Original Airdate: Saturday, May 27th, 1995
O'Neill Center
Danbury, Connecticut
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We get a recap of Bret Hart challenging Jerry Lawler on Raw and the brawl that ensued.
Men On A Mission vs. Ross Greenberg & Tim McNeany
Mabel starts this off and this thing is over very quickly. He hits a belly to belly suplex and picks up the win without even tagging in Mo. I was just thinking to myself that I had assumed they had stopped tagging ahead of King Of The Ring and I guess I wasn't wrong, as Mo was just a technicality here.
Match Rating: 1/4*
We get a recap of Shawn Michaels beating King Kong Bundy and then reconciling with Diesel with Bam Bam Bigelow facilitating.
Now we get to watch the kid seeing the house he won again. Sometimes this show just feels like an infomercial.
King Of The Ring Qualifying Match
Kama vs. Duke Droese
Here are two guys that already feel like afterthoughts. Droese hits a clothesline and Vince doesn't care who you are, when Duke hits that, you're going down. Droese hits a big powerslam, but Kama easily kicks out at 2. He comes back with a back body drop, but misses with the elbow drop. Kama comes back with a spinebuster and that's it? Wow, they really had no faith in these guys having a good match. They announce that Kama will take on Shawn Michaels at King Of The Ring. I mean the match was fine for the minute they got.
Match Rating: 1/2*
We go to Todd Pettengill for the King Of The Ring Report. Next week on Superstars, it's Roadie vs. Doink for the next qualifying spot. If that doesn't tell you what you need to know about the upcoming pay per view, I don't know what will.
Tom Prichard vs. Shawn Michaels
We are in total cheeseball Michaels mode with this return and he definitely does seem to be rejuvenated. After a hot start, we get a Jim Cornette distraction and it allows Jimmy Del Ray to pull down the top rope and Michaels falls to the floor. Del Ray then hits a somersault dive off the apron. Back in the ring Prichard hits a body slam and then slaps on the Boston Crab. Prichard has to have top 5 worst hair of the era. Prichard then slaps on a sleeper hold and the crowd is about as excited as you ever see on Superstars. Michaels miraculously gets out of the hold, but Prichard is able to hit a suplex. We actually get a commercial break for this one right after Michaels kicks out at 2. When we come back, Michaels is making his comeback and hits a top rope elbow drop. Del Ray tries to interfere, but Michaels crotches him on the top rope. Michaels hits Sweet Chin Music and that's all for Prichard. Prichard is one of the better workers on the card in this era and Michaels was 100% motivated here, so we got a much better match than you would have expected.
Match Rating: **1/2
Vince now talks about the Hall Of Fame and talks about Ernie Ladd being inducted.
We go to the ring with Dok Hendrix and he brings out Bam Bam Bigelow and Diesel for an interview. Dok is way over the top her. Even Diesel makes fun of him for it. Bam Bam says that having Diesel as his friend is better than being the champion. I bet it isn't. Diesel loves having a friend too. What a sweet interview. If you were someone trying to prove why the New Generation failed, this is probably a good example to use for your argument. We'll see if the build gets any better, but my instincts tell me no.
Hunter Hearst Helmsley vs. Brian Wash
We join this match in progress for whatever reason. I'm pretty sure that if you combined Hunter's legs here, they are the approximate circumference of one leg in his prime. Vince hypes up the WrestleMania 1 hour version on broadcast TV. Hunter hits the Pedigree for the first time and that's all. He continues to look good, but they aren't ready to do anything with him just yet.
Match Rating: 1/4*
They hype up Doink vs. Roadie some more and then out comes the Bushwhackers for whatever reason. They say that they need to see a doctor and Dok claims to be. They say that they need to see a doctor because they have been told they have bad breath and yell it in his face. Oh boy.
We get another Body Donna vignette talking about how much better they are than us.
Tekno Team 2000 vs. Barry Horowitz & Brooklyn Brawler
Troy and Brawler start things off. Troy has his way with both opponents before tagging in Travis. They hit some generic high flying stuff before hitting some Rockers style moves for the easy victory. I bet they have a bright future here in 1995.
Match Rating: 1/4*
We go to Todd again and he talks about the Hall Of Fame ceremony before King Of The Ring. We then get a promo from Sid, Tatanka and Ted DiBiase. They also say that Jeff Jarrett will face Undertaker in a King Of The Ring qualifying match.
If you take away the lame Diesel and Bam Bam interview, this was another pretty typical Superstars episode that featured a much better than expected Michaels/Prichard match. The pace continues to be good on this show and doesn't wear you out too much with how cheesy the product is overall.
Overall Rating: 43%
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