World Wrestling Federation presents Prime Time Wrestling
Date: 12/14/1992
From: Various Locations
Matches:
1.) The Bushwhackers defeated Brooklyn Brawler & Barry Horowitz
2.) The Berzerker defeated Buck Zumhoff
3.) The Beverly Brothers defeated Jim Powers & Jim Brunzell
4.) Randy Savage defeated Terry Taylor
5.) Papa Shango fought Repo Man to a double disqualification
6.) Lance Cassidy defeated Skinner
Angle Developments/Notes:
1.) The program starts off with action instead of going directly to the panel, which doesn’t usually happen.
2.) Horowitz and Brawler attack before the bell, but the Bushwhackers respond with atomic drops and clotheslines to send the heels reeling to the floor. Bushwhackers do their taunt for the crowd, and don’t seem to get as loud of a response as they had gotten previously. Horowitz and Butch legally start the match with Horowitz striking Butch in the corner followed by an uppercut. Horowitz is sent into the corner and avoids a splash attempt. Butch drops Horowitz with a strike. Brawler tries to get involved and is decked by the Bushwhackers. Brawler strikes Butch from behind allowing Horowitz to gain control with strikes. Brawler chokes Butch on the mat. Brawler bites Butch’s forehead to maintain the advantage. Horowitz kicks Butch followed by a knee lift. Horowitz continues with a headbutt and a forearm strike. Brawler returns to the match and stomps Butch on the mat. Brawler eye rakes Butch and delivers an elbow strike for a two count. Brawler rams Butch into Horowitz boot in the corner. Horowitz returns to the match with an inside cradle for a two count. Butch strikes Horowitz, but Horowitz holds Butch to allow Brawler to enter and deliver a strike to the midsection. Brawler chokes Butch over the top rope. Horowitz and Brawler double team Butch in the corner. Brawler strikes Butch to the mat and keeps control by dragging Butch towards the corner. Horowitz returns delivering a backbreaker to Butch for a near fall. Brawler bites Horowitz forehead to maintain the advantage. Butch knee strikes Brawler and avoids a shoulder ram causing Brawler to hit the post. Luke enters and hammers away on Brawler delivering a clothesline. Butch knocks Horowitz down. Brawler is sent into Horowitz and is met with a double clothesline leading to the pin. (1/2*. I simply don’t enjoy the Bushwhackers. There wasn’t much here to get excited about.)
3.) The panel this week consists of Vince McMahon, Hillbilly Jim, Sgt. Slaughter, Bobby Heenan and Jerry Lawler. McMahon mentions that the Bushwhackers may be related to royalty. Lawler dismisses that ides and says he needs some court jesters to entertain him. Heenan says the Bushwhackers are gross as they eat sardines and nothing else.
4.) Berzerker handles his squash match easily and wins following a falling powerslam. Monsoon mentions that Berzerker tends to settle for count-out victories, but actually settled for a pin here.
5.) The panel talks about Yokozuna and if anyone can measure up to the sumo wrestler. Heenan says that Yokozuna is learning from Fuji. Lawler notes that Yokozuna comes from a country that has a royal family and thinks the USA would benefit from a royal family.
6.) Marty Jannetty and WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels join the show via satellite. Michaels enjoyed seeing the Barber Shop incident and taunts Jannetty about seeing Jannetty going through the window. Michaels notes that it took eight months for Jannetty to build up enough courage to meet him. Jannetty gets a warm feeling seeing that footage. Jannetty is worried what his family and friends will think of him when they see what he does to Michaels when they meet in the ring. Michaels says if someone ever thought about messing with his face he’d deal with them the next day, but Jannetty is not in the same league of him. Michaels says the IC Championship proves he is what he says he is.
