WWF Monday Night RAW (August 7, 1995)

Original Airdate: August 7, 1995 (Taped July 24)

From Louisville, Kentucky; Your Hosts are Vince McMahon and Jerry Lawler.

WWF Tag Team Title Match: Owen Hart and Yokozuna v Razor Ramon and Savio Vega: So, after the finish from last weeks main event was left off the show due to time constraints (it ended in a countout, for those wondering) a rematch has been ordered for this week. Honestly though, just because the finish wasn't televised shouldn't mean the champions should have to defend a second time. That's shady. But then, the whole 'time ran out' thing was bullshit from the get-go, as that show (and this one) were both taped anyway. Even weirder is that they made them actually go back and redo the whole entrance (complete with pyro), despite the fact that this immediately followed 'last weeks' match for the live crowd. The 90s were a helluva drug. Okay, Yokozuna starts with Razor, and gets worked over when Ramon and Vega go after the arm. Tag to Owen, but Savio takes him down in a side-headlock. Owen counters into a wristlock, but Vega reverses, and tags - Ramon keeping after Owen's arm on the mat. A few reversals end in Owen getting dumped out to the floor, but Yokozuna gets the tag, and the heels start cutting the ring in half after some well timed cheating. Funny bit, as Ramon stupidly tries to make the comeback while hanging out in the heel corner, and Yoko just kind of casually reaches back to tag out to Owen between punches. He deserves to have the ring cut in half on him, the idiot. Owen comes in with a spinheel kick and a flying splash for two, but Razor manages to side suplex his way out of a sleeper, and tag Savio. Vega is a bodega of fire to ignite the four-way brawl, and Yokozuna puts Savio away with a legdrop at 14:25, while Ramon is caught up with Hart on the outside. This was on par with last week. *

Dean Douglas is still in his moms basement, and thinks Ramon and Vega earn a 'TT' letter grade. See, this is what happens when you do away with standardized testing. Also, could Shane have bothered to take off his wedding ring for these segments? I don't know why, but it's really jarring to think this character is married, when he so clearly is a delusional psychopath who lives in his mothers basement, and lectures a crowd of (likely sticky) stuffed animals. What kind of message is that for the kids?

Backstage, Diesel high-fives Shawn Michaels!

Isaac Yankem shows off his disgusting teeth. That could be contagious! And Purell wasn’t even a thing yet! Be afraid, Bret. Be very afraid

Fatu v Tony DeVito: You know, if he really wanted to make a difference, he could have started by wearing condoms. But then, who would Miz and Mizdow wrestle three hundred times a week now? The jacket is really snazzy, though. What the fuck were they thinking here? If you weren't around, and you're ever wondering just how bad 1995 was, just imagine how bad things must have been that Fatu eventually accepted 'dancing fat guy who likes shoving his ass in peoples' faces' as a step up the gimmick ladder. Flying splash ends it at 2:44. DUD

SummerSlam Report! Todd's wearing something right out of the Vince reject pile from the 80s this week, baby! The big news here is that Shawn Michaels will now defend his Intercontinental Title against Razor Ramon in a ladder re-match, instead of wrestling Sid. That one proved to be a good decision

Diesel v Mo: This is non-title, 'cause racism. Speaking of racism, there was a Kama squash that aired on the original broadcast, but it has been removed from the Network version of this show, for whatever reason. Diesel overpowers him in the early going, and takes him to school in the corner. Cross corner clothesline gets two, and a cross corner whip sets up a bodyslam. Straddling ropechoke gets two, and a big boot puts the challenger on the floor, which is Mabel's cue to join us. Wow, looking out at the crowd, not even a single person is MOVING (let alone cheering) in anticipation of the potential confrontation between Diesel and Mabel here. Mo manages to clip Diesel to allow Mabel to attack, but Shawn Michaels runs out to prevent it, and hey, now that crowd is moving a'plenty. They really should have called an audible somewhere in here, and changed the main event for SummerSlam into a triple threat with Daniel Bryan, or something. Back in, Mo works him over, but a flying elbowdrop misses, and the Jackknife retains at 8:48. Very sloppy match, not helped by the fact that this angle was a total dud. DUD

BUExperience: Nothing to see here, angle or wrestling wise