WWF Survivor Series 1993 Review (All-Americans Vs. Foreign Fanatics)

November 24, 1993
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA (Boston Garden)
Announced attendance: 15,509
PPV buys: 180,000 (down 28% from WWF SummerSlam 1993’s 250,000 buys; down 28% from WWF Survivor Series 1992’s 250,000 buys; up 227.3% from WCW’s last PPV – Battlebowl – 55,000 buys)

Welcome everyone to my WWF Survivor Series 1993 review. The concept of traditional Survivor Series elimination tag team matches is back after a short break in 1992. The Hart Brothers team up to face Shawn Michaels and his Knights. In the main event, The Foreign Fanatics led by WWF Champion Yokozuna battle The All-Americans team led by Lex Luger. The only non-traditional Survivor Series elimination tag team match of the night sees The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express defending the Smoky Mountain Wrestling Tag Team Championship against The Heavenly Bodies.

Here is the list of WWF’s champions heading into Survivor Series 1993: (h/t The SmackDown Hotel)

  • WWF Champion: Yokozuna [164th day of his 2nd reign] – previous champion: Hulk Hogan
  • WWF Intercontinental Champion: Razor Ramon [58th day of his 1st reign] – previous champion: Shawn Michaels, before it was vacated
  • WWF World Tag Team Champions: The Quebecers (Jacques & Pierre) [72nd day of their 1st reign; Jacques’ 1st individual reign & Pierre’s 1st individual reign]

Note: in title matches, the defending champions are underlined

Enjoy the review!

Your hosts are Vince McMahon & Bobby Heenan

Lex Luger and his family wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving to start the show.

Next, we hear the American National Anthem.

The announcers McMahon & Heenan welcome us to the show. Jim Ross & Gorilla Monsoon are also sitting next to them, doing commentary for Radio WWF.

The wrestlers come down for our first match. Team Razor only has three members since Mr. Perfect was out injured. Razor Ramon grabs the microphone and introduces a new partner that also oozes machismo!

Team IRS vs. Team Razor
8-Man Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team Match
Team Razor vs. Team IRS WWF WWE Survivor Series 1993 Custom Match Card Design
  • Team IRS: Irwin R. Schyster, Diesel, Rick Martel & Adam Bomb (w/ Harvey Wippleman)
  • Team Razor: Razor Ramon, Marty Jannetty, The 1-2-3 Kid & Randy Savage

Razor and Martel start fighting over a wristlock. Martel elbows Razor in the face, but gets too cocky and Razor slaps him. High crossbody by Martel, Razor rolls through for two. The fallaway slam gets two. Martel gets caught in the wrong corner and Savage adds a punch of his own, before Martel tags out. Adam Bomb comes in and shoves Razor a couple of times. Bomb continues to overpower Razor as the crowd starts chanting Razor’s name. Bomb wins a test of strength until Razor finally explodes with a suplex. Martel elbows Adam Bomb as he was trying to break up the pin, and Martel ends up punching Harvey Wippleman who came in to confront him. The heels all want to fight each other which the crowd loves to see. However, IRS calms everyone down and we have Adam Bomb up against 1-2-3 Kid.

Bomb catches Kid going for a sunset flip, which he turns into a two-handed chokeslam. Diesel comes in and literally throws Kid from one corner to another. Badass gutwrench powerbomb by Diesel is followed by the big boot. Kid manages to reverse another power move with a flying headscissors, though, and he immediately makes the hot tag to Savage. Macho Man cleans house on everyone until Adam Bomb jumps him. Savage rams Bomb into Diesel to get rid of the former, leaving only Diesel in the ring. A slam sets up the Macho Elbow and Diesel hits the showers at 10:20.

Diesel eliminated (by Randy Savage)

Savage goes after Martel and he wants some of IRS. He obliges, only to run into a crossbody from Savage for two. Savage adds a series of clotheslines before making the tag to Razor. A cheapshot from Martel puts the heels in control, and Martel himself comes in to wear Razor down. It’s off to Adam Bomb as they continue to exchange quick tags and cut the ring in half. An elbowdrop and legdrop from IRS get two. Martel and IRS both apply chinlocks on Razor, who eventually escapes and tags in Savage. The high knee drives IRS face first into the buckle. He slams IRS and goes up for yet another elimination with the Macho Elbow… but here comes Crush. He challenges Savage for a fight, who leaves the ring before he’s stopped by his teammates. Savage re-enters the ring and goes after IRS again, but he can’t take his eyes off Crush, who’s on the ramp. That eventually allows IRS to roll him up with a handful of tights at 16:47.

Randy Savage eliminated (by IRS)

Savage leaves the ring immediately and goes after Crush, who’s nowhere to be found now. Meanwhile, IRS battles Marty Jannetty, who enters the match for the first time. Jannetty gets two with a quick dropkick, and Martel comes back in. Martel drives a knee to the gut to turn things around, and Adam Bomb comes in to hit a backdrop suplex. Bomb chokes away on the top rope before unloading on Jannetty in the corner. Marty gets caught in the heel corner and Martel applies an abdominal stretch with some assistance from Bomb. However, Martel ends up missing a blind charge and Jannetty tags out. Ramon is in, as is IRS. Razor slugs away on IRS, hits a chokeslam and the Razor’s Edge finishes IRS at 20:32.

IRS eliminated (by Razor Ramon)

Razor and Martel go at it until everyone suddenly enters the ring and we have a good ol’ DONNYBROOK. Razor goes for the Razor’s Edge on Martel in the middle of the confusion, but IRS comes back in and hits him with the briefcase. Razor’s knocked out on the outside and ref counts him out at 21:43.

Razor Ramon eliminated (by count-out)

It’s down to Jannetty & Kid vs. Martel & Bomb, a regular tag team match. The crowd chants “1-2-3” who comes in to face Martel. The Kid wants to pick up the pace, but Martel does a cartwheel to cut him off. Kid remains in control with an armdrag anyway. He goes after the arm viciously, forcing Martel to cheapshot him to escape the hold. Tag to Adam Bomb, who’s surprised by The Kid after he slides between Bomb’s legs. A dropkick sends Bomb all the way to the outside. Kid wants to meet him there with a dive, only to get caught in mid air and slammed by Bomb on the floor. Adam Bomb throws The Kid back inside the ring and delivers a slingshot clothesline. Bomb ends up missing a blind charge and eating the turnbuckle, though, and The Kid rolls him up for two. The Kid kicks Bomb down but Martel is there to cut him off. Gutwrench suplex by Martel gets two. Martel misses something off the top rope and Kid makes the hot tag. Jannetty rams Martel’s head into the buckle repeatedly, with the crowd counting along. The Kid’s back in for a double-team elbow smash that gets two. Martel reverses a whip into the buckle, but The Kid sunset flips Martel to send him packing at 25:49.

Rick Martel eliminated (by The 1-2-3 Kid)

The Kid immediately makes the tag to Jannetty, who comes in with a quick sunset flip of his own on Adam Bomb to win the match at 26:58.

Adam Bomb eliminated (by Marty Jannetty)

Winners: Team Razor (survivors: Jannetty & Kid)

  • Rating: A very exciting opener with a lot of great talent involved and a loud crowd to boot. There were a lot of good moments here and overall it was very enjoyable. ***3/4

Todd Pettengill is in the back with Shawn Michaels, who reminds us he’s still the Intercontinental Champion and talks trash about The Harts; The Hart Family are also backstage, with Ray Combs of The Family Feud, and they promise to make Michaels pay.

Ray Combs is the special ring announcer and commentator for this match.

The Hart Family vs. Shawn Michaels & His Knights
8-Man Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team Match
The Hart Family vs. Shawn Michaels & His Knights WWF WWE Survivor Series 1993 Match Card
  • Team Hart Family: Bret Hart, Owen Hart, Keith Hart & Bruce Hart (w/ Stu Hart)
  • Team HBK & Knights: Shawn Michaels, The Black Knight, The Red Knight & The Blue Knight

Note: The Black Knight is Jeff Gaylord, The Red Knight is Barry Horowitz and The Blue Knight is Greg Valentine

Michaels and Bruce start us off. Bruce rams Shawn into The Red Knight and armdrags Shawn. Tag to Keith, who goes after the arm. Keith reverses a Michaels suplex into a small package for two. He keeps attacking the arm until Shawn slams him down. Red Knight comes in but Keith turns things around easily and tags Owen in. Owen takes over with a series of armdrags and a dropkick. The Black Knight is legal and he also runs into a series of armdrags. He goes for the tag in the wrong corner, earning him a punch from all the brothers on the apron. Owen throws him around and now it’s The Blue Knight’s turn. Meanwhile, Bret Hart also gets tagged in for the first time in this match. Bret with an atomic drop followed by a running clothesline for two. The Harts are in control until Shawn cheapshots Bruce as he was running the ropes. That allows Blue Knight to slam Bruce, and Shawn comes in to work on the back. Red Knight hits a butterfly suplex for two. The heels work over Bruce, but he manages to backslide Black Knight and gets two. Bruce clotheslines Shawn and makes the hot tag to Bret. He picks up the pace with several nearfalls on Black Knight and starts making the comeback. Shawn breaks up the count after the middle rope elbow which leads to a MELEE. The brothers whip all the heels into each other before Owen finishes Black Knight with a missile dropkick at 10:49.

The Black Knight eliminated (by Owen Hart)

The Red Knight’s in next. All Harts target his leg as the obvious setup for a Sharpshooter, until Red Knight manages to ram Keith into the turnbuckle. He tries to run wild on Keith but his leg is destroyed, and he ends up missing a kneedrop and landing on the bad leg. Keith applies a figure four, but Shawn is right there to break it up. It’s off to Blue Knight who hammers away on Keith! Shawn splashes Keith’s arm and Blue Knight keeps up the arm work. The heat spot lasts long with Shawn and the knights slamming Keith on his arm and ramming him into the post arm-first. Shawn misses a flying splash and Keith finally makes the hot tag to Bret. And just like that, Bret catches Red Knight going for a leapfrog and takes him down into the Sharpshooter at 18:06.

The Red Knight eliminated (by Bret Hart)

Blue Knight jumps Bret immediately and they work him over while Stu massages Keith’s injured arm. Shawn remains in control as this starts to drag. Shawn hits a flying back elbow smash for two before applying a chinlock on Bret. Blue Knight comes in with a low headbutt for two. Bret comes back with a flying clothesline and tags in Owen. Dropkick and a flying elbowdrop gets two, with Shawn making the save. That earns him a punch from Stu Hart himself and the fans go crazy for that. Owen follows it up with a big dive to the outside. Back in, a high crossbody hits Blue Knight instead of Shawn, and Shawn accidentally drops an elbow on his partner. Shawn gets the floor, which gives Owen enough time to get ride of the final Knight with the Sharpshooter in 23:55.

The Blue Knight eliminated (by Owen Hart)

That leaves Shawn Michaels all alone against the four brothers. Shawn wants no part of this fight, but Bret is there to stop him from running away and throws Shawn into the ring. Shawn begs off but they all take turns beating him up. Bruce drops a knee for two but eventually misses a blind charge in the corner. Shawn superkicks Bruce (before it was a big deal) and it only gets a nearfall here. Bruce makes the hot tag to Bret, who catapults Shawn into the buckle for two. Russian legsweep gets two. Shawn rakes the eyes as Bret was going for his classic backbreaker, but Owen is there immediately with an overhead belly to belly suplex for two. Owen collides with a still blinded Bret while running the ropes, knocking his brother into the railing. Shawn rolls up Owen for his first elimination at 27:36.

Owen Hart eliminated (by Shawn Michaels)

An eliminated Owen snaps in the ring while everyone checks on Bret in a first sign of his eventual heel turn. Meanwhile, Bruce walks in with a clothesline and an elbowdrop for two. Sleeper by Bruce, but he gets rammed into the corner. They collide for a double KO spot and Keith gets tagged in. Abdominal stretch is blocked by Shawn with a hiptoss, and now Bret’s in the ring. He throws Shawn around from one corner to another and eventually sets him up for the Sharpshooter. However, Shawn has had enough and he actually runs away for the lame count-out ending at 30:57.

Shawn Michaels eliminated (by count-out)

Winners: The Hart Family (survivors: Bret, Bruce & Keith)

  • Rating: Let’s be honest, this was doomed from the moment they announced Jerry Lawler wouldn’t be competing due to legal problems. Shawn had no real heat with the Hart Family, so it wasn’t as exciting as seeing all the brothers finally getting their hands on Lawler. Therefore, the match naturally dragged at over 30 minutes, but the action and psychology weren’t bad at all. The finish was lame, but the post-match angle and issues between Bret and Owen make up for it. **1/4

Owen Hart comes back to the ring after the match. He gets in Bret’s face and actually shoves him a number of times, leaving the ring after everyone else. The post-match angle was much better than the match itself.

Meanwhile, the commentators switch places and Gorilla Monsoon & Bobby Heenan nearly go at it.

WrestleMania 10 ad – it’s 10 years in the making.

A video package airs to hype up tonight’s main event.

The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) vs. The Heavenly Bodies (Jimmy Del Ray & Tom Prichard) (w/ Jim Cornette)
SMW Tag Team Championship
The Rock n Roll Express vs. The Heavenly Bodies WWF WWE Survivor Series 1993 Match Card

This is a one of a kind match for so many reasons. Believe it or not, this is actually a rematch from that year’s WCW SuperBrawl. The Heavenly Bodies cheapshot The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express early on, but Morton cuts them off with a dive to the outside. Gibson takes over with a nice flying headscissors to Del Ray. Prichard slugs away on Morton, who comes back with several hiptosses to both Bodies. He avoids a superkick from Del Ray, who ends up hitting his partner. The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express deliver double monkey flips for both heels followed by a double atomic drop that results in a collision. They go after Prichard’s leg and the heels’ heads collide with a double noggin knocker. Prichard comes back with a sitout powerbomb as we finally get to see Ricky Morton playing Ricky Morton in the WWF!

Prichard slams Del Ray into a moonsault on Morton for two. Prichard dumps Morton to the floor and distracts the referee as Del Ray moonsaults him. Prichard gets two back inside. Powerslam gets two. Del Ray cheapshots Gibson to prevent Morton from making the tag, and The Bodies hit a double-team slam/bulldog move for two. They follow it up with a double-team legdrop that gets two. A powerbomb by Del Ray is reversed by Morton into a hurricanrana for two. Morton cradles Prichard from out of nowhere for two. Del Ray cuts him off with a standing moonsault, but Gibson is there to break up the pin. The Bodies try to double-team Morton, who fights back with a double DDT before finally making the hot tag to Gibson. It gets no reaction from WWF fans, which is sad to see. Morton gets dumped over the top rope, but the match continues since this is not Smoky Mountain. The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express hit a double dropkick on Prichard for two and Morton punches Cornette off the apron. However, Corny tosses the racket over to Del Ray who hits Gibson in the back of the head. Prichard steals the pin and win the belts at 13:41.

Winners & new champions: The Heavenly Bodies

  • Rating: This had everything to be a great match. Sadly, the WWF fans didn’t give a crap and that ended up hurting the overall quality. Their SuperBrawl match was better, but this was still a pretty good Southern style tag team match in front of a dead crowd. ***1/4

Bam Bam Bigelow cut a promo in the back while his teammates are eating turkey in their own unique way.

8-Man Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team Match
Team Doink vs. Team Bigelow
Team Bigelow vs. Four Doinks WWF WWE Survivor Series 1993 Match Card
  • Team Doink: The Bushwhackers (Luke & Butch) & Men on a Mission (Mabel & Mo) (w/ Oscar)
  • Team Bigelow: Bam Bam Bigelow, The Headshrinkers (Samu & Fatu) & Bastion Booger (w/ Luna Vachon & Afa)

The Bushwhackers and Men on a Mission are all dressed like clowns. In other words, it’s bad comedy time. Bastion Booger splashes Luke to start, but Luke bites his ass. The Headshrinkers turns things around but a water balloon leads to a roll-up to eliminate Samu at 3:02.

Samu eliminated (by Luke)

Fatu jumps Butch immediately and Booger hits a legdrop. Bigelow comes in and chokes away on the ropes. Bastin Booger slams Butch and hits the assdrop, but he stops to eat a banana… he misses a second assdrop, The Bushwhackers hit the Battering Ram and Mabel legdrops him at 6:02.

Bastion Booger eliminated (by Mabel)

Fatu offers Luke some turkey and cheapshots him. However, Mo gets inside the ring with the scooter and that distracts Fatu. What is going on here… Bigelow dropkicks Mo and gets rid of the scooter. Fatu delivers his flying splash, but he also stops because of the banana. Butch teases hitting him with a bucket, and Fatu literally slips on a banana peel for the elimination at 8:33.

Fatu eliminated (by Butch)

Bam Bam is all alone. He cleans house but Mabel comes in for the showdown. Mabel no-sells a couple of shoulderblocks and knocks Bam Bam down with his own shoulderblock. Mabel misses a blind charge in the corner, though, and Bigelow finally takes him down. More comedy nonsense ensues to put Bigelow down and they all get on top of him to win the match in 10:58.

Bam Bam Bigelow eliminated (by Mabel)

Winners: Team Doink (survivors: Men on a Mission & The Bushwhackers)

  • Rating: Bad cartoon/comedy nonsense. DUD

Doink the Clown appears on the titantron afterwards to mock Bam Bam & Luna.

Main Event

The All-Americans vs. The Foreign Fanatics
8-Man Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team Match
The All-Americans vs. The Foreign Fanatics WWF WWE Survivor Series 1993 Match Card
  • The All-Americans: Lex Luger, The Undertaker & The Steiners (Rick & Scott) (w/ Paul Bearer)
  • The Foreign Fanatics: Yokozuna, Crush, Ludvig Borga & Quebecer Jacques (w/ Mr. Fuji, Jim Cornette & Johnny Polo)

Jacques wants to shake Scott’s hand early on. Scott responds in Steiner fashion – a belly to belly suplex! The Steiners go for the double-team but Jacques runs away and tags in Yoko. Rick actually dumps Yoko to the outside with a series of running shoulderblocks. Back in, the heels isolate Rick in their corner, but Rick comes back with a flying clothesline to Ludvig Borga for two. Borga slams Rick, misses an elbowdrop and Rick comes off the top rope with a crossbody. Borga was supposed to powerslam him in mid air for the elimination, but totally missed it. Rick’s gone anyway at 5:05.

