13 Survivors: Roddy Piper, Tito Santana and Koko B.Ware Another high quality match which was surprisingly one sided as arguably the stronger team on paper was defeated. Big Boss Man, Akeem, Bad News Brown and Dino Bravo defeated Dusty Rhodes, Hacksaw Duggan, Hercules and Don Muraco: 35:10 Survivors: Big Boss Man, Dino Bravo and Bad News Brown A poor match ended in a crushing victory for the Boss Man's team. Wilcard Survival Match Hulk Hogan, Rick Rude, Ted DiBiase and Jake Roberts defeated Andre the Giant, Ultimate Warrior, Randy Savage and Mr Perfect: 55:10 Survivor: Ted DiBiase Despite being left on his own against Andre, Perfect and Savage, somehow the Million Dollar Man managed to survive in this epic encounter!! Card rating - ** Comments: The WWF have announced an extra special pay per view event to be held on Christmas Night! BattleBowl - The Lethal Lottery will feature 10 tag team matches with the winners progressing to a 20 man Battle Bowl over the top rope Battle Royal until 1 man remains to become the 1st BattleBowl champion. The twist in the tale is that the line ups for tag matches will be drawn from a hat and will be totally at random! |
| ianclark | Posted on 11/05/05 at 12:38:32 Saturday Nights Main Event - 2nd December 1989 British Bulldog Davey Boy Smith defeated The Brooklyn Brawler via pinfall: 7:29 A good win for the Bulldog in his first singles match since the Dynamite Kid left the WWF. Earthquake defeated Hillbilly Jim via pinfall: 10:08 A devastating win for Jimmy Hart's newest acquisition. The Earthquake looked awesome! Rick Martel won a 15 man Battle Royal: 44:28 15 men entered but only one could prevail. Rick Martel earned himself a title shot at Jake Roberts at the Royal Rumble by winning this Battle Royal. Loser leaves WWF Match Roddy Piper defeated Paul Orndorff via submission: 14:02 Paul Orndorrf is history! He put his career in the WWF on the line and lost, despite constant interference from Bobby Heenan! Card rating - **3/4 |
| ianclark | Posted on 11/05/05 at 12:45:04 Saturday Nights Main Event - 16th December 1989 Akeem defeated Hercules via pinfall: 17:34 Another defeat for Hercules but Slick was seen talking to him after the match. Hmmmm... Ted DiBiase defeated Dusty Rhodes via pinfall: 8:36 The Powers of Pain defeated Demolition via submission: 12:04 Have the PoP got Demolition's number? Dino Bravo defeated Brutus Beefcake via submission: 6:07 Bad News Brown defeated Randy Savage via pinfall: 11:03 Upset!! What a great victory for the man from Harlem over the legendary Macho Man! Card rating - *1/2 |
| ianclark | Posted on 11/05/05 at 12:54:43 BATTLEBOWL I - LETHAL LOTTERY Tito Santana & Marty Janetty defeated Jim Niedhart & Rick Rude via pinfall: 15:30 Jake Roberts & Tully Blanchard defeated Honky Tonk Man & Earthquake: 10:00 The Ultimate Warrior & Arn Anderson defeated Jacques Rougeau & Demolition Smash via pinfall: 16:31 Randy Savage & Bad News Brown defeated Rick Martel & Hacksaw Duggan via pinfall: 11:31 Greg Valentine & Dusty Rhodes defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Mr Perfect via pinfall: 25:41 Big Boss Man & Andre the Giant defeated Boris Zhukov & Brutus Beefcake via pinfall: 10:04 Don Muraco & The Barbarian defeated Koko B.Ware & Akeem via pinfall: 1:27 The Warlord & Bret Hart defeated Hulk Hogan & Hercules via pinfall: 30:11 Ted DiBiase & Shawn Michaels defeated Roddy Piper & Demolition Ax via pinfall: 32:25 Dino Bravo & Haku defeated British Bulldog & Raymond Rougeau via pinfall: 6:19 BattleBowl Arn Anderson won a 20 man Battle Royal: 38:32 Card rating - **1/2 Comments: A fantastic night of action was full of Christmas surprises! |
| ianclark | Posted on 11/05/05 at 13:00:29 Saturday Nights Main Event - 13th January 1990 Bret Hart defeated Tully Blanchard via DQ - 14:00 The Rougeau Brothers and The Rockers battled to a double countout: 11:01 Rick Rude defeated Tito Santana via pinfall: 7:17 Tito Santana suffered an elbow injury in this match and will miss the 1990 Royal Rumble. Non title match Hulk Hogan defeated Haku via pinfall: 15:46 Rick Rude attacked Hogan after the match setting up their title encounter at the Rumble. Card rating - *** |
