WWF @ Auburn Hills, MI - Palace - January 1, 1993 (3,600)
Tito Santana pinned the Brooklyn Brawler
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Typhoon with a diving headbutt
Mr. Perfect defeated Razor Ramon via disqualification when Ric Flair interfered
WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS defeated the Nasty Boys after using the briefcase; the Nastys originally won the match via pinfall but the match was restarted as the referee had been knocked down moments before the pinfall
Crush defeated Beau Beverly via submission with the head vice
Repo Man pinned Jim Powers
WWF World Champion Bret Hart pinned Ric Flair at 24:14
WWF @ Valparaiso, IN - Athletic & Recreation Center - January 2, 1993 (matinee)
Typhoon vs. Bam Bam Bigelow
Crush vs. Papa Shango
Mr. Perfect vs. Razor Ramon
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels vs. Marty Jannetty
WWF World Champion Bret Hart vs. Ric Flair
WWF @ Cedar Rapids, IA - Five Seasons Center - January 2, 1993 (matinee)
Skinner defeated Jim Powers
Virgil defeated Terry Taylor
WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS defeated the Nasty Boys
Yokozuna defeated Randy Savage
Bob Backlund defeated the Berzerker
Tito Santana defeated Repo Man
The Undertaker defeated Papa Shango
WWF @ Chicago, IL - Rosemont Horizon - January 2, 1993
Marty Jannetty vs. WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels
WWF World Champion Bret Hart & Mr. Perfect vs. Ric Flair & Razor Ramon
Also included Bam Bam Bigelow, Crush, Owen Hart & Koko B. Ware, Papa Shango, Tatanka, and Typhoon
WWF @ Des Moines, IA - Veterans Memorial Auditorium - January 2, 1993 (1,900)
Skinner pinned Jim Powers
Virgil pinned Terry Taylor
WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated the Nasty Boys when IRS pinned Saggs after Jimmy Hart hit Saggs with IRS' briefcase
Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Randy Savage with a belly to belly suplex after Fuji hit Savage with the Japanese flag pole
Bob Backlund pinned the Berzerker
Tito Santana pinned Repo Man
The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) pinned Papa Shango
WWF @ Sioux City, IA - Municipal Auditorium - January 3, 1993 (matinee)
The Undertaker vs. Papa Shango
WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS vs. the Nasty Boys
Yokozuna vs. Randy Savage
WWF @ Tyler, TX - Oil Palace - January 3, 1993
1st show held at the venue
Included WWF World Champion Bret Hart
WCW / New Japan - Tokyo, Japan - Tokyo Dome - January 4, 1993 (63,500; sell out)
Highlights of the event aired as a 2-hour pay-per-view special; featured an opening introduction by Eric Bischoff; included Jim Ross & Tony Schiavone on
commentary, with Bischoff calling the 6-man tag team match by himself:
Masashi Aoyagi, the Great Kabuki, & Akitoshi Saito defeated Norio Goto, Hiro Saito, & Super Strong Machine
at 14:20 when Kabuki pinned Honaga following a backdrop
WCW Japan Supershow III: Jushin Liger pinned IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion the Ultimo Dragon to win the title at 20:09 with a Frankensteiner
off the top after hitting a sit-down powerbomb; after the bout, Liger was presented the title belt and winner's trophy from New Japan officials;
moments later, Liger and Dragon shook hands
WCW Japan Supershow III: Ron Simmons pinned Tony Halme with a spinebuster at 6:01 after ducking a clothesline
WCW Japan Supershow III: Masa Saito & Shinya Hashimoto defeated Dustin Rhodes & Scott Norton at 13:46 when Hashimoto pinned Rhodes with an
enzuiguri after Norton prevented the pinfall after Hashimoto hit a DDT
WCW Japan Supershow III: IWGP World Champion the Great Muta pinned NWA World Champion Masahiro Chono to win the title at 19:48 with the moonsault,
moments after avoiding Chono's shoulderblock off the top and hitting the moonsault but Chono kicked out at 2
IWGP Tag Team Champions Road Warrior Hawk & Kensuke Sasaki fought Rick & Scott Steiner to a double count-out at 14:38
WCW Japan Supershow III: Takayuki Iizuka, Akiro Nogami, & El Samurai defeated Nobukazu Hirai, Masao Orihara, & Koki Kitihara at 15:13 when Iizuka
pinned Hirai a full minute after dropping him with a powerbomb and seemingly knocking him out
WCW Japan Supershow III: Sting pinned Hiroshi Hase at 14:41 with a jumping DDT, bodyslam, and splash off the top; prior to the bout, the two shook
men hands
Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Takashi Ishikawa via submission with a Dragon Sleeper at 11:41
Genichiro Tenryu pinned Riki Choshu with a powerbomb at 18:14
WWF @ Beaumont, TX - Convention Center - January 4, 1993 (sell out)
Wrestling Challenge taping:
The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) defeated Razor Ramon via count-out at 7:30 when Razor walked out of the
bout after sustaining a chokeslam
(Smack'em Whack'em)
Scott Putski defeated Mike Williams
Horace Boulder defeated Louie Spicolli
WWF Mania - 1/9/93: Jim Duggan pinned Repo Man at 3:49 with the running clothesline
WWF Super Card - 1/30/93 (Canadian TV): The Berzerker pinned Bobby Perez with the falling powerslam at 2:21
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated the Big Bossman
WWF Super Card - 1/30/93 (Canadian TV): Typhoon pinned Iron Mike Sharpe with the splash at 4:06
WWF Superstars (European version): Mr. Perfect pinned Terry Taylor at 8:12 with the Perfect Plex
Lance Cassidy defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
Yokozuna defeated Jim Duggan
WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS defeated the Nasty Boys
Jim Brunzell defeated Bill Irwin
Mr. Perfect pinned Ric Flair with the Perfect Plex at 10:50 as Flair attempted a backdrop
(Invasion of the Bodyslammers)
Randy Savage defeated WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels via count-out
WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) via disqualification at 5:01 when Fuji hit Hart with the flagpole as the champion attempted
to come off the middle turnbuckle; after the bout, Yoko hit a belly to belly suplex but Hart moved out of the way as Yoko tried the Bonzai Drop; moments
later, Hart knocked Yoko to the floor with a dropkick and cleared Fuji from the ring
(Best of the WWF: Mega Matches, Bret Hitman
Hart: His Greatest Matches
1/24/93 - included a 'Special Report' showing last week's incident from Superstars of Doink the Clown attacking
Crush, where it was also announced that Crush was now unable to compete in the Royal Rumble match;
featured comments from Bobby Heenan speaking more about his unveiling of "The Narcissist" at the Royal Rumble;
included the interview from this week's WWF Superstars with WWF World Champion Bret Hart:
Tatanka pinned Iron Mike Sharpe at 2:23 with the Samoan Drop; during the bout, Tatanka cut an insert promo
about appearing in the Royal Rumble
Papa Shango pinned Bobby East at 1:29 with the reverse shoulderbreaker;
during the bout, the Berzerker cut an insert promo about appearing in the Royal Rumble
The Nasty Boys defeated Chuck West & Isi Bermudez at 2:31 when Saggs pinned West following the running powerslam /
flying elbowsmash combo
Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Rudy Flores at 1:36 with the Bonzai Drop; during the bout, Typhoon cut an insert promo about appearing in the Royal Rumble
Bob Backlund pinned Louie Spicolli at 1:57 with a rolling cradle;
during the bout, Bob Backlund cut an insert promo about appearing in the Royal Rumble
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Reno Riggins at 2:20 with a back suplex;
during the bout, Marty Jannetty cut an insert promo about facing Michaels at the Royal Rumble
1/31/93 - included interviews from WWF Superstars with WWF World Champion Bret Hart and Jim Duggan,
and Yokozuna and Mr. Fuji accepting Jim Duggan's challenge at the end of the show; featured comments
from Lex Luger, who said comparing himself to Mr. Perfect was like comparing ice cream to horse manure;
included footage from the Royal Rumble of Giant Gonzalez attacking the Undertaker:
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Jim Hunter at 1:42 with the diving headbutt
Skinner pinned Dave Silguero at 2:30 with the reverse DDT
Kamala (w/ Slick) pinned James Santos at 2:47 with a splash to the back
WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Jerry Stevens & Robert Taylor at 2:38
when pinned Stevens with a clothesline and elbow drop
Marty Jannetty (w/ Sensational Sherri) pinned Mike Williams at 2:46 with the Rocker Dropper;
during the bout, an insert promo from Sherri was shown where she said that wherever Shawn Michaels
would be she would be there by Marty's side (Jannetty's last TV appearance for nearly four months)
Tito Santana pinned the Predator at 2:55 with the flying forearm; during the bout, an insert promo from
Santana was shown speaking of the recent Headlock on Hunger show at MSG
Doink the Clown pinned Bob East at 1:44 as he had a submission hold applied at the same time;
during the bout, an insert promo from Doink was shown where he said he was "armed" and dangerous (Doink's TV in-ring debut)
2/7/93 - featured the Jim Duggan / Yokozuna bout from WWF Superstars, shown in full;
included a 'Special Report' segment focusing on the Giant Gonzalez / Undertaker incident at the Royal Rumble;
featured closing comments from Typhoon and Razor Ramon about their scheduled match the following week:
Owen Hart & Koko B. Ware defeated Dale Wolfe & Ken Johnson at 1:57 when Owen pinned Johnson following a missile dropkick
from Koko as Owen held Johnson in the air
Damien Demento pinned Bobby Perez at 1:30 with a kneedrop
Virgil pinned Tommy Knight at 1:40 with a side Russian legsweep; during the bout, an insert promo from Virgil
was shown speaking of the recent Headlock on Hunger show from MSG
The Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) defeated Jim Brunzell & Gary Jackson
Razor Ramon pinned Rudy Gonzalez at 2:56 with the Razor's Edge
WWF @ San Antonio, TX - Freeman Coliseum - January 5, 1993 (near sell out)
WWF Superstars taping:
Scott Putski defeated Dale Wolfe
Tatanka defeated Chuck West
WWF Mania - 1/16/93: Tito Santana pinned Bill Irwin with the flying forearm at 5:55
WWF Super Card - 1/30/93 (Canadian TV): Repo Man pinned Jim Brunzell at 4:57 with a clothesline
Wrestling Spotlight - 1/30/93: Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Typhoon with at 7:28 with the diving headbutt after a clothesline out of the corner
(Invasion of the Bodyslammers)
Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels via count-out at 9:33 when Michaels began to leave ringside; moments later, Backlund brought
Michaels back to the ring and hit the atomic drop; after it was announced Backlund would not win the title via count-out, the challenger knocked
Michaels from the ring with the title belt (WWF Wrestling Grudge Matches 93)
Lance Cassidy defeated Rudy Flores
The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) defeated Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) via disqualification at 4:07 when Yoko repeatedly hit Taker with the salt bucket
after Taker sat up from Yoko's belly to belly suplex; after the match, Taker avoided the Bonzai Drop and eventually took Yoko down with a flying
clothesline and chokeslam
(Bashed in the USA, The Undertaker: His Gravest Matches,
German Fan Favorites
Virgil defeated Horace Boulder
Doink the Clown defeated Bob East
Terry Taylor defeated Reno Riggins
WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS defeated the Nasty Boys
WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Ric Flair
1/23/93 - included an interview with WWF World Champion Bret Hart regarding his title match with Razor Ramon at the
Royal Rumble, during which Razor appeared on the big screen and insulted the champion; Hart eventually challenged Razor
to come out and fight him there but Razor refused; featured an 'Update' segment focusing on the Crush / Doink the Clown
incident from the previous week:
The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) pinned Dave Silguero at 1:50 with the tombstone;
after the bout, Silguero was placed in a body bag
Marty Jannetty pinned Ken Johnson at 1:09 with the Rocker Dropper;
during the bout, WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels cut an insert promo and said Sensational Sherri would be in his corner
at the Royal Rumble
Papa Shango pinned Rudy Gonzalez at 1:34 with the reverse shoulderbreaker
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Gary Jackson at 1:45 with a diving headbutt;
during the bout, the Big Bossman cut an insert promo about facing Bigelow at the Royal Rumble
Kamala (w/ Slick) pinned Dale Wolfe at 1:47 with a splash to the back; during the bout,
Harvey Wippleman cut an insert promo saying Kamala would have to face Kimchee in the ring soon
1/30/93 - featured clips from the Royal Rumble of Giant Gonzalez attacking the Undertaker; included comments from
WWF World Champion Bret Hart where he said he would worry about facing Yokozuna when it got closer to WrestleMania;
featured Raymond Rougeau conducting an interview with Jim Duggan during which Duggan challenged Yokozuna to a match
for the following week, saying he could knock Yoko to the mat; the challenge was accepted by Yoko & Mr. Fuji at the
end of the show:
The Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) defeated Reno Riggins & Bobby Perez at 2:34 when Fatu pinned Perez with a splash off the top
Damien Demento pinned Tommy Knight at 1:56 with a kneedrop
Mr. Perfect pinned Louie Spicolli at 1:55 with the Perfect Plex;
during the bout, Lex Luger cut an insert promo saying he had only heard 'Perfect silence' after he challenged
Mr. Perfect to a match
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Gary Jackson at 1:55 with the side suplex;
during the bout, Sensational Sherri cut an insert promo saying wherever Michaels goes she will be right there
with Marty Jannetty
Owen Hart & Koko B. Ware defeated the Brooklyn Brawler & Chuck West at 2:26 when Owen pinned West
after Owen hit a missile dropkick as Owen held him in the air
Bob Backlund pinned Iron Mike Sharpe at 2:41 with a roll up into a bridge
Razor Ramon pinned Pete Christie at 2:27 with the Razor's Edge
2/6/93 - included an 'Update' segment focusing on the Giant Gonzalez / Undertaker incident at the Royal Rumble; featured a Mr. Perfect promo in which
he had a regular-sized man pose for him, saying he was just like Lex Luger, with Perfect then chopping him in the chest and saying the blow was for Luger:
The Nasty Boys defeated Dave Silguero & Robert Taylor at 2:13 when Saggs pinned Silguero with a flying elbowsmash
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Rudi Flores at the 48-second mark with the diving headbutt
Doink the Clown pinned Reno Riggins at the 46-second mark as he had a submission hold applied at the same time
Jim Duggan defeated Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) in a contest in which Duggan had to knock Yoko to the mat to win; after the contest, Yoko attacked Duggan,
hit three Bonzai Drops, laid the American flag over Duggan, and hit a fourth; moments later, Duggan was taken backstage on a stretcher as he began to
cough up blood
The Beverly Brothers defeated Pete Christie & Bob East at 1:26 when Beau pinned Christie following the head spike
WWF @ Corpus Christi, TX - Memorial Coliseum - January 6, 1993
Included the Nasty Boys, Bam Bam Bigelow, Tito Santana, & the Big Bossman
WWF @ Austin, TX - Frank Irwin Center - January 6,
1993 (2,800)
Bob Backlund defeated the Berzerker
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Marty Jannetty by putting his feet on the
ropes for leverage
Virgil pinned the Brooklyn Brawler with a Russian leg
sweep
Tatanka pinned Damien Demento with the fall away slam
The
Headshrinkers defeated Owen Hart & Koko B. Ware after Koko was hit with a
flying headbutt behind the referee's back
The Undertaker pinned Papa
Shango
WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Ric Flair
WWF @ Lubbock, TX - Civic Center - January 7, 1993
WWF @ Edinburg, TX - January 7, 1993
Crush vs. Skinner
The
Nasty Boys vs. WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS
The Big Bossman
vs. Yokozuna
Mr. Perfect vs. Razor Ramon
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA - Civic Arena - January 8, 1993 (6,000)
Crush
(sub. for Max Moon) defeated Skinner with the head vice
Terry Taylor pinned
Jim Powers (sub. for Lance Cassidy) with a neckbreaker after 14 minutes
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Typhoon
with the flying headbutt
WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS
defeated the Nasty Boys; the challengers originally won the match and the titles
but the bout continued due to the illegal man scoring the pin
Tito Santana
pinned Repo Man with the flying forearm
Yokozuna pinned the Big Bossman with
the Bonzai Drop at around the 4-minute mark
Mr. Perfect defeated Razor Ramon via count-out
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum - January 8, 1993 (6,300)
Virgil defeated the Brooklyn Brawler
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Executioners (Barry Hardy & Duane Gill) (sub. for Double Trouble)
Tatanka pinned Damien Demento
Bob Backlund pinned the Berzerker with a roll up
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Marty Jannetty; the bout was scheduled to take place before intermission but
Jannetty attacked the champion before the bell sounded; Sgt. Slaughter then appeared and said the match would go on
regardless of Michaels' condition and it was postponned until after intermission
The Headshrinkers defeated Owen Hart & Koko B. Ware when Fatu scored the pin with the top rope splash
The Undertaker pinned Papa Shango (sub. for Nailz)
WWF World Champion Bret Hart pinned Ric Flair at 27:15 with an inside cradle as Flair attempted the figure-4;
after the match, Flair knocked Hart to the floor before leaving ringside
WWF @ Boston, MA - Boston Garden - January 9, 1993 (matinee) (5,800)
Crush defeated Skinner via submission at 8:50 with the head vice
Terry Taylor pinned Jason Knight (sub. for Lance Cassidy) at 9:20 with a sit-down powerbomb
WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS defeated the Nasty Boys at 14:26 when IRS pinned Saggs
after Dibiase used the steel briefcase as a weapon behind the referee's back;
the challengers originally won the match and the titles at 10:00 when Knobbs pinned Dibiase
after a collision between Dibiase and Saggs, however the match was forced to continue since
Knobbs was the illegal man
The Undertaker pinned Papa Shango with the chokeslam at around the 6-minute mark
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Typhoon at around the 7-minute mark with the diving headbutt
following a clothesline out of the corner
WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Ric Flair (w/ Bobby Heenan) in a 60-minute Ironman match, 3 falls to 2;
fall #1 - Hart pinned Flair with a waist lock into a roll up at 27:17;
fall #2 - Flair defeated Hart via submission with the figure-4 and by holding onto the top rope for leverage at 35:00
(during the fall, the referee ordered Heenan backstage);
fall #3 - Flair defeated Hart via submission with the figure-4 and by holding onto the bottom rope for leverage at 37:40;
fall #4 - Hart defeated Flair via submission with the Sharpshooter at 55:03;
fall #5 - Hart pinned Flair by reversing a figure-4 attempt into an inside cradle at 59:42 as Flair attempted the figure-4;
at the beginning of the fall, Heenan returned to the ring to hand Flair a pair of brass knuckles - which ended up
being used on the champion - before once again being ejected from ringside
WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ - Meadowlands - January 9, 1993 (matinee) (8,700)
Virgil pinned the Brooklyn Brawler
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels fought Marty Jannetty to a no contest when Jannetty attacked Michaels before the bell and hit him with the belt; the match was held off for later in the show
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Executioners when Scott got the pin
Tatanka pinned Damien Demento
Bob Backlund pinned the Berzerker
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Marty Jannetty with his feet on the ropes
The Headshrinkers defeated Owen Hart & Koko B. Ware when Fatu pinned Ware
Yokozuna pinned the Big Bossman with the Bonzai Drop at around the 4-minute mark
Mr. Perfect defeated Razor Ramon via count-out
WWF @ Portland, ME - Civic Center - January 9, 1993
(3,415)
Crush defeated Skinner with the head vice
Terry Taylor
pinned Jason Knight (sub. for Lance Cassidy)
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Typhoon
WWF Tag Team Champions
Ted Dibiase & IRS defeated the Nasty Boys
The Undertaker pinned Papa
Shango
WWF World Champion Bret Hart pinned Ric Flair
WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center - January 9, 1993
Owen Hart & Koko B. Ware vs. the Headshrinkers
Marty Jannetty vs. WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels
The Big Bossman vs. Yokozuna
Also featured Virgil
WWF @ Allentown, PA - Agricultural Hall - January 9,
1993 (3,000; sell out)
Jim Powers defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
The Cheetah Kid defeated
Johnny Rotten
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Executioners
Bob
Backlund defeated the Berzerker
Tatanka defeated Damien Demento
Mr. Perfect
defeated Razor Ramon via count-out
WWF @ Lakeland, FL - Civic Center - January 10, 1993 (matinee)
The Headshrinkers defeated Owen Hart & Koko B. Ware
Typhoon defeated Repo Man
Tatanka defeated Damien Demento
Randy Savage defeated Papa Shango
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Marty Jannetty
WWF World Champion Bret Hart pinned Ric Flair
WWF @ Youngstown, OH - Beeghly Center - January 10, 1993 (matinee) (3,000)
Terry Taylor defeated Jim Powers (sub. for Lance Cassidy)
Crush defeated the Brooklyn Brawler
Bob Backlund defeated the Berzerker
Mr. Perfect defeated Razor Ramon via count-out
WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS defeated the Nasty Boys
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned the Big Bossman
The Undertaker defeated Yokozuna via disqualification at around the 4-minute mark when Yoko threw salt into Taker's face;
after the bout, Mr. Fuji attacked Paul Bearer until Taker made the save and knocked both Fuji and Yoko from the ring
WWF @ Orlando, FL - Arena - January 10, 1993 (2,600)
Skinner defeated Mickey Jay
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Marty Jannetty
Typhoon pinned Repo Man with a splash
The Headshrinkers defeated Owen Hart & Koko B. Ware when Samu pinned Koko
Randy Savage defeated Papa Shango
Tatanka defeated Damien Demento
Virgil defeated Frankie Lancaster
WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Ric Flair at 21:40
WWF @ Richfield, OH - Coliseum - January 10, 1993 (2,500)
Terry Taylor pinned Jim Powers (sub. for Lance Cassidy) with a neckbreaker
Crush defeated the Brooklyn Brawler
Bob Backlund pinned the Berzerker
Mr. Perfect defeated Razor Ramon via count-out
WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS defeated the Nasty Boys
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned the Big Bossman
The Undertaker defeated Yokozuna via disqualification at around the 4-minute mark when Yoko threw salt into Taker's face;
after the bout, Mr. Fuji attacked Paul Bearer until Taker made the save and knocked both Fuji and Yoko from the ring
WWF @ New York City, NY - Manhattan Center - January 11, 1993 (1,000; 600 paid; sell out)
WWF Superstars (Italian version): Bob Backlund defeated Damien Demento via disqualification at 7:30 after Demento began choking Backlund over the top rope
Cheetah pinned Johnny Rotten with a backflip bodypress
Monday Night Raw - 1/11/93 - debut episode; included an opening outdoor introduction by Sean Mooney, with Bobby Heenan then appearing and Mooney saying
he had been replaced on the show by Rob Bartlett; Mooney then told Heenan that all the tickets were sold and he couldn't get in the building; featured
Vince McMahon, Randy Savage, & Barlett on commentary (Barlett's debut); included a pre-taped vignette in which Heenan spoke about the debut of Narcissis
at the Royal Rumble; featured an outdoor segment in which Mooney found that a security guard had detained a female, who claimed to be Bartlett's aunt;
moments later, Mooney took off the wig to reveal her as Heenan; included an ICO-PRO ad featuring WWF World Champion Bret Hart; featured an ad promoting
WWF video games on Nintendo, Game Boy, and Super Nintendo; included McMahon conducting an in-ring interview with Razor Ramon regarding his upcoming match
at the Royal Rumble against Hart, during which Razor said Hart had been in the WWF for 8 1/2 years while it only took him 8 1/2 months; moments later,
footage was shown from WWF Mania of Razor attacking Owen Hart; Razor then said Hart couldn't do anything about him taking the world title; featured info
on the Headlock on Hunger fundraiser at Madison Square Garden later that month, the card for the show, and how to donate to the American Red Cross; included
a Headlock on Hunger promo by Tatanka; featured an ad promoting WWF Mania; included a Royal Rumble Report hosted by Gene Okerlund in which it was announced
Marty Jannetty would challenge WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels, with Sensational Sherri at ringside; it was also announced that Genichiro Tenryu, Tito Santana,
Typhoon, Samu, Fatu, and Jim Duggan would be in the Rumble; featured an outdoor segment in which Mooney spoke with a Jewish man trying to get in the building,
with it then revealed it was Heenan; included an ad on how to get tickets for the Jan. 18 and Feb. 1 Raw events at the Manhattan Center; featured footage from
WWF Superstars during the weekend in which Slick stood up for Kamala against Kimchee and Harvey Wippleman, with Kamala chopping Kimchee to the floor and chasing
Wippleman backstage after Kimchee struck Slick; included the announcement Woody Allen would face Mia Farrow in a steel cage match the following week; featured
McMahon conducting a closing ringside interview with Doink about Crush's threats if Doink didn't stop making kids cry; moments later, Crush walked out and
warned Doink, then chased him around the ring; moments later, Crush slid in the ring and his music played as Doink laughed from ringside; included a closing
segment in which Heenan was finally allowed in the building, just as the show ended:
Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Koko B. Ware with the back splash in the corner and Bonzai Drop at 3:45; prior to the bout, Rob Bartlett said Yoko had
"an ass like an amphitheater" (The Best of Raw: Seasons 1 & 2,
History of WWE)
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Executioners at 3:01 when Scott scored the pin following the top rope bulldog double team; during the match,
Doink the Clown was shown walking through the crowd
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Max Moon with a reversal into the side suplex at 9:56; during the bout, Doink the Clown appeared at ringside
Tito Santana pinned Iron Mike Sharpe; the match did not air but rather took place during the Royal Rumble event center segment
The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) pinned Damien Demento with the tombstone at 2:25; during the bout, it was announced Mr. Perfect would face Papa Shango,
Ric Flair would face Tito Santana, and WWF World Champion Bret Hart would appear for an interview the following week
(Raw: 10th Anniversary,
The Best of Raw: Seasons 1 & 2)
WWF Mania - 1/16/93: Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Jim Powers at 2:54 with the Bonzai Drop
Dark match after the show: Crush defeated Bam Bam Bigelow via disqualification when Doink the Clown interfered
- 1/93: Lance Cassidy quit.
WWF @ Dallas, TX - Reunion Arena - January 14, 1993 (2,500)
Skinner
pinned Max Moon (sub. for Lance Cassidy)
Bob Backlund defeated Beau Beverly
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned
Typhoon with a slam and splash
Jerry Sags pinned WWF Tag Team Champion
IRS
Damien Demento pinned Virgil
Mr. Perfect defeated Razor Ramon via
count-out
WWF World Champion Bret Hart pinned Ric Flair
WWF @ Rapid City, SD - Rushmore Plaza Civic Center - January 14, 1993
Terry Taylor defeated Jim Powers
The Headshrinkers defeated Owen Hart & Koko B. Ware
Tatanka defeated the Brooklyn Brawler
Crush defeated Repo Man
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Marty Jannetty
Yokozuna defeated the Big Bossman
The Undertaker defeated the Berzerker (sub. for Papa Shango, who was a sub. for Nailz)
WWF @ Sioux Falls, SD - Arena - January 15, 1993
Terry Taylor defeated Jim Powers
The Headshrinkers defeated Owen Hart & Koko B. Ware
Tatanka defeated the Brooklyn Brawler
Crush defeated Repo Man
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Marty Jannetty
Yokozuna defeated the Big Bossman
The Undertaker defeated the Berzerker (sub. for Papa Shango, who was a sub. for Nailz)
WWF @ Houston, TX - Summit - January 15, 1993
Virgil defeated the
Blue Demon
Skinner defeated Max Moon (sub. for Lance Cassidy)
Mr. Perfect defeated Damien
Demento
Bob Backlund defeated Beau Beverly
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated
Typhoon
Jerry Saggs defeated WWF Tag Team Champion IRS
WWF World Champion
Bret Hart pinned Ric Flair
WWF @ Huntsville, AL - Von Braun Civic Center - January 16, 1993 (1,500) (matinee)
This event was to have taken place on 11/1/92 but was postponed
Skinner defeated Max Moon (sub. for Lance Cassidy)
Bob Backlund defeated Beau Beverly
Mr. Perfect defeated Doink the Clown (sub. for an injured Razor Ramon) via disqualification
Jerry Saggs defeated WWF Tag Team Champion IRS
Damien Demento defeated Virgil
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Typhoon
WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Ric Flair at 22:19
WWF @ Lincoln, NE - Pershing Auditorium - January 16, 1993 (2,250)
The Undertaker vs. Papa Shango main event was cancelled due to Taker no showing
Terry Taylor defeated Jim Powers
The Headshrinkers defeated Owen Hart & Koko B. Ware
Tatanka defeated the Brooklyn Brawler
Crush defeated Repo Man
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Marty Jannetty
Yokozuna defeated the Big Bossman
WWF @ Nashville, TN - Municipal Auditorium - January 16, 1993 (4,800)
Skinner pinned Max Moon (sub. for Lance Cassidy) with the reverse DDT
Damien Demento pinned Virgil with a roll up
Bob Backlund pinned Beau Beverly (sub. for the Berzerker)
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Typhoon
Jerry Saggs (w/ Brian Knobbs) pinned WWF Tag Team Champion IRS following interference from Knobbs; the bout was originally scheduled as a tag team title match involving Ted Dibiase but Dibiase was a no-show
Mr. Perfect defeated Doink the Clown (sub. for an injured Razor Ramon) via disqualification after Doink sprayed Perfect with something from the flower on his jacket
WWF World Champion Bret Hart pinned Ric Flair with a small package
WWF @ Chattanooga, TN - UTC Arena - January 17, 1993 (matinee)
WWF
World Champion Bret Hart defeated Ric Flair
WWF @ Jacksonville, FL - Coliseum - January 18, 1993
WWF @ West Palm Beach, FL - Auditorium - January 18, 1993
Bob Backlund vs. WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels
The Big Bossman vs. Razor Ramon
The Undertaker vs. Yokozuna
WWF @ New York City, NY - Manhattan Center - January 18, 1993 (1,000; sell out)
Monday Night Raw taping:
The original line-up included Kamala vs. Repo Man, Virgil vs. Bam Bam Bigelow, and Tatanka vs. Terry Taylor
WWF Mania - 1/23/93: Virgil pinned Iron Mike Sharpe at 5:33 with the side Russian legsweep; during the bout, the crowd chanted "Virgil sucks"
and "Let's go, Mike"
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Phil Apollo
Marty Jannetty defeated Beau Beverly (sub. for Skinner) via disqualification
1/18/93 - featured an opening segment in which Rob Bartlett tore up a photo of Bobby Heenan, saying "Fight the real enemy;" moments later, Repo Man decked
Randy Savage from behind, stole his cowboy hat, and escaped into the crowd; included an ad promoting the Royal Rumble Hotline; featured an ICO-PRO ad featuring
WWF World Champion Bret Hart; included Vince McMahon conducting an in-ring interview with Hart about his upcoming title defense at the Royal Rumble against
Razor Ramon, during which Hart responded to Razor's attack on Owen Hart and threats to slap Stu Hart; there were some chants for "Razor" during the segment;
featured a Headlock on Hunger promo by the Undertaker & Paul Bearer; included footage from WWF Superstars of Doink the Clown attacking Crush with a prosthetic
arm; featured an ad promoting WWF Mania; included an outdoor segment with Sean Mooney in which Repo appeared wearing Savage's cowboy hat, then saying Savage was
late on payments; moments later, Savage told Repo on his headset that he would get revenge and get his hat back; featured a Royal Rumble Report hosted by Gene
Okerlund; included an outdoor segment with Mooney in which Savage went looking for Repo; featured info on how fans could attend the Feb. 1 taping; included a
closing segment in which Repo had Bartlett's car towed away in a repossession:
Mr. Perfect pinned Terry Taylor (sub. for Papa Shango) with the Perfect Plex at 9:28 after reversing Taylor's suplex attempt;
Randy Savage rejoined the commentary team early in the match and discussed his plans to get revenge on Repo Man for the attack
he sustained earlier in the show; there were chants of "We want Flair" during the bout; during the match, Bobby Heenan called in to
the commentary team, upset Rob Bartlett tore up a photo of him in the opening of the show; during the final moments of the bout,
Ric Flair appeared ringside and attacked Perfect on the floor behind the referee's back; immediately after the contest, Perfect
ran backstage to find Flair
Marty Jannetty pinned Glen Ruth with the Rocker Dropper at 5:12; during the bout, WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels called in to the commentary team
to discuss his upcoming title defense against Jannetty at the Royal Rumble
Ric Flair fought Tito Santana to a no contest at 8:14 when Mr. Perfect came ringside, pulled Flair from the ring, and brawled with him before officials,
including Sgt. Slaughter and Pat Patterson, pulled the men apart; during the match, it was noted WWF World Champion Bret Hart would be on Live! with Regis &
Kathie Lee on Wednesday; during the match, there were dueling chants for both men; it was noted during the match that Randy Savage would face Repo Man the
following week; following the commercial break, the brawl between Perfect and Flair returned ringside, with officials trying to get in their way; moments
later, Vince McMahon conducted a ringside interview with Flair in which he challenged Perfect next week to a match and the loser would leave the WWF; Flair
then said Perfect wasn't man enough, didn't have the guts, and would never beat him; after Flair returned backstage, McMahon spoke with Perfect at ringside
who quickly accepted Flair's challenge
1/25/93 - featured an opening outdoor segment in which Repo Man drove up in his tow truck to speak with Sean Mooney about his match later in the show
against Randy Savage; Repo then ran past fans into the building; included Vince McMahon, Bobby Heenan, & Rob Bartlett on commentary; featured a Headlock on
Hunger promo by Bob Backlund, and how fans could contribute to the American Red Cross; included an ad promoting tickets to WrestleMania IX; during the show
open, McMahon noted the Bushwhackers would be in action but were not; featured a post Royal Rumble Report hosted by Gene Okerlund in which he noted the
successful title defense by WWF World Champion Bret Hart, Rumble victory by Yokozuna, and debuts of Lex Luger and Giant Gonzalez; included an ad promoting
the Royal Rumble Hotline; featured an ad promoting WWF Mania; included ticket info for the following week's show; featured a closing announcement that Ric Flair
would still appear for his scheduled appearances the coming weekend and that Typhoon would face Doink the Clown the following week:
Randy Savage pinned Repo Man with the flying elbowsmash at around the 12-minute mark; prior to the bout, Repo came to the ring in possession of Savage's hat which
he had stolen the previous week; after the match, Savage regained the hat after several referees blocked him from coming off the top onto Repo, who was
on the floor (Best of the WWF: Heroes of the Squared Circle,
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Kamala (w/ Slick) pinned the Brooklyn Brawler with a splash at 3:32; after the bout, Vince McMahon conducted an interview with Slick and Kamala at ringside
about Kamala's transformation because of Slick and the fans
Mr. Perfect pinned Ric Flair at around the 23-minute mark with the Perfect Plex as Flair attempted a backdrop; stipulations stated the loser would leave the WWF;
during his entrance, Flair slapped hands with Bobby Heenan, at ringside; late in the match, Perfect bled from the forehead; after the match, Heenan was
censored on commentary before throwing down his headset and complaining to the referee; moments later, Flair and Heenan went backstage together
(Flair's last TV appearance for nearly 9 years) (WrestleFest 93,
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WWF @ Sarasota, FL - January 19, 1993
WWF World Champion
Bret Hart defeated Ric Flair
WWF @ Las Cruces, NM - Pan-American Center - January 22, 1993 (3,700)
1st show in Las Cruces
Bam Bam Bigelow vs. the Big Bossman
WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS vs. the Nasty Boys
WWF World Champion Bret Hart vs. Ric Flair
WWF @ Denver, CO - Coliseum - January 22, 1993 (5,200)
Tito Santana defeated
Skinner
Jim Powers defeated the Predator
The Headshrinkers defeated Owen
Hart & Koko B. Ware
Yokozuna defeated Earthquake
The Undertaker
defeated the Berzerker
Bob Backlund defeated Terry Taylor
Mr. Perfect
defeated Repo Man
Marty Jannetty vs. WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels (Jannetty
has been quoted as saying this was his best match)
WWF @ Reno, NV - First Interstate Athletic Complex - January 23, 1993 (matinee) (2,000+)
Jim Powers pinned the Predator at 8:27 with a scoop slam cradle
Samu pinned Owen Hart with a superplex at 3:21
Yokozuna pinned Earthquake with the Bonzai Drop at 3:02
The Undertaker defeated the Beverly Brothers (sub. for Papa Shango) in a handicap match at 3:34
by pinning Blake with the tombstone
Bob Backlund pinned the Berzerker with a Thesz Press at 12:59
Mr. Perfect pinned Ric Flair with the Perfect Plex at 14:50
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Marty Jannetty at 11:42 after Jannetty hit the steel ringpost
while running into the corner
Doink the Clown defeated Jim Powers via submission with the Stump Puller at 5:57
Pay-per-view bouts - featured Gorilla Monsoon & Bobby Heenan on commentary; included a video package highlighting the feud between WWF IC Champion
Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty; featured footage of Razor Ramon attacking Owen Hart backstage during the debut episode of WWF Mania; included footage
shot the day before at the Arco Arena during a basketball game of Raymond Rougeau interviewing Ramon regarding his upcoming match with WWF World Champion
Bret Hart; featured a podium segment in which Heenan pulled down a curtain to unveil "Narcissus" Lex Luger; Luger then spent several minutes posing in
front of three full-length mirrors, as Heenan commented on Luger's physique; moments later, Luger cut a promo on the WWF talent, specifically Mr. Perfect
(Luger's debut as a WWF wrestler); included an in-ring proclamation by Caesar, with Cleopatra, of Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas regarding WrestleMania IX
and the winner of the Royal Rumble receiving a WWF World Title shot at the event:
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Beverly Brothers at 10:45 when Scott pinned Blake following the Frankensteiner
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Marty Jannetty at 14:20 with a superkick after Sensational Sherri accidentally hit the challenger in the
face with her high heel; Sherri stood in a neutral corner until late in the match when she turned on Michaels; after the bout, Gene Okerlund
attempted to conduct a backstage interview with Sherri, with Michaels then running backstage after seeing it on the video wall and cornering
Sherri until Jannetty jumped him from behind, with the two men brawling until the fight was broken up by officials
(Sherri's return after a 3-month absence; Jannetty's last appearance for 4 months as he was fired the following day in San Jose
after being found passed out in the locker room)
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned the Big Bossman at 10:09 with a clothesline out of the corner and the diving headbutt
WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Razor Ramon with the Sharpshooter at 17:59 after reversing a knuckle lock into a roll up and then into the
submission hold; prior to the bout, Gene Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Hart before the champion went to the gorilla position;
Hart's parents, Stu & Helen, were shown ringside during the contest; immediately after the bout, Bobby Heenan left the broadcast boot for the
unveiling of Narcissus
Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) won the 30-man Royal Rumble match by last eliminating Randy Savage at 1:06:35; due to pre-match stipulations, Yoko earned a
WWF World Title shot at WrestleMania IX; after the match, WWF World Champion Bret Hart interrupted Yoko as he was being photographed by photographers
backstage, cut a promo on facing Yoko at WrestleMania, and walked off; only the Royal Rumble theme song could be heard during the segment
Order of entry: Ric Flair (00:00); Bob Backlund (00:00); Papa Shango (2:08); WWF Tag Team Champion Ted Dibiase (escorted by Jimmy Hart) (4:10);
Brian Knobbs (6:02); Virgil (8:05); Jerry Lawler (10:19); Max Moon (sub. for Jim Duggan) (12:04); Genichiro Tenryu (14:12); Mr. Perfect (16:13); Skinner (18:14);
Koko B. Ware (20:15); Samu (escorted by Afa) (22:17); the Berzerker (24:21); the Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) (26:36); Terry Taylor (sub. for Crush) (28:21);
Damien Demento (around 33:30, the camera was focused on Giant Gonzalez); WWF Tag Team Champion IRS (around 33:30, the camera was focused on
Giant Gonzalez); Tatanka (34:30); Jerry Saggs (36:32); Typhoon (38:37); Fatu (escorted by Afa) (40:47); Earthquake (42:52); Carlos Colon (44:58);
Tito Santana (47:03); Rick Martel (49:06); Yokozuna (escorted by Mr. Fuji) (51:41); Owen Hart (53:15); Repo Man (55:26); Randy Savage (57:33)
Order of elimination: Shango by Flair as Shango attempted to eliminate Backlund (2:35); Knobbs eliminated himself when Dibiase ducked
a charge (9:00); Moon by Lawler via a backdrop (14:03); Flair by Perfect via a clothesline after ducking a clothesline from Flair (18:39);
Skinner by Perfect via a dropkick (21:19); Lawler by Perfect via a backdrop (24:54); Virgil by Berzerker via a boot to the face (25:15);
Perfect by Dibiase & Koko, and an illegal assist from Lawler, via pushing him off the ring apron as Perfect tried holding onto the ropes (25:28);
after the elimination, Perfect and Lawler briefly traded blows on the floor; Samu by the Undertaker via a choke throw (27:07); during this time,
the Berzerker assaulted Backlund on the floor, taking Backlund out of the match for several minutes; Tenryu by Taker via a backdrop (27:29);
Koko & Taylor by Dibiase as Koko attempted to eliminate Taylor (28:46); Dibiase by Taker via a clothesline (29:05); Berzerker by Taker via a backdrop
(29:41); Taker by Giant Gonzalez when Gonzalez, accompanied by Harvey Wippleman, came to the ring after Taker cleared the ring, and knocked him
to the floor after two chops (Gonzalez' surprise debut) (30:50); following the elimination, Gonzalez assaulted Taker in and outside the ring for
several minutes before leaving ringside; moments later, Bearer returned ringside with the urn, awoke the Undertaker, and the two went backstage
in search of Gonzalez; Typhoon by Earthquake after Typhoon hit the corner attempting a splash (43:49); Demento by Colon after ducking a punch (45:58);
Fatu by Backlund (47:18); IRS eliminated himself when Earthquake ducked a lariat (49:32); Tatanka by Yoko (52:06); Colon by Yoko via a blow as Colon
was on the ring apron (52:25); Earthquake by Yoko with a belly to belly suplex after Quake hit the corner, attempting a splash (53:53);
Santana by Yoko (58:05); Saggs by Owen via an accidental dropkick after Martel avoided the move (58:23); Owen by Yoko via a hiptoss as Owen ran the ropes
(58:53); Owen appeared to injure his leg after the fall to the floor; Repo by Savage (58:59); Martel by Backlund via a forearm blow after Backlund
put him on the top rope (1:00:28); during this time, Fuji returned ringside to cheer on Yokozuna, waving the Japanese flag; Backlund by Yoko (1:01:10);
Savage by Yoko by pressing him out of the ring after Savage dropped the flying elbowsmash and went for a cover
WWF @ San Jose, CA - San Jose State Event Center - January 25, 1993 (5,000; sell out)
WWF Superstars taping:
Crush vs. Nailz was originally scheduled for the card
WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated the Bushwhackers (sub. for the Big Bossman & Tatanka)
at 9:28 when IRS pinned Butch with a knee to the back after Butch became distracted by Hart on the ring apron
The Volcano Kid pinned Bobby Young
The Predator pinned Ocean Haliful with a clothesline off the top
WWF Superstars (European version): Genichiro Tenryu pinned the Brooklyn Brawler with a powerbomb at 3:25
WWF Superstars (European version): The Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) defeated Kelly New & Robert Thompson at 2:12 when Fatu pinned Thompson with the splash off the top
WWF Mania - 2/13/93: Koko B. Ware defeated Repo Man via disqualification at 5:07 when Repo began choking Koko across the bottom rope with his leg
WWF on TSN - 2/14/93: Bob Backlund pinned Tim Patterson at 3:05 with a modified roll up
WWF Mania - 2/20/93: Typhoon pinned Ed Moretti with the splash at 2:28
All American Wrestling - 2/28/93: Virgil pinned Gary Key at 4:03 with the side Russian legsweep
Wrestling Spotlight - 3/20/93: Damien Demento pinned Davey Starr at 1:30 with a kneedrop
The Undertaker defeated Razor Ramon via count-out at 7:32
The Big Bossman defeated Doink the Clown via disqualification at 5:53 when Doink sprayed something into Bossman's eyes;
the bout was taped to air on the 2/27/93 episode of Superstars but was re-taped the following day before airing
Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Earthquake with the Bonzai Drop at 3:41 after Fuji distracted Earthquake from the floor
(Invasion of the Bodyslammers)
WWF World Champion Bret Hart pinned Bam Bam Bigelow at 11:51 after Bigelow hit his head on an unprotected turnbuckle
moments after he took off the turnbuckle pad
2/13/93 - included a vignette of Mr. Perfect with Steve Jordan of the Minnesota Vikings in which Perfect threw and caught his own football pass;
featured the first WrestleMania IX Report in which it was announced the Undertaker would face Giant Gonzalez and Crush would face Doink the Clown at
the event; included Vince McMahon conducting an interview with Brutus Beefcake about his return to the ring 2 days later on Monday Night Raw;
featured a closing interview segment where Raymond Rougeau was with Earthquake and Bam Bam Bigelow when the two agreed to have a match the following week:
Tatanka pinned WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels with the Samoan Drop in a non-title match at around the 7-minute mark after avoiding the Teardrop suplex
(the debut of Michaels' new theme in which he himself sang the lyrics to "Sexy Boy" instead of Sensational Sherri)
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Alan Burke & Larry Sampson when Scott pinned Burke following the bulldog double team off the top
Lex Luger pinned Larry Ludden at 1:25 with the running forearm (Luger's ring debut)
Crush defeated the White Shadow via submission at 1:31 with the head vice (Crush's return after being sidelined by Doink the Clown four weeks earlier)
Giant Gonzalez (w/ Harvey Wippleman) defeated Louie Spicolli, Scott Bazo, & Dan Farren via count-out in a handicap match at 1:21 when all three man ran
backstage; Spicolli was the only opponent to enter the ring with Gonzalez, after being pulled in, before he escaped the ring and followed his partners to
the dressing room
2/20/93 - featured opening comments from Earthquake and Bam Bam Bigelow regarding their match later in the show; included an 'Update' segment
showing the Brutus Beefcake / Ted Dibiase match from Raw in which it was announced Beefcake sustained a broken nose and that Beefcake would appear
on Raw alongside Hulk Hogan; featured comments from Jim Duggan's wife, Debra, in which she said she didn't want her husband to wrestle again after
the injuries he sustained from Yokozuna several weeks earlier; included a WrestleMania IX Report in which the following matches were announced:
Mr. Perfect vs. Lex Luger, WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels vs. Tatanka, and Rick & Scott Steiner vs. the Headshrinkers; featured closing comments from
Doink the Clown and the Big Bossman regarding their match the following week:
Razor Ramon pinned Buddy Wayne at 2:17 with the Razor's Edge
Mr. Perfect pinned Bobby Young with the Perfect Plex at 2:18
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Earthquake via count-out at 4:06 after Earthquake hit the steel ring post during an attempted splash in the corner and fell over
the top (Earthquake's last appearance for a year)
Kamala (w/ Slick) pinned Mike Starr at 2:25 with a splash to the back; during the bout, Kimchee briefly appeared at ringside
The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) pinned Raven Clark with the tombstone at 1:57
2/27/93 - included the Big Bossman / Doink the Clown match from the 1/26/93 Wrestling Challenge taping, shown in full, with comments before the match
from Doink saying he had a big surprise for the Bossman; the bout was commentated by Gorilla Monsoon & Bobby Heenan; featured footage from Monday Night
Raw of the unveiling of the Mega Maniacs - Hulk Hogan, Brutus Beefcake, & Jimmy Hart; included a vignette showing Mr. Perfect with Felton Spencer of the
Minnesota Timberwolves where Perfect was shown to be a perfect basketball player:
Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Brian West at 2:02 with the Bonzai Drop; after the bout, Vince McMahon spoke on the phone with Retired Police Chief Duggan,
Jim Duggan's father, where he encouraged his son to return to the ring
The Nasty Boys defeated Mark Ming & Jim Gorman at 2:35 when Sagggs pinned Gorman with the flying elbowsmash
Lex Luger pinned Jim Powers with the running forearm at 1:30; prior to the bout, Powers briefly posed in Luger's full length mirror before being
clotheslined from behind; after the match, Powers was looked over by EMTs before he came to
- 1/26/93: Vince McMahon held a press conference in Fresno for the Japanese media in which he announced Genichiro Tenryu would be appearing at WrestleMania IX and the WWF would be sending talent to WAR as part of the relationship between the two promotions.
WWF @ Fresno, CA - Convention Center - January 26, 1993
Wrestling Challenge taping:
During an untelevised segment, Bam Bam Bigelow shot fire at WWF World Champion Bret Hart
WWF Superstars (European version): Genichiro Tenryu pinned the White Shadow at 3:51 with a powerbomb
WWF Superstars (European version): Kimchee defeated Buddy Wayne via submission with the Camel Clutch at 1:36
Wrestling Spotlight - 2/20/93: Tito Santana pinned Tom Patterson at 5:01 with the flying forearm
WWF Super Card - 2/20/93 (Canadian TV): Terry Taylor pinned Jim Powers at 5:29 with a spinebuster
WWF on TSN - 2/21/93: Bob Backlund pinned Mike Starr at 2:42 with a modified cradle
WWF Mania - 2/27/93: Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Jesse Storm at 2:08 with the Bonzai Drop
WWF Superstars - 2/27/93: The Big Bossman defeated Doink the Clown via reverse decision; Doink had originally won the match via pinfall at
around the 4-minute mark after going into his jacket and spraying Bossman in the eyes with a green substance but referee Joey Marella overruled the
call after seeing Bossman's face; prior to the bout, Doink attacked Bossman from behind with a gift box (Bossman's last TV appearance for more than 5 years)
All American Wrestling - 3/14/93: Giant Gonzalez (w/ Harvey Wippleman) pinned Jim Powers at 1:43 with one foot on his chest after hitting a chokeslam
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels fought Kamala (w/ Slick) to a double count-out at 4:31; after the bout, Kamala brought the champion back inside the
ring, hit a splash, and knocked Michaels over the top
(Bashed in the USA)
WWF World Champion Bret Hart & Owen Hart defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS in a non-title match
The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) pinned Bam Bam Bigelow at 5:07 with the chokeslam, moments after avoiding the headbutt off the top
(WWE: Unreleased: 1986-1995
2/14/93 - included a 'Special Report' segment focusing on last week's challenge between Yokozuna and Jim Duggan;
featured the first WrestleMania IX Report in which it was announced the Undertaker would face Giant Gonzalez and
Crush would face Doink the Clown; included Vince McMahon conducting an interview with Brutus Beefcake about his
return to the ring this week on Monday Night Raw; featured closing comments from High Energy and WWF Tag Team Champions
Money Inc about their scheduled match the following week:
Razor Ramon pinned Typhoon at 3:55 following several elbow drop after Typhoon missed a splash;
during the bout, Mr. Perfect watched the match from the interview platform and, after the bout,
Ramon grabbed the microphone and challenged Perfect to come to ringside which he did with Razor
then giving a cheap shot to Perfect with the microphone and then hitting him with a chair until
Perfect was able to fight back; moments later, both men brawled their way backstage
The Nasty Boys defeated Dave Starr & Brian West at 2:17 when Saggs pinned Starr following the running powerslam /
flying elbowsmash combo
Doink the Clown defeated Bobby Young via submission at 1:51 with the Stump Puller
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Buddy Wayne at 1:40 with the diving headbutt
The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) pinned Brian Boyer at 1:37 with the tombstone;
after the bout, Undertaker stuffed his opponent into a body bag
2/21/93 - included a 'Special Report' showing the Brutus Beefcake / Ted Dibiase match from Raw in which
it was announced Beefcake sustained a broken nose and that he would appear MOnday on Raw alongside Hulk Hogan;
featured the Giant Gonzalez 3-on-1 handicap match from last week's WWF Superstars, shown in full;
included comments from Jim Duggan's wife, Debra, in which she said she didn't want her husband to wrestle
again after the injuries he sustained from Yokozuna several weeks earlier; included a WrestleMania IX Report
in which the following matches were announced: Mr. Perfect vs. Lex Luger, WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels vs. Tatanka,
and Rick & Scott Steiner vs. the Headshrinkers::
Owen Hart & Koko B. Ware defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS via disqualification at 5:53
after the champions kept double-teaming Owen and then kept pulling him up off the canvas after several 2-counts
when they could have won the fall; after the bout, WWF World Champion Bret Hart made the save for his brother;
during the bout, Koko was helped backstage by two referees after he injured his leg
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Gary Key & Larry Ludden when Scott pinned Ludden following the bulldog double team at 2:01
Crush defeated Al Burke via submission with the head vice at 2:17
(Crush's return match after being sidelined following the attack by Doink a month earlier)
Lex Luger pinned Virgil with the running forearm at 1:02
2/28/93 - included a WrestleMania IX Report; featured footage from Monday Night Raw of the unveiling of the Mega Maniacs - Hulk Hogan, Brutus Beefcake,
& Jimmy Hart; included Vince McMahon speaking on the phone with retired Police Chief Duggan, Jim Duggan's father, where he encouraged his son to return to
the ring following the attack Duggan sustained from Yokozuna:
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Bob Young at 2:16 with two superkicks after opting not to hit the side suplex; during the bout, Sensational Sherri
cut an insert promo, saying Michaels was not man enough to be IC champion
The Bushwhackers defeated Casey Cleric & the Intruder at 3:48 when Luke pinned the Intruder following the battering ram
Mr. Perfect pinned Gary Key at 2:53 with the Perfect Plex
The Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) defeated Scott Bazo & Allan Reed at 2:50 when Fatu pinned Bazo with a splash off the top
Kamala (w/ Slick) pinned Ed Moretti at 1:39 with a splash to the back
WWF @ Bakersfield, CA - Convention Center - January 27, 1993
Included the Undertaker
- 1/27/93: WWF Hall of Famer, former WWF Heavyweight and WWF Tag Team Champion Andre the Giant passed away at the age of 46.
- 1/27/93: A WrestleMania IX press conference was held in Las Vegas with the top three matches announced as WWF World Champion Bret Hart vs. Yokozuna, Mr. Perfect vs. Lex Luger, and the Undertaker vs. the Giant Gonzalez. During the press conference, Hart referred to Ric Flair - who was on his way to WCW - as overrated.
WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - January 29, 1993 (12,000)
Headlock on Hunger benefit show; included a 10-bell toll in tribute to the passing of Andre the Giant;
the show lasted 3:45 and featured a 15-minute segment where WWF World Champion Bret Hart, flanked by all the heels and faces,
presented the Red Cross with a giant $100,000 check
Tito Santana pinned Skinner at 8:38 with the flying forearm
Randy Savage pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Ted Dibiase (w/ Jimmy Hart) at the 14-minute mark with a DDT
Tatanka pinned Damien Demento at 9:02 with a tomahawk chop
WWF World Champion Bret Hart pinned Bam Bam Bigelow at 11:42 with a victory roll after kicking Bigelow as he ran into the corner
Mr. Perfect defeated Ric Flair (w/ Bobby Heenan) via disqualification at the 17-minute mark when Razor Ramon interfered; Heenan was sent backstage during the bout by Sgt. Slaughter after Heenan gave Flair brass knuckles to use as a weapon (Flair's last MSG appearance for more than 9 years; Perfect's MSG return following Summer Slam 91)
The Headshrinkers defeated Virgil & Jim Powers (sub. for Jim Duggan) at 6:20 when Powers was pinned (the Headshrinkers' MSG debut)
Typhoon pinned the Berzerker at the 6-minute mark with a splash
Razor Ramon pinned the Big Bossman with a roll up after Ramon moved when Bossman charged at him in the corner
The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) pinned IRS (w/ Jimmy Hart) at 4:30 with the tombstone
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Beverly Brothers at 10:00 when Scott pinned Blake with the Frankensteiner (the Steiners' MSG debut)
Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels via count-out at the 18-minute mark
WWF @ Providence, RI - Civic Center - January 30, 1993 (matinee)
Included a moment of silence and a 3-bell salute to the passing of Andre the Giant
Tito Santana defeated Skinner
Jim Powers pinned the Predator at 8:23 with a powerslam
Typhoon pinned the Berzerker with a roll up at 6:01 after the Berzerker thought he had won the match with his feet on the ropes
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Double Trouble at 7:01 when Scott scored the pin following a double team DDT from Rick's shoulders
Mr. Perfect pinned Ric Flair at 15:50 with the Perfect Plex; after the bout, Razor Ramon assaulted Perfect on the floor, hitting him with a
chair and twice throwing him into the ring post
Tatanka pinned Damien Demento with the Samoan Drop
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels fought Randy Savage to a double count-out at 8:07 when Savage chased after the champion when Michaels left
ringside as the challenger attempted the flying elbowsmash; after the bout, Savage brought Michaels back to the ring, hit the elbowsmash,
and - not realizing the match was over - made the cover
Razor Ramon pinned the Big Bossman at 5:34 with a roll up after Bossman missed a charge in the corner
WWF World Champion Bret Hart pinned Bam Bam Bigelow at around the 10-minute mark with a victory roll after kicking the challenger
in the face as he charged the corner
WWF @ New Haven, CT - Coliseum - January 30, 1993 (5,000)
Tito Santana pinned Skinner
Jim Powers pinned the Predator
WWF World Champion Bret Hart pinned Bam Bam Bigelow at 17:00 with a victory roll after kicking Bigelow as he ran into the corner
Tatanka pinned Damien Demento
Mr. Perfect defeated Ric Flair via disqualification after Razor Ramon interfered and rammed Perfect into the ring post
Typhoon pinned the Berzerker
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Beverly Brothers
Razor Ramon pinned the Big Bossman
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Bob Backlund
WWF @ Toronto, Ontario - Maple Leaf Gardens - January 31, 1993 (matinee) (6,500)
Tatanka defeated Damien Demento
Randy Savage defeated WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels via count-out
Tito Santana defeated Skinner
Typhoon defeated the Berzerker
Jim Powers defeated the Predator
WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Yokozuna (sub. for Bam Bam Bigelow) via count-out;
after the bout, Yoko assaulted the champion until Sgt. Slaughter and other officials broke it up
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Beverly Brothers
Razor Ramon defeated the Big Bossman
Mr. Perfect defeated Ric Flair
- 1/31/93: Former Championship Wrestling ring announcer Joe McHugh died at the age of 88.
