Listen "29. WWF Saturday Night's Main Event 01-04-1986"
Episode Synopsis
Saturday Night’s alright for fighting as this week features a look at Saturday Night’s Main Event from January 4, 1986 in part 2 of the Fortnight of (Terry) Funk
- Terry Funk’s history with Hulk Hogan which dates to the early 1980s and all the way to Sun City in Africa
- Jesse Ventura calls out Brent Musberger and Vin Scully as he works a match and does commentary on the same show
- Calling out Mr. Fuji for blatantly misrepresenting the Japanese people
- George “The Animal” Steele and why he was a critical figure in the first few years of Saturday Night’s Main Event
- Corporal Kirchner: It’s 4:20 somewhere!
- Iron Sheik promos: unselfish in his patriotism
- The beauty of the original music used in the show
Also:
- A quick rundown of the ill-fated 1985-86 season of Saturday Night Live, which was preempted for this show.
- Referee Dean Malenko: Man of 1000 holds but doesn’t remember the rules for pinfalls
- Hulk Hogan and his alternate uniform system
- Cousin Luke as the #9 hitter in the lineup
- Discussion of the USA For Africa supergroup, the “We Are The World” video, and Bruce Springsteen’s hair therein
- A lengthy YouTube Comment Theater!
- Terry Funk’s history with Hulk Hogan which dates to the early 1980s and all the way to Sun City in Africa
- Jesse Ventura calls out Brent Musberger and Vin Scully as he works a match and does commentary on the same show
- Calling out Mr. Fuji for blatantly misrepresenting the Japanese people
- George “The Animal” Steele and why he was a critical figure in the first few years of Saturday Night’s Main Event
- Corporal Kirchner: It’s 4:20 somewhere!
- Iron Sheik promos: unselfish in his patriotism
- The beauty of the original music used in the show
Also:
- A quick rundown of the ill-fated 1985-86 season of Saturday Night Live, which was preempted for this show.
- Referee Dean Malenko: Man of 1000 holds but doesn’t remember the rules for pinfalls
- Hulk Hogan and his alternate uniform system
- Cousin Luke as the #9 hitter in the lineup
- Discussion of the USA For Africa supergroup, the “We Are The World” video, and Bruce Springsteen’s hair therein
- A lengthy YouTube Comment Theater!
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