WWF Raw – 1995 Results
12/12/94; Liberty, NY
1/2/95 – featured Gorilla Monsoon & Shawn Michaels on commentary; included Owen Hart as a guest of the King’s Court; featured Jeff Jarrett coming out to sing but due to technical difficulties he could not perform:
Davey Boy Smith & Lex Luger fought Tatanka & Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Ted Dibiase) to a double count-out at 8:43 when all four men began brawling on the floor (Mega Matches 95)
Duke Drose pinned Mike Bell
Jeff Jarrett defeated Buck Quartermaine via submission with the figure-4
Lex Luger & Davey Boy Smith defeated Tatanka & Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Ted Dibiase) at 11:13 when Smith pinned Tatanka after sending him into Bigelow on the ring apron; after the bout, Dibiase, Bam Bam, and Tatanka argued over the loss (Mega Matches 95)
1/9/95; Houston, TX; The Summit
1/9/95 – included William Shatner as a guest of the King’s Court in which Shatner gave Jerry Lawler a monkey flip before Bret Hart came out to keep Lawler out of the ring:
Owen Hart defeated WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon via disqualification at around the 13-minute mark when Bret Hart interfered as Owen had the champion caught in the Sharpshooter
Hakushi (w/ Shinja) pinned Matt Hardy
King Kong Bundy pinned Gary Sabaugh
Howard Finkel defeated Harvey Wippleman in a tuxedo match
1/9/95; Houston, TX; The Summit
1/16/95 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Shawn Michaels; featured McMahon & Michaels interviewing Bret Hart and William Shatner, who were backstage, about Bret’s match later in the night against Jeff Jarrett as well as the Roadie being in his corner; included the Million $ Corporation as guests of the King’s Court:
The 1-2-3 Kid & Bob Holly defeated the Heavenly Bodies at 4:35 when the Kid pinned Jimmy Del Ray with a fisherman’s suplex after Holly knocked down Tom Prichard, preventing an attempted double suplex; during the bout, Ted Dibiase, Tatanka, & Bam Bam Bigelow were seen watching on from the aisle
Mantaur (w/ Jim Cornette) pinned Jason Arndt at 1:44 with a charge and splash (Cornette’s first appearance with Mantaur)
Bret Hart (w/ William Shatner) pinned Jeff Jarrett with a roll up; after the match, Shatner beat up the Roadie (Hart’s first TV match since Survivor Series)
Mabel pinned Lee Toblin
1/23/95; Palmetto, FL; Manatee Civic Center
1/23/95 – featured an opening segment in which Vince McMahon announced that Scott “Bam Bam” Bigelow had been suspended for 30-days without pay due to the incident the previous night with Lawrence Taylor; included Shawn Michaels doing guest commentary for the show where, at one point, he said he was accepting applications for a new bodyguard; included WWF IC Champion Jeff Jarrett & the Roadie as guests of the King’s Court in which Jarrett challenged Diesel for a world title shot; featured a closing segment in which Bigelow as to have apologized to LT but due to technical difficulties his audio wouldn’t work:
The Smoking Gunns defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Bob Holly & 1-2-3 Kid to win the titles when Billy pinned Holly at around the 20-minute mark after Billy came off the top onto Holly as Bart had Holly hoisted over his shoulder; after the bout, Vince McMahon conducted an interview with the former champions at ringside with the Kid & Holly throwing out a challenge for a rematch (Before They Were Superstars Vol. 1)
IRS pinned Buck Quartermaine; during the bout, Roddy Piper called in to promote the Royal Rumble Encore Plus which would include an exclusive interview segment between he and Shawn Michaels
Davey Boy Smith pinned the Black Phantom with the running powerslam
1/23/95; Palmetto, FL; Manatee Civic Center
1/30/95 – featured Shawn Michaels doing guest commentary; included Vince McMahon attempting to get an apology from Bam Bam Bigelow regarding his actions at the Royal Rumble but Bigelow refused to do so; included Bob Backlund as a guest of the King’s Court in which he stated that from now on he would only release the Crossface Chicken Wing after the opponent said “I quit, Mr. Backlund”:
King Kong Bundy (w/ Ted Dibiase) defeated Mabel in an over-the-top-rope match after IRS and Tatanka interfered; after the bout, Lex Luger, Mo, and Oscar came out to
make the save
Hakushi (w/ Shinja) pinned Ricky Santana after a dive to the floor
Aldo Montoya pinned David Sierra
WWF Tag Team Champions the Smoking Gunns defeated 1-2-3 Kid & Bob Holly via referee’s descretion after the Kid injured himself with a failed top rope move
Kama defeated Jumbo Berretta via submission with a modified STF (Kama’s Raw debut)
1/23/95; Palmetto, FL; Manatee Civic Center
2/6/95 – featured Shawn Michaels on guest commentary; included a statement from Lawrence Taylor’s agent Bobby Cupo who asked that the WWF refrain from attempting to sign a match between LT and Bam Bam Bigelow or legal counsel would be brought into the situation; featured a pre-recorded interview with WWF World Champion Diesel conducted by Vince McMahon in which Vince brought up all of the champion’s recent public appearances as well as mentioning Shawn Michaels as the man who would face Diesel for the title at WrestleMania; included that Diesel would defend the title against Jeff Jarrett in two weeks and Shawn Michaels would unveil his new bodyguard; featured a closing segment in which Michaels said he was officially done with the announcing job:
Tatanka, IRS, & King Kong Bundy (w/ Ted Dibiase) defeated Lex Luger & Men on a Mission (w/ Oscar) at around the 12-minute mark when Bundy pinned Luger after Tatanka hit a DDT behind the referee’s back (Mega Matches 95)
Man Mountain Rock defeated Charlie Hunter
Mantaur (w/ Jim Cornette) pinned Leroy Howard with a belly to belly suplex
Razor Ramon pinned Frankie Lancaster with the Razor’s Edge
Henry Godwinn pinned Bill Weaver with the Slop Drop
2/20/95; Macon, GA; Coliseum
2/20/95 – featured opening pre- comments from WWF IC Champion Jeff Jarrett and WWF World Champion Diesel regarding their match later in the show; included Jim Cornette doing guest commentary; featured footage from WWF Superstars in which Bret Hart won the WWF Magazine “Award of the People” and was awarded the distintion from the publisher and a fan by the name of Amy Stuart; moments later, during the opening of the King’s Court, Jerry Lawler made mention of Hart’s award and said he only won because WWF Magazine excluded the votes from the Japanese fans and that Hart is a racist; as soon as Lawler said the word “racist,” Shawn Michaels’ music hit to bring Michaels to the ring so he could introduce his new bodyguard as Psycho Sid; moments later, after coming out to the ring, Sid said he would be by Michaels’ side when the times are good and when the times are bad, and there would be no bad times (Sid’s surprise return after a nearly 3-year absence); included footage of WWF world Champion Diesel appearing during the NBA All Star Weekend; the segment showed clips of Diesel alongside Conan O’Brian, Salt n Peppa, David Justice, Cal Ripken Jr., David Robinson, and several other celebrities; featured a closing segment in which Cornette interviewed Michaels, with Sid, at ringside where Michaels said Sid was big enough to fill Diesel’s shoes and he could also knock him right out of his shoes; included the announcement that Lex Luger would face Tatanka the following week:
Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Ted Dibiase) pinned Gary Sabough at 3:54 with the diving headbutt; prior to the bout, recent footage was shown in which Lawrence Taylor’s representation asked Bigelow stop goading LT into the ring; after the match, Bigelow cut an in-ring promo saying LT was hiding behind his lawyer and manager, called LT a wimp and a punk, and again challenged him (Bigelow’s TV return match following the Royal Rumble and the 30-day suspension he suffered after that show)
Adam Bomb pinned Rip Rogers with a clothesline off the top at 3:25
Jacob & Eli Blu (w/ Uncle Zebakiah) defeated Leroy Howard & Mark Starr when Starr was pinned following a legdrop at 4:20; during the bout, Todd Pettingill was shown at WWF Studios and announced Lawrence Taylor would appear on Raw the following week to respond to the comments made by Bam Bam Bigelow earlier in the show
WWF World Champion Diesel pinned WWF IC Champion Jeff Jarrett (w/ the Roadie) with the powerbomb at around 10:30 with a boot to the face and the powerbomb; after the bout, the champion kicked an interfering Roadie in the face and hit the powerbomb on him as well, with Jarrett then pulling the Roadie out of the ring; moments later, Shawn Michaels & Psycho Sid appeared in the aisle, with Diesel eventually locking eyes with them
2/20/95; Macon, GA; Coliseum
2/27/95 – included Jim Cornette doing guest commentary; featured Vince McMahon and Cornette speaking with Lawrence Taylor via sattelite in which he was interrupted by Bam Bam Bigelow who challenged him to appear at the Harley Davidson Cafe in NYC during the WrestleMania Press Conference, with LT agreeing to show up before walking off the set; featured a closing segment in which McMahon and Cornette spoke with Davey Boy Smith backstage regarding his match with Shawn Michaels the following week:
Lex Luger (w/ Chief Jay Strongbow) defeated Tatanka (w/ Ted Dibiase) via count-out at 9:24 when Tatanka left ringside; prior to the bout, Luger & Strongbow were led ringside by a guest flagbearer
Owen Hart defeated Larry Santo via submission with the Sharpshooter
Doink the Clown (w/ Dink) pinned Bob Cook with the Whoopie Cushion
Kama defeated Ken Raper via submission with a modified STF
2/20/95; Macon, GA; Coliseum
3/6/95 – featured Vince McMahon & Jim Cornette on commentary:
