In Your House 8.5: Beware of Dog 2 - The Results

The two matches from Sunday night - Marc Mero's win against Hunter Hearst Helmsley and the draw between The British Bulldog and "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels - are replayed at the start of the event.

The Caribbean Strap Match Rules are as follows: the left wrist of each opponent will be connected by a 10-foot-long leather strap, and the only way to win is to touch all four corners in succession. Pinfall and submissions do not count, and there are no disqualifications or count-outs in this match.

Savio Vega beats "Stone Cold" Steve Austin in a Caribbean Strap Match after Austin unintentionally yanks Vega into the fourth turnbuckle, not aware that Vega was touching the four corners of the ring along with him until it was almost too late. (Had Austin won, Savio Vega would have to have been "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase's chauffeur.) As per last night's pre-match stipulation, "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase is forced to leave the World Wrestling Federation. Austin heads to the back in disgust, and Vega and the crowd sing Na Na Hey Hey (The Goodbye Song) by Steam.

"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels is seen on the live chat on America On-Line.

Vader beats Yokozuna when Vader pulls an interfering Jim Cornette - under attack by Yokozuna for getting in the ring and confronting him - out of the way of a Banzai Drop and attacks Yokozuna's recently healed left leg. (On Sunday night, Yokozuna won, but the match was re-done and the finish was changed so that Vader won.)

King of the Ring comes live to to pay-per-view June 23rd!

Three matches are already official for King of the Ring: The British Bulldog vs. "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels for the WWF Championship, The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) vs. The Smoking Gunns (Billy and Bart Gunn), and The Ultimate Warrior vs. Jerry "The King" Lawler.

Goldust retains the WWF Intercontinental Championship against The Undertaker in a Casket Match after The Undertaker opens the casket only to find Mankind inside. Mankind pulls The Undertaker into the casket with the Mandible Claw, then locks the casket after the match is over. The casket smokes as Mankind walks away from the ring. After Goldust and Mankind leave, Paul Bearer and the referees open the casket to find that The Undertaker is gone. The arena goes dark as the show comes to a close.

Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for May 27, 1996

Tony Schiavone and "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko are on commentary for the first hour, while Eric Bischoff and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan are on commentary for the second hour. (This sets up different commentary configurations for different hours, which Nitro would use through most of its broadcast.)

"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson beat The American Males (Marcus Alexander Bagwell and Scotty Riggs) after Woman gouges Bagwell's eyes and Anderson hits Bagwell with the DDT.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, Woman and Miss Elizabeth at the VIP table. Anderson tells Kevin Greene and Steve "McMongo" McMichael he's never seena football player he couldn't walk over the top of to get to a better fight, and he's never seen a woman that Ric Flair couldn't have - and that includes Debra McMichael. He and Flair don't respect anybody who wears protective gear, because it's man-to-man and hand-to-hand when anyone tangles with them. Flair says that Commissionaer Pete Rossell had better step it in now, and that Debra belongs to him. He also tells "Macho Man" Randy Savage that with Savage's money, Woman and Miss Elizabeth are his and Anderson's "sugah mommas."

We see Steve "Mongo" McMichael and Kevin Greene get ready for The Great American Bash.

Steve Doll vs. The Mauler ends when a man in a denim jacket and jeans walks down the stairs in the crowd, climbs over the guardrail and gets in the ring. Upon closer inspection, we see that this man is Razor Ramon from the WWF. Everyone in the ring leaves. Razor tells everyone they know who he is but not why he's here. In a series of references to WWF's skits making fun of WCW, he asks where "Billionaire Ted" and "The Nacho Man" are, saying that "The Nacho Man" can't get in the building while he can go wherever he wants, whenever he wants. He also asks where "Scheme Gene" is, as "I have a scoop for you." He says that when "that Ken doll look-alike, that weatherman wanna-be" (a reference to Eric Bischoff) comes out to the ring later tonight, he has a challenge for him, for "Billionaire Ted", for "The Nacho Man" and everyone else in WCW. He then says "You wanna go to war? You want a war? You're gonna get one." Tony Schiavone has no idea what's going on.

Diamond Dallas Page beats Sgt. Craig "Pitbull" Pittman after Pittman checks on Theodore Long after DDP grabs him and pushes him into the barricade.

We see a video package of "Macho Man" Randy Savage's behavior as of late as well as what has happened to him, after it is announced that he is suspended from all WCW events.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews The Shark backstage. The Shark says that Jimmy Hart and The Taskmaster have thrown him out of The Dungeon of Doom after Hart, The Taskmaster, and The Giant have made him lose his match at the Slamboree pre-show. He plans to hurt The Taskmaster, The Giant and maybe Jimmy Hart tonight and win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. He almost ended Hulkamania, and now he plans to end The Giant.

We see Hulk Hogan, who has been rarely seen on WCW lately, with George Foreman, Dennis Rodman, Kevin Greene, Sugar Ray Leonard, and Shaquille O'Neil.

When Eric Bischoff and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan appear on commentary for the second hour, Bischoff refuses to dignify the interruption by Razor Ramon, but tells Razor he's "ready, willing and able" if he wants to say something to him.

