WWF Shotgun Saturday Night (August 23, 1997)

 

Original Airdate: August 23, 1997 (taped August 18)

From Atlantic City, New Jersey; Your Hosts are Jim Ross and Jim Cornette

Davey Boy Smith and Owen Hart v Dude Love and Goldust: Owen and Dude start, and Dude frustrates him with some goofiness. Owen pounds him into the corner, but a cross corner whip gets reversed, and Dude drops an elbow. Dude with the sweet shin music into a snapmare for two, and he holds a wristlock, but Owen reverses. Dude slugs his way out of it, and passes to Goldust for a side suplex for two. Wristlock, so Owen goes to the eyes, and tags out. Bulldog immediately puts Goldust into a half crab to wear him down, but Goldust has enough fire to fight off a double team in the heel corner. Goldust gives Davey a ten-punch count, and both guys tag. Dude dominates, so Smith gives him a cheap shot from the apron, and Hart capitalizes with a spinheel kick. That turns the tide, and they cut the ring in half on Love. Goldust gets the hot tag, and runs wild - Roseanne Barr the door! Brian Pillman runs out to distract Goldust, allowing Owen a schoolboy at 7:33. Not a lot to this one, but competent enough. ¾*

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We take a look at Steve Austin’s journey since the neck injury at SummerSlam

Rocky Maivia v Flash Funk: They trade wristlocks to start, with Rocky dominating. A bodyslam sets up an elbowdrop for two, but a clothesline misses, and Flash rebounds with a corkscrew kick for two. Funk with a corner splash and a flying bodypress for two, but a clothesline gets countered into the uranage at 4:27. ¼*

Ross brings WWF Champion Bret Hart out, and he hopes Vader doesn’t clog the toilet when Bret flushes him down on Friday Night’s Main Event

The Headbangers v Rockabilly and Salvatore Sincere: Sunny acts as the guest ring announcers, and Honky Tonk Man sits in on commentary. Thrasher starts with Sal, and Thrasher dominates. Tag to Mosh for a combo for two, but Thrasher misses an elbowdrop, and Rockabilly tags in. He comes in full of piss and vinegar, but Thrasher armdrags him into an armbar. Tag to Mosh for another combo for two, and Mosh adds a dropkick, ahead of an armdrag into an armbar. Tag back to Sincere, but he falls prey to a combo at 5:39. ¼*

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Tiger Ali Singh v Dan Hackerman: Tiger picks up the win at 2:45. DUD

BUExperience: Dull stuff here, as this show becomes more and more of an afterthought.