WWF 1993 Week #8: February 22nd – February 28th

Week 8: February 22nd – 28th

WWF RAW 2/22/1993: (Manhattan, NY)
1. Lex Luger defeated Crush in 9:08 following a running forearm smash.
2. Jack Tunney/Steiner Brothers Interview: Tunney and the Steiner Brothers recently had a meeting at the WWF Headquarters regarding the Steiner Brothers quest to get a tag team title shot against Money Inc. Tunney tells the Steiner’s that starting this weekend on Superstars, they will start their quest of beating the appropriate tag teams to earn a tag team title match. Tunney mentions that the Steiner’s will have to defeat four tag teams within the next five weeks to earn a title shot. Tunney gives the Steiner’s a contract that notes the Steiner’s will have to wrestle the following tag teams: the Headshrinkers, Beverly Brothers, Natural Disasters, and the Nasty Boys. Both Steiner’s sign the agreement and Scott tells Tunney and the WWF fans that the WWF World Tag Team Championships will be theirs sooner rather than later!
3. Jim Duggan defeated Blake Beverly in 4:05 following a running clothesline
4. Rick Martel defeated Jim Powers in 2:42 with the Boston Crab.
5. Shawn Michaels/Tatanka Confrontation: Vince McMahon conducted a interview with the WWF Intercontinental Champion, who is extremely happy about finally getting Marty Jannetty off his back. Michaels gloats about telling McMahon and everyone else that he was the guy who carried Jannetty for the several years they were partners. Now, Michaels has proven that he is the real deal and that Jannetty is just another bum in the WWF. Michaels notes how someone he had known for several years couldn’t beat him. A guy who knew so much about him, just couldn’t get the job done. Michaels believes that he can not be beaten. Michaels thinks he is the greatest WWF wrestler, ever. Tatanka makes his way out and brings up the unbeatable statement Michaels said. Tatanka tells Michaels that he hasn’t been beaten since he has come to the WWF over a year ago. Tatanka proceeds to challenge Michaels to a match, which Michaels isn’t in favor of. Michaels pretends to back off from Tatanka, but once Tatanka turns his back Michaels nails Tatanka over the back with the championship! Michaels stomps away on Tatanka before grabbing the microphone and tells Tatanka that Shawn Michaels doesn’t do what he is told and that Tatanka hasn’t proven himself enough for him to get a title shot! Michaels bails to the floor and to the backstage area as Tatanka gets to his feet!
6. Big Bossman defeated Barry Hardy in 1:53 following a side walk slam.

WWF House Show 2/25/1993 (Calgary, Alberta, 5,000)
1. Chris Benoit defeated Skinner
2. Doink the Clown defeated Marty Jannetty
3. Owen Hart defeated Rick Martel
4. Lex Luger defeated Crush
5. WWF World Tag Team Champions Money Inc. defeated Nasty Boys in a non-title match
6. The Undertaker defeated Bam-Bam Bigelow by disqualification
7. WWF World Champion Bret Hart fought Ric Flair to a 60 minute draw

WWF House Show 2/26/1993 (Edmonton, Alberta, 6,100)
1. Chris Benoit defeated Skinner
2. Doink the Clown defeated Marty Jannetty
3. Owen Hart defeated Rick Martel
4. Tatanka defeated Papa Shango
5. WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Big Bossman to retain the title.
6. The Undertaker defeated Bam-Bam Bigelow by count-out
7. WWF World Champion Bret Hart fought Ric Flair to a 60 minute draw

WWF House Show 2/26/1993 (Long Island, NY, 9,000)
1. Marty Jannetty defeated Doink the Clown
2. Big Bossman defeated Repo Man
3. WWF World Tag Team Champions Money Inc defeated the Natural Disasters in a non-title match.
4. Lex Luger defeated Crush
5. Yokozuna defeated Jim Duggan by count-out
6. Tatanka defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels in a non-title match.
7. Ric Flair defeated Mr. Perfect
8. WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Razor Ramon to retain the title.

WWF House Show 2/27/1993 (Auburn Hills, MI, 6,500)
1. Rick Steiner defeated IRS
2. Big Bossman defeated Repo Man
3. Rick Martel defeated Owen Hart
4. Razor Ramon defeated Max Moon
5. Scott Steiner defeated Ted DiBiase
6. Yokozuna/Headshrinkers defeated Jim Duggan/Nasty Boys
7. The Undertaker defeated Bam-Bam Bigelow by count-out
8. Ric Flair defeated Mr. Perfect

WWF Superstars 2/27/1993
1. Steiner Brothers defeated the Headshrinkers in 10:25 when Scott pinned Fatu following the Frankensteiner.
2. Bam-Bam Bigelow Interview: Mean Gene conducted a interview with Bigelow, who has possession of the Undertaker’s urn. Gene asks why Bigelow attacked the Undertaker at Saturday Night’s Main Event last week, and asks Bigelow if he knows what he has gotten himself into. Bigelow attacked the Undertaker because he is sick of the Undertaker being declared a dominate force when he hasn’t fought Bam-Bam Bigelow. Bigelow puts himself over a legitimate badass and believes he is the one man that the Undertaker can not manhandle like the Undertaker does on a regular basis to other “chumps”, as Bigelow put it. When asked why he stole the urn, Bigelow figured that he would fight Undertaker on fair terms and get rid of the “super natural powers” that the urn provides for the Undertaker. Bigelow believes that without the urn, the Undertaker is nothing. As soon as Bigelow says that, the lights go out and when they come back on the Undertaker is standing in the ring with Paul Bearer standing at ringside. Bigelow is shocked but bails from the ring and leaves through the crowd. Bigelow is heard saying “on my terms, dead man” to close out the segment.
3. Owen Hart defeated John Paul in 1:16 following a missile dropkick.
4. Tatanka defeated Mike Bell in 1:45 following a Samoan Drop.
5. Mr. Perfect/Lex Luger Brawl: A video from Saturday Night Main event where Mr. Perfect returned to the backstage area, pissed off that he had lost. Perfect destroyed a locker room and was yelling at the camera man to get out of his face. The Narcissist Lex Luger and Bobby Heenan ended up coming into the room and decided it was a good time to provoke Perfect. Heenan yelled at Perfect saying “I knew you weren’t good enough. You are looking at real Perfection in the Narcissist.” Perfect stood up as Luger had a smirk on his face. Perfect tackled Luger and attacked Luger until Heenan and several officials pulled Perfect off of Luger.
6. Yokozuna defeated Chris Kanyon/Mark Starr in 1:38 in a handicap match when Yoko pinned Starr following a Banzai Drop.

WWF House Show 2/28/1993 (Dayton, OH, 4,000)
1. Razor Ramon defeated Virgil
2. Tatanka defeated Terry Taylor
3. WWF World Tag Team Champions Money Inc. defeated High Energy in a non-title match
4. Jerry Lawler defeated Max Moon
5. Crush defeated Papa Shango
6. Yokozuna/the Headshrinkers defeated Jim Duggan/Nasty Boys
7. The Undertaker defeated Bam-Bam Bigelow by count-out

WWF Wrestling Challenge 2/28/1993
1. WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Virgil in 5:26 in a non-title match following a super kick.
2. Money Inc. Interview: Mean Gene conducted a interview with the WWF World Tag Team Champions regarding the mission of the Steiner Brothers, who recently signed a “contract” where they would have to defeat all the other tag teams before getting a shot at Money Inc. DiBiase tells Gene that the odds of the Steiner Brothers winning all the necessary matches are highly unlikely. DiBiase believes that the Steiner Brothers do not have the smarts, nor the skill to get a title shot. However, shall the Steiner Brother manage to earn a title shot, Money Inc. will prevail because they are simply better than the Steiner Brothers. IRS chimes in and says that the Steiner Brothers would be a disgrace to the tag team championships since they are morons considering they went to Michigan University. IRS insults the Steiner’s by saying they were the “M” on their jackets to remind them what school they went to. DiBiase ends the interview by proclaiming that Money Inc. will remain the WWF World Tag Team Champions until they decide to retire.
3. Natural Disasters defeated Tony Williams/Carl Daniels in 1:14 when Earthquake pinned Williams following a splash.
4. Kamala defeated Joey Maggs in 1:23 following a big splash.
5. Bret Hart Interview: Vince McMahon conducted a interview with the WWF World Champion. McMahon hypes up Hart’s upcoming bout at Wrestle Mania against the new number one contender and former WWF World Champion, Ric Flair. Hart tells McMahon that while he respects Flair as a wrestler, he doesn’t respect the way Flair went about gaining the number one contenders spot. Hart was looking forward to competing against a guy he considers a friend, now (Mr. Perfect), but now will be in the ring against a man he has had several heated battles with. McMahon asks if Hart can beat Flair, on a big stage like Wrestle Mania. Hart laughs at that kind of question telling McMahon that any match with Flair is a “big match” and made Flair submit to win the WWF World Championship in the first place. Hart reminds McMahon that all the pressure is on Ric Flair to prove to Bret Hart that he is the man. Hart says that until Flair proves that, Hart is the man, and is the best there was, the best there is and the best there ever will be!
6. Repo Man defeated Max Moon in 5:36 with a inside cradle using the ropes for leverage.

