Original Airdate: Saturday, February 12th, 1994
Cumberland County Memorial Auditorium
Fayetteville, North Carolina
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Crush vs. Jay Stryker
Well, Superstars starts exactly where Raw ended with another Crush squash. He and Savage had a hot feud and now it's been months of not a whole lot. It is 100% the exact opposite of how things work in 2021. Stryker avoids a splash in the corner and works on the arm of Crush. Crush ducks a clothesline and hits a reverse kick. Apparently Crush and Savage had a brawl at their contract signing on the WWF C-show, Mania. I stand corrected. Crush slaps on his finisher and that's all.
Match Rating: 1/4*
It's time for Gorilla Monsoon for Update. It's brought to you by their new denim jacket that no one bought. Gorilla rips on Owen for a little bit and then they show the history of Bret Hart's championship victories in WWF. Oddly, they show the one botch from the Piper match at VIII for the clip. They also make no mention of Flair, which you would think they would since he won. We then get an interview with Owen.
Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Brad Anderson
Bam Bam tells us about his valentine, his main squeeze, Luna. Meanwhile, in the ring he is throwing Anderson around. He then hits his 360 version of a moonsault for a very quick victory. He then covers Luna's eyes and shows Luna the finish on the big screen.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Now it's time for Jim Ross and he gives us ticket information for the closed circuit viewing of WrestleMania. I am a huge fan of Bret's promos in general, but the ones leading up to WrestleMania are among his worst that I can remember.
Bushwhackers vs. Barry Horowitz & Reno Riggins
The Bushwhackers are back...again. Horowitz accidentally hits Riggins and then the Bushwhackers get an illegal double team, hit the Battering Ram and that's all. All righty.
Match Rating: 1/4*
We get the same Alundra Blayze highlight video they have shown on Raw.
Jason Voltaire vs. Ludvig Borga
It's time for Borga, who is hurt, but since it's Superstars, he is not. He attacks Voltaire before the bell but Voltaire shrugs it off. Borga then returns the favor and hits a powerslam and then a leaping clothesline. Borga puts Voltaire in the Torture Rack and that's it. The squashes are quick today.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Here's the aforementioned contract signing from Mania between Savage and Crush. Savage runs in and attacks Crush and then it goes to commercial.
Now it's Todd Pettengill's turn with the WrestleMania X Report. The new match announced today is the Razor Ramon/Shawn Michaels Ladder Match. That one could be pretty good. They both cut their promos about who the real champ is. They also announce Men On A Mission will face the Quebecers and Alundra Blayze against Debra Combs.
Rick Martel vs. Randy Savage
I'm not sure I've ever seen these two go at it one-on-one. Apparently Savage has an article about being 100% drug-free. No comment. Savage's attire is giving Sparky Plugg a run for his money today. Savage hits a spirited hip toss and a clothesline that sends Martel out of the ring. Savage blocks a hip toss from Martel and turns it into a backslide for a nearfall. Martel gets in a cheap shot on the apron and tosses Savage out of the ring. He meets him on the floor and hits a body slam on the mat. Martel then suplexes Savage in the ring and gets a 2 count. Savage sneaks in a sunset flip, but Martel is immediately back on the attack. Savage then gets a small package in, but this time maintains momentum and hits a top rope double ax handle to the floor. Savage almost gets the victory and then Martel misses in the corner, hitting his shoulder on the ring post. Savage goes up top and hits the top rope elbow drop for the victory. That was a very spirited match by Superstars standards by two very good professional wrestlers.
Match Rating: **1/2
It's Jim Ross again and they are really hyping the closed circuit viewing. We get an interview with the Quebecers and Johnny Polo talks about his complicated strategy to win their match at WrestleMania. It's odd that they announced this match this week since they are defending their titles on the next Raw.
Next week it's Earthquake, Alundra Blayze vs. Heidi Lee Morgan and Owen Hart vs. Marty Jannetty. We also get the return of the Funeral Parlor and then go to Paul Bearer, who tells us that Yokozuna will be his guest. By 1994 standards, this sounds like a pretty packed episode.
This was the best episode of Superstars so far in 94 thanks to the Martel/Savage match. The squashes were mostly quick and the pacing was just better overall. This wasn't a home run or anything, but it was better than the norm.
Overall Rating: 51%
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