WWF March 1994 - 3/7, 3/14, 3/21, 3/28

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MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1994
LIVE FROM THE PYRAMID IN MEMPHIS, TN

AIRING FROM 8pm - 9pm EST ON THE USA NETWORK



Raw Opening: 1994






GORILLA MONSOON and BOBBY HEENAN welcome us to Memphis, Tennessee, the home of the KING, for another edition of MONDAY NIGHT RAW!!!


GORILLA and BOBBY then hype WrestleMania X, which will be live on Pay-Per-View on April 10, from the mecca, Madison Square Garden!

MONSOON then runs down the matches that will take place on tonight’s program, including the main event, a WWF Tag Team Title match between The Quebecers and the team that beat them for the belts at the Royal Rumble, the Nasty Boys!

This is a rematch from last week, where the two teams wrestled to a Double DQ. The Quebecers are claiming the Nasty Boys intentionally brought about the DQ ending, so they have asked that this match be a NO DQ match! The Nasty Boys were fine with that.


JOHN HAWK (w/ Bob Orton, Jr.) v. DUKE DROESE – Droese is no slouch, and he gives Hawk a tough match here. During the match, Monsoon and Heenan discuss the situation between Hawk and Orton, and Orton’s former friend, Roddy Piper. Hawk goes for the Lariat at one point, but Droese ducks it, and comes off the opposite ropes with a forearm smash that gets him a 2-count on Hawk. John battles back, and in the end, he connects with the Lariat, putting Droese down for the count.

After the match, Droese has to be stretchered out of the ring!
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COMMERCIAL BREAK
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SEAN MOONEY is standing by with RODDY PIPER and HULK HOGAN.

MOONEY recaps what’s been happening between Piper and his former friend Bob Orton. Things got physical between Piper and Orton’s protege, John Hawk.

PIPER says that he’s going to settle things with Orton, and everyone’s going to see what he’s known all along, that it was PIPER who carried their team back in the 80s. Piper refers to Hawk as “Johnny” throughout his rant, claiming that Hawk is looking to make a name for himself, and thought he could do it at Piper’s expense. Hot Rod says NOBODY makes a name for themselves at his expense!

MOONEY asks Hulk Hogan about his involvement.

HOGAN says that he and Piper patched up their issues years ago, and he considers Roddy one of his closest friends. He says that he wasn’t about to just sit back and let those two goofs gang up on his friend. Hogan says that together, he and Piper are going to destroy Orton and Hawk!

PIPER then issues a challenge to Hawk and Orton . . . for a tag team match at WrestleMania!


LEX LUGER does a pre-taped promo, telling the kids at home not to do drugs.


MONSOON says that next up, the Windham Brothers make their WWF debut.


BARRY & KENDALL WINDHAM v. BROOKLYN BRAWLER & PAT TANAKA – The Windhams are impressive, and win a quick match when Barry catches the Brawler with a Bulldog and pins him.
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SEAN MOONEY is in the WRESTLEMANIA CONTROL CENTER

WrestleMania 10 is a month away! The event 10 years in the making will be broadcast LIVE on Pay-Per-View on Sunday, April 10, from the mecca, Madison Square Garden!

MOONEY hypes the matches that will take place.

[glow=red,2,300]WWF Champ Yokozuna vs. Lex Luger

WWF Intercontinental Champ Stunning Steve Austin vs. former Champ Mr. Perfect

Roddy Piper and Hulk Hogan vs. Bob Orton, Jr. and John Hawk

The Ultimate Warrior vs. Big Van Vader

Plus, the WWF Tag Team Titles will be on the line, and much, much more![/glow]

MOONEY then announces the first special guest for WrestleMania 10 . . .



KNICKS STAR PATRICK EWING!!!

Ewing will act as the guest ring announcer for the main event.


Back at ringside, HEENAN and MONSOON discuss what we just heard, that New York Knicks star Patrick Ewing will be at WrestleMania.

HEENAN says it’s yet another reason why the World Wrestling Federation is the world-wide leader in Sports Entertainment.

GORILLA sends us to the ring for the next match.


MR. PERFECT v. TAMA – Tama puts up a fight, but Hennig eventually puts him away with the Perfect-Plex.

