Match of the Day - Bunkhouse Battle Royal

WWF Bunkhouse Battle Royal - WWF Boston Garden House Show (1987)

Here's a perfect send-off for theme week, it's a mid/late-80's come as you are, wear what you want Bunkhouse Battle Royal.

This battle royal features many great and/or forgotten 80's superstars in their street clothes including: Don Muraco, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart (first to be eliminated), Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake, Jimmy Jack Funk, Danny Spivey, Mr. Fuji (in a suit), Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, Hillbilly Jim, Dick Slater, Scotty Mcghee (gets carried out via stretcher), Sika, The Islanders, "Cowboy" Bob Orton, Corporal Kirschner, King Kong Bundy, Pre-I.R.S. Mike Rotundo, The Duke of Dorchester (not to be confused with Duke the Dumpster), some guy dressed up as a knight, and Blackjack Mulligan (the winner).

Blackjack Mulligan comes up with the win after help from The Duke who hits King Kong Bundy with a chair allowing Mulligan time to take off his cowboy boot and clock Bundy over his big noggin before being pushed out of the ring.

This little piece of history comes from an early Coliseum Video exclusive called, WWF's Even More Unusual Matches. 

Match of the Day - That time Owen Hart won the World Title

Owen hart vs. Bret Hart (c) - WWF Coliseum Video Exclusive Lumberjack Match (1994)

Remember when Owen Hart won the WWF World Heavyweight Title?

No? Well don't worry, I don't either. Not just because this was a Coliseum Video exclusive (usually matches that were taped only to be released on special video packages) but because he actually doesn't.

Turns out even though this match looks like it ends with Owen Hart getting the pinfall on his older brother, Bret thanks to Jim Neidhart hitting "The Hitman" in the back with his anvil-tough arm, the decision is soon called-off thanks to the interference and the match is restarted and officially ends with Bret retaining his coveted gold. However, you don't see that part of the match as most of the "Owen Hart wins the WWF Title" videos online have this important part of the match cut out.

It's a shame that Owen didn't ever win the title though. Maybe not so much this way, but it would have been a really nice change from super face champion to bitter heel shadow-of-his-brother-no-more champion. Maybe this would have led to an earlier Attitude Era? I doubt it though. If anything Bret would have just won the title back at Survivor Series (where Bob Backlund beat "The Hitman" via submission) of that year.

Anyways, here's Owen Hart versus Bret Hart, brother versus brother, in a Lumberjack match featuring the oddball characters of 1994 and the closest time Owen Hart ever got to becoming a World Champion.

Oh yeah, and this happened in Portland, Maine.

Match of the Day - a great Papa Shango undertaking!

Papa Shango vs. The Undertaker - Coliseum Video "Invasion of the Bodyslammers" exclusive (1992)

The closest thing to Papa Shango vs. The Boogeyman.

Except in this case, The Boogeyman is really one of the greatest, if not thee greatest, superstar/wrestler/character in WWF/E, The Undertaker.

Also: The triple threat Macho Man/Bobby "The Brain"/JR commentary action is a lot of fun!

"What was that explosion!"