Raw Deal - Raw recap for September 27, 1999

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We see footage from earlier today where WWF Chairman Vince McMahon and the front office have addressed the grievances of and come to terms with the referees of the World Wrestling Federation. Jimmy Korderas is seen with a sling on his left arm as Vince McMahon tells the referees that they have all the authority the need to take care of business in the ring, and tells them to seize that authority and take control over the matches and the athletes. The World Wrestling Federation will back them up in any way possible, and asks them to set everything aside and do their jobs. The referee strike has officially ended, and the official referees return to work tonight.

Triple H and Chyna show up. Triple H says he does not give a crap what the fans think of him, and tells them they can rest assured that every single time he holds the WWF Championship in the air, they can kiss his ass. Last night, he proved to the world again that he is beyond the man, and that he is stronger than all and indeed the game. As a matter of fact, he is the best game there has ever been in this business. Last night, he got into the ring with six of the best professional athletes in the game today, and when all was said and done and everything was finished, he proved to the world that they were not even in his league. The sweet justice of it all and the best thing of the night was that none other than "Stone Cold" Steve Austin had to get down on his hands and knees and had no other choice but to count the pinfall on The Rock. He tells Austin it will not stop there, as he is next and he will be the last notch on his belt of success, as he will not rest until he beats Austin's ass right in the middle of the ring. Suddenly, The British Bulldog shows up and tells Triple H to forget about Austin right now, because both of them made a deal last night that if either one of them became WWF Champion at Unforgiven, the other would get the first shot the next night on Raw. He also tells Triple H he bailed him out last Thursday on SmackDown, and he did not come back to the WWF for nothing; he came back to become WWF Champion, and tonight, the title is going around his waist. Triple H tells Bulldog to calm down, and tells him "I lied to your ass. You ain't gettin' nothin.'" Bulldog says they can do it any way they want it, because tonight, he will take him out right now or he can take him out later tonight for the WWF Champion, and tells him the choice is his. Triple H tells Bulldog "screw you," and Bulldog calls Triple H an "arrogant son-of-a-bitch," says he would say that, and immediately hits him with a double leg takedown. Chyna hits Bulldog from behind, and Triple H hits Bulldog with a low blow before he and Chyna take the boots to Bulldog. Referees show up to restore order, then WWF Chairman Vince McMahon shows up. Vince congratulates Triple H on becoming WWF Champion once again, and hopes Bulldog caused him no bodily harm; however, he is disappointed to hear he is reluctant to defend the WWF Championship tonight. He will be doing that, however, it will not be against The British Bulldog; instead, it is against the person Bulldog screwed out of the victory: The Rock. Triple H is livid.

Jeff Jarrett is seen backstage with Miss Kitty, talking to "Doctor" Tom Prichard. Meanwhile, Mankind is seen with baloons and presents, while a person covered in a black cloth is following him into the arena. We then see Jarrett, Miss Kitty and Prichard heading towards the ring.

In footage from earlier today, Test and Stephanie McMahon get outfits for their wedding.

Jeff Jarrett, Miss Kitty and "Doctor" Tom Prichard show up. Jarrett tells Debra and Chyna to accept their challenge, and no other women will get hurt tonight. Last night at Unforgiven, they were completely out of hand, and tonight, he and Prichard will put them back in their place. He says it will be "a battle of the sexes," and says they will see if they have the balls to accept.

Before the next match, Chris Jericho brags about ending "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrocks' career and says he survived their encounter with only a body cast and traction to worry about, as he is one bad mamma jamma. He plans to add to his track record by ending the career of "the WWF's biggest waste in sperm" in Big Show, and when he is finished with him, he will never, ever bore the Jerichoholics again. Prince Albert shows up on commentary so he can get a closer look at Big Show, saying he will chop him down to size.

Big Show beats Chris Jericho by disqualification after Prince Albert goes up to the top rope and drop kicking Big Show as he has Chris Jericho up in the air for a choke slam. After the match, "Road Dogg" Jesse James shows up, beats up Curtis Hughes, and forces Jericho to walk off the ramp to take a shortcut to the back.

