Layin' da SmackDown - SmackDown recap for January 6, 2000

WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley is backstage with D-Generation X (Triple H, X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn). She talks about how last night was a proud moment in the World Wrestling Federation when Triple H became the WWF Champion. However, the rest of D-Generation X could not defeat The Rock. She says DX is all about perfection and they can all strive to do better. She announces that she is taking care of Mick Foley, as she and Triple H have a warrant out for his arrest should he show up again. "Road Dogg" Jesse James does not have a match yet, but X-Pac has a chance to redeem himself against Big Show, and when X-Pac complains, Triple H tells him that if he has a problem with that, then he can beat Big Show's ass, as X-Pac is just as every bit as good as he is. "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn is then placed in a 2-on-1 handicap match against The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw), and Triple H tells him that he is not the only one sacrificing for the betterment of D-Generation X. Meanwhile, Triple H has entered himself into a random lottery, where anybody can get a shot at him and the WWF Championship tonight. Stephanie says she is proud of Triple H, who says he is proud to be part of DX and the McMahon-Helmsley Era.

X-Pac beats Big Show by disqualification after Big Show shoves referee Mike Chioda. After the match, Big Show choke slams Chioda, then X-Pac hits Big Show in the back with a steel chair to no effect. Big Show punches the chair into X-Pac's face, and referees and officials run into the ring to restore order. That ends quickly when Big Show scares them all out of the ring and nearly tosses Mike Chioda out of the ring from under the bottom rope.

Backstage, Chris Jericho tells Chyna he does not want to be partners with Chyna and The Kat. Chyna says she doesn't want to be in this situation, either.

A police officer is seen in front of the arena, waiting for Mankind aka Mick Foley should he show up.

Backstage, Jericho tells Chyna to stay on the apron and look good while he does all the work.

The Hollys (Hardcore and Crash Holly) beat Chyna and Chris Jericho following a lack of teamwork between Chyna and Jericho, which leads to Chyna clotheslining Jericho at ringside. After the match, Chyna and The Kat walk off with the Intercontinental Championship.

X-Pac - as Mankind - is seen in Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, talking to some parkgoers. Meanwhile, WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley and Triple H are seen watching this unfold, hoping the real Mick Foley gets arrested when a knock on the door is heard. Tori comes in, and asks to use the bathroom as all the bathrooms are occupied. Stephanie lets Tori use the nearby bathroom.

"Road Dogg" Jesse James talks to WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley. He wants to know what his match says, but Stephanie says that is Triple H's decision. When he asks where Triple H is, Stephanie says he is in the bathroom. Road Dogg opens the bathroom door only to find Tori in there. He shuts the bathroom door as he gets angry at Stephanie as he leaves, as Stephanie says she forgot Tori was in there.

The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) beat "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn by disqualification in a 2-on-1 handicap match when "Road Dogg" Jesse James gets involved. Road Dogg and Billy Gunn then brawl with The Acolytes in the crowd.

Triple H and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley are watching the brawl in the crowd from backstage. As Triple H makes The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) vs. The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) for Royal Rumble official, Kane barges in, demanding a match with "that pervert" "Road Dogg" Jesse James. Stephanie tells Kane he's got it. Triple H asks what is up with Kane, and Stephanie says she doesn't know, but it will be one hell of a match.

Police officers are seen looking for Mick Foley outside of the arena.

"Road Dogg" Jesse James is seen backstage with Triple H and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley. If "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn gets involved in his match, Billy Gunn will be fired. Road Dogg is then put in a match against Kane, and when Road Dogg confronts Stephanie and asks her if she told Kane what happened with him and Tori, Triple H tells him to back off. When Triple H asks Stephanie what Road Dogg is talking about after Road Dogg leaves, Stephanie says she has no idea.

Kane beats "Road Dogg" Jesse James despite X-Pac running towards the ring and distracting Kane, allowing Road Dogg to hit Kane with a low blow behind the referee's back.

The Rock is seen in his wrestling gear backstage. Triple H and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley see him on the screen, and Stephanie asks who The Rock is facing tonight. Triple H tells her that The Rock's opponent is the up-until-now-undefeated Kurt Angle. Stephanie is not happy about that.

X-Pac as Mankind is on the Jaws ride at Universal Studios in Florida, talking about his accomplishments and how he is not scared of anything when he is scared by the mechanical shark that comes out of the water.

Before the next match, it is announced that The Rock's new book, The Rock Says..., is on sale now. The Rock talks about last week's Handicap You're Fired Match and how he came out on top against D-Generation (X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn), thus declaring this the millennium of The Rock and declaring The Rock "The People's Champion." He then asks if the people see, taste or smell what The Rock is cookin'. When Kurt Angle shows up, he says he stands before everyone tonight as an Olympic champion, an American hero, and a representative of America. He says he is a man who has gone and one battle in the Olympic games and came out a winner, and he is still undefeated in the World Wrestling Federation. He is a man of intensity, integrity and intelligence, and he feels that he should be "The People's Champion." He then calls The Rock "a CQ, smooth-talking smart-aleck." The Rock gets back on the microphone and tells Angle he should never have annoyed him, and while Angle is no doubt a true American hero, he could not help but realize he is wearing Olympic gold medals. Tonight, he asks Angle to take the medals, shine them up real nice with an all-American cloth and some all-American wax, put them down, do about thirteen jumping jacks, 37 sit-ups and some squats, then take the medals, turn them sideways and shove them straight up his Olympic ass.

Kurt Angle beats The Rock by disqualification. During the match, "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman gets involved. The Rock attacks Blackman with his own Kendo stick, but also hits Kurt Angle with it, ending the match. After the match, The Rock hits Blackman with a Rock Bottom. When Kurt Angle celebrates, however, The Rock gets back in the ring and hits Angle with a spinebuster followed by The People's Elbow. Triple H and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley talk about Kurt still being undefeated backstage.

We see a tumbler full of names for Triple H's match being spun, as well as cops stationed at certain points around the arena waiting for Mick Foley aka Mankind to show up.

Before the next match, The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley) talk about the Christmas bonus that D-Generation X (Triple H, X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) will give them if they win tonight.

Edge, Christian and Jeff Hardy beat Al Snow and The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley). Al Snow attacks The Dudleys with Head after the match.

