Raw Deal - Raw recap for February 21, 2000

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The DX Express shows up at the arena, and D-Generation X (Triple H, X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn), WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley and Tori come out. Triple H tells the driver to stay put, "because you never know when a WWF Superstar is gonna want to tkae a ride on the DX Express."

D-Generation X (Triple H, X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn), WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley and Tori show up to start tonight's show. Stephanie asks the crowd to pay attention, but she gets booed so much that she tells them to shut up. She then talks about how they stuffed Kane, Paul Bearer and Cactus Jack in the DX Express and how she and DX had an image of the three of them stranded in the middle of nowhere, and Triple H mocks the mans for being "sweaty, toothless morons." The Rock suddenly shows up soon after that, but Triple H is not impressed when The Rock says he has come back to Atlanta, Georgia. He then says he and Triple H have developed a pattern where every single week, Triple H runs his mouth and subjects everyone to watch him cut a 20-minute promo where he does not really say anything. He mocks Triple H's voice as he does this, then tells Triple H he actually sucks. He says tonight will be a special night, but it will not be a DX night as the thought of another DX night makes him want to stick his finger down his throat and spew "The People's Vomit" all over DX. Triple H compliments "the pajama top" that The Rock is wearing, then says as much as he hates him, he can count on The Rock coming out each week to mention of his catchphrases so DX can laugh at him. However, if he says tonight will be a DX night, it will be a DX night. Since there are four of DX and just one of The Rock, The Rock does not have a chance or a choice. Suddenly, Cactus Jack shows up, and admits that DX left stranded in the middle of the road last Thursday night, but they did not leave him stranded for long as he has been hitch-hiking around the country since he was seventeen years old, and unlike Triple H, America does not hate his guts. He says it did not take long before a big truck with a driver named Big Earl showed up and he told him stories about what he will do to Triple H at No Way Out, including the one where he goes outside of the cage, heads up to the top and flies off the top onto him. Along the way, they saw two more figures and picked up a couple more passengers: Kane and Paul Bearer, who show up. Cactus Jack then says a six-man tag match would sound like a lot of fun, and he decides to give the Atlanta fans a taste of what they can expect to see Sunday. Both sides brawl, then Big Show runs in with a steel chair and levels anyone who is not a member of DX. The Rock and Kane receive a head shot from the steel chair, and Cactus Jack gets Pedigreed by Triple H. Referees and officials head to the ring to restore order.

The six-man tag match between the team of The Rock, Cactus Jack and Kane vs. the team of D-Generation X (Triple H and X-Pac) and Big Show is made official.

Chyna is the focus of the cover and feature article of the newest issue of Raw Magazine.

Before the next match, Chris Jericho welcomes everyone to "Raw is Jericho," then says all the Jerichoholics are ready for a rock 'n roll party tonight. He then asks who could be a better host for "this shindig" than him and Chyna. Kurt Angle then comes out and says that not good thing has happened in Atlanta, Georgia since he won Olympic gold in 1996, and that since then, Atlanta has gone from cheering Olympic heroes to cheering "punks and foul-mouthed hooligans and bad apples" like John Rocker, Isaiah Rider and Chris Jericho. He then explains himself for last week's actions on SmackDown when he attacked Chyna with the WWF European Championship. He then says he was told by reliable sources that Chyna was going to steal his belt and sell it for money so she could buy more plastic surgery. He then says he and The British Bulldog are going to give Jericho and Chyna they will never, ever forget, mocking Jericho as he says "ever." Jericho attacks both men, starting the next match early.

Kurt Angle and The British Bulldog beat Chyna and Chris Jericho after Angle hits Jericho in the face with the WWF Intercontinental Championship while Jericho has The British Bulldog in the Walls of Jericho as referee Jimmy Korderas is pre-occupied with keeping Chyna out of the ring.

Too Cool (Grandmaster Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty) meet up with Rikishi Phatu as he is getting his ankle taped up by a medical doctor, but Rikishi Phatu tells them not to worry about him and take care of their business. The doctor tells Rikishi he should not compete tonight, and Too Cool tells Rikishi not to worry about Eddie Guerrero, but Rikishi tells them to handle their business.

Before the next match, Al Snow talks with "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman backstage. Snow says Too Cool are over because they dance, and says he and Blackman should dance, too. Snow puts some sunglasses on Blackman's face, then Al Snow turns on a stereo and tries to dance to it. Blackman is not impressed.

Too Cool (Grandmaster Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty) beat Al Snow and "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman after Blackman does the moonwalk at the behest of Al Snow only to be shoved into Snow - knocking Snow off the apron - and rolled up by Scotty 2 Hotty. During the match, The Radicals (Chris Benoit, Perry Saturn, Dean Malenko, Eddie Guerrero) are seem watching the match on a television monitor backstage.

The Radicals (Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko) beat The Godfather and D'Lo Brown despite Saturn not being the legal man as he hits the top rope elbow drop prior to the pinfall. Before the match, it is announced that fans can chat with Tazz, The Rock and The Radicals (Chris Benoit, Perry Saturn, Dean Malenko, Eddie Guerrero) on an exclusive webcast on WWE.com at 11 PM Eastern after Raw.

Backstage, The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley) and The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) argue. Billy Gunn says he and Road Dogg know what they are doing, and tells them to follow while they lead. Buh Buh Ray tells The New Age Outlaws that he and D-Von will see them in the ring, and tells them to try to keep up.

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The DX Express is still parked outside of the arena.

"Bad Ass" Billy Gunn hits Christian with a cheap shot with the microphone after saying "If you're not down with that..." before the match begins.

Edge, Christian and The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy) beat The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) and The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley) despite Christian dragging Jeff Hardy out of a pinfall too late after Buh Buh Ray Dudley hits "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn in the head with a steel chair from behind.

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The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) and "Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry beat The Hollys (Hardcore and Crash Holly) and Viscera. After the match, Mae Young gets in the ring and stomps on Crash Holly only to get clotheslined by Hardcore Holly and splashed by Viscera. Mark Henry and EMTs scramble to check on Mae Young, who is put on a stretcher.

A distraught "Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry joins Mae Young and The Fabulous Moolah in the ambulance with Mae Young.

Chris Benoit beats Test. During the match, Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko are seen watching the match on a television monitor. Later on in the match, Eddie Guerrero sneaks towards the ring with his left arm still in a cast, and smacks Test in the back with a piece of pipe, unbeknownst to the referee. Benoit then hits the flying headbutt from the top rope for the win.

Rikishi Phatu comes down to the ring on a reinforced steel crutch for his match with Eddie Guerrero as the rest of The Radicalz (Chris Benoit, Perry Saturn, Dean Malenko) watch from backstage on a television monitor. Guerrero shows up and says that Rikishi isn't looking "too cool," and mockingly asks if Rikishi put too much weight on it before saying Rikishi hurt it while dancing. He tells Rikishi not to go anywhere, and says that since Rikishi's ultimate goal is to get on Dance Fever, he will show him a new step, which he. As soon as Eddie turns his back, Rikishi then smacks the crutch into Eddie's head and hits the Banzai Drop on Eddie to get the win, revealing that he is not hurt after all. Rikishi Phatu beats Eddie Guerrero in a no-disqualification match. After the match, the rest of The Radicalz attack Rikishi, but Too Cool (Grandmaster Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty) show up with crutches of their own and use them to level The Radicalz. Perry Saturn eats the spike piledriver, and Too Cool stand tall in the ring before dancing.

The DX Express is seen outside of the arena again.

Michael Cole interviews Cactus Jack, who does not care if he takes a ride on the DX Express again, as he will hitchhike to get to where he needs to again. What obsesses him, however, is the look he wants to have and cannot stop thinking about: the look on Triple H's face when he is 23 feet above the ring ready to leap off the cage on top of him. He says he has to win at No Way Out, or else he, Mankind and Dude Love are done and will never again. He will dive off the top of the cage, and if he has to show up to WrestleMania with a walker, he will. Leaping off the top of the cell is the one thing he has never done, and at Hell In A Cell at No Way Out, it is the one thing he has to and will do.

Backstage, Triple H tells X-Pac that they and Big Show will get the job done, and X-Pac and Big Show open up the baggage compartment of the DX Express as Triple H says that somebody will be taking a ride tonight.

Tazz beats The Big Boss Man by disqualification after Boss Man uses his nightstick to break the Tazzmission. After the match, Prince Albert shows up and attacks Tazz, then gangs up on him along with The Big Boss Man.

Big Show and D-Generation X (Triple H and X-Pac) beat The Rock, Cactus Jack and Kane after Triple H hits Cactus Jack with a fire extinguisher behind referee Earl Hebner's back. After the match, The Rock is seen beating up Big Show on top of a pile of boxes, and Triple H runs over there. Kane and X-Pac also go at it there near a production area, and both team s continue to brawl. WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley hits Cactus Jack with a trash can lid, which distracts Cactus Jack so that Triple H can hit him. Afterwards, Triple H, Stephanie, Tori and X-Pac run back to the DX Express, but Cactus Jack has caught up. Triple H tries to slow Cactus Jack down by throwing things at him, and he and Stephanie make it back to the DX Express. Cactus Jack pushes a steel pole through the front windshield of the DX Express, which manages to speed off.

