Honor Roll - Ring of Honor recap for January 2, 2016

Thanks to Voices of Wrestling for the recap.

Roderick Strong takes the microphone and issues another open challenge for the ROH World Television Championship. The open challenge is answered by none other than the ECW great Stevie Richards.

Roderick Strong retains the ROH World Television Championship against Stevie Richards. After the match, Bobby Fish shows up and hosts an impromptu Fish Tank, and declares that Roddy tapped out at Final Battle. When Fish asks him if he tapped out, Roddy says no and calls Fish a sore loser before walking away.

Caprice Coleman shows up. He says there's no better place for a no-disqualification match, and calls Will Ferrara a "jive turkey" despite getting a note from Prince Nana just like he did.

Caprice Coleman beats Will Ferrara in a no-disqualification match. After the match, Prince Nana heads to ringside and claps for the winner.

Jonathan Gresham gets an upset win over Cedric Alexander when Alexander wastes too much time showboating before going for a pinfall and Gresham reverses the pin attempt.

"Unbreakable" Michael Elgin beats Donovan Dijak. During the match, Truth Martini gets in the ring and does a spin-a-rooni, much to the delight of the crowd. After the match, Jay Lethal shows up and he and Elgin stare down.

Raw Deal - Raw recap for November 1, 1999

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The Rock shows up to start tonight's show. In two weeks at Survivor Series, he, Triple H and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin will square off for the WWF Championship in a Triple Threat Match. He has dragged both Triple H and Austin down Know Your Role Boulevard, taken the right at Jabroni Drive and check them both into the Smack Down Hotel. He says he will take Triple H's game, fold it back up and put it back in the box, then take Austin's rattlesnake, tie it up in a knot, turn them both sideways and stick them straight up both of their candy asses. As of late, however, there has been someone who has been a bother to him and whom he considers a nobody and a "blemish on The Rock's buttocks," and that person is none other than "Road Dogg" Jesse James. He tells Road Dogg that if he has an itch for him, then he had better come out an scratch. He then takes off his pants to reveal his wrestling tights and challenges him to a match so he can lay the smack down on his candy ass. Road Dogg shows up, and The Rock runs up the ramp to fight him, starting their match. The Rock chases Road Dogg to the back only to be attacked by D-Generation X (Triple H, X-Pac, Road Dogg, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn). Referees and officials have to step in to restore order, then WWF Chairman Vince McMahon shows up and tells them to get out.

Backstage, WWF Chairman Vince McMahon says he will not have another D-Generation X (Triple H, X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn). Billy Gunn gets a match with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, and X-Pac gets a match with Kane. Triple H tells Vince that if he thinks they have problems, then so will he, as there will be another DX night.

Michael Cole is in the trainers room with Big Show, who is getting his left foot taped up. Big Show asks Cole what he would be capable if he was put through the same things that The Big Boss Man put him through, and says he doesn't know what he is capable of, either. He says that what really scared him about dropping the dumpster on Boss Man and Prince Albert is that he did not care. All of a sudden, Big Boss Man and Prince Albert throw a tear gas bomb into the training room. Michael Cole and the cameraman are able to make it out, but not Big Show, who is locked in the room and forced to breathe the gas. Albert and Boss Man then put on gas masks and beat him up.

EMTs administer oxygen to Big Show, who is writhing in pain after the tear gas bomb attack from The Big Boss Man and Prince Albert.

Edge, Christian and The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy) beat Too Cool ("Too Sexy" Brian Christopher and Scott "Too Hot" Taylor) and The Hollys (Hardcore and Crash Holly). At the start of the match, it is announced that Big Show's skin coloration is not good as a result of the tear gas bomb from earlier, and that he is being taken to a local medical facility.

Michael Cole interviews X-Pac when Tori shows up and confronts X-Pac for turning on Kane. X-Pac says Tori "has the hots" for Kane, and tells Tori that the fire Kane was in "ain't the only thing that got burn" before giving her the crotch chop and saying "If you know what I mean." Tori calls X-Pac a bastard, and X-Pac dares her to hit him.

Members of the Washington Redskins football team are in the front row.

Mankind is signing copies of his autobiography Have A Nice Day! while Al Snow reads passage from the book., both of which involve "sitting through an Al Snow match."