WWF 1993 Week #7: February 15th – February 21st

Week 7: February 15th – 21st

WWF RAW 2/15/1993 (Manhattan, New York)
1. Lex Luger defeated Max Moon in 1:38 following a running forearm smash.
2. Bret Hart Interview: Vince McMahon conducted a interview with WWF World Champion Bret Hart. McMahon mentions that in five days, Mr. Perfect and Ric Flair will be wrestling each other for a shot at Bret Hart’s WWF World Championship at Wrestle Mania IX on April 4th. Hart tells McMahon that both Flair and Perfect are great wrestlers but only one of them has any class. Hart rips on Flair for being a crybaby and for being someone who can’t handle defeat. Hart doesn’t care who wins at the end of the day, but would like to see Mr. Perfect win so they can have a “good, honest wrestling match.” Bret Hart finishes the interview off by saying no matter what, at Wrestle Mania he will prove that he is “the best there was, the best there is and the best there ever will be!”
3. Jim Duggan defeated Terry Taylor in 5:06 following a running clothesline. During the bout, a pre-tape promo by Mr. Fuji and Yokozuna was aired. Fuji says that Jim Duggan and the American people will suffer their greatest defeat when Yokozuna steps in the ring with Duggan.
4. Rick Martel defeated Duane Gill in 1:53 with the Boston Crab.
5. Razor Ramon Interview: Mean Gene conducted a interview with Razor Ramon where Ramon poked fun at the interview Gene conducted last week with Randy Savage. Ramon tells Gene that he isn’t afraid of Randy Savage and he will never be afraid of that old man. Ramon says that he will be waiting for Savage to get the courage to comeback to the WWF and fight Ramon. Ramon finishes off the interview by telling Savage that he isn’t going to go anywhere and will keep his spot, at the top.
6. Mr. Perfect defeated Barry Hardy in 1:05 following the Perfect Plex.

WWF House Show 2/17/1993 (Oshkosh, WI, 4,000)
1. Jerry Lawler defeated Koko B. Ware
2. Owen Hart defeated Rick Martel
3. Razor Ramon defeated Max Moon
4. Yokozuna/Lex Luger defeated Crush/Jim Duggan
5. WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Marty Jannetty to retain the title.
6. Steiner Brothers defeated the Beverly Brothers
7. WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Bam-Bam Bigelow to retain the title

WWF House Show 2/19/1993 (Minneapolis, MN, 4,500)
1. Owen Hart defeated Rick Martel
2. Steiner Brothers defeated the Headshrinkers
3. WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Jim Duggan to retain the title.
4. The Undertaker defeated Papa Shango
5. Lex Luger defeated Crush
6. Ric Flair defeated Big Bossman
7. WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Razor Ramon to retain the title.

WWF Superstars 2/20/1993
1. Crush defeated Tony Roy in 0:57 with the Kona Vice.
2. Mr. Perfect Interview: Mean Gene conducted a interview with Mr. Perfect. Gene asked Perfect about the upcoming match against Ric Flair at Saturday Night Main Event, which Perfect is dead serious about. Perfect keeps it simple when he tells Gene that in a matter of hours, Perfect will be competing in the biggest match of his career. Perfect says this is his one shot to prove to the world and to Ric Flair that he is better than Ric Flair. This is Perfect’s time to shine!
3. Kamala defeated Repo Man in 4:41 following a big splash.
4. Big Bossman defeated Russ Greenberg in 1:22 following a side walk slam.
5. Jim Duggan Interview: Vince McMahon conducted a interview with Jim Duggan, regarding Duggan’s recent confrontation with Yokozuna on RAW. Duggan tells McMahon that he isn’t going to stand by and allow Yokozuna and Mr. Fuji to wave around a Japanese flag while putting down the American people and country. Duggan tells the “tough guy” to step up to plate and fight Duggan to see which man representing their countries is better!
6. Jack Tunney Interview: Tunney announces that a match between Tatanka and Doink the Clown has been added to the Saturday Night Main Event show. Tatanka and Doink both cut promos regarding the contest. Tatanka stated that he is going to get revenge for his tribe due to Doink burning his head dress, while Doink stated he was going get the ultimate laugh by destroying Tatanka at Saturday Night Main Event!
7. Bam-Bam Bigelow defeated Scott Taylor in 1:39 following a top rope flying head butt.

(Credit: Chaz)

World Wrestling Federation presents Saturday Night Main Event XXXII
Date: 2/20/1993
From: Tampa, FL
Arena: USF Sun Dome
Attendance: 10,330
Announcers: Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan

Dark Matches:
Steiner Brothers defeated the Headshrinkers
Rick Martel defeated Owen Hart
Lex Luger defeated Crush
WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Razor Ramon to retain the title.

Saturday Night Main Event XXXII opening video featuring promos by Michaels, Jannetty, Flair and Perfect kicks off the show.

Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan welcome everyone to Saturday Night Main Event! Monsoon puts over the big night ahead of us, which will see a steel cage match between former friends WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty. Heenan acts as if he is scared for Shawn Michael’s well being, but is actually more concerned for his good looks being ruined by a jealous former friend in Jannetty. Monsoon also hypes up the main event which will see Mr. Perfect putting up his number one contenders spot against Ric Flair! Heenan, as usual, believes that Ric Flair will come out on top while monsoon is disgusted by Heenan statements. The cage behind them has been fully set up and thus the show is ready to start!

Opening Contest: WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Marty Jannetty in a steel cage match to retain the title: As soon as the bell sounds and the cage door is shut, Michaels attempts to scale up the cage but is stopped by Jannetty who crotches Michaels on the top rope. Jannetty wiggles the top rope up and down continuing to low blow Michaels. Jannetty clotheslines Michaels several times after Michaels falls off the ropes. Jannetty hip tosses Michaels and manages to send Michaels head first into the side of the cage. Jannetty hammers away on Michaels in the corner until Michaels knee lifts Jannetty. Michaels ducks a clothesline and connects with a back suplex. Michaels heads to the middle rope and leaps off nailing Jannetty with a knee drop. Michaels grabs Jannetty and attempts to send Jannetty into the cage, but Jannetty counters and rams Michaels into the cage head first. Jannetty heads to the top rope and leaps off hitting Michaels with a double axe handle. Michaels rolls under the ropes and pulls himself up but is dropkicked by Jannetty into the cage, a couple of times. Jannetty grabs Michaels and holds him elevated over the top rope before planting Michaels with a DDT! Jannetty plays to the crowd before again heading to the top rope. Jannetty leaps off but took too much time and Michaels is able to roll out of the way and Jannetty misses a body splash. Michaels gets up and knocks Jannetty down with a flying forearm smash. Michaels connects with as snap suplex to maintain control of the contest. Michaels follows up with a swinging neck breaker. Michaels goes for a pile driver but Jannetty trips Michaels and catapults the champion face first into the cage! Jannetty attempts the Rocker Dropper but Michaels is able to flip out of the move and connects with a tear drop suplex and both men are laid out in the middle of the ring! Michaels gets up first and begins to climb out of the cage. Michaels manages to get to the top of the cage before Jannetty grabs Michaels foot. Jannetty yanks Michaels down to the top turnbuckle and after a brief exchange of right hands, is able to superplex Michaels back into the ring! Jannetty rolls under the ropes as Michaels gets to his feet. Jannetty struggles to his feet until Michaels gets up and super kicks Jannetty face first into the steel cage! Jannetty falls backwards with his head directly in front of the door. Michaels crawls over to the door and taunts a unconscious Jannetty before crawling through the door and to the floor for the win! (18:26, ***¼)
After the match, Shawn Michaels crawls up the aisle way with a smile on his face while officials check on Jannetty in the ring.

