[1993-05-31-WWF-Raw] Interview: 1-2-3 Kid

[Loss]

Talk about it here.

[Loss]

Kid does a promo saying he can't accept what is now a $5,000 offer to get back in the ring with Razor. It's the initial upset that people remember, but this entire angle was so well done.

[Kevin Ridge]

Clever of Kid to not jump at the money right away but to work Razor more.

[PeteF3]

Kid was watching Raw at his "grampa & grandma's"--please. Razor's offer has doubled, but Kid is still fearful of what could happen to him. The build to the rematch was done really, really well.

[WingedEagle]

Kid can't accept $5K (bumped up from $2500) offer from Ramon to get into the ring with him again knowing the consequences. Nice slow pacing to this angle, all the more impressive considering who was involved.

[soup23]

Kid has his lucky shirt on but he still cant accept the offer from Razor.

[garretta]

I'm guessing that if Hall's initial offer made the set, it's in the segment from 5/24 with Bret. I'll get to that next.

 

After seeing Waltman as the Lightning Kid trying to kill most of his opponents in the Twin Cities, it's a treat to see him play the young, inexperienced babyface so well. He comes off as the type who would watch ​Raw as part of a family night with his grandparents. But he also shows some smarts by not agreeing to a rematch with Hall, even for five thousand dollars. It shows a healthy respect for Hall's abilities as a wrestler and an understandable reluctance to face him when he's going to be looking to not just beat Waltman, but tear him to pieces. I know I'd be reluctant in his place, and most of the audience would be too. Five thousand dollars isn't enough to make up for a potential lifetime of pain and suffering. Ten thousand, on the other hand.........