WWF Monday Night Raw 6/21/93
It was six weeks ago when the 123 Kid SHOCKED THE WORLD by defeating Razor Ramon. Tonight, he'll try to do it again with $10,000 on the line.
Steiner Brothers vs Barry Hardy/Reno Riggins
The Steiners are now the tag champions. I guess they traded the titles back and forth with Money Inc 3 times over one week. Brutal t-bone from Scott. Michigan Stampede from Rick. All kinds of belly to bellys. Frankensteiner for the dominating win.
Doink vs Marty Jannetty 2/3 Falls
You never know what to expect with Doink. He gave clean breaks but also begged off and stalled. And then gave a dirty break. Brain considers Doink to be the Michael Jordan of the WWF. Doink tries to lure Marty into throwing a closed first to get a DQ. Crisscross spot. Doink took an extra few laps. Macho is definitely not an impartial commentator. Doink fires off some punches in the corner but can't avoid a monkey flip. Marty seems to have a reversal or counter to just about everything Doink does. He misses a bronco buster like move. Doink follows up with the Whoopee Cushion to gain the first fall. Marty is sent to the floor. Doink does an ax handle from the top, which Macho takes offense to. They awkwardly fight over a suplex, which Marty hits. Superkick! Either Marty is the greatest leg slapper of all time or he kicked Doink really fucking hard. Diving fist drop ties the match at one fall a piece. In the third fall, Doink uses the ring post to go after Marty's leg and then applies a figure four. Marty clearly taps out multiple times, but this was before the era of the tap out. Which is actually weird now that I think about it because I remember tapping out when wrestling with my cousins well before I ever saw MMA. Tapping is like the natural instinct way to submit. Doink goes for the Whoopee Cushion again. He's caught and slammed off the ropes. Oh my, there is another Doink under the ring! The fans point it out to Marty, who goes searching for Doink 2. Doink 1 kicks him right in the fucking head from the apron. Doink is knocked to the floor. He rolls under the ring and shows up on the same side, much to the surprise of everyone. But then he's knocked to the floor again and TWIN MAGIC! Vince is hilarious with his NONONO and YESYESYES. Can you imagine Vince being your dad? Doink 2 wins 2 falls to 1 with a piledriver. However, Macho told the ref about the switch, attacked Doink 2, and pulled Doink 1 from under the ring. Earl reverses his decision and gives Marty the win.
Mr. Hughes vs Bobby Who
The typical Hughes squash. I wonder what he could have been in an era with more talent to work with and being forced to work harder. He was big, athletic, and super strong, but all he really ever did was squashes and the thing with Taker. Vince reads copy for a PORKY'S marathon this weekend on USA.
Razor Ramon vs 123 Kid
Kid will get $10K if he can beat Razor again. And because this is pro wrestling, the bag Razor has actually has $10,000 on it. Kid immediately scores a near fall with a top rope sunset flip and then another roll up. Then he's caught in the fall away slam. Lariatooo. It was more like just a straight clubbing to the head. God damn, Razor kills Kid with the short chokeslam. Running powerslam. Belly to back superplex. Razor calls for the Edge. Oh no, not on the exposed floor! WHATAMANUVER Kid reverses it! And then crashes and dies slipping off the top rope, bouncing his head off the concrete. Razor kicked out of the moonsault this time. Kid grabs the money and runs off.
TO THE BACK. Kid jumps into a car. He set Razor up! SWERVE!
TO THE McMAHON. Vince gets words with Razor. Razor says the stick man can run, but he can't hide.
Next week will have an interview with Yoko and HBK vs Kamala.