Shawn Michaels (w/ Psycho Sid) pinned Davey Boy Smith at 17:43 with the superkick moments after Sid rammed Smith into the ringpost on the floor behind the referee’s back (Raw Hits, Shawn Michaels: His Journey)
Bob Backlund defeated Buck Quartermaine via submission to the Crossface Chicken Wing
Duke Drose pinned Steven Dunn (w/ Harvey Wippleman) at 3:55 with the tilt-a-whirl slam
3/13/95; Stockton, CA; Memorial Civic Auditorium
3/13/95 – included an appearance by Ernie Ladd who gave his opinion on Lawrence Taylor’s chances at WrestleMania; featured a closing segment in which Jeff Jarrett agreed to a rematch and title shot for Barry Horowitz just for Bob Backlund to attack Horowitz from behind, applying the Crossface Chicken Wing, before signing the contract for a
title match in Horowitz’ place; included Jim Cornette doing guest commentary:
The New Headshrinkers fought Jacob & Eli Blu (sub. for the 1-2-3 Kid & Bob Holly) to a double disqualification after all four men began brawling in the ring
WWF IC Champion Jeff Jarrett defeated Barry Horowitz via submission with the figure-4 in a non-title match; in a pre-match interview, Horowitz said he had been getting tips from Razor Ramon
Jerry Lawler (w/ Bull Nakano) defeated Bret Hart via count-out at 5:36 when Nakano held Bret’s leg, preventing him from reentering the ring
3/13/95; Stockton, CA; Memorial Civic Auditorium
3/20/95 – featured a vignette on Lawrence Taylor to promote his match against Bam Bam Bigelow at WrestleMania XI; included footage from the Action Zone of Bigelow dropping Doink the Clown with a football tackle after their match; featured footage from the previous night’s “March Magic” fundraiser in New York City by the Magic Johnson Foundation and Robin Hood Foundation to fight AIDS, with appearances by Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Pat Riley, WWF World Champion Diesel, Lawrence Taylor, the 1-2-3 Kid, Magic Johnson, Patrick Ewing, Razor Ramon, the Undertaker, & Paul Bearer; the fundraiser raised over $50,000; included the announcement that Bret Hart would face Owen Hart in a no holds barred match the following week; featured the announcement that Lex Luger will face Tatanka in a steel cage match at the upcoming Sunday Night Slam special which would also include Sionne against Bam Bam Bigelow, an interview with WWF World Champion Diesel, and WWF IC Champion Jeff Jarrett against Bob Backlund; a commercial for the special during the show advertised Owen Hart vs. the 1-2-3 Kid but the match wasn’t mentioned during Raw nor did it take place; included closing comments from Luger and Tatanka regarding their upcoming cage match:
Razor Ramon pinned Henry Godwinn with the Razor’s Edge at around 6:30 as Godwinn stood on the bottom rope, distracted by the 1-2-3 Kid who came ringside moments earlier and knocked down the Roadie who was watching the match from the aisle; after the commercial break, Vince McMahon interviewed Razor, with the Kid, with Razor saying he was angry that Bob Backlund was getting a title shot against WWF IC Champion Jeff Jarrett before his scheduled shot at WrestleMania and angry the Bret Hart / Backlund match at WrestleMania could end up being for the title Razor wants; he then said he was going to do something to make sure that didn’t happen; moments later, Jim Cornette – who commentated the match alongside McMahon – left ringside to prepare for the Heavenly Bodies’ tag team title match later in the show
King Kong Bundy (w/ Ted Dibiase) defeated Adam Kroomes & Raven Clark in a handicap match at 2:40 by pinning Kroomes with one foot on the chest after hitting the Avalanche; prior to the bout, Steve McMichael of the Green Bay Packers was introduced to the crowd and brought out to do guest commentary for the match; after the bout, Kama came out and confronted McMichael at ringside before the two got into a shoving match and eventually brawled around ringside until they were pulled apart by several referees, Pat Patterson, and McMahon
WWF Tag Team Champions the Smoking Gunns defeated the Heavenly Bodies (w/ Jim Cornette) at around the 11:30 mark when Billy pinned Jimmy Del Ray with a backslide; prior to the match, footage was shown from the Action Zone of Oscar apologizing for the recent attack the champions sustained at the hands of Men on a Mission following a title match
3/13/95; Stockton, CA; Memorial Civic Auditorium
3/27/95 – featured Gorilla Monsoon & Jim Ross on commentary “in the arena” and Vince McMahon & Todd Pettingill at WWF Studios; included buildup packages to promote the Diesel / Shawn Michaels, Lawrence Taylor / Bam Bam Bigelow, Razor Ramon / Jeff Jarrett, and Undertaker / King Kong Bundy matches scheduled for WrestleMania; featured a Salt n Peppa vignette to promote their appearance at WrestleMania; included Jim Ross conducting a backstage interview with Bob Backlund regarding his upcoming match against Bret Hart at WrestleMania; featured Jim Ross conducting a backstage interview with Bret Hart regarding his upcoming matches against Backlund and Owen Hart; included a vignette promoting Jonathan Taylor Thomas at WrestleMania; featured a vignette promoting Lawrence Taylor at WrestleMania; included a promo from Bam Bam Bigelow & the Million $ Corporation regarding Bigelow’s match against LT:
Bret Hart defeated Owen Hart via submission with the Sharpshooter in a no holds barred match at around the 12-minute mark after avoiding a missile dropkick and hitting a catapult into the top turnbuckle; after the match, Bret kept the hold applied until a number of officials swarmed the ring (Super Slams, Bret Hitman Hart: The Dungeon Collection)
4/3/95; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
4/3/95 – included a closing segment in which Vince McMahon interviewed Shawn Michaels and Diesel in the ring regarding WrestleMania; after Michaels told Sid to not show up for the rematch between he and Diesel, Sid attacked Shawn from behind and hit three powerbombs before Diesel came out to clear the ring; Michaels sustained a legit back injury as a result of the attack and was sidelined for 6 weeks, thus taking him out of the unannounced rematch with Diesel at In Your House:
Hakushi (w/ Shinja) pinned Bob Holly (w/ the 1-2-3 Kid) at 6:43 with a running senton after Yokozuna, who came ringside with Owen Hart mid-way through the bout, tripped Holly
Lex Luger & Davey Boy Smith defeated Well Dunn (w/ Harvey Wippleman) at 3:44 when Luger scored the pin with a diving forearm blow
Alundra Blayze pinned WWF Women’s Champion Bull Nakano at 6:41 to win the title with the German suplex into a bridge after the champion failed a moonsault; during the match, Jim Cornette announced that a match had been signed for the following week pitting Bret Hart, the 1-2-3 Kid, & Bob Holly against Hakushi, Yokozuna, & Owen Hart; after the bout, an unknown female attacked Blayze, breaking her nose; the woman was later revealed to be Bertha Faye; the attack caused Alundra to have plastic surgery done to fix her nose (Raw Hits, Greatest Wrestling Stars of the 90s)
Men on a Mission defeated Ben Jordan & Tony Roy
4/3/95; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
4/10/95:
Adam Bomb fought Tatanka (w/ Ted Dibiase) to a double count-out at around 7:45 when both men began brawling on the floor
The New Headshrinkers defeated Mike Bell & Tony Devito
Kama (w/ Ted Dibiase) pinned Scott Taylor; prior to the bout, Kama debuted the remains of the urn which he stole from the Undertaker at WrestleMania and had melted down into a necklace
Bret Hart, the 1-2-3 Kid, & Bob Holly defeated Hakushi (w/ Shinja), WWF Tag Team Champions Owen Hart & Yokozuna when Holly pinned Owen with a roll up following a dropkick from Bret after Bret made the blind tag to Holly (Raw Hits)
4/3/95; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
4/17/95 – featured opening footage from the previous day’s Action Zone in which Psycho Sid was named the newest member of the Million $ Corporation; included a vignette of Bob Backlund, with his suit and bow tie, on the beach in Florida during Spring Break; featured the first “In Your House” pay-per-view report in which Todd Pettingill reviewed the Diesel vs. Psycho Sid match that was announced over the weekend; included a drinking & driving public service announcement featuring the Undertaker; featured the announcement Bertha Faye would make her in-ring debut the following week; included still photos of WWF Women’s Champion Alundra Blayze recovering from the broken nose she sustained from Bertha two weeks earlier:
Jean Pierre Laffiette pinned Duke Drose at 10:41 with the Cannonball following a side slam; prior to the bout, it was announced Bam Bam Bigelow would challenge WWF World Champion Diesel the following week
Doink the Clown (w/ Dink) pinned Raymond Roy at 3:20 with the Whoopie Cushion and a mini Whoopie Cushion from Dink behind the referee’s back
WWF Tag Team Champions Owen Hart & Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji & Jim Cornette) defeated the 1-2-3 Kid & Bob Holly at around 15:50 when Yoko pinned the Kid by catching him coming off the top and hitting a belly to belly suplex
Henry Godwinn pinned Rich Myers at 1:59 with the Slop Drop; during the bout, Vince McMahon & Jerry Lawler spoke with “Cornfed,” the detective pig from USA’s “Duckman,” on the phone who said he wanted to keep his distance from the hog farmer and asked if he could have Godwinn’s slop bucket
4/24/95; Omaha, NE; Civic Auditorium
