Shotgun Saturday Night – January 11th, 1997:


- LIVE from some disgusting bar in New York City. Supposedly a more "mature" show trying to steal the style of ECW's events and television programming. I wonder how well THAT works out... Courtesy of YouTube.com, my pain is everyone elses pleasure.


- Honkytonk Man rambles while some guy reads a newspaper, with a sports headline reading Kenny Rogers needs to go (Along those lines… I didn’t get the best visual). Marc Mero and Sable arrive via limo before we get the opening of the show.


- Commentary is handled by Vince McMahon and Sunny, with Todd Pettingle wandering around. We see highlights of the Sisters of Love being arrested by undercover officers. Don’t ask.


- Marc Mero vs. Diesel II:
Diesel II is probable better known as Kane, the zombie pyromaniac rapist necrophilliac half-brother of the Undertaker. Diesel attacks from behind, pounding away with rights. Irish whip, and Diesel with a back elbow to put the Wildman down. Diesel heads out of the ring to yell at Sable, or offer her some money. She gives him a face-full of pie… THE FOOD KIND, and Mero comes out to attack. Back in the ring, and Mero controls. Mero rams Diesel face-first into the canvas, then mounts him in the corner for more punches. Irish whip is reversed, and Mero with a knee lift, followed by a clothesline. Diesel boots Mero while Pettinwhatever interviews Sable at ringside. Diesel sends Mero into the buckle and does a series of back elbows. Whip into the corner, and Diesel charges in with a clothesline. Diesel chokes Mero across the middle rope and kicks him in the head. Diesel continues to control and chokes away. Irish whip, and Diesel puts Mero down with a clothesline. Diesel with an elbow drop for a two count. Mero tries a fist-fight, but Diesel wins that with ease. Razor Ramon II comes out of nowhere to stomp away on Mero. Sable justy stands around, screaming until Rocky Miavia makes the save. COMMERCIAL! Diesel has a reverse chinlock applied. Mero escapes, but runs into a knee. Diesel continues to control with not much. Diesel with a series of knees to the midsection, and Mero with some rights and lefts. Now Todd is with the Honkytonk Man, since this match sucks ass. Diesel with a side suplex for a two count. Diesel with a delay vertical suplex for another two count. Blows are exchanged, I don’t care. Diesel chokes some more, I still don’t care. Irish whip, and Diesel clubs the back of Mero. Diesel with a scoop slam, and he heads UP TOP! Flying clothesline connects, but no cover is made. End this mess, please! Diesel with a super sloppy version of a sidewalk slam/spine buster for a two count. Irish whip, and Mero comes back with a twirling head scissors. Irish whip, and Mero with a flying clothesline. Whip into the corner and Mero with another clothesline. Mero to the top rope, and a Merosault connects, but Mero runs outside to yell at Honkytonk Man. Diesel nails him from the apron with a sledge, and dumps him back in the ring. POWERBOMB! Diesel finally wins it at 11:12. -* This match sucked, and now let’s never speak of it again. After the match, Mero and Sable have words, no doubt teasing the Mero heel turn that was delayed due to a knee injury. After THAT, Miavia comes back to have a little brawl with Mero. That went nowhere, because of the previous mentioned problem.


- Mug shots of the Sisters of Love. Hilarious. OK, not really.


- Savio Vega vs. Faarooq (w/ the Nation of Domination):
Yeah, this match sure is going to turn the tide after that last suckfest. The match starts during the commercial break, and Faarooq has a chinlock applied. Faarooq throws Vega down to the canvas and continues with the chinlock, with added leverage by using the ropes. Irish whip, and Vega comes off the ropes for a double clothesline. Faarooq is up first, and he’s still in control. While this happens, Todd talks to some schmuck. You know, Sunny’s sex video is going to be shown tonight… we’re reminded only 67 times. Vega puts Faarooq up on his shoulders for an electric chair drop for an eventual two count. Irish whip, and Vega with a back body drop. Vega with a Russian leg sweep for another two count. Vega with a series of chops and rights. Irish whip, and Vega with a sloppy heel kick for a two count. JC Ice runs interference behind the back of the referee, and Faarooq takes over again. Faarooq with a snap suplex for a two count. Vega breaks free of a sleeper with a chin buster. Whip into the corner, but Vega misses a splash, and Faarooq with a spine buster for the three count at 5:53. ¼* Another bad match, but it was a bit shorter at least.