Layin' da SmackDown - SmackDown recap for February 17, 2000

A tour bus is seen approaching the arena at the start of the show. On the top of the front of the bus reads "DX Express." D-Generation X (Triple H, X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn), Tori and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley all come out of the bus and make their way to the ring. Billy Gunn says that at No Way Out, he and Road Dogg will up the tag team titles on the line against The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley), and tells the Dudleys that if they think they are impressing anybody by putting women through tables, it will take a lot more than that. Road Dogg tells the Dudleys that they are neither Terri Runnels or B.B., and they have been putting people through tables since before "they brought [The Dudley Boyz] up from the minor leagues," and says their chances of taking the tag titles from them are that of a snowball's chance in Hell. X-Pac says that thanks to Triple H, he has Kane in a no-holds-barred match, but regardless of whatever kind of match it is, Kane will not get retribution from him for taking Tori. He then passes the microphone to Triple H before passively-aggressively thanking him in a sarcastic manner. Triple H tells Cactus Jack that it wasn't too long ago that they were face-to-face at Royal Rumble in probably one of the greatest fights of all time. He left his blood and part of his flesh in New York City when they went through hell, and this Sunday, hell will be contained in a cell and it will start for Cactus Jack and continue from there on out, as real hell for Cactus Jack will be every day after No Way Out when he is too hurt to do everyday activities and no fans will cheer for him. Triple H says that if Cactus Jack has a dream to beat him for the WWF Championship and go on to WrestleMania, then he has a dream to be in the World Wrestling Federation without him in it. Triple H tells Cactus Jack to savor the last bit of time he has as a WWF Superstars, as his days are numbered and he will put an end to his career once and for all. Triple H then tells X-Pac that he is sorry about what happened Monday night, and that he had no idea that Cactus Jack and The Rock would get involved. He admits he had a plan, but it went awry. He plans to make it up to X-Pac by taking care of his problem and going one-on-one with Kane tonight. X-Pac says he is not impressed and that does not do much for him, and tells him to put the WWF Championship on the line "so he can be doing something." Triple H says if that will get the job done and show how stand-up he is, he will put the WWF title on the line tonight and take Kane out for X-Pac. X-Pac says he is impressed, and X-Pac returns the favor by saying he will kick Cactus Jack's ass in the middle of the ring. Triple H says he is not that impressed, and reminds him of what they have done to DX. Triple H asks Kevin Dunn in the production truck to show a video package of what happened last Monday when Cactus Jack ran over Tori on the way to the ring, and says it gets him hot when he sees Cactus Jack run down a ramp and tackle "an innocent looking waif" like Tori. He says that if X-Pac wants to get the job done and end it, he would take on Cactus Jack in a Falls Count Anywhere hardcore match. X-Pac tells Triple H that if it is hardcore he wants, it is hardcore he will get, and they shake hands. Triple H goes on to put The New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg, Billy Gunn) in a match against The Rock and Big Show with the tag team titles on the line. At first the Outlaws are alarmed, but they are soon okay with the match. Triple H then says that he and Kane are going to go one-on-one for the WWF Championship in a few moments, and when Kane leaves the ring, he will feel like he just got hit by a bus.

Backstage, "Sexual Chocolate' Mark Henry and Mae Young are seen displaying a public display of affection when The Hollys (Hardcore and Crash Holly) show up and show their disapproval. Hardcore Holly goes on and says the edible panties from this Monday's Raw made him sick, but Mark Henry counters by saying it will make Hardcore sick if he eats a lot of them, and says they're so pent up because "they ain't gettin' none." Hardcore Holly says Mae Young is "trailer park trash" and has had more hands on her than a doorknob. Mark Henry tells Hardcore to watch his mouth, but Hardcore and Crash knock Mae Young down and beat up Mark Henry.

WrestleMania 2000 is seven weeks away!

Kane vs. Triple H for the WWF Championship ends in a no-contest after the rest of D-Generation X (X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) attack Kane and X-Pac attacks Paul Bearer at ringside. As the rest of DX follows X-Pac, Kane gets up and leaves the ring, going after DX. DX takes Paul Bearer out of the arena and into the baggage compartment of the DX Express. Kane catches up with DX, but X-Pac hits Kane with a low blow before DX shoves Kane in the compartment with Paul Bearer. Triple H then ask for the driver of the DX Express to drive off with Paul Bearer and Kane in the baggage compartment. Triple H retains the WWF Championship.

Before the next match, Kurt Angle says that it is to his understanding that late Monday night, millions of children went o bed crying their eyes out due to a cowardly attack hed suffered at the hands of Chyna. He says parents have called him saying that their children where having nightmares about Chyna attacking them as well, and says having Chyna in your dreams is bad enough. He tells his fans, especially those in Europe, that the European Champion is A-OK. After he beats Chris Jericho at No Way Out, he will once again represent the United States of America as the Intercontinental Champion.

Chyna beats Kurt Angle by disqualification after Angle hits Chyna with the WWF European Championship. After the match, Chris Jericho gets in the ring and brawls with Angle. He comes up short, but Chyna gets the last shot in on Angle with a low blow.

"Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry asks The Acolytes Protection Agency (Faarooq and Bradshaw) to watch over and protect Mae Young.

WWF plugs I Dare You!: The Ultimate Challenge, airing Tuesdays at 8 PM Eastern, 7 PM Central on UPN.

The DX Express is seen returning to the arena.

Mae Young plays poker with The Acolytes Protection Agency (Faarooq and Bradshaw).

Tazz beats Gangrel with the Tazzmission. Before the match begins, it is announced that "Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry has challenged The Hollys (Hardcore and Crash Holly) to a handicap no-disqualification match later tonight.

Lilian Garcia interviews Cactus Jack. Cactgus Jack says that in ten days, it will be revealed whether he goes on to WrestleMania or he is done for good. Two things are keeping him going: winning the WWF Championship and what Triple H has said about him. He says that Triple H mentioned the truth when he says that he suffers in constant pain and that his head sometimes feels like scrambled eggs. He is not going to guarantee victory, but he will guarantee that win or lose, Hell In A Cell will be "the damnedest things you will ever see." He tells Triple H that he has very bad thoughts running through his head, and he will go up to the top of the cage and drop down on his body. He guarantees that Triple H will suffer at No Way Out. He then says he wants nothing to do with X-Pac or even looking at him, as talented as he is, and he will rely on his instincts and kick his teeth all over Fresno, California. He tells Lilian Garcia to sit back and watch for flying morals.

Mae Young is beating The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) at poker.

X-Pac vs. Cactus Jack in a Falls Count Anywhere hardcore match ends with Cactus Jack being lured towards the DX Epress by X-Pac. D-Generation X (Triple H, X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) throw Cactus Jack into the baggage compartment after a brief brawl in the bus between Cactus Jack and Triple H before asking the driver to drive off.

The Radicals (Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko) beat Too Cool (Grandmaster Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty) after referee Jack Doan is pre-occupied with Dean Malenko and Eddie Guerrero rushes in to hit Scotty 2 Hotty in the head with a metal pipe. During the match, it is announced that Eddie Guerrero - still wearing the shoulder sling - will be challenging Rikishi to a match later tonight. After the match, The Radicals continue to attack Too Cool as Rikishi limps down the ramp with a hurt ankle. Malenko and Saturn mock Rikish before going after him, but Rikishi manages to fend them both off until Eddie Guerrero whacks Rikishi in the hurt ankle with the pipe. Saturn puts the hurt ankle through a steel chair while Dean Malenko brings steel steps into the ring. Malenko and Saturn then smash the steel steps into the steel stair, further hurting that ankle. Referees and officials get into the ring to restore order before Saturn mocks Too Cool by wearing Scotty 2 Hotty's sunglasses. EMTs have to bring out a stretcher and check on Rikishi.

Scotty 2 Hotty and Grandmaster Sexay help the EMTs get Rikishi Phatu in the ambulance.

Eddie Guerrero shows up and bullies ring announcer Tony Chimel, telling him to declare him the winner of the next match by forfeit. He demands the referee raise his hand, then celebrates in the ring. Dean Malenko and Perry Saturn join Eddie in the ring.

Mae Young smokes a cigar as she is still playing poker with The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw), even though she is pregnant.

Kevin Kelly interviews The Rock. The Rock says there are certain things to go together: salt and pepper, bacon and eggs, Big Show and him raising his hand and growling, and himself and WrestleMania. He realizes what kind of task he has at No Way Out and says it will be one of the hardest matches in his career, but he will beat Big Show from pillar to post for the win and go on to WrestleMania, where he will become the next WWF Champion. As for tonight, if D-Generation X thinks they are cute and have all the answers by putting him in a tag team with Big Show, then he does not need or want Big Show, as he has a partner that Big Show will never have in the form of the people. If Big Show even entertains coming with ten feet of him, he will give him the biggest smack down he has ever seen.

The DX Express returns to the arena again.

The Acolytes hand Mae Young a beer, even though she is pregnant.

Edge and Christian beat The Big Boss Man and Prince Albert after Edge drop kicks Prince Albert from off the top rope, breaking Prince Albert's grip on Boss Man as Christian attempts a sunset flip. After the match, Boss Man and Albert continue attacking Edge and Christian, and Boss Man hits both of them with his nightstick. Referees run into the ring to restore order.

After Mae Young smokes all their cigars, takes all their money and drinks all their beer, Mae Young hands all the money involved in the poker game back to The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) and leads them somewhere.

"Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry beats The Hollys (Hardcore and Crash Holly) in a no-disqualification handicap match when Mae Young leads The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) to the ring, where The Acolytes give The Hollys a beating.

The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) vs. The Rock and Big Show ends in a no-contest. Big Show does not show up until later in the match, and when he does, he and The Rock go at it, and Big Show gangs up on The Rock along with The New Age Outlaws. Big Show then carries The Rock to the back, and as he is carried to the DX Express, The Rock fihts back, but when he takes Road Dogg to the DX Express, he is easily overpowered and thrown into the baggage compartment. D-Generation X (Triple H< X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jess James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) get in the DX Express, which departs. The camera turns around to show what is behind Big Show, and it is revealed that The Rock escaped the baggage compartment. He hits Big Show from behind with a plank of wood to end the show.

Layin' da SmackDown - SmackDown recap for February 10, 2000

Before the next match, Kurt Angle says that even though he suplexed an 82-year-old pregnant woman, he is still a role model for children and the elderly. At the time, he thought Mae Young was "Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry, and now he has decided to treat the fans and become the next WWF European Champion. He then acknowledges that he is in Texas, and that people in Austin, Texas do not know where Europe is. He blames it on the local education system, then promises that he will not only educate, but entertain the fans, when he wins the title.

Kurt Angle beats Val Venis to become the WWF European Champion - his first taste of WWF gold - after crotching Val Venis on the top rope as he attempts the Money Shot.

Backstage, D-Generation X (Triple H, X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn), the radicals (Chris Benoit, Perry Saturn, Dean Malenko, Eddie Guerrero), Tori and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley hold a meeting. Stephanie mentions that ever since Paul Bearer brought Kane back, they will have to bring down Kane, The Rock, Cactus Jack and Too Cool (Grandmaster Sexay, Scotty 2 Hotty, Rikishi Phatu). Perry Saturn will face Grandmaster Sexay, Dean Malenko will face Scotty 2 Hotty, Chris Benoit will face Rikishi Phatu, and The New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg and Billy Gunn) will face The Rock and Cactus Jack in tag team action. Triple H ribs X-Pac before telling him that the both of them will face Kane a 2-on-1 handicap match.

