WWF Saturday Night's Main Event XI Review

WWF Saturday Night's Main Event XI Review
October 23, 2024
By Ryan Porzl

Event: Saturday Night's Main Event XI
Tagline: None
Date: May 2, 1987
Location: Notre Dame, Indiana
Live or Tape: Tape (Taped April 28, 1987)
Arena: Edmund P. Joyce Center
Attendance: 9,345
Announcers: Vince McMahon and Jesse “The Body” Ventura
Interviewers: “Mean” Gene Okerlund
Other: None
Broadcast: NBC

WWF Wrestlemania III Review

WWF Wrestlemania III Review
March 7, 2012 (edited July 17, 2024)
By Ryan Porzl

Event: Wrestlemania III
Tagline: Bigger! Better! Badder!
Date: March 29, 1987
Location: Pontiac, Michigan
Liveor Tape: Live
Arena: Pontiac Silverdome
Attendance: 93,173
Announcers: Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse “The Body” Ventura
Interviewers: “Mean”Gene Okerlund, Vince McMahon, and Mary Hart
Other: Aretha Franklin (America the Beautiful) Bob Uecker (Guest Ring Announcer & Commentator), Mary Hart (Guest Timekeeper, Commentator, & Interviewer), Alice Cooper (Cornerman), and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan (Guest Commentator)
Broadcast: Pay-Per-View

WWF Saturday Night's Main Event X Review

WWF Saturday Night's Main Event X Review
February 15, 2013 (Edited: June 7, 2024)
By Ryan Porzl

Event: Saturday Night's Main Event X
Tagline: None
Date: March 14, 1987
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Live or Tape: Taped (February 21, 1987)
Arena: Joe Louis Arena
Attendance: 21,000
Announcers: Vince McMahon and Jesse “The Body” Ventura
Interviewers: “Mean” Gene Okerlund
Other: “Macho Man” Randy Savage (Guest Commentator)
Broadcast: NBC

WWF Saturday Night's Main Event IX Review

WWF Saturday Night's Main Event IX Review
April 12, 2024
By Ryan Porzl

Event: Saturday Night's Main Event IX
Tagline: None
Date: January 3, 1987
Location: Hartford, Connecticut
Live or Tape: Tape (Taped December 14, 1986)
Arena: Hartford Civic Center
Attendance: 10,000
Announcers: Vince McMahon and Jesse “The Body” Ventura
Interviewers: “Mean” Gene Okerlund
Other: None
Broadcast: NBC

WWF Saturday Night's Main Event VIII Review

WWF Saturday Night's Main Event VIII Review

December 17, 2012 (edited March 19, 2024)
By Ryan Porzl

Event: Saturday Night's Main Event VIII
Tagline: None
Date: November 29, 1986
Location: Los Angeles, California
Live or Tape: Tape (Taped November 15, 1986)
Arena: Los Angeles Sports Arena
Attendance: 16,000
Announcers: Vince McMahon and Jesse “The Body” Ventura
Interviewers: “Mean” Gene Okerlund and Jesse “The Body” Ventura
Other: None
Broadcast: NBC

WWF Saturday Night's Main Event VII Review

WWF Saturday Night's Main Event VII Review
November 26, 2012 (edited December 8, 2023)
By Ryan Porzl

Event: Saturday Night's Main Event VII
Tagline: None
Date: October 4, 1986
Location: Richfield, Ohio
Live or Tape: Tape (Taped September 13, 1986)
Arena: Richfield Coliseum
Attendance: 21,000
Announcers: Vince McMahon and Jesse “The Body” Ventura
Interviewers: “Mean” Gene Okerlund
Broadcast: NBC

WWF The Big Event Review

WWF The Big Event Review

November 30, 2011 (edited November 5, 2023)
By Ryan Porzl

Event: The Big Event
Tagline: The Biggest Event of All Time
Date: August 28, 1986
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Live or Tape: Live
Arena: CNE Stadium
Attendance: 64,000
Announcers: Gorilla Monsoon, "Luscious" Johnny Valiant, & "The Big Cat" Ernie Ladd
Interviewers: “Mean” Gene Okerlund
Broadcast: Home Video

WWF Saturday Night's Main Event VI Review

WWF Saturday Night's Main Event VI Review
October 12, 2012 (edited October 24, 2023)
By Ryan Porzl

Event: WWF Saturday Night's Main Event VI Review
Tagline: None
Date: May 3, 1986
Location: Providence, Rhode Island
Live or Tape: Tape (Taped May 1, 1986)
Arena(s): Providence Civic Center
Attendance: Unknown
Announcers: Vince McMahon and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
Interviewers: “Mean” Gene Okerlund
Other: None
Broadcast: NBC

WWF Wrestlemania 2 Review

WWF Wrestlemania 2 Review
November 15, 2011 (edited February 28, 2023)
By Ryan Porzl

