Raw Deal - Raw recap for May 31, 1999

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Druids are seen carrying an Undertaker symbol to the ring as The Corporate Ministry show up. Paul Bearer is seen carrying "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's custom-made WWF Championship. WWF co-owner Shane McMahon says it was his right hand that changed the course of WWF history forever, for as the appointed official for Over The Edge's WWF Championship, it was Austin who felt his ultimate power as he made the fast count that cost him the title. He says he did to Austin exactly what he said he would do, but tonight, there is one more thing. The Undertaker tells Austin regardless of whether or not he wants to accept it, he says that he beat up Austin all over Kansas City, Missouri, that he is WWF Champion and that there is nothing he can do about it. He says the WWF Championship was merely "phase one," and that "phase two" has begun. The Undertaker says he promised he would deliver "him" mind, body and soul. He says "the higher power" will be here, and that he will take Austin and deliver Austin to him. Austin will look into his eyes and see his lord, savior and guiding light, as it is his destiny. He says Austin will be presented with the most pride that anyone can present a gift with, and in front of all the fans, he will know he is his lord and master. Suddenly, WWF co-owner Vince McMahon shows up and tells The Undertaker and Shane that he hoped they enjoyed their moment in basking in their glory, as it will only be just a moment. He says that The Undertaker did not beat Austin for the WWF Championship; instead, he screwed him. Therefore, he will screw The Undertaker. Tonight, The Undertaker will defend the WWF Championship against "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. Shane tells Vince he is in control of half the company and that he calls the shots, and says The Undertaker would be happy to annihilate Austin tonight, just not for the WWF Championship. Vince says Austin will wipe the mat with The Undertaker's carcass tonight, title or no title, and that Austin will kick The Undertaker's ass. Before Austin kicks The Undertaker's ass tonight, he challenges The Undertaker to a match against him after all that he has done to his own family. He may not get all of The Undertaker, but tonight, he's going to get some. Shane says that Vince has finally found his grapefruits, and announces that if Vince is able to beat The Undertaker somehow tonight, the WWF Championship will be defended against Austin; however, if anybody in the back, even The Union (Mankind, Test, Big Show, "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock) or Austin himself, Austin will not get his title shot. Vince tells Shane's he's on, as he has everything to gain and almost nothg to lose. Vince leaves, then Shane says Vince has nothing to lose except maybe a few teeth, then says Austin has quite a bit to lose, because if Austin does not win tonight, he will never get a shot at the WWF Championship again. As The Corporate Ministry leaves, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin shows up, but he is revealed to have been one of the druids who has brought the Undertaker symbol into the ring. The Union shows up and evens the odds as soon as Austin gets attacked. The Union and Austin stand tall in the ring as referees and officials show up and keep The Corporate Ministry out.

Backstage, Austin shoves Test as The Union (Mankind, Test, Big Show, "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock) follow close behind.

Big Show beats "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn by count-out when Gunn runs out of the match. After the bell rings, he is stopped by "Road Dogg" Jesse James, who tosses Gunn into the ring and into a choke slam by Big Show.

Harry "Beaver" Cleavage is seen with his mom - in living color - backstage. Beaver is scared because this is his first match, and says "These guys are hippies!" His mom tells him he will be right there with him. Beaver then looks into the camera and moves his eyebrows up and down.

Backstage, Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco tell WWF co-owner Vince McMahon that he is in a no-win situation, but Vince says he just wants to get whatever he can of The Undertaker before telling them to stay out of this.

Harry "Beaver" Cleavage beats Christian after Mrs. Cleavage distracts the referee while The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy) and Michael Hayes run out so that Hayes can whack Christian in the head with his cane. After the match, Christian hits a suicide dive off the top rope on Hayes and the Hardys, but it is not long before the three of them attack Christian. Gangrel and Edge rush in to even the numbers game, and send the Hardys flying out of the ring before surrounding Hayes, who is helped out of the ring by the Hardys.

The Undertaker tells WWF co-owner that nothing - not "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, not WWF co-owner Vince McMahon, not anybody - will stop him from completing the vow that he has made.

Before the next match, The Godfather reminds Jeff Jarrett that he has something that belongs to him - Debra - and that after he gets done kicking his ass, he, Debra and the Intercontinental title are going to ride on the ho train. He also goes on to say that when Debra is his, everyone is going to see those puppies.

Jeff Jarrett beats The Godfather to become the WWF Intercontinental Champion for a fourth time. (The belt and the match was originally meant for Over The Edge and Owen was supposed to win the belt as The Blue Blazer. After Owen's death, Jarrett is booked to win the title in Owen's memory.) During the match, Debra gets on the ring apron and takes off her jacket to show her puppies, then The Godfather directs everyone's attention to one of his own hos, who is also showing her puppies. This allows Debra to hand Jarrett the WWF Women's Championship to use as a weapon behind the referee's back, which he does.

Paul Bearer is seen laughing at the possibility of Vince McMahon having a match against The Undertaker becoming a reality as he and The Undertaker make their way to the ring.

Vince McMahon beats The Undertaker by disqualification when The Undertaker shoves the referee as he takes the boots to Vince in the corner. During the match, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is watching from the locker room. After the match, Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco check on Vince, but The Undertaker takes his anger out on them before chasing the referee through the crowd. As per pre-match stipulation, The Undertaker will be defending the WWF Championship against "Stone Cold" Steve Austin later tonight.

