Smoky Mountain Wrestling presents Super Bowl Of Wrestling
Date: 8/4/1995
From: Knoxville, TN
Opening Contest: The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher) vs. Flash Flanagan & Chris Michaels: All four men start the match with Flanagan and Michaels hitting stereo backdrops and dropkicks to send the Headbangers to the floor. Flanagan dives off the top to take the Headbangers out on the floor. Flanagan and Thrasher legally kickoff the match. Flanagan works over Thrasher with strikes in the corner, but Thrasher responds with chops and a monkey flip out of the corner, but Flanagan lands on his feet and hits a springboard dropkick to Thrasher. Michaels delivers an axe handle off the top, but Mosh tags in and Michaels keeps control with an arm drag. Mosh stomps on Michaels in the corner, but Michaels hits an arm drag. Michaels hip tosses Mosh followed by an arm drag and keeps arm control on the mat. Flanagan comes off the top with an axe handle and locks in a spinning toe hold until Mosh kicks Flanagan into Thrasher’s boot in the corner. Thrasher legally enters and hits a middle rope clothesline as Flanagan ran the ropes. Thrasher tries for a cover, but Flanagan kicks out at two. Thrasher drives Flanagan down with a powerslam and a knee drop. Headbangers hit a vertical suplex/top rope crossbody for a near fall on Flanagan. Mosh sends Flanagan to the floor where Thrasher nails Flanagan with a clothesline on the floor. Mosh hits a springboard clothesline onto the apron on Flanagan.
Michaels tries to get involved and distracts the referee leading to a double team in the corner. Flanagan comes off the ropes and is met with a front suplex by the Headbangers. Thrasher continues with a leg drop and Flanagan is double teamed some more while Michaels distracts the referee. Flanagan gets an inside cradle on Mosh, but Mosh kicks out and decks Michaels on the apron. That leads to a distraction and Flanagan is rammed into the ring post groin first. Thrasher tries to keep Flanagan down on the mat, but fails to do so. Flanagan gets his knees up to block a splash attempt. Mosh chops Flanagan several times in the corner and hits a splash. Mosh leg drops Flanagan for a two count. Mosh plants Flanagan with a side slam and tags in Thrasher. Flanagan is driven down with a double backdrop. Thrasher continues with strikes on Flanagan until Mosh enters the match. Flanagan hits a crossbody onto both men from the middle rope. Michaels gets the hot tag and cleans house by slamming Mosh and Thrasher. Michaels hits a nice hurricanrana on Mosh, but messes up a second attempt on Thrasher. Michaels goes to the top rope and hits a crossbody on Mosh, but Thrasher makes the save. Flanagan knocks Thrasher to the floor, but the Headbangers hit the powerbomb/top rope leg drop combo on Michaels to win the match. (***. I thought that was a good opening tag match with the Headbangers showing some fun offense and working well. Flanagan provided some high flying offense to pop the crowd, as well. Michaels had a limited role, but they did a fine job as a thrown together team against an established duo.)
Randy Hales cuts a promo before the next match saying he made a mistake last time by arriving by himself and he got jumped. Hales brought the best tag team, PG-13 with him this time and they’ll prove the USWA is the best.
Second Contest: USWA Tag Team Champions PG-13 (Wolfie D & JC Ice) vs. Curtis Thompson & Jackie Fulton: Thompson and Ice kickoff the match with Thompson throwing Ice across the ring out of a lockup, but Ice complains of a hair pull. Ice gains control with a wrist lock, but Thompson counters quickly. Thompson backs Ice into a corner, but cleanly backs off. Ice backs Thompson into a corner and delivers several strikes. Thompson misses a splash in the corner, but goes to the top rope to hit a flying clothesline. Thompson clotheslines Wolfie over the top to the floor. Thompson taunts PG-13 from the middle rope by doing hip thrusts. Thompson tags in Fulton and Fulton dropkicks Wolfie coming off the ropes. Wolfie and Fulton trade mat wrestling holds for a few moments. Wolfie elbows free from a hammerlock, but is met with a dropkick and an arm drag. Ice is dropkicked and arm dragged, as well. Fulton and Thompson stand tall as the champs bail to the floor. Fulton taunts Ice in the corner. Ice backs Fulton into the corner and delivers several strikes. Fulton clotheslines Ice and pummels Ice with right hands in the corner. Ice is sent into Wolfie and the champs regroup in the corner. Fulton pulls Ice out of the corner and stomps Ice on the lower midsection. Thompson returns to the match and puts a headlock on Ice. Thompson decks Wolfie off the apron and shoulder blocks Ice. Wolfie distracts Thompson from the floor allowing Ice to knock Thompson to the floor. Ice pummels Thompson with strikes while the referee is distracted. Ice drops Thompson throat first over the top rope and delivers an elbow strike followed by a double stomp for a two count.