4/24/95 – featured an opening package detailing the “fall from grace” of Bam Bam Bigelow dating back to his loss at the 1995 Royal Rumble, the post-match altercation with Lawrence Taylor, the loss to LT at WrestleMania, his comments from the post-match press conference, and the announcement that Psycho Sid had joined the Million $ Corporation; included an In Your House report with comments from Sid about the upcoming match between Diesel and Bigelow, where he said he had friends in low places; it was speculated Sid wasn’t happy about Bigelow’s title shot because if Bigelow won Sid’s match with Diesel at In Your House would not be for the championship; featured the announcement Psycho Sid would face Razor Ramon the following week on Raw; included a clip of USA’s “Duckman;” featured closing footage of what happened between Bigelow and Diesel during the commercial break after Diesel saved Bigelow from the Million $ Corporation, with Bigelow and Diesel shaking hands:
The Smoking Gunns defeated Barry Horowitz & the Brooklyn Brawler at 2:15 when Billy pinned the Brawler following a reverse bulldog double team; during the bout, it was announced the Gunns would challenge WWF Tag Team Champions Owen Hart & Yokozuna at In Your House; after the match, Vince McMahon & Jerry Lawler spoke with Bam Bam Bigelow & Ted Dibiase backstage about Bigelow’s upcoming title shot against Diesel, during which Bigelow was seen with a serious black eye; after the commercial break, McMahon spoke to WWF World Champion Diesel backstage about his title defense later in the show
Bertha Faye (w/ Harvey Wippleman) pinned La Pantera Serena at 3:55 with a sit-down powerbomb, gorilla press slam, and a splash (Bertha’s in-ring debut and first appearance with Harvey and in her flamboyant clothing)
WWF World Champion Diesel pinned Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Ted Dibiase) at around the 16-minute mark with a boot to the face and the powerbomb after Tatanka, who came ringside mid-way through the match, tripped the challenger as he ran the ropes; after the bout, Dibiase grabbed the mic and verbally assaulted Bigelow in the ring, fired him, and then slapped him across the face; Bigelow then got in Dibiase’s face until he was attacked from behind by Tatanka, with Bigelow throwing Tatanka to the floor and telling Dibiase he couldn’t fire him because he quit; IRS and Tatanka then double teamed Bigelow with Psycho Sid soon appearing and dropping Bigelow with the powerbomb; moments later, Diesel made the save, threw Tatanka to the floor, and scared the remainder of the Million $ Corporation backstage
Aldo Montoya pinned the Black Phantom at 2:44 with a reverse bulldog off the middle turnbuckle; during the bout, it was announced Shawn Michaels would be back in action in about a month
4/24/95; Omaha, NE; Civic Auditorium
5/1/95 – featured footage of the controversial finish of the Bob Holly / Jeff Jarrett IC title match the previous day on the Action Zone; included the announcement that Bret Hart would battle Hakushi at In Your House and that Adam Bomb would face Mabel in a King of the Ring qualifying match; featured the announcement that the 1-2-3 Kid would not be able to compete at In Your House due to a neck injury and that Razor Ramon would face both Jeff Jarrett & the Roadie in a handicap match instead; included a Man Mountain Rock / WWF New Generation vignette in which he was shown being interrogated by NYPD Blue’s Nicholas Tuturro about whether he was a rock star or pro wrestler; featured a vignette promoting the debut of Hunter Hearst Helmsley; included the announcement that Doink the Clown would face Jeff Jarrett and WWF Tag Team Champion Owen Hart would wrestle Bart Gunn the following week; featured a closing segment in which Bret Hart came ringside to confront Jerry Lawler and offered to face Lawler at In Your House after his already scheduled match against Hakushi:
Lex Luger & Davey Boy Smith defeated Ron Hagan & George Anderson when Smith pinned Anderson with the running powerslam at 2:41 after Anderson hit the corner; though not shown on TV, Luger & Smith’s fireworks caused a small fire
Bob Holly pinned Butler Stevens with a crossbody off the top at 2:48
Mantaur (w/ Jim Cornette) pinned Sonny Rogers with a press slam into a powerslam at 2:25
Razor Ramon fought Psycho Sid (w/ Ted Dibiase) to a no contest when Sid ran through Razor’s pyro and hit a clothesline before twice powerbombing Ramon until WWF World Champion Diesel came out, leading to Sid and Dibiase leaving ringside; later in the show, Raymond Rougeau attempted to interview Ramon backstage as he was taken care of by Diesel and various agents, including Dave Hebner and Tony Garea
Adam Bomb pinned Dave Sigfrid with a clothesline off the top at 3:41
Men on a Mission defeated Kevin Krueger & Bill Duke when Mabel pinned Duke with a belly to belly suplex at 4:37
4/24/95; Omaha, NE; Civic Auditorium
5/8/95 – included the first vignette promoting the debut of Skip & Sunny – the Bodydonnas; featured a Bam Bam Bigelow vignette in which he discussed his loss at the Royal Rumble, his problems with Lawrence Taylor, his loss and newfound friendship with WWF World Champion Diesel, and stated he would go through each member of the Million $ Corporation as payback; at the end of the segment, Vince McMahon announced Bigelow would face IRS the following week on Raw; included McMahon conducting an in-ring interview with Psycho Sid & Ted Dibiase regarding Sid’s upcoming title shot against Diesel at In Your House, with Dibiase admitting it was he who told Shawn Michaels to get a bodyguard and it was he who suggested it be Sid to show he and Sid had been working together for quite some time, and then discussed Sid’s recent attacks on Michaels and Razor Ramon; featured a closing segment in which Jerry Lawler announced he would have his own mother in his corner at In Your House since Bret Hart was dedicating his match with Lawler to his mom:
WWF IC Champion Jeff Jarrett (w/ the Roadie) defeated Doink the Clown (w/ Dink) in a non-title match at around the 8-minute mark via subission with the figure-4 after the Roadie interfered behind the back of referee Tim White and clipped Doink as he had the Stump Puller applied; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Jarrett winning the vacant title the previous day on the Action Zone against Bob Holly; moments later, footage was shown from WWF Superstars a year before in which Jarrett, pretending to be Doink, roughed up Dink during an interview; during the bout, Vince McMahon said Bob Backlund would have a major announcement the following week on Raw
Hakushi (w/ Shinja) pinned Gary Scott at 2:50 with a springboard splash into the ring; prior to the bout, McMahon said Shinja & Hakushi were seen in Calgary, Alberta over the weekend and the only way to find out what they were doing there was to call the WWF Hotline and listen to the Ross Report
Bart Gunn (w/ Billy Gunn) pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Owen Hart (w/ Mr. Fuji & Jim Cornette) at around the 7-minute mark with a roll up after Billy interfered and crotched Owen on the top rope, with Owen then reaching for a tag to the absent Yokozuna, seemingly forgetting that this was a singles match
5/15/95; Binghamton, NY; Broome County Arena
5/15/95 – included an in-ring interview conducted by Vince McMahon in which Bob Backlund announced that he was thinking about running for President, with a band then coming ringside and playing ‘Hail to the Chief’; featured McMahon interviewing Savio Vega regarding his surprise debut appearance at In Your House; included a pre- promo by Ted Dibiase in which he challenged WWF World Champion Diesel & Bam Bam Bigelow to face his combination of Psycho Sid & Tatanka; featured the announcement that Shawn Michaels would face King Kong Bundy in a King of the Ring qualifying match the following week:
WWF Tag Team Champion Yokozuna defeated Nick Barberry & Bill Weaver in a handicap match
Man Mountain Rock defeated Iron Mike Sharpe via submission with an arm bar
KOTR Qualifying Match: Bob Holly pinned Mantaur (w/ Jim Cornette) with a missile dropkick and crossbody off the top at 5:29
Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ WWF World Champion Diesel) pinned IRS (w/ Ted Dibiase) at 7:04 with a falling headbutt after ramming IRS into an exposed turnbuckle; prior to the bout, Bigelow announced Diesel as being his surprise cornerman for the match; Ted Dibiase escorted IRS to the ring before the match but was chased backstage early on by Diesel; after the match, Dibiase returned ringside alongside Psycho Sid & Tatanka
5/15/95; Binghamton, NY; Broome County Arena
5/22/95 – featured a Bob Backlund vignette in which he gave several examples of what he would do if elected President; included footage of Stephanie Wiand giving Matt Pompacilli the keys to his Orlando vacation home, with a brief appearance from the Bushwhackers; included the announcement that WWF IC Champion Jeff Jarrett would battle the Undertaker the following week in a King of the Ring qualifying match; featured the announcement of the first name to be inducted into the WWF Hall of Fame the night before the King of the Ring in Philadelphia – Antonina Rocca; included a closing segment in which Jerry Lawler faked an injury to avoid commenting on Hart’s challenge earlier in the night, followed by pre- comments from the Undertaker on facing Jarrett the following week:
Razor Ramon (w/ Savio Vega) pinned Mike Bell at 4:17 by shoving Bell to the mat and placing one foot on his chest after seemingly changing his mind about hitting the Razor’s Edge, moments after a back suplex off the top; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Vega making the save for Razor at In Your House; during the match, Vince McMahon & Jerry Lawler discussed Razor’s qualifying for the King of the Ring over the weekend as well as his brief weekend reign as 4-time IC Champion; immediately after the bout, a furious Bret Hart came ringside to confront Jerry Lawler about the embarrassing loss sustained at In Your House; during the segment, Hart slapped Lawler’s headset off, repeatedly asked what it would take to get a rematch, and said “You know what you are? You’re lower than (bleep).”
