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00:00The road to a World Wrestling Federation title is never an easy one.
00:05Often what would seem to be a lifetime of sacrifice and
00:08pain may only present a once in a lifetime chance for the gold.
00:14Last Monday night on Raw, 20 World Wrestling Federation superstars took a chance.
00:2020 men willing to lay it all on the line in the over the top rope
00:23Intercontinental Battle Royal.
00:26It took a group effort led by the Macho Man Randy Savage to clear
00:30Giant Gonzalez from the ring.
00:33For others such as Diesel, personal vengeance created misdirection and
00:36inevitably a dead end.
00:38But when it finally came down to only four,
00:41a conspiracy of three could not detour the desire of one.
00:44The tag team champions, the Quebecers,
00:46Henrik Martel unleashed a furious assault on Razor Ramon.
00:51But the bad guy would not be swayed from his course.
00:54Incredibly, driven by his hunger for the gold,
00:57Razor overcame seemingly insurmountable odds.
00:59And in the end, only he and the Mago were left standing in the ring.
01:06Tonight, these two men meet one-on-one for
01:09the World Wrestling Federation Intercontinental Championship.
01:12Two men driven by an unyielding passion, two men on a collision course with destiny.
01:17A destiny that will find only one man at the end of the road holding the gold.
01:21Welcome everyone to Monday Night Raw.
01:52Welcome to the Intercontinental title matchup.
01:55Welcome to the World Wrestling Federation.
02:03Hello everyone, I'm Vince McMahon along with Bobby the Great Heenan,
02:06the Macho Man Randy Savage, and either the model Rick Martel,
02:10former WWF Champion, or the bad guy Razor Ramon.
02:14One of those two gentlemen will be crowned Intercontinental Champion.
02:18Your thoughts, Bobby Heenan?
02:21Well, I've got to go with the model Rick Martel.
02:25He's a model competitor, he's a model athlete, he's a model citizen, and
02:30he'd be a model Intercontinental Champion.
02:32All right, Randy Savage, you've been in the ring with both competitors.
02:35Your pick.
02:36I'm gonna have to go with the guy with the most macho.
02:39Or should I say machismo, oozing machismo, Razor Ramon.
02:44With that in mind, let's go up to Howard Finkel, let's get it on.
02:50Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest, scheduled for
02:54one fall, is for the World Wrestling Federation Intercontinental Championship.
03:00You have a championship belt way up there, Bobby Heenan, that's what's up for grabs.
03:07That's right, let me correct you on something.
03:09Martel, the model Rick Martel at one time was one half of the WWF Tag Team Champions.
03:14He's never held the WWF singles belt.
03:17He needs help on his thing with the WWF.
03:19Let me know, McMahon, and you'll be sure to call the brain, that's for sure.
03:21But it is single competition here tonight, Macho Man.
03:26And we've come to see, we've come to see, the model Rick Martel against Razor Ramon.
03:31Give the model credit, cuz he survived that battle royal.
03:34I was in it.
03:35He's the guy that's got the opportunity.
03:37This is the moment of truth.
03:39We'll see if Rick Martel's got what it takes.
03:42And you can bet he has what it takes as a result to his physical stature.
03:46Because this man is in peak condition all the time.
03:49Well, he's always like that.
03:51He's a competitor and he's ready.
03:52I hope Desi Arnaz back there in the dressing room area,
03:55I'm talking about Razor Ramon, is getting his courage together.
03:58Cuz here comes the bad guy.
03:59Wow, say hello, huh?
04:03Talk about peak condition.
04:05He's a freak of luck.
04:07The outside looks good.
04:08What's he got inside?
04:09I'm talking about the heart and the brain.
04:12Is he ready?
04:13Let's see.
04:14What an opportunity for Razor Ramon.
04:17Let's walk his way, Macho Man, up from the gutter.
04:21And now, reaches for that big brass ring in the sky.
04:25An opportunity of a lifetime.
04:27And will he enjoy the moment as he takes that slow walk down the aisle?
04:32But we'll see if he's got what it takes.
04:35What a story this would be for
04:37Razor Ramon to be the Intercontinental Champion.
04:41That's a little more than a brass ring.
04:43We're talking about the gold that looks in the shape of a belt that represents
04:47the World Wrestling Federation Intercontinental Champion.
04:49And it's a disgrace that if Razor Ramon should walk out of here as champion
04:53tonight, he'll probably take that belt to some discounted jewelry store,
04:56have it melted down in some cheap necklace.
04:59Well, gentlemen, let's not forget that we are celebrating Columbus Day here in
05:02the United States.
05:03Columbus, by the way,
05:05not only was he representing the Queen of England when he discovered America,
05:08don't forget Columbus was Hispanic.
05:11This could be a great day for those of Hispanic extraction.
05:16A great day for Razor Ramon.
05:18Exactly, Columbus is a big hero right here in the United States,
05:22aka Los Estados Unidos.
05:25And we're all real proud of Columbus that we actually named the town after him,
05:29Vince McMahon.
05:30I suppose we did, and you wonder,
05:33will a town be named after Razor Ramon if he wins the gold here tonight?
05:38I think so, they'll probably call it the ghetto.
05:41That's where he should be in the ghetto.
05:43That's where he came from, and look where he is now.
05:47Toothpick in the kisser, no respect.
05:51Look at this.
05:53This is going to be a very heated matchup, a heated battle of slap in the face.
05:57And Rick, the model Martel, won't back up for many bites.
06:00Starting slow but not really, this thing's geared in.
06:04This is the one that everybody's watching all around the world.
06:07All right, working on the arm now.
06:09The model Rick Martel, nice reversal by the powerful Razor Ramon.
06:12Razor, tough wrestler, trying to yank him down.
06:16You wanna beat Martel, you're gonna have to wrestle him.
06:19You can fight him and he'll fight you, but this man knows how to wrestle.
06:23Now let's just see what Razor Ramon has made of.
06:25How bad do you want that gold, amigo?
06:27Yeah, about that, nice reversal by Razor Ramon, elbow almost finds its mark.
