Taped from Bushkill, PA
Airdate: November 15, 1993
Attendance: unknown
Hosted by Vince McMahon & Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
Can Pierre Ouellet survive against Lex Luger? Also, Ramon and Diesel show off their talents. Included is al a developing story. Let’s rock!
Read moreRock Star Gary reflects on WWF Monday Night RAW 11-15-1993
Taped from New Haven, CT
Airdate: October 11, 1993 (taped 9/27)
Attendance: 5,500 (3,200 paid)
Hosted by Vince McMahon, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, & Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
Will Martel or Ramon become the new IC champion? What’s up with Borga? All this plus an SMW surprise in included. Doesn’t this sound like fun?
Read moreRock Star Gary reflects on WWF Monday Night RAW 10-11-1993
Live from Auburn Hills, MI
Airdate: August 30, 1993
Attendance: 14,100
Hosted by Vince McMahon & Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
Can Luger stand up for America and defeat Yokozuna for the WWF title? Who will be the sole King of the WWF? Will Michaels and Perfect provide us with a “classic” match? Let’s find out!
Taped from Alexandria Bay, NY
Airdate: August 9, 1993
Attendance: 1,000 (sold out)
Hosted by Vince McMahon, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, & Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
A contract signing, the debut of the Heavenly Bodies, and Tatanka versus Mr. Hughes. What else can you ask for? Let’s find out!
Read moreRock Star Gary reflects on WWF Monday Night RAW 08-09-1993
Taped from Alexandria Bay, NY
Airdate: August 2, 1993 (taped 7/25)
Attendance: 1,000
Hosted by Vince McMahon & Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
What will happen when the “Macho Man” faces Doink? What other surprises occur this week? Let’s find out!
Read moreRock Star Gary reflects on WWF Monday Night RAW 08-02-1993
Live from New York, NY
Airdate: July 19, 1993
Attendance: 1,200 (sold out)
Hosted by Vince McMahon, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
Will Jannetty make it 2 for 2 against Michaels on RAW? Can Tiny Tim make the “King” tip-toe through the tulips? Let’s find out!
Read moreRock Star Gary reflects on WWF Monday Night RAW 07-19-1993
Live from New York, NY
Airdate: July 5, 1993
Attendance: unknown
Hosted by Vince McMahon, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
Will Yokozuna survive the Stars’n’Stripes Challenge? Or does a professional athlete from who knows where actually slam the WWF champion? Also, how will the 1-2-3 Kid fare against Blake Beverly? Let’s find out!
Read moreRock Star Gary reflects on WWF Monday Night RAW 07-05-1993
Live from New York, NY
Airdate: April 26, 1993
Attendance: 1,000
Hosted by Vince McMahon, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
Can Crush defeat Luger or is something else in the cards? What happens when MIchaels takes Manhattan? Let’s find out!
Read moreRock Star Gary reflects on WWF Monday Night RAW 04-26-1993
Live from Las Vegas, NV
Airdate: April 4, 1993
Attendance: 15,045 (14,000 paid)
Hosted by Jim Ross, “Macho Man” Randy Savage & Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
Will Bret retain the WWF title against Yokozuna? How will Hogan affect WrestleMania this year? How does this show compare to previous WrestleManias? Let’s find out!
Live from New York, NY
Airdate: March 1, 1993
Attendance: 1,000 (sold out)
Hosted by Vince McMahon, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, & Rob Bartlett
Can Bret survive and retain the WWF title amidst the onslaught of the Headshrinkers? What does Doink have in store for us this week? Let’s find out!
Read moreRock Star Gary reflects on WWF Monday Night RAW 3-1-93
Live from New York, NY
Airdate: February 1, 1993
Attendance: 900
Hosted by Vince McMahon, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, & Rob Bartlett
Can Typhoon defeat Doink the Clown? Who will make a surprise appearance this week? What will stem from it? Let’s find out!
Read moreRock Star Gary reflects on WWF Monday Night RAW 02-01-93
–A video package recaps Hakushi’s recent problems with Skip and hypes their match on today’s show.
–Vince McMahon and Jerry Lawler are calling the action and they are taped from Erie, Pennsylvania. In a weird taping quirk, most of the September Superstars tapings took place in Erie except for the September 9 episode, which was taped in Canton, Ohio along with several Monday Night RAW episodes.
Read moreWhat the World Was Watching: WWF Superstars – September 16, 1995
–A video package hypes today’s big feature match between Dean Douglas and the 1-2-3 Kid. Will the Kid get sent to the principal’s office?
–Since this is the new fall season, Superstars gets a new theme song for the first time in more than a year, with it being a knockoff of the Monday Night Football theme asking “Are you ready?” The funny thing with an intro like this is that half the talent in it had quit or was released by January 1996 so they had to redo the lyrics, all of which were tied to a specific superstar.
