Donnie watches WWF 1985

[BigVanDonnie]

FEUD OF THE YEAR

85 was a pretty weak year for blood feuds as we only had three, but one of them stood on top of them all and changed the entire wrestling world for ever. From wild insane brawls, some of the best promos ever, and carrying the WWF and the idea of WrestleMania on their backs and making it a raging success. There is only one answer.

HULK HOGAN VS RODDY PIPER

 

[BigVanDonnie]

BEST MATCHES OF 1985

Roddy Piper vs Rick McGraw *** (2/1/85)

Dream Team (c) vs British Bulldogs *** (12/10/85. WWF World Tag Team Championships)

Hulk Hogan (c) vs Don Muraco *** (21/6/85. WWF World Championship. Steel Cage)

Hulk Hogan (c) vs Terry Funk (WWF World Championship. 7/12/85)

Hulk Hogan (c) vs Randy Savage *** (WWF World Championship-28/9/85)

Greg Valentine (c) vs Tito Santana *** (WWF Intercontinental Championship-Steel Cage. 6/7/85)

Don Muarco vs Ricky Steamboat *** (23/9/85)

Roddy Piper vs Paul Orndorff *** (13/7/85)

Hulk Hogan & Mr T vs Roddy Piper & Paul Orndorff *** (31/3/85)

Greg Valentine (c) vs Tito Santana *** (21/1/85. WWF Intercontinental Championship)

Greg Valentine (c) vs Ricky Steamboat ***1/4 (21/6/85. WWF Intercontinental Championship)

Hart Foundation vs British Bulldogs ***1/4 (23/9/85)

Bary Windham vs Dick Murdoch ***1/2 (16/2/85)

Bret Hart vs Dynamite Kid ***1/2 (14/9/85)

Tito Santana & Ricky Steamboat vs Dream Team ***1/2 (21/4/85)

Randy Savage vs Ricky Steamboat ***1/2 (7/12/85)

 

[BigVanDonnie]

1978-The Yukon Lumberjacks
1979-The Wild Samoans
1980-The Wild Samoans (2)
1981-Rick Martel & Tony Garea
1982-The Wild Samoans (3)
1983-The Wild Samoans (4)
1984-North-South Connection

1985 TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR

For the first time since the reviews started we finally had a fight for the title, and it was neck and neck once the Foundation, Dream Team and the Bulldogs all debuted and added so much to the division. One team took the lead right near the end and in a much deserved win.....

THE HART FOUNDATION-43

US Express-34
British Bulldogs-34
The Dream Team-32
Killer Bees-15
King Kong Bundy & Big John-8
Ricky Steamboat & King Tonga-6
North-South Connection-6
Ken Patera & John Studd-5
Tito Santana & Ricky Steamboat-5
Iron Sheik & Nik Volkoff-4
Paul Orndorff & Bob Orton-2
The Moondogs-2
The Briscoes-1

 

[BigVanDonnie]

1978-Bob Backlund
1979-Ted DiBiase/Greg Valentine
1980-Larry Zbyszko
1981-Sgt Slaughter
1982-Bob Backlund (2)
1983-Don Muraco
1984-Tito Santana

1985 WRESTLER OF THE YEAR

This was also an incredible tight race between the influx of new tag teams, Randy Savage, Ricky Steamboat on top of that. Tito was close to making a back to back win, but once he got stuck with the partners from hell it was all over. In the end, the lead changed hands a dozen times throughout thanks to one amazing feud having the number 1 and 2 leaders it, but once the winner got involved in a brand new feud that produced the match of the year, it was all his to take with all the fire of a Dragon.

RICKY STEAMBOAT-88



Don Muraco-74
Greg Valentine-67
Randy Savage-63
Bret Hart-56
Jim Neidhart-54
Tito Santana-51
Paul Orndorff-50
Terry Funk-43
Hulk Hogan-40
Dynamite Kid-39
Barry Windham-39
Mike Rotundo-38
Brutus Beefcake-38
Davey Boy Smith-34
King Kong Bundy-28
B-Brian Blair-25
Roddy Piper-21
Jim Brunzell-20
JYD-20
Adrian Adonis19
Bob Orton-18
John Studd-18
King Tonga-13
Ken Patera-12
Rick McGraw-12
Andre-10
Dick Murdoch-9
Missing Link-9
Jimmy Snuka-8
Iron Sheik-8
Nikolai Volkoff-7
Hillbilly Jim-6

Dan Spivey-5
The Spoiler-5
Matt Borne-4
Mr T-3
Leliani Kai-3
Barry O-2
Mike Sharpe-2
Pedro Morales-2
Mr Fuji-2
George Steele-2
Buddy Rose-2
Spot-2
Rex-2
David Schultz-2
Wendi Richter-2
Ivan Putski-2
Bruno Sammartino-2
Corporal Krichner-1
Tony Atlas-1
George Wells-1
Rene Goulet-1
Jack Briscoe-1
Gerald Briscoe-1
Tonga Kid-1
Blackjack Mulligan-1
Jesse Ventura-1
Uncle Elmer-1