WWF Shotgun Saturday Night (May 3, 1997)

 

Original Airdate: May 3, 1997 (taped April 28)

From Omaha, Nebraska; Your Hosts are Jim Ross and Brian Pillman

WWF Tag Team Title Match: Owen Hart and Davey Boy Smith v The New Blackjacks: Owen and Bulldog are not only the tag champs, but the Intercontinental and European champions as well. It’s kind of crazy to think how strongly pushed the Hart Foundation was at this point, and not a year later all but one of them would even be left in the promotion at all. Smith and Blackjack Windham start, and Davey gets a powerslam for two. You never really think of Windham as a huge guy, but man, Bulldog looks like a kid next to him. Windham with a side suplex for two, and both guys tag out. A criss cross allows Blackjack Bradshaw a big boot, but Davey comes in before he can cover. Bradshaw grabs a headlock, but Owen escapes, and hits a spinheel kick for two. That draws Windham in, so Davey follows, and Roseanne Barr the door. The Blackjacks clean house, so Owen nails Bradshaw with one of the title belts, but Windham saves at two. Owen and Bulldog double up on Bradshaw in their corner as the referee restores order, and they go to work on Bradshaw. Things finally break down when Bradshaw decides to grab a title belt to get some payback, but does so in full view of the referee, and it’s a DQ at 6:00. This was pretty dull. ¼*

In Your House ad

Kevin Kelly brings Shawn Michaels out, mostly for Shawn to talk about how he does what he wants. And dance

Ken Shamrock hype video

Vader v Willie Choke: Dear lord, control yourself, man. Vader with the pump-splash at 1:36. DUD

Ahmed Johnson v Mike DeCero: We’re doing Ahmed squashes in 1997? Ahmed offers the kid a chance to forfeit, but the kid slaps him in the face instead. Yeah, that ends badly. Ahmed with a splash mountain at 2:04. Johnson looked full of piss and vinegar here. ¼*

Crush and Savio Vega v Derek Stone and Neil Haley: A pretty sleepy squash for the Nation here, before they put it away with a combo at 4:15. Yes, they gave this over four minutes, and expected people to care. DUD

Sunny hosts Sunny Undercover, and it’s just the usual gossip column bullshit. They should have just hired Dave Meltzer to do it. They could have even kept the bed

BUExperience: Pretty dull stuff this week, despite being a pretty hot time for the promotion in general.