7.) Beau and Brunzell kickoff the tag match. Beau gets out of a headlock quickly and taunts the crowd. Brunzell monkey flips Beau followed by an arm drag and keeps control with a wrist lock. Brunzell keeps arm control, but is backed into a corner. Beau knee lifts Brunzell in the corner and misses a splash attempt. Powers leaps off the ropes to axe handle Beau over the arm. Powers keeps wrist control, but Beau strikes free and tags in Blake. Powers drop toe holds Blake and keeps arm control to maintain momentum. Blake knee lifts Powers followed by a headbutt and overhand strike to the back. Powers hip tosses Blake and delivers a running clothesline for a two count. Powers keeps Blake on the mat with wrist control. Brunzell tags in and sunset flips Blake before keeping arm control on the mat. Brunzell keeps a hammerlock on Blake, but Blake breaks free with a scoop slam and misses an elbow drop. Brunzell puts a wrist lock on Blake and delivers a double clothesline with Powers for a two count. Powers gets caught on a leapfrog attempt as Blake hits a powerslam and Beau enters for a two count. Beau strikes Powers several times over the back. Beau sends Powers hard into the corner back first and splashes down onto Powers back a few times. Beau rams Powers into the corner and Blake delivers a middle rope axe handle. powers ducks a clothesline and collides with Blake on a double clothesline. Beau enters, but Brunzell gets the hot tag. Brunzell strikes Beau followed by a backdrop and slams Blake. Brunzell rams the Beverly’s into each other. Brunzell kicks Beau to avoid a backdrop and hits a dropkick. Brunzell tries for a cover, but Blake makes the save. Powers rams Blake into the corner. Blake knee lifts Brunzell from behind and picks up the win with a rollup. (**. A decent tag match between these two teams. Beverly’s getting a clean win on TV could mean they’re getting some focus heading into 1993. Powers and Brunzell are not a bad team.)
8.) The panel talk about the Make A Wish program and highlight the wrestlers that took part of the event.
9.) Savage arm drags Taylor to kickoff the action and plays to the crowd. Savage takes Taylor down to get arm control. Savage keeps wrist control, but is backed against the ropes. Taylor counters with a side headlock, but Savage arm drags Taylor again. Savage keeps Taylor on the mat, but Taylor gets up and sends Savage into the ropes. Savage counters an abdominal stretch with a hip toss and maintains arm control on the canvas. Savage arm drags Taylor again and they shove each other. Taylor is slapped by Savage after getting in Macho’s face. Taylor retreats to a corner, but the referee prevents Savage from getting any further advantage. Taylor strikes Savage in the corner, but Savage decks Taylor out of the corner. Savage clotheslines Taylor over the top to the floor. Savage slingshots to the floor and strikes Taylor before heading to the top rope. Savage tries for an axe handle, but Taylor strikes Savage in the midsection in midair. Taylor scoop slams Savage on the floor and rolls Savage back into the ring. Taylor stomps Savage on the mat. Taylor delivers a jawbreaker and stomps Savage on the mat. Taylor knee strikes Savage on the mat and chokes Savage briefly. Savage tries to fight back, but Taylor drives Savage down with a backbreaker for a two count. Taylor atomic drops Savage for a two count.
Taylor dropkicks Savage coming off the ropes for a two count. Taylor bickers with the referee. Savage rolls Taylor up for a two count. Savage sunset flips Taylor, but Taylor breaks free quickly and continues to deliver strikes. Taylor puts a sleeper on Savage in the middle of the ring. Savage backs Taylor into a corner, but Taylor responds with a spinebuster for a two count. Taylor misses a dropkick as Savage held onto the ropes. Savage inside cradles Taylor for a two count. Savage backslides Taylor for a two count. Taylor cuts off Savage with a clothesline for a two count. Taylor strikes Savage in the corner followed by an elbow strike. Taylor scoop slams Savage and heads to the middle rope missing a splash as Savage got his knees up. Savage continues with a clothesline and rams Taylor into the corner several times with a jab. Savage drops Taylor throat first over the top rope and heads to the top rope. Savage leaps off to axe handle Taylor for a two count. Savage ducks a strike and atomic drops Taylor followed by a back suplex for a two count. Savage boots Taylor in the corner and delivers a scoop slam. Savage heads to the top rope hitting a top rope elbow drop for the clean win. (**1/2. A solid TV match. Savage gets a good quality win as Taylor had won several matches on TV. Taylor works well as a midcard filler role. His character is a lesser version of Ric Flair and is destined to get lost in the shuffle as a result.)
