"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels shows up with a steel chair in his hands to start tonight's show. Three weeks ago, he couldn't get anyone in the WWF to agree with him that what happened at SummerSlam was a mistake, but now everyone says it was a mistake. He says everyone conveniently believes him after what happened last week, when he was painted into a corner and into a situation where he had no other choice but to react. He says there are guys in the WWF with bad attitudes who call themselves ticking time bombs, but in the real world, he is the ticking time bomb who will be forced to be reactionary when painted into a corner and lash out without thinking. He says what happened last week was just that, and he has said over and over not to push him, but he was pushed too far and a reaction occurred. While it may not be the reaction everyone wants, it is a reaction nonetheless, and now everyone believes he has signed his own death warrant. Shawn then says there is only one guy who decides what he does and does not do: himself. One thing he will not do at Ground Zero is lay down and die for The Undertaker. He freely admits he did not want any of this to happen, but since he is the only guy with "a set of balls" in the World Wrestling Federation, he will go ahead and take whatever is coming to him. He tells The Undertaker have never, ever crossed paths, and at Ground Zero, he will lock up, and if The Undertaker wants to bring him down, he might be able to bring him down, but he will take The Undertaker and everyone else with him as he is going in a blaze of fire. After being agitated by crowd chants for The Undertaker, he threatens to get in the crowd and beat people. He then suggests that The Undertaker that it is not him will go down at Ground Zero, but it will be him who becomes the first person to make The Undertaker rest in peace permanently, the first time with a steel chair and the second probable time with a Mack truck, and he will dance all over his corpse when he is done.
Before the next match, Vader pumps the crowd up by saying it's Vader Time. When Bret "The Hit Man" Hart shows up, he says he can't understand how "a big tube of shit" can get a WWF Championship shot out of thin air, then tells him "I'm gonna kick your ass." Bret gets walloped with a clothesline as he threatens to "kick [Vader's] fat ass" before Vader breaks the wooden pole of Bret's Canadian flag over his knee.
Vader beats Bret "The Hit Man" Hart by disqualification when Owen Hart and The British Bulldog attack Vader before Vader can attack Bret with a steel chair that Bret has introduced into the match. Bret then tries to break Vader's legs with a Figure Four Leg Lock on the ring post, but that is broken up by The Patriot, who fights Bret at ringside as referees and officials try to restore order. Bret "The Hit Man" Hart retains the WWF Championship. Jim Ross interviews The Patriot, who says there is no relationship between him and Vader,
and says he will not let anyone get triple-teamed. He plans to throw a wrench in Bret's Ground Zero plans with his fists.
Is Brian Pillman telling the truth about him and Marlena? Check out The Ross Report on Option 3 on the WWF Superstar Line!
Sunny guests on commentary for the next match, announcing that she will be doing some interviews later tonight.
Goldust beats Salvatore Sincere. After the match, Brian Pillman is seen up in the crowd, saying it won't be long until Marlena spends 30 days and "30 long nights" with a real man,
and asks how Dakota is doing. He apologizes to Goldust for him having to find out the hard way that "The Loose Cannon doesn't shoot blanks." Goldust jumps the guardrail and looks for Pillman in the crowd.
Dude Love beats Rockabilly. Jim Ross interviews Dude Love after the match, and Dude Love that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is anything but cool right now, but whether they keep the tag team titles or not, he will not stand alone as Austin is his horse whether he runs the race or not, as Austin doesn't take crap from anybody. Dude then dances with two women after the match.
Sunny interviews Bret "The Hit Man" Hart. Bret tells her to get out, and Owen Hart tells Sunny to tell WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter to give "Stone Cold" Steve Austin back into the ring so he can end his career.
The Undertaker shows up. The Undertaker gives "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels credit where credit is due, as he can "swing the hell out of a chair" and can run his mouth like nobody else in the WWF. He tells Shawn there is a reason they have not touched in the last 10 years because he wanted somebody to go untouched and tell the story of The Undertaker, but Shawn ruined it. He then condemns Shawn to "an eternity of hell," and says that after 10 years, he thought he would be smarter, for as hard as he hit him, he should have known he was going to get up. The Undertaker then says he will continue to get up time and time again, because he gets up, takes people down and takes their souls. Next week, he will make an example of Hunter Hearst Helmsley, and leave as much of his rotting carcass to take back to the dressing room to show him what he has in store. When the blood flowed, he signed Shawn's death sentence with it, and Shawn will soon rest in peace.
Road Warrior Hawk beats The British Bulldog by disqualification after Owen Hart attacks him as he goes to the top rope. The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) show up during the match to watch from the stage. Animal takes Owen down shortly after, and The Godwinns, Owen and the Bulldog leave soon afterwards.
Sunny interviews Los Boricuas (Savio Vega, Miguel Perez, Jesus Estrada, Jose Castillo Jr.) in the locker room. They just wanted to have a nice ride with The Disciples of Apocalypse's (Crush, Chainz, Skull, 8-Ball) bikes before WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter forced them to return them. As for the Triple Threat Match at Ground Zero, he cannot wait to get in the ring with Faarooq for firing him and with Crush because he doesn't like him as he is always talking about Puerto Ricans.
The Disciples of Apocalypse (Crush and Chainz) beats The Nation of Domination (Faarooq and Rocky Maivia) by disqualification after Los Boricuas (Savio Vega, Miguel Perez, Jesus Estrada, Jose Castillo Jr.) attack Crush at ringside. D'Lo Brown and Kama Mustafa get involved, as does Skull and 8-Ball, and it turns into a 12-man brawl between The Nation (Faarooq, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, The Rock), The D.O.A. (Crush, Chainz, Skull, 8-Ball) and Los Boricuas. Referees, officials and even WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter are forced to get in the ring and restore order, and Dave Hebner gets body slammed in the brouhaha.
Taka Michinoku beats Jerry Lynn in a Light Heavyweight Division match.
The Truth Commission (Recon and Sniper) beats The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh) after Sniper distracts the referee and The Interrogator knocks Thrasher off the top rope. Recon grabs the skirt during the pinfall.
Sunny announces that she will interview Rick Rude next week.
Next week: Owen Hart vs. The Patriot!
Friday, August 29, 1997
Monday, August 25, 1997
Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for August 25, 1997
The show starts with a recap of what happened at the end of Clash of the Champions XXXV.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Eric Bischoff, who says J.J. Dillon should have learned from him that sometimes, you don't want to give ultimatums, as they can sometimes bite you back in the ass. He tells Dillon to "bite me" and that WCW's ship will have to fly without Sting. It is announced that Dillon is live via telephone , and Dillon tells Bischoff that he may be jumping to conclusions as the fans have told WCW that Sting wants "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and that WCW has listened. Dillon officially promises that between now and the end of the year, there will be a match between Sting and Hogan. Bischoff is livid about this decision, saying this match will never happen because he says so and that Hogan has title defenses all over the world and movies and appearances to make. He calls Dillon "a fat tub of goo" and says that if Hogan wanted Sting, he'd take him in an instant. As he speaks, Sting shows up, gets in the ring, stands behind Bischoff and grabs him by the jacket collar. Bischoff begs for mercy, then Sting pulls out a "Hollywood Rules" shirt before covering Bischoff's head with it and pushing him to the mat with his foot. He pulls the shirt off, then stuffs it in Bischoff's mouth, much to the delight of the crowd. For the first time in many months, Sting smiles, then surveys and points the crowd while circling the ring.
We get another message from Raven: "We all commit certain acts in our lives of an unsavory nature. Some bad, some worse, some unspeakable. Sometimes we suffer in silence, sometimes we seek redemption. He's got what he wanted, but in attaining salvation, there's a price that must be paid. One must give up a bit of one's self. The road where - the end of the road, as it is - may not be quite what you expect. The glowing light at the end of the tunnel may not be the beacon of righteousness you envisioned. It may be some horribly disfigured fun house reflection of your own inner dreams. Quoth the Raven, nevermore."
We see a performance from The Nitro Girls.
Psychosis and La Parka beat Glacier and "The Cat" Ernest Miller after La Parka smacks Glacier in the back with a wooden chair while the referee is preoccupied with Miller. All of a sudden, Ultimo Dragon shows up and confronts Sonny Onoo. Silver King shows up and gets jumped by Dragon, and turns around when Onoo is about to attack him. Psychosis and La Parka then go on the attack, Onoo lands a karate kick, then Glacier and Miller fight with the luchadors after Silver King attacks Ultimo Dragon some more.
Despite feeling the effects of the post-match attack of the last match, Ultimo Dragon beats Silver King with the Dragon Sleeper.
Immediately after the previous match, Scott Hall, "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth show up. Hall says everyone know by now that you can't have a party unless you invite the nWo. The three of them were talking in the back and know that they're the reason everyone is here tonight and everyone else is watching at home, as everyone wants to be a part of the nWo. Hall takes the opportunity to welcome their newest member, who helped them at Clash of the Champions: Diamond Dallas Page. Page doesn't show up, and Savage says he voted "no" for DDP, but the nWo didn't have a weak link, so it's cool that he's in. Savage says that Luger went to the very top, but ever since Road Wild, he's been in a slump. He then calls Luger out, and says he will punk him out. Hall tells Luger he doesn't have a friend in WCW or in Columbia, South Carolina.
This Saturday on WCW Saturday Night: Glacier! The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner)! Eddie Guerrero! Steve "Mongo" McMichael! The New World Order!
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Diamond Dallas Page. Page says that to join the nWo with "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Scott Hall is ridiculous, and equally ludicrous is the belief that he hit Lex Luger with the Diamond Cutter on purpose. He says everyone knows what he has went through to get to where he is, and that this is why Luger was his tag team partner. After the match, he could not get a hold of Luger, and he still has yet to do so as Luger isn't even in the building as of ten minutes ago. Page says Luger is a stand up guy, and if he shows up, they can straighten everything out and settle this like men, and not like low-lifes like Savage and Hall.
Jeff Jarrett beats "The Crippler" Chris Benoit after he reverses a successful superplex from Benoit into an inside cradle. During the match, it is announced that Lex Luger is in the building, but did not show up when Diamond Dallas Page called him out.
We see another performance from The Nitro Girls.
The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian) beat Mortis and Wrath after Meng pins Mortis with the Tongan Death Grip. Wrath and Meng fight after the match, and pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, Steve "Mongo" McMichael). Flair brings out Curt Hennig to see once and for all if he is a part of the Four Horsemen. Hennig shows up, and Flair demands an answer. Hennig says he'd love to give that answer, but he's not ready to give that answer tonight. Flair then tells Hennig that, in anticipation of that answer, he has brought someone to town tonight to talk to him: "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, who hasn't been seen in the last couple of months. He says the thunderous applause from the crowd makes what he has to say mean that much more, as four months ago, four vertebrae were removed from his spine, leaving his left hand too weak to hold a glass or button a button, and the other day at the gym, someone the same size as Okerlund slapped him on the back asking where he had been, causing his left side to go completely numb. He now knows that he puts himself in a "suicide situation" if he tries to wrestle again, and that he can potentially risk the careers of Benoit and Mongo. Anderson says he would rather walk away than put his life in danger, and thanks the fans for all their support over the years, saying he gave it all he had in the ring and that he has has nothing left to give now. He asks to be remembered as he was, not as he is, and challenges Hennig to stand beside his best friend Ric Flair and lead The Four Horsemen back to the prosperity they once had. He gives Hennig not a spot in the Horsemen, but his spot as the enforcer of The Four Horsemen. Hennig says it would be a privilege, and Hennig shakes hands with the Horsemen as he is confirmed as a member of the group.
Steve "Mongo" McMichael retains the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship against Eddie Guerrero.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Rey Mysterio, Jr., who hobbles his way down the ramp. Rey wishes he was out here wrestling, but his knee is really bad. He made a mistake taking on Konnan at Road Wild, as Konnan wants to end his career. Tomorrow, he will see Jim Andrews in Birmingham, Alabama, and get news on what's wrong with his knee. Konnan shows upand says Rey only talks about what he's going to do and tells him to get himself a Happy Meal and call it a night before he breaks his other leg. Konnan kicks at Rey's hurt leg, and threatens to rip his mask off. The Giant approaches Konnan from behind, and when Konnan runs into him, he flees. Rey tells Konnan that WCW is his real family.
Eric Bischoff shows up, this time sneaking up from behind on the commentary team. He kicks Mike Tenay and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan and guests on commentary, reminding "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko not to get within 50 feet of him. He guests on commentary for the rest of the night.
Chris Jericho beats Yuji Nagata with the elevated Boston Crab, now known as the Lion Tamer.
Lee Marshall calls from Pensacola, Florida - the site of next week's Nitro - for the 1-800-COLLECT Road Report.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Miss Jacqueline and Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray). Jacqueline is confirmed as the third member of Harlem Heat who will watch their backs from now on. As for who is #1 contenders for the tag team titles, Booker T gives The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) their just due, but he and Stevie Ray are seven-time tag champs, and he asks them to step to the side and do what they have to do to The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) as they are three the hard way. As Stevie Ray says that they never had to go to Japan or the WWF (up north, as he calls it) to get a reputation, The Steiners and Ted DiBiase show up. Scott Steiner say The Outsiders consider themselves the two luckiest guys on the face of the earth, and tells Harlem Heat they got the job done. Vicious and Delicious (Scott Norton and Buff Bagwell) and Vincent show up. Buff Bagwell tells The Steiners that The Outsiders beat them in the middle, tells Harlem Heat they can't beat the Steiners, and tells both teams they can't beat him and Norton. This leads to The Steiners and Harlem Heat fighting Vicious and Delicious and Vincent on the entrance ramp.
We see another performance from The Nitro Girls.
Dean Malenko beats Alex Wright by disqualification after Jeff Jarrett and Eddie Guerrero attack Malenko. Jarrett locks the Figure Four Leg Lock on Malenko while Wright and Guerrero attack Malenko from the top rope.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Lex Luger vs. "Macho Man" Randy Savage ends with Luger pushing Savage into Scott Hall when he tries to interfere. After this, Diamond Dallas Page shows up. He tries to help Luger up, but he gets put in the Torture Rack to end the show.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Eric Bischoff, who says J.J. Dillon should have learned from him that sometimes, you don't want to give ultimatums, as they can sometimes bite you back in the ass. He tells Dillon to "bite me" and that WCW's ship will have to fly without Sting. It is announced that Dillon is live via telephone , and Dillon tells Bischoff that he may be jumping to conclusions as the fans have told WCW that Sting wants "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and that WCW has listened. Dillon officially promises that between now and the end of the year, there will be a match between Sting and Hogan. Bischoff is livid about this decision, saying this match will never happen because he says so and that Hogan has title defenses all over the world and movies and appearances to make. He calls Dillon "a fat tub of goo" and says that if Hogan wanted Sting, he'd take him in an instant. As he speaks, Sting shows up, gets in the ring, stands behind Bischoff and grabs him by the jacket collar. Bischoff begs for mercy, then Sting pulls out a "Hollywood Rules" shirt before covering Bischoff's head with it and pushing him to the mat with his foot. He pulls the shirt off, then stuffs it in Bischoff's mouth, much to the delight of the crowd. For the first time in many months, Sting smiles, then surveys and points the crowd while circling the ring.
We get another message from Raven: "We all commit certain acts in our lives of an unsavory nature. Some bad, some worse, some unspeakable. Sometimes we suffer in silence, sometimes we seek redemption. He's got what he wanted, but in attaining salvation, there's a price that must be paid. One must give up a bit of one's self. The road where - the end of the road, as it is - may not be quite what you expect. The glowing light at the end of the tunnel may not be the beacon of righteousness you envisioned. It may be some horribly disfigured fun house reflection of your own inner dreams. Quoth the Raven, nevermore."
We see a performance from The Nitro Girls.
Psychosis and La Parka beat Glacier and "The Cat" Ernest Miller after La Parka smacks Glacier in the back with a wooden chair while the referee is preoccupied with Miller. All of a sudden, Ultimo Dragon shows up and confronts Sonny Onoo. Silver King shows up and gets jumped by Dragon, and turns around when Onoo is about to attack him. Psychosis and La Parka then go on the attack, Onoo lands a karate kick, then Glacier and Miller fight with the luchadors after Silver King attacks Ultimo Dragon some more.
Despite feeling the effects of the post-match attack of the last match, Ultimo Dragon beats Silver King with the Dragon Sleeper.
Immediately after the previous match, Scott Hall, "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth show up. Hall says everyone know by now that you can't have a party unless you invite the nWo. The three of them were talking in the back and know that they're the reason everyone is here tonight and everyone else is watching at home, as everyone wants to be a part of the nWo. Hall takes the opportunity to welcome their newest member, who helped them at Clash of the Champions: Diamond Dallas Page. Page doesn't show up, and Savage says he voted "no" for DDP, but the nWo didn't have a weak link, so it's cool that he's in. Savage says that Luger went to the very top, but ever since Road Wild, he's been in a slump. He then calls Luger out, and says he will punk him out. Hall tells Luger he doesn't have a friend in WCW or in Columbia, South Carolina.
This Saturday on WCW Saturday Night: Glacier! The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner)! Eddie Guerrero! Steve "Mongo" McMichael! The New World Order!
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Diamond Dallas Page. Page says that to join the nWo with "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Scott Hall is ridiculous, and equally ludicrous is the belief that he hit Lex Luger with the Diamond Cutter on purpose. He says everyone knows what he has went through to get to where he is, and that this is why Luger was his tag team partner. After the match, he could not get a hold of Luger, and he still has yet to do so as Luger isn't even in the building as of ten minutes ago. Page says Luger is a stand up guy, and if he shows up, they can straighten everything out and settle this like men, and not like low-lifes like Savage and Hall.
Jeff Jarrett beats "The Crippler" Chris Benoit after he reverses a successful superplex from Benoit into an inside cradle. During the match, it is announced that Lex Luger is in the building, but did not show up when Diamond Dallas Page called him out.
We see another performance from The Nitro Girls.