The Giant ertains the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against The Shark. After the match, Big Bubba shows up and cuts The Shark's hair, first with scissors and then with an electric razor.

Lex Luger retains the WCW World Television Championship against Maxx with the Torture Rack. After the match, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Lex Luger, who isn't questioning how he got his shot at the World title and says that nobody wants The Giant more than him. He can't believe The Giant put him through a table with a choke slam to take him out, but he's still standing and he put Maxx in the Torture Rack. He sends a message to all the big men in WCW, especially The Giant, and tells The Giant that payback is coming his way.

"Hardwork" Bobby Walker beats Brad Armstrong.

We see another, more in-your-face "Blood Runs Cold" promo, and this time "Glacier" is revealed to be coming to WCW.

"Lord" Steven Regal beats "Das Wunderkind" Alex Wright with a jackknife pin. "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Regal after the match, Regal - who has adverse feelings towards Americans - says that his father "would be proud of him for beating 'Junior Adolf' there" and makes fun of the current happenings of WCW, including Razor Ramon and The Giant being WCW World Heavyweight Champion (saying that the World champion is "from Barnum and Bailey"). He makes fun of the fans, then challenges Sting to a match, saying that if he can beat Sting, he might get a shot at The Giant and the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.

Scott Steiner vs. Sting ends when Rick Steiner and Lex Luger, who show up to support Scott Steiner and Sting respectively, fight each other when Lex Luger gets physically involved in the match outside of the ring, leading Rick Steiner to chase Luger around outside of the ring. Both sides brawl, and several wrestlers from the locker room have to hold all four men back.

As Eric Bischoff and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan talk at the end of the show, Razor Ramon shows up and tells Bischoff he has a big mouth, and that "we are sick of it." He thinks WCW being "where the big boys play" is a joke, and tells Bischoff to tell "Billionaire Ted" to get "three of his very best." He makes fun of "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Sting, then says Bischoff can pick anyone he wants, but in the end, "we" are taking over. After saying "You wanna go to war? You want a war? You're gonna get one" again, he tells Bischoff that they should do it right: in the ring, where it matters, not in promos, newspapers or dirtsheets. He then tells Bischoff that "we are taking over."

Raw Deal - Raw recap for May 27, 1996

Goldust and THe Ultimate Warrior fight to a double count-out and neither man advances in the King of the Ring tournament. During the match, Vince McMahon apologizes for not delivering on three matches last night, and announces that there will be a special pay-per-view event tomorrow night at 8 PM Eastern and Pacific/7 PM Central where the three matches - Savio Vega vs. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin in a Caribbean Strap match, Yokozuna vs. Vader and Goldust vs. The Undertaker for the WWF Intercontinental Championship in a casket match - will take place. Also, Goldust tries to retreat from the match, but Ahmed Johnson - who is scheduled to face Vader later tonight - tosses Goldust back into the ring before the commercial break. Before the match ends, however, Jerry "The King" Lawler tries to attack The Warrior with what is left of Marlena's director's chair when he says that Warrior is going after Marlena (as opposed to Goldust), but runs away when Warrior notices him.

We see footage of the storm near the arena on the night of In Your House: Beware of Dog, as well as the power going out and the Superstars having their matches in the dark. The power outage even makes the front page of the Florence Morning News in Florence, South Carolina.

"The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase says Savio Vega's victory in the dark last night was a fluke, and says Vega can't beat Austin even on his best day. DiBiase decides to "sweeten the pie" and proclaims that he is so confident that Austin will beat Vega, The Million Dollar Man himself will forfeit his WWF career and leave the World Wrestling Federation.

The Smoking Gunns (Billy and Bart Gunn) show up to their match with Sunny as their manager.

Hillbilly Jim guests on commentary for the next match.

The Smoking Gunns (Billy and Bart Gunn) beat The Bodydonnas (Skip and Zip) after Bart Gunn reverses a top rope cross body from Skip into a pinfall. During the match, Harvey Whippelman takes notes on the officiating of the match from the aisle. Also, Phineas I. Godwinn shows up and confronts Sunny, and Hillbilly Jim and Henry O. Godwinn have to keep him away from Sunny by taking Phineas to the back.

The rematch for the WWF Championship between The British Bulldog and "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels is official for King of the Ring.

Owen Hart guests on commentary for the next match.

Vader beats Ahmed Johnson to advance to the second round of the King of the Ring tournament and hand Ahmed his first-ever loss. During the match, Jim Cornette tries to distract the referee, but Johnson tosses Cornette into the ring. Ahmed whips Cornette into Vader, then hits a spinebuster on Vader. Owen Hart runs to the top rope and hits Ahmed in the back with the cast on his arm, and Vader pins Ahmed for the three-count. After the match, it is realized that Ahmed Johnson is out cold.

Ahmed Johnson is carried to the back on a stretcher, as officials are unable to bring his back around. Goldust shows up and gives Ahmed mouth-to-mouth, but when AHmed comes to and sees the gold paint on his lips, he goes after Goldust. He pins Bob "Spark Plugg" Holly to the wall and asks "Wildman" Marc Mero where Goldust is, and when he finds Goldust's dressing room, thanks to Mero, he plows through the guy guarding it and through the door, finding that Goldust isn't there. He then punches out the cameraman before going further into the backstage area looking for Goldust.

