Taped from New York, NY
Airdate: July 12, 1993 (taped 7/5)
Attendance: unknown
Hosted by Vince McMahon, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
Will Crush capture the WWF title one week removed from the “body slam heard ‘round the world”? Can the Brooklyn Brawler use his hometown advantage and beat the currently undefeated Tatanka? Let’s find out!
Read moreRock Star Gary reflects on WWF Monday Night RAW 07-12-1993
Seeing as we’re now in October, I thought I’d list what I believe to be the six best matches from the traditional October pay per view events of both WWE and WCW. I was considering doing one for ECW Anarchy Rulz as well, but there were only two pay per views with that name before the company went out of business so ECW will have to wait for November before I cover them.
As always, this is just my own personal picks and it isn’t supposed to be some sort of objective list or anything. If I leave out a match that you think warrants inclusion then please feel free to put it down in the comments section below. As with previous lists, I’ll be listing the matches in chronological order.
So without further to do, let’s get to it!
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
WWF Monday Night RAW 6-28-93
Taped from Poughkeepsie, NY
Airdate: June 28, 1993 (taped 6/21)
Attendance: unknown
Hosted by Vince McMahon, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
Can Michaels retain the IC title against Kamala? Who will be the best pick to win the main event? Crush? Or Booger? Let’s rock!
Read moreRock Star Gary reflects on WWF Monday Night RAW 06-28-1993
Live from Poughkeepsie, NY
Airdate: June 21, 1993
Attendance: unknown
Hosted by Vince McMahon, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
Who will win the rematch between Doink and Jannetty? Can the Kid survive against Ramon for the sake of $10,000? Let’s find out!
Read moreRock Star Gary reflects on WWF Monday Night RAW 06-21-93
Taped from New York, NY
Airdate: June 14, 1993
Attendance: unknown
Hosted by Vince McMahon, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
What can happen during the fallout from King of the Ring ‘93? Can Jannetty overcome the nefariousness of Doink and defeat him? How will Lawler behave following his destruction of Bret last night? Let’s find out!
Read moreRock Star Gary reflects on WWF Monday Night RAW 06-14-1993
Live from Dayton, OH
Airdate: June 13, 1993
Attendance: 8,000 (7,000 paid)
Hosted by Jim Ross, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, & Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
Who will become the 1993 King of the Ring? Will Yokozuna regain the WWF title or will Hogan keep his “toy”? Let’s find out!
Read moreRock Star Gary reflects on WWF King of the Ring ’93
Live from New York, NY
Airdate: June 7, 1993
Attendance: unknown
Hosted by Vince McMahon, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
What’s new and improved with Michaels? Who will win the crazy tag match consisting of Steiners, Gunns, Money, Inc., and Headshrinkers? Let’s find out!
Read moreRock Star Gary reflects on WWF Monday Night RAW 06-07-1993
Live from New York, NY
Airdate: May 10, 1993
Attendance: 750
Hosted by Vince McMahon, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
Can Bigelow become IC champion AND King of the Ring? The first part of the question’s answered TONIGHT. Let’s rock!
Read moreRock Star Gary reflects on WWF Monday Night RAW 05-31-1993
Taped from New York, NY
Airdate: May 24, 1993 (taped 5/17)
Attendance: 1,000
Hosted by Vince McMahon, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
Will either Doink or Perfect qualify for the tournament? What does Ramon have up his sleeve? Could he be calling for a strike? Let’s find out!
Read moreRock Star Gary reflects on WWF Monday Night RAW 05-24-1993
Live from New York, NY
Airdate: May 17, 1993
Attendance: 1,000
Hosted by Vince McMahon, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
Who will be the mystery man on tonight’s show? What does Ramon have in store for the Kid? Since this reflection’s pretty loud, you might want to clean out your ears. Let’s rock!
Read moreRock Star Gary reflects on WWF Monday Night RAW 05-17-1993
I thought I’d try something new on here, although more classic All Japan is also planned for down the line.
As the name suggests, I will be looking at certain shows or wrestlers and picking what I believe to be the six best matches in a given scenario. Seeing as summer is coming to a close and the autumn months are looming ahead of us, I thought I’d compile the six best matches from WWE’s Unforgiven pay per view. Though the first Unforgiven was held in the April of 1998, the following ten versions of it all took place in the month of September before WWE stopped using the name in 2008.