The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian) beat Mortis and Wrath after Meng pins Mortis with the Tongan Death Grip. Wrath and Meng fight after the match, and pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, Steve "Mongo" McMichael). Flair brings out Curt Hennig to see once and for all if he is a part of the Four Horsemen. Hennig shows up, and Flair demands an answer. Hennig says he'd love to give that answer, but he's not ready to give that answer tonight. Flair then tells Hennig that, in anticipation of that answer, he has brought someone to town tonight to talk to him: "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, who hasn't been seen in the last couple of months. He says the thunderous applause from the crowd makes what he has to say mean that much more, as four months ago, four vertebrae were removed from his spine, leaving his left hand too weak to hold a glass or button a button, and the other day at the gym, someone the same size as Okerlund slapped him on the back asking where he had been, causing his left side to go completely numb. He now knows that he puts himself in a "suicide situation" if he tries to wrestle again, and that he can potentially risk the careers of Benoit and Mongo. Anderson says he would rather walk away than put his life in danger, and thanks the fans for all their support over the years, saying he gave it all he had in the ring and that he has has nothing left to give now. He asks to be remembered as he was, not as he is, and challenges Hennig to stand beside his best friend Ric Flair and lead The Four Horsemen back to the prosperity they once had. He gives Hennig not a spot in the Horsemen, but his spot as the enforcer of The Four Horsemen. Hennig says it would be a privilege, and Hennig shakes hands with the Horsemen as he is confirmed as a member of the group.
Steve "Mongo" McMichael retains the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship against Eddie Guerrero.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Rey Mysterio, Jr., who hobbles his way down the ramp. Rey wishes he was out here wrestling, but his knee is really bad. He made a mistake taking on Konnan at Road Wild, as Konnan wants to end his career. Tomorrow, he will see Jim Andrews in Birmingham, Alabama, and get news on what's wrong with his knee. Konnan shows upand says Rey only talks about what he's going to do and tells him to get himself a Happy Meal and call it a night before he breaks his other leg. Konnan kicks at Rey's hurt leg, and threatens to rip his mask off. The Giant approaches Konnan from behind, and when Konnan runs into him, he flees. Rey tells Konnan that WCW is his real family.
Eric Bischoff shows up, this time sneaking up from behind on the commentary team. He kicks Mike Tenay and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan and guests on commentary, reminding "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko not to get within 50 feet of him. He guests on commentary for the rest of the night.
Chris Jericho beats Yuji Nagata with the elevated Boston Crab, now known as the Lion Tamer.
Lee Marshall calls from Pensacola, Florida - the site of next week's Nitro - for the 1-800-COLLECT Road Report.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Miss Jacqueline and Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray). Jacqueline is confirmed as the third member of Harlem Heat who will watch their backs from now on. As for who is #1 contenders for the tag team titles, Booker T gives The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) their just due, but he and Stevie Ray are seven-time tag champs, and he asks them to step to the side and do what they have to do to The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) as they are three the hard way. As Stevie Ray says that they never had to go to Japan or the WWF (up north, as he calls it) to get a reputation, The Steiners and Ted DiBiase show up. Scott Steiner say The Outsiders consider themselves the two luckiest guys on the face of the earth, and tells Harlem Heat they got the job done. Vicious and Delicious (Scott Norton and Buff Bagwell) and Vincent show up. Buff Bagwell tells The Steiners that The Outsiders beat them in the middle, tells Harlem Heat they can't beat the Steiners, and tells both teams they can't beat him and Norton. This leads to The Steiners and Harlem Heat fighting Vicious and Delicious and Vincent on the entrance ramp.
We see another performance from The Nitro Girls.
Dean Malenko beats Alex Wright by disqualification after Jeff Jarrett and Eddie Guerrero attack Malenko. Jarrett locks the Figure Four Leg Lock on Malenko while Wright and Guerrero attack Malenko from the top rope.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Lex Luger vs. "Macho Man" Randy Savage ends with Luger pushing Savage into Scott Hall when he tries to interfere. After this, Diamond Dallas Page shows up. He tries to help Luger up, but he gets put in the Torture Rack to end the show.
Thursday, August 21, 1997
Clash of the Champions XXXV - The Recap
Steve "Mongo" McMichael beats Jeff Jarrett to win the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship after Eddie Guerrero gets in the ring with the United States title and accidentally nails Jarrett with it from the top rope while Debra distracts the referee, which earns Eddie a toss out of the ring from Mongo. Debra tries to win Mongo back to her side after the match, saying he knew he could do it, but Mongo pushes her away and tells her it's not going to be that easy on his way out.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Alex Wright, who says they call The Ultimate Dragon by his name because he's going to drag him from one corner of Nashville, Tennessee to the other as he is the ultimate champion.
This Saturday on WCW Saturday Night: Wrath and Mortis vs. The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian)! Eddie Guerrero vs. Dean Malenko!
Before the next match, Raven tells the referee that if he's going to wrestle for WCW tonight, it will be on his terms: no disqualifications. Stevie Richards is okay with this caveat, which is quickly made a stipulation for the match.
Raven defeats Stevie Richards in a no-disqualification match.
We see a history of The Ultimate Dragon, who trained and worked in Mexico after being rejected in Japan by New Japan Pro Wrestling. During his journey, he won the J-Crown and has since arrived in World Championship Wrestling, and has claimed the WCW World Television Championship after splitting from Sonny Onoo. His association with Japan, Mexico and America caused a slight mistranslation in his name: in America, he goes by the name "The Ultimate Dragon" which means "The greatest or most extreme dragon," while in Japan and Mexico, he goes by "Ultimo Dragon," which means "The Last Dragon". It is explained that he is the last student of Bruce Lee. His Bruce Lee kicks have propelled him onto the verge of stardom. From this point forward, he now goes by the name Ultimo Dragon.
Alex Wright beats The Ultimate Dragon - now known as Ultimo Dragon - with a German suplex to win the WCW World Television Championship!
The official WCW Monday Nitro backpack is only $25 plus $5.95 shipping and handling.
Chris Jericho retains the WCW Cruiserweight Championship against Eddie Guerrero after a sequence of pinfall reversals. Guerrero drop kicks Jericho after the match and hits him with a brainbuster, then places the title on top of Jericho's stomach and hits him with the frog splash before leaving.
Psychosis, Villano IV, Villano V and Silver King beat Super Calo, Lizamark Jr. Hector Garza and Juventud Guerrera after Sonny Onoo grabs Psychosis' feet to stop Super Calo's inverted head scissors from the top rope dead in its tracks.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Dinner & A Movie chef Claud Mann and and host Paul Gilmartin, who introduces the Macho Nachos, Macho Mayo, Savage Garden Salad, Macho Gazpacho, "nWokra" and WCW Cream Puffs. It all turns out to be a swerve from the two men from Dinner and a Movie, who reveal themselves to be members of the nWo. "Macho Man" Randy Savage shows up, says that Claud and Paul have passed the test and are nWo "4 Lyfe," and that the party has been catered for the nWo. He says that "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan couldn't be here tonight as he is shooting a movie. We then see footage from Dinner and a Movie were Savage made a guest appearance as he announces that he and Scott Hall will take care of Diamond Dallas Page and Lex Luger. An nWo cake is then seen on the table, and the sparklers on it are lit as Claud and Paul make fun of DDP, saying that he's a pantywaist and that he's afraid and hasn't made it into the building. DDP shows up and trashes the Dinner & a Movie set before laying Paul Gilmartin out with a Diamond Cutter.
Lee Marshall calls from Columbia, South Carolina - the site of next week's Nitro - for the 1-800-COLLECT Road Report.
"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and Curt Hennig beat Syxx and Konnan. "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Flair and Hennig after the match, and Hennig simply says "No" and "That's right," on whether or not he is a Horseman, neither confirming or denying that he is a Horseman.
During "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Scott Hall's entrance, black and white balloons drop down into the aisle as Savage and Hall are accompanied by the rest of the nWo. Kevin Nash announces that tonight, Macho Man will be defending the World Tag Team Titles, making this a tag title match.
Scott Hall and "Macho Man" Randy Savage retain the WCW World Tag Team Championships against Lex Luger and Diamond Dallas Page after Page is blinded by Savage before he inadvertently hits Luger with a Diamond Cutter. Pamphlets with the nWo logo reading "The 1st Year: Toooo Sweeet!" drop down from the top of the arena after the match. After the commercial break, the nWo heads to the ring. Eric Bischoff says when it rains, it pours, and then asks everyone to wish the nWo a happy birthday. He then tells Scott Hall it is an honor just to know him, and says that what Kevin Nash taught him couldn't fit into a single volume. Bischoff, however, feels the New World Order did not get what they deserve as they have yet to get their own show and if it wasn't for them, nobody would be at the show tonight. Bischoff says "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan sends his love, but requests bigger limousines and bigger Lear jets. Suddenly, a synth riff can be heard, and the lights dim in and out. Sting is seen in the rafters carrying a buzzard. We then hear a message that sou "When a man's heart is full of deceit, it burns up, dies, and a dark shadow falls over his soul. From the ashes of a once-great man has risen a curse, a wrong that must be righted. We look to the skies for our vindicator, someone to strike fear into the hearts of the same men who created him. The battel between good and evil has begun. Against an army of shadows comes a dark warrior, a prevailer of good, for a voice of silence, and a mission of justice. This...is...Sting." The lights go out, and when they come back on, the buzzard is seen perched on the top rope, much to the confusion of the New World Order.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Alex Wright, who says they call The Ultimate Dragon by his name because he's going to drag him from one corner of Nashville, Tennessee to the other as he is the ultimate champion.
This Saturday on WCW Saturday Night: Wrath and Mortis vs. The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian)! Eddie Guerrero vs. Dean Malenko!
Before the next match, Raven tells the referee that if he's going to wrestle for WCW tonight, it will be on his terms: no disqualifications. Stevie Richards is okay with this caveat, which is quickly made a stipulation for the match.
Raven defeats Stevie Richards in a no-disqualification match.
We see a history of The Ultimate Dragon, who trained and worked in Mexico after being rejected in Japan by New Japan Pro Wrestling. During his journey, he won the J-Crown and has since arrived in World Championship Wrestling, and has claimed the WCW World Television Championship after splitting from Sonny Onoo. His association with Japan, Mexico and America caused a slight mistranslation in his name: in America, he goes by the name "The Ultimate Dragon" which means "The greatest or most extreme dragon," while in Japan and Mexico, he goes by "Ultimo Dragon," which means "The Last Dragon". It is explained that he is the last student of Bruce Lee. His Bruce Lee kicks have propelled him onto the verge of stardom. From this point forward, he now goes by the name Ultimo Dragon.
Alex Wright beats The Ultimate Dragon - now known as Ultimo Dragon - with a German suplex to win the WCW World Television Championship!
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Chris Jericho retains the WCW Cruiserweight Championship against Eddie Guerrero after a sequence of pinfall reversals. Guerrero drop kicks Jericho after the match and hits him with a brainbuster, then places the title on top of Jericho's stomach and hits him with the frog splash before leaving.
Psychosis, Villano IV, Villano V and Silver King beat Super Calo, Lizamark Jr. Hector Garza and Juventud Guerrera after Sonny Onoo grabs Psychosis' feet to stop Super Calo's inverted head scissors from the top rope dead in its tracks.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Dinner & A Movie chef Claud Mann and and host Paul Gilmartin, who introduces the Macho Nachos, Macho Mayo, Savage Garden Salad, Macho Gazpacho, "nWokra" and WCW Cream Puffs. It all turns out to be a swerve from the two men from Dinner and a Movie, who reveal themselves to be members of the nWo. "Macho Man" Randy Savage shows up, says that Claud and Paul have passed the test and are nWo "4 Lyfe," and that the party has been catered for the nWo. He says that "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan couldn't be here tonight as he is shooting a movie. We then see footage from Dinner and a Movie were Savage made a guest appearance as he announces that he and Scott Hall will take care of Diamond Dallas Page and Lex Luger. An nWo cake is then seen on the table, and the sparklers on it are lit as Claud and Paul make fun of DDP, saying that he's a pantywaist and that he's afraid and hasn't made it into the building. DDP shows up and trashes the Dinner & a Movie set before laying Paul Gilmartin out with a Diamond Cutter.
Lee Marshall calls from Columbia, South Carolina - the site of next week's Nitro - for the 1-800-COLLECT Road Report.
"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and Curt Hennig beat Syxx and Konnan. "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Flair and Hennig after the match, and Hennig simply says "No" and "That's right," on whether or not he is a Horseman, neither confirming or denying that he is a Horseman.
During "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Scott Hall's entrance, black and white balloons drop down into the aisle as Savage and Hall are accompanied by the rest of the nWo. Kevin Nash announces that tonight, Macho Man will be defending the World Tag Team Titles, making this a tag title match.
Scott Hall and "Macho Man" Randy Savage retain the WCW World Tag Team Championships against Lex Luger and Diamond Dallas Page after Page is blinded by Savage before he inadvertently hits Luger with a Diamond Cutter. Pamphlets with the nWo logo reading "The 1st Year: Toooo Sweeet!" drop down from the top of the arena after the match. After the commercial break, the nWo heads to the ring. Eric Bischoff says when it rains, it pours, and then asks everyone to wish the nWo a happy birthday. He then tells Scott Hall it is an honor just to know him, and says that what Kevin Nash taught him couldn't fit into a single volume. Bischoff, however, feels the New World Order did not get what they deserve as they have yet to get their own show and if it wasn't for them, nobody would be at the show tonight. Bischoff says "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan sends his love, but requests bigger limousines and bigger Lear jets. Suddenly, a synth riff can be heard, and the lights dim in and out. Sting is seen in the rafters carrying a buzzard. We then hear a message that sou "When a man's heart is full of deceit, it burns up, dies, and a dark shadow falls over his soul. From the ashes of a once-great man has risen a curse, a wrong that must be righted. We look to the skies for our vindicator, someone to strike fear into the hearts of the same men who created him. The battel between good and evil has begun. Against an army of shadows comes a dark warrior, a prevailer of good, for a voice of silence, and a mission of justice. This...is...Sting." The lights go out, and when they come back on, the buzzard is seen perched on the top rope, much to the confusion of the New World Order.
Monday, August 18, 1997
Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for August 18, 1997
Tonight's episode starts with a speech from Raven: "Anguish, fear and sorrow are emotions we all feel, but never more strongly than in our adolescence. When just having an acne-ridden skin can mean a lifetime of loneliness. One acceptance by others is a barometer of one's popularity. If one is different, a misfit, unattractive, maybe un-athletic, one is in for a lifetime of cruelty and suffering that will traumatize permanently. You see, scars are souvenirs you never lose. The past is never far. You can try to repress it...you can try to hold it back. You can try to deny it, but it will still continue to grow stronger and stronger like a malignant cancer that can't be satiated. Each of us manifest our pain in different manners, whether it's three in the morning in bed, tears in one's eye...whether it's a need to destroy everything beautiful, or just simply shutting one's self off from society...my father never gave me what I needed, so I understand what it's like to do without. They should understand this. They should give what's needed. I can see this. I can feel the pain. Why can't they understand? Quoth the Raven...nevermore."
We see a performance from The Nitro Girls.
Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) beat Vicious and Delicious (Scott Norton and Buff Bagwell) by disqualification after Vincent interferes. After the bell has rung, Harlem Heat cleans house.
The Barbarian beats Mortis. After the match, Wrath rushes into the ring and lays The Barbarian out with the Death Penalty, but Meng runs in and locks the Tongan Death Grip on Wrath. Mortis gets up and attacks Meng, but Meng refuses to let go of Wrath, who has to be pulled out of the ring.
Eric Bischoff shows up. He invites everyone in the crowd to his party Thursday on TBS, and it's called Clash of the Champions. His champions - "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) - are going to be there, and it will be a party in honor of them. He then mentions that "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko cannot get within 50 feet of him, just like The Giant. He thanks the Denver police for arresting The Giant last week, and warns him not to violate the restraining order again. He also tells James J. Dillon that the New World Order have been too patient, and that they are demanding their own show so that he can return to the commentary booth.
This Saturday on WCW Saturday Night: The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian) vs. Mortis and Wrath! Eddie Guerrero vs. Dean Malenko!
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and Curt Hennig. Flair says Hennig may be the best thing going today, and will soon be one of the Four Horsemen. Hennig tells Flair that the two of them teaming up does not necessarily make him a Horseman, then asks where the competition is. He says that later tonight, he will put The Giant six feet under on his back. Flair says he will ride Konnan hard, then tells Hennig to prove why he's Horseman material. Hennig says once again that he's too good to be true.
Stevie Richards beats Scotty Riggs after putting one of his feet on the rope, then Raven shows up and hits Stevie with the Evenflow DDT.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Jeff Jarrett, Eddie Guerrero and Debra McMichael. All of a sudden, Alex Wright shows up and tells Debra he's ready to join her team, and that she should be honored at the chance to recruit him. Debra admits Alex Wright has some good points, but he's not a champion anymore. He tells Debra he'll get the Cruiserweight title back and then get back to her if he wants too, then leaves. Debra says she knows Eddie will become the Cruiserweight champ and that Jeff Jarrett will retain the United States title, but if Alex Wright does take the Cruiserweight title back, maybe she'll give him the time of day.
The New World Order wish themselves a happy birthday as part of the promotion for Clash of the Champions.
The Four Horsemen ("The Crippler" Chris Benoit and Steve "Mongo" McMichael) beat Jeff Jarrett and Eddie Guerrero after Mongo scares Debra McMichael into dropping the United States title and smacks the US title into Jarrett's back as the referee is focused on Eddie.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Pyrotechinics signal the start of the second hour.
The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) show up. After Hall says that people are tuned in because of the nWo, Hall says that Birmingham, Alabama is most definitely nWo country. Nash then announces that they will be in a tag match against Lex Luger and Diamond Dallas Page, and everyone will say why they're the best that's ever been and why they're just too sweet.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
"The Nature Boy" Ric FLair beats Syxx by disqualification after Vincent, Scott Norton and Buff Bagwell attack Flair. Curt Hennig runs into the ring, causing the nWo to clear out.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews referee Nick Patrick and WCW Executive Committee head James J. Dillon. Dillon notes that Nick Patrick explained his actions at Road Wild and that the matter is closed. Patrick has not second guessed himself, and says the review of his actions have been a waste of time, then says Randy Anderson has not done the right thing by costing Lex Luger the World Heavyweight Championship. Anderson shows up and confronts Nick Patrick, then Dillon says WCW has enough problems without having to deal with officials confronting each other over their officiating, and declares the interview over.
