The Raw Review 10/5 - 10/11

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October 11, 1993

Razor Ramon def. Rick Martel to win the Intercontinental Title

The Headshrinkers def. Tommy Morrison & Sid Kirisan

Owen Hart def. Scott King

Adam Bomb def. Ross Greenberg

The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express def. Dwayne Gill & Barry Hardy

 

October 10, 1994

Lex Luger def. Bam Bam Bigelow

Mabel def. Reno Reggins

Owen Hart def. John Crystal

King Kong Bundy def. Mike Khoury

The New Headshrinkers def. Corey Student & J.W. Storm

 

October 9, 1995

The British Bulldog, Owen Hart, & Yokozuna def. Diesel, Shawn Michaels, & The Undertaker

Fatu def. Skip

 

October 7, 1996

Marc Mero def. Fake Diesel by DQ

The Smoking Gunns def. The New Rockers

The Sultan def. Aldo Montoya

Sycho Sid def. Goldust

 

October 6, 1997

The Headbangers def. The Godwinns in a Lumberjack Match

Marc Mero def. Miguel Perez

The British Bulldog def. Rocky Maivia; Euro Title Match

Owen Hart def. Hawk; IC Title Match

The Hardy Boys NC The Truth Commission

Triple H def. Bret Hart by count out; WWF Title Match

 

October 5, 1998

D’Lo Brown def. X-Pac to win the European Title

Marc Mero def. Vader

Ken Shamrock def. Kane

Val Venis def. Gangerl by count out

Al Snow def. Jeff Jarrett by DQ

Road Dogg def. Mark Henry

The Undertaker def. The Rock

 

October 11, 1999

Mr. Ass def. Crash Holly

Mae Young def. Ivory by DQ

Edge & Christian NC The Brood; double count out

X-Pac def. Faarooq

The Head Bangers def. Chris Jericho & Curtis Hughes

The Godfather def. Mark Henry

The Big Show def. The Big Bossman by DQ

Triple H & Chyna def. Steve Austin & Jim Ross by DQ

The Rock & Sock Connection NC The British Bulldog & Val Venis

 

October 9, 2000

Lita def. Jacqueline in a hardcore match for the Women’s Title

Steve Blackman def. Raven

Chris Benoit & X-Pac def. Triple H & Chris Jericho

The Hardy Boyz def. Lo Down; Tag title Match

Al Snow def. Test; Euro Title Match

Val Venis & The Goodfather def. Eddie Guerrero & Chyna

The Rock & Rikishi def. Kurt Angle & Kane

 

October 8, 2001

The Big Show, Spike Dudley, & Tajiri def. The Dudley Boyz & Tazz

The Hardy Boyz def. Booker T & Test to win the WCW Tag Team Titles

Edge def. Rhyno by DQ; U.S. Title Match

Rob Van Dam & Shane McMahon def. The Rock & Chris Jericho

X-Pac def. Scotty 2 Hotty; LHW Title Match

Lita def. Mighty Molly

Steve Austin def. Kurt Angle to win the WWF Title

 

October 7, 2002

Booker T def. The Big Show in a Cage Match

Triple H def. D’Lo Brown in a Blindfold Match

William Regal def. Goldust in a Las Vegas Showgirl Match

Trish Stratus def. Stacy Keibler in a Bra and Panties, Paddle on a Pole Match

Al Snow def. Test in a Las Vegas Street Fight

Jerry Lawler def. Steven Richards

Kane def. The New Dudley Boyz, Rob Van Dam & Jeff Hardy, and Chris Jericho & Christian in a TLC Match for the Tag Titles

Edited October 5, 2003 by Bored

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So it's been exactly one year since the Katie Vick storyline started? <hangs head in shame>

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Kane def. Rob Van Dam & Bubba Rady Dudley, The Hardy Boyz, and Chris Jericho & Christian in a TLC Match for the Tag Titles

Or...:

 

Kane def. Rob Van Dam & Jeff Hardy, Bubba & Spike Dudley, amd Chris Jericho & Christian in a TLC Match for the Tag Titles

 

(I think)

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Kane def. Rob Van Dam & Bubba Rady Dudley, The Hardy Boyz, and Chris Jericho & Christian in a TLC Match for the Tag Titles

Or...:

 

Kane def. Rob Van Dam & Jeff Hardy, Bubba & Spike Dudley, amd Chris Jericho & Christian in a TLC Match for the Tag Titles

 

(I think)

You're right. I taped that show (for some reason) and I still have it to this day. The show forever pisses me off.

