WWF Monday Night Raw Results
November 13, 1995 (Taped October 23)
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada (Keystone Centre)
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: This past weekend, during the WWF Tour de Force shows, WWF Intercontinental Champion Razor Ramon and The 1-2-3 Kid had some confrontations. Interim WWF President Gorilla Monsoon is worried about the impartiality of The 1-2-3 Kid as the Guest Referee, so the Razor Ramon vs. Sycho Sid match will NOT be for the WWF Intercontinental Championship.
Mike’s Thoughts: Ugh, another extraordinarily sleazy way to get out of a promised title match. They advertised this match heavily as a WWF Intercontinental Championship match and then pulled the rug out. If Monsoon was worried about The 1-2-3 Kid’s impartiality, how about not making him the Guest Referee and keep it a title match? Yet again, they book Gorilla Monsoon as a leader to be the biggest doofus on Planet Earth.
Video: The brawl atop the WWF Headquarters Raw opener plays.
Hunter Hearst Helmsley is heading to the ring.
Replay: Last week on Raw, Helmsley attacked Henry O. Godwinn from behind, giving him a Pedigree on the floor before slopping him.
Hunter Hearst Helmsley vs. Henry O. Godwinn
Referee: Jack Doan
Helmsley knees Godwinn in the face as he goes to get into the ring. The bell rings to start the match. Helmsley hits a baseball slide before bounding Godwinn’s face off the steel steps. Helmsley gets in the ring and does a blueblood bow. Helmsley sprays some cologne in the direction of Godwinn. Godwinn grabs his slop bucket, but the referee admonishes him. Godwinn then pours it over his own head and shouts, “SUEY!” Helmsley is terrified as the stinking Godwinn comes near him. Helmsley gets out of the ring and slips on the slop. Godwinn chases him to the back.
No Contest
Mike’s Thoughts: Well, that was… something. This is actually a pretty perfect feud with Helmsley and Godwinn. On the one side, you’ve got a prissy, snobby blueblood who constantly tries to purify the air of all smells. On the other side, you’ve got a hog farmer who carries around a bucket of slop and, it’s assumed at least, smells to high heaven. Keep this one going for a bit. I shouldn’t like it as much as I do.
WWF Survivor Series Slam Jam
Dok Hendrix is in his merchandise pit, acting terrified that Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Henry O. Godwinn might run in. Vince McMahon mentions Bill Clinton (not the real one) might get slopped at Survivor Series if the government shuts down. Hendrix puts over the Survivor Series card, including the Wild Card Match.
Video: This past weekend at WWF Superstars, Ted DiBiase and Sycho Sid warned Jim Cornette and The British Bulldog not to cross them.
Back to Hendrix, he talks about the other Survivor Series matches.
Video: Two weeks ago on Raw, Ahmed Johnson gave Yokozuna a scoop slam.
Backstage Segment
We see Ahmed Johnson doing some arm curls with a metal barricade.
Video: WWF Champion Diesel and Bret “Hitman” Hart are preparing for an interview later on in this show.
-Commercial Break-
Video: Shawn Michaels will return at the WWF Survivor Series following a devastating beating in Syracuse, New York. You can see how pink the fresh wound is on his face. This is really quick to return from a beating like that.
Ahmed Johnson vs. Jake Steele
Referee: Jimmy Korderas
This is Ahmed Johnson’s debut match on Raw.
The bell rings, and they lock up before Johnson powers him to the corner. Johnson gives a clean break and goes for a handshake, but Steele slaps his hand away. Johnson is not pleased. They lock up again, and Johnson backs him to the corner before pushing him back. Johnson gives a clean break and turns his back. Steele attacks him from behind and puts him in the corner before hitting a corner clothesline. Johnson absorbs the blow, worrying Steele. Steele punches Johnson in the face, but that just upsets him. Steele punches him again and goes for a whip, but Johnson reverses it and hits a short-arm clothesline.
Video: Shawn Michaels says he knows that with Ahmed Johnson’s strength and his athleticism, they will both survive at Survivor Series.
