Papa Shango fought Jerry Lawler to a double disqualification, WWF @ Fresno, CA Convention Center May 16, 1993 (matinee) Owen Hart pinned Ricky Rich with a northern lights suplex at 1:47 for Mr. Yokozuna defeated Jim Duggan Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Randy Savage with a belly to belly suplex after Fuji hit Savage with the Japanese flag pole Mr. Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Ted Dibiase & IRS when Hogan pinned Dibiase with the legdrop after bringing Horace Grant of the Chicago Bulls out of the crowd to help him pin Dibiase; Sgt. Slaughter was the guest referee for the match, WWF @ Minneapolis, MN Target Center June 5, 1993 (3,300) The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) pinned Crush (w/ Mr. Fuji) at 7:02 after reversing Crushs attempt at a tombstone into one of his own (The Undertaker: The Face of Fear, Inside the WWF) Leon Downs defeated the Hawk The Mad Monk defeated the Brooklyn Brawler Bob Backlund vs. Repo Man Lex Luger pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Quebecer Pierre (w/ Johnny Polo) with a forearm blow after knocking Polo off the ring apron; after the bout, Jacques came out to try to revive his partner; Pierre was eventually taken from ringside on a stretcher; as a result of the incident, Pierre was taken out of the Survivor Series Randy Savage pinned Shawn Michaels Repo Man defeated Max Moon (sub. The Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking Gunns Sami Zayn gets an Undisputed Championship match against Roman Reigns at Elimination Chamber. Razor Ramon defeated Mr. Mr. The Smoking Gunns defeated Barry Hardy & Bert Centeno at 3:11 when Bart pinned Centeno following the Revolver The Headshrinkers defeated Virgil & Jim Powers (sub. Tito Santana defeated Louie Spicolli Virgil pinned the Brooklyn Brawler at 12:16 with a sunset flip out of the corner WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated Chris Duffy WWF Superstars (Italian version): WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Typhoon at 5:09 with a clothesline from the middle turnbuckle after hitting him with the title belt as Typhoon tended to the referee, who had been knocked down moments earlier Marty Jannetty pinned Duane Gill with the flying fistdrop Mr. for Mr. Hughes) (w/ Johnny Polo) at 11:00 when Savage pinned Gonzalez with the flying elbowsmash; after the bout, Gonzalez attacked Polo with Bomb making the save until Gonzalez cleared him from the ring The Headshrinkers ( Fatu & Samu ) Razor Ramon vs. Owen Hart pinned Bastion Booger at 7:53 with a flying tackle Oh well. Survivor Series Showdown 11/21/93: WWF World Champion Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Bret Hart via disqualification at around the 17-minute mark when Owen Hart, who appeared ringside during the final moments, attacked Yoko and hit him with his own salt bucket; Owens interference followed Fuji hitting Bret in the face with the salt bucket behind the referees back as Bret had the Sharpshooter applied; in part of the match not televised, Owen had only come to ringside after Jerry Lawler had tried to interfere and the clip of Owen coming to the ring was actually from a different match, and the reason the referee was distracted when Fuji hit Bret with the salt bucket was because Owen had attacked Lawler on the floor (Bret Hitman Hart: The Dungeon Collection) Yokozuna defeated Jim Duggan Perfect via count-out Bob Backlund defeated Kimchee Glasgow - London for @WhatCulturePW tonight and then @RevProUK #GlobalWars thurs & fri", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1993_in_professional_wrestling&oldid=1141927737, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. (sub. Jerry Saggs defeated WWF Tag Team Champion IRS; this match replaced the scheduled Money Inc. vs. WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Headshrinkers at 10:00 Kamala pinned Kimchee with the splash Perfect before leaving the promotion, Perfect won the match and Flair did not appear in the WWF again until 2001 on the episode of Raw that was the day after Survivor Series when he appeared as a co-owner of the promotion. Kamala (w/ Slick) pinned Chris Katowski at 1:47 following a splash to the back, WWF @ North Charleston, SC Coliseum March 8, 1993 (8,500; 7,800 paid) for Tatanka) pinned Damien Demento with the flying forearm WWF owner Vince McMahon agreed and set up a feud between Flair and Perfect to create a storyline