From July 23, 1984 at Madison Square Garden
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00:00Legend to be tested.
00:02Uh-oh, look at this entree, Steve!
00:04Get ready!
00:06Ha ha ha!
00:15Coming down Madison Square Garden is Tom Bananas!
00:21Oh my, there she is!
00:23Disney Lover!
00:27With Brittany Richter!
00:29And their manager, Dave Wolf!
00:32I'm going to see if I can get Dave Wolf over here.
00:34No disco king, Lou Alfano.
00:42Luna covers her ears, she doesn't want to hear it.
00:46This song, of course it is playing to Madison Square Garden on this occasion.
00:52Our number one song from Disney Lover.
00:55Girls just want to have fun.
00:57And they usually do!
01:01We got action!
01:10Ladies and gentlemen,
01:13this contest is for the World Wrestling Federation Women's Championship.
01:21It is scheduled for one fall, with a one hour time limit.
01:28Introducing first to my left,
01:31first of all, the manager,
01:34Captain Louis Albano!
01:43He is representing from Columbia, South Carolina,
01:48weighing 149 pounds,
01:52the World Wrestling Federation Women's Champion,
01:57the fabulous Luna!
02:06On the opposite side of the ring,
02:08first of all, outside of the ring, ladies and gentlemen,
02:12David Wolf!
02:18And, managing the challenger,
02:22Cindy Looper!
02:33Here is the challenger,
02:36from Dallas, Texas,
02:39weighing 138 pounds,
02:43Wendy Richter!
02:49Oh my!
02:51Gorilla Monsoon!
02:53Wendy Richter getting a big hand!
02:56Wait a minute, let me get a hold of Dave Wolf,
02:58I want to get him over here at our broadcast table at ringside.
03:02Oh, good, Dave Wolf.
03:04How you doing Gene?
03:05This has got to be the moment that everybody has been waiting for.
03:08I'll tell you Gene.
03:09Especially Cindy and yourself.
03:11We are definitely ready for this fight.
03:13There is no question about it.
03:15Cindy and Wendy have been training now for about two months
03:18to prepare for this.
03:20And I don't think that Lou Albano,
03:22I don't care what he's got in store for her,
03:24I don't think he's going to make it this time.
03:26We are definitely ready.
03:28Some of the preliminaries, there's a good shot of Cindy Looper.
03:31What an entertainer.
03:36Wendy certainly looks in great shape.
03:39I'll tell you, whatever Cindy Looper did for Wendy Richter,
03:43what a remarkable change in this very attractive young lady.
03:50I'll tell you, Wendy is definitely ready, Gene.
03:59Going out after Cindy.
04:02Holy mackerel.
04:03I'll tell you something.
04:05You know, I've got to wonder,
04:07Guerrilla Monsoon is somewhere
04:10in his vast audience of 22,000 plus
04:14if Roddy Piper might be looking on.
04:17The question is, why is Albano still in this ring?
04:26Hello, Albano.
04:28Always a state of chaos around this man.
04:30Some last minute instructions here.
04:32Well, if you don't have it all done by now,
04:35it's obviously too late.
04:40Buller now being checked by the referee,
04:42and Wendy just waiting patiently or impatiently,
04:45however you want to see it.
04:47And you shut up, you punk.
04:49Dave Dog, you fabricated dog biscuit, man.
04:52Please, gentlemen.
04:53You prefabricated dog biscuit.
04:57Let's let the action speak for itself in the ring.
05:01Gotta assume the outside factors will be left outside.
05:05There goes a bell, and we're underway.
05:07We're off and running.
05:09Hold on.
05:10Buller starts out with an arm drag.
05:14And a favor's returned by Wendy.
05:17Boy, Wendy Richter just looks superb.
05:23Dave Wolf, by the way, manager for Cindy Lauper,
05:26is at ringside with us.
05:29And boy, is he excited.
05:31I want to ask you a question, Dave.
05:34Who is the manager of Cindy Lauper?
05:37Dave, I think we've gone over this about a million times.
05:41Lou never was her manager,
05:43never had anything to do with her career.
05:45And I think what you're going to see tonight
05:47is an indication of the kind of man he is.
05:49He's a liar and a fraud, as far as I'm concerned.
05:52All right, now, as we get back to the action...
05:55Oh! Hold on!
06:00Oh!
06:03Here, I'll help.
06:08Wendy, right down top, on top of us.
06:11Oh.
06:13Giving us a christening,
06:16but not hurt, and is climbing right back in there.
06:19Brought in the hard way by the Fabulous One.
06:23The Fabulous Buller
06:26is choking
06:28flagrantly and blatantly
06:31Wendy Richter.
06:33Cindy Lauper trying to point it out to the referee,
06:36and now Lauper and Albano
06:39just a few feet apart.
06:42Now back to their corners.
06:44That's where managers are supposed to be.
06:46But in the meantime,
06:48Buller asserting herself in this title bout.
