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<v Speaker 1>Welcome back to Fall Count. I'm your host De Paul,

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<v Speaker 1>and today we are stepping into the wrestling time machine

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<v Speaker 1>to revisit one of the most bizarre, ambitious, and frankly

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<v Speaker 1>chaotic experiments in pay per view history. It is wrestle

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<v Speaker 1>Mania two. And imagine it's not in one location, it's

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<v Speaker 1>not in two locations, It's in three places. The date

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<v Speaker 1>was Monday, April seventh, nineteen eighty six. And yes, you

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<v Speaker 1>heard that right, It took place on a Monday. But

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<v Speaker 1>speaking of experiments, WWE attempted a visual concept for us

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<v Speaker 1>SO Mania two that has never been repeated or attempted

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<v Speaker 1>again in a WWF event. Three separate locations across America.

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<v Speaker 1>We got Nasau Coliseum, Long Island, New York, the Rosemont

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<v Speaker 1>Horizon in Chicago, in the La Sports Arena in Los Angeles. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>if you were a fan sitting in one of those arenas,

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<v Speaker 1>here's what you most likely actually experienced. You got to

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<v Speaker 1>watch one single hour of live wrestling, and then for

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<v Speaker 1>the remaining two hours you sat in the dark, watching

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<v Speaker 1>giant closed circuit screens lowered over the ring. You paid

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<v Speaker 1>for a stadium ticket to watch two thirds of the

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<v Speaker 1>show on a movie screen. This would not happen in

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<v Speaker 1>today's world. But grab your coffee, grab your beer, sit back,

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<v Speaker 1>and let's break down the storylines and the historic debuts

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<v Speaker 1>and the celebrity train wrecks on this landmark show. Now

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<v Speaker 1>we're kicking off the show in Long Island at the

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<v Speaker 1>naw Sau Coliseum. On commentary for this, we had Vince

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<v Speaker 1>McMahon paired with a celebrity guest commentary of Susan Saint James,

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<v Speaker 1>who was most famous at the time for a starry

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<v Speaker 1>in the hit sitcom Kate and Ali. Now look celebrity

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<v Speaker 1>Italians were huge for early WrestleMania's but having Susan Saint

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<v Speaker 1>James call actual play by play every time something happened

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<v Speaker 1>her insight a mounted to a oh oh he looks mad.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh that's gonna hurt. It was a total disaster. The

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<v Speaker 1>first matchup all the evening, It's down Morocco with mister

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<v Speaker 1>Fuji versus mister Wonderful Paul Orndwarf. Now they didn't get

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<v Speaker 1>much time for this match. After a quick burst of action,

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<v Speaker 1>both men brawled to the outside, ignored the referees count,

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<v Speaker 1>and were hit with a double count out. Now they

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<v Speaker 1>kept beating the hell out of each other on the floor. Afterward,

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<v Speaker 1>the crowd actually chanced bullshit, and Vin tried to cover

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<v Speaker 1>on commentary by saying the fans were just upset at

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<v Speaker 1>the outcome, but the fans were upset because the booking

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<v Speaker 1>was terrible. This is where people are probably finding out

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<v Speaker 1>they're only gonna watch one hour wrestling opening your biggest

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<v Speaker 1>show of the year in its WrestleMania, and the first

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<v Speaker 1>match is a non finish, a double count out. Yuck,

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<v Speaker 1>not a fan. Next up, though, was a massive historical landmark.

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<v Speaker 1>It's the WrestleMania debut of the matchomen Randy Savage defending

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<v Speaker 1>the Intercontinental title against Georgie Animal Steel. Now the storyline

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<v Speaker 1>here Savage was the arrogant heel champion treating Miss Elizabeth

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<v Speaker 1>terribly wild, the lovable turn buckle eating monster. George the

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<v Speaker 1>Animal Steel was smitten with Elizabeth well two smitten if

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<v Speaker 1>he asked me, lust than those us. Now, of course,

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<v Speaker 1>Steele spent most of the match chasing Savage, eating turn buckles,

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<v Speaker 1>and even beating Macho Man with a bouquet of flowers,

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<v Speaker 1>and Savage sold Savage hit his legendary top rope elbow drop,

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<v Speaker 1>but Steele actually kicked out. In the end, Savage proved

