Vince's Got A Shotgun - Shotgun Saturday Night recap for November 14, 1998

Tiger Ali Singh beats 2 Cold Scorpio following the distraction by Babu.

We hear from "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, who says that going into Survivor Series is like a scene from Cool Hand Luke. He says that what he and The Big Boss Man have a failure to communicate, and Big Boss Man working for WWF owner Vince McMahon does not mean a thing to him. He says there is no way that Boss Man will be able to beat him at Survivor Series.

Michael Cole and Grand Master Robbie host the Totally Twister Game Center, where George & Adam explain the rules of Turbo Pass before Kaientai (Taka Michinoku, Sho Funaki, Men's Teioh, Dick Togo) play it...or at least try to.

Christian retains the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship against Taka Michinoku. After the match, the rest of Kaientai (Sho Funaki, Men's Teioh, Dick Togo), and Edge and Gangrel get in the ring to clean house.

New, never-before-seen WWF memorabilia will be sold on The Home Shopping Network immediately after Survivor Series!

Before the next match, The Godfather asks the crowd what they think of his hos, then questions where he should offer "Marvelous" Marc Mero the women or give Jacqueline a job. He mentions that Mero has female problems, then says his will do what Mero says. He gives Mero the choice of fighting him, knowing The Godfather will kick his ass, or a pick - for a small fee - of either of the two women with him for the whole night. Mero hugs Jacqueline, then The Godfather says Mero doesn't know how to treat a woman and says that Jacqueline needs a pimp like him in her life, as he knows how to treat her right and he can "pop that thang." Mero proceeds to beat The Godfather up, starting that match.

The Godfather beats "Marvelous" Marc Mero by disqualification. During the match, Jacqueline gets physically involved only to get spanked by The Godfather. Later on, Jacqueline slaps The Godfather in full view of the referee before he can hit the Pimp Drop, ending the match in a disqualification, and Marc Mero retreats when an attack from behind fails to work. This leaves Jacqueline high and dry, and she is forced to roll out of the ring.

We hear from numerous WWF Superstars concerning the Deadly Gamers Tournament for the WWF Championship at Survivor Series and their first-round opponents.

We see footage of Sale training for her match at Survivor Series.

Feel The Heat - Sunday Night Heat recap for November 8, 1998

Before the next match, Scott "Too Hot" Taylor says he loves "Too Sexy" Brian Christopher before they both hug. When Al Snow shows up, he says the time for fun and games is over and that this business operates on two principles: the carrot and the stick. He says some people are tired of getting the stick, and that is why there is a secret organization in WWF fighting to get a push. Snow then introduces a few members: "Bombastic" Bob Holly and 2 Cold Scorpio, who, like Snow, are wearing "J.O.B. Squad Black and Blue Crew" shirts. It is then noticed that the white headband around Head is really Mr. Socko.

The J.O.B. Squad (Bob Holly and 2 Cold Scorpio) beats Too Much ("Too Sexy" Brian Christopher and Scott "Too Hot" Taylor). During the match, Bob Holly has Scott "Too Hot" Taylor in an inside cradle, and after the referee counts to two, he looks up at "Too Sexy" Brian Christopher, who is on the top rope, then looks back down and makes the three-count.

Kevin Kelly interviews Val Venis in the locker room. Venis admits he was insensitive to Terri Runnels' pregnancy, and says Runnels is conniving, manipulative and a liar. He says that one must take certain precautions in his line of work, and years ago, he had a vasectomy. He says that if there were "any seeds in this watermelon," there would be a whole lot of "little Valbowskis" running all over the place, and there is only one Big Valbowski.

Paul Bearer and The Undertaker shows up before X-Pac can defend the WWF European Championship against "A Real Man's Man" Steven Regal. Bearer suggests that X-Pac stand in the corner, as The Undertaker has something to say. X-Pac takes the microphone from Bearer, and while he has respect for the The Undertaker, he has a match with Regal and tells The Undertaker to find some TV time other than his own. After X-Pac threatens to "whip [Paul Bearer's] fat ass" if he threatens him again, The Undertaker attacks X-Pac from behind before choke slamming him.

Gerald Brisco, Pat Patterson and WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter are seen waiting for WWF owner Vince McMahon when Vince's limousine shows up. Vince comes out of the limousine along with The Big Boss Man and sits in the wheelchair set up for him, and tells them that discipline is the cornerstone of corporate communication and that he hopes they all learned a lesson last week.

Before the next match, The Godfather tells Shane McMahon - who is debuting as a referee for this match - that he will be the boss one day and that he will hook him up later on. The Godfather then tells "Marvelous" Marc Mero that he is leaving his hos away from him due to his bad luck with women as of late, and instead, he's just going to kick his ass.

The Godfather beats "Marvelous" Marc Mero. During the match, Vince McMahon, Gerald Brisco, Pat Patterson and WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter are seen watching from Vince's dressing room, and Vince says that if Shane McMahon does not do a good job as a referee, he will be demoted further down to ring crew. Vince is also heard bragging about winning in court during the "steroid trial" a few years ago. After the match, Jacqueline slaps The Godfather in the face, but she and Mero are forced to get out of the ring when The Godfather seems to like it.

We see footage of Sable training in the gym.

Kevin Kelly interviews X-Pac backstage. X-Pac says that if The Undertaker wants to draw first blood, tehn they will fight tomorrow night, as he does not back down and neither does anyone else in D-Deneration X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn).

The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) show up. After the usual pre-match promo, WWF owner Vince McMahon shows up with Pat Patterson, The Big Boss Man, Gerald Brisco and WWF. WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter. Vince tells them that one week from now, they will be in a Triple Threat Match with the WWF Tag Team Championships on the line against The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh) and the team of D'Lo Brown and "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry at Survivor Series.

Owen Hart guests on commentary for the next match.

Darren "Puke" Drozdov beats Jeff Jarrett by disqualification after Road Warrior Hawk runs into the ring and attacks Droz. Road Warrior Animal then gets in the ring and fights with Hawk before Animal and Droz hit Hawk with the Doomsday Device.

The Rock shows up. He says he is here tonight to take back what he was screwed out of: his spot in the Survvivor Series Deadly Games Tournament and to regain his position as #1 contender to the WWF Championship, and demands that WWF owner Vince McMahon give them back to him. Vince shows up with Pat Patterson, Gerald Briscoe, Pat Patterson and The Big Boss Man and says The Rock has it all wrong. He says it is business, not personal, and that he personally has a problem with the people. He says that if he has a problem with the people, then he has a problem with THe Rock because he is the People's Champion. He does not personally care for The Rock, and calls him another piece of meat on the WWF roster. He also says he does not care about the people and that the feeling is mutual. Vince says he wishes that he could reach every single one of the people, but he can reach him, and if he does, he can reach the people, which makes him feel really good. He then announces that this week on Raw, The Rock will face "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry, and if he does not win the match by pinfall or submission, he will be fired from the World Wrestling Fedreation. If he wins, he will be at Survivor Series. Vince then tells The Rock that as The People's Champion, he carries the weight of all the people on his back, and ells him he is "The People's Ass" for doing that. The Rock says he would much rather be "The People's Ass" than to ever kiss Vince's.

Raw Deal - Raw recap for October 26, 1998

RAW

The show starts with footage from earlier tonight where "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is announced to have entered the building.

WWF owner Vince McMahon shows up with numerous officials. Vince says that against his volition, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is in the building tonight, and not only does he hold Austin responsible for every single reprehensible act he committed against him, he lets the fans knows they are held responsible as well. Vince says he has lost all faith in humanity after hearing the crowd cheers, and asks where their morals and values are as well as where they were in his hour of need. He then says they were cheering for everything Austin was doing to him, and savored every violation and liberty that Austin took against him. He then says that what they enjoyed most was when Austin forced him into the ring, forced him down on his knees and made him beg, cry and urinate himself (the latter of which gets an overwhelmingly positive response from the crowd). He says nobody came to his aid, not even Pat Patterson, Gerald Brisco, or WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter. He announces that his ankle is re-injured, that a perfectly good Armani suit is ruined, and he hurts all over, but most of all, his feeling have been hurt and crushed. Despite the injury, the insult afterwards is something he will never forgive Austin for, as the letter Austin gave him last week was a legal document. He then announces he has attorneys behind him, and tells Austin he will fight him in court if he has to, even if it goes all the way to the Supreme Court. He tells Austin to take stock in what he has to say. The show then cuts to Austin backstage telling Vince to invest stock in Pampers diapers after urinating on himself, which is seen on the TitanTron. Vince is then wheeled to the back.

WWF owner Vince McMahon is seen talking to his attorneys, telling him there has to be a way to break the legal document "Stone Cold" Steve Austin gave him.

X-Pac retains the WWF European Championship against "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman by disqualification after X-Pac is suddenly attacked by Steven Regal. The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn), referees and officials all have to get Regal off X-Pac.

WWF owner Vince McMahon is seen angrily conferring with his attorneys over the legal document "Stone Cold" Steve Austin gave him last week.

Michael Cole reports that not only is "Stone Cold" Steve Austin here, but he also has his own locker room.

The Rock beats Darren Drozdov. During the match, Hawk inadvertently distracts the referee, allowing The Rock to hit a low blow, which causes a bit of falling out with Road Warrior Animal and Droz.

Michael Cole interviews "Stone Cold" Steve Austin about the letter he handed to WWF owner Vince McMahon, but says he cannot discuss the letter at this time. He will make an announcement later tonight.

We see footage from earlier tonight of D-Generation X (X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) with Motley Crue.

WWF owner Vince McMahon's conference with his attorneys is over. An attorney is overseen saying that Vince "doesn't get it."

Motley Crue perform Wildside for the crowd. D-Generation X (X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) is also part of the performance, and a fan is seen being tossed out after dancing on the stage. (The bouncer tossing the fan out is future WWF wrestler Andrew "Test" Martin. It should also be noted that the TitanTron during the concert would also be used for Chris Jericho's TitanTron when he debuts next year.)

WWF owner Vince McMahon is angry that the attorneys cannot break the legal document, and takes that anger out on one of his attorneys.

Kane beats Gangrel. Before the match, it is announced that Kane is part of the Deadly Games Tournament at Survivor Series for the WWF Championship. Christian tires to attack Kane from the top rope after the match, but it has no effect, as do Gangrel and Christian's double team. Edge shows up, but instead of attacking Edge and Christian, he hits Kane with a chop block and attacks Kane alongside Edge and Christian. Kane gets up after all that, then Edge calls Chrisitan and Gangrel to escape with him through the crowd.

Michael Cole has spoken with Shane McMahon, who has told him that the McMahon family will make a statement regarding "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.

