Hello and welcome to another edition of
Seanomaniac Wrestling Reviews, the only wrestling review series that is more
depressing than wrestling without a live crowd! It’s WWF Saturday Night’s Main
Event, the second to last one that I will cover for quite some time, only one
more after this but this edition will focus on the action before Wrestlemania
VIII. We have Hogan and Sid Justice teaming up to do battle with Ric Flair and
The Undertaker. Meanwhile, it’s rematch time as Savage takes on Jake The Snake
Roberts. Colossal matches right there, cannot wait to see how it all turns out
when it’s all said and done.
(WWF
Intercontinental Championship Match) Rowdy Roddy Piper © vs The Mountie W/
Jimmy Hart
Speaking of rematches, not one I
wanted to see on this night. Piper vs Mountie was a beautiful moment at Royal Rumble
but the performance could have been any heel in there with Piper because Piper
is the god damn man. Mountie steals the championship, Mountie throws Piper to
the floor. Mountie celebrates before Piper clotheslines both down. Piper bangs
their heads together on the floor, massive right hand from Piper on The
Mountie. Piper tries re-entering the ring, Mountie takes control as Hart holds
onto the leg of Piper. Mountie has Piper in the tree of woe, flying reverse
elbow by the challenger for two. Piper is pushed into the referee who is down,
Mountie lands a piledriver.
Jimmy Hart steals a cup of water to revive
the referee, Mountie pours it on Piper. Cattle-prod does not work on Piper even
though he is covered in water, Piper throws Jimmy Hart to the floor and stabs
Mountie with the cattle prod to retain his championship.
The match was as good as the one at
Royal Rumble and by that, I mean it was equally average in every way. Piper
reveals under his shirt a shock-proof shirt so that’s why the cattle prod was
not effective. Yeah, thankfully this match was short and now we have Piper vs
Bret Hart to look forward to do at Wrestlemania.
Winner: Rowdy
Roddy Piper over The Mountie via Cattle Prod!
The Undertaker
& Ric Flair W/ Mr. Perfect vs Hulk Hogan & Sid Justice
We see footage from the rumble where
the commentary and crowd has been overdubbed as Gorilla and the crowd are
booing and admonishing Sid for eliminating Hulk Hogan. It is comical due to how
clearly doctored the footage is now, the crowd had erupted for Sid crying out
for something new. We also have the return of Brutus Beefcake after his sailing
accident which almost ended his career and the possibility of winning the
Intercontinental Championship.
Justice and Flair to start, Flair is
backing away as soon as the bell rings. Justice has his eyes raked, whip
reversed to the buckle as Flair eats a back body-drop and a hip-toss. Flair
powders and regroups, Justice tags in The Hulkster. Eye rake and whip by Hogan,
same back body-drop and hip-toss but Taker eats a hip-toss too. Taker is rammed
into the knee of Justice, tag to Justice. Knees by Justice, Taker fires back.
Taker cannot slam Justice, Justice slams Taker. Into the knee of Hogan, Justice
tags Hogan. Scoop slam for Taker, scoop slam for Flair. Clotheslines to Flair
and Taker, Hogan is running wild brother. Hogan grabs a headlock on Taker, tag
to Justice.
Taker goes to the throat, in comes
Flair. Double clothesline, Hogan saves Justice. Double atomic drop from Taker
& Flair, Taker gets a two. Double gut-buster is thwarted by Hogan, Justice
& Hogan boot Flair and clothesline Taker. Justice stares down Hogan though
who is hogging the spotlight, Taker sneaks up on Justice. Throat thrusts from
The Deadman, tag to Flair. Chops from Flair, closed fists to the head. Taker
chokes Justice in the corner, Taker is tagged in and lands a massive diving axe
handle. Massive chop from Taker, Flair and Taker continue to double team
Justice. Justice grabs the two though, noggin-knocker from Justice. Tag to
Hogan, Hogan lands right hands on Flair & Taker, Paul Bearer is smacked
too.
Perfect distracts Hogan, Flair chop
blocks and drops his weight on the leg. Figure Four from Flair, Justice is
turning his back to Hogan. What is this about? Hogan turns the hold to apply
pressure to Flair, Hogan is reaching for the tag while Justice has this smirk
on his face. Taker comes in for a flying clothesline, Flair is now the legal
man. Flair is on the top rope, Hogan tosses Flair off the top rope. Beefcake is
willing on Hogan, Justice is in the corner laughing at Hogan. Beefcake is
confused, Taker chokes Hogan in the corner. Tag to Flair, chops in the corner
have no effect on Hogan. Hogan shakes it off, stalking Flair before Taker lands
an illegal headbutt.