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<v Speaker 1>his in ring awareness. He tripped Steel up and pinned

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<v Speaker 1>him with his feet firmly planted on the ropes for

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<v Speaker 1>leverage that dirty heel. He retains the Intercontinental title. Now

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<v Speaker 1>not a technical clinic, but a crucial step in having

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<v Speaker 1>Macho Man's legendary WrestleMania legacy continue. Speaking of legendary debuts,

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<v Speaker 1>this match marked the WrestleMania debut of one of my

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<v Speaker 1>favorite wrestlers, Jake the Snake Roberts. It was brought in

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<v Speaker 1>as a cold and calculating heel. George Wells, though, got

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<v Speaker 1>a quick flurry of offense early on, but Jake outsmarted him,

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<v Speaker 1>shut him down with momentum, and dropped him with a

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<v Speaker 1>most devastating move in the business at the time, the DDT.

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<v Speaker 1>But there is a historical moment here. It wasn't the

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<v Speaker 1>match that made history. It was the postmatch. Jake opened

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<v Speaker 1>his bag, pulled out Damien and wrapped it around Wells's throat.

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<v Speaker 1>Wells actually started frothing at the mouth on broadcast. It

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<v Speaker 1>was an incredible piece of character work that instantly established

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<v Speaker 1>Jake the Snake as a terrifying villain and giving me nightmares.

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<v Speaker 1>Poor poor George Wells. But the main event for the

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<v Speaker 1>New York portion was a celebrity boxing match built directly

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<v Speaker 1>off of the fallout of WrestleMania One. Roddy Piper hated

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<v Speaker 1>that Hollywood actor Mister T was invading his sport his business,

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<v Speaker 1>leading to a four round boxing match with heavy heavy

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<v Speaker 1>entourage presence, as Piper has Cowboy Bob Wharton while mister

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<v Speaker 1>T has the Haiti Kid and Joe Fraser the finish, though,

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<v Speaker 1>after three grueling rounds where both men were visibly exhausted

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<v Speaker 1>and throwing wild hooks, Piper completely snapped in round four.

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<v Speaker 1>Instead of continuing to box, Piper shoved the referee down

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<v Speaker 1>in body slam Mister T, resulting and a DQ Mister

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<v Speaker 1>T wins. A wild brawl broke out, with security and

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<v Speaker 1>cornermen trying to separate them as Piper left with nuclear heat.

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<v Speaker 1>Over the years, they will show Piper losing his cool

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<v Speaker 1>during this, but that's the first hour of Rustmania for

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<v Speaker 1>New York. So you got a boxing match Piper, Mister T,

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<v Speaker 1>George Wells, Puke Gang pretty much Intercontinental title, and Mister

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<v Speaker 1>Wonderful versus Don Morocco. Okay, not Ben, Let's see what

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<v Speaker 1>Rosemont Horizon Chicago's got. All right, we head west to

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<v Speaker 1>Chicago for hour two. Thankfully, the commentary team got a

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<v Speaker 1>major upgrade here. It's the legendary Grilla Monsoon Mean gene

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<v Speaker 1>Oakerland and guest hosts Kathy Lee Crosby from the TV show.

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<v Speaker 1>That's incredible WWF A women's championship that was on the line.

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<v Speaker 1>It's Fabulous Mula versus Velvet McIntyre. No relation to Drew McIntyre. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>we started off with the women's championship, but if you blinked,

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<v Speaker 1>you would have missed it. Fifty nine seconds. Fifty nine

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<v Speaker 1>seconds is how long this match got. And guess what

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<v Speaker 1>In nineteen eighty six, women's wrestling wasn't where it is

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<v Speaker 1>in today's world. Even go back a year before at

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<v Speaker 1>Wrestlingia won Wendy Richter with Cindy Lapper winning the championship,

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<v Speaker 1>the crowd going wild. Now, fabulous Mula versus Velvet McIntyre.

