1994-01-08 Mania

 

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening....whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today, 2021-05-29, I am going back to 1994 to check out Mania.  It is mostly clip show but a fun show so let's go check it out!

• I do love me some IRS.  One of the best technicians in the ring
• That is a write-off right there!
• Randomly finishes him off with a belly to back suplex, I like that
• Was there a better big man than Yoko?
• The answer is no
• Good night, what a sight
• I believe Yoko killed Dubiel there.  I think it is the one time that you see Yoko slip doing the Bonzai Drop
• Gotta do what you gotta do at the time you're doing it - Randy Savage
• I miss Percy and characters like him
• I miss shows like Mania, fun, and get chemistry with Todd and Randy
• Luger should not have been in the rumble!
• Luger was never a great interview
• YOU CANNOT CONTROL DESTINY!!
• I said Flexy Lexy was not a great promo but this was pretty good.  Straight forward but well done
• I love that the Quebecers try the switch when they look nothing alike!
• Poor Mike Shaw could not get a break outside of Calgary
• ENTER THE BATCAVE!!
• MOM was impressive because of their size but is so mid 90's gimmick wise
• Randy did not have much musical ability!
• Marty looks like he is homeless standing on the off-ramp

Nothing groundbreaking on this show but it is fun.  Todd and Savage seemed to actually be having fun.  Not much else to say here but another fun Mania show!

RESULTS

• IRS def. Mike Corey
• Interview:  Razor Ramon (Intercontinental Champion)
• Yokozuna (WWF Champion) def. Dan Dubiel
• Segment:  Undertaker & Paul Bearer
• Ludvig Borga def. John Crystal via Submission
• Interview:  Lex Luger
• JIP:  Lex Luger def. Jacques (WWF Tag Team Champion)
• Recap:  Raw
• Bastion Bogger def. Tony Roy
• Mo/Mabel def. Reno Riggins/Chris Duffy
• Recap:  Raw

1994-01-01 Mania

 

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening....and today we are going back in time to 1994.  I recently found a collection of 1994 Mania so I am going back to the New Year despite being into March typically.  So let's go watch Mania, which is the UK version!

• I forgot how goofy this show was...and I love it!
• Polo was in awesome shape!
• I miss atomic drops!
• I had Polo fever once, the shots suck
• A fair and square win for Polo after Jannetty attacked Pierre!
• Howard Finkle is doing an interview?  That is rare!
• I love the chemistry between Savage and Pettengill
• I miss guys like Mike Sharpe and the Brawler and Barry Horowitz
• Scotty 2 Hotty!!
• Weird to think that in six years Scotty would be one of the most over guys in the company with Rikishi and Grandmaster!
• Double J was one of my favourites...well still is
• I love Gorilla bashing Double J's misspeak, he gave no fucks at this point 
• Well over a half-hour, had to be at least 20 minutes!  I love Savage!
• Speaking of "The Winner" it is Bad Barry Horowitz!
• I am shocked to see Flexy Lexxy give Bad Barry this much offence
• I think this was the best version of Shawn in-ring wise.  I know people will argue but I take the 92 till Wrestlemania 12 version personally
• You did not see Shawn do a Russian Legsweep often
• I was always a fan of Savio Vega....Kwang not so much
• Was there a more talented guy in the ring than Razor who never actually achieved his peak?
• I do not remember seeing Razor do that fallaway slam from the buckles often
• How is Danny Davis officiating?  I thought he was banned for life!  Gorilla is right Tunney needs to be impeached
• Why did we not get Savage & Pettengill vs. Fuji & Crush?  I would have paid to see that!

Obviously, this is mostly a clip show and reshowing matches from other shows but it is fine.  Todd and Randy were very fun to watch.  I know people do not like 1994 stuff but wrestling was fun and made sense!  Watching these shows reminds me why I became a fan.

RESULTS

• Johnny Polo def. Marty Jannetty
• Interview:  Crush & Mr. Fuji
• Mo/Mabel def. Mike Sharpe/Mike Bell
• Segment:  Paul Bearer & The Undertaker
• JIP:  Jeff Jarrett def. Scott Taylor 
• Lex Luger def. Barry Horowitz
• Segment:  Bret Hart
• Shawn Michaels (Intercontinental Champion) def. Phil Apollo
• Segment:  Kwang
• Razor Ramon (Intercontinental Champion) def. Derrick Domino

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

Classic Wrestling Review: 1994-01-24 Raw

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today, 2020-03-07, we are going back to 1994 again and checking out the Raw after the Royal Rumble.  What is the fallout from having TWO winners?  What is Owen & Bret going to say after Owen finally stepped out of his brothers shadow?  Only one way to find out!

• Starting off with Flexy Lexy!
• From a distance, Steele looked like Buddy Landell
• Lex did not really have a finisher in the WWF did he?  I kind of like that he is so good he can finish you off many ways
• Both Vince and JR look so young...because they are I know
• I kind of miss Todd, I thought he was really good at his job
• I NEVER liked MOM.  I found them to be annoying.  I liked Mabel as Viscera later on especially his ECW run but as MOM I did not like it
• Why do you feel sorry for Bret?  HE HELD OWEN BACK FOR YEARS!
• Weird the Headshrinkers were acting normal
• The ref is not out of position, Bill needs to make sure Mabel does not interfere, it is his fault!
• Who cares about how Stu and Helen felt?  They held Owen back as well!  
• A dropkick from Samu?  Not something you saw very often
• Mabel was so sloppy at this point
• Wait...the Headshrinkers are going to win?  That is surprising
• Wait, Owen tried to help Bret several times there Vinnie Mac!
• Number 30 is not the dream draw, number 27 is JR!
• I am surprised Bryan Clarke never had a better run anywhere.  He seemed to check all the boxes
• I always liked that version of the powerbomb
• I hate Dink so much, I just wanted to see him punted into next week
• Doink was great when he was the evil clown.  This version with the midget sucked
• Most of these matches have gone on about 25% too long it seems
• Man I miss the fake Vince McMahon laugh!
• I will take these Raw girls over the Nitro Girls any day!
• I always liked using the piledriver as a finisher instead of the Superkick, especially now that EVERYONE does a superkick, or some use it 25 times in each match

A good show that features guys they were pushing.  I am surprised that we did not see Owen or Bret to follow up with that angle.  As I mentioned above I do feel like most of the matches went a little too long but they had a full show to fill and probably did not want another match.  Personally, I would have had Cornette do a promo but then again I would have him on every show!  Next classic wrestling review will be ECW so until then....Abyssinia!

RESULTS

• Lex Luger def. Austin Steele
• Royal Rumble Report
• Jeff Jarrett def. John Paul
• Samu/Fatu def. Mo/Mabel
• Adam Bomb def. Tommy Angel
• Segment:  Sparky Plugg
• Doink def. Joey Stallings
• Shawn Michaels def. Tyron Knox