Wolfie tags into the match and works over Thompson with strikes. Wolfie decks Fulton off the apron and the referee is distracted allowing PG-13 to double team Thompson for a few moments. Ice keeps a sleeper on Thompson, but doesn’t get a submission. Ice yanks Thompson back down to the mat to maintain the advantage with a sleeper. Ice splashes Thompson in the corner and taunts the crowd. Wolfie returns to the match and delivers a double back elbow with Ice. Wolfie keeps Thompson on the mat with a sleeper. Thompson tries to fight free and manages to press slam Ice into Wolfie. Thompson crawls to the corner and tags in Fulton. Fulton cleans house with dropkicks and scoop slams. Fulton rams the tag champs into each other. Fulton powerslams Ice coming off the ropes for a two count. Wolfie is backdropped by the challengers and Ice is kicked to the mat. Hales gets on the apron to distract the referee. Wolfie whacks Fulton with a hub cap allowing Ice to pin Fulton for the win. (*1/2. Hales is not a good manager. He didn’t do much of anything and came across awkward with his presence at ringside. The action was rather basic, but not bad. Fulton had some good fire for his moments in the ring. I tend to enjoy PG-13 whenever I see them and that continued here, as well.)
Mark Curtis, SMW referee, came out to be the referee for the next match and got one of the biggest pops on the show thus far. The fans in Tennessee love Mark Curtis, as they should.
Third Contest: Bob Armstrong vs. The Punisher: Punisher works over Armstrong with strikes after Armstrong attempted to attack Cornette. Punisher clubs Armstrong over the back several times and tosses Armstrong through the ropes to the floor. Cornette chokes Armstrong with his tennis racket as the referee is distracted by Punisher. Punisher uppercuts Armstrong and delivers a clothesline to knock Armstrong to the mat. Punisher comes off the ropes to deliver a knee drop. Punisher uppercuts Armstrong and tosses Armstrong to the floor again. Cornette chokes Armstrong again, but Armstrong manages to flip Cornette over and chokes Cornette until Punisher attacks on the floor. Punisher rolls Armstrong back into the ring and delivers a backbreaker. Punisher climbs to the top and flies across the ring missing a leg drop. Armstrong fires back with chops to stagger Punisher. Armstrong knocks Punisher to the mat. Armstrong stomps Punisher on the mat and delivers another throat thrust. Armstrong decks Al Snow off the apron. Brad Armstrong and Al Snow brawl at ringside. Cornette whacks Armstrong with the tennis racket, but Bob no sells it and Cornette begs off. Punisher whacks Armstrong with something out of his jeans and pins Armstrong for a major victory. (*. There isn’t much to this match action wise since Bob is very limited at this point in his career. However, using the interference and making the match a bit chaotic certainly helped the match. This is a major win for Punisher even if it wasn’t clean. Punisher showed some good athletic ability, too. The top rope leg drop is an impressive sight considering his size.)
At this point they setup for the opening of their TV show as footage is going to be shown on SMW TV. We get a good shot of the audience and it looks like they got a good crowd for the event as it’s a reported 5,000 in attendance.