USWA @ Memphis, TN - February 1, 1993 (2,082)
Jeff Gaylord defeated Danny Davis via disqualification
Mike Samples defeated Paul Neighbors in a boxing match
Miss Texas defeated Bert Prentice in a street fight
Jeff Jarrett defeated the Rock & Roll Phantom via disqualification
Dutch Mantell defeated Southern Heavyweight Champion Brian Christopher via disqualification
The Moondogs defeated USWA Tag Team Champions Ron & Don Harris to win the titles
USWA Jerry Lawler defeated Mr. Perfect via reverse decision;
Hennig originally won the match and title when Lawler was disqualified for attempting the illegal piledriver
but referee Frank Morrell came out and told originally referee Paul Neighbors that Perfect had done the same
earlier when he was knocked out; Perfect played the heel for the match
WWF @ New York City, NY - Manhattan Center - February 1, 1993 (900)
Monday Night Raw taping:
Jim Powers defeated Mike Bell
2/1/93 - featured Vince McMahon, Randy Savage, & Rob Bartlett on commentary; included footage from the Madison Square Garden Headlock on Hunger event
with WWF World Champion Bret Hart giving the American Red Cross a check for $100,000; during the segment, the ring was surrounded by all the talent that
wrestled on the show; featured McMahon conducting an in-ring interview with Brutus Beefcake, who said he was returning to the ring in the WWF; Beefcake
then spoke about the death of his mother, father, the divorce of his wife, and his parasailing accident; Beefcake spoke about hearing the reaction of
the doctors that worked on his destroyed face, the thought of giving up, and then finding the support of Hulk Hogan; he then said he was back to take
on all comers (Beefcake's first appearance in nearly a year); included ticket information for how to attend WrestleMania IX; featured footage of Doink
the Clown attacking Crush on WWF Superstars weeks earlier; included an ad promoting WWF Mania; featured McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Todd
Pettengill about Pettengill having Giant Gonzalez as a studio guest on Mania the coming weekend; included Howard Finkel noting the passing of Andre the Giant,
followed by a 10-bell salute; featured McMahon conducting a ringside interview with WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS in which they discussed Beefcake's
comments earlier in the show and said he was stupid for issuing an open challenge; Dibiase then said Beefcake should pick between one of them, with Dibiase
flipping a coin to get the chance to face Beefcake; moments later, Jimmy Hart interrupted and said what they were doing was a waste of time and they were risking
their tag team titles; IRS said it would only be a workout, and Dibiase said there was no chance of either of them getting hurt; moments later, IRS claimed
Beefcake didn't pay his taxes while he was in the hospital, with Hart sending his men backstage so they could discuss their tag team title defenses; included a
vignette of Mr. Perfect and Steve Jordan of the Minnesota Vikings in which Perfect threw and caught his own pass; featured ticket information for the Feb. 22
Raw taping; included the announcement a 16-man battle royal and Beefcake vs. Dibiase would take place on the next Raw, in two weeks:
Tatanka pinned Damien Demento with the Samoan Drop at 4:10; during the bout, there were chants of "We want Flair"
Owen Hart & Koko B. Ware defeated Skull Von Krus & Iron Mike Sharpe at 1:31 when Owen pinned Krus after a missile dropkick from Koko
Doink the Clown pinned Typhoon at 3:13 with a shoulder block from the middle turnbuckle and grabbing the tights for leverage with both hands;
during the bout, there were several chants for Doink
Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Bobby DeVito with the Bonzai Drop at 2:03; during the bout, Jim Duggan called in to the commentary team to discuss
his match with Yokozuna that weekend on WWF Superstars and his attempt to knock Yoko off his feet
Lex Luger pinned Jason Knight with his pinky finger following the running forearm at 2:38; during Luger's entrance, an obese card girl entered the ring
as Luger posed in front of his full-length mirror; during the match, it was noted Brutus Beefcake had accepted the challenge to face WWF Tag Team Champion
Ted Dibiase; after the match, Luger lifted Knight up by his legs and tossed him (Luger's TV in-ring debut) (The Best of Raw: Seasons 1 & 2)
2/15/93 - included an opening graphic noting the episode was pre-recorded; featured dueling promos from Brutus Beefcake and WWF Tag Team Champion Ted
Dibiase, with Jimmy Hart, about their match scheduled later in the show; during Dibaise's promo, Hart told him there's no need to injure Beefcake, as Dibiase
said he planned to do; during the show open, Randy Savage noted both God and Hulk Hogan were watching the back of Beefcake as he made his in-ring return
later in the show; included a WrestleMania IX Report hosted by Gene Okerlund, with the announcement the Undertaker would face Giant Gonzalez and Crush would
face Doink the Clown; featured a Special Report segment hosted by Lord Alfred Hayes focusing on the Jim Duggan vs. Yokozuna match from WWF Superstars, Duggan
knocking Yoko off his feet, Yoko throwing salt into Duggan's face, and then repeatedly hitting the Bonzai Drop until Duggan was taken backstage on a stretcher;
a pretaped promo by Fuji & Yoko then aired in which they bragged about the attack on Duggan; included the announcement that all 16 men set for the battle royal
did not want to be in it if Giant Gonzalez was a participant and he was removed from the match as a result; featured footage of Gonzalez in a 1-on-3 hadicap
match from WWF Superstars; included an ICO-PRO ad featuring WWF World Champion Bret Hart; featured a WWF Hasbro commercial; included a closing announcement that
Beefcake would be OK after the main event match, an implied announcement that Hulk Hogan would be on the show along with Dibiase & IRS, and news that Tatanka &
the Nasty Boys would face WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels & the Beverly Brothers:
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Glen Ruth & Bobby Who at 3:32 when Scott pinned Who following the bulldog off the top double team;
during the match, Randy Savage had repeated technical issues with his headset
Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Ross Greenberg with the Bonzai Drop at 2:01; Savage had continued technical issues during the match and stole Rob Bartlett's mic
after the bout, taking Bartlett off commentary for the remainder of the show
Razor Ramon won a 16-man battle royal at around the 15-minute mark after Giant Gonzalez, with Harvey Wippleman, interfered; other participants included:
Owen Hart, Koko B. Ware, Kamala (w/ Slick), Kimchee, Shawn Michaels, Iron Mike Sharpe, Bob Backlund, Typhoon, Damien Demento, Berzerker, Terry Taylor, and Skinner;
order of elimination: Sharpe by Backlund via backdrop; Koko by Michaels via backdrop (2:23); Skinner by Typhoon via clothesline to the back of the head (4:45);
Demento by Kamala via clothesline (5:04); Owen by Berzerker via tossing Owen off his back as Owen had a sleeper applied (5:35); Berzkerer by Kamala via thrust kick
(6:13); Kamala by Typhoon and Kimchee (6:53); Kimchee by Kamala when Kamala came back in the ring (7:16); Kamala chased Kimchee into the balcony afterwards;
Typhoon by Michaels via backdrop after avoiding a splash in the corner; Michaels by Tatanka and Santana when both men kicked Michaels off the turnbuckle after
sending him into the corner; Tatanka by Gonzalez; Santana by Gonzalez
(Invasion of the Bodyslammers)
Brutus Beefcake defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Ted Dibiase (w/ Jimmy Hart) via disqualification at 4:26 when IRS, who came ringside moments earlier,
hit Beefcake in the back with the steel briefcase as he ran the ropes; after the bout, Dibiase held Beefcake for IRS to hit him in the face with
the briefcase but Hart repeatedly got in the way before he was eventually shoved out of the ring by IRS, with IRS then hitting Beefcake in the
face with the weapon; moments later, Dibiase & IRS were sent backstage while Hart and several referees tended to Beefcake; Beefcake was then helped
onto a stretcher and taken backstage by referees and officials; the camera then panned to the mat, which was stained by blood
(Beefcake's first match in nearly 3 years)
(1993 Year in Review, Monday Night Raw Prime Cuts
WWF @ Manchester, England - G-Mex Center - February 2, 1993 (5,000; sell out)
Virgil pinned Repo Man at 9:03 with a roll up
Rick Martel defeated Max Moon (sub. for Marty Jannetty) via submission with the Boston Crab at 14:24
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned the Big Bossman at 9:56 with a diving headbutt off the top
The Nasty Boys defeated the Beverly Brothers (sub. for WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS) at 10:58 when Knobbs pinned Beau after Saggs hit an elbow as Beau was making the cover
The Headshrinkers defeated the Bushwhackers at 11:35
The Undertaker pinned Papa Shango at 6:40
WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Ric Flair via submission with the Sharpshooter at 30:30
WWF @ Newcastle, England - Whitley Bay Ice Rink - February 3, 1993
Virgil defeated Repo Man
Rick Martel defeated Max Moon (sub. for Marty Jannetty)
Bam Bam Bigleow defeated the Big Bossman
The Nasty Boys defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS via disqualification
The Headshrinkers defeated the Bushwhackers
The Undertaker defeated Papa Shango
WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Ric Flair
WWF @ London, England - Earls Court - February 4, 1993
Virgil defeated Repo Man
Rick Martel defeated Max Moon (sub. for Marty Jannetty)
Bam Bam Bigleow defeated the Big Bossman
The Nasty Boys defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS via disqualification
The Headshrinkers defeated the Bushwhackers
The Undertaker defeated Papa Shango
WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Ric Flair
WWF @ Bayreuth, Germany - Oberfrankenhalle - February 5,
1993 (sell out)
Max Moon (sub. for Marty Jannetty) defeated Repo Man
Papa Shango defeated Virgil
Ric
Flair defeated the Big Bossman
WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS
defeated the Bushwhackers
The Nasty Boys defeated the Headshrinkers
The
Undertaker defeated Bam Bam Bigelow
WWF World Champion Bret Hart pinned Rick Martel
WWF @ Tampa, FL - SunDome - February 5, 1993 (3,000)
Tatanka defeated Damien
Demento
Kamala defeated Kimchee
The Predator defeated Frankie
Lancaster
Yokozuna defeated Randy Savage
Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC
Champion Shawn Michaels via count-out
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the
Beverly Brothers
Typhoon defeated Skinner
Mr. Perfect defeated Razor Ramon
WWF @ Springfield, MA - Civic Center - February 6, 1993 (3,300) (matinee)
Tatanka pinned Damien Demento at 12:46 with the Samoan drop
Yokozuna pinned Randy Savage at 3:42
Jim Brunzell pinned the Predator at 5:35
Kamala (w/ Slick) pinned Kimchee at 5:21 with a splash
Razor Ramon defeated Mr. Perfect via count-out
Jim Powers pinned Terry Taylor at 4:51
Skinner pinned Tito Santana at 12:14
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Beverly Brothers at 10:04 when Scott pinned Blake with the Frankensteiner
Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels via count-out at 17:02
USWA @ Nashville, TN - February 6, 1993
Danny Davis defeated Jeff Gaylord
Mike Samples defeated Paul Neighbors
Miss Texas defeated Bert Prentice
The Moondogs defeated the Bruise Brothers
Jerry Lawler & Jeff Jarrett defeated Jeff Gaylord & Doink the Clown
WWF @ Boston, MA - Boston Garden - February 6, 1993 (4,000)
Tito Santana pinned Skinner at 9:08 with the flying forearm
Jim Brunzell pinned the Predator at 9:10 with a dropkick
Terry Taylor pinned Jim Powers at 10:18; both men came out to Jimmy Hart's "Crank it Up" song
Tatanka pinned Damien Demento at 12:47
Razor Ramon defeated Mr. Perfect via count-out at 11:00
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Beverly Brothers at 10:51 when Scott pinned Blake with the Frankensteiner
Kamala (w/ Slick) pinned Kimchee at 4:11 with a splash
Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Randy Savage at 5:15 with a belly to belly suplex
Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels via count-out at 20:43
WWF @ Mannheim, Germany - Maimarkthalle - February 6, 1993 (sell out)
Virgil defeated
Repo Man
Rick Martel defeated Max Moon (sub. for Marty Jannetty)
The Undertaker defeated Papa
Shango
The Nasty Boys defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS
The Headshrinkers
defeated the Bushwhackers
The Big Bossman defeated Bam Bam Bigelow
WWF
World Champion Bret Hart defeated Ric Flair
WWF @ Hamburg, Germany - Sporthalle - February 7, 1993 (5,728; sell out)
Virgil pinned Repo Man at 8:56 with a roll up
Rick Martel defeated Max Moon (sub. for Marty Jannetty) via submission with the Boston Crab at 15:12
The Undertaker pinned Papa Shango at 9:32 with the chokeslam
The Nasty Boys defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS (w/ Jimmy Hart) via disqualification when Jimmy Hart hit Knobbs with one of the title belts as he had Dibiase covered
The Headshrinkers defeated the Bushwhackers at 17:00 following an elbow drop
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned the Big Bossman at 8:45 with a diving headbutt off the top
WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Ric Flair via submission with the Sharpshooter at 29:02
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum - February 7, 1993 (matinee) (5,725)
Skinner pinned Jim Powers with the reverse DDT
Jim Brunzell (sub. for Tito Santana) pinned the Predator with a dropkick
Tito Santana (sub. for Tatanka) pinned Damien Demento with the flying forearm
Terry Taylor pinned Glen Ruth with a sidewalk slam
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Beverly Brothers when Scott pinned Blake following the Frankensteiner
Kamala (w/ Slick) pinned Kimchee with a splash
Yokozuna pinned Randy Savage with a belly to belly suplex
Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels via count-out
Tatanka (sub. for Mr. Perfect) pinned Razor Ramon with a small package
WWF @ Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Arena - February 7,
1993
Skinner pinned Jim Powers
Jim Brunzell defeated the
Predator
Tito Santana defeated Damien Demento
Terry Taylor defeated Duane
Gill
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Beverly Brothers
Kamala pinned
Kimchee
Yokozuna pinned Randy Savage
Tatanka (sub. for Mr. Perfect) pinned
Razor Ramon
Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels via
count-out
WWF @ Berlin, Germany - Desutschlandhalle - February 8, 1993
Virgil defeated Repo Man
Rick Martel defeated Max Moon (sub. for Marty Jannetty)
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated the Big Bossman
The Nasty Boys defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS (w/ Jimmy Hart) via disqualification
The Headshrinkers defeated the Bushwhackers
The Undertaker defeated Papa Shango
WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Ric Flair
WWF @ Baltimore, MD - Arena - February 8, 1993 (1,800)
Tito Santana fought Damien Demento to a draw
Skinner defeated
Jim Powers
Kamala defeated Kimchee
Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion
Shawn Michaels via count-out
Jim Brunzell defeated the Predator
Rick &
Scott Steiner defeated the Beverly Brothers
Yokozuna defeated Randy
Savage
Tatanka defeated Razor Ramon
USWA @ Memphis, TN - February 8, 1993
Master of Terror #1 defeated Chris Michaels
The Rock & Roll Phantom defeated Danny Davis
Bert Prentice defeated Miss Texas in a boxing match
Howard Finkel fought Downtown Bruno (Harvey Wippleman) to a no contest
Mike Samples, & Ron & Don Harris defeated the Moondogs & Richard Lee
Jerry Lawler & Jeff Jarrett defeated Doink the Clown & Jeff Gaylord (sub. for Brian Christopher)
WWF @ Aschaffenburg, Germany - Unterfrankenhalle - February 9, 1993
Virgil defeated Rick Martel
Repo Man defeated Max Moon (sub. for Marty Jannetty)
The Undertaker defeated Ric Flair
The Nasty Boys defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS (w/ Jimmy Hart) via disqualification
The Headshrinkers defeated the Bushwhackers
Papa Shango defeated the Big Bossman
WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Bam Bam Bigelow
USWA @ Louisville, KY - February 9, 1993
Danny Davis fought Jeff Gaylord to a draw
Mike Samples defeated Paul Neighbors
Miss Texas defeated Bert Prentice
The Moondogs fought the Bruise Brothers to a double disqualification
Jerry Lawler & Jeff Jarrett defeated Jeff Gaylord & Doink the Clown
WWF @ Dortmund, Germany - Westfalenhalle - February 10, 1993 (13,000; sell out)
Virgil pinned Repo Man
Rick Martel pinned Max Moon (sub. for Marty Jannetty)
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned the Big Bossman
The Nasty Boys defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS (w/ Jimmy Hart) via disqualification
The Headshrinkers defeated the Bushwhackers
The Undertaker defeated Papa Shango
WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Ric Flair via submission with the Sharpshooter (Flair's last appearance for 9 years)
WWF @ Portland, OR - Memorial Coliseum - February 12,
1993 (2,600)
The last event in Oregon for 10 years
Rick & Scott
Steiner defeated the Beverly Brothers
The Predator defeated Louie
Spicolli
Tatanka defeated Terry Taylor
Crush defeated WWF IC Champion
Shawn Michaels via disqualification
Kamala defeated Kimchee
Damien Demento
defeated Tito Santana
Bob Backlund defeated Doink the Clown via
disqualification
Crush won a 15-man battle royal by last eliminating Yokozuna;
the battle royal was added at the last minute because Randy Savage was unable to make
the show due to transportation problems, cancelling the scheduled Savage vs. Yokozuna match
WWF @ Oakland, CA - Coliseum - February 13, 1993 (3,200 paid)
Tatanka pinned the Predator at 6:32 with the Samoan Drop
Kamala pinned Kimchee at 3:49 following two splashes
Typhoon pinned Terry Taylor at 9:25 with a powerslam after catching Taylor coming off the top
Bob Backlund defeated Doink the Clown via disqualification at 18:24 after Doink squirted a liquid into Backlund's face
Yokozuna pinned Randy Savage at 6:05 with a belly to belly suplex after Mr. Fuji shoved Savage off the top
Damien Demento pinned Tito Santana at 9:13
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Beverly Brothers at 10:21 when Scott pinned Blake with the Frankensteiner
Crush (w/ Sensational Sherri) defeated WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels via disqualification at 12:33 after Michaels
hit the challenger with the title belt
USWA @ Nashville, TN - February 13, 1993 (about 1,400)
Master of Terror fought Danny Davis to a draw
Bert Prentice defeated Miss Texas
The Bruise Brothers & Mike Samples defeated the Moondogs & Richard Lee
Brian Christopher defeated Jeff Jarrett via disqualification
Jerry Lawler defeated Lex Luger via disqualification
WWF @ Stockton, CA - Spanos Center - February 14,
1993 (3,400)
Tatanka defeated the Predator
Kamala defeated
Kimchee
Typhoon defeated Terry Taylor
Tito Santana defeated Damien Demento
Bob Backlund defeated Doink the Clown
Yokozuna defeated Randy Savage
Damien Demento defeated Tito
Santana
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Beverly Brothers
Crush
defeated WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels via disqualification
WWF @ Long Beach, CA - Convention Center - February 15, 1993 (10,000; 7,000 paid)
WWF Superstars taping:
Louie Spicolli defeated the White Knight (Billy Anderson)
Jim Powers defeated the Brooklyn Brawler
Damien Demento pinned Jim Powers after Powers missed a dropkick
WWF Mania - 2/20/93: Tito Santana & Virgil defeated the Beverly Brothers at 8:42 when Santana pinned Beau with a small package after the
Beverlys switched places in the ring
WWF Mania - 2/27/93: Repo Man defeated Mike Starr via submission at 2:31 with a half crab (Repo's debut in a new ring outfit and mask)
All American Wrestling - 3/7/93: Typhoon pinned Tim Patterson at 2:57 with the splash
All American Wrestling - 3/7/93: Owen Hart pinned Jim Gorman at 2:42 with a crossbody off the top
WWF Superstars (Italian version - 3/24/93): WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Owen Hart (sub. for Randy Savage) with a roll over at 5:37 as Hart attempted a crossbody off
the top; after the match, Sensational Sherri came ringside and took the title belt, with Michaels stalking her around the ring until Hart made the save and
dropped Michaels with a piledriver; Sherri then took the title belt with her backstage
Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Randy Savage (sub. for the Undertaker) after Fuji hit Savage with his flag pole and knocked him off the top rope
Kamala defeated Kimchee
WWF Superstars (Italian version): Crush (sub. for Mr. Perfect) defeated Razor Ramon via submission with the head vice at 8:02; prior to the match, Razor motioned to ring
announcer Mike McGuirk to kiss him on the cheek, then threw his toothpick at her when she refused
WWF World Champion Bret Hart pinned Bam Bam Bigelow at around the 11-minute mark by reversing a roll up
3/6/93 - featured Raymond Rougeau conducting an interview with WWF World Champion Bret Hart about facing
Yokozuna at WrestleMania IX; included comments from Hulk Hogan, Brutus Beefcake, & Jimmy Hart, who accepted
WWF Tag Team Champions IRS & Ted Dibiase's challenge from Monday Night Raw for a match at WrestleMania IX;
included highlights of Tatanka's two recent pinfall victories over Shawn Michaels; featured comments from
Jim Duggan at home, who said he felt ashamed for letting down his family and country and was sorry for it;
included an interruption of the WrestleMania Report to go back to the arena where Harvey Wippleman &
Giant Gonzalez were in the ring, apparently searching for the Undertaker, with Gonzalez saying that the
Undertaker will rest in peace:
Razor Ramon pinned Brian Boyer at 2:03 with the Razor's Edge
Crush defeated Louie Spicolli via submission at 2:20 with the head vice
The Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) defeated Gary Key & Davey Starr at 2:42 when Fatu pinned Key with a splash off the top;
during the bout, Afa cut an insert promo, which was subtitled in English where said the difference between his team
and the Steiner Brothers was that the Steiners will come to wrestle and the Headshrinkers will come to tear their
heads off at WrestleMania
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Brian West at 1:12 with the diving headbutt
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Bill Marcetti & Dan Farren (Beau Beverly under a mask) at 2:14
when Scott pinned Farren with the Frankensteiner
3/13/93 - featured an opening pre-taped segment with Hulk Hogan, Brutus Beefcake, wearing a steel face mask, &
Jimmy Hart in which they discussed their tag team title match at WrestleMania IX before Hogan hit Beefcake in the
face with a briefcase to show how indestructible the mask was; included a WrestleMania Report where it was announced
that Razor Ramon would face Bob Backlund at the event; featured a promo with Mr. Perfect and NHL All-Star Mike Modano,
showing Perfect as the perfect goaltender:
Papa Shango pinned Mark Ming at 1:56 with a reverse shoulderbreaker
The Nasty Boys defeated Ed Arce & the White Shadow at 2:36 when Saggs pinned Arce following the running powerslam /
flying elbowsmash combo; during the bout, it was announced the Nasty Boys had agreed to step aside and allow Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake
a one-time tag team title shot against Ted Dibiase & IRS at WrestleMania
Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Casey Cleric at 2:32 with the Bonzai Drop; after the bout, Raymond Rougeau
interviewed Fuji & Yokozuna in the ring, with Rougeau saying that the opponent Yoko just defeated was no
Bret Hart and that it was all about respect; this angered Fuji, who made Yoko attack his opponent and hit
a belly-to-belly suplex and a second Bonzai Drop
Tatanka pinned Al Burke with the Samoan drop at 2:02; after the bout, Giant Gonzalez and Harvey Wippleman
came to the ring with Wippleman saying Gonzalez was supposed to wrestle 10� 20� 30 opponents tonight and
that everyone had packed their bags and left when finding out who they were facing, which was why Undertaker
wasn't in the building tonight, and that they were going to find the Undertaker right now, with Gonzalez
saying he would bury the Undertaker
Lex Luger pinned Joey Maggs with his pinky after the running forearm at 2:12;
after the bout, Luger dragged Maggs in front of his full length mirror on the floor
and insulted him before throwing him down
3/20/93:
WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS defeated Alan Reid & Robert Thompson after Dibiase applied the Million $ Dream on Reid
Kamala defeated Jim Gorman
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Joey Maggs
Bob Backlund pinned Larry Ludden at 2:32 with a leg roll up following a monkey flip out of the corner; after the bout, the two men shook hands
Doink the Clown defeated Larry Sampson via submission with the stump puller
WWF @ San Diego, CA - Sports Arena - February 16, 1993 (4,000)
Wrestling Challenge taping:
The Beverly Brothers defeated Joey Maggs & Jim Powers
Repo Man defeated Reno Riggins
Wrestling Spotlight - 3/6/93: Skinner pinned Mike Starr with the reverse DDT at 4:48
WWF Mania - 3/6/93: Typhoon defeated Papa Shango via disqualification at 4:59 when Shango used his voodoo
stick to spray sparks into Typhoon's face; after the bout, Shango attacked Typhoon with the stick but Typhoon eventually
cleared him from the ring
WWF Mania - 3/6/93: Kimchee defeated Jim Gorman via submission with the Camel Clutch at 2:51
WWF Superstars (Italian version - 3/31/93): Crush defeated WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels via disqualification at 9:20 when Michaels hit Crush with the
title belt as Crush tended to Sensational Sherri, who fell while Michaels stalked her around ringside; Sherri watched the match from ringside and interfered
on behalf of the challenger
WWF Superstars (Italian version): Tatanka defeated Razor Ramon via disqualification at 8:49 after Razor pushed Tatanka into the referee and hit Tatanka
with a chair
Giant Gonzalez defeated Tito Santana
Doink the Clown defeated Kamala (w/ Slick) via count-out at 3:19 when Doink distracted Kamala with a present on the arena floor; after opening
the empty box, Kamala hit a number of chops and a splash before chasing Doink backstage
(Invasion of the Bodyslammers)
Yokozuna defeated Randy Savage
WWF World Champion Bret Hart pinned Bam Bam Bigelow
3/7/93 - featured opening comments from Jim Duggan, at his home, where he said he was sorry and felt he had let his country down; included a
'Special Report' segment highlighting the two recent matches where Tatanka pinned WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels; featured comments from the
Undertaker & Paul Bearer discussing Taker's upcoming match with Giant Gonzalez at WrestleMania IX; included comments from Hulk Hogan, Brutus Beefcake,
& Jimmy Hart, who accepted WWF Tag Team Champions IRS & Ted Dibiase's challenge from Monday Night Raw for a match at WrestleMania IX; featured
a WrestleMania IX Report; included comments from Crush, on a beach in Kona, HI, where he picked up a coconut and crushed it in his hands as an example
of what he would do to Doink the Clown at WrestleMania:
Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Raven Clark at 2:16 with the Bonzai Drop
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Dan Faren & the White Shadow at 3:13 when Scott pinned Faren following the DDT double team off the top;
during the bout, the Headshrinkers & Afa cut an insert promo on facing the Steiners at WrestleMania IX
Lex Luger pinned Bobby Young at 1:40 with the running forearm; after the bout, Luger dragged Young in front of his full length mirror on the floor,
insulted him, and threw him down
Bob Backlund pinned Al Burke at 2:11 with a Thesz Press
Doink the Clown defeated Joey Maggs via submission with the Stump Puller at 2:12; during the bout, Doink cut an insert promo on facing Crush at
WrestleMania IX
3/14/93 - featured a pre-taped segment with Hulk Hogan, Brutus Beefcake, wearing a steel face mask, & Jimmy Hart in which they discussed their tag
team title match at WrestleMania IX before Hogan hit Beefcake in the face with a briefcase to show how indestructible the mask was; included a
WrestleMania Report where it was announced that Razor Ramon would face Bob Backlund; featured a vignette showing Mr. Perfect with Felton Spencer of the
Minnesota Timberwolves, where Perfect was shown to be a perfect basketball player:
Crush defeated Larry Ludden via submission with the head vice at 3:12
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Jim Powers at 2:46 with the diving headbutt
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Buddy Wayne at 2:58 with a superkick after opting not to hit the side suplex; during the bout, Tatanka cut an
insert promo on facing Michaels at WrestleMania
Kamala (w/ Slick) pinned Tim Patterson at 3:15 with a splash to the back
Razor Ramon pinned Brian West at 3:20 with the Razor's Edge
3/21/93 - included Raymond Rougeau conducting a podium interview with WWF World Champion Bret Hart, discussing his match with Yokozuna at WrestleMania
IX, with Bret saying that he has respect for Yoko; included a 'Special Report' segment showing Yokozuna attacking his opponent after his match on last
week's WWF Superstars; included a WrestleMania IX Report'where it was announced that Kamala would face Bam Bam Bigelow:
The Nasty Boys defeated Ed Morretti & the Intruder at 2:36 when Jerry Saggs pinned the Intruder following the running powerslam / flying elbowsmash
combo; it was mentioned during the bout that the Nastys were in line for a tag team title shot against Ted Dibiase & IRS at WrestleMania but stepped
aside for Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake
Damien Demento pinned Joey Maggs at 2:14 with a kneedrop
The Headshrinkers defeated Jesse Storm & Mark Ming at 2:20 when Fatu pinned Ming with the splash off the top; during the bout, Rick & Scott Steiner
cut an insert promo on facing the Headshrinkers at WrestleMania
Owen Hart pinned Bobby Young at 2:44 with a crossbody off the top; after the bout, Giant Gonzalez & Harvey Wippleman came ringside, with Wippleman
claiming Gonzalez was scheduled to face 10 to 30 opponents right now but they had all left; Gonzalez then said he would bury the Undertaker at WrestleMania
Lex Luger pinned Reno Riggins at 2:08 with his pinky following the running forearm; after the bout, Luger threw Riggins to the floor,
held him in front of his full length mirror, and insulted him before throwing him down
WWF @ Oshkosh, WI - Kolf Sports Center - February 17, 1993 (3,000)
Rick & Scott
Steiner defeated the Beverly Brothers
Bob Backlund defeated Papa
Shango
Tito Santana defeated the Predator
Crush defeated WWF IC Champion
Shawn Michaels via disqualification
Ted Dibiase & IRS defeated the Nasty
Boys
Virgil defeated Repo Man
Yokozuna pinned Randy Savage
WWF @ San Bernardino, CA - National Orange Show - February 17, 1993
Included Kamala
- 2/18/93: Former WWF IC Champion Kerry Von Erich passed away at the age of 33.
WWF @ Fargo, ND - Fargodome - February 18, 1993
Included Bam Bam Bigelow
WWF @ Stevens Point, WI - Quandt Fieldhouse - February 18, 1993
WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS vs. the Nasty Boys
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels vs. Crush
The Undertaker vs. Yokozuna
WWF @ Milwaukee, WI - February 19, 1993
WWF @ Minneapolis, MN - Target Center - February 19,
1993 (3,200)
Terry Taylor pinned Jim Powers at 10:00
Tatanka pinned Skinner at 8:00
Mr. Perfect pinned Razor Ramon at 13:00 with the Perfect Plex
The Headshrinkers defeated Owen Hart & Koko B. Ware at 11:00 when Owen was pinned
Doink the Clown pinned Typhoon at 7:00
Kamala pinned Kimchee
WWF World Champion Bret Hart pinned Bam Bam Bigelow at 18:00 with a victory roll
WWF @ Emmitsburg, MD - Knott Arena - February 20, 1993 (matinee)
Damien
Demento defeated Jim Powers
The Headshrinkers defeated Owen Hart & Koko
B. Ware
Tatanka defeated Skinner
Kamala defeated Kimchee
Doink the
Clown defeated Typhoon
Mr. Perfect defeated Razor Ramon
WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Bam Bam Bigelow
WWF @ Gary, IN - Genesis Convention Center - February 20, 1993 (matinee)
The Nasty Boys vs. WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS
? (sub. for Marty Jannetty) vs. WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels
The Undertaker vs. Yokozuna
WWF @ Chicago, IL - Rosemont Horizon - February 20,
1993 (5,500)
Tito Santana defeated the Predator
Virgil defeated Repo
Man
Bob Backlund defeated Papa Shango
Randy Savage defeated WWF IC
Champion Shawn Michaels via disqualification
WWF Tag Team Champions Ted
Dibiase & IRS defeated the Nasty Boys
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated
the Beverly Brothers
The Undertaker defeated Yokozuna via disqualification
USWA @ Nashville, TN - February 20, 1993 (about 1,400)
PG-13 defeated Danny Davis & Todd Morton
Eddie Gilbert defeated Doug Gilbert via count-out
The Bruise Brothers defeated the Moondogs
Dutch Mantel defeated Brian Christopher via disqualification
Jeff Jarrett defeated the Rock & Roll Phantom
Jerry Lawler defeated Lex Luger via disqualification when Brian Christopher interfered
WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - February 20, 1993 (2,700)
Damien Demento pinned Jim Powers at 11:00 with a neckbreaker
Kamala (w/ Slick) pinned Kimchee at 4:00 with a splash
The Headshrinkers defeated Owen Hart & Koko B. Ware at 12:06 when Samu pinned Koko with a kick to the face
Mr. Perfect pinned Doink the Clown (w/ Razor Ramon on crutches, who he was a sub. for) at 18:00 with the Perfect Plex
Tatanka pinned Skinner at 8:58
Typhoon pinned the Brooklyn Brawler at 4:32 with a splash
WWF World Champion Bret Hart pinned Bam Bam Bigelow at 15:00 with a victory roll
WWF @ Worcester, MA - Centrum - February 21, 1993 (matinee)
Jim Powers vs. Skinner
Kamala vs. Kimchee
Owen Hart & Koko B. Ware vs. the Headshrinkers
Mr. Perfect vs. Doink the Clown
Tatanka vs. Damien Demento
Typhoon vs. the Brooklyn Brawler (sub. for Bam Bam Bigelow)
WWF World Champion Bret Hart vs. Bam Bam Bigelow
WWF @ Ft. Wayne, IN - February 21, 1993 (matinee) (3,400)
Tito Santana pinned the Predator at 7:00 with the flying forearm
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Beverly Brothers at 12:00 when Scott pinned Blake with the Frankensteiner
Bob Backlund pinned Papa Shango at 7:00
Crush (w/ Sensational Sherri) defeated WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels via disqualification at 8:00 after hitting him with the title belt when Crush saved Sherri from being chased by Michaels around the ring; after the bout Sherri slapped Michaels
WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS defeated the Nasty Boys at 12:00 after Dibiase used the briefcase
Virgil defeated Repo Man at 8:00
The Undertaker defeated Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) via disqualification at 4:00 after using Fuji's salt bucket as a weapon; after the bout, Undertaker hit two flying clotheslines and a chokeslam
WWF @ Hartford, CT - Civic Center - February 21, 1993
WWF @ Indianapolis, IN - Market Square Arena - February 21, 1993 (5,000)
Tito Santana pinned the Predator
Virgil defeated Repo Man
Bob Backlund defeated Papa Shango
WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS defeated the Nasty Boys
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Beverly Brothers
Crush (sub. for Randy Savage) (w/ Sensational Sherri) defeated WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels via count-out
The Undertaker defeated Yokozuna via disqualification
USWA @ Memphis, TN - Pyramid - February 22, 1993
The Night Stalker defeated Scott Champion
Leslie Belanger defeated Regina Hale
Master of Terror defeated Hurricane Hatchet
Miss Texas defeated Candy Cane
PG-13 defeated Danny Davis & Chris Michaels
Tom Prichard defeated Jeff Gaylord
The Rock & Roll Phantom defeated Dutch Mantell
Eddie Gilbert defeated Doug Gilbert via count-out
The Moondogs defeated USWA Tag Team Champions Ron & Don Harris to win the titles
Lex Luger & Brian Christopher defeated Jerry Lawler & Jeff Jarrett via disqualification when
Lawler threw fire in Christopher's face when Luger moved out of the way
WWF @ New York City, NY - Manhattan Center - February 22, 1993 (1,000; sell out)
Monday Night Raw taping:
Jim Powers defeated Glen Pantozzi
Damien Demento defeated Chris Katowski
Bob Backlund pinned Glen Ruth
WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS defeated the Nasty Boys when IRS pinned Jerry Saggs
Tito Santana fought Papa Shango to a double count-out after Shango threw fire into Santana's face
2/22/93 - featured an opening shot of Rob Bartlett in the crowd, with fans holding up Hulk Hogan signs in the background; included Vince McMahon, Randy Savage,
& Bartlett on commentary; featured a pretaped sit-down interview of McMahon with Hulk Hogan, in the same studio they used before WrestleMania VIII, in which Hogan
said the future of Hulkamania was bright, admitted he had made personal and business mistakes in his past, discussed "tabloid terrorism," said he wanted to be the
leader of the 90s, noted "Believe in Hulk Hogan" was his new and fifth commandment, and that the fans wouldn't believe what he had to say on Raw; included an ad
promoting tickets to WrestleMania IX; featured an outdoor segment in which Sean Mooney spoke with fans about how excited they were to see Hogan back in the WWF;
included an ICO-PRO ad featuring WWF World Champion Bret Hart; featured a WWF Hasbro commercial; included McMahon conducting an in-ring interview with Hogan in
which Hogan discussed watching the previous week's match between Brutus Beefcake and WWF Tag Team Champion Ted Dibiase, then noting Beefcake would be OK; Hogan
then thanked God and Jimmy Hart for the fact Beefcake wasn't injured further, said he was back in the WWF, and then called for Beefcake to join him in the ring;
moments later, Beefcake came out, wearing sunglasses and a heavily taped nose, showing bruising around his eyes; Beefcake said he couldn't wait to face Money Inc.,
with Hogan then introducing Hart as he and Beefcake's new manager; Hart then appeared to a mixed reaction, said it was the greatest day of his life, he had long
idolized Hogan, and Hogan & Beefcake would be the greatest tag team of all time; Hogan coined the name of the team as the Mega Maniacs and said they were after
Money Inc. before then posing for the crowd (Hogan's return after a year absence):
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Scott Taylor at 3:01 with the headbutt off the top, standing headbutt, and a second headbutt off the top
Tatanka & the Nasty Boys defeated WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels & the Beverly Brothers at around the 14-minute mark when Tatanka pinned Michaels by
reversing an attempt at the side suplex into a sunset flip
Crush defeated Terry Taylor via submission with the head vice at around 3:46; the bout began during the commercial break
The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) defeated Skinner; during the bout, it was announced Jimmy Hart would appear on WWF Mania the coming Saturday and that
WWF World Champion Bret Hart would face one of the Headshrinkers the following week on Raw; the match went 2 minutes before the show went off the air;
it was announced the conclusion would be shown the following week
USWA @ Louisville, KY - February 23, 1993 (600)
Danny Davis & Todd Morton defeated PG-13
Eddie Gilbert defeated Doug Gilbert
Ron & Don Harris defeated USWA Tag Team Champions the Moondogs
USWA Southern Champion Brian Christopher defeated Dutch Mantell
Jeff Jarrett defeated Lex Luger via disqualification when Brian Christopher interfered
WWF / USWA @ Memphis, TN - February 25, 1993 (3,500)
Typhoon defeated Skinner
Virgil defeated Terry Taylor
Crush defeated Papa Shango via submission with the head vice
The Undertaker defeated Yokozuna via disqualification
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Beverly Brothers
Kamala defeated Kimchee
Jerry Lawler defeated Jeff Gaylord (sub. for WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels)
WWF @ Calgary, Alberta - Saddledome - February 25,
1993 (4,200)
Tito Santana defeated Damien Demento
Tatanka defeated the
Predator (sub. for the Berzerker)
The Headshrinkers defeated Owen Hart & Koko B. Ware
Mr.
Perfect defeated Doink the Clown (sub. for Razor Ramon)
Bob Backlund defeated Repo Man
WWF Tag
Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS defeated the Nasty Boys
WWF World
Champion Bret Hart defeated Lex Luger via count-out
WWF @ Edmonton, Alberta - Northlands Coliseum - February 26, 1993
Owen Hart & Koko B. Ware vs. the Headshrinkers
Tito Santana vs. Damien Demento
Bob Backlund vs. Repo Man
Tatanka vs. the Predator (sub. for the Berzerker)
WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS vs. the Nasty Boys
Mr. Perfect vs. Doink the Clown (sub. for Razor Ramon)
WWF World Champion Bret Hart vs. Lex Luger (sub. for Bam Bam Bigelow)
WWF @ Long Island, NY - Nassau Coliseum - February 26, 1993 (10,000)
Virgil defeated Terry Taylor
Bam Bam Bigelow (sub. for Doink the Clown) defeated Typhoon
Kamala defeated Kimchee
Jerry Lawler (sub. for WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels) defeated the Big Bossman
Crush defeated Papa Shango
Skinner defeated Jim Powers
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Beverly Brothers
The Undertaker defeated Yokozuna via disqualification
WWF @ Winnipeg, Manitoba - Arena - February 27,
1993
Tito Santana defeated Damien Demento
The Headshrinkers
defeated Owen Hart & Koko B. Ware
Bob Backlund defeated Papa
Shango
Tatanka defeated the Predator (sub. for the Berzerker)
WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase
& IRS defeated the Nasty Boys
Mr. Perfect defeated Doink the Clown (sub. for Razor Ramon) via
count-out
WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Lex Luger (sub. for Bam Bam Bigelow)
WWF @ Auburn Hills, MI - Palace - February 27,
1993 (matinee) (6,000; 5,000 paid)
Skinner pinned Jim Powers at 11:12
Crush defeated Papa Shango with the head vice at 9:46
Virgil pinned Terry Taylor at 8:41
Bam Bam Bigelow (sub. for Doink the Clown) pinned Typhoon at 10:40
Randy Savage defeated Jerry Lawler (sub. for WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels) via count-out at 10:05; Lawler was forced to return to the ring by Crush, where Savage pinned him following the flying elbow drop as Crush made the count
Kamala (w/ Slick) pinned Kimchee at 4:54 with a splash
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Beverly Brothers at 17:28 when Scott pinned Beau following the Frankensteiner; during the bout, Rick was injured and returned to the locker room but returned later in the bout with his leg heavily taped
The Undertaker defeated Yokozuna via disqualification at 8:07 after Yoko hit him with the salt bucket; after the bout, Undertaker cleared Yokozuna from the ring after he missed the Bonzai drop
WWF @ London, Ontario - London Gardens - February 27, 1993
Owen Hart & Koko B. Ware vs. the Headshrinkers
Tito Santana vs. Damien Demento
Bob Backlund vs. Repo Man
Tatanka vs. the Predator (sub. for the Berzerker)
WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS vs. the Nasty Boys
Mr. Perfect vs. Doink the Clown (sub. for Razor Ramon)
WWF World Champion Bret Hart vs. Lex Luger (sub. for Bam Bam Bigelow)
WWF @ Thunder Bay, Ontario - Fort William Gardens - February 28, 1993
Owen Hart & Koko B. Ware vs. the Headshrinkers
Tito Santana vs. Damien Demento
Bob Backlund vs. Repo Man
Tatanka vs. the Predator (sub. for the Berzerker)
WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS vs. the Nasty Boys
Mr. Perfect vs. Doink the Clown (sub. for Razor Ramon)
WWF World Champion Bret Hart vs. Lex Luger (sub. for Bam Bam Bigelow)
WWF @ Dayton, OH - Nutter Center - February 28, 1993 (matinee) (2,500)
Virgil
pinned Terry Taylor with a double axe handle off the top after 13
minutes
Skinner pinned Jim Powers (sub. for Max Moon) with the reverse DDT
after 15 minutes
Kamala pinned Kimchee with splash after 5 minutes
Bam Bam
Bigelow (sub. for Doink the Clown) pinned Typhoon with the diving headbutt after
11 minutes
Randy Savage (sub. for Marty Jannetty) defeated Jerry Lawler (sub.
for WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels) via count-out after 10 minutes; following
the bout, Savage challenged Lawler to continue the fight but Lawler left the
ring - only to be forced back into the ring by Crush; moments thereafter, Savage
dropped the flying elbow and Crush made the unoffical 3-count
Crush defeated
Papa Shango via submission with the head vice at the 8-minute mark
Rick &
Scott Steiner defeated the Beverly Brothers when Scott pinned Blake with the
Frankensteiner
The Undertaker defeated Yokozuna via disqualification after 7
minutes when Yoko hit his opponent with the salt bucket
WWF @ Cincinnati, OH - Riverfront Coliseum - February 28, 1993 (2,000)
Skinner defeated
Jim Powers
Virgil defeated Terry Taylor
Bam Bam Bigelow (sub. for Doink the Clown) defeated
Typhoon
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Beverly Brothers
Crush
defeated Papa Shango
Kamala defeated Kimchee
Randy Savage defeated Jerry
Lawler via count-out
The Undertaker defeated Yokozuna via disqualification
WWF @ Duluth, MN - DECC Arena - March 1, 1993
USWA @ Memphis, TN - March 1, 1993 (2,800)
USWA Middleweight Title Tournament:
Quarter Finals:
Miss Texas defeated Leslie Belanger
Jamie Dundee defeated Hurricane Hatchet
The Master of Terror defeated Chris Michaels
Danny Davis defeated Wolfie D
Semi-Finals:
Jamie Dundee defeated Miss Texas
Danny Davis defeated the Master of Terror
Finals: Jamie Dundee defeated Danny Davis to become the USWA Middleweight Champion
Non-tournament matches:
Doug Gilbert defeated Eddie Gilbert
Jeff Jarrett defeated USWA Southern Champion Brian Christopher to win the title
Ron & Don Harris (w/ Richard Lee) defeated the Moondogs (w/ Mike Samples) in a hair vs. hair match;
Lee and Samples' hair was at stake in the bout
Giant Gonzalez, Jerry Lawler, & Jeff Jarrett defeated Ron & Don Harris, & Brian Christopher
WWF @ New York City, NY - Manhattan Center - March 1, 1993 (1,000)
Monday Night Raw taping:
3/1/93 - featured Vince McMahon, Randy Savage, & Rob Bartlett - as Elvis Presley - on commentary for the show; included a WrestleMania IX Report hosted by
Gene Okerlund in which it was announced Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake would face WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS and Mr. Perfect would face Lex Luger;
featured the commentary team speaking with Crush, from the beach in Hawaii, about his upcoming WrestleMania match against Doink the Clown; Crush then took a
coconut and smashed it in his hands to show what he would do to Doink; included info on how the fans could contribute to the Headlock on Hunger campaign;
featured McMahon conducting an in-ring interview with Dibiase & IRS in which they discussed facing Hogan & Beefcake at WrestleMania, losing Jimmy Hart to
the team, and their recent attack on Beefcake; McMahon then asked if Dibiase & IRS would put their titles on the line, with Dibiase agreeing to do so at
WrestleMania:
WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Fatu (w/ Afa) via submission with the Sharpshooter at 15:06
after sending Fatu into Samu in the ring, causing Samu's head to become entangled in the ring ropes, and
dropkicking Afa off the ring apron; mid-way through the bout, Samu came ringside and attacked the champion
on the floor and later briefly switched places with Fatu in the ring when the referee wasn't looking; mid-way through the match, Hart bled from the nose
(Best of the WWF: Bret Hitman Hart, Bret Hitman
Hart: His Greatest Matches
Doink the Clown defeated Koko B. Ware via submission with the Stump Puller at 1:47; after the bout, Rob Bartlett, as Elvis, attempted to interview Doink at
ringside, with Doink bringing with him a gift box; when Bartlett asked if he could have something to eat from what was in the box, Doink shoved a pie into
Bartlett's face
Lex Luger pinned PJ Walker with his pinky after the running forearm at 3:16; during the bout, Bobby Heenan
called in to the commentary team; after the bout, Luger threw Walker to the floor, held him in front of the
mirror, insulted him, and threw him to the floor
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Barry Hardy & Duane Gill at 4:06 when Scott pinned Gill with the Frankensteiner
3/8/93 - included an opening segment with comments from Hulk Hogan, Brutus Beefcake, & Jimmy Hart in which they
accepted the challenge to face WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS at WrestleMania IX; featured Rick Martel twice
appearing ringside, telling the Raw girls to leave, taking her sign, and then walking it around the ring himself;
included the announcement Typhoon would face Bam Bam Bigelow and Kamala would be in action (neither took place due
to numerous no-shows as a result of a blizzard):
WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS defeated Tito Santana & Virgil when IRS pinned Virgil at around the 8-minute
mark with a back suplex after Dibiase tripped Virgil from the floor
Tatanka pinned Phil Apollo at 2:42 with the Samoan Drop;
during the bout, WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels called in to the commentary team to comment
on his match with Tatanka at WrestleMania IX
Papa Shango pinned Mike Edwards at 2:31 with the reverse shoulderbreaker
Bob Backlund pinned Tony Demoro at 3:51 with a modified roll up;
during the bout, Rob Bartlett left ringside to interview Rick Martel backstage
Mr. Perfect pinned Rick Martel with the Perfect Plex at around the 10-minute mark as Martel attempted a backdrop;
the finish took place during the commercial break; after the bout, Perfect brought back out the two Raw girls
Martel had sent backstage earlier in the show
(The Best of Raw: Seasons 1 & 2)
Dark match after the taping: Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Headshrinkers when Scott pinned Samu
USWA @ Memphis, TN - Mid-South Coliseum - March 2, 1993 (2,800)
Included Giant Gonzalez (w/ Downtown Bruno)
WWF @ Memphis, TN - Pyramid - March 5, 1993
Crush defeated Papa Shango via submission with the head vice
Virgil defeated Terry Taylor
Kamala defeated Kimchee
Jerry Lawler defeated Jeff Gaylord
Typhoon defeated Skinner
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Beverly Brothers
The Undertaker defeated Yokozuna via disqualification
WWF @ Houston, TX - Summit - March 5, 1993
Included the Undertaker
WWF @ Columbia, MO - Hearnes Center - March 5,
1993 (2,400)
Terry Taylor pinned Steve Ray with a poweslam
Crush defeated
Skinner via submission with the head vice
Giant Gonzalez pinned
Virgil
Jerry Saggs pinned WWF Tag Team Champion IRS with a roll up after IRS
thought he had won the bout with his feet on the ropes
Damien Demento pinned
Jim Powers with a neckbreaker
Mr. Perfect pinned Papa Shango with an inside
cradle
Doink the Clown pinned Tito Santana
WWF World Champion Bret Hart
pinned Bam Bam Bigelow
WWF @ Bowling Green, KY - EA Diddle Arena - March 6, 1993 (3,500)
Terry Taylor defeated
Reno Riggins
Damien Demento defeated Jim Powers
Doink the Clown defeated
Tito Santana
Giant Gonzalez defeated Virgil
Crush defeated Skinner
Jerry
Saggs defeated WWF Tag Team Champion IRS
Mr. Perfect defeated Papa
Shango
WWF World Champion Bret Hart pinned Bam Bam Bigelow
WWF @ Huntsville, TX - Johnson Coliseum - March 6, 1993
Included Yokozuna
USWA @ Nashville, TN - Fairgrounds - March 6, 1993 (1,800; sell out)
Miss Texas defeated Leslie Balanger
Jamie Dundee defeated Aaron Hatchett
The Master of Terror defeated Chris Michaels
Danny Davis defeated Wolfie D
Jamie Dundee defeated Miss Texas
Danny Davis defeated Master of Terror
Bill Dundee defeated Danny Davis
Doug Gilbert defeated Eddie Gilbert
Brian Christopher defeated Dutch Mantel
Jeff Jarrett defeated Scotty Flamingo via disqualification
USWA Champion Jerry Lawler fought Randy Savage to a double disqualification
when Jeff Jarrett and Brian Christopher interfered; Savage played the heel in the bout
WWF @ Louisville, KY - Louisville Gardens - March 6,
1993 (4,200)
Terry Taylor defeated Reno Riggins
Damien Demento defeated Jim
Powers
Doink the Clown defeated Tito Santana
Giant Gonzalez defeated
Virgil
Crush defeated Skinner
Jerry Saggs defeated WWF Tag Team Champion
IRS
Mr. Perfect defeated Papa Shango
WWF World Champion Bret Hart pinned Bam Bam Bigelow
WWF @ Fayetteville, NC - March 7, 1993
Television taping:
Giant Gonzalez defeated Virgil; the bout was originally taped for the 4/3/93 edition of WWF Superstars but was retaped the following day before airing
WWF Mania - 3/13/93: Crush defeated Damien Demento via submission with the head vice at 7:40
All American Wrestling - 3/21/93: Owen Hart pinned Skinner at 4:47 with an inside cradle when Skinner picked him
up after hitting the reverse neckbreaker and failing to make the cover
All American Wrestling - 3/21/93: Tatanka pinned Blake Beverly with the Samoan drop at around the 7-minute mark
All American Wrestling - 4/4/93: Bob Backlund defeated Doink the Clown via disqualification at around the 5-minute mark
when Doink attacked Backlund with his umbrella as Backlund attempted a cover
WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Lex Luger via count-out
March to WrestleMania IX - 3/28/93 - featured Vince McMahon & Bobby Heenan on commentary; included footage from Wrestling Challenge of the
contract signing between WWF World Champion Bret Hart and Yokozuna, after which Yoko attacked Hart and hit the Bonzai Drop; moments later, officials
- including Sgt. Slaughter - forced Yoko away from Hart as the champion struggled to his feet - but then fell back down; Yoko was then ejected from
ringside as Hart then successfully pulled himself up; featured a WrestleMania IX Report; included Gene Okerlund conducting a podium interview with
Hulk Hogan, Brutus Beefcake, & Jimmy Hart regarding their tag team title match against WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS at WrestleMania; featured
an ICO PRO ad featuring Hart; included a WWF Hasbro ad; featured an ad promoting WWF Nintendo, Super Nintendo and Game Boy formats; included
a closing music video in tribute to Hart to the tune of Aretha Franklin's "Respect":
Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Randy Savage with a belly to belly suplex at 6:37 after Fuji hit Savage with his flag pole, behind the referee's back,
knocking Savage off the top rope; after the contest, Yoko attempted the Bonzai Drop but Savage moved out of the way and knocked Yoko to the floor with
a running knee to the back; moments later, Yoko attempted to get back in the ring but several officials - including JJ Dillon and Rene Goulet - along
with referees came out and forced him backstage (Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of the Macho Man)
Mr. Perfect pinned Skinner with the Perfect Plex at 4:02 as Skinner attempted a backdrop; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Lex Luger's debut at the Royal
Rumble and his string of knockout victories since; following the bout, there was info on how to call the WrestleMania IX Hotline
Kamala pinned Kimchee with a splash
WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS defeated Reno Riggins & Jerry Sabin after Dibiase locked Riggins in the Million $ Dream
Tatanka pinned George South with the Samoan Drop; after the bout, Shawn Michaels came to the ring and was sent to the floor by Tatanka via a chop
The Bushwhackers & Tiger Jackson defeated the Beverly Brothers & Little Louie at 9:57 when Tiger pinned Louie with a crossbody off the top
(Grudges, Gripes, & Grunts)
The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) defeated Bam Bam Bigelow via count-out when Bigelow left ringside at 7:39 after sustaining a chokeslam; after the bout,
Giant Gonzalez and Harvey Wippleman appeared at the entranceway; moments later, referees seperated Taker and Gonzalez before a brawl could take place
(Best of the WWF: Battle of the WWF Superstars,
UK Fan Favorites 93
4/3/93 - featured Vince McMahon, Randy Savage, & Jerry Lawler hosting the show from Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas; included McMahon, Savage, & Lawler
conducting an outdoor interview with Lex Luger regarding his match with Mr. Perfect at WrestleMania; featured McMahon & Lawler conducting a poolside
interview with WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels regarding his title defense at WrestleMania against Tatanka; included McMahon, Lawler, & Savage conducting
an interview with Harvey Wippleman, alongside Giant Gonzalez wearing a suit, regarding the upcoming match against the Undertaker; featured McMahon,
Savage, & Lawler conducting an interview with WWF World Champion Bret Hart, during which they discussed Savage's recent match against Yokozuna and
Yoko attacking Hart during the contract signing for their title match; included the Giant Gonzalez / Virgil match and a special interview with Hulk
Hogan, Brutus Beefcake, & Jimmy Hart both taped the following day in North Charleston, SC; Gorilla Monsoon & Bobby Heenan provided commentary for the matches;
featured a music video to the tune of Aretha Franklin's "Respect", in tribute to WWF World Champion Bret Hart:
Mr. Perfect pinned Duane Gill with the Perfect Plex at 2:48
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Glen Ruth at 1:23 with the diving headbutt
Tatanka pinned Barry Hardy with the Samoan Drop
Doink the Clown defeated Dale Wolfe via submission with the Stump Puller at the 59-second mark; after the bout, Doink threw a pie in Wolfe's face
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated two unknowns at the 2-minute mark when Scott scored the pin following the bulldog double team off the top
Wrestling Challenge - 4/4/93 - included Vince McMahon, Randy Savage, & Jerry Lawler on commentary for the matches; featured Gorilla Monsoon &
Bobby Heenan hosting the show from Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas and conducting interviews during the show with Yokozuna & Mr. Fuji, Mr. Perfect,
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels, Giant Gonzalez & Harvey Wippleman, and WWF World Champion Bret Hart regarding their upcoming participation at
WrestleMania IX; included highlights from the Virgil vs. Gonzalez match during the previous day's WWF Superstars as well as the interview with Hulk
Hogan, Brutus Beefcake, & Jimmy Hart; featured a tribute video to Hart to the tune of Aretha Franklin's "Respect":
Crush defeated Barry Horowitz via submission with the head vice at 3:19
Bob Backlund pinned Jeff Palls at 3:06 with a bridge
The Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) defeated Les Parker & Jim Powers at 2:34 when Fatu pinned Parker with the top rope splash
Lex Luger pinned Tom Italy with the running forearm at 2:56
Kamala (w/ Slick) pinned Chris Katowski at 1:47 following a splash to the back
WWF @ North Charleston, SC - Civic Center - March 8, 1993 (8,500; 7,800 paid)
WWF Superstars taping:
Jim Powers defeated Killer Karl Wallace
Todd Champion defeated Rikki Nelson
The Night Stalker (Brian Clarke) defeated Reno Riggins
Mike Shaw defeated Jerry Stevenson
Tiger Jackson defeated Little Louie
Crush defeated Doink the Clown via disqualification
Wrestling Spotlight - 4/3/93: Damien Demento pinned Lee Armstrong with a kneedrop at 2:08
Wrestling Spotlight - 4/10/93: Doink the Clown defeated Bob Morgan via submission with the stump puller at 1:56
WWF Mania - 4/10/93: Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Typhoon at 1:50 with the Bonzai Drop
All American Wrestling - 4/25/93: Kamala (w/ Slick) fought Papa Shango to a double count-out at 3:32 when Kamala stalked Shango backstage
Mr. Perfect fought Lex Luger to a double count-out
The Undertaker defeated Yokozuna via disqualification
Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated the Beverly Brothers after using Hart's megaphone as a weapon
WWF World Champion Bret Hart pinned Bam Bam Bigelow at 13:45 with a victory roll after kicking Bigelow as the challenger ran into the corner
(Best of the WWF: Bret Hitman Hart, Bret Hitman
Hart: His Greatest Matches
3/27/93:
Crush defeated Lee Armstrong via submission with the head vice at 1:55; during the match, Doink the Clown cut an insert promo on facing Crush at WrestleMania
IX the following weekend
The Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) defeated two unknowns at 2:10 when Fatu scored the pin with the splash off the top; during the bout, Rick & Scott Steiner cut an
insert promo on facing the Headshrinkers at WrestleMania
The Nasty Boys defeated Duane Gill & Barry Hardy
Lex Luger pinned an unknown at 2:14 by kneeling on him after hitting the running forearm; prior to the bout, Luger posed in front of his mirror in the ring;
during the match, Mr. Perfect cut an insert promo on facing Luger at WrestleMania
4/3/93 - included Gene Okerlund conducting an interview with Hulk Hogan, Brutus Beefcake, & Jimmy Hart, discussing their match against WWF Tag Team
Champions Money Inc. at WrestleMania IX, with Hogan hitting Beefcake in the face with a briefcase to show how indestructible his mask was:
Giant Gonzalez (w/ Harvey Wippleman) pinned Virgil at 2:52 with a chokeslam; after the bout, Gonzalez hit the move a second time and began choking Virgil
out
4/10/93 - included the Mr. Hughes / JD Stryker bout from the 4/11 episode of Wrestling Challenge; featured footage of Gene Okerlund interviewing
Mr. Fuji & Yokozuna following WrestleMania IX, after which WWF President Jack Tunney officially recognized Hulk Hogan as the new WWF World Champion,
saying that there was a verbal contract and that the decision would stand despite the protests by Yokozuna & Mr. Fuji:
Jim Duggan pinned Barry Horowitz with the running clothesline at 1:48 (Duggan's return match after being injured by Yokozuna two months earlier)
Papa Shango pinned David Clements at 2:18 with the reverse shoulderbreaker
Tito Santana pinned the Brooklyn Brawler at 2:38 with the flying forearm
Lex Luger pinned Dale Wolfe with the running forearm at 2:06
Kamala pinned Duane Gill at 2:48 with the splash
Bob Backlund pinned Anthony Howard at 1:51
4/17/93 - featured comments from Bam Bam Bigelow and Owen Hart to open the show speaking of their match later
in the show; included the premiere of the "WrestleMania" music video; featured an 'Update' segment hosted by
Sean Mooney showing the brawl between Sensational Sherri and Luna Vachon from Monday Night Raw
(Mooney's final appearance):
Crush defeated Glen Ruth via submission with the head vice at 2:13; during the bout, an insert promo was
shown featuring two Doinks
The Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) defeated Ron Preston & JD Stryker at 2:41 when Fatu pinned Peterson with a splash off the top
Mr. Perfect pinned Barry Hardy at 3:00 with the Perfect Plex; during the bout, WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels
cut a promo regarding Perfect
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Owen Hart at 6:38 with the diving headbutt after Owen hit the corner knee-first
Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Chris Katowski with the Bonzai Drop at 2:59; during the bout, Jim Duggan cut a
promo regarding Yoko
USWA @ Memphis, TN - March 8, 1993 (1,500)
PG-13 defeated Eron Hatchet & Miss Texas
Danny Davis defeated USWA Middleweight Champion Jamie Dundee to win the title
Eddie Gilbert defeated Doug Gilbert in a loser leaves town match
Brian Christopher & Big Black Dog defeated the Moondogs
USWA Southern Champion Jeff Jarrett defeated Scotty Flamingo
USWA World Champion Jerry Lawler fought Randy Savage to a double count-out at the 13-minute mark; Savage played the heel for the bout;
after the match, Jeff Jarrett came out and threw Savage back into the ring, then counted the pin on him after Lawler rolled him up from behind
USWA @ Louisville, KY - March 9, 1993 (3,000)
USWA World Champion Jerry Lawler defeated Randy Savage via disqualification
WWF @ Augusta, GA - Civic Center - March 9, 1993 (8,000; sell out)
Wrestling Challenge taping:
Jim Ross was in attendance at the show
Timmy & Tommy Turtle (Barry Hardy & Duane Gill) defeated Tommy Stephenson & Ron Preston at 2:04 following a slingshot senton into the ring
(WWE: Unreleased: 1986-1995
Mike Shaw defeated Barry Horowitz
The Nightstalker defeated Ricky Nelson
WWF Mania - 3/20/93: Lex Luger pinned Tito Santana at 8:39 with the running forearm
(UK Fan Favorites 93
WWF Mania - 3/27/93: Mr. Perfect pinned Papa Shango (sub. for Razor Ramon) with the Perfect Plex at 7:54
(Best of the WWF: Mega Matches, Grudges, Gripes, & Grunts)
WWF Mania - 4/10/93: Repo Man defeated Chris Katowski via submission with a half crab at 3:24
All American Wrestling - 4/11/93: Jim Duggan pinned Damien Demento with the running clothesline at 3:45
Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated the Beverly Brothers when Hogan pinned Beau after hitting him with Hart's megaphone
(Grudges, Gripes, & Grunts)
The Bushwhackers & Tiger Jackson defeated Little Louie & the Beverly Brothers
Crush defeated Doink the Clown (sub. for WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels) via disqualification
The Undertaker defeated Giant Gonzalez (sub. for Yokozuna) via count-out
WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Yokozuna (sub. for Bam Bam Bigelow) via disqualification
3/28/93 - featured Gene Okerlund overseeing WWF President Jack Tunney and his in-ring contract signing between Yokozuna, with Mr. Fuji, and WWF World Champion
Bret Hart for their title match at WrestleMania IX; following their entrances, Hart and Yoko went face to face before taking their seats; Hart signed his
contract and Yoko stared at Hart as he signed his own; moments later, Yoko stood as Fuji said Yoko would become the new champion; Okerlund then spoke with
Hart, who said he would be 100% for the match; Yoko then shoved the edge of the table into Hart, attacked him in the corner, and hit the Bonzai Drop; several
referees and Sgt. Slaughter came out to send Yoko and Fuji backstage; moments later, Hart struggled to grab his title belt and, as Yoko watched, staggered to
his feet before then collapsing; after Yoko, Fuji, and the referees went backstage, Hart made it to his feet and held up the title belt; featured a WWF Hall
of Fame tribute video in honor of Andre the Giant; included a promo by Jim Duggan in which he confirmed he would soon return to the WWF; featured the
WrestleMania music video:
Mr. Perfect pinned the Brooklyn Brawler with the Perfect Plex at 2:21; during the bout, Lex Luger cut an insert promo on facing Perfect at WrestleMania IX
Doink the Clown defeated Tom Jones via submission with the Stump Puller
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Joey Maggs at 3:13 with the headbutt off the top; during the bout, Kamala & Slick cut an insert promo on Kamala facing Bigelow at
WrestleMania IX
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Glen Ruth & Dale Wolfe at 3:27 when Scott pinned Ruth following the bulldog off the top double team; during the bout, the
Headshrinkers & Afa cut an insert promo on facing the Steiners at WrestleMania IX
4/11/93 - included the debut of Jim Ross on Challenge as he did commentary alongside Bobby Heenan; featured WWF President Jack Tunney officially
recognizing Hulk Hogan as the WWF World Champion, despite the protests of Yokozuna and Mr. Fuji, after footage of Gene Okerlund interviewing Yoko
and Fuji following WrestleMania IX was shown; included a WWF Hall of Fame tribute video in honor of Andre the Giant; featured still photos of the
confrontation between Sensational Sherri and Luna Vachon at WrestleMania IX; included a post-WrestleMania IX report with Sean Mooney in which he focused
on the Undertaker vs. Giant Gonzalez match:
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Executioners at 3:09 when Scott scored the pin with the Frankensteiner
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Reno Riggins at 2:23 with the diving headbutt
Tatanka pinned Glen Ruth at 2:09 with the Samoan drop
Mr. Hughes pinned JD Stryker at 2:08 with the sidewalk slam
Tiger Jackson (w/ the Bushwhackers) pinned Little Louie (w/ the Beverly Brothers) at 4:32 when Butch interfered behind the referee's back
and threw Tiger onto Louie; after the bout, the Bushwhackers cleared the ring of the Beverlys
Terry Taylor pinned Joey Maggs with a gutwrench suplex at 2:07
Jim Duggan pinned Barry Hardy with the running clothesline at 2:01
4/18/93 - included footage from Monday Night Raw of the Sherri / Luna brawl; featured a 'Special Report' segment
focusing on the brawl between Shawn Michaels and Mr. Perfect during WrestleMania IX; included the 'WrestleMania'
music video:
Doink the Clown defeated Jim Powers via submission at 3:04 with the Stump Puller;
during the bout, a second Doink cut an insert promo
The Nasty Boys defeated the Beverly Brothers at around 10:30 when Saggs pinned Beau with a small package
after Beau knocked Blake out of the ring
Lex Luger pinned Jesse Carls at the 2-minute mark with the running forearm
Tito Santana pinned Dale Wolfe at 2:18 with the flying forearm
WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS defeated Ricky Nelson & Anthony Howard at 2:55 when IRS pinned Howard
following the Write Off lariat
WWF @ Savannah, GA - Civic Center - March 10, 1993
WWF @ Peterborough, Ontario - Memorial Centre - March 10, 1993 (2,200)
Tatanka
defeated Papa Shango
Crush defeated Doink the Clown via
disqualification
Jerry Saggs defeated WWF Tag Team Champion IRS
The
Headshrinkers defeated Owen Hart & Koko B. Ware
Typhoon defeated Terry
Taylor
The Undertaker defeated Yokozuna via disqualification
- 3/11/93: Dino Bravo was murdered gangland-style at his Lavel, Quebec home. He was 44.
