Brian Christopher and Flash Flanagan beat Taka Michinoku and Pantera after Flanagan rakes Taka's eyes, Christopher scoops slams Taka and Pantera inadvertently hits Taka with a moonsault from the top rope. After the match, Pantera attacks Taka.
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Los Boricuas (Miguel Perez and Jose Estrada Jr.) beat The Quebecers (Jacques and Pierre) after The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) show up and Henry hits Jacques in the back of the head with a slop bucket. It is announced that coverage of the events leading up to the WrestleMania press conference is available on The Ross Report on Option 3 of the WWF Superstar Line.
We hear from Owen Hart, who says that the eight-man tag match at No Way Out started as a personal matter between himself and D-Generation X ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna), but it has become more personal, and at No Way Out, he has lunatics in his corner in the form of Cactus Jack, Terry Funk and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. He wants D-Generation X and The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn badly, as there is no way out and his team of lunatics want them just as badly and are building up their energy for the match. On Sunday, there will be no way out, and they will get the job done.
Los Boricuas (Savio Vega and Jesus Castillo) beat The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn). During the match, The Quebecers (Jacques and Pierre) show up to watch the match from afar, then attack Henry as referee Earl Hebner's back is turned to get revenge on The Godwinns, giving Los Boricuas the win.
We hear from The New Age Outlaws. Billy Gun says that everything will be bigger and better in Texas this Sunday when they come to town for No Way Out. He and Road Dogg brag about almost killing Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie, and Billy Gunn says that had they been given one more second, they would have almost killed Owen Hart. As for "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, he is no longer "the baddest S.O.B. in the World Wrestling Federation" and that they are as likely to kill him off, too. Road Dogg says they have pulled Austin's punk card, but now they get the chance to get their hands around their throats. They tell Austin to bring his team, as they are teaming with D-Generation X ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna) and there is no way out in Texas.
WrestleMania 14 is seven weeks away!
Sunny is special guest ring announcer for the next match.
The Rock beats Tom Brandi.
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Saturday, February 7, 1998
Monday, January 19, 1998
Raw Deal - Raw recap for January 19, 1998
In loving memory of Juanita McMahon, 1916-1998.
Paul Bearer comes out to The Undertaker's music. He responds to the "You suck!" chants by saying "Well, if I do, I must be good!" before saying that he had the fans in the palms of his hands. He says that he should have gotten a Golden Globe Award for his interview from two weeks ago, and laughs about Kane and The Undertaker saluting each other last week on Raw, saying that's when he had everyone fooled. He says that it was the first time in seven years that The Undertaker smiled, then brags about how he and Kane set The Undertaker - and his casket - on fire at Royal Rumble. Bearer says that his plans from the last six months have come to pass, and The Undertaker is gone, never to return. All of a sudden, The Undertaker's music hits and the lights go out. Druids bring out the casket from last night's match and slowly wheel it to the ring. The casket door opens...and Kane is inside. Kane climbs out, and Paul Bearer proclaims Kane to be the last surviving member of The Undertaker's family.
D-Generation X ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna) say that last night, they proved Owen Hart is a loser who can't cut it and should pack his bags and head down south. He also says that Shawn proved once again that he is the showstopper when he beat The Undertaker again. Shawn says he tossed and turned last night, guilt-ridden at what happened to The Undertaker. He wants the fans to know that DX is not all bad, and says they will bring back The Undertaker tonight.
The Disciples of Apocalypse (Chainz, Skull, 8-Ball) vs. The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, Kama Mustafa, D'Lo Brown) ends in a double disqualification when all six men get in the ring and the match gets out of control. After the match, "The Rock" Rocky Maivia and "The World's Strongest Man" get in the ring to help out The Nation, then "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock and Ahmed Johnson run in to help out The Disciples of Apocalypse. The D.O.A., Ahmed Johnson and Ken Shamrock end up standing tall when the brawl is over.
A hearse has arrived at the arena...
Vic Venom advertises an offer for both WWF and Raw Magazine for $29.98 or a year of either magazine for $19.98.
"Marvelous" Marc Mero forces Sable to wear a boxer's jacket with "Property of 'Marveluos' Marc Mero" on the back. When Mero orders Sable to disrobe him, Tom Brandi moves Sable out of the way and attacks Mero from behind, starting the match.
"Marvelous" Marc Mero beats Tom Brandi after hitting Brandi with a low blow as Sable unintentionally distracts the referee from the apron prior to the TKO. During the match, someone delivers flowers to Sable from an unknown source. Mero sees this and demands to know who the flowers came drom before telling Sable to go to the back. Sable stays at ringside with the flowers. After the match
D-Generation X ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna) find the hearse parked outside of the arena. They prepare to attack The Undertaker as soon as he comes out, but when Shawn and Triple H open the door, a bunch of young ladies are in the hearse instead.
A limousine arrives to the arena, and out comes Shane McMahon and "Iron" Mike Tyson.
The returning Quebecers (Jacques and Pierre) beat Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie by disqualification after Cactus Jack puts the referee in the Mandible Claw for telling him he's not the legal man in the match. After the match, The Quebecers and the team of Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie continue to go at it until Cactus Jack scares The Quebecers away with his barbed wire baseball bat.
D-Generation X ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna) asks some of the mini wrestlers if they've seen The Undertaker.
"Iron" Mike Tyson is seen backstage with some WWF officials.
Jim Cornette guests on commentary for the next match, who says that he has made this a match for the NWA North American Heavyweight Championship to prove that NWA has more talent than WWF does and as part of his plan to put WWF back in the NWA fold once and for all.
Jeff Jarrett retains the NWA North American Heavyweight Championship against Blackjack Bradshaw after Jim Cornette distracts the referee. Blackjack Bradshaw fights off The Rock 'n Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson), but is inadvertently clotheslined by Blackjack Windham. After the match, Bradshaw fights Jarrett as well as The Rock 'n Roll Express, but is double-crossed by Windham, who joins Jarrett and The Rock 'n Roll Express in Jim Cornette's group of NWA wrestlers, effectively ending The New Blackjacks.
D-Generation X ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna) are in the locker room. Shawn says that he can't find The Undertaker anywhere...then the locker room light go dim...
WWF celebrates the life of Martin Luther King, Jr.
The intro to War Zone plays to signal the start of the second hour.
The Undertaker's music hits. All of a sudden, The Undertaker comes down from the roof of the arena on a harness. The Undertaker is then seen in the middle of the ring, then it is revealed to be "The Heartbreak Kid' Shawn Michaels all along. "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley shows up wearing a blue barbecue apron saying "S*ck the cook" and Chyna shows up with a barebecue grill. Triple H has a bag, containing chef's hats, metal tongs, a bag of marshmallows, a bag of hot dogs, and a giant sausage that Chyna pulls out when Triple H says he and Shawn have "jumbo weenies" before making fun of The Undertaker being set on fire last night. Triple H says he hopes Owen Hart enjoyed his royal stumble last night, before offering him his opportunity for revenge on a silver platter next week on Raw for the European Championship, and says it won't matter if he's injured as he can beat him any time he wants and end it for good. As for "all the California girls out there," there's no need to ride Space Mountain as it's old, broken down and bleached blonde. If they want to see the stars, call him, as he's got the rocket if they've got the ride. Shawn says he'd like to give The Undertaker another chance to become WWF Champion, but he's already beaten him three times and he's still WWF Champion. Shawn then focuses on "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, saying he's next on the list, He says he's been there and done that as far as the tag team and Intercontinental titles are concerned, and that there is one more mountain for Austin to climb, and he owns that mountain as he says so. Shawn tells Austin he has quite a winning streak going, then tells Austin that if he asks around, he'll find out he lays down for absolutely nobody.
In Your House: No Way Out! comes to pay-per-view Sunday, February 15th!
"Iron" Mike Tyson meets both The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk) and Sunny backstage.
The Honky Tonk Man guests on commentary for the next match.
Owen Hart, Taka Michinoku and The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh) beats Los Boricuas (Savio Vega, Miguel Perez, Jesus Castillo, Jose Estrada Jr.) with a Sharpshooter to Jesus Castillo, Jr. During the match, it is announced that the encore for Royal Rumble is tomorrow night on pay-per-view at 8 PM Eastern, 7 PM Central. After the match, Owen Hart accepts "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley's challenge for the WWF European Championship next week.
"Iron" Mike Tyson meets The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, "The Rock" Rocky Maivia, "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Mark Henry) backstage.
"The Rock" Rocky Maivia beats Ahmed Johnson after "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry shows up and hits Ahmed in the back with a steel chair when the referee isn't looking. After the match, "The World's Most Dangerous Man" rushes in, and The Rock retreats.
"Iron" Mike Tyson meets Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie backstage.
"Iron" Mike Tyson meets D-Generation X ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna) backstage.
Before the next match, The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) come out in overalls, with Billy Gunn carrying a stuffed pig. Road Dogg tells The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) they have no beef with them, and hopes they are happy with getting their way and getting their title shot. He wants a chance to talk this over, as they are still fans of southern justice, but The Godwinns are ready to fight them at this point.
The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) retain the WWF Tag Team Championships against The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) after Billy Gunn hits Phineas I. Godwinn with the stuffed pig behind the referee's back. After the match, Henry O. Godwinn looks in the stuffed pick and finds half a brick in it.
Will it be "a macho week" in the WWF? Find out on Option 3 at midnight Eastern Time on the WWF Superstar Line.
Vince McMahon shows up and introduces "Iron" Mike Tyson, who says it is a pleasure to be here after being a WWF fan for a long time. Before Vince can finish an announcement involving Tyson, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin shows up, with referees and officials quickly following. Austin says he's sick and tired of seeing "Iron" Mike Tyson shaking everyone's hands to the point that he's throwing up in the back. He respects what Tyson has done in the boxing world, but when Tyson steps in the ring, he's messing with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. Austin says he wants a piece of Tyson, and tells him he's looking into the eyes of the WWF's toughest son-of-a-bitch, saying he can beat him any day of the week and twice on Sundays. He then flips Tyson off, and Tyson shoves Austin back. This leads to a massive brouhaha in the back, and both men have to be held back from one another. Near the end of the show, Vince yells "You ruined it, damn it! You ruined it!" at Austin, who flips Vince off with both hands just as he is about to be carried off to the back.
At the end of the show, Vince McMahon is seen profusely apologizing to "Iron" Mike Tyson, who wants a piece of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
Paul Bearer comes out to The Undertaker's music. He responds to the "You suck!" chants by saying "Well, if I do, I must be good!" before saying that he had the fans in the palms of his hands. He says that he should have gotten a Golden Globe Award for his interview from two weeks ago, and laughs about Kane and The Undertaker saluting each other last week on Raw, saying that's when he had everyone fooled. He says that it was the first time in seven years that The Undertaker smiled, then brags about how he and Kane set The Undertaker - and his casket - on fire at Royal Rumble. Bearer says that his plans from the last six months have come to pass, and The Undertaker is gone, never to return. All of a sudden, The Undertaker's music hits and the lights go out. Druids bring out the casket from last night's match and slowly wheel it to the ring. The casket door opens...and Kane is inside. Kane climbs out, and Paul Bearer proclaims Kane to be the last surviving member of The Undertaker's family.
D-Generation X ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna) say that last night, they proved Owen Hart is a loser who can't cut it and should pack his bags and head down south. He also says that Shawn proved once again that he is the showstopper when he beat The Undertaker again. Shawn says he tossed and turned last night, guilt-ridden at what happened to The Undertaker. He wants the fans to know that DX is not all bad, and says they will bring back The Undertaker tonight.
The Disciples of Apocalypse (Chainz, Skull, 8-Ball) vs. The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, Kama Mustafa, D'Lo Brown) ends in a double disqualification when all six men get in the ring and the match gets out of control. After the match, "The Rock" Rocky Maivia and "The World's Strongest Man" get in the ring to help out The Nation, then "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock and Ahmed Johnson run in to help out The Disciples of Apocalypse. The D.O.A., Ahmed Johnson and Ken Shamrock end up standing tall when the brawl is over.
A hearse has arrived at the arena...
Vic Venom advertises an offer for both WWF and Raw Magazine for $29.98 or a year of either magazine for $19.98.
"Marvelous" Marc Mero forces Sable to wear a boxer's jacket with "Property of 'Marveluos' Marc Mero" on the back. When Mero orders Sable to disrobe him, Tom Brandi moves Sable out of the way and attacks Mero from behind, starting the match.
"Marvelous" Marc Mero beats Tom Brandi after hitting Brandi with a low blow as Sable unintentionally distracts the referee from the apron prior to the TKO. During the match, someone delivers flowers to Sable from an unknown source. Mero sees this and demands to know who the flowers came drom before telling Sable to go to the back. Sable stays at ringside with the flowers. After the match
D-Generation X ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna) find the hearse parked outside of the arena. They prepare to attack The Undertaker as soon as he comes out, but when Shawn and Triple H open the door, a bunch of young ladies are in the hearse instead.
A limousine arrives to the arena, and out comes Shane McMahon and "Iron" Mike Tyson.
The returning Quebecers (Jacques and Pierre) beat Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie by disqualification after Cactus Jack puts the referee in the Mandible Claw for telling him he's not the legal man in the match. After the match, The Quebecers and the team of Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie continue to go at it until Cactus Jack scares The Quebecers away with his barbed wire baseball bat.
D-Generation X ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna) asks some of the mini wrestlers if they've seen The Undertaker.
"Iron" Mike Tyson is seen backstage with some WWF officials.
Jim Cornette guests on commentary for the next match, who says that he has made this a match for the NWA North American Heavyweight Championship to prove that NWA has more talent than WWF does and as part of his plan to put WWF back in the NWA fold once and for all.
Jeff Jarrett retains the NWA North American Heavyweight Championship against Blackjack Bradshaw after Jim Cornette distracts the referee. Blackjack Bradshaw fights off The Rock 'n Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson), but is inadvertently clotheslined by Blackjack Windham. After the match, Bradshaw fights Jarrett as well as The Rock 'n Roll Express, but is double-crossed by Windham, who joins Jarrett and The Rock 'n Roll Express in Jim Cornette's group of NWA wrestlers, effectively ending The New Blackjacks.
D-Generation X ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna) are in the locker room. Shawn says that he can't find The Undertaker anywhere...then the locker room light go dim...
WWF celebrates the life of Martin Luther King, Jr.
The intro to War Zone plays to signal the start of the second hour.
The Undertaker's music hits. All of a sudden, The Undertaker comes down from the roof of the arena on a harness. The Undertaker is then seen in the middle of the ring, then it is revealed to be "The Heartbreak Kid' Shawn Michaels all along. "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley shows up wearing a blue barbecue apron saying "S*ck the cook" and Chyna shows up with a barebecue grill. Triple H has a bag, containing chef's hats, metal tongs, a bag of marshmallows, a bag of hot dogs, and a giant sausage that Chyna pulls out when Triple H says he and Shawn have "jumbo weenies" before making fun of The Undertaker being set on fire last night. Triple H says he hopes Owen Hart enjoyed his royal stumble last night, before offering him his opportunity for revenge on a silver platter next week on Raw for the European Championship, and says it won't matter if he's injured as he can beat him any time he wants and end it for good. As for "all the California girls out there," there's no need to ride Space Mountain as it's old, broken down and bleached blonde. If they want to see the stars, call him, as he's got the rocket if they've got the ride. Shawn says he'd like to give The Undertaker another chance to become WWF Champion, but he's already beaten him three times and he's still WWF Champion. Shawn then focuses on "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, saying he's next on the list, He says he's been there and done that as far as the tag team and Intercontinental titles are concerned, and that there is one more mountain for Austin to climb, and he owns that mountain as he says so. Shawn tells Austin he has quite a winning streak going, then tells Austin that if he asks around, he'll find out he lays down for absolutely nobody.
In Your House: No Way Out! comes to pay-per-view Sunday, February 15th!
"Iron" Mike Tyson meets both The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk) and Sunny backstage.
The Honky Tonk Man guests on commentary for the next match.
Owen Hart, Taka Michinoku and The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh) beats Los Boricuas (Savio Vega, Miguel Perez, Jesus Castillo, Jose Estrada Jr.) with a Sharpshooter to Jesus Castillo, Jr. During the match, it is announced that the encore for Royal Rumble is tomorrow night on pay-per-view at 8 PM Eastern, 7 PM Central. After the match, Owen Hart accepts "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley's challenge for the WWF European Championship next week.
"Iron" Mike Tyson meets The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, "The Rock" Rocky Maivia, "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Mark Henry) backstage.
"The Rock" Rocky Maivia beats Ahmed Johnson after "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry shows up and hits Ahmed in the back with a steel chair when the referee isn't looking. After the match, "The World's Most Dangerous Man" rushes in, and The Rock retreats.
"Iron" Mike Tyson meets Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie backstage.
"Iron" Mike Tyson meets D-Generation X ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna) backstage.
Before the next match, The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) come out in overalls, with Billy Gunn carrying a stuffed pig. Road Dogg tells The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) they have no beef with them, and hopes they are happy with getting their way and getting their title shot. He wants a chance to talk this over, as they are still fans of southern justice, but The Godwinns are ready to fight them at this point.
The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) retain the WWF Tag Team Championships against The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) after Billy Gunn hits Phineas I. Godwinn with the stuffed pig behind the referee's back. After the match, Henry O. Godwinn looks in the stuffed pick and finds half a brick in it.
Will it be "a macho week" in the WWF? Find out on Option 3 at midnight Eastern Time on the WWF Superstar Line.
Vince McMahon shows up and introduces "Iron" Mike Tyson, who says it is a pleasure to be here after being a WWF fan for a long time. Before Vince can finish an announcement involving Tyson, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin shows up, with referees and officials quickly following. Austin says he's sick and tired of seeing "Iron" Mike Tyson shaking everyone's hands to the point that he's throwing up in the back. He respects what Tyson has done in the boxing world, but when Tyson steps in the ring, he's messing with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. Austin says he wants a piece of Tyson, and tells him he's looking into the eyes of the WWF's toughest son-of-a-bitch, saying he can beat him any day of the week and twice on Sundays. He then flips Tyson off, and Tyson shoves Austin back. This leads to a massive brouhaha in the back, and both men have to be held back from one another. Near the end of the show, Vince yells "You ruined it, damn it! You ruined it!" at Austin, who flips Vince off with both hands just as he is about to be carried off to the back.
At the end of the show, Vince McMahon is seen profusely apologizing to "Iron" Mike Tyson, who wants a piece of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
Monday, January 12, 1998
Raw Deal - Raw recap for January 12, 1998
D-Generation X ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna) are looking forward to getting to Penn State University for the college girls. Shawn tells Owen Hart that if he sticks his nose in their business, it will be foor the last time. Triple H tells The Undertaker they're coming, and that Shawn has an announcement concerning 'Taker's family and the fact that he can't beat him. Shawn then pulls his pants down, get onto the roof of their limousine and moons everyone outside.
Before the next match, The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) mock the Penn State University crowd by wearing Florida Gators shirts and calling the crowd "losers."
The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) beat The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn), The Truth Commission (Recon and Sniper) and The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh) in a Four Corners Tag Team Match after Gunn pulls a foreign object out and punches out Phineas I. Godwinn with it behind the ref's back.
We see a video package of recent events concerning The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk) before their return this Sunday at Royal Rumble.