Perry Saturn beats Grandmaster Sexay with the Rings of Saturn. During the match, Grandmaster Sexay inadvertently takes out referee Tim White is a springboard cross body out of the corner. He hits the Hip Hop Drop (formerly the Tennessee Jam), but Saturn kicks out following a slow count from a groggy Tim White. Saturn then gets the Rings of Saturn on Grandmaster Sexay, who immediately gets his foot on the bottom rope. Tim White does not see the foot on the bottom rope, however, and Saturn gets his first WWF win.

We see highlights from the public announcement of the XFL, which kicks off next year.

Edge and Christian beat The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley) after Buh Buh Ray hurts one of his legs during a Samoan Drop and Edge hits D-Von with a top rope missile drop kick so that Christian can win it with the Sunset Flip Powerbomb. During the match, it is announced that Terri Runnels is physically healing but is still mentally distraught after being put through a table by The Dudley Boyz. After the match, Buh Buh Ray is helped onto a stretcher by EMTs, but he reveals that he is faking his injury and grabs B.B. D-Von sets up a table while B.B. tries in vain to fight back, and this time, B.B. is put through a table. Edge & Christian run into the ring and stomp Buh Buh Ray, but D-Von smacks Edge and Christian in the back with a steel chair before referees and officials try to restore order.

We see footage from during the break where B.B. is helped from the ring on a stretcher.

Dean Malenko beats Scotty 2 Hotty with the Texas Cloverleaf. Eddie Guerrero shows up during the match to watch from ringside. After Scotty 2 Hotty hits the worm, Eddie pushes him off the top rope to allow Malenko to lock in the Texas Cloverleaf for the win, then he and Malenko take the boots to Scotty 2 Hotty before Grandmaster Sexay runs into the ring. Eddie flees, but Grandmaster Sexay gets a DDT in on Malenko before clearing out the ring to save Scotty 2 Hotty.

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We see a vignette for Tazz.

Before the next match, Cactus Jack says that it is only 17 days before the biggest match of his life in Hell In A Cell at No Way Out. He says that if Triple H thinks that he will end his career, he is mistaken, as two things will happen and his career ending is not one of them. He says Triple H will be going down and he will be going on to WrestleMania. Tonight may not be Hell In A Cell, but it will be hell to pay in Austin, Texas.

Cactus Jack and The Rock beat The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) after Cactus Jack hits Road Dogg with a lead pipe after referee Earl Hebner is preoccupied with The Rock and Billy Gunn at ringside. Cactus Jack then pulls Road Dogg out of the pinfall attempt for a piledriver to seal the win. Earlier in the match, Billy Gunn hits The Rock with one of the tag team titles while Hebner is preoccupied with Cactus Jack, who has just hit Billy Gunn with a cheap shot at ringside, but The Rock kicks out.

Gangrel and Luna Vachon beat Prince Albert and Jacqueline. Before the match begins, it is announced that B.B. has been transported to a local medical facility, but the extent of her injuries is unknown. After the match, Prince Albert hits Gangrel with a choke bomb, then Jacqueline hits Luna with a running facebuster.

Rikishi Phatu beats Chris Benoit by disqualification after the rest of the "radicals" (Dean Malenko, Perry Saturn, Eddie Guerrero) run into the ring and attack Rikishi. Grandmaster Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty run in and fight Saturn and Benoit, forcing them to retreat.

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Al Snow and "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman beat The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy) after The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley) show up. Buh Buh Ray hits Jeff Hardy with a steel chair to the back while D-Von distracts referee Tim White.

Backstage, Hardcore Holly tells Crash Holly that he has a bad feeling about their match tonight, but Crash tells him that he thought it was crazy until he heard that the match is no-disqualification and that Chris Jericho will have one arm tied behind his back.

Before the next match, Chris Jericho welcomes everyone to "Austin Is Jericho," then says he has one arm tied behind his back because it makes no difference if one or both of his arms - or legs - are tied behind his back, and he will still roll down the ramp and "hit the 7-10 split and become the Ayatollah of Rock 'n Bowl-ah." He says that the result will be the same for The Hollys (Hardcore and Crash Holly) will remain the same: a beating that they will never, ever forget. When The Hollys head to the ring, it is announced that Hardcore Holly will star in "Operation Sandman: Warriors in Hell" tomorrow night at 8 PM Eastern, 7 PM Central on UPN.

Chris Jericho beats The Hollys (Hardcore and Crash Holly) in a no-disqualification match with one arm tied behind his back when The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) show up and beat up The Hollys. After the match, it is announced that Jeff Hardy needs stitches in his eye and that Matt Hardy has suffered a separated shoulder in the last match.

Triple H tells X-Pac not to worry about Kane, as Kane cannot beat either of them in a one-on-one match and that they will destroy him.

Kane beats D-Generation X (Triple H and X-Pac) in a 2-on-1 handicap match by disqualification after Triple H hits Kane in the back with a steel chair, which has absolutely no effect. After the match, Kane hits Triple H in the head with a steel chair, then WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon helmsley checks on Triple H. Kane stares at Stephanie, and Tori gets in the ring to take the chair away only to be nearly choke slammed. Kane fights off every single referee that gets in the ring before Paul Bearer grabs Tori and throws her towards Kane. Instead of choke slamming her, he lets Tori go. Tori thanks him, but Kane hits Tori with a Tombstone Piledriver, much to the horror of everyone nearby except for Paul Bearer.

Raw Deal - Raw recap for February 7, 2000

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X-Pac and Tori show up to start tonight's show, but so do the "radicals," Chris Benoit, Perry Saturn, Dean Malenko and Eddie Guerrero, the last of whom has his arm left in a cast. Saturn says they are not here to start here, and that last week, they tried to make some noise and make an impact, but more than anything, they wanted a contract to wrestle in the WWF. Malenko says this past Thursday, they were given the one opportunity to make their way into the World Wrestling Federation. They were good, but on that night, they just weren't good enough. Eddie takes the opportunity to thank the fans for their support just for the privilege of being able to perform in front of them. Benoit says they also came here tonight to personally thank Cactus Jack for making the opportunity possible, and asks if Cactus Jack is in the house. Cactus Jack shows up, but so does Triple H and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley. Stephanie says that this convocation of admiration makes her want to puke, and asks Cactus Jack what it will take, as he could not get the job done at Royal Rumble while the "radicals" played the game and lost last week, and asks if Cactus Jack's next plan is the Dallas Cowboys' defensive line, the 82nd Airborne or the Russian army. If he will not stop, neither will she or Triple H. Triple H tells Cactus Jack that he makes him sick, and that his patience is starting to wear very thin regarding the situation. He says Cactus Jack and the "radicals" could not get the job done and they are still in his face. He says it is time to finish it once and for all, and he proposes that he and Cactus Jack go at it one more time at No Way Out with this match being Cactus Jack's last shot at him and the WWF Championship. Cactus Jack can have any match he wants, but there will be no 2x4s wrapped in barbed wire, thumbtacks or any other sharp metallic objects or "sadistic toys." Cactus Jack says this does not sound like a lot of fun, but he is left with no other choice: Hell In A Cell. He tells Triple H he has his match, and asks if he has the guts to face him again. Triple H tells Cactus Jack he has a deal, but he wants Cactus Jack's career on the line, and if he beats Cactus Jack, he is finished and Mick Foley - not just Cactus Jack, but also Mankind and Dude Love - will be forced to retire. Cactus Jack says he has done it all in his career, including being a three-time WWF Champion, an eight-time tag team champion, the original Hardcore champion and the king of the Japanese death match. If Triple H wants his career, then he has done it all except for one thing: he has never main evented at WrestleMania. He then adds that stipulation that if and when he wins, he will go to WrestleMania as WWF Champion and take on the winner of Big Show vs. The Rock at No Way Out in the main event. Triple H tells Cactus Jack he has 20 days left in his glorious 15-year career, because at the Hell In A Cell Match, he will end his career and end it for him, as he takes what he wants, when he wants it, and right now, he wants a piece of his ass. Triple H gets on the apron with X-Pac close behind. He then tells the "radicals" to get out of the ring and save themselves a beating, or he can show appreciation to the man that gave them an opportunity and their contracts. The "radicals" then turn on Cactus Jack, then X-Pac hits Cactus Jack with a Bronco Buster. The "radicals" then further decimate Cactus Jack, and Triple H tells Cactus Jack that this is the beginning of the days and to relish the next 20 days, as it will be the end at No Way Out. He then hits the Pedigree on Cactus Jack, and Triple H, X-Pac, Stephanie and Tori celebrate with the "radicals."

Backstage, Triple H tells the "radicals" - Chris Benoit, Perry Saturn, Dean Malenko and Eddie Guerrero - that they will team up with him and X-Pac and anybody he can find. If Cactus Jack cannot find anybody, he is on his own in a 5-on-1 handicap match.

The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) retain the WWF Tag Team Championships against Edge and Christian after Buh Buh Ray Dudley gets on the apron and hits Christian with a neckbreaker on the top rope while Road Dogg distracts referee Tim White. The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley) show up at the commentary table at the beginning of the match, and Buh Buh Ray threatens Jim Ross while D-Von guests on commentary. After the match, Edge attacks Buh Buh Ray from behind, and The Dudley Boyz run away.

Backstage, "Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry not to come to the ring and stay backstage so their unborn child will be safe.

Members of the Dallas Stars hockey team and Dallas Mavericks baseball team are seen in the front row.

Before the next match, Kurt Angle says that every night, he comes out to the ring and offers his services to be the people's sports hero. Tonight, he will not do that; instead, he wants to talk about his opponent, "Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry. He says Mark may think they are both alike because they were Olympians, but that is where the similarities end as he won Olympic gold, came to the WWF and started an undefeated streak that shocked the world, Mark Henry's greatest accomplishment was impregnating an 82-year-old woman. He says that while that may have required a lot of intensity, it definitely lacked integrity and intelligence, and while impregnating elderly women and living in sin may be acceptable in Dallas, Texas, it is not acceptable to him.