Rick Steiner eliminated (by Ludvig Borga)

That was so awkward. They should’ve called an audible and come up with a different finish. Anyway, the match resumes with Scott and Jacques. Scott gorilla press slams Jacques onto Crush, who catches Jacques rather easily. Jacques mocks Scott for that and goes back to the apron immediately. Crush slugs away on Steiner until the latter explodes with the butterfly powerbomb. He follows it up with the Steinerline for two. Meanwhile, McMahon announces Randy Savage has been spotted backstage. In other words, expect a run-in at any second. Crush leapfrogs over Steiner and hits a nice superkick. And just like that, Randy Savage shows up with several WWF wrestlers and personnel stopping him from interfering. Crush gorilla press slams Steiner to the outside with Savage looking on, and the beating continues inside the ring. Crush starts going after Steiner’s leg… and Savage is back. Crush turns his back to the action and Steiner dropkicks him to the floor. He goes after Savage and gets counted-out after 11:36.

Crush eliminated (by count-out)

Jacques comes in with a running back elbow smash to Steiner for two. A piledriver gets two as well. Steiner comes back with a slam before finally making the tag. Lex Luger comes in with a slam to Jacques followed by a flying forearm to get rid of him at 14:04.

Quebecer Jacques eliminated (by Lex Luger)

Borga wants Luger, but for some reason Steiner is back in. Questionable strategy to say the least. Borga with a clothesline, a running avalanche in the corner and another clothesline. He goes up top, but Steiner meets him there and brings him down with a super belly to belly suplex. Yoko breaks up the pin, though. He misses an elbowdrop and Steiner’s thinking Frankensteiner, but Yoko holds on to the rop and hits the legdrop to end Steiner’s night at 16:57.

Scott Steiner eliminated (by Yokozuna)

Yoko and Luger go at it in a rematch from SummerSlam. The announcers mention the clause in the contract that prevents Luger from getting another WWF Title shot. Luger moves out of the way of a running splash and unloads on the champ. He ends up running into a clothesline, however. Yoko & Borga isolate Luger to prevent him from reaching Taker. Yokozuna misses a blind charge and eats buckle, allowing Luger to make the hot tag. Taker delivers a huge DDT to Yokozuna. That gets a much bigger reaction than anything Luger did up to this point. Borga gets a cheapshot from the apron, though, allowing Yoko to slam Taker. Yoko cuts off the zombie sit-up with a big legdrop, which was a good touch. Banzai Drop connects. Yoko goes up for a second one, but Taker blocks it with the zombie sit-up. The crowd loved that. Taker hits his running clothesline and Yoko bails. Taker follows him outside and no-sells Yokozuna’s offense, which Yoko sells perfectly with his facial expressions. They keep fighting until they’re both counted-out at 22:26.

The Undertaker & Yokozuna eliminated (by count-out)

It’s down to Luger against Borga in the ring. Borga takes over with a legdrop for two. A sideslam gets two. Suplex gets two. Powerslam gets two more. Borga hits a series of clotheslines for another nearfall. Luger finally blocks a suplex and turns it into his own suplex. A double clothesline results in a double KO spot. At this point, Cornette and Johnny Polo get up on the apron to distract the ref while Fuji gives Borga the bucket of salt. Borga hits Luger with it for two. Luger finally makes the comeback and takes Borga down with a DDT. He follows it up with a back elbow smash for two. Luger slams Borga for two but the loaded forearm gets the job done in 28:02.

Ludvig Borga eliminated (by Lex Luger)

Winners: The All-Americans (sole survivor: Lex Luger)

  • Rating: It had its moments. Rick Steiner’s elimination looked awful, but thankfully things got better from there. Scott Steiner had a nice performance and looked like he belonged in there against the bigger singles stars. The Undertaker played a limited role in the match, but the crowd was into everything he did. Meanwhile, the reaction for Luger was nothing compared to SummerSlam. The Yoko/Taker double count-out elimination set up a future title match between them, which the crowd clearly wanted to see. Luger vs Borga was a decent finale to blow off their brief rivalry. **3/4

Santa Claus comes out to celebrate with Luger (in November…) to close the event.

END OF THE SHOW

Final thoughts: Weird PPV. While it wasn’t a bad pay-per-view, it was far from the best. The opener was really exciting and my favorite match on the whole show. I also liked the Smoky Mountain tag match, but the lack of crowd reaction hurt it and it felt weird to begin with. Although the match between the Hart Family and Shawn Michaels’ team dragged, the post-match angle featuring Owen Hart made it memorable. The main event was solid enough, and the only thing I’d call horrible would be the “comedy” match. Is it a bad show to watch from start to finish? Not really, but I don’t think I’d recommend it to anyone either. 5/10

WWF Survivor Series 1993 Full Results

Match OrderMatchTeam MembersWinnersTimeNotes
1Team Razor vs. Team IRSTeam Razor: Razor Ramon, Randy Savage, Marty Jannetty & The 1-2-3 Kid
Team IRS: Irwin R. Schyster, Diesel, Rick Martel & Adam Bomb		Team Razor26:58Eight Man Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team Match
2The Hart Family vs. Shawn Michaels & His Knights The Hart Family: Bret Hart, Owen Hart, Bruce Hart & Keith Hart
Shawn Michaels & His Knights: Shawn Michaels, The Black Knight, The Blue Knight & The Red Knight 		The Hart Family30:57Eight Man Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team Match
3The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express vs. The Heavenly BodiesN/AThe Heavenly Bodies13:41SMW Tag Team Championship
4The Four Doinks vs. Team BigelowThe Four Doinks: Men On A Mission & The Bushwhackers
Team Bigelow: Bam Bam Bigelow, Bastion Booger & The Headshrinkers		The Four Doinks10:58Eight Man Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team Match
5 – Main EventThe All-Americans vs. The Foreign FanaticsThe All-Americans: Lex Luger, The Undertaker & The Steiners
The Foreign Fanatics: Yokozuna, Crush, Ludvig Borga & Quebecer Jacques		The All-Americans27:59Eight Man Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team Match

Point System

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Exceptionally, due to the different nature of this particular show, there is a small twist: wrestlers will earn an extra 0.5 points for each elimination scored in a traditional Survivor Series elimination tag team match. The survivors will get an extra point.

WrestlerResultStar RatingMain EventingExtrasTotal
Lex Luger12.75126.75
Tom Prichard13.2502.56.75
Marty Jannetty13.7501.56.25
The 1-2-3 Kid13.7501.56.25
Jimmy Del Ray13.25026.25
Razor Ramon13.7500.55.25
Randy Savage13.7500.55.25
Bret Hart12.2501.54.75
The Undertaker12.75104.75
Scott Steiner12.75104.75
Owen Hart12.25014.25
IRS-13.7500.53.25
Yokozuna-12.7500.53.25
Ludvig Borga-12.7500.53.25
Mabel10023
Adam Bomb-13.75002.75
Diesel-13.75002.75
Rick Martel-13.75002.75
Crush-12.75102.75
Quebecer Jacques-12.75102.75
Butch1001.52.5
Luke1001.52.5
Mo10012
Shawn Michaels-12.2500.51.75
Ricky Morton-13.250-20.25
Robert Gibson-13.250-2.5-0.25
Bam Bam Bigelow-1000-1
Fatu-1000-1
Samu-1000-1
Bastion Booger-1000-1

That’s all from me today. Make sure you don’t miss any of the upcoming WWF & WCW reviews here on the website. Take care, everyone!

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WWF Survivor Series Showdown 1993 Review (Yokozuna Vs. Bret Hart)

November 21, 1993 Taped show (on November 8 & November 10)
Nov. 8 Location: Bushkill, Pennsylvania, USA (Fernwood Resort)
Nov. 10 Location: Delhi, New York, USA (Farrell Hall)
Announced attendance: ca 2,500
TV rating: 2.9 (USA Network) [down 6.5% from the previous RAW’s 3.1 rating]

Welcome to my review of WWF Survivor Series Showdown 1993. This event, which is essentially a preview of Survivor Series, is headlined by Yokozuna vs. Bret Hart for the WWF Championship, in a rematch from the main event of WrestleMania 9. Plus, Marty Jannetty takes on IRS, Crush battles Virgil and Doink the Clown faces Bastion Booger.

Here is the list of WWF’s champions heading into this TV special:

  • WWF Champion: Yokozuna [161st day of his 2nd reign] – previous champion: Hulk Hogan
  • WWF Intercontinental Champion: Razor Ramon [41st day of his 1st reign] – previous champion: Shawn Michaels, before it was vacated
  • WWF World Tag Team Champions: The Quebecers (Jacques & Pierre) [69th day of their 1st reign; Jacques’ 1st individual reign & Pierre’s 1st individual reign]

Note: in title matches, the defending champions are underlined

Enjoy the review!

IMG credit: WWE Vault (YouTube)

Your hosts are Vince McMahon & Bobby Heenan (Bushkill) and Gorilla Monsoon & Jim Ross (Delhi)

The broadcast begins with a recap from Superstars. As Bret Hart was facing IRS on the last episode, Mr. Fuji came down to ringside. The Hitman attacked him, prompting Yokozuna & Jim Cornette to show up as well. Fuji nailed Bret with the Japanese flag to cause the DQ, before Owen Hart ran in to save his brother from a post-match beatdown by the heels.

Doink the Clown vs. Bastion Booger

We’re in for one hell of an opener… Bastion Booger comes to the ring with a pizza box. Before the match starts, Booger gets on Doink’s scooter and falls on his ass like an idiot. The match finally starts and Doink shoots some water on Booger’s eyes. Then, Booger tries to wrestle him but an arm trick by Doink stops him in his tracks. How funny. More “comedy” spots follow until Booger bails. Booger pushes Doink to the outside by the legs and splashes Doink on the post. Back in, Booger delivers a back elbow smash to the face. Booger stops to celebrate a bit before applying a chinlock. Booger remains in control for a few minutes, hitting a legdrop and choking Doink on the ropes. When Doink finally starts fighting back, Booger rakes the eyes. He misses a clothesline, but Doink wastes too much time mocking him and Booger ends up hitting the clothesline. Booger covers, but releases the pin (thinking he won) after Doink taps him on his shoulders. This is so lame. Doink rolls him up from behind and wins at 7:37. Doink then puts hot sauce on Booger’s pizza to humiliate him some more.

Winner: Doink the Clown

  • Rating: Stupid “comedy” match that nobody over the age of ten finds funny. Horrible start to this show. DUD

Recap of Ludvig Borga ending Tatanka’s undefeated streak three weeks ago on Superstars. An interview with The All-Americans is coming up next.

Interview with The All-Americans

Raymond Rougeau interviews them on the platform by the stage. Lex Luger says the eliminations have already begun (Tatanka and Pierre were both taken out) and The Foreign Fanatics’ final elimination is saved for Survivor Series. Rick Steiner is ready because he’s with the greatest All-Americans in the world and they will be the survivors. Scott Steiner says The Foreign Fanatics will be eliminated and then buried by The Undertaker. Finally, The Undertaker claims Survivor Series has been changed to Elimination Series because no one knows more about eliminations than him. Prepare to rest in peace.

Then, we see a recap of the Crush/Randy Savage feud.

Crush (w/ Mr. Fuji) vs. Virgil

Virgil doesn’t even get an entrance at this point in his career, although he still gets a solid reaction. Crush jumps Virgil as soon as he enters the ring. Virgil actually delivers a clothesline and takes out Crush outside with a dive. Back in, Crush reverses an O’Connor Roll before kicking Virgil right in the kisser. Meanwhile, the crowd hates on this evil Foreign Fanatic (from Hawaii!) with the ‘USA’ chants. Crush no-sells Virgil’s offense and takes him down. However, Crush misses a blind charge in the corner and Virgil gets a sloppy sunset flip for two. Crush takes control again, though he misses another blind charge, this time eating Virgil’s feet. Virgil goes up and hits a flying clothesline. He unloads on Crush and sends him to the outside, only to get caught by Crush who rams Virgil onto the apron. Crush goes for a suplex back inside the ring, which Virgil reverses with a cradle for two. Virgil is thinking Million Dollar Dream, but Crush sends him into the buckle to escape. Crush slams Virgil throat-first on the top rope, and the headsqueezer of doom puts Virgil away at 07:55.

Winner: Crush

  • Rating: To say my expectations weren’t high would be a huge understatement. And while it wasn’t technically pretty, it was quite fun and the crowd was into it. Far from a bad match. **

We see an extended recap of Razor Ramon’s successful IC Title defense over Rick Martel last week on Superstars.

Meanwhile, Reo Rogers (Bruce Prichard impersonating Dusty Rhodes) is in Calgary with Shawn Michaels, who has his Intercontinental Championship belt with him. They mock the Hart Family with two old people pretending to be Stu and Helen Hart. Stupid segment.

Marty Jannetty vs. Irwin R. Schyster

The fans piss IRS off with the ‘Irwin’ chants. IRS slams Jannetty to start. Jannetty shows a lot of fire with a slam of his own, a hiptoss and a dropkick, as IRS regroups. Back in, Jannetty applies an aggressive wristlock. IRS cuts him off with a shoulderblock, but he wastes too much time and Jannetty uses his quickness to take back control. Jannetty goes back to the wristlock, which IRS can’t escape. He ends up reaching the ropes to cause the break, though, before leaving the ring once more. Headlock by Jannetty. IRS tries to block it with a backdrop suplex, but Jannetty rolls over and keeps the headlock applied. IRS pulls Marty’s hair into a headscissors, which Jannetty blocks. He goes back to the wristlock, and IRS is in the ropes again. Jannetty is starting to lose his patience a bit. They’re telling a nice story here. Marty runs the ropes preparing for a running attack, but IRS moves out of the way and Jannetty’s own momentum dumps him outside. IRS meets him there, ramming Jannetty’s head into the steps. IRS tries to suplex Jannetty off the apron into the ring, but gets rolled-up for two instead. IRS cuts him off immediately, though, and stays in control with a chinlock. Jannetty rams IRS into the buckle, but he still can’t make the comeback as IRS applies an abdominal stretch. Marty uses a hiptoss to escape, and IRS tastes the turnbuckle yet again after missing a blind charge. Kneelift by Jannetty for two. Sunset flip gets two. Marty gets another nearfall with a jumping back elbow smash. However, IRS turns Jannetty inside out with the Write Off to finish him at 12:36.

Winner: Irwin R. Schyster

  • Rating: This was a technically solid match that I was enjoying until it got a bit repetitive in the final moments. Still a nice match. **3/4

The Foreign Fanatics cut a promo on The All-Americans.

Survivor Series Report with Todd Pettengill.

Main Event

Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) vs. Bret Hart
WWF Championship

Rematch from WrestleMania 9. Bret takes it to Yoko as soon as the bell rings. A crossbody is turned into a big slam by Yokozuna. He tries to follow it up with a big fat elbow, which Bret avoids before dropkicking Yoko to the floor. Bret then leads a ‘USA’ chant, which is hilarious in many ways. Yoko takes his time getting into the ring, until Bret crotches the big man as he was entering the ring. Bret tries a sleeper, which doesn’t work. He quickly gets back up and takes it to Yoko, who then explodes with a huge clothesline to cut him off. Yoko unloads on Bret, drops an elbow on him and sends him to the floor. Fuji adds a shot with the Japanese flag as we take a break.

Commercial break

We return with Bret showing some life inside the ring, but Yoko low blows him after Fuji distracts referee Earl Hebner. And it’s nerve hold time. Bret fights out of that and goes for a shoulderblock, which only takes Bret down. Yoko dumps Bret again and meets him outside, where Bret rams Yoko’s head into the stairs a few times. However, Fuji distracts the ref again, allowing Yoko to hit Bret with chair shots to the back and the head.

Commercial break

We’re back again with Yokozuna still on top. He slugs away on Bret in the corner, who keeps fighting back. A dropkick is avoided by Yokozuna, who delivers a huge legdrop. Yoko chokes away but he misses a blind charge in the corner. That opens the door for Bret’s comeback. A series of three quick clotheslines finally puts the big man down for a nearfall. Bret nails Fuji on the apron and goes up, but Yoko catches him going for a flying clothesline. Bret bites his ear to escape that predicament. Yoko misses yet another blind charge in the corner, this time only finding Bret’s boot. Bret follows it up with a flying bulldog off the middle rope for a big pop and a two count. Middle rope elbow gets another nearfall. The crowd is getting really loud now. Bret sets him up for a running clothesline, which Yoko blocks with a belly-to-belly. Yoko’s running splash finds no water in the pool, though, and the fans go crazy once again. Bret locks in the Sharpshooter. Owen Hart comes in to celebrate before the bell even rings, for whatever reason. Hebner gets distracted with Owen, so Fuji jumps in and hits Bret with the bucket of salt to release the hold. Owen proceeds to attack Fuji and Yokozuna, causing the DQ at 15:52.

Winner by DQ & still champion: Yokozuna

  • Rating: This was really exciting until the lame yet somewhat understandable DQ ending. Bret Hart had the fans in the palms of his hands, and his comeback sequence got a tremendous reaction. Fans desperately wanted to see him become the new champion, which led to a fun back-and-forth contest. In fact, this might be their best televised match against each other. ***1/2

The announcers promote Survivor Series one last time, and Men on a Mission come out with a special Survivor Series rap to close the show.

END OF THE SHOW

Final thoughts: Not exactly the greatest TV special out there. Honestly, I can’t say this made me want to see the Survivor Series PPV, which (I believe) was their ultimate goal. However, it did have a really good main event, and it did plant a tiny seed for the upcoming Bret/Owen rivalry. With that said, I can’t say I’d recommend anything from this show other than the main event. 4/10

WWF Survivor Series Showdown 1993 Full Results

Match OrderMatchWinnerTimeNotes
1Doink the Clown vs. Bastion BoogerDoink the Clown07:37Singles Match
2Crush vs. VirgilCrush07:55Singles Match
3Marty Jannetty vs. Irwin R. SchysterIrwin R. Schyster12:36Singles Match
4 – Main EventYokozuna vs. Bret HartYokozuna (DQ)17:00Singles Match for the WWF Championship

WWE recently uploaded this event on their YouTube channel, WWE Vault. Check out the full show here:

POINT SYSTEM

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WrestlerResultStar RatingMain EventingExtrasTotal
Yokozuna0.53.5116
Bret Hart-0.53.5104
Irwin R. Schyster12.75003.75
Crush12003
Marty Jannetty-12.75001.75
Doink the Clown10001
Virgil-12001
Bastion Booger-1000-1

That’s all from today’s post. Make sure you don’t miss any of the upcoming WWF RAW reviews, as well as WWF Survivor Series and WCW Starrcade before we close the book on 1993. Thank you for reading!

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2025 Royal Rumble Review! Jey Uso Is The Main Event!

