WWF War To Settle The Score PSA POP 1 wrestling ticket stub MTV Taping Feb 1985

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AUTHENTIC CLASSIC EVENT TICKET
PSA GRADED 3 : POPULATION 1 WWF EVENT TICKET STUB
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HISTORIC HIGHLIGHT:
The War to Settle the Score - aired live on MTV (9.1) - featured an opening promo by WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan; hosted by Gene Okerlund & MTV's Alan Hunter; included a video package recapping the history of Cyndi Lauper and Capt. Lou Albano, culminating in The Brawl to Settle it All the previous summer on MTV, Lauper's and Albano's friendship since then, and Roddy Piper attacking the two in December at Madison Square Garden
Full Card
WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - February 18, 1985 (26,092 including several thousand at Felt Forum; sell out)
Televised on the MSG Network - included Gorilla Monsoon & Gene Okerlund on commentary
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All American Wrestling - 3/10/85
: Rick McGraw fought Moondog Spot to a 15-minute time-limit draw at 14:32 as McGraw had Spot covered with a superplex
Prime Time Wrestling - 3/19/85
: Johnny Rodz pinned Jose Luis Rivera at 11:14 with a diving headbutt after Rivera missed a back elbow drop from the middle rope
All American Wrestling - 3/17/85
: Hillbilly Jim defeated Rene Goulet via submission with a bearhug at 7:29; after the bout, Goulet had a verbal confrontation with Mr. T, who was sitting in the front row, until T jumped the guard rail and scared Goulet backstage (Hillbilly's MSG debut) (
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Championship Wrestling - 3/2/85
: Leilani Kai (w/ the Fabulous Moolah) pinned WWF Women's Champion Wendi Richter (w/ Cyndi Lauper & David Wolff) with a roll up to win the title at 11:49 after Moolah hit the champion with a forearm to the face as Richter was trying to help Lauper on the floor after she was attacked by Moolah; after the bout, Richter and Lauper scared Moolah and Kai from the ring
Prime Time Wrestling - 3/19/85
: David Sammartino pinned Moondog Rex at 12:27 with a powerslam
Prime Time Wrestling - 3/19/85
: Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Swede Hanson at 5:48 after picking Hanson up and dropping him to the mat
Prime Time Wrestling - 3/19/85
: Jimmy Snuka pinned Bob Orton Jr. at 9:59 with a sunset flip into the ring after punching Orton’s injured left arm; moments prior to the finish, Orton seriously injured the arm after a missed charge resulted in Orton hitting the steel ring post (
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Prime Time Wrestling - 3/19/85
: Paul Orndorff pinned Tony Atlas at 6:08 with a German suplex into a bridge
Prime Time Wrestling - 3/19/85
: WWF Tag Team Champions Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated the Spoiler & the Assassin at the 36-second mark when Windham pinned the Assassin with a bulldog
Prime Time Wrestling - 3/19/85
: Don Muraco (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Salvatore Bellomo at 2:41 with the tombstone
The War to Settle the Score - aired live on MTV (9.1) - featured an opening promo by WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan; hosted by Gene Okerlund & MTV's Alan Hunter; included a video package recapping the history of Cyndi Lauper and Capt. Lou Albano, culminating in The Brawl to Settle it All the previous summer on MTV, Lauper's and Albano's friendship since then, and Roddy Piper attacking the two in December at Madison Square Garden; featured pretaped comments by MTV with Bobby Heenan, Paul Orndorff, David Schultz, and Piper about Piper's actions against Lauper and Albano; Gloria Steinem, Jimmy Snuka, Bruno Sammartino, Patty Smyth, Ted Nugent, Dee Snider, Geraldine Ferraro, Dick Clark, and Hogan then commented on Piper's actions; pretaped Okerlund interviews then aired with Piper and Hogan about agreeing to face each other as well as footage of their contract signing, leading to more comments from Kenny Loggins, Adam Taylor, Peter Wolf, Heenan, Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch, Freddie Blassie, Tina Turner, the Junkyard Dog, Tony Atlas, Nikolai Volkoff, Greg Kihn, the Iron Sheik, Charles M. Young, Timothy White, Merle Ginsburg, and Vic Garbarini; featured a video package on Piper's background; included a video package on Hogan's background; featured predictions on Hogan vs. Piper from Mr. Fuji, Hillbilly Jim, Brutus Beefcake, Snider, Big John Studd, Little Richard, Blassie, Blackjack Mulligan, Volkoff, Wolf, and Kihn; following the match, Okerlund spoke with Hunter in the locker room, then Hogan, Lauper, David Wolfe, Mr. T, and Albano about what happened earlier; moments later, Okerlund spoke with Andy Warhol about his reaction of what happened; Hunter then brought in Joe Piscopo, who said he loved it and would be back March 17; Okerlund then spoke with Billy Squier and Danny Devito, with Piper then interrupting wearing a towel out of the shower; Piper then claimed Hogan didn't have the guts to face him one-on-one
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WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan (w/ Capt. Lou Albano & Cyndi Lauper) defeated Roddy Piper (w/ Bob Orton Jr.) via disqualification at 7:40 after Paul Orndorff, who came ringside midway through the contest, joined Piper in attacking the champion after the referee was knocked out; moments later, as Piper and Orndorff prepared to knock Cyndi Lauper off the ring apron, Mr. T - who was sitting ringside for the event - came out of his seat and into the ring where he and Hogan faced off against Piper and Orndorff until officials and police swarmed the ring; prior to the bout, Piper came to the ring wearing a Hulk Hogan t-shirt and smashed a guitar in the ring to show what he thought of rock & roll; Orton wore a sling on his arm as a result of his match against Jimmy Snuka earlier in the show; after the match, Hogan took the mic and challenged Piper and Orndorff to get back in the ring; moments later, he celebrated in the ring with Mr. T, Albano, and Lauper; Bob Costas introduced the participants prior to the contest
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