Feel The Heat - Sunday Night Heat recap for January 31, 1999

We see the empty arena where Mankind vs. The Rock in an Empty Arena Match will take place. According to Michael Cole, the only other people will be WWF owner Vince McMahon, who will act as special guest commentator, and referee Earl Hebner, who will count the pinfall in this no-holds-barred, no-disqualification match.

WWF owner Shane McMahon shows up with The Corporation ("The World's Most Dangeorus Man" Ken Shamrock, The Big Boss Man, Test, Kane). Shane says The Corporation is proud to introduce its newest and hottest member, Chyna, who shows up with Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco. Shane welcomes Chyna to the big time, and Chyna takes the microphone to welcome the opportunity to talk, saying everybody wants to get ahead. She says that she was the force behind D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn), who also wanted to get ahead, and she carried them on her back for almost two years. Unfortunately, she got no gratification and DX did not do anything for her. At Royal Rumble, Vince approached her to join the Corporation, saying that Chyna has something they wanted and needed. Chyna mentions that Vince shows appreciation for her, and says that Vince was willing to give in order to get. She then says it is all about the almighty dollar, and that "the buck stops here." She says that she has her appreciation for DX "right here," and that she can buy and sell them now like a bunch of cheap whores. Suddenly, DX shows up, and Triple H tells Shane he did a good job on putting one over on them, but tells him it will never happen again. He then tells Chyna that she wanted to be treated like an equal from the start, and he and everyone else in DX did it; the problem was that they were never equals as the four of them are men, and no matter how badly Chyna wanted "a set," she could never get them. He then says Chyna was right to say it was all about the money, as she is nothing but a two-dollar whore. X-Pac takes the microphone and tells Shane that if he wanted to get a bronco ride on him, then he will get his hands on him and take the silver spoon out of his mouth before shoving it up his ass. Road Dogg stops him before he can finish his statement, saying he can't say that on Heat. Shane says that won't happen, as X-Pac is hiding behind DX and that he can take X-Pac. As for Triple H, he has an idea: tomorrow night, Triple H will be in a steel cage match against Kane. When asked by Shane if she has any last for words for DX, Chyna says she has just one: "corporate."

Mankind is seen showing up for the site of tonight's Empty Arena Match.

The Big Boss Man beats Jeff Jarrett despite the distraction by Debra. After the match, Boss Man scares Debra out of the ring before striking Jarrett with a nightstick off-camera.

The Rock shows up to the empty arena for tonight's Empty Arena Match with WWF owner Vince McMahon.

"The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock beats Owen Hart. During the match, a man dressed up as the Blue Blazer shows up and tries to interfere by climbing on the top rope, but Shamrock whips Owen into the ropes, knocking him down.

We see the world premiere of the WWF's Super Bowl commercial.

Mankind beats The Rock in an Empty Arena Match to win the WWF Championship for a second time after pinning The Rock down on the floor of the loading dock with a forklift.

Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for January 25, 1999

In footage from last week, Vincent demands he be called "Vince" as he and the nWo celebrate a huge win. He goes to the locker room to drink a glass of egg yolks when he notices a camera in the locker room, filming them. We find out that Hollywood Hogan, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Buff Bagwell are watching the footage from their limo. Hogan says "Well, boys...guess we know what time it is."

We see footage from earlier today where Curt Hennig tells Stevie Ray that he has not worn the black-and-white of the nWo for the last three months because he has "seen the storm coming" and that the nWo black-and-red are trying to put them out. The two of them speak with Scott Norton, Brian Adams and Horace Hogan, and Stevie Ray says he is going to give the nWo a piece of his mind, and that he is doing it for the black-and-white nWo. Vincent also joins in on the conversation.

"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair has Eric Bischoff on merchandise table duties tonight. Not surprisingly, Bischoff is not happy to do this job, either. When Flair asks the nearby people if they want to see him sell souvenirs in the crowd tonight, the crowd makes it clear that they want it.

We see a performance by The Nitro Girls.

At the airport, Stevie Ray tells the black-and-white nWo that he will talk to Hollywood Hogan and to let him handle it.

Disco Inferno beats Al Greene.

At the airport, Stevie Ray talks about his resentment about the nWo black-and-red having a limo and a Lear Jet while the black-and-white have two Ford Taurus. The black-and-red show up in a Lear Jet, and rats on his friends to Hollywood Hogan. The black-and-red then attack Curt Hennig, as do the black-and-red. Stevie Ray then begrudgingly gets in one of the Ford Taurus as everyone heads to the arena.

The New World Order are now in the arena, and make their way into a dressing room. Stevie Ray is handed a black-and-white nWo shirt as everyone gives him a hard time about his dress clothes.

Bam Bam Bigelow is seen heading to the ring carrying a ladder. He says that when he first came onto the scene in WCW, he had one mission: defeat Goldberg. He will not stop until that mission is accomplished. Lately, however, there has been some interference in the form of Scott Hall, and he tells Hall that if he thinks that he can zap him with a stun gun and get away with it, he is mistaken. He says Hall may claim to be the king of ladder matches and be hardcore, but he has wrestled in places where Hall would not even show up at, and that he has been both hardcore and extreme. He proposes that he and Scott Hall have a Ladder Match to put this to rest, and says he will show why he is The Beast From The East. The nWo is seen watching Bam Bam Bigelow in the ring from the dressing room, and proceed to make fun of him.

Eric Bischoff is seen arguing with a customer at the merchandise table over the amount of change being given. The customer is given her full money back when head of WCW security Doug Dellinger gets involved.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews WCW President "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, who says WCW is here to bring everyone the best wrestling program on the face of the planet. He reiterates that he will be facing Hollywood Hogan at SuperBrawl IX, and tells Hogan that The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, Steve "Mongo" McMichael) could have taken Horace Hogan's life, but they brought him back in one piece, and that the Horsemen are kicking ass and taking names again. He then focuses on Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, telling him that he does not have the same itinerary as Hogan, and that he will be defending the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship against an opponent chosen by WCW, and that he will also be wrestling tonight against Booker T tonight. He also announces that there will be a World Tag Team tournament match tonight, and to make sure Kevin Nash or anybody else in the nWo does not interfere tonight, there will be a wall of wrestlers around the ring. He also announces that Hollywood Hogan will be wrestling tonight as part of a six-man tag team match against himself and two of the Horsemen.

Suspended referee Scott Dickinson is seen sitting in front row in plain clothes.

Before the next match, Scott Hall and Disco Inferno show up with both a stun gun and a ladder. Hall says he and Disco were talking in the back, and says that in the nWo, they pride themselves on giving the people exactly what they want. He tells Bam Bam Bigelow that if he wants a Ladder Match, he's got one, and it will be against him. Hall then hooks his stun gun to the hook in the center of the ring, and the stun gun is raised several feet above the ring.

Scott Hall vs. Bam Bam Bigelow in a Ladder Match ends in a no-contest. During the match, Bigelow gets his hand on the stun gun, and Disco Inferno - who is kicked out early in the match, hands a stun gun to Hall. Goldberg shows up and Spears Disco before doing the same to Bigelow and Hall and shocking both of them with the stun guns until Scott Norton makes the save for Hall by attacking Goldberg from behind and taking him down momentarily.

Chuck Norris is seen in the front row.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, who says he has no idea what "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair's problem is, as he has never ducked anybody. He says Flair has had a grudge against him since he came here, and asks who Booker T is to have a match with him as he calls Booker T a loser and asks if Booker T has the guts to step in the ring with him as his life and career will both be on the line if he does. He says Booker T is not worthy of a United States title shot, and says the one guy who has earned it is El Dandy. Okerlund questions his choice, but Hart says he is a great wrestler and asks Okerlund "Who are you to doubt El Dandy?" He also says Psychosis (whom he calls "Hypnosis") is also worthy of a title shot, even though he is also a cruiserweight like El Dandy. He also says Dean Malenko is worthy despite being injured and sitting at home. He then mentions that he has a groin injury again, and Okerlund reminds him that people compete hurt in other sports all the time. Bret then says that if Flair wants to put him against anybody and wrestle hurt, that is fine, as he says Flair has been jealous of him ever since he showed up.

The wall of wrestlers surrounds the ring before the next match.

The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian) beat Fit Finlay and Dave Taylor to continue to the next round of the WCW World Tag Team Championship tournament after Jimmy Hart distracts Fit Finlay.

It is announced that security has been posted in front of The Nitro Girls' dressing room.

Saturn beats Norman Smiley.

Suspended referee Scott Dickinson is seen in the front row again. "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Dickinson, who says that he has a ticket and that his suspension was bogus as there was no due process or appeal, and wants to know what the problem is with WCW Executive Committee J.J. Dillon. He says Dillon wants to get over with "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and all the wrestler, and says that when a wrestle does something to a referee, nothing happens, but when the reverse happens, he gets suspended for 30 days. As soon as Okerlund says that he will get with Dillon, Dickinson immediately leaves.

NFL running back Herschel Walker is seen in the front row.

Bret "The Hit Man" Hart retains the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship against Booker T after Booker T tries to choke Bret with the camera cord in the ring only for Bret to hit him in the head with the United States title as the referee is trying to get the camera cord out of the ring.

Jean-Claude Van Damme is seen in the front row.

Eric Bischoff is seen selling merchandise in the crowd.

Goldberg beats Scott Norton. After the match, the black-and-white nWo shows up, but Goldberg lays them all out. Herschel Walker, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Chuck Norris and Brett Hull of the Dallas Stars hockey team all join Goldberg in the ring afterwards.

We see a performance from The Nitro Girls, but as it goes on, Scott Steiner confronts the commentary team and watches the Nitro Girls from the commentary table.

Before the next match, Scott Steiner sends a message to Diamond Dallas Page that his wife Kimberly is flirting with him, and if she wants to please him, she had better be ready to please him. He then says that as he looks at DDP physically, he knows Page cannot satisfy her and that it is up to him to get the job done. Hollywood Hogan says that with the Wolfpac in the house, he is pleased not to see any WCW fans or fans of "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair as "they stink real bad." At SuperBrawl IX, Flair had better hope he has nine lives, as he will beat Ric Flair worse than he did his son David Flair, and kiss him off and out of the business like Eric Bischoff did to his wife. He then says if you're not hunting with the pack, you're hunted by the pack, and anyone not part of the pack will be hunted starting with Ric Flair. He says that Ric Flair will be beaten so badly that he will admit that he is the man and the master.

