-How was your week? Let me tell you about mine.
-The nutritionist appointment.
-My reward to myself: A&W, but the closest one is 130 miles away, in Canada.
-Everyone thinks I’m crazy, and we have a good laugh about it.
-The border patrol doesn’t think it’s funny.
-I got hauled into an interrogation room.
-Today we look at the SNME from March of 1988.
-SNME XV was broadcast on NBC on March 12, 1988. It was taped on March 7, 1988 from the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.
-Randy Savage says there’s no room in the Danger Zone for The Million Dollar Man.
-Ted DiBiase says tonight you’ll see what he brings to the ring and it’s worth its weight in gold.
-Brutus Beefcake says he has a hair raising match coming up with Greg Valentine.
-Slick and the One Man Gang say Ken Patera is going to do what he does best, lose!
-Bobby Heenan and Harley Race say that tonight Hulk Hogan will be on his knees bowing to the king.
-Hulk Hogan says no way, tonight Harley Race will be crowned!
-Opening Credits.
-Vince McMahon and Jesse Ventura welcome us and Jesse says Vince is a redneck.
-They talk about The Main Event and go over tonight’s card. Then we have a flashback to The Main Event.
-Mean Gene Okerlund interviews Jimmy Hart and Greg Valentine. They say Brutus Beefcake is no match for Greg Valentine, who they say carried the Dream Team. Then they go to ringside.
-Mean Gene then interviews Brutus Beefcake who says he can cut it in the ring. Lot’s more hair and cutting puns follow this but I will spare you the blow by blow.
-Brutus Beefcake VS. Greg Valentine with Jimmy Hart: Shoving contest to start. Beefcake wears a lot of mesh. Valentine flops well. Valentine gains control. He puts the figure four on, but they are too close to the ropes. The Honky Tonk Man comes to ringside. He taunts Beefcake, who he will face at WrestleMania. Valentine pummels Beefcake. Beefcake gets the sleeper on Valentine. They both tumble outside. Jimmy Hart goads Beefcake to chase him and Valentine takes advantage. Back in, Valentine back suplexes Beefcake, who gets his shoulder up as they are both down and wins. He then cuts some of Valentine’s hair.
-Mean Gene then interviews Bobby Heenan and Harley Race. Heenan says he was the force behind Andre the Giant stripping Hogan of the title and now Hogan is going to bow down before the King. They then head to the ring.
-Mean Gene then interviews Hulk Hogan. He says Hulkamania will never die and Harley Race is the only thing in his way as he heads towards WrestleMania.
-Hulk Hogan VS. King Harley Race with Bobby Heenan: Hogan chases Heenan. Race attacks early. Hogan is pumped. Nobody sells like Harley Race. Race is clotheslined out and hits the ringside table. Race takes over. They fight outside. Hogan is blatantly cheating with choking Race with his wrist tape, but breaking before the 5 count. They roll in and out continuing to fight. Heenan tries to interfere. Race attacks and hits a nice belly to belly. This is Hogan’s best televised match in a while. Race gets Hogan on a table and goes to headbutt him. Hogan moves and this is the legendary bump that helped accelerate the end of Race’s in ring career. Back in, Race hits the top rope headbutt, but then Hogan Hulks up! He hits the leg drop and pins Race. Hogan then goes after Heenan who runs. Hogan must pose!
-Mean Gene interviews the Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase and Virgil. DiBiase says its politics as to why he doesn’t have the belt but he’ll take care of that at WrestleMania IV. He says he has destroyed Hulkamania, and no one is more macho than him. They go to the ring.
-Flashback to The Main Event where Randy Savage paraded Elizabeth around the ring.
-Mean Gene interviews Randy Savage, who says madness is worth more than money, and that Elizabeth is his platinum doll.
-Randy Savage with Miss Elizabeth VS. Ted DiBiase with Virgil: Andre the Giant comes out; he’s going to be in DiBiase’s corner. DiBiase attacks early. He taunts Liz, then mimes that he’s going to be the champion. Savage comes back. Andre whispers something to DiBiase. DiBiase takes over. Crowd is into Savage. DiBiase kicked to the outside. Savage pulled out. They fight outside. Andre distracts Savage, whole Virgil hits him from behind. Virgil then gets ejected by the referee. Back in, DiBiase takes over. Savage keeps fighting back. He throws DiBiase outside and hits the double ax handle. Andre attacks Liz, who then leaves ringside. Andre then starts brutally chopping Savage. DiBiase distracts the referee while this is happening, then tells the ref to count Savage out. He does and Virgil comes back and they attack Savage. Hulk Hogan then comes out with a chair. The heels run and Hogan and Liz help Savage to the back.
-The Killer Bees then make their way to the ring.
-Jesse Ventura interviews Bobby Heenan and The Islanders. Bobby has on headgear and a leash. His tribute to Wild Kingdom.
-The Killer Bees B. Brian Blair and Jumping Jim Brunzell VS. The Islanders Haku and Tama with Bobby Heenan: The Bees start out hot. The Islanders counter with power moves. Jesse puts over Haku. B. Brian Blair takes over but Haku nails him for Tama to cover for the pin.
-Mean Gene interviews Slick and the One Man Gang. Slick says the USA Olympic Team are losers. He says who needs a team when you’ve got a gang. This is a subtle dig at Mean Gene, whose son was on the 1988 Olympic Hockey team, as well as Ken Patera, who has the Olympic athlete and gear thing going.
-Ken Patera VS. The One Man Gang with Slick: OMG attacks Patera while Patera is taking off his warmup pants. Patera fights back. He gets the full nelson on OMG. Back and forth. OMG hits a massive clothesline and pins Patera. They brawl after and Slick hits Patera with his cane.
-Mean Gene interviews Hulk Hogan. He says he’s a stark raving Hulkamaniac. He also keeps saying Multi-Million Dollar Man.
-Jesse and Vince then recap the night and sign off from Nashville.