Wrestlemania 2 Review
Feb 26, 2009 19:11:47 GMT -5
Post by Scott Fire on Feb 26, 2009 19:11:47 GMT -5
The fun continues...
Wrestlemania 2
April 7, 1986
Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, New York
Rosemont Horizon - Rosemont, Illinois
LA Sports Arena - Los Angeles, California
1) Show Opening featuring Ray Charles.
Scores: Mine (3/5) Andrew (3/5)
Comment: Slightly better then Wrestlemania 1 due to Ray Charles actually being a singer, as opposed to Gene Okerlund at Wrestlemania 1.
2) Promo - "Rowdy" Roddy Piper W/ "Cowboy" Bob Orton Jr. & Lou Duva
Scores: Mine (5/5) Andrew (5/5)
Comment: Hilarious promo from one of the best stick men in the history of the business.
3) Don Muraco W/ Mr. Fuji VS. Paul Orndorff
Scores: Mine (2/5) Andrew (2/5)
Comment: Should've been better considering those involved, and again I say I'm not a fan of undesicive finishes at Wrestlemania.
4) Promo: Mr. T W/ Joe Frazier & The Haiti Kid
Scores: Mine (3/5) Andrew (3/5)
Comment: Not completely horrible, but not that great either. Bonus point for Joe Frazier being there.
5) WWF Intercontinental Championship - George "The Animal" Steele VS. "Macho Man" Rand Savage (c) W/ Elizabeth.
Scores: Mine (1/5) Andrew (1/5)
Comment: Horrendous, not even the very talented Randy Savage could save this one.
6) Promo - Bill Fralic & Big John Studd
Scores: Mine (2/5) Andrew (2/5)
Comment: Bonus for John Studd crushing a football with his bare hands.
7) George Wells VS. Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Scores: Mine (3/5) Andrew (3/5)
Comment: A guy like George Wells does not belong at Wrestlemania, but Roberts managed to pull out something watchable from the former Canadian Football League player.
8) Mr. T/Roddy Piper History Package & Promo: Hulk Hogan
Scores: Mine (2/5) Andrew (3/5)
Comment: Hogan's promo didn't hit the mark with me, but it's what saved this part for Andrew.
9) Celebrity Introductions featuring Joan Rivers, Herb, Cab Calloway, G. Gordon Liddy & Darryl Dawkins
Scores: Mine (2/5) Andrew (2/5)
Comment: Herb? Are you serious? "Chocolate Thunder" saves this from a 1.
10) Boxing Match: Roddy Piper VS. Mr. T
Scores: Mine (3/5) Andrew (3/5)
Comment: I know Roddy isn't a fan of this match, but I think it served it's purpose much like Big Show & Floyd Merryweather did last year at Wrestlemania 24.
11) WWF Women's Championship - Fabulous Moolah VS. Velvet McIntyre
Scores: Mine (2/5) Andrew (1/5)
Comment: Andrew thought it was too short, but I thought it was decent quality for as short as it was. Either way it was not 'Mania quality.
12. Flag Match: Nikolai Volkoff W/ "Classie" Freddie Blassie VS. Corporal Kirshner
Scores: Mine (2/5) Andrew (2/5)
Comment: Kind of stupid stip as either man could display their country's flag regardless. Bonus for the Kirshner giving us some juice.
13. Celebrity Introductions featuring Clara Pellar, Dick Butkus, & Ed "Too Tall" Jones.
Scores: Mine (2/5) Andrew (2/5)
Comment: Clara Pellar? Herb? What is this, Fastfoodmania? Gets a 2 because Andrew and I thought it was funny Pellar's mic didn't work so she just looked like a crazy old lady.
14) 20 Man Battle Royal featuring WWF & NFL stars.
Scores: Mine (4/5) Andrew (4/5)
Comment: Andre The Giant won all these battle royals because the wrestlers weren't "smart" enough to gang up on him.
15) Promo: Roddy Piper & Promo: Jimbo Covert & The Iron Sheik
Scores: Mine (4/5) Andrew (3/5)
Comment: Would've been a 5 had Roddy Piper's promo not been grouped with wth the whining of Covert and the rambling of Iron Sheik.
16) WWF Tag Team Championship - The Dream Team W/ Johnny Valiant (c) VS. The British Bulldogs W/ "Captain" Lou Albano & Ozzy Osbourne
Scores: Mine (4/5) Andrew (4/5)
Comment: This is was obviously before Ozzy's mind had been completely destroyed by drugs, because he spoke after the match and I understood him.
17) Hercules Hernandez VS. Ricky Steamboat
Scores: Mine (3/5) Andrew (3/5)
Comment: Solid effort mainly due to Steamboat.