The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Steve "Mongo" McMichael, "The Crippler' Chris Benoit) beat Hollywood Hogan, Kevin Nash and Scott Steiner by disqualification. During the match, Eric Bischoff, who is selling merchandise in the crowd, shows up and hands Kevin Nash a 2x4 with a foam finger on it. Nash then uses the 2x4 as a weapon in full view of the referee, and the match is over. After the match, Bischoff pulls out a razor and tries to cut Flair's hair, but WCW shows up and fights off Nash, Hogan and Steiner and Flair manages to escape a haircut. The entire locker room empties and a full-fledged brawl between WCW and the nWo takes place, and WCW ends up standing tall. As the nWo tries lo leave, Goldberg shows up and takes on the entire nWo to end the show.

Raw Deal - Raw recap for January 25, 1999

RAW

WWF co-owner Shane McMahon is in the ring with The Corporation. He introduces the winner of the 1999 Royal Rumble, WWF co-owner Vince McMahon, and The Corporation lift him over their heads. Vince says he is going to WrestleMania, and that he came, saw and kicked "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's ass. He says he was not the only winner at Royal Rumble last night, and announces that The Rock is WWF Champion again. To show his appreciation, he will get the $100,000 meant for whoever eliminated Austin from the Rumble, and he will get the money in cash. However, he did not get a lot of sleep last night, as it dawned on The Rock that he would have to face Vince at WrestleMania 15. He tells The Rock that he does not have to live with that, and that he has signed papers that remove him as #1 contender to the WWF Championship, and waives all rights and privileges from such. However, he does reserve the right to select a #1 contender to face him at WrestleMania 15. Vince tells Austin that he had no chance in Hell of winning the Royal Rumble match, and that as far as he is concerned, he will never step in the ring with the WWF Champion, much less himself, as he has run out of chances. Austin is suddenly seen and heard on the TitanTron, via satellite from San Antonio, Texas, and he tells Vince he is going to WrestleMania to face the champion, and that WWF Commissioner "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, who is right next to him, is saying the same thing. When the camera zooms out, it becomes obvious they are both in Shawn's house. Shawn says Austin doesn't need protection, but he is going to give him protection from The Corporation and from himself anyway, because he knows as well as Vince does that if Austin was in the arena tonight, he would open a can of whoop-ass the likes of which Vince has never seen. On the subject of Vince waiving his #1 contendership and naming a replacement, Shawn says that will not happen as long as he is Commissioner. He has read the WWF rulebook, which states that if the winner is unwilling or unable to wrestle at WrestleMania, the runner-up gets all rights and privileges, which means that Vince checked himself out of the main event at WrestleMania and Austin was checked in. Austin then says he has a proposition for Vince: he wants the WWF Championship back around his waist, but at the same time, he wants to beat the hell out of Vince as much as he wants that title. At St. Valentine's Day Massacre, he will put up his right to the WWF Championship at WrestleMania if he faces him in a match. If Vince wins, he will lose the right to face the champion at WrestleMania. Austin says he made a mistake last night letting himself be distracted by The Rock, and he will not make that mistake again as Vince could not lace one of his boots on his best day as the best thing he can do is run. Austin says he can beat him any day of the week, and proposes the match also be a cage match, meaning that Vince can just escape the cage to win. Vince tells Austin he has his match. Austin then tells Vince he will guarantee that he will beat Vince's ass all over the cage, walk over his limp, bloody carcass and walk into WrestleMania to face The Rock. If he cannot beat The Rock, he should not be wrestling in the first place.

An armored truck is seen entering the arena.

Before the next match, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley calls The Rock out, saying he doubts that The Rock made Mankind say he quit, and that he knows The Rock can't make him say it. He proposes an "I Quit" Match between the two of them tonight, and tells him to bring the WWF Championship, as he beat him for a title last time he faced him and wants the title on the line.

"Bad Ass" Billy Gunn beats Goldust. During the match, The Blue Meanie shows up as "Bluedust." Goldust goes after him, but The Blue Meanie hits Goldust with Head behind the referee's back and steals Head. Billy Gunn then gets a schoolboy pin for the win.

Mankind shows up at the arena with bandages across his forehead.

Before the next match, The Rock shows up and tells The Oddities (Kurrgan, Giant Silva, Golga, George "The Animal" Steele) to show some respect and get out of the ring before he beats them all up. The Oddities leave. He tells "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley that he wants to be The Rock but cannot, and tells Triple H that if it was not for Chyna, he would not have beaten him. He then accepts Triple H's challenge for an "I Quit" match. Suddenly, Mankind is seen on the TitanTron attacking the security guards in front of the armored truck, and stealing the $100,000 meant for The Rock on his way to the ring. Mankind eventually shows up, and tells the crowd to give The Rock a round of applause for taking his belt, but to give him one too as he has his money.. He then takes the money and gives it away to the people sitting near the ramp, and dares to give it all away if The Rock takes another step. He gives The Rock credit for last night's match, and feels like he had been electrocuted and had his head split open, but did not say "I Quit" when he was unconscious. Mankind states that he never said the words at all, or he has completely lost his mind. He has gotten with the production team, and we see Mankind's promo from last night's Sunday Night Heat, where he says "I quit! I quit! I quit!" followed by "Thanks for those kind words, Mick!" We then hear "I quit! I quit! I quit!" being uttered in the exact same way during the "I Quit" Match at Royal Rumble, revealing that this was all a set-up by The Corporation. Mankind then gives away for the money, then gets another idea, and challenges The Rock to a re-match on Sunday Night Heat during "Halftime Heat," and wants it to be an Empty Arena Match. He gives The Rock some time to think about it, and says he will give him his money, even though it will be several dollars short as Mr. Socko is going on a little spending spree. The Rock accepts Mankind's challenge.

Mideon is seen rambling on endlessly, and places a jar with an eye in it on the commentary table as he says that evil is coming tonight.

Before the next match, Droz tells Kurrgan, Golga and Giant Silva to get out of the arena so he can kick George "The Animal" Steele's ass.

Droz beats George "The Animal" Steele after The Animal tears through a turnbuckle trying to eat it only for Droz to butt his head into the exposed turnbuckle. After the match, Droz pushes referees out of the way as he continues to attack The Animal. Kurrgan, Golga and Giant Silva rush into the ring and chase Droz out of it.

Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco order The Big Boss Man and "The World's Strongest Man" Ken Shamrock to drink saltpeter to take their minds off Debra.

Kevin Kelly interviews Debra, who says there is no man who can resist the temptation of her. Not surprisingly, "Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry says no woman can resist the temptation of him.

Owen Hart and Jeff Jarrett beat The Big Boss Man and "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock to win the WWF Tag Team Championship. When Debra taking her jacket off to reveal her bra does not work, a black man dressed up as The Blue Blazer shows up and hits Shamrock with Jarrett's guitar behind the referee's back. After the match, Kevin Kelly interviews Owen and Jarrett. Owen says he has been vindicated, and that he is not The Blue Blazer. Jarrett says they pissed them off, and they did what they set out to do. Afterwards, an angry Boss Man and Shamrock run to the back

WAR ZONE

WWF co-owner Shane McMahon shows up with Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco. He says that Kane has been screwing up lately, having defied his father Vince McMahon. However, during Royal Rumble, he went to the corporate suite and apologized to the McMahon Family. As Shane asks Kane to come to the ring, the arena lights go out and Kane shows up. Shane tells Kane that his apology was so heartfelt that he wants him to repeat his words in public. Kane pulls out his voicebox and says "I apologize," but Shane says that is not good enough and tells him to get down on one knee and apologize. Kane gets down on one knee and apologizes again, but Shane says that is not good enough either and tells him to get down on both knees. Suddenly, X-Pac shows up and says he and the fans have had enough, and tells Patterson and Brisco to step off and Shane to shut the hell up. He asks Kane how much more he is going to take from The Corporation, and tells them to dump The Corporation and ride with D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyan, X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) , as they will have his back. X-Pac tells Shane that he is in his fighting clothes right now, and threatens to beat his ass. Kane grabs X-Pac from behind and choke slams him, then drags him into the corner on the command of Shane, who then hits X-Pac with the Bronco Buster.

During the commercial break, D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) attack Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco.

Paul Bearer is seen talking to Mideon, Mabel and The Acolytes (Bradshaw and Faarooq). Mabel is now wearing a leather jacket and sunglasses, and his mohawk is now blonde again. Also, Bearer's hair is dyed black once more.

We see P.M.S. (Terri Runnels and Jacqueline) asking D'Lo Brown to buy something for him in a local Walgreens. Not surprisingly, D'Lo Brown is not only spotted but recognized by the cashiers as he pays for tampons. D'Lo Brown tries to pass himself off as his own cousin, but it does not work.

We see a preview for Val Venis' newest production, "Sister Act."

Before the next match, Val Venis shows us a sneak preview of his latest video, "Saving Ryan's Privates," also known as "Sister Act." Ryan Shamrock is seen in the flick. We see edited footage of Val Venis gyrating in front of Ryan, then we see Venis near the shower. He takes his towel off and joins Ryan in the shower so they can make out.

Test beats Val Venis after "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock hits Venis in the back with a steel chair. After the match, Shamrock attacks Venis, then Billy Gunn shows up and chases Shamrock out of the ring. When Venis gets up, Billy Gunn has to tell him that it was Shamrock who hit him with a chair, but Venis does not believe him and proceeds to beat him up. Referees have to restore order.

Before the next match, "Road Dogg" Jesse James and Al Snow attack The Brood (Gangrel and Edge) and try to put the fire for their entrance out.

"Road Dogg" Jesse James and Al Snow beat The Brood (Gangrel and Edge) in a hardcore tag team match after The Blue Meanie - still dressed as "Bluedust" - reunites Head with Al Snow. The match with Al Snow and Road Dogg sending Gangrel and Edge through a table immediately afterwards.

Paul Bearer is seen with The Ministry of Darkness. The Undertaker says that tonight, it all begins, and the earth will never be the same.

Kevin Kelly interviews Al Snow and "Road Dogg" Jesse James. Snow says Road Dogg is hardcore, and wants a match for the WWF Hardcore Championship. Road Dogg says he's got it. They are then suddenly attacked by The Ministry of Darkness (Mideon, Mabel, Faarooq, Bradshaw). The Undertaker is then seen telling Paul Bearer that this will be a holy war of epic proportions.

The Rock retains the WWF Championship against "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley in an "I Quit" Match. As Triple H is about to put The Rock through the commentary table with a Pedigree, The Corporation shows up with Chyna, and The Big Boss Man threatens to have Chyna choke slammed by Kane if he does not say "I quit." Triple H, left with no other choice, quits. After the match, Triple H wants a piece of Kane, but Triple H is suddenly hit with a low blow by Chyna, who turns her back on D-Generation X and joins The Corporation. WWF co-owners Vince McMahon and Shane McMahon, Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco welcome Chyna aboard.

