Monday, February 17, 1997

Raw Deal - Raw recap for February 17, 1997

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin goes after Bret "The Hit Man" Hart during the opening bout of Hart vs. Sycho Sid for the WWF Championship. Sid fights Austin, but Austin hits Sycho Sid with a chop block to the knee and Hart has to fight Austin off. Despite being in pain, Sid still wants to wrestle Hart, but the match is over before it can begin.

Kevin Kelly interviews Sycho Sid in the locker room. Sid says that sleet, snow, rain, high water or even "Stone Cold" Steve Austin will stop him from reaching his destiny and becoming WWF Champion, as he is the master and ruler of the world. It is announced that Sid will get his title shot against Bret "The Hit Man" Hart later tonight.

"Wildman" Marc Mero vs. Savio Vega ends when Sable has to hide behind Mero from the rest of The Nation of Domination. Ahmed Johnson quickly rushes to the ring to attack The Nation.

Bret "The Hit Man" Hart says that all he can do is focus on every battle and not worry about "Stone Cold" Steve Austin dogging his every move. He plans to retain the WWF Championship against Sycho Sid and then go on to the next challenge. He says that if you stop looking after #1, you start "stepping on #2." He says to bring on The Undertaker after he retains against Sid, and tells Jerry "The King" Lawler to shut up when Lawler asks him if he's happy that Sid's knee is injured.

Sunny is special guest timekeeper for the next match.

Rocky Maivia retains the WWF Intercontinental Championship against Leif Cassidy. During the match, we hear from Hunter Hearst Helmsley, who says that Rocky Maivia is the luckies punk in the world and that Rocky couldn't beat him in a million years, and that Rocky has his Intercontinental Championship, which he plans to take back. Rocky only had the better of him because of Goldust, and says this isn't over between him and Goldust. He knows that Goldust is in the building tonight, and if he finds him, he's all his. It is also announced that Raw will air in two weeks from Berlin, Germany, where the finals of the tournament for the WWF European Championship will take place. After the match, Jerry "The King" Lawler grabs an "ECW rules" sign from a fan and badmouths Extreme Championship Wrestling, calling it a promotion full of "thugs, misfits and has-beens" and saying that he is sick and tired of people bringing ECW signs to shows. He then issues a challenge to ECW to come to Raw next week and prove that they've got what it takes.

Kevin Kelly interviews Goldust and Marlena in the ring. Goldust says everyone knows he is from the Hollywood Hills, but this is reality. He tells Hunter Hearst Helmsley that this is now personal due to the indecent proposal he has made towards Marlena, and he has crossed a line. He says all the money in the world cannot buy Marlena, and the only way to her is over his dead body. Marlena says there has been speculation about Goldust's masculinity and manhood, and while they play a lot of games, Goldust is all man, and more of a man than Helmsley will ever be. Helmsley shows up and confronts Goldust and Marlena at ringside, and throws water into Goldust's face before attacking him. After a Pedigree, Marlena turns Helmsley around and slaps him, but the muscular woman who appeared at In Your House: Final Four and attacked Marlena shows up and attacks her again, grabbing her from behind and shaking her back and forth in a bear hug like a rag doll. Once again, she is escorted out of the arena from officials and arena security. After the carnage, Goldust carries Marlena to the back once again.



The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher) beat The Hardy Boys (Jeff and Matt Hardy). During the match, Faarooq says he finishes everything he starts, and calls Ahmed Johnson "a big front" who lives the high life and has no idea what the streets are like. He says that Ahmed has an advantage over everyone else and that Ahmed doesn't have to die to go to Hell, for Ahmed is in it, Faarooq is the devil, and Faarooq has all his demons with him. Faarooq proposes a Chicago Street Fight between him and Ahmed at WrestleMania 13 to show Ahmed what the streets are really like. It is also announced that the WWF Championship between Sycho Sid and Bret "The Hit Man" Hart from earlier tonight will happen as intended tonight.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin attacks Bret "The Hit Man" Hart again, this time backstage before his match with Sid. Sycho Sid comes back to the back to break it up, and Vince McMahon is also backstage to separate both men.

Kevin Kelly interviews WWF President Gorilla Monsoon, who admits that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin has a personal vendetta against Bret "The Hit Man' Hart and states that WWF will indeed deliver Sycho Sid vs. Bret "The Hit Man" Hart for the WWF Championship tonight as intended.

Owen Hart beats Flash Funk after The British Bulldog hits Funk in the back with Owen Hart's Slammy Award and holds down one of Flash Funk's legs during the pinfall. It is announced before the match that Marlena is coughing up blood due to the attack on her from earlier tonight and is being taken to hospital. During the match, Jim Ross tells Jerry "The King" Lawler that he has a phone call from a representative of Extreme Championship Wrestling, who turns out to be none other than Paul E. Dangerously, also known as Paul Heyman, who accepts Lawler's challenge for next week. After Heyman hangs up, The British Bulldog confronts Clarence Mason and forces him to get out of ringside, saying that he will cost Owen Hart the match. After the commercial break, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin says he's already gone over the edge and very close to whipping WWF President Gorilla Monsoon's ass as he says he would be WWF Championship if it weren't for WWF holding him back. He plans to open a whole keg of whupass all over the World Wrestling Federation.



WrestleMania 13 is coming live to pay-per-view on March 23!

The Honky Tonk Man guests on commentary for the next match. Also, Hunter Hearst Helmsley says that he has no idea who the woman who has attacked Marlena twice in 24 hours is, and also doesn't care. The Superstar Line has updates on both "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels and negotiations involving top WWF Superstars on Option 6.

Bart Gunn beats Hunter Hearst Helmsley by count-out after Goldust rushes into the ring and chases Hunter through the stands and out of the arena.

We hear from Dr. James Andrews from HealthSouth Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama. He states that "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels' injury dates back from five years ago when he tore a ligament, and that his recent surgery has to do with that torn ligament. Shawn has a degenerated area on the inner side of his knee that is sore, and the twist from a week or two ago may have set his injury off. It has been recommended that Shawn not have surgery at this point, and that he will be rehabbed at his home in San Antonio, Texas. In four to six weeks, he will be re-assessed, and that he may get better without the need for surgery.

After "Stone Cold" Steve Austin rushes out through the crowd to attack Bret "The Hit Man" Hart yet again - which he succeeds at doing by landing a successful chair shot from the apron as the referee is unable to see it during the Sharpshooter - Sycho Sid beats Bret "The Hit Man" Hart to win the WWF Championship for a second time, ending Hart's fourth reign after only a day. After the match, the arena lights blink before going dark, and The Undertaker makes his presence known. The show ends with both men staring each other down.

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