Backstage, Mean Gene is standing with Tatanka. Gene talks about Tatanka’s upcoming match against Doink. Tatanka tells Gene that tonight Doink will pay the consequences for disrespecting his heritage and that the only thing people will be laughing at is the beating Doink is going to be suffering tonight!

Second Contest: the Undertaker defeated Skinner: Skinner tried to get the upper hand by punching Taker in the corner but didn’t have any real affect. Taker quickly counters and hammers away on Skinner in the corner. Taker sends Skinner into the ropes and nails Skinner with a big boot followed by a side slam. Taker wrenches on Skinner’s arm before walking the top rope and jumping down across Skinner’s arm. Skinner stumbles to his feet only to be met with a choke slam and soon thereafter a tombstone pile driver! Taker covers and wins the match. (3:03, *)
After the bout, as the lights go off during Undertaker’s celebration, Bam-Bam Bigelow runs down to the ring and attacks Paul Bearer, grabbing the urn in the process. Undertaker tries to attack Bigelow but misses a right hand and Bigelow nails Taker with the urn! Bigelow beats Undertaker down several times with the urn before heading to the top rope and ramming the urn down into Undertaker’s face! Officials run down to pull Bigelow out of the ring, who still has possession of the urn!

Backstage, Mean Gene is standing with Doink the Clown, who is wearing Tatanka’s burned head dress and laughing while mocking Tatanka. Doink believes that his burning of the head dress has made it look better than it was before. Gene points out that it isn’t intended to be a fashion statement. Doink shrugs off that comment and says that while he may be continually be pranking wrestlers, he can and will beat Tatanka tonight. Doink laughs and wears the head dress while taunting Tatanka again as Gene is left standing confused by Doink’s statements and actions.

Third Contest: Tatanka defeated Doink the Clown: Tatanka corners Doink and delivers several right hands until Doink pokes Tatanka in the eyes and connects with a snap suplex. Doink controls Tatanka briefly with a rear chin lock while delivering several elbow strikes to Tatanka’s head. Doink sends Tatanka into the ropes and nails Tatanka with a spinning heel kick for a two count. Doink chops Tatanka a few times before Tatanka fights back with a series of overhand chops and sends Doink into a corner back first. Tatanka charges towards the corner but Doink moves out of the way and Tatanka hit’s the corner hard chest first. Doink goes behind Tatanka and connects with a back suplex for another two count. Doink continues his offense with a northern lights suplex for another near fall. Doink gets aggravated with the referee as Tatanka gets to his feet in the corner. Doink regains controls and attempts a backdrop but Tatanka blocks with a jumping DDT! Tatanka chops Doink several times before connecting with a vertical suplex for a two count. Tatanka crotches Doink on the top rope where Tatanka goes for the superplex but Doink fights off and shoves Tatanka to the canvas. Doink gains footing on the top rope and leaps off looking for a leg drop but Tatanka rolls out of the way. Doink tries to club away on Tatanka but they don’t have affect as Tatanka goes on a War Path. Tatanka fights Doink off with several overhand chops and a butterfly suplex for a near fall. Tatanka and Doink trade right hands until Tatanka ducks a clothesline and manages to drive Doink to the mat with the End of the Trail (Samoan Drop) to win the bout! (8:44, **½)
After the match, Tatanka reclaims his burned head dress and wears it with pride as he celebrates the win in the ring.

A video hyping up the main event between Mr. Perfect and Ric Flair is aired.

Main Event: Ric Flair defeated Mr. Perfect to become the new number one contender for the WWF World Championship: Perfect takes Flair down early on and slaps the back of Flair’s head showing the ultimate disrespect. Flair quickly gets up and chops Perfect a few times before Perfect comes firing back with right hands. Perfect sends Flair into the ropes and connects with a backdrop. Perfect sends Flair to the floor with a dropkick and Flair flips out on the floor. Flair rolls back in but Perfect is quickly back on the attack stomping away on the Nature Boy. Flair stops Perfect’s momentum by grabbing onto Perfect’s tights and sending Perfect face first into the middle turnbuckle. Flair brings Perfect out of the corner and drives Perfect down to the mat with a delayed vertical suplex and gets a near fall on the pin attempt. Flair locks in a sleeper hold but Perfect is able to get out of it quickly with a jaw breaker. Perfect comes off the ropes connecting with a swinging knee lift, twice to knock Flair down. Perfect follows up with a back suplex and comes off the ropes with a knee drop for a two count. Perfect heads to the middle rope and leaps off looking for a knee drop but misses. Flair recovers and hammers away on Perfect with several quick shots. Flair follows up with a few knee breakers and works on Perfect’s left leg. Flair stomps away on Perfect’s leg in the corner but Perfect battles back with a series of wild right hands. Perfect manages to knock Flair down to regain his composure. Perfect snap mares Flair and follows up with a rolling neck snap for a two count. Perfect attempts a vertical suplex but Flair gets out of it and atomic drops Perfect followed by a chop to regain control. Flair continues to work on Perfect’s leg by delivering several knee breakers and has a leg lock on Perfect until Perfect is able to reach the bottom rope. Flair backs Perfect up against the ropes and chops Perfect until Perfect drops Flair throat first across the top rope and rolls Flair up for a near fall! Perfect grabs Flair and accidentally sends him into the referee in the corner. Perfect goes for a sleeper hold on Flair but is low blowed by Flair! Flair goes into his tights and reveals to have brass knuckles! Perfect stumbles to his feet but is only met with a brass knuckles shot from Flair! Perfect is out cold as Flair revives the referee. Flair goes over to Perfect and proceeds to lock in the figure four leg lock! The confused referee rolls over and makes the count and counts Perfect’s shoulders down. Flair has won the number one contenders spot! (17:55, ***)
After the match, Ric Flair celebrates his win as a woozy Perfect tries to tell the referee what happened but the referee can’t do anything about it. Flair taunts Perfect, who is sitting on the apron as Flair struts and taunts the fans as well.

Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan sign off from Florida with Heenan overjoyed with Ric Flair going to Wrestle Mania IX to wrestle WWF World Champion Bret Hart!

End of show

WWF Wrestling Challenge 2/21/1993
1. Doink the Clown defeated Louie Spicolli in 2:16 following the Whoopee Cushion.
2. Recap of Saturday Night Main Event XXXII: Mean Gene goes over some very brief clips highlighting the previous night’s event.
3. WWF World Tag Team Champions Money Inc. defeated PJ Walker/Mike Bucci in 3:05 when IRS pinned Walker following a lariat.
4. Owen Hart defeated the Brooklyn Brawler in 4:55 following a missile dropkick.
5. Crush Interview: Vince McMahon interviewed Crush, not knowing what was on Crush’s mind. Crush is sick of the hype and attention that the Narcissist Lex Luger has been getting in the WWF. Crush believes that despite having a million dollar body, Luger only has ten cents worth of actual wrestling skill. Crush challenges Luger to a match to prove to the WWF fans and officials that Luger is all talk and not a worthy wrestler for the WWF!
6. Razor Ramon defeated Bushwhacker Butch in 1:11 following the Razors Edge.

WWF House Show 2/21/1993 (Worchester, MA, 5,175)
1. Owen Hart defeated Rick Martel
2. Steiner Brothers defeated the Headshrinkers
3. WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Jim Duggan to retain the title.
4. The Undertaker defeated Papa Shango
5. Lex Luger defeated Crush
6. Ric Flair defeated Big Bossman
7. WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Razor Ramon to retain the title.

