WWF 1995: KOTR '95 Up!

Oh man, I didn't even realize Raw was only 30 minutes. Can't wait to see how Benoit fits in, whoever he is.

Ramos pretty much summed up my words for real...

WWF RAW 8/2/1993 (Manhattan, NY)
1. Lex Luger defeated Kamala in 4:36 with the Torture Rack.
2. Kings Court w/Crush: Jerry Lawler conducted an interview with Crush, who has taped up ribs due to the beating he received at the last SNME. Lawler calls Crush a disgrace and a failure in trying to defeat Yokozuna after saying he would. Crush is clearly emotional as he knows he let the fans down. Lawler believes Crush is weak and pokes Crush in the ribs, which doesn’t go over well with Crush. Lawler also slaps Crush in the face for failing to live up to the fans expectations. Lawler turns his back to rip on the fans saying that they boo Lawler but cheer for someone that lets them down? Lawler turns around and is met with a big boot from Crush. Crush attempts to put the Kona Vice on Lawler but one of Lawler’s odd ball friends, Doink, comes down to the ring. Doink whacks Crush over the back with a crutch and works on Crush in the ribs until Owen Hart and Jim Neidhart run down to the ring to run Lawler and Doink out of the ring.
3. The Quebecers defeated Barry Horowitz/David Williams in 1:06 when Pierre pinned Williams.
4. Diesel/Tatanka Brawl: Backstage, Jim Ross was going to interview Tatanka but instead we see a brawl between Diesel and Tatanka. They tossed each other into the walls several times along with Diesel whacking Tatanka over the head with a chair. Referees and security ran over to break up the fight soon after.
5. The Kamikaze Kid defeated Rick Martel in 2:59 following a top rope moonsault. After the match, a shocked Martel tried to attack Kid but was unsuccessful as Kid escaped to the floor and was greeted by Marty Jannetty as the crowd erupted!
6. WWF SummerSlam 1993 Report: Mean Gene runs down the card, and we get a promo from WWF World Champion Bret Hart. Hart talks about being the underdog despite being the WWF World Champion and says that being the underdog makes him fight harder. He says at SummerSlam he will make Luger tap out and have him realize that Bret Hart is the best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be!
7. The Undertaker defeated IRS in 5:27 following a tombstone pile driver. During the bout, DiBiase tried to interfere on his partners behalf but failed each time. Bam-Bam Bigelow also came down to ringside, but any further interference was prevented by the Smoking Gunns who came down as well.

WWF House Show 8/3/1993 (Edinburgh, Scotland, 6,340)
1. WWF World Tag Team Champions Steiner Brothers defeated the Natural Disasters to retain the titles
2. Diesel defeated Tatanka
3. Money Inc. defeated Smoking Gunns
4. WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Randy Savage to retain the title
5. Ron Simmons fought Lex Luger to a double count-out
6. Mr. Perfect defeated Ric Flair in a steel cage match
7. WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Yokozuna by disqualification to retain the title.

WWF House Show 8/4/1993 (London, England 7,150)
1. Crush defeated Jerry Lawler
2. WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Marty Jannetty to retain the title.
3. WWF World Tag Team Champions Steiner Brothers defeated the Headshrinkers to retain the titles
4. Ron Simmons defeated Doink the Clown
5. Ric Flair/Diesel defeated Mr. Perfect/Randy Savage
6. The Undertaker defeated Lex Luger by count-out
7. WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Bam-Bam Bigelow to retain the title

WWF House Show 8/5/1993 (Toulon, France, 4,680)
1. The Quebecers defeated the Nasty Boys
2. Crush defeated Doink the Clown
3. Randy Savage defeated Diesel
4. WWF World Tag Team Champions Steiner Brothers defeated Money Inc. to retain the titles.
5. Tatanka defeated Jerry Lawler
6. The Undertaker defeated Bam-Bam Bigelow by count-out
7. WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels to retain the title

WWF House Show 8/6/1993 (Sheffield, England 10,130)
1. WWF World Tag Team Champions Steiner Brothers defeated Natural Disasters to retain the titles
2. Crush defeated Jerry Lawler
3. WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels/Diesel defeated Randy Savage/Tatanka
4. Ron Simmons fought Yokozuna to a double disqualification
5. The Undertaker defeated Bam-Bam Bigleow by disqualification
6. Ric Flair defeated Mr. Perfect in a steel cage match
7. WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Lex Luger to retain the title.



