WWF In Your House 5: Season's Beatings
WWF In Your House 5: Season's Beatings (12/17/1995)- Hershey, PA
RAZOR RAMON & MARTY JANNETTY vs. 1-2-3 KID & SYCHO SID (w/Ted Dibiase)- 5.5/10.
I really didn’t like the finish. It felt like they had Sid lose to a non-finisher just so Kid could retain his heat. I don’t see why they couldn’t have had Sid lose to a finisher and have Dibiase pull kid out of the ring to save him from the Razor’s Edge.
HOG PEN MATCH WITH HILLBILLY JIM AS SPECIAL GUEST REREREE: Henry O. Godwinn vs. Hunter Hearst Helmsley- 7.5/10.
If you have to do a silly gimmick match, you might as well use the gimmick as well as you can. Great job here by both guys. I’m eh on the aftermath.
STUFF WITH JEFF JARRETT & JERRY LAWLER- silly, but it set up for the aftermath of the next match.
AHMED JOHNSON vs. BUDDY LANDELL (w/Dean Douglas)- Good squash, and good aftermath.
DIESEL vs. OWEN HART (w/Jim Cornette)- 4.75/10
SEGMENT WITH SAVIO VEGA, TED DIBIASE, & SANTA CLAUS- Fun, with a great twist, and gets bonus points for me for being done in a very kid-friendly way. If you are not a kid, though, Vince’s commentary definitely falls into the realm of “so bad it’s good” for its corniness. “That’s not the real Santa Claus! Santa would never sell out!”
CASKET MATCH: The Undertaker vs. King Mabel (w/Sir Mo)- 4/10.
Really not exciting at all. Taker finally getting the urn (or what was left of it, anyway) back after having it stolen at the beginning of the year was nice.
WWF TITLE MATCH: Bret Hart(c) vs. The British Bulldog (w/Jim Cornette & Diana Hart Smith)- 9/10.
AMAZING main event. The build going into this match was that Bret had never beaten Davey Boy, and they told that story well. There were a few references to their match at Summer Slam 92, and Davey Boy dominated most of the match. Every time that Bret came back, Davey Boy just cut him off again. Absolutely amazing.
SEGMENT WITH UNDERTAKER, PAUL BEARER, & DIESEL- Good.
Overall, a pretty good show from WWF. The main event is definitely worth going out of your way to see, but nothing else here is really worth it. This show is not must-see, but you won’t be disappointed if you do see it.
RAZOR RAMON & MARTY JANNETTY vs. 1-2-3 KID & SYCHO SID (w/Ted Dibiase)- 5.5/10.
I really didn’t like the finish. It felt like they had Sid lose to a non-finisher just so Kid could retain his heat. I don’t see why they couldn’t have had Sid lose to a finisher and have Dibiase pull kid out of the ring to save him from the Razor’s Edge.
HOG PEN MATCH WITH HILLBILLY JIM AS SPECIAL GUEST REREREE: Henry O. Godwinn vs. Hunter Hearst Helmsley- 7.5/10.
If you have to do a silly gimmick match, you might as well use the gimmick as well as you can. Great job here by both guys. I’m eh on the aftermath.
STUFF WITH JEFF JARRETT & JERRY LAWLER- silly, but it set up for the aftermath of the next match.
AHMED JOHNSON vs. BUDDY LANDELL (w/Dean Douglas)- Good squash, and good aftermath.
DIESEL vs. OWEN HART (w/Jim Cornette)- 4.75/10
SEGMENT WITH SAVIO VEGA, TED DIBIASE, & SANTA CLAUS- Fun, with a great twist, and gets bonus points for me for being done in a very kid-friendly way. If you are not a kid, though, Vince’s commentary definitely falls into the realm of “so bad it’s good” for its corniness. “That’s not the real Santa Claus! Santa would never sell out!”
CASKET MATCH: The Undertaker vs. King Mabel (w/Sir Mo)- 4/10.
Really not exciting at all. Taker finally getting the urn (or what was left of it, anyway) back after having it stolen at the beginning of the year was nice.
WWF TITLE MATCH: Bret Hart(c) vs. The British Bulldog (w/Jim Cornette & Diana Hart Smith)- 9/10.
AMAZING main event. The build going into this match was that Bret had never beaten Davey Boy, and they told that story well. There were a few references to their match at Summer Slam 92, and Davey Boy dominated most of the match. Every time that Bret came back, Davey Boy just cut him off again. Absolutely amazing.
SEGMENT WITH UNDERTAKER, PAUL BEARER, & DIESEL- Good.
Overall, a pretty good show from WWF. The main event is definitely worth going out of your way to see, but nothing else here is really worth it. This show is not must-see, but you won’t be disappointed if you do see it.