Original Airdate: Saturday, November 12th, 1994
Burlington Memorial Auditorium
Burlington, Vermont
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Lex Luger vs. Gary Scott
Lex hits a big powerslam and then flexes like a chicken after. He puts on the Torture Rack and then celebrates with the youngster who brought out the American flag for him earlier. Short and to the point, how it should be on Superstars.
Match Rating: 1/4*
It's more charity softball with Charlie Minn. However, we need to stay tuned for footage of the actual game until later in the show. Don't go anywhere.
They promote the new WWF Magazine, that has Randy Savage on the cover. You know, the guy that doesn't work here any more.
Owen Hart vs. Tony DeVito
Looks like a stacked show here today if you're into the classic mid-90s jobbers. The crowd looks like it's on hour 13 of 18 here at the taping. Owen hits a variation of the bulldog and then climbs up top to hit his beautiful missile dropkick. He locks in the Sharpshooter and that's all. It should be noted that Jim Neidhart wasn't ringside with him.
Match Rating: 1/4*
This week IRS is standing with a casket leaning on a pile of dirt. I'm surprised they would put him with something more charismatic than him.
Yokozuna, Mr. Fuji and Jim Cornette join Vince McMahon in the ring for an interview. Cornette talks about the blemish on Undertaker's record is his loss to Yokozuna. He warns Chuck Norris not to get in the way of Yokozuna.
Next week, it's Jim Neidhart vs. Undertaker right here on Superstars.
Bob Holly vs. Roy Raymond
Raymond misses with an elbow drop and Holly hits his signature standing dropkick. He hits a running clothesline that folds Raymond in half. He then hits the top rope crossbody for the victory. Holly couldn't be any cheesier here in his celebration.
Match Rating: 1/4*
It's time for the official Survivor Series Report. Is there an unofficial one? I want that shirt Todd is sporting really badly. Bret Hart has a lot of confidence, but it's not overconfidence. Especially in the Survivor Series. For some reason they think we want Tatanka's opinion on Chuck Norris. Then we get to hear Paul Bearer talk about him.
Bob Backlund vs. Bert Centeno
Owen is out with Backlund and lets us know that this is scientific wrestling at it's best. I love that they just keep reminding us of how old Backlund is. He quickly puts on the Cross-Face Chickenwing, kind of. That's it?
Match Rating: 1/4*
We're back to Live Event News in New Jersey. Some of the wrestlers don't even bother to have baseball gloves. They then show Doink chasing Ted DiBiase with a bucket of water and not being able to catch him, so he just throws it and hits no one.
Bam Bam Bigelow & Tatanka vs. Smoking Gunns
The Gunns hit double missile dropkicks on their way into the ring. Things settle down and Bam Bam goes to work on Billy. Billy is able to tag Bart and he hits a dropkick and a series of left hands in the corner. Bam Bam counters with an inverted atomic drop and tags in Tatanka. The Gunns show off some more teamwork and lots of dropkicks. Out comes King Kong Bundy, Tom Prichard and Jim Cornette. Where's Jimmy Del Ray? Of course that means that Luger, Mabel, Oscar and Adam Bomb have to come out. I can't emphasize enough how dorky Luger's cutoff shirt is here. Bam Bam and Billy collide in the ring and both men are down. Both make tags, but Bart gets the better of Tatanka. They hit a variation of the Sidewinder, but then Bart ends up on the outside after missing a dive. Bundy is in the ring and they're ringing for the bell. Everyone is in the ring and we go off the air. Of course they would during the most exciting part on a taped show. This was about as good of a match that we have had on Superstars.
Match Rating: **1/2
They did things right on this episode. The squashes were short, the feature match was entertaining and watching wrestlers play softball always makes me laugh.
Overall Rating: 58%
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