From: zimmerma@ucrengr.ucr.edu (Christopher Robin Zimmerman)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: WWF Monday Night Raw - 14/6/93
Summary: Flag Day is NOT mentioned
Keywords: Whoomp! There it is.
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Date: 15 Jun 93 23:43:16 GMT
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WWF Monday Night Raw, shown 14.6.93 (but taped 7.6) from the Manhattan
Center and broadcast on the USA Network.

From last night's King of the Ring, Yokozuna receives the belt after
defeating You Know Who.  Cut to later that night, Mean Gene Okerlund
interviews Mr. Fuji, who is planning a celebration for his man.  He has
decided to pick 4 July as the day for the party.  Okerlund, who knows that
that day is a great American holiday, insinuates that Fuji is trying to
desecrate a national holiday, and shows righteous indignation.

Your hosts are Vince McMahon, the Macho Man Randy Savage, and Bobby the
Brain Heenan, who provide all (mostly dubbed) commentary.

Mr. Perfect v. L. A. Gore - The Manhattan Center is "the house of upsets,"
you know.  Lots of KotR talk from the commentators, most of it relating the
incidents leading up to Zima's winning of the belt.  Just before the
perfectplex, a Hart/Zima matchup is teased.  Hmmmmm....

Even though it's over, Savage gets in one more plug for the KotR hotline.
Get results!  Get interviews!  Get on the phone! (tm Gene Scott).

Vince interviews rRazor rRamon, who comes in with a bag marked "$10,000".
Wonder what's in it.  Ramon:  "Stickmang, with this kind of money, you could
buy a life.  McMang, with this money, you could get that personality
transplant."  Make your own punchline here.  (Here's a hint:  McMahon,
charity, and the feds.)

Vince narrates over photos of the KotR...oh wait, it's an ad for the encore
presentation Tuesday 22 June at 8pm.

Martyr Jannetty v. Doink (the Clown) - Doink has a squirting Pepsi can,
which he dutifully uses on the commentators.  He goes under the ring and
comes back out with a jacket, fooling McMahon and Savage into thinking it
must be a different clown.  Boy, it doesn't take much.  Doink attacks
Jannetty before he gets into the ring.  Jannetty comes back and, with a
bulldog, gets a 2 count.  Arm drag.  Doink gets out.  Doink takes Jannetty
to the buckle, but Jenntty ducks out.  We take an ad break with Doink in an
arm bar.  When we come back, Jannetty is hurting Doink real bad.  High cross
body off the top for 2.  Doink manages a powerslam to regain control.  Doink
with variety of holds, back suplex, more holds.  Doink with bodyslam.  Doink
climbs the ropes and does a flying buttdrop (!).  Unfortunately, he takes
too long celebrating, so he only gets 2.  Doink with yet another submission
hold, which he gets bored with and turns into a neckbreaker.  2.  Doink
continues his relentless attack until taking too long to climb the ropes.
Jannetty comes to and tosses him.  Marty comes back with a series of punches
and elbows.  Jannetty with dropkick, suplex, but only 2.  Jannetty with
clothesline for 2.  Jannetty with another 2.  The commentators are taking
him to task for never hooking the leg.  They both end up on the outside
after Marty reverses a Doink suplex attempt.  They brawl, and Marty gets
some nice moves on the outside, but neither man pays attention to the 10
count.  A yachtful of WWF referees become a human wall.

Saturday on WWF Mania:  El Matador & Bob Backlund vs. The Headshrinkers.  I
wonder what Virgil did to Santana to break up the Miracle Jobber
Combination?  I wonder how long Backlund will stay in the WWF if he keeps
getting roles like this?

KotR Encore ad encore.

The Rocket Owen Hart v. Dan Dubiel - Yep, Hart's back to his New
Foundation...oops, I mean High Energy outfit.  Vince manages to get the
1-2-3 Kid on the phone from Osaka.  Apparently, beating Ramon has gotten him
lots of matches including these in Japan.  He does a TERRIBLE job on the
phone with Vince's questions.  Finally we get what we want:  Yes, he'd be a
fool not to take up Ramon on his $10,000 offer.  Next week on Raw we'll have
it.  Owen wins with a ? suplex into a bridge.

Sunday on All-American Wrestling, Owen Hart will take on the newcomer,
Bastion Booger.  This must be that **** matchup I've been hearing so much
about.  Speaking of AAW, did anyone catch the 2 out of 3 fall six man tag
last Sunday?  I didn't, but I sure wish I had.

San Bernardino house show is hyped during the local cable ad time.  This
show will be 2 days after the Anaheim show, not that you care.

"Courtesy WWF Superstars" The Undertaker v. P. J. Walker (McMahon, Savage,
The King Jerry Lawler)

Promos:  ICOPRO (Luger), GI Joe, WWF Figures

Don't think for a moment they're showing us this matchup for Walker's
offensive skills.  Luckily, 'Taker wins with a throat slam just in time for
Harvey Wippleman and Giant Gonzales to show up at ringside.  Gonzales and
the Undertaker lockup.  While they go at it, Mr. Hughes comes in and takes
out Paul Bearer.  Wippleman tosses the urn to Hughes, who uses it to get up
close and personal with 'Taker.  Before HE can come to, Hughes beans Bearer.
Apparently, he's history.  Gee, all he ever did was hold the urn anyway,
right?  Now that Hughes has it...

The King Jerry Lawler v. Mark Thomas - Lawler is wearing a pink and black
robe and pink tights.  He grabs the mic and works the crowd, and the fact
that this was taped last week, BEFORE KotR, becomes painfully obvious.
Lawler grabs one of the many Burger King crowns and tears it up.
Hart/Lawler match teased.  Hart/Zima match once again teased.  I'm sure
confused.  Heenan, who left earlier in protest of the "Burger King" chant,
comes back with big news.  Seems he was on the phone with Fuji, who let us
know that the 4 July celebration will take place at an (unnamed) American
landmark.  Also, an open challenge will be issued to all American athletes:
can anyone slam Yokozuna?  Lawler, by the way, wins with a piledriver.

Promos:  WWF Figures (again), GI Joe (again), "WWF Royal Rumble" SNES
cartridge.  Please guys, sell some ad time.

Next week:  We go back to Poughkeepsie.  Tix: (203) 352 8692. Jannetty vs.
Doink in a return match:  2 out of 3 falls!  Razor Ramon vs. "1-2-3" Kid in
a $10,000 challenge!  Can you beat that?  It's the WWF, the GREATEST
federation in the WORLD!

Christopher Robin Zimmerman, that RAW guy
 / zimmerma@ucrengr.ucr.edu / etc / etc /