Superstars 2-5-94 Review

Original Airdate: Saturday, February 5th, 1994
Cumberland County Memorial Auditorium
Fayetteville, North Carolina

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We get a Quebecers and Steiner Brother pre-tape to start the show off. 

Shawn Michaels vs. Gary Sabough

Sabough has "Italy" written on his trunks. Sabough gets off to a quick start, but it is short-lived. Michaels fights back and hits a dropkick. Michaels hits the superkick and gets the pin. We are getting closer to the Sweet Chin Music finish here for Shawn. 

Match Rating: 1/4*

We go to Jim Ross in the studio. I'm really not a fan of this format. He interviews Jim Cornette and Fuji and it goes nowhere. This feels dated in a not fun way. 

Earthquake is returning, even though he already did. 

Marty Jannetty & 1-2-3 Kid vs. Barry Horowitz & Fidel Sierra

So apparently Kid's knee is good now? Kid launches himself over the top rope to Sierra on the floor and we get a "Vintage Kid" from Vince. I don't know, this is Superstars, so is it really worth a recap? Kid and Jannetty look good here though and get the easy victory. Slightly better than your normal squash.

Match Rating: 1/2*

It's WrestleMania Report time featuring Todd Pettengill and the dorkiest looking hat brim I've ever seen. I honestly don't know how many more times I can listen to them explaining the Yokozuna/Lex Luger/Bret Hart situation and it's only been 1 week. I'm a big fan of Bret Hart promos, but this is one of the worst ones I can remember. They announce Randy Savage vs. Crush and explain the rules of a Falls Count Anywhere match. 

Kwang vs. John Paul

Vince is just enamored by Kwang and his thrusts. Vince is so impressed, which is code for we're going to bury this guy and his stupid gimmick. In case you care, Kwang wins. At least it was quick.

Match Rating: 1/4*

We get more of Undertaker and Paul Bearer stuff. Please make this end. 

Non-Title Match With A 10 Minute Time Limit

Quebecers vs. Steiner Brothers

So basically the only reason this is a non-title match is because the Quebecers weren't the champions when this was taped? Scott hits a suplex and goes for the pin and baits the Quebecers twice into accidentally hitting their partner instead of himself. Jacques hits a missile dropkick and then goes up top again. This time Rick kind of catches him and flips him over on the way down. The Steiners are outsmarting the champs, until they finally nail Scott with a clothesline right in front of the referee. The Steiners make their comeback and Scott hits a Frankensteiner. When he goes for the pin, Johnny Polo rings the bell, which confuses Scott and the ref. They announce there is time left in the match and it will continue. Polo gets in the ring and they hit their top rope bulldog on him. The bell rings and we have hit our time limit. I was hoping for a little bit more here, but this felt like a house show match. 

Match Rating: *1/2

We get an Owen Hart promo. 

Doink vs. George South

South chases Dink around and Doink hits him with a clothesline. He hits a German suplex and gets the victory. I'll stop complaining about them turning Doink face. 

Match Rating: 1/4*

Crush cuts a bad promo on how much he hates Savage's stinkin' guts. Savage is lit. I am bored.

Next week we get Crush, the Bushwhackers, Ludvig Borga and Randy Savage vs. Rick Martel. Martel calls Savage an insult to the fashion industry. So long, everyone. 

This show is really hard to watch. Even with a sort of decent match today, the rest is just terrible. The roster is so bare at this point and there are so few guys that are even really worth watching that it's sad. 

Overall Rating: 28%