During the match, a man dressed entirely in black, and wearing a black and red mask, comes down the aisle and watches the match from ringside. At one point, he gets Perfect’s attention, and allows Tama to attack Perfect from behind.

The mysterious masked man leaves the ringside area just as Perfect hits the Perfect-Plex.


HEENAN and MONSOON are joined by MR. PERFECT after the match.

MONSOON congratulates Perfect on his win, and talks about his match coming up with Steve Austin at WrestleMania.

PERFECT says Austin is nothing more than a cheap imitation, a Mr. Perfect wannabe! He says that the IC Title will be back around his waist after their match at WrestleMania.

HEENAN wonders who the masked man was, and says it would be hard to guess, as Perfect has a habit of making an enemy out of just about everyone he meets!

PEFECT laughs, and asks Bobby if he’s still upset over Perfect FIRING him last year?

HEENAN goes beet red, and tries to respond, but Perfect stops him, and tells Bobby to sit down and shut up!

PERFECT then says he has no idea who this masked man is, but if the guy has a problem with him, he’s more than welcome to come back out here, and they can settle it in the ring!

PERFECT waits around for another minute, but the man doesn’t show up, so he leaves.
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A highlight package is shown of Tatanka, focusing on the injury caused to Tatanka by Ludvig Borga in late 1993. Borga injured the ribs of the Native American, and then added insult to injury by pinning Tatanka by placing one finger on Tatanka’s chest.

Both men will make their return to Monday Night Raw next week, as they meet one on one for the first time since Tatanka suffered that injury and Borga ended his unbeaten streak.


SEAN MOONEY interviews LEX LUGER.

MOONEY says that Luger finally gets his rematch with Yokozuna, after beating the Champion last year at SummerSlam, by count-out.

LUGER says that Yokozuna has done everything he could to avoid getting back in the ring with him, but now he’s the #1 contender, and there’s nothing Yokozuna can do, nowhere he can run. Luger wraps things up by promising to beat Yoko at WrestleMania, to win the WWF Title, and bring it back to America, where it belongs!


STUNNING STEVE AUSTIN comes out for the next match, and makes a big production about removing his robe, and removing the IC belt from around his waist.


NON-TITLE MATCH
STUNNING STEVE AUSTIN v. RENO RIGGINS – Austin wins in just under two minutes, forcing Riggins to submit to the Hollywood and Vine.

After the match, Austin takes the house mic from ring announcer Howard Finkel.

AUSTIN says that Mr. Perfect can come out here and run his mouth all he wants about what he’s going to do to Austin at WrestleMania, but he suggests that Perfect watch a tape of what Austin did to Razor Ramon at the Royal Rumble. Austin says that he sent Ramon packing . . . and Hennig’s next!
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A highlight package is shown of the past matches between WWF Tag Team Champions The Nasty Boys, and the former Champions, the Quebecers. The video ends with the finish of the match from last week’s RAW, where the two teams wrestled to a double DQ.

GORILLA says that a special stipulation has been added to this week’s match, there will be NO DQ’S this week! There must be a winner!


WWF TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH
NO DISQUALIFICATIONS
THE NASTY BOYS (Champs) (w/ Jimmy Hart) v. THE QUEBECERS
The two teams tear into each other as soon as the bell rings. There isn’t much wrestling here, it’s a full-out brawl from start to finish.

After plenty of action, the Nasty Boys get the upper hand. Sags knocks Quebecer Pierre out of the ring, and then helps Knobbs double-team Jacques. The Nastys deliver the PIT STOP on Jacques, but while they’re doing that, Pierre has grabbed the timekeeper’s bell at ringside.

Pierre jumps back into the ring, and clobbers both Nasty Boys over the head with the bell, right in front of the referee, and then Jacques, the legal man, covers Knobbs for the ONE...TWO...THREE at the 9-minute mark!

The Quebecers have taken full advantage of the No DQ stipulation, and have regained the WWF Tag Team Titles!!!


They don’t get much time to celebrate. As Sags and Knobbs regain their senses, they go after the Quebecers, and chase them back to the locker room!
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COMMERCIAL BREAK
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HEENAN and MONSOON recap what we saw on tonight’s show, including the shocking World Tag Team Title change.

MONSOON hypes next week’s show, where Tatanka returns to RAW, and will face the man that put him on the shelf several months ago, Ludvig Borga!