Whip to the corner, Hogan manages to
clothesline Taker & Flair. Hogan is reaching out for Justice, Justice is
staring down Hogan. Justice is looking down on Hogan, Justice drops down from
the apron and walks out on Hogan. Beefcake cannot believe this, the two have
words. Flair & Taker batter Hogan in the ring, Beefcake is caught in two
minds at what is happening. Flair throws down the referee, Beefcake risks
everything to help Hogan as Hogan is back up and batters the duo. Taker &
Flair are out of here but what will happen between Hogan & Sid Justice?
So, hot crowd like always for a Hogan
match. Always a good time, the angle though how do we feel about it? Well I
liked that Sid was getting infuriated by Hogan unintentionally stealing the
spotlight from the two. Sid Justice explains his actions after the match where
Sid was infuriated that Hogan was named number one contender. Justice cuts an
awesome promo, intimidating and believable. What’s also interesting is we are
close to Wrestlemania and the plans are Flair vs Hogan which is not going to
happen, interesting to see how it all develops.
Winners: Hulk
Hogan & Sid Justice over Ric Flair & The Undertaker via DQ!
Hacksaw Jim
Duggan & Sgt. Slaughter vs The Beverley Brothers.
Duggan and Blake kick us off, Duggan
lands a clothesline on Blake. Side headlock from Duggan, Beau smacks Duggan
from the apron with a weapon. I believe it was the scroll of The Genius, Beau
lands on the back of Duggan. Whip off the ropes, Duggan kicks Beau who lowers
his head off an Irish whip. Beau tags Blake, Duggan tags Slaughter. Right hands
in the corner, whip to the buckle and back body-drop. Abdominal stretch from
Slaughter, Beau interferes before Slaughter lands a back-breaker for two. All
four men in the ring as it breaks down, the scroll is in the ring and Slaughter
waffles Blake. Duggan lands his Three-Point Stance Clothesline for the win.
Quick and solid!
Winners: Hacksaw
Jim Duggan & Sgt. Slaughter over The Beverly Brothers via Clothesline!
Macho Man Randy
Savage vs Jake The Snake Roberts
This should be a meaty encounter considering
what these two did to one another last time, Roberts slapped Elizabeth to get
his heat back after losing to an irate Savage. This match starts on the floor,
Roberts meets the ring-post hard. Eye rake by Roberts, Savage is in pursuit.
Savage pulls Roberts into the ring-post, Savage rips at the eyes of Roberts.
Savage throws a chair in the ring, the referee throws the chair out. Savage
chokes Roberts using his boot, the referee is having trouble restraining The
Macho Man. Elbow to the throat from Savage, Roberts is bleeding from his nose.
Knee to the back, thumb to the eye from The Snake.
Savage is tossed to the floor as
Roberts looks as his bloody hands. Savage is sent into the buckle, Savage is
tossed to the floor again. Roberts sends Savage into the ring-post, Savage lies
in a heap at ringside. Roberts is reversed, sent into the corner. Elbow by
Savage, Savage tries a top rope diving axe handle. Savage misses as Roberts
lands a gut-punch, DDT in the middle of the ring. Roberts sits in the corner, preferring
to watch Savage struggle to his feet. Roberts lands his short-arm clothesline,
the prelude to his finishing manoeuvre. Savage back-drops Roberts to the floor,
Savage climbs to the top rope. Diving axe handle into the guardrail, Roberts clutches
his throat. Diving Elbow Drop from Savage and Roberts has been beaten by The
Macho Man.
I love the intensity and hatred that
both men bring to this feud. When you talk of two individuals that hate one
another, this feud is perfect for capturing this feeling. Roberts’ actions in
this feud were despicable and Roberts played that role to the perfection. The
saddest part to it all is Roberts is going to leave the company following
Wrestlemania which is such a shame due to the potential of Roberts feuding with
all the top babyfaces of the WWF. Easily could have been a WWF Champion, I
salute you Roberts for the entertainment you have provided over the years and
during this reviews.
Winner: Randy
Savage over Jake Roberts via Diving Elbow Drop!
That was the second last WWF Saturday
Night’s Main Event of its original run and what a way to finish strong. This
had two major angles going on and both delivered, we have Hogan vs Sid Justice
all but confirmed and we have the ending of Savage vs Roberts. While I would
have wished to seen Roberts vs Savage go for one more with a street fight like
match to end the series, wishfully thinking that Roberts would have won this
encounter, I am satisfied with how much intensity and hatred these men brought
to one another over the course of this feud. Roberts is without a doubt the
best heel in the company at the time and money was left on the table with
Roberts departing shortly. Sid Justice is so intense and so intimidating, I
cannot wait to watch him through the next number of years come to dominate the
sport as the ruler of the world. Thanks for reading, hope you are staying safe
and remember: there’s always another night!
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