WWF Monday Night Raw 26/09/1994

Tatanka vs Razor Ramon

This is the first match we’ve seen of Tatanka since his heel turn, and there’s a notable difference in his in-ring style. He’s much more aggressive, and it makes him a more interesting wrestler. He’s exceptionally happy to lay in his stuff here, nailing stiff blows, a nice short clothesline and a nice series of big slams. Nothing fancy, just breaking down Razor with deep blows. Tatanka takes a big bump to the floor when Ramon sidesteps a chop, and I dug Ramon punching Tatanka back down every time he tried to get back on the apron. There’s an overlong abdominal stretch sequence, but this is good fun besides. The end sees a melee on the floor after Ted DiBiase lures Ramon to the floor, with Bam Bam Bigelow and Lex Luger getting involved, and Ramon beats the count for the win. Good stuff.

Kwang vs Rich Myers

Always nice to see squash king Kwang in action. He side steps Myers to start and hits a nice thrust to the throat. Myers gets a nifty high flying head scissors, but that’s his only bit of offence as Kwang casually sidesteps a crossbody attempt, and a lovely leg lariat gives Kwang the win.

1-2-3 Kid vs Kenny David

The match is really just a backdrop for some Bob Backlund shenanigans, giving Randy Savage a dictionary complete with verbose letter. That said, we do get to see a few neat kicks from Kid, with a lovely overhead one in the corner, and some nice running legdrops, followed by a top rope version for three. Plus Vince insulting David’s physical appearance, the perks of being the boss.

Diesel & Shawn Michaels vs Chris Kanyon & Bob Starr

Fun squash, with Kanyon bumping like a boss for the tag champs, Diesel ragdolling him repeatedly into the corner. He at least looks competitive against Shawn for 30 seconds, as Starr gets nothing, eating a delayed suplex and second rope elbow from Shawn and the jack-knife from Diesel. Loved Shawn tagging in after the jack-knife, just for the honour of pinning Starr. After, the new Headshrinkers of Fatu and the fucking BARBARIAN come in and clean house. I remember the new Headshrinkers essentially being lower midcarders, but Barb looked like a beast here.