10.) The panel discusses the interview segment from the weekend where Razor Ramon and Ric Flair attacked WWF World Champion Bret Hart until Mr. Perfect came out to save. Heenan denies setting up Hart and blames Hart for throwing the first punch causing the brawl. Heenan continues to deny setting Hart up.
11.) Shango backs Repo into a corner and delivers a strike to the midsection. Shango continues with a headbutt and kicks in the corner. Shango sends Repo hard into the corner back first followed by a clothesline. Shango puts a wrist lock on Repo to gain the advantage. Shango sends Repo into the corner, but misses a splash. Repo strikes Shango several times. Repo clotheslines Shango coming off the ropes and delivers a few strikes to the back followed by a leg drop. Repo puts a wrist lock on Shango for a moment. Repo kicks Shango several times. Shango scoop slams Repo and continues to deliver strikes to the back. Shango controls Repo with a chin lock on the mat. Shango knee strikes Repo and continues with eye rakes in the corner. Repo strikes Shango a few times and blocks a backdrop with several right hands. They collide on a double clothesline. Shango crawls to the corner and grabs his voodoo stick. Shango shoots sparks out of the voodoo stick and Repo grabs his hook causing a double disqualification. (1/2*. It’s kind of a bizarre match to book as both men are heels and Repo didn’t do anything to garner any support from the fans. The crowd was mostly disinterested, as was I.)
12.) Cassidy backs Skinner into a corner, but backs off cleanly and gets a couple of rollups for a two count. Skinner delivers a fireman carry, but Cassidy quickly counters with a head scissors until Skinner reaches the ropes. Cassidy hits a crossbody for a two count and arm drags Skinner to the floor. Cassidy misses a splash in the corner and crashes to the mat. Skinner forearms Cassidy to the mat. Skinner throat strikes Cassidy and rams Cassidy into the corner. Skinner continues with a suplex for a near fall. Cassidy sunset flips Skinner for a two count. Skinner rams Cassidy into the corner and delivers a forearm strike to the chest. Cassidy strikes Skinner several times and delivers a few boots in the corner. Skinner eye rakes Cassidy to stop his momentum followed by a back rake. Skinner takes Cassidy down to the mat and keeps arm control. Skinner keeps arm control on Cassidy, but is backed into a corner and Cassidy strikes Skinner. Cassidy hip tosses Skinner and heads to the top rope hitting a flying clothesline for the win. (*. There wasn’t much to this, but it’s a big win for Cassidy as he tries to get some momentum. The crowd seemed to pop well for the victory. It was a bit underwhelming action wise.)
13.) The panel discuss the Marty Jannetty and WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels situation. Heenan is disgusted by Jannetty’s actions by hitting Sherri with the mirror recently. We see footage from the October 31st episode of Superstars to form our own opinion on the matter.
14.) Michaels considers himself the best catch a woman could find and says Sherri was doing her duty to lookout for his looks. Michaels claims that Sherri dove in front of the mirror shot. Michaels thinks any woman would do that. Michaels says he’s been busy to find out how Sherri is doing. Jannetty claims he called Sherri and asked how she’s doing because his intent was not to hit Sherri. Michaels thinks Jannetty is in denial. Jannetty thinks Michaels talk is cheap and he’d be walking blizzard. Jannetty says it is his time to beat up Michaels until his fist hurts and then beat Michaels for making his fist hurt.
15.) Next weeks episode will be a special holiday edition.
Final Thoughts:
For the most part this was just an episode that had wrestling on it and had minimal angle advancement. We got some focus on Jannetty and Michaels, but nothing was added to the angle at this point. I’d consider this a skippable episode.
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