{"id":193398,"date":"2025-03-03T13:03:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T19:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=193398"},"modified":"2025-03-03T13:03:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T19:03:56","slug":"30-yrs-ago-kellers-wwe-raw-report-3-6-1995-shawn-michaels-vs-british-bulldog-wrestlemania-11-press-conference-highlights-plus-mcmahon-cornette-on-commentary-duke-droese-ba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/03\/03\/30-yrs-ago-kellers-wwe-raw-report-3-6-1995-shawn-michaels-vs-british-bulldog-wrestlemania-11-press-conference-highlights-plus-mcmahon-cornette-on-commentary-duke-droese-ba\/","title":{"rendered":"30 YRS AGO \u2013 Keller\u2019s WWE Raw Report (3\/6\/1995): Shawn Michaels vs. British Bulldog, WrestleMania 11 press conference highlights, plus McMahon &#038; Cornette on commentary, Duke Droese, Backlund, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-413884347\" 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 this week in the Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter paper copy&#8230;<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>KELLER\u2019S WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW REPORT<br \/>\nMARCH 6, 1995<br \/>\nORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE PRO WRESTLING TORCH NEWSLETTER (<a href=\"https:\/\/members.pwtorch.com\/artman\/publish\/1995PWTorchNewsletters\/article_86303.shtml\"><span class=\"artnameonpage\"><span class=\"style161 style104 style120\">ISSUE #324<\/span><\/span><\/a>)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Brief scenes from the Wrestlemania XI press conference aired and the new opening montage aired.<\/p>\n<p>(1) Shawn Michaels (w\/Sid) faced British Bulldog. During Bulldog&#8217;s ring introduction, as fireworks went off, a wide angle showed bleachers of totally empty seats which the WWF usually goes to great lengths to avoid showing. Jim Cornette referred to Sid as &#8220;Psycho&#8221; several times in the opening minutes. Bulldog took early offense on Michaels, including a hard clothesline sending Michaels over the top rope. Michaels locked on a figure-four style armlock. Bulldog lifted Michaels while still in the armlock and dropped him to the mat. Sid caught Michaels when he was backdropped over the top rope.<\/p>\n<p>Michaels propelled over the top rope with a splash on Bulldog for a near fall. After Bulldog took a bump over the top rope, he grabbed his knee. Entering the third segment 20 minutes into the match, the two had a high-speed collision. Bulldog came up with a sleeper on Michaels. After a press and a crotch drop over the top rope, Bulldog sent Michaels into the corner. Michaels took a Flair flip over the turnbuckle. Moments later Sid kicked Bulldog from behind into the ringpost. When Bulldog came back into the ring, Michaels rolled him up for a near fall. Immediately Michaels KO&#8217;d Bulldog with a superkick for a three count. McMahon sold the kick as something Diesel should fear at Wrestlemania&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>-Highlights aired of the Wrestlemania XI press conference.<\/p>\n<p><em>ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Check out the latest episode of &#8220;PWTorch &#8217;90s Pastcast&#8221; with Patrick Moynahan and Alex McDonald, part of the PWTorch Dailycast line-up: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/pwtorch-90s-pastcast-moynahan-mcdonald-discuss-pwtorch-newsletter-320-2-11-95-incl-sid-vs-lawler-hogan-vs-vader-updates-more--64488911\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to stream (or search \u201cwade keller\u201d on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any other iOS or Android app to subscribe free)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=64488911&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>(2) Bob Backlund won a squash.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3518803568\" 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>Vince McMahon announced Bob would be facing Bret Hart at WrestleMania in an I-quit match. Cornette said Jerry Lawler reiterated that Bret Hart is racist&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>-A promo aired for Bret vs. Lawler scheduled as next week&#8217;s main event&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>(3) Duke Droese beat Steven Dunn (w\/Harvey Wippleman). During the match, McMahon interviewed Lawler but hung up on him when Lawler insulted Bret Hart&#8217;s parents. When Dunn tried to take Droese&#8217;s garbage can, Droese kicked him and the contents of the can spilled to the floor. Droese then found a $100 bill stuck to a banana peel and celebrated in mid-ring by holding his lucky find in the air. McMahon said the moral is that it pays to pick up trash&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>-A music video to the &#8220;WrestleMania&#8221; song recapped this edition of Raw&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FINAL THOUGHTS:<\/strong> Overall a strong show. The Michaels-Bulldog match was solid. The press conference played well on TV and made WrestleMania appear to be a big deal. 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