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<v Speaker 1>Fifty nine seconds, No Cindy Laupper, And guess what where's

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<v Speaker 1>Wendy Richter? She got screwed over by Fabulous Mula. Up

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<v Speaker 1>next It was a heavy cold Wars American hero Corporal

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<v Speaker 1>Kirchner against Soviet villain mister Nikita Koloff. Nita Kohloff. No,

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<v Speaker 1>not Nikita Koloff, Nikolai Volkov. Try saying those names who

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<v Speaker 1>It's a flag match. In the chaos, the referee took

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<v Speaker 1>a bump. Classy Freddy Blasi, who was managing Volokov at

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<v Speaker 1>the time, threw his wooden cane into the ring for

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<v Speaker 1>Volkov to use, but Kirchner intercepted it cracked Volkov over

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<v Speaker 1>the head to win the match one minute in forty seconds.

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<v Speaker 1>One minute in forty seconds. Now the most famous thing

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<v Speaker 1>about I think wrestling in two, besides the boxing match,

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<v Speaker 1>is this a twenty man Battle Royal. It's WWF superstars

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<v Speaker 1>versus NFL superstars. It's one of the coolest spectacles of

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<v Speaker 1>this entire event, twenty man interpromotional Battle Royal combining the

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<v Speaker 1>WWF wrestlers with actual active NFL stars. In today's world,

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<v Speaker 1>they would never do this. We had guest referees Dick

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<v Speaker 1>but Kiss and ed to Tall Jones at ringside, and

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<v Speaker 1>the match featured stars like Bruno San Martino, Pegro Morales,

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<v Speaker 1>Big John, stud in the Iron Cheek. Now, this was

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<v Speaker 1>the Wrestlemantia debut, though also of Brett the Hitman Heart,

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<v Speaker 1>who wrestled in the match along his Heart Foundation partner

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<v Speaker 1>Jim d Avil Nightheart. But the absolute star of this

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<v Speaker 1>event was William the Refrigerator Perry of the Chicago Bears,

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<v Speaker 1>who had just won the Super Bowl a few months

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<v Speaker 1>prior to this. Now, the local crowd blew the roof

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<v Speaker 1>off when the Fridge eliminated Tony Atlas and went toe

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<v Speaker 1>to toe with Big John Studd. Stud managed to dump

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<v Speaker 1>over the top rope, but while Stud was gloating, Perry

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<v Speaker 1>offered him a handshake from the arena floor and yank

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<v Speaker 1>Stud out to eliminate him. That left Andre Giant in

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<v Speaker 1>Andre easily eliminated Francis and then faced a two to

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<v Speaker 1>on one handicap against Brett Hart in the info, Andre

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<v Speaker 1>leveled them both with double knogging knockers, kicked Nightheart out

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<v Speaker 1>of the ring, and then toss s Brett over the

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<v Speaker 1>top rope right onto Knightheart on the floor to win

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<v Speaker 1>the Battle Royal. That is one of the most exciting

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<v Speaker 1>Battle Royals. Honestly, I hate Battle Royals, but that one

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<v Speaker 1>was entertaining. Even the Fridge gets go in the Hall

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<v Speaker 1>of Fame eventually just from this performance alone. But the

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<v Speaker 1>tag team titles are on the line. If there is

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<v Speaker 1>one match though, you need to go back and watch

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<v Speaker 1>from Russminia two. It is this tag team masterpiece, the

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<v Speaker 1>dream Team Brutus Beefcack and Greg the Hammer Valentine defended

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<v Speaker 1>the titles against Davy boy Smith and the Dynamite Kid.

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<v Speaker 1>Now the Bulldogs brought Ozzy Osbourne and Captain Lou Albano

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<v Speaker 1>to the ring with them, and I love Ozzie. Backstage,

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<v Speaker 1>Benn's bill Dogs belive he doesn't know where he is.

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<v Speaker 1>He has no idea where he is. This match had

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<v Speaker 1>incredible pacing Near the end, though Dynamite Kid was perched

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<v Speaker 1>up on the top turn buckle. Davy boy Smith grabbed

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<v Speaker 1>Greg Valentine in a front face lock and drove Valentine's

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<v Speaker 1>head directly into Dynamite Ted. Dynamite took a terrifying bump

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<v Speaker 1>all the way down to the concrete floor outside, but

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<v Speaker 1>the collision knocked Valentine out cold. Davy boys Smith covered

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<v Speaker 1>Valentine for the three count to win the ww Tag

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<v Speaker 1>team titles. The crowd went absolutely insane. Dynamite Kid, though

