Raw Deal - Raw recap for May 15, 1995

Irwin R. Schyster plans to put a lien on Bam Bam Bigelow's tattoos, but Bigelow isn't letting his chance to beat up the taxman go to waste.

"The King of Harts" Owen Hart and Yokozuna beat Bill Weaver and Nick Barbury.

The Ross Report on Option 6 features an interviews with Bret "The Hit Man" concerning In Your House on the WWF Superstars line...now available in Canada!

Man Mountain Rock beats "Iron" Mike Sharpe by submission.

We learn that In Your House winner Mike Pamposelli is a sixth-grader from Greenspun Junior High School, and that his favorite wrestler is Shawn Michaels. Speaking of Michaels, he'll be back on Raw next week to take on King Kong Bundy.

Savio Vega says he will make sure Razor Ramon won't get a beatdown like he did at In Your House. He's also so wound up, he speaks more Spanish than English.

Barry Didinsky shows off the one-size-fits-all Diesel vs. Sid shirt from In Your House, which is only available via telephone and is only $16. The one-size-fits-all Bret "The Hit Man" Hart shirt is also available.

Bob "Spark Plug" Holly beats Mantaur to qualify for the King of the Ring Tournament.

Vince McMahon interviews Bob Backlund in the ring. After mentioning some historical moments (and getting some of the years long), Backlund announces something he considers to be as earth-shattering and memorable: he's running for President of the United States of America. A marching band shows up to add to the pomp and circumstance.

"The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase says that there will be nothing left of Bam Bam Bigelow after tonight...and if there is, he should team with Diesel against Sycho Sid and Tatanka, as it is his fault that Sycho Sid is not WWF Champion.

Bam Bam Bigelow introduces Diesel as a man he would like to tag team with. Diesel shows up and chases after "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase to the point that DiBiase runs all the way to the back.

Bam Bam Bigelow beats Irwin R. Schyster when I.R.S.' dirty tactics backfire thanks to Diesel. Sycho Sid and Tatanka are seen nearing the ring after the match.

We see a video package of Shawn Michaels. After the video package, King Kong Bundy says that Michaels may be back, but after next week, that won't be for long.

Raw Deal - Raw recap for July 4, 1994

"Double J" Jeff Jarrett beats Tatanka by count-out. After the match, Jarrett insists that the match be restarted, as he would much rather have a pinfall victory.

Tatanka beats "Double J" Jeff Jarrett after Doink and Dink stop Jarrett from heading to the back.

Bret "Hit Man" Hart defends the WWF Championship against The 1-2-3 Kid next week on Raw.

It's time for The King's Court. "The King" Jerry Lawler's guest this week is The 1-2-3 Kid. He tells The Kid that he's pulling for him, and wants him to beat Bret "Hit Man" Hart "like the dog that he is." The Kid says that he has respect for Hart and is one of his biggest fans. Lawler replies by saying that with an attitude like that, he will not win the WWF Championship. The Kid says that he has too much respect for Hart to sock him in the nose like Lawler wants, and he has too much respect for himself to pull anything Lawler would. Nevertheless, Lawler tells him to win the title and win it for him, but The Kid tells him he's not doing it for anybody.

Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart beats Gary Scott.

Duke "The Dumpster" Droese beats "Iron" Mike Sharpe.

The Undertaker beats Mike Bell. After the match, Paul Bearer appears as The Undertaker and "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase place Mike Bell in a bodybag. Bearer tries to lure The Undertaker towards him, and 'Taker seemingly turns on DiBiase when he tries to turn his gaze away from him.

After the commercial break, "The Million Dollar Man" distracts The Undertaker with a few dollar bills. 'Taker still walks towards Paul Bearer, but DiBiase adds a fistful of $100 bills, which do the job, much to Bearer's disappointment.

"The King" Jerry Lawler and "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase are in the locker room area. Lawler asks DiBiase to be his guest on The King's Court, with the premise that Lawler meets him and not the other way around. DiBiase accepts the offer.