WAR ZONE

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin shows up. He tells Vince that he told the cops that the gun was a toy, and that there would not be any pain involved, and there wasn't. He told Vince that he wouldn't feel a thing...and he didn't. Nevertheless, Vince soiled himself in the center of the ring, and Austin tells Vince that he should believe him when he tells something...but then again, maybe Vince shouldn't. He then pulls a brand-new contract with the World Wrestling Federation out of his back pocket. Not only is he back, but the contract guarantees at least one title shot, which is all he needs. Austin tells Vince he has him "right by those little brass balls of [his]," as the only way he will leave the WWF is if he quits, which he does not see happening any time soon. Vince is wheeled out onto the stage, and says that even if his attorneys cannot do anything, he will find a way to make it happen, even if it means finding a way to make Austin say he quits. Vince then puts Austin in a match tonight, and it will be an "I Quit" match against "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock. Vince says he has no idea how Austin sleeps at night, and asks if he has a conscience whatsoever. Vince says he set an example and sacrificed for 28 years, and Austin turned him into a monster. All of a sudden, Shane McMahon shows up. Vince asks him to come to the ring, but Shane heads to the ring. Shane tells his father he does not listen to him anymore, and that he is an officer - and more importantly, a stockholder - in the company. He says that what Vince did to Austin was wrong, and tells him personally that it was him who hired Austin back. Shane then tells his father Vince that after 28 years, he finally has Vince's attention. He says he has seen Superstars come and go, and it is all because of Vince's ego. All his life, people have asked him what it is like to be Vince's son, and says he has lied year after year to protect Vince and the family name. He is finally tired of all the lying, and says Vince never cared about him as nothing he did was ever good enough for him. All he ever wanted from Vince was to be proud of him, but he has realized that it will never happen as it has always been about Vince and how he made Vince look. He now stands as a man in the ring, not a boy, and is proud of the person he has become. After 28 years, he has finally dredged up the courage to stand up to Vince. Shane says it's ironic, as he is just like Vince after all. Austin then asks the crowd to give him a "hell yeah" if Vince got what he had coming to him. He gets a "hell yeah."

Shane McMahon is seen leaving the arena when "Stone Cold" Steve Austin hands him a beer.

Before the next match, The Godfather tells Tiger Ali Singh there are no hoes tonight as he is not offering him the deal. If Singh wants to mess with his money, he'll show him that "pimpin' ain't easy."

Tiger Ali Singh vs. The Godfather ends in a no-contest after both men disregard referee Tim White. Referees and officials have to separate both men, and The Godfather knocks Singh out of the ring.

Michael Cole interviews Vince McMahon. Vince is dumbfounded by the question, and he is then helped out of the arena.

Kaientai (Dick Togo, Men's Teioh, Sho Funaki, Taka Michinoku) beat The Oddities (Violent J, Shaggy 2 Dope, Golga, Kurrgan) by disqualification after Violent J shoves the referee.

A heartbroken WWF owner Vince McMahon is wheeled out of the arena. Pat Patterson, Gerald Brisco and WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter tells Vince they will take care of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin before the night is over.

Michael Cole interviews "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock, who says this is the only time he will say "I quit." He tellss Austin he has to earn a title shot against him, and that this match is to see who the world's most dangerous man really is.

"Marvelous" Marc Mero beats Goldust by disqualification after Goldust hits him with the kick to the crotch in the corner, which is now coined "Shattered Dreams." This happens after Jacqueline slaps Goldust only to be kissed on the lips. Before the match, it is announced that Sable is on the cover of the newest Raw Magazine, available on newsstands tomorrow, while Jacqueline is the centerfold. During the match, it is announced that WWF owner Vince McMahon and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin will fight - in claymation form - on Celebrity Deathmatch this Thursday night at 8 PM Eastern, 7 PM Central. After the match, Sable shows up, and tells Jacqueline that if he's got the time, she's got the place: Survivor Series. Sable goes on to say that at Survivor Series, there will be a new Women's Champion.

Michael Cole interviews Al Snow and Mankind. Mankind calls Al Snow an exceptional wrestler, but Head is the stupidest thing he has ever seen. Snow reminds Mankind he is talking to a sock, but Mankind doesn't care, as he painted Mr. Socko himself. Mankind and Al Snow argue over what one word they have for The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) before they challenge them for the WWF tag team titles: "Socko" or "Head."

The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) retain the WWF Tag Team Championships against Al Snow and Mankind after extreme miscommunication between Mankind and Snow. D'Lo Brown and "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry attack The New Age Outlaws after the match until referees restore order. Mankind and Al Snow are then seen tensely trading Head and Mr. Socko to one another.

Pat Patterson, Gerald Brisco and WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter are seen heading to ringside before the next match, where it is announced that Shamrock is part of the Deadly Games Tournament for the WWF Championship at Survivor Series.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin beats "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock in an "I Quit" Match.. Near the end of the match, Gerald Brisco grabs at Austin's leg. Referee Tim White confronts Brisco only to be attacked by Pat Patterson and WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter. As Austin fights Brisco, Patterson and Slaughter outside of the ring, Mankind rushes in and puts the Mandible Claw on Shamrock. Austin then gets back in the ring and hits Shamrock in the head with a chair, knocking him out. Referee Tim White gets back in the ring, and Austin grabs Shamrock's arm and taps it on the mat, making it look like Shamrock is tapping out to win the match. After the match, Brisco, Patterson and Slaughter all get in the ring only to eat Stone Cold Stunners.

Raw Deal - Raw recap for October 12, 1998

RAW

We see footage from earlier tonight, where WWF owner Vince McMahon makes his way into the arena in a brand new Chevrolet Corvette instead of a limousine. Gerald Brisco, Pat Patterson and WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter are seen waiting for him. Vince is then helped from his sports car to a wheelchair, and demands the garage door be left open for "Stone Cold" Steve Austin to give him free access to the arena, implying that Vince McMahon has somewhat invited .

Before the next match, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn announces that he is still part of D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna, X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, Billy Gunn). Also L.O.D. 2000 (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk) shows up, with Darren "Puke" Drozdov as an official member. Road Warrior Hawk guests on commentary, and says he is healthy and sober. Hawk then says he got hooked on pain pills due to injuries racked up over the years, and that his dependence went too far. He is now considered an alternate member until he is healthier and able to re-establish himself. Suddenly, The Disciples of Apocalypse (Skull, 8-Ball, Chainz) show up and attack Hawk, while The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh) attack "Road Dogg" Jesse James with a boombox to the forehead, which busts Road Dogg open.

It is announced that due to a fit of anger in the office by WWF owner Vince McMahon last Friday, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley has been stripped of the WWF Intercontinental Championship and that there will be a one-night tournament to crown a new Intercontinental Champion. (In reality, he has been stripped of the title due to a legitimate knee injury.)

WWF owner Vince McMahon, Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco notice Kane coming to the ring alone. (This time around, Kane is wearing something similar to what he was worn on his way to the building in the past, but he is now wearing his wrestling mask instead of a ski mask.)

"The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock beats "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman with an ankle lock to go to the next round of the Intercontinental Championship tournament. After the match, Blackman is attacked by a masked man in blue, whom Jim Ross almost immediately identifies as "The Blue Blazer." ("The Blue Blazer" was a masked gimmick that Owen Hart used during his first run in the WWF back in the late 1980s.) After The Blue Blazer runs to the back, Shamrock snaps and puts Blackman in the ankle lock again. He eventually lets go and sends two referees running out of the ring.

The Undertaker is seen walking through the garage door entrance in street clothes, and is spotted doing so by WWF owner Vince McMahon and WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter.

Terri Runnels is seen backstage with Val Venis. We then see a video package of Goldust.

Before the next match, Val Venis says "The Big Valbowski" is a lot like a clock, because if you stick two hands and a face on it, he'll show you exactly what time it is. When Jacqueline shows up with "Marvelous" Marc Mero, she is seen wearing Sable's hair as part of her ponytail.

Val Venis beats "Marvelous" Marc Mero with a Fisherman's suplex to continue to the next round of the Intercontinental Championship as Jacqueline distracts the referee only for Terri Runnels to distract Mero. During the match, it is announced that someone has showed up in the arena and has caused quite a stir, and that the person in question will not be mentioned until after the match. After the match, Jacqueline attacks Terri Runnels, and both women have to be pulled apart by Mero, Venis, referees and officials.

It is announced that Paul Bearer is the person who has made a stir backstage. Bearer has not been seen in some time and is seen carrying a briefcase. WWF owner Vince McMahon, Gerald Briscoe, Pat Patterson and WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter are witnessed being confused about his appearance, with Vince angrily asking what Bearer is doing at the arena.

Michael Cole interviews Sable...or tries to. Sable walks away and immediately finds Jacqueline utilizing her own dressing room, and drags her to the ring. Referees and officials have to pull them apart as soon as Sable attacks her in the tech area near the stage. "Marvelous" Marc Mero shows up to get Jacqueline out of there.

Before the next match, we see footage of Michael Cole interviewing Mankind in a boiler room from earlier today. Mankind says "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock has the weakest chair shot he has ever, and is therefore not concerned about facing him at Judgment Day. If Shamrock isn't happy with that, he has one word for him: Socko.

Before the next match, we see footage of "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry's poem professing his love for Chyna from last weekend's Superstars. After the match begins, it is not long before Chyna shows up and watches the match from ringside.

Mankind beats "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry with the Mandible Claw. Unlike past matches, this is the first use of Mr. Socko - who comes straight from Mankind's left foot - during the move. After the match, Chyna gets in the ring and confronts Mark Henry, and Chyna asks Mark Henry why he is filing a lawsuit. Mark Henry tells her "It's out of my hands."

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin finally shows up...in a cement truck.

Michael Cole interviews "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, who tells Michael Cole to tell WWF owner Vince McMahon to come out to the arena entrance as what he is about to do will create a little bit of interest in the McMahons' side of the family. Vince McMahon, Gerald Brisco, Pat Patterson and WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter are seen reacting to Austin's arrival, and Slaughter trips on the footstool and into Vince's broken leg.

WAR ZONE

X-Pac beats Jeff Jarrett to continue to the next round of the Intercontinental Championship tournament. During the match, X-Pac inadvertently knees referee Mike Chioda in the face, knocking him down before the Bronco Buster. Jarrett kicks X-Pac in the groin to counter the Bronco Buster, then looks underneath the ring and finds his guitar case. When he opens it up, instead of pulling out a guitar, he pulls out Head. This catches Jarrett off guard, and X-Pac gets the schoolboy pin for the win. Al Snow then immediately shows up, grabs Head, and leaves through the crowd.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin is seen parking the cement truck in front of WWF owner Vince McMahon's Chevrolet Corvette...and dumping cement down the open roof, busting out all the glass and ruining the car. Austin then leaves the cement truck and heads to the ring.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin heads to the ring. He thanks WWF owner Vince McMahon for the open invitation for tonight, and apologizes as the invite was mistakenly sent to "The Austin 3:16 Construction Company." He tells Vince that when he screwed him, he sealed his fate, and that as long as they are both in the WWF, he will make his life a living hell. As for Judgment Day, he has no problems putting on the striped shirt as he would make a good referee, and asks the crowd to give him a "hell yeah" if they agree. After The Undertaker and Kane beat the hell out of each other, the only hand he will raise is his own, and there is nothing Vince can do about it. Vince McMahon shows up in his electric wheelchair, and as Austin goes up the ramp to approach him, a bodyguard clad in all black show up behind Vince. Two K-9 cops also are also brought up, but Austin is not scared of the dogs even though he keeps his distance. Vince asks Austin what gives him the right to pour cement in his Chevrolet Corvette, as it was part of a collection and he ruined it. He then puts Austin in a match tonight, where he will team with "The Rock" Rocky Maivia to go up against The Undertaker and Kane. He also tells Austin to have eyes in the back of his head. Vince then admits his life has been a living hell for the past two weeks, and yells at the fans for calling him an asshole. Vince then blames Austin for all the bad luck that has befallen him for the last two weeks, and says he may never take part in athletic event again. He says his head is still ringing from being hit in the head from a bedpan, still in nervous shock from the defibrillation and says he violated him from sticking an IV tube in his rectum. He promises Austin will suffer more humiliation than he has, and if Austin does not raise the hand of a new WWF Champion and humble himself before him, he guarantees that Austin will be fired on the spot. Austin tells Vince he doesn't have the balls to fire him, but Vince says he has "balls the size of grapefruits" and that Austin will be picking the seeds out of his teeth when he is humbled.