18) Adrian Adonis W/ Jimmy Hart VS. Uncle Elmer
Scores: Mine (2/5) Andrew (2/5)
Comment: Uncle Elmer punched Adrian Adonis and fell down! LMAO. Saved from a 1 score by the selling of Adonis.
19) Promo: Hulk Hogan
Scores: Mine (3/5) Andrew (2/5)
Comment: Slightly better then his first one, but do we really need 2 promos from Hogan?
20) The Funk Brothers W/ Jimmy Hart VS. Tito Santana & Junkyard Dog
Scores: Mine (4/5) Andrew 4/5)
Comment: Solid tag team action. Even back then Terry Funk was taking bumps on tables.
21) Celebrity Introductions featuring Tommy Lasorda, Rick Schroder, & Robert Conrad.
Scores: Mine (2/5) Andrew (2/5)
Comment: What was Robert Conrad's purpose again? Nice way to throw away money Vince.
22) Hogan/Bundy Story & King Kong Bundy W/ Bobby Heenan Promo
Scores: Mine (3/5) & Andrew (3/5)
Comment: Hogan doing chinups with a huge weight around his neck is pretty friggin impressive.
23) WWF Championship/Steel Cage Match: Hulk Hogan (c) VS. King Kong Bundy W/ Bobby Heenan
Scores: Mine (4/5) Andrew (3/5)
Comment: Probably doesn't deserve a 4, but I was entertained to that level by the the match.
24) Commentary by Vince McMahon/Susan Saint James, Gorilla Monsoon/Gene Okerlund/Cathy Lee Crosby/Ernie Ladd, & Jessie "The Body" Ventura/Lord Alfred Hayse/Elvira
Scores: Mine (2/5) Andrew (2/5)
Comment: Elvira & Cathy Lee Crosby knew nothing about the current storylines or wrestlers, and Susan Saint James had me wanting to shoot her.
25) Intangibles
Scores: Mine (4/5) Andrew (3/5)
Comment: 4 for taking place in 3 different locations and 3 different timezones.
Overall Scores
Mine 56.8% (71/125) Andrew 55.2% (69/125)
My Final View: After the WWF Championship, WWF Tag Team Championship, and Battle Royal there isn't much to look at.
Current Wrestlemania Rankings
1) Wrestlemania 2
Mine: 56.8% (71/125)
Andrew: 55.2% (69/125)
Combined: 56% (140/250)
2) Wrestlemania 1
Mine: 55% (66/120)
Andrew: 53.33% (64/120)
Combined: 54.16 (130/240)
Wrestlemania 2
April 7, 1986
Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, New York
Rosemont Horizon - Rosemont, Illinois
LA Sports Arena - Los Angeles, California
1) Show Opening featuring Ray Charles.
Scores: Mine (3/5) Andrew (3/5)
Comment: Slightly better then Wrestlemania 1 due to Ray Charles actually being a singer, as opposed to Gene Okerlund at Wrestlemania 1.
2) Promo - "Rowdy" Roddy Piper W/ "Cowboy" Bob Orton Jr. & Lou Duva
Scores: Mine (5/5) Andrew (5/5)
Comment: Hilarious promo from one of the best stick men in the history of the business.
3) Don Muraco W/ Mr. Fuji VS. Paul Orndorff
Scores: Mine (2/5) Andrew (2/5)
Comment: Should've been better considering those involved, and again I say I'm not a fan of undesicive finishes at Wrestlemania.
4) Promo: Mr. T W/ Joe Frazier & The Haiti Kid
Scores: Mine (3/5) Andrew (3/5)
Comment: Not completely horrible, but not that great either. Bonus point for Joe Frazier being there.
5) WWF Intercontinental Championship - George "The Animal" Steele VS. "Macho Man" Rand Savage (c) W/ Elizabeth.
Scores: Mine (1/5) Andrew (1/5)
Comment: Horrendous, not even the very talented Randy Savage could save this one.
6) Promo - Bill Fralic & Big John Studd
Scores: Mine (2/5) Andrew (2/5)
Comment: Bonus for John Studd crushing a football with his bare hands.
7) George Wells VS. Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Scores: Mine (3/5) Andrew (3/5)
Comment: A guy like George Wells does not belong at Wrestlemania, but Roberts managed to pull out something watchable from the former Canadian Football League player.
8) Mr. T/Roddy Piper History Package & Promo: Hulk Hogan
Scores: Mine (2/5) Andrew (3/5)
Comment: Hogan's promo didn't hit the mark with me, but it's what saved this part for Andrew.
9) Celebrity Introductions featuring Joan Rivers, Herb, Cab Calloway, G. Gordon Liddy & Darryl Dawkins
Scores: Mine (2/5) Andrew (2/5)
Comment: Herb? Are you serious? "Chocolate Thunder" saves this from a 1.
