From: cw148@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Christopher Robin Zimmerman)
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Subject: WWF Monday Night RAW - 20/9/93
Date: 21 Sep 1993 05:40:21 GMT
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"All-American Wrestling" match of the week:  The Heavenly Bodies defeat the
Smoking Gunns by screwjob.  If I were a rating kind of guy, I'd give it
***3/4, but I'm not.

WWF Monday Night RAW, coming to you from the Manhattan Center 20.9.93 (but
taped 13.9.93) and broadcast on the USA Network.

Recap of last week's tag team title change and subsequent saga.

Your hosts are Vince McMahon, Bobby the Brain Heenan (who has a cold, thanks
to that meddling clown Doink), and the Macho Man Randy Savage, who provide
all commentary.

Scott Steiner v. Quebecer Pierre - Johnny Polo kisses Pierre on the way
down...I guess Jacques is already having some influence.  Blows traded.
Scott with a whip, and an inverted atomic drop.  He climbs the rope and
clotheslines Pierre (see, no DQ this week!).  Scott then throws Pierre out,
over the top rope (see, no DQ this week!).  Scott brings him back in and
gives him a piledriver (well, you get the idea).  1, 2.  Steiner with one of
those submission holds on the leg.  Scott continues on the leg, then flips off
Polo (the camera misses it, unfortunately).  Scott with belly to belly from
the second turnbuckle.  Pierre rolls out of the ring to get some consoling
from Johnny.  Scott goes out, grabs the omnipresent hockey stick, and chases
them until they are behind the curtain.  The ad break isn't far behind.
When we come back, Pierre has returned, with Polo--and Jacques.  Soon after,
Rick comes out.  After a standard amount of posturing, Scott has his back
turned so Pierre can jump him.  Stomps aplenty.  DDT.  Steiner is choked on
the ropes.  Pierre sits on him, on the ropes.  Headbutt.  Meanwhile, Rick
has grabbed a chair in case Jacques gets any ideas with the hockey stick.
Referee "Blind" Tim White tries to restore order, but doesn't notice that
Pierre is choking Scott something fierce.  Scott manages to get Pierre in a
pinning predicament, which White also misses.  Pierre with chinlock, along
with (illegal!) rope leverage, which White does see, because he then moves
to a position where he CAN'T see it.  Hahahahaha...  Pierre with knee to the
guy for 2.  Pierre with his reverse swan dive from the ropes for 2.  Resume
submission hold.  Scott manages to get Pierre's back into the turnbuckle.
Pierre with bodyslam, leg drop off the turnbuckle.  1, 2.  Scott is still
kicking out!  Amazing!  Scott counters into a backslide, 2.  Scott tries
again and gets another 2.  Pierre rakes the eyes, snaps him over and AGAIN
tries the submission hold.  Geez, man, it doesn't work, figure it out.
Pierre once again tries the reverse swan dive, but this time Scott gets out
of the way, and Pierre plants himself on the canvas.  Scott with resurgence,
Steinerline, undehook into powerbomb, and Frankensteiner.  1, 2, 3.  Just
like a predicted! (Unfortunately, my newsfeed cannnot supply the proof.)
So, all you people who wrote off the Steiners and the WWF, nyah nyah nyah.
They're here for the long haul.

Promos:  ICOPRO (Luger--gee, where is the man, anyway?), Street Fighter 2:
Turbo carts, "New" WWF Figures

Bam Bam Bigelow v Ad Break - Ah, it's LaVerne McGill.  Would YOU want to be
beaten by a man named Laverne?  Anyway, he doesn't look too bad...for the
first 15 seconds.  This match is pretty long in order for us to accomodate
ANOTHER phone call from Crush.  He's returning very shortly, yep.  For the
second week in a row, he acts as if the Macho Man never existed.  In fact,
this week, before he hangs up on Savage, he tells him off.  Savage is
stunned.  Anyway, Bigelow destroys McGill, but to keep us interested, while
he is outside the ring, Luna Tunes gives him a chokehold, bending over just
enough to make the cameraman very happy.

Let us take you back to last week.  Doink goes left instead of right, and a
new hero is born.  Heenan plays up his cold, and Vince has a nice doubletake
when Heenan spits his thermometer across the table.

Vince interviews Bret Hart after recapping the Lawler angle for those of you
just joining us.  Nothing new.

The WWF:  Unbelievable!  Man, I couldn't think of a better slogan.

Mr. Perfect v. "We Want Shawn" chant - Perfect can beat Mike Bell all he
wants, but he's not going to win over this crowd.

Ludvig B0rga shows us a polluted river and asks why Lex Luger is so proud of
it.  "Choke on it" seems to be his catchphrase.

Bobby Heenan, for the second time this year, interviews a nervous guy who
proposes to his girlfriend.  To his credit, Heenan is 2-0 in proposal
matches.

I.R.S. v. P.J. Walker - For a change, Schyster badmouths rRazor rRamon
instead of the lousy tax cheats in the audience.  The "Irwin" chant is
nonetheless quick and decisive.  Irwin demolishes Walker.  For some reason,
Ramon comes out to watch, distracting the taxman.  Irwin seems distraught
that the "Razor" chant is louder than the "Irwin" chant.  To further add to
Irwin's frustration, Walker sneaks up and pins him.  Wait a minute, IRS just
lost!  Huh.  I guess a Kid/Walker match is a certainty for Survivor Series.

Savage is presented with a T shirt by the NCLF.  If you want to give to the
National Children's Leukemia Fund, then watch the WWF and write down their
address.

Promos:  Slim Jim (Savage), Mortal Kombat carts, WWF King of the Ring carts.

Heenan interviews the Quebecers.  Polo says that there will be a tag team
title defense next week, but it won't involve the Steiners, rather, some
"well deserving tag team", presumably one like Gill and Hardy.

Next week:  Quebecers, Tatanka, Debut of Ludvig B0rga, return of Jimmy Snuka
(replay of that damn cage dive everyone talks about).  Sounds like a one
shot for Snuka, I wonder if he'll even wrestle.

Christopher Robin Zimmerman, that RAW guy   | "Maybe he should get his purse
zimmerma@ucrengr.ucr.edu / others           |  money in rubles." - Gorilla
kzim@ucrmath.ucr.edu / kzim@watserv.ucr.edu |  Monsoon, on Ludvig B0rga