—CLOSING CREDITS—

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MONDAY, MARCH 14, 1994
LIVE FROM THE AMWAY ARENA IN ORLANDO, FL

AIRING FROM 8pm - 9pm EST ON THE USA NETWORK




Before the RAW opening, footage is shown of the Quebecers regaining the World Tag Team Titles from the Nasty Boys on last week’s show.



Raw Opening: 1994






GORILLA MONSOON and BOBBY HEENAN welcome us to the Sunshine State, for another edition of MONDAY NIGHT RAW!!!


GORILLA and BOBBY then hype WrestleMania X, live on Pay-Per-View, from the mecca, Madison Square Garden on April 10.


SEAN MOONEY is standing by in the locker room with new WWF Tag Team Champions THE QUEBECERS – JACQUES and PIERRE.

MOONEY congratulates them on regaining the titles, but suggests that they had asked for the No DQ stipulation because they knew they couldn’t beat the Nasty Boys without cheating.

JACQUES says what they did wasn’t technically cheating, because there were no DQ’s, anything goes!

PIERRE says that the Nastys and Jimmy Hart fell for it, they fell for the Quebecers plan, hook, line and sinker.

JACQUES says that they’re done with the Nasty Boys, they don’t deserve any more rematches, there are plenty of other teams out there that are more deserving.


Back at ringside, Gorilla and Bobby discuss what we just heard. Heenan says that the Quebecers are absolutely right, the Nastys had their shot, and there are other teams in the WWF more deserving of title shots.

GORILLA then runs down the matches that will take place on tonight’s show, including the return to Monday Night Raw of the Native American Tatanka, who will square off with the man that put him on the shelf last year, the monster from Helsinki, Ludvig Borga!


BIG VAN VADER v. MIKEY WHIPWRECK – Vader’s RAW debut. He cuts a promo before the match, saying he will destroy the Ultimate Warrior at WrestleMania!

Whipwreck puts up a fight, but Vader is a monster, and he destroys Whipwreck, before finishing him off with a Powerbomb for the pinfall. Afterwards, Vader delivers a top-rope moonsault onto his fallen opponent.
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After the break, we see a video package of the history between Lex Luger and WWF Champ Yokozuna. Luger showed up on the USS Intrepid on July 4, and slammed the Champion. Lex then went across the country on the Lex Express, meeting with his fans. At SummerSlam, Luger nailed Yoko with the loaded forearm, causing the Champion to fall out of the ring and get counted out. The video ends with Luger pinning Yoko in a tag team match just after SummerSlam.


SEAN MOONEY interviews LEX LUGER.

MOONEY says that Luger has been waiting a long time for this rematch with Yokozuna.

LUGER says that he had Yoko beat at SummerSlam, but things didn’t turn out quite how he hoped they would. This time, he’s not going to make the same mistake, this time, he’s going to beat the Champion, right in the middle of the ring, and leave WrestleMania as the NEW World Champion!


HEENAN and MONSOON talk about the Luger – Yoko match coming up on April 10 at WrestleMania.


BARRY & KENDALL WINDHAM v. THE TONGA KID & BARRY HOROWITZ – The Windham Bros, from West Texas, come to the ring in chaps and cowboy hats. Before the match starts, they give the hats to two lucky fans at ringside.

The Windhams make short work of their opponents, as Barry catches Horowitz with a big Bulldog, leading to the pinfall.




SEAN MOONEY is in the WRESTLEMANIA CONTROL CENTER

WrestleMania 10 is a month away! The event 10 years in the making will be broadcast LIVE on Pay-Per-View on Sunday, April 10, from the mecca, Madison Square Garden!

MOONEY hypes the matches that will take place.

[glow=red,2,300]WWF Champ Yokozuna vs. Lex Luger

WWF Intercontinental Champ Stunning Steve Austin vs. former Champ Mr. Perfect

Roddy Piper and Hulk Hogan vs. Bob Orton, Jr. and John Hawk

The Ultimate Warrior vs. Big Van Vader

Plus, the WWF Tag Team Titles will be on the line, and much, much more![/glow]

We go to a pre-taped promo from BOB ORTON, JR. and JOHN HAWK.

HAWK says that Piper likes to call him “Johnny”, like he’s some punk kid, but on April 10, Piper will find just what he can do inside the squared circle.