Event: Wrestlemania 2
Tagline: What the World Has Come to/The Premier Sporting Event of the Year!
Date: April 7, 1986
Location: Uniondale, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Los Angeles, California
Live or Tape: Live
Arena(s): Nassau Coliseum, Rosemont Horizon, and LA Sports Arena
Attendance: 40,085 (Combined)
Announcers: Vince McMahon & Susan St. James (Uniondale); Gorilla Monsoon, "Mean" Gene Okerlund, & Cathy Lee Crosby (Chicago); Jesse "The Body" Ventura, "Lord" Alfred Hayes, and Elvira (Los Angeles)
Interviewers: Vince McMahon, "Mean" Gene Okerlund, Jesse "The Body" Ventura, and "Lord" Alfred Hayes
Others: Ernie Ladd (guest commentator)
Broadcast: Pay-Per-View, Closed Circuit Television

WWF Saturday Night's Main Event V Review

WWF Saturday Night's Main Event V Review
August 10, 2012 (edited December 31, 2022)
By Ryan Porzl

Event: Saturday Night's Main Event V
Tagline: None
Date: March 1, 1986
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Live or Tape: Tape (Taped February 4, 1986)
Arena: Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Attendance: Unknown
Announcers: Vince McMahon and Jesse “The Body” Ventura
Interviewers: “Mean” Gene Okerlund
Broadcast: NBC

WWF Saturday Night's Main Event IV Review

WWF Saturday Night's Main Event IV Review
June 13, 2012 (edited May 1, 2022)
By Ryan Porzl

Event: Saturday Night's Main Event IV
Tagline: None
Date: January 4, 1986
Location: Tampa, Florida
Live or Tape: Taped (December 19, 1985)
Arena(s): USF Sundome
Attendance: Unknown
Announcers: Vince McMahon, Jesse "The Body"Ventura, and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan (first match only)
Interviewers: "Mean" Gene Okerlund and Jesse “The Body” Ventura
Broadcast: NBC

We start with clips of Hulk Hogan & "Mean" Gene with Hogan preparing for his famous python protein as it's his gasoline when he gets ready for that no good rattlesnake Terry Funk but he tells Okerlund not to tell Funk the recipe as they try it. We then see Roddy Piper, Jesse Ventura, and the Hillbillies on the beach with Piper looking out with binoculars saying they're getting their yearly bath while Ventura says he thought he smelled bacon. Piper says he's worried about one thing but Ventura asks what's there to worry about with Piper saying after tonight Humphrey the humpback is going to be out of a job as we go to the intro.

WWF Wrestling Classic Review

WWF The Wrestling Classic Review

November 3, 2011 (edited December 11, 2021)
By Ryan Porzl

Event: The Wrestling Classic
Tagline: None
Date: November 7, 1985
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Live or Tape: Live
Arena: Rosemont Horizon
Attendance: 14,000
Announcers: Gorilla Monsoon, Jesse "The Body" Ventura, and “Mean” Gene Okerlund (Main Event Only)
Interviewers: "Mean" Gene Okerlund
Other: Vince McMahon (Tournament Bracket), “Lord Alfred Hayes (Tournament Bracket), and Jack Tunney (WWF President)
Broadcast: Pay-Per-View

WWF Saturday Night's Main Event III Review

Satruday Night's Main Event III Review
May 5, 2012 (edited November 23, 2021)
By Ryan Porzl

Event: Saturday Night's Main Event III
Tagline: None
Date: November 2, 1985
Location: Hershey, Pennsylvania
Live or Tape: Taped (October 31, 1985)
Arena:The Hersheypark Arena
Attendance: 8,000
Announcers: Vince McMahon and Jesse “The Body” Ventura
Interviewers: “Mean” Gene Okerlund
Broadcast: NBC

WWF Saturday Night's Main Event II Review

WWF Saturday Night's Main Event II Review
April 25, 2012 (edited October 30, 2021)
By Ryan Porzl

Event: Saturday Night's Main Event II
Tagline: None
Date: October 5, 1985
Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey
Live or Tape: Taped (October 3, 1985)
Arena: The Meadowlands Arena
Attendance: 8,000
Announcers: Vince McMahon and Jesse “The Body” Ventura
Interviewers: “Mean” Gene Okerlund
Broadcast: NBC

WWF Saturday Night's Main Event I Review

Saturday Night's Main Event I Review
March 17, 2012 (edited October 7, 2021)
By Ryan Porzl

Event: Saturday Night's Main Event I
Tagline: None
Date: May 11, 1985
Location: Uniondale, New York
Live or Tape: Taped (May 10, 1985)
Arena: Nassau Coliseum
Attendance: 8,300
Announcers: Vince McMahon and Jesse “The Body” Ventura
Interviewers: “Mean” Gene Okerlund
Broadcast: NBC

WWF Wrestlemania I Review

Wrestlemania I Review

October 24, 2011 (edited August 11, 2021)
By Ryan Porzl

Event: Wrestlemania I
Tagline: The Greatest Wrestling Event of All Time!
Date: March 31, 1985
Location: New York City, New York
Live or Tape: Live
Arena: Madison Square Garden
Attendance: 19,121
Announcers: Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Interviewers: "Mean" Gene Okerlund and "Lord' Alfred Hayes
Broadcast: Closed Circuit Television and Pay-Per-View (select markets)