In Your House 8: Beware of Dog - The Results (Combined)

May 26

During the Free For All, Mr. Perfect interviews The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) and Hillbilly Jim when Sunny shows up. She says that last week at Madison Square Garden, Phineas I. Godwinn signed a document that allowed her to become their official co-manager.

The Smoking Gunns (Billy and Bart Gunn) beat The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) to become the WWF Tag Team Champions after Billy Gunn distracts Phineas by kissing Sunny on the apron.

Dok Hendrix interviews The Smoking Gunns (Billy and Bart Gunn). Billy Gunn says she gave Sunny what she wanted.

As Dox Henrix runs down the card one more time, Goldust and Marlena make an appearance. He tells The Undertaker to come and get him right now. The lights also flicker as Goldust speaks.

Dok Hendrix interviews "Wildman" Marc Mero. Mero says that this is the dawn of a new day, and welcomes Hunter Hearst Helmsley to the jungle.

"Wildman" Marc Mero beats Hunter Hearst Helmsley after Helmsley tries to make an example out of Mero in front of Sable.

Mr. Perfect interviews Jim Cornette. Cornette says there will be plenty of bombshells dropped tonight. He also announces that Owen Hart will accompany The British Bulldog to the ring as his manager for one night only so that Bulldog sticks to the game plan, as he will be busy with Vader's match against Yokozuna later on. Cornette plans to have "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels gutless, beltless and friendless.

As Savio Vega makes his entrance for the next match, the power goes out, knocking out the WWF satellite feed. The following matches, in bold, took place in the the dark but were not seen on television. (Because of that, they basically did not happen as far as any storylines are concerned.)

Savio Vega beats "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.

Yokozuna beats Vader.

Goldust retains the WWF Intercontinental Championship against The Undertaker in a Casket Match.

Jake Roberts quickly beats Justin Bradshaw.

The power comes back on just in time for the main event.

Dok Hendrix interviews "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels. Shawn says he's focused, and that while tonight's show may make for a good plot for Melrose Place, he tells The British Bulldog to "beware of the Kliq." Michaels and Jose Lothario run into Mr. Perfect on their way to the ring.

Before the next match, Clarence Mason gets on the mic and accuses "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels of breaking up The British Bulldog and Diana Hart Smith's marriage. He had hoped Shawn's actions would cease and desist immediately, but he has now hit him with a subpoena for "attempted alientation of affection." When the bell rings, Shawn tears up the court summons.

Both "The Heartbreak Kid' Shawn Michaels and The British Bulldog have their shoulders on their mats with one arm draped over the other person, resulting in a double pinfall. During he match, The British Bulldog is whipped into the referee, knocking him out of the ring. Owen Hart tries to interfere but gets kicked in the face by Shawn Michaels. Michaels reverses a running power slam and puts Bulldog in a German Suplex pin, but his shoulders are on the mat along with The Bulldog's. The original referee has recovered by this time, and counted the pinfall from behind Bulldog despite being out of position, and declares Shawn the winner. Diana Hart Smith is holding the belt into the air in the aisle when WWF President Gorilla Monsoon shows up, takes the belt from her, and talks with both referees and ring announcer Howard Finkel. Finkel announces that the match has ended in a draw, and pending a rematch for the title, Shawn Michaels retains the WWF Championship.

May 28

The two matches from Sunday night - Marc Mero's win against Hunter Hearst Helmsley and the draw between The British Bulldog and "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels - are replayed at the start of the event.

The Caribbean Strap Match Rules are as follows: the left wrist of each opponent will be connected by a 10-foot-long leather strap, and the only way to win is to touch all four corners in succession. Pinfall and submissions do not count, and there are no disqualifications or count-outs in this match.

Savio Vega beats "Stone Cold" Steve Austin in a Caribbean Strap Match after Austin unintentionally yanks Vega into the fourth turnbuckle, not aware that Vega was touching the four corners of the ring along with him until it was almost too late. (Had Austin won, Savio Vega would have to have been "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase's chauffeur.) As per last night's pre-match stipulation, "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase is forced to leave the World Wrestling Federation. Austin heads to the back in disgust, and Vega and the crowd sing Na Na Hey Hey (The Goodbye Song) by Steam.

"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels is seen on the live chat on America On-Line.

Vader beats Yokozuna when Vader pulls an interfering Jim Cornette - under attack by Yokozuna for getting in the ring and confronting him - out of the way of a Banzai Drop and attacks Yokozuna's recently healed left leg. (On Sunday night, Yokozuna won, but the match was re-done and the finish was changed so that Vader won.)

King of the Ring comes live to to pay-per-view June 23rd!

Three matches are already official for King of the Ring: The British Bulldog vs. "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels for the WWF Championship, The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) vs. The Smoking Gunns (Billy and Bart Gunn), and The Ultimate Warrior vs. Jerry "The King" Lawler.

