WWF at Westfalenhallen (February 6, 1994)

Original Airdate: February 6, 1994

From Dortmund, Germany

Opening Match: Adam Bomb v Billy Gunn: Bomb knocks him around in the early going, so Billy tries a rollup, but gets blocked. Gunn keeps coming through the criss cross with a drop-toehold, however, and a dropkick puts Adam on the outside. Bomb regroups out there, and comes in calling for a test-of-strength. Bomb dominates that, but Billy fights him off with a monkeyflip, and takes Adam to the mat in a wristlock. Bomb forces a whip into the ropes and delivers a clothesline, then flies at Billy with a slingshot clothesline for two. Backelbow finds the mark, and a standing dropkick sends Gunn to the outside. He beats the count, so Bomb delivers a floatover suplex for two, and grounds him in a chinlock. Gunn fights to a vertical base and hooks a sunset flip for two, but Bomb cuts him off with another clothesline, and Billy bails. Bomb puts the boots to him as he rolls back in, and a cross corner whip rattles the ring. Another one, but the charge in hits boot, and Billy dives with a 2nd rope hangman clothesline. Billy makes a comeback, but a flying bodypress misses, and Bomb sidewalks slams him at 10:03. Really basic, but fine for ‘Adam Bomb versus one of the Smoking Gunns.’ ¾*

Kwang v Jim Powers: Powers stalls in the early going, put off by Kwang’s martial arts threats. They trade hammerlocks after finally engaging, and Jim actually dominates. Criss cross ends in Powers hiptossing him, and a clothesline puts Kwang on the outside. Kwang beats the count, so Powers takes him down in a headlock, and he works that for a while, with Kwang making attempts to cradle, but Jim sinking his teeth in. Powers with a schoolboy for two, so Kwang chops him in the throat, and spinkicks him down. Kwang ropechokes him, and another spinkick is worth two. Kwang works a chinlock, but Powers fights free, so Kwang chokes him back down for a nervehold. Powers escapes with a bodypress for two, so Kwang chops him back down for two, and reapplies the nervehold. If he were a little fatter, dude could have been WWF Champion for a year with that kind of nervehold dedication! Powers escapes, so Kwang corner whips him, but hits boot on the charge. That allows Jim to make a comeback, and he connects with a dropkick for two. Backdrop, but Kwang leapfrogs him, and delivers a superkick at 12:31. Aaannnnddd DUD

WWF Tag Team Title Match: The Quebecers v The Steiner Brothers: Pierre starts with Scott Steiner, and Scott gets the first takedown, so Pierre complains of cheating - with Jacques helpfully backing him up. That allows Pierre to try a corner whip, but Scott counters with a hiptoss, so he complains of hooking the tights. Scott with a tigerbomb for two, and both guys tag out. Jacques immediately stalls, and uses a distraction from Pierre to pound Rick Steiner, but quickly runs into a powerslam for two. Jacques fights back with a bodyslam, and Pierre tags in with a flying axehandle. Again, but Rick catches him in a bodyslam, and Pierre bails for more stalling. Weird bit, as the Steiner’s waive the American flag around, as if that’s supposed to make them babyfaces to the German crowd. Dust settles on Jacques and Scott, and Scott bodyslams him for two, but runs into a cheap shot. The champs work Scott over, but the finisher misses, and Rick gets the hot tag - Roseanne Barr the door! Scott hits Pierre with the Frankensteiner, but the champ bails before a cover can be made, and Pierre is counted out at 12:10. The Brothers parade around with the belts after the bell, but, of course, the title cannot change hands by countout or disqualification. Solid tag wrestling here. * ½ 

Main Event: WWF Title Match: Yokozuna v Bret Hart: Bret, of course, is over huge with the German crowd. He hammers Yokozuna at the bell, but a bodypress gets caught in a bodyslam. Yokozuna looks to add an elbowdrop, but Hart rolls out of the way, and grabs a headlock. Yokozuna escapes with a shoulderblock, but Hart dodges a splash, and delivers a pointed elbowdrop. Sharpshooter, but Yokozuna blocks, and Bret falls to the outside - where Mr. Fuji is ready to attack with the flagpole. The crowd, meanwhile, is absolutely losing their minds for Bret. Back in, Yokozuna goes to work, and Hart does a great job of selling, as well as developing hope spots. Legdrop leaves Hart rolling out of the ring to avoid getting covered, but he’s wrecked, and Yokozuna sends him into the post out there. Hart beats the count, so Yokozuna sets up for the Banzai Drop, but Bret moves before he can even finish climbing. Slugfest ends in Bret throwing a dropkick, but a second one misses, and Yokozuna goes back to the nervehold. Yokozuna with a side suplex, and a cross corner whip rattles the ring, but an avalanche misses. That allows Hart a 2nd rope bulldog to take the monster down for two, and a trio of clotheslines get him two. 2nd rope pointed elbowdrop (with Bret diving nearly the length of the ring) gets two, but a 2nd rope elbowsmash gets caught in a bearhug. Bret quickly escapes, and latches on with a sleeper, but the referee gets bumped as Yokozuna drops back into the corner to break. Yokozuna grabs the salt bucket, but Bret steals it away, and knocks the champion silly for a dramatic two count. Sharpshooter, so Fuji comes in with the flagpole for the DQ at 15:15. I know Bret seemed to think he had good matches with Yokozuna. I, personally, have yet to see any evidence of this. ¾*

BUExperience: This version of the show omits Lex Luger/Jeff Jarrett, Bam Bam Bigelow/Doink the Clown, and Marty Jannetty/Diesel (in what would be Marty’s last match in the WWF until fall 1995). I doubt any of those were going to be classics, but it would have been nice to see them for completion's sake, especially since it’s the bulk of the mid-card. But, we did get Kwang/Powers. We definitely got Kwang/Powers.

The rest is not really worth sitting through.

DUD