Vince McMahon moderates tonight’s panel where Hacksaw Jim Duggan replaces Gorilla Monsoon. Hillbilly Jim, Bobby Heenan, and Mr. Perfect resume their usual duties. Duggan lets out a ton of “Hooo!” calls because he is excited to be in the studio. Heenan hates Duggan being loud and orders him out. Duggan picks up his 2×4 and almost comes after Heenan, stopped only by McMahon’s pleas to be civil.
The British Bulldog-Repo Man bout from Wrestling Challenge starts the broadcast.
A replay of the Crush junkyard vignette is shown.
High Energy (1-0) beat Barry Horowitz & Kato when Owen pins Kato after a missile dropkick at 6:58:
Owen takes Kato to school when they start the match, outfoxing the former Orient Express act with a headscissors and blasting him with an enzuigiri, the first time Owen has used that move since his return. Despite the length of the match the Horowitz-Kato team only lands a few token strikes. Horowitz interrupts a pin attempt after Owen nails Kato with a belly-to-belly suplex, leading to a four-way brawl that culminates in High Energy blasting their opponents with missile dropkicks. Ware does not add much to this team in the ring. His real value is helping the team in promos.
Gene Okerlund’s Update segment recaps the Undertaker-Berzerker brawl from Superstars. In the studio, Heenan cannot believe that the Undertaker got up after a piledriver on the cement. Perfect says that stopping the Undertaker might require taking a stake from Duggan’s 2×4 and driving it into the Undertaker’s heart.
Irwin R. Schyster (3-2) wrestles El Matador (15-1) to a time-limit draw at 16:37 shown:
This is from the March 23 Madison Square Garden show. Before the match, IRS reminds the crowd about the tax deadline on April 15. El Matador dominates the first seven minutes, continually forcing IRS to regroup on the floor. Eventually IRS puts a phantom foreign object in his pocket after reaching under the ring and uses it, taking control with rest holds. Sean Mooney and Lord Alfred Hayes fill time talking about whether multiple referees would help matches. Hayes argues against it, saying that it brings “Big Brother” into the WWF and that it would slow things down since the speed of WWF action is better than other promotions. IRS almost falls when trying to go to the top rope, earning laughs from the crowd, and when he finally does get up there for a move, his dive eats boot. The match’s energy returns when El Matador begins his comeback, getting a two count from a series of right hands. A suplex gets another near-fall but IRS raises his knees to block a splash. IRS bounces off the ropes with the new Write Off clothesline but the bell rings as the referee starts counting the fall, signifying a time-limit draw. It is unusual to see a heel on the verge of winning before a time limit expired. This had some good action but IRS’ rest holds killed it from being anything more than average. Rating: **
After the bell, El Matador blasts IRS with a flying forearm and Hayes calls that a display of poor sportsmanship.
Perfect talks about how Kameo on WBF BodyStars loves him.
Tatanka’s squash from Superstars airs, along with Rick Martel spraying Tatanka in the eyes with Arrogance after the bout. Back in the studio, Duggan yells at Heenan about the necessity of eyesight in the ring and how Heenan has no idea what he is talking about.
Bret Hart & the Bushwhackers defeat the Mountie & the Nasty Boys when Bret pins the Mountie after an O’Connor roll at 13:09 shown:
This is also from the March 23 Madison Square Garden show. Even though this was before WrestleMania VIII, Bret seems above the other acts in this match. He does an unnatural Bushwhacker arm swing after he and his allies clear the ring, possibly self-conscious of how silly it looks. The heels try to leave but the referee orders them back lest they each be fined $5,000. A trip of Butch puts him in peril and the Mountie nails him with a back elbow for two. An elbow drop from Brian Knobbs gets another two count. The Nasties opt for a double kick to the gut for two instead of a double clothesline, a poor strategic move when one considers clotheslines to be Bushwhacker kryptonite. Knobbs looks to finish with a splash off the second rope but that eats boot and Bret gets the hot tag. He unleashes some moves of doom on the Mountie until all hell breaks loose in the ring. The Bushwhackers do a fun spot with Bret of an assisted Battering Ram to all of the heels stacked up in the corner and follow up with the Bushwhackers whipping their foes into Bret in the corner, who boots them all in the face. Then Bret unceremoniously rolls up the Mountie to put his team on top. This had some fun moments in following the conventional tag team formula. Rating: **½
Perfect puts over Shawn Michaels, saying that Michaels can be the next Intercontinental champion.
A replay of WWF Champion Randy Savage’s interview with Okerlund on Superstars airs. Afterward, Heenan says he has a letter from an English fan who says that they saw Elizabeth get in Ric Flair’s limousine during the WWF European Rampage Tour. Heenan produces part of the mailing envelope as proof. Duggan and Jim say that report is not true.
The Ultimate Warrior-Skinner match from Superstars is shown. After a commercial break, Duggan and Jim say that the Warrior is back and is going full throttle on the rest of the WWF. Heenan chooses to run down Duggan and Jim’s look.
Ric Flair’s squash from Wrestling Challenge airs.
Heenan says that he believes in the power of voodoo. Duggan talks about how he wants to get a hold of Heenan doll.
Papa Shango’s squash from Superstars is shown.
Hillbilly Jim does a magic trick that he learned in the Appalachian Mountains that he says could counter Papa Shango.
Tune in next week to see Virgil face Repo Man!
The Last Word: There were not a lot of original matches on the show but the two feature bouts were entertaining enough. The studio segments fell flat since the guests did not have much to talk about.
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