WWF at Montreal Forum (October 21, 1994)

 

Original Airdate: October 21, 1994

From Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Opening Match: Adam Bomb v Kwang: Bomb throws him around early, and a slingshot clothesline finds the mark. He goes for the mask, but gets blocked, and Kwang throws an enzuigiri. That’s enough to turn the tide, and Kwang goes to work. He works a nervehold, but Bomb escapes, and makes a comeback - finishing with a swinging neckbreaker at 9:32. A perfectly inoffensive opener. ¼*

The Bushwhackers v Well Dunn: Well, so much for inoffensive. The Bushwhackers win at 10:02. I’ll give this the biggest compliment I can: it wasn’t as bad as it could have been. DUD

WWF Intercontinental Title Match: Razor Ramon v Jeff Jarrett: Posturing to start, dominated by Jarrett, until he gets cocky, and Razor clotheslines him over the top. Back in, Jarrett manages to grab a standing side headlock, so Razor tries a side suplex, but Jeff lands on his feet, and slaps him. Jarrett with a bodypress, but Ramon catches him in a fallaway slam for two, and he gets the challenger in a wristlock from there. Jeff escapes with a trio of dropkicks, and he lands a straddling ropechoke as Ramon staggers. Jeff with a side suplex for two, but Razor reverses a sunset flip for two. Jarrett reverses back for two, and throws a clothesline for another two, before grounding the champion in a chinlock. Razor escapes into a backslide for two, so Jarrett corner whips him, and throws a leg-feed enzuigiri for two. Back to the chinlock, and Jarrett uses some leverage this time. He gets busted, and Ramon throws punches following the break, but Jarrett rides him with a sleeper. Razor escapes, and tries a backdrop, but Jeff counters with a swinging neckbreaker for two. Jeff uses a bodyslam ahead of a flying bodypress, but Ramon rolls through for two, so Jarrett throws a clothesline for two. Back to the chinlock, but Ramon powers into a side suplex to shake it off, and both men are left taking the count. Razor crawls over with a cover for two, and he goes on the comeback trail as both guys get to their feet. A big charge misses, allowing Jarrett to send him over the top, and the challenger follows for a slugfest in the aisle. Razor tries a whip into the apron, but gets reversed, and Jarrett slides in for the countout victory at 13:44. Oddly, that’s it, as they end tape right there, without showing the usual bit where Jarrett demands the match get restarted, and then loses (which happened here). That’s a pretty big lapse for them. I’ve always enjoyed their chemistry, even if this was a turned down version of their higher profile matches. ** ½ 

Irwin R. Schyster v Bob Holly: We get a fan doing the ring announcing for this one. Posturing to start, and IRS gets control. He works Holly over in dull fashion, and Bob ends up on the outside, but rebounds in with a slingshot sunset flip for two. Schyster cuts him off with a backelbow, however, and he adds an elbowdrop for two. A chinlock grinds Holly down from there, but a charge misses, and Bob schoolboys for two. Bob adds a dropkick for another two, and a bodyslam allows him to get to the top for a flying clothesline that gets two. Another bodyslam sets up an elbowdrop, but Irwin rolls out of the way, and uses a slingshot splash into a leveraged pin at 9:40. ¼*

Diesel v Sionne: This was advertised as Diesel and Shawn Michaels defending against the Headshrinkers, but ended up getting scrapped for this. Despite being a heel, and despite doing a whole routine where he refuses to come out before Sionne, the crowd still wildly cheers and chants for Diesel. They really had something with him, and totally blew it with the abrupt character change after he won the world title. Sionne attacks, and destroys him at the bell, and it spills to the outside, where Sionne big boots him, and rams him into the apron a few times. Meanwhile, the fans haven’t let up with the ‘Diesel’ chants yet. And then Diesel just hits the powerbomb out of nowhere for the pin at 3:03. That was some odd booking, with Diesel completely getting gobbled up for three minutes, and then hitting his first move as the finish. DUD

