WrestleMania IV Press Conference - March 2, 1988 [Videos]

 

On Wednesday, March 2, 1988, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City (now known as Hyatt Grand Central New York), the World Wrestling Federation held the WrestleMania IV Press Conference. Speakers included Bobby “the brain” Heenan, “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase with Virgil, Andre the Giant, Gene Okerlund, and Hulk Hogan. World Wrestling Federation "President" Jack Tunney was also in attendance and seated on the main stage. 

WrestleMania IV Press Conference

 New York, New York

March 2, 1988

WrestleMania IV Commerical

Narrated by Vince McMahon

Massachusetts Media Market

Aired March 1988

Promo for WrestleMania IV

British Bulldogs and Koko B. Ware

Talk about Bobby Heenan

March 1988

World Wrestling Federation President Suspends Referee Danny Davis FOR LIFE!!! [Videos]

WWF World Tag Team Championship Match

British Bulldogs vs Hart Foundation

"Special Referee" Danny Davis

Filmed January 26, 1987

Tampa, Florida

WWF President Jack Tunney with Danny Davis

"The Statement"

Tito Santana vs Terry Gibbs

WWF President Jack Tunney suspends Danny Davis

Filmed January 26, 1987

Tampa, Florida

The Hart Foundation Promo

"Lay Off Danny Davis!"

February 1987

Jimmy Hart with Danny Davis

"The Newest Member of the Hart Foundation"

WWF PRIME TIME WRESTLING

Aired February 16, 1987

WrestleMania III Report

Danny Davis to wrestle with Hart Foundation

WWF Wrestling Challenge

Aired February 22, 1987

"Dangerous" Danny Davis with Jimmy Hart

WWF Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto

Aired August 29, 1987

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper Appears on Portland, Oregon Televison Program [Videos]

In March 1985, Piper appeared in the main event match against Hulk Hogan and Mr. T at the first Wrestlemania held in Madison Square Garden. By May 1985, next to Hulk Hogan, Roddy Piper was one of the biggest professional wrestling superstars in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).

On May 21, 1985, Piper visited the set of Portland, Oregon's KATU television program Two for Four to promote his match against Buddy Rose as a favor for Owen Promotions Portland Wrestling's 60th Anniversary Extravaganza. Piper had roots in Oregon and wrestled earlier in his career for the Portland-based promotion operated by Don Owen. In fact, Piper and his wife resided in Oregon and ended up having four children there, and after he passed away in 2015 at the age of 61, he was laid to rest in Tigard, Oregon.

Two at Four

KATU-ABC

May 21, 1985

The Match

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper vs Buddy Rose

Memorial Coliseum

May 21, 1985

Piper's Pit

with guests Buddy Rose and Bobby Heenan

WWF Championship Wrestling

Aired December 22, 1984

Controversial Moments: Randy "Macho Man" Savage vs Gary Starr [Videos]

 

While the match between Randy Savage and Gary Starr lasted 22 seconds, the controversial moments occurred prior, when Savage slapped his wife (in-ring/character manager) Miss Elizabeth with a bouquet of flowers. Savage's character recently selected his real-life wife Elizabeth as his manager on July 30, 1985, in Poughkeepsie, New York, to later be broadcast on the August 24, 1985 edition of WWF Championship Wrestling. In the weeks that followed Miss Elizabeth's introduction, Savage began to show his character's brutish "bad guy" heelish behavior toward his female manager. By late 1985, it was clear that Elizabeth was a vital part of the "Macho Man" Savage's success as a hated professional wrestler, as fans loved to hate the way he treated the lovely Miss Elizabeth.

Randy Savage vs Jim Young

Filmed on July 30, 1985

Mid-Hudson Civic Center

Poughkeepsie, New York

Aired on August 24, 1985

WWF Championship Wrestling

Randy Savage vs Gary Starr

Filmed on December 3, 1985

Mid-Hudson Civic Center

Poughkeepsie, New York

Aired on December 21, 1985

WWF Championship Wrestling

Special Promos

Randy Savage with Miss Elizabeth

Interview by Gene Okerlund

WWF Championship Wrestling

Aired on December 21, 1985

"Merry Christmas, Hulk Hogan!"

"Is Boston, Massachusetts in the world?"

Randy Savage with Miss Elizabeth

Interview by Gene Okerlund

WWF All American Wrestling

Aired December 22, 1985

Macho Lifestyles: At Home with Randy Savage and Elizabeth [Video]

 

As previewed on 

Prime Time Wrestling

with Bobby Heenan and Gorilla Monsoon

Aired on September 8, 1986

The entire segment was featured on the VHS COLISEUM VIDEO cassette release titled, THE MACHO MAN RANDY SAVAGE & ELIZABETH, released in late August 1986.

Classic Matches: Hulk Hogan vs Randy Savage on May 24, 1986, in Boston [Videos]

 

"Macho Man" Randy Savage Promo

Gene Okerlund Interview about Hulk Hogan

WWF Championship Wrestling

May 10, 1986

"Macho Man" Randy Savage with Miss Elizabeth

Ken Resnick Interview about Hulk Hogan

WWF Championship Wrestling

May 16, 1986

"Macho Man" Randy Savage Promo

Ken Resnick Interview about Hulk Hogan

WWF Championship Wrestling

May 24, 1986

"Macho Man" Randy Savage Promo

Gorilla Monsoon Interview

New England Sports Network

May 24, 1986

WWF Heavyweight Championship Match

Hulk Hogan vs "Macho Man" Randy Savage

Commentary by Monsoon and Hayes

Referee Danny Davis 

Saturday, May 24, 1986

Boston, Massachusetts

"Macho Man" Randy Savage Promo

Ken Resnick Interview about the Rematch

WWF Championship Wrestling

May 31, 1986

Hulk Hogan Promo

Ken Resnick Interview about Rematch

WWF Championship Wrestling

June 6, 1986

"Macho Man" Randy Savage Promo

Ken Resnick Interview about Rematch

WWF Championship Wrestling

June 14, 1986

WWF Classic Steel Cage Matches: Randy Savage vs Ted DiBiase [Videos]

 

Three months after their lackluster match at WrestleMania IV in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the new WWF World Heavyweight Champion "Macho Man" Randy Savage faced off against "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase (with Virgil) in a Steel Cage match in Madison Square Garden. Broadcasted on the MSG Network, the World Wrestling Federation presented their superstars to a packed crowd who witnessed one of the most classic steel cage matches of the 1980s.

Promo by

Macho Man Randy Savage with Miss Elizabeth

WWF on MSG Network

Madison Square Garden

New York City, New York, USA

Saturday, June 25, 1988

Commentary by Roger Kent, Superstar Billy Graham