- Sunny’s Sex Video…. Oh my God, this is awful. Sunny, hot as usual, plays with FONDLE ME ELMO, and cartoony noises commence. The only thing hot about this video was Sunny pulling off her panties… but that was canceled out by her pulling off Elmo’s thong.


- Todd Pettingull sings badly, and now Honkytonk Man sings. Both sing better than Jessica Simpson’s sister. Blink and Todd looks like a “Cooler” Michael Cole. Please God, end this nonsense. PLEASE! STOP THE PAIN! Now Todd’s boyfriend starts singing with them… whoever the shmuck is.


- Rocky Miavia vs. Razor Ramon II:
Damn, another match that is sure to suck. Sounded like a moment of canned “Rocky” chants, considering he doesn’t get much of a reaction after that. Ramon attacks before the bell, but gets put down with a clothesline. Rocky with a series of dropkicks, and applies a side headlock. Miavia into a hammerlock, and Razor rescapes with elbows. Sounds like a “We Want Hall” chant, but who gives a shit? Miavia with a headlock takeover to kill some time. We come back from a commercial break, and Ramon puts Miavia down with a clothesline. Irish whip, and Miavia with a cross body press for a two count. Ramon with another clothesline as a few fans chant “Rocky Sucks.” Ramon with a snapmare, and applies a rear chinlock. Sunny “subtley” calls McMahon gay, which is more interesting than anything going on in this match. The chinlock CONTINUES! Lotta’ drama going on here… lotta’ drama. Now it’s an armbar. Irish whip, and Razor with a knee to the midsection, followed by a clothesline, sending Miavia out of the ring. Honky with some stomping, then throws Rocky back inside. Razor tries for a Razor’s Edge, but Miavia escapes. Miavia with a shoulder breaker for the three count at 4:59. What a wonderful match this was. DUD It’s really weird to see how bad Miavia was, and then see how good he became in about a year and with a new attitude.


- Michael Cole Sr. is hanging around outside in front of a cardboard box… and inside is NIKOLAI VOLKOFF! And he STILL has that same ugly suit he’s owned for 50 years!


- Doug Furnas & Phil LaFon vs. The Head Bangers:
It’s a miracle… the Bangers making two appearances as two different gimmicks! We come back from a commercial break, with LaFon applying an armbar on Mosh, and taking him down with a belly-to-belly suplex. Holy shit, Sunny mentions ALL JAPAN PRO WRESTLING on a WWF program! LaFon with a series of knees to the chest of Mosh, followed by a jaw breaker. Mosh fights back and plants him with a scoop slam. An elbow drop misses, and Furnas tags in to stomp away on Mosh. Irish whip is reversed, and Mosh nails a clothesline. Thrasher tags in and comes off the buckle with a flying clothesline for a two count. Thrasher chokes in the corner and we get ANOTHER commercial break! We FINALLY return with LaFon a house of fire. Snap suplex on Mosh, followed by a jumping senton for a two count. LaFon with a Tornado DDT for a two count. Everyone brawls as the show comes to an end… BOO!


- Todd Pettingills hypes up next weeks episode of Shotgun Saturday Night during the conclusion of the last match, LIVE from San Antonio, TX!


Final Thoughts: This show was supposed to be edgy? It featured AWFUL matches, stupid storylines (Goldust giving birth? The Sisters of Love? FONDLE ME ELMO?!) and just seemed to be a total train wreck with stuff thrown on just to fill time. Makes me glad I never saw the show originally. Nice to see for a rare episode of WWF television, but not good enough for another viewing. Thumbs WAY Down.

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Never knew that Razor II was still around at this time. I thought he went into exile after the Survivor Series. Was Nikolai on the roster, or was this just a one-shot appearance? I knew which suit you're talking about, too.

Was this the second episode of "Shotgun"? And where's "Goldust giving birth", or did I skip over that?

1. Ramon and Diesel vanished after IYH: Final Four (February). of course, Diesel came back in October as someone else... :D

2. Volkoff was a 1 time thing, I think.

3. 2nd episode.

4. Goldust thing was mocking something, and was jokingly hyped for the next show.