WWF Wrestling Challenge

01-18-1987 (2x3)

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Taped 1/6/87; Hershey, PA; Hersheypark Arena 1/18/87 - included a pre-emption of the Snake Pit, with the same Piper's Pit from the 1/17 Superstars airing instead: Dan Spivey, Mike Rotundo, & Blackjack Mulligan defeated Ray Miller, Joe Mirto, & Steve Lombardi when Mulligan pinned Miller after a running elbow at 3:41 Butch Reed (w/ Slick) pinned Mario Mancini with a gorilla press slam & elbow drop at the 57-second mark; prior to the match, Andre the Giant was introduced to the crowd and came into the ring to shake Mancini and the ring announcer’s hand but Slick & Reed refused to shake his hand Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated Terry Gibbs & the Gladiator when Martel pined the Gladiator with a slingshot splash at 3:26 The Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Tom Sharpe with the Shake, Rattle, & Roll at the 47-second mark; after the bout, Honky hit the Shake, Rattle, & Roll again on Sharpe, and while Sharpe was been helped to the back Honky did the move again, this time on the floor Greg Valentine, Brutus Beefcake, & Dino Bravo (w/ Johnny V) defeated Tito Santana, Pedro Morales, & Hillbilly Jim via count-out at 4:35 when the faces walked out of the match after referee Danny Davis had twice stopped making a 3-count when it seemed the Hillbilly, Santana, & Morales were going to win George Steele defeated Tony Nardo via submission with the flying hammerlock at 1:17