The late-night wrestling events first debuted in May 1985 for ... as much as the WWF benefitted from the national exposure, Ebersol was able to use the WWF to help keep the Saturday late-night ...

The very first Saturday Night’s Main Event took place in May of 1985 at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The main event featured Hulk Hogan (with Mr. T) retaining his WWF Championship ...

But fans who have only known WWE programming during the past 30 years would be shocked to watch pre-1985 WWF ... The reason: Saturday Night’s Main Event. Up until that point, WWF was still ...

Some fans will swear that they saw Andre the Giant defeat Hulk Hogan for the WWF World Championship on Saturday Night’s Main Event in February 1988. And while it’s true that Hogan’s four ...

One of the premiere wrestling programs of the 80s, Saturday Night's Main Event showcased some of the best superstars WWE (then WWF) had to offer, including Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant ...

But nearly 40 years after the then-WWF launched its revolutionary ... The inaugural Saturday Night's Main Event took place at the Coliseum on May 10, 1985 — months after the first WrestleMania ...