Original Airdate: Monday, May 16th, 1994
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Burlington, Vermont
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King Of The Ring Qualifying Match
Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Sparky Plugg
Plugg hits a dropkick and it sends Bam Bam out of the ring. Bam Bam starts to dominate upon re-entering the ring and hits a powerslam. Bam Bam eventually misses in the corner and Sparky hits a DDT. He goes up to the top rope for a crossbody, but Bam Bam kicks out. He tries a small package, but it's not enough. Luna trips Sparky as he's running the ropes. Bam Bam capitalizes and picks up the victory. I'm not really sure why they thought Sparky needed protection here, but the match was pretty good overall.
Match Rating: **
It's time for the King Of The Ring Report. So Bam Bam Bigelow matches up with Razor Ramon for the first round.
Diesel vs. Mike Moraldo
Diesel takes Moraldo and throws him over the top rope with one hand. Diesel puts him in a bear hug before throwing him to the ground. Meanwhile, Randy Savage claims to hang out with Pee Wee Herman. Diesel hits the Jackknife for the victory.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Ugh, more Undertaker sighting vignettes.
Now it's time for King's Court and boy are we lucky to have Ted DiBiase and Nikolai Volkoff as guests tonight. But first, Lawler talks about Roddy Piper. Now that I'm thinking about it, why didn't they just do Savage/Lawler? We go to commercial break and when we come back Volkoff is wearing his old gear and tells DiBiase that he hates him. I guess this is the precursor for the Vince/Austin angle. DiBiase gives Volkoff some new gear that says "Property of the Million Dollar Man". He then gets a tuxedo shirt and this segment is dragging on forever to absolutely no reaction from the crowd. I will say the cent sign is pretty funny. That's it. Did Vince owe Volkoff a favor or something? I mean the guy was a jobber for years.
Owen Hart vs. Tony Roy
Owen hits a gutwrench suplex, which was always one of his more underrated moves. Roy goes for a dropkick, but Owen holds onto the ropes. He puts the Sharpshooter on and he instantly taps. After the match, Owen talks trash to the camera and then hits a spin kick on Roy. He then puts on the Bret Hart sunglasses and talks some more trash. With Owen not announced for the King Of The Ring tournament yet, it really is kind of weird that the guy who beat Bret Hart the night he won the WWF Championship would not be the #1 contender.
Match Rating: 1/4*
They show the ring crew taking the ropes off for the Sumo Match. This leads into a promo for next week, as Earthquake takes on Owen Hart in a King Of The Ring qualifier.
Sumo Match
Yokozuna vs. Earthquake
If you love stalling, do I have a match for you. Just think, they still gave us Akebono vs. Big Show nearly 11 years later. They finally start going at it after what feels like forever. The goal here is to push your opponent out of the ring, but for the most part you would think it was to see who could give the best sweaty hug. Earthquake finally knocks Yokozuna over and he rolls out of the ring for the victory. Vince sells it like the biggest upset in the history of sports. Randy Savage goes into celebrate with Quake. This was absolutely horrible television.
Match Rating: 0 Stars
They decide that this is the best time for them to promote the house show schedule. Next week it's Owen Hart vs. Earthquake and we're done.
The opening match was decent enough, but the King's Court and Sumo Match were absolutely terrible. This was one of the weakest episodes in some time, as I have been enjoying Raw for the most part since WrestleMania X. Owen vs. Earthquake should make for a good episode next week though.
Overall Rating: 34%
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