"The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock attacks Val Venis as he makes his way to the ring for the next match.

"The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock beats Val Venis with an ankle lock to continue to the finals of the Intercontinental Championship tournament. After the match, Dustin Runnels shows up as Goldust for the first time in five months, this time in a more extravagant entrance gown than ever before. He takes it off and crawls towards Venis before attacking him and hitting him with a new move: hanging Val Venis' legs on the second rope and kicking him in the crotch.

We see the remnants of WWF owner Vince McMahon's ruined Chevrolet Corvette. Mankind offers to help him get the keys and his briefcase about it.

Michael Cole interviews "The Rock" Rocky Maivia, who says he fears no man and that he has beaten both The Undertaker and Kane in the middle of the ring to become #1 contender for the WWF Championship. The only problem he has right now is being "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's tag team partner as he would rather slap the taste right out of Austin's mouth. D'Lo Brown and "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry confront The Rock for tagging with Austin, but The Rock tells them to know their roles and shut their mouths and that they will go outside and talk about it right now.

X-Pac beats Mankind to continue to the finals of the Intercontinental Championship tournament and face "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock. During the match, Mankind introduces a steel chair to the ring, but tosses it out when ordered to by referee Mike Chioda. Later on, Shamrock shows up, takes the chair and smashes it into Mankind's ankle after Mankind rolls X-Pac back into the ring, allowing X-Pac yet another win with a schoolboy pin. After the match, Shamrock attacks X-Pac and fights Mankind again when Mankind tries to help X-Pac. Shamrock then puts X-Pac in some body scissors as referees and officials try to break it apart. Shamrock scares them off as Pat Patterson, Gerald Brisco and WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter tells Mankind that WWF owner Vince McMahon needs him in the back.

X-Pac is seen being attacked by "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock before the next match. X-Pac still insists on continuing the match as "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley is seen in X-Pac's corner. Triple H then guests on commentary for the match, singing X-Pac's praises for wrestling for months with a broken neck. Triple H also calls out WWF owner Vince McMahon for not calling him about being stripped of the Intercontinental Championship before tonight, while he was still rehabbing his knee in Birmingham, Alabama.

"The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock beats X-Pac with the ankle lock to win the vacant WWF Intercontinental Championship! After the match, Mankind shows up with a steel chair and keeps him from attacking X-Pac further, and "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helsley checks on X-Pac.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin and "The Rock" Rocky Maivia vs. The Undertaker and Kane ends in a no-contest. During the match, Paul Bearer shows up and watches the match from ringside, and D'Lo Brown and "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry show up later to do the same, but near the end, D'Lo Brown slams The Rock on the floor outside the ring and Mark Henry hits him with a body slam before the two of them leave. After this, Austin is tied up on the ropes, but he frees himself and fights back. After this, McMahon's security guard show up and strikes Austin in the back of the head with a nightstick, then unmasks. The security guard is none other than The Big Boss Man, who has not been seen in the WWF since 1993. The Undertaker and Kane continue to attack Austin as The Big Boss Man watches. All the while, WWF owner Vince McMahon, Gerald Brisco, Pat Patterson and (later) WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter watch from the stage as the show ends.

After the show goes off the air, The Big Boss Man then chokes out "Stone Cold" Steve Austin with his nightstick as The Undertaker and Kane leave. Boss Man then tells Austin he is not so tough after all, and that he is enforcing WWF owner Vince McMahon's law and that he will abide by it. Vince is then wheeled to the ring, and Vince tells Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco to "put the boots to him." Brisco and Patterson then mockingly slap at Austin before punching him in the corner. Referee Earl Hebrner then pulls Brisco away, allowing Austin to hit Brisco and Patterson with Stone Cold Stunners before "The Rock" Rocky Maivia gets back in the ring and hits Brisco and Patterson with a double People's Elbow. Austin then confronts and beats up WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter, and Vince tries to escape only to find out his wheelchair cannot go up the ramp. Austin then topples the wheelchair backwards and stomps Vince a few times before heading back to the back and leaving the crowd happy. Slaughter, Brisco and Patterson then bumble around as they help Vince back in the wheelchair, and they end up carrying Vince all the way back to the back without putting him in it. Vince almost tears up a fan's sign, but the fan gets it away from McMahon and company before they can grab it.

Feel The Heat - Sunday Night Heat recap for September 13, 1998

"The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock beats Vader with the ankle lock after catching Vader out of the air with an arm bar before floating into the ankle lock. After the match, Shamrock says it is about that time for the WWF to let him speak his mind, as he has been in the company for a year and a half and he has had only one title shot. He says that he has defeated everybody that the WWF has put in front of him except for one man: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. Shamrock challenges Austin to a match for the WWF Championship anywhere, any time, any place. Meanwhile, Austin is seen watching the show from the locker room backstage.

We see behind-the-scenes footage of Sable on the set of Pacific Blue. Sable tells Jacqueline that she is flattered that she is obsessed with her, but now it is starting to get old. She thought that after SummerSlam, Jacqueline and "Marvelous" Marc Mero would get the message, but they did not. She also says she could not help but notice how stunning Jacqueline looked in her evening gown, and she has a proposition for her: an Evening Gown Match where she strips Jacqueline of pride, dignity and anything else that will come off.

Before the next match, Val Venis says you can say all you want about Mark McGuire and Sammy Sosa, but you can believe him when he says he has the most dangerous bat in the business.

Val Venis beats "Marvelous" Marc Mero by disqualification when Jacqueline jumps on top of him to put him in a sleeper hold only to be tossed off. During the very short match, Dustin Runnels is seen in the crowd carrying a sign saying "He's Coming Back." After the match, Michael Cole interviews Jacqueline and Mero. Jacqueline accepts Sable's challenge to an Evening Gown Match, and Mero guarantees Jacqueline will rip every piece of Sable's clothing off. After this, Dustin Runnels comes out of the crowd, strikes Venis from behind with his sign, and continues to attack him with a leather belt until referees stop him.

Gangrel beats Taka Michinoku.

We hear from "Double J" Jeff Jarrett, who tells X-Pac that he screwed with his boots and with hair, and tonight, he screws with X-Pac. He tells X-Pac to bring the rest of D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) with him while he brings Southern Justice (Mark Canterbury and Dennis Knight), and while the saying goes "Don't piss me off," X-Pac is already there.

D'Lo Brown vs. Kane ends in an no-contest. During the match, The Undertaker throws "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry into D'Lo Brown while The Rock hits Kane with a steel chair to the back behind referee Tim White's back. After The Undertaker goes after The Rock, Kane gets up and nearly choke slams D'Lo Brown for the win. Henry gets back in the ring and attacks Kane from behind, but The Undertaker comes back and brawls with Henry. Mark Henry and D'Lo Brown both get choke slammed, with Henry getting choke slammed by both men, before D'Lo Brown falls victim to an assisted spike Tombstone Piledriver.

"Double J" Jeff Jarrett beats X-Pac in a Lumberjack Match. During the match, Southern Justice (Mark Canterbury and Dennis Knight) try to hit X-Pac with a guitar, but The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) stop them, and Dennis Knight gets the guitar smashed on his head. X-Pac hits Jarrett with the X-Factor as the lumberjacks brawl, but Mark Canterbury gets in the ring as referee Mike Chioda is dealing with the ringside brawling to hit X-Pac with a pump handle powerslam. Jarrett then rolls X-Pac up in a jackknife pin to get the win.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin shows up. Austin says that at SummerSlam, he beat The Undertaker fair and square in the center of the ring, and he gives The Undertaker credit for not lying to him when he said he wanted to face him one-on-one. After he talked about how tough he thought The Undertaker was and how he respected his ability, WWF owner Vince McMahon shows up and made it look like he was kissing The Undertaker's ass, which was the last thing he was doing. Austin says that The Undertaker and Kane will not get "Mr. Nice Guy" from him anymore, as he will not give Vince the satisfaction of seeing somebody in the back taking the WWF Championship from him. As far as "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock's challenge goes, he respects Shamrock's ability, but this is the WWF and not the UFC, and if he wants a title shot, all he has to do is come to the ring so he can beat his ass in front of the world. Shamrock shows up, but referees show up before both men can go at it. As Austin demands the bell be rung, Vince shows up with Pat Patterson, Gerald Brisco and Sgt. Slaughter, and Austin tells Vince to ring the bell so they can have the match despite the show coming to an end.

Raw Deal - Raw recap for September 5, 1998

Note: This episode aired on Saturday due to the U.S. Open.

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WWF owner Vince McMahon heads to the ring to start tonight's show. He announces that on September 27th, a brilliant, Machiavellian plan will be unfolded, as "Stone Cold" Steve Austin will suffer a physical and emotional breakdown that will cause him to no longer be the WWF Champion once the plan is executed, and guarantees that this will happen and that he should not even be WWF Champion right now. Vince says The Undertaker dominated Austin and even had an insurance policy in the form of Kane, but he sent him back to the locker room. Vince calls The Undertaker "a damned fool." He then talks about Austin's appearance on Regis and Kathie Lee, where he said SummerSlam was a hard-fought battle and that he has respect for The Undertaker. Vince knows The Undertaker is somewhere in the building and can hear him, and that his "retarded" brother Kane can hear him, too. He tells them they should be striking terror in the heart of every WWF Superstar, and that they should be dominating and terrorizing the World Wrestling Federation, but instead, the Superstars are starting to snicker at their mere sight and are not terrorized any longer to the point that they could not terrorize a kindergartner. The crowd starts calling Vince an asshole, and Vince responds "That's class all the way," then days The Undertaker and Kane have been reduced to "two putrid pussies." Kane and The Undertaker show up, and Vince McMahon leaves through the crowd immediately, with The Undertaker and Kane following.

The Disciples of Apocalypse (Skull and 8-Ball) vs. "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock and "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman comes to an end when The Undertaker and Kane show up and attack Blackman, with a choke slam by Kane and a leg bar by The Undertaker. The D.O.A. and Paul Ellering start running as soon as Kane and The Undertaker come their way, and Shamrock is angry when he sees Blackman is injured.

Val Venis is spotted making out with a woman in a bathroom stall backstage.

Before the next match, Val Venis says "The Big Valbowski is like your family dog: he's loyal, he's obedient and he comes when he's called."

