Original Airdate: Saturday, April 2nd, 1994
Stabler Arena
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
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Vince McMahon and Johnny Polo are actually shown at the arena in the entrance as Razor Ramon comes out. He tosses a toothpick at him and Polo says he's going to sue.
Razor Ramon vs. Steve Smyth
Jerry Lawler is now with Vince to announce. I'm not really sure why I didn't realize how good Razor was during this era. He hits his signature spots, including the Razor's Edge, and picks up the victory.
Match Rating: 1/4*
They show the ending of the Lex Luger/Yokozuna match from WrestleMania, with Mr. Perfect screwing Luger over.
Crush vs. Tom Alton
Crush shows off his martial arts influence, while Mr. Fuji smiles. Vince lets us know that Men On A Mission won the Tag Team Championships from the Quebecers, but then lost them back 2 days later. This was every Crush squash ever.
Match Rating: 1/4*
They show still photos of Bret and Owen from WrestleMania. Bret talks about his contenders and says Owen deserves a shot after beating him.
Jeff Jarrett vs. Sparky Plugg
Honestly, of all the mid-card guys they had in this era, this isn't a bad pairing for match quality. They announce that next week will be the debut of the Heartbreak Hotel with Bret Hart. It's a good thing Sparky's friends didn't nickname him Butt. Jarrett gives us lots of stalling to begin and hits a body slam. Sparky goes to work on the arm of Jarrett, but he eventually is able to use the referee to hit a cheap chot on Sparky to turn the tide back in his favor. Sparky fights back with some body slams, but misses a clothesline and gets one from Jarrett. Jarrett hits a dropkick and gets a 3 count even though Sparky's leg was clearly under the ropes the entire time. Earl Hebner tells Jarrett he was wrong and restarts the match, which obviously angers Jarrett. Sparky rolls him and gets a nearfall. Jarrett misses with a fist off the second rope. Sparky tries a sunset flip and backslide for more 2 counts. He hits a clothesline and gets the victory even though Jarrett's foot was clearly on the bottom rope. This booking makes no sense to me and Holly, errr Sparky, looked a little off to me here.
Match Rating: *1/2
They show Jarrett still upset after the match. Out comes Johnny Polo to talk to Jarrett. Jarrett calls it a big conspiracy and he isn't leaving until he sees Sparky. Out come Doink and Dink and Jarrett starts swinging a chair at them. Doink distracts him and out comes Sparky, who rolls him up and Doink counts to 3. This was really the best they could come up with for Jarrett?
Doink vs. Mike Bell
Bell gets in a body slam and a leg drop for a 2 count. Doink hits a boot to the face and an elbow drop. He climbs up top and hits the Whoopee Cushion for the victory. This was pretty bad.
Match Rating: 1/4*
More IRS tax tips. I just can't figure out why wrestling wasn't as popular in this era.
Bam Bam Bigelow vs. John Paul
Jarrett has challenged Sparky to a rematch next week. Meanwhile, Nikolai Volkoff is in the crowd again. Bigelow catches Paul and hits a body slam and a headbutt. They collide, but then Bam Bam body slams him again and gets the victory. This was rushed.
Match Rating: 1/4*
And just like that, Sparky accepts the challenge. Out comes Earthquake while Bam Bam is still walking to the back. They take a good look at each other into the commercial break.
Earthquake vs. Reno Riggins
Quake no sells a dropkick and gives him one of his own. Quake then goes through the list of signature moves on poor Riggins. He hits the big splash and that is all.
Match Rating: 1/4*
We again get more Live Event News with more clips from WrestleMania weekend. This time the focus is on Fan Fest and a super quick recap of the whole show.
Next week it's Jarrett vs. Sparky Plugg and out comes Jarrett, who is still upset. We get some upset Vince, who calls him a sore loser as they fight over the microphone.
The wrestling wasn't particularly better, but I enjoyed the flow of the show a lot more without having to listen to Stan Lane for 20 minutes. The squash matches this week were pretty dull and Sparky/Jarrett was disappointing. To top it off, all of this was taped weeks before WrestleMania, which just seems like such a foreign concept.
Overall Rating: 34%
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