Original Airdate: Monday, November 13th, 1995
Keystone Centre
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
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We get a Vince McMahon narrated intro this time and he announces that the Sid/Razor Ramon match is no longer for the Intercontinental Championship.
Hunter Hearst Helmsley vs. Henry Godwinn
Godwinn pulls off some trickery, as he dumps the slop bucket on himself. It doesn't end up working out because Helmsley bolts to the back. He slips a few times on the way out, but we get no match here.
Match Rating: No Match
We go to Dok Hendrix for the Survivor Series Slam Jam. They show Ted DiBiase warning Jim Cornette not to cross them.
We get a Shawn Michaels video.
Ahmed Johnson vs. Jake Steele
We get a Shawn interview here saying that he was happy to see a friendly face on his team after watching him slam Yokozuna. Next week Shawn will take on Owen Hart. Johnson hits a huge spinebuster and I was definitely all in on Ahmed as a youngster. He hits the Pearl River Plunge for the victory. It's too bad Ahmed never worked out because he had something special, especially during this era.
Match Rating: 1/4*
After a commercial, we get a post-match interview and I'm pretty positive that I didn't catch one word that he said.
Don't forget to buy your 1996 WWF calendar featuring Diesel on the cover. Diesel will definitely not leave the company this year. You also get the Diesel gloves and sunglasses if you buy the calendar. Again, I promise you he is not leaving next year.
We now are going to our Diesel/Bret Hart sit down interview. They are in two different locations for the interview. Bret brings up that Diesel never beat him and that he was his toughest opponent. He never got a rematch. Diesel says that he never asked for one and that Shawn Michaels was just as tough. They both make a case for why they will win the match. This was pretty lengthy, but it was well executed. This was probably a better environment for both guys, as it gave it some realism to their story.
We get Vince vs. Jerry in Karate Fighters, with Jerry cheating. This is the closest to heel Vince I think I have ever seen.
King Mabel vs. Roy Raymond
We hear from Undertaker in a spooky scene. Whatever. Mabel squashes Roy, literally. This was your typical Mabel match with lots of hype for Undertaker's return and Vince giving Lawler a hard time.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Sid vs. Razor Ramon
They show footage of the rematch on Superstars between the Gunns and Razor and the Kid that I 100% definitely have seen. There's no chance that I'm watching all of these Raw episodes first ahead of the Netflix switch. Razor knocks Sid out of the ring with a right hand. Back in the ring, Sid shows off his athleticism and then gives Razor a chokeslam. DiBiase gets in a right hand behind the Kid's back. Razor tries to go for the Razor's Edge, but Sid flips him up and over the top rope. DiBiase is again getting in cheap shots. Out comes Dean Douglas as we go to commercial break. Sid hits a big leg drop, but Razor is able to kick out at 3. Lawler and Dok have both loved making the counting to 3, it's in your name joke for Kid. Razor shows off his strength and hits an electric chair. Razor hits a leaping bulldog off the second rope and we get another close call. These two are putting on a nice match here. Razor goes for the Razor's Edge, but the Kid pulls Sid's leg down and he hits the Powerbomb and gets the fast count for the victory. Sid holds Kid's arm up and DiBiase stuffs a $5 bill in Razor's mouth. Kid isn't really selling the heel turn that much, but he did take the money out of Razor's mouth. I liked this match way more than I was expecting. Sid looked really sharp here and Razor gave us his usual great stuff.
Match Rating: ***
Vince and Jerry recap what happened and then we go to Jim Cornette, Dean Douglas, Yokozuna and Owen Hart. Before they can really start talking, Razor comes after Douglas and we go off the air.
This was another pretty good episode, with a nice main event and a fun sit down interview to hype the main event at Survivor Series. I'm looking forward to watching that show and WWF has definitely stepped up their game since Nitro has come along.
Overall Rating: 53%
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