Original Airdate: Monday, May 2nd, 1994
Green Mountain State
Burlington, Vermont
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WWE Tag Team Championship Match
Quebecers vs. Headshrinkers
I've been really looking forward to this one. This one starts off as most Quebecers matches do, with them being cowardly heels. The Quebecers already head to the back, which leads to Earl Hebner making up his own rules. If the Quebecers don't get back in the ring by the count of 10, they lose their titles. They are rightfully furious and get back to the ring as we head into a commercial break. The Headshrinkers are in control when we come back until Pierre hits a big clothesline. Quebecers hit some of their double teams and we head into another commercial break. Samu gets tied up in the ropes by his neck, which slows down their attempted comeback. Jacques shows off some strength with a delayed piledriver, but then miss with the somersault double team. Meanwhile on the outside, Lou Albano holds Johnny Polo so that Afa can take a shot at him. Then out of nowhere, Pierre hits Jacques on purpose? The Headshrinkers hit a double Skull Crushing Finale and then Fatu hits the top rope splash to crown new champions. The crowd is loving it and they even get some cheapo fireworks. In an era where title changes were pretty rare on TV, we got two of them in three days between this and Diesel. Three kayfabe days that is. This was another fun match, although the commercial breaks kind of hurt the flow of the match here.
Match Rating: ***
It's time for the King Of The Ring Report with Todd Pettengill. He announces another qualifying match between Razor Ramon and Kwang. Todd announces Art Donovan will be on hand. I wonder how that will turn out?
Tatanka vs. Derrick Domino
Chief Jay Strongbow is interviewed real quick and is about as charismatic as an eggplant. IRS joins us on the phone and he can't wait to face Tatanka. Tatanka is easily taking care of Domino, who looks like some random guy from a bar. Why are his squashes always about four times longer than they need to be. Domino gets in a few seconds of offense so Tatanka can do his hulk up and then hits the Samoan Drop for the finish. This was way too long for what they were hoping to accomplish.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Jerry Lawler is out for a King's Court and starts ripping on Roddy Piper. Diesel is the guest here and it's surprising that Nash isn't a little more natural here. I'm not sure what his accent is here, but it just sounds off. Diesel then announces that he wants the WWF Championship now, so I guess that's how the build began for King Of The Ring.
Now it's time for another Undertaker sighting. Hopefully they don't do this for another 4 months.
Handicap Match
Yokozuna vs. Scott Taylor & Mike Davis
This is your average Yokozuna match here, but, you know, with two opponents instead of one. It's pretty clear they don't have much of a plan for him now, so I guess this is just a reminder that he's a force to be reckoned with. He then stacks up his opponents and hits a double Banzai for the win. After the match he hits another one on Davis. He then goes over to the other corner and hits one on Taylor. Out comes Earthquake to make the save and Yoko retreats.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Vince and Macho are with Earthquake after the commercial. He challenges Yokozuna with a lot of yelling. Vince and Savage high five as we go off the air.
This was another entertaining episode, as 1994 continues to be a little bit more consistent than 1993. The title switch was well done and was a compelling way to begin the show. The rest was nothing special, but it flew by quickly enough.
Overall Rating: 59%
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