From: zimmerma@ucrengr.ucr.edu (Christopher Robin Zimmerman) Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling Subject: WWF Monday Night RAW - 25/4/94 Date: 27 Apr 1994 05:46:59 GMT Organization: University of California, Riverside (College of Engineering/Computer Science) Lines: 147 Message-ID: <2pku8j$47n@galaxy.ucr.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: ucrengr.ucr.edu One Year Ago on RAW: Bobby Heenan replaces Rob Bartlett in the RAW commentator trifecta. Mr. Perfect defeats Damien DeMento rather easily, and it takes two Doinks to distract Crush in his match with the Narcissist and get knocked out. Apparently, lots of managers are looking to sign newcomer Mr. Hughes, who wins a squash. Typhoon wins a squash, while Shawn Michaels hypes his upcoming IC title match with Hacksaw Jim Duggan by berating the crowd at the Manhattan Center, leading to the first appearance of the "Shawn is gay" chant. And, the first ever marriage proposal on RAW happened 26.4.93. WWF Monday Night RAW, coming to you 25.4.94 (but moldy and taped 11.4) from the Utica Memorial Auditorium in Utica, New York and broadcast on the USA Network. Your hosts are Vince McMahon and the (banned) Macho Man Randy Savage. Anybody get the feeling Savage ain't ever leaving the table? Dubba J v. Dubba R - Or, if you like, Jedoublef Jadoubleredoublt vs. rRazor rRamon. Jarrett gives Ramon the chicken dance for not putting the belt on the line, Ramon shares his toothpick with Jarrett. Lockup, reversal, reversal, takedown by Jarrett. Posturing by Jarrett. Ramon gets back up--boy he looks spifffy in them baby blues. Whip into the buckle by Jarrett. Jarrett takes the champ down again and goes to work on the elbow. Arm bar. Jarrett whip, reversal, Jarrett leaps, Ramon catches and throws him behind the back--a move so impressive to someone that we get a split screen replay of it. Meanwhile, Jarrett is outside and drags Ramon out, too. Jarrett with punches. Back in, and they trade blows, with Ramon getting the advantage. Hip toss, and a clothesline. Jarrett wants time out. Ramon goes out after him, but Jarrett is ready and slams Ramon into the STEEL steps. Clothesline, stomping. Back in they go. Jarrett whips Ramon into an elbow for a 2 count. Jarrett slams Ramon's head into a turnbuckle. Ramon does not do a wardance. Jarrett with flying fist out of the corner for 2. Jarrett controls a headlock with a pull of the tights, and a cople feet on the ropes. "Razor" chant. The commentators speculate that Razor may have been thinking ahead to his IC title match with Diesel. Ramon gets out of the hold but meets with a faceful of canvas for his troubles as we take an ad break. Ramon manages a sunset flip reversal for 2 as we come back. Jarrett quickly regains control and slaps on the sleeper. Both of them have pretty good facial expressions during this whole bit, Ramon the hazy guy in the sleeper, and Jarrett the maniacal guy putting the sleeper on. Down goes Razor, that chant ain't helping him now. As referee "Blind" Dave Hebner looks on, Ramon keeps TALKING. Arms fall once, arms fall twice (four arms have fallen...) Arms stay up on the third time. This is the first time Savage has ever seen anyone get out of the sleeper, right. Ramon with suplex and both men are down. Ramon puts up an arm for 2. Jarrett comes to and tries to punch, but Ramon can't be stopped. Block, punch, block, punch, repeat, and now Jarrett is down and Ramon is posing. Jarrett manages to duck and put Ramon over the ropes. Cue Shawn Michaels. While Jarrett discusses politics with Hebner, Michaels does some chatting in Ramon's face. Ramon gets up and plants on on Michaels. Jarrett tries the sneak attack but Ramon catches him and now both men are down and out. Ramon and Jarrett go back in and Ramon does the house afire bit. Michaels tries to get in after Jarrett is thrown out, and Ramon catches him. House afire bit on Michaels by Ramon. Hebner stops counting out Jarrett and turns to the action. He still hasn't done anything, though. Anyway, Ramon is ready to put Michaels in the Razor's Edge, cue Diesel, who arrives just in the nick of time to save Michaels. Now Hebner rings the bell, and Vince says Jarrett has been disqualified. Whatever. Anyway, Razor receives two