WWE Vintage Collection Report: November 21st 2010
By Shaun Best-Rajah.com Reporter
Hosted by: Mean Gene Okerlund

We wrap up our Survivor Series retrospective this week with a traditional elimination match, a triple threat Tag Team bout, plus Chuck Norris stops by to oversee a casket match. Let’s begin!

Chuck Norris can see John Cena!

November 19th 1995
The Underdogs (Marty Jannetty, Bob “Spark Plugg” Holly, Barry Horowitz & Hakushi) vs
The Body Donnas (Skip, Rad Radford, “Dr of Desire” Tom Prichard & 1-2-3 Kid w/Sunny & Ted DiBiase)
Kid had just sold out to Ted DiBiase’s Million Dollar Corporation and fast-counted Razor Ramon in a match against Sycho Sid on Raw. Razor is watching the match on a backstage monitor along with Savio Vega, Fatu and Henry Godwinn after failing to get at the Kid before the bout. DiBiase paid off Jean-Pierre Lafitte to make way for his newest cohort, while Bob Holly is subbing for Avatar. Speaking of Holly, he along with Jannetty had previously enjoyed brief Tag Title reigns with the Kid. We join the match with Holly getting the better of Skip. Heavenly Body-Donna Tom Prichard comes in to give Holly a gutwrench powerbomb. The crowd want Horowitz in and rabidly chant “Barry, Barry.” Prichard misses a moonsault and Holly puts him away with a flying bodypress. Farewell Dr Tom, hello Zip! (Prichard would resurface in 1996 as Skip’s tag team partner with a bleach blond buzzcut). Holly turns to celebrate allowing Skip to roll him up and immediately level the playing field. Hakushi goes after Skip with a legsweep, reverse mule kick and slam. It’s Vader Time…no, Skip gets his knees up to derail a Vader bomb. Skip delivers a top rope hurracanrana, but inadvertently takes himself out in the process. Hakushi recovers to give Kid a handspring backelbow, dive attack and flying tackle. Kid avoids a springboard headbutt and tags in Body Donna wannabe Radford. As Hakushi sizes up Radford, Kid wipes him out with a spin kick to the back of the head enabling Radford to pick up the fall. Radford and Kid double team Horowitz to take us into a commercial break.

Skip encourages Radford to do some jumping jacks. Radford goes one better, performing a few pushups that Simon Dean would be proud of. Horowitz breaks up the fitness display, pinning Radford with an inside cradle. Horowitz wins! Horowitz wins! After chewing Radford out, Skip backs into Horowitz, who dominates the Body Donna with a hiptoss, flying elbow and high knee. Skip ducks a clothesline, Kid blind tags, knocks Horowitz into the ropes with a kick, then drops a leg for the pin. Jannetty is all alone. Skip has his way with the former Rocker until he misses a bronco buster and Earl Hebner has to stop Jannetty from punting Skip’s knackers into the bleachers. The two go back-and-forth until Jannetty connects with a Rocker Dropper. Sunny shakes the ropes to crotch Jannetty up top. Jannetty recovers to give Skip a powerbomb from the top rope. Holy shit! That was awesome! Unsurprisingly, Skip is done. Kid quickly attacks Jannetty with a flying clothesline, spin kick and top rope legdrop, before hitting a running dropkick in the corner. Jannetty avoids a somersault senton and makes a comeback as Sycho Sid appears at ringside. Distracted, Jannetty gives Kid a flying backelbow and Rocker Dropper, whilst keeping his eyes locked on Sid. Jannetty tries to pin Kid, but Kid clutches at the ropes, refusing to let go. As DiBiase distracts the referee, Sid climbs onto the apron to grab Jannetty by the hair and drop him throat first across the top rope. Kid drapes an arm across Jannetty to win the match. Sid and the Kid celebrate, while Razor hurls a monitor backstage. This was a nice showcase for the Kid to get over his new attitude. Survivor: THE 1-2-3 KID.

Chuck Norris can kill two stones with one bird!

November 15th 1998
WWF Tag Team Titles:
The New Age Outlaws vs The Headbangers vs D’Lo Brown & Mark Henry
Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, Children of all ages….Triple Threat rules apply with one member of each team allowed in the ring at one time. The Outlaws are the champs going in, but don’t have to be pinned to lose the titles. D’Lo is still sporting the chest protector as he nurses a chest “injury” (and excess weight). D’Lo gets the better of Billy Gunn to begin. Mosh steals a nearfall while D’Lo showboats to Henry. Mosh takes D’Lo out with a springboard clothesline. The Outlaws clear the Headbangers out and mount their other challengers in the corner until D’Lo gives Road Dogg a powerbomb. The Headbangers dish out a flapjack before D’Lo holds Dogg for a kick in the mutt’s nuts from Mosh. Mark Henry squeezes the life out of Dogg with a bearhug.

