Throughout the spring of 1993, Monday Night Raw would typically feature an enhancement match between a WWE Superstar and a young, skinny jobber known as the Lightning Kid. Or the Cannonball Kid. Or simply the Kid. It was under the latter alias that the Minnesotan took to the ring for his match against one of the toughest, meanest competitors in WWE, Razor Ramon. As the bell rang, the question was less about Kid winning or losing and more about him surviving the brutal beating he was about to receive at the hands of one of the favorites to win the following month's King of the Ring tournament. Ramon brutalized the underdog, tossing him around the squared circle with ease. A missed charge into the corner stunned him, however, and the Kid was able to come off the top rope with a moonsault and score one of the biggest upsets in WWE history. Ramon was incensed and embarrassed. The typically confident Bad Guy had been bested by a 175-pound punk kid in front of a live viewing audience. In the weeks following the match, Ramon tried on several attempts to get a rematch with the youngster. He offered financial incentives that increased after every "no, thank you." Finally, when the sum reached $10,000, the newly minted 123 Kid accepted. Again, he took a beating but he outsmarted Ramon and escaped with a gym bag full of cash. The feud actually led to Ramon's babyface turn, which was assisted by the hated Money, Inc. team of Ted DiBiase and IRS, and a friendship between Ramon and 123 Kid that lasted until the latter's improbable heel turn nearly three years later. More importantly, the match proved something about Ramon that he does not get enough credit for. Despite all of the horror stories that have been floated around wrestling circles about the Klique and their unwillingness to put anyone other than themselves over, Ramon was the exception. He put the 123 Kid over on several occasions when other Superstars in his position probably would have refused. There are several stars outside of Kid who were elevated by association. Jeff Jarrett and the Roadie became very over midcard heels thanks to their feud with Ramon and Savio Vega was treated like a star from the moment he debuted thanks to the on-screen friendship he shared with the Bad Guy. While the 123 Kid would have likely gotten over on his own just based on his superb ring work and determination, he owes a great deal of his success in the wrestling business to that one night in May of 1993 and Ramon's willingness to make him a star.