Take The Wrestling Challenge - Wrestling Challenge recap for August 1, 1993

Before the next match, "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase talks about how The 1-2-3 Kid got an upset win on Razor Ramon on Raw and stole $10,000 of his money in the Raw rematch a few weeks later. He then says he hopes Razor Ramon is watching, as he plans to show him what a real man - a real Million Dollar Man - can do to The 1-2-3 Kid in short order.

The 1-2-3 Kid gets an upset win on "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase after DiBiase is distracted by Razor Ramon, which leads him to perform a lackadaisical, lazy pinfall on The Kid, which The Kid reverses into a crucifix pin to get the unlikely victory. After the match, referees and officials have to keep DiBiase away from Razor Ramon, who then gets in the ring and tells DiBiase three things: he got beat, he got beat, and he got beat. Razor then leads a "1-2-3" chant, much to the fury of DiBiase.

We see footage of the Lex Express in Washington, DC; New York City, New York; Boston, Massachusetts and Syracuse, New York as part of the Lex Luger Call For Action Campaign. We also see footage of Lex Luger on

Adam Bomb beats Tony Webb.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund talks about the Madison Square Garden supercard in New York City, New York on Friday, August 13th. Mr. Perfect, Marty Jannetty and Tatanka take on Bam Bam Bigelow, Shawn Michaels and Diesel in six-man tag action. Yokozuna defends the WWF Championship against Bret "Hit Man" Hart in a steel cage. The Smoking Gunns (Billy and Bart Gunn) will take on The Headshrinkers (Samu and Fatu), The 1-2-3 Kid will take on Doink, and "Macho Man" Randy Savage takes on "The King" Jerry Lawler in a Challenge Match. Okerlund then interviews Bret "Hit Man" Hart and Yokozuna. Bret says he'd normally be a little reluctant to step in a steel cage, especially with Yokozuna, but he looks forward to it as Yokozuna can't run or hide and Mr. Fuji can't get involved and knows he's taking the WWF Championship back. Mr. Fuji says Bret fell into his and Yokozuna's trap, and once they're in the ring, he is theirs and Bret will be finished. Bret says Mr. Fuji underestimates the Madison Square Garden fans, and says he will take the WWF Championship back.

The Smoking Gunns (Billy and Bart Gunn) beat Damien Demento and Barry Horowitz.

Bret "Hit Man" says it really irks him and ticks him off when "The King" Jerry Lawler stoops low enough to drag his family into things. When he gets in the ring, he does his job, but he likes to keep his family separate. When Lawler humiliated his father, his mother and his brother Owen hart, he went too far and dragged it to a higher level. He looks forward to destroying Lawler at SummerSlam, saying that the ring will be like a scaffold where kings are executed.

It is announced that Shawn Michaels will defend the WWF Intercontinental Championship against Mr. Perfect at SummerSlam, as the match has been made recently official.

Bastion Booger quickly beats Scott Vito.

WrestleMania: The Album is now available, and we see a preview of the music video for "SummerSlam Jam."

Tatanka beats "Iron" Mike Sharpe.

It's time for The King's Court with "The King" Jerry Lawler. This week, Lawler's guest is The Undertaker, who Lawler says isn't as scary as he used to be. After The Undertaker shows up, Lawler says something is missing, and says it's his urn, which he calls "a prized possession." Lawler then says "his close personal friend" Mr. Hughes has it, and though he doesn't know what's in it now, he'll shove The Undertaker in it when he gets his hands on him. The Undertaker grabs the microphone, tells Lawler he's a little bit too consumed with his personal belongings, and if he were Lawler, he'd be more concerned with how close he's standing to Death's door. As far as Mr. Hughes goes, he has something that belongs to him, and if he returns the urn now, he'll bring him to his demise very quickly, but if he has to come looking for Mr. Hughes, it will be a slow, agonizing, painful death. He then tells Mr. Hughes to rest in peace.