The show that makes every wrestling fan around the world’s excitement grow in anticipation for the Road to WrestleMania, the Royal Rumble. Going into the 2025 event so much was expected and anticipated and the show as one for the books, littered with surprise returns, amazing matches and an ending nobody saw coming, here is our review.

Women’s Royal Rumble Match:

Iyo Sky and Liv Morgan was a smart pairing to start the match, Roxanne Perez with the Ironman performance at 67 minutes shows how highly regarded she is, surely sooner rather than later she’ll be on RAW or SmackDown. Chelsea Green was easily the most over person in the match early on with everyone getting booed for jumping her, the incredible surprise was the return of Alexa Bliss. Having been away from WWE for two years and so much uncertainty that’s she would ever come back it arguably delivered the biggest pop of the whole show, plus her ring jacket tribute to Bray Wyatt’s “The Fiend” was a beautiful sentiment, not only was she great addition I=to the match but the news she’s back full-time is amazing and much needed for the women’s division. Jordynne Grace now with WWE full-time put up an impressive showing surely there’s big things on the horizon for her, Nikki Bella making her comeback to the ring at No.30 was nice to see and it appears she may be back in the WWE fold in some way, of course the story of the match was Charlotte Flair coming back after a year out with serious knee injuries, as everyone suspected going in she won the Rumble becoming only 2-time winner of the Women’s Rumble. It was telegraphed from the promos going in that she would, now the question of who she challenges, most seem to think it’ll be against Tiffany Stratton as a battle of old vs new, but also knowing the history between Charlotte and Rhea Ripley that’s an easy sell for a main match a WrestleMania, Tim will tell.

Rating: 3.75/5

IMG Credit: USA Today

WWE Tag Team Championship: D.I.Y vs MCMG: Best 2 Out Of 3 Falls

Great to finally see the Tag Team titles defended on a PLE, crowd seemed a bit quiet for this, likely fatigue from the Women’s Rumble which is understandable. Clever trick play from Gargano to win the 1st fall, MCMG fighting underneath, great sequences between all four men near the end, the end with the Street Profits seemingly turning heel, but at least in a tweeter role attacking both teams there, maybe setting up a 3-way match between these three teams somewhere down the line.

Match Rating 3.5/5

Undisputed WWE Championship: Cody Rhodes vs Kevin Owens: Ladder Match

A brilliant match, insane ladder bumps from both of them, the fisherman’s onto the bridge, KO fighting throughout like a maniac was beautiful chaos, Cody showing glimpses of his more heeling persona near the end, the final Alabama Slam onto the ladder looked insane, Owens legit twisted in half, incredible showing front both of them, also Sami Zayn ended up ringside but didn’t get involved at all, not stopping Cody climbing at the end which maybe leads to Owens/Zayn maybe at Mania, and also does Cody keep leaning into the more aggressive side of himself en route to WrestleMania? We’ll see.

Match Rating: 4.5/5

IMG Credit: solowrestling.com

Men’s Royal Rumble:

Very differently placed to the Women’s match, much quicker eliminations, Rey and Penta was a brilliant way to start to give Penta a showcase for viewers seeing him for the first time, fun at the start seeing Gable fighting against all his enemies in the luchadors, the cameo from iShowSpeed was actually funny, one of the best celebrity cameos in WWE for many years, his selling that spear from Bron Breakker was perfect, Joe Hendry’s appearance was great to see and amazing to see the reception that he got, Jacob Fatu came in like a wrecking machine, wiping everything out at warp speed, the sequence of John Cena, Roman Reigns staredown immediately followed by CM Punk who was then immediately joined by Seth Rollins, as we approached the finale of the men’s Rumble, the sight of so many stars like Uso, Cena, Punk, Reigns, Rollins, Zayn, Styles, McIntyre in the ring at the same time was a sight to behold. Also the fact there was minimal surprise apperances from legends and NXT superstars shows the depth the rosters have now and the faith of WWE in their current crop of talent. Rollins and Reigns face-to-face was so amazing for what it was, their blind hatred of each other ended up costing both of them as Punk eliminated both of them, only for Punk to gloat and then immediately be eliminated himself by Logan Paul. It was such a cool twist with himself being eliminated and the brawl between all three of those stars afterwards felt so real and done so well, the double stomp from Rollins to Reigns onto the steps really felt like Seth teasing a heel run which woulds pivot a Rollins-Reigns feud for WrestleMania. The ending between Cena and Uso, my word, nobody saw Jey Uso winning the Rumble, but it’s really heartwarming to have a genuine surprise that took us all aback.

Match Rating: 4.5/5

IMG Credit: Wrestling Inc.

Overall Thoughts:

A fun show with great matches, the conclusion of the Men’s Rumble seemed very divisive. I was also super surprised and shocked but I think it’s brilliant, I’m super happy to see someone who’s got over on their own merit a full-time undercard guy who’s worked his way up being chosen over the more established stars, all the others were so focused on their own rivalries they weren’t focused on winning the Rumble itself, Jey was which is how he won, also all the others don’t need a Rumble win to get to their Mania match whereas I feel this really legitimises Jey in the fans’ minds. For people who think Jey doesn’t fell like he should’ve won, for decades, fans enjoyed seeing people who organically get over with the fans on their own and get immensely frustrated and them being held back under old WWE management and then left floundering, so now they’ve seen the most over person in WWE for the past year and they’ve given him the ball, shows faith that if you do get over you will get the chance to go all the way. The aftermath means everything now, Jey MUST beat Gunther at WrestleMania for this to be worth it, Jay has been close too many times against Priest, Gunther and Roman over the last 2 years, he needs to finally win the big one, hopefully he does. The angles during the Men’s Rumble also makes Elimination Chamber so exciting, imagine the likes of Cena, Punk, Reigns, Rollins etc, all in the same Chamber match with the match against Cody for the WWE Championship on the line, it’s going to be fun on the Road to WrestleMania.

Overall Rating: 4/5

WCW Battlebowl 1993 Review (Lethal Lottery)

November 20, 1993
Location: Pensacola, Florida, USA (Pensacola Civic Center)
Announced attendance: 7,000
PPV buys: 55,000 (down 45% from Halloween Havoc 1993’s 100,000 PPV buys; down 78% from WWF’s last PPV – SummerSlam 1993 – 250,000 PPV buys)

The battlebowl concept was introduced at Starrcade 1991, being used at the following year’s edition as well. In 1993, WCW decided Battlebowl deserved its own pay-per-view. As you can see above, the buyrate was horrendous – the worst WCW/WWF PPV buyrate of 1993 – and the show ended up being replaced by World War 3 a couple of years later. Join me as WCW wrestlers go through the lethal lottery (8 tag team matches drawn at random) to qualify for battlebowl (a 16-man battle royal where the winner gets… a ring) in the main event. Who will be the lucky man? Let’s find out!

Even though it’s irrelevant when it comes to this PPV…

Here’s the list of WCW champions heading into Battlebowl 1993:

  • WCW World Heavyweight Champion: Big Van Vader [249th day of his 3rd reign] – previous champion: Sting
  • WCW International World Heavyweight Champion: Rick Rude [63rd day of his 1st reign] – previous champion: Ric Flair
  • WCW United States Heavyweight Champion: Dustin Rhodes [83rd day of his 2nd reign] – previous champion: Dustin Rhodes, before it was vacated
  • WCW World Television Champion: Lord Steven Regal [63rd day of his 1st reign] – previous champion: Ricky Steamboat
  • WCW World Tag Team Champions: The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags) [28th day of their 2nd reign; Knobbs’ 2nd individual reign & Sags’ 2nd individual reign] – previous champions: 2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Alexander Bagwell

Note: in title matches, the defending champions are underlined

Enjoy the review!

IMG credit: WWE & Wikipedia

Your hosts are Jesse Ventura & Tony Schiavone

We hear from the commentators to start the show. Schiavone talks about the history of Battlebowl, and says last winner’s Great Muta is not here to “defend” his achievement. That’s how important winning Battlebowl is! They explain the rules and we see the wrestlers in two different dressing rooms (babyfaces and heels) waiting for their names to be announced.

Mean Gene & Fifi will draw the names throughout the night. And there’s already a crazy dynamic in the very first match…

Lethal Lottery Tag Team Match #1: Big Van Vader & Cactus Jack (w/ Harley Race) vs. Kane & Charlie Norris
Cactus Jack Big Van Vader vs. Kane Charlie Norris WCW Battlebowl 1993 Custom Match Card Design

Vader and Cactus Jack, who had a Texas Death Match at Halloween Havoc one month earlier, immediately start fighting each other on the ramp! Vader wants to walk away, but Harley Race talks him into wrestling in order to qualify for the main event.

The action properly starts with Harlem Heat’s Kane (Stevie Ray) and Cactus in the ring. Cactus dumps Kane to the floor. Vader wants some of Kane, but Cactus rakes Vader’s eyes and goes after Kane himself. And now Harley Race is talking some sense into Cactus Jack! Back inside the ring, Kane takes Cactus down with a slam before tagging in Norris. This guy really does come across like the Vinted version of Tatanka. Cactus quickly turns things around against Norris, unsurprisingly. Vader gets tagged in by Cactus Jack… properly. Now THAT is surprising. Vader slams Norris rather easily and squashes him with the Vader Bomb. He throws Norris into the floor, apparently wanting to have more fun before winning. However, Cactus appears from out of nowhere and jumps off the apron with a senton to Norris. Vader with a clothesline back inside the ring, and Cactus comes in with a legdrop for two. Backdrop suplex by Cactus gets two, with Kane breaking up the pin. Kane comes in off the tag and he finally gets some offense going with a clothesline to Cactus. Vader wants to go at it with Kane, but the referee eventually forces him to leave. Charlie Norris manages to hit a suplex on Cactus as well as some weak chops. He applies a chinlock on Cactus, with Vader coming in to break the hold with a clothesline. Kane comes in, only to get hit with Cactus’ double-arm DDT. Norris comes in again, he runs wild on Vader for about five seconds until Vader runs him over with a huge clothesline. The World Champion follows it up with a splash, and the Powerbomb is academic at 7:34 (with Norris fucking up the finish).

Winners: Big Van Vader & Cactus Jack

  • Rating: Nice opening contest because of the crazy dynamic with Vader and Cactus. Their interactions made this match interesting, despite Charlie Norris’ attempts to drag it down. Solid and overall fun match that could’ve been even better with someone else in Norris’ place. **

And now, we go back to Mean Gene & Fifi as we get ready for our second match.

Lethal Lottery Tag Team Match #2: Paul Roma & Erik Watts vs. Johnny B. Badd & Brian Knobbs (w/ Missy Hyatt)
Brian Knobbs & Johnny B. Badd vs. Erik Watts & Paul Roma WCW Battlebowl 1993 Custom Match Card Design

Badd and Roma get things started. Badd wins the opening exchange by taking Roma down with an armdrag. Roma with some offense, just to walk into yet another armdrag. Nasty Boy Knobbs is in, ready to turn this into a street fight. Roma takes him down, though, hitting a slam and a dropkick before tagging in Watts. He gets to run wild on Knobbs for a while, surprisingly, even dropkicking him all the way to the floor. Johnny gets tagged back in and gets into a wrestling sequence with Watts, who ends up missing a blind charge. Knobbs comes back in, but struggles to take control once more. He rakes Watts’ eyes and tags Badd back in. Johnny gives Watts a second, though, choosing not to take advantage of Knobbs’ cheapshot.

Roma & Watts hit a double-team elbow smash for two. Powerslam by Roma, but Missy Hyatt distracts the referee on the apron and Knobbs breaks up the pin. Knobbs keeps cheating all the time, yet Johnny never takes advantage of it. Finally, Knobbs gets back in and delivers a suplex for two. Abdominal stretch by Knobbs with Johnny refusing to add some extra leverage. What does this guy have against winning!? Roma makes the “hot” tag to Erik Watts (absolutely no reaction), and Watts runs wild with a slam followed by an elbowdrop. He rams Knobbs’ head into the turnbuckle numerous times, finally waking up the crowd as they count along. Watts with a bodypress, Knobbs rolls through and grabs a handful of tights for the win at 12:56. And Johnny doesn’t accept the win. What an idiot.

Winner: Brian Knobbs & Johnny B. Badd

  • Rating: Needless to say, my expectations weren’t high when I saw this match on paper. But the truth is they actually put on a fine little match. Not that it was amazing or anything close to that level, but they did tell somewhat of a story to carry us through the match. It got repetitive after a while, and it was definitely a bit longer than needed, but this wasn’t bad at all. *1/2

Meanwhile, Mean Gene is distracted with Fifi, so to speak. They get back to business and send us to the next match.

Lethal Lottery Tag Team Match #3: The Shockmaster & Paul Orndorff vs. Ricky Steamboat & Lord Steven Regal (w/ Sir William)
Ricky Steamboat & Lord Steven Regal vs. The Shockmaster & Paul Orndorff WCW Battlebowl 1993 Custom Match Card Design

Regal’s disgusted face is fantastic. Meanwhile, Shockmaster encourages the fans to chant “Paula” at his partner. Steamboat and Orndorff go at it to start, in a rematch from Halloween Havoc. They take the fight to the floor, with Orndorff getting the better of it. Steamboat gets the upper hand back inside the ring, though. Quick two count by Steamboat before applying a chinlock. Steamboat scores with an atomic drop, but Orndorff bounces off the ropes and their heads collide. Tags to their respective partners. Regal doesn’t seem to like the idea of having to face Shockmaster. He overpowers Regal quite easily, which angers him even more. Regal’s character work was already perfect at this point. Shockmaster with a slam on Regal, who was going for a bodypress. Orndorff comes in for his team, with Regal stopping for a handshake from his fellow heel. They get into a wrestling sequence and shake hands again. Steamboat and Shockmaster are both going crazy in their respective corners.

Steamboat finally has enough and tags himself in, only to get caught with a stun gun-like move by Orndorff. Powerslam by Orndorff and he tags in Shockmaster, who misses an elbowdrop. Regal asks for a tag only to short-arm Steamboat at the last second just to be funny, but Shockmaster forces the tag. Shockmaster slams Regal into the ring, although he misses a blind charge immediately. Regal avoids an elbowdrop from the interfering Orndorff as well, causing him to hit Shockmaster. Sir William hands Regal the umbrella as Orndorff & Shockmaster confront each other. However, Steamboat is not having it and he ends up hitting Regal himself with the umbrella. What do these babyfaces have against winning matches? Anyway, Shockmaster follows it up with a splash that sends him and Orndorff into Battlebowl at 12:26.

Winners: The Shockmaster & Paul Orndorff

  • Rating: Talk about exceeding expectations. This match was really fun to watch, mostly thanks to Regal’s mannerisms and facial expressions. Everyone did well here, but Regal was the one in the driver’s seat having great interactions with all three. Pretty good, honestly. ***

And now, Schiavone and Ventura promote Starrcade. We see a video of Ric Flair offering to put his career on the line against Vader’s World Title at Starrcade in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Lethal Lottery Tag Team Match #4: Awesome Kong & The Equalizer vs. King Kong & Dustin Rhodes
Dustin Rhodes & King Kong vs. The Equalizer & Awesome Kong WCW Battlebowl 1993 Custom Match Card Design

Dustin Rhodes and The Equalizer go at it to start, with Dustin getting the better of that exchange. Equalizer ends up tagging Awesome Kong in. Dustin’s dropkicks don’t seem to work, so Dustin thumbs him in the eye and rolls him up for two. Finally a babyface with some damn attitude on this show! However, Awesome Kong overpowers Dustin, but he misses an elbowdrop and Dustin makes the tag to King Kong. And now, The Colossal Kongs EXPLODE… or maybe not, as King Kong tags Dustin back in and Awesome Kong destroys him. The Equalizer comes in and stays in control until King Kong hits him with a clothesline.

Equalizer responds with a clothesline of his own and he brings it to King Kong in the corner. Tony Schiavone then adds a hilarious line, claiming “this is what you call not moving around much and just pounding away”. That’s a perfect way to describe this match! The Equalizer and King Kong stay in there for a little longer, until they seemingly get bored (like the crowd) and both tag out. Dustin’s bionic elbow gets two, as does a sunset flip with Equalizer breaking up the pin. It’s a PANDEMONIUM from there. Awesome Kong splashes his own partner for whatever reason, but hits heads with his full-time partner (what a mess, I know…) and Dustin bulldogs him to mercifully end this at 05:55.

Winners: King Kong & Dustin Rhodes

  • Rating: After a few matches with rivals teaming up, this was the contractually obligated “tag partners on opposite teams” segment that had to happen at least once on this PPV. The only problem is that said tag team was not over at all, and Dustin Rhodes – the more established star of the four – couldn’t save this. The fact the Colossal Kongs didn’t even face each other once makes this completely pointless. My overall opinion for this match? What Tony Schiavone said! 1/2*

The extremely weird and unnecessary (passive aggressive!) sex-related segments between Mean Gene and Fifi continue every single time they’re on camera. There’s no point in recapping them, really…

Lethal Lottery Tag Team Match #5: Sting & Jerry Sags (w/ Missy Hyatt) vs. Ron Simmons & Keith Cole
Sting & Jerry Sags vs. Ron Simmons & Keith Cole WCW Battlebowl 1993 Custom Match Card Design

Sting and Nasty Boy Sags exchange some words before the bell. Ron Simmons runs wild on Sags with a hiptoss, a dropkick, an armdrag and a running shoulderblock. Keith Cole comes in to work on the arm. That goes on for a little longer, with fans starting a “we want Sting” chant. Sags clotheslines Cole, before faking the tag to Sting just to be a prick. Sags unloads on Cole in the corner, but walks into an armdrag/armbar combo and now he’s yelling for Sting’s help! We’re down to Sting v Simmons, which should be interesting. Simmons overpowers Sting and gets the better of their showdown at first. Stalemate.

The “second round” is won by Sting, and the fans appreciate their work. They both tag out, though, with Cole working on Sags’ arm again. That doesn’t last long, as Sags turns things around quickly before tagging in Sting. Simmons comes back in as well, and Sting scores with a bodypress for a one count. Clothesline by Sting. Ron with a cheapshot followed by some choking, establishing himself as the heel-in-peril. Keith Cole comes in with an armbar, leading Simmons to tag himself back in and catapult Sting under the ropes. It’s back to Cole, who applies yet another armbar to really piss off Simmons. Obviously, Sting escapes and eventually hits the Stinger Splash, but Sags blind tags himself in to score the win. Sags adds a little flying elbowdrop on Cole and pins him at 13:14. Simmons gives Cole a Spinebuster afterwards, just for being stupid.

Despite the heel turn, WCW management had given up on Ron by this point. He’d be gone from the company less than a year after this, with this being Simmons’ last WCW PPV match.