Kurt Angle beats "Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry by disqualification. During the match, Mae Young shows up and gets in the ring with Angle after Angle throws Mark Henry out of the ring, but Mae Young ends up being slammed into the mat. B.B. checks on Mae Young after the match, as does Mark Henry, who is distraught.

We see footage from during the commercial break where Mae Young is taken to the back on a stretcher. Backstage, "Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry and The Fabulous Moolah check on Mae Young, who gets up and says she likes it on top and not on her back before proceeding to get topless in front of the EMTs, who are immediately horrified. Mark Henry has to cover Mae Young up quickly.

Backstage, Crash Holly asks Hardcore Holly if what they are doing is a good idea. Hardcore Holly says that it is a great idea, and says that if they can get a hardcore win on The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw), they can get back on top. Crash Holly then proposed being competition to the Acolytes' protection agency, but Hardcore Holly thinks Crash is crazy and that he has probably hit him upside the head one too many times.

The Hollys (Hardcore and Crash Holly) beat The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) in a hardcore tag team match after Viscera shows up, slips on the floor near the concession stand, gets back up and hits Bradshaw in the back with a wooden board with enough force to split it in two and send Bradshaw crashing into a nearby wooden table.

Before the next match, Chris Jericho welcomes everyone to "Raw is Jericho" before talking about how he has to wrestle Viscera, saying he feels intimidated by "the love child of Mr. T and Fat Albert." He tells "Viscera the Hutt" he pities the fool who messes with Y2J.

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Chris Jericho retains the WWF Intercontinental Championship against Viscera by disqualification when The Hollys (Hardcore and Crash Holly) show up and attack Jericho along with Viscera. The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) then run into the ring and go after Viscera, and tey and Jericho clean house.

Michael Cole interviews Chris Benoit, Perry Saturn, Dean Malenko and Eddie Guerrero. Malenko says they showed their appreciation, and Guerrero says they are no fools and that Cactus Jack fooled himself into thinking friendship comes before business. Benoit says Cactus Jack has no stroke, and that Triple H and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley have all the stroke in the world, and they have done what anyone else would have done. He says there is no need for the four of them to apologize for what they have done or for what they are about to do, as it all boils down into the almighty dollar. Malenko says that they got themselves into this situation, and that desperate people do desperate things. Saturn says he never liked Cactus Jack anyway, and if Cactus Jack cannot find any tag team partners, then he will be more desperate than they were.

Kevin Kelly is outside The Rock's locker room waiting for The Rock to make a comment on Cactus Jack's current situation later tonight.

Gangrel tries to calm Luna Vachon down, telling her that if she sticks to their gameplan, she can win the Women's Championship.

Jacqueline retains the WWF Women's Championship against Luna Vachon. During the match, it is announced that next week's Raw will air at 11 PM Eastern due to the Westminster Dog Show. After the match, Luna continues to fight Jacqueline, who ends up being hit with an Impaler by Gangrel.

We see a video package of Tazz.

Kevin Kelly interviews The Rock. The Rock ends up asking Kevin Kelly if he has ever had pie, then asks if he has ever had poontang pie. The Rock knows Kevin Kelly has never had it, as to his right, he has his first-ever piece of poontang pie waiting for him. We then see the Poontang Pie T-shirt, which he drapes over Kevin Kelly's head. He says he does not care who the WWF Champion is at WrestleMania, as Big Show will not stand in his way at No Way Out as he was meant to go to WrestleMania. At No Way Out, he will take his big right hand, slap the fat off his ass and hand it back to him. Kevin Kelly is then seen checking his watch, and The Rock asks him if poontang pie is boring him before he says it will be a long time before he has poontang pie again and he will have him to thank for it. As for tonight, he will team with Cactus Jack against Triple H and the "radicals" (Chris Benoit, Perry Saturn, Dean Malenko and Eddie Guerrero). He welcomes the "radicals" to his world, and tells them to take their contracts, roll them up real nice, put rubber bands on them and stick them straight up their candy asses.

D'Lo Brown and The Godfather talk about the hos they have tonight backstage.

The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley) beat D'Lo Brown and The Godfather. During the match, the hos get on the apron, and Buh Buh Ray Dudley hits The Godfather with a chop block as the hos distract referee Tim White. After the match, D-Von grabs B.B. - who is checking on The Godfather - and Buh Buh Ray nearly puts her through a table when Edge and Christian come out of the crowd and fight the Dudleys along with The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy).

Michael Cole interviews Cactus Jack. In twenty days, he tells everyone not to count him out, as he was not supposed to be here due to not being handsome enough, strong enough and big enough. He will not let Triple H and four ingrates stand in his way, and that he is fully prepared to go 1-on-5. He did not expect The Rock to volunteer, but he will accept his help. As for whether 5-on-2 is good enough for him, he says it is going to have to be, because he will get through tonight and Hell In A Cell and go on to WrestleMania, for it is meant to be.

As WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley guests on commentary for the next match, Too Cool (Grandmaster Sexay, Scotty 2 Hotty, Rikishi) joins Cactus Jack and The Rock's team, making tonight's main event 5-on-5.

Triple H, X-Pac, Chris Benoit, Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko beat Cactus Jack, The Rock and Too Cool (Grandmaster Sexay, Scotty 2 Hotty, Rikishi) after referee Earl Hebner fails to see Grandmaster Sexay tag Cactus Jack in. Both teams continue to brawl after the match is over, and The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) lay out Cactus Jack and The Rock with metal pipes. The arena goes dark, then Paul Bearer makes a surprise appearance for the first time in quite some time. He accompanies Kane to the ring, and commands Kane to go after Triple H. Kane lays out everyone who is on Triple H and X-Pac's side to end the show.

Raw Deal - Raw recap for March 30, 1998

WWF owner Vince McMahon shows up, with a brand new version of the WWF Championship consisting of a larger WWF logo, larger globe and eagle and a blue strap. After dealing with microphone troubles and loud crowd boos, he introduces "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, who shows up with the version of the WWF Championship that he won from "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels last night. Austin briefly compares belts, then drops the old belt on Vince's foot and takes the new one from him. Vince congratulates Austin, then says he wants to clear up any misunderstandings or misinterpretations concerning his opinions on Austin winning the title. Vince says that he is proud of Austin becoming the WWF Champion, and is proud that Austin represents his company. Together - a word that Vince emphasizes - with his vision and Austin's charisma, his mental prowess and his physical prowess, Austin might become the greatest WWF Champion of all time. Austin tells Vince he knows Vince hates him, and says that's okay as he hates him right back. He tells Vince there will be no "we," and that Vince won't mold or break him. What Vince sees is what Vince gets, and if he doesn't like it, tough luck. Vince says he does not hate Austin and is incapable of it, and that hate is not a word in his vocabulary. He considers Austin a genuine human being and a swell guy, and says Austin is "a hell of a guy." Austin wants Vince to repeat what he just said, and Vince said he loves him and that it's just a figure of speech. Austin laughs and says "I love you, too," then says he will do things his way and cause as much hell and chaos as he can, and continue to give Vince gray hairs every day of his life. He says that Vince McMahon can't tell him what to do, and that's the bottom line. Vince then says they can do this the easy way or the hard way, and that it's Austin's decision. Austin says that's quite the decision, and if he was forced to make a choice, he wants the definition of both the easy and hard ways. Vince says the easy way is to be flexible and willing to adapt, and that adaptation is a key of life as well as business. He then says the hard way is him being forced to do it his way, and that "we don't even need to discuss that." Austin says that's an extremely important decision, and asks Vince to give him ten seconds to think about it. His answer ten seconds later is a Stone Cold Stunner, and Austin tells the crowd that what they've seen is how to do it the hard way, and asks the crowd to give him a "hell yeah" if they want to keep seeing him do it the hard way as referees and officials check on Vince.

The encore of WrestleMania 14 is tomorrow night on pay-per-view at 8 PM Eastern, 7 PM Central.

We see footage of referees and officials helping WWF owner Vince McMahon to the back. We see Vince backstage drinking a glass of water as he is tended to by WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter and Gerald Brisco.

The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk) quickly beat Los Boricuas (Jose Estrada Jr. and Jesus Castillo). After the match, Sunny re-christens the Legion of Doom "L.O.D. 2000" and says that this match is a small taste of what happens when you mix twisted steel with sex appeal. After the match, it is announced that the WWF Tag Team Champions have been held up due to a technicality, and that the real champions will be decided once again later tonight.

Kevin Kelly is in the arena's security office. He announces that Vince McMahon has left and has called the police on "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, demanding that Austin be arrested.

Kevin Kelly is in the locker room, reports that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin says he isn't going anywhere and that "Vince McMahon doesn't have the balls to arrest [him]."

Kurrgan the Interrogator beats Chainz by pinfall with the Paralyzer. Before the match, it is announced that there is a rift within D-Generation X ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna) and that Triple H will clear the air about this later tonight. During the match, we see WWF owner Vince McMahon talking with Gerald Brisco and WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter as they wait for the police to arrive. After the match, Kurrgan drags Chainz to the back with the Paralyzer still applied.

The police are finally here to arrest "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.

Jakks Pacific introduces WWF Slammers, available at toy stores everywhere!

WWF owner Vince McMahon talks with the police, and brings them into the arena. He leads them to "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's locker room.

"Double J" Jeff Jarrett beats Aguila with the Figure Four Leg Lock. Tennessee Lee guests on commentary for the match, and says he has a surprise for everyone next week. After the match, Steve Blackman shows up and fights Blackman, sending him out of the ring. Tennessee Lee confronts him, and is hiding behind the referee when Jeff Jarrett gets back in the ring and gets Blackman from behind. Jarrett and Tennessee Lee then leave.

Vince McMahon finally has "Stone Cold" Steve Austin arrested, and even handcuffs can't stop Austin from ramming Vince into some lockers. Austin tells Vince he can't keep him locked up forever, and Vince tells him "We'll see about that."

We see "Stone Cold" Steve Austin placed in the back of a squad car as he tells Vince he hasn't seen the last of him and that he will get his ass.