WWF Superstars 8/7/1993
1. Razor Ramon defeated Barry Hardy in 2:13 following the Razors Edge.
2. Rick Martel Interview: Jim Ross tried to conduct an interview with a livid Rick Martel, but didn’t get a word in as Martel made it very clear that what happened on RAW was a fluke and that “some Kid” will not get away with making him look foolish. Martel demands for the Kamikaze Kid to fight him on RAW so that Martel can show the world he is not a joke!
3. Mr. Perfect defeated Bill Davidson in 2:04 following the Perfect Plex. During the bout, Ric Flair called in and said that Perfect isn’t the only person looking forward to the cage match. Flair wants this to be the final match between them and says that fans will realize that Perfect is simply not an elite wrestler like himself.
4. The Smoking Gunns defeated Mike Bucci/Terry Austin in 2:44 when Billy pinned Bucci. During the bout, pre-tape comments from Money Inc. were aired. DiBiase says that they still rule the tag team division and that they will stop the Gunns right in their tracks. IRS chimes in to say that everyone ends up paying up to Money Inc.!
5. Bret Hart/Lex Luger Hype Video: A video looking at the feud between WWF World Champion and number one contender Lex Luger is aired.
6. Earthquake defeated WWF World Tag Team Champion Scott Steiner in 5:53 following an avalanche splash. After the match, Earthquake posed with one half of the tag team championships as their partners were barred from ringside.


WWF Wrestling Challenge 8/8/1993
1. Yokozuna defeated Steven Scott in 1:02 following the Bonsai Drop. During the bout, Ron Simmons called in to say that at SummerSlam that he will defend America’s honor and stand tall over Yokozuna!
2. Ric Flair/Mr. Perfect Hype Video: A video promoting the steel cage match between Mr. Perfect and Ric Flair is aired.
3. Marty Jannetty defeated Rick Michaels in 2:47 following the Rocker Dropper.
4. Tatanka defeated Scott Williams in 2:25 following a Samoan Drop.
5. Bam-Bam Bigelow/the Undertaker Hype Video: A video promoting the match between Bigelow and Undertaker at SummerSlam is aired.
6. Diesel defeated Randy Savage by disqualification in 6:19 after Savage hit both Diesel and Michaels with a chair to prevent from being double teamed. After the match, Tatanka ran down to brawl with Diesel around ringside.


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WWF RAW: Monday 2nd August 1993...Welcome to August. Lex Luger beating Kamala is a decent opening contest, good choice of opponent for Luger to get over his submission move, but please release Kamala. He really has nothing left, also because he lost by submission: he's a monster, and he lost by submission: I think you should just let go of him now. Crush on the King's Court, should escalate to Jerry Lawler facing Crush at SummerSlam. Or Doink the Clown. I'd like either of them. Maybe pull what Lawler did on this card and show up injured, giving Crush Doink to face. More build up for the Quebecers. Good. Diesel and Tatanka's feud was interesting. Tatanka's seriously going more downhill, has been since losing his winning streak and WWF Intercontinental Championship. The Kamikaze Kid finally has a win. Glad Marty Jannetty helped, tag team perhaps? Rick Martel hopefully gets more build though. He deserves a solo title reign before he leaves (if he leaves). Bret Hart's promo was pretty decent. The Undertaker beating Irwin R. Schyster was a good main event, Ted Dibiase and Bam Bam Bigelow also involved? Interesting too, with Dibiase trying to cost 'Taker the match; 'Taker was managed by Dibiase early in his career at one point I believe. Hint of the Million Dollar Corporation beginning early? Really good, busy episode of RAW. Try and make every episode like this; don't be afraid to swerve too far from the format.

WWF Superstars of Wrestling: Saturday 7th August 1993...Never knew that the WWF toured the United Kingdom in Summer. Razor Ramon with a win makes him look good. Nice for Rick Martel to be furious about the Kamikaze Kid. I actually like that he beat a lower carder like Martel rather than Razor Ramon. Mr Perfect's win was good, more build to him and Ric Flair. Never let Flair and Perfect fight again after SummerSlam. When is SummerSlam again? The Smoking Gunns with a win is good. Feud with Money Inc could do this new, up and coming team a load of good. Bret Hart and Lex Luger hype is brilliant. Earthquake beating Scott Steiner is a fine main event, I still see the Steiner Brothers retaining at SummerSlam. It's just how is what makes me wonder. Not a bad episode.

