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Supertape 3
Host: Sean Mooney, Alfred Hayes
Commentators: Sean Mooney, Alfred Hayes, Gorilla Monsoon
Another Coliseum Video here, this one looking to be from late 90 to early 91. Theres nothing special at all here as there are two shows left in this series and I wanted to get through one of them and clear out some of the stuff Ive head on my list for awhile. Lets get to it.
The theme here is Sean and Alfred are flying the show. Expect a lot of plane jokes. Oh dear.
First up is a commercial for the AWESOME WWF figures and ring.
Intercontinental Title: Mr. Perfect vs. Texas Tornado
Tornado won the title at Summerslam and this is Perfects rematch. I have no idea where we are as I dont recognize the arena at all. Von Erich easily overpowers him here and you can tell Perfect wants to bump here. Perfect grabs a sleeper out of the corner and Tornado is in trouble early on here. Off to a headlock here as the fans think its boring.
And never mind as were right back to the damn sleeper. Is Kerry in Jeff Hardy mode tonight and cant go or something? The first sleeper went on maybe two minutes into this and has been on for over half the match now. Von Erich finally gets out of it and avoids a dropkick to take over.
Upon further review, this is in Toronto. Perfect gets caught in the Claw and the Tornado Punch sends Perfect to the floor. We hit the floor and Tornado hits a big chop to Perfect. And never mind as Perfect sends him into the post and wins by countout. Well that came out of nowhere. At least its over I guess
Rating: D-. Pretty freaking terrible here with neither guy doing a damn thing and the whole match lasting maybe five minutes in total. There was no heat as the whole thing was about a freaking sleeper hold and then we went outside. This was a boring match and just bad all around, which is odd as Von Erich (Tornado if that wasnt clear) is usually really energetic. Probably high as a kite though.
We make more bad jokes about planes. Mr. Perfect got a bit too close to the tornado there and lost altitude. He won the damn match you moron. Sean says were shifting course to Fiji. Ok then.
Barbarian vs. Jimmy Snuka
First thing said here: We are in Toronto, Canada! THEN WHY DID YOU HEAD TO FIJI YOU INCREDIBLY STUPID MAN??? This is what the early 90s were like for me people. I hope you can feel my pain. Hayes says itll be short so Ill believe him because Judo Al Hayes would never lie to me right? Hayes thinks that Barbarian may be as fast as Snuka. Is there anyone here that has a functioning brain???
They circle each other for a very long time before a lockup breaks the monotony. Enough of that contact jazz. More walking around! Headlock by Barbarian goes on as we talk about Heenan not being around for some reason. Snuka speeds things up a bit and takes him down with a flying headbutt. The bad stereotype hits the floor with a headache. Fire this man already. A Samoan with a headache. Are you freaking kidding me?
Cross body gets two and a dropkick sends Barbarian to the floor. Barbarian is shaken up without Heenan here is the idea. This is an incredibly slow paced match which isnt a good idea with Snuka out there as hes known for his high flying stuff. Test of strength is teased and we get nothing. Barbarian hammers away very slowly so Jimmy chops away, probably out of boredom.
Clothesline puts Snuka back down as Im trying to not nod off here. We go to the floor for a bit and nothing at all is happening here. Its like theyre trying to take a five minute match and turn it into a fifteen minute one (yes thats how long this is). Sunset flip by Snuka is countered for two and then the counter to that, into another sunset flip gets two. Now its off to a bear hug which is exactly what this match didnt need.
Thankfully it doesnt last long though. Barbarian decides weve had enough non-bear hugging excitement so we go right back to it maybe 5 seconds later! Snuka unleashes his wide variety of chops after escaping and then takes FOREVER to cover. Cross body is rolled through for two. Snuka runs into a knee and Barbarian rolls him up and puts his feet on the ropes for the cheap pin to end this marathon.
Rating: F+. Dude seriously? Snuka and Barbarian get fifteen minutes and Snuka is in slow motion the entire time. I know he was getting up there in years and would be out of the mainstream soon, but DUDE, this was boring as hell. Who thought this would be a good idea anyway? I feel sorry for the people up there in Toronto, especially since these matches were at different shows.
Sean talks about a tag match we get to see next. Oh but hes being witty as there are only two people here, but each is big enough to be their own team. And hes commentating this whole tape isnt he? I hate my life.