06:31Martel figuring the counter now, goes downstairs, nice maneuver.
06:34Look at this, slapping him back in the head of Razor Ramon.
06:36Martel trying to humiliate Razor Ramon.
06:40The intimidation factor on the model is 110% on Razor Ramon, and
06:45it seems to have some effect.
06:48There's no telling what's gonna have an effect here.
06:50I mean, you talk about the model Rick Martel,
06:52you have to give him the edge as far as the experience factor is concerned.
06:56But that's only one aspect of this matchup, both men knowing full well.
07:01But this could be, look at that maneuver by Razor Ramon, moving in, missing.
07:04Martel hammering away the right hand, and another one.
07:07Martel now trying to yank Big Razor out.
07:09Reversal, Martel to the buckle, now they're pushing the brakes.
07:12Look at this, what action going back and forth.
07:15It's the model Rick Martel on top of Razor Ramon.
07:17Trying to set him up, reversal again, coming up, clothesline, missing.
07:21The model, up and he's caught by Razor Ramon.
07:25Be careful, Rick.
07:26No, did you see that coming?
07:30And the model quickly to the outside and
07:32the momentum shifts all the way back in the tilt variety for Razor Ramon.
07:38I think it's very obvious to me that nobody has read each other's press releases.
07:43Cuz the model's not scared of Razor, and Razor's not scared of the model.
07:47They're taking it to each other, big time.
07:49And now you see on the outside, the model Rick Martel taking his time,
07:53as you would suspect he might, trying to get his momentum,
07:56trying to collect his thoughts, trying to get his head clear.
07:59Not only that, he just may be trying to throw off the timing of Razor Ramon.
08:03That's why a lot of people take a hike sometimes.
08:05The guy's got his momentum going, you wanna break that.
08:08Back in the ring now, back in the lockup position,
08:10knee to the midsection, and another one.
08:12The model Rick Martel now, standing side headlock,
08:15a cheap shot underneath the chin and the throat area.
08:17The model Rick Martel, front face lock.
08:20You better check that ref, that could easily be a choke.
08:23You can't see from your position,
08:24you're starting to accuse a man of something he hasn't done yet.
08:28Wait a minute, you know the model as well as I do.
08:30And you know full well, he's an expert at keeping things away from the official.
08:34This man will do anything to win the Intercontinental Championship.
08:37Wouldn't you, wouldn't I, wouldn't Savage?
08:40Yes, I would.
08:41And look at Miami's finest, Razor Ramon, showing the power that he possesses.
08:47Very impressive, Razor Ramon.
08:48And finally, the referee asking for the break.
08:51A right hand missive, and Razor is on target.
08:53The model Rick Martel hauled into the ring.
08:56That's where Razor Ramon wants it.
08:59Look at this, begging out, the model begging out.
09:01And Razor showing no sympathy, nor should he, for the model Rick Martel.
09:05What a cheap pull on the part of Martel.
09:08Razor, setting him up, time after time now, trying to wear him down.
09:12Big Razor Ramon, all over the model Rick Martel.
09:16He's hanging on.
09:17Look at that, he wants to take that arm home.
09:18Yeah, let me tell you something about sympathy.
09:20There is no sympathy in the World Wrestling Federation.
09:22We're talking the Intercontinental World Wrestling Federation title.
09:26And that's the way it is, Bobby.
09:28If you're looking for sympathy, the only way you'll find it, boom.
09:31The only place you're gonna find sympathy is in the dictionary.
09:33I'm not gonna tell you what it's between.
09:35And look at this, Razor Ramon, continuing.
09:37Well now, okay, how does it feel like, Mr. Martel?
09:41What does it feel like to be humiliated?
09:43Much like you were attempting to do to Razor Ramon earlier in the matchup.
09:47But Razor Ramon's never humiliated anybody, huh?
09:49He's never slapped anybody around or kicked them around.
09:52No, he's the bad guy.
09:53He can do whatever he wants.
09:55He better stick to one part of the body and work on it.
09:57That's what's gonna get him the title.
09:58I don't know about that, but it is indeed all about the title.
10:03It's about the Intercontinental Championship.
10:05One of these two men will be crowned champion when we return.
10:12Welcome back to Monday Night Raw.
10:14Welcome back to the Intercontinental Championship matchup.
10:16Razor Ramon and the model, Rick Martel, they're going at it.
10:19They're going at it outside the ring, as well as inside.
10:22Yeah, and it's obvious to me that the official's allowing the bending of the rules
10:27inside the ring and outside the ring.
10:29And it's the way these competitors would both want it.
10:32My, devastating body slam to the outside, burning the model, Rick Martel, back in.
10:36Razor Ramon on the outside, suffering the consequences.
10:40And yes, you can see, so is the model, Rick Martel.
10:43These two may never be the same after this matchup.
10:46Well, it depends how bad they want it.
10:48They're gonna have to earn it.
10:49They're gonna have to do it the old-fashioned way.
10:52They're gonna have to kick somebody in the teeth.
10:54I know your old-fashioned way is cheap.
10:55I know you- Hook the trunk.
10:56Look at that. Pull the hair, yes.
10:57To the buckle.
10:58That'll work.
10:59It's okay, Razor Ramon might do it, too.
11:02And Razor again.
11:03Shove to the buckle.
11:04The model, Rick Martel, with momentum.
11:07Again, working on that left arm and shoulder.
11:09Once again, back to the buckle.
11:11Give the model credit.
11:12He's all over Razor Ramon.
11:14And a side suplex, nicely executed.
11:17I'll guarantee you one thing, Razor Ramon's lower back is really hurting right now.
11:21And Martel knows it.
11:22He's gonna take advantage of it.
11:23There's a cover.
11:24There's a cover.
11:25Foot on the rope, foot on the rope.
11:26Round two.
11:27Yes, he looks up and saves it.
11:28Wasn't that the first cover of the match right there?
11:30Absolutely.
11:31The model, Rick Martel, thought he'd achieved victory.
11:33Wait a minute.
11:34Don't be trying to intimidate the official.
11:36That's exactly what Martel is doing.
11:39Watch your back.