A camera is trained towards the outside of the arena when a pick-up truck barrels in. It's the Austin 3:16 pick-up truck, and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is here. During the commercial break, Austin hits both of The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) with Stone Cold Stunners. He then drives the pick-up truck towards the stage, gets out, and makes his way to the ring where Michael Cole interviews him. Austin says he won the Royal Rumble match year only for the carpet to be yanked out from under him. He says Vince McMahon may have bought the ring, but if anyone gets in it, he'll throw them out. On the subject of being made a marked man by the other participants of the Royal Rumble match, Austin borrows a pen, rips his tanktop in half, draws a target on his chest with the pen, and dares all the Superstars to get in the ring with him. He won't take anything from Gorilla Monsoon or anyone else in the WWF offices, and says he does what he wants when he wants because Stone Cold says so.
D-Generation X's ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna) limousine has arrived, and Shawn gets cross when an 18-wheeler is in their way.
The Jackyl guests on commentary for the next match.
Kurrgan the Interrogator beats Jimmy Cicero and Lance Diamond in a 2-on-1 handicap match. After the match, Kurrgan destroys a Penn State Nifty Lions football helmet with his bare hands.
D-Generation X ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna) fight Owen Hart in the limo after Owen makes his way into it and beats up Triple H as Shawn tries to get the 18-wheeler out of the way. The limo leaves with both DX and Owen in it.
Before the next match, "Marvelous" Marc Mero says he's had a change of heart about Sable, despite his microphone not working. Suddenly, Sable's music hits, but instead of Sable coming out, it's The Artist Formely Known As Goldust dressed in lingerie much like Sable and even wearing a wig. Goldust disrobes Mero, and Mero says he'll
Vader beats "Marvelous" Marc Mero by disqualification after Goldust hits Vader in the back of the head with a coconut he pulls out of his bra. During the match, the real Sable shows up and kicks Goldust in the kidneys before Mero sends her back to the locker room.
D-Generation X's ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna) limousine returns. DX comes out, but Owen does not, causing concern among the commentators.
We look back at Bam Bam Bigelow's confrontation with Lawrence "L.T." Taylor at Royal Rumble 1995.
Cameras come to the back as it is revealed that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin has attacked Vader backstage.
Before the next match, "The Rock" Rocky Maivia says Pittsburgh Steeleers quarterback Cornell Stewart called him for advice on how to become a Super Bowl champion. Before he called Cornell back, Cornell got advice from Joe Paterno, and now neither one of them are champions like a chant. He then tells "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry he crossed a line for wearing a "Rocky Sucks" T-shirt and that he will rip that shirt off of him before telling Shamrock that if he's a real man, he'd stay in the ring and get a piece of him.
"The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry and "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock vs. The Nation of Domination ("The Rock" Rocky Maivia and D'Lo Brown) ends with Mark Henry turning on Shamrock to join The Nation of Domination. After The Nation assaults Shamrock, The Rock rips off the "Rocky Sucks" T-Shirt like he said he would to reveal a Nation of Domination shirt underneath. Faarooq shows up, and the rest of The Nation introduces Faarooq to Mark Henry.
"The Rock" Rocky Maivia tells Faarooq he recruited "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry into The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, The Rock, Mark Henry) for him.
The intro to War Zone plays to signal the start of the second hour.
D-Generation X ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna) show up. Triple H says that Owen Hart is the last remnant of something in the bottom of the toilet that kept coming back up flush after flush. He then announces that a half-hour ago in their limo, Owen got the big flush and is in the sewer headed to God knows where. He calls Owen Hart nothing but a lowly pledge to D-Generation X, and says he failed his final. Triple H then tells all the sorority sisters that if they need help, they can call him and he can give them help that lasts all night long as he has the tips to give them passing grade, but he won't just give them the tip; he'll give the whole thing and that he'll give the head if they've got the class. Shawn then addresses Mike Tyson, and says Mike Tyson is not the baddest man on the planet in his universe as he's never had to shimmy to the sounds of Sweet Chin Music. He says Tyson may not be the best boxer in the world, but if Tyson sticks his nose in his business at Royal Rumble, he'll dance all over his face. Before Shawn can talk about Kane, Owen Hart shows up on the TitanTron and tells them he'll make their lives hell. Triple H dares Owen to get in the ring so they can finish what they started, and Owen does just that. Owen threatens to break Triple H's other leg, and referees and officials have to keep Owen away from DX.
Before the next match, Jim Cornette talks about how NWA has a legacy in tag team wrestling with The Midnight Express and The Rock 'n Roll Express. He then introduces The Rock 'n Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) to the WWF. Jim Cornette then guests on commentary for the next match. (It is mentioned that Jeff Jarrett was originally scheduled to be on commentary, but could not make it to due to an illness in the family.)
The Disciples of Apocalypse (Skull and 8-Ball) beat The Rock 'n Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) by disqualification when Jim Cornette gets caught trying to interfere. After the match, Ricky Morton hits one of the Disciples with Cornette's tennis racket, and Chainz shows up from the crowd to chase Cornette and The Rock 'n Roll Express out of the ring.
Rumors of "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan entering the Royal Rumble match are rumbling on Option 3 of the WWF Superstar Line.
In footage from earlier today, Mick Foley - as Cactus Jack - stands on the football field of Penn State University, where he talks about his wars with Terry Funk and how he got closer to this man than anyone else. When Foley found himself in a 2-on-1 situation, he called on Terry Funk, who wore a pair of pantyhose over his head and called himself Chainsaw Charlie. He feels the idea of the Chainsaw Charlie is a bit ridiculous, but to each his own. He then tells The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) that they are in a situation that they are not prepared for, and they will make their lives a living hell. He just wants them not to consider it punishment for sins they've committed, but as a chance to get to know each other. He then calls their incoming war "The Brutal Bowl."
Before the next match, The Artist Formely Known As Goldust shows up dressed like Dude Love, with Luna Vachon dressed appropriately. Mankind gets the Mandible Claw on Dude Love after just a few moments, but it doesn't take long for "Stone Cold" Steve Austin to come out of the crowd, give both men in the ring a Stone Cold Stunner, and says it's "no more mister nice guy" until he wins the Royal Rumble match.
Vince McMahon announces that Mike Tyson is an invited guest at Royal Rumble, and hopes to conclude negotiations with Mike Tyson there. He also guarantees that Tyson will be on next week's Raw for a huge announcement.
Sunny - dressed in a Penn State University cheerleader uniform - is guest ring announcer for the next match.
Los Boricuas (Savio Vega and Jesus Castillo, Jr.) beat Taka Michinoku and Scott Taylor. Los Boricuas continue to beat up Taka and Taylor after the match, then Owen Hart shows up from out of nowhere and smacks all four members of Los Boricuas with a wooden crutch.
We look back at "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels' Royal Rumble win from 1995 as part of the WWF Rewind.
Michael Cole interviews "The Heartbreak Kid' Shawn Michaels in the ring. Shawn talks about how Paul Bearer and Kane have split and about how Kane has stepped out on his own. Shawn says that D-Generation X (Shawn, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna) has opened their arms and have taken Kane into their family. He introduces Kane, but The Undertaker's music hits instead and The Undertaker shows up instead. The Undertaker tells Michael to leave his family alone, especially his little brother Kane. He says that if he were Shawn, he would be worried about the Royal Rumble match and The Undertaker punching a six-inch hole in his forehead. He then prepares to choke slam Shawn, but lets go and nearly choke slams Chyna instead. Triple H hits 'Taker in the back with the wooden crutch, which as no effect. The Undertaker then backs Triple H into a corner, then turns around and gets hit by Shawn with Sweet Chin Music. Shawn then hits 'Taker with the wooden crutch and continues to attack him, and Triple H joins in. The arena then goes dark again, and Kane makes his presence known. Kane grabs Shawn by the back of the head, and almost choke slams him when Triple H hits him with the wooden crutch, which has no effect on Kane. DX retreat, with Kane slowly following them to the back. Kane then stops at the stage, turns around and extends his hand to The Undertaker. The Undertaker kneels down in the center of the ring to return the favor.
WWF Superstars fill the ring for the Royal Rumble match drawing when "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock shows up and attacks "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry for turning on him earlier in the day. The Honky Tonk Man shows up as referees and officials try to restore order, confirming his entry into the Royal Rumble match. Cactus Jack shows up, and is followed by "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, who comes out through the crowd and hits Phineas I. Godwinn with the tumbler before hitting him with the Stone Cold Stunner. Austin leaves the ring as all hell breaks loose in the ring and everyone else in the ring starts brawling, but is attacked by Savio Vega, D'Lo Brown and "The Rock" Rocky Maivia. After a while, Austin comes back, but The Rock, Savio Vega and D'Lo Brown are still beating Austin up as the show ends.
Before the next match, The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) mock the Penn State University crowd by wearing Florida Gators shirts and calling the crowd "losers."
The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) beat The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn), The Truth Commission (Recon and Sniper) and The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh) in a Four Corners Tag Team Match after Gunn pulls a foreign object out and punches out Phineas I. Godwinn with it behind the ref's back.
We see a video package of recent events concerning The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk) before their return this Sunday at Royal Rumble.
A camera is trained towards the outside of the arena when a pick-up truck barrels in. It's the Austin 3:16 pick-up truck, and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is here. During the commercial break, Austin hits both of The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) with Stone Cold Stunners. He then drives the pick-up truck towards the stage, gets out, and makes his way to the ring where Michael Cole interviews him. Austin says he won the Royal Rumble match year only for the carpet to be yanked out from under him. He says Vince McMahon may have bought the ring, but if anyone gets in it, he'll throw them out. On the subject of being made a marked man by the other participants of the Royal Rumble match, Austin borrows a pen, rips his tanktop in half, draws a target on his chest with the pen, and dares all the Superstars to get in the ring with him. He won't take anything from Gorilla Monsoon or anyone else in the WWF offices, and says he does what he wants when he wants because Stone Cold says so.
D-Generation X's ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna) limousine has arrived, and Shawn gets cross when an 18-wheeler is in their way.
The Jackyl guests on commentary for the next match.
Kurrgan the Interrogator beats Jimmy Cicero and Lance Diamond in a 2-on-1 handicap match. After the match, Kurrgan destroys a Penn State Nifty Lions football helmet with his bare hands.
D-Generation X ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna) fight Owen Hart in the limo after Owen makes his way into it and beats up Triple H as Shawn tries to get the 18-wheeler out of the way. The limo leaves with both DX and Owen in it.
Before the next match, "Marvelous" Marc Mero says he's had a change of heart about Sable, despite his microphone not working. Suddenly, Sable's music hits, but instead of Sable coming out, it's The Artist Formely Known As Goldust dressed in lingerie much like Sable and even wearing a wig. Goldust disrobes Mero, and Mero says he'll
Vader beats "Marvelous" Marc Mero by disqualification after Goldust hits Vader in the back of the head with a coconut he pulls out of his bra. During the match, the real Sable shows up and kicks Goldust in the kidneys before Mero sends her back to the locker room.
D-Generation X's ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna) limousine returns. DX comes out, but Owen does not, causing concern among the commentators.
We look back at Bam Bam Bigelow's confrontation with Lawrence "L.T." Taylor at Royal Rumble 1995.
Cameras come to the back as it is revealed that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin has attacked Vader backstage.
Before the next match, "The Rock" Rocky Maivia says Pittsburgh Steeleers quarterback Cornell Stewart called him for advice on how to become a Super Bowl champion. Before he called Cornell back, Cornell got advice from Joe Paterno, and now neither one of them are champions like a chant. He then tells "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry he crossed a line for wearing a "Rocky Sucks" T-shirt and that he will rip that shirt off of him before telling Shamrock that if he's a real man, he'd stay in the ring and get a piece of him.
"The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry and "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock vs. The Nation of Domination ("The Rock" Rocky Maivia and D'Lo Brown) ends with Mark Henry turning on Shamrock to join The Nation of Domination. After The Nation assaults Shamrock, The Rock rips off the "Rocky Sucks" T-Shirt like he said he would to reveal a Nation of Domination shirt underneath. Faarooq shows up, and the rest of The Nation introduces Faarooq to Mark Henry.
"The Rock" Rocky Maivia tells Faarooq he recruited "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry into The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, The Rock, Mark Henry) for him.
The intro to War Zone plays to signal the start of the second hour.
D-Generation X ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna) show up. Triple H says that Owen Hart is the last remnant of something in the bottom of the toilet that kept coming back up flush after flush. He then announces that a half-hour ago in their limo, Owen got the big flush and is in the sewer headed to God knows where. He calls Owen Hart nothing but a lowly pledge to D-Generation X, and says he failed his final. Triple H then tells all the sorority sisters that if they need help, they can call him and he can give them help that lasts all night long as he has the tips to give them passing grade, but he won't just give them the tip; he'll give the whole thing and that he'll give the head if they've got the class. Shawn then addresses Mike Tyson, and says Mike Tyson is not the baddest man on the planet in his universe as he's never had to shimmy to the sounds of Sweet Chin Music. He says Tyson may not be the best boxer in the world, but if Tyson sticks his nose in his business at Royal Rumble, he'll dance all over his face. Before Shawn can talk about Kane, Owen Hart shows up on the TitanTron and tells them he'll make their lives hell. Triple H dares Owen to get in the ring so they can finish what they started, and Owen does just that. Owen threatens to break Triple H's other leg, and referees and officials have to keep Owen away from DX.
Before the next match, Jim Cornette talks about how NWA has a legacy in tag team wrestling with The Midnight Express and The Rock 'n Roll Express. He then introduces The Rock 'n Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) to the WWF. Jim Cornette then guests on commentary for the next match. (It is mentioned that Jeff Jarrett was originally scheduled to be on commentary, but could not make it to due to an illness in the family.)
The Disciples of Apocalypse (Skull and 8-Ball) beat The Rock 'n Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) by disqualification when Jim Cornette gets caught trying to interfere. After the match, Ricky Morton hits one of the Disciples with Cornette's tennis racket, and Chainz shows up from the crowd to chase Cornette and The Rock 'n Roll Express out of the ring.
Rumors of "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan entering the Royal Rumble match are rumbling on Option 3 of the WWF Superstar Line.
In footage from earlier today, Mick Foley - as Cactus Jack - stands on the football field of Penn State University, where he talks about his wars with Terry Funk and how he got closer to this man than anyone else. When Foley found himself in a 2-on-1 situation, he called on Terry Funk, who wore a pair of pantyhose over his head and called himself Chainsaw Charlie. He feels the idea of the Chainsaw Charlie is a bit ridiculous, but to each his own. He then tells The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) that they are in a situation that they are not prepared for, and they will make their lives a living hell. He just wants them not to consider it punishment for sins they've committed, but as a chance to get to know each other. He then calls their incoming war "The Brutal Bowl."
Before the next match, The Artist Formely Known As Goldust shows up dressed like Dude Love, with Luna Vachon dressed appropriately. Mankind gets the Mandible Claw on Dude Love after just a few moments, but it doesn't take long for "Stone Cold" Steve Austin to come out of the crowd, give both men in the ring a Stone Cold Stunner, and says it's "no more mister nice guy" until he wins the Royal Rumble match.
Vince McMahon announces that Mike Tyson is an invited guest at Royal Rumble, and hopes to conclude negotiations with Mike Tyson there. He also guarantees that Tyson will be on next week's Raw for a huge announcement.
Sunny - dressed in a Penn State University cheerleader uniform - is guest ring announcer for the next match.
Los Boricuas (Savio Vega and Jesus Castillo, Jr.) beat Taka Michinoku and Scott Taylor. Los Boricuas continue to beat up Taka and Taylor after the match, then Owen Hart shows up from out of nowhere and smacks all four members of Los Boricuas with a wooden crutch.
We look back at "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels' Royal Rumble win from 1995 as part of the WWF Rewind.
Michael Cole interviews "The Heartbreak Kid' Shawn Michaels in the ring. Shawn talks about how Paul Bearer and Kane have split and about how Kane has stepped out on his own. Shawn says that D-Generation X (Shawn, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna) has opened their arms and have taken Kane into their family. He introduces Kane, but The Undertaker's music hits instead and The Undertaker shows up instead. The Undertaker tells Michael to leave his family alone, especially his little brother Kane. He says that if he were Shawn, he would be worried about the Royal Rumble match and The Undertaker punching a six-inch hole in his forehead. He then prepares to choke slam Shawn, but lets go and nearly choke slams Chyna instead. Triple H hits 'Taker in the back with the wooden crutch, which as no effect. The Undertaker then backs Triple H into a corner, then turns around and gets hit by Shawn with Sweet Chin Music. Shawn then hits 'Taker with the wooden crutch and continues to attack him, and Triple H joins in. The arena then goes dark again, and Kane makes his presence known. Kane grabs Shawn by the back of the head, and almost choke slams him when Triple H hits him with the wooden crutch, which has no effect on Kane. DX retreat, with Kane slowly following them to the back. Kane then stops at the stage, turns around and extends his hand to The Undertaker. The Undertaker kneels down in the center of the ring to return the favor.
WWF Superstars fill the ring for the Royal Rumble match drawing when "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock shows up and attacks "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry for turning on him earlier in the day. The Honky Tonk Man shows up as referees and officials try to restore order, confirming his entry into the Royal Rumble match. Cactus Jack shows up, and is followed by "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, who comes out through the crowd and hits Phineas I. Godwinn with the tumbler before hitting him with the Stone Cold Stunner. Austin leaves the ring as all hell breaks loose in the ring and everyone else in the ring starts brawling, but is attacked by Savio Vega, D'Lo Brown and "The Rock" Rocky Maivia. After a while, Austin comes back, but The Rock, Savio Vega and D'Lo Brown are still beating Austin up as the show ends.
Monday, December 8, 1997
Raw Deal - Raw recap for December 8, 1997
Vince McMahon shows up to start the show. He says that there is no denying the popularity of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, but also says that Austin has been getting away with murder as of late, assaulting WWF officials and announcers, including himself. He then goes on to say that last night, Austin went too far, as he endangered the lives of the fans by driving his pick-up truck into the arena and all the way out to the ring and used it as a weapon against his opponent. He then hit a referee with the Stone Cold Stunner, albeit inadvertently, and as that referee was coming to and ready to disqualify Austin, another referee rushed in to count the pinfall for Austin. As a result, Vince McMahon demands that Austin defend the Intercontinental Championship against "The Rock" Rocky Maivia tonight. Stone Cold shows up and confronts Vince for ordering him to do something, and tells him that Stone Cold does what he wants, when he wants, and doesn't care who Vince is. Vince says he is the proud owner of the WWF and his boss as referees and officials surround the ring, and Austin says he doesn't give a damn. Vince then tells Austin there are consequences if he doesn't defend the Intercontinental Championship tonight, but Austin says he has consequences of his own, and asks the crowd to give him a "hell yeah" if they want to see Vince get his ass whipped. Vince also confronts Austin for his language, but Austin tells Vince he's going to pop a top on a beer, eat a hot dog or two and give him an answer to whether or not he will defend the title while Vince sweats, and if he has to come back to the ring, somebody might get their ass whipped.
Jerry "The King" Lawler beats Sunny to win the 1998 Karate Fighters Holiday Tournament...almost. Turns out Lawler has been caught using gum to keep his Karate Fighter in place and also seducing the opposition with another woman. As a result, the decision is reversed and Sunny wins the 1998 Karate Fighters Holiday Tournament.
Kane and Paul Bearer show up as The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk) takes on The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn), who are accompanied to the ring by "Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn. With Animal hurt outside of the ring and James and Gunn hiding behind the Spanish commentary table, Hawk is the only person alone in the ring by the time Kane makes it there, and Kane hits Hawk with a Tombstone Piledriver. He gets up from that, and Kane hits him with a choke slam. Hawk still gets up, and Kane hits Hawk with a Tombstone Piledriver. This time, Hawk doesn't stir, and Kane and Paul Bearer leave. After this, James and Gunn attack Hawk, but Animal grabs a steel chair, and the tag team champs hide behind the Spanish commentary table again.
"Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn are in the ring. They say there is no competition in the tag team division anymore, and they have proved it. They then thing Na N Hey Hey (The Goodbye Song) by Steam, and tells them goodbye and good riddance. They then say that the only thing left is singles competition, and issue an open challenge to anyone who thinks they're tough enough to take them on to come on down. They immediately get Dude Love, and Road Dogg says he wanted one guy, not three. Billy Gunn ends up wrestling him while Jesse James guests on commentary.
Dude Love beats "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn. After the match, "Road Dog" Jesse James hits Dude Love in the head with a steel chair, then places the tag team titles across Dude Love's throat before Gunn hits a leg drop on the titles. Referees and officials try to restore order.
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"The Rock" Rocky Maivia says nobody in their right mind wants to face him one-on-one, as last night he showed the entire world that it was all about him when he kicked Austin around the ring last night (even though he lost).
In footage from last night, "Too Sexy" Brian Christopher says he should be the Light Heavyweight champion, and that he will have the last laugh against Taka Michinoku.
Jim Cornette interviews Taka Michinoku. We see footage from earlier tonight where Jim Ross teaches him a few words in English. Suddenly, Jerry "The King" Lawler appears, calling Michinoku an imposter and a phony who is "not the true champion" and saying he stole the title from Brian Christopher. He says he is only in America because there are too many people in Japan. He says he doesn't have anything against foreigners, but tells him to speak English or get out before asking him if he knows one English word. Michinoku gives him two: "You, jackass." Lawler takes off his jacket, but Cornette stops Lawler before Taka's challenger, El Unico, shows up. Lawler says that El Unico is another illegal alien and that he is still "dripping wet from swimming across the Rio Grande." He tells El Unico to go back to Mexico only to get pushed. El Unico and Taka then decide to fight off Lawler, but El Unico attacks Taka from behind and Lawler joins him before unmasking to reveal that it was Brian Christopher all along. Lawler and Christopher hit Taka with a double-team spike piledriver before Christopher and Lawler hit Taka with piledrivers of their own. Referees and officials have to get Lawler and Christopher out of the ring.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin is seen eating a hot dog backstage...
The encore for D-Generation X: In Your House is tomorrow night at 8 PM Eastern, 7 PM Central on pay-per-view.
We see the footage from One Night Only where "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels further injures The British Bulldog's knee to become the WWF European Champion, followed by the footage from two weeks ago where Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart was double-crossed by Shawn and "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley and stills from last night where Owen Hart attacked Shawn.
Kurrgan - no longer part of The Truth Commission and no longer The Interrogator, but still accompanied by The Jackyl, who guests on commentary - beats Flash Funk with a clawhold. The Jackyl says that Kurrgan's days of being a corporate sideshow freak for the WWF are over as of tonight as the revolution begins. Kurrgan refuses to let go, and Recon and Sniper try to get him off Flash Funk to no avail. Flash Funk wins the match by reverse decision. The Jackyl then slaps Kurrgan, and Kurrgan releases the hold before he and The Jackyl laugh. The Jackyl has to keep Kurrgan from turning on Recon and Sniper.
We see footage from last night where "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock tells "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels that he did what he was going to do until his goons jumped in, and if he has to join the Royal Rumble match to get to him, he feels sorry for everyone else in the match. He says it's not over by a long shot, and that he will get him.
The introduction to War Zone plays to signal the start the second hour.
D-Generation X ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna) show up. Helmsley says the military police shut down WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter last night, and that the only thing Slaughter cut down was his dignity. He then tells Sgt. Slaughter that when his wife yells "The missile has landed" in her sleep, to wake her up and say it's just a dream as Triple H is too much man for both of them. Shawn says that "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock has found out that he's not quite dangerous enough to take him on before running down his recent WWF accolades. After last night, someone tried to rain on his and Triple H's parade, and that someone was Owen Hart. He has had his run-ins with the entire Hart Foundation, and D-Generation X has destroyed them once and for all. He says the entire Hart family are like one big, huge, nasty, smelly, smoking, stinking turd, and when you look down in the toilet and see that turd, it should be flushed. He says that DX did the WWF a favor by flushing the Hart family down the toilet, but there's one small, chunky nugget that always seems to come back up to the surface and keeps coming back up. He says that Owen Hart is that nugget, and knows that Owen is somewhere. He will sit in the ring until Owens shows up so he can get rid of him. He, Triple H and Chyna then decide to play poker on a table and chairs already set up in the ring. He then brings up his promise to show up in the ring naked, thanks to Chyna, and decide to make it a game of strip poker until Owens shows up. All of a sudden, The Disciples of Apocalypse (Skull, 8-Ball, Chainz) show up, and the poker game has to be brought to ringside.
Los Boricuas (Jose Estrada Jr. and Jesus Castillo) beat The Disciples of Apocalypse (Skull and 8-Ball) after Savio Vega hits one of the bikers in the back of the knee with a 2x4. D-Generation X ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna) continue to play strip poker at ringside.
D-Generation X's ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna) strip poker game is now in the ring. Shawn strips down to his boxers after losing yet another hand. The Headbangers (Trasher and Mosh) show up and disrupt the poker game, which immediately nets them a beating from Shawn and Triple H. Mosh gets hit in the head with a steel chair, while Thrasher is power bombed onto the table. Triple H then chokes Mosh with the steel chair before stomping him in the corner. As D-Generation continues to attack Thrasher, Owen Hart comes out of the crowd, takes down Shawn and runs back into the crowd.
Vader is about to face Jeff Jarrett when Luna Vachon and Goldust arrive. Goldust opens up his black trenchoat and flashes Vader, and Vader chases after Luna and Goldust. Jeff Jarrett beats Vader by count-out.
In footage from last night, "Butterbean" Eric Esch says his match with Marc Mero was not a boxing match, and if Mero thinks he was stalking Sable, he's got another thing coming as he is stalking Mero now, and if he finds Mero, Mero is his.
Before the next match, "Marvelous" Marc Mero shows up without Sable, and brags about what he did last night, saying Butterbean was so swollen up he looked like Uncle Fester on steroids. He then shows his displeasure with Vince McMahon booking him to wrestle a "jobber," saying he always wins and a jobber always loses. He tells Salvatore Sincere that he is a jabroni and a nobody, and says Sincere not "Sal Sincere, the pizza delivery boy," but is in reality Tom Brandi. He says Brandi was given a gimmick and that he should be ashamed of himself for performing it. Mero then announces that Sable is not here as he about it bring in someone who can't do a Merosault, won the Intercontinental Champion or ever beaten anybody: "the new and improved Sable," who is really Sable in a potato sack meant to embarrass her. He tells Sable that things are done his way now and that he is the star. Mero then tells Brandi he'll kick his butt in just a second before telling Sable to disrobe her. Sable does the opposite and disrobes herself, revealing a less than modest swimsuit underneath. Mero turns around, and is shocked as he covers her up. Salvatore Sincere - or Tom Brandi, at this point - drop kicks Mero from behind, and Mero and Sable head to the back. Brandi leads a chant for Sable, and he beats Marc Mero by count-out.
Vince McMahon is ringside before the next match, and referees and officials are at ringside along with him. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin shows up, not dressed to wrestle. Austin tells Vince he's ready to fight, but at the same time, it's not that simple. He says he's not going to wrestle after all, as he has beaten "The Rock" Rocky Maivia once and asks Vince what he's prepared to do. The Rock tells Vince to fire Austin, but Vince tells him to stay out of it and tells Austin he will be forced to strip Austin of the Intercontinental Championship and give it to The Rock. Austin dares him to take the title from him and risk getting his teeth knocked out, then says there's only one championship belt in the WWF that he is interested in: the WWF Championship. He then forfeits the Intercontinental Championship to The Rock and tells him to take it, as he doesn't want it anymore. The Rock reluctantly takes it, then Austin tells him to shake his hand. He reluctantly does, then The Rock becomes the new WWF Intercontinental Champion. Austin then hits The Rock with a Stunner before taking the belt back, saying that he has plans for the belt and that if Vince wants to find out what they are, all he has to do is be here next week. As Vince leaves, Austin knocks him off the apron as he hits the ropes.
Jerry "The King" Lawler beats Sunny to win the 1998 Karate Fighters Holiday Tournament...almost. Turns out Lawler has been caught using gum to keep his Karate Fighter in place and also seducing the opposition with another woman. As a result, the decision is reversed and Sunny wins the 1998 Karate Fighters Holiday Tournament.
Kane and Paul Bearer show up as The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk) takes on The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn), who are accompanied to the ring by "Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn. With Animal hurt outside of the ring and James and Gunn hiding behind the Spanish commentary table, Hawk is the only person alone in the ring by the time Kane makes it there, and Kane hits Hawk with a Tombstone Piledriver. He gets up from that, and Kane hits him with a choke slam. Hawk still gets up, and Kane hits Hawk with a Tombstone Piledriver. This time, Hawk doesn't stir, and Kane and Paul Bearer leave. After this, James and Gunn attack Hawk, but Animal grabs a steel chair, and the tag team champs hide behind the Spanish commentary table again.
"Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn are in the ring. They say there is no competition in the tag team division anymore, and they have proved it. They then thing Na N Hey Hey (The Goodbye Song) by Steam, and tells them goodbye and good riddance. They then say that the only thing left is singles competition, and issue an open challenge to anyone who thinks they're tough enough to take them on to come on down. They immediately get Dude Love, and Road Dogg says he wanted one guy, not three. Billy Gunn ends up wrestling him while Jesse James guests on commentary.
Dude Love beats "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn. After the match, "Road Dog" Jesse James hits Dude Love in the head with a steel chair, then places the tag team titles across Dude Love's throat before Gunn hits a leg drop on the titles. Referees and officials try to restore order.
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"The Rock" Rocky Maivia says nobody in their right mind wants to face him one-on-one, as last night he showed the entire world that it was all about him when he kicked Austin around the ring last night (even though he lost).
In footage from last night, "Too Sexy" Brian Christopher says he should be the Light Heavyweight champion, and that he will have the last laugh against Taka Michinoku.
Jim Cornette interviews Taka Michinoku. We see footage from earlier tonight where Jim Ross teaches him a few words in English. Suddenly, Jerry "The King" Lawler appears, calling Michinoku an imposter and a phony who is "not the true champion" and saying he stole the title from Brian Christopher. He says he is only in America because there are too many people in Japan. He says he doesn't have anything against foreigners, but tells him to speak English or get out before asking him if he knows one English word. Michinoku gives him two: "You, jackass." Lawler takes off his jacket, but Cornette stops Lawler before Taka's challenger, El Unico, shows up. Lawler says that El Unico is another illegal alien and that he is still "dripping wet from swimming across the Rio Grande." He tells El Unico to go back to Mexico only to get pushed. El Unico and Taka then decide to fight off Lawler, but El Unico attacks Taka from behind and Lawler joins him before unmasking to reveal that it was Brian Christopher all along. Lawler and Christopher hit Taka with a double-team spike piledriver before Christopher and Lawler hit Taka with piledrivers of their own. Referees and officials have to get Lawler and Christopher out of the ring.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin is seen eating a hot dog backstage...
The encore for D-Generation X: In Your House is tomorrow night at 8 PM Eastern, 7 PM Central on pay-per-view.
We see the footage from One Night Only where "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels further injures The British Bulldog's knee to become the WWF European Champion, followed by the footage from two weeks ago where Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart was double-crossed by Shawn and "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley and stills from last night where Owen Hart attacked Shawn.
Kurrgan - no longer part of The Truth Commission and no longer The Interrogator, but still accompanied by The Jackyl, who guests on commentary - beats Flash Funk with a clawhold. The Jackyl says that Kurrgan's days of being a corporate sideshow freak for the WWF are over as of tonight as the revolution begins. Kurrgan refuses to let go, and Recon and Sniper try to get him off Flash Funk to no avail. Flash Funk wins the match by reverse decision. The Jackyl then slaps Kurrgan, and Kurrgan releases the hold before he and The Jackyl laugh. The Jackyl has to keep Kurrgan from turning on Recon and Sniper.
We see footage from last night where "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock tells "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels that he did what he was going to do until his goons jumped in, and if he has to join the Royal Rumble match to get to him, he feels sorry for everyone else in the match. He says it's not over by a long shot, and that he will get him.
The introduction to War Zone plays to signal the start the second hour.
D-Generation X ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna) show up. Helmsley says the military police shut down WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter last night, and that the only thing Slaughter cut down was his dignity. He then tells Sgt. Slaughter that when his wife yells "The missile has landed" in her sleep, to wake her up and say it's just a dream as Triple H is too much man for both of them. Shawn says that "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock has found out that he's not quite dangerous enough to take him on before running down his recent WWF accolades. After last night, someone tried to rain on his and Triple H's parade, and that someone was Owen Hart. He has had his run-ins with the entire Hart Foundation, and D-Generation X has destroyed them once and for all. He says the entire Hart family are like one big, huge, nasty, smelly, smoking, stinking turd, and when you look down in the toilet and see that turd, it should be flushed. He says that DX did the WWF a favor by flushing the Hart family down the toilet, but there's one small, chunky nugget that always seems to come back up to the surface and keeps coming back up. He says that Owen Hart is that nugget, and knows that Owen is somewhere. He will sit in the ring until Owens shows up so he can get rid of him. He, Triple H and Chyna then decide to play poker on a table and chairs already set up in the ring. He then brings up his promise to show up in the ring naked, thanks to Chyna, and decide to make it a game of strip poker until Owens shows up. All of a sudden, The Disciples of Apocalypse (Skull, 8-Ball, Chainz) show up, and the poker game has to be brought to ringside.
Los Boricuas (Jose Estrada Jr. and Jesus Castillo) beat The Disciples of Apocalypse (Skull and 8-Ball) after Savio Vega hits one of the bikers in the back of the knee with a 2x4. D-Generation X ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna) continue to play strip poker at ringside.
D-Generation X's ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna) strip poker game is now in the ring. Shawn strips down to his boxers after losing yet another hand. The Headbangers (Trasher and Mosh) show up and disrupt the poker game, which immediately nets them a beating from Shawn and Triple H. Mosh gets hit in the head with a steel chair, while Thrasher is power bombed onto the table. Triple H then chokes Mosh with the steel chair before stomping him in the corner. As D-Generation continues to attack Thrasher, Owen Hart comes out of the crowd, takes down Shawn and runs back into the crowd.
Vader is about to face Jeff Jarrett when Luna Vachon and Goldust arrive. Goldust opens up his black trenchoat and flashes Vader, and Vader chases after Luna and Goldust. Jeff Jarrett beats Vader by count-out.
In footage from last night, "Butterbean" Eric Esch says his match with Marc Mero was not a boxing match, and if Mero thinks he was stalking Sable, he's got another thing coming as he is stalking Mero now, and if he finds Mero, Mero is his.
Before the next match, "Marvelous" Marc Mero shows up without Sable, and brags about what he did last night, saying Butterbean was so swollen up he looked like Uncle Fester on steroids. He then shows his displeasure with Vince McMahon booking him to wrestle a "jobber," saying he always wins and a jobber always loses. He tells Salvatore Sincere that he is a jabroni and a nobody, and says Sincere not "Sal Sincere, the pizza delivery boy," but is in reality Tom Brandi. He says Brandi was given a gimmick and that he should be ashamed of himself for performing it. Mero then announces that Sable is not here as he about it bring in someone who can't do a Merosault, won the Intercontinental Champion or ever beaten anybody: "the new and improved Sable," who is really Sable in a potato sack meant to embarrass her. He tells Sable that things are done his way now and that he is the star. Mero then tells Brandi he'll kick his butt in just a second before telling Sable to disrobe her. Sable does the opposite and disrobes herself, revealing a less than modest swimsuit underneath. Mero turns around, and is shocked as he covers her up. Salvatore Sincere - or Tom Brandi, at this point - drop kicks Mero from behind, and Mero and Sable head to the back. Brandi leads a chant for Sable, and he beats Marc Mero by count-out.
Vince McMahon is ringside before the next match, and referees and officials are at ringside along with him. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin shows up, not dressed to wrestle. Austin tells Vince he's ready to fight, but at the same time, it's not that simple. He says he's not going to wrestle after all, as he has beaten "The Rock" Rocky Maivia once and asks Vince what he's prepared to do. The Rock tells Vince to fire Austin, but Vince tells him to stay out of it and tells Austin he will be forced to strip Austin of the Intercontinental Championship and give it to The Rock. Austin dares him to take the title from him and risk getting his teeth knocked out, then says there's only one championship belt in the WWF that he is interested in: the WWF Championship. He then forfeits the Intercontinental Championship to The Rock and tells him to take it, as he doesn't want it anymore. The Rock reluctantly takes it, then Austin tells him to shake his hand. He reluctantly does, then The Rock becomes the new WWF Intercontinental Champion. Austin then hits The Rock with a Stunner before taking the belt back, saying that he has plans for the belt and that if Vince wants to find out what they are, all he has to do is be here next week. As Vince leaves, Austin knocks him off the apron as he hits the ropes.
Saturday, November 1, 1997
New York, New York - WWF New York recap for November 1, 1997
The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh) beat The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) after Thrasher scores a pinfall on Phineas with a Victory Roll. After the match, The Godwinns hit The Headbangers with a double Slop Drop.
The WWF will be at Madison Square Garden on November 15th with a special start time of 1 PM.
Recon beats Chainz after a brawl breaks out between the rest of The Truth Commission (Sniper, The Interrogator, The Jackal) and The Diciples of Apocalypse (Crush, Skull, 8-Ball). After the match, The D.O.A. attack The Interrogator, which causes The Interrogator to lose his cool to the point that he has to be held back.
Why has The Undertaker threatened to quit the WWF? Find out on The Ross Report on Option 3 of the WWF Superstar Line!
Sunny is the special guest ring announcer for the next match.
The "Stone Cold" Steve Austin "100% Pure Whoop-Ass" shirt - packaged in its own metal can of Whoop-Ass - is available now for $30 plus $6 shipping and handling!
Bret "The Hit Man" Hart will be on Mad TV tonight at 11 PM on Fox!
Scott Taylor and Taka Michinoku beat "Too Sexy" Brian Christopher and Yoshihiro Tajiri in a Light Heavyweight Division tag team match. Brian Christopher turns on Tajiri after the match.
Jim Cornette is sick and tired of wrestlers calling themselves wrestling icons, saying that "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels is one of the single greatest talents inside of the ring but is an adolescent, obnoxious jerk who takes his tights and goes home if he doesn't get his way outside of it. He says that Bret "The Hit Man" Hart is also a great talent, but says that if he screwed by the WWF as often as he says he was, he'd have struck oil by now. He says "Macho Man" Randy Savage is a legend, but asks how many records Frank Sinatra sold last year. He then focuses on the steel cage match between "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and "Rowdy" Roddy Piper at WCW Halloween Havoc, saying the match was only the greatest in three weeks since Badd Blood's Hell In A Cell Match and that it included a 46-year-old bald movie star wanna-be who looks like Uncle Creepy with a good build (Hogan) and a guy with an artificial hip who hasn't wrestled a full schedule in ten years (Piper), calling it a tribute to the massive egotism of both men and an indictment of WCW's promotional policies that this match even took place, much less be in the main event, when the card for Halloween Havoc was probably the best of what WCW was capable of having. He says that both Piper and Hogan were so winded after the ten-minute mark that the first three rows died of oxygen deprivation, which would be funny if it wasn't so sad. Cornette says he is tired of men claiming they're the icon, especially from guys who didn't know when to quit, stating that Piper was his idol when he was a teenager...which was twenty years ago. He calls Hogan in his best years "50% media creation" and that those years are long gone. He calls the match a slap in the face to every wrestler who takes pride in his profession, and no one man is bigger than the sport. He says that if there really is an icon, it would be a man of great ability in the ring, and professionalism and maturity outside of it. He calls for the "I make more money than you B.S." to be left outside with the hat check girls and calls for a focus on talent and attitude. He says The Undertaker, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin have never claimed to be icons, which makes them prime candidates to be just that - icons. He then tells Hogan that he is a household word, but so is garbage, and it stinks when it gets old, too.
