Original Airdate: Monday, November 27th, 1995
Richmond Coliseum
Richmond, Virginia
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We get a serious recap of the Shawn Michaels drama to kick off the show. They hype up the Undertaker trying to regain the urn from Kama.
Rad Radford vs. Ahmed Johnson
Radford attacks Ahmed on his way into the ring, but it doesn't work. They show Bob Backlund campaigning in the crowd again. Radford is able to snap Ahmed's neck on the top rope. He's able to keep Ahmed neutralized for a moment, but then Ahmed hits a scissor kick. Ahmed hits a spinebuster and the Pearl River Plunge for the win. This is the best way to present Ahmed.
Match Rating: 1/4*
After the match, Lawler interviews Ahmed. Lawler then provokes Ahmed by speaking for Dean Douglas ahead of their match at In Your House. Out comes Dean and he says that the road to superstardom starts in his classroom. Ahmed is ready to go right now. Dean starts to get in, but is held back by some referees.
Lawler eats a king size Twix before we get an update on Shawn Michaels. They show the footage and say that Shawn does intend to return to action.
Aja Kong & Tomoko Watanabe vs. Alundra Blayze & Kyoko Inoue
Barry tries to sell us a Bret Hart shirt, but the ladies are eager to get going. These ladies had a nice debut at Survivor Series. Kong should have been a star. Kyoko slaps on the surfboard on Watanabe. Kong hits a big delayed vertical suplex and we actually get a commercial during this match. Kyoko hits a top rope reverse elbow drop to the knee of Watanabe. Watanabe tries to go up top, but Kyoko leaps up and hits a suplex instead. Now Kong and Alundra are in the ring and Alundra hits an enzuigiri. She hits a second rope dropkick, but misses on the next attempt. Watanabe hits a suplex, but Aja misses with the second rope splash. Aja hits the spinning right hand on Kyoko and picks up the victory. This was a pretty good feature for Aja.
Match Rating: **
They show Diesel snapping after his loss to Bret at Survivor Series. They then show the clip of his interview last week.
Brother Love is back for the first time in ages. Most of the kids probably don't even know who he is. He brings Bret Hart out for the interview. He tells Bret that he is a marked man and doesn't give him the chance to speak. Bret eventually grabs Love's microphone hand so he can talk. He says what Diesel did after the match was cheap and that Diesel was always cheap. Bret says that he looks forward to getting his redemption against the British Bulldog at In Your House. He is then attacked from behind by Bob Backlund because why not?
Hunter Hearst Helmsley vs. John Crystal
During Helmsley's entrance, they show Henry Godwinn at his farm introducing him to the family. It doesn't take long before the Pedigree is hit and the match is over. This was very quick.
Match Rating: 1/4*
They let us know that Razor Ramon and Marty Jannetty will take on Sid and the Kid. Jim Cornette then issues an open contract to face Owen Hart at In Your House. He brags about hospitalizing people and that he's on a roll.
Kama Sir Mo vs. Undertaker
Kama comes out using crutches while wearing the gold chain. DiBiase says that Kama can't wrestle, so he has hired someone else and it's Sir Mo. Next week on Raw, Razor will defend his Intercontinental Championship against Dean Douglas in a rematch. This is the mask era of Undertaker due to the injury. Vince isn't buying Kama's injury here. We get some early DiBiase involvement, so Taker grabs him by the throat. Kama then attacks him from behind. It didn't take long for that reveal. This is just a bunch of shenanigans and it leads to Undertaker hitting a chokeslam and picking up the easy win. Mabel then comes out after the match, which seems like a bad plan. Undertaker grabs the gold chain and Paul Bearer is over the moon. Now Yokozuna is out and Mabel attacks Bearer and steals the chain. This was nothing special.
Match Rating: 3/4*
Vince and Jerry recap what just happened and hype up Sid vs. Marty next week. They also talk about the aforementioned Intercontinental match.
This was a disappointing follow up to last week's show. Undertaker typically seems to kind of suck the life out of the show, which is the opposite of his role. The women were the highlight here.
Overall Rating: 38%
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