From: zimmerma@ucrengr.ucr.edu (Christopher Robin Zimmerman) Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling Subject: WWF Monday Night RAW - 2/5/94 Date: 3 May 1994 06:15:16 GMT Organization: University of California, Riverside (College of Engineering/Computer Science) Lines: 131 Message-ID: <2q4q5k$k6k@galaxy.ucr.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: ucrengr.ucr.edu One Year Ago on RAW: Fearing that Hacksaw Jim Duggan was about to take his beloved intercontinental belt, Shawn Michaels left ringside and took a countout. Duggan demanded a remath. Qualifiers for the first King of the Ring were Bret Hart and The Narcissist. Doink destroys the Lightning Kid, masquerading as the Kamikaze Kid and setting off tempers all over r.s.p-w. Bob Backlund wins a...well, 'squash' doesn't seem right for Backlund, the Head Shrinkers win a squash, and Kamala manages a pin even though the Reverend Slick is nowhere to be seen. Jack Tunney announces an Intercontinental Lumberjack Match for next week. Sweeps month is in full force. Monday Night RAW, coming to you "live" (although the never actually say live, so who knows) from Green Mountain State in Burligton, Vermont and broadcast on the USA Network. Let us take you back to the closing moments of last week's show as Cap'n Lou celebrates his shot at a 20th Tag Team title, and Polo's unhappiness at Lou's happiness. Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Randy Savage, who provide all commentary. Les Quebecois v. The Head Shrinkers for the WWF Tag Team Championship - After the prerequisite consultations, Fatu and Pierre start. Lockup, nothing, lockup, Pierre pushed away. Lockup AGAIN, headlock by Pierre, and Fatu powers out and hits a shoulderblock when Pierre bounces back. Pierre shakes it off (oo, that shoulder hurts!). Kick and a punch by the Quebecer; the Samoan retaliates with a headbutt for 2. Each side goes to its corner and Samu and Jacques come in. Lockup, to the ropes. Clean break? Nah, Jacques with the Stooges eyepoke. Jacques tries for a monkey flip, but Samu catches himself on the ropes and gives Jacques a headbutt. Pierre decides to plancha Samu and prevent the 3 count, but Samu leaps away and Pierre lands on Jacques. Fatu comes in and soon the ring is free of Canadians. Wisely, they keep on going, back to the locker room. Vince starts in on the "ripoff" chant, so you can figure out what's going to happen next. Sure enough, referee "Blind" Dave Hebner decides, to hell with the rules, and tells Fink to announce that a countout would mean a loss of the titles. As the crowd picks up the chant, the Quebecers comes back hastily, and we take an ad break. When we come back, Fatu is taking it to Pierre. 2 count. Tag. Armbar and headbutt combo on Pierre. Side suplex for 2. Tag back to Fatu. Double chop. Pierre whips Fatu into the ropes, where Jacques gets his knee into the back. This isn't enough to put Fatu down, but it is enough to distract him while Pierre hits his clothesline. Tag to Jacques, but Pierre decides to throw Fatu out of the ring instead. After Jacques hits the Samoan's head on the STEEL steps (which amazingly enough, seems to hurt the man), he throws him back into the ring and follows. The Quebecers go through most of their impressive arsenal of doubleteaming manoeuvres. When Samu comes in to help out his partner, Hebner turns around to put him out, allowing Jacques to choke Fatu. Tag to Pierre. Jacques drops Pierre onto Fatu for 2. While Pierre is firmly in control, what another ad break? All right. When we come back, Fatu seems to have also come back a bit, ducking and helping Pierre over the ropes. Samu is tagged in, and, well, he's a house on fire. When Samu is done doing the one man gang bit, Jacques tosses him in such a way that Samu gets his neck caught in the twisted ring ropes. After a healthy choke, Jacques signals for the Tower and piledrives the Samoan. You'd figure Samu would get up, and sure enough he does, just in time for Pierre to land flat on his back on the canvas. In the midst of this, Afa and Albano are doing a number on Johnny Polo. Jacques has Pierre hold a Head Shrinker for the clothesline, and as is often the case, the Shrinker ducks and Jacques delivers a forearm to his own partner. Fairly pissed, Pierre decides to give Jacques a forearm of his own. Meanwhile, the Shrinkers are making a run! Pierre is tossed out of the ring, and there's a tag. Double face drop. You-jump-over-my-shoulders-while-I-pose move. 1, 2, 3. Ladies and gentlemen, we have new tag team champions. Promos: ICOPRO (Luger), GI Joe, SF2: SCE carts Your *first* King of the Ring Report. Todd Pettengill gives it to ya, the big PPV event is 19 June at the Baltimore Arena. The first qualifying match, this weekend on "Superstars," is Scott Steiner vs. I.R.S. Next Monday on RAW, another qualifier: Razor Ramon vs. Kwang. As if that weren't enough, Art Donovan is then special commentator at KotR!!! Art Donovan!!! Art Donovan!!! Who? Art Donovan!!! Yeah, but who is he? Hell if I know. Vince and Randy are joined by Chief Jay Strongbow, who tells us that Tatanka is on the warpath. Tatanka v. Derek Domino - My goodness, Tatanka is certainly wrestling with unparalleled aggression....whatever. This match STILL drags on forever, even long after we take a phone call from I.R.S. In fact, Domino could probably have won the match, but he makes the fatal error of slamming Tatanka's head into the turnbuckle and...well, you know... Let me ask you something, if Strongbow is such a good friend and mentor to Tatanka, why is HE wearing a sacred headdress when his protege isn't? Hmmmm? New WrestleMania Revenge Tour Dates (new to the RAW viewer, anyway): 21 May Auburn Hills, Michigan 22 May Chicago, Illinois 25 May Erie, Pennsylvania The RAW taping for the 23rd isn't mentioned. The King's Court with new Intercontinental Champion Diesel - After spending a goodly amount of time trashing Roddy Piper and Razor Ramon, Jerry Lawler brings out his guest, and blows the "Big Daddy Cool" line. Shawn Michaels really showed his friendship by putting his body on the line and sacrificing it in that big title match. (Michaels is absent.) Turns out that Diesel's next goal is the whole enchilada, and that means the WWF Championship belt. Bret Hart can run, but he can't hide, you know. EVERYONE is reporting Undertaker sightings, at least to WWF cameras. I'd like to go on record by saying I haven't seen him and don't want to until he's evil again. Yokozuna v. Mike Davis & Scott Taylor in a Handicap match - It's like deja vu! Promos: NBA Jam, "New" Jurassic Park Action Figures, Champions World Class Soccer carts Vince announces that Hall of Famers will be inducted 9 June in a black tie ceremony. This handicap match is EXACTLY the same as that syndie one months back, right down to the buttdrop sandwich at the end. Afterwards, he delivers a second, more personal buttdrop individually. Someone's got to stop this man! Cue Earthquake. Nothing happens, of course. After an ad break, Vince and Randy interview Earthquake. Earthquake does a pretty good Hacksaw Jim Duggan impersonation ("Yokozuna! Yokozuna!"), and challenges the former Champ to a match. Next week: Razor Ramon vs. Kwang in a KotR Qualifier! Probably some other stuff too. Christopher Robin Zimmerman, that RAW guy / kzim@koko.csustan.edu "Johnny Polo is the ultimate manager! The Quebecers are the ultimate tag team! There is NO WAY THEY CAN LOSE!" - Joseph Mendes, 2 May 1994, 5 PM "Whatever you say, Quebecer breath." - Me, 5.01 PM