At Universal Studios, X-Pac, as Mankind, is in front of Woody Woopecker's Nuthouse Coaster. When he cannot get on the ride due to the rid being closed, he tries to bribe the security guard, but fails. He runs away when the security guard calls for security.

Test beats The Big Boss Man when Prince Albert inadvertently hits Boss Man with a Bicycle Kick after Test ducks it. After the match, Albert and Boss Man argue. Triple H and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley talk about the finish of the match backstage, with Triple H calling Test's win an upset. Stephanie hopes nobody upsets Triple H in his match tonight, but Triple H says he is "the game" and that nobody will beat him tonight for he is that damn good.

The tumbler is still spinning backstage.

X-Pac as Mankind is in front of the Back to the Future ride, thinking it will actually take him back in time. Meanwhile, cops are seen near the backstage entrance to the arena.

Before the next match, Triple H tells WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley that The Mean Street Posse (Rodney, Pete Gas, Joey Abs) are being rewarded for their efforts against The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) last week with their first tag team win when Stephanie asks why the Posse are in the ring.

Kaientai (Taka Michinoku and Sho Funaki) beat The Mean Street Posse (Rodney, Pete Gas, Joey Abs) when Rodney inadvertently takes out Pete Gas. After the match, Triple H leaves with WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon Helmsley for his match.

The WWF locker room is in a large room backstage. WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley announces that one of the people in the room will have the opportunity to face Triple H, as there has never been a champion with such honor and dignity to defend the WWF Championship in a random lottery. Everyone is entered, but only one will win, and Triple H will defend against all comers as he is a champion with spirit and pride, and she is honored to be his wife. She says Triple H is not only her champion, but everyone's champion, and introduces Triple H into the room. He hopes everyone is proud to have him as WWF Champion, and is proud to be their WWF Champion. He ses this as an opportunity to be a leader and role model for everyone in the ring, for when he retires, someone can take his place and become the WWF CHampion and leader to everyone in the WWF. He wants that person to take notice to what they are about to do, as never has a champion gone teo the lengths to defend the title in a random drawing where anybody can have a chance to be champion. Stephanie draws a name, and that name is Andre the Giant, who is obviously not here. Stephanie draws another name, and that name is The Fabulous Moolah. He says the match could be one for the ages, but he wants a more serious competitor. He asks Howard Finkel to draw a name, but he knocks the tumbler over. He picks up a random name, and that name is Rikishi. Everyone cheers for Rikishi as Triple H and Stephanie get angry with Howard Finkel.

X-Pac - as Mankind - comes out of the Back to the Future ride only to meet the real Mankind. The real deal beats the faker up for talking about his wife and family, then tells him "Have a nice day...you son of a bitch!"

WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley guests on commentary for the next match.

Rikishi beats Triple H by disqualification. During the match, the rest of D-Generation X (X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) watch the match from backstage. Later on, WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley hands Triple H a steel chair, then distracts referee Tim White as Triple H hits Rikishi with the steel chair. Rikishi gets his shoulder up afterwards, and Stephanie hands Triple H the WWF Championship to use as a weapon. Triple H hits Rikishi with the title, and the match is over. Rikishi still manages to get up, and Triple H grabs a steel chair outside of the ring and hits him in the guit with it before hitting him in the back. Referees and officials get in the ring to restore order and keep Rikishi away from Triple H. Too Cool (Grandmaster Saxay and Scotty 2 Hotty) show up and celebrate with Rikishi afterwards to end the show. Triple H retains the WWF Championship.

Raw Deal - Raw recap for December 20, 1999

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Backstage, Triple H and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley think the WWF locker room have no holiday spirit, and that they will have to give them. As they talk, The Mean Street Posse (Rodney, Pete Gas, Joey Abs) stand behind them in tuxedos. Triple H says the McMahon-Helmsley coalition will give until it hurts, and that it will be "a very Raw Christmas show." Rodney is then commanded by Stephanie to get her some water.

Before the next match, "Road Dogg" Jesse James lets Test and the fans know that he and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn are the WWF tag team champions of the world, then Billy Gunn tries to attack Test from behind. Test sees it coming and hits him with a right hand, starting the next match.

The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) beat Test in a 2-on-1 handicap match after removing Test's face cover and hitting him with a Fameasser. During the match, Edge, Christian and The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy) are seen watching the match on a monitor backstage.

Backstage, Triple H and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley are seen laughing and wishing Test a merry Christmas. Edge, Christian and The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy) show up after being brought in by The Mean Street Posse (Rodney, Pete Gas, Joey Abs), tired of fighting each other and wanting Triple H and Stephanie to stop the games. Triple H proposes a match between the team of Edge and Matt Hardy and the team of Christian and Jeff Hardy, then wishes them a merry Christmas.

Kurt Angle is seen talking to Triple H and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley backstage. Triple H says it is time to step up to the next level and test the 3 I's by facing Viscera. After Triple H asks Kurt Angle if he has any more ostrich jerky left, Stephanie asks "Why Viscera?" Triple H and The Mean Street Posse (Rodney, Pete Gas, Joey Abs) mock Stephanie calling Kurt Angle cute last week before Triple H tells the Posse to shut up.

Christian and Jeff Hardy beat Edge and Matt Hardy. Matt is helped up, apparently suffering a broken nose.

Backstage, Triple H and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley make fun of both teams in the last match, then The Mean Street Posse (Rodney, Pete Gas, Joey Abs) bring in Mae Young and The Fabulous Moolah. Stephanie thanks them for being a part of their family for generation. Triple H teases giving Mae Young a bottle of wine, but gives Mae and Moolah a better gift: a Triple Threat Match against the teams of The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley) and The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw). Moolah calls Stephanie a disgrace to the McMahon family before she and Mae leave. Triple H calls them a disgradce to Depends undergarments, then makes fun of Jim Ross' voice when he says the match will be a slobberknocker. This gives Stephanie the idea of giving a gift to Jim Ross, much to J.R.'s displeasure on commentary.

WWF Chairman Vince McMahon and The Rock are listed as part of the top 10 entertainers of the year in the newest issue of Entertainment Weekly.