Royal Rumble 1999 - The Results

The Big Boss Man beats "Road Dogg" Jesse James.

"The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock retains the WWF Intercontinental Championship against "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn with the ankle lock. During the match, Shamrock accidentally knocks down referee Tim White with a punch after Billy Gunn ducks it. Val Venis then shows up and hits Shamrock with a DDT after both men knock each other down, but Shamrock kicks out. After this, Gunn goes for a double axe handle only to roll his ankle, and Shamrock takes advantage with the Ankle Lock to retain.

Gerald Brisco, Pat Patterson and WWF co-owner Shane McMahon all get WWF co-owner Vince McMahon fired up.

X-Pac retains the WWF European Championship against Gangrel.

D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna, X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James) makes it clear that they want the $100,000 bounty, and that it is every man - and woman - for themselves in the Royal Rumble Match.

WWF co-owner Shane McMahon shows up, and introduces Luna Vachon before the next match. He then announces that Sable has suffered a chronic back injury, and asks her to come to the ring and forfeit the title. Sable shows up, and tells Shane to ring the bell. Shane then guests on commentary for the next match.

Despite Shane McMahon getting on the apron to distract the referee and cost Sable the match, Sable retains the WWF Women's Championship after the stalker from the audience gets on the apron and punches out Luna through the crowd before being chased through the crowd by security.

The Big Boss Man, Test and "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock are seen talking about the Royal Rumble match and the $100,000 bounty on "Stone Cold" Steve Austin backstage.

Dok Hendrix interviews The Rock, who says he is not just another "roody-poo candyass" from the corner of Know Your Role Boulevard and Jabroni Drive, and he will guarantee that he is "The Great One" and the most electrifying man in sports entertainment when he makes Mankind say "I quit."

The Rock beats Mankind in an "I Quit" Match to become the WWF Champion! At one point in the match, The Rock and Mankind fight at the end of the stage, and The Rock sends Mankind into the electrical boards, causing the power in the arena to be lost in most of the arena. WWF co-owner Shane McMahon shows up and demands the match ends, but The Rock insists in making Mankind say "I quit." Shortly after this, The Rock handcuffs Mankind's hands behind his back, but even then Mankind continues to fight back. After multiple chair shots that bust Mankind's head open, The Rock makes Mankind say "I quit," but it is fairly obvious that it is an audio recording of Mankind from earlier in the night on Sunday Night Heat being played through the arena and not coming out of the microphone. Mankind is checked on by medical staff after the match, and Mankind proceeds to leave under his own power and even as he is placed on a stretcher. Meanwhile, The Rock has to be kept away from behind.

Vince McMahon wins the 1999 Royal Rumble, last eliminating "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. After Austin eliminates The Big Boss Man, Austin leaves the ring through the ropes and proceeds to beat up Vince outside of the ring. After getting Vince into the ring, he hits him with a Stone Cold Stunner. The Rock shows up and tries to get into the ring as he taunts and distracts Austin, and Vince takes advantage as soon as he comes to, tossing Austin over the top rope and costing Austin a shot at the WWF Championship at WrestleMania 15. After the match, The Rock and Austin brawl outside of the ring and take their brawl to the back as referees and The Corporation help Vince back to his feet. After Shane tells Vince he's going to WrestleMania, Vince asks for a couple of cold ones in a mockery of Austin, and Shane, Vince, Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco all have beers in the ring. (This show is the introduction of Vince's theme song, "No Chance In Hell," which he will use for years to come. The theme song is an instrumental version, while the version that plays after Vince wins has vocals.)

During the match:

After "Stone Cold" Steve Austin eliminates Golga in mere seconds at the beginning of the Royal Rumble, Vince McMahon tries to escape through the crowd, but Austin chases him through the crowd, into the halls of the arena and into the women's restroom, where he is ambushed by "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock and Test. (Vince and Austin leave through the ropes during the chase.) The camera returns to the ring, and some time later, it is revealed that Austin is laid out by the Corporation, and officials and referees check on him. EMT's bring out a stretcher, and Austin is placed on it and loaded out towards the ambulance outside of the arena.

Gillberg is eliminated by Edge in about ten seconds, and Gangrel is eliminated in seconds by "Road Dogg" Jesse James.

Mosh, who is supposed to be #11, is attacked by Mabel, who then proceeds to get into the match and eliminate five men. As Mabel fights with "Road Dogg" Jesse James, Mideon, Faarooq and Bradshaw attack Mabel and send him to The Undertaker and Paul Bearer. The Undertaker says something to Mabel, then Mideon, Faarooq and Bradshaw continue to beat up Mabel, who is now in some sort of trance. Later in the match, they beat up Mabel outside of the arena, and place him in the back of a hearse.

Kane shows up at #18 and immediately eliminates four men. Suddenly, the orderlies show up and Kane attacks them, and Kane eliminates himself by going over the top rope as he leaves the ring and chases the orderlies through the crowd.

Vince McMahon returns to the Royal Rumble Match as soon as "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock shows up. He leaves through the ropes and allows Shamrock to be in the ring alone before joining in on commentary. He says he has done what he has set out to accomplished, as "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is in an ambulance and he is not coming back.

"Bad Ass" Billy Gunn enters at #19, despite having only one shoe on and a cast on his left foot.

After Mabel is placed in the back of a hearse, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin drives back to the arena in an ambulance and makes his way back to the ring. He comes out to The Big Boss Man's music, and Boss Man shows up soon after Austin gets in the ring while chasing after Vince.

Near the end of the match, Austin rolls out of the ring from under the bottom rope and drinks from a pitcher of ice water before splashing the water at Vince McMahon.

Chyna is the very first woman to enter the Royal Rumble, at #30. After eliminating "Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry, she is eliminated by "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin
Vince McMahon
Golga
Droz
Edge
Gillberg
"The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman
Dan "The Beast" Severn
Tiger Ali Singh
The Blue Meanie
Mosh (replaced forcibly by Mabel)
"Road Dogg" Jesse James
Gangrel
Kurrgan
Al Snow
Goldust
The Godfather
Kane
"The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock
"Bad Ass" Billy Gunn
Test
The Big Boss Man
"Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley
Val Venis
X-Pac
"Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry
Jeff Jarrett
D'Lo Brown
Owen Hart
Chyna

Feel The Heat - Sunday Night Heat recap for January 24, 1999

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin get stopped by a parking lot attendant before he can park in a limousines-only VIP parking lot, and he does a donut before speeding off.

WWF owner Vince McMahon, Shane McMahon, Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco show up to start tonight's show. Vince says he has a reputation as a street fighter and has not lost a street fight, and before he locked up with his opponent, he told him what he would do to him before going out and do it. He then offers "Stone Cold" Steve Austin the same opportunity, and tells him that if he can find the employee's parking lot, he will give him 30 minutes to come into the ring and stand face-to-face with him so he can tell Austin what he will do to him at Royal Rumble. As far as Mankind is concerned, he knows that Mankind is preparing for his WWF Championship defense tonight, and to make sure there are no excuses when Mankind says "I quit," Mankind will be in a "tune-up match," and he announces that Mankind's opponent will be a mystery as Mankind watches backstage.

A black limousine pulls up at the arena. When it opens up, a very larged masked man clad all in black comes out of the limousine and follows Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco into the arena.

We see a series of figures in a dark room before the next match.

The J.O.B. Squad (Bob Holly and 2 Cold Scorpio) beats Too Much ("Too Sexy" Brian Christopher and Scott "Too Hot" Taylor). After the match, The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) and Mideon run in and attack everyone in the ring, then The Undertaker appears with Paul Bearer and two Druids after they clear the ring out, and announces that later tonight, the lambs will be led to the slaughter and he will choose his next victim. He says the choice shall be clear: accept the darkness and the everlasting life that it possesses, or subject yourself to torment and pain, for what he has to offer is nothing else. He says there are 30 men who stand waiting to fight, but you must concern yourself with only one thing. He asks if you will accept the Lord of Darkness as your savior and allow the purity of darkness to guide you.

Backstage, Mankind tells Shane McMahon that he is mistaken when he says he will be whimpering the words "I Quit," and says it will be The Rock who screams the words "I quit, I quit, I quit!"

Michael Cole interviews Sable in the ring. Sable says that Luna Vachon deserves a shot at the WWF Women's Championship, but Luna has now made it personal. She says that if Luna wanted a title shot, all she had to do was ask, and she would have given it to her. All of a sudden, Luna Vachon shows up and attacks Sable before targeting her lower back. Luna retreats are referees and officials rush into the ring to check on Sable.

Sable is checked on by an EMT backstage.

WWF owner Vince McMahon shows up again. He announces that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is not showing up as Gerald Brisco and Pat Patterson join him in the ring. Soon after, a white Cadillac limousine with monster truck tires run over the cars in the VIP parking and makes its way to the arena. Austin climbs out of the driver's seat and makes his way to the ring, and Vince says he has only one thing to Austin. Austin shows up, and Vince says he has only thing to say to him before slapping him and running away. Austin then throws Patterson and Brisco out of the ring.

The Rock shows up backstage and gives the person holding his bags a hard time.

Mankind beats his mystery opponent by disqualification after The Rock and Shane McMahon interfere to attack Mankind as Mankind has the Mandible Claw on his mystery opponent, who is revealed to be none other than Mabel. As The Rock and Shane stomp Mankind, the show cuts to Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco rubbing body oil on WWF owner Vince McMahon backstage to end the show.

Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for January 18, 1999

In footage from earlier tonight, The Four Horseman ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, Steve "Mongo" McMichael, Dean Malenko) are seen discussing the events of last night. Flair says that when Hollywood Hogan shows up tonight, he is a dead man. The New World Order arrives to the arena in a limousine, and The Four Horsemen immediately go on the attack, and the limo containing the nWo drives away. Flair then makes his way to the ring, followed by "Mean" Gene Okerlund and a police escort. Okerlund interviews Flair, who tells Hogan that as the president of World Championship Wrestling, he told him last week that he would not drift off into the sunset and make a movie, or walk the world a free man doing what he chose to do, and that he works for him and for WCW. At SuperBrawl IX, Hogan will wrestle him for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, and that in five weeks, after what he did to David Flair, he will not only have to beat him, but to kill him to keep Flair from killing him. Flair says he doesn't want to be just a 14-time World champ, but to also be the man who killed Hogan. Flair also tells Eric Bischoff to get his head out of the toilet and to come to the ring right now. Bischoff shows up, and says that he has nothing to do with what happened last night as he was not even in the building. Flair tells Bischoff that tonight, he will be wrestling him again. Bischoff says that there is nothing in his contract that tells him to wrestle anybody, and that he wrestles anybody when he wants to. Flair then tells Bischoff that if he beats him tonight, he will shave his head and have Bischoff do it for him. Bischoff rejects the challenge. Flair throws in the company as well, telling Bischoff that if he beats him, he will be able to run WCW again and he will go away forever. Before Bischoff can answer, David Flair shows up, shoves Bischoff to the side, and gets in the ring. Dvid tells Bischoff he knows he set last night's attack up, and says he will fight him, not Ric. Bischoff loves the idea, and accepts the match. Flair then tells Bischoff that if David wins, Bischoff gets his head shaved. Nevertheless, Bischoff tells Flair that he has his match.