The Big Boss Man and Prince Albert show up with a cart full of weapons. Boss Man says Al Snow thought it was funny setting him and Prince Albert up on SmackDown, and that he got a big chuckle when Big Show tried to crush them in the car with a dumpster. He then calls out Al Snow, and says nobody pulls the wool over his eyes without getting serious payback, and if he does not believe him, he can ask Big Show, who is in the hospital "sharing a respirator with his father." He challenge AL Snow to a hardcore match, and says he brought the toys and that it is time to play. Al Snow shows up, and says he does find it funny that Boss Man and Prince Albert nearly got crushed, and says there is nothing he would rather do than take Boss Man on for the Hardcore title. Since he brought Prince Albert, however, he has decided to make the odds a little more even by introducing his tag team partner: Mankind..

Al Snow and Mankind beat The Big Boss Man and Prince Albert in a hardcore tag team match. During the match, Val Venis is seen throwing copies of Mankind's autobiography Have A Nice Day! in a trash can. After the match, Val Venis is show pouring gasoline on the books, then lighting a box of matches and setting them on fire. Mankind runs to the back with a fire extinguisher.

Mankind manages to put the fire on his books out, but it is too late.

Chyna and Miss Kitty show up. Last week, Stevie Richards showed up dressed like her after stealing her clothes and destroying an expensive leather outfit in the process. She calls him out so he can destroy - from what she saw - his "very white ass." As for Chris Jericho, Jericho seems to have a real problem with a woman being Intercontinental Champion, which she does not understand as he is the one who comes out "whining and crying like he has a yeast infection" every week. She is starting to wonder if he is crying because she is muscular and bigger than he is, or if it because she is taller than he is, or if it is because she is better than he is. She says that if Jericho were to ask anybody in the locker room, they would tell him she is a worthy Intercontinental Champion, but if he wants her to prove it, she can give him a second opinion when she bitch slaps him across the ring at Survivor Series. Chyna then asks Jericho if the truth hurts. Jericho shows up, but it is not Jericho; it is Stevie Richards dressed as Chris Jericho right down to the hairstyle. This starts a match between Chyna and Stevie.

Chyna quickly beats Stevie Richards. After the match, Chyna is attacked from behind by the real Chris Jericho, who puts her in the Walls of Jericho.

Backstage, D-Generation X (Triple H, X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) are seen coming up with a way to deal with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. Meanwhile, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is seen in the locker room.

WAR ZONE

Before the next match, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin says Triple H is not the game, and when he thinks of games, he thinks of tiddlywinks, and says that the WWF Championship is not a game to him. As for The Rock, he will not be sticking a tied-up rattlesnake up his ass, and he dares him to look him in the eye and say what he said about him to his face, because he doesn't think that he can. As far as "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn goes, when someone asked him if he has a match, he simply stated that he has his foot up Billy Gunn's ass. He calls out Billy Gunn, and Billy Gunn shows up. Their match starts quickly.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin beats "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn by disqualification after the rest of D-Generation X (Triple H, X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James) tries to interfere. Austin sees them coming and takes them all on with a steel chair, then sits in the center of the ring and drinks a beer as if to dare them to come back to the ring.

Test and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon are seen backstage. Test asks Stephanie if what they are about to do is a good idea. Stephanie says "Absolutely."

WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon accompanies Test to the ring before the next match. Stephanie guests on commentary for the next match. Val Venis then takes the microphone and says he has no problem with Test, then says it's good that Stephanie has gotten over her amnesia and remembered his fiancee, but if she spent one night with The Big Valbowski, it would have been one night she never would have fotgotten. Test takes offense to this and attacks Venis.

Val Venis beats Test by disqualification after Mankind goes after Val Venis and chases him through the crowd. WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon gets in the ring and says that there is an old saying that if you love something, then set it free, and if it meant to be, it comes back to you. She thanks Test for being patient, and says she has never loved anyone more than she has loved him. She breaks from tradition and asks Test "Will you marry me?" Test says yes, and they both kiss.

Test and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon celebrate their wedding being back on the back with family and friends when D-Generation X (Triple H, X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) show up. Triple H says they have not even started to come problems, and insists that tonight will be held night and that they will not be held responsible for what happens to Kane in a few minutes.