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<v Speaker 1>at this time, was the best in ring worker on

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<v Speaker 1>the planet, in this title victory marked the peak of

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<v Speaker 1>the British Bulldogs. Tragically, though, Dynamite suffered a back injury

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<v Speaker 1>later that year, meaning he was never truly the same

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<v Speaker 1>after this run, making this victory very incredibly emotional milestone

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<v Speaker 1>in tag team history. So that was the end of

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<v Speaker 1>our two Chicago. Let's head to La Sports Arena for

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<v Speaker 1>the final hour. We crossed over the West Coast. We

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<v Speaker 1>get Lord Alfred Hayes Jesse, the body of Ventura in

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<v Speaker 1>full blown heel, brilliant in the Mistress of the Dark herself, Elvira.

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<v Speaker 1>We opened the Los Angeles portion with two men on

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<v Speaker 1>the rise. It's ricky Steamboat taking on about powerful Hercules.

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<v Speaker 1>Hercules used his power to wear Steamboat down and attempted

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<v Speaker 1>a top rope splash, but Steamboat got his knees up

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<v Speaker 1>to turn the tide. Steamboat scaled the turnbuckle, hit his

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<v Speaker 1>iconic flying cross body block off the top rope and

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<v Speaker 1>pinned Hercules. It was a brief taste of Steamboat's brilliance

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<v Speaker 1>a year heading into WrestleMania three, while he'll take it

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<v Speaker 1>on Savage and arguably the best WrestleMania match of all time.

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<v Speaker 1>But we're going to a brief comedy match. I love

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<v Speaker 1>these characters. It's Adrianadonis perfore me his controversial, adorable gimmick

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<v Speaker 1>against a four hundred pound country boar, Uncle Elmer. If

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<v Speaker 1>you know one thing about WWF around this time, Vince

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<v Speaker 1>Man loves his Hillbillies. Uncle Elmer, though, missed a corner

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<v Speaker 1>splash in a big leg drop, allowing Adonis to climb

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<v Speaker 1>to the top rope and lent a top rope splash

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<v Speaker 1>to score the pint andfall. Three minutes, one second. Nothing much.

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<v Speaker 1>This was the next match, though. It's wild his old

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<v Speaker 1>school tag team. It's the Funk Brothers, Terry and Dori

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<v Speaker 1>Funk Junior taking on Tito Santana and Junkyard Dog. You

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<v Speaker 1>don't think this match exists, and then you read it

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<v Speaker 1>out loud and you watch it again, you realize, oh

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<v Speaker 1>my god, when the hell did this happen? Russell Mini too,

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<v Speaker 1>That's why no one remembers. After a back and forth war,

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<v Speaker 1>Junkyard Dog had Terry Funk trapped in a small package pin,

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<v Speaker 1>but Dori Funk Junior distracted the referee. While the referee

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<v Speaker 1>was trying to regain control, Jimmy Hart slides his famous

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<v Speaker 1>megaphone into the ring. Terry Funk smashes Jyd across the

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<v Speaker 1>head with the megaphone, covers him and steals the pinfall

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<v Speaker 1>of victory. There's so many matches on this card when

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<v Speaker 1>you look at it, and when you read it and

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<v Speaker 1>when you watch it, that you forget so much about

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<v Speaker 1>Wrestman Yu too. Everyone always brings up the three locations,

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<v Speaker 1>the NFL Player Battle Royal. It's it's it's a strange event,

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<v Speaker 1>but that brings us to the main event of the

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<v Speaker 1>entire pay per view. It's whole Cogan defending the World

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<v Speaker 1>Heavyweight Championship inside the infamous Blue Steel Cage against King

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<v Speaker 1>Kung Bundy, managed by Bobby Heening. This is the first

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<v Speaker 1>time we have seen the big Blue Steel Cage. They

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<v Speaker 1>the storyline, though the build for this was top tier.

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<v Speaker 1>Weeks prior on Saturday Night's main event, Bundy had ambushed

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<v Speaker 1>Hogan and hit him with multiple avalanche splashes in the corner,

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<v Speaker 1>heavily damaging Hogan's ribs. Hogan came into this match heavily

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<v Speaker 1>bandaged around his men section, so you knew we're uh.