for Flair's departure from the company. Razor Ramon pinned Reno Riggins with the Razors Edge at 2:07 Bob Backlund vs. the Berzerker WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers defeated Men on a Mission when Jacques pinned Mo WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Max Moon with a reversal into the side suplex at 9:56; during the bout, Doink the Clown appeared at ringside Tatanka vs. the Predator (sub. Men on a Mission defeated Iron Mike Sharpe & Mike Bell for Marty Jannetty) Lex Luger defeated Ludvig Borga Jerry Lawler defeated Randy Savage via disqualification when Bret Hart interfered USWA Tag Team Championship Tournament Finals: Jeff Jarrett & Brian Christopher defeated Jerry Lawler & the Red Knight to win the titles after Jarrett hit Lawler with a chain given to him by Christopher, USWA @ Louisville, KY October 26, 1993 Bob Backlund pinned Larry Ludden at 2:32 with a leg roll up following a monkey flip out of the corner; after the bout, the two men shook hands Perfect vs. Razor Ramon Men on a Mission defeated Tom Stone & Barry Horowitz TOTAL ROSTER: 50, The WWF roster for June 1993 was as follows: Tito Santana, "The Brooklyn The Quebecers defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner via disqualification to win the titles at around the 22-minute mark after Scott stole a hockey stick away from Jacques and hit him with it; pre-match stipulations stated the titles could change hands on a count-out or disqualification and that a disqualification could be caused by using a piledriver, throwing your opponent over the top rope, or coming off the top rope; mid-way through the bout, Johnny Polo appeared ringside with the hockey stick (Polos debut as the Quebecers manager) (1993 Year in Review, Monday Night Raw: Prime Cuts) Monday Night Raw taping: 5/17/93 featured Vince McMahon, Randy Savage, & Bobby Heenan on commentary; included footage from earlier in the day of Savage and the Smoking Gunns helping with a Special Olympics event earlier in the day in New York City; featured footage from the previous week of WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels and Mr. The Headshrinkers (w/ Afa) defeated Sean Dakota & Jim Armstrong at 2:15 when Fatu pinned Armstrong with a splash off the top The Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking Gunns Doink the Clown pinned Crush at 9:30 after Crush was distracted by a second Doink at ringside; after the bout, Crush cleared the Doinks from the ring La WWE entr in un periodo di grande crisi quando McMahon e molti dipendenti della federazione vennero accusati di spaccio e abuso di steroidi nel 1993 e vi fu anche un'accusa per violenza sessuale, ma alla . Terry Taylor defeated Jim Powers The Undertaker defeated Adam Bomb WWF @ Honolulu, HI - Blasidell Center - April 2, 1991 WWF IC Champion Mr. Tatanka defeated Bam Bam Bigelow Razor Ramon vs. WWF World Champion Yokozuna and Bret Hart vs. Ludvig Borga were originally advertised for the show Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake defeated Ted Dibiase & IRS; Sgt. WWF World Champion Bret Hart defeated Ric Flair at 22:19, WWF @ Lincoln, NE Pershing Auditorium January 16, 1993 (2,250) Sensational Sherri defeated Luna Vachon via disqualification when the referee wouldnt let Luna wrestle with a cast on her arm Monday Night Raw taping: Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Alan Burke & Larry Sampson when Scott pinned Burke following the bulldog double team off the top Bob Backlund pinned Terry Zeller with a body scissors into a roll up Bastion Booger defeated Rick Martel via disqualification at 3:20 after spraying Booger with his Arrogance colonge following Boogers sit-down splash Crush defeated the Brooklyn Brawler Papa Shango defeated Tito Santana Brutus Beefcake pinned Terry Taylor Tatanka vs. Bam Bam Bigelow Bob Backlund defeated the Berzerker Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Typhoon with a diving headbutt The Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking Gunns KOTR Qualifying Match: Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Typhoon at around the 7-minute mark with a Samoan Drop and the diving headbutt after Typhoon hit the corner (Best of the WWF: Fan Favorites, Monday Night Raw Prime Cuts UK) Lex Luger pinned Ludvig Borga for the Berzerker) WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon & Marty Jannetty (sub. Lex Luger defeated Ludvig Borga Papa