- Scott Keith

- By popular request, another 4-in-1 rant on some various old WWF videos I have in my collection. This week, the Best of the WWF vol. 6,10,16 and 19. Let's set the wayback machine for 1985...

The Best of the WWF, Volume 6.

- "Terrible" Terry Funk v. "Leapin'" Lanny Poffo. Way back when. Funk does the Razor Ramon psych-job on ringboy Mel Phillips (must...make...tasteless...foot...joke...) before the match. Poffo has a big-ass afro. This was kind of an in-between period in Funk's career -- he was being recognized as a former great but was not considered young enough to contend anymore. Keep in mind, this attitude was prevalent *13 years ago* and the guy is still kicking around today. Funk was deeply into the cartoonish selling even here. Poffo pulls out a MOONSAULT (nicely done, too) and a rana! Wild stuff, and a really decent match. Funk uses a sleeper (really a chokeout) for the submission. He brands him after the match. I bet big guys named "Butch" are doing much worse to him as we speak. 1 for 1.

- WWF title, Hulk Hogan v. Randy Savage. There have been many since, but this was the first one. From MSG, of course. Crowd is just RABID. Keep in mind that they have never wrestled each other before at this point -- this is like Hogan v. Warrior in magnitude. I'm surprised it wasn't on PPV sooner than it was. Okay wrestling, great drama. Hogan is Good and Savage is Evil and just guess who's getting all the cheers. Macho Man pounds away, but a Hulkup and comeback. Big boot, Savage bails. Hogan chases and gets blindsided, Big Elbow for 2. Hogan up again, goes for the running knee but Savage ducks and the referee gets creamed. Savage grabs the title belt and blasts Hogan with it, drawing blood. Ref wakes up and counts out Hogan. Savage parades around with the belt to MASSIVE boos, but Hogan comes in and destroys Savage, reclaiming his belt. This was terrific fun, and I liked all the pre-89 Hogan-Savage matches. 2 for 2.

- Jesse Ventura on TNT. The show, not the Turner network. If you don't know what it is, be thankful. One fan asks a long-winded, complicated question and Jesse makes fun of him. I guess it was supposed to be amusing or something.

- The Haiti Kid v. Butch Cassidy. They always have to stick a midget match on these tapes for some reason. 2 for 3.

- Ivan Putski v. Johnny Valiant. Those who don't know how bad Putski is and was should be properly educated by this match. I don't know where or why they pulled this from, but it should have stayed there. Putski with the sitdown splash for the pin. 2 for 4.  More...