Monday, October 18th, 1993
Mid-Hudson Civic Center
Poughkeepsie, New York
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Macho Man is very agitated as we kick things off and insists that everything will be fine between him and Crush.
Steiner Brothers vs. PJ Walker & Tony DeVito
The key word tonight is "summit" and I would say this match is the usual suplex summit by the Steiners. Scott then hits a vertical suplex into a sit down piledriver. Man, if I was only getting paid like $50 to do a squash, I'm not sure I would let anyone do that to me. They hit their super bulldog finisher and that is all. Why did they not do more in their run again? Awesome squash match.
Match Rating: 3/4*
For only $0.99 a call, you can vote yes or no on whether or not Shawn Michael's suspension be lifted. They then have Diesel and Mr. Perfect on split screen pleading their cases. Diesel claims Michaels had a 108 degree fever. Seems legit.
IRS vs. Scott Taylor
The Steiners seem to have fired up IRS a little, as he a little bit more pep in his step tonight. It doesn't last long, as he goes back to his usual snorefest. He hits his running clothesline and gets the victory.
Match Rating: 1/4*
We now get a vignette on Jeff Jarrett. This is H-O-Double R-I-B-L-E.
Tatanka vs. Iron Mike Sharpe
They show a confrontation between Tatanka and Ludvig Borga over the weekend. Tatanka lets Sharpe get in some offense, so that he can make his comeback. He hits the Samoan drop for the victory. He's still undefeated and it still means nothing.
Match Rating: 1/4*
It's finally time for a Survivor Series Report and unfortunately it's with Joe Fowler. They do add a pretty solid 1993 CGI intro though. No sarcasm, it's actually pretty good for the era. It's the All Americans against the Foreign Fanatics and the Hart Family against the King and his Knights. If that's not enough, Ray Combs is going to be there too! If Mean Gene was a Cadillac, Fowler is a bicycle with a flat tire.
Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Dennis Diamond
The announcers are more focused on the whole Savage/Crush saga and the Shawn Michaels voting. Bam Bam is his usual self. He hits a dropkick and then launches himself over the top rope for a splash for the victory. Then it's right back to the Michaels phone numbers.
Match Rating: 1/4*
We cut to Diesel who is begging people to vote yes.
Bobby Heenan introduces Crush to the ring and he's out with Mr. Fuji as his manager. Crush is all fired up and then explains how Savage did nothing but sit there while Yokozuna gave him Banzai Splashes. Savage says Crush is making a big mistake, but I would say Vince is making a big mistake by letting this be the feud that brings Savage back in the ring. Savage wants a chance to talk in private and offers a handshake. Heenan tells him not to do it and Crush tells him to shut up. After a long pause, they shake hands and Savage's music plays. They start walking to the back and then Crush clotheslines him. He then military presses him onto the guard rail. Out comes Jim Cornette and Yokozuna. Yoko hits the Banzai Splash. This was pretty well done as far as segments with Crush go.
Only 34% of people voted yes for Shawn. Next week it's 1-2-3 Kid vs. Marty Jannetty, plus Crush, Diesel and Ludvig Borga.
There was not one feature match on this show, so it was basically an episode of Superstars. However, Raw has the live crowd feeling to it and it significantly helps out an episode like this. The Crush/Savage segment could have been a lot worse and the Steiners are always a blast to watch in this era. Hardly a thumbs up, but I would say this was a best case scenario considering the lineup we were given.
Overall Rating: 45%
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