We see a performance by The Nitro Girls.

Booker T beats Chris Jericho.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon. He says he has been watching the actions of referee Scott Dickinson, and announces that he has been suspended for 30 days before asking Dickinson to sit home and give some serious thought to his responsibilities as a WCW official. He also says he wants to see Scott Hall, Bam Bam Bigelow and Goldberg in a Triangle Match after what has happened between the three men as of late, then announces that David Flair vs. Eric Bischoff is official for tonight. He then says that his father, who is currently in the hospital, is a big fan of Nitro, and that he would be on a fast road to recovery if he saw David Flair win tonight.

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"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Rey Mysterio Jr. Rey says he stayed in the Latino World Order as he felt it was not time for him, and that red, white and green are his colors. He says that his mask represents everything in his career, and it will never be taken off and will always be a part of his life. As for Lex Luger, he does not know what he has against him, but he will not be intimidated by him, Kevin Nash or anyone big enough who wants to face him. If Luger does have something against him, he dares him to bring it on.

David Flair beats Eric Bischoff after hitting him with a right hand to the face, knocking Bischoff out. After the match, David reveals that he had a roll of quarters in his hand. The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, Steve "Mongo" McMichael, Dean Malenko) show up, celebrate with David and cut Bischoff's hair (and it is revealed that Bischoff dies it black on the surface). Before the cutting of the hair, Mongo takes two of the quarters and places them on Bischoff's eyelids. As per pre-match stipulations, not only does Bischoff get his hair shaved, but Ric Flair stays in control of the company. When Bischoff comes to, he is aghast that his hair has been cut. When the replay is shown, it is revealed that referee Randy Anderson slipped the roll of quarters to David Flair.

Backstage, Chris Jericho asks WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon to force Saturn to wear a dress, presenting a written contract and a dress thrown in the trash. Saturn shows up, and J.J. Dillon sadly and reluctantly has to enforce the contract.

Konnan shows up. He calls Kevin Nash and Lex Luger "punk mark busters" for being in cahoots with Hollywood Hogan and Eric Bischoff, having never squashed the black-and-white when they had a chance. He thanks Luger and Nash for giving him a chance and letting him be himself, but says the nWo will have to pay, as when they attacked him, they attacked the fans, and eventually, he will catch up to them and they will have to toss his salad and peel his potatoes. He then tells Nash that if he isn't the lead wolf, the view never changes.

Mike Enos and Bobby Duncum, Jr. vs. The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian) in the WCW World Tag Team Championship Tournament ends in a no-contest. During the match, The New World Order returns to the arena, and Hollywood Hogan is made aware of Eric Bischoff's recent haircut as the nWo make their way to the ring and beat up all four men in the ring. Meng ends up being shocked with a stun gun by Scott Hall before Bischoff makes his way to the ring. Kevin Nash says there would be no tag team tournament as promised. Hogan says he had hoped that the WCW fans would realize that this is Armageddon for WCW, as what happened to Bischoff put it over the top, and after what happened last night with David Flair, the nWo had decided that the whole pack is on the hunt. Hogan tells "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair that he accepts his challenge for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, and in five weeks, the nWo will make WCW and Flair's life a living hell, for when Flair did what he did to Bischoff, it is like stripping the colors off the Hell's Angels, and someone is going to die. Now that the pack has tasted the Flair family's blood, it is his job to put the silver stake in Flair's heart.

We see a video package for Scott Hall vs. Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Goldberg.

Before the next match, Disco Inferno shows up wearing an nWo shirt.

Disco Inferno beats Wrath. During the match, Scott Hall shows up, and eventually gets the attention of Wrath. Near the end, Scott Hall tries to hit Wrath with his stun stick, and Wrath kicks him out of the ring. Disco hits Wrath with the Chart Buster as soon as he turns around, and gets the win. After the match, he is congratulated by Scott Hall.

We see a performance by The Nitro Girls...which is interrupted by Scott Steiner, who wants them to stop dancing as he is looking for a little romancing. Scott Steiner asks all the Nitro Girls if any of them want to be with a real man, especially Kimberly, and tells Kimberly he's seen her man - Diamond Dallas Page - and that he has beaten him like a dog. He then wants to know if there are any freaks out there in the crowd who have never been with a man like him, because after the show, he is ready to go.

Before the next match, Scott Steiner says he is looking for a "freak of the week." He and Buff Bagwell then make fun of Saturn, who doesn't look as good as he does, even in a dress. He calls Saturn out, telling he will show him what it is like to wrestle a real man. Saturn shows up, and Scott Steiner says only steers and queers from Texas, and immediately questions Saturn's manhood. This earns Scott Steiner - and Buff Bagwell - a punch in the face, starting the match.

Scott Steiner beats Saturn with the Steiner Recliner after Buff Bagwell gets on the apron and pulls Steiner out of the Death Valley Driver.

We see a performance by The Nitro Girls, and this time they are not interrupted.

Kevin Nash, Lex Luger and Miss Elizabeth show up. Nash mocks Konnan's intro, and says if it wasn't for him and Luger, Konnan would still be a curtain jerker, and Konnan knows it. The only problem they have with Konnan is that they feel he has no heart, endurance, or soul. He tells Konnan he can talk about salads and potatoes, but it's all about the Benjamin, and asks Konnan how his view was before patting his butt. Luger asks if Elizabeth was a gorgeous sight to behold, and Nash says that Elizabeth "painted a pretty picture." Luger then focuses on Rey Mysterio Jr., whom he says is no bigger than his leg. Luger has heard what Rey has said about his mask, and says that he will not only beat his brains out tonight, but also take his mouth off and expose what he really looks like. He asks Rey to take his mask off and hand it over backstage - and not to be stupid like Konnan was - and they can call the match of. Otherwise, he will beat him down and rip his mask off.

A delusional Scott Steiner continues to harass Kimberly and The Nitro Girls, especially Kimberly. WCW security has to escort Scott Steiner, who tells them that all the Nitro Girls want his body, out of the room.

Psychosis beats Juventud Guerrera.

Before the next match, Rey Mysterio Jr. comes out with the Latino World Order shirt on and the mask on. Luger says he is trying to be nice, and if he takes off the shirt and hands him the mask, he will let him walk. Rey does not answer, and Luger ends up kicking him in the gut.

Rey Mysterio Jr. beats Lex Luger by disqualification after Kevin Nash, who shows up midway through the match, hits Rey with a sidewalk slam. After the match, Rey fights back against Nash and Luger, but Nash hits Rey with a Jackknife Power Bomb before Luger puts Rey in the Torture Rack. Before Rey can be unmasked, however, Konnan rushes in with a steel chair and chases Nash and Luger out of the ring.

We see the groundbreaking ceremony for The Nitro Grill at Excalibur Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Scott Steiner continues to harass Kimberly in the ladies' restroom, and security has to keep Scott Steiner away again.

Goldberg vs. Scott Hall vs. Bam Bam Bigelow ends with the New World Order attacking Goldberg. The Four Horsemen ("THe Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "The Enforcer" Arn ANderson, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, Steve "Mongo" McMichael, Dean Malenko) all show up and fight the nWo, clearing the house. Flair chases after Hogan's limousine.t

Raw Deal - Raw recap for January 18, 1999

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The World Wrestling Federation recognizes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin shows up to start tonight's show, and is interviewed by Michael Cole. Before talking about the Royal Rumble Match, Austin recalls when Mankind beat The Rock for the WWF Champion. He gives Mankind credit, and calls him "one tough bastard." He then says that the good news is that Mankind is a deserving and respected WWF Champion, but the bad news is that when the bell rings to start the match at WrestleMania, he will be Mankind's opponent. Austin says that nobody knows better than him that this could be has last shot at the WWF Championship after being made the first man in the match and having a $100,000 bounty on his head that will be given to anyone who eliminates him. He then says that nobody will eliminate him in the Royal Rumble Match. He then asks the crowd to give him a "hell yeah" if they want to see him beat WWF co-owner Vince McMahon's ass all night long and another "hell yeah" if they want to see him win the Royal Rumble Match. He gets a "hell yeah" both times, and says that when all is said and done, Vince will know that Austin 3:16 says "I just whipped your ass."

"Road Dogg" Jesse James is seen looking for weapons for his Hardcore title match against Gangrel backstage, and his match is next.

A few kids in the front row are seen wearing the "Do You Smell What The Rock Is Cooking?" T-shirt, now available at Wal-Mart.

"Road Dogg" Jesse James retains the WWF Hardcore Championship against Gangrel.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin is seen drinking a beer backstage.

"Bad Ass" Billy Gunn beats Test by disqualification after Gunn is attacked by "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock until referees show up to restore order. Shamrock then sends Billy Gunn face-first into the commentary table from the apron to the outside before tossing him towards the table, then sends him into the steel steps before putting him in the ankle lock. He then attacks the timekeeper and referee Tim White before grabbing the hammer for the ring bell, teasing another attack on Gunn only to drop the hammer and leave. Referees have to tend to Billy Gunn.

"Bad Ass" Billy Gunn has his ankle tended to backstage.

Kevin Kelly interviews Jeff Jarrett, Owen Hart and Debra. Jarrett says they have beaten The New Age Outlaws, The Brood and "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken SHamrock and The Big Boss Man, and that all that is left is to make it official. Shamrock and Boss Man attack Owen and Jarrett, and referees and officials have to break up the brawl.

We see WWF co-owner Vince McMahon train some more, this time in a warehouse, as he complains about being made the #2 entrant in the Royal Rumble Match. Vince says he is ready for "Stone Cold" Steve Austin this Sunday. In case he is eliminated, there will be "100,000 reason" why Austin will not win, and tells Austin that this Sunday, he has "no chance in Hell."

The Big Boss Man is seen attacking Mankind backstage. The camera feed cuts off when Mankind tosses The Big Boss Man into the cameraman.

"The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman beats Dan "The Beast" Severn by disqualification after Severn hits Blackman with a low blow in full view of referee Jimmy Korderas before putting Blackman in a Dragon Sleeper. Referees and officials have to step in and restore order.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin is still backstage, drinking beer.