WWF Title Match: Bret Hart v Jim Neidhart: Anvil attacks before the bell to kickstart things, and he pounds Bret down. A cross corner whip rattles the ring, but the charge in gets blocked, and Hart delivers a thunderous clothesline. He gets the Sharpshooter on right away, but Jeff Jarrett runs in to save. He and Neidhart abuse the Hitman, as the crowd chants ‘Razor.’ Instead, a bunch of officials come in to break it up, and the match continues after Jeff is removed from the premises. Neidhart tries an avalanche on the battered champion, but Bret dodges, and takes Jim down for a headbutt drop to the groin. Bret with a turnbuckle smash, and Jeff is still hanging out at ringside, somehow. Well, officiating in Montreal is always a little shoddy. Anyway, what the fuck is he doing there anyway? Was Owen busy taking a shit? To the outside, where Neidhart manages to deck the Hitman, but another blow misses, ending in Neidhart striking the post. Bret with a slingshot sunset flip for two, and he tries a cross corner whip, but Anvil reverses. That allows Jim to hold a cobra clutch, and he works the Hitman over. The ‘let’s go Bret’ chant with a French-Canadian accent is hilarious. Neidhart with a front-powerslam for two, so he dumps Bret to the outside for a trip into the post. Bret manages to gain control on the way back in, and a bulldog gets the champion two. Hart keeps coming with a Russian legsweep for two, and a small package is worth another two. Bret uses a backbreaker to set up a 2nd rope pointed elbowdrop, but Jim gets a boot up to block. Bret really dove into that one, unlike most times guys take that bump. Hart tries to recover with a suplex, but Neidhart muscles him to the top rope to block. Superplex, but Bret blocks, so Jim slams him off instead. That allows Jim to get to the top for a flying splash, but Hart moves, and locks him in the Sharpshooter. Here comes Jarrett again, so Bret lets off, but the double team backfires, and Hart schoolboys at 10:49. Bret worked hard to lead Neidhart through a decent match, but Jim was keen to hold up his end as well. *

Casket Match: Undertaker v Yokozuna: We get some fans in the ring for a Paul Bearer impression contest before the entrances. They were really great at making the house shows more interactive during this period. Yokozuna dominates early, though in dull fashion. A few turnbuckle smashes wake Undertaker up, and he lands a DDT, followed by a flying clothesline. He goes for the casket, but Yokozuna fights him off. Yokozuna gets him in the casket, but Undertaker shakes it off, so Yokozuna tags him with a backelbow and a belly-to-belly suplex. Yokozuna pounds him into mush in the corner, but Undertaker is up, so Yokozuna throws a clothesline. Undertaker fights back, and Yokozuna is cooked at 13:07. Dull stuff. ¼*

Main Event: Jacques Rougeau v Pierre Ouellet: This is billed as Jacques’s retirement match, and he has Raymond Rougeau in his corner. Neither guy is dressed like the Quebecers here, and Jacques has even gone back to his late 80s gear. Pierre attacks before the bell, and puts the boots to him in the corner. Jacques tries to get fired up, but quickly gets cut off, and press-dropped across the top rope. Pierre snaps his throat across the bottom rope next, and Jacques ends up down on the outside. He beats the count in, so Pierre ropechokes him, but a charge goes badly when Jacques backdrops him over the top! Pierre lands on his feet, and rushes back in to clothesline Jacques, but he telegraphs a backdrop, and gets nailed. Jacques adds a dropkick, so Pierre charges, but gets backdropped. A criss cross allows Pierre to tie him in a tree of woe, and Johnny Polo is quick to add a cheap shot before Raymond chases him off. Pierre with a backdrop, and a powerslam follows for two. Pierre uses a bodyslam to set up a pump-splash for two, and he dumps Jacques to the outside to set up a somersault plancha! Inside, that gets him two, so he uses another bodyslam to set up a 2nd rope legdrop for two. Pierre goes up with a flying somersault senton splash to finish, but it only gets two. He argues the count, but gets back on track with another trip to the top - only to have Jacques knock him off this time! Both guys stagger up for a slugfest, and Jacques gets the better of it. He whips Pierre into the ropes for a backdrop, and a bodyslam follows. Jacques with a jumping backelbow, and a whiplash gets him two. Jacques dumps him over the top as payback for earlier, and he dives with an axehandle from the apron before chucking Pierre into the steps. Inside, Pierre begs off, but Jacques keeps coming with a ten-punch in the corner. Pierre throws him off, which bumps the referee, but Jacques stays in control with punches. Polo quickly trips him up, so Ray finally gets hold of him, and Johnny is in bad trouble. Ray revives the official, but Jacques is still down, and Pierre crawls over to cover for two. Pierre with a backbreaker to set up a flying frog splash, but Jacques gets out of the way. That allows Jacques to get to the top, and he dives with a missile dropkick for two! Pierre hooks a sunset cradle for two on his kickout, however, and both guys are left looking up at the lights, well spent. Jacques is up first, but Pierre cradles for two - reversed by Jacques for two. Jacques is up first again, and starts hammering him with rights, but Pierre counters a suplex into a DDT for two. He scoops Jacques for a tombstone, but Rougeau reverses for the pin at 19:32. Though this didn’t end up actually being Jacques’s last match, this is notable for being Johnny Polo’s final appearance. This match may also have the highest count of backdrops and bodyslams I’ve seen in a while. Jokes aside, Jacques let is all hang out here, on his way out the door. *** ½ 

BUExperience: While only a few matches are worth seeing, this was a pretty fun live event in general, and the main event was not just unique, but really good as well.

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