Fourth Contest: MTW Heavyweight Champion Marty Jannetty vs. Al Snow: Snow goes to the ropes to stall for time as Jannetty is ready for a match. Snow backs Jannetty into a corner, but cleanly backs off. Jannetty backs Snow against the ropes and cleanly backs off. Snow takes Jannetty down to the mat with a fireman’s carry, but doesn’t followup and taunts the crowd. Jannetty hip tosses Snow and plays to the crowd by strutting around the ring. Jannetty puts a wrist lock on Snow, but Snow quickly counters. Jannetty rolls through and counters with a wrist lock of his own. Snow flips through and leg sweeps Jannetty. Jannetty regains control and they trade slaps until Jannetty drop toe holds Snow. Jannetty shoulder blocks Snow a couple of times for a two count. Snow shoulder blocks Jannetty a couple of times for a two count and they have a standoff. Jannetty backs Snow into a corner, but cleanly backs off. Snow backs Jannetty into a corner and tries for a strike, but Jannetty counters with a right hand and keeps control on the mat with an arm bar. Jannetty knee drops Snow on the arm and keeps control with a hammerlock, but Snow breaks free with an elbow strike. Jannetty arm drags Snow coming off the ropes. Jannetty keeps arm control on the mat. Snow backs Jannetty into a corner and Jannetty climbs to the middle rope. Jannetty avoids Snow and delivers a couple of arm drags to keep Snow on the mat with an arm bar. Snow forearms Jannetty, but Jannetty keeps control of the left arm for a bit.
Snow forearms Jannetty against the ropes and they both attempt superkicks, but they miss. Jannetty shoves Snow and delivers an arm drag to maintain the advantage on the mat. Jannetty wrenches on the left arm for a while, but Snow reaches the ropes to force a break. Snow bails to the floor to regroup and walks up the aisle. Jannetty follows to the floor and punches Snow into the ring. Jannetty takes Snow down to the mat and keeps arm control yet again. Snow manages to get to a corner and forces another break. Snow continues to use the ropes as a way to avoid Jannetty. They do a test of strength in the middle of the ring where Snow delivers a strike to the midsection and flips Jannetty over for a two count. Jannetty drives Snow down to the mat face first. Jannetty sends Snow through the ropes to the floor. Snow rolls under the ring prompting the referee to look around for Snow. Jannetty doesn’t know where Snow is at either. Snow appears on the other side and gets back into the ring to deliver a kick to the midsection and strikes against the ropes. Jannetty avoids a hip toss and clotheslines Snow. Jannetty backslides Snow for a two count. Snow and Jannetty bridge up out of a cover attempt and they trade a few pin attempts. Jannetty goes back to controlling the left arm of Snow on the mat.
Snow breaks free and stops Jannetty with a backbreaker as Jannetty came off the ropes. Snow tosses Jannetty with a back suplex and takes his time to recover. Snow comes off the ropes to baseball slide Jannetty to the floor. Snow hits a springboard crossbody off the top onto Jannetty on the floor. Snow rolls back into the ring and taunts the fans believing that he’s won the match. Jannetty struggles to his feet and Snow attacks on the floor again. Snow sends Jannetty upside down into the barricade. Snow stomps Jannetty on the mat and taunts the fans for a bit. Snow scoop slams Jannetty and hits a sloppy split legged moonsault for a near fall. Snow knee drops Jannetty against the ropes and hits a belly to belly suplex for a two count. Snow controls Jannetty on the mat with a chin lock. Snow strikes Jannety several times against the ropes. Jannetty flips over Snow’s back and hits a standing hurricanrana for a two count. Jannetty strikes Snow in the corner a few times. Snow stops Jannetty’s momentum with a clothesline out of the corner. Snow tries for a cover, but Jannetty kicks out at two. Snow snapmares Jannetty and locks in a chin lock.