ORTON says that Hawk has been sending his opponents out on stretchers, and that’s what’s going to happen to Piper and Hogan at WrestleMania!


MOONEY then reminds us about one of the special guests for WrestleMania 10, announced last week . . .



KNICKS STAR PATRICK EWING!!!

Ewing will act as the guest ring announcer for the main event.
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We see a pre-taped promo from LUDVIG BORGA, who promises to send Tatanka back to the hospital after their match tonight!

GORILLA then sends us to PIPER’S PIT!




PIPER welcomes his guest this week, the reigning Intercontinental Champion, “Stunning” Steve Austin!

PIPER talks about Austin’s upcoming match at WrestleMania, against Mr. Perfect.


We see a clip from last week, where a man dressed in black came out and watched Perfect’s match from the aisleway.


PIPER suggests that Austin is scared of Mr. Perfect, so he’s got this other guy playing mindgames with Perfect, trying to throw him off his game.

AUSTIN just laughs, and says he’s got nothing to do with that. He says Perfect’s the kinda guy who makes a lot of enemies, and says it’s probably someone from Perfect’s past looking for some payback.

STEVE then turns the tables on Piper, asking him if he has nightmares about John Hawk and that lariat.

PIPER laughs and says that there have been plenty of young punks that have taken a run at the Hot Rod over the years, and he’s always put them in their place. Johnny Hawk will be no different.

PIPER wraps things up by saying that WrestleMania is the biggest event in wrestling, the event that the world will be watching, he says that Austin’s never been a part of it before, but Mr. Perfect has, and tells Austin that he’d better bring his A-game, or he will leave MSG a FORMER Intercontinental Champion!


HEENAN: “You can see what Piper’s trying to do there, Monsoon. But I don’t think Roddy Piper is properly equipped to play mindgames with a man the calibre of Steve Austin. He’s not exactly the sharpest tool in the shed, if you know what I mean.”

GORILLA: “Give me a break.”


JOHN HAWK (w/ Cowboy Bob Orton) v. RENO RIGGINS – Hawk destroys Riggins, nailing him with the Lariat and then pinning Reno by placing one foot on his chest.

After the match, Riggins is taken from the ring on a stretcher.
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A video of Mr. Perfect airs, set to his theme music, showing clips of Curt wrestling, as well as some of his old vignettes, such as throwing darts, playing basketball, and sinking a long putt.


HEENAN and MONSOON talk about Mr. Perfect, and then discuss what took place last week, where a man dressed all in black, wearing a black and silver mask, came out during Perfect’s match.

MR. PERFECT comes out and joins Howard Finkel in the ring.

PERFECT calls for the masked man to come out, as he wants to rip that mask off, and find out who the coward is underneath.

A moment later, the masked man makes his way down the aisle, but stops at ringside. Perfect challenges him to come into the ring and fight, even holding the ropes open for him.

The masked man declines, and after a brief staredown with Perfect, the man heads back down the aisleway, and out of sight.

PERFECT talks a little about the match coming up at WrestleMania against Steve Austin, before leaving the ring.


THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR v. BROOKLYN BRAWLER – Warrior charges the ring, does his bit where he runs the ropes and acts like a lunatic, and then goes on the attack. It takes a little less than 2 minutes for the Warrior to wear the Brawler down, then Gorilla Press him, and deliver the splash for the pinfall.


MONSOON says that Vader is going to have his work cut out for him at WrestleMania, when he faces the Warrior.
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A video airs for WRESTLEMANIA X, on April 10 from Madison Square Garden

WRESTLEMANIA 10


MONSOON and HEENAN talk some more about the matches coming up at WrestleMania, including the huge main event, as Yokozuna defends the belt against Lex Luger.

GORILLA then recaps the feud late last year involving Ludvig Borga and the Native American Tatanka, that saw Borga injure Tatanka’s ribs and put him out of action for several months.

Tatanka made his return to the ring at the Royal Rumble, and tonight he makes his return to RAW, as he goes one on one with Borga!


LUDVIG BORGA v. TATANKA – Tatanka controls the early going, with a series of overhand chops, and then a big Tomahawk chop off the second rope that puts Borga on the mat. The match soon moves to the floor, where Borga tries to take over by whipping Tatanka into the ringpost, but the Native American reverses it, and it’s Borga who meets the ringpost instead.

