Raw Deal - Raw recap for September 28, 1998

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"Stone Cold" Steve Austin's music hits to start tonight's show, but instead the crowd gets WWF owner Vince McMahon, Pat Patterson, Gerald Brisco, WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter and a squad of police officers. Vince is seen holding Austin's custom-made WWF Championship belt. He tells the crowd that he knew they would be upset with him, but time heals all wounds, and the next time he says he will guarantee them something, they will listen to him. All he ever wanted from Austin was to listen to him and taken direction, but he did not want to do it and he had to remove the title from him the hard way. Now he is doing things his way, and he ensures that there will be no re-match for the WWF Championship for Austin. However, in a "magnanimous gesture," he will show he does not carry a grudge against Austin by declaring tonight "'Stone Cold' Steve Austin Night" and will celebrate his career. Vince then says he has a "welcoming committee" in the form of a police perimeter by Detroit, Michigan's finest to ensure Austin has "easy access." He also announces that a new WWF Champion will be crowned tonight and presented the championship - the official one, and not Austin's custom-made belt which will go above the fireplace on the mantle at one of his homes with all his other awards. Vince then asks Austin if he will be part of the ceremony, then asks Sgt. Slaughter to place Austin's custom-made WWF Championship around his waist.

Before the next match, "Road Dogg" Jesse James announces that he has his voice back.

Southern Justice (Mark Canterbury and Dennis Knight) beat The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) by disqualification after Road Dogg takes "Double J" Jeff Jarrett's guitar away from him as he tries to get involved and uses it as a weapon. Billy Gunn confronts Road Dogg, telling him he had the match won, and when X-Pac tries to play peacemaker, Billy Gunn pushes him back, poking him in his injured eye. Billy Gunn leaves, and when Chyna and a wheelchair-bound "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley confront Gunn, Gunn pushes them away and heads to the back.

Dan "The Beast" Severn is seen welcoming the Detroit Red Wings hockey team at the front row before the next match.

Michael Cole is near D-Generation X's locker room, where a very loud argument can be heard.

Dan "The Beast" Severn vs Owen Hart ends when Owen hits Severn with a piledriver. The piledriver makes it impossible for Severn to move his arms after his head hits the mat.

After a commercial break, Dan "The Beast" Severn is fitted with a neck brace and placed onto a stretcher.

After another break, Dan "The Beast" Severn is wheeled out of the arena and into an ambulance.

Before the next match, Vader shows up with WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter.

Al Snow beats Vader after using Head as a weapon while WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter distracts the referee.

"Bad Ass" Billy Gunn is seen leaving the arena with his bags.

D'Lo Brown beats Gangrel, "Double J" Jeff Jarrett, Darren "Puke" Drozdov, "Marvelous" Marc Mero and Edge in a Four Corners Match to become #1 contender to the WWF European Championship. (During this match, two men are in the ring, while the other wait to be tagged in.) Jarrett and Droz are both counted out after they fight each other outside of the ring Mero is eliminated when D'Lo Brown hits him with a Lo-Down meant for Edge. D'Lo Brown beats Edge after the young man with the long brown hair shows up and distracts Edge, and this time this young man is seen with Gangrel, who has already been eliminated. Both the young man and Gangrel leave through the crowd together.

WAR ZONE

WWF owner Vince McMahon, Pat Patterson, Gerald Brisco, WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaugher and a host of Detroit, Michigan policeman show up for the crowning of a new WWF Champion. The ring has red carpet, and in the center is a podium with the official WWF Championship belt under glass. Vince introduces The Undertaker, then Kane. Before Vince can even get started, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin shows up...on a Zamboni. He rides the Zamboni into the arena, runs it into the ring, climbs out, and jumps from the front of the Zamboni onto Vince McMahon. Jim Ross screams the iconic line "Austin got McMahon! Austin got McMahon!" The police quickly move into place and arrest Austin, who still tries to fight Vince despite being handcuffed. Austin is taken out of the ring and escorted into a squad car, and Austin says towards the camera "I'm not through with ya, Vince! I ain't through with ya, not yet, by a long shot!" Vince follows, screaming at Austin "Take his ass to jail! You go to jail, you son of a bitch! You go to jail!" as the police tell him to calm down. Austin tries to get out of the back of the police car, and Vince dares them to let him go so he can fight him. Austin is placed back in the car, and the car drives off.