Steele rakes Johnson’s eyes and punches him. Johnson wrenches the arm and pulls him in for a vicious back elbow. Vince McMahon announces that Shawn Michaels will be in action next week on Raw against Owen Hart. Johnson sends Steele into the ropes and hits a vicious spinebuster. Johnson sticks his tongue out before signaling for the end. Johnson hits a Tiger Bomb (that’s actually what McMahon called it) for the win.
Winner by Pinfall: Ahmed Johnson
Mike’s Thoughts: Good debut match for Ahmed Johnson. Unlike how they debuted Goldust with a long match that was way too competitive, Johnson easily ran through the local jobber and looked super vicious. Johnson is absolutely worth a History Corner down the line. What a great debut for him with the scoop slam of Yokozuna and a strong debut match. Next up is Survivor Series in a key spot.
-Commercial Break-
Back from the break, Vince McMahon is with Ahmed Johnson at ringside. Johnson says Sid and Bulldog better not cross him… or something like that.
Mike’s Thoughts: Well… there’s the first weakness for Ahmed Johnson. He was never a good promo. He’s kind of got Ultimate Warrior vibes, only 100% less talk of spaceships and rocket fuel. It’s just unintelligible when he starts to scream. Diction is not his strength.
“The Mayor of Merchandise” Barry Didinsky is hocking some more WWF merchandise. Didinsky showcases the 1996 WWF calendar, featuring Diesel on the cover. If you order it for $21, Didinsky will graciously throw in Diesel’s gloves and sunglasses.
Video: Three weeks ago, at In Your House, Diesel and Bret Hart got into a huge brawl.
Bret Hart and Diesel will have a face-to-face interview next.
-Commercial Break-
Video: Diesel vs. Bret “Hitman” Hart for the WWF Championship at Survivor Series
WWF Champion Diesel and Bret “Hitman” Hart go face-to-face
It’s not quite face-to-face since WWF Champion Diesel and Bret “Hitman” Hart are appearing on split-screen. Vince McMahon asks Diesel about Bret Hart being the best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be. Diesel says everyone is entitled to their opinions in the World Wrestling Federation. Hart is one of the best there has been, but he’s got the title. Diesel says he is pretty darn good. As for the best there ever will be, that’s to be seen.
McMahon asks Hart about Diesel being considered the leader of the new WWF generation. Hart doesn’t know what that makes him. Hart lost the WWF Title to Bob Backlund last year at Survivor Series, which he’s had a problem with. His mother had no official capacity to throw in the towel for him. To him, he should have been the champion and didn’t lose the title fairly. When he had a brawl with Diesel at the Royal Rumble, Hart wasn’t beaten. Diesel says he gave him a Jackknife before there was interference. McMahon says Hart didn’t beat Diesel either. Hart says it’s not a coincidence that after that match, it was probably the hardest-fought match of Diesel’s run, and he never got a rematch. Diesel says Hart didn’t ask. Diesel tells Hart not to toot his own horn because Shawn Michaels gave him a run for his money.
McMahon asks about professional jealousy between them. Hart says he has nothing but the utmost respect for Diesel. Diesel is a great wrestler. To hold the title for as long as he has is a remarkable accomplishment. As for Shawn Michaels giving Diesel a run for his money, Diesel has done well against guys his size. When it comes to technical wrestlers, he just barely got by Shawn Michaels. With Hart, it’s the same thing. After fifteen or twenty minutes, big guys run out of steam. That’s when Hart is at his best. Diesel is a great champion, but the technical wrestlers aren’t getting title shots.
Diesel says that when he won the WWF Championship, he said he’d take on anyone. The first one he took down was Bret Hart. If he was trying to dodge technical wrestlers, the last one he’d want to face is Hart. Diesel has faced everyone, including Shawn Michaels and Owen Hart, as well.
