Sunday, March 16, 1997

Old School - Live From Madison Square Garden, March 16, 1997

The Sultan beats Flash Funk with the Camel Clutch when The Iron Sheik distracts the referee and Flash Funk goes after Bob Backlund outside of the ring.

The New Blackjacks (Blackjack Windham and Blackjack Bradshaw) beat The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) when Windham and Bradshaw give the Godwinns the ol' switcheroo.. During the match, it is announced that both team will be part of a four-way tag team match also involving The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh) and the team of Doug Furnas and Phil Lafon at WrestleMania 13, with the winner receiving a shot at the WWF Tag Team Championships.

Dok Hendrix interviews Bret "The Hit Man" Hart. Hart says he would love to change the face of WrestleMania 13, and after he wins the WWF Championship for a fifth time, The Undertaker will be upset. He tells Sycho sid he is big, powerful and impressive, but he has only lucked out in the two times he has stepped in the ring with him. Hart calls steel cage matches his specialty, and that Sid will be excellently executed. As for his match with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, he is content with the fact that Ken Shamrock will call the match down the middle, then he calls "Stone Cold" a hyena that will step into the ring with a lion that will rip him to shreds, and hopes he doesn't snap his legs in half like a pretzel as Austin will be sorry he ever crossed his path. He says that Shamrock is a man to respect, and that Austin has everyone half-believing that he can win against him, but we will all see at WrestleMania 13.

Crush quickly beats "The Portuguese Man-O-War" Aldo Montoya, then the Nation of Domination attacks Montoya after the match. Ahmed Johnson rushes in with the 2x4 and nails one of Nation members before chasing them all to the back.

Before the next match, Savio Vega tells Ahmed Johnson he should be a part of The Nation of Domination, as Savio Vega has made him into a prouder and more successful man, and reminds him of the title shots he never got before telling him that he never got them because he is Black, and that if he was white with blonde hair and blue eyes, he would have gotten them. He tells Ahmed that he is nothing, and says the Nation could get him a title shot and make him a champion one more time. All he has to do is raise his fist in unity with him and The Nation. Ahmed raises his right fist, then smashes it right into Savio Vega's chest, starting the match.

Ahmed Johnson beats Savio Vega by disqualification after Ahmed attacks the rest of The Nation of Domination during the match and The Nation respond in kind with a beatdown of their own. Faarooq whips Ahmed with a leather strap.

Owen Hart and The British Bulldog are focused on beating Doug Furnas and Philip LaFon tonight on their way to WrestleMania 13.

Owen Hart and The British Bulldog retain the WWF Tag Team Championships against Doug Furnas and Philip LaFon after Owen Hart is able to grab Furnas' foot and hold it down from outside of the ring, keeping Furnas from kicking out.

Hunter Hearst Helmsley says that Chyna, the "Bionic Woman," works for him and not the WWF. Helmsley calls Chyna his personal assistant who takes care of his needs on the road, and that is all we need to know. He gives Rocky Maivia credit for smartening him up, and says that he is a new Hunter Hearst Helmsley. He says that he's been given everything he wanted, and that now is the time to take what he wants, and Rocky Maivia will pay the price for it.

Hunter Hearst Helmsley beats Rocky Maivia by disqualification when Goldust shows up and attacks Helmsley right after Helmsley hits The Pedigree on Rocky. Goldust clears the ring, but runs right into Chyna when he turns around. Goldust rears back, but Marlena runs into the ring and jumps on Chyna's back. Officials get both women separated, and a strap on Marlena's dress breaks in the fracas.

Sunny shows up dressed in an oversized WrestleMania 13 hockey jersey and red cowboy boots, and advertises the jersey. She then plays special guest ring announcer for the next match.

Before the next match, Faarooq says it's one thing to wrestle "dead men like The Undertaker, colored boys like Ahmed Johnson and white boys like ["The Heartbreak Kid"] Shawn Michaels," but he draws the line at Goldust, whom he calls "a damn fairy." Goldust takes offense to that and goes right after Faarooq as he tries to leave, starting their match.

Faarooq beats Goldust when Crush shoves Goldust's foot off the bottom rope during the pinfall.

Dok Hendrix interviews Sycho Sid in the ring. He says Bret "The Hit Man" Hart may be the Excellence of Execution, but he will beat him eight days out of the week, including twice on Saturday. He then focuses on The Undertaker, saying he smelled fear when 'Taker spoke to him, his words stuttering and his eyes going in and out of focus. He says that 'Taker fears he cannot measure up to him, and that 'Taker will rest in peace after WrestleMania 13 as he is the master and the ruler of the world in the game they play.

Before the next match, The Undertaker tells Sycho Sid not to take Bret "The Hit Man" Hart lightly, as he can take any man out. If that happens, he will not get his chance at the WWF Championship. He has heard Sid's words, and that he is showing fear as he stuttered on them. Should Sid make it to WrestleMania 13, he will lose the fight in a battle that he cannot win, and he will rest in peace.

Vader beats The Undertaker in a Casket Match after Mankind pops out of the casket and locks the Mandible Claw on 'Taker. After the match, The Undertaker climbs right back out of the casket and choke slams Mankind before putting him in a Tombstone Piledriver and placing him in the casket.

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