Goldust retains the WWF Intercontinental Championship against The Undertaker in a Casket Match after The Undertaker opens the casket only to find Mankind inside. Mankind pulls The Undertaker into the casket with the Mandible Claw, then locks the casket after the match is over. The casket smokes as Mankind walks away from the ring. After Goldust and Mankind leave, Paul Bearer and the referees open the casket to find that The Undertaker is gone. The arena goes dark as the show comes to a close.

In Your House 8: Beware of Dog - The Results (The Original Night)

During the Free For All, Mr. Perfect interviews The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) and Hillbilly Jim when Sunny shows up. She says that last week at Madison Square Garden, Phineas I. Godwinn signed a document that allowed her to become their official co-manager.

The Smoking Gunns (Billy and Bart Gunn) beat The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) to become the WWF Tag Team Champions after Billy Gunn distracts Phineas by kissing Sunny on the apron.

Dok Hendrix interviews The Smoking Gunns (Billy and Bart Gunn). Billy Gunn says she gave Sunny what she wanted.

As Dox Henrix runs down the card one more time, Goldust and Marlena make an appearance. He tells The Undertaker to come and get him right now. The lights also flicker as Goldust speaks.

Dok Hendrix interviews "Wildman" Marc Mero. Mero says that this is the dawn of a new day, and welcomes Hunter Hearst Helmsley to the jungle.

"Wildman" Marc Mero beats Hunter Hearst Helmsley after Helmsley tries to make an example out of Mero in front of Sable.

Mr. Perfect interviews Jim Cornette. Cornette says there will be plenty of bombshells dropped tonight. He also announces that Owen Hart will accompany The British Bulldog to the ring as his manager for one night only so that Bulldog sticks to the game plan, as he will be busy with Vader's match against Yokozuna later on. Cornette plans to have "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels gutless, beltless and friendless.

As Savio Vega makes his entrance for the next match, the power goes out, knocking out the WWF satellite feed. The following matches, in bold, took place in the the dark but were not seen on television. (Because of that, they basically did not happen as far as any storylines are concerned.)

Savio Vega beats "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.

Yokozuna beats Vader.

Goldust retains the WWF Intercontinental Championship against The Undertaker in a Casket Match.

Jake Roberts quickly beats Justin Bradshaw.

The power comes back on just in time for the main event.

Dok Hendrix interviews "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels. Shawn says he's focused, and that while tonight's show may make for a good plot for Melrose Place, he tells The British Bulldog to "beware of the Kliq." Michaels and Jose Lothario run into Mr. Perfect on their way to the ring.

Before the next match, Clarence Mason gets on the mic and accuses "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels of breaking up The British Bulldog and Diana Hart Smith's marriage. He had hoped Shawn's actions would cease and desist immediately, but he has now hit him with a subpoena for "attempted alientation of affection." When the bell rings, Shawn tears up the court summons.

Both "The Heartbreak Kid' Shawn Michaels and The British Bulldog have their shoulders on their mats with one arm draped over the other person, resulting in a double pinfall. During he match, The British Bulldog is whipped into the referee, knocking him out of the ring. Owen Hart tries to interfere but gets kicked in the face by Shawn Michaels. Michaels reverses a running power slam and puts Bulldog in a German Suplex pin, but his shoulders are on the mat along with The Bulldog's. The original referee has recovered by this time, and counted the pinfall from behind Bulldog despite being out of position, and declares Shawn the winner. Diana Hart Smith is holding the belt into the air in the aisle when WWF President Gorilla Monsoon shows up, takes the belt from her, and talks with both referees and ring announcer Howard Finkel. Finkel announces that the match has ended in a draw, and pending a rematch for the title, Shawn Michaels retains the WWF Championship.

Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for May 20, 1996

Steve "Mongo" McMichael is not on commentary as he is preparing for "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson along with Kevin Greene.

Fire and Ice (Scott "Flash" Norton and Ice Train) vs. The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) is thrown out after the match goes out of control.

In the June issue of WCW Magazine: Get inside the demented mind of The Giant! Find out what Woman is up to! Exclusive photos from Uncensored!

"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair beats Eddie Guerrero after Eddie's shoulders are down for the three-count during the Figure Four Leg Lock and Flair grabs Woman's hands for leverage.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Woman and Miss Elizabeth. "Macho Man" Randy Savage is supposedly somewhere in the building, despite being banned from entry. Flair says Savage is somewhere in town, but is locked up after trying to spoil an evening between him and Miss Elizabeth. He then says Steve "Mongo" McMichael isn't in the building because he and Anderson have him scared, and tells him and Greene that they've made a mistake for coming to North Carolina without his permission and for thinking they can cross-train football and professional wrestling. He then tells Kevin Greene he's not going to make it to mini-camp, then walks off with a wine glass and a bottle of champagne along with Woman and Miss Elizabeth.

Ric Flair joins in on commentary with Woman and Miss Elizabeth with the trappings of the buffet table, and guests on commentary for the rest of the night.

Sting and Lex Luger retain the WCW World Tag Team Championships against The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian). After the match, it is announced that "Macho Man" Randy Savage has made it to the building.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund is outside the building, as "Macho Man" Randy Savage has arrived and is being denied entry. Okerlund tells him that high-level WCW officials are convening concerning his future, and Savage wants those officials to be real careful what they do about his future and to make the right decision, and accusses Okerlund of setting him up. He then tries to rush into the building, but to no avail.

