The Bushwhackers vs the Quebecers
Oh, this was very much a poor match. This is non-title, the
Quebecers still the champions following Wrestlemania X, and for a lot of the
match you feel like they’ll put the Bushwhackers over, as they control the
majority of the bout. There’s one bit where the tag champs have to stand around
like idiots for 30 seconds as the Bushwhackers dance around the ring, then
attack them. It feels like the heel/face divide is all wrong, with Jacques
having to power out of a chinlock in order to make a “hot tag” to Pierre.
Except that Pierre then also gets dominated. The Bushwhackers are an aged
comedy tag team and they totally blitz the tag champs. FINALLY, when we get
back from the break the Quebecers have control. We get a few nice Quebecer
double teams, where Jacques uses Pierre as a weapon, and the champs work over
Luke. The hot tag gets made and Pierre has to be saved by Jacques in order to
keep from being pinned by a battering ram. It takes a Johnny Polo distraction
and a knee to the back from Pierre to give the Quebecers the win. Ridiculous.
Tatanka vs Chris Hamrick
Pretty fun squash. When I saw Hamrick was the jobber, I
wondered to myself if he’d take the Hamrick Bump, and I wasn’t disappointed. It
comes in the first few minutes, and Vince near loses his mind over it. It even gets
a mid-match replay. That aside, Tatanka’s offence looks really good here, more
in line with grouchy stiff Tatanka from 2006. Big clotheslines, nasty stiff
chops and a bit of added emphasis on all his moves. The End of the Trail gives
Tatanka the win.
Diesel vs Ken Lucia
JIP after we watch Diesel’s entrance. Basic, nothing squash
with Diesel slowly beating up Lucia. Powerbomb gets 3.
Jeff Jarrett vs Koko B Ware
Nice to see Koko still appearing in 94. Unlike the
Bushwhackers earlier, Koko can still go and this is a good little bout. Jarrett’s
character work is terrific, so cocky at the start just by virtue of hip-tossing
Ware twice. Then, as soon as Koko takes over, Jarrett stooges about, dizzily
putting over his offence. Koko misses a corner splash, and an angry Jarrett is
all over him, viciously wearing him down. What’s great is how Jarrett slowly
regains his arrogance as the bout continues. Ware gets a brief flurry of
offence, but ducks his head to allow Jarrett to nail a DDT for the win.
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