Original Airdate: Saturday, May 9th, 1992
Onondaga War Memorial
Syracuse, New York
Vince McMahon and Mr. Perfect are back as always reminding us that it's Mother's Day.
Bret Hart vs. Von Krus
Hart gives away his trademark sunglasses as always. Von Krus gets a little offense in, but now the Hitman is on the attack. Side Russian leg sweep was always one of my favorites and before I could even finish typing that sentence, he puts him in the Sharpshooter and Von Krus taps immediately.
Match Rating: 1/4* (out of 5)
It's Update time with Mean Gene. We get a clip of British Bulldog vs. Repo Man from Wrestling Challenge. Repo Man attacks Davey Boy with the hook and then chokes him with the rope. Bulldog responds with a pre-recorded interview. Never his strong suit.
Sonny Blaze vs. Kamala
Harvey Wippleman announces Kamala. Kamala attacks Blaze to begin. It's kind of interesting that he wrestled the same gimmick pretty much his entire career. He splashes Blaze, but tries to cover him while he is on his stomach. Kim Chee instructs him to roll him over and get the victory.
Match Rating: 1/4*
El Matador vs. Bob Bradley
Bradley looks somewhat respectable. It appears he had a decent career. Mr. Perfect reads a letter from the convict telling Boss Man that he's out and that Boss Man is a pig without a prayer. McMahon is calling this match like its at WrestleMania. He hits El Paso de la Muerte for the win.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Sean Mooney in the Event Center and we get a Mountie and Jimmy Hart interview. Mountie was so over the top here, it is great. High Energy gets a generic background. Koko is still not wearing the matching gear. They call out the Nasty Boys. Koko repeatedly says how much energy he has. Two great little interviews.
Legion of Doom says Happy Mothers Day. Yeah, I'm sure they loved doing that.
Legion Of Doom vs. Mark Kay & Terry Davis
Hawk with a dropkick was always a fairly impressive move. Whichever jobber this is with the mullet and neon pink and green trunks, he is a legend. The Beverly Brothers and Genius go back to their LOS. I can't imagine why LOD wanted to get out of here. Doomsday Device and that is all. We are 17 minutes into the show and we have already had 4 complete matches.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Back in the Event Center with Money Incorporated. They give the same promo they always gave. Undertaker and Paul Bearer then once again discuss their distaste for Berzerker. Sean Mooney then reminds us that Berzerker tried to kill the Undertaker
Kato vs. Crush
This is Crush's "debut". He of course was already part of Demolition with the exact same name, but we pretend he isn't. His mullet is glorious. His attire, almost as good. At least they gave him a good worker to put him over in Paul Diamond. Crush wins the match with a spinebuster. He then lifts Kato up and raises his arm, then lets him drop to the ground.
Match Rating: 1/2*
Papa Shango is burning photos of Ultimate Warrior then burns a voodoo doll of him. I remember being pretty spooked by that.
Mean Gene then introduces Rick Martel, wearing the feathers he stole from Tatanka. I am a mark for the "Yes, I Am A Model" button he wears. Martel denies that he didn't spray Arrogance in Tatanka's eyes, right after they show the clip of him doing so. Mean Gene is thanking God that he got medical attention immediately or else the damage could have been serious.
Ric Flair vs. Sgt. Slaughter
Sgt. Slaughter wishes everyone a happy Mother's Day. There was a time that this would have been a headlining feud, but it wasn't in 1992. Vince is flying solo on commentary. Out comes the Mountie. Jimmy Hart just brought out a box and gave it to the Mountie. After some back and forth, Flair whips Slaughter into the corner and he goes flying over the top rope. Some chops by Flair, but Slaughter fights back. Back body drop and a clothesline by Flair for a 2 count. Clothesline to the outside and Slaughter is out there on the attack. Mountie has a shock stick if you really weren't sure what it was. Suplex by Sarge back to the center of the ring. Flair does his over the rope off the Irish whip. They show a close up of Mounties huge shock stick. Flair is going up top, but surprisingly Slaughter gets to him before he can jump. Flair goes for a slingshot, but they botch it terribly and Flair on the fly turns it into a Boston Crab. Clothesline by Sarge and a count of 2. Flair throws Slaughter chest first into the turnbuckle and with the ref distracted, the Mountie shocks him twice. Flair gets the pinfall victory. He then shakes hands with the Mountie. Minus the botch, that was a fun enough match by Superstars standards.
Match Rating: *3/4
Nasty Boys vs. Brian Brieger & Bill Pierce
Jimmy Hart says the first thing you do when you get in the ring with the Nasty Boys is get insurance. We get the usual punch and kick offense from the Nastys with frequent tags. Sags then goes off the top rope for an elbow drop and finishes it.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Sean Mooney then introduces the Bushwhackers. They talk about Spring or something. How were they not tag team champs for years? Fuji and Berzerker then respond to Undertaker and Paul Bearer. Priceless.
We get an update that there is no update on Sgt. Slaughter. Next week, one of the Nasty Boys will take on the Ultimate Warrior. 5 star potential there.
Hey, this episode had a halfway decent match. There were still too many squash matches, but we got the re-debut of Crush and Kamala along with Bret Hart and Tito Santana. Not great, but it's an improvement.
Overall Rating: 38%
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