Back inside the ring, Tatanka gets a nearfall with a cross body block off the ropes. Borga eventually turns the tables, and wears Tatanka down with power moves. A splash in the corner from Borga leaves Tatanka in a bad way, and Borga starts choking him by pressing his boot against Tatanka’s throat.

The referee tries several times to get Borga to stop, to no avail. When the ref tries to physically pull Borga away from Tatanka, Borga grabs the ref by the collar, and throws him all the way across the ring! The ref gets up and calls for the bell . . . Tatanka wins the match by DQ.

Borga doesn’t seem to care, he continues to assault Tatanka afterwards, until a group of babyfaces, including Hulk Hogan, hits the ring to run Borga off.
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HEENAN and MONSOON recap the show, and hype next week’s program. Next week, we will see Mr. Perfect in action, the Nasty Boys will be here, and in the main event, Lex Luger meets former IC Champ Greg Valentine. As well, Gorilla says that he’s told that the Quebecers have an announcement they want to make, regarding the Tag Team Titles, and WrestleMania.


—CLOSING CREDITS—

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Chito said:

MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1994
LIVE FROM THE WAR MEMORIAL IN ROCHESTER, NY

AIRING FROM 8pm - 9pm EST ON THE USA NETWORK




Before the RAW opening, footage is shown of the mysterious man in black confronting Mr. Perfect during an interview last week.



Raw Opening: 1994






GORILLA MONSOON and BOBBY HEENAN welcome us to Rochester, New York for another edition of MONDAY NIGHT RAW!!!


GORILLA and BOBBY then hype WrestleMania X, live on Pay-Per-View, from the mecca, Madison Square Garden on April 10.

MONSOON says that tonight’s main event will feature Lex Luger, the #1 contender to the WWF Championship, in a match with former Tag Team and Intercontinental Champion, Greg Valentine.


MR. PERFECT v. DUANE GILL – Perfect methodically wears Gill down in the first few minutes of the match.

During the match, the mysterious masked man comes down to the ring. Perfect doesn’t see him, and the man jumps into the ring and nails Perfect in the back of the head with a double axehandle!

The referee calls for the bell, giving Perfect the win by DQ, and the masked man hightails it out of the ring, as Perfect takes off after him.
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After the break MR. PERFECT comes back out and joins Monsoon and Heenan at ringside.

PERFECT issues a challenge to the masked man, to meet him in the ring right here next week!


SEAN MOONEY is standing by in the locker room with WWF Tag Team Champions THE QUEBECERS – JACQUES and PIERRE.

JACQUES says that they went to the WWF Championship Committee and told them that they want to issue an open challenge, to any team that wants to get in the ring with them at WrestleMania . . . with the exception of the Nasty Boys, who don’t deserve any more title matches.

PIERRE says that they are great Champions, they know that there isn’t a team anywhere in the World that can take these belts from them.

JACQUES says that some team can have the opportunity of a lifetime, to get in the ring at WrestleMania, with the greatest tag team in history. All they’ve got to do is sign on the dotted line!


JOHN HAWK (w/ Cowboy Bob Orton) v. BOB HOLLY – Hawk destroys Holly, nailing him with the Lariat and then pinning Bob by placing one foot on his chest. Orton gets in the ring afterwards, takes the mic from Howard Finkel, and says that Roddy Piper and Hulk Hogan are going to face their worst nightmare at WrestleMania!
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SEAN MOONEY is in the WRESTLEMANIA CONTROL CENTER

WrestleMania 10 is a month away! The event 10 years in the making will be broadcast LIVE on Pay-Per-View on Sunday, April 10, from the mecca, Madison Square Garden!

MOONEY hypes the matches that will take place.

WWF Champ Yokozuna vs. Lex Luger

WWF Intercontinental Champ Stunning Steve Austin vs. former Champ Mr. Perfect

Roddy Piper and Hulk Hogan vs. Bob Orton, Jr. and John Hawk

The Ultimate Warrior vs. Big Van Vader

Plus, the WWF Tag Team Titles will be on the line, and much, much more!


MOONEY then reminds us about one of the special guests for WrestleMania 10, announced last week . . .



KNICKS STAR PATRICK EWING!!!