[Guest OnlyMe]

You're right. I taped that show (for some reason) and I still have it to this day.

Raw Roulette, probably. From what I remember it wasn't a bad show until the main event. Kane looked TOO good in the TLC match, and then Triple H... well, enough has been said about that.

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One of my favorite spots in the ladder match was when Kane was laid out on the table outside the ring and Jeff Hardy gave him that chair shot across the chest. You hear Kane yell "AAARRRGGGGG" after the shot, LOL.

 

I never seen anyone take a chair shot like that and I don't think Kane expected it.

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I actually really enjoyed Raw Roulette last year. It gave the show some kind of unpredictability and fun, something it hasn't seen in a while. (Sorry, but I DID laugh at Regal dressed up as a showgirl. Should I get the scissors to cut up my Smark membership card ?) I definitely wouldn't mind seeing the Roulette Wheel gimmick again

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Wasn't Regal suppose to be making fun of Nicole Bass when he dressed up like that?

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I vividly remember the RAW episode from October 6, 1997. Not only was it the night we all mourned the death of Brian Pillman, but also, it was a night where the Hart Foundation more unity and solidarity than ever before. They were almost comparable to the Four Horsemen.

 

 

 

 

There were 3 matches that stood out in my mind, that night.

 

 

Owen Hart vs. Hawk

 

British Bulldog vs. Rocky Miavia

 

Bret Hart vs. HHH (I think this match kinda sucked, because it ended on a count-out.)

 

 

It was also the begining of the faction feud between the Hart Foundation & the NOD.

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Kane def. Rob Van Dam & Bubba Rady Dudley, The Hardy Boyz, and Chris Jericho & Christian in a TLC Match for the Tag Titles

Or...:

 

Kane def. Rob Van Dam & Jeff Hardy, Bubba & Spike Dudley, amd Chris Jericho & Christian in a TLC Match for the Tag Titles

 

(I think)

Whoops typo.

 

CRZ recap:

 

WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP: ROB VAN DAM (challenger - Battle Creek, Michigan - 235 pounds) and JEFF HARDY (challenger - Cameron, North Carolina - 218 pounds - with RAW in Montreal hype) v. BUBBA RAY & SPIKE DUDLEY (challengers - Dudleyville - 460 pounds) v. CHRISTIAN (challenger - Toronto, Ontario - 224 pounds) and CHRIS JERICHO (challenger - Winnipeg, Manitoba - 237 pounds - with Let Us Take You Back to Earlier Tonight) v. KANE (Interkanetinental champion, co-tag champion - Parts Unknown - 326 pounds) in a tables, ladders and chairs match

