1994-02-19 Superstars

 

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today, 2020-11-15, we are going back to 1994 to check out a mid-February Superstars.  We are building up to the tenth anniversary of Wrestlemania...although without a sign to point to how do we know?  Anywho I am sure we will hear from at least one Hart Brother and the champions mouthpiece James E. Cornette, so enough talking I think it is time to go to the.....mp4

• IT IS THE KING OF HARTS!!!  Wait.....spoilers
• Owen vs. Marty?  Yes, please!
• Cheap shot?  Marty was probably drunk and fell down Vince!
• A HANDFUL OF HAIR BY MARTY!  HE IS A CHEATER!!
• Oh man I loved Owen's belly to belly
• I like that these guys are trying for pinfalls after big moves, unlike today, it is about winning
• The man who invented the Sharpshooter with another win
• Oh that suit Vince is wearing, exactly what I think of seeing Vince in
• JOHNNY POLO!!!
• How is it Scotty Taylor looked older in 1994 then he did in 1998-99
• Vince sounds so annoyed with Polo and I love it
• Can you imagine if we had Madusa in her prime with some of the current stars.  Her vs. Bailey or Charlotte or Becky or.....did Polo just call her a sexy little tart?!?!
• Nothing to write home about in that match, this is why the division just never took off in 1994 sadly
• I always like Todd.  He always seemed so excited and genuine
• I would have liked to see Quake take on Borga, I think that would have been a trainwreck of a match
• Booger looks MUCH better with that haircut!
• I do not remember Quake being announced from Canada except for when he was the Canadian Earthquake
• Actually, the only chance you have against Quake is to attack early and quickly Vick!
• I love to see Quake throw that dropkick, always one of my favorites especially during this mid 90's
• I love me some Cornette!
• WHAT IN THE HELL IS HE THERE FOR?  Luger has no right to be there this is Cornette and Company's time!
• On the Take Tunney is clean this time?  I think not!
• Way too much offense on Big Daddy Cool.  He should have been destroying people in 30 seconds still at this point in 1994
• I loved WWF Royal Rumble game back in the day!

A really good show!  I love Polo and "Vick" on commentary!  The opening main event between Owen and Marty was really good, I could watch more matches between those two.  Kwang, Quake and Big Daddy were great.  I felt bad for Madusa as they did not have much for her at this point.  This felt amazingly quick and I could not believe the show was over when it was.  A really fun show

RESULTS

• Owen Hart def. Marty Jannetty via Submission
• Segment:  Bret Hart
• Kwang def. Scott Taylor
• Face to Face:  Shwan Michaels (Intercontinental Champion)
• Segment:  Little Richard
• Alundra Blayze (WWF Women’s Champion) def. Heidi Lee Morgan for the Title
• Wretlemania Report:  Crush & Mr. Fuji/Randy Savage/ Sy Sperling
• Segment:  Bucky & Vinnie (Showtime critics)
• Earthquake def. Jim Massenger
• Funeral Parlor:  Yokozuna (WWF Champion) & Jim Cornette & Mr. Fuji/Lex Luger
• Diesel def. Mike Moraldo
• Face to Face:  Owen Hart
• Segment:  Adam Bomb & Harvey Whipplemen

1994-02-19 SMW

 

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you found this entry.  Today, 2020-11-11, I am checking out the next SMW show from February 19th, 1994.  I am sure Jimmy Cornette will be all over the show which is a good thing so I say let us go to the tape!

• That is why Larry never talked before
• Was that Uncle Les Thatcher?
• Michaels was wrestling before this was he not?  I feel like he was no Memphis TV but could be the same time frame
• Bobby Blaze always looked old even when he was young
• Weird that Blaze did not try to come in, did he get lost there?  Seems like it
• Lance is the first person to talk?  No Y2J?
• I love that Prichard was basically talking like Roddy Piper
• So weird that this is our main event!
• Nice edit to cover up something

Not a great show unfortunately from a viewer standpoint.  If you were in the territory though it was hot.  The highlights making you want to go to the next show was perfect.  This is what is missing in wrestling.  I have no reason to watch next weeks show now but back then I would have wanted to make sure I was in Hazard or wherever.  

RESULTS

• Interview:  Chris Candido & Larry Santo
• Timothy Well/Steven Dunn def. Anthony Michaels/Bobby Blaze
• Interview:  Timothy Well & Steven Dunn
• Recap:  Sunday Bloody Sunday
• Interview:  Dirty White Boy (SMW Champion) & Dirty White Girl
• Interview:  Tammy Sytch & Brian Lee & Chris Candido
• Recap:  Sunday Bloody Sunday
• Interview:  Bob Armstrong
• Segment:  Jim Cornette
• Interview:  Tracey Smothers & Robbie Eagle (TV Champion)
• Segment:  Jeff Jarrett
• Down and Dirty:  Chris Jericho & Lance Storm sign a contract
• Segment:  Tammy Sytch & Brian Lee
• JIP:  Tom Prichard/Jimmy Del Ray (SMW Tag Team Champions) & Robert Gibson/Ricky Morton go to a Time Limit Draw for the Titles
• Segment:  Robert Gibson/Ricky Morton
• Interview:  Jim Cornette & Tom Prichard & Jimmy Del Ray (Tag Team Champions)
• Robbie Eagle (TV Champion) def. Larry Santos for the Title
• Segment:  Lex Luger
• Interview:  Tracey Smothers & Dirty White Boy & Dirty White Girl
• Interview:  Chris Candido

1994-02-12 Superstars

 

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening....whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today, 2020-08-29, are going back to February 12th 1994 and checking out WWF Superstars.  We are on the road to Wrestlemania!  Will Randy Savage and Crush have an altercation?  What about the Hart Brothers?  I think we should go find out!

