Episode 78: WWF April 87 Concludes - Patera Prison Release, Ban The DDT, Is Hacksaw Prejudice?

The Wrestling Memory Grenade

As we finish up April 1987 TV in the WWF Ken Patera is Released from Prison and Bobby Heenan Responds! Honky Tonk Man continues his "Ban the DDT" campaign. Sika & Kamala threaten to EAT the Can-Am Connection. Hacksaw Duggan continues to stalk Sheik & Volkoff. Brutus Beefcake looks to strut over Johnny V. All hell breaks loose when two babyface teams throw the rulebook out the window, when The Islanders meet the Fabulous Rougeaus! Wrestling's new Odd Couple - Hillbilly Jim & Outback Jack. Who is Sara Jo Puckett? Is Danny Davis, "Dangerous"? Bobby Heenan has his cake and eats it too! And, in the Snake Pit, Jake Roberts asks Hacksaw Duggan the big question... "Are you prejudice?"! All of that, and SOUNDBITES GALORE!

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As we finish up April 1987 TV in the WWF Ken Patera is Released from Prison and Bobby Heenan Responds! Honky Tonk Man continues his "Ban the DDT" campaign. Sika & Kamala threaten to EAT the Can-Am Connection. Hacksaw Duggan continues to stalk Sheik & Volkoff. Brutus Beefcake looks to strut over Johnny V. All hell breaks loose when two babyface teams throw the rulebook out the window, when The Islanders meet the Fabulous Rougeaus! Wrestling's new Odd Couple - Hillbilly Jim & Outback Jack. Who is Sara Jo Puckett? Is Danny Davis, "Dangerous"? Bobby Heenan has his cake and eats it too! And, in the Snake Pit, Jake Roberts asks Hacksaw Duggan the big question... "Are you prejudice?"! All of that, and SOUNDBITES GALORE!

WWF TV – Weekend of APRIL 18 & 19th, 1987
Ken Patera readies for his Prison Release as we hear the third part of "The Ken Patera Story". Honky Tonk Man continues his "Ban the DDT" campaign. Sika and Kamala fight over fish. Brutus Beefcake looks to strut all over Johnny V and his New Dream Team. Wrestling's new Odd Couple - Hillbilly Jim & Outback Jack. Who is Sara Jo Puckett? Action featuring the likes of The Can-Am Connection, "Outlaw" Ron Bass, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, Sika the Wild Samoan, Kamala, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, "King" Harley Race, Koko B. Ware, The New Dream Team (Bravo & Valentine), Paul Roma, Jimmy Powers, Hercules, and more. Soundbites & promos from The Hart Foundation, Danny Davis, Jimmy Hart, The Killer Bees, Jim Powers & Paul Roma, The British Bulldogs, Blackjack Mulligan, Mr. Fuji, Demolition, and more!

WWF PRIME TIME WRESTLING APRIL 20th, 1987 (00:46:40)
Soundsbites this week include Bobby Heenan going on a three-segment tirade against Ken Patera, plus Mean Gene Okerlund speaks with "Birdman" Koko B. Ware about Danny Davis. Plus, we talk Outback Jack's lack of appearances, George "The Animal Steele" takes on the Honky Tonk Man, and Gorilla Monsoon has a special surprise for Bobby Heenan for his 1-Year Anniversary on PTW!

WWF TV – Weekend of APRIL 25 & 26th, 1987 (00:55:26)
KEN PATERA is a free man... In the final part of "The Ken Patera Story" Ken is released from prison, Patera trains for a return to the ring to exact revenge on former manager Bobby Heenan! The Brain responds to Patera's comments and accepts a DEBATE challenge for next week! Hacksaw Duggan continues to stalk The Sheik & Volkoff. Johnny V and Brutus Beefcake exchange words and a challenge is accepted. Hacksaw enters the Snake Pit and answers the big question, is he prejudice? Kamala & Sika threaten to EAT the Can-Am Connection. Six-Man action with Butch Reed, Iron Sheik, & Nikolai Volkoff vs. Sivi Afi & The Islanders! Jim Powers & Paul Roma put their new team to task when they take on Demolition! Danny Davis challenges the entire roster. Meet the new tag team of Steve Lombardi & "Iron" Mike Sharpe. Action featuring the likes of Demolition, Jimmy Powers & Paul Roma, Tito Santana, The Honky Tonk Man, The Killer Bees, Blackjack Mulligan, Billy Jack Haynes, The Can-Am Connection, The Hart Foundation, Nick Kiniski, Kamala, Sika, George "The Animal" Steele, and more! Soundbites & promos from Lanny Poffo, Jimmy Hart, The Honky Tonk Man, Tito Santana, Ken Patera, Bobby Heenan, Outback Jack, Hillbilly Jim, Brutus Beefcake, "Luscious" Johnny V, Hercules, Koko B. Ware, Dino Bravo, Greg Valentine, and more! Plus. all hell breaks loose when two babyface teams throw the rulebook out the window, when The Islanders meet the Fabulous Rougeaus!


WWF PRIME TIME WRESTLING APRIL 27th, 1987 (01:43:36)
Bobby Heenan discusses The Islanders lacking that killer instinct, King Kong Bundy smashing Little Beaver, and Ken Patera's prison release. Plus, Craig DeGeorge interviews "Dangerous" Danny Davis.

Another fun week on the Grenade as we close out April of 1987. The next time we come at you, we'll be covering the May 2nd, 1987 Edition of Saturday Night's Main Event featuring Randy "Macho Man" Savage vs. George "The Animal" Steele in their final match of the longstanding feud. The British Bulldogs look to regain the WWF Tag Titles from The Hart Foundation in a 2 out of 3 Fall Match. IC Champion Ricky Steamboat will defend his title for the first time against the challenge of The Mighty Hercules. Plus, Jake "The Snake" Roberts battles "Ugandan Headhunter" Kamala, The Can-Am Connection vs. Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan will be in attendance, and for the first time since WrestleMania 3 we'll hear from both WWF Champion Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant (w/Bobby Heenan). The Brain claims he has videotape evidence that Andre is the uncrowned WWF Champion!

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