British Bulldog vs. Bam Bam Bigelow
Bulldog’s out first for his match against Bam Bam, who just received a beating from Sid and Kama.Yet, Bigelow just comes out as if nothing happened.
It’s a few minutes before either man really does anything, until Bam Bam whips Bulldog and hits a rough shoulder tackle, as the Englishman bails outside. We see a side-by-side shot of Cornette and Sid yelling at each other for some reason, as Bam Bam starts to push the offense. Bulldog hits a snapmare into a chinlock, while Vince and co tell us about Bulldog’s recent change in attitude.
Bigelow hits a number of clotheslines, but Bulldog ducks the third as Bam Bam falls over the top rope. Bulldog’s failure to capture the WWF Championship is mentioned a number of times, as it becomes apparent Bam Bam’s just a stepping stone for title contendership in this match. British Bulldog chops the calf and starts working on the leg of Bam Bam, grounding him on the mat. Davey Boy keeps on the leg of Bam Bam over the next few minutes, he hits an impressive enzuigiri, but he’s still stranded on the canvas.
Bulldog’s got the half-Boston Crab locked in, but he relinquishes it and starts stomping on the ankle and knee of his opponent. Smith counters a clothelines and gets a 2-count, before he puts Bam Bam in a headlock. He eventually gets to his feet, driving Bulldog into the corner, Bulldog tries to press slam Bam Bam, but he uses his weight to press him to the mat. Bam Bam whips Davey Boy, he tries a sunset flip, but Bam Bam again counters using his weight advantage.
Bam Bam’s up on the top rope but he misses the moonsault. After a series of near-falls, Bulldog hits the power slam for the clean 3-count.
Winner: British Bulldog
This was a cookie cutter match, Bam Bam definitely got some offense in, but the commentary team made it abundantly clear that this was just a roadblock for Davey Boy and that he’d be moving onto bigger and greater things very soon. The match itself was okay but nothing special. Mainly due to a lot of rest holds and the leg psychology didn’t make a lot of sense, as Bam Bam Bigelow still hit his moonsault with no problems.
Bob Backlund is out as he rambles generic educational nonsense at the crowd, before introducing Dean Douglas. We see a brief recap of his feud against Razor Ramon, which sees Dean mostly get the better of Ramon because of the 1-2-3 Kid’s interference.
Dean says if Razor’s not prepared, he’ll be the test that he’s sure to fail. He introduces Razor while calling him a loser as Razor huffs it to the ring.
