-Today we look at the Saturday Night’s Main Event from October of 1988.
-Saturday Night’s Main Event XVII was shown on NBC on October 29, 1988. It was taped October 25, 1988 from the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland.
-Jake and Cheryl Roberts are making out while he has Damien around him. He says pleasure and pain. Can Rick Rude take the pain? We’ll find out.
-Rick Rude has Cheryl on his tights. He and Bobby Heenan say Cheryl will be even happier tonight after the match when she’s wrapped around Rude.
-The Big Boss Man and Slick say he is the Law & Order and he’ll read you your rights. The right to suffering and pain.
-The Hart Foundation say they will regain the tag team titles tonight.
-Demolition with Mr. Fuji and Jimmy Hart say after tonight, there won’t be anything left to construct.
-Hulk Hogan says after tonight, King Haku will find out who the real King of the Ring is.
-Opening Credits
-Vince McMahon and Jesse Ventura welcome us to the Season Premiere of SNME. Jesse is looking very dapper tonight. He makes a crack about Dan Quayle since it’s political season. He and Vince then run down the card for the night.
-Flashback to how the Rick Rude/Jake Roberts feud began.
-Mean Gene Okerlund interviews Bobby Heenan and Rick Rude. Rude says he isn’t embarrassed at all; he’ll get the last laugh. Heenan then does a dumb swami routine on Mean Gene.
-Mean Gene then interviews Jake and Cheryl Roberts. He’s taking care of Rude and since he’s going to strip Rude of the Cheryl tights, Cheryl has brought a tiny fig leaf for Rude to wear.
-Rick Rude with Bobby Heenan VS. Jake Roberts with Cheryl Roberts and Damien: Rude starts out egging Roberts on with his Cheryl tights. Jesse keeps calling Cheryl Roberts Robin Givens talking about Mike Tysons then wife who was causing the boxer problems. Roberts starts out looking for the quick win, but Rude won’t give it to him. He bails to the outside, then comes back intense. He taunts Cheryl. Roberts uses this to his advantage to attack Rude. Heenan wants Cheryl removed and she goes to the back. They go outside. Rude batters Roberts. Roberts fights back and signals for the DDT. Rude counters, then hits a fist drop. He taunts Roberts. Rude goes for the Rude Awakening. Roberts counters and hits the DDT. He goes to rip the Cheryl tights off bringing Heenan in for the disqualification. Andre The Giant comes out. He attacks Roberts. Roberts brings out Damien Andre wants no part of Damien. He is terrified. Roberts puts Damien on him, and Andre passes out. Heenan comes in, asking for help for Andre. Paramedics and agents come down to help.
-Mean Gene interviews The Hart Foundation. They say they are sick of Jimmy Hart. They rely on speed and teamwork and they’ll get the titles again.
-Jesse Ventura interviews Demolition, Mr. Fuji, and Jimmy Hart. Hart puts down The Hart Foundation and says he has taught Demolition all about The Hart Foundation.
-WWF World Tag Team Championship Match: Demolition Ax and Smash with Mr. Fuji and Jimmy Hart VS. The Hart Foundation Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart: Demolition out hot, but Neidhart fights back, tags Bret Hart. Bret Hart successful at first, but Demolition double-teams him to regain the advantage. Bret Hart then fighting back. Neidhart tagged in and he cleans house. Ax breaks up a pin attempt. The Fabulous Rougeaus come to ringside. In the chaos, Smash gets the megaphone from Jimmy Hart and smashes (no pun intended) Neidhart for the pin.
-We flashback to Harley Race being injured against Hulk Hogan, showing why Haku is now King Haku.
-Mean Gene interviews Bobby Heenan and King Haku. They say Haku demanded the match so that he could avenge Harley Race and show that Hogan will bow before the King. Haku then goes out to the ring being carried on a throne.
-Mean Gene then interviews Hulk Hogan. He was recently beaten down by the Big Boss Man, but he’s ready for Haku. He’s got additional inspiration in the form of Miss Elizabeth, who’s going to be in his corner.
-King Haku with Bobby Heenan VS. Hulk Hogan with Miss Elizabeth: Jesse plants a seed that it’s strange to see Elizabeth here without the Macho Man. Hogan is as over as ever. Haku comes out brutal and vicious. Hogan comes back. Heenan interferes, Hogan goes after him and Haku attacks. Back and forth. Jesse puts over Haku’s kick as usual. Hogan goes outside due to the kick. Haku goes to attack him and Hogan pulls Heenan in front of him. Hogan puts Haku’s Crown on. Heenan is out so he is taken to the back. Haku and Hogan slug it out. Hogan hulks up, hits the leg drop and gets the pin. Hogan must pose. Liz comes in and poses too.
-Mean Gene interviews Dino Bravo and Frenchie Martin. They vow to take care of Ken Patera.
-Mean Gene interviews Ken Patera. He says he would rather die than salute Bravo’s flag.
-Ken Patera VS. Dino Bravo with Frenchie Martin: Patera with the early advantage. Bravo comes back. Back and forth. Bravo hits the side suplex and gets the pin.
-Mean Gene interviews the Big Boss Man and Slick. Slick says Boss Man sought him out because he’s the best and Boss Man says he likes to make people suffer.
-The Big Boss Man with Slick VS. Jim Powers: Boss Man starts out dominating. Powers using speed to try to come back and Boss Man uses his power to dominate again. He yells out Where’s Hogan? Boss Man hits the Boss Man Slam for the pin. He handcuffs Powers on the ropes and beats him.
-Flashback to Boss Man beating Hogan.
-Mean Gene interviews Hulk Hogan. He wants to know what Boss Man is going to do when he comes after him?
-Jesse Ventura interviews Andre The Giant and Bobby Heenan. Andre is upset that Jesse is asking about snakes. Heenan is irate. They say Damien should be banned. Then after a commercial, Vince and Jesse sign off from Baltimore.