11:39Watch your back, Rick.
11:40Martel could blow this opportunity to be champion.
11:43But he's right on top of Razor again.
11:45And again, as you mentioned earlier, the lower back, the problem area of Razor Ramon.
11:49And yes, Martel is all over it.
11:51The model, Rick Martel, may be trying to win this match via submission.
11:58But he can do it.
11:59What's one of his favorite finishing maneuvers?
12:00The Boston Crab.
12:01And that'll work fine.
12:04You know something, McMahon?
12:05The Quebeckers, WWF Tag Team Champions from Quebec.
12:08WWF Champion, Yokozuna, representing the Orient.
12:11If Martel pulls this off, there will not be an American that owns the title here
12:16in the WWF.
12:17Martel himself, originally from Quebec City.
12:20Razor tipping the back body, drop still on his feet.
12:23The model, Rick Martel, now.
12:25Pacing himself, look at that, ramming a knee to the back.
12:28Razor Ramon down again.
12:30After, wait a minute, here we go.
12:31He might be going for the Boston Crab.
12:33Yes, he's trying to get him over.
12:34Am I the brain or am I the brain?
12:36I called this five minutes ago.
12:38The model, Rick Martel, trying to get Razor Ramon over.
12:42Yes, he has him over now.
12:44Sid stop and that could be it.
12:46That could very well be it.
12:48I don't know if he can reach the rope or not.
12:50He's looking at it.
12:51Razor Ramon, trying to inch forward, reaching for that part of the rope.
12:56Yes, he made it, he made it.
12:57He now breaks the hold, breaks the hold.
13:00You were calling Martel a coward for going for the rope.
13:03Now it's all right, cuz Desi Arnaz makes it to the rope.
13:06I don't recall making reference to the cowardice of the model, Rick Martel.
13:09No, you always have.
13:10Only in your words.
13:11We're gonna switch everything around anyway, so what difference does it make?
13:15Nonetheless, it's the model in control, Razor Ramon coming off the rope and
13:19look at this, devastating.
13:21The model is great.
13:23This is a great match.
13:25Rick, the model, Martel, gloating at the moment, gloating that in fact,
13:29he's in complete control of this matchup.
13:31And again, here we go, this time in the middle of the ring.
13:34There will be no escape.
13:36This is it, this is it right here, this is the gut check.
13:38Razor Ramon can't get to the ropes.
13:41Razor Ramon in intense pain after suffering all of the attacks
13:46earlier in the lower back.
13:47Imagine the pain Razor Ramon is experiencing right now.
13:51Well, imagine this, obviously, Rick, the model, Martel, had a plan.
13:55And it's working.
13:56Wait, wait, wait, wait, look at this.
13:57He tried to get up, but he put him back down.
13:59Razor Ramon, I thought, was gonna, look at him.
14:02Look at that.
14:02He did it.
14:03One, two, three.
14:05No.
14:06Uh-oh. One, two, yes.
14:07We got a new champion.
14:09No.
14:10Drop dead Razor down again.
14:12Either one of those counts arguably could have been the title.
14:15Title could have- One, two, no.
14:18My goodness.
14:18What a match.
14:19Back and forth, seesaw.
14:21What an effort on the part of Razor Ramon to actually escape the hold.
14:27The Boston Crab that Martel had on him.
14:29Unbelievable strength.
14:31Well, that wasn't anything he did with ability.
14:33That was survival, what he did there.
14:35Wait a minute, now look at this.
14:36Razor with a slap.
14:38Razor appears to be back to full capacity.
14:40The Monarch Martel.
14:42Oh, no. Look at this.
14:43Oh, yeah.
14:44Oh, no, you know what that usually means?
14:45Yes.
14:46He's setting him up.
14:47Here comes Razor now.
14:49The Monarch Martel stunned.
14:52Razor, oh, oh, right in the butt.
14:53Tell you what, Razor Ramon was, he was going up as fast as he could,
14:57but he's still stunned for the punishment he took earlier for the bottle.
15:01Rick Martel on the top rope.
15:02Trying to time this perfectly.
15:04Flying body press.
15:04That'll do it.
15:05No. Oh, no.
15:06One, two, yes.
15:08No, no, there's no count right there.
15:10Too close.
15:11This is the toughest match I've never been in.
15:13A clothesline.
15:14Down he goes.
15:15Razor Ramon covered.
15:17One, two, three.
15:18No.
15:19No.
15:20This is unbelievable.
15:22Tell you what, that referee's got better eyes than I do.
15:25But he can't count.
15:26The Monarch Martel in control now.
15:29The Monarch Martel trying to set up Razor Ramon.
15:32It's the beginning of the end, boy.
15:33Christ, though, he's had him in the Boston Cabin.
15:35Couldn't put him away.
15:37And a knee.
15:38And yes, these fans feel the momentum shifting.
15:41The fans yelling, shouting.
15:43Here we go.
15:44No, no, do something, Rick.
15:47Look at this Martel trying to pick up.
15:49He muscled him up.
15:50And he muscled him up, that's right.
15:53Here it comes, ladies and gentlemen.
15:54There's almost no way out of this.
15:56Here comes the Razor Ramon.
15:59Snapped his neck.
16:00We got a new champion.
16:01One, two, three.
16:04He's got it.
16:05Yes, yes, yes.
16:06Give him credit.
16:07The bad guy comes from way down in the gutter.
16:12All the way to the top trunk of the ladder.
16:17I'm sick of my stomach.
16:20What an effort.
16:21Razor Ramon here tonight on Monday Night Raw.
16:26He's got the Intercontinental Jacket.
16:29And what's he using, Matt Jones?
16:33He's using the T-bone.
16:34Did he earn it?
16:35Or did he earn it?
16:36He's off.
16:37He made him right in the middle.
16:38One, two, three.
16:39With his own finishing maneuvers.
16:40You got to give him credit for that.
16:41But it's going to be a blast day in the WWF.
16:42With that joker wearing the belt.
16:43But he's a Raval.
16:44The new Intercontinental Jacket.
16:45These fans are celebrating.