free Jackknives and various other punishment from both Diesel and Michaels. For an encore, Diesel throws the belt on top of him. The Heartbreak Kid and Big Daddy Cool take off; their job is done. At least we don't have to hear Ramon's music and have everything be all right...this saga continues on "Superstars" this weekend as Ramon and Diesel square off for the WWF Intercontinental Title. Vince 'n' Randy interview Michaels and Diesel in the soundproof booth. Michaels is a hell of a lot better interview than Diesel, you know. Bam Bam Bigelow v. Tony DeVito - Vince alludes to Luna Tunes getting a title shot on the WrestleMania Revenge Tour (that's the Women's title, y'all). Fortunately, WWF President Jack "Solomon" Tunney is on the phone to keep us from watching this squash. Tunney first announces that he's going to conduct a thorough investigation into the actions of Jarrett, Michaels, and Diesel. Whoop. Finally, we get to the meat: The Head Shrinkers will be getting their title shot, next week, on Monday Night RAW, a decision which should surprise no one. Headbutt off the ropes for the pin. Vince suggests that the Head Shrinkers are really happy. I would suggest that the Head Shrinkers don't really give a damn. Anyway, we cut to Les Quebecois and Johnny Polo, who can't believe that their good Samoan friends would want a title shot. Jacques: "Where's the justice? Where's the justice?" Stan Esposito, mayor of Stamford, Connecticut, tells us how great the WWF is 'cause they put on a fundraiser for them. Jim Cornette presents the Heavenly Bodies v. The Pope & Jason Headings - In case you didn't know the Bodies were exclusively WWF now, they prove it with the addition of some angel wings attached to their jackets. Promos: ICOPRO (Ramon), GI Joe, SF2: SCE carts Vince announces that last week's audience was the highest ever rating for RAW. What, to see Bret Hart vs. Kwang? How sad for the audience. Vince announces that Mr. Perfect has backed out of the tour and is indefinitely suspended. Translation: He broke a toe. Perfect's replacement as Lex Luger's opponent on the tour is (Kona) Crush. Hmmm, I wondered what had happened to him. Oh yeah, the match. My favorite move is where Headings puts Pritchard into his corner so he can tag before he whips him around. The Bodies go through their extensive library of modified powerbombs and a flapjack, and finish off with that patented moonsault. New dates listed for the WMR tour: 14 May Anaheim, CA 15 May San Jose, CA 19 May Uniondale, NY I would go to the San Jose show, but Sundays are bad for me... The King's Court with Nikolai Volkoff. Volkoff is a proud American, you know. Huh? He made some bad investments and has fallen on hard times. I guess he'll wrestle for food or something. He's a very proud man, and won't beg for a job, but still, he's available, if you get my drift... Vince: "An honest hard-working man? All right!" Later, Vince: "He may have fallen on hard times, but he's still a proud American!" There it is AGAIN! An American! WHERE have I been? I could've SWORN he was Lithuanian...er, Russian...er, Soviet....ah hell, I don't know. I shouldn't have a memory. The 1-2-3 Kid v. Duane Gill - I was going to bitch and moan about how the Kid is wasted in the WWF, but then I figured, hell, he probably likes the paycheck, who am I to tell him how to do his job? Typical seesaw match ending with the Kid pinning after one of them savat kicks. A butcher describes his Undertaker sighting. I'm going to be sick. He doesn't like pickles, by the way. King of the Ring promo, the first of the year. Owen Hart v. Rich Myers - Promos: NBA Jam carts, Slim Jim (Savage), MK carts The Rocket is taking on Mo on "Wrestling Challenge" this weekend. Get your VCRs ready. Sharpshooter after lots of other stuff. Myers does get a nice, spiffy pair of Hitman shades after his beating, though. Cap'n Lou is out with Vince 'n' Randy, and won't shut up. Next week there's that big tag team title match. Out storms Johnny Polo who has some choice words for Albano. Savage grabs Polo and holds him for Albano to get in a shot. As the Quebecers come out, we fade to black. Is it Sweeps month yet? Christopher Robin Zimmerman, that RAW guy / kzim@galaxy.ucr.edu Moving to kzim@koko.csustan.edu in May