Before the next match, X-Pac tells Kane that he had to tell Tori the whole truth about the fire and that she knows he is not that much of a man. It does not take long for Kane to get out of the ring, boot X-Pac in the face and choke slam X-Pac in the ring. The rest of D-Generation X (Triple H, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) show up and gang up on Kane, and Triple H hits Kane with a Pedigree before X-Pac hits Kane with a Bronco Buster.

Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle is coming to the World Wrestling Federation!

D-Generation X is arguing with WWF Chairman Vince McMahon when Kane runs in and attacks X-Pac. Referees and officials have to restrain Kane, and Vince makes Triple H defend the WWF Championship tonight. Triple H puts his hands on Vince, and WWF co-owner Shane McMahon hits Triple H with a double leg takedown, and Triple H says that if Shane wants a piece of him, he's got it.

Before the next match, Buh Buh Ray Dudley is about to speak when someone els'e svoice can be heard, mocking The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley). It is The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh), mocking The Dudley Boyz's look with tie-dye shirt saying "D-D-D Dummy Boyz."

The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh) beat The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley) with an inside cradle to D-Von. After the match, The Mean Street Posse (Rodney, Pete Gas, Joey Abs) run in and attack The Heabdbangers until referees show up to restore order.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin is seen backstage.

WWF Chairman Vince McMahon is the special guest ring announcer for the next match. When Triple H is introduced first, he brings D-Generation X (X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) with him before he gets in Vince's face. After Vince tells him that the crowd is calling his name (which leads the crowd to call Triple H an asshole), Vince announces that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is special guest color commentator for the match. Austin shows up and guests on commentary. Vince then announces that Kane is the special guest enforcer on the outside of the ring, and Kane shows up. Vince then announces that The Rock is the special guest timekeeper, then The Rock shows up. Vince then announces Triple H's opponent, Shane McMahon, as the next WWF Champion. Shane runs to the ring, and the match is on.

Triple H retains the WWF Championship against Shane McMahon. During the match, X-Pac sends Shane over the barricade, and special guest enforcer Kane sends X-Pac over the guardrail and beats him up through the crowd. Later on, Shane hits Triple H with a jawbreaker on the top rope, sending Triple H into referee Earl Hebner. "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn trips Shane off the top rope, and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin runs out from the commentary table and beats him up before hitting Triple H with a Stone Cold Stunner. Billy Gunn then drags Austin out of the ring, and both of them brawl up the ramp to the back. WWF Chairman Vince McMahon then gets in the ring with the WWF Championship in his hands, and tries to hit Triple H in the head with it only to hit Shane. On commentary, Jim Ross says that he hopes the title belt shot to Shane was accidental. Triple H hits Vince with a low blow, then pins Shane to retain the title.

After the show goes off the air, Triple H is celebrating when "Stone Cold" Steve Austin runs in. Triple H sees Austin coming and attacks him, then punches out referee Earl Hebner. Austin hits Triple H with a Stone Cold Stunner. Afterwards, Austin celebrates with a few beers, then Triple H gets up and grabs a beer can thrown into the ring only to look right at Austin. Triple H thinks Austin is going to hit him with a Stunner as soon as he drinks the beer, but Austin says that is not going to happen and tells him to drink the beer and shake his hand. Both of them get a fresh beer, and Triple H fails to catch the beer can out of the air. The crowd boos, and Austin tells Mike Yeaon to throw the beer again. Triple H somehow cannot grab the beers, and decides to stick with the beer can he already has. Triple H tells Austin to shake hands with him and not give him the Stunner. The crowd chants "Beat his ass, Austin, beat his ass." They shake hands and toast beers, then Austin hits Triple H with a Stunner anyway. Austin heads to the stage, but when he notices that Triple H has gotten back up, he flips him off. Triple H flips his off right back, and Austin runs back into the ring to hit Triple H with two Stunners. Austin celebrates, then heads to the back.

Raw Deal - Raw recap for October 4, 1999

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The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) beat The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn), the team of Hardcore and Crash Holly and the team of Kane and X-Pac in a Fatal 4-Way Elimination Tag Team Match. The New Age Outlaws and the team of Hardcore and Crash Holly are both eliminated by double count-out when the legal men from both teams brawl at ringside and fail to get back in the ring before the ten-count. At the end of the match, Kane - who refuses to tag in - pins Faarooq, but he is not the legal man; X-Pac is. Bradshaw pins X-Pac after a Clothesline From Hell to get the win.