16:46Give the model credit.
16:47Rick Martel took Razor Ramon.
16:48He's got it.
16:49He's got it.
16:50He's got it.
16:51He's got it.
16:52He's got it.
16:53He's got it.
16:54He's got it.
16:55He's got it.
16:56He's got it.
16:57He's got it.
16:58He's got it.
16:59He's got it.
17:00He's got it.
17:01He's got it.
17:02He's got it.
17:03He's got it.
17:04He's got it.
17:05He's got it.
17:06He's got it.
17:07He's got it.
17:08He's got it.
17:09He's got it.
17:10He's got it.
17:11He's got it.
17:12He's got it.
17:13He's got it.
17:14He's got it.
17:15He's got it.
17:16He's got it.
17:17He's got it.
17:18He's got it.
17:19He's got it.
17:20He's got it.
17:21He's got it.
17:22He's got it.
17:23He's got it.
17:24He's got it.
17:25He's got it.
17:26He's got it.
17:27He's got it.
17:28He's got it.
17:29He's got it.
17:30He's got it.
17:31He's got it.
17:32He's got it.
17:33He's got it.
17:34He's got it.
17:35He's got it.
17:36He's got it.
17:37He's got it.
17:38He's got it.
17:39He's got it.
17:40He's got it.
17:41He's got it.
17:42He's got it.
17:43He's got it.
17:44He's got it.
17:45He's got it.
17:46He's got it.
17:47He's got it.
17:48He's got it.
17:49He's got it.
17:50He's got it.
17:51He's got it.
17:52He's got it.
17:53He's got it.
17:54He's got it.
17:55He's got it.
17:56He's got it.
17:57He's got it.
18:00Hey Sani Reta say hello to the bad guy.
18:15Hey baby.
18:17I'm execution excellence.
18:20Oh yeah.
18:23Dig it!
18:27Diggin' it, oh yeah, diggin' it, oh yeah, diggin' it.
18:32Mr. Savage.
18:36You, really?
18:39Don't fall for cheap imitations.
18:42Ha.
18:43Oh, for sure, don't fall for any cheap imitations.
18:48There's only one Raze Ramon, he's a new Intercontinental Champion.
18:51There's only one Hitman Bret Hart, a former WWF Champion.
18:54There's only one Tataka, still undefeated.
18:56And there certainly is only one Macho Man, Randy Savage.
19:01And there is only one World Wrestling Federation.
19:05And thank goodness, there's only three Head Shrinkers.
19:08And AFA, the manager himself, former Tag Team Champion of WWF.
19:14Leading his tag team into the ring.
19:17I don't know if he's a manager or if he's more like a handler.
19:20A handler?
19:21Or a trainer.
19:22I mean, how do you feed these guys?
19:25AFA leading the twosome of Samu and Fatu, and they are rugged.
19:32These guys could jump from the ceiling and hurt you big time, real, real, real bad.
19:38All right, now let me ask you a question, Macho Man.
19:40If you're Tommy Morrison and Sid Carson, what do you do to defeat the Head Shrinkers?
19:45Anything can happen here on Monday Night Raw.
19:47They got one shot.
19:48They gotta beat the human torpedo and go at him right now, yeah.
19:52Won't work, won't work.
19:53What do you mean won't work?
19:53What do you mean?
19:54You know what you do?
19:55You offer him 50 pounds of fish, and you run like hell for the exit.
19:58And they'll catch you there too.
20:01That's right, probably so.
20:03There's nothing you can do.
20:04What would happen if a smoking gun squirted off against the Head Shrinkers?
20:08They'd be out of bullets.
20:09Oh, really?
20:10What about the Steiner Brothers?
20:12Steiner Brothers would be out of work.
20:14The Head Shrinkers, are that tough?
20:16I think so.
20:17I think they're the toughest team in the World Wrestling Federation.
20:19You can't hurt them.
20:20The Weasel might be right, the Weasel might be right this time, and this time only.
20:24Go up there and poke your finger in their chest and tell them you don't think they're too tough.
20:27No, thank you.
20:27By the way, a little bit later on, schedule to join us for a special interview.
20:30Ludwig Borga from Helsinki, also in action.
20:34We'll see Adam Bomb, as well as a tag team combination called the Rock and Roll Express.
20:41What do you know about them, Bobby?
20:42I know a lot about them.
20:43For the last ten years, they've probably been the hottest tag team in the history of the South.
20:47They've been nothing but trouble for Jim Cornette for the last ten years.
20:52And now that they're showing their face here in the WWF.
20:54Whoa!
20:55Back body drop.
20:56Yeah, I know why.
20:56That's because of James E. Cornette.
20:59He'll handle them.
20:59They're explosive, though.
21:00They're an exciting team.
21:01The Punk Kids like them.
21:03Rock and Roll Express from the Smoky Mountain region.
21:07They're Smoky Mountain Tag Team Champions, I understand.
21:10In a non-sanctioned match, we'll see them in action a little bit later on.
21:13You can compare their skills to perhaps the Head Shrinkers, as well as the Heavenly Bodies.
21:18And right now, it looks like Samu and Fatu are pretty much making mincemeat out of Sid Kurosawa.
21:23With another pretty face, huh?
21:26Just another pretty face walking the streets.
21:28Yeah!
21:29Oh, forget about it!
21:31There's one less one.
21:33And it appears to me that Fatu-
21:37Looks like something you see Roseanne do to Tom Arnold.
21:40No, she wouldn't do anything like that.
21:41Would she?
21:42That doesn't go on.
21:43You know-
21:44Oh, my!
21:45Maybe just to herself.
21:47You know, you start more rumors and what have you out here-
21:50Bobby Heenan?
21:51Oh, look at this!
21:52Slam to the outside behind the official's back!
21:55Well, let's put it this way.
21:55I attended one of the Kennedy weddings the other day.
21:58And, um-
21:59You were on Block Island?
22:00Yes!
22:00Yes, I was.
22:01And, um, what's the Tootsie's name?
22:04The Mermaid, you know.
22:07Daryl, Daryl, Daryl, Daryl.
