WWE Saturday Night's Main Event results

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This is a list of results from every edition of WWE Saturday Night's Main Event (formerly WWF Saturday Night's Main Event).

Taped May 10, 1985, shown May 11, 1985 - Long Island, New York

Taped October 3, 1985, shown October 5, 1985 - East Rutherford, New Jersey

Taped October 31, 1985, shown November 2, 1985 - Hershey, Pennsylvania

Taped December 19, 1985, shown January 4, 1986 - Tampa, Florida

Taped February 15, 1986, shown March 1, 1986 - Phoenix, Arizona

Taepd May 1, 1986, shown May 3, 1986 - Providence, Rhode Island

  • Sheik forced Smith to sumbit to the Camel Clutch.
  • Smith pinned Volkoff with a roll up after sending him into Sheik on the apron after Volkoff thought he had scored the pinfall.
  • Smith, the illegal man, pinned Sheik with an inside cradle after breaking his Camel Clutch on Dynamite behind the referee's back.

Taped September 13, 1986, shown October 4, 1986 - Richfield, Ohio

  • Valentine forced Dynamite to submit to the figure-4 leg-lock.
  • Dynamite pinned Valentine with a diving headbutt off of Beefcake, who was caught in a fireman's carry by Smith.
  • Smith pinned Beefcake with a cradle suplex.

Taped November 15, 1986, shown November 29, 1986 - Los Angeles, California

Taped December 14, 1986, shown January 3, 1987 - Hartford, Connecticut

  • Steel cage match: Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Orndorff (w/Bobby Heenan) to retain the WWF Championship.
    • Hogan escaped the cage after hitting the leg drop on Orndorff and sending Heenan into the cage.
    • The match was originally declared "a tie" when both men climbed out opposite sides of the cage and were ruled to have landed on the floor at the same time. Video replays were consulted and it was (kayfabe) declared inconclusive (although Orndorff's feet clearly hit first). The match was restarted, and Hogan went on to easily defeat Orndorff.
  • Randy Savage (w/Miss Elizabeth) defeated George Steele (w/Ricky Steamboat) to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship.
    • Savage pinned Steele after hitting him with the timekeeper's bell.
    • Early in the match, Steamboat came ringside unexpectedly as a surprise of Steele's, having not been seen since suffering a (kayfabe) crushed larynx at the hands of Savage.
    • Also, Steele carried Elizabeth backstage and Steamboat was then escorted from ringside by referees and security, with Steele returning to the ring shortly thereafter.
    • After the match, Steamboat returned to the ring to make the save as Savage prepared to come off the top with the ring bell onto Steele's throat, just as he had done to Steamboat.
  • The Junkyard Dog defeated King Harley Race (w/Bobby Heenan) via disqualification when Heenan interfered and attacked JYD, who put on Race's crown and robe.
    • After the match, JYD fought off a double-team attack from Race and Heenan, knocking Heenan to the floor, and accidentally headbutting referee Danny Davis when Race moved out of the way.
  • Adrian Adonis (w/Jimmy Hart) defeated Roddy Piper via countout when Adonis sprayed perfume into Piper's eyes.
  • Blackjack Mulligan defeated Jimmy Jack Funk.
    • Mulligan pinned Funk with a flying back elbow.

Taped February 21, 1987, shown March 14, 1987 - Detroit, Michigan

Taped April 28, 1987, shown May 2, 1987 - South Bend, Indiana

  • The Harts were disqualified for illegal double-teaming.
  • Dynamite pinned Neidhart after Smith pressed his partner onto him; because of the disqualification result, the WWF Tag Team Championship remained with the Harts.

