Original
Airdate: June 20, 1992 (taped May 19)
From
Lexington, Kentucky; Your Hosts are Vince McMahon and Mr. Perfect
The Legion of Doom
v Barry Hardy and Tom Bennett: One thing you've got to give them credit
for in this era: good/bad, they pushed the fuck out of angles. Like, no one
cares about this LOD/Beverly Brothers shit, but every week they push it along a
little further. So much better than when angles get set up and then promptly
forgotten. Doomsday Device wipes Hardy out at 1:39. Afterwards, the LOD pull
some kid out of the crowd to parade on their shoulders, which seems like a
risky idea given Hawk's history. ¼*
Gene Okerlund has
an update from Ric Flair, but I'm honestly too distracted by the WWF Ice Cream
Bars to pay much attention. I wanted those so badly as a kid, and they almost
never had them at our local stores. Same with most of the action figures. Kids today
have no idea how lucky they are that they can find WWE toys in abundance in
just about any store these days
Papa Shango v
Chris Hahn:
No match, as Shango puts a curse on Hahn before the bell, and Chris's hand
catches fire. I dug it. Though Chris probably won't be digging anything anytime
soon. You know, because his hand was on fire
Crush loves to
crush things. Well, duh. What did his parents expect would happen when they
named him that? At least they didn't name him 'Rape,' or something
The Nasty Boys
honestly look like they're one bad break away from fitting right in with a crew
of pasty jobbers. Seriously, they were lucky they ever got a serious look, let
alone won multiple world tag titles
Sgt. Slaughter v
Red Tyler:
The crowd was sure quick to forgive Slaughter for the whole Iraqi sympathizer
run, weren't they? That's a weird thing in general about being a wrestling fan.
Like I remember seeing so many face turns as a kid and instantly forgiving a
heel whose guts I hated just a few weeks prior. Of course, it helped when the
turns made sense. Slaughter with the cobra clutch at 1:32. DUD
Grab your copy of
WBF Magazine to learn about life after steroids! Well, no wonder that venture
failed! Their target audience were all probably too juiced to grab something as
delicate as a magazine off of a newsstand
Repo Man v Brian
Costello:
Davey Boy Smith pops up on split screen to cut a promo on Repo, and he looks
creepy as fuck. Maybe he should take a couple of weeks off. You know, hang out
with family, like maybe Jim Neidhart, or something. Might do him a world of
good. Repo with a half-crab at 1:41. Even the referee barely gave a shit about
this one. Like seriously, he just kind of lazily called for the bell as soon as
the hold was applied, with the same level of investment one might swipe up to
close an app on their iPhone with. DUD
WWF
Intercontinental Champion Bret Hart has been under a lot of pressure. Sounds
like he's having issues at home. It's okay to ask for help, dude. You can't
just blame all of your problems on Shawn Michaels. Why is that always your
go-to?
Rick Martel
literally has a feather in his cap
Crush v Brooklyn
Brawler:
Is this a feature match? I mean, Brawler appeared at a WrestleMania once, so I
think he qualifies as JTTS, right? Okay, given, the appearance was in Bobby
Heenan's corner against Red fucking Rooster, but it was still WrestleMania.
Unfortunately, Crush finishes him off while I'm debating it at 1:57. ¼*
Okerlund brings
Shawn Michaels and Sensational Sherri out for a podium interview about Bret
Hart, but Shawn is more concerned with admiring his own reflection than the
Hitman. I used to love whenever Shawn had a belt as a heel, and he'd check his
reflection in it before handing it off to the official before matches. Just a great
little touch, much like Bret kissing the belts
Razor Ramon
vignette. I too hope to one day have the confidence to wear a white floral suit
with no shirt on underneath. This guy just looks like a STAR, and it's clear
he's going to be huge even from these simple vignettes
Undertaker v Duane
Gill:
Can this retroactively count as a feature match? Another cool little touch: the
way referee Danny Davis would always wipe his hands on his pants after handing
the urn back to Paul Bearer. Undertaker looks like Red Tyler's dad. Gill,
meanwhile, looks like he's been getting his hair cut at the same barber as
Doink. Tombstone at 1:52. ¼*
Money Inc v Butler
Stevens and Rock Werner: But first, we get an important announcement from
Howard Finkel: Shawn Michaels has left the building. Add that to the list of
great little details. Money's Inc's WWF Tag Team Title is not on the line here.
So, at least the Natural Disasters can feel better that they're not the only
ones Money Inc are ducking. How did Jack Tunney let them get away with this?
Money Inc work them over with good energy this week, quick tags in and out,
before Irwin R. Schyster uses the Write Off at 1:27. It's funny how Mike
Rotunda started off his career playing up his amateur wrestling background,
before becoming known for doing a series of financial related gimmicks. ¼*
High Energy are
still high
Tatanka has always
lived his life peacefully. 'Wrestler' seems like kind of a weird career choice
for him, then
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