Mankind is seen taking to the person in the black cloth, saying that when The Rock sees them, he will go completely nuts. Stevie Richards shows up dressed like Dude Love, and asks Mankind a favor, saying he wants to be Dude Love because Dude Love is a chick magnet. Mankind tells him to go out there and have fun, and to stock up on the oysters and Vitamin C. He then tells the person in the black cloth "The chicks hated Dude Love; it was all part of the gimmick!"

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin is seen heading to the ring.

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Michael Cole interviews Chyna, who tells him that he couldn't stop him from getting in the ring with Jeff Jarrett and "Doctor" Tom Prichard after what happened last night at Unforgiven. She tells Debra that she has no grudge against her, but when she gets in the ring with her, she just might be a casualty, and warns her to stay away.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin shows up. Austin says one can only imagine that when he made it to Greensboro, North Carolina, he was a little surprise and even more pissed off that Triple H was ordered to defend the WWF Championship against The Rock, and not against him as promised. He wants what is his, and wants WWF Chairman Vince McMahon in the ring as he has some explaining to do. Vince shows up, and publicly thanks Austin for reinstating him to the World Wrestling Federation, and that he is still entitled to his title shot. He did not say when he would get the title shot, however; nevertheless, he will live up to his word and get it at No Mercy in three weeks' time regardless of who is the WWF Champion. Austin tells Vince that had better happen, or he will stomp a mudhole in his ass and walk it dry like never before.

We see GTV footage of Terri Runnels and The Mean Street Posse (Rodney, Pete Gas, Joey Abs) in the dressing room. The Mean Street Posse kick Terri Runnels to the curb, and Pete Gas complains to Rodney and Joey Abs about always being the caboose.

The encore of Unforgiven is tomorrow night on pay-per-view!

D'Lo Brown retains the WWF European Championship against "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman by disqualification after Blackman smacks D'Lo in the gut with a kendo stick. During the match, Droz shows up and guests on commentary. After the match, Blackman finds head of WWF security Jim Dotson in the front row and attacks him, and Droz both stomps and pukes on D'Lo Brown. "Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry shows up to check on D'Lo Brown and make up with him as EMTs check on Dotson, but D'Lo Brown wants none of it.

Mankind tells the person in the black cloth not to be too nervous as he takes presents and balloons to the ring.

We see footage from during the break where Mankind and the person in the black cloth run into "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, and invite him to come to the party that he is about to throw for The Rock. Austin respectfully declines.

