WWF Monday Night Raw Results
October 2, 1995 (Taped September 25)
Grand Rapids, Michigan (Civic Auditorium)
Commentary: Vince McMahon and Jerry “The King” Lawler
Results by: Mike Tedesco of Wrestleview.com
“The World Wrestling Federation: for over fifty years, the revolutionary force in sports entertainment.” The WWF video leads us into the show.
Video: Last week on Raw, The Smoking Gunns defeated Owen Hart and Yokozuna to win the WWF Tag Team Championship.
Razor Ramon is shown making his way to the ring.
Video: Footage from this past Saturday’s WrestleMania XI: The Special. Lawrence Taylor defeated Bam Bam Bigelow in the main event.
Mike’s Thoughts: For as disappointing and maligned as WrestleMania XI was, this special on Fox, which was on a Saturday night at 11 p.m., drew a 3.8 rating in 3.6 million homes. WWF actually did surprisingly well. Sadly, it doesn’t lead to anything much further for them.
Video: Footage is shown from May 17, 1993, on WWF Raw, when The Lightning Kid upset Razor Ramon with a shocking victory, turning him into The 1-2-3 Kid. Two weeks ago, Dean Douglas attacked Ramon as he was battling Kid. Kid picked up a second win over Ramon.
Vince McMahon and Jerry “The King” Lawler are standing at ringside and welcome us to the show.
Video: Highlights are shown from two weeks ago at In Your House 3 when Bret “Hitman” Hart battled and defeated Jean-Pierre Lafitte. They’ll have a rematch tonight.
The 1-2-3 Kid makes his way to the ring.
Video: Two weeks ago, at In Your House 3, The 1-2-3 Kid accidentally distracted Razor Ramon and cost him a match against Dean Douglas.
Razor Ramon vs. The 1-2-3 Kid
Referee: Tim White
The bell rings to start the match. They lock up, but Ramon easily powers him away and out of the ring. Kid gets back in the ring. They lock up, and Ramon shoves him to the corner. Kid applies a hammerlock, but Ramon elbows him in the face. Ramon sends him to the corner, but Kid sidesteps a corner clothesline. Kid kicks away at Ramon in the corner. Ramon reverses a whip to the corner, but Kid slingshots over him. Kid kicks away at him in the corner and hits a spin kick to the jaw. Ramon is stunned. Ramon reverses a whip, but Kid ducks a pair of clotheslines and goes for a running cross-body block. Ramon catches him and hits a fallaway slam for a two-count. Kid ducks a clothesline and goes for a kick, but Ramon blocks it. Kid responds with a desperation snap kick, taking Ramon off his feet. 1… 2… Ramon kicks out and knocks Kid out of the ring.
Dean Douglas comes out to the aisleway to take notes on this match.
Kid slides between Ramon’s legs, but Ramon punches him down for a two-count. Ramon sends him into the ropes, but Kid ducks a clothesline and hits a spin kick for a two-count. Douglas goes to the back. Kid hits a snapmare, followed by a pair of leg drops. Kid hits the ropes for a running spin kick, but Ramon ducks. Ramon connects with a stiff clothesline for the win. Kid kicks out a moment too late.
Winner by Pinfall: Razor Ramon
Ramon gets to his feet and shrugs his shoulders. Kid gets up and argues with the referee before slapping Ramon in the face. Ramon reverses a whip to the corner and hits a clothesline. Ramon stands him up in the corner and chops his chest a few times before throwing him across the ring. Ramon applies an abdominal stretch and talks a little trash. Kid tries to poke him in the eyes, so Ramon takes him down, ties up his legs, and slaps him in the back of the head a few times to teach him a lesson. Kid pops up and slaps him in the face again. Ramon attacks him and sends him to the corner.
-Commercial Break-
Back from the break, Ramon and Kid are still going at it.
During the commercial break, Ramon counters a flying hurricanrana attempt with a powerbomb… and the referee counted the pin.
Apparently, we are in a third match with these two now. Ramon is carrying a tired Kid on his shoulder. Kid tries to slide off and pin him, but Ramon punches him in the head. Ramon shrugs and wonders what he has to do to stop Kid. Kid is fighting for respect. Ramon puts Kid on the top rope and hits a back superplex. Ramon signals for the end. Jerry Lawler wonders where Dean Douglas or Ted DiBiase is. Surely he’s aligned himself with someone. Ramon sets up for a Razor’s Edge, but he doesn’t have the heart to destroy him. Ramon instead executes an inside cradle to pin him a third time.