WWF Wrestling Challenge: Sunday 8th August 1993...Yokozuna's win was fine, basic hype for Ron Simmons and his feud. Hope Yoko gets to the main event eventually in 1994. He's had a shamefully weak year compared to real life. Marty Jannetty and Tatanka wins are acceptable. Diesel and Randy Savage main eventing made this show. Would have been a solid match. Nice finish with Shawn Michaels and Tatanka involved. Weak show, strong main event. Nice week of television.

WWF RAW: Monday 9th August 1993...Ron Simmons beating Repo Man is a fine opening contest, Jim Cornette putting over Yokozuna via phone call is a pretty nice touch. Doink the Clown on the King's Court was nice, decent promo to further the Crush and Lawler feud. Doink with the fake injuries was also a very nice touch. The Kamikaze Kid with another win is great, glad Rick Martel snapped and got himself disqualified rather than losing again cleanly. Marty Jannetty's save was acceptable, but there is no reason for Razor Ramon to get involved. As far as I'm concerned, their feud ended on Saturday Night's Main Event. Looking forward to the first ever Last Man Standing match, but I'm hoping Bam Bam Bigelow and the Undertaker's feud continues still. The Steiner Brothers with the win is acceptable, good try to get the Natural Disasters over in their feud with the Steiners, but Rick and Scott have the titles retained. Basic Bret Hart vs Lex Luger hype is simple and effective. Shawn Michaels beating Owen Hart is a solid main event, nice opportunity for Owen. Randy Savage's interference was a good close to the show. Should be a good match at SummerSlam.

WWF Superstars of Wrestling: Saturday 14th August 1993...Ric Flair with the win is nice. Mr Perfect's promo accomplished everything expected. The Undertaker's promo was good, unfortunately I see 'Taker beating Bam Bam Bigelow at SummerSlam to settle the score and end the feud. Oh well, I guess it has done everything needed to put both men over. Tatanka's win was nice. Diesel will probably beat Tatanka at SummerSlam. It would make most sense. Bam Bam Bigelow's win did the job. Marty Jannetty and the Kamikaze Kid could be an exciting tag team. Razor Ramon shouldn't waste his time here though, really. Crush beating Doink the Clown was a good main event, nice finish with Jerry Lawler getting Doink disqualified. To avenge the feud, I predict we see Crush nail Lawler with the crutch at SummerSlam. Nice job.

WWF Wrestling Challenge: Sunday 15th August 1993...Randy Savage's win was good. Shawn Michaels' phone in was pretty decent. Two weeks to their match at SummerSlam! I see Michaels winning if it's for the WWF Intercontinental Championship. Don't put the belt on the line, otherwise it makes it predictable. Randy Savage does not need the title in this point in his career. Jeff Jarrett's promo was nice, good with Jarrett holding hostage Jim Neidhart's beard. Liked Neidhart making Jarrett eat the goatee though. Jerry Lawler beating Koko B.Ware is fine. A lot of Lawler/Crush hype this week, needs a different feud to build at this stage I believe. The Quebecers need to get some promos running, rather than winning week-in and week-out. Razor Ramon's interview was decent. Again, should be aiming higher than this tag team lowercard feud. Gives every other man in the feud a rub though. Decent main event win, strange mix of 'Taker feuding with Money Inc as well as Bam Bam Bigelow. 'Taker and the Smoking Gunns opposing the origins of the Million Dollar Corporation is a good idea though. A solid week, you capture this era so well.

WWF RAW: Monday 16th August 1993....Razor Ramon kicking off the show with a win is always a good thing. Marty Jannetty and Kamikaze Kid officially booked to face Razor and Rick Martel for SummerSlam is a really big drop for Razor from him facing Randy Savage at WrestleMania IX, hopefully he moves higher up for Survivor Series. The Natural Disasters' promo did the job. They're going down in two weeks. Crush with a win is fine. At least while Ron Simmons is having his push, they're remaining relevant. The Quebecers with air time! Brilliant. Good promo to put themselves over, too. The Undertaker squashing Terry Taylor is a fine match. You could easily start the Million Dollar Corporation right here. 'Taker's recent situation with Money Inc? Irwin R. Schyster soon having to fight for himself without Ted Dibiase around as much? Terrance Taylor, WCW 1991. All I'll say. Ah, I guess this ten man tag team match will make Razor look better. Would have rather had quantity of matches though. How many matches have we got now? Singular matches with feuds ending I'd have liked more. But hey, lines up plenty good main events for RAW and Superstars of Wrestling in upcoming weeks. Mr Perfect and Rick Martel had a solid main event, the right man won. Solid show.

