Posted November 5, 201410 yr comment_5638231 There are a lot of VQ problems throughout here. Exhibition Match: Bob Backlund vs. Tor Kamata (7/9/80) This is mainly in black and white due to the bad source. The match is an interesting one as it's just a demonstration of how holds work basically with no winner to be decided after they work for 10 minutes. Weird to see a heel like Kamata in this spot and not another babyface but Kamata starts throwing kicks later which they allowed. Bruno interviews Backlund afterwards. Then we get promos from Bruno & Zbyszko about the 8/16/80 show at the Capital Centre. Next we get promos from Zbyszko, Backlund, Grand Wizard, & Patera about the 5/3/80 show in Baltimore. Then we get George Michael showing highlights of Bruno/Larry Z then Samoans vs. Atlas/Putski from the Capital Centre on 8/16/80 on Channel 4 from DC. The newscasters totally treated this as comedy and like a radio soap opera. Next we get the finish of Larry Sharpe vs. Mike Masters from 3/25/80. Sgt. Slaughter vs. Angelo Gomez (1/13/81) Sarge wins this easily. Rene Goulet vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna (3/25/80) This match was all about Scicluna and hiding his foreign object behind Dick Kroll's back while getting shots in on Goulet. I've seen comparisons of Scicluna doing this and Lawler doing this but there is one difference....Lawler could do way more as a worker than Scicluna could although Scicluna's schtick of hiding the weapon was pretty fun. I loved Kroll catching Baron having the object in his mouth trying to hide it. Goulet is interviewed by Bruno afterwards about this situation as well as his new team with DeNucci. "Incredible" Hulk Hogan vs. Frank Williams (3/25/80) Total squash for Hogan. Afa vs. "Quick Draw" Rick McGraw (7/30/80) More VQ issues here and McGraw kept this competitive for a little bit. Sgt. Slaughter vs. Ricky Stallone (7/30/80) This is one of Sarge's early matches in the promotion. Andre the Giant vs. Hulk Hogan (8/20/80) This is a match you rarely saw on WWF TV with two main eventers working each other and the fans were definitely into this. Hogan slams Andre with ease early on which is hilarious for reasons later on in their careers. Blassie would load up Hogan's armpad and he would bash Andre's head bloody with it before walking out of the ring to the back. The VQ here sucks but we have it in better VQ on other discs. Definite extra. Then we get promos from Wizard, Sarge, Backlund, Blassie, & Killer Khan about the 2/7/81 show in Baltimore. Sarge gets really racist in his promo on Atlas. Next we get promos from Patterson, Wizard, Patera,& Zbyszko about the 5/31/80 at the Capital Centre. Then we get clips of Garea/Martel vs. The Hangman/Frank Savage from 2/24/81. Andre the Giant & Pat Patterson vs. Jose Estrada & Johnny Rodz (4/16/80) Again bad VQ here but this was a fun match as the heels were always fun especially taking Andre's schtick. Next we get clips of Ken Patera vs. Johnny Rivera from 10/23/79. Then we get promos from Johnny Valiant, Backlund, Wizard, & Patterson about the 11/24/79 show in Baltimore. The Wild Samoans (Afa & Sika) vs. Dominic DeNucci & Frank Williams (10/23/79) This was one of the Samoans early matches in the promotion. Next we get the Grand Wizard calling out Lou Albano talking about a big deal they have in the works. Then we get promos from Johnny Valiant, Backlund, Wizard, & Patterson about the 11/24/79 show in Baltimore. Next we get promos from Blassie, Hogan, Backlund, Wizard, & Patera about the 4/5/80 show in Baltimore.