Val Venis vs. Vader ends in a no-contest. During the match, Dustin Runnels is seen in the crowd holding up a sign with the message "He's coming back." Later in the match, Bradshaw shows up and confronts Vader, but when The Undertaker and Kane show up, he gets out of the ring before The Undertaker and Kane demolish both Venis and Vader.

Michael Cole interviews "The Rock" Rocky Maivia and "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry. The Rock tells says The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) are like everyone else he has laid the smackdown on. As for "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmesley, he will always be the people's champ, even if Triple H left him laying in a pool of his own blood at SummerSlam.

Michael Cole interviews The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn). Billy Gunn says the boys are back, and that they did what they said they would do. Road Dog says they aren't just going to get a piece of "The Rock" Rocky Maivia, they're getting his whole ass, and if "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry wants a shot, they'll knock him off too, as it's their first title defense and the only good offense is "a damn good defense."

The Nation ("The Rock" Rocky Maivia and "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry) beat The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) by disqualification after Chyna rushes into the ring and goes after Mark Henry. The New Age Outlaws, who retain the WWF Tag Team Championships, have to hold her back.

Tiger Ali Singh and Babu show up. Singh says he has proven that American men have no class or courage, and that they will do anything for money. He says they have continually embarassed themselves by eating worms and licking Babu's feet. He has also proven that American women have no morals and no self-respect, and that they have degraded themselves continuously by taking their clothes off and eating dog food. He has now concluded there is no limit to how low Americans will go. As he speaks, Babu is eating sardines, and Singh notices this, saying the stench has gotten on his nerves and that he hasn't even brushed his teeth in four days. This gives Singh an idea: offer $500 to any American woman who will get in the ring and French kiss Babu. Babu picks a younger American woman, and since she is beautiful, Singh bumps the reward up to $600. All she has to do is kiss Babu for five seconds - which he will count - to get the money, but if she stops at any point, she does not get paid. She plays tonsil hockey for more than five seconds, thanks to Singh telling the crowd to shut up, and gets the $600. After this, The Undertaker and Kane show up as the young lady leaves, and they both choke slam Singh and Babu, and Babu is choke slammed out of his shoes.

Southern Justice (Mark Canterbury and Dennis Knight) beat The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh).

The Undertaker and Kane find the door to WWF owner Vince McMahon's office. kane tries to reak the door with a sledgehammer, and manages to do just that. Mr. McMahon is not in the room, however.

WAR ZONE

We see unseen SummerSlam footage where X-Pac, The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn), Howard Finkel, The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh) and Darren "Puke" Drozdov continue to cut "Double J" Jeff Jarrett's hair in the locker room.

X-Pac beats D'Lo Brown by disqualification after "Double J" Jeff Jarrett, now with a shorter haircut and brand new ring gear, shows up and attacks X-Pac. As X-Pac and Jarrett fight in the crowd, The Undertaker and Kane show up yet again and attack D'Lo Brown. "The Rock" Rocky Maivia runs in and confronts The Undertaker and Kane, but he gets a beatdown while D'Lo Brown escapes through the crowd. D'Lo Brown retains the WWF European Championship, and The Rock gets choke slammed.

"Marvelous" Marc Mero vs. Edge ends in a no-contest when Gangrel rushes out and brawls with Edge. Mero and Jacqueline have almost made it to the back when The Undertaker and Kane show up yet again and attack Mero.

Jim Ross interviews Al Snow and Head. We see footage of Snow in Extreme Championship Wrestling, and Snow says that ECW is a completely alternate experience, and there, he was able to show that he was capable of carrying the ball when it was giving it to him, taking his chance and running with it. He was a star in ECW, and he can be a star in WWF, and if he isn't given the opportunity, he'll take it, even if he is talking to a mannequin head. Snow says he is a normal human being with a regular life, a wife and kids. Snow says the voices he hears from Head are numerous but regular people. Snow says he has had numerous challenges in his life, but he will overcome them. It is also acknowledges that Snow has competed as both Avatar and Leif Cassidy. Snow apologizes for his outburt towards Jim Ross back then where he screamed that he could not take it anymore, but says he did not have a breakdown or was pushed over the edge, but rather had an awakening. If he had clearance to see WWF owner Vince McMahon, he would not even entertain the act of talking to him. Snow also says it is him running the show, not Head.

The Undertaker and Kane are seen backstage again.

Before the next match, Road Warrior Hawk is seen wearing street clothes and his L.O.D. 2000 helmet, dancing with The Oddities (Luna Vachon, Golga, Kurrgan, Giant Silva). After being Road Warrior Hawk then tries to dance with Insane Clown Posse (Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope), but when they refuse, Hawk attacks them. Despite his extremely compromised state, he is still part of the match, which does not bode well for Road Warrior Animal or Darren "Puke" Drozdov. As everyone else fights outside of the ring, Giant Silva chokes slams Hawk in the middle of the ring. The Oddities (Golga, Kurrgan, Giant Silva) beat L.O.D. 2000 (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk) and Darren "Puke" Drozdov. (The Oddities' entrance as well as the post-match proceedings are edited out of the WWE Network.)

The Undertaker and Kane attack a random backstage worker and trash the backstage interview area.

Too Much ("Too Sexy" Brian Christopher and "Too Hot" Scott Taylor) beats Los Boricuas (Jesus Castillo and Miguel Perez) when Jesus has referee Jimmy Korderas distracted following a double-team on Taylor, allowing Christopher to hit Miguel with a top rope leg drop during a pinfall attempt before laying Taylor on top of Miguel for the win.

Before the next match, "Double J" Jeff Jarrett tells 2 Cold Scorpio not to look him in the eye, because that enough to piss him off.

"Double J" Jeff Jarrett beats 2 Cold Scorpio by disqualification after he is attacked by X-Pac. During the match, it is announced that "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman has been taken out of the arena earlier with a knee injury, and may be out for a while. Updates on his injury will be provided tomorrow night on Sunday Night Heat. It is also announced that tomorrow night on Sunday Night Heat, The Undertaker and Kane will fight together in a tag team match for the very first time against Road Warrior Animal and Darren "Puke" Drozdov. After the match, X-Pac and Jarrett take their brawl to the crowd, then The Undertaker and Kane show up yet again and attack 2 Cold Scorpio before he can leave the ring, and WWF owner Vince McMahon shows up and watches from the stage as The Undertaker choke slams Scorpio before he and Kane hit Scorpio with a spike Tombstone Piledriver to end the show. It is not long before The Undertaker and Kane notice Vince and chase him to the back to end the show.

Raw Deal - Raw recap for August 24, 1998

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The Undertaker is in the building. So is Kane, who is right behind him.

The Undertaker and Kane show up to start tonight's show. It is noted by the commentary teams that the cell from the Hell in a Cell matches is hanging high above the ring. WWF owner Vince McMahon shows up with a smile on his face, proclaiming that The Undertaker and Kane have "come out of the coffin" and that this is the best moment since United States President Bill Clinton's mea culpa from last week. Vince tells the crowd "I told you so," and that Kane and The Undertaker together are the most destructive force in the WWF, and that with Kane at his side, The Undertaker will not need his help to win the WWF Championship at SummerSlam, though he will need him again in the future for his wisdom, his brilliant strategy and his friendship. He then asks The Undertaker if he is friend or foe to him, and tells him to think about it before giving him an answer before the end of the night. Paul Bearer shows up, and tells Kane to tell him it is not true, as he has always been the one to be there for him and love him, as his mother - who he calls "that sleazy whore" - did not do. Kane gently keeps The Undertaker back upon that comment, and Bearer tells Kane to look in his eyes as his blood runs through Kane's veins and that he knows who has been honest to him and who has been deceitful to him. He then tells Kane that if he never does anything else for him again, to destroy The Undertaker for him as one last request. Kane turns his back on Bearer, and The Undertaker attacks Paul Bearer. Mankind shows up, and Kane and The Undertaker beat him down. Mankind fails to even fight back as Kane and The Undertaker hit him with a spike Tombstone Piledriver. Vince McMahon then tells The Undertaker that there is only one man left standing between him and the WWF Championship: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. Austin shows up immediately upon the utterance of his name, and his boots are not quaking as Vince has just said. A ball of fire shoots out from the stage, and nearly roasts Austin. Austin says he knew along they were together, and that he nearly got choked up by the family reunion because he was happy about it. He is not happy, however, about being nearly set on fire, and says it will take an effort on his part to beat The Undertaker at SummerSlam. With Kane at The Undertaker's side however, he may not have much of a chance, but he nevertheless tells The Undertaker to grow eyes in the back of his eyes as he will take somebody out tonight, and that he will burn The Undertaker's ass if he wants to play with fire and believe he is in Austin's head.

We see footage of Mankind being taken away on a stretcher from the commercial break, then we see Mankind being placed in an ambulance.

"The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock beats Dan "The Beast" Severn by disqualification after Owen Hart gets in the ring and tries to choke Shamrock out. "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman gets in the ring and hits a running front kick on Severn. After the match, Blackman tries to keep Shamrock back, but gets hit with a German suplex. Blackman responds with a belly-to-belly suplex, then referees and officials have to restore order. Shamrock then snaps and scares everyone else in the ring out as Blackman leaves, then he butts his head on the steel steps.

Mankind is out of the ambulance, pushing a stretcher around while two people are knocked down.

Mankind makes his way down the entrance ramp on the stretcher, and enters the ring with a bag of tacks. He says he was warned by Vince McMahon that Kane was no good, and he tried not to believe it. Now that it is true, Vince McMahon has offered him his chance in redemption, and redemption lies above his head. Vince knows that when Kane and Mankind are locked in the Cell, he will get his ass kicked. He asks what kind of an idiot whould get in the same match that nearly cost him his life, and says that idiot is him. He has a plan, and it does not involve getting in the ring, but instead, walking up to the top of the cage. If he can get Kane up there, he has a surprise for him: 7,000 thumbtacks that will turn him into the world's largest pincushion. If this all goes his way, history will be made, and if they take a turn for the worse, it wouldn't be the first time he got his ass kicked in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Either way, he doesn't give a damn, and he will see Kane in Hell.

We revisit the Hell in a Cell Match between The Undertaker and Mankind from King of the Ring.

Sable shows up and introduces Kurrgan before the next match before dancing with The Oddities (Luna Vachon, Kurrgan, Golga, Giant Silva). "Marvelous" Marc Mero shows up without Jacqueline, and if Kurrgan has any guts, he'll fight him without the rest of The Oddities at ringside. The Oddities leave, while Sable stays behind.

Kurrgan beats "Marvelous" Marc Mero by disqualification. During the match, Sable is attacked by Jacqueline, who is wearing a hat with fake dreadlocks. Mero hits Kurrgan with a low blow, but the referee sees it and disqualifies Mero, who flees through the crowd with Jacqueline.

X-Pac leads a camera crew to the locker room, where he urinates on a pair of cowboy boots.

Before the next match, Road Warrior Hawk guests on commentary. Hawk's speech is notably slurred as he keeps asking questions and saying strange things.