Tugboat vs. Earthquake
Tugboat (later the Shockmaster) charges straight at him and were off fast. Quake runs and hides like a good big heel. Apparently he injured Tugboat so theres a history here. That would put this after Summerslam 90. They ram shoulders and no one goes down. This is your standard battle of the big men here. Lets do that again since it was so riveting the first time. They more or less tiptoe into each other too, making this look even stupider.
Earthquake hits a RUNNING DROPKICK to take Tugboat down. Ok that was freaking cool. He even got one foot up on the chin of the man that thinks hes a boat. Tugboat is called the Sailing Superstar. I give up. Quake works on the chest/ribs as those were hurt to put Tugboat out recently. Tugboat kicks out and starts his comeback, hitting the splash. Jimmy interferes but not enough for a DQ I guess.
Tugboat hits a dropkick of his own (which is nothing compared to Earthquake but points for trying and getting a decent one I guess) which gets the Quake tied up in the ropes. Jimmy is pulled in and heres Dino Bravo for the save and the DQ. Tugboat gets beaten up for a bit until he goes out and gets a chair to run them off. About what you would expect.
Rating: D. This gets as high a grade as it gets for the dropkicks which were in fact awesome. This was just your run of the mill battle of the big men. Its nothing worth seeing but that Earthquake dropkick was pretty freaking cool. This feud never really got resolved and they became tag champions eventually so I guess it worked out fine in the end.
Profile on the Legion of Doom, which means two matches and a promo in between.
Legion of Doom/Ultimate Warrior vs. Demolition
This is in MSG and this same match (the pairing, not the match itself) happened on SNME and they added on Perfect and Tornado at Survivor Series. Warrior is world champion here. Demolition doesnt have the tag titles so this is post Summerslam again. The good guys clear the ring with clothesline before the bell. Animal and Smash start us off with Demolition hammering away early on.
Powerslam by Animal gets two and here come the good guys. Hawk and Crush in there now which makes me think selling will be coming at a high price here, meaning we wont be seeing much of it. Gorilla doesnt know which Doomer is which. Usually thats the case with Demolition rather than the LOD. Double clothesline and to the shock of no one, neither guy toes down.
Hawk gets a dropkick and a tackle and down goes Crush for barely a one as he powers out. See what I mean about the lack of selling here? Warrior (BIG pop) vs. Ax now and guess who wins that one. A missed charge causes Warrior to get in trouble and Demolition goes to work. Hawk tries to interfere and it breaks down a bit. Animal breaks up the Decapitator and gets a tag for a reward.
Animal vs. Ax now and everything breaks down. After a lot of confusion we have Crush vs. Animal with Animal in a bearhug. Animal reverses into a bearhug of his own but Smash comes in for the save. Now theres a partner who cares. Axe comes in to hammer away on Animal. Demolition tags really well. The announcers still cant get that thats Animal and not Hawk.
Suplex by Smash gets two. Off to the chinlock by Axe which doesnt last long. Animal fights out of it and LUNGES for the tag but Axe trips him up. Finally we get the tag to Warrior and the pop isnt as hot as it should have been. Various shoulder blocks all around and the splash on Smash ends it.
Rating: C. Just a house show main event here to send the fans home happy. These guys didnt really need to have a ton of chemistry or anything and they never really did. Decent enough main event tag match though that was down to the formula entirely. These kinds of matches are really good as they dont require much thought but they work well at getting the crowd into things.
The LOD say there is no escape for Demolition
Demolition vs. Legion of Doom
Dont freak: its Smash and Crush. This was the attempt at the new Demolition but without Axe and putting them back with Fuji for some reason the fire wasnt there anymore. They would be gone just after Mania and this is apparently from late November. Crush and Animal start us off which doesnt last long as its a big brawl quickly. Animal hits a belly to belly suplex to send Demolition running. I guess they did have an escape after all.
Back into the ring with Smash vs. Hawk and Smash wanting a test of strength. That doesnt work so Hawk hammers away. Ten punches in the corner and a clothesline put Smash down again. Fuji trips up Hawk and the momentum shifts. A cane shot shifts it even more and some heel shenanigans follow. Crush comes in off the top with a double axe handle to the back which sets up a bearhug.
We go through some rest holds by both teams as I guess the working that theyve done has worn them out in the past five minutes. The Decapitator with Crush dropping the elbow is awful as it only gets two. Granted Im not a fan of that move in the first place. Clothesline puts both guys down and its off to Animal vs. Smash. Animal cleans house but Fuji breaks up the Doomsday Device. A top rope knee by Crush gets two and everything breaks down. Smash tries a Piledriver but Hawk hits the top rope clothesline to end this.
