WWF 1996: Wrestling's Taking Flight!

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March 1996 Week 4:

 

Quick Notes:

The WWF gave try out contracts to several new potential superstars this week. There’s no talk of any of them getting on TV, they’ll probably just be in dark matches. We’ll see if any of them actually pan out into new stars.

 

WWF Superstars Quick Recap:

Billy Gunn said he’s ready to uphold the Gunn team by easily defeating a very tall jobber

Dude Love told the crowd he loved them and wanted to show the world that there’s still dancing fools out there before defeating Justin Bradshaw in a surprisingly good match

Bob Holly and Kama cut promos on each other before deciding to settle it in the ring and Kama won with a submission

 

Monday Night RAW Coverage! From the Reunion Arena in Dallas Texas in front of 14,311 fans!

 

- The show kicked off with Shawn Michaels coming to the ring. He tells the crowd that he’s still pretty injured and that he’s really not supposed to wrestle until his knee heals fully. He really wants to get his revenge and prove himself against Diesel so he tells the crowd that his match with Diesel is still on. HBK says that nothing will stop him from proving to Diesel that he’s got what it takes to back up his cockiness.

 

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- The first match of the night saw Dude Love take on Tananka. This was a standard match between two men who are looking to build momentum in the WWF. Dude Love almost put away Tantanka away with a top rope splash but the Buffalo Man kicked out. At the end of the match, Hunter Hearst Helmsley made his way to ringside and with the referee distracted, he slid into the ring and tried to hit Dude in the face but the Dude blocked it and pushed him into Tatanka. Dude Love was able to hit The Love Below for the victory shortly after that. After the match, Helmsley came back into the ring with a chair and beat down Dude Love. He then celebrated over the body of Love as we cut to the next segment.

 

- Todd Pettengill was backstage with Jerry Lawler, who told him that he’s ready to face Ahmed Johnson at Wrestlemania. Lawler says that he knows it will be tough to defeat Johnson with the strap on him but, Lawler has been in several strap matches in the past and knows the best strategy to defeat Johnson. Jerry also tells Todd that he’s ready to have another assistant to help him with the laundry, cooking and cleaning of his giant house.

 

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- The second match saw Kama and Bob Holly face off. This was a decent match with both men getting in good offense. By the end, Kama was able to overpower Holly and get him in a submission for the victory.

 

- Next, a video package played that highlighted the feud between The Undertaker and Goldust. Both men say they are ready to do whatever it takes to defeat their opponent at Wrestlemania.

 

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- The Main Event match saw Owen Hart take on Ron Simmons. Ron hasn’t been around long in the WWF but he is fitting in nicely and taking on the main stars straight away. Despite being smaller, Owen was able to move around Ron and get into the right spots to hit the right moves. Towards the end of the match, The Ringmaster came down and taunted Ron Simmons with the Intercontinental Title belt, allowing Owen to hit Ron from behind and get the rollup victory. Owen and Ringmaster celebrated as Simmons chased down Ringmaster to the back.

 

- Finally, we get a contract signing between Bret Hart and Psycho Sid for their Wrestlemania Main Event match coming up Sunday. Bret comes down and simply signs the contract. Ted DiBiase goes to sign the contract for Sid but Sid blocks him and tells Bret that now he’s signed the contract, his WWF title run is basically over. Sid tells Hart that he’s going to make sure he feels every shot and that he’s ready to vanquish Bret from the WWF. Sid signs the contract and the two men go face-to-face before Sid tries to deck Bret with a big right. A brawl breaks out between the two men and security and management have to come down to break up the fight as we go off the air.

 

Overall, this is somewhat of a disappointing show. The biggest show of the year is a few days away and it doesn’t feel that way. They still are having matches that don’t mean much on these shows, hopefully leading to the bigger matches that people actually want to see. Also, there was no build for the tag-team title match and Diesel didn’t even appear on the show. It remains to be seen if the WWF are going to have a good show in a few days. The matches should be good but if they keep going like this on the RAW’s, then they might be in trouble against the ever-growing WCW. This show gets a C.

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WWF Wrestlemania 12!

