Raw Deal - Raw recap for October 23, 1995

We hear pre-recorded comments from Sycho Sid and Marty Jannetty concerning the 20-man battle royal that is about to happen. Whoever wins this battle royal will get a shot at Razor Ramon and the WWF Intercontinental Championship.

Owen Hart wins a 20-man battle royal, last eliminating Marty Jannetty, thanks to help from The British Bulldog after Owen tosses him over the middle rope and Jannetty goes after Jim Cornette with his own tennis racket. Bulldog gets a few shots in, then tosses him back into the ring for Owen to finish the job. Owen Hart gets a shot at

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Jerry "The King" Lawler interviews Owen Hart, fresh off his battle royal victory. Owen Hart says he and Razor Ramon are going to find out who the real bad guy is, and he's going to take the WWF Intercontinental Championship next week.

Diesel will officially defend the WWF Championship against Bret "The Hit Man" Hart at Survivor Series, and we get up to speed on what happened at the end of In Your House last night.

Dok Hendrix reveals the wild card Survivor Series 4-on-4 match, which pits friends and foes together: team captain Shawn Michaels, his ex-bodyguard Sycho Sid, The British Bulldog and the debuting Ahmed Johnson against the team of team captain Dean Douglas, Yokozuna, Owen Hart and Razor Ramon.

Bob Backlund is seen campaigning for United States President in the crowd.

Ahmed Johnson tells Shawn Michaels he's got his back at Survivor Series, but he's got his eyes on Sycho Sid and The British Bulldog and he'll show them the true meaning of "medieval" if they get out of line.

Avatar beats Brian Walsh in his WWF debut.

Barry Didinsky advertises WWF Stand-Ups of "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels and Bret "The Hit Man" Hart. Only $25 each with $3.95 shipping and handling, and a classic WWF video cassette thrown in for free!

Goldust takes on Savio Vega in his broadcast premiere next week on Raw!

Alundra Blayze beats Bertha Faye to become the WWF Women's Champion after tricking Bertha into hitting Harvey Wippleman as he grabs Alundra from behind.

Jim Ross interviews "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, who says there's no shame in being beaten up by nine men in Syracuse, New York. He says that Dean Douglas was extremely overrated and undeserving of the WWF Intercontinental Championship, and he's glad that Razor Ramon won it from Dean Douglas last night. Michaels has some more tests on Wednesday that he hopes to pass, and he hopes to be back in about a week.

Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for October 23, 1995

"Macho Man" Randy Savage beats Kurasawa.

After the first match, the arena goes black. We hear from The Master, who says the insurance policy for The Dungeon of Doom (The Taskmaster, The Giant, The Zodiac, The Shark, Kamala) has been delivered from the Himalayas in a 13-foot-tall block of ice: The Yeti. "Mean" Gene interviews The Taskmaster and The Giant, who says that Hulk Hogan dresses in black because he now walks in the shadow of madness and says that there's no goodness left in Hogan. The Giant says he will take the last life of the "red-and-white Bengal Tiger" Hulk Hogan and take the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Hulk Hogan at the entrance ramp. Hulk knows it's the eleventh hour and that he might be boxed in, but he isn't afraid of The Dungeon of Doom (The Taskmaster, The Giant, Kamala, The Shark, The Zodiac, The Yeti). He says that after Halloween Havoc, he just might hang on to the black gloves as everyone knows what a man with black gloves and a black bandanna is capable of. As he takes his neck brace off and throws it down, he says he won't lick his wounds anymore and call his "main man" Tony Carlini at the California Connection and get a big black Harley-Davidson to drag The Giant around with. As for Sting, "Macho Man' Randy Savage and Lex Luger, he tells them all to get in line and decide who's bad enough so he can beat them all one at a time.

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Before the next match, it is revealed that "Das Wunderkind" Alex Wright is on crutches, as he could not get a doctor's release for his injured knee. He is replaced in the match by Mr. J.L. as he watches the match from ringside.

Mr J.L. and Eddie Guerrero beat Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko when "Das Wunderkind" Alex Wright trips up Malenko with one of his crutches while the ref's back is turned. During the match, it is announced that Scott "Flash" Norton is fighting with The Shark backstage, weeks after The Shark inadvertently cost Norton a match. Bunkhouse Buck and "Dirty" Dick Slater try to hold Norton back as The Zodiac tries to keep The Shark at arm's length. After the match, Flyin' Brian rushes out beats up Eddie Guerrero for absolutely no reason, hitting him with a DDT on the concrete floor near the entrance ramp.

Sting and Lex Luger beat Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray). During the match, Sister Sherri is seen looking at Polaroid pictures of herself and Col. Robert Parker. After the match, The Taskmaster and The Giant show up, and The Giant choke slams both Sting and Luger. "Macho Man" Randy Savage shows up to confront The Giant as The Taskmaster runs away, and Hulk Hogan shows up soon after "Macho Man" Randy Savage gets out of the ring so Hulk can confront The Giant himself. Hulk is able to land only two right hands before The Giant lands a clubbing blow, but that only gets Hogan to Hulk up and fight back. The Taskmaster and the rest of the Dungeon of Doom (The Zodiac and The Shark) show up, but Hulk and Savage clean house before a huge rumbling sound can be heard. The block of ice at the entrance ramp breaks, and a giant mummy pops out of it in the final few seconds of the show.