The Quebecers (Jacques and Pierre) beat Joey Maggs and Tony DiMauro in their Wrestling Challenge debut.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund talks about the show at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York on Friday, August 27th. Mr. Perfect takes on Bam Bam Bigelow. The 1-2-3 Kid takes on Bastion Booger. Men on a Mission (Mabel and Mo) takes on Money Inc. ("The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase and Irwin R. Schyster). Tatanka takes on Doink. The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) defend the WWF Tag Team Championships against The Headshrinkers (Samu and Fatu), and Shawn Michaels defends the WWF Intercontinental Championship against Razor Ramon. "Macho Man" Randy Savage and The Undertaker take on Giant Gonzales and Mr. Hughes in a tag team war. Okerlund interviews Razor Ramon, Shawn Michaels and Diesel. Michaels understands the phrase "When the horse throws you, you jump right back on." Shawn mentions what happened between Razor and The 1-2-3 Kid, and asks if Razor is ready for him. Razor asks Shawn who he's trying to kid - him or himself - and says somebody in the WWF thinks he's ready because he has the title shot. He knows that since he got beaten, people have taken notie. He says he's hitting his stride, and now he's striding for Shawn. Shawn tells Razor that if he thinks being defeated will make him famous in the WWF, then he will make Razor a star, as Razor has no chance. Diesel says he's here to "keep the chicks off the champ," and that Shawn doesn't need his help.

Next week: The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner)! Shawn Michaels and Diesel! Mr. Hughes! The King's Court with The 1-2-3 Kid!

The Lex Express Tour is heading to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Detriot, Michigan; Flint and Saginaw, Michigan; Grand Rapids, Michigan and Chicago, Illinois!

Raw Deal - Raw recap for June 28, 1993

Shawn Michaels retains the WWF Intercontinental Championship against Kamala after a distraction from Diesel. Kamala goes after Michaels after the match, but he soon gets decked by Diesel.

Live on the 4th of July, The WWF Stars and Stripes Challenge will take place. Can anyone slam Yokozuna?

Vince McMahon interviews Mr. Fuji and Yokozuna in the ring. Mr. Fuji is accepting all takers for his challenge to see if anyone can slam Yokozuna as he continues to discredit America. Vince reminds Fuji that someone will eventually meet the challenge and succeed. Fuji responds by mocking Hulk Hogan's fans, saying they destroyed Hulkamania and caused the little Hulkamaniacs to cry. Yokozuna says that American athlets are like American products: they're no good.

George Martin of the New York Giants, Jim Campen of the Green Bay Packers, and Tatanka accept Yokozuna and Mr. Fuji's challenge, which will be on the USS Intrepid.

The Smoking Gunns (Billy and Bart Gunn) beat "Iron" Mike Sharpe and Barry Horowitz.

Vince McMahon interviews Money, Inc. ("The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase and Irwin R. Schyster) in the ring. IRS says The Steiner Brothers' (Rick and Scott Steiner) tag team title reign won't last long, and that they threw in a rematch clause when they signed the contract to face The Steiners. Ted DiBiase then makes fun of Razor Ramon losing his money to The 1-2-3 Kid, saying Ramon is stupid for walking out on national television against "a virtual nobody," not beating him, losing his cool and trying to bribe The Kid for a return match. The crowd chants "Razor" at this point, and DiBiase tells Razor to go back to the same school as the Steiners so that they can have three Steiner brothers: Moe, Larry and Curly. When Vince says if they're scared of the Steiners, they say they're not shaking in their boots and that they're not hard to find.

Adam Bomb beats P.J. Walker (misnamed B.J. Walker).

Crush beats Bastion Booger.

"Macho Man" Randy Savage is at Giants Stadium in New York with Joe Morris, who has also accepted Yokozuna and Mr. Fuji's challenge.

Next week on Raw: The 1-2-3 Kid, Bam Bam Bigelow and Mr. Perfect are in action.

Come As You Are (WWF Superstar) - Superstars recap for June 12, 1993

The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) beat "Iron" Mike Sharpe and Ralph LaRue.

Last Sunday in Albany, New York, Shawn Michaels regained the WWF Intercontinental Championship thanks to a new bodyguard who is taller than he is. Because of this, his match against Crush at King of the Ring will now be for the Intercontinental title. We hear from Crush, who says that thanks to Shawn, he cannot be King of the Ring, but now he has a shot at the Intercontinental Championship, and no bodyguard can stop him. Meanwhile, Shawn - who is seen with the new bodyguard - says he cannot bask in the glory of being a two-time Intercontinental Champion thanks to WWF President Jack Tunney making his match against Crush at King of the Ring for the title, and says him being the Intercontinental Champion will not change when he beats Crush.