Diamond Dallas Page beats Brad Armstrong.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Diamond Dallas Page inside the ring. He brags about his Battlebowl victory, and tells The Giant "you're mine." Okerlund, however, informs Diamond Dallas Page that he will not be granted his World title shot against The Giant due to him being eliminated early even though the referee did not see it, and that the title shot at The Great American Bash has been awarded to Lex Luger instead. Page is irate.


The Giant retains the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson. Ric Flair leaves the commentary table after the match.

Raw Deal - Raw recap for May 20, 1996

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin beats "Wildman" Marc Mero by disqualification after Savio Vega shows up and whips Austin in the back with a leather strap. Marc Mero confronts Savio Vega after this.

We see footage of Ahmed Johnson in Kuwait as he wins the Kuwait Cup.

The King of the Ring qualifier tournament begins next week, and the first qualification matches is Ahmed Johnson vs. Vader and Goldust vs. The Ultimate Warrior.

The Ultimate Warrior signs copies of the "Warrior" comic in Astoria, New York.

"The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase guests on commentary for the next match.

Savio Vega beats The 1-2-3 Kid, then "Stone Cold" Steve Austin shows up and brawls with Vega until The Kid roundhouse kicks Vega in the back of the head. Austin and The Kid then gang up on Vega before tying him up with his leather strap so "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase can place the chauffeur's hat on Vega's head.

We see footage from last night's show at Madison Square Garden. We see footage of Henry O. Godwinn and Hillbilly Jim catching Sunny come out of their locker room before Phineas I. Godwinn shows up to realize he's been caught. Later that night, The Godwinns would face The Bodydonnas (Skip and Zip) for the WWF Tag Team Championships, and after Sunny gets on the apron only to get a big kiss from Phineas, Phineas hits the Slop Drop and The Godwinns beat The Bodydonnas to win the WWF Tag Team Championships. Now the Godwinns will defend the WWF Tag Team Championships against The Smoking Gunns (Billy and Bart Gunn) on the Free-For-All before In Your House: Beware of Dog.

Jim Ross asks Paul Bearer if The Undertaker is ready for Goldust at In Your House. Bearer says 'Taker is ready, and that Goldust has crossed a very fine line and that it is time for him to meet the Grim Reaper. The Undertaker is in the casket that Bearer has brough to the aisle, and The Undertaker tells Goldust that this will be his future, and that he will take it upon himself to seal his fate in this casket. Suddenly, Mankind closes the casket on The Undertaker and seals it with a leather strap as Goldust and Marlena show up to keep Paul Bearer away from The Undertaker. When Paul Bearer tries to untie the strap, Mankind comes back and smacks the casket with a steel pole before tumbling the casket over. Officials try to stop Mankind to no avail until he leaves, and The Undertaker is helped out of the casket as Goldust and Marlena come back.

Jim Cornette says "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels will not be on commentary for this match as Clarence Mason has a restraining order prevent Michaels from being within 100 yards of Diana Hart Smith between now and this Sunday. Suddenly, WWF President Gorilla Monsoon arrives and reads the restraining order, then tells Howard Finkel something. Howard Finkel then announces that the restraining order is valid and that Monsoon will comply by ordering that Diana Hart Smith leave the ringside area immediately. Cornette and Mason are livid, and Shawn shows up to guest on commentary for the next match as Diana Hart Smith leaves with Monsoon and Mason.

"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels says once and for all that any allegations against him are false.

The show ends with Diana Hart Smith confronting "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels. Jim Cornette butts in and says "You wouldn't hit a woman, would you?" before Diana tosses a cup of water at Shawn. Shawn says he wouldn't hit a woman, then punches out Jim Cornette before advancing towards Diana. The last thing we see is The British Bulldog attacking Shawn from behind.

Slamboree 1996 - The Results

The team of Road Warrior Animal and Booker T and the team of Road Warrior Hawk and Lex Luger wrestle to a double count-out in the first round of Lethal Lottery '96 after everybody beats each other up outside of the ring. Animal and Hawk, who never squared off against each other, give each other a double high-five after the match.

Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and "Flyboy" Rocco Rock" beat Chris Benoit and The Taskmaster to continue to the second round of Lethal Lottery '96 after Public Enemy double-team Benoit through a table and Taskmaster tweaks his knee, causing him to hobble to the back with help from Jimmy Hart.

Rick Steiner and The Booty Man beat Scott Steiner and Sgt. Craig "Pitbull" Pittman to continue to the second round of Lethal Lottery '96. Unlike The Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk), Rick and Scott Steiner briefly square off against each other.

"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan and V.K. Wallstreet beat The Blue Bloods ("Lord" Steven Regal and "Squire" David Taylor) to continue to the second round of Lethal Lottery '96.

"Dirty" Dick Slater and "Earl" Robert Eaton beat "Das Wunderkind" Alex Wright and Disco Inferno to continue to the second round of Lethal Lottery '96 after Slater takes off one of his boots and hits Disco Inferno in the back with it behind the referee's back while Disco Inferno is dancing.