WWF 1993 Week #6: February 8th – February 14th

Week 6: February 8th – 14th

WWF House Show 2/8/1993 (Baltimore, MD, 2,300)
1. Marty Jannetty defeated Beau Beverly
2. Rick Martel defeated Owen Hart
3. Yokozuna defeated Crush
4. Kamala defeated Repo Man
5. Steiner Brothers defeated the Headshrinkers
6. The Undertaker defeated Jerry Lawler
7. Ric Flair/Bam-Bam Bigelow defeated Mr. Perfect/Big Bossman

WWF RAW 2/8/1993 (Manhattan, NY)
1. WWF World Tag Team Champions Money Inc. defeated the Nasty Boys in a non-title match in 11:27 when IRS pinned Knobbs following a briefcase shot to the head. As a result, the Nasty Boys will not be given a tag title shot for as long as Money Inc. are the champions.
2. Marty Jannetty Interview: Vince McMahon conducted a interview with Marty Jannetty. McMahon tells Jannetty that he knows he had Michaels on the ropes at the Royal Rumble, until Michaels cowardly got himself disqualified. McMahon fully expects Jannetty to get his justice on February 20th. Jannetty talks about a steel cage and how he will finally have Michaels trapped inside a structure where Michaels can not run away and get himself counted out or grab an object to disqualify himself. Jannetty warns Michaels that he is in store for the worst beating of his life. Jannetty will show the world that he is better than Shawn Michaels and he always will be!
3. The Undertaker defeated Duane Gill in 1:00 following the tombstone pile driver.
4. Big Bossman defeated Reno Riggins in 1:46 following a side walk slam.
5. Yokozuna/Mr. Fuji/Jim Duggan Confrontation: Mean Gene conducted an in-ring interview with Yokozuna and Mr. Fuji. Gene mentions that Yokozuna has been destroying his competition during his WWF career, so far. Fuji tells Gene that no man can stop his man, Yokozuna. Fuji doest care how loud and hard people cheer for their heroes, Yokozuna will crush their hopes and dreams. Fuji proclaims that Japanese wrestlers are better than “the weak and worthless American wrestlers.” At that point, Jim Duggan made his way down to the ring with the American flag. Duggan kept it simple telling Fuji and Yoko to stop talking and fight. Before their was any physical encounter, several referees and officials ran down to the ring to stop anything from happening!
6. Razor Ramon defeated Max Moon in 1:55 following the Razors Edge.

WWF House Show 2/10/1993 (Dortmund, Germany, 5,500)
1. Owen Hart defeated Rick Martel
2. WWF World Tag Team Champions Money Inc. defeated the Natural Disasters in a non-title match.
3. Tatanka defeated Doink the Clown
4. Razor Ramon defeated Crush
5. WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Jim Duggan to retain the title.
6. The Undertaker defeated Papa Shango
7. Steiner Brothers defeated the Beverly Brothers
8. WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Razor Ramon to retain the title

WWF House Show 2/13/1993 (Oakland, CA, 4,350)
1. The Beverly Brothers defeated the Bushwhackers
2. Jim Duggan defeated Repo Man
3. Tatanka defeated Doink the Clown
4. Bam-Bam Bigelow defeated Crush
5. Mr. Perfect defeated Razor Ramon
6. The Undertaker defeated Jerry Lawler
7. WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Big Bossman to retain the title.
8. WWF World Champion Bret Hart/Steiner Brothers defeated Ric Flair/WWF World Tag Team Champions Money Inc.

WWF Superstars 2/13/1993
1. Owen Hart defeated Blake Beverly in 5:04 following a top rope missile dropkick.
2. Randy Savage Interview: Mean Gene conducted a interview with Randy Savage at Savage’s house. Gene mentions Savage’s back injury thanks to Razor Ramon, which just at the mention of Ramon’s name, pisses Savage off. Savage cuts Gene off and says that Ramon has achieved his goal of making a name for himself. However, according to Savage, as a result of Ramon targeting Savage Ramon will have to watch his own back in fear. Savage tells Gene and the fans that he will be back very soon and when the Macho Man comes back, he is going to return better than ever and break Ramon in half!
3. Crush defeated Duane Gill in 1:33 with the Kona Vice
4. Doink the Clown defeated PJ Walker in 2:03 following the Whoopee Cushion.
5. Ric Flair Interview: Vince McMahon conducted a interview with Ric Flair. McMahon asked Flair why Flair can’t accept that Mr. Perfect is better than him. Flair warns McMahon about the way he talks. Flair tells McMahon that without him, Perfect wouldn’t be in the WWF. Flair puts himself over a two time WWF World Champion and has been in this business for far longer than Perfect. Flair doesn’t believe being tossed over a top rope by Perfect qualifies Perfect as being better than him. Flair says that Perfect knows deep down inside that Perfect can not pin or make Flair submit. Flair tells McMahon that on February 20th at Saturday Night Main Event, Ric Flair will defeat Mr. Perfect and beat WWF World Champion Bret Hart to recapture his championship!
6. WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Papa Shango in 6:57 in a non-title match with the Sharpshooter.

WWF Wrestling Challenge 2/14/1993
1. Yokozuna defeated Scott Taylor in 0:35 following the Banzai Drop.
2. Lex Luger/Bobby Heenan Interview: Vince McMahon conducted a interview with the Narcissist, Lex Luger and his manager Bobby Heenan. Heenan has a big announcement for WWF fans. Heenan announces that the world will be given the opportunity to see his man, Lex Luger, in action on RAW. Heenan tells McMahon that Luger’s quest to the top begins tomorrow night. Luger briefly chimes in and says that he will be the king of the WWF in no time. Luger poses for the fans while Heenan stands proud next to Luger.
3. Tatanka defeated Barry Hardy in 2:14 following a Samoan Drop.
4. The Undertaker defeated Barry Horowitz in 0:57 following a tombstone pile driver.
5. Steiner Brothers Interview: Mean Gene conducted a interview with the Steiner Brothers. The Steiner Brothers main focus is one thing and that is the WWF World Tag Team Championships. Scott Steiner mentions that since the Nasty Boys couldn’t get the job done on RAW, Money Inc. do not have any competition. Scott knows that issuing a challenge to the champions will just be rejected, so what the Steiner’s are instead going to do is beat every tag team in the WWF, literally, and earn their shot at the WWF World Tag Team Championships!
6. Jerry Lawler defeated Glenn Ruth in 2:05 following a pile driver.

WWF Week #5: February 1st – February 7th

Week 5: February 1st – 7th

WWF RAW 2/1/1993 (Manhattan, NY)
1. Bam-Bam Bigelow defeated Jim Duggan in 6:13 following a top rope flying head butt.
2. Ric Flair/Mr. Perfect Confrontation: Vince McMahon originally started off the segment with the 1993 Royal Rumble winner Mr. Perfect, where Perfect talked about achieving his goal of winning the most prestigious battle royal in all of wrestling. Perfect also bragged about eliminating his former friend, Ric Flair to win the Royal Rumble and how he loves to see Ric Flair jealous of Perfect. McMahon ends up bringing up WWF World Champion and how the last time Perfect wrestled Bret Hart, he lost. Perfect doesn’t want to make excuses but back at Summer Slam 1991, he was suffering from a major back injury. Perfect says he is 100% healthy and knows that he can beat Bret Hart. Before the interview can end, Ric Flair marches down to the ring and was clearly pissed off. Flair yanks the microphone away from McMahon and begins to scream that he is better than Mr. Perfect. Flair doesn’t care what happened at the Royal Rumble, Perfect has never pinned or made Flair submit. Flair knows that he is the uncrown Royal Rumble winner and demand that Perfect step up and be a man to try and beat THE MAN. Perfect laughs but is slapped by Flair who says this isn’t funny. Flair gets right in Perfect’s face and tells Perfect that he can’t beat him. Flair insults Perfect by saying that Perfect was his manager. Perfect played second fiddle to him. Perfect isn’t smiling anymore. McMahon tries to settle Perfect down as Perfect is clearly getting aggravated. Perfect grabs the microphone and says “You know what nature boy, you want me, you want my title shot at Wrestle Mania IX, you got it! On February 20th, at Saturday Night Main Event we are going to see who the better man truly is!” Flair and Perfect have a heated stare down to end the segment.
3. Crush defeated Barry Hardy in 2:34 with the Kona Vice.
4. Steiner Brothers defeated Russ Greenberg/PJ Walker in 1:04 when Scott pinned Walker.
5. Tatanka Interview: Vince McMahon conducted another interview this week, this time with Tatanka. Tatanka’s focus is on the evil clown Doink. Tatanka has never been disrespected so much by one person. Tatanka assures the fans that Doink will regret burning his head dress.
6. Randy Savage defeated Skinner in 3:58 following a top rope elbow drop. After the match, Randy Savage is attacked by Razor Ramon, who came through the crowd. Ramon ended up driving Savage down on the floor with a Razors Edge to close out the show.

