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Post by DTP. on May 8, 2014 12:17:17 GMT -5
WWF Monday Night RAW: Monday 10th April 1995...Sigh, you had to turn two hours, didn't you. The Roadie defeating Duke Droese made for a decent match, but an opening contest I am not quite sure of. Nonetheless, it gave Roadie some momentum, at least, given that he is being backed by Jeff Jarrett. Roddy Piper telling us who Jarrett's next challenger for the WWF Intercontinental Championship is, but I sure hope it isn't Adam Bomb again. Bomb had his chance and he lost cleanly to Jarrett at WrestleMania XI. I suspect with that information that we will be seeing the 1-2-3 Kid challenging instead. I would have maybe put a filler match between Roadie and Droese & Hunter Hearst Helmsley's match with Eddie Fatu, though. Helmsley defeating Fatu only because of Skip's distraction leading to a count-out is good as it protects Fatu as a character, resumes the feud with Skip, and also displays Helmsley's personality as a cowardly heel. I like it. Hah, another Waylon Mercy segment; I sure hope he has a longer run in the World Wrestling Federation than he did in real life. Mabel beating the Brooklyn Brawler established Mabel as the big man of the Million Dollar Corporation, led by Ted Dibiase. I suspect that Mabel will be a future contender to the WWF Championship - but not maybe as large as he became in 1995. I see him as a B-level challenger, potentially on an In Your House event or something. Sid and Diesel facing off is big stuff, I would have saved it for In Your House, personally. I enjoyed this segment a lot though, and the no contest finish allows it to extend into In Your House. I really don't think there should have been an In Your House scheduled for the end of April, though. Surely not enough time to build a firm boundary for a pay-per-view card. I'm still not too sure why Bret Hart is associated with Diesel, really. I don't think it really fits his character too well. Skip defeating Savio Vega made sense, but I was surprised that Eddie Fatu didn't cost Skip the match. Ah well, a good set up for In Your House on April 30, with the rematch between Fatu and Skip spiced up. Naturally, Skip will win so that Sunny doesn't have to lose her hair. I just hope that it isn't cleanly - I could see Fatu getting screwed by somebody else, though. The King's Court was nice, re-introducing Owen Hart and Bob Backlund as a tag team after losing the WWF Tag Team Championships to the Allied Powers at WrestleMania. A rematch next week sounds fine - logically, it should take place in the main event of RAW. Hopefully you follow that route. Jerry Lawler and Owen Hart claiming Bret Hart to be a fraud sounds amusing to me, and I am all for it, but this rivalry should really be wrapped up soon. It's been going on for over a year at this point - at least when they did it in real life it had long breaks in between, where both would do something else. I can see Bret and Jerry Lawler's feud reaching a climax soon, though. The 1-2-3 Kid defeating future WWF superstar Matt Hardy was fine, establishing the Kid as a challenge to Jeff Jarrett. Not shabby. And finally, a big-time win for Bam Bam Bigelow against the Undertaker in a WrestleMania XI rematch to finalise Bigelow as the number one contender to Razor Ramon's WWF Championship at In Your House. I think that if you want to make Razor appear as the top guy in the company as WWF Champion though, he'll need to beat Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, the Undertaker; any top-tier talent on your roster, at some point. Bigelow makes for a decent start, though, it being on a B-pay-per-view after all. I was also surprised not to see Ramon on this show, as you now only have two weeks until In Your House to promote the WWF Championship match. Overall, not a bad RAW, but not a big one either. It's historic as the first two-hour edition of RAW in history, but everything on the undercard was lacklustre, and exposed why RAW would not suit the two hour format in 1995. With your roster, I don't think they'd be able to engage the viewers for two full hours, really. It will be a strain for a while, but let's see what you can do with it.