22:08She had her other brother, Daryl.
22:09They were there at the wedding, and she was kind of winking at me.
22:13No, wait a minute.
22:14Daryl Hanna was winking at you?
22:16You saw it, too.
22:18I wasn't there.
22:19See what good eyes you have?
22:21I can't believe you're invited.
22:22Figment of your own imagination, you are!
22:25I wasn't invited.
22:25I just went.
22:26Oh, I see.
22:27Broadcast journalist.
22:28Broadcast journalist, yeah.
22:30You weren't invited here, either, were you?
22:32Kerson coming off the rope, and-
22:34Oh, my!
22:34Devastating clothesline!
22:38And Kerson-
22:39I believe he's out.
22:40Look at this.
22:45Look at him, look at him!
22:46They have been knocking their opponents out in the past.
22:49Look at-
22:49Oh, my.
22:50They're hauling Kerson over to tag in his partner.
22:55Can you believe Morrison laxly wants to come in?
22:57Doesn't look like it.
22:59Is that the boxer Tommy Morrison?
23:00That's not the boxer Tommy Morrison, no.
23:03This man's getting up off the canvas.
23:06And the set up here, and once again, double team effort!
23:09No!
23:10Oh, my!
23:12But not for long.
23:13That would knock anyone out!
23:15Maybe he'd like to have a drink of water with the mat.
23:17Oh, look at this.
23:18Uh-uh.
23:19Going up to the top now!
23:20And Samu, Batu, and-
23:25Oh!
23:25Forget about it!
23:27Awesome and raw!
23:30An easy three count!
23:33For Samu, Batu, and by Arthur, they are the head shrinkers.
23:37Perhaps tag team championship bound, given the opportunity.
23:41Stand by, ladies and gentlemen.
23:43When we return, lots more WWF action, plus an interview with Ludvig.
23:51Don't settle for another typical Thanksgiving Eve with the relatives.
23:55Invite the WWF to your house for a little stuffing and some squash.
24:00The Survivor Series, the Thanksgiving tradition worth waiting for, only on Pay-Per-View.
24:06We're back!
24:06Earlier on, we were reminded not to fall for cheap imitations.
24:09There's only one Thanksgiving traditional Pay-Per-View.
24:13That is the Survivor Series Thanksgiving Eve.
24:16And take a look, Bobby Eanon.
24:18The Rockets in town.
24:19Right.
24:20There comes the biggest turkey you'll probably ever see.
24:25And the one heart, perhaps on its way to the Survivor Series, which, by the way, is so hot.
24:33Survivor Series live event in the Boston Garden sold out in less than an hour.
24:37I mean, the Survivor Series, the WWF.
24:41Bret Hart.
24:43The Rockets.
24:44Owen Hart, brother of former WWF Champion of Hitmen, Bret Hart.
24:50He's not his former brother, is he?
24:51What do you mean, his former brother?
24:53Well, wouldn't you want to disown yourself if you found out that Bret was your brother?
24:56You were Owen and Stu was your dad.
24:57That is a very, very tight-knit family, Bobby Eanon, as you well know.
25:00Yeah, they're not wrapped too tight.
25:03Owen Hart working on the left arm of his opposition here, Scott King.
25:07Bret Hart had some very interesting comments this past Saturday on Radio WWF,
25:12taking up for his family.
25:13Pick it up, Maneuver by Owen, would you?
25:15Oh my goodness, what a clothesline.
25:17I like that clothesline and I like the format on Radio WWF.
25:20It's wide open.
25:22I don't like what Jim Ross is doing.
25:23He's embarrassing a lot of people with the questions he asks.
25:26What do you mean?
25:27Well, he had Terry Funk on the other day.
25:29Who knows who he's gonna have on?
25:32Delving into people's past and their present and their future.
25:34I mean, it's gonna get embarrassing.
25:36You know what, I heard he's gonna have on.
25:38Yeah, I know who he's gonna have on.
25:39I know who he's gonna have on this Saturday.
25:40Who's that?
25:41The one and the only.
25:43The Macho Man, Randy Savage.
25:45That's what I was thinking, but I wasn't sure.
25:49Owen Hart now, working on the hammerlock.
25:52Elbow finds its mark, Owen riding a little high.
25:55Shorter block, Owen Hart now picks himself.
25:57Nope, saves right back down.
25:59And nice maneuver by The Rocket.
26:01Owen Hart in control over Scott King.
26:05Ooh, standing dropkick, Owen Hart.
26:08How many kids is Stu in?
26:10Hellatio, what's her name?
26:11Hellatio, it's Helen.
26:13Helen, how many kids do you have?
26:14They had, I believe, 12.
26:17One of each, huh?
26:18Well, I believe, actually, I think it was six and six.
26:21As bad as The Weasel's talking about the Hart family, you pale in comparison to Lawler.
26:26Yes, Jerry The King Lawler, the undisputed king of the WWF.
26:31Jerry The King Lawler has had some really nasty things to say about the hitman,
26:36Owen Hart, and the entire Hart family.
26:38And I tell you, that has raised the ire of the entire family.
26:42They stick together.
26:43I would not want to be Jerry The King Lawler.
26:48Owen now with King in the air and a nice suplex.
26:52And Scott King is getting a wrestling lesson here.
26:56Speaking of lessons, as Owen Hart goes up now to-
27:00Drops the elbow.
27:02An opportunity for us to drop in the fact that Wednesday night,
27:05Robert Redford and Lee Nowlin are swept away by passion and political intrigue
27:11in a city on the verge of revolution.
27:14Don't miss Havana, the USA movie, Wednesday night at 8 o'clock Eastern.
27:19And if you look real close, I think you'll see Razor Ramon in one of the scenes
27:23where he says that famous saying, would you like to meet my sister?
27:28Hey, wait just a moment.
27:29That's not Razor Ramon.
27:30I don't believe that expression is in that movie at all.
27:34Weasels don't have sisters, I don't believe.
27:36King coming off.
27:38Yeah, this guy's name is really Scott Kowalski, but he changed it to King.
27:42Just to go off on the reputation of Jerry The King Lawler.