The Ultimate Dragon retains the WCW World Television Championship against La Parka with the Dragon Sleeper when Sonny Onoo's interference attempt backfires when he accidentally kicks La Parka into the back and into the Dragon Sleeper. After the match, The Ultimate Dragon drop kicks Sonny Onoo off the apron.
During The Giant vs. Curt Hennig, Eric Bischoff shows up to get within 50 feet of The Giant and get him arrested. Head of WCW Security Doug Dellinger shows up with police officers, but tells him that they will do their job if and only if The Giant gets near him, not the other way around. Bischoff gets testy with Dellinger, who tells him he will be arresteed for assault if he hits him with the restraining order again. As an irritated Bischoff backs off, he looks around and sees "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko approaching him from commentary. Bischoff tries to escape through the crowd, but The Giant grabs at Bischoff as police officers try to hold The Giant back.
Lee Marshall alls from Columbia, South Carolina - the site of next week's Nitro - for the 1-800-COLLECT Road Report.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews WCW Executive Committee head James J. Dillon. He says there is too much distrust between WCW management and Sting, and that he has been one of Sting's greatest supporters up to this point. He does not have a new contract with him, and that WCW's patience is wearing thin. He asks that Sting tell WCW what he wants, and if he cannot do that, then WCW may be boxed into a situation where both parties have to go their separate ways. He has bought Sting some time, and tells Sting he has between now and Clash of the Champions to come forward and tell him what he wants. Sting shows up, this time through the crowd surrounded by a sea of police officers, and enters the ring. Ge grabs Dillon, then points at the crowd as the crowd chants "Hogan." He then leaves the ring again, but then he picks up a sign from a young fan that is now at ringside that says "Hulk vs. Sting," and shows it to Okerlund and Dillon.
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The New World Order invite James J. Dillon to their party, calling him their guest of honor at Clash at the Champions.
Lex Luger and Diamond Dallas Page beat The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) afer Syxx, Scott Norton and "Macho Man" Randy Savage attack Luger and Page. The Giant and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair run in and hep Luger and Page fight off the nWo to close out the show.
We see a performance from The Nitro Girls.
Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) beat Vicious and Delicious (Scott Norton and Buff Bagwell) by disqualification after Vincent interferes. After the bell has rung, Harlem Heat cleans house.
The Barbarian beats Mortis. After the match, Wrath rushes into the ring and lays The Barbarian out with the Death Penalty, but Meng runs in and locks the Tongan Death Grip on Wrath. Mortis gets up and attacks Meng, but Meng refuses to let go of Wrath, who has to be pulled out of the ring.
Eric Bischoff shows up. He invites everyone in the crowd to his party Thursday on TBS, and it's called Clash of the Champions. His champions - "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) - are going to be there, and it will be a party in honor of them. He then mentions that "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko cannot get within 50 feet of him, just like The Giant. He thanks the Denver police for arresting The Giant last week, and warns him not to violate the restraining order again. He also tells James J. Dillon that the New World Order have been too patient, and that they are demanding their own show so that he can return to the commentary booth.
This Saturday on WCW Saturday Night: The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian) vs. Mortis and Wrath! Eddie Guerrero vs. Dean Malenko!
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and Curt Hennig. Flair says Hennig may be the best thing going today, and will soon be one of the Four Horsemen. Hennig tells Flair that the two of them teaming up does not necessarily make him a Horseman, then asks where the competition is. He says that later tonight, he will put The Giant six feet under on his back. Flair says he will ride Konnan hard, then tells Hennig to prove why he's Horseman material. Hennig says once again that he's too good to be true.
Stevie Richards beats Scotty Riggs after putting one of his feet on the rope, then Raven shows up and hits Stevie with the Evenflow DDT.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Jeff Jarrett, Eddie Guerrero and Debra McMichael. All of a sudden, Alex Wright shows up and tells Debra he's ready to join her team, and that she should be honored at the chance to recruit him. Debra admits Alex Wright has some good points, but he's not a champion anymore. He tells Debra he'll get the Cruiserweight title back and then get back to her if he wants too, then leaves. Debra says she knows Eddie will become the Cruiserweight champ and that Jeff Jarrett will retain the United States title, but if Alex Wright does take the Cruiserweight title back, maybe she'll give him the time of day.
The New World Order wish themselves a happy birthday as part of the promotion for Clash of the Champions.
The Four Horsemen ("The Crippler" Chris Benoit and Steve "Mongo" McMichael) beat Jeff Jarrett and Eddie Guerrero after Mongo scares Debra McMichael into dropping the United States title and smacks the US title into Jarrett's back as the referee is focused on Eddie.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Pyrotechinics signal the start of the second hour.
The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) show up. After Hall says that people are tuned in because of the nWo, Hall says that Birmingham, Alabama is most definitely nWo country. Nash then announces that they will be in a tag match against Lex Luger and Diamond Dallas Page, and everyone will say why they're the best that's ever been and why they're just too sweet.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
"The Nature Boy" Ric FLair beats Syxx by disqualification after Vincent, Scott Norton and Buff Bagwell attack Flair. Curt Hennig runs into the ring, causing the nWo to clear out.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews referee Nick Patrick and WCW Executive Committee head James J. Dillon. Dillon notes that Nick Patrick explained his actions at Road Wild and that the matter is closed. Patrick has not second guessed himself, and says the review of his actions have been a waste of time, then says Randy Anderson has not done the right thing by costing Lex Luger the World Heavyweight Championship. Anderson shows up and confronts Nick Patrick, then Dillon says WCW has enough problems without having to deal with officials confronting each other over their officiating, and declares the interview over.
The Ultimate Dragon retains the WCW World Television Championship against La Parka with the Dragon Sleeper when Sonny Onoo's interference attempt backfires when he accidentally kicks La Parka into the back and into the Dragon Sleeper. After the match, The Ultimate Dragon drop kicks Sonny Onoo off the apron.
During The Giant vs. Curt Hennig, Eric Bischoff shows up to get within 50 feet of The Giant and get him arrested. Head of WCW Security Doug Dellinger shows up with police officers, but tells him that they will do their job if and only if The Giant gets near him, not the other way around. Bischoff gets testy with Dellinger, who tells him he will be arresteed for assault if he hits him with the restraining order again. As an irritated Bischoff backs off, he looks around and sees "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko approaching him from commentary. Bischoff tries to escape through the crowd, but The Giant grabs at Bischoff as police officers try to hold The Giant back.
Lee Marshall alls from Columbia, South Carolina - the site of next week's Nitro - for the 1-800-COLLECT Road Report.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews WCW Executive Committee head James J. Dillon. He says there is too much distrust between WCW management and Sting, and that he has been one of Sting's greatest supporters up to this point. He does not have a new contract with him, and that WCW's patience is wearing thin. He asks that Sting tell WCW what he wants, and if he cannot do that, then WCW may be boxed into a situation where both parties have to go their separate ways. He has bought Sting some time, and tells Sting he has between now and Clash of the Champions to come forward and tell him what he wants. Sting shows up, this time through the crowd surrounded by a sea of police officers, and enters the ring. Ge grabs Dillon, then points at the crowd as the crowd chants "Hogan." He then leaves the ring again, but then he picks up a sign from a young fan that is now at ringside that says "Hulk vs. Sting," and shows it to Okerlund and Dillon.
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The New World Order invite James J. Dillon to their party, calling him their guest of honor at Clash at the Champions.
Lex Luger and Diamond Dallas Page beat The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) afer Syxx, Scott Norton and "Macho Man" Randy Savage attack Luger and Page. The Giant and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair run in and hep Luger and Page fight off the nWo to close out the show.
Raw Deal - Raw recap for August 18, 1997
Vince McMahon interviews "Ravishing" Rick Rude. He tells all the "fat, out-of-shape Atlantic City sweathogs" to zip their lips, open their eyes and pay attention to what a real man has to say. He fancies himself an "insurance salesman," whether it be short-term, long-term, life, disability or accidental. "You supply the buck, and I'll supply the bang," he says. When asked who is paying the premium, he says that doesn't matter and says he was paid to get the job done, then says one can never have enough insurance and that Vince could be in need of some more himself. After a play on the Allstate motto - "Like a good neighbor, Rick Rude's always there" - he says that if you're smart, "you'll own a piece of the Rude" and to "Get Rude. It pays." (The two quotes are a play on mottoes from Prudential and Metlife, two more insurance companies.) He tells Vince that to get the premium, you've got to pay the premium, and once it's paid in full, someone's in for a Rude Awakening.
Owen Hart and The British Bulldog tell The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk) that tonight will be a preview of In Your House: Ground Zero, and that when they meet in the Fatal Four-Way that night, it will indeed be fatal.
Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter is seen having a heated discussion with "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels backstage.
Owen Hart and The British Bulldog beat The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk) when The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) attack The Legion of Doom behind the referee's back. All three teams continue to fight each other while referees and officials try to restore order.
Mankind says his mind has not forgiven and his body has not forgotten. Now, he has to team with The Undertaker, and he will either be the best tag team partner 'Taker has ever had, or the final nail in his coffin, and they will find out together.
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels says Vince McMahon and the WWF is still giving him the shaft over SummerSlam, and he is being painted into a corner. He doesn't want to be with The Undertaker until Ground Zero, and doesn't want to tag with Hunter Hearst Helmsley. He accuses Vince McMahon of throwing him to the lions, and says that when he is painted into a corner, someone will get what's coming to them.
Sunny is the guest ring announcer for the next match.
Flash Funk beats "Too Sexy" Brian Christopher in a Light Heavyweight Division match after Jerry "The King" Lawler distracts Christopher by telling him to put Flash Funk in a piledriver, allowing Flash Funk to bounce off the ropes and cause Christopher to land on the top rope by his crotch. Christopher and Lawler argue after the match.
The Undertaker says that patience is a virtue, but when it comes to "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, his has run out. Shawn won't make it to Ground Zero, as he will settle the score tonight. As for Mankind, he never forgives or forgets, and if he gets out of line, he'll take him out just like he will Shawn.
Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter is seen talking to Chyna and Hunter Hearst Helmsley backstage, as it is rumored that Chyna and Helmsley are trying to get out of the tag team main event as well.
"The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock beats The Sultan with the ankle lock after hitting a Belly-to-Belly Suplex on The Iron Sheik and also taking an Iranian flag to the back.
The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, Rocky Maivia) show up, and request an impromptu interviews with Jim Ross in the ring as the crowd chants "Rocky sucks!" Faarooq tells the fans that Ahmed Johnson is a white man dying to get out of a black man's body who wants to be pretty like "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, and that he couldn't be white even if he was sandblasted twenty times. He also warns everyone to stand on their own two feet, as anything worth getting is worth fighting for and if you're weak like Ahmed, you don't have a place in The Nation. Faarooq goes on to say that he made Savio Vega and Crush, and if they want a street fight with him, they're in for a surprise as he is the streets, and he will grant them their wish and destroy them at Ground Zero. Faarooq then introduces Rocky Maivia, and says the fans soured on him. Rocky then mentions the "Die Rocky Die" chants, saying that this is about respect. He became the youngest Intercontinental Champion in WWF history, and all he got was "Rocky sucks" chants. He says he is a lot of things, but "sucks" isn't one of them. He calls The Disciples of Apocalypse "a racist faction," then says he and The Nation lives, breathes and dies respect, and that they will earn it by any means necessary. As The Nation raises their fists, we see Crush on the TitanTron, who calls them "A nation of constipation," and says the D.O.A. is here to kick ass and take names. He dares them to meet them in the parking lot and meet them face-to-face and fist-to-fist with no WWF Commissioner around if they've got the guts. The Nation run out of the ring and head to the back.
We see footage of Goldust and Marlena earlier today with daughter Dakota at the beach in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Hunter Hearst Helmsley says he's not afraid of The Undertaker or Mankind, and says that when "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels" does the crime, he has to do the time. He then says if Vince McMahon wants a war with him, he's got one.
The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, Rocky Maivia) and The Disciples of Apocalypse (Crush, Skull, 8-Ball, Chainz) brawl in the parking lot only for Los Boricuas (Savio Vega, Miguel Perez, Jesus Castillo, Jose Castrada Jr.) to steal the D.O.A.'s motorcyles. The D.O.A. immediately give chase after this.
"Double J" Jesse James beats Brian Pillman by disqualification after Goldust and Marlena shows up and Goldust drops an elbow on Jesse James. After the match, Michael Cole shows up and Goldust tells him he wanted to see him one more week in a dress. Brian Pillman grabs a microphone, and decides to call Goldust's bluff by asking him if he wants to see him gone for good. He then challenges him to a match, and if Goldust wins, he will leave the World Wrestling Federation forever. However, if Pillman wins, then Marlena is his personal assistant for 30 days, 24 hours a day. Goldust thinks Pillman is an idiot, but Pillman says Goldust isn't talking tough anymore now that he's thrown in the second stipulation. Goldust rejects the challenge, but then Pillman says that a piece of him is always around Marlena reveals that Goldust and Marlena's daughter Dakota isn't Goldust's daughter and is actually his love child. Goldust goes after Pillman, and Marlena accepts the challenge on Goldust's behalf much to the disappointment of Goldust, who tells Marlena that wrestling Pillman isn't worth it.
Vader says The Patriot's colors are red, white and blue, but they will change to black and blue because it's Vader Time.
The intro to the show replays to signal the start of War Zone.
Bret "The Hit Man" Hart shows up with the Canadian flag as soon as the next match begins, and watches the match from the stage.
The Patriot beats Vader, then Bret "The Hit Man" Hart makes his way down to the ring. As The Patriot is focused on Bret, Vader knocks him off the apron and send shim back into the ring. As referees try to restore order, Bret wraps the Canadian flag over The Patriot, stopping Vader from hitting The Patriot with the Vader Bomb and angerying him to the point that Vader breaks the Canadian flag's pole over his knee. Owen Hart and The British Bulldog rush in and attack Vader, then The Patriot gets back up, fights Owen and Bulldog, and is kept away from Bret as Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter forces a smiling Bret to the back.
We see an interview from earlier today between Jim Ross and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. Austin makes fun of the fruit basket that the WWF gave him after he broke his neck. Austin says he's Intercontinental Champion now, and says he couldn't move his arms or legs for almost a minute and was afraid he wouldn't move again, but he's over it. He says Owen Hart has hell to pay when he comes back, and he's really pissed off. He says the doctors have told him he should do something else, but he's not listening to them and he's going to continue wrestling regardless of what they say. He says he's rode around in his four-wheeler while drinking a few beers while thinking about it, and while he plans to take a few days or a few weeks off, he intends to put the black trunks on and get back in the ring as it has taken him eight years to get to the WWF and a piledriver won't stop him from coming to Ground Zero and whipping somebody's ass as he is on a whole new level.
The Undertaker and Mankind beat "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels and Hunter Hearst Helmsley after Shawn hits 'Taker with a steel chair. During the match, Shawn calls "Ravishing" Rick Rude out to the ring, and he almost attacks 'Taker with a steel chair when 'Taker truns around and stop him. After the match, Shawn busts 'Taker open with a steel chair shot to the head as 'Taker confronts Rick Rude, but he gets back up despite being busted open. Shawn does it again, but 'Taker gets right back up again, and Shawn and Helmsley run.
Owen Hart and The British Bulldog tell The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk) that tonight will be a preview of In Your House: Ground Zero, and that when they meet in the Fatal Four-Way that night, it will indeed be fatal.
Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter is seen having a heated discussion with "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels backstage.
Owen Hart and The British Bulldog beat The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk) when The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) attack The Legion of Doom behind the referee's back. All three teams continue to fight each other while referees and officials try to restore order.
Mankind says his mind has not forgiven and his body has not forgotten. Now, he has to team with The Undertaker, and he will either be the best tag team partner 'Taker has ever had, or the final nail in his coffin, and they will find out together.
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels says Vince McMahon and the WWF is still giving him the shaft over SummerSlam, and he is being painted into a corner. He doesn't want to be with The Undertaker until Ground Zero, and doesn't want to tag with Hunter Hearst Helmsley. He accuses Vince McMahon of throwing him to the lions, and says that when he is painted into a corner, someone will get what's coming to them.
Sunny is the guest ring announcer for the next match.
Flash Funk beats "Too Sexy" Brian Christopher in a Light Heavyweight Division match after Jerry "The King" Lawler distracts Christopher by telling him to put Flash Funk in a piledriver, allowing Flash Funk to bounce off the ropes and cause Christopher to land on the top rope by his crotch. Christopher and Lawler argue after the match.
The Undertaker says that patience is a virtue, but when it comes to "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, his has run out. Shawn won't make it to Ground Zero, as he will settle the score tonight. As for Mankind, he never forgives or forgets, and if he gets out of line, he'll take him out just like he will Shawn.
Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter is seen talking to Chyna and Hunter Hearst Helmsley backstage, as it is rumored that Chyna and Helmsley are trying to get out of the tag team main event as well.
"The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock beats The Sultan with the ankle lock after hitting a Belly-to-Belly Suplex on The Iron Sheik and also taking an Iranian flag to the back.
The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, Rocky Maivia) show up, and request an impromptu interviews with Jim Ross in the ring as the crowd chants "Rocky sucks!" Faarooq tells the fans that Ahmed Johnson is a white man dying to get out of a black man's body who wants to be pretty like "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, and that he couldn't be white even if he was sandblasted twenty times. He also warns everyone to stand on their own two feet, as anything worth getting is worth fighting for and if you're weak like Ahmed, you don't have a place in The Nation. Faarooq goes on to say that he made Savio Vega and Crush, and if they want a street fight with him, they're in for a surprise as he is the streets, and he will grant them their wish and destroy them at Ground Zero. Faarooq then introduces Rocky Maivia, and says the fans soured on him. Rocky then mentions the "Die Rocky Die" chants, saying that this is about respect. He became the youngest Intercontinental Champion in WWF history, and all he got was "Rocky sucks" chants. He says he is a lot of things, but "sucks" isn't one of them. He calls The Disciples of Apocalypse "a racist faction," then says he and The Nation lives, breathes and dies respect, and that they will earn it by any means necessary. As The Nation raises their fists, we see Crush on the TitanTron, who calls them "A nation of constipation," and says the D.O.A. is here to kick ass and take names. He dares them to meet them in the parking lot and meet them face-to-face and fist-to-fist with no WWF Commissioner around if they've got the guts. The Nation run out of the ring and head to the back.