WWF House Show 2/2/1993 (Manchester, England, 5,000)
1. The Nasty Boys defeated Beverly Brothers
2. Tatanka defeated Doink the Clown
3. WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Marty Jannetty to retain title
4. Yokozuna defeated Jim Duggan
5. Mr. Perfect defeated Ric Flair
6. Razor Ramon/WWF World Tag Team Champions Money Inc. defeated Randy Savage/Steiner Brothers
7. WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Bam-Bam Bigelow to retain the title

WWF House Show 2/5/1993 (Beyreuth, Germany, 9,000)
1. Virgil defeated Skinner
2. Tatanka defeated Papa Shango
3. Doink the Clown defeated Max Moon
4. Steiner Brothers defeated WWF World Tag Team Champions Money Inc. by DQ
5. The Undertaker defeated Jerry Lawler
6. WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Marty Jannetty to retain the title
7. Razor Ramon defeated Randy Savage
8. WWF World Champion Bret Hart/Mr. Perfect defeated Ric Flair/Bam-Bam Bigelow

WWF House Show 2/6/1993 (Boston, MA 10,000)
1. Beverly Brothers defeated the Natural Disasters
2. Owen Hart defeated Papa Shango
3. WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Crush to retain the title
4. Steiner Brothers defeated WWF World Tag Team Champions Money Inc. in a non-title match
5. Marty Jannetty defeated Jerry Lawler
6. The Undertaker defeated Repo Man
7. Tatanka defeated Doink the Clown
8. WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Razor Ramon to retain the title.

WWF Superstars 2/6/1993
1. Marty Jannetty defeated Terry Taylor in 7:38 following the Rocker Dropper.
2. Razor Ramon Interview: Mean Gene conducted the interview with Ramon, who viciously attacked Randy Savage on RAW. Ramon tells Gene that he isn’t going to sit by and allow a washed up, has been like Randy Savage continue to keep a spot that belongs to Razor Ramon. Ramon would challenge Savage to a match but doesn’t believe Savage will be healthy enough to compete considering of the recent unfortunate injury he suffered, which Ramon couldn’t help but laugh at. Gene tells Ramon that Savage will be coming after him. Ramon finishes the segment off by telling the Macho Man to bring it on. Ramon will be more than ready for him.
3. Kamala defeated Duane Gill in 1:04 following a big splash.
4. Beverly Brothers defeated Scott Taylor/Jim Powers in 3:12 when Beau pinned Taylor.
5. Nasty Boys Interview: Vince McMahon conducted a interview with the Nasty Boys. Knobbs says that next weeks RAW they have been given a non-title match with Money Inc., which if they win they will finally get a tag title match. Saggs says that on Monday, Money Inc. are going to be visiting Pity City and their belts will be going to Nastyville with them sooner rather than later!
6. Mr. Perfect defeated Barry Horowitz in 2:14 following the Perfect Plex.

WWF Wrestling Challenge 2/7/1993
1. Big Bossman defeated Papa Shango in 5:04 following a side walk slam.
2. Shawn Michaels Interview: Vince McMahon interview the WWF Intercontinental Champion who is not happy about having to wrestle Marty Jannetty on February 20th inside a steel cage. Michaels doesn’t want his face to get sliced up and bruised. Michaels knows that Jannetty doesn’t care about that because Jannetty was born with a face only his mother could love! McMahon asks if Michaels is afraid of Jannetty inside a cage? Michaels assures McMahon that he isn’t. Michaels has beaten Jannetty before and on February 20th he will do it again and once and for all show the world that Shawn Michaels is better than Marty Jannetty!
3. Owen Hart defeated Louie Spicolli in 2:12 following a missile dropkick.
4. Razor Ramon defeated Mike Sharpe in 1:35 following the Razors Edge.
5. Bret Hart Interview: Mean Gene interviewed the WWF World Champion Bret Hart. Gene asks Hart who he would rather wrestle at Wrestle Mania IX, Mr. Perfect or Ric Flair. Hart says he would like to wrestle Mr. Perfect considering Perfect actually won the match to earn a title shot while Flair is just crying over not being as good as Perfect. However, Hart doesn’t make the rules and tells Gene that he will beat either Perfect or Flair at Wrestle Mania IX. Hart is a fighting champion and will not back down from anyone. Because, Hart is the “best there was, the best there is and the best there ever will be!”
6. Yokozuna defeated Joey Maggs/Mike Bell in a handicap match in 1:06 following a double Banzai Drop.

WWF House Show 2/7/1993 (Philadelphia, PA, 7,025)
1. Rick Martel defeated Kamala
2. Owen Hart defeated Repo Man
3. Yokozuna defeated Crush
4. Bam-Bam Bigelow defeated Big Bossman
5. The Undertaker defeated Terry Taylor
6. WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Jim Duggan to retain the title
7. Mr. Perfect defeated Ric Flair
8. WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Razor Ramon to retain the title

WWF 1993 Week #4: January 25th – January 31rst

Week 4: January 25th – 31st

WWF RAW 1/25/1993: (Manhattan, NY)
1. Randy Savage defeated Rick Martel in 8:18 following a top rope elbow drop. During the bout, taped promo by Razor Ramon aired. Ramon is upset over Randy Savage being given a title shot last night. Ramon felt that he had earned a title shot himself. Ramon believes that Savage’s time has passed him by and if Savage doesn’t accept that, Ramon will take him out once and for all.
2. Royal Rumble 1993 Report: Mean Gene goes over what happened last night, which saw Mr. Perfect win the Royal Rumble. A angry by Ric Flair is also shown as he isn’t livid over the fact that his former manager and friend tossed him over the top rope to earn a title shot at Wrestle Mania. “This isn’t over Perfect, not by a long shot.. WOOO!”
3. Jerry Lawler defeated Max Moon in 3:25 following a pile driver.
4. Tatanka defeated Glenn Ruth in 1:56 following a Samoan Drop. During the bout, a pre-tape promo by Doink the Clown was shown. Doink taunted Tatanka about burning his head dress and actually wears the burnt head dress while mocking Tatanka’s War Dance.
5. Lex Luger Interview: Vince McMahon interviewed Lex Luger in the ring to discuss Luger’s intentions in the WWF. Bobby Heenan was alongside Luger acting as his manager. Luger told McMahon that he has only one goal in mind and that is to win the WWF World Championship by the end of the year. Luger isn’t going to be like Randy Savage and ask for one, but rather he is going to earn his title shot. Luger claims that he is going to use his pure skill to just run through the WWF roster before taking out “everyone’s hero” Bret Hart. Luger asks Heenan how great the championship will look around his waist, which Heenan replies “the belt will be around the waist of the greatest athlete to ever step foot in a WWF ring.” Heenna finishes off the segment by proclaiming his man as the future WWF World Champion as Luger poses in the ring.
6. Yokozuna defeated the Kamikaze Kid in 0:35 following the Banzai Drop.

WWF House Show 1/29/1993 (New York, NY, 15,000)
1. Owen Hart defeated Chris Benoit (tryout match for Benoit)
2. Kamala defeated Skinner
3. Steiner Brothers defeated Beverly Brothers
4. Razor Ramon defeated Max Moon
5. WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Marty Jannetty to retain the title.
6. Mr. Perfect defeated Ric Flair
7. Bam-Bam Bigelow defeated Jim Duggan
8. Nasty Boys defeated WWF World Tag Team Champions Money Inc. by count-out in a non-title match.
9. Yokozuna defeated Crush
10. WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Randy Savage to retain the title. During the bout, Razor Ramon interfered and sent Savage into the ring post.

