Original Airdate: Monday, May 29th, 1995
Broome County Arena
Binghamton, New York
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Jeff Jarrett is in the ring talking about how he will be the King Of The Ring and then the lights go off and Undertaker's bell tolls. We go to the intro and when we come back, Jarrett is gone just in case you weren't sure this wasn't live.
Sid vs. Mike Khoury
Sid looks to be a little bit more intense here than some of his other squashes. This one of course does not last very long and he hits the powerbomb and gets the win. After the match, he lifts Khoury up and yells at him to tell Diesel and Bam Bam Bigelow how bad it hurts.
Match Rating: 1/4*
We go to Diesel and Dr. James Andrews talking about the elbow injury Diesel suffered on the powerbomb from Sid.
Adam Bomb vs. Bob Cook
Vince brings up the 1 hour broadcast version of WrestleMania. Cook has some pretty pathetic looking offense while Jerry Lawler struggles to read an ad. Bomb hits a top rope clothesline and puts Cook out of his misery.
Match Rating: 1/4*
It's time to go to Todd Pettengill for the King Of The Ring Report. Nothing gets announced here.
Hakushi vs. John Snakowski
Before the match, Shinja brings out a burlap bag and they slowly pull out a head that looks like Bret Hart. Just a bizarre moment. This one is a bit methodical. He hits a somersault splash to pick up the easy victory.
Match Rating: 1/4*
We go to Todd again and he's talking Hall Of Fame. Nothing to see here.
Vince is in the ring and brings out Alundra Blayze. Remember her? She says that she didn't even know who Bertha Faye was, but now she's ready for her. Great.
Men On A Mission vs. Gary Scott & Aaron Ferguson
Breaking: Mo is actually in the ring. It doesn't last long and he tags in Mabel for a big back body drop. Mo is back in and he gets hit with an arm drag. He comes back with a kick to the jaw. Why is this match still going on? Mabel hits a splash in the corner and a belly-to-belly suplex and that's all thankfully.
Match Rating: 1/4*
We go back to Todd Pettengill...again? He goes over the tournament brackets and announces British Bulldog vs. Owen Hart. Why wouldn't you put that on the pay per view?
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King Of The Ring Qualifying Match
Jeff Jarrett vs. Undertaker
We get some cat and mouse to start things off. Taker hits Old School early on but a Roadie distraction leads to Jarrett gaining control. Being the intelligent wrestler that he is, Jarrett stands in the ring while Taker recovers instead of attacking him. Jarrett knocks him down with a dropkick and gets a 2 count. Jarrett hits a top rope clothesline. We get some more Roadie and Paul Bearer is so upset that he rips off his jacket and chases after the referee. Taker makes his comeback and hits a chokeslam. He hits the Tombstone and that's all. Taker did give him some good offense for most of the match, but it was a foregone conclusion that Taker was going to win here minus a Kama interference. The match wasn't bad.
Match Rating: **
Savio Vega will make his Raw debut and we'll get Man Mountain Rock. Plus, the aforementioned Bulldog/Owen match. I should note that the video transfer on this episode was pretty weak. I'm not sure what the issue was, since I believe the rest of the taping was fine.
We go to Bob Backlund and he says he is going to require people listen to classical music. Rock should be abolished immediately. Just look at the crime rate!
This was a very Superstars style episode of Raw, but at least it did have the decent main event that actually meant something. It wasn't terrible, but this one can be skipped.
Overall Rating: 42%
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