The British Bulldog is seen heading towards the ring, then we see some crowd footage from WWF Rebellion as well as The British Bulldog's actions at the event from last Saturday night. It is announced that WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon was flown out of the United Kingdom late Saturday night and has been receiving medical treatment for severe head trauma since.

The British Bulldog shows up. He says WWF Chairman Vince McMahon must be shocked about what happened to WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon, and says it is unfortunate that Vince would put her in a position where she would get injured, as he would never put his daughter in a locker room with wrestlers. He says there are too many women in the World Wrestling Federation today, and they do not belong here and that this is a fact. He then says he has come out to apologize to Vince about what happened to Stephanie, since he put her in that position, not him, and Vince screwed him out of a WWF Championship match in the United Kingdom. He calls it a big gesture on his part, considering he turned his own country against him. He then says Vince screwed up, because he doesn't give a damn about the United Kingdom, the United States or American fans; all he cares about is the WWF Championship. At the next pay-per-view, No Mercy, he will step in the ring with The Rock and he is going to give him no mercy. After he is done kicking The Rock's ass up and down the ring and wins, all he will have left is his title shot. Suddenly, Chyna shows up and mocks The Bulldog, and since he has a problem with the women in the WWF, she has a problem with him and wants to know if his bite is as bad as his bark. The British Bulldog takes this as a challenge, and Chyna confirms this as a challenge, telling him she will see him tonight.

Stevie Richards (dressed as Dude Love) tells Mankind where The Rock is.

Mankind enters The Rock's locker room. Unbeknownst to Mankind, The Rock is on the phone. Unbeknownst to The Rock, Mankind is sitting next to him. Mankind says they should call it quits. The Rock says "Sure, sure." The Rock asks if he sure if he wants to do that. Mankind says that there are so many kids who need his help and guidance, and The Rock is almost there. The Rock says he feels the exact same way, too. Mankind tells The Rock he will make it on his own, and that he will be somebody. Suddenly, The Rock gets off the phone and asks Mankind who he is talking to, and Mankind tells The Rock he's going to be alright and if he needs him, he'll be there. The Rock get back on the phone and says "Oh, that's Mankind; he's half-retarded, you know that."

Michael Hayes is at a medical center in Stamford, Connecticut, where he interviews Test. All the doctors have told him that WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon is suffering from post-concussion syndrome with severe head trauma, and that she did nothing to deserve it. When asked if this will affect the wedding in any way, Test says that Stephanie does not even recognize him.

Backstage, Mae Young and Fabulous Moolah attack Ivory in the locker room bathroom and attempt to disrobe her. Referees and officlas ahve to restore order.

Mankind tells Stevie Richards says that he saw the pain in The Rock's eyes and that it hurt him. Mankind then says he has an idea.

Terri Runnels guests on commentary for the next match.

Edge and Christian beat The New Brood (Jeff and Matt Hardy) in Round 2 of the Terri Runnels Invitational and go 2-0 in the best-of-five series.

Triple H is seen heading to the ring.

Michael Cole interviews Kane and X-Pac. X-Pac says he did not tag Kane in as it was time to take his stand. He challenges The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) to a Four Corners Elimination Match so they can see who is left standing when the smoke clears. Once and for all, he will prove to everyone and himself that he still belongs in the land of the giants.

Triple H shows up. In thirteen days, he and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin will stand face-to-face and eye-to-eye in the middle of the ring one more time, and Austin will see the fire in his eyes that he saw when he laid him out and took him out of the business. At No Mercy, Austin will be lucky to escape. He says Austin didn't have the guts to be in the same building as him tonight, be he does understand that there was an exclusive interview. He may not have the guts, but he has somebody who has as much guts to get in the ring with him: Jim Ross, whom he asks to hold an interview in the ring. He apologizes to Jim Ross about breaking his arm, and now that he is WWF Champion, he is not the angry young man he was before and says nothing will happen to him. Triple H even grabs a steel chair at ringside and brings it into the ring for Jim Ross to sit on. Jim Ross gets up from the commentary table and and gets in the ring, then sits him in the chair, which is facing the TitanTron as Triple H stands next to him. We see interview footage from last Friday where it is revealed that Austin is not cleared to compete in the ring. Austin says he will show up at No Mercy to kick Triple H's ass regardless whether he is medically cleared or not. If he was pissed off before the injury happened, Triple H will have hell to pay when he returns. Austin says he stayed motivated at rehabbing his injury by watching the footage of Triple H laying him out with a steel chair at SummerSlam, saying it is all the motivation he needs. At No Mercy, Triple H will get his payback and nobody does payback better than him. Triple H says those are pretty bad words from a crippled man who is not even in the building. After asking Jim Ross if he is friends with Austin, he asks him what Austin thinks of him. Jim Ross says he would rather not say. Triple H says he understands, but then asks him again. Jim Ross tells Triple H that Austin thinks he's an asshole. Triple H says he figured he would say that, then asks Jim Ross what he personally thinks of him. Jim Ross calls him "a sorry, lowdown S.O.B." Triple H clotheslines Jim Ross out of the chair and kicks him in the gut, then mocks Jim Ross' voice before taking the boots to him. Referees try to restore order, and have to take a steel chair away from him so he does not injure Jim Ross like he did Austin.