27:46Everybody's King conscious now.
27:48Well, anyway, talking about reputations, what's wrong with the reputation of
27:52former WWF great, a gentleman by the name of Kowalski, Killer Kowalski.
27:56Oh, my.
27:58Clever maneuver, and going to the outside now.
28:01Yes, going up to the top rope.
28:03That's the Rocket Owen Hart, and he's just about ready,
28:06I believe, from the top rope to launch himself.
28:10Yes, Kowalski.
28:11What a maneuver.
28:13He's getting up from that.
28:14Oh, yes, he is too.
28:15He's gonna pick him up.
28:18Scott King, what's this?
28:20Oh, probably not.
28:21We're the Weasel Bobby Heen in the count of three.
28:23It's over.
28:26Owen Hart doing the family proud right here on Monday Night Raw.
28:31Boy, are they ugly, those Harts.
28:35Look at the horn on him.
28:38Promotional consideration paid for by the following.
28:40Ladies and gentlemen, would you please welcome, from Helsinki, Ludwig Borca.
29:11Here he comes, Savage.
29:14This man hates.
29:15This man hates everything to do with America.
29:19Very, very, very creditable athlete, no doubt about it.
29:23But I know somebody that's got a beat on him,
29:26and that's Lex Luthor, the American original.
29:28Speaking about beating, you know, he's had something like 47 professional fights.
29:32I don't think he's ever lost one.
29:34Look at the size of this man.
29:35He started boxing when he was like 12 years old.
29:38At 12 years old, I was hiring a new guy to drive my car.
29:41Why don't you just start a fan club for him?
29:43Okay.
29:44Mr. Borca, I wonder, does it bother you that-
29:49Aha!
29:51I've been wanting to turn my back on McMahon for years, and he did it.
30:02That's pretty obvious.
30:04That's pretty obvious, Mr. Borca.
30:05You have not made too many friends here in the United States.
30:09Let me first tell you beyond what USA stand for in my continent.
30:15You stink a lot.
30:21I must say, Mr. Borca, if we could have your attention.
30:25Mr. Borca, I must say that many remarks you have made toward
30:32the Americans here in the United States have really been
30:36sort of unkindly, I think.
30:37Pretty safe to say.
30:39Well, I only say what I see.
30:43And what I see is a crumbling, polluted country with people who can't read or write.
30:53And most of them are officials with the WWF.
30:55Let's do a quick survey here.
30:58All those people who are working right now, stand up.
31:02This is real tough to listen to.
31:04Aside from that, some of your remarks, not only to Americans,
31:08but many of your remarks have been directed toward Lex Luger.
31:12Well, Lex Luger says he stands up for all you people, which I don't understand why.
31:22Because when I walk around this country,
31:25Lex Luger looks more and more like a garbage truck driver.
31:30Well, Mr. Borca, I'd like to remind you that Lex Luger is here tonight.
31:36And I'd like to remind you that, had it not been for the lack of a return clause
31:41in the contract at SummerSlam, Lex Luger could very well be
31:45the World Wrestling Federation champion as we speak.
31:49That is the perfect example of you Americans.
31:52Lex got his chance and he lost.
31:55He's the loser.
31:57Like all Americans, are losers.
32:00I don't think that man has ever smiled.
32:02I don't know how you can walk down the street here in the United States.
32:07I mean, it just seems to me, I've never known anyone with the kind of hatred
32:11you obviously have for Americans.
32:13Hey, we got a bus right here, brother.
32:19We got a bus right here, brother.
32:21An American original walking down the aisle right now.
32:24Lex Luger.
32:24And I'm saying, listen, I've had about all I can stand of listening to this crap
32:29from Ludwig Borga.
32:31And I think Lex Luger feels the same way.
32:33Check it out, Heaton.
32:35This is not going to be pretty, brother.
32:37Let's see what's going to happen here.
32:39Yeah, you're right.
32:40Let's see.
32:40Let's listen.
32:41I'm getting out of the ring.
32:45Do it, brother.
32:49You can say what you want about me, all you want.
32:53I'm a big boy.
32:54I can take it.
32:56But I know I speak for not only myself, but everybody in this building,
33:02everyone out there across this country watching TV right now.
33:07That we're sick and tired of you spilling this garbage out of your mouth
33:13about anti-American this, anti-American that.
33:17While you stick your hand out and
33:19collect a paycheck right here in the US of A.
33:23Yes.
33:24So?
33:25Hey, shut up, Heaton.
33:26Listen to this.
33:29Tell it like it is.
33:32Now, Mr. Borga.
33:36Listen to the crescendo.
33:38Tell it like it is.
33:39What you're hearing right now is the word pride and
33:48people have respect for their country.
33:51A word that is not in the vocabulary.
33:53Let me tell you something, Mr. Borga.
33:56You're going to learn some respect here in the United States of America and
34:00here in the World Wrestling Federation.
34:02Respect.
34:07Well, in my country, and I hope here too, you're gonna earn respect.
34:13Well, let me tell you something, Mr. Borga.
34:17Because I have something here that I really want to share with you.
34:19It's an old saying, an old fashioned saying here in America.
34:23It's a bit trite, but I'll say it to you right now.
34:27Love it or leave it.
34:30That's it.
34:31And let me tell you something.
34:36If you need a little help leaving, I'm volunteering.
34:40As a matter of fact, I'm volunteering right here and right now.
34:46Here we go.
34:47Borga should go down.
34:50One way ticket back to Helsinki.
34:54It's gonna explode.
34:55There you see a typical hot-headed American full with steam.
35:01Blah, blah, and so forth.
35:04No way.
35:06We fight where and when I say.
35:10You gotta be ripping.
35:13That shows you what kind of control he is.
35:15He's in control of his life.
35:16In control of his-
35:18God, just show him what kind of a coward he is, brother.
35:21He blinks.
35:22Lex Luger, hey, Borga, blink.
35:26Run, brother.
35:27Walk it in, pass it on.
35:29Get the hell out of here.
35:31I'm like, you know what, Mr. Borga?