WWF Title Match: Bret Hart defending vs. Psycho Sid

WWF Intercontinental Title Match: The Ringmaster defending vs. Ron Simmons

WWF Tag-Team Title Match: The Smoking Gunns defending vs. Owen Hart and Yokozuna

 

Diesel vs. Shawn Michaels

Strap Match: Ahmed Johnson vs. Jerry Lawler

Casket Match: The Undertaker vs. Goldust

Hunter Hearst Helmsley vs. Dude Love

Wrestlemania Battle Royal!

 

I'd love to see some predictions for who you guys think are going to win! Wrestlemania is my longest show that I've written so far, I hope you guys enjoy it!

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WWF Wrestlemania 12!

WWF Title Match: Bret Hart defending vs. Psycho Sid

WWF Intercontinental Title Match: The Ringmaster defending vs. Ron Simmons

WWF Tag-Team Title Match: The Smoking Gunns defending vs. Owen Hart and Yokozuna

 

Diesel vs. Shawn Michaels

Strap Match: Ahmed Johnson vs. Jerry Lawler

Casket Match: The Undertaker vs. Goldust

Hunter Hearst Helmsley vs. Dude Love

Wrestlemania Battle Royal! Issac Yankem

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WWF Title Match: Bret Hart defending vs. Psycho Sid

WWF Intercontinental Title Match: The Ringmaster defending vs. Ron Simmons

WWF Tag-Team Title Match: The Smoking Gunns defending vs. Owen Hart and Yokozuna

 

Diesel vs. Shawn Michaels

Strap Match: Ahmed Johnson vs. Jerry Lawler

Casket Match: The Undertaker vs. Goldust

Hunter Hearst Helmsley vs. Dude Love

Wrestlemania Battle Royal! Scott Hall

[Aurora]

Bret

Ringmaster

Owen and Yokozuna

Shawn

Ugh Ahmed

Taker

Foley

Hall

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Just binged read this series,been enjoying it. Always nice to see old school diaries and one right before the infamous "1997"

 

WWF Title Match: Bret Hart defending vs. Psycho Sid

WWF Intercontinental Title Match: The Ringmaster defending vs. Ron Simmons

WWF Tag-Team Title Match: The Smoking Gunns defending vs. Owen Hart and Yokozuna

Diesel vs. Shawn Michaels

Strap Match: Ahmed Johnson vs. Jerry Lawler

Casket Match: The Undertaker vs. Goldust

Hunter Hearst Helmsley vs. Dude Love

Wrestlemania Battle Royal! Issac Yankem

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<p><strong>Bret Hart</strong> defending vs. Psycho Sid</p><p>

<strong>The Ringmaste</strong>r defending vs. Ron Simmons</p><p>

The Smoking Gunns defending vs. <strong>Owen Hart and Yokozuna</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Diesel vs. <strong>Shawn Michaels</strong></p><p>

Strap Match: <strong>Ahmed Johnson</strong> vs. Jerry Lawler</p><p>

Casket Match: <strong>The Undertaker</strong> vs. Goldust</p><p>

<strong>Hunter Hearst Helmsley</strong> vs. Dude Love</p><p>

Wrestlemania Battle Royal! <strong>Jeff Jarrett</strong></p>

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Wrestlemania Coverage!

 

LIVE! From the Heartland of America in front of 48,759 fans!

 

- The show kicked off with a huge video package highlighting the main event matches that we’ll be seeing. The announcer says that Wrestlemania is a finale to so many things but also a new beginning.

 

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- The opening contest of Wrestlemania is The Ringmaster defending the Intercontinental Title against Ron Simmons. Both men were giving it their all to bring the crowd up for the major event that’s starting to unfold. Ringmaster dominated the early going of the match but Simmons was able to hold his own and actually almost win a couple of times. However, in the end, The Ringmaster was able to use his skills to outsmart Simmons and got a Stunner for the victory and retained the title.

 

- Next, we see a split screen of Bret Hart and Psycho Sid. They are in two different areas of the building and they both talk about how each other is going to win the match tonight. Bret says he’s doing it for the fans and Sid says it’s his destiny to become Master of the Universe.

 

- Backstage, Shawn Michaels is taping his knee up for his match with Diesel later and Roddy Piper comes into the locker room. He says that he knows that Michaels is hurt but Piper also knows that Michaels is one of the best superstars in the WWF and is ready to go out there and get the victory over his former friend.

