World Wrestling Federation House Show
Date: 5/15/1994
From: San Jose, CA
NOTE: There appears to be one match missing from this show. Yokozuna vs. Earthquake. Yokozuna won the match.
Opening Contest: 1-2-3 Kid vs. Adam Bomb: They lockup with Bomb tossing Kid to the mat to showoff his strength advantage. Kid tries to get a top wrist lock, but is tossed to the mat again. Kid quickly kips up to his feet, though. Bomb gains wrist control for a moment and shoulder blocks Kid. Kid comes off the ropes to hit a spinning heel kick and dropkicks Bomb to the floor. Kid tries for a crossbody to the floor, but Bomb catches Kid and delivers a scoop slam onto the floor! Bomb hits a slingshot clothesline back into the ring to maintain control. Bomb tosses Kid across the ring followed by a clothesline for a two count. Bomb misses a splash in the corner and Kid gets a two count with a rollup. Bomb regains control with stomps in the corner and keeps Kid on the mat with a sleeper. Kid fights back with strikes and comes off the ropes where Bomb delivers a press slam. Bomb slams Kid, but misses an elbow drop. Kid blocks strikes and kicks Bomb several times. Kid hits Bomb with a spin kick for a two count. Kid heads to the top rope and hits a crossbody for a near fall. Bomb plants Kid with a side slam and cleanly pins Kid for the win. (**. It’s a shorter match than I expected, and I was not expecting a clean victory for Bomb considering his squash loss to Earthquake at WrestleMania X. However, this could be a sign of better fortune for Bomb to be winning this match in a clean fashion. The crowd ate up Bomb’s offense and Kid sold very well for the big man.)
Second Contest: WWF Women’s Champion Alundra Blayze vs. Leilani Kai: Kai slaps Blayze, but is met with a leg sweep at the start of the match. Kai sends Blayze into the corner, but Blayze goes to the apron and drives Kai into the turnbuckle. Kai slams Blayze off the top to the mat and delivers a strike to the mat. Kai back rakes Blayze and chokes the champ over the middle rope. Kai knee lifts Blayze several times in the corner to maintain the advantage. Blayze kicks Kai a few times, but Kai keeps control by choking Blayze on the mat. Kai scoop slams Blayze into the tree of woe in the corner and stomps Blayze several times. Kai sends Blayze into the corner, but Blayze nearly wins with a rollup. Blayze kicks Kai on the back of the head for a two count. Blayze keeps a front face lock on Kai before rolling through and tries to keep Kai down on the mat, but doesn’t get a three count. Kai delivers a double knee strike to stop Blayze. Kai puts a claw on Blayze midsection, but that doesn’t last too long. Kai delivers a falling headbutt to the midsection for a near fall. Kai scoop slams Blayze and goes to the middle rope, but Blayze dropkicks Kai over the top to the floor. Kai regroups on the floor until Blayze delivers a baseball slide and a suicide dive! Kai counters a suplex by dropping Blayze throat first over the top rope from the apron. Kai tosses Blayze across the ring by her hair. Kai tosses Blayze across the ring again by her hair for a two count. Blayze backslides Kai for a two count. Blayze ducks a wild strike and misses a dropkick attempt. Blayze hits a hurricanrana for a two count. Blayze scoop slams Kai and goes to the middle rope to hit a missile dropkick. Blayze hits the German suplex and wins the match. (**1/2. I enjoyed this match. It’s interesting that the WWF doesn’t do much with the women’s division when Blayze tends to put on good wrestling matches. They had plenty of time to produce something here and they delivered a fun match.)
IRS cuts a promo before the next match and considering the microphone isn’t the best he’s insulting the crowd about taxes.