These are all just my personal opinions of course. If there’s a match I haven’t listed that you think I should have included in the top six then please feel free to say so in the comments. I’ll be listing the matches chronologically just for the sake of ease.
Live from New York, NY
Airdate: May 10, 1993
Attendance: 1,200 (sold out)
Hosted by Vince McMahon, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
Duggan gets another shot at the IC title, but this time it’s Paul Bunyan-style. In addition, Typhoon and Bigelow battle for a spot in the KOTR tournament. Wayne, how do you feel about leading us into the show?
Read moreRock Star Gary reflects on WWF Monday Night RAW 5-10-1993
Taped from New York, NY
Airdate: May 3, 1993 (taped 4/26)
Attendance: 1,000
Hosted by Vince McMahon, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
Will Duggan finally attain gold in the WWF? Who is this Kamikaze Kid? Also, who makes his triumphant return to the WWF on this show? Could it be George “The Animal” Steele or the Missing Link? Let’s find out!
Read moreRock Star Gary reflects on WWF Monday Night RAW 05-03-1993
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
Taped from Poughkeepsie, NY
Airdate: April 19, 1993 (taped 4/12)
Attendance: 3.500
Hosted by Vince McMahon, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, and Rob Bartlett
Can the Beverlies upset the champs? Will Ramon get by Virgil? Does Bartlett survive the episode? Let’s find out!
Read moreRock Star Gary reflects on WWF Monday Night RAW 4-19-1993
Live from Poughkeepsie, NY
Airdate: April 12, 1993
Attendance: 3.500
Hosted by Vince McMahon,“Macho Man” Randy Savage, and Rob Bartlett
Give me a T! Give me an A! What’s that spell? Let’s find out!
Read moreRock Star Gary reflects on WWF Monday Night RAW 4-12-1993
Taped from New York, NY
Airdate: April 5, 1993 (taped 3/22)
Attendance: 1,000 (sold out)
Hosted by Vince McMahon & “Macho Man” Randy Savage
Lawler makes his RAW debut, so this episode is special, right? There couldn’t be celebrity guests trying to attach themselves to this glorious moment, are there?
Read moreRock Star Gary reflects on WWF Monday Night RAW 04-05-1993
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!
Taped from Fayetteville, NC
Airdate: March 28, 1993 (taped 3/7)
Attendance: unknown
Hosted by Vince McMahon & Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
Can Savage derail the runaway locomotive known as Yokozuna? Will Bigelow destroy Undertaker prior to WrestleMania IX? Let’s find out!
Read moreRock Star Gary reflects on WWF March to WrestleMania IX
Live from New York, NY
Airdate: March 22, 1993
Attendance: 1,000 (sold out)
Hosted by Vince McMahon, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, & Rob Bartlett
Can Kamala overtake Doink in the main event? Also, an important announcement will be made. What could it be? Let’s find out!
Read moreRock Star Gary reflects on WWF Monday Night RAW 03-22-93
Live from Poughkeepsie, NY
Airdate: March 15, 1993
Attendance: unknown
Hosted by Gorilla Monsoon, Bobby “The Brain” Heenan, & Rob Bartlett
It’s the blizzard episode! Will Frosty the Snowman wear a singlet and jump in the ring? Can either the Headshrinkers or Nasty Boys win in the main event? Or does the Poughkeepsie faithful feel threatened by a full-scale war? Let’s find out!
Read moreRock Star Gary reflects on WWF Monday Night RAW 03-15-93
Taped from New York, NY
Airdate: March 8, 1993 (taped 3/1)
Attendance: 1,000 (sold out)
Hosted by Vince McMahon, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, & Rob Bartlett
Can Martel thwart Mr. Perfect’s momentum? Will Santana and Virgil pull an upset over the tag champions? Let’s find out!
Read moreRock Star Gary reflects on WWF Monday Night RAW 3-8-93
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
–A replay of Xanta Claus attacking Savio Vega at In Your House 5 is shown.
–Vince McMahon, Mr. Perfect, and Jim Ross are doing commentary and they are kicking off some new tapings in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. According to thehistoryofwwe.com, only 1,500 fans attended because there was a blizzard during the show. This was also the taping where Bradshaw made his debut in a dark match, losing to Savio Vega. Also, this is the last Superstars of 1995 because next week’s episode is a “year in review” show.
Read moreWhat the World Was Watching: WWF Superstars – December 23, 1995 (Last of the series)