RAW
- Yokozuna vs Owen Hart with Jim Cornette-King of the Ring First Round Match-Hart takes the fight right to Yokozuna when he has his back turned, but Yokozuna turns the tables quickly. Yokozuna beats down Hart around the ring until Hart dodges an elbow drop. Hart hits a body guillotine in the ropes before striking away at Yokozuna. Hart hits a spinning heel kick before going for a middle rope elbow drop, but Yokozuna dodges it. Yokozuna no sells two headbutts before giving Hart a headbutt of his own. Yokozuna goes for the Bonzai Drop, but Yokozuna literally just falls off the ropes, allowing Hart to get the pinfall with his feet on the ropes. What? What a terrible finish. Yokozuna lost because he's a clumsy bastard. That's it.
- We get an interview with Jake Roberts talking about his drug use and how his wife would have to stay awake at night make sure he didn't die. Man, that's depressing.
- Jim Ross interviews Yokozuna. He says what happened out there wasn't like the old Yokozuna and he needs to find himself.
- Marc Mero with Sable vs Skip-King of the Ring First Round Match-The two lock up before they both force eachother into the corner once. Mero starts to gain some ground with some arm drags, one of which sends Skip out of the ring. Back in the ring, Mero does another arm drag before throwing Skip across the ring. Mero controls the match until Skip suplexes Mero into the ropes. Skip follows up with a snap suplex followed by a diving fist drop. The two go back and forth until Mero barely catches Skip on a flying nothing with a dropkick. Skip locks in a surfboard stretch before setting Mero up on the top rope for a Super Frankenstiener, only for Mero to block it. Mero goes for the diving sunset flip, but Skip rolls through and clotheslines Mero. Skip headbutts Mero in the dick before the commercial break. We come back to Skip catching Mero with a knee strike. Skip controls the match until Mero kicks Skip and punches him to the ground. Mero hits a running knee lift, only to be sent out of the ring when Skip dodges a crossbody attempt. Skip goes for a plancha, but Mero dodges it and hits a somersault plancha. Back in the ring, Mero hits a slingshot splash for a near fall before setting Skip up on the top rope for a Super Frankensteiner for the win. This was really boring until the very end of the match.
- Vince McMahon interviews Jerry Lawler & the Ultimate Warrior. Lawler says he saved Warrior but costing him the King of the Ring because being a king isn't easy before giving him a painting. Warrior says Lawler is a con artist and says he's going to kick his ass at King of the Ring. Lawler responds by smashing the portrait over Warrior's head, but Warrior no sells it and chases Lawler to the back.
- Before the main event, Shawn Michaels gets interviewed. He says he's the one with something to prove at King of the Ring and says that he's going to right the wrong. Jim Cornette gets on a headset and insults Michaels before revealing that the rematch between Michaels & the British Bulldog will have a special guest referee.
- The British Bulldog with Jim Cornette, Owen Hart & Diana Smith vs The Undertaker with Paul Bearer-Bulldog leaves the ring as soon as the match starts. He gets back in and avoids the Undertaker before beating down Taker in the corner. Taker turns the tables quickly before Bulldog rolls back out of the ring. Back in the ring, Undertaker beats down Bulldog before hitting Old School. Taker controls the match until Bulldog suplexes the Undertaker. However, Taker sits right up, only for Bulldog to hit a powerslam for a near fall before the commercial break. We come back to Bulldog working over Taker with a headlock. Bulldog controls the match until Taker fights to his feet and hits a side suplex, leaving both men down. Taker goes for the Tombstone Piledriver, but Bulldog rolls out and goes for the running powerslam, but Taker rolls out. The two trade blows before the commercial break. During the break, Jim Ross promotes the Superstar Line, hinting that Brian Pillman is coming to the WWF. We come back to Undertaker flooring Bulldog with a jumping clothesline. Taker hits a chokeslam before clotheslining Bulldog out of the ring. Bulldog pulls him out of the ring and the two fight at ringside before Taker throws Bulldog back in the ring. However, Mankind appears from under the ring and holds Taker's ankle, preventing him from getting back in the ring and causing him to be DQ'd. Mankind beats down the Undertaker before hitting a piledriver and calling for the Mandible Claw, but the referees and officials stop him.