Third Contest: IRS vs. Tatanka: Tatanka strikes IRS on the floor and rams IRS into the ring steps. Tatanka rams the back of IRS head onto the floor several times. Tatanka sends IRS into the corner and grabs IRS by his tie. Tatanka tosses IRS across the ring by his tie. Tatanka hip tosses IRS out of the corner and delivers a clothesline before choking IRS on the mat. Tatanka tosses IRS to the floor and follows to keep control. IRS sends Tatanka shoulder first into the ring post to gain the advantage. IRS rams Tatanka face first onto a chair at ringside. IRS taunts the crowd on the middle rope. IRS throws Tatanka on the floor and returns to the ring to taunt the fans some more. IRS seems to be settling for a possible count out, but Tatanka gets to his feet. IRS pulls Tatanka into the ring and hits a leaping clothesline. IRS stomps Tatanka. on the mat several times to keep the advantage followed by an elbow drop for a two count. IRS keeps a sleeper on Tatanka, but doesn’t get a submission. IRS knee lifts Tatanka coming off the ropes and manages a two count on a pin attempt. IRS keeps the advantage with a sleeper for a few moments. IRS uses the ropes for leverage, but Tatanka doesn’t give in.
Tatanka finally breaks free, but IRS rams Tatanka into the corner. Tatanka goes on a War Dance and rams IRS into the corner several times. IRS staggers and falls down. Tatanka hits a vertical suplex before heading to the top rope. Tatanka leaps off the top hitting an overhand chop for a two count. IRS bails to the floor to avoid a chop. Tatanka quickly follows and strikes IRS several times before returning to the ring. Tatanka rips IRS’s shirt and delivers a chop before choking IRS. Tatanka rams IRS head on the mat and shoves the referee. The referee calls for the bell to disqualify Tatanka. (*. IRS slowed the match greatly with his offense that was a sleeper hold for the majority of the time. The finish is quite lame, but I guess Tatanka is so bothered by IRS that he lost his temper to justify the DQ. Tatanka had some good fire, but it’s a mostly boring match.)
Fourth Contest: Jeff Jarrett vs. Doink The Clown: Early on, they are stalling with comedy as Doink sprays water at Jarrett from the floor. Dink squirts water at Jarrett in the corner and is chased on the floor. Doink scares Jarrett around the corner and the comedy continues. Jarrett arm drags Doink and does a strut to taunt the fans. Jarrett hip tosses Doink and continues to strut some more. Jarrett lays over the top rope to stall. Jarrett controls Doink with a wrist lock and elbow strikes Doink over the arm. Jarrett keeps wrist control, but Doink hip tosses and slams Jarrett causing Jarrett to bail to the floor. Dink also gets in the ring to dance and taunt Jarrett. Jarrett gets on the microphone and demands Dink being sent to the back, I think. Jarrett tosses a chair into the ring and sits down in protest. San Jose Sharks mascot randomly appears on the apron. Dink pulls the chair out from underneath Jarrett to embarrass Jarrett again. Dink bites Jarrett’s butt. Dink covers Jarrett and Doink counts a three. Jarrett continues to be frustrated by the clowns. They do a test of strength, but Jarrett shows more frustration.
Jarrett gains control with a test of strength, but Doink gets to his feet and arm drags Jarrett. Dink runs in and runs over Jarrett’s chest followed by a senton. Doink has kept arm control on the mat, but doesn’t get a submission. Doink tries for a backdrop, but Jarrett drives Doink down to the mat face first. Jarrett stomps Doink several times on the mat followed by an elbow strike. Jarrett rams Doink into the corner face first a few times. Jarrett elbows Doink coming off the ropes. Jarrett keeps Doink on the mat with an arm bar. Dink comes in and pulls Jarrett’s hair to save Doink. Doink clotheslines Jarrett a couple of times. Doink sunset flips Jarrett for a two count. Doink tries for a backslide and manages to get a near fall. Doink sends Jarrett hard into the corner, but Jarrett boots Doink. Jarrett takes Doink down in the corner and uses his feet on the ropes to gain the three count. (*. That was a bad match. The comedy connected with the audience, but realistically they did very little in-ring and this dragged because of it.)
