Monday, October 28, 1996

Raw Deal - Raw recap for October 28, 1996

We see pictures of "Double J" Jesse James serving the United States military in Operation Desert Storm before the opening bout. It is announced that Brian Pillman will have to undergo another ankle reconstruction at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio as the result of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin injuring his ankle on last weekend's Superstars.

"Double J" Jesse James beats Salvatore Sincere.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin interrupts Dok Hendrix as he talks about the WWF Hall of Fame Ceremony on November 16th. The Traditional 5-on-5 Survivor Series match-up for this year is announced: Team Helmsley (Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Crush, Goldust, Jerry "The King" Lawler) vs. Team Mero ("Wildman" Marc Mero, The Stalker, Mark Henry and "the WWF rookie" Rocky Maivia). "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is finally taking on Bret "The Hit Man" Hart that night, and Austin interrupts once again to express disapproval of Hart being live from his home in Calgary as well as to tell Hart that he will whip his ass.

Crush beats "The Portuguese Man-O-War" Aldo Montoya. During the match, Vince McMahon interviews "Wildman" Marc Mero via telephone, and Mero is irritated with what happened last week and wants to get his hands on Mr. Perfect. He tells Hunter Hearst Helmsley that he is the hunted and that he has a team and that Hunter has a team. He says that the crowd will feel sorry for Helmsley at Survivor Series. He tells Jerry "The King" Lawler to watch it, or else he'll find out how many Whoppers will fit in his fat head. He then says that Mr. Perfect and Hunter Hearst Helmsley's days in the WWF are numbered. Jim Ross also joins in on commentary during this match, and announces that Faarooq Asaad has considered a lawsuit against Ahmed Johnson, and that Faarooq has retained Clarence Mason as both his lawyer and his new manager. It is announced that Faarooq - and Clarence Mason - will be on Livewire this weekend. After the match, Crush takes offense to the "Jailbird" signs in the crowd and grabs a security guard out of the crowd before beating him up. Officials rush in to keep Crush off the guy and Clarence Mason has to hold him back.

We see Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Mr. Perfect celebrate in the back after last week's show prior to Mr. Perfect being suspended from in-ring action indefinitely.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin - live from WWF Studios - tells Vince McMahon to stop jerking him around and takes offense to being cut off in favor of the commercial break.

Mr. Perfect beats Phineas I. Godwinn in the first round of the Karate Fighters tournament with the tried-and-true distraction technique.

Next week: Brian Pillman will be live from his home in Cincinnati, Ohio. Once again, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin takes offense to this as well, saying they should be going to his house in Victoria, Texas as well. He says if Pillman will be in Cincinnati next week, so will he. As we look back on "Stone Cold" Steve Austin being interviewed by Brian Pillman and the resulting attack, Steve Austin defends his actions by saying Pillman was turning his interview time into Bret "The Hit Man" Hart's interview time. He also says that they should have taken Pillman to the cemetary, as that is where will Pillman will go if he comes back. He says he has to do what he's got to do after being jerked around, and says Brian Pillman forgot DTA - "don't trust anybody" - and now he's still a crippled man. He says it's his time, not Pillman's, and that WWF President Gorilla Monsoon as well as Vince McMahon - whom he calls "The Boss" - know that he and Hart will have the biggest match of the decade and that Vince doesn't want to miss out. He knows he'll make a lot of money from this much, but he'd just as well kick his ass for free.



The interview between Bret "The Hit Man" Hart - live from his home in Calgary, Alberta, Calgary - and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin - live from WWF Studios - is postponed as Sunny guests on commentary before the next match.

Bart Gunn shows up during Billy Gunn vs. Freddie Joe Floyd, daring him to get in the ring with him. Bart Gunn is escorted to the back by officials.

Billy Gunn beats Freddie Joe Floyd.

The interview between Bret "The Hit Man" Hart - live from his home in Calgary, Alberta, Calgary - and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin - live from WWF Studios - finally happens. Bret "The Hit Man" Hart says he's grown up around wrestling his entire life, and he's taken 12 years without much of a break and it has taken its toll. He states that Austin is a great wrestler, and that Austin has nothing to do with his stepping back from wrestling. Austin isn't convinced, and Hart tells Austin he should think twice about kicking his ass as he's better now than he's ever been. He says he may have a little ring rust, but he wants to accomplish a lot of things in the WWF right now and start by taking on Austin, saying he's the best in the WWF right now until he returns at Survivor Series. Hart says he is willing to accept whatever happens in his match with Austin, and if he loses, he'll dust himself off and keep going. Austin tells him it won't be over win, lose or draw, and that Hart will have to kill him to end it. When the interview ends, Austin throws a production assistant into a ladder and destroys a monitor.

Owen Hart guests on commentary for the next match as Austin gives a security guard in the studio a very hard time.

It is announced that Raw airs one hour earlier next week, as Brian Pillman is interviewed live in his home in Cincinnati, Ohio and "Wildman" Marc Mero takes on "Razor Ramon."

During the main event, it is announced that the police have been called to WWF Studios by the recently accosted security guard as "Stone Cold" Steve Austin continues to raise hell over there.

WWF Full Metal: The Album is available at K-Mart and record stores everywhere as we see "Classy" Freddy Blassie and a kid imitating WWF Superstars in a recording studio.

"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels vs. The British Bulldog ends when Owen Hart interferes by grabbing Shawn's leg as he readies Sweet Chin Music. Sycho Sid shows up and takes Owen Hart out of the occasion, but accidentally elbows Michaels in the back. When Michaels confronts Sid, both men go at it. Owen Hart tells Sid and Shawn that if they can't take themselves away from each other, he and The British Bulldog can challenge them and put the tag team titles on the line if they have the guts to fight them. Shawn and Sid love the idea, and the challenge is immediately accepted. The show ends with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin being surrounded by police officers as he leaves WWF Studios.

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