Rating: D+. Very basic match here but there was nothing great about it at all. This was a big brawl which is exactly what you would expect here. That being said it still wasnt incredibly good, as both teams were gassed a few minutes in. The right eam won, but theres nothing to Smash vs. Crush.
We do the Call of the Action thing that they do in this series. Its Alfred Hayes going through a sequence and saying what each move is. Its Shane vs. a jobber named The Demon apparently. This is somewhat educational but when the moves are back elbow kick to the midsection and Pin theres only so much you can get out of it. Also the finishing move is called a flying crucifix which we would more commonly call a flying cross body. Must be an English thing.
Marty Jannetty vs. Paul Roma
So its a drug addict vs. a guy that is a running joke in wrestling. Oh dear. Back at MSG again. This is a result of an injury angel where Power and Glory, Romas team, injured Shawn who had a legit knee problem. Marty is sent to the floor in a leverage move and may have hurt his wrist. This is in MSG. Roma takes over to start and sends Jannetty to the floor. Hercules keeps distracting Marty to let Roma take over.
Back in Marty cant quite get a sunset flip as Roma tries a punch which also misses. Theyre moving pretty quickly out there. Roma takes over and slows it down, hitting two backbreakers and a powerslam for no cover. This referee, Joey Marella (the son of Gorilla and whose last name was the inspiration for Santinos last name) counts very slow. Off to the chinlock as some fans think this is boring.
Hayes has decided that Roma is going to win, more or less handing the win over to Jannetty already. Jannetty tries to do an inside out twist off a clothesline but he cant quite get there. Off to another chinlock as I wonder how Roma got to be a Horsemen. I mean really dude? Was Virgil not available? He was a more interesting character to be sure and probably better in the ring.
Apparently before this match Power and Glory flipped a coin to decide who would face Jannetty here. Is there a reason we didnt see that? Oh ok we needed more Sean Mooney plane jokes! Roma works on the back a bit and were back to the chinlock for the third time in this match. Anyone else thing it was a bad idea to have Roma get this much time?
Marty fights back and gets a suplex. They slug it out and Marty speeds things up a bit. Jannetty gets some basic offense in and adds a head grab/bulldog from the middle rope (think the bulldog Jericho uses to set up the Lionsault) which Roma flips forward with for some reason. Top rope punch looks to finish but Hercules interferes. Somehow that isnt a DQ so Roma gets the pin with Herc helping him.
Rating: D. Weak as hell match here that went WAY too long. Roma isnt a guy that I want to see wrestle as hes not bad but just boring beyond belief. Id be annoyed if I were there live and had to sit through that. Weak match from a feud that never really got any kind of blowoff of note.
Ted DiBiase vs. Big Bossman
This is a fan favorite match, meaning a fan requested it. The problem with this is simple: theres no point to this at all. Luckily this was a bit of a feud from Wrestlemania which had a bit of time on a SNME so theres a bit of history there I suppose. Were in Providence here. Boss Man chases him out of the ring to start. When I say start I mean start to stall as DiBiase wont come in and then tries to leave.
Boss Man curses loudly which isnt something you hear in this era that often. After a two minute stall, Virgils distraction fails and Boss Man takes over. Atomic drop and a punch send DiBiase to the floor. Out to the floor and Boss Man crushes him, using the belt to whip and choke Ted out a bit. Finally a splash misses and Virgil slips in the nightstick. A shot to the ribs shifts momentum over to DiBiase. This isnt particularly boring but its such a paint by numbers match.
Out to the floor again with Boss Man being sent into the post and steps. Did referees not DQ anyone back in this era? DiBiase wastes a lot of time and stomps away. More rib work follows after that earlier nightstick shot. Bearhug goes on as Mooney questions why the ribs are hurting. See what I have to work with here people? Boss Man gets out of it and a double clothesline puts both guys down.
DiBiase misses a middle rope double axe and flips over which he does so well. His athleticism was underrated. Virgil gets brought in too and its an old school double noggin knocker. Its a DQ somewhere in there with it being given to DiBiase. WHAT THE HELL??? How in the world is that a DQ? Not only is this tape boring but it makes no sense. DiBiase and Virgil hammer away but Boss Man gets the stick and runs them off.
