We kick off Raw with the six-man tag match promoted the week prior. It's Shawn Michaels, Diesel and the Undertaker versus Owen Hart, Yokozuna and The British Bulldog. This situation stems from the end of Raw from two weeks prior as Shawn and Diesel came to Taker's aid when the heels teamed up against the dead man.
Owen and Shawn start. Shawn catches Owen in an arm drag, working the shoulder. Owen tries a reversal, but the King of Harts gets a shoulder block, only to be monkey flipped and clotheslined to the outside by Shawn. Bulldog tries an attack, but eats a hiptoss. Taker and Diesel get in to brawl with Yoko and Bulldog. They throw Yoko's partners at him and boot the big man through the ropes to the outside.
Yoko is still out of it outside as Bulldog and Diesel come in. Big boot by Diesel in the corner. Bulldog ends up outside. Taker grabs Bulldog by the throat, and you think he's going to go for a chokeslam on the outside, but instead he just gingerly sets Bulldog back in the ring. Tag to Yokozuna who whips Diesel, but gets caught in a clothesline. Tag to Undertaker who works the arm, hitting the old school off the ropes. Taker ducks a clothesline, but gets caught in a Samoan drop. Sinds it's Taker, he just sits up, and lands a DDT.
For the second time in a Taker match, we see Waylon Mercy looking on from the entrance way. Taker tags in Shawn Michaels, who gets some offense before getting caught in a slam by Yoko. Tag to Owen who covers for two. Backbreaker by Owen who continues to work the lower back with some stomps. Bulldog tagged in as the heels land a double elbow to the face. Press slam by Bulldog, slamming HBK to the mat. Cover only gets a two count. He pulls the hair and slams Shawn. Cover, but Shawn gets the rope. "USA" chants from the crowd as Owen is tagged in as the other heels keep Shawn choked in the corner as we go to break.
When we return, Owen has an abdominal stretch locked, using Bulldog for added pressure. Dean Douglas shows up yet again at the entrance way, taking notes for his match against Shawn Michaels at In Your House 4. The ref catches the assistance, allowing for Shawn to escape the hold. Shawn turns a back drop into a backslide for two. Owen is quick to clothesline Shawn and tag in Yoko, as the former tag champs hit a double wishbone. Tag to Bulldog as he and Yoko hit a double headbutt. Cover by Bulldog only gets a two. He follows with a patented stalling suplex, covering again for only two.
Tag back to Owen who locks in the chinlock. Shawn escapes, but gets caught by a spin kick by Owen, who covers for two. Owen complains to the ref, allowing Shawn to pull the tights for a roll up for two. Owen continues with the offense, going up top for a headbutt as we go to commercial. When we return, Owen tags Bulldog and Shawn finally tags Diesel, who lands a sidewalk slam. He takes down Yoko and Owen, but Owen gets a cheap shot to the back, allowing Bulldog to land the powerslam. Cover, but Undertaker makes the save. Leg drop by Yoko as Bulldog covers for the three.
A good six man tag match, but really slowed down in the middle with a long "face in peril" spot by Shawn Michaels. Also the ending and the hot tag to Diesel felt flat as well. I was hoping for a lot better from the talent in the ring, but while it was serviceable, did feel like a disappointment.
Post-match, King Mabel makes it into the ring. Taker tries to fight off the heels, but the heavier heels both splash him into the corner. Leg drops by the big men on Taker. Dean Douglas attacks Shawn on the outside, ramming him into the apron, and suplexing him face first into the steps. Meanwhile, Bulldog and Owen continue to stomp down on Diesel. After about five minutes of assault, the officials finally stop the heels and check on the three beaten down faces.
We spend the next ten minutes or so recapping the feud between Bret Hart and Isaac Yankem D.D.S. From the Summerslam match (which is damn near the entire match recapped), to the attack by Isaac last week. This will culminate in the cage match next week. If Lawler does interfere, he'll be put in a shark cage above the bigger cage.
It's time to clean it up. It's "Make a Difference" Fatu taking on Skip of the Bodydonnas. Fatu avoids a headlock, but Skip dodges a back drop, doing some jumping jacks in the process. Some rights by Skip who rams Fatu in the buckle, but you forget, Fatu has absorbed Tatanka's powers. He takes down Skip. Sunny distracts Fatu, but he's quick to stop a sneak attack from Skip. Skip avoids a ram in the corner and hits a back suplex. Some more jumping jacks by Skip who follows with a slam and a knee drop off the second rope. Fatu comes back with a strike, but once again Skip avoids the back drop, hitting an enziguri and giving some flex time.
Cover by Skip only gets a two. Headlock takedown by Skip, who locks in the chinlock. Fatu tries to escape, but Skip takes him right back down. Skip goes to the top for a headbutt, but forgot the golden rule: All Samoans have hard heads. So Skip hurts himself in the process, and Fatu no-sells it. Whip to the ropes and the third time's the charm on the back drop attempt by Fatu. Back breaker by Fatu. He goes up, but Sunny interferes again, allowing Skip to ram Fatu into the post. He sets Fatu up for a superplex, but Fatu blocks it, knocking down Skip and landing the splash for the win in a decent at best match. Kinda dull and all over the place, but not bad.
Dok Hendrix is backstage telling us what we'd pretty much have guessed. The faces are pissed off. Meanwhile, Jim Ross is backstage with the heels as Jim Cornette is gleeful for what has gone down. He says that Bulldog has never gotten his rightful due in the WWF, but he's done what nobody else has been able to do, and that's pin Diesel clean. He promises victory for the Bulldog at In Your House 4. After a promo from Bulldog saying the same, we get Mabel saying he did same tonight by pinning Taker for the three. He promises to bury the dead man in a mountain of snow in the great white north.
This may have been the most basic edition of Raw I've seen in a long time. Two basic matches, one being your average six-man tag match and the other being an okay at best match between Fatu and Skip. What I did like from this show was the post-match assault on the faces by the heels, and I like it especially since it involved pretty much everyone involved in the major storylines going into In Your House 4. Other than that, we wasted over ten minutes recapping the Bret Hart/Isaac Yankem angle, which just felt like it could have been used for anything else. Get Savio out there, anybody. For a one-angle show with a lack of content, this Raw gets an unfortunate C+ rating.