Winners: Sting & Jerry Sags

  • Rating: Basic match with the main story being Ron Simmons’ heel turn. Ron was aggressive and I liked his small interactions with Sting. There wasn’t much more to it otherwise, and the match could’ve been shorter. *1/4
Lethal Lottery Tag Team Match #6: Stunning Steve Austin & Ric Flair (w/ Col. Robert Parker) vs. Maxx Payne & 2 Cold Scorpio
Ric Flair & Steve Austin vs. 2 Cold Scorpio & Maxx Payne WCW Battlebowl 1993 Custom Match Card Design

Stunning Steve lets Flair know he’s the captain of the team before the match starts. Considering Flair could’ve been retired a month later, who can blame Austin for wanting to assume control? Maxx Payne shoves Austin down to start and Flair struts when Austin asks for a tag. See, Flair’s heart is clearly not in this one. Maxx takes it to Austin some more, who’s apparently wrestling a handicap match, before tagging Scorpio in. Austin sets him up for a suplex off the apron, Scorpio blocks it and they get into a fast sequence. Scorpio takes Austin down with a dropkick, and now Flair tags himself in. Naitch wrestles Scorpio down to the mat, Scorpio bridges out of a pin attempt and backslides Flair for two. Maxx Payne comes back in. Flair goes to work on his leg, but makes the mistake of going up top. He obviously gets slammed off, but Maxx misses an elbow and Flair tags out. Austin ends up walking into a backdrop, and he stops to regroup. “I need another partner”, says Austin! Col. Parker encourages him to get back in, and he finally takes control. See, all he needed was a little motivation!

Austin brings in Flair, who takes over with the chops. Scorpio turns the tables, though, hitting Flair with a Stinger Splash, a suplex and a standing moonsault for two. Scorpio uses his speed to score an O’Connor Roll for two, but Flair takes him down with the mother of all chops. He put some mustard on that one, let me tell you! Off to Austin, whose slam is reversed into a quick sunset flip by Scorpio for two. Scorpio with a big superkick. He goes up, but Parker distracts the referee and Austin crotches Scorpio on the top turnbuckle. Superplex by Austin gets two. Austin brings Flair in after a backbreaker, and Naitch follows it up with the Flair kneedrop for two. Backdrop suplex gets two. Austin comes back in with a kneedrop of his own for two. Austin applies an abdominal stretch and grabs the ropes for a little leverage, yet Flair breaks the hold. You mean to tell me the DIRTIEST PLAYER IN THE GAME isn’t down for a little shortcut? Come on! Austin and Flair slap each other for a while, but Flair turns his attention to Scorpio and hits a delayed suplex for two. Austin & Flair actually hit a double-team move, but Maxx breaks up the pin. He’s still in this match?? It’s been a while, big guy. Chinlock by Austin, which Scorpio escapes before hitting a spinkick. Both men tag out to their respective partners, and Maxx no-sells Flair’s chops. He actually gets to run wild on Flair with some power moves, but eventually misses a blind charge in the corner, hitting the buckle with his knees. You know what that means – it’s Figure Four O’Clock! Austin prevents Scorpio from saving, and Maxx can’t withstand the payne and gives it up at 14:31.

Winners: Stunning Steve Austin & Ric Flair

  • Rating: Very good action here along with some nice bickering between Ric Flair and Steve Austin. Maxx Payne spent most of the match on the outside, which was probably for the better. ***1/4

Only two more tag matches left to go before the main event.

Lethal Lottery Tag Team Match #7: Rick Rude & Shanghai Pierce vs. Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Tex Slazenger
Rick Rude & Shanghai Pierce vs. Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Tex Slazenger WCW Battlebowl 1993 Custom Match Card Design

Oh look, yet another thrilling EXPLOSION of a midcard tag team. During his entrance, Tex Slazenger aka Mideon says he doesn’t know who’s picking them names, but somebody’s gonna pay. In case you missed this entire show until now (and I wouldn’t blame you!) it’s been well established who’s picking “them names”, my friend!

Rude and Bagwell get things started. Rude shoves Bagwell a couple of times to show off his strength. Big suplex by Rude before Slazenger comes in to work on Rude’s arm. Pierce tags in to go up against his tag team partner, but he changes his mind and tags Rude back in. Slazenger jumps Rude from behind and takes over. Bagwell goes to work on Rude’s arm until Shanghai comes in. Shanghai tries a backdrop suplex, but Bagwell lands on his feet and hits a hiptoss, a slam and a splash for two. Bagwell follows it up with a wristlock on the mat. Rude comes in with aggressive strikes to Bagwell before tagging Shanghai back in.

Bagwell takes Shanghai Pierce down with a chinlock. Suplex by Bagwell and he goes for a cover, but Slazenger is distracting the referee for whatever reason. That allows Rude to pull the top rope to send Bagwell crashing to the floor. Rude rams Bagwell into the apron and Shanghai takes advantage of it. Tag to Rude back inside the ring, who hits a delayed inverted suplex on Bagwell. Rude and Pierce exchange quick tags to stay in control. Bagwell finally makes the tag to Tex, but the referee missed it and the punishment on Bagwell continues. This thing is dragging badly… Shanghai cuts off a brief comeback attempt by Bagwell, hitting a big boot and a pretty good gutwrench sitout powerbomb. Tex actually comes in to break up the pin and Bagwell tags him in, as the tag team partners finally go at it. They brawl for a while until Rude sneaks in with the blind tag, and the Rude Awakening keeps Slazenger down at 14:50. Shanghai & Slazenger shake hands afterwards and beat up Bagwell just for fun.

Winners: Rick Rude & Shanghai Pierce

  • Rating: To say this match didn’t need 15 minutes would be a huge understatement. Admittedly, it did pick up in the last few moments, but it dragged up until that point. *1/2

And now we go to Mean Gene & Fifi for what will FINALLY be the last qualifying tag match…

Lethal Lottery Tag Team Match #8: Road Warrior Hawk & Rip Rogers vs. Davey Boy Smith & Kole
Davey Boy Smith & Kole vs. Road Warrior Hawk & Rip Rogers WCW Battlebowl 1993 Custom Match Card Design

In case you’re not aware, Rip Rogers was a jobber who mostly appeared on shows like WCW Saturday Night at the time. Pretty clever on WCW’s part, right. Hawk destroys his own partner during the entrances and essentially wrestles a handicap match. Hawk and Bulldog get into a test of strength, but Kole (aka Booker T) won’t shut up on the apron, so Bulldog tags him in. Kole actually slugs away on Hawk and grounds him with a chinlock. Meanwhile, Davey Boy Smith is cheering for Hawk – his opponent, remember – in the corner. I’m so tired of this stupid show. Kole stays in control as poor Rip Rogers has finally managed to crawl his way to ringside. Rogers gets nailed by Kole and now Bulldog encourages the “LOD” chants. What the… Kole goes after Rogers yet again and applies a chinlock on Hawk. The Road Warrior finally comes back with a clothesline, but Kole thumbs him in the eye and hits a backbreaker. Kole goes up top, but misses a flying elbowdrop. Hawk tags in Rogers and slams him onto Kole, allowing the jobber to score the fluke pin at 7:55.

Winners: Road Warrior Hawk & Rip Rogers

  • Rating: Again, pretty clever on WCW’s part and it was fun to a degree. That doesn’t make it necessarily good, though. Plus, the fact Davey Boy Smith clearly gave zero fucks about qualifying for the “prestigious” main event says it all about what I’m watching. *

Main Event

16-Man Battlebowl Battle Royal
Battlebowl Battle Royal WCW Battlebowl 1993 Custom Match Card Design

The participants: Cactus Jack, Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race), Johnny B. Badd, Brian Knobbs, The Shockmaster, Paul Orndorff, King Kong, Dustin Rhodes, Sting, Jerry Sags, Stunning Steve Austin (w/ Col. Robert Parker), Ric Flair, Rick Rude, Shanghai Pierce, Road Warrior Hawk & Rip Rogers.

I’d like to remind you this is all for a PRESTIGIOUS “gold diamond” ring that means absolutely nothing in the long run. But who cares? The bell rings and they all go after each other. Rip Rogers is the first man eliminated, in what has to be one of the biggest upsets in wrestling history. I believe Johnny B. Badd threw him out. Cactus Jack gets rid of Shanghai Pierce. Flair and Austin fight outside the ring after going out through the middle ropes, so they stay in it. Johnny gets thrown over the top rope, but lands on the ramp so he’s still in it as well. He gets back in, only to get eliminated (this time for real) by Paul Orndorff. Wonderful nearly gets Flair out, but Hawk saves Naitch for whatever reason. Cactus gets dumped – way too early, in my opinion – by Vader. Orndorff is eliminated a few seconds later as well, at the hands of Dustin Rhodes. The Shockmaster eliminates King Kong, and The Nasty Boys throw Shockmaster out immediately. Vader throws Sting over the top with a gorilla press slam, but Sting manages to stay in there after landing on the ramp. The nine men left in the match keep kicking and punching each other with no one getting eliminated. Vader goes after his next challenger, Flair. The Nasty Boys with double-teams. Rude and Vader face off in a meeting of the World Champions. Vader with a clothesline to Sting. No one is going for eliminations. Dustin and Austin leave the ring through the ropes, with Austin ramming Dustin face-first into the post. Rhodes is bleeding as a result. Back in, Rhodes gets rid of both Nasty Boys but gets thrown out by Austin immediately afterwards. Hawk eliminates Rude. Vader eliminates Hawk. Did they suddenly remember they must eliminate people over the top rope!?

Final Four: Sting, Big Van Vader, Ric Flair & Stunning Steve Austin

Vader goes after Flair as they promote the upcoming Starrcade main event. Meanwhile, Sting and Austin face off over in the other corner. Flair leaves the ring to fight Harley Race just for old times sake. He nails Race with a suplex on the ramp, but Vader comes up with a stiff-looking elbowdrop to the… lower regions. Vader follows it up with a huge splash on the ramp. Sting is applying a Scorpion Deathlock on Austin in the ring, but he releases the hold and unloads on Vader to save Flair. Austin joins the action as well, as all four wrestlers are fighting on the ramp. Meanwhile, doctors come to check on Flair and a stretcher is brought out, seemingly removing Flair from the equation. Gary Cappetta makes it official, leaving it down to Vader, Sting and Austin. The heels team up on Sting, but The Stinger makes the comeback to finally wake up the fans. Sting ends up getting caught, though, and Vader clotheslines him. Vader splashes Sting twice. Sting moves out of the way of a third splash and he still has some fight left in him. He runs out of gas, however, and Austin lays him out in perfect position for the Vader Bomb. Vader hurt his own back hitting the move. Vader’s running corner splash ends up hitting Austin instead of Sting, and The Stinger throws Austin over the top, but onto the ramp. Vader does the same to Sting. Meanwhile, Austin falls to the floor for whatever reason and he’s gone in the dumbest way possible. We’re down to Sting vs. Vader in a repeat of their classic feud. Vader slugs away but misses a clothesline and Sting knocks him out. Sting, being out of it, falls right on Vader’s balls. He actually gets Vader on his shoulders and sets him up on the top turnbuckle, but the Stinger Splash misses and Sting… lands to the floor at 25:32. Whatever.

Battlebowl winner: Big Van Vader

  • Rating: After all the hype and promotion, this ended up being a basic battle royal. And not a very good one at that, by the way. There were eliminations left, right and centre in the first few minutes. Then, there were none for a long time, until everyone went out pretty much at the same time. The final four was exciting, but Steve Austin’s elimination was beyond lame. Vader got the better of Sting in their brief confrontation, which could’ve been booked better as well. While not a bad battle royal in a vacuum, it was far from great and the stupid concept hurt it to begin with. **1/2

END OF THE SHOW

Final thoughts: This show/concept has already been knocked to death by everyone, including me during this review. Were there some good matches along the way? Absolutely. Was that enough to make this a watchable PPV? Absolutely not. A lame concept that ends up meaning nothing in the long run = a crappy show. 3/10

WCW Battlebowl 1993 Full Results

Match OrderMatchWinners/ResultTimeNotes
1Big Van Vader & Cactus Jack vs. Kane & Charlie Norris Vader & Jack 07:34“Lethal Lottery” Tag Team Match
2Paul Roma & Erik Watts vs. Johnny B. Badd & Brian KnobbsBadd & Knobbs12:56“Lethal Lottery” Tag Team Match
3Ricky Steamboat & Lord Steven Regal vs. Paul Orndorff & The ShockmasterOrndorff & Shockmaster12:26“Lethal Lottery” Tag Team Match
4Dustin Rhodes & King Kong vs. The Equalizer & Awesome KongRhodes & King Kong05:55“Lethal Lottery” Tag Team Match
5Sting & Jerry Sags vs. Ron Simmons & Keith ColeSting & Sags13:14“Lethal Lottery” Tag Team Match
6Ric Flair & Steve Austin vs. Maxx Payne & 2 Cold ScorpioFlair & Austin14:31“Lethal Lottery” Tag Team Match
7Rick Rude & Shanghai Pierce vs. Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Tex Slazenger Rude & Pierce14:50“Lethal Lottery” Tag Team Match
8Davey Boy Smith & Kole vs. Road Warrior Hawk & Rip RogersHawk & Rogers07:55“Lethal Lottery” Tag Team Match
9 – Main Event16-Man “Battlebowl” Battle RoyalBig Van Vader25:33Winner Receives A Ring

Point System

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Exceptionally, due to the different nature of this particular show, there is a small twist: the Battlebowl winner gets 3 points for the victory, while all the other participants drop 1 point.

WrestlerResultStar RatingMain EventingExtrasTotal
Big Van Vader44.510.510
Ric Flair05.7510.57.25
The Shockmaster05.510.57
Steve Austin05.75106.75
Paul Orndorff05.5106.5
Cactus Jack04.5105.5
Brian Knobbs0410.55.5
Rick Rude0410.55.5
Jerry Sags03.7510.55.25
Johnny B. Badd04105
Shanghai Pierce04105
Rip Rogers03.510.55
Sting03.75104.75
Dustin Rhodes0310.54.5
Road Warrior Hawk03.5104.5
King Kong03104
2 Cold Scorpio-13.25002.25
Ricky Steamboat-13002
Maxx Payne-13.250-0.51.75
Lord Steven Regal-130-0.51.5
Kane-12001
Charlie Norris-120-0.50.5
Paul Roma-11.5000.5
Marcus A. Bagwell-11.5000.5
Ron Simmons-11.25000.25
Erik Watts-11.50-0.50
Tex Slazenger-11.50-0.50
Davey Boy Smith-11000
Keith Cole-11.250-0.5-0.25
The Equalizer-10.500-0.5
Kole-110-0.5-0.5
Awesome Kong-10.50-0.5-1

That’s gonna be all from me today. Don’t miss any of the upcoming reviews on the site. WCW Starrcade is coming up soon, but also WWF Survivor Series as well as episodes of WWF Monday Night Raw. Take care, everyone!

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WWF RAW November 15 1993 Review (Lex Luger Vs. Pierre)

November 15, 1993 Taped show (on November 8, 1993)
Location: Bushkill, Pennsylvania, USA (Fernwood Resort & Country Club)
Announced attendance: unknown
TV rating: 3.1 (USA Network) [up 3.3% from the previous week’s 3.0 rating]

Hello, everyone. Welcome to another RAW review here on the website. As voted by fans last week, Lex Luger will meet Quebecer Pierre on the road to the Survivor Series. Furthermore, Intercontinental Champion Razor Ramon, The Headshrinkers and Diesel are all in action.

Here is the list of WWF champions heading into this RAW:

  • WWF Champion: Yokozuna [155th day of his 2nd reign] – previous champion: Hulk Hogan
  • WWF Intercontinental Champion: Razor Ramon [35th day of his 1st reign] – previous champion: Shawn Michaels, before it was vacated
  • WWF World Tag Team Champions: The Quebecers (Jacques & Pierre) [63rd day of their 1st reign; Jacques’ 1st individual reign & Pierre’s 1st individual reign]

Note: in title matches, the defending champions are underlined

Enjoy the review!

IMG credit: WWE & thesmackdownhotel.com

Your hosts are Vince McMahon & Bobby Heenan

The show starts with a recap of Randy Savage‘s attack on Crush last week. Let’s find out what the consequences will be!

RAW’s intro plays, the announcers introduce themselves and we go to the first match…

Razor Ramon vs. The Brooklyn Brawler

During Razor’s entrance, McMahon announces on commentary that Shawn Michaels has been officially reinstated. He wants the Intercontinental Title back, but first he’ll compete in Jerry Lawler’s place at the Survivor Series, as Lawler is facing some legal issues.

In the ring, The Brawler assaults Razor from behind before the bell even rings. The referee prevents The Brawler from attacking Razor with his own IC Title belt, but Brawler remains in control anyway. Brawler rams Razor into the corner several times. Finally, Razor raises his boot on a blind charge and follows it up with a bulldog. Ramon takes it to The Brawler, with the crowd making a lot of noise for Razor, as usual. Fallaway slam by Razor. He applies an abdominal stretch, with The Brawler raking the eyes to escape. The Brawler bites Razor and hits a back elbow smash. Another thumb to the eye by The Brawler, who keeps using his unique style to stay in it. Chinlock by Brawler. Ramon escapes it, Brawler goes for a backdrop as Razor runs the ropes, but Razor catches him in Razor’s Edge position. He connects to finish The Brawler at 2:54.

Winner: Razor Ramon

  • Rating: Razor continues to deliver the best squashes on TV. The match didn’t even last 3 minutes, yet The Brawler was able to get more than enough offense in to get heat, while Razor hit all his signature moves before scoring the predictable win. As always with Razor Ramon, it was fun to watch. 3/4*

Pre-taped Crush promo. Not only did Randy Savage get the beating of his life after jumping Crush last week, he also lost his announcing job in the process. Crush promises Savage will lose a lot more if he gets in his way again, brudda.

They air a video package promoting the WWF Championship match between Yokozuna and Bret Hart at Survivor Series Showdown.

The Headshrinkers (Samu & Fatu) (w/ Afa) vs. Mike Bucci & Mike Maraldo

Bucci shoves Fatu to start, which doesn’t sound like a good idea at all. Fatu catches Bucci for a slam, but Maraldo jumps in with a dropkick and the jobbers nearly steal it! Fatu stops the party with a superkick to Maraldo. The Headshrinkers follow it up with a double-team faceplant. Fatu uses the tag rope to choke Maraldo while Samu distracts the referee. Double headbutt by The Headshrinkers. The Headshrinkers with a double-team facebuster and Samu hits the flying splash for the win in 4:25.