Shango defeated Typhoon WWF Super Card 1/30/93 (Canadian TV): Typhoon pinned Iron Mike Sharpe with the splash at 4:06 Typhoon pinned Damien Demento with a powerslam for the Berzerker) Beau Beverly Tatanka fought Bam Bam Bigelow to a double count-out Scott Steiner, Jerry "The King" Lawler, "The Narcissist" Lex Luger, The KOTR Qualifying Match: Lex Luger defeated Bob Backlund via count-out at 4:15 after Backlund sustained Lugers running forearm and fell to the floor The Undertaker defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna via disqualification, WWF @ Ft. Wayne, IN Allen County War Memorial Coliseum December 29, 1993 (2,900) Man" Ted Dibiase, Virgil, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggin, Shawn Michaels, "Mr. Sensational Sherri defeated Luna Vachon; Vachon broke her wrist in the match Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Tatanka Yokozuna pinned Jim Duggan at 8:08 with the Bonzai Drop "The Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase, Virgil, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggin, Shawn USWA Champion Jerry Lawler defeated Tatanka via disqualification; Lawler was recognized as champion despite losing the title days earlier in Memphis, WWF @ Florence, SC September 18, 1993 Man erschuf daraufhin den World Heavyweight Championship erneut. Kamala defeated Damien Demento When Mr. The 1-2-3 Kid pinned Blake Beverly at 8:00 with a legdrop off the top Scott escaped the hold and threw Blake to the mat by performing a Tiger driver. El Samurai, Takayuki Iizuka, & Akira Nogami defeated Satoshi Kojima, Hiroyoshi Yamamoto, & Osamu Nishimura at 15:01 when Nogami pinned Yamamoto Mr. Hughes (w/ Harvey Wippleman) pinned Mike Bucci at 1:29 with the sidewalk slam Perfect vs. Lex Luger & ? The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) pinned Damien Demento with the tombstone at 2:25; during the bout, it was announced Mr. The MVP (Steve Lombardi) pinned Reno Riggins with a suplex Mr. Kamala defeated Kimchee Lex Luger pinned Ludvig Borga at 12:00 with the running forearm, WWF @ Orlando, FL Arena October 29, 1993 (1,400) Perfect defeated Lex Luger, WWF @ Nuremberg, Germany Frankenhalle April 18, 1993 (sell out) Sensational Sherri vs. Luna Vachon Owen Hart defeated Marty Jannetty via submission with the Sharpshooter Bill Marino defeated the Night Stalker Perfect, Marty Jannetty, and Tatanka defeated WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels, Diesel, and Bam Bam Bigelow in an elimination match, WWF @ Brandon, Manitoba Keystone Centre August 22, 1993, WWF @ San Antonio, TX Freeman Coliseum August 22, 1993 (matinee) (2,500) Bob Backlund (sub. Razor Ramon defeated IRS 12/6/93 featured an opening segment recapping the previous weeks match between WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon vs. Diesel match and interference from Shawn Michaels and the 1-2-3 Kid, followed by comments from Michaels on facing the Kid later in the show; during the shows opening, Vince McMahon said he received a call earlier in the day from Gorilla Monsoon and warned Heenan to watch his words, with Heenan saying he wasnt afraid of Monsoon and he knew Monsoon was in New Jersey and not in the building; included an ad promoting the 1994 Royal Rumble; featured McMahon & Heenan conducting an interview with Owen Hart, backstage, about Bret Hart winning the 1993 WWF Superstar of the Year award the previous week, with Hart saying he would have his own surprise soon that would have people talking about him and not Bret; included a vignette promoting the debut of Jeff Jarrett, showing Jarrett meeting a saxaphone player named Waldo the Country Sax ouside the Legends Hall of Fame in Nashville; Jarrett then said he would use the WWF to headline Nashville and then have Waldo open for him when he does; featured an ad promoting Randy Savage facing Fatu the following week on Raw; featured a WWF Unbelievable! WWF Mania 6/26/93: Lex Luger pinned Owen Hart with a forearm to the head at 4:39 after Hart moved referee Mike Chioda out of the way and Luger removed his protective forearm pad; prior to the bout, Luger was ordered by Chioda to wear the pad or risk losing the match via forfeit; Chioda did not see Luger take the pad off WWF World Champion Bret Hart & Mr. [11][30], Writing for Online Onslaught, columnist Adam Gutschmidt stated that the first half of the event is worth watching. Mr. Sabu pinned Scott Taylor at 4:29 with a springboard