 

- Next was a “Wrestlemania Battle Royal”. The competitors were 1-2-3 Kid, Avatar, Barry Horowitz, Bob Holly, Chris Jericho, Duke Droese, Hakushi, Henry O Godwin, Issac Yankem, Justin Bradshaw, Kama, Phatu, Savio Vega, Skip and Tatanka. All 15 WWF Superstars in this match were vying for that big moment on the biggest stage of the year. Everyone was trying to work together to throw out the bigger threats. The final two men were Kama and Bob Holly, and both tough men slugged it out for quite awhile. Kama was able to finally knock out Holly with a stiff right hand and picked him up and dumped him over the rope for the victory.

 

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- Our next contest was the WWF Tag-Team title match as Owen Hart and Yokozuna defended against The Smoking Gunns. Owen and Yoko were ready to defend their belts and the Smoking Gunns were definitely ready to get them back. Both Bart and Billy worked over Yokozuna for most of the match, trying to get the big man off his feet. Owen also made his way into the match, working with Yoko on several big spots that almost put away the Gunns. By the end of the match, Billy almost had Yokozuna down off his feet but Yokozuna was just too strong and hit a final Banzai Drop for the victory.

 

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- Next, a video package played before the match between Ahmed Johnson and Jerry Lawler. This was a strap match that Johnson devised so that Lawler could not run away. If Johnson loses the match, he has to be the assistant of Lawler for 30 days. This was a rough match, with both men taking advantage of the strap to use as a weapon. Johnson was able to use his power advantage several times, pulling Lawler closer to him by just pulling on the strap. By the end of the match, Ahmed was finally able to put away his foe with a Pearl River Plunge for the victory.

 

- Before the next match, Diesel said that he’s finally ready to take down Shawn Michaels and get rid of him forever. He’s ready to make an impact in the WWF on his own and doesn’t need HBK to hold him back anymore. He knows that Shawn has a hurt knee and he’s going to make that his target for the match.

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- Finally, we see Diesel and Shawn Michaels face off. Both men have been waiting months for this match and it did not disappoint. Shawn was trying to get offense together but every time he did, Diesel simply kicked the leg out from under him or hit his knee to take him down. Michaels fought brilliantly throughout, taking it to Diesel several moments in the matchup and almost beating him a few times. There was a major spot in the match where Shawn Michaels was actually able to hit a splash on Diesel to the outside. The injury did end up being a major factor in this match however, as the end of the match saw Michaels go for his Sweet Chin Music on Diesel but when he planted his leg, there was a snap sound and Michaels crumpled to the mat and the referee checked on HBK and decided that he couldn’t move anymore and called for the bell to give Diesel the victory. After the match, a stretcher came down to take Michaels away as Diesel watched on, looming over Michaels and said that he brought this on himself.

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- The following match was the Casket Match between The Undertaker and Goldust. There was a huge entrance for Undertaker, as he was flanked by druids who carried the casket to the ring for him. Goldust quickly showed that he was ready for the task and almost put Undertaker into the casket straight away. The two men had a huge brawl that went all around the ring and the casket was used as a weapon several times. Goldust actually had The Undertaker in the casket at one point and went to shut the lid but Undertaker sat straight up and grabbed Goldust and pulled him into the casket. When The Undertaker went to close the lid, that gave Goldust time to sit up just like Undertaker did and grab him by the throat. At the end of the match, Goldust went to hit Undertaker with a chair, but Undertaker ducked and hit Goldust to make him drop the chair. Undertaker then got Goldust up for a Tombstone Piledriver right onto the chair, and rolled Goldust into the casket and closed the lid to get the victory.

 

- After the match was over, a masked man came from the crowd with a pipe and attacked Undertaker. The man dressed in all black hit Taker repeatedly with the pipe and choked him with it. Security came rushing to the ring but the masked man jumped out of the ring, over the barrier into the crowd and ran away.

 

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- Next, Dude Love and Hunter Hearst Helmsley faced off. The two men gave it a good match with both men getting in roughly the same amount of offense. Helmsley wanted to take it to Love to prove that the WWF isn’t the place for “dancing freaks”. By the end, Helmsley was able to get his wish and put away Dude Love with a new move dubbed the “Final Statement” for the victory.

