June 2, 201213 yr Author comment_5505181 This is all about making Kid look strong going into the Bret match the following week. Savage hypes his accomplishments and Lawler gets to carry the talking, which is smart. Lawler wants Kid to do his bidding for him, but Kid says he has no hate for Bret and thinks he's the best in the world. Kid acting the exact same way a few years later would have gotten him booed out of the building. Not a good segment, though, mainly because Lawler and Kid have nothing to talk about and Kid is not at all good as a promo at this point.
June 3, 201213 yr comment_5505367 Kid is focused on Bret Hart and his chance to become WWF champion. Lawler tries to get Kid to come over to his side and bad mouth Hart. 1-2-3 Kid is respectful towards Bret and wants nothing to do with Lawler.
June 12, 201213 yr comment_5506347 Kid has no personality here. Lawler toys with him. Kid respects Bret Hart and wants to win the WWF title. This was just there.
June 17, 201213 yr comment_5506956 I didn't realize how prominent the kings court segment was. Lawler has some good digs at Kid but he really looked really lost talking out there. Good to see at least some build to a TV match.
September 27, 201212 yr comment_5515803 I thought this was excellent as build for a TV match. Lawler does a spectacular job of stringing along the interview to tell the story of the Bret-Kid match up. It's babyface vs. babyface and company ace v. company underdog. So, they establish that Kid respects Bret, refuses Lawler's recommendations to rely on underhanded tactics, and will try his best to out maneuver the champion.
May 2, 201411 yr comment_5601397 Bad promo from the Kid, and the humble-nice-guy act is way overdone--someone similarly booked like Pillman, who wasn't afraid to show a bit of an edge, could have built this into something really special. This is very much an argument in favor of scripted promos. Lawler is in a tough and unusual role for him: "respectful babyface vs. babyface match" simply isn't a Memphis forte unless there's an angle attached, and he's in the weird position of sort of having to put over Bret. But he pulls it off nicely, and him steadfastly rooting for the Kid is a nice touch. The ongoing and neverending Bret-Lawler feud is probably the best thing about the WWF's mid-'90s booking.
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