Triple H and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley show up. Stephanie asks Jim Ross to come to the ring. He does, thinking they are going to fire him. Stephanie says she and Triple H are the greatest entertainers of 1999, not The Rock and WWF Chairman Vince McMahon, and Triple H says Entertainment Weekly missed the boat by a few weeks. He then says the place looks a little festive, but seems to be lacking in drection. He demands that Kevin Dunn (one of the producers) "put it up now." The two screens to the sides of the TitanTron are replaced with images of Stephanie on the left screen and Triple H on the right screen. He says that this is the type of picture that a magazine like Entertainment Weekly should grace their magazines with. Triple H then confronts Jim Ross on his comments about Stephanie and getting slapped in the face for it. Stephanie says she is not bothered by it anymore and she has forgiven him, saying she knows he didn't mean to insult her or hurt her feelings, then said it felt good to slap him that way. Triple H then gets on his knees behind Jim Ross, then Stephanie pushes Jim Ross over him. Triple H is about to break Jim Ross' arm again when Mankind shows up. Mankind quotes Popeye, saying "I've have all I can stands, and I can't stands no more!" He stood backstage and watched Triple H on Mae Young, The Fabulous Moolah and Jim Ross, and dares him to pick on someone his own size. He has stood silent until now, and tonight, he tells Triple H to his face that the McMahon-Helmsley era "kinda sucks." As for Stephanie, if she has the gall to defame the good name of Santa Claus with the Santa hat she is wearing, then he knows Santa goes around saying "ho, ho, ho," then says he is not exactly the ho he had in mind. Triple H wants to go at it with Mankind, who asks if Stephanie is really holding him back and Stephanie whispers something in Triple H's ear. Triple H says Stephanie has given him an idea, and says that if Mankind wants to stick his nose in business it does not belong in, then tonight, if he wants a fight, he will be in a Boiler Room Match. Mankind anticipates that it is with Triple H, but Triple H refuses to tell him who his opponent is, saying it may or may not be against him, but that Mankind will get his ass kicked one way or another. Stephanie wishes Mankind a meryr Christmas, then slaps Mankind in the face.

Before the next match, Kurt Angle wishes the crowd a merry Christmas, and as the holiday season is fast approaching, he has an incredible idea for a New Year's resolution. He has had success his entire life - including in the WWF - because he follows the 3 I's - intensity, integrity and intelligence - and says that if everyone follows them, they can accomplish anything they want to and have the happiest new year imaginable and possible. WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley is then seen being upset with Triple H for booking the next match, telling him he did not have to do this./

Kurt Angle beats Viscera. During the match, "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman shows up and hits Viscera in the back with a Kendo stick as ther referee is not looking, and allows Angle to get the win. Backstage, Triple H thinks WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley had something to with Blackman interfering in the match.

Before the next match, The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley) warn Mar Young and The Fabulous Moolah that the Dudley Commandments - thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not kill, and thou shalt not mess with the Dudley Boyz 0 still apply to "two old bags" such as them, then attack them before they finish mentioning the Dudley Commandments. "Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry is seen cheering Mae and Moolah on backstage as The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) show up.

The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley) beat The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) and the team of Mae Young and The Fabulous Moolah. During the match, The Acolytes show more class by refusing to beat on Mae and Moolah while The Dudley Boyz lay waste to them. After the match, a brawl breaks out between all three teams, and "Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry runs in to go after the Dudleys. He then checks on Mae Young after the match.

Triple H hands WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley a gift, which Triple H says will reveal Mankind's opponent in the Boiler Room Brawl. Inside is a Santa Claus figurine.

Michael Cole interviews Mankind, who is not happy about having to fight Santa Claus and wonders what he has to prove what a tough guy he is against Santa. He asks if he has to slap him in his rosy cheeks, kick him in his dimples or put a big boot to his red nose. He considers giving Santa a knee to his round belly and watch it shake like a bowl of jelly. As Mankind wonders whether or not he should take tyhe match, Rodney then meets up with him, then Pete Gas and Joey Abs attack him and toss him into the boiler room. Mankind then meets Santa, and proposes that he turns his back so that Santa can leave the boiler room peacefully and win the match. He then gets attacked by three Santa Clauses with more malevolent intentions, but fights them off with frying pans. He then runs into two more, who also want to fight him, and these two Santas turn out to be The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn). Mankind fight them off , and is about to take a glass window pane to Billy Gunn when a sixth Santa smashes the glass into Mankind's face. The sixth Santa is Triple H, who leaves the boiler room and beats Mankind in a Boiler Room Brawl.

Backstage, Triple H, WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley and The Mean Street Posse (Rodney, Pete Gas, Joey Abs) are wathing what just happened to Mankind when Al Snow shows up and demands a match with The Rock, wanting a Brahma Bullrope match to make The Rock pay for sticking his nose between him and Mankind. Triple H tells him never to come into their office and demand anything again, then gives him the match.

WAR ZONE

Chris Jericho beats The Godfather. During the match, Chyna shows up at ringside. When the hos get on the apron, Chyna gets on the apron and hits The Godfather with a low blow, allowing Jericho to get the win.

Triple H and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley talk with B.B. and Terri Runnels. B.B. will be with Val Venis, while Terri will be with Hardcore Holly as part as a Holiday Topless Top Rope Match, in which both women have to remove an article of clothing every time their man is thrown over the top rope. This keeps going until one woman is topless, which makes their man the loser. As an incentive, the winner gets a shot at the WWF Intercontinental Championship.

Before the next match, Val Venis says women are a lot like Christmas trees: they smell good, they're pretty to look at, but they never really feel special until he plugs them in and lights them up. After Hardcore Holly and Crash Holly show up, Triple H arrives and welcomes everyone to the first-ever Holiday Topless Top Rope Match.

Hardcore Holly beats Val Venis in a Holiday Topless Top Rope Match. During the match, both men go over the top rope, and both B.B. and Terri Runnels are forced by Triple H to take off their dresses or else they will be fired. Val Venis is then thrown over the top rope, and B.B. is told to remove her bra or else she will be fired. She take it off, but Triple H gets right in front of her and blocks the view for everybody. Triple H then calls everyone a bunch of idiots, saying he is the only one to get the show.

Before the next match, The Rock tells Al Snow has left him with two choices. The first is that he bow out and walk up the ramp so that Al Snow wins, and the second choice is stepping down from the ropes, stepping into the ring, and whipping his monkey ass all over Houston, Texas.