Hunter Hearst Helmsley pinned John Chrystal at 3:10 with a standing Diamond Cutter (Helmsley’s Raw debut) (Triple H: The King of Kings)
Lex Luger & Davey Boy Smith defeated Tony Devito & Bill Payne at 2:56 when Smith pinned Payne with the running powerslam; prior to the match, Luger & Smith were led to the ring by two guest flag bearers; during the bout, footage from the Action Zone was shown in which Smith used an electric chair on Mabel during a tag team contest
Kama (w/ Ted Dibiase) defeated Barry Horowitz via submission with a modified half crab at 2:21
KOTR Qualifying match: Shawn Michaels pinned King Kong Bundy (w/ Ted Dibiase) with the superkick at around the 8-minute mark; during the bout, WWF World Champion Diesel and Bam Bam Bigelow were shown watching the match backstage; after the match, Diesel and Bigelow came out to congratulate Michaels on the victory, during which Diesel and Michaels high fived and hugged (Michaels’ return following the attack he sustained at the hands of Psycho Sid on 4/3/95)
5/15/95; Binghamton, NY; Broome County Arena
5/29/95 – featured an opening in-ring promo by WWF IC Champion Jeff Jarrett, with the Roadie, in which he said he would beat the Undertaker and advance in the King of the Ring tournament, until he was interrupted by the Undertaker’s music and the lights in the arena going out; included a look at Diesel recouperating from reconstructive elbow injury, with comments from the WWF World Champion as well as Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, AL; included a King of the Ring Report, during which Todd Pettingill asked Jerry Lawler whether he would accept Bret Hart’s challenge to face him at the pay-per-view, with Lawler saying he would answer when he was ready; featured the announcement that Ernie Ladd and Ivan Putski would be inducted into the WWF Hall of Fame Class of 1995; included Vince McMahon conducting an in-ring interview with WWF Women’s Champion Alundra Blayze regarding the broken nose sustained at the hands of Bertha Faye; featured the announcement that Davey Boy Smith would face WWF Tag Team Champion Owen Hart the following week in a King of the Ring Qualifying Match; included a Bob Backlund vignette in which he said he would do away with rock music if he were elected president:
Psycho Sid (w/ Ted Dibiase) pinned Mike Khoury with the powerbomb at 1:20; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Sid hitting the chokeslam and powerbomb on WWF World Champion Diesel at In Your House to explain Diesel’s arm injury
Adam Bomb pinned Bob Cook at 2:04 with the clothesline off the top; prior to the match, Vince McMahon announced that WrestleMania: The Special would air the following Sunday night and said he was “proud as a peacock,” alluding that it would air on NBC but never outright saying so
Hakushi (w/ Shinja) pinned John Snakowski at 2:34 with a somersault splash; prior to the bout, Hakushi pulled a mannequin head out of a burlap bag, designed to look like Bret Hart
Men on a Mission defeated Gary Scott & Aaron Ferguson at 3:46 when Mabel pinned Scott with a splash in the corner and a belly to belly suplex
KOTR Qualifying Match: The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) pinned WWF IC Champion Jeff Jarrett (w/ the Roadie) with at around the 10-minute mark in a non-title match following a chokeslam and the tombstone
6/5/95; Struthers, OH; High School
6/5/95 – included the Lex Luger “I’ll Be Your Hero” music video to add hype to the following week’s Luger / Yoko match:
Savio Vega pinned Kenny Kendall
Psycho Sid pinned Barry Horowitz
KOTR Qualifying Match: Davey Boy Smith fought WWF Tag Team Champion Owen Hart (w/ Jim Cornette) to a 15-minute time limit draw as Owen had Smith down in a backslide (5/14/95; Syracuse, NY; On Center)
Jean Pierre Laffiette pinned Jerry Flynn
6/5/95; Struthers, OH; High School
6/12/95 – included Bob Backlund finding Man Mountain Rock’s guitar backstage and destroying it:
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Duane Gill
Kama pinned David Haskins
Man Mountain Rock defeated Bob Cook via submission
Techno Team 2000 defeated John Chrystal & Mike Khoury
KOTR Qualifying Match: WWF Tag Team Champion Yokozuna defeated Lex Luger via count-out following a legdrop on the floor; moments prior to the finish, Yoko attacked Luger’s flagbearer on the floor which prompted Luger to roll to the floor; the flagbearer was announced as Scott Anton, later known as Scotty Riggs
6/5/95; Struthers, OH; High School
6/19/95:
The Undertaker pinned Mike McReynolds
Adam Bomb pinned Bill Payne
Psycho Sid & Tatanka (w/ Ted Dibiase) defeated the New Headshrinkers (w/ Afa & Capt. Lou Albano) at 8:56 when Tatanka pinned Sionne after Sid hit the powerbomb on the arena floor
Hunter Hearst Helmsley pinned Buck Quartermaine
Shawn Michaels pinned Gus Kantarrakis at 4:16 with the superkick, moments after hitting the superkick on the floor and knocking his opponent out; after the bout, Michaels fought off an ambush from Kama; during the bout, both the Undertaker and Mabel made appearances at ringside, scouting their potential semi-final opponent in the King of the Ring tournament
6/26/95; Danville, PA
6/26/95 – included Shawn Michaels, subbing for for Jerry Lawler, as a guest commentator alongside Vince McMahon; included a vignette in which Jerry Lawler visited his dentist Dr. Isaac Yankem in order to plot revenge on Bret Hart (Yankem’s TV debut):
The Smoking Gunns defeated Jason Arndt & the Black Phantom following the sidewinder
Skip (w/ Sunny) pinned Scott Taylor with a Frankensteiner off the top; Skip performed several push-ups on his opponent prior to the referee counting the pinfall
Man Mountain Rock defeated Phil Apollo via submission with the arm bar after about a minute
King Mabel (w/ Sir Mo) pinned Kenny Kendall with a belly to belly suplex; prior to the bout, Mabel was carried to the ring on a throne
Savio Vega defeated WWF IC Champion Jeff Jarrett (w/ the Roadie) via disqualification when the Roadie interfered and broke a pinfall attempt as Savio had the champion in a roll up as Jarrett was arguing with Shawn Michaels at ringside; after the bout, Savio and Michaels cleared the ring of Jarrett and the Roadie; in footage shown in the days following, Jarrett returned to the ring after the show went off the air and was knocked out by Michaels’ superkick
6/26/95; Danville, PA
7/3/95 – included the airing of Jeff Jarrett’s music video ‘With My Baby Tonight’:
The 1-2-3 Kid pinned Mike Bell with a crescent kick and an inside cradle (the Kid’s return match from an injury sustained in late April)
Bob Holly pinned the Brooklyn Brawler with a crossbody off the top
Henry Godwinn pinned Barry Horowitz with the Slop Drop
Psycho Sid pinned Bam Bam Bigelow at 5:38 after Henry Godwinn interfered and pushed Bigelow off the top as Bam Bam attempted the top rope headbutt; prior to the bout, Bigelow and Godwinn had a confrontation in the aisle before officials were able to pull the two apart; after the bout, Sid hit the powerbomb on Bigelow
Waylon Mercy defeated Jeff Hardy via submission with the sleeper following a brainbuster; during the bout, Vince McMahon announced that Henry Godwinn would be replacing King Kong Bundy alongside Tatanka in the match against Lex Luger & Davey Boy Smith the following week (Mercy’s Raw debut)
6/26/95; Danville, PA
7/10/95 – included Vince McMahon conducting an in-ring interview with Psycho Sid and Ted Dibiase in which Dibiase brought out all of Sid’s 14 lumberjacks that will be supporting him at In Your House:
The Roadie (w/ WWF IC Champion Jeff Jarrett) pinned Jerry Flynn at 2:38 with a slam and roll up after Flynn failed a leap frog
Savio Vega pinned Mike Khoury at 1:46
Hunter Hearst Helmsley pinned Matt Hardy with the Pedigree at 3:12
Lex Luger & Davey Boy Smith defeated Henry Godwinn & Tatanka (w/ Ted Dibiase) at 5:49 when Smith pinned Tatanka with the powerslam, as Tatanka prepared to come off the top; the previous week it was announced that King Kong Bundy would be Tatanka’s partner but Godwinn was named as a replacement before the telecast went off the air
6/26/95; Danville, PA
7/17/95 – included Vince McMahon conducting an interview with WWF World Champion Diesel in a closing segment regarding his title defense against Psycho Sid at In Your House; during the segment, Diesel had all his lumberjacks come to the ring – Bam Bam Bigelow, the Smoking Gunns, Bob Holly, the 1-2-3 Kid, Adam Bomb, Savio Vega, Duke Drose, Techno Team 2000, Shawn Michaels, and others; after Diesel asked Bigelow and Michaels what would happen if Sid was to fall out to the floor beside them, McMahon introduced Sid; Sid then walked out to the ring steps as his own lumberjacks joined him; Sid prepared to enter the ring but then opted not to:
WWF Tag Team Champions Owen Hart & Yokozuna (w/ Jim Cornette & Mr. Fuji) defeated Jim Dimitre & Gus Kantarrakis at 2:54 after Yoko hit a legdrop which was followed by Owen’s Sharpshooter
Jean Pierre Lafitte pinned David Thornberg at 2:32 with the Cannonball
Shawn Michaels pinned IRS (w/ Ted Dibiase) with the superkick at 8:33 as IRS charged towards Michaels after avoiding the superkick moments earlier
Kama (w/ Ted Dibiase) pinned Billy Mack with a right uppercut at 2:02
7/24/95; Louisville, KY; Louisville Gardens
7/24/95 – featured the first in a series of vignettes promoting the debut of Goldust:
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Jimmy Del Ray (w/ Jim Cornette) in a non-title match with the superkick at 5:23; after the bout, Michaels teased stripping in the ring
The Smoking Gunns defeated John Faulkner & Rick Stockhauser
Waylon Mercy defeated Gary Scott via submission with a sleeper at 2:01
Bret Hart defeated Hakushi (w/ Shinja) via submission with the Sharpshooter at 9:21 after hitting a superplex; prior to the match, Hakushi pulled a mannequin head out of his bag that was meant to represent Hart; after the bout, Bret hit a piledriver on Shinja (Shinja’s last TV appearance) (Bret Hitman Hart: The Dungeon Collection)
7/24/95; Louisville, KY; Louisville Gardens
7/31/95 – included Jerry Lawler interviewing Shawn Michaels, with Michaels backstage and appearing on the big screen, in which Michaels challenged Lawler to a match but Lawler hid behind his commentary job as an excuse not to accept the match:
King Mabel (w/ Sir Mo) pinned Nick Barberry at 3:12 with a belly to belly suplex
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Bob Cook at 3:21; after the bout, Dean Douglas critiqued Bigelow’s performance in the Report Card
Skip (w/ Sunny) pinned Major Yates at 2:20 with a superplex; during the bout, it was announced that Skip would meet Shawn Michaels on the coming week’s edition of Superstars
Razor Ramon & Savio Vega defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Owen Hart & Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji & Jim Cornette) via count-out; the finish of the bout was not televised, rather the show went off the air as Razor had Owen up for the Razor’s Edge; the challengers originally won the match and titles at 8:45 when Razor pinned Owen with the Razor’s Edge but the bout continued due to Owen being the illegal man in the ring
7/24/95; Louisville, KY; Louisville Gardens
