WWF Monday Night RAW (March 27, 1995)

Original Airdate: March 27, 1995

Your Hosts are Vince McMahon and Todd Pettengill from a studio, as this is a special ‘Sunday Night Slam’ edition of RAW to hype WrestleMania XI. Jim Ross and Gorilla Monsoon provide commentary for the match.

We start with a review of the Diesel/Shawn Michaels feud

Salt 'N' Pepa prepare for WrestleMania

Review of the Lawrence Taylor/Bam Bam Bigelow feud

Fan Festival promo

Jim Ross interviews Bob Backlund backstage as he prepares for the I Quit Match with Bret Hart at WrestleMania, and gripes about Razor Ramon costing him the Intercontinental Title in his match against Jeff Jarrett

Review of the Jeff Jarrett/Razor Ramon feud

WrestleMania XI promo. Oh, glad they included that! Would have never known it was coming up, otherwise

The Undertaker and Paul Bearer have words for King Kong Bundy. Oh wow, Undertaker! Where's he been? Been so long since we’ve seen him on RAW, I thought maybe he died

Backstage, Jim Ross interviews Bret Hart as prepares for his upcoming match with brother Owen

No Holds Barred Match: Bret Hart v Owen Hart: Even without commercials, we're already thirty minutes into the forty-five minute runtime, so don't expect a long one here. Owen attacks before the bell, but a cross corner whip gets reversed, and Bret ten-punch counts him. Snapmare sets up a hairpull slam, and a DDT sets up a legdrop. Bret decides to toss him to the floor for a shot into the rail, and adds a toss into the steps for good measure. Be beats Owen all the way behind the entrance curtain before dragging him back for a bodyslam in the aisle, then back inside for some mounted punches. Man, Bret is just dominating here. Headbutt to the groin, but Owen counters a backbreaker with an eyerake, then rams Bret into the turnbuckle - selling the back all the while. Headbutt to the groin of his own, and he works the part with an inverted atomic drop. Headbutt sets up an enzuigiri for two, then out to the floor as Owen feeds him the rail and steps as payback for earlier. In, Owen slaps on a chinlock, but Bret escapes, and hooks a crucifix for two - only for Owen to cutoff the comeback with an elbow in short order. Owen ties him in a tree of woe, and exposes the top turnbuckle on the opposite side as the referee works to free Bret - only to have a shot into it reversed! Bret rallies with an inverted atomic drop into a clothesline, and adds a 2^nd rope pointed elbowdrop for two. Backbreaker is worth two, and a piledriver gets two. Snapmare sets up the Sharpshooter, but Owen rakes the eyes to block, then cross corner whips a dazed Bret chest-first into the exposed buckle for two. Missile dropkick, but Bret catches him on the way down, and turns it into a slingshot into the exposed buckle, then ties him up in the Sharpshooter for the win at 12:00. Really good, action packed match as usual between the two brothers, with excellent selling from both, and loaded with drama. *** ¼

WrestleMania XI promo

Jonathan Taylor Thomas prepares for WrestleMania by watching TV and bragging about his resume. No word on whether or not he's related to the guy main eventing

Lawrence Taylor vignette. Vince notes that this is the 'closest the NFL will ever get to pay per view!' That's cool, I'm sure they're perfectly content dominating Monday nights

The Million Dollar Corporation offer final thoughts for LT. A lot is wrong with the world when Bam Bam Bigelow and Tatanka are who you're selling your biggest show of the year with. And I mean that with no offense to either guy - they just weren't at that level

BUExperience: As a show it’s a pretty empty hard sell, but there is a very good Hart Brothers match that would be welcome on any compilation, and well worth checking out