[1994-05-02-WWF-Raw] Headshrinkers vs The Quebecers

[Loss]

Talk about it here.

[Loss]

Last few minutes. I love Samu and Fatu as babyfaces. Samu getting hung in the ropes is always a wild spot. Why did Samu end up getting replaced by the Barbarian anyway? They put together a pretty elaborate sequence of events to lead the finish. The Headshrinkers win the tag titles. Big pop for the title change.

[El-P]

The end of the Quebecers, sadly. I didn't care for the HeadShrinkers as faces, I though Lou Albano made them look goofy. It's also the beginning of the tag title becoming less important than ever at this time. The Shrinkers had one title match against a makeshift tag team, then lost on a house-show to Shawn & Diesel, then it got vacated... This period really struck me at the time as the beginning of the end for the tag titles.

[Kevin Ridge]

At the time, I thought Headshrinkers winning was cool and it gets a good crowd reaction to the title change. But they never really went anywhere with them as champions with losing the titles on a house show. Beginning of this year had some good WWF tag teams and things just pretty much fall apart rest of the year. Too bad.

[Exposer]

Lou Albano was amusing in this. The Headshrinkers get a big pop for winning the tag titles. Fun stuff.

[soup23]

Fireworks in that small building looked kind of weird. I am still taken aback at the arenas used for Raw in those days. Nice moment for headshrinkers but the WWF tag division does look like it has went to shit and now doesn't have a good heel anchor in the Quebecers.

[PeteF3]

Agreed with Jerome and the others, this is pretty much the last "traditional" WWF tag title reign, at least for a long while. After this, it was makeshift teams with singles guys and overly gimmicky teams trading the belts with no real reigns of consequence. The action here is decent enough and there's a huge pop for the Headshrinkers' victory.

[Superstar Sleeze]

WWF World Tag Team Champion Quebecers vs Headshrinkers - WWF RAW 5/2/94

“They are chanting USA for American Samoa! “ -Macho Man popped me big!

I would argue Quebecers were the MVPs of RAW since Sept 93. They had frequent matches and had a long term week to week feud with Marty & Kid and a marquee match against the Harts. This is beginning of the end of this; they do have one last match left. The Headshrinkers much like the original version of the USOs are bland in their presentation. Besides being Samoan and related to Afa they don’t have a hook.

The opening shine is as solid stuff they established the Shrinkers as more powerful and tougher than the Quebecers. Shoulder tackles and head butts. Quebecers get desperate and start making mistakes. Splashing each other being whipped into each other. The head for the hills but the Fink says if they get counted out they lose the belts. 
 

Back from commercial, Shrinkers are working the Quebecers on arm in a throwback heel in peril segment. Quebecers bury a Hart Foundation knee and a Pierre clothesline transition to heat. Sick Total Elimination! Lots of slamming each other onto Fatu. Back from another break, they gave them a ton of time. Fatu back drops Pierre out. Sami pretty standard hot tag until he gets HIS HEAD CAUGHT IN THE ROPES!!! Jacques pulls his hair while his head & neck are wrenches between the ropes. That was SICK!!! Jacques PILEDRIVER! Cannonball Splash…looks to be over WAIT IT MISSES!!! Afa slugs Polo! Jacques hits Pierre by accident…Pierre clocks Jacques on purpose! Double Stroke by Shrinkers and Fatu hits the USO Splash damn Rikishi you crazy for the win! Burling Vermont pops huge for the win! Way better than I expected! Quebecers had a really terrific run and should be remembered more fondly. This title victory represents the beginning of the end for tag titles. Headshrinkers get a marquee match against Yokozuna & Crush at KOTR but after that they lose the tag titles to Shawn & Diesel and that really is the end. This is a fun, throwback match, Quebecers are great heel champs and Shrinkers brought it. *** 1/2