WWF Superstars: Saturday 15th April 1995...Nothing special, decent wins for the Million Dollar Team and Henry O. Godwinn. Chris Kanyon continues to win, I was also surprised to not see him on Monday Night RAW, given that he is a newcomer, really. Exposing him to a national audience on the flagship show would have made more sense. Also, I think Virgil had left the World Wrestling Federation by this point. Mo with a win against Rad Radford!? Radford should have gotten the win, here. Also, what is there for Mo to do really? I imagine that he'll be used as an enhancement talent in no time. Lastly, Adam Bomb beating Rick Martel made for a decent main event to give Bomb some credibility going into the WWF Intercontinental Championship announcement. Glad to see Martel still hanging around, would be nice to see him get some gold at some point. Nothing shabby, the true colours of Superstars have been ran dry with RAW now oversaturated to two hours.
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Post by AKing1979 on May 11, 2014 14:29:47 GMT -5
First time I'm posting in this diary and you've got some great stuff here. I see Razor is your world champion and I don't have a problem with it, he was over enough in real life so why not give him a run with the title. Razor facing Bam Bam at IYH, is fine I don't get why he's getting a title shot after losing to Taker at Wrestlemania. Granted Bigelow got the win back after some help from Mabel but why not have him win at 'Mania to really establish him as a threat. I'd like the see The 1-2-3 Kid face Jarrett and win the IC Title, but I'm guessing Bomb is going to get the nod, saving the other showdown for later. The rest of your show is fine, though you don't want to blow too many marquee matches on free television, leaving nothing for the pay-per-views. I see you're also bringing in Weyland Mercy. He was a cool character that never got a real chance due to injuries so I'm interested to see what you do with him. Overall you've got some nice stuff here, keep it up!
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  WWF Monday Night Raw
April 17, 1995
Less than two weeks out from In Your House Collision Course and we are set for another huge Monday Night Raw. Vince McMahon, Mr. Perfect and Jim Ross welcome us to this star studded night, in which we will see World Wrestling Federation Champion Razor Ramon face Jerry "The King" Lawler in a non-title confrontation, and we will also see the world tag team champions The Allied Powers defend their titles in a rematch against the former champions Owen Hart and Mr. Bob Backlund. We also will see The Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels in action, as well as the Monday Night Raw debut of the Sultan of Style himself, Chris Kanyon, which kicks things off.
Match #1: "The Sultan of Style" Chris Kanyon d. Al Snow with the Stylizer
Chris Kanyon certainly made a good first impression on Monday Night Raw, dispatching with his "less than stylish" opponent with his devastating finisher, the Stylizer. Kanyon showed off to the crowd, playing up his arrogance to the point of annoyance to the crowd. Kanyon finished off Snow in near record time and then left to a chorus of boos, as Mr. Perfect predicted big things in the future for the self-professed Sultan of Style.
Match #2: Savio Vega d. Irwin R. Schyster w/Ted DiBiase with a Spinning Heel Kick
The Caribbean Sensation got off the slide this week, picking up a victory over Ted DiBiase's former tag partner, who seems to be sliding in the other direction as of late. It is a hard fought match that sees IRS score a close pinfall on one or two occasions, but ultimately Savio picks up the win and gets back on track in the World Wrestling Federation.
We come back from commercial to see Adam Bomb and the 1-2-3 Kid already in the ring, apparently waiting for the announcement from World Wrestling Federation President Rowdy Roddy Piper concerning who the new #1 contender for the Intercontinental Championship is going to be. Double J and the Roadie arrogantly make their way down to ringside as well, looking to crash the party so to speak. Jarrett gets on the microphone and says that before the President comes out here and announces who the next challenger should be, he says it certainly shouldn't be either one of the men in the ring. After all, Double J has beaten both of these men in the last two months and has proven several times that he is, in fact, the better man. This brings out Piper to a round of applause, as he says that the only reason Double J is champion right now is standing right next to him...in that the Roadie has been instrumental in Double J defeating both the 1-2-3 Kid and Adam Bomb. That's why at Collision Course...the Roadie is going to be barred from ringside when Double J defends to the Intercontinental Title against...Adam Bomb. Bomb nods his head and gets an ovation from the crowd, but Piper says he's not done yet. Not only will Double J have to defend the title against Adam Bomb, but he'll also have to defend the title against the 1-2-3 Kid as well...in a triangle match! The crowd goes nuts at this announcement, as Double J stamps his foot at the seeming injustice of the decision.