Ewing will act as the guest ring announcer for the main event.


MONSOON and HEENAN talk about WrestleMania, and then discuss the main event, set to take place right now, between Lex Luger and Greg Valentine.


LEX LUGER v. GREG VALENTINE – Valentine is a cagey veteran, and gives Luger all he can handle in the early going.

Luger eventually turns things around, and targets the back of the former Intercontinental Champion. After softening up Valentine’s back, Luger gets him up in the Torture Race. Valentine holds out as long as he can, but realizes that he’s not getting out of the hold, and gives up. Luger gets the win by submission.
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A video airs of Little Richard, who announces that he will be a guest at WrestleMania on April 10 at Madison Square Garden! He says he’s looking forward to watching Lex Luger defeat Yokozuna for the WWF Title!


MONSOON and HEENAN are joined at ringside by Intercontinental Champion STUNNING STEVE AUSTIN.

AUSTIN talks about his match coming up at WrestleMania with Mr. Perfect. He then talks about the match next week, and says he hopes the masked guy beats the hell out of Perfect! Austin once again denies having anything to do with the situation between Perfect and the mysterious masked man.

Austin then climbs into the ring for the next match.


NON-TITLE MATCH
STUNNING STEVE AUSTIN v. DUKE DROESE – After a tough match, Austin gets the win after locking Droese in the Hollywood and Vine for the submission.


We see a pre-taped promo from BIG VAN VADER.

VADER talks about his match coming up with the Ultimate Warrior at WrestleMania, and promises to destroy the Warrior at Madison Square Garden. He says that Warrior would have been wise to just stay retired before, because he could have saved himself a World of pain!
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A video airs of Hogan and Piper training for their WrestleMania match. We see them in the gym, training in the ring, and jogging along the beach.

PIPER says that Piper’s Pit will return after WrestleMania. He tells Hulk that he wants Orton and Hawk as his guests, so he can ask them how it felt getting beat in front of the entire World at WrestleMania!


THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR v. BARRY HOROWITZ – The Warrior dominates his opponent, finishing Horowitz off with a Gorilla Press, and a Splash off the ropes for the pinfall.


HEENAN and MONSOON start wrapping up the show, but someone makes their way down the aisle and joins them.



IT’S DEMOLITION AXE!!


AXE asks Heenan and Monsoon if he heard the Quebecers right, did they really issue an open challenge to any team that wanted to face them?

MONSOON says that he heard right.

AXE says that while his in-ring career is winding down, he’s got a team that he thinks has what it takes to beat the Quebecers.

HEENAN seems skeptical, until the music hits . . .

WWF Demolition theme

OUT COME DEMOLITION, SMASH AND CRUSH!!!

SMASH and CRUSH cut a promo, promising to take that Quebec flag that the Quebecers carry to the ring with them, and shove it down both Quebecers throats!


GORILLA says they’re out of time, they’ll try and get a response from the Quebecers on next week’s show!


The show ends with the WrestleMania video:

WrestleMania X Intro


—CLOSING CREDITS—

[Chitohausen]

Chito said:

MONDAY, MARCH 28, 1994
LIVE FROM THE MEMORIAL COLISEUM IN PORTLAND, OR

AIRING FROM 8pm - 9pm EST ON THE USA NETWORK




Raw Opening: 1994






GORILLA MONSOON and BOBBY HEENAN welcome us to the beautiful Pacific Northwest for another edition of MONDAY NIGHT RAW!!!


GORILLA and BOBBY then hype WrestleMania X, coming up in less than two weeks, live on Pay-Per-View, from the mecca, Madison Square Garden.

MONSOON takes a moment to run down the line-up...

WWF Champ Yokozuna vs. Lex Luger

WWF Intercontinental Champ Stunning Steve Austin vs. former Champ Mr. Perfect

Roddy Piper and Hulk Hogan vs. Bob Orton, Jr. and John Hawk

The Ultimate Warrior vs. Big Van Vader

WWF Tag Team Champions The Quebecers vs. Demolition

Tatanka, Jim Duggan and the Windham Bros. vs. The Headshrinkers (Samu, Fatu and Samoan Savage) and Ludvig Borga in an 8-man tag match

The Berzerker vs. Brutus Beefcake

And much, much more!