Fifth Contest: WWF Tag Team Champions The Headshrinkers vs. The Smoking Gunns: Bart and Fatu kickoff the title match. Bart controls Fatu with a hammerlock, but Fatu strikes Bart with a few overhand strikes to the back. Fatu comes off the ropes to shoulder block Bart to the mat. Fatu tries for a slam, but Bart counters with a rollup and a dropkick. Bart hits a crossbody off the ropes for a two count and arm drags Fatu to keep arm control on the mat. Bart knee strikes Fatu in the corner. Fatu shoves Bart away, but misses a savant kick and they have a standoff. Billy and Samu enter the match shoving each other. Samu slaps Billy and decks Billy to the mat. Samu works over Billy with strikes against the ropes. Samu runs the ropes and misses a crossbody, but manages to drive Billy down to the mat face first. Billy sunset flips Samu for a two count. They bridge up and Billy gets a two count with a backslide. Billy dropkicks Samu over the top to the floor. Billy knee lifts Fatu and they trade right hands until Fatu eye rakes Billy and delivers a clothesline. Bart enters to clotheslines Fatu and Samu clotheslines Bart. Samu headbutts Bart on the lower midsection and taunts the crowd. Samu decks Billy off the apron. Fatu overhand strikes Bart to save Samu from sunset flip. Fatu pulls down the ropes to cause Bart to crash to the floor. Fatu stomps Bart on the mat and catapults Bart into the bottom rope throat first to maintain the advantage. Samu delivers a strike on the apron as the referee is distracted.
Bart whiplashes Fatu to the mat and delivers a clothesline followed by a DDT. Fatu doesn’t sell the DDT and savant kicks Bart. Fatu climbs to the middle rope hitting a headbutt. Billy tries to get involved, but the referee stops him. Samu misses a splash in the corner and hits the ring post. Bart staggers and tags in Billy to clean house with strikes. Billy backdrops Samu and backdrops Fatu. Billy clotheslines Samu and turns Fatu inside out. Billy dropkicks Samu to the floor. Billy pummels Fau with right hands in the corner. Samu tries to get involved, but Billy hits a twisting forearm off the middle rope. Billy leaps off the top, but Samu nails Billy with a savant kick. Samu knocks Bart to the floor off the apron and Fatu hits a top rope splash for the win. (***1/2. That was a fun match. The styles between these two teams comes across rather well with the Headshrinkers showing off some fun power offense. The Gunns held their own with some good work, too. I’d consider this a gem of a house show match especially for the era.)
Sixth Contest: Crush vs. Lex Luger: They lockup and Crush backs Luger into the ropes. Luger blocks a strike and punches Crush a few times before Crush gains the advantage with strikes in the corner. Crush misses a clothesline and Luger clotheslines Crush several times. Crush bails to the floor to regroup. Crush walks up the aisle to stall for a few moments before returning to the ring and backs Luger into a corner. Crush elbows Luger in the corner to keep the advantage. Luger blocks a hip toss and backslides Crush for a two count. Luger shoulder blocks Crush through the ropes to the floor. Luger leaps off the apron, but is met with a strike by Crush. Crush tries to use a chair, but Luger kicks Crush as the referee stops Crush. Luger sends Crush into the ring post. Luger sends Crush into the ring steps to keep the advantage on the floor. Crush drops Luger throat first over the top rope. Crush kicks Luger in the midsection a few times. Crush rolls Luger back into the ring to keep control with strikes. Crush headbutts Luger over the back and strikes on the mat. Crush drives Luger down with a backbreaker and keeps Luger over his knee for added leverage. Crush knee drops Luger on the lower back and leaps off the middle rope to deliver a knee drop to the back for a two count. Crush knocks Luger into the ropes and Fuji chokes Luger from the floor. Crush tries for a cover, but Luger kicks out at two.
Crush keeps a bearhug on Luger in the middle of the ring, but doesn’t get a submission. Crush savant kicks Luger on the chest to keep the advantage. Crush gets a two count after a leg drop. Crush pummels Luger on the lower back. Crush tries for a suplex, but Luger counters with an inside cradle and manages to pin Crush for the win. (*. Well, that was not very good. The finish came across like it was a fluke win for Luger. This was rather boring.)