We cut to backstage and see Shawn Michaels and Sycho Sid making their way to the ringside area, for Shawn Michaels upcoming matchup.
Match #3: "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels w/Sycho Sid d. Man Mountain Rock with Sweet Chin Music
Shawn Michaels managed to defeat the WWF's resident rock star with little difficulty, showing his momentum thirteen days before his big tag match at IYH. Sid didn't even have to get involved to win the match, though that didn't stop Sid from intimidating Rock when he got a chance. After HBK had dispatched Rock with little difficulty, Sid was instructed to get in the ring and make an example of the rock star, delivering not one but two powerbombs as a sign of strength from the Psychotic One.
We are shown a flashback from last week when Mabel viciously assaulted The Undertaker after helping his stablemate Bam Bam Bigelow defeat the deadman last week on Raw. McMahon makes mention of the fact that no one has seen the Undertaker since that attack, and wonders if Ted DiBiase may have finally exorcised the Phenom from his life. We then get comments from Mabel and the Million Dollar Man, who gloat about the fact that the Deadman truly is no more. Mabel then says that there's another Dead Man Walking in the World Wrestling Federation, his former tag team partner Mo. Mo has challenged Mabel to a match, and Mabel gladly accepts, as he knows that he was always the better man in the tag team, and at Collision Course, he will prove it once and for all.
Match #4: The Allied Powers d. Owen Hart & Mr. Bob Backlund w/a Running Powerslam to retain the WWF Tag Team Titles
The Allied Powers first title defense came against the former champions, and these two teams certainly didn't disappoint. Owen and Backlund actually managed quite a bit of offense during the course of the match, isolating Luger and keeping the Bulldog out of the match for the most part. By the time Davey Boy entered the ring though, it was all over, as Owen and Backlund couldn't muster enough together to defeat the new champions. Bulldog finished off Backlund with the running powerslam, sending the Allied Powers to victory road yet again.
Match #5: Yokozuna w/Mr. Fuji d. Buck Zumhofe with a Banzai Drop
Yokozuna again showed that, just maybe, he is better off without James E. Cornette in his corner after all. Yokozuna dispatched Mr. Zumhofe in rather convincing fashion, finishing him off with a devastating Banzai Drop and scoring yet another victory for the man from Japan.
We see another vignette for the soon to debut Waylon Mercy. He tells us that in all the time he has been alive, he has seen the prideful fall from grace and the lowest dregs of society rise up to the mountaintop. He says empires crumble and are reborn from the ashes every day, and that sooner or later, the superstars of the World Wrestling Federation are gonna face the same fate. The only difference is that he, Waylon Mercy, will be the one who decides who lives...and who falls.
Match #6: Tatanka w/Ted DiBiase d. Phil Apollo with the End of the Trail
Another strong showing from the Native American, as he dispatches Phil Apollo with relative ease this week, picking up a huge victory both for himself and the Corporation. After the match, Ted DiBiase takes up residence at ringside, eventually joined by Bam Bam Bigelow, to watch the main event for the evening.
Before our main event, however, we break in with a word from both Big Daddy Cool Diesel and Bret "The Hitman" Hart. Both men say that they normally wouldn't team up with one another, and both have the same ultimate goal, to regain the World Wrestling Federation Championship. However in this instance, their two goals align. Bret Hart thought he was done with Shawn Michaels after Wrestlemania, but if Shawn wants another taste of the Excellence of Execution, Bret has no problem giving it to him. Diesel says there's certainly no love lost between himself or HBK...but its Sid that he has his eye on. He doesn't trust the Psychotic One as far as he can throw him, and he knows that teaming up with the Hitman will give him the edge he needs to stop Sid in his tracks. Before they break off, Mr. Perfect chimes in with a question for Bret, asking him about Jerry Lawler's comments last week in the King's Court. Bret thinks for a moment and says he has no idea what Jerry Lawler is talking about, and when he and Big Daddy Cool are done with Shawn Michaels and Sycho Sid, then maybe it's time for the Hitman to shut Lawler's mouth...once and for all.