WWF owner Vince McMahon, WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter and Gerald Brisco show up. Vince says he came out to the ring to give the fans an explanation. In the state of mind that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is in, he feels a 24-hour cooling-off period is appropriate. He didn't want to do it, but he gave Austin a choice. Austin made his choice, and so did he. Vince then leaves, as does Slaughter and Brisco.

We see some comments from "Triple H" Hunter Helmsley, who says that some people have stated that D-Generation X ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna) have dropped the ball. He says he is here to drop the hammer, and that the World Wrestling Federation as you know it comes to an X-rated end tonight.

The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, "The Rock" Rocky Maivia, "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry) is interviewed. The Rock, now carrying a new version of the Intercontinental Championship with a new front plate and a purple strap, says that "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock tried to end his career last night, but he is still standing. He plans to lay the smack down on Shamrock later tonight. He then tells Faarooq that last night, he showed him something he should have seen a long time ago, and that he is grateful. He says that Faarooq is why he is in the Nation and why he is successful and Intercontinental Champion. He says he is grateful, and says that after tonight, The Nation will be the strongest it's ever been.

The intro to War Zone is played to signal the start of the second hour.

"The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock and Steve Blackman beat The Nation of Domination (Faarooq and "The Rock" Rocky Maivia) after The Rock walks out on Faarooq. After the match, Faarooq tells The Rock that no boy grows up to be a man when they cross him, and calls him back out so he can give him an ass whipping. The Rock shows back up, and both of them argue. Faarooq finally takes down The Rock, and the two of them brawl as D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry, referees and officlas try to intervene. The Rock eventually gets out of the ring and slowly walks to the back, but Faarooq tells him it's not over yet and commands him to come back. Suddenly, D'Lo Brown, Kama and Mark Henry attack him from behind. The Rock gets back in the ring, and hits Faarooq with the Rock Bottom before telling him there is a reason why he doesn't want him to think he is the leader of the Nation, as he is now their new leader and ruler. He stomps Faarooq one more time before telling him to "take that back to Haiti where [he] came from." Faarooq is now expelled from The Nation of Domination, and The Rock is now the de facto leader and ruler.

"Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Chyna show up without "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels. Triple H says a lot can happen in 24 hours, and has asked himself a thousand times if "Iron" Mike Tyson was on his and Shawn's side. He was told that Tyson was on his side by Shawn, and tells Shawn he dropped the ball. He then tells Shawn not toworry as he has picked it back up and that the ball is in his court. He says he'll take care of the worries and problems, and take care of the decisions. He calls tonight "the genesis of D-Generation X" and is forming the "DX army" to take care of business that should have been taken care of right from the start. He then says that when you start an army and set out to do what nobody else has done, the first thing you do is "look to your blood," your buddies and your friends, and you look to "The Kliq." He then brings out...Syxx, who hasn't been seen in WCW in months since he got injured. Syxx shows up, and he and Triple H embrace before heading to the ring. Triple H says that when you've been an indentured servant for two years, you run up a lot of feelings, and hands the microphone to Syxx. Syxx heard "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan come out on television and say he couldn't cut the mustard, and tells Hogan "You suck, pal!" and says he has no room to talk about anybody cutting any kind of mustard. He then gives Hogan some advice: don't stop short or else Eric Bischoff will go so far up his ass he'll know what he had for breakfast. He then talks about how he was sitting at home when he got a call from Triple H, asking him that D-Generation X needed his help, and that if he needs his help, he's got it. He then tells Kevin Nash and Scott Hall would be standing here with them if they weren't being held hostage by World Championship Wrestling, and tells Eric Bischoff that's a fact before telling him to put that in his pipe and smoke it. Syxx says that this is a new beginning for DX and they're here to "rip ass on the World Wrestling Federation, and it starts tonight." Triple H and Syxx then have two words for everyone: suck it.

Unforgiven: In Your House is coming to pay-per-view April 26th!

Adult film star Val Venis, who is watching his latest flick "Live Hard," is coming to the World Wrestling Federation. He says Bruce Willis is good, but Val Venis is great, and that he's the real deal au naturel, and tells the ladies that the gift he has is something no other male on the planet has ever been blessed with. When he penetrates the World Wrestling Federation, all the ladies across the country will be squealing in delight and that they'll get all of him.

Before the next match, Luna Vachon shows up and demands a rematch with Sable. Sable tells her she's got it, but Luna Vachon wants a special match. Sable tells her she can have any kind of match, anywhere. Luna calls their eventual re-match an "Evening Gown Match," and asks Sable is she ripped her gown off. At Unforgiven, the winner of th ematch with the most clothes left on. "Marvelous" Marc Mero doesn't want Sable to agree to the match, but after Luna tells Sable she will humiliate and embarass her by stripping her down to her bra and panties, assuming she wears any, and calls her a slut. Sable tells Luna she's already kicked her ass and that it'll be a pleasure to do it again. Luna respons by telling her "Be there, slut."

"Marvelous" Marc Mero beats Taka Michinoku with a low blow and a TKO as Sable confronts the ref for letting Mero choke Taka with a foreign object. Sable checks on Taka after the match, but Mero pushes her away and stomps Taka again. After Mero and Sable leave, three men of Asian descent come out of the crowd and ambush Taka from the crowd before leaving through the crowd.

Before the next match, Jim Cornette introduces NWA World Heavyweight Champion and UFC Triple Crown Winner Dan "The Beast" Severn before he guests on commentary for the next match, saying "everybody's been shooting tonight" and that he has brought his own shooter. Severn watches the match from ringside.

The New Midnight Express ("Bombastic" Bob Holly and "Bodacious" Bart Gunn) beat The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh) to win the NWA World Tag Team Championships! During the match, it is announced that "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley will be revealing another new member of D-Generation X later tonight. After the match, Jim Cornette sics Dan "The Beast" Severn on The Headbangers until he tells him to stop.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin uses his one phone call in jail to call the show, and tells Jim Ross to tell WWF owner Vince McMahon that he is "a sorry, sorry son of a bitch," and that the last time he checked, the Stone Cold Stunner isn't punishable by the death penalty and that Vince's ass belongs to him. He says that Vince will find out how pissed off he is, and it won't be a fun night for him next week. If it doesn't work, he'll pay Vince a house call and tell him Austin 3:16 says "I just whipped your ass."

As referees set up the steel cage match for the WWF Tag Team Championships, Kane and Paul Bearer show up. Bearer tells The Undertaker to behold his brother Kane, and asks him if he actually believed that it was over after WrestleMania. Bearer then brags about Kane being the only man to kick out of the Tombstone not once, but twice, and that he would have done it a third time. Bearer says that The Undertaker had to change after all that happened, and that after he went to the hotel, he was proud of what Kane was still able to do. He then says he awoke from a dream at 2 AM, where he saw Kane standing alone in a wrestling ring surrounded by fire, and challenges The Undertaker to step into his dream, in which the only way to win is to make your opponent catch fire. Kane and Bearer then leave.

We see footage from earlier today, in which Chainsaw Charlie got medical attention from a deep bruise on his hip from last night.

Before the next match, "Road Dog" Jesse James says they didn't represent "the squad" last night, and that they took Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie's hardcore titles and plan to take the tag team titles back, and if Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie think they're champs, they've got another thing coming. The steel cage is finally fully constructed by the time The New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) get the match started early.

The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) beat Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie in a steel cage match to become the WWF Tag Team Champions after D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Syxx, Chyna) show up and Syxx hits Cactus Jack with a chair before tossing it into the ring. The Outlaws hit Jack with a double-team spike piledriver before getting the pin on Jack as Chainsaw Charlie continues to be chained to the ring by his neck. After the match, the Outlaws continue to pound on Charlie while Triple H hits Cactus Jack with a Pedigree. As they continue their attack, the Outlaws continue to perform crotch chops and saying the words "suck it" much like Triple H and Syxx before celebrating with Triple H and Syxx, revealing them to be the newest members of D-Generation X.

Raw Deal - Raw recap for March 9, 1998

"The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock and Steve Blackman beat Faarooq and "The Rock" Rocky Maivia by disqualification when the rest of The Nation of Domination (D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry) interfere. After the match, The Rock tells the rest of The Nation he wants a piece of Shamock, and Faarooq lets The Rock have him. Shamrock starts fighting back, however, and even when Shamrock has The Rock in the ankle lock, the rest of The Nation refuse to intervene as Faarooq refuses to let them do so. Referees and officials eventually have to restore order. (During the match, technical difficulties in the form of static in the feed occasionally pop up, and continue to do so at intermittent periods during the show.)

A camera crew is trained at the back of the arena for the arrival of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.

D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Chyna) - without "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels - shows up and welcomes the crowd to another episode of their "pre-WrestleMania showdown." Triple H talks about how Chyna got into Owen Hart's head, and this week, she might just take it to a physical level if she wants to. Triple H says Shawn cannot make it tonight, and shows footage of last week's attack on "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. We then see Shawn Michaels on the TitanTron, and see that he is in a restaurant due to prior commitment. He brags about getting "Iron" Mike Tyson on their side, and said he did what he told the world he was going to do when he attacked Austin last week. He says that Austin is like everyone else, having failed to show him anything new and is nothing more than a fad while he will continue to be WWF Champion. Triple H then says he has two words for everybody: "Suck it." He and Chyna then make guest on commentary, with Kevin Kelly making way for Triple H on the table.

Before the next match, Owen Hart confronts "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley.

Barry Windham beats Owen Hart by count-out after Jim Cornette distracts the referee and Chyna hits Owen Hart with a low blow. After the match, Bradshaw goes after Barry Windham while "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Chyna run to the back. During the match, Owen Hart accidentally rolls his right ankle while stepping off the second rope.

"Marvelous" Marc Mero handcuffs himself to Sable as Sable asks the referee if he will be the only one with the key.

Jerry "The King" Lawler interviews Paul Bearer, who is in the back with Kane. Bearer is in no mood to talk about The Undertaker; instead, he wants to talk about how Kane manhandled Vader last month. As he continues to talk to Bearer, boxes near Kane, Bearer and Lawler continue to open and close on their own. Bearer and Lalwer run away, while Kane just stares at the boxes.

Kevin Kelly, now back on commentary, says he has talked to the people in the production truck, and reveals that they have told him that tonight's techinical difficulties are not on their end and cannot explain what is going on.

