Original Airdate: Monday, July 11th, 1994
Fernwood Resort
Bushkill, Pennsylvania
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Jim Ross is on Raw also and he and Randy Savage hype up the big match tonight.
WWF Championship Match
1-2-3 Kid vs. Bret Hart
Owen Hart and Jim Neidhart come out and are on the apron. A couple of officials are out to take them to the back. Things start off slowly, but build to a nice kick by Kid that sends Bret out of the ring right before the commercial break. When we come back, Bret is able to hit a knee to the midsection and then some big uppercuts. Kid goes for a crucifix, but Bret slams him down and goes for the pin. The ref counts to 3, but Kid got his foot on the bottom rope. Bret lets Earl Hebner know and they restart the match. Bret once again dominates until Bret goes up to the second rope for the elbow drop, where Kid gets his foot up. He hits a kick to the jaw and a running dropkick in the corner. Kid goes up and hits a top rope reverse crossbody for a 2 count. Kid hits a powerbomb and then a top rope leg drop, but Bret is still able to kick out. Kid clotheslines him over the top rope and sort of hits a somersault dive. He rolls Bret into the ring and goes for a top rope somersault dive, but this time Bret moves out of the way. Bret tries to put on the Sharpshooter, but Kid grabs the bottom rope. Bret goes for a second rope superplex, but Kid blocks it on the way down and gets another nearfall. Kid misses a dropkick in the corner. This allows Bret to hit a bulldog. Bret goes to the top rope, but Kid body slams him from there. Kid goes up top, Bret catches him and puts him in the Sharpshooter for the victory. This was a really good TV match and was just about all action. After the match, the two embrace.
Match Rating: ****
It's time for the SummerSlam Report. Paul Bearer gives an interview and honestly I'm not sure I listened to a single word he said.
Crush vs. Matt Hardy
Which version of Hardy is this? They show a wide shot of the arena for some reason to show that it looks pretty minor league. Hardy runs up the top rope and does a backflip, but Crush moves and hits him with a kick to the face. This leads to Randy Savage saying "Goooooooooooaaaaaaaal" like 3 times. Crush hits the spinning backbreaker and gets the victory.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Next week it's Lex Luger vs. Diesel.
Razor Ramon vs. Barry Horowitz
Barry gets in a quick minute of offense before Razor hits a fall away slam. Razor goes for the Razor's Edge, but then shocks the world when he goes for an inside cradle and gets the victory. JR and Savage are more worried about which detective they are going to hire to find out how there are two Undertakers.
Match Rating: 1/4*
We go to a special King's Court in one of Ted DiBiase's office, which looks less than a million dollars. DiBiase claims he owns Lex Luger even though he hasn't signed a contract yet.
IRS vs. Ray Hudson
I really don't get why we needed so much solo IRS in 1994. I feel like he is on here every week. He puts him in The Penalty for the victory.
Match Rating: 1/4*
They now talk to Bret Hart and JR tells him that his match tonight was the best championship match he has ever seen. Bret talks up Kid and said he is lucky to still be the WWF Champion. Bret calls Owen a fluke and says that since Neidhart is in his corner, he's going to have one of his brothers in his corner.
Well, you have one of the greatest matches in Raw history up to this point and honestly for quite some time. The squashes are all quick and do their job. The DiBiase segment was really the only letdown and that was very quick.
Overall Rating: 78%
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