We see footage of Goldust and Marlena earlier today with daughter Dakota at the beach in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Hunter Hearst Helmsley says he's not afraid of The Undertaker or Mankind, and says that when "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels" does the crime, he has to do the time. He then says if Vince McMahon wants a war with him, he's got one.
The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, Rocky Maivia) and The Disciples of Apocalypse (Crush, Skull, 8-Ball, Chainz) brawl in the parking lot only for Los Boricuas (Savio Vega, Miguel Perez, Jesus Castillo, Jose Castrada Jr.) to steal the D.O.A.'s motorcyles. The D.O.A. immediately give chase after this.
"Double J" Jesse James beats Brian Pillman by disqualification after Goldust and Marlena shows up and Goldust drops an elbow on Jesse James. After the match, Michael Cole shows up and Goldust tells him he wanted to see him one more week in a dress. Brian Pillman grabs a microphone, and decides to call Goldust's bluff by asking him if he wants to see him gone for good. He then challenges him to a match, and if Goldust wins, he will leave the World Wrestling Federation forever. However, if Pillman wins, then Marlena is his personal assistant for 30 days, 24 hours a day. Goldust thinks Pillman is an idiot, but Pillman says Goldust isn't talking tough anymore now that he's thrown in the second stipulation. Goldust rejects the challenge, but then Pillman says that a piece of him is always around Marlena reveals that Goldust and Marlena's daughter Dakota isn't Goldust's daughter and is actually his love child. Goldust goes after Pillman, and Marlena accepts the challenge on Goldust's behalf much to the disappointment of Goldust, who tells Marlena that wrestling Pillman isn't worth it.
Vader says The Patriot's colors are red, white and blue, but they will change to black and blue because it's Vader Time.
The intro to the show replays to signal the start of War Zone.
Bret "The Hit Man" Hart shows up with the Canadian flag as soon as the next match begins, and watches the match from the stage.
The Patriot beats Vader, then Bret "The Hit Man" Hart makes his way down to the ring. As The Patriot is focused on Bret, Vader knocks him off the apron and send shim back into the ring. As referees try to restore order, Bret wraps the Canadian flag over The Patriot, stopping Vader from hitting The Patriot with the Vader Bomb and angerying him to the point that Vader breaks the Canadian flag's pole over his knee. Owen Hart and The British Bulldog rush in and attack Vader, then The Patriot gets back up, fights Owen and Bulldog, and is kept away from Bret as Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter forces a smiling Bret to the back.
We see an interview from earlier today between Jim Ross and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. Austin makes fun of the fruit basket that the WWF gave him after he broke his neck. Austin says he's Intercontinental Champion now, and says he couldn't move his arms or legs for almost a minute and was afraid he wouldn't move again, but he's over it. He says Owen Hart has hell to pay when he comes back, and he's really pissed off. He says the doctors have told him he should do something else, but he's not listening to them and he's going to continue wrestling regardless of what they say. He says he's rode around in his four-wheeler while drinking a few beers while thinking about it, and while he plans to take a few days or a few weeks off, he intends to put the black trunks on and get back in the ring as it has taken him eight years to get to the WWF and a piledriver won't stop him from coming to Ground Zero and whipping somebody's ass as he is on a whole new level.
The Undertaker and Mankind beat "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels and Hunter Hearst Helmsley after Shawn hits 'Taker with a steel chair. During the match, Shawn calls "Ravishing" Rick Rude out to the ring, and he almost attacks 'Taker with a steel chair when 'Taker truns around and stop him. After the match, Shawn busts 'Taker open with a steel chair shot to the head as 'Taker confronts Rick Rude, but he gets back up despite being busted open. Shawn does it again, but 'Taker gets right back up again, and Shawn and Helmsley run.
Sunday, August 17, 1997
Hardcore Heaven 1997 - The Results
As Joey Styles runs down the card for tonight's show, he is interrupted by "Ravishing" Rick Rude, who is welcomed by chants of "You sold out!" Styles is aware that Rude would destroy him when he mentions that Rude turned his back on ECW at Heatwave and hired himself out as "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michael's insurance policy in the WWF, and tells him that this interview is his before he leaves the ring. Rude tells Styles that he has mistaken him for someone who actually gives a crap about what he thinks, then asks the "fat, out-of-shape, Lauderdale losers" to button their lips, open their eyes and give their utmost respect to the next ECW World Television Champion, "No Gimmicks Needed" Chris Candido, who shows up. ECW Commissioner Todd Gordon shows up and confronts Roode for throwing away a two-year commentator contract so he could be a gun for hire, and while what he does outside of ECW is Rude's business, what he does in ECW is his business. He tells Roode that he is not a certified manager, and gives him the count of ten to leave the ring or Candido is disqualified. Rude says that two months ago, when he was Mr. Nice Guy, it was anything goes and the sky is the limit, but as soon as he wants to be himself, Gordon jerks the chain. Todd Gordon immediately begins the count, and Rude leaves just before the ten count is up. He is escorted to the back by the referees, and Rude says "Fuck you, Gordon!" on the way out.
Tazz retains the ECW World Television Championship against "No Gimmicks Needed" Chris Candido with the Tazmission from the top rope.
It is announced that ECW will return to pay-per-view on November 30th with November To Remember. We also see footage from earlier today before the show went on the air, where Insane Clown Posse (Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope) was in the ring with "Mr. Monday Night" Rob Van Dam and Bill Alfonso only to be laid out by Van Dam. Sabu appears and rams a chair into Shaggy's head with a springboard elbow.
Before the next match, Spike Dudley runs in, takes a steel chair and smashes it everywhere.
Bam Bam Bigelow absoluetly destroys Spike Dudley in a rematch from eight days ago, busting his head open and tossing him into the crowd before hitting an over-the-shoulder piledriver and finishing him off with the top rope moonsault. Medical staff tends to Spike Dudley quickly, and Spike Dudley's blood has to be mopped up off the ring.
It is announced that The Sandman will not be able to wrestle to a back injury suffered from Sabu and "Mr. Monday Night" Rob Van Dam, when he made the save for the Insane Clown Posse only only to have a steel chair smacked into his head by Sabu and Van Dam. Even after The Sandman is down, the carnage refuses to cease as both Van Dam and Sabu splash onto Sandman with a steel chair placed on top of his face. We then see footage of an ambulance taking The Sandman to a local hospital.
Before the next match, it is announced that Leif Cassidy's real snow Al Snow, and that Leif Cassidy was the result of what happened after "the marketing geniuses at Titan Towers stuck him in Marty Jannetty's tights" and that he is a 34-year old veteran with 15 years experience and black belts in kenpo, karate and jiu jitsu who has seen and done it all.
"Mr. Monday Night" Rob Van Dam beats Al Snow in a special attractions match contested under Monday Night Wrestling rules after a Van Daminator into a steel chair on Snow.
The Extreme Chopper is now chasing the ambulance carrying The Sandman...which is now being commandeered by The Sandman, who is now trying to make his way back to the War Memorial at Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Lance Wright reports that The Sandman has no idea where he is, and that he was at the James L. Knight Center. The Extreme Chopper will continue to keep tabs on The Sandman as best they can.
Jerry "The King" Lawler has gotten off the phone with Vince McMahon, and says this has to be the darkest day of his career for him to be here tonight. He mentions that Vince McMahon commended him for having the intestinal fortitude to show up alone, but Lawler says the WWF Superstars are with him in spirit. He says The Undertaker wants him to finish "The Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dramer with a Tombstone Piledriver. Bret "The Hit Man" Hart has called him to tell him to put him in the Sharpshooter, while "Stone Cold" Steve Austin has given him permission to open a can of whupass on Dreamer.
The Dudleys (Buh Buh Ray Dudley, D-Von Dudley, Big Dick Dudley, Sign Guy Dudley), "The Quintessential Studmuffin" Joel Gertner and Wicked Pictures porn actress Jenna Jameson are in the ring as Gertner introduces the Dudleys and makes fun of referee John Finnegan for being bald. He announces that The Gangstas (New Jack and Mustafa) cannot make it tonight due to injury, and they are replaced by USWA Tag Team Champions PG-13 (J.C. Ice and Wolfie Day). J.C. Ice calls The Dudleys' mom a ho because they're "all mixed up," tells Buh Buh Ray that he's so fat that he has to make two trips when he has to haul ass, says Joel Gertner looks like Elvis right before he died and invited Jenna Jameson to his hotel room at the Days Inn after the match if she wants to "ditch the zero and get with the hero."
The Dudleys (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley) retain the ECW World Tag Team Championships against PG-13 (J.C. Ice and Wolfie D). After the match, J.C. Ice tells The Dudleys may have won the match, but their mother is still a ho.
Lance Wright reports from the Extreme Chopper, which is still following The Sandman, who is still driving the ambulance and is still lost despite buying a carton of cigarettes and an alcoholic beverage at a gas station.
The lights go out and come back on, and Jerry "The King" Lawler is in the ring when they come back on. He tells the people watching from home "who have more money than they have brains" and tells them to watch In Your House: Groud Zero on September 7th where they can see real superstars like Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and The Undertaker instead of "some dope-headed derelicts like the ones you got here." Before he left the WWF, every Superstar told him they admired him coming to "Hardcore Hell" and taking on the ECW single-handedly before once again insisting that Bret, Austin and 'Taker finish off "The Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dreamer with their own finishers. He then calls Dreamer "a ball-less wonder" and tells him to come out here and get his ass whipped.
"The Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dreamer beats Jerry "The King" Lawler. During the match, the referee is rammed into the corner and knocked out by Lawler. Then, the lights out, and when they come back on, Rick Rude smashes a trash can into Dreamer's head. Dreamer still kicks out after the pinfall, which the referee is barely able to count. The lights go off again, then come back on, and this time Jake "The Snake" Roberts is in the ring. He hits Dreamer with a lariat, then hits him with a DDT. Roberts then says towards the camera "Your god giveth and then taketh away. My god giveth, but he ain't got the balls to do anything else." Lawler extends his hand only to be hit with a lariat as well, yet Lawler falls onto Dreamer and Dreamer still kicks out of the pinfall attempt before Roberts claps and leaves. Dreamer goes for a DDT, then the lights go out for a third time. When the lights come back on this time, Sunny is in the ring, and sprays Tommy in the eyes with hairspray. Beulah McGillicutty attacks Sunny from behind, but Lawler gets her hands on her. He is about to piledriver her, but Tommy has a chair. Lawler uses Beulah as a human shield, but Tommy misses with the chair and Beulah kicks Lawler in the groin before focusing on Sunny. Dreamer then hits the Dreamer DDT on Lawler for the win.
Lance Wright reports from the Extreme Chopper again. This time, The Sandman finds his way to the War Memorial. He gets out of the ambulance and swings his Singapore cane at police officers.
Before the next match, Francine tries to pay off Terry Funk to work with Shane Douglas, but Funk refuses the money by knocking it out of her hands.
"The Franchise" Shane Douglas beats Sabu and Terry Funk in a Three-Way Dance to win the ECW World Heavyweight Championship. During the match, Bill Alfonso tries to help Sabu put Terry Funk through a table by punching Funk in the head, but ECW Commissioner Tod Gordon shows up and punches out Alfonso before choking him out. Shane Douglas grabs Gordon and headbutts him before placing Gordon on the table. Funk places Alfonso on top of Gordon, then Sabu hits a leg drop through the table, sending both men through it. Referee John Finegan gets knocked out as Sabu places a ladder in the corner, and The Sandman finally shows up, using the ladder against Sabu as he he gets revenge for putting him in the hospital at the beginning of the show. Police officers hold The Sandman back, then Sabu leaps off a chair onto the top rope and into The Sandman and the police officers, taking them all out with a springboard dive. Referees, officials and even other wrestlers - even some that weren't on the card - help keep Sandman and Sabu apart. then stick around to see the end of the match. As this all happens, Sabu is pinned, guaranteeing a new ECW World Heavyweight Champion after the match. Dory Funk, Jr. shows up as Francine slaps Terry Funk while Douglas holds him back, and he levels both of them before leaving the ring before chasing Francine to the back. Douglas finally wins it by hitting a belly-to-belly suplex until Funk can't kick out in time. After the match, Francine scurries back into the ring, takes the title, and she and Douglas proceed to whip Funk with the belt before the crowd chants "Bullshit!" Francine and Douglas continue to attack Funk, then "The Quintessential Studmuffin" Joel Gertner and The Dudleys (Buh Buh Ray Dudley, D-Von Dudley, Big Dick Dudley) get in the ring and reminds Douglas he was his personal ring announcer, then tells him to dump his "moderately successful" tag team partners and join him and The Dudleys to create the new Triple Threat. Bam Bam Bigelow and Chris Candido show up, and Douglas, Bigelow and Candido fight the Dudleys. The officials, referees and wrestlers that stuck around until the end get in the ring to break it up. The Triple Threat (Douglas, Bigelow, Candido) leave The Dudleys annihilate everyone else. Balls Mahoney and Axl Rotten rush to the ring with steel chairs, but The Dudleys still overpower them. Terry Funk gets up, but he doesn't fare any better. All of a sudden, The Gangstas' music hits, and New Jack and John Kronus rush in, tossing a trash can full of weapons into the ring and raise hell on The Dudleys. Perry Saturn hobbles to the ring on crutches as quickly as he can. Big Dick Dudley choke slams New Jack and Kronus, but Perry Saturn hits the Bubba Cutter on Big Dick despite having only one good leg, and hits a top rope elbow on Buh Buh Ray. New Jack is seen on the fan cam hitting D-Von in the knee with a chain, and Kronus hits a twisting splash on Big Dick before Axl Rotten hits Buh Buh with a chair and Kronus hits D-Von with a frog splash. After New Jack busts a wooden crutch on the back of D-Von and Kronus hits a somersault leg drop on Buh Buh Ray, the Dudleys are finally out of the ring, but Gertner is back in. He is quickly surrounded and gets nailed, and New Jack hits Gerner in the head with the steel chair before Kronus hits Gerner with the 450 splash to end the show. New Jack celebrates in the ring while Terry Funk, John Kronus, Axl Rotten and Balls Mahoney celebrate in the crowd.
Tazz retains the ECW World Television Championship against "No Gimmicks Needed" Chris Candido with the Tazmission from the top rope.
It is announced that ECW will return to pay-per-view on November 30th with November To Remember. We also see footage from earlier today before the show went on the air, where Insane Clown Posse (Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope) was in the ring with "Mr. Monday Night" Rob Van Dam and Bill Alfonso only to be laid out by Van Dam. Sabu appears and rams a chair into Shaggy's head with a springboard elbow.
Before the next match, Spike Dudley runs in, takes a steel chair and smashes it everywhere.
Bam Bam Bigelow absoluetly destroys Spike Dudley in a rematch from eight days ago, busting his head open and tossing him into the crowd before hitting an over-the-shoulder piledriver and finishing him off with the top rope moonsault. Medical staff tends to Spike Dudley quickly, and Spike Dudley's blood has to be mopped up off the ring.
It is announced that The Sandman will not be able to wrestle to a back injury suffered from Sabu and "Mr. Monday Night" Rob Van Dam, when he made the save for the Insane Clown Posse only only to have a steel chair smacked into his head by Sabu and Van Dam. Even after The Sandman is down, the carnage refuses to cease as both Van Dam and Sabu splash onto Sandman with a steel chair placed on top of his face. We then see footage of an ambulance taking The Sandman to a local hospital.
Before the next match, it is announced that Leif Cassidy's real snow Al Snow, and that Leif Cassidy was the result of what happened after "the marketing geniuses at Titan Towers stuck him in Marty Jannetty's tights" and that he is a 34-year old veteran with 15 years experience and black belts in kenpo, karate and jiu jitsu who has seen and done it all.
"Mr. Monday Night" Rob Van Dam beats Al Snow in a special attractions match contested under Monday Night Wrestling rules after a Van Daminator into a steel chair on Snow.
The Extreme Chopper is now chasing the ambulance carrying The Sandman...which is now being commandeered by The Sandman, who is now trying to make his way back to the War Memorial at Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Lance Wright reports that The Sandman has no idea where he is, and that he was at the James L. Knight Center. The Extreme Chopper will continue to keep tabs on The Sandman as best they can.
Jerry "The King" Lawler has gotten off the phone with Vince McMahon, and says this has to be the darkest day of his career for him to be here tonight. He mentions that Vince McMahon commended him for having the intestinal fortitude to show up alone, but Lawler says the WWF Superstars are with him in spirit. He says The Undertaker wants him to finish "The Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dramer with a Tombstone Piledriver. Bret "The Hit Man" Hart has called him to tell him to put him in the Sharpshooter, while "Stone Cold" Steve Austin has given him permission to open a can of whupass on Dreamer.
The Dudleys (Buh Buh Ray Dudley, D-Von Dudley, Big Dick Dudley, Sign Guy Dudley), "The Quintessential Studmuffin" Joel Gertner and Wicked Pictures porn actress Jenna Jameson are in the ring as Gertner introduces the Dudleys and makes fun of referee John Finnegan for being bald. He announces that The Gangstas (New Jack and Mustafa) cannot make it tonight due to injury, and they are replaced by USWA Tag Team Champions PG-13 (J.C. Ice and Wolfie Day). J.C. Ice calls The Dudleys' mom a ho because they're "all mixed up," tells Buh Buh Ray that he's so fat that he has to make two trips when he has to haul ass, says Joel Gertner looks like Elvis right before he died and invited Jenna Jameson to his hotel room at the Days Inn after the match if she wants to "ditch the zero and get with the hero."
The Dudleys (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley) retain the ECW World Tag Team Championships against PG-13 (J.C. Ice and Wolfie D). After the match, J.C. Ice tells The Dudleys may have won the match, but their mother is still a ho.
Lance Wright reports from the Extreme Chopper, which is still following The Sandman, who is still driving the ambulance and is still lost despite buying a carton of cigarettes and an alcoholic beverage at a gas station.
The lights go out and come back on, and Jerry "The King" Lawler is in the ring when they come back on. He tells the people watching from home "who have more money than they have brains" and tells them to watch In Your House: Groud Zero on September 7th where they can see real superstars like Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and The Undertaker instead of "some dope-headed derelicts like the ones you got here." Before he left the WWF, every Superstar told him they admired him coming to "Hardcore Hell" and taking on the ECW single-handedly before once again insisting that Bret, Austin and 'Taker finish off "The Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dreamer with their own finishers. He then calls Dreamer "a ball-less wonder" and tells him to come out here and get his ass whipped.