• I feel like Crush is underrated and often forgotten by fans
• Was he a ring technician?  No, but he was good in the ring!
• That head crush was a horrible finisher however
• The only thing worse was Slaughter's knuckle to the head thing
• Such a severe injury that he came out later in the Royal Rumble match.  Yep!
• Good grief, they are just ignoring the fact that Bret held Owen down his entire life!
• ITS THE ROCKET, AND FUTURE KING, OWEN HART!
• Worst guest ring announcer ever!
• I do not think that Brad is going to do the Anderson family proud tonight
• Brad is proving me wrong here, a decent showing 
• Triple B did not do a great moonsault
• Ah our weekly dose of WWF Cornette
• Owen Hart vs. Marty Jannetty?  Yes, please!
• Marty not only earns respect he will kill it!
• Two of my favourite enhancement talents!
• It is weird to think that Luke and Butch are in the HOF but Vader is not
• Is Jason even 18 years old?  He looks like he is still in high school!
• Shawn never lost the belt Toddy boy, so it is not a bogus belt!
• Why do Shawns shades have shades?
• How old was Debbie Combs at that point?
• Good grief who picked the ring gear Savage wore?  I realize he is wearing his Mania jacket but orange and neon green?  
• I do not think anyone goes over the top as good as Randy did
• This is a great old school match
• Martel is another forgotten guy by modern fans I think
• How did Savage not blow out a knee at least once on that double axe handle to the floor?

A good show.  That Savage and Martel match was good.  A great Owen promo.  A brief segment of Corny.  I really liked this show.  It moved the storylines towards Mania and still made a really entertaining show as well.  I miss these 46 minutes/hour shows, I really do

RESULTS

• Crush def. Jay P. Stryker via Submission
• Update:  Bret Hart
• Music Video:  Bret Hart
• Segment:  Owen Hart
• Bam Bam Bigelow def. Brad Anderson
• Face to Face:  Jim Cornette
• Luke/Butch def. Barry Horowitz/Reno Riggins
• Music Video:  Alundra Blayze (WWF Women's Champion)
• Ludwig Borga def. Jason Voltaire via Submission
• Recap:  Contract Signing:  Randy Savage & Crush
• Wrestlemania Report:  Shawn Michaels (Intercontinental Champion)/Razor Ramon (Intercontinental Champion)
• Randy Savage def. Rick Martel
• Face to Face:  Bret Hart
• Segment:  Paul Bearer

1994-02-12 SMW

 

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today, 2020-08-29, I am going back to Feb 12th 1994 and checking out SMW.  I am not keeping up with what is going on as, unfortunately, life keeps me from a steady diet of wrestling so no preview here just jumping on in!

• Where did Corny find those suits?
• Candido did a hell of a piledriver!
• I cannot imagine a match with these two teams!
• Basically the Southern Version of an ECW match
• It is so basic what they did to continue the feud between the RNR and Corny

Not a lot to say about this show.  A recap of all the storylines going into Sunday Bloody Sunday.  Until next time Abyssina!

RESULTS

• Recap:  Chris Candido & Tracey Smothers
• Segment:  Chris Candido
• Segment:  Tracey Smothers
• Music Video:  Bruiser Brothers
• Recap:  The Moondogs
• Segment:  Jim Cornette/Tammy Fitch & Chris Candido & Brian Lee
• Segment:  Mike Furnas & Doug Furnas
• Recap:  Jim Cornette & Ricky Morton
• Segment:  Terry Funk & Dory Funk Jr. 
• Interview:  The Bullet
• History:  Dirty White Boy & Brian Lee
• Segment. Ron White
• Highlights:  Dirty White Boy def. Brian Lee
• Tammy Finch def. Dirty White Girl
• Segment:  Dirty White Girl
• Segment:  Tammy Finch & Brian Lee
• Interview:  Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson/Dirty White Girl & Tracey Smothers & Dirty White Boy

1994-02-26 Superstars

 

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening....whenever it is that you have found this entry.  Today, 2021-01-27.  I am going back to 1994 and the end of February.  We are in Wrestlemania season so I expect to see something from Yoko or Luger or Bret and/or Owen.  I am really enjoying WWF 1994 honestly thus far so I am ready to rumble...as it were!

• What is this?  Really?  A Godzilla-esc video for Yokozuna?  Yeah, it is Unbelievable.  
• the Vic thing still makes me laugh
• Dear Lord, how long are you going to take to announce him?
• I think we will see the Black Phantom pull off the upset....well not really
• When was Danny Davis reinstated as an official?
• Did not see Razor do the chokeslam a lot in the WWF as a babyface
• Why is Flexy Lexy look at the camera instead of Corny and company?
• You would be wrong Gorilla, no one can beat Yoko fairly!
• Owen has yet to peak!  He will peak when he beats you at Mania!
• Seriously...Oscar just rapped that promo?  I did not like it!
• Every time we have seen this John Paul he has got some good offense in
• I don't like spicy food, awesome there Vic
• A couple of weird cuts in this match, like it skipped a few seconds but commentary did not
• I love the flying knee, such a great looking move
• I always hated those sunglasses Shawn wore at this point
• Weird to see the cameramen in a WWF shot
• It is weird that IRS never really showed the personality he as in WCW
• You cannot really ever say Bret phoned it in
• Owen is out there to make sure that Bret does not fake an injury leading into Wrestlemania to use it as an excuse
• It is weird to see Bill Alphonzo as a ref...daddy!
• I cannot count on one hand the number of times I have seen someone dodge the elbow to the chest by Bret
• It is weird that they used Mr. Pefect for that ad since I do not think he was with the company at this point
• POLO IS A RAP STAR!!!
• Fat sisters panties?  Named after his Aunty?  AWESOME!

It is weird how quick those 1 hour shows go compared to an hour of most modern wrestling.  I am really enjoying the WWF at this point.  Bret and Owen were great.  I forgot how great Johnny Polo was in this role as well.  Overall a fun show but nothing really worth going out of your way to see but that was rare on the syndicated shows.  Until next time....Abyssinia!!