The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) beat Southern Justice (Mark Canterbury and Dennis Knight). During the match, "Double J" Jeff Jarrett rips the headset off the head of a sloshed-looking Road Warrior Hawk and demands X-Pac show up, wanting a piece of him after X-Pac urinated on his cowboy boots and declaring that he will give him a beating and a shaving of the head at SummerSlam. Mark Canterbury is distracted by what's going on with Jarrett, and Gunn hits Knight with a piledriver before Road Dog makes the pin. Jarrett and Southern Justice beat up a cameraman and shave his headafter being warned one too many times not to shoot him from the waist down.

WAR ZONE

Before the next match, Mankind beats up several referees as they try to stop him from climbing to the top of the Cell. Kane goes after Mankind, who then tries to get on top of the cage again, only to be pulled off the top and into a commentary table by The Undertaker. After a beating by Kane, Mankind is finally in the ring and the match begins.

Kane vs. Mankind in a Hell in a Cell Match ends after "Stone Cold" Steve Austin comes out from underneath the ring and stomps a mudhole in Kane. The Undertaker tries to get in the Cell by stomping a hole in the top as Austin hits Kane with a Stone Cold Stunner, and is about to make his way in when the Cell suddenly rises up. It is revealed that WWF owner Vince McMahon is the one at the controls for the Cell, raising it up. Austin hits Kane with another Stunner, then takes a stretcher located near the ring.

After the commercial break, The Undertaker tells "Stone Cold" Steve Austin he has given far too much respect, as he has just come out and proved that he is nothing more than a coward after jumping Kane from behind with no provocation. Is is noted that Kane is bleeding from the head, and The Undertaker tells Austin he just sealed his fate. Before the night ends, Austin will come face-to-face with his destiny, and that this is personal.

Chyna shows up alone, followed by "The Rock" Rocky Maivia, with The Nation (Owen Hart, D'Lo Brown, "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry) not far behind as they carry a ladder to the ring. The Rock tells Chyna that if she wants to be a big shot and call him out, here he is. Before he goes any further, he tells Chyna that he knows this is a set-up and that he is one step ahead. He then tells Chyna to look at the TitanTron. We see D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) trapped in their locker room backstage by a forklift by a door. The Rock then tells Chyna to tell Triple H to face him in New York City one-on-one at SummerSlam for the WWF Intercontinental Championship in a Ladder Match, where he will climb "The People's Ladder" "rung by damn rung" and prove why he is The People's Champion. The Rock then tries to hit on Chyna, who tries to dump the ladder that The Rock is standing on only to be held down by Owen and D'Lo. The Rock tells Owen and D'Lo Brown to get her on her knees, then implies that Chyna is a whore before threatening to kiss her in the most uncomfortable matter, which he then ultimately decides against as there is no way he would kiss "a piece of trash like [Chyna]." He then tells Mark Henry to "give her the thrill of her life," making the kiss even more uncomfortable than before. He is about to do it when "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels - of all people - suddenly shows up and hits Mark Henry with a steel chair to the back of the head. Shawn then tosses the Intercontinental title to The Rock, then hands the steel chair to Chyna before dancing on the commentary table.

"D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) are seen outside of the arena looking for The Nation ("The Rock" Rocky Maivia, Owen Hart, D'Lo Brown, "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry). "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels guests on commentary from this point forward.

Before the next match, Val Venis says the ladies can forget past cheese steaks and try The Big Valbowski's, as his has "more meat than your buns can handle."

Val Venis beats Taka Michinoku by disqualification when an enraged "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley smashes a steel chair into Venis' back before hitting Taka in the head with it. Triple H then says "The Rock" Rocky Maivia has just crossed a line, and that at SummerSlam, The Rock's role will become real clear, as The Rock will become his bitch.

X-Pac beats Gangrel by disqualification after "Double J" Jeff Jarrett shows up and hits X-Pac in the head with a guitar. Edge is seen in the crowd during the match. After the match, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley chases Jarrett out of the ring, and he and Chyna check on X-Pac As Triple H and Chyna help X-Pac to the back, Edge suddenly rushes into the ring and assaults Gangrel, and referees have to pull them apart. Gangrel is seen laughing during the pull-apart, and Edge leaves through the crowd.

The Undertaker is seen dragging a casket backstage.

An interview with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is promises of Code Red on WWF.com.

Bart Gunn beats Bradshaw by knockdown with 20 seconds left in the first round to win the Brawl For All Tournament and the cash prize of $75,000. (Bradshaw wins $25,000 for being runner-up.)

Michael Cole interviews WWF owner Vince McMahon, who says he will get his answer as to whether he will be friend or foe to The Undertaker, and that he will get the answer he wants.

Chants are heard, and druids bring a casket to ringside. After the druids leave, The Undertaker arrives and states that he will take what is rightfully is at SummerSlam - the WWF Championship - and do it like a man. He will not jump "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, and that Austin need not worry about kane as Kane has his own agenda at SummerSlam. The Undertaker says he has been up front from beeginning, and at SummerSlam, it will be him, Austin and the WWF Championship. Tonight, however, Austin made it personal, and tells Austin that when he jumped on Kane, he jumped on him. He dares Austin to take a ride on the highway to Hell tonight, but as The Undertaker continues to speak, WWF owner Vince McMahon shows up. He takes the microphone and tells The Undertaker to forget about Austin, and asks if he is friend or foe. Vince extends his hand, but The Undertaker choke slams him. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin climbs out of the coffin, mouths off at Vince, then Kane also comes out of the casket and attacks Austin from behind before Austin can attack The Undertaker. Austin wisely gets out of the ring and tries to re-enter the ring with a steel chair, but the referee stationed nearby does not let him. Austin leaves, and as he does, a line of fire travels up the entrance ramp. The show ends.

After the show goes off the air, Austin goes back down the ramp without the steel chair, takes his shirt off and heads towards the ring. Kane leaves the ring and The Undertaker gets near the ropes. Austin backs away and leaves, then Kane gets back in the ring and stares towards the stage along with The Undertaker. WWF owner Vince McMahon leaves as the fire on the ramp is put out, but then Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco show up. Vince then heads towards the ring, but Austin returns and pushes the threesome towards the ring while beating them pu. Patterson is choke slammed by The Undertaker, while Briscoe is rammed into the casket. Austin then leaves again.

Raw Deal - Raw recap for August 10, 1998

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The show starts with Mankind swinging a steel chair at things, saying he is not afraid of the truth and that he wants the truth.

Mankind takes the steel chair into the ring after the show intro, and says he is sick of being lied to and deceived, and would like the truth. He has finally realized, as much as it hurts, that there is only one man who has ever really given him the truth: WWF owner Vince McMahon, and calls him to the ring, demanding the truth. Mankind hands Vince the microphone, and Vince says that it must be humiliating for him to ask him to come out and help him find the truth, and says he detests people who need help and loathe people who rely on pillars of strength like him to get through the day, and that the mere sight of the infirmed and the invalid make his stomach turn. Mankind, however, is a special case, as he knows him and says he did not really invite him to the ring to help him, but instead to hurt him, and and hurt him he will, as when the truth is told, it hurts. Last week, Kane could have struck either Mankind or The Undertaker, and that it was no accident that he was hit in the head with a steel chair. When The Undertaker snatched the chair away, he could have annihilated Kane but went for Mankind instead. He then mentions what happened last night on Sunday Night Heat when The Undertaker disguised himself as Kane, and that it could have been Kane as Kane and The Undertaker are in cahoots against not only "Stone Cold" Steve Austin or Mankind, but the entire WWF roster, and that Kane and The Undertaker are one and the same. Kane and Paul Bearer show up, and Paul Bearer tells Vince to listen to him. It may be true that Vince may be the big manipulator in WWF and get in Mankind's mind, but he will be damned if Vince gets in his mind or Kane's mind. He asks Vince how he would feel if someone tried to poison his son's mind much like Vince has poisoned Kane's, and says he has watched Kane suffer for 20 years and that he will be damned if Vince ruins it. Bearer goes on to say he has been in the WWF for seven years and has made a lot of money thanks to Vince, and that he doesn't need him anymore and that he and Kane can hit the road if need be. However, Paul Bearer thinks it would only make Vince happy. Vince then points at Kane and says that Kane is not Paul Bearer's son and that Kane is a "son-of-a-bitch," and that Undertaker is disguised as Kane right now as he can smell the stench of death on him. He commands Kane to take the mask off or he will rip it off for him. Bearer says he will not touch Kane, and Vince goes for Kane's mask when the arena suddenly goes dark. When the lights come back, The Undertaker is in the ring with his hand on Vince's throat, and he is not dressed as Kane. Vince runs off, and The Undertaker beats up Mankind and Paul Bearer before chasing Vince to the back.

The Undertaker is seen entering the locker room...and Kane is inside.

Sable is special guest ring announcer for the next match. When Luna Vachon shows up with The Oddities (Kurrgan, Giant Silva Golga), the three of them are no longer with The Jackal or the Howard Stern characters.

Luna Vachon beats Jacqueline after Sable shakes the top rope to crotch Jacqueline on the top rope as the referee is preoccupied with "Marvelous" Marc Mero. After the match, Sable hands Jacqueline's bikini contest trophy to Luna.

The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) come to the arena in a limousine, and they are not in a good mood.

Darren "Puke" Drozdov beats Savio Vega on points to continue to the semi-finals of the Brawl For All Tournament, with Droz nearly knocking Vega out on at least two occasions.

"Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Chyna show up in a powder blue BMW sports car.

Chyna tells Michael Cole to suck it before pushing him into her and "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley's sports car.

L.O.D. 2000 (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk) are on their way to the ring to face Southern Justice (Mark Canterbury and Dennis Knight) when Hawk falls off the ramp when their pyro hits. Animal is irritated.

After the break, WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter tells Road Warrior Hawk he is not competing tonight, as it is evident that Hawk's personal problems are still a thing and Hawk insists there is nothing wrong with him. Animal has to face Southern Justice (Mark Canterbury and Dennis Knight) alone. Dennis Knight confronts Hawk, and Hawk jumps on Knight before Southern Justice beat up Animal. As Hawk is carried off to the back, insisting nothing is wrong with him, Darren "Puke" Drozdov fights off Southern Justice before "Double J" Jeff Jarrett, now with shorter hair and facial hair, gets in the ring, hits Droz in the head with a guitar with the words "Don't piss me off!" on the back and proceeds to cut his hair.

The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn), X-Pac, and the duo of "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley all make separate entrances. Triple H is about to tell the crowd where D-Generation X (Triple H, Chyna, X-Pac, Road Dog, Billy Gunn) stands when X-Pac takes the mic and says he is tired of Triple H "and his bitch," and calls Triple H and Cyna "a couple of jackoffs." Triple H counters by saying the world's biggest jack-off is standing right in front of him and that Road Dog and Billy Gunn are two of the biggest jackoffs he's ever seen in his life. Triple H says that everyone in DX is a jack-off and that everyone is in agreement that they're all a bunch of jack-offs. Since they are all in agreement that they are a bunch of jack-offs and that they should do "the DX split." Instead of actaulylly splitting up, they decide to moon the crowd. Chyna grabs the microphone and asks Triple H and the rest of DX is if it ever occurred to them that the crowd is tired of seeing their asses every week. Triple H says no, and asks what the point is. Chyna says that if anyone is initiating a DX split, it's going to be her. Chyna ends up mooning the crowd instead, and, and the rest of DX celebrates while Triple H also moons the crowd himself.

