804K views · 1.2K shares | On March 1, 1986 WWF’s Saturday Night's Main Event V aired on NBC from the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix, Arizona. Take a look back to the opening match as Mr. T takes on Cowboy Bob Orton, Jr (with Roddy Piper) in a boxing match. The event drew a 10.0 rating on NBC. | Davenport Sports Network | Facebook

On August 28, 1986 WWF’s “The Big Event” was held at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto, Ontario and drew a crowd of 61,470 fans (although the WWF claims an attendance of 74,000). The main event of the special house show was between WWF World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan and “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff (with Bobby “The Brain” Heenan). While not broadcast live or as a pay-per-view, a VHS tape of the event was released later by Coliseum Home Video, with commentary by Gorilla Monsoon, Johnny Valian

1.5M views · 15K reactions | On this date in 1989, WWF aired the second annual Royal Rumble. Big John Studd won the Royal Rumble match. A highlight from the pay-per-view was the Super Posedown between the Ultimate Warrior and "Ravishing" Rick Rude. | 80sTees.com | Facebook

86K views · 1.2K reactions | On January 15, 1989 the WWF’s second...

6K views · 85 reactions | On January 15, 1989 the 2nd annual WWF...