WWF at Seattle Center Coliseum (November 5, 1994)

Original Airdate: November 5, 1994

From Seattle, Washington

Opening Match: Pierre v Adam Bomb: Pierre is subbing for Bam Bam Bigelow here (and wearing weird white boots with his Quebecer outfit), and we’re joined in progress. Pierre unloads in the corner, but Adam fights him off, and delivers a bodyslam. Clothesline knocks Pierre over the top, so Adam chases, and keeps wrecking him on the outside. Adam with a slingshot clothesline on the way back in, but he runs into a boot on a corner charge, and Pierre dives with a 2nd rope clothesline for two. Straddling ropechoke follows, and a bodyslam sets up a 2nd rope legdrop for two. Chinlock, but Adam escapes, so Pierre powerslams him for two. He decides to go all the way up with a flying somersault senton splash, but Adam rolls out of harm’s way, and covers for two. Adam makes a comeback, and a sidewalk slam finishes at 5:38 shown. I’m not sure how much was cut out of this one, but I feel comfortable rating this at ¾*

Billy Gunn v Tom Prichard: This was originally advertised as a Smoking Gunns/Heavenly Bodies tag match, but I’m glad that didn’t happen for whatever reason, since I’ve seen it a few times on different house shows already, and they were always running the exact same match. Lots of posturing to start, until Billy gets control, working a wristlock. Prichard fights him off in the corner and plants him with a DDT to set up a kneedrop for two. Bow-and-arrow, but Gunn nearly escapes, so Tom pounds him down to avoid losing control. Prichard with a catapult underneath the bottom rope, and a snapmare sets up a chinlock. Billy escapes and makes a comeback, hooking a sunset cradle for the pin at 7:04. Yawn. ¼*

Lex Luger v Tatanka: Luger charges him to kick start the match, and takes his head off with a clothesline, so Tatanka wisely bails. Lex doesn’t want the countout, so he chases after him, but Tatanka outruns him, frustrating Luger. Tatanka manages to hammer him once getting back inside, but Lex reverses a turnbuckle smash on him, and goes to town in the corner with a ten-punch. Tatanka tries fighting him off with an inverted atomic drop, but Lex rebounds with a clothesline, and backelbows Tatanka down. Tatanka begs off, and manages to dump Luger to the outside when Lex advances, and Tatanka follows to feed him the steps. Tatanka puts the boots to him on the way back inside, and a bodyslam sets up a trio of elbowdrops for two. Vertical suplex gets him another two count, and a flying tomahawk chop is worth two. Tatanka argues the count, allowing Luger to schoolboy him for two, and a sunset flip is worth two. Tatanka clotheslines him before Lex can make a full scale comeback, and a pair of corner whips rattle the ring. Bearhug, but Luger fights free, and delivers a side suplex. Tatanka cracks him with chops, but he accidentally triggers Luger’s inner Flair response, and Lex makes a comeback! Series of clotheslines end with Tatanka on the outside, so Luger dives after him with an axehandle from the apron, and they fight to a double countout at 10:25. Luger was showing some fire here, which was great to see. Must be that Starbucks he supposedly loved so much. * ¼ 

WWF Title Match: Bret Hart v Jim Neidhart: Anvil powers him around to start, so Bret tries a rollup, but Jim blocks. Bret comes back with a bodypress for two, and they spill to the outside, where Neidhart dominates a brawl, and he takes control as they head back inside. Jim works him over, and slaps on a cobra clutch to try for the submission, but Bret fights to a vertical base, so Neidhart throws a short-clothesline for two. Matslam follows, and Neidhart corner whips him, but Bret starts slugging at him, so Jim grabs a bearhug. Bret bites his way out of the hold, so Neidhart throws a knee for two, and delivers a scoop powerslam for two. Neidhart dumps the Hitman to the outside for a smash into the guardrail, but Bret fights him off on the way back inside, and manages a bulldog for two. Russian legsweep gets two, and a small package follows for two. Backbreaker sets up a 2nd rope pointed elbowdrop, but Neidhart lifts his boot to block. That allows Jim to go upstairs with a flying splash, but Bret rolls out of the way, and the Sharpshooter finishes at 7:58. A duller version of their usual match. ¾*

WWF Intercontinental Title Match: Razor Ramon v Jeff Jarrett: Jeff attacks before the bell, unloading on the champion to take control. Jarrett goes to work, but telegraphs a backdrop, and eats a Razor’s Edge at 1:34. What was up with that? DUD

Main Event: Casket Match: Undertaker v Yokozuna: Undertaker hammers on him in the early going, knocking Yoko to the outside. Back in with the ropewalk forearm, but he runs into a Samoan drop while throwing clotheslines, and Yoko delivers a clothesline of his own. He rolls Undertaker into the casket, but fails to get the lid closed, so he uses a pair of corner whips, but Undertaker rebounds with a clothesline. Matslam follows, allowing Undertaker to go for the casket again, but Mr. Fuji throws salt in his eyes to save his man. Yokozuna capitalizes by hammering Undertaker for a while, and a clothesline sets up a legdrop. He rolls him into the box, but wastes time playing to the crowd, and Undertaker escapes. He makes a comeback, and lands a jumping clothesline, then a chokeslam to allow him to roll Yoko in for the win at 6:55. DUD

BUExperience: This version omits an Irwin R Schyster/Bob Holly match, but I doubt that would have been especially interesting anyway. This was a pretty bad card, aside from an uncharacteristically motivated performance from Lex Luger.

DUD