{"id":190197,"date":"2025-01-06T17:11:52","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T23:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=190197"},"modified":"2025-01-06T17:11:52","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T23:11:52","slug":"30-yrs-ago-kellers-wwe-raw-report-12-19-1994-kings-court-with-lawler-interviewing-bob-backlund-irs-vs-luger-plus-smoking-gunns-bushwackers-neidhart-jarrett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/01\/06\/30-yrs-ago-kellers-wwe-raw-report-12-19-1994-kings-court-with-lawler-interviewing-bob-backlund-irs-vs-luger-plus-smoking-gunns-bushwackers-neidhart-jarrett\/","title":{"rendered":"30 YRS AGO \u2013 Keller\u2019s WWE Raw Report (12\/19\/1994): King&#8217;s Court with Lawler interviewing Bob Backlund, IRS vs. Luger, plus Smoking Gunns, Bushwackers, Neidhart, Jarrett"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-537139485\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><em>The following report originally published 30 years ago in the Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter paper copy\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>KELLER\u2019S WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW REPORT<br \/>\nDECEMBER 24, 1994<br \/>\nORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE PRO WRESTLING TORCH NEWSLETTER (<a href=\"https:\/\/members.pwtorch.com\/artman\/publish\/1994pwtorchnewsletters\/article_84501.shtml\"><span class=\"artnameonpage\"><span class=\"style161 style104 style120\">ISSUE #313<\/span><\/span><\/a>)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>-Shawn Michaels &amp; Vince McMahon introduced the program&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>(1) I.R.S. (w\/Tatanka, Ted DiBiase) beat Lex Luger via countout. The match ended when Luger was counted out for chasing the Druid at ringside because the Druid grabbed his leg during the match. Luger dehooded the Druid revealing Tatanka&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>-A short clip aired of The Bushwackers and Howard Finkle eating sardines. The Wackers rubbed sardines on Finkle&#8217;s scalp at the end of the skit&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>-A clip aired of Jeff Jarrett in Las Vegas&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>(2) The Smoking Gunns beat Chris Avery &amp; Roy Raymond during which McMahon said one of the Gunns went to college on a rodeo scholarship&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>-Tatanka-British Bulldog was promo&#8217;d as next week&#8217;s Raw main event&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>-On &#8220;King&#8217;s Court,&#8221; Jerry Lawler interviewed Bob Backlund. Backlund did his usual psycho vocabulary interview. When he mentioned Diesel by his real name, Kevin Nash, Shawn Michaels asked McMahon if he heard that and knew he was referring to. McMahon said he did, although neither got specific. Michaels said he taught Backlund all about Diesel. By the end of Backlund&#8217;s intense interview, Lawler was left speechless as Backlund returned to the locker rooms&#8230;<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3713601179\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>(4) Bob Holly beat Chris Kanyon&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>-Todd Pettengill announced that the Rumble this year will only have one minute intervals between entrants (down from two) which will cut the Rumble&#8217;s time duration in half, take away most of the drama and intrigue of seeing unique match-ups because they&#8217;ll be too short, and overall seriously damage one of the WWF&#8217;s showcase matches of the year. Nonetheless, by WWF logic, the rule changes make this &#8220;the most exciting Rumble ever&#8221;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>(3) The Bushwackers beat Well Dunn after which Howard Finkle ripped off Harvey Wippleman&#8217;s pants revealing his white briefs&#8230; Mabel sat on Santa Clause&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>(4) Jim Neidhart beat Nick Barbarry&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Read the full PWTorch Newsletter from 30 years ago this week. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/govip\">the PWTorch VIP Membership info and sign-up page<\/a>. Become a subscriber, enjoy tons of exclusive benefits, 35+ year library, ad-free podcasts, weekly newsletter with exclusive articles, VIP podcast RSS feed, more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/govip\">CLICK HERE FOR VIP INFO<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>So, what else was the PWTorch Newsletter reporting 30 years ago this week? 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