WWF Superstars of Wrestling: Saturday 21st August 1993...The Nasty Boys winning is a good start, but it's pretty clear that they're only around to make the Quebecers look good, or any teams that need to be brought up properly. Lex Luger's interview was quite good, more promotion to his match with Bret Hart. You're bigging Luger up massively, may I add. Diesel beating Koko B. Ware was acceptable. Koko is past it. Tatanka's interview was alright, this match should be in the ten man tag match, not Jerry Lawler facing Crush. Bam Bam Bigelow's win was acceptable. Ron Simmons' promo as the Lex Express gimmick was dynamite. Imagining Simmons as a heel is also fantastic. Jeff Jarrett beating Owen Hart is a solid main event, liked the conclusion, looking forward to Jarrett facing Bret on RAW. Another solid episode.

WWF Wrestling Challenge: Sunday 22nd August 1993...Randy Savage's win accomplished something. Shawn Michaels' promo was simply bragging. Savage needs a win in some capacity at SummerSlam to shut Michaels up. And Shawn will still get a rub out of it. Money Inc's interview was cool, their match with the Smoking Gunns sounds good. Remember the Money Inc./Million Dollar Corporation idea! It could be worth considering. The Headshrinkers with a win is nice. Hope they get a decent feud with the Steiner Brothers soon. Yokozuna with a win is fine. Liked Jim Cornette's promo on Ron Simmons. Ric Flair and Mr Perfect build is fine. Hope that Ric Flair gets a win on WWF television next week. Last chance to look even against Perfect. The Steiners beating the Beverly Brothers was a fine main event. The Beverlys aren't so impressive now you think about it. A worthy show to wrap up another heated week in the WWF.

Dark Match:
The Quebecers defeated the Nasty Boys in 6:15 when Pierre pinned Saggs after a top rope senton splash.

Vince McMahon and Bobby Heenan welcome everyone to the summer spectacular, SummerSlam! McMahon hypes up the show as being the biggest show of the summer and hypes up the top three matches of the night, Taker/Bigelow, Luger/Hart and the main event Flair/Perfect in the cage! Heenan talks about the main event saying that tonight will be the night that Flair crushes Perfect’s hopes and dreams of ever proving to the world and himself that he is the man. McMahon doubts Heenan saying that tonight feels like it is the perfect night for Mr. Perfect to get the biggest win of his career. McMahon sends it over to the Fink as the opening contest is for the WWF Intercontinental Championship!

Opening Contest: WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Randy Savage to retain the title: Savage chases Michaels around the ring until Michaels slides into the ring and stomps away on Savage to gain the advantage. Michaels jabs Savage several times in the corner but Savage turns the tables with several jabs and a right hand to knock Michaels down to the mat. Savage sends Michaels into the ropes and nails the champ with a high knee lift. Savage grabs Michaels before he can roll to the floor and mounts him delivering right hands and biting his forehead. Savage sends Michaels into the ropes and connects with a clothesline for a two count. Savage rams Michaels head first into the top turnbuckle several times and ends up tossing Michaels over the top to the floor. Savage climbs to the top turnbuckle and leaps off looking for a double axe handle but Michaels moves out of the way and Savage hits the guard railing chest first. Michaels leaps off the apron to hit Savage with a double axe handle attack of his own. Michaels tosses Savage back into the ring and leaps off the top rope to deliver a big splash but only gets a two count. Michaels sets Savage up and connects with a delayed vertical suplex for another near fall. Michaels sends Savage into a corner but runs into a big boot. Savage comes out of the corner and slams Michaels to the mat head first with a hair pull face buster. Savage sends Michaels into a corner where Michaels tries for a springboard cross body but Savage side steps it and Michaels crashes to the mat. Savage leaps off the middle rope to hit a double axe handle but only gets a two count on the cover. Michaels gets out of a scoop slam and pokes Savage in the eyes. Michaels tosses Savage shoulder first into the ring post through the middle turnbuckle and signals for the super kick. Savage struggles out of the corner holding his shoulder, so Michaels instead decides to deliver a shoulder breaker, which severely affects Savage but Michaels only gets a two count. Michaels connects with an arm breaker causing Savage to scream in agony. Michaels signals for the super kick and waits for Savage to pull himself up. Savage turns around holding his injured shoulder and is met with a super kick square on the chin. Michaels covers Savage, even using the tights for extra leverage, to get the three count. (13:41, ***)
After the match, Shawn Michaels plays to the camera saying that he is indeed the greatest WWF Intercontinental Champion of all time.

