Original Airdate: Monday, October 10th, 1994
Utica Memorial Auditorium
Utica, New York
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Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Lex Luger
I would say this one qualifies as a pay-per-view quality match. Bam Bam is joined by Nikolai Volkoff and Tatanka, along with Ted DiBiase of course. This disgusts Vince McMahon. Bam Bam knocks Luger down with a shoulder tackle and goes to work on the back. Luger quickly fights back with a reverse elbow and then sends him over the top and to the floor. Luger goes to work on the arm for whatever reason. Bam Bam comes back with a powerslam for a 2 count. He heads up to the top rope, but misses with the diving headbutt. Luger fires back at Bam Bam and the corporation and then goes back to the arm. Out comes King Kong Bundy to check things out and it allows Bam Bam to hit the Stun Gun into the commercial break. I'm not really sure why they couldn't have shown that whole move on a TAPED SHOW. When we come back it's Adam Bomb and Mabel out to try to help even the score. Bam Bam puts on the sleeper, but when Luger attempts to come back, Bam Bam sends him right back down. Luger finally explodes with some clotheslines, but DiBiase gets on the apron. Tatanka attempts to interfere, but Bam Bam runs into him and Luger rolls him up for the pin. The Corporation looked like a bunch of goofs and Bomb and Mabel did nothing. The crowd did pop huge for the Luger win though, continuing the trend of me realizing that Luger was more popular than I thought he was. This match was pretty standard, even though they got over a third of the show.
Match Rating: **
They show us the Heartbreak Hotel with Bob Backlund from Superstars 2 days ago.
Mabel vs. Reno Riggins
The always dependable Riggins gets up on the second rope and hits Mabel with some right hands. Mabel hits a body slam, but avoids an elbow drop. What is going on here? Mabel comes back with a back suplex and this time hits the leg drop for the victory. For some reason Oscar is not there, so Mabel raps.
Match Rating: 1/4*
They show Randy Savage at the Columbus Day parade.
Next week, it's Jeff Jarrett vs. Doink. Ooooh, baby.
Owen Hart vs. John Crystal
It's starting to feel like they just have no vision for Owen any more. He keeps delivering in squash matches though, as he is definitely in the top tier on the roster. Meanwhile, Vince is failing at humor and rambling on and on. Owen hits a nice suplex and snaps on the Sharpshooter for the victory.
Match Rating: 1/2*
Now we get to see the Undertaker and Paul Bearer interview from 2 days ago.
Mike Khoury vs. King Kong Bundy
Ladies and gentleman, the New Generation. Bundy does the schtick where he could keep pinning Khoury, but lifts him up instead. He hits a splash in the corner and gets a 5 count for the thrilling victory.
Match Rating: 1/4*
We get highlights of the Jerry Lawler/Doink and Dink shenanigans from 2 days ago. This leads to a King's Court with Lawler making short jokes. This all leads to Lawler introducing us to Queasy. He lets us know that he is going to squash Dink like a bug.
Headshrinkers vs. Corey Student & JS Storm
This is the cousin Sione version of the team. Student and Storm's ring gear is top tier jobber stuff. Storm runs into a big boot from Sione and that's all. They're all in on Sione now, with Savage calling them the new and improved version.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Doink and Dink come out with Burger King hats. Doink says he has a little surprise next week. Can't wait.
Raw is not always great, but it is typically easy to digest. This was one of those episodes that I will probably forget I watched tomorrow, but I also enjoyed watching it.
Overall Rating: 55%
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