Michael Cole interviews "Stone Cold" Steve Austin only to be taken into a shower and squirted with water from a shower head.

WAR ZONE

Before the next match, Bart Gunn tells Jim Ross to give him some respect, as he knocked out "Dr. Death" Steve Williams and that J.R. and the WWF keeps making excuses for him. Jim Ross admits that Bart Gunn was the better man, and that if he has a problem, his next Brawl For All opponent is in the ring right now. Bart Gunn says that if Vader doesn't knock "The Godfather" Kama Mustafa, he will, and that somebody is getting knocked out tonight. He then watches from ringside. The Godfather then asks Vader if he's ever been with a ho, and if he even knows what a ho is. He then cuts to the chase and offers Vader a choice between fighting him or spending the night with some of his finest hos, knowing full well Vader wants to fight him. Vader takes the hos, then tells Bart Gunn that if he has the same opportunity, to take the women. Bart Gunn knocks Vader out, then goes after The Godfather before referees and officials try to restore order.

Val Venis and John Wayne Bobbitt show up at the arena.

Dustin Runnels is shown on-screen wanting to talk about choices, stating that the segment deals with explicit subject manner and contains numerous genitalia, adultery and fornication references, and that it is also rife with gratuitous violence unfit for family viewing. He then says that the fans of the World Wrestling Federation can choose to send a message of the WWF by spending time watching quality programming, violent sensationalist nonsense, and that right now, there is a special on reptiles on Discovery Channel that is a better way to spend the evening. He then tells the parents that it is through their choices that they can prepare their children for eternal life, and that He is coming back. We then learn that the preceding message was sponsored by The Evangelists Against Television, Movies and Entertainment (which is acronym form is "EATME").

Val Venis is wheeled out to the ring by John Wayne Bobbitt and accompanied by Mrs. Yamaguchi-san. There is an ice pack located on Venis' genitalia, implying that Kaientai (Dick Togo, Men's Teioh, Sho Funaki, Yamaguchi-San) and Taka Michinoku has gotten the job done. "Jerry "The King" Lawler interviews Venis, who says that he comes to the fans a humble man and half the man that he used to be, and says if you live by the sword, you die by the sword. He says there is only one way to stomp the mighty boa, and that is to separate it at the head. He then tells the ladies to take a rain check on "those new snakeskin boots," because The Big Valbowski is alive and ready to bite. Val Venis takes off his clothes and reveals his wrestling trunks underneath, revealing his privates are alive and well. He says that thanks to a cold butcher's block, a little shrinkage and John Wayne Bobbitt cutting the lights, he is standing at full attention, cocked, locked and ready to unload. Bobbitt says he and Venis have had a great time, and he and Lawler make some penis-chopping jokes before Val Venis tells Mrs. Yamaguchi-san that no woman is worth the trouble she gave him and that they are breaking up. As Mrs. Yamaguchi-san leaves, Val Venis hands her a AA battery.

Edge is seen in the crowd.

Bradshaw beats "Marvelous" Marc Mero to continue to the semi-finals of the Brawl For All Tournament after four rands. Before the match, it is announced that Mero is back in the tournament and replacing "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman as Blackman has received a knee injury while training. During the match, the third match ends in a draw, and a fourth round occurs, much to the displeasure of the crowd.

Michael Cole interviews The Undertaker, who tells him that he will be doing his explaining in the ring.

The team of Kane and Mankind beat The Nation ("The Rock" Rocky Maivia and D'Lo Brown), the team of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and The Undertaker and The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) in a Four Corners Tag Team Match to become theWWF Tag Team Champions. Before the match, it is announced that "The Outlaw Rule" is in effect, meaning that one wrestler cannot pin their partner to win the match. "THe World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock then shows up and attacks Owen Hart before putting him in the anke lock, and THe Nation (The Rock, Owen Hart, "The Godfather" Kama Mustafa ,D'Lo Brown, "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry) and D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Hemlsley, Chyna, X-Pac, Road Dogg, Jesse James) brawl. Due to the attack on Owen Hart by Shamrock, D'Lo Brown replaces Owen Hart in the match.

After Raw goes off the air, The Undertaker tells "Stone Cold" Steve Austin he wants the WWF Championship before leaving the ring.

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WWF owner shows up with Gerald Brisco and WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter, as Pat Patterson is not here due to a death in the family. We see a red carpet in the ring and a glass case with the WWF Championship inside. McMahon says today is a glorious day, as there is a new WWF Champion. McMahon announces this is the dawning of a new era of popularity and prosperity, of respect and dignity and even civility, as if a breath of fresh air has cleansed the WWF of the foul mouth, the unseemly hand gesture and the beer swilling. He says this champion who is a man among men whose lips have never so much as tasted an alcoholic beverage or uttered an obscenity in his entire life, and his only gesture to salute the flag of the United States of Championship. He says this champion is a role model and a champion for the new millennium, and that this champion is Kane. Kane shows up with Paul Bearer. McMahon then asks Bearer to put into words what he is feeling at this moment. Bearer announces the WWF is indeed a place where dreams can come true, and there is no way anyone can understand what this momentous occasion means to himself and Kane this evening, and that unless you have walked a mile in Kane's shoes, you cannot realize it. Bearer says he was there for 20 long years, as he watched his son Kane sit in a room with his dreams and pictures of The Undertaker all over the room as he watched Superstars every Saturday morning and told him "I want to be like him." Bearer told Kane he could be better than The Undertaker and says it is not wrong to dream. He says Kane was ridiculed and teased and put down, but tonight, for the first time, The Undertaker is standing in the shadow of his little brother. Brisco then removes the glass case covering the WWF Championship so that McMahon can ceremonially hand the WWF Championship to Kane. Kane says it is an honor to put the title around his waist voluntarily, but before he can do just that, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin shows up and tells Vince that Kane never busted him open and that The Undertaker was the one who did it. Austin then demands a rematch for the WWF Championship tonight, and that all Vince has to do is say he's got it. Vince says everyone would love to see that rematch, and Austin tells Vince to get the stupid look off his face and give it to him. Vince then believes that Austin doesn't deserve the rematch, but Austin asks for a "hell yeah" if the fans want a rematch, which they do. Vince changes his mind, and says it's okay with him as long as it's okay with Paul Bearer. Austin puts Paul Bearer in the hot seat and asks the same of him. Bearer tells Kane to tell Austin, but Austin isn't having any of it and tells Bearer to grab the microphone and start talking. Bearer says it's all right with him if it's okay with Kane. Austin dares someone in the ring to have some guts, and asks Kane to give him the rematch tonight. Austin tells Kane he's bigger than The Undertaker now that he has the WWF Championship, and that The Undertaker won it for him and handed the belt for him, then tells Kane to ask himself if he could have beaten "Stone Cold" Steve Austin fair and square, and if he doesn't get the reamtch, he'll never know. Austin asks for the rematch, and Kane shakes his head yes. The rematch is on. Paul Bearer is livid.

The encore for King of the Ring is tomorrow night on pay-per-view.

Before the next match, Sable shows up with a note. She says that WWF owner Vince McMahon is pleased and proud to announce the signing of one of the greatest wrestlers in the world to a WWF contract: Steven Regal, who left World Championship Wrestling sometime last year. Sable guests on commentary for the next match, and says she is unable to discuss her agreement with Vince McMahon and Titan Sports that has allowed her to come back to the WWF.

Steven Regal beats Darren "Puke" Drozdov with the Regal Stretch in his WWF debut.

Michael Cole interviews new King of the Ring, "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock, who says it's good to be king. He has competed in many, many fights in his career with the UFC and over in Japan, and says the King of the Ring Tournament was one of the hardest things he's ever had to do, calling it "a great accomplishment." He gives credit where credit is due and admits "The Rock" Rocky Maivia is a true champion and a true warrior. Suddenly, Owen Hart shows up and tells Shamrock to spare him the sugar-coating and sucking up, saying he won the tournament and is a better king than he'll ever be. He dares Shamrock to get in the zone and then get in his zone to see who the better king is tonight. Shamrock says Owen can talk, but asks if he can walk the walk. He also remembers Owen breaking his ankle, then accepts his challenge and says he's got nothing but pain to look forward to. "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Chyna show up, and says that he is "the King of Kings" and that one is not a king unless they step in the ring with him. He makes the challenge into a three-way dance, and asks if they're going to do something or just talk about it. Shamrock accepts the challenge for the Triple Threat Match.

We see "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman warming up in the locker room, followed by the rules for the Brawl For All Tournament, which starts tonight and combines boxing, wrestling and other methods of fighting. There are three one-minute rounds, there is a point system where takedowns are worth five points, knockdowns are worth 10 points and the person who lands the most punches per round earns an extra five points. Knockouts end the match. Danny Hodge will be the official for the Brawl For All.

"The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman beats Marc Mero to continue to the next round of the Brawl For All Tournament after Blackman racks up a lot of points from takedowns. Within the middle of the first round, it becomes readily apparent that the fans are not interested in the tournament, and when both Mero and Blackman go to the corner after the end of the second round, the crowd starts chanting "We want wrestling!"

Kevin Kelly is in front of Kane's locker room, and that Kane will reveal why he accepted "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's challenge for a WWF Championship rematch.

Kevin Kelly interviews Kane, who says he has granted "Stone Cold" Steve Austin a rematch because he knows he can beat Austin again, then grabs Kelly and tells him he is a better champion than The Undertaker ever was.

The Undertaker is seen heading to the arena.

Before the next match, Val Venis chases after Yamaguchi-san with a steel chair and looks at Yamaguchi-san's wife (who is sitting at the corner near the ring), then says that if the ladies in the home of the Cleveland Indians want to get to first base with him, all they have to do is choke up n that bat and swing for the long balls.

Val Venis beats Dick Togo. During the match, it is announced that WWF Footbrawl will come to the Foxboro Stadium at noon on Saturday, August 8. Also, Dustin Runnels briefly guests on commentary during the match to spread the word of God. After the match, Val Venis looks at Yamaguchi-san's wife again, then Yamaguchi-san slaps him. Sho Funaki and Men's Teioh attack Venis from behind, but Venis gets a steel chair and lays them all out. We then see Edge in the stands.

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Michael Cole interviews "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, who says he didn't feel he lost the WWF Championship and says he feels pretty confident.

WAR ZONE

Before the next match, "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock attacks Owen Hart from behind as Owen Hart makes his way to the ring. "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley waits in the ring as Hart and Shamrock go at it.

"The World's Most Dangerous Man' Ken Shamrock beats Owen Hart and "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley in a "King of Kings" Triple Threat Match after "The Rock" Rocky Maivia knocks Triple H with the Intercontinental title and Shamrock knocks Owen Hart into the guardrail with a pull of the top rope. After the match, a brawl between The Nation of Domination ("The Rock" Rocky Maivia, "The Godfather" Kama Mustafa, "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry) and the rest of D-Generation X (X-Pac, "Road Dog" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) erupts on the stage while Hart and Shamrock continue to go at it. Owen Hart tries to snap Shamrock's ankle again with a Figure Four Leg Lock on the ring post as referees try to pull him off Shamrock.