The WWF SummerSlam Super Supper Sweepstakes is here! Your favorite WWF Superstar will come to your hometown and take you and ten of your friends out to dinner! To enter, mail a 3x5 card with your name, address, date of birth, phone number and the name of your favorite WWF Superstar to: Survivor Series Super Supper Sweepstakes, P.O. Box 1429, Carmel, IN 46032. The grand prize winner will be called during Survivor Series.
The WWF "King of the Iron Rungs" action figure set featuring "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is available now at Target from Jakks Pacific!
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart beats The Patriot by disqualification when The Patriot is caught using Marlena's purse - which contains a brick and is knocked out of The British Bulldog's hands by Goldust - by the referee.
Jerry "The King" Lawler beats "Too Sexy" Brian Christopher to advance to the semi-finals of the 1997 Karate Fighters Holiday Tournament. Get a free limited edition WWF poster with the purchase of any Milton Bradley Karate Fighters game at Toys 'R Us while supplies last! (In-store coupon required.)
We see footage from last Friday night's live show at the Nassau Coliseum in Long Island. At Madison Square Garden on November 15th: The Undertaker vs. "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels vs. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin vs. Bret "The Hit Man" Hart in a Fatal 4-Way Match! The Legion of Doom defend the WWF Tag Team Championships against Owen Hart and The British Bulldog! Hunter Hearst Helmsley vs. Vader with George "The Animal" Steele in Vader's corner to offset Chyna! Ahmed Johnson vs. Faarooq in a New York City Street Fight! "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock vs. Rocky Maivia in a No Holds Barred Match! Dude Love vs. Miguel Perez!
The WWF will be at Madison Square Garden on November 15th with a special start time of 1 PM.
Recon beats Chainz after a brawl breaks out between the rest of The Truth Commission (Sniper, The Interrogator, The Jackal) and The Diciples of Apocalypse (Crush, Skull, 8-Ball). After the match, The D.O.A. attack The Interrogator, which causes The Interrogator to lose his cool to the point that he has to be held back.
Why has The Undertaker threatened to quit the WWF? Find out on The Ross Report on Option 3 of the WWF Superstar Line!
Sunny is the special guest ring announcer for the next match.
The "Stone Cold" Steve Austin "100% Pure Whoop-Ass" shirt - packaged in its own metal can of Whoop-Ass - is available now for $30 plus $6 shipping and handling!
Bret "The Hit Man" Hart will be on Mad TV tonight at 11 PM on Fox!
Scott Taylor and Taka Michinoku beat "Too Sexy" Brian Christopher and Yoshihiro Tajiri in a Light Heavyweight Division tag team match. Brian Christopher turns on Tajiri after the match.
Jim Cornette is sick and tired of wrestlers calling themselves wrestling icons, saying that "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels is one of the single greatest talents inside of the ring but is an adolescent, obnoxious jerk who takes his tights and goes home if he doesn't get his way outside of it. He says that Bret "The Hit Man" Hart is also a great talent, but says that if he screwed by the WWF as often as he says he was, he'd have struck oil by now. He says "Macho Man" Randy Savage is a legend, but asks how many records Frank Sinatra sold last year. He then focuses on the steel cage match between "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and "Rowdy" Roddy Piper at WCW Halloween Havoc, saying the match was only the greatest in three weeks since Badd Blood's Hell In A Cell Match and that it included a 46-year-old bald movie star wanna-be who looks like Uncle Creepy with a good build (Hogan) and a guy with an artificial hip who hasn't wrestled a full schedule in ten years (Piper), calling it a tribute to the massive egotism of both men and an indictment of WCW's promotional policies that this match even took place, much less be in the main event, when the card for Halloween Havoc was probably the best of what WCW was capable of having. He says that both Piper and Hogan were so winded after the ten-minute mark that the first three rows died of oxygen deprivation, which would be funny if it wasn't so sad. Cornette says he is tired of men claiming they're the icon, especially from guys who didn't know when to quit, stating that Piper was his idol when he was a teenager...which was twenty years ago. He calls Hogan in his best years "50% media creation" and that those years are long gone. He calls the match a slap in the face to every wrestler who takes pride in his profession, and no one man is bigger than the sport. He says that if there really is an icon, it would be a man of great ability in the ring, and professionalism and maturity outside of it. He calls for the "I make more money than you B.S." to be left outside with the hat check girls and calls for a focus on talent and attitude. He says The Undertaker, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin have never claimed to be icons, which makes them prime candidates to be just that - icons. He then tells Hogan that he is a household word, but so is garbage, and it stinks when it gets old, too.
The WWF SummerSlam Super Supper Sweepstakes is here! Your favorite WWF Superstar will come to your hometown and take you and ten of your friends out to dinner! To enter, mail a 3x5 card with your name, address, date of birth, phone number and the name of your favorite WWF Superstar to: Survivor Series Super Supper Sweepstakes, P.O. Box 1429, Carmel, IN 46032. The grand prize winner will be called during Survivor Series.
The WWF "King of the Iron Rungs" action figure set featuring "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is available now at Target from Jakks Pacific!
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart beats The Patriot by disqualification when The Patriot is caught using Marlena's purse - which contains a brick and is knocked out of The British Bulldog's hands by Goldust - by the referee.
Jerry "The King" Lawler beats "Too Sexy" Brian Christopher to advance to the semi-finals of the 1997 Karate Fighters Holiday Tournament. Get a free limited edition WWF poster with the purchase of any Milton Bradley Karate Fighters game at Toys 'R Us while supplies last! (In-store coupon required.)
We see footage from last Friday night's live show at the Nassau Coliseum in Long Island. At Madison Square Garden on November 15th: The Undertaker vs. "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels vs. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin vs. Bret "The Hit Man" Hart in a Fatal 4-Way Match! The Legion of Doom defend the WWF Tag Team Championships against Owen Hart and The British Bulldog! Hunter Hearst Helmsley vs. Vader with George "The Animal" Steele in Vader's corner to offset Chyna! Ahmed Johnson vs. Faarooq in a New York City Street Fight! "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock vs. Rocky Maivia in a No Holds Barred Match! Dude Love vs. Miguel Perez!
Saturday, October 25, 1997
New York, New York - WWF New York recap for October 25, 1997
The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) - who are wearing Oklahoma Sooners shirts with the words "Texas Longhorns" painted on the front of them - beat The New Blackjacks (Blackjack Windham and Blackjack Bradshaw) after Henry O. Godwinn strikes Blackjack Bradshaw in the back of the head with a ball peen hammer.
This Monday night on Raw: "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock vs. Bret "The Hit Man" Hart for the WWF Championship!
"Too Sexy" Brian Christopher beats Scott Taylor.
An American hero has become pro-Canadian and a sympathizer of The Hart Foundation (Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, Owen Hart, The British Bulldog, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart)! To find out who it is, just call the WWF Superstar Line and check out The Ross Report on Option 3!
Michael Cole interviews The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk). Animal says the WWF has some of the greatest fans in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They put their career on the line and they knew what they had to lose, and they took everything the WWF could throw in their face. They faced The Hart Foundation (Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, Owen Hart, The British Bulldog, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart), Los Boricuas (Savio Vega, Miguel Perez, Jesus Castillo, Jose Estrada Jr.), The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, Rocky Maivia) and The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) and beat them, and after all their tactics, they beat The Godwinns for the WWF Tag Team Championships. Hawks says if he were not a Road Warrior, he'd be a Sooner. He says there are a lot of people who want a tag team title shot, but they will beat them because they're good at it, because they like it and he gets a shiver up his spine whenever he hurts someone. Hawk says that between there is great brotherly love between him and Animal, who toughed out a hurt shoulder to secure the tag team titles. Animal says they are not johnny-come-lately, and they have won the tag team titles wherever they've gone, and the tag teams in the WWF are toughest they've ever faced; for that, the WWF tag team titles are very special to them. Hawk says they will face everybody, even if they have to face the cameraman, as they are the type of team who says they will do something and then go out to do it.
WWF Flashback: Survivor Series is this Tuesday night at 8 PM Eastern, 7 PM Central on USA Network!
Savio Vega beats The Sultan.
Jim Cornette says that Phil Mushnick's message board on TV Guide's website has been flooded with comments from outraged pro wrestling fans, and he reads excerpts from a few posts that criticize Mushnick's opinion on professional wrestling. It is announced Mushnick has written that he has "badly overrated the intellect and social graces of most pro wrestling fans as they believe what they want to believe, think what they want to think and have no regard for the truth. Not all but most pro wrestling fans provide what the pro wrestling industry covets: knuckleheads." Cornette finishes by saying that people with similar opinions not only founded the United States of America, but also put a man on the moon. He tells the pro wrestling fans that if they are tired of others giving them the sideways glance, looking down their nose at them, treating them like the guy who runs the Ferris wheel at the county fair just because you like wrestling or anything else, they should stand up and say they are mad as hell and that they won't take it anymore, and to voice their opinion as their opinion makes a difference. Cornette then goes on to say that Phil Mushnick isn't the only target, but he is a fine place to start. Jim Ross then asks fans to send comments to Phil Mushnick to: "Mad As Hell", The New York Post, ATTN: Greg Gallow - Sports Editor, 1211 6th Avenue, New York, NY 10036.
Bret "The Hit Man" Hart is on the set of Ma TV with "Jack." Jack tells "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels that Bret will beat him up at Survivor Series. Bret will be on Mad TV on Fox on November 1st at 11 PM
The hart Foundation (The British Bulldog and Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart) beats The Patriot and Goldust after Neidhart hits The Patriot with the British flag as the referee is keeping Goldust out of the ring.
Michael Cole interviews "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock, who says he has done no holds barred for eight years. If someone wants to play his game, they had better get ready to get knuckled up. As for his match on November 15th at Madion Square Garden against Rocky Maivia, The Rock had better be prepared. He doesn't like The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, Rocky Maivia) for how they bully people, and he will knuckle The Rock up that he will wish he never heard his name.
At Madison ASquare Garden on November 15th: The Underatker vs. "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels vs. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin vs. Bret "The Hit Man" Hart in a Fatal 4-Way Match! Hunter Hearst Helmsley vs. Vader with George "The Animal" Steele in Vader's corner to offset Chyna! Ahmed Johnson vs. Faarooq in a New York City Street Fight! Dude Love vs. Miguel Perez! The Legion of Doom defend the WWF Tag Team Championships!
This Monday night on Raw: "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock vs. Bret "The Hit Man" Hart for the WWF Championship!
"Too Sexy" Brian Christopher beats Scott Taylor.
An American hero has become pro-Canadian and a sympathizer of The Hart Foundation (Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, Owen Hart, The British Bulldog, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart)! To find out who it is, just call the WWF Superstar Line and check out The Ross Report on Option 3!
Michael Cole interviews The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk). Animal says the WWF has some of the greatest fans in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They put their career on the line and they knew what they had to lose, and they took everything the WWF could throw in their face. They faced The Hart Foundation (Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, Owen Hart, The British Bulldog, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart), Los Boricuas (Savio Vega, Miguel Perez, Jesus Castillo, Jose Estrada Jr.), The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, Rocky Maivia) and The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) and beat them, and after all their tactics, they beat The Godwinns for the WWF Tag Team Championships. Hawks says if he were not a Road Warrior, he'd be a Sooner. He says there are a lot of people who want a tag team title shot, but they will beat them because they're good at it, because they like it and he gets a shiver up his spine whenever he hurts someone. Hawk says that between there is great brotherly love between him and Animal, who toughed out a hurt shoulder to secure the tag team titles. Animal says they are not johnny-come-lately, and they have won the tag team titles wherever they've gone, and the tag teams in the WWF are toughest they've ever faced; for that, the WWF tag team titles are very special to them. Hawk says they will face everybody, even if they have to face the cameraman, as they are the type of team who says they will do something and then go out to do it.
WWF Flashback: Survivor Series is this Tuesday night at 8 PM Eastern, 7 PM Central on USA Network!
Savio Vega beats The Sultan.
Jim Cornette says that Phil Mushnick's message board on TV Guide's website has been flooded with comments from outraged pro wrestling fans, and he reads excerpts from a few posts that criticize Mushnick's opinion on professional wrestling. It is announced Mushnick has written that he has "badly overrated the intellect and social graces of most pro wrestling fans as they believe what they want to believe, think what they want to think and have no regard for the truth. Not all but most pro wrestling fans provide what the pro wrestling industry covets: knuckleheads." Cornette finishes by saying that people with similar opinions not only founded the United States of America, but also put a man on the moon. He tells the pro wrestling fans that if they are tired of others giving them the sideways glance, looking down their nose at them, treating them like the guy who runs the Ferris wheel at the county fair just because you like wrestling or anything else, they should stand up and say they are mad as hell and that they won't take it anymore, and to voice their opinion as their opinion makes a difference. Cornette then goes on to say that Phil Mushnick isn't the only target, but he is a fine place to start. Jim Ross then asks fans to send comments to Phil Mushnick to: "Mad As Hell", The New York Post, ATTN: Greg Gallow - Sports Editor, 1211 6th Avenue, New York, NY 10036.
Bret "The Hit Man" Hart is on the set of Ma TV with "Jack." Jack tells "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels that Bret will beat him up at Survivor Series. Bret will be on Mad TV on Fox on November 1st at 11 PM
The hart Foundation (The British Bulldog and Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart) beats The Patriot and Goldust after Neidhart hits The Patriot with the British flag as the referee is keeping Goldust out of the ring.
Michael Cole interviews "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock, who says he has done no holds barred for eight years. If someone wants to play his game, they had better get ready to get knuckled up. As for his match on November 15th at Madion Square Garden against Rocky Maivia, The Rock had better be prepared. He doesn't like The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, Rocky Maivia) for how they bully people, and he will knuckle The Rock up that he will wish he never heard his name.
At Madison ASquare Garden on November 15th: The Underatker vs. "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels vs. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin vs. Bret "The Hit Man" Hart in a Fatal 4-Way Match! Hunter Hearst Helmsley vs. Vader with George "The Animal" Steele in Vader's corner to offset Chyna! Ahmed Johnson vs. Faarooq in a New York City Street Fight! Dude Love vs. Miguel Perez! The Legion of Doom defend the WWF Tag Team Championships!
Monday, October 13, 1997
Raw Deal - Raw recap for October 13, 1997
It is announced tonight that if The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk) do not win the WWF Tag Team Championships tonight, they will retire.
Vince McMahon interviews The Hart Foundation (Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, Owen Hart, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart) in the ring to start the show. Before Bret can speak on what has happened to him recently, The Kliq ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Chyna, "Ravishing" Rick Rude) shows up on the TitanTron. Shawn says Bret is "jerkin' the curtain on my cards" before showing footage of himself sticking the Canadian flag up his nose last week. Triple H says his hands are still hurting from last week and that he is younger, better and bigger than Bret in more ways that one. We then see the ringside beatdown on Bret from Shawn and Chyna just before Triple H got the win last week as Shawn and Triple H laugh their heads off. An enraged Bret challenges Shawn and Triple H to a match right now, but Shawn declined as he beat Bret at WrestleMania and will do it again at Survivor Series, and says he'll beat up his entire family if he gets in his way again. Triple H threatens to beat Bret up, but then realizes he did it last week. Shawn says that he and Bret will cross path with him again tonight, then Shawn and Triple H come to an agreement that they are somehow degenerates and agree upon a new name to call themselves: D-Generation X. Shawn then states "You make the rules, and we plan to break 'em!" Bret tells the newly christened D-Generation X that they won't make it to Survivor Series. Right after this, The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, Rocky Maivia) show up, starting the opening match.
After the commercial break, D-Generation X ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Chyna, "Ravishing" Rick Rude) show up and force their way onto commentary for the match, and proceed fun of Bret "The Hit Man" Hart and eating bananas at the expense of Vince McMahon and Jim Ross..
Owen Hart vs. Kama Mustafa ends in a no-contest when Triple H and "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels lure Bret Hart and Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart into a brawl with The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, Rocky Maivia) near the commentary table.
The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) proclaim that they will get rid of The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk) once and for all, saying it was LOD's time then and it's their time now and that getting rid of them will be worth it.
Max Mini and Nova beat Mosaic and Tarantula.
The WWF SummerSlam Super Supper Sweepstakes is here! Your favorite WWF Superstar will come to your hometown and take you and ten of your friends out to dinner! To enter, mail a 3x5 card with your name, address, date of birth, phone number and the name of your favorite WWF Superstar to: Survivor Series Super Supper Sweepstakes, P.O. Box 1429, Carmel, IN 46032. The grand prize winner will be called during Survivor Series.
Kane and Paul Bearer show up before Flash Funk can face "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels. Flash Funk tries to fight Kane, but Kane choke slams him before hitting the Tombstone Piledriver. Bearer says that he and Kane will take away everything The Undertaker has every dreamed of and everything he has accomplished. Human eye has not seen nor human ear heard what Kane has in store for him, and that they will stroll through the WWF and destroy everyone in Kane's path. After Kane and Paul Bearer leave, D-Generation X shows up and Shawn "beats" Flash Funk, with Triple H counting the "pinfall," Chyna acting as timekeeper and "Ravishing" RIck Rude accidentally calling Shawn "the pecan of the World Wrestling Federation" before correcting himself.
Before the next match, The Jackyl says that The Disciples of Apocalypse are big, strong individuals, but he has two thugs and a skyscraper in The Truth Commission (Sniper, Recon, The Interrogator) telling him he has nothing to worry about, and that The D.O.A.'s mechanized joyride comes to an end.
The Disciples of Apocalypse (Skull and 8-Ball) beat The Truth Commission (Sniper and Recon) by disqualification when The Jackyl sends one of the biker twins out of the ring by pulling down the top rope. Both factions brawl at ringside after the match, and The Interrogator nearly chokes one of the bikers out.
The intro to the show replays to signify the start of War Zone.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin is interviewed in the ring by Vince McMahon. Vince has the contract for the WWF Intercontinental Championship match between Austin and Owen Hart as promised, and announces that Austin will be officially reinstated at Survivor Series if he signs the contract. Austin says he doesn't trust him as far as he can throw him and tells him to sign the contract first. Vince signs, then Austin says they have a deal, but Vince tells Austin he has to sign or else he's not getting the match. Austin stands on the second rope and signs the contract in front of the fans. Ausin says there's one thing left to do, and Vince has the feeling it's another Stone Cold Stunner, but instead, Austin wants to shake his hand. They shake hands, but Austin doesn't let go and jerks Vince forward, saying he could turned his lights out and he knows it. Vince then asks Austin what he was doing at the Intercontinental Championship match at Badd Blood. Austin says Faarooq was at the wrong place at the wrong time, that he has nothing against The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, Rocky Maivia) that he wants Owen Hart's ass, and that he does what he wants when he wants. The Nation shows up on the stage, telling Austin "he crossed the railroad tracks" and that Austin sacrificed himself to The Nation. Austin says he doesn't understand a word Faarooq said, but knows he's ticked off, and tells The Nation to get in the ring so they can stomp a mudhole in them and walk it dry. Rocky Maivia volunteers, but he runs right into a Stone Cold Stunner before Austin crawls out of the ring and flees through the crowd.