| ianclark | Posted on 11/05/05 at 13:21:47 ROYAL RUMBLE 1990 The Bushwhackers defeated The Bolsheviks via pinfall: 23:39 A strong debut for the popular tag team from New Zealand. WWF World Tag Team Titles Match BrainBusters defeated The Hart Foundation via pinfall: 26:33 (BrainBusters retained the WWF World Tag Team Titles) A fantastic tag team match between 2 great teams. WWF InterContinental Title Match Rick Martel defeated Jake Roberts via pinfall: 17:03 (Rick Martel won the WWF InterContinental Title) It wasn't a clean victory but it was a victory and finally Rick Martel has won a singles title in the WWF! WWF World Heavyweight Title Match Rick Rude defeated Hulk Hogan via pinfall: 24:08 (Rick Rude won the WWF World Heavyweight Title) To the surprise of many, Rick Rude managed to defeat the great Hulk Hogan at the first time of asking to regain the WWF Title. The Ultimate Warrior won the 30 man Royal Rumble match 1) (1) Andre the Giant 2) (W) Ultimate Warrior 3) (2) Greg Valentine 4) (3) Rick Martel 5) (4) Jake Roberts 6) (8) Koko B.Ware 7) (7) Dino Bravo 8) (5) Demolition Smash 9) (6) Dusty Rhodes 10) (17) British Bulldog 11) (22) Marty Jannetty 12) (14) Randy Savage 13) (10) Bad News Brown 14) (9) The Warlord 15) (16) Shawn Michaels 16) (13) Don Muraco 17) (11) The Barbarian 18) (18) Jacques Rougeau 19) (12) Ted DiBiase 20) (15) Earthquake 21) (19) Mr Perfect 22) (29) Hacksaw Duggan 23) (23) Brutus Beefcake 24) (20) Roddy Piper 25) (28) Hercules 26) (24) Honky Tonk Man 27) (21) Big Boss Man 28) (27) Demolition Ax 29) (25) Akeem 30) (26) Haku An amazing achievement!! To win the Rumble once is impressive but to win it 2 years in a row - fantastic. And to survive the whole Rumble!! No one can say The Warrior hasn't earned another shot at the WWF Title at Wrestlemania II. |
| ianclark | Posted on 11/05/05 at 13:45:49 1990 Slammy Awards Manager of the Year: Nominations: Bobby Heenan Jimmy Hart Slick Mr Fuji Miss Elizabeth and the winner is....... BOBBY HEENAN Best Pay Per View of the Year Nominations: Royal Rumble 1989 Wrestlemania I King of the Ring 1989 Summerslam 1989 Survivor Series 1989 and the winner is...... ROYAL RUMBLE 1989 Tag Team of the Year Nominations: BrainBusters Demolition The Hart Foundation The Powers of Pain The Fabulous Rougeaus and the winners is..... BRAINBUSTERS Feud of the Year Nominations: Rick Rude v Ultimate Warrior Hulk Hogan v Andre the Giant Jake Roberts v Mr Perfect Randy Savage v Ted DiBiase Tito Santana v Rick Martel and the winner is..... RANDY SAVAGE v TED DIBIASE Match of the Year Ted DiBiase v Koko B.Ware - SNME 6/5/89 Don Muraco v Big Boss Man - KotR 89 Ted DiBiase v Hulk Hogan - SNME 29/7/89 Elimination Chamber Match - SummerSlam 89 Iron Man Match (DiBiase v Savage) - 23/9/89 and the winner is...... ELIMINATION CHAMBER MATCH - SUMMERSLAM 1989 Wrestler of the Year Nominations: Hulk Hogan Rick Rude Ted DiBiase Jake Roberts Mr Perfect and the winner is....... RICK RUDE! Comments: In separate interview segments both Jimmy Hart and Slick introduced their latest aquisitions. First Slick announced his new tag team. The mighty Hercules has cast aside his fans and formed a new tag team with Paul Roma to form "Power and Glory". Meanwhile Jimmy Hart announced that Raymond Rougeau has left the WWF and Jacques Rougeau would be a singles wrestler from now on. And he would also be known as "The Mountie". Finally, two former I-C champions (Honky Tonk Man and Greg Valentine), are going to form a new tag team called "Rythym 'n' Blues"!! A lot has happened to the WWF roster lately so here is an update: Faces: Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage (managed by Miss Elizabeth), Ultimate Warrior, Roddy Piper, Dusty Rhodes, Jake Roberts, Brutus Beefcake, British Bulldog, Don Muraco, Tito Santana, Koko B.Ware, Hillbilly Jim Demolition, Hart Foundation, The Rockers, The Bushwhackers. Heels: Andre The Giant (managed by Bobby Heenan), Ted DiBiase (with Virgil), Rick Rude (Heenan), Mr Perfect, Bad News Brown, Big Boss Man (managed by Slick), Rick Martel (Slick), The Mountie (managed by Jimmy Hart), Earthquake (Hart), Dino Bravo (Hart), Akeem (Slick), Haku (Heenan), Brooklyn Brawler. BrainBusters (Heenan), Powers of Pain (managed by Mr Fuji), Rythym 'n' Blues (Hart), Power 'n' Glory (Slick). |