8/7/95 – included an Isaac Yankem vignette; featured the announcement that WWF President Gorilla Monsoon allowed Jerry Lawler a title shot against WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels for the following week; included a Goldust vignette:
WWF Tag Team Champions Owen Hart & Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji & Jim Cornette) defeated Razor Ramon & Savio Vega at 14:25 when Yoko pinned Savio with a Samoan Drop and legdrop as Razor and Owen fought on the floor; during the bout, it was announced that new WWF President Gorilla Monsoon changed the scheduled Shawn Michaels vs. Psycho Sid match at Summer Slam to Michaels vs. Razor Ramon in a ladder match; after the bout, Dean Douglas graded Razor & Savio’s performance in the Report Card
Fatu pinned Tony DeVito at 2:44 with a splash off the top
Kama (w/ Ted Dibiase) defeated Tony Haste via submission with an arm bar at 1:24; during the bout, Psycho Sid called in to comment on being taken out of his match with Shawn Michaels at Summer Slam
WWF World Champion Diesel pinned Sir Mo with the powerbomb in a non-title match at 8:48; after the match, Shawn Michaels and King Mabel – who came ringside mid-way through the match – involved themselves in the altercation, with Mabel ramming Michaels back-first into the ring post as Jerry Lawler – Michaels’ opponent for the following week – looked on from the announce table
8/14/95; Worcester, MA; Centrum
8/14/95:
Waylon Mercy defeated Doink the Clown via submission with the sleeper at 3:11
The Smoking Gunns defeated Bill Garrett & Cody Wade at 1:36
Hunter Hearst Helmsley pinned Jeff Hardy with the Pedigree at 2:06
Henry Godwinn pinned Russ Greenberg at the 56-second mark
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Jerry Lawler via disqualification at 8:34 when Psycho Sid interfered; Razor Ramon made the save after the match
8/14/95; Worcester, MA; Centrum
8/21/95:
Men on a Mission defeated Roy Raymond & Joe Hanlock; after the bout, King Mabel issued a challenge to Lex Luger & Davey Boy Smith for a match later in the show
The 1-2-3 Kid pinned the Brooklyn Brawler
The Undertaker pinned Tatanka
Jean Pierre Lafitte pinned Scott Taylor
WWF World Champion Diesel & Davey Boy Smith fought Men on a Mission to a no contest when Smith attacked Diesel from behind and helped in triple teaming him
8/28/95; Canton, OH
9/11/95 – the “season premiere,” featuring a new opening in which several wrestlers, including Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart, Diesel, the Undertaker, Yokozuna, Razor Ramon, Owen Hart, Kama, Henry Godwinn, and many others were shown battling on the roof of Titan Tower; the first episode of Raw to air on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom; included a vignette promoting the debut of Goldust in which he cut a promo on the Undertaker; featured an In Your House pay-per-view update in which Todd Pettingill announced that if any of the four participants in the Diesel & Shawn Michaels vs. Owen Hart & Yokozuna triple header match tried to get themselves intentionally disqualified they would lose their championship belt and that Savio Vega would face Waylon Mercy at the show; included the announcement that Men on a Mission would battle WWF Tag Team Champions Yokozuna & Owen Hart the following week:
Davey Boy Smith (w/ Jim Cornette) defeated Razor Ramon via disqualification at around 7:10 when the 1-2-3 Kid came off the top and accidentally splashed Razor after Ramon sustained the running powerslam from Smith; late in the match, Dean Douglas interfered after the referee had been knocked out and came off the top onto Razor, then fought off the Kid who came out and attempted to make the save, before leaving backstage; after the bout, Smith clotheslined the Kid and press slammed him throat-first across the top rope; after the commercial break, Vince McMahon conducted an in-ring interview with Razor and the Kid, with the Kid dismissing McMahon’s questions about the match and instead challenged Razor to a match the following week so that Razor would finally take him seriously and give him respect; after the Kid left ringside, Razor said he was the one who made the Kid famous and said if the fans wanted the match, if McMahon wanted the match, and if the Kid wanted the match then he would accept the challenge
The Smoking Gunns defeated Rad Radford & the Brooklyn Brawler at 2:46 when Billy pinned the Brawler with the Sidewinder
Isaac Yankem DDS pinned Scott Taylor at 2:14 with the DDS
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Psycho Sid (w/ Ted Dibiase) at around the 8-minute mark after hitting three consecutive superkicks; after the bout, Dok Hendrix interviewed Michaels and WWF World Champion Diesel backstage about the possible outcomes of the triple header match at In Your House (Shawn Michaels: His Journey)
8/28/95; Canton, OH
9/18/95 – featured the announcement that the Undertaker would face Davey Boy Smith the following week:
The 1-2-3 Kid pinned Razor Ramon at around 7:08 after Dean Douglas interfered and hit a top rope splash on Ramon after the Kid and referee Earl Hebner were knocked to the floor; immediately after the match, Douglas held a session of his Classroom in which he gave the Kid a grade of “D” for dumb, Ramon a grade of “E” for elevate, in that Razor was trying to elevate himself by facing Douglas at In Your House, himself a grade of “A” and graded Razor a “N” for no-brainer in that it would be a no-brainer that Douglas would win their upcoming match; later in the program, Razor cut a promo backstage about facing Douglas at In Your House
Tatanka & Kama (w/ Ted Dibiase) defeated Savio Vega & Bob Holly at 5:47 when Kama pinned Holly by catching him coming off the top and hitting a powerslam; it was announced during the bout that Psycho Sid would face Henry Godwinn at In Your House
Jean Pierre Laffiette pinned Brian Walsh at 3:18 with the Cannonball; during the bout, Bret Hart spoke to Vince McMahon & Jerry Lawler via telephone about his upcoming match against Laffiette at In Your House
WWF Tag Team Champions Owen Hart & Yokozuna (w/ Jim Cornette & Mr. Fuji) defeated Men on a Mission in a non-title match at around 9:30 when Owen pinned Mo after Owen used a drop toe hold to set Yoko up to hit a legdrop to the back of the head, moments after Yoko knocked Mabel to the floor; after the bout, WWF World Champion Diesel & WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels cut a backstage promo on facing the tag team champions at In Your House; after the commercial break, Vince McMahon conducted an in-ring interview with Jim Cornette, Mr. Fuji, WWF Tag Team Champions Yokozuna & Owen Hart about the upcoming title defense against Diesel & Michaels, with Cornette claiming Diesel & Michaels’ egos were too big and they would end up saving their own belt instead of helping their partner
9/25/95; Grand Rapids, MI; Grand Center
9/25/95 (1.9) – included the announcement that Clarence Mason, Jim Cornette’s attorney, was able to regain the tag team titles lost the previous night at In Your House since Owen Hart – the man pinned – was not recognized as a title holder in the match (Mason’s debut); as a result of the decision, WWF President Gorilla Monsoon made the previously scheduled non-title match pitting Owen & Yokozuna against the Smoking Gunns into a title match; featured Dok Hendrix interviewing Monsoon in the aisle regarding the following month’s pay-per-view card, with Monsoon announcing Davey Boy vs. Diesel, Shawn Michaels vs. Dean Douglas, and the debut of Goldust:
Marty Jannetty pinned Skip (w/ Sunny) at 7:39 with a fistdrop off the top (Jannetty’s return match after being gone since early 94)
The Smoking Gunns defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Owen Hart & Yokozuna (w/ Jim Cornette & Mr. Fuji) to win the titles at 10:09 when Bart pinned Owen after Owen sustained the Sidewinder and an accidental slash from Yoko; after the bout, Diesel and Shawn Michaels came out to celebrate with the new champions
The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) defeated Davey Boy Smith (w/ Jim Cornette) via disqualification at 7:29 when King Mabel interfered; after the bout, Diesel and Shawn Michaels came out to clear the ring but were soon surrounded by Owen Hart and Yokozuna at ringside until the Smoking Gunns came out to even the odds; the show went off as Michaels and Diesel posed in the ring
9/25/95; Grand Rapids, MI; Grand Center
10/2/95 (2.5) – for the duration of the show, a hotline number was given to call in and vote whether or not OJ Simpson was truly not guilty; the final verdict was not guilty 51%, guilty 49%:
Razor Ramon defeated the 1-2-3 Kid; Razor originally won the match with a clothesline but the Kid demanded the bout continue; Razor pinned the Kid a second time by catching him coming off the ropes and hitting a powerbomb but again the Kid wanted the match to continue; Razor pinned the Kid a third time with an inside cradle; the Kid wanted to keep going but his body gave out and he and Razor reconciled their differences, leaving ringside together
Hunter Hearst Helmsley pinned Barry Horowitz with the Pedigree
PG-13 defeated Al Brown & Sonny Rogers
Bret Hart defeated Jean Pierre Laffiette via submission with the Sharpshooter after avoiding the Cannonball and hitting a back suplex; after the bout, Hart attacked Jerry Lawler at ringside until Isaac Yankem jumped Hart from behind, hitting the DDS; moments thereafter, Gorilla Monsoon ordered a steel cage match take place pitting Bret against Yankem
9/25/95; Grand Rapids, MI; Grand Center
10/9/95 (2.6):
Davey Boy Smith, Owen Hart, & Yokozuna (w/ Jim Cornette & Mr. Fuji) defeated WWF World Champion Diesel, WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels, & the Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) at 11:46 when Smith pinned Diesel after Diesel sustained a legdrop from Yokozuna behind the referee’s back, moments after suffering Smith’s running powerslam; after the match, Diesel, Michaels, and Taker were beaten down by their opponents, King Mabel, and Dean Douglas; in the ensuing brawl, the Undertaker sustained a broken eye socket at the hands of King Mabel which took him out of action for two months
Fatu pinned Skip (w/ Sunny) at 5:49 with a splash off the top after blocking a superplex attempt
9/25/95; Grand Rapids, MI; Grand Center
10/16/95 (2.6) – included the announcement that Dean Douglas and King Mabel were fined $7500 each for their activity in the previous week’s main event; featured the announcement that the Undertaker was sidelined as a result of the previous week’s match and would not be able to compete at the upcoming In Your House event with Yokozuna being named the substitute to face King Mabel; included the announcement that WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels had been jumped outside a Syracuse, NY nightclub by 10 people; featured the announcement Goldust would make his debut at In Your House against Marty Jannetty:
Hunter Hearst Helmsley pinned Doink the Clown with the Pedigree
WWF Tag Team Champions the Smoking Gunns defeated PG-13 when Billy Gunn pinned Wolfie D following the Sidewinder
Dean Douglas pinned Joe Dorgan with a fisherman’s suplex; during the match, Shawn Michaels called in and spoke about the Syracuse incident, promising to be in Winnipeg for the pay-per-view regardless of his condition
