Monday, June 21st, 1993
Mid-Hudson Civic Center
Poughkeepsie, New York
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They kick off the show by giving us the finish of 1-2-3 Kid's historic victory over Razor Ramon.
The Steiner Brothers vs. Barry Hardy & Reno Riggins
So The Steiner Brothers and Money Inc. have been going back and forth with the titles. The Steiners won them on 6/14, lost them back on 6/16 and then won them back again on 6/19. Even though I became a fan on the back end of the house show era, it's still hard to wrap my head around the fact that we never get that match on pay-per-view or TV. Oh yeah, the Steiners are tossing these poor jobbers around while Vince tries to tell us that it's worth to spend $30 twice to watch the King Of The Ring a second time. Scott hits the Frankensteiner and gets the easy victory.
Match Rating: 1/4* (out of 5)
2-Out-Of-3 Falls Match
Doink vs. Marty Jannetty
I am excited to cross this one off of list of matches I have always wanted to see. Bonus points to Doink for coming out on a unicycle. Marty gets the better of Doink in the early going, so Doink rolls out to regain his composure. Back in the ring, Marty gets a monkey flip in. Marty misses with a bronco buster in the corner and Doink hits the Whoopee Cushion and gains the first fall and we head to a commercial break. Doink continues his momentum and hits a big Irish whip into the corner. Doink then hits a double ax handle from the top rope and Savage is just bummed he stole his move. Marty fights back and goes up to teh top rope, but decides to come down and gets a few "boos" from the crowd. Marty hits a big superkick, but Doink is under the ropes. He hits a X-Factor and then a top rope fist to even the odds at 1-1. Marty tries to score a quick victory after a clothesline, but Doink is able to kick out. Doink slides outside and slams Marty's leg on the ring post. Back in the ring, Doink puts on the Figure Four. Marty is in the hold a long time before getting out. Doink then goes for a half crab and turns it into a STF. Doink then stomps Marty's knee to the mat and then kicks his leg out from under him. Doink is going up top again, but this time Marty is there to greet him and hits a powerslam. Marty hits a rear elbow and gets some right hands in the corner while a second Doink goes under the ring. The fans are telling Marty to look under the ring. In doing so, the real Doink hits him with a big kick to the face. Minus some points to Marty there for no selling the knee while walking around the ring. He then whiffs on a dropkick back in the ring. Doink goes under the ring and Marty is expecting him on the other side, but he baits him and hits him with a kick to the midsection. They collide and again Doink goes under the ring. This time we get Doink #2 and he gets a 2 count back in the ring. He goes for a body slam, but Marty counters into a small package for a close call. Doink #2 hits a piledriver and gets the victory. Immediately after the match, Randy Savage comes into the ring and attacks Doink from behind. He then goes under the ring and pulls out Doink from under the ring. Earl Hebner reverses his decision and declares Marty Jannetty the winner of the match. Meanwhile, Savage and Heenan get into it outside the ring. Good, long matches are always welcome here on Raw. It had a few flaws, but this was still good stuff.
Match Rating: ***1/2
Mr. Hughes vs. Bobby Who
Hughes immediately hits him with a big clothesline and unfortunately that will probably be the most exciting this match will get. Mr. Hughes really could use some work on pulling his opponents up before the 3 count. Both times he has done it this match, it was basically the ref just stopping his count before he does it. He hits his choke/side slam for the victory. Don't forget to catch all three Porky's movies on USA this weekend.
Match Rating: 1/4*
They hype up the Stars & Stripes Challenge.
Razor Ramon vs. 1-2-3 Kid
Razor of course has the $10,000 in a bag like he promised. Kid hits a kick and then hits a sunset flip off the top rope for a real close call. He hits a dropkick and again almost gets the victory. The crowd is extremely into this, as they should be. Razor hits the fall away slam and a big clothesline. Razor folds him up like an accordion with a chokeslam, but Razor doesn't pin him. He puts him in an abdominal stretch instead. Razor hits a big powerslam and a back suplex off the second turnbuckle. Razor dumps him through the ropes and to the floor and pulls up the protective mat outside the ring. Razor sets him up for the Razor's Edge, but Kid counters it into a back body drop. Kid goes up to the top rope and looks like a wounded duck off there and falls short of Razor. In all seriousness, that looked like it probably hurt. Kid hits a moonsault and gets another nearfall. Kid then grabs the bag of money and heads to the back. Razor is after him, but Kid gets out of the arena and into a car that was waiting outside. Razor naturally is livid. This was a really fun match while it lasted.
Match Rating: **1/2
Razor cuts a promo with Vince after the match and says that Kid can't hide from Razor. Next week we are getting Shawn Michaels against Kamala.
This was easily one of the best episodes in the short history of the show up until this point. Doink and Marty had a really solid match and the Kid/Razor storyline is fantastic. Definite thumbs up from me on this one.
Overall Rating: 78%
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