Backstage, Mean Gene conducted an interview with Tatanka. Tatanka talked about the brawls he has had with Diesel leading into the event and how Diesel cost him the WWF Intercontinental Championship at the King of the Ring. Tatanka makes it clear that tonight he is coming to collect his payback!

Second Contest: Crush/Owen Hart/Jim Neidhart/Marty Jannetty/The Kamikaze Kid defeated Jerry Lawler/Jeff Jarrett/Doink the Clown/Razor Ramon/Rick Martel: All ten men brawl in the ring to open the bout until Neidhart and Jarrett are left in the ring to officially start the bout. Jarrett gets the upper hand following a swinging neck breaker but Neidhart quickly recover sot hit Jarrett with numerous clotheslines and tags out to Jannetty who leaps off the top to deliver a double axe handle. Jannetty comes off the ropes with a head scissors take down but misses a dropkick attempt after Jarrett hung onto the ropes. Martel gets tagged in and delivers a series of back breakers before putting a camel clutch submission on Jannetty but isn’t able to get the win because the Kamikaze Kid comes off the top rope to dropkick Martel! Jannetty plants Martel with a tornado DDT and tags in Owen Hart who takes Martel over with a few hip tosses and a backdrop! Owen delivers numerous right hands to Martel in the corner but is stopped by Martel after being dropped throat first across the top turnbuckle. Martel connects with a back suplex and tags in Doink. Doink displays his excellent wrestling by connecting with several German suplexs and a overhead belly to belly suplex on Owen. Doink tries for the Whoopee Cushion but gets crotched by Crush from the apron, which allows Owen to get up and hit a top rope superplex! Owen and Doink both make tags to Crush and Ramon. Ramon doesn’t back down from Crush and they trade right hands. Crush gets the advantage and delivers a big boot to Ramon as he comes off the ropes. Ramon ducks under a clothesline and power slams Crush. Ramon proceeds to taunt the fans and continues with a modified choke slam. Ramon wants to go for the Razors Edge, but Lawler decides to tag himself in telling Ramon to leave the ring. Lawler tries for a pile driver but Crush backdrops out of it. Ramon hasn’t left and tries to attack Crush but is power slammed. This leads to everyone getting involved but they all go to the floor a short time later. Doink tries to toss Lawler a crutch but over shoots him and Crush winds up getting it. The referee is distracted by the brawling on the floor as Crush whacks Lawler over the back with the crutch and knocks Doink off the apron as well. Lawler avoids any further punishment by tagging in Ramon who low blows Crush and holds Crush so that Martel could jab him with the crutch. However, Crush breaks free and Martel hits Ramon on accident! Crush dumps Martel to the floor and puts the Kona Vice on Ramon to win the bout! (7:47, **½)
After the match, Crush and his teammates celebrate as they make their way to the backstage area. Back in the ring, Martel argues with Ramon telling him that he is weak. Martel ends up slapping Ramon, who doesn’t take kindly to that and hammers away on Martel. Ramon ends up driving Martel down to the mat with the Razors Edge and leaves his former partners in the ring as the fans start a small Razor chant!

Backstage, Mean Gene conducted an interview with WWF World Champion Bret Hart. Hart has been looking forward to this night since June as he wants to be the guy to make Lex Luger face reality that he isn’t good enough to beat him for the championship. Hart is going to prove that having the perfect body doesn’t mean you are the perfect wrestler.

Third Contest: Diesel defeated Tatanka: As soon as the bell sounds, they exchange several right hands until Diesel knee lifts Tatanka and works on him in the corner with several more knee lifts and right hands. Tatanka is sent across the ring to another corner where Diesel connects with a running clothesline followed by a series of side elbow strikes and chokes Tatanka for a few moments. Diesel brings Tatanka out of the corner by connecting with a side slam for a two count. Diesel maintains control by putting a chin lock on Tatanka but that doesn’t last long. Tatanka gets up and rams Diesel back first into a corner. Tatanka manages to hit a belly to belly suplex for a two count. Tatanka leaps off the middle rope to hit Diesel with a shoulder for another near fall. Tatanka blocks a backdrop attempt by planting Diesel with a DDT but doesn’t go for the cover! Instead, Tatanka heads to the top looking for his overhand chop but in midair, he is met with a big boot from Diesel! Diesel grabs Tatanka shortly after to connect with a power bomb and wins the bout. (8:36, **¼)

A video promoting the last man standing match is aired. It was narrated by Vince McMahon. The video is the same video that has been aired during the weekly television shows.