Terry Taylor interviews Jeff Jarrett, Miss Kitty and Ivory. Jarrett says they accept Mae Young and The Fabulous Moolah's challenge, saying he would be happy to send them packing back to the old folks' home. He then tells Ivory that when he is done, he will let Ivory "slap the osteoporosis out of them."

Mankind is seen playing dominoes with GvsE stars Clayton Rohner and Richard Brooks. G vs E airs Sundays on USA Network at 8 PM Eastern, 7 PM Central. Michael Cole replaces Jim Ross on commentary.

Mae Young and The Fabulous Moolah beat Jeff Jarrett and Ivory. When the match begins, Jeff Jarrett suddenly replaces himself in the match with Miss Kitty while joining in on commentary, which ends up costimg Jarrett and Ivory the match when she wants no part of it. After the match, Ivory attacks Mae Young, then Jarrett gets in the ring and chews Miss Kitty out before putting her in the Figure Four Leg Lock. Mae Young and The Fabulous Moolah run into the ring as quickly as they can, and Jarrett rolls out as soon as he sees them.

Mankind is at the make-up booth with with GvsE stars Clayton Rohner and Richard Brooks.

We see GTV footage of Droz looking into D'Lo Brown bag...and puking in it.

Mankind shows up with with GvsE stars Clayton Rohner and Richard Brooks (credited as Chandler Smythe and Henry McNeil on the nameplate). He says he had a hell of a lot of fun guest starring on the show with Mr. Socko, and then says he does not like having his testicles grabbed by another man. He says he did not like it when he was an altar boy, and he did not like it last week. He tells Val Venis he got one free squeeze, but he can now consider himself warned. He then tells Rohner and Brooks to get a special front row seat, since Thr Rock is about to fill the arena with electricity and he doesn't want any anybody to get hurt. The Rock's music plays, then The Rock shows up. The Rock says that last week, he brought out him, his coach, his teacher and his girlfriend who cut him off at second base, and now he has lost Mr. Rocko and his jacket, and wants to break up The Rock 'n Sock Connection. The Rock says he never wanted to be part of the Rock 'n Sock connection, but Mankind says The Rock never wanted it to break up, and says he did some serious soul searching after last week and has decided to dedicate his life and career to the ongoing success and legendary status of their tag team. After 15 years in the business, he does not want to go down in history as a three-time WWF Champion or a hardcore legend, or as the guy who flew off the cell in the Hell In A Cell Match, or as the guy who wrestled in barbed wire. He wants to be known from here on in as one-half of the greatest tag team in WWF history, "The Rock 'n Sock Connection." Mankind then says it is a great day, for even though we asw the postponement of Test and Stephanie McMahon's wedding, it felt like a wedding took place right here. The Rock stops Mankind, and asks Mankind if he is implying that he is asking for his hand in marriage, but Mankind says it is a figure of speech. The Rock says he is not "cum-si-cum-sa," and he does not care less if he wanted to offer him some "poontang pie." Mankind says he is not a biology major, but says he does not have any poontang to offer him. He says he does not want The Rock 'n Sock Connection to end "like all those other tag teams," and that he wants them to be like The Three Musketeers. The Rock asks Mankind if he likes swords. Mankind says yes. The Rock then says that he could take him, Mr. Rocko, Mr. Socko, The Three Musketeers, "Jabroni, Mahoney, Baloney," then line them all up, take just one sword, shine it up real nice, turn it sideways and stick it straight up their candy asses. Before he can finish however, Chris Jericho and Curtis Hughes show up. Jericho says he was backstage listening to this "ridiculously unfunny, un-entertaining display" between Mankind and The Rock, and came to the conclusion that The Rock should accept Mankind's marriage proposal as he would be perfect as the woman in a male-male relationship...not that there's anything wrong with that. He says The Rock's ridiculous effeminate hairstyle, his flashy yet oh-so-sassy Versace wardrobe collection and his excessive fixation with sticking inanimate objects up other males' anuses make it obvious that The Rock is "cum-si-cum-sa." He tells Mankind and The Rock to unite themselves so they can ride their horse and carriage into the sunset so they can never waste the time of him or his Jerichoholics again. Suddenly, a fan with a Jericho haircut and a glittery jacket jumps the guardrail and gets in the ring, and Jericho says "Case in point" as Mankind tries to get his hands on him. The Rock then asks Jericho if he could keep "his jerkoff dad" out of his ring. He then says after two boring minutes, Jericho should know his role and shut his mouth, as he does not impress him, even after he unmasked Juventud Guerrera in World Championship Wrestling and after he came on his show and interrupted him for the second time to call it "Raw is Jericho." He says Jericho pissed him off, and tonight - on a night when he was not planning to do anything - he has a gift for him: a match against him. The Rock then tells Jericho he is exactly 20 minutes away from him whipping his monkey ass, interruptions from Mankind aside.