Snow slams Jannetty and hits a slingshot leg drop from the apron for a two count. Jannetty strikes Snow, but Snow slams Jannetty to the mat and goes to the apron. Snow misses a springboard leg drop attempt from the apron. Jannetty atomic drops Snow and follows up with a clothesline. Jannetty punches Snow several times and they both attempt dropkicks, but they miss and crash to the mat. Snow counters a dropkick and catapults Jannetty into the corner chest first. Snow heads to the top rope missing a frog splash attempt. Jannetty climbs to the top rope, but stops himself from delivering a fist drop and instead spikes Snow with a DDT for a two count as Snow gets his foot on the bottom rope. Jannetty and Snow miss superkick attempts and collide on stereo clothesline attempts. Jannetty nearly pins Snow with a crucifix pin attempt. Snow nearly wins with another rollup, but is sent to the floor on the kick out by Jannetty. Jannetty takes Snow out with a suicide dive and Snow’s back hit the time keepers table.
Jannetty rolls into the ring and the referee begins to count Snow on the floor. Jannetty strikes Snow on the apron. Snow rams Jannetty from the apron to hit a sunset flip off the top for a near fall. Jannetty dropkicks Snow for a two count. Snow plants Jannetty with a sit out spine buster and both men are laid out. Snow tries for a cover, but Jannetty kicks out at two. Snow tries for a piledriver, but Jannetty counters with a rollup for a near fall. Snow dumps Jannetty to the apron, but Jannetty leaps off the top to hit a crossbody. However, Snow rolls through and grabs a handful of tights to pin Jannetty and win the title! (**. I think it’s safe to say the match didn’t need to go nearly a half hour. There were a few good spots, but it’s a mostly slow match aside from the couple of high spots they put in there. If they cut 6-8 minutes out if the match and kept it around 15-17 minutes it’s probably a lot better. Judging by other reviews I’ve seen for the match, I’m on the lower end of the rating as others have this at ***1/4 or higher. It just didn’t connect with me to that level.)
Fifth Contest: NWA World Champion Dan Severn vs. Bobby Blaze: Severn takes Blaze down with a fireman’s carry, but doesn’t followup. Severn and Blaze trade holds on the mat leading to a standoff. Severn backs Blaze against the ropes and eventually hits a belly to belly suplex. Severn tries to take Blaze down, but Blaze delivers a few elbow strikes. Severn gains control with a choke on the mat, but Blaze doesn’t give in and instead reaches the ropes to force a rope break. Blaze goes to the floor to regroup. Blaze returns to the match and kicks Severn on the leg and gets control with a sleeper on the mat. Severn manages to quickly counter and gets arm control, but Blaze quickly gets to the ropes. Blaze kicks Severn on the thigh. Severn decks Blaze with a clothesline and locks in a leg lock. Blaze controls Severn with a leg lock, but Severn reaches the ropes. Blaze tosses Severn with a suplex and hits a bridging suplex, but Severn avoids a cover. Blaze nails Severn with a clothesline. Severn takes Blaze down with an arm bar and wins the match by submission. (*. It’s not a squash match, but more of a showcase for the NWA World Champion. It felt like a filler match for the most part.)
Sixth Contest: Terry Gordy & Tommy Rich vs. Boo Bradley & The Mongolian Stomper: Bradley and Stomper storm the ring to start the match brawling with Gordy and Rich in the ring. Bradley and Stomper deliver stereo scoop slams and send the heels into each other followed by clotheslines. That takes the action to the floor where the brawling continues. Stomper sends Gordy into the ring post face first. Rich is sent into Stomper’s boot on the floor. They return to the ring where Bradley works over Rich with forearm strikes. Bradley slams Rich to the mat and comes off the ropes to deliver a leg drop for a two count. Bradley rams Rich into Stomper’s boot in the corner. Stomper stomps on Rich’s midsection and continues with a strike. Rich goes to the corner to regroup with Gordy. Rich goes into his trunks to grab a chain. Rich hides the chain by giving it to Gordy on the apron. Stomper sends Rich into the ropes and they collide on a shoulder block. Gordy tags into the match and works over Stomper with strikes against the ropes. Gordy continues to pummel Stomper in the corner, but Stomper fires back with a strike to knock Gordy to the mat. Bradley chokes Gordy with a rope against the ropes. Bradley backdrops Gordy coming off the ropes. Bradley snapmares Gordy and delivers an elbow drop out of the corner for a two count. Bradley strikes Gordy a few times, but Gordy overhand strikes Bradley over the back.
