Monday, May 1st, 1995
Omaha Civic Auditorium
Omaha, Nebraska
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We get a lengthy recap of Bam Bam being attacked last week by the Million Dollar Corporation and being saved by Diesel. Tonight, it will be Razor Ramon vs. Sid. They hype up Sid a lot here in the intro.
Allied Powers vs. Ron Hagan & George Anderson
Hagan's ring gear is a sight to be seen. The Powers seem to be pretty over. They hit their usual power moves. Anderson misses in the corner and Bulldog scoops him up for the running powerslam for the easy victory.
Match Rating: 1/4*
They show highlights of the Bob Holly vs. Jeff Jarrett match on Action Zone where Jarrett cheated to successfully defend his title. A second official came out to have the match restarted and Holly picks up the win, but Jarrett had the foot on the bottom rope. Jack Tunney then decided that no one was the champion and we're going to get a rematch next week on Action Zone.
Bob Holly vs. Butler Stevens
It looks like we're going to have a fun group of jobbers here tonight. Stevens is wearing capri pants. Holly hits a dropkick and then goes up top to hit a crossbody for the quick victory. I still can't believe this guy was ever a babyface.
Match Rating: 1/4*
We go to Todd Pettengill to talk about In Your House, only $14.95! They talk about 1-2-3 Kid's injury and that Razor Ramon has opted to make it a handicap match against Jeff Jarrett and Roadie.
Next week it will be Owen Hart vs. Bart Gunn and Jeff Jarrett against Doink. No wonder WCW saw an opportunity.
Mantaur vs. Sonny Rogers
Mantaur is still a thing and Jim Cornette is still with him for some reason. He misses a splash in the corner and Rogers almost gets a rollup victory. Mantaur hits a press slam into a powerslam and gets yet another quick squash here tonight.
Match Rating: 1/4*
They show a Nick Turturro video like the ones for WrestleMania, but this time with Man Mountain Rock. He then proves to him that he's both a musician and a wrestler. I'd argue he's neither.
Sid vs. Razor Ramon
Sid attacks Razor during his pyro and hits him with a powerbomb. He hits a second one and then out comes Diesel to make the save. Sid then walks to the back while Diesel checks on him. We come back from commercial and they show the other angle, so I guess we're not getting a match? Cool.
Adam Bomb vs. Dave Sigfrid
It looks like this may be the televised debut of the Bomb Squad footballs. Sigfrid may win jobber of the night in a very tight competition. What's with the capri pants in Omaha? I love how Bomb has been in just about zero storylines forever and now they have to hype him up as a King Of The Ring contender only for him to get squashed. Bomb runs into a boot, but Bomb rolls through the crossbody attempt and gets a 2 count. Bomb hits a couple of clotheslines and then a top rope clothesline for the win. I think Bomb's one of the rare guys who seemingly got worse as he gained more experience.
Match Rating: 1/4*
They show Razor back in the locker room getting checked on with Diesel by his side. They talk to Earl Hebner and he says he doesn't know what happened, it just all happened so fast. We all know exactly what happened, so I'm not sure what the controversy is there.
We go to Hunter Hearst Helmsley and it's the same vignette from Superstars.
Men On A Mission vs. Kevin Krueger & Bill Duke
Krueger goes for a sunset flip, but Mabel goes for a splash and Krueger moves. They try a double dropkick, but Mabel swats them both away. Mo gets tagged in and hits a DDT on Duke, but pulls his head up during the pin attempt. I love that Mo still has "Whoomp There It Is" on his tights for some reason. Mabel splashes Duke in the corner with the assist from Mo and then hits a belly to belly suplex for the 3 count.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Vince and Lawler hype up next week and then Vince brings out Bret Hart. Bret says that Lawler is lying about challenging him first. Bret then says that he will beat Hakushi first and then he'll beat Lawler at In Your House. Bret says that he'll send Lawler straight to the outhouse.
This was a completely inessential episode of Raw this week. It was basically a bad episode of Superstars. They have done a nice job of building Sid as unpredictable, but that's about all that was accomplished here tonight.
Overall Rating: 34%
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