Bret Hart defeated Isaac Yankem DDS in a steel cage match by escaping over the top due to Jerry Lawler – who was suspended above the ring in a smaller cage – stealing possession of the key which would unlock the cage door, thus preventing escape by any other means than by going over the top
10/23/95; Brandon, Manitoba
10/23/95 (2.2) – featured an opening clip showing Bret Hart brawling with WWF World Champion Diesel the previous night at In Your House; hosted by Vince McMahon & Jerry Lawler; included highlights from the Diesel vs. Davey Boy Smith match the previous night, leading to Hart and Diesel brawling; featured a Survivor Series Slam Jam segment with Dok Hendrix in which it was announced a Wildcard Survivor Series match would be held at the next pay-per-view, pitting captain Shawn Michaels, Ahmed Johnson, Davey Boy Smith, & Psycho Sid against captain Dean Douglas, Owen Hart, WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon, & Yokozuna; moments later, Hendrix briefly cut to Bob Backlund in the arena campaigning for US President; comments then aired from Johnson about his participation in the upcoming Wildcard match; included a segment in which Barry Dadinski promoted the new Michaels and Hart cardboard standups, with a free classic WWF video tape with orders placed that night; featured an ad promoting Goldust facing Savio Vega the following week; included Jim Ross conducting a closing backstage interview with Michaels about having to give up the IC title the previous night, being part of the Wildcard match at Survivor Series, and his recovery from injuries sustained in Syracuse:
Owen Hart (w/ Jim Cornette) won a 20-man battle royal by last eliminating Marty Jannetty at 20:07; stipulations stated the winner would challenge WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon the following week; prior to the bout, pre-taped comments aired from Psycho Sid and Jannetty; other participants included: King Kong Bundy, Isaac Yankem DDS, Kama, Psycho Sid, Henry Godwinn, Duke Drose, Jean Pierre Lafitte, Skip, Barry Horowitz, the 1-2-3 Kid, Aldo Montoya, Savio Vega, Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Fatu, Hakushi, Bob Holly, Rad Radford, and Bam Bam Bigelow; Razor was shown watching the match backstage during the bout; order of elimination: Bundy by Godwinn, Fatu, Radford, Bigelow, & Drose at around the 15-second mark; Aldo by Skip at 1:30; Holly by Sid at around the 4-minute mark; Drose by Sid at around 4:30; Hakushi by Skip at 5:00; Fatu by Kama via an uppercut; Skip by Horowitz via a backdrop at 6:00; Godwinn by Yankem & Lafitte; Radford by Bigelow; Kama by Savio & Bigelow; Horowitz was eliminated; Helmsley was eliminated; the Kid was eliminated; Yankem by Sid at 9:15; Sid by Bigelow at 10:30; Bigelow by Lafitte via a clothesline; Savio by Jannetty via a headscissors at 16:40; Lafitte by Jannetty at 16:45 via a backdrop; Jannetty by Owen at 20:07; late in the contest, Davey Boy Smith attacked Jannetty at ringside before throwing him back into the ring; Waylon Mercy, Yokozuna, and Razor Ramon were originally scheduled to participate, prior to In Your House, but were substituted; after the commercial break, Jerry Lawler interviewed Owen, with Cornette, at ringside about challenging for the IC title the following week
Avatar (Al Snow) pinned Brian Walsh at 2:25 with a standing moonsault and splash; prior to the match, Avatar came out unmasked, put his mask on before the match, and unmasked after the contest (Avatar’s debut) (Before they Were Superstars 2)
Alundra Blayze pinned WWF Women’s Champion Bertha Faye (w/ Harvey Wippleman) to win the title with the German suplex into a bridge at around the 9-minute mark after Bertha collided with Wippleman on the ring apron; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Bertha winning the title from Alundra at Summer Slam; after the contest, Bertha chased Wippleman backstage
10/23/95; Brandon, Manitoba
10/30/95 (2.1) – included a Halloween-themed open hyping the WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon vs. Owen Hart and Goldust vs. Savio Vega matches; hosted by Vince McMahon, dressed as a prisoner, & Jerry Lawler, dressed as a surgeon; featured a Survivor Series Slam Jam segment in which Dok Hendrix announced the Bret Hart vs. WWF World Champion Diesel match would be No DQ, no count-out, and no time limit; included a backstage segment showing the 1-2-3 Kid apparently holding Razor back after an off-camera backstage altercation with Owen; featured a Karate Fighters ad in which Barry Horowitz beat Hakushi in a Karate Fighters match; included McMahon conducting an in-ring interview with Jim Cornette, with Clarence Mason, and Davey Boy Smith in which Cornette said he and Smith were upset because the plan announced by WWF President Gorilla Monsoon was for Bret to face the winner of Smith vs. Diesel at Survivor Series, but Smith won the match with Diesel; Cornette then said Smith had Diesel beat until Hart interfered at In Your House; Cornette then said he had to once again turn to Mason to right the wrong; Mason went on to say that Monsoon’s actions would not be tolerated and that a match pitting Smith against Hart would take place in the near future; Cornette went on to dispute Smith being in the Wildcard match at Survivor Series and having to face Owen Hart and Yokozuna on the other team; McMahon asked Cornette about facing Marty Jannetty the following week, with Cornette saying it was something Smith shouldn’t have to deal with; Smith went on to say Jannetty had no right to get in the ring with him, prompting Jannetty to run out, dropkick Smith from behind out of the ring, hit a flying elbow to Cornette, and then corner Mason before eventually letting him go; featured a backstage promo by Bret on challenging Diesel at Survivor Series; included a promo by Paul Bearer in which he warned King Mabel that the Undertaker was returning:
Goldust pinned Savio Vega at around the 8-minute mark with an armbar into a cradle (Goldust’s Raw debut)
Marty Jannetty pinned Joe Dorgan with the flying fistdrop at 2:44; during the bout, it was noted Jannetty would face Davey Boy Smith the following week and Jerry Lawler & Isaac Yankem would face Bret Hart & Hakushi
WWF Tag Team Champions the Smoking Gunns defeated Phil Apollo & John Rashner when Billy scored the pin following the Sidewinder at 2:51; prior to the match, footage was shown of the Gunns beating Razor Ramon & the 1-2-3 Kid at In Hour House before the Kid attacked the Gunns; during the match, the Kid cut a backstage promo apologizing to the Gunns for his behavior at In Your House and asking for another title shot for he and Razor
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated Owen Hart (w/ Jim Cornette) via disqualification at around the 16-minute mark when Yokozuna climbed in the ring and pulled Owen out of an attempted Razor’s Edge; during Owen’s entrance, Barry Dadinski shilled toy title belts in the aisle, with free 8x10s of Razor or WWF World Champion Diesel if fans ordered that night; early in the match, it was noted Shawn Michaels would be back in action later that week in Cincinnati, OH; Yoko and Mr. Fuji appeared ringside at the 4-minute mark; after the match, the 1-2-3 Kid attempted to make the save but was beaten down by Owen and Yoko, prompting Ahmed Johnson to come to the ring and hit a bodyslam on Yoko; as the show went off the air, Davey Boy Smith climbed in the ring but opted not to fight Ahmed (Ahmed’s Raw debut)
10/23/95; Brandon, Manitoba
11/6/95 (2.6) – featured an opening recapping Ahmed Johnson slamming Yokozuna the previous week and hyping the coming broadcast; hosted by Vince McMahon & Dok Hendrix, subbing for Jerry Lawler; included pre-recorded comments by “Bill Clinton” beside the Washington Monument, saying he would be on hand for the Survivor Series; featured a backstage segment in which Bret Hart and Barry Horowitz tried to communicate with Hakushi about Hakushi’s tag team match with Bret later in the broadcast; included footage from WWF Superstars of Bam Bam Bigelow confronting Goldust and challenging him to a match, with the announcement then made that the match would take place at the Survivor Series; featured an ad promoting WWF WrestleMania The Arcade Game; included a Survivor Series Slam Jam segment in which it was announced the Dark Side (the Undertaker, Fatu, Henry Godwinn, & Savio Vega) would face the Royals (King Mabel, Jerry Lawler, Hunter Hearst Helmsley, & Isaac Yankem DDS); a vignette then aired of Taker, his face not shown, and Paul Bearer about Taker’s return at Survivor Series; pre-taped comments then aired from WWF World Champion Diesel on facing Bret at the event; featured the announcement WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon would defend against Psycho Sid the following week, with the 1-2-3 Kid the guest referee and the added stipulations the title could change hands on a disqualification or count-out; included WWF Tag Team Champions the Smoking Gunns squaring off in a Karate Fighters showdown, with Billy Gunn winning; featured a closing teaser for the following week’s show with footage from the pre-taped matches:
Davey Boy Smith (w/ Jim Cornette) pinned Marty Jannetty with the running powerslam at around the 11-minute mark after Jannetty hit the steel ring post shoulder-first; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Jannetty attacking Smith the previous week during an interview segment; during the match, Clarence Mason gave pre-taped comments that Smith would challenge for the WWF World Title and face the winner of the Bret Hart vs. Diesel Survivor Series match at the December In Your House; after the contest, Dok Hendrix conducted a ringside interview with Smith and Cornette about Smith’s upcoming WWF World Title match and being part of the Wildcard match at Survivor Series
Henry Godwinn pinned Terry Richards (Rhyno) with the Slop Drop at 2:06; prior to the bout, footage was shown from two weeks ago on WWF Superstars of a confrontation between Godwinn and Hunter Hearst Helmsley; it was announced during the match that Godwinn would face Helmsley the following week; after the bout, Godwinn went to slop Richards but was attacked from behind by Helmsley; Helmsley then dropped Godwinn with the Pedigree outside the ring, put on white gloves, and slopped Godwinn
Kama (w/ Ted Dibiase) pinned Tony Roy at 3:12 with a punch to the face; prior to the bout, it was announced Bret Hart and WWF World Champion Diesel would have a face-to-face interview the following week; during Kama’s entrance, Barry Dadinski shilled 1,000 WWF pogs; it was noted Ahmed Johnson would make his Raw debut the following week; during the contest, Shawn Michaels called in to the announce team to discuss his return to the ring the previous weekend in Cincinnati, being part of the Survivor Series Wildcard match, and the Bret Hart vs. WWF World Champion Diesel match at the event
Jerry Lawler & Isaac Yankem DDS defeated Bret Hart & Hakushi (w/ Barry Horowitz) via disqualification at around the 13-minute mark after Horowitz stole a chair away from Lawler, with referee Tim White turning around to spot Horowitz with the weapon
10/23/95; Brandon, Manitoba
