WWF The War to Settle the Score (alt-WWF)

WWF The War to Settle the Score is a 1985 professional wrestling event put on by the World Wrestling Federation. It is significant in that it is the first event of the alternate timeline WWF. The show, which was broadcast on MTV, was the prelude to the first ever Wrestlemania show which would take place in April of that year. In it, WWF Champion Hulk Hogan teamed with A-Team star Mr. T and "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka to face "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, "Cowboy" Bob Orton and "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff. In the undercard, WWF Women's Champion Wendi Richter defended against the "Sensational" Sherri Martel and Intercontinental Champion Greg "The Hammer" Valentine defended against the Junk Yard Dog.

Prelude
Dating back to 1983, wrestling manager Capt. Lou Albano was feuding with pop star Cyndi Lauper, after appearing in her video for the song "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun." Eventually Albano bet Lauper that she couldn't manage a wrestler to victory, causing Lauper to be in the corner of Wendi Richter against longtime Women's Champion The Fabulous Moolah. Richter defeated Moolah at a similar styled event "The Brawl to End it All" that was also simulcast on MTV in 1984. This resulted in Moolah using a series of challengers to try and win back the title from Wendi.

WWF Champion Hulk Hogan had, in storylines, become friends with television and film star Mr. T following their shared appearance in 1982's Rocky III. This celebrity connection angered "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, who took the opportunity to demean Mr. T's acting on an episode of his Piper's Pit talk show. With Piper and Hogan feuding for the WWF Title otherwise, a six-man tag match was set for the main event of this show.

One month prior to the show, WWF Tag Team Champions the US Express (Barry Windham and Mike Rotundo) defeated the North-South Connection of Adrian Adonis and Dick Murdoch to win the titles. This would be the rematch for those titles.

Veteran champion Bruno Sammartino had introduced his son David to the WWF in 1984, earning the chastisement from veteran manager Johnny V and his protege, Brutus Beefcake, leading to a feud between the two.

Event
The show opened with two dark matches (matches that were untelevised), as "Playboy" Buddy Rose defeated former WWF Champion Pedro Morales, and Hillbilly Jim defeated Moondog Rex. The event proper opened with the Intercontinental Championship match, as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine fought the Junk Yard Dog. The match went almost fifteen minutes before it appeared that Valentine scored a victory with a rollup, despite holding the tights. This result was overturned when former champion Tito Santana came running out and informed the referee, who ordered the match restarted. Valentine then left the ring in frustration resulting in the JYD winning via countout (but not winning the title).

In a tag team match, the foreign team of The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff defeated former tag team champion Rocky Johnson as well as his partner, Johnny Rodz, when The Sheik had Rodz submit to the Camel Clutch. The Tag Team Title match followed this, as the US Express successfully defended their titles against The North-South Connection. Brutus Beefcake and David Sammartino then fought to a double disqualification when both Luscious Johnny V and David's father, Bruno, got involved in the match.

In the semi-main event, Sherri Martel defeated Wendi Richter by pinfall to become the new Women's Champion, thanks to interference from The Fabulous Moolah, when she pulled the hair of Wendi and rammed her into an exposed turnbuckle behind the referee's back (as the referee was dealing with Cyndi Lauper, who was also at ringside).

In the main event, Roddy Piper's team defeated Hulk Hogan's by pinfall, when Bob Orton used a loaded cast on Jimmy Snuka, allowing Orndorff to secure the victory with a rollup.

Results
(c)= Denotes Champion Entering the Match

* = Match was restarted by referee's decision.

D= Denotes Match was a Dark Match.

Aftermath
Piper and Hogan's feud would continue to the following month's Wrestlemania, where they would main event for the WWF Title. Richter would earn a rematch at the same event, with the stipulation that if Moolah interfered she would never challenge for the WWF Women's Title Again. Due to their interference, Bruno Sammartino and Luscious Johnny V would team with their respective charges in a tag team match. Valentine would defend his title against the former champion, Tito Santana, as a result of the events of this match.