Mankind says he is teaming up with Stevie Richards. As he talks about how he told The Rock that "The Rock 'n Sock Connection" is back, they are suddenly ambushed by The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley). D-Von says that if they want a piece of them, they will be in the ring. Two EMTs check on Mankind.

WAR ZONE

Chyna beats The British Bulldog by disqualification after Jeff Jarrett gets into the ring and bashes a coffee urn into Chyna's head. The British Bulldog grabs a microphone and tells Chyna there is no room in the World Wrestling Federation, and taht he said he would kick her ass and that it is exactly what he did. He picks up Chyna to prepare for a running powerslam, and threatens Triple H to get in the ring and give him a shot at the WWF Championship within 10 seconds or he will slam Chyna into the center of the mat. After three, he says he lied, and hits Chyna with the running powerslam.

Terry Taylor interviews The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley). Buh Buh Ray says Mankind and Stevie Richard broke the first commandment: thou shalt not steal. He says that they found The Rock's jacket in the trash, and that nobody steals from The Dudley Boyz. D-Von tells Mankind and Stevie Richards that they also messed with them.

Mankind is seen sweeping the coffee grinds on the mat with a broom and dustpan for the next match. Stevie Richards shows up to Dude Love's entrance theme, and Jim Ross shows up to replace Michael Cole on commentary. When the match begins, Val Venis shows up and pull Mr. Rocko out of the fly of his jeans and lets Mr. Rocko hang out as he distracts Mankind, daring him to get on the stage and brawl with him. D-Von joins in on the brawl, as does Buh Buh Ray Dudley. Val Venis then leaves the stage and guests on commentary, but it isn't long before Buh Buh Ray and Mankind run right into him, and Val Venis takes the boots to Mankind a few times before tossing Mankind back into the ring. Val Venis then gets back on commentary, saying he lost all respect for Mankind and that he did not come to the WWF to be pushed around by someone like Foley. Venis then gets off commentary and get son the apron. Manknd gets Venis in the Mandible Claw, but The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley) hit Stevie Richards with the Dudley Death Drop. The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley) beat Mankind and Stevie Richards. After the match, The Dudley Boyz continue to fight Mankind, who proceeds to plow them into the mat with a DDT at the same time. Mankind then goes after Val Venis.

WWF Chairman Vince McMahon is seen entering the building...

WWF Chairman Vince McMahon shows up, and says he will not ask The British Bulldog to his family, the fans or even the people of America or the United Kingdom. He wants him to apologize to WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon for bashing her head in with a trash can; as a matter of fact, he is demanding he do this right now. The British Bulldog shows up, stands on the stage, and says he is sick and tired of apologies and says he will not apologize for something that was his fault. Vince says he has no choice but to invite him into the ring so he can beat an apology out of him. The British Bulldog says nobody can beat him, and lucky for him he is taking the rest of the night off.