Aguila - who is mentioned on commentary as suffering from dehydration - beats "Too Sexy" Brian Christopher after Jerry "The King" Lawler is caught pushing Aguila off the top rope by the referee, after having a brawl with Taka Michinoku, who confronts him for trying to distract the referee. During the match, the lights dim in and out and sounds of what seem like thunder can be heard, briefly spooking Jerry "The King" Lawler. Taka Michinoku drop kicks Lawler out of the ring, and when Lawler and Christopher make their way, the thunder can be heard and the light dim in and out again, and the two of them run to the back.

We see Andre The Giant win a battle royal at WrestleMania 2 as part of the M&Ms Millenium Moment.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin is finally in the building, and he makes his way to the ring. Austin says he's seen the footage of WWF owner Vince McMahon calling "Iron" Mike Tyson "unquestionably the baddest man on the planet" last week and it's gotten him a little pissed off. After replaying the footage, he calls that a slap in his face, and asks the audience to give him a "hell yeah" if they think it's an insult. Austin threatens to sit in the ring for the rest of the show until Vince McMahon shows up and they straighten out the matter. Austin asks for a cold beer, and says he's not gong anywhere. Instead of Vince, he gets Jack Lanza and Gerald Brisco, and Austin dares them to get in the ring. When they refuse, he tells them to bring out Vince McMahon. Austin continues to wait for Vince, then WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter shows up. Austin tells Slaughter to bring Vince out, and we see Vince backstage. He then gives Vince 30 seconds before he beats Slaughter's ass before doing the same to Vince. We see Vince backstage, with Gerald Briscoe telling him to get in the ring as he is the only person Austin will listen to.

After the commerical break, Pat Patterson shows up with security. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is unimpressed with Patterson's efforts to reason with him, and Austin dares Patterson to get in the ring. The security men play it smart and leave, while Patterson asks them what is wrong with them while he reluctantly follows them. Vince finally shows up with numerous WWF officials. Austin calls Vince out for insulting him and following "Iron" Mike Tyson around. When Vince tries to get in the ring, Austin dares him to get in. He says that Vince has jerked the carpet out from under him and insulted him for the last time, and tells Vince to call him the world's toughest S.O.B. before accusing Vince of trying to provoke him. Vince says it was a figure of speech, but Austin says he has one for him: the middle finger. Austin says Vince doesn't want to see him as the WWF Champion, and tells him to give him a "hell yeah" if he does. Vince refuses to do so, and Austin gives Vince the first shot at him because if he had it, he'd lay him out on the ring. Vince refuses to hit him, and even after he rips his suit jacket, he still refuses. Austin gives him ten seconds to either hit him or leave, and asks for a "hell yeah" if the crowd wants to see him lay Vince out. Vince leaves along with the officials, and Austin says that he will lay "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley out in the middle of the ring. He knows that "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels isn't here tonight, but the next time he sees him, he will kick him down until he takes the WWF Championship.

Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie beat The Quebecers (Jacques and Pierre). During the match, it is announced that the NWA Tag Team title match will not happen tonight due to "Stone Cold" Steve Austin holding the show hostage, and that the match will take place this weekend on Superstars. After the match, "Road Dog" Jesse James - now with his arm in a cast - shows up and says that if the dumpster ride was fun, they should wait until WrestleMania. He says he could fight them if he was healthy, but he's not at 100% and can't swing a chair at 90 miles per hour. He says Chainsaw Charlie isn't at 100% either, and dares him to come at him to "get some of what he can't." As Cactus Jack slowly chases Jesse James to the back, "Badd Ass" Billy Gunn comes out of the crowd and hits Terry Funk in the back with a chair. James and Gunn make fun of them, and Gunn tells Cactus Jack not to leave Chainsaw Charlie's side again.

Kane and Paul Bearer show up. Bearer says The Undertaker made a mistake coming back, and the more he thinks about it, the madder he gets. Bearer says he and Kane did The Undertaker a favor by sending him back to the dark side alongside with his parents, but now that The Undertaker is back, Kane has only just begun and The Undertaker has stepped back into an inferno. Suddenly, the lights dim in and out. The Undertaker appears, then the lights go out again. When they come back on, he disappears. Bearer then says that at WrestleMania, The Undertaker will face Kane in the eyes and be sent back to the dark side, never to return.

Raw airs next Tuesday night as a special St. Patrick's Day edition!

Luna Vachon and Sable are handcuffed to separate ring posts before the next match.

"Marvelous" Marc Mero vs. The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust ends in a no-decision. During the match, it is confirmed that "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley will be allowed security on the way to the ring for his match. Also during the match, Goldust sends Mero into referee Mike Chioda. After a Curtain Call to Mero, he hits Mike Chioda with the leg drop before taking the handcuff key from his pocket. He teases freeing Sable from the handcuffs, but frees Luna Vachon instead and sics her on Sable. Luna then forces make-up onto Sable's face, and referees have to get Luna off Sable as Luna splashes a cup of water into Sable's face. Sable is then freed from the handcuffs, and referees - and Mero - have to hold Sable back to keep her from going after Luna.

The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust is tired of holding Luna Vachon back, and says it's time for Luna to get a piece of Sable's ass. He challenges "Marvelous" Marc Mero and Sable to a mixed tag match. Luna says she would turn Sable's face in her canvas, and she did. She then says Mero and Sable can have the whole enchilada, and that she and Goldust will soon be the vandals on their mind.

We see a video package of the events between "Iron" Mike Tyson, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and D-Generation X ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna). Jim Ross interviews "Iron" Mike Tyson says being at Royal Rumble was like a dream come true, but never showed up on WWF programming as he was skeptical as to how he would be treated. During his first meeting with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, he says that Austin disrespected and that he will not take that from anybody. He doesn't care about being a fair, impartial enforcer at WrestleMania 14, and the only thing that is "fair" to him is winning.

"Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley makes his way to the ring, flanked by Chyna and three referees. The referees are positioned at the bottom of the entrance ramp to watch for "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. Other officials including WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter, as well as Miguel Perez, Jesus Castillo and Jose Estrada Jr. also position themselves around the ring. It isn't long before Austin shows up as Triple H faces Savio Vega, and as Austin hits everyone with Stone Cold Stunners, "The Heartbreak Kid' Shawn Michaels comes out through the crowd and hits Austin with Sweet Chin Music. The show cuts off just before he tries to injure Austin's knee with a steel chair.

Raw Deal - Raw recap for February 21, 1998

Note: This episode aired on the Saturday of the week of February 16, 1998 due to USA Network coverage of the U.S. Open from that Monday, which preempted Raw that Monday night, yet it is listed as February 16, 1998 on the WWE Network.

It is announced that D-Generation X ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna) is considering filing a lawsuit against "Stone Cold" Steve Austin over his actions towards Chyna at No Way Out: In Your House.

The Quebecers (Jacques and Pierre) beat The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk) by count-out. During the match, The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Badd Ass" Billy Gunn) bring a dumpster onto the stage and roll it down to ringside. They attack Hawk and toss him in the dumpster while the referee is focused on Animal and The Quebecers, and sit on the doors to the dumpster, leaving Animal on his own. When Animal goes for a tag, he notices that Hawk is in the dumpster, breaks Hawk free and chases The New Age Outlaws to the back.

It is announced again that D-Generation X ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna) is considering filing a lawsuit against "Stone Cold" Steve Austin over his actions towards Chyna at No Way Out: In Your House, and that she is suffering from "emotional distress." After it is announced that D-Generation X will address the charges this Monday, we then see a video package of Chyna.

The Jackyl guests on commentary for the next match.

"The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock beats Sniper with the ankle lock, then hits Recon with a belly-to-belly suplex when he gets in the ring after the match. The Jackyl berates Sniper and slaps him, then turns around. Unlike Recon, who turns the other cheek, Sniper punches Jackyl in the back and leaves, with Recon following him in an attempt to reason with him.

Recon says there is no communication breakdwon between him, Jackyl and Sniper. Sniper shows up and tells Recon that The Jackyl has done all the talking and they've done all the listening, and that he is finally tired of it.

Jerry "The King" Lawler interviews Marvelous" Marc Mero and Sable. Mero says he is sick and tired of being painted as "the bad man." He says he went through reconstructive knee surgery and was in the hospital when he saw Sable in an Austin 3:16 shirt. He says that Sable is trying to steal his spotlight and become the star, then says Sable can't win wrestling matches and that he does. Mero makes a big deal out of what Sable is wearing, and says she wants everyone to pay attention to her. As of right now, Mero says Sable knows her place, does what he says, when he says, where he says it and how he says it, and that she belongs to her. Marc Mero says that he tripped at No Way Out, and that Sable knows not to put her hands on him unless he tells her to. All of ausdden, flowers are brought to the ring, and Marc Mero takes them, wanting to know who is sending stuff to Sable. Sable yanks the flowers from Mero, and tells him that not only are the flowers hers, but for once, someone else is thinking about her. Sable then walks off with the flowers, and Mero follows her to the back.

In footage from earlier today, Jim Cornette says the fans for being hypocrites for booing him when he brought his NWA contingent (Jeff Jarrett, Ricky Morton, Robert Gibson, Barry Windham) to the WWF and bringing old-fashioned wrestling back even though they initially applauded him for promising to bring back old-fashioned wrestling the way people remembered it as part of his New Year's resolution. He says the American public is so fickle they don't know what they want. Cornette tells the American people they will like what they tell him to like, that he will bring old-fashioned wrestling back and that the people will like it with a smile on their faces if they know what is good for them. Cornette says that The Rock 'n Roll Express (Morton and Gibson) will show how real wrestling is better than WWF's "sports entertainment" when they defend the NWA World Tag Team Championships against The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh), and announces that he has appointed senior NWA referee Tommy Young - a man who has refereed more NWA World Tag Team title matches and NWA World Heavyweight Championship matches than anyone else and calls it down the middle, according to Cornette - to the match to avoid "WWF shenanigans." Cornette then tells Vince McMahon there's more where that came from, the barbarians are at the gate, and this time, things will turn out differently than when the NWA took on the WWF in "The War of '84."

The Rock' n Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) retain the NWA World Tag Team Championships against The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh) by disqualification after NWA referee Tommy Young catches Mosh tossing Ricky Morton over the top rope, which is grounds for an automatic disqualification under NWA rules.