Winners: The Headshrinkers

  • Rating: Basic squash here to put The Headshrinkers over ahead of the Survivor Series. 1/4*

We see a recap from the last episode of Superstars, with Lex Luger announcing Tatanka’s replacement for The All-Americans at the Survivor Series: The Undertaker.

Lex Luger vs. Quebecer Pierre (w/ Johnny Polo)

Note: this is Lex Luger’s first televised match since SummerSlam, and his first match on RAW since April 26.

Luger takes it to Pierre to start. He hits a backdrop suplex for two. Pierre bails right away, taking a second to discuss strategy with Johnny Polo. Back in, Pierre unloads with shots in the corner. However, Pierre eats boot on a blind charge and Luger hits a clothesline out of the corner for a nearfall. Pierre runs away again, with Luger chasing him this time. Polo sneaks in with a cheapshot from behind, distracting Luger. Pierre tries to jump him from behind, only for Luger to backdrop him on the floor as we take a break.

Commercial break

When we return, Luger is covering Pierre for two. Armbar by Luger, broken by Pierre with knees to the gut. A clothesline puts Luger down. Pierre wants to hit a suplex, but Luger is way too strong for that. Luger explodes out of that with a clothesline of his own. Back to the armbar goes Luger, which Pierre escapes again with knees to the midsection. Polo trips Luger as he runs the ropes, and Pierre knocks him to the outside with a high knee. Pierre slams Luger into the ring post. He covers Luger back inside the ring for two. Vader Bomb by Pierre gets two. Pierre applies a reverse chinlock for over a minute, until Luger finally overpowers Pierre and slams him down. However, Pierre hits a piledriver on Luger for a nearfall. Slam by Pierre, who goes up top for a very sloppy flying legdrop that gets two. Pierre nearly came down on Luger’s face there. Anyway, Pierre puts Luger down again with a sideslam, and he goes up top once more. He goes for a senton bomb, but Luger moves out of the way. Luger makes his comeback with numerous shots to Pierre followed by a big backdrop. Luger with a couple of clotheslines and a scoop slam for a very close two count. He places Pierre on the top rope, seemingly for a superplex, only for Pierre to knock him off the top. Luger slams Pierre off the top, anyway, and delivers a shot to an interfering Polo. Then, Luger shows off the exposed forearm and knocks out Pierre for the three count at 13:32.

Winner: Lex Luger

  • Rating: Solid back-and-forth match with lots of cheating from the heels as expected. Pierre was able to hang in there with Luger as long as he did because of that, with the two delivering a decent bout. Luger’s controversial forearm shot allows the story to continue heading into the main event of Survivor Series. **1/2

Pierre gets taken out on a stretcher afterwards, having apparently been knocked out from Luger’s forearm shot. Has Pierre been “eliminated” from the Survivor Series much like Tatanka?

They show the Yokozuna/Bret video to promote Survivor Series Showdown yet again.

Main Event

Diesel vs. Sid Garrison

Garrison tries to go after the arm in the first seconds, but it doesn’t take him anywhere. Diesel with a backbreaker, but he misses an elbowdrop. Garrison goes back to the armbar, only for Diesel to escape rather easily. Diesel controls the action as he delivers a gutwrench powerbomb. Sideslam by Diesel, who follows it up with a neck vice. Diesel with a running choke on the middle rope, a Big Boot and an elbowdrop for the easy win in 3:29.

Winner: Diesel

  • Rating: A quick win for Diesel, who’s still stuck in limbo during Shawn Michaels’ absence. 1/4*
Survivor Series Report w/ Todd Pettengill
  • Pettengill runs down the Survivor Series card:
    • The All-Americans (Lex Luger, The Undertaker & The Steiners) will take on The Foreign Fanatics (Yokozuna, Ludvig Borga & The Quebecers) in the main event
    • Razor Ramon, Mr. Perfect, Marty Jannetty & The 1-2-3 Kid vs. Diesel, Rick Martel, IRS & Adam Bomb
    • Bam Bam Bigelow, Bastion Booger & The Headshrinkers will face four Doinks
    • The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express will defend the Smoky Mountain Wrestling Tag Team Championship against The Heavenly Bodies
  • We see a recap of Doink (or Doinks?) distracting Bastion Booger on WWF Superstars

Jeff Jarrett vignette. Everyone on his country music team sucks. Except him, of course.

The announcers promote the Survivor Series Showdown one last time before Raw goes off the air.

END OF THE SHOW

Final thoughts: The featured match (Luger vs. Pierre) was solid and had another angle leading up to the main event of Survivor Series. There were nothing but squashes outside of that, and I feel the WWF could’ve done a bit more to promote the upcoming PPV, as well as the Survivor Series Showdown TV special. Still, for a 50-minute episode, this wasn’t bad. 5/10

POINT SYSTEM

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WrestlerResultRatingMain eventingExtrasTotal
Lex Luger12.5003.5
Diesel10.25102.25
Razor Ramon10.75001.75
Fatu10.2500.51.75
Pierre-12.5001.5
Samu10.25001.25

That’s all from me this week. Make sure you don’t miss any of the upcoming reviews here on the site. Coming up soon I’ve got the Survivor Series PPV, the Survivor Series Showdown special, more episodes of RAW as always, but also WCW’s Battlebowl PPV.

Note: the following week didn’t feature an episode of RAW, as the Survivor Series was held on a Wednesday. To make up for it, I will upload a review of the Survivor Series Showdown TV special (which aired Sunday, November 21, on the USA Network).

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WCW Clash Of The Champions #25 Review (Vader Vs. Flair)

November 10, 1993
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida, USA (Bayfront Center)
Announced attendance: ca. 6000
TV rating: 3.3 (TBS) [down 13.2% from Clash #24’s 3.8 rating]

Hey everyone. Welcome to my review of the 25th edition of WCW Clash of the Champions. In the main event, Big Van Vader puts his World Heavyweight Championship on the line against Ric Flair. The Hollywood Blonds explode as Stunning Steve meets Flyin’ Brian. The International World Heavyweight Championship is up for grabs too, with Rick Rude defending against Road Warrior Hawk. Also, Sting & Davey Boy Smith team up to face The Nasty Boys. All that and much more!

Here is the list of WCW’s champions heading into Clash #25:

  • WCW World Heavyweight Champion: Big Van Vader [239th day of his 3rd reign] – previous champion: Sting
  • WCW International World Heavyweight Champion: Rick Rude [53rd day of his 1st reign] – previous champion: Ric Flair
  • WCW United States Heavyweight Champion: Dustin Rhodes [73rd day of his 2nd reign] – previous champion: Dustin Rhodes, before it was vacated
  • WCW World Television Champion: Lord Steven Regal [53rd day of his 1st reign] – previous champion: Ricky Steamboat
  • WCW World Tag Team Champions: The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags) [18th day of their 2nd reign] – previous champions: 2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Alexander Bagwell

Note: in title matches, the defending champions are underlined

Enjoy the review!

IMG credit: WWE & thesmackdownhotel.com

Your hosts are Jesse Ventura & Tony Schiavone

The show starts with a brief video to hype up tonight’s events.

Then, Mean Gene Okerlund wants us to call the WCW Hotline and vote for the best manager of the year: Sir William, Missy Hyatt, Harley Race or Teddy Long.

We hear from commentators Jesse & Tony for a while, until they throw it to Michael Buffer for our first match of night.

Rick Rude vs. Road Warrior Hawk
WCW International World Heavyweight Championship

Hawk challenging for a World Title just feels weird. Animal too, for that matter. Rude and Hawk shove each other to start and feel each other out. They pose and Hawk rams Rude into the corner and takes him off his feet. Hawk wants a test of strength. Rude doesn’t seem interested. Rude finally goes to work on Hawk, who no-sells a bunch of shots in the corner before ramming Rude’s head into the buckle several times. Hawk backdrops Rude and slams him. Suplex by Hawk gets two. Rude eventually comes back with a backbreaker. He goes up top, but Hawk gets his boot up. They take the fight to the floor and get counted-out at 5:23.

Result: Rick Rude retains via draw (double count-out)

  • Rating: What a lame opener. Not much happened in the beginning, and then it simply ended just as the action was picking up. The fact that Hawk had just returned to WCW and essentially got a title shot out of nowhere doesn’t help, either. 3/4*
The Shockmaster vs. The Equalizer

During Shockmaster’s entrance, Jesse Ventura does nothing but mock him (and his epic fail at Clash #24) the whole time. Hilarious! The bell rings and Equalizer immediately jumps The Shockmaster from behind. Equalizer takes control with some choking by the ropes. He deliverss a backdrop suplex for two. Shockmaster comes back with a big boot, no-sells a clothesline from Equalizer and catches him with the bearhug slam for the finish at 2:29.

Winner: The Shockmaster

  • Rating: Just a glorified squash that you could’ve seen on any episode of WCW Saturday Night at the time, really. 1/4*

Mean Gene interviews Col. Robert Parker, who’s happy he manages Stunning Steve now instead of Sid Vicious. Sid left WCW because of the infamous incident with Arn Anderson.

Lord Steven Regal (w/ Sir William) vs. Johnny B. Badd
WCW World Television Championship

Regal bitchslaps Badd in the corner to start. Badd locks up aggressively and shoulderblocks Regal for two. Hiptoss gets two. Sunset flip gets two more. Johnny B. Badd is feeling it, with Regal taking a second in the corner to rethink strategy. Badd takes Regal down with a headlock, staying in control. Regal tries to turn things around, but this doesn’t seem to be his night. Johnny goes back to the headlock, with some idiots in the crowd starting a “boring” chant. Yeah, because the two previous match were truly something else! Anyway, Regal manages to turn it into a standing surfboard submission. Badd flips and kicks Regal in the chest to break the hold, eventually going back to the headlock. Johnny goes for a crossbody, Regal moves out of the way and Badd knocks himself out on the top rope. Regal throws a few European uppercuts and finally takes control. Meanwhile, Schiavone announces British Bulldog has issued a challenge for Rick Rude’s International World Title. Badd throws a first to cut Regal off. With Regal seemingly out cold, Johnny covers but Sir William puts Regal’s foot on the rope at the last second. Badd stops to argue with Sir William, allowing Regal to roll him up for the win with a handful of tights at 6:33.

Winner & still champion: Lord Steven Regal

  • Rating: Solid wrestling here. Both men tried their best to make the most of the six minutes they got, and the result was a perfectly acceptable TV Title bout. **1/2
Stunning Steve Austin (w/ Col. Robert Parker) vs. Flyin’ Brian Pillman

The Hollywood Blonds explode! Jesse doesn’t wanna see his favorite tag team fighting. Pillman doesn’t even get an entrance, which is weird. Pillman jumps Austin as soon as he enters the ring, and they get into a fight outside. Pillman gets the better of that exchange after sending Austin into the railing. Back in the ring, Pillman backdrops Austin to stay on top. Chops in the corner and a flying headscissors by Pillman. Austin begs for mercy, but Pillman responds with a kick to the face. Austin is thinking piledriver on the ramp, blocked by Pillman with a backdrop on the ramp. Austin turns things around, though, and dumps Pillman off the ramp onto the railing below. Austin throws Pillman back inside, only for Pillman to surprise him with a springboard crossbody. Pillman goes for another attack, but Austin necksnaps him on the top rope. Austin chokes away on the ropes before applying a half Boston Crab. The referee breaks the hold when he sees Austin using the ropes for leverage. Meanwhile, Schiavone promotes the upcoming Battlebowl PPV on commentary, and wonders if we’ll see a reunion of the Hollywood Blonds there. Pillman delivers a springboard back elbow smash, and we get a double KO spot.

Austin goes to the top rope, yet Brian crotches him using the ropes. Pillman follows him up there for a superplex, Austin slams him off the top rope and attempts a flying fistdrop, but Pillman catches him with a dropkick in midair for two. Austin goes for a piledriver, Pillman counters with a hurricanrana and gets two. Blind charge by Pillman, Austin tries to catch him with a Stungun but Brian lands on the apron, goes for another springboard crossbody which Austin turns into a powerslam in midair for a close two count. Pillman catches Austin with a quick DDT for a close nearfall of his own. Brian wants a crucifix pin, but Austin overpowers him and slams him to counter. Austin goes up top, misses a flying kneedrop and Pillman nearly steals it with a cradle. Austin goes for the Stungun yet again, but misses once more by nearly throwing Brian to the floor this time around. Brian lands on the apron, though, and he goes for Air Pillman. However, Parker grabs Austin’s ankle at the last moment and knocks Brian on his head, allowing Austin to steal the win at 9:12. Brian goes after Austin again, but the heels get out of town immediately.

Winner: Stunning Steve Austin

  • Rating: Great chemistry between the former partners, who put on a very good match here. They told a great story, showing they know each other well by countering each other’s moves time and time again. The cheap finish made sense here, with Austin picking up a cheap win that allows the feud to continue. ***3/4
Battlebowl Control Center w/ Mean Gene
  • Okerlund starts by explaining the rules
  • Paul Orndorff says he wants to win the battle royal for the ring; he wants it to say “Mr. Wonderful” instead of “Paula”
  • 1991 Battlebowl winner Sting says you’ll see the best of WCW at Battlebowl, and anyone can win
Dustin Rhodes (w/ Dusty Rhodes) vs. Paul Orndorff (w/ The Assassin)
WCW United States Heavyweight Championship

Dusty and Assassin tease a fight before the match, with the crowd chanting “Dusty” for it. Dustin starts off with a shoulderblock and a slam. Dustin grabs a side headlock, which Orndorff later reverses and turns into an armbar as the “Paula” chants begin. Orndorff stays on the arm for a while, until Dustin finally escapes before working over Paul’s arm himself. After a few more minutes of that, Orndorff drives his knee into Dustin’s gut and hits a backdrop suplex. Reverse chinlock by Orndorff. Dustin reverses, gets two with a backslide and hits a clothesline. Orndorff rams Dustin into the corner and follows it up with a clothesline of his own. Another reverse chinlock by Orndorff, before Dustin catches Paul with another clothesline for two. Dustin goes for the Bulldog, with Orndorff sitting down to avoid it. Orndorff tries to capitalize on it, but Dustin gets a sunset flip for two. Paul cuts him off with a clothesline, and he wants to hit the Piledriver. He goes for it, but Dustin backdrops him to block it. Orndorff misses a flying kneedrop off the top rope and Dustin retains with an inside cradle at 11:57.

Orndorff and The Assassin assault Dustin afterwards, with Assassin ramming Dustin into the post. That draws Dusty in, who runs wild with the Bionic Elbow. He wants to take off the mask, which ultimately allows Orndorff to jump him, and The Assassin hits Dusty with the US Title belt. Orndorff sets him up for the Piledriver, but Dustin makes the save and the heels bail.

Winner & still champion: Dustin Rhodes

  • Rating: It was far from a bad match, but the people seemed far more interested in watching Dusty Rhodes against The Assassin than the actual match. This bout lacked something to take it to the next level, although there was nothing wrong with it technically. **
The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags) (w/ Missy Hyatt) vs. Sting & Davey Boy Smith
WCW World Tag Team Championship

They start brawling before the bell even rings. Sting fights Knobbs in the ring while Bulldog beats up Sags on the ramp. However, the cameras catch Rick Rude crawling on his way to the ramp, where he delivers the Rude Awakening to Bulldog. Road Warrior Hawk comes out for the save, but Rude is already nowhere to be seen. Sting helps Bulldog get up and carries him to ringside so the bell can finally ring.

The Nasty Boys jump Sting and double-team him, in what is essentially a Handicap Match. Sting manages to hit a double clothesline and cleans house with a couple of dropkicks. Cover by Sting after a flying fistdrop, released once Sting sees Sags coming in with an elbowdrop for the save, who ends up elbowing his own partner. Davey Boy Smith is still out of it in the corner, as Sting brings it to Sags. Jesse Ventura blames Davey Boy for the attack, as he should’ve been focused on his tag title shot tonight and worry about Rude tomorrow. Not a bad point! Finally, after Sting checks on Davey Boy one too many times, The Nasty Boys get the upper hand. Knobbs suplexes Sting off the apron into the middle of the ring for two. Bearhug by Knobbs, as Bulldog is finally on his feet asking for the hot tag, which wakes up the crowd. Sting breaks the hold with an overhead belly to belly suplex, although that ends up sending Knobbs into his corner, and Sags comes in to prevent the hot tag.

Knobbs chokes Sting with their jacket while Missy Hyatt distracts the referee Nick Patrick. Knobbs applies a camel clutch on Sting back inside the ring. Sting overpowers him to break the hold before finally making the hot tag to Davey Boy. Bulldog comes in and he’s cleaning house. Powerslams to both Nasty Boys, dropkicks to both Nasty Boys, a double clothesline and a double DDT. Then, Bulldog gorilla press slams Sting onto The Nasty Boys. He finishes Knobbs with the Running Poweslam… but the referee is busy with Sting. Meanwhile, Sags comes off the top rope with a flying elbowdrop to the (injured) back of Bulldog’s head. Knobbs gets the cheap pin to retain the belts at 8:30.

Winners & still champions: The Nasty Boys

  • Rating: They told a simple story that was easy to understand, and fans were into Davey Boy’s comeback. The finish might seem lame in a vacuum, but with the added psychology of the Rude Awakening on the ramp about 10 minutes earlier, an elbowdrop to the back of the head is actually a believable ending. At the same time, it’s cheap and illegal, which is a perfect combination. Good little match with a nice story supporting it. **3/4

In the back, Col. Robert Parker gets in Ric Flair’s face as he’s getting ready to come out for our main event. Parker says he hopes Flair wins so Austin can take him down, and that earns Parker a punch in the face.

Main Event

Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) vs. Ric Flair (w/ Fifi)
WCW World Heavyweight Championship

Michael Buffer does the championship introductions for this one. Harley Race gets in Flair’s face just for old times sake, and Flair makes him pay with the Figure Four. However, Vader squashes Flair with a massive splash and we’re underway. Vader punishes Flair with numerous shots in the corner, followed by a clothesline out of the corner. Big slam by Vader. The monster goes up top and delivers a huge flying splash to continue the beating. Somehow, Flair finds the energy to fight back with chops, only to get knocked down by Vader almost immediately. Vader crushes Flair’s leg, which should take away the Figure Four. He follows it up with the usual haymakers in the corner, before throwing him to the outside. Harley throws him into the railing just to be a prick. Vader goes for a flying splash off the apron, but Flair moves out of the way and Vader eats some railing. Flair brings it to Vader, who removes the mask. Back in the ring, Flair knocks Vader down with a big chop. Vader gets his big foot up on a blind charge, which is enough to put Flair down.