Before the next match, The Rock tells Chris Jericho that if he wants to make a big deal of his fixation with turning things sideways and sticking them up candy asses, then he can come out to the ring with Curtis Hughes so he can take the entirety of Curtis Hughes' body, turn him sideways, and stick him straight up Jericho's candy ass. When Jericho shows up, The Rock is attacked from behind by Curtis Hughes, who has come out from the crowd.

The Rock beats Chris Jericho. During the match, the lights gradually dim until the arena goes completely dark, then Jericho hits The Rock with the ring bell as Curtis Hughes keeps referee Earl Hebner distracted on the apron. When the lights come back on, Curtis Hughes grabs Eearl Hebner during a pinfall and drags out of the ring, knocking out Hebner so he can throw a steel chair into the ring. The Rock manages to hit Chris Jericho with the Rock Bottom into the chair that Curtis Hughes brought into the ring. Hebner comes to, even though his left knee hurts, and The Roch hits The People's Elbow to get the win. After the match, The British Bulldog runs into the ring and brawls with The Rock while Chris Jericho and Curtis Hughes argue on their way out. Referees have to run into the ring and restore order, but The British Bulldog is still able to get his hands on The Rock and hit him some more. The Bulldog is eventually outside of the ring, and referees keep The Bulldog from getting back in. WWF Chairman Vince McMahon runs out, kicks The Bulldog in the gut, tosses him back into the ring and tells The Rock to beat him up - which he does - to end the show.

After the show goes off the air, Triple H shows up and attacks The Rock as soon as The British Bulldog is out of the ring again. The British Bulldog gets back in the ring and hits The Rock with the WWF Championship. As Bulldog and Triple H take the boots to The Rock in the corner, Mankind shows up. He fights off Triple H, then fights The British Bulldog. The Rock hits Triple H with a Rock Bottom as Mankind sends The Bulldog out of the ring, then The Rock hits Triple H with The People's Elbow. After The Rock's music hits, Mankind locks the Mandible Claw on Triple H before pushing Triple H into another Rock Bottom. Mankind and The Rock then hit Triple H with a double People's Elbow to send the fans home happy.

Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for August 18, 1997

Tonight's episode starts with a speech from Raven: "Anguish, fear and sorrow are emotions we all feel, but never more strongly than in our adolescence. When just having an acne-ridden skin can mean a lifetime of loneliness. One acceptance by others is a barometer of one's popularity. If one is different, a misfit, unattractive, maybe un-athletic, one is in for a lifetime of cruelty and suffering that will traumatize permanently. You see, scars are souvenirs you never lose. The past is never far. You can try to repress it...you can try to hold it back. You can try to deny it, but it will still continue to grow stronger and stronger like a malignant cancer that can't be satiated. Each of us manifest our pain in different manners, whether it's three in the morning in bed, tears in one's eye...whether it's a need to destroy everything beautiful, or just simply shutting one's self off from society...my father never gave me what I needed, so I understand what it's like to do without. They should understand this. They should give what's needed. I can see this. I can feel the pain. Why can't they understand? Quoth the Raven...nevermore."

We see a performance from The Nitro Girls.

Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) beat Vicious and Delicious (Scott Norton and Buff Bagwell) by disqualification after Vincent interferes. After the bell has rung, Harlem Heat cleans house.

The Barbarian beats Mortis. After the match, Wrath rushes into the ring and lays The Barbarian out with the Death Penalty, but Meng runs in and locks the Tongan Death Grip on Wrath. Mortis gets up and attacks Meng, but Meng refuses to let go of Wrath, who has to be pulled out of the ring.

Eric Bischoff shows up. He invites everyone in the crowd to his party Thursday on TBS, and it's called Clash of the Champions. His champions - "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) - are going to be there, and it will be a party in honor of them. He then mentions that "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko cannot get within 50 feet of him, just like The Giant. He thanks the Denver police for arresting The Giant last week, and warns him not to violate the restraining order again. He also tells James J. Dillon that the New World Order have been too patient, and that they are demanding their own show so that he can return to the commentary booth.

This Saturday on WCW Saturday Night: The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian) vs. Mortis and Wrath! Eddie Guerrero vs. Dean Malenko!

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and Curt Hennig. Flair says Hennig may be the best thing going today, and will soon be one of the Four Horsemen. Hennig tells Flair that the two of them teaming up does not necessarily make him a Horseman, then asks where the competition is. He says that later tonight, he will put The Giant six feet under on his back. Flair says he will ride Konnan hard, then tells Hennig to prove why he's Horseman material. Hennig says once again that he's too good to be true.