"The Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dreamer beats Jerry "The King" Lawler. During the match, the referee is rammed into the corner and knocked out by Lawler. Then, the lights out, and when they come back on, Rick Rude smashes a trash can into Dreamer's head. Dreamer still kicks out after the pinfall, which the referee is barely able to count. The lights go off again, then come back on, and this time Jake "The Snake" Roberts is in the ring. He hits Dreamer with a lariat, then hits him with a DDT. Roberts then says towards the camera "Your god giveth and then taketh away. My god giveth, but he ain't got the balls to do anything else." Lawler extends his hand only to be hit with a lariat as well, yet Lawler falls onto Dreamer and Dreamer still kicks out of the pinfall attempt before Roberts claps and leaves. Dreamer goes for a DDT, then the lights go out for a third time. When the lights come back on this time, Sunny is in the ring, and sprays Tommy in the eyes with hairspray. Beulah McGillicutty attacks Sunny from behind, but Lawler gets her hands on her. He is about to piledriver her, but Tommy has a chair. Lawler uses Beulah as a human shield, but Tommy misses with the chair and Beulah kicks Lawler in the groin before focusing on Sunny. Dreamer then hits the Dreamer DDT on Lawler for the win.
Lance Wright reports from the Extreme Chopper again. This time, The Sandman finds his way to the War Memorial. He gets out of the ambulance and swings his Singapore cane at police officers.
Before the next match, Francine tries to pay off Terry Funk to work with Shane Douglas, but Funk refuses the money by knocking it out of her hands.
"The Franchise" Shane Douglas beats Sabu and Terry Funk in a Three-Way Dance to win the ECW World Heavyweight Championship. During the match, Bill Alfonso tries to help Sabu put Terry Funk through a table by punching Funk in the head, but ECW Commissioner Tod Gordon shows up and punches out Alfonso before choking him out. Shane Douglas grabs Gordon and headbutts him before placing Gordon on the table. Funk places Alfonso on top of Gordon, then Sabu hits a leg drop through the table, sending both men through it. Referee John Finegan gets knocked out as Sabu places a ladder in the corner, and The Sandman finally shows up, using the ladder against Sabu as he he gets revenge for putting him in the hospital at the beginning of the show. Police officers hold The Sandman back, then Sabu leaps off a chair onto the top rope and into The Sandman and the police officers, taking them all out with a springboard dive. Referees, officials and even other wrestlers - even some that weren't on the card - help keep Sandman and Sabu apart. then stick around to see the end of the match. As this all happens, Sabu is pinned, guaranteeing a new ECW World Heavyweight Champion after the match. Dory Funk, Jr. shows up as Francine slaps Terry Funk while Douglas holds him back, and he levels both of them before leaving the ring before chasing Francine to the back. Douglas finally wins it by hitting a belly-to-belly suplex until Funk can't kick out in time. After the match, Francine scurries back into the ring, takes the title, and she and Douglas proceed to whip Funk with the belt before the crowd chants "Bullshit!" Francine and Douglas continue to attack Funk, then "The Quintessential Studmuffin" Joel Gertner and The Dudleys (Buh Buh Ray Dudley, D-Von Dudley, Big Dick Dudley) get in the ring and reminds Douglas he was his personal ring announcer, then tells him to dump his "moderately successful" tag team partners and join him and The Dudleys to create the new Triple Threat. Bam Bam Bigelow and Chris Candido show up, and Douglas, Bigelow and Candido fight the Dudleys. The officials, referees and wrestlers that stuck around until the end get in the ring to break it up. The Triple Threat (Douglas, Bigelow, Candido) leave The Dudleys annihilate everyone else. Balls Mahoney and Axl Rotten rush to the ring with steel chairs, but The Dudleys still overpower them. Terry Funk gets up, but he doesn't fare any better. All of a sudden, The Gangstas' music hits, and New Jack and John Kronus rush in, tossing a trash can full of weapons into the ring and raise hell on The Dudleys. Perry Saturn hobbles to the ring on crutches as quickly as he can. Big Dick Dudley choke slams New Jack and Kronus, but Perry Saturn hits the Bubba Cutter on Big Dick despite having only one good leg, and hits a top rope elbow on Buh Buh Ray. New Jack is seen on the fan cam hitting D-Von in the knee with a chain, and Kronus hits a twisting splash on Big Dick before Axl Rotten hits Buh Buh with a chair and Kronus hits D-Von with a frog splash. After New Jack busts a wooden crutch on the back of D-Von and Kronus hits a somersault leg drop on Buh Buh Ray, the Dudleys are finally out of the ring, but Gertner is back in. He is quickly surrounded and gets nailed, and New Jack hits Gerner in the head with the steel chair before Kronus hits Gerner with the 450 splash to end the show. New Jack celebrates in the ring while Terry Funk, John Kronus, Axl Rotten and Balls Mahoney celebrate in the crowd.
Monday, August 11, 1997
Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for August 11, 1997
The Giant is handed a piece of paper by a police officer outside of the arena before the start of the show.
We see a performance from The Nitro Girls.
Before the next match, The Wolfpack (Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Syxx) say they know everybody here and at home is watching for one reason and one reason only: the New World Order. They then say that they are the best tag team on the planet, and to tell Ted DiBiase to ask The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) why they don't have the tag team titles if they're so good. The Steiner's music plays, but two random wrestlers - Bobby Starr and David Moore - show up instead.
The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) beat Bobby Starr and David Moore. After the match, The Outsiders want someone else, but The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) and Ted DiBiase show up through the scrowd, and The Stiners clear The Outsiders out of the ring.
Meng beats Wrath by pinfall with the Tongan Death Grip. Mortis rushes in to get Meng off of Wrath, but he is quickly joined by The Barbarian. Meng and The Barbarian chase James Vandenberg into the crowd.
This Saturday on WCW Saturday Night: Diamond Dallas Page! Curt Hennig! Alex Wright! "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair!
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Ted DiBiase and The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner), who says that they wrestled the best tag team the nWo had to offer despite the raw deal they got and that The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) knew they were beaten on Saturday. They plan to reload and come back at them as they do things their way. DiBiase says they're here to take care of business and will continue to do so, and that on Saturday, The Outsiders were outclassed and had to get themselves disqualified to keep the tag team titles. He then wants an explanation from referee Nick Patrick, noting that Patrick was kicked out of the nWo while he left voluntary. Patrick shows up and says he let the match go as long as he could as The Outsiders kept getting themselves disqualified, and that he stopped the match when they put their hands on him. He then criticized fellow ref Randy Anderson for allowing Lex Luger to be hit with a baseball bat in the main event. DiBiase tells The Outsiders that The Steiners have them where they want them: running scared. He tells them to look over their shoulder, as they're coming.
Eddie Guerrero beats Chris Jericho.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls. Once again, Alex Wright tires to butt in, but they don't want anything to do with it and he ends up dancing alone. "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Wright, who calls the crowd losers who are jealous of him because he looks great, is an unbelievable dancer and a fantastic wrestler who is the Cruiserweight champion.
Dean Malenko beats Jeff Jarrett by disqualification after Eddie Guerrero shows up and attacks Malenko. During the match, Jarrett tries to run away, but he is blocked by Steve "Mongo" McMichael. After the match, Mongo shows up and overpowers both Eddie and Jarrett. Malenko and Mongo run into each other, then Malenko attacks Mongo when the latter extends his hand, and sends him out of the ring. Mongo notes that Malenko "is tougher than a nickel steak" and that he respects that.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Curt Hennig and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. Flair says he noticed Hennig talking to Eric Bischoff backstage, and Hennig tells him he has business with Bischoff. "The Crippler" Chris Benoit and Steve "Mongo" McMichael show up as Flair gives him an opportunity to become a Horseman. Hennig neither confirms nor denies that he is a Horseman, but he does have the main event with "Macho Man" Randy Savage tonight. Flair asks Hennig to show him and his men why he deserves to be a Horseman tonight, then The Four Horsemen will head to Clash of the Champions, and asks Hennig to be his partner then. Hennig accepts, but says that doesn't necessarily mean that he is a Horseman.
At the start of the second hour, Eric Bischoff rides out on a motorcyle with Scott Norton before the next match, and pulls out a microphone. He says he told Lex Luger he would pay at Road Wild while Scott Hall, Buff Bagwell, Syxx and Vincent show up, and says that they have a surprise announcement. He congratulates "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan on reclaiming the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) for retaining the WCW World Tag Team Championships as he says the nWo is stronger than ever. Everyone in the ring then wishes a happy birthday to Hogan, who is out shooting a movie in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They then focus on The Giant, saying that he has gotten his message through the police at the top of the show. It is revealed that the paper The Giant received is a restraining order, and if The Giant gets within 50 feet of him, The Giant will go to jail. He warns "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyzsko that he may be next. He then re-focuses on The Giant as the camera focuses on Buff Bagwell spray painting a black line and "50 FT" on the aisle, and dares The Giant to get a piece of them. The Giant shows up, and WCW Security, James J. Dillon and Zbyzsko try to stop him, but The Giant crosses the line. The police show up, and The Giant has to go to jail. WCW security head Doug Dellinger says handcuffs won't work on The Giant, and The Giant willfully goes to jail without resistance. Meanwhile, Scott Hall creeps up behind Zbyszko and throws a toothpick at him to get a rise out of him.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) and Miss Jacqueline chat with the fans on WCWWrestling.com.
The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) beat The Four Horsemen ("The Crippler" Chris Benoit and Steve "Mongo" McMichael).
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Lex Luger. Luger says he would be a liar if last week's main event wasn't the greatest moment of his career and that Road Wild was a big disappointment for a short while. Last week, WCW wrestlers, both friend and foe, came together as one to celebrate Hogan losing the World title, and calls it a foundation and building point for WCW. He has talked to Randy Anderson and says they are cool to each other, as if Anderson was quick to ring the bell, he would not win the title. Luger says that Randy Anderson did his job as he saw fit and holds no animosity towards him because of it. He then tells the New World Order that WCW is getting their act together, and they're one misstep away from losing what's theirs, and tells Hogan to get a good look at what is standing before him as he has put him in the Torture Rack three times and that he could take the title away from him again quickly.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Diamond Dallas Page beats Buff Bagwell after sending Bagwell into Vincent when he tries to interfere.
Lee Marshall calls from Birmingham, Alabama - the site of next week's Nitro - for the 1-800-COLLECT Road Report.
The Ultimate Dragon retains the WCW World Television Championship against Mortis with a Dragon Sleeper after reversing the Flatliner into a Sunset Flip Powerbomb.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund is in the ring with WCW Executive Committee head James J. Dillon, who tries once again to sign a deal with Sting. Suddenly, the audience cheers as Dillon speaks, and Sting is spotted in the rafters before he rappels down into the crowd and makes his way into the ring. Dillon offers him a new contract, and asks him to name the time and place for a match against Syxx. Sting takes the contract, then tears it up and places it in Dillon's jacket. Okerlund asks Sting what he wants. Sting stops, then points into the crowd, who chant "Hogan."
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Curt Hennig beats "Macho Man" Randy Savage by disqualification when Diamond Dallas Page attacks Hennig. Savage attacks Page, and Scott Hall joins in, hitting a Fallaway Slam before Savage lands the top rope elbow on Page twice. Lex Luger rushes in, forcing Savage and Hall to retreat.
We see a performance from The Nitro Girls.
Before the next match, The Wolfpack (Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Syxx) say they know everybody here and at home is watching for one reason and one reason only: the New World Order. They then say that they are the best tag team on the planet, and to tell Ted DiBiase to ask The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) why they don't have the tag team titles if they're so good. The Steiner's music plays, but two random wrestlers - Bobby Starr and David Moore - show up instead.
The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) beat Bobby Starr and David Moore. After the match, The Outsiders want someone else, but The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) and Ted DiBiase show up through the scrowd, and The Stiners clear The Outsiders out of the ring.
Meng beats Wrath by pinfall with the Tongan Death Grip. Mortis rushes in to get Meng off of Wrath, but he is quickly joined by The Barbarian. Meng and The Barbarian chase James Vandenberg into the crowd.
This Saturday on WCW Saturday Night: Diamond Dallas Page! Curt Hennig! Alex Wright! "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair!
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Ted DiBiase and The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner), who says that they wrestled the best tag team the nWo had to offer despite the raw deal they got and that The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) knew they were beaten on Saturday. They plan to reload and come back at them as they do things their way. DiBiase says they're here to take care of business and will continue to do so, and that on Saturday, The Outsiders were outclassed and had to get themselves disqualified to keep the tag team titles. He then wants an explanation from referee Nick Patrick, noting that Patrick was kicked out of the nWo while he left voluntary. Patrick shows up and says he let the match go as long as he could as The Outsiders kept getting themselves disqualified, and that he stopped the match when they put their hands on him. He then criticized fellow ref Randy Anderson for allowing Lex Luger to be hit with a baseball bat in the main event. DiBiase tells The Outsiders that The Steiners have them where they want them: running scared. He tells them to look over their shoulder, as they're coming.
Eddie Guerrero beats Chris Jericho.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls. Once again, Alex Wright tires to butt in, but they don't want anything to do with it and he ends up dancing alone. "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Wright, who calls the crowd losers who are jealous of him because he looks great, is an unbelievable dancer and a fantastic wrestler who is the Cruiserweight champion.
Dean Malenko beats Jeff Jarrett by disqualification after Eddie Guerrero shows up and attacks Malenko. During the match, Jarrett tries to run away, but he is blocked by Steve "Mongo" McMichael. After the match, Mongo shows up and overpowers both Eddie and Jarrett. Malenko and Mongo run into each other, then Malenko attacks Mongo when the latter extends his hand, and sends him out of the ring. Mongo notes that Malenko "is tougher than a nickel steak" and that he respects that.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Curt Hennig and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. Flair says he noticed Hennig talking to Eric Bischoff backstage, and Hennig tells him he has business with Bischoff. "The Crippler" Chris Benoit and Steve "Mongo" McMichael show up as Flair gives him an opportunity to become a Horseman. Hennig neither confirms nor denies that he is a Horseman, but he does have the main event with "Macho Man" Randy Savage tonight. Flair asks Hennig to show him and his men why he deserves to be a Horseman tonight, then The Four Horsemen will head to Clash of the Champions, and asks Hennig to be his partner then. Hennig accepts, but says that doesn't necessarily mean that he is a Horseman.
At the start of the second hour, Eric Bischoff rides out on a motorcyle with Scott Norton before the next match, and pulls out a microphone. He says he told Lex Luger he would pay at Road Wild while Scott Hall, Buff Bagwell, Syxx and Vincent show up, and says that they have a surprise announcement. He congratulates "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan on reclaiming the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) for retaining the WCW World Tag Team Championships as he says the nWo is stronger than ever. Everyone in the ring then wishes a happy birthday to Hogan, who is out shooting a movie in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They then focus on The Giant, saying that he has gotten his message through the police at the top of the show. It is revealed that the paper The Giant received is a restraining order, and if The Giant gets within 50 feet of him, The Giant will go to jail. He warns "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyzsko that he may be next. He then re-focuses on The Giant as the camera focuses on Buff Bagwell spray painting a black line and "50 FT" on the aisle, and dares The Giant to get a piece of them. The Giant shows up, and WCW Security, James J. Dillon and Zbyzsko try to stop him, but The Giant crosses the line. The police show up, and The Giant has to go to jail. WCW security head Doug Dellinger says handcuffs won't work on The Giant, and The Giant willfully goes to jail without resistance. Meanwhile, Scott Hall creeps up behind Zbyszko and throws a toothpick at him to get a rise out of him.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) and Miss Jacqueline chat with the fans on WCWWrestling.com.
The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) beat The Four Horsemen ("The Crippler" Chris Benoit and Steve "Mongo" McMichael).
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Lex Luger. Luger says he would be a liar if last week's main event wasn't the greatest moment of his career and that Road Wild was a big disappointment for a short while. Last week, WCW wrestlers, both friend and foe, came together as one to celebrate Hogan losing the World title, and calls it a foundation and building point for WCW. He has talked to Randy Anderson and says they are cool to each other, as if Anderson was quick to ring the bell, he would not win the title. Luger says that Randy Anderson did his job as he saw fit and holds no animosity towards him because of it. He then tells the New World Order that WCW is getting their act together, and they're one misstep away from losing what's theirs, and tells Hogan to get a good look at what is standing before him as he has put him in the Torture Rack three times and that he could take the title away from him again quickly.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Diamond Dallas Page beats Buff Bagwell after sending Bagwell into Vincent when he tries to interfere.
Lee Marshall calls from Birmingham, Alabama - the site of next week's Nitro - for the 1-800-COLLECT Road Report.
The Ultimate Dragon retains the WCW World Television Championship against Mortis with a Dragon Sleeper after reversing the Flatliner into a Sunset Flip Powerbomb.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund is in the ring with WCW Executive Committee head James J. Dillon, who tries once again to sign a deal with Sting. Suddenly, the audience cheers as Dillon speaks, and Sting is spotted in the rafters before he rappels down into the crowd and makes his way into the ring. Dillon offers him a new contract, and asks him to name the time and place for a match against Syxx. Sting takes the contract, then tears it up and places it in Dillon's jacket. Okerlund asks Sting what he wants. Sting stops, then points into the crowd, who chant "Hogan."
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Curt Hennig beats "Macho Man" Randy Savage by disqualification when Diamond Dallas Page attacks Hennig. Savage attacks Page, and Scott Hall joins in, hitting a Fallaway Slam before Savage lands the top rope elbow on Page twice. Lex Luger rushes in, forcing Savage and Hall to retreat.