Vader goes up top for a flying elbowdrop, but Flair rolls out of the way. Flair puts him in the Figure Four, Vader grabs the ropes to break the hold, and Race uses that distraction to rake Flair’s eyes. That allows the big man to turn things around with a suplex from the apron into the middle of the ring, which gets two. Vader goes up top, he attempts a flying splash that Flair turns into a powerslam of sorts for two. Now it’s Flair going up top, and he delivers a flying fistdrop. Vader whips Flair into the corner, but a Flair Flip sends Flair into the other corner for yet another flying fistdrop. Flair moves out of the way of Vader’s running clothesline, and Vader ends up destroying the referee instead. Vader hits a massive superplex, but there’s no referee to count the pin. He puts Flair in position for the Vader Bomb. Flair moves out of the way and covers Flair for the pin. The referee calls for the bell… but by disqualification! Flair gets the win, but Vader retains the title at 9:24.

Winner: Ric Flair by DQ (Vader retains the title)

  • Rating: Physical and intense match that was very good for the relatively short time they got. Vader was violent when he brought it to Flair, as always. On another hand, Flair was resilient and they delivered a fun match. The referee was great in the end, making it look like a three count when he was crawling, which the crowd bought! The short match left me wanting more, and the finish left the door open for a future rematch. ***1/4

Vader and Steve Austin jump Flair immediately afterwards, attacking him until Dustin Rhodes and The Shockmaster come out to make the save. Flair gets the microphone and challenges Vader & Austin for a tag team match on WCW Saturday Night, with Sid Vicious as his partner.

END OF THE SHOW

Final thoughts: To be totally honest, I wasn’t expecting much from this Clash after the first matches. However, they managed to turn the tables starting with Austin vs. Pillman – the best match on the show. A close second would be Flair vs. Vader, who proved they could deliver a true classic with more time. Furthermore, WCW extended a few storylines throughout this show, which is always a positive. Some of the matches could’ve been better, but I’d still call this an enjoyable event overall for a high 6/10.

POINT SYSTEM

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WrestlerResultRatingMain EventingExtrasTotal
Brian Knobbs12.7501.55.25
Steve Austin13.75004.75
Jerry Sags12.75014.75
Ric Flair0.53.25104.75
Big Van Vader-0.53.25114.75
Lord Steven Regal12.5014.5
Dustin Rhodes12014
Brian Pillman-13.75002.75
Rick Rude00.75011.75
Sting-12.75001.75
Johnny B. Badd-12.5001.5
The Shockmaster10.25001.25
Davey Boy Smith-12.750-0.51.25
Paul Orndorff-12001
Hawk00.75000.75
The Equalizer-10.2500-0.75

That’s all from me today. Make sure you don’t miss the upcoming reviews. WCW Battlebowl is coming up soon, but also WWF RAW reviews, as well as WWF Survivor Series – both the PPV and the Survivor Series Showdown special.

WWF RAW November 8 1993 Review (Scott Steiner Vs. Ludvig Borga)

November 8, 1993
Location: Bushkill, Pennsylvania, USA (Fernwood Resort & Country Club)
Announced attendance: unknown
TV rating: 3.0 (USA Network) [up 7.1% from the previous week’s 2.8 rating]

Hello everyone. Welcome to another RAW review here on the website. This week, The All-American’s Scott Steiner faces Foreign Fanatic Ludvig Borga in a Survivor Series preview. Rick Martel, Bob Backlund and Men on a Mission will be in action as well.

Here is the list of WWF’s champions heading into this episode:

  • WWF Champion: Yokozuna [148th day of his 2nd reign] – previous champion: Hulk Hogan
  • WWF Intercontinental Champion: Razor Ramon [28th day of his 1st reign] – previous champion: Shawn Michaels, before it was vacated
  • WWF World Tag Team Champions: The Quebecers (Jacques & Pierre) [56th day of their 1st reign as a team; Jacques’ 1st individual reign & Pierre’s 1st individual reign] – previous champions: The Steiners (Rick & Scott Steiner)

Note: in title matches, the defending champions are underlined

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Your hosts are Vince McMahon, Bobby Heenan & Randy Savage

The episode begins with a video package promoting tonight’s Scott Steiner vs. Ludvig Borga matchup, as well as comments from both men. Borga says he’ll finish Steiner because he’s superior; Steiner doesn’t like Borga’s attitude and tonight he’ll shut him up!

RAW’s intro plays and the commentators hype up tonight’s events.

Vince announces a poll for fans to pick Quebecer Pierre’s opponent next week: Doink the Clown, Marty Jannetty, The 1-2-3 Kid or… Lex Luger. Really?!

Scott Steiner vs. Ludvig Borga

Borga jumps Scott before the bell even rings, as usual. Clothesline by Borga, who goes up top to deliver a flying clothesline. The fans’ USA chants wake up Steiner, who comes back with a butterfly powerbomb. Steiner follows it up with a pumphandle slam, and Borga takes a powder. The crowd chants USA even louder to throw Borga off his game. However, Borga gets the upper hand once he gets back inside the ring, applying a headlock. Steiner escapes the hold and explodes with an overhead belly to belly suplex for two. Borga comes back with a jumping clothesline for a two count of his own. Powerslam by Borga, but Steiner avoids an elbowdrop and hits a weak dropkick that knocks Borga to the outside. Again, Borga takes his time to get back inside the ring. The Quebecers join him at ringside right before we take a break.

Commercial break

We’re back with Steiner suplexing Borga off the apron into the middle of the ring. Steiner applies a Boston Crab just as his brother Rick Steiner comes down to ringside to prevent The Quebecers from interfering. Borga finally makes it to the ropes to break the hold. Ludvig Borga misses a blind charge in the corner, Steiner whips him into the buckle and rolls him up for two. Small package gets two more. Scott hits a dropkick for two. He goes up top for a very weird missile dropkick (he only hit Borga’s knees) that still gets a two count. Borga manages to come back with a powerslam for two. Borga knocks Steiner to the floor with a right hand and stops to mock the crowd. Meanwhile, Rick Steiner gets up on the apron and Borga attacks him. Rick fights back with a suplex to Borga, The Quebecers jump him and the referee calls it a double DQ at 10:33. The Steiners clear the ring with a double clothesline to Borga.

Result: draw (double DQ)

  • Rating: This was actually a pretty solid matchup with the crowd heavily invested in it from start to finish. The no-contest ending was somewhat predictable, and I have no problem with it as the build towards Survivor Series continues. **1/2

Jeff Jarrett is back with another vignette.

Men on a Mission (Mabel & Mo) (w/ Oscar) vs. Corey Student & Steve Smyth

The last Men on a Mission squash here on RAW was actually quite entertaining, so let’s see if they keep it up. Smyth has the wonderful idea of shoving Mabel to start. Needless to say, the guy gets knocked on his ass immediately. Mabel backdrops Smyth before tagging in Mo for a double dropkick. Student gets a few shots on Mo, but he turns his back to celebrate and that earns him a clothesline from Mo. Sunset flip by Mo for two. Men on a Mission double-team Student before Mo applies a sleeper. Mabel squashes the poor guy like a bug in the corner, follows it up with a DDT and Mo bulldogs Mabel on top of Student for the win at 3:37.

Winners: Men on a Mission

  • Rating: Not as fun as their last squash, but it was still effective. 1/4*
Survivor Series Report w/ Todd Pettengill
  • Pettengill recaps the rules and endless potential scenarios of the traditional Survivor Series matches
  • He recaps the card, which will have a “double main event”
  • First, The All Americans will take on The Foreign Fanatics
  • Tatanka’s replacement will be announced this coming weekend on WWF Superstars
  • The second half of the “double main event” will feature The Hart Family (Bret, Owen, Bruce & Keith) versus Jerry Lawler & his mystery Knights
  • Bret Hart cuts an intense promo saying Lawler will regret messing with his family; it’s one thing to mess with just him, but the whole family wants to take Lawler down
  • Midcard match added to the card – Razor Ramon, Mr. Perfect, Marty Jannetty & The 1-2-3 Kid will take on Diesel, IRS, Rick Martel & Adam Bomb
  • Plus – Bam Bam Bigelow, The Headshrinkers & Bastion Booger will face… four Doinks
  • We see a recap of Superstars where Doink messed with The Headshrinkers before their match
  • Also on the PPV, The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express will defend the Smoky Mountain Wrestling Tag Team Championship against The Heavenly Bodies

Meanwhile, The Undertaker tells you not to drink and drive in a very unique way.

Rick Martel vs. John Paul

Good to see more of Martel after the awesome Intercontinental Title match against Razor Ramon last month. Martel dominates early on thanks to some cheating. Hiptoss and a slam by Martel, but John Paul keeps fighting back. Martel gets more and more cocky in control, as McMahon announces he’ll face Razor in a rematch for the IC Title on Superstars. John Paul tries to make a small comeback with a dropkick, but misses a springboard crossbody and Martel finishes him off with the Boston Crab in 2:52.

Winner: Rick Martel

  • Rating: Solid squash to get Martel over ahead of his title shot on Superstars. 1/4*

Crush is scheduled to come out next for a match with Dan Dubiel. Randy Savage goes after him immediately, even shoving Vince McMahon before getting to Crush. They fight all over ringside, leading to the scheduled match being changed.

Main Event

Bob Backlund vs. Barry Horowitz

Horowitz surprises Backlund with a hiptoss to start. Backlund eventually turns things around and takes Horowitz to the mat. Meanwhile, Randy Savage comes down and returns to the commentary table. Back in the ring, Backlund wants a handshake, for whatever reason. Backlund and Horowitz are doing absolutely nothing, with the focus totally on Savage. They show Crush exploding out of his locker room backstage, and Savage runs after him so they can brawl again.

Commercial break

We come back from break and… no mention of the match, which was thrown out at around 3:49.

Result: draw (no-contest)

  • Rating: The match meant nothing. The focus was always on the Savage/Crush angle. DUD

Meanwhile, the results of the poll are announced. Next week, Quebecer Pierre will face… Lex Luger. Shocking!

The show goes off the air with Savage and Crush fighting outside the arena.

END OF THE SHOW

Final thoughts: An improvement from last week’s episode, but still not as good as it was a few months ago. The featured match was fun with a hot crowd to boot, and Savage/Crush carried the rest of the episode. However, the squashes could’ve been better. Men on a Mission usually appear on RAW but they’re not feuding with anyone yet, Rick Martel (finally) getting a win on RAW was essentially a glorified ad for Superstars, and the less said about Bob Backlund’s match the better. Still, a decent episode overall with nice build for the main event of Survivor Series and especially the feud between Savage and Crush. 6/10

POINT SYSTEM

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WrestlerResultRatingMain eventingExtrasTotal
Scott Steiner02.5002.5
Ludvig Borga02.5002.5
Mabel10.2500.51.75
Mo10.25001.25
Rick Martel10.25001.25
Bob Backlund00101

That’s all from today’s post. Reviews of WCW Clash of the Champions, WWF Survivor Series Showdown, the actual Survivor Series PPV and, obviously, more episodes of RAW are coming up soon. Make sure you don’t miss any of those. As always, thank you very much for your time. Take care!

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WWF RAW November 1 1993 Review (Razor Ramon Vs. Bastion Booger)

November 1, 1993 Taped show (on October 18, 1993)
Location: Poughkeepsie, New York, USA (Mid-Hudson Civic Center)
Announced attendance: unknown
TV rating: 2.8 (USA Network) [up 7.7% from the previous week’s 2.6 rating]

Hey everyone. Welcome to another RAW review here on the site. This week, The Foreign Fanatics will appear ahead of their showdown with The All-Americans at Survivor Series. Plus, Razor Ramon faces Bastion Booger.

Here is the list of champions in the WWF heading this show:

  • WWF Champion: Yokozuna [141st day of his 2nd reign] – previous champion: Hulk Hogan
  • WWF Intercontinental Champion: Razor Ramon [21st day of his 1st reign] – previous champion: Shawn Michaels, before it was vacated
  • WWF World Tag Team Champions: The Quebecers (Jacques & Pierre) [49th day of their 1st reign as a team; Jacques’ 1st individual reign & Pierre’s 1st individual reign] – previous champions: The Steiners (Rick & Scott Steiner)

Note: in title matches, the defending champions are underlined

Enjoy the review!

IMG credit: WWE & thesmackdownhotel.com

Your hosts are Vince McMahon & Bobby Heenan

The show opens with Bastion Booger eating raw food like a maniac backstage ahead of his match with Razor Ramon. Booger says he’ll eat Razor up too. One person found this hilarious, and you know who that was…

Razor Ramon vs. Bastion Booger

This is a non-title match. They face off early on and Razor throws the toothpick at Booger. Lock up to start and we already go to our first break.

Commercial break

We come back with Booger splashing Razor for two. Booger turns his back to do some taunting, allowing Razor to dump him over the top rope to the floor. Back in, Razor with a back elbow smash and Booger gets caught in the ropes à la Andre the Giant. Razor has some fun by slapping Booger’s belly while the referee helps him get off the ropes. Booger takes Razor to the outside, splashing him into the ring post. He rams Ramon a couple of times into the apron and takes him back inside the ring for a bearhug. Razor manages to escape the hold and goes for a slam, but Booger is way too heavy and he can’t do it. Bastion Booger hits a slam of his own for two. He applies the bearhug again. We stay there for a while until Booger changes his mind and rams Razor into the buckle. Razor fights back, Booger reverses a whip into the buckle only to miss a running splash. A clothesline rocks Booger but isn’t enough to take him down, and Razor actually delivers the slam this time around. The spot gets a big reaction. Razor calls for the Razor’s Edge, but Booger reverses with a backdrop. Booger drops all his weight on Razor’s chest for two, but Razor reverses the pin and gets the win at 7:09.

Winner: Razor Ramon

  • Rating: Razor Ramon could do no wrong at this point in his career, and this match proves it. The crowd absolutely loved everything Razor did, and this was as good a match as anyone could have with the Bastion Booger character. The slam and Razor’s Edge teases were cool and got the crowd going, with the fans exploding when Razor slammed him. This was much better than I though it’d be. *1/2
Survivor Series Report w/ Todd Pettengill
  • Pettengill promotes the upcoming Riddick Bowe vs. Evander Holyfield fight that coming Saturday on PPV
  • The All-Americans will take on The Foreign Fanatics in the main event of Survivor Series
  • On Superstars, All-Americans member Tatanka was destroyed by Yokozuna moments after suffering his first loss at the hands of Ludvig Borga
Interview with The Foreign Fanatics

The Foreign Fanatics (Yokozuna, The Quebecers & Ludvig Borga) are in the ring alongside managers Mr. Fuji, Jim Cornette & Johnny Polo. Vince McMahon is hosting the interview.

Cornette wants to know where ‘Tatanto’ is after the beating they gave him on Superstars. He claims the rules of the Survivor Series are to eliminate and survive, and The Foreign Fanatics already have a 4-on-3 advantage after what they did to ‘Tatanto’. In fact, The All-Americans might have no members left by the time Survivor Series comes, as Ludvig Borga will face Scott Steiner next week on RAW. McMahon asks Borga about Steiner, adding Borga could very well be the one who gets “eliminated” next week. Borga thinks that’s nothing but an American dream that will never happen – what he did to Tatanka was a pleasure, and what he’ll do to Steiner will be more than a pleasure. Interesting choice of words. Cornette closes the promo by quoting Agatha Christie’s novel And Then There Were None, which is what will happen to The All-Americans by the end of Survivor Series. They all say “survive” several times and Yokozuna yells “BANZAI” to end the segment.

A fine promo (totally carried by Cornette) to hype the main event of the PPV.

They show a video promoting next week’s Borga vs. Steiner match.

Mr. Perfect vs. The Executioner

The Executioner is Duane Gill under a mask. The announcers mention Perfect will be at the Survivor Series, which sadly didn’t happen since he got hurt. Executioner actually starts in control but that doesn’t last long. Perfect applies an Indian Deathlock and keeps slapping Executioner in the face everytime he tries to get back up. Perfect continues to work the leg until Executioner thumbs him in the eye. However, Perfect takes him back down immediately with the classic kick to the leg. He applies the hold again as he keeps attacking the leg. He hits the necksnap before finishing with the Perfectplex at 4:51.

Winner: Mr. Perfect

  • Rating: This was technically solid, but it was too long for a squash. Sadly, this turned out to be Perfect’s last week of TV (he also beat Iron Mike Sharpe on Wrestling Challenge) before he got injured. He’d only return to the ring four years later with WCW, and he’d only wrestle on RAW again in 2002. 1/2*

Meanwhile, Jeff Jarrett is back with yet another vignette.

The Smoking Gunns (Billy & Bart Gunn) vs. Well Dunn (Timothy Well & Steven Dunn) (w/ Harvey Wippleman)

Billy Gunn avoids a big right hand from Well to start. Billy connects with a right hand of his own and Well hugs Steven Dunn before tagging out. Dunn and Billy get into a wrestling sequence on the mat until we get a stalemate. Dunn gets caught in the wrong corner allowing The Smoking Gunns to take control. Bart Gunn comes in for the first time as The Gunns hit a double-team suplex/crossbody move, but Well breaks up the pin immediately. Bart with a hiptoss and a dropkick, but Well gets involved yet again as he snaps Bart’s neck on the top rope behind the ref’s back. Dunn follows it up with a clothesline for two. Well Dunn exchange quick tags and cut the ring in half. They hit a double-team back elbow smash and Dunn gets two. Well Dunn remain in control through some cheating, though Bart nearly steals it with a sudden O’Connor Roll. Dunn chokes away on Bart, who manages to hit a faceplant before making the hot tag. Billy Gunn makes the comeback on both members of Well Dunn. He’s ready to finish Dunn, but Harvey Wippleman trips him up in front of the referee who calls for the DQ at 7:31.

The teams continue to fight for a while, with The Smoking Gunns clearing the ring.

Winners: The Smoking Gunns by DQ

  • Rating: Solid tag team action that I really enjoyed until the really lame ending. I don’t see the need for a DQ finish in a match like this. *3/4

Meanwhile, Randy Savage joins us via telephone call. Macho Man says he’ll be back to RAW next week to do commentary and confront Crush.