Ramon pulls Kid up and slaps him in the face before asking if he’s had enough. Kid nods his head. They shake hands, and Kid holds his arm up. Kid then tries to pin him, but Ramon kicks out at two. Ramon chuckles at the heart of the 1-2-3 Kid. The crowd chants, “Razor’s Edge.” Kid turns and offers himself for the Razor’s Edge, but Ramon declines. They shake hands and leave the ring together.
Mike’s Thoughts: At first, when the match ended with a clothesline and a pin by Razor Ramon, I thought, “Really? That’s it?” This is one of the better-built stories they were telling at this time. Then, they kept going. I initially thought it was kind of dumb, but the commentators did a good job of laying out the story that the 1-2-3 Kid is fighting for respect. He doesn’t want to be just a “Kid” anymore. In the end, it was a really successful angle.
Vince McMahon and Jerry “The King” Lawler go over the card for In Your House 4.
— WWF Championship: Diesel (c) vs. The British Bulldog
— WWF Intercontinental Championship: Shawn Michaels (c) vs. Dean Douglas
— The Undertaker vs. King Mabel
— Goldust vs. Marty Jannetty
Mike’s Thoughts: Last week, it was supposed to be Goldust vs. Bam Bam Bigelow, but it got switched to Marty Jannetty. The first of many changes is coming for this card. This In Your House is legendary for all the wrong reasons. You’ll find out why in the weeks to come.
Barry Horowitz makes his way to the ring.
Video: At SummerSlam, Barry Horowitz, a legendary WWF jobber, picked up a victory over Skip.
Video: Last week on Raw, King Mabel attacked the Undertaker during his match against the British Bulldog. Bulldog hit Undertaker with a Running Powerslam, and Mabel followed up with a leg drop. Diesel and Shawn Michaels made the save.
Backstage Segment
Hunter Hearst Helmsley is shown preparing backstage. Vince McMahon wonders if Barry Horowitz can beat Helmsley. Helmsley looks into the camera and says, “Fat chance.”
-Commercial Break-
They show a graphic with O.J. Simpson’s face on it asking, “Is O.J. guilty?” For 50 cents a call, you can dial either “Yes” or “No.” All proceeds will benefit the National Exchange Club Foundation for the Prevention of Child Abuse. McMahon calls this an “Americana Poll.”
Mike’s Thoughts: OH. MY. GOD. How incredibly tacky of them and totally inappropriate. This was actually a pretty big deal. The WWF didn’t contact the organization, and they were furious to be receiving a donation of money funded by a poll related to a double murder case. The WWF had to eat major crow and sent apology letters, admitting they didn’t think it through in their attempt to be relevant. Embarrassing. In my first Retro Raw Recap, I mentioned that I liked how they would sprinkle current-day topics into their commentary and the like. Obviously, the O.J. Simpson trial was the biggest thing going on at the time (and still is a huge topic to this day), but this was the absolute worst way to try to be a culture vulture. Woof.
Barry Horowitz vs. Hunter Hearst Helmsley
Referee: Jack Doan
The bell rings, and the crowd is chanting, “Barry.” The referee keeps Horowitz back as Helmsley slowly removes his extensive entrance attire. They lock up, and Helmsley wrenches the arm before taking him down. Helmsley drives his calf into Horowitz’s face before going through the ropes to keep him back. Helmsley does his blueblood bow. Helmsley hits a waistlock takeover. Horowitz fights up and does a standing switch before taking Helmsley down. Helmsley has to grab the bottom rope to get Horowitz off him. Horowitz then pats himself on the back to a nice ovation.
Helmsley argues with the referee. Helmsley ducks a lock-up and punches him in the midsection. Helmsley uppercuts him a few times and viciously chops the chest. Helmsley hits a snapmare and drops a knee to the forehead. Helmsley does a second blueblood bow before hitting a delayed vertical suplex. Helmsley slaps him in the back of the head a few times. Horowitz fights back, so Helmsley sends him into the ropes. Horowitz counters with a sunset flip. Helmsley tries to stop himself from going down, but he falls for a two-count. Helmsley immediately drops an elbow and stomps away at him. Helmsley chokes him with his shin before releasing. Helmsley rips at Horowitz’s face. Helmsley sends him into the ropes for a jumping back elbow.