35:33Brother, he just showed his true colors, and they're yellow.
35:38But speaking of true colors, check out Lex Luger in the middle of the ring.
35:42Red, white, and blue.
35:47Welcome back to more WWF action.
35:49We're happy you joined us here tonight.
35:51And yes, we are looking at a catastrophe.
35:53You have to wonder whether or
35:55not we'll be seeing yet another catastrophe here next week.
35:58With a special Savage Crush Summit.
36:02More on that a little bit later on.
36:04That explosion just the arrival of one man.
36:09Vince Coleman.
36:10No, that's not.
36:11Of course not.
36:13Adam Bond.
36:14Who else?
36:14Exactly.
36:15And here it comes.
36:18Is he with the Macho Midget or what?
36:23Check this out.
36:25I knew about this.
36:26Johnny Polo apparently in a transaction over the weekend involving Harvey Whippleman.
36:34There's been a transfer of assets here.
36:36Harvey Whippleman is now the manager of that awesome specimen, Adam Bond.
36:42And he's also the new manager of a new tag team here in the WWF.
36:46Well done.
36:47Managers, sometimes they trade talent.
36:49They switch talent.
36:51They cut their own deals.
36:52They're parasites is what you're saying.
36:54I was a manager for years.
36:56I never took a dime.
36:57I never ripped anybody off.
36:59I was playing up front.
37:00Some of the bookwork was mislaid.
37:01I was talking to my secretaries.
37:03I had to let go, but it's none of my work.
37:05Yeah, I know what you're talking about.
37:07Anyway, Harvey knows what he's doing.
37:09And so does Johnny Polo.
37:13Harvey Whippleman, manager of Adam Bond.
37:15No doubt will bring stronger competition to this rather unusual looking specimen.
37:24It's only a matter of time till this guy's blown.
37:27Yeah.
37:29Harvey Whippleman.
37:30Probably the toughest human being pound for pound walking the streets today.
37:35Adam Bond?
37:37Harvey Whippleman.
37:38Oh, please.
37:39There is talk, by the way, that Harvey Whippleman is going to start his own talk show on ESPN2.
37:44Any truth to that, Bobby?
37:46I don't think so.
37:46He'd rather be a success.
37:48I see.
37:49Locking back up now.
37:51That's Ross Greenberg in there with Adam Bond.
37:56Adam Bond hammering away.
37:58Look at this.
38:00Those forms landing on the forehead.
38:02Oh, come on, ref.
38:03Get in there.
38:04Bleeding chokehold.
38:05A risk of disqualification.
38:07An obvious contender for the new Intercontinental Champion,
38:10Razor Ramon, is Adam Bond.
38:12And you can bet Razor Ramon is back in the dressing room strutting his stuff
38:17as the new Intercontinental Champion.
38:20And who would blame him if he's right in front of the mirror?
38:23That's probably where he is, listening to all those old Desi Arnaz albums,
38:26Babaloo, and calling Little Ricky on the phone.
38:30Creep.
38:31What do you mean, creep?
38:32Wait a minute.
38:32You called him the bad guy before.
38:34Now you can call him the Intercontinental Champion.
38:36That's what he is.
38:37Matter of fact, I don't think I'm going to call him at all.
38:39Dropkick.
38:40Nice maneuver.
38:42Break Razor Ramon's heart by behaving that you're not going to call him.
38:47To the outside.
38:48Adam Bond now with Ross Greenberg as you see Harvey distracting the official up on the apron.
38:56And look at this.
38:56Wait a minute, Dan.
38:59Look at this maneuver.
39:00Swingshot.
39:01Hey, Savage, when's the last time you were in Hawaii?
39:05Not lately.
39:05What are you getting at?
39:06Nothing.
39:07You can't go to Hawaii.
39:08Maybe Hawaii can come to you.
39:10Yes, there will be a summit of sorts here next week, ladies and gentlemen.
39:13You remember, of course, the Nixon-Brezhnev summit.
39:16How about the Reagan-Gorbachev summit?
39:18Everyone remembers that.
39:19How about the summit with Nancy and Raisa?
39:22Raisa?
39:23Yeah, you know, the woman that gave that 400-pound hickey on Gorbachev's head.
39:26You know, she used to be a cheerleader at Kremlin U.
39:28Not a real one.
39:29We used to call her Trudy.
39:30Well, of course, everyone remembers the Clinton-Yeltsin summit.
39:33It's all likely to pale in comparison to what happens next week here on Monday Night Raw,
39:38the Savage Crush Summit.
39:41No, McMahon, you mean the Crush Savage Summit.
39:45Oh, I see.
39:46In any event, take a look at this.
39:48Adam Bomb with Greenberg.
39:50Greenberg's going nowhere except up and then boom.
39:53Right back down, the Adam Smasher.
39:57Adam Bomb gets the three-count over Ross Greenberg.
40:01Very impressive athlete is Adam Bomb.
40:04Here is your winner.
40:05And now with Harvey Wibbleman as the manager of Adam Bomb,
40:09who knows to what heights Harvey is likely to take Adam Bomb.
40:13Look at Harvey.
40:14He's coiled like a spring.
40:15He's ready to knock somebody out.
40:20Well, gentlemen, what about it?
40:21Crush is going to be right here next week,
40:23and you wonder what's going to happen, Randy Savage.
40:26You can't help but wonder what's going to happen when Crush comes out here.
40:28What do you think, Bobby?
40:29Well, I wouldn't want to be where you're sitting, McMahon,
40:32because he'll probably pull you out of that rented suit and go right down your throat.
40:36Listen, why don't you shut up just one second?
40:38Yeah, I'm sure there's going to be a confrontation next week,
40:40but it's going to be a verbal confrontation,
40:43and you're an agitator.
40:44Do you understand that?
40:45It's going to be nothing.
40:46Hey, listen, we're friends.
40:48Friends have a problem face-to-face.
40:50That's okay.
40:51That's cool.
40:51But Crush is too smart to have a problem where it goes too far over the edge.
40:55Do you understand that?
40:55I'm not causing any trouble.
40:57I'm talking to you.