Stevie Richards beats Scotty Riggs after putting one of his feet on the rope, then Raven shows up and hits Stevie with the Evenflow DDT.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Jeff Jarrett, Eddie Guerrero and Debra McMichael. All of a sudden, Alex Wright shows up and tells Debra he's ready to join her team, and that she should be honored at the chance to recruit him. Debra admits Alex Wright has some good points, but he's not a champion anymore. He tells Debra he'll get the Cruiserweight title back and then get back to her if he wants too, then leaves. Debra says she knows Eddie will become the Cruiserweight champ and that Jeff Jarrett will retain the United States title, but if Alex Wright does take the Cruiserweight title back, maybe she'll give him the time of day.

The New World Order wish themselves a happy birthday as part of the promotion for Clash of the Champions.

The Four Horsemen ("The Crippler" Chris Benoit and Steve "Mongo" McMichael) beat Jeff Jarrett and Eddie Guerrero after Mongo scares Debra McMichael into dropping the United States title and smacks the US title into Jarrett's back as the referee is focused on Eddie.

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.

Pyrotechinics signal the start of the second hour.

The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) show up. After Hall says that people are tuned in because of the nWo, Hall says that Birmingham, Alabama is most definitely nWo country. Nash then announces that they will be in a tag match against Lex Luger and Diamond Dallas Page, and everyone will say why they're the best that's ever been and why they're just too sweet.

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.

"The Nature Boy" Ric FLair beats Syxx by disqualification after Vincent, Scott Norton and Buff Bagwell attack Flair. Curt Hennig runs into the ring, causing the nWo to clear out.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews referee Nick Patrick and WCW Executive Committee head James J. Dillon. Dillon notes that Nick Patrick explained his actions at Road Wild and that the matter is closed. Patrick has not second guessed himself, and says the review of his actions have been a waste of time, then says Randy Anderson has not done the right thing by costing Lex Luger the World Heavyweight Championship. Anderson shows up and confronts Nick Patrick, then Dillon says WCW has enough problems without having to deal with officials confronting each other over their officiating, and declares the interview over.

The Ultimate Dragon retains the WCW World Television Championship against La Parka with the Dragon Sleeper when Sonny Onoo's interference attempt backfires when he accidentally kicks La Parka into the back and into the Dragon Sleeper. After the match, The Ultimate Dragon drop kicks Sonny Onoo off the apron.

During The Giant vs. Curt Hennig, Eric Bischoff shows up to get within 50 feet of The Giant and get him arrested. Head of WCW Security Doug Dellinger shows up with police officers, but tells him that they will do their job if and only if The Giant gets near him, not the other way around. Bischoff gets testy with Dellinger, who tells him he will be arresteed for assault if he hits him with the restraining order again. As an irritated Bischoff backs off, he looks around and sees "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko approaching him from commentary. Bischoff tries to escape through the crowd, but The Giant grabs at Bischoff as police officers try to hold The Giant back.

Lee Marshall alls from Columbia, South Carolina - the site of next week's Nitro - for the 1-800-COLLECT Road Report.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews WCW Executive Committee head James J. Dillon. He says there is too much distrust between WCW management and Sting, and that he has been one of Sting's greatest supporters up to this point. He does not have a new contract with him, and that WCW's patience is wearing thin. He asks that Sting tell WCW what he wants, and if he cannot do that, then WCW may be boxed into a situation where both parties have to go their separate ways. He has bought Sting some time, and tells Sting he has between now and Clash of the Champions to come forward and tell him what he wants. Sting shows up, this time through the crowd surrounded by a sea of police officers, and enters the ring. Ge grabs Dillon, then points at the crowd as the crowd chants "Hogan." He then leaves the ring again, but then he picks up a sign from a young fan that is now at ringside that says "Hulk vs. Sting," and shows it to Okerlund and Dillon.

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The New World Order invite James J. Dillon to their party, calling him their guest of honor at Clash at the Champions.

Lex Luger and Diamond Dallas Page beat The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) afer Syxx, Scott Norton and "Macho Man" Randy Savage attack Luger and Page. The Giant and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair run in and hep Luger and Page fight off the nWo to close out the show.