Gordy rams Bradley into the corner several times, but Bradley does the same to Gordy. Gordy stumbles backwards and crashes to the mat. Bradley leg drops Gordy on the lower midsection. Bradley scoop slams Gordy and heads to the top rope missing a leg drop attempt. Rich gets tagged into the match and sends Bradley through the ropes to the floor. Rich kicks Bradley in the ribs on the floor. Gordy continues to attack Bradley on the floor and sends Bradley into the railing as the referee is distracted by Stomper. Stomper rolls Bradley back into the ring to continue the match for his partner. Rich decks Bradley with a clothesline and does a strut to taunt the fans. Gordy tags into the match and stomps Bradley. Gordy clotheslines Bradley in the corner several times and tosses Bradley to the mat. Gordy continues with a forearm drop several times. Gordy scoop slams Bradley and Rich hits a middle rope forearm drop. Rich strikes Bradley to the mat and heads to the top rope again. Rich is stopped by Bradley with a strike and slams Rich off the top. Gordy tags into the match and slams Bradley. Gordy waits in the corner and decks Bradley with a clothesline for a near fall. Stomper rams Gordy into the corner several times head first. Gordy kicks Bradley coming off the ropes, but Bradley backdrops Gordy to stop Gordy’s momentum. Stomper gets the hot tag, but the referee didn’t see it due to Rich. Stomper pummels Gordy with strikes, but is stopped by the referee. Bradley works over Gordy in the corner and misses a splash in the corner. Rich moved Gordy out of the way and covers Bradley to pickup the win. After the match, Stomper is double teamed until Bradley makes the save with a chain and they continue to brawl to end the segment. (*. As expected, there wasn’t much to this action wise and the finish is pretty cheap for the most part. These weak finishes seem to only fly in the Southern area.)
Seventh Contest: USWA Heavyweight Champion Billy Jack Haynes vs. Brad Armstrong: Haynes shoves Armstrong into the corner out of a lockup. Haynes puts a headlock on Armstrong to gain the advantage. Haynes shoulder blocks Armstrong to the mat and taunts the crowd. Haynes grabs a microphone insults Armstrong calling him a punk and declares that USWA is number one. Haynes controls Armstrong with a side headlock, but Armstrong hip tosses and dropkicks Haynes three times. Haynes falls through the ropes to the floor. Armstrong taunts Haynes on the microphone and says that’s how they do things in Smoky Mountain. Haynes regroups on the floor for a few moments. Armstrong backs Haynes into a corner, but the referee gets between them allowing Haynes to deck Armstrong with strikes. Haynes chops Armstrong in the corner followed by strikes. Armstrong misses a splash in the corner and Haynes hits a German suplex. Haynes drops Armstrong throat first over the top rope. Haynes knee lifts Armstrong to the mat. Haynes decks Armstrong with a short arm clothesline and taunts the crowd. Haynes snapmares Armstrong and delivers a leg drop for a two count. Haynes tosses Armstrong through the ropes to the floor. Armstrong sunset flips from the apron, but Haynes strikes Armstrong on the mat. Haynes dropkicks Armstrong to the mat. Haynes delivers an elbow drop for a two count. Haynes chokeslams Armstrong for a two count. Armstrong nearly gets a pin a rollup, but Haynes recovers quickly and forearms Armstrong followed by another chop. Armstrong strikes Haynes several times to stagger Haynes and drops Haynes to the mat.
Armstrong sends Haynes into the ropes and delivers a dropkick, but Haynes reaches the ropes to break the cover. Armstrong knee lifts Haynes for a two count. Armstrong rams Haynes into the corner head first and sends Haynes into the corner. Armstrong headbutts Haynes to the mat and staggers before getting a two count. Armstrong runs into an elbow in the corner and Haynes nails Armstrong with a big boot. Armstrong avoids being sent to the floor and hits a side Russian leg sweep to pin Haynes to win the USWA Heavyweight Championship. (*1/2. It’s a bit interesting that Armstrong won the title despite putting down the USWA and acts as if he’s cherishing the moment. The finish was nicely done as Armstrong avoided a DQ finish to surprise Haynes with the finish and pin.)