RESULTS

• Razor Ramon (Intercontinental Champion) def. Black Phantom
• Update:  Bret Hart/Owen Hart
• Jacques/Pierre (WWF Tag Team Champoins) def. John Paul/Miguel Rosado
• Face to Face:  Crush & Mr. Fuji
• Thurman Plugg def. Derec Dominic
• Interview:  Shawn Michaels (Intercontinental Champion)
• IRS def. Phil Apollo
• Wrestlemania Report:  Little Richard/Jim Cornette & Mr. Fuji & Yokozuna (WWF Champion)/Randy Savage
• Bret Hart def. Adam Bomb via Submission
• Face to Face:  Johnny Polo & Jacques & Pierre (WWF Tag Team Champions)

1994-02-07 Raw

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening....whenever it is you have found this post.  We are going back to 1994 today and February 7th.  We are slowly moving to Wrestlemania 10!  We know we have Hart vs. Hart and Lex vs. Yoko and Hart vs. the winner of that match.  Will we find out more tonight?  I say we go find out!

• No, the Kid STOLE Irwins property
• They also broke into his property
• BASTION BOOGER!!!
• Sparky and Owen in action, I like this!
• The look on Vince's face talking to Booger is great
• Also Horowitz in action, this is great
• Coach Billy needs to grow that mustache back!
• I would love to have Roseanne as Booger's manager!
• Oh man I miss the Rocket King!
• Pro Wrestling Tees need to make a Boogermania shirt!  I would buy one!
• A Ted Turner reference and a Jane Fonda.  
• That is some good looking pizza!
• I miss IRS in the ring
• Justifiably stole a man's property, Vince?  YOU ARE DELUSIONAL!
• The ref should be fired!
• That was always a great jump by that Jannetty did into the post
• If you were a fan of Razor in this time frame you did that hairstyle with a strand on your forehead
• They are really burying the tag champs!
• I miss Hardcore Holly!
• I know he was known as a jerk but I liked him in the ring

The in-ring action was really good minus the last match.  Unknown Thornberg was not ready for Prime Time....or Raw....see what I did there.  Nevermind!  I enjoyed Vince and Booger on the mic.  This might have been one of Shaw's last showings on WWF TV sadly.  Overall a fine show.  Nothing outstanding but very well done in my opinion.  

RESULTS

• Billy Gunn/Bart Gunn def. Barry Horowitz/Reno Riggins
• Recap:  Bret Hart & Owen Hart
• Owen Hart def. John Paul via Submission
• Segment:  Paul Bearer
• Segment:  IRS
• Marty Jannetty def. IRS
• Sparky Plugg def. Duane Gill
• Wrestlemania Report:  Jim Cornette/Mr. Fuji/Yokozuna (WWF Champion)
• Crush def. Unknown Thornberg
• Interview:  Jacques/Pierre (WWF Tag Team Champions/Johnny Polo

1994-02-06 Wrestling Challenge Review

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening....whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today, we are going back, once again, to 1994.  This time it is for WWF Wrestling Challenge.  We are just after the Royal Rumble and on the road to WRESTLEMANIA!  Enough talk let us go to the ring!

• Love that we start with Owen!  WHOO!
• What?  Gorilla you are insane!  OWEN IS THE BEST!
• Never noticed they use the Superstars graphics,...wonder if this was supposed to air on that show
• I HATE DINK!
• I always felt like making Doink a face was a mistake.  But then again Matt was kind of insane
• Doink with an STF, surprised Ross did not call it that
• WHAT IN THE BLUE HELL ALPHONSO?  
• No wonder Bill stopped being an official and became a manager, he is awful!
• Bigelow is so underrated
• How is this not a DQ?
• Now Ross is upset that Luna is in there?  When it was Dink it was okay?
• YES!  Pull a King Kong Bundy and squash the midget!
• DAMN IT!
• I miss characters like Savage
• Brad is in trouble I think!
• You are not fooling anyone Bret, you are scared because you have held Owen down all along!
• I wonder why Adams never got a run with a title aside from the tag titles with Demolition
• Did you hear that chop?  Good grief
• Jim Ross should not rap!
• The Future Viscera was not great back in 1994
• Can you imagine seeing that leg coming down at you?  No thank you!
• I do love hearing Corny cut a promo!

An okay show.  Nothing major came out of it other than the continuation of Bam Bam and Doinks feud.  I wonder if this was their way of writing Dink out of the storylines....no I know it is not because we have to have all the Dinks and Winks and Pinks at Survivor Series (oh....spoilers huh?).  Anyway, an okay show.  Nothing special but we are just getting on the road to Wrestlemania so we have time!  Until next time...Abyssinia!

RESULTS

• Segment:  Owen Hart
• History:  Bam Bam Bigelow & Doink the Clown
• Doink the Clown def. Bam Bam Bigelow via Count Out
• Face to Face:  Randy Savage
• Diesel def. Brad Anderson
• Music Video. Alundra Blayze
• Wrestlemania Report:  History:  Lex Luger & Yokozuna (WWF Champion)/Bret Hart
• Crush def. Tyrone Knox via Submission
• Segment:  Paul Bearer
• Mo/Mabel def. Fidel Sierra/Terry Thomas
• Face to Face:  Jim Cornette & Mr. Fuji
• Segment:  Jeff Jarrett/Tatanka

1994-01-30 Wrestling Challenge

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening....whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today, 2020-03-29, we are going back to the last WWF Challenge of January 1994.  We have Kwang, Sparky Plugg, the Bushwackers and more!

