Original Airdate: Monday, July 4th, 1994
Westchester County Civic Center
White Plains, New York
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Tatanka vs. Jeff Jarrett
It really is kind of weird to hear Gorilla Monsoon call this match. Tatanka gets the best of Jarrett early on. Jarrett then sidesteps Tatanka and throws him over the top rope. Jarrett goes outside and rams Tatanka's back into the ring post. Tatanka tries to fight back outside the ring, but it leads to him being thrown into the ring post again. Jarrett gets back into the ring and the bell rings. Jarrett is announced the winner by countout. Jarrett grabs the mic and says that he didn't come all this way to win by countout. He demands that the ref restart the match. Why is this a heel move? Tatanka tries to make a comeback and puts on a sleeper hold. Jarrett rams the injured back into the turnbuckle and Jarrett puts on a sleeper of his own. I have to say it feels so good to hear Gorilla talk about the winner's share of the purse money during this era. Tatanka turns thing around and hits a DDT for a 2 count. Tatanka hits a top rope chop, but Jarrett gets his foot on the bottom rope during the pin attempt. Jarrett rolls out of the ring and out comes Dink. Dink sprays him, so out comes Doink and he chases him with a bucket of water. Jarrett runs back into the ring and Tatanka rolls him up for the victory. This was actually a really smartly worked match that I enjoyed more than I expected. I didn't agree with the countout portion, but both guys put in a good effort here.
Match Rating: **3/4
Bret Hart vs. 1-2-3 Kid next week. Can't wait.
1-2-3 Kid is now Jerry Lawler's guest on the King's Court. Gee, guys. The Kid doesn't hate Mr. Bret Hart, Mr. Lawler. Lawler tries to talk Kid into going heel to win the title, but Kid is to focused on sounding like a kid from a 50s sitcom.
Jim Neidhart vs. Gary Scott
Owen is of course here with Neidhart. This is a pretty dull squash, so I'm not going to say anything other than Neidhart wins with a powerslam.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Iron Mike Sharp vs. Duke Droese
With this being a Droese match, we get lots of punches, kicks and elbows. Sharp is 2 years younger than AJ Styles is now. Droese hits his elbow drop finish and gets the victory.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Fake Undertaker vs. Mike Bell
We're now less than 2 months away from the end of this turd of a gimmick. This match is really testing me right now as I fight to stay awake. Faker goes for Old School and hits it. After that I begin to yawn as the Taker hits the Tombstone for the victory. No one in the arena seems to care about any of this.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Out comes Paul Bearer and he tries to call and now I legitimately fell asleep. Can't believe it would happen during this storyline. Faker then acts as if he is going to follow Bearer and we're going to a commercial break...on a taped show. DiBiase pulls out some money, but Faker doesn't take it. DiBiase is livid and takes out more money and that does it.
Next week on the King's Court, it will be Ted DiBiase.
For a holiday show, this wasn't bad. The opener was very solid and took up most of the show. However, the Kid looked like a goof and the squashes sucked. We'll split it down the middle.
Overall Rating: 50%
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