The Wrestling Classic (1985)
The Wrestling Classic was a World Wrestling Federation pay-per-view event that took place on November 7, 1985 from the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois. The main event was the finals of a 16-man tournament where Junkyard Dog defeated Randy Savage. The undercard featured a 16-man single-elimination tournament, Hulk Hogan versus Roddy Piper for the WWF Championship and a contest where Michael Hamley won a Rolls Royce.
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everything you have heard about this movie is true.
The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
16-man tournament: Adrian Adonis Vs. Corporal Kirchner 6/10 Nice ending DDT.Dynamite Kid Vs. Nikolai VOlkoff 6/10 One drop-kick match against bad Sovetian NIkolai. Heh.Randy Savage Vs. Ivan Putski 5/10 Ricky Steamboat Vs. Davy Boy Smith 7/10 Good quick match.Junkyard Dog vs. Iron Sheik 6/10 Moondog Spot Vs. Terry Funk 4/10 Circus match The Magnificent Muraco Vs. Tito Santana 6/10 Santana was cool.Paul Orndorff Vs. Bob Orton 5,5/10 The Dynamite Kid Vs. Adrian Adonis 6/10 Ricky Steamboat Vs. Randy Savage 6,5/10 Junkyard DOg Vs. Moondog Spot 4/10 Tito Santana Vs. Paul Orndorff 6/10 Hogan Vs. Piper 3,5/10 Classicly terrible match.The Dynamite Kid Vs. Macho Man 5,5/10 "Macho man" Randy Savage Vs. Junkyard DOg 6/10 for the ending In all case, better than first Wrestlemania.
November 7th 1985 - Rosemont, Illinois, Rosemont HorizonWrestling Classic Round 1 Matches 1. Adrian Adonis Vs Corporal Kirchner 2. Dynamite Kid Vs Nikolai Volkoff 3. "Macho Man" Randy Savage Vs Ivan Putski 4. Ricky Steamboat Vs Davey Boy Smith 5. Junk Yard Dog Vs Iron Sheik 6. Moondog Spot Vs Terry Funk 7. Tito Santana Vs "Magnificent" Don Muraco 8. "Mr Wonderful" Paul Orndorff Vs "Cowboy" Bob OrtonWrestling Classic Round 2 Matches 1. Dynamite Kid Vs Adrian Adonis 2. "Macho Man" Randy Savage Vs Ricky Steamboat 3. Junk Yard Dog Vs Moondog Spot 4. Tito Santana Vs "Mr Wonderful" Paul OrndorffWWF Championship Champ: Hulk Hogan Vs "Rowdy" Roddy Piper Winner: Hoga By DQWrestling Classic Round 3 1. "Macho Man" Randy Savage VS Dynamite KidWrestling Classic Final Junk Yard Dog Vs "Macho Man" Randy Savage Winner: JYD By Countout
This event was awesome! The wrestlers drew names earlier in the evening, of who they would face. They compete in a tournament to determine who is the king of the ring. The matches for this event were Adrian Adonis vs. Corporal Kirshner, The Dynamite Kid vs. Nikolai Volkoff, Randy Savage vs. Ivan Putski, Davey Boy Smith vs. Ricky Steamboat, Terry Funk vs. Moondog Spot, The Junkyard Dog vs. The Iron Sheik, Tito Santana vs. Don Muraco, and Paul Orndorff vs. Cowboy Bob Orton. This event was an early incarnation of the King of the Ring event the WWF would eventually put on. On top of the tournament going on, Hulk Hogan defended his title against Rowdy Roddy Piper in one of their classic unfinished encounters. This event had awesome quality matches for the times. I particularly enjoyed the match up between The Dynamite Kid and Nikolai Volkoff. It was easy to see how the Dynamite Kid inspired such stars today as Chris Benoit, among others. I anyone is able to find this rare video, I encourage them to do so. This event was wrestling at its best!