Fourth Contest: the Undertaker defeated Bam-Bam Bigelow in a Last Man Standing match: Bigelow stalls on the floor and goes after Bearer until the Undertaker comes running off the apron to hit a leaping clothesline. Taker pulls Bigelow up and sends him back first into the guard railing several times. Taker stalks towards Bigelow until Bigelow jabs Taker in the midsection with a chair and whacks Taker over the head with the chair. Bigelow regains composure as Taker is on the floor. The referee gets to a six count until Taker sits up. Bigelow sends Taker into the ring steps, causing Taker to flip over the steps and onto the floor. Bigelow continues to beat down Taker with a chair by whacking the chair over Taker’s back. Taker sits up again at six and is rolled into the ring by Bigelow. Bigelow connects with a vertical suplex, but Taker sits up quickly. Bigelow plants Taker with a DDT before heading to the top rope, but Taker gets up and grabs Bigelow by the throat to bring Bigelow back to mat with a huge choke slam! Bigelow staggers to his feet at the count of seven in a corner but is quickly met with a running big boot attack by Taker. Bigelow drops to the floor as he tries to recover. Taker follows but Bigelow tosses powder into Taker’s eyes to blind him! Bigelow goes under the ring to find a shovel and ends up breaking the shovel over Taker’s back! Bigelow mocks Taker by pretending to shovel dirt onto Taker’s body while the referee counts. Taker sits up at the count of eight as Bigelow had his back turned. Taker gets up and drops a charging Bigelow throat first across the guard railing. Taker ends up sending Bigelow into the crowd with a big clothesline but doesn’t follow him. Instead, Taker grabs Bigelow and connects with a vertical suplex on the floor. Bearer directs Taker towards the announcers table and Taker rips out the televisions as Bearer continues to give direction. Bigelow recovers to ram Taker back first into the ring apron and they return to the ring. Bigelow ducks under a clothesline and low blows Taker. Bigelow grabs a kneeling Taker and hit’s a power bomb which shocks everyone! Bigelow grabs a chair and puts the chair on Taker’s head as he goes to the top signaling for the diving head butt. Bigelow leaps off and hit’s the diving head butt, but knocks himself out as well since he hit he chair head first! They both struggle to their feet at the count of seven and Bigelow clotheslines himself and Taker over the top to the floor, but Taker lands on his feet while Bigelow crashes to the floor. Bigelow gets up with a chair but gets the chair kicked back into his face! Taker grabs Bigelow by the throat and choke slams Bigelow through the announcers table! Bigelow is out cold as the referee counts and ends up reaching a ten count giving Taker the win! (13:28, ***)
After the match, the Undertaker celebrates the win with Paul Bearer in the ring as he kneels in front of his manager who holds urn while Bigelow is laid out on broken pieces of the announcers table.

Backstage, Mean Gene conducts an interview with Jim Cornette and Yokozuna. Cornette tells Gene that tonight they are going to have the pleasure of seeing over 22,000 people’s heart rip and their dreams turn into nightmares because Yokozuna is going to squash their American hero, Ron Simmons tonight!

Fifth Contest: WWF World Tag Team Champions Steiner Brothers defeated the Natural Disasters to retain the titles: Rick and Typhoon start off the title match with Typhoon showing his strength by casually tossing Rick to the mat a couple of times. Rick ends up having enough of that and hammers away on Typhoon in a corner. Rick sends Typhoon into the ropes and looks for a clothesline but Typhoon doesn’t budge. Rick tries for another one but is stopped by Typhoon with a clothesline of his own. Typhoon comes off the ropes to hit an elbow drop for a two count. Typhoon continues his offense by splashing Rick in a corner and connecting with a vertical suplex before tagging in Earthquake who quickly scoop slams Rick for a two count. Earthquake delivers several shoulder rams in the corner and brings to the middle of the ring to put a bear hug on him. Rick nearly passes out but ends up biting his way out of the hold and delivers a jaw breaker! Rick comes off the ropes a few times and on the third attempt knocks Earthquake off his feet with a clothesline! Rick tags in Scott who delivers several right hands on Earthquake and sends him stumbling into a corner following a dropkick. Scott knocks Typhoon off the apron with another dropkick. Scott looks for a spear in the corner but Earthquake moves out of the way sending Scott shoulder first into the ring post. Earthquake also managed to clothesline Rick on the apron. Earthquake works on Scott with several splashes before heading to an opposite corner to get momentum. Earthquake charges towards the corner but misses a back splash. Scott quickly lunges to tag in Rick who enters and leaps off the middle rope to bulldog Earthquake to the mat! Rick covers and picks up the win. (7:08, *)
After the match, the Steiner Brothers celebrate the win with their mother and sister who were sitting in the front row.