At Kontrol Headquarters - and in an advertisement for Lazer Tag - The Chief is really "Classy" Freddie Blassie aka The Evil Dr. Madman, but Agent Sable stops him and his goons to...save Mascarita Sagrada? "Dr. Madman" and his goons then go back to playing cards.
The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk) say they will find out if they have the fire and desire to be tag team champions after losing out on the titles once before against Owen Hart and The British Bulldog due to outside interference, which they say they have never let bother them before. Animal says they don't want to be living on yesteryear by "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and "Macho Man" Randy Savage. Hawk says they will find out if they're on top of the hill or over the hill, and if they're over the hill, they're gone.
An article on the Light Heavyweight Division is on the newest issue of WWF Magazine available on newsstands tomorrow.
Before the next match, Vince McMahon calls New York Post sports columnist Phil Mushnick a "miserable son of a bitch," with the last part of that insult bleeped out.
"Too Sexy" Brian Christopher reverses a roll-up and grabs the tights to beat Tajiri in a Light Heavyweight Division match. Tajiri kicks Christopher out of the ring after the match.
Jim Cornette calls out New York Post sports columnist Phil Mushnick for being vehemently against professional wrestling, saying that the world would be better served if World Championship Wrestling closed shop rather than have Ted Turner donate $1 billion to charity. He also calls him out for calling for and spearheading the media barrage over the WWF steroid scandal of recent years in which the Federation and Vince McMahon were proven innocent, as well as ignoring the fact that WWF and McMahon were found innocent. When MSG Network fired Marv Albert, Mushnick used the opportunity to write a column saying that the Garden should cancel wrestling matches. He also hates wrestling fans, saying that the WWF would be out of business "if not for America's lunatic fringe and the disaffected," and that people who take their children to wrestling shows "don't know right from wrong." Mushnick has also wrriten that the majority of wrestling fans who contact him prove his point by flooding his mailbox with "profanities, obscenities and other acts that show them to be a disenfranchised subculture." Cornette says that the wrestling fans do not enjoy being insulted by publications that they pay to read, don't appreciate being told how to raise their children, and definitely do not want a pompous, self-righteous man with a grudge sitting on top of Mount Olympus looking down his nose at the wrestling fans and campaigning to take away the constitutional right that every American is guaranteed: the freedom of speech, choice and the ability to enjoy any type of entertainment they choice. Cornette says that these are facts, not rumors or suppositions, and that it is time the people tell Mushnick what they think of him. Cornette then calls out Mushnick for using Brian Pillman's death for his outcry against wrestling in which Mushnick writes that the media doesn't look hard enough at professional wrestling and that if what happened to Pillman happened in baseball, it would be page one material and a federal inquiry would be launched. Cornette admits that Pillman was a friend of his, and calls Mushnick taking advantage of Pillman's death "more vulgar and obscene than he's ever accused the professional wrestling industry to be guilty of." On behalf of the fans, the industry, Pillman's family, Cornette tells anyone in America who denies any one man the right to force his morals and beliefs on all of us and take away our consitutional rights to "go to Hell and reform things down there, because we're doing just fine up here."
It is announced before the next match that Goldust and Marlena did not renew their wedding vows last week on Raw out of respect for the Pillman family.
Goldust beats Savio Vega with Marlena's purse when Marlena tosses her cigar into the ring, distracting the referee. After the match, Goldust and Marlena run away from the rest of Los Boricuas (Miguel Perez, Jesus Castillo, Jose Estrada Jr.), who were ejected from ringside during the match for interference.
On the WWF Superstar Line, Jim Ross talks about WCW Executive Vice President Eric Bischoff's Internet tirade about him on Option 3.
Series 5 of the official WWF Superstars action figures is available now!
In the newest issue of Raw Magazine: Did the Titan "suits" instigate a war? Also, coverage of the feud between Triple H and Mankind from the past summer!
"Ravishing" Rick Rude kicks The Patriot and tosses coffee into his face before he can face Hunter Hearst Helmsley. "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels and Triple H hold a mock interview when WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter shows up and puts him in a match immediately against someone else. Slaughter then says he is tired of what Chyna, Triple H and Shawn for having no respect for anybody as Rude heads to the back, demanding that they start showing respect. Shawn and Triple H promise to start showing respect before telling Sgt. Slaughter to "suck it," then Sgt. Slaughter brings out Ahmed Johnson, but The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, Rocky Maivia) attack Ahmed as Shawn and Triple H retreat. Rick Rude comes back with popcorn and soda, and D-Generation X (Shawn, Triple H, Chyna, Rude) watch as The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk) and "The World 's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock rush in to make the save for Ahmed. The Legion of Doom then calls out The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn), telling them to get their hillbilly asses out here so they can be tag team champs.
The Austin 3:16 black denim vest is only $44 plus $9 shipping and handling.
The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk) beat The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) . During the match, Road Warrior Animal hurts his shoulder, and Henry O. Godwinn hits the referee with the Slop Drop. When ANimal sees what has happened on the TitanTron, he gets back into action. When Uncle Cletus tries to knock Animal out with his horseshoe, Animal ducks and Cletus hits Henry instead. Phineas I. Godwinn goes for a piledriver, but Hawk blocks it and sets up an impromptu Doosmday Device to take the tag team titles after another referee runs in to count the pinfall. The Godwinns then attack Uncle Cletus for costing them the match and the titles.
Vince McMahon interviews The Hart Foundation (Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, Owen Hart, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart) in the ring to start the show. Before Bret can speak on what has happened to him recently, The Kliq ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Chyna, "Ravishing" Rick Rude) shows up on the TitanTron. Shawn says Bret is "jerkin' the curtain on my cards" before showing footage of himself sticking the Canadian flag up his nose last week. Triple H says his hands are still hurting from last week and that he is younger, better and bigger than Bret in more ways that one. We then see the ringside beatdown on Bret from Shawn and Chyna just before Triple H got the win last week as Shawn and Triple H laugh their heads off. An enraged Bret challenges Shawn and Triple H to a match right now, but Shawn declined as he beat Bret at WrestleMania and will do it again at Survivor Series, and says he'll beat up his entire family if he gets in his way again. Triple H threatens to beat Bret up, but then realizes he did it last week. Shawn says that he and Bret will cross path with him again tonight, then Shawn and Triple H come to an agreement that they are somehow degenerates and agree upon a new name to call themselves: D-Generation X. Shawn then states "You make the rules, and we plan to break 'em!" Bret tells the newly christened D-Generation X that they won't make it to Survivor Series. Right after this, The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, Rocky Maivia) show up, starting the opening match.
After the commercial break, D-Generation X ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Chyna, "Ravishing" Rick Rude) show up and force their way onto commentary for the match, and proceed fun of Bret "The Hit Man" Hart and eating bananas at the expense of Vince McMahon and Jim Ross..
Owen Hart vs. Kama Mustafa ends in a no-contest when Triple H and "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels lure Bret Hart and Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart into a brawl with The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, Rocky Maivia) near the commentary table.
The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) proclaim that they will get rid of The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk) once and for all, saying it was LOD's time then and it's their time now and that getting rid of them will be worth it.
Max Mini and Nova beat Mosaic and Tarantula.
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Kane and Paul Bearer show up before Flash Funk can face "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels. Flash Funk tries to fight Kane, but Kane choke slams him before hitting the Tombstone Piledriver. Bearer says that he and Kane will take away everything The Undertaker has every dreamed of and everything he has accomplished. Human eye has not seen nor human ear heard what Kane has in store for him, and that they will stroll through the WWF and destroy everyone in Kane's path. After Kane and Paul Bearer leave, D-Generation X shows up and Shawn "beats" Flash Funk, with Triple H counting the "pinfall," Chyna acting as timekeeper and "Ravishing" RIck Rude accidentally calling Shawn "the pecan of the World Wrestling Federation" before correcting himself.
Before the next match, The Jackyl says that The Disciples of Apocalypse are big, strong individuals, but he has two thugs and a skyscraper in The Truth Commission (Sniper, Recon, The Interrogator) telling him he has nothing to worry about, and that The D.O.A.'s mechanized joyride comes to an end.
The Disciples of Apocalypse (Skull and 8-Ball) beat The Truth Commission (Sniper and Recon) by disqualification when The Jackyl sends one of the biker twins out of the ring by pulling down the top rope. Both factions brawl at ringside after the match, and The Interrogator nearly chokes one of the bikers out.
The intro to the show replays to signify the start of War Zone.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin is interviewed in the ring by Vince McMahon. Vince has the contract for the WWF Intercontinental Championship match between Austin and Owen Hart as promised, and announces that Austin will be officially reinstated at Survivor Series if he signs the contract. Austin says he doesn't trust him as far as he can throw him and tells him to sign the contract first. Vince signs, then Austin says they have a deal, but Vince tells Austin he has to sign or else he's not getting the match. Austin stands on the second rope and signs the contract in front of the fans. Ausin says there's one thing left to do, and Vince has the feeling it's another Stone Cold Stunner, but instead, Austin wants to shake his hand. They shake hands, but Austin doesn't let go and jerks Vince forward, saying he could turned his lights out and he knows it. Vince then asks Austin what he was doing at the Intercontinental Championship match at Badd Blood. Austin says Faarooq was at the wrong place at the wrong time, that he has nothing against The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, Rocky Maivia) that he wants Owen Hart's ass, and that he does what he wants when he wants. The Nation shows up on the stage, telling Austin "he crossed the railroad tracks" and that Austin sacrificed himself to The Nation. Austin says he doesn't understand a word Faarooq said, but knows he's ticked off, and tells The Nation to get in the ring so they can stomp a mudhole in them and walk it dry. Rocky Maivia volunteers, but he runs right into a Stone Cold Stunner before Austin crawls out of the ring and flees through the crowd.
At Kontrol Headquarters - and in an advertisement for Lazer Tag - The Chief is really "Classy" Freddie Blassie aka The Evil Dr. Madman, but Agent Sable stops him and his goons to...save Mascarita Sagrada? "Dr. Madman" and his goons then go back to playing cards.
The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk) say they will find out if they have the fire and desire to be tag team champions after losing out on the titles once before against Owen Hart and The British Bulldog due to outside interference, which they say they have never let bother them before. Animal says they don't want to be living on yesteryear by "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and "Macho Man" Randy Savage. Hawk says they will find out if they're on top of the hill or over the hill, and if they're over the hill, they're gone.
An article on the Light Heavyweight Division is on the newest issue of WWF Magazine available on newsstands tomorrow.
Before the next match, Vince McMahon calls New York Post sports columnist Phil Mushnick a "miserable son of a bitch," with the last part of that insult bleeped out.
"Too Sexy" Brian Christopher reverses a roll-up and grabs the tights to beat Tajiri in a Light Heavyweight Division match. Tajiri kicks Christopher out of the ring after the match.
Jim Cornette calls out New York Post sports columnist Phil Mushnick for being vehemently against professional wrestling, saying that the world would be better served if World Championship Wrestling closed shop rather than have Ted Turner donate $1 billion to charity. He also calls him out for calling for and spearheading the media barrage over the WWF steroid scandal of recent years in which the Federation and Vince McMahon were proven innocent, as well as ignoring the fact that WWF and McMahon were found innocent. When MSG Network fired Marv Albert, Mushnick used the opportunity to write a column saying that the Garden should cancel wrestling matches. He also hates wrestling fans, saying that the WWF would be out of business "if not for America's lunatic fringe and the disaffected," and that people who take their children to wrestling shows "don't know right from wrong." Mushnick has also wrriten that the majority of wrestling fans who contact him prove his point by flooding his mailbox with "profanities, obscenities and other acts that show them to be a disenfranchised subculture." Cornette says that the wrestling fans do not enjoy being insulted by publications that they pay to read, don't appreciate being told how to raise their children, and definitely do not want a pompous, self-righteous man with a grudge sitting on top of Mount Olympus looking down his nose at the wrestling fans and campaigning to take away the constitutional right that every American is guaranteed: the freedom of speech, choice and the ability to enjoy any type of entertainment they choice. Cornette says that these are facts, not rumors or suppositions, and that it is time the people tell Mushnick what they think of him. Cornette then calls out Mushnick for using Brian Pillman's death for his outcry against wrestling in which Mushnick writes that the media doesn't look hard enough at professional wrestling and that if what happened to Pillman happened in baseball, it would be page one material and a federal inquiry would be launched. Cornette admits that Pillman was a friend of his, and calls Mushnick taking advantage of Pillman's death "more vulgar and obscene than he's ever accused the professional wrestling industry to be guilty of." On behalf of the fans, the industry, Pillman's family, Cornette tells anyone in America who denies any one man the right to force his morals and beliefs on all of us and take away our consitutional rights to "go to Hell and reform things down there, because we're doing just fine up here."
It is announced before the next match that Goldust and Marlena did not renew their wedding vows last week on Raw out of respect for the Pillman family.
Goldust beats Savio Vega with Marlena's purse when Marlena tosses her cigar into the ring, distracting the referee. After the match, Goldust and Marlena run away from the rest of Los Boricuas (Miguel Perez, Jesus Castillo, Jose Estrada Jr.), who were ejected from ringside during the match for interference.
On the WWF Superstar Line, Jim Ross talks about WCW Executive Vice President Eric Bischoff's Internet tirade about him on Option 3.
Series 5 of the official WWF Superstars action figures is available now!
In the newest issue of Raw Magazine: Did the Titan "suits" instigate a war? Also, coverage of the feud between Triple H and Mankind from the past summer!
"Ravishing" Rick Rude kicks The Patriot and tosses coffee into his face before he can face Hunter Hearst Helmsley. "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels and Triple H hold a mock interview when WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter shows up and puts him in a match immediately against someone else. Slaughter then says he is tired of what Chyna, Triple H and Shawn for having no respect for anybody as Rude heads to the back, demanding that they start showing respect. Shawn and Triple H promise to start showing respect before telling Sgt. Slaughter to "suck it," then Sgt. Slaughter brings out Ahmed Johnson, but The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, Rocky Maivia) attack Ahmed as Shawn and Triple H retreat. Rick Rude comes back with popcorn and soda, and D-Generation X (Shawn, Triple H, Chyna, Rude) watch as The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk) and "The World 's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock rush in to make the save for Ahmed. The Legion of Doom then calls out The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn), telling them to get their hillbilly asses out here so they can be tag team champs.
The Austin 3:16 black denim vest is only $44 plus $9 shipping and handling.
The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk) beat The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) . During the match, Road Warrior Animal hurts his shoulder, and Henry O. Godwinn hits the referee with the Slop Drop. When ANimal sees what has happened on the TitanTron, he gets back into action. When Uncle Cletus tries to knock Animal out with his horseshoe, Animal ducks and Cletus hits Henry instead. Phineas I. Godwinn goes for a piledriver, but Hawk blocks it and sets up an impromptu Doosmday Device to take the tag team titles after another referee runs in to count the pinfall. The Godwinns then attack Uncle Cletus for costing them the match and the titles.
Monday, October 6, 1997
Raw Deal - Raw recap for October 6, 1997
Vince McMahon starts the show with the announcement of Brian Pillman's passing in his hotel room in Bloomington, Minnesota yesterday, and that the WWE Superstars have put aside their personal differences at this time for a ten-bell salute to Pillman.
Michael Cole interviews "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, who is accompanied by Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Chyna. Shawn has sixteen stitches to his head from the events of last night's Hell In A Cell, when he was busted open. Shawn decides to give Michael Cole an official welcome from "the clique" by giving him a wedgie, then states that any hopes and dreams of putting him to an end at Badd Blood have been crushed, saying he is here and The Undertaker is not as he proved to the world that he is simply the very best sports entertainer in the world today and that last night was the proof. His status as Superstar in the WWF has been elevated to "the one true icon in the World Wrestling Federation." He says that the term "icon" has been thrown around loosely, and says that he is not "one of those fossils" and that he is "one of those icons who can still go." Helmsley states that what Shawn has states is "the everloving truth," and when he asks who is the man, the showstopper, the main event, Shawn says it is him. When asked who the greatest force in professional wrestling is, Shawn say it is "The Kliq." Shawn then asks the producers to show "some of the fine performance of The Heartbreak Kid" on the TitanTron, which takes a while to do due to technical difficulties. All of a sudden, the May 19th, 1996 footage from Madison Square Garden (otherwise known as "The Curtain Call"), and Helmsley and Shawn make fun of it before the footage vanishes off the TitanTron and Shawn and Helmsley head to the commentary table and give Vince a hard time by saying his father is spinning in his grave from the event and that they made an ass out of him. This continues into the commercial break, and when the show comes back on, The Hart Foundation (Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, Owen Hart, The British Bulldog, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart) show up and says Shawn has no respect for anything or anybody and is a disgrace to professional wrestling. Hart says he is a second-generation wrestler who has paid his due, and calls Shawn the lowest form of scum he's ever come across and a degenerate, and calls both Shawn and Helmsley "a homo," saying that Helmsley barebacked his way to the main event and that he makes more money than Helmsley, Shawn and Chyna combined. Bret doesn't care what Shawn says until he takes the WWF Championship away from him. He says that he ran Razor Ramon and Diesel out of town and that he'll do the same with them, starting with Helmsley, and offers Helmsley a challenge to step in the ring with him. Shawn asks Bret if he wants Helmsley to wrestle him, and Bret says he wants Helmsley as he has Shawn at Survivor Series, when he will kick his scrawny little ass. Shawn has two words for Bret: suck it. He then says Bret makes more money, but he doesn't have more money as he works 24/7 to get his money and the business needs him, Helmsley, Chyna and "Ravishing" Rick Rude, who is seen at ringside. He then says the only way to get into the main event at Survivor Series is to wrestle him; otherwise, Bret Hart is a paper champion and just support on his pay-per-view matches. He then says he and The Kliq will continue to rule the World Wrestling Federation from now until when he decides differently, and that Bret didn't destroy The Kliq as he has confused expansion with destruction (a reference to Razor Ramon and Diesel heading to WCW). Shawn finishes by saying that The Kliq will own Bret.
We see the inside of Brian Pillman's home as we learn that Brian's wife Melanie Pillman will be interviewed later tonight.
The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh) beat The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) in a lumberjack match after all the lumberjacks get in the ring and fight each other.
Jim Cornette is seen in the back with his microphone being set up, telling someone not to get a heart attack when he gets to Eric Bischoff as he has a lot to say tonight and that he is going to have some fun.
In footage from earlier today, Miguel Perez of Los Boricuas says he is up against Marc Mero, and that he will finish him in two minutes.
Marc Mero - now with a new attitude and appearance and no longer called "Wildman" - beats Miguel Perez with a new finisher, which is as yet unnamed.
Jim Cornette starts off by saying that the following is his opinion and is not necessarily that of his employers. Cornette says a lot of things in wrestling makes him cranky this way, especially how some people such as "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair are treated by fans and promoters, but also Mick Foley and The New World Order. He says The New World Order are like a bunch of guys hanging out in the backyard in a clubhouse in a tree, who have the easiest job in the world and just have to be themselves - childish, obnoxious adolescent guys with a case of severe arrested emotional development and a fixation on trying to act macho. He says Kevin Nash has six moves, no mobility, and enough timing to make up for some of it. He also calls Nash a manipulator, saying that WWF pushed him to star status only to head to WCW for a big contract. He says Scott Hall is a good wrestler but couldn't put three asses in a set for ten years and left for WCW a big contract much like Nash did. He mentions Sean Waltman (also known as The 1-2-3 Kid and Syxx), who he says is only employed because the other guys think it is funny when he gets drunk and throws up all over himself, and that Sean is the only man "since this whole wrestling war started" that was released from a valid contract from one company to go to the other, saying that this shows how valuable Sean is. He says that Nash, Hall and Waltman all have the push they have gotten thanks to Eric Bischoff, the boss of WCW, and mentions that Bischoff's name is on the credits of every pay-per-view and that he likes to throw millions of dollars around just like water to hire guys he likes to hang out with. Cornette calls Bischoff a "mark" for himself as well as for "big, studly guys with long hair and beards who like to smoke cigars and ride Harleys so some of that can rub off on his pansy-ass frame," and says he hires them to "prove his Johnson is bigger than everybody else's." He says it is about time for the fans and promoters recognize guys like Anderson, Flair and Foley who bust their ass and have ability and talent to get where they are instead of guys who hang around with the boss and suck up to him.
