Greetings From Allentown #29: WWF Saturday Night's Main Event 01-04-1986

The PWOM Podcast Network

Saturday Night’s alright for fighting as this week features a look at Saturday Night’s Main Event from January 4, 1986 in part 2 of the Fortnight of (Terry) Funk - Terry Funk’s history with Hulk Hogan which dates to the early 1980s and all the way to Sun City in Africa - Jesse Ventura calls out Brent Musberger and Vin Scully as he works a match and does commentary on the same show - Calling out Mr. Fuji for blatantly misrepresenting the Japanese people - George “The Animal” Steele and why he was a critical figure in the first few years of Saturday Night’s Main Event - Corporal Kirchner: It’s 4:20 somewhere! - Iron Sheik promos: unselfish in his patriotism - The beauty of the original music used in the show Also: - A quick rundown of the ill-fated 1985-86 season of Saturday Night Live, which was preempted for this show. - Referee Dean Malenko: Man of 1000 holds but doesn’t remember the rules for pinfalls - Hulk Hogan and his alternate uniform system - Cousin Luke as the #9 hitter in the lineup - Discussion of the USA For Africa supergroup, the “We Are The World” video, and Bruce Springsteen’s hair therein - A lengthy YouTube Comment Theater!