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Post by El Dantoriu on Jan 16, 2024 9:26:43 GMT 1
Raw Report ROLL CALL
The January 10th episode of Monday Night Raw opened with a special announcement from the new WWF President Gorilla Monsoon, alongside On-Screen President Jack Tunney. The two promised the fans that the WWF will keep going, stronger than ever before, as we all prepare to usher into a new era.
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Post by sonny912 on Jan 16, 2024 16:39:40 GMT 1
Well that doesn't telling us anything we don't know already. No roster updates, no news of what's going on with rest of the wrestling world, just a pic of monsoon.
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Post by El Dantoriu on Jan 16, 2024 21:09:29 GMT 1
WWF ROSTER ROLL CALL
Main Event Bret Hart The Undertaker Yokozuna Lex Luger
Upper Midcard Owen Hart Bam Bam Bigelow Mr. Perfect Shawn Michaels Diesel Razor Ramon
Midcard Ludvig Borga Tatanka Pierre Jacques Rick Steiner Scott Steiner Samu Fatu Crush 1-2-3 Kid Robert Gibson Rocky Morton Jerry Lawler Jeff Jarrett Jimmy Del Ray Tom Prichard Alundra Blayze
Lower Midcard Adam Bomb Doink The Clown Irwin R. Schyster Bart Gunn Billy Gunn Bushwhacker Luke Bushwhacker Butch Mabel Mo Earthquake Virgil Marty Jannetty Scott Taylor Abe Schwartz Barry Horowitz Leilani Kai
Tag Teams The Quebecers (Jacques & Pierre) The Steiner Bros (Rick & Scott Steiner) Headshrinkers (Samu & Fatu) The Rock 'N' Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) Smokin' Gunns (Bart & Billy Gunn) The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard & Jimmy Del Ray) Bushwhackers (Bushwhacker Butch & Bushwhacker Luke) Men On A Mission (Mabel & Mo)
Managers Jim Cornette - managing The Heavenly Bodies Mr. Fuji - managing Yokozuna & Crush Luna Vachon - managing Bam Bam Bigelow Afa - managing Headshrinkers Paul Bearer - managing The Undertaker CHAMPIONS* *lineages starting from the first champions of the Diary
WWF World Heavyweight Championship Current Champion: Bret Hart - won at WrestleMania X (03.20.1994) Previous Champions: Yokozuna - won at King Of The Ring 1993 (06.13.1993) (280 days)
WWF Intercontinental Championship Current Champion: Razor Ramon - won on RAW (09.27.1993)
WWF World Tag Team Championship Current Champions: The Steiner Bros - won at Royal Rumble 1994 (01.22.1994) Previous Champions: The Quebecers - won at a House Show (01.17.1994) (5 days)
WWF World Women's Championship Current Champion: Alundra Blayze - won on All American Wrestling (12.13.1993)
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Post by El Dantoriu on Jan 16, 2024 21:19:25 GMT 1
Champions: WWF World Heavyweight Champion: Yokozuna WWF Intercontinental Champion: Razor Ramon WWF World Tag Team Champions: The Quebecers WWF World Women's Champion: Alundra Blayze WWF House Shows@ Richfield, OH - January 11th 1994 @ Uniondale, NY - January 13th 1994 @ New York City, NY - January 14th 1994
CARD (for all 3 shows): 1) Razor Ramon def. Doink The Clown 2) Adam Bomb def. Jimmy Del Ray w/Jim Cornette 3) Bret Hart def. Crush w/Mr. Fuji via DQ 4) WWF World Tag Team Title - The Quebecers (c) def. The Steiner Bros via DQ 5) Lex Luger def. Mo via Pinfall 6) WWF World Title - Yokozuna (c) w/Mr. Fuji def. Owen Hart 7) The Undertaker def. Bam Bam Bigelow
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Post by El Dantoriu on Jan 16, 2024 21:36:35 GMT 1
WWF Royal Rumble 1994 @ Providence Civic Center - Providence, RI | January 22nd 1994 "A New Era Begins!"
