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1993
January
Episode 1
Jan 11, 1993
New York, NY
Manhattan Center
--Commentary by Vince McMahon, Randy Savage, and Rob Bartlett....
--Bobby Heenan tried to get into the building to see the show, first disguised as a woman
and telling Sean Mooney that he was Bartlett's aunt and later posing as Bartlett's uncle.
He finally made it in right at the end of the show...
--McMahon interviewed Scott Hall about his upcoming WWF Title match against Bret Hart
at the Royal Rumble....
--They showed clips of Kamala's face turn against Harvey Wippleman and Kimchee and
joining Slick...
--McMahon interviewed Doink the Clown about Crush warning him not to make the kids in the
audience cry. Crush came out and Doink squirted him with a water gun, prompting Crush to
chase him....
* Yokozuna pinned Koko B Ware.
* Rick + Scott Steiner beat the Executioners.
* I-C Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Max Moon.
* The Undertaker pinned Damien DeMento.
Episode 2
Jan 18, 1993
New York, NY
Manhattan Center
--Barry Darsow, as The Repo Man, stole Randy Savage's hat and by show's end he stole Rob Bartlett's car...
* Curt Hennig pinned Terry Taylor.
* Marty Jannetty pinned Glen Ruth.
Match 3: Ric Flair / Tito Santana - No Contest.
- Flair challenged Hennig to a Loser Leaves Town Match for next week....
Episode 3
Taped: Jan 18, 1993
Air Date: Jan 25, 1993
New York, NY
Manhattan Center
- Bobby Heenan substituted for Randy Savage on guest commentary...
Match 1: Randy Savage pinned Barry Darsow.
- Savage got his hat back.
Match 2: Kamala pinned Steve Lombardi.
Match 3: Curt Hennig pinned Ric Flair - Loser Leaves the WWF Match.
- Flair leaves the WWF....
February
Episode 4
Feb 1, 1993
New York, NY
Manhattan Center
- 10-Bell Salute to Andre the Giant...
Match 1: Chris Chavis pinned Damien DeMento.
Match 2: Owen Hart + Koko B Ware beat Skull Von Krush + "Iron" Mike Sharpe.
Match 3: Doink the Clown pinned Fred Ottman.
Match 4: Yokozuna beat Bobby DeVito.
Match 5: Lex Luger pinned Jason Knight.
Episode 5
Taped: Feb 1, 1993
Air Date: Feb 15, 1993
New York, NY
Manhattan Center
Match 1: Rick + Scott Steiner beat Glen Ruth + Bobby Who.
Match 2: Yokozuna pinned Ross Greenberg.
Match 3: Battle Royal - Scott Hall won.
The other participants were: Owen Hart, Koko B Ware, Kamala, Kimchee, Shawn Michaels,
"Iron" Mike Sharpe, Bob Backlund, Fred Ottman, Damien DeMento, John Nord, Terry Taylor,
and Steve Keirn.
Match 4: Brutus Beefcake beat Ted Dibiase - DQ....
- Mike Rotunda attacked Beefcake with his briefcase, hitting him in the face with Jimmy Hart,
DiBiase's and Rotunda's manager, trying to get in the way of it. Beefcake was stretchered out.
Episode 6:
Feb 22, 1993
New York, NY
Manhattan Center
- They aired a taped interview with Hulk Hogan where he thanked Jimmy Hart for helping Brutus Beefcake
the previous week, then brought out Beefcake and formed the Mega-Maniacs with him and with Hart as
their manager.
Match 1: Bam Bam Bigelow beat Scott Keller.
Match 2: Chris Chavis and the Nasty Boys; Brian Knobs + Jerry Sags, beat I-C Champion Shawn Michaels
and the Beverly Brothers; Wayne Bloom + Mike Enos.
Match 3: "Crush" Brian Adams beat Terry Taylor.
Match 4: The Undertaker beat "Skinner" Steve Keirn - the show went off the air before the conclusion
of the match.
Episode 7
Mar 1, 1993
New York, NY
Manhattan Center
- Rob Bartlett was dressed as Elvis Presley...
Match 1: WWF Champion Bret Hart beat Fatu (w/ Afa).
Match 2: Doink the Clown beat Koko B. Ware.
- Rob Bartlett was interviewing Doink, who stuck a pie his face.
Match 3: Lex Luger pinned PJ Walker.
Match 4: Rick + Scott Steiner beat Barry Hardy + Duane Gill.
Episode 8
Taped: Mar 1, 1993
Air Date: Mar 8, 1993
New York, NY
Manhattan Center
- Hulk Hogan, Brutus Beefcake, and Jimmy Hart accepted a challenge
by the WWF Tag Team Champions Ted DiBiase and Mike Rotunda to
go against them at WrestleMania 9.
Match 1: WWF Tag Team Champions Ted DiBiase and Mike Rotunda
beat Tito Santana and Virgil.