Main Event

Virgil vs. Adam Bomb (w/ Harvey Wippleman)

Poor Virgil doesn’t even get an entrance at this point in his career. There’s a brief ‘Virgil’ chant in the beginning, though. They criss-cross back and forth as if this is Hulk Hogan vs. The Ultimate Warrior, until Virgil hits a sloppy crossbody for two. Virgil with an armdrag and Adam Bomb bails. He stops to talk some strategy with Harvey Wippleman, allowing Virgil to jump him from behind. Virgil turns his attention to Harvey, chasing him all over ringside before entering to hit a dive on Adam Bomb. The action is so awkward here. Bomb finally turns things around with a back elbow smash and chokes away on the ropes. Adam Bomb delivers a standing dropkick and a hiptoss out of the corner. Clothesline by Bomb. Virgil gets his knees up on a blind charge and makes the comeback with a very weird missile dropkick. They sort of covered it up by changing the camera angle, but that looked really bad. Anyway, Virgil covers Adam Bomb for two. The match continues with Virgil crushing Bomb’s SKULL with his KNEES on a springboard high crossbody attempt. Ouchhhhh. The Atom Smasher finishes Virgil at 5:31 and Adam Bomb sure looked PISSED while making the cover.

Winner: Adam Bomb

  • Rating: Good lord, that was a brutal match. It seemed like both men were in completely different planets the whole time, with awkward action from start to finish and a couple of bad-looking spots resulting from bad timing from both performers. Even as the winner, Adam Bomb didn’t come out of this match looking better than he did walking into it. DUD

Next week: Scott Steiner vs. Ludvig Borga, Crush will be in action and Randy Savage will return to RAW.

END OF THE SHOW

Final thoughts: After a mediocre show last week that nearly got a 4 rating, the WWF followed it up with another uneventful episode of RAW. Unfortunately, with very little buildup to Survivor Series, outside of an interview from The Foreign Fanatics, without a strong featured match (Jannetty/Kid from last week was much better than Razor/Booger) and without anything involving Randy Savage or Crush, outside of Randy’s brief telephone call, there’s nothing to save this show from hitting that rating. 4/10

POINT SYSTEM

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WrestlerResultRatingMain eventingExtrasTotal
Razor Ramon11.5002.5
Billy Gunn0.51.75002.25
Bart Gunn0.51.75002.25
Adam Bomb10102
Mr. Perfect10.5001.5
Timothy Well-0.51.75001.25
Steven Dunn-0.51.75001.25
Bastion Booger-11.5000.5
Virgil-10100

That’s all from today’s post. Don’t miss any of the upcoming reviews coming up here on the site. Thank you so much for reading!

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WWF RAW October 25 1993 Review (Jannetty Vs. Kid)

October 25, 1993 Taped show (on October 18, 1993)
Location: Poughkeepsie, New York, USA (Mid-Hudson Civic Center)
Announced attendance: unknown
TV rating: 2.6 [down 13.3% from the previous week’s 3.0 rating]

Hello everyone. Welcome to one more RAW review here on the site. One week after a strong episode headlined by the confrontation between Randy Savage and Crush that ended with the latter’s heel turn, Crush will be in action. Marty Jannetty will face The 1-2-3 Kid in this week’s featured match. Plus, Ludvig Borga, Men on a Mission and Diesel will be in action.

Here is the list of WWF champions heading into this episode: lengths of title reigns based on air dates

  • WWF Champion: Yokozuna [134th day of his 2nd reign] – previous champion: Hulk Hogan
  • WWF Intercontinental Champion: Razor Ramon [14th day of his 1st reign] – previous champion: Shawn Michaels, before it was vacated
  • WWF Tag Team Champions: The Quebecers (Jacques & Pierre) [42nd day of their 1st reign as a team; Jacques’ 1st individual reign & Pierre’s 1st individual reign] – previous champions: The Steiners (Rick & Scott Steiner)

Note: in title matches, the defending champions are underlined

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Your hosts are Vince McMahon & Bobby Heenan

The show starts with a recap of last week’s Savage/Crush summit featuring Crush’s heel turn.

Crush (w/ Mr. Fuji) vs. Phil Apollo

This is Crush’s first match on RAW as a heel. He now wears face paint as well as black, purple and grey attire. Crush easily dominates Apollo, hitting a weird superkick followed by an even worse spinkick. He follows it up with a big clothesline and a legdrop. Stick to moves like that, please! The slow beating continues and Crush hits a gorilla press slam. The head squeezer of doom gets the job done in 2:49 via submission.

Winner: Crush

  • Rating: Basic squash to establish Crush as a heel. It was effective, even with those poor kicks. 1/4*

Meanwhile, Johnny Polo claims he could beat both Marty Jannetty and The 1-2-3 Kid with his hands tied behind his back despite being a manager.

Marty Jannetty vs. The 1-2-3 Kid

Rare babyface vs. babyface match. Jannetty and The Kid are scheduled to be partners at the Survivor Series, and this should be a pretty good friendly bout. They take their time and feel each other out to start. Both men fight over a wristlock until Jannetty flips his way out of the hold. The Kid does the same to prove a point. Jannetty with a hiptoss, The Kid kicks him off, they both kip up and we get a stalemate. The crowd is into it. Kid nearly steals it with a victory roll. Great selljob by Jannetty, who takes his time getting back up. The Kid gets another nearfall by catching Marty with a quick spinkick. Jannetty blocks a hurricanrana attempt with a powerbomb for two. Johnny Polo appears at ringside right before we take a break.

Commercial break

We come back with Johnny Polo tripping Jannetty allowing The Kid to get a two count. The Kid takes advantage of the distraction and takes it to Jannetty. Swanton Bomb misses after Jannetty moves out of the way. Marty covers The Kid and gets two. Faceplant by Jannetty gets two. Polo interferes yet again, this time tripping The Kid. Marty covers The Kid for two. Jannetty asks the referee to get rid of Polo, but The Kid jumps him from behind with a roll-up for two. Jannetty doesn’t appreciate that move, getting more aggressive afterward. Marty outwrestles The Kid on the mat into a pinning position for two. Jannetty gets two with a suplex. He tries a second suplex, which The Kid blocks before hitting a bridge German Suplex for two. We get a ref bump after Kid accidentally whips Marty into the ref, and Kid knocks Marty to the outside with a spinkick. The Kid goes for a somersault plancha but Polo shoves Jannetty into the post, causing both men to get counted out at 13:00.

Result: Draw (double CO)

  • Rating: Good action between two of the most exciting WWF wrestlers at the time. Johnny Polo was brought in to add more intensity to their bout, and played a big part in the finish. I liked what I saw, and it left me wanting more. ***

Johnny Polo laughs about the result afterward, only to get beat up by both Kid and Jannetty.

Jeff Jarrett is back with another vignette.

Ludvig Borga vs. Mike Bucci

Borga jumps Bucci before the bell even rings. Borga hits a double-hand chokeslam while the announcers promote the battle of the undefeated streaks (Borga vs. Tatanka) coming up later in the week on Superstars. Borga hits a slam followed by an elbowdrop. Sideslam by Borga. He takes a lot of time talking trash before delivering a running clothesline to Bucci. Borga uses Lex Luger’s Torture Rack to pick up the win at 3:45.

Winner: Ludvig Borga

  • Rating: This wasn’t horrible but it wasn’t a great squash either. 1/4*

Bobby Heenan interviews Ludvig Borga at ringside afterward. Borga claims he’ll end Tatanka’s impressive undefeated streak much like he’s going to end the American Dream. Not sure about that last part, but he did end Tatanka’s streak on Superstars:

Men on a Mission (Mabel & Mo) (w/ Oscar) vs. Todd Mata & Steve Greenman

Greenman shoves Mo and does a big celebration. Naturally, Mo destroys him easily and stops to celebrate as well. Tag to Mabel who comes in with a big clothesline to Greenman. The announcers say Men on a Mission will get a WWF Tag Team Title shot against The Quebecers on Wrestling Challenge. Mabel & Mo deliver a double-team dropkick to Greenman, who tags in his partner. Mabel overpowers Todd Mata in short order. Double-team elbowdrop by Men on a Mission as Mo gets back inside the ring. Drop toehold by Mo right into an elbowdrop by Mabel. MoM continue to exchange quick tags and Mabel squashes poor Mata with a clothesline in the corner. Mabel puts Mata away with a clothesline in 5:33.

Winners: Men on a Mission

  • Rating: This was actually a lot more entertaining than I expected, although it went a bit longer than it needed. Still, this was fun and The Men on a Mission looked good as a team. 1/2*
Survivor Series Report w/ Joe Fowler

There’s nothing to say about this Survivor Series Report, as Fowler talks about the already advertised Survivor Series elimination matches and throws it back to McMahon & Heenan for RAW.

Main Event

Diesel vs. Dan Dubiel

This is Diesel’s first singles match on WWF RAW. Dubiel tries to surprise Diesel in the first minutes, but Diesel cuts him off immediately before hitting an awkward gutwrench powerbomb. Short clothesline by Diesel. He remains in control with shots to the back of Dubiel. Diesel with a backbreaker and a kneelift. The announcers mention Diesel has the best right hand in the WWF. A few moments later, Diesel delivers a Big Boot to Dubiel followed by a right hand for the easy win in 4:02.

Winner: Diesel

  • Rating: This was not pretty at all. Diesel was not ready to be in the ring regularly, and the WWF smartly kept him managing Shawn Michaels while he could improve on house shows. DUD

We see a video promoting Tatanka vs. Ludvig Borga on Superstars.

Next week on RAW: Mr. Perfect in action, Smoking Gunns vs. Well Dunn, an interview with The Foreign Fanatics (Yokozuna, Ludvig Borga & The Quebecers), Razor Ramon vs. Bastion Booger and Randy Savage will be live via telephone call.

END OF THE SHOW

Final thoughts: I can’t call this a bad episode, as it’s a short show. However, would you miss anything if you skipped this RAW? Absolutely not. This episode was used to promote Ludvig Borga vs. Tatanka on Superstars more than anything, and the best thing about it was the nice Marty Jannetty vs. The 1-2-3 Kid matchup. It was watchable yet skippable – not good, not bad… a low 5/10.

POINT SYSTEM

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WrestlerResultRatingMain eventingExtrasTotal
Marty Jannetty03003
The 1-2-3 Kid03003
Mabel10.500.52
Diesel10102
Mo10.5001.5
Crush10.25001.25
Ludvig Borga10.25001.25

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WCW Halloween Havoc 1993 Review (Texas Death)

October 24, 1993
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA (Lakefront Arena)
Announced attendance: 6,000
PPV buys: 100,000 (up 5.3% from Fall Brawl 1993’s 95,000 buys; down 60% from WWF SummerSlam 1993’s 250,000 buys)

Halloween Havoc is the fifth WCW pay-per-view of 1993. The main feud heading into the show is between WCW World Heavyweight Champion Big Van Vader and Cactus Jack. The latter is looking for revenge after Vader brutally assaulted him back in early 1993 and took him off TV for months. They will spin the wheel and make the deal during the show to determine the stipulation. Plus, Rick Rude vs. Ric Flair for the International World Heavyweight Title, Sting vs. Sid Vicious and much more.

Here is the list of WCW champions heading into Halloween Havoc ’93:

  • WCW World Heavyweight Champion: Big Van Vader [221st day of his 3rd reign] – previous champion: Sting
  • WCW International World Heavyweight Champion: Rick Rude [37th day of his 1st reign] – previous champion: Ric Flair
  • WCW United States Heavyweight Champion: Dustin Rhodes [54th day of his 2nd reign] – previous champion: Dustin Rhodes, before it was vacated
  • WCW World Television Champion: Lord Steven Regal [35th day of his 1st reign] – previous champion: Ricky Steamboat
  • WCW World Tag Team Champions: 2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Alexander Bagwell [20th day of their 1st reign as a team (Scorpio’s 1st individual reign & Bagwell’s 1st individual reign] – previous champions: The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags)

Note: in title matches, the defending champions are underlined

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IMG credit: WWE & Wikipedia

Your hosts are Tony Schiavone & Jesse Ventura

The broadcast begins with a weird mini-movie that lasts a couple of minutes. Four kids are Trick or Treating and go to a scary mansion. Tony Schiavone answers the door and scares the shit out of them by turning into a bat monster. When the kids finally open the door to leave the house, it turns into a shot of the arena. That was VERY odd, especially with the babyface announcer in that role. You have guys like Vader and Sid on the roster, WCW…

The Equalizer & Harlem Heat (Kane & Kole) vs. The Shockmaster, Ice Train & Charlie Norris
Six-Man Tag Team Match
The Shockmaster, Ice Train & Charlie Norris vs. The Equalizer & Harlem Heat WCW Halloween Havoc 1993 Custom Match Card Design

Note about Harlem Heat: Kole is Booker T while Kane is Stevie Ray. I’ll just call them by their more famous names to make it easier for everyone.

What a weird choice for the opener. Booker and Ice Train start it off. Ice Train overpowers Booker with a shoulderblock. Booker with some shots but he can’t powerslam Ice Train, who slams Booker in return. Booker tags in Stevie Ray. Ice Train overpowers Stevie Ray as well before bringing in Tatank… I mean Charlie Norris. Booker returns to the ring and Norris applies a wristlock on him. Tag to Shockmaster who continues to work on Booker’s arm. The faces keep exchanging tags while Jesse buries Shockmaster on commentary.

The heels finally get something in as Stevie hits a cheap kick to Ice Train while he runs the ropes, allowing Booker to dropkick him. Double sideslam by Harlem Heat and Ice Train kicks out of Stevie’s pin with authority. Tag to The Equalizer, who grounds Ice Train. Train comes back with a faceplant and he brings in Norris. Norris isn’t strong enough to take Equalizer down, so he tags in Shockmaster. He knocks Equalizer down with a shoulderblock and a slam. Norris back in and Equalizer takes control again with a clothesline. Norris looks like a major chump here. Kneedrop by Booker gets two. Booker goes up top but Norris moves out of the way of a flying splash. Hot tag Shockmaster, who cleans house and hits Booker with a bearhug into a slam for the win in 9:45.

Winners: Shockmaster, Train & Norris

  • Rating: Below average match to open the show. It wasn’t horrible, but it was quite pointless. *1/2

In the back, Eric Bischoff interviews Terry Taylor, who’s back from a forgettable WWF run. Taylor will be the second referee for Ric Flair vs. Rick Rude and he promises to call it down the middle.

Ricky Steamboat vs. Paul Orndorff (w/ The Assassin)
Custom match card design for Ricky Steamboat vs. Paul Orndorff WCW Halloween Havoc 1993

Orndorff jumps Steamboat from behind right from the get go. Backdrop by Orndorff as he takes it to Steamboat. Steamboat keeps fighting with chops all the time, which is why he’s such a terrific babyface wrestler. Steamboat nearly steals it with a quick O’Connor Roll for two, but Orndorff clotheslines him immediately. Steamboat regroups outside but Orndorff meets him there and the beating continues. Orndorff slams Steamboat on the ramp and even stops for some taunting back inside the ring. Steamboat takes his time getting up while the announcers mention his recent TV matches with Vader. Suddenly, Steamboat sprints for a dive, but he telegraphs it and Orndorff moves out of the way. Backdrop suplex by Orndorff gets two. Steamboat finally catches Orndorff going for a clothesline and takes him down to the mat. Orndorff escapes the hold but runs into a Steamboat crossbody for two. Steamboat proceeds to take Orndorff outside where he rams Paul’s arm into the post twice. He leaves the ring again and whips Orndorff into the railing. Then, Steamboat grabs the referee and threatens him. Back in the ring, Steamboat tries to break Orndorff’s fingers with some joint manipulation. I’ve never seen Steamboat so aggressive, not even during personal feuds.

Steamboat continues to bring it to Orndorff, who begs off in the corner. Orndorff leaves the ring and Steamboat rams his head into the stairs. Good lord, Steamboat. Orndorff with a cheapshot and he’s finally had enough. He rams Steamboat’s head into the apron over and over again before throwing him into the crowd. Orndorff throws Steamboat back inside the ring and comes off the top with an elbow smash for two. Orndorff blatantly uses the ropes for leverage in front of referee Nick Patrick, who finally kicks his hand and Steamboat (awkwardly) cradles him for two. Dragon throws Orndorff outside yet again and hits a flying double axehandle. Inverted atomic drop by Steamboat sends Orndorff back inside, and Steamboat goes up top yet again. Flying karate chop by Steamboat gets two. Steamboat fires away with his chops until Orndorff faceplants him to cut him off. Orndorff is thinking piledriver. Steamboat escapes with a backdrop and pins him for two. Orndorff bridges his way back up, then as Steamboat goes for a backslide, Orndorff rolls him backwards into piledriver position in a great spot. Unfortunately for Paul, Steamboat takes him down and catapults him into the post right into a roll-up for two. That was a great sequence. Backdrop suplex by Steamboat. He goes up top, hits the high crossbody but The Assassin distracts Nick Patrick.

Fun fact: The Assassin (Jody Hamilton) is actually Nick Patrick’s father!

When Patrick turns around, Steamboat only gets two. Orndorff jumps Steamboat from behind, but Steamboat hits a running shoulderblock for two. Another one gets two more. Steamboat chops away on the ropes, the referee forces the break and Steamboat shoves him away. Then, Orndorff pulls the ropes and Steamboat gets knocked over the top rope to the floor, which would’ve been a disqualification. Meanwhile, as Steamboat is getting back in the ring, The Assassin loads up his mask and headbutts Steamboat behind the referee’s back. The shot knocks out Steamboat and Nick Patrick counts him out at 18:35.

Winner by CO: Paul Orndorff

  • Rating: This was a weird match. While I did like the intensity and aggression in this bout, they weren’t even feuding (Steamboat was going to wrestle Yoshi Kwan here but he got injured) and it was odd that he’d do it here. It was an enjoyable match overall, and with an actual story involved this could’ve been great. I really liked the sequence when Steamboat managed to avoid the piledriver twice in a matter of seconds, but other spots were a bit odd. However, at the end of the day it’s Steamboat and Orndorff, so of course it was still good. ***1/4

Schiavone explains the Big Gold Belt held by Rick Rude is indeed recognized as a World Heavyweight Championship internationally. This was done to explain the recent withdrawal of WCW from the NWA, as WCW needed to create a brand new championship lineage (now calling it the International World Heavyweight Championshp) since the NWA Championship couldn’t appear on the show anymore.

Lord Steven Regal (w/ Sir William) vs. Davey Boy Smith
WCW World Television Championship
Lord Steven William Regal vs. The British Bulldog Davey Boy Smith WCW Halloween Havoc 1993 Custom Match Card Design

Michael Buffer does the introductions for this championship match. There’s a 15 minute time limit.