Mankind and The Big Boss Man are still brawling backstage.

We see a video package for the "I Quit" Match between The Rock and Mankind for the WWF Championship.

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Mankind and The Big Boss Man now brawl their way into their arena, and their Hardcore Rules Match starts proper at this point.

Mankind beats The Big Boss Man in a Hardcore Rules Match by disqualification after The Rock shows up and hits Mankind in the back with a steel chair. After The Rock promises that he will win at Royal Rumble, The Rock gets back in the ring and hits Mankind with a Rock Bottom into the steel chair.

"Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry follows Chyna, telling her to reconsider about telling him to set things straight and airing some dirty laundry, but Chyna tells Mark "It's your choice, Mark."

WWF co-owner Vince McMahon makes sure that Kane does what he tells him to do as he tells The Rock and Kane to have their match that WWF Commissioner "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels set up last night.

Chyna shows up, and calls out "Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry, telling him his 24 hours are up. Mark's mother is seen in the front row. Mark asks Chyna not to go through with what she is about to go through with, but Chyna tells him to make the decision. Mark tells Chyna that he and Sammy did not do "the wild thing, the mild thing or no thing." We then see footage of what hapened in the locker room that we did not see last week, where Sammy makes out with Mark Henry only for Mark Henry to find out that Sammy is a man cross-dressing as a woman. Chyna tells Mark she wouldn't date him if he was the last man on Earth, and tells Mark's mom he had it coming before hitting Mark with a low blow. Mark's mom then calls Mark out and disciplines him on the way to the back.

We see footage from backstage during the break where "Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry is given a hard time by his mother.

Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco talk strategy over how they will beat Chyna tonight, and argue over who will pin Chyna for the victory.

Al Snow beats Goldust to regain possession of Head. After the match, Al Snow tries to hit Goldust with Head, but Goldust ducks it and hits Snow with a spinebuster before hitting Show with Shattered Dreams and leaving with Head again.

Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco continue to argue over who will pin Chyna.

Mideon shows up, going on and on about the number seven before the chanting of Druids can be heard and talking about how "he is coming." Druids show up, as do The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) and Paul Bearer. The Undertaker then shows up and sits on his throne, and tells the people that their world is polluted with rotting souls. Last week, we witnessed Dennis Knight - now Mideon - become one with the darkness, and now, he sees and feels what we cannot, and Dennis Knight ceased to exist and Mideon was given everlasting life, as was all of his ministry. Tonight, he speaks of prophecy, and what he will, shall be done. He says the sacrifices are not over, and the ceremony has been scheduled. At Royal Rumble, the next sacrificial lamb will be led to slaughter, and the people's simple minds will not allow them to believe who the next victim will be. He tells us to attend if we dare, and that to resist is to subject one's self to agonizing pain and extreme suffering.

Chyna beats Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco in a 2-on-1 handicap match. During the match, Sable shows up, but she is attacked by Luna Vachon with a leather strap. Referees and officials show up, and Luna flees through the crowd before Sable is tended to. After that, Brisco hits the Corporate Elbow, but Brisco and Patterson bicker over who will pin Chyna. As Chyna punches Patterson, Brisco throws power in Chyna's eyes before Patterson and Brisco fondle Chyna's breasts and buttocks, which fires Chyna up and causes her to attack them both. She then places Brisco on top of Patterson and sits on both of them to get the pinfall.

The Rock talks with WWF co-owners Vince McMahon and Shane McMahon. Shane and Vince guarantee that Kane will do exactly as Vince tells him to.

Before the next match, WWF co-owner Vince McMahon tells the fans not to get their hopes up, as "it is not happening." Vince tells The Rock to push Kane down with his finger, and for Kane to fall down in what is obviously a parody of what happened on Nitro between Hollywood Hogan and Kevin Nash two weeks ago. Vince asks Kane if he gets it, and tells him not to do anything stupid. Kane tells Vince to stick it, and The Corporation attacks Kane. The Rock then asks the rest of The Corporation to leave Kane to him.

The Rock vs. Kane ends with The Corporation attacking Kane when Kane choke slams both The Rock and Test. Mankind shows up with a steel chair and takes out members of The Corporation before confronting The Rock, who is approached from behind by "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. As soon as The Rock sees Austin behind him, Mankind plasters The Rock with a steel chair to end the show.

Feel The Heat - Sunday Night Heat recap for January 17, 1999

The Corporation shows up - minus The Rock - to start tonight's show. WWF owner Vince McMahon says he has come out tonight to apologize, as he is man enough to admit that he made a mistake. He says that he has tried to apologize to "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, but Shawn could not physically meet him face-to-face and Shawn's mentor Jose Lothario did not want to listen. He then introduces The Rock, who shows up, and Vince apologizes for last night, saying he should have never made that match last night between Kane and Mankind for the WWF Championship. The Rock accepts his apology, but asks Vince what he was thinking putting Kane in a match against Mankind for the WWF title in the first place. Kane takes offense, and The Rock proceeds to make fun of him. Vince then announces that Mankind will take on The Big Boss Man in a non-title match tomorrow night, and Mankind will be serving hard time when it is all over. He also tells "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock that he has a present for him: the week off to train, as Royal Rumble is only a week away. As for Shamrock's opponent, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn, however, he will have to face Test in a singles match. Vince then focuses on Chyna, saying anything can happen in the WWF and that she is #30 in the Royal Rumble match. As Vince says that he could have punched her lights out, Shane McMahon and Kevin Kelly receive a message from the producers. Shane gets in the ring as Vince proposes that Chyna face him in an arm wrestling match, and even says that he will be wearing a sweatshirt so that Chyna will not be intimidated. Shane tells Vince that Shawn has called in tomorrow night's main event between Kane and The Rock. The Corporation is livid.

Backstage, WWF owner Vince McMahon tells The Rock that tomorrow night will be great, because Kane is "a retard" and he will do what Vince tells him to do under threat of being returned to a mental institution.

Before the next match, Tiger Ali Singh issues an open challenge to "any American peasant who is stupid enough to stand up for this disgusting and deplorable country." The challenge is answered by Gillberg.

Tiger Ali Singh beats Gillberg after Singh falls on Gillberg during the Jackhammer.

Backstage, Michael Cole interviews "Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry, who denies that anything happened between him and Chyna.

Backstage, Shane McMahon is seen talking to Luna Vachon.

2 Cold Scorpio beats a reluctant "Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry. During the match, Chyna shows up and tells Mark Henry that he has 24 hours to make his decision, which distracts Henry to the point that Scorpio wins with a jackknife pin.

Jeff Jarrett and Owen Hart beat The Brood (Gangrel and Edge). During the match, it is announced that "Halftime Heat" will be airing in two weeks during the Super Bowl halftime show. Later on in the match, "Road Dogg" Jesse James rushes out to attack Gangrel in revenge of the blood bath The Brood gave him. Edge tries to win the match on a powerbomb as referees rush into get both men separated, but Owen Hart hits Edge with a drop kick to allow Jarrett to roll up Edge for the win.

Backstage, WWF owner Vince McMahon practices for his arm match with Chyna against Pat Patterson.

Backstage, WWF owner Vince McMahon arm wrestles Gerald Brisco.

Backstage, Michael Cole interviews Goldust, who now has Head dolled up to look just like him. Goldust asks why he does what he does, as his intellect is way below Cole's comprehension and he was in the need for "a little Head."

The Godfather beats Goldust. During the match, one of The Godfather's hos is dragged underneath the ring, then another person in a dress and wig comes out. It is Al Snow dressed as one of The Godfather's hos, and he steals Head from Goldust and runs off. This distraction allows The Godfather to get the win with a schoolboy pin. After the match, Goldust chases after Snow, who cannot run very fast in high heels, and attacks him before stealing Head again.

Backstage, Gerald Brisco and Pat Patterson arm wrestle each other.

WWF owner Vince McMahon and Chyna show up for the arm wrestling match. Before Chyna shows up, Shane McMahon leaves the commentary table to tell Vince that he is a gentleman and that he doesn't have to do this,, but Vince tells Shane he will rip Chyna's arm clean off if he has to. Shane says he has a little better idea and has provided a substitution: Luna Vachon, who is attacked from behind by Sable almost as soon as she shows up. Referees have to separate Sable and Luna on the entrance ramp, then Chyna shows up as scheduled. After a couple of false starts, Chyna wins the arm wrestling match after Gerald Briscoe pushes Pat Patterson into Vince as they argue. Afterwards, Pat Patterson tells Chyna she didn't beat anybody, and that he is a man and he can beat anybody before proposing a wrestling match against him. Gerald Brisco tells her to forget Patterson and to face him in a match tomorrow night. Chyna does one better and takes the challenge against both men at once for Raw to end the show.

Souled Out 1999 - The Results

The show starts with a press conference by WCW President "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, who says that WCW is in control once again. Those who stayed within the ranks of WCW and challenged those of the nWo, he gives their thanks for their support and loyalty. He says that WCW is the strongest wrestling organization in the world, and says there are hundreds who support him and hundreds behind him, and he does not stand alone. He says that WCW will continue to persevere against the nWo and those who would challenge WCW, and this time, WCW will reign supreme, as it is re-united and looking very, very good.

When the show goes to the arena, it is revealed that every instance where the show's logo appears, the "nWo" segment at the top is crossed out with a red X.

It is reported that Goldberg is on the floor in his dressing room backstage, holding on to one of his knees.

"The Crippler" Chris Benoit beats Mike Enos with the Crippler Crossface. During the match, is is reported that Goldberg is going to have his leg checked.

Before the next match, Norman Smiley shows up with a red urn, which contains the remains of Chavo Guerrero Jr.'s horse Pepe.

Norman Smiley beats Chavo Guerrero Jr. with the Norman Conquest after Norman tosses the remains of Pepe from the urn into Chavo's face.

Konnan is interviewed for WCW.com. Konnan says Kevin Nash and Lex Luger showed him a lot of love, and wants to know who said he was out and had everyone attack him.

Fit Finley beats Van Hammer.

Bam Bam Bigelow beats Wrath.

Before the next match, Konnan tells Lex Luger to get ready to "toss my salad and peel his potatoes" after he beats him. After Luger shows up, Luger says he feels a lot of anger from Konnan and that it is not necessary, as he gave him a wake-up call. He says it does not have to go any further and that he can let him walk, because he has nothing but love for him; however, there is an "A-Team" and a "B-Team," and tells Konnan that he is not "A-Team" material. When Luger gives Konnan the option to either fight or leave, Konnan fights.