WWF House Show 1/30/1993 (Providence, RI, 7,350)
1. Headshrinkers defeated the Bushwhackers
2. Crush defeated Skinner
3. Rick Martel defeated Koko B. Ware
4. Tatanka defeated Doink the Clown
5. Razor Ramon defeated Big Bossman
6. The Undertaker defeated Jerry Lawler
7. Mr. Perfect defeated Ric Flair

WWF Superstars 1/30/1993
1. Jim Duggan defeated the Brooklyn Brawler in 3:17 following a running clothesline. During the bout, a pre-tape of Duggan issuing a rematch for Bam-Bam Bigelow next week on RAW.
2. Mr. Perfect Interview: Mean Gene conducted a interview with the 1993 Royal Rumble winner. Perfect talks about how great it felt to eliminate that “piece of trash” Ric Flair in order to earn a title shot at Wrestle Mania IX. Gene brings up how Perfect has never had a WWF World Championship shot on pay per view and only a few period but that was years ago. Perfect says that he is a different wrestler since a few years ago and he knows what it takes to beat Bret Hart since he has beaten Hart once before. Perfect finishes the promo off by saying that at Wrestle Mania IX, their “will be the perfect ending.”
3. Razor Ramon defeated Jim Powers in 1:34 following the Razors Edge.
4. The Headshrinkers defeated PJ Walker/Russ Greenberg in 1:06 when Fatu pinned Walker following a top rope splash.
5. Money Inc. Interview: Mean Gene conducts a interview with the WWF World Tag Team Champions. Gene brings up the Nasty Boys challenge for a tag team title shot. Jimmy Hart chimes in and rips on his former clients by saying that the Nasty Boys do not measure up to the greatest tag team in recent memory. Hart insults the Nasty Boys intelligence and puts over Money Inc’s overall brilliance when it comes to outsmarting opponents, which wouldn’t be difficult to do against the Nasty Boys. DiBiase ends up saying that the Nasty Boys will not get a title shot because they haven’t done anything to earn it.
6. Marty Jannetty defeated Repo Man in 4:49 following the Rocker Dropper.

WWF House Show (Toronto, Ontario, 9,000)
1. Tatanka defeated Doink the Clown
2. Owen Hart defeated Chris Benoit (2nd tryout for Benoit)
3. Crush defeated Papa Shango
4. The Undertaker defeated Jerry Lawler
5. Razor Ramon/WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Big Bossman/Marty Jannetty
6. Mr. Perfect defeated Ric Flair
7. WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Randy Savage to retain the title.

WWF Wrestling Challenge 1/31/1993
1. WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Scott Taylor in 2:06 following a super kick.
2. Jack Tunney Interview:Tunney is at his office to conduct a interview by himself. Tunney announces the return of Saturday Night Main Event! Tunney says the return of SNME will take place on February 20th. Tunney brings up the Michaels/Jannetty match from the Royal Rumble and how WWF officials are not happy with the cheating ways of Michaels. Thus, Jannetty will be getting a rematch at SNME but this time it will be inside a steel cage where anything can happen!
3. WWF World Tag Team Champions Money Inc. defeated Joey Maggs/Mike Sharpe in 2:38 when IRS pinned Maggs following a lariat.
4. Big Bossman defeated Barry Horowitz in 3:19 following a side walk slam.
5. Bam-Bam Bigelow Interview: Mean Gene conducted a interview with Bam-Bam Bigelow. Gene brings up Duggan’s challenge for RAW. Bigelow is short with his interview as he simply tells Gene and the fans that if Duggan wants more of a butt kicking, Bigelow will be more than happy to give him one.
6. The Undertaker defeated Reno Riggins in 0:58 following the tombstone pile driver.

WWF Royal Rumble 1993 1/24/1993

(credit: Chaz)

World Wrestling Federation presents Royal Rumble
Date: 1/24/1993
From: Sacramento, California
Arena: Arco Arena
Announcers: Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan

A video introduced by Vince McMahon opens up the pay per view. there are several brief promos by men involved in the Royal Rumble match. Those wrestlers included Money Inc., Ric Flair, Mr. Perfect, Razor Ramon, Tatanka and Crush (not in a specific order).

Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan welcome everyone to the 19993 Royal Rumble. Monsoon and Heenan briefly run down the under card which they mainly focus on the WWF World Championship match between Bret Hart and Randy Savage. Monsoon turns his attention to the Royal Rumble match and believes that the Undertaker will overcome the odds and win the Royal Rumble. Heenan scoffs at that prediction and proclaims that Ric Flair will win a second straight Royal Rumble and go to Wrestle Mania IX where Flair will win the WWF World Championship. Monsoon isn’t surprised by Heenan’s prediction. Monsoon sends it over to the ring to start the action!

Opening Contest: the Steiner Brothers defeated the Headshrinkers: Scott Steiner and Fatu started off the contest with Scott controlling Fatu with mat wrestling. Fatu is able to get the upper hand as Scott runs into a big boot in the corner and Fatu delivers a vicious chop to drop Scott. Fatu follows up with a side slam and a quick leg drop for barely a two count. Fatu works on Scott in his corner with Samu for a few moments before Samu got the tag. Samu splashes Scott in the corner and drives Scott down to the mat with a delayed vertical suplex for another near fall. Scott ducks under a clothesline and hit’s a exploder suplex on Samu. Scott charges towards Samu but is dropped throat first across the top rope. Samu scoop slams Scott and comes off the middle rope connecting with a splash but doesn’t go for the cover. Scott blocks a vertical suplex attempt and takes Samu over with a side belly to belly suplex. Scott blocks a backdrop attempt and is able to connect with a double under hook power bomb! Samu tags out to Fatu who prevents Scott from tagging out. Fatu attempts a short arm clothesline but Scott ducks under and connects with a German suplex. Scott crawls to his corner and tags in Rick. Rick cleans house with a series of clotheslines and power slams Samu as he comes off the ropes. Rick stops Fatu with a overhead belly to belly suplex and the crowd is heavily behind the Steiner Brothers! Samu tries to clothesline Rick from behind but Rick is able to back drop Samu to the floor. Fatu gets a few clubbing blows in on Rick and comes off the ropes with a swinging neck breaker. Fatu delivers a few falling head butts but only gets a near fall on the pin attempt. Scott is able to get a sneak tag in as Samu pulls the top rope down and Rick crashes to the floor. Scott works on Fatu with right hands and comes off the ropes but Fatu plants Scott with a Samoan Drop. Fatu climbs to the top rope looking for a big splash but Rick gets on the apron and shoves Fatu off the to canvas. Scott gets up and has Fatu on his shoulders. Rick leaps off the top rope and connects with a bulldog! Scott covers Fatu and picks up the win as Rick prevents Samu from making the save! (10:02, ***)
After the match, the Steiner Brothers celebrate their pay per view debut win.

Backstage, Mean Gene is standing with the WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels. Gene tries to interview Michaels but before a question can be asked, Marty Jannetty comes into the picture and tackles Michaels! Gene gets out of the way as Jannetty brawls with Michaels towards the ring!

Second Contest: Marty Jannetty defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels by DQ, Michaels retains the title: Jannetty hammers away on Michaels as they make their way down the aisle way. Jannetty sends Michaels back first into the guard railing and follows up with a backdrop on the floor as Michaels stumbles towards Jannetty. Jannetty attempts a vertical suplex on the floor but Michaels blocks it and drop toe holds Jannetty face first into the ring steps! Michaels rolls into the ring and begins to count with the referee. Jannetty staggers to his feet and rolls in before the count of ten. Michaels sends Jannetty into the ropes and connects with a snap power slam for a two count. Michaels works on Jannetty in the corner with right hands. Jannetty battles back with open hand chops and drops Michaels with a clothesline. Jannetty dropkicks Michaels into a corner and hip tosses Michaels as Michaels bounces out of the corner. Jannetty plants Michaels with a DDT but is only able to get a near fall. Jannetty heads to the top rope but is crotched by Michaels. Michaels goes for a superplex but takes too long and Jannetty knocks Michaels off with a head butt. Jannetty regains his footing and connects with a cross body! Jannetty covers but Michaels is able to kick out at two! Jannetty mounts Michaels with right hands until the referee pulls Jannetty off because of the closed right hands. Jannetty turns around and is poked in the eyes by Michaels who then sends Jannetty shoulder first between the top and middle rope which causes Jannetty to hit his shoulder on the ring post. Michaels rolls Jannetty up out of the corner but Jannetty kicks out. Michaels works on Jannetty in the corner with right hands and clotheslines Jannetty as well. Michaels brings Jannetty out of the corner and delivers a shoulder breaker which causes Jannetty to scream in agony. Michaels goes for the cover but Jannetty will not stay down for three. Michaels argues with the referee in the corner and eventually turns around only to be met with a super kick from Jannetty! Jannetty slowly goes for the cover but Michaels gets his foot on the bottom rope at the count of two! Jannetty follows up with a snap suplex and a standing fist drop as Jannetty begins to get a second wind. Jannetty comes off the ropes with a spinning back elbow and takes Michaels down with a head scissors that sends Michaels to the floor. Jannetty is prevented from going to the floor by the referee. Michaels grabs his championship and clutches it to his chest as he sits on the apron. Jannetty grabs Michaels and pulls Michaels up only to be nailed with the championship, right in front of the referee which causes the DQ. (12:37, **½)
After the match, Michaels casually walks to the backstage area while Jannetty is checked on by several officials. Michaels is clearly happy with himself.