The Undertaker shows up. He says he owes nobody anything, not even an apology, but explains why he came to the ring last night. He says it is common knowledge that there is no love lost between him and Kane, mainly because of Paul Bearer's mind manipulation. He says the day may come where he and Kane may have to destroy each other, and if so, so be it. However, he did not want to see his little brother Kane set himself on fire to live up to his legacy and also exceed it, and says he did what he had to do. WWF owner Vince McMahon shows up, and implies The Undertaker has compassion for Kane before saying he really did it because he knows he can beat his brother for the WWF Championship and because he doesn't think he can beat Austin. He calls The Undertaker "the most vile, contemptible and evil individual the Devil ever placed on this earth," and that Hell hath no fury in what he will find if he interferes in tonight's WWF Championship rematch.

We see Bradshaw training on a punching bag backstage, while wrist tape is wrapped around Mark Canterbury's (the legal name of them formerly known as Henry O. Godwinn) wrist.

Bradshaw beats Mark Canterbury (formerly known as Henry O. Godwinn, now going by his legal name) to continue to the next round of the Brawl For All Tournament after landing more punches than Canterbury.

Kevin Kelly is backstage, trying to get an interview with The Undertaker.

Edge is seen in the crowd again.

L.O.D. 2000 (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk) show up and tell the Cleveland, Ohio fans that they have a surprise for them. Some time ago, there was a great man who came and saw great success in them, and brought them to the wrestling world and every title possible in wrestling. Now, they introduce - and re-united with - "Precious" Paul Ellering, their manager, who has been on the sidelines for a long time. Hawk calls Ellering "the greatest thing to happen to Cleveland and the best thing to come out of Cleveland since they ditched Albert Bell" before calling Bell "a stinkin' loser." He says Ellering brought them to the top, and now they are reborn with Ellering, who he calls their greatest friend and mentor, and Hawk says that Ellering is proud to be back and must have something to say. Before Ellering can say anything, Skull and 8-Ball show up, and Ellering them to his new team, 8-Ball and Skull, proving Ellering's return was all a set-up. Ellering hits Animal and Hawk with is copy of The Wall Street Journal as Skull and 8-Ball go on the attack.

Kevin Kelly interviews The Undertaker, who says that nobody tells him what to do.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin beats Kane to win back the WWF Championship. During the match, The Undertaker shows up and watches from ringside. After the match, The Undertaker gets in the ring, and The Undertaker grabs at Paul Bearer, distracting him. Austin runs up to The Undertaker and hits him with the Stone Cold Stunner, just like he did Kane, and both Kane and The Undertaker get up simultaneously, and stare at Austin as he leaves.

After the show goes off the air, Kane and The Undertaker brawl in the ring. The Undertaker hits Kane with a choke slam and leaves, punching Paul Bearer on his way out.

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Despite being forced out of the WWF at Over The Edge, Sable returns to start the show. She says it feels good to be back, and introduces the person responsible for her return to the World Wrestling Federation: WWF owner Vince McMahon, who comes to the ring, still inundated by boos and chants for "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. Vince says that in an effort to clear everything up, Vince gives Sable a written statement for her to read to the crowd. It reads, "I, Vince McMahon, the humanitarian of the year, resent any and all accusations that I, last week, in my finest hour, would stoop so low as to use legitimate charitable organization to further my personal agenda against "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. I hereby publicly disavow any reference or knowledge of the willful and heinous attack perpetrated on the WWF Champion one week ago. I remain steadfast in my resolve to be a caring, generous and even jovial WWF owner and to furthermore bring the parties responsible for last week's attack on "Stone Cold" to justice. Thank you for your kindness and understanding, and I hope you enjoy the rest of the show." Vince kisses Sable on the cheek, then takes the written statement back and says he hopes that clears everything up before trying to place it back in his pocket. After Vince tries to leave without any explanation of how or why he brought Sable back, Austin shows up, helps Sable to the back, takes the microphone and flips Vince off. Austin says that while he threw up about six times backstage while Sable read his statement, and since Austin is tried of "all [his] chickenshit things that [he's] been doing to [him]," he's putting his foot in Vince's ass and there's nothing he can do about it. Vince runs away as Austin tears up the statement, and Vince asks Austin to listen to reason and not react in a physical, violent way, but Austin asks the crowd to give him a "hell yeah" if they want him to do it anyway. Austin chases Vince around the ring as Vince continuously asks Austin to listen to reason for once, and says it was The Undertaker who planned the attack on him last week, not him. He says this sounds preposterous, but asks Austin to hear him out, as it was The Undertaker who challenged Austin for the WWF Championship two weeks ago, and that last week, The Undertaker knew what he was doing and knew Vince was going to call the cops on him as he wreaked havoc throughout the show. Vince says he, Austin and the fans all fell for it and that The Undertaker surrounded himself with police so that he couldn't make the save. He then tells Austin that The Undertaker is from the dark side, and that he might as well be the Devil himself. The Undertaker heads down to the ring and stares down with Austin, then takes a microphone and tells him he came out here and challenged him for the WWF Championship, but he did it like a man and did it in front of the whole world with respect for Austin and where he has brought himself. He still respects what the WWF Championship stands for, and now matter how entertaining or plausible Vince's conspiracy theory is, it is "a damn lie." The Undertaker tells Vince he makes a living out of manipulating the minds of those weaker than him, and lets him know one thing before he removes his head from the rest of his body: he will never, ever be able to manipulate the mind of The Undertaker. Suddenly, the arena goes dark, and Kane, Mankind (now in a torn white dress shirt and tie) and Paul Bearer appear. Bearer congratulates The Undertaker for "the Academy Award performance [he] put on last Monday night." For a few minutes, he believed Austin believed The Undertaker when he pointed his finger at Vince, but Paul tells The Undertaker they both know that Vince had nothing to do with the plan last week, and that as far-fetched as it may sound, he and The Undertaker had set the whole thing up and it worked well. Bearer says The Undertaker wants more than the gold on Austin's waist, and wants to take Austin's very soul by entrapping him in the cell above the ring. Bearer then says he has gone as far as he can go with The Undertaker, and says there will be entrapment tonight. However, it will be the both of them, as Bearer challenges Austin and The Undertaker to a tag team Hell in a Cell match against Kane and Mankind tonight. He then Austin and The Undertaker that they are standing ont he entrance ramp to the highway to Hell.

Before the next match, WWF Commissione Sgt. Slaughter and a few referees eject Owen Hart, D'Lo Brown, "The Godfather" Kama Mustafa and "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry before they can walk down the ramp with "The Rock" Rocky Maivia.

"The Rock" Rocky Maivia beats Vader to qualify for the King of the Ring tournament after "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry attacks Vader outside of the ring while the referee keeps The Rock in the ring.

We see a segment called "DX Droppin' Knowledge" where D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna, X-Pac, "Road Dog" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) go over Triple H and X-Pac's match to qualify for the King of the Ring tournament and make fun of the size of Triple H's nose.

We see another vignette for Edge.

Darren "Puke" Drozdov beats "Double J" Jeff Jarrett. During the match, "Marvelous" Marc Mero and Jacqueline show up during the match and guest on commentary, and Mero wants to know why Sable is back in the WWF. Tennessee Lee tries to get in Jacqueline's face, but Jacqueline slaps him in the face. "Double J" Jeff Jarrett gets involved, but Mero hits Jarrett with a low blow before Droz sends Jarrett back into the ring.

D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna, X-Pac, "Road Dog" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) talk about why Triple H vs. X-Pac will be match of the year, and Billy Gunn asks where Chyna will be in all of this.

Before the next match, Val Venis says everything is bigger in Texas, but that statement was never entirely true until Val Venis came.

Val Venis beats Chainz.

Kevin Kelly interviews The Undertaker, who says he can't trust anybody who lives by the theory that you can't trust anybody, even though "Stone Cold" Steve Austin can trust him as he called him out for the WWF Championship like a man.

D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna, X-Pac, "Road Dog" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) witness Triple H and X-Pac trash-talk each other in front of the rest of the group. Triple H says this match is for the King of the Ring tournament and that he can't lay down for him this time. X-Pac says it's been nine months since his injury, and that he's all healed up and ready to knock Triple H down.

Dustin Runnels beats "Marvelous" Marc Mero. "Double J" Jeff Jarrett, Tennessee Lee and Southern Justice (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) show up at the beginning of the match. Jarrett guests on commentary to guarantee against Mero in the King of the Ring tournament next week after what happened earlier tonight. Later on in the match, Jarrett confronts Mero from the apron, and as the ref is preoccupied with telling Jarrett to get down, Sable walks down the ramp, Sable shows up, distracting Mero and allowing Runnels the win.

D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna, X-Pac, "Road Dog" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) continue to trash-talk each other, then Chyna tells both of them to get in the ring and wrestle like men.

Kevin Kelly interviews Dustin Runnels, who says tonight's win is a long time coming. He thanks his Lord and savior, Jesus Christ.

WAR ZONE

"Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley beats X-Pac by count-out to qualify for the King of the Ring Tournament. During the match, "The Rock" Rocky Maivia shows up in the stands and tells Triple H that he laid down for him when he beat him two weeks as Owen Hart crotches X-Pac on the guardrail, and tells Triple H it was all part of a master plan to lay the smackdown on Triple H. He then alerts Triple H to X-Pac, who has been attacked. Triple H tries to help X-Pac back into the ring, but X-Pac tells him to get back in the ring and get the win. After the match, The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) show up, and all of D-Generation X (Triple H, Chyna, X-Pac, Road Dog, Billy Gunn) check on X-Pac.

Al Snow and Head show up as his previous WWF gimmick Avatar. Head is also wearing an Avatar Match. After the commercial break, Jerry "The King "Lawler tells Snow that he's not fooling anyone. Snow takes off his mask and tells Lawler that he's beginning to realize what kind of marketing genius he is working for under WWF owner Vince McMahon, and that people were supposed to figure out it was him behind the mask when he was Avatar. Lawler tells Snow that he will not get any meeting with Vince with the stunts he's pulling, but Snow says he's not getting anything with Lawler and is about to make two citizen's arrests tonight - one for attempted murder for Vince McMahon after he tried to kill his career during his earlier stint in WWF, and the other for lewd public conduct for "slipping [him] the sausage" for not scoring him a meeting with Vince. Lawler tells Snow his problem is with Head, and the only way to get a meeting is to get rid of Head. Lawler tries to do it for him, but Snow hammers Lawler before hitting the ref with the Snow Plow. Lawler tries to fight back, but Snow hits Lawler in the crotch with Head before fighting off two security guards and leaving through the crowd.

X-Pac, "Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn spray Michael Cole and a production worker with the Super Soaker CPS 2500.

Michael Cole interviews "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, who says he doesn't trust anybody and that The Undertaker can't trust him as he wants the WWF Championship.

Before the next match, WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter ejects "The Rock" Rocky Maivia and "The Godfather" Kama Mustafa to the back.

