Raw Deal - Raw recap for July 12, 1999

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"Stone Cold" Steve Austin shows up to start tonight's show. He knows that WWF co-owner Vince McMahon can hear him from backstage, and says he has had his attorneys draw up the contract and make sure that it is iron-clad that when he wins, Vince will be gone. As far as The Undertaker busting him wide open goes, that does not even need to be brought up. He then tells Vince to come down to the ring so they can sign the contract. Vince shows up in a wheelchair, and wheels down to the ring. Austin asks the crowd to give him a "hell yeah" if they think Vince looks completely pathetic, then leaves the ring and places it on a table in front of the ring. He tells Vince to sign the contract. Before Vince signs, he lets everyone know for the record that he was recently involved in a motorcycle accident and sustained multiple injuries, but nothing would keep him from coming here and signing the contract. Vince pulls out his own pen and reading glasses, but says he will not sign it unless Austin signs it first, as he does not trust him. Austin says he will sign it, but only if Vince gives him his property first: his custom-made "smoking skull" WWF Championship. He says they can do this the hard way, which is handing the property over, or they can do it the hard way, which involves shoving the contract so far up Vince's ass he'll have to open his mouth to sign it. After Austin tells Vince to get one of his flunkies to send him the title, Kane suddenly shows up, and Vince asks Austin to wheel him up the ramp. All of a sudden, The Undertaker shows up from behind and attacks Austin from behind with the "smoking skull" belt. The Undertaker attacks Austin until Austin's head is busted open, and Vince is heard telling The Undertaker to "bust him open." Vince then hands 'Taker a fountain pen, and The Undertaker collects some of Austin's blood with it. He hands the pen to Vince, who then signs the contract in Austin's own blood and leaves with The Undertaker.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin has to receive stitches backstage, and Austin yells at the EMTs to get the doctor as he has some business to take care of.

Edge vs. Gangrel ends on the stage, where Gangrel pushes Edge into the recess where his entrance elevator is at, which is surrounded by fire.

A doctor checks on "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's head wound backstage. Austin finds out he has a complex laceration that will require ten to twelve stitches to close. Austin does not care.

This Wednesday at 11 AM Eastern, 10 AM central, a SummerSlam press conference will be held in the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is announced that Jesse "The Body" Ventura will be returning to the ring at SummerSlam.

X-Pac and "Road Dogg" Jesse James tar and feather ring announcer Howard Finkel backstage for ratting out where they were to the police last week before heading to the ring. X-Pac then calls out Triple H, Chyna and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn, saying that if their "corporate kiss-asses" want to take the D-Generation X, they will have to take their last breaths to get it, for at Fully Loaded, their asses are grass, and he's going to smoke them. Road Dogg says that they bleed neon green, and that's it what's in their hearts, not what's in their wallets, and they will continue represent D-Generation X. Kane suddenly shows up and gets in the ring, and X-Pac wants to know what's going on with him. X-Pac tells Kane he knows Kane is confused, but he cannot let The Undertaker manipulate him like he has in the past. If he wants anything to do with The Undertaker, he wants nothing to do with Kane, and tells Kane he has to make a choice. Suddenly, Triple H, Chyna and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn show up and attack all of them, then The Undertaker shows up and cleans house until he and Kane stare down in the middle of the ring. The Undertaker tells Kane that he is his brother, and he will not make him choice and that he would never ask him to. As The Undertaker leaves, Kane leaves the ring, but stops short of walk ing up the ramp.

Michael Cole reports that he will interview Triple H, Chyna and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn after the next match.

Before the next match, Val Venis says "The Big Valbowski" is a lot like Mick Foley, as he is hard to beat and he never, ever seems to want to stay down.

Val Venis and The Godfather beat The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy) by disqualification after Michael Hayes hits Val Venis in the back with a tag team title belt to break up a pinfall. The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy) retain the WWF Tag Team Championships. After the match, The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) attack The Hardys from behind, and this starts a brief brawl between all three teams that referees quickly break up.

Triple H, Chyna and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn says they are the real D-Generation X and are getting ripped off, as they own everything. Triple H says that if X-Pac and "Road Dogg" want to lay claim to everything DX, they'll have to take it at Fully Loaded. Tonight, they're going to kick their asses just for the fun of it, and Triple H tells X-Pac and Road Dogg to bring "the big red retard" Kane with them if they can get Kane's nose out of The Undertaker's ass.

Jeff Jarrett and Debra are seen backstage, while "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is seen leaving the medical room with his head stitched up and bandaged.

We see a vignette for Tori.

Jeff Jarrett and Debra show up. Jarrett says he has a load of news for everyone, and until everyone starts showing him the proper respect, then Debra's puppies are going to stay in his doghouse and only he will dictate when they come out to play. Suddenly, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin - the bandage still on his head - runs in and hits Jarrett with a Stone Cold Stunner after Debra gets out of the ring. Austin says that if The Undertaker wants his blood, then he wants a piece of The Undertaker's ass tonight in this ring, with no rules, no referee and anything goes. As Austin leaves the ring, Big Show comes out. He tells Austin to think about this, and tells him that it's going to be him, The Undertaker and Kane as 'Taker has recruited Kane and it will more or less be a handicap match. Austin may not want his help, but he wants to kick The Undertaker and Kane's asses just as much as Austin does, and he proposes teaming together to send them to Hell. Austin tells Big Show that if he can get his ass in the ring, then somebody's going to get their ass whipped, and that's the bottom line because he said so. Jarrett gets back in the ring, and as soon as he tells the guys in the back to cut Austin's music, Austin runs abck into the ring and hits Jarrett with another Stunner.