Previously recordered promos by several wrestlers involved in the Royal Rumble match are aired. Those wrestlers include Jerry Lawler, the Natural Disasters, and the Undertaker.

Third Contest: Bam-Bam Bigelow defeated Jim Duggan: They trade right hands until Bigelow jumps up and spin kicks Duggan. Bigelow works on Duggan in the corner with several shoulder rams and delivers a running big splash in the corner. Bigelow scoop slams Duggan and comes off the ropes looking for a back splash but Duggan moves out of the way. Duggan nails Bigelow with a series of jabs and comes off the ropes with a clothesline, knocking Bigelow down to the mat. Duggan ducks a clothesline and atomic drops Bigelow. Duggan back suplexs Bigelow but only gets a one count. Duggan signals for a running lariat but Bigelow is able to move out of the way and plants Duggan with a jumping double arm DDT! This allows Bigelow to make his way to the top rope and leaps off connecting with a flying head butt! Bigelow covers Duggan and picks up the win. (4:46, *)

A video promoting the recent happenings between Yokozuna and Big Bossman is aired. Bossman cuts a brief promo saying that tonight Yokozuna is going to serve hard time!

Fourth Contest: Yokozuna defeated Big Bossman: Bossman tries to get the upper hand with several right hands but Yoko shoves Bossman into a corner. Yoko blocks a right hand and throat thrusts Bossman to get the advantage. Yoko sends Bossman across the ring and big splashes Bossman in the corner. Yoko follows up with a belly to belly suplex and Bossman is in trouble. Yoko comes off the ropes and attempts a leg drop but Bossman is able to roll out of the way. Bossman comes off the ropes a few times delivering a few clotheslines that stagger Yoko. Bossman gets riled up and comes off the ropes one more time but is met with a savant kick from Yoko. Yoko quickly comes off the ropes and leg drops Bossman who is out cold. Yoko drags Bossman to the corner and after taunting the fans briefly, connects with the Banzai Drop! Yoko sits on top of Bossman and picks up the win. (5:25, *¼)

A video hyping up the WWF World Championship match between Bret Hart and Randy Savage is shown.

Fifth Contest: WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Randy Savage to retain the title: They shake hands before the bell showing respect for each other. They circle around the ring briefly and lock up with Hart backing Savage into a corner. Hart cleanly breaks away from Savage. Lockup again and this time Savage backs Hart into a corner. Savage goes to break free but ends up delivering a right hand. Savage hip tosses Hart out of the corner and plays to the crowd. Hart goes behind Savage and leg trips the challenger. Hart has a hammerlock on Savage for a few moments until Savage snap mares Hart to break free from the hold. Hart gets up but is clotheslined back down by Savage. Savage sends Hart into a corner and delivers a few punches until Hart is able to atomic drop Savage. Hart comes off the ropes and drives Savage down with a running bulldog for a two count. Hart follows up with a snap suplex and begins to work on Savage’s left knee by delivering a few elbow drops. Hart sends Savage into the ropes and delivers a boot to the gut followed by a side Russian leg sweep for another two count. Savage is able to send Hart into a corner and nails Hart with a running double sledge, sending Hart to the floor. Savage heads to the top rope and leaps off connecting with a double axe handle! Savage rams Hart back first into the ring apron a few times before sending Hart back into the ring. Savage sends Hart into the ropes and connects with a running high knee lift for a two count. Savage sets Hart up and connects with a vertical suplex. Savage grabs Hart and drives Hart back down with a backbreaker for a two count. Savage heads to the top rope and leaps off connecting with a knee drop! Savage covers but Hart kicks out at two, again. Savage pulls Hart up and backs Hart up against the ropes. Savage charges looking for a clothesline but Hart drops down and Savage falls over the top to the floor. Hart comes off the ropes and dives through the middle rope taking Savage out with a suicide dive! Hart pummels Savage with right hands on the floor, briefly. Hart rolls Savage back into the ring and crotches Savage on the top rope. Hart delivers a few right hand and connects with a superplex! Hart goes for the cover and gets a two count. Hart nails Savage with a quick leg drop and gets a two count as a result. Hart works on Savage in the corner with a flurry of right hands and charges towards the corner but Savage moves. Hart ends up hitting the top turnbuckle hard chest first and Savage drops Hart with a reverse neck breaker! Savage covers but Hart manages to kick out. Savage pulls Hart up and plants Hart with a pile driver. Savage signals for the elbow drop and heads to the top rope. Savage takes his time and leaps off, but misses the elbow drop as Hart rolls out of the way. Savage crashes hard down to the mat! Hart is able to deliver a backbreaker and a forearm drop off the middle rope. Hart quickly goes to Savage’s legs and locks in the Sharpshooter. Savage tries desperately to reach the bottom rope and nearly reaches it but Hart drags Savage back to the middle of the ring where Savage is forced to tap out. (24:57, ***½)
After the match, Bret Hart celebrates the win. Savage recovers and embraces Hart.

Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan talk about the WWF World Championship match and it was a great back and forth contest. Monsoon believes this has proven that Bret Hart is the real deal and is the leader of the New Generation. Heenan scoffs at that statement and says he is going to introduce the man that everyone has been talking about, the Narcissist Lex Luger! ! Heenan leaves the booth and grabs a microphone telling the fans to be quiet as they are about to lay eyes on greatest talent to step foot in the WWF. Several attractive women make their way out holding mirrors as Heenan continues to put over the Narcissist. Eventually, Lex Luger makes his way out and slowly takes off a robe and admires his body in the four mirrors being held by the women. Heenan raves about Luger and how sooner rather than later Luger will added some gorgeous gold to his gorgeous body!

A video promoting the Royal Rumble match is aired.

Main Event: Mr. Perfect won the 1993 Royal Rumble last eliminating Ric Flair:
Order of Entry:
1. Owen Hart
2. Rick Martel
3. Max Moon
4. Earthquake
5. Papa Shango
6. Tatanka
7. Butch
8. Ric Flair
9. Brian Knobbs
10. Typhoon
11. Bob Backlund
12. Luke
13. Mr. Perfect
14. IRS
15. Jerry Saggs
16. Beau Beverly
17. Kamala
18. The Undertaker
19. Koko B. Ware
20. Ted DiBiase
21. Razor Ramon
22. Crush
23. Blake Beverly
24. Doink
25. Damien Demento
26. Virgil
27. Repo Man
28. Skinner
29. Tito Santana
30. Jerry Lawler

Order of Elimination: (followed person who eliminated them)
1. Butch (by Ric Flair)
2. Papa Shango (by Earthquake)
3. Max Moon (by Tatanka)
4. Owen Hart (by Ric Flair)
5. Bob Backlund (by Ric Flair)
6. Luke (by Rick Martel)
7. Earthquake (by Tatanka, Brian Knobbs and Mr. Perfect)
8. IRS (by Mr. Perfect)
9. Beau Beverly (by Earthquake)
10. Rick Martel (by the Undertaker)
11/12. Brian Knobbs and Kamala (by the Undertaker)
13. Typhoon (by the Undertaker)
14. Koko B. Ware (by Razor Ramon)
15. Jerry Saggs (by Ted DiBiase)
16. Blake Beverly (Tatanka)
17. Damien Demento (by Crush)
18. Tatanka (by Doink)
19. Ted DiBiase (by Crush)
20. Virgil (by Ric Flair)
21. Razor Ramon (by Crush)
22. Repo Man (by Mr. Perfect)
23. the Undertaker (by Mr. Perfect, Ric Flair and Crush)
24. Doink (by Crush)
25. Tito Santana (by Jerry Lawler)
26. Jerry Lawler (by Mr. Perfect)
27. Skinner (by Crush)
28. Crush (by Ric Flair)
29. Ric Flair (by Mr. Perfect, 1:02:11)
After the match, Mr. Perfect celebrates his win by leaping to the middle rope and playing to the crowd. Perfect drops down to the mat and to his knees showing real emotion, knowing that he is going to Wrestle Mania having a shot at the WWF World Championship. The Royal Rumble comes to a close with Mr. Perfect standing in the ring with his arms raised with a smile on his face with his music loudly playing.

