Philadelphia Spectrum Wrestling 1986 - Hulk Hogan vs King Kong Bundy

[tripleduboutdoors]

They were actually beating on each other outside the ring, I guess the fake punches weren't really a mainstay yet.

[zaxmack]

I was at this match, with my dad...my first WWF Hulk Hogan match...10 years old..still have the original event Program.

[zaxmack]

THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! ...for posting this..I was 10 yrs. old, and my father and me drove from Atlantic City...without tickets THIS night......it was sold out when we got there, but thank god for the guys leaving the parking lot that didn't want their tickets...lol!!!.....

I WAS TEN YEARS OLD, I SAT UP IN THE RAFTERS OF THE SPECTRUM.....I JUST WANTED TO SEE HULK HOGAN.....to be cont:

[RAV52]

Hogan at his peak sold out the largest venues like the Garden and the Spectrum as if they were high school gyms and fan reaction? Shit everybody from little kids to senior citizens were rabid Hulkamaniacs responsible for the immeasurable pops the Immortal One received upon his entrance into the arena, during his match, after the match, on the way to his limo, on the highway to the airport and on his flight to the next city! No professional wrestler has EVER come close to his popularity, brother!

[leedogg6T9]

spectrum wrestling was awesome. I went so many times as a kid

[gmta28]

I think Suzette's gettin a drunken squash from Bundy after the match! :D

[Parses6]

Wow Suzette was hot...didn't remember that!

Best line from Bundy.."when we have beautiful children together..its scary to think about!"

Classic Bundy was THE LEGEND!!!

[WecanWinJesse]

THE FUNNIEST IS AT 7:00 look at the kid in the crowd he is scared to death...LOL

[LowellDevil]

I can't believe that King Kong Bundy is still alive!

[tornadotp]

@LowellDevil

I heard he is doing stand up comedy and he is pretty damn good.

[LowellDevil]

@tornadotp Yeah I read that too. He was doing that in Norway or something.

[rongarvin]

What a great genuine crowd reaction to both wrestlers.

[zaxmack]

If you look closely on Hogan's initial entrance backstage, you will see Vince McMahon directly behind him in a jersey with that same "flowed back" hair atyle...lol!!

[at1212b]

Hah, that announcer was a huge homo... the backstage stories of him and the ring boys.. crazee.

[tyrese3745]

@BrianMilligan1 That was REAL wrestling! Despite that pro-wrestling is still is all fake, but I mean, back in mid-to-late 80s, that was some real wrestling. Not the crap you see today.

[tyrese3745]

Was that Vince McMahon (now the current CEO of the WWE) announcing?

[tornadotp]

@tyrese3745

That was Gorilla Monsoon and Dick Graham. They used to be the regular announce team at the monthly cards in Philadelphia.

[rb62470]

@tornadotp Listen to the voice between 1:22 and 1:29. That is definitely McMahon. Most house shows that were broadcasted (MSG, Boston, Toronto, Spectrum) used a three-man commentary team. Graham's voice is similar to McMahon's, but when you specifically listen to the part about taking us to ringside, it is McMahon. That was typical back then. Gorilla and another commentator would do the match, and McMahon would basically be the third banana and the one to tidy up the loose ends.

[TheSilverPhoenix100]

@tyrese3745 vince wasnt announcing here but he did announce till about 1997 and he was really good

[martyc420]

who we fightin???

[Djteedoe420]

"5 - count"... bundy was AWESOME in that ring....

[Gio7426]

KING KONG BUNDY was on married with children 3 times,,he was AL BUNDY'S brother in law on show LOL

[heynigel]

I used to like it when they would show the wrestlers, especially Hogan come out from the back on their way to the ring. You'd see it at the MSG and Spectrum shows.

[gothsoul82]

is this the rematch from wrestlemania 2?

[tornadotp]

Yes. This match was about 2 months after Wrestlemani 2. After they put together the big PPV, they had a bunch of return matches at their normal monthly venues like Boston Garden, Philly Spectrum, and Madison Square Garden.

[gothsoul82]

ok cool thanx i was just wondering lol

[1980Triumph]

you said it!!

[tornadotp]

I sure remember that match when they used Johnny Valiant's cigar to blind Barry Windham. A lot of great matches and memories for me growing up watching those monthly Spectrum cards.

[kinghetzer]

Mel Philips was a SICK COOKIE!

[altohart]

The best part is the one-hour time limit...like these two could work for an hour. At least ring announcer Mel Philips didn't molest any ringboys during the match...um, that we know of.

[tornadotp]

I am sure Mel was scanning the crowd thinking "Mmm... looking at all these teenage boys!" Speaking of time limits, I miss the days when the opening bout would be between to mid-carders with a 10 minute time limit and it would end in a draw and the babyface would be getting the crowd to chant "5 More Minutes" like the crowd really wanted to see two jobbers waste 5 more minutes of the show before the good bouts start!

[twsstar]

I think hogans 2 best opponents were Andre and Bundy

[kidkong584]

sadly, they'll be knocking down the spectrum this december

[tornadotp]

It's gonna be a very sad day. I grew up with the Spectrum and the Vet but I wan't too upset to see The Vet go. But The Spectrum! Man, that place has a lot of great history there. Monthly wrestling cards, big fight boxing matches, Flyers hockey, Sixers baseketball and let's not forget Rocky Balboa vs Apollo Creed 1 & 2!!!!

[kevmoney2make]

It's sad

[MonkeyKingSonGoku]

Hulk Hogan is the greatest wrestler of all time(sorry Ric Flair fans)He changed the landscape of the WWF/E more than any other superstar from any generation.

[altohart]

@MonkeyKingSonGoku Miley Cyrus is really popular too---Hogan is Miley Cyrus for wrestling talent. He made a lot of money in the 1980s though, I'll give him that.

[MidnightRiderEddros1]

Great Post! Thanks for sharing!

[osmaniozzz]

Backyard wrestling (Egypt) [SCW]

watch this

[1980Triumph]

I live and grew up in Philly and attened some old shows with Hogan during this era....awesome stuff right here the crowd is awesome.

[vdd]

I didn't know that Ben Elton put on 50 pounds and moved to the US to be a wrestling interviewer

;)

[ideveloper1]

I attended Spectrum shows until '91 sometime. The last two times were headlined by Flair vs. Hogan. Both were DQ wins because Mr. Perfect interfered.

[SuddenPizza]

Jeeez have another drink Suzette.

[nickferrandino]

you dont see this anymore look how close the fans where to the hulkster in the spectrum comeing down that ramp never will be a time like it again

[sinfonian39]

King Kong Bundy could work the mic...I never really paid any attention to him because he was on the downturn when I was getting into it. I'm glad I found this - the "Miss America" thing was shit, though.

[tornadotp]

Miss America was absolutely terrible here. The first thing she asked was who they were fighting. But her being so bad is what makes this interview even better, for me at least! They had an interview later when she was out with Paul Orndorff and once again she was horrible!

[sinfonian39]

Hahaha...it was their attempt in the 80s to connect wrestling to main stream entertainment. My favorite moment in this was when Bundy said, "DON'T INTERRRRUPT ME CAL!!!!"

[tornadotp]

And Killer Kal's face when he said that "Ok.... I'm sorry!" That was so great!!!!