Eighth Contest: The Undertaker vs. Unabomb: They have a standoff in the middle of the ring until Unabomb tries for a strike, but Taker blocks it and hammers away on Unabomb. Taker yanks Unabomb down to the mat by his head and works over Unabomb in the corner. Taker sends Unabomb across the ring and walks the ropes to drop onto Unabomb’s arm. Taker rams Unabomb into the corner and chokes him for a moment. Unabomb knee lifts Taker and hits a suplex. Unabomb strikes Taker, but Taker runs over Unabomb with a clothesline. Taker comes off the ropes, but misses an elbow drop. Unabomb clotheslines Taker over the top to the floor, but Taker lands on his feet. Taker gets on the apron and Unabomb is dropped throat first over the top rope. Taker decks Snow on the floor and returns to the ring to strike Unabomb against the ropes. Unabomb catches Taker with a powerslam coming off the ropes. Unabomb stomps Taker on the mat and baseball slides Taker to the floor. Al Snow has recovered as Unabomb forearms Taker off the apron to the floor. Taker fights back on the floor and sends Unabomb onto the announcers table. Taker throat thrusts Unabomb against the ring post. Taker misses an elbow strike and hits the post. Unabomb sends Taker into the announcers table head first. Unabomb leaps off the top to leg drop Taker over the top rope on the apron. Unabomb elbow drops Taker for a two count. Unabomb keeps Taker on the mat with a sleeper. Taker powers his way up, but is taken back down to the mat with a sleeper. Unabomb keeps the hold on Taker for an extended period of time.
Taker eventually gets to his feet and hits a back suplex leading to both men being laid out. Unabomb forearms Taker in the corner and delivers a clothesline. Unabomb sends Taker across the ring, but runs into a big boot. Taker clotheslines Unabomb and rams Unabomb into the corner face first. Taker sends Unabomb into the corner and hits a splash. Taker tries for a backdrop, but Unabomb counters with a powerbomb and Taker is laid out. Unabomb signals for the end, but Taker sits up. Unabomb pummels Taker with strikes, but Taker hits a leaping clothesline. Taker grabs Unabomb and hits the chokeslam. Taker spikes Unabomb with a tombstone to win the match. (*. If you’re expecting some kind of competitive match that simply didn’t happen here. Unabomb is kind of presented as a monster in SMW, but that wasn’t the case here against Taker. It really diminished the perception of Unabomb, and that’s taking into consideration that it’s Undertaker who is a major star. It’s worth noting that Unabomb didn’t appear on SMW again as he finished up in eight days before being full-time with WWF so it’s not damaging to SMW long-term. It’s the first of many matches between these two with Unabomb becoming Kane, and the action becomes much better over the years.)
Bob Armstrong and Robert Gibson come out before the next match with Armstrong announcing that there’s an issue between Ricky Morton’s girlfriend and Tracy Smothers girlfriend. Thus, there is going to be a legal issue causing the Rock ’n’ Roll Express will not be able to compete tonight. Gibson cuts a promo about Morton not being there to challenge for the tag titles. Gibson says that Morton told him to take the team and shove it up his ass. Cornette comes out and asks if Dirty White Boy and Tracy Smothers would defend the tag titles against members of his Militia. Cornette reveals the team as being… the Heavenly Bodies!