moonsault Monday Night Raw 8/16/93: The Undertaker defeated Yokozuna via disqualification when Yoko used his salt bucket as a weapon, WWF @ Youngstown, OH Beeghly Center March 13, 1993 (matinee) [26], The event also featured the WWF debut of Lex Luger. Lex Luger defeated Ludvig Borga The Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking Gunns Crush defeated Lee Armstrong via submission with the head vice at 1:55; during the match, Doink the Clown cut an insert promo on facing Crush at WrestleMania IX the following weekend Bam Bam Bigelow (sub. Tito Santana defeated Skinner Tatanka fought Doink the Clown to a time-limit draw Tito Santana defeated the Predator Tito Santana pinned the Predator at 7:00 with the flying forearm Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Chad Miller & Tom Bennett at 3:46 when Scott pinned Miller following the bulldog off the top double team Lex Luger & Tatanka defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna & Ludvig Borga at 24:49, WWF @ Chicago, IL Rosemont Horizon December 28, 1993 (7,600) Ms. Simpson defeated Ms. Texas in a hair vs. hair match The Bushwhackers & Tiger Jackson defeated the Beverly Brothers & Little Louie at 9:57 when Tiger pinned Louie with a crossbody off the top (Grudges, Gripes, & Grunts) Adam Bomb pinned Scott Atami WWF @ Milwaukee, WI - February 19, 1993. Afa, Kamala, Jim Neidhart, Brutus Beefcake, and George Steele also appear. American Eagle #1 defeated Wolfie D Doink the Clown pinned Reno Riggins at the 46-second mark as he had a submission hold applied at the same time for Mr. Crush defeated Skinner with the head vice Skinner defeated Koko B. Ware Crush defeated PJ Walker Virgil pinned Terry Taylor with a double axe handle off the top after 13 minutes Tito Santana (sub. The 1-2-3 Kid defeated Rick Martel Virgil defeated Blake Beverly for Papa Shango) Jeff Jarrett & Danny Davis defeated USWA Tag Team Champions Rex King & Steve Doll via disqualification, WWF @ San Antonio, TX Freeman Coliseum May 13, 1993 Full Royal Rumble game Roster for Super Nintendo and SEGA Genesis, featuring all the 17 Characters profiles of the WWE Wrestlers available in the videogame!. Randy Savage defeated IRS (sub. Tatanka vs. Adam Bomb (sub. Jeff Jarrett defeated Tony Falk Perfect) & Tatanka defeated WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels & Diesel when Tatanka pinned Michaels Mr. Owen Hart defeated Barry Horowitz Tatanka defeated WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels (w/ Luna Vachon) via count-out at 18:15 after the champion missed a dive to the floor and hit his head against the ring steps; after Tatankas entrance, Sensational Sherri came ringside not to be in his corner but to watch Michaels lose the title; referee Joey Marella went to signal for the bell but Michaels tripped him from the floor; moments later, Tatanka dropped Michaels with the Samoan Drop inside the ring and made the cover, with Marella then calling for the bell; after the bout, Luna pulled Sherri off the ring apron, hit a clothesline and bodyslam on the floor, and ran backstage; Tatanka helped Sherri backstage moments later (Lunas surprise debut) 11/21/93 featured a vignette promoting the debut of Jeff Jarrett in which he was shown in the recording studio not satisfied with the performance of the other musicians; the vignette also featured Miss Texas (Jackie) but she wasnt referred to; included Jim Ross debut as host of Face to Face, taking over for Joe Fowler: Monday Night Raw taping: Monday Night Raw included an opening pre-taped segment in which Jim Duggan talked about Memorial Day; featured Razor Ramon offering the pay the 1-2-3 Kid $5000 for a rematch, with the Kid rejecting the offer; included a closing segment in which Vince McMahon conducted an in-ring interview with Yokozuna and Mr. Fuji in which Fuji said he would celebrate Memorial Day on June 13 after Yoko beats Hulk Hogan; moments later, Jim Duggan appeared in the balcony and began a USA chant as the show came to a close: Perfect watched the match from the interview platform and, after the bout, Ramon grabbed the microphone and challenged Perfect to come to ringside which he did with Razor then giving a cheap shot to Perfect with the microphone and then hitting him with a chair until Perfect was able to fight back; moments later, both men brawled their way backstage Owen Hart (sub. Marty Jannetty fought Doink the Clown to a double count-out