CARD:1) Royal Rumble Spot On The Line - Bam Bam Bigelow w/Luna Vachon def. Owen Hart via Pinfall in 8:42 2) WWF World Tag Team Title - The Steiner Bros def. The Quebecers (c) via Pinfall in 8:17 3) Royal Rumble Spot On The Line - Bret Hart def. Rick Martel via Submission in 13:28 4) WWF World Title Casket Match - Yokozuna (c) w/Mr. Fuji def. The Undertaker w/Paul Bearer in 11:43 5) 30-Men Royal Rumble Match for a WWF World Title Match at WrestleMania X - Bret Hart & Lex Luger draw in 61:03 SHOW HIGHLIGHTS:
- Both Hart brothers had to fight to gain a spot in the Royal Rumble Match. Owen wasn't able to surpass the mountain represented by Bam Bam Bigelow. Bret, instead, was able to make Rick Martel tap with the Sharpshooter. In a following interview, Owen tried to act happy for his brother's victory, but there was clearly some tension in the air.
- Yokozuna was able to close The Phenom inside of a casket to retain his WWF Title. However, help from both Mr. Fuji and Crush was essential, and after the match, Undertaker appeared on the tron, swearing revenge against everyone.
- In a shocking turn of events, the Royal Rumble match ends in a draw, with both Lex Luger and Bret Hart being declared as co-winners. They will both challenge for the World Title at WrestleMania.
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Post by sonny912 on Jan 17, 2024 1:09:43 GMT 1
Hmm a little better, but not that much different from real life. As usual this era's women's division is pitiful, the only female names I see on the roster are the champion alundra blayze, Leilani kai and luna Vachon who's just a manager for bam bam instead of a wrestler in her own right. The belt wasn't even defended on either the house shows or the rumble. Suggestion 1, sign bull nakano and put her and alundra against at wrestlemania somewhere in the middle of the card before the razor-michaels ladder match. Suggestion 2, if luna is just gonna be a manager then bring in her husband gangrel and him and Bigelow a monster heel tag team. hell luna started out as a valet for Kevin sullivan, who is currently tag teaming with Taz in ecw. Snag the both of them along with woman before the taskmaster goes to wcw and fuse both groups to make the new dungeon of Doom without Hogan's friends.
I like how smw's tag team champions the heavenly bodies are on the roster, but like the women's title it wasn't defended. Wonder how many other smw champions will show up, Brian lee? Chris candido? Tammy sunny syntch? Maybe they can be the start of this thread's version of camp cornette, with future smw alumni joining afterwards.
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Post by Moore on Jan 17, 2024 1:39:13 GMT 1
I'm ok with the idea of both Harts fighting for a spot in the Royal Rumble, even though some backstory on that would be cool. Why are they fighting for a spot when guys like Kwang or Sparky Plugg were in the match? Oh, and I'm sure the Rumble could use Martel too.
But anyway, that premise gives them a right to get into a feud as Owen is jealous of Bret and all. I'll assume Bret will have to defend his title shot with Owen or so and it ends as a no-contest and Bret loses the shot, meaning we'll have Yokozuna vs. Luger and Owen vs. Bret with no double duties. Of course Yokozuna vs. Luger would be terrible as the main event, so that's not really happening ahah
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Post by El Dantoriu on Jan 17, 2024 8:13:51 GMT 1
As usual this era's women's division is pitiful For now, yes. I have some ideas to rebuild the women's division, but it's going to be a slow process. I'm trying to be a little realistic, thus the product won't change in a blink of an eye. Of course, Bull Nakano will be one of the protagonists of the new women's division.
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Post by El Dantoriu on Jan 17, 2024 8:21:14 GMT 1
I'm ok with the idea of both Harts fighting for a spot in the Royal Rumble, even though some backstory on that would be cool Sure! I wanted to begin as quick as possible, therefore I didn't lay out much backstory for the Royal Rumble - but I will from now on, with the little Raw Reports to highlight various pivotal moments. I wanted to take a different route from the get-go, and so I didn't make the Harts challenge for the tag titles. In storyline, the idea to fight for the spot in the RR was Owen's, as he initially challenged Bret. However, Jack Tunney, appreciative of the idea, scheduled a match for both Hart's brothers. I think it adds a little layer in this way - and I guess we could say that Owen screwed Owen. Of course Yokozuna vs. Luger would be terrible as the main event, so that's not really happening ahah Never say never!
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Post by sonny912 on Jan 17, 2024 9:40:07 GMT 1
As usual this era's women's division is pitiful For now, yes. I have some ideas to rebuild the women's division, butti's going to be a slow process. I'm trying to be a little realistic, thus the product won't change in a blink of an eye. Of course, Bull Nakano will be one of the protagonists of the new women's division. Protagonist? Bull nakano was a villain, mentored by the great dump Matsumoto. She should be an antagonist to alundra, naturally managed by Mr fuji and leading her own atrocious alliance(the name for dump's stable in ajwpw) alongside aja kong and kyoko inoue.
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