referees outside the ring: Hebner & Robinson

Ross says there's been three TLC matches and even HE has forgotten the lost TLC match, it appears. I don't dare mention Hardy's red and white in his back right pocket because I don't even want to THINK about how one would "fist" him, seeing as he IS a him, still, as far as I know....oh dear. Also, if I don't mention Robert Lamb one more time, jdw says he won't put me over on tOA anymore, so there you go. We're all about inside jokes here, folks! Back to the matter at hand, Christian is back to his individual theme and pyro treatment, yep. Ja sure entrances DO chew up a goodly (or is it ungodly) amount of time. In case you are unaware, the object of this match is to grab the titles suspended from the ceiling on a cable - so it's a ladder match, but with more tables and chairs. Also, no Lawler, which will probably bear out to have its good AND bad points...but mostly good. I can see the thought process now - "Say, if we attack Kane BLACK NINJA STYLE we can't HELP but be successful!" And so...Kane punches Chrsitian, Jericho, van Dam, Hardy, Christian, back elbows Spike, punches Hardy, Bubba Ray, van Dam, whips Spike, big back body drop, sidewalk slam for van Dam, Bubba Ray right, right, whip is reversed, back body drop, Hardy in the corner, right, van Dam kicks the back of the leg, punched away by kane, punches Spike - meanwhile, Christian and Jericho actually show some brainpower and gray matter by setting up a ladder underneath the belts and climbing really fast - but the Dudleyz pull them off. Everybody pairs up now - well, except there's seven men, so somebody's odd I guess - make it van Dam - Kane takes turns on Spike and van Dam, looks like everybody else is outside. van Dam into the corner, up and over as Kane moves in, kicks the back of the leg, forearms, Hardy joins him SQUEEEEEEAL into the ropes, Kane with a double clothesline to take both men down. Ross: "My God, he is big. He is strong. When come back bring pie." Kane grabs Hardy - I think the reason Hardy is always so late is he spends all those hours putting on body paint - and tosses him over the top to the floor. Kane out after him, sheesh lookit all those people standing around and trying to be outside of camera range so as to not get caught. Hardy's head meets the STEEL steps. van Dam from the apron - caught in a choke - Hardy with a barricade run clothesline to save his partner. Bubba Ray has a ladder around his head and does the helicopter to repeatedly take down Jericho and Christian - Kane in and boots him in the face to take him down. van Dam from the top, flying kick for Kane (GOOD OL' JR: "Thunderous right hand by RVD!"). Hardy and van Dam with a double clothesline that takes all three men outside. Spike in - Jericho clotheslines him down. Christian with a ladder - Jericho with a death suplex on Spike, Christian and Jericho set the ladder along the top and Jericho whips Spike into it. Christian working on Bubba Ray - Jericho joins him. Give it a Subway Replay. Christian with a full nelson - Jericho runs at Bubba Ray and, of course, Bubba Ray frees himself and Jericho ends up clotheslining his partner. Bubba Ray left, left, left, flip flop and elbow. Clotheslined out over the top. Kane up top - flying clothesline on Christian. Bubba's outside and got a ladder - ladder in, Bubba in. Bubba swings the ladder into Kane, then stands it up underneath the titles. Fast climb but Kane pulls him off. And there's a chokeslam! Spike in - caught - scoop slam down. Scoop...and thrown onto van Dam on the floor! Jericho back in - ladder into Kane's head! Meanwhile, Christian manages a slop drop on the floor on Kane. Jericho directs Christian and together they place Kane on a table standing on the floor. Doubleteam pounding - Jericho climbs to the apron, then calls over Christian with him. They take too long to plan, however, and van Dam springs off the top, seesawing the ladder into their faces. Jericho and Christian fall to the floor. Now Hardy sets up the big, tall ladder, gives Kane (STILL lying on the table) a chairshot, sets up a second tall ladder next to the first, pounds on Kane, climbs a ladder, and drops the double legdrop from the top rung. "Holy shit" chant. Bubba Ray alone in the ring - throws a ladder at Jericho's head. Ross says it's break time but Bubba is climbing the ladder, alone in the ring...well, here's Christian - SUPERBOMB pulled off the ladder! Jericho climbs into the ring and NOW they sneak in that final ad break...

 

Booker T shills Swanson's "Hungry-Man XXL"

 