The Nation of Domination (Owen Hart and "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry) vs. Ken Shamrock and Dan "The Beast" Severn ends after D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna, X-Pac, "Road Dog" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) attacks Owen Hart and Mark Henry. Vader shows up and attacks Mark Henry, and "The Rock" Rocky Maivia and "The Godfather" Kama Mustafa. DX then starts fighting The Nation (The Rock, Owen Hart, Kama Mustafa, Mark Henry) as referees and officials try to restore order.

Kane and Mankind win a tag team Royal Rumble match to become the #1 contenders for the WWF Tag Team Championships.

After the break, Paul Bearer asks if "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and The Undertaker accept his challenge. Mankind says in poem that at King of the Ring, it will not be a nice day for The Undertaker, then Bearer says his plan will unfold to the world before implying that Austin and The Undertaker are cowards. Suddenly, Austin shows up, but The Undertaker does not, and the Hell in a Cell match ends up turning into a 2-on-1 handicap Hell in a Cell match. As Kane and Mankind attack Austin, Paul Bearer locks himself in the cell. As Bearer watches what is happening, The Undertaker comes out from the underside of the behind Bearer and attacks him. Kane climbs to the top and tries to find a way into the cell, but to no avail. The Undertaker strikes Paul Bearer with steel steps, then Austin goes after Kane at the top of the cell after beating up Making with a steel chair.

After the show went off the air, Kane and Mankind fight inside the cell, and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin counters Mankind's Mandible Claw with a Stone Cold Stunner. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and The Undertaker beat Kane and Mankind in a tag team Hell in a Cell match.

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Vince McMahon recaps what happened at the main event of Over The Edge, staying in character and referring to himself in the third person as he does.

Mick Foley is seated in the middle of the ring as Dude Love. He says tonight was not a good night in Dudeville last night, as he lost his teeth, cracked his face, and lost the match. He admits that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin kicked his ass last night, and he realizes that he made a few mistake, not the least of which was listening to the wrong people. He says it's time the Dude gave a little apology, and calls out WWF owner Vince McMahon. Vince shows up, and Dude Love tells him he knows he let him down, and that he will be out of action for a while due to what Austin did to his face. When he comes back, he'll be back as the #1 contender. Vince calls Dude Love a miserable failure of a WWF Superstar and a human being, and tells him to get on his knees. Dude Love thinks this is a joke, but Vince tells him "You're the joke" before commanding him to get on his knees. Dude Love tells Vince he will not embarrass him on national television, as his children are watching from home. Vince tells him not to worry about that, as he is an embarrassment to him, the fans, himself and his very own family. Vince tells Dude Love to get on his knees again. Dude Love confronts him for that, and tells Vince he underestimates how tough an S.O.B. Austin is. Vince counters by saying he overestimated Dude Love's abilities. Dude Love then confesses that when he wrapped the steel chair around Vince's skull last night, it felt "pretty damn good." Vince asks Dude Love "Why don't you do it again? Why don't you do it right now?" Dude Love picks up the steel chair he came into the ring with, and Vince angrily dares Dude Love to hit him with the chair, and tells him to think about the college fund for his kids, the new home with the 20-year mortgage and the fund he set up for his parents disappearing before his eyes. Vince guilt trips Dude Love into putting the chair down and sitting on it, as Vince tells him to show some guts for once in his life, and tells Dude Love that the only reason why he hasn't fired "Stone Cold" Steve Austin yet is that he makes him richer. He then tells Dude Love all he does is make him sick, and tells him his services in the World Wrestling Federation are no longer required. In other words, Dude Love is fired. Dude Love's music plays, and Vince mockingly dances in front of him.

L.O.D. 2000 (Road Warrior Animal, Road Warrior Hawk, Darren "Puke" Drozdov, Sunny) are outside of the arena looking for weapons for their Chicago Street Fight.

Kevin Kelly interviews Darren "Puke" Drodzov...and immediately gets puked on. Puke says he's been in a few street fights, and he's looking forward to this one. Road Warrior Animal, Road Warrior Hawk and Sunny also show up, and Animal says that they're ready to kick ass on The Disciples of Apocalypse (Chainz, Skull, 8-Ball) and prove they're #1 contenders for the tag team titles again tonight while Puke pukes again. Hawk says they will snack on danger and most certainly dine on death. Chainz shows up on his motorcycle and stops right in front of L.O.D. 2000. This allows Skull and 8-Ball to attack from behind, starting the Chicago Street Fight.

The Chicago Street Fight between L.O.D. 2000 (Road Warrior Animal, Road Warrior Hawk, Darren "Puke" Drozdov) and The Disciples of Apocalypse (Chainz, Skull, 8-Ball) ends when The Undertaker shows up in street clothes and beats up Chainz and Drozdov.

The Undertaker is seen looking for WWF owner Vince McMahon backstage.

Before the next match, Val Venis says he's not happy to see the crowd and that it's a gun in his pocket...and his gun shoots no blanks.

Val Venis beats Papi Chulo. (Papi Chulo has performed in the WWF in the past as Aguila, but is now Papi Chulo after having unmasked in Mexico.)

After Val Venis leaves, The Undertaker shows up. After the commercial break, The Undertaker says he's pissed with WWF owner Vince McMahon. When he first arrived in the World Wrestling Federation, Vince McMahon was known as someone who would give someone an opportunity even if they were a little bit different, and he did that for him by allowing him to be The Undertaker. However, that was where all the giving stopped and all the taking began. Shortly after his arrival in the WWF, he became the slayer of the dragons. Vince knew he would be loyal for giving him an opportunity, and Vince put every giant and freak his champions couldn't beat. The Undertaker would beat and destroy them, and move on, and Vince would keep his kingdom safe for himself and his hand-picked champions. The Undertaker knew his time would come, and after beating everyone that Vince put in front of him, he started getting his opportunities. He eventually became a two-time WWF Champion, but his reigns never lasted long because Vince didn't want someone like him representing the World Wrestling Federation. Nevertheless, he remained loyal, even after all his hand-chosen favorite left town for greener pastures and more money while he stayed here, thinking his time would come. He got repaid for his loyalty by forcing him to fight his own brother Kane, and giving Paul Bearer a forum to put his personal life out in front of the fans, and he did it all for the ratings. Even after all that, he never lost his smile and kept on smiling. As he took care of family business, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin rose to the top. He has nothing against Austin, as all he did was come to the ring and fight him like a man, which is all he ever asked. After years of mistreatment and Vince throwing his family in front of his face, he's had enough, and he wants what is rightfully is: a shot at the WWF Championship. He then tells Vince he's done enough talking, and tells Vince it's time to get "[his] pencil-neck geek ass" out here and face the Reaper. Vince McMahon shows up and gets in the ring, takes the microphone from him, and Vince gives him the answer in just a minute, but asks The Undertaker to hear him out. Vince chews out The Undertaker for choke slamming last week and hovering over him like a vulture to get his attention, and now he has his attention. Vince admits The Undertaker has loyalty, dedication and honor and appreciates those qualities, but asks him what he's done for him lately. As far as his family problems are concerned, Vince asks if Paul Bearer is telling his truth when he says The Undertaker's mother is a whore. The Undertaker advances towards him for that, and Vince says whoever wins in The Undertaker's match tonight...and his opponent is his brother, Kane.

X-Pac, "Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn of D-Generation X advertise the Super Soaker CPS-1000 by spraying Sable and a photographer during a photo shoot.

Before the next match, "Marvelous" Marc Mero says Sable is barefoot in the kitchen where she belongs, and introduces a woman who he claims is everything Sable is not, as not only does she know her place and have a body to die for, she's Black, beautiful and his. That woman is Jacqueline, who hasn't been seen on national television since leaving World Championship Wrestling.

"Marvelous" Marc Mero beats "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman to qualify for the King of the Ring tournament after Jacqueline distracts the referee from the apron so Mero can hit Blackman with a low blow. After the low blow, Marc Mero hits the Wild Thing, which hasn't been seen in some time.

We see footage of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin on Mancow's Morning Madhouse. During the show, WWF owner Vince McMahon calls in, and Austin and the hosts make fun of Vince.

We see another vignette for Edge.

WAR ZONE

Before the next match, WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter ejects X-Pac, Chyna, Kama Mustafa and "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry from ringside.

The Nation of Domination ("The Rock" Rocky Maivia, Owen Hart, D'Lo Brown) beats D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, "Road Dog" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) by disqualification in a Six-Man Elimination Tag Team Match after Owen Hart is attacked from behind by "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock, who is back from an ankle injury and has come out from the crowd to go after Owen. The Nation of Domination (The Rock, Owen Hart, D'Lo, "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry, Kama Mustafa" gets in the ring and attack Shamrock, and Dan "The Beast" Severn jumps in to fight along Shamrock. Both Severn and Shamrock then stare down, then Severn leaves. Triple H then shoves Shamrock from behind after he finds out he has been disqualified, and officials and referees have to restore order.

WWF owner Vince McMahon is seen talking to Kane and Paul Bearer in the locker room, and Vince is witnessed shaking hands with Kane.

Before the next match, Tennessee Lee says that the fans as well as the WWF offices up north have no idea how to treat a Southern gentleman, and decides to teach a lesson and deal out some jusice tonight, and brings out Southern Justice - who happen to be Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn with cleaner appearances, dressed in suits and on television for the first time in months.

"Double J" Jeff Jarrett beats Faarooq to qualify for the King of the Ring Tournament after Southern Justice (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) distract the referee from the apron so Tennessee Lee can toss a leather belt to Jarrett, allowing Jarrett to nail Faarooq in the forehead with the belt buckle.

We see a video package of Vince McMahon and the McMahon Family's charitable giving.

Taka Michinoku retains the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship against Sho Funaki. During the match, Al Snow and Head are seen wearing sugegasas and kimonos at ringside, but security removes them from ringside. Bradshaw clears the ring of Funaki and his cohorts after the match.

Paul Bearer is confident that Kane can beat The Undertaker, as Kane has beaten The Undertaker when nothing was at stake. He then states that Kane will become the WWF Champion.

Outside of the arena, Al Snow berates Head after their plans of having a meeting with WWF owner Vince McMahon fall apart again.

WWF owner Vince McMahon guests on commentary for the next two matches.

"The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry beats Terry Funk to qualify for the King of the Ring Tournament.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin is seen making his way to the ring.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin and guests alongside WWF owner Vince McMahon for the next match.

Kane beats The Undertaker to become the #1 contender for the WWF Championship. During the referee, Kane whips The Undertaker into the referee, and after The Undertaker hits Kane with the Tombstone Piledriver, the recently-fired Mick Foley - now wearing the Mankind mask - gets on the apron and puts The Undertaker in the Mandible Claw. The Undertaker fights off Foley, then takes down Kane and knocks Foley off the apron again only to fall victim to a Tombstone Piledriver. The referee is back up just in time to make the three count. After the match, WWF owner Vince McMahon says he will enjoy seeing Kane beat "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's ass at King of the Ring Austin tells him to "enjoy this" and flips him off. Kane then stands in front of the commentary table and summons flames from the ring posts after motioning that the WWF Championship will soon be around his waist. As Kane and Paul Bearer leave, The Undertaker and Mick Foley brawl at ringside. Vince then says he may change his mind about Foley, as he is showing some "intestinal fortitude."