WWF Wrestling Challenge
05-03-1987 (2x18)
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Taped 4/24/87; New Haven, CT; Coliseum
5/3/87 - George Steele did guest commentary for the program (sub. for Bobby Heenan); included Tito Santana, Danny Davis, and Koko B. Ware as guests of the Snake Pit:
WWF IC Champion Ricky Steamboat pinned Terry Gibbs in a non-title match with a karate chop off the top
Nikolai Volkoff, the Iron Sheik, & Butch Reed (w/ Slick) defeated Lanny Poffo, Sivi Afi, & Mario Mancini when the Sheik applied the Camel Clutch on Mancini; before the match, Volkoff attempted to sing the Russian National Anthem but Jim Duggan came ringside and cut the microphone chord with a pair of pliers
King Harley Race (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Nelson Veilleux with the cradle suplex
Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid defeated Rick Gantner & Rocky Stone when Davey Boy Smith pinned Gantner with the running powerslam
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated Kamala & Sika (w/ Mr. Fuji & Kimchee) when Martel pinned Sika with a splash off the top; after the bout, Martel saved Zenk from a beating by chasing the opposition away with Fuji's cane
Ron Bass pinned Rick Hunter