After a commercial break, Dogg continues to take a licking from both sets of challengers. D’Lo stops to give Mosh a top rope hurracanrana. Mosh retaliates by channelling Bret Hart with a side Russian legsweep. Dogg fights back before turning into a Henry clothesline. The Headbangers give Dogg a leapfrog spike in the ropes. D’Lo wants to repeat the move with Mosh, who seems receptive, only to turn and kick D’Lo in the groin. Guess Mosh isn’t down with the Brown. D’Lo and Mosh cancel each other out to clear the path for a Billy Gunn hot tag. Gunn attacks everyone in sight until D’Lo catches him in his patented sky high powerbomb. Vintage D’Lo! Gunn recovers to plant Mosh with a fameasser. Gunn wisely moves as Henry splashes on top of Mosh. Gunn takes advantage of Thrasher being distracted with Henry, to spike Mosh with a piledriver for the 1-2-3. The Outlaws retain. Even in highlighted form, this match dragged and was devoid of any crowd heat. The Headbangers were due to go over here, but when a planned alliance with the ICP was shelved when the Clowns split from the WWF, any plans for the Bangers were put on the backburner. The Outlaws would go on to feud with the Corporation after this. Winners: THE NEW AGE OUTLAWS.

There used to be a street named after Chuck Norris, but it was changed because nobody crosses Chuck Norris and lives!

Speaking of Chuck, he reminds us that the last time Undertaker and Yokozuna fought, ten men jumped into the ring and buried the man from the dark side. Now they’re going to fight again, but this time, he’s going to be there…ringside and make sure history doesn’t repeat itself. Chuck warns Yokozuna not to get out of line because he’s going to be watching his every move. We’re treated to a brief roundhouse kick display as the poor punchbag feels the full force of Chuck Norris.

Chuck Norris will never have a heart attack. His heart isn’t nearly foolish enough to attack him!

November 23rd 1994: Casket Match
Special Outside Enforcer: Chuck Norris
Yokozuna w/Mr Fuji & Jim Cornette vs The Undertaker w/Paul Bearer
A cutthroat signal by the Deadman from the opposite side of the ring is enough to make Yoko fall down at the start. That’s power for you! Taker stops Yoko from bailing. Yoko tries an avalanche splash, but Taker no-sells it and stalks his opponent. Yoko screams in horror as he gets sent off the ropes and comes face-to-face with the black coffin, which sports a black and white image of the Undertaker, with “Rest in Peace” written along the top in yellow writing. Taker sends Yoko through the ropes and on top of the casket.

Back from a break and Yoko has composed himself to deliver a uranage and legdrop. Undertaker is rolled into the casket, but he grabs the lid before Yoko can slam it shut. Taker brings Yoko into the casket where a short brawl breaks out. Fuji grabs Taker’s hair prompting the Deadman to get out and stalk the devious one, before turning round in time to deck Cornette. Taker sits up from a slam, so Yoko keeps him on the outside, running him head first into the steel steps. Back inside, the two go back-and-forth with a slugfest. A clothesline staggers Yoko, so Taker throws him down, then connects with a flying clothesline from the top rope.

Undertaker has things sewn up when King Kong Bundy and Bam Bam Bigelow walk down to distract Norris. While the two referees who are manning the casket keep both at bay, IRS sneaks in to do a number on the Deadman. IRS applies a sleeper, then tosses Taker into the casket. IRS leaves through the crowd. Yoko goes to close the casket, only for Taker to grab him by the throat. Enter Double J Jeff Jarrett, who runs down to receive a roundhouse kick to the gut from Norris. Don’t fuck with Chuck, slapnuts! Jarrett swiftly leaves, while Undertaker gives Yokozuna a clothesline, and DDT, before putting the behemoth into the casket after a big boot. Taker confiscates Fuji’s Japanese flag, breaks it across his knee, tosses it in with Yoko, and slams the door shut to win and settle the feud. The referees wheel the casket away and Yokozuna wouldn’t be seen again until WrestleMania XI when he was revealed as Owen Hart’s mystery Tag Team partner. Meanwhile, Undertaker would go on to feud with IRS and King Kong Bundy and Chuck Norris would return to his role in Walker, Texas Ranger. It’s a shame Norris didn’t get more involved here. The match could have done with some more Chuck as it plodded along in parts. Winner: THE UNDERTAKER.

Chuck Norris doesn’t wear a watch. HE decides what time it is!

The mixed bag format returns next week, so I’ll see you then. Shaun.

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