10 Things Everybody Gets Wrong About WWE In 1995

6. When Things Kliq...

Ringmaster Ted Dibiase
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Being better than nearly every single one of your contemporaries doesn't remotely justify cynically undercutting their earning potential through politicking, but in a performance industry the collected efforts of Shawn Michaels, Diesel, Razor Ramon, The 123 Kid and Hunter Hearst Helmsley took some topping in 1995.

Excepting Bret Hart's peculiar year (more on that later), the four were responsible for some of WWE's finest ever contests, especially if paired with one another. They found their rhythms together in 1993, with the Razor/Kid and Shawn/Diesel combinations aiding the elevation of all four before the 1994 Intercontinental Title matches featuring 'Big D', 'HBK' and 'The Bad Guy' redefined the quality gauge for the 'workers' title. An Action Zone tag team match between all four might possibly be the best television match in company history.

By 1995, they were a psychologically complete quartet. Shawn stole WrestleMania and SummerSlam with Diesel and Razor respectively, whilst Ramon's stewardship over the Intercontinental Title and The Kid's real-life role as a human quality barometer for any new talent placed them constantly on the fringes of greatness. Even a proto-Triple H got in on the act, literally making the best of a sh*tty situation when he managed to have a fabulous 'Hog Pen' with Henry Godwinn at December's In Your House 5.

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