Original Airdate: Monday, May 24th, 1993
Manhattan Center
New York City, New York
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King Of The Ring Qualifying Match
Doink vs. Mr. Perfect
During Doink's entrance they go to Lord Alfred Hayes outside the building, who is standing with another Doink. Doink then sprays Hayes in the face. Doink attacks Mr. Perfect as he enters the ring. Doink uses Perfect's towel to throw him across the ring. Perfect then uses it against him for a clothesline. Perfect takes Doink down and goes to work on his left knee. After the commercial break, Doink fights back and slams Perfect into the ring post. It doesn't last long, as Perfect puts him in a headscissor. Perfect goes back to work on the knee. Doink regains control and we go into a second commercial break. Perfect knocks Doink out of the ring and then we see the second Doink come out and go under the ring. The second Doink comes in the ring and Sherlock McMahon uncovers the fact that the makeup is not the same. Perfect hits the Perfect Plex out of nowhere and gets the victory. The two Doinks start to attack Perfect until Crush comes out and takes care of both of them. This was a really good match and an excellent way to kick off the show. I do have to say that I am a little surprised they had Doink lose here, especially after cheating.
Match Rating: ***1/2 (out of 5)
We go to Mean Gene and he lets us know that the tournament bracket is all set now with Perfect being the last to join. We go to Hulk Hogan who is in some generic interview set and says he is in New York on Raw about 10 times. This is your typical cheesy 1993 Hulk Hogan and Jimmy Hart interview.
Money, Inc. vs. Mike Bell & Tony DeVito
They pick someone from the crowd to shine their shoes for $100. IRS then takes $70 of it for taxes. DiBiase slams DeVito face first into the mat and then holds him in place so IRS can hit an awkward looking elbow. DiBiase clotheslines DeVito out of the ring. IRS hits a leaping clothesline and gets the victory. This was your typical tag team squash match.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Crush vs. Bobby Who
Who tries to make an effort, but instead he gets an awkward spin kick. Crush then hits a big vertical suplex. For some reason he puts Who in a bear hug and then switches over to the skull crush submission for the victory. At least it was pretty short.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Razor Ramon is out in the ring with Vince McMahon. He offers $2500 to The Kid to step back in the ring with him. Out comes Bret Hart and he gets the crowd to chant "1-2-3". Bret says Razor doesn't seem to be very focused on being the King of the Ring since he can't even beat an underneath guy.
Bobby Heenan is doing the stupid TV thing again, but this time Johnny Polo comes on and introduces Adam Bomb.
Adam Bomb vs. Phil Apollo
Minus the lame name, I always liked the look of the Adam Bomb character. Bomb dominates and shows off his athleticism by hitting a dropkick. He follows it up with a back suplex and sends Apollo out of the ring. He throws him into the guardrail and back in the ring he hits a clothesline off the top rope. He hits a powerbomb and gets the easy victory. This was a nice Raw debut for Adam Bomb.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Bam Bam Bigelow is backstage for an interview and will be taking on Marty Jannetty next week. They inform us that Luna will be in his corner and Sheri will be in Marty's. That's all the time here this week.
This show had a great start, but kind of died out a little. The Adam Bomb debut was promising, but obviously it never leads to much for him. Perfect and Doink were nearly 1/3rd of the show, so that pretty much means it's worth checking out, but it wouldn't be the end of the world if you only watch that match.
Overall Rating: 60%
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