Lex Luger beats Konnan with the Torture Rack. During the match, Miss Elizabeth shows up just before Konnan puts Lex Luger in the Tequila Sunrise, and spray black spray paint into Konnan's eyes as he has the hold locked in. Luger then puts Konnan in the Torture Rack for the win. Konnan has to be helped to the back after the match by trainer Danny Young and referee Mickey Jay.

Chris Jericho and Ralphus show up with a paper bag containing a dress before the next match. It is also noticed that Scott Dickinson - who has been known as of late for having something against Saturn - is the referee for this match.

Chris Jericho beats Saturn after referee Scott Dickinson rolls Jericho on top of Saturn during an inside cradle and making a fast count to give Jericho the win. As per the recently revised pre-match stipulation, the loser must wear a dress, and Saturn puts on the dress. Saturn scares off Dickinson as he zips up the back of Saturn's dress, and afterwards, Jericho, Ralphus and Dickinson are seen smiling and laughing on their way backstage.

David Flair is interviewed for WCW.com. He knows he is not a wrestler, but he is out here for respect for his father "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. Even though Barry Windham and Curt Hennig are twice his size, he wants to leave as David Flair, not just as "Ric Flair's son."

Kidman retains the WCW Cruiserweight Championship against Rey Mysterio Jr., Psychosis and Juventud Guerrera in a Four Corners Match.

Booker T is interviewed for WCW.com. As Booker T talks about Chris Jericho, Jericho shows up and brags about his victory tonight. Booker T tells Jericho that he only won because he had referee Scott Dickinson in his back pocket. Jericho tells Booker T that if he thinks he is bad, he can face him in the ring tomorrow night on Nitro. Booker T accepts the challenge.

Before the next match, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair grabs a steel chair, and tells Barry Windham and Curt Hennig to "come on down here one time." Hennig says he is not getting into the ring until security removes "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, but then asks what Anderson could possibly do to him and Windham at this point. Flair tells Hennig to get in the ring unless he wants to work for WWF or some other company. Barry Windham then tells David Flair that if he wants to prove he is tough, he will start the match with him and he can teach him a lesson in front of everyone in the arena.

"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and David Flair beat Curt Hennig and Barry Windham after "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson hits Hennig in the back with a tire iron prior to the Hennigplex, causing David Flair to fall on Hennig for the pinfall (even though it looks like Hennig pulls David down, pulling David on top of him). After the match, the New World Order show up and attack the Flairs and Anderson. "The Crippler" Chris Benoit gets involved, but he is attacked. Hollywood Hogan shows up with even more members of the nWo while carrying a pair of handcuffs, and the entire nWo surround the Flairs. David is pushed around while Hogan cuffs Flair to the middle rope and stomps him. Hogan then trips David Flair, and when David charges at Hogan, he too gets attacked before Hogan whips David in the back with his weightlifting belt. Hogan then spray paints the letters "EZE" on David's back. The nWo then attacks David Flair with the weightlifting belt again as Hogan screams at a despondent Ric Flair, then leave. (As this happens, the nWo also takes a can of red spray paint, crosses out the WCW logo on the ring mat and spray paints "nWo" on the mat above the Souled Out logo.)

Before the next match, Scott Hall says there is some good news and some bad news. The good news is that everyone got to see him, and the bad news is that Goldberg wet his pants, slipped in it and hurt his knee upon finding out he was facing him, and goes on to say that he has ended Goldberg's career. Hall then says there will be no Stun Gun Match tonight, and tells the referee to raise his hand. It is not long before Goldberg shows up with a knee brace on his left knee.

Despite a hurt knee and the interference by Disco Inferno which almost allows Scott Hall to take the stun gun and win the match, Goldberg beats Scott Hall in a Stun Gun Match. After the match, Bam Bam Bigelow shows up, and Scott Hall zaps both Goldberg and Bigelow with the stun gun to end the show.

Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for January 11, 1999

"Mean" Gene Okerlund starts tonight's show by interviewing WCW President "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. At Souled Out, he will walk the aisle with his oldest son David Flair, and the both of them will get a piece of Curt Hennig and Barry Windham. He also tells Hollywood Hogan that he has promised the wrestling world some big news, and says he has met with some bigwigs. Whether he likes it or not, Hogan is WCW World Heavyweight Champion, but at the same time, Hogan is signed to WCW until 2001 and he will be working for him. He also reinstates J.J. Dillon as the WCW Executive Committee Chairman. Dillon then announces that Hollywood Hogan's first title defense will be at SuperBrawl IX on February 21st, and that the Executive Committee will be picking his opponent and not the New World Order. Flair makes it clear that Hogan will be wrestling somebody from World Championship Wrestling. Dillon also announces the main event for Souled Out: a Ladder Match between Scott Hall and Goldberg where the cattle prod will be suspended high above the ring. Flair then brings out The Latino World Order, who show up without Eddie Guerrero, who is in the hospital with a broken leg and that the nWo have something to do with it. He asks them to take off the Latino World Order shirts and jump on the World Championship Wrestling bandwagon, and promises the money, cars and women that they have coming their way. The Latino World Order take off their shirts with the exception of Rey Mysterio Jr. (who is oddly their most reluctant member), especially after Ric Flair tells Juventud Guerrera that if he takes his shirt off, both of them will head down to Tijuana next week (he does). Flair then realizes that the show is one match short, and wants to wrestle Curt Hennig tonight. Dillon immediately makes the match official.

We see a video package of "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair's promo from last week.

It is announced that Eric Bischoff has been relieved of his duties as an announcer, and that we will see what his new job at WCW will be later on in the show.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Saturn. Saturn says Chris Jericho and referee Scott Dickinson cheated him, and demands a rematch. Jericho shows up with Ralphus, and the way he sees it, he beat Saturn fairly and squarely and had his hands raised by a WCW official, and that Saturn is crying like an adolescent schoolgirl and should be wearing a dress. Jericho gives Saturn his rematch, but if he beats him for the third time, Saturn has to wear a dress for the rest of his career. Saturn refuses, saying drag is not his thing, but eventually agrees to the stipulation, saying there is no way he is losing this match. Jericho says Saturn will never ever be able to handle wearing a dress as he does not have the personality, the attitude or the legs for it.

Before the next match, referee Scott Dickinson tells fellow referee Randy Anderson that WCW Executive Committee J.J. Dillon needs to see him in the back, even though Anderson is supposed to referee this match.

Ernest "The Cat" Miller beats Saturn by disqualification. As referee Scott Dickinson is distracted by Sonny Onoo, Saturn confronts Dickerson only to be struck from behind with a shovel by Saturn, which in turn inadvertently knocks Saturn into Dickinson. Nevertheless, Dickinson gives the win to The Cat. After the match, Jericho pulls out a dress, and tries to put Saturn in it but fails.

We see a performance by The Nitro Girls.

We see footage from last week where Eric Bischoff heads to work only to find out his parking spot has been taken, his I.D. card no longer works, and that his secretary Amy is no longer here. After a long wait, Bischoff finally has his meeting with WCW President "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. Flair and Bischoff talk about the reformation of both nWo Hollywood and nWo Wolfpac, and says that he had nothing to do with it. Flair reminds Bischoff that he has elected to stay an employee of WCW as long as he is President, and tells him that he has plans for Hollywood Hogan and Kevin Nash; however, he will not talk about those plans and will keep their discussion about the two of them. Flair says he will make the next 90 days of Bischoff's life as miserable as he can, and shows him "his next venture" as part of the ring crew, which instantly leads to disgust from Bischoff as he gets in the truck.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Chavo Guerrero Jr., who tells his uncle Eddie Guerrero to get well soon. We then learn that the birthday cake is for Chavo's hobby horse Pepe, who has been going through a rough time as of late. Chavo, Okerlund and the fans with Pepe a happy birthday, but midway through the song, Norman Smiley shows up, not happy that he was not invited to the birthday. Nevertheless, he wants to make amends with Pepe and be here as a friend, and even goes so far as to extend his hand in friendship. Chavo does not want to shake hands, but Pepe does. Chavo extends Pepe to Norman Smiley, but Smiley hits Chavo with a clothesline and throws him into the guardrail before planting his face in the birthday cake. After slamming Chavo on the table, SMiley does the Big Wiggle before dumping the cake and the table on Chavo before horse-napping Pepe. We then see Norman Smiley head outside and toss Pepe into an industrial shredder, ending Pepe.

Raven is seen playing Backgammon with James (who is played by The Sandman from ECW). James tells Raven that he should ditch Kanyon like he did Saturn, especially since he was the only one who liked him. Raven then looks for his high school yearbook, and ends up finding pictures of "Rowdy" Roddy Piper.

An entourage of bikers welcome a limousine containing members of The New World Order. Other members welcome Hollywood Hogan, and Hogan mentions that there are some problems in the travel plans before the nWo heads to the ring. We then find out that the bikers are members of the Hell's Angels motorcycle gang, and one of the people on bikes is Chuck Zito, the president from the New York state chapter of Hell's Angels. Hogan says WCW and Goldberg said that they had no back-up, but makes it clear that they have back-up. As far as WCW President "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair goes, he admits he is on a contract, and says he will fight anybody in WCW on any night, as he can beat anybody in WCW. He also wants everyone to know that he is going to the White House to become United States President and the WCW World Heavyweight Champion. Kevin Nash then takes the microphone, and asks that if Tennessee is "Big Orange Country," why is everyone wearing black and red tonight. Later tonight, he will show the nation why he is the true, one and only giant. Scott Steiner takes the microphone and says the nWo will get stronger, as he will take on Diamond Dallas Page, and if Tony Schiavone calls DDP "the people's champion," he is going to puke, as all he sees is white trash, just like when he looks in the crowd. Scott Steiner says DDP has nothing he wants or needs, but he has somebody who needs him, and when he is done with him, he will take his wife Kimberly and show her what it is like to be with a real man. He then says that his arm is bigger than DDP's leg. Hogan then takes the microphone and says everyone realizes that the New World Order will rule through the new millennium, and he doesn't care if WCW, DDP, Goldberg or anybody else has sports teams or flight attendant teams. With the Hell's Angels on their side, nobody will get in their way anymore.

We see footage from last week's Nitro after the show went off the air where Goldberg tells the nWo that he has back-up in the form of NFL football players, and that he and WCW are now the hunters.