Al Snow beats The Rock in a Brahma Bullrope Match. During the match, referee Tim White gets crotched with the bullrope, then The Rock hits Tim White with the cowbell when he tries to hit Al Snow with it. Snow then grabs a steel chair outside of the ring, then swings it at him only for The Rock to duck i t and hit Snow with The Rock Bottom. After that, The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James' and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) show up, and The Rock fights them off. When The Rock goes for a People's Elbow, however, Road Dogg hits The Rock in the back of the head with a steel chair. Al Snow goes for a pinfall, but The Rock kicks out just before three. Road Dogg runs into the ring and falls victim to a Rock Bottom, but Billy Gunn hits the Fameasser on The Rock, and this time The Rock does not kick out.

Backstage, The Mean Street Posse (Rodney, Pete Gas, Joey Abs) are seeing what is happening on a television set when they knock water into Triple H's blue jeans and onto one of WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley's shoes. Instead of going ballistic, Triple H gets them out of the room by giving them a 3-on-2 hanidcpa match against two members of Too Cool (Grandmaster Sexay, Scotty 2 Hotty, Rikishi Phatu), and threatens to give them handicap matches against The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) every day for a year if they ever spill water on him again.

Tori begs for Triple H and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley to stop messing with her and Kane. Triple H mends the fence by puttin Kane in a match against Big Show for the WWF Championship, and if Kane loses, then Tori has to spend the holidays with X-Pac.

Before the next match, The Mean Street Posse (Rodney, Pete Gas, Joey Abs) find out that their 3-on-2 handicap match against Too Cool (Grandmaster Sexay, Scotty 2 Hotty, Rikishi Phatu) is a six-man tag match. The Posse are livid.

Too Cool (Grandmaster Sexay, Scotty 2 Hotty, Rikishi Phatu) beat The Mean Street Posse (Rodney, Pete Gas, Joey Abs).

Triple H and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley laugh about the previous match, saying that will teach The Mean Street Posse (Rodney, Pete Gas, Joey Abs) not to make the mistake of spilling water on them, then says the next match will be loaded with mistakes.

Before the next match, Triple H and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley show up and watch the match from an armchair on the stage.

Kane beats Big Show by disqualification after Big Show hits Kane with a steel chair...almost. Triple H tells referee Mike Chioda to restart the match, as it is no-disqualification, and asks that the match be continued. Both men then wrestle to a count-out at ringside, but WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley says there are no count-outs, and Triple H then makes the match Falls Count Anywhere as Kane and Big Show fight in the crowd. Shortly after this, The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) show up and distract Kane long enough for Big Show to powerbomb Kane through a commentary table and retain the WWF Championship against Kane. After the match, The New Age Outlaws carry Tori to the stage, then Triple H says this has been a lot of fun for him and Stephanie, and wishes the world a very Raw Christmas.

Layin' da SmackDown - SmackDown recap for December 16, 1999

In footage from earlier today, Triple H and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon announce that WWF Chairman Vince McMahon and WWF co-owner Shane McMahon are not here tonight. Triple H says there was concern over last Monday night, but he and Stephanie had to assert themselves. From now on, things will be handled a little bit differently and more fairly. Some people have felt that they have been held down in the past; those people will be given a chance to shine. There are others who have had everything handed to them on a silver platter; tonight, that platter gets taken away. From top to bottom, everybody will be treated fairly. Tonight, Mankind will face Al Snow one-on-one following their problems. Also, The Rock will face Big Show for the WWF Championship. Triple H announces that tonight marks the dawn of a new era: the McMahon-Helmsley Era.

Before the next match, The Big Boss Man says that if people think what he did to Al Snow was bad and what he did to Big Show was cruel, then they should just wait until he deals with everyone else in the World Wrestling Federation. Suddenly, Chris Jericho shows up and tells Boss Man he must be sure his mother once told him not to say anything at all if he can't say anything nice. He then tells Boss Man that if he cannot say something entertainment, then he should shut the hell up, as while he is boring all the Jerichoholics, he is standing in the back waiting to show off his new and improved "Inter-Chris-tinental" belt. Since Boss Man is in the ring with Prince Albert, he might as well destroy them both Ayatollah-style. Shortly after the match starts, however, Chyna and Miss Kitty show up to watch the match from ringside. We then see Triple H and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon wining and dining backstage while watching the show, and we find out that neither of them booked the current match.

Chris Jericho beats Big Boss Man and Prince Albert in a 2-on-1 handicap match. During the match, Big Boss Man tosses his nightstick to Prince Albert, then Chyna gets in the ring and hits Albert with a low blow. Jericho hits Albert with the nightstick, then hits the Lionsault to get the win. After the match, Triple H says that he can never get into what women are into. When WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon asks what that means, Triple H says it's just an expression, Stephanie decides to head to ringside to check somebody out. That somebody ends up being Kurt Angle (whom Triple H calls "an ostrich jerky salesman," a reference to Angle being a spokesperson for Ostrim, a beef jerky product made out of ostrich meat), who is facing Test. When Triple H hears Test's name, Triple H tries to stop her.

Triple H tells WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon that she is not going anywhere, and that is final. He does not trust Test for a second and he does not know what is capable of. Stephanie says she knows Test, but Triple H says she knows Test too well, and they are going to drink champagne and have a good time. Stephanie says she's going anyway, and Triple H can go drink by himself.

WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon guests on commentary for the next match. She now prefers to go by the name Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley at this point.

Kurt Angle beats Test by disqualification. During the match, WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley calls for the bell and has Test disqualified for using a closed fist on Kurt Angle. After the match, Test confronts Stephanie McMahon, and Stephanie gets Test to follow her up the ramp. Suddenly, the rest of D-Generation X (X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) attack Test from behind, then Triple H shows up and punches Test in the face.

We see footage from during the commercial break where medical staff tends to Test. We then see Test on a stretcher, and when WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley confronts Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco for helping tend to Test, not only does Test get angry, but Brisco and Patterson are put in a match against The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn). If they do not take part in the match, they will be fired.

Matt Hardy beats Jeff Hardy in a match where the two brothers are forced to wrestle each other after Jeff Hardy lands wrong on his left leg. Both brother show respect after the match.