Vince McMahon announces that Pope John Paul II has been invited to a WWF event at Madison Square Garden this Friday. McMahon is hopeful that the Pope can rearrange his schedule to be there. Is there no limit?
Helmsley sends Horowitz into the ropes, but Horowitz counters with a backslide pin for a two-count. Helmsley quickly hits him with a clothesline for a two-count. Helmsley sends him into the corner and charges, but Horowitz floors him with a forearm to the jaw. Horowitz hits the ropes, ducks a clothesline, and hits a Lou Thesz Press for a near fall. Horowitz cradles him for another near fall. Horowitz uppercuts Helmsley before sending him into the ropes, but he lowers his head, and Helmsley hits him with the Pedigree for the win.
Winner by Pinfall: Hunter Hearst Helmsley
Mike’s Thoughts: Well, here’s our first look at Hunter Heart Helmsley, who we know today as Paul “Triple H” Levesque, the Chief Operating Officer and Head of Creative for WWE. Here, he’s just a new wrestler, having debuted shortly after WrestleMania XI and having the character of a Connecticut blueblood. It’s goofy, but watching this match, you can see the future star in the making. This was a solid match. Helmsley even hit a bunch of moves that he wouldn’t be doing in his main event run, such as European Uppercuts and leaping back elbows. Pretty cool to see him as a rookie on the WWF roste,r figuring it all out. He’ll obviously play a bigger role in these recaps in the years to come.
Also, by this point, he’s already a member of the Kliq. They liked him because Levesque doesn’t drink or do drugs, so they always had a designated driver.
Video: Still to come on Raw, we’ll see Bret “Hitman” Hart take on Jean-Pierre Lafitte. Because this is a taped show, they show footage of what we’ll be seeing later.
-Commercial Break-
WWF Monday Night Raw is presented by Milk. Got milk?
USWA Tag Team Champions PG-13 head to the ring. J. C. Ice greets the crowd. They’re not playing any games. If you don’t like them, so what? They really don’t care.
Tag Team Match
Al Brown and Sonny Rogers vs. USWA Tag Team Champions PG-13 (J. C. Ice and Wolfie D)
Referee: Danny Davis
A pre-recorded video is shown of PG-13 calling out the Smoking Gunns. Wolfie D says they aren’t intimidated by them. J. C. Ice says they’ll shock the world when they walk away with the Gunns’ gold.
Wolfie D starts the match against Sonny Rogers. Rogers takes Wolfie D down. Wolfie D quickly knees him in the midsection and tags J. C. Ice in. PG-13 hits a side leg sweep/running dropkick combo. Ice does a dance and tags Wolfie D in. PG-13 sends Rogers into the ropes for a double-team back elbow. Wolfie D drops an elbow for a two-count. Wolfie D hits Rogers with a scoop slam and talks some trash. Ice tags in. PG-13 hits an inverted atomic drop/clothesline combo. Ice hits a back elbow, followed by a double stomp. Ice dances before covering for a two-count. Wolfie D tags in and goes for an elbow drop, but Rogers moves.
Al Brown tags in and hits Wolfie D with a clothesline, followed by a scoop slam. Brown attacks Wolfie D and sends him to the corner. Wolfie D sidesteps an avalanche and hits a German Suplex. Wolfie D adjusts his baggy pants and tags J. C. Ice in. Ice puts Brown on the top turnbuckle and distracts the referee. Wolfie D hits Brown with an avalanche bulldog off the ropes as the referee is distracted. Ice covers for a two-count. Wolfie D tags in. PG-13 sends Brown into the ropes. They kick him and hit a double-team bulldog. Ice tags in, and Wolfie D hits Ice with a tilt-a-whirl slam onto Brown for the win.
Winners by Pinfall: USWA Tag Team Champions PG-13
Mike’s Thoughts: This was a pretty neat thing. The Tag Team Division at this moment in time was horrendous, with teams like The Blu Brothers and weird combinations of the Million Dollar Corporation floating around out there, none of which were very good. To give the Smoking Gunns a win over competent opponents, they brought in PG-13 from the United States Wrestling Association in Memphis. USWA was owned by Jerry Lawler, so it made sense. They looked good in the ring, but they were a really scrawny pair with a rough ’90s look. Wolfie D would bulk up years later and be part of a stable in OVW with the future Batista. In any event, better tag action than anyone was really used to seeing on the WWF at this time.