• Bob Holly and Bad Barry Horowitz!  Yes, please!
• Two very underrated wrestlers in my opinion.  
• Barry with some long hair at this point!
• Sparky had a great dropkick, maybe he still does!
• Sparky did not really do a great top rope splash
• Lord Alfred had such a unique delivery at this point in his career
• Man Lex and Bret did such a great job at this rumble
• Adam Bomb sure was a big man
• Is this the first time Gary was on WWF TV?
• Gary, of course, was a mainstay in WCW/NWA as the Italian Stallion
• Dear lord look at that dropkick!
• I always forget how southern Adam Bomb was
• Interesting finish with that slingshot clothesline
• I do love the Bushwhackers in a guilty pleasure way
• Borga was just rough looking all around
• Samu sure was an ugly man!
• They are just abusing Stryker
• That was almost clubbering!!
• Was Kwang always Savio Vega?

A decent show but nothing special.  The Debuts of Kwang and Sparky Plugg but honestly a completely pointless show otherwise.  None of the matches were great.  Unless you like one of these guys I would skip this show.  

RESULTS

• Sparky Plugg def. Barry Horowitz
• Special Report:  Jack Tunney/Yokozuna (WWF Champion) & Jim Cornette & Mr. Fuji
• Adam Bomb def. Gary Sabaugh
• Vidoe:  Alundra Blayze (WWF Womens Champoin)
• Face to Face:  Jacques & Pierre (WWF Tag Team Champions) & Johnny Polo
• Luke/Butch def. Scott Powers/Mark Thorn
• Ludvig Borga def. Larry Crow 
• Wrestlemania Report
• Video:  Earthquake
• Samu/Fatu def. JD Stryker/David Clements
• Segment:  Undertaker & Paul Bearer
• Kwang def. Ray Hudson
• Face to Face:  Jim Cornette & Mr. Fuji
• Segment:  Bam Bam Bigelow & Luna Vachon/Doink

Classic Wrestling Review: 1994-02-05 Superstars

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening....whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today, 2020-04-16, we are once again going back to 1994 to check out Superstars.  The Steiners take on the Quebecers in a ten minute none title match where the Steiners can earn a title shot next week.  Plus Kwang, Doink and others so to the ring we go!

• It is so weird to see the Italian Stallion on WWF TV
• How is Razor the undisputed Intercontinental champion if Shawn disputes it?
• Barry Horowitz!  My favourite enhancement talent
• Waltman was good back at this point, too bad he got mixed up with a lot of stuff later on
• Same with Marty 
• Owen has no problem wrestling Bret because Owen knows that Bret is afraid of him!
• I liked Kwang much more as Savio Vega
• One of my favourite moves, that spin kick in the corner all the way to the floor
• I am surprised that is the second, maybe third superkick of the show
• Best theme song ever?  Change my mind!
• I also really liked the Steiners music
• Rick Martel against The Macho Man next week?  That is a good match!
• Who would think 20+ years later Pierre would be a major star
• Jacques always hit the ropes weird, cannot say what it is
• VICIOUS CLOTHESLINE!
• Jacques always had a pretty piledriver
• How is this not a DQ?
• IT IS THE BEST HART EVER!!
• Those Hitman glasses sure were stupid looking looking back at it now
• Wow, Italian Stallion AND George South on one show.  Is this a mid 80's Crockett show?
• Well that was a quick match, poor George

A fun show especially with the Stallion and South showing up on TV Show.  You have a good Owen Interview, a great tag match, Corny being Corny.  Nothing special on the show but worth checking out especially for the tag match!

RESULTS

• Segment:  Jacques & Pierre (WWF Tag Team Champions) & Johnny Polo/Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner
• Shawn Michaels (Intercontinental Champion) def. Gary Sabaugh
• Face to Face:  Crush & Mr. Fuji
• Video:  Earthquake
• 1-2-3 Kid/Marty Jannetty def. Barry Horowitz/Fidel Fierra
• Wrestlemania Report:  Bret Hart
• Kwang def. John Paul
• Segment:  Paul Bearer
• Rick Steiner/Scott Steiner & Jacques/Pierre (WWF Tag Team Champions) went to a Time Limit Draw
• Segment:  Owen Hart
• Doink def. George South
• Face to Face:  Mr. Fuji & Jim Cornette
• Segment:  Rick Martel

Classic Wrestling Review: 1994-01-22 SMW

Good morning, good afternoon good evening...whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today, 2020-02-09, we are going back in time once more this time to the Smoky Mountains.  We are going to watch the January 22nd SMW show.  Las time Cornette attacked Ricky Morton's dad so I am sure there will be hell to pay!

• It is so weird that Cornette hated this style match but yet it is happening on his own show
• That kid just ran from the Moondog.  Now they would be laughing because no one believes
• If Candido came around now he would be one of the biggest stars going
• Ron White is coming back!  The fans will love that
• Good solid match by Spicolli, just another guy who left us too early
• Wait, did he just shake hands with the ref?  Obviously Mark Curtis is on the take!
• Dr. Tom sounds so much like Piper
• How great is Corny?
• Good grief look at this!  Is that the Yeti?
• Nice we get to hear Daryl Van Horne on commentary!
• Damn I miss Candido in the ring
• I feel like if White Boy was in better shape he would have had a better run in WWF
• There was almost a full moon with Tammy!

A good show for SMW.  Obviously building to Sunday Bloody Sunday with the Chain Match and the Cornette group.  I love how real it seemed between Cornette and the Rock N Roll.  It did not seem like a wrestling angle or people playing mad.  Also how hokey, and done on purpose, is the Prince.  Overall a fun show and I do enjoy me some SMW and old school wrestling!  Until next time.....Abyssinia!

