WMG 207: JULY 1989 WWF TV (Week 3; Hulk & Beefcake Accept the Challenge! Tunney Warns Garvin)

We continue the journey through the summer of 1989 in the WWF by discussing the weekend of July 15th - 17th TV programming! The road to SummerSlam has begun as Hulk Hogan and Brutus Beefcake accept the challenge issued by The Macho Man & Zeus! Plus, Bobby Heenan QUITS Wrestling Challenge before he debuts his own Talk Show, Roddy Piper debuts as the new co-host of Prime Time Wrestling, The Genius gifts Brother Love an honorary PhD, the Rick Rude/Ultimate Warrior feud intensifies as Rude finds himself a new bodyguard in Andre the Giant, President Jack Tunney warns Referee Ron Garvin, both the Brain Busters & Twin Towers coming for the gold worn by Demolition, Ted Dibiase offers Jake Roberts a "gift", Dusty Rhodes is still on his way in, the Powers of Pain together again, & much more!

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