Raw Deal - Raw recap for August 11, 1997
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels shows up to start tonight's show. It is announced that Shawn will take on Mankind tonight, and Shawn gets everyone up to speed on what's been happening. Shawn says he had a job to do at SummerSlam, and he did it. If WWF doesn't want to step up and take responsibility for what happened and wants to throw it in his lap instead, he's not worried as he's had plenty in his lap before. He says either you're with him or against him. As for Mankind, he had to find out while he was sitting at home watching Superstars because Vince McMahon didn't tell him over the phone. The crowd chants "Shawn is gay," and Shawn responds by asking "Why don't you ask your sister and your mama how gay Shawn is?" He then tells Mankind he'll see him in a few, then invites The Undertaker to watch him smack Mankind around, and if he can beat Mankind, he can beat him. He then says WWF officials have put him on his private hit list, and have the new Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter calling the shot. He tells Slaughter that if he can stick his chin in his business, he's got another thing coming as nobody steals the spotlight and he wants it all. The crowd then chants that Shawn is gay again. Slaughter shows up and tells Shawn that he's listened to what he has to say, and says he's right about him not wanting his chin in his business, but he's going to put it there anyway. He says he's been in the spotlight so many times Shawn couldn't count them all, then tells Shawn that if he thinks he's here to play games, he's wrong. Anything he says, does or decides is for the betterment of the World Wrestling Federation, not Shawn Michaels. As far as Shawn's match with Mankind is concerned, it's time for Shawn to put up or shut up. Shawn tells him that his life is in danger in the WWF, and that he's got a big insurance policy.
We hear from fans who they think will win between "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels and Mankind.
Road Warrior Hawk gets ready for his Country Whippin' Match against Henry O. Godwinn backstage.
Owen Hart and The British Bulldog guest on commentary for the next match.
Before the next match, Henry O. Godwinn explains the Country Whippin' Match: two men have a leather strap and both men whip each other until one man can take no more. Henry O. says that this is the way matters are settled back home and that he will whip the hide off of Road Warrior Hawk's back.
On the newest issue of WWF Magazine, there is an article about what is going on behind the scenes between The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) and their former manager Hillbilly Jim.
Road Warrior Hawk beats Henry O. Godwinn in a Country Whippin' Match after Phineas I. Godwinn and Road Warrior Animal get involved and Animal sends both Godwinns out of the ring with the Godwinns' slop bucket. During the match, Owen Hart and The British Bulldog argue over which of them will challenge The Patriot to a match.
Inside specially marked packages of Stridex are three limited edition WWF trading cards! There are six in all: "The Heartbreak Kid' Shawn Michaels, Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, Sycho Sid, Ahmed Johnson, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and The Undertaker.
Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter tells Brian Pillman to wear a dress once again.
Goldust and Marlena guest on commentary for the next match.
Scott Putski beats Tony Williams in a Light Heavyweight Division match. During the match, we see security footage of Brian Pillman's locker room, courtesy of a "golden handicam" placed there courtesy of Goldust and Marlena, where we see Pillman angrily change into the dress only to fail miserably and throw things around in the locker room. After the match, Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter tells Goldust and Marlena to leave, which they do.
The Undertaker tells "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels he will watch his match against Mankind, then tells him that no insurance policy will be necessary at Ground Zero except burial insurance.
Goldust talks about his life and his relationship with his father Dusty Rhodes in the newest issue of Raw Magazine, on newsstands tomorrow.
Flash Funk beats Brian Pillman with an inside cradle when Goldust and Marlena show up and distract Pillman with the "golden handicam" footage of Pillman changing into the dress. During the match, it is announced that Extreme Championship Wrestling's Hardcore Heaven event will air on pay-per-view Sunday night. Also, Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter announces that both Owen Hart and The British Bulldog will both take on The Patriot and a partner of The Patriot's choosing later tonight on War Zone, and that The Patriot's partner will not be announced until the match starts.
We see footage of fans chanting for Dude Love from earlier today.
Vince McMahon interviews Dude Love. We see two of Dude Love's groupies in the front row. Dude Love feels that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin will be coming back soon. As for the Fatal Four-Way for the tag titles, he hopes that their opponents - The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk), The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) and the team of Owen Hart and The British Bulldog - have more than one life, if you know what he means. As for who might win between Mankind and "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, he knows both men and if he had to take a guess, he would say Mankind would rock and roll all over Shawn with the Mandible Claw. Shawn appears on the TitanTron, wishing someone would knock Dude Love out so hard he wakes up in the 21st century, and tells him he's not The Heartbreak Kid or himself, for that matter. He says Mankind will see his new insurance policy live and in living color, and he's sticking his foot down Mankind's throat with some Sweet Chin Music. Dude Love quotes John Lennon "I am we, and you are we, and we are all together," and that Mankind will tear Shawn up. Dude Love then parties in the ring with the two groupies.
We hear some more fan predictions on the match between "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels and Mankind.
The Patriot talks to his mystery partner backstage, saying that it's time to take care of business tonight.
The intro to the show replays to signal the start of War Zone.
Before the next match, Owen Hart dedicates the next match to Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, who is watching from backstage.
The Patriot's partner is revealed to be "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock.
The Patriot and "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock beat Owen Hart and The British Bulldog. During the match, Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, who is initially seen watching the match from backstage, shows up to watch the match from the stage. When Bret tries to walk down the entrance ramp, Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter shows up and stops Bret, distracting Shamrock and the referee and allowing Owen Hart to place a steel chair in the ring. This, however, backfires when Shamrock catches Owen sneaking up on him and The Patrio slams The British Bulldog into the steel chair.
On the WWF Superstar Line, option 3 has news on why Ahmed Johnson was booted from The Nation of Domination as well as the future of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
We see footage of Bret "The Hit Man" Hart saying that he is proud to be Canadian right now and that Americans are going to have a harder time accepting that the WWF Champion is not American. We then see footage from Toronto Peason International Airport from last Tuesday where the Canadian fans show their support for Bret as 15,000 fans showed up to see Bret come back from SummerSlam. Bret says that he will carry the WWF Championship with honor for his fans all over the rest of the world.
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels is caught backstage talking to someone in a suit who might be his "insurance policy."
The Patriot is here to prove his success in the WWF is no fluke, and says Bret "The Hit Man" Hart is not untouchable. He is suddenly attacked with a steel chair by Bret, and referees have to get Bret away from The Patriot.
Faarooq beats Chainz after referee Jack Doan is accidentally knocked down. Suddenly, Rocky Maivia shows up, checks on the referee and suddenly attacks Chainz. Before the match, it is announced that the rest of The Nation of Domination and The Disciples of Apocalypse have all been banned from ringside for the match. During the match, it is announced that Ahmed Johnson has re-injured his knee. After the match, Rocky Maivia reveals that he has joined The Nation of Domination when he raises his fist along with Faarooq.
Rocky Maivia is seen with The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa) backstage, and the cameraman is kicked out of The Nation of Domination's locker room. Suddenly, The Disciples of Apocalypse (Crush, Skull, 8-Ball, Chainz) try to break into the room.
Sable shows up to be the guest ring announcer for the next match, but that match doesn't happen as The Patriot shows up, grabs the microphone and says he can take any man, one-on-one, face to face, and won't back down from anybody. He tells Bret "The Hit Man" Hart that if he wants to prove he's the man and champ he says he is, then they don't have to wait until September, and that they can do it right now. Bret shows up, Canadian flag in hand, and both Bret and The Patriot brawl. The rest of The Hart Foundation (Owen Hart, The British Bulldog, Brian Pillman) show up and gang up on The Patriot, and referees get into the ring before Bret can lock the Sharpshooter onto The Patriot. As The Foundation covers The Patriot with the Canadian flag, Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter shows up to try to restore order.
Mankind tells "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels that he hopes the insurance policy he talks about is life insurance, because when he thinks about him he gets a lump in his throat from emotion. He then says Shawn will have a lump in his throat, too, but instead of emotion, it will be his liver.
We see another vignette for Brakus.
Mankind shows up before the next match with a trash can and tosses it into the ring. It ends up being used as a weapon quickly by "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, which referee Earl Hebner somehow allows. Mankind - now with the garbage bag over his head and shoulders like a poncho - gets the Mandible Claw on Shawn, but Shawn hits him with a low blow.
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels. During the match, Hunter Hearst Helmsley - now in a white T-shirt and black pants - and Chyna are seen walking down the entrance ramp. We later see the man in the suit from earlier, who is now walking down the ramp: "Ravishing" Rick Rude, straight out of Extreme Championship Wrestling. As Chyna distracts the referee, Rick Rude hits Mankind in the head with a steel chair and Shawn hits the Sweet Chin Music for the win. After the match, The Undertaker makes his presence known as Chyna, Rick Rude and Hunter Hearst Helmsley all get on the apron. Paul Bearer is seen on the TitanTron, telling him that his brother Kane is coming and that he will burn in Hell. The last thing we see before the show ends is fire.
We hear from fans who they think will win between "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels and Mankind.
Road Warrior Hawk gets ready for his Country Whippin' Match against Henry O. Godwinn backstage.
Owen Hart and The British Bulldog guest on commentary for the next match.
Before the next match, Henry O. Godwinn explains the Country Whippin' Match: two men have a leather strap and both men whip each other until one man can take no more. Henry O. says that this is the way matters are settled back home and that he will whip the hide off of Road Warrior Hawk's back.
On the newest issue of WWF Magazine, there is an article about what is going on behind the scenes between The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) and their former manager Hillbilly Jim.
Road Warrior Hawk beats Henry O. Godwinn in a Country Whippin' Match after Phineas I. Godwinn and Road Warrior Animal get involved and Animal sends both Godwinns out of the ring with the Godwinns' slop bucket. During the match, Owen Hart and The British Bulldog argue over which of them will challenge The Patriot to a match.
Inside specially marked packages of Stridex are three limited edition WWF trading cards! There are six in all: "The Heartbreak Kid' Shawn Michaels, Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, Sycho Sid, Ahmed Johnson, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and The Undertaker.
Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter tells Brian Pillman to wear a dress once again.
Goldust and Marlena guest on commentary for the next match.
Scott Putski beats Tony Williams in a Light Heavyweight Division match. During the match, we see security footage of Brian Pillman's locker room, courtesy of a "golden handicam" placed there courtesy of Goldust and Marlena, where we see Pillman angrily change into the dress only to fail miserably and throw things around in the locker room. After the match, Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter tells Goldust and Marlena to leave, which they do.
The Undertaker tells "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels he will watch his match against Mankind, then tells him that no insurance policy will be necessary at Ground Zero except burial insurance.
Goldust talks about his life and his relationship with his father Dusty Rhodes in the newest issue of Raw Magazine, on newsstands tomorrow.
Flash Funk beats Brian Pillman with an inside cradle when Goldust and Marlena show up and distract Pillman with the "golden handicam" footage of Pillman changing into the dress. During the match, it is announced that Extreme Championship Wrestling's Hardcore Heaven event will air on pay-per-view Sunday night. Also, Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter announces that both Owen Hart and The British Bulldog will both take on The Patriot and a partner of The Patriot's choosing later tonight on War Zone, and that The Patriot's partner will not be announced until the match starts.
We see footage of fans chanting for Dude Love from earlier today.
Vince McMahon interviews Dude Love. We see two of Dude Love's groupies in the front row. Dude Love feels that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin will be coming back soon. As for the Fatal Four-Way for the tag titles, he hopes that their opponents - The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk), The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) and the team of Owen Hart and The British Bulldog - have more than one life, if you know what he means. As for who might win between Mankind and "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, he knows both men and if he had to take a guess, he would say Mankind would rock and roll all over Shawn with the Mandible Claw. Shawn appears on the TitanTron, wishing someone would knock Dude Love out so hard he wakes up in the 21st century, and tells him he's not The Heartbreak Kid or himself, for that matter. He says Mankind will see his new insurance policy live and in living color, and he's sticking his foot down Mankind's throat with some Sweet Chin Music. Dude Love quotes John Lennon "I am we, and you are we, and we are all together," and that Mankind will tear Shawn up. Dude Love then parties in the ring with the two groupies.
We hear some more fan predictions on the match between "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels and Mankind.
The Patriot talks to his mystery partner backstage, saying that it's time to take care of business tonight.
The intro to the show replays to signal the start of War Zone.
Before the next match, Owen Hart dedicates the next match to Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, who is watching from backstage.
The Patriot's partner is revealed to be "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock.
The Patriot and "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock beat Owen Hart and The British Bulldog. During the match, Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, who is initially seen watching the match from backstage, shows up to watch the match from the stage. When Bret tries to walk down the entrance ramp, Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter shows up and stops Bret, distracting Shamrock and the referee and allowing Owen Hart to place a steel chair in the ring. This, however, backfires when Shamrock catches Owen sneaking up on him and The Patrio slams The British Bulldog into the steel chair.
On the WWF Superstar Line, option 3 has news on why Ahmed Johnson was booted from The Nation of Domination as well as the future of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
We see footage of Bret "The Hit Man" Hart saying that he is proud to be Canadian right now and that Americans are going to have a harder time accepting that the WWF Champion is not American. We then see footage from Toronto Peason International Airport from last Tuesday where the Canadian fans show their support for Bret as 15,000 fans showed up to see Bret come back from SummerSlam. Bret says that he will carry the WWF Championship with honor for his fans all over the rest of the world.
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels is caught backstage talking to someone in a suit who might be his "insurance policy."
The Patriot is here to prove his success in the WWF is no fluke, and says Bret "The Hit Man" Hart is not untouchable. He is suddenly attacked with a steel chair by Bret, and referees have to get Bret away from The Patriot.
Faarooq beats Chainz after referee Jack Doan is accidentally knocked down. Suddenly, Rocky Maivia shows up, checks on the referee and suddenly attacks Chainz. Before the match, it is announced that the rest of The Nation of Domination and The Disciples of Apocalypse have all been banned from ringside for the match. During the match, it is announced that Ahmed Johnson has re-injured his knee. After the match, Rocky Maivia reveals that he has joined The Nation of Domination when he raises his fist along with Faarooq.
Rocky Maivia is seen with The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa) backstage, and the cameraman is kicked out of The Nation of Domination's locker room. Suddenly, The Disciples of Apocalypse (Crush, Skull, 8-Ball, Chainz) try to break into the room.
Sable shows up to be the guest ring announcer for the next match, but that match doesn't happen as The Patriot shows up, grabs the microphone and says he can take any man, one-on-one, face to face, and won't back down from anybody. He tells Bret "The Hit Man" Hart that if he wants to prove he's the man and champ he says he is, then they don't have to wait until September, and that they can do it right now. Bret shows up, Canadian flag in hand, and both Bret and The Patriot brawl. The rest of The Hart Foundation (Owen Hart, The British Bulldog, Brian Pillman) show up and gang up on The Patriot, and referees get into the ring before Bret can lock the Sharpshooter onto The Patriot. As The Foundation covers The Patriot with the Canadian flag, Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter shows up to try to restore order.
Mankind tells "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels that he hopes the insurance policy he talks about is life insurance, because when he thinks about him he gets a lump in his throat from emotion. He then says Shawn will have a lump in his throat, too, but instead of emotion, it will be his liver.
We see another vignette for Brakus.
Mankind shows up before the next match with a trash can and tosses it into the ring. It ends up being used as a weapon quickly by "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, which referee Earl Hebner somehow allows. Mankind - now with the garbage bag over his head and shoulders like a poncho - gets the Mandible Claw on Shawn, but Shawn hits him with a low blow.
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels. During the match, Hunter Hearst Helmsley - now in a white T-shirt and black pants - and Chyna are seen walking down the entrance ramp. We later see the man in the suit from earlier, who is now walking down the ramp: "Ravishing" Rick Rude, straight out of Extreme Championship Wrestling. As Chyna distracts the referee, Rick Rude hits Mankind in the head with a steel chair and Shawn hits the Sweet Chin Music for the win. After the match, The Undertaker makes his presence known as Chyna, Rick Rude and Hunter Hearst Helmsley all get on the apron. Paul Bearer is seen on the TitanTron, telling him that his brother Kane is coming and that he will burn in Hell. The last thing we see before the show ends is fire.
Saturday, August 9, 1997
Road Wild 1997 - The Results
Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) beat Vicious and Delicious (Scott Norton and Buff Bagwell). During the match, Miss Jacqueline - who has not been seen since Kevin Sullivan retired - shows up and stands in Harlem Heat's corner, much to the chagrin of Vincent, and helps Booker T gets the Harlem Side Kick on Scott Norton before crouching down and holding one of Norton's feet down to assure Harlem Heat the win.
The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) and Ted DiBiase chats with fans online at WCWWrestling.com.
Mike Tenay guests on commentary for the next match.
Konnan beats Rey Mysterio, Jr. in a Mexican grudge match with the Tequila Sunrise after Rey manages to re-injure his knee. At one point, Konnan almost removes Rey's mask, but Rey manages to keep his hands in front of his face and keep it covered, and gets the mask back on. After the match, Konnan keeps the hold locked in for a little while longer, then lets go. Medical staff tend to Rey afterward, and have to carry him to the back.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund shows off a tattoo on his arm, then announces that there are two new managers in WCW - one of them a former world champion, while the other is still a mystery. Details on these two new managers can be revealed on the WCW Hotline.
"The Crippler" Chris Benoit and Steve "Mongo" McMichael beat Jeff Jarrett and Dean Malenko after Jarrett leaves Malenko high and dry.
Before the next match, it is announced that Rey Mysterio, Jr.'s knee injury is a severe sprain and that Rey will be seeing a WCW orthopedist.
We see a video package of WCW superstars on motorcycles on the roads of Sturgis, South Dakota.
Alex Wright retains the WCW Cruiserweight Championship against Chris Jericho after pulling Jericho's tights.
Clifford Linn, Mayor of Sturgis, South Dakota, is seen in the crowd.
"The Nature Boy' Ric Flair beats Syxx after kicking Syxx in the gut during a Bronco Buster and putting his feet on the rope during the pinfall.
Diamond Dallas Page eats Curt Hennig after interference from "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair backfires.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund plugs the WCW Hotline, this time with details on who Raven's first WCW opponent will be.
Fall Brawl comes live to pay-per-view on September 14th!
We see a video package where Eric Bischoff tells Lex Luger that he will pay for beating "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship on Monday night.
The Giant beats "Macho Man" Randy Savage.
The Steiner Brothres (Rick and Scott Steiner) beat The Outsiders (Kevin nash and Scott Hall) by disqualification after Kevin Nash pulls referee Nick Patrick out of the ring during a pinfall. The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) retain the WCW World Tag Team Championships.
"Hollywood" Hulk Hogan beats Lex Luger to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship after the nWo tries to interfere and Luger is hit in the back by another man in a Sting mask. After the match, medical staff, The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) and Curt Hennig check on Luger after the match, and help him to the back. The show ends with the nWo celebrating their victory by "re-anointing" the championship by spray painting "nWo" on it.