The British Bulldog beats Rocky Maivia. After the match, Faarooq whips at The Hart Foundation (Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, Owen Hart, Bulldog, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart) with his belt, starting a brawl between The Hart Foundation and The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, Maivia) that is quickly broken up.
The intro to the show is replayed to signal the start of War Zone.
We see footage from yesterday of a packed entrance to the Kiel Arena in St. Louis, Missouri prior to the events of Badd Blood.
Vince McMahon interviews "Stone Cold" Steve Austin in the ring. Vince tells Austin he hopes that he has made the right decision, and Austin says he hopes so too or else he'll whip Vince's ass. Austin says he struck Faarooq with the Intercontinental Championship because he does what he wants when he wants, and if he doesn't want to answer Vince's questions, he doesn't have to and he doesn't care if Vince owns the World Wrestling Federation or not. Vince sees that Austin is not carrying a doctor's certificate that medically clears him, and Austin says he hasn't seen the doctor and therefore doesn't have on. Vince says he has a release from absolving World Wrestling Federation of any and all liability in his hands, and all Austin has to do is sign it. Austin says Vine is telling the truth when he calls him "the toughest S.O.B. in the WWF," but if he were to sign his piece of paper, he'd be "the dumbest S.O.B. in the WWF, and that ain't true." Austin says he'll sign the form if Vince signs a contract giving him a match against Owen Hart in a match for the Intercontinental Championship at Survivor Series. Vince says he's got his match and offers to shake his hand, but Austin tells him to put his hand down and tells him to show him the contract. All of a sudden, Faarooq shows up on the TitanTron, saying he will kick Austin's ass for thinking that running around with tattoos makes him tough and that his ass is his for sticking his nose in The Nation of Domination's (Faarooq, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, Rocky Maivia) business. Austin tells Faarooq he'll take the entire Nation on after his legal troubles are over, saying it's not a race thing, it's not a color thing, it's a "me kicking your ass" thing and that nobody can stop him. On his way out, Austin kicks Jerry "The King" Lawler's crown into the crowd.
Road Warrior Hawk says Owen Hart and The Hart Foundation (Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, Owen, The British Bulldog, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart) are like a loogie he can't seem to expel, and that Owen will be the shortest-reigning Intercontinental Champion that ever was as it takes one good hock to get rid of the loogie.
13,245 people are in the crowd tonight, setting a new WWF Kansas City, Missouri record.
Before the next match, Owen Hart says he can't wait to see "Stone Cold" Steve Austin reinstated so he can get his hands on him after what happened last night. He says he is not scared of Austin, and if Austin wants to get back in the ring, all he has to do is get back in and take his best shot.
Owen Hart retains the WWF Intercontinental Championship against Road Warrior Hawk. During the match, The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) and Uncle Cletus show up, and nearly cost Road Warrior Hawk the match by hitting him in the back with the slop bucket. Road Warrior Animal shows up and fights off The Godwinns, but Uncle Cletus distracts the ref and allows Henry O. Godwinn to get a cheap shot on Hawk with Uncle Cletus' horseshoe to give Owen the win.
Vince McMahon interviews Melanie Pillman via satellite from Walton, Kentucky. Melanie says that there was a problem with his heart, which was put under a lot of stress and caused him to die of a heart attack in his sleep, though the results are still inconclusive. It is mentioned that Pillman has had to take prescription medication due to the car accident that he was in in recent years. Melanie says things were harder for Brian after the accident, and feels it would have been a matter of time before a reliance of pain medication would claim someone's life and that life was unfortunately Brian's and it could be anybody next. Melanie says that his youngest son doesn't understand why his dad isn't coming back, but her adopted daughter Brittany understands after losing her biological parents. When asked what she will do to support her five children, Melanie says she has no idea and that the outpouring of support from the fans is helping her go on. She wants Brian to be remembered as one of the most compassionate, loving men ever and the greatest father in the world who also loved and lived and died for the business, and she hopes nobody else has to die.
We see a video tribute to the life and times of Brian Pillman.
The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy) are about to face The Truth Commission (Recon, Sniper, The Interrogator) when Kane and Paul Bearer show up. Kane choke slams the Hardys before tossing Matt out of the ring and tossing Jeff right into Matt. Paul Bearer dares everyone to laugh at him, saying everyone should be laughing at The Undertaker as the proof that Kane is still alive is here. He says the people saw The Undertaker's face when he saw Kane for the first time in 20 years and knew it was him, and calls this the stop side on his highway to eternity. He says that he and Kane will destroy every Superstar in the WWF until they reach The Undertaker, and tells him that Kane will be behind his shoulder and that he will think of the fire every time he goes to sleep. Paul Bearer then welcomes The Undertaker to his worst nightmare.
Hunter Hearst Helmsley - now officially known as Triple H - beats Bret "The Hit Man" Hart by count-out. During the match, "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels shows up and sticks Bret's Canadian flag in his left nostril, and Owen Hart and Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart show up soon after. When "Ravishing" Rick Rude arrives, he goes after Owen and The Anvil with the briefcase, allowing Shawn to hit Bret with a superkick after Chyna keeps Bret from putting the Figure Four Leg Lock on the ring post on Helmsley.
Michael Cole interviews "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, who is accompanied by Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Chyna. Shawn has sixteen stitches to his head from the events of last night's Hell In A Cell, when he was busted open. Shawn decides to give Michael Cole an official welcome from "the clique" by giving him a wedgie, then states that any hopes and dreams of putting him to an end at Badd Blood have been crushed, saying he is here and The Undertaker is not as he proved to the world that he is simply the very best sports entertainer in the world today and that last night was the proof. His status as Superstar in the WWF has been elevated to "the one true icon in the World Wrestling Federation." He says that the term "icon" has been thrown around loosely, and says that he is not "one of those fossils" and that he is "one of those icons who can still go." Helmsley states that what Shawn has states is "the everloving truth," and when he asks who is the man, the showstopper, the main event, Shawn says it is him. When asked who the greatest force in professional wrestling is, Shawn say it is "The Kliq." Shawn then asks the producers to show "some of the fine performance of The Heartbreak Kid" on the TitanTron, which takes a while to do due to technical difficulties. All of a sudden, the May 19th, 1996 footage from Madison Square Garden (otherwise known as "The Curtain Call"), and Helmsley and Shawn make fun of it before the footage vanishes off the TitanTron and Shawn and Helmsley head to the commentary table and give Vince a hard time by saying his father is spinning in his grave from the event and that they made an ass out of him. This continues into the commercial break, and when the show comes back on, The Hart Foundation (Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, Owen Hart, The British Bulldog, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart) show up and says Shawn has no respect for anything or anybody and is a disgrace to professional wrestling. Hart says he is a second-generation wrestler who has paid his due, and calls Shawn the lowest form of scum he's ever come across and a degenerate, and calls both Shawn and Helmsley "a homo," saying that Helmsley barebacked his way to the main event and that he makes more money than Helmsley, Shawn and Chyna combined. Bret doesn't care what Shawn says until he takes the WWF Championship away from him. He says that he ran Razor Ramon and Diesel out of town and that he'll do the same with them, starting with Helmsley, and offers Helmsley a challenge to step in the ring with him. Shawn asks Bret if he wants Helmsley to wrestle him, and Bret says he wants Helmsley as he has Shawn at Survivor Series, when he will kick his scrawny little ass. Shawn has two words for Bret: suck it. He then says Bret makes more money, but he doesn't have more money as he works 24/7 to get his money and the business needs him, Helmsley, Chyna and "Ravishing" Rick Rude, who is seen at ringside. He then says the only way to get into the main event at Survivor Series is to wrestle him; otherwise, Bret Hart is a paper champion and just support on his pay-per-view matches. He then says he and The Kliq will continue to rule the World Wrestling Federation from now until when he decides differently, and that Bret didn't destroy The Kliq as he has confused expansion with destruction (a reference to Razor Ramon and Diesel heading to WCW). Shawn finishes by saying that The Kliq will own Bret.
We see the inside of Brian Pillman's home as we learn that Brian's wife Melanie Pillman will be interviewed later tonight.
The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh) beat The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) in a lumberjack match after all the lumberjacks get in the ring and fight each other.
Jim Cornette is seen in the back with his microphone being set up, telling someone not to get a heart attack when he gets to Eric Bischoff as he has a lot to say tonight and that he is going to have some fun.
In footage from earlier today, Miguel Perez of Los Boricuas says he is up against Marc Mero, and that he will finish him in two minutes.
Marc Mero - now with a new attitude and appearance and no longer called "Wildman" - beats Miguel Perez with a new finisher, which is as yet unnamed.
Jim Cornette starts off by saying that the following is his opinion and is not necessarily that of his employers. Cornette says a lot of things in wrestling makes him cranky this way, especially how some people such as "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair are treated by fans and promoters, but also Mick Foley and The New World Order. He says The New World Order are like a bunch of guys hanging out in the backyard in a clubhouse in a tree, who have the easiest job in the world and just have to be themselves - childish, obnoxious adolescent guys with a case of severe arrested emotional development and a fixation on trying to act macho. He says Kevin Nash has six moves, no mobility, and enough timing to make up for some of it. He also calls Nash a manipulator, saying that WWF pushed him to star status only to head to WCW for a big contract. He says Scott Hall is a good wrestler but couldn't put three asses in a set for ten years and left for WCW a big contract much like Nash did. He mentions Sean Waltman (also known as The 1-2-3 Kid and Syxx), who he says is only employed because the other guys think it is funny when he gets drunk and throws up all over himself, and that Sean is the only man "since this whole wrestling war started" that was released from a valid contract from one company to go to the other, saying that this shows how valuable Sean is. He says that Nash, Hall and Waltman all have the push they have gotten thanks to Eric Bischoff, the boss of WCW, and mentions that Bischoff's name is on the credits of every pay-per-view and that he likes to throw millions of dollars around just like water to hire guys he likes to hang out with. Cornette calls Bischoff a "mark" for himself as well as for "big, studly guys with long hair and beards who like to smoke cigars and ride Harleys so some of that can rub off on his pansy-ass frame," and says he hires them to "prove his Johnson is bigger than everybody else's." He says it is about time for the fans and promoters recognize guys like Anderson, Flair and Foley who bust their ass and have ability and talent to get where they are instead of guys who hang around with the boss and suck up to him.
The British Bulldog beats Rocky Maivia. After the match, Faarooq whips at The Hart Foundation (Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, Owen Hart, Bulldog, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart) with his belt, starting a brawl between The Hart Foundation and The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, Maivia) that is quickly broken up.
The intro to the show is replayed to signal the start of War Zone.
We see footage from yesterday of a packed entrance to the Kiel Arena in St. Louis, Missouri prior to the events of Badd Blood.
Vince McMahon interviews "Stone Cold" Steve Austin in the ring. Vince tells Austin he hopes that he has made the right decision, and Austin says he hopes so too or else he'll whip Vince's ass. Austin says he struck Faarooq with the Intercontinental Championship because he does what he wants when he wants, and if he doesn't want to answer Vince's questions, he doesn't have to and he doesn't care if Vince owns the World Wrestling Federation or not. Vince sees that Austin is not carrying a doctor's certificate that medically clears him, and Austin says he hasn't seen the doctor and therefore doesn't have on. Vince says he has a release from absolving World Wrestling Federation of any and all liability in his hands, and all Austin has to do is sign it. Austin says Vine is telling the truth when he calls him "the toughest S.O.B. in the WWF," but if he were to sign his piece of paper, he'd be "the dumbest S.O.B. in the WWF, and that ain't true." Austin says he'll sign the form if Vince signs a contract giving him a match against Owen Hart in a match for the Intercontinental Championship at Survivor Series. Vince says he's got his match and offers to shake his hand, but Austin tells him to put his hand down and tells him to show him the contract. All of a sudden, Faarooq shows up on the TitanTron, saying he will kick Austin's ass for thinking that running around with tattoos makes him tough and that his ass is his for sticking his nose in The Nation of Domination's (Faarooq, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, Rocky Maivia) business. Austin tells Faarooq he'll take the entire Nation on after his legal troubles are over, saying it's not a race thing, it's not a color thing, it's a "me kicking your ass" thing and that nobody can stop him. On his way out, Austin kicks Jerry "The King" Lawler's crown into the crowd.
Road Warrior Hawk says Owen Hart and The Hart Foundation (Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, Owen, The British Bulldog, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart) are like a loogie he can't seem to expel, and that Owen will be the shortest-reigning Intercontinental Champion that ever was as it takes one good hock to get rid of the loogie.
13,245 people are in the crowd tonight, setting a new WWF Kansas City, Missouri record.
Before the next match, Owen Hart says he can't wait to see "Stone Cold" Steve Austin reinstated so he can get his hands on him after what happened last night. He says he is not scared of Austin, and if Austin wants to get back in the ring, all he has to do is get back in and take his best shot.
Owen Hart retains the WWF Intercontinental Championship against Road Warrior Hawk. During the match, The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) and Uncle Cletus show up, and nearly cost Road Warrior Hawk the match by hitting him in the back with the slop bucket. Road Warrior Animal shows up and fights off The Godwinns, but Uncle Cletus distracts the ref and allows Henry O. Godwinn to get a cheap shot on Hawk with Uncle Cletus' horseshoe to give Owen the win.
Vince McMahon interviews Melanie Pillman via satellite from Walton, Kentucky. Melanie says that there was a problem with his heart, which was put under a lot of stress and caused him to die of a heart attack in his sleep, though the results are still inconclusive. It is mentioned that Pillman has had to take prescription medication due to the car accident that he was in in recent years. Melanie says things were harder for Brian after the accident, and feels it would have been a matter of time before a reliance of pain medication would claim someone's life and that life was unfortunately Brian's and it could be anybody next. Melanie says that his youngest son doesn't understand why his dad isn't coming back, but her adopted daughter Brittany understands after losing her biological parents. When asked what she will do to support her five children, Melanie says she has no idea and that the outpouring of support from the fans is helping her go on. She wants Brian to be remembered as one of the most compassionate, loving men ever and the greatest father in the world who also loved and lived and died for the business, and she hopes nobody else has to die.
We see a video tribute to the life and times of Brian Pillman.
The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy) are about to face The Truth Commission (Recon, Sniper, The Interrogator) when Kane and Paul Bearer show up. Kane choke slams the Hardys before tossing Matt out of the ring and tossing Jeff right into Matt. Paul Bearer dares everyone to laugh at him, saying everyone should be laughing at The Undertaker as the proof that Kane is still alive is here. He says the people saw The Undertaker's face when he saw Kane for the first time in 20 years and knew it was him, and calls this the stop side on his highway to eternity. He says that he and Kane will destroy every Superstar in the WWF until they reach The Undertaker, and tells him that Kane will be behind his shoulder and that he will think of the fire every time he goes to sleep. Paul Bearer then welcomes The Undertaker to his worst nightmare.
Hunter Hearst Helmsley - now officially known as Triple H - beats Bret "The Hit Man" Hart by count-out. During the match, "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels shows up and sticks Bret's Canadian flag in his left nostril, and Owen Hart and Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart show up soon after. When "Ravishing" Rick Rude arrives, he goes after Owen and The Anvil with the briefcase, allowing Shawn to hit Bret with a superkick after Chyna keeps Bret from putting the Figure Four Leg Lock on the ring post on Helmsley.
Saturday, April 26, 1997
Vince's Got A Shotgun - Shotgun Saturday Night recap for April 26, 1997
The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk) beat The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn). When Animal and Hawk hit Henry with the Doomsday Device, Henry accidentally lands on his head. (It is later revealed that he suffered a cracked C7 vertebra.) After the match, Henry is very upset about the loss, while Hillbilly Jim and Phineas are in better spirits.
Goldust beats Mike Bell. Before the match, it is announced that Henry O. Godwinn has been hospitalized, complaining of neck pains. It is also mentioned that Henry O. Godwinn may also have a head injury. During the match, we see pre-recorded comments from Hunter Hearst Helmsley, who says that this Monday night on Raw, Goldust has set the stage for his destruction and it will be face-to-face and head-on. Helmsley says Goldust and the audience that night will never forget the name of Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
Before the next match, Kevin Kelly tries to interview Mankind, but Mankind scares him away with a lighter as he takes the microphone away from him. Kevin Kelly wisely makes his way backstage, and Mankind says some very bad things are going to happen very soon. He wants to make sure the people are aware of why they will happen. All of his life, only one man has ever believed in him and trusted him, and The Undertaker tried to take him away. Mankind says he loved "Uncle Paul," and he knows he is taught to forgive and forget, but every time he thinks of Paul Bearer's face melting in his hands, he finds it hard to forget. He tells The Undertaker to remember that somewhere, sometime, he will learn about loss. But first, Sycho Sid has a lesson to learn. He asks some kids in the front row if they go to school, and if school teaches them about history. He then says if you take Lewis and Clark and sent them on another expedition, and threw in Ferdinand Magellan and Christopher Columbus, they still wouldn't be able to locate Sycho Sid's courage because he has none. He was supposed to wrestle Sid weeks ago, but he had an injury. He says he did not feel good when The Undertaker put him through a table, as he was dying inside but did not miss a match. If he bailed out every time he had an injury, he wouldn't be in many matches. He then gets on his knees and begs Sycho Sid to find a spine before calling him a gutless worm, as he has a big surprise for him on May 11th. Next week, for "all the low-life losers," he's got the biggest surprise of all. He tells the fans to think about that and try to have a nice day.
Vader is back in the United States of America after being jailed in Kuwait for 11 days, thanks to the efforts of U.S. officials. In a press conference Friday morning in New York City, Vader says he apologizes to no one and for nothing. He was stripped of his liberty and freedom, inundated by death threats and had 24-hour security. He says it all comes down to simple extortion, as the integrity of the man who interviewed him was worth $25,000 in two hours, and was worth $400,000+ the next morning. He says they wanted ratings, and they got the highest ratings they have had in the last couple of years.
The Nation of Domination (Crush, D'Lo Brown, Savio Vega) beat Freddie Joe Floyd, Steve Corino and "The Portuguese Man-O-War" Aldo Montoya. Faarooq whips Steve Corino with his leather strap after the match.
Flash Funk beats Nick Barbury. Before the match, it is announced that Henry O. Godwinn suffered a cracked vertebra and that his neck is broken, and that he will be out for some time.
