Memphis RAW December 2013
Results
Rocky Maivia pinned Razor Ramon with the Rock Bottom in 0:00:44.
Rating: * 1/4
They lock up.
Razor Ramon places Rocky Maivia on the turnbuckle.
Razor Ramon takes Rocky Maivia down with a belly-to-back superplex.
The crowd is cheering on Razor Ramon.
Razor Ramon executes the Razor's Edge on Rocky Maivia.
Razor Ramon is getting a good reaction from the crowd.
Razor Ramon goes for the pin.
Danny Davis counts: One, two, thr... kickout.
Razor Ramon executes a headlock takedown on Rocky Maivia.
Razor Ramon nails Rocky Maivia with a piledriver.
The crowd is cheering on Razor Ramon.
Razor Ramon runs into the ropes.
Rocky Maivia misses with a clothesline.
Rocky Maivia executes a fist to the midsection on Razor Ramon.
Rocky Maivia executes the Rock Bottom on Razor Ramon.
The crowd is really behind Rocky Maivia.
Rocky Maivia goes for the pin.
Danny Davis counts: One, two, three.
There are lots of chants for Rocky Maivia.
The winner is Rocky Maivia. Time of match: 0:00:44
Dave Finlay pinned Bret Hart after a side step in 0:11:15.
Rating: ***
Dave Finlay executes a flying cross body press on Bret Hart.
James Beard counts: One, two, kickout.
Dave Finlay goes for a flying shoulderblock, but Bret Hart ducks out of the way.
Bret Hart runs into the ropes.
Bret Hart misses with a shoulderblock.
Bret Hart hits Dave Finlay with a kick.
Bret Hart nails Dave Finlay with a Russian legsweep.
Bret Hart nails Dave Finlay with an elbowdrop from the second turnbuckle.
James Beard counts: One, kickout.
Dave Finlay is bleeding profusely.
Bret Hart goes for a flying bulldog, but Dave Finlay side-steps and Bret Hart
only hits air.
Dave Finlay is going for the pin.
James Beard counts: One, two, three.
There are lots of chants for Dave Finlay.
The winner is Dave Finlay. Time of match: 0:11:15
Buh Buh Ray Dudley and Diesel battled to a double countout in 0:07:23.
Rating: -* 3/4
Diesel knocks Buh Buh Ray Dudley into the ringsteps.
Diesel is getting a good reaction from the crowd.
Earl Hebner counts: 7.
Sign Guy Dudley comes from behind and distracts Diesel.
Buh Buh Ray Dudley goes for a facebite, but Diesel blocks it.
Diesel whips Buh Buh Ray Dudley into the guardrail.
Diesel nails Buh Buh Ray Dudley with a roundhouse right.
Earl Hebner counts: 8.
Sign Guy Dudley comes from behind, but Diesel nails Sign Guy Dudley.
Earl Hebner counts: 9.
Earl Hebner counts: 10.
The verdict: A DOUBLE COUNTOUT !
Handicap-Match
Toshiaki Kawada defeated Cactus Jack and Sabu when Kawada pinned Cactus Jack after a backdrop driver in 0:09:16.
Rating: **** 1/4
Sabu enters the ring to make it two-on-one.
Sabu goes for a back suplex, but Toshiaki Kawada counters it with
a bulldog headlock.
Sabu rolls out of the ring.
Toshiaki Kawada hits a backdrop driver on Cactus Jack.
Toshiaki Kawada is going for the pin.
Tim White counts: One, two, three.
The crowd is on its feet cheering for Toshiaki Kawada.
The winner is Toshiaki Kawada. Time of match: 0:09:16
Ric Flair pinned Dean Malenko after a small package in 0:13:57.
Rating: ** 1/2
Ric Flair kicks Dean Malenko.
Ric Flair kicks Dean Malenko.
The ring is quickly filling up with debris.
Ric Flair goes for a reverse neckbreaker, but Dean Malenko blocks it.
Ric Flair begs off.
Dean Malenko whips Ric Flair into the ropes.
Dean Malenko nails Ric Flair with a tilt-a-whirl suplex.
The crowd is really behind Dean Malenko.
Dean Malenko goes for a figure-four leglock, but Ric Flair counters it with
a small package.
Earl Hebner counts: One, two, three.
The ring is quickly filling up with debris.
The winner is Ric Flair. Time of match: 0:13:57
Rob Van Dam pinned Brian Pillman with the Van Daminator in 0:16:02.
(Rob Van Dam retained the WWF Intercontinental Title.)
Rating: ***
Brian Pillman executes a power bomb on Rob Van Dam.
There is no referee to count.
Tim White is back on the job.
Tim White counts: One, two, Bill Alfonso puts Rob Van Dam's foot on the rope.
Brian Pillman whips Rob Van Dam into the ropes.
Brian Pillman hits Rob Van Dam with a kick.
Brian Pillman goes for a headlock takedown, but Rob Van Dam counters it with
a back suplex.
Rob Van Dam executes the Van Daminator on Brian Pillman.
The ring is quickly filling up with debris.
Rob Van Dam goes for the pin.
Tim White counts: One, two, three.
Security guards are restraining some fans from hitting the ring.
The winner is Rob Van Dam. Time of match: 0:16:02
[Grudge Match]
Hollywood Hogan pinned Vader with the Big Leg Drop in 0:04:00.
Rating: *
Match Observations:
First things first. Toshiaki Kawada did it. Cactus and Sabu were all over him
the whole match through, double-teaming him left and right. Then he saw an
opening and flattened Sabu causing him to roll out of the ring. Meanwhile,
Cactus Jack just got up from the massive enzuigiri Kawada had hit him with and
stumbled right into a backdrop driver for the winning pin.
Toshiaki Kawada and his partner will therefore challenge Jyushin Lyger and
Kensuke Sasaki for the WWF World Tag Team Titles.
Rocky Maivia is continuing his winning ways beating one superstar after another.
His latest victim: former Intercontinental Champion, Razor Ramon. For the first
time, Rocky had to prove his tenacity because Ramon almost immediately hit him
with his Razor's Edge. Rocky managed to escape and literally out of nowhere hit
the Rock Bottom for the winning 1-2-3.
The Nature Boy is ready... ready to challenge Chris Benoit for the title. Dean
Malenko tried to add insult to injury by putting Flair into his own finisher,
the figure-four. Flair, being the veteran he is, saw his opening and rolled up
Dean Malenko into a small package for the winning pin. Can he pull it off one
more time ? Time will tell.
Never count Brian Pillman out. He hasn't accomplished much in the past few
months and in all honesty, he was only supposed to be a warmup opponent for Rob
Van Dam. Lo and behold - Pillman almost beat him for the title. Let me rephrase
that: Pillman had Van Dam beat. The only reason why he ended up losing in the
end is a combination of a knocked out ref and Bill Alfonso. You should be able
to fill in the blanks.
The WWF has announced the participants for the five-man round robin tournament,
the winner of which will get a shot at the WWF title at the Royal Rumble. Due to
the way some matches went tonight, two last-minute changes have been made to the
lineup.
Bret Hart has been pulled from the tournament after his embarrassing loss to
Dave Finlay and replaced with Ken Shamrock who earned the slot by his stellar
performance at the Survivor Series.
Secondly, Hollywood Hogan will be replacing Vader as the number one seed. Vader
pulled out on his own after losing to Hollywood Hogan in only four minutes.
"In Your House - X Marks The Spot" is almost upon us. Be sure not to miss it !
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