 

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- At long last, the Main Event was finally here! A video package played before the match, showing the struggle and build to this major clash. Finally, it was time to see Bret Hart and Psycho Sid square off for the WWF Title. Both men had a gameplan; Sid wanted to overpower Bret and Bret wanted to use his technical ability to ground the big man. At first, Bret was able to get his gameplan working by exploiting the legs of Sid to keep the big man off his feet. Bret was able to actually lock in the Ringpost Leg Lock, much to the great pain of Psycho Sid. However, Sid was able to hit a big Powerbomb to turn the tide of the match into his favor. Sid then beat down Bret Hart with simple but effective moves to make sure that Bret couldn’t stand either. Ted DiBiase tried to get involved in the match but, he wasn’t sneaky enough and the referee caught him and threw him out from ringside. The final moments of the match saw Bret get a desperate Sharpshooter locked in on Sid. Sid was trying everything he could imagine to get out of the hold and was finally able to by rolling Bret over and pushed Bret into the turnbuckles several times until Bret released the hold. Sid was then able to get Bret up for a chokeslam and pinned Bret to become the new WWF champion! Psycho Sid then celebrated on all four turnbuckles as the show went off the air.

 

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Overall, one of the best shows for the WWF this year. All of the final clashes between these rivals paid off spectacularly. There were lots of twists and turns throughout the night and the fans were loving every minute of it. All of the matches really paid off and allowed the stars to form. This show gets a B+ and maybe this show is the stepping off point to ignite the WWF in the war against WCW.

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Monday Night RAW Preview!

- Savio Vega vs. Kama

- Ron Simmons vs. 1-2-3 Kid

- Owen Hart vs. Dude Love

- PLUS! We hear from the NEW WWF Champion Psycho Sid!

- PLUS! WWF President Gorilla Monsoon makes an announcement for #1 Contendership!

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Thanks to all those that have read this far! I hope you guys enjoyed Wrestlemania! I'd love to hear some feedback if you have the chance, it means a lot to me. I'm just surprised that this has been as successful as it has been. I enjoy doing this and I'm really looking forward to showing you guys what's next!

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Great WrestleMania. Did Bret complain about putting over Sid?

 

- Savio Vega vs. Kama

- Ron Simmons vs. 1-2-3 Kid

- Owen Hart vs. Dude Love

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So the WWE is going with big boofy guys with dubious wrestling skills … alrighty then.

 

- Savio Vega vs. Kama

- Ron Simmons vs. 1-2-3 Kid

- Owen Hart vs. Dude Love

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<p>April 1996 Week 1:</p><p> </p><p>

Quick Notes</p><p>

- The major news coming out of Wrestlemania is that Bret Hart suffered an injury. In the match with Sid, he was given a powerbomb and felt something tense up in his back. It’s not known how serious the injury is but he won’t be wrestling on RAW that’s for sure. </p><p> </p><p>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Superstars Quick Recap:</span></p><p>

- Kama defeated a jobber</p><p>

- Video package highlighting the Goldust/Undertaker match from Wrestlemania and the aftermath</p><p>

- Henry O. Godwinn got a sneaky win over a different jobber</p><p>

- Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Issac Yankem, Bob Holly and Savio Vega got into a strange argument before agreeing to have a match</p><p>

- Helmsley and Yankem defeated Bob Holly and Savio Vega</p><p> </p><p>

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<span style="color:#FF0000;">Monday Night RAW Coverage!</span></p><p>

LIVE! From the FleetCenter in Boston, in front of 15,183 fans!</p><p> </p><p>

- The show kicked off with the new <strong>WWF champion, Psycho Sid and Ted DiBiase</strong>. Ted speaks for Sid and tells the crowd that he knew that Sid was going to win and that he finally was able to manage a WWF champion! Ted tries to speak more but Sid rips the mic from his hand. Sid tells the crowd that he’s finally ascended to become the Master of the Universe and that he’s never coming back down. Sid said that his plan was complete but it was far from over for him and he will stay as the Master forever.</p><p> </p><p>

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- The first match of the night was <strong>Kama against Savio Vega</strong>. Kama is coming off a Wrestlemania Battle Royal victory and is looking to keep the momentum going. This was a good match between the two men, and Kama was able to get the victory with a vicious Shoulderbreaker off the top rope.</p><p> </p><p>