The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) and Ted DiBiase chats with fans online at WCWWrestling.com.
Mike Tenay guests on commentary for the next match.
Konnan beats Rey Mysterio, Jr. in a Mexican grudge match with the Tequila Sunrise after Rey manages to re-injure his knee. At one point, Konnan almost removes Rey's mask, but Rey manages to keep his hands in front of his face and keep it covered, and gets the mask back on. After the match, Konnan keeps the hold locked in for a little while longer, then lets go. Medical staff tend to Rey afterward, and have to carry him to the back.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund shows off a tattoo on his arm, then announces that there are two new managers in WCW - one of them a former world champion, while the other is still a mystery. Details on these two new managers can be revealed on the WCW Hotline.
"The Crippler" Chris Benoit and Steve "Mongo" McMichael beat Jeff Jarrett and Dean Malenko after Jarrett leaves Malenko high and dry.
Before the next match, it is announced that Rey Mysterio, Jr.'s knee injury is a severe sprain and that Rey will be seeing a WCW orthopedist.
We see a video package of WCW superstars on motorcycles on the roads of Sturgis, South Dakota.
Alex Wright retains the WCW Cruiserweight Championship against Chris Jericho after pulling Jericho's tights.
Clifford Linn, Mayor of Sturgis, South Dakota, is seen in the crowd.
"The Nature Boy' Ric Flair beats Syxx after kicking Syxx in the gut during a Bronco Buster and putting his feet on the rope during the pinfall.
Diamond Dallas Page eats Curt Hennig after interference from "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair backfires.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund plugs the WCW Hotline, this time with details on who Raven's first WCW opponent will be.
Fall Brawl comes live to pay-per-view on September 14th!
We see a video package where Eric Bischoff tells Lex Luger that he will pay for beating "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship on Monday night.
The Giant beats "Macho Man" Randy Savage.
The Steiner Brothres (Rick and Scott Steiner) beat The Outsiders (Kevin nash and Scott Hall) by disqualification after Kevin Nash pulls referee Nick Patrick out of the ring during a pinfall. The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) retain the WCW World Tag Team Championships.
"Hollywood" Hulk Hogan beats Lex Luger to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship after the nWo tries to interfere and Luger is hit in the back by another man in a Sting mask. After the match, medical staff, The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) and Curt Hennig check on Luger after the match, and help him to the back. The show ends with the nWo celebrating their victory by "re-anointing" the championship by spray painting "nWo" on it.
Monday, August 4, 1997
Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for August 4, 1997
Tonight's episode is three hours long as it is the 100th episode of Nitro. (When the episode is uploaded to the WWE Network years later, however, it is labeled as the 99th Episode.)
We see a performance from The Nitro Girls.
Eric Bischoff and "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan show up. Bischoff says Lex Luger is dumb as a brick, and Hogan says that when you mess with him, you mess with the entire nWo and you had better be ready to pay dues. Hogan then says he's got the whole world watching Road Wild, and that he will slaughter Luger like a lamb in Sturgis, South Dakota. Hogan isn't too thrilled with the fact that the WCW World Heavyweight Championship is on the line tonight, and he tells Luger that he will pay for this mistake as he drags him through the mud to prove that he is the god that made professional wrestling what it is today. After he wipes the mat with Luger, the title will stay in the family, and the #1 contender at Road Wild will be none other than Scott Hall.
Curt Hennig beats Mortis.
We see a video package summarizing what has happened with Sting in the last year.
Jeff Jarrett and Dean Malenko beat Chavo Guerrero, Jr. and Hector Guerrero with a Texas Cloverleaf to Hector Guerrero.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Raven at ringside. Stevie Richards shows up with paperwork, which happens to be another contract that he has worked on in the past two weeks at WCW Headuqarters. Richards wants Raven to follow him in the trail he paved into WCW, and hands him the contract and a pen. Raven skims through the contract, then spits in Stevie's face and punches him. He tries to punch him again, but Stevie blocks it. Raven tells Stevie he will not abuse him anymore, and walks away.
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The Giant quickly beats Lenny Lane, Scott D'Amore and Joey Maggs in a 3-on-1 handicap match. After the match, "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth show up, saying a giant out of control is good for him because that means he will be in control at Road Wild. He tells The Giant to stay in the ring as he doesn't want any of this, but The Giant leaves the ring and marches towards Savage.
This Saturday on WCW Saturday Night: Curt Hennig! Diamond Dallas Page! Alex Wright! "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair!
We see a video package of Lex Luger.
Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and "Flyboy" Rocco Rock) beat High Voltage (Rage and Kaos) after Rocco Rock accidentally puts himself through a table after Kaos saves Rage from going through it and a double-team attempt from High Voltage backfires.
We see another performance from The Nitro Girls...and Alex Wright joins in. "Mean" Gene Okerlund then interviews Wright, who speaks in German before saying that he speaks first to the people that matter before he speaks to the people he could care less about. He tells Chris Jericho that if he wants to be embarrassed again like he was last week, he'll do it at Road Wild. He then calls himself the world's greatest wrestler. He then calls the Americans stupid.
Alex Wright beats Scotty Riggs with a top rope drop kick - one of Jericho's signature moves.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Lex Luger. Luger says he's been focusing on one thing and one thing only: the match at Road Wild. However, sometimes opportunity knocks when you least expect it, and it has knocked tonight. He calls this a defining moment from himself, WCW and the nWo tonight. He has heard what Hogan said at the top of the show, but they will soon get in the ring, and he will give the devil his due by saying he made professional wrestling what it is today, but he will take the WCW World Heavyweight Championship from him tonight.
Syxx beats "The Crippler" Chris Benoit by disqualification after Jeff Jarrett shows up and attacks Benoit. Steve "Mongo" McMichael rushes in and makes the save for Benoit, then Dean Malenko runs in and attacks Benoit. Mongo and Benoit end up standing tall in the ring.
We see another performance from The Nitro Girls.
Booker T quickly beats Vincent after a clothesline to Vincent from Stevie Ray, then Booker and Stevie Ray beat up Vincent again before tossing him out of the ring.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Diamond Dallas Page. DDP says that most of his life, people thought he was conceited, but after what's recently happened, he's not conceited, he's convinced. He knows where to go and how to get there, and he's given 120% in the ring. He says that there is another guy who has 120% in the ring that he has respected as a wrestler than he'd ever believe. He says he's never had a personal issue with Flair, as they both hate "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and "Macho Man" Randy Savage, but he's recently courted Curt Hennig, and he hates Curt Hennig. Now that he believes Flair is making him a Horseman, he won't let Hennig feed him to Flair to keep him from making it to Road Wild. He then tells Flair that Flair may have his respect, but he has his number.
Wrath beats The Barbarian. Meng arrives after the match and confronts Wrath. They stare down, but James Vandenberg tells Wrath "not now."
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) in the ring. They suddenly introduce Ted DiBiase, who hasn't been seen in months. Rick tells Okerlund "We got him!" DiBiase announces that he has been on the inside looking out, and now he's on the outside looking in. He said that he grew up in the business and vowed to uphold his dad's name when his father died, but he lost his way after he became The Million Dollar Man. He says that a man pays the price for the decision of his choices, and that he has made bad choices as of late. He doesn't expect The Steiners to accept him on blind faith, and at Road Wild, he promises to help tear down what he built in the New World Order by taking the tag team titles away from The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall). Suddenly, The Outsiders show up. They know The Steiners are good, but they're better and the tag titles prove it. Kevin Nash tells DiBiase that when they said they were nWo for life, they meant it, and DiBiase didn't seem to understand. He calls him a dead man for joining the Steiners, but DiBiase reminds them he knows them more than anyone else. Nash says they only have DiBiase because they need somebody to read the menus while they're out there on the road. DiBiase promises he will lead The Steiners to victory at Road Wild and bring in new WCW World Tag Team Champions.
We see another performance from The Nitro Girls.
Lee Marshall calls from Denver, Colorado - the site of next week's Nitro - for the 1-800-COLLECT Road Report.
Konnan beats Psychosis with the Tequila Sunrise. After the match, Rey Mysterio, Jr. - still on crutches - shows up and gets in the ring, but when Konnan kicks one of Rey's crutches away, Rey smashes the other one across Konnan's back to reveal he's no longer injured. Rey then helps Psychosis out of the ring.
Glacier and "The Cat" Earnest Miller beat Damien and Silver King.
Eric Bischoff shows up. Bischoff says he has no love for The Giant and "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko for what they did to him last week, and brings out "the man who still has not figured how to fill my shoes," James J. Dillon. Dillon shows up, and tells Dillon to tell The Giant that if he ever lays another hand on him, he'll sue him for everything he and his children and grandchildren will ever as per his attorneys. As for Zbyszko, if he ever lays another finger on him, he will take his left foot and kick him right between his eyes. Dillon says he won't have to deliver any messages to Zbyszko, as he heard him loud and clear. Dillon laughs as he leaves.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the third hour. The Nitro Girls dance around the commentary table.
Before the next match, Curt Hennig shows up during "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair's entrance and shakes his hand before heading back to the back. Not long after the match, Curt Hennig then rushes to Flair's corner before the commercial break.
Diamond Dallas Page beats "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair by disqualification when Curt Hennig tries to interfere with a foreign object. Page stops Hennig and teases using it, but then tosses it to the referee and fights off Flair and Hennig at the same time.
Villano IV and Villano V beat Hector Garza and Lizmark Jr. with a small package on Lizmark Jr. after the Villanos switch places, unbeknownst to the ref who is being warned of this by Garza.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews James J. Dillon in the ring. He says it has been a year since anyone in WCW has talked to Sting, as Sting's loyalties have been questioned by WCW management. Dillon says that he can sympathize with Sting, but it has become clear that Sting is willing to stand behind WCW and that it is a matter of what Sting wants. He has tried every means of communicating with Sting, but nothing has worked and he has not talked to Sting or met with anybody who has. Dillon wishes that Sting would show up and meet him eye-to-eye, as he has an opponent for him. He holds in his hand signed by a free agent, and all it needs is Sting's signature, and he hopes that it has what he wants. All of a sudden, Sting rappels down from the rafters to the aisle and approaches the ring. Dillon pledges to use his power from this point forward to restore the trust between WCW and Sting, and asks him to sign the contract for a match against Curt Hennig. Sting tears the contract up and leaves, and Dillon touches him, which causes Sting to look at him for a second before he heads back to the back.
We see The Nitro Girls interact with the crowd.
Lex Luger fights off Kevin Nash, Socott Hall and "Macho Man" Randy Savage to beat "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan with the Torture Rack and wn the WCW World Heavyweight Championship! Lex Luger celebrates in the ring with numerous WCW superstars. The celebration heads backstage, where champagne bottles are popped and The Giant tries to clean the nWo letters spray painted on the belt off with paint thinner. Meanwhile, a furious Hogan plans his revenge for Road Wild and asks the nWo - who consider the victory a fluke - to watch his back in Sturgis, South Dakota.
We see a performance from The Nitro Girls.
Eric Bischoff and "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan show up. Bischoff says Lex Luger is dumb as a brick, and Hogan says that when you mess with him, you mess with the entire nWo and you had better be ready to pay dues. Hogan then says he's got the whole world watching Road Wild, and that he will slaughter Luger like a lamb in Sturgis, South Dakota. Hogan isn't too thrilled with the fact that the WCW World Heavyweight Championship is on the line tonight, and he tells Luger that he will pay for this mistake as he drags him through the mud to prove that he is the god that made professional wrestling what it is today. After he wipes the mat with Luger, the title will stay in the family, and the #1 contender at Road Wild will be none other than Scott Hall.
Curt Hennig beats Mortis.
We see a video package summarizing what has happened with Sting in the last year.
Jeff Jarrett and Dean Malenko beat Chavo Guerrero, Jr. and Hector Guerrero with a Texas Cloverleaf to Hector Guerrero.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Raven at ringside. Stevie Richards shows up with paperwork, which happens to be another contract that he has worked on in the past two weeks at WCW Headuqarters. Richards wants Raven to follow him in the trail he paved into WCW, and hands him the contract and a pen. Raven skims through the contract, then spits in Stevie's face and punches him. He tries to punch him again, but Stevie blocks it. Raven tells Stevie he will not abuse him anymore, and walks away.
Send videos, cards and letters for ideas for Nitro parties to One CNN Center, P.O. Box 60, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. Each week, WCW will pick one entrant to receive a Nitro party pack of games, merchandise, wrestler recipes and a Nitro party planner.
The Giant quickly beats Lenny Lane, Scott D'Amore and Joey Maggs in a 3-on-1 handicap match. After the match, "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth show up, saying a giant out of control is good for him because that means he will be in control at Road Wild. He tells The Giant to stay in the ring as he doesn't want any of this, but The Giant leaves the ring and marches towards Savage.
This Saturday on WCW Saturday Night: Curt Hennig! Diamond Dallas Page! Alex Wright! "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair!
We see a video package of Lex Luger.
Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and "Flyboy" Rocco Rock) beat High Voltage (Rage and Kaos) after Rocco Rock accidentally puts himself through a table after Kaos saves Rage from going through it and a double-team attempt from High Voltage backfires.
We see another performance from The Nitro Girls...and Alex Wright joins in. "Mean" Gene Okerlund then interviews Wright, who speaks in German before saying that he speaks first to the people that matter before he speaks to the people he could care less about. He tells Chris Jericho that if he wants to be embarrassed again like he was last week, he'll do it at Road Wild. He then calls himself the world's greatest wrestler. He then calls the Americans stupid.
Alex Wright beats Scotty Riggs with a top rope drop kick - one of Jericho's signature moves.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Lex Luger. Luger says he's been focusing on one thing and one thing only: the match at Road Wild. However, sometimes opportunity knocks when you least expect it, and it has knocked tonight. He calls this a defining moment from himself, WCW and the nWo tonight. He has heard what Hogan said at the top of the show, but they will soon get in the ring, and he will give the devil his due by saying he made professional wrestling what it is today, but he will take the WCW World Heavyweight Championship from him tonight.
Syxx beats "The Crippler" Chris Benoit by disqualification after Jeff Jarrett shows up and attacks Benoit. Steve "Mongo" McMichael rushes in and makes the save for Benoit, then Dean Malenko runs in and attacks Benoit. Mongo and Benoit end up standing tall in the ring.
We see another performance from The Nitro Girls.
Booker T quickly beats Vincent after a clothesline to Vincent from Stevie Ray, then Booker and Stevie Ray beat up Vincent again before tossing him out of the ring.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Diamond Dallas Page. DDP says that most of his life, people thought he was conceited, but after what's recently happened, he's not conceited, he's convinced. He knows where to go and how to get there, and he's given 120% in the ring. He says that there is another guy who has 120% in the ring that he has respected as a wrestler than he'd ever believe. He says he's never had a personal issue with Flair, as they both hate "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and "Macho Man" Randy Savage, but he's recently courted Curt Hennig, and he hates Curt Hennig. Now that he believes Flair is making him a Horseman, he won't let Hennig feed him to Flair to keep him from making it to Road Wild. He then tells Flair that Flair may have his respect, but he has his number.
Wrath beats The Barbarian. Meng arrives after the match and confronts Wrath. They stare down, but James Vandenberg tells Wrath "not now."
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) in the ring. They suddenly introduce Ted DiBiase, who hasn't been seen in months. Rick tells Okerlund "We got him!" DiBiase announces that he has been on the inside looking out, and now he's on the outside looking in. He said that he grew up in the business and vowed to uphold his dad's name when his father died, but he lost his way after he became The Million Dollar Man. He says that a man pays the price for the decision of his choices, and that he has made bad choices as of late. He doesn't expect The Steiners to accept him on blind faith, and at Road Wild, he promises to help tear down what he built in the New World Order by taking the tag team titles away from The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall). Suddenly, The Outsiders show up. They know The Steiners are good, but they're better and the tag titles prove it. Kevin Nash tells DiBiase that when they said they were nWo for life, they meant it, and DiBiase didn't seem to understand. He calls him a dead man for joining the Steiners, but DiBiase reminds them he knows them more than anyone else. Nash says they only have DiBiase because they need somebody to read the menus while they're out there on the road. DiBiase promises he will lead The Steiners to victory at Road Wild and bring in new WCW World Tag Team Champions.
We see another performance from The Nitro Girls.
Lee Marshall calls from Denver, Colorado - the site of next week's Nitro - for the 1-800-COLLECT Road Report.
Konnan beats Psychosis with the Tequila Sunrise. After the match, Rey Mysterio, Jr. - still on crutches - shows up and gets in the ring, but when Konnan kicks one of Rey's crutches away, Rey smashes the other one across Konnan's back to reveal he's no longer injured. Rey then helps Psychosis out of the ring.
Glacier and "The Cat" Earnest Miller beat Damien and Silver King.
Eric Bischoff shows up. Bischoff says he has no love for The Giant and "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko for what they did to him last week, and brings out "the man who still has not figured how to fill my shoes," James J. Dillon. Dillon shows up, and tells Dillon to tell The Giant that if he ever lays another hand on him, he'll sue him for everything he and his children and grandchildren will ever as per his attorneys. As for Zbyszko, if he ever lays another finger on him, he will take his left foot and kick him right between his eyes. Dillon says he won't have to deliver any messages to Zbyszko, as he heard him loud and clear. Dillon laughs as he leaves.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the third hour. The Nitro Girls dance around the commentary table.
Before the next match, Curt Hennig shows up during "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair's entrance and shakes his hand before heading back to the back. Not long after the match, Curt Hennig then rushes to Flair's corner before the commercial break.
Diamond Dallas Page beats "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair by disqualification when Curt Hennig tries to interfere with a foreign object. Page stops Hennig and teases using it, but then tosses it to the referee and fights off Flair and Hennig at the same time.