When the match begins, Regal is disgusted and won’t even lock up with Bulldog due to the oil all over his body. Impressive how Regal’s character work was already perfect so early into his career. They fight over a wristlock. Bulldog uses his agility to flip out of Regal’s holds. Regal’s facial expressions are priceless! Regal then does a cartwheel to show off his agility, but Bulldog immediately monkey flips him. We get a stalemate as Regal goes back to the wristlock. They go to a great reversal sequence from there, until Regal hides on the ropes for another stalemate. Chinlock by Regal. They mess up another monkey flip spot as Gary Cappetta announces we’re five minutes in. Regal does his best to avoid a surfboard attempt, but Bulldog is way too strong. However, Sir William causes a distraction and Regal jumps him from behind. Bulldog gets a crossbody for two, but Regal cuts him off with a knee to the midsection. Regal Roll and he whips Bulldog into the turnbuckle for two. Regal throws some uppercuts and wrestles Davey Boy to the mat again. Bulldog with a sunset flip for two, only for Regal to cut him off yet again. There are five minutes left at this point.

Regal smartly works a hold to kill more time, which would allow him to retain the belt. Bulldog escapes the hold, hits a clothesline but Regal slows him down with another knee. Regal with more submission holds. Davey Boy muscles him and gets Regal on his shoulders, but Regal slips out of that predicament and covers Bulldog for two. Regal with another full nelson hold as Bulldog tries to fight out of it. Bulldog muscles him up again, but this time Regal lands on the apron and cheapshots him to remain in control. Bulldog finally escapes and starts making his comeback. Clothesline by Bulldog. Suplex and Regal tries to leave the ring at all costs. Bulldog brings him to the middle of the ring and sets up for the Running Powerslam. Sir William gets up on the apron with the umbrella, but Davey Boy knocks him off the apron using Regal’s feet. Bulldog delivers the Powerslam, but Regal kicks out! Bulldog immediately hits a powerslam with less than ten seconds on the clock, and the 15:00 time limit expires just before the three count.

Result: Time limit draw (Regal retains the title)

  • Rating: As usual in every match with this gimmick, the last minute was very exciting. The story they told made all the sense in the world in terms of psychology and some of their reversals were incredible. With that said, seeing Regal constantly killing time with basic holds did feel repetitive after a while. They did the best they could even though everyone could see the finish coming a mile ahead. Good match. ***

And now, Vader & Harley Race come down to spin the wheel and make the deal for the main event. It will be a Texas Death Match.

Dustin Rhodes vs. Stunning Steve Austin
WCW United States Heavyweight Championship
Custom match card design for Dustin Rhodes vs. Stunning Steve Austin at WCW Halloween Havoc 1993

These two had already wrestled at Halloween Havoc before. In 1991, Steve Austin successfully defended the WCW TV Title against Dustin Rhodes via… you guessed it… a time limit draw!

A fan has a sign at ringside that reads Steve Austin: the wrestler of the 90s. Play the lottery! Austin comes out wearing a Hollywood Blonds vest, but the announcers wonder where Brian Pillman is. This was the beginning of the (abrupt) end of that awesome tag team. Michael Buffer does the introductions for this match as well.

Dustin wants a lockup to start and Austin bitchslaps him in the face. Dustin finally gets him, Austin gets on the ropes, Dustin gives him the clean break and Austin slaps him in the face even harder. Dustin is pissed and Austin runs away. Austin gets back in and tries to apply a Boston Crab. Dustin powers out of the hold and we get a stalemate. Back elbow smash allows Austin to take over. Austin snapmares Dustin for two. Dustin counters with a snapmare of his own and slugs away. Austin cuts him off with a few cheapshots but Dustin answers with a dropkick. Austin hurts himself as Dustin moves out of the way of a knee into the turnbuckle. Dustin targets the injured knee like a shark smelling blood while Austin constantly runs away from him. Austin makes a mistake by getting too close to Dustin, who hits a kneebreaker and goes to work on the injury. A desperate Austin rakes the eyes and, while the referee admonishes him for it, kicks Dustin right in the balls.

Austin exposes his good knee, delivers a kneedrop to Dustin’s jaw and gets two. Slam by Austin, who hurts his own knee doing it. Dustin whips Austin into the corner, Austin blocks it and comes down with a big kneedrop for two. More bitchslaps from Austin result in a slugfest, with Dustin getting the better of that exchange before backdropping Austin. Rhodes goes for the Bulldog, but Austin picks him up and throws him into the top rope. Dustin blocks the Stungun and turns it into a Thesz Press for two. They go to a pinfall reversal sequence from there, and Austin steals the win with his feet on the ropes. Austin wants the belt, but referee Nick Patrick caught him cheating and the match continues. Austin celebrates anyway, and Dustin rolls him up from behind to retain at 14:23.

Winner & still champion: Dustin Rhodes

Austin attacks Dustin with the belt afterward. Dustin is bleeding after that attack and Austin leaves with Dustin’s title.

  • Rating: This was a very good match that deserved a much better finish and a better crowd. They were just dead for it, as they’ve been for everything else. The finish was beyond ridiculous. Still, Austin and Dustin did a very good job here. ***1/4

Meanwhile, the announcers promote the next pay-per-view: WCW Battlebowl coming up on November 20. That concept didn’t need its own show at all, and there’s a reason why they only did it once. Well, at least it’s not on Starrcade anymore.

We see a recap of 2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Alexander Bagwell’s shocking World Tag Team Title win over The Nasty Boys which aired the previous night on WCW Saturday Night.

2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Alexander Bagwell (w/ Theodore Long) vs. The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags) (w/ Missy Hyatt)
WCW World Tag Team Championship
The Nasty Boys vs. 2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Alexander Bagwell WCW Halloween Havoc 1993 custom match card design

Michael Buffer with the in-ring introductions for another title match. The Nasty Boys steal the belts before the bell and the babyfaces jump them from behind before hitting them with the belts. Bagwell forces a kiss on Missy Hyatt and the heels bail.

The bell finally rings with Sags vs. Bagwell officially starting. Sags gets the advantage and The Nasty Boys double-team him to take control. Bagwell blocks a double-team big boot, hits both men with a double dropkick and Scorpio comes off the top rope with a high crossbody to both heels. Bagwell & Scorpio clean house and finally wake up the crowd. The Nasty Boys try to regroup, but Scorpio takes them down with a dive. Back in the ring, Scorpio and Knobbs go at it. Scorpio nearly steals it with a quick victory roll, but only gets two. Double-team shoulderblock by the faces gets two for Bagwell. Thesz Press gets two. The faces stay in control with a double-team hiptoss immediately followed by a double-team elbowdrop for two. Scorpio slows down the action with some holds on the mat, which isn’t great strategy on his part. Jerry Sags does indeed turn things around rather easily, only for Scorpio to come back with a springboard crossbody. Scorpio nearly slipped, but it still looked fine. Scorpio with a dropkick and he goes back to the mat. Bagwell comes in, and The Nasty Boys dump him over the top rope to the floor behind the referee’s back. Missy Hyatt adds insult to injury with a MASSIVE slap to Bagwell’s face.

Bagwell eventually gets back in the ring, only for Knobbs to suplex him for two. The Nasty Boys smartly cut the ring in half. Sags slams Bagwell and a legdrop gets two. Tag to Knobbs who applies a camel clutch. Bagwell is playing the Ricky Morton role perfectly here. Sags getting in Scorpio’s face allows Bagwell to throw a few punches, but Knobbs cuts him off quickly. Knobbs with a legdrop to prevent Bagwell from getting to Scorpio. Bearhug by Knobbs as the crowd cheers Bagwell on. Bagwell breaks the hold, but is double-teamed again and Sags puts him down with a big clothesline. Bagwell manages to hit a russian legsweep on Knobbs and he finally makes the hot tag to Scorpio! The crowd is on fire as Scorpio makes the comeback… but the referee missed the tag! The Nasty Boys miss a double-team attack in the corner on Bagwell, who explodes out of the corner with a clothesline to Sags. HOT TAG SCORPIO! 2 Cold takes care of both members of The Nasty Boys by himself. Moonsault on Knobbs, Sags elbows his own partner by accident and the managers get into a fight on the apron as well. This match is insane. Bagwell with a double noggin knocker to Sags & Missy Hyatt! Scorpio with the 450 Splash on Knobbs… but Sags hits Scorpio in the back of the head with his boot. Knobbs puts one arm on Scorpio’s chest and The Nasty Boys regain the belts at 14:38.

Winners & new champions: The Nasty Boys

  • Rating: A genuinely great match that exceeded all my expectations. Bagwell was the highlight of the bout, playing the face-in-peril role to perfection and finally getting the crowd to react. While the finish could’ve been better, the talent involved did a tremendous job and deserve all the praise for putting on such a good tag team match. ****

Eric Bischoff is in the back with Sid Vicious & Col. Robert Parker who cut a promo on Sting.

Sting vs. Sid Vicious (w/ Col. Robert Parker)
Sting vs. Sid Vicious WCW Halloween Havoc 1993 Custom Match Card Design

Sid attacks Sting from behind and chokes away. Tony Schiavone brings up their Halloween Havoc 1990 match during which Barry Windham ran in dressed as Sting and got pinned by Sid, only for the real Sting to return and retain the World Title. Ah, the Black Scorpion era, those were the days… Anyway, Sid wastes too much time which allows Sting to hit a slam and a couple of clotheslines. Sting brings Sid off the apron into the middle of the ring with a suplex. Sid bails, Sting chases him and they proceed to fight in the crowd. Sting throws Sid back inside the ring. Flying clothesline off the top rope by Sting and Sid kicks out at one. Meanwhile, Col. Robert Parker distracts Sting, allowing Sid to hit a chokeslam. Sid stops to pose on the top rope before ramming Sting into the turnbuckle a number of times. Parker adds some choking of his own with his handkerchief while Sid pounds away.

Sid hits Sting with a really weak chair shot to the back on the outside while Parker distracts the referee. Back in, Sid works a reverse chinlock as the crowd starts a ‘Sid’ chant. Jesse Ventura says the people are chanting for Sting, but it’s pretty clear they’re saying Sid’s name. Powerslam by Sid gets two and he applies a bearhug next. Sting escapes the hold and tries to make the comeback, but Sid catches him and applies it yet again. Sting escapes for good and takes Sid down with a faceplant. Stinger Splash connects. He hits a second one, but Parker gets up on the apron and Sting turns his attention to him. Sid gets up just a few seconds after taking two Stinger Splashes, goes after Sting by the ropes and Parker grabs Sid’s leg by mistake, nearly costing his man the match. After kicking out, Sid grabs his manager by the hair, but before he does anything, Sting rolls up Sid with a quick O’Connor Roll for the win at 10:41.

Winner: Sting

We see Big Van Vader & Cactus Jack getting ready for the main event in the back. Vader is having an intense workout with his manager Harley Race while Cactus is sitting on the floor yelling ‘you can’t hurt Cactus Jack’!

Rick Rude vs. Ric Flair (w/ Fifi)
WCW International World Heavyweight Championship
Rick Rude vs. Ric Flair WCW Halloween Havoc 1993 Custom Match Card Design

Michael Buffer does the introductions and Terry Taylor is the second referee. Hopefully this is better than their disappointing bout at Fall Brawl.

Rude talks trash to Fifi when the match begins so Flair chops away. Flair hits a delayed vertical suplex which gets a one count. Rude misses a kneedrop off the top rope and Flair immediately applies the Figure Four. Rude grabs the ropes to cause the break after about a minute in the hold. Flair continues to work on the leg by ramming it into the post. Back in the ring, Flair adds more punishment to Rude’s leg. Rude eventually grabs Flair by the hair and dumps him to the floor. Flair tries a slingshot sunset flip, Rude blocks it and lands on top of Flair for the pin. However, he grabs the ropes for leverage and Taylor gets physically involved, allowing Flair to reverse the pin for two. Flair hits a crossbody block that takes both men over the top to the floor, with Rude hitting a chair in the process. Flair continues to beat him up on the outside, even hitting a flying double axehandle off the top rope to the floor. Flair makes the mistake of trying it for a second time, which is blocked by Rude. The champion grabs a steel chair, but Taylor stops him from using it. Jesse Ventura is all worked up on commentary!

Back inside the ring, Rude takes Flair down with a backbreaker and applies a chinlock. However, he releases the hold and swivels at Fifi before coming off the top rope with a fist. Rude takes his time after landing on the injured leg, and Flair kicks out at two. Back to the rear chinlock goes Rude. Whip into the corner by Rude, Flair Flip takes out the cameraman and Rude catches Flair with a clothesline. Rude brings Flair back inside the ring the hard way with a suplex. Rude goes back up top and comes down with yet another flying fist for several two counts. Clothesline by Rude gets two as he locks in a bearhug. Flair tries to go for a sleeper, Rude overpowers him and rams Flair’s back into the buckle. Rude tries yet another flying fist, this time blocked by Flair who hits his own version of the Rude Awakening for a nearfall. Flair with a backslide for two. Suplex by Flair and he goes up top, but ends up eating Rude’s boot. They knock referee Randy Anderson down and Rude hits a clothesline, but there’s no one to count the pin as Terry Taylor is checking on Randy. However, Taylor also gets knocked down as soon as he enters the ring. Meanwhile, Rude grabs brass knuckles (which he used to win the title at Fall Brawl), but Flair avoids the punch and hits a backdrop suplex. Flair grabs the brass knuckles himself and knocks out Rude for the three count. However, original referee Randy Anderson saw it and reverses the decision at 19:22.

Afterward, Rude tries to take Fifi to the back, but Flair hits him with the belt and applies the Figure Four on the ramp so she can escape.

Winner by DQ & still champion: Rick Rude

  • Rating: A solid match from a technical standpoint, but there’s something missing from their matches as they don’t have as much chemistry as one would expect. It started off hot and I think it was better than Fall Brawl, but it dragged in the last few minutes. Plus, it had yet another overcomplicated finish in a night full of them. I have to call this one a disappointment. **3/4

The announcers briefly promote next month’s Battlebowl PPV again before running down the rules for the Texas Death Match:

  • There are no disqualifications
  • Falls don’t count – they can pin each other, but it won’t end the match
  • There is a 30 second rest period between each successful fall
  • Falls count anywhere in the arena
  • The match continues until one man can’t get up before a ten count – essentially, last man standing rules

Main Event

Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) vs. Cactus Jack
Texas Death Match
Big Van Vader vs. Cactus Jack WCW Halloween Havoc 1993 Custom Match Card Design

Vader’s WCW Title is not on the line here. They’re not wasting any time as Cactus immediately jumps Vader on the ramp. Vader takes the mask off right away and unloads on Cactus. He ends up punching the post by mistake, and Cactus hits Vader with a chair. Cactus bites Vader and grabs a fan’s camera to hit Vader in the head. Chair shot to the head by Foley. Cactus takes Vader back inside, but misses a blind charge and Vader takes him down with a huge clothesline. Vader pounds away on Cactus in the corner until the latter leaves the ring. Vader goes for a suplex off the apron, Cactus blocks it and hits a suplex of his own. Cactus with a backdrop suplex on the ramp. Harley Race tries to jump Cactus with a chair, but Foley sees him coming and takes the chair away so he can hit Vader in the head again. They keep fighting until they land on the graveyard that reads ‘RIP Vader’. Cactus crawls out first with blood on his face. Vader appears a few seconds later and he’s also bleeding. Before Vader can get back to his feet, Cactus clotheslines him on the floor and scores the pinfall win.

During the 30-second rest period, Cactus grabs a cactus(!) from the stage and uses it to hit Vader as soon as the break ends. Vader lands on the floor by the ramp, so of course Foley jumps off the ramp with the Cactus Elbow and pins him for a second time. Cactus slugs away as soon as the rest period ends, but Vader fights back and drags Foley to the floor. Cactus brings a table to the ring and they continue to fight inside the ring. Cactus rams Vader into the table (it doesn’t break) and covers him for a nearfall. Vader leaves the ring, Cactus tries a sunset flip off the apron, Vader tries to block it with a buttdrop splash but Cactus moves out of the way. Cactus proceeds to slam Vader onto the railing, but misses some kind of flip dive over the railing and lands hard on the floor. Vader dumps Cactus back to ringside and hits him with the chair to the back of the head. Meanwhile, the camera catches Harley Race with a stun gun in his hand. Vader throws Cactus back inside the ring, slams him and hits the Vadersault for his first pin. Vader whips Cactus onto the floor as soon as the 30-second rest period is over. Cactus applies a sleeper, but Vader simply falls backwards and crushes Foley on the ramp. Then, Vader grabs the steel chair and hits Foley in the head. Vader follows it up with a DDT on the chair as trainers come in to check on Cactus. Vader beats up some of them as he wants to finish this himself. Vader covers Cactus Jack for a second time. The wrestlers completely ignore the rest period this time, as Cactus returns the DDT on the chair. The match resumes with both men down, so the referee starts the 10 count. Cactus gets back up… but Harley zaps him with the stun gun. The referee was busy with Vader and totally missed the fact that Foley got back up, so he awards the win to Vader at 15:59.

Harley Race gets a double-arm DDT on the ramp from Foley, who closes out the show standing on his feet.

Winner: Big Van Vader

  • Rating: A great brutal fight that deserved a much better ending. They tore each other apart from pillar to post, beating each other up in the ring, on the ramp, at ringside, through the crowd and even in the graveyard. After such a long feud, they deserved a better payoff than that. Plus, how in the hell did the referee miss Cactus getting back up? Shouldn’t he be checking on both men? The finish wasn’t well done at all. Still, this was a fantastic fight. ****

END OF THE SHOW

Final thoughts: This pay-per-view was carried by the wrestlers and their solid work inside the ring. There were no bad matches on the card – the worst was the opener, and even that was watchable. However, the finishes were beyond terrible and I wonder if the bookers actually put any effort whatsoever into this show. I have to consider it a good pay-per-view overall thanks to the talent, but it could’ve been even better. 7/10

POINT SYSTEM

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WrestlerResultStar ratingMain eventingExtrasTotal
Brian Knobbs1402.57.5
Big Van Vader14117
Jerry Sags14027
Dustin Rhodes13.25015.25
Cactus Jack-14115
Rick Rude0.52.75014.25
Lord Steven Regal03014
Paul Orndorff0.53.25003.75
The Shockmaster11.500.53
Davey Boy Smith03003
Ricky Steamboat-0.53.25002.75
Sting11.75002.75
Charlie Norris11.5002.5
Ice Train11.5002.5
Steve Austin-13.25002.25
Ric Flair-0.52.75002.25
Marcus Bagwell-140-21
Sid Vicious-11.75000.75
2 Cold Scorpio-140-2.50.5
The Equalizer-11.5000.5
Kane-11.5000.5
Kole-11.50-0.50

That’s all from me today. Thank you all for reading! Don’t miss my upcoming reviews of WCW Clash of the Champions, WWF Survivor Series as well as the weekly WWF RAW reviews.

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