5,469 people paid to see this

[Warner2BruceTD]

WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ - Meadowlands - July 9, 1987 (5,469)

SD Jones defeated Steve Lombardi
Jerry Allen pinned Rick Rude with a sunset flip
Scott Casey defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
Killer Kahn pinned Brady Boone
Koko B. Ware pinned Nikolai Volkoff
Don Muraco defeated Bob Orton
Jim Brunzell & the Junkyard Dog defeated Kamala & Sika
George Steele defeated Danny Davis in a steel cage match by escaping through the door
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I understand that they used to run three tours at once back in those days, but it's hard to imagine why a New York area show was given what had to be the C-team. Usually third rate towns would get a show like this at the local convention center. No wonder they barely drew 25% capacity to a 20k building, look at that lineup!

No less than 6 TV jobbers worked the show, Jim Brunzell was in the semi, and the main event is beyond bad. DANNY DAVIS, headliner.

And check out the bold...jobber Jerry Allen defeats Rick Rude.

What a weird show.

[EmpireWF]

Other shows that day for comparison

WWF @ Hammond, IN - Civic Center - July 9, 1987
Hillbilly Jim (w/ Little Beaver) vs. King Kong Bundy
Billy Jack Haynes vs. Hercules
Ken Patera vs. Paul Orndorff
Also included Lanny Poffo, Tiger Chung Lee, Outback Jack, and the Dingo Warrior

WWF @ Hartford, CT - Civic Center - July 9, 1987 (4,000)
Featured an appearance by Mr. T
Jose Estrada pinned Jose Luis Rivera
Demolition defeated Paul Roma & Jim Powers
Butch Reed pinned Tito Santana by using the ropes for leverage
Brutus Beefcake pinned Dino Bravo
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated the Islanders
The One Man Gang pinned Mario Mancini
WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man defeated Randy Savage via disqualification

[Warner2BruceTD]

Interesting.

Looks like Hogan was off. This is Summer of '87 after WrestleMania III.

Clearly Hartford got the A-team. The other two are a tossup...both are total shit.

[Warner2BruceTD]

Also, looks like Ricky Steamboat was gone already, just months after WM III.

Demolition, Rick Rude, The "Dingo" (Ultimate) Warrior, and One Man Gang were on their first tours.

[Warner2BruceTD]

Check out this tight little match between the man who beat Rick Rude, Jerry Allen, and fellow jobber Jose Estrada. Surprisingly good. Estrada could really go, I remember him being good, but he looks really good here. This match has to be 1987 or 1988, Estrada would end up as one half of the Conquistadors probably shortly after this match.

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[Warner2BruceTD]

Other shows that day for comparison

WWF @ Hammond, IN - Civic Center - July 9, 1987
Hillbilly Jim (w/ Little Beaver) vs. King Kong Bundy
Billy Jack Haynes vs. Hercules
Ken Patera vs. Paul Orndorff
Also included Lanny Poffo, Tiger Chung Lee, Outback Jack, and the Dingo Warrior

WWF @ Hartford, CT - Civic Center - July 9, 1987 (4,000)
Featured an appearance by Mr. T
Jose Estrada pinned Jose Luis Rivera
Demolition defeated Paul Roma & Jim Powers
Butch Reed pinned Tito Santana by using the ropes for leverage
Brutus Beefcake pinned Dino Bravo
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated the Islanders
The One Man Gang pinned Mario Mancini
WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man defeated Randy Savage via disqualification

Speaking of The Conquistadors, I just noticed that they faced each other in Hartford. History was made July 9, 1987.

[manchild24]

ahhh the sunset flip. I remember for years no one could get out of that move. Then who knew it would take a leg scissors to the head to escape.

[Warner2BruceTD]

It appears Randy Savage is also a babyface by this point. I dont recall the angle where he turned, although I do recall a Saturday Nights Main Event where Honkeytonk Man shoved down Elizabeth following a Randy Savage/Bret Hart match. That might explain the house show program.

Anyone remember Randy turning around this time, and what the angle was?

[EmpireWF]

Looks like it was a gradual face turn for Randy in 87. Even for the KOTR house show (month before the SNME with Honky), he faced mainly heels to win it (Volkoff, Danny Davis, Bundy). It was stamped with the SNME angle though.

[Warner2BruceTD]

Looks like it was a gradual face turn for Randy in 87. Even for the KOTR house show (month before the SNME with Honky), he faced mainly heels to win it (Volkoff, Danny Davis, Bundy). It was stamped with the SNME angle though.

I could be suffering from faded memories, but I don't recall the Savage/Hart match being a heel vs. heel match at SNME. If memory serves, Savage was already doing the "gentlemanly" act with Elizabeth (holding the ropes open, being nice to her, as opposed to the bully/wifebeater act) by this point.

What was the date of the SNME airing?

I guess he just started working as a face one day, with no angle? Odd.

[EmpireWF]

SNME aired in October.

From what I've checked out, from the summer on, Randy was less of a dick to Elizabeth and with growing cheers, they just switched him.

[jms493]

how much?

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

It appears Randy Savage is also a babyface by this point. I dont recall the angle where he turned, although I do recall a Saturday Nights Main Event where Honkeytonk Man shoved down Elizabeth following a Randy Savage/Bret Hart match. That might explain the house show program.

Anyone remember Randy turning around this time, and what the angle was?

That is about right. After the Steamboat match, he was on a slow burn to being a face. The Honkey match was to hold him over until WrestleMania. If you recall, that is when Honkey was going nuts saying he was the GOAT IC Champ and Macho, coming off a 14 month reign took offense to it. The end result was him winning the World Title at WrestleMania IV.