![]() ![]() ![]() This match is remembered mostly for its aftermath, as the in-ring action itself was fine but not groundbreaking. (Note: for the purposes of this column I've included the air date as opposed to the taping date) Here now are the ten greatest matches in the history of this fantastic show. But at the time of its original run it was truly a delight. SNME was clearly a pre-Monday Night War phenomenon and couldn't work in the modern era. Unfortunately by that time the magic was gone, as fans had long been accustomed to seeing big free TV matches every week on RAW and Smackdown. The show's initial run ended in '92 (following a one-year move from NBC to Fox) before it resurfaced in 2006-07. As a 12-year-old who never got to see the PPVs until they were available on VHS, seeing Hulk Hogan or Randy Savage or The Ultimate Warrior wrestle a match on free TV was the most monumental thing happening that month. But every couple months we were treated to a handful of competitive bouts between top stars, and it was EVENT VIEWING. This was back when you almost never saw real matches on free television, as the weekly shows generally consisted of quick squash matches designed to draw ticket buyers to local house shows. For those not familiar with the show (I'm not sure I wanna know you), Saturday Night's Main Event aired a few times a year on NBC during Saturday Night Live's timeslot and usually featured four or five matches taped a few weeks earlier. Today I'm talking about what used to be, for me growing up at least, the greatest wrestling show on television, Saturday Night's Main Event.
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