End of show

WWF 1993 #3: January 16th – January 24th

Week 3: January 16th – 24th

WWF House Show 1/16/1993 (Nashville, TN, 2,133 attendance)
1. Jim Duggan defeated Papa Shango
2. Big Bossman defeated Skinner
3. Steiner Brothers defeated Beverly Brothers
4. Razor Ramon defeated Owen Hart
5. Tatanka defeated Doink the Clown
6. Yokozuna defeated Bob Backlund
7. WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Bam-Bam Bigelow to retain the title

WWF Superstars 1/16/1993
1. Crush defeated Skinner in 4:15 following the use of the Kona Vice
2. Royal Rumble 1993 Report: The main interview in this segment was with Jerry Lawler. Lawler brags about being a king and believes that him winning the Royal Rumble is his destiny. Lawler says it is only fitting for royalty to win the Royal Rumble. Lawler makes sure to insult Bret Hart as he assures fans that when he wins, he will win the WWF World Championship at Wrestle Mania IX. The segment also has promos by Tatanka, Papa Shango and Crush regarding the Royal Rumble.
3. Razor Ramon defeated Glenn Ruth in 1:02 following the Razors Edge. During the bout, a pre-tape promo of Ramon talking about the Royal Rumble was shown.
4. Marty Jannetty Interview: Mean Gene interviews Jannetty regarding his upcoming match with Shawn Michaels at the Royal Rumble. Jannetty has been waiting for this moment for over a year and says he isn’t going to screw this up. Gene brings up Jannetty accidentally hitting Sensational Sherri with a mirror a few weeks ago. Jannetty states it was an accident and that only a coward like Shawn Michaels would protect himself by putting a woman in front of him. Gene notes that Sherri is at home still recovering from facial fractures. Jannetty finishes off the promo by saying that at the Royal Rumble, Jannetty will be new WWF Intercontinental Champion!
5. Steiner Brothers defeated Duane Gill/Barry Hardy in 2:33 when Scott pinned Hardy. During the bout, the Headshrinkers and Afa cut a promo which no one could understand while eating meat and head butting each other.
6. Yokozuna defeated Jim Powers in 0:45 following the Bonzai Drop.

WWF Wrestling Challenge 1/17/1993
1. Marty Jannetty defeated Damien Demento in 3:45 following the Rocker Dropper. During the bout, Shawn Michaels cut a promo where he was rather cocky regarding his match with Jannetty.
2. Royal Rumble 1993 Report: The Steiner Brothers are the main interview for the segment. They are hyping up their tag team match with the undefeated team, the Headshrinkers. Scott Steiner says that they came to the WWF to wrestle the best competition and they promise that sooner rather than later they will be the WWF World Tag Team Champions! Other interviews included words from Tatanka and the Repo Man regarding the Royal Rumble match.
3. Bam-Bam Bigelow defeated Koko B. Ware in 1:53 following a flying head butt. During the bout, Jim Duggan cut a promo saying he is going to knock Bigelow’s teeth down his throat, tough guy!
4. The Headshrinkers defeated the Bushwhackers in 3:01 when Fatu pinned Luke.
5. Ric Flair Interview: Mean Gene interviews Flair about the upcoming Royal Rumble match. Flair reminds Gene and everyone else that last year he won the Royal Rumble and won the WWF World Championship. Flair knows what it takes to win the grueling contest. Flair notes that he hasn’t gotten a rematch against Bret Hart yet and believes that is a crime. Flair will guarantee his rematch by winning the Royal Rumble and once again becoming the man!
6. Big Bossman defeated the Brooklyn Brawler in 2:39 following a side walk slam. After the match, Yokozuna came down to the ring but was held back from entering the ring by several referees and enhancement talent.

WWF RAW 1/18/1993 (Manhattan, NY)
1. The Beverly Brothers defeated the Natural Disasters in 6:26 when Beau pinned Typhoon. During the bout, a pre-tape promo by Money Inc aired. They laughed off any kind true challengers to their championships and DiBiase said they are going to be the champions for a long, long time.
2. Royal Rumble 1993 Report: This week saw Mean Gene just running down the card as the Royal Rumble is only six days away!
3. Rick Martel defeated PJ Walker in 2:54 following the Boston Crab.
4. Tatanka defeated Barry Horowitz in 1:39 following a Samoan Drop. During the bout, a pre-tape interview with Doink the Clown is aired. Doink thinks he has a lot in common with Tatanka as they play dress up. Doink completely insults Tatanka’s heritage and believes Tatanka is just a joke.
5. Bobby Heenan Interview: Vince McMahon interviews Heenan regarding the debut of the Narcissist at the Royal Rumble. Heenan puts over the Narcissist as the greatest specimen to ever enter the WWF. Heenan heavily hypes up the physical features and claims that the Narcissist has World Champion talent. McMahon isn’t sold on what Heenan is selling. Heenan tells McMahon he will find out this Sunday just how big a deal the Narcissist truly is.
6. Mr. Perfect defeated Scott Taylor in 1:57 following the Perfect Plex.

WWF House Show 1/23/1993 (Reno, NV, 3,450 attendance)
1. Scott Steiner defeated Fatu
2. Rick Martel defeated Owen Hart
3. WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Marty Jannetty by count-out to retain the title.
4. Tatanka defeated Doink the Clown
5. WWF World Tag Team Champions Money Inc defeated the Bushwhackers to retain the titles
6. The Undertaker defeated Repo Man
7. WWF World Champion Bret Hart/Randy Savage defeated Ric Flair/Bam-Bam Bigelow

WWF Superstars 1/23/1993
1. Doink the Clown defeated Glenn Ruth in 2:42 following the Whoopee Cushion. After the match, Tatanka runs down and attacks Doink.
2. Royal Rumble 1993: Mean Gene hypes up the pay per view and also shows footage from a recent house show where Doink had burned Tatanka’s head dress.
3. Crush defeated Mike Sharpe in 1:29 following the Kona Vice.
4. Rick Martel Interview: Mean Gene interview Martel regarding the Royal Rumble. Martel puts himself over as the only person in the WWF with any kind of style and durability. Martel believes that the perfect accessory for his outfits would be the WWF World Championship and will stop at nothing to win it.
5. The Undertaker defeated Mike Bell in 0:36 following a tombstone pile driver. During the bout, a pre-tape interview with Paul Bearer and the Undertaker is aired. Bearer is confident that the dead man will prevail at the Royal Rumble.
6. WWF World Tag Team Champions Money Inc. defeated High Energy in 5:04 in a non-title match when IRS pinned Koko B. Ware.

WWF Wrestling Challenge 1/24/1993
1. The Natural Disasters defeated Barry Horowitz/Joey Maggs in 2:55 when Typhoon pinned Horowitz.
2. Royal Rumble 1993 Report: Mean Gene runs down the show taking place later on in the day.
3. Razor Ramon defeated Scott Taylor in 1:24 following the Razors Edge
4. Repo Man defeated PJ Walker in 3:37 following a power slam
5. Nasty Boys Interview: Mean Gene interview the Nasty Boys regarding Money Inc. The Nasty Boys believe that they have been avoided long enough and demand they get a WWF World Tag Team Championship match. They believe that Jimmy Hart never filed any paper work when he was their manager. Nasty Boys believe that Money Inc. are afraid of them. They don’t care what it takes, they want a shot at the straps!
6. Big Bossman defeated Damien Demento in 4:18 following a side walk slam