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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