A video hyping up the feud between Ron Simmons and Yokozuna is aired.

Sixth Contest: Ron Simmons defeated Yokozuna: The match starts off with a test of strength but that doesn’t last long as Yokozuna delivers a throat thrust to get the cheap advantage. Yoko chops Simmons in the corner several times and manages to power slam Simmons but misses a leg drop after he comes off the ropes. Simmons backs Yoko into a corner where he delivers several forearm shots and a running spear in the corner. Yoko stumbles out of the corner and drops down to his knee. Simmons leaps off the middle rope to fully knock Yoko on his back with a clothesline! Simmons goes for the cover but only gets a one count. Simmons comes off the ropes again but is stopped by Yoko who hit’s a side belly to belly suplex. Simmons counters a vertical suplex by hitting a reverse neck breaker. Simmons heads to the top rope and kicks Cornette off the apron after he tried to grab Simmons. Yoko catches Simmons in midair to connect with a power slam for a two count. Yoko drags Simmons to a corner looking for the Bonsai Drop after taunting the fans, but Simmons pops up to his feet and slams Yoko off the middle rope and pins Yoko for the huge win! (7:51, *½)
After the match, Simmons tosses Cornette over the top rope as he tried to hit Simmons with his tennis racket! Simmons waves the American Flag proudly as the fans chant “USA”!

A video promoting the WWF World Championship match is aired.

Seventh Contest: Lex Luger defeated WWF World Champion Bret Hart to win the title: Luger decides to flex his muscles while having a stare down with Hart. Hart responds by getting the early advantage with right hands and a clothesline after sending Luger into the ropes. Luger rolls to the floor to prevent any further punishment. However, Hart comes off the ropes and takes Luger out with a suicide dive! Hart rolls Luger back into the ring but is stopped on the apron by Luger with a right had. Luger sets Hart up and connects with a vertical suplex back into the ring from the apron. Luger goes for the cover but Hart pops his shoulder up at two. Luger sends Hart hard chest first into a corner and ends up hitting a back suplex. Luger goes for another cover but Hart kicks out. Luger continues his offense with a gut buster and transitions into a back breaker for another near fall, which causes Luger to argue with the referee. Luger goes back to Hart delivering several forearm shots in the corner before attempting a superplex but Hart shoves Luger off and leaps off the middle rope to hit a forearm drop for a two count. Hart ducks a wild clothesline attempt and takes Luger down with a side Russian leg sweep for another two count. Hart looks for a running bulldog and connects! Hart signals for the Sharpshooter but Luger kicks Hart away. Luger gets to his feet and snap power slams Hart. Luger hits a swinging neck breaker after several knee lifts for a two count. Luger atomic drops Hart and comes off the ropes to deliver a running forearm smash but Hart ducks under it and gets a near fall on Luger following a bridging German suplex! Hart goes for the Sharpshooter again but Luger kicks Hart away and Hart is sent to the floor. Luger hits Hart from behind with a running forearm smash which sends Hart head first into the ring steps as well. Luger begins to work on Hart’s back by ramming Hart back first into the ring apron. Luger sets up for a pile driver on the floor and manages to deliver it after clubbing Hart over the back as Hart tried to block it. Luger covers Hart back in the ring but Hart gets his foot on the bottom rope at two. Luger picks up a lifeless Hart who can hardly stand from the pile driver on the floor and puts Hart in the Torture Rack. After a few seconds, the referee checks on Hart who is out cold and calls for the bell giving Luger the win and the championship! (14:19, **¾)
After the match, Luger is awarded the championship and holds the belt in the air with cocky grin. Luger forces the referee to put the championship on him and poses as the crowd boos loudly.

A lengthy video promoting the steel cage match is aired. The announcers hype up the match as well as the cage is being set up.