10) Boxing Match: Roddy Piper VS. Mr. T
Scores: Mine (3/5) Andrew (3/5)
Comment: I know Roddy isn't a fan of this match, but I think it served it's purpose much like Big Show & Floyd Merryweather did last year at Wrestlemania 24.
11) WWF Women's Championship - Fabulous Moolah VS. Velvet McIntyre
Scores: Mine (2/5) Andrew (1/5)
Comment: Andrew thought it was too short, but I thought it was decent quality for as short as it was. Either way it was not 'Mania quality.
12. Flag Match: Nikolai Volkoff W/ "Classie" Freddie Blassie VS. Corporal Kirshner
Scores: Mine (2/5) Andrew (2/5)
Comment: Kind of stupid stip as either man could display their country's flag regardless. Bonus for the Kirshner giving us some juice.
13. Celebrity Introductions featuring Clara Pellar, Dick Butkus, & Ed "Too Tall" Jones.
Scores: Mine (2/5) Andrew (2/5)
Comment: Clara Pellar? Herb? What is this, Fastfoodmania? Gets a 2 because Andrew and I thought it was funny Pellar's mic didn't work so she just looked like a crazy old lady.
14) 20 Man Battle Royal featuring WWF & NFL stars.
Scores: Mine (4/5) Andrew (4/5)
Comment: Andre The Giant won all these battle royals because the wrestlers weren't "smart" enough to gang up on him.
15) Promo: Roddy Piper & Promo: Jimbo Covert & The Iron Sheik
Scores: Mine (4/5) Andrew (3/5)
Comment: Would've been a 5 had Roddy Piper's promo not been grouped with wth the whining of Covert and the rambling of Iron Sheik.
16) WWF Tag Team Championship - The Dream Team W/ Johnny Valiant (c) VS. The British Bulldogs W/ "Captain" Lou Albano & Ozzy Osbourne
Scores: Mine (4/5) Andrew (4/5)
Comment: This is was obviously before Ozzy's mind had been completely destroyed by drugs, because he spoke after the match and I understood him.
17) Hercules Hernandez VS. Ricky Steamboat
Scores: Mine (3/5) Andrew (3/5)
Comment: Solid effort mainly due to Steamboat.
18) Adrian Adonis W/ Jimmy Hart VS. Uncle Elmer
Scores: Mine (2/5) Andrew (2/5)
Comment: Uncle Elmer punched Adrian Adonis and fell down! LMAO. Saved from a 1 score by the selling of Adonis.
19) Promo: Hulk Hogan
Scores: Mine (3/5) Andrew (2/5)
Comment: Slightly better then his first one, but do we really need 2 promos from Hogan?
20) The Funk Brothers W/ Jimmy Hart VS. Tito Santana & Junkyard Dog
Scores: Mine (4/5) Andrew 4/5)
Comment: Solid tag team action. Even back then Terry Funk was taking bumps on tables.
21) Celebrity Introductions featuring Tommy Lasorda, Rick Schroder, & Robert Conrad.
Scores: Mine (2/5) Andrew (2/5)
Comment: What was Robert Conrad's purpose again? Nice way to throw away money Vince.
22) Hogan/Bundy Story & King Kong Bundy W/ Bobby Heenan Promo
Scores: Mine (3/5) & Andrew (3/5)
Comment: Hogan doing chinups with a huge weight around his neck is pretty friggin impressive.
23) WWF Championship/Steel Cage Match: Hulk Hogan (c) VS. King Kong Bundy W/ Bobby Heenan
Scores: Mine (4/5) Andrew (3/5)
Comment: Probably doesn't deserve a 4, but I was entertained to that level by the the match.
24) Commentary by Vince McMahon/Susan Saint James, Gorilla Monsoon/Gene Okerlund/Cathy Lee Crosby/Ernie Ladd, & Jessie "The Body" Ventura/Lord Alfred Hayse/Elvira
Scores: Mine (2/5) Andrew (2/5)
Comment: Elvira & Cathy Lee Crosby knew nothing about the current storylines or wrestlers, and Susan Saint James had me wanting to shoot her.
25) Intangibles
Scores: Mine (4/5) Andrew (3/5)
Comment: 4 for taking place in 3 different locations and 3 different timezones.
Overall Scores
Mine 56.8% (71/125) Andrew 55.2% (69/125)
My Final View: After the WWF Championship, WWF Tag Team Championship, and Battle Royal there isn't much to look at.
Current Wrestlemania Rankings
1) Wrestlemania 2
Mine: 56.8% (71/125)
Andrew: 55.2% (69/125)
Combined: 56% (140/250)
2) Wrestlemania 1
Mine: 55% (66/120)
Andrew: 53.33% (64/120)
Combined: 54.16 (130/240)