Match #7: "The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon d. Jerry "The King" Lawler with the Razor's Edge
Jerry Lawler got in the ring first and said that of course Bret would say those things, as he doesn't want to admit that there's someone out there that Bret treated like garbage. Someone he treated even worse than he treated his poor brother Owen. Jerry says that soon, very soon, he would bring this man to the World Wrestling Federation, and he would prove that Bret Hart is a fraud. This brought out the World Wrestling Federation Champion for this non-title match. Lawler used some underhanded tactics to gain the advantage early on, but within a few minutes the champion had control, and eventually finished off the King with the Razor's Edge. Razor had no sooner won his match then he was confronted by his challenger in thirteen days, Bam Bam Bigelow. Bam Bam and Razor stared each other down, before starting to trade right hands with each other. Bam Bam gets the upper hand at first with a couple of headbutts, only for Razor to counter with a hard shot to the head. Razor clotheslines Bam Bam over the top rope, and stands tall in the center of the ring, as Raw goes off the air.
 WWF Superstars
April 22-23, 1995
Bob "Spark Plugg" Holly d. Major Yates
The Hardy Boyz d. The Bushwhackers
Sycho Sid d. Scott Stevens
Skip d. Ricky Santana
Bam Bam Bigelow d. Henry O. Godwinn
Current In Your House: Collision Course Card
World Wrestling Federation Championship Match
"The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon (c) vs. "The Beast from the East" Bam Bam Bigelow w/Ted DiBiase
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels & Sycho Sid vs. Bret "The Hitman" Hart & "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel
Money vs. Hair Match
If Skip wins, he wins the money of Fatu
If Fatu wins, Sunny must have her head shaved
Eddie Fatu vs. Skip w/Sunny
Triangle Match for the World Wrestling Federation Intercontinental Championship
The Roadie is Barred from Ringside
"Double J" Jeff Jarrett vs. Adam Bomb vs. The 1-2-3 Kid
Big Mabel w/Ted DiBiase vs. Mo w/Oscar
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2014 19:37:06 GMT -5
WWF Monday Night Raw
April 24, 1995
We are welcomed to Monday Night Raw by Vince McMahon alongside Jerry "The King" Lawler, as we get set for In Your House just six days away, as tonight both the World Wrestling Federation Champion and his challenger this Sunday will be in action. Plus Double J and The Roadie will team up to meet his two challengers for the Intercontinental Title, the 1-2-3 Kid and Adam Bomb. But first, we kick things off with Bart Gunn against Big Mabel.
Match #1: Bart Gunn d. Big Mabel w/Ted DiBiase by disqualification
Mabel and Bart Gunn squared off in the opening contest here, and despite Mabel's size giving him a distinct advantage, Bart Gunn juked and jived his way to gaining the upper hand in the early going. All that changed though when the Million Dollar Team made its presence felt. The three men started to put a hurting on Bart Gunn, but the cowboy was saved both by a chair wielding Mo and the returning from injury Billy Gunn. Billy had been put out of action from an assault by the Million Dollar Team some time back, and now he is back to seek revenge on them. The six men continue to fight as officials try to break them apart before we go to commercial break.
Match #2: Owen Hart d. Lenny Carlson with the Sharpshooter
Owen Hart was in singles competition this week, defeating Lenny Carlson with little difficulty. After the match he got on the microphone and complained to the fans that everyone has written him off since he and Backlund lost the tag titles at Wrestlemania. Will Owen isn't going to stand for it any longer, and after tonight, everyone will know that Owen Hart is a force to be reckoned with in the World Wrestling Federation.
