Original Airdate: Saturday, January 28th, 1995
Memorial Coliseum
Corpus Christi, Texas
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We get a recap of the Tag Team Championship situation even though this show was taped before all of it.
Men On A Mission vs. Sonny Pruitt & Lee Tobin
Vince talks about how King Kong Bundy was embarrassed by being eliminated by Mabel in the Royal Rumble and they will have a match on Raw. Vince again apologizes to Lawrence Taylor. Meanwhile, Mo hits a spinebuster and Mabel hits the leg drop for the victory. They used to be a more fun team, but their matches have gotten kind of lifeless.
Match Rating: 1/4*
It's time to go to Todd Pettengill for the Post Royal Rumble Report.
Hakushi vs. Ben Jordan
Hakushi is awesome, but not awesome enough to be in the Royal Rumble or at WrestleMania. He hits a cartwheel moonsault for the victory, which is something that no one does and yet it's almost like no big deal for some reason.
Match Rating: 1/4*
It's time for Stephanie Wiand with Live Event News. They just continue to hype up the 1-2-3 Kid and Bob Holly and they seriously do next to nothing for months after this. She then talks about Jacob and Eli Blu leading us to a promo with Uncle Zebekiah.
Kwang vs. Doink
Dink provides an early distraction and then it leads to a drop toe hold and Dink for some reason is allowed to run on Kwang. Doink gets a bunch of pinfall attempts before catching Kwang and hitting a powerslam for the victory. We are getting close to Savio Vega because Kwang got nearly no offense. After the match, Dink bites Harvey Wippleman in the butt. We are also nearing the end of Doink.
Match Rating: 3/4*
Bam Bam Bigelow did a Slim Jim commercial?
Don't forget to order the Royal Rumble encore this Tuesday. Even though Todd basically is telling us everything that happened. I don't remember them ever doing such a thorough recap.
Owen Hart vs. Shawn Dakota
Owen really hits the nicest missile dropkicks. This one is over quickly, as Owen slaps on the Sharpshooter right after for the victory.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Man Mountain Rock says that wrestling is like playing the guitar.
Matt Hardy vs. Kama
What a debut here for Kama. Nothing says a supreme fighting machine like a white shirt. Jerry Lawler compares Kama to public speaking. Kama hits a belly to belly suplex and then a variation of the STF for the victory. This wasn't very impressive. After the match, he grabs the mic and says that he's heard the toughest guys are in the WWF, so bring it on.
Match Rating: 1/4*
In case you were dying to know, here's a recap of the classic IRS/Undertaker match.
Next week it's Undertaker vs. Henry Godwinn.
Lex Luger vs. Ray Hudson
Hudson has quite the mullet here. Hudson sends Luger to the corner, but Luger hits a clothesline. Luger hits a powerslam and then lifts him up for the Rebel Rack.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Stephanie Wiand talks even more about the Undertaker/IRS match. We're so close to IRS being gone. Henry Godwinn cuts a promo and he was Kenny Powers before Kenny Powers. Undertaker cuts one too and I just ignored it.
We hear from Shawn Michaels says that Diesel will be his guest on Heartbreak Hotel.
I would say that this was disappointing for the first show after Royal Rumble heading into WrestleMania, but it was taped before Royal Rumble because of course it was. Nothing really happened here other than the Kama debut, which was poor.
Overall Rating: 29%
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