Kaz Hayashi beats Rey Mysterio Jr. by disqualification after he is suddenly attacked by Lex Luger. Luger then gets in the ring and tells Rey to take his Latino World Order shirt off. Rey refuses (even though he is the group's most reluctant member) and Luger kicks Rey in the gut before forcefully ripping the shit off and tossing Rey out of the ring. Rey holds on to the ropes on his way out, however, and fights back against Luger until Luger hits him with a backbreaker. Luger then stomps on Rey repeatedly before putting him in the Torture Rack. Konnan shows up and wants to know what Luger is doing, saying "The Wolfpac don't ride like that," saying he is not a threat and that they have known each other since kids. Luger states that Rey is not Wolfpac material, and also mentions the Wolfpac not doing everything together and even not having a spot in Konnan's music video. Konnan says that after just went down, he's glad Luger is not even in the music video as Kevin Nash and other members of the nWo show up. The nWo then attack Konnan and rip his nWo shirt off after Nash takes the mic and mockingly says "Let me speak on this!" Scott Hall then zaps Konnan with the taser, and Konnan keeps yelling to Nash to call the attack off. The nWo then takes cans of black and red spray paint, and spray paint "NWO" on Konnan's back. Luger then places the Latino World Order shirt on top of Konnan, confirming that Konnan has been kicked out of the group.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews The Giant. The Giant says he will face Kevin Nash, and that this is all because he "dropped the ball" and "was suckered in by ["Macho Man" Randy Savage]." He says that Hollywood Hogan does so much stuff and tells nobody what is going on, and that he is finally tired of it. He then says he is fighting Kevin Nash not for Nash's spot in the stable, but also to go after the rest of the nWo afterwards. The Giant says he got wrapped up in the wrong things, and plans to unwrap himself from Hogan. He says that it is over between him and Nash, because when they get in the ring, he will scare the living daylights out of Nash by choke slamming him.

Booker T beats Lenny Lane.

We see Hollywood Hogan and Kevin Nash bragging about bringing nWo Hollywood and nWo Wolfpac back into one combined unit and reuniting the nWo, and make a bigger deal about their match from last week than it already is.

Before the next match, Scott Steiner and Buff Bagwell interact with a young woman in the front row.

Scott Steiner retains the WCW World Television Championship against Diamond Dallas Page with the Steiner Recliner. During the match, Buff Bagwell takes the microphone and mocks the chants for DDP while telling the crowd to shut up. Also during the match, Vincent shows up and Scott Steiner pushes DDP into referee Charles Robinson, who is grabbed by Vincent. Buff throws powder into DDP's eyes, yet DDP hits Vincent with a Diamond Cutter as Scott Steiner gets out of the ring. Steiner then hits DDP with a steel chair before putting him in the Steiner Recliner. Buff revives the referee, who acknowledges that Page is unconscious - even though it is due to the chair and not the submission - and gives Steiner the win.

We see a segment of an interview with Goldberg, who says that he has been an athlete all his life. One thing he has learned is that people make mistakes, and that he has done it in both college and professional football. He says that people who rise above correct those mistakes, and that at Starrcade, he made the mistake in thinking his match with Kevin Nash would be a fair contest, and calls it the biggest mistake of his life. He says the people who prosper are the ones who learn from their mistakes, and in that one night, he earned an education and his doctorate in professional wrestling, and promises that mistake will never happen again.

We see footage of Eric Bischoff working as part of the ring crew, where he mouths off at the supervisor of the ring crew and begrudgingly does his work.

Before the next match, Scott Hall talks about the video package from earlier of Goldberg losing the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, then asks the crowd if they want to see Goldberg get shocked one more time.

Scott Hall beats Bam Bam Bigelow. During the match, Disco Inferno shows up with a taser much like the one Scott Hall uses, and Wrath gets on the top rope to go after Bam Bam Bigelow. Wrath shows up and tosses Bigelow off the top rope, then Bigelow goes after Wrath. Disco takes advantage of a distracted referee to hand the stun gun to Scott Hall. Hall uses the stun gun on Bigelow to get the pinfall.

We see footage of Goldberg. The first time he laid hands on Kevin Nash, he knew he was a defeated man. He is not impressed with Kevin Nash, and says that Scott Hall is a loser. The person who really surprised him was Lex Luger, who put him in the Torture Rack. He says this may have been the biggest mistake of Luger's life. Now that he has his doctorate, class will be in session on Sunday, and he says not to be late.

It is reported that Bam Bam Bigelow has demanded a match with Wrath, and that WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon has made the match official for Souled Out.

"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair beats Curt Hennig by disqualification. During the match, Barry Windham shows up, but so does David Flair. When Hennig is dropped in front of David Flair near the end of the match, Windham attacks David from behind. Hennig gets back in the ring, and Windham attacks Flair to break the hold and end the match. After the match, Windham and Hennig continue to attack Ric, but avid trips them both, hands his father a chair, and the two of them run Hennig and Windham out of the ring.

We see Goldberg again. When he is finished, the only question that will be asked is "Who's left?" At Souled Out, Scott Hall will be first. He tells Scott Hall not to be late.

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.

Kevin Nash beats The Giant, kicking The Giant out of the nWo. During the match, Scott Hall tries to get involved, but The Giant fights off both Hall and Nash. Nash is knocked out of the ring, but Nash pulls out a wrench - the same blue-handled wrench that Eric Bischoff used when he was setting up the ring - and smacks it into The Giant's face. After the match, Eric Bischoff shows up and says "The Titanic just sank," before proclaiming Kevin Nash "the nWo corporate giant." The rest of the nWo show up after the match as it is made clear that this was all a premeditated plan, and Scott Hall jabs The Giant with the stun gun. Hogan The nWo then spray paint "NWO 4 Life" in red and black spray paint to end the show.

Raw Deal - Raw recap for January 11, 1999

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D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna, X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) show up to start the show, and bring out Mankind, who now has some new entrance music. WWF co-owners Vince and Shane McMahon are not happy as they watch from the dressing room, as Mankind says it is about time he got some new entrance music. The Rock is also seen backstage watching in the dressing room. Mankind says he is seen getting his ass kicked in just about every shot in his entrance video, but that's alright, because he takes a licking and keeps on ticking. Last week was without a doubt the greatest moment in his 15-year career, but he did not get there by himself. He tells the fans a story about how once a year for 10 or 11 years, he would call the WWF to offer his wrestling services only for his phone calls to never be returned, and years later, he got word that "Mick Foley did not look like a star." As the camera pans to a sign in the crowd saying "Mick Foley Put My A$$ In This Seat Tony," (a stab at World Championship Wrestling commentator Tony Schiavone spoiling the results to last week's WWF Championship match, widening the ratings gap between Raw and Nitro that week), he thanks one person who thought he was a star and kept after Vince McMahon 12 years later until he made his WWF debut, and that man is Jim Ross, whom he asks to get better soon as he wants to hear him call a Mankind championship match. Mankind also thanks D-Generation X for watching his back last week, and and also acknowledges and thanks "Stone Cold" Steve Austin for the chair shot he gave The Rock which ultimately gave Mankind the WWF Championship, before telling him he owes him one, and that as long as he is around, Austin has "one chance in Hell." While he has achieved his dream in becoming WWF Champion, he now wants to headline WrestleMania, and says WrestleMania would not be a WrestleMania without Austin in the main event, and wants to defend the title against him that night if Austin wins the Royal Rumble, due to the fact that he knows they could bring the house down in a championship match. The Rock, Vince and Shane show up, and Shane calls Mankind a disgrace to the WWF title. He also brings up the fact that D-Generation X has been helping him out as of late, and puts all the members in singles competition before announcing that Vince has made official a "Corporate Royal Rumble" where the members of DX take on the members of The Corporation, with the winner becoming the #30 entrant in the Royal Rumble Match. The Rock then takes the microphone and tells Mankind he is not a big shot like he is, and that he never beat him for the WWF Championship as he had to get help from "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. The Rock tells Austin that his day will come when they get in the ring and he lays the smackdown on his candy ass like he never felt before, then says that seeing Mankind with the WWF Championship makes him sick as he does not deem him worthy of being the champion, saying Mankind looks like what happened when a big monkey got in the middle of the ring and took a crap. The Rock says the people want and need him as WWF Champion - a man who is intelligent, articulate and handsome compared to Mankind. The Rock tells Mankind the least he could do is give him a shot at the title at Royal Rumble. Mankind says there is no third shot, as the Rock is simply not championship material. The Rock then says he wants it to be a no-disqualification match as well. Mankind tells him he smells what he is cooking, but it does not smell all that good, as he has been there and done that. The Rock then also asks for the match to be no count-out, but Mankind is still not sold. The Rock then guarantees that not a single member of The Corporation will be at ringside, but Mankind says The Rock is trying to check himself into the SmackDown Hotel on the corner of Know Your Role Boulevard and Jabroni Drive, and denies him the title shot yet again. The Rock then implies that Mankind has no testicular fortitude, telling him to stick Mr. Socko between his legs to feel that there is nothing there. Mankind says that one day he will pull out Mr. Socko, but on that day, Mr. Socko will go between The Rock's legs and get a good idea of what The Rock is cooking. The Rock then says that he quits at getting a WWF Championship match, which gives Mankind an idea. He accepts the match, and declares the match to be an "I Quit" match, and adds a couple of caveats: no disqualifications, no count-outs, no Corporation members at ringside, and no stopping the match for excessive blood loss as there will be plenty of it at Royal Rumble, no knock-outs, and no submission holds as he will beat the crap out of The Rock until he cannot take it anymore and says "I Quit." Vince then asks Mankind what makes him think he will be WWF Champion in two weeks' time, and makes him defend the WWF Championship tonight against Kane. Mankind tells Vince to remember one thing: he is WWF Champion until he is not, if he smells what "The Sock" is cooking.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin is seen entering the building.

We see footage from earlier today where The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) talk about Debra McMichael backstage, accusing each other of being easily distracted.

Owen Hart and Jeff Jarrett beat The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn). When distracting Billy Gunn does not work for Debra, Debra confronts Chyna, causing Billy Gunn to get between them only for Chyna to shove Debra while Owen Hart hits the spinning heel kick on Road Dogg for the win.

We see police officers and a WWF official outside of the locker room of "Gillberg."

We find out that that "Gillberg" is really Dwayne Gill mocking Goldberg. Not surprisingly, his entrance is now a parody of Goldberg's from World Championship Wrestling. The Gillberg chants are obviously piped in. When Gillberg shows up, the rest of The J.O.B. Squad (Bob Holly, The Blue Meanie, 2 Cold Scorpio) hold sparklers over his head, and Gillberg chokes on the smoke as he makes his way down the ramp. Gillberg's new entrance theme is also a parody of Goldberg's. Gillberg then takes the microphone and says "Gillberg doesn't want to know who's next. Gillberg wants to know...who's first?" His opponent ends up being Luna Vachon.

Luna Vachon - now without The Oddities - beats Gillberg, bringing . At one point, Gillberg goes for the Jackhammer, but Luna Vachon ends up falling on top of him for a near-fall. After the match, a fan gets in the ring and tries to hug Luna, but security quickly apprehends her. (This proves to be the same fan that charged at Sable a few weeks ago.)