We look back to Andre The Giant declaring that Hulkamania is over at WrestleMania 4 in the M&M's Millennium Moment.

The intro to War Zone plays to signal the start of the second hour.

Jim Ross interviews "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. Olympian Michael Johnson is seen in the front row as Austin is on his way to the ring. Austin says that when you step in the ropes with him, your ass belongs with him. He says that Chyna learned not to mess with him the hard way, and tells Chyna she was lucky he was in such a good mood. He doesn't care if "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels is back home in San Antonio, Texas to get ready for WrestleMania 14, as when that night comes, he's giving him an ass whipping. As far as "Iron" Mike Tyson, he tells Tyson not to stick his nose in his business or he'll knock his gold tooth out and make jewelry out of it. At WrestleMania, it's on.

Next Monday on Raw: Another huge sports celebrity will be added to WrestleMania 14! The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Badd Ass" Billy Gunn) defend the WWF Tag Team Championships agains The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk)!

Before the next match, The Rock 'n Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) and Barry Windham are ordered to leave ringside and head to the back.

Owen Hart retains the WWF European Championship against Jeff Jarrett when Jim Cornette tries to attack Owen with his tennis racket as he ahs Jarrett in the Sharpshooter. Owen puts Cornette in the Sharpshooter, and when Jarrett is about to attack him with Cornette's racket, Owen sees it coming and scares him out of the ring.

It is mentioned that Dok Hendrix was originally Michael P.S. Hayes of The Fabulous Freebirds, who drew thousands of fans to wrestling events in Texas in their feud with the Von Erichs. Dok Hendrix is then announced as the special guest ring announcer for the next match. Before a match can even occur, however, the arena goes dark and Kane and Paul Bearer show up. Dok Hendrix tries to use one of his cowboy boots as a weapon, but it has no effect and he falls victim to both a choke slam and a Tombstone Piledriver. Paul Bearer then declares "The Freebird is grounded!"

Sunny is special guest ring announcer for the match.

Aguila and Taka Michinoku beat "Too Sexy" Brian Christopher and Pirata Morgan.

Before the next match, "The Rock" Rocky Maivia shows up with a large, flat object in gift wrap. The Rock then takes the microphone to clear up a few things, saying he is still WWF Intercontinental Champion and that there is no dissension within The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, The Rock, "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry). He tells The Nation that he harbors no hard feelings towards them, and gives them a couple of gifts. He gives $15,000 solid gold Rolex watches to D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa and Mark Henry. As for Faarooq, he tells him that there is only one man who is capable of leading The Nation, and that man is Faarooq. He then gives him the flat object in gift wrap as "a gift of admiration." Faarooq shakes his hand, then opens the gift wrapping to reveal that the gift is a picture of The Rock. Faarooq tosses the picture of The Rock down as Steve Blackman makes his way to the ring.

Steve Blackman beats Faarooq with a schoolboy when "The Rock" Rocky Maivia keeps Faarooq from using the large picture of The Rock as a weapon against Blackman. The picture is bent when Faarooq took it away from The Rock. Mark Henry holds the picture up, then Faarooq punches it in half. As the rest of The Nation argues with one another, Faarooq heads to the back and motions for everyone to follow him as The Rock looks down at the destroyed picture of himself, devastated.

The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, "The Rock" Rocky Maivia, "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry) is seen and heard arguing in the locker room. D'Lo Brown comes out and says there is no dissension among The Nation, then heads back into The Nation's locker room.

Before the next match, it is announced that The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust has made it known that he will reveal "The American Dream" - implied to be "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes - next week. Also, Goldust is in his well-known black-and-gold facepaint and bodysuit for the first time since splitting from Marlena and turning heel. Also, "Marvelous" Marc Mero shows up without Sable.

Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie beat "Marvelous" Marc Mero and The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust after Sable shows up with the flowers from earlier, distracting and angering Mero. Luna Vachon suddenly destroys the flowers, and Mero has to keep Sable away from Mero. As the referee is distracted by all this, Cactus Jack hits Goldust with a steel chair, allowing Chainsaw Charlie to get the pinfall and the win. After the match, Sable continues to go after Luna, and refereees have to keep both women away from each other.

Raw Deal - Raw recap for February 2, 1998

The show starts with a special report from D-Generation X ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna). Shawn says that they were informed that TSN, Star TV, Sky Sports and USA Network were drawing the line on standards and practices as it relates to WWF programming and DX. In the future, they have to be careful what they do and don't do, as they get into trouble when they do something gratuitously. Therfore, the following is the standards and practices that DX adheres to. Triple H then takes the stand and announces that from the hours of 9 to 10 PM, DX will only use "ass," "damn" and "hell." He then utters the curse words they can't, which are all predictably bleeped out as his face is covered with a DX-style censor graphic, and mentions that any other sexual or racial slurs will not be uttered. From 10 PM to 11 PM, DX will only use "ass," damn," "hell," and a fourth word that is censored. Once again, Triple H then utters the curse words they can't, which are all predictably bleeped out as his face is covered with a DX-style censor graphic, and mentions once again that any other sexual or racial slurs will not be uttered. As it pertains to video, DX promises there will be less [censored] references. Shawn responds with "Aw, shit," to which Triple H responds "Watch your fuckin' mouth..." and Shawn replies "Fuck me" before Triple H says "Goddammit! Fuck!" (The curse words in the last few sentences are obviously censored, but it's pretty obvious what they are.) Triple H says there will also be less reference to their enormous genitalia. Shawn gets back to the podium and says that although the favorite pastime in the "Oral Office" is "swallow the leader," he did not sleep with that young intern. As a matter of face, he was up all night.

D-Generation X ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna) show up, with Shawn and Triple H in blue and white tuxedo tops and bowties with American flag top hats as they carry signs with sexual jokes, their preferences in women and how they want "Iron" Mike Tyson and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin in the ring. Red, white and blue balloons drop down from the roof of the arena. Shawn and Triple H say "Let them fight!" and announce that they want Tyson and Austin to fight at WrestleMania, because this is America, and only in America does justice prevail. Austin shows up and stares down with Shawn, then says that he appreciate a fight between him and Tyson and want to promote it, as he can beat the crap out of Tyson. However, when he won the Royal Rumble, it meant that Shawn's ass belongs to him. Whether it happens at WrestleMania, tonight or another day, the WWF Championship is coming with him whether Shawn likes it or not. Austin then tells Shawn he can beat anybody's ass in the world. Shawn and Austin then stare down a little longer, then Austin leaves after also staring down Triple H and flipping Chyna off.

Chainsaw Charlie - aka Terry Funk - comes out with a garbage carrier full of weapons. In footage from earlier tonight, Mick Foley says he's not a kid anymore and is worried about kind of legacy he will leave in professional wrestling. Ten years ago, after a match in Columbus, Ohio, the current world heavyweight champion was awaiting him with rage and told him that nobody cared about him or his high-flying moves and that he would be in a wheelchair before he was 30. He has remembered that moment ever since, and guesses that he is on borrowed time and that he might as well going down swinging. Terry Funk says there's a lot riding on tonight's match, as whoever wins will be king of the hardcore wrestlers. Funk says he is middle-aged and crazy, and that he wants to go down as a hardcore wrestler and that it won't be long until he does, which he might tonight. He says he loves Foley like a son, but tonight, there can only be one. After the footage, we hear Mick Foley say "That's not a garbage can! This is a garbage can!" before Mick Foley - as Cactus Jack - shows up with a dumpster full of weapons. This starts a no-holds-barred match between Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie.

Cactus Jack vs. Chainsaw Charlie ends in disaster. At one point in the match, Cactus Jack leaps from the bottom of the TitanTron to the inside of the dumpster to hit Chainsaw Charlie with an elbow drop. Suddenly, The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) tie the dumpster lids shut and push the dumpster off the side of the stage. Officals, referees and even WWF Superstars open the dumpster and find Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie inside, barely able to move. Charlie complains about pain in his neck, and Vince McMahon confronts The New Age Outlaws, with Road Dog saying they didn't mean to do what they did, even though they were very proud of what they had done after they pushed teh dumpster. Some of the WWF Superstars and officials confront The New Age Outlaws as well, and the last thing we see before the break is Chainsaw Charlie's hand twitching. After the break, Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie are stabilized. Flash Funk has to be held back by referees and officials as he wants to fight The New Age Outlaws, but the rest of the WWF Superstars get their hands on them and beat them up as oxygen is administered to Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie, who are then placed in an ambulance. Sunny, who is distraught during the entire time, is seen in tears before the ambulance slowly drives away.

The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) say they don't have much in the way of opportunities to get over, so when they see an opportunity, they attack it. Just when Road Dogg admits they may have went too far, "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels and "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley meet up with them and defends their behavior, saying if they didn't do it, it would have been them and that they pulled in some ratings, as they exemplified what D-Generation X (Shawn, Triple H, Chyna) does every single week. They tell them to suck it up, as the show goes on.

The intro to War Zone plays to signal the start of the second hour.

When The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) come out for the next match, Road Dog is about to talk trash again when he responds to the crowd's thoughts of them by saying "Forget it!" Not surprisingly, when Owen Hart gets in the ring for the next match, he goes right on the warpath on Billy Gunn.

Owen Hart beats "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn by disqualification when "Road Dog" Jesse James interferes. After the match, D-Generation X ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna) show up and attack Owen, taking him all the way to the stage where Triple H hits Owen with a DDT before Road Dog and Billy Gunn almost toss him onto the concerte floor below when they are stopped by referees and officials.

Michael Cole is at the hospital. All he knows is that medical personnel are working on Mick Foley and Terry Funk, and that an update will be forthcoming within the hour.

Before the next match, "Marvelous" Marc Mero chastises Sable for not wearing a robe on the way to the ring. As she leaves, Mero notices that Sable has been handed a box of chocolates, and tosses it away before telling her to get out and get back on the Stairmaster. After Sable leaves, Mero brings out someone who will watch his back: "Marilyn," who is The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust dressed similarly to Marilyn Manson.

"Marvelous" Marc Mero beats Mosh after hitting Mosh with a low blow and a schoolboy pin while the referee is pre-occupied with Thrasher and The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust.

