Raw Deal - Raw recap for May 17, 1993

Lord Alfred Hayes recaps Mr. Perfect's attack on Shawn Michaels as he interviewed the latter. Shawn says that somebody showed up in disguise.

The Smoking Gunns (Billy and Bart Gunn) beat Glenn Ruth and Tony Vadja in their Raw debut.

Vince McMahon interviews "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, who is now accompanied by security as he makes his way to the ring. Michaels says he's a man of his word when it comes to becoming Intercontinental Champion, defending it against anyone and being better than Mr. Perfect, even though word around town is that he's a reluctant fighting champion. Michaels boasts he will defend the title against anybody, anywhere and anytime. Suddenly, a man in shorts and a hoodie shows up. When he takes the hood and sunglasses off, he reveals himself to be Michaels' former tag team partner in The Rockers, Marty Jannetty. Jannetty asks Michaels if he's a man of his word, and Vince brings up the idea of Michaels defending his title. Jannetty says he's ready to gear up for a match with him, and the match for the Intercontinental Championship is on, much to Shawn's reluctance and chagrin.

"The Kid" (formerly "The Kamikaze Kid" and "The Cannonball Kid" from the last two weeks) does the unthinkable: after two weeks' worth of hard luck on Raw, he wins a match against Razor Ramon. The Kid runs right to the back before he is declared to the winner, and Razor Ramon is outraged.

Tatanka beats Scott Taylor.

Bret Hart takes on Razor Ramon, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan squares off with Bam Bam Bigelow, and Tatanka goes one-on-one with Lex Luger in the first round of the King of the Ring tournament. The last two qualifying matches are Shawn Michaels vs. Crush on Superstars and Kamala vs. Mr. Hughes on Wrestling Challenge.

Yokozuna beats Kamala.

Thanks to Mr. Perfect keeping Shawn Michaels from escaping and throwing his towel at him, Marty Jannetty beats Shawn Michaels to become the new WWF Intercontinental Championship in the first title change in the history of the program.