What the World Was Watching: WWF Monday Night RAW – 11.21.94

Vince McMahon and Jim Cornette are handling commentary, concluding the taping in Bushkill, Pennsylvania.

The show is supposed to start with the non-title match between Razor Ramon and Diesel but Ramon is attacked by the Teamsters during his entrance.

Opening Contest: Tatanka (w/Ted DiBiase) (34-4-2) pins Chris Canyon after the End of the Trail at 4:38:

Like his squash of Tim McNeany a few weeks ago, Tatanka takes his time taking apart his opponent only to be surprised by a few fluke near-falls. Seeing someone as tall as Canyon trying a crucifix is something to behold. The flying chop and End of the Trail finish the match.

Adam Bomb (19-6) defeats Jason Ahrndt after the pumphandle slam at 2:27:

Ahrndt was a member of the Hardy Boys Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts (OMEGA) in North Carolina. He also wrestled in George South and the Italian Stallion’s PWF as Venom. In the Attitude Era he would have a brief run in the WWF as Joey Abs, a member of Shane McMahon’s Mean Street Posse.

Fans take notice of Ahrndt’s height and how he can see eye-to-eye with Bomb. Cornette tells fans that WWF Women’s Champion Alundra Blayze lost her title last night to Bull Nakano in Japan. The strikes Ahrndt throws are weak, allowing Bomb to shrug them off and win with the pumphandle slam.

McMahon and Cornette “play” the new WWF video game WWF RAW as the Undertaker vs. Yokozuna. Afterward, McMahon announces that the Razor Ramon-Diesel match will happen tonight.

Todd Pettengill narrates a video package that recaps the Doink the Clown-Jerry Lawler feud.

Lawler’s King’s Court features his Royal Family. Doink, Dink, Wink & Pink emerge from underneath the ring with squirt guns and blast their adversaries, who flee. McMahon acts like it is the greatest thing he has ever seen.

Irwin R. Schyster (w/Ted DiBiase) (30-3) pins Matt Hardy after the Write Off at 2:51:

After IRS throws Hardy on the floor, DiBiase slaps the enhancement talent with a wad of money. The Italian Stallion would have hoped for Hardy to steal it so he could get a fifty percent cut for a booking fee. IRS is being groomed as the Undertaker’s next opponent so he does not give Hardy any shine.

Todd Pettengill does the last Survivor Series Report. The Undertaker and Paul Bearer tell Yokozuna that the end is at hand.

Non-Title Match: Razor Ramon (Intercontinental Champion w/the 1-2-3 Kid, the British Bulldog & the New Headshrinkers) (33-4) wrestles Diesel (w/Shawn Michaels, Jeff Jarrett, Owen Hart & Jim Neidhart) (25-1-1) to a double disqualification at 10:23:

An angry Ramon rushes the ring and knocks Jarrett and Owen off the apron. McMahon speculates that the Teamsters are trying to prevent Ramon’s appearance at the Survivor Series but cannot make a lot of analogies to last year’s main event angle that had that happen because five of the eight participants in that match are no longer with the company. Diesel spends a lot of time working the back and Ramon puts his foot on the ropes to avoid a pin after Snake Eyes. When Ramon makes a comeback, Jarrett jumps on the apron so Ramon throws him inside. That invites craziness from everyone else on the floor as Owen gets on the top rope and Ramon’s allies rush into the ring as the show goes off the air. What is notable about the brawl is Shawn Michaels quickly gets out of the ring so he is unscathed, making people question how much he is with his teammates. This was a good, physical contest that could have been better with a less predictable outcome. Rating: **½

The Last Word: This was the go-home show for Survivor Series and it is surprising that WWF Champion Bret Hart or Bob Backlund did not make an appearance. Instead, the Bad Guys-Teamsters match got more play. That is a consequence of taping so many of these episodes together in one location.

Up Next: Survivor Series ‘94!