Original Airdate: Saturday, June 11th, 1994
Erie Civic Center
Erie, Pennsylvania
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Vince and Lawler kick off the show and Vince is really creepy here.
Yokozuna & Crush vs. Smoking Gunns
Well I guess if you're a team getting a title shot, you probably should at least have one match under your belt. The Gunns attack their large opponents as soon as they enter the ring and we're underway. They hit two double dropkicks to knock them both out of the ring and the crowd is loving it. Again, I am going to re-emphasize that the Gunns were super underused here in '94. Back in the ring after some counseling, Crush eats a boot to the face and a bulldog for a 2 count. Yokozuna grabs the top rope and Bart goes flying to the floor. Crush hits a backbreaker and in comes Yoko and they hit a double clothesline. We actually get a commercial break in a Superstars match, which is a rarity. Bart is finally able to hit a hot tag to Billy and he hits a bulldog on Yoko and an inverted atomic drop on Crush. The Gunns are hitting double fists in the corner, but Yoko dumps Bart to the floor. Billy sees it and jumps off and hits Yoko for a nearfall. Crush hits a press slam and Yoko follows up with a leg drop for the victory. That was a really good time for a Superstars match. More of this please.
Match Rating: **3/4
We then go to Stan Lane bragging about winning some award for their "Unbelievable" ads.
Doink vs. Derek Stone
Stone reminds me of a less toned William Regal. Doink hits a few Irish whips and a belly-to-belly suplex. We get the Whoopee Cushion and the fart sound for the victory. They then show the one guy in the crowd with the Doink shirt.
Match Rating: 1/4*
We go back to Raw to see the King's Court with the Roddy Piper impersonator. This leads to Roddy Piper with pre-recorded comments. Thankfully this feud is almost over.
Kenny Hendrix vs. IRS
The guest ring announcer is wearing a tie dye Tatanka shirt. IRS interrupts on his way down and make fun of a guy in the crowd and says Mabel is going to pay at King Of The Ring. We get a pre-recorded interview from Oscar and Mabel. Hendrix gets a body press for a 1 count, but IRS slaps on the Penalty and that's it. That was about as quick as an IRS squash gets.
Match Rating: 1/4*
It's time for the King Of The Ring Report. Bret Hart talks about how disappointed he is in Diesel and that he's going to have some back up. Todd wonders if it's Stu, but then decides he doesn't think he'd be able to help physically.
Duke Droese vs. Reno Riggins
"Better known as...THE DUMPSTERRRR!" declared Vince McMahon. Just in case you can't tell that he's a garbage man, he brings a trash can with him. It's good to see Reno again. We've got the fake crowd noise pumping for this one. There is no better way to impress in a squash match than to slap on a bear hug. Reno gets out with some fists, while Vince pleads for the ref to get him to open up his hands. Duke hits his variation of a powerslam for the victory.
Match Rating: 1/4*
It's time for the Heartbreak Hotel and Shawn is talking about the WWF ratings soaring. He brings out Ted DiBiase and he said everyone doubted him with getting the Undertaker. No one has the resources like DiBiase does and he introduces him. Out "he" comes. I really had no idea that he made his debut this early on in the summer. He then moves his mouth to a pre-recorded Undertaker interview. This was bad, but the crowd had no clue just how bad this would be.
Jeff Jarrett vs. Marty Garner
This was one of the famous Garner dives where he lands face-first after a dive over the top rope. This one is still getting shown on Twitter 27 years later. Jarrett slaps on the Figure Four and that's all. That's a rough way to make a few bucks.
Match Rating: 1/4*
The WrestleMania Revenge Tour continued in Anaheim and so was Rhonda Sheer and Jonathan Taylor Thomas. They claim that it was the best attended tour in history. Yeah, sure.
Next week, we get Razor Ramon, Owen Hart, Headshrinkers, Diesel at the Heartbreak Hotel and Mabel vs. Nikolai Volkoff.
There's a little more to unpack here than normal on an episode of Superstars. We had a really fun opening match, which is an absolute rarity for anything involving Crush. We had the debut of the Underfaker, kicking off one of the worst angles in company history. Then we also had the crash landing of Marty Garner. Overall, this was not a bad way to spend 45 minutes if you like this era of wrestling.
Overall Rating: 58%
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