Diamond Dallas Page and The Barbarian beat Hugh Morrus and Meng to continue to the second round of Lethal Lottery '96, even though Meng has DDP pinned at the same time The Barbarian has Hugh Morrus pinned. The referee awards the match to DDP and Barbarian, not having seen Meng's pinfall attempt.

Fire and Ice (Scott "Flash" Norton and Ice Train) beat Big Bubba and Stevie Ray to continue to the second round of Lethal Lottery '96.

"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair fails to show up before the next match. After "Macho Man" Randy Savage shows up, Flair shows up without Miss Elizabeth and Woman, and attacks Savage while Eddie Guerrero argues with "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson. Woman and Miss Elizabeth show up not long after.

"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and "Macho Man" Randy Savage beat "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson and Eddie Guerrero to continue to the second round of Lethal Lottery '96 after Anderson and Flair attack Savage throughout the match and Anderson puts Guerrero out with a DDT as Savage attacks Flair. After the match, Anderson and Flair have Miss Elizabeth slap Savage in the face.

The Great American Bash comes to pay-per-view on Father's Day, June 16th!

"Mean" Gene Okerlund announces that the team of Fire and Ice (Scott "Flash" Norton and Ice Train) will receive a bye in the second round and proceed directly to Battlebowl. Also, "Dirty" Dick Slater and "Earl" Robert Eaton will take on "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan and V.K. Wallstreet in the first match of the second round.

Dean Malenko retains the WCW Cruiserweight Championship against Brad Armstrong.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund announces Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and "Flyboy" Rocco Rock") will take on "Macho Man" Randy Savage and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair in the second round of Lethal Lottery '96. Also in the second round, Diamond Dallas Page and The Barbarian will take on The Booty Man and Rick Steiner.

"Dirty" Dick Slater and "arl" Robert aton beat "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan and V.K. Wallstreet to continue to Battlebowl after Wallstreet punches Hacksaw in the face twice on purpose, causing Hacksaw to punch Wallstreet back and allow Eaton to pin Wallstreet with a schoolboy pin.

"Macho Man" Randy Savage goes after "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair before the next match as Miss Elizabeth tosses Savage's money into the front row of the audience. Security, officials, police officers and other wrestlers from the back all quickly get into position to keep Savage away from Flair. As a result, Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and "Flyboy" Rocco ock) continue to Battlebowl by default.

Diamond Dallas Page and The Barbarian beat Rick Steiner and The Booty Man to continue to Battlebowl.

Mike Tenay replaces Eric Biscoff on commentary for the next match.

Konnan retains the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship against Jushin "Thunder" Liger.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, who is accompanied by Woman, Miss Elizabeth and "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson. Flair says "the nut" "Macho Man" Randy Savage is in jail right now and is being medically evaluated tomorrow. The four of them will be at the top of the Raddison Hotel tonight with double security, but he has one other order of business: Steve "Mongo" McMichael, whose wife Flair says he can't get out of his back pocket. Mongo shows up and confronts Flair, telling him he can cash a few checks on him just like Flair has done to him. Flair tells Mongo he's made a mistake tangling with him, and says that he has "The Enforcer" with him now, unlike last week. Flair challenges him to bring anybody he wants to a match against himself and Anderson. Mongo has that base covered: Kevin Greene, now of the Carolina Panthers, who wants to go right now, forcing Flair and company to flee as security keep the two sides apart. Mongo says that Kevin Greene is just part of his plan, and Greene tells Flair that he and Mongo are ready to go anytime, and tells Flair to bring his mouthpiece as it will be an all-day affair.

Diamond Dallas Page beats "Flyboy" Rocco Rock, "Earl" Robert Eaton, "Dirty" Dick Slater, Scott "Flash" Norton", Johnny Grunge, Ice Train and The Barbarian to win Battlebowl, become Lord of the Ring and earn a shot at the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Even though he was the first eliminated, the ref did not see the elimination and therefore it did not count. When Eaton is eliminated, he attacks Col. Robert Parker, and Slater fights Eaton after he is eliminated soon after.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews The Giant and Jimmy Hart. Jimmy Hart is isn't too late for him and Lex Luger to not be handcuffed together. The Giant says Sting has been on top of the mountain, but he's not on top right now. He says Sting can try to take the title from him, but it's just not going to happen and he's going to eliminate both Sting and Luger. He then tells Diamond Dallas Page to think about what happened tonight and what's going to happen to him.

The Giant retains the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Sting after Sting inadvertently knocks out the ref with a back elbow from the apron and Jimmy Hart manages to hit Sting ibetween the eyes with his megaphone despite being handcuffed to Lex Luger.

Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for May 13, 1996

Lex Luger camped out in front of the arena last night in order to face The Giant for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and not miss the match.

The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) beat Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and "Flyboy" Rocco Rock). During the match, it is announced that "Macho Man" Randy Savage is barred from the building, that Steve "Mongo" McMichaels was seen with Savage in the locker room (which leads to Mongo replying that something is in the works) and that starting on May 27th, Nitro will be two whole hours from 8 PM to 10 PM Eastern on TNT.