Ninth Contest: SMW Tag Team Champions Dirty White Boy & Tracy Smothers vs. The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard & Jimmy Del Ray): Prichard and White Boy kickoff the tag match with Prichard taunting White Boy. They have a standoff after countering each other on the mat. Prichard yanks White Boy down to the mat, but White decks Prichard with a right hand strike to back Prichard into the corner. Prichard puts a headlock on White Boy, but White Boy sends Prichard into the ropes and is met with a shoulder block. White Boy hip tosses and clotheslines Prichard to the floor. Del Ray attempts to get involved and is knocked to the floor, too. Del Ray and Prichard regroup on the floor. White Boy fights out of the corner with strikes to send the Bodies back to the outside. White Boy controls Prichard with a wrist lock and Smothers enters to chop Prichard to the mat with White Boy. Smothers kicks Prichard away several times and Prichard bails to the floor to regroup. Del Ray tags into the match and tries his luck with Smothers. Smothers punches Del Ray out of the corner and Del Ray complains. Smothers takes Del Ray down to the mat with a headlock. Smothers shoulder blocks Del Ray and hits a hip toss before dropkicking Del Ray to the floor. Del Ray regroups on the floor for a moment. Smothers tags in White Boy and they double team Del Ray delivering forearm strikes. White Boy covers for a two count on Del Ray. Del Ray strikes White Boy several times before tagging in Prichard. White Boy arm drags Prichard and delivers an elbow strike against the ropes. White Boy grabs Prichard, but Del Ray leaps off the top to strike White Boy.
Del Ray elbow strikes White Boy coming off the ropes. Bodies stomp White Boy on the mat. Prichard works over White Boy with strikes in the corner. White Boy fights back with blows, but Prichard rams White Boy into the corner. Del Ray tags into the match and works over White Boy in the corner with more strikes. Prichard tags into the match and White Boy comes off the ropes to deliver a double DDT. Smothers gets the hot tag and cleans house with strikes. Smothers dropkicks Del Ray and elbows Prichard coming off the ropes. Smothers slams Del Ray and heads to the top rope. Smothers is crotched by Prichard and drops to the floor. Prichard sends Smothers into the ring post and Smothers is laid out on the outside. Prichard rolls Smothers back into the ring for Del Ray. Del Ray pummels Smothers on the mat with right hands. Del Ray strikes Smothers to the mat. Prichard strikes Smothers from the floor. Del Ray elbow strikes Smothers on the forehead several times and Smothers is busted open. Del Ray pummels Smothers with right hands. Del Ray chokes Smothers on the mat as White Boy tries to get involved, but no avail. Prichard rams Smothers into the corner and delivers several strikes. Prichard maintains control with chops and chokes Smothers over the middle rope.
Prichard drives Smothers to the mat with a suplex and a knee drop for a two count. Del Ray tags into the match and Smothers is double teamed in the corner. Del Ray slams Prichard and assists Prichard on a leg drop for a two count. Prichard keeps a sleeper on Smothers to maintain the advantage. Smothers elbows Prichard, but is put right back into the sleeper. Prichard drives Smothers to the mat with a back suplex. Prichard misses an elbow drop off the ropes. Prichard avoids a splash by getting his knees up. Del Ray enters and elbow drops Smothers. Smothers sunset flips Del Ray, but Del Ray nails Smothers with a superkick for a near fall. Del Ray tosses Smothers through the ropes to the floor. Prichard chops Smothers on the floor, but White Boy runs over and protects Smothers for a moment. Cornette hits Smothers with the tennis racket. Del Ray covers Smothers for a two count as White Boy makes the save. Del Ray plants Smothers with a neckbreaker for a near fall. Del Ray slams Smothers and goes to the top rope missing a moonsault. Smothers gets fired up and looks for his corner. Smothers manages to tag in White Boy and White Boy cleans house with strikes to Prichard. White Boy sends Prichard into the ropes and delivers a backdrop. White Boy big boots Del Ray and sends the Bodies into each other.
