Monday, April 3rd
Mid-Hudson Center
Poughkeepsie, New York
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Vince McMahon gives us a quick recap of WrestleMania XI before bringing us to the live crowd.
Bob Holly vs. Hakushi
Holly gets in a couple of early dropkicks to frustrate Hakushi and the 1-2-3 Kid is now on the outside to help keep an eye on Shinja. Holly misses with a crossbody off the top rope and out comes Owen Hart and Yokozuna as we go to a commercial break. Hakushi is working a rest hold on Holly in the ring and outside the ring Kid hits Owen with a kick. Yokozuna comes up very slowly and nails Kid from behind. Holly knocks Hakushi from the top and this time hits the top rope crossbody. Holly really wasn't much of a babyface outside of being an underdog. He hits a dropkick and a clothesline. Holly gets tripped up while running the ropes and Hakushi gets a disappointing victory here. I was expecting a lot better here.
Match Rating: 3/4*
We go to Todd...no...it's Jim Ross for your WrestleMania Report. We get lots of still photos of the Lawrence Taylor/Bam Bam Bigelow match. They show Bam Bam in a post-match interview where he is disappointed, but the world goes on for Bam Bam. They then show photos of Bret Hart/Bob Backlund and Undertaker/King Kong Bundy.
Vince is now in the ring to introduce Diesel. Diesel basically blames Sid for Shawn Michaels not winning and says that Shawn deserves a rematch. He basically ignores the feud he has had with Shawn the last months and talks about their friendship. This is a bizarre interview. Obviously it is setting up a Sid feud, which is fine, but it makes no sense.
Well Dunn vs. Allied Powers
I still don't understand the point of having Harvey Wippleman managing Well Dunn. Luger and Bulldog dominate early until a distraction allows an elbow to the back of Luger's head. Luger tags in Bulldog and he throws Dunn around. Or is it Well? I just don't care. They hit a Hart Attack for the victory. This was a squash, as it should have been.
Match Rating: 1/2*
Jenny McCarthy, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Pamela Anderson and Nicholas Turturro talk about how much fun they had at WrestleMania.
WWF Women's Championship Match
Bull Nakano vs. Alundra Blayze
Here's a reminder that the women's division still exists despite it not being brought up in weeks (months?). I honestly forgot that Alundra wasn't even the champion any more. Jim Cornette announces that Bret Hart, 1-2-3 Kid and Bob Holly will face Owen Hart, Yokozuna and Hakushi next week on Raw. Meanwhile, Nakano attacks Blayze and throws her across the ring by her hair. Alundra makes her comeback and hits a spin kick. She hits a dropkick off the second rope twice, but Nakano kicks out at 2. Alundra tries for a sunset flip, but Nakano squashes her for a 2 count. Nakano goes up top, but Alundra kicks her off and to the floor. She then hits a high flying move to get the crowd into it. Nakano hits a powerbomb back in the ring, but Alundra kicks out. Nakano hits a top rope leg drop, but Alundra somehow kicks out. Alundra hits a couple of German suplexes into a bridge, but Nakano keeps kicking out. This time Nakano kicks Alundra to the floor, but misses with a dive through the ropes. Alundra hits a German suplex on the outside, but Nakano is right back up and throws her into the steps. Nakano misses a top rope moonsault and this time Alundra picks up the victory with the German suplex into a bridge after a really entertaining match. The psychology wasn't the strongest, but this was a very good battle otherwise.
Match Rating: ***1/4
After the match, Alundra is attacked by a mystery woman. She annihilates Alundra until referees pull her off.
Don't forget to order the WrestleMania XI Encore.
Men On A Mission vs. Ben Jordan & Tony Roy
Men On A Mission attack Jordan and Roy, as the full heel turn is in effect. Oscar is gone now and yet they are still wearing purple and gold. Get your paper and pencil ready because WWF is giving away a house. Mabel hits a belly to belly suplex and picks up the quick victory here. A lot of focus on the tag team division tonight.
Match Rating: 1/4*
It's time to see the house they are going to give away and the address to send your entries into. The first In Your House at the first event.
Vince brings out Shawn Michaels and Sid. He puts over the beating he took at WrestleMania and accepts the challenge. He then says that he can live without a bodyguard and then blames the loss on Sid. Shawn says that he's going to give him the night off when he has his rematch. Sid doesn't like what Shawn is saying and Vince tries to end the segment so they can cool off. We actually go to a commercial break in the middle of it. Are you kidding me? When we come back, Michaels is laid out and Diesel is out to his rescue. I guess they are going for a cliffhanger ending here, which you never see any more.
This is still a ways off from what we think of as the Raw after WrestleMania, but it still was a pretty good show. They are starting to have more feature matches and the pacing is much better as a result.
Overall Rating: 58%
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