Chris Benoit beats "Squire" David Taylor. During the match, it is announced that "Hard Work" Bobby Walker has been injured and has been replaced in the Lethal Lottery Battlebowl by the returning Diamond Dallas Page, and that "Squire" David Taylor will replace The Belfast Bruiser as "Lord" Steven Regal's partner in the Lethal Lottery '96 Battlebowl due to the Bruiser's injuries in his recent street fight with Regal. When it is revealed that "Macho Man' Randy Savage is outside of the building, Steve "Mongo" McMichaels leaves the commentary table to talk to him.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund, surrounded by police, arena security and officials, tries to interview "Macho Man" Randy Savage. Savage walks away, but Steve "Mongo" McMichaels come out of the building and calls out "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair for hitting on his wife Debra and "involving family," telling Flair he made a mistake and that he's going to do something about it. He tells Savage to chill out because he's got a plan. Savage tells "Mean" Gene he hasn't crazy yet, and he plans to turn WCW upside down. He doesn't care about his recent fine, but he also says he doesn't have a problem with "dragging a dead tag team partner to the ring" and doing what he has to do to get the WCW World Heavyweight Championship back.

"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair beats V.K. Wallstreet with the Figure Four Leg Lock after Woman gives him some leverage. After the match, he, Woman and Miss Elizabeth head to the nearby banquet table for an interview from "Mean" Gene Okerlund. Flair tells "Macho Man" Randy Savage that he plans to knock WCW "on its ass" at Slamboree. When Okerlund mentions Steve "Mongo" McMichaels, Flair implies he's done more in sports than McMichaels, saying that he got his fingers manicured while Mongo got his fingers dirty becoming a four-time Pro Bowler.

Lex Luger retains the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and beats The Giant by disqualification. During the match, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Woman and Miss Elizabeth watch from the banquet table, and the view is wrecked when The Giant puts Luger through the banquet table, ending the match. Sting shows up and protects Luger from The Giant, and tells "Mean" Gene Okerlund that now isn't a good time for an interview as officials check on Luger.

Raw Deal - Raw recap for May 13, 1996

Jim Ross interviews Ahmed Johnson. Jeff Jarrett's guitar didn't stop him, and Davey Boy Smith's table didn't stop him. Sunny shows up and tries to hit on Ahmed by oiling him up, but Ahmed tells her that as beautiful as she is, he doesn't mess with poison, and his mother always told her to take the trash out and not bring it in.

Ahmed Johnson beats Zip...and Skip. Sunny shows up not long after the match begins, allowing Zip, who began the match, to switch with Skip to pull the old switcheroo. They try to do it again before the end, but the referee is not confused the second time around as Skip ends up being beaten with the Pearl River Plunge.

The Ultimate Warrior advertises Warrior University.

Jim Cornette guests on commentary for the next match.

Vader beats Duke "The Dumpster" Droese.

Next week: "The Wildman" Marc Mero vs. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin! Savio Vega vs. The 1-2-3 Kid! Jake "The Snake" Roberts vs. The British Bulldog!

Vince McMahon interviews The Undertaker and Paul Bearer in the ring. Bearer says Goldust loves to be in the spotlight, but he's getting ready to cross over into the dark side, and he has designed the casket for "his next movie." The Undertaker says he plans to immortalize Goldust, for once he's gone, he will be the biggest star. Goldust and Marlena appear as The Undertaker is talking, and after Goldust quotes Tombstone, he tries to hit on him, saying he can lay him in the coffin anytime he wants. Goldust puts his hands in The Undertaker's and gets overpowered, but The Undertaker is then suddenly attacked by Mankind, who puts his two fingers in 'Taker's mouth for his special submission hold. Goldust then gets Manknind to leave, then Goldust tries to have his way with him. That ends when The Undertaker rises, scaring Goldust when he looks 'Taker's way.

Uncle Zebekiah guests on commentary during the next match.

Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw beats "The Portuguese Man-O-War" Aldo Montoya. Montoya is branded by Uncle Zebekiah after the match.

We see exclusive footage of Shawn Michaels in Kuwait, where he is attacked on the beach by The British Bulldog.

Amy Peterson is Hunter Hearst Helmsley's escort for tonight.

Mr. Perfect shows up during the next match to watch the match unfold.

"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels beats Hunter Hearst Helmsley.

Jim Ross interviews The British Bulldog. He says "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels has a lot of nerve, and if he sees him anywhere at ringside next week, he'll take his head clean off before In Your House.

Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for May 6, 1996

Hugh Morrus beats "Macho Man" Randy Savage by disqualification after Morrus mocks Savage by wearing his glasses and jacket in an attempt to mock him, which leads to Savage gouging Morrus' eyes with the glasses and choking him on the ropes with his jacket. After the match, Savage continues to attack Morrus, but when the ref pushes Savage, Savage gets physical and hits him with a body slam and two elbows from the top rope. Officials and police officers all have to get Savage out of the ring.

Donations can be made to the the Cauliflower Alley Club in lieu of family of Ray "The Crippler" Stevens at 213-466-1021.

"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Woman and Miss Elizabeth show up in fancy dress during the next match and watch the match from the VIP section.

