WRESTLING TAPE #16 (Edited Matches) (Circa 2Q 1986)
LOCATION MATCH DESCRIPTION
0-5 Tom Fowler (Tom and Dan were Star Find winners.) vs. Grim Reaper and Ultimate Warrior (manager Armand Hussein). Wild West Wrestling, superplex and pin, pretty good.
5-8 Jim Evans vs. Kiniski. AWA, Showboat Arena, pull-up, piledriver and pin.
8-9 Jim Evans vs. Curt Hennig. AWA, pin.
9-14 Jim Evans vs. Hercules and Rick Rude. WWF, posing by Rude, submission finish.
14-22 Greg Evans (Rock 'n Roll Rebel) vs. Mauler Mayes and Chance Myers. Deep South Wrestling, Greg tags out.
22-23 Rikki Nelson (green trks) vs. Rock and Roll Express. Leg work with double drop kick and pin.
23-27 Tom Zenk (white trks, Can-Am Connection) vs. Islanders. WWF, no ending.
28-33 Tom Zenk vs. Wagner and Renslow. WWF, no ending.
33-34 Rikki Nelson vs. Ivan Koloff and Manny Fernandez. Flying Burrito and pin.
34-36 Rikki Nelson (red trks) vs. Tully Blanchard. Slingshot Suplex and pin.
36-38 Rikki Nelson vs. Flair and Lugar. Figure 4 submission.
38-42 Rikki Nelson vs. Midnight Express (Eaton and Condry). Pretty good, pin.
42-44 Rikki Nelson vs. Mod Squad (Basher and Spike). Pull-up and pin.
44-45 Rikki Nelson vs. Tully Blanchard (black trks). Different from above match, good close-ups, slingshot and pin.
45-46 Rikki Nelson vs. Flair and Luger. Duplicate of above match, but missing some.
46-48 Rikki Nelson vs. Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard. Arm work, back breakers and gourd buster finish.
48-49 Rikki Nelson vs. Ivan Koloff. Russian Sickle and pin.
49-53 Jim Evans vs. Zukoff and Ustinov. Good, minor bearhug, back breaker submission, AWA.
53-57 Jim Evans vs. Islanders (Haku and Tama). WWF, good, face slapping (paintbrushing), pin after double headbutt.
57-59 Jim Powers vs. Paul Orndorff and Harley Race. No ending.
59-1:00 Jim Powers vs. Shadows. Good bearhug (short but repeated), Young Stallions win, but win not shown.
1:00-1:04 Jim Powers vs. Shadows. Jim takes knee in corner (foul). No ending.
1:04-1:08 Jim Powers vs. Demolition. No ending.
1:08-1:11 Jim Powers vs. Orton and Muraco. Good bearhugs, no ending.
1:11-1:14 Jeff Gaylord vs. One-Man-Gang. UWF, 747 Splash and pin.
1:14-1:15 Jeff Gaylord vs. Wild Bill Irwin and Leroy Brown. UWF, no ending, dark spot.
1:15-1:16 Jeff Gaylord vs. One-Man-Gang and Irwin. Jeff tags out.
1:16-1:17 Jeff Gaylord vs. Freebirds (Hayes and Roberts). Minor juice.
1:17-1:19 Tommy Rogers (Fantastics) vs. Hot Stuff, Rick Steiner and Missing Link. No ending.
1:19-1:23 Tommy Rogers (Fantastics) vs. Mendoza and Art Cruise. Tommy wins, but Tatum and Victory attack and double team Tommy after the bell.
1:23-1:27 Tommy Rogers vs. Freebirds and Angel of Death. The Fantastics are attacked before the bell, major juice.
1:27-1:31 Rikki Nelson vs. Midnight Express (Eaton and Stan Lane (black trks)). Rikki smiles, no ending.
1:31-1:35 Steve Doll vs. Black Bart. Good squash, splash and pin.
1:35-1:37 Steve Doll vs. Buzz Sawyer and Matt Bourne. Not as good as you would expect, splash and pin. TV turns off.
1:37-1:40 Mike Von Erich vs. Sawyer, Dingo and Bourne. Pretty good, but Mike tags out.
1:40-1:42 Eddie Roberts (curly blond, hunky, not slim) vs. Rick Rude and Manny Fernandez. 2 pull-ups, but no ending.
1:42-1:45 Eddie Roberts vs. Midnight Express. Full Nelson Face Slam and pin.
1:45-1:53 Terry Taylor (blondish hair circa 1986) vs. Black Bart. Georgia, no ending, good, but I liked Terry better with brown hair circa 1981-1984.