11/13/95 (2.6) – included an opening video hyping the WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon vs. Psycho Sid main event, with news that Razor and the 1-2-3 Kid had several altercations during the World Tour de Force events the previous weekend; those incidents caused WWF President Gorilla Monsoon to change the title match to a non-title match with the Kid the guest referee; hosted by Vince McMahon & Jerry Lawler; featured a Survivor Series Slam Jam segment with Dok Hendrix in which footage was shown from WWF Superstars of Psycho Sid and Ted Dibiase confronting Davey Boy Smith and Jim Cornette about the upcoming Wildcard match; included a video package focusing on Shawn Michaels; featured a segment in which Barry Dadinski shilled the 1996 WWF calendar, which you could get with free WWF World Champion Diesel sunglasses and gloves if you ordered that night; included footage of Bret and Diesel brawling at In Your House; featured McMahon speaking, via satellite, with Bret and Diesel about their upcoming title match at Survivor Series; included a Karate Fighters segment in which Lawler beat McMahon, only for it to be revealed Lawler cheated to make sure his action figure wouldn’t be knocked off;:
Henry Godwinn fought Hunter Hearst Helmsley to a double count-out at around the 1:35 mark when, after Godwinn slopped himself, he chased Helmsley to the floor and all the way backstage; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Helmsley slopping Godwinn the previous week; it was noted during Godwinn’s entrance that the 1-2-3 Kid was slopped over the weekend
Ahmed Johnson pinned Jake Steele with the Tiger Bomb at 2:28; during the match, Shawn Michaels gave pre-taped comments about tagging with Ahmed at Survivor Series; it was then noted Michaels would face Owen Hart the following week on Raw; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Ahmed at ringside about being part of the Survivor Series (Ahmed’s in-ring debut on Raw)
King Mabel (w/ Sir Mo) pinned Roy Raymond with a belly to belly suplex at 3:02; prior to the bout, footage was shown of King Mabel injuring the Undertaker the previous month on Raw; early in the match, the Undertaker – his face not shown – cut a promo on getting revenge on Mabel at Survivor Series; during the contest, a Jim Ross Superstar Line story about injuries to Survivor Series participants was hyped
Psycho Sid (w/ Ted Dibiase) pinned WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon at the 12-minute mark with the powerbomb and a fast count from guest referee the 1-2-3 Kid, moments after the Kid pulled Sid out of an attempted Razor’s Edge; prior to the bout, footage was shown of WWF Tag Team Champions the Smoking Gunns facing Razor & the Kid during WWF Superstars the previous weekend; at the 6-minute mark, Dean Douglas appeared ringside, eventually attacking Ramon on the floor behind the referee’s back; after the match, Dibiase stuffed a $5 Canadian bill into Razor’s mouth, with the Kid later taking the money and putting it in his pocket; following the commercial break, Jim Ross conducted a backstage interview with Douglas, Owen Hart, Mr. Fuji, Yokozuna, and Jim Cornette about Douglas attacking Razor during the match; moments later, Razor came after Douglas just as the broadcast ended
11/20/95; Richmond, VA; Coliseum
11/20/95 – featured an opening video package showing still highlights from the Survivor Series match pitting WWF World Champion Diesel vs. Bret Hart and Diesel’s attack on Bret after losing the title; hosted by Vince McMahon & Jerry Lawler; included a Slam Jam segment with Dok Hendrix in which he hyped the December In Your House, featuring WWF World Champion Bret Hart vs. Davey Boy Smith; Hendrix then showed footage from Summer Slam 92, followed by pre-taped comments from Smith & Jim Cornette on the upcoming title match; it was then announced Henry Godwinn would face Hunter Hearst Helmsley in a hog pen match at the event, before Hendrix briefly cut to footage of Diesel arriving to the arena; featured an ad promoting the Survivor Series encore showing the following night; included an ad promoting the Undertaker vs. Kama the following week and Bret being a guest of the returning Brother Love Show:
The 1-2-3 Kid (w/ Ted Dibiase) pinned Hakushi at around the 9-minute mark with a spin kick, moments after Dibiase shoved Hakushi off the top behind the referee’s back; prior to the bout, footage was shown of the Kid joining the Million $ Corporation the previous week, followed by still images of the Kid winning his match at the Survivor Series after interference from Psycho Sid and the Kid causing WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon to be eliminated form his match; early in the contest, Razor called in to speak with the announce team about the Kid turning on him; moments later, Marty Jannetty ran out and tried to climb in the ring before he was held back by referees; following the match, Jerry Lawler conducted a ringside interview with Dibiase and the Kid, with Lawler telling the Kid he was proud of him and shook his hand; Dibiase then taunted Jannetty, prompting Jannetty to confront them; Sid then appeared, with he and the Kid double teaming Jannetty at ringside and Jannetty sustaining the powerbomb on the floor as officials tried to intervene
Savio Vega fought Skip (w/ Sunny) to a no contest at the 2-minute mark when Diesel walked out, shoved Skip to the floor, and asked for a microphone; following Skip and Sunny’s entrance, Diesel was shown speaking backstage with Shawn Michaels; during Savio’s entrance, Barry Dadinski shilled Undertaker, Diesel, Michaels, and Bret Hart denim jackets; after the contest, Diesel cut a promo saying he wouldn’t apologize for what he did to Hart, then adding he slept great for the first time in a year and saw himself smile for the first time in a year; Diesel continued by saying Vince McMahon turned him into a corporate puppet and discussed how the marketing people turned him into something that he wasn’t; he said “Big Daddy Cool is back,” noting it was the same guy the fans saw at the 1994 Royal Rumble, before putting on his sunglasses; he finished by saying he only cared about his family, friends – including Shawn Michaels, and the fans wearing his black gloves; Diesel then returned backstage, with the camera following him the entire time before he embraced Michaels and left the arena
Shawn Michaels fought Owen Hart (w/ Jim Cornette & Mr. Fuji) to a no contest at around the 12-minute mark when Michaels collapsed in the ring after knocking Hart to the floor; after several moments of Michaels not moving, Vince McMahon took off his headset and joined referee Earl Hebner in checking on Michaels; following the commercial break, paramedics gave Michaels oxygen as the ring filled with McMahon, Pat Patterson, Dave Hebner, Rene Goulet, and JJ Dillon; from the moment McMahon took off his headset, there was no additional commentary for the remainder of the broadcast (Michaels’ last match for 2 months) (The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary)
11/20/95; Richmond, VA; Coliseum
11/27/95 – featured an opening video reliving Shawn Michaels’ collapse the previous week, with a Vince McMahon narration; hosted by McMahon & Jerry Lawler; included a segment in which Lawler shilled Twix candy bars at the announce table; featured a video package update on Shawn Michaels’ medical condition, noting only friends knew that Michaels was suffering from dizziness, blackouts, and depression which were all signs of post-concussion syndrome; footage was then shown of Michaels sustaining the Razor’s Edge, powerbomb from Psycho Sid, and legdrop from Yokozuna at the Survivor Series before being kicked in the head by Owen Hart the previous week on Raw; footage then aired of Michaels being taken by ambulance to the hospital after last week’s show, with closing remarks that Michaels planned to return to the ring as soon as possible; included a video package showing Diesel attacking WWF World Champion Bret Hart at the end of the Survivor Series and manhandling several referees, as well as some of his comments from the previous week’s Raw; featured an in-ring segment of the Brother Love Show, with Bret as the guest, in which Brother Love noted the challenges of the Undertaker and facing Davey Boy Smith at In Your House; after Brother Love repeatedly cut off Bret from answering, Bret took the mic, said he wanted to face Diesel again, declined to discuss the Undertaker, and noted wanting redemption against Smith for losing to him at Summer Slam 92; after the interview, Bob Backlund ran in the ring and applied the Crossface Chicken Wing on Hart as Love taunted Bret on the mic; included a pre-taped promo by Jim Cornette and Owen Hart in which they said no one wanted to face Owen at In Your House so they were putting out an open contract; featured the announcement WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon would face Dean Douglas the following week; included the announcement Marty Jannetty would face Psycho Sid the following week:
Ahmed Johnson pinned Rad Radford with the Pearl River Plunge at 2:48; Bob Backlund was shown campaigning in the crowd during the match, and it was noted Backlund was capaigning over the weekend at Madison Square Garden; it was announced during the match, Ahmed would face Dean Douglas at In Your House; after the bout, Jerry Lawler interviewed Ahmed at ringside about the upcoming match with Douglas, with Douglas eventually interrupting and having to be held back by referees when Ahmed challenged him to a fight then and there in the ring
Aja Kong & Tomoko Wannabe defeated WWF Women’s Champion Alundra Blayze & Kyoko Inoue at around the 8-minute mark when Kong pinned Inoue with the spinning backhand blow; before the match, Barry Dadinski shilled the new WWF World Champion Bret Hart T-shirt, which noted Bret’s recent third world title win; during the bout, it was noted Mr. Perfect would be on America Online the following night and that Perfect would replace Jerry Lawler as co-host of WWF Superstars (Blayze’s last TV appearance)
Hunter Hearst Helmsley pinned John Chrystal with the Pedigree at 1:40; prior to the bout, a vignette was shown of Godwinn at his hog farm preparing for the hog pin match against Helmsley at In Your House; during the match, footage was shown from the weekend’s show at Madison Square Garden in which Howard Finkel was slopped by Godwinn; after the contest, it was announced WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon & Marty Jannetty would face Psycho Sid & the 1-2-3 Kid at In Your House
The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) pinned Sir Moe (sub. for Kama) with the chokeslam at around the 6-minute mark; prior to the bout, Ted Dibiase came out with Kama, on crutches; moments later, Dibiase took the mic and said Kama was unable to compete due to injuries but he had acquired the services of another superstar, introducing Sir Mo; during the match, Dibiase and Kama repeatedly double teamed Taker outside the ring and behind the referee’s back; late in the contest, both men returned backstage, with King Mabel coming out moments later; after the contest, Taker took back Kama’s gold chain, made from the urn, only for Yokozuna, with Jim Cornette, to confront him; after Taker handed the chain to Bearer, in preparation for fighting Yoko, Mabel attacked Bearer, stole the chain, and ran backstage
11/20/95; Richmond, VA; Coliseum