Taped September 23, 1987, shown October 3, 1987 - Hershey, Pennsylvania

Taped November 11, 1987, shown November 28, 1987 - Seattle, Washington

  • George Steele defeated Danny Davis via disqualification when Davis kicked the referee while caught in the flying hammerlock.
    • After the match, Steele threw the turnbuckle padding into Davis' face before chasing him backstage.
  • Randy Savage (w/Miss Elizabeth) defeated Bret Hart (w/Jimmy Hart & Jim Neidhart).
    • Savage pinned Hart by reversing a bodyslam into the ring into an inside cradle.
    • After the match, Savage knocked Neidhart out of the ring and chased Jimmy Hart backstage after Hart was accidentally hit with the megaphone.
  • King Kong Bundy (w/Bobby Heenan) defeated Hulk Hogan by countout when Heenan caused Hogan to fall out of the ring.
    • The WWF Championship did not change hands.
    • Early in the match, André the Giant was sent backstage after tripping Hogan.
    • After the match, Hogan grabbed Heenan and began throttling him by the neck.
  • Bam Bam Bigelow (w/Oliver Humperdink) defeated Hercules.
    • Bigelow pinned Hercules with a slingshot splash into the ring.
    • The match originally ended in a double countout, but Bigelow challenged Hercules to continue the match.

Taped December 7, 1987, shown January 2, 1988 - Landover, Maryland

  • Martel forced Zuhkov to submit to the Boston crab.
  • Santana pinned Zhukov after a miscommunication from Volkoff and Zuhkov.

Taped March 7, 1988, shown March 12, 1988 - Nashville, Tennessee

  • Tama pinned Blair following a superkick from Haku.
  • Brunzell pinned Tama.
  • Haku pinned Blair.
  • One Man Gang (w/Slick) defeated Ken Patera.
    • One Man Gang pinned Patera after tripping and falling backwards on Patera, who was attempting the full nelson.

Taped April 22, 1988, shown April 30, 1988 - Springfield, Massachusetts

October 25, 1988 - Baltimore, Maryland

Taped November 16, 1988, shown November 26, 1988 - Sacramento, California

  • The Ultimate Warrior defeated Super Ninja (w/Mr. Fuji) to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship.
    • Warrior pinned Super Ninja with the gorilla press slam & splash combo.
    • In a pre-taped interview, Mr. Fuji announced Super Ninja as an unbeatable martial arts master who would destroy the Warrior; however, this ended up being little more than a squash match.
  • Hercules defeated Virgil (w/Ted DiBiase).
    • Hercules pinned Virgil with a powerslam.
  • Randy Savage (w/Miss Elizabeth) wrestled André the Giant (w/Bobby Heenan) to a double disqualification when Jake Roberts came ringside and scared Heenan into the ring.
    • The WWF Championship did not change hands.
    • At around the 5-minute mark, Roberts came ringside with his snake Damien, and put the bag underneath the ring before being told to go backstage by the referee; once Heenan eventually found the bag, André instructed him to take it to the back, which is what Heenan was attempting to do until Roberts returned.
    • After the match, Savage tossed Heenan into André, causing him to fall backwards and have his arms entangled in the ropes; moments later, Savage threw Heenan to the floor, and Jake entered the ring with Damien; André was able to free himself from the ropes and run away before Roberts had a chance to assault him with Damien.
  • Flag Match: Jim Duggan defeated Boris Zuhkov.
    • Duggan pinned Zuhkov with the running clothesline.
  • The Fabulous Rougeaus (Jacques Rougeau & Raymond Rougeau) (w/Jimmy Hart) defeated The Young Stallions (Paul Roma & Jim Powers).
    • Jacques pinned Roma with a sit-down splash off the top rope.
  • Also: The Brother Love Show, with special guest Hulk Hogan, to discuss his current feud with The Big Boss Man. Hogan, fed up with Love's verbal abuse, handcuffed the wannabe-preacher to the top rope and clotheslined him out of the ring.