- Next, we see a huge mansion in the rolling desert hills. A man walks into frame and introduces himself as<strong> Eddy</strong>. Eddy says that he’s lived here all his life and loves his Latin Lifestyle. Eddy tells the camera that he’s been training and waiting to come to the WWF and bring some Latino Heat to the scene. He tells the camera that we’ll be seeing him real soon.</p><p> </p><p>

- <strong>Shawn Michaels</strong> appears to the fans on the TitanTron. He says that he had a grueling match with Diesel at Wrestlemania and that he’s only just now getting over it. He thanks the fans and says that he must take some time off to rest and recover under doctor’s orders. Michaels says that he won’t be gone for long and that before you know it, he’ll be back and bringing his high flying style back to the WWF.</p><p> </p><p>

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- Our second match saw <strong>Ron Simmons take on 1-2-3 Kid</strong>. A real matchup clash, both men tried to wrestle their style of match and for whatever reason, it didn’t really work. Kid went high and tried to fly around Simmons whereas Ron tried to keep 1-2-3 Kid on the ground for the entire match. Thankfully, the match ended when Simmons hit his Dominator finishing move and got the victory.</p><p> </p><p>

- <strong>Bret Hart</strong> came down to the ring with his ribs taped up. He tells the fans that he’s sorry and that he feels like he let everyone down by losing the WWF title last night. Bret tells the fans that he’s injured after the match, and wasn’t even sure that he was going to be able to come out tonight. However, Bret felt that he needed to, in order to show the fans that he’s a fighter and that he’s ready to get back at Sid and get another shot real soon.</p><p> </p><p>

- Backstage, <strong>Hunter Hearst Helmsley was with Dok Hendrix</strong>. Helmsley was in a very different mood tonight, and told Dok that he’s got a new sense of “power” behind him and that he’s finally seen the light after defeating Dude Love at Wrestlemania. Hunter tells Dok that he’s got the “Spirit of Helmsley” and that he wants to share his new gift with the world.</p><p> </p><p>

- On the screen, <strong>Gorilla Monsoon</strong> tells the fans that we will see a Number 1 Contenders match for the WWF title next week! Monsoon tells the crowd that either Ahmed Johnson, Diesel, Bret Hart or The Undertaker will get a WWF title match at the next In Your House show if they can outlast the other three men.</p><p> </p><p>

- Speaking of <strong>The Undertaker</strong>, he comes storming down to the ring. Undertaker says that he’s glad that he vanquished Goldust at Wrestlemania but is very upset that he was attacked after his match. Taker demands that the coward who attacked him show his face but nothing happens. Undertaker then tells his masked assailant that his days are numbered and that he’ll find out who he is sooner or later.</p><p> </p><p>

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- Our Main Event saw Owen Hart take on Dude Love. Both men really gave it their all in the match and wanted to put on a good showing for the fans. They really had a good chemistry and it seemed as though neither could get the advantage easily. At one point, Owen had Love locked into a Sharpshooter but, Love was able to actually dance on his hands to help him get to the rope and break out. In the end, Owen was able to be the better man and pin Dude for the victory after a Piledriver.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

Overall, a pretty good Post-Wrestlemania show. This was a solid mix of matches and storylines, building to some new while keeping some potentially going. One of the biggest misses on the night was the absence of Diesel. He was really going strong after defeating Shawn Michaels at Wrestlemania but we didn’t see him at all. There has to be more of a focus on the top 7-8 guys on these shows if they ever want to compete with WCW in the ratings. This show gets a B-.</p><p>

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Monday Night RAW Preview!</p><p> </p><p>

- #1 Contender's Match for the WWF Title: Bret Hart vs. Diesel vs. The Undertaker vs. Ahmed Johnson</p><p>

- Hunter Hearst Helmsley vs. Avatar</p><p>

- PLUS! A new challenger confronts Owen Hart and Yokozuna!</p><p>

- PLUS! The Ringmaster gets put on notice by an unlikely supertstar!</p>

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April 1996 Week 2

 

Superstars Quick Recap:

- Issac Yankem defeated Adam Impact

- Avatar defeated a Tattooed man named Sanzo with an old Japanese man accompanying him to ringside

- Skip defeated a jobber

- Billy Gunn and Tatanka got in each other's faces and agreed to settle it in the ring.

