The “Undertaker” vs Butch Banks
Nothing like kicking off with a painfully dull squash. Really
slow paced match, with Brian Lee successfully aping the methodical pace of the
real Taker, which unfortunately doesn’t make for an entertaining bout. Lots of
choking against the ropes, awkward looking big boot before an admittedly nice
chokeslam gets the win.
Lex Luger vs Chad Miller
Doesn’t feel like Lex is really putting his all into this.
He openly telegraphs some armdrags, doesn’t bother rolling back on a failed O’Connor
roll and spends the bulk of this three minute squash working Miller’s arm.
Miller hits a few crap leaping kicks to really highlight how poor this is,
before Luger hits the flying forearm to win.
IRS & Bam Bam Bigelow vs Tatanka & Doink the Clown
Surprisingly decent tag match, with an ending that actually
benefits from hindsight. Million Dollar Corporation members IRS and Bigelow
have a tag title match at Summerslam, whilst Tatanka is facing Lex Luger in the
belief he’s sold out to the Million Dollar Man, so there’s some storyline
strands tying this all together. Doink is the odd man out, so the smart money
would be on Doink taking the fall. There’s a nice spot early on in this where
Doink catches a boot from Bigelow, and instantly I thought “Ah, Bam Bam is
going to hit an enzuigiri here”, only for Doink to duck the enzuigiri and hit
big elbows to Bigelow’s back. Odd moment where Tatanka hits two clotheslines to
stagger Bigelow, only for IRS to try and pull the ropes down as he runs them
and tries a third time. However, Tatanka completely no-sells this and hits a
clothesline on Bigelow anyway. The heat gets worked on Tatanka after IRS
interferes more successfully. There’s a short period of heat on Tatanka before
he collides full-force with Bam Bam as they both try crossbodies. Looks like a
car crash. Doink gets the hot tag, but Tatanka manages to distract the referee,
leading to a Bam Bam enzuigiri to Doink, followed by the Write-Off to give the
heels the win. Knowing as I do now that Tatanka joins the Corporation in a few
weeks time, this is a lovely little detail, with Tatanka “accidentally” giving
Bam Bam and IRS the win.
Bob Backlund vs Kevin Kreuger
This is evidently just after Backlund turned heel, as he’s
still got the floppy hair and acts like a cheery 80’s babyface. He just
outwrestles Kreuger, sending him to the mat and letting him get up, only to
send him back down again. He keeps looking for cheers, cheers that he’s not
going to get. The “We Want Bret” chants from the crowd visibly annoy him, and
he instantly whips on a crossface chicken wing to tap out Kreuger. Really
effective, you can see the gradual swing into madness.
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