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<v Speaker 1>We gotta cheer Hogan a lot more now as Hukamenix,

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<v Speaker 1>we gotta lift him up. He's hurt, he needs us. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>this was a escape of the cage rules no pitfalls

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<v Speaker 1>or submissions, which I think all steel cages should be.

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<v Speaker 1>That Bundy, of course attacks Hogan's injured ribs, tears off

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<v Speaker 1>those bandages, choked him with them, and even hit his

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<v Speaker 1>trademark big splash in the center of the ring. But

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<v Speaker 1>Hogan tapped into that legendary hulk up energy no sold

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<v Speaker 1>a second avalanche splash and hits a massive power slam

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<v Speaker 1>on the four hundred and fifty pound Bundy, followed by

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<v Speaker 1>that big leg drop. So now we have seen Bundy

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<v Speaker 1>body slam. Everyone can go home. As Hogan being climbing

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<v Speaker 1>over the top of the skilled cage, Bobby Heenan desperately

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<v Speaker 1>tried to block him from the outside while Bundy tried

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<v Speaker 1>to crawl out the cage door. Hogan kicked Bundy away,

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<v Speaker 1>climbed over the blue steel bars and had his feet

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<v Speaker 1>touched the floor to retain the WWF Championship. Now Hogan

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't done. He chased Bobby Heenen into the cage, trapped

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<v Speaker 1>the brain inside, and laid him out with atomic drop

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<v Speaker 1>to close the show, with the LA crowd going nuts

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<v Speaker 1>as celebrity ring announcer Tommy Lesardo officially declared Hogan the winner. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>in my eyes, which city actually won out on their

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<v Speaker 1>live event? Because everyone imagine you watched that first hour

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<v Speaker 1>there with your dad and your parents, and then the

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<v Speaker 1>lights go off and screens fall to the floor and

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<v Speaker 1>you're sitting there watching the rest of it on a screen,

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<v Speaker 1>and your father mother paid a full ticket price to

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<v Speaker 1>see a three hour event, but you got one hour.

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<v Speaker 1>I think I'm gonna go with the Nassau Coliseum is

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<v Speaker 1>the third running. If we're going in order, they are last,

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<v Speaker 1>we're ranking them, that's third. I would say first is Chicago.

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<v Speaker 1>I think Chicago got everything they would want and more.

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<v Speaker 1>Hanging got a woman's match. But La La, you had

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<v Speaker 1>a good time too. It's hard. La and Chicago are

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<v Speaker 1>the ones I would say out the best ones. But

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<v Speaker 1>when you look back at wrestling, it two is a

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<v Speaker 1>complete package. It is truly one of the most unique

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<v Speaker 1>artifacts in professional wrestling history. Three locations Now was it

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<v Speaker 1>a great wrestling show from top to bottom out? Celebrity

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<v Speaker 1>commentary from Susan Satan James was painful. The three city

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<v Speaker 1>concept killed arena atmospheres in matches like a double count

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<v Speaker 1>opener or the boxing match didn't deliver in the ring,

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<v Speaker 1>but it gave us some huge historical milestones. The WrestleMania

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<v Speaker 1>debuts of all timers Randy Savage, Jake the Snake, Brett Hart,

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<v Speaker 1>an unforgettable interpromotional Battle Royal featuring NFL legends like William

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<v Speaker 1>the Refrigerator Perry, and one of the greatest tag team

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<v Speaker 1>title victories in history with the British Bulldogs taking down

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<v Speaker 1>the Dream Team. It was a fascinating, flawed step in

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<v Speaker 1>Vince McMahon's grand experiment to turn WrestleMania into a global

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<v Speaker 1>cultural phenomenon, but it proved that the trial and error

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<v Speaker 1>was necessary to eventually create the street lined Sunday Night

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<v Speaker 1>Saturday Night blockbusters. Though we know in today's world, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>that wraps up our thoughts and feelings on Wrestlermania too.

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<v Speaker 1>I want you to all go check out that show.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like watching an old movie. You can watch it

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<v Speaker 1>once and you never have to check it out again.

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<v Speaker 1>But some people love it, some people hate it. But

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<v Speaker 1>all I know is, until next time, keep your shoulders

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<v Speaker 1>off the mat. I'm ce Fall and I'll see you

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<v Speaker 1>next time on the fall count