The Main Event is a professional wrestling television program that was produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It was a spin-off of Saturday Night's Main Event and aired on NBC on Friday nights during prime time. There were five shows between 1988 and 1991. Only the first three The Main Event episodes were shown live on NBC. The final two were taped and then shown on NBC at a later date. It mainly featured the high-card wrestlers of the WWF including Hulk Hogan, André the Giant, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, The Ultimate Warrior and "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase. All episodes of The Main Event are available on the WWE Network.
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Results
These are the results for the tapings of The Main Event.
The Main Event I
February 5, 1988 - Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana
Show notes
- It was revealed post-match that the referee was not the assigned referee, Dave Hebner, but rather his twin brother, Earl Hebner, who was hired by Ted Dibiase as part of a storyline screwjob. One of Hogan's shoulders was off the mat during the pinfall, which was ignored by the referee. After winning, André the Giant attempted to surrender the title to DiBiase; however, then-WWF President Jack Tunney said the title could only change hands by pin or submission, and said that by attempting to surrender the title, André had actually vacated it.
- The live broadcast drew a 15.2 Nielsen rating and 33 million viewers, both records for American televised wrestling.
- The Strike Force vs. Hart Foundation match was still in progress when NBC signed off. However, in 2014, when the WWE Network uploaded this episode to its on-demand section, the ending of the match was shown for the first time ever (although bootleg production footage exists - in the background you can hear Vince & Jesse receiving their cues and Vince incorrectly saying "standing by now with Mean Gene is Mean Gene..."). Ironically, the match ended a few minutes after the television exit.
The Main Event II
February 3, 1989 - Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Show notes
- The slowly building tension between Hulk Hogan and "Macho Man" Randy Savage boiled over during the team's match against The Twin Towers, leading to the team's breakup upon Savage's heel turn when Savage contended that Hogan was lusting after his manager, Miss Elizabeth.
The Main Event III
February 23, 1990 - Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Show notes
- Mike Tyson was originally scheduled to be the special guest referee, but this changed following Douglas' knockout title win over Tyson just under two weeks before, on February 11. Tyson would eventually go on to be the guest referee at WrestleMania XIV.
- Tito Santana was a substitute for Jimmy Snuka
- This marked the second time a WrestleMania rematch would be held on the program.
The Main Event IV
November 23, 1990 (taped October 30, 1990) - Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Show notes
- The WWF Tag Team Championship match between The Hart Foundation and The Rockers was supposed to be on the show. The Rockers defended their newly won titles a few times before the WWF rehired Jim Neidhart, pairing him with Bret Hart once more, and quietly handing the belts back to the Hart Foundation, in essence whitewashing The Rockers' reign from the history books. Retrospectively, the WWF explained that the title change cancellation was due to a ring rope malfunction during the match in the second fall. The match can be seen unedited on the DVD The Shawn Michaels Story: Heartbreak & Triumph.
- Two out of three falls results
- Marty Jannetty pinned Bret Hart in the first fall with a sunset flip counter (9:33).
- Hart pinned Shawn Michaels in the second fall with the Hart Attack (9:50).
- Jannetty pinned Jim Neidhart in the third fall when Michaels dropkicked Jannetty onto Neidhart, who was setting up the Hart Attack (6:18).
- There was scheduled to be a Nikolai Volkoff vs Sgt. Slaughter match on the show, but Slaughter attacked Nikolai before the opening bell rang and the match never took place.
The Main Event V
February 1, 1991 (taped January 28, 1991) - Macon Coliseum, Macon, Georgia
Show notes
- WWF President Jack Tunney made the announcement to Gene Okerlund that Hulk Hogan would be the number one contender for Sgt. Slaughter's WWF Championship at WrestleMania VII.
- KNBC, the NBC-owned-and-operated station in Los Angeles, did not air this program when it was shown by the network on February 1. That day, a collision took place at Los Angeles International Airport between a US Airways passenger jet and a SkyWest Airlines commuter plane. The crash occurred in the late afternoon, and KNBC opted to air news bulletin coverage of this story throughout the night. The station did replay the program unannounced on a later date.
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See also
- Saturday Night's Main Event
Notes
References
External links
- WWF The Main Event on IMDb
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