Raw Deal - Raw recap for December 9, 1996

It is announced that "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels will guest on commentary for Bret "The Hit Man" Sycho Sid vs. Sycho Sid for the WWF Championship at In Your House: It's Time.

Sycho Sid beats Hunter Hearst Helmsley by count-out after Helmsley crawls away in retreat.

During the next match, Billy Gunn calls brother Bart Gunn "pathetic" and says that he carried him his entire career while holding the tag team titles three times.

Goldust beats Bart Gunn after Bart Gunn hurts his knee on a top rope cross body. Billy Gunn shows up and says that Bart is nothing without him and that "this is what happens when Billy Gunn's not around." Bart Gunn punches Billy Gunn in the face, sending Billy running to the back.

Uncle Zebekiah tells Jesse James that he's going to go to war when he is up against him and Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw, and Bradshaw tells James that he'll be squealing like a branded cow instead of singing after the match.

Jesse James beats Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw and Uncle Zebekiah in a handicap match when Zebekiah accidentally hits Bradshaw with the branding iron after James ducks. After the match, Bradshaw knocks Zebekiah down and brands him with the branding iron.

Jim Ross interviews Bret "The Hit Man" Hart in the ring. Hart says that the one thing he has learned is that things get crazier and crazier in the World Wrestling Federation, and that his match with Sycho Sid on Sunday will be a war. Hart says he has been repeatedly focused on the WWF Championship, and that he will finally obtain it when he excellently executes Sid.

We see footage of Mankind sitting barefoot in the sands of Dubai during the recent WWF tour of the Middle East, crying out for Paul Bearer and wanting desperately to go home.

We see the continuing adventures of George and Adam, this time in the arena locker room.

The Undertaker beats Mankind in a No Holds Barred Match. After the match, The Executioner puts The Undertaker in an Asiatic Spike as the show ends.