Match #3: Bam Bam Bigelow w/Ted DiBiase d. Aldo Montoya with the Greetings from Asbury Park
Bam Bam again looked dominant just six days out from his matchup for the World Wrestling Federation Championship, crushing the Portuguese Man-O-War with the devastating Greetings from Asbury Park. After the match, Bam Bam motions around his waist that he's coming for the title. Also of note, Vince makes mention of the fact that Ted DiBiase no longer seems to be carting around the Undertaker's urn with him. McMahon questions what this means, but can't seem to come up with a good answer, while Lawler speculate that its a sign that the Undertaker may be gone for good from the WWF this time.
We cut to backstage, where Bret Hart is lacing up his boots for the next matchup, when he is confronted by Big Daddy Cool. Diesel comes in to wish Hitman good luck tonight, as he needs Bret at his very best this Sunday against HBK and Sid. Diesel says that he'll keep the wolves at bay if they try to interfere in their match tonight.
Match #4: Hunter Hearst Helmsley d. Bret "The Hitman" Hart by pinfall after outside interference
The Connecticut Blueblood and The Hitman put on a clinic in this matchup of old guard versus new blood, and Hunter certainly availed himself with his technical prowess. As Bret Hart looked to hook on the Sharpshooter to Hunter, he was interrupted by the sudden appearence at ringside by Shawn Michaels and Sycho Sid. Bret broke the hold, but true to his word Big Daddy Cool came barreling out of the back and started fighting with Sid. Michaels was easily dispatched first, tossed to Bret Hart in the middle of the ring. Bret locked the Sharpshooter on the fallen HBK, however he was suddenly interrupted by Jerry "The King" Lawler, who came away from commentary and smashed a steel chair into the back of Bret Hart. He rolled Helmsley on top of Bret, while the referee had his back turned trying to deal with the distraction by Sid and Diesel. HBK slinked to the outside and the ref turns around, counting to three and scoring the upset win for the virtually unconscious Helmsley.
We come back from break with Jerry Lawler having extradited himself from commentary for the remainder of the night, and so Vince McMahon is joined by World Wrestling Federation President Rowdy Roddy Piper at the announce position. Piper says that what Lawler did was sick, and that he will have a reckoning for Jerry Lawler come next Monday night, but for now he's gonna make sure that this show goes on. It doesn't seem to go off without a hitch though, as Double J Jeff Jarrett and The Roadie come out next for tag team action. Double J gets on the microphone and complains about the "obvious" bias that the president has shown since his term of office began. But despite that, Jarrett says, he will go on to Collision Course and prove to the whole world that he is the greatest Intercontinental Champion of all time, by beating not one, but two opponents at the same time.
Match #5: The 1-2-3 Kid & Adam Bomb d. "Double J" Jeff Jarrett & The Roadie with a Moonsault
It was a back and forth matchup, and surprisingly enough the Kid and Adam Bomb worked well as a team together against the IC Champion and his partner. The end came when Adam Bomb got the Roadie on the outside, drilling him with a Meltdown on the floor, and the Kid scored the pinfall upset on Double J, pinning him with a moonsault. If that happens this Sunday, Vince says, then Double J's days as Intercontinental Champion are over. And it could also very well be Adam Bomb as the next Intercontinental Champion as well. Piper claps his hands in anticipation of this Sunday's big matchups.
We get another vignette for Waylon Mercy, this time telling us that he will be at In Your House Collision Course to compete for the very first time.
Match #6: Doink the Clown d. Skip w/Sunny with a school boy rollup
Skip fought Doink the clown this week, and everything seemed to be going the way of the fitness guru, until in a scene eerily reminiscent of two weeks ago, Eddie Fatu made his way out to ringside, carrying a familiar looking duffel bag. Skip was distracted by the appearence of Fatu, and suddenly was rolled up from behind by Doink and beaten for only the second time in his career. Skip stamped his feet at the injustice of it all, and Fatu merely smirked, tossing the duffel bag back into the ring. Sunny grabbed at it, thinking that the money she had lost might be in there, only to recoil in fear when she realized that, in fact, the only thing in the bag was a pair of hair clippers, a sign of what could happen to her beautiful golden locks this Sunday if her man loses to Fatu again.
