Original Airdate: Monday, October 2nd, 1995
Welsh Auditorium
Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Razor Ramon vs. 1-2-3 Kid
We get a bunch of highlights during the entrances, including them talking about Lawrence Taylor vs. Bam Bam Bigelow. I know this will shock you, but these have good chemistry. Dean Douglas is out to take notes and mostly just to make this not as enjoyable. We get a mostly back and forth match here that kind of ends out of nowhere. Kid missed a spin kick and Razor hits him with a clothesline for the victory. Has Razor ever won with a clothesline? After the match, Kid confronts Razor and then they go after each other. Razor puts him in the abdominal stretch, but Kid slaps him. Razor then brings him down and slaps him in the back of the head. Kid again fights back, so Razor sends him into the corner, but runs into the Kid's boot as we go into a commercial break. It' snot often that you get a commercial break after a match is over. During the break, Razor caught Kid off the top rope and apparently pinned him again. So then Kid wants another match, so we are now apparently in the third match between these two. Razor hits a back superplex. He goes for a Razor's Edge, but instead uses a small package to beat him for a third time. After the match, Kid raises Razor's hand and then rolls him up and again the referee counts, but Razor kicks out at 2. The crowd wants the Razor's Edge and Kid holds out his arms for him to put him in it. Then Razor gives him a hug and we're all good? This was kind of a bizarre ordeal. The action was good though.
Match Rating: **1/4
Barry Horowitz vs. Hunter Hearst Helmsley
It feels like we haven't seen a whole lot of Helmsley lately. You can call the WWF Hotline to vote to let everyone know if you think OJ Simpson is guilty or not. In a surprising twist, the money actually goes to charity. Helmsley hits a delayed suplex, which is kind of surprising with Bulldog on the roster. The problem with this version of Helmsley is that he has to work so slowly. Helmsley dominates most of the match. Barry gets his little comeback, but ducks his head too early and gets hit with the Pedigree for the victory.
Match Rating: 3/4*
Al Brown & Sonny Rogers vs. PG-13
PG-13 arrives here with no vignettes or anything. They do get a pre-recorded interview and say that they're the USWA Tag Team Champions and want the Smoking Gunns titles. They are definitely on the small side for this era, but they are working a nice squash here. This was a solid debut, even if they don't really look the part.
Match Rating: 3/4*
Next week on Raw, it's Owen Hart, Yokozuna and British Bulldog taking on Diesel, Shawn Michaels and Undertaker. Dok then tries to sell us an ugly Bret Hart shirt while Jean Pierre Lafitte is on his way to the ring.
Jean Pierre Lafitte vs. Bret Hart
These two had a great one at In Your House, so it only makes sense to give Lafitte another shot on TV. They start brawling on the outside and Bret body slams Lafitte on the steel steps. Back in the ring, Lafitte is able to shift the momentum when he throws Bret on top of the ropes. Lafitte continues to hit high impact moves here to keep Bret grounded. Lafitte is able to throw Bret into the steps after the commercial break and Lawler loves it. How did Lafitte never do anything big in WWF again? Bret is finally able to put together a few moves after hitting an inverted atomic drop. Lafitte tries to go for the Cannonball, but Bret crotches him. He hits a superplex and locks in the Sharpshooter for the victory. This was another really good match between these two and one of the best Raw matches of the year.
Match Rating: ***1/2
After the match, Lawler confronts Bret, which leads to Isaac Yankem attacking him from behind. Really? Did anyone want to see more of this?
When we come back, they are helping Bret to the back. Vince informs us that Bret will have a cage match with Yankem "in several weeks".
We hear from Jim Cornette and his squad for next week's six man tag match. We then hear from their opponents and Undertaker talks about rotting carcasses. The results of the OJ poll says 49% guilty, 51% not guilty. What a world.
This Raw taping has to be one of the best of all time up to this point. That is two really good episodes in a row and next week looks like it should at the very least have another good match. Thumbs up again.
Overall Rating: 70%
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