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3. Blackjack Mulligan On Superstars Of Wrestling

When the WWF started its national expansion in 1984, it had three syndicated shows: Championship Wrestling (A-show that became Superstars of Wrestling in Fall 1986), All-Star Wrestling (the other A-show turned B-show that became Wrestling Challenge), and Superstars of Wrestling (C-show with recaps that became Wrestling Spotlight). Most markets didn't carry Superstars of Wrestling, and it was repackaged a number of times during its early days.

Later in the year, it became a show where the newly hired Rodger Kent (having just left the AWA, he'd leave quickly but return in 1988) and Blackjack Mulligan hosted in a studio and threw to matches from Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens, which they also voiced over. Kent was never good, so it looked like a move to hurt the AWA, while Mulligan was a great talker as a wrestler.

However, as we've learned over the years, interview/promo ability doesn't always translate to putting others over, and Mulligan wasn't very good. Nobody seems to know how long this format lasted, but it couldn't have been more than a few months.