When we come back, "CSI COMING UP AT 11:05PM AFTER RAW" and Bubba Ray pops van Dam one. Two ladders standing in the ring - van Dam uses one to swing into a dropkick on Bubba. Wow, Ross has said "Hurricane HELMS" A LOT of times tonight. Bubba still tries to climb, as does van Dam - they fight from opposite ladders - now Jericho climbs the ladder Bubba is on - punches, head to the top rung, then "bulldogs" Bubba off the ladder and down to the mat! Meanwhile, Christian climbs up after van Dam - slop drop off the ladders to the mat! Subway Replay of what we've just seen (I guess nothing much happened during the break). Spike is the man climbing the ladder - but Christian pulls him off. Scoop...and thrown almost onto Robinson but he backs up just in time, Spike goes SPLAT on the floor. Christian puts the two ladders closer together...then tries to drag himself up one - but can't. Everybody's out. Crowd chants "we want tables." van Dam is up - kick for Christian, knee, Christian knee, kick, stomp, stomp, stomp. Christian starts the climb...but Kane is back up, tipping the ladder and crotching Christian on the top rope! Hardy leaps from the top rope - caught by Kane - and powerslammed down. Hardy put into the corner, clothesline by Kane, big boot as Hardy comes out, Hardy outside. Kane with a ladder in position - Spike is back in and grabs the leg - gutshot - off the ropes but Kane puts the ladder in the way and Spike takes a header. Kane folds the ladder and rams it into Spike's head, sending him back outside. Jericho's turn - has a chair and WHACKS the ladder - down goes Kane. Chair in Bubba's gut - WHACKs the back - then Jericho takes a spin kick from van Dam. Hardy in and Bubba's on all fours - Poetry in Motion on Kane! Hardy holds a chair in front of Kane and signals to van Dam - he points to himself and then hits a van Terminator on Kane! That'll get a Subway Replay for sure. Everybody down again - no, Jericho up, dragging Hardy up - Hardy blocks the suplex attempt, they switch positions, and instead it's JERICHO taking the suplex onto the ladder, probably breaking his tailbone in the process. Subway Replay - it looks just as bad. Christian climbs the corner - Hardy after him - throws HIM off into a tailbonebreaker on the ladder. Hardy sets up the ladder and starts a climb - it'll be Bubba Ray to stop him, climbing up the other set of rungs - right, head to the top rung, headbutt, ohhh suplex coming up - SUPERPLEX OFF THE LADDER! Four men in the ring, nobody moving. Another "Holy shit" chant. Subway Replay of the superplex from the beltcam. van Dam is up first...climbing soooooo slooooowly...reaching - Bubba Ray up after him - right, right, van Dam falls off the ladder. Dudley falls off as well. Jericho drags himself up and now HE starts up the ladder - it'll be Spike up after him - no, Jericho kicks him away - Spike back up - Jericho kicks him away - Jericho paws the belts but ends up swinging them away from him - and Spike shoves the ladder, sending Jericho FLYING off the ladder all the way down to the floor! Both refs check on Jericho and Hebner makes the "X" (oh oh) - Subway Replay and it's hard to tell how Jericho injured himself but it certainly seems possible. Back to the ring and it's Spike climbing up - he's nowhere near the belts, though - in fact, he may be too short...Christian pulls him down - Spike right, right, right, goes for the Dudley 'dog but Christian shoves HIM to the floor, through a table. One more broken tailbone on the list. Subway Replay confirms that ain't the best way to go through a table - as if there were a GOOD way. Christian and Bubba Ray look to dance next - Christian heading up the ladder and Bubba Ray grabbing the second ladder and climbing alongside him - Christian grabbing the belts - Bubba Ray grabbing Christian - BUBBABOMB off the ladders to the mat! van Dam climbs the ropes in the corner - Fivestar frog splash on Christian! Hardy's turn, climbing the ropes - swantonbomb MISSES Bubba! Hardy runs at Bubba but gets backdropped over the top rope and down through a table! Dudley with a chair - van Dam with a van Daminator! Subway Replay of Hardy going through the exploding table. van Dam climbing up - the ladder isn't quite under them, though, and before he can pull them, Jericho is back in with a chairshot to van Dam's rump. Well, I guess he wasn't THAT injured. Jericho climbs up after van Dam - gutshot, gutshot, elbow, elbow, van Dam over the top of the ladder - Jericho with an inverted tarantula arcing van Dam over the ladder! Jericho shoves him off and he flips to the mat...and outside. Jericho climbs the ladder...but Kane is back in and climbing the other side - Jericho right, right, right, reaching, not there, right, right, Kane with a choke, Jericho rams Kane's head into the ladder, again, Kane shakes his head NO SALE and CHOKESLAMS Jericho off the ladder to the floor! This would be a good time for a zombie situp - HOLY SHIT ZOMBIE SITUP - Kane repositions the standing ladder and climbs - we're already two minutes past 11:05 so this surely is it? One title grabbed - two titles grabbed - bell rung and champs retain. But Kane did it ALL BY HIMSELF. (25:10) But the music cuts - TRIPLE H & RIC FLAIR are apparently out for "Hello, David McLane" - Flair points at H Snoop style, and H says "Kane, I promised you that before this night was over, your life would never be the same. You said this is the happiest you've ever been in your life, huh? Well unfortunately, some people always can't be that happy. ["Ass hole!"] Lemme ask you a question, Kane - how happy is Katie Fick? Yeah, that's right - I know, Kane. I know it all. Ten years ago...you killed her. That's right, Kane. You...are a murderer." Closeup on Kane - RAW Zone Credits - WW logo - goodbye.

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I actually really enjoyed Raw Roulette last year. It gave the show some kind of unpredictability and fun, something it hasn't seen in a while. (Sorry, but I DID laugh at Regal dressed up as a showgirl. Should I get the scissors to cut up my Smark membership card ?) I definitely wouldn't mind seeing the Roulette Wheel gimmick again

CRZ recap of the Regal match:

 

GOLDUST (already in the ring - Hollywood, California - 250 pounds) v. WILLIAM REGAL (Blackpool, England - 240 pounds) in a Las Vegas Showgirl match

