Saturday Night's Main Event #1

Hogan handles unfinished business in the aftermath of WrestleMania.

The first-edition of the WWF TV series Saturday Night's Main Event took place on May 11, 1985 at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. The main event featured Hulk Hogan defending the WWF World Heavyweight Championship against “Cowboy” Bob Orton in a singles match. As a series, Saturday Night's Main Event would continue to broadcast episodes through 1992.

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★Champion★

Hulk Hogan

(w/ Mr. T)

★Challenger★

Cowboy

Bob Orton

(w/ Roddy Piper)

Singles Match

WWF World Heavyweight Championship

★Champion★

Wendi Richter

(w/ Cyndi Lauper)

★Challenger★

The Fabulous Moolah

Singles Match

WWF World Women's Championship

Windham, Rotundo & Steamboat

(w/ Captain Lou Albano)

Volkoff, Sheik & Steele

(w/ Freddie Blassie)

Six Man Tag Team Match

Name: Saturday Night's Main Event #1
Date: May 11, 1985
Broadcast: WWF TV Episode
Venue: Nassau Coliseum
Location: Uniondale, New York
Attendance: ca. 8,300
Announcers: Vince McMahon & Jesse Ventura
Number of Matches: 9 Matches

Final Card

Dark Match
Salvatore Bellomo vs. Johnny Rodz
Dark Match
Rick McGraw vs. Les Thornton
Dark Match
Big John Studd vs. Tony Garea
Dark Match
Jose Luis Rivera vs. Charlie Fulton
Dark Match
Steve Lombardi vs. Moondog Spot
Six Man Tag Team Match
The U.S. Express (Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo) & Ricky Steamboat (w/ Captain Lou Albano) vs. Nikolai Voloff, The Iron Sheik & George Steele (w/ Freddie Blassie)
Singles Match
Hulk Hogan (c) (w/ Mr. T) vs. Bob Orton (w/ Roddy Piper)
WWF World Heavyweight Championship
Singles Match
Wendi Richter (c) (w/ Cyndi Lauper) vs. The Fabulous Moolah
WWF World Women's Championship
Singles Match
Junkyard Dog vs. Pete Dougherty

External Links

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WWF WrestleMania
March 31, 1985
NWA The Great American Bash ‘85
July 6, 1985

Saturday Night's Main Event #1

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