Taped December 7, 1988, shown January 7, 1989 - Tampa, Florida

Taped February 16, 1989, shown March 11, 1989 - Hershey, Pennsylvania

Taped April 25, 1989, shown May 27, 1989 - Des Moines, Iowa

  • King Jim Duggan defeated Rick Rude (w/Bobby Heenan) via countout when the running clothesline from Duggan knocked Rude to the floor and he could not break the count back inside.
  • Randy Savage (w/Sensational Sherri) defeated Jim Neidhart.
    • Savage pinned Neidhart with the flying elbowsmash after hitting a double axe handle from the top rope to the floor.
  • Steel cage match: Hulk Hogan defeated The Big Boss Man (w/Slick) to retain the WWF Championship.
    • Hogan stole Boss Man's handcuffs from an interfering Slick and handcuffed Boss Man to the top rope before escaping the cage.
    • Prior to the match, Slick introduced Zeus, who then came ringside and awaited Hogan's entrance; moments later, as Hogan approached the cage, he was beaten down by Zeus.
    • After the match, Hogan rammed Boss Man into the cage on the floor and did the same to Slick inside the ring before Bossman pulled his manager to safety; Hogan then posed in the ring while wearing Slick's hat.
  • The Brain Busters (Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard) (w/Bobby Heenan) defeated Demolition (Ax & Smash) via disqualification when a frustrated Ax entered the ring, a brawl ensued, and Ax shoved referee Joey Marella to the mat.
  • Jimmy Snuka defeated Boris Zuhkov.
    • Snuka pinned Zuhkov with a backbreaker and the top rope splash.

Taped July 18, 1989, shown July 29, 1989 - Worcester, Massachusetts

  • Smash pinned Anderson.
  • Demolition was disqualified for continuous double teaming.
  • Anderson pinned Smash after Blanchard hit Smash in the back of the head with a chair, which had been thrown into the ring by André the Giant, who came ringside during the match.

Taped September 21, 1989, shown October 14, 1989 - Cincinnati, Ohio

Taped October 31, 1989, shown November 25, 1989 - Topeka, Kansas

  • Jannetty pinned Blanchard with a roll up after Anderson attempted to hold on to Blanchard from the outside but it was broken up by the referee (after the pinfall, an irate Heenan shoved Blanchard and left ringside).
  • Blanchard pinned Michaels after Anderson dropped him on the top rope from the outside.
  • Michaels pinned Anderson with a flying crossbody; prior to the pinfall, Heenan fired his team during a backstage interview with Jesse Ventura.

Taped January 3, 1990, shown January 27, 1990 - Chattanooga, Tennessee

  • King Randy Savage (w/Queen Sherri) defeated Jim Duggan.
    • Savage pinned Duggan when Sherri grabbed Duggan's leg during a suplex into the ring, with Savage falling on top for the win, and held the foot during the cover.
    • After the match, Duggan brought Savage back into the ring just to send him back out with a 2x4 blow to the back.
  • Hulk Hogan & The Ultimate Warrior defeated Mr. Perfect & The Genius
    • Hogan pinned the Genius with the leg drop after the Genius sustained the Warrior's gorilla press slam.
    • After the match, Warrior accidentally clotheslined Hogan after Hogan grabbed him from behind as Warrior was fighting off Perfect and the Genius; moments later, Hogan and Warrior had a face-to-face confrontation and shoving match as a result of the miscommunication.
  • Jake Roberts defeated Greg Valentine (w/Jimmy Hart) via disqualification when Ted DiBiase and Virgil interfered and prevented the pinfall after Roberts hit the DDT.
    • After the match, Roberts cleared the ring with his snake Damien.
  • Dusty Rhodes (w/Sapphire) wrestled Rick Rude (w/Bobby Heenan) to a double countout.
    • Initially both managers were sent backstage after getting into an argument but Sapphire returned ringside after purchasing a ticket.
  • Dino Bravo (w/Jimmy Hart & Earthquake) defeated Ronnie Garvin.
    • Bravo pinned Garvin when the momentum of a crossbody off the top rope by Garvin put Bravo on top for the win.
    • After the match, Earthquake attacked Garvin, who was later stretchered out of the ring.

Taped April 23, 1990, shown April 28, 1990 - Austin, Texas

Taped July 16, 1990, shown July 28, 1990 - Omaha, Nebraska

Taped September 18, 1990, shown October 13, 1990 - Toledo, Ohio

Taped April 15, 1991, shown April 27, 1991 - Omaha, Nebraska

Taped January 27, 1992, shown February 8, 1992 - Lubbock, Texas

Taped October 27, 1992, shown November 14, 1992 - Terre Haute, Indiana

March 18, 2006 - Cobo Arena - Detroit, Michigan

July 15, 2006 - American Airlines Center - Dallas, Texas

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