On this week’s episode of The Pro Wrasslin’ Reflection
Podcast episode 18… We review the 1st ever WWF Staurday Night’s Main Event!
"Mr. Gimmick” Travis Veoltz, “The Professor” Chabelo Vera Cruz and Tommy Wonder relive this classic WWF/E event!
Event information:
Saturday Night's Main Event, debuted on May 11, 1985 in the late-night time slot normally assigned to reruns of the NBC sketch comedy Saturday Night Live. Saturday Night's Main Event is a sports entertainment television program that was produced by the World Wrestling Federation (now known as WWE). Premiering in 1985, the program originally aired on NBC as an occasional replacement for Saturday Night Live on its weekend broadcast schedule. The program aired on an infrequent basis on NBC until 1991, then aired twice on Fox in 1992 before coming to an end. At the time of the original airing, it was a rare example of professional wrestling being broadcast on an over-the-air commercial television network after the 1950s. It coincided with and contributed to the apogee of the "second golden age" of professional wrestling in the United States. In a time when weekly programming consisted primarily of established stars dominating enhancement talent, Saturday Night's Main Event was made up almost entirely of star vs. star bouts, including title matches and specialty matches such as steel cage matches, handicap matches, etc. When WWE's flagship show, Raw returned to the USA Network in 2005, Saturday Night's Main Event was revived in 2006 as a "special series" to air on occasion on NBC as part of a deal between WWE and NBC Universal. The Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brand rosters were featured on the show.
WWF/E Saturday Night’s Main Event 1985:
Name of the event: WWF Saturday Night's Main Event #1
Date: 5/10/85
Promotion: World Wrestling Federation
Type: TV-Show
Location: Long Island, New York, USA
Arena: Nassau Coliseum
Attendance: 8,300
Broadcast type: Aufzeichnung
Broadcast date: May 11, 1985
TV station/network: NBC
TV rating: 8.8
Commentary by: Jesse Ventura & Vince McMahon
FULL MATCH CARD:
Dark Match
Johnny Rodz vs. Salvatore Bellomo
Dark Match
Les Thornton vs. Rick McGraw
Dark Match
Big John Studd vs. Tony Garea
Dark Match
Charlie Fulton vs. Jose Luis Rivera
Dark Match
Moondog Spot vs. Steve Lombardi
Six Man Tag Team Match
Barry Windham, Mike Rotundo & Ricky Steamboat (w/Captain Lou Albano) vs. George Steele, Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik (w/Freddie Blassie)
WWF World Heavyweight Title Match
Hulk Hogan (w/Mr. T) (c) vs. Bob Orton (w/Roddy Piper)
WWF World Women's Title Match
Wendi Richter (c) vs. The Fabulous Moolah
Singles Match
Pete Dougherty vs. The Junkyard Dog