Hello and welcome to another edition of
Seanomaniac Wrestling Reviews, the only wrestling review series on the internet
that is in more hot water than Velveteen Dream! It’s time for Saturday Night’s
Main Event and sadly, this is one of the last ones for a while as we won’t be
seeing this until around Wrestlemania. Some have been great, others have been
awful but I would not change viewing them for a second. So what do we have
here? Well, it’s time for a 20-Man Battle Royal as well as The Ultimate Warrior
looking to take out Sgt. Slaughter as well as The Nasty Boys defending their
WWF Tag Team Championships against The Bushwhackers.
Sgt. Slaughter W/
Colonel Mustafa & General Adnan vs The Ultimate Warrior
What has changed? Rematch time as
Slaughter takes on Warrior, Randy Savage is on commentary due to his career
ending. We start with Warrior slamming Slaughter to the mat, clothesline and
back body drop. Slaughter is punched to the floor, massive right in the aisleway.
Back to the ring, Slaughter is begging for mercy. Eye poke by Slaughter,
Slaughter tosses Warrior to the floor. Mustafa attacks Warrior before Slaughter
assumes control, axe handles to the spine. Warrior is rammed into the ring
apron, Slaughter continues to punish Warrior. Gut-buster from Slaughter, whip
off the ropes and Slaughter applies the bearhug.
Mustafa is happy with the work of
Slaughter, Warrior breaks free and lands a scoop slam. Warrior collapses to the
mat in pain, Slaughter goes right to the spine. Bearhug once more, Paul Bearer
comes to ringside with the coffin that Warrior was placed in by The Undertaker.
Warrior breaks free from Slaughter’s grip but Warrior eyes up that coffin as
Bearer stares a whole through Warrior. Warrior is clotheslined to the floor by
Slaughter, Slaughter lands blow after blow but Warrior is shaking it all off.
Right hands and clotheslines for Slaughter, flying shoulder block but Bearer
opens the coffin and Undertaker is inside. Warrior and Undertaker lock eyes,
Slaughter lands a blow on Warrior. Mustafa, Adnan Slaughter and Undertaker
demolish Ultimate Warrior.
Man, they were high on Undertaker from
the get-go, The Man From The Darkside has Warrior and Hogan backing up in fear,
The Undertaker could be taking down two of the strongest forces in the WWF
without so much as breaking a sweat. Warrior lands clothesline after
clothesline on Undertaker and Taker takes it all in, The Undertaker has his
eyes set on Warrior and this could be quite the match.
Winner: Ultimate
Warrior over Sgt. Slaughter via DQ!
(WWF World Tag
Team Championship Match) The Nasty Boys © W/ Jimmy Hart vs The Bushwhackers
Butch & Luke have a shot at
winning tag team gold against the newly crowned champions in The Nasty Boys.
Luke and Knobbs, knees by Knobbs in the corner. Elbows and forearms, Luke
dodges and pummels Knobbs before Knobbs cowers in the corner. Boot and right
hands by Knobbs, shoulder thrusts in the corner. Luke reverses an Irish whip,
rights and lefts by Luke. Butch saves Luke from a cheap shot, Knobbs and Sags
are whipped into one another and knocked down with double clotheslines. Sags
poses for the fans as Butch poses too, Sags attacks Butch from behind with a
massive forearm.
Sags whips Butch, reversal by Butch.
Knee to the gut and a knee-lift, running clothesline from Luke for two. Knobbs
saves the match, Sags and Knobbs eat Battering Rams as The Bushwhackers are in
firm control. Luke is whipped off the ropes and Knobbs nails Luke with a kick to
the head, Sags steps on the head of Luke. Multiple elbow drops from Sags, tag
to Knobbs who quickly tags Sags who hits a big elbow but Butch makes the save.
Whip to the buckle, Luke dodges Sags.
Luke tags Butch, Sags tags Knobbs.
Rights and lefts, massive clotheslines from Butch to both Nasty Boys. Cover
with Sags saving the match, Luke is with the referee. Sags interferes
illegally, Butch eats a clothesline from Knobbs. Luke saves the match, a
near-fall for Bushwhackers as Luke trips Knobbs. Big brawl before Knobbs trips
Butch and with some help from Sags, The Nasty Boys retain their championships
before The Bushwhackers use their battering ram to knock both Nasty Boys out of
the ring.
Fun match, Bushwhackers may be limited
to what they can do after years of brawling but they have a gimmick that gets
the fans on their feet and they use it to their advantage because this may be
short but it is entertaining.
Winners: The
Nasty Boys over The Bushwhackers via Roll-Up!
20-Man Battle
Royal
A lot of your top WWF Superstars in a
battle royal because why not, the big angle going into this is Earthquake
squashing Damian, Jake The Snake Roberts’ snake. We have the likes of Hogan and
Mr. Perfect in here too as well as Tugboat, Haku, The Rockers, Warlord,
Barbarian and more. Jake has Lucifer with him, Damian’s big brother. We begin
with people squaring off in corners as Mr. Perfect surveys the scene from the
apron. Roberts goes right after Earthquake, Hogan chops at the behemoth too.
Jannetty and Roma brawl by the ropes, Jannetty eliminates Roma before Roma
returns the favour by pulling down Jannetty.
Not as choreographed as you would
imagine, seems to be no rhyme or reason to who is attacking who. Warlord dumps
out British Bulldog, revenge for his defeat at Wrestlemania. Snuka is gone via
Haku, Tanaka was thrown out beforehand but the camera missed by who. Earthquake
dumps out Roberts, all that build up for that. Roberts brings out Lucifer,
scaring Earthquake and everyone in the process. We restart, Tugboat and Hogan
were brawling before a bunch of heels broke it up. Bodies start being dumped
out, Duggan takes out Warlord. Earthquake takes out Duggan as well as Texas
Tornado, Hogan grabs Earthquake and dumps out Earthquake. Tugboat dumps out
Hogan, that’s a huge elimination but Michaels dumps out Hogan with ease.