when both men began brawling on the floor; after the match, a number of referees came ringside to seperate the two Owen Hart defeated Bastion Booger Perfect defeated Razor Ramon & Lex Luger, WWF @ West Palm Beach, FL Auditorium March 20, 1993, WWF @ New Haven, CT Coliseum March 20, 1993 (3,000) Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Beverly Brothers at 10:04 when Scott pinned Blake with the Frankensteiner Marty Jannetty vs. Bastion Booger Tatanka pinned Razor Ramon at 5:30 by lifting his shoulder out of Ramons back suplex into a bridge WWF World Champion Bret Hart & Mr. Owen Hart pinned Terry Taylor 7/3/93 featured the 1-2-3 Kid / Reno Riggins match which took place at the 6/21/93 Raw taping in Poughkeepsie, with Jim Ross providing commentary for the match; included Bonnie Blackstone conducting a podium interview with Bret Hart regarding Jerry Lawler and the upcoming Stars & Stripes Challenge to be held at the USS Intrepid; featured a Men on a Mission rap vignette promoting their debut the following week; included an Update segment focusing on the Stars & Stripes Challenge; featured footage of the previous Mondays Raw of Vince McMahon interviewing Ted Dibiase & IRS, who made fun of Razor Ramon: Wrestling Challenge taping: Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned WWF World Champion Bret Hart to win the title at 8:56 after Fuji threw salt in Harts eyes as the Sharpshooter was applied; immediately after the bout, Hulk Hogan came out to tell referee Earl Hebner what happened; moments later, Mr. Fuji issued Hogan an immediate challenge, eventually offering to put up the title; it was not until after Hart encouraged him to do so that Hogan accepted (1993 Year in Review) WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon pinned Ralph Mosca WWF Tag Team Champions the Quebecers defeated Men on a Mission (sub. Mr. Hughes defeated Kamala Bret Hart defeated Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) via disqualification Virgil defeated Terry Taylor Gunn, Bart Gunn, Bastion Booger, The 1-2-3 Kid, Adam Bomb, Diesel, Timothy [36] On June 6, 2005, it was packaged together with Royal Rumble 1994 as part of WWE's Tagged Classics line for its United Kingdom DVD release. Doink the Clown (Keirn) defeated Tito Santana Bret Hart pinned Jerry Lawler after Owen Hart threw Lawler back in the ring when he tried to leave ringside Virgil pinned Duane Gill The Bushwhackers defeated Well Dunn WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS defeated Tony Ray and Buddy Lane when Ray submitted to Dibiases Million $ Dream; after the match, the Steiners came ringside and challenged Money Inc. for the titles Perfect, who appeared ringside mid-way through the match, threw his towel into Michaels face; Perfect appeared ringside at the 4-minute mark to prevent Michaels from walking out of the match (Jannettys surprise return after a 4-month absence) (1993 Year in Review, Monday Night Raw: Prime Cuts, German Fan Favorites , The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary, The Best of Raw: Seasons 1 & 2) Hulk Hogan defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna via disqualification when Mr. Fuji interfered, WWF @ London, England Earls Court August 4, 1993 Bret Hart defeated WWF World Champion Yokozuna via disqualification Bret Hart defeated Jerry Lawler via disqualification at 14:00 when one of the masked Knights interfered after he had taken out Owen Hart with a piledriver on the floor; after the bout, Bret was double-teamed TOTAL ROSTER: 49, The WWF roster for May 1993 was as follows: Hulk Hogan, Tito Santana, "The Miss Texas defeated Bert Prentice [2] It is one of the promotion's original four pay-per-views, along with WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series, later dubbed the "Big Four". Syndicated series featuring the stars of the World Wrestling Federation. The 1-2-3 Kid defeated Terry Taylor Mr. Hughes pinned Dan Farren with the sidewalk slam at 2:19; during the bout, Mr. Fuji cut an insert promo saying he was interested in managing Hughes 4/3/93 included Gene Okerlund conducting an interview with Hulk Hogan, Brutus Beefcake, & Jimmy Hart, discussing their match against WWF Tag Team Champions Money Inc. at WrestleMania IX, with Hogan hitting Beefcake in the face with a briefcase to show how indestructible his mask was: Wrestling Spotlight 1/30/93: Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Typhoon with