Main Event: WWF World Champion Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart: Bret backs Owen into the ropes and they shove each other until Owen slaps Bret. Owen goes to the corner to avoid Bret’s wrath. Owen controls Bret with a hammerlock, but Bret counters quickly. Owen drop toe holds Bret to the mat and Bret counters with a hammerlock. Bret knee drops Owen a couple of times on the back. Bret drags Owen to the middle of the ring and yanks down on Owen’s arm several times. Owen rolls through and yanks Bret down to the mat. Owen keeps wrist control and denies using the hair. Bret counters with an arm bar, but Owen sends Bret into the ropes and Bret nearly wins with a crucifix pin. Bret goes back to arm control on the mat. Bret hip tosses Owen followed by an arm drag to send Owen rolling to the floor to regroup. Owen walks up the aisle and towards the backstage area. Owen returns to the ring and is almost pinned by Bret with a rollup. Bret keeps Owen on the mat with a wrist lock. Bret shoulder blocks Owen, but Owen stops Bret with a knee lift to the midsection. Owen stomps Bret on the lower midsection a few times to maintain the advantage and taunts the crowd. Owen eye rakes Bret over the ropes. Owen sends Bret hard into the corner to keep control of the match and locks in a camel clutch.
Bret counters with a top wrist lock, but Owen takes Bret down to the mat to keep control of the contest. Owen pulls Bret’s hair to keep control with a headlock. Bret tries to counter, but Owen yanks Bret down to the mat and maintains control with a sleeper. Bret elbows free, but runs into a belly to belly suplex leading to a near fall for Owen. Owen keeps Bret on the mat with a sleeper. Bret fights back with strikes and sunset flips Owen for a two count. Bret kicks Owen and rams Owen into the corner a few times. Owen sends Bret hard chest first into the corner. Owen heads to the top rope hitting a missile dropkick for a two count. Owen drags Bret to the corner and wraps Bret’s left leg around the ring post a couple of times. Owen taunts the crowd by bows to their jeers. Owen stomps Bret on the mat several times. Owen kicks Bret several times on the left leg. Owen dragon screw leg whips Bret to the mat and yanks down on the left leg before delivering an elbow drop to the left knee.
Owen continues to yank on the left leg to keep Bret on the mat. Owen dragon screw leg whips Bret to the mat again. Owen locks in a leg lock, but Bret refuses to give in or keep his shoulders down. Owen bites Bret’s hand to avoid a counter. Bret manages to break free. Owen maintains the advantage by yanking down on Bret’s leg. Owen believes the match is over and locks in a figure four leg lock in the middle of the ring. Bret doesn’t give up and doesn’t let his shoulders stay on the mat for three seconds. Bret manages to rollover and reverse the pain until they reach the ropes. Bret struggles to stay standing in the corner as Owen sends Bret across the ring. Bret boots Owen and delivers a clothesline to cause both men to be down. Bret atomic drops Owen followed by a clothesline for a two count. Bret strikes Owen in the midsection and hits a side Russian leg sweep for a two count. Bret almost wins with an inside cradle. Bret drives Owen down with a backbreaker. Bret leaps off the middle rope to deliver a forearm drop for a two count. Bret grabs Owen in the ropes, but Owen sneaks a low blow with the referee out of position. Owen stomps Bret on the mat and knocks Bret to the floor. Owen tries to use a chair on the floor, but Bret returns to the ring to avoid it.
Bret stops Owen on the top turnbuckle to crotch Owen. Bret hits a superplex off the top and both men are down. Bret covers Owen leading to a two count. Bret tries for the Sharpshooter, but Owen counters with an eye rake. Owen rolls Bret up, but Bret rolls through and slaps Owen’s butt on the three count. After the match, Owen returns to the ring to attack Bret before departing again. (***. A good main event, but it felt like they kept it fairly simple compared to their bigger show outings, which is to be expected. Bret spanking Owen on the finish is a bit weird, but I guess beating his younger brother in a match and wanting to show Owen who’s boss makes a little sense. I probably wouldn’t have done it as it kind of makes Owen look lesser than Bret.)
Final Thoughts:
This is a slightly above average show. Headshrinkers/Gunns is the best match of the night and there was was a solid main event. However, a good portion of the midcard left a lot to be desired as the action wasn’t very good. Luckily, the women’s match, the opener and the other matches mentioned were able to make this not feel like a complete waste of time.
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