After the commercial break, the WWF Championship ceremony gets underway. WWF owner Vince McMahon, The Undertaker and Kane are in the ring, and reminds them that they would get a title shot if they could keep "Stone Cold" Steve Austin away from him. However, after being attacked by Austin three times in the span of a week, they did not live up to their end of the deal and he will not live up to his, and that they will have to fight for the title shot at Judgment Day on October 18th. Since they can't keep Austin out of his business - or theirs - he will put Austin in the match as special guest referee. Vince then hopes his cellmate is telling him all this, because he will be there to watch Austin suffer the indignity of making the three count and handing the WWF Championship to one of them. To ensure that the fans are not cheated tonight, The Undertaker and Kane will be in a handicap match against "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock, Mankind and "The Rock" Rocky Maivia. He wishes them the best of luck, as they will both need it, and as far as he is concerned, it is like dealing with the handicapped, saying "one is physical, the other mental." THe Undertaker grabs Vince, takes the microphone, and tells Vince to watch his ass, as the next time he gets out of line with either of them, he will be the one handicapped and he will promise that. Vince tries to flip them the bird from behind, but The Undertaker sees it and he and Kane beat him up. Kane leaves as The Undertaker tries to break Vince's knee, and patrols the ring in case Pat Patterson or Gerald Brisco try to pull Vince out of the ring. Kane ends up getting his hands on Brisco and sending him into the steel steps, then The Undertaker and Kane move Vince to the steel steps, where Vince's knee is sandwiched between both parts of the steps. Kane and The Undertaker leave, with Vince unable to move due to his knee being shattered.

We see footage of WWF owner Vince McMahon being held down on a stretcher, with referees, officials and medical staff waiting for an ambulance. Mankind tries to give Vince a drink, which Vince does not take.

Chyna is special guest referee for the next match.

Faarooq beats "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry after Chyna hits Mark Henry with a low blow, allowing Faarooq to fall on him. After the match, as Chyna looks down at Mark Henry, a man in a suit shows up and places something in her hand. Jim Ross says that it looks like the man is a process server. It is an Airborne Express delivery with a document inside. Chyna tears it up and leaves.

WWF owner Vince McMahon is placed in an ambulance backstage.

Michael Cole interviews "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock, who says he doesn't like Detroit, Michigan much and doesn't like what happened to him last night, either. He tells "The Rock" Rocky Maivia, Mankind, The Undertaker and Kane he owes every single of them, and he hasn't forgotten about what Mankind did to him with a steel chair.

We see a vignette of Steven Regal: a real man's man. Here, we see him using a construction digger.

The Oddities (Golga and Kurrgan) beat The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh) after Luna Vachon distracts the referee so Insane Clown Posse (Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope) can trip Thrasher, allowing Kurrgan to hit a splash for the win.

Michael Cole interviews "The Rock" Rocky Maivia. The Rock says he did what he was going to do when he headed to Break Down: In Your House. He is okay with what's going on tonight as he is the #1 contender for the WWF Championship, and whether anyone likes it or not, there is nothing that could ever compare to being The People's Champion.

Val Venis is seen being given oral sex (though not explicitly) in the locker room. Val Venis asks Terri Runnels if she found the earrings she dropped, to which she raises her head up, replies "not yet" before going back down.

Before the next match, Val Venis says he is here in "Motor City," and says everyone knows what that means. He tells the ladies to show him their headlights, as he is about to drive them all night long.

Val Venis beats X-Pac by disqualification. During the match, Chyna shows up after Terri Runnels trips X-Pac, and Val Venis approaches Chyna as she tries to chase after Terri. Chyna and X-Pac beat up Val Venis outside of the ring. X-Pac retains the WWF European Championship. Val Venis and Terri Runnels then make out inside the ring, then all of sudden, the Goldust entrance theme and video plays on the TitanTron. Dustin Runnels' voice is heard telling Venis "I told you he was coming back," then gold dust falls from the top of the arena.

Michael Cole interviews Mankind, who says two things became apparent after Break Down: he can swing a mighty chair, and in the entire history of professional wrestling, The People's Elbow was the worst move he's ever thing he had ever seen. He hopes that he, "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock and "The Rock" Rocky Maivia will get on the same page so they can all beat The Undertaker and Kane tonight.

"The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock, Mankind and "The Rock" Rocky Maivia all fight each other before The Undertaker and Kane show up for the next match.

"The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock, Mankind and "The Rock" Rocky Maivia beat The Undertaker and Kane in a 3-on-2 handicap match after The Rock hits The Undertaker with a Rock Bottom.