Original Airdate: Saturday, October 17th, 1992
Hersheypark Arena
Hershey, Pennsylvania
We start the show off in Saskatoon with an interview of your new WWF Champion Bret Hart. Bret give a "Golly gee, this is the best day of my life" interview. He talks about his whole life being wrestling. In a weird moment, he thanks Ric Flair for giving him the opportunity to wrestle him for the championship. This is one of the weakest Hart interviews that I can remember.
We're now back to "Hershey" with an irate Mr. Perfect. Perfect says that Flair was sick as a dog and he tried to stop him from going out there and wrestling.
Shawn Michaels vs. Steve Gillespie
It's taking longer for Sherri to take off Michaels' pants than it will for him to win this match. As good as Michaels was here, it's amazing how much better he got over the next couple of years. Michaels hits a nice clothesline off the top rope followed by the crescent kick and his suplex finisher. It's so weird that Shawn would be main eventing Survivor Series here in a few weeks. 1992 was just such a weird year for this company.
Match Rating: 1/2*
Tatanka vs. Brian Jewel
They never really seemed to have a plan for Tatanka. He went undefeated for a long time, but they never really enhanced him. Martel was a good guy to start off with, but after his match with Michaels at WrestleMania IX, it just never happened for him again. Tatanka hits his signature chops followed by one off the top rope. The Samoan Drop finishes Jewel off.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Update time with...Lord Alfred Hayes??? Lord Alfred was easily the worst announcer of this era. We get an interview from the Ultimate Maniacs and it's everything you'd imagine it would be. Razor, Flair and Perfect get their chance at a rebuttal. Flair's hair looks off here and so is this interview. Horrible by Flair standards
Big Boss Man vs. Barry Horowitz
They do a nice chase sequence to start off ending in a big boot by Boss Man. This is actually a much shorter match than I expected. Usually Boss Man gets a bit more in and Horowitz usually gets a little bit longer matches as well. Boss Man Slam ends it here.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Vince continues to hype up Bret as champ and then we head to the Event Center. The Nasty Boys talk about being the #1 contenders thanks to Jimmy Hart. Harvey Wippleman and Kamala are here and he isn't afraid of Undertaker.
British Bulldog vs. Jim Peterson
Peterson actually looks like a legit threat as a jobber. Bulldog won't have the title for much longer here. He does his usual squash match and finishes with the running powerslam.
Match Rating: 1/4*
We get another video of Bob Backlund with some terrible music and full of home videos and family photos. He's even giving up his construction business to make his comeback!
Mean Gene is her for a Survivor Series update. The Ultimate Maniacs are going to take on Ric Flair and Razor Ramon. We are getting a Coffin Match between Kamala and Undertaker. Undertaker and Paul Bearer are here and Kamala will rest in peace. Natural Disasters and Bushwhackers will take on Beverly Brothers and Money, Inc. The Disasters and Bushwhackers cut a promo and they make lots of loud noises.
Jim Powers & Bobby St. Laurent vs. Money, Inc.
As Money, Inc. is walking down the aisle a picture of the Natural Disasters holding the Tag Team Championships is shown on the big screen. IRS says that he is going to vote for whichever candidate raises the taxes the most. I think I actually enjoy Money, Inc.'s squash matches more than their competitive ones. They have just enough interesting offense for a 2 minute match. IRS hits a shoulder tackle for the victory.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Back to Sean Mooney and in case you didn't hear about it, Bret Hart is the new WWF Champion. High Energy is here and they have a new background. Shawn Michaels says that there's a lot of pressure being the best looking wrestler in the WWF.
Next week on Superstars they will announce more matches for Survivor Series plus Crush, Papa Shango, Undertaker, Nailz and Natural Disasters.
This show flew by much quicker than a lot of the other episodes. Shawn Michaels and Money, Inc. looked impressive here and they announced a few matches on Survivor Series. Sure, two of the three would get changed, but it's something. Looking forward to seeing how they go about changing the matches and crowning the #1 contender.
Overall Rating: 46%
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