RESULTS

• Moondog Rex/Moondog Spot def. Jason Herd/Robbie Eagle
• Segment:  Ron Harris & Don Harris
• Recap:  Dirty White Boy & Tracy Smothers/ Chris Candido & Brian Lee
• Interview:  Dirty White Boy & Tracy Smothers
• Upcoming Shows:  Tammy Sytch\Jim Cornette
• Louie Spicolli def. Jeff Victory
• Segment:  The Bullet
• Down and Dirty:  Jim Cornette & Tom Prichard & Jimmy Del Ray
• Upcoming Shows:  Chris Candido (US Lightweight Champion) & Tammy Sytch
• Segment:  Mike Furnas & Doug Furnas
• Segment:  Jim Cornette & Tom Prichard & Jimmy Del Ray/Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson
• Segment:  Daryl Van Horne
• Prince Kharis def. Jason West via Stoppage
• Upcoming Shows:  Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson/Dirty White Boy
• Dirty White Boy def. Chris Candido (Beat the Champ TV Champion) via DQ for the Title

Classic Wrestling Review: 1994-01-22 Royal Rumble

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening....whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today, 2020-02-08, we are going back to 1994-01-22 and the Royal Rumble.  Maybe my favourite pay per view each year.  The Harts are in tag action, we get a casket match and of course, the Rumble itself so let us get to the ring!

• Unfortunately, the copy I have is the edited version after WWF changed names and lost to the panda.  I wish it was the original PPV version
• DiBiase was not the best announcer but what a great voice and of course the laugh
• Bam Bam filling in for Borga tonight
• I remember watching this PPV live actually, one of my favorite moments in wrestling.  I will bring it up when it happens
• What was that move that Bam Bam just did?
• An impressive powerslam by Ta-ta-ta-Tanka as Heenan would call him
• When did Tatanka stop putting the red in his hair, I just noticed it is not there
• Bret screwed Owen....just like he always did!
• Bret was always afraid of Owen, I knew it back then and I know it now!
• Damn I miss Owen
• They are not the mounties!
• I love The Quebecers music.  One of my favourites
• It is weird to think that Pierre is having a better year now then he did back in 1994
• That hiptoss right into a pinfall was awesome by Owen, obviously the best Hart!
• The ref is my favourite ref of all time Timmy White!
• Demolition's finisher!  I think my favourite finisher
• Listen to the crowd! 
• I am sitting here humming the Quebecers theme song damn it
• Bret took a great buckle shot
• Did Vince get a bonus every time he said Tremdous manoeuvre?
• This is a great match!
• That double hotshot/stun gun looked brutal on Owen!
• The Finisher on the Knee?  Thank goodness Bret Moved!
• Wait...is Bret going for the Sharpshooter?  JUST TAKE YOU SELFISH MORON!!
• I loved Raven as Johnny Polo, he was so great and annoying in that character
• It was that moment!  When Owen kicked Brets leg.  I literally jumped to my feet in my friends living room watching it live.  I have never been a bigger fan then that moment!
• Kicked your leg out of your leg, oh Owen
• Why JR?  Why should Owen be ashamed?  Because he finally gave his brother what he deserved?
• Stolen?  They were taken because Razor is a tax cheat JR!
• These two had great chemistry 
• IRS might be the only person in the world who sweats more than I do!
• IRS accidentally got tied up in the ropes Gorilla, of course he has an innocent look on his face!
• Montana will handle the Bills I am sure
• RAZOR CHEATED!  HE CHEATED!
• It is the real IC Champ Shawn Michaels!
• IRS does not know what happened because Razor hit him with an illegal foreign object!
• What is Earl doing in the ring?
• What a sore loser Ramon is
• What?  THERE WAS NO BELL!  IRS WAS ROBBED!
• Has there ever been a better ring announcer than Howard Finkel?
• Yoko had great facial expressions
• Is Yoko the best big man in history?  He is right there for sure!
• You have Jim Cornette on your show and you do not have him do a promo that is just wrong
• You do not see shots like that with a chair anymore!
• I miss chair shots like these
• Yoko did not get up for the chokeslam
• Taker rolling Yoko looks like me rolling out bed...and that is not a good thing!
• At this point, I remember realizing they were going to screw Taker
• It is also amazing they had Taker fight off a dozen men
• Did Taker just headbutt Bam Bam....he is undead!
• This is where Pro Wrestling meets entertainment, I do not hate or love it when done right/hokey.  But done wrong and it is just horrible
• I actually thought this was the end of the Undertaker back in the day
• Not early today Howard, we watched it on Mania
• I do not think drawing number one is what made Scotty upset
• 90 seconds this year at the Royal Rumble due to "time constraints"
• Why would they fight Ted?  They would just wait for the next man and beat them up
• Kwang pulling a Great Muta, brilliant
• Listen to the boos for Owen!
• This is before Bob went nuts, which is my favourite Backlund character
• Billy is a big man, I think people forget that.  But up next to Diesel he is not overshadowed
• Virgil is the man to eliminate Diesel obviously!
• Strangely enough, Virgil is my Grandpa's favourite wrestler!  Him and Hulk Hogan
• Listen to the fans!  Macho was always over
• I always like Jeff Jarrett.  I cannot say why but always has been one of the guys I enjoyed watching
• Brian Adams was and is underrated.  Too bad he passed young
• I loved that gut-wrench Tilt-A-Whirl backbreaker
• The fans are cheering everyone even Doink!
• I really liked the Matt Bourne Doink, this guy not so much
• Crush, Bigelow and Diesel, a lot of beef in that ring!
• And now Mabel comes in!  DEAR LORD!
• It is weird to think Nash is the only guy in the ring right now still with us
• Hardcore Holly is out and another of those guys I liked to watch because he never had a bad match
• Aside from the eye Shawn has not aged much has he
• The fans giving Big Daddy Cool a great ovation
• Does anyone really remember Mo?  They do Mabel/Viscera but Mo?  I think not
• The Hammer is a guy how never had a bad match either.  And has never aged and always looked the same
• Not everyone Vince, Mo is down and out
• Luger in the ring after the beating he took, he is an all American!  USA USA USA!
• I feel like Tenryu was usually a babyface
• Martel was an iron man at one point and another guy we do not hear about much anymore
• Here comes the selfish Hitman
• Does not care about his family or his brother.  Should have given Owen his spot
• Fatu was always a respected guy you could tell.  Always put into great positions 
• The Rockers explode once more!!!
• I remember being disappointed with the Rockers break up in 1992 even as a casual unsmart fan
• Did Vince really think Adam Bomb was going to win the Rumble?
• I am surprised Bomb/Clark did not have a better career.  Do you think it was his accent?
• Listen to the fans pop for Lex's music!  They are pissed that they stopped his music
• Okay that is a real pop for Bret's music
• Bret and Lex did such a great job of making sure you could not tell who won 

