WWF Action Zone (June 2, 1996)

 

Original Airdate: June 2, 1996

Your Hosts are Todd Pettengill and Dok Hendrix from the studio

The New Rockers v Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy: From the June 1 Superstars (taped May 28 in North Charleston South Carolina). Looking at Jeff here, you’d think he was in line to join the New Rockers. The Hardy’s do a great job of bumping a selling for the Rockers here, and the Rockers finish with a combo at 3:26. ½*

Unleash the Warrior In You ad. There are weights! And you can lift them!

We take a look back at Sunny’s tag title belt slut journey

The Sega Saturn Slam of the Week is Yokozuna missing a Banzai drop on Jim Cornette at In Your House

We take a look at the double pin situation in the Shawn Michaels/Davey Boy Smith match at In Your House, which leads to a rematch announced for King of the Ring

Hunter Hearst Helmsley v Marty Garner: From the June 1 Superstars. Helmsley split screens in to hype his half of the Qualifying match with Jake Roberts on RAW. Meanwhile, Jim Ross hypes it as a member of the New Generation against a man who ‘doesn’t make any mistakes.’ Isn’t Jake’s whole gimmick at this point him trying to make up for past mistakes? This is kind of an infamous squash for the finish, which sees HHH spike Marty on his head with the Pedigree at 2:37. ¼*

We take a look at the Ahmed Johnson drama from RAW, with Goldust giving him ‘CPR,’ and causing Johnson to go on a path of destruction

King of the Ring Tournament Qualifying Match: Henry Godwinn v Justin Hawk Bradshaw: From the June 1 Superstars. Posturing to start, as they hoss it up. Henry gets a standing side-headlock on, so Bradshaw forces a criss cross, but Henry barrels into him with a shoulderblock. Henry goes back to the headlock, and uses a hiptoss, but hurts his leg on the exchange. Henry powers through, pounding Bradshaw in the corner, and delivering a cross corner whip. Bradshaw throws a punch to shake him off long enough for a Russian legdweep, and Bradshaw chokes him down. Godiwnn responds by dumping him over the top, and Henry throws a clothesline for two as Bradshaw hustles back in. The knee is slowing him down, however, and Bradshaw lands a big boot to set up an elbowdrop for two. Bradshaw with a bodyslam to set up a 2nd rope elbowdrop for two, as Ross notes that Bradshaw has a ‘nasty streak’ in him. Hey, he tried to warn us. Bradshaw with a vertical suplex, but Henry reverses, though he’s too battered to follow up. That allows Bradshaw to go upstairs with a flying shoulderblock for two, but he takes too long getting to the top for a second dive, and Godwinn vertical superplexes him down for two. Henry with a powerslam to set up a kneedrop, but Bradshaw rolls out of the way, and Godwinn aggravates the knee with the landing. He tries muscling through a slam, but the knee gives out, and Bradshaw lands a lariat at 8:25. They were having a proper battle here. ** ¼

Mr. Perfect catches up with Steve Austin to discuss his thoughts on Ted DiBiase’s forced retirement from the WWF, and Steve suggests that, perhaps, he threw the match against Savio Vega at In Your House to get rid of him 

Undertaker is fuming at Mankind for costing him the Intercontinental title on Sunday, and swears revenge at King of the Ring

Various Superstars reveal where they were when the lights died at In Your House. The best line is Jerry Lawler noting that he was in the scariest place imaginable to be when the lights die: next to Vince McMahon. Well, that has certainly taken on a new meaning since

BUExperience: This is a phenomenal background noise show. It’s not essential viewing by any means, but easy listening/watching.