Read moreWhat the World Was Watching: WWF Superstars – September 9, 1995
–Vince McMahon and Jerry Lawler are doing commentary and they are live from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. McMahon announces that 18,062 fans are in attendance, setting a record for the Pittsburgh Civic Arena. According to thehistoryofwwe.com, this was the reported attendance figure with 17,000 of those fans paying to attend the show.
Live from Milwaukee, WI
Airdate: February 29, 1992
Attendance: 5,000
Hosted by Jim Ross & Jesse “The Body” Ventura
Can Sting regain the World title from Luger? Will the Dangerous Alliance prevail in its matches? How will Pillman fare against Liger? Let’s find out!
–Footage of Kama beating up a Creature of the Night on Superstars is shown. The Undertaker’s battle with Tatanka is seen as the first opportunity for the Undertaker to get revenge for the attack. The Undertaker pledges to take Tatanka out to send a message to the Million Dollar Corporation and Kama.
–Vince McMahon and Jerry Lawler are tonight’s commentary team and they are concluding the brief tapings in Worcester, Massachusetts. This is the “go home” show for SummerSlam and it the last to feature the old RAW opening that has been a staple for more than a year since the company would have a new one when they returned after the U.S. Open.
Read moreWhat the World Was Watching: Monday Night RAW – August 21, 1995
Live from Tokyo, Japan
Airdate: January 4, 1992
Attendance: 50,000
Will Chosu or Fujinami unify the G18/IWGP title? Can Chono win the WCW World title? Will Muta and Sting keep their peace against the Steiners? Let’s find out!
–Jim Ross and Todd Pettengill are in the booth and they are taped from Portland, Maine. This was the same site as the recent Superstars tapings as the company was reducing television tapings due to budget cuts.
Read moreWhat the World Was Watching: The Action Zone – August 20, 1995
–Jim Ross and Todd Pettengill are the announce team and they are concluding the tapings in St. Louis, Missouri.
Read moreWhat the World Was Watching: The Action Zone – August 13, 1995
Live from Norfolk, VA
Airdate: December 29, 1991
Attendance: 9,000
Hosted by Jim Ross & Tony Schiavone
Tag team turmoil surrounds this inaugural event. Who will survive to become Battlebowl champion? Read on!
Live from Savannah, GA
Airdate: November 19, 1991
Attendance: 6.922
Hosted by Jim Ross & Tony Schiavone
Can Sting retain the US title against Rude? Will Rhodes and Windham achieve tag team gold? Does Rick Steiner stand a chance against Luger? Read on!
Read moreRock Star Gary reflects on WCW Clash of the Champions XVII
Live from Chattanooga, TN
Airdate: October 27, 1991
Attendance: 8,900 (4,400 paid)
Hosted by Jim Ross & Tony Schiavone
Can Simmons capture gold in Chattanooga? Who will become the new light heavyweight champion? Also, who is the WCW Phantom? Read on!
Live from Augusta, GA
Airdate: September 5, 1991
Attendance: 2,800
Hosted by Jim Ross & Tony Schiavone
The World tag team titles are up for grabs! Also, what happens during the contract signing for the World title match at Halloween Havoc? Read on!
Read moreRock Star Gary reflects on WCW Clash of the Champions XVI
–Vince McMahon hypes tonight’s Lex Luger-Yokozuna main event, recapping their old feud that began nearly two years ago. He ignores their WrestleMania X bout but the best part about the package is that it gives the company an excuse to bring back the “I’ll Be Your Hero” song. Yokozuna’s manager Jim Cornette and Luger cut quick promos against each other before RAW’s opening song kicks on.
–McMahon and Jerry Lawler have the commentary duties and they are still in Struthers, Ohio. Lawler promises more training footage of how he is preparing for The King of the Ring.
Read moreWhat the World Was Watching: Monday Night RAW – June 12, 1995
–The WWF blimp is shown hovering over Struthers High School, where tonight’s show is taking place, and Bob Backlund is seen giving a campaign speech, telling students that if they do not get an education the government is going to put them back in slavery. Vince McMahon does not reveal that the show is actually coming from a high school, though, as he says it is from an arena.
–McMahon and Jerry Lawler are on commentary and they are live from Struthers, Ohio. According to historyofwwe.com the show drew a sellout crowd of 1,450 fans. McMahon, like a good promoter, makes sure to mention that the last episode did a record rating. Lawler gloats that he has tricked Bret Hart into signing up for a “kiss my foot” match.
Read moreWhat the World Was Watching: Monday Night RAW – June 5, 1995