The Wrestling Memory Grenade

Episode 92: Finishing August 1987 WWF TV - Orndorff Fires Heenan, Dibiase Buys Replacement, Battle for Bam Bam


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We finish out the month of AUGUST for 1987 in the WWF as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff FIRES Bobby Heenan, and replaces him with Oliver Humperdink! The Million Dollar Man pays someone to wrestle for him! Rick Martel & Tito Santana STRIKE with FORCE in their tag team DEBUT! Ken Patera INJURED with a ruptured tendon! The Battle for Bam Bam Bigelow nears the end. Bob Orton & Don Muraco talk their split. Brutus Beefcake learns from Hairstylist Sal Fodera. Another Butch Reed/Superstar Graham altercation. ROMA & POWERS DEFEAT KAMALA & SIKA! The Magnificent Muraco becomes THE ROCK! Stand Back Jive Soul Bros because The Piledriver Album is coming. Ted Dibiase pays a fan to kiss Virgil's foot. Danny Davis the next TV Star? Questionable booking of the future Young Stallions in a match with the Heenan Family. Federettes eat Ice Cream? Sherri is Sensational. Dog Tips with the Bulldogs. Brady Boone Botches. Plus, The Greatest Intercotinental Champion of ALLLL Time The Honky Tonk Man puts down all past champions, including "Macho Man' Randy Savage (Yikes!).

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WWF TV – For the Weekends of AUGUST 22nd & 29th, 1987

We finish out the month of AUGUST for 1987 in the WWF as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff FIRES Bobby Heenan, and replaces him with Oliver Humperdink! The Million Dollar Man pays someone to wrestle for him! Rick Martel & Tito Santana STRIKE with FORCE in their tag team DEBUT! Ken Patera INJURED with a ruptured tendon! The Battle for Bam Bam Bigelow nears the end. Bob Orton & Don Muraco talk their split. Brutus Beefcake learns from Hairstylist Sal Fodera. Another Butch Reed/Superstar Graham altercation. ROMA & POWERS DEFEAT KAMALA & SIKA! The Magnificent Muraco becomes THE ROCK! Stand Back Jive Soul Bros because The Piledriver Album is coming. Ted Dibiase pays a fan to kiss Virgil's foot. Danny Davis the next TV Star? Questionable booking of the future Young Stallions in a match with the Heenan Family. Federettes eat Ice Cream? Sherri is Sensational. Dog Tips with the Bulldogs. Brady Boone Botches. Action featuring the likes of The Macho Man, "Ravishing" Rick Rude, Paul Orndorff, Junkyard Dog, Butch Reed, Ken Patera, Paul Roma & Jim Powers, Islanders, Killer Khan, Kamala, Sika, Koko B. Ware, Ted Dibiase, New Dream Team, Brutus Beefcake, Demolition, The Rougeaus, Nikolai Volkoff, King Harley Race, Hercules, One Man Gang, Tito Santana, Rick Martel, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, George Steele, Brady Boone, and many more! Soundbites & promos from "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff, Jake Roberts, Don Muraco, Slick, Bob Orton, Brutus Beefcake, The Rougeaus, Jesse Ventura, New Dream Team, Craig DeGeorge, Strike Force, Mean Gene, Rick Rude, Koko B. Ware, The Macho Man, Billy Jack Haynes, Gorilla Monsoon, Bobby Heenan, Lord Alfred Hayes, Killer Bees, Jimmy Hart, Honky Tonk Man, Hart Foundation, Mr. Fuji, Demolition, & more! Plus, The Greatest Intercotinental Champion of ALLLL Time The Honky Tonk Man puts down all past champions, including "Macho Man' Randy Savage (Yikes!).

NOTE: Second week discussion for August 29th - 31st begins at the timestamp (01:06:25)

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