We see pre-recorded comments from The 1-2-3 Kid, who says that last Monday night, Razor Ramon offered him $7500. That is more money than he has ever seen in his life and could take care of the bills. He says that money may be important to Razor, but to him, family is the most important thing, and if something happened to him, he wouldn't know what his family would do. He declines Razor's third offer.

Before the next match, Bret "Hit Man" Hart appears on the video screen and asks Razor Ramon what makes him thinks he stands one iota of a chance against him at King of the Ring when he was recently beaten by The 1-2-3 Kid. He says that when he steps into the ring with him at King of the Ring, he will beat him 1...2...3. He then leads a "1-2-3" chant to get under Razor's skin as the match begins.

Razor Ramon beats Bert Centeno.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund advertises a show at the Westchester County Center in White Plains, New York on Tuesday night, June 29th. Bret "Hit Man" Hart, Doink, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan and a host of others will be there. He also interviews tonight's show at Madison Square Garden. Razor Ramon will face Shawn Michaels, Mr. Perfect goes up against "The Narcissist" Lex Luger, and Bam Bam Bigelow and Tatanka will square off in the squared circle tonight. As part of Face To Face, he interviews Paul Bearer and The Undertaker in one corner and Harvey Wippleman and Giant Gonzales in the other. Harvey Wippleman announces that tonight will be the greatest night in Giant Gonzales' night, as tonight, he will make history in front of all "the New York Yankee trash" when he puts The Undertaker out of the World Wrestling Federation, and Okerlund can take that all the way to the blood bank. Bearer, excited by the word "blood," says that there will be blood tonight when The Undertaker rips Giant Gonzales' eyes out and sticks them into the sockets of his dead skull. The Undertaker says that as he and Bearer stand in the comfortable confines of the dark side, they pondered what they would bring to New York. They decided it would be death, darkness and destruction. He also interviews Shawn Michaels, who brags about being WWF Intercontinental Champion again.

"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan beats Mike Bell. After the match, "The King" Jerry Lawler draws a hand giving a thumbs up with a no symbol over it over a freeze frame of "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan's 2x4.

Boni Blackstone interviews Yokozuna and Mr. Fuji. Mr. Fuji says that this Sunday night, Yokozuna will take back the WWF Championship that Hogan stole from Yokozuna, and insists he issued no challenge whatsoever at WrestleMania 9. He says Japanese people all over the world will rejoice when a fattened-up 550-pound Yokozuna - who eats eight to twelve meals a day consisting of 30-40 pounds of rice and 60-80 pounds of steak, fish and chicken - flattens Hogan on the canvas and regains the title as Hogan screams for mercy and all the little Hulkamaniacs cry. He says that the day Yokozuna becomes the WWF Champion will become a national holiday of Japan.

The Undertaker beats PJ Walker. During the match, it is announced that The Undertaker is on the cover of the newest issue of WWF Magazine. At the end of the match, Giant Gonzales and Harvey Wippleman approach the ring, and Giant Gonzales gets in the ring and brawls with The Undertaker. Mr. Hughes gets into the ring and plants Paul Bearer into the mat before Harvey Wippleman takes the urn in Paul Bearer's possession and hands it to Mr. Hughes. Mr. Hughes then takes the urn and attacks The Undertaker from behind with it.

During the King of the Ring, i t is reported that The Undertaker struggled to his feet and carried Paul Bearer to the backstage area during the commercial break. We hear from Hulk Hogan, who says that this Sunday night, it all comes to a head and destiny meets him. He will face the biggest challenge of his career. He says that finely tuned guitars and fine-feeling women turned him on, but in the twilight of his career, spending time with his family is what turns him on these days. He also says that walking that fine razor's edge that separates greatness from disaster is what really turns him on, and he gets to walk the edge this Sunday, and says the 24-inch pythons are ready for the challenge. This Sunday, we will find out if it is Pearl Harbor all over again, if Hulkamania lives forever and what side of the fence everyone is on. When he steps foot into the ring, the strongest force in the universe will get ready to take over until the end of time. We also learn that The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) and The Smoking Gunns (Billy and Bart Gunn) will face Money Inc. ("The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase and Irwin R. Schyster) and The Headshrinkers (Samu and Fatu) at King of the Ring.

