Original Airdate: Monday, February 6th, 1995
Manatee Civic Center
Palmetto, Florida
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We get a recap of last week's Mabel/King Kong Bundy over the top challenge and then get Shawn Michaels and Vince McMahon in front of a green screen.
Men On A Mission & Lex Luger vs. King Kong Bundy, IRS & Tatanka
Bundy and Mabel kick things off. Mabel hits the enzuigiri on Bundy and then tags in Mo. Mo thinks for some reason that he can body slam Bundy and that shifts the momentum. Mo does squeeze in a crossbody on IRS, but Tatanka is able to take control into the commercial break. Luger finally gets in and gets in some offense on IRS, but then tags in Mo. He runs into Tatanka's knee when running the ropes and the Corporation gets in some more offense. I still don't really understand why Shawn Michaels is the Raw announcer. Meanwhile, Mo is able to avoid a charging Bundy and he is able to tag in Luger. He attacks Bundy and hits a body slam. Tatanka comes in from behind and attacks Luger. He hits a DDT and Bundy rolls over on Luger for the victory. They really pinned Luger over Mo? This was pretty basic action here that just featured too many boring competitors to make it good.
Match Rating: *3/4
We get one more Man Mountain Rock vignette.
We now get Bobby Cupo, who reads Lawrence Taylor's statement. If you thought Jack Tunney was dull, Cupo makes him look like Dwayne Johnson. LT demands an apology and has no plans to be a wrestler.
Man Mountain Rock vs. Charlie Hunter
Rock plays guitar in the ring before the match. They hype up Rock's technical skills and all we see are generic wrestling moves. He hits a face-first suplex and that's enough for the victory. Yawn.
Match Rating: 1/4*
It's time for a pre-recorded interview between Vince and Diesel. This is the interview where Vince calls him Kevin Nash and then they try to make him look cool with all of the celebrities he's hung out with.
Shawn talks about needing a body guard and shows his black eye.
Mantaur vs. Leroy Howard
Ah yes, we are reminded that next week there is no Raw because of the dog show. Leroy gets in an elbow drop, but gets caught when going off the top rope for a slam. Vince is just so impressed by Mantaur. Leroy hits some clotheslines and a dropkick, but can't knock Mantaur down. Once again, he catches Leroy and hits a slam. This is waaaaayyyy too long for a Mantaur squash. It looks like Bill Alfonso tells him to go home and thankfully they do after two avalanches and a belly to belly suplex. This stunk.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Razor Ramon vs. Steve Lancaster
Razor hits the fall away slam and slaps on the abdominal stretch. Razor hits the back superplex and finishes him off with the Razor's Edge. This was the usual.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Henry Godwinn vs. Bill Weaver
Godwinn is wearing a black shirt today. I'm not sure I've ever seen that other than the Undertaker shirt he wore at Survivor Series. I still can't believe how good Godwinn looked in that match with Taker on Superstars. He eventually hits the Slop Drop for the victory. This wasn't as good as Saturday.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Shawn will announce his body guard in two weeks time. He announces his farewell from the announcer's booth and we go off the air.
This was not the best use of 47 minutes of television. The six man tag just felt off and the crowd was probably tired by that point. The squashes were pretty basic and overall, this isn't one you want to watch.
Match Rating: 37%
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