| ianclark | Posted on 11/13/05 at 11:49:51 Saturday Nights Main Event - 27th January 1990 "Welcome to Saturday Nights Main Event!! Our first SNME since the Royal Rumble. The first match of the night is a rematch between Rick Martel and Jake Roberts for the InterContinental Title. InterContinental Title Match Rick Martel v Jake Roberts The first surprise of the night is the appearance of the Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase, accompanying Martel and Slick to ringside. Even Martel looks surprised. A close, evenly fought match turns suddenly when Slick distracts the referee and DiBiase cracks "The Snake" over the head with the I-C belt. Martel looks bewildered but is smart enought to cover Roberts. Rick Martel defeated Jake Roberts via pinfall: 12:12 (Rick Martel retains the WWF InterContinental Title) After the match Slick is asked about DiBiase and is less than convincing. "Brother, brother, the Million Dollar Man Mr DiBiase is a friend of mine and he just wanted to watch this match from ringside, and I was happy to oblige, for a small fee haha!". Slick and DiBiase walk off laughing, with Martel following, still looking puzzled. Dusty Rhodes v Dino Bravo The battle of the blondes!! Bravo was in control early in this match, thanks to the distractions of Jimmy Hart, but the "American Dream" rallied and thanks to a series of elbows, managed to set Bravo up for the finish. Dusty Rhodes defeated Dino Bravo via pinfall: 13:07. But wait, suddenly The Earthquake appears and attacks Rhodes from behind! a big body slam leaves Rhodes lying in the middle of the ring. The Earthquake bounces off the ropes and lands the big Earthquake splash on a prone Dusty Rhodes! Bravo, Hart and Earthquake leave the ring smiling and laughing, as medical staff attend to Rhodes. The Rockers v The Powers of Pain Our only tag team match of the night was a close affair. After about 10 minutes, Greg Valentine and The Honky Tonk Man mysteriously appeared at ringside. The match ended when they entered the ring and attacked The Rockers. The referee had no choice but to disqualify the PoP. The Rockers defeated The Powers of Pain via DQ: 24:09 The Mountie v Koko B.Ware Jacques Rougeau walks to ringside with manager Jimmy Hart telling everyone "I am the Mountie!". A very, very good match with The Mountie desperate to make a good start to his singles career in the WWF. He achieved his first victory with a flying bodypress. The Mountie defeated Koko B.Ware via pinfall: 17:26 And so, we come to the final match of the night, and what a match! WWF World Heavyweight Title Match Rick Rude v Hulk Hogan Another rematch from the Royal Rumble. Hogan's fighting 3 men though as Andre the Giant accompanies Rude and Bobby Heenan to the ring! The match sways from one side to the other, with neither man really able to get on top. Rude attacks Hogan with everything he has, but cannot put him away. Then, the match turns. Just as "The Hulkster" is about to make his final comeback, win the match and regain the title, the Giant steps in. With one big right hand he knocks Hogan out cold, just long enough for Rude to cover him and retain the WWF title. Rick Rude defeated Hulk Hogan via pinfall: 16:02 (Rick Rude retained the WWF World Heavyweight Title) After the match Hogan was as angry as anyone had ever seen him. "I want that damn Andre the Giant brother!! You tell him, I'm issuing a challenge for Wrestlemania. One last time, me and the Giant but with a twist. The loser must leave the WWF forever!!" In another part of the arena Andre and Bobby Heenan are smiling. "Hogan, haha, I accept your challenge Hogan, and I will end your career at Wrestlemania, hahaha!!" As Andre and Heenan walk away laughing, I must also say goodnight after an eventful, and always entertaining Saturday Nights Main Event. Until next time, goodnight!" |
| ianclark | Posted on 11/25/05 at 21:03:23 Sorry, this circuit isn't dead, I just haven't had time to update, but will do very soon. |
| ianclark | Posted on 12/29/05 at 10:53:34 I'm sorry but I just haven't had chance in the last few weeks to continue with this circuit, therefore have completely lost the thread of what was going on in the circuit. My only option is to stop this circuit but I will be starting another one very, very soon. It will still be starting around the late 80's in the WWF but will have a weekly "report" on each card and a quarterly "magazine" type feature. |
| Ghost Mask III | Posted on 12/29/05 at 18:18:34 I'll be looking forward to this, but try to keep it going. ;) |