Match #7: "The Sultan of Style" Chris Kanyon d. Frankie Lancaster with the Stylizer
A simple match to be certain, as Chris Kanyon dispatched Frankie Lancaster with relative ease. Kanyon played up his arrogance to the crowd, upstaging his opponent at every turn, and appeared throughly disinterested with his opposition this week.
We see a shot of the Canadian wilderness, with trees as far as the eye can see. We hear the sounds of axes chopping wood, and pan over to see two masked men cutting down one of the mighty Maples in the background. One of the men turns to the camera, telling it that they are Jean-Paul and Philippe, and that they, the North Star Lumberjacks, are coming to dominate the World Wrestling Federation. Philippe, who had still be chopping down the tree, yells out "TIMBER" as the tree comes crashing down to their other side. The two of them look at the camera again, smiling.
Match #8: "The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon d. "The Native American" Tatanka w/Ted DiBiase with the Razor's Edge
The short run Razor has had, going through both Kama and now Tatanka, seems to cement his control over the Million Dollar Corporation. Razor certainly looked impressive in this non-title outing, defeating Tatanka, though the Native American had a good showing for himself as well. Razor Ramon finished off Tatanka with the Razor's Edge, and in a scene eerily reminiscent of previous weeks, saw himself standing nearly toe to toe with his challenger in six days in Bam Bam Bigelow. However this time, before Bam Bam could climb in the ring and deal with Razor, the champion was blindsided from behind by Owen Hart. Owen attacked Razor with a steel chair, dropping the champion after three shots to the ribs. Owen then stood over Razor, as DiBiase and Bam Bam looked at each other in surprise. Owen then climbed out through the crowd, allowing Bam Bam to get in the ring and go after the champion. Bam Bam put the boots to Razor, and then set him up for the Greetings from Asbury Park. This brought out, of all people, the WWF Tag Team Champions Lex Luger & The British Bulldog, who rush in to save Razor. Bam Bam flees, but not before grabbing the WWF Title belt and holding it high above his head. Vince questions what condition Razor Ramon will be in this Sunday, and if we're looking at the next WWF Champion in Razor Ramon, as Raw goes off the air.
WWF Superstars
April 29-30, 1995
Savio Vega d. Al Snow with a Spinning Heel Kick
Jacob & Eli Blu d. Duane Gill & Bill DeMott with a double side slam
Sycho Sid d. Terry Richards with a Powerbomb
Henry O. Godwinn d. The Roadie with the Slop Drop
Bob "Spark Plugg" Holly d. Reno Riggins with the Pitstop Plunge
 Final Card for In Your House: Collision Course
Kiel Center in St. Louis Missouri
World Wrestling Federation Title Match
"The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon (c) vs. "The Beast from the East" Bam Bam Bigelow w/"The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels & Sycho Sid vs. Bret "The Hitman" Hart & "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel
Money vs. Hair Match
If Skip wins, he wins the money of Fatu
If Fatu wins, Sunny must shave her head
Eddie Fatu vs. Skip w/Sunny
Triangle Match for the World Wrestling Federation Intercontinental Title
The Roadie is barred from ringside
"Double J" Jeff Jarrett (c) vs. Adam Bomb vs. The 1-2-3 Kid
Big Mabel w/"The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase vs. Mo w/Oscar
The Million Dollar Team w/"The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase vs. The Smoking Gunns
Waylon Mercy vs. Doink the Clown W/Dink
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2014 19:10:02 GMT -5
Not done with this yet, just been really busy with schoolwork and the like. Should hopefully have the PPV sometime next week and keep going from there.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2014 22:23:09 GMT -5
((So the shortness of this is due to the typed file being corrupted...twice...and then the browser crashing when I attempted to move it into this box. I apologize for the less than detailed results.))