Backstage, Tori confronts Triple H and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley over what happened on Raw, and demands that she and Kane not be humiliated ever again. Stephanie decides Tori will suffer more humiliation by facing her in the ring tonight.

Backstage, The Mean Street Posse (Rodney, Pete Gas, Joey Abs) show up, apologize, and wish WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley luck in her match tonight. They ask Stephanie to let them know if she needs anything, and Stephanie says there is something they can do.

Before the next match, WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley says she has made the match to humiliate her in front of Kane. We then see Kane being attacked backstage by The Mean Street Posse (Rodney, Pete Gas, Joey Abs). Triple H and Stephanie mock what is going on. Tori is about to go to the back when Stephanie introduces Tori's real opponent for tonight: X-Pac.

X-Pac beats Tori after WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley distracts the refere and Triple H holds on to Tori's hair to allow X-Pac to hit the Bronco Buster prior to the X-Factor.

We see footage from during the break where Kane comes down to ringside to help Tori to the back. Backstage, Kane takes Tori out of the building. The Mean Street Posse (Rodney, Pete Gas, Joey Abs) are chewed out by Triple H for letting Kane leave in one piece, and rewards them for their efforts with a rematch against The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw).

Al Snow is seen talking to the rest of D-Generation X (X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn), saying that he will have Mankind near their dressing room door in a few minutes.

Mankind beats Al Snow in a Falls Count Anywhere match. During the match, the match goes backstage to D-Generation X's (Triple H, X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn), but when both men go into the room, Al Snow is the one who ends up getting beaten up. After the match, it is revealed that The Rock was behind the door and that it was really The Rock's dressing room all along.

Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco talk backstage. Patterson is concerned about getting hurt, but Brisco wants a title belt around his waist.

The orange lights and logo show up before the next match.

The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) join Triple H and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley just before Triple H and Stephanie walk out for some fresh air.

Edge beats Christian with a roll-up. It appears that Christian's shoulders were down the entire time. Christian confronts him at first, but then raises his hand in a sign of respect.

The Mean Street Posse (Rodney, Pete Gas, Joey Abs) are caught by Triple H and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley trying to leave the arena, and are told to face The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) or get fired.

The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) quickly beat The Mean Street Posse (Rodney, Pete Gas, Joey Abs) in an Acolyte Rules Match.

Lilian Garcia interviews Jim Ross backstage. Jim Ross says he has seen nothing like the McMahon-Helmsley era, and that Triple H and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley's actions are reprehensible, and he is sad and embarrassed for the fans and the McMahon family. When asked for one word to describe Stephanie's actions, he says "it rhymes with witch, ans starts with a B."

Triple H and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley confront Jim Ross for his very recent choice of words, and threatens to wreck him again. When Stephanie asks Jim Ross what he called her and he refuses to say it, Stephanie slaps him.

Jerry "The King" Lawler advertises the 12-inch WWF Wired.com "Stone Cold" Steve Austin action figure, which allows the user a to download a Stone Cold promo off the Internet and download it into the action figure, which Austin will then utter at the touch of a button.

Too Cool (Grandmaster Sexay, Scotty 2 Hotty, Rikishi Phatu) beat The Hollys (Hardcore and Crash Holly) and Viscera after Viscera gives up and heads to the back.

The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) plan to beat Gerald Brisco and Pat Patterson within an inch of their lives. We also find out that their match is no-disqualification, and according to the Outlaws, Brisco and Patterson do not have a clue.

Terri Runnels talsks to Santa about one of the naughty things she did this year.

Before the next match, The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) joke about having Gerald Brisco and Pat Patterson's families sign a waiver in case they both die of a heart attack. To their surprise, Brisco throws powder into Billy Gunn's eyes, then he and Patterson pull out weapons.

The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) retain the WWF Tag Team Championships against Gerald Brisco and Pat Patterson in a no-disqualification match.

Before the next match, Triple H and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley show up. Triple H announces that tonight's main event is a lumberjack match. Triple H and Stephanie then watch the match from an armchair as lumberjacks come out from the back and fill ringside.

The Rock vs. Big Show for the WWF Championship in a Lumberjack Match ends in a no-contest after the lumberjacks attack both men. Mankind shows up with a shopping cart full of weapons, and The Rock, Big Show and Mankind clean house against the lumberjacks. The show ends with The Rock hitting Viscera with the Rock Bottom and The People's Elbow.

Raw Deal - Raw recap for November 8, 1999

RAW

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin shows up to start tonight's show. Last week on SmackDown, WWF Chairman Vince McMahon hit him in the face with the WWF Championship, and he does not like to get hit in the face with the WWF Championship. We see the footage of what happened on SmackDown again, then Austin calls Vince out. Vince shows up, saying it was a mistake, and Austin tells Vince to think really about what he is going to say about him as the fans in the arena are calling him an asshole, and he wants to know if he is a lying asshole or an honest asshole. Vince says everybody makes mistakes as the microphone cuts in and out, and Vince has to change his microphone. Austin hands him another microphone, then takes the one cutting in and out into the fans. Vince screams at Austin that that was a $10,000 microphone, and Austin tells Vince that if he raises his voice at him again, he'll toss him into the crowd just like that. Vince says that he does not appreciate being called an asshole, regardless of whether he is honest or not, and tells Austin that this was indeed an accident and that lightning can strike twice. Austin asks the crowd to give him a hell yeah if they want to see him beat Vince's ass, as he does not believe him, but Vince says he will prove that was not a mistake by making himself the special guest referee for the Triple Threat Match for the WWF Championship at Survivor Series. Suddenly, The Rock shows up, and tells Vince that if he wants to be the special guest referee, then he smells what he is cooking and that it smells like the biggest pile of bullcrap he has ever seen. He admits he and Austin do not agree on much, but they do agree on never, ever trusting a roody poo candy ass. Vince's microphone starts acting up again, and Austin tosses it into the crowd before handing his mike to Vince. Vince says that if they do not believe that was an accident, then The Rock costing Austin the WWF Championship must be an accident and that it is an accident that Triple H is champion, too. Triple H shows up, and he says everyone is in agreement that all three men in the ring are a bunch of screw-ups who have made mistakes, but the only one who does not make mistakes is him, as he has beaten every one of them and there have been no mistakes or accidents about it, as he is that damn good. At Survivor Series, it will not make a difference if Vince is the special guest referee or if it is a Triple Threat Match, as he will walk out as WWF Champion. Triple H then tells Vince that if he gets in his face tonight, it will be the biggest mistake of his life. Austin says the only mistake being made is Triple H entering the ring at Survivor Series, as he is going to get his ass whipped.