WAR ZONE

Before the next match, Triple H, Chyna and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn come out to D-Generation X (X-Pac and "Road Dogg" Jesse James)'s theme despite not being part of DX, and Kane fails to show up for the match. Triple H says that if the big goof isn't going to make it, he cuts them a little deal where if X-Pac and Road Dogg give him, Chyna and Gunn the rights to D-Generation X, they won't kick their asses. X-Pac tells them to suck it. Suddenly, The Rock shows up and runs into the ring, replacing Kane as he tries to get a piece of Triple H.

D-Generation X (X-Pac and "Road Dogg" Jesse James) and The Rock beat Triple H, Chyna and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn.

Terry Taylor interviews Droz and Prince Albert backstage. Droz says life is about experiment, growing and doing something a little different as he wears a dress. He plans to have an Evening Gown Match where the first man stripped to his bra and panties is the loser. He then heads to the locker room to wax his bikini line.

The Undertaker is seen talking to Kane backstage.

Droz heads to the ring and asks who is man enough to accept his challenge for an Evening Gown match. Suddenly, Al Snow shows - in a dress - with Head. He says they have heard a challenge, and since they need a challenge and faced some little people last night, they can't look any more ridiculous now and will take the match if it is hardcore rules. Droz accepts.

Al Snow beats Droz in a hardcore rules Evening Gown Match after clamping onto Droz's privates with a pair of salad tongs. After the match, Snow clamps Droz in the privates with a salad tongs. After the match, Snow hits Droz with a steel chair before elbow dropping him through a table, and Prince Albert hammers a railroad spike into the top of Head's head.

We see footage from earlier tonight where "Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry is back only to find out his blood pressure is 190/120. Henry cannot compete tonight.

The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) show up. Faarooq says "Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry and D'Lo Brown left the arena because they knew he and Bradshaw would kick their asses. Faarooq then demands an opponent, saying that they came here tonight to kick somebody's ass. Bradshaw says they came here for a fight, and if nobody wants to approach the ring, then somebody had better get ready as they are coming to the back. As they head backstage, Hardcore Holly shows up and fights both of them on his own. Not surprisingly, The Acolytes wallop him until Big Show shows up and carries Holly to the stage. Holly is dazed, saying that he had the match under control.

Joey Abs is seen talking to WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon on GTV, saying he was a jerk before but is a changed man now, asking her for one more chance. Stephanie slaps Joey Ryan, saying she only went out with him only for his brother, WWF co-owner Shane McMahon. She tells Joey to stay away from her.

The Gauntlet Match between Test and The Mean Street Posse (Rodney, Pete Gas, Joey Abs) ends after WWF co-owner Shane McMahon runs into the ring and attacks before "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman gets a piece of Test. Suddenly, "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock - now back following suffering internal injuries - fights Blackman and takes their brawl to the back before Shane and the Posse attempt to break Test's ankle with a steel chair clamped onto the foot, with Shane elbowing a few referees who try to get to him from behind. WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon rushes in and grabs Shane from behind, but Shane elbows her from behind and turns around only to find out it is Stephanie. Shane and the Posse immediately help Stephanie to the back.

We see some footage from during the commercial break where "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman and "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock brawl backstage.

Michael Cole interviews The Undertaker and Kane. The Undertaker says he and Kane are together as one once again. He says blood is thicker than water, and at Fully Loaded, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's blood will flow, as he will make him suffer. He plans to bust Austin's head open, and he also might drink some blood from the cut. He says that tonight, Austin will get a sample of what is to come at Fully Loaded, and he will not only see it...but he will feel it.

Only 671 hours and ten minutes to the millennium...which is in less than a month. Huh?

Kane shows up with a turnbuckle bolt - the same weapon Big Show struck him with last night on Sunday Night Heat - in his hand as heads to the ring before the next match. When Big Show shows up, The Undertaker and Kane go after him, and Kane tries to make use of that turnbuckle bolt only to fail to do so.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Big Show beat The Undertaker and Kane. During the match, Kane knocks Big Show out with a blow to the back of the head with a turnbuckle bolt. Austin tries to fight Kane and The Undertaker off, but he ends up getting choke slammed by Kane, knocking off the bandage around his head. Big Show gets back up and fights back against Kane as The Undertaker chokes Austin with his own shirt before trying to bust Austin open again with a steel chair. Austin dodges the chair shots and fights back, then gets back in the ring and fights Kane. Kane gets the upper hand, and The Undertaker busts Austin open again. This does not stop Austin, who hits Kane with a Stone Cold Stunner for the pinfall as The Undertaker and Big Show brawl outside of the ring.

After the show goes the air, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Big Show give each other a high five, then celebrate with some cold beer. After this, Big Show heads to the back, but Austin runs back into the ring with him for one more round and to clean some of the blood off his head and face with aforementioned beer. He then lays on the ramp on the way to the back and tries to drink three beers at one time.