WWF In Your House: Collision Course
April 30, 1995
Kiel Center
St. Louis, MO
Commentators: Jim Ross & Mr. Perfect
Pre-Show Match: Bob "Spark Plugg" Holly d. "The Doctor of Desire" Tom Prichard by pinfall with the Pitstop Plunge
Match #1: The Smoking Gunns d. The Million Dollar Team w/Ted DiBiase by pinfall with the Sidewinder
This was a grudge match of the highest order between Ted DiBiase's Million Dollar Team and the Smoking Gunns, with Billy Gunn specifically having been injured at the hands of Watts and Fortune in the leadup to Wrestlemania XI. The Gunns dominated the early part of the match, but a bout of underhanded tactics from the Million Dollar Man saw Watts and Fortune take control, working over the still wounded neck of Billy Gunn to try and win the match. They came close on a few occasions, but a hot tag to Bart Gunn saw the tide turn once more, as the Gunns got Fortune out of the ring and then finished off Watts with the Sidewinder to pick up the huge victory.
Match #2: Skip w/Sunny d. Eddie Fatu by pinfall with a schoolboy rollup to win the Special Challenge Match
Skip certainly appeared ready for the match in the early going, so much so that he appeared to psyche himself out when Fatu provided a counter for virtually every move in his arsenal. Sunny could only watch helplessly as Fatu nearly ended the match early on with a crescent kick that nearly sent her to the barber's chair. Sunny eventually interjected herself, distracting Fatu long enough for Skip to gain the upper hand, but despite his best efforts Skip couldn't put away the tenacious man making a difference. Fatu turns the tide of battle with a well timed counter, and eventually heads to the top to try his top rope splash. Sunny again gets on the apron to distract the referee, causing Fatu to jump down and confront her. He grabs her, threatening her, but Skip sneaks up from behind and rolls up Fatu, holding the tights behind the referee's back as he does so and getting the sneaky and sudden three count. Sunny jumps up and down, grabbing the money and hightailing it out of there. Fatu complains to the referee, but to no avail, as Skip slinks off, having secured a slimy win in the process.
Match #3 between Savio Vega and Jerry "The King" Lawler never took place
We were set for a special bonus matchup between Savio Vega and Jerry "The King" Lawler, but Lawler had other ideas. He got on the microphone and continued to vent about Bret "The Hitman" Hart being a fraud, saying that Bret had turned his back on a man that idolized him and who saw himself like a brother. But just like Bret had spurred Owen, he ignored this man and left him out to rot. Vega got frustrated with this and wanted their match started, but Lawler shrugged him off...before cheap shotting Savio for his audacity. Lawler said if Vega wanted a fight so bad, he would get one...and Lawler proceeded to head outside and grab a steel chair. Before he could use it though, Bret Hart came out and disarmed him, roughing up the King in the process. Lawler begged for Bret not to use the chair on him, and Bret finally relented...only to be blindsided from behind by a seven foot giant wearing a blue and gray jumpsuit and with a hangman's noose around his neck. He clubs Bret and beats him up, before taking said noose and stringing it around the neck of Bret Hart and tossing him over the top rope, trying to hang him. Savio gets involved, causing the man to drop the noose, but gets a chokeslam for his troubles. Lawler surveys the carnage and grabs the microphone, and says that the skeleton in Bret Hart's closet has just been let loose for everyone to see, and no one will survive the wrath of Solomon Jacobs, before leaving the carnage behind.
Match #4: Waylon Mercy d. Doink the Clown by submission with a Sleeper Hold
This match wasn't much of a contest, as Waylon Mercy showed little of his namesake towards the wrestling clown. This despite being a perfect gentleman before the bell rang, even shaking the hands of the commentators at ringside. Waylon turned into a ferocious beast after the bell though, destroying Doink in just a few minutes, with the clown only offering token resistance. Waylon finished off Doink with a Sleeper Hold, a manic look in his eyes as he put the mad clown to sleep in no time flat, before shaking the hand of the referee afterwards for a job well done.
