WWF Action Zone (July 2, 1995)

 

Original Airdate: July 2, 1995 (taped June 28)

From Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania; Your Hosts are Jim Ross and Todd Pettengill 

Jerry Lawler visits Isaac Yankem DDS

Yokozuna and Owen Hart v Chuck Williams and Dave Thornberg: This also aired on the July 2 Wrestling Challenge. Williams is ECW’s ‘Rockin’ Rebel.’ The WWF Tag Team title is not on the line for this, but the champions casually put them away with a combo at 2:15. DUD

The Allied Powers are ready to take the tag title at In Your House. I was all in on these two as a team, but they weren’t long for the world

In Your House ad

Bob Holly v Tony DeVito: Also from the July 2 Wrestling Challenge. I always thought DeVito looked like that other superfan that always hung out with Vlad. I like to imagine that they were brothers, and that’s how those guys got such great seats every time. Holly with a flying bodypress at 1:37. DUD

Clips of WWF Champion Diesel participating at Hitting For The Homeland, a charity benefit game for kids who lost parents in the Oklahoma City bombing

The mafia attempt to buy off Diesel, but he’s not interested in money. Who is this guy, and what has he done with Kevin Nash?!

Sycho Sid clarifies: he is not a coward. Seems like just what a coward would say

Hakushi v Russ Greenberg: From the July 2 Challenge. So, I guess this whole show is just recycled content now, then? It’s kind of an odd deal, where they don’t acknowledge that the matches are off of a different show, but instead just kind of pretend that this is the first run. Hakushi with a springboard flying splash at 2:13. DUD

World Tour de Force tour ad

Waylon Mercy vignette

Barry Didinsky shills the new Shawn Michaels t-shirt. And also the new Adam Bomb shirt. Gee, I wonder which of those sold better

Duke Droese v Mike Bell: From the July 2 Challenge. Meanwhile, Bell could be the third brother with DeVito and the superfan. Duke with the tilt-a-whirl slam at 1:56. I have a soft spot for Droese. DUD

The WWF is a proud participant in the 1995 Special Olympics. These segments feel hollow without Randy Savage

Rad Radford v Jeff Hardy: One guess what show this is from. Nope, you’re wrong. This one is actually from… oh no, it’s still Wrestling Challenge. Meanwhile, Ross makes a point of noting that Courtney Love is ‘not an attractive woman.’ That must have been awkward on the set of Man on the Moon a few years later. Or, well, it would be, if Love watched Action Zone. Or Wrestling Challenge. Radford with a bridging northern lights suplex at 2:01. The gimmick was shit, but the worker wasn’t. ¼*

With My Baby Tonight music video. After some two years of building up to it, it was nice to see them finally go somewhere with it. And the song isn’t bad! Where would Bruce Prichard be without this?

BUExperience: This was okay, but completely inessential.