Barry Windham, now with blonde hair, tells Blackjack Bradshaw he has an NWA champion with the tradition to step in the ring with him as a tag team partner who will be better than Bradshaw ever was. After Windham tells him to get professional help for his temper, Bradshaw tells Windham to find some guts and not some tradition, and says he'll get anyone he can to get Windham in the ring. WIndham says he has all the guts he needs and challenges him to a tag team match so he can see what he's made of.

We get a look at Tiger Ali Singh, who now has the gimmick of a successful rich man wants to be recognized as the greatest fighter of all time.

Chainz shows up with Skull, 8-Ball, Ahmed Johnson and "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock before the next match.

Chainz beats Faarooq by count-out after miscommunication between Faarooq and the rest of The Nation of Domination (D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, "The Rock" Rocky Maivia, "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry). During the match, Michael Cole reports that Vince McMahon is at the hospital and that Terry Funk aka Chainsaw Charlie has regained consciousness. However, Mick Foley is lapsing in and out of consciousness. It is also announced that The Nation of Domination will take on The Disciples of Apocalypse (Chainz, Skull, 8-Ball), Ahmed Johnson and "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock in a 5-on-5 war of attrition at In Your House: No Way Out Of Texas.

Blackjack Bradshaw, now known as Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw again, comes out to the next match with Flash Funk as his tag team partner.

Despite Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw and Flash Funk beat Jeff Jarrett and Barry Windham with a lethal clothesline from Bradshaw to Jarrett. During the match, Flash Funk is attacked by The Rock 'n Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) at ringside, and referees have to help Flash Funk to the back. After the match, Bradshaw beats up Jarrett and Windham, and when Jim Cornette smacks Bradshaw in the back with his tennis racket, he fails to go down. After Bradshaw punches Cornette, The Rock 'n Roll Express, Jarrett and Windham gang up on Bradhsaw and hit him with a four-man neckbreaker before Windham hits Bradshaw with a splash hitting Bradshaw's knee while Jarrett and The Rock 'n Roll Express hold him down.

Michael Cole reports that hell has broken loose in the emergency room at the hospital, and police have been called. He says that a heavy security presence is now in the hospital and the situation is grave. Cole breaks up and cannot be heard after this.

It is announced that at the All-Star Cafe in New York City, there will be a press conference on Thursday at noon Eastern Standard Time. Vince McMahon, D-Generation X ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna), Don King and "Iron" Mike Tyson. It will be carried on ESPNews, CNNSI and TSN.

A man named Wink Collins is in the ring. He announces that as of this morning, WrestleMania 14 sold out as quickly as 90 seconds. (Wink Collins is also known for his appearance as the game show host in the "Tee Via Trivia" skit with "Billionaire Ted," "Nacho Man" and "The Huckster" from a few years back.) As he advertises the show on pay-per-view for those who don't have tickets, the arena goes dark and Kane and Paul Bearer shows up. Bearer tells Kane to show Wink Collins "a little taste of the hell The Undertaker is living right now." Beofre Kane can choke slam Wink Collins, Vader shows up, pushes a cameraman down, and tells Kane that he stuck his nose in his business and drew first blood. He then tells Kane that his ass belongs to him at No Way Out Of Texas, then says he will put his fire out right now. Vader sprays Kane in the face with a fire extinguisher, forcing him and Paul Bearer to retreat. Kane tries to get in the ring, but Bearer holds him back and Vader sprays him with the fire extinguisher.

Before the next match, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn says people made be mad at The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James, Billy Gunn) right now, but when the Nielsen ratings come in at 6 PM tomorrow night, some people in Titan Towers will be happy with them. He also says that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is not the toughest S.O.B. in the World Wrestling Federation. It is also announced that a hospital has come back to the arena, though it is not clear if it is the same ambulance that took Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie to the hospital. After Austin gets in the ring to face Road Dog in a match, it isn't long before the match ends after the attempted interference of Billy Gunn. D-Generation X ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna) show sup an d attacks Austin along with The New Age Outlaws. As Austin is tired up in the ropes and Shawn tells Austin he will never get the gold, Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie - the former with an IV in his arm and the latter in a hospital gown - show up and scare D-Generation X and The New Age Outlaws out of the ring while Austin chases them to the back. Austin the walks back out to the ring and rips a D-Generation X in half as the show ends.

The cameras kept rolling after the show went off the air. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin says he will kick anybody's ass through a commentary headset before posing in the ring and pushing a cameraman and popping one of the baloons from the beginnong of the show with his bare hands in front of it.

Raw Deal - Raw recap for January 26, 1998

At the start of the show, it is announced that "Iron" Mike Tyson was scheduled to be special guest referee at WrestleMania 14 before wanting to fight "Stone Cold" Steve Austin following the events of last week.

Before the next match, "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock brings back-up in the form of Ahmed Johnson and The Disciples of Apocalypse (Chainz, Skull, 8-Ball).

"The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock beats "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry by disqualification after the rest of The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, "The Rock" Rocky Maivia) interferes. Ahmed Johnson and The Disciples of Apocalypse (Chainz, Skull, 8-Ball) immediately rush in to even the numbers game, and they and Shamrock end up standing tall after the match.

We see never-before-seen footage of what happened after Royal Rumble went off the air. The Undertaker's casket was broken open by WWF officials, but it is revealed that The Undertaker's body has mysteriously vanished.

We see pre-recorded comments from Barry Windham, now without his Blackjacks mustache, who says he was the best NWA champion ever and that he was tired of being a clown and having Yosemite Sam as a tag team partner. He then says that it is time for some real wrestling. Jeff Jarrett says that he himself will be the man to lead the NWA into the 21st century.

Jim Cornette guests on commentary for the next match.

Barry Windham and Jeff Jarrett beat The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk) after Windham hits Animal in the back with Jim Cornette's tennis racket while the referee is preoccupied with Jarrett and Hawk outside of the ring.

"Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley stands around with his pants down while Chyna and "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels comically censor him with the European and WWF Championships.

In the locker room, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley tells Owen Hart that if he wants the best, he's got him like he's never seen him before. He may not 100%, but even at 50%, he is more man than Owen can ever hope to be and that he will flush the toilet one last time to "that cesspool in the South where you belong." "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels says he's a role model and says it takes one bad apple to spoil everything, and that bad apple is "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. Shawn is considering foregoing his title defense at WrestleMania 14 so that "Iron" Mike Tyson and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin can duke it out to see who's the baddest man on the planet. Triple H says the only problem with that plan is that this is WrestleMania 14, and that he has to be there. Shawn says there has to be something he can do something to contribute to at WrestleMania, then JShawn removes his jacket to reveal he is wearing a referee's shirt underneath. After Chyna whispers into his ear, Shawn realizes he can be the referee for that match, considering he's done it before at SummerSlam.

Luna Vachon and The Artist Formerly Known as Goldust show up dressed like Vader before the next match.

The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust vs. Vader ends when Kane and Paul Bearer show up and Vader fights Kane off. Vader knocks Goldust off the apron, but Kane grabs Vader and somehow manages to put him in the Tombstone Piledriver.

We see footage from earlier today of Mick Foley and Terry Funk talking about their personas as well as The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn).

The intro to War Zone plays to signal the start of the second hour.

Before the next match, The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) show up wearing baseball catcher's vests and helmets as they make fun of Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie will promising to retain the WWF Tag Team Championships.

The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) retain the WWF Tag Team Championships by disqualification against Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie after excessive weapons usage. The referee is put in the Mandible Claw by Cactus Jack, and chairs are draped on top of Road Dog before Chainsaw Charlie hits him with a moonsault.

We see a video package of Taka Michinoku.

The Honky Tonk Man is guest ring announcer for the next match.

Pantera gets an upset victory against "Too Sexy" Brian Christopher in a Light Heavyweight Division match. Jerry "The King" Lawler, promising to shake hands with the winner of the match before it began, begrudgingly heads to the ring to shake hands with Pantera. Pantera prepares to shake almost as soon as Lawler extends his hands, then Lawler attacks him.

Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie says their match with The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) was fun. D-Generation X ("The Heartbreak Kid' Shawn Michaels, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna) shows up, but it's just a distraction for The New Age Outlwas to attack Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie from behind. Officials show up to restore order.

The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh) beat The Quebecers (Jacques and Pierre), then The Quebecers go on the attack after the match as referees try to stop the brawling.

Before the next match, The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust and Luna Vachon show up dressed like "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Chyna respectively, with Goldust being dubbed "Hunterdust" almost immediately. The European Championship Luna is carrying looks legit, however. Goldust pulls off his Triple H wig short after the beginning of the match.

Owen Hart beats The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust. After the match, D-Generation X ("The Heartbreak Kid' Shawn Michaels, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna) shows up on the TitanTron and makes fun of Owen Hart for facing Goldust in a match while mocking the Hart family. WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter shows up and admits "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley pulled a good one on him and convinced him that Goldust was him. Slaughter even goes so far as to say he was so convinced that he has to made a judgement call. Since Owen had a sanctioned match for the European Championship and that Slaughter is their commissioner, not only does Owen Hart get a victory against Triple H, but he also wins the European Championship. D-Generation X is livid.

Don King says that last we almost saw "Iron" Mike Tyson and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin go at it, and the hostility was so thick you could cut it with a knife. He announces that Tyson cannot fight Austin as per the Nevada State Athletic Commission, but says that he and Vince will come to an agreement on something for WrestleMania 14 that brings Tyson and Austin together without breaking the rules of the state Athletic Commission.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin shows up. He says last week really pissed him off, as "Iron" Mike Tyson pushed him in front of the world and thought he would get away without payback. Austin tells Tyson he will find out firsthand not to mess with him, as he doesn't care if he is a boxer and he wants a piece of him. Austin tells Tyson he'll beat him up in either of their backyards or anybody else's backyard, and tells him he'll give him his contact information so he can decide what he wants to do. He then threatens to knock his gold tooth out and make it into a necklace. He admits that Don King has said Tyson can't be kept from making a living, and admits that getting his ass kicked by "Stone Cold" Steve Austin isn't much of a living. Austin tells Tyson that he'll be in Houston, Texas on February 15th, and dares him to show up so they can make it official and he can knock him out.