WWF @ Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island - Civic Centre - March 11, 1993
WWF @ Johnstown, PA - Cambria County War Memorial - March 11,
1993 (2,000)
Skinner defeated Jim Powers
Tito Santana defeated Repo
Man
Kamala defeated Kimchee
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Beverly
Brothers
Mr. Perfect fought Lex Luger to a double count-out
Bob Backlund
defeated Damien Demento
WWF World Champion Bret Hart pinned Bam Bam Bigelow
WWF @ Erie, PA - Civic Center - March 12, 1993 (3,500)
Jim Powers defeated Repo
Man
Bob Backlund defeated Damien Demento
Tito Santana defeated
Skinner
Kamala defeated Kimchee
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the
Beverly Brothers
Bob Backlund defeated Damien Demento
WWF World Champion
Bret Hart defeated Bam Bam Bigelow
WWF @ Halifax, Nova Scotia - Metro Centre - March 12,
1993
Typhoon pinned Terry Taylor with a splash
Virgil pinned Rick
Martel with a sunset flip
Brian Knobbs pinned WWF Tag Team Champion IRS with
a roll up; IRS had pinned Knobbs with his feet on the ropes but the referee saw
it and had the match continue
Crush defeated Doink the Clown via
disqualification when Doink squirted Crush in the eyes with water
Tatanka
pinned Papa Shango with an inside cradle
The Headshrinkers defeated Jim
Brunzell & Koko B. Ware when Brunzell was pinned
The Undertaker defeated
Yokozuna via disqualification when Yoko used his salt bucket as a weapon
WWF @ Youngstown, OH - Beeghly Center - March 13, 1993 (matinee)
Cancelled due to bad weather; the show was rescheduled for May 6 and tickets from this card would be honored
for that event
WWF @ St. Johns, New Brunswick - Lord Beaverbrook Rink - March 13, 1993 (matinee)
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA - Civic Arena - March 13, 1993
Cancelled due to bad weather; the show was rescheduled for March 26 and tickets from this card would be honored
for that event
WWF @ Moncton, New Brunswick - Arena - March 13, 1993
USWA @ Leitchfield, KY - Grayson County Middle School - March 14, 1993
Danny Davis defeated the Master of Terror
Miss Texas defeated Bert Prentice in a back alley street brawl
Dutch Mantel defeated the Rock & Roll Phantom
USWA Southern Champion Jeff Jarrett defeated Brian Christopher
Jerry Lawler (sub. for Giant Gonzalez) defeated Randy Savage
via disqualification when Savage hit a piledriver
WWF @ Rochester, NY - War Memorial - March 14, 1993
Cancelled due to bad weather; the show was rescheduled for May 1 and tickets from this card would be honored
for that event
WWF @ Binghamton, NY - Broome County Arena - March 14, 1993
Cancelled due to bad weather; the show was rescheduled for May 2 and tickets from this card would be honored
for that event
WWF @ Hull, Quebec - Robert Guertin Arena - March 14, 1993
The original lineup included the Nasty Boys vs. WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS, Tatanka vs. Papa Shango, the Headshrinkers vs.
Owen Hart & Koko B. Ware, and Crush vs. Doink the Clown
Doink the Clown defeated Kamala via count-out
Bob Backlund
defeated Papa Shango
The Nasty Boys fought the Headshrinkers to a double
count-out
The Big Bossman defeated Doink the Clown via
disqualification
Yokozuna defeated the Undertaker via disqualification
WWF @ St. Johns, Newfoundland - Memorial Stadium - March 14, 1993
WWF @ Montreal, Quebec - Forum - March 15, 1993 (4,800)
Virgil
defeated Terry Taylor
Tatanka defeated Rick Martel
Crush defeated Doink
the Clown
Tito Santana defeated Damien Demento
Mr. Perfect fought Lex Luger
to a double count-out
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Beverly Brothers
when Scott pinned Blake with the Frankensteiner
The Undertaker defeated
Yokozuna via disqualification
WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center - March 15, 1993
The original line-up included WWF World Champion Bret Hart vs. Lex Luger, Randy Savage vs. Giant Gonzalez, and Bob Backlund vs. Razor Ramon
Monday Night Raw taping:
3/15/93 - featured Gorilla Monsoon, Bobby Heenan, & Rob Barlett - as Vince McMahon - on commentary; during the show open, Monsoon noted a blizzard changed the
plans of the show but all the wrestlers that could be on hand for the show were; footage was then shown of the snow in Pougheekspie, before Monsoon noted McMahon &
Randy Savage were in New York City; included a video package in which Randy Savage and the Rev. Jesse Jackson in which they promoted the Headlock on Hunger
campaign; featured an ICO PRO ad featuring WWF World Champion Bret Hart; included an ad promoting WWF Hasbro figures; featured Heenan conducting an in-ring
interview with the Giant Gonzalez & Harvey Wippleman, with Wippleman bragging about how Gonzalez overpowered the Undertaker at the Royal Rumble and saying Taker
and Paul Bearer would go in their own caskets at WrestleMania; Gonzalez then told Taker that he had a "giant surprise" for him; included a WrestleMania ad focusing
on the double main event; featured a WrestleMania IX Report hosted by Gene Okerlund in which he said all the crew would be wearing togas for the show; included
an ad promoting WWF Mania; featured a video package on the WWF's charity work; included info on how to get tickets to the March 22 Raw; featured an ad promoting
WWF video games for Nintendo, Game Boy, and Super Nintendo; included the announcement Kamala vs. Doink the Clown, Tatanka vs. Repo Man, the Bushwhackers, and WWF
Tag Team Champions Ted Dibaise & IRS would be on the following week's show:
Razor Ramon pinned Russ Greenberg with the Razor's Edge at 3:08
Typhoon pinned LA Gore at 2:57 with the splash
Bob Backlund pinned Papa Shango at 6:58 with an inside cradle as Shango attempted a bodyslam
The Nasty Boys fought the Headshrinkers to a double count-out at 8:26 when the two teams began brawling in the concession area and ended up having a food fight;
following their entrance, the Nastys hugged the oversized ring girl
(Monday Night Raw Prime Cuts
USWA @ Louisville, KY - March 16,
1993 (4,500)
Danny Davis defeated Jamie Dundee
PG-13 defeated Chris
Michaels & Ms. Texas
Brian Christopher & Big Black Dog defeated the
Moondogs
Southern Champion Jeff Jarrett defeated Rock & Roll Phantom
II
Dutch Mantell defeated the Master of Terror
The Undertaker defeated
Giant Gonzalez via count-out
WWF @ Utica, NY - Auditorium - March 19, 1993 (4,200)
Terry Taylor pinned Jim Brunzell (sub. for Owen Hart) at 14:00
Damien Demento pinned Jim Powers at 8:00 with a kneedrop
Tito Santana pinned Reno Riggins (sub. for Papa Shango) at 10:00
The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) defeated Yokozuna via disqualification at 4:00; after the bout, Giant Gonzalez & Harvey Wippleman came to ringside with Wippleman challenging Undertaker to a match for later in the card which Undertaker accepted
Tatanka defeated Doink the Clown via count-out at 13:00; after the bout, Doink attacked Tatanka
Virgil pinned Repo Man with a small package
The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) defeated Giant Gonzalez (w/ Harvey Wippleman) via disqualification at 8:00 when Gonzalez used the urn as weapon; after the bout, Undertaker was placed on a stretcher after being attacked by Gonzalez more, but eventually sat up and cleared Gonzalez from the ring
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Beverly Brothers at 15:00 when Scott pinned Blake with the Frankensteiner
WWF @ Lakeland, FL - Civic Center - March 19, 1993 (2,400)
Raymond
Rougeau defeated the Brooklyn Brawler
The Headshrinkers fought the Nasty Boys
to a double disqualification
Skinner defeated Koko B. Ware
Bob Backlund
defeated Kimchee
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Kamala via count-out
Typhoon
defeated the Cuban Terrorist (David Cannell)
Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake
defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS in a non-title match when
Hogan pinned IRS
WWF World Champion Bret Hart & Mr. Perfect defeated
Razor Ramon & Lex Luger
WWF @ Albany, NY - Knickerbocker Arena - March 20,
1993 (matinee) (4,750)
Damien Demento defeated Jim Powers
Tito Santana
defeated Reno Riggins
Terry Taylor defeated Jim Brunzell
Scott Steiner
defeated WWF Tag Team Champion IRS
Tatanka defeated Doink the Clown via
disqualification
Virgil defeated Repo Man
WWF World Champion Bret Hart
& Mr. Perfect defeated Razor Ramon & Lex Luger
WWF @ West Palm Beach, FL - Auditorium - March 20, 1993
WWF @ New Haven, CT - Coliseum - March 20, 1993 (3,000)
Damien Demento pinned Jim Powers
Terry Taylor pinned Jim Brunzell (sub. for Owen Hart)
Virgil pinned Repo Man
Tito Santana pinned Reno Riggins (sub. for Papa Shango)
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS in a non-title match when Rick pinned IRS
Tatanka defeated Doink the Clown via disqualification; the match was originally scheduled for earlier in the show but Doink attacked Tatanka before the
bell and sprayed goo in his face
WWF World Champion Bret Hart & Mr. Perfect defeated Razor Ramon & Lex Luger
WWF @ Daytona Beach, FL - Oceanfront Center - March 20,
1993
WWF @ Miami, FL - Arena - March 21, 1993 (matinee) (1,850)
Skinner
defeated Koko B. Ware
Bob Backlund defeated Bam Bam Bigelow via
disqualification
Typhoon edefeated the Cuban Terrorist
Crush defeated Papa Shango (sub. for WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels)
Kamala defeated Kimchee
The Nasty Boys fought the
Headshrinkers to a double disqualification
The Undertaker defeated Yokozuna
via disqualification
WWF @ Boston, MA - Boston Garden - March 21, 1993
(matinee) (6,000)
Jim Powers defeated Repo Man
Virgil defeated Reno
Riggins
Terry Taylor defeated Jim Brunzell
Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag
Team Champion IRS
Tatanka defeated Doink the Clown via
disqualification
Jerry Lawler defeated Tito Santana
WWF World Champion
Bret Hart & Mr. Perfect defeated Razor Ramon & Lex Luger
WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - March 21, 1993 (10,400)
Included Rob Bartlett conducting an in-ring interview with Harvey Wippleman and Giant Gonzalez
Terry Taylor pinned Jim Brunzell
Virgil pinned Repo Man with a roll up
Randy Savage fought Doink the Clown to a no-contest when Doink attacked Savage on the floor before the bell; as a result, the scheduled match between the two was postponed until later in the card
Jerry Lawler pinned Tito Santana at 12:59 by blocking a sunset flip into the ring and holding onto the ropes for leverage; after the match, Santana battled Lawler into the crowd (Lawler's MSG debut)
Rick Steiner pinned WWF Tag Team Champion IRS with a roll up at 10:18 after Scott Steiner came ringside and prevented IRS from using a steel chair; Scott escorted his brother to ringside before the match began but was eventually sent backstage; the match was initially advertised as a non-title bout between the Steiners and IRS & Ted Dibiase
Randy Savage defeated Doink the Clown via disqualification at around 7:30 after Doink sprayed Savage in the eyes; after the bout, Savage had to be restrained by officials in the aisle as he attempted to get at Doink (Doink's MSG debut)
Tatanka pinned Reno Riggins (sub. for Papa Shango) with the Samoan Drop
WWF World Champion Bret Hart & Mr. Perfect defeated Razor Ramon & Lex Luger at around 19:12 when Hart pinned Razor with an inside cradle after both Luger and Perfect reversed the pin attempt behind the referee's back; after the bout, Luger, Razor, and Giant Gonzalez won a brawl over Hart, Perfect, and Savage (Luger's MSG debut)
WWF @ St. Louis, MO - Arena - March 22, 1993 (3,600)
Skinner
defeated Koko B. Ware after using his alligator claw as a weapon
Typhoon
defeated Gary Jackson (sub. for Repo Man)
Tito Santana defeated Terry
Taylor
The Nasty Boys fought the Headshrinkers to a double
disqualification
Crush defeated Papa Shango (sub. for WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels)
The
Undertaker defeated Yokozuna via disqualification when Yoko used the salt bucket
as a weapon
WWF World Champion Bret Hart & Mr. Perfect defeated Razor
Ramon & Lex Luger when Hart pinned Razor with a small package
WWF @ New York City, NY - Manhattan Center - March 22, 1993 (1,000)
Monday Night Raw taping:
Giant Gonzalez defeated Kamala
Bob Backlund defeated Doink the Clown via disqualification
Jim Powers defeated LA Gore
Tatanka fought Bam Bam Bigelow to a double count-out
3/22/93 - featured Vince McMahon, Randy Savage, & Rob Barlett on commentary; included footage from the Michael Landon Awards the previous week in
New York City, with appearances by Vince McMahon, Hulk Hogan, and Randy Savage; during the segment, Hogan introduced the same video package that aired
the previous week on Raw that noted the WWF's charity work; Hogan then said McMahon was his hero and presented McMahon with the Michael Landon Award of Honor;
McMahon then accepted and said he was undeserving, noting the work was done by the WWF superstars who took away the chronic pain of a child just by giving
them some of their time and attention; featured the announcement of the formation of the WWF Hall of Fame and Andre the Giant as the first inductee, followed
by a video package on Andre's WWF career; included an ICO PRO ad featuring WWF World Champion Bret Hart; featured a WWF Hasbro ad; included a WrestleMania IX
Report hosted by Gene Okerlund in which he announced the Hart vs. Yokozuna contract signing would take place that coming weekend on WWF Superstars and
Wrestling Challenge; featured an ad promoting WWF Mania; included the announcement that WWF Mania would feature a world premiere of a music video tribute to
Hart to the tune of Aretha Franklin's "Respect;" featured an ad promoting the March to WrestleMania IX; included a closing segment in which the Rosetti sisters
were introduced as Bartlett's fan club, with Barlett then kissing one of them; featured the announcement that Savage vs. Yokozuna, the Undertaker vs. Bam Bam
Bigelow would be part of the March to WrestleMania, plus an interview with Hogan, Brutus Beefcake, & Jimmy Hart:
The Bushwhackers defeated Damien Demento & Repo Man when Butch pinned Repo with the battering ram at 5:28;
prior to the bout, the Bushwhackers made their entrance through the crowd, first appearing in the balcony; upon their entrance, the Bushwhackers liked
the face of the overweight Raw girl (Repo Man's last appearance for 8 years)
Tatanka pinned Reno Riggins at 3:30 with the Samoan Drop
WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS defeated Jeff Armstrong & Scott Rich at 3:02 when IRS scored the pin with the Write Off lariat;
following the champions' entrance, IRS cut an in-ring promo telling the fans not to cheat on their taxes; during the bout, Rob Bartlett
was shown changing the channels to see what Raw was competing against
Doink the Clown defeated Kamala (w/ Slick) via count-out at 5:40 when Doink distracted Kamala with a gift box on the floor; after opening the box to find it empty,
Kamala chased Doink under the ring; after Doink emerged, he grabbed a chair and waited for Kamala but Kamala came out another side of the ring, attacked him, and
chased him backstage with the chair (The Best of Raw: Seasons 1 & 2)
4/5/93 - featured Vince McMahon & Randy Savage on commentary; included footage after WrestleMania IX of Gene Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with
Yokozuna & Mr. Fuji, with it noted Fuji was filing protest over Yoko's title loss the previous night to Hulk Hogan, citing it was not an official match; featured
info on the WrestleMania IX Hotline; included an ICO PRO ad featuring Bret Hart; featured an ad promoting the WrestleMania IX replay the following Monday night;
included an ad promoting WWF Mania; featured a WWF Hasbro ad; included the closing announcement WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS would face the Bushwhackers:
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Virgil with the diving headbutt at 6:59; during the bout, there were loud chants of "Virgil sucks;" it was later noted that Rob Bartlett
was stranded in Las Vegas after WrestleMania
Jerry Lawler fought Jim Powers to a no contest; during his entrance, Lawler took the mic from Howard Finkel, said he was used to getting respect, and told
the fans he would leave if the fans kept chanting "Burger King;" when they didn't stop chanting, Lawler left ringside
Bob Backlund pinned Kimchee at 3:58 with a roll up into a bridge
Damien Demento pinned Jim Brunzell at 5:07 with a jumping kneedrop; during the bout, Rob Bartlett called in to Vince McMahon and Randy Savage
on the phone, calling from Las Vegas, wondering why no one was at Raw the previous week; Bartlett then said he had no money and was stuck in Vegas;
McMahon hung up on him, claiming there was a bad connection, when Bartlett asked for help getting back; Brunzell used "Crank it Up" as his theme song for the match
Jerry Lawler fought Jim Powers to a no contest when Lawler returned backstage due to the chants of "Burger King" from the fans
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Beverly Brothers at 10:56 when Scott pinned Blake with the Frankensteiner; prior to the bout, it was noted the Steiners had
challenged the winners of the previous night's WWF Tag Team Title match
(Monday Night Raw Prime Cuts
Jerry Lawler pinned Jim Powers at 6:16 with the piledriver and using the tights for leverage; following the commercial break, Vince McMahon conducted an
interview at the commentary table in which Lawler insulted the crowd and Randy Savage, adding that Savage didn't have the guts to face him; Savage responded
by standing up from his commentary seat but the show ended before anything else occured
WWF @ Topeka, KS - Kansas Expocentre - March 23, 1993 (1,500)
Tito
Santana defeated Terry Taylor
Skinner defeated Koko B. Ware
The Nasty Boys
fought the Headshrinkers to a double disqualification
Randy Savage defeated
Giant Gonzalez via disqualification
Typhoon defeated Repo Man
Crush
defeated Skinner
WWF World Champion Bret Hart & Mr. Perfect defeated
Razor Ramon & Lex Luger
WWF @ Toledo, OH - Sports Arena - March 23, 1993 (1,900)
The Brooklyn Brawler
defeated Jim Powers
Virgil defeated Reno Riggins
Rick & Scott Steiner
defeated the Beverly Brothers
Bob Backlund defeated Damien Demento
Tatanka
defeated Doink the Clown via disqualification
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Kamala
via count-out
The Undertaker defeated Yokozuna via disqualification
WWF @ Columbus, OH - Ohio Center - March 24, 1993 (1,900)
The Brooklyn Brawler
defeated Jim Powers
Virgil defeated Reno Riggins
Rick & Scott Steiner
defeated the Beverly Brothers
Bob Backlund defeated Damien Demento
Tatanka
defeated Doink the Clown via disqualification
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Kamala
via count-out
The Undertaker defeated Yokozuna via disqualification
WWF @ Wichita, KS - Kansas Coliseum - March 24, 1993 (2,300)
Tito
Santana defeated Terry Taylor
Skinner defeated Koko B. Ware
The Nasty Boys
fought the Headshrinkers to a double disqualification
Randy Savage defeated
Giant Gonzalez via disqualification
Typhoon defeated Repo Man
Crush
defeated Skinner
WWF World Champion Bret Hart & Mr. Perfect defeated
Razor Ramon & Lex Luger
WWF @ Denver, CO - Coliseum - March 25, 1993 (3,600)
Skinner defeated Koko B.
Ware
Typhoon defeated Repo Man
Tito Santana defeated Terry Taylor
Randy
Savage defeated Giant Gonzalez via disqualification
Crush defeated Papa
Shango
The Nasty Boys fought the Headshrinkers to a double
disqualification
The Undertaker defeated Yokozuna via disqualification
WWF @ Richfield, OH - Coliseum - March 25, 1993
The Brooklyn
Brawler pinned Jim Powers with a swining neckbreaker
Tatanka defeated Doink
the Clown via disqualification after Doink sprayed his opponent in the
eyes
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Kamala via count-out when Kamala chased Kimchee
backstage
Bob Backlund pinned Damien Demento with a small package
Rick
& Scott Steiner defeated the Beverly Brothers following the Frankensteiner
on Blake
Virgil pinned Reno Riggins with a crucifix
WWF World Champion
Bret Hart & Mr. Perfect defeated Razor Ramon & Lex Luger after Perfect
reversed a small package, putting Hart on top of Razor for the win
WWF @ San Jose, CA - March 26,
1993
Skinner defeated Koko B. Ware
Typhoon defeated Repo
Man
The Nasty Boys fought the Headshrinkers to a double
disqualification
Tito Santana defeated Fatu
Crush defeated Papa
Shango
Randy Savage fought Giant Gonzalez to a double disqualification
WWF
World Champion Bret Hart & Mr. Perfect defeated Razor Ramon & Lex
Luger
WWF @ Shamokin, PA - High School - March 26, 1993
WWF @ Sacramento, CA - Arco Arena - March 26,
1993 (4,200)
Skinner defeated Koko B. Ware
Typhoon defeated Repo
Man
The Nasty Boys fought the Headshrinkers to a double
disqualification
Tito Santana defeated the Tonga Kid (sub. for Terry Taylor)
Crush defeated Papa
Shango (sub. for WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels)
Randy Savage fought Giant Gonzalez to a double disqualification
WWF
World Champion Bret Hart & Mr. Perfect defeated Razor Ramon & Lex Luger
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA - Civic Arena - March 26, 1993 (9,000)
The Brooklyn Brawler pinned Jim Powers at 10:37 with a neckbreaker
Tatanka fought Doink the Clown to a no contest when Doink attacked Tatanka in the aisle before the bout began and gave him four chairshots; it was announced that the match would take place later in the card if Tatanka was able to compete
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Kamala via count-out at 9:30 when Kamala chased an interfering Kimchee back to the locker room
Bob Backlund pinned Damien Demento at 10;21 with an inside cradle
The Undertaker defeated Yokozuna via disqualification at 3:45 when Yoko used the salt bucket as a weapon
Tatanka defeated Doink the Clown via disqualification at 12:15 after Doink sprayed him with something from his jacket
Virgil pinned Reno Riggins (sub. for Papa Shango) at 7:08 with a crucifix
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Beverly Brothers at 13:15 when Scott pinned Blake with the Frankensteiner
WWF @ Scranton, PA - CYC - March 27, 1993
(matinee)
WWF @ Honolulu, HI - March 27, 1993
Razor Ramon did not appear due to suffering a staph infection
Randy Savage vs. Giant Gonzalez
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum - March 27,
1993 (8,700)
The Brooklyn Brawler defeated Jim Powers
Bam Bam Bigelow
defeated Kamala
Bob Backlund defeated Damien Demento
The Undertaker
defeated Yokozuna via disqualification
Tatanka defeated Doink the Clown via
disqualification
Virgil pinned Reno Riggins
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Beverly Brothers
WWF @ Toronto, Ontario - Maple Leaf Gardens - March 28, 1993 (matinee)
Owen Hart did not appear as scheduled
The Brooklyn Brawler defeated Jim Powers
Virgil defeated Reno Riggins (sub. for Papa Shango)
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Beverly Brothers
Bob Backlund defeated Damien Demento (sub. for WWF Tag Team Champion Ted Dibiase)
Tatanka defeated Doink the Clown via disqualification
WWF Tag Team Champion IRS (sub. for Bam Bam Bigelow) defeated Kamala via count-out
The Undertaker defeated Yokozuna via disqualification
WWF @ Kingston, Ontario - March 28, 1993
The
Brooklyn Brawler vs. Jim Powers
Virgil vs. Reno Riggins
Rick & Scott
Steiner vs. the Beverly Brothers
Bob Backlund vs. Damien Demento
Tatanka
vs. Doink the Clown
Kamala vs. WWF Tag Team Champion IRS
The Undertaker
vs. Yokozuna
WWF @ Los Angeles, CA - Sports Arena - March 28,
1993 (5,000)
Skinner defeated Koko B. Ware
Typhoon defeated Repo
Man
The Nasty Boys fought the Headshrinkers to a double
disqualification
Randy Savage defeated Giant Gonzalez via
disqualification
Tito Santana defeated Louie Spicolli
Crush defeated Papa
Shango (sub. for WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels)
WWF World Champion Bret Hart
& Mr. Perfect defeated Razor Ramon & Lex Luger
USWA @ Memphis, TN - Mid-South
Coliseum - March 29, 1993
Lauren Davenport defeated Miss Texas
The
Rock 'n' Roll Phantom defeated Tony Williams
Dan Davis & Frank Morell
defeated PG-13 when Morell pinned Wolfie D; Miss Texas was the guest referee for
the bout
The Moondogs defeated USWA Tag Team Champions Brian Christopher & Scotty Flamingo
to win the titles when Spot pinned Christopher
The Harlem Knights defeated Jerry Lawler & the
Big Bossman via disqualification when Lawler threw a fireball at Nelson
Knight
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Jeff Jarrett after Brian
Christopher hit Jarrett with a chain and put the champion on top
USWA @ Louisville, KY - Louisville Gardens - March 30,
1993 (1,100)
Danny Davis defeated the Rock & Roll Phantom
Brian
Christopher defeated Big Black Dog
Danny Davis & Frank Morrell defeated
PG-13 via disqualification
Brian Christopher & Scotty Flamingo defeated
the Moondogs when Christopher pinned Spot
Jeff Jarrett & the Big Bossman
defeated the Harlem Knights via disqualification
USWA Champion Jerry Lawler
defeated WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels via disqualification; both championships
were on the line
- 4/4/93: A WrestleMania IX preview brunch was held at Caesar's Palace, hosted by Gene Okerlund. The event featured interviews with WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS, WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels, Crush, Tatanka, Lex Luger, Mr. Perfect, and WWF World Champion Bret Hart, as well as appearances by Chief Jay Strongbow, Tony Garea, Rene Goulet, Todd Pettingill, and others. During Hart's comments, Luger knocked him out with a forearm blow from behind and Hart had to be helped to the back.
Stacey Cornette was in attendance at the show
Tito Santana pinned Papa Shango at 7:37 after Shango missed an elbow drop off the top
Pay-per-view bouts - featured Gorilla Monsoon opening the broadcast before turning it over to Jim Ross (Ross' surprise debut);
moments later, Caesar and Cleopatra were escorted to the ring with an elephant; Randy Savage soon followed, accompanied by virgins;
Bobby Heenan then followed, riding backwards on a camel; Ross, Heenan, & Savage provided commentary for the show; included Gene
Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Rick & Scott Steiner regarding their upcoming match against the Headshrinkers;
featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Doink the Clown, after Doink vandalized the image of Caesar beside the
backdrop to make it look like him; Okerlund & Doink then reviewed footage of him assaulting Crush during WWF Superstars in January,
with Doink then saying Crush would soon have double vision; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with WWF Tag Team
Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS regarding their title defense later in the show against Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake, with the three
men then reviewing footage of Money Inc's assault on Beefcake in February; moments later, IRS alluded to Hogan suffering an injury
while leaving the gym the previous day and implied they were responsible; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with
Mr. Perfect regarding his upcoming match with Lex Luger; included a segment in which Monsoon previewed the Undertaker vs. Giant
Gonzalez and WWF World Champion Bret Hart vs. Yokozuna matches later in the show; featured an ad promoting the 1993 King of the Ring;
included Okerlund reviewing footage of Yokozuna's attack on Jim Duggan and Yoko attacking Hart during the official contract signing;
moments later, Okerlund conducted an interview with Hogan, with Hogan saying he just met with Hart and said he supported Hart in his
match and then issued a challenge to the winner of Hart vs. Yoko; featured Todd Pettingill conducting an interview with fans in the crowd;
Natalie Cole was in attendance for the event; the scheduled match between Kamala and Bam Bam Bigelow was cancelled due to time constraints:
Tatanka defeated WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels (w/ Luna Vachon) via count-out at 18:15 after the champion missed a dive to the floor and hit his
head against the ring steps; after Tatanka's entrance, Sensational Sherri came ringside - not to be in his corner - but to watch Michaels lose the
title; referee Joey Marella went to signal for the bell but Michaels tripped him from the floor; moments later, Tatanka dropped Michaels with the
Samoan Drop inside the ring and made the cover, with Marella then calling for the bell; after the bout, Luna pulled Sherri off the ring apron,
hit a clothesline and bodyslam on the floor, and ran backstage; Tatanka helped Sherri backstage moments later (Luna's surprise debut)
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) at 14:22 when Scott pinned Samu with the Frankensteiner;
during the bout, Jim Ross announced that Luna Vachon had attacked Sensational Sherri backstage in the First Aid center (the Headshrinkers' first TV loss)
Doink the Clown pinned Crush at 8:28 when a second Doink interfered, as Crush had the head vice applied, and hit Crush over the head
three times with a prosthetic arm; after the bout, referee Bill Alphonso informed referee Joey Marella what had happened but when
Alfonso went to look underneath the ring, the second Doink was no longer there (1993 Year in Review)
Razor Ramon pinned Bob Backlund at 3:45 with an inside cradle; during the contest, the crowd briefly chanted "Razor;" moments later, the commentary
team made mention of Lex Luger knocking WWF World Champion Bret Hart out during the WrestleMania IX brunch held earlier in the day
WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS defeated Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake (w/ Jimmy Hart) via disqualification at 18:43 when referee Danny Davis
came ringside, while referee Earl Hebner was still knocked out, and awarded the match to the champions after Hogan used Beefcake's steel face protector
as a weapon, with Hogan and Beefcake then receiving double pinfalls by Hart after Hart turned his jacket inside out to reveal a referee stripped inside;
prior to the bout, it was mentioned that Hogan was jumped the night before outside of a gym to explain his swollen eye;
early in the match, the champions attempted to walk out of the bout and take a count-out loss to keep their championship intact but
the referee ordered them to either return to the ring or forfeit their titles; after the bout, Hart threw Danny Davis out of the ring;
moments later, Hogan, Beefcake, and Hart went around ringside handing out cash found in Money Inc's briefcase, which had been left ringside
(Hogan's first TV match in a year; Beefcake's last TV match)
Lex Luger pinned Mr. Perfect at 10:56 by blocking Perfect's attempt at a backslide and applying his own for the win, even though Perfect's
feet were on the middle rope during the cover; prior to the bout, Luger was accompanied to the ring by several bikini-clad women, with each
holding up a large mirror, equipped with sparkers, in the ring while Luger posed; after the bout, Perfect was blindsided by Luger's running
forearm, with Luger then putting one foot on Perfect and posing before going backstage; moments later, Perfect came to his senses and went
backstage looking for Luger; after finding Luger, Perfect was attacked from behind by Shawn Michaels until Michaels was pulled away by officials
The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) defeated the Giant Gonzalez (w/ Harvey Wippleman) via disqualification at 7:32 when Gonzalez smothered Taker with
a rag soaked in Chloraphorm after headbutting Bearer off the ring apron; prior to the bout, Taker was carried out to the ring on a funeral chariot
alongside a vulture; after the match, Gonzalez chokeslammed referee Bill Alphonso as the Undertaker was rolled onto a stretcher and taken backstage
by officials; the crowd then chanted "Hogan;" moments later, the Undertaker's gong was sounded and he staggered his way back to the ring where he
eventually took Gonzalez down and out of the ring with a flying clothesline; Gonzalez was then escorted backstage by security
(The Undertaker: 15-0)
Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned WWF World Champion Bret Hart to win the title at 8:56 after Fuji threw salt in
Hart's eyes as the Sharpshooter was applied; immediately after the bout, Hulk Hogan came out to tell referee Earl Hebner what
happened; moments later, Mr. Fuji issued Hogan an immediate challenge, eventually offering to put up the title;
it was not until after Hart encouraged him to do so that Hogan accepted (1993 Year in Review)
Hulk Hogan pinned WWF World Champion Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) to win the title with a clothesline and the legdrop at the 23-second mark
after Fuji accidentally threw salt in the champion's eyes; the bell never rang to begin the match; after the bout, in a segment not
televised, Hogan celebrated in the ring with Randy Savage, Beefcake, and Vince McMahon (Yokozuna's first pinfall loss) (1993 Year in Review)
WWF @ Phoenix, AZ - America West Arena - April 5, 1993 (7,000; 4,500 paid)
Wrestling Challenge taping:
The Mad Monk pinned Larry Ludden
The Smoking Gunns defeated Barry Horowitz & Reno Riggins at 8:53 when Billy pinned Riggins with a bulldog off the top; the Gunns were introduced as Kip Winchester & Brett Colt (the Gunns' debut)
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Ron & Don Harris defeated Dale Wolfe & Tim Patterson
Butch Beardon pinned Bill Wolf
The Mad Monk defeated Bobby Young
Louie Spicolli defeated the Lightning Kid (Sean Waltman)
The Brooklyn Brawler defeated Tex Deaton
The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) defeated Giant Gonzalez (w/ Harvey Wippleman) (sub. for Yokozuna) via disqualification at 3:03 when Gonzalez landed a headbutt to Bearer, who was on the
ring apron, and assaulted Taker with the urn; after the bout, Taker sat up and knocked Gonzalez down after a series of clotheslines; moments later, the two fought their way backstage
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Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS via disqualification at 11:06 when Dibiase, who was helped backstage minutes earlier
after sustaining an injury, returned ringside and hit referee Dave Hebner with IRS' briefcase as Scott had IRS covered following the bulldog off the top
double team; early in the bout, it was announced that if Dibiase & IRS didn't return the briefcase backstage then they would lose the match and the titles
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Mr. Perfect defeated WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels via disqualification; Perfect initially won the match and title with the Perfect Plex at 5:42 but initial referee Bill Alphonso disputed
the call since Michaels had collided with him moments before the pinfall; replacement referee Earl Hebner awarded the title to Perfect, and Perfect left the ring with the title belt and
was announced as the new champion; moments later, Hebner and Alphonso argued, with the two also twice shoving Michaels to the mat when he tried to complain; later in the night, it was
announced Michaels was still the champion (Shawn Michaels The Showstopper: Unreleased)
Bret Hart pinned Lex Luger
4/25/93 - included a 'Special Report' segment focusing on the feud between Sensational Sherri and Luna Vachon; featured the first vignette promoting the
debut of the Smoking Gunns; included Jim Ross reading a statement from WWF President Jack Tunney announcing Tunney had begun an investigation into Lex
Luger's forearm and x-rays revealed Luger had a steel plate surgically implanted in it which was why he had knocked out all his opponents; because it was
part of his body, Tunney was unable to do anything about it; featured Ray Rougeau conducting a podium interview with Luger, where he discussed Bret Hart
with Luger claiming he was the reason Hart lost the WWF World Title at WrestleMania IX; included closing comments from Luger and Bob Backlund about their
King of the Ring qualifying match the following week:
Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Rudy Gonzalez at 2:16 with the Bonzai Drop
Mr. Perfect pinned Blake Beverly at 5:31 with the Perfect Plex; during the bout, Beau Beverly appeared ringside and attempted to interfere
unsuccessfully before he was sent backstage by the referee
The Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) defeated Sean Dakota & Jim Armstrong at 2:15 when Fatu pinned Armstrong with a splash off the top
Kamala (w/ Slick) pinned the White Shadow at 1:41 with a splash to the back; during the bout, an insert promo from Kamala and Slick was shown where
Slick got Kamala to say the word "Amen"
Typhoon pinned Barry Horowitz at 2:05 with a splash; after the bout in an untelevised segment, the Mad Monk (Friar Ferguson) attacked Typhoon with a
wooden staph
Razor Ramon pinned Allen Reid at 2:30 with the Razor's Edge
5/2/93 - included a 'Special Report' segment focusing on the Tatanka / Bam Bam Bigelow incident from the previous week's WWF Superstars;
featured a vignette promoting the debut of the Smoking Gunns; included the initial King of the Ring Report where it was announced WWF World Champion
Hulk Hogan would defend against Yokozuna at the show, followed by footage of Gene Okerlund interviewing Hogan, Brutus Beefcake, and Jimmy Hart on the
set of "Thunder in Paradise," in Clearwater, FL; during the segment, it was also announced Bret Hart had received a first round bye into the King of
the Ring tournament and was named the #1 seed; featured closing comments from Jim Duggan and Papa Shango regarding their KOTR qualifying match the
following week:
Jim Duggan pinned Al Burke at 2:47 with the running clothesline
Mr. Hughes pinned Mark Ming with the sidewalk slam at 1:48; during the bout, Slick cut an insert promo saying Hughes should let him be his manager so
he could change his ways
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Brian West at 3:15 with the superkick after deciding not to use the side suplex
KOTR Qualifying Match: Lex Luger defeated Bob Backlund via count-out at 4:15 after Backlund sustained Luger's running forearm and fell to the floor
Crush defeated Reno Riggins via submission with the head vice at 2:25
WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS defeated Jesse Storm & Raven Clark at 3:04 when IRS pinned Clark with the Write Off lariat
5/9/93 - included Raymond Rougeau conducting an interview with Luna Vachon in which she claimed Sensational Sherri was jealous of her and then said
she would destroy her when she gets her in the ring; featured a 'Special Report' segment focusing on the previous week's interview with the Undertaker
from WWF Superstars; included a vignette promoting the debut of the Smoking Gunns; featured a King of the Ring Report with comments from Bret Hart and
Jim Duggan regarding the tournament and footage of WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan being interviewed on the set of "Thunder in Paradise" about his upcoming
title defense against Yokozuna; included closing comments from Mr. Perfect and Doink the Clown regarding their King of the Ring qualifying match the
following week:
KOTR Qualifying Match: Jim Duggan pinned Papa Shango with the running clothesline at 4:39
Virgil pinned Tim Patterson with the Russian legsweep at 2:21
Damien Demento pinned Billy Jones following three kneedrops at 2:07
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Louie Spicolli & Bobby Young at 3:26 when Scott pinned Young following the bulldog off the top double team
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Terry Zeller with the diving headbutt at 2:54
5/16/93 - featured the debut of Jim Duggan's "USA" video from the WrestleMania album; included a King of the Ring Report where the quarter-final matches
of Bret Hart vs. Razor Ramon and Jim Duggan vs. Bam Bam Bigelow were announced for the tournament; the segment also featured an interview with WWF World
Champion Hulk Hogan on the set of "Thunder in Paradise" about his upcoming title defense against Yokozuna; featured a vignette promoting the debut of the
Smoking Gunns:
Razor Ramon pinned Sean Dakota with the Razor's Edge at 2:15
The Nasty Boys defeated Steve Vega & Barry Horowitz when Saggs pinned Vega after sustaining the running powerslam / elbowsmash combo at 3:02
(the Nasty Boys' last appearance)
Mr. Hughes pinned Dan Farren with the sidewalk slam at 2:19; during the bout, Mr. Fuji cut an insert promo saying he was interested in managing Hughes
KOTR Qualifying Match: Mr. Perfect fought Doink the Clown to a time-limit draw at 7:03; after the bell rang, both men continued brawling,
with Perfect hitting the Perfect Plex; after the bout, Perfect grabbed the mic and asked for 5 more minutes but then ended up chasing Doink backstage
Tito Santana pinned Reno Riggins with the flying forearm at 3:07
WWF @ Tucson, AZ - Convention Center - April 6, 1993
WWF Superstars taping:
The Mad Monk vs. an unknown
Steve Ray vs. an unknown
The Lightning Kid pinned Louie Spicolli at 3:50 with a victory roll
The Undertaker vs. Yokozuna
Mr. Perfect defeated WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels via disqualification; Perfect initially won the match and title with the Perfect Plex at 5:59 but initial referee Bill Alphonso disputed
the call since Michaels had collided with him moments before the pinfall; replacement referee Earl Hebner awarded the title to Perfect, and Perfect left the ring with the title belt and
was announced as the new champion; moments later, Hebner and Alphonso argued, with the two also twice shoving Michaels to the mat when he tried to complain; later in the night, it was
announced Michaels was still the champion
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Rick & Scott Steiner vs. WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS
Bret Hart vs. Lex Luger
4/24/93 - featured a scheduled interview with Bam Bam Bigelow which was interrupted by Sensational Sherri
who wanted to talk about Luna Vachon; Bigelow then threatened Sherri when she refused to leave until Tatanka
made the save and knocked Bigelow from the interview platform, with both men having to be separated by officials;
included the first vignette promoting the debut of the Smoking Gunns; featured an 'Update' segment hosted by
Gorilla Monsoon in which footage was shown from the WrestleMania Brunch of Lex Luger knocking out WWF World Champion
Bret Hart with his forearm; because of the incident, it was revealed Jack Tunney began an investigation into Luger's
forearm and x-rays revealed he had a steel plate surgically implanted in it which was why he had been knocking out
all his opponents; because it was part of his body Tunney was unable to do anything about it;
included closing comments from Doink the Clown and Mr. Perfect about their KOTR Qualifying match to take place the
following week:
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Dale Wolfe at 3:17 after picking him up and pushing him back to the mat after
hitting the superkick
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Reno Riggins & Billy Jones at 3:54 when Scott pinned Riggins following the Frankensteiner
Tito Santana pinned Louie Spicolli at 2:03 with the flying forearm
Damien Demento pinned KC Cleric at 2:33 with a kneedrop
Jim Duggan pinned Tim Patterson at 2:55 with the running clothesline
Tatanka fought Steve Vega to a no contest when, after Tatanka�s music played several times, footage on the video wall
showed an unconscious Tatanka backstage, with Bam Bam Bigelow cutting Tatanka�s dyed hair (1993 Year in Review)
Mr. Hughes pinned Raven Clark at 2:35 with a sidewalk slam; during the bout, Harvey Wippleman cut an insert promo
about Hughes, saying of all the managers in the WWF Wippleman could do the most for him
5/1/93 - included Raymond Rougeau conducting an interview with the Undertaker and Paul Bearer regarding Giant Gonzalez;
featured the announcement that WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan would defend the title against Yokozuna at the King of the Ring and
that Bret Hart had received a first round bye into the KOTR tournament:
The Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) defeated Scott Bazo & Bob Young at 2:46 when Fatu pinned Bazo with the splash off the top
Virgil pinned the White Shadow at 2:04 with a Russian leg sweep
KOTR Qualifying Match: Mr. Perfect fought Doink the Clown to a time-limit draw at 6:39 as Perfect had Doink down in the Perfect Plex
Typhoon pinned Larry Ludden with a splash at 2:31
Lex Luger fought Terry Zeller to a no contest when Luger knocked Zeller out before the match began after Luger caught his opponent checking himself
out in Luger's full-length mirror
5/8/93 - featured a closing segment in which Raymond Rougeau interviewed Giant Gonzalez and Harvey Wippleman regarding Gonzalez'
KOTR Qualifying match with Tatanka the following week:
Mr. Hughes, WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS defeated Kamala (w/ Slick) & the Nasty Boys when IRS pinned Kamala with a roll up at 7:36 after
Kamala became distracted after hitting the splash on IRS but not realizing he had to roll him over onto his back (the Nastys' last appearance)
Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Sean Dakota with the Bonzai Drop at 2:54
Crush defeated Steve Vega via submission with the head vice at 2:00
KOTR Qualifying Match: Razor Ramon pinned Tito Santana at 3:19 by grabbing the tights for leverage after the momentum of a flying crossbody by
Santana put Razor on top for the pin
5/15/93 - included a vignette promoting the debut of the Smoking Gunns; featured the debut of Bonnie Blackstone
as she interviewed Lex Luger regarding his steel plated forearm:
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated
Mark Ming & Jim Armstrong following the top rope bulldog double team
Mr.
Hughes pinned Bobby Young with the sidewalk slam
Bob Backlund pinned Terry
Zeller with a body scissors into a roll up
Virgil pinned Jose Martinez with a
standing side neckbreaker
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Billy Jones with the superkick
KOTR Qualifying Match: Tatanka defeated Giant Gonzalez (w/ Harvey Wippleman) via disqualification at 2:53 when
Gonzalez shoved referee Bill Alfonso with one hand as he had a choke applied on Tatanka with the other; after the bout, Gonzalez continued
to choke Tatanka while at the same time sending Alfonso to the floor and scaring referee Joey Marella from the ring as well; after the bout,
the two officials helped Tatanka backstage
WWF @ Paris, France - Bercy Stadium - April 8, 1993 (5,000)
WWF Superstars (Italian version): Frank Anderson pinned Red Tyler at 4:39 with a running senton
Televised on Canal+ - featured Raymond Rougeau & ? on commentary; included a vignette of WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels
on the streets of Paris regarding his upcoming title defense against Bob Backlund; a video of the event was released in France;
featured Guy Hauray conducting a backstage interview with Doink the Clown regarding his upcoming match against Crush; included Hauray conducting a
backstage interview with the Nasty Boys regarding their upcoming match with the Headshrinkers; featured Hauray conducting a backstage
interview with Mr. Perfect regarding his upcoming match with Lex Luger; included a vignette showing Yokozuna & Mr. Fuji beside the Eiffel Tower,
with Fuji saying Yoko was bigger than the tower:
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Bob Backlund with a reversal and using the tights for leverage at 13:10
Crush defeated Doink the Clown (Steve Keirn) via count-out at 8:10 when Doink left ringside after sustaining the head
vice on the ring apron (Global Warfare)
The Nasty Boys fought the Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) to a double disqualification at 11:33 when all four men began brawling in the
ring; after the bout, the Headshrinkers attacked the Nastys with several wooden chairs, breaking them to pieces;
moments later, the Nastys did the same to the Headshrinkers in the aisleway after they began to make their way backstage
Mr. Perfect pinned Lex Luger at 6:44 by lifting his shoulder out of a back suplex into a bridge
Kamala pinned Kimchee at 6:45 with a splash to the back; after the bout, Kamala attacked Kimchee with his own hat before putting it on himself
Typhoon pinned Damien Demento at 6:25 with a powerslam
Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Jim Duggan with a splash in the corner and the Bonzai Drop at 7:31 after Duggan became distracted by Fuji on the floor;
after the bout, Duggan assaulted Yoko with his 2x4 and cleared the ring; moments later, Duggan hit Yoko from behind with the 2x4 in the aisle before
returning to the ring and leading the crowd in a chant of "USA" (Global Warfare, Best of the WWF: European Rampage Tour)
WWF @ Bournemouth, England - International Centre - April 9,
1993 (4,000)
Doink the Clown (Keirn) pinned Crush
Typhoon pinned Damien Demento
Kamala pinned Kimchee
The Nasty Boys fought the Headshrinkers to a double disqualification
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Bob Backlund
Yokozuna pinned Jim Duggan
Mr. Perfect pinned Lex Luger
@ Exeter, England - WestPoint Exhibition Centre - April 10, 1993 (4,000)
Doink the Clown pinned Crush
Typhoon pinned Damien Demento
Kamala pinned Kimchee
The Nasty Boys fought the Headshrinkers to a double disqualification
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Bob Backlund
Yokozuna pinned Jim Duggan
Mr. Perfect pinned Lex Luger
Televised live on SKY Sports - featured Jim Ross & Bobby Heenan on commentary;
included Lord Alfred Hayes conducting a backstage interview with Doink the Clown regarding his match later in the night against Kamala;
featured Hayes conducting a backstage interview with Mr. Perfect regarding facing Lex Luger on the European tour;
included Hayes conducting a backstage interview with Lex Luger regarding Perfect;
featured Hayes conducting a backstage interview with Jim Duggan regarding his match against Luger later in the show;
included an in-ring interview with Yokozuna & Mr. Fuji regarding the outcome of WrestleMania IX:
Fatu (w/ Afa) pinned Brian Knobs at 9:43 with his feet on the ropes for leverage
Doink the Clown pinned Kamala at 5:54 by using the tights for leverage
Mr. Perfect pinned Samu (w/ Afa) with the Perfect Plex at 13:34 after Samu missed a headbutt off the top
(Global Warfare, Best of the WWF: European Rampage Tour)
Bob Backlund pinned Damien Demento with a roll up and bridge at 7:56
Typhoon pinned the Brooklyn Brawler at 9:49 with a powerslam after hitting a splash in the corner
Crush defeated WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels via count-out at 8:51 when Michaels left the ring; after the bout,
Crush brought Michaels back to the ring, hit a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker, and applied the head vice
(Global Warfare, The Best of the Intercontinental Championship,
(Live in the UK: November 08
Lex Luger defeated Jim Duggan via disqualification at 6:42 when Mr. Perfect attacked Luger,
preventing him from making the cover on Duggan;
late in the bout, Yokozuna and Mr. Fuji appeared ringside, with Yoko attacking Duggan outside of the ring moments before the finish;
after the bout, Luger and Yoko double teamed Perfect until Duggan cleared the ring with his 2x4
Dark match after the show: Jim Duggan pinned Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) at 3:17 with the running clothesline after Fuji accidentally threw salt in Yoko's eyes when Duggan moved out of the way
WWF @ Allentown, PA - Agricultural Hall - April 12, 1993
WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center - April 12, 1993 (3,500; most were freebies since tickets for the previous
card in town were accepted at this show as a result of a number of no-shows at that event)
Monday Night Raw taping:
The Undertaker defeated Giant Gonzalez via disqualification
Bret Hart defeated Razor Ramon
4/12/93 - featured an opening segment where WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS paid off the Beverly Brothers to give them advice about how to face and
beat Rick & Scott Steiner; included Vince McMahon, Randy Savage, & Rob Bartlett on commentary; the scheduled match between WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS
and the Bushwhackers did not take place; featured an ad promoting the WrestleMania IX replay later that night on pay-per-view; included a WrestleMania IX Report
hosted by Sean Mooney in which he recapped the happenings of the WWF World Title match, the two Doinks, the Undertaker vs. Giant Gonzalez, and hyped the pay-per-view
replay immediately after Raw; featured an ICO PRO ad featuring the Steiners; included Bartlett conducting a ringside interview with Luna Vachon, who said she was the
woman of the 90s and the only thing strong about Sensational Sherri was her breath; Bartlett then noted Sherri was in the building, with Sherri then walking
ringside and saying Bartlett was disgracing the WWF by simply interviewing Luna; the two continued to have words before Sherri attacked Luna, tore Bartlett's vest,
and dropped Luna with a suplex on the floor; Sherri began choking Luna with a cord before Luna hit her with a monitor and tore open sherri's shirt; the two then
fought into the crowd before Sgt. Slaughter hoisted Luna over his shoulder and carried her backstage; following the commercial break, Savage attempted to conduct
a ringside interview with Sherri, who held his cowboy hat to cover her chest, before Luna returned; the two then briefly fought again before Sherri said she would
face Luna any time; featured footage following WrestleMania of Todd Pettengill conducting interviews with fans from Germany and Australia, Vladimir the super fan,
and others who said the show was the best WrestleMania to date; included a WWF Hasbro ad; featured the announcement Bret Hart would be on hand the next week for
an interview and Razor Ramon vs. Virgil; the commentary team then spoke with Money Inc., who were backstage, about facing the Beverly Brothers the next week;
moments later, the Beverlys jumped them from behind, with the teams brawling as the show ended:
Scott Steiner (w/ Rick Steiner) defeated WWF Tag Team Champion IRS (w/ Ted Dibiase) via disqualification at 12:05 when Dibiase interfered and broke
the cover after Steiner hit a double underhook into a powerbomb; prior to the bout, IRS took the mic and reminded the fans they had until Thursday to
send in their tax forms, and that they better not cheat on them; after the bout, the Steiners fought off Money Inc and set up Dibiase for the bulldog
off the top double team only for the Beverly Brothers to come out and gang up on the Steiners; after the bout, the Beverlys accidentally hit a double
clothesline on Dibiase when Scott moved out of the way; moments later, Money Inc and the Beverlys got into a shoving contest before the Beverlys knocked
IRS to the floor and cornered Dibiase; Money Inc. then left ringside as the Beverlys challenged them to get in the ring
(Monday Night Raw Prime Cuts
Tatanka pinned Von Krus with the Samoan Drop at 4:00; during the bout, Doink the Clown briefly appeared in the aisle
Papa Shango pinned Scott Taylor at 2:24 with the reverse shoulderbreaker; during the match, Rob Bartlett, his clothes torn, returned ringside
Frier Ferguson pinned Chris Duffy at 4:22 by blocking a sunset flip with a sit-down splash; during the bout, it was announced the Beverly Brothers would face
WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS the next week in a non-title match (Ferguson's only televised match)
4/19/93 - featured opening backstage promos by WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS, and the Beverly Brothers on their match later in the show; included a
backstage promo by Luna Vachon, with a dungeon in the background, in which she cut a promo on Sensational Sherri, as still images were shown from WrestleMania,
exclusive footage of her attacking Sherri backstage at WrestleMania, and footage of their fight the previous week aired; Luna then said she would wipe Sherri from
the earth; featured an ICO PRO ad featuring Rick & Scott Steiner; included a WWF Mania ad; featured Vince McMahon conducting an in-ring interview with Bret Hart
about his loss of the WWF World Title at WrestleMania, with Hart saying critics had long said he wouldn't attain what he had attained and he would be back to the
top in the WWF; Hart then said he made a "hit list" and Lex Luger was at the top of it for knocking him out at the WrestleMania brunch and agreed that WWF
President Jack Tunney should investigate Luger's forearm; Hart then issued a challenge to Luger, Yokozuna, and WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan; included an ad
promoting WWF Hasbro toys; featured the announcement Crush would face Luger the following week (Rob Bartlett's last appearance):
Razor Ramon pinned Virgil with the Razor's Edge at 6:59 after Virgil missed a reverse crossbody from the middle turnbuckle; during the bout, there were loud
chants of "Razor"
Giant Gonzalez (w/ Harvey Wippleman) pinned LA Gore with the chokeslam at 1:20; during the bout, Wippleman yelled that Gonzalez could beat anyone, from Hulk Hogan
to Bret Hart
Tatanka pinned Art Thomas at 2:29 with the Samoan Drop
WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS defeated the Beverly Brothers in a non-title match at 12:59 when Dibiase pinned Beau after Beau accidentally hit Blake
when Dibiase moved out of the way; prior to the bout, IRS took the mic and said the fans that didn't file their taxes wouldn't get an extension
(Monday Night Raw Prime Cuts
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Phil Apollo with the diving headbutt at 4:43; during the match, Doink the Clown briefly appeared in the aisle;
after the bout, Bigelow hit the move a second time; moments later, Friar Ferguson came out and tended to Apollo before knocking Bigelow
to the floor with a dropkick; following the commercial break, Friar blessed the crowd
WWF @ Aberdeen, Scotland - Exhibition
& Conference Centre - April 13, 1993
Typhoon defeated Damien
Demento
Kamala defeated Kimchee
Yokozuna defeated Jim Duggan
Doink the
Clown defeated Crush via count-out
Mr. Perfect defeated Lex Luger
The
Nasty Boys fought the Headshrinkers to a double disqualification
WWF IC
Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Bob Backlund
WWF @ Newcastle, England - Whitley Bay Ice Rink - April 14, 1993
Typhoon pinned Damien Demento with a powerslam
Kamala pinned Kimchee with the splash
Doink the Clown defeated Crush via count-out
Yokozuna pinned Jim Duggan with the Bonzai Drop
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Bob Backlund with a sunset flip and grabbing the tights for leverage
The Nasty Boys fought the Headshrinkers to a double disqualification
Mr. Perfect pinned Lex Luger by lifting his shoulder out of a German suplex into a bridge
WWF @ Brussels, Belgium - National Forest Arena - April 14, 1993
Virgil defeated
Terry Taylor
Doink the Clown defeated Tito Santana
Tatanka defeated Papa
Shango
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase
& IRS via disqualification
The Bushwhackers defeated the Beverly
Brothers
The Undertaker defeated Giant Gonzalez
Bret Hart pinned Bam Bam
Bigelow
WWF @ Brighton, England - Brighton
Centre - April 15, 1993
USWA @ Oxford, MS - Tad Smith Coliseum - April 15, 1993
Randy Savage vs. USWA Champion Jerry Lawler
WWF @ London, England - Wembley Arena - April 15, 1993 (11,000; sell out)
Doink
the Clown (Matt Borne) defeated Crush
Typhoon defeated Damien
Demento
Kamala defeated Kimchee
The Nasty Boys fought the Headshrinkers to
a double count-out
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Bob
Backlund
Yokozuna defeated Jim Duggan
Mr. Perfect defeated Lex
Luger
WWF @ Birmingham, England - National
Indoor Arena - April 16, 1993 (10,000)
Typhoon pinned Damien Demento at 8:10 with a powerslam
Kamala pinned Kimchee at 9:23 with a splash
Doink the Clown defeated Crush via count-out at 7:35 after ramming him into the ring steps
Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Jim Duggan at 8:49 with the Bonzai Drop after Fuji tripped Duggan from the outside
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Bob Backlund hooking the tights for leverage
The Nasty Boys fought the Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) to a double disqualification at 13:29
Mr. Perfect pinned Lex Luger by lifting his shoulder out of a back suplex into a bridge
USWA @ Jonesboro, AR - April 16, 1993 (1,200; sell out)
USWA World Champion Jerry Lawler vs. Randy Savage
WWF @ London, England - Wembley Arena - April 16,
1993 (11,000; sell out)
Virgil defeated Terry Taylor
Doink the Clown (Steve Keirn)
defeated Tito Santana
Tatanka defeated Papa Shango
Rick & Scott
Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS via
disqualification
The Bushwhackers defeated the Beverly Brothers
The
Undertaker defeated Giant Gonzalez
Bret Hart pinned Bam Bam Bigelow
USWA @ Nashville, TN - April 17, 1993 (500)
Danny Davis & the Master of Terror defeated PG-13
Brian Christopher defeated Jeff Gaylord
Scotty Flamingo defeated Randy Rockett
Jeff Jarrett defeated Bobby Knight
Jerry Lawler defeated Randy Savage via disqualification when Sensational Sherri interfered
Jerry Lawler, Jeff Jarrett, the Moondogs, & Richard Lee defeated Brian Christopher, Scotty Flamingo, the Harlem Knights, &
Mike Samples
WWF @ Birmingham, England - National
Indoor Arena - April 17, 1993
WWF @ Glasgow, Scotland - Scottish Exhibition & Conference
Centre - April 17, 1993 (5,100)
Typhoon defeated Damien Demento
Kamala
defeated Kimchee
Doink the Clown (Borne) defeated Crush via
count-out
Yokozuna defeated Jim Duggan
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels
pinned Bob Backlund
The Nasty Boys fought the Headshrinkers to a double
disqualification
Mr. Perfect defeated Lex Luger
WWF @ Nuremberg, Germany - Frankenhalle - April 18, 1993 (sell out)
Typhoon defeated
Damien Demento
Kamala defeated Kimchee
Doink the Clown defeated Crush via
count-out
Yokozuna defeated Jim Duggan
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels
pinned Bob Backlund
The Nasty Boys fought the Headshrinkers to a double
disqualification
Mr. Perfect defeated Lex Luger at 21:41
WWF @ Glasgow, Scotland - Scottish Exhibition & Conference
Centre - April 18, 1993
Virgil defeated Terry Taylor
Doink the Clown
(Keirn) defeated Tito Santana
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team
Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS in a non-title match
The Bushwhackers
defeated the Beverly Brothers
Tatanka defeated Papa Shango
The Undertaker
defeated Giant Gonzalez
Bret Hart defeated Bam Bam Bigelow
WWF @ Newcastle, England -
Whitley Bay Ice Rink - April 19, 1993
Virgil defeated Terry
Taylor
Doink the Clown (Keirn) defeated Tito Santana
Rick & Scott
Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS via
disqualification
The Bushwhackers defeated the Beverly Brothers
Tatanka
defeated Papa Shango
The Undertaker defeated Giant Gonzalez via
disqualification
Bret Hart defeated Bam Bam Bigelow
WWF @ Belfast, Northern Ireland - Kings Hall - April 20,
1993
Virgil defeated Terry Taylor
Doink the Clown (Keirn) defeated
Tito Santana
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted
Dibiase & IRS via disqualification
The Bushwhackers defeated the Beverly
Brothers
Tatanka defeated Papa Shango
The Undertaker defeated Giant
Gonzalez via disqualification
Bret Hart defeated Bam Bam Bigelow
WWF @ Dublin, Ireland - Point Depot - April 21, 1993 (4,000)
Virgil defeated Terry
Taylor
Doink the Clown (Keirn) defeated Tito Santana
Rick & Scott
Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS via
disqualification
The Bushwhackers defeated the Beverly Brothers
Tatanka
defeated Papa Shango
The Undertaker defeated Yokozuna via
disqualification
Bret Hart defeated Bam Bam Bigelow
WWF @ Essen, Germany - Grugahalle - April 22, 1993 (6,000; sell out)
Virgil defeated Terry
Taylor
Doink the Clown (Keirn) defeated Tito Santana
Rick & Scott
Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS via
disqualification
The Bushwhackers defeated the Beverly Brothers
Tatanka
defeated Papa Shango
The Undertaker defeated Yokozuna via
disqualification
Bret Hart defeated Bam Bam Bigelow
WWF @ Frankfurt, Germany - Festhalle - April 23, 1993 (9,000; sell out)
Virgil defeated
Terry Taylor
Doink the Clown (Keirn) defeated Tito Santana
Rick &
Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS via
disqualification
The Bushwhackers defeated the Beverly Brothers
Tatanka
defeated Papa Shango
The Undertaker defeated Yokozuna via
disqualification
Bret Hart defeated Bam Bam Bigelow
WWF @ Barcelona, Spain - Palau Sant Jordi - April 24, 1993
Televised on Tele5 - featured Hector Del Mar & Jose Luis Ibanez on commentary; included Miguel Alonso conducting backstage interviews with Tatanka,
WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS, and Bam Bam Bigelow before their respective matches
Virgil pinned Terry Taylor with a crucifix at 12:30
Tatanka pinned Papa Shango with a roll up at 6:27
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS via disqualification at around 10:20 when IRS hit Scott with one of the title belts
as Scott had Dibiase covered after hitting the Frankensteiner; prior to the bout, the referee threatened to strip the champions of their title if they
refused to give up IRS' steel briefcase and allow it to be taken backstage
(Global Warfare, Best of the WWF: European Rampage Tour, Best of the WWF: Battle of the WWF Superstars)
Tito Santana pinned Doink the Clown (Keirn) at 2:54 with the flying forearm
Bret Hart pinned Bam Bam Bigelow with a victory roll at 11:56 after kicking Bigelow in the face as he charged the corner
(Global Warfare, The Bret Hart Story: The Best There Is, Was, and Ever Will Be)
Dark match: The Bushwhackers defeated the Beverly Brothers
Dark match: The Undertaker defeated Yokozuna via disqualification
European Rampage - Milan, Italy - Forum Assago - April 25, 1993 (7,500)
Scott Steiner pinned WWF Tag Team Champion IRS at 10:03 by reversing a fireman's carry into a roll up
(Best of the WWF: Heroes of the Squared Circle, Global Warfare)
Virgil defeated Terry Taylor
Televised on Tele+2 - featured Dan Peterson on commentary; included Guido Bagatta conducting backstage interviews with WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS,
Yokozuna & Mr. Fuji, Tatanka, Bam Bam Bigelow, and Bret Hart before their matches:
Doink the Clown (Keirn) pinned Tito Santana at 8:43 after spraying Santana in the eyes with something from his jacket
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS via disqualification at 15:07 when IRS hit Scott with one of the title belts as Scott had
Dibiase covered following the Frankensteiner
The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) defeated Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) via disqualification at 5:43 when Yoko hit Taker in the head with the salt
bucket; after the bout, the Undertaker avoided the Bonzai Drop and hit the chokeslam on Yoko (Global Warfare)
Tatanka pinned Papa Shango with a roll up at 6:03
The Bushwhackers defeated the Beverly Brothers at 14:36 when Butch pinned Blake after Beau accidentally hit his partner with a double axe handle off the top
(Best of the WWF: European Rampage Tour)
Bret Hart pinned Bam Bam Bigelow with a victory roll out of the corner at 20:38; prior to the bout, Hart was interviewed backstage about his title history, with
Hart saying he had done it all in the WWF and didn't like to lose (Bret Hitman Hart: The Dungeon Collection)
WWF @ New York City, NY - Manhattan Center - April 26, 1993 (1,000)
Monday Night Raw taping:
Doink the Clown defeated the Kamikaze Kid via submission (the bout was later redone before airing)
Mr. Perfect defeated Lex Luger via disqualification
4/26/93 - featured Vince McMahon, Randy Savage, & Bobby Heenan on commentary; included a video package in which local student Jasmine McNeill read an
essay about drugs, with the Undertaker then appearing and repeating her like that "there's no hope with dope;" featured a segment in which Heenan said
there was a couple in attendance and the man planned to ask his girlfriend to marry him, then telling the director on the headset where they were sitting;
Heenan then said he planned to make sure she said no; included an ad promoting the King of the Ring; featured the announcement that Mr. Perfect vs. Doink
and Lex Luger vs. Bob Backlund matches that weekend, on WWF Superstars and Wrestling Challenge, would be qualifiers for the King of the Ring; included an
ICO PRO ad featuring Tatanka; featured a WWF Hasbro ad; included a vignette promoting the debut of the Smoking Gunns; featured McMahon conducting an in-ring
interview with WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels about the challenge of Mr. Perfect and defending the title the next week against Jim Duggan; after Michaels
alluded that two fans in the crowd were "in some march in Washington," the crowd chanted "Shawn is gay;" footage then aired of Michaels attacking Perfect
during WrestleMania, with Michaels saying Perfect was that guy that lived in the trash can on Sesame Street; moments later, Perfect came ringside, with
officials and referees holding him back; Michaels eventually landed a kick to Perfect's head, with Perfect then chasing him backstage; included footage from
WWF Superstars of Tatanka making the save for Sensational Sherri against Bam Bam Bigelow, with Bigelow then jumping Tatanka backstage later in the show and
cutting off some of Tatanka's hair; Joey Smith and Howard Cross of the New York Giants were shown in attendance for the show; featured a segment in which
Heenan introduced Paul Sosnowski and his girlfriend Louise, from New Jersey, with Paul then asking Louise to marry him; Heenan then told Paul to get down on
one knee and Louise said yes, with Heenan then asking if they would get married on Raw; included the announcement that Kamala and the Headshrinkers would be
on the following week's show:
Mr. Perfect pinned Damien Demento with the Perfect Plex at 4:56
Lex Luger defeated Crush via count-out at around the 13-minute mark when Luger hit the running forearm, knocking Crush to the floor, after Crush became
distracted by a Doink in opposite sides of the balcony; prior to the bout, images were shown of the steel plate in Luger's forearm and that WWF President
Jack Tunney ruled that he could do nothing about the plate; prior to the finish, Crush had Luger in the head vice
(Monday Night Raw Prime Cuts
Mr. Hughes pinned Jason Knight at 2:07 with the sidewalk slam; during the match, Bobby Heenan was shown changing the channels on a TV on the commentary table
Typhoon pinned Skull Von Krus at 2:37 with the splash; during the bout, Jim Duggan called in to speak to the commentary team about his match the following
week against WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels
5/3/93 - featured Vince McMahon, Bobby Heenan, & Randy Savage on commentary; included a King of the Ring Report hosted by Gene Okerlund in which it was
announced WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan would face Yokozuna, Bret Hart received a bye, Lex Luger advanced, and a rematch would take place between Mr. Perfect
and Doink the Clown for a qualifying match; moments later, Okerlund received word that Jim Duggan had left the ring and had called WWF President Jack Tunney;
Okerlund then said Tito Santana vs. Razor Ramon on WWF Superstars and Duggan vs. Papa Shango on Wrestling Challenge in qualifying matches would take place that
weekend; featured an ad promoting WWF Mania; included an ICO PRO ad featuring Tatanka; featured McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Duggan about his
lumberjack rules rematch the following week against WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels; included a vignette promoting the debut of the Smoking Gunns; featured
footage of the Bushwhackers doing home improvement with Lord Alfred Hayes on the new Smack'em Whack'em Coliseum Video; included the announcement $8,000 was
raised during the night for Miracle House, along with info on how fans could contribute to the cause; featured Heenan conducting a closing backstage interview
with Michaels regarding his lumberjack match with Duggan the following week:
Jim Duggan defeated WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels via count-out at 11:17 when the champion escaped through the crowd after being clotheslined over the retaining
barrier by the challenger; during the bout, there were chants of "Shawn is gay;" after the match, Duggan grabbed a mic and said, due to the cheap way Michaels
walked out of the match, he would not leave the ring until he was granted a rematch; Duggan then threw a chair into the ring and sat in it as the crowd chanted
"Take the belt;" following the commercial break,
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Doink the Clown defeated the Kamikaze Kid via submission with the Stump Puller at 2:05 (Sean Waltman's TV debut)
Bob Backlund pinned Duane Gill with a bridge at 3:39; during the bout, it was announced WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels would defend against Jim Duggan
the following week in a lumberjack rematch
The Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) defeated Jay Sledge & Jim Bell at 5:43 when Fatu pinned Bell with the splash off the top;
prior to the bout, Capt. Lou Albano was introduced to the crowd and provided guest commentary for the match; following the ring entrances,
Afa and the Headshrinkers pointed at Albano from the ring and yelled; during the bout, it was noted Yokozuna would be one of the lumberjacks
the following week; after the bout, the Headshrinkers ripped Bell's singlet (Albano's first appearance in six years)
Kamala pinned Rich Myers at 2:29 with a splash; during the bout, it was announced Mr. Perfect would be a lumberjack on the following week's show
Dark match after the taping: Mr. Perfect defeated Yokozuna via disqualification when WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels interfered; after the match, Jim
Duggan made the save
WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - May 1, 1993 (matinee) (2,200)
The Brooklyn Brawler pinned Jim Powers with a swinging neck breaker
Damien Demento pinned Tito Santana by holding onto the top rope as Santana attempted to slam him into the
ring, with Demento falling on top for the win
The Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking Gunns (sub. for the Nasty Boys) after Afa interfered
Yokozuna pinned Jim Duggan with the Bonzai Drop after Mr. Fuji grabbed Duggan's leg as he attempted
the running clothesline
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Kamala with a roll up after Kamala became confused by the referee
Mr. Perfect fought WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels to a 20-minute time limit draw;
Michaels had almost pinned Perfect earlier after hitting him with the IC belt but
the Smoking Gunns and Jim Powers rushed in the ring and told the referee what had happened
so the match continued; Michaels was in the Perfect Plex when the bell rang
Bob Backlund pinned Blake Beverly with a roll over
Bret Hart defeated Lex Luger via disqualification when Razor Ramon interfered as Hart had Luger in the
Sharpshooter; after the bout, Hart was double teamed until Luger accidentally knocked Razor out with a
running forearm, with Hart then knocking Luger to the floor; the bout was scheduled for earlier in the
show but was postponned after the referee ordered Luger to wear a protective pad over his forearm or
face losing the match via forfeit
WWF @ Rochester, NY - War Memorial - May 1, 1993
Owen Hart pinned Terry Taylor with a roll up
Crush fought Doink the Clown to a double count-out
when two Doinks attacked Crush on the floor
Mr. Hughes pinned Virgil
The
Undertaker defeated Giant Gonzalez via disqualification when Gonzalez used the
urn as a weapon
Tatanka pinned Terry Taylor (sub. for Razor Ramon) with the
Samoan drop
Papa Shango pinned Typhoon after Typhoon missed a splash
Rick
& Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS via
disqualification when IRS prevented the pin by hitting Scott with one of the
title belts
WWF @ Long Island, NY - Nassau Coliseum - May 1, 1993 (8,400)
The
Brooklyn Brawler pinned Jim Powers
Bob Backlund pinned Blake Beverly
The
Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking Gunns
Yokozuna defeated Jim Duggan via
count-out
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels fought Mr. Perfect to a 20-minute
time limit draw
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Kamala
Bret Hart defeated Lex
Luger via disqualification
WWF @ Providence, RI - Civic Center - May 2, 1993 (matinee) (3,100)
The
Brooklyn Brawler pinned Jim Powers with a swinging neck breaker
Damien
Demento pinned Tito Santana by holding onto the top rope as he was slammed into
the ring
The Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking Gunns
Yokozuna pinned Jim
Duggan with the Bonzai Drop
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Kamala with a roll
up
Mr. Perfect fought WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels to a 22-minute time
limit draw; Michaels had almost pinned Perfect earlier after hitting him with
the IC belt but the Smoking Gunns and Powers rushed in the ring and told the
referee what had happened - so the match continued; Michaels was in the Perfect
Plex when the bell rang
Bob Backlund pinned Blake Beverly
Bret Hart
defeated Lex Luger via disqualification when Razor Ramon interfered as Hart had
Luger in the Sharpshooter
WWF @ Binghamton, NY - Broome County Arena - May 2, 1993
Owen Hart defeated Terry Taylor
Crush fought Doink the Clown (Borne) to a double count-out
Mr.
