During the 1980s, the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) would travel to a location and tape numerous matches for television to be aired on different dates for their numerous WWF television programs. The process was done on a regular basis and oftentimes included wrestlers participating in multiple matches during one night at one location. Audio commentary would later be recorded for the matches to fit the airing date rather than the taping date. This process was very successful for the WWF and would help to reduce costs associated with producing numerous weekly sports-entertainment television programs. In addition, the fans at the venues that hosted the WWF "television tapings" would get a large number of matches in one setting, which added value to attending live WWF events.
One such television taping occurred on Tuesday, September 15, 1987, at the Civic Center in Peoria, Illinois. On this particular night, 9,000 wrestling fans saw over 20 matches and superstar interviews.
- Sika vs S.D. Jones
- Ron Bass vs Lanny Poffo
- George Steele vs Brian Costello
- Jacques Rougeau and Raymond Rougeau vs Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart
- Don Muraco vs Bob Orton Jr.
- Honky Tonk Man vs Randy Savage
- Hulk Hogan vs One Man Gang
- Bam Bam Bigelow vs Barry Horowitz
- Paul Roma and Jim Powers vs Shadow #1 and Shadow #2
- Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart vs Sonny Rogers and S.D. Jones
- Jim Duggan vs Terry Gibbs
- The Islanders Haku and Tama vs Jim Evans and Brady Boone
- Randy Savage vs Rick Renslow
- Billy Graham, and the Rougeau Brothers vs Joe Mirto, Tom Stone and Rick Gantner
- Ted DiBiase vs Scott Casey
- Paul Orndorff vs Dave Wagner
- Hercules, King Kong Bundy and Rick Rude vs Tony Leone, ML Williams and Chris Basset
- Killer Khan vs Mike Richards
- Junkyard Dog and Ivan Putski vs Mike Poland and Chris Curtis
- Don Muraco vs Bob Orton Jr. REMATCH
- Strike Force (Tito Santana and Rick Martel) vs Tiger Chung Lee and Barry Horowitz
- Harley Race vs Arthur Washington
- Demolition (Ax and Smash) vs Van Van Horne and Mario Mancini
- Butch Reed, One Man Gang and Nikolai Volkoff vs Siva Afi, Jake Milliman and Lance Allen
Commercials from 1987 Television Broadcast