- Billy Gunn defeated Tatanka

 

Monday Night RAW Coverage!

LIVE! from the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California in front of 14,436 fans!

 

- The show begins with Ted DiBiase and Psycho Sid making their way to the ring. Ted tells the crowd that he doesn't care who wins the #1 Contender's match tonight because Sid can beat all four of them at once. Sid gets the mic from Ted and says that he actually hopes Bret will win the match because he really wants to hurt Bret again. Sid says that the Master of the Universe takes on all men and will defeat everyone to stay on top.

 

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- The first contest of the night saw Bob Holly take on Chris Jericho. Bob and Chris put on a good match with both men using their rare Monday Night Raw time to their advantage. Bob Holly was actually able to get the victory with a move he called the "Pit Stop". After the match, Bob got a mic and said that he's seen how The Ringmaster has been treating everybody backstage and he doesn't like it. Holly then tells the crowd that he's going to do something about it and take that Intercontinental Title from Ringmaster so that he doesn't have as much power anymore!

 

- Backstage, Dok Hendrix is with Kama. Kama tells Dok that he's the "ultimate" fighter and doesn't back down from any challenge or anybody. Kama says that nobody is as tough as he is and could even stand in the ring and hang with him for more than a few minutes. Savio Vega comes onto the scene and tells Kama that he's wrong. Savio says that growing up on the streets of Puerto Rico, he learned to be tough and fend for himself and that Kama is no stronger than any bully he faced back then. The two men go face-to-face but Dok gets in between them.

 

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- Next, Hunter Hearst Helmsley took on Avatar. There's a new aura about Helmsley recently; he seems to be believing himself more and more and he's certinately showing that in the ring. He was easily able to put away Avatar after almost a few minutes with the "Pedigree". After the match, Hunter got on the mic and said that he believed in himself and he knew he could do it. He wanted to share his message with the crowd and that all they have to do is believe in him too and all their worries would go away. Helmsley then introduced his new business partner and personal bodyguard, Mabel! Mabel came down to the ring and said that he would protect Hunter against "non-believers'', like Dude Love.

 

- Backstage, The Undertaker says that he wants the masked man to show himself tonight and he demands that he take off his mask and reveal who he is. Taker says that he has a lot of demons in his past and he wants to see if one of them came back to life.

 

- In the lockeroom, Owen Hart, Yokozuna and Jim Cornette are celebrating. Cornette says that the two have been on a roll recently and that nobody can stop them. Owen agrees and tells Cornette that there's not a better tag-team in the WWF then himself and Yokozuna. Suddenly, Ron Simmons comes into the lockeroom and says that he's heard all the crap that Owen and Cornette said. He said that he's still new to the WWF but he could easily beat them both down. Simmons says he'll find a partner to take on the champs and take their belts from them! Owen and Cornette hide behind Yokozuna who gets right in Simmons face and tells him to bring it on.

 

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- The Main Event saw Ahmed Johnson, Bret Hart, Diesel and The Undertaker square off for the #1 Contendership to the WWF Title. This was an amazing main event, with huge stars and lots of big action. All four men really wanted to face Sid and take down the newly crowned WWF champion. During the match, Undertaker almost had it locked up when the lights went out, and came back on to show the masked man has made his entrance with a pipe. He attacked Undertaker and none of the other competitors wanted to go near the crazed man with the pipe. Suddenly, the lights went out and came back on, and the masked man was gone. Undertaker was never able to get back into the match much after that attack. In the end however, Bret Hart was actually able to get the victory by putting Johnson in the Sharpshooter and getting the big man to tap out.

 

 

Overall, this was a decent show. We really saw several new characters trying to be developed on this show instead of the big stars only. The main event was awesome and probably one of the best matches on RAW this year. This could work for the WWF if they are able to stick with them. The next In Your House has no matches currently scheduled for it but, there's a few obvious matches that will take place. Let's hope that the WWF can make some new stars while keeping the ones they have and work together to take down WCW. This show gets a B-.

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Monday Night RAW Preview!

 

- Bob Holly vs. Skip

- Ahmed Johnson vs. Yokozuna

- Diesel vs. Dude Love

- PLUS! Ron Simmons finds his partner for In Your House!

- PLUS! Bret Hart and Psycho Sid go face to face!