Vince McMahon showcases the O.J. Simpson poll again.
Video: Highlights are shown of the Bret “Hitman” Hart vs. Jean-Pierre Lafitte match that’s coming later tonight.
Video: Next week on Raw, WWF Champion Diesel, WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels, and The Undertaker will take on Yokozuna, Owen Hart, and The British Bulldog in a 6-Man Tag Team Match.
Jean-Pierre Lafitte heads to the ring.
Dok Hendrix is in the aisleway with a young fan, who is modeling a Bret “Hitman” Hart t-shirt. They’ll throw in a free videotape with every purchase.
Backstage Segment
Bret “Hitman” Hart is shown walking backstage. Vince McMahon warns Jerry “The King” Lawler not to interfere with this match.
-Commercial Break-
Bret “Hitman” Hart makes his way to the ring.
Video: At SummerSlam 1992, The British Bulldog defeated Bret “Hitman” Hart in a classic match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship. Bulldog could potentially be the WWF Champion when Hart challenges for the title at Survivor Series this year.
-Commercial Break-
Jean-Pierre Lafitte vs. Bret “Hitman” Hart
Referee: Earl Hebner
The bell rings, and they circle the ring before locking up. Lafitte backs him to the corner and punches away at him. Hart fights back, but Lafitte punches him down to the canvas. Lafitte shouts at the crowd and whips him hard into the opposite corner before running him over with a clothesline. Lafitte shouts at the crowd again to loud boos. Lafitte hits the ropes and drops an elbow. Lafitte punches away at Hart and applies a rear chin lock. Hart quickly fights up and elbows out. Hart hits the ropes, but Lafitte takes him down with a back elbow before taunting the crowd again. Lafitte bounces Hart off the top turnbuckle before telling the crowd to shut up. Lafitte sends him to the corner and charges for an avalanche, but Hart sidesteps him. Lafitte lands hard on the top turnbuckle and falls to the floor.
Hart attacks Lafitte at ringside and scoop slams him onto the edge of the top step! Hart headbutts Lafitte and gets him back in the ring. Jerry Lawler teases getting involved, but Vince McMahon warns him. Hart attacks Lafitte. Lafitte reverses a whip, but he runs into a boot. Hart comes off the second rope with a diving clothesline before covering, but the referee stops counting for some reason. Hart punches away at Lafitte. Lafitte reverses a whip, but Hart ducks a clothesline. Hart charges, but Lafitte press slams him onto the top rope. Lawler stands at the commentary table and applauds. Lafitte applies a rear chin lock and cinches it in. Hart fights up and punches out. Hart hits the ropes and counters a hip toss attempt, but Lafitte counters him with a modified short-arm clothesline. Lafitte shouts at the crowd and hits a scoop slam. Lafitte heads to the top rope and dives three-quarters of the way across the ring with a diving headbutt for a near fall.
Lafitte argues with the referee over the count. Lafitte pulls Hart up and chokes him on the middle rope. Lafitte avalanches Hart against the ropes, and the Hitman is down on the mat in a lot of pain. Lafitte saunters around the ring before covering for a two-count. Lafitte punches him and sends him hard into the corner. Lafitte avalanches Hart in the corner, and Hart collapses to his knees. Lafitte continues to taunt the crowd before punching Hart. The crowd chants, “Let’s go, Bret.” Lafitte sends him into the ropes. Hart ducks a clothesline and catches him with an inside cradle for a two-count. Lafitte pops up and connects with a clothesline.
-Commercial Break-
Back from the break, Lafitte drops a leg for a two-count. Lafitte is constantly yelling at the crowd as they chant, “Let’s go, Bret.” Lafitte hits a sidewalk slam and heads to the top rope. Lafitte goes for a diving leg drop, but Hart moves.