Goldust beats Mike Bell. Before the match, it is announced that Henry O. Godwinn has been hospitalized, complaining of neck pains. It is also mentioned that Henry O. Godwinn may also have a head injury. During the match, we see pre-recorded comments from Hunter Hearst Helmsley, who says that this Monday night on Raw, Goldust has set the stage for his destruction and it will be face-to-face and head-on. Helmsley says Goldust and the audience that night will never forget the name of Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
Before the next match, Kevin Kelly tries to interview Mankind, but Mankind scares him away with a lighter as he takes the microphone away from him. Kevin Kelly wisely makes his way backstage, and Mankind says some very bad things are going to happen very soon. He wants to make sure the people are aware of why they will happen. All of his life, only one man has ever believed in him and trusted him, and The Undertaker tried to take him away. Mankind says he loved "Uncle Paul," and he knows he is taught to forgive and forget, but every time he thinks of Paul Bearer's face melting in his hands, he finds it hard to forget. He tells The Undertaker to remember that somewhere, sometime, he will learn about loss. But first, Sycho Sid has a lesson to learn. He asks some kids in the front row if they go to school, and if school teaches them about history. He then says if you take Lewis and Clark and sent them on another expedition, and threw in Ferdinand Magellan and Christopher Columbus, they still wouldn't be able to locate Sycho Sid's courage because he has none. He was supposed to wrestle Sid weeks ago, but he had an injury. He says he did not feel good when The Undertaker put him through a table, as he was dying inside but did not miss a match. If he bailed out every time he had an injury, he wouldn't be in many matches. He then gets on his knees and begs Sycho Sid to find a spine before calling him a gutless worm, as he has a big surprise for him on May 11th. Next week, for "all the low-life losers," he's got the biggest surprise of all. He tells the fans to think about that and try to have a nice day.
Vader is back in the United States of America after being jailed in Kuwait for 11 days, thanks to the efforts of U.S. officials. In a press conference Friday morning in New York City, Vader says he apologizes to no one and for nothing. He was stripped of his liberty and freedom, inundated by death threats and had 24-hour security. He says it all comes down to simple extortion, as the integrity of the man who interviewed him was worth $25,000 in two hours, and was worth $400,000+ the next morning. He says they wanted ratings, and they got the highest ratings they have had in the last couple of years.
The Nation of Domination (Crush, D'Lo Brown, Savio Vega) beat Freddie Joe Floyd, Steve Corino and "The Portuguese Man-O-War" Aldo Montoya. Faarooq whips Steve Corino with his leather strap after the match.
Flash Funk beats Nick Barbury. Before the match, it is announced that Henry O. Godwinn suffered a cracked vertebra and that his neck is broken, and that he will be out for some time.
Saturday, February 8, 1997
Vince's Got A Shotgun - Shotgun Saturday Night recap for February 8, 1997
Ozzy Osbourne's "Crazy Train" plays as The Undertaker welcomes us to "Amtrak's night train to Hell," as tonight's edition of Shotgun Saturday Night takes place at Penn Station in New York City.
Clarence Mason guests on commentary for the next match.
The Nation of Domination (Faarooq and Crush) beat The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn). During the match, Todd Pettengill puts some guy on camera, claiming he is his dentist and that he saves $100,000 a year on dental floss. Also, Savio Vega shows up to watch from ringside before the first commercial break. Later on, Savio Vega trips Phineas, and when Phineas grabs Vega, Faarooq and Crush double team Phineas to get the win.
Thursday Raw Thursday is this Thursday, two hours long and live on USA Network.
A limousine pulls up at Penn Station. Out comes Hunter Hearst Helmsley, who heads to the ring, and Todd Pettengill interviews him. Helmsley tells Pettengill he has a better chance of seeing him ride an Amtrak train than seeing him lose the WWF Intercontinental Championship. When he interviews the building, he gives a few brief words to the crew of Entertainment Tonight, who are covering the event.
Hunter Hearst Helmsley retains the WWF Intercontinental Championship by disqualification. Early into the match, The Undertaker whips Hunter Hearst Helmsley into the referee, and Helmsley uses the opportunity to nail The Undertaker with the WWF Intercontinental Championship. The referee is back up after the second commercial break of the match. Later on in the match, Helmsley tries to use the title as a weapon again, but The Undertaker takes it from him and uses it against him in full view of the referee, ending the match. After the match, The Undertaker hits Helmsley with a mighty choke slam. He then calls for the Tombstone Piledriver, but Helmsley gets out of the ring and The Undertaker chases after him, eventually grabbing him and hitting the Tombstone right in front of a down escalator. Triple H lays in a sitting position as it takes him to the bottom.
Todd Pettegill interviews people in the crowd to no avail as the cameraman cannot get a clear shot of him.
Clarence Mason guests on commentary again for the next match.
Savio Vega vs. "The Portuguese Man-o-War" Aldo Montoya ends in a no-contest. During the match, Todd Pettengill interviews a fan who has an old Vince McMahon figurine from the 1980s. Shortly after this, Faarooq and Crush show up to watch the match from ringside before the commercial break. After the break, The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) show up to do the same. It doesn't take long for Faarooq and Crush to get in the ring, but The Godwinns get in there with them and clear them out. They then ask the referee to make it a six-man tag team match.
Tomorrow on Superstars: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin vs. Vader! Bret "The Hit Man" Hart guests on color commentary!
Savio Vega vs. "The Portuguese Man of War" Aldo Montoya is now a six-man tag team match between the team of Montoya and The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) vs. The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, Crush, Vega). During the match, Todd Pettengill interviews a woman who confronts another woman for stealing her man, and the other woman asks Todd to hold her purse while both women go at it.
The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, Crush, Savio Vega) beats the team of "The Portuguese Man of War" Aldo Montoya and The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) after Montoya never gets the chance to tag in and Henry O. Godwinn chases a member of The Nation further into the building.
Henry O. Godwinn is seen trying to throw slop at a member of The Nation of Domination. The slop ends up all over Pat Patterson, who is on the monitor at gorilla position, asks Sunny if she thinks this is funny.
Todd Pettengill interviews Curtis Lee, founder of The Guardian Angels, who says The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, Crush, Savio Vega) needs an attitude adjustment and need to get a therapeutic massage and stuffed in some concrete.
Clarence Mason guests on commentary for the next match.
The Nation of Domination (Faarooq and Crush) beat The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn). During the match, Todd Pettengill puts some guy on camera, claiming he is his dentist and that he saves $100,000 a year on dental floss. Also, Savio Vega shows up to watch from ringside before the first commercial break. Later on, Savio Vega trips Phineas, and when Phineas grabs Vega, Faarooq and Crush double team Phineas to get the win.
Thursday Raw Thursday is this Thursday, two hours long and live on USA Network.
A limousine pulls up at Penn Station. Out comes Hunter Hearst Helmsley, who heads to the ring, and Todd Pettengill interviews him. Helmsley tells Pettengill he has a better chance of seeing him ride an Amtrak train than seeing him lose the WWF Intercontinental Championship. When he interviews the building, he gives a few brief words to the crew of Entertainment Tonight, who are covering the event.
Hunter Hearst Helmsley retains the WWF Intercontinental Championship by disqualification. Early into the match, The Undertaker whips Hunter Hearst Helmsley into the referee, and Helmsley uses the opportunity to nail The Undertaker with the WWF Intercontinental Championship. The referee is back up after the second commercial break of the match. Later on in the match, Helmsley tries to use the title as a weapon again, but The Undertaker takes it from him and uses it against him in full view of the referee, ending the match. After the match, The Undertaker hits Helmsley with a mighty choke slam. He then calls for the Tombstone Piledriver, but Helmsley gets out of the ring and The Undertaker chases after him, eventually grabbing him and hitting the Tombstone right in front of a down escalator. Triple H lays in a sitting position as it takes him to the bottom.
Todd Pettegill interviews people in the crowd to no avail as the cameraman cannot get a clear shot of him.
Clarence Mason guests on commentary again for the next match.
Savio Vega vs. "The Portuguese Man-o-War" Aldo Montoya ends in a no-contest. During the match, Todd Pettengill interviews a fan who has an old Vince McMahon figurine from the 1980s. Shortly after this, Faarooq and Crush show up to watch the match from ringside before the commercial break. After the break, The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) show up to do the same. It doesn't take long for Faarooq and Crush to get in the ring, but The Godwinns get in there with them and clear them out. They then ask the referee to make it a six-man tag team match.
Tomorrow on Superstars: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin vs. Vader! Bret "The Hit Man" Hart guests on color commentary!
Savio Vega vs. "The Portuguese Man of War" Aldo Montoya is now a six-man tag team match between the team of Montoya and The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) vs. The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, Crush, Vega). During the match, Todd Pettengill interviews a woman who confronts another woman for stealing her man, and the other woman asks Todd to hold her purse while both women go at it.
The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, Crush, Savio Vega) beats the team of "The Portuguese Man of War" Aldo Montoya and The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) after Montoya never gets the chance to tag in and Henry O. Godwinn chases a member of The Nation further into the building.
Henry O. Godwinn is seen trying to throw slop at a member of The Nation of Domination. The slop ends up all over Pat Patterson, who is on the monitor at gorilla position, asks Sunny if she thinks this is funny.
Todd Pettengill interviews Curtis Lee, founder of The Guardian Angels, who says The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, Crush, Savio Vega) needs an attitude adjustment and need to get a therapeutic massage and stuffed in some concrete.
Saturday, February 1, 1997
Vince's Got A Shotgun - Shotgun Saturday Night recap for February 1, 1997
Todd Pettengill is near the Mirage Nightclub. We see footager from five weeks ago where Ahmed Johnson . Meanwhile, Paul Bearer and Vader are seen looking in a dumpster for Mankind, as he has not been seen for two hours. Suddenly, Mankind shows up, saying he cannot wait to get into the nightclub as he loves the music and women, and says the women love him. Vader tells Mankind to pull himself together as he has work to do tonight.
Mankind guests on commentary for the next match, much to the fear of Sunny, who is scared of him due to not knowing what he intends to do. When Ahmed Johnson shows up with a 2x4, Vader grabs the steel chair that Mankind is sitting on for potential use as an equalizer.
Ahmed Johnson beats Vader by disqualification when Mankind brings a steel chair into the ring and Vader hits Ahmed with it.. During the match, Mankind gets in the ring only to get shoved by Ahmed during the break. Mankind is back at the commentary table after the break. After the match, Vader almost hits Mankind with the chair, and Ahmed grabs the chair from him and hits him with it.
Tomorrow on Superstars: The Undertaker vs. "Wildman" Mark Mero! Vader!
Todd Pettengill interviews The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh). Thrasher pours hot wax on himself as Mosh says that are not normal and have never been afraid of what was under the bed. They always wanted to be what was under the bed, and whatever the people have always been scared of. He says the club sucks, and that they have to do their own stuff and entertain themselves.
Mankind is still at the commentary table for the next match when he is supposed to be facing The British Bulldog. The Bulldog has to drag Mankind - who is not even dressed to compete - to the ring in order to wrestle him.
Mankind beats The British Bulldog. During the match, Todd Pettengill interviews Savio Vega, but Vega tells Pettengill he has nothing to say to him and to get the hell out of his face. Shortly after that, Vader shows up at ringside. He eventually provides the damage to The Bulldog to cost Bulldog the match as Mankind and Paul Bearer distract the referee by tossing Bulldog into the steel guardrail twice. After the match, Vader continues to attack Bulldog, and Mankind joins in. Ahmed Johnson eventually shows up and chases Vader out of the ring, breaking his 2x4 in half in the process.
Todd Pettengill interviews Paul Bearer, but as Bearer says he will become a successful tag team manager, Ahmed Johnson and The British Bulldog have a heated confrontation. Referees have to get back into the ring to restore order.
Henry O. Godwinn is seen watching a dancer, while Phineas I. Godwinn guests on commentary for the next match.
Before the next match, Savio Vega says joining The Nation of Domination is the best thing to happen to him, and says he is sick and tired of the fans and that he cares only about The Nation. Suddenly, "Double J" Jesse James gets in the ring, starting the next match.
Savio Vega beats "Double J" Jesse James.
Todd Pettengill interviews The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh). Thrasher says that he doesn't know why people don't like them, as they are their children. Suddenly, Mosh pukes on Thrasher's mouth, and Thrasher tells Mosh "I told you not to eat that roadkill!"
The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) dance near one of the dancers before the next match.
Next Saturday: Shotgun Saturday Night is live in Penn Station in midtown Manhattan, New York!
The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh) vs. The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) ends in a double count-out after Henry O. Godwinn slams Mosh on the floor far away from the ring.
Mankind guests on commentary for the next match, much to the fear of Sunny, who is scared of him due to not knowing what he intends to do. When Ahmed Johnson shows up with a 2x4, Vader grabs the steel chair that Mankind is sitting on for potential use as an equalizer.
Ahmed Johnson beats Vader by disqualification when Mankind brings a steel chair into the ring and Vader hits Ahmed with it.. During the match, Mankind gets in the ring only to get shoved by Ahmed during the break. Mankind is back at the commentary table after the break. After the match, Vader almost hits Mankind with the chair, and Ahmed grabs the chair from him and hits him with it.
Tomorrow on Superstars: The Undertaker vs. "Wildman" Mark Mero! Vader!
Todd Pettengill interviews The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh). Thrasher pours hot wax on himself as Mosh says that are not normal and have never been afraid of what was under the bed. They always wanted to be what was under the bed, and whatever the people have always been scared of. He says the club sucks, and that they have to do their own stuff and entertain themselves.
Mankind is still at the commentary table for the next match when he is supposed to be facing The British Bulldog. The Bulldog has to drag Mankind - who is not even dressed to compete - to the ring in order to wrestle him.
Mankind beats The British Bulldog. During the match, Todd Pettengill interviews Savio Vega, but Vega tells Pettengill he has nothing to say to him and to get the hell out of his face. Shortly after that, Vader shows up at ringside. He eventually provides the damage to The Bulldog to cost Bulldog the match as Mankind and Paul Bearer distract the referee by tossing Bulldog into the steel guardrail twice. After the match, Vader continues to attack Bulldog, and Mankind joins in. Ahmed Johnson eventually shows up and chases Vader out of the ring, breaking his 2x4 in half in the process.
Todd Pettengill interviews Paul Bearer, but as Bearer says he will become a successful tag team manager, Ahmed Johnson and The British Bulldog have a heated confrontation. Referees have to get back into the ring to restore order.
Henry O. Godwinn is seen watching a dancer, while Phineas I. Godwinn guests on commentary for the next match.
Before the next match, Savio Vega says joining The Nation of Domination is the best thing to happen to him, and says he is sick and tired of the fans and that he cares only about The Nation. Suddenly, "Double J" Jesse James gets in the ring, starting the next match.
Savio Vega beats "Double J" Jesse James.
Todd Pettengill interviews The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh). Thrasher says that he doesn't know why people don't like them, as they are their children. Suddenly, Mosh pukes on Thrasher's mouth, and Thrasher tells Mosh "I told you not to eat that roadkill!"
The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) dance near one of the dancers before the next match.
Next Saturday: Shotgun Saturday Night is live in Penn Station in midtown Manhattan, New York!
The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh) vs. The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) ends in a double count-out after Henry O. Godwinn slams Mosh on the floor far away from the ring.
Monday, January 27, 1997
Raw Deal - Raw recap for January 27, 1997
Before the first match, it is announced that Savio Vega turned on Ahmed Johnson on Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden in a tag team match against The Nation of Domination.
Crush beats Ahmed Johnson after Faarooq attacks Ahmed as the ref is distracted by Crush and Clarence Mason.
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, no longer accompanied by Jose Lothario, in interviewed in the ring by Vince McMahon. He says that the WWF Championship is no longer a dream and is instead a reality. He knows that he and Sycho Sid have a very strange relationship, but Sid gave him a shot and on Thursday Raw Thursday on February 13th, he returns the favor but plans to retain the title. He says that The Undertaker, Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Vader are four of the best in the WWF, and that he has heard about the attitudes of the WWF Superstars as of late. He knows Hart isn't happy with him, that Austin isn't happy with anybody, that The Undertaker is a monster one shouldn't wake up and that Vader is a wrecking machine. He says that the WWF Championship brings out the best and worse in everybody, but being bad is what is going to help him keep the championship. Vince then brings out Bret Hart, who tells Shawn to do whatever he has to do to walk out with the WWF Championship at WrestleMania, as after the Final Four match, he'll be coming straight back for the title and he'll be wanting him at 100%. Vince asks Bret if he is overlooking Sycho Sid, but he's more focused on Shawn and has no doubt that he will be stepping in the ring with him if he keeps the WWF Championship. Vince then brings out The Undertaker, and tells Bret that he may have his respect after last year's Royal Rumble, but he's tired of Hart being screwed out of the WWF Championship. He then tells Hart to take a look at his history, as he nearly had it at last year's Royal Rumble. He's sat back and let everyone have their own way, but it's time for the WWF Championship to come back to the dark side, as it is time to stop being the hunted and start being the hunter. He tells Shawn that his title and his body will belong to him at WrestleMania. Vince then brings out "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, who brings out Jim Ross with a microphone. He says he may be the toughest S.O.B., but he recognizes an ambush when he sees it, and calls everyone except for Vince crybabies. He says he's waiting until the Final Four match, and says he will get his on February 16th. He then decides to beat them up right now, but changes his mind when 'Taker is about to climb out of the ring. Austin retreats to the back, and has a few choice words with Vader and Uaul Bearer, who were seen behind him moments ago, on the way there.
The British Bulldog beats Doug Furnas by reversing a sunset flip pinfall attempt despite accidentally running into Owen Hart's Slammy as he holds it in the ring from the apron. During the match, is is announced that Ahmed Johnson is looking for The Nation of Domination, but is thus far unsuccessful. The British Bulldog confronts Owen Hart after the match/ Bulldog calms down, and he and Owen shake hands.
We see footage of Savio Vega turning on Faarooq during their tag team match against The Nation of Domination (Faarooq and Crush) from Saturday afternoon's show at Madison Square Garden. Later that night, on Shotgun Saturday Night, Savio Vega apologized for losing his cool. but during his match with The Rock, Savio Vega raised his fist, then he, Crush and Faarooq attacked Rocky Maivia. Vega is now a member of The Nation of Domination.
We see footage from earlier today at a WWF press conference from the Toronto Sky Dome. Tiger Jeet Singh was there to announces the signing of his son, Tiger Ali Singh, to the WWF.
Next Monday on Raw: Royal Rumble Raw, which contains the 1997 Royal Rumble match in its entirety as well as action from the Toronto Skydome in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The Godwinns beats Vader and Mankind by count-out after Mankind hits Vader in the head with a steel chair when Henry O. Godwinn gets out of the way of the chair shot.
Ahmed Johnson finally finds The Nation of Domination outside of the arena, but they quickly get away.
Crush beats Ahmed Johnson after Faarooq attacks Ahmed as the ref is distracted by Crush and Clarence Mason.
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, no longer accompanied by Jose Lothario, in interviewed in the ring by Vince McMahon. He says that the WWF Championship is no longer a dream and is instead a reality. He knows that he and Sycho Sid have a very strange relationship, but Sid gave him a shot and on Thursday Raw Thursday on February 13th, he returns the favor but plans to retain the title. He says that The Undertaker, Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Vader are four of the best in the WWF, and that he has heard about the attitudes of the WWF Superstars as of late. He knows Hart isn't happy with him, that Austin isn't happy with anybody, that The Undertaker is a monster one shouldn't wake up and that Vader is a wrecking machine. He says that the WWF Championship brings out the best and worse in everybody, but being bad is what is going to help him keep the championship. Vince then brings out Bret Hart, who tells Shawn to do whatever he has to do to walk out with the WWF Championship at WrestleMania, as after the Final Four match, he'll be coming straight back for the title and he'll be wanting him at 100%. Vince asks Bret if he is overlooking Sycho Sid, but he's more focused on Shawn and has no doubt that he will be stepping in the ring with him if he keeps the WWF Championship. Vince then brings out The Undertaker, and tells Bret that he may have his respect after last year's Royal Rumble, but he's tired of Hart being screwed out of the WWF Championship. He then tells Hart to take a look at his history, as he nearly had it at last year's Royal Rumble. He's sat back and let everyone have their own way, but it's time for the WWF Championship to come back to the dark side, as it is time to stop being the hunted and start being the hunter. He tells Shawn that his title and his body will belong to him at WrestleMania. Vince then brings out "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, who brings out Jim Ross with a microphone. He says he may be the toughest S.O.B., but he recognizes an ambush when he sees it, and calls everyone except for Vince crybabies. He says he's waiting until the Final Four match, and says he will get his on February 16th. He then decides to beat them up right now, but changes his mind when 'Taker is about to climb out of the ring. Austin retreats to the back, and has a few choice words with Vader and Uaul Bearer, who were seen behind him moments ago, on the way there.