This show holds a special place in my heart for the Owen Hart moment.  I am no exaggerating how excited I was when Owen kicked Bret.  There are not a lot of moments that I remember in my wrestling fandom.  When Hogan said he was returning from Earthquake crushing him, being caught up in a Hogan vs. Flair house show match and cheering for Hogan, cheering for Jim Duggan at a World War 3, having Triple H giving the 1-2-3 Kid 3 Pedigree by chanting one more time and this moment.  I will most likely never forget jumping to my feet so excited for Owen.  If you take that away from this rumble the big thing coming out of this is that it is obvious they are going to put the rocket on Diesel, and the Undertaker is gone....or is he?

RESULTS

• Tatanka def. Bam Bam Bigelow
• History:  Bret Hart & Owen Hart
• Interview:  Bret Hart & Owen Hart
• Jacques/Pierre (WWF Tag Team Champions) def. Bret Hart/Owen Hart via Stoppage for the Titles
• Interview:  Owen Hart
• Segment:  IRS
• Razor Ramon (Intercontinental Champion) def. IRS for the Title
• History:  Undertaker & Yokozuna (WWF Champion)
• Yokozuna (WWF Champion) def. Undertaker in a Casket Match for the Title
• Lex Luger & Bret Hart defeated Scott Steiner, Samu, Rick Steiner, Kwang, Owen Hart, Bart Gunn, Diesel, Bob Backlund, Billy Gunn, Virgil, Randy Savage, Jeff Jarrett, Crush, Doink, Bam Bam Bigelow, Mabel, Sparky Plugg, Shawn Michaels, Mo, Greg Valentine, Tatanka, Great Kabuki, Lex Luger, Tenryu, Rick Martel, Fatu, Marty Jannetty, Adam Bomb

Classic Wrestling: 1994-01-15 Superstars

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening....whenever it is you have found this blog.  Once again we are going back to 1994 this time to January 15th and it is time for WWF Superstars.  Like most of these shows, I have no idea what I will be seeing so let us get to it!

• Starting off with Flexy Lexy!
• BOOGER!  I love booger!
• Seriously I love Bastion Booger/Mike Shaw
• Guys like Booger are what is missing in wrestling. Now we do not get massive guys like Booger we get midgets like Marko Stunt
• Vince McMahon and his YES...NO call on a near fall, I miss that
• I love that they keep teasing the body slam, such great old school stuff to make the slam mean something
• Wow Flexy did not move when Booger charged the post like you expect
• Is this the best version of Vince?  I think so
• How great was Gorilla Monsoons voice?  
• I cannot imagine having to face the Headshrinkers
• DEAR LORD WHAT A DOUBLE BACKDROP!
• Bad Barry Horowitz!  Best enhancement performer?
• Weird, that armdrag was from the wrong side by Tatanka or it looked really weird
• Loss 5 million for Bad Barry
• 1994, I get see Jim Cornette on two companies shows...and that is not a bad thing!
• Wait...Virgil is going to get a squash match?  In 1994?  Really?
• Stan Lane did not say a word during that match
• The fans hated IRS but what a great performer.  I wonder why he never did any training...well that I know of
• Rest in Peace Gillberg!

A fun show with lots of memories of this time.  It was weird to see Virgil in 1994 as I do not really remember him much on TV at this point.  I think he shows up at the rumble filling in for Booger but that was about it.  I also do not remember Luger vs. Booger but that was a fun old school TV match.  The interviews though, a cocky young Double J was great and seriously I said this recently on the SMW review but is there a better person on the mic than the leader of the Cult himself Jim Cornette?  Throw in classic Vince McMahon on commentary and I had fun!

Results

• Lex Luger def. Bastion Booger
• Update:  Bret Hart & Owen Hart/Johnny Polo & Jacques and Pierre/Marty Jannetty & 1-2-3 Kid (WWF Tag Team Titles)
• Samu/Fatu def. Chaz Storm/Tony DeVito
• Face to Face:  Jeff Jarrett/Razor Ramon (Intercontinental Champion)
• Tatanaka def. Barry Horowitz
• Segment:  Undertaker & Paul Bearer
• Face to Face:  Yokozuna & Jim Cornette & Mr. Fuji
• Virgil def. Derec Domino via Submission
• Interview:  Shawn Michaels & Diesel/Bam Bam Bigelow/Jeff Jarrett/Crush/Adam Bomb/Rick Martel
• Royal Rumble Report:  Randy Savage/Billy Gunn & Bart Gunn//Marty Jannetty & 1-2-3 Kid (WWF Tag Team Titles)
• IRS def. Tony Roy
• Face to Face:  Crush/Randy Savage
• Undertaker def. Duane Gill

Classic Wrestling Review: 1994-01-15 Smokey Mountain

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever you find this entry.  Today we are going back to 1994 once more this time to the Smokey Mountains for the Leader of the Cult of Cornette's own promotion.  I have not seen a lot of SMW so I am extra excited about this.  Lets stop the talking and get to it shall we!

