{"id":195403,"date":"2025-04-05T18:04:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T23:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=195403"},"modified":"2025-04-05T18:04:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T23:04:09","slug":"30-yrs-ago-kellers-wwe-raw-report-4-3-1995-raw-after-wrestlemania-including-mcmahon-interviewing-diesel-and-shawn-michaels-plus-luger-bulldog-team-bob-holly-bull-nakano-cor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/04\/05\/30-yrs-ago-kellers-wwe-raw-report-4-3-1995-raw-after-wrestlemania-including-mcmahon-interviewing-diesel-and-shawn-michaels-plus-luger-bulldog-team-bob-holly-bull-nakano-cor\/","title":{"rendered":"30 YRS AGO \u2013 Keller\u2019s WWE Raw Report (4\/3\/1995): Raw After WrestleMania including McMahon interviewing Diesel and Shawn Michaels, plus Luger &#038; Bulldog team, Bob Holly, Bull Nakano, Cornette"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1132573683\" 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 \/>\nAPRIL 3, 1995<br \/>\nORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE PRO WRESTLING TORCH NEWSLETTER (<a href=\"https:\/\/members.pwtorch.com\/artman\/publish\/1995PWTorchNewsletters\/article_86571.shtml\"><span class=\"artnameonpage\"><span class=\"style161 style104 style120\">ISSUE #328<\/span><\/span><\/a>)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>A photo montage of scenes from Wrestlemania opened the show&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>(1) Bob Holly (w\/1-2-3 Kid) fought Hakushi (w\/Shinya) in the TV opener. Scenes aired of Holly getting into his race car. McMahon referred to Hakushi&#8217;s attack on Bret Hart and said it&#8217;s a wonder it didn&#8217;t affect Bret at Wrestlemania. As Holly missed a top rope bodyblock, Owen Hart &amp; Yokozuna made their way to ringside. When Owen approached Kid, Kid sent him back with a kick and chop. Yokozuna nailed Kid from behind. After a fast paced match, Yokozuna tripped Holly coming off the ropes and Hakushi hit Holly with a senton for the three count. Kid slammed his hand against the floor to show frustration with the outcome&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>-Jim Ross narrated a Wrestlemania report with more still photos of the event.<\/p>\n<p>-A clip aired of Bigelow&#8217;s press conference after the event. Bigelow fought back crying with a shaky voice saying he&#8217;s lost before and he&#8217;s not sure where he stands with the Million Dollar Corporation&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>-Vince McMahon then interviewed Diesel in mid-ring. Diesel opened the interview saying that if it weren&#8217;t for Sid causing the referee to be injured, he might be the one asking for a rematch, not Michaels. Diesel said Michaels deserves a rematch. McMahon asked Diesel if his former friendship with Michaels played a part in the match. Diesel said he and Michaels became best friends and that he feels he owes a debt of gratitude to Michaels and that played a part in the match. Diesel granted Michaels a rematch. Diesel then told Michaels that the &#8220;psycho bodyguard&#8221; is not Michaels&#8217;s friend. He advised Michaels to &#8220;leave home without (Sid)&#8221; when they have their rematch (presumably at the May 14 pay-per-view)&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>-Before going to the commercial, they plugged the women&#8217;s title match by showing Alundra Blayze warming up in the locker room which made for a great bumper&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>(2) Lex Luger &amp; British Bulldog (&#8220;The Allied Powers&#8221;) beat Well Dunn with the old &#8220;Hart Attack&#8221; finisher with Luger using a flying forearm instead of a forearm&#8230;<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3382174749\" 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><em>ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>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-325-3-18-95-incl-big-changes-to-wwf-wcw-ppvs-tons-of-wwf-news--65221347\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to stream (or search \u201cwade keller\u201d on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any other iOS or Android app to subscribe free)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=65221347&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>-Celebrity soundbites aired from Wrestlemania with Nicholas Turturro sounding like he&#8217;d like Todd Pettengill&#8217;s job given his enthusiasm&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>(3) Alundra Blayze pinned Bull Nakano. Nakano attacked Blayze before the bell and brutalized her in the opening moments. Cornette, who disappeared briefly, said he signed a six-man tag next week with Kid &amp; Holly &amp; Bret vs. Owen &amp; Yokozuna &amp; Hakushi. The match was as good a match as those two have had together that I&#8217;ve seen. Lots of hot moves, good selling, and good pacing. Just before cutting to a commercial break, as Blayze celebrated in mid-ring, a big woman dressed in black attacked Blayze as McMahon wondered aloud if it was a fan, asked for security, and wondered if they were still on TV&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>(4) Men on a Mission, wrestling as heels, won a squash. Cornette said M.O.M. have abandoned Oscar. McMahon said Backlund has an announcement to make in the future&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>-McMahon interviewed Michaels (w\/Sid) in mid-ring. Michaels said he was sore from Wrestlemania. Michaels said he, too, had trouble forgetting about his friendship with Diesel. Michaels graciously accepted Diesel&#8217;s invitation to a rematch. Michaels said he can live his life fine without a bodyguard. Sid&#8217;s facial expression changed. Michaels blamed Sid for interfering and causing the referee to turn his ankle, so he said he was doing Sid a favor and giving him the day off when he faced Diesel. Sid called Michaels a &#8220;stupid little puke&#8221; and demanded respect from Michaels. They cut abruptly to a break. When they returned, Michaels was flat on his back in the ring and Diesel was making the save&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Comments: Perhaps the best Raw top to bottom in over two years. 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