From: zimmerma@ucrengr.ucr.edu (Christopher Robin Zimmerman) Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling Subject: WWF Monday Night RAW - 9/8/93 Message-ID: <35241@galaxy.ucr.edu> Date: 10 Aug 93 05:11:06 GMT Sender: news@galaxy.ucr.edu Organization: University of California, Riverside Lines: 110 Nntp-Posting-Host: ucrengr WWF Monday Night Raw, shown 9.8.93 (but taped sometime in July) from the Castle Recreation Center in Alexandria Bay, New York and broadcast on the USA Network. We open up with shots of the Lex Express at Commiskey Park. Ooooo. Your hosts are Vince McMahon, Bobby the Brain Heenan, and the Macho Man Randy Savage. The upcoming contract signing is hyped, as is the Tatanka/Hughes match, as well as a Bushwhackers and Macho Midget match. Hmmm... Tatanka v. Mr. Hughes - Hughes attacks from behind. Punches, then when Tatanka reverses, Hughes stands up while Tatanka tries to leapfrog. Yep, there's ANOTHER wreath at ringside. Hughes takes control with a barrage of punches. Tatanka tries a small package but only gets 2. Angered, Hughes pokes the eye. Hughes misses, and Tatanka slams for 2. The Native American runs into the clothesline. After missing two more clotheslines, Hughes resorts to pulling the hair, much to Vince's consternation. Hughes has his way with Tatanka, and we take an ad break. When we return, Tatanka is in a reverse chinlock. Hughes whips Tatanka to the buckle, but misses a followup splash, breaking his glasses. Tatanka Hulks up. Heenan says that without the shades, he knows who he is: Barry White. Tatanka, instead of covering, rushes Hughes, and Hughes takes him out of the ring. Hughes follows, and at 9, Tatanka stops taking punishment and bodyslams him, reentering the ring and winning by countount. Harvey Wippleman gets into the ring, distracting the Native American as well as referee "Blind" Tim White. Sure enough, there goes Hughes, waffling Tatanka with the urn. For an encore, he places the wreath on Tatanka's prone form. Promos: ICOPRO (Tatanka), GI Joe - Geez, only 12 minutes into the show. That's got to be some sort of record. Who Is Lex Luger? I'll avoid making any USFL jokes here. Since these things are repeated ad nauseum on the syndies, I'll sleep through it. The Bushwhackers & the Macho Midget v. The Brooklyn Brawler, Blake Beverly & Little Louie - I still have the Bushwhackers/Jackson vs. Beverlys/Louie matchup from the March to WrestleMania...it's the only match I've ever saved (which says something about the kind of fan I am). I guess I feel when you've done a match to perfection, you shouldn't go back to it. The Macho Midget, if you missed it, is Tiger Jackson with a bad makeup mask so he looks like Savage, except with a hell of a lot more hair. In case you aren't sure, he does the [extended] Tiger Jackson dance. Every comedy spot from the other matchup is here, but this match lacks a lot of Heenan's classic commentary, 'cause Savage has a lot to say about his Machito. Anyway, Beau Beverly is still not mentioned, and the Beverly Brothers are not mentioned for the second time. There you go, Beau is MIA. Believe me. Blake's been demoted to JttS. Oh yeah, the good guys win when Machito splashes Lombardi from the top rope. There are tons of suits in the ring, along with the commentators, because the Main Event contract for SummerSlam is about to be signed. Most people are surprised when Jim Cornette walks out with Mr. Fuji and Yokozuna. Fuji announces that Cornette has been hired as the American spokesperson for the Champion, what with the limited knowledge of English and all. Cornette insults Jack Tunney in front of him, always a good move. After perusing the contract, Cornette gives the thumbs-up. Vince does some hype and minutes later, out comes Luger (new theme is "Stars & Stripes Forever"). Amazingly, Yokozuna does the same act as the WrestleMania signing, not deviating his gaze from his opponent. Both men sign. Before they leave, Cornette mentions another clause he added to the contract: no rematch. Luger talks while Savage directs the crowd's applause. Sure enough, the Champion gets up, but no attack this time. Lex leads a "USA" chant, and Sousa fills the hall again. Sigh... rRazor rRamon v. Dan Dubiel - Ramon is supporting Lex Luger by wearing some real American wristbands. (Right.) But he's still doing the hairpulling... I dunno. Razor's Edge. Match with DiBiase at SummerSlam is hyped. Mean Gene Okerlund presents YOUR SummerSlam Report, brought to you by Chevrolet and tough Chevy trucks. Three weeks and counting in the Motor City (home of Repo Man). James E. Cornette has dramatically changed the of the Main Event. Hart/Lawler. RIP Match. The greatest ever intercontinental title match. Pay per view might just be the ticket. We get a shot of Cornette and the Heavenly Bodies, and when we come back... The Heavenly Bodies v. Bobby Who and Mike Bucci - Cornette introduces his team, while the Fink protests. If the Heavenly Bodies managed to upset the Steiners, it would be the first time a WWF title has left the Federation, sayeth Vince. Man, I do love those Bobby Who jokes. Vince is impressed by the fact that the Bodies can squash two no-names with the best of them. Jimmy del Rey pins Bucci with a moonsault. After the posing, Cornette grabs the mic and repeats his challenge, calling the Steiner Brothers "phony champions." The Steiners do NOT show up. Promos: "New" WWF Figures, Jurassic Park Action Figures, "Spiderman 3" Game Boy cart. Oh, boy! The world premiere of "Speaking From the Heart," by Randy Savage, from the brand new smash "WrestleMania: The Album!" Run to K Mart and buy YOUR copy today! From those good folks at RCA Records. Hey, how comes when they sing "Macho Man," it sounds like "Maj O Man?" Or is it "Nigel Man?" Man, am I tired. Hacksaw vs. 'Zima and Steiners vs. Money, Limited are featured matches on this year's SummerSlam Spectacular, Sunday, 22 August. Hacksaw and Yokozuna is NOT a title match, so I guess Duggan will win or something. And next week on RAW: Interview with Giant Gonzalez (gee, I guess he didn't drop off the face of the earth after all), Ludvig Borga (this appears to be the final official spelling of his name), MOM and some real matches too: Irwin R. Schyster vs. **EL** Matador, and, in a rematch, the "1-2-3" Kid vs the Multimillion Dollar Man. Christopher Robin Zimmerman, a Virgilmaniac / zimmerma@ucrengr.ucr.edu / kzim@ucrmath.ucr.edu / kzim@watserv.ucr.edu /