WWF Wrestling at The Chase 1/1/1984
Rocky Johnson and Tony Atlas vs Dennis Stamp and Jerry Valiant
The announcer screws up the intros and says Stamp and Jerry are facing each other. Rocky and DS go at it. Rocky side headlocks him and shoulders him over. Rocky side headlock takeovers him. Rocky shoulders DS over then dropkicks him. Rocky armlocks him and Jerry breaks it up. DS chokes Rocky.
Jerry clubs on Rocky then drops him with a punch. Jerry hits some stomps then punches him out of the headlock. Rocky fights back with punches. Jerry side headlocks him and hits punches. Jerry shoulders him over. Rocky leapfrogs him then flying headscissors him down.
Tony double knucklelocks Jerry then DS gets in. Tony hiptosses him then does a flying headscissors. DS tries to handstand out. Tony monkey flips him then hits armdrags. DS then rolls out to stall.
Jerry hits punches to the gut of Tony then chinlcoks him. Jerry pulls him down by the tights. Jerry's head is banged off the buckles. Tony backs him up then headbutts him. Jerry is stuck in the ropes. DS is thrown into him.
DR and Jerry's heads are banged together. Rocky elbows DS on the top of the head. Tony gorilla press slams DS. Rocky then splashes DS to pin him.
Thoughts: It got a lot of time and wasn't bad. It was mostly a squash but the jobbers got some offense in at least.
"Dr. D" David Schultz vs Ken Jugan
DS side headlocks him. Ken backs him up on the ropes and DS shoves him back. DS side headlocks him. Ken hits him on the ropes and DS wags his finger at him. DS waistlock takedowns him and rides him. DS hits punches then does a double throat thrust. DS then elbow drops him.
DS suplexes him then elbow drops him. DS pulls him up on the pin attempt and throws him out. DS pulls Ken's throat down over the top. DS backbreakers him. DS then hits a neckbreaker. DS puts him in tree of woe. DS clubs on Ken and knees him while he's on the apron. Ken hits weak shots to the gut. DS then tombstones him (Gene calls it a southern piledriver) and wins.
Thoughts: It was a long one and I thought it was boring. The crowd really liked Schultz though.
Hulk Hogan vs Bill Dixon
This is Hulk Hogan's return to the WWF. He comes out to Eye of The Tiger.
Hulk pushes Bill away off the lock-up. Bill side headlocks him. Hulk shoulders him over. Bill headlocks him but is sat on the top rope. Hulk trips him and takes him down by the arm. Hulk then does another arm takedown into an armbar.
Bill eye rakes him and double axe handles him. Bill bangs Hulk's head off the buckles. Hulk bangs Bill's head off the buckles and running back elbows him. Hulk hits a big boot then running lariats him. Hulk slams him and hits the legdrop to win.
Thoughts: It was interesting. Hulk was doing his Japanese moveset here and you only saw pieces of what would later become his typical offense. Hulk also oddly took some abuse from Bill which would never have happened a year or two later.
Mean Gene interviews Barry Baker who is the vice president of the channel this is on - KPLR. He talks about the commitment with "Titan Sports" and says he's looking forward to this lasting for a few years. Gene says it's a new year. Barry thanks them for coming.
Mean Gene interviews Hulk Hogan. They talk about the upcoming $50,000 battle royale in LA. Hulk says every time he comes to St. Louis, he whoops them. Hulk says he got his first victory in the WWF and wants to win the battle royal. He says he might press the whole ring over his head if he was in it. He says he wants the world title shot so he can become WWF champ.
Hulk says that will put him at the top of the ladder. He says he will be the #1 contender all over the world.
Adrian Adonis and Dick Murdoch are interviewed. Adonis says they are The North-South Connection are after two squirrels in Atlas and Johnson. He says they will shake them out of the tree and move over because they will make a splash. They say they say they should have stopped Adonis and Murdoch here in Missouri. Murdoch says Missouri makes him sick and says something about Hulk that we can't hear.
Tony Atlas and Rocky Johnson are interviewed. Rocky says St. Louis is their home away from home and they aren't strangers here. They say they will do everything in their power to stay champs. Tony says Rocky did the talking and says everything will be proven in the ring.
Mad Dog Managoff and Big John Studd are interviewed. Studd says when you are his size and you control the wrestling world, you think you have it all. He says he made the smartest move and got Mad Dog Managoff as his manager. He says he wants the title and says no man can slam him, yet alone pin him. Gene asks what Mad Dog will do for him but we cut away.
Big John Studd vs Jimmy Jackson
They keep calling Mad Dog Maganoff, "Maggon Maganoff". Jim tries to slam him but is pushed down. Jim goes for the top wristlock but is pushed down. John hits a nice back elbow then hits corner bodyblocks. John shoulders him over then hiptosses him.
John snapmares him then hits a big slam. Studd backbreakers him over the shoulder and Jim taps out.
Thoughts: It was a simple squash but John looked good here.
Ivan Putski vs Bill Berger
They lock up and let go. Bill full-nelsons him. Ivan breaks it up. Bill side headlocks him then Ivan throws him down. Ivan does some hiptosses and Bill goes out to recover. Ivan side headlocks him.
Bill eye rakes him and clubs on him. Ivan chops him then throws him out. Ivan hits a flurry of shots on him. Ivan then hits a polish hammer and wins.
Thoughts: I liked Ivan firing up at the end but he didn't do much else of note here and didn't impress otherwise.
Adrian Adonis and Dick Murdoch vs Terry Daniels and Kevin Collins
Adonis takes him down and taunts him. Terry hits armdrags. Adonis knees him in the gut and throws him hard into the 2nd rope. Dick then pulls out Terry from the outside and him and Adonis hit elbows. Terry's head is banged off a table. Dick then punches him outside.
Dick elbows Terry in the head and face. Dick knee drops Terry and stomps his face. Terry takes a nice back body drop. Dick slams him then Terry takes a double elbow drop. Adonis hits a big atomic drop on Terry.
Adonis boots Kevin in the gut. Dick stomps Kevin. Kevin takes a backbreaker + 2nd rope knee drop. Kevin takes a double back elbow. Adonis sleepers Kevin and puts him out quick to win.
Thoughts: It was a good squash. Dick looked like one of the most dangerous dudes on the planet and him and Adonis looked like natural partners. The jobbers did a good job selling for them too.
Mad Dog Maganoff their holds up their arms after.
Overall thoughts: It was all squashes here. I liked the Adonis and Murdoch squash and Hulk's was interest as well. Schultz's match and Johnson's/Atlas' match went too long. This notably had the first match of Hulk Hogan upon his return to the WWF, so it was historically important. It was interesting to see this one as it looked completely different from other WWF shows and felt like a bizarro world WWF show. I think it's worth seeing just because it's something different and because it ends up being a historically important show.
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