Back from a two week hiatus, WWF Monday Night RAW returns, coming to you "live" from the Manhattan Center in New York City 13.9.93, and broadcast on the USA Network. Opening credits haven't changed since January (Hart/Ramon emphasis). Your hosts are Vince McMahon, Bobby the Brain Heenan, and the Macho Man Randy Savage, who provide all commentary. Vince outlines the "Quebec Province Rules" which are the guidelines for the upcoming tag team title match: Countout/DQ causes the title to change hands, piledrives, jumping off the top rope and throwing your opponent over the top rope are illegal and subject to DQ. Well, I guess we can all guess how this match is going to end. The Steiner Brothers v. Les Quebecois in a Quebec Province Rules, tag team title match - Rick and Jacques start. Jacques with kneelifts, Rick with powerslam. Rick clotheslines Jacques out of the ring, but luckily it isn't over the top rope. Pierre goes back in and meets with another powerslam. 2 count. Tag to Scott. Double underhook into a modified powerbomb for 2. Scott with dropkick for 2. Scott works over Pierre some more until he meets up with a boot in the corner. Pierre with clothesline (off second rope) for 2. Vince calls Pierre "the larger of the two Steiners." Pierre with another 2 after a jumping fist finds the mark. Scott reverses into a back body drop. Tag to Rick. As Rick is talked out of a piledriver attempt, we take an ad brea k. When we come back, Jacques has gained the upper hand on Rick. After three counters to counters, Rick once again sends Jacques through the ropes and onto the floor. Pierre and Scott are tagged in. Scott gets the advantage, but Pierre manages to reve rse a hiptoss attempt into a short clothesline. Scott with a belly to belly for 2. Half crab by Scott, which Jacques comes in to break up when referee "Blind" Dave Hebner is distracted. Tag to Rick who covers for 2 and resumes the hold. Again, the ref is distracted so Jacques can break the hold. Tag to Scott, 2. Tag to Rick. Suddenly, out comes Johnny Polo in a Montreal Canadiens jersey to cheer on the Quebecers. Rick tries to go to the top rope (boy, he has trouble with these rules!), but goes to the second rope, and ends up jumping into some knees. Pierre tries to get Rick into position for a superplex, but Rick comes to and throws Pierre. Jacques comes in and quickly goes out after dropping an elbow on his partner. The Canadians huddle up wi th Polo on the outside, and we take another ad break. When we come back, Jacques and Scott are in; while Scott bounces off the rope, dangerously close to the Quebecers corner, Pierre nails him. The Quebecers get lots of chances to do all those neat dou bleteaming moves you've seen them do in the squash matches, and for an encore goad Rick enough to keep Hebner's eyes firmly trained on him instead of the men in red. After some confusion where the wrong Quebecer attempts a pin, Scott manages a desperatio n DDT. Before he can tag to Rick, Pierre runs across and hits him, taking him out of the corner so he can't be tagged. Anyway, in the ensuing confusion, Scott ends up in the Quebecer finisher, which I forget how to describe. Rick comes in and cleans ho use before returning to his corner. Now there are three men in the ring, all out. Pierre comes to and prevents Scott from tagging. Scott manages a double clothesline and *again* all three men are out. Finally, Rick is tagged in. After the house afire bit by Rick, Scott gets Pierre into the Frankensteiner (Huh), but Jacques makes the save at 2. Polo gets up on the apron to distract somebody, and ends up on the wrong end of a Rick punch. Fortunately, he gets the opportunity to pass his hockey stick t o Jacques. Unfortunately, Jacques doesn't get to use it. Instead, it is wrested away from him by Scott, who is now pissed enough to actually waffle him with it. Fortunately, Hebner chooses this moment to watch what's going on. Scott is DQ'd. Ladies a nd gentlemen, we have new tag team champions. Mr. Perfect v. Tony DeVito - DeVito gets in some shots and goes out of the ring to gloat. Perfect chases him around the ring, behind the curtains. Perfect comes back carrying his hair. Vince celebrates the PLO/Isreali agreement, and for an encore, Heenan bemoans the Burt/Loni disagreement. Later, amid a strong "We want Shawn" chant from the crowd, the perfectplex makes an appearance. Promos: ICOPRO (Luger), Slim Jim (Savage), "Street Fighter 2 Turbo" game carts Let us take you back to "that historic footage" from the encore presentation of SummerSlam. From the locker room (you can tell by Tatanka's towel!), Ludvig B0rga rants and raves in Luger's general direction. rRazor rRamon v. Executioner Pain - For some reason, Ramon forgets the Razor's Edge. Luckily, after the pin someone reminds him. Apparently, you're not supposed to say the name DiBiase anymore. New Monday Night RAW ad...I think. Vince interviews the new Tag Team Champions. Crowd sings along with the theme. Jacques kisses Polo. Unfortunately, the camera misses Jacques kissing Vince, but we did get Vince's reaction. Polo waffles regarding a return match, but decides that if one of the Steiners defeats one of his men, there will be a return match. Polo says it has to be Pierre, though. The Steiners come out halfway through the interview but do nothing. Gee, I'm glad they bothered to show up. Highlights of Heenan and Savage's appearance at the Jerry Lewis telethon. This was definitely the best part of the appearance, and at a normal hour it's a lot funnier (originally on about 12.30 am, I think...I was channel surfing). Doink (the Clown) v. Rich Myers - Doink comes out with two buckets to dump on the crowd. Luckily, both are confetti. Heenan makes fun of the "Silk Stalkings" Promo (the next show on the USA Network--thanks for asking). Amazingly, Crush is on the phone. He's rested. Hide your children. Crush hangs up on Savage (or is that just technical difficulties?). Doink gets the pin and goes for another bucket. Heenan goes out to tell Doink that he should get McMahon and Savage. Guess what comes next. Yep, Heenan is the target, and this time it's water. Heenan does lots of pratfalls. Oh, no. I can't like Doink if he becomes a face. I just can't. Please, Vince, say it ain't so. Out comes Doink again, with ANOTHER bucket. This one is confetti and lands on the crowd. I could swear I heard Vince say "Hey, maybe you're not such a bad guy after all..." AIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! Promos: Mortal Kombat game carts, Bicycle Playing Cards, WWF King of the Ring game carts. Next Week: Bam Bam Bigelow, Mr. Perfect (again?), IRS, Bret Hart interview, and Pierre v. Scott Steiner for a return match ("American rules this time!") That's all, That RAW guy, Christopher Robin Zimmerman / zimmerma@ucrengr.ucr.edu / kzim@ucrmath.ucr.edu / kzim@watserv.ucr.edu /