Monday, June 19th, 1995
Struthers, Ohio
Struthers Auditorium
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Undertaker vs. Mike McReynolds
We get lots of stinky feet talk during Undertaker's entrance. They try to hype up Undertaker as being more aggressive, but he's just as slow as usual during this era. He hits a Tombstone to put McReynolds away. They then show the Creatures of the Night in the crowd. I assure you, no one cares. After that, they put him in a body bag, which is what every kid wants their favorite wrestler to do after winning. This really makes no sense from a psychology standpoint.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Lawler hypes up his foot again. As they continue to promote this show, you just have to wonder if they knew how bad this would be at this point in the hype.
The WWF World Tour de Force is coming to you.
They show Bob Backlund from last week destroying Man Mountain Rock's equipment. Rock says that guitar is his soul, man.
Adam Bomb vs. Bill Payne
Adam Bomb still works here. Payne attacks Bomb from behind, but Bomb knocks him over with a shoulder tackle. He hits the top rope clothesline and quickly takes care of Payne.
Match Rating: 1/4*
We go to Todd Pettengill with the King Of The Ring Report. This just leads to more foot talk. We then get a pre-taped interview of Bret Hart saying that Lawler will be kissing his foot, slimeball.
Sid & Tatanka vs. Headshrinkers
Is this it for the Headshrinkers? We get the always classic DDT on Fatu and then he bounces up and dances spot. Sid comes in and tries a double noggin knocker, but that doesn't work either. After a commercial break, they announce that Diesel has doctor's clearance to wrestle in the huge tag team match that is definitely worth spending your hard earned money on. Meanwhile, Sid and Tatanka are cheating on Fatu behind the referee's back. Sid misses with a leg drop and tags in Tatanka. He cuts off Fatu before he can make the tag. Tatanka misses with an elbow drop and this time Fatu gets to Sione. He hits a piledriver, but Sid breaks up the pin attempt. Sid clotheslines him over the top. Sid stays in the ring and powerbombs Fatu. He then goes outside and they hit a double powerbomb on Sione, roll him back in the ring and make the pin. They really didn't do much here.
Match Rating: *
They show clips of the Diesel/Sid feud and some In Your House footage. We get an interview with Bam Bam Bigelow and Diesel, who give one of the more depressing face interviews.
We get more Jerry Lawler shenanigans.
Hunter Hearst Helmsley vs. Buck Quartermaine
This goes back to my complaint on how long it takes for new superstars to have feuds. You have Savio Vega getting a match with Jeff Jarrett next week on Raw, while guys like Lafitte, Godwinn and Helmsley are just directionless. Anyway, Helmsely hits the Pedigree for the quick victory.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Shawn Michaels vs. Gus Kantarrakis
We get one of the spots that they used to show in Michaels video packages where he walks in the front row and sits down. It also exposes how small the building is that they are performing in. This is mostly Michaels goofing around. Michaels hits a snap suplex outside the ring. He hits a running superkick for the finish. Right after the match, Kama tries to sneak attack him, but Michaels gets the best of him and dropkicks him out of the ring. Out comes Undertaker and he stands there. Gripping.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Lawler says Bret will have to kiss both of his feet. Now I'm for sure ordering this show.
This was about as ho hum of a show as you'll see and did very little to make you want to buy the pay-per-view in 6 days. Not great.
Overall Rating: 31%
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