Al Snow and Mankind are confronted backstage by The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) make fun of the Al Snow action figure controversy by saying that Head is a decapitated woman's head and that Al Snow is a serial killer. Referees and officlas have to separate both teams before it can get violent.

Before the next match, "Road Dogg" Jesse James says that it is said that Al Snow beats women and decapitates them, and that his action figure has been removed from Wal-Mart store shelves like they will remove the tag team titles from his and Mankind's waists.

The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) beat Al Snow and Mankind to win the WWF Tag Team Championships for the fifth time. During the match, WWF Chairman Vince McMahon is both seen and heard backstage telling someone that if D-Generation X (Triple H, X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) get involved in anything else tonight, "it will be their ass." Later on in the match, Val Venis attacks Mankind at ringside, distracting referee Earl Hebner as Snow hits Road Dogg with the Snow Plow. Billy Gunn hits Snow with a steel chair and rolls Road Dogg on top of Snow, giving them the tag team titles once again.

Michael Cole interviews The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn), who take the microphone away from Cole so that X-Pac can brag that he will beat The Rock's ass tonight while Triple H tells WWF Chairman Vince McMahon to stick his head in his ass as he moons him, and says that D-Generation X (Triple H, X-Pac, Road Dogg, Billy Gunn) does what they want when they want. He says that if Vince has a problem with that, he can kiss his ass.

Kevin Kelly interviews Mankind and Al Snow. Snow says his mind is somewhere due to the action figure controversy, and says his mother gets calls about him all the time to the point that she is worried about him.

Before the next match, The Godfather offers his hos to Val Venis, saying they will toss his salad, pack his fudge, puff his fatty and call him daddy. Val Venis takes the hos, then turns around and gets a cheap shot on The Godfather.

The Godfather beats Val Venis by count-out after Mankind shows up and brawls with Val Venis into the crowd. After the match, the hos celebrate with referee Tim White.

Michael Hayes interviews Test and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon, as well as WWF co-owners Shane and Linda McMahon. Linda is so happy and proud for both Test and Stephanie, and she welcomes Test into their family with open arms. Shane says that this marriage has his total blessing.

Lilian Garcia regretfully announces that Big Show's father, Paul Wight Sr., has passed away after a valiant battle with cancer over the weekend. Private services will be held this weekend, and the bell is tolled ten times in his memory. As everyone stands up, The Big Boss Man suddenly shows up after the sixth toll, and says they should not start the grieving process without him, as he has feelings too. It pains him that Big Show's father has passed away, and he reads a sympathy card. "With the deepest regrets and tears that are soaked, I'm sorry to hear your dad finally croaked. He lived a full life on his own terms, soon he'll be buried and eaten by worms. But if I can have a son as stupid as you, I'd wish for cancer so I could die, too. So be brave and be strong, get your life back on track, 'cause the old bastard's dead and he ain't never coming back."

Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle is coming to the World Wrestling Federation!

Edge, Christian and The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh) beat The British Bulldog and The Mean Street Posse (Rodney, Pete Gas, Joey Abs). The Mean Street Posse are seen wearing Minnesota Golden Gophers jerseys and ballcaps, as the Golden Gophers have gotten an upset win over the Penn State Nittany Lions with a last-minute field goal over the weekend. After the match, all eight men continue to brawl, and referees and officials have to restore order.

Triple H and WWF CHairman Vince McMahon are seen getting in each others' face backstage, with .

We see footage from earlier today where Chris Jericho is at Beaver Stadium at Penn State University, and says Penn State has not embarrassed themselves in the same way that WWF has done so by making a woman the Intercontinental Champion. He tells Chyna that if she has the balls - "and judging by how [she ]looks, [she] has two huge ones" - she will hand the Intercontinental Championship over to him and save herself a beating at his hands.

WAR ZONE

We see some footage of The Rock's photo shoot for People Magazine.

Before the next match, The Rock tells X-Pac that if he wants to come down the aisle with a can of Hansen's Energy Drink, he will take the can, dump out the contents and replace it with monkey piss, then turn it sideways and stick it straight up his candy ass.

The Rock beats X-Pac. During the match, The Rock inadvertently hop tosses X-Pac over the guardrail and into referee Earl Hebner during a brawl in the crowd. X-Pac hits The Rock with a low blow and steel chair shot, but The Rock kics out as it takes a while for Hebner to get back into the ring. X-Pac goes for the X Factor, but The Rock hits a Rock Bottom to win the match. After the match, the rest of D-Generation X (Triple H, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) attack The Rock, and WWF Chairman Vince McMahon shows up after Triple H hits The Rock with a Pedigree. Vince tells Triple H that this is between the two of them and that he does not need Road Dogg, Billy Gunn and X-Pac. The rest of D-Generation X leaves the ring, and Vince says that Tripel H did not like it when he made himself the special guest referee for the WWF Championship Triple Threat Match at Survivor Series, and says he won't like what he has in store ronight. Tonight, Triple H will be defending the WWF Championship against Test, and WWF co-owner Shane McMahon will be special guest referee while he will be special guest timekeeper. Also, if D-Generation X comes within 50 feet of the ring, Triple H will be stripped of the WWF Championship and Test will win the title. An angry Triple H is about to fight Vince when The Rock gets back in the ring, hits Triple H with the Rock Buttom and hits him with The People's Elbow.

Backstage, D-Generation X (Triple H, X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) are frustrated with WWF Chairman Vince McMahon, and Road Dogg tells Triple H that if he is to beat Vince, he will have to outthink him.

Chyna and Miss Kitty show up. Chyna tells Chris Jericho that the worst thing he could do at Survivor Series is look across the ring and see him as just a woman. Suddenly, Stevie Richards shows up dressed like Elvis Presley trying to hit on her by singing horribly. Suddenly, Chris Jericho shows up and kicks Stevie Richards in the groin before tossing him out of the ring and shoving Miss Kitty. Chyna and Jericho go at it, and referees have to pull of them apart. Both Chyna and Jericho manages to escape their corners while being held back to go at it a few more times.