06:51A couple of more moves like that, Dave,
06:53and you'll be out of it.
06:55I don't think so.
06:56Don't think so, huh?
06:57She's got a lot of stamina.
06:58Well, unfortunately, you've never, or maybe fortunately,
07:02you've never been inside that squared circle.
07:04Maybe not.
07:05You don't know what it's like.
07:06Maybe not, Gorilla,
07:07but I'm telling you something.
07:08That's it being bouted
07:09by Wendy Richter.
07:10Kick out on the part of the Fabulous Buller.
07:14World Wrestling Federation
07:16Ladies Champion Arm Drag Takedown
07:18by Richter goes to the arm bar on Buller.
07:21Gorilla Monsoon, we have got action.
07:24We've got action in pandemonium
07:26as this type of defense is a beauty.
07:31Fabulous one trying to hold on
07:33to that coveted woman's title
07:35that she's held for so long.
07:37Going to the hair.
07:39Buller will resort to anything to win.
07:42I've seen her do some extremely unorthodox things.
07:46The captain, the fountain of misinformation
07:49creating pandemonium as usual.
07:53Oh, there's a miss.
07:55Richter misses.
07:58Remember now,
07:59in the corner of the Fabulous Buller,
08:01Captain Lou Albano,
08:03as we see the miss on the part of Buller
08:05in this final round.
08:06In the challenger,
08:07Wendy Richter's corner,
08:09sensational female entertainer,
08:11monstrous, the great Cindy Lauper.
08:15And we've got on our broadcast table
08:17Cindy Lauper's real manager, Dave Wolfe.
08:22I'll tell you, Albano just babbles on.
08:25I wish he would do so elsewhere in this arena.
08:29Well, we're going to try to get him
08:30away from the ringside here
08:31as he's created all kinds of problems.
08:37Dave, I think you're very lucky
08:39you're sitting here between
08:40Gene Oakland and Gorilla Monsooner.
08:42Albano might be all over you like a new suit.
08:45All right, shot to the midsection.
08:47I'm definitely not complaining.
08:49To be next to you right now, Gorilla.
08:51What is this?
08:52Albano will get his.
08:53Oh, snap!
08:55Clothesline by the Fabulous One,
08:58and Miss Richter is getting an education.
09:02She is hurting as a result of that snap
09:04off that top rope.
09:06There's a boot between the shoulder blades,
09:09out of the hands.
09:12Gene, there's no substitution for experience.
09:15You can say that again.
09:17The Fabulous One has it all.
09:20Cindy Lauper yelling encouragement
09:24to her representative in the ring
09:27for this World Wrestling Federation event,
09:29Wendy Richter.
09:30Gula, with a handful of hair,
09:32deliberate choke,
09:33drapes Wendy over that second rope.
09:38She knows how to disyacht that punishment.
09:41And another form of confrontation
09:42between Albano and Dave Wolfe.
09:46Gentlemen, let's try to keep it at that level, too.
09:49Gula catches an elbow to the midsection.
09:51And a big right hand by Wendy.
09:53Boy, did that one rock, Gula.
09:56Set up on a whip,
09:57into the turnbuckles.
10:0040 miles an hour and nobody home
10:02as Wendy Richter takes tremendous fall backwards.
10:05But the Fabulous One is hurt as well.
10:08But I don't know what happened.
10:09There's a shot of Cindy Lauper.
10:13Is she excited or is she excited, Gene?
10:15She is cranked up for this one,
10:17and I don't blame her.
10:19Here is a wave for representatives
10:21of both Ms. Lauper and Mr. Albano.
10:27Wendy, down.
10:29From that headbutt and a deliberate choke
10:31right in front of the referee
10:33as Gula plants the boot right in the throat.
10:37And right in front
10:39of our television audience
10:41and a capacity crowd
10:42on hand for this world title bout.
10:45Wow, what a right hand.
10:48My word.
10:49Oh, but a headbutt
10:51to the lower abdominal region
10:53of the champion.
10:55Desperation move on the part of Wendy.
10:58Gula now half in and half out.
11:01And look out.
11:02Oh, she's tied up.
11:06She's tied up upside down
11:07between the top and second rope.
11:09And Wendy's going to work on it.
11:12Look at this capacity crowd explode.
11:16They are just delighted.
11:18We're having no problems at all
11:20trying to determine
11:21who is the crowd favorite
11:22on this occasion.
11:25Captain Lou over there hanging on.
11:27He's got no business over there
11:29on that side of the ring whatsoever.
11:31Trying to free the ropes.
11:34Trying to get the fabulous one unhooked.
11:36And there is Cindy Lauper.
11:39Albano ready.
11:42Having little or no effect.
11:44Certainly unable to get
11:46Mulder untangled.
11:47And she is.
11:48Albano finally reaches.
11:50That's counterproductive.
11:52He's actually making it tighter, Gene.
11:55He is now.
11:57Wendy Richter to the referee
11:59and continuing
12:03to throw those shots.