Villano IV and Villano V beat Hector Garza and Lizmark Jr. with a small package on Lizmark Jr. after the Villanos switch places, unbeknownst to the ref who is being warned of this by Garza.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews James J. Dillon in the ring. He says it has been a year since anyone in WCW has talked to Sting, as Sting's loyalties have been questioned by WCW management. Dillon says that he can sympathize with Sting, but it has become clear that Sting is willing to stand behind WCW and that it is a matter of what Sting wants. He has tried every means of communicating with Sting, but nothing has worked and he has not talked to Sting or met with anybody who has. Dillon wishes that Sting would show up and meet him eye-to-eye, as he has an opponent for him. He holds in his hand signed by a free agent, and all it needs is Sting's signature, and he hopes that it has what he wants. All of a sudden, Sting rappels down from the rafters to the aisle and approaches the ring. Dillon pledges to use his power from this point forward to restore the trust between WCW and Sting, and asks him to sign the contract for a match against Curt Hennig. Sting tears the contract up and leaves, and Dillon touches him, which causes Sting to look at him for a second before he heads back to the back.
We see The Nitro Girls interact with the crowd.
Lex Luger fights off Kevin Nash, Socott Hall and "Macho Man" Randy Savage to beat "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan with the Torture Rack and wn the WCW World Heavyweight Championship! Lex Luger celebrates in the ring with numerous WCW superstars. The celebration heads backstage, where champagne bottles are popped and The Giant tries to clean the nWo letters spray painted on the belt off with paint thinner. Meanwhile, a furious Hogan plans his revenge for Road Wild and asks the nWo - who consider the victory a fluke - to watch his back in Sturgis, South Dakota.
Raw Deal - Raw recap for August 4, 1997
The Hart Foundation (Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, Owen Hart, The British Bulldog, Brian Pillman) show up to start tonight's show and be interviewed in the ring by Jim Ross. Bret "The Hit Man" Hart says he came to SummerSlam and proved that he is the best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be against all odds against The Undertaker and "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels. He says he stuck to his word, but as he sees it, WWF is not sticking to theirs as they have not punished Shawn for supposedly showing favoritism. Bret insists that Shawn favored The Undertaker from start to finish, and the only reason he's WWF Champion is because he's a lot smarter than the both of them. He wants to know what the WWWF is going to do, and wants Shawn out of American wrestling and the WWF, whom he says owes him their word. He calls The Patriot's win last week a fluke due to Shawn's outside interference, and tells The Patriot that he is "a missile with nothing in it" and that he means nothing to him. He then commends The British Bulldog for going into battle with "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock, whom he says made a fool of himself and will never get another shot at the European title. As for Brian Pillman, he says the Foundation doesn't wear dresses, as there is a new sheriff is town and Pillman has too much class to lower himself into wearing one. He then calls Owen losing the Intercontinental title "yet another example of American justice," and Owen says he is angry with himself for showing compassion to "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and says that he beat himself. He then gloats about hitting Austin with the piledriver that injured Austin's neck, saying he turned Austin into "a crippled freak" and that Austin's career is over and that the only reason Austin won is because he beat himself by showing compassion. He demands Austin return the Intercontinental title to him, or come to the ring and let him beat him up for the belt. We are then introduced to the new Commissioner of the World Wrestling Federation: Sgt. Slaughter. Slaughter shows up and says he is the new sheriff in town, not Bret, and that he makes the rules of the WWF, not him. He immediately makes his first decision as Commissioner: Bret will defend the WWF Championship at In Your House: Ground Zero against The Patrior. When Bret asks who The Patriot beat to get a title shot, Slaughter immediately points at Bret and says "You." Slaughter then tells The British Bulldog he will have another match with Shamrock soon. He also forces Brian Pillman to live up to his agreement and wear a dress tonight or else he will be suspended. He then gives Owen Hart a rematch for the Intercontinental Championship against "Stone Cold" Steve Austin as soon as he is cleared and when Stone Cold says so. Suddenly, Steve Austin shows up, a neck brace in his hand instead of around his neck, and says so. He doesn't care if any doctors have to medically clear him, and he confronts Owen for dropping him on his head, saying Owen was too stupid to cover him when he had the chance. He calls Owen a loser, not because he says so, but because it runs through his veins. He plans to open up a can of whoop-ass and show him what Austin 3:16 means.
We see fan comments from after last night's WWF Championship match.
We see The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, Ahmed Johnson) backstage, as it is announced that Faarooq will take on Savio Vega and Crush in a Triple Threat Match at In Your House: Ground Zero. Faarooq says The Nation of Domination showed up at SummerSlam to prove they mean business and that they are here to stay. He says that Savio Vega and Crush are crazy to take him on in a street fight as he is a product of the streets, and at Ground Zero, they will both accept their ass-whipping like men. He also promises that Kama Mustafa will take care of "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock and that Ahmed Johnson will take care of Chainz from The Disciples of Apocalypse tonight.
Before the next match, Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter shows up and ejects D'Lo Brown, Faarooq and Ahmed Johnson of The Nation of Domination from ringside to ensure the match is fair.
"The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock beats Kama Mustafa after Miguel Perez and Jesus Castillo of Los Boricuas show up from out of the crowd and attack Mustafa as the ref is dealing with Shamrock.
We see another vignette from Brakkus.
Sunny shows up to be the guest ring announcer for the next match.
Taka Michinoku gets a surprise win on "Too Sexy" Brian Christopher in a Light Heavyweight Division match with a sudden roll-up, handing Christopher his first ever loss in the World Wrestling Federation. Christopher attacks Michinoku after the match as Jerry "The King" Lawler confronts the referee.
Commissioner Sgt. Slaugher shows up at Brian Pillman's locker room and hands him the dress. Pillman refuses, and Sgt. Slaughter ups the ante by telling him that he's wearing the dress every week on Raw until he beats somebody.
Before the next match, Paul Bearer admits he's forgotten more about the business than Chyna will ever know when it is mentioned that Chyna will be the difference maker in the next match, and tells Chyna that he's more of a man than she'll ever be.
Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Vader wrestle to a double count-out. During the match, Chyna dropkicks Paul Bearer, and after the match, Vader throws the steel steps down in frustration.
Before the next match, The Patriot says he's heard Bret "The Hit Man" Hart bad-mouth America, and while he admits that there are things wrong with this country that need to be corrected, he has decided to stand up and take a stand. He calls Hart being America running down America's people the biggest problem of all, and tells Hart to love America or leave it, and if he doesn't want to go back to Canada, he'll take him back there himself. He tells Hart he had the same opportunity as him last week, and at Ground Zero, he'll prove it's not a fluke. He hopes Hart is watching, as Hart will get a taste of what he will do to him then. The Patriot then shows up for his match, and he and his opponent, The Sultan, wave their respective flags; The Patriot with the American flag and The Sultan with the Iranian flag. As soon as The Patriot turns his back, The Sultan attacks The Patriot from behind.
The Patriot beats The Sultan. After the match, The Hart Foundation (Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, Owen Hart, The British Bulldog) show up, but Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter shows up and forces Owen and The Bulldog to turn back, unbeknownst to Bret. When Bret looks around for Owen and The Bulldog only to see they are nowhere to be found, The Patriot starts a fistfight that referees and officials have to break up.
The introduction to the show replays to signal the start of War Zone.
Vince McMahon interviews "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels in the ring. He tells Vince that it's just like him, Bret "The Hit Man" Hart and the WWF fans to drop what happened last night is lap and not take accountability for themselves and pass the buck because he doesn't give a damn what anybody thinks about him. Shawn says he went out there last night and did the best that he could and called it down the middle. Vince then asks if Shawn is in cahoots with Bret, which Shawn vehemently denies, saying he knew that Vince was a nimrod, but now knows that Vince is "the dumbest son-of-a-bitch I have ever seen in my life." Vince takes offense to that, and Shawn says he's shuttering in his loafers. Vince then tells Shawn he'll be shuttering in his loafers at Ground Zero when he faces The Undertaker, then hands Shawn the microphone and heads back to the commentary. Shawn tells Vince to "get his ass outta here," then tells the fans what the story is: he is not in cahoots with Bret Hart, and that Bret Hart doesn't like or respect him, but he does need him as he is the only man in the WWF that has beat his ass. He then tells The Undertaker that the two of them have never crossed paths until now. As the crowd chants "Shawn sucks," he tells The Undertaker that he lays down for no one - not The Undertaker, Bret or the fans - then tells the fans to go to hell and tells the Undertaker that the next time he sees him, his superkick is going to be one foot going down his throat. The Undertaker then makes his presence known, and when the lights come back on, Shawn is nowhere to be seen. He says he's not here to tell everyone how bad or mad he is, as he's done way too much talking and that it's time to go back to what he does best: digging holes and making people rest in peace. He tells Shawn he will have to look him in the eyes and pay for his crimes, and that he will rest in peace. As 'Taker is about to leave, Paul Bearer shows up on the TitanTron and calls 'Taker a murderer again before saying he was with Kane last night, announcing that Kane is coming to confront him. As 'Taker leaves, the lights turn red instead of the usual blue.
It is announced in a meeting betwen Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter and a medical doctor that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is suffering from spinal shock syndrome, which affects his neck, lower brain aspects, upper back muscles and arms. It is strongly recommended that he should not be wrestling, and that he not be competing tonight.
Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter shows up before the next match and ejects the rest of The Nation of Domination and the rest of The Disciples of Apocalypse from ringside.
Ahmed Johnson beasts Chainz when Savio Vega and Jose Estrada, Jr. show up and Savio tries to run away with Chainz' bike, distracting Chainz. After the match, the rest of The Disciples of Apocalypse show up and chase Savio and Jose away, then the rest of The Nation of Domination shows up. As The Nation of Domination raise their fists in the center of the ring, Faarooq suddenly attacks Ahmed and D'Lo Brown and Kama Mustafa follow suit. The Disciples of Apocalypse leap off the apron and head back to the back as The Nation attacks one of their own, much to the shock of commentary. Referees check on Ahmed after The Nation leaves.
The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) beat The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh) after Thrasher distracts the referee and Henry O. Godwinn reverses a roll-up from Mosh into a roll-up from Phineas I. Godwinn with a Slop Drop.
Goldust and Marlena, who are not scheduled to be here, make an appearance. After the commercial break, Michael Cole interviews them from ringside where thy are separated from the rest of the fans by arena security. Marlena and Goldust make it clear that they want to see Pillman in a dress, with Marlena joking that Pillman hasn't done well at being a gentleman and that she wants to see how he does as a lady. When Brian Pillman shows up for his match, he has to be forced off the stage by Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter as he is indeed wearing a dress.
Bob "Spark Plug" Holly beats Brian Pillman by count-out when Pillman is distracted by Goldust and Marlena, who wave around a bra to get a rise out of him.
Bret "The Hit Man" Hart forcefully guests on commentary for the next match. Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter comes to the commentary table and tells Bret to watch it.
It is made official that Dude Love will be taking "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's place in the match against Owen Hart tonight.
Dude Love beats Owen Hart. During the match, The British Bulldog shows up, and as Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter keeps him from coming from ringside, Bret "The Hit Man" Hart attacks Dude Love outside of the ring, allowing Owen Hart to lock in the Sharpshooter. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin then shows up to confront Bret Hart, and as officials and Slaughter try to keep Austin away from Bret, Owen is distracted by what is going on at ringside, allowing Dude Love to win with a schoolboy pin after Austin hits Owen with one of his Slammy Awards. Dude Love then celebrates in the ring with two ladies who were seen at ringside before the match.
We see fan comments from after last night's WWF Championship match.
We see The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, Ahmed Johnson) backstage, as it is announced that Faarooq will take on Savio Vega and Crush in a Triple Threat Match at In Your House: Ground Zero. Faarooq says The Nation of Domination showed up at SummerSlam to prove they mean business and that they are here to stay. He says that Savio Vega and Crush are crazy to take him on in a street fight as he is a product of the streets, and at Ground Zero, they will both accept their ass-whipping like men. He also promises that Kama Mustafa will take care of "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock and that Ahmed Johnson will take care of Chainz from The Disciples of Apocalypse tonight.
Before the next match, Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter shows up and ejects D'Lo Brown, Faarooq and Ahmed Johnson of The Nation of Domination from ringside to ensure the match is fair.
"The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock beats Kama Mustafa after Miguel Perez and Jesus Castillo of Los Boricuas show up from out of the crowd and attack Mustafa as the ref is dealing with Shamrock.
We see another vignette from Brakkus.
Sunny shows up to be the guest ring announcer for the next match.
Taka Michinoku gets a surprise win on "Too Sexy" Brian Christopher in a Light Heavyweight Division match with a sudden roll-up, handing Christopher his first ever loss in the World Wrestling Federation. Christopher attacks Michinoku after the match as Jerry "The King" Lawler confronts the referee.
Commissioner Sgt. Slaugher shows up at Brian Pillman's locker room and hands him the dress. Pillman refuses, and Sgt. Slaughter ups the ante by telling him that he's wearing the dress every week on Raw until he beats somebody.
Before the next match, Paul Bearer admits he's forgotten more about the business than Chyna will ever know when it is mentioned that Chyna will be the difference maker in the next match, and tells Chyna that he's more of a man than she'll ever be.
Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Vader wrestle to a double count-out. During the match, Chyna dropkicks Paul Bearer, and after the match, Vader throws the steel steps down in frustration.
Before the next match, The Patriot says he's heard Bret "The Hit Man" Hart bad-mouth America, and while he admits that there are things wrong with this country that need to be corrected, he has decided to stand up and take a stand. He calls Hart being America running down America's people the biggest problem of all, and tells Hart to love America or leave it, and if he doesn't want to go back to Canada, he'll take him back there himself. He tells Hart he had the same opportunity as him last week, and at Ground Zero, he'll prove it's not a fluke. He hopes Hart is watching, as Hart will get a taste of what he will do to him then. The Patriot then shows up for his match, and he and his opponent, The Sultan, wave their respective flags; The Patriot with the American flag and The Sultan with the Iranian flag. As soon as The Patriot turns his back, The Sultan attacks The Patriot from behind.
The Patriot beats The Sultan. After the match, The Hart Foundation (Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, Owen Hart, The British Bulldog) show up, but Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter shows up and forces Owen and The Bulldog to turn back, unbeknownst to Bret. When Bret looks around for Owen and The Bulldog only to see they are nowhere to be found, The Patriot starts a fistfight that referees and officials have to break up.
The introduction to the show replays to signal the start of War Zone.
Vince McMahon interviews "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels in the ring. He tells Vince that it's just like him, Bret "The Hit Man" Hart and the WWF fans to drop what happened last night is lap and not take accountability for themselves and pass the buck because he doesn't give a damn what anybody thinks about him. Shawn says he went out there last night and did the best that he could and called it down the middle. Vince then asks if Shawn is in cahoots with Bret, which Shawn vehemently denies, saying he knew that Vince was a nimrod, but now knows that Vince is "the dumbest son-of-a-bitch I have ever seen in my life." Vince takes offense to that, and Shawn says he's shuttering in his loafers. Vince then tells Shawn he'll be shuttering in his loafers at Ground Zero when he faces The Undertaker, then hands Shawn the microphone and heads back to the commentary. Shawn tells Vince to "get his ass outta here," then tells the fans what the story is: he is not in cahoots with Bret Hart, and that Bret Hart doesn't like or respect him, but he does need him as he is the only man in the WWF that has beat his ass. He then tells The Undertaker that the two of them have never crossed paths until now. As the crowd chants "Shawn sucks," he tells The Undertaker that he lays down for no one - not The Undertaker, Bret or the fans - then tells the fans to go to hell and tells the Undertaker that the next time he sees him, his superkick is going to be one foot going down his throat. The Undertaker then makes his presence known, and when the lights come back on, Shawn is nowhere to be seen. He says he's not here to tell everyone how bad or mad he is, as he's done way too much talking and that it's time to go back to what he does best: digging holes and making people rest in peace. He tells Shawn he will have to look him in the eyes and pay for his crimes, and that he will rest in peace. As 'Taker is about to leave, Paul Bearer shows up on the TitanTron and calls 'Taker a murderer again before saying he was with Kane last night, announcing that Kane is coming to confront him. As 'Taker leaves, the lights turn red instead of the usual blue.
It is announced in a meeting betwen Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter and a medical doctor that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is suffering from spinal shock syndrome, which affects his neck, lower brain aspects, upper back muscles and arms. It is strongly recommended that he should not be wrestling, and that he not be competing tonight.
Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter shows up before the next match and ejects the rest of The Nation of Domination and the rest of The Disciples of Apocalypse from ringside.
Ahmed Johnson beasts Chainz when Savio Vega and Jose Estrada, Jr. show up and Savio tries to run away with Chainz' bike, distracting Chainz. After the match, the rest of The Disciples of Apocalypse show up and chase Savio and Jose away, then the rest of The Nation of Domination shows up. As The Nation of Domination raise their fists in the center of the ring, Faarooq suddenly attacks Ahmed and D'Lo Brown and Kama Mustafa follow suit. The Disciples of Apocalypse leap off the apron and head back to the back as The Nation attacks one of their own, much to the shock of commentary. Referees check on Ahmed after The Nation leaves.
The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) beat The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh) after Thrasher distracts the referee and Henry O. Godwinn reverses a roll-up from Mosh into a roll-up from Phineas I. Godwinn with a Slop Drop.
Goldust and Marlena, who are not scheduled to be here, make an appearance. After the commercial break, Michael Cole interviews them from ringside where thy are separated from the rest of the fans by arena security. Marlena and Goldust make it clear that they want to see Pillman in a dress, with Marlena joking that Pillman hasn't done well at being a gentleman and that she wants to see how he does as a lady. When Brian Pillman shows up for his match, he has to be forced off the stage by Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter as he is indeed wearing a dress.
Bob "Spark Plug" Holly beats Brian Pillman by count-out when Pillman is distracted by Goldust and Marlena, who wave around a bra to get a rise out of him.
Bret "The Hit Man" Hart forcefully guests on commentary for the next match. Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter comes to the commentary table and tells Bret to watch it.
It is made official that Dude Love will be taking "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's place in the match against Owen Hart tonight.
Dude Love beats Owen Hart. During the match, The British Bulldog shows up, and as Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter keeps him from coming from ringside, Bret "The Hit Man" Hart attacks Dude Love outside of the ring, allowing Owen Hart to lock in the Sharpshooter. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin then shows up to confront Bret Hart, and as officials and Slaughter try to keep Austin away from Bret, Owen is distracted by what is going on at ringside, allowing Dude Love to win with a schoolboy pin after Austin hits Owen with one of his Slammy Awards. Dude Love then celebrates in the ring with two ladies who were seen at ringside before the match.
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