Match 2: "Tatanka" Chris Chavis pinned Phil Apollo.
Match 3: "Papa Shango" Charles Wright pinned Mike Edwards.
Match 4: Bob Backlund pinned Tony Demoro.
Match 5: "Mr.Perfect" Curt Hennig pinned Rick Martel.
-Note: Was this a first? The Hennig/Martel match ended during a commercial break!
Episode 9
Mar 15, 1993
Poughkeepsie, NY
Mid-Hudson Civic Center
- Rob Bartlett was dressed as Vince McMahon and spent the show acting like him.
- Randy Savage and Rev. Jesse Jackson cut a promo about "Headlock on Hunger."
Match 1: "Razor Ramon" Scott Hall pinned Russ Greenberg.
Match 2: "Typhoon" Fred Ottman pinned LA Gore.
Match 3: Bob Backlund pinned Charles Wright.
Match 4: Nasty Boys; Brian Knobs + Jerry Sags / Headshrinkers; Fatu + Samu went to a double count-out.
Episode 10
Mar 22, 1993
New York, NY
Manhattan Center
Match 1: The Bushwhackers; Luke Williams + Butch Miller beat Damien DeMento + "Repo Man" Barry Darsow.
Match 2: "Tatanka" Chris Chavis beat Reno Riggins.
Match 3: WWF Tag Team Champions Ted DiBiase + Mike Rotunda beat John + Jeff Armstrong.
Match 4: Doink the Clown beat Kamala via count-out.
* There was no RAW show on March 29, 1993.
They aired a "March to WrestleMania IX" show instead.
Episode 11
Taped: Mar 22, 1993
Air Date: April 5, 1993
New York, NY
Manhattan Center
Match 1: Bam Bam Bigelow pinned "Virgil" Mike Jones.
Match 2: Bob Backlund pinned Kimchee.
Match 3: Damien DeMento pinned Jim Brunzell.
Match 4: Rick + Scott Steiner beat the Beverly Brothers; Wayne Bloom + Mike Enos.
Match 5: Jerry Lawler pinned Jim Powers.
- Vince McMahon interviewed Lawler, who agitated Randy Savage.
Episode 12
Apr 12, 1993
Poughkeepsie, NY
Mid-Hudson Civic Center
- Rob Bartlett interviewed Luna Vachon and Sherri Martel,
but they began to fight and were separated by Sgt Slaughter and Randy Savage.
Match 1: Scott Steiner (w/ Rick Steiner) beat WWF Tag Team Champion Mike Rotunda (w/ Ted Dibiase)
via DQ.
Match 2: "Tatanka" Chris Chavis pinned Skull Von Krush.
Match 3: "Papa Shango" beat Skip Taylor.
Match 4: "Friar Ferguson" Mike Shaw beat Chris Duffy.
Episode 13
Taped: Apr 12, 1993
Air Date: Apr 19, 1993
Poughkeepsie, NY
Mid-Hudson Civic Center
- This was the last time Rob Bartlett would appear on Raw.
Match 1: Scott Hall pinned "Virgil" Mike Jones.
Match 2: Giant Gonzalez pinned LA Gore.
Match 3: "Tatanka" Chris Chavis beat Art Thomas.
Match 4: WWF Tag Team Champions Ted DiBiase + Mike Rotunda
beat the Beverly Brothers; Wayne Bloom + Mike Enos in a non-title match.
Match 5: Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Phil Apollo.
Episode 14
Apr 26, 1993
New York, NY
Manhattan Center
- During an interview, Shawn Michaels attempted to hurt Curt Hennig with his superkick,
but to no avail, as Hennig chased him out of there.
- Howard Cross of the New York Giants was there.
- Bobby Heenan went to someone at ringside who made a wedding proposal.
Match 1: Curt Hennig pinned Damien DeMento.
Match 2: Lex Luger beat Crush via count-out.
Match 3: Mr Hughes beat Jason Knight.
Match 4: "Typhoon" Fred Ottman beat Skull Von Krush.
Episode 15
Taped: Apr 26, 1993
Air Date: May 3, 1993
New York, NY
Manhattan Center
Match 1: I-C Title: Jim Duggan beat champion Shawn Michaels via count-out.
Match 2: Doink the Clown beat "The Kamikaze Kid" Sean Waltman.
Match 3: Bob Backlund pinned Duane Gill.
Match 4: The Headshrinkers; Fatu + Samu (w/ Afa) beat Jay Sledge +
- Captain Lou Albano did guest commentary for Fatu's and Samu's match.
Match 5: Kamala beat Rich Myers.
Episode 16
May 10, 1993
New York, NY
Manhattan Center
- Curt Hennig jumped Shawn Michaels outside the building as Lord Alfred Hayes was trying to interview
Michaels. Curt threw Michaels on top of a car.
Match 1: King of the Ring Qualifying Match: Bam Bam Bigelow pinned "Typhoon" Fred Ottman.