Hughes defeated Virgil
The Undertaker defeated Giant Gonzalez via
disqualification
Papa Shango defeated Typhoon
Tatanka defeated Terry
Taylor
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase
& IRS via disqualification
WWF @ Springfield, MA - Civic Center - May 2, 1993 (1,500)
The Brooklyn Brawler pinned Jim Powers at 12:30
Bob Backlund pinned Blake Beverly
The Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking Gunns (sub. for the Nasty Boys)
Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Jim Duggan
Mr. Perfect pinned WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels with the Perfect Plex; later in the show it was announced that Perfect officially won the match via disqualification, for Michaels striking the original referee, and that the decision of second referee was overruled by WWF President Jack Tunney
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Kamala at 4:10
Bret Hart defeated Lex Luger via disqualification when Razor Ramon interfered as Hart had Luger in the Sharpshooter; after the bout, Hart was double teamed until Luger accidentally knocked Razor out with a running forearm, with Hart then knocking Luger to the floor; Ramon and Luger then brawled with each other once Ramon was able to revive himself
Wrestling Dontaku 93 - Fukuoka, Japan - Fukuoka Dome - May 3, 1993 (55,000)
El Samurai, Takayuki Iizuka, & Akira Nogami
defeated Satoshi Kojima, Hiroyoshi Yamamoto, & Osamu Nishimura at 15:01 when
Nogami pinned Yamamoto
Michiyoshi Ohara pinned Akitoshi Saito at 9:26 with a
powerbomb into a cover
Brutus Beefcake (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Masa Saito at
8:35 with a kneedrop and headbutt after hitting Saito with Hart's
megaphone; Beefcake played the heel for the bout
The Great Kabuki, Masashi
Aoyagi, & Kuniaki Kobayashi, Kengo Kimura, & Shiro Koshinaka defeated
Takashi Ishikawa, Super Strong Machine, Tatsutoshi Goto, Ashura Hara, & Hiro
Saito at 11:26 when Koshinaka pinned Goto
Tiger Mask II pinned Jushin Liger
at 14:25 with a double chicken wing into a German suplex and bridge
Sting
fought Scott Norton to a no contest at 9:16 when the match was stopped due to a
cut above Norton's eye and the large amount of blood he had lost during the
match; after the decision, a furious Norton attacked a number of officials as
Sting left ringside
Yoshiaki Fujiwara defeated Hiro Hase at 12:11 via
submission
IWGP Tag Team Champions Kensuki Sasaki & Road Warrior Hawk
defeated Masahiro Chono & Shinya Hashimoto at 12:22 when Sasaki pinned
Chono
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned IWGP World
Champion the Great Muta at 15:55 with the boot to the face and a lariat, moments
after Muta kicked out of the legdrop; neither title was on the line;
in a post-match backstage interview, Hogan said he wanted the IWGP title, the WWF title was just a toy, and said he would love to wrestle
Antonio Inoki again
Antonio Inoki & Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Riki Choshu & Genichiro Tenryu at
26:35 when Fujinami pinned Choshu with an Octopus into a roll up as Inoki had
Tenryu in his own Octopus submission hold
WWF @ Hartford, CT - Civic Center - May 3, 1993 (2,200)
Owen Hart defeated the Brooklyn Brawler
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Kamala
Crush fought Doink the Clown (Borne) to a double count-out when Crush was distracted by a second Doink (Keirn)
Bret Hart pinned Razor Ramon with a backslide
WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS defeated Rick & Scott Steiner when Dibiase pinned Scott after IRS hit him with the briefcase (the Steiners' first WWF loss)
Tatanka pinned Lex Luger by lifting his shoulder out of a back suplex and cover from Luger
Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels via count-out
Yokozuna pinned Jim Duggan
USWA @ Memphis, TN - May 3, 1993 (800)
Steve Marino defeated Reggie B Fine
Miss Texas defeated Connie
The Rock & Roll Phantom defeated Bill Marino
Scotty Flamingo defeated Danny Davis
Bill & Steve Marino, Miss Texas, & Danny Davis defeated Scotty Flamingo, Rock & Roll Phantom, Reggie B Fine, & Connie
Koko B. Ware defeated Brian Christopher via disqualification
Jeff Jarrett & Billy Travis defeated Rex King & Steve Doll via disqualification
Papa Shango (w/ Scotty Flamgingo) pinned USWA World Champion Jerry Lawler to win the title after shooting a fireball
in his face
WWF @ Worcester, MA - Memorial Auditorium - May 4, 1993 (4,000; sell out)
WWF Superstars taping:
Included Bonnie Blackstone conducting untelevised interviews with Lex Luger and Colin Scott (from NFL Australia)
Tatanka defeated Doink the Clown (Borne) via disqualification when a second Doink interfered; after the bout, Tatanka was double-teamed until Crush made the save
Big City Mike pinned Mo'Pain
The Harlem Knights (Men on a Mission) defeated Jason Knight & Tim McNeany following a legdrop off the second rope
Kamala defeated Phil Apollo; the match was later redone
Randy Savage defeated Giant Gonzalez (w/ Harvey Wippleman) via disqualification when Gonzalez refused to break a chokehold;
Savage eventually retaliated with three double axehandles off the top (1993 Year in Review)
Virgil pinned Duane Gill
The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) pinned Bam Bam Bigelow at 5:42 with the chokeslam after Tatanka prevented Bigelow from leaving ringside
(The Undertaker: His Gravest Matches, The Undertaker 94)
Bret Hart defeated Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) via disqualification
WWF Mania - 5/8/93: Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Kamala at 3:50 with a roll up after Kamala attempted making the pin with Bigelow face-down on the mat
All American Wrestling - 5/16/93: Crush defeated Blake Beverly via submission with the head vice at 2:17
WWF Mania - 5/29/93: Mr. Hughes (w/ Harvey Wippleman) pinned Owen Hart with the sidewalk slam at 4:46
5/22/93 - included the announcement that the Steiner Brothers & Smoking Gunns would face Money Inc. & the Headshrinkers at
the King of the Ring:
The Smoking Gunns defeated Duane Gill & Chris Duffy when Bart pinned Duffy following the Revolver at 3:04 (the Gunns' Superstars debut)
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Jerry Seavey with the flying headbutt; Bigelow came to the ring with a small plastic bag with a lock of
Tatanka's cut hair inside
KOTR Qualifying Match: Crush fought WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels to a double count-out at 5:25 as Crush prepared to throw Michaels back inside
the ring as the two were battling on the floor; moments later, Crush hit a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker inside the ring and then applied
the head vice; Michaels' entrance was not shown in order to cover up for the fact he lost the title on Monday Night Raw 5 days before this
match aired
Adam Bomb (w/ Johnny Polo) pinned Burt Centeno with a slingshot clothesline into the ring and the powerbomb at 2:41 (Bomb & Polo's TV debut)
Jim Duggan pinned the Brooklyn Brawler with the running clothesline
5/29/93 - included a pre-taped comment from the Kid regarding Razor Ramon offering him $2500 for a rematch; the Kid ultimately turned down the offer,
knowing that Razor would be out to cripple him; featured the announcement that Crush would face Shawn Michaels at the King of the Ring; included a closing
segment in which Ramon increased the offer to $5,000 to get a rematch with the Kid; featured Bonnie Blackstone conducting an interview with Sensational
Sherri regarding Luna Vachon:
Tatanka pinned Ricky Rich with the Samoan Drop
Doink the Clown defeated Kevin Armstrong via submission with the Stump Puller
Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Tony Roy with the Bonzai Drop
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Mike Bell & Tony Devito following the top rope bulldog double team
Mr. Perfect pinned Rich Myers with the Perfect Plex
6/5/93 - included the newly named 1-2-3 Kid turning down Razor Ramon's $5,000 offer for a rematch:
Bret Hart defeated Papa Shango via submission with the Sharpshooter at around the 7-minute mark after Shango missed a legdrop
The Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) defeated Tim McNeany & Scott Taylor following Fatu's splash off the top; after the bout, the Shrinkers smashed Afa's pineapple
over one of the opponents' heads
Kamala pinned Phil Apollo with a splash; during the bout, Vince McMahon made mention that Slick had done all he could do for Kamala and was at the Mt.
Ephriam Baptist Church
Lex Luger pinned Jason Knight by placing one foot on him after hitting the running forearm at 2:32; prior to the match, Luger posed in front of the mirror in the
ring
Mr. Hughes (w/ Harvey Wippleman) pinned Russ Greenberg with the sidewalk slam
The Smoking Gunns defeated Gus Kantarakis & Dale Wolfe at 2:15 when Bart pinned Wolfe following the backdrop / piledriver combo
WWF @ Portland, ME - Exposition Building - May 5, 1993 (2,700; sell out)
Wrestling Challenge taping:
Featured Colin Scott as a guest of an untelevised King's Court segment in which both men ended up in the ring and Scott knocked Lawler to the floor
The Brooklyn Brawler defeated Ross Greenerg
The Harlem Knights (Men on a Mission) defeated Tony Devito & Mike Bell
The Tazmaniac pinned Skip Taylor at 3:55 with an overhead belly to belly suplex (WWE: Unreleased: 1986-1995
All American Wrestling - 5/23/93: Doink the Clown pinned Virgil at 5:17 with an elbow drop after squirting something into Virgil's eyes
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Typhoon; the match was redone
WWF Superstars (Italian version): WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Typhoon at 5:09 with a clothesline from the middle turnbuckle after hitting
him with the title belt as Typhoon tended to the referee, who had been knocked down moments earlier
Adam Bomb defeated Virgil (the match was later redone)
Tatanka defeated Bam Bam Bigelow via count-out after giving Bigelow the Samoan Drop on the floor; after the match, Bigelow attacked Tatanka and cut off
more of his hair (1993 Year in Review)
Lex Luger defeated Crush
Bret Hart defeated Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) via disqualification at 5:10 when Fuji climbed in the ring as Bret had the Sharpshooter applied; after the bout, Bret repeatedly punched Fuji
until he was attacked by Yoko and double teamed with the flagpole; moments later, Owen Hart ran out to make the save but was also beaten down; as Yoko went to hit the Bonzai Drop on Owen,
Bret hit him from behind with a steel chair before he and Owen knocked Yoko to the floor with a double dropkick
(WWE: Unreleased: 1986-1995
The Undertaker defeated Giant Gonzalez via disqualification
5/23/93 - featured the debut of Jerry Lawler's King's Court, with guests Harvey Wippleman & Giant Gonzalez in which both men discussed the Undertaker;
included a 'Special Report' segment focusing on the 1-2-3 Kid / Razor Ramon and Shawn Michaels / Marty Jannetty matches from the previous week's Monday
Night Raw; featured a King of the Ring Report where it was announced Rick & Scott Steiner & the Smoking Gunns would face the Headshrinkers & WWF Tag Team
Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS at the show; included closing comments from Adam Bomb & Johnny Polo regarding Bomb's match against Virgil the following week:
Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Scott Taylor with the Bonzai Drop at 3:03
The Smoking Gunns defeated Mike Bell & Tony Devito at 2:46 when Bart pinned Devito following the Revolver
Tatanka pinned Gus Kantarakis at 3:01 with the Samoan Drop
Lex Luger pinned Tim McNeany at 2:34 with the running forearm
KOTR Qualifying Match: Mr. Hughes (w/ Harvey Wippleman) defeated Kamala via count-out at 2:45 when Kamala chased an interfering Kimchee
around the ring, ultimately attacking him in the aisle and hitting a bodyslam; after the bout, Kamala knocked Hughes out of the ring and chased
Wippleman backstage
5/30/93 - included Luna Vachon as a guest of the King's Court in which she discussed Sensational Sherri:
Crush defeated Chris Duffy via submission with the head vice at 2:33
The Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) defeated Jay Sledge & Russ Greenberg at 3:38 when Fatu pinned Greenberg with the splash off the top
Jim Duggan pinned LA Gore at 2:44 with the running clothesline
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Jason Knight at 2:14 with the diving headbutt
Adam Bomb (w/ Johnny Polo) pinned Virgil with the powerbomb at 2:22
6/6/93:
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated PJ Walker & Duane Gill when Scott pinned Gill with the Frankensteiner
Adam Bomb (w/ Johnny Polo) pinned Chris Simpson with the powerbomb at 1:38; during the bout, Polo & Bomb cut an insert promo
Owen Hart pinned Ricky Rich with a northern lights suplex at 1:47
Shawn Michaels pinned Greg Johnson with a fisherman's suplex
Mr. Perfect pinned Tommy Roy with the Perfect Plex
Doink the Clown defeated Louis Armstrong via submission with the Stump Puller
WWF @ Youngstown, OH - Beeghly Center - May 6, 1993 (2,500)
Owen Hart defeated Terry
Taylor
Mr. Hughes defeated Tito Santana
Crush defeated Doink the Clown via
disqualification
The Undertaker defeated Giant Gonzalez via
disqualification
Tatanka defeated Razor Ramon
Papa Shango defeated
Typhoon
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase
& IRS via disqualification
WWF @ Madison, WI - Dane County Coliseum - May 6, 1993
WWF World Champion Yokozuna vs. Jim Duggan
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels vs. Mr. Perfect
Bret Hart vs. Lex Luger
WWF @ Richfield, OH - Coliseum - May 7, 1993 (3,700)
Owen Hart defeated Terry Taylor
Mr. Hughes defeated Tito Santana
Crush fought Doink the Clown to a double count-out
Papa Shango defeated Typhoon
Tatanka pinned Razor Ramon
The Undertaker defeated Giant Gonzalez via disqualification
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS via disqualification
WWF @ Milwaukee, WI - May 7, 1993
USWA @ Nashville, TN - May 8, 1993
Wolfie D defeated Steve Marino
Miss Texas defeated JC Ice
Bill Marino defeated the Night Stalker
Scotty Flamingo defeated Danny Davis
Danny Davis, Miss Texas, Steve & Bill Marino defeated Scotty Flamingo, the Night Stalker, & PG-13
Koko B. Ware defeated Brian Christopher via disqualification
Jeff Jarrett & Billy Travis defeated Rex King & Steve Doll via disqualification
Jerry Lawler fought Papa Shango to a double disqualification
WWF @ Peoria, IL - Civic Center - May 8, 1993
Virgil pinned the Brooklyn
Brawler with the Russian leg sweep
Typhoon pinned Damien Demento with the
splash
Bob Backlund pinned Blake Beverly
The Undertaker defeated Giant
Gonzalez via disqualification after Gonzalez used the urn as a weapon
Doink
the Clown defeated Crush via count-out when another Doink held Crush's leg,
preventing him from getting back into the ring
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Kamala
with a roll up
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted
Dibiase & IRS via disqualification when IRS used the steel briefcase to
break a pin attempt
WWF @ Auburn Hills, MI - Palace - May 8, 1993 (3,600)
Owen Hart pinned Terry Taylor
The Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking Gunns (sub. for the Nasty Boys) via pinfall
Mr. Hughes pinned Tito Santana when Hughes reversed a flying bodypress attempt into a powerslam
Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Jim Duggan via count-out when Fuji threw salt in Duggan's eyes
Mr. Perfect pinned WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels to win the title; later in the evening, the title was returned to Michaels on a technicality
Tatanka pinned Razor Ramon by lifting his shoulder after Ramon's back suplex into bridge
Bret Hart defeated Lex Luger via disqualification when Razor Ramon interfered as Hart had Luger in the Sharpshooter; after the bout, Hart was double teamed until Luger accidentally knocked Razor out with a running forearm, with Hart then knocking Luger to the floor; Ramon and Luger then brawled with each other once Ramon was able to revive himself; Luger was forced to wear a protective pad across his forearm for the duration of the bout after coming out earlier in the show and posing in front of a mirror and then being told by the referee that he had to wear the pad or he couldn't wrestle
WWF @ Springfield, IL - Prairie Capital Convention Center - May 9, 1993 (1,400)
Virgil defeated the
Brooklyn Brawler
Typhoon defeated Damien Demento
Bob Backlund defeated
Blake Beverly
The Undertaker defeated Giant Gonzalez via
disqualification
Crush fought Doink the Clown to a double count-out
Bam
Bam Bigelow defeated Kamala
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team
Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS via disqualification
WWF @ Chicago, IL - Rosemont Horizon - May 9, 1993 (3,600)
Owen Hart pinned Terry Taylor
Mr. Perfect pinned WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels to win the title; later in the evening, the title was returned to Michaels on a technicality
Mr. Hughes pinned Tito Santana
Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Jim Duggan via count-out after Fuji threw salt in Duggan's eyes
Tatanka pinned Razor Ramon by lifting his shoulder after Ramon's back suplex into a bridge
The Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking Gunns (sub. for the Nasty Boys) via pinfall
Bret Hart defeated Lex Luger via disqualification when Razor Ramon interfered as Hart had Luger in the Sharpshooter; after the bout, Hart was double teamed until Luger accidentally knocked Razor out with a running forearm, with Hart then knocking Luger to the floor; Ramon and Luger then brawled with each other once Ramon was able to revive himself; Luger was forced to wear a protective pad across his forearm for the duration of the bout after coming out earlier in the show and posing in front of a mirror and then being told by the referee that he had to wear the pad or he couldn't wrestle
USWA @ Memphis, TN - May 10, 1993 (750)
PG-13 & Brandy Wine defeated Steve & Bill Marino, & Miss Texas
Jeff Gaylord defeated Johnny Polo
Wolfie D defeated Master of Terror via disqualification
Koko B. Ware & Frank Morrell defeated Brian Christopher & Frank Hickey
Jeff Jarrett & Jeff Gaylord USWA Tag Team Champions Rex King & Steve Doll via disqualification
USWA World Champion Papa Shango fought Jerry Lawler to a double disqualification
WWF @ New York City, NY - Manhattan Center - May 10, 1993 (1,200; sell out)
Del Rios (USWA's Spellbinder) pinned Bobby Who
Monday Night Raw - 5/10/93 - featured an opening segment, taped at 7:02 p.m., of Lord Alfred Hayes conducting an outdoor interview with WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels about his
match later in the night against Jim Duggan; moments later, Mr. Perfect jumped Michaels, with the two brawling into the street before Perfect threw Michaels
onto the windshield of a car; moments later, officials pulled the two men apart; included Vince McMahon, Randy Savage, & Bobby Heenan on commentary; during the
commentary open of the show, footage was shown of the shattered windshield from the earlier altercation; featured a vignette promoting the debut of the Smoking
Gunns, followed by news they would make their debut the coming Saturday on WWF Mania; included a King of the Ring Report hosted by Gene Okerlund in which he
announced upcoming qualifying matches: Mr. Perfect and Doink the Clown would have a rematch on Wrestling Challenge that weekend while Tatanka would face Giant
Gonzalez on WWF Superstars; featured an ICO PRO ad featuring Tatanka; included an ad promoting WWF All American, followed by the news Crush would face Blake
Beverly the coming weekend; featured an ad promoting WWF Hasbro figures:
KOTR Qualifying Match: Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Typhoon at around the 7-minute mark with a Samoan Drop and the diving headbutt after Typhoon hit the corner
(Best of the WWF: Fan Favorites,
Monday Night Raw Prime Cuts
Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned PJ Walker with a chop and the Bonzai Drop at 2:12; during the bout, it was announced Yokozuna would face Kamala the
following week
Mr. Perfect pinned Iron Mike Sharpe with the Perfect Plex at 4:40; prior to the match, Perfect grabbed the heavy ring girl by the face and put his chewed
gum in her mouth, with the woman then chewing it; during the contest, Bobby Heenan was shown flipping TV channels at the commentary table after saying
he'd rather watch anything else than Perfect wrestle
Mr. Hughes (w/ Harvey Wippleman) pinned the Cannonball Kid with the sidewalk slam at 2:19; after the bout, Hughes threw his opponent to the floor;
prior to the bout, Bobby Heenan walked around the ring trying to get the phone number of the Raw girl (Wippleman's surprise debut with Hughes)
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Jim Duggan via disqualification in a lumberjack match at 17:20 when Mr. Perfect attacked Michaels, moments after
Yokozuna hit a legdrop on the challenger on the floor behind the referee's back; lumberjacks for the match included Mr. Perfect, Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) , Terry Taylor, Bam Bam Bigelow, Typhoon, Bob Backlund, Mr. Hughes, and Tatanka;
during Duggan's entrance, he attacked Yokozuna outside the ring; moments later, Michaels came out to the ring on crutches, claiming he was too injured to
compete; Perfect then came up behind him and twice threw him in the ring, proving Michaels' injury was fake in the process; early in the match, there were
chants of "Shawn is gay;" after the bout, Michaels and Perfect brawled in the ring, with all the other lumberjacks doing the same before Duggan cleared the ring
with his 2x4 (Monday Night Raw Prime Cuts
WWF Mania - 5/15/93: The Smoking Gunns defeated Damien Demento & the Brooklyn Brawler at 6:48 when Bart pinned Brawler with a sunset flip off the top (the Gunns' TV debut)
WWF Mania - 5/22/93: Tatanka pinned Terry Taylor with the Samoan Drop
All American Wrestling - 5/30/93: Bam Bam Bigelow fought Bob Backlund to a time-limit draw at around the 9-minute mark; after the bout, Backlund
challenged Bigelow to 5 more minutes, even leading the crowd in a "5 more minutes" chant; after Bigelow seemingly accepted, he attacked Backlund from
behind, threw him out of the ring, and then left ringside
Dark match after the show: Mr. Perfect defeated Yokozuna via disqualification when WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels attacked Perfect; after the match,
Jim Duggan made the save
USWA @ Louisville, KY - May 11, 1993 (250)
Wolfie D defeated Steve Marino
Miss Texas defeated JC Ice via disqualification
Bill Marino defeated the Night Stalker
Danny Davis defeated Johnny Polo
Koko B. Ware defeated USWA Southern Champion Brian Christopher via disqualification
USWA World Champion Papa Shango defeated Jeff Gaylord
Jeff Jarrett & Danny Davis defeated USWA Tag Team Champions Rex King & Steve Doll via disqualification
WWF @ San Antonio, TX - Freeman Coliseum - May 13, 1993
WWF @ San Diego, CA - Sports Arena - May 13, 1993 (2,000)
Virgil defeated the
Brooklyn Brawler
Bob Backlund defeated Damien Demento
Tatanka defeated
Razor Ramon
Yokozuna defeated Jim Duggan
Bret Hart defeated Lex Luger via
disqualification
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Kamala
Rick & Scott Steiner
defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS via disqualification
WWF @ Houston, TX - Summit - May 14, 1993
WWF @ Los Angeles, CA - Sports Arena - May 14, 1993 (5,000)
Virgil pinned the Brooklyn Brawler
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Kamala with a roll up
Bob Backlund defeated Damien Demento
Yokozuna pinned Jim Duggan with the Bonzai Drop
Tatanka pinned Razor Ramon by lifting his shoulder after Ramon's back suplex into a bridge
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS via disqualification when the Brooklyn Brawler interfered and hit Scott with IRS' briefcase which Brawler had brought back to ringside after the champions were ordered to return it to the locker room or they would be stripped of the titles
Bret Hart defeated Lex Luger via disqualification when Razor Ramon interfered as Hart had Luger in the Sharpshooter; after the bout, Hart was double teamed until Luger accidentally knocked Razor out with a running forearm, with Hart then knocking Luger to the floor; Ramon and Luger then brawled with each other once Ramon was able to revive himself; Luger was forced to wear a protective pad across his forearm for the duration of the bout after coming out earlier in the show and posing in front of a mirror and then being told by the referee that he had to wear the pad or he couldn't wrestle
WWF @ Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center - May 15, 1993
The Undertaker vs. Giant Gonzalez
Mr. Perfect vs. WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels
WWF @ San Francisco, CA - Cow Palace - May 15, 1993 (4,000)
Virgil pinned the Brooklyn Brawler at 12:16 with a sunset flip out of the corner
Bob Backlund pinned Damien Demento at 11:26 with a small package
Tatanka pinned Razor Ramon at 6:00 after lifting his shoulder out of a back suplex
Yokozuna pinned Jim Duggan at 6:56
Bret Hart defeated Lex Luger via disqualification at 15:53 when Razor Ramon interfered while Bret had the Sharpshooter applied;
after the bout, Hart was double teamed before Luger accidentally knocked Razor out with a running forearm; Razor and Luger then
ended up brawling with Razor clearing Luger from the ring; Luger was forced to wear a protective pad across his forearm for
the duration of the bout after coming out earlier in the show and posing in front of a mirror and then being told by the referee
that he had to wear the pad or he couldn't wrestle
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Kamala at 6:25 with a roll up after Kamala was distracted by the referee
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS via disqualification at 15:40 after IRS hit Scott with the
briefcase which the Brooklyn Brawler brought to ringside moments earlier after the referee had ordered the briefcase be taken
backstage before the bout began
USWA @ Nashville, TN - May 15, 1993
Miss Texas, Steve & Bill Marino defeated PG-13 & Brandy Wine
Jeff Gaylord defeated Johnny Polo
Wolfie D defeated Master of Terror via disqualification
Koko B. Ware & Frank Morrell defeated Brian Christopher & Frank Hickey
Jeff Gaylord & Jeff Jarrett defeated Rex King & Steve Doll via disqualification
Papa Shango fought Jerry Lawler to a double disqualification
WWF @ Fresno, CA - Convention Center - May 16, 1993 (matinee)
Tatanka defeated Razor Ramon
Yokozuna defeated Jim Duggan
Rick
& Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS to win
the titles; the title change was never acknowledged
Bret Hart defeated Lex
Luger via disqualification when Razor Ramon interfered
WWF @ Beaumont, TX - Civic Center - May 16, 1993
WWF @ New York City, NY - Manhattan Center - May 17, 1993 (1,000)
Monday Night Raw taping:
5/17/93 - featured Vince McMahon, Randy Savage, & Bobby Heenan on commentary; included footage from earlier in the day of Savage and the Smoking Gunns
helping with a Special Olympics event earlier in the day in New York City; featured footage from the previous week of WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels and
Mr. Perfect fighting outside the venue; included Lord Alfred Hayes outside the venue in which he said he saw someone coming into the venue in disguise
and the fans would soon see who it was; featured an ad promoting WWF Mania, followed by the announcement Tatanka would face Terry Taylor the coming weekend;
included McMahon conducting an in-ring interview with Michaels, with the crowd chanting "Shawn is gay" for several moments before McMahon discussed with
Michaels the outdoor fight the previous week; Michaels then said he said he would be the IC champion, would defend it all over the world, and would keep the
belt following the lumberjack match; he then said he was a fighting champion and would defend it anywhere, any time against anybody; moments later, a man
wearing sunglasses and a hood jumped in the ring and revealed himself as Marty Jannetty; Jannetty then questioned Michaels again if he was a man of his word
and would put the title on the line, with McMahon and Jannetty prompting Michaels into accepting the match (Jannetty's surprise return after a 4-month absence);
featured a King of the Ring Report hosted by Gene Okerlund in which it was announced Michaels would face Crush on WWF Superstars and Kamala would face Mr. Hughes
on Wrestling Challenge that weekend in qualifying matches; included an ICO PRO ad featuring Tatanka; featured an ad promoting WWF All American, followed by
news that Sensational Sherri would appear on the next episode; included an ad promoting WWF Hasbro figures; featured the announcement Perfect would face Doink
the Clown the next week in a King of the Ring qualifying match:
The Smoking Gunns defeated Tony Vadja & Glenn Ruth at 3:42 when Bart pinned Ruth after the backdrop into a piledriver double team; prior to the bout,
the Gunns fired blanks from their pistols
The Kid pinned Razor Ramon at 2:12 with a moonsault off the top onto a standing Razor after Razor missed a charge and hit his head on the ringpost; after the bout,
the Kid celebrated and ran backstage as Razor argued with the commentary team that he was cheated (1993 Year in Review,
Monday Night Raw: Prime Cuts,
The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary,
The Best of Raw: Seasons 1 & 2,
The Kliq Rules)
Tatanka pinned Scott Taylor with the Samoan Drop at 3:44
Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Kamala with the running back splash in the corner and Bonzai Drop at 3:41
Marty Jannetty pinned WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels at 10:57 with an inside cradle to win the title after Mr. Perfect, who appeared ringside mid-way through the
match, threw his towel into Michaels' face; Perfect appeared ringside at the 4-minute mark to prevent Michaels from walking out of the match
(Jannetty's surprise return after a 4-month absence)
(1993 Year in Review, Monday Night Raw: Prime Cuts,
German Fan Favorites
5/24/93 - included Vince McMahon conducting an in-ring interview with Razor Ramon in which Razor offered the Kid $2500 for a rematch; moments later,
Bret Hart came ringside and joined the crowd in chanting '1-2-3' before implying Razor was too distracted to be able to win against Bret at the King of
the Ring:
KOTR Qualifying Match: Mr. Perfect pinned Doink the Clown with the Perfect Plex at around the 15-minute mark after the initial Doink switched places
with a second Doink underneath the ring; after the bout, the two Doinks attacked Perfect until Crush made the save and cleared them from the ring
(1993 Year in Review, Best of the WWF: Heroes of the Squared Circle,
Monday Night Raw: Prime Cuts,
The Best of Raw: Seasons 1 & 2)
WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS defeated Mike Bell & Tony Devito at 3:58 when IRS pinned Devito with the Write Off clothesline; prior to the bout,
Dibiase offered anyone $100 to shine his shoes; after a fan did so, IRS took out 70% of the pay and gave the fan $30
Crush defeated Bobby Who via submission with the head vice at 3:22
Adam Bomb pinned Phil Apollo with the powerbomb at 2:34
WWF Superstars (Italian version): Bret Hart pinned Bam Bam Bigelow at 11:22 after ramming Bigelow's head into the exposed turnbuckle, which Bigelow
took the padding off of moments earlier
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA - Civic Arena - May 21, 1993 (6,600 paid)
Terry Taylor pinned Owen Hart at 10:14 with a reverse roll up and hooking the tights for leverage
Doink the Clown pinned Crush at 9:30 after Crush was distracted by a second Doink at ringside; after the bout, Crush cleared the Doinks from the ring
Randy Savage defeated Giant Gonzalez via disqualification when Gonzalez refused to release a choke hold; after the bout Savage hit four double axe handle smashes off the top to knock Gonzalez down
The Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) defeated Rick & Scott Steiner at 14:15 when Scott was pinned after being hit with Afa's stick
Virgil pinned Blake Beverly at 9:45 with a sunset flip
Tatanka pinned Razor Ramon at 5:30 by lifting his shoulder out of Ramon's back suplex into a bridge
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS via disqualification after IRS tried to used the briefcase as a weapon on Beefcake; Sgt. Slaughter was the guest referee for the match
WWF @ Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Arena - May 21, 1993 (2,800)
Tito Santana pinned the Brooklyn Brawler at 13:30 with the flying forearm
Luna Vachon pinned Sensational Sherri at 5:03 with an elbow drop after Bam Bam Bigelow came to ringside and tripped Sherri; after the bout, Sherri attacked Luna and slapped the referee; it was then announced that Sherri had being fined $500 for striking the referee
WWF IC Champion Marty Jannetty (sub. for Mr. Perfect) pinned Papa Shango at 7:46 with a roll up
Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Jim Duggan at 6:05 with the Bonzai Drop
Bob Backlund pinned Damien Demento at 12:45 with a sunset flip
Lex Luger pinned Bret Hart at 20:55 after adjusting his forearm pad when the referee was down and hitting the running forearm
The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) pinned Bam Bam Bigelow at 5:05 with a chokeslam
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum - May 22, 1993 (matinee) (8,415)
Owen Hart
defeated Terry Taylor
The Headshrinkers defeated Rick & Scott Steiner
when Fatu pinned Rick
Doink the Clown pinned Crush
Randy Savage defeated
Giant Gonzalez via disqualification
Virgil defeated Blake Beverly
Tatanka
defeated Razor Ramon
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake
defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS via disqualification; Sgt.
Slaughter was the guest referee
WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ - Meadowlands - May 22, 1993 (11,000)
Owen Hart defeated Terry Taylor
The Headshrinkers defeated Rick & Scott Steiner
Doink the Clown pinned Crush after a second Doink interfered
Randy Savage defeated Giant Gonzalez via disqualification
Virgil defeated Blake Beverly
Tatanka defeated Razor Ramon
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS
via disqualification; Sgt. Slaughter was the guest referee for the bout
WWF @ Sarnia, Ontario - Arena - May 22, 1993
WWF @ Oshawa, Ontario - Civic Auditorium - May 23, 1993
WWF @ Hamilton, Ontario - Copps Coliseum - May 23, 1993
The Undertaker vs. Giant Gonzalez
Bret Hart vs. Lex Luger
WWF @ Halifax, Nova Scotia - Metro Center - May 24, 1993 (8,000)
WWF Superstars taping:
Tatanka pinned Razor Ramon by lifting his shoulder during a back suplex into a bridge
WWF Superstars (European version): Owen Hart pinned Blake Beverly with a roll up at 6:33 after faking an injury; after the match, Blake brutally attacked Owen's leg
Luna Vachon pinned Sensational Sherri
WWF Mania - 6/5/93: Tito Santana defeated Fatu (w/ Afa) via disqualification at 5:17 when Samu interfered
after Santana hit the flying forearm; after the bout, the Headshrinkers double teamed Santana until he hit a double clothesline
WWF on TSN - 8/8/93: Papa Shango pinned Mike Davis with the reverse shoulderbreaker at 2:14
Crush pinned Shawn Michaels by catching Michaels in mid-air and powerslamming him
The Undertaker defeated Giant Gonzalez (w/ Harvey Wippleman) via disqualification at 4:12 when Mr. Hughes interfered after Taker cleared Gonzalez from
the ring; moments later, Taker cleared Hughes from the ring after hitting a flying clothesline
(The Undertaker: His Gravest Matches, Best of the WWF: Fan Favorites,
German Fan Favorites
Yokozuna pinned Jim Duggan with the Bonzai Drop after Mr. Fuji grabbed Duggan's foot
Bret Hart defeated Lex Luger via disqualification at 17:01 when Razor Ramon interfered as Luger was caught in the Sharpshooter;
after the bout, Hart was double teamed before Luger accidentally knocked Razor out with a running forearm blow;
Luger was forced to wear a protective pad across his forearm for the duration of the bout
(Bret Hitman
Hart: His Greatest Matches
6/12/93 - included the showing of still photographs depicting the Shawn Michaels / Marty Jannetty IC title match
from Albany, NY as well as the debut of Diesel and the announcement that the previously signed Crush / Michaels match at the King of the Ring
would now be for the championship; featured the 1-2-3 Kid turning down Razor Ramon's offer of $7500 for a rematch:
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Iron
Mike Sharpe and Ralph LaRue following the double team DDT off the
top
Razor Ramon defeated Burt Centeno with the Razor's Edge; before the
match, Bret Hart came ringside and taunted Razor with chants of "1-2-3"
Jim
Duggan pinned Mike Bell with the running clothesline
The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer)
pinned PJ Walker with the chokeslam; after the match, he and Paul Bearer were
brutally attacked by Mr. Hughes and Giant Gonzalez - with Bearer being hit in
the head by Hughes with the urn
WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS
defeated Tony Ray and Buddy Lane when Ray submitted to Dibiase's Million $
Dream; after the match, the Steiners came ringside and challenged Money Inc. for
the titles
6/19/93:
The Smoking Gunns defeated Reno Riggins & Scott Taylor
Virgil pinned Bastion Booger with a roll up (Booger's TV debut)
Tatanka pinned Mike Davis with the fall away slam
Lex Luger pinned Phil Apollo
Crush defeated Joey Tempest via submission with the head vice
Adam Bomb (w/ Johnny Polo) pinned Jerry Seavey with the powerbomb at 2:22
6/26/93 - featured an "Update" segment hosted by Gorilla Monsoon in which he acknowledged the three WWF Tag Team Title changes between Money Inc. and
the Steiner Brothers over the previous two weeks, and showed stills from the three matches, as well as comments from the new champions the Steiners;
included a promo from WWF World Champion Yokozuna & Mr. Fuji in which Fuji challenged any American athlete to bodyslam Yoko on the USS Intrepid on July 4
during the Stars & Stripes Challenge; featured promos from Crush and Tatanka in which they said they would slam Yoko on the Intrepid;
included the 1-2-3 Kid / Razor Ramon match from Monday Night Raw, shown in full; featured a Men on a Mission rap vignette promoting their debut;
included Bonnie Blackstone conducting a podium interview with Bam Bam Bigelow in which he said he had fallen in love and then brought out Luna Vachon;
featured the premiere of Jim Duggan's "U.S.A" music video:
Mr. Hughes (w/ Harvey Wippleman) pinned Tito Santana at 3:20 by using the tights for leverage when the momentum of a flying crossbody by Santana put Hughes
on top
Doink the Clown defeated Scott Dane via submission with the Stump Puller at 1:02
The Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) defeated Buddy Lenny & Mike Davis at 2:42 when Fatu pinned Davis with the splash off the top
Bastion Booger pinned Virgil with a splash off the middle turnbuckle at 1:59
Mr. Perfect pinned Burt Satano with the Perfect Plex at 1:43; during the bout, Vince McMahon announced Bret Hart would appear the following week for a
special interview
WWF @ Sydney, Nova Scotia - Centre 200 - May 25, 1993
Wrestling Challenge taping:
Included an untelevised segment where Tiger Jackson came out as the Little Hulkster and posed in the ring to Hulk Hogan's Real American theme
Mr. Perfect pinned Shawn Michaels
Luna Vachon pinned Sensational Sherri
The Undertaker defeated Giant Gonzalez via disqualification
The Brooklyn Brawler defeated Scott Taylor
Yokozuna pinned Jim Duggan
Bret Hart pinned Lex Luger
All American Wrestling - 6/6/93: Crush fought Razor Ramon to a double count-out at around the 11-minute mark after both men began fighting on the floor;
after the contest, Crush took the mic and said no one wanted to see a count-out and they wanted to see a 1-2-3, with the crowd then chanting "1-2-3" as Crush
begged Razor to get back in the ring; Razor acted like he would but then left ringside
All American Wrestling - 6/13/93: Tatanka, Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Doink the Clown, WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS in a
Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1, at around the 9-minute mark; fall #1: Rick pinned Dibiase at the 33-second mark following a clothesline from
the middle turnbuckle by Scott as Dibiase attempted to hit a piledriver on Rick; fall #2: Dibiase pinned Rick with a piledriver at around the
6-minute mark; fall #3: Rick, the illegal man, pinned Dibiase with a powerslam at around 2:30 as Dibiase attempted a leap frog
(Best of the WWF: Heroes of the Squared Circle)
WWF Mania - 6/19/93: Tito Santana & Bob Backlund defeated the Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) via reverse decision
at around the 6:30 mark; Fatu pinned Santana with a side kick to the face after the Headshrinkers switched places
in the ring but Rick & Scott Steiner appeared with another referee and told referee Danny Davis what had happened and the ruling was reversed
All American Wrestling - 6/20/93: Bastion Booger pinned Owen Hart at 4:06 with a splash after Owen missed a
missile dropkick
Wrestling Spotlight - 7/31/93: Blake Beverly pinned Virgil at 6:16 whem the momentum of a crossbody by Virgil put Blake on top for the win
6/13/93 - featured Bonnie Blackstone conducting a podium interview with Bret Hart regarding his participation in the King of the Ring tournament and
facing Razor Ramon in the quarter-finals after Razor's recent loss to the 1-2-3 Kid; Bret closed by interview by saying Razor Ramon was going to lose
"1-2-3" and then led the crowd in a chant of "1-2-3":
Tatanka defeated Reno Riggins
Mr. Hughes pinned Scott Despres
Lex Luger pinned Mike Davis with the running forearm at 2:19; during the bout, Luger cut an insert promo on facing Tatanka in the quarter-finals of the
King of the Ring while Tatanka was distracted by Bam Bam Bigelow
WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS defeated the Smoking Gunns in a non-title match at 6:59 when Dibiase pinned Bart with a knee to the back, roll up,
and grabbing Bart's jeans for leverage after IRS tripped Bart from the floor; during the bout, Rick & Scott Steiner cut an insert promo regarding them
teaming with the Gunns to face Dibiase, IRS, & the Headshrinkers as part of the King of the Ring
6/20/93 - featured an opening announcement the WWF Tag Team Titles had changed hands twice in the past week,
with Rick & Scott Steiner winning them 6/14 in Columbus, OH and Ted Dibiase & IRS regaining them 6/16 in Rockford, IL;
included a post-King of the Ring Report where Gene Okerlund conducted an interview with WWF World Champion Yokozuna &
Mr. Fuji, with Fuji saying Yoko's title win would be celebrated July 4 on the USS Intrepid and challenged any American
athlete to attempt to bodyslam Yoko; featured a 'Special Report' segment showing last week's incident on WWF Superstars
where the Undertaker & Paul Bearer were attacked by Giant Gonzalez and Mr. Hughes and the urn was stolen, followed by
pre-taped comments from Hughes in which he said Taker would never regain the urn:
Doink the Clown pinned Bob Backlund at 4:35 with an inside cradle; after the bout, Backlund offered to shake hands with
Doink but Doink squirted him with water from his jacket, blinding Backlund; a blinded Backlund then punched Doink out of
the ring before he was tended to
Tito Santana pinned Bert Centeno at 2:15 with the flying forearm
Papa Shango pinned Tony Roy at 1:50 with the reverse shoulderbreaker
Mr. Perfect pinned PJ Walker at 2:25 with the Perfect Plex
The Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) defeated Ralph Mosca & Scott Despres at 2:41 when Samu pinned Despres after both Headshrinkers
hit diving headbutts
Owen Hart pinned Iron Mike Sharpe at 2:32 with a missile dropkick
6/27/93:
Adam Bomb (w/ Johnny Polo) pinned PJ Walker with the powerbomb
Jim Duggan pinned Iron Mike Sharpe with the running clothesline
Bastion Booger pinned Tony Roy with a fallaway slam (Booger's Challenge debut)
Lex Luger pinned Mike Bell following the running forearm
Crush defeated Scott Taylor via submission with the head vice
WWF @ Kitchener, Ontario - Memorial Auditorium - May 26,
1993
Virgil defeated Damien Demento
Papa Shango defeated Tito
Santana
Bob Backlund defeated Blake Beverly
Yokozuna defeated Jim
Duggan
The Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking Gunns
Mr. Perfect defeated
Shawn Michaels
Bret Hart defeated Lex Luger via disqualification
WWF @ Brockville, Ontario - Memorial Centre - May 26, 1993
Tatanka defeated Razor Ramon
Doink the Clown defeated Crush
Owen Hart defeated Terry Taylor
The Undertaker defeated Giant Gonzalez
WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS defeated Rick & Scott Steiner
WWF @ Ottawa, Ontario - May 27, 1993
Owen Hart vs. Terry
Taylor
Typhoon vs. Beau Beverly
Kamala vs. Kimchee
Tatanka vs. Razor
Ramon
Rick & Scott Steiner vs. WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase &
IRS
Crush vs. Doink the Clown
The Undertaker vs. Giant Gonzalez
WWF @ Niagara Falls, NY - Civic & Convention Center - May 27, 1993 (8,500)
Virgil vs. Damien Demento
Tito Santana vs. Papa Shango
Bob Backlund vs. Blake Beverly
Jim Duggan vs. Yokozuna
The Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking Gunns (sub. for the Nasty Boys)
Mr. Perfect vs. WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels
Bret Hart pinned Lex Luger after reversing Luger's attempt at a backslide into one of his own
WWF @ Biloxi, MS - Coast Coliseum - May 31, 1993 (2,200)
Tito Santana pinned the Brooklyn Brawler
The Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking Gunns
The Undertaker defeated Giant Gonzalez via disqualification
Kamala pinned Kimchee
The Bushwhackers & Tiger Jackson defeated Damien Demento, Blake Beverly, & Little John
Doink the Clown fought Crush to a double count-out after a second Doink interfered
Lex Luger pinned Bret Hart at 25:00 after adjusting his forearm pad and hitting the running forearm
WWF @ New York City, NY - Manhattan Center - May 31, 1993 (750)
Monday Night Raw:
Bastion Booger fought Bob Backlund to a draw
Russ Greenburg defeated LA Gore
Rick Steiner & Jim Duggan (sub. for Scott Steiner) defeated Yokozuna & Bam Bam Bigelow via disqualification
WWF Mania - 6/12/93: Tatanka fought Mr. Hughes to a double disqualification at 6:12
after both men struck the referee; after the bout, Hughes dropped Tatanka with the sidewalk slam
WWF Mania - 6/19/93 - featured Randy Savage conducting an in-ring interview with Sensational Sherri, during which Sherri challenged Luna Vachon to
come out if Luna was looking for a fight; Sherri then said she could beat any man - except for Savage - including Bobby Heenan and Jerry Lawler and said
Savage is the only king she has seen in her lifetime; Sherri then said Todd Pettingill was cute so she wouldn't beat him up
Monday Night Raw - included an opening pre-taped segment in which Jim Duggan talked about Memorial Day; featured Razor Ramon offering the pay the 1-2-3
Kid $5000 for a rematch, with the Kid rejecting the offer; included a closing segment in which Vince McMahon conducted an in-ring interview with Yokozuna and
Mr. Fuji in which Fuji said he would celebrate Memorial Day on June 13 after Yoko beats Hulk Hogan; moments later, Jim Duggan appeared in the balcony and
began a USA chant as the show came to a close:
WWF IC Champion Marty Jannetty (w/ Sensational Sherri) defeated Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Luna Vachon) via count-out after the challenger pushed Jannetty back into
the ring but could not beat the 10-count himself due to Sherri; after the bout, Bigelow attacked the champion before a number of officials came to the ring to
hold him off; after the commercial break, Sherri returned ringside and challenged Luna to come out; the two went at it briefly before Bigelow came to
Luna's aid, which prompted Tatanka to make the save for Sherri
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Rich Myers & the Executioner at 4:14 when Scott pinned Myers following the bulldog off the top double team
Mr. Hughes pinned Bert Centeno with the sidewalk slam at 3:02
Jim Duggan pinned Bill Thomas at 2:21 with the running clothesline; after the match, Duggan led the crowd in reciting the Pledge of Alliegance
WWF @ Pensacola, FL - Civic Center - June 1, 1993
WWF @ Sioux City, IA - Arena - June 2, 1993
Jim Powers vs. Papa Shango
Owen Hart vs. Terry Taylor
Sensational Sherri vs. Luna Vachon
Tatanka vs. Bam Bam Bigelow
WWF IC Champion Marty Jannetty vs. Shawn Michaels
WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS vs. Rick & Scott Steiner
Jim Duggan vs. Yokozuna
WWF @ Des Moines, IA - Veterans Memorial Auditorium - June 3, 1993 (1,850)
Featured Tiny Tim singing the national anthem before the card
Owen Hart defeated Terry Taylor
Papa Shango defeated Jim Powers
Luna Vachon defeated Sensational Sherri
Yokozuna defeated Jim Duggan
Tatanka defeated Bam Bam Bigelow via disqualification
Rick Steiner & Bob Backlund (sub. for Scott Steiner) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS via count-out
WWF IC Champion Marty Jannetty pinned Shawn Michaels
WWF @ Winnipeg, Manitoba - Arena - June 4, 1993 (6,500)
Owen Hart
defeated Terry Taylor
Luna Vachon defeated Sensational Sherri
Tatanka
defeated the Brooklyn Brawler
Papa Shango defeated Jim Powers
Yokozuna
defeated Jim Duggan
Tatanka defeated Rick Martel
Mr. Perfect pinned Shawn
Michaels
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake defeated WWF Tag
Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS via disqualification; Sgt. Slaughter was
the guest referee for the match
WWF @ Minneapolis, MN - Target Center - June 5, 1993 (3,300)
Owen Hart pinned Terry Taylor at 12:00 with an enziguiri
Papa Shango pinned Jim Powers at 5:00
Luna Vachon pinned Sensational Sherri at 9:00 after Bam Bam Bigelow came ringside and tripped Sherri from the outside
Yokozuna pinned Jim Duggan at 10:00 with the Bonzai Drop
Tatanka defeated Bam Bam Bigelow via disqualification at 14:00 when Bigelow used a chair as a weapon
WWF IC Champion Marty Jannetty pinned Shawn Michaels at 13:00
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS via disqualification at 9:00 when IRS was about to use the briefcase on Hogan; Sgt. Slaughter was the guest referee for the bout and hit the champions with the briefcase after the bout
WWF @ Orlando, FL - June 6, 1993 (2,700)
Tito Santana defeated the
Brooklyn Brawler
Razor Ramon defeated Kamala
The Undertaker defeated Giant
Gonzalez via disqualification
Rick Steiner & Bob Backlund defeated the
Headshrinkers
Crush defeated Doink the Clown
The Bushwhackers & Tiger
Jackson defeated Blake Beverly, Damien Demento, & Little Louie
Lex Luger
pinned Bret Hart
WWF @ Albany, NY - Knickerbocker Arena - June 6, 1993 (3,000)
Papa
Shango defeated Jim Powers
Tatanka defeated Bam Bam Bigelow via
disqualification
Owen Hart defeated Terry Taylor
Yokozuna defeated Jim
Duggan
Luna Vachon defeated Sensational Sherri
Shawn Michaels (w/ Diesel)
pinned WWF IC Champion Marty Jannetty to win the title with the superkick after
Jannetty was distracted by Diesel at ringside (Diesel's debut)
WWF World
Champion Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted
Dibiase & IRS via disqualification
USWA @ Memphis, TN - June 7, 1993 (1,750)
Bo Alexander defeated Randy Rockett
The Untouchables defeated Danny Davis & Mark Freer
Jeff Gaylord defeated CW Bergstrom via disqualification
Ms. Texas defeated Nanny Simpson via disqualification
Rex King & Steve Doll defeated Jeff Jarrett & Moondog Spot via disqualification
Southern Heavyweight Champion Brian Christopher fought the Undertaker to a double disqualification
WWF @ New York City, NY - Manhattan Center - June 7, 1993
Monday Night Raw taping:
WWF Mania - 6/12/93 - featured Howard Finkel as a guest of the King's Court in which Jerry Lawler demanded Finkel announce him as the true king of
wrestling; moments later, Lawler grabbed Finkel by the back of the neck, forced him to his knees to announce Lawler as such and then - as a birthday
present - threw a cake in his face
6/7/93 - included Yokozuna & Mr. Fuji as guests of the King's Court in which Fuji cut a promo on Yoko facing WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan at the King
of the Ring and mentioned Yoko was now 550 pounds; before introducing his guests, Lawler spent several minutes insulting the New York crowd; featured the
announcement that Marty Jannetty would face Doink the Clown the following week; included a closing segment in which Vince McMahon interviewed Razor Ramon
about his problems with the 1-2-3 Kid, with Razor saying the Kid would face him the next week for $7,500; moments later, McMahon said there was no
confirmation that would happen and that Razor earned only 7% of the fan vote in the King of the Ring hotline when it came to the wrestler the fans thought
would win the tournament; Ramon then said Bret Hart would be a "nutter loser," in reference to the name of the arena:
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels (w/ Diesel) pinned Russ Greenberg with a piledriver at 3:53; Michaels was introduced as the new IC champion before the opening
credits and then stopped by the commentary team to say no one knew how good it was to feel like he or his new "insurance policy;" after the King of the
Ring Report following the match - in which it was announced the already scheduled Michaels / Crush match would be for Michaels' newly won championship -
Michaels and Diesel returned ringside and cut a promo protesting the fact he had to defend his title at the pay-per-view and claimed Vince McMahon was
jealous of him (Diesel's TV debut) (The Best of Raw: Seasons 1 & 2)
Adam Bomb (w/ Johnny Polo) pinned Tito Santana at 5:32 with a slingshot clothesline to the back of Santana's head; during the bout, McMahon said Razor Ramon offered
the 1-2-3 Kid $7,500 for a rematch
Tatanka pinned Peter Weeks with a tomahawk chop off the top at 3:16; during the bout, McMahon said that while Bret Hart was in the lead when it came to
the King of the Ring hotline fan poll, Tatanka was in second place
Fatu (w/ Samu & Afa) & WWF Tag Team Champion IRS (w/ WWF Tag Team Champion Ted Dibiase) defeated Rick Steiner (w/ Scott Steiner) & Billy Gunn (w/
Bart Gunn) at around 11:30 when IRS pinned Gunn with a clothesline from behind, sending Gunn throat-first into the top rope, after Gunn knocked Dibiase off
the ring apron; Randy Savage announced during the bout that it was the birthday of Howard Finkel and Ms. Prichard, down in Houston; during the match,
tension was teased beteween the Headshrinkers and Money Inc after IRS accidentally ran into one of the Shrinkers; during the commercial break, the
champions paid off the Shrinkers to cool things down, with Afa eating the money thinking it was food (Best of the WWF: Mega Matches)
6/14/93 - included Vince McMahon conducting an in-ring interview with
Razor Ramon who offered the Kid $10,000 for a rematch; later in the broadcast,
the Kid called in from Osaka, Japan to accept the offer with the match to be
held the following week; featured the Undertaker / PJ Walker match from
WWF Superstars in full as well as the post-match attack from Giant Gonzalez and Mr.
