Original Airdate: Saturday, May 13th, 1995
Veterans Memorial Auditorium
Des Moines, Iowa
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Razor Ramon vs. Todd Becker
Becker is wearing some dorky capri pants that scream 1995. Razor has been doing kind of the same squash match for awhile now, which is fine because it's good as far as squashes go. It of course all leads to the Razor's Edge with a lot of hype for Razor's In Your House handicap match.
Match Rating: 1/4*
We see highlights of Bam Bam being kicked out of the Million Dollar Corporation. Bam Bam then says that he gave Ted DiBiase 100% and says that he got fired, but he wanted to quit anyways.
Rad Radford vs. Jerry Lynn
I guess Radford just debuts with no fanfare here on a random Superstars taping. It's kind of cool that his opponent is Jerry Lynn though. Lynn gets a nice headscissors here, but then gets clocked with a right hand over the referee's shoulder. Radford hits a dropkick. Lynn fights back until he gets hit with a second rope reverse forearm. Radford hits a spinebuster and Vince makes fun of his dirty looking hair. He hits a Northern Lights suplex for the victory. They looked like they wanted to have a good match, but Radford had to have the decisive victory, which is understandable.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Todd Pettengill runs down the In Your House card for the 15th time (it's only $14.95).
Vince McMahon announces that Shawn Michaels will be returning in two weeks.
Doink vs. Brooklyn Brawler
I can confirm that Steve Lombardi is not playing the role of Doink on this show. I mean is there really much to say about 1995 Doink? There's some butt biting and then a Whoopee Cushion. He no longer serves a purpose as far as TV goes.
Match Rating: 1/4*
We go back to Skip and Sunny making fun of us for being lazy.
Men On A Mission vs. Buck Zumhoffe & Tommy Ferrara
We get a rare match that we miss the entire entrance and start in progress here. Ferrara seems to be a pretty jobber. He gets hit in the back of the head by a Mabel spin kick. Mabel hits a squash in the corner and then a belly to belly suplex for the quick win.
Match Rating: 1/4*
We get a highlight package of Bob Backlund's spring break shenanigans.
Henry Godwinn vs. Diesel
Diesel hits a big running clothesline early on and hits a clothesline in the corner. Godwinn is able to clothesline Diesel over the top rope and then drives him into the ring a couple of times. Dok Hendrix is hinting at DiBiase backing Godwinn here. Godwinn picks up Diesel and hits his back into the ring post twice. Diesel tries to make a comeback, but he telegraphs his move and Godwinn slams his face into the mat. Godwinn continues to be impressive here in 1995. Godwinn puts on a Camel Clutch, but of course Vince calls it the Boston Crab. They show Sid in the back looking on. We come back from a commercial break and Diesel is able to hit an impressive electric chair. Diesel hits a side suplex and gets a 2 count. Diesel hits a big boot and then hits the Jackknife to pick up the win. As soon as it's over, Sid and DiBiase make their way out to make us aware of their presence. This was a good big man match that showed that Diesel was capable of more than what people seem to always claim. Godwinn was really an underrated worker.
Match Rating: **3/4
We go back to Todd Pettengill to talk about In Your House (only $14.95). We get a Sid promo where he talks about being the master and the ruler of the world.
They show the Todd/Stephanie vignette of showing off the house that you can win tomorrow at In Your House. They are just killing time at this point.
They go to Ray Rougeau with Diesel and the microphone isn't working, so Dok Hendrix talks for them. Vince plays it straight because he's a moron.
This was another decent enough episode that was boosted thanks to yet another good feature match. Diesel continues to be much better in the ring than I remembered and the pacing is still typically pretty good on these shows.
Overall Rating: 47%
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