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Live from BAH-stin. Your hosts are Vince McMahon & Bobby Heenan, doing his last show for
the WWF.
Opening match: Diesel, Adam Bomb, IRS and Rick
Martel v. Marty Jannetty, The 1-2-3 Kid, Razor Ramon & Randy Savage. It was supposed
to be Mr. Spiffy on the face team, but he bailed on the WWF due to injury, and Savage is
taking his place. Ramon introduces "The Macho Mang". Ramon is the IC champ at
this point, Diesel is nothing. Jannetty and the Kid are a semi-regular tag team who would
go on to win the tag titles in the early new year. Onto the match: Ramon and Martel start
out. Martel jumps around a lot and gets caught with a blockbuster slam. He tags out to
Adam Bomb, currently known as Wrath. Same character, basically. I bet theres some
interesting conversations going on over on the apron, what with the Kid and Jannetty
giving Savage advice on who buy the best shit from. Long test of strength from Ramon and
Bomb. Martel accidentally drops an elbow on Bomb, and a big pathos play, not unlike the
Shakespearean tragedies of yore, breaks out. IRS manages to calm everyone down a notch.
Bomb proceeds to toss the Kid around like a doll, then his big buddy Diesel one-ups him by
playing lawn darts with him. Talk about a mismatch. Big boot nearly takes his head off.
Kid manages to tag Savage, who proceeds to kill everyone, finishing Big Sexy with the
flying elbow. Back to the showers, bookerman. Martel tries his luck, and doesnt fare
much better. Question: Whose outfit is uglier tonight, Savage or Jannetty? Ramon and IRS
go next. Bobby and Vince have a discussion on cheating people, and Bobby tells Vince to go
ahead and try cheating someone sometime. Isnt hindsight fun? Long heat segment on
Razor before Savage gets back in and kicks ass. Cue Crush. Savage is distracted and gets
rolled up and pinned by IRS. Janetty is next and gets creamed by Adam Bomb. He looks SO
wasted tonight. Ramon quickly tags in and chokeslams IRS, then hits the Edge for the pin.
A big brawl erupts with all five guys in there, and IRS nails Ramon with his briefcase,
and Ramon is counted out. Weve got Kid and Janetty against Martel and Adam Bomb. Kid
holds his own, but tries a tope suicida on Bomb...and gets caught and slammed on the
floor. OUCH! Bomb hits the slingshot clothesline. Kid comes back with his kick combo, but
cant make the tag. Finally, Jannetty gets the hot tag and does his usual to Martel,
then the Kid tags back in and sunset flips Martel for the pin, and Jannetty does the same
to Bomb and gets the pin, as well. Kid and Jannetty are the survivors. ***1/2
Toad Pedophile interviews Shawn Michaels, who
still has the Intercontinental title belt, despite being stripped of it weeks before. This
would lead to Wrestlemania Xs famous ladder match. Ironically, Michaels was inserted
into the Hart family feud at the last minute to replace Jerry Lawler, but in later years
the Harts v. Michaels feud would become VERY real.
Family Feud match: Bret Hart, Owen Hart, Bruce
Hart and Keith Hart v. Shawn Michaels, the Black Knight, the Red Knight and the Blue
Knight. Ray Combs does the introductions, natch. Ray absolutely bombs with his looooooong
routine, and if I was him, Id shoot myself after that, too. Okay, I kid, I kid.
Shawn mouths off to Wayne Hart at ringside. Sure, Shawn, pick on the ex-referee,
thats real big. The Harts are all wearing matching Owen Hart-ish tights. Stu joins
them at ringside, and the old man goes for cheap heat by wearing a Bruins jacket. Bruce
Hart starts out with Shawn, and quickly dominates both he and the Red Knight (Barry
Horowitz). Keith gives it a go next and man, could he do it with the best of them in his
day. The Harts dominate the Red and Blue Knights (Blue is Greg Valentine). The Black
Knight is either Glen Jacobs or Jeff Gaylord, depending on Dave Meltzers state of
mind at the time. The WWFs official line is that its Glen Jacobs. Upon further
examination, he does seem rather short to be Jacobs. Oh well. Rather dull match with a lot
of nothing going on until a pier-eight brawl leads to Owen dropkicking Black off the top
for the pin. Red is the next victim, getting progressively quadruple-teamed by the Harts.
Bobby has some absolutely choice lines about Stu Hart. Crowd is getting seriously bored
here. The Knights work over Keiths arm. I do not understand why Keith was chosen to
play Ricky Morton. A Rocket launcher misses and Bret gets the hot tag and Sharpshooters
Red right away for the submission. Blue Knight is finally unable to resist his natural
instincts any longer, and drops a Hammer elbow on Bret. Ray Combs keeps laughing at
Bobbys jokes despite himself. Ray missed his calling as a color commentator, I
think. Owen dominates Blue, and hits a beautiful pescado on Shawn (after Stu pops him one,
something Im sure Stu was wishing he could do in later years). Great sequence with
Bruce and Owen double-teaming Blue, which leads to an Owen Sharpshooter on him for the
submission. Were down to Shawn v. the entire Hart family. Shawn hits sweet chin
music on Bruce...and he KICKS OUT! Okay, so its not as impressive in 1993, but Bret
cant say the same, can he? Bret hits the FIVE MOVES OF DOOM. Bret gets poked in the
eye, which he proceeds to way oversell. Hes standing on the apron, however, and Owen
gets whipped into him and pinned. Owens not happy. Owen "Raven" Hart
mutters "What about me" all the way back. Bruce and Keith work Shawn over, then
allow Bret to finish him off. Shawn takes a pounding, then decides enough is enough and
walks off for the countout. I never thought Id see the day when I was disappointed
that Shawn Michaels was subbing for Jerry Lawler, but here it was. *1/2 Owen Hart comes
out and gets into an argument with his brothers after the match. Thus begins the heel
turn.