Hughes:
Mr. Perfect pinned LA Gore with the Perfect Plex
Marty
Jannetty fought Doink the Clown to a double count-out when both men began
brawling on the floor; after the match, a number of referees came ringside to
seperate the two
Owen Hart pinned Dan Dubiel with a suplex into a
bridge
Jerry Lawler pinned Mark Thomas with the piledriver; during the match
it was announced that Mr. Fuji & Yokozuna's world title win celebration
would be held at an unnamed American landmark and an open challenge was thrown
out for all American athletes to attempt to slam Yoko
Dark match after the taping: Mr. Perfect defeated Jerry Lawler via disqualification when Shawn Michaels interfered;
after the bout, Randy Savage helped make the save
WWF @ Richmond, VA - Coliseum - June 11, 1993 (1,850)
Owen Hart pinned Terry Taylor at 12:30 with an enziguiri
Luna Vachon pinned Sensational Sherri at 7:00
Crush fought Doink the Clown to a double count-out at 12:13 after a second Doink interfered
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Blake Beverly & Damien Demento at 9:58 when Scott pinned Demento with the Frankensteiner
Mr. Hughes pinned Virgil at 10:26 with the sidewalk slam
Yokozuna pinned Jim Duggan at 8:08 with the Bonzai Drop
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS via disqualification at 12:30 when IRS used his briefcase as a weapon against Hogan
WWF @ Baltimore, MD - Arena - June 11, 1993 (3,100)
Tito Santana
defeated Papa Shango
Razor Ramon defeated WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels via
count-out
Bret Hart defeated Bob Backlund
The Undertaker defeated Giant
Gonzalez via disqualification
Tatanka defeated Bam Bam Bigelow via
count-out
The Headshrinkers & Afa defeated Kamala & the Smoking
Gunns
Lex Luger defeated Mr. Perfect
WWF @ Indianapolis, IN - Market Square Arena - June 12,
1993 (2,500)
Owen Hart pinned Terry Taylor with an enzuiguri
Luna Vachon
pinned Sensational Sherri after Mr. Hughes came ringside and tripped
Sherri
Crush fought Doink the Clown to a double count-out after a second
Doink came ringside
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Blake Beverly &
Damien Demento when Scott pinned Blake with the Frankensteiner
Mr. Hughes
pinned Virgil with the sidewalk slam
Yokozuna pinned Jim Duggan with the
Bonzai Drop after Mr. Fuji distracted Duggan from ringside
WWF World Champion
Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase
& IRS via disqualification; Sgt. Slaughter was the guest referee for the bout
WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - June 12, 1993 (9,100)
Tito Santana pinned Papa Shango with a roll up at 10:14 (Santana's last MSG match)
Razor Ramon defeated WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels via count-out at 8:51 when Diesel pulled the champion
out of the ring and helped him backstage immediately after the challenger hit the Razor�s Edge; after the bout,
Razor grabbed the microphone and challenged Michaels to bring Diesel and the belt back out, with Michaels and Diesel
returning briefly before leaving ringside (Diesel's MSG debut)
Bret Hart pinned Bob Backlund with a roll over at 32:21; prior to the bout, the two shook hands; during the bout, Hart sustained an injured ankle;
after the bout, the two shook hands and Backlund raised Hart�s arm in a showing of respect (Backlund�s first pinfall loss at MSG)
The Undertaker defeated the Giant Gonzalez via disqualification at 4:34 when Gonzalez hit Taker in the back with a steel chair as Taker
grabbed Harvey Wippleman on the ring apron; after the match, Taker sat up in the ring as Gonzalez & Wippleman attempted to use Chloroform on him,
with Taker then using the rag on Gonzalez instead (Gonzalez' only MSG match)
Tatanka defeated Bam Bam Bigelow via count-out at 11:21 after hitting the Samoan Drop on the floor;
after the bout, Bigelow attacked Tatanka in the ring and hit the diving headbutt
The Headshrinkers & Afa defeated the Smoking Gunns & Kamala at around the 9-minute mark when Kamala was pinned with a roll up as he
was distracted by Afa in the ring (Afa's in-ring return to MSG after a nearly 9-year absence, the Gunns' MSG debut, Kamala's last MSG match)
Lex Luger pinned Mr. Perfect at 14:02 after taking his forearm pad off behind the referee's back and knocking Perfect out while the referee
was distracted by Shawn Michaels and Diesel at ringside;
prior to the bout, Luger was forced to wear the pad or he would be fined $25,000 and be suspended for 6 months
Papa Shango pinned Owen Hart
Pay-per-view bouts - featured Jim Ross, Randy Savage, & Bobby Heenan on commentary:
KOTR Quarter-Finals: Bret Hart pinned Razor Ramon at 10:27 by reversing a back suplex off the top and landing on top for the win
KOTR Quarter-Finals: Mr. Perfect defeated Mr. Hughes (w/ Harvey Wippleman) via disqualification at 5:59 when Hughes hit
Perfect with the Undertaker's urn
KOTR Quarter-Finals: Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Jim Duggan at 5:00 with the flying headbutt after Duggan hit the turnbuckle chest-first
KOTR Quarter-Finals: Tatanka fought Lex Luger to a 15-minute time-limit draw;
prior to the bout, officials forced Luger to wear a protective pad over his steel-plated forearm;
moments thereafter, after Tatanka had made his entrance, he pushed Luger's full-length mirror onto his opponent, cracking it;
after the match, Luger removed the padding and knocked Tatanka out with the running forearm
KOTR Semi-Finals: Bret Hart pinned Mr. Perfect at 18:55 by reversing a small package;
after the bout, Perfect reentered the ring to shake Hart's hand
(The Bret Hart Story: The Best There Is, Was, and Ever Will Be)
Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan (w/ Jimmy Hart) at 13:10 to win the title following a belly to belly suplex
and leg drop after a photographer at ringside shot a fireball into the champion's face; although never revealed on TV, it was Harvey Wippleman
in costume who was acting as the photographer (Hogan's last TV appearance for nearly 9 years)
(Greatest Wrestling Stars of the 90s,
The Best of King of the Ring)
The Smoking Gunns, Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Headshrinkers (w/ Afa), WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS at 7:02
when Billy Gunn pinned Dibiase with an inside cradle
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels (w/ Diesel) pinned Crush at 11:13 with a superkick to the back of the head, sending Crush head-first into
the corner, as the challenger was distracted by two Doinks at ringside (Shawn Michaels: Hits from the Heartbreak Kid 95)
KOTR Finals: Bret Hart pinned Bam Bam Bigelow at 18:18 with a victory roll after kicking Bigelow in the face as he
ran into the corner; Bigelow originally won the match via pinfall at 9:24 with the flying headbutt after Luna Vachon came ringside
and hit Hart over the head with a steel chair but another referee disputed the decision and ordered the match to continue;
after the bout, Jerry Lawler interrupted Hart's coronation and attacked him with the scepter and throne after Hart referred to him
as the Burger King (The Best of King of the Ring)
WWF @ Columbus, OH - Convention Center - June 14, 1993 (3,700)
Wrestling Challenge taping:
Bret Hart did not appear due to suffering an ankle injury two nights earlier at Madison Square Garden
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS to win the titles when Scott pinned Dibiase with a top rope move as
Dibiase attempted to piledrive Rick
Reno Riggins defeated Barry Horowitz
Randy Savage defeated Doink the Clown via reverse decision at 9:17; Doink originally won the match via count-out after switching places with a second
Doink, then hiding under the ring and grabbing Savage's leg to prevent him from getting back in the ring; after the match, Savage attacked Doink and chased
him backstage; moments later, Savage returned with referee Joey Marella to drag the second Doink from underneath the ring; once Savage brought out the
original Doink, he threw him to the floor before Marella changed the initial decision
(Inside the WWF)
Crush defeated Duane Gill
Kevin Kruger pinned David Heath (Gangrel) with a sunset flip
WWF Mania - 6/26/93: Lex Luger pinned Owen Hart with a forearm to the head at 4:39 after Hart moved referee Mike Chioda out of the way and Luger removed his protective
forearm pad; prior to the bout, Luger was ordered by Chioda to wear the pad or risk losing the match via forfeit; Chioda did not see Luger take the pad off
All American Wrestling - 6/27/93: Ted Dibiase pinned Bart Gunn at 9:16 after IRS, who appeared ringside late in the bout, hit Gunn in the head with his briefcase
WWF on TSN - 7/18/93: Tito Santana pinned Virgil at 5:33 with a roll up; after the bout, the two shook hands
WWF Super Card (Canadian TV): Kamala fought Bastion Booger to a double count-out at 4:59 when both men began brawling on the floor
The Undertaker defeated Giant Gonzalez via disqualification
WWF World Champion Yokozuna pinned Jim Duggan with the Bonzai Drop
Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Ted Dibiase & IRS via disqualification at 10:56 when guest referee Sgt. Slaughter caught IRS trying to hit Hogan with his steel
briefcase, moments after Hogan hit Dibiase with the weapon himself; a Coliseum Video banner was hung and the logo appeared on the video screen during the ring entrances; after the bout,
Slaughter hit both Dibiase & IRS with the briefcase before calling for the bell
(WWE: Unreleased: 1986-1995
7/4/93:
Tatanka defeated Bill Baker
Doink the Clown defeated Chris Hahn
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Scott D'Amore &
Otis Apollo following the bulldog double team
Mr. Hughes pinned Mike Collins with the sidewalk slam
Marty Jannetty pinned Mark Warner with the flying fistdrop
The 1-2-3 Kid pinned Reno Riggins
Men on a Mission defeated Duane Gill & Barry Hardy when Mabel scored the pin (MOM's debut)
7/11/93:
Adam Bomb (w/ Johnny Polo) pinned Bob Clancy with the powerbomb
Owen Hart pinned Dave Keiner with a belly to belly suplex into a bridge
Bastion Booger pinned Mark Hardgrove with the sit-down splash
Bam Bam Bigelow & the Headshrinkers defeated Tatanka & the Smoking Gunns; due to time restraints, the finish was shown the following week
7/18/93 - included Owen Hart as a guest of the King's Court:
Doink the Clown pinned Ken Hamilton with the Whoopie Cushion
Mr. Hughes (w/ Harvey Wippleman) pinned Marty Jannetty with a powerslam
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels (w/ Diesel) pinned Chris Hawn with a piledriver
WWF @ Huntington, WV - Civic Center - June 15, 1993 (4,400)
WWF Superstars taping:
Rex King & Steve Doll defeated Tito Santana & Virgil
Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake (w/ Crush) defeated Ted Dibiase & IRS (w/ Giant Gonzalez) in a lumberjack match
Doink the Clown defeated Owen Hart via count-out
WWF World Champion Yokozuna defeated Jim Duggan
The Undertaker defeated Giant Gonzalez via disqualification
Lex Luger pinned Randy Savage at 9:51 with a forearm to the head after referee Earl Hebner had been knocked down and Luger removed his protective
forearm pad; prior to the bout, Luger was ordered by Hebner & Jack Doan to wear the pad or risk losing the match via forfeit (Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of the Macho Man)
WWF Mania - 7/3/93: Marty Jannetty pinned Bastion Booger at around the 4:30 mark with a flying bodypress;
after the bout, Booger attacked Jannetty, hit a powerslam, and then a sit-down splash
Wrestling Spotlight - 7/24/93: The Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) defeated Jim Duggan & Kamala at 7:15 when Samu pinned Duggan following a double thrust kick
7/3/93 - featured the 1-2-3 Kid / Reno Riggins match which took place at the 6/21/93 Raw taping in Poughkeepsie,
with Jim Ross providing commentary for the match; included Bonnie Blackstone conducting a podium interview with Bret Hart
regarding Jerry Lawler and the upcoming Stars & Stripes Challenge to be held at the USS Intrepid; featured a
Men on a Mission rap vignette promoting their debut the following week; included an 'Update' segment focusing
on the Stars & Stripes Challenge; featured footage of the previous Monday's Raw of Vince McMahon interviewing
Ted Dibiase & IRS, who made fun of Razor Ramon:
Marty Jannetty pinned Tom Stone with the flying fistdrop at 2:58
Lex Luger pinned Rich Myers with the running forearm at 1:49
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Barry Horowitz & Brian Costello at 2:27 when Rick pinned Costello
following the top rope bulldog double team
Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Luna Vachon) pinned Rudi Gonzalez with the diving headbutt at 2:46;
during the bout, Jerry Lawler left the broadcast booth saying his crown was tarnished and he had to shine it up;
he returned before the next match but missed the podium interview segment with Bret Hart
Adam Bomb (w/ Johnny Polo) pinned Jay Sledge with the powerbomb at 2:54
7/10/93 - included footage of the Stars & Stripes Challenge, held July 4, with Lex Luger slamming
WWF World Champion Yokozuna; featured the announcement Bret Hart would face Jerry Lawler at Summer Slam
in the first match signed for the event:
The Smoking Gunns defeated WT Jones & Rock Werner at 2:22 when Bart pinned Werner with the backdrop / piledriver combo
Crush defeated Doink the Clown (Borne) via count-out at around 11:30 when Doink sustained a backdrop on the floor,
allowing Crush to slide back inside the ring before the 10-count; prior to the bout, Doink appeared on the big screen
with the screen splitting until 16 Doinks were shown; after the match, a second Doink (Keirn) attacked Crush from behind
with wooden sticks as officials kept the first Doink from going back in the ring; moments later, Crush was double-teamed
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels (w/ Diesel) pinned Kevin Kruger with a superkick and piledriver at 3:08
Men on a Mission (w/ Oscar) defeated Mitch Bishop & Chad Miller at 2:45 when Mabel pinned Bishop following a front
suplex / legdrop off the middle turnbuckle combo (MOM's debut on Superstars)
7/17/93 - included an 'Update' segment announcing Lex Luger's "Call to Action" campaign where Luger would be
travelling around the country on the Lex Express bus petitioning for a title shot against WWF World Champion Yokozuna;
featured the announcement the Undertaker would face Giant Gonzalez in a Rest in Peace match at Summer Slam and that
nobody except the Undertaker knew the rules of the match:
Tatanka pinned Brian Costello at 2:42 with the Samoan Drop
Adam Bomb (w/ Johnny Polo) pinned Rich Myers at 2:42 with the powerbomb
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Ted Dibiase & IRS via reverse decision;
Dibiase originally pinned Scott at around 15:30 after IRS hit him with his steel briefcase
and then put Dibiase on top for the pin; moments later, another referee came out and told
the original referee what happened and the decision was reversed; after the bout, Bonnie Blackstone
interviewed Dibiase & IRS in the ring, where they said they were robbed out of winning back their
titles and challenged the Steiners to a rematch the following week; the Steiners accepted the challenge
at the end of the show
Mr. Hughes (w/ Harvey Wippleman) pinned Sonny Rogers at 1:45 with the sidewalk slam;
prior to the bout, a black wreath was brought to ringside, which Hughes destroyed after the match
WWF @ Canton, OH - June 16, 1993 (1,600)
Blake Beverly defeated
Virgil
Kamala defeated Damien Demento
Razor Ramon defeated Tito Santana
Yokozuna defeated Jim Duggan
The Headshrinkers defeated the
Smoking Gunns
Crush defeated Doink the Clown via disqualification
Lex
Luger pinned Bret Hart
WWF @ Rockford, IL - Metro Centre - June 16, 1993
Ted Dibiase & IRS
defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner to win the titles after
the challengers used IRS' steel briefcase as a weapon
The Undertaker vs. Giant Gonzalez
WWF @ Wheeling, WV - Civic Center - June 17, 1993 (1,200)
Blake
Beverly defeated Virgil
Razor Ramon defeated Tito Santana
The Smoking
Gunns defeated the Headshrinkers
Crush defeated Doink the Clown via
disqualification
Lex Luger pinned Bret Hart
Kamala defeated Damien
Demento
WWF World Champion Yokozuna defeated Jim Duggan
WWF @ Cedar Rapids, IA - Five Seasons Center - June 17, 1993
Sensational Sherri vs. Luna Vachon
Tatanka vs. Bam Bam Bigelow
WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS vs. Rick & Scott Steiner
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels vs. Marty Jannetty
The Undertaker vs. Giant Gonzalez
WWF @ Moline, IL - Mark of the Quad - June 18, 1993 (3,733 paid)
Debut at the venue
Owen Hart defeated Terry Taylor
Luna Vachon defeated Sensational Sherri
The Undertaker pinned Giant Gonzalez after a chair shot behind the referee's back
WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS defeated Rick & Scott Steiner
Mr. Hughes defeated Bob Backlund
Tatanka defeated Bam Bam Bigelow via count-out
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Marty Jannetty at 21:15
USWA @ Louisville, KY - Louisville Gardens - June 18, 1993 (1,700)
Razor Ramon
defeated Tito Santana
Kamala defeated Damien Demento
Crush defeated Doink
the Clown via count-out after Jeff Jarrett came out and grabbed Doink's leg from the floor
WWF World Champion Yokozuna defeated Jim
Duggan
Jerry Lawler defeated USWA Champion Papa Shango via
disqualification
Blake Beverly defeated Virgil
Jeff Jarrett defeated Southern Heavyweight Champion Brian
Christopher in a non-title match
USWA Tag Team Champions Rex King & Steve Doll defeated the
Smoking Gunns
Bret Hart pinned Lex Luger
WWF @ St. Louis, MO - Arena - June 19, 1993 (2,200)
Owen Hart
defeated Terry Taylor
Luna Vachon defeated Sensational Sherri
The
Undertaker defeated Giant Gonzalez via disqualification when Gonzalez used a
chair
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Marty Jannetty
Mr. Hughes
defeated Bob Backlund
Tatanka defeated Bam Bam Bigelow via count-out after
executing the Samoan drop on the floor
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WWF
Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS to win the titles when Scott pinned
Dibiase with the Frankensteiner
WWF / USWA @ Nashville, TN - June 19, 1993 (1,600)
Razor Ramon
defeated Tito Santana
Crush defeated Doink the Clown via count-out after Jeff Jarrett came out and held Doink's leg from the floor
Jeff Jarrett defeated
Southern Heavyweight Champion Brian Christopher in a non-title match
Jerry Lawler defeated USWA Champion Papa Shango via
disqualification
WWF World Champion Yokozuna defeated Jim Duggan
Kamala
defeated Damien Demento
Blake Beverly defeated Virgil
The Smoking Gunns
defeated USWA Tag Team Champions Rex King & Steve Doll via
disqualification
Bret Hart pinned Lex Luger
WWF @ White Plains, NY - Westchester County Civic Center - June 20,
1993
Crush defeated Doink the Clown
Bob Backlund pinned Blake
Beverly
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Marty Jannetty
WWF World
Champion Yokozuna defeated Bret Hart
The Bushwhackers & Tiger Jackson
defeated the Brooklyn Brawler, ?, & Little Louie in a mixed tag team
match
USWA @ Memphis, TN - Mid-South Coliseum - June 21, 1993 (2,000)
CW Bergstron defeated Danny Davis
Bo Alexander defeated Jeff Gaylord
New Jack & Homeboy defeated USWA Tag Team Champions Steve Doll & Rex King to win the titles
Ms. Simpson defeated Ms. Texas in a hair vs. hair match
Jeff Jarrett defeated Tony Falk
Southern Heavyweight Champion Brian Christopher defeated the Undertaker via disqualification
Owen Hart defeated USWA Heavyweight Champion Papa Shango to win the title
Jerry Lawler defeated Paul Neighbors
WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center - June 21, 1993
Monday Night Raw taping:
WWF Superstars - 7/3/93: The 1-2-3 Kid pinned Reno Riggins with a DDT off the top at 2:52
Crush fought Doink the Clown to a double count-out after a second Doink came to ringside and Crush chased both Doinks back to the locker room
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels (w/ Diesel) pinned Marty Jannetty after Jannetty was distracted by Diesel on the ring apron
WWF World Champion Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Jim Duggan in a lumberjack match; lumberjacks included Crush and the Smoking Gunns
6/21/93:
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Reno Riggins & Barry Hardy when Scott pinned Riggins with the Frankensteiner at 3:51;
during the bout, it was announced the Steiners won the titles over Ted Dibiase & IRS the previous Monday, lost them back to Dibiase & IRS
the previous Wednesday, and then won them back Saturday; it was also announced that both Steiners would take part in WWF World Champion
Yokozuna's bodyslam challenge on July 4
Marty Jannetty defeated Doink the Clown in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 20:38;
fall #1: Doink pinned Jannetty at 7:16 with the Woopie Cushion after Jannetty hit the corner chest-first;
fall #2: Jannetty pinned Doink with the flying fistdrop at 4:38 after a facebuster;
fall #3: Jannetty defeated Doink via reverse decision; Doink originally won the match at 8:44 with a piledriver after switching places
with a second Doink but Randy Savage pulled the hiding Doink out from under the ring and referee Earl Hebner changed the call;
during the bout, it was noted several players in the NFL, NBA, and NHL would participate in the Bodyslam Challenge on the USS Intrepid
(The Best of Raw: Seasons 1 & 2)
Mr. Hughes pinned Bobby Who at 3:01
Razor Ramon fought the 1-2-3 Kid to a no contest at 5:14 when the Kid grabbed the $10,000 Razor put up to get the rematch and escaped in a waiting car
outside the arena (Most Unusual Matches Ever, 1993 Year in Review,
The Kliq Rules)
6/28/93 - included Vince McMahon conducting an interview with WWF World Champion Yokozuna and Mr. Fuji regarding the upcoming bodyslam challenge; featured
McMahon conducting an interview with Ted Dibiase & IRS in which a rematch with WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner was alluded to as well as Dibiase
making several comments about Razor Ramon's recent loss against the Kid:
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels (w/ Diesel) pinned Kamala at around the 11-minute mark with a superkick to the back of the head after the challenger became
distracted by Diesel on the ring apron; after the bout, Diesel came to Michaels' aid by knocking Kamala out with a punch to the face before both men pounded
and stomped on the challenger (Shawn Michaels: Hits From the Heartbreak Kid)
The Smoking Gunns defeated Iron Mike Sharpe & Barry Horowitz at 4:26 when Billy Gunn pinned Horowitz
Adam Bomb pinned PJ Walker with the powerbomb at 2:13
Crush pinned Bastion Booger after three bodyslams at 5:37
WWF @ Chicago, IL - Rosemont Horizon - June 25, 1993
The Brooklyn Brawler pinned the Predator with a backbreaker
Mr. Hughes pinned Bob Backlund with a roll up and hooking the tights for leverage
Luna Vachon pinned Sensational Sherri after Doink the Clown came ringside and tripped her from the outside
WWF World Champion Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Jim Duggan in a lumbjerjack match with the Bonzai Drop after Fuji distracted Duggan; prior to the bout, Crush chased Doink the Clown back to the locker room and neither returned as scheduled lumberjacks
Owen Hart pinned Damien Demento with a roll up
Crush defeated Doink the Clown via reverse decision; Doink originally won the match via count-out after a second Doink came to ringside and hid under the ring, holding on to Crush's leg to prevent him from getting back in the ring; the referee then reversed the decision when he saw the second Doink
Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Ted Dibiase & IRS when Hogan pinned Dibiase with the legdrop after bringing Horace Grant of the Chicago Bulls out of the crowd to help him pin Dibiase; Sgt. Slaughter was the guest referee for the bout
WWF @ Oakland, CA - Coliseum - June 25, 1993
The 1-2-3 Kid pinned Terry Taylor at 12:31 with a crucifix as Taylor attempted a lazy cover
Papa Shango pinned Kamala at 9:00 with a roll up after Kamala hit a splash but tried pinning Shango as Shango was on his front
The Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking Gunns at 12:30
The Undertaker defeated Giant Gonzalez via disqualification at 5:36 after Gonzalez hit Taker with a chair
Tatanka fought Bam Bam Bigelow to a double count-out at 9:43 after Tatanka dropped Bigelow with the Samoan Drop on the floor
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Mr. Perfect at 16:25 after Diesel distracted the challenger; Bam Bam Bigelow
helped in triple teaming Perfect until Tatanka made the save; moments later, Tatanka too was beaten down
Lex Luger pinned Razor Ramon with the running forearm at 6:10
WWF @ Sacramento, CA - Arco Arena - June 26, 1993 (3,400)
The 1-2-3
Kid defeated Terry Taylor
Papa Shango defeated the Tonga Kid (sub. for Kamala, who had a family emergency)
The
Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking Gunns
Tatanka fought Bam Bam Bigelow to a
double count-out
Lex Luger defeated Razor Ramon
WWF IC Champion Shawn
Michaels pinned Mr. Perfect
The Undertaker defeated Giant Gonzalez via
disqualification
WWF @ Boston, MA - Boston Garden - June 26, 1993 (3,500)
Tito Santana (sub. for the Predator) defeated the Brooklyn Brawler
Mr. Hughes defeated Bob Backlund
Luna Vachon defeated Sensational Sherri
WWF World Champion Yokozuna pinned Jim Duggan in a lumberjack match
Owen Hart defeated Damien Demento
Crush defeated Doink the Clown via disqualification
Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake defeated Ted Dibiase & IRS; Sgt. Slaughter was the guest referee for the match
WWF @ Long Island, NY - Nassau Coliseum - June 27, 1993 (6,500)
The Brooklyn Brawler defeated the Predator (Mike Bollea)
Owen Hart defeated Damien Demento
Sensational Sherri defated Luna Vachon via reverse decision; Luna initially won the match after Doink the Clown came ringside and tossed a bucket of water
in Sherri's face
Mr. Hughes defeated Bob Backlund
Doink the Clown pinned Crush by hitting him with a weapon after a second Doink distracted the referee
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Ted Dibiase & IRS when Scott pinned Dibiase
WWF World Champion Yokozuna defeated Jim Duggan in a lumberjack match
WWF @ Allentown, PA - Agricultural Hall - June 28, 1993
WWF @ New Haven, CT - Coliseum - June 28, 1993 (5,000)
Tito Santana pinned the Brooklyn Brawler
Sensational Sherri defated Luna Vachon via reverse decision; Luna originally won the match via pinfall after Doink the Clown came ringside and threw a bucket of water on Sherri but the referee reversed the decision when he found out what happened
Blake Beverly pinned Jim Powers
WWF World Champion Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Bret Hart with the Bonzai Drop
Mr. Hughes pinned Jim Duggan after hitting him with the urn
Doink the Clown pinned Crush after a second Doink came to ringside and distracted Crush
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Ted Dibiase & IRS when Scott pinned IRS with the Frankensteiner; Sgt. Slaughter was the guest referee for the match
USWA @ Memphis, TN - June 28, 1993
Jeff Gaylord defeated Tony Falk via disqualification
Scott Taylor & Randy Rockett defeated CW Bergstrom & Bo Alexander
Danny Davis defeated Paul Neighbors via count-out
New Jack & Home Boy defeated Rex King & Steve Doll
Bert Prentice fought Lone Eagle to a no contest
Jeff Jarrett defeated Southern Heavyweight Champion Brian Christopher to win the title; Jackie Fargo was the referee for the bout
USWA Heavyweight Champion Owen Hart defeated Jerry Lawler via disqualification after Lawler repeatedly dropped Hart with the piledriver
WWF @ Anaheim, CA - Arrowhead Pond - June 28, 1993 (7,000)
Debut at the venue
The 1-2-3 Kid pinned Terry Taylor at 13:13 with a crucifix as Taylor attempted a lazy cover
Papa Shango pinned the Tonga Kid (sub. for Kamala, who had a family emergency) at 8:07 with a stun gun
The Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking Gunns at 11:00 when Fatu pinned Billy Gunn with a side kick to the face
The Undertaker defeated Giant Gonzalez (w/ Harvey Wippleman) via disqualification at 6:20 when Gonzalez was caught using a chair; after the bout, Gonzalez tried to smother Undertaker with a cloth, but Undertaker was able to grab the cloth and smother Gonzalez instead; Undertaker then chokeslammed Wippleman
Tatanka fought Bam Bam Bigelow to a double count-out at 11:24 after Tatanka dropped Bigelow with the Samoan Drop on the floor
Lex Luger pinned Razor Ramon at 10:32 after removing his elbow pad and hitting the running forearm
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Mr. Perfect at 13:14 with a superkick after Diesel distracted the challenger; after the bout, Bam Bam Bigelow helped in triple teaming Perfect until Tatanka made the save
WWF @ White Plains, NY - Westchester County Civic Center - June 29, 1993
The Brooklyn Brawler pinned the Predator at 15:00
Bob Backlund pinned Blake Beverly at 23:00
Mr. Hughes pinned Jim Duggan at 8:00 after hitting him with the urn
WWF World Champion Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Bret Hart at 12:00 with the Bonzai Drop after Fuji knocked Hart off the top rope with the Japanese flag pole
Crush defeated Doink the Clown (Borne) via submission with the head vice
The Bushwhackers & Tiger Jackson defeated the Brooklyn Brawler, Damien Demento, & Little Louie at 16:00 when Jackson pinned Louie with a Rocket Launcher
WWF @ Morristown, NJ - Mennen Sports Arena - June 29,
1993 (900)
Jim Powers pinned the Tazmaniac (Tazz) with a powerslam
Luna Vachon pinned Sensational Sherri after Doink the Clown came ringside and tripped Sherri
Randy Savage pinned Doink the Clown (Keirn) at 15:00 with a small package
Virgil pinned Iron Mike Sharpe
Adam Bomb pinned Tito Santana after disctraction from Johnny Polo
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Ted Dibiase & IRS when Scott pinned Dibiase with the Frankensteiner
WWF @ San Bernadino, CA - June 29, 1993 (800)
The 1-2-3 Kid
defeated Terry Taylor
Papa Shango defeated Louie Spicolli
The
Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking Gunns
The Undertaker defeated Lex Luger
via count-out
Razor Ramon defeated the Tonga Kid (sub. for Kamala, who had a family emergency)
Tatanka fought Bam Bam
Bigelow via count-out
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Mr. Perfect
WWF @ Allentown, PA - Agricultural Hall - June 30, 1993 (2,500)
The Brooklyn Brawler
defeated the Predator
Bob Backlund defeated Blake Beverly
Mr. Hughes
defeated Jim Duggan
Crush defeated Doink the Clown
WWF World Champion
Yokozuna pinned Bret Hart
The Bushwhackers & Tiger Jackson defeated Blake
Beverly, Damien Demento, & Little Louie
WWF @ Las Cruces, NM - Pan-American Center - June 30, 1993
During intermission, Razor Ramon cut an in-ring promo challenging the 1-2-3 Kid to a match later in the show since Razor's original opponent, Kamala,
wasn't in the building
The 1-2-3 Kid defeated Terry Taylor
The Smoking Gunns defeated the Headshrinkers
Papa Shango defeated Louie Spicolli (sub. for Marty Jannetty)
The Undertaker defeated Lex Luger via disqualification when Luger removed his forearm pad and struck Taker with a running forearm;
prior to the bout, Luger was forced to wear the pad
Tatanka defeated Bam Bam Bigelow
The 1-2-3 Kid (sub. for Kamala) defeated Razor Ramon via disqualification when Ramon used a chair
Mr. Perfect defeated WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels via disqualification when Diesel interfered
WWF @ Atlantic City, NJ - June 30, 1993
Virgil defeated Iron
Mike Sharpe
Sensational Sherri defeated Luna Vachon; Vachon broke her wrist in the match
Randy Savage defeated
Doink the Clown
Jim Powers defeated the Tazmaniac
Adam Bomb defeated El
Matador
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Ted Dibiase & IRS
WWF @ New York City, NY - USS Intrepid - July 4, 1993 (1,500 paid)
Lex Luger defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) in a bodyslam challenge; after failed attempts by professional athletes
Lee Rouson, Peter Taglinati, Scott Burrell, Bill Fralie as well as WWF stars
Randy Savage, Crush, Tatanka, Bob Backlund, and WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner;
Luger flew in on a helicopter as the surprise final participant and succeeded; after the
slam, Luger was congratulated by the WWF stars on hand and hoisted onto their shoulders;
Savage & Todd Pettingill hosted the show
WWF @ New York City, NY - Manhattan Center - July 5, 1993
Barry Horowitz defeated Phil Apollo
The Headshrinkers defeated LA Gore & Russ Greenberg
Monday Night Raw taping:
7/5/93 - included footage from the previous day as Lex Luger won the bodyslam challenge on the USS
Intrepid, thus winning a new Silverado Chevrolet pickup; featured Vince McMahon conducting an interview with WWF World Champion
Yokozuna and Mr. Fuji regarding the previous day's events on the USS Intrepid,
with Fuji throwing out an open challenge for Yoko to defend the title; moments
later, Crush came out to accept the challenge and, even though Fuji didn't want
to accept, Yoko agreed to the match:
The 1-2-3 Kid pinned Blake Beverly at 8:00 with a legdrop off the top
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Joey Maggs at the 40-second mark
The Undertaker pinned Samu (w/ Afa) with a chokeslam and the tombstone at around the 9-minute mark (Best of the WWF: Mega Matches)
Mr. Perfect pinned Brian Costello
7/12/93:
WWF World Champion Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Crush with a belly to belly suplex and the Bonzai Drop at around the 10-minute mark after Fuji caused
Crush to fall off the top rope to the floor; after the bout, Yoko hit the move twice more before Tatanka appeared to make the save but was knocked to the
floor; moments later, Yoko hit the move a fourth time, with Yoko clearing the ring of two enhancement wrestlers; as the champion attempted the move a fifth
time, Randy Savage left the commentary position, pulled Crush from the ring, and held Yoko back with a wooden chair; Crush was eventually taken backstage
on a stretcher (Crush's last appearance for 3 months)
(Monday Night Raw: Prime Cuts)
The Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) defeated Aaron Ferguson & PJ Walker
Tatanka defeated the Brooklyn Brawler
Mr. Hughes defeated Tony DeVito; prior to the bout, a wreath was brought ringside for Hughes from the Undertaker
Adam Bomb pinned Scott Atami
Dark matches after the taping:
Bret Hart defeated Mr. Hughes (w/ Harvey Wippleman) via disqualification at 8:00 when Bam Bam Bigelow interfered as Bret was applying the Sharpshooter
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Ted Dibiase & IRS via pinfall
USWA @ Memphis, TN - July 5, 1993
1993 Chevrolet Camero Tournament Opening Round: Steve Doll defeated Home Boy
1993 Chevrolet Camero Tournament Opening Round: Rex King defeated New Jack
1993 Chevrolet Camero Tournament Opening Round: Danny Davis defeated Bo Alexander
1993 Chevrolet Camero Tournament Opening Round: CW Bergstrom defeated Jeff Gaylord
1993 Chevrolet Camero Tournament Opening Round: Scott Taylor defeated the Master of Terror (Ken Wayne)
1993 Chevrolet Camero Tournament Opening Round: Randy Rockett defeated Tony Falk via disqualification
1993 Chevrolet Camero Tournament Quarter Finals: Steve Doll defeated Melvin Penrod Jr. via disqualification
1993 Chevrolet Camero Tournament Quarter Finals: The Master of Terror defeated CW Bergstrom
1993 Chevrolet Camero Tournament Quarter Finals: Brian Christopher defeated Randy Rockett
1993 Chevrolet Camero Tournament Semi Finals: Danny Davis defeated Steve Doll
1993 Chevrolet Camero Tournament Semi Finals: Brian Christopher defeated Scott Taylor
1993 Chevrolet Camero Tournament Finals: Danny Davis pinned Brian Christopher
Miss Texas defeated Paul Neighbors via disqualification
Jeff Jarrett defeated Tony Falk
CW Bergstrom & Melvin Penrod Jr. defeated USWA Tag Team Champions New Jack & Home Boy to win the titles
Jerry Lawler pinned USWA Champion Owen Hart to win the title with a roll up after referee Frank Morrell disallowed Paul Neighbors' pinfall on Lawler
WWF @ Wilkes-Barre, PA - Wilkes University Marts Center - July 6, 1993 (3,400; sell out)
WWF Superstars taping:
Advertised matches included Sensational Sherri vs. Luna Vachon, the Undertaker vs. Lex Luger, and WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner vs.
Ted Dibiase & IRS
Glen Ruth defeated Chuck Williams
Ludvig Borga defeated Joey Maggs
All American Wrestling - 8/1/93: The 1-2-3 Kid pinned Damien Demento at 3:57 with a DDT and legdrop off the top
Randy Savage defeated WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels (w/ Diesel) via reverse decision; Michaels originally won the match via count-out after Diesel
threw Savage into the post but Mr. Perfect and another referee disputed the call
Nikolai Volkoff pinned Barry Horowitz with a clothesine to the back of the head; Volkoff played babyface in the match
The Undertaker pinned Mr. Hughes with a chokeslam
Bret Hart defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) via disqualification when Fuji hit Hart with the Japanese flag;
after the bout, Lex Luger made the save
7/24/93 - included the announcement that WWF President Jack Tunney agreed to give Lex Luger a world title shot
against Yokozuna at Summer Slam, with the added stipulation that Luger must wear a protective pad on his forearm;
featured closing comments from Luna Vachon and Sensational Sherri regarding their match scheduled for the following week:
Jim Duggan pinned Duane Gill at 2:57 with the running clothesline; prior to the bout, Duggan cut an in-ring promo saying
he was proud of the USA and Lex Luger
Ludvig Borga pinned Tony Dimauro with a clothesline off the top at 1:33 (Borga's debut)
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Ted Dibiase & IRS via count-out at around the 10-minute mark
after IRS suplexed Scott back inside the ring as the two were battling on the apron
The 1-2-3 Kid defeated Barry Horowitz with a legdrop off the top at 2:43
The Quebecers defeated Tony Webb & Rich Myers when Pierre pinned Myers following the Boston crab / legdrop off the top
double team at 2:33 (the Quebecers' debut)
7/31/93 - featured the announcement WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels would defend against Mr. Perfect at Summer Slam:
Men on a Mission defeated the Brooklyn Brawler & Brian Costello
Adam Bomb defeated Tony Devito
Mr. Hughes pinned Jason Headings
The Headshrinkers defeated Dave Thornberg & Bret Tyler
Mr. Perfect defeated Glen Ruth with the Perfect Plex at 1:55
Sensational Sherri fought Luna Vachon to a no contest when Bam Bam Bigelow began insulting Sherri on the mic until
she slapped him, with Luna then choking Sherri in the corner; moments later, Tatanka made the save and cleared
Bigelow from the ring (Sherri's last appearance for nearly 12 years)
8/7/93 - included the announcement that the 1-2-3 Kid would face IRS at Summer Slam and that Razor Ramon would
take on Ted Dibiase; featured a vignette of Ludvig Borga describing America as crumbling:
The Smoking Gunns defeated Well Dunn following a piledriver on Steve Doll (Well Dunn's debut)
Adam Bomb (w/ Johnny Polo) defeated Chaz Ware
Doink the Clown pinned Joey Maggs with the Whoopie Cushion
Tito Santana pinned Barry Hardy with the flying forearm (Santana's last TV match)
Bastion Booger pinned Mike Bell
WWF @ Salisbury, MD - Wicomico Youth & Civic Center - July 7, 1993 (3,700)
Wrestling Challenge taping:
Matches originally scheduled for the taping were Randy Savage vs. Lex Luger, WWF World Champion Yokozuna vs. the Undertaker, & WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner, & Tatanka vs. Ted Dibiase, IRS, & Bam Bam Bigelow
Featured Shane McMahon conducting an untelevised interview with WWF World Champion Yokozuna & Mr. Fuji
Barry Horowitz defeated Chuck Wiliams
Duane Gill & Barry Hardy defeated Bret Tyler & Tony Dimauro
Tatanka defeated Adam Bomb
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Mr. Perfect with a superkick
The Brooklyn Brawler defeated Tony Dimauro
All American Wrestling - 7/18/93: Tatanka, WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Blake Beverly & Well Dunn at 9:07 when
Tatanka pinned Blake with the Samoan Drop
Wrestling Spotlight - 8/7/93: Mr. Perfect pinned Bastion Booger by countering an attempt at the sit-down splash into a sunset flip
Wrestling Spotlight - 8/21/93: Marty Jannetty pinned Papa Shango at 5:30 with a roll up
The Undertaker defeated Mr. Hughes
Bret Hart defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) via disqualification when Fuji interfered with the flag; after the bout, Lex Luger
made the save
7/25/93:
Jerry Lawler pinned Owen Hart with the piledriver at 6:33 after avoiding a charge in the corner and Hart hit his shoulder on the ringpost;
prior to the bout, Lawler grabbed the mic and said he would let Owen out of the match if Owen kissed his feet; Hart responded by spitting on Lawler's boot;
after the contest, Lawler took the mic and said he hoped Bret Hart and Stu and Helen Hart watched what he just did; Lawler then stomped Hart on the mat
(Legends of Wrestling Collection,
Legends of Wrestling: Jerry Lawler and the Junkyard Dog)
Men on a Mission (w/ Oscar) defeated Glen Ruth & John Richner when Mabel pinned Richner at 2:10 with a bulldog / splash combo
Ludvig Borga pinned Jason Headings with a shoulderblock off the top at 1:58 (Borga's Challenge debut)
Papa Shango defeated Chaz Ware
Mr. Perfect pinned Reno Riggins with the Perfect Plex
Well Dunn defeated Darren Fuji & Bret Tyler when Dunn pinned Tyler following a double DDT (Well Dunn's Challenge debut)
8/1/93 - included the Undertaker as a guest of the King's Court in which he discussed his Rest in Peace Match
with Giant Gonzalez at Summer Slam:
The 1-2-3 Kid pinned Ted Dibiase with a crucifix at 3:39 as Dibiase was distracted by Razor Ramon at ringside
and made a lazy cover on the Kid; after the bout, Dibiase had to be held back by officials as Razor grabbed the
mic and made fun of Dibiase for losing
Adam Bomb pinned Tony Webb with the powerbomb at 1:35
The Smoking Gunns defeated Damien Demento & Barry Horowitz at 2:15 when Billy pinned Horowitz following the Sidewinder
Bastion Booger pinned Scott Vito with the sit-down splash at 1:00
Tatanka pinned Iron Mike Sharpe with the Samoan Drop at 2:25
The Quebecers defeated Joey Maggs & Tony Dimauro when Jacques pinned Maggs at 2:08 when Pierre pinned Maggs with a legdrop as Jacques had Maggs
in a Boston Crab (the Quebecers' Challenge debut)
8/8/93 - included a 'Special Report' segment showing last week�s scheduled match between Sensational Sherri and
Luna Vachon from WWF Superstars, with Bam Bam Bigelow and Tatanka getting involved and the announcement that Bigelow
would team with the Headshrinkers to face Tatanka and the Smoking Gunns at Summer Slam; featured the announcement
that the 1-2-3 Kid would face IRS at Summer Slam and that Razor Ramon would take on Ted Dibiase; included an updated
version of the 'WrestleMania' music video from the WrestleMania Album; featured a "Who is Lex Luger?" vignette where
Luger discussed athletics:
Doink the Clown pinned Tony Dimauro at 2:42 with the Whoopie Cushion; prior to the bout, Doink rode to the ring on
a unicycle
Marty Jannetty pinned Reno Riggins at 2:26 with the flying fistdrop
Mr. Hughes (w/ Harvey Wippleman) pinned Dave Thornberg at 2:27 with he sidewalk slam; during the bout, a black
wreath was brought ringside which Hughes destroyed after the match
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Executioners at 3:33 when Scott scored the pin with the
Frankensteiner
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels (w/ Diesel) pinned Glen Ruth at 2:29 with a superkick and piledriver
WWF @ Edmonton, Alberta - Northlands Coliseum - July 8,
1993 (2,700)
Owen Hart defeated Damien Demento
Bastion Booger defeated Jim
Powers
Mr. Hughes defeated Kamala
The Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking
Gunns
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Mr. Perfect
Bret Hart pinned
Lex Luger in a lumberjack match
WWF @ Portland, ME - Civic Center - July 9, 1993 (2,148)
The 1-2-3 Kid vs. Terry Taylor
Marty Jannetty vs. Blake Beverly
Papa Shango vs. Tito Santana
Virgil (sub. for Crush) vs. Doink the Clown
Razor Ramon vs. Tatanka
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner vs. Ted Dibiase & IRS
WWF World Champion Yokozuna vs. Jim Duggan
WWF @ Calgary, Alberta - Saddledome - July 9, 1993 (6,000)
Owen Hart
defeated Damien Demento
Mr. Hughes defeated Kamala
Sensational Sherri
defeated Luna Vachon via disqualification
The Headshrinkers defeated the
Smoking Gunns
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Mr. Perfect
Bret Hart
pinned Lex Luger in a lumberjack match
WWF @ Seattle, WA - Seattle Center - July 10, 1993 (5,500)
Bastion
Booger pinned Jim Powers with the sit-down splash
Mr. Hughes pinned Kamala
with a roll up
The Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking Gunns
Bret Hart
pinned Lex Luger with a reverse roll up; after the match, Luger raised Hart's
hand in victory
Owen Hart pinned Damien Demento with a dropkick off the
top
Sensational Sherri defeated Luna Vachon via disqualification when the
referee wouldn't let Luna wrestle with a cast on her arm
WWF IC Champion
Shawn Michaels pinned Mr. Perfect with the superkick after Diesel distracted the
challenger
WWF @ Montreal, Quebec - Forum - July 10, 1993 (4,200)
Papa Shango
defeated Tito Santana
The 1-2-3 Kid defeated Terry Taylor
Marty Jannetty
defeated Blake Beverly
Doink the Clown defeated Virgil
Tatanka defeated
Razor Ramon
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Ted
Dibiase & IRS
WWF World Champion Yokozuna defeated Jim Duggan
WWF @ Toronto, Ontario - Maple Leaf Gardens - July 11,
1993
Ted Dibiase offered $1000 to anyone who could slam Yokozuna
The
1-2-3 Kid pinned Terry Taylor
Papa Shango defeated Tito Santana
Marty
Jannetty defeated Blake Beverly
Tatanka defeated Razor Ramon
Doink the
Clown pinned Virgil (sub. for Crush)
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott
Steiner defeated Ted Dibiase & IRS
WWF World Champion Yokozuna defeated
Jim Duggan
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum - July 16, 1993 (4,500)
Sensational Sherri vs. Luna Vachon did not take place as scheduled
Damien Demento pinned Tito Santana
Jim Powers (sub. for Kamala) pinned Papa Shango
Tatanka fought Bam Bam Bigelow to a double count-out
Bastion Booger pinned Bob Backlund
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Mr. Perfect at 14:01 with the superkick
after Diesel tripped the challenger from the floor
The Smoking Gunns defeated Afa (sub. for Fatu) & Samu
Bret Hart defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna via disqualification at 6:56 when Mr. Fuji
interfered and attacked Hart with the Japanese flag pole as Hart had the Sharpshooter applied;
after the bout, Yoko hit the Bonzai Drop on Hart before Lex Luger ran out and made the save;
the original main event was Hulk Hogan vs. Yokozuna but the match was changed several weeks
before the show
WWF @ Landover, MD - USAir Arena - July 17, 1993 (1,600)
The 1st show held at the renamed USAir Arena
Jim Powers pinned Papa Shango with an inside cradle
Tatanka fought Bam Bam Bigelow to a
double count-out after hitting the Samoan Drop on the floor
Bret Hart
defeated WWF Champion Yokozuna via disqualification when Mr. Fuji interfered and
hit the challenger with the Japanese flag as Yokozuna was caught in the
Sharpshooter; after the bout, Lex Luger came to Hart's aid;
the original main event was Hulk Hogan vs. Yokozuna but the match was changed several weeks before the show
The Smoking Gunns
defeated Afa & Samu
Bastion Booger pinned Bob Backlund with the sit-down
splash
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Mr. Perfect with the superkick
after Diesel distracted Perfect
WWF @ West Palm Beach, FL - Auditorium - July 17, 1993 (2,300)
The 1-2-3 Kid defeated Terry Taylor
Doink the Clown defeated Virgil
Marty Jannetty defeated the Predator
The Bushwhackers & Tiger Jackson defeated Blake Beverly, the Brooklyn Brawler (sub. for Beau Beverly), & Little Louie
Razor Ramon defeated Jerry Lawler
Jim Duggan defeated Mr. Hughes
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Ted Dibiase & IRS
-7/18/93. Former WWWF promoter Phil Zacko passed away at the age of 87.
WWF @ Tampa, FL - SunDome - July 18, 1993 (3,500)
Typhoon defeated
the Predator
Razor Ramon defeated Jerry Lawler
The 1-2-3 Kid defeated
Terry Taylor
Bret Hart defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna via
disqualification
The Bushwhackers & Tiger Jackson defeated Blake Beverly,
the Brooklyn Brawler, & Little Louie
Doink the Clown defeated
Virgil
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Ted Dibiase
& IRS
WWF @ Hyannis, MA - July 18, 1993
Chris Duffy defeated Scott
Taylor
Men on a Mission defeated Tony Roy & Eddie Rapoza
Bastion
Booger defeated Jim Powers
Bob Backlund defeated Damien Demento
The
Smoking Gunns defeated Afa (sub. for Fatu) & Samu
Mr. Perfect defeated
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels via count-out
WWF @ Warwick, RI - July 18, 1993
Phil Apollo defeated Iron
Mike Sharpe
Adam Bomb defeated Tito Santana
Kamala defeated Papa
Shango
Tatanka fought Bam Bam Bigelow to a double count-out
Doink the
Clown defeated Marty Jannetty
Mr. Hughes defeated Randy Savage
WWF @ New York City, NY - Manhatten Center - July 19, 1993 (1,200)
Monday Night Raw taping:
Future ECW star Francine was in attendance for the show
Rich Myers defeated Duane Gill
7/19/93 - featured footage from the start of the Lex Express tour; included Tiny Tim as a guest of the King's Court in which
Lawler broke Tim's ukulele for calling him the Dairy Queen; featured Vince McMahon conducting an in-ring interview with Money Inc in
which their upcoming title match with the Steiner Brothers on Superstars was hyped; after Ted Dibiase cut a promo on Razor Ramon, Razor came
out to the ring; moments later, Razor cleared the ring of Dibiase and IRS after Dibiase offered to let Razor be a custodian;
as the segment came to a close, Dibiase demanded a match with the Kid with the intent of beating him in 30 seconds and making Razor
look even worse:
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels (w/ Diesel) pinned Marty Jannetty at around the 23-minute mark after Jannetty missed a crossbody, hit the floor,
and was rolled back inside the ring by Diesel; Jannetty originally won the match and title with a DDT at 5:08 but referee Earl Hebner failed
to notice Michaels' foot on the bottom rope during the cover; after the commercial break, Diesel and Bobby Heenan showed a reply of the finish
to Hebner, who then ordered that the match continue (voted PWI Match of the Year)
(The Best of the Intercontinental Championship)
Men on a Mission defeated Rich Myers & Hank Harris (MOM's Raw debut)
Bastion Booger pinned Scott Despres
The 1-2-3 Kid pinned Chris Duffy; during the bout, Money Inc came ringside to watch the match, prompting Razor to come out as well;
after the contest, the Kid - not wanting to go past Money Inc or Razor - left through the crowd as Razor taunted Dibiase
7/26/93 - included a vignette on Ludvig Borga; featured Vince McMahon conducting an interview with Lex Luger
regarding his title shot at Summer Slam and the Lex Express:
Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Luna Vachon) defeated Bret Hart via count-out at around the 17-minute mark when Hart left through
the crowd after Jerry Lawler appeared and taunted Stu & Helen Hart in the balcony section for several minutes;
after the bout, Bret went up to the balcony to find Lawler but he had already escaped; moments later, Bret checked
on his parents (The Best of Raw: Seasons 1 & 2)
Mr. Hughes pinned Russ Greenberg with the sidewalk slam; after the bout, Hughes destroyed flowers which were
brought ringside for him by the Undertaker
The Smoking Gunns defeated Duane Gill & Glen Ruth when Bart pinned Ruth following the backdrop / piledriver double team
Doink the Clown pinned Phil Apollo with the Whoopie Cushion; after the bout, Doink grabbed a microphone and
challenged Randy Savage for the following week as two more Doinks came ringside
Dark match after the taping: Razor Ramon (sub. for the Undertaker) defeated Mr. Hughes
WWF @ Syracuse, NY - MacArthur Stadium - July 23, 1993 (5,000)
Jim Powers defeated Papa
Shango
Adam Bomb defeated Owen Hart
Bam Bam Bigelow fought Tatanka to a
double count-out
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Mr. Perfect
The
Bushwhackers & Tiger Jackson defeated Blake Beverly, the Brooklyn Brawler,
& Little Louie
Doink the Clown (Keirn) defeated Tito Santana
Randy
Savage defeated Mr. Hughes
WWF @ Scranton, PA - CYC - July 23, 1993 (2,500)
The 1-2-3 Kid
defeated Terry Taylor
Damien Demento defeated the Tahitian Savage (Lloyd
Anoia)
Virgil defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
Doink the Clown defeated Marty
Jannetty
Bastion Booger defeated Kamala
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick &
Scott Steiner defeated Ted Dibiase & IRS
Bret Hart defeated WWF World
Champion Yokozuna via disqualification
WWF @ Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Arena - July 24, 1993 (2,000)
The
1-2-3 Kid defeated Terry Taylor
Damien Demento defeated the Tahitian
Savage
Virgil defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
Doink the Clown defeated Marty
Jannetty
Bastion Booger defeated Kamala
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick &
Scott Steiner defeated Ted Dibiase & IRS
Bret Hart defeated WWF World
Champion Yokozuna via disqualification
WWF @ Alexandria Bay, NY - Castle Recreation Center - July 25, 1993 (1,000)
Monday Night Raw taping:
Reno Riggins defeated TNT (Savio Vega)
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Marty Jannetty
The 1-2-3 Kid defeated Damien Demento
Bastion Booger defeated an unknown
The Smoking Gunns defeated Damien Demento & Iron Mike Sharpe
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Mr. Perfect
Bret Hart defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna via disqualification
8/2/93 - featured a backstage promo by Randy Savage in which he said he had a "little surprise" for
Doink the Clown later in the show; included the first "Who is Lex Luger?" vignette in which Luger discussed
academics and his extra-cirricular activities and being shy as a kid and having that confused as arrogance;
featured the announcement Tatanka would face Mr. Hughes the following week; included Vince McMahon and
Bobby Heenan speaking with Ted Dibiase on the phone about his loss over the weekend on Wrestling Challenge
to the 1-2-3 Kid, with Dibiase hanging up when McMahon said they were going to review footage from the match;
moments after the footage was shown, Jim Cornette - from Smoky Mountain Wrestling - walked out to the ring
and was hugged and introduced over the mic by Heenan, who put him over as the greatest manager in the history
of wrestling; Cornette then said he was only the greatest manager because Heenan retired and said he had the
greatest tag team he had ever managed - the Heavenly Bodies - and issued a challenge to WWF Tag Team Champions
Rick & Scott Steiner on behalf of his team (Cornette's surprise WWF debut); featured Jim Duggan's "USA" video
from "WrestleMania: The Album;" included footage of the tourist attractions in the Alexandria Bay area;
featured footage of the Lex Express visiting Erie, PA; included a closing announcement from Cornette that the
Heavenly Bodies would debut the following week and he had a few other surprises as well:
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Barry Horowitz & Duane Gill at 2:45 when Scott pinned Gill
following the Frankensteiner; prior to the bout, it was announced the Steiners had issued an open challenge to
defend their titles against any team at Summer Slam
Adam Bomb (w/ Johnny Polo) pinned Tony Roy at 2:18 with the powerbomb;
prior to the bout, it was announced Lex Luger and WWF World Champion Yokozuna would appear next week for the
official contract signing for their Summer Slam world title match
Randy Savage pinned Doink the Clown at 11:22 with an inside cradle moments after a midget dressed as Savage appeared
from underneath the ring and distracted Doink from the ring apron; after the bout, the "Macho Midget" (Tiger Jackson)
bit Doink on the butt before Doink was held back by officials and forced backstage (Macho Midget's surprise debut)
(The Best of Raw: Seasons 1 & 2)
Mr. Perfect pinned Barry Hardy with the Perfect Plex at 2:40;
Jim Cornette did guest commentary for the bout alongside McMahon & Heenan; during the match, McMahon mentioned
the Armstrong Brothers and the Rock 'n' Roll Express as top rivals of Cornette's Heavenly Bodies in SMW
All American Wrestling - 8/8/93: Owen Hart defeated WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels (w/ Diesel) via disqualification at 7:15 when Diesel tripped Owen from the
outside; after the bout, Hart was double teamed by Michaels and Diesel
(Owen: Hart of Gold)
Raw - 8/9/93 - included footage of the Lex Express at Commiskey Park; featured the official contract signing for Luger / Yoko at Summer Slam in which
Jim Cornette came out with Mr. Fuji and the champion as Yoko's new American spokesperson; after Luger signed the contract, Cornette announced that an added
clause to the match said that there would be no rematch; WWF President Jack Tunney and a number of officials oversaw the signing; included the debut of
Randy Savage's music video 'Speaking from the Heart' from the WrestleMania album:
Tatanka defeated Mr. Hughes (w/ Harvey Wippleman) via count-out after slamming Hughes on the floor; after the bout, Hughes knocked Tatanka out
with the Undertaker's urn and placed a wreath on him
The Bushwhackers & the Macho Midget defeated the Brooklyn Brawler, Blake Beverly, & Little Louie when Macho pinned the Brawler with a splash off the top
Razor Ramon pinned Dan Dubiel with the Razor's Edge
Tom Prichard & Jimmy Del Ray (w/ Jim Cornette) defeated Bobby Who & Mike Bucci when Del Ray pinned Bucci with the moonsault;
after the bout, Cornette cut a promo on WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner (Prichard & Del Ray's debut)
WWF @ Utica, NY - War Memorial - July 26, 1993
WWF Superstars taping:
Glen Ruth pinned TNT
Virgil pinned Van Hammer; Van Hammer worked the match as a heel
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Heavenly Bodies (w/ Jim Cornette) via disqualification when Cornette interfered
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Mr. Perfect
Bret Hart defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji & Jim Cornette) via disqualification; during the bout, Cornette was sent back to the locker room after being caught interfering; after the bout, Yoko hit the Bonzai Drop and was going to hit a second until the Smoking Gunns made the save
All American Wrestling - 8/15/93: Razor Ramon pinned Damien Demento at 4:40 with the Razor's Edge
All American Wrestling - 8/15/93: Marty Jannetty pinned Fred Williams with the flying fistdrop at 4:25
WWF Mania - 8/21/93: Virgil pinned Barry Hardy at 3:26 with the side Russian legsweep
WWF Superstars (European version - 9/13/93): Randy Savage pinned Mr. Hughes (w/ Harvey Wippleman) at 4:24 with a roll up after Hughes accidentally hit Wippleman in the head with the Undertaker's urn on the apron when Savage moved out of the way (Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of the Macho Man)
8/14/93 - included the announcement that WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner would defend against the
Heavenly Bodies at Summer Slam and that Ludvig Borga would face Marty Jannetty; featured Jim Duggan's "U.S.A" music
video from the WrestleMania album; included an 'Update' segment showing last week�s contract signing between WWF
World Champion Yokozuna and Lex Luger from Monday Night Raw:
Razor Ramon pinned Duane Gill with the Razor's Edge at 2:05
Ludvig Borga pinned Mike Khoury with a clothesline off the top at 2:06
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Glen Ruth & Mike Bell at 2:59 when Scott pinned Ruth following
the top rope bulldog double team
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels (w/ Diesel) pinned Darren Trujillo with a superkick at 2:04
Tatanka pinned Fred Williams with the Samoan drop at 1:57
The Heavenly Bodies (w/ Jim Cornette) defeated Bert Centeno & Rich Meyers at 2:09 when Del Ray pinned Myers
with the moonsault
8/21/93:
Marty Jannetty pinned Barry Horowitz at 1:45 with the flying fistdrop
The Quebecers defeated Dan Dubiel & Scott Despres at 2:13 with the Tower of Quebec
Adam Bomb (w/ Johnny Polo) pinned Mike Moraldo at 2:18 with the Atom Smasher
Mr. Hughes (w/ Harvey Wippleman) pinned Mike Bucci at 1:29 with the sidewalk slam
Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Luna Vachon) pinned Bobby Who at 1:05 with the diving headbutt
Men on a Mission (w/ Oscar) defeated Iron Mike Sharpe & Jeff Libolt at 2:08 when Mabel pinned Sharpe with a splash
8/28/93 - included the Ludvig Borga vs. Virgil match, taped 8/17 in White Plains, NY:
The 1-2-3 Kid pinned the Brooklyn Brawler at 1:59
The Heavenly Bodies defeated Tony Roy & Jason Headings at 2:02
Mr. Perfect defeated Duane Gill at 1:21
The Smoking Gunns defeated Reno Riggins & Barry Hardy at 2:18
WWF @ Plattsburgh, NY - Crete Civic Center - July 27, 1993 (3,000; sell out)
Wrestling Challenge taping:
Tatanka fought Bam Bam Bigelow to a double count-out after Tatanka hit the Samoan Drop on the floor
Damien Demento pinned Van Hammer
WWF Mania - 8/14/93 - included Bonnie Blackstone conducting an in-ring interview with Adam Bomb & Johnny Polo
All American Wrestling - 8/15/93: Bastion Booger pinned Phil Apollo with the sit-down splash at 2:34
All American Wrestling - 8/15/93: The Heavenly Bodies defeated Virgil & Glen Ruth at 5:33 when Jimmy Del Ray pinned Ruth with the moonsault
All American Wrestling - 8/22/93: The Bushwhackers defeated the Quebecers at around the 7-minute mark
when Butch pinned Jacques with a roll up; after the bout, the Quebecers attacked the Bushwhackers in the aisle
until several referees pulled them away
WWF Mania - 9/4/93: Well Dunn defeated Mike Khoury & Scott Amonte at 2:50 when Steven Dunn pinned Khoury following a double DDT
Razor Ramon & Marty Jannetty defeated WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels & Diesel when Razor pinned Michaels at 11:30 with a uranagi after Jannetty hit Michaels
with a superkick (Inside the WWF)
Randy Savage defeated Mr. Hughes
Bret Hart defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) via disqualification when Fuji hit Bret with the Japanese flag pole
8/15/93 - featured Razor Ramon as a guest of the King's Court in which he discussed his upcoming match with Ted Dibiase
at SummerSlam; included a 'Special Report' segment showing highlights of the Lex Luger / WWF World Champion Yokozuna
contract signing from Monday Night Raw; featured a vignette of Ludvig Borga; included the "WrestleMania" music video from
WrestleMania: The Album; featured a SummerSlam Report in which Marty Jannetty vs. Ludvig Borga and WWF Tag Team Champions
Rick & Scott Steiner vs. the Heavenly Bodies were announced:
Men on a Mission (w/ Oscar) defeated Reno Riggins & Gus Kantarakis at 2:39 when Mabel pinned Kantarakis after being
pushed onto him by Mo on the top rope
Adam Bomb (w/ Johnny Polo) pinned Scott Despres at 1:38 with the powerbomb
Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Luna Vachon) pinned Dan Dubiel at 1:01 with the diving headbutt
The Bushwhackers defeated Barry Horowitz & Blake Beverly at 2:31 when Butch pinned Horowitz following the battering ram
after Blake threw his partner back in the ring following a miscommunication between the two
The Quebecers defeated Mike Bucci & Mike Moraldo at 2:19 when Pierre pinned Moraldo following the Tower of Quebec
8/22/93 - included a King's Court segment to open the show with guests WWF World Champion Yokozuna, Mr. Fuji, & Jim
Cornette; during the segment, Jerry Lawler brought a fan from the crowd up - who had a Lex Luger poster - and asked him
who the real king of wrestling was, with the fan sayiing Bret Hart; Yoko then grabbed the poster and ripped it up; included
a 'Special Report' segment focusing on Lex Luger where he talked about drugs in sports and admitted to using steroids in
the past when they were legal but not using them now; Luger also said noone in the WWF was using them either; featured
a vignette of the Undertaker in a graveyard discussing his upcoming Rest in Peace match with Giant Gonzalez at SummerSlam;
included the Jim Duggan "USA" music video from WrestleMania: The Album:
Razor Ramon pinned Barry Hardy at 2:11 with the Razor's Edge
The Heavenly Bodies defeated Darren Trujillo & Curt Sloan at 2:06 when Jimmy Del Ray pinned Trujillo with a moonsault
The 1-2-3 Kid pinned Fred Williams at 2:26 with a somersault splash off the top
The Smoking Gunns defeated Duane Gill & the Brooklyn Brawler at 1:36 when Bart pinned Gill following the Revolver
The Ludvig Borga defeated Bert Centeno at 2:25 with a clothesline off the top
8/29/93 - included the Lex Luger "I'll Be Your Hero" music video to open the broadcast; featured a King's Court segment
where Jerry Lawler was on location with an Elvis impersonator in a pink Cadillac, with Lawler saying Bret Hart would no
longer be impersonating him following their match at SummerSlam; included an Undertaker vignette showing him in a graveyard
preparing for his Rest in Peace match with Giant Gonzalez at SummerSlam; featured a SummerSlam Report in which it was
announced Aaron Neville would be singing the National Anthem at the event, with footage then shown from WWF Superstars of
Gene Okerlund conducting an interview with WWF World Champion Yokozuna, Mr. Fuji, & Jim Cornette until they were interrupted
by Randy Savage and other wrestlers appearing in the crowd with American flags in hand:
Marty Jannetty pinned Iron Mike Sharpe at 3:53 with the flying fistdrop
Mr. Hughes (w/ Harvey Wippleman) pinned Dan Dubiel at the 2-minute mark with the sidewalk slam; after the match, Hughes
destroyed a black wreath placed at ringside (Hughes' last TV appearance for more than 3 years)
Tatanka pinned Bobby Who at 2:08 with the Samoan Drop
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels (w/ Diesel) pinned Rich Myers at 2:52 with a superkick and piledriver
WWF @ North Tonawanda, NY - Fair - July 28, 1993 (3,500)
Virgil defeated Damien
Demento
The Bushwhackers & Tiger Jackson defeated Blake Beverly, the
Brooklyn Brawler, & Little Louie
The 1-2-3 Kid defeated Rick
Martel
Doink the Clown defeated Marty Jannetty
Mr. Hughes defeated Bret
Hart
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Mr. Perfect
WWF @ Erie, PA - Civic Center - July 29, 1993 (1,500)
Virgil defeated Damien
Demento
The 1-2-3 Kid defeated Rick Martel
The Bushwhackers & Tiger
Jackson defeated Blake Beverly, the Brooklyn Brawler, & Little
Louie
Marty Jannetty defeated Doink the Clown via disqualification
Mr.
