• ON THIS DAY IN WWF HISTORY (May 27, 1985) – WWF on A.M. Chicago
On this day in 1985, the World Wrestling Federation was featured on an episode of ‘A.M. Chicago’.
“A.M. Chicago” was a local talk and variety show in the Windy City starting in 1974. By 1983, the show was last in the ratings, which prompted the station manager to hire Oprah Winfrey.
Oprah had risen from an abused past in the Milwaukee ghettos into becoming a charismatic young newscaster then working in Tennessee.
The move created a sensation no one saw coming as Winfrey took “A.M. Chicago” to number 1 in the market, and by September 1986 the show was nationally syndicated.
This episode takes look at the “A.M. Chicago” cameras following Oprah as she ventured into a WWF show at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois on May 24, 1985, 3 days before this aired.
“Gentleman” Jerry Valiant calls the action at ringside with Oprah.
You can find the card below:
The Junkyard Dog & Tito Santana vs. Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake
Ivan Putski vs. Jesse “The Body” Ventura
WWF Champion Hulk Hogan vs. Don Muraco
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• ON THIS DAY IN WWF HISTORY (May 27, 1984) – WWF Wrestling At The Chase
On this day in 1984, the World Wrestling Federation aired another episode of their weekly TV show ‘WWF Wrestling At The Chase’.
The ‘Wrestling at the Chase’ TV show was originally associated with the ‘St. Louis Wrestling Club’ NWA territory, so they featured the NWA Wrestling Superstars, but in the fall of 1983, the TV station KPLR-TV (Channel 11) ended the relationship with the National Wrestling Alliance and started to negotiate a deal with the World Wrestling Federation, the promotion that ended up taking over the famous TV show.
This episode was pre-taped in St. Louis, Missouri and featured the 1984 WWF Superstars.
You can find the card below:
Greg Valentine vs. Tony Garea
Interview with Paul Orndorff
Andre The Giant vs. Johnny Rodz/Joe Butcher/Jack Evans
Interview with S.D. Jones
Piper’s Pit-Captain Lou Albano
Jesse Ventura vs. Salvatore Bellomo
Interview with Jesse Ventura (talks about leaving AWA & naming Mean Gene)
Brian Blair/Spike Huber vs. The Kelly Twins
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