Original Airdate: Saturday, January 21st, 1995
Bob Carpenter Center
Newark, Delaware
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Razor Ramon vs. Charlie Hunter
After hitting Hunter with a right hand, Razor hits the back suplex off the second rope. He signals for the Razor's Edge and that's all for Mr. Hunter. Thankfully Razor didn't have to put up much of an effort just one day (42 days) before the Royal Rumble. Jeff Jarrett shows up on the video board and challenges Razor for the title right now. Razor tries to respond, but his mic goes out and Jarrett mocks him.
Match Rating: 1/4*
When we come back from commercial break, they have video footage of Roadie messing with the audio.
Henry Godwinn vs. Rich Myers
Godwinn hits a back body drop before driving him into the turnbuckle with his shoulder. It's kind of weird to me that Godwinn didn't get a WrestleMania match at 11. He hits the Slop Drop and that's all. He could definitely use a feud.
Match Rating: 1/4*
It's time for Live Event News with Stephanie Wiand. Owen Hart predicts that he's going to win the Royal Rumble.
Man Mountain Rock is coming soon and he likes Alice Cooper. You excited?
Adam Bomb vs. Mark Starr
Bomb cuts a dorky promo during his match that's already too long. What's with these single squashes being so long today? Bomb goes up to the top rope and hits the clothesline
Match Rating: 1/4*
It's time for the final Royal Rumble Report before the show. They announce the Headshrinkers and Heavenly Bodies are now in the Rumble match and 1-2-3 Kid and Bob Holly are no longer in it. The Smoking Gunns are now in the Rumble as well. Boy, there is nothing more exciting than tag teams that Vince doesn't care about trying to win a #1 contender spot. Kid and Holly cut a cheesy promo ahead of their match. IRS stands in front of two druids and still is going on about taxes. Undertaker and Paul Bearer cut an even more generic promo. Diesel cuts a very serious promo and they then show us a clip from their match at King Of The Ring. This was a really long segment.
Kama has a bad attitude and he's coming.
King Kong Bundy vs. Nick Barberi
Lawler is picking Bundy to win the Rumble. Vince is between Bundy, Backlund, Mabel and Dick Murdoch. I'm not joking. To call Bundy's return uninspired would be too kind. He wins with an elbow drop. Yawn.
Match Rating: 1/4*
We go to a Heartbreak Hotel filmed at a house show and Shawn Michaels' guest is Bret Hart. Shawn tries to get Bret fired up and it works. He grabs the mic from him and Bret tells us how great he is.
Aldo Montoya vs. Nick Tarentino
Lawler compares the young girl ring announcer to both a beaver and a dog. We get a Portuguese promo during the match as he dominates Tarentino. He hits a nice dropkick before hitting a vertical suplex. He hits a reverse bulldog off the second rope for the easy victory.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Stephanie Wiand is back to tell us about how great King Kong Bundy is. Obviously she doesn't watch the product. Bundy tells us that he's going to win the Rumble.
Lawler is about to give his prediction and then Owen Hart says he is going to win the Rumble. Neidhart interrupts and says he made him the King Of The Ring, so he's going to win. British Bulldog and Adam Bomb are out and then Shawn Michaels.
This episode stunk, which is to be expected the day before the Rumble. It was also the third taping of the night, which is never a good thing. Nothing happened here that was noteworthy enough to recommend.
Overall Rating: 28%
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