It is announced that "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels will be operated on in the Heebner Medical Center by Dr. Vasquez tomorrow.

Dennis Knight shows up, telling Michael Cole and Jerry "The King" Lawler "he is here" as he rambles incoherently. The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) show up and tell Dennis Knight "Come with us. He's waiting." It is noticeable that Dennis Knight's shirt is shredded and that a part of his hair is gray.

Val Venis shows up and says tonight's venue is the home to the Houston Rocket, and tells the laides that if they wrap their legs around this rocket, he'll be sure to launch straight into orbit. Val Venis then tries to turn a woman on in the front row when "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock shows up and brutally attacks Venis from behind. Shamrock is seen yelling at the woman as he does, and tells Venis "You don't mess with my sister! Do you understand me?" As Shamrock leaves, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn shows up and tells Shamrock "Maybe your sister liked [Val Venis], and she's damn sure gonna like this." He then pulls his tights down and moons Shamrock's sister, and Shamrock rushes back into the ring and clotheslines Gunn. Val Venis gets back in the ring to beat up Shamrock, but The Big Boss Man shows up and hits Venis with his nightstick. Shamrock tells Billy Gunn that if he wants a shot at the Intercontinental Championship at Royal Rumble after stalking him for weeks, he's got it, and tells him he should worry about leaving with his life, as he will put him down for good.

Mankind is seen talking with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin in the locker room.

X-Pac retains the WWF European Championship against Al Snow after Goldust shows up and hits Al Snow with Head. After the match, Al Snow goes after Goldust, but Goldust levels him with Head again.

WWF co-owner Vince McMahon tells Kane that if he wants to win the WWF Championship all by himself and without the assistance of anyone else in The Corporation, then he had better bring the WWF Championship back.

WAR ZONE

Mankind retains the WWF Championship against Kane when The Rock show up and pulls Kane off Mankind before hitting both men with a steel chair. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin shows up and confronts The Rock, and Mankind takes the steel chair away before Austin runs into the ring and forces The Rock to retreat. Mankind gives Austin the steel chair, but Austin drops it and gives both him and Kane the Stone Cold Stunner. Austin then chases The Rock up the entrance ramp.

WWF co-owner Vince McMahon confronts The Rock for his action. The Rock says he plans on making Mankind scream "I Quit" at Royal Rumble so he can take the WWF Championship back from him.

"Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley beats Edge, then Gangrel and Edge show up and attack Triple H. The rest of D-Generation X (X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) show up, but it is "Road Dogg" Jesse James who is the next recipient of a bloodbath by The Brood (Gangrel, Edge, Christian).

The chanting of Druids can be heard, and the symbol of The Undertaker. Dennis Knight is placed on a sacrificial altar, guarded by The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradhsaw). Druids show up, and The Undertaker returns to his original theme music. and with Paul Bearer. The Undertaker sits on a throne that looks like his symbol. We hear a voice-over of The Undertaker saying that he has not been destroyed and that the simple minds of mortal men have sent him back to the place of his origin, and the more they try, the more powerful he becomes. He has now risen from his earthy grave, and he will slay the ones he once saved, as the reckoning is upon us and it is the day that The Ministry of Darkness seizes the land, destroys all that is held dear, make playthings of heroes and devour innocence. The plague of darkness is coming, an all-encompassing evil from which there is no escape, no mercy, no hope. It is the future, and in the future, he will look down upon thee and decide whether you are an agent of darkness or mere kindling for his fires, and only a chosen few will be agents. For those who resist, pain becomes synonymous with punishment. He wants those to embrace the darkness, and relish in the unearthy delights that pain has to offer, or else there are no limits to the torture they will be subjected to. He hopes that his agents will be few and secret, as they will rule over the many and known, for he is the ruler of mean, chaser of souls, weaver of nightmares and the heart of darkness. He will forever be the purity of evil, and Hell is no longer an option; it is a living, breathing reality, and everyone is in the building is in the middle of it as Hell has relocated to Earth. The Undertaker then gets up, heads to the altar and chants in tongues before slitting his wrist with a dagger and pouring his blood into a goblet. The Undertaker then tells Dennis Knight that from this point forward, he is now "Mideon," and makes him drink his blood. Dennis Knight then convulses as The Undertaker speaks in tongues again. He then exposes the chest of Dennis Knight, and carves his symbol into Knight's chest. The Undertaker then says everyone will know why they are afraid of the dark. Lightning strikes a nearby symbol of The Undertaker, setting it ablaze. Smoke then rises from the altar, and The Undertaker sits back on his throne as Dennis Knight, now Mideon, floats off the altar.

D'Lo Brown shows up with P.M.S. (Terri Runnels and Jacqueline) and apologizes for his actions, meaning that he did not mean to cause her harm and cause her to lose her baby due to a miscarriage, and says that he would do anything for her, but what she wants him to do right now is wrong and they both know it. Terri Runnels tells D'Lo Brown that he is a man of his word, and says he is going to do what they are about to do for that reason. We then learn that D'Lo Brown has to face "Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry in a match. Henry is not even dressed for the match and turns his back on D'Lo. Jacqueline pushes D'Lo into Henry, then Terri hits Mark with a low blow. Chyna and Sammy show up, and Chyna shoves to the mat after Terrin Runnels retreats before checking on Mark Henry.

Chyna and Sammy tend to "Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry backstage.

We see WWF co-owner Vince McMahon train in the snow for the Royal Rumble Match, and the training also involves chases after a chicken and punching meat in a butcher's shop.

WWF co-owner Shane guests on commentary for the next match.

Chyna - an unexpected participant - eliminates another unexpected participant, Vince McMahon to win the Corporate Royal Rumble Match and enter the real Royal Rumble Match at #30 this year. Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco try to stop Chyna from getting in the ring, but she knocks both of them out as "Stone Cold" Steve Austin shows up and distracts Vince, allowing Chyna to toss Vince over the top rope and win the Corporate Rumble.

Feel The Heat - Sunday Night Heat recap for January 10, 1999

WWF owners Vince McMahon and SHane McMahon show up with Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco to start tonight's show. Vince says he will not dignify "the living nightmare of Mankind being the WWF Champion here tonight." However, he says that actions speak louder than words, and tomorrow night on Raw, he will take action against Mankind, and those actions will be brutal. He says there will be dire consequences for Mankind tomorrow night, then introduces his son Shane. Shane makes Patterson and Brisco watch footage of them being choke slammed by Kane, and tells them not to let anything like that happen to him ever again. Vince then addresses "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, and announces that Shawn emotionally, psychologically and physically cannot be here tonight and that he had to fire him for good reason. He says that Shawn responded with a super kick that "rattled [his] cerebellum," but he is still here with all of his faculties intact. He says that Shawn would not leave well enough alone and not to show up, but he showed up regardless with D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna, X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) and Triple H put his hands on Shane and nearly hurt him. He guarantees that Triple H will "pay hard time," then says it regretful that Shawn suffered the beating that he did last Monday night and that he had nothing to do with it; it was the actions of overzealous Corporation members. Vince then announces that Shawn will be put back together Tuesday night at Huebner Medial Center, then says that he would personally apologize to Shawn if he could. Shane then notices someone in the crowd, and that someone in the crowd is Jose Lothario, Shawn's teacher and mentor in the professional wrestling business, who has not been seen in WWF in three years. Vince asks Jose to come to the ring so he can apologize to him personally, and Shane allows him in the ring. Jose tells Vince that he thought of Vince as the greatest wrestling promoter in the world, but he has changed his mind, and if he wants him to accept his apology, he is mistaken. He also tells Vince that he sucks and shoves, him, then Vince kicks Jose Lothario in the gut before Patterson and Brisco beat him up and toss him out of the ring. Shane then heads to the commentary table.

Backstage, Michael Cole interviews Al Snow and The Blue Meanie. The Blue Meanie says he is glad that medicine has got Al Snow's voices back under control, but the memory of the bloodbath on Al Snow still remains. He says that tonight is all about revenge and that Al Snow is "a head" of the game.

Christian beats Al Snow. During the match, Goldust shows up and steals Head, and The Blue Meanie goes after him only to get walloped. Christian hits the Impaler on a distracted Al Snow to get the win, then Al Snow and The Blue Meanie run to the back.

The new "Smell What The Rock Is Cooking?" shirts are exclusively available at Wal-Mart.

We se footage from earlier today where Michael Cole interviews Sable at the Riverwalk in downtown San Antonio, Texas. Sable says her life has dramatically changed since she has become WWF Women's Champion, and she has been all over the country for more appearances and opportunities. She says that the time when she first entered the WWF feels like a lifetime ago compared to now, and she is honored to represent WWF as the Women's Champion and plans to hold it for a long time. Sable says she is promoting a healthy lifestyle of exercise and a healthy lifestyle along with a positive self-image. When asked to describe Shane McMahon, he says that Shane should remember that what goes around comes around. On the subject of Luna Vachon, Sable says she will put the WWF Women's Championship on the line against her at Royal Rumble, as Luna has made it clear that the Women's title is what she wants.

"The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman vs. Owen Hart in a Lion's Den Match ends when special guest referee Dan "The Beast" Severn leaps off the top of the cage, attacks Blackman and puts him in a sleeper hold after ripping off his neck brace, revealing that he is not injured.

Backstage, "Teh Letahl Weapon" Steve Blackman is seen throwing steel chairs around and he says that Dan "The Beast" Severn is his.

The Oddities (Golga and Kurrgan) beat The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh) to become the "WWF Tag Team Champions of the Universe."

Backstage, "The Letahl Weapon" Steve Blackman chases Dan "The Beast" Severn and gets his hands on him, but Severn is able to escape thanks to Owen Hart, who is also there on the scene.

We take alook back at Mankind's road to become WWF Champion.

Backstage, WWF owner Vince McMahon tells The Big Boss Man to turn "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley's face into hamburger to the point that he cannot even be recognized.

The Big Boss Man tells ring announcer Tony Chimel to announce that Triple H is showing from inside the cage for the Lion's Den match from earlier tonight. Triple H runs into the cage and battles Big Boss Man, and easily gets the upper hand. Shane McMahon climbs up a light tower onto the top of the cage, distracting Triple H and allowing Boss Man to attack Triple H with a nightstick. Triple H bleeds from his mouth as Boss Man and Shane continue to assault him, then D-Generation X (X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) show up along with Kane and "The World's Most Dangerous Man" SHane McMahon, and Boss Man hits Road Dogg with the nightstick to allow Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco to get Shane McMahon out of there. Both men then continue to brawl in the cage to end the show.