As a result, Brody and Smith agreed to a temporary truce so they could face The Sheik, Mark Lewin and Prince Kamalamala in a six-man tag team barbed wire match, which ended in a no contest.
[4] Several matches from A Hot Summer Night II were broadcast on the promotion's syndicated television program Polynesian Pacific Pro Wrestling from August to October 1986.
Celebrity guests included powerlifting champion Jeff Magruder, television actor Al Harrington as ring announcer, and Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa Eni Faleomavaega.
In addition to a severe rainstorm,[3] last minute cancellations and "no shows" by a large number of participants had forced the promotion to make major changes to the advertised card.
While the first installment had set an attendance record in Hawaii, the failure of this second supercard (as well as a disastrous tour of California) is blamed for the promotion's close less than two years later.
[8] Shortly after her husband's funeral, Vince McMahon Sr. reportedly assured Lia Miavia that he had no intentions of taking over the Hawaii wrestling territory.
Maivia spent a considerable sum of money recruiting talent such as Jerry Lawler, Kevin Sullivan, Tatsumi Fujinami, and Jimmy Snuka.
PPW's initial tour of California was unsuccessful with poorly attended live events in Los Angeles and San Luis Obispo.
[10] With Vince McMahon Jr. now in her backyard, Miavia decided to counter with a sequel to A Hot Summer Night hoping to repeat the success of last year's event.
It was also thought that another big supercard at Aloha Stadium would bring a desperately needed boost to the company as well as added revenue for future mainland tours.
Working with booker Lars Anderson, A Hot Summer Night II boasted an even bigger lineup than the original show.
In an interview with the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Lia Maivia touted a six-man tag team barbed wire match pitting Bruiser Brody, Tommy Rich and Jeff Magruder against Kevin Sullivan, Mark Lewin and Prince Kamalamala as the featured main event.
While the incident was used to generate publicity for an upcoming showdown in Osaka the following month, there was a legitimate dispute between the two men over money Brody felt Inoki owed him for a previous Japanese tour.
Sakalia's ex-tag team partner, Superfly Tui, interfered before the Samoan wrestler could submit to the hold giving Magnett the victory via disqualification.
[13] Magruder, a world benchpress champion,[12] was to have taken part in a six-man tag team match with Bruiser Brody and Tommy Rich against Kevin Sullivan, Mark Lewin and Prince Kamalamala.
[15] The next two bouts featured representatives from New Japan Pro-Wrestling, Keiji Muto and Seiji Sakaguchi, who each won singles matches against their American opponents Jerry Grey and Johnny Mantell respectively.
Urged on by Anderson, the two reluctantly shook hands and agreed to put aside their differences so they could face the trio in a six-man tag team match later that night.
Kimura and Fujinami were billed as the IWGP Tag Team Champions for the event, however, they had actually lost the titles to Akira Maeda and Osamu Kido four days earlier.
The bout ended quickly when Inoki was attacked by "Dr. Death" Steve Williams, who was not scheduled to be on the card, and issued a challenge to the Japanese champion.
The first was for the NWA Polynesian Pacific Heavyweight Championship between defending champion Superfly Tui and Lars Anderson in a Steel Cage match.
In a move inspired by Jimmy Snuka's infamous splash at Madison Square Garden four years earlier, Superfly Tui climbed to the top of the 16 foot chain-link cage attempting to finish off a seemingly helpless Lars Anderson.
Who "the wrestling doctor" was, wasn't quite clear.In spite of the cancelled matches, the promoters had retained several major stars for the show Antonio Inoki, Bruiser Brody, The Sheik, and the then up-and-coming Keiji Mutoh.
A slowly dwindling wrestling audience meant that only a small number of hardcore fans were willing to sit through a heavy rainstorm at the outdoor arena for five hours.
Lia Maivia was forced to scale back her operations which included moving PPW's regular shows from the Blaisdell Center to the Ilikai Hotel and ultimately abandoning her expansion plans.
[1] The failure of A Hot Summer Night II was the first, and arguably biggest, in a series of financial missteps that resulted in the close of NWA Polynesian Pro Wrestling less than two years later.
The event was seen by local audiences on Honolulu's ABC affiliate KITV (Channel 4) and later throughout the United States via its syndicated television program Polynesian Pacific Pro Wrestling on SCORE.
He also pointed out obvious problems with the production values such as the announcers incorrectly referring to Keith Hart's tag team partner as "Owen", ill-timed commercial breaks, and the bad optics of a nearly-empty stadium.