12/4/95 – featured an opening video package hyping the WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon vs. Razor Ramon title match and Marty Jannetty vs. Psycho Sid, followed by comments from Sid and Jannetty, and a preview of comments made by Shawn Michaels’ doctor, Dr. Jeffrey Unger, about his condition; hosted by Vince McMahon & Jerry Lawler; included a Slam Jam segment with Dok Hendrix in which he discussed Owen Hart’s open challenge for In Your House before he had to cut back to the arena as Bob Backlund applied the Crossface Chicken Wing on the sound engineer; Hendrix then announced Diesel had accepted Owen’s challenge and would face him at In Your House; featured an in-ring segment of the Brother Love Show with guest King Mabel, before which Brother Love noted King Mabel would face the Undertaker at In Your House; after Mabel joined him, Brother Love said he had a surprise for Mabel and noted that Mabel would face the Undertaker in a casket match; Brother Love then called for the surprise, with the Undertaker’s music then playing as a druid pushed a casket to ringside; the druid then entered the ring, revealing himself as Sir Mo; Mo then lifted the sheet covering the casket, revealing a vandalized and spraypainted Undertaker casket; Mabel then said he would stuff Taker in the casket and thanked Brother Love for his surprise; included a backstage segment in which Razor told Jannetty he would watch his back; featured an ad promoting the Raw Bowl on Jan. 1; included a closing video package in which Todd Pettengill spoke with Unger, at the Chino Medical Center, about Michaels’ condition; Unger discussed post-concussion syndrome, his belief that Shawn should be out of action for a prolonged period of time, said Michaels had brain damage, and that additional blows to the head could be life threatening; Unger said Michaels was not progressing well and may never return; McMahon then gave a closing narration which highlighted the fact that the WWF superstars who do superhuman feats in the ring to entertain the crowd are mortals like the rest of us:
Davey Boy Smith (w/ Jim Cornette) pinned Bob Holly with the running powerslam at 5:06; during the match, it was noted Smith defeated Bret Hart, before Survivor Series, at the Meadowlands; after the match, it was announced WWF World Champion Bret Hart would face Bob Backlund in a non-title match the following week on Raw, followed by footage of Backlund attacking Hart the previous week and attacking Jim Ross on WWF Superstars before Savio Vega intervened; Jerry Lawler then conducted an interview with Backlund, who was campaigning in the audience; when Lawler informed Backlund it would be a non-title match, Backlund yelled, “I want to be God again!”; Backlund then said America needed more role models and not Hitmen; as Backlund continued to rant, Vince McMahon asked for Backlund’s mic to be cut
Fatu pinned the Booklyn Brawler with the splash off the top at 1:26; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Bob Backlund during the commercial break searching for the sound engineer for cutting his mic in the previous segment; after the match, Vince McMahon announced Shawn Michaels would have an interview the following week
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon pinned Dean Douglas at around the 6-minute mark with the Razor’s Edge
Marty Jannetty defeated Psycho Sid (w/ Ted Dibiase) via disqualification at around the 7-minute mark when WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon chased an interfering 1-2-3 Kid into the ring, moments after the Kid attacked Jannetty at ringside behind the referee’s back; during Sid’s entrance, Barry Dadinski shilled Undertaker and Diesel lifesize cardboard standups; early in the contest, Razor was shown watching on backstage; after the bout, Razor chased the Kid into the crowd before Sid dropped Jannetty with the powerbomb inside the ring; Dibiase then stuffed a $100 bill into Jannetty’s mouth
11/21/95; Salisbury, MD; Wicomico Youth & Civic Center
12/11/95 – featured an opening video hyping the WWF World Champion Bret Hart vs. Bob Backlund match and the sit-down interview with Shawn Michaels about his collapse weeks earlier; hosted by Vince McMahon & Jerry Lawler; included a pre-taped segment in which Todd Pettengill conducted a sit-down interview with Shawn Michaels about his health following his collapse, with Michaels thanking the fans for their concern and saying he wasn’t having recent symptoms; Pettengill asked Michaels when he would return, with Michaels saying he wanted to return but doctors were telling him he can’t; Pettengill went on to note Michaels’ many accomplishments, while at the same time noting he hadn’t been WWF World Champion, and praised his career; Michaels said he had some goals still to accomplish, with Pettengill asking him about possible retirement; Michaels took issue with the question, claiming his reaction to that question was the only reason the cameras were there and said wrestling wasn’t his job, it meant more to him than anything; featured a Dok Hendrix Slam Jam segment in which he hyped the Bret, Michaels, Diesel, and Undertaker denim jackets; included a Happy Holidays video from the WWF; featured an ad promoting the Jan. 1 Raw Bowl, with Freddie Blassie and several members of the roster in football gear; included McMahon conducting an in-ring interview with Ted Dibiase, Psycho Sid, and the 1-2-3 Kid on Sid & Kid facing WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon & Marty Jannetty Sunday at In Your House, during which Dibiase said his duo would be the next WWF Tag Team Champions; featured the announcement Yokozuna would challenge Razor the following week:
Owen Hart (w/ Jim Cornette & Yokozuna) pinned Jeff Hardy with a roll up at 2:36; during the match, Diesel was shown watching on backstage; Diana Hart Smith was shown in the crowd during the bout; after the contest, Owen pulled Hardy to the corner for Yoko to hit the Bonzai Drop; moments later, Owen applied the Sharpshooter, with Diesel then shown leaving the backstage area, running into the ring – scaring Owen to the floor – and knocking Yoko to the floor with a boot to the face
Aja Kong pinned Chapparita Asari at 4:06 with a spinning back hand to the face; during the match, it was noted Vince McMahon would do a live America Online chat immediately after Raw and would answer all questions; Asari sustained a bloodied nose as a result of the finish and was tended to after the match by referees
Ahmed Johnson pinned Rick Stockhauser at 1:08 with the Pearl River Plunge; during Johnson’s entrance, Dean Douglas cut an insert promo on facing Johnson that Sunday at In Your House; after the bout, Jerry Lawler conducted a ringside interview with Johnson about facing Douglas that Sunday
WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Bob Backlund via disqualification in a non-title match at around the 15-minute mark when Davey Boy Smith ran into the ring, distracting Hart so Backlund could apply the Crossface Chicken Wing; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Backlund attacking the sound engineer the previous week; Diana Hart Smith was shown watching in the crowd during the match; moments later, Jerry Lawler left the broadcast area to interview Diana about the Bret vs. Davey Boy Smith that Sunday at In Your House; it was noted Stu Hart would celebrate his 80th birthday on Friday; a crawl at the bottom of the screen noted Vince McMahon’s America Online chat after Raw; after the contest, Backlund kept the hold applied as Smith stomped Bret and referees tried to force both men away; Backlund eventually released the hold only to reapply it, with Smith shoving referees and officials out of the way to attack Bret
12/18/95; Newark, DE; Bob Carpenter Center
12/18/95 – featured an opening video package recapping some highlights from the previous night’s In Your House, largely focusing on the closing backstage confrontation between Diesel and the Undertaker; hosted by Vince McMahon & Jerry Lawler; included Dok Hendrix in the crowd with Gorilla Monsoon in which it was noted WWF World Champion Bret Hart would defend against Taker at the Royal Rumble, Monsoon clarified that Jeff Jarrett would not be in the Rumble match and he would instead face Ahmed Johnson in a singles match, and that names would start to be announced for the Rumble match that weekend on WWF Superstars; featured a promo by Goldust in which he told WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon there was a special bond between the two; included footage from Todd Pettengill’s backstage interview at In Your House with Taker and Paul Bearer, about Taker’s Rumble title shot, with Diesel interrupting and he and Taker going face to face; featured an in-ring segment of the Brother Love Show, with guest Ted Dibiase, in which Dibiase discussed the man dressed as Santa Claus that attacked Savio Vega at In Your House; Dibiase said his man is named Xanta Claus, from the South Pole; he went on to say 1996 would see Psycho Sid & the 1-2-3 Kid win the WWF Tag Team Titles and it would be the year of the Million $ Champion; included a Raw Bowl ad with Freddie Blassie and much of the roster dressed in football gear; featured the announcement Raw would not air in the US the following week but there would be a special program shown internationally; included a closing video tribute to Shawn Michaels set to “Tell Me a Lie”:
Jeff Jarrett defeated Fatu via disqualification at around the 8-minute mark when, as Jarrett attempted the figure-4, Ahmed Johnson ran out, attacked Jarrett, and cleared him from the ring; during Jarrett’s entrance, footage was shown of Jarrett attacking Ahmed Johnson with his gold album the night before at In Your House; after the contest, Johnson tended to Fatu before helping him fron the ring
Buddy Landell pinned Bob Holly with a corckscrew elbow drop at 6:53; Landell used Ric Flair’s 1991-93 WWF entrance theme; prior to the match, Dok Hendrix, at ringside, shilled WrestleMania: The Arcade Game for Playstation, Super Nintendo, and Sega Genesis, with a free VHS of tips for the game for those that called to order
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated Yokozuna (w/ Jim Cornette & Mr. Fuji) via count-out at around the 11-minute mark when Yoko was scared backstage by the appearance of the Undertaker, Paul Bearer, and the casket; during the challenger’s entrance, it was announced the Jan. 1 Raw Bowl would consist of Yoko & Owen Hart, Psycho Sid & the 1-2-3 Kid, WWF Tag Team Champions the Smoking Gunns, and Razor & Savio in a single match, Diesel vs. King Mabel, and an interview with WWF World Champion Bret Hart; prior to Razor’s entrance, Goldust and his usher walked out and sat in a director’s chair near the entrance; moments later, footage was shown of Goldust passing an envelope to be given to Razor the night before at In Your House; Goldust’s glitter came down during the champion’s entrance instead of his traditional pyro; following the commercial break, Dok Hendrix conducted an interview with Razor at the entrance stage about Goldust, with Razor saying he only liked women and he couldn’t elaborate on Goldust’s letter because it was a family show
12/25/95:
Featured a special edition of Raw, hosted by Vince McMahon & Mr. Perfect and only shown internationally, titled “The WWF Championship – the dream, the reign, the quest”