Original Airdate: Monday, October 24th, 1994
Burlington Memorial Auditorium
Burlington, Vermont
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Intercontinental Championship Match
Yokozuna vs. Razor Ramon
So for some reason on Peacock this episode is only 38 minutes and it skips the opening of the show. So I am watching the beginning of this match via alternate means. Yokozuna attacks Razor before the bell and we are now underway. Razor hits a bunch of right hands and then a leaping clothesline to knock Yoko down. I'm surprised they were cool with him going to that so quickly. Razor goes for a crossbody, but Yoko catches him into a body slam. He follows it up with a leg drop and Vince is already calling him the next Intercontinental Champion. Instead, Yoko just sits there. He then throws Razor over the top rope, which makes no sense. Yoko puts him in a nerve hold and now I'm back to Peacock. Yoko goes for the squash in the corner, but Razor moves and then hits a bulldog off the second rope. Yoko kicks out at 2 and the crowd is getting into this one now. Yoko hits a bunch of right hands that knock Yoko out of the ring. He backs up and it's right into a casket. Yoko freaks out and gets counted out. Razor worked hard here to get a good match out of the big guy.
Match Rating: **1/4
It's finally time for Todd Pettengill and a Survivor Series Report. They show Bret's interview after beating Owen Hart on the Action Zone where he accepts Bob Backlund's challenge. It's going to be Guts & Glory against the Million Dollar Team. This coming weekend, Todd will have more for us.
Smoking Gunns vs. Mike Bell & Barry Hardy
They say we'll see Bob Backlund vs. Lex Luger next week and the match is now in progress. The Gunns hit the vertical suplex/dropkick double team and Billy hits a body slam. The Gunns hit their finisher and that's all. That was a spirited squash.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Tatanka vs. Scott Taylor
I love having to watch heel Tatanka on Superstars and then on the Raw right after. Taylor gets a roll up for a 2 and then gets in some right hands. Tatanka clotheslines him and knocks him back to the ground. Tatanka hits a chop from the top and then the End Of The Trail for the victory. Once again, Tatanka attacks after the match and hits the finisher again.
Match Rating: 1/4*
They show the same IRS death and taxes vignette from Superstars.
Adam Bomb vs. Phil Apollo
That crafty Apollo attacks Bomb from behind. It doesn't work. Bomb hits a few standard moves before going up top and hitting the leaping clothesline. Bomb hits the pump handle slam for the easy victory. After the match, Backlund comes in and puts on the Cross-Face Chickenwing. It just seems like they never trusted Bomb.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Jerry Lawler is here for the King's Court and he's here to make another introduction. It's none other than Cheesy. This is peak creative.
Diesel vs. Ben Jordan
It's Ben Jordan's birthday and also Y.A. Tittle. That's how excited they are to be announcing this match. This one goes on a little long. People wanted to see Diesel steamroll people, not take his time. He finally hits the Jackknife for the victory.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Vince tells us the WWF wrestlers are never on strike, mostly because he won't allow them to unionize.
Next week, we'll find out more about the Survivor Series, Undertaker will be on the King's Court and Lex Luger will face Bob Backlund. Out comes Backlund and is looking nuts.
The opening match was fun thanks to Razor putting on his working boots for the big man, but the ending left a lot to be desired. Everything else just felt like filler and the creative is at an all time low for the VKM era.
Overall Rating: 41%
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