Exploring WWE’s B-shows has been a blast and we’re looking at the second episode of WWE Shotgun Saturday Night. We’ve got four matches with the opener being a bit on the long side.
The Undercard
The opening match for the second episode was Diesel taking on Marc Mero in this lengthy match. Of the matches on the show, I’d say that this one should’ve been the longest one since it and the follow-up were the bouts that were the better bouts on a meh episode.
I’d say that the main issue was that the match wasn’t eventful enough to fill the room it was given to groove. This match had a significant amount of time for a B-show and the time had to be filled—although that could’ve easily been filled with more promos or another match.
Also, the time could’ve been kept for the match if the pacing was better.
This bout gets a soft thumbs in the middle. After that bout was Savio Vega getting beaten by Faarooq—who had the henchmen members of Nation of Domination with him—in a perfectly acceptable B-show match.
The commentary team spent most of the match was spent discussing Sunny but it makes sense because this show has always been to hype the bigger ongoings in WWE while the matches are there so it’s not just a talk show. I’d give this one a thumbs in the middle as well.
Rocky Maivia faces Fake Razor Ramon before the main event. Nothing of note here. They had just enough room to groove but basically wasted everyone’s time because this wasn’t…interesting or exciting. Well, scratch that—the dueling chants on disapproval for both wrestlers was the entertaining part.
Also, Maiva’s Shoulder Breaker finisher was…not it. It didn’t work as a finisher in the late 90s and it was barely anyone of note was using the shoulder breaker by that point.
As for the match, this was just a super basic TV match with two guys who hadn’t built steam in the WWE yet. Let’s say this was a soft thumbs down.
The Main Event
Just give the main event a thumbs down. Furnas & LaFon taking on The Head Bangers could’ve been a perfectly acceptable tag match with the time it had and the right teams for something mildly entertaining. Unfortunately, production messed this match up by there being a commercial break on top of the show just overrunning entirely.
It could’ve been the opener’s fault but most of these matches didn’t have that razzle-dazzle in execution or on paper to be concerned about the full match anyway.
WWE Shotgun Saturday Night #2 Verdict: Bronze Medal (Thumbs Down for the Undercard and Main Event)
Episode two of Shotgun Saturday Night really needed either young up-and-comers that viewers would be interested in seeing or just exciting-ass action. Both would be nice along with a faster pace.
Instead, we got up-and-comers where it was like “Meh, they’re here” and mediocre-at-best in-ring action.
Again, this was a B-show, so you’re not going to get the best matches for the most part. Hell, you’re unlikely to get something exciting or with an engaging story behind it.
At the bare minimum, the pacing could’ve been better as this came off as an uneventful show at 75-percent speed.
The opener and Faarooq vs. Savio were both neck-and-neck for the better matches of the show but neither were better than decent. I’m giving the match of the show honors to Faarooq vs. Savio for not feeling as if it ran for longer than it did.
Match of the Show: Faarooq vs. Savio Vega
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