Hart gets to his feet and lays in some right hands. Lafitte reverses a whip and drops down before hitting a jumping forearm to the head. Hart kicks out and rolls Lafitte out of the ring. They brawl at ringside before Lafitte reverses a whip into the steel steps. Lawler laughs heartily at Hart’s misfortunes. Hart takes a moment to recover before Lafitte grabs him. Hart avoids a suplex into the ring and goes for a roll-up, but Lafitte holds the top rope. Hart hits an inverted atomic drop, followed by a clothesline. Hart sends Lafitte into the ropes, punches the midsection, and hits a side leg sweep for a two-count. Lawler looks worried. Hart hits a backbreaker and goes to the second rope for a diving elbow to pick up a two-count. Hart headbutts Lafitte to the corner. Lafitte reverses a whip to the opposite corner and catches Hart attempting a slingshot. Lafitte hits a rolling senton for a two-count.
Lafitte sends him into the ropes, but he lowers his head and eats a kick. Hart punches away at the pirate. Lafitte counters and hits a back suplex. The Hitman is down. Lafitte heads to the top rope for a Cannonball, but Hart cuts him off. Hart climbs to the top rope and hits a massive superplex. Lawler looks physically ill as Hart locks Lafitte into the Sharpshooter. Lafitte has no choice but to submit.
Winner by Submission: Bret “Hitman” Hart
Bret Hart gets out of the ring and sneers at Jerry Lawler as he walks by. A furious Lawler yells at him, stands on the commentary table, and removes his jacket. Hart charges and punches the King over the barricade. Hart grabs at him, but Dr. Isaac Yankem, DDS attacks him from behind. Yankem hits Hart with the DDS on the floor. WWF referees run down and send Yankem to the back. Hart is down and looks out.
Mike’s Thoughts: Another very good match with Bret Hart and Jean-Pierre Lafitte (aka Carl Ouellet, aka PCO). This wasn’t as good as their In Your House match, only because Lafitte spent a lot of time taunting the crowd. I guess someone told him that he needed more personality to get over. This would be the final singles match on Raw for Lafitte, who wouldn’t last much longer in the WWF because of his huge run-in with the Kliq at that WWF House Show in Montreal in mid-September. For more on that, check out my In Your House recap!
I liked the post-match attack with Jerry Lawler and Isaac Yankem to set up a Steel Cage Match in a few weeks.
-Commercial Break-
Jerry Lawler returns to commentary as Vince McMahon tells him that he knows better than that. During the break, WWF President Gorilla Monsoon booked a Steel Cage Match with Bret “Hitman” Hart and Dr. Isaac Yankem, DDS. Lawler is complaining about Hart attacking him unprovoked.
Next week on Raw, Yokozuna, Owen Hart, and The British Bulldog will battle WWF Champion Diesel, WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels, and The Undertaker.
Backstage Segment
Yokozuna, Owen Hart, The British Bulldog, Jim Cornette, and Mr. Fuji are collected backstage. Cornette says Undertaker couldn’t handle The British Bulldog last week, so he had his friends come down to gang up on him. That’s why Yokozuna and Owen Hart showed up to even the odds. Hart says Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, and Diesel will belong to them next week. Bulldog says they’ll finish them off once and for all. Yokozuna shouts, “Banzai!”
-Commercial Break-
Backstage Segment
WWF Champion Diesel, WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker, and Paul Bearer are collected backstage. HBK says the last thing the Undertaker needs is help from them. They’re here because they want to be. Diesel says they’re the champs and do whatever they want. Undertaker says Yokozuna, Owen Hart, and The British Bulldog think next week will be a party, but they’ll be the vultures, scraping the rotting carcasses. When night falls, so will they.
Vince McMahon presents the results of the O.J. Simpson poll they started earlier. 49% believe he is guilty, while 51% think he is innocent.
Video: A slow-motion shot of Bret “Hitman” Hart punching Jerry “The King” Lawler over the barricade is shown.
Quick Match Results
— Razor Ramon def. The 1-2-3 Kid
— Hunter Hearst Helmsley def. Barry Horowitz
— USWA Tag Team Champions PG-13 (J. C. Ice and Wolfie D) def. Al Brown and Sonny Rogers in a Non-Title Tag Team Match
— Bret “Hitman” Hart def. Jean-Pierre Lafitte via Submission
Mike’s Wrap-Up: What We Learned from Raw
This was actually a fine, competent one-hour wrestling program. There was good storytelling with Razor Ramon and The 1-2-3 Kid (even if I was skeptical at first), solid mid-card action, and a strong main event. It was about as enjoyable as a WWF show from 1995 could be.