at 7:28 with the diving headbutt after a clothesline out of the corner (Invasion of the Bodyslammers) Perfect vs. Razor Ramon, WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA Civic Arena January 8, 1993 (6,000) The Headshrinkers defeated Owen Hart & Koko B. Ware The Nasty Boys fought the Headshrinkers to a double disqualification for Bam Bam Bigelow), WWF @ Dayton, OH Nutter Center February 28, 1993 (matinee) (2,500) 4/10/93 included the Mr. Hughes / JD Stryker bout from the 4/11 episode of Wrestling Challenge; featured footage of Gene Okerlund interviewing Mr. Fuji & Yokozuna following WrestleMania IX, after which WWF President Jack Tunney officially recognized Hulk Hogan as the new WWF World Champion, saying that there was a verbal contract and that the decision would stand despite the protests by Yokozuna & Mr. Fuji: for the Undertkaer) Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Typhoon Jamie Dundee defeated Miss Texas The Undertaker defeated Yokozuna via disqualification Owen Hart pinned Bobby Young at 2:44 with a crossbody off the top; after the bout, Giant Gonzalez & Harvey Wippleman came ringside, with Wippleman claiming Gonzalez was scheduled to face 10 to 30 opponents right now but they had all left; Gonzalez then said he would bury the Undertaker at WrestleMania The Predator pinned Ocean Haliful with a clothesline off the top "I.R.S." The Brooklyn Brawler defeated Jim Powers Perfect was like comparing ice cream to horse manure; included footage from the Royal Rumble of Giant Gonzalez attacking the Undertaker: Miss Texas defeated Luna Vachon Shawn Michaels defeated Phil Apollo The Headshrinkers defeated the Smoking Gunns WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated Rick Martel Bastion Booger pinned Mike Khoury at 2:04 with the sit-down splash moments after Khoury split the back of his head open on the ringpost after Booger hit an Avalanche on the outside, WWF @ Stockton, CA Spanos Centre August 19, 1993 (4,200) PG-13 defeated Eron Hatchet & Miss Texas Kamala defeated Kimchee Bret Hart defeated Lex Luger via disqualification when Razor Ramon interfered as Hart had Luger in the Sharpshooter, WWF @ Binghamton, NY Broome County Arena May 2, 1993 Papa Shango defeated Louie Spicolli 5/1/93 included Raymond Rougeau conducting an interview with the Undertaker and Paul Bearer regarding Giant Gonzalez; featured the announcement that WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan would defend the title against Yokozuna at the King of the Ring and that Bret Hart had received a first round bye into the KOTR tournament: Bastion Booger pinned Mark Hardgrove with the sit-down splash Well Dunn defeated Mark Thomas & Russ Greenberg at 3:04 when Dunn pinned Greenberg following a double team move The Nasty Boys defeated the Headshrinkers WWF World Champion Bret Hart vs. Lex Luger (sub. Lex Luger defeated Ludvig Borga WWF IC Champion Marty Jannetty pinned Shawn Michaels at 13:00 Doink the Clown defeated Marty Jannetty Tatanka pinned WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels with the Samoan Drop in a non-title match at around the 7-minute mark after avoiding the Teardrop suplex (the debut of Michaels new theme in which he himself sang the lyrics to Sexy Boy instead of Sensational Sherri) WWF World Champion Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Jim Duggan in a lumberjack match; lumberjacks included Crush and the Smoking Gunns WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned IWGP World Champion the Great Muta at 15:55 with the boot to the face and a lariat, moments after Muta kicked out of the legdrop; neither title was on the line; in a post-match backstage interview, Hogan said he wanted the IWGP title, the WWF title was just a toy, and said he would love to wrestle Antonio Inoki again Bret Hart defeated Lex Luger via disqualification when Razor Ramon interfered as Hart had Luger in the Sharpshooter; after the bout, Hart was double teamed until Luger accidentally knocked Razor out with a running forearm, with Hart then knocking Luger to the floor; Ramon and Luger then brawled with each other once Ramon was able to revive himself; Luger was forced to wear a protective pad across his forearm for the duration of the bout after coming out earlier in the show and posing in front of a mirror and then being told by the referee that he had to wear the pad or he couldnt wrestle, USWA @ Memphis, TN May 10, 1993 (750)