GORILLA says that tonight, Mr. Perfect squares off with this mysterious masked man.

In the ring, Howard Finkel makes the introductions for the opening match.


STEVE AUSTIN v. DUANE GILL – Austin wins easily, locking Gill in the Hollywood and Vine for the submission.


STEVE AUSTIN does a quick interview at ringside with Gorilla and Bobby.

AUSTIN says Mr. Perfect’s mind is on this masked guy, and Austin’s going to take advantage of that on April 10 at WrestleMania! He promises to not only beat Perfect, but humiliate him as well.

HEENAN says he likes the sound of that!
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BARRY & KENDALL WINDHAM v. THE HEADSHRINKERS (w/ Woman and Samoan Savage) – Woman comes through the curtain, leading the Headshrinkers to the ring. The two teams tear into each other as soon as the bell rings. The Windham Bros. try to keep it a wrestling match, but the Headshrinkers are more interested in brawling.

Kendall Windham finds himself cut off from his corner, as Samu and Fatu keep him isolated in their corner, double-teaming him every chance they get. The Samoan Savage even takes a few shots at Kendall from the arena floor. After several minutes of punishment, Windham turns the tables, catching both Headshrinkers with a double clothesline out of the corner. Kendall makes a mad dash to his corner, and tags in his older brother.

Late in the match, all four men are brawling in the ring, and they eventually make their way to the floor. They completely ignore the referee’s count, and the match ends up as a Double Count-out around the 9 minute mark.


We cut to a segment with LEX LUGER, telling the kids watching at home to say no to drugs.

GORILLA says that he’s not sure what’s going on, as Roddy Piper said last week that there wouldn’t be another Piper’s Pit until after WrestleMania, as he and Hogan are busy training for the tag team match. But, he’s just received word that the Pit is up next.


We go to the Piper’s Pit set . . . but immediately it becomes clear that it’s COWBOY BOB ORTON, JR. dressed as Roddy Piper!

He introduces his guest, a man he says is the future of the World Wrestling Federation, and a man who is going to kick his butt at WrestleMania . . . John Hawk!

HAWK comes out and joins Orton.

ORTON, trying to sound like Piper, says he has to admit that Hawk is the biggest, baddest man he’s ever crossed paths with, and he’s been desperately looking for a way out of the match at WrestleMania. He says if Hogan wants to stay and get humiliated, then he can, but he wants no part of Hawk or Bob Orton!

HAWK says that Hulk Hogan thinks he’s tough, but he’s never been in the ring wiht anyone like John Hawk. He says that he’s going to hit Hogan with his Lariat, and snap the Hulkster’s neck like a twig!

ORTON then rips off the Roddy Piper outfit, he’s got wrestling trunks on underneath the kilt, and says he can’t stand one more second of wearing that skirt! He says that Piper may have been a big deal once upon a time, but his time has passed, now it’s John Hawk’s time, and at WrestleMania, he and Hawk are going to destroy Hogan and Piper!
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Back from the break, we see a video package of BIG VAN VADER. We see Vader destroy several opponents. It ends with Vader telling the Ultimate Warrior that he will end his career, once and for all, at WrestleMania!


BIG VAN VADER v. RENO RIGGINS – Vader destroys Riggins in under two minutes, nailing him with a Powerbomb, leading to the pinfall.


HEENAN and MONSOON are joined by MR. PERFECT

MONSOON says that later tonight, Perfect will finally get a chance to go one on one with this masked man, who has been a thorn in his side for the last few weeks.

PERFECT says that he has no idea who this guy is, but tonight, after he beats him, he’s going to tear that mask off, and find out who’s underneath.

HEENAN starts to say something, but Perfect cuts him off, referring to Heenan as “Weasel”.

This leads to an argument between Heenan and Perfect, and Monsoon sends us to Sean Mooney in the WrestleMania control center.




SEAN MOONEY is in the WRESTLEMANIA CONTROL CENTER

WrestleMania 10 is only TWO WEEKS AWAY! The event 10 years in the making will be broadcast LIVE on Pay-Per-View on Sunday, April 10, from the mecca, Madison Square Garden!

MOONEY hypes the matches that will take place.