Still, this show is buried in gimmick overdrive… pirates feuding with heroes, evil dentists on the loose, and aristocrats winning squash matches. On the other side, stars like Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Lex Luger, and Randy Savage are featured basically on every show. Because WWF taped four episodes at once, you can’t kill Diesel and Shawn Michaels and have them on every week, so they’re at a disadvantage.
Still, WWF isn’t sitting back and just taking it. It was revealed this week that before the In Your House PPV in September, Vince McMahon introduced the roster to “Cowboy” Bill Watts, a former wrestler and booker of Mid-South Wrestling and WCW from 1992 to 1993. Watts was to be responsible for the creative end of the wrestling, while McMahon would focus more on the executive side of the business. The plan was for Watts to carry the creative load, address ratings issues on shows like Superstars, and help them stop the bleeding.
They were also very anti-WCW in their address to the roster. McMahon, acknowledging in a way the financial struggles at that moment, said the WWF had no interest in competing live head-to-head against WCW since it would cost them over $100,000 per episode. McMahon mentioned that WCW had been going after them for seven years and had lost seven years in a row. Watts reportedly criticized WCW’s management, claiming they didn’t understand wrestling, and even predicted that the merger with Time Warner would eventually lead to WCW being dropped.
It’s interesting that this happened right before the In Your House event, which almost makes it clear why some of the directions changed, and we had a wonky finish in the main event. If Watts was considering restructuring, that could have been the reason. There was also rumored to be an emphasis on building up an African American babyface in Tony Norris (who would become Ahmed Johnson), more of a soap opera look for the shows, and another title reign for Bret Hart, whose stock remained high even after being out of the title picture for the majority of the year.
As we’ve seen throughout Vince McMahon’s leadership (which thankfully has come to an end), he always struggled to give up creative control. He also attempted this as recently as 2019, when he appointed Paul Heyman and Eric Bischoff as Executive Directors of Raw and SmackDown, as he needed to “get out of the weeds.” The experiment fizzled out within months.
I can’t speak with certainty if Bill Watts had already started booking, but this was a better, more competent show (except for that O. J. Simpson poll debacle). It’d be miraculous if he came in and then structured four weeks’ worth of television in that short time, but who knows?
In any event, this shows that the WWF isn’t just willing to maintain the status quo at the start of this. There are some signs of life, but are they doing enough?
So, in this head-to-head match-up with WCW Nitro, which show came out on top in the ratings war?
— WWF Raw (USA Network, taped): 2.5 (Record: 2-1-1)
— WCW Nitro (TNT, live): 2.5 (Record: 1-2-1)
Winner: TIE!
A rare early tie in the Monday Night War. Curiously, WWF’s taped shows often did better than their live ones. Maybe viewers liked reading the taping results ahead of time and deciding what to tune into. Or maybe it was just a fluke. Either way, it’s a pretty weird trend. It was a well-promoted show the week before, so that could have played a factor.
Still, last week’s show was such a hideous rating (a 1.9) coming off a pay-per-view, so this was a considerable improvement.
Can they keep the momentum next week? We’ll find out.
The War for Monday Night – October 2, 1995
(TL;DR version)
With WCW Nitro going live every week, WWF Raw is still relying on pre-taped episodes, but at least this week, they bounced back with a strong, focused show. Razor Ramon and The 1-2-3 Kid told a pretty compelling story, Bret Hart had yet another solid main event against Jean-Pierre Lafitte, and the mid-card held its own. Gimmicks still ran wild (evil dentists and pirates, anyone?), but the overall pacing and presentation were good.
Behind the scenes, WWF is showing signs of fighting back against the WCW charge. Vince McMahon recently introduced “Cowboy” Bill Watts to the roster before the In Your House 3 PPV, handing him the reins of creative… in theory, at least. Watts immediately fired shots at WCW leadership, even predicting doom for the looming Time Warner merger. Still, the WWF made it clear… they’re not backing down without a fight.
Despite a shift in the right direction, both companies drew a 2.5 rating, resulting in an early tie in the war. It’s rare (and weird) that taped Raw episodes sometimes outperform their live counterparts, but for this week, the playing field is even. But for how long?
To check out what happened on WCW Nitro’s side of the night, check out Roy Nemer’s recap!
Did you miss last week’s Raw? Check it out here!
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