Men on a Mission are coming soon to the World Wrestling Federation!

Before the next match, Irwin R. Schyster tells the crowd that according to Tax Code 37, the "tax cheats" are flagrantly guilty of tax evasion.

Money Inc. ("The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase and Irwin R. Schyster) beat Buddy Lane and Tony Roy with a Million Dollar Dream to Tony Roy. During the match, it is announced an article about where Money Inc. gets their money is in the newest issue of WWF Magazine. After the match, The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) show up, and Rick tells Money Inc. that he and Scott have heard they are the best tag team in the WWF and that nobody can beat them. He challenges them to put the WWF Tag Team Championships on the line, right here, right now. The Steiner Brothers get in the ring, but Money Inc. gets out.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund advertises a show at Mennen Sports Arena in Morristown, New Jersey on Tuesday night, June 29th. "Macho Man" Randy Savage, Luna Vachon, Adam Bomb and Johnny Polo will all be there. He then advertises a show at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York on Sunday night, June 27th. Sensational Sherri will lock up with Luna Vachon that night, and "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan and Yokozuna will square off in a return Lumberjack Match. Also on that night, Money Inc. ("The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase and Irwin R. Schyster) will defend the WWF Tag Team Championships against The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner). Okerlund interviews The Steiner Brothers, and Rick says they have worked hard and will find out who the best tag team is. Scott says Money Inc. is a great tag team, and even though they are the champions, they are the best team in the WWF, and Nassau Coliseum is the time to put up or shut up. If he gets the opportunity to hit the Frankensteiner, he and Rick will become the new tag team champions. Also on that night, Crush will face Doink, and Okerlund interviews them for Face To Face. Crush is looking forward to this more than anything in his life, thanks to the concussion followed by the two Doinks. Doink tells him he forgot the defeat. Crush gives Doink credit, but tells him he is coming back bigger and stronger than ever to finish this once and for all. Doink continues to laugh and clown around with a yo-yo.

Raw Deal - Raw recap for May 10, 1993

Mr. Perfect and Shawn Michaels brawl outside the arena before the show.

Bam Bam Bigelow beats Typhoon to qualify for the King of the Ring Tournament.

This Saturday on WWF Mania, The Smoking Gunns (Billy and Bart Gunn) will make their WWF debut!

Yokozuna beats P.J. Walker. Before the match, it is announced that Yokozuna will take on Kamala next week.

Doink and Mr. Perfect have a King of the Ring Tournament qualifying rematch on Wrestling Challenge, while Tatanka and Giant Gonzales fight each other for the right to qualify on Superstars.

Mr. Perfect beats "Iron" Mike Sharpe.

Mr. Hughes - now accompanied by Harvey Whippleman - beats the Cannonball Kid (obviously the Kamikaze Kid from the week before).

Before the main event, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan attacks Yokozuna in revenge for putting him out of action for four months. Also, Shawm Michaels limps to the ring on crutches only to be attacked by Mr. Perfect. When Michaels reacts, it is revealed the crutches were a front for him to weasel his way out of the match. It obviously doesn't work and the match goes on as scheduled, albeit with Michaels in his street clothes from Perfect's first attack on him from earlier.

The Lumberjack Match between "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan and Shawn Michaels for the WWF Intercontinental Championship ends in a disqualification victory for Shawn Michaels after Bam Bam Bigelow gets on the apron and yells at Duggan. As the ref is distracted by Bigelow, Michaels tosses Duggan towards Yokozuna, who attacks him. Yokozuna slowly rolls Duggan back into the ring, and Michaels has the match won until Mr. Perfect attacks Michaels again, causing the referee to call for the bell. After the match, all of the lumberjacks brawl, and Duggan chases them all out with his trademark 2x4 to end the show.