Nitro
- Booker T vs Scott Steiner-The two go back and forth, with both men blocking & countering each other's offense until Steiner hits a double underhook suplex. Steiner follows up with an inverted atomic drop before clotheslining Booker out of the ring. Back in the ring, Booker floors Steiner with a mule kick before hitting a scissor kick for a near fall. Booker controls the match until Steiner lands on his feet off a suplex and hits an inverted DDT. Steiner hits a back body drop before hitting a twisting belly-to-belly suplex and goes for the Frankensteiner, but Booker dodges it and hits a wheel kick for a near fall. Booker hits a sidewalk slam before going to the top rope for a diving splash, but Steiner dodges it. Steiner hits a belly-to-belly suplex for the win. Good, quick match. After the match, Mean Gene interviews Steiner. He says him & his brother pride themselves on being the best tag team in the world before Debra McMichael interrupts them. Debra says she's worried about her husband and that he might hurt somebody permanently. Mean Gene tells her this isn't her fault, but Debra asks him to make a meeting with Ric Flair & Arn Anderson to talk about calling off the match. Mean Gene says he'll see what he can do.
- Jim Powers vs Diamond Dallas Page-The two fight into the corner, after which the two go back and forth. Powers almost gets two quick roll up wins before getting a near fall off a crossbody. DDP responds with an over-the-top neckbreaker before hitting a gut wrench gutbuster. Powers comes back by ramming DDP's head into the turnbuckle before hitting a knee strike and a dropkick for a near fall. DDP hits a back elbow before hitting the Diamond Cutter for the win. This was fine, nothing special.
- Mean Gene interviews Konnan. He says that at the Great American Bash, El Gato will have to prove himself like he did.
- Meng vs Sting-Meng beats down Sting in the corner before Sting hits a back body drop. Sting goes for a dropkick, but Meng dodges it and hits an elbow drop. Meng beats down Sting until Sting hits a crossbody. Sting hits a bulldog before Meng gets a near fall off a roll up. Sting gets a near fall off a roll up before Meng hits a shoulder breaker and goes to the top rope. Sting knocks Meng down and locks in the Scorpion Death Lock for the win. This was a nice little quick match.
- Mean Gene interviews Debra McMichael & Bobby Heenan. Heenan takes Debra into Flair's locker room before slamming the door in Mean Gene's face. Literally seconds later, Debra runs out screaming before Flair & Anderson attack their opponents tonight, the Renegade & Joe Gomez.
- Squire Dave Taylor with Jeeves vs Jim Duggan-The two fight into the ropes before Duggan hits a hip toss and clotheslines Taylor out of the ring. Back in the ring, Duggan knees Taylor against the ropes until Taylor hits a knee strike. Duggan dodges a corner crossbody and hits the three point clothesline, but Taylor gets his foot on the ropes. Taylor hits an uppercut before Duggan tapes his fist and clocks Taylor for the win.
- Mean Gene interviews Jimmy Hart & Big Bubba, who STILL HAS JOHN TENTA'S HAIR!THAT'S SO WEIRD! THAT'S TWO WEEKS NOW! Hart says Tenta didn't pull his weight in the Dungeon of Doom, so he paid the price. Bubba flubs his line, saying "You say you're not a man, that you're not a fish anymore, you're a man." That's not even the most embarrassing mic mess up of the night. Just wait, it's coming. He says the whole world was already laughing at Tenta and that he'll beat him at the Great American Bash.
- Mean Gene interviews Scott Norton. He says he took two chokeslams last week and he's still standing.
- Scott Norton vs The Giant with Jimmy Hart-Norton takes the fight right to the Giant, but the Giant quickly overpowers him and powerslams him. Norton comes back with two corner splashes, but the Giant blocks the third and boots Norton out of the ring. The Giant dodges Norton, sending him into the ring post before chokeslamming him on the outside. The Giant throws Norton back in the ring and pins him for the win. After the match, Giant tries to chokeslam Norton again, but Luger runs down to stop him. The Giant gets the better of him and tries to chokeslam Luger through Flair's VIP table again, but Luger kicks him in the balls and hits him with a champagne bucket. Luger goes up to the commentary booth and says the rulebooks are out the window.
- Billy Kidman vs William Regal with Jeeves-Regal beats down Kidman before Kidman dropkicks Regal in the back and rolls him up for a near fall. Kidman hits a springboard bulldog and goes for a 450 splash, but Regal dodges and hits an overhead arm trap suplex before locking in a Boston crab while stepping on Kidman's head for the submission win. Sting runs down and backhands Regal before walking off.