Perfect defeated WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels via disqualification
Bret
Hart pinned Mr. Hughes
WWF @ Vienna, Austria - Vienna Bicycle Racing Hall - July 29, 1993 (7,000; sell out)
Tito Santana defeated the Predator
Brutus Beefcake defeated Terry Taylor
Tatanka defeated Bam Bam Bigelow via count-out
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Headshrinkers
Owen Hart defeated Papa Shango
Jim Duggan defeated Bastion Booger
Hulk Hogan defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna via disqualification at 13:00 when Mr. Fuji broke the challenger's cover after he hit the legdrop;
after the bout, Hogan cleared Yoko from the ring after hitting him with Jimmy Hart's megaphone
WWF @ Dortmund, Germany - Westfalenhalle - July 30, 1993
Tito Santana pinned the Predator
Brutus Beefcake pinned Terry Taylor
Tatanka pinned Bam Bam Bigelow
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Headshrinkers
Owen Hart (sub. for Crush) pinned Papa Shango
Jim Duggan pinned Bastion Booger
Hulk Hogan defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna via disqualification when Mr. Fuji broke the pin attempt
WWF @ Youngstown, OH - Beeghly Center - July 30, 1993 (1,100)
Virgil defeated Damien
Demento
Doink the Clown defeated Marty Jannetty
WWF IC Champion Shawn
Michaels pinned Mr. Perfect
The Bushwhackers & Tiger Jackson defeated
Blake Beverly, the Brooklyn Brawler, & Little Louie
The 1-2-3 Kid
defeated Rick Martel
Bret Hart pinned Mr. Hughes
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA - Civic Arena - July 31, 1993 (7,000)
Featured Lex Luger being introduced to the crowd; featured Jerry Lawler hosting an impromptu King's Court segment where he insulted the fans of Pittsburgh
Virgil pinned Damien Demento at 10:14 with a sunset flip
The 1-2-3 Kid pinned Rick Martel at 13:12 with a crucifix as Martel attempted a lazy cover
WWF IC Champion Shawn Micheals (w/ Diesel) pinned Mr. Perfect at 14:18 with a superkick after Perfect was distracted by Diesel
Jerry Lawler defeated Randy Savage via disqualification when Bret Hart interfered after Lawler spat at him
The Bushwhackers & Tiger Jackson defeated Blake Beverly, the Brooklyn Brawler, & Little Louie at 12:15 when Jackson pinned Brawler with a Rocket Launcher
Doink the Clown pinned Marty Jannetty at 9:00 after spraying something in Jannetty's eyes from his jacket
Bret Hart pinned Mr. Hughes (w/ Harvey Wippleman) at 8:45 with a reverse roll up after an attempt by Jerry Lawler to distract Hart backfired; after the bout, Hart chased Lawler back to the locker room
WWF @ Offenbach, Germany - Stadthalle - July 31, 1993
Papa Shango
defeated Owen Hart
Tito Santana pinned the Predator
Brutus Beefcake pinned
Terry Taylor
Tatanka pinned Bam Bam Bigelow
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick
& Scott Steiner defeated the Headshrinkers
Jim Duggan pinned Bastion
Booger
Hulk Hogan defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna via disqualification
when Mr. Fuji broke the pin attempt
WWF @ Richfield, OH - Coliseum - August 1, 1993 (5,000)
Virgil
defeated Damien Demento
The 1-2-3 Kid defeated Rick Martel
WWF IC Champion
Shawn Micheals defeated Mr. Perfect
Jerry Lawler defeated Randy Savage via
disqualification when Bret Hart interfered
The Bushwhackers & Tiger
Jackson defeated Blake Beverly, the Brooklyn Brawler, & Little
Louie
Doink the Clown defeated Marty Jannetty
Bret Hart defeated Mr.
Hughes
WWF @ Munich, Germany - Olympiahalle - August 1, 1993 (12,000; sell out)
Tito Santana defeated
the Predator
Brutus Beefcake defeated Terry Taylor
Papa Shango defeated
Owen Hart
Jim Duggan defeated Bastion Booger
Tatanka defeated Bam Bam
Bigelow via count-out
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner
defeated the Headshrinkers
Hulk Hogan defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna
via disqualification
USWA @ Memphis, TN - Mid-South Coliseum - August 2, 1993 (2,800 paid)
Jamie Dundee defeated Scott Taylor
Wolfie D defeated Randy Rockett
USWA Middleweight Champion Danny Davis defeated Disco Inferno
Luna Vachon defeated USWA Women's Champion Miss Texas to win the title
The Moondogs defeated USWA Tag Team Champions Melvin Penrod & CW Bergstrom to win the titles
Brian Christopher defeated Chris Adams
Jeff Jarrett defeated Vampire Warrior
Bret Hart fought Jerry Lawler to a double disqualification at 23:46
WWF @ Berlin, Germany - Deutschlandhalle - August 2, 1993
Tito Santana defeated the Predator
Brutus Beefcake defeated Terry Taylor
Papa Shango defeated Owen Hart
Jim Duggan defeated Bastion Booger
Tatanka defeated Bam Bam Bigelow via count-out
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Headshrinkers
Hulk Hogan defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna via disqualification
WWF @ Edinburgh, Scotland - Royal Highland Centre - August 3,
1993
Tito Santana pinned the Predator
Brutus Beefcake pinned Terry
Taylor
Tatanka defeated Bam Bam Bigelow via count-out
WWF Tag Team
Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Headshrinkers
Papa Shango
defeated Owen Hart
Jim Duggan pinned Bastion Booger
Hulk Hogan defeated
WWF World Champion Yokozuna via disqualification when Mr. Fuji
interfered
WWF @ London, England - Earls Court - August 4, 1993
Tito
Santana pinned the Predator
Brutus Beefcake pinned Terry Taylor
Tatanka
pinned Bam Bam Bigelow
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner
defeated the Headshrinkers
Owen Hart pinned Papa Shango
Jim Duggan pinned
Bastion Booger
Hulk Hogan defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna via
disqualification
WWF @ Toulon, France - Zenith Omega - August 5, 1993
Tito Santana vs. the Predator
Brutus Beefcake vs. Terry Taylor
Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Tatanka
Owen Hart vs. Papa Shango
Jim Duggan vs. Bastion Booger
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner vs. the Headshrinkers
Hulk Hogan vs. WWF World Champion Yokozuna
WWF @ Sheffield, England - Arena - August 6,
1993 (10,000; sell out)
Tito Santana defeated the Predator
Brutus Beefcake defeated Terry
Taylor (Beefcake's last WWF match)
Bam Bam Bigelow fought Tatanka to a double count-out
Owen Hart
defeated Papa Shango
Jim Duggan defeated Bastion Booger
WWF Tag Team
Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Headshrinkers
Hulk Hogan
defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna via disqualification when Mr. Fuji
interfered (Hogan's last match with the WWF for almost 9 years)
USWA @ Memphis, TN - Mid-South Coliseum - August 9, 1993 (1,500)
Scott Taylor defeated the Master of Terror
Danny Davis defeated Jamie Dundee
CW Bergstrom defeated Melvin Penrod in a Loser Leaves Town Match
USWA Tag Team Champions the Moondogs defeated the Dog Catchers via disqualification
The 1-2-3 Kid defeated Wolfie D
Chris Adams defeated Brian Christopher
Jeff Jarrett & Miss Texas defeated the Vampire Warrior & Luna Vachon
WWF @ Asbury Park, NJ - Convention Hall - August 12, 1993
Cancelled due to problems with arena
WWF @ Providence, RI - Civic Center - August 12, 1993
The
1-2-3 Kid defeated the Brooklyn Brawler
The Headshrinkers defeated Men on a
Mission when Samu pinned Mo
The Undertaker defeated Mr. Hughes
Razor Ramon
defeated WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels via disqualification when Diesel
interfered
Bastion Booger pinned Tito Santana by blocking a sunset flip
attempt with a sit-down splash
Randy Savage defeated Doink the Clown via
count-out when Doink became distracted by the Macho Midget
WWF Tag Team
Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Bam Bam Bigelow & WWF World
Champion Yokozuna when Rick pinned Bigelow with a roll up after Mr. Fuji
accidentally hit Bigelow with the Japanese flagpole
WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - August 13, 1993 (13,000)
The original line up for this card included Marty Jannetty vs. Doink, Bret Hart vs. Yokozuna, and WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels vs.
Mr. Perfect in a steel cage match
Owen Hart defeated Blake Beverly (Blake's last MSG appearance)
The 1-2-3 Kid pinned Doink the Clown with a small package (the Kid's MSG debut)
The Smoking Gunns defeated the Headshrinkers
Jerry Lawler defeated Randy Savage via disqualification when Bret Hart interfered
WWF World Champion Yokozuna defeated Bret Hart in a steel cage match at 25:00 by escaping through the door after Jerry Lawler
interfered and threw salt into Hart's eyes
Bastion Booger pinned the Brooklyn Brawler with the sit-down splash (Booger's MSG debut)
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels, Diesel, & Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Mr. Perfect, Marty Jannetty, & Tatanka in an elimination match at 22:36;
Diesel pinned Jannetty at 12:42 with a punch to the back of the head; Tatanka and Bigelow fought to a double count-out at 18:20;
Perfect pinned Michaels with the Perfect Plex at 22:26 after throwing Michaels into the corner; Diesel pinned Perfect with a punch
to the back of the head; after the contest, Perfect was double teamed by Michaels and Diesel and thrown to the floor; moments later,
Perfect came back and knocked both men out of the ring
WWF @ Wildwood, NJ - Convention Center - August 13,
1993
Tito Santana defeated Damien Demento (Santana's last match)
Razor Ramon pinned Iron Mike
Sharpe
Bob Backlund pinned Adam Bomb
The Undertaker pinned Mr.
Hughes
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Quebecers
SMW Fire on the Mountain - August 14, 1993
Jimmy Del Ray pinned Steve Armstrong
Tony Anthony fought the Mongolian Stomper to a double disqualification
The Big Bossman pinned Kevin Sullivan
Chris Candido defeated Tim Horner
Brian Lee defeated Tracy Smothers in a coal miner's glove match
Bob, Scott, & Steve Armstrong, Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Jim Cornette, Ron & Don Harris, Jimmy Del Ray & Tom Prichard in a steel cage match
when Cornette submitted to Bob
WWF @ Hartford, CT - Civic Center - August 14, 1993
Bob Backlund vs. Terry Taylor
Owen Hart vs. Blake Beverly
The Smoking Gunns vs. the Headshrinkers
Tatanka vs. Bam Bam Bigelow
Mr. Perfect & Marty Jannetty vs. WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels & Diesel
The Undertaker vs. Mr. Hughes (casket match)
WWF World Champion Yokozuna defeated Randy Savage
WWF @ Wilton, CT - High School Fieldhouse - August 15, 1993 (800)
Fundraiser show
Virgil defeated Damien Demento
Men on a Mission defeated Well Dunn
Jim Duggan defeated Iron Mike
Sharpe
Razor Ramon defeated Mr. Hughes
Bob Backlund defeated Bastion
Booger
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Quebecers
WWF @ Worcester, MA - Centrum - August 15, 1993
The Smoking Gunns vs. the Headshrinkers
The 1-2-3 Kid vs. Papa Shango
Mr. Perfect, Marty Jannetty, & Tatanka vs. WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels, Diesel, & Bam Bam Bigelow
Randy Savage vs. Adam Bomb
Bret Hart vs. Doink the Clown
The Undertaker defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna via disqualification
USWA @ Memphis, TN - Mid-South Coliseum - August 16, 1993 (1,850)
Mustafa Ali defeated Randy Rockett
Tony Falk defeated Colin Scott
Ken Wayne & Danny Davis defeated Tony Falk & Wolfie D
The Rock 'n' Roll Phantom defeated Scott Taylor
Southern Champion the Vampire Warrior defeated Super Mario
The Dog Catchers defeated the Moondogs to win the USWA tag team championship
Chris Adams & Miss Texas defeated Brian Christopher & Toni Adams
Bret & Owen Hart (w/ Paul Neighbors) defeated Jerry Lawler & Jeff Jarrett at 20:54 when Bret pinned Lawler
after hitting him with a foreign object handed to him by Neighbors behind the referee's back,
moments after Lawler hit the piledriver on Owen; after the bout, Bret cut a promo at ringside,
saying he was the real king and Owen was the prince of darkness
WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center - August 16, 1993 (3,000; sell out)
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Mr. Perfect with a superkick after Diesel tripped the challenger; after the bout, Perfect left ringside with
the championship belt after hitting it against Diesel's head
The Undertaker defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna via disqualification when the champion used his salt bucket as a weapon
Monday Night Raw - 8/16/93:
The 1-2-3 Kid defeated Ted Dibiase via disqualification when IRS interfered; after the bout, WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner made the save
(The Best of Raw: Seasons 1 & 2)
The Headshrinkers defeated Mike Khoury & Dave Moraldo
Marty Jannetty pinned Bastion Booger at 4:46 with a roll up immediately after Booger hit the sit-down splash (Best of the WWF: Fan Favorites)
Men on a Mission defeated Iron Mike Sharpe & Barry Horowitz
Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Luna Vachon) pinned Rich Myers
All American Wrestling - 8/29/93 - included Vince McMahon conducting an in-ring interview with Freddie Blassie and Capt. Lou Albano regarding the
upcoming Summer Slam main event, with both men predicting Lex Luger would win
Summer Slam Spectacular - 8/22/93 - included Gene Okerlund conducting an in-ring interview with the Undertaker regarding his match with Giant Gonzalez
at Summer Slam, with Gonzalez & Harvey Wippleman appearing moments later; after a brief staredown, Taker stalked Gonzalez to the back; featured the
debut of the Lex Luger tribute video "I'll Be Your Hero":
WWF World Champion Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Jim Duggan with the Bonzai Drop in a non-title match after Fuji distracted Duggan as he went
for the running clothesline
Razor Ramon pinned Blake Beverly with the Razor's Edge after Blake hit an exposed turnbuckle
Marty Jannetty pinned Duane Gill with the flying fistdrop
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels (w/ Diesel) pinned Bob Backlund at around the 9-minute mark with a roll up and using the tights
for leverage (Shawn Michaels: Hits from the Heartbreak Kid 95)
The Smoking Gunns & Tatanka defeated Reno Riggins, Barry Horowitz, & the Brooklyn Brawler when Riggins was pinned
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Ted Dibiase & IRS in a steel cage match when Scott beat IRS over the cage,
as both Rick and Dibiase had already escaped over the top; to prevent IRS from hitting the floor, Rick came up from underneath him
and held him on his shoulders (Dibiase & IRS' last match as a team)
WWF @ White Plains, NY - Westchester County Civic Center - August 17, 1993
WWF Superstars taping:
Feature Bonnie Blackstone conducting an untelevised interview with IRS, who said he was going for Razor Ramon as a tax cheater because of all the gold around his neck
Tatanka fought Bam Bam Bigelow to a double count-out
Mr. Hughes pinned Rich Myers; the match was taped to air on the 9/11/93 WWF Superstars but was replaced with 1-2-3 Kid vs. Bastion Booger match from Wrestling Challenge after Hughes was fired
The Brooklyn Brawler defeated Tommy Dreamer
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels (w/ Diesel) defeated Marty Jannetty in a steel cage match at 13:13 by escaping through the door while
the challenger was busy fighting off Diesel as he attempted to scale the cage (Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams,
Bloodbath: Wrestling's Most Incredible Steel Cage Matches,
The Greatest Cage Matches of All Time)
WWF World Champion Yokozuna pinned Randy Savage with the Bonzai Drop
Bret Hart pinned Mr. Hughes
WWF Superstars - 8/28/93: Ludvig Borga defeated Virgil at 2:52
9/4/93 - included an opening recap of the Lex Luger / Yokozuna match from Summer Slam as well as a pre-taped
interview from Jim Cornette and Yoko in which they emphasized the no-rematch clause Luger agreed to; featured
Vince McMahon interviewing Luger, with Luger claiming some day he will be WWF World Champion; included a WWF
'Unbelievable' promo showing handheld clips of the 8/13/93 MSG event; featured a promo by Ludvig Borga:
The Quebecers defeated Mike Khoury & Aaron Ferguson at 2:23 by pinning both men following the Tower of Quebec
Doink the Clown pinned Mike Moraldo at 2:37 with a sit-down splash off the top
Men on a Mission (w/ Oscar) defeated Russ Greenburg & Mark Thomas at 2:28 when Mabel scored the pin with a spin kick
Bastion Booger pinned Ralph Mosca at 2:29 with the sit-down splash; during the match, it was announced Booger would
face the 1-2-3 Kid the following week
Razor Ramon pinned Reno Riggins with the Razor's Edge at 2:07
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Fred Williams & the Brooklyn Brawler at 2:33 when Scott
scored the pin following the DDT off the top rope double team; during the bout, it was announced the Quebecers
would challenge the Steiners for the titles on Sept. 13
9/11/93 - featured Jerry Lawler throwing his crutch away at the beginning of the broadcast, saying he was fully
healed from the injury he sustained at Summer Slam; included an 'Update' segment showing footage of the backstage
Lex Luger / Ludvig Borga confrontation following Summer Slam; featured the Bastion Booger / 1-2-3 Kid match from
Wrestling Challenge; included the Randy Savage "Speaking From The Heart" music video from the WrestleMania Album:
The Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) defeated Marty Jannetty & Virgil at around the 10-minute mark when Samu pinned Virgil
following a headbutt off the top as Virgil covered Fatu but the referee was distracted by Jannetty
IRS pinned Jeff LiBolt with the Write Off lariat at 1:45
Tatanka pinned Damien Demento at 4:55 with a tomahawk chop off the top
Adam Bomb (w/ Johnny Polo) pinned Ron Neal with the powerbomb at 2:01
9/18/93 - included a WWF Report by Joe Fowler regarding the Quebecers winning the Tag Team titles from Rick & Scott
Steiner on Raw, with comments with the new champions and Johnny Polo; featured the final WWF TV appearance of Gene
Okerlund for 8 years, hosting the Face to Face promos:
Bret Hart defeated Blake Beverly via submission with the Sharpshooter at 4:20; Jerry Lawler didn't commentate for
the match, saying he was chasing a fan out of the arena who had a Hart sign
Well Dunn defeated Mark Thomas & Russ Greenberg at 3:04 when Dunn pinned Greenberg following a double team move
Razor Ramon pinned Max Shane at 2:44 with the Razor's Edge
Ludvig Borga pinned PJ Walker at 2:08 with a flying clothesline
Mr. Perfect pinned Barry Horowitz at 2:25 with the Perfect Plex
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels (w/ Diesel) pinned Dan Dubiel at 2:45 with a piledriver; after the match,
Michaels and Diesel attacked the 1-2-3 Kid, who was coming to the ring for a match against Duane Gill,
until Mr. Perfect made the save; following a commercial break, Bonnie Blackstone interviewed Michaels & Diesel
backstage, with Michaels saying the only reason Diesel attacked the Kid first was because the Kid had
touched him when trying to get by him to go to the ring
The Smoking Gunns defeated Mike Bell & Tony DeVito when Bart pinned DeVito at 2:11 with a piledriver
WWF @ Lowell, MA - Memorial Auditorium - August 18, 1993 (2,500; sell out)
Wrestling Challenge taping:
The Undertaker did not appear due to suffering an illness
In a segment only aired on USWA TV, Vince McMahon was a guest of the King's Court; after Lawler complained about Bret Hart
being referred to as the king, Vince noted that Bret pinned Lawler the previous Monday in Memphis; Lawler then responded
by saying it was Paul Neighbors' fault and he would face him the following Monday to get revenge; Lawler went on to state that
if he didn't send his opponent to the hospital, he would personally refund everyone in the audience their money; upon hearing
this, Vince told Lawler to expect to see him in Memphis because he wanted to be one of the people Lawler refunded
All American Wrestling - 8/29/93: The Smoking Gunns defeated Well Dunn via count-out at around the 7-minute mark
after Billy pushed Bart back inside the ring just before the 10-count
All American Wrestling - 9/5/93: Razor Ramon pinned Damien Demento with the Razor's Edge at 4:26
Tatanka defeated WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels via disqualification
The Brooklyn Brawler defeated Rio Lord of the Jungle
Bret Hart defeated Ludvig Borga via disqualification
WWF World Champion Yokozuna defeated Razor Ramon
Mr. Perfect (sub. for the Undertaker) & Randy Savage defeated Giant Gonzalez & Mr. Hughes (w/ Harvey Wippleman) at 7:13 when Perfect pinned Hughes with a small package (Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of the Macho Man)
9/5/93 - featured an opening segment with comments from WWF World Champion Yokozuna as well as footage
of the confrontation in the lockerroom between Lex Luger and Ludvig Borga following Summer Slam:
Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Luna Vachon) pinned Phil Apollo at 1:54 with the diving headbutt
IRS pinned Jerry Seavey at 2:25 with a flying clothesline
Men on a Mission (w/ Oscar) defeated Richie Rich & an unknown at 3:10
Mr. Perfect pinned Paul Vandale at 3:25 with the Perfect Plex
The 1-2-3 Kid pinned Iron Mike Sharpe with a victory roll at 2:38
Adam Bomb pinned Bob Evans with the powerbomb at 2:05
9/12/93 - included a pre-taped King's Court segment, where Jerry Lawler said it won't be long until his leg is 100%, called Doink the Clown an idiot, and said Bret Hart will see who really is King when they cross paths again; featured footage of the backstage Lex Luger / Ludvig Borga confrontation following Summer Slam:
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Blake Beverly & Tony Ulysses at 3:43 when Scott pinned Ulysses following the top rope bulldog double team
The 1-2-3 Kid defeated Bastion Booger via count-out at 3:56 after Booger hit the ring post and the Kid dumped a pitcher of water on him
Razor Ramon pinned Chris Duffy at 4:15 with the Razor's Edge
Doink the Clown pinned Scott Despres at 3:14 with a sit-down splash off the top
Bret Hart defeated Barry Horowitz via submission with the Sharpshooter at 3:34
The Quebecers defeated Ross Greenburg & PJ Walker at 2:57 when Pierre pinned Walker following the Tower of Quebec
9/19/93 - hosted by Jim Ross & Bobby Heenan; featured Joe Fowler hosting a Face to Face segment with new WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers & Johnny Polo who said they would be happy to grant Rick & Scott Steiner a rematch, if one of them could beat one of the Quebecers in a singles match on this Monday's Raw; featured a promo for the WWF Spotlight Magazine to be released on 9/21 with Hulk Hogan & Jimmy Hart on the cover; included WWF President Jack Tunney as a guest of the King's Court:
Tatanka pinned Chris Duffy at 4:01 with the Samoan drop
The Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) defeated Mike Davis & Tony Roy at 4:43 when Fatu pinned Roy after hitting a splash off the top to the floor and then throwing Roy back in the ring
Marty Jannetty pinned the Executioner at 4:09 with a flying fistdrop off the top
Ludvig Borga defeated Rich Myers via submission at 2:30 with the backbreaker
The Smoking Gunns defeated the Brooklyn Brawler & Fred Williams at 3:59 when Bart pinned Williams with a sunset flip off the top
Bastion Booger pinned Mike Khoury at 2:04 with the sit-down splash moments after Khoury split the back of his head open on the ringpost after Booger hit an Avalanche on the outside
WWF @ Stockton, CA - Spanos Centre - August 19, 1993 (4,200)
Bastion
Booger pinned Owen Hart by blocking a sunset flip and hitting a sit-down
splash
Giant Gonzalez defeated Randy Savage via disqualification when Savage
used a chair; Mr. Hughes attacked Savage after the match
The Undertaker
pinned Mr. Hughes
WWF World Champion Yokozuna defeated Bret Hart in a steel
cage match
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the
Headshrinkers
The 1-2-3 Kid defeated Doink the Clown
Mr. Perfect, Marty
Jannetty, and Tatanka defeated WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels, Diesel, and Bam
Bam Bigelow in an elimination match; Perfect was the sole survivor after pinning
Michaels; earlier eliminations saw Jannetty be pinned after a Diesel punch,
Tatanka and Bigelow fight to a double count-out, and Diesel be disqualified for
breaking a pin attempt on Michaels
WWF @ Thunder Bay, Ontario - Fort William Gardens - August 20, 1993
WWF @ San Francisco, CA - Cow Palace - August 20, 1993 (4,700)
The 1-2-3 Kid defeated Doink the Clown
Bastion Booger defeated Owen Hart
Giant Gonzalez defeated Randy Savage via disqualification when Savage used a chair; Mr. Hughes attacked Savage
after the match
The Undertaker pinned Mr. Hughes with a chokeslam
WWF World Champion Yokozuna defeated Bret Hart in a cage match after Mr. Fuji threw
salt in Hart's eyes, allowing Yoko to leave through the door
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Headshrinkers when Rick got the pin with a roll up
Mr. Perfect, Marty Jannetty, and Tatanka defeated WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels, Diesel, and Bam Bam Bigelow
in an elimination match; Perfect was the sole survivor after pinning Michaels with a slingshot into the
ring post; earlier eliminations saw Jannetty be pinned after a Diesel punch, Tatanka and Bigelow fight to
a double count-out, and Diesel be disqualified for breaking a pin attempt on Michaels
WWF @ Winnipeg, Manitoba - Arena - August 21, 1993
Cancelled; the show was rescheduled for November 12 and tickets from this card would be honored
for that event
WWF @ Anaheim, CA - Arrowhead Pond - August 21, 1993 (15,000)
Bastion
Booger defeated Owen Hart
Giant Gonzalez defeated Randy Savage via
disqualification
The Undertaker defeated Mr. Hughes
WWF World Champion
Yokozuna defeated Bret Hart in a steel cage match
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick
& Scott Steiner defeated the Headshrinkers
The 1-2-3 Kid defeated Doink
the Clown
Mr. Perfect, Marty Jannetty, and Tatanka defeated WWF IC Champion
Shawn Michaels, Diesel, and Bam Bam Bigelow in an elimination match
WWF @ Brandon, Manitoba - Keystone Centre - August 22, 1993
WWF @ San Antonio, TX - Freeman Coliseum - August 22, 1993
(matinee) (2,500)
Bastion Booger pinned Owen Hart at 10:00
The 1-2-3 Kid pinned Doink the Clown at 3:00
Giant Gonzalez defeated Randy Savage via disqualification when Savage used a chain; after the bout, Adam Bomb came out and Savage was double-teamed until the Undertaker made the save leading straight into the next match
The Undertaker pinned Adam Bomb (sub. for Mr. Hughes)
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Headshrinkers at 10:00
Mr. Perfect, Marty Jannetty, and Tatanka defeated WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels, Diesel, and Bam Bam Bigelow in an elimination match; order of elimination: Jannetty was pinned; Tatanka & Bigelow fought to a double count-out; Diesel was disqualified; Perfect pinned Michaels
WWF World Champion Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeateded Bret Hart in a steel cage match at 14:00 by escaping through the door after Fuji threw salt in Hart's eyes
USWA @ Memphis, TN - Mid-South Coliseum - August 23, 1993 (3,567)
American Eagle & Billy McCallahan defeated the Hawk & Leon Downs
Miss Texas defeated Luna Vachon
The Dog Catchers fought the Moondogs to a no contest
Brian Christopher defeated Chris Adams; due to prematch stipulations, Christopher earned Toni Adams
PG-13 defeated Jimmy Valiant & Super Mario
Jeff Jarrett defeated the Vampire Warrior
Jerry Lawler defeated Paul Neighbors in a stretcher match after hitting five piledrivers;
prior to the bout, Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson came ringside, with McMahon cutting a heel promo on Lawler and his fans;
Lawler and McMahon had several confrontations at ringside during the match;
after the bout, as Neighbors was placed on the stretcher, Lawler shot a fireball in his face
Lex Luger defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna in a non-title match
WWF @ Long Island, NY - Nassau Coliseum - August 27, 1993 (6,800)
Men on a Mission defeated Well Dunn (sub. for Ted Dibiase & IRS) at 12:00 when Mabel pinned Dunn with a spin kick
Tatanka fought Doink the Clown to a time-limit draw
Mr. Perfect pinned Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Luna Vachon) at 14:00 with a roll up as Bigelow was checking on Luna after Perfect appeared to bite her ear
The Undertaker & Randy Savage defeated Giant Gonzalez (w/ Harvey Wippleman) & Adam Bomb (sub. for Mr. Hughes) (w/ Johnny Polo) at 11:00 when Savage pinned Gonzalez with the flying elbowsmash; after the bout, Gonzalez attacked Polo with Bomb making the save until Gonzalez cleared him from the ring
The 1-2-3 Kid pinned Bastion Booger at 8:00 after reversing Booger's sit-down splash into a roll up
Razor Ramon defeated WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels (w/ Diesel) via reverse decision; Michales had won the match via pinfall after Diesel interfered but Mr. Perfect came out with another referee to dispute the call, with the original referee then reversing the decision; after the bout, Michaels & Diesel attacked both Ramon & Perfect, hitting a spike piledriver on both
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Headshrinkers at 15:00 when Rick pinned Samu with a roll up
WWF @ Niagara Falls, NY - Civic & Convention Center - August 28, 1993
Men on a Mission
defeated Well Dunn (sub. for Ted Dibiase & IRS)
The 1-2-3 Kid defeated Bastion Booger
The Undertaker
& Randy Savage defeated Adam Bomb (sub. for Mr. Hughes) & Giant Gonzalez
Razor Ramon
defeated WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels via disqualification
WWF Tag Team
Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Headshrinkers
Mr. Perfect
defeated Bam Bam Bigelow
Tatanka defeated Doink the Clown (Borne)
WWF @ London, Ontario - London Gardens - August 29, 1993
Men on a Mission vs. Ted Dibiase & IRS did not take place as advertised
Mo defeated Steven Dunn
The 1-2-3 Kid defeated Doink the Clown
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Headshrinkers
Tatanka defeated Bastion Booger
Mr. Perfect & Razor Ramon defeated WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels & Diesel
Randy Savage defeated IRS (sub. for Giant Gonzalez)
The Undertaker defeated Adam Bomb (sub. for Mr. Hughes)
USWA @ Memphis, TN - Mid-South Coliseum - August 29, 1993 (2,100)
Jeff Gaylord defeated Colin Scott
JC Ice defeated Danny Davis
Mike Anthony dfeated Wolfie D
Brute Forcz defeated Johnny West & Randy Rockett
Miss Texas defeated the Black Pussycat
Giant Gonzalez defeated the Vampire Warrior
Southern Champion Jeff Jarrett defeated Owen Hart
The Dog Catchers defeated the Moondogs
Brian Christopher defeated Chris Adams in a Loser Leaves Town Match
Jerry Lawler pinned Bret Hart in a steel cage match at 14:39 after an interfering Giant Gonzalez accidentally clotheslined Hart;
earlier in the bout, Owen Hart came out and attempted to climb the cage but Jeff Jarrett prevented him from doing so, with the two
then brawling at ringside; after the bout, Bret and Gonzalez double teamed Lawler in the ring, with Bret applying the Sharpshooter;
moments later, Owen attacked Jarrett in the ring while Gonzalez knocked down the referee and hit a chokeslam on Lawler; stipulations
stated Lawler would have to refund the fans' money if he lost
Owen Hart pinned Barry Horowitz at 8:32 with a missile dropkick off the top
Pay-per-view bouts - included opening footage of the Lex Express' travels across America and Lex Luger's arrival to the arena earlier in the day;
featured Vince McMahon & Bobby Heenan on commentary while Gorilla Monsoon & Jim Ross provided play-by-play for Radio WWF; included Joe Fowler conducting
a backstage interview with WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels & Diesel regarding Michaels' upcoming defense against Mr. Perfect (Fowler's debut); featured
Fowler conducting a backstage interview with the 1-2-3 Kid regarding his upcoming match with IRS; included Pettingill conducting an interview with Bruce
& Owen Hart in the crowd regarding Bret Hart's upcoming match with Jerry Lawler, during which they announced Stu and Helen Hart - who were scheduled to be
on hand - were at home after Stu recently had surgery; featured a vignette of Ludvig Borga in the ghetto of Detroit, during which he cut a promo on Lex
Luger and mentioned his upcoming bout with Marty Jannetty; included Fowler conducting a backstage interview with WWF World Champion Yokozuna, Jim Cornette,
& Mr. Fuji regarding Yoko's upcoming match with Luger, during which Cornette replied to his Heavenly Bodies' loss earlier in the night; featured Fowler
conducting an interview backstage with Hank Carter, the driver for the Lex Express, about his experiences on the road with Luger and rooting for Luger
in the main event; included Pettingill conducting an interview with a fan in the crowd in a makeshift red, white, and blue outfit; featured Lex Luger's
"I'll Be Your Hero" music video, following the conclusion of the main event:
Razor Ramon pinned Ted Dibiase with the Razor's Edge at 7:32 after Dibiase hit his head on an unprotected turnbuckle
(Dibiase's last WWF match; his last appearance for 5 months)
(Summer Slam: The Greatest Hits)
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Heavenly Bodies (w/ Jim Cornette) at 9:28 when both champions pinned Jimmy Del Ray following the
Frankensteiner after the challengers failed the moonsault double team; prior to the bout, Todd Pettingill conducted an interview with the Steiners'
mother and sister at ringside; during the segment, the Steiners' sister referred to Rick as "Rob"
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels (w/ Diesel) defeated Mr. Perfect via count-out at 11:18 when Diesel threw the challenger into the steel ring post after the
challenger rolled Michaels back into the ring; after the match, Perfect attacked Michaels and Diesel in the ring before he was eventually double teamed,
with Diesel knocking Perfect out with a punch to the face; moments later, Todd Pettingill conducted an interview with Michaels and Diesel in the aisle,
during which Michaels proclaimed himself the greatest IC champion of all time; in footage shot exclusively for Coliseum Video, Perfect jumped Michaels and
Diesel moments later as Gene Okerlund conducted a backstage interview with the champion, with officials having to break up the fight
(The Best of the Intercontinental Championship,
The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect)
IRS pinned the 1-2-3 Kid with the Write Off clothesline at 5:44
Bret Hart defeated Doink the Clown (sub. for Jerry Lawler) (w/ Jerry Lawler) via submission with the Sharpshooter at 9:05 after an elbow drop off the
middle turnbuckle; prior to the bout, Lawler appeared on crutches and cut a promo on Hart, citing he hated him and couldn't wait to get his hands on
him but he had been injured in a car wreck and couldn't wrestle; Lawler then brought out Doink as his replacement, with Doink then throwing confetti
into the crowd and dousing Bruce with a pail of water; Bruce and Owen were then held back by officials as the match began; immediately after the bout,
Lawler climbed in the ring and began assaulting Bret with his crutches, proving his injury was a fraud; as Lawler helped Doink backstage, they were met
in the aisle by WWF President Jack Tunney with Chief Jay Strongbow, Rene Goulet, Pat Patterson, and Blackjack Lanza keeping Lawler from leaving ringside;
Howard Finkel then announced that Tunney ordered Lawler to face Hart immediately or be banned for life (1993 Year in Review)
Jerry Lawler defeated Bret Hart via reverse decision at 6:32; Hart originally won the match via submission with the Sharpshooter but referee Bill Alphonso
changed the call when Hart kept the hold applied for several minutes after the contest, with several referees and officials trying to pry Hart from Lawler;
the decision was announced after Hart finally released the hold; moments later, both Bret and Bruce went after Lawler before he was helped onto a stretcher
and taken backstage, while holding his arm up in victory (1993 Year in Review)
Ludvig Borga defeated Marty Jannetty via submission with a torture rack backbreaker at 5:15 after a number of shots to the ribs and kidney
The Undertaker pinned the Giant Gonzalez (w/ Harvey Wippleman) with a clothesline off the top in a Rest in Peace match at 8:04 following a number of
clotheslines; the rules of the bout were not announced until the ring introductions; mid-way through the bout, Paul Bearer appeared with a wreath and
stole back the urn from Wippleman; after the contest, Gonzalez stalked Wippleman around the ring before dropping him with the chokeslam
(Bearer's surprise return after a 2-month absence) (Gonzalez' first TV pinfall loss)
Tatanka & the Smoking Gunns defeated Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Luna Vachon) & the Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) at 11:15 when Tatanka pinned Samu with a roll up after
the Headshrinkers and Bigelow missed a simultaneous top rope attacks
Lex Luger defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji & Jim Cornette) via count-out at 17:58 after removing his forearm pad and hitting Yoko with
a running forearm, knocking him to the floor and out cold; prior to the bout, a Japanese representative sang the Japanese national anthem while Randy
Savage introduced Aaron Neville, who performed the American national anthem; upon his ring introduction for Luger, Savage named him the next WWF Champion;
pre-match stipulations stated Luger would have to wear a protective pad over his forearm and that this would be his only title shot; after the contest,
Savage, Tatanka, WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner celebrated Luger's win, with red, white, and blue balloons then dropping from the rafters
(1993 Year in Review, Summer Slam: The Greatest Hits)
WWF @ Grand Rapids, MI - August 31, 1993 (3,500; sell out)
WWF Superstars taping:
Virgil defeated Red Tyler
The MVP (Steve Lombardi) pinned Reno Riggins
The Texas Hangmen defeated Gary Jackson & Sonny Rogers
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Headshrinkers when Rick pinned Samu with a roll up after Scott tripped Fatu as he attempted the
splash off the top; in a segment not shown after the bout, the Heavenly Bodies and Jim Cornette came out and attacked the Steiners and stole the title belts; this allowed the Steiners to appear in a squash match later in the taping without the belts as it would be airing after they lost the titles (Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams)
WWF Superstars (German version): Bret Hart defeated Adam Bomb (w/ Johnny Polo) via submission with the Sharpshooter at 11:38 after throwing Bomb off the top
(Inside the WWF,
Bret "The Hitman" Hart)
All American Wrestling - 9/19/93: The Heavenly Bodies (w/ Jim Cornette) defeated the Smoking Gunns at around
the 6:30 mark when Jimmy Del Ray pinned Bart after Cornette hit Bart with his tennis racquet
Randy Savage pinned Giant Gonzalez in a matter of seconds with the flying elbowsmash after hitting him in the back with a steel chair after Gonzalez became distracted by Harvey Wippleman at ringside; after the bout, Wippleman argued with Gonzalez in the ring, with Gonzalez then throwing Wippleman around the ring
The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) via disqualification at 3:25 when Fuji interfered after Undertaker had sat up when Yoko attempted the Bonzai Drop after Fuji had threw salt in Taker's eyes and hit Bearer with the bucket
Lex Luger defeated WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels (w/ Diesel) via count-out at 9:05 when Michaels walked out of the match after the challenger kicked
Michaels off the top turnbuckle to the floor; after the bout, Diesel attempted to attack Luger from behind but Luger knocked him out with the running
forearm; Luger injured his back during the match (Inside the WWF)
9/25/93 - featured an opening segment in which the previous week's attack to the 1-2-3 Kid by WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels & Diesel was shown, with
Mr. Perfect then saying that wouldn't happen again because he would be in the Kid's corner later in the show; included an 'Update' segment with highlights
from the tag team title change from Monday Night Raw where the Quebecers defeated the Steiners and Johnny Polo saying the Steiners wouldn't get a rematch
this week on Raw because they would be facing a more deserving team; featured a Ludvig Borga vignette in which he was shown near a river, saying it was
full of filth and pollution just like America; included Bonnie Blackstone conducting a closing interview with WWF World Champion Yokozuna, Mr. Fuji, &
Jim Cornette, with Cornette saying there was no competition left for Yoko and that Lex Luger wouldn't be receiving a rematch from Summer Slam per the
pre-match stipulations; moments later, the lights went out and when they came back on the Undertaker & Paul Bearer appeared directly behind Cornette,
scaring him to the floor; Taker then issued a challenge to Yoko to bring his belt and his soul and meet him on the dark side:
Adam Bomb (w/ Johnny Polo) pinned Kevin Kruger with the powerbomb at 2:35
Razor Ramon pinned Brian Costello with the Razor's Edge at 3:08
Bastion Booger pinned Todd Becker at 1:54 with the sit-down splash
The 1-2-3 Kid (w/ Mr. Perfect) pinned Jack Reno with a reverse roll up at 2:14
Tatanka pinned Barry Horowitz with the Samoan Drop at 2:35
The Smoking Gunns defeated Tom Stone & Dan Rubins at 2:19 when Bart pinned Rubins with a piledriver
10/2/93 - included the 9/26/93 Wrestling Challenge segment where Doink the Clown was a guest of the King's Court; featured an 'Update' segment where
it was announced Shawn Michaels had been stripped of the WWF IC Title and suspended for failing to appear for some title matches and not fulfilling his
contratual obligations; it was also announced there would be a 20-man battle royal this week on Raw to determine what two men would battle for the vacant
championship:
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Chad Miller & Tom Bennett at 3:46 when Scott pinned Miller following the bulldog off the top double team
Ludvig Borga defeated Sonny Rogers via submission with a backbreaker at 3:03
IRS pinned Gary Jackson with the Write Off lariat at 2:40
Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Luna Vachon) pinned Rod Bell at 1:42 with the diving headbutt; after the bout, Doink the Clown made his way to the ring for his match
and met Bigelow & Luna in the aisle; Doink then dumped a pail of confetti over Bigelow's head and, after Bigelow left, a pail of water over Luna's head;
Bigelow then returned and chased Doink under the ring; when Bigelow couldn't find him, he attacked Doink's scheduled opponent after he tried consoling
Luna in the ring; as this was happening, Doink crawled out from under the ring and tied a tripwire across the guardrails; moments later, Doink attacked
Bigelow in the ring with a broom until Bigelow chased him off and tripped over the wire
Marty Jannetty pinned Steve Moore at 3:19 with the Rocker Dropper
The Heavenly Bodies (w/ Jim Cornette) defeated Reno Riggins & John Paul at 3:39 when Jimmy Del Ray pinned Riggins with a moonsault off the top
10/9/93 - featured an 'Update' segment focusing on the feud between Bret Hart and Jerry Lawler; included highlights from the Monday Night Raw battle
royal, co-won by Razor Ramon and Rick Martel; featured Bonnie Blackstone conducting an interview with Bam Bam Bigelow & Luna Vachon regarding Doink the
Clown, with Bigelow saying he would make Doink pay dearly for humiliating them the previous week; included closing comments from Razor and Martel about
their upcoming match on Raw to determine the new WWF IC Champion:
Men on a Mission (w/ Oscar) defeated Damien Demento & Anthony Green at 3:36 when Mo pinned Green after being thrown off the top by Mabel
Adam Bomb (w/ Johnny Polo) pinned Mitch Bishop at 1:42 with the powerbomb; after the bout, Bomb hit the move a second time
Mr. Perfect pinned Red Tyler at 2:40 with the Perfect Plex
Well Dunn (w/ Harvey Wippleman) defeated Virgil & Jerry Fox at 3:32 when Timothy Well pinned Fox following a diving forearm by Steven Dunn
The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) pinned Rod Bell at 1:52 with the chokeslam
The Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) defeated Steve Nixon & Tony Bithera at the 3-minute mark when Fatu pinned Bithera with the splash from Samu's shoulders
WWF @ Saginaw, MI - Civic Center - September 1, 1993 (3,000)
Wrestling Challenge taping:
Included the taping of two King's Court segments with WWF President Jack Tunney with portions of both been edited together for airing on the 9/19/93 episode of Wrestling Challenge
The MVP (Steve Lombardi) pinned Reno Riggins with a suplex
Gary Jackson pinned Barry Horowitz
Razor Ramon defeated WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels (w/ Diesel) via disqualification at 13:07 when referee Tim White saw Diesel pulled the champion
out of the ring as the challenger covered Michaels after hitting the Razor's Edge; Micahels attempted to walk out of the match at the 10-minute mark
but referee Earl Hebner ordered that if Michaels didn't return to the ring he would lose both the match and his title; Razor scored a pinfall moments later,
at 11:19, with a fallaway slam but referee Tim White came out and told Hebner that Michaels had his foot on the ropes during the cover; after the match,
Razor fought off Diesel and Michaels, hitting both in the face with the title belt
(Wrestlefest 94)
Virgil defeated Damien Demento
All American Wrestling - 9/12/93: Marty Jannetty defeated the 1-2-3 Kid via count-out at around the 8-minute mark
after the Kid missed a dive through the ropes; after the bout, Jannetty helped the Kid into the ring and the two men hugged out of respect
WWF on TSN - 9/26/93: Randy Savage pinned Giant Gonzalez at 1:37 with the flying elbowsmash after hitting him in the back with a steel chair
after Gonzalez became distracted by Harvey Wippleman at ringside; after the bout, Wippleman argued with Gonzalez in the
ring, with Gonzalez then throwing Wippleman around the ring
Tatanka defeated Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Luna Vachon) via count-out at 12:49 after hitting the Samoan Drop on the floor; after the match, Luna distracted
Tatanka before Bigelow attacked Tatanka from behind and knocked him out with an enzuiguri; moments later, Bigelow attempted to cut off some of Tatanka's
hair until several referees came out to stop him; Tatanka eventually came to, fought off Bigelow, grabbed at Luna while attempting to cut her hair, and
then cleared both from the ring with the scissors (Inside the WWF)
The Undertaker pinned Adam Bomb
Bret Hart defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) via disqualification when Fuji interfered with the Japanese flag
9/26/93 - included footage of the confrontation between Shawn Michaels and the 1-2-3 Kid from last week�s
WWF Superstars to begin the broadcast; featured Doink the Clown as a guest of the King's Court in which Jerry
Lawler made Doink his court jester and said he should take orders from him, with Doink then making fun of Lawler
and dumping a bucket of water over his head when he had his back turned; included highlights of the Quebec Province
Rules and Scott Steiner / Pierre matches from the previous two episodes of Raw:
The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) pinned Steve Moore (Al Snow) at 2:56 with the tombstone
Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Luna Vachon) pinned Gary Jackson at 2:39 with a diving headbutt off the top
Men on a Mission (w/ Oscar) defeated Red Tyler & Chad Miller at 2:34 when Mabel pinned Miller with a spinning wheel kick
IRS pinned John Paul at 2:35 with the Write Off lariat
Owen Hart pinned Reno Riggins at 3:33 with a gutwrench suplex
Ludvig Borga defeated Rod Bell via submission at 3:04 with the backbreaker
10/3/93 - included Ludvig Borga as a guest of the King's Court; featured a 'Special Report' segment where it
was announced Shawn Michaels had been stripped of the WWF IC Title and suspended for failing to appear for some
title matches and not fulfilling his contractual obligations; it was also announced there would be a 20-man battle
royal the following week on Raw to determine what two men would battle for the vacant championship; included
highlights of the interview from last week�s WWF Superstars where the Undertaker challenged WWF World Champion
Yokozuna to a title match; featured a clip of the "Mr. Nanny" movie, starring Hulk Hogan in theatres the following Friday:
Mr. Perfect pinned Brian Costello at 3:12 with the Perfect Plex
The Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) defeated Virgil & Red Tyler at 4:52 when Fatu pinned Tyler with a splash off the top;
early in the bout, Virgil was seemingly knocked out following a double superkick
The 1-2-3 Kid pinned Tom Stone at 3:17 with a moonsault off the top
Adam Bomb (w/ Johnny Polo) pinned Todd Becker at 2:13 with a powerbomb
Well Dunn (w/ Harvey Wippleman defeated Kevin Krueger & Mitch Bishop at 2:53 when Well pinned Krueger following a
forearm from Dunn
Razor Ramon pinned Rock Werner at 1:05 with the Razor's Edge
10/10/93 - included Mr. Perfect as a guest of the King's Court, who challenged Diesel to a match; featured a �Special Report' segment focusing on the Doink the Clown / Bam Bam Bigelow confrontation from last week�s WWF Superstars; included highlights from the Monday Night Raw battle royal, co-won by Razor Ramon and Rick Martel:
The Smoking Gunns defeated Steve Moore & Brian Costello at 3:11 when Bart pinned Moore following the Revolver
IRS pinned Kevin Krueger at 3:09 with the Write Off lariat
Tatanka pinned Tom Bennett at 2:26 with the Samoan Drop
Bastion Booger pinned Sonny Rogers at 2:26 with a sit-down splash; after the bout, Booger stole the timekeeper's hot dog
Marty Jannetty pinned Jack Reno at 2:59 with the Rocker Dropper
Ludvig Borga defeated Gary Jackson via submission at 2:43 with the backbreaker
USWA @ Nashville, TN - September 4, 1993 (450)
The American Eagle defeated JC Ice
Wolfie D defeated Johnny West
Mike Anthony defeated Tony Falk
Miss Texas defeated the Black Pussycat
The Dog Catchers defeated USWA Tag Team Champions the Moondogs to win the titles
USWA Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarrett defeated CW Bergstrom
Jerry Lawler defeated Giant Gonzalez via disqualification
WWF @ Allentown, PA - Fairgrounds - September 6, 1993 (5,514)
Bob Backlund pinned Damien Demento
Razor Ramon fought IRS to a time-limit draw
The Undertaker defeated Adam Bomb (w/ Johnny Polo) via disqualification when Polo interfered
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Headshrinkers
Doink the Clown pinned the 1-2-3 Kid hooking the tights for leverage; prior to the bout, Doink gace Kid some kids cherry chewing gum which he took and began chewing and then spat in Doink's face
Razor Ramon (sub. for Mr. Perfect) & Tatanka defeated WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels & Diesel when Tatanka pinned Michaels
WWF World Champion Yokozuna defeated Bret Hart in a steel cage match
USWA @ Memphis, TN - Mid-South Coliseum - September 6, 1993 (1,200)
Colin Scotts defeated Reggie B Fine
Jeff Gaylord defeated Tony Falk
American Eagle, Jeff Gaylord, & Miss Texas defeated PG-13 & Black Pussycat
The Moondogs defeated USWA Tag Team Champions the Dog Catchers to win the titles
Mike Anthony defeated Billy (sub. for an injured Brian Christopher) (w/ Brian Christopher); after the bout, Christopher attacked Anthony,
showing his injury was a lie
USWA Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarrett fought Tommy Rich to a no contest
Unified Heavyweight Champion Jerry Lawler defeated Giant Gonzalez via disqualification when the Dog Catchers interfered
WWF @ Halifax, Nova Scotia - Metro Centre - September 7, 1993
WWF IC Champion
Shawn Michaels & Diesel defeated Mr. Perfect & Tatanka
Bastion Booger
defeated Owen Hart
Razor Ramon defeated IRS via count-out
The Undertaker
defeated Adam Bomb
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Headshrinkers
WWF
World Champion Yokozuna defeated Bret Hart
WWF @ Sydney, Nova Scotia - Centre 200 - September 8, 1993
Razor Ramon vs. IRS
Mr. Perfect & Marty Jannetty vs. WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels & Diesel
The 1-2-3 Kid vs. Doink the Clown
Tatanka vs. Bam Bam Bigelow
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner vs. the Headshrinkers
The Undertaker vs. ? (sub. for Mr. Hughes)
WWF World Champion Yokozuna vs. Bret Hart
USWA @ Bowling Green, KY - September 9, 1993 (321)
Leon Downs defeated the Hawk
Miss Texas defeated Miss Candy
Mike Anthony defeated Tony Falk
The Moondogs defeated the Dog Catchers
Jeff Jarrett defeated Giant Gonzalez
WWF @ Moncton, New Brunswick - Coliseum - September 9, 1993
Razor Ramon vs. IRS
Mr. Perfect & Marty Jannetty vs. WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels & Diesel
The 1-2-3 Kid vs. Doink the Clown
Tatanka vs. Bam Bam Bigelow
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner vs. the Headshrinkers
The Undertaker vs. ? (sub. for Mr. Hughes)
WWF World Champion Yokozuna vs. Bret Hart
WWF @ Fredericton, New Brunswick - Aitken Center - September 10, 1993
Razor Ramon vs. IRS
Mr. Perfect & Marty Jannetty vs. WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels & Diesel
The 1-2-3 Kid vs. Doink the Clown
Tatanka vs. Bam Bam Bigelow
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner vs. the Headshrinkers
The Undertaker vs. ? (sub. for Mr. Hughes)
WWF World Champion Yokozuna vs. Bret Hart
WWF @ Boston, MA - Boston Garden - September 11, 1993 (4,800)
Doink the Clown pinned the 1-2-3 Kid by using the tights for leverage
Razor Ramon defeated IRS via count-out
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Headshrinkers
The Undertaker pinned Adam Bomb (sub. for Mr. Hughes) with the chokeslam
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels & Diesel defeated Mr. Perfect & Marty Jannetty when Michaels pinned Jannetty
Tatanka pinned Bam Bam Bigelow after Bigelow hit his head on an unprotected turnbuckle
WWF World Champion Yokozuna defeated Bret Hart in a steel cage match at 23:04 by escaping the cage moments before Hart
USWA @ Memphis, TN - September 11, 1993
Television taping:
Included a pre-taped promo by "the voice of the WWF" Vince McMahon in which he criticized Jerry Lawler for having to use fire in his match with
Giant Gonzalez during the previous Monday's show at the Mid-South Coliseum; McMahon went on to state that if Lawler wanted to play with fire, McMahon
would send his undefeated Tatanka down to Memphis to put the fire out; featured a rebuttal by Unified Champion
Jerry Lawler later in the show in which Lawler said he took a job in the WWF even though he didn't like anyone that
worked there and he didn't like the fact that the WWF turned up its nose at every other group in wrestling; Lawler
went on to state that he would beat Vince McMahon up, invited McMahon back to Memphis, and said he would end Tatanka's
undefeated streak in their match
WWF @ Springfield, MA - Civic Center - September 12, 1993 (3,100)
Doink the Clown pinned the 1-2-3 Kid with a reverse roll up
Tatanka defeated Adam Bomb (w/ Johnny Polo) via disqualification when Johnny Polo interfered
WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels (w/ Diesel) pinned Marty Jannetty with his feet on the ropes
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Headshrinkers when Rick pinned Fatu
Razor Ramon defeated IRS via count-out after tying IRS to the ring post with his tie
The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) pinned Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Luna Vachon)
Mr. Perfect pinned Diesel after Shawn Michaels interference backfired
WWF World Champion Yokozuna defeated Bret Hart in a steel cage match at 12:00 by escaping through the door as Bret was halfway climbing down the outside of the cage
WWF @ New York City, NY - Manhattan Center - September 13, 1993 (1,200; sell out)
Monday Night Raw taping:
9/13/93:
The Quebecers defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner via disqualification to win the titles at around the 22-minute mark after Scott stole
a hockey stick away from Jacques and hit him with it; pre-match stipulations stated the titles could change hands on a count-out or disqualification and
that a disqualification could be caused by using a piledriver, throwing your opponent over the top rope, or coming off the top rope; mid-way through the
bout, Johnny Polo appeared ringside with the hockey stick (Polo's debut as the Quebecers' manager)
(1993 Year in Review, Monday Night Raw: Prime Cuts)
Mr. Perfect pinned Tony Devito with the Perfect Plex at 2:47
Razor Ramon pinned the Executioner with a back suplex off the middle turnbuckle at 2:36
Doink the Clown pinned Rich Myers at 2:10 with the Whoopie Cushion; after the bout, Doink dumped a pail of water on Bobby Heenan's head
9/20/93:
Scott Steiner pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Pierre with the Frankensteiner; this win would have earned the Steiners a rematch for the titles
but the Quebecers stated that there were other teams more deserving
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Laverne Magille
Mr. Perfect pinned Mike Bell
PJ Walker pinned IRS with a roll up at 1:22 after IRS became distracted by Razor Ramon at ringside; after the bout, IRS went after Ramon but was held
back by referees; moments later, Razor slid in the ring and dared IRS to come after him
(Monday Night Raw: Prime Cuts)
Dark match after the taping: Bret Hart & Randy Savage (sub. for an injured Lex Luger) defeated Bam Bam Bigelow &
WWF World Champion Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) via disqualification when Fuji interfered
USWA @ Memphis, TN - Mid-South Coliseum - September 13, 1993 (1,000)
Jeff Gaylord defeated Wolfie D
Colin Scotts defeated CW Bergstrom
The Spellbinder defeated JC Ice
Robin defeated Toni Adams
Brian Christopher defeated Mike Anthony
The Dogcatchers defeated USWA Tag Team Champions the Moondogs to win the titles
Tommy Rich defeated Southern Champion Jeff Jarrett to win the title
Tatanka pinned USWA Champion Jerry Lawler to win the title at 15:32 with a kick to the midsection and a
piledriver after Lawler became distracted by Paul Neighbors at ringside
- 9/93: WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels quit the WWF while Rick & Scott Steiner and Matt Osborne (Doink the Clown) were suspended.