Match #5: Big Mabel w/Ted DiBiase d. Mo w/Oscar by pinfall with a Samoan Drop
Before the match, Ted DiBiase revealed that the urn he had stolen months earlier had been melted down, turned into a brand new piece of gold chain jewelry for his new client, Big Mabel, to wear to the ring. In the personal battle between former tag team partners, Mabel and Mo each had a personal vendetta against the other. Mo put up a good fight, using his knowledge of Mabel's moveset to try and counter the big man's obvious power advantage, but the strength and size of Mabel ended up being too much for Mo to handle, as Mabel finished him off first with a hard sit down slam straight onto his back, and then following that up with a huge samoan drop that left the former Man on a Mission struggling to breath and counting the lights at the same time.
Match #6: "Double J" Jeff Jarrett d. Adam Bomb & The 1-2-3 Kid by pinfall to retain the WWF Intercontinental Title
If Double J isn't the greatest Intercontinental Champion of all time, he certainly is one of the luckiest. Faced with the prospect of two top tier challengers at the same time and without his trusty Roadie at his side to tilt things back in his favor, Double J performed admirably in the early going, despite the early 2-on-1 advantage between the Kid and Adam Bomb. Jarrett managed to neutralize Adam Bomb's strength by targeting the already sore knee that had been tweaked at Wrestlemania, and the Kid's high flying offense backfired at one point when he missed a suicide dive to the outside that had him eating nothing but barricade. But Double J couldn't take advantage of his moment to shine, failing to put either man away when the opportunity presented itself. Adam Bomb finally hit a Meltdown on Double J that seemed to take him out of the match, only to be faced with the 1-2-3 Kid. After a short exchange, the Kid got Adam Bomb in the Pretzel Hold and nearly had the big man tapping out, until Double J interfered and saved his title. The Kid then hit a moonsault on Double J, only for Adam Bomb to save him that time. All three men continued to brawl until Adam Bomb was hit with a huge facebuster from the 1-2-3 Kid...only for Double J to toss the Kid out of the ring and score the quick pinfall on Adam Bomb and escape with his title in tact.
Match #7: Bret "The Hitman" Hart & "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel d. "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels & Sycho Sid by pinfall
Despite the injuries he sustained at the hands of Solomon Jacobs earlier in the night, Bret Hart still came out for this huge tag match. It essentially turned into a handicap match though, as Sid incapacitated Bret in the early going and both he and HBK then managed to isolate Diesel and work over Big Daddy Cool. Despite several near falls, they couldn't finish off the big man, and eventually Bret Hart did tag in, only to be caught favoring his neck and shoulder again and then turned into the sacrificial lamb for Sid and HBK. However Diesel recovered and came in, as he managed to fight off both Sid and HBK for a while. Bret came back in and caused the referee to lose control, and in the confusion Michaels found himself holding Diesel for a waiting Sid. Sid attempted a big boot, only for Diesel to duck out of the way and for him to KO Michaels right in the crown of the head. Diesel then kicked Sid in the gut and hit him with a jackknife powerbomb to secure the victory.
Match #8: "The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon d. "The Beast from the East" Bam Bam Bigelow w/Ted DiBiase by pinfall to retain the WWF Championship
In a back and forth matchup, Razor was able to withstand everything that the beast from the east could throw at him and survive to retain his title. Bam Bam fought back from an early advantage by the champion, even hitting a top rope headbutt that nearly saw the match end with a new champion. Razor kicked out, though, and an attempted followup headbutt missed, turning the tide for Razor. Ramon then countered Bam Bam's attempted power moves with strong moves of his own, eventually lifting up the 400 pounder for the Razor's Edge and dropping him for the 1-2-3. Razor celebrated as we went off the air, the WWF Champion still standing strong atop the World Wrestling Federation.
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