McMahon says this is a rubber match with them. Will Diesel survive the Survivor Series as the WWF Champion? Diesel says he doesn’t get paid by the hour and will try to use his size and power as leverage. Diesel isn’t looking to win points in a collegiate contest. Diesel is going to do what he does best: beat people up. McMahon asks Hart if things get nasty if he’s concerned about what Diesel can do to him. Hart says he is concerned. This is gonna be one of his hardest-fought matches. Both matches have been knockdown, drag-out brawls. Nothing has been settled. Hart says he has to take this match as far as he can and wear Diesel down. Hart has some strategies and has some tricks up his sleeve. He’s like a Timex watch. He can take a licking, but he’ll keep on ticking.
McMahon mentions the trajectory of Diesel’s career. In terms of his ambitions, what can he give the WWF with a victory over Bret Hart? Diesel says Hart has been here for ten years. He’s the epitome of a true professional and champion. Twice, he’s given him Jackknifes, but interference kept him from covering him. Can he beat him? They’ve had two dogfights. Diesel says he’s bigger, better, and stronger than he was in January. McMahon mentions that Bret Hart has done it all. What makes him tick? Why reach for the brass ring one more time? Money? Glory? Hart smirks and says it’s not the money. Hart says he’s not done and doesn’t want memories. He wants moments. The title was stolen from him. Diesel is walking around with his championship belt. It’s time to find out who is the best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be. McMahon wishes them luck on Sunday night.
Mike’s Thoughts: This was a really solid split-screen interview. Other than the announcement that the match would be No DQ and No Countouts, as well as two individual promos from Diesel and Bret Hart that probably went about a minute long each, there wasn’t a ton of promotion for this match (on Raw, at least). This was the big money moment to build the match, and I have to say they did a very good job. Both guys came across as authentic, used the history of their previous matches, and set the tone for Sunday. Really, really good.
Still to come, Razor Ramon will battle Sycho Sid with The 1-2-3 Kid as the Special Guest Referee. We’ll also see Jerry “The King” Lawler battle Vince McMahon in a Karate Fighters match.
-Commercial Break-
Video: Jerry “The King” Lawler tells Vince McMahon that when he gives his two cents, he’s not overcharging. They play a round of Milton Bradley’s Karate Fighters… and Lawler wins! A replay shows that Lawler put a piece of tape on his fighter’s foot to keep it on the platform. McMahon says he cheated, but Lawler says his character has an ingrown toenail. McMahon threatens Lawler with The Undertaker’s return at the Survivor Series.
Mike’s Thoughts: Man, I love Jerry “The King” Lawler’s one-liners. Classic stuff.
King Mabel is being carried down to the ring on his throne.
Replay: King Mabel and Yokozuna double-teamed The Undertaker a month ago on Raw, destroying his face.
Video: The Undertaker is shown in the shadows. At Survivor Series, vengeance will be his.
King Mabel w/ Sir Mo vs. Roy Raymond
Referee: Jack Doan
Mabel viciously takes Raymond down before putting him in the corner and stomping him. Mabel whips him to the opposite corner before hitting a clothesline. Mabel clubs Raymond’s back before hitting a modified northern lights suplex. Mabel clubs his back before hitting a headbutt. Raymond answers back with a dropkick, but Mabel doesn’t feel it. Mabel sends him into the ropes and hits a diving clothesline. Mabel hits a headbutt and chokes him on the ropes. Mabel hits a snapmare and a rolling neck snapper. Mabel whips him to the corner and avalanches him. Mabel finishes him off with a belly-to-belly side suplex for the win.
Winner by Pinfall: King Mabel
As King Mabel and Sir Mo head to the back, Jerry “The King” Lawler drops in a random tidbit about Harrod’s in London charging people to use their bathroom. Supremely random.
Mike’s Thoughts: Of all the squash matches, this was certainly one of them.
Video: “President Bill Clinton” promotes the WWF Survivor Series coming on Sunday. They did put a look-alike is being used. No, really?!
The 1-2-3 Kid is in the ring in a referee’s shirt. He’ll officiate the next match.
-Commercial Break-
Sycho Sid makes his way to the ring alongside “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase. Sid is fired up. He’ll face WWF Intercontinental Champion Razor Ramon next. The match was initially for the title, but Interim WWF President Gorilla Monsoon canceled it after questions of impartiality were raised against The 1-2-3 Kid.