Dean Malenko beats Jushin "Thunder" Liger.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Woman and Miss Elizabeth. Flair says that when you're on top of your own personal world, you do what you want to do when you want to do it. He, Woman and Miss Elizabeth are definitely styling and profiling, and Flair says that The Giant got lucky when he took the World title from him, saying that when the World title comes back around, The Giant will hurt. As for his and "Macho Man" Randy Savage's match against "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson and Eddie Guerrero in the Lethal Lottery, he tells Anderson not to make the same mistake again. Woman says that Flair will end up on top. He then says he knows a hot blonde in the audience who would like a cocktail with The Nature Boy: Debra McMichael, who is in the front row near the aisle again. The maitre'd hands her a drink. Debra takes it, then dumps it on the floor. Flair says that she knows Debra comes from Texas, and that he'll show her why he's an all-around cowboy. Miss Elizabeth says not to worry about the champagne, as "Randy has plenty of money."

Sting beats "Lord" Steven Regal.

Lex Luger is supposed to be in the net match, but he is strangely replaced by "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan. It is revealed that Luger has not arrived tonight, and that Duggan has volunteered to fill his spot in the match.

The Giant retains the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan. After the match, The Giant hits Duggan with another choke slam. Cobra shows up but is immediately laid out with a choke slam. The Cuban Assassin and "Das Wunderkind" Alex Wright fare no better, but Ric Flair shows up with a wooden chair, but even a shot to the head with it doesn't work. Sting shows up and hits The Giant from the air, and assaults the back of The Giant's leg before unloading with several rights and an eye poke for hitting the double sledge from the top. Jimmy Hart also gets by Sting in the progress. Sting then goes for the Scorpion Deathlock on The Giant and turns him over, but Jimmy Hart hits Sting in the back of the head with the megaphone. Sting confronts Hart, who runs away. Lex Luger finally shows up with a briefcase in his hands and calls The Giant off. "Mean" Gene Okerlund then interviews Sting and Luger, and both Okerlund and Sting want to know where Luger has been. Sting is starting to wonder what's going on with Luger after he's missed two big opportunities in two weeks. Sting and Luger continue to argue as the show ends due to lack of time.

Raw Deal - Raw recap for May 6, 1996

Tonight's Raw is dedicated to the late Ray Stevens.

Another ex-wife of a former professional wrestler (whose identity is concealed) comes forward saying that "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels has ruined her marriage and her life.

Hunter Hearst Helmsley guests on commentary for the next match.

Despite Hunter Hearst Helmsley knocking him off the top rope to help out The 1-2-3 Kid, Marc Mero beats The 1-2-3 Kid after reversing a top rope superplex into a cross body.

We hear from an ex-wife of a former professional wrestler (whose identity is concealed), who says that "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels has ruined her marriage and her life. Her husband was on the road when Shawn called, wanting to discuss a problem that he had with her husband. Instead, the discussion was soon about her and him, and she eventually fell for him and ended up in bed with him. As a result, her husband lost his match against Shawn, and Shawn never called her again. She says Shawn got what he wanted and threw her out like an old shoe. Now that Shawn is allegedly doing this to someone else, she cannot let this happen.

The British Bulldog - now with Diana Hart Smith joining him at ringside along with Jim Cornette - beats Fatu. During the match, two men in black suits and sunglasses, rumored to be members of Fatu's family, watch the match from the aisle. After the match, Fatu and the two men have a verbal confrontation in which Fatu tells them that the WWF fans are his family, not then. Fatu then walks off.

Next week on Raw: "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels vs Hunter Hearst Helmsley! Duke "The Dumpster" Droese vs. Vader! A special interview with The Undertaker.

The New Rockers (Marty Jannetty and Leif Cassidy) aren't nervous about their upcoming tag team title match against The Bodydonnas (Zip and Skip).

The Bodydonnas (Zip and Skip) beat Tekno Team 2000 (Travis and Troy) in the latter's first televised match in month. During the match, Harvey Wippleman takes note of the officiating of the match for a report for WWF President Gorilla Monsoon.

Jim Ross interviews Jim Cornette and Vader. Cornette says that Yokozuna is a 650 lb. man with one bad wheel, and he'll never be 100% against Vader, who has the quickness Yokozuna doesn't have and the heart that Yokozuna lacks. As for next week, Duke "The Dumpster" Droese won't last against Vader.

Goldust and Marlena guest on commentary for the next match, and Goldust wears a golden headset for the occasion.

It is announced that Goldust will take on The Undertaker next week in a Casket Match. Goldust and Marlena, upset with the new stipulation, try to leave, but return to commentary when The Undertaker makes his entrance. Goldust is very noticeably shaken.

The Undertaker beats Owen Hart. During the match, Goldust gets up and plays mind games with Paul Bearer by unbuttoning his shirt and loosening his tie, causing Paul Bearer to run to the back. Goldust also grabs Owen Hart's butt before The Undertaker pulls him back in the ring for the Tombstone Piledriver. After the match, Goldust approaches the ring, but Paul Bearer comes back with a gold-plated casket. Goldust heads to the back with Marlena, but when he runs back-first into the gold-plated casket, he and Marlena run for the hills.