Rating: D+. Still a boring match and the ending was just stupid. How is it a DQ to beat up Virgil? I guess its over him pulling Virgil in but still dude, thats as confusing an ending as Ive seen since the last TNA show I watched. Not a bad match I guess but this tape is dead anyway so its not like it matters anyway.
We get a segment called Outrageous Hits which are just hard shots and cool looking moves. Runs like two minutes.
Intercontinental Title: Jake Roberts vs. Mr. Perfect
This is the Match of the Month apparently. Not sure why but it just is. No entrance for Perfect for some reason. Jakes wrists arent taped here so he looks a bit odd. I guess were supposed to go with Perfect opening this tape challenging for the belt and then this being for the title. Jake works on the arm to start as Hayes called Perfect the Mac Maven. What the hell does that even mean?
The arm work goes on for about four minutes which is weird to see as the face is in control this long to start a match. A back elbow sends Perfect to the floor for a bit. A thumb to the eye by Perfect .does nothing as Perfect is right back on the floor. What is up with Perfect being all out of it on this tape? Out to the floor again and Heenan gets on Jakes nerves, allowing Perfect to send Jake into the post and take over.
Back in and Perfect works on the arm as I guess thats storytelling here? Perfect tries something called the Sugar Sack which has Hayes freaking out. Apparently it hurts your lungs. It looked like a cover with the arm trapped but what do I know? Jake makes his comeback but Heenan comes in for the LAME DQ.
Rating: D+. I want to be able to give something close to a decent grade to something on here and this wasnt the worst match on the tape I guess. Another weak match in a series of them which is never a good idea at all. Jake never held a title in the WWF which is very odd. The post match DDT helps a bit I guess.
Perfect tries to suplex Jake onto the snake but gets caught in a DDT instead.
More plane jokes take us out.
Overall Rating: D-. I have no idea why this tape exists. Theres nothing good on here at all other than arguably the main event and the LOD stuff, but even that is boring beyond belief. These two hours were pretty terrible here with nothing interesting going on at all. This time period wasnt kind to the company and you can clearly see that going on here. Good thing the Persian Gulf went nuts and we got some good angles out of it eh?
Host: Sean Mooney, Alfred Hayes
Commentators: Sean Mooney, Alfred Hayes, Gorilla Monsoon
Another Coliseum Video here, this one looking to be from late 90 to early 91. Theres nothing special at all here as there are two shows left in this series and I wanted to get through one of them and clear out some of the stuff Ive head on my list for awhile. Lets get to it.
The theme here is Sean and Alfred are flying the show. Expect a lot of plane jokes. Oh dear.
First up is a commercial for the AWESOME WWF figures and ring.
Intercontinental Title: Mr. Perfect vs. Texas Tornado
Tornado won the title at Summerslam and this is Perfects rematch. I have no idea where we are as I dont recognize the arena at all. Von Erich easily overpowers him here and you can tell Perfect wants to bump here. Perfect grabs a sleeper out of the corner and Tornado is in trouble early on here. Off to a headlock here as the fans think its boring.
And never mind as were right back to the damn sleeper. Is Kerry in Jeff Hardy mode tonight and cant go or something? The first sleeper went on maybe two minutes into this and has been on for over half the match now. Von Erich finally gets out of it and avoids a dropkick to take over.
Upon further review, this is in Toronto. Perfect gets caught in the Claw and the Tornado Punch sends Perfect to the floor. We hit the floor and Tornado hits a big chop to Perfect. And never mind as Perfect sends him into the post and wins by countout. Well that came out of nowhere. At least its over I guess
Rating: D-. Pretty freaking terrible here with neither guy doing a damn thing and the whole match lasting maybe five minutes in total. There was no heat as the whole thing was about a freaking sleeper hold and then we went outside. This was a boring match and just bad all around, which is odd as Von Erich (Tornado if that wasnt clear) is usually really energetic. Probably high as a kite though.
We make more bad jokes about planes. Mr. Perfect got a bit too close to the tornado there and lost altitude. He won the damn match you moron. Sean says were shifting course to Fiji. Ok then.
Barbarian vs. Jimmy Snuka
First thing said here: We are in Toronto, Canada! THEN WHY DID YOU HEAD TO FIJI YOU INCREDIBLY STUPID MAN??? This is what the early 90s were like for me people. I hope you can feel my pain. Hayes says itll be short so Ill believe him because Judo Al Hayes would never lie to me right? Hayes thinks that Barbarian may be as fast as Snuka. Is there anyone here that has a functioning brain???