Main Event: Mr. Perfect defeated Ric Flair in a steel cage match: Flair tries to quickly escape the cage by climbing over the top but Perfect stops Flair with several shots to his lower back. Perfect rams Flair head first into the cage several times until Flair crotches himself on the top rope. Perfect works on Flair with several right hands before tossing Flair into the side of the cage. Perfect dropkicks Flair as he comes off the ropes and Flair rolls to the side of the ring hoping to bail from the ring but is stopped by the cage! Perfect sends Flair into a corner where Flair does a flip but falls to the mat instead of the apron. Perfect works on Flair with several chops before hip tossing Flair across the ring. Flair backs into a corner and begs Perfect to back off but ends up suckering Perfect into an eye poke. Flair drops down to a knee and low blows Perfect to gain the advantage. Flair puts Perfect in a headlock and delivers several right hands. Flair connects with a vertical suplex and follows up with a knee drop for a one count. Flair grabs Perfect and tosses him head first into the cage a couple of times. Flair begins to work on Perfect’s left knee with several stomps and elbow drops. Flair looks for the figure four but Perfect rolls him up and nearly steals a victory. Perfect gets up in a corner and trades right hands with Flair, getting the upper hand by knocking Flair off his feet. Perfect grabs Flair by the legs and catapults him face first into the cage. Perfect gets up and rubs Flair’s head into the cage, effectively busting Flair wide open! Perfect snap suplexs Flair for a two count. Flair rolls to a corner and tries to chop Perfect, but they don’t have any real affect. Flair is sent into the ropes but blocks a backdrop attempt with a kick to Perfect’s chest and connects with a shin breaker on Perfect’s left leg. Flair quickly transitions into the figure four leg lock right in the middle of the ring! Perfect refuses to give up to Flair and after having his shoulders nearly counted down for a three, Perfect sits up staring at Flair with determination as he rolls over to put the pressure on Flair. Flair is forced to let go of the hold after a few seconds. The camera ends up catching Flair going into his tights to put brass knuckles on his first, just as he did back in February to defeat Perfect. Flair nails Perfect right in the face with brass knuckles but isn’t able to make the immediate cover as he is hurting as well. Flair drapes one arm over Perfect but only gets a two count! Flair struggles to a corner as begins to climb up the cage as Perfect is still struggling to get up. Perfect manages to get up and stop Flair on the top of the cage and delivers right hands as he has gained a footing on the bars. Perfect gains enough of an advantage that he attempts to hook Flair up for a superplex off the near top of the cage. Flair tries to prevent it but Perfect rams him face first into the top of the cage. Perfect hooks Flair up for another superplex and connects as both men crash down to the mat and aren’t moving after such an impact move! Perfect slowly sits up after nearly two minutes of laying on the mat lifeless with Flair. Perfect pulls himself up with helps from the ropes and spins around looking at the fans as they chant him on. Perfect struggles to pull Flair up and when he does he looks at his bloody opponent in the face and spits at him. Perfect sets Flair up and connects with the Perfect Plex right in the middle of the ring and that is good enough for the three! (18:16, ***½)
After the match, an emotional Mr. Perfect sits up as the crowd erupts for the man who fought so hard to beat his former friend. Perfect celebrates his win as Vince McMahon proudly proclaims him as “the man” to end the show.

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Hey, we posted this on the same day. (Austin/Cactus > Hart/Luger, btw. ;]) Love the poster, Chaz is great with making posters. HBK going over in the opener was the best call. I'm not too sure who HBK will feud with now. Maybe the ten man tag could have opened the show. The faces going over in a big tag match like this is expected. Crush getting the decision was probably the best call you could make here. Razor Ramon face turn? Love it. Perhaps we'll see the HBK/Ramon ladder match at Mania. Diesel winning is good. I agree with Dan, this doesn't seem like a PPV match. Perhaps this could have been on Wrestling Challenge on Raw. An Undertaker/Bam-Bam Last Man Standing Match would be great. Undertaker winning is more than acceptable. The feud ending now is no problem, don't know what else you could really do with it. Chokeslam through the table is a nice way to end it without having to do anything crazy. Steiner Brothers retaining the tag team titles is good. Ron Simmons winning the match was the best way to go over to finally end the feud. Much better than a count-out, for sure. Throwing Jim over the top rope and waving the American Flag is just icing on the cake, to be honest. I expected Luger to win the belt here, as Hart has had it for as long as I can remember. I don't expect Luger to hold the title past The Royal Rumble, though. Good to see Perfect/Flair close out the show. Good to see Mr. Perfect win. A lot of feuds ended here, so I'm looking forward to see how this progresses. Great stuff, Bob.