referee: JACK DOAN

I think Goldust is wearing the same peacock outfit Chyna wore at WrestleMania. Regal doesn't come out right away - in fact, SECURITY has to drag him out - Regal wears red high heels, socks, sheer white tights and...you know, he almost looks exactly like "Madame" and you have to wonder if Wayland Flowers has a hand up his back (now THAT'S a reference, folks!) ...or perhaps somewhere a little lower, if you catch my drift. (and NOW you're just piling it on. Let the man rest in peace already and ixnay on the aygay okesjay) Anywho, Regal's music changes from his own to a jaunty showgirl tune, and Goldy can't resist doing his own one-man (man?) kick line. Rock-ettes, eat your hearts out! (You know, you know WAY too much about all this.) Well, I'm trying to show that it's okay to share your knowledge, yet remain comfortable in one's own masculinity. (Because SURELY writing about something as homoerotic as professional wrestling AT LEAST twice a week isn't proof enough.) Hmm, touche. The reason we can fill line after line with text is that Regal is having great difficulty making it down the ramp - he's already given up on one of his shoes. Regal adjusts every strap he can adjust - ah yes, the old bikini bottom pull, how often have we seen that. There goes the other shoe. For some reason, Regal is also made up - lipstick and rouge and other things I don't really know the names of, but take my word for it, he's real purty. For a feller. Goldy's finally had enough of this wait and brings Regal in the hard way - wow, Ross makes a "Dame Edna" reference...that's another way to go, I guess. Right hand, right, right, into the ropes, BUTT BUTT - he's shaking his tail feathers! Right hand - setting up for Shattered Dreams (check out Regal's left calf - you can see the "MADE IN ENGLAND" tattoo through the tights) but before he can wind up and kick the field goal, he slides out of the ring, catching sight of LANCE STORM - right, right, right. Back in, Storm ankles him - 'dust kicks him off and Doan engages his full attention on Storm...allowing Regal to aload up his left with the knux from his bra. Regal with a high kick, a sneer, and a cover. 1, 2, 3. (0:53) Regal puts his nose in the air, puckers up and shows off his lashes. Replay has a crystal clear shot of the brass knuckles. Storm and Regal walk off arm in arm - is Storm checking him out? Regal asks if his makeup is okay - haaa ha ha ha ha ha. That crazy RAW with it's no-wrestling!

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Owen Hart vs. Hawk

 

British Bulldog vs. Rocky Miavia

 

Bret Hart vs. HHH (I think this match kinda sucked, because it ended on a count-out.)

Recaps by John Petrie (don't like his recaps but only one I could find for this show):

 

THE BRITISH BULLDOG (w/ the Hart Foundation) vs. ROCKY MAIVA (w/ the NOD)

An okay match, but I couldn't care less. Man, did the crowd hate Rocky.

The Bulldog wins following a powerslam. As the Harts celebrated Faarooq

starts whipping on them with a leather belt. The other Nation of

Domination members come in and it's a four-on-four brawl until the

referees can break it up. Obviously the various "factions" in the WWF

can't get along ... which works out great for Survivor Series: "Gang

Rulz".

 

 

OWEN HART vs. ROAD WARRIOR HAWK

Owen gets on the mic and brags how he beat Faarooq without any help.

 

This match was like watching two guys play a wrestling video game.

*Punch*, *kick*, *bodyslam* ... *punch*, *kick*, *suplex*, etc. It wasn't

bad, it was just so formulaic that one could almost imagine a guy in each

corner hitting the buttons. Anyway, the match only goes a few minute when

the Godwinns come out and interfere, hitting Hawk once with the slop

bucket, then nailing him with a horseshoe. Owen gets the pin. Animal came

out to help, but there were still enough Godwinns to fight him off,

distract the ref AND hit Hawk with the horseshoe.

 

 

TRIPLE H (w/ Chyna) vs. BRET "HITMAN" HART

Helmsley is billed as just "Hunter" on the screen, but wants to be called

"Triple H". Ross says Hart will have to battle Michaels to prove who is

the most dominant force in the WWF. Lawler again tries to goad Vince into

talking about Shawn's earlier comments. Vince says, about WCW, that they

probably wouldn't exist without the WWF. Shawn comes to the ring about

halfway through the match, making the chopping motion towards his groin

and mouthing "suck it!" Once at ringside he stuck the end of Bret's

Canadian flag up his nose.

 

The match itself wasn't all that great, but the finish was pretty wild.

Hart, after a back-and-forth struggle, manages to take control. He slaps

Hunter in the Sharpshooter, but Chyna pushes the rope inward far enough

for Hunter to grab it, breaking the hold. Bret then drops to the floor

and sets Hunter up for the Figure Four around the post. Chyna comes over

and SLUGS him in the face! Bret grabs Chyna and considers socking her,

but instead winds up receiving a Superkick in the head from Michaels. A

ten count later and Hunter has gotten a countout victory over the World

Heavyweight Champion. The other Hart Foundation members (having come to

the ring about halfway through the match) tend to Bret. Rick Rude showed

up as well just at the end.