They circle each other for a very long time before a lockup breaks the monotony. Enough of that contact jazz. More walking around! Headlock by Barbarian goes on as we talk about Heenan not being around for some reason. Snuka speeds things up a bit and takes him down with a flying headbutt. The bad stereotype hits the floor with a headache. Fire this man already. A Samoan with a headache. Are you freaking kidding me?
Cross body gets two and a dropkick sends Barbarian to the floor. Barbarian is shaken up without Heenan here is the idea. This is an incredibly slow paced match which isnt a good idea with Snuka out there as hes known for his high flying stuff. Test of strength is teased and we get nothing. Barbarian hammers away very slowly so Jimmy chops away, probably out of boredom.
Clothesline puts Snuka back down as Im trying to not nod off here. We go to the floor for a bit and nothing at all is happening here. Its like theyre trying to take a five minute match and turn it into a fifteen minute one (yes thats how long this is). Sunset flip by Snuka is countered for two and then the counter to that, into another sunset flip gets two. Now its off to a bear hug which is exactly what this match didnt need.
Thankfully it doesnt last long though. Barbarian decides weve had enough non-bear hugging excitement so we go right back to it maybe 5 seconds later! Snuka unleashes his wide variety of chops after escaping and then takes FOREVER to cover. Cross body is rolled through for two. Snuka runs into a knee and Barbarian rolls him up and puts his feet on the ropes for the cheap pin to end this marathon.
Rating: F+. Dude seriously? Snuka and Barbarian get fifteen minutes and Snuka is in slow motion the entire time. I know he was getting up there in years and would be out of the mainstream soon, but DUDE, this was boring as hell. Who thought this would be a good idea anyway? I feel sorry for the people up there in Toronto, especially since these matches were at different shows.
Sean talks about a tag match we get to see next. Oh but hes being witty as there are only two people here, but each is big enough to be their own team. And hes commentating this whole tape isnt he? I hate my life.
Tugboat vs. Earthquake
Tugboat (later the Shockmaster) charges straight at him and were off fast. Quake runs and hides like a good big heel. Apparently he injured Tugboat so theres a history here. That would put this after Summerslam 90. They ram shoulders and no one goes down. This is your standard battle of the big men here. Lets do that again since it was so riveting the first time. They more or less tiptoe into each other too, making this look even stupider.
Earthquake hits a RUNNING DROPKICK to take Tugboat down. Ok that was freaking cool. He even got one foot up on the chin of the man that thinks hes a boat. Tugboat is called the Sailing Superstar. I give up. Quake works on the chest/ribs as those were hurt to put Tugboat out recently. Tugboat kicks out and starts his comeback, hitting the splash. Jimmy interferes but not enough for a DQ I guess.
Tugboat hits a dropkick of his own (which is nothing compared to Earthquake but points for trying and getting a decent one I guess) which gets the Quake tied up in the ropes. Jimmy is pulled in and heres Dino Bravo for the save and the DQ. Tugboat gets beaten up for a bit until he goes out and gets a chair to run them off. About what you would expect.
Rating: D. This gets as high a grade as it gets for the dropkicks which were in fact awesome. This was just your run of the mill battle of the big men. Its nothing worth seeing but that Earthquake dropkick was pretty freaking cool. This feud never really got resolved and they became tag champions eventually so I guess it worked out fine in the end.
Profile on the Legion of Doom, which means two matches and a promo in between.
Legion of Doom/Ultimate Warrior vs. Demolition
This is in MSG and this same match (the pairing, not the match itself) happened on SNME and they added on Perfect and Tornado at Survivor Series. Warrior is world champion here. Demolition doesnt have the tag titles so this is post Summerslam again. The good guys clear the ring with clothesline before the bell. Animal and Smash start us off with Demolition hammering away early on.
Powerslam by Animal gets two and here come the good guys. Hawk and Crush in there now which makes me think selling will be coming at a high price here, meaning we wont be seeing much of it. Gorilla doesnt know which Doomer is which. Usually thats the case with Demolition rather than the LOD. Double clothesline and to the shock of no one, neither guy toes down.