40:58So you don't think there's going to be anything physical,
40:59then you think you're going to work it out?
41:01Crush is too smart for that.
41:02We'll get it ironed out.
41:03We'll do a man-to-man in the middle of the ring right over here, but it's okay.
41:06We're going to do it next week right here.
41:08And when we return, ladies and gentlemen,
41:09schedule to join us in tag team action, the Rock and Roll Express.
41:13What a team.
41:15And just wait till you see the Rock and Roll Express.
41:17I believe they've made a mistake.
41:19You don't belong here in the WWF.
41:21You're going to get hurt.
41:24We're back with a Monday Night Raw.
41:26And here we go, ladies and gentlemen, with the Smoky Mountain Tag Team Champions
41:33in a non-sanctioned matchup here in the World Wrestling Federation.
41:36The Smoky Mountain Tag Team Champions, the Rock and Roll Express,
41:39following Jim Cornette and his Heavenly Bodies every place they go.
41:46Well, you know, McMahon, the Rock and Roll Express have been hounding James E.
41:50Cornette.
41:51Now they show up here with the Smoky Mountain Tag Team Championship.
41:55I don't know what they're doing.
41:56They're trying to get at the Heavenly Bodies and Jim Cornette.
41:59I can see it.
42:01Mary Hardy, Dwayne Gill, opposing the Rock and Roll Express.
42:05Earlier on in tag team action,
42:07we saw the devastating combination of the Head Shrinkers.
42:10Here's a good look at the tag team offerings from the Smoky Mountain region.
42:19That's Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton, the one with the Laverne and Shirley hairdo.
42:25All right, Gibson starting things off here for the Rock and Roll Express.
42:29Mary Hardy opposing Mr. Gibson.
42:36And Gibson, come on, there was no hair pull there.
42:42There wasn't?
42:43From my angle, it looked like a hair pull.
42:45Yeah, from your angle.
42:46Who knows what-
42:46Thank you very much.
42:48I just received a message here from the dressing room area.
42:50Let me read it.
42:56Bobby, he didn't want you to ask.
42:57He can't read.
42:59I just have an announcement here that Razor Ramon has retired
43:04from the World Wrestling Federation.
43:05He's accomplished all he can accomplish.
43:08Obviously, he's pulling a Michael Jordan.
43:10That's absurd.
43:11That's absolutely absurd.
43:13That's accomplished everything he wants to.
43:15Forget about it.
43:17He's won the Intercontinental title,
43:19and I think he's got over six sets of hubcaps since he's been in the building.
43:23Razor Ramon, ladies and gentlemen, right here on Monday Night Raw,
43:26tonight becoming the Intercontinental Champion.
43:29Pulling a Michael Jordan.
43:31Look at that cut over.
43:34And the cover, one, two.
43:36Oh, look out, Hardy coming in from behind.
43:38Hardy, all over Martin.
43:41Hardy trying to set up Martin now.
43:43For the ride to the far side.
43:44Here he comes, and-
43:45Missing now.
43:47I tell you, this Rock and Roll Express has been wrestled.
43:50Their opponent is blindfolded.
43:52Martin and Gibson know exactly what each other are doing at all times.
43:56This is a great tag team.
43:58I just don't like their style.
43:59That's it.
44:02What an absurd cut of Razor Ramon pulling a Michael Jordan.
44:06That's the message I was handed.
44:07I'm not back there.
44:08I don't know that.
44:09Agitator of the year, you win the award again.
44:12Yeah, we've only seen the beginning of Razor Ramon.
44:15Speaking, however, of the NBA, we certainly would like to wish well Charles Barkley.
44:19And look at this double team effort.
44:24And a double clothesline.
44:25Martin and Gi-
44:26Yeah.
44:27Down to the canvas goes Dwayne Gill.
44:29Double dropkick on a part of the Rock and Roll Express.
44:32The cover, the count.
44:34That's usually it.
44:34Yeah, the three count.
44:36Rock and Roll is here to stay.
44:39Martin Gibson, the Smoky Mountain Tag Team Champions,
44:42victorious in their first appearance on Monday Night Raw.
44:46Stay tuned.
44:47We'll be right back with more Monday Night Raw.
44:52We are back.
44:53And before we let you in on who's gonna be with us next week on Monday Night Raw,
44:57let's go back, ladies and gentlemen.
44:59Yes, let's revisit the bad guy, the arrival of Razor Ramon.
45:03Razor Ramon's story began in the streets of Miami, where survival means being tough.
45:09But tonight, a new chapter was written when Razor Ramon proved respect is earned.
45:16Oh, yeah.
45:18Razor Ramon tonight proved himself a champion in every way.
45:25Razor Ramon, the new Intercontinental Champion.
45:29Say hello to the bad guy.
45:32Promotional consideration paid for by the following.
45:40WWF Royal Rumble now on Super NES and Genesis.
45:43Incredible 16-meg action.
45:45It's perfect.
45:46No holds barred.
45:47WWF Royal Rumble.
45:50Razor Ramon is still celebrating.
45:52We certainly hope you enjoyed the World Wrestling Federation action here
45:55this week on Monday Night Raw.
45:57But you haven't seen anything yet.
45:59Next week.
46:00Thank you to join us in single competition.
46:04He is still undefeated.
46:06The Native American.
46:09And Razor Ramon, you got a brand new belt.
46:11Have you paid tax on it?
46:13The tax man's looking for you.
46:14I'm talking about IRS.
46:16A couple of former All-American Snyder Brothers
46:19fixing it up right here in tag team competition right here on Raw.
46:23All about an addition to our cars.
46:28Crash being here with us next week.
46:30And it's not gonna be a competition, physical or verbal.
46:33It's not gonna be a competition.
46:36It's gonna be a competition of swords.
46:38Let it happen.
46:39Whatever he's got on his mind.
46:40Let it happen.
46:41Let it happen.
46:42I guess when Savage extends that hand, he's gonna take that hand and
46:45shove it right up your nose.
46:46Hey brother, you don't know nothing about- Let it happen next week right here on
46:50Monday Night Raw.