- Scott Keith

Tape #1: DEMOLITION!

- Your hosts are Ax and Smash.

- Opening match: WWF tag team title match: Strike Force v. Demolition.  From Wrestlemania IV. I could watch this all day. Demolition was still technically a heel team at this point, but everyone knew who the cooler team was at this point. The pretty boys do a lot of quick tags and armbars to start. But Tito gets caught in a bearhug and clotheslined from the outside by Ax. Tito plays Ricardo Morton until nailing the flying jalapeno on Ax. Crowd is pretty dead. Hot tag to Martel, who gets the Boston Crab on Smash, but the ref is distracted with a pissed
off Santana. Ax whacks Martel with the cane, Marella is there for the pin and the glorious 18 month reign of Demolition begins with one of the
biggest pops of the night. A mediocre match, but it's still one of my favorite moments. 1 for 1.

- Demolition v. Hart Foundation. From Summerslam 88. Another reasonably pretty decent match between these teams. I did a full review of this match in my Summerslam 88 rant, so I won't go over it again.  Bret Hart is the lucky victim as they work on his arm a lot. Smash misses a charge to the corner and Neidhart gets the hot tag and the
Harts destroy the Demos with their usual stuff, but Marella gets distracted and Hart gets whacked with Jimmy Hart's megaphone and pinned.  2 for 2.

- Demolition & team v. Powers of Pain & team. From Survivor Series 88.  Clipped to the end as we're down to Demos & Conquistadors v. Bulldogs & POP. This was an extremely long match by WWF standards (about 30 minutes) so I'm glad they clipped it. Bulldogs are the first gone after Dynamite is clotheslined by Smash and pinned. Demolition is gone after Mr. Fuji trips Smash with the cane and he falls out of the ring and gets counted out. This marked the official Demolition face turn, as they
beat the crap out of their now-former manager. Then, to complete the double turn, the Powers pick up Fuji and bring them to their corner, turning them heel. Back in the ring and they quickly finish the
Conquistadors to win the match. Another memorable moment in history. 3 for 3.

- Demolition v. The Bolsheviks. This would be a dark match from a Superstars taping in 1988. Demos double-team Volkoff to start. Some boring stuff results as the Russians never really get into it. The
Demos finish it with the Decapitation. 3 for 4.

- Demolition v. Rhythm & Blues. Honky and Greg weren't that official team yet, but it's easier to type that than "Greg Valentine & The Honky Tonk Man", even though I just did, so really the point is academic.  Ahem. This is from SNME in early 89. Honky gets destroyed by the Demos. Watching him sell the double-team pounding is hilarious. But Ax
gets caught in the wrong corner for a bit and beat up by Valentine. Smash gets the hot tag and Hebner gets bumped. They double-team Hammer
and sometime referee Ronnie Garvin runs in and disqualifies the heels for no apparent reason. It was still a decent match. 4 for 5.  More...