Hawk gets a dropkick and a tackle and down goes Crush for barely a one as he powers out. See what I mean about the lack of selling here? Warrior (BIG pop) vs. Ax now and guess who wins that one. A missed charge causes Warrior to get in trouble and Demolition goes to work. Hawk tries to interfere and it breaks down a bit. Animal breaks up the Decapitator and gets a tag for a reward.
Animal vs. Ax now and everything breaks down. After a lot of confusion we have Crush vs. Animal with Animal in a bearhug. Animal reverses into a bearhug of his own but Smash comes in for the save. Now theres a partner who cares. Axe comes in to hammer away on Animal. Demolition tags really well. The announcers still cant get that thats Animal and not Hawk.
Suplex by Smash gets two. Off to the chinlock by Axe which doesnt last long. Animal fights out of it and LUNGES for the tag but Axe trips him up. Finally we get the tag to Warrior and the pop isnt as hot as it should have been. Various shoulder blocks all around and the splash on Smash ends it.
Rating: C. Just a house show main event here to send the fans home happy. These guys didnt really need to have a ton of chemistry or anything and they never really did. Decent enough main event tag match though that was down to the formula entirely. These kinds of matches are really good as they dont require much thought but they work well at getting the crowd into things.
The LOD say there is no escape for Demolition
Demolition vs. Legion of Doom
Dont freak: its Smash and Crush. This was the attempt at the new Demolition but without Axe and putting them back with Fuji for some reason the fire wasnt there anymore. They would be gone just after Mania and this is apparently from late November. Crush and Animal start us off which doesnt last long as its a big brawl quickly. Animal hits a belly to belly suplex to send Demolition running. I guess they did have an escape after all.
Back into the ring with Smash vs. Hawk and Smash wanting a test of strength. That doesnt work so Hawk hammers away. Ten punches in the corner and a clothesline put Smash down again. Fuji trips up Hawk and the momentum shifts. A cane shot shifts it even more and some heel shenanigans follow. Crush comes in off the top with a double axe handle to the back which sets up a bearhug.
We go through some rest holds by both teams as I guess the working that theyve done has worn them out in the past five minutes. The Decapitator with Crush dropping the elbow is awful as it only gets two. Granted Im not a fan of that move in the first place. Clothesline puts both guys down and its off to Animal vs. Smash. Animal cleans house but Fuji breaks up the Doomsday Device. A top rope knee by Crush gets two and everything breaks down. Smash tries a Piledriver but Hawk hits the top rope clothesline to end this.
Rating: D+. Very basic match here but there was nothing great about it at all. This was a big brawl which is exactly what you would expect here. That being said it still wasnt incredibly good, as both teams were gassed a few minutes in. The right eam won, but theres nothing to Smash vs. Crush.
We do the Call of the Action thing that they do in this series. Its Alfred Hayes going through a sequence and saying what each move is. Its Shane vs. a jobber named The Demon apparently. This is somewhat educational but when the moves are back elbow kick to the midsection and Pin theres only so much you can get out of it. Also the finishing move is called a flying crucifix which we would more commonly call a flying cross body. Must be an English thing.
Marty Jannetty vs. Paul Roma
So its a drug addict vs. a guy that is a running joke in wrestling. Oh dear. Back at MSG again. This is a result of an injury angel where Power and Glory, Romas team, injured Shawn who had a legit knee problem. Marty is sent to the floor in a leverage move and may have hurt his wrist. This is in MSG. Roma takes over to start and sends Jannetty to the floor. Hercules keeps distracting Marty to let Roma take over.
Back in Marty cant quite get a sunset flip as Roma tries a punch which also misses. Theyre moving pretty quickly out there. Roma takes over and slows it down, hitting two backbreakers and a powerslam for no cover. This referee, Joey Marella (the son of Gorilla and whose last name was the inspiration for Santinos last name) counts very slow. Off to the chinlock as some fans think this is boring.
Hayes has decided that Roma is going to win, more or less handing the win over to Jannetty already. Jannetty tries to do an inside out twist off a clothesline but he cant quite get there. Off to another chinlock as I wonder how Roma got to be a Horsemen. I mean really dude? Was Virgil not available? He was a more interesting character to be sure and probably better in the ring.
Apparently before this match Power and Glory flipped a coin to decide who would face Jannetty here. Is there a reason we didnt see that? Oh ok we needed more Sean Mooney plane jokes! Roma works on the back a bit and were back to the chinlock for the third time in this match. Anyone else thing it was a bad idea to have Roma get this much time?