WWF @ Marianna, FL - September 16, 1993
WWF @ North Charleston, SC - Civic Auditorium - September 17,
1993 (3,300)
Johnny Z defeated Chris Canyon
The Smoking Gunns defeated the
Headshrinkers
The 1-2-3 Kid defeated Bastion Booger (sub. for WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels)
Razor Ramon defeated
IRS via count-out
Bret Hart defeated Doink the Clown (Steve Lombardi)
The
Undertaker defeated Adam Bomb
Mr. Perfect defeated Diesel
Rick & Scott
Steiner defeated Bam Bam Bigelow & WWF World Champion Yokozuna
USWA @ Nashville, TN - September 18, 1993
Mike Anthony defeated Wolfie D
The Spellbinder defeated JC Ice
The Dog Catchers defeated the Moondogs
Miss Texas fought Toni Adams to a no contest
Tommy Rich defeated Jeff Jarrett
USWA Champion Jerry Lawler defeated Tatanka via disqualification;
Lawler was recognized as champion despite losing the title days earlier in Memphis
WWF @ Florence, SC - September 18, 1993
The Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking Gunns
Razor Ramon defeated IRS
Mr. Perfect defeated Diesel
The 1-2-3 Kid defeated Bastion Booger (sub. for WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels)
Bret Hart defeated Doink the Clown
The Undertaker defeated Adam Bomb
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna & Bam Bam Bigelow
WWF @ Tampa, FL - SunDome - September 18, 1993
WWF @ Augusta, GA - Civic Center - September 19, 1993 (matinee)
The Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking Gunns
Razor Ramon defeated IRS
Mr. Perfect defeated Diesel
The 1-2-3 Kid defeated Bastion Booger (sub. for WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels)
Bret Hart defeated Doink the Clown
The Undertaker defeated Adam Bomb
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna & Bam Bam Bigelow
USWA @ Memphis, TN - Mid-South Coliseum - September 20, 1993
Colin Scotts defeated Jeff Gaylord
Bull Pain defeated Spellbinder
Mike Anthony defeated JC Ice via disqualification
Koko B. Ware defeated the Rock & Roll Phantom
USWA Women's Champion Miss Texas defeated Samantha Pain
Jerry Lawler, Jeff Jarrett, & the Moondogs defeated USWA Champion Tatanka, Tommy Rich, & the Dog Catchers in an elimination match;
due to pre-match stipulations, Lawler's pinfall victory over Tatanka to win the match won him the title
USWA @ Evansville, IN - September 22, 1993
Jeff Gaylord defeated Tony Falk
The Spellbinder defeated Wolfie D
JC Ice defeated Mike Anthony
The Moondogs defeated the Dog Catchers
Jeff Jarrett & Miss Texas defeated PG-13
Unified Heavyweight Champion Jerry Lawler defeated Tatanka via disqualification
WWF @ Chicago, IL - Rosemont Horizon - September 24, 1993 (4,900)
Tatanka pinned Bastion Booger at 9:11
Mr. Perfect fought IRS to a 20-minute time-limit draw; IRS was in the Perfect Plex when the bell rang
Men on a Mission defeated Well Dunn following a spin kick by Mabel
WWF World Champion Yokozuna pinned the Undertaker at 9:16 after hitting him with the salt bucket
Diesel pinned the 1-2-3 Kid at 5:49
Bam Bam Bigelow & Adam Bomb defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers (sub. for Rick & Scott Steiner) via count-out when the champions left ringside
Razor Ramon pinned Rick Martel with the Razor's Edge
WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - September 25, 1993 (11,500)
Included an in-ring segment in which WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers protested having to face Bam Bam Bigelow & Adam Bomb instead of Rick & Scott Steiner
Bastion Booger (sub. for WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels) pinned the 1-2-3 Kid by blocking a sunset flip and hitting a sit-down splash
Men on a Mission defeated Well Dunn when Mabel pinned Dunn (MOM and Well Dunn's MSG debuts)
Tatanka fought IRS to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWF World Champion Yokozuna pinned the Undertaker with a legdrop after hitting the challenger four times in the head with his salt bucket
as the referee was knocked down; late in the bout, Paul Bearer and Mr. Fuji went backstage; after the match, Yoko went to hit the Bonzai
Drop on Taker, with Bearer and Fuji then returning ringside; moments later, Taker fought Yoko off and cleared him from the ring; Taker
then attacked Yoko on the floor until the champion retreated backstage; moments later, Taker returned to the ring and posed with the title belt
WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers (sub. for Rick & Scott Steiner) defeated Adam Bomb & Bam Bam Bigelow via count-out at 12:56 when Bigelow and Bomb began arguing on the floor;
Johnny Polo appeared ringside late in the bout and shoved Luna Vachon after Luna interfered; moments later, as Bigelow had Pierre
covered following the headbutt off the top, Bomb began arguing with Luna causing Bigelow to go out to the floor and argue with his tag team partner;
after the contest, Polo got down on his knee to apologize to Bigelow, with Bigelow then throwing him into the corner; Bomb and Bigelow then fought
with Bigelow eventually gainging the upper hand and knocking Bomb to the floor
(Jacques Rougeau's MSG return after a year absence; Pierre Oulette's MSG debut; Bomb's MSG debut; Johnny Polo's MSG debut)
Jimmy Snuka pinned Brian Christopher at 7:26 with the splash off the top; prior to the bout, Christopher cut an in-ring promo in which he
introduced himself and insulted the New York crowd before issuing an open challenge
(Snuka's surprise MSG return after a year absence; Christopher's MSG debut)
Razor Ramon pinned Rick Martel with the Razor's Edge
Mr. Perfect defeated Diesel via disqualification when Rick Martel interfered as Diesel was caught in the Perfect Plex; prior to the contest, Paul Bearer
appeared and said the Undertaker would bury Yokozuna in their casket match rematch; moments later, Rick Martel appeared and protested his loss earlier in
the show, leading to Martel and Perfect having a scuffle; after the bout, Razor Ramon made the save
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum - September 26, 1993 (matinee) (6,000)
Razor Ramon pinned Rick Martel
Mr. Perfect defeated Diesel via disqualification
WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers (sub. for Rick & Scott Steiner) defeated Bam Bam Bigelow & Adam Bomb via count-out
Bastion Booger (sub. for Shawn Michaels) pinned the 1-2-3 Kid after Johnny Polo pushed the Kid off the top rope
Men on a Mission defeated Well Dunn
IRS fought Tatanka to a time-limit draw
WWF World Champion Yokozuna pinned the Undertaker after hitting him with his salt bucket
WWF @ New Haven, CT - Coliseum - September 27, 1993 (5,500; 3,200 paid)
Monday Night Raw taping:
Bret Hart defeated Fatu
The Undertaker pinned Adam Bomb (w/ Johnny Polo) at 3:08 with a chokeslam
9/27/93 - included WWF President Jack Tunney's announcement that Shawn Michaels had been stripped of the IC title
and a 20-man battle royal would be held to determine which two wrestlers would
battle to fill the vacancy:
Tatanka fought Rick Martel to a double
count-out (Martel's return TV match)
Ludvig Borga defeated Phil Apollo via
submission with the torture rack
Jimmy Snuka pinned Paul VanDale with the
splash off the top (Snuka's return match); during the bout, Bobby Heenan talked
to Crush on the phone and questioned why Randy Savage was in the 20-man battle
royal but not Crush, trying to create dissention between the two
WWF Tag Team
Champions the Quebecers (w/ Johnny Polo) defeated 1-2-3 Kid (sub. for Reno
Riggins) & Barry Horowitz when Pierre pinned the Kid after the challenger
fell to the floor, after having the top rope pulled down, and Polo pushed him back into the ring
10/4/93:
Razor Ramon and Rick Martel co-won a 20-man battle royal by last eliminating WWF Tag Team Champions Jacques & Pierre;
order of elimination: Giant Gonzalez by Randy Savage, Adam Bomb, Marty Jannetty, Diesel, Bastion Booger, and the 1-2-3 Kid (0:30); Mabel by Diesel (5:44);
IRS by Razor (6:15); the Kid by Booger (6:47); Diesel by Mr. Perfect (8:09); Jimmy Snuka by Martel via a backdrop; Perfect by Bam Bam Bigelow; Jannetty
by Bomb via a backdrop; Tatanka was eliminated when Bigelow pulled down the top rope as Tatanka attempted a crossbody; Booger by Savage; Bigelow by Razor
via a clothesline; MVP by Owen Hart via a dropkick; Owen by Jacques; Bomb by Savage via an overhead throw; Savage by Martel, Jacques & Pierre; Jacques by
Pierre after Razor moved and Pierre accidentally hit a clothesline on his partner; Pierre by Razor; pre-match stipulations stated the two co-winners would
compete the following week for the vacant WWF IC title; after the bout, Razor and Martel were held apart by officials (MVP's debut)
(Monday Night Raw: Prime Cuts)
The Heavenly Bodies defeated Mark Taylor & Scott Thomas
Doink the Clown pinned Corey Student with the Cannonball; after the bout, Bam Bam Bigelow and Luna Vachon came ringside but were held back by officials,
though Bigelow did destroy Doink's red toy wagon (The Best of Raw: Seasons 1 & 2)
10/11/93 - included Vince McMahon conducting an interview with Ludvig Borga in which Lex Luger came out to interrupt:
Razor Ramon pinned Rick Martel with the Razor's Edge at 10:42; due to pre-match stipulations, Razor won the vacant WWF IC Title
(Monday Night Raw: Prime Cuts, Razor Ramon,
The Best of Raw: Seasons 1 & 2)
The Headshrinkers defeated Tommy Morrison & Sid Curtis
Owen Hart pinned Scott King with a northern lights suplex
Adam Bomb (w/ Harvey Wippleman) pinned Russ Greenberg (Wippleman's debut with Bomb)
SMW Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Duane Gill & Barry Hardy (Morton & Gibson's debut)
Dark match after the taping: Lex Luger & Randy Savage defeated Ludvig Borga & WWF World Champion Yokozuna via count-out when Luger got back in
the ring after the four men fought on the floor
WWF @ Worcester, MA - Memorial Auditorium - September 28, 1993 (2,000)
WWF Superstars taping:
Included Giant Gonzalez running off Harvey Wippleman in an untelevised segment
WWF Superstars (German version - 11/22/93): WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated IRS via count-out after tying IRS to the ringpost with his own tie at 7:27
The MVP (Steve Lombardi) pinned Duane Gill
Barry Horowitz pinned Mike Davis
All American Wrestling - 10/24/93: Rick Martel defeated Owen Hart via count-out at 8:25 after Jerry Lawler
came ringside and rammed Hart face-first into the steel ring post as Martel distracted the referee
(Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams)
The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) pinned Adam Bomb (w/ Johnny Polo) (sub. for Shawn Michaels) at 2:42 with a chokeslam, just as Polo climbed into the ring in an attempt to break
the cover; after the bout, Taker dropped Polo with the chokeslam as well
(Wrestlefest 94, The Undertaker 94)
Randy Savage pinned Jerry Lawler with a roll up at 5:59 after Bret Hart came ringside and scared Lawler back inside the ring after
Lawler attempted to walk out of the match; after the bout, Hart chased Lawler from the ring
(Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams, Most Unbelievable Matches)
Bret Hart & Lex Luger defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna & Ludvig Borga via count-out after Yoko was hit with Luger's running forearm
10/16/93 - included a clip of the ending of the Razor Ramon / Rick Martel IC Title match from Monday Night Raw
to begin the broadcast; featured footage of Lex Luger interrupting Ludvig Borga's interview on Raw; included an
'Update' segment, where the main event of the Survivor Series was announced as the All Americans vs. The Foreign
Fanatics, it was also announced that the Survivor Series at the Boston Garden had sold out in less than 1-hour;
in the Survivor Series Report later in the broadcast, a second match was announced of Jerry Lawler & his knights vs.
Bret Hart and his brothers Owen, Keith, & Bruce Hart; featured a vignette promoting the debut of Jeff Jarrett:
Tatanka pinned Mike Bell at 3:13 with the Samoan Drop
Ludvig Borga defeated Tony Roy via submission at 2:51 with the backbreaker; prior to the bout, Borga had a verbal
confrontation with Tatanka in the locker room, with both having to be held back by officials
The 1-2-3 Kid pinned Pat Tanaka with a victory roll at around the 6-minute mark; prior to the bout, footage was shown
of Tanaka paying homage and bowing to WWF World Champion Yokozuna & Mr. Fuji
Owen Hart pinned Scott Taylor at 3:52 with a gutwrench suplex
Mike Davis & Jerry Seavey defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers (w/ Johnny Polo) via disqualification at 2:06
when the referee stopped the match after the champions repeatedly pulled their opponents off the mat before the
three-count; after the bout, the Quebecers continued to attack their opponents
10/23/93 - Randy Savage was absent from commentary, selling injuries from the previous Monday's Raw from Crush; included an 'Update' segment focusing on the two main event matches at Survivor Series; featured a vignette promoting the debut of Jeff Jarrett; included a 'Survivor Series Report' where two more matches were announced for the event - Bam Bam Bigelow, the Headshrinkers and Bastion Booger vs. Four Doinks, and Razor Ramon, Mr. Perfect, Marty Jannetty & the 1-2-3 Kid vs. IRS, Adam Bomb, Rick Martel, & Diesel; featured closing comments from Ludvig Borga about his scheduled match with Tatanka the following week:
Doink the Clown pinned Barry Horowitz with the Whoopie Cushion at 3:27
Bastion Booger pinned Raymond Roy at 1:58 with the sit-down splash
IRS pinned Ken Garrison at 2:29 with the Write Off lariat
SMW Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Flex Armstrong & Richie Rich at 2:54 when Morton pinned Armstrong following a double dropkick
Diesel pinned Ralph Mosca at 2:40 with a right hand punch to the face
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon pinned Tony Devito with the Razor's Edge at 3:21; after the bout, IRS, Diesel, Adam Bomb, & Rick Martel came to ringside and surrounded the ring but Marty Jannetty, Mr. Perfect, and the 1-2-3 Kid quickly came to the ring and several referees came out to prevent a mass brawl from taking place
10/30/93 - featured Jerry Lawler dressed as Randy Savage for the show to celebrate Halloween; included highlights
from the "Savage / Crush Summit" from the 10/18/93 Raw to begin the show; featured an 'Update' segment focusing on the
Survivor Series match between the All Americans and the Foreign Fanatics:
The Smoking Gunns defeated the Executioners at 2:23 when Bart scored the pin following the Revolver double team
Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Luna Vachon) pinned Tim McNeany at the 41-second mark with a splash in the corner; during Bigelow's
entrance, Doink the Clown was shown on the video wall with two buckets saying one was for Bigelow and one was for Luna
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Bert Centeno & Chris Duffy at 2:21 when Scott pinned Centeno following the top rope bulldog
double team; during the bout, WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers & Johnny Polo cut an insert promo about next week's
match between Rick Steiner and Jacques
The Heavenly Bodies (w/ Jim Cornette) defeated PJ Walker & Mark Thomas at 1:28 when Jimmy Del Ray pinned Thomas with the
moonsault; during the bout, SMW Tag Team Champions the Rock 'n' Roll Express cut an insert promo about facing the
Heavenly Bodies at the Survivor Series
Ludvig Borga pinned Tatanka at 10:05 with one finger after Mr. Fuji came ringside and distracted the referee, allowing
Borga to his opponent with a steel chair on the floor; after the bout, Fuji invited Yokozuna down to the ring who then
gave Tatanka the Bonzai Drop; Lex Luger then fought off the Quebecers backstage and in the aisleway to make the save;
as the show came to a close, Tatanka was taken from ringside on a stretcher; as a result of the injuries sustained in
the match, Tatanka was taken out of the upcoming Survivor Series pay-per-view
(Tatanka's first televised pinfall loss in the WWF)
WWF @ Portland, ME - Civic Center - September 29, 1993 (3,000; heavily papered)
Wrestling Challenge taping:
Barry Horowitz defeated Scott Taylor
WWF Superstars (European version): Bastion Booger pinned Sid Garrison with the sit-down splash at 3:50
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers via disqualification
Lex Luger defeated Ludvig Borga
Bret Hart pinned Jerry Lawler with an inside cradle at 11:22 as Lawler attempted a backdrop;
Lawler originally won the match at 8:35 with his feet on the ropes after hitting Hart with his crown behind the referee's back but another referee came out,
told referee Tim White what happened, and White ordered the match to continue; if Lawler refused to return to the ring by a 10-count, he would be suspended;
after the contest, Hart continued to assault Lawler and attempted to apply the Sharpshooter but Lawler escaped the ring
(Bret "The Hitman" Hart)
The Undertaker defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna via disqualification
All American Wrestling - 10/3/93: Rick Martel defeated the 1-2-3 Kid via submission with the Boston Crab
at around the 7:30 mark after the Kid failed a top rope move
All American Wrestling - 10/10/93: Well Dunn (w/ Harvey Wippleman) defeated SMW Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson
via count-out at around the 12:30 mark after Jim Cornette, who appeared ringside early in the bout and interfered throughout, and
Tom Prichard & Jimmy Del Ray attacked Gibson in the aisle (Morton & Gibson's TV debut)
All American Wrestling - 10/17/93: Marty Jannetty pinned Pat Tanaka with a tombstone piledriver at around the 7:30 mark
10/17/93 - included extended highlights of the Monday Night Raw battle royal and the Razor Ramon / Rick Martel match to determine a new IC Champion to begin the broadcast; included a 'Special Report' segment, where the main event of the Survivor Series was announced as the All Americans vs. The Foreign Fanatics, with footage of Lex Luger interrupting Ludvig Borga's interview on Raw, it was also announced that the Survivor Series at the Boston Garden had sold out in less than 1-hour; in the Survivor Series Report later in the broadcast, a second match was announced of Jerry Lawler & his knights vs. Bret Hart and his brothers Owen, Keith, & Bruce Hart; included a vignette promoting the debut of Jeff Jarrett:
The Heavenly Bodies (w/ Jim Cornette) defeated Tom McNeany & Ray Roy at 3:03 when Del Ray pinned McNeany with a moonsault off the top
Doink the Clown pinned Chris Duffy at 2:39 with the Whoopie Cushion
Diesel pinned PJ Walker at 2:48 with a punch to the face
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Arn Armstrong & Ricky Rich at 2:23 when Scott got the pin following the top rope bulldog double team
10/24/93 - included WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers & Johnny Polo as guests of the King's Court, which was interrupted by Men on a Mission and Oscar; MOM then challenged the champions to a title match for the following week, which Polo accepted on behalf of his team; featured a 'Special Report' segment focusing on the two main event matches at Survivor Series; included a vignette promoting the debut of Jeff Jarrett; featured a 'Survivor Series Report' where two more matches were announced for the event - Bam Bam Bigelow, the Headshrinkers and Bastion Booger vs. Four Doinks, and Razor Ramon, Mr. Perfect, Marty Jannetty & the 1-2-3 Kid vs. IRS, Adam Bomb, Rick Martel, & Diesel:
Ludvig Borga defeated an unknown via submission with the backbreaker at 2:33
The Smoking Gunns defeated Barry Hardy & Bert Centeno at 3:11 when Bart pinned Centeno following the Revolver
Adam Bomb (w/ Harvey Wippleman) pinned Mike Davis at 1:31 with the powerbomb; after the bout, Bomb hit the move again; moments later, Giant Gonzalez, wearing street clothes came to the ring and Bomb and Wippleman quickly left ringside
Mr. Perfect pinned Scott Taylor at 1:57 with the Perfect Plex
Tatanka pinned Duane Gill at 1:50 with the Samoan Drop
Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Luna Vachon) pinned Jerry Seavey at 1:32 with a kick to the back of the head
10/31/93 - included WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon as a guest of the King's Court in which he discussed IRS and his
match at the Survivor Series; featured highlights from the Savage / Crush Summit from the 10/18/93 Raw; included a
'Special Report' segment focusing on the Survivor Series match between the All Americans and the Foreign Fanatics;
featured a vignette of Ray Combs regarding the Family Feud match at the Survivor Series; included the announcement
that SMW Tag Team Champions the Rock 'n' Roll Express would defend against the Heavenly Bodies at the Survivor Series;
featured a vignette of Rick Martel playing the WWF Royal Rumble Sega Genesis game; included the final appearance of
ring announcer Mike McGuirk:
Marty Jannetty pinned Tony Devito at the 3-minute mark with the flying fistdrop
The Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) defeated Ralph Mosca & Barry Horowitz at 2:43 when Fatu pinned Mosca with the top rope splash
IRS pinned Phil Apollo at 1:05 with the Write Off lariat
Owen Hart pinned Mike Bell at 2:18 with a gutwrench suplex
Men on a Mission (w/ Oscar) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers (w/ Johnny Polo) via count-out
at around the 8-minute mark after Mabel hit Jacques with a legdrop on the floor
WWF @ Fresno, CA - Convention Center - September 30,
1993
Men on a Mission defeated Well Dunn
Mr. Perfect defeated
Diesel
Razor Ramon defeated Rick Martel (sub. for Mr. Hughes)
Adam Bomb
and Bam Bam Bigelow defeated the Tag Team Champions the Quebecers via
disqualification
Lex Luger defeated Ludvig Borga
WWF World Champion
Yokozuna defeated the Undertaker
- 10/93: "King of the Ring" was released on Game Boy.
WWF @ San Jose, CA - Arena - October 1, 1993 (7,500)
Debut at the venue
Men on a Mission defeated Well Dunn at 13:25 when Mabel pinned Steven Dunn after a rolling kick
IRS pinned the 1-2-3 Kid at 11:02 by grabbing the tights for leverage after the momentum of a crossbody by the Kid put IRS on top
Razor Ramon pinned Rick Martel at 14:26 with the Razor's Edge
Lex Luger pinned Ludvig Borga at 15:34 after hitting him with the running forearm
Mr. Perfect pinned Diesel at 10:31 with a roll up after Razor Ramon came ringside and distracted Diesel
WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers defeated Adam Bomb & Bam Bam Bigelow at 13:23 via count-out when, after Bigelow hit the headbutt off the top onto
Pierre, Johnny Polo came out and argued with Luna Vachon on the floor, prompting Bigelow to argue with Polo which led to a fight with Bomb;
the challengers played the babyfaces in the match; after the bout, Bigelow and Bomb made up, with Bigelow then throwing Polo to the floor
WWF World Champion Yokozuna pinned the Undertaker at 8:53 with a legdrop after hitting the challenger four times with his salt bucket; after the match,
Undertaker cleared the champion from the ring
WWF @ Sacramento, CA - Arco Arena - October 2, 1993 (4,200)
Men on a
Mission defeated Well Dunn
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated Rick
Martel
Mr. Perfect defeated Diesel
Lex Luger defeated Ludvig Borga
IRS
defeated the 1-2-3 Kid
WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers defeated Adam
Bomb & Bam Bam Bigelow via count-out
WWF World Champion Yokozuna defeated
the Undertaker in a casket match
WWF @ Los Angeles, CA - Sports Arena - October 3, 1993 (7,000)
IRS pinned the 1-2-3 Kid
Men on a Mission defeated Well Dunn
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon pinned Rick Martel
Lex Luger pinned Ludvig Borga with the running forearm; Mr. Fuji & Yokozuna came to ringside midway through the bout
Mr. Perfect pinned Diesel
WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers defeated Adam Bomb & Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Luna Vachon) via count-out after Johnny Polo came to ringside and argued with Luna, Bigelow and Bomb then began arguing with each other before they both threw Polo in the ring and then tossed him around the ring
WWF World Champion Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned the Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer)
USWA @ Memphis, TN - October 4, 1993
Jeff Gaylord defeated Leon Downs
The Rock & Roll Phantom defeated the Spellbinder
Mike Anthony defeated Bull Pain
Wolfie D defeated American Eagle #2 (Danny Davis)
American Eagle #1 (Ken Wayne) defeated JC Ice via disqualification
Miss Texas defeated Brandy Wine
Brian Christopher defeated Tony Falk
Jeff Jarrett pinned Tommy Rich by hitting him with a chain; stipulations stated the winner would win the vacant USWA Heavyweight Title
Moondog Spike & Mike Anthony (sub. for Moondog Cujo) defeated USWA Tag Team Champions the Dog Catchers to win the titles;
Paul Neighbors was placed in a cage during the bout
Unified Heavyweight Champion Jerry Lawler defeated Randy Savage via reverse decision;
Savage originally won the match and title but was caught with a chain after the fall and the call was changed
WWF @ Valparaiso, IN - October 7, 1993
The Bushwhackers
defeated Well Dunn
Owen Hart defeated Barry Horowitz
Randy Savage defeated
Bam Bam Bigelow via count-out
Tatanka defeated Bastion Booger
WWF Tag Team
Champions the Quebecers defeated Men on a Mission
Marty Jannetty defeated Tom
Stone
WWF World Champion Yokozuna defated Bret Hart in a steel cage match
WWF @ Tel Aviv, Israel - October 7, 1993 (12,000; sell out)
The 1-2-3 Kid defeated Doink the Clown (Lombardi)
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defated IRS via count-out
Bob Backlund defeated Papa Shango
The Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking Gunns
Diesel defeated the Brooklyn Brawler (sub. for Mr. Perfect)
The Undertaker defeated Adam Bomb (sub. for Mr. Hughes) in a casket match
Lex Luger defeated Ludvig Borga (sub. for WWF World Champion Yokozuna)
SMW @ Hazzard, KY - October 7, 1993 (450)
Tony Anthony defeated Tim Horner
The Bullet defeated Killer Kyle
SMW Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson fought Scott & Steve Armstrong to a no contest
SMW Champion Brian Lee defeated Tracy Smothers (w/ Sensational Sherri)
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Tom Prichard & Jimmy Del Ray via disqualification
- 10/8/93: Mr. Nanny, starring Hulk Hogan, opened in US theaters. Afa, Kamala, Jim Neidhart, Brutus Beefcake, and George Steele also appear.
WWF @ Moline, IL - Mark of the Quad - October 8, 1993 (1,750)
Marty Jannetty defeated
Barry Horowitz
The Bushwhackers defeated Well Dunn
Owen Hart defeated Tom
Stone
Randy Savage (w/ the Macho Midget) defeated Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Luna Vachon)
Tatanka defeated Bastion
Booger
WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers defeated Men on a Mission
WWF
World Champion Yokozuna defeated Bret Hart in a steel cage match
WWF @ Haifa, Israel - October 8, 1993 (4,000; sell out)
The 1-2-3 Kid defeated Doink the Clown (Lombardi)
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defated IRS via count-out
Bob Backlund defeated Papa Shango
The Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking Gunns
Diesel defeated the Brooklyn Brawler (sub. for Mr. Perfect)
The Undertaker defeated Adam Bomb in a casket match (sub. for Mr. Hughes)
Lex Luger defeated Ludvig Borga (sub. for WWF World Champion Yokozuna)
SMW @ Knoxville, TN - Civic Coliseum - October 8, 1993 (1,100)
Tony Anthony defeated Tim Horner
Bobby Blaze defeated Chris Candido
The Bullet defeated Killer Kyle
SMW Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson fought Scott & Steve Armstrong to a no contest
SMW Champion Brian Lee defeated Tracy Smothers (w/ Sensational Sherri)
Tom Prichard & Jimmy Del Ray (w/ Jim Cornette) defeated Rick & Scott Steiner via disqualification when, after Rick was hit with Cornette's tennis racquet
and double teamed, Scott untied the Steiners' dog, tied to the ringpost, and chased Prichard & Del Ray from the ring
(Wrestling Gold: Blood, Brawls and Grudges)
WWF @ Vienna, Austria - Vienna Bicycle Racing Hall - October 9,
1993
Bob Backlund defeated Papa Shango
The 1-2-3 Kid defeated Doink
the Clown (Lombardi)
The Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking Gunns
The
Undertaker defeated Adam Bomb in a casket match
Lex Luger defeated Ludvig
Borga via disqualification
Mr. Perfect defeated Diesel via
disqualification
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated IRS via count-out
SMW @ Barbourville, KY - October 9, 1993 (1,009)
Tony Anthony defeated Tim Horner
Chris Candido defeated Bobby Blaze
The Bullet defeated Killer Kyle
SMW Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson fought Scott & Steve Armstrong to a no contest
SMW Heavyweight Champion Brian Lee defeated Tracey Smothers (w/ Sensational Sherri)
Tom Prichard & Jimmy Del Ray defeated Rick & Scott Steiner via disqualification
WWF @ Des Moines, IA - Veterans Memorial Auditorium - October 9, 1993 (1,500)
The Bushwhackers defeated Well Dunn when Butch pinned Dunn
Owen Hart pinned Barry Horowitz
Randy Savage (w/ the Macho Midget) defeated Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Luna Vachon) via count-out
Tatanka pinned Bastion Booger
WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers defeated Men on a Mission when Jacques pinned Mo
Marty Jannetty pinned Tom Stone
WWF World Champion Yokozuna defated Bret Hart in a steel cage match by escaping through the door as Bret was trying to escape over the top
WWF @ Sioux City, IA - Municipal Auditorium - October 10, 1993 (matinee)
WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers vs. the Bushwhackers
Randy Savage vs. Bam Bam Bigelow
Bret Hart vs. WWF World Champion Yokozuna
SMW @ Johnson City, TN - October 10, 1993 (969)
Tony Anthony
defeated Tim Horner
Bobby Blaze defeated Chris Candido
The
Bullet defeated Killer Kyle
SMW Tag Team Champions the Rock 'n' Roll Express
fought Scott & Steve Armstrong to a double count-out
SMW
Champion Brian Lee defeated Tracey Smothers (w/ Sensational Sherri)
Rick & Scott
Steiner defeated Tom Prichard & Jimmy Del Ray via disqualification
WWF @ Lisbon, Portugal - October 10, 1993
The 1-2-3 Kid defeated Doink the Clown
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated IRS via count-out
Bob Backlund defeated Papa Shango
The Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking Gunns
Mr. Perfect defeated Diesel via disqualification
The Undertaker defeated Adam Bomb in a casket match
Lex Luger defeated Ludvig Borga
WWF @ Hamburg, Germany - Sporthalle - October 11, 1993
The 1-2-3 Kid defeated Doink the Clown
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated IRS via count-out
Bob Backlund defeated Papa Shango
The Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking Gunns
Mr. Perfect defeated Diesel via disqualification
The Undertaker defeated Adam Bomb in a casket match
Lex Luger defeated Ludvig Borga
USWA @ Memphis, TN - October 11, 1993 (850)
Jeff Gaylord defeated Jim Dodson
Doug Gilbert defeated the Spellbinder
PG-13 defeated the American Eagles
Tony Falk & Miss Texas defeated Brian Christopher & Toni Adams
USWA Tag Team Champions Moondog Spike & Mike Anthony defeated Doug Gilbert & the Dog Catcher;
Spike's hair and the Dog Catcher's mask were at stake in the bout
USWA Champion Jeff Jarrett defeated Tommy Rich via count-out
Randy Savage (w/ Vince McMahon) defeated Unified Heavyweight Champion Jerry Lawler (w/ Downtown Bruno) to win the title
WWF @ Bielfeld, Germany - Seidenstickerhalle - October 12, 1993
The 1-2-3 Kid pinned Doink the Clown
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated IRS via count-out
Bob Backlund pinned Papa Shango
The Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking Gunns
Mr. Perfect defeated Diesel via disqualification when the referee saw Diesel with a foreign object
The Undertaker defeated Adam Bomb in a casket match
Lex Luger pinned Ludvig Borga with a forearm blow to the face
WWF @ Stuttgart, Germany - Schleyerhalle - October 13, 1993
The 1-2-3 Kid defeated Doink the Clown
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated IRS via count-out
Bob Backlund defeated Papa Shango
The Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking Gunns
Mr. Perfect defeated Diesel via disqualification
The Undertaker defeated Adam Bomb in a casket match
Lex Luger defeated Ludvig Borga
USWA @ Memphis, TN - Mid-South Coliseum - October 18, 1993
Jerry Lawler defeated Doink the Clown (Borne)
USWA Champion Jeff Jarrett defeated Shawn Michaels via disqualification
Jerry Lawler, USWA Champion Jeff Jarrett, & Brian Christopher defeated Shawn Michaels, Doink the Clown, & Koko B. Ware in an elimination match;
Christopher pinned Michaels after Michaels sustained the piledriver from Lawler; Koko pinned Lawler after Michaels returned ringside and hit
Lawler in the face with a foreign object; Doink pinned Jarrett after Koko hit Jarrett with a foreign object; Christopher pinned Doink after
Koko accidentally hit his tag partner with a standing elbow from the middle turnbuckle; Christopher pinned Koko after Michaels returned to
the ring and accidentally hit his tag partner, with Christopher then throwing Michaels from the ring; after the bout, Michaels, Koko, & Doink
triple teamed Christopher for several minutes until Lawler and Jarrett came out to clear the ring
WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center - October 18,
1993
Monday Night Raw - in an untelevised segment, Crush came to the
ring in his Demolition garb, leather mask, etc and briefly was at ringside
before returning backstage:
Mr. Perfect & Tatanka defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers via
disqualification
Sabu pinned Scott Taylor at 4:29 with a springboard moonsault
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated IRS via count-out
10/18/93 - included a Survivor Series Report hosted by Joe Fowler, which was interrupted to show Crush's arrival
at the building where he was greeted by Bobby Heenan; featured the Randy Savage / Crush Summit, conducted by Heenan;
Crush came to the ring with Mr. Fuji, with Heenan saying Savage had betrayed Crush and stabbed him in the back -
speaking of Savage not helping him soon enough when WWF World Champion Yokozuna put him out of action on the 7/12/93 Raw -
and he sat at ringside and watched Yokozuna give Crush four Bonzai Drops before pulling him out; Savage eventually
entered the ring after Crush warned him to stay out of his life, with Savage saying Crush was making a big mistake
and Heenan and Fuji were both garbage, and asked Crush to shake his hand and go with him so they can talk about all
their problems privately; Crush hesitated at first but eventually shook Savage's hand after pushing Heenan away who
tried to convince Crush not to do it; then as Savage and Crush were in the aisle about to leave ringside, Crush held
up Savage's arm and then clotheslined him and picked him up and dropped him on the guard rail, causing Savage to bleed
from the mouth; Yokozuna and Jim Cornette then came ringside, with Crush throwing Savage into the ring and Yoko
hitting the Bonzai Drop on Savage; moments later, several referees pulled Savage out before Yoko could hit a second;
at the end of the show it was revealed that Savage had a lacerated tongue from being dropped on the railing by Crush;
during the show, fans were offered to phone in and vote as to whether or not Shawn Michaels' suspension should be
lifted by Jack Tunney, with 36% voting YES and 64% voting NO; included a vignette promoting the debut of Jeff Jarrett,
showing Jarrett at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville:
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated PJ Walker & Tony DeVito at 3:07 when Scott pinned DeVito following the top rope bulldog
double team
IRS pinned Scott Taylor at 3:30 with the Write Off lariat
Tatanka pinned Iron Mike Sharpe at 3:01 with the Samoan Drop; during the bout, Randy Savage spoke about how he didn't
want his friendship with Crush to end when discussing their meeting later in the show and mentioned appearing on
Radio WWF two nights earlier speaking about his dislike for Hulk Hogan and how he thought he was a prima donna
Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Luna Vachon) pinned Dennis Diamond at the 3-minute mark with a slingshot splash
10/25/93 - included highlights from last week's Savage / Crush Summit to begin the show; featured comments from
Johnny Polo who said that Marty Jannetty and the 1-2-3 Kid were losers and he could beat both of them himself with
both arms tied behind his back; included a promo from Ray Combs about hosting the Family Feud match at the Survivor
Series between the Hart Family and Jerry Lawler & his Knights; featured a vignette promoting the debut of Jeff Jarrett:
Crush (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Phil Apollo via submission at 2:49 with the head vice
The 1-2-3 Kid fought Marty Jannetty to a double count-out at around the 13-minute mark after Johnny Polo - who had came
ringside mid-way through the bout - pushed Jannetty down on the floor as the Kid attempted a dive over the top onto
Jannetty; after the bout, Jannetty and the Kid dragged Polo back to the ring and double teamed him (Best of the WWF: Mega Matches)
Ludvig Borga defeated Mike Bucci via submission at 3:45 with the backbreaker; after the bout, Bobby Heenan interviewed
Borga at ringside discussing his match with Tatanka the following weekend on WWF Superstars with Borga saying he would
end Tatanka's undefeated streak and his career
Men on a Mission (w/ Oscar) defeated Todd Mata & Steve Greenman at 5:33 when Mabel pinned Mata with a front bulldog
Diesel pinned Dan Dubiel with a right hand punch at 4:02
11/1/93:
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon pinned Bastion
Booger by reversing Booger's sit-down splash attempt into a sunset flip at 7:09
Mr. Perfect pinned the Executioner with the Perfect Plex at 4:51
The Smoking Gunns defeated Well Dunn (w/ Harvey Wippleman) via disqualification at 7:31 when Wippleman tripped Billy Gunn
Adam Bomb pinned Virgil with the powerbomb at 5:31
WWF @ Glens Falls, NY - Civic Center - October 19, 1993
Wrestling Challenge taping:
Rich Myers defeated Todd Champion
11/7/93:
Crush defeated Scott Taylor via submission with the head vice at 1:23
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Barry Horowitz & Barry Hardy at 2:37 following the bulldog off the top
Bastion Booger pinned the 1-2-3 Kid at 7:01
Rick Martel defeated Dan Dubiel via submission with the Boston Crab at 2:51
Mr. Perfect pinned Iron Mike Sharpe with the Perfect Plex at 1:48
11/14/93:
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Rich Myers
The Smoking Gunns defeated Tony DeVito & Todd Mata
IRS defeated an unknown
Bret & Owen Hart defeated Well Dunn (w/ Harvey Wippleman) at around the 5-minute mark when Timothy Dunn submitted
to Bret's Sharpshooter
Crush defeated PJ Walker
11/21/93 - featured a vignette promoting the debut of Jeff Jarrett in which he was shown in the recording studio not satisfied with the performance
of the other musicians; the vignette also featured Miss Texas (Jackie) but she wasn't referred to; included Jim Ross' debut as host of Face to Face,
taking over for Joe Fowler:
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon pinned Barry Horowitz with a back superplex
Ludvig Borga defeated Chaz Ware via submission with the backbreaker
Men on a Mission (w/ Oscar) defeated the Executioners
Adam Bomb pinned Tony Webb with the pumphandle slam
Marty Jannetty defeated Diesel via count-out
The Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) defeated Corey Student & Steve Grieman
Dark matches:
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers via disqualification
WWF World Champion Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Mr. Perfect at 7:48 with a splash in the corner, thrust to the throat, and the Bonzai Drop after Fuji
distracted the challenger by grabbing his foot from the floor
(Wrestlefest 94)
Owen Hart defeated Sabu
Lex Luger defeated Ludvig Borga
Bret Hart defeated Jerry Lawler in a steel cage match after interference from both Owen Hart and the Black Knight (Glen Jacobs)
WWF @ Burlington, VT - Civic Center - October 20, 1993 (2,500; sell out)
WWF Superstars taping:
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon & Marty Jannetty (sub. for Mr. Perfect) defeated IRS & Diesel via disqualification at 10:58 when IRS hit Razor in the back with his steel briefcase;
after the bout, Razor & Jannetty cleared the ring of the opposition (Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams)
Glen Jacobs defeated Mike Bell
Sabu defeated Scott Taylor
Doink the Clown defeated Barry Horowitz
Bret Hart pinned Jerry Lawler with a reverse sunset flip
The Undertaker defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna via disqualification
Lex Luger pinned Ludvig Borga with the running forearm at 12:23
(WWE: Unreleased: 1986-1995
11/6/93 - included highlights of last week's Tatanka / Ludvig Borga match to begin the show; featured a vignette
promoting the debut of Jeff Jarrett; included the announcement that there would be some type of competition where a
fan would appear on Jerry Lawler's King's Court and would be able to tell him off and more details would be announced
next week (the competition was later dropped when Lawler left the WWF for several months):
Rick Steiner pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Jacques Rougeau (w/ Johnny Polo) at around the 7-minute mark with a bulldog off
the top; during the bout, Scott Steiner and WWF Tag Team Champion Pierre came ringside
Adam Bomb (w/ Harvey Wippleman) pinned Rich Myers at 1:17 with the powerbomb; after the bout, Bomb had a confrontation
with Marty Jannetty which led to a match later in the telecast
Crush (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Gary Jackson at 2:33 after dropping him face-first on the turnbuckle
The 1-2-3 Kid pinned Tony DeVito at 1:53 with a moonsault off the top
The Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) defeated Greg Hatfield & ? Cohito at the 56-second mark when Fatu got the pin with a splash
off the top; prior to the bout, Doink the Clown was shown on the video wall and introduced a second Doink with both
saying they would see the Headshrinkers at the Survivor Series
Adam Bomb (w/ Harvey Wippleman) defeated Marty Jannetty via count-out at 2:44 after Wippleman stomped on Jannetty
on the floor until the 1-2-3 Kid attempted to make the save and was attacked by Bomb in the ring; a brawl then ensued
involving WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon, the Kid, and Jannetty against Bomb, Rick Martel, IRS, and Diesel with Razor's
team clearing the others from the ring as the show came to a close
11/13/93 - featured the announcement Randy Savage had been barred from the broadcast booth after he attacked
Crush during the previous week's Raw; included Lex Luger, Rick & Scott Steiner introducing the Undertaker as their
fourth member at the Survivor Series, substituting for an injured Tatanka, with Taker opening his jacket to show
and American flag printed on the inside; the Foreign Fanatics team then appeared ringside but were held back by referees;
featured a vignette promoting the debut of Jeff Jarrett; included closing comments from IRS and Bret Hart about
their scheduled match the following week:
Men on a Mission (w/ Oscar) defeated Iron Mike Sharpe & Chuck Greenman at 3:07 when Mo pinned Greenman with an elbow drop
Ludvig Borga defeated Dan Dubiel via submission with the backbreaker at 2:02
Bastion Booger pinned Joe Brenan with the sit-down splash at 1:07; prior to the match, as Booger made his way to the ring,
3 Doinks appeared on the big screen and made fun of him
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated Rick Martel via count-out at 4:56 after Martel collided with Harvey Wippleman
on the floor, who came ringside mid-way through the bout; after the bout, there was a confrontation between Martel
and Wippleman, and later Adam Bomb; moments later, Diesel and IRS settled things down between their tag team partners
for the Survivor Series
Diesel pinned Chaz Ware with a right hand punch to the face (the match was joined in progress)
11/20/93 - featured the debut of Reo Rogers (Bruce Prichard) who did guest commentary for the show alongside
Vince McMahon, replacing Jerry Lawler; included footage of the Lex Luger / Pierre match from Raw to begin the show
and the announcement Pierre was now out of the Survivor Series and the Foreign Fanatics would name a replacement
later in the show; featured an 'Update' segment showing footage from Monday Night Raw 2 weeks ago, showing Randy
Savage throwing McMahon to the floor and attacking Crush, resulting in him being suspended as a broadcaster;
included the Foreign Fanatics introducing Crush as their new partner; featured a vignette promoting the debut of
Jeff Jarrett, which included a cameo appearance by Miss Texas (Jackie) of the USWA:
The Smoking Gunns defeated Phil Apollo & Mike Bell at 2:57 when Bart pinned Bell following the Revolver
Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Luna Vachon) pinned Scott Taylor with a dropkick at 1:29; earlier in the bout, Bigelow
failed the diving headbutt; after the bout, four Doinks with buckets appeared on the video wall
Owen Hart pinned Iron Mike Sharpe with a missile dropkick at 1:49
Well Dunn (w/ Harvey Wippleman) defeated PJ Walker & Dennis Diamond at 1:32 when Timothy Well pinned Walker
with a flying forearm
Bret Hart defeated IRS via disqualification at around the 10-minute mark when Mr. Fuji hit Hart with the Japanese flagpole;
after the bout, Hart dropkicked WWF World Champion Yokozuna - who came ringside mid-way through the contest to scout
his opponent for the Survivor Series Showdown - off the ring apron
WWF @ Plymouth, MA - Memorial Hall - October 21, 1993
The scheduled Mr. Perfect vs. Diesel match did not take place due to Perfect no-showing and was replaced with a battle royal
Marty Jannetty defeated Johnny Polo (sub. for Adam Bomb)
The 1-2-3 Kid defeated Iron Mike Sharpe (sub. for Damien Demento)
Bob Backlund & Virgil defeated Well Dunn
Tatanka defeated Adam Bomb (sub. for Shawn Michaels)
Tatanka won an 11-man battle royal by last eliminating Diesel; other participants included, in order of elimination: Timothy Well, Virgil, Marty Jannetty, Adam Bomb, Iron Mike Sharpe, Steven Dunn, Bob Backlund, Johnny Polo, & the 1-2-3 Kid
WWF @ Amherst, MA - Mullins Center - October 21, 1993 (1,500)
Owen Hart pinned Bastion Booger
The Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking Gunns when Samu pinned Billy Gunn
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated IRS via count-out after tying the challenger's tie to the ringpost
WWF World Champion Yokozuna defeated the Undertaker
WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers defeated Men on a Mission when Pierre pinned Mo
Bret Hart pinned Bam Bam Bigelow
Lex Luger defeated Ludvig Borga
WWF @ Fall River, MA - Veterans Memorial Armory - October 22, 1993
Marty Jannetty vs. Johnny Polo (sub. for Adam Bomb)
Tatanka vs. Adam Bomb (sub. for Shawn Michaels)
Also included Diesel
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA - Civic Arena - October 22, 1993 (9,800)
Owen Hart pinned Bastion Booger
Bret Hart pinned Jerry Lawler
The Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking Gunns
Lex Luger pinned Ludvig Borga
WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers defeated Men on a Mission
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated IRS via count-out after tying the challenger's necktie to the ring post
WWF World Champion Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned the Undertaker following a legdrop after hitting him three times with Mr. Fuji's salt bucket
WWF @ Baltimore, MD - Arena - October 23, 1993 (matinee) (5,800)
Owen Hart defeated Bastion Booger
Bret Hart defeated Jerry Lawler
The Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking Gunns
Lex Luger defeated Ludvig Borga
Men on a Mission defeated Axl Rotten & the Executioner
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated IRS via count-out
WWF World Champion Yokozuna defeated the Undertaker
WWF @ Pittsfield, MA - Boys & Girls Club - October 23, 1993
Men on a Mission vs. Well Dunn
The 1-2-3 Kid vs. Bam Bam Bigelow
Marty Jannetty vs. Adam Bomb
Mr. Perfect vs. Diesel
Tatanka vs. ? (sub. for Shawn Michaels)
WWF @ Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Arena - October 24,
1993 (3,500)
Owen Hart defeated Bastion Booger
The Headshrinkers defeated the
Smoking Gunns
WWF World Champion Yokozuna pinned the Undertaker after hitting
him with the salt bucket
WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers defeated Men on
a Mission when Jacques pinned Mo
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated IRS via
count-out after tying the challenger's tie to the ringpost
Bret Hart pinned
Bam Bam Bigelow
Lex Luger defeated Ludvig Borga
WWF @ Norwalk, CT - High School - October 24, 1993
Fundraiser benefiting the Norwalk High School Athletic Administration
Included Marty Jannetty, the 1-2-3 Kid, Men on a Mission, Mr. Perfect, and Tatanka
USWA @ Memphis, TN - October 25, 1993
Little Eagle defeated Midget D
Sweet Georgia Brown defeated Miss Texas
USWA Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarter Finals: PG-13 defeated the American Eagles
USWA Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarter Finals: Moondogs defeated Jeff Gaylord & Mike Anthony
USWA Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarter Finals: Jerry Lawler & the Red Knight defeated Doomsday (Glen Jacobs) & Reggie B. Fine
USWA Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarter Finals: Jeff Jarrett & Brian Christopher defeated Doink the Clown (Lombardi) & Koko B. Ware via disqualification
USWA Tag Team Championship Tournament Semi Finals: Jerry Lawler & the Red Knight defeated the Moondogs
USWA Tag Team Championship Tournament Semi Finals: Jeff Jarrett & Brian Christopher defeated PG-13
USWA Tag Team Championship Tournament Finals: Jeff Jarrett & Brian Christopher defeated Jerry Lawler & the Red Knight to win the titles after
Jarrett hit Lawler with a chain given to him by Christopher
USWA @ Louisville, KY - October 26, 1993
Del Rios defeated Moondog Spike
Doomsday defeated Steve Marino
PG-13 & Midget D defeated the American Eagles & Little Eagle
The Moondogs defeated Mike Anthony & Jeff Gaylord
Brian Christopher & Doink the Clown (Lombardi) defeated Jeff Jarrett & Tony Falk
WWF @ Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena - October 28, 1993 (1,700)
Owen Hart pinned Bastion Booger at 7:53 with a flying tackle
The Headshrinkers defeated Men on a Mission (w/ Mo) when Samu pinned Mo with a side kick to the face
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated IRS via count-out after tying him to the ring post with his own tie
Lex Luger pinned Ludvig Borga at 10:30 with the running forearm, despite interference from Yokozuna and Mr. Fuji; after the bout, Yoko hit the Bonzai Drop and went up for a second but several officials pulled Luger out of the ring before he could hit the move
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers via disqualification at 13:22 when Jacques hit Scott with one of the title belts to prevent the pinfall after Pierre sustained the Frankensteiner
WWF World Champion Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned the Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) at 7:53 after hitting him with the salt bucket after Taker was distracted by Fuji who had stolen the urn from Bearer
Bret Hart defeated Jerry Lawler in a steel cage match at 14:10 by escaping over the top after interference from the Black Knight and Owen Hart
WWF @ Ft. Pierce, FL - St. Lucie County Civic Center - October 28,
1993 (800)
The 1-2-3 Kid defeated Johnny Polo
The Bushwhackers & Tiger
Jackson defeated Dave Heath (Gangrel), the Cuban Assassin, & Little
Louie
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Doink the Clown via disqualification when
Doink threw water on his opponent
The Smoking Gunns defeated Barry Horowitz
& Timothy Well
Mr. Perfect pinned Diesel with the Perfect Plex
Adam
Bomb pinned Marty Jannetty with his feet on the ropes
WWF @ Long Island, NY - Nassau Coliseum - October 29, 1993 (10,300)
Owen Hart pinned Bastion Booger at 9:00
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon & Mr. Perfect defeated IRS & Diesel at 18:00 when Perfect pinned Diesel
Bob Backlund pinned Duane Gill at 8:00
Bret Hart defeated Jerry Lawler via disqualification at 14:00 when one of the masked Knights interfered after he had taken out Owen Hart with a piledriver on the floor; after the bout, Bret was double-teamed
Rick Martel pinned Marty Jannetty at 7:00 with a reverse roll up and hooking the tights for leverage
The Smoking Gunns defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers via count-out at 19:00
Lex Luger pinned Ludvig Borga at 12:00 with the running forearm
WWF @ Orlando, FL - Arena - October 29, 1993 (1,400)
The
Bushwhackers & Tiger Jackson defeated Dave Heath (Gangrel), the Cuban
Assassin, & Little Louie
Adam Bomb defeated the 1-2-3 Kid
Men on a
Mission defeated Barry Horowitz & Timothy Well
The Undertaker defeated
WWF World Champion Yokozuna via disqualification
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated
Doink the Clown (Lombardi)
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the
Headshrinkers
WWF @ Rochester, NY - October 30, 1993 (4,000)
Rick Martel defeated
Marty Jannetty
Lex Luger defeated Ludvig Borga
Owen Hart defeated Bastion
Booger
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated IRS via count-out
Owen Hart
defeated Diesel
WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers defeated the Smoking
Gunns
Bret Hart pinned Jerry Lawler
WWF @ Ft. Myers, FL - Lee County Civic Center - October 30, 1993
The Bushwhackers & Tiger Jackson defeated Dave Heath, the Cuban Assassin, & Little Louie when Tiger pinned Louie
Adam Bomb pinned the 1-2-3 Kid
Men on a Mission defeated Barry Horowitz & an unknown
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Doink the Clown
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Headshrinkers
The Undertaker defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna via disqualification when Yoko hit the challenger with his salt bucket;
after the bout, Yoko attempted the Bonzai Drop but Taker sat up and dropped the champion with the chokeslam
WWF @ Toronto, Ontario - Maple Leaf Gardens - October 31, 1993
(matinee) (5,300)
Johnny Polo defeated Virgil
Owen Hart defeated Bastion
Booger
WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers defeated the Smoking Gunns
The
1-2-3 Kid defeated Rick Martel
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated Diesel
via disqualification
Lex Luger defeated Ludvig Borga
Bret Hart defeated
Jerry Lawler in a steel cage match
WWF @ Palmetto, FL - Manatee Civic Center - October 31, 1993
(matinee) (1,000)
The Bushwhackers & Tiger Jackson defeated Dave Heath
(Gangrel), the Cuban Assassin, & Little Louie
Adam Bomb defeated the
1-2-3 Kid
Men on a Mission defeated Pat Tanaka & Barry Horowitz
The
Undertaker defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna via disqualification
Bam Bam
Bigelow defeated Doink the Clown (Lombardi)
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated
the Headshrinkers
WWF @ Peterborough, Ontario - Memorial Centre - November 1, 1993 (1,300)
Owen Hart
defeated Bastion Booger
Johnny Polo defeated Virgil
The Smoking Gunns
defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers via count-out
WWF IC Champion
Razor Ramon & Owen Hart defeated Diesel & Rick Martel
Lex Luger
defeated Ludvig Borga
Bret Hart defeated Jerry Lawler in a steel cage match
WWF @ Sunrise, FL - Musical Theatre - November 1, 1993 (1,000)
Dave
Heath, the Cuban Assassin, & Little Louie defeated the Bushwhackers &
Tiger Jackson
Adam Bomb defeated the 1-2-3 Kid
The Undertaker defeated WWF
World Champion Yokozuna via disqualification
Men on a Mission defeated Barry
Horowitz & Pat Tanaka
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the
Headshrinkers
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Doink the Clown
(Lombardi)
WWF @ Hudson, NY - November 5,
1993
WWF @ Indianapolis, IN - Market Square Arena - November 5, 1993 (3,200)
The Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking Gunns
Owen Hart defeated Brian Costello
Lex Luger pinned Ludvig Borga with the running forearm
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers via disqualification
Rick Martel pinned Marty Jannetty with a roll up
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated IRS via count-out after tying the challenger's tie to the ring post
Bret Hart defeated Jerry Lawler in a cage match after interference from both the Blue Knight (Brian Costello) and Owen Hart
WWF @ Richfield, OH - Coliseum - November 6, 1993 (4,000)
Rick
Martel defeated Marty Jannetty
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated IRS via
count-out
The Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking Gunns
Lex Luger defeated
Ludvig Borga
Owen Hart defeated Bastion Booger
Rick & Scott Steiner
defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers via disqualification
Bret Hart
defeated Jerry Lawler in a steel cage match
WWF @ Shamokin, PA - High School - November 6, 1993 (1,700)
Doink the Clown defeated the Brooklyn Brawler (sub. for Bam Bam Bigelow) (w/ Luna Vachon) via submission with an STF at 12:52
Crush (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Virgil at 12:58
Bob Backlund (sub. for Mr. Perfect) pinned Diesel at 18:37 with a small package
The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) via disqualification at 4:53 when Yoko used the salt bucket as a weapon
Adam Bomb pinned the 1-2-3 Kid at 11:15 with an elbow drop
Men on a Mission defeated Pat Tanaka & Barry Horowitz (sub. for Well Dunn) at 12:12 when Mabel got the pin with a legdrop
WWF @ Locksheldreke, NY - Sullivan County Community College - November 7, 1993 (sell out)
Fundraising benefiting the Liberty Central Youth Center
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Headshrinkers
Also included Bret Hart & WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon
WWF @ Providence, RI - Civic Center - November 7, 1993
(matinee) (5,400)
Rick Martel pinned Marty Jannetty with a reverse roll up at
11:38
Owen Hart pinned Bastion Booger at 8:09
Doink the Clown pinned the
Brooklyn Brawler (w/ Luna Vachon) (sub. for Bam Bam Bigelow) at 10:30
Bob
Backlund (sub. for Mr. Perfect) defeated Diesel via disqualification at 5:02
when Diesel assaulted referee Earl Hebner
The Undertaker defeated WWF World
Champion Yokozuna in a non-title casket match at 6:36 after hitting the champion
with his own salt bucket
The Smoking Gunns defeated WWF Tag Team Champions
the Quebecers via count-out at 12:29
Lex Luger pinned Ludvig Borga at
9:29
WWF @ Bushkill, PA - Fernwood Resort - November 8,
1993
Monday Night Raw:
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon pinned Pat
Tanaka
Owen Hart defeated an unknown; after the bout, Owen challenged Jerry Lawler to come out, which he did but he refused to get in the ring
Bret Hart pinned Jerry Lawler after Owen Hart threw Lawler back in the ring when he tried to leave ringside
WWF World Champion Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned the Undertaker after hitting him with Fuji's salt bucket
11/8/93 - during the duration of the broadcast, a
1-800 voteline was set up to determine who would face Quebecer Pierre the
following week; the options were Lex Luger, the 1-2-3 Kid, Doink the Clown, and
Marty Jannetty; Luger won in a landslide:
Ludvig Borga fought Scott
Steiner to a double disqualification when a brawl ensued in the ring pitting
Rick & Scott Steiner against Borga and the Quebecers; the Quebecers came
ringside mid-way through the match which prompted Rick to do the
same
Men on a Mission (w/ Oscar) defeated Corey Student &
Steve Smith with the bulldog / splash double team
Crush fought
Dan Dubiel to a no contest when Randy Savage, who did commentary for the
broadcast, pushed Vince McMahon out of his way - knocking him to the ground -
and attacked Crush from behind as he was making his way to the ring; officials
eventually pulled the two men apart
Rick Martel defeated John Paul via
submission with the Boston Crab
Bob Backlund vs. Barry Horowitz; during the
match, Savage and Crush began another brawl and the cameras focused on them
rather than the match in the ring; as the show came to a close, Savage and Crush
were seen fighting outside the arena
11/15/93 - included an opening
segment in which it was announced Randy Savage was suspended from commentary
duties as a result of the previous week's brawl with Crush:
WWF IC
Champion Razor Ramon pinned the Brooklyn Brawler with the Razor's Edge; during
the bout, Vince McMahon announced that, due to legal troubles, Jerry Lawler
would be replaced by Shawn Michaels at the Survivor Series
The Headshrinkers
defeated Mike Bucci & Mike Moraldo following Fatu's splash off the
top
Lex Luger pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Quebecer Pierre (w/ Johnny Polo)
with a forearm blow after knocking Polo off the ring apron; after the bout,
Jacques came out to try to revive his partner; Pierre was eventually taken from
ringside on a stretcher; as a result of the incident, Pierre was taken out of
the Survivor Series
Diesel pinned Sid Garrison with an elbow drop
Survivor Series Showdown - 11/21/93: Doink the Clown pinned Bastion Booger with a school boy roll up; after the bout, Doink poured tobasco
sauce on Booger's pizza when he wasn't looking; moments later, Booger ate the pizza and sold the hot sauce as though it was burning his mouth
Survivor Series Showdown - 11/21/93: IRS pinned Marty Jannetty with the Write Off lariat
WWF @ Carbondale, PA - High School - November 9, 1993
Wrestling Challenge taping:
It was later reported the principal and school board were upset in the condition the school was left in after the taping, including whiskey bottles
in the cafeteria, human feces in the locker room floor, and a broken door
Featured two untelevised King's Court segment, first with Lex Luger, Rick & Scott Steiner, & the Undertaker about their match at the Survivor Series, and a second with guests "Stu & Helen Hart", who were actually Johnny Polo & Harvey Wippleman in disguise
Tarantula defeated an unknown
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers via disqualification
The Undertaker (sub. for Randy Savage) pinned Jerry Lawler
Bret Hart & Lex Luger defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna & Ludvig Borga
11/28/93:
The Undertaker pinned Gus Kentaroccus
with the tombstone at 2:03
Bob Backlund pinned the Brooklyn Brawler with a
bridge at 2:50
Ludvig Borga defeated Mike Moraldo at 2:23
The 1-2-3 Kid
pinned Iron Mike Sharpe at 2:14 with a standing moonsault
IRS defeated Dan
Dubiel at 1:49
Bastion Booger defeated Rick Martel via disqualification at
3:20 after spraying Booger with his Arrogance colonge following Booger's
sit-down splash
The Smoking Gunns defeated Tony Mata & Reno Riggins at
2:08 following a powerbomb / elbow drop off the top combo
12/5/93:
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated Cory Student
WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers defeated JS Storm & Sid Garrison
Virgil defeated Barry Horowitz
Diesel defeated Tony Webb
Men on a Mission defeated the Brooklyn Brawler & Joe Brenon
Marty Jannetty defeated HD Ryder
Adam Bomb defeated Chaz Ware
12/12/93 - hosted by Jim Ross & Gorilla Monsoon (Monsoon's return to Challenge after an 8-month absence), replacing Bobby Heenan, with footage shown to begin the broadcast of Monsoon kicking Heenan out of the WWF the previous Monday on Raw; included a 'Special Report' segment whereit was announced WWF World Champion Yokozuna would defend against the Undertaker in a Casket match at the Royal Rumble; included a compilation featuring parts of all the Jeff Jarrett vignettes; featured highlights from the Shawn Michaels vs. 123 Kid match and aftermath from the previous Monday's Raw:
Tatanka pinned Reno Riggins at 3:43 with the Samoan Drop
The Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) defeated Steve Smith & Frank Kanyak at 2:29 when Fatu pinned Smith with a splash off the top; after the bout, Samu smashed a pineapple in Kanyak's face
Doink the Clown (w/ Dink) defeated Glen Ruth via submission at 2:39 with a front facelock
Ludvig Borga defeated Greg Hatfield via submission at 1:56 with the backbreaker
Crush (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Mike Bucci via submission at 2:26 with the head vice
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Iron Mike Sharpe & Mike Khoury at 2:34 when Scott pinned Khoury following the Frankensteiner
Shawn Michaels pinned John Paul at 1:47 with the piledriver; Michaels came out in possession of his WWF IC title belt
WWF @ Dehli, NY - Farrell Hall - November 10, 1993 (2,500; sell out)
WWF Superstars taping:
Featured Jerry Lawler conducting an untelevised interview with Reo Rogers
The Undertaker pinned Jerry Lawler with the tombstone
Jerry Lawler defeated Owen Hart via disqualification when Bret Hart interfered as Lawler had Owen tied in the ropes and was slapping and spitting on him; after the bout, Owen argued with Bret for costing him the match; the match was to have aired as part of the Survivor Series Showdown USA special but was cut due to Lawler's criminal charges
Owen Hart defeated an unknown
Virgil defeated an unknown
Lex Luger pinned Ludvig Borga
Survivor Series Showdown - 11/21/93: Crush (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Virgil via submission with the head vice;
after the bout, Crush reapplied the hold
Survivor Series Showdown - 11/21/93: WWF World Champion Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Bret Hart via disqualification at around the 17-minute mark when Owen Hart, who appeared ringside during the
final moments, attacked Yoko and hit him with his own salt bucket; Owen's interference followed Fuji hitting Bret in the face with the salt bucket behind the
referee's back as Bret had the Sharpshooter applied; in part of the match not televised, Owen had only come to ringside after Jerry Lawler had tried to interfere and the clip of Owen coming to the ring was actually from a different match, and the reason the referee was distracted when Fuji hit Bret with the salt bucket was because Owen had attacked Lawler on the floor (Bret Hitman Hart: The Dungeon Collection)
11/27/93 - featured the debut of Stan Lane as a commentator alongside Vince McMahon; included an 'Update' segment where it was announced a
WWF Women's Championship tournament would begin the following Monday in Memphis, TN; the segment also featured Gorilla Monsoon speaking with Owen Hart
by phone in which Owen asked not to be referred to as Bret Hart's brother and said he had always been in Bret's shadow and Bret did not carry his part
at the Survivor Series; featured a vignette promoting the debut of Jeff Jarrett:
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Steve Smith & Lavern Gill at 2:12 when Scott pinned Gill following the bulldog off the top double team
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon pinned Mike Khoury at 2:33 with the Razor's Edge
Adam Bomb (w/ Harvey Wippleman) pinned Mike Bucci at 1:51 with the powerbomb; a young boy from the crowd, by the name of JB Yetter, was the guest ring
announcer for the match
Shawn Michaels pinned Dan Dubiel at 1:54 with the piledriver
Doink the Clown (w/ Dink) pinned Sid Garrison at the 59-second mark with the Whoopie Cushion; prior to the bout, Doink announced WWF President Jack Tunney
ruled there could only be one Doink before then introducing Dink (Dink's Wrestling Challenge debut)
Crush (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Paul Jones via submission with the head vice at 1:58
12/4/93 - included Shawn Michaels as a guest of Reo's Roundup in which Michaels said he answers to no man
in reference to his suspension and that Razor Ramon was an imposter and he was the true IC champion; Ramon
then appeared and said, if it was up to him, he would have beaten Michaels personally to win the title; Razor
then burst Michaels' bubble gum with his toothpick; featured an 'Update' segment showing clips from the
Family Feud match at the Survivor Series, along with comments from Owen Hart in which he said he was sick of
not getting enough recognition and comments from Bret Hart who said he and Owen needed to talk and settle their
differences because they are family; included a vignette promoting the debut of Jeff Jarrett; featured clips
from the Survivor Series main event of Yokozuna facing the Undertaker:
Ludvig Borga defeated John Paul via submission with the backbreaker at 2:17
Bob Backlund pinned Iron Mike Sharpe at 1:38 with a leg roll up
The Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) defeated Greg Hatfield & Todd Mata at 2:15 when Fatu pinned Hatfield with th top rope splash
The 1-2-3 Kid pinned Glen Ruth at 2:06 with a reverse crossbody off the top; Chris Walsh, a young fan from the crowd,
was the guest ring announcer for the match
Diesel pinned Frank Kanyak at 1:09 with a sidewalk slam
Men on a Mission (w/ Oscar) defeated Steve Smith & Gus Kantarakis at the 2-minute mark when Mabel pinned Kantarakis
after Mo stood on the top rope and pushed Mabel on top of the opponent
Marty Jannetty pinned Reno Riggins at 1:34 with the flying fistdrop
12/11/93 - included a pre-taped sit-down interview between Vince McMahon and Owen Hart in
which Owen challenged his brother Bret to a one-on-one match; featured an 'Update' segment
where clips were shown of Gorilla Monsoon kicking Bobby Heenan out of the arena on Monday Night Raw
and the announcement was made that the Undertaker would challenge WWF World Champion Yokozuna in a
casket match at the Royal Rumble; included a vignette promoting the debut of Jeff Jarrett;
featured highlights from Monday Night Raw of the Shawn Michaels / 1-2-3 Kid match and aftermath:
WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers (w/ Johnny Polo) defeated Paul Jones & Chaz Ware at 1:47 when Pierre
pinned Ware following the Tower of Quebec; after the bout, the champions hit the Boston Crab / legdrop
combo on Jones
Bastion Booger pinned Tony Webb with the sit-down splash
IRS pinned Mike Moraldo at 1:40 with the Write Off lariat; Liz Woodward, a fan from the crowd, was the guest ring
announcer for the match
Tatanka pinned the Brooklyn Brawler at 2:38 with the Samoan Drop (Tatanka's TV return after a 6-week absence)
The Smoking Gunns defeated Corey Student & Joe Brennon at 2:40 when Billy pinned Brennon with an elbow drop off
the top as Bart held Brennon in a side slam position
Rick Martel defeated JS Storm via submission with the Boston Crab at 2:17
WWF @ Thunder Bay, Ontario - November
11, 1993
WWF @ Kankakee, IL - November 11, 1993 (800)
Men on a Mission
defeated Barry Horowitz & Tom Stone
Tiger Jackson defeated Little
Louie
The Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking Gunns
Doink the Clown
defeated the Brooklyn Brawler
Crush defeated Marty Jannetty
Bret Hart
defeated Adam Bomb
WWF @ Winnipeg, Manitoba - Arena - November 12, 1993 (6,000)
Owen
Hart defeated Bastion Booger
Diesel defeated Bob Backlund
Rick Martel
defeated 1-2-3 Kid
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated IRS via
count-out
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the
Quebecers via disqualification
Lex Luger defeated Ludvig Borga
The
Undertaker defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna via
disqualification
WWF @ Decatur, IL - November 12,
1993
WWF @ Dupo, IL - November 13, 1993 (700)
Men on a Mission defeated
Barry Horowitz & Tom Stone
Tiger Jackson defeated Little Louie
The
Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking Gunns
Doink the Clown defeated the
Brooklyn Brawler
Crush defeated Marty Jannetty
Bret Hart defeated Adam
Bomb with the Sharpshooter
WWF @ Brandon, Manitoba - Keystone Centre - November 13,
1993
Owen Hart defeated Bastion Booger
Diesel defeated Bob
Backlund
Rick Martel defeated 1-2-3 Kid
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon
defeated IRS via count-out
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team
Champions the Quebecers via disqualification
Lex Luger defeated Ludvig
Borga
The Undertaker defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna via
disqualification
WWF @ Milwaukee, WI - November 14,
1993
Marty Jannetty vs. Crush
WWF @ Cape Girardeau, MO - AC Brase Arena - November 14, 1993
Tiger Jackson vs. Little Louie
Men on a Mission vs. Well Dunn
The Smoking Gunns vs. the Headshrinkers
Marty Jannetty vs. Crush
Bret Hart vs. Adam Bomb
USWA @ Memphis, TN - November 15, 1993 (1,250)
Jeff Gaylord & Mike Anthony defeated PG-13
The Warlock defeated Del Rios
Midget D defeated Little Eagle
The American Eagles defeated Phi Delta Slamma
Downtown Bruno defeated Richard Lee in a loser leaves town match
Dirty White Girl defeated Toni Adams via disqualification
Dirty White Boy & Doug Gilbert defeated the Moondogs via disqualification
Jerry Lawler & Brian Christopher defeated Koko B. Ware & Rex Hargrove via count-out
Crush pinned USWA Champion Jeff Jarrett to win the title after hitting him with a foreign object given to him by Toni Adams
USWA @ Leitchfield, KY - Grayson County High School - November 16, 1993
Little Eagle defeated Midget D in a diaper match
American Eagle #1 defeated Wolfie D
American Eagle #2 defeated JC Ice
USWA Tag Team Champions Jeff Jarrett & Brian Christopher
defeated Phi Kappa Slamma
The Undertaker (sub. for Randy Savage) defeated Crush
- 11/18/93: Vince McMahon was indicted for possession and conspiracy to distribute anabolic steroids.
