Welcome to RAW History of WWE where this time we look at episode 13 of RAW. If you want to read previous instalments the archive is here. Before we begin here are our Champions and Commentators.
Champions
WWE World Champion Hulk Hogan (5th Reign)
Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels (1st Reign)
Tag Team Champions Money inc. Ted DiBiase (2nd Reign) Irwin R. Schyster (4th Reign)
Commentators: Vince McMahon, Randy Savage and Rob Bartlett
The first match is Razor Ramon versus Virgil. This match is all about Ramon who shows off his ability so well, it is a shame Ramon was never awarded with a world title after the hard work he put into the early years of RAW.
The next match is Giant Gonzalez versus L.A Gore. This is just a jobber match. While this is supposed to make Gonzalez look impressive he is another wrestler whose momentum had been tarnished by Wrestlemania 9. It is not so much that Gonzalez could not defeat the Undertaker or even cheat it’s the use of the chloroform that really damaged him as with his impressive size and power he should not have need it even in a losing effort.
This match is followed by a promo with Luna Vachon which seems to be just an opportunity to promote the Wrestlemania video release and the footage of Luna’s attack on Sherri from that video.
The next match is Tatanka versus Art Thomas. This is another jobber match from Tatanka who was like Razor Ramon one of the big stars from the early years of RAW and unlike Ramon never really got a lot of recognition title wise. Sadly Tatanka is like Gozales in that his momentum was shattered by the events of Wrestlemania where he won the match but failed to win the title.
The next match is Money Incorporated versus the Beverly Brothers. This match stems form the two teams beef from the previous week and it is a very good match that sees a lot of back and forth action. It is the peculiar thing that both teams were heels a week ago with Vince McMahon commenting that the fans do not know who to cheer for. the match ends when DiBiase gets a roll up.
After this match there is an interview with Bret Hart. The point of this interview is that Bret is going to bounce back from his defeat at Wrestlemania and that his next target is Lex Luger after the attack before Wrestlemania.
The final match is Bam-Bam Bigelow versus Phil Apollo.This match is dominated by Bigelow which is not a bad thing as Bigelow was one of the all time greats who deserved a better chance. After the match Bigelow attacks Apollo further before Friar Ferguson makes the save who attacks Bigelow. Yes you read that correctly Bigelow was beaten up by a man dressed as Friar by a dropkick no less.
This episode of RAW was not spectacular with only one major match worth mentioning among a sea of jobber matches. It also shows the tragedy of Wrestlemania 9 as two potential big stars are seen after the loss of their momentum at the show. Join us next time for episode 14 of RAW where we examine Crush versus Lex Luger.
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