Original Airdate: Monday, April 2, 1994
Mid-Hudson Civic Center
Poughkeepsie, New York
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The show starts off with Earthquake and Adam Bomb yelling at each other ahead of their big rematch tonight. Gorilla Monsoon is the guest announcer this week.
Earthquake vs. Adam Bomb
Adam Bomb had an aura about him and they kind of just ruined it for no reason. Bomb tries to get off to a fast start, but Earthquake clotheslines him over the top rope. Bomb is able to snap Quake's neck on the top rope and then hits the slingshot clothesline. Bomb clotheslines Quake into the ropes and he's tied up. Meanwhile, Harvey Wippleman is arguing with Howard Finkel outside the ring. Bomb is on the top rope and he hits a top rope clothesline for a 2 count. Earthquake makes a comeback and hits a belly-to-belly suplex and he follows it up with a leg drop. Gorilla bringing up the loser share of the purse money is everything. Quake hits the splash and this one is all over. For what this was, this was effective and really not that bad.
Match Rating: *3/4
They show clips again of the finish of the Lex Luger/Yokozuna match. We then get a pre-taped promo by Luger calling out Mr. Perfect.
Gorilla is in the ring for an interview with Mr. Perfect. Perfect cuts a heel promo on his side of the story. Unfortunately, this all led to nothing as Perfect will be out of here soon, leaving Luger with nothing.
Razor Ramon vs. Austin Steele
Razor just toys around with Steele and then puts him in an abdominal stretch. Razor hits his fall away slam and variation of the chokeslam before hitting the Razor's Edge for the victory. This match was almost as long as the opener. They keep hyping his feud with Diesel, which takes a bit of a detour.
Match Rating: 1/4*
They show last week's segment with the Quebecers and Headshrinkers. They cut to the Quebecers and they say they'll take on anyone. You now can vote for who the Quebecers will take on next week. Your choices are the Bushwhackers, Men On A Mission or Smoking Gunns.
Jeff Jarrett, IRS, Rick Martel & Headshrinkers vs. Tatanka, Sparky Plugg, 1-2-3 Kid & Smoking Gunns
Billy Gunn and Samu have a nice little segment to start things off. So the Headshrinkers are babyface, but teaming with Jarrett, Martel and IRS? Is there anything on Earth that Vince loves to say than "his friends call him Sparky"? IRS hits a cheap shot to the back of Sparky after Martel throws him off the rope. Sparky is able to tag in the Kid. Kid grabs his tie and snaps his neck on the top rope. Kid hits a top rope clothesline for a 2 count. He goes up again and hits a splash, but Jarrett breaks it up. All 10 men are in the ring now and are brawling. Kid hits a spin kick on IRS, but misses with a kick in the corner. IRS rolls him up and that is all. This was a really fun match, even if not everyone got a fair amount of time to shine. This would have been a good addition to WrestleMania.
Match Rating: **3/4
We get the first episode of the Heartbreak Hotel and Shawn wants his Intercontinental Championship back.
Yokozuna vs. Scott Powers
They keep trying to hype him up that he's bigger and meaner than ever, but honestly he just looks the same. He hits the Banzai for the quick and easy victory.
Match Rating: 1/4*
This was one of the stronger Raw episodes in weeks here. I really enjoyed the 10 man tag match and the rest of the show was a breeze. I wish they would pace all of their shows like this.
Overall Rating: 60%
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