WWF @ Flint, MI - November 18, 1993 (1,750)
The Brooklyn Brawler defeated Brian Costello
Diesel defeated Bob Backlund
The Undertaker defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna in a non-title casket match
Men on a Mission defeated Tom Stone & Barry Horowitz
Bastion Booger defeated Virgil
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated IRS
WWF @ Niagara Falls, NY - Civic & Convention Center - November 18, 1993
The 1-2-3
Kid defeated Johnny Polo
The Headshrinkers defeated SMW Tag Team Champions
the Rock 'n' Roll Express in a non-title match
Owen Hart defeated Adam
Bomb
Rick Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jacques Rougeau
Doink the
Clown defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
Bret Hart defeated Shawn Michaels in a steel
cage match
Lex Luger defeated Ludvig Borga
WWF @ Cadillac, MI - November 19, 1993 (3,500)
Men on a Mission
defeated Tom Stone & Barry Horowitz
The Brooklyn Brawler defeated Brian
Costello
Bastion Booger defeated Virgil
Diesel defeated Bob
Backlund
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated IRS
The Undertaker defeated
WWF World Champion Yokozuna in a non-title casket match
WWF @ Syracuse, NY - Onondoga War Memorial - November 19, 1993 (2,150)
The 1-2-3 Kid defeated Johnny Polo
Doink the Clown defated Iron Mike Sharpe
Rick Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jacques Rougeau
Lex Luger defeated Ludvig Borga
Owen Hart defeated Adam Bomb via disqualification
The Headshrinkers defeated SMW Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson in a non-title match
Bret Hart defeated Shawn Michaels (sub. for Jerry Lawler) in a steel cage match
WWF @ Grand Rapids, MI - November 20, 1993 (1,000)
The Brooklyn
Brawler defeated Brian Costello
Diesel defeated Bob Backlund
The
Undertaker defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna in a non-title casket
match
Men on a Mission defeated Tom Stone & Barry Horowitz
Bastion
Booger defeated Virgil
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated IRS
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum - November 20, 1993 (6,800)
The Headshrinkers defeated SMW Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson in a non-title match
Adam Bomb defeated the 1-2-3 Kid
Lex Luger defeated Ludvig Borga
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Johnny Polo (sub. for WWF Tag Team Champion Pierre Oulette) & WWF Tag Team Champion Jacques Rougeau
Doink the Clown defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
Owen Hart defeated Duane Gill
Bret Hart defeated Shawn Michaels (sub. for Jerry Lawler) in a steel cage match
WWF @ Hartford, CT - Civic Center - November 21, 1993 (5,400)
Adam Bomb (sub. for Johnny Polo) defeated the 1-2-3 Kid
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Johnny Polo (sub. for Pierre) & WWF Tag Team Champion Jacques Rougeau
Diesel defeated Bob Backlund
WWF World Champion Yokozuna defeated the Undertaker
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated IRS
The Headshrinkers defeated SMW Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson in a non-title match
Lex Luger defeated Ludvig Borga via disqualification
- 11/22/93: Jerry Lawler pleaded not guilty to charges of statutory rape, sodomy, and harassing a witness in Louisville, KY. Lawler was freed pending a $1,000 bond. The sex charges stemmed from an alleged incident involving a 13-year-old girl on June 6 and 7. The additional charge stems from an alleged Oct. 4 incident regarding the sex charges.
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA - Civic Arena - November 22, 1993
Owen
Hart defeated Bastion Booger
Bret Hart defeated Jerry Lawler
The
Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking Gunns
Lex Luger defeated Ludvig
Borga
WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers defeated Men on a Mission
WWF
IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated IRS via count-out
WWF World Champion
Yokozuna defeated the Undertaker
- 11/23/93: Vince McMahon pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to distribute anabolic steroids to defraud the USDA and illegal possession of anabolic steroids with intent to distribute during an arraignment in Brooklyn, NY. He was released pending a $250,000 bond. A trial date was set for May 2, 1994.
Thanksgiving Eve
Billy Gunn pinned the Brooklyn Brawler at 7:46 with a sunset flip off the top
Pay-per-view bouts - featured an opening pre-taped segment with Lex Luger, his wife, and two children at their home in which they wished the fans at
home a happy Thanksgiving; included an unnamed performer singing the National Anthem; featured Vince McMahon & Bobby Heenan on commentary, with
Gorilla Monsoon & Jim Ross on commentary for Radio WWF; included Todd Pettingill conducting a backstage interview with Shawn Michaels, during which
Michaels said he was the undisputed WWF IC Champion, should be the WWF Superstar of the Year, and noted Michaels' match the previous year against
Bret Hart; Pettingill then showed a pre-taped backstage interview Ray Combs, of the Family Feud, conducted with Bret, Owen, Bruce, Keith, & Stu Hart
regarding their match against Michaels & his Knights; after the interview, Michaels said he would have put his parents 6-feet under a long time ago
if they looked like Stu & Helen Hart and noted he still had his gold a year later while Hart had nothing; Michaels then threatened to hit Stu if he
interfered; featured the announcement WrestleMania X would be held March 20, 1994 at Madison Square Garden; included a video package recapping the
recent attack on Tatanka by Ludvig Borga & WWF World Champion Yokozuna, the announcement of the Undertaker as the new member of the All Americans,
Luger knocking out WWF Tag Team Champion Quebecer Pierre with his forearm and taking him out of the pay-per-view, and the announcement Crush would
replace him in the match; featured Pettingill conducting a backstage interview with Yoko, Borga, Crush, WWF Tag Team Champion Jacques Rougeau,
Jim Cornette, Mr. Fuji, & Johnny Polo regarding their upcoming match against Luger, Undertaker, Rick & Scott Steiner:
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon, Randy Savage (sub. for Mr. Perfect), the 1-2-3 Kid, & Marty Jannetty defeated IRS, Rick Martel,
Adam Bomb (w/ Harvey Wippleman), & Diesel in an elimination match at 26:59; prior to the bout, IRS cut an in-ring promo saying
the fans should be happy his team wasn't going to their house to audit them; following Razor's entrance, he took the mic and
said Perfect tagged out before the match began and intrduced the replacement partner by saying he had as much machismo as himself,
with Savage then appearing; Martel and Bomb argued at the 7-minute mark, during which Martel punched Wippleman and the teammates
came to blows until Diesel and IRS intervened; Savage pinned Diesel with a bodyslam the flying elbowsmash at 10:20 after causing
Bomb to collide with Diesel, then knocking Bomb to the floor with a running knee to the back; IRS pinned Savage at 16:48 with a
scoop from the middle turnbuckle as Savage stood on the turnbuckle challenging Crush, who appeared ringside moments earlier, to
come into the ring; moments earlier, Savage attempted to hit the flying elbowsmash on IRS, only for Crush to appear in the aisle
and distract Savage; after the fall, Crush immediately returned backstage, with Savage then chasing after; Razor pinned IRS with
the Razor's Edge at 20:33; Razor was counted-out at 21:43 after IRS hit Razor in the gut with his briefcase behind the referee's
back as Razor set Martel up for the Razor's Edge; moments later, IRS was seen bleeding from the eye area as he returned backstage;
the Kid pinned Martel at 26:49 with a roll up out of the corner; Jannetty pinned Bomb with a sunset flip into the ring
Bret, Owen, Bruce, & Keith Hart (w/ Stu Hart) defeated Shawn Michaels, the Black, Blue, & Red Knight (Barry Horowitz, Greg Valentine, & Jeff Gaylord)
in an elimination match at 30:56; Terry Funk was set to be one of the Knights but no-showed; Owen pinned the Black Knight with a missile dropkick at
10:49 after Bruce Irish whipped Keith into the Black Knight; Bret defeated the Red Knight via submission with the Sharpshooter after an inverted atomic
drop at 18:10; Owen defeated the Blue Knight via submission with the Sharpshooter after a bulldog at 23:46; Michaels pinned Owen with a roll up at 27:16
after Owen collided with Bret on the apron, knocking Bret into the ring barrier; after the fall, Owen became visibly upset with Bret for having him be
pinned before then leaving ringside; Michaels was counted-out after he walked out of the match; much of the Hart family was shown sitting ringside for
the bout; prior to the bout, guest ring announcer Ray Combs - of The Family Feud - introduced several members of the Hart Family sitting ringside for
the show before making jokes at Michaels' expense; Combs provided guest commentary for the match as well; after the match, Owen returned ringside,
seemingly to celebrate the win, but began shoving Bret until the other brothers intervened; moments later, after the other Harts returned backstage,
Todd Pettingill conducted an interview in the aisle with Owen regarding his actions, with Owen refusing to comment
(The Most Powerful Families of Wrestling,
Hart & Soul: The Hart Family Anthology)
Tom Prichard & Jimmy Del Ray (w/ Jim Cornette) defeated SMW Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson to win the titles at around the 13-minute
mark when Prichard pinned Gibson after Del Ray came off the top rope with Cornette's tennis racquet behind the referee's back; prior to the bout,
Gorilla Monsoon thought about striking Bobby Heenan as the TV and radio commentary teams switched places, with Monsoon & Jim Ross providing commentary
for the match; during the bout, Ross noted the feud between Cornette and the Rock 'n' Roll Express had been going 10 years, dating back to when
Cornette managed the Midnight Express; late in the bout, Morton was thrown over the top rope to the floor, which would have resulted in a disqualification
had the match not been wrestled under WWF rules
Men on a Mission (w/ Oscar) & the Bushwhackers (all dressed as Doink the Clown) defeated Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Luna Vachon), Bastion Booger, &
the Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) in an elimination match at 10:58; prior to the match, footage was shown from WWF Superstars of Doink introducing his
Doink tag team partners on the big screen as Bigelow & Luna watched on in the ring; moments later, Todd Pettingill conducted a backstage interview
with Bigelow, the Headshrinkers, Luna, Afa, & Bastion Booger as they devoured a turkey and Bigelow discussed the upcoming match; during the entrances,
Luke rode out on a scooter; Luke pinned Samu with a roll up at 3:01 after Samu bit into a water balloon and burst it; Mabel pinned Booger with a leg
drop at 6:02 after Booger failed the sit-down splash and then sustained the Bushwhackers' battering ram; moments later, Mo rode a scooter around the
ring for several moments until Bigelow hit a dropkick from behind and threw the scooter to the floor; Butch pinned Fatu at 8:32 after Fatu tripped
on a bannana peel while backing away from Butch, holding a pail in his hands; all four team members pinned Bigelow following a splash by Mabel; after
the match, as Bigelow & Luna went to leave ringside, the real Doink appeared on the big screen, made fun of Bigelow, and barked at Luna
(Most Unusual Matches Ever)
Lex Luger, the Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer), Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji & Jim Cornette), WWF Tag Team
Champion Jacques Rougeau (w/ Johnny Polo), Ludvig Borga, & Crush in an elimination match at 27:59; Borga pinned Rick at 5:06 with a botched powerslam
as Rick came off the top; after the fall, Luger and Scott tended to Rick on the floor; Crush was counted-out at 11:36 after Randy Savage twice came
ringside - held back by the Smoking Gunns, referees, Pat Patterson, Blackjack Lanza, Chief Jay Strongbow, Rene Goulet, and other agents - with Crush
then leaving the right and fighting with Savage in the aisle; Luger pinned Jacques with a forearm from the middle turnbuckle at 14:05; Yoko pinned
Scott with a leg drop at 16:57 after holding onto the ropes to avoid the Frankensteiner; Taker and Yoko were both counted-out at 23:25 while fighting
on the floor; Luger pinned Borga with the running forearm; after the bout, Luger waved the American flag before it began snowing in the arena; moments
later, Santa Claus came to the ring to celebrate Luger's victory as the show ended
WWF @ Ottawa, Ontario - Correl Center - November 25,
1993 (4,100)
Owen Hart defeated Johnny Polo
Doink the Clown (Ray Apollo)
defeated Bastion Booger
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team
Champions the Quebecers via disqualification
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon
defeated Diesel
The Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking Gunns
Tiger Jackson
defeated Little Louie
The Undertaker defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna via
disqualification
WWF @ Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island - Civic Centre - November 25, 1993
- 11/26/93: Edouard Carpentier, 66, filed suit against the WWF for wrongful termination from his role as French commentator on the syndicated shows. Carpentier served in that role from Dec. 7, 1984 to Oct. 27, 1992.
WWF @ St. Johns, Newfoundland - Memorial Stadium - November 26, 1993
WWF @ Montreal, Quebec - Forum - November 26, 1993 (13,800)
Tiger Jackson defeated Little Louie
Owen Hart defeated Bastion Booger
The Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking Gunns
Doink the Clown pinned Shawn Michaels after Michaels became distracted by Razor Ramon at ringside
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers via disqualification; the Quebecers were heavily cheered against the Steiners
but worked the match as heels, eventually turning the crowd against them
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated Diesel via disqualification
The Undertaker defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna via disqualification
WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - November 27, 1993 (12,600)
Included the announcement that a 30-man Royal Rumble match would take place at the next show on Jan. 17, featuring Shawn Michaels, the Bushwhackers, Diesel, Doink the
Clown, Bastion Booger, the Smoking Gunns, Greg Valentine, Owen Hart, Bret Hart, the Heavenly Bodies, Scott Steiner, Ivan Putski, Scott Putski, IRS, Bob Backlund,
Men on a Mission, Virgil, the Headshrinkers, Rick Martel, Adam Bomb, Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson, Crush, and Randy Savage
The Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking Gunns at 11:54 when Samu pinned Billy Gunn after he and Fatu dropped Gunn throat-first across the top rope behind the
referee's back
Tiger Jackson pinned Little Louie with a leap off the top at 5:51 (the first midget match at MSG in 4 years; Jackson's MSG return after a 9-year absence;
Louie's MSG return after a 17-year absence)
Shawn Michaels pinned Doink the Clown with the superkick at 8:18 after Doink became distracted by Bam Bam Bigelow at ringside;
Michaels came out in possession of his own WWF IC Title belt, with him then telling ring announcer Howard Finkel that he should be referred to
as champion but that this is a non-title bout; late in the bout, Luna Vachon came ringside, with Doink kissing her leading to Bigelow coming out;
after the bout, Bigelow & Luna double teamed Doink for several minutes; moments later, Bigelow went to hit the headbutt off the top only for
Doink to trip Luna and Bigelow hit Luna with the headbutt instead; Doink then returned to the ring and doused her with a pail of water to revive her,
with Bigelow then tripping over himself to try to get at Doink as Doink left ringside
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers via disqualification at 12:37 when Pierre jumped on referee Danny Davis to prevent
Jacques from being pinned after sustaining the Frankensteiner; after the bout, the Steiners celebrated with the title belts; moments later, Scott took
the mic and challenged the Quebecers to get back in the ring and try to take the belts from them; Jacques then said they would think about giving the
Steiners 5 more minutes, with he, Pierre, and Johnny Polo then returning backstage
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon pinned Diesel at 12:05 with an inside cradle; late in the match, referee Earl Hebner was knocked down, leading to shawn Michaels
running out and hitting the champion with his fake IC title belt; Michaels and Diesel then tried to revive Hebner, leading to Razor hooking the inside cradle,
Michaels pulling Hebner out of the ring, and a replacement referee sliding in to count the pinfall; after the match, Michaels and Diesel double teamed Razor
until they were sent backstage by referees; after they went backstage, Howard Finkel announced Michaels had been fined $5,000 for his actions
Owen Hart defeated Marty Jannetty via submission with the Sharpshooter at 8:14 after Jannetty injured his ankle attempting a leapfrog
The Undertaker defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna in a non-title casket match at 9:05 after hitting Yoko in the head with his own salt bucket
WWF @ Campbellton, New Brunswick - Memorial Civic Centre - November 27, 1993
Mo defeated an unknown
Doink the Clown defeated IRS via count-out after tying his tie to the ringpost
Bret Hart defeated Adam Bomb via submission with the Sharpshooter
Lex Luger pinned Ludvig Borga following the running forearm
WWF @ St. Johns, New Brunswick - Harbour Station - November 28, 1993
WWF @ Albany, NY - Knickerbocker Arena - November 28, 1993 (3,000)
Owen Hart defeated Marty Jannetty via submission with the Sharpshooter
Tiger Jackson pinned Little Louie with a crossbody off the top
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon fought Shawn Michaels to a double disqualification after both men shoved the referee;
after the bout, several referees and the Smoking Gunns came out to break up the fight
The Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking Gunns after an illegal double team behind the referee's back
Doink the Clown pinned Bam Bam Bigelow
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers via reverse decision; the champions originally won
the match after Johnny Polo hit Rick with his hockey stick but another referee overruled the decision
The Undertaker defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna via count-out when the champion left ringside
USWA @ Memphis, TN - Mid-South Coliseum - November 29, 1993
WWF Women's Championship Tournament First Round: Madusa defeated Alsion Royal
WWF @ White Plains, NY - Westchester County Civic Center - November 29, 1993 (3,000)
Monday Night Raw taping:
The Headshrinkers defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers (w/ Johnny Polo) via count-out when Polo pulled his champions out of the ring when it seemed they were about to lose their titles
Phil Apollo pinned Iron Mike Sharpe
Lex Luger pinned Bam Bam Bigelow
Bret Hart defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna via disqualification after Yoko threw salt in Hart's eyes
11/29/93 - included Vince McMahon's in-ring presentation of the WWF Wrestler of the Year Award with
Lex Luger coming out as the 1st runner up and Bret Hart being named the winner:
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Mike Khoury & Reno Riggins when Scott pinned Khoury with the Frankensteiner
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated Diesel via disqualification in a non-title match when Shawn Michaels interfered as Diesel
was set up for the Razor's Edge; after the bout, Michaels attempted to hit a piledriver onto Razor's title belt before the 1-2-3
Kid made the save (The Best of Raw: Seasons 1 & 2,
The Kliq Rules)
Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Luna Vachon) pinned John Crystal
Owen Hart defeated Chris Duffy via submission with the Sharpshooter; after the bout, Bobby Heenan attempted to interview Hart at
ringside regarding the Survivor Series but Owen walked off without saying a word
Ludvig Borga defeated Scott Taylor via submission with the Torture Rack
12/6/93 - featured an opening segment recapping the previous week's match between WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon vs. Diesel match and interference from
Shawn Michaels and the 1-2-3 Kid, followed by comments from Michaels on facing the Kid later in the show; during the show's opening, Vince McMahon said
he received a call earlier in the day from Gorilla Monsoon and warned Heenan to watch his words, with Heenan saying he wasn't afraid of Monsoon and he
knew Monsoon was in New Jersey and not in the building; included an ad promoting the 1994 Royal Rumble; featured McMahon & Heenan conducting an interview
with Owen Hart, backstage, about Bret Hart winning the 1993 WWF Superstar of the Year award the previous week, with Hart saying he would have his own surprise
soon that would have people talking about him and not Bret; included a vignette promoting the debut of Jeff Jarrett, showing Jarrett meeting a saxaphone
player named Waldo the Country Sax ouside the Legend's Hall of Fame in Nashville; Jarrett then said he would use the WWF to headline Nashville and then have
Waldo open for him when he does; featured an ad promoting Randy Savage facing Fatu the following week on Raw; featured a WWF Unbelievable! vignette;
included the announcement Adam Bomb and the Smoking Gunns would be in action the following week and the Undertaker would be on hand for an interview segment;
moments later, Gorilla Monsoon came ringside and confronted Heenan about what Heenan had been saying about him during the show; Monsoon then grabbed Heenan
by his jacket and dragged him backstage, threw Heenan's bag out the back door and then did the same to Heenan; Heenan then scrambled to grab all his belongings
before finally turning back to the building and giving a salute as the show ended (Heenan's last appearance for more than 7 years):
The 1-2-3 Kid fought Shawn Michaels to a no contest at around the 15-minute mark after Razor Ramon pulled Kid from the ring and chased Michaels around the
ring after Michaels twice dropped the Kid with the Razor's Edge but refused to make a cover; after the bout, Razor stalked Michaels up the aisle, with Diesel
punching Razor from the curtain; moments later, Michaels twice dropped Ramon with the Razor's Edge by the entrance before referees and agents sent him
backstage (The Best of Raw: Seasons 1 & 2,
The Kliq Rules)
WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers (w/ Johnny Polo) defeated Mike Walsh & Bert Centeno at 4:26 when Pierre pinned Centeno with the Tower of Quebec;
during the match, Polo sat ringside in a folding chair and read a magazine, propping his feet on the ring apron; after the match, one opponent was
tossed to the floor while the other was placed in Polo's chair, inside the ring, and dropped with a clothesline from Pierre
Doink the Clown (w/ Dink) pinned Tony Devito with the Woopie Cushion at 5:58 (Dink's Raw debut)
Crush (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Tony Roy at 4:10 after dropping Roy throat-first across the top rope with a gorilla press slam; during the bout, Randy Savage called
in from Bournemouth, England to discuss Jack Tunney removing him from the commentary team, his match the next week against Fatu, and feud with Crush; after the
match, Vince McMahon announced the main event of the Royal Rumble would be announced the coming weekend
12/20/93 - featured Shawn Michaels on guest commentary, alongside Vince McMahon; included a vignette promoting the debut of Thurman "Sparky" Plugg;
featured footage from the 12/4/93 episode of WWF Superstars in which Owen Hart challenged Bret Hart to a match and from the 12/18/93 episode in which
Bret rejected the challenge; included a vignette showing Paul Bearer in the Undertaker's workshop in which Taker was shown making a special casket for
his upcoming casket match at the Royal Rumble against WWF World Champion Yokozuna; featured the announcement that the following week's show would have
highlights of the WWF Women's Championship Tournament Finals between Alundra Blayze and Heidi Lee Morgan and that WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon and Lex
Luger would be in action:
Jeff Jarrett pinned PJ Walker with a DDT at 4:09 (Jarrett's TV debut)
(The Best of Raw: Seasons 1 & 2)
Men on a Mission (w/ Oscar) defeated Duane Gill & Barry Hardy at 4:27 when Mabel pinned Hardy with a splash from the middle turnbuckle after Mo hit a
reverse DDT
Tatanka defeated Ludvig Borga via disqualification at 4:44 when WWF World Champion Yokozuna, who appeared ringside late in the bout, entered the ring
after Mr. Fuji knocked Tatanka off the top rope behind the referee's back; after the bout, Borga & Yokozuna double teamed Tatanka until Lex Luger made
the save, hit Yoko with his forearm, and slammed him
Adam Bomb (w/ Harvey Wippleman) pinned Mark Thomas with the Atom Smasher at 1:42; prior to Bomb's entrance, Capt. Lou Albano came out to the ring and
was introduced to the crowd; following the ring entrances, Albano shook hands with Thomas but was then backed into a corner by Bomb and Wippleman before
leaving the ring
Owen Hart defeated Mike Bell via submission with the Sharpshooter at 3:01; prior to the bout, Owen gave a pair of Bret Hart's sunglasses to a ringside fan
The Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) defeated Phil Apollo & Jerry Seavy at 3:06 when Fatu pinned Seavy with a splash off the top; during the match, Vince McMahon
announced that WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers would join him on commentary the following week and that Johnny Polo would face Marty Jannetty;
after the contest, the Headshrinkers threw Seavy to the floor
WWF @ Springfield, MA - Civic Center - November 30, 1993 (4,000; papered)
Wrestling Challenge taping:
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers via disqualification when Jacques broke up the pin after Scott hit the Frankensteiner on Pierre
Virgil defeated the Brooklyn Brawler
WWF Women's Championship Tournament First Round: Heidi Lee Morgan defeated Black Venus
WWF Women's Championship Tournament First Round: Rusty Thomas defeated Angie Marino
Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Luna Vachon) pinned Doink the Clown (w/ Dink) at 8:09 with his feet on the ropes; after the bout, Bigelow accidentally hit the diving headbutt on Luna
The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) pinned Crush (w/ Mr. Fuji) at 7:02 after reversing Crush's attempt at a tombstone into one of his own
(The Undertaker: The Face of Fear, Inside the WWF)
WWF World Champion Yokozuna pinned WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon at 12:23 after Shawn Michaels distracted Ramon, allowing Yoko to hit the Bonzai Drop; neither title was on the line in the match
12/19/93:
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon pinned Ralph Mosca
WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers defeated Virgil & Mark Thomas when Thomas was pinned
Adam Bomb pinned Tim McNeany with the Atom Smasher
The 1-2-3 Kid pinned Brian Walsh
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Tony Roy
12/26/93:
The Smoking Gunns defeated the Brooklyn Brawler & Barry Hardy
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Executioner & Mike Bell
Crush defeated Mike Davis
Owen Hart defeated Paul Vandale
Jeff Jarrett defeated Scott Taylor
1/2/94 - featured Lord Alfred Hayes hosting a "Special Report" segment hyping the upcoming casket match at the Royal Rumble between the Undertaker
and WWF World Champion Yokozuna, with comments from the Undertaker & Paul Bearer; included Stan Lane conducting an in-ring interview with Yokozuna,
Mr. Fuji, & Jim Cornette regarding the Rumble match, during which Yoko became scared after hearing the word "casket;" featured a vignette promoting
the debut of Thurman "Sparky" Plugg:
Tatanka pinned Tony Devito following a tomahawk chop off the top
The Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) defeated John Crystal & Russ Greenburg when Fatu pinned Crystal following the splash off the top
Doink the Clown (w/ Dink) pinned Duane Gill with the Whoopie Cushion
Men on a Mission (w/ Oscar) defeated Reno Riggins & Chris Duffy when Mabel pinned Riggins following a legdrop
IRS pinned Mike Khoury following a back suplex
Shawn Michaels pinned Bert Centeno with an elbow drop off the top
- 12/93: "Rage in the Cage" was released on Sega CD.
WWF @ Utica, NY - War Memorial - December 1, 1993 (4,500)
WWF Superstars taping:
WWF Women's Championship Tournament Semi-Finals: Heidi Lee Morgan defeated Rusty Thomas
The Smoking Guns defeated Duane Gill & Barry Hardy
Virgil defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
Lex Luger pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Jacques Rougeau (this match was taped to air on the 1/1/94 Superstars but was retaped on 12/15/93 in Augusta, ME)
All American Wrestling - 12/19/93: Bam Bam Bigelow & the Headshrinkers defeated the 1-2-3 Kid & the Smoking Gunns
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers via disqualification
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated IRS
Lex Luger defeated Ludvig Borga
Bret Hart defeated Shawn Michaels in a steel cage match at 11:36 when, as both men attempted to escape over the top of the cage, Michaels got his leg
entangled in the cage bars (Bret "The Hitman" Hart,
Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart)
12/18/93 - included a pre-taped sit-down interview between Vince McMahon and Bret Hart in which they discussed Owen's comments from the
previous week and Bret said he would never under any circumstances fight his brother in the ring:
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated PJ Walker
The 1-2-3 Kid defeated Duane Gill
Jeff Jarrett defeated Chris Duffy
Crush defeated Ross Greenberg
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Brooklyn Brawler & Tony DeVito
12/25/93 - included a promo by Bret & Owen Hart in which they said they had patched up all their problems and would be facing the Quebecers
for the tag team titles at the Royal Rumble:
Shawn Michaels defeated Phil Apollo
Men on a Mission defeated Iron Mike Sharpe & Mike Bell
Adam Bomb defeated Brian Walsh
Doink the Clown defeated Reno Riggins
IRS defeated Ralph Mosca
1/1/94 - included Ray Rougeau conducting an interview with WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon; featured a vignette promoting the debut of Sparky Plugg;
included a Royal Rumble Report with Todd Pettengill:
Lex Luger pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Jacques Rougeau (w/ Johnny Polo) with the running forearm after knocking out an interfering Pierre and
covering both men (12/15/93; Augusta, ME)
The Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) defeated Mike Khoury & Tim McNeany
Bastion Booger defeated Tony Roy
Owen Hart (w/ Bret Hart) defeated Barry Hardy
Ludvig Borga defeated John Crystal
WWF @ San Diego, CA - Sports Arena - December 2, 1993 (2,500)
Owen
Hart defeated Johnny Polo via submission with the Sharpshooter
The Headshrinkers defeated
Men on a Mission when Mo was pinned
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Doink the Clown with his feet on the
ropes
Bret Hart pinned Jeff Jarrett
Bastion Booger pinned Marty
Jannetty
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the
Quebecers via disqualification
Lex Luger pinned Ludvig Borga with the running
forearm
WWF @ Newcastle, England - Whitley Bay Ice Rink - December 3, 1993
Adam Bomb defeated Virgil
The Smoking Gunns defeated the Red & Black Knight (Steve Lombardi & Barry Horowitz)
Tatanka defeated Diesel
The 1-2-3 Kid defeated Rick Martel
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated IRS
Randy Savage defeated Shawn Michaels
The Undertaker defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna via disqualification
WWF @ Birmingham, England - NEC Arena - December 4, 1993 (9,500)
The 1-2-3 Kid pinned Rick Martel with a moonsault
Adam Bomb pinned Virgil
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon pinned IRS with a small package
The Smoking Gunns defeated the Red & Black Knight (Barry Horowitz & the Brooklyn Brawler)
Tatanka (sub. for Mr. Perfect) pinned Diesel with the fallaway slam
Randy Savage pinned Shawn Michaels with a roll up after Razor Ramon came ringside
The Undertaker defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna via disqualification after Mr. Fuji hit the challenger with the salt bucket
WWF @ Anaheim, CA - Arrowhead Pond - December 4, 1993 (6,400)
Owen Hart defeated Johnny Polo at 7:50 via submission with the Sharpshooter after
avoiding a dropkick off the top
The Headshrinkers defeated Men on a Mission
at 13:30 when Fatu pinned Mo with the splash off the top after Mabel had been
knocked to the floor
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Doink the Clown at 9:35 by
blocking a monkey flip out of the corner and putting his feet on the ropes for
leverage; after the match, Doink and Dink fought off Bigelow and Luna
Vachon
Lex Luger pinned Ludvig Borga with the running forearm at 8:32 as
Borga ran towards the corner; prior to the match, Luger was forced to wear a
protective pad over his forearm by the referee; after the match, Boga's music
briefly played by accident until Luger's "Star Spangled Banner" began
Bastion
Booger pinned Marty Jannetty at 7:58 with a splash after Jannetty missed a
crossbody off the top
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team
Champions Quebecers via disqualification at 11:27 when Jacques stopped the
referee from making the 3-count after Scott hit the Frankensteiner on
Pierre
Bret Hart pinned Jeff Jarrett at 17:50 with a back suplex into a
bridge after Jarrett collided with guest referee the Big Bossman
WWF @ Cadriff, Wales - International Arena - December 5,
1993
The 1-2-3 Kid defeated Rick Martel
The Smoking Gunns defeated the
Red & Black Knights (Steve Lombardi & Barry Horowitz)
Tatanka
defeated Diesel via count-out
Randy Savage pinned Shawn Michaels
Adam Bomb
defeated Virgil
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated IRS
The Undertaker
defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna via disqualification
WWF @ San Francisco, CA - Cow Palace - December 5, 1993 (2,600)
Owen
Hart defeated Johnny Polo
The Headshrinkers defeated Men on a Mission
Bret
Hart pinned Jeff Jarrett
Lex Luger defeated Ludvig Borga
Bam Bam Bigelow
defeated Doink the Clown
Bastion Booger defeated Marty Jannetty
Rick &
Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers via disqualification
WWF @ Bornemouth, England - International Centre - December 6,
1993
Adam Bomb defeated Virgil
The Smoking Gunns defeated the Red
& Black Knight (the Brooklyn Brawler & Barry Horowitz)
Tatanka
defeated Diesel
The 1-2-3 Kid defeated Rick Martel
WWF IC Champion Razor
Ramon defeated IRS
Randy Savage defeated Shawn Michaels
The Undertaker
defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna via disqualification
WWF @ Nuremberg, Germany - Frankenhalle - December 7, 1993 (5,000; sell out)
Adam Bomb
defeated Virgil
The Smoking Gunns defeated the Red & Black Knight (the
Brooklyn Brawler & Barry Horowitz)
Tatanka defeated Diesel
The 1-2-3
Kid defeated Rick Martel
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated IRS
Randy
Savage defeated Shawn Michaels
The Undertaker defeated WWF World Champion
Yokozuna via disqualification
WWF @ Dusseldorf, Germany - Phillipshalle - December 8, 1993 (5,500; sell out)
Adam Bomb
defeated Virgil
The Smoking Gunns defeated the Red & Black Knight (the
Brooklyn Brawler & Barry Horowitz)
Tatanka (sub. for Mr. Perfect) defeated Diesel
via disqualification
The 1-2-3 Kid defeated Rick Martel
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated IRS
Randy
Savage defeated Shawn Michaels
The Undertaker defeated WWF World Champion
Yokozuna via disqualification
WWF @ Honolulu, HI - Blaisdell Arena - December 8, 1993
Included Bret Hart and Owen Hart
WWF @ Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center - December 9, 1993
WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers vs. Rick & Scott Steiner
Bret Hart vs. Jeff Jarrett (the Big Bossman scheduled as guest referee)
Lex Luger vs. Ludvig Borga
WWF @ Houston, TX - Summit - December 10, 1993
WWF @ San Antonio, TX - Freeman Coliseum - December 11, 1993
WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ - Meadowlands - December 12,
1993 (7,000)
Featured an in-ring promo by Jim Cornette where he insulted the crowd and said Randy Savage's match later in the show vs. Crush would be his last
Owen Hart pinned Bastion Booger at 5:42 with a roll up after Booger missed a splash in the corner
The Headshrinkers defeated Men on a Mission when Samu pinned Mo with a diving headbutt off the top
Rick Martel defeated Virgil at 12:35
Doink the Clown (w/ Dink) pinned Bam Bam Bigelow at 7:28 after Bigelow was distracted by Dink
Randy Savage fought Crush (w/ Mr. Fuji & Jim Cornette) to a double count-out at 16:14
IRS pinned Marty Jannetty at 9:18 with the Write Off clothesline
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon & the 1-2-3 Kid defeated Johnny Polo (w/ Pierre) & Adam Bomb (w/ Harvey Wippleman) at 10:55 when Razor pinned Bomb with the Razor's Edge after Polo walked out on his partner when Bomb accidentally hit him
Lex Luger pinned Ludvig Borga at 6:42
NJPW @ Osaka, Japan - Furitsu Gym - December 13, 1993 (6,850; sell out)
El Samurai & Osamu Kido defeated Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi
Hiro Saito & Norio Honaga defeated Michiyoshi Ohara & Kuniaki Kobayashi
Mike Enos & WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys defeated the Great Muta, Black Cat, & Satoshi Kojima
The Great Kabuki defeated Jushin Liger
Tatsutoshi Goto defeated Hiroshi Hase
Yoshiaki Fujiwara defeated Masahiro Chono
Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Shiro Koshinaka
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated IWGP Tag Team Champions Scott Norton & Hercules in a non-title match
IWGP Heavyweight Champion Shinya Hashimoto defeated Kensuke Sasaki at 25:17
WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center - December 13, 1993
Monday Night Raw taping:
Owen Hart defeated the Brooklyn Brawler
Virgil defeated Mike Bell
Men on a Mission (w/ Oscar) defeated the Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) via disqualification when Afa interfered
Randy Savage fought Crush to a double disqualification
All American Wrestling - 12/26/93: WWF Women's Title Tournament Finals: Alundra Blayze pinned Heidi Lee Morgan with a German suplex into a
bridge at 6:29 after avoiding a clothesline (Blayze's TV debut)
WWF World Champion Yokozuna pinned WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon
12/13/93 - included Jim Cornette doing guest commentary for the show alongside Vince McMahon; during the duration of the show, a voteline was set
up to vote yes or no as to whether or not Randy Savage should be allowed his old co-hosting job on WWF Mania:
Randy Savage pinned Fatu (w/ Afa) following the flying elbowsmash after knocking Afa off the apron (Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of the Macho Man)
The Smoking Gunns defeated Jim Massenger & Steve Smyth; during the bout, Capt. Lou Albano came out to watch the contest
IRS pinned Todd Mata
The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) pinned JS Storm with the tombstone
Rick Martel defeated Tim McNeany via submission with the Boston Crab
Bret Hart defeated the Brooklyn Brawler with the Sharpshooter
12/27/93 - included WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers as guest commentators for the show; included a visit to the Undertaker's
workshop where he and Paul Bearer were preparing for the casket match at the Royal Rumble against Yokozuna; included a vignette
promoting the debut of Kwang:
Lex Luger pinned Barry Horowitz with a superplex
Johnny Polo pinned Marty Jannetty with a cradle and holding onto Quebecer Pierre for leverage; after the bout, Jannetty confronted
the tag team champions on the floor, with Joey Marella sending Pierre backstage and relieving him from further commentary duties
Doink the Clown defeated Spike Gray
Crush defeated Mike Moraldo via submission with the head vice
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated Derek Domino with the Razor's Edge; during the match, it was announced Razor would be defending
the title against IRS at the Royal Rumble
1/3/94 - included Johnny Polo as guest commentator for the show; featured a pre-taped interview in which Vince McMahon spoke to Lex Luger,
with Luger thanking the fans for trying to get him a spot into the Royal Rumble match as well as giving his support to the Undertaker in his
casket match against Yokozuna; included a vignette promoting the debut of Sparky Plugg; featured the announcement that Marty Jannetty & the
1-2-3 Kid would receive a tag team title shot against the Quebecers for the following week:
WWF World Champion Yokozuna pinned Dan Dubiel with the Bonzai Drop
The Smoking Gunns defeated Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Luna Vachon) & Bastion Booger via count-out when Booger and Bigelow got into a fight on the
floor after Booger began kissing and hugging Luna
Jeff Jarrett defeated John Crystal
Shawn Michaels (w/ Diesel) pinned Brian Walsh; during the bout, Quebecer Jacques called in, saying he had no problem defending
the tag team titles against Marty Jannetty & the 1-2-3 Kid the following week
WWF @ Lowell, MA - Auditorium - December 14, 1993 (2,500; sell out)
WWF Superstars taping:
Wrestling Challenge - 1/23/94 - featured an interview with WWF World Champion Yokozuna, Jim Cornette, & Mr. Fuji
Randy Savage fought Crush to a double count-out
The 1-2-3 Kid defeated the Brooklyn Brawler
Phil Apollo defeated Richie Rich
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated Ludvig Borga via reverse decision at 10:08;
Borga originally won the match and title at 6:58 following a clothesline off the top but referee Earl Hebner noticed after the pinfall that Razor's foot
was on the bottom rope during the cover so the contest was ruled to continue; Borga scored a second pinfall after Hebner was knocked out and Shawn Michaels
ran out and hit Razor over the back with the fake IC title belt as the champion attempted the Razor's Edge; after Borga was named the new champion, referee
Joey Marella came out and told Hebner what happened, with Hebner then changing the call; Borga then returned to the ring but was knocked to the floor by
Razor, with Ramon then holding up both his IC title and Michaels' fake IC title in victory
(Inside the WWF)
Bret & Owen Hart defeated the Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) via disqualification after Owen was hit by Afa's stick
The Undertaker defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna via
disqualification after the champion used his salt bucket as a
weapon
1/8/94 - featured pre-taped comments in which WWF President Jack Tunney announced Lex Luger would be allowed to compete in the Royal Rumble match but so would
Mr. Fuji's representatives Genichiro Tenryu and the Great Kabuki; included Ray Rougeau conducting an interview with WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers and
Johnny Polo; featured a vignette promoting the debut of Kwang; included a Royal Rumble Report with Todd Pettengill:
WWF World Champion Yokozuna (w/ Jim Cornette & Mr. Fuji) defeated Scott Taylor & Bert Centeno in a handicap match by simultaneously pinning both men with a Bonzai
Drop
Jeff Jarrett defeated Rich Meyers
Bret Hart (w/ Owen Hart) defeated Mike Bell
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated Chris Duffy
Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Luna Vachon) defeated Brian Walsh; after the bout, Bigelow had a confrontation with Doink the Clown
1/15/94 - featured an Update segment in which Gorilla Monsoon recapped how Marty Jannetty & the 1-2-3 Kid won the WWF Tag Team Titles from the Quebecers during
Raw; included Ray Rougeau conducting an interview with Shawn Michaels and Diesel about the Royal Rumble match:
Lex Luger defeated Bastion Booger
The Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) defeated JS Storm & Tony DeVito
Tatanka defeated Barry Horowitz
Virgil defeated Derec Domino
IRS defeated Tony Roy
The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) defeated Duane Gill
1/22/94 - featured an Update segment in which Gorilla Monsoon announced the Quebecers regained the WWF Tag Team Titles from Marty Jannetty & the 1-2-3 Kid the
previous Monday at Madison Square Garden; included a vignette in which the Undertaker, with Paul Bearer, was shown outside his workshop after constructing the
casket for the Royal Rumble match that night against WWF World Champion Yokozuna; featured a Rumble Report with Todd Pettengill; included Ray Rougeau conducting
an interview with Bret & Owen Hart; featured a Royal Rumble rap from Men on a Mission:
Ludvig Borga defeated Tim McNeany
Doink the Clown (w/ Dink) defeated Cory Student
Shawn Michaels (w/ Diesel) defeated John Crystal
The Smoking Gunns defeated Adam Bomb (w/ Harvey Wippleman) & Rick Martel via disqualification when Wippleman interfered
Crush (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Dan Dubiel
WWF @ Augusta, ME - Civic Center - December 15, 1993
Wrestling Challenge taping:
Adam Bomb defeated Virgil
WWF Superstars - 1/1/94: Lex Luger pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Jacques Rougeau (w/ Johnny Polo) with the running forearm after knocking out an interfering Pierre and
covering both men
WWF Mania - 1/1/94 - featured Howard Finkel conducting a podium interview with Crush & Mr. Fuji
WWF Mania - 1/15/94 - featured Howard Finkel conducting a podium interview with Ludvig Borga
WWF Mania - 1/15/94: Owen Hart pinned Rick Martel with a roll up as Martel played to the fans
Mike Moraldo defeated Dan Dubiel
Doink the Clown defeated Bam Bam Bigelow
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon pinned Crush (w/ Mr. Fuji) with a roll up at 7:09 after Crush thought he had won the match
(Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams, Razor Ramon)
Lex Luger defeated Ludvig Borga
WWF World Champion Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Bret Hart in a steel cage match at 18:20 by escaping through the door, just before Hart touched the
floor by escaping over the top, moments after Fuji twice threw salt into the challenger's face
(Inside the WWF)
1/9/94 - featured a "Special Report" segment hosted by Lord Alfred Hayes recapping Lex Luger's recent victory over Jacques Rougeau, followed by
comments from Luger on being part of the upcoming Royal Rumble match; included highlights from WWF World Champion Yokozuna's handicap match that
same weekend from WWF Superstars, as well as the lights going out after the match; featured a vignette promoting the debut of Thurman "Sparky" Plugg:
Ludvig Borga defeated JS Storm via submission with the backbreaker
The 1-2-3 Kid & Marty Jannetty defeated Duane Gill & Tommy Morrison
Crush defeated Tim McNeany
The Headshrinkers defeated Dan Dubiel & Phil Apollo
Tatanka pinned Jim Messanger with the Samoan Drop
The Undertaker pinned Derek Domino
1/16/94:
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon pinned Mike Bell with the Razor's Edge
Jeff Jarrett defeated Brian Walsh
Doink the Clown pinned Rich Myers with the Whoopie Cushion
Bastion Booger pinned Mike Khoury with the sit-down splash
WWF World Champion Yokozuna pinned Corey Student with the Bonzai Drop
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Jim Messanger & Steve Smith
1/23/94 - featured an interview with WWF World Champion Yokozuna, Jim Cornette, & Mr. Fuji from the WWF Superstars taping held 12/14;
there were two versions of the broadcast, depending on what day the episode aired in the market; for the markets where Challenge was shown
on 1/22, Jim Ross & Gorilla Monsoon hosted and hyped the Royal Rumble to take place later that night; for the markets where it was shown 1/23,
the show was hosted by Todd Pettingill from his "house;" Pettingill eluded to the controversial ending of the Rumble match and Owen Hart's
betrayal of Bret Hart but made no specific results of what happened at the pay-per-view:
Shawn Michaels (w/ Diesel) pinned Tony Roy
Owen Hart (w/ Bret Hart) defeated Scott Taylor
The Smoking Gunns defeated Burt Centeno & Barry Horowitz following the Sidewinder
IRS pinned PJ Walker with the Write Off
Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Luna Vachon) pinned Phil Apollo with the diving headbutt
Lex Luger defeated Chris Duffy
- 12/17/93: Several members of the WWF - including Vince McMahon, Bret Hart, Lex Luger, the Undertaker, Randy Savage, the Smoking Gunns, and Stan Lane - took part in a Salvation Army benefit dinner at the Paramount in New York City.
WWF @ Kitchener, Ontario - December 26, 1993 (maintee) (2,100)
Owen
Hart defeated Adam Bomb
The Smoking Gunns defeated the Red & Black
Knights (Steve Lombardi & Barry Horowitz)
Shawn Michaels defeated the
1-2-3 Kid
The Undertaker defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna via
disqualification
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated IRS
Rick & Scott
Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers via count-out
Randy
Savage defeated Crush
WWF @ Saginaw, MI - Civic Center - December 26, 1993 (2,100)
Bastion
Booger defeated Virgil
Doink the Clown defeated Bam Bam Bigelow
Jeff
Jarrett defeated Marty Jannetty
Lex Luger defeated Ludvig Borga in a flag
match
The Headshrinkers defeated Men on a Mission
Tatanka defeated Diesel
WWF @ Toronto, Ontario - Maple Leaf Gardens - December 26,
1993 (7,000)
The Smoking Gunns defeated the Red & Black Knights
Owen Hart
defeated Adam Bomb
IRS defeated the 1-2-3 Kid
Crush defeated Randy
Savage in a Best 2 out of 3 falls, falls count anywhere match after Savage was attacked by Yokozuna before the
third fall began and was forced to forfeit
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers
via count-out
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated Shawn Michaels via
reverse decision
The Undertaker defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna via
disqualification
WWF @ Toledo, OH - SeaGate Center - December 27, 1993 (850)
Jeff Jarrett defeated
Virgil
Men on a Mission defeated the Red & Black Knights
Owen Hart
defeated Bastion Booger
The Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking Gunns
The
Undertaker defeated Adam Bomb
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated Shawn
Michaels in a ladder match
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA - Civic Arena - December 27, 1993 (5,800)
The
1-2-3 Kid defeated Johnny Polo
Diesel defeated Bob Backlund
IRS defeated
Marty Jannetty
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the
Quebecers via count-out
Crush defeated Randy Savage in a Best 2 out of
3 falls, falls count anywhere match
Doink the Clown (Apollo) defeated Bam Bam
Bigelow
Lex Luger & Tatanka defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna &
Ludvig Borga at 24:49
WWF @ Chicago, IL - Rosemont Horizon - December 28, 1993 (7,600)
Owen Hart pinned Bastion Booger with a missile dropkick
Crush defeated Randy Savage in a falls count anywhere match; Ludvig Borga prevented Savage from returning to
the ring within 60 seconds of being pinned, thus allowing Crush to win; Crush scored two pinfalls while Savage scored one
The Smoking Gunns defeated the Headshrinkers
Lex Luger pinned Ludvig Borga with the running forearm
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Doink the Clown as Luna Vachon held Doink's legs down during the cover
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers via disqualification when Johnny Polo pulled Jacques out of the ring as Scott covered
Jacques
Bret Hart defeated Shawn Michaels in a steel cage match, despite the outside interference of Diesel, by escaping over the top as Michaels had his
feet caught inbetween the steel bars
WWF @ Canton, OH - December 28, 1993 (3,400)
Men on a Mission
defeated the Red & Black Knights
Jeff Jarrett defeated the 1-2-3
Kid
Bob Backlund defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
Marty Jannetty defeated the
Brooklyn Brawler
Tatanka defeated Adam Bomb
The Undertaker defeated WWF
World Champion Yokozuna via disqualification
WWF @ Ft. Wayne, IN - December 29, 1993 (2,900)
Bam Bam Bigelow
defeated Doink the Clown
Crush defeated Randy Savage in a Best 2 out of 3
falls, falls count anywhere match
The Smoking Gunns defeated the
Headshrinkers
Lex Luger defeated Ludvig Borga
Owen Hart defeated Bastion
Booger
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers
via disqualification
Bret Hart defeated Shawn Michaels in a steel cage match
WWF @ Warren, OH - Packard Music Hall - December 29, 1993
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon vs. Diesel
Tatanka vs. WWF World Champion Yokozuna
Also included 5 other matches and the Undertaker
WWF @ Johnstown, PA - War Memorial Arena - December 30, 1993 (2,500)
Jeff Jarrett
defeated the 1-2-3 Kid
Bob Backlund defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
Marty
Jannetty defeated the Brooklyn Brawler
WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated
IRS in a ladder match
Tatanka defeated Adam Bomb via count-out
Men on a
Mission defeated the Red & Black Knights
The Undertaker defeated WWF
World Champion Yokozuna via disqualification
WWF @ Cincinnatti, OH - December 30, 1993
Owen Hart defeated
Bastion Booger
The Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking Gunns
Crush defeated
Randy Savage in a Best 2 out of 3 falls, falls count anywhere match
Lex Luger
defeated Ludvig Borga
Doink the Clown defeated Bam Bam Bigelow
Rick &
Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers via
disqualification
Bret Hart defeated Shawn Michaels in a steel cage match
WWF @ Williamsport, PA - December 31, 1993 (2,500; sell out)
Men on a Mission
defeated the Red & Black Knights
Marty Jannetty defeated Iron Mike
Sharpe
Bob Backlund defeated Barry Horowitz
The Undertaker defeated Adam
Bomb
Jeff Jarrett defeated the 1-2-3 Kid
Bret Hart defeated IRS