The British Bulldog beats Doug Furnas by reversing a sunset flip pinfall attempt despite accidentally running into Owen Hart's Slammy as he holds it in the ring from the apron. During the match, is is announced that Ahmed Johnson is looking for The Nation of Domination, but is thus far unsuccessful. The British Bulldog confronts Owen Hart after the match/ Bulldog calms down, and he and Owen shake hands.
We see footage of Savio Vega turning on Faarooq during their tag team match against The Nation of Domination (Faarooq and Crush) from Saturday afternoon's show at Madison Square Garden. Later that night, on Shotgun Saturday Night, Savio Vega apologized for losing his cool. but during his match with The Rock, Savio Vega raised his fist, then he, Crush and Faarooq attacked Rocky Maivia. Vega is now a member of The Nation of Domination.
We see footage from earlier today at a WWF press conference from the Toronto Sky Dome. Tiger Jeet Singh was there to announces the signing of his son, Tiger Ali Singh, to the WWF.
Next Monday on Raw: Royal Rumble Raw, which contains the 1997 Royal Rumble match in its entirety as well as action from the Toronto Skydome in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The Godwinns beats Vader and Mankind by count-out after Mankind hits Vader in the head with a steel chair when Henry O. Godwinn gets out of the way of the chair shot.
Ahmed Johnson finally finds The Nation of Domination outside of the arena, but they quickly get away.
Saturday, January 4, 1997
Vince's Got A Shotgun - Shotgun Saturday Night recap for January 4, 1997
Bob Backlund tells the viewers not to go into the Mirage nightclub, saying there is decadence, sexual activities, violence, and crime going on inside. He calls Shotgun Saturday Night a disgrace, and says it should be banned along with New York City and Saturday nights in general.
The Flying Nuns (Sister Angelica and Mother Smucker) beat The Godwinns after Brother Love hits Phineas I. Godwinn in the head with his book. Before the match, we see footage from earlier today of The Flying Nuns coming out of St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City, and that they are described as nuns from a Tibetan order in the Himalayas. (The Flying Nuns do not last long, and they eventually return as The Headbangers, Mosh and Thrasher, respectively.) During the match, Hillbilly Jim says he has never seen anything like The Flying Nuns before, especially not back home. Brother Love also shows up in The Flying Nuns' corner, and the Nuns bow down to him outside of the ring in the middle of the match. After the match, Todd Pettengill interviews Brother Love, who says that he heard Bob Backlund talking about the decadence happening in the Mirage nightclub and that he saw that decadence in the Godwinns. He says that The Flying Nuns are as pure as the driven snow and that they have never been touched by human hands - except their own, of course. From now on, they shall be known as The Sisters of Love, and he challenges any and all comers to take them on as they will love them, too.
WWF is coming to Los Angeles, California; Fresno, California; San Jose, California; Anaheim, California; Las Vegas, Nevada; El Paso, Texas; and San Antonio, Texas as part of the WWF Holiday Hell Tour!
Todd Pettengill is in the VIP area along with Rocky Maivia, Goldust and Marlena, Mascarita Sagrada and Salvatore Sincere. Bob Backlund shows up along with The Sultan and says that Marlena's gold dress is "exposure." He asks Marlena where her mother is, and says that her cleavage is immoral.
Next week: The All-Star Cafe in New York City hosts Shotgun Saturday Night!
Macarita Sagrada dances with some of the ladies on a table before the next match.
Goldust beats The Sultan by count-out. During the match, Todd Pettengill tries to interview Bob Backlund at ringside, who tells Todd he can't hear without his glasses on. He says that he wanted to keep The Sultan away from an environment such as the Mirage Nightclub, saying that The Sultan "doesn't get involved in that kind of stuff" concerning the perceived lack of modesty from Marlena. When Todd Pettengill heads to the commentary table shortly after this and says that Bob Backlund is freaking out, Backlund approaches the commentary table, saying this is "Backlund country." Near the end of the match, Marlena gets on the apron as The Sultan puts Goldust in the Camel Clutch and pulls the top of her dress down, showing The Sultan her breasts. The Sultan cannot stop staring, and Bob Backlund has to cover The Sultan's eyes with his sports coat. Goldust takes advantage and gets a few shots on The Sultan, then Backlund gets The Sultan out of the ring and does not allow him to get back in. (In reality, Marlena is wearing pasties, and the camera stays behind her back to cover up this fact.) Sunny is irritated with the fact that Marlena showed her breasts, and says that she is the sexist woman Todd Pettengill announces that everyone has to agree that the real winner of this match is Marlena.
Mascarita Sagrada, Mini Vader, Jim Cornette, Goldust and Marlena are in the VIP area. Also, Sunny announces that next week, she will show off one of her home sex videos to counter Marlena showing her breasts in the previous match.
Ahmed Johnson beats Crush by disqualification when one of the members of The Nation of Domination (in reality, the future D'Lo Brown) interferes. During the match, Todd Pettengill interviews Clarence Mason, who is less concerned about the current venue and more concerned about Crush and The Nation of Domination, saying that Crush will no longer be misused and that The Nation will overtake the World Wrestling Federation. After the match, Ahmed Johnson tries to put the interfering Nation member in the Pearl River plunge, but Crush and the Nation member attack Ahmed. Crush finally hits Faarooq in the back with a chair, then Goldust, Hillbilly Jim and The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) leave the VIP area and check on Ahmed. When The Nation leave, Goldust, Ahmed and The Godwinns give chase to the back door, taking the fight to 56th Street. Ahmed puts the interfering Nation member in the Pearl River Plunge on top of a parked car.
We see gottage from earlier today, where Jim Cornette and Mini Vader are at the Port Authority Bus Terminal and Mini Vader has to use the bathroom.
Sunny gets in the ring to dance the Macarena in the ring, except it's called "The Mascarita" and Todd Pettengill sings new lyrics involving Masacarita Sagrada. Jim Cornette guests on commentary for the match afterwards, and complains about Mini Vader giving him a hard time during the trip from Mexico to New York. Cornette then gets on the apron, calls for a time out and yells at Mini Vader before the commercial break.
Mascarita Sagrada beats Mini Vader. It is announced during the match that "Wildman" Marc Mero and Sable will appear next week and that Mero will face "Diesel." After the match, Jim Cornette confronts Mini Vader and tries to fight Mascarita Sagrada himself. Mascarita Sagrada pushes Cornette down, and Mini Vader is behind him on his knees. Cornette trips over Mini Vader, then then Mini Vader and Mascarita Sagrada remove Cornette's pants.
WWF returns live to the Madison Square Gearden in New York City on Saturday, January 25th! Sycho Sid defends the WWF Championship against The Undertaker! "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels takes on Mankind! bret "The Hit Man" Hart wrestles Vader in the Garden for the first time! "Stone Cold" Steve Austin takes on Goldust in a special attraction match! Ahmed Johsnon and Savio Vega take on Crush and Faarooq! Tickets are as low as $10!
Jim Cornette is seen fleeing through the back door without his pants at the end of the show, while Sunny dances on the commentary table.
The Flying Nuns (Sister Angelica and Mother Smucker) beat The Godwinns after Brother Love hits Phineas I. Godwinn in the head with his book. Before the match, we see footage from earlier today of The Flying Nuns coming out of St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City, and that they are described as nuns from a Tibetan order in the Himalayas. (The Flying Nuns do not last long, and they eventually return as The Headbangers, Mosh and Thrasher, respectively.) During the match, Hillbilly Jim says he has never seen anything like The Flying Nuns before, especially not back home. Brother Love also shows up in The Flying Nuns' corner, and the Nuns bow down to him outside of the ring in the middle of the match. After the match, Todd Pettengill interviews Brother Love, who says that he heard Bob Backlund talking about the decadence happening in the Mirage nightclub and that he saw that decadence in the Godwinns. He says that The Flying Nuns are as pure as the driven snow and that they have never been touched by human hands - except their own, of course. From now on, they shall be known as The Sisters of Love, and he challenges any and all comers to take them on as they will love them, too.
WWF is coming to Los Angeles, California; Fresno, California; San Jose, California; Anaheim, California; Las Vegas, Nevada; El Paso, Texas; and San Antonio, Texas as part of the WWF Holiday Hell Tour!
Todd Pettengill is in the VIP area along with Rocky Maivia, Goldust and Marlena, Mascarita Sagrada and Salvatore Sincere. Bob Backlund shows up along with The Sultan and says that Marlena's gold dress is "exposure." He asks Marlena where her mother is, and says that her cleavage is immoral.
Next week: The All-Star Cafe in New York City hosts Shotgun Saturday Night!
Macarita Sagrada dances with some of the ladies on a table before the next match.
Goldust beats The Sultan by count-out. During the match, Todd Pettengill tries to interview Bob Backlund at ringside, who tells Todd he can't hear without his glasses on. He says that he wanted to keep The Sultan away from an environment such as the Mirage Nightclub, saying that The Sultan "doesn't get involved in that kind of stuff" concerning the perceived lack of modesty from Marlena. When Todd Pettengill heads to the commentary table shortly after this and says that Bob Backlund is freaking out, Backlund approaches the commentary table, saying this is "Backlund country." Near the end of the match, Marlena gets on the apron as The Sultan puts Goldust in the Camel Clutch and pulls the top of her dress down, showing The Sultan her breasts. The Sultan cannot stop staring, and Bob Backlund has to cover The Sultan's eyes with his sports coat. Goldust takes advantage and gets a few shots on The Sultan, then Backlund gets The Sultan out of the ring and does not allow him to get back in. (In reality, Marlena is wearing pasties, and the camera stays behind her back to cover up this fact.) Sunny is irritated with the fact that Marlena showed her breasts, and says that she is the sexist woman Todd Pettengill announces that everyone has to agree that the real winner of this match is Marlena.
Mascarita Sagrada, Mini Vader, Jim Cornette, Goldust and Marlena are in the VIP area. Also, Sunny announces that next week, she will show off one of her home sex videos to counter Marlena showing her breasts in the previous match.
Ahmed Johnson beats Crush by disqualification when one of the members of The Nation of Domination (in reality, the future D'Lo Brown) interferes. During the match, Todd Pettengill interviews Clarence Mason, who is less concerned about the current venue and more concerned about Crush and The Nation of Domination, saying that Crush will no longer be misused and that The Nation will overtake the World Wrestling Federation. After the match, Ahmed Johnson tries to put the interfering Nation member in the Pearl River plunge, but Crush and the Nation member attack Ahmed. Crush finally hits Faarooq in the back with a chair, then Goldust, Hillbilly Jim and The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) leave the VIP area and check on Ahmed. When The Nation leave, Goldust, Ahmed and The Godwinns give chase to the back door, taking the fight to 56th Street. Ahmed puts the interfering Nation member in the Pearl River Plunge on top of a parked car.
We see gottage from earlier today, where Jim Cornette and Mini Vader are at the Port Authority Bus Terminal and Mini Vader has to use the bathroom.
Sunny gets in the ring to dance the Macarena in the ring, except it's called "The Mascarita" and Todd Pettengill sings new lyrics involving Masacarita Sagrada. Jim Cornette guests on commentary for the match afterwards, and complains about Mini Vader giving him a hard time during the trip from Mexico to New York. Cornette then gets on the apron, calls for a time out and yells at Mini Vader before the commercial break.
Mascarita Sagrada beats Mini Vader. It is announced during the match that "Wildman" Marc Mero and Sable will appear next week and that Mero will face "Diesel." After the match, Jim Cornette confronts Mini Vader and tries to fight Mascarita Sagrada himself. Mascarita Sagrada pushes Cornette down, and Mini Vader is behind him on his knees. Cornette trips over Mini Vader, then then Mini Vader and Mascarita Sagrada remove Cornette's pants.
WWF returns live to the Madison Square Gearden in New York City on Saturday, January 25th! Sycho Sid defends the WWF Championship against The Undertaker! "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels takes on Mankind! bret "The Hit Man" Hart wrestles Vader in the Garden for the first time! "Stone Cold" Steve Austin takes on Goldust in a special attraction match! Ahmed Johsnon and Savio Vega take on Crush and Faarooq! Tickets are as low as $10!
Jim Cornette is seen fleeing through the back door without his pants at the end of the show, while Sunny dances on the commentary table.
Monday, December 16, 1996
Raw Deal - Raw recap for December 16, 1996
The show begins with Jim Ross interviewing Bret "The Hit Man" Hart in the ring. As bitter as ever, Hart says his mother always told him "Never ruin an apology with an excuse," but he's going to have to come up with an excuse as there is no good reason why he is not WWF Champion right now. Since he came back, things have changed as he can't tell friend from foe these days and "there are no rules" in the WWF. He tells "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Sycho Sid, and everybody in the WWF to understand one thing: if there's no rules, that's fine by him as he doesn't need them. He calls Shawn "a little prissy," and says he gave him his word that he would not interfere last night, yet proved he was set out to cost him the WWF Championship since day one and that he can never be as good as him. Hart says he will do anything and everything to get right back on top, and with some reluctance, he announces his candidacy for the Royal Rumble match, saying that the other 29 participants are in trouble. He then announces that he will guest on commentary in "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels' match to "call it right down the middle and be a nice, regular announcer" and "just mind [his] own business." Hart then guests on commentary for the next match.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin beats Vader by disqualification in a Toughman Match when Bret "The Hit Man" Hart gets up from his seat on commentary and hits Austin with a chop block before putting him in the Sharpshooter. After the match, Vader tries to fight Bret, and Bret releases the Sharpshooter on Austin to brawl with Vader. Officials break the brawl up, then Bret puts the Sharpshooter on Austin again until officials break that up.
Next week on Raw: Bret "The Hit Man" Hart vs. "Razor Ramon!"
"Diesel" and "Razor Ramon" beat The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn).
Sycho Sid says nobody will take the WWF Championship, as he is the master of the game he plays. Anyone who steps in the ring with him will go down. He's going into Shawn Michael's backyard, but he thrives on adversity and plans to take Shawn ten feet up and ten feet down one more time at Royal Rumble. He tells Jose Lothario to stay at home where he belongs.
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels says he's been humiliated before. He says that the problem between him and Sycho Sid is what happened to Jose Lothario, and while he doesn't cry over spilled milk, he promises to take back the WWF Championship. Shawn says he doesn't make excuses, and make his living every week on national television, and he plans to lay it all on the line at Royal Rumble. He tells Bret "The Hit Man" Hart that he's not him, that he wouldn't want to be him, and even if he was able, he wouldn't.
Doug Furnas and Philip LaFon beat Dr. X and T.L. Hopper.
Billy Gunn says he's already to lock up with Bart Gunn, and tonight he plans to show the WWF why he's the top Gunn.
In the continuing adventures of George and Adam, we find out George won a bet.
Sable beats Jerry "The King" Lawler in the finals of the Karate Fighters Holiday Tournament. Lawler accuses Sable of cheating and demands a rematch. "Wildman" Marc Mero fights Lawler, but is easily double teamed by Lawler and Hunter Hearst Helmsley. Goldust shows up, nearly knocks Sable down on the way to the ring and fights Helmsley until he sends him over the guardrail. Mero chases Helmsley into the crowd while Sable runs to the back. Goldust gets in the ring, and Lawler confronts him, saying Marlena should be happy Helmsley made a pass at her before asking Goldust if he is "a queer." Goldust says no, then slaps Lawler in the face.
The WWF carolers, orchestrated by "Classy" Freddy Blassie, wish us season's greetings.
In Your House: It's Time will be replayed three times tomorrow on DirecTV beginning in the early evening, and on Wednesday at 7 PM Eastern, 6 PM Central on Request TV, due to technical difficulties from last night's broadcast.
Next week on Raw: "Wildman" Marc Mero vs. Hunter Hearst Helmsley for the WWF Intercontinental Championship! This time around, the belt can change hands by disqualification!
Bart Gunn beats Billy Gunn by referee stoppage as horrified members of the Gunn family watch. Family members rush to the ring after Billy Gunn is injured after Bart sends Billy neck-first into the ropes, and tend to Billy. Billy is taken out of the arena on a stretcher as the show ends.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin beats Vader by disqualification in a Toughman Match when Bret "The Hit Man" Hart gets up from his seat on commentary and hits Austin with a chop block before putting him in the Sharpshooter. After the match, Vader tries to fight Bret, and Bret releases the Sharpshooter on Austin to brawl with Vader. Officials break the brawl up, then Bret puts the Sharpshooter on Austin again until officials break that up.
Next week on Raw: Bret "The Hit Man" Hart vs. "Razor Ramon!"
"Diesel" and "Razor Ramon" beat The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn).
Sycho Sid says nobody will take the WWF Championship, as he is the master of the game he plays. Anyone who steps in the ring with him will go down. He's going into Shawn Michael's backyard, but he thrives on adversity and plans to take Shawn ten feet up and ten feet down one more time at Royal Rumble. He tells Jose Lothario to stay at home where he belongs.
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels says he's been humiliated before. He says that the problem between him and Sycho Sid is what happened to Jose Lothario, and while he doesn't cry over spilled milk, he promises to take back the WWF Championship. Shawn says he doesn't make excuses, and make his living every week on national television, and he plans to lay it all on the line at Royal Rumble. He tells Bret "The Hit Man" Hart that he's not him, that he wouldn't want to be him, and even if he was able, he wouldn't.
Doug Furnas and Philip LaFon beat Dr. X and T.L. Hopper.
Billy Gunn says he's already to lock up with Bart Gunn, and tonight he plans to show the WWF why he's the top Gunn.
In the continuing adventures of George and Adam, we find out George won a bet.
Sable beats Jerry "The King" Lawler in the finals of the Karate Fighters Holiday Tournament. Lawler accuses Sable of cheating and demands a rematch. "Wildman" Marc Mero fights Lawler, but is easily double teamed by Lawler and Hunter Hearst Helmsley. Goldust shows up, nearly knocks Sable down on the way to the ring and fights Helmsley until he sends him over the guardrail. Mero chases Helmsley into the crowd while Sable runs to the back. Goldust gets in the ring, and Lawler confronts him, saying Marlena should be happy Helmsley made a pass at her before asking Goldust if he is "a queer." Goldust says no, then slaps Lawler in the face.
The WWF carolers, orchestrated by "Classy" Freddy Blassie, wish us season's greetings.
In Your House: It's Time will be replayed three times tomorrow on DirecTV beginning in the early evening, and on Wednesday at 7 PM Eastern, 6 PM Central on Request TV, due to technical difficulties from last night's broadcast.
Next week on Raw: "Wildman" Marc Mero vs. Hunter Hearst Helmsley for the WWF Intercontinental Championship! This time around, the belt can change hands by disqualification!
Bart Gunn beats Billy Gunn by referee stoppage as horrified members of the Gunn family watch. Family members rush to the ring after Billy Gunn is injured after Bart sends Billy neck-first into the ropes, and tend to Billy. Billy is taken out of the arena on a stretcher as the show ends.
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