Raw Deal - Raw recap for May 17, 1999

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D-Generation X (X-Pac and "Road Dogg" Jesse James) and Kane vs. "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn, D'Lo Brown and "Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry ends with both sides brawling their way through the crowd.

Immediately after the first match of the night comes to a chaotic end, The Corporate Ministry shows up. WWF co-owner Shane McMahon says that tonight is the eve of Armageddon for the Ministry, and that they will demolish all in their path. He says it is funny how fate plays such a big part of life, and it was fate that incapacitated The Union's (Mankind, Test, Big Show, "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock) car. He says that their arrival was delayed for good reason, however, as The Corporate Minsitry has three people in mind on their hit list this evening. The first is WWF co-owner Vince McMahon. Shane says he told Vince to stay away from him and his business, and tells him to lock the door as the Ministry is coming for him and he will begin to feel the pain.

WWF co-owner Vince McMahon, Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco are seen backstage. They are preparing for the worst, as The Union (Mankind, Test, Big Show, "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock) is not here yet, and are seen moving a sofa in front of the door to their dressing room.

WWF co-owner Shane McMahon leads The Corporate Ministry to WWF co-owner Vince McMahon's dressing room backstage. They find the office, and Vince looks in the closet only to be attacked by The Undertaker, Chyna and "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley. The lights go out, and The Undertaker drags Vince into the closet and attacks him.

Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco help WWF co-owner Vince McMahon - who is on a stretcher - to an ambulance. The ambulance is t

Before the next match, Val Venis says "The Big Valbowski" is a lot like a hurricane. They both tend to migrate over warm, moist waters, but the only difference is while a hurricane is known as "the storm dome," he is known as "the pleasure dome."

Val Venis and The Godfather beat Jeff Jarrett and The Blue Blazer. During the match, Nicole Bass shows up and confronts Debra, which distracts Jarrett. The Godfather whips The Blue Blazer into Jarrett, then hits him with the Death Valley Driver for the win.

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

Test - having just arrived with the rest of The Union (Mankind, Big Show, "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock) - beats Meat by disqualification after Jacqueline drop kicks Test from the top rope from behind. As Test confronts Jacqueline, Meat hits Test with a reverse DDT, then P.M.S. (Terri Runnels, Jacqueline, Meat, Ryan Shamrock) take the boots to Test. Tori shows up, gets in the ring, shoves Ryan to the mat and blasts Jacqueline with a shot to the face. P.M.S. retreat, and Test wants nothing to do with Tori.

WWF co-owner Shane McMahon is seen talking with The Corporate Ministry backstage. He says one is down and that there are two more to go, and he smells a rattlesnake. The Undertaker says that Austin is his.

Dan Marino, quarterback for the Miami Dolphins football team, is seen with his family in the front row.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin shows up. He says that last night on Sunday Night Heat, WWF co-owner Shane McMahon said he had a vision when he booked him in a match against "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley for tonight. As far as Triple H is concerned, he says he has enough ability to get to the top in the WWF, and now somebody has pissed him off enough to help him get there. He says that Shane's vision of the match is a little different than his, as Austin's vision is him sticking his foot in Triple H's ass. As far as Chyna goes, he is an equal opportunity ass-kicked, and if she gets in the ring, she will get the bonus plan as his foot will go in her ass. That being said, going into Over The Edge, it doesn't matter to him who the referee is, and tells The Undertaker that he will not make the ultimate sacrifice out of him. He says The Undertaker will know that Austin 3:16 reads "I just whipped your ass." This Sunday, he will beat The Undertaker, and that's the bottom line, because he said so. Suddenly, The Corporate Ministry shows up, and Shane says he has heard enough from Austin. He tells The Undertaker and Paul Bearer to wait, then tells Austin to remember one thing: as one of the special guest referees this Sunday, if Austin even does so much as breathe on him wrong, he will disqualify him and award The Undertaker with the WWF Championship. As far as Vince goes, he may be seeing him before this Sunday night; as a matter of fact, he might meet him tonight when The Ministry puts him in a hospital bed. Shane then sics The Ministry on Austin, but "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock shows up, gets behind Shane and tries to choke him out. The Ministry attacks him, but Big Show and Mankind also show up, starting an all-out war on the stage. Austin gets Paul Bearer in the ring and hits him with a Stone Cold Stunner.