Marty fights back and gets a suplex. They slug it out and Marty speeds things up a bit. Jannetty gets some basic offense in and adds a head grab/bulldog from the middle rope (think the bulldog Jericho uses to set up the Lionsault) which Roma flips forward with for some reason. Top rope punch looks to finish but Hercules interferes. Somehow that isnt a DQ so Roma gets the pin with Herc helping him.
Rating: D. Weak as hell match here that went WAY too long. Roma isnt a guy that I want to see wrestle as hes not bad but just boring beyond belief. Id be annoyed if I were there live and had to sit through that. Weak match from a feud that never really got any kind of blowoff of note.
Ted DiBiase vs. Big Bossman
This is a fan favorite match, meaning a fan requested it. The problem with this is simple: theres no point to this at all. Luckily this was a bit of a feud from Wrestlemania which had a bit of time on a SNME so theres a bit of history there I suppose. Were in Providence here. Boss Man chases him out of the ring to start. When I say start I mean start to stall as DiBiase wont come in and then tries to leave.
Boss Man curses loudly which isnt something you hear in this era that often. After a two minute stall, Virgils distraction fails and Boss Man takes over. Atomic drop and a punch send DiBiase to the floor. Out to the floor and Boss Man crushes him, using the belt to whip and choke Ted out a bit. Finally a splash misses and Virgil slips in the nightstick. A shot to the ribs shifts momentum over to DiBiase. This isnt particularly boring but its such a paint by numbers match.
Out to the floor again with Boss Man being sent into the post and steps. Did referees not DQ anyone back in this era? DiBiase wastes a lot of time and stomps away. More rib work follows after that earlier nightstick shot. Bearhug goes on as Mooney questions why the ribs are hurting. See what I have to work with here people? Boss Man gets out of it and a double clothesline puts both guys down.
DiBiase misses a middle rope double axe and flips over which he does so well. His athleticism was underrated. Virgil gets brought in too and its an old school double noggin knocker. Its a DQ somewhere in there with it being given to DiBiase. WHAT THE HELL??? How in the world is that a DQ? Not only is this tape boring but it makes no sense. DiBiase and Virgil hammer away but Boss Man gets the stick and runs them off.
Rating: D+. Still a boring match and the ending was just stupid. How is it a DQ to beat up Virgil? I guess its over him pulling Virgil in but still dude, thats as confusing an ending as Ive seen since the last TNA show I watched. Not a bad match I guess but this tape is dead anyway so its not like it matters anyway.
We get a segment called Outrageous Hits which are just hard shots and cool looking moves. Runs like two minutes.
Intercontinental Title: Jake Roberts vs. Mr. Perfect
This is the Match of the Month apparently. Not sure why but it just is. No entrance for Perfect for some reason. Jakes wrists arent taped here so he looks a bit odd. I guess were supposed to go with Perfect opening this tape challenging for the belt and then this being for the title. Jake works on the arm to start as Hayes called Perfect the Mac Maven. What the hell does that even mean?
The arm work goes on for about four minutes which is weird to see as the face is in control this long to start a match. A back elbow sends Perfect to the floor for a bit. A thumb to the eye by Perfect .does nothing as Perfect is right back on the floor. What is up with Perfect being all out of it on this tape? Out to the floor again and Heenan gets on Jakes nerves, allowing Perfect to send Jake into the post and take over.
Back in and Perfect works on the arm as I guess thats storytelling here? Perfect tries something called the Sugar Sack which has Hayes freaking out. Apparently it hurts your lungs. It looked like a cover with the arm trapped but what do I know? Jake makes his comeback but Heenan comes in for the LAME DQ.
Rating: D+. I want to be able to give something close to a decent grade to something on here and this wasnt the worst match on the tape I guess. Another weak match in a series of them which is never a good idea at all. Jake never held a title in the WWF which is very odd. The post match DDT helps a bit I guess.
Perfect tries to suplex Jake onto the snake but gets caught in a DDT instead.
More plane jokes take us out.
Overall Rating: D-. I have no idea why this tape exists. Theres nothing good on here at all other than arguably the main event and the LOD stuff, but even that is boring beyond belief. These two hours were pretty terrible here with nothing interesting going on at all. This time period wasnt kind to the company and you can clearly see that going on here. Good thing the Persian Gulf went nuts and we got some good angles out of it eh?