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We go to an interview after the King Of The Ring with new WWF Champion, Yokozuna. It's kind of a weird interview where Mean Gene is arguing with Mr. Fuji and they pan over to Yoko, who says that "Hulkamania is dead".
Mr. Perfect vs. L.A. Gore
So this is one of those deals where they taped this show before the pay-per-view. Gore is making his triumphant return here to Raw. They have a nice little segment to start things off. Gore tries some chops, but they have no effect and Perfect shows him how it's done. Gore goes for a back body drop, but Pefect counters it into a Perfect Plex for the victory. Perfect was definitely in the mood here tonight to make this one entertaining.
Match Rating: 1/2* (out of 5)
Razor Ramon is out her for an in ring interview and the crowd starts chanting "1-2-3". He has now upped his amount up to $10,000.
Doink vs. Marty Jannetty
Doink hits Marty with a boot to the head to start things off. Marty makes a comeback, but kind of misses a move off the second rope. They go with it anyways and he gets a 2 count. We get a commercial break and then Doink dumps Jannetty out of the ring. Jannetty slams Doink into the apron and goes up to the top rope. He hits the flying crossbody for a 2 count. Doink catches Marty and hits a powerslam. Doink now goes up top and hits a Whoopee Cushion, which I believe is the first time he uses that. Doink hits a neckbreaker and goes up top. Doink slips a little, allowing Marty to slam him off the top rope. Jannetty hits a reverse elbow and a nice dropkick. Doink picks up Marty and they both fall over the top rope and continue brawling outside the ring. The ref calls for the bell, but Jannetty keeps wailing away on Doink. This was a good match and I am looking forward to the rematch.
Match Rating: **3/4
Owen Hart vs. Dan Dubiel
I've needed the neon taxi cab pants with suspenders back in my life. 1-2-3 Kid joins live via telephone, who is in Japan. Kid says all he's been hearing about over there is that Yokozuna won the WWF Championship. Vince lets him know that it is now up to $10,000. Meanwhile, Owen continues to dominate Dubiel. Kid accepts the challenge because it's just too much money to turn down. Owen hits a missile dropkick and a Northern Lights Suplex into a bridge for the victory. I am very much looking forward to the evolution of Owen.
Match Rating: 1/4*
We now get some footage of Undertaker from Superstars. Well, I guess I might as well review it.
Undertaker vs. PJ Walker
Undertaker hits his leaping clothesline and hits a chokeslam. Out comes Giant Gonzalez. Meanwhile, Taker gets the pinfall victory. Taker attacks Gonzalez and out comes Mr. Hughes. Hughes takes Paul Bearer and hits a variation of the Boss Man Slam. They grab the urn and hit Taker over the back of the head. So yeah, this was terrible.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Jerry Lawler vs. Mark Thomas
Lawler is sporting pink and black gear. Lawler comes out cutting a promo and the crowd is chanting "Burger King", which causes Bobby Heenan to leave in protest. Heenan is back and has a big scoop. He said that Yokozuna will be issuing a challenge to any professional athlete to slam him at a historic American location on the 4th of July. It's a good thing that there's all of this extra stuff going on because this squash is like watching paint dry. Lawler hits a piledriver and gets the victory. This existed more for the live crowd than it did for us at home.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Next week we're back in Poughkeepsie and we're getting Doink vs. Marty Jannetty in a return match under 2 out of 3 falls match. We're also getting Razor Ramon vs. 1-2-3 Kid. I'm legitimately pumped up to watch this one.
For a taped show that occurred before the pay-per-view, this one was pretty good. It started off really good, but the last 20 minutes dragged it down from being a good episode. This is a middle of the road episode.
Overall Rating: 49%
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