All four men are in the ring brawling with the champs gaining the advantage. Smothers and Del Ray go to the floor where Smothers sends Del Ray into the post. White Boy rams a bloodied Prichard into the turnbuckle several times. Prichard drops to the mat as Del Ray is on the floor recovering. Prichard is tossed to the floor where White Boy sets up a table on the floor. Smothers grabs Prichard on the table and puts Prichard through the table with a piledriver! The table didn’t break but rather they plopped through a section of it. Del Ray is left alone in the ring, but Prichard holds Smothers. White Boy plants Del Ray with the Bucksnort Blaster, but Cornette enters the ring with an ether rag and that knocks White Boy out. Del Ray manages to cover White Boy to win the match and win the tag titles! (***. A solid match that picked up steam after a few minutes of slow plodding action. Bodies returning to SMW was needed since the tag division was a bit depleted and losing Morton impacted them badly. The money is always the faces chasing the heels, but I can see how SMW comes across as repetitive over the years.)
Main Event: WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels vs. Buddy Landel: Buddy offers a hand, but Michaels plays a little game and they don’t shake hands. Buddy backs Michaels into a corner and is slapped by Michaels. Buddy works over Michaels with right hands. Buddy avoids a superkick and bails to the floor. Michaels gains control with a side headlock, but Buddy fights free with a forearm to the midsection. Michaels sends Buddy into the ropes, but Buddy shoulder blocks Michaels. Michaels hits a hurricanrana and pummels Buddy with strikes on the mat. Buddy backs Michaels into a corner, but misses a strike. Michaels delivers several strikes and backs Buddy into a corner. Michaels lays over the top rope to taunt Buddy. Buddy backs Michaels into a corner and delivers a few strikes. Michaels rams Buddy into the corner several times and punches Buddy several times. Michaels taunts Buddy in the corner. Buddy puts a wrist lock on Michaels and keeps control on the mat with an arm bar. Michaels backs Buddy into a corner and delivers a strike to break free. Michaels sends Buddy into the corner, but misses a shoulder ram and hits the post. Buddy wraps Michaels arm under the top rope to maintain the upper hand. Buddy forearms Michaels in the corner and continues to work over the left arm with an arm bar. Buddy decks Michaels to the mat with a right hand. Michaels and Buddy trade right hands until Buddy knee lifts Michaels into the corner. Buddy sends Michaels upside down into the corner. Michaels crashes to the floor where Buddy follows and chops Michaels. Michaels sends Buddy shoulder first into the ring post. Michaels chops Buddy, but Buddy shoves Michaels face first into the ring post.
Buddy elbow drops Michaels leading to a near fall. Buddy strikes Michaels several times, but Michaels fights back with strikes. Michaels headbutts Buddy to the mat for a two count. Michaels jabs Buddy in the corner several times. Michaels hits a flying forearm smash off the ropes and stomps Buddy on the face. Michaels scoop slams Buddy and heads to the top rope. Michaels leaps off hitting an elbow drop, but Buddy kicks out at two. Michaels waits in the corner and misses the Sweet Chin Music. Buddy nearly wins with a handful of tights on a rollup. Michaels is sent chest first into the corner and is met with an atomic drop. Michaels backs into Buddy, who knocks the referee down. Cornette gets in the ring and is grabbed by Michaels. Michaels decks Cornette to the floor. Buddy plants Michaels with a DDT. Buddy nails Michaels with the corkscrew elbow drop, but the referee sees the tennis racket and knows that Cornette was involved. The referee decides to stop the count. Michaels gets up and nails Buddy with the Sweet Chin Music to win the match. (**. Buddy kind of had a visual pin on Michaels, so I can give them credit for that. The story arc of Buddy’s addiction battles that was aired on TV certainly made him a babyface and the conclusion of the match cemented Buddy’s new position in SMW as a face. It’s an average match, which you’d probably expect more from Michaels in this era.)
After the match, Shawn Michaels and Brad Armstrong fight off the Militia while Buddy Landel stood in the corner not helping his teammates and departs the ring afterward.
Final Thoughts:
I believe this is the last time SMW drew a major crowd and it’s because of the WWF guys being involved, no doubt about it. The crowd atmosphere is fantastic, but the action itself is mostly average. I’d imagine it hasn’t aged well and may have been seen as a much. better event by 1995 standards. I’ll give it a mild thumbs up as I feel as if I didn’t waste my time with it and for nearly four hour show it did fly by watching it.
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