Match 2: Yokozuna (w/ Mr Fuji) pinned PJ Walker [ Justin Credible ].
Match 3: Curt Hennig pinned "Iron" Mike Sharpe.
Match 4: Mr Hughes (w/ Bruno Lauer) pinned "The Cannonball Kid" Sean Waltman.
Match 5: I-C Title: Champion Shawn Michaels beat Jim Duggan via DQ (Lumberjack Match).
Episode 17
May 17, 1993
New York, NY
Manhattan Center
- Lord Alfred Hayes saw someone coming to the building who was in disguise.
- The person in disguise was Marty Jannetty, who issued a challenge to Shawn Michaels for
an I-C Title Match. Michaels accepted.
Match 1: The Smoking Gunns; Kip Sopp + Mike Barton beat Tony Vadja + Glenn Ruth.
Match 2: "The Kid" Sean Waltman pinned "Razor Ramon" Scott Hall.
Match 3: Chris Chavis pinned Scott Taylor.
Match 4: Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Kamala.
Match 5: I-C Title: Marty Jannetty pinned champion Shawn Michaels to win the title.
Curt Hennig was also there to conveniently throw his towel in Shawn's face.
Episode 18
Taped: May 17, 1993
Air Date: May 24, 1993
New York, NY
Manhattan Center
- Scott Hall offered "The Kid" $2500 for a rematch. Bret Hart came out and
got the audience chanting " 1-2-3! "
Match 1: King of the Ring Qualifying Match: Curt Hennig pinned Doink the Clown.
- Ted DiBiase came out and offered $100 for anyone to shine his shoes.
Someone did it, got the money, but Mike Rotunda, in his IRS gimmick, took 70% of it.
Match 2: WWF Tag Team Titles: Champions Ted DiBiase + Mike Rotunda beat Mike Bell + Tony DeVito.
Match 3: "Crush" Brian Adams beat Bobby Who.
Match 4: "Adam Bomb" Bryan Clarke pinned Phil Apollo.
Episode 19
May 31, 1993
New York, NY
Manhattan Center
- Jim Duggan talked about Memorial Day .... Scott Hall offered Sean Waltman $5000 for a rematch ...
Waltman rejected it.
Match 1: WWF I-C Title: Champion Marty Jannetty (w/ Sherri Martel)
beat Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Luna Vachon) via COR.
- Sherri Martel and Luna Vachon brawled at ringside before Bigelow came out to help Luna and
Chris Chavis ran out to help Sherri.
Match 2: Rick + Scott Steiner beat Rich Myers + The Executioner.
Match 3: Mr. Hughes pinned Bert Centeno.
Match 4: Jim Duggan beat Bill Thomas.
Match 5: Scott Hall pinned Tony Roy.
- Yokozuna and Mr Fuji talked about celebrating Memorial Day on June 13th after Yokozuna would beat
Hulk Hogan. Duggan came out and interrupted them.
Episode 20
June 7, 1993
New York, NY
Manhattan Center
- They made an announcement at the very beginning that Shawn Michaels had regained the Intercontinental Title ....
During Yokozuna's and Mr. Fuji's promo, Fuji mentioned that Yokozuna was now 550 pounds .... Scott Hall told Vince McMahon that Sean Waltman would face him next week for $7,500... Kevin Nash appeared for the first time on WWF TV as Diesel.
Match 1: WWF I-C Title: Champion Shawn Michaels (w/ Diesel) beat Russ Greenberg.
Match 2: Bryan Clarke [Adam Bomb] (w/ Johnny Polo [Raven]) beat Tito Santana.
Match 3: Chris Chavis [Tatanka] beat Peter Weeks.
Match 4: Fatu (w/ Samu & Afa) & WWF Tag Team Champion Mike Rotunda (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; 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 thining it was food
Taped 6/7/93; New York City, NY; Manhattan Center
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
6/21/93; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
6/21/93:
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Reno Riggins & Barry Hardy after Scott hit the Frankensteiner on Riggins
Marty Jannetty defeated Doink the Clown in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Doink pinned Jannetty with the Woopie Cushion after Jannetty hit the corner; fall #2: Jannetty pinned Doink with the flying fistdrop; fall #3: Jannetty defeated Doink via reverse decision; Doink originally won the match 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
Mr. Hughes defeated Bobby Who
Razor Ramon fought the 1-2-3 Kid to a no contest 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 1994, 1993 Year in Review)
Taped 6/28/93; Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
6/28/93 - included Vince McMahon conducting an interview with WWF World Champion Yokozuna and Mr. Fuji regarding the upcoming bodyslam challenge; featured Vince McMahon conducting an interview with Money Inc in which a rematch with the Steiner Brothers was alluded to as well as Ted 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 1995)
The Smoking Gunns defeated Iron Mike Sharpe & Barry Horowitz
Adam Bomb defeated PJ Walker
Crush defeated Bastion Booger after three bodyslams