WAR ZONE

Mankind shows up with presents and gifts. The person in the black cloth is not following him there. He says everybody knows what he did to The Rock at Unforgiven, and admits he now has to live it it. He has stayed up all night to find a way to make it up to The Rock, and he has it in the form of birthday balloons and presents, and says that in his heart, "The Rock and Sock Connection" lives on. He asks the production crew to play The Rock's music. If The Rock comes out, he will take it as a sign of forgiveness; if he does not, then "The Rock and Sock Connection" is dead. It does not take long for The Rock to show up, and says he is not in a very good mood after last night. He says he does not need any apologies, and if he got his ass whupped, he got it whupped by himself; if he whupped ass, he whupped it himself. He then asks Mankind what he wants as he a a title match tonight. Mankind says he has the feeling The Rock will like this, "this" being The Rock's life. Celebratory music plays as pyro hits above the ring, then confetti and balloons drop down the arena from the ceiling. Mankind then asks The Rock if he remembers a certain voice. A voice of what sounds like an old woman asks "Dwayne, would you like to answer that important question?" The person in the black cloth is at ringside now, but that voice is not coming from that person; it instead comes from The Rock's 6th grade home economics teacher, Mrs. Betty Griffith (though the name plate reads "The Rock's 6th grade English teacher, Mrs. Shubert;" she will be known from this point on as Mrs. Griffith). Mankind says that as The Rock's 6th grade home economics teacher, she was the first one to smell what The Rock was cookin'. The Rock remembers her, and asks if she remembers if the only thing he wanted to do in her class was make pancakes and she never let him make the pancakes; instead; he always made chocolate chip cookies and blueberry muffins, but never pancakes...until the end of the school year. The next day, however, she was all out of Aunt Jemimah. He asks if she still likes to cook and bake bread, and asks if she "knows her rolls." The Rock then tells Mrs. Griffith to know her role and shut her mouth, take a little walk down Jabroni Boulevard, take a right on Jabroni Drive, proceed to check her "Aunt Jemimah, no-pancake-havin' ass" directly into the Smackdown Hotel. Mrs. Griffith leaves the ring, and Mankind apologizes to her. Mankind tells The Rock he has another surprise for him. A gravelly, male voice is heard saying "Alright, Johnson...hit the ground and let me see you do me 20!" Coach Hart of the Freedom High School Warriors heads down to the ring, and credits him as the man who gave The Rock his testicular fortitude that became an All-American at the University of Miami (Ohio). (It is noted that Coach Everett Hart comes down to the ring to "I'll Be Your Hero," which was the same song used in the Lex Luger music video from SummerSlam 1993.) The Rock asks Hart if he remembers the last game of the season, when there was two minutes left and he made the quarterback sack, and when the quarterback went for a high-five, he gave him a boot and a DDT right in the middle of the field. He then chews out Coach Hart for making him run sprints in front of all of his fans for it. The Rock then says that is a really nice wrestle around Coach Hart's neck, and asks if that is the same whistle he used that night, and asks him to give it one more blow for The Rock. He then wants to do something special with that whistle: take the whistle, shine it up real nice, turn it sideways and stick it straight up his candy ass. Coach Hart leaves the ring, and The Rock tells Mankind to get this over with. Mankind then proceeds to show everyone (he initially says "the millions," but The Rock tells him to never do that again before doing it himself) a different side of The Rock that he knows pretty well: the sensitive side. A voice says "Dwayne...can I please run my fingers through your hair one more time." The Rock's high school sweetheart, Miss Joanne Imbriani, shows up. (SHe shows up to Lex Luger's "Narcissist" theme.) He asks Joanne if they remember every Saturday night when they sat on his parents' couch and they would kiss a little bit, and says she loved his tongue. He asks if she remembers when she nibbled on his ears and whispered "Go for it, go for second base." As he put his hand ever so gently on her knee, slid it up inch by inch, he got cut off on second base. He then says he is not the guy to hold a grudge, as she stands before him wanting to go one-on-one with The Great One and serve him a piece of "that poontang pie." The Rock says he loves pie, then tells her to "poontang [her] ass on outta here." As she leaves, The Rock then tells Mankind to shut up as everyone is chanting his name, and Mankind said that his home economics teacher would be a bitch, that his high school coach would be a jerk, or that his high school girlfriend would be a skank. He promises that tonight will be a special night, as they are going to open "The People's Presents." Mankind hands The Rock a box, and inside is a "Rock 'n Sock Connection" jacket. Mankind pulls out another one, and he puts his jacket on before staring a "Rock 'n Sock" chant. He hands him another present - this one much smaller than the first - and inside is a sock with The Rock's face on it, which has been christened "Mr. Rocko." He then reveals who the person in the black cloth is: Yurple the Clown. (Just like the last time she appeared, she comes out to Doink's face entrance. Yurple the Clown is perhaps best known before this as the clown that Mankind brought to Vince McMahon's hospital room last year.) Just like last time, she puts stickers on The Rock as well as a streamer. Mankind stands up for Yurple when The Rock says it doesn't matter what her name is, and tells The Rock that he is a very ungrateful little man. She then leads the arena in a "Happy Birthday" sing-along for The Rock as somebody brings a cake with two candles and a Brahma Bull on it to the ring. The Rock says he is naturally appreciative to all of his fans, but to Mankind, "The Rock's birthday is May 2nd, you stupid son-of-a-bitch!" Mankind says he knows that, but every moment he spends time with him, it feels like somebody's birthday. The proceedings are spoiled by Triple H, who runs in swinging a sledgehammer as Mankind, Yurple and The Rock get out of the ring (which puts an end to the highest-rated segment in Raw history).