Bossman wants Perfect, Perfect and
Barbarian combine to eliminate Bossman as Perfect dropkicks Bossman into
Barbarian who back drops him out. Michaels manages to dropkick Haku out of the
ring, we have Valentine and Michaels as well as Heenan Family members Mr.
Perfect and Barbarian. Perfect and Michaels tear it up, Perfect almost flies
out. Dropkick by Michaels, Michaels is whipped to the apron. Michaels ducks the
first punch but Perfect elbows Michaels off the apron. Valentine is stuck in
there with two Heenan Family members, Valentine knocks down Perfect and chops
away at Barbarian. Perfect aids Barbarian and the beatdown continues on Valentine,
Perfect dropkicks Barbarian by mistake, Valentine dumps out Barbarian.
Vicious chops in the corner by
Perfect, Valentine reverses the hold. Whip to the buckle, chop sends Perfect
flying. Super atomic drop sends Perfect into the buckle, elbow to the head.
Wind-up elbow drop from Valentine, make it two. Perfect is tossed but holds
onto the ropes, Valentine tries valiantly to toss out Perfect but Perfect
reverses the scoop slam to dump out Valentine.
So, this match means nothing until the
last few minutes. What is there to note? Well, Tugboat dumped out Hogan, will
that lead to something? Surely, that is a massive deal. Shawn Michaels makes a
name for himself, they obviously had their eyes on the future Heartbreak Kid.
Valentine gets a crowd reaction that you will not believe unless you see it but
yeah, this battle royal meant nothing seemingly in the long term and it was not
entertaining either so very disappointing to be honest.
Winner: Mr.
Perfect!
Ted Dibiase W/
Sensational Sherri vs Bret Hart
Dibiase beats down Hart to start, Hart
counters with a reversal whip to the buckle and a hip-toss. Multiple
clotheslines and Dibiase is dumped to the floor, plancha from The Hitman. Side
headlock takedown from Hart, Dibiase reverses for a two count. Dibiase eats a shoulder
block, missing a clothesline but Sherri grabs Hart’s ankle. Dibiase knees
Sherri by mistake, O Connor roll up from Hart for two. Shoulder block again by Hart
before a massive stun-gun from Dibiase, piledriver from Dibiase. Two for
Dibiase, whip off the ropes. Dibiase misses a scoop slam, O Connor roll is
countered as Hart is sent to the floor.
Sherri marvels at Dibiase’s work,
Sherri gets in a slap on Hart. Sherri chokes Hart behind the referee’s back,
Dibiase distracts the referee. Dibiase chokes Hart using the ropes, more
attacks from Sherri. Chops in the corner from Dibiase, Hart is whipped into the
buckle sternum-first. Million Dollar Dream is applied, Hart backs Dibiase into
the buckle who hits his head hard. Dibiase is on the middle rope, Hart counters
with a right hand. Right hands from Hart, to the ribs from Hart. Inverted
atomic drop and flying elbow for two, Russian legsweep from Hart for two.
Hart is upset with the call from the
referee, back-breaker from Hart. Bret’s rope elbow drop for two, Hart is
frustrated now. Right hands, Dibiase ducks under Hart. Sherri grabs Bret’s
foot, Sherri backs up. Hart eats an axe handle from behind, Piper has seen
enough. Piper is walking to the ring, Hart slams Dibiase into the mat. Sherri
spots Piper, Piper tells Sherri to get out of here, scaring her off. Piper
looks under the ring, finding a broom saying that Sherri is a witch before smacking
Sherri away. Dibiase rakes the eyes of Hart, Dibiase is after Piper. Hart and
Dibiase brawl in the ramp, the referee calls for the bell as they are counted-out.
So, these two locked up at Survivor
Series for a number of minutes and it was great. They were given more time here
and they killed it again, Dibiase is great and Bret has quickly found his feet
as a singles wrestler. Again, focus is Piper vs Dibiase with Virgil serving as
a back drop, almost an afterthought. I just wonder how this will actually play
out when it is time to do business. Exciting times in the WWF for sure!
Double Count-Out!
The Mountie W/
Jimmy Hart vs Tito Santana
Wrestlemania rematch, they lock-up.
Clean break from The Mountie, Santana decks Mountie with a right hand. Atomic drop
and dropkicks from Santana, Jimmy Hart and Mountie regroup on the floor before
Santana comes out, sending Mountie into the ring apron. Back in the ring,
Mountie goes low with rights but Santana is in control. Rights and lefts from
Santana, Mountie is down in the corner. Whip to the buckle, monkey flip is
blocked by Mountie. Santana holds his head, Mountie stomps away at Santana.
Mountie has Santana in a hold where Santana cannot defend himself, Santana is
bounced off the buckle over and over.
Santana blocks a splash with his
knees, Flying Forearm from Santana. Jimmy Hart is in the ring with the cattle
prod, Flying Forearm to Jimmy Hart. Hart dropped the prod to Mountie though,
the referee does not see it and either does Santana. Cattle prod to the throat
with cheesy electric sound effect and Mountie steals the win. Yeah, it was
grand and short.
Winner: The
Mountie over Tito Santana via Cattle Prod!
An alright edition, a good showcase
for Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker. All those three men look
great, I want to see Taker vs Warrior. Not sure about Hogan vs Tugboat, will it
lead to anything? Will we get Piper vs Dibiase? More questions than answers,
not always a bad thing though. Thanks for reading and remember: there’s always another
night!
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