Sunday, 22 January 2017

WWF Raw 09/05/1994

Razor Ramon vs Kwang
King of the Ring qualifier here, and a pretty entertaining match. The Kwang gimmick was goofy, but he’s been having fun bouts on 94 Raw. Both guys exchange some nasty chops, and this is worked at a high tempo. Loved Ramon twice punching Kwang off the apron, only for Kwang to leap back up to take another blow to the face. Even better, the third time he ducked the swing and dropped Ramon over the top rope to take over. Great little spot. Ramon briefly works over Kwang’s shoulder after a missed corner charge and though it doesn’t lead to much, it was nice to see Kwang occasionally favour his shoulder during the bout. Also liked Kwang blocking the trademark second rope back suplex, using just a sharp back elbow to the nose. Ramon struggles to hold Kwang up for the Razor’s Edge, and just in case there were any doubts it wasn’t intentional, they do one Irish whip and then repeat the spot. That minor flub aside, good bout.

Crush vs Raymond Roy
Curiously, Roy is allowed to hit a dropkick from behind and roll up Crush for two at the start of this bout. Feels odd, as Crush is getting a decent push at this time. The advantage is brief, as Crush hits a vicious superkick, a few big blows to the spine and a heart punch to win. Decent squash.

Doink vs Mike Terrace
Terrace wins me over early by bumping a Doink legsweep onto the back of his head in a big bump. Dink keeps getting involved in front of the ref, eye-poking Terrace and then running all over him whilst Doink has him in a hold. No idea why that’s not a DQ. Dink is a little twat. Whoopee Cushion finishes.

Mabel vs Mike Bell

Mabel is a super fun squash worker, in a very literal sense. Here, he hits a few stiff slaps on Bell, flattens him with a corner splash and a huge legdrop, then nails the Boss Man slam to win. Mo is apparently injured here, so I’m looking forward to more Mabel squashes in the future. 

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