Original Airdate: Monday, October 3rd, 1994
Utica Memorial Auditorium
Utica, New York
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We get an intro hyping up the British Bulldog/Jim Neidhart match tonight.
British Bulldog vs. Jim Neidhart
Bulldog gets fireworks and some weird sound effects to go along with them. Bulldog gets distracted by Owen and that gives Neidhart the opening he needs. Bulldog fights back with a shoulder tackle, knocking Neidhart out of the ring. We get a test of strength and Neidhart wins by kicking Bulldog in the midsection. Bulldog battles back up and hits a dropkick to break it. Owen pulls down the top rope and Bulldog flies over the top. Out comes Bret and we head into a commercial break. Neidhart slaps on my favorite hold, the bear hug. Bulldog is able to get out, but now Neidhart slaps on the Camel Clutch. For some reason he releases the hold and goes up to the second rope. He misses and Bulldog comes back with a couple of clotheslines. We get the big vertical suplex for a 2 count and now Bob Backlund is out. He confronts Bret and in comes Owen to drop a knee on Bulldog. Bret comes in and we have a brawl, with Bulldog and Bret standing tall. The match was pretty good considering who was involved, but it was ultimately pretty useless.
Match Rating: **
We then get a lame WWF ad about never going on strike and a kid crying because there is no World Series this year. Yes, we are better because we never give our employees an offseason.
Doink vs. Barry Horowitz
Horowitz gets in a little bit of offense here, but honestly who cares? Doink hits the Whoopee Cushion, we get the fart noise added in and we all lose.
Match Rating: 1/4*
We get Paul Bearer and Undertaker again talking about the Hart Attack Tour.
It's time for the King's Court with Jerry Lawler. His guest today is Yokozuna, Mr. Fuji and Jim Cornette. Cornette tells us that it isn't true that Yokozuna isn't afraid of Undertaker, it's the opposite. They talk about their series of house show matches with Taker.
Next week, it's Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Lex Luger.
Luna Vachon & Bull Nakano vs. Alundra Blayze & Heidi Lee Morgan
Morgan shows off her athleticism early on with some quick pin attempts that get 2. Luna eventually grabs her hair and hits a face-first slam. Nakano comes in to dominate and Savage lets us know about his attraction to Nakano. Luna comes back in and Morgan hits her with a dropkick. She tags in Alundra and she takes down Luna multiple times. Luna tags in Bull and they try to double team, but Alundra hits a double crossbody. Alundra goes for a suplex and in comes Morgan illegally to help, but Nakano hits a double suplex instead. Alundra hits a second rope reverse crossbody for a 2 count. Luna goes for a missile dropkick, but misses and hits Luna instead. Alundra hits a German suplex into a bridge and gets the victory. I just assumed Morgan was in here to allow the heels to win. This match was all action, as they crammed in a lot in a short amount of time.
Match Rating: ***
Bob Backlund vs. Gary Scott
Scott actually appears to be a fairly decent wrestler. However, we mostly get a bunch of nothing until Backlund puts on the Chicken Wing. Backlund leaves it on longer before finally releasing the hold. I'd rather just listen to Backlund talk.
Match Rating: 1/4*
We get a quick backstage interview with Bret Hart and he says that he has already beaten Backlund. He says he respects him, but he needs to get in line.
The women's match was a real standout compared to what we typically get on Raw. The opener was decent enough, but it really didn't end up having much importance because the feud was already over in most people's mind. Decent show overall.
Overall Rating: 55%
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