British Bulldog vs Jim Neidhart
This was perfectly ok, while at the same time maybe not
being as good as you’d hope for with two family members, one of whom is in his
comeback match. Liked the opening battle of the shoulderblocks, with Bulldog
winning with a leaping version, and DBS showed nice agility in hitting a
standing dropkick out of a test-of-strength. Neidhart goes to “a semblance of a
chinlock”, as described by Vince. Bulldog hurts his leg crashing to the floor after
Owen Hart pulls down the ropes, which lures out Bret from the back, and
Neidhart does a bit of token work on it. Loved Neidhart’s rope-assisted choke,
standing on Bulldog’s throat and really working the rope to add emphasis.
Neidhart misses a splash and Bulldog hits the delayed suplex, albeit with a
minimal delay due to the leg. Owen interferes after Bulldog was going for a
sunset flip, and this draws the DQ. Feels like an odd time for Owen to come in,
especially after quite a lengthy match.
Doink vs Barry Horowitz
Horowitz looks really good in this match, substantially
better than Doink. Doink barely gets enough elevation on a leapfrog and almost
loses Horowitz on a backslide, while Barry gets a nice bridging pin and fully
commits to a missed corner charge. Doink gets a powerslam and the Whoopie
Cushion to win.
Bull Nakano & Luna Vachon vs Alundra Blayze & Heidi
Lee Morgan
Odd match this, with Morgan taking 90% of the match, and
totally dominating Nakano every time Bull is in. Morgan gets a fun,
through-the-legs bridging pin on Vachon, before Luna takes over. However, as
soon as Bull gets in, Morgan starts no selling shoulderblocks and getting a
victory roll before Luna comes in to take control again. Really odd way to book
the monster heel. You can almost hear Vince’s frustration as he complains about
Morgan needing to get the champ in there. He also criticises Heidi’s decision
to try a missed splash rather than make the tag, before Alundra gets in. Nakano
blocks a double suplex and takes both Morgan and Blayze over instead. However,
Luna accidentally hits a missile dropkick on her, and Blayze hits the German on
Luna to win. Baffling booking of Nakano.
Bob Backlund vs Gary Scott
Fun little squash, with Bob letting Scott look quite
competitive on the mat and working a nice sequence with him, before locking in
the chicken wing for the win after a missed clothesline. Good way to end the
show.
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