Michael Cole interviews "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, who says that he has never asked for the assist from anyone after being told that Vince McMahon has saved his shot at the WWF Championship tonight.

WAR ZONE

Mankind shows up. He says The Corporate Ministry tried to take out WWF co-owner Vince McMahon, and then says it's time for The Union (Mankind, Test, Big Show, "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock) to get some payback. He calls out "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, challenging him to a match where there are no disqualifications and pinfalls count anywhere in the building. He has two good reasons: the first is that Triple H did a good pipe job on him, and he does not enjoy pipe jobs. The second is that Chyna has "kinda been checking me out" and he does not know if it was his rugged good looks, his boyish charm or that fateful, fateful night when she accidentally walked in on him in the shower as he bent down to get the soap and he saw that she wanted to touch him in an impure way. He says that he is a married man and that Chyna cannot touch Mankind's manhood. Tonight, he will give her a chance to look at the merchandise, "if you smell where my sock is hiding."

We see some footage during the break where The Big Boss Man attacks Mankind as he makes his way to the back. After the footage, Mankind and Boss Man are still brawling at ringside as "Road Dogg" Jesse James ames his way to the ring. Mankind tosses Boss Man into the ring after Road Dogg says that he can't take them anywhere and asks Mankind to save some for him, and hits Boss Man in the head with the microphone, starting their match early.

"Road Dogg" Jesse James beats The Big Boss Man by disqualification after Boss Man hits Road Dogg with his nightstick. Referee Teddy Long takes the nightstick away and runs out of the ring, but the Boss Man pulls a chain out of his vest pocket, wrapis it around his fist and continues to go to town on Road Dogg before choking him with it.

Backstage, an angry WWF co-owner Shane McMahon destroys catering, saying everyone is going to pay as Mideon and Viscera try in vain to stop him.

Next week on Sunday Night Heat: Four King of the Ring qualifying matches! Big Show vs. Droz! Test vs. Kane! "Road Dogg" Jesse James vs. The Godfather! Chyna vs. Val Venis!

The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) beat X-Pac and Kane to become the WWF Tag Team Champions! During the match, WWF co-owner Shane McMahon shows up to watch the match from ringside, but he eventually grabs a steel chair. As X-Pac goes for a Bronco Buster, Shane holds the steel chair and puts in his path so that he runs head-first into it. Bradshaw pins X-Pac as Kane goes after Shane, and The Acoltyes become the new tag team champs.

A hidden camera shows black-and-white footage of the bathroom shows D'Lo Brown and "Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry using the bathroom. Fart noises can be heard, and the smell is so bad that D'Lo Brown tells Mark Henry to do a courtesy flush to kill the scent. A picture of a 1950's-style television with the letters "GDTV" can be seen in the lower-left corner.

"The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock beats Val Venis with an inside cradle. During the match, Jeff Jarrett and Debra show up, and he taunts Ken Shamrock to allow Val Venis to win with an inside cradle. After the match, Shamrock snaps and chases after both Debra and Jarrett. Nicole Bass helps Val Venis up, but Venis wants to know where Nicole Bass was. Nicole apologizes and says it will not happen again, and Val Venis says he understands and that she can make it up to him right now. Venis and Nicole head to the back.

The Undertaker tells "the higher power" that he will not fail him in a darkened, smoky room.

"Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley beats Mankind in a Hardcore Match. During the match, Triple H aims for Mankind with a sledgehammer, and leaves a dent in the steel steps when Mankind dodges it, Later Chyna hits Mankind in the head with a steel chair, which has no effect. Triple H attacks Mankind from behind, sending him into Chyna and Chyna into the steel steps. Chyna hits Mankind in the groin with a sledgehammer handle, then Mankind readies Mr. Socko as Chyna confronts the referee. Mankind puts Chyna in the Mandible Claw, but Triple H hits Mankind in the knee with the sledgehammer to win the match. After the match, referees and officials check on Mankind, whose knee is injured. Triple H and Chyna get back in the ring and attack the referees and the officials, then Triple H continues to work on Mankind's left knee. The Rock runs in and kicks Triple H out of the ring, and referees have to hold him back. Triple H and Chyna run to the back. (This knee injury leads to the quiet dissolution of The Union [Mankind, Test, Big Show, "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock].)

During the break, the rest of The Union ("The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock, Test, Big Show) help Mankind to the back. Test gets in the ambulance with Mankind as Mankind is taken to a local hospital.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin vs. The Undertaker ends in a no-contest. During the match, Austin hits The Undertaker with the Stone Cold Stunner, but Paul Bearer drags the referee out of the ring. The Big Boss Man runs into the ring and eats a Stunner, but The Undertaker choke slams Austin and the rest of The Corporate Ministry show up to gang up on Austin. Austin is tied up in the ropes and held down by The Corporate Ministry, then The Undertaker gets on one knee. The chanting of druids can be heard, and a figure in a burgundy robe, their head covered, comes to the ring. The rest of the Corporate Ministry who is not holding Austin down also seen in some sort of kneeling position. Jerry "The King" Lawler believes that this is Shane, as it becomes apparent that this robed person is "the higher power." The higher power reveals their face, but only to Austin. Austin is enraged. The show ends.