The Rockers
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Oct 11, 2026
Andrew McGregorHOST
And I think it was because Vince was really toying with the idea of taking Warrior up an extra notch to main event level status.
Andrew McGregorHOST
So Warrior's team consisted of Jim the Anvil Neidhart and the Rockers, Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty, if you don't know who the Rockers were.
Andrew McGregorHOST
And the Heenan family was originally supposed to be Andre the Giant, Haku, and the Brain Busters, which was Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard.
Andrew McGregorHOST
However, Tully Blanchard had been released about a month prior to this pay-per-view.
Andrew McGregorHOST
Well, it was actually the Hart Foundation's music.
Andrew McGregorHOST
He makes his entrance and stuff.
Andrew McGregorHOST
And then the Rockers, they come out running to the ring.
Andrew McGregorHOST
Well, a big schmaz happens.
Disco InfernoHOST
Right.
John PozGUEST
They just need to build them up more, like The Rockers.
John PozGUEST
The Rockers were building for months that they weren't getting along, or Strike Force.
John PozGUEST
Remember when Martel turned on Tito Santana, Paz?
KonnanHOST
Yes, WrestleMania V against the Breakdowns.
Vince McMahonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And speaking of animals, that would lead us right into demolition.
Vince McMahonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
That's right, Axe Smash and Crush, the animal tag team champions of the World Wrestling Federation, defending against those two little natives, the Rockers.
Vince McMahonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And of course, that takes us to our third title offense here tonight.
Vince McMahonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The Intercontinental Champion, Mr.
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Vince McMahonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And indeed we're pushing on as well.
Vince McMahonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
We're ready for the tag team championship matchup here in the World Wrestling Federation in Omaha.
Vince McMahonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The Rockers, the challengers facing the champions headed to the ring at this moment.
Vince McMahonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Three of them, Jesse.
William RegalSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
They're both huge fans, [body thuds] growing up with The British Bulldogs.
William RegalSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
People like the Hart Foundation and The Rockers.
William RegalSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
[body thuds] You know, Shawn Michaels was the man that, as you said, told us about this incredible tag team tournament.
Tony DawsonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Oh, [hands smacking] tag made.
Travis LassiterHOST
Yeah.
Eddy ShepardHOST
Have you ever realized that the Ultimate Warriors theme music and The Rockers theme music is almost identical?
Travis LassiterHOST
It's very close, yeah.
Travis LassiterHOST
It's just something a little different, which I love Jim Johnson, but he did have a, he did have a sound.
Mozart FontaineHOST
was it was you know i mean the guys that i mean half the wwe roster was awa was awa exactly yeah and the other half was you know but yet we're mid-south yeah it was yeah mid-south yeah it was um But yeah, a lot of guys he missed the boat on just simply because it was – the persona part of it was kind of looked down on.
Mozart FontaineHOST
And he totally cheesed out the Midnight Rockers.
Mozart FontaineHOST
I mean it was like – you got these two great workers.
Mozart FontaineHOST
And I can remember the kids in middle school and high school at the time like, well, they're just a rock and roll express ripoff.
Mozart FontaineHOST
And for the Rockers.
Mozart FontaineHOST
But my point is it was done differently with Vince.
Mozart FontaineHOST
And you see how the Midnight Rockers as a team are pretty much done.
Mozart FontaineHOST
Shawn Michaels' career way overshadowed.
AdamHOST
We don't know that Shawn Michaels is Shawn Michaels.
AdamHOST
We don't know that Shawn Michaels is the Heartbreak Kid, is the greatest of all time, is all these things, right? Because at this point they are just The Rockers.
TyHOST
Mm.
AdamHOST
There's been no single Shawn Michaels.
Ray RussellHOST
But outside of occasional tapings from Maple Leaf Gardens, moving forward, we have lost all house shows from the Boston Garden, which is unfortunate.
Ray RussellHOST
We were just getting to that Rockers and Rouges marathon match, and what a great time to bring that up, because the first of those events, talking about a 60-minute Iron Team matchup between the Rockers and the Rouges, will take place August the 6th here in Chicago, Illinois.
Ray RussellHOST
And a lot of those matchups are going to end in a tie, 2-2, 3-3, going into overtime periods.
Ray RussellHOST
And this is indeed the earliest inception of the Iron Man match here in the WWF.
Ray RussellHOST
The only difference between these matches and the match that we would see at WrestleMania XII is Bret and Shawn went an hour without drawing a fall, which was also a bad idea, and probably I would imagine maybe later in life he would admit that that was probably not the best call.
Ray RussellHOST
Fans want to see some falls as we continue to build the anticipation.
Ray RussellHOST
Now, here in 1989, I wish I had seen one of these Rockers-Rougeot matches, which took place in places like Montreal, Chicago, Philadelphia.
Ray RussellHOST
We also lost the spectrum in Buffalo, New York, which was the only place the Rougeots would go out and win.
Mac DavisHOST
Uh, we had Mid-Man Mick, hey, brother, saying, "Mack and Teddy, hope you guys had a nice weekend.
Mac DavisHOST
Which of these classic WWF tag teams should've had a title run? The Rockers, Power and Glory, or The Heavenly Bodies with Jim Cornette?"
Teddy LongHOST
I would say The Heavenly Bodies with Jim Cornette.
Teddy LongHOST
I, I would say that.
Mac DavisHOST
So you, you said that before The Rockers?
Teddy LongHOST
Yes.
Mac DavisHOST
Okay.
Mac DavisHOST
Yeah, 'cause I- I don't want people to get confused who The Rockers were.
speaker_2SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
As you were.
speaker_2SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The Rockers.
JustinHOST
Marty Jannetty, Sean Michaels, great in-ring talents.
JustinHOST
Very quick on their feet.
JustinHOST
High flyers at the time.
speaker_2SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The team right here, The Rockers, are the tag team of the future.
JustinHOST
Now, their promos were always about the same as well.
JustinHOST
Always talking about how they're the tag team of the future.
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