At a nearby bar, The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) are seen watching the show when they get some female companionship.

Al Snow is seen calling him mom in the locker room, telling him what is going on considering the action figure comentary, and says he was unable to buy his action figure at Wal-Mart, but was able to buy a shotgun and live ammo. Mankind shows up, bearing gifts in the form of WWF The Music, Volume 4 as well as Head, who has not been seen in months.

Kane beats The Big Boss Man by disqualification after Prince Albert interferes as Tori watches the match on a monitor from backstage. Albert gets choke slammed, then The Big Boss mNa attacks Kane with his nightstick.

The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) are still at the bar with the woman from earlier. The woman's boyfriend shows up and tells them to keep his hands off his girlfriend, then yanks her away.

D-Generation X (Triple H, X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) plot a way to outsmart Vince, saying that Vince cannot outsmart all of them at once.

Before the next match, Too Cool (Grandmaster Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty) start speaking in trendy language, saying that they will beat The Hollys (Hardcore and Crash Holly).

The Hollys (Hardcore and Crash Holly) beats Too Cool (Grandmaster Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty) when Grandmaster Sexay distracts referee Teddy Long.

Faarooq and Bradshaw (The Acolytes) watch the friends of the guy from earlier call them "fake wrasslers" and say they pretend to be tough. After the commercial break, they threaten to beat The Acolytes' asses, which does not fare very well for them at all as they and the guy from earlier all get destroyed. The girl they met follows them out of the bar, and Bradshaw says "No wonder Minnesota beat your ass!"

Triple H retains the WWF Championship by count-out. At the beginning of the match, special guest referee Shane McMahon makes two fast counts in an attempt to screw Triple H out of the WWF Championship, and special guest timekeeper Vince McMahon tosses Triple H back into the ring as soon as he comes out. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is seen watching the match on a monitor from backstage, as is The Rock. Later on in the match, Shane asks Vince how much time is left in the match as Triple H pins Test following a Pedigree, and Triple H attacks both of them mercilessly. Vince grabs the WWF Championship and smacks Triple H in the face with the WWF Championship before placing Test on top of Triple H and getting Shane to make the count. Triple H kicks out after all of this, and as Test goes up for a top rope elbow drop, "Road Dogg" Jesse James is on the TitanTron. He opens a door, where "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn and X-Pac are seen doing something to WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon. Vince, Shane and Test run to the back, and Triple H wins by count-out. After the match, Vince makes it to D-Generation X's (Triple H, X-Pac, Road Dogg, Billy Gunn) locker room, but the room is empty.

Raw Deal - Raw recap for August 30, 1999

RAW

The Rock shows up to start tonight's show. Last Thursday on SmackDown, he should have become WWF Champion, and if it weren't for WWF Commissioner "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels being in Triple H's pocket. He tells Shawn that he is not an impressive cowboy, and tells him to face him in the ring so he can wear his tiny cowboy hat on his head, spin his six-shooter around and turn the gun sideways before sticking it straight up his roody-poo candy ass. As for Triple H, he knows he put Shawn up to screwing him out of the WWF Championship, and tells him he has five seconds to face him before he finds him backstage and whips his ass all over the arena. Triple H fails to appear after five seconds, and The Rock heads to the back. As he looks for Triple H, he is suddenly ambushed by Triple H, Chyna and WWF co-owner Shane McMahon, who then attack him. Mankind comes after Triple H as referees and officials try to restore order. After some time, Shane heads to the ring with The Mean Street Posse (Rodney, Pete Gas, Joey Abs). He says it seems that everyone feels a little frisky tonight, and if The Rock and Mankind want to play games, he is in the mood to play a few himself. He says both men feel they are worthy of the WWF Championship and another shot at Triple H, and says he will grant them their wish. Both men will face Triple H in the ring for the WWF Championship in a match tonight, but only if they can beat their respective opponents. The Rock is pitted against The Undertaker in a no-holds-barred, falls-count-anywhere, no-disqualification match. As for Mankind, whom Shane says he has beaten in the ring personally to become "the new king of hardcore," he says that Mankind's attack on The Mean Street Posse from last week bothered him, and he announces that Mankind will have to face all three members of The Mean Street Posse in a special 3-on-1 handicap match to get a title shot. He then tells Mankind to head to the ring so that match can happen right now. Mankind shows up with referee Teddy Long, who is dismissed by Shane, who says he will personally referee the match and threatens to disqualify Mankind on the spot if he lays a hand on him. The Posse attack Mankind from behind as he confronts Shane, and the match begins.

The Mean Street Posse (Rodney, Pete Gas, Joey Abs) beats Mankind by disqualification after special guest referee Shane McMahon - who allows the Posse to have their way with Mankind and refuses to count a pinfall attempt by Mankind - gets the Mandible Claw. Triple H runs into the ring to fight Mankind, but Mankind gets the upper hand. After the match, ring announcer Lilian Garcia says Mankind is the winner, but Shane has to correct her.

Michael Cole interviews The Undertaker, Big Show and Paul Bearer. The Undertaker says it is obvious that The Rock has run his mouth to the point that he is now standing across the ring from him. He says that today will be remembered as the day that he took a soup bone and jammed it all the way down The Rock's throat and there was nothing anybody could do about it.

Before the next match, The Undertaker says that The Rock has not earned his respect, and that he is not entitled to a match with him. He tells Big Show he will be facing The Rock instead, then tells him not to give him any lip, and to beat The Rock's ass and make him like it. The Undertaker then guests on commentary for the match.

Big Show beats The Rock in a no-holds-barred, falls-count-anywhere, no-disqualfication match. During the match, The Rock mouths off at 'Taker, then smacks him before falling victim to a choke slam by Big Show through the commentary table. Big Show then pins The Rock with his foot. After the match, Triple H hits The Rock with a cheap shot and almost gets choke slammed, and Mankind runs to the ring only to be decimated by Big Show and The Undertaker.

Michael Cole interviews Al Snow, who hopes that The Big Boss Man brings Pepper with him tonight. He has been passing reward posters around, and as he talks, a man and a woman are heard having sex, and Al Snow tells The Big Boss Man he will do anything to get Pepper back.