Jim Ross and Gorilla Monsoon take over the
announcing duties for the next little while.
We take a look at the tragic events that led to
the end of Tatankas undefeated streak (BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH!) and the Undertaker
taking his place. Then we take a look at Pierre getting knocked out by Luger and Crush
(from the foreign country of Hawaii) taking his place.
Smoky Mountain tag team title match: The Rock N
Roll Express v. The Heavenly Bodies. Morton hits a tope right away. Great NWA-ish start as
the RNR double-team the Bodies ad nauseum. But of course, Ricky Morton ends up playing
Ricky Morton. Del Ray hits a quebrada on Morton to boost it another ½*. More great
teamwork from the Bodies. They hit the Veg-O-Matic (called by a fan in the front row) and
get two. Morton reverses a powerbomb into a rana for two. Del Ray gets a moonsault press
for two. Morton hits a double-DDT and makes the hot tag. This would be hotter than all
hell if it was in Tennessee. Gibson hits an enzuigiri and a brawl erupts. Morton gets
tossed over the top, which would be a DQ in SMW, but this is sanctioned under WWF rules,
so its not. More near falls by the RNR, but Cornette distracts the ref and Del Ray
nails Gibson with the racket, allowing Pritchard to get the pin. Crowd doesnt care
because its north of the Mason-Dixon line, but it was a great match. **** Ah, well,
Yankees, what can ya do?
Okay, suck it in, here comes the crap...
Bam Bam Bigelow, Bastion Booger and the
Headshrinkers v. The Doinkwhackers & Doinks on a Mission. Dont even ask. I
wont dignify this nonsense with play by play. Samu gets rolled up by Butch for the
first elimination. Mabel legdrops Booger for the second. Fatu slips on a banana peel and
gets pinned by Butch for the third. Mabel splashes Bam Bam for the final pin. Well
just move on, shall we? -***1/2
Ludvig Borga, Jacques Rougeau, Crush and Yokozuna
v. Lex Luger, Rick Steiner, Scott Steiner and The Undertaker. Nothing like jingoistic
claptrap to sell a PPV. Jacques and the Big Bad Booty Daddy start. Next Rick and the Butt
Who Walks Like a Man go, and Rick actually dominates, shoulderblocking Yoko out. Borga
comes in and reverses a bodypress off the top into...something...really sloppily and pins
Rick, who must have hurt himself legit to be knocked out that early. Scott tosses Jacques
around, who proceeds to tag out to Crush and make faces on the apron. Funny stuff. Randy
Savage tries to fight his way to the ring, which prompts Crush to drop Scott onto the
floor. Boring heat segment on Scott kills time until Savage runs out again, allowing Scott
to dropkick Crush out. They fight back to the dressing room and Crush is counted out. The
heels use the downtime to beat on Scott. Luger finally gets tagged in and proceeds to
destroy Jacques, pinning him after a single elbowdrop. Borga is almost eliminated by
Scott, but Yoko makes the save. Scott actually has the balls to try a Frankensteiner on
Yoko, but Yoko holds the ropes and then drops a Hulkbuster on Scott for the pin. Lex and
Yoko do a short bit before Borga comes in and wallops on Lex. Yoko misses an avalanche and
Luger tags in UT for the first time. UT hits a very dramatic DDT and sits up for dramatic
effect. He no-sells the belly-to-belly, but the legdrop keeps him down. Banzai splash, but
he decides to try another. It misses and UT sits up again. Flying clothesline, and they
brawl outside and both get counted out. How sad is it that UT and Yoko-freakin-Zuna put on
the hottest segment of the match? Were down to Luger and Borga. Borga gets two off a
side slam and two off a legdrop. Powerslam gets two. A pair of clotheslines get two.
Double KO spot. Jim Cornette and Johnny Polo double-team the ref, allowing Borga to nail
Lex with the salt bucket. It gets two, and Luger hulks up. All-American punches!
All-American DDT! All-American elbow! All-American two-count! All-American powerslam! He
finishes it with the STAINLESS STEEL FOREARM OF DEATH! God bless America! God bless Lex
Luger! God bless Vince McMahon and all subsidiary properties associated with the Titan
Sports (now WWFE) name and trademark, all rights reserved! 1/2*
The Bottom Line: If you like crap, then this is the tape
for you! Two great matches save it somewhat, but neither is particularly interesting
enough on their own to make this worth a look.
Technically, I guess its a thumbs up, but I
wouldnt waste my time. |