[glow=red,2,300]WWF Champ Yokozuna vs. Lex Luger

WWF Intercontinental Champ Stunning Steve Austin vs. former Champ Mr. Perfect

Roddy Piper and Hulk Hogan vs. Bob Orton, Jr. and John Hawk

The Ultimate Warrior vs. Big Van Vader

WWF Tag Team Champions The Quebecers vs. Demolition

Tatanka, Jim Duggan and the Windham Bros. vs. The Headshrinkers (Samu, Fatu and Samoan Savage) and Ludvig Borga in an 8-man tag match

The Berzerker vs. Brutus Beefcake

And much, much more![/glow]

MOONEY then talks about the special guests that will be a part of WrestleMania...

New York Knicks star PATRICK EWING will be the guest ring announcer for the main event, between Luger and Yokozuna.

LITTLE RICHARD will be the guest time keeper for the main event.

And, singer VANESSA WILLIAMS will sing the National Anthem!
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ULTIMATE WARRIOR v. PAT TANAKA – Tanaka puts up a good fight, but really doesn’t stand a chance against a fired-up Warrior. The Warrior eventually finishes Tanaka off with a Gorilla Press, and then a Splash for the pinfall.


HEENAN and MONSOON are joined at ringside by the returning BRUTUS BEEFCAKE.

BRUTUS says he’s happy to be back in the WWF.

GORILLA talks about Brutus’ match coming up at WrestleMania, against another man returning to the WWF, the Berzerker.

BRUTUS says that he’s beat the Berzerker before, and he’ll do it again on April 10 at Madison Square Garden.
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LEX LUGER comes out and joins Heenan and Monsoon to provide commentary for the next match.

NON-TITLE MATCH
YOKOZUNA (w/ Woman) v. MIKEY WHIPWRECK – Whipwreck gets a little offence in here, but it’s pretty much all Yokozuna. In the end, Yoko delivers the Bonzai Drop for the pinfall.

Woman isn’t satisfied with that, though, she tells Yoko to deliver another one! Yoko hits a second Bonzai Drop . . . then goes for a third!

LEX LUGER has had enough of this, he jumps into the ring, and pulls Yoko off the turnbuckle. Luger nails Yoko with a few rights and lefts, then whips him into the ropes . . . AND SLAMS YOKOZUNA AGAIN!!!

Yoko rolls out of the ring as Luger checks on Mikey Whipwreck. Mikey isn’t moving, so Luger calls for medical help.

Whipwreck gets loaded onto a stretcher, and carried from the ring.


LUGER joins Heenan and Monsoon again at ringside.

LEX says that Yokozuna’s reign of terror comes to an end at WrestleMania 10!
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We see a video package featuring the recent altercations between Mr. Perfect and this mysterious masked man.

MONSOON says that Perfect finally gets his chance to get his hands on this masked man, as they meet in the main event right here tonight!


MR. PERFECT v. MASKED MAN – Perfect doesn’t even wait for the bell, he attacks the masked man as soon as the mystery man gets into the ring!

The next couple of minutes are all Perfect, as he pummels the masked man from pillar to post. Several times, Perfect goes for the mask, but is unable to get it off.

Late in the match, Perfect whips the masked man into the ropes, and connects with a picture-perfect standing dropkick!

With the man flat on his back on the mat, Perfect once again goes for the mask . . . AND HE PULLS THE MASK OFF!!!

Unfortunately, the man is wearing another one underneath, this one is silver with black around the eyes and mouth.

The man decides he’s had enough, and rolls under the bottom rope and out of the ring. He turns and walks down the aisle, getting himself counted out in the process.

Perfect yells at him to come back and fight, but the man ignores him and disappears through the curtain.

At that point, STUNNING STEVE AUSTIN comes out of the crowd on the opposite side of the ring, behind Perfect, and jumps into the ring!

Perfect doesn’t even know he’s there, and Austin clips Perfect’s knee from behind, and then starts stomping away at the knee.

Austin then locks on the Hollywood and Vine, and keeps the hold on for over a minute, before the entire babyface locker room hits the ring to break it up.


MONSOON and HEENAN recap what we’ve seen here tonight, and talk about next week’s show, the final RAW before WrestleMania!

GORILLA says that next week’s main event will feature Steve Austin putting the Intercontinental Title on the line against Tatanka.


The show ends with the WrestleMania video:

WrestleMania X Intro


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