-Commercial Break-
Video: This past weekend on WWF Superstars, Razor Ramon and The 1-2-3 Kid battled The Smoking Gunns for the WWF Tag Team Championship. They had the Kid beaten three times, but Ramon broke it up each time, getting disqualified in the process. The Kid was not happy.
Sycho Sid w/ “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase vs. WWF Intercontinental Champion Razor Ramon
Special Guest Referee: The 1-2-3 Kid
The bell rings, and Sid shouts at the crowd. The 1-2-3 Kid holds up the Intercontinental Championship as if this were a title match, but it was made clear at the beginning of the show that this is a non-title match (it was advertised as a title match last week). They lock up, and Sid backs Ramon against the ropes before punching away at the midsection. Sid chokes him against the ropes before telling The Kid to shut up. Ramon comes back with some right hands, sending him over the top rope with a spinning punch. Ramon celebrates.
Ted DiBiase gets on the apron, so The Kid admonishes him. Ramon kicks and punches Sid as he gets in the ring. Sid reverses a whip, so Ramon ducks a clothesline. Sid connects with a big boot that must’ve missed because they cut to a camera angle that showed DiBiase’s head blocking it. Sid shouts at the crowd again and stomps Ramon before covering for a two-count. That was a steady count from The Kid. Sid hits a headlock takeover, so Ramon gets out with a head-scissor. Sid kips up (!) and grabs Ramon by the throat for a chokeslam. Sid mocks the crowd and soaks in the jeers.
Sid grabs Ramon and rakes his eyes before choking him on the ropes. The Kid backs Sid up twice and admonishes him for the choke. DiBiase gets a cheap shot in as The Kid deals with Ramon. Sid hits a pair of stomps before clubbing the spine twice. Sid continues to club the back. DiBiase smiles broadly as he watches at ringside. Ramon struggles to pull himself up in the corner. Sid punches and clubs him down. Ramon pulls himself up and punches away at Sid. Ramon sends him into the ropes, but Sid grabs his hair and slams him down on his face. Sid poses. Sid grabs Ramon and sends him into the ropes, but he lowers his head and eats a knee. Ramon sets up for a Razor’s Edge, but Sid counters with a back body drop over the top rope. The Kid stops Sid from getting out of the ring. DiBiase gets some cheap shots in on Ramon as The Kid deals with Sid.
Dean Douglas makes his way down to the ringside area, smiling as he gets a closer look at this match.
-Commercial Break-
Back from the break, Douglas attacks Ramon as The Kid is still dealing with Sid. DiBiase also gets in the ring to further distract The Kid. Douglas backs Ramon into the apron and stomps away at him.
Sid goes outside and drops Ramon face-first on the apron as Douglas heads to the back. The Kid starts to count Ramon out. 1… 2… 3… 4… 5… 6… 7… Ramon rolls in. Sid stomps Ramon and clubs the back a few times. Sid connects with a back suplex for a two-count. Sid drops a leg for another two-count. Sid applies a rear chin lock before transitioning to a camel clutch. Ramon powers Sid up in the electric chair and folds him like an accordion as he falls back!
Both men are down, and The Kid is counting. Sid gets to his feet at nine. Ramon fights up, and Sid boots him in the midsection. Sid punches Ramon in the midsection and whips him to the opposite corner. Sid charges, but Ramon boots him back. Ramon comes off the second rope with a diving bulldog for a two-count. Ramon punches away at Sid before having a whip reversed on him. Ramon catches him with his head down and goes for a Razor’s Edge… but The Kid pulls Sid down! Sid quickly kicks Ramon and hits a Powerbomb! The Kid does a fast count to award the match to Sid!
Winner by Pinfall: Sycho Sid
The 1-2-3 Kid raises Sid’s arm in victory. Ted DiBiase gets in the ring and stuffs a $5 Canadian bill in Ramon’s mouth. The Kid takes the money out of Ramon’s mouth and puts it in his pocket. The Kid heads to the back with Sid and DiBiase.