• I do love the theme to SMW and the team of Bob and Dirty Dutch
• AEW would love to have that hot a crowd....so would WWE for that matter
• Ricky Morton against Chris Candido?  YES PLEASE!
• If this interviewer does not say 90's I do not know what does!
• THERE IS MY CULT LEADER!  CORNY!
• Is Cornette the best talker in wrestling history?
• So weird to see someone being cheered draped in the Stars and Bars!
• Listen to those fans!!
• Great to see Tracey Smothers who is currently battling lymphoma.  He is going to beat it like he did Victory here
• Strange that WWF could not use Candido better, even though I enjoyed Skip and Sunny
• Dirty White Boy was not the best interview but you believed what he said!
• Daryl Van Horn!  The most underrated manager I think, be it Van Horn, Sinister Minister or all the other names he has gone by
• This should be a hell of a match!
• Spiked Candido on his head with that head scissors!
• It is weird that Ricky looks almost the same today as he did in 1994
• Well....that match was not what I wanted.  A countout really?
• Notice we have seen on superkick this whole show
• Wow Doug should never have been given a mic
• OH MY GOD A YOUNG TAMMY!!!!
• Sorry got distracted there
• Brian Lee just looks like a moron, he has such a puncha.....sorry got distracted as Tammy was getting out of the ring....a punchable face
• Blaze should NOT have worn those trunks

Great storylines but not a lot of great wrestling but that is old school southern wrestling.  The TV was about making you want to go to the matches and man did those fans want to be there!  Loved hearing Corny and Bob is such an underrated announcer.  A fun show but not the classic wrestling that I was hoping for but this was a new year and new feuds so there is always "next week".

RESULTS

• Interview:  Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson
• Interview:  Sandy Scott/Jim Cornette
• Tracey Smothers def. Jeff Victory
• Recap:  Chris Candido def. Tracey Smothers (TV Champion) for the Title
• Interview:  Chris Candido (TV Champion)
• Interview:  Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson/Dirty White Boy & Dirty White Girl
• Down and Dirty:  Dirty White Boy & Dirty White Girl
• Interview:  Daryl Van Horn
• Chris Candido (TV Champion) def. Ricky Morton via Countout for the Title
• Interview:  Ron Harris & Don Harris
• Segment:  Ricky Morton & Paul Morton & Babyface Locker room
• Interview:  Dirty White Boy & Robert Gibson
• Tom Prichard/Jimmy Del Ray def. Jason Herd/Jason West
• Segment:  Doug Furnas/Mike Furnas
• Brian Lee (SMW Champion) def. Bobby Blaze
• Interview:  Jim Cornette
• Interview:  Tracey Smothers
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2019-10-22 NWA Powerrr review

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today I am watching the third episode of NWA Power(rr).  I have loved the first two episodes and cannot wait to get to this one so enough of this boring intro and lets get to the card!

• It is interesting that Melina is in the intro yet we have not seen her on the show yet
• Now I notice there are several people we have not seen yet.  Very interesting
• There is the man who anything he says becomes a major issue, Jim Cornette.  My personal spirit animal
• Kingston is great on the mic and good in the ring, surprised WWE or AEW has not signed him up over the years
• Been a while since I have seen Marti Belle
• How old is Crystal?  12?
• Oh man Corny just said something out trouts, the trout people will be after him!
• Pedigree and it is over
• Nice short and sweet, that is what I love about this show
• I like the Dawsons, that different look and true heels
• What is Stevens wearing and why do I love it?
• Why is Stevens no on Raw or Smackdown every week?
• This cannot be real!
• A lot of old Impact Wrestling people on these shows
• Parker is so skinny he needs to run around in the shower to get wet
• It is NOT an enziguri if it is to the ear, it literally means kick to the back of the head
• Have I said before that Tim Storm looks like Paul Orndorff?  Because he does
• Mama Storm might be the second most famous Mama in wrestling after Cornette
• Is Eli Drake a heel or babyface
• What is with these commercials?  
• What a superkick from James Storm
• Is Aldis losing his accent?
• Where is this storyline going with Kamille I wonder
• Tim Storm and Eli Drake as a team?  Who is going to turn on who though?  I see Tim Storm turn personally
• Uggg, back tag
• That bulldog will break your neck....or make you a gigolo
• Drake and Storm are a pretty good team actually
• Dave needs to get that bearhug more snug, too much daylight there
• I am shocked that this has been almost all Drake and Storm with the Dawsons being seemingly pushed
• They need a better finisher but I like the Dawsons
• That was an abrupt ending

Another good show but I did not like the way the show ended.  Let me rephrase that, I did not like that the show ended when it did.  Why was Aldis out there?  Will we find out?  Aside from that another good show.  The matches are a great length, nothing feels like it is dragging through multiple segments just because.  The interviews are good and fun.  Again a great show and worth checking out.N

Results

• Segment:  Joe Galli
• Interview:  Eddie Kingston
• Marti Belle def. Crystal Rosa
• Interview:  Dave Dawson/Zane Dawson
• Segment:  Thunder Rose
• Interview:  Aron Stevens
• Caleb Konley def. Dan Parker
• Interview:  Tim Storm/Eli Drake
• Segment:  Jocephus/Colt Cabana
• Interview:  Nick Aldis (NWA Champion)/Kamille
• Dave Dawson/Zane Dawson def. Tim Storm/Eli Drake

2019-10-15 NWA Powerrr Ep 2 Review

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening....whenever you find this blog.  I loved the first episode and cannot wait to see this one. It is wrestling the way I remember and the way I love it....wait...I feel like that is not the NWA tag line but you know what I mean!