WAR ZONE

The Undertaker beats The Rock in a Casket Match. During the match, the show cuts to backstage, where The Union (Mankind, Test, Big Show, "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock) is seen brawling with The Corporate Ministry. Shortly after this, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley shows up, keeping The Rock from rolling The Undertaker into the casket. Chyna and WWF co-owner Shane McMahon show up soon after that, and Triple H then gets physically involved in the match. After a low blow by The Undertaker, Triple H strikes at The Rock's left arm - which is in a cast - with a sledgehammer (which will become Triple H's signature weapon for years to come). After this, Triple H then boots The Rock into the casket for The Undertaker to close it and end the match. Triple H then locks the casket, whic is quickly toppled. Triple H then takes the sledgehammer and smashes it into the top of the casket to the point that the casket is severely dented and has a few holes in it.

In footage from the commercial break, the casket from the match from earlier is brought to the back and opened. After officials look inside, they call for an ambulance.

Michael Hayes and The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy) vs. The Brood (Gangrel, Edge, Christian) ends in a double disqualification when the match gets out of control inside and outside of the ring.

The Rock, bloodied and bruised from the assault inside of the casket, is placed inside an ambulance.

WWF co-owner Shane McMahon is seen telling The Corporate Ministry that WWF co-owner Vince McMahon and The Rock is down, and that there is one more left to go (the one obviously being "Stone Cold" Steve Austin).

Before the next match, Al Snow shows up with a box and wearing a black armband with the name "Pierre" on it. He holds a memorial service for Pierre the one-eyed deer head, whom he calls "a true superstar of the sports entertainment world," "the cover boy of Field & Stream," "a friend of the NRA." He says Pierre always kept an eye out for him and that he was "the one I love," and then pays tribute to him. He opens the box and place a few of his favorite things inside: his favorite cigar, his reading glasses, his favorite episode of Columbo, his favorite audio cassette tape of Sammy Davis Jr., the nightshirt he wore on the night of his first accident (complete with tire tracks). He says Pierre will live on through him, because Hardcore Holly brutally blindsided Pierre. He says that the last time he say someone violate an animal like that was when my class took a field trip to the sheep farm. While Pierre laid in the hospital bed that he made the hospital staff put him in, he passed the Hardcore title on to him as the IV was hooked up to him, then looked up to him and made a deer noise with his dying breath. Hardcore Holly shows up with one of Pierre's antlers, spits on it, and gets in the ring. Al Snow hits him with Head before hitting him with the Snow Plow. He tells Hardcore Holly that if he wants to push him over the edge, he will get his Hardcore title shot at Over The Edge.

Michael Cole is outside "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's dressing room. Not far away, The Corporate Ministry get ready to pounce on Austin as soon as he pokes his head out. The Undertaker insists that Austin will be his when WWF co-owner Shane McMahon says Austin will be theirs when they see him.

It is announced that last week's Raw is officially the highest-ever rated regularly scheduled program in cable TV history. (The show pulled an 8.1 rating over NBA on TNT, which pre-empted WCW Monday Nitro last week and only made a 1.2 in comparison.) Jim Ross thanks the fans for their support and loyalty to the WWF.

Michael Cole interviews "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, who says he is not leaving in an ambulance. All of a sudden, The Union (Mankind, Test, Big Show, "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock) show up and brawl with The Corporate Ministry, stopping any chance of a Ministry attack on Austin. The cameraman gets knocked out during the fracas.

Big Show beats The Big Boss Man.

WWF co-owner Shane McMahon tells "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley that he owns "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.

At the Cleavage household, Harry "Beaver" Cleavage's mother is making pancakes. Beaver tells her that her flapjacks look terrific, then sits at the table. Suddenly, she accidentally knocks over a cup, and the liquid inside spills onto Beaver's pants. She then says "Oh no! My little Harry Beaver's all wet! Let me get that for you!" She wipes it off with a towel and says "There! Now we have a dry, clean Harry Beaver." Beaver says "Thanks, Mom!" He then looks at the camera and says "Nobody likes a sloppy beaver!"

We see some footage from during the commercial break where The Corporate Ministry escapes in a car and The Union (Mankind, Test, Big Show, "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock) follows them in a Cadillac.

"Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley vs. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin ends in a no-contest. During the match, a giant Undertaker symbol comes down from the top of the arena and stops several feet above the ring. The Undertaker then shows up, and Austin hits him as soon as he gets on the apron. Triple H sends Austin out of the ring, and WWF co-owner Shane McMahon and Triple lower the symbol as The Undertaker takes the boots to Austin. The Undertaker then sends Austin into the ring, then the rest of The Corporate Ministry shows up. The Union (Mankind, Test, Big Show, "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock), however, is not far behind, and they keep The Ministry from getting in the ring. The Undertaker is trying to handcuff Austin to the symbol, but Austin turns the table and handcuffs The Undertaker to it instead. Austin commands the symbol to be raised, and The Undertaker laughs as he is suspended in mid-air and as Austin flips him of to end the show.