From: zimmerma@ucrengr.ucr.edu (Christopher Robin Zimmerman)
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Subject: WWF Monday Night RAW - 28/6/93
Summary: Take the week off.
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Date: 30 Jun 93 04:09:59 GMT
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Did anyone else notice how Herb completely ignored my offer to send him six
episodes of Monday Night RAW?  Would *you* expect such a fan favorite to act
this way?

WWF Monday Night RAW, shown 28.6.93, but taped 21.6, from the Mid-Hudson Civic 
Centre in Poughkeepsie, New York on the USA Network.

Shawn Michaels v. Kamala for the Intercontinental Championship - For some
reason, the champ (and Diesel) come out first.  They stare at each other for
what seems like forever, until Shawn brilliantly offers the Hand of
Friendship (tm).  Kamala looks at it, looks at the crowd (crowd voices
disapproval), and decides not to shake.  Shawn goes to the throat, catching
Kamala off guard.  Kamala quickly reverses, and Shawn again offers the hand.
This time Kamala shakes, taking the hand to his mouth for a snack.  This
amuses everyone.  Michaels ends up outside the ring, where he converses with
Diesel.  Kamala promptly slams Michaels as he reenters (no mention of Kamala
slamming 'Zima, 'cause he's Ugandan, see).  Kamala whips Michaels into the
corner, but runs into the champion's knees.  Shawn quickly scales the
turnbuckle, but the Ugandan Giant comes to and catches an airborne Michaels.
We take an ad break while the bearhug takes effect.  When we come back,
Shawn is almost out.  2 count.  2 count.  2 count.  Finally, Michaels' brain
kicks in and he gets out of the hold with "devious tactics."  They run
around outside the ring for awhile, then go back in and seesaw the momentum.
Finally, Kamala goes to the corner, but Michaels ducks out and Kamala's knee
takes the brunt of the manouevre.  Michaels goes to work on the bad knee and
the Ugandan Giant can't get up.  Michaels spits on the crowd to get more
boos.  Michaels attempts to put on a submission hold, but Kamala keeps
kicking him away, pulling his hair, poking his eyes, anything to keep that
hold off.  Finally he gets up, and we get chops o plenty.  Kamala throws the
champ out, Michaels quickly gets back in (fool).  Kamala with splash,
but...go figure...Michaels is on his stomach.  Even referee "Blind" Dave
Hebner tries to communicate this apparent lack of pinning to the Ugandan,
who just doesn't get it.  Finally, Diesel, sensing he was brought to this
match for a reason, climbs up on the apron.  Kamala and Hebner go over,
allowing Michaels to wake up and give Kamala a kick to the back of the head.
Lights out, it's over.  1, 2, 3.  Kamala comes to and resumes an attack, but
Diesel, in his "first display of violence," trashes Kamala.  Michaels helps.
After awhile, Diesel holds Michaels back from doing any more damage, and
they take off with the belt.

Stars & Stripes Challenge ad.  This Sunday, at the USS Intrepid, in case you
didn't hear Vince making comments about it during the ENTIRE match.
Apparently, it's not going to be televised.

Vince interviews Mr. Fuji and Yokozima.  Check that, it should read "Vince
talks and talks, whipping the crowd into a pro-America frenzy.  Mr. Fuji and
Yokozima stand nearby."

George Martin of the New York Giants is going to be there.  Huh.
Jim Campen of the Green Bay Packers is going to be there.  Huh.
Tatanka is going to be there.  Huh?  This really annoyed my roommate, who
challenged me with "Why should a Native American give a rat's ass about the
National Holiday of his oppressors?"  I admit, he had me there.

The Smoking Scotsmen v. Iron Mike Sharpe and the GREATEST Wrestler Living or
Dead in This Or Any Other Century, Barry Horowitz - I miss Horowitz.  "Now
you're going to school!"  I'm not sure if Sharpe or Horowitz screams more,
though.  I have no idea what the finisher was, it just looked...well, kinda
goofy.  

Let us take you back to last week's $10,000 Challenge Match, nicely edited
to avoid TLK's faceplant on the concrete.

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

Vince interviews Money, Limited.  "Irwin..."  Return match with Steiners (no
doubt in arena across the nation) is hyped.  For an encore, DiBiase all but
ensures a face-turn facilitating match with Razor Ramon with a slew of
insults.  Razor will turn face, not DiBiase, in case the above sentence
confuses.  Since this was taped a week ago, we'll see if they're still
around next month.

Adam Bomb v. B.J. (formerly P.J.) Walker - Undoubtedly, Walker thought that
if he changed his name like The Kid did, he'd win.  He was wrong.

Stars & Stripes Challenge ad is repeated.

Bastion Booger v. Crush - Sayeth Heenan, Booger (love typing THAT) is
Hillary Rodham Clinton's long lost half-brother.  Take that for what it's
worth.  Boring seesaw match in which the seesaw swings only twice, and the
weardown hold succeeds only in wearing down this reporter.  Crush slams the
(WWF-reported) 398 pounder THRICE, which is supposed to get you thinking...

The Macho Man brings out Joe Morris at the Meadowlands.  I'll tell ya,
Morris really has about as much chance of slamming 'Zima as my grandmother.

Promos:  Slim Jim (Savage), GI Joe (Again), "WWF Rumble Royale" SNES cart
(It's Perfect!).  By the way, Slim Jim has taped a new spot with Savage.
It's about the same as the last one.

Next week:  "1-2-3" Kid in action (when will he lose that dumb name?), Bam
Bam Bigelow in action (with Luna Vachon...in his corner), Mr. Perfect in
action, "exclusive" footage of the S&SC.  And hopefully, something for me to
actually report on, too.  I'm afraid this show is already in the
can...anyway, I'm off to Modesto next week but will report from there.

Christopher Robin Zimmerman, that RAW guy
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