- The Nasty Boys vs The Public Enemy-Jesus, do these guys wrestle anyone except for eachother? So yeah, instant brawl to the outside, total garbage wrestling. We get a lot of sh*tty split screen before the dust finally settles and we get a real match. The Nastys beat down on Johnny Grunge until we get more brawling. But there is one bright spot...during a commercial break, we get a GLACIER VIGNETTE!
We come back to Public Enemy beating down Brian Knobbs. Knobbs at one point, instead of tagging out, tries to take out Rocco Rock so Johnny Grunge can't tag out, even he's the one getting beaten down. That makes no sense. Saggs eventually tags in and runs wild on Public Enemy before Rock walks off and grabs a trash can. He is immediately clobbered by Knobbs. Back in the ring, Saggs hits a pumphandle slam on Rock as Grunge clocks Knobbs with his cast covered hand. Rock makes the cover, but Knobbs kicks out. Rock goes to the top rope, but Saggs clocks him with the trash can for the DQ. This is sh*t. Can we, like, never do this again?
- We get another Mongo-Kevin Greene training vignette, this time with Randy Savage showing up to help them train.
- Sting & Lex Luger (c) vs Ric Flair & Arn Anderson with Woman & Miss Elizabeth-WCW World Tag Team Championships-With Renegade & Gomez out of action, Flair & Anderson's new opponents are the tag team champions Sting & Luger, who are putting their belts on the line. Sting clocks Flair before the match starts when he runs up to them. Flair & Luger start with Flair chopping Luger, but Luger comes back with a gorilla press slam. The faces send the Horsemen out of the ring and stand tall before Flair gets back in the ring. Luger gorilla press slams Flair again before throwing him onto the apron, where he gets decked by Sting. Luger & Sting control the match until Flair dodges an elbow drop and tags in Anderson. Sting tags in as well and the two go back and forth until Sting hits a bulldog before gorilla press slamming Flair. Flair runs over and grabs a chair from his VIP section, but drops it before getting to the ring before the commercial break. We come back to Sting hitting an atomic drop on Anderson. Flair tags in and chops Sting, but it has no effect. Flair dodges a Stinger Splash before going to the top rope, only to get tossed down to the mat. Sting goes to the top rope and hits a diving clothesline, but Anderson breaks up the pinfall. Sting sets up Flair on the top rope and hits a superplex, but Anderson breaks up the pinfall again. Flair pokes Sting in the eye, allowing Anderson to tag in and beat down Sting. Anderson hits a spinebuster, but Luger breaks up the pinfall. The Horsemen control the match until Sting blocks a corner slingshot splash from Anderson with his knees and tags in Luger. Luger no sells Flair's offense before gorilla press slamming Flair and running through both Horsemen. Luger clotheslines both Flair & Anderson out of the ring before the Giant comes down to the ring. Luger & the Giant brawl before Sting & Scott Steiner run in with chairs. And not like the normal steel chairs, wooden chairs.The chairs are enough to hold off the Giant before Hart persuades Giant to back off from the three on one advantage. Mean Gene comes down to interview the Giant, who says Luger is a dead man, there will be no rules at the Great American Bash, and Luger will be leaving on a stretcher.
- We close the show at the commentary booth. Heenan goes off on Randy Savage before suddenly stopping and leaving. That's because Scott Hall showed up again. Bischoff takes the microphone and asks where's Hall's "big surprise" he promised last week. That surprise is right behind him...Kevin Nash. Hall directs Bischoff's attention to the former Diesel before Nash takes mic saying Bischoff has been running his mouth for six months. Nash then delivers one of the most famous mic mistakes in wrestling history. "This is where the big boys play, huh? Look at the adjective...play." Yeah...play is not an adjective, it's a verb. Big is an adjective, but that wouldn't make much sense with what he was saying. Nash says that he & Hall aren't here to play and says Bischoff doesn't have three people to face them because nobody wants to face them. He threatens to kick Bischoff's teeth down his throat before running down the Nitro roster for being a bunch of washed up old guys. Bischoff tells them he'll try to get them the fight they want as long as they show up at the Great American Bash. Hall & Nash accept before Nash shoves Bischoff. Bischoff signals to cut the show.
RAW: 15
Nitro: 21
That's it for this edition of RAW vs Nitro. Stay tuned for the next one!
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