The Big Boss Man heads to the ring. He says he knows Al Snow is in the building, and asks him to come to the ring as he has something to tell him. Snow shows up, and Boss Man apologizes to him for what happened last week for not holding his end of the bargain. He says that he saw him crying on Sunday Night Heat and that it touched him, as he had a dog as a kid who got run over by a truck and was never seen alive again. He says he has found a way to make it up to him: head to his hotel room next week on SmackDown. If he does, Snow gets Pepper - who is being cared for, fed and watered by a third party - back, no questions asked, no tricks, no games. He says he will make sure of it that he gets Pepper back. Both men shake hands on this deal.

It is announced that "Road Dogg" Jesse James has a crushed disc in his spine after last Thursday's match against Chris Jericho and that he will be out of action for a while.

Before the next match, Taka Michinoku - who is accompanied by Sho Funaki (now known as just Funaki), neither of whom have been seen on Raw in quite some time - tells the Boston, Massachusetts crowd he has two words for them - "suck on it." The fact that this is three words is totally lost on commentary.

X-Pac beats Taka Michinoku despite the interference attempts from Funaki, who also eats an X-Factor after the match when he attacks X-Pac from behind. Michael Cole interviews X-Pac, who says he wants to get his hands on Big Show and The Undertaker.

The teams of The Blue Meanie and Stevie Richards, Mideon and Viscera, and Prince Albert and Droz are upset that they are not in tonight's four-team elimination tag team match, and have to be held by back by referees and officials.

A Four Corners Elimination Tag Team Match between Edge and Christian, The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy), The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw), and Hardcore and Crash Holly ends in a no-contest. Not long after the match starts, the teams of Mideon and Viscera, Prince Albert and Droz, and The Blue Meanie and Stevie Richards also get involved in the match. Referees and officials have to restore order.

WAR ZONE

The Rock shows up. He says that Big Show does not impress him by picking him up and choke slamming him through a table, and that The Undertaker does not impress him either. He dares them to face him in a handicap match later tonight, and says it will take more than a choke slam through a table to keep him down. He then tells Big Show to pull his pants down so he can admire all his "Mickey Mouse tattoos," then tells The Undertaker to take his 33-pound head, turn it sideways and stick it straight up Big Show's candy ass. Suddenly, Mankind shows up and admits he likes The Rock's comment, but tells him that he does not have to do this alone. He knows The Rock does not like him, and he did not like him after last year's Royal Rumble Match, but he says The Rock knows what he can do in the ring. He says he has been talking to the people, and says the people both want and need Mankind as The Rock's tag team partner. He then tells Big Show and The Undertaker have the testicular fortitude to put the tag team titles on the line tonight, he would like to become "The People's Partner." He asks The Rock to think about it, and together, they will stand side by side and lay the smack down. The Rock stops Mankind on the words "smack down," says he knows what he will do, and allows him to be "The People's Partner" this one time, then tells him never to steal his catchphrases again. As The Rock leaves, Meat shows up with Terri Runnels for the next match. Terri tries to turn The Rock on, and asks Terri if she wants to go one-on-one with The Great One, then tells her to go to the Smackdown Hotel, go to his suite, put on a nice, revealing negligee, asks her if she likes whipped cream, strawberries and champagne with the little bubbles, then tells her to "bubble [her] ass on out of here" before heading to the back. After this, we see GTV footage of Meat making out with Marianna - Chaz's girlfriend - behind the corner, which explains the sexual sounds when Michael Cole was interviewing Al Snow. Terri slaps Meat, and Chaz goes after Mat. Marianna tries to stop Chaz, but Terri Runnels attacks Marianna. Referees have to pull all four of them apart.

Miss Kitty gets involved in Debra's make-up routine.

Chyna glares at "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn before guesting on commentary for the next match. It is revealed that Jim Ross and Jerry "The King" Lawler are now commentating on a wooden table.

Jeff Jarrett and "Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry beat D'Lo Brown and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn after Chyna gets in the ring with Jarrett's guitar and smashes it into Billy Gunn's head when Jarrett ducks.

Michael Cole interviews Test, who bring out Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco. He asks them if they will be at the wedding. They both say yes. He then asks them who has the best memory, and says the best man will be the one with the best memory. Both men end up being the best man for the wedding.

"The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock beats Gangrel with a leg bar. During the match, The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy) are ejected from ringside after Matt grabs at Shamrock's leg and Shamrock goes after him. After the match, ring announcer Howard Finkel shows up and directs Shamrock's attention to the TitanTron before running away. Chris Jericho is then on the TitanTron. He says Shamrock sees himself as "The World's Most Dangerous Man" and that the only thing dangerous about Shamrock is that people watch his matches while operating heavy machinery. He does not have time to introduce him to his fists of fury, but on SmackDown, he will give him the distinct pleasure of getting on his hands and knees and kissing the grime off his boots before he pounds him unnecessarily upon his head and upper torso. He tells Shamrock that he will never, ever be the same again.

In the locker room, The Rock tells Mankind to watch him do what he does best, then pull out Mr. Socko when he tells him to.

Michael Cole interviews Ivory in the ring. Ivory tells Michael Cole to put his eyeballs back in his head where they belong, and that just because she was seen in her bra and panties last week on SmackDown does not mean she can be part of his fantasies. After calling Michael Cole a pervert, she says she's too hot for him and that 30 seconds with her would set his world on fire. She says she is no slut, then says Tori is a big-time slut. She then says she is a lady, and Tori runs in from behind Michael Cole and sandwiches him between herself and Ivory as she punches Ivory. Luna Vachon runs in to pull Tori off Ivory, then Jacqueline runs in and goes after Luna. Referees have to run in to pull all the women apart from one another.

Mankind and The Rock beat Big Show and The Undertaker to become the WWF Tag Team Champions! During the match, Paul Bearer shows up and shows The Undertaker something, and The Undertaker leaves Big Show on his own in the ring as he and Paul Bearer head to the back. During the match, Big Show shoves Mankind into referee Earl Hebner, allowing The Rock to hit Big Show in the back of the head with a steel chair. After the match, The Rock and Mankind both do The People's Elbow at the same time to get the win and the tag team titles.