Original Airdate: Saturday, October 22nd, 1994
Mid-Hudson Civic Center
Poughkeepsie, New York
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We get a recap of Bob Backlund not shaking Arnold Skaaland's hand and now Bob Holly is going to make him pay.
Bob Holly vs. Bob Backlund
How could they have two guys named Bob in the same company? Holly is about as lame of a babyface as there ever was. Backlund tries to show that he has restraint. From there Holly slows it down and this thing is already putting me to sleep. I still can't believe they put Backlund in the main event. He may be one of the biggest variances in history between the quality of his character vs. the quality of his ringwork. I know he is technically a "good" wrestler, but he is in IRS territory of boring. Backlund teases the Cross-Face Chicken Wing, but chooses to put us to sleep a little longer. Holly makes his comeback and Backlund looks pretty poor with his selling. Holly hits a weak looking monkey flip and a dropkick for a 2 count. Backlund ducks a clothesline and slaps on the Cross-Face Chicken Wing for the victory. I tapped out a long time ago.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Chris Kanyon vs. 1-2-3 Kid
Now this is a match I can get behind. Kanyon's ring attire is very questionable here though. Lawler likes him though. Lawler says that Kanyon reminds him of Razor Ramon, which I'm sure Vince loved. Kid lets him get some offense in until he hits him with a couple of spin kicks. Kid runs into a back elbow, but then Kanyon misses with a moonsault. Kid goes up to the top and hits the missile dropkick for the victory. They packed more into that match in like 2 minutes than however many minutes that horrible opener did.
Match Rating: 3/4*
King Kong Bundy vs. John Chrystal
Bundy pretty much sleepwalks through these squashes. He squashes him in the corner and hits the splash for the 5 count. Great.
Match Rating: 1/4*
They hype up Owen/Bret on the Action Zone tomorrow. I can't wait until they add that to Peacock in 2036.
British Bulldog vs. Duane Gill
Bulldog just shoves a running Gill to the ground and hits a back suplex. Bulldog hits a press slam and the crowd loves it. Bulldog hits the vertical suplex and the running powerslam to pick up the quick victory.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Between making fun of NFL preshows and the MLB strike, it certainly is a low point for the company.
Tatanka vs. Aaron Ferguson
Friar's cousin here to take on Tatanka. Ferguson looks to be trying really hard to remember what to do after Tatanka tells him. Tatanka hits the End Of The Trail for the victory. I still can't believe they couldn't even give him heel music. He attacks Ferguson after the match and hits End Of The Trail again.
Match Rating: 1/4*
This Monday night on Raw, it's Razor Ramon vs. Yokozuna.
It's time for the Heartbreak Hotel with Doink, Dink and Wink. While Dink and Wink cause trouble, Doink announces Pink as the third addition to his stable. I mean, what is there to say?
IRS gets a vignette about death and taxes.
Smoking Gunns vs. Kerry Davis & Tony DeVito
Who told Davis it was a good idea to wear no shirt? Billy hits a dropkick and tags in Bart, who hits a vertical suplex. The Gunns hit a double Russian side leg sweep and throw Davis in his corner to tag in DeVito. The Gunns hit their finisher and that's all. I still don't get why they could never find anything for the Gunns to do.
Match Rating: 1/4*
It's Charlie Minn time and they show Ted DiBiase being a good human being in the Northwest Territories. Talk about breaking kayfabe. In all honesty, this was semi-interesting.
Next week it's Jeff Jarrett, the Headshrinkers, Jim Neidhart and the Heartbreak Hotel with the Million Dollar Corporation. Don't forget Razor Ramon. See you next week.
This one had a little less filler than normal, but the feature match just stunk. It was fun to see Kanyon vs. Kid, but the rest was nothing.
Overall Rating: 38%
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