• Great recap of Tim Storm and Nick Aldis last week
• It is weird that I feel this show is better produced than a certain show on TNT
• SANDOW IS BACK!
• How has WWE not picked Sandow back up?  If for nothing else to be a manager because the man can talk
• Love that the interviewer is going along with the no eye contact thing, love this already!
• Where did they dig Murdoch up from?  I am a huge fan of his
• It is a little weird with no music but makes them so different
• I want to see Murdoch and Beer City Bruiser as a team!!
• Damn awesome missile dropkick!
• Love that the match ended without a finisher, we need more of that
• Not sure about this Ricky Starks kid because this interview is not all that good
• Is Starks a good guy?  Because he is coming off as heel 
• Colt is a strangely good looking guy.  I am surprised WWE did not use him better....but then again I am not
• Ugggg, he is still doing the stupid asshole thing?
• Already making it like they do not get along, interesting....
• PELE KICK!!!
• Kingsley is taking a hell of an ass-kicking
• I hope they do not keep allowing no hand tags, I hate that as does Corny
• Where did they dig up Tony Falk?  Good grief 
• I have been a fan of Allysin for a while now going back to when she was in Impact
• Damn that was right on her tailbone
• I like this youngster Vox
• Way too many somersaults in wrestling
• I liked Allisyn covered up from the chops instead of just taking it
• OH MY GOD!  I hate that move, that will break someone's neck
• Did they just cut that interview short?
• Tim Storm deserved that standing ovation
• Homicide is looking old
• What is up with Issacs weird wrist stuff?
• The Dawsons are showing up to show they are dominate, love it!
• Camille is a lovely young lady
• Interesting that they are making Aldis kind of a bully but Camille is going along with it

Another great show from the NWA!  Corny and Joe are really starting to gel as a team.  Guys like James Storm and Cabana can carry the younger guys to good matches and help them grow into better performers.  Wild Cards are solid performers and I think this Stark kid might be something special as well.  Another great show and I cannot wait to watch next week.

Here are the Results/Segments

• Interview:  Aaron Stevens
• Ricky Starks def. Trevor Murdoch
• Interview:  Ricky Starks/Trevor Murdoch
• Segment:  Nick Aldis (NWA Champion)
• Interview:  Colt Cabana & Mr. Anderson
• Colt Cabana/Mr. Anderson def. Sal Rinauro/Jordan Kingsley
• Segment:  Nick Aldis (NWA Champion)
• Interview:  Eddie Kingston & Homicide
• Allysin Kay (NWA Women's Champion) def. Ashley Vox
• Interview:  Allysin Kay (NWA Women's Champion)/Ashley Vox
• Interview:  Tim Storm
• Interview:  James Storm (National Champion)/Eli Drake
• Eddie Kingston/Homicide & Thom Latimer/Royce Isaacs (NWA Tag Team Champions) fought to a No Contact for the Titles
• Interview:  Nick Aldis (NWA Champion)/Camille

2019-10-08 NWA Powerrr review

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening....whenever it is you have found this entry.  Tonight I checked out the first episode of NWA power(rr?).  I do not know what to expect.  I know Jim Cornette loved it but he might be biased.  Lets go to my thoughts...

• Tim Storm has such a great old school look!
• Uggg, I already hate the fans chanting NWA
• Corny is looking GREAT!
• Nick looks ike a champion does he not?
• Wow, who is that with Nick? 
• Nick has done a great job of losing his accent but not completely to make it better for us American to understand him
• The J-O-B, throwback to Dusty and Ric!  LOVE IT!
• Already loving this show!!!
• Love what JC just announced the refs name!  They are part of the show too guys
• Love a good squash!
• I can get behind those Dawson Boys!  The one is my bearded brethren!
• Is that really Austin Idol!?!?!
• Honestly, if it was twenty years ago I would be going to learn from Austin Ido
• E-Li-Drake!  Huge fan and surprised NXT did not sign him up
• Two former Impact Stars here and already bigger stars here
• I love the old school feel to the show.  Easily my favourite show in months already!
• I feel like I am watching old school NWA with the show.  I am in wrestling HEAVEN...minus the fans....
• Who is Jocephus but I like him!
• I LOVE JAMES STORM!!!!
• I hate the flipping spear
• How has Eddie Kingston not been on a national stage?
• I think Jocephus is one of my new favourites!
• And that fast I guess he is not going to be featured going forward
• I hope at 50 I look 25% as good as Tim Storm!
• That was bad, Aldis going across the ring after a buckle shoot
• FIGURE FOUR!!!
• That is the first time that I have heard an announcer say that it affects both legs just differently....which it does!
• Uggg, I hate wrestling fans and their chants and shits
• I hope they do not have Storm tap, just have him pass out
• Why are the fans chanting NWA instead of Storm?

That is easily my favourite show in months as I said earlier.  The pacing was fantastic!  The old school feel (minus the stupid fans chanting the companies name instead of the wrestlers) was awesome.  The wrestlers are old school.  I love Aldis and Storm (both of them).  The tag team of the Dawsons is old school and fun.  Corny is easily my favourite announcer right now (sorry JR).  This is what wrestler was growing up and I loved it.  Forget AEW this is the wrestling show EVERY fan should be watching!!

Results/segments of the Show

• Interview:  Nick Aldis (NWA Champion)
• Dave Dawson/Zane Dawson def. Sal Rinauro/Billy Buck
• Interview: Dave Dawson & Zane Dawson 
• Interview:  Eli Drake
• Eli Drake def. Caleb Konley
• Video:  Tim Storm
• Segment:  Jocephus
• Segment:  Jocephus/James Storm (National Champion)
• Thom Latimer/Royce Isaacs (Tag Team Champions) def. Danny White/Mims
• Interview:  Thom Latimer & Royce Isaacs (Tag Team Champions)/Eddie Kingston & Homicide
• Segment:  James Storm (National Champion)/Jocephus
• James Storm (National Champion) def. Jocephus
• Video:  Tim Storm/Nick Aldis (NWA Champion)
• Interview:  Tim Storm
• Nick Aldis (NWA Champion) def. Tim Storm for the Title
• Interview:  Nick Aldis (NWA Champion)