12:05Finally, the referee separates the ropes
12:07freeing the fabulous one.
12:10That had to take a lot out of her.
12:11Those ropes are extremely tight.
12:13Full Nelson on a part of Wendy Richter
12:15to the champion.
12:17Could this be it?
12:20Cindy coming up on the ring apron.
12:23Look at this.
12:25Cindy Lauper is up on the apron
12:27and this crowd is on their feet.
12:30You've got to love her.
12:35But there was an opportunity.
12:36She certainly.
12:37Thought she was going to take a shot.
12:38Showed tremendous restraint.
12:39Absolutely.
12:41Because Albano and Mulder
12:43have both said a number of derogatory things
12:46that would certainly justify
12:47that kind of an opportunity.
12:49I think you're being very generous
12:50when you say derogatory, Gene.
12:51Boy, they went out hot and heavy.
12:53I could ruminate on that for years.
12:55Dave Waltz sitting here cheering on.
12:57He wants to see Cindy
12:59let the fabulous one have it.
13:03Dave Waltz with us at our broadcast table.
13:06In the meantime,
13:07Wendy Richter has got things under control.
13:10Oh, she knows.
13:13I don't believe it.
13:15And Albano is having a fit.
13:19Took the page out of the book
13:21of Captain Louis Albano.
13:23That's something Albano would do
13:25if given the opportunity.
13:26Oh, what a beautiful drop kick by Wendy.
13:29Now Wendy Richter saying to Mulder,
13:31down for the cover.
13:33No.
13:37It didn't happen.
13:38It was a beautiful drop kick.
13:40Oh, what a suplex.
13:42What a tremendous suplex.
13:44Handful of hair as the fabulous one kicks out.
13:48And she is hurting.
13:50Now Mulder really starting to show
13:54where for the punishment that has been handed out
13:57by the challenger, Wendy Richter.
14:00Backbreaker.
14:01Sidebreaker, I believe.
14:02Mulder has finally ended up.
14:04Another handful of hair.
14:05Now Albano was almost in the ring.
14:08Mulder continues to go after the hair of Wendy Richter.
14:12I think she realizes just exactly
14:14how much trouble conceivably she is in.
14:17She's in a great deal of trouble
14:18because Wendy is in excellent physical condition
14:21and is just pummeling the fabulous one.
14:24Look at that.
14:27Reverse chin lock now with a knee right
14:30in the upper cervical vertebrae
14:32and that is painful.
14:33Look at that.
14:35Oh, my.
14:39And Cindy Lauper now has her sunglasses off
14:42and all of a sudden more intently watching the action.
14:46Fabulous one just planted a boot right in the midsection
14:49taking the wind out of Wendy Richter.
14:52Boy, she uses that hair.
14:53Come on, ref.
14:54Please give me a break.
14:56Right hand sends Richter down to the canvas.
14:59Ref into the ropes.
15:01Monkey flip.
15:03Mulder down for the cover.
15:05No, she won't get it.
15:07Kicked out twice.
15:09Handful of hair picks her up again.
15:13And I think Lou Albano's girlfriend
15:15has showed up ringside.
15:17Wendy into the ropes again.
15:18No.
15:19Yes, another backdrop.
15:20Down for another cover.
15:22No, Wendy's got that left hand out of there.
15:24No, Mulder pulled her up.
15:26For what?
15:27I don't know.
15:28She had an opportunity, certainly,
15:30for the pin there, but Mulder goes to the hair
15:34and pulls Wendy Richter up
15:37and finally manages a full nelson.
15:40Got the Lou Albano up on a ring apron.
15:44In the meantime, Mulder.
15:46No.
15:48Up where he doesn't belong
15:50and Wendy now comes up.
15:53Takes a swing and he didn't connect with anything.
15:56He didn't at all.
15:58I'm somewhat bewildered by Albano's athletic prowess
16:04because it certainly is not being demonstrated at this time.
16:07Well, Wendy had enough left to just pull out of the reach
16:11of Captain Lou Albano and thank God for that.
16:16We have got action.
16:20In front of a capacity crowd.
16:22One, two.
16:33What happened?
16:37I'm getting all kinds of noises.
16:39Kicked off that top rope.
16:45Referee saw fit to count three.
16:47We'll just have to wait and see.
16:50I don't know who it was,
16:52but let's get the official decision, if we may.
16:59Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of this bout
17:04and new World's Greatest Champion,
17:10Wendy Richter!
17:13Oh, my word!
17:15Oh, my word!
17:20Can you believe it?
17:22Can you believe it?
17:24Oh! Oh!
17:28Albano.
17:29Albano putting the boots to the referee.
17:33Pandemonium broken loose here in the Garden.
17:36Total chaos. Total chaos.
17:42Look at the hug by Cyndi Lauper as she goes on.
17:45I cannot believe it.
17:46Congratulations, Wendy Richter.
17:48The new Ladies Champion here at the World Wrestling Federation.