Mike’s Thoughts: Well, they finally did it! They pulled the trigger on the long-awaited 1-2-3 Kid turn. It’s been brewing since this series started two months ago, so it’s nice to see a little resolution here. Still, it was kind of anticlimactic because the removal of the title match stipulation tipped their hand. I’m wondering if Sid was actually going to win the title, but in the month since they taped it, they changed their mind. It gave a kind of sleazy feel to the show to promote something and then take it away, which also tipped their hand at the angle to close the show. Typical of the WWF of 1995 and one of a few instances of this happening in these two months.
Video: One week from tonight, the WWF’s World Tour de Force continues at The Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia, with a Raw taping. On Tuesday, November 21, they’ll hit the Wicomico Center in Salisbury, Maryland. On Friday, November 24, they’ll be at the CoreStates Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On Saturday, November 25, they’ll be at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Finally, on Sunday, November 26, they’ll take over the Catholic Youth Center in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
-Commercial Break-
Replay: The 1-2-3 Kid pulls Sid down from a Razor’s Edge, allowing Sid to hit Ramon with a Powerbomb. The 1-2-3 Kid then fast counted Ramon’s shoulders down.
A dejected Razor Ramon is shown heading to the back.
The commentators talk about The 1-2-3 Kid double-crossing Razor Ramon.
Backstage Segment
Jim Ross is backstage with Jim Cornette, Yokozuna, Owen Hart, and Dean Douglas. Ross asks Dean Douglas why he attacked Razor Ramon, who will be his partner this Sunday at Survivor Series. Cornette says Douglas should be the Intercontinental Champion. Razor Ramon runs in and attacks Douglas as he looks for The 1-2-3 Kid.
Quick Match Results
— Hunter Hearst Helmsley vs. Henry O. Godwinn went to a No Contest
— Ahmed Johnson def. Jake Steele
— King Mabel def. Roy Raymond
— Sycho Sid def. WWF Intercontinental Champion Razor Ramon in a non-title match (The 1-2-3 Kid was the Special Guest Referee)
Mike’s Wrap-Up: What We Learned from Raw
This episode was clearly in “go-home show” mode heading into Survivor Series, and it showed. The pacing was fine, but it was mostly about storyline advancement rather than anything memorable from bell to bell. The Diesel–Bret Hart split-screen promo absolutely carried the show. It felt intense, real, and gave their upcoming No DQ, No Count-out match a genuine big-fight feel. That’s the version of Diesel the company should have leaned on all year.
Ahmed Johnson’s Raw debut was handled exactly right — short, explosive, and dominant — though the follow-up interview reminded us why giving him a manager later on would have been a good idea. Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Henry O. Godwinn’s bizarre “slop” feud is low-brow comedy, but it’s at least a functioning mid-card program, something Raw desperately needs right now.
The biggest negative was yet another falsely advertised title match. WWF keeps promising championship stakes only to yank them for a storyline excuse. That pattern is chipping away at fan trust — something they really can’t afford with WCW building momentum live every Monday night. At least something of consequence happened with them finally pulling the trigger on the 1-2-3 Kid turn.
Still, between Diesel’s edgier tone, Bret Hart’s consistency, and some fresh mid-card faces like Ahmed Johnson, there’s at least a sense that change is in the air. Survivor Series can’t come soon enough.
The War for Monday Night – November 13, 1995
(TL;DR version)
WWF Raw put together a steady, if unspectacular, go-home show with strong mic work and a few serviceable squashes, while WCW Nitro continued to push its live unpredictability, with Sting, Ric Flair, and the Dungeon of Doom madness front and center. Bret Hart vs. Diesel got the star build it needed, but Nitro still had more energy, more surprises, and more must-see names.
WWF Raw (USA Network, taped): 2.6 (Record: 5-3-2)
WCW Nitro (TNT, live): 2.0 (Record: 3-5-2)
Winner: WWF Raw (two-week streak)
For the second week in a row, Raw squeaks out a ratings win, but this feels like a temporary reprieve. WCW’s live, star-driven chaos is becoming the norm, while WWF’s taped, formulaic approach is starting to feel dated. The storm is definitely coming.
For more on what Nitro was up to, check out Roy Nemer’s recap!
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