Before the next match, "Road Dogg" Jesse James tells the entire tag team division that if they think that they are not worthy of wearing the tag team titles, then any two men in the back can challenge them right now. Hardcore and Crash Holly are then seen backstage. Crash asks Hardcore if The New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) meet the super heavyweight requirements. Hardcore says he doesn't know, but there is only one way to find out, and tells Crash to get the scale.

The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) are in the ring when Kane and X-Pac show up. It is not long before Hardcore and Crash Holly come out with the scale and guest on commentary, bewildered that Kane and X-Pac have answered the challenge, saying they had their shot long ago and do not belong here as Hardcore has beaten both of them.

The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) beat Kane and X-Pac by disqualification when Hardcore and Crash Holly attack the Outlaws. Kane and X-Pac help the Outlaws out, then both teams shake hands with X-Pac after the match.

Terry Taylor interview Mae Young and The Fabulous Moolah. Moolah says she and Mae Young are here to teach Ivory a lesson: respect her elders. Mae Young calls Ivory a tramp. Moolah tells Mae to calm down, as they are about to teach Ivory that you are never too old to kick some ass.

The Fabulous Moolah and Mae Young beat Ivory in a 2-on-1 Handicap Evening Gown Match. Ivory drop kick Moolah in the back after the match, but Mae Young, who was stripped to her bra and panties before Ivory, chases after Ivory.

We see GTV footage of Val Venis looking into a trash can and pulling out "Mr. Rocko." He then proceeds to stick Mr. Rocko down his pants.

Before the next match, Jeff Jarrett asks Chyna if she will run and hide like every woman should, or if she has a set to step into a man's world. When Chyna fails to show up, he says women are good for cooking and cleaning, but is unable to say the third thing when Chyna shows up. Chyna says Jarrett is confident that she can't beat him, and tells him to put his money where his mouth is. She will face him under one condition: if she pins him tonight, she wants her rematch for the WWF Intercontinental Championship at No Mercy. She then questions if Jarrett has the balls. Jarrett says there is no chance in Hell she will win. Debra then shows up and flashes her puppies on the apron, and a distracted "Doctor" Tom Prichard gets a low blow from behind by Chna.

Chyna and Debra beat Jeff Jarrett and "Doctor" Tom Prichard. As Jeff Jarrett goes for the Figure Four Leg Lock on Chyna, Debra gets in the ring and grabs Jarrett by the hair. Miss Kitty gets in the ring to pull Debra off, but this results in a catfight between Debra and Miss Kitty. "Doctor" Tom Prichard grabs Jarrett's guitar and hits Chyna in the back of the head with it as referee Teddy Long is dealing with Debra and Miss Kitty on the outside, and Chyna falls on top of Jarrett for the three count, giving her the rematch for the WWF Intercontinental Championship at No Mercy.

Triple H nearly trips on the way to the ring in the backstage area.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin guests on commentary for the next match.

The Rock vs. Triple H for the WWF Championship ends in a no-contest. During the match, Triple H punches out referee Earl Hebner after being confronted for bringing a steel chair into the match, then take sthe chair and smashes it into The Rock's head. Triple H then calls out "Stone Cold" Steve Austin from the middle of the ring, and Austin gets in the ring and fights Triple H. Austin hits Triple H with a Stone Cold Stunner, then The Rock hits triple H with a Rock Bottom. The Rock and Earl Hebner both roll towards Triple H at the same time, but The British Bulldog rushes into the ring and attacks both The Rock and Triple H, ending the match. Triple H retains the WWF Championship.