Wednesday, 12 April 2017

WWF Raw 16/05/1994

Very brief episode of Raw this week. A lot of time is spent on the Earthquake/Yokozuna sumo bout which ends this broadcast. Couple of fun matches though...

Bam Bam Bigelow vs Sparky Plugg
Nothing makes a wrestler sound less threatening than Vince repeatedly referring to him as “Sparky”. I’ve not really enjoyed Bigelow on these old Raw’s, but this was pretty good. They worked a simple cat-and-mouse match, with the future Bob Holly using his speed to try and evade Bigelow. His hope spots are interspersed nicely, and I dug some of Bigelow’s offense here. His shots to the kidney with Holly trapped in the corner looked vicious. Plugg makes his comeback by avoiding a Bigelow corner charge, and hits a nice flurry of moves – bulldog, DDT, top rope crossbody – for two. Luna trips him as her runs the ropes, and this leaves him prone for a slingshot headbutt to give Bigelow the win. Best that both guys have looked in 94 thus far.

Diesel vs Mike Moraldo
Moraldo is a jobber with a thinning mullet, but he’s pretty fun here. Throws a few mean punches before letting Diesel hurl him over the top to the floor in a big bump. He also eats Snake Eyes with a big chest bump before the Jackknife gives Diesel the win.

Owen Hart vs Tony Roy

Owen looks great here, moving swiftly and with nice looking execution. His gutwrench suplex looks terrific. Loved Owen sitting back with a chinlock and having to be stopped by the ref from hitting Roy in the head with a clenched fist. Roy gets a brief flurry, but misses a dropkick and Owen immediately locks in the Sharpshooter to win. Loved Owen going straight to victory the moment he’s in the briefest trouble

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