Showing posts with label The Stalker. Show all posts
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Monday, November 4, 1996

Raw Deal - Raw recap for November 4, 1996

Kevin Kelly is outside of Brian Pillman's house in Walton, Kentucky (21 miles south of Cincinnati, Ohio). He announces that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin has threatened to show up at Pillman's home. Pillman's children have been sent to their grandparents as Pillman has holed himself up in his own home with his wife. Kevin Kelly will ask Pillman about his recovery as well as what will happen if Austin shows up.

Both Goldust and The Stalker bring their Survivor Series teammates to the ring prior to their match. Dok Hendrix says that Austin is heading to Brian Pillman's house and wants to talk to Vince. Austin tells Vince he is making good on last week's promise, and says Pillman brought this all on and that he has inspired a new verse in the Book of Austin - Austin 25:17 - "I will strike down upon your ass with great vengeance and furious anger." Vince tells Austin there is a welcoming committee over there waiting for him, but Austin doesn't care and says he's got a six pack of whoop-ass riding shotgun with him and that if he has something to do, he's gonna get done. He says if something happens to him, Vince will make amends for it, as he is a big star and that he will do what he says he will do regardless of the consequences. Jerry "The King" Lawler leaves commentary shortly after to join Goldust's Survivor Series teammates.

We see a black-and-white vignette of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin trash-talking Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, saying that Hart will have his ass whipped by a real man.

Goldust vs. The Stalker ends in a double disqualification when both Goldust's and The Stalker's Survivor Series teams have an all-out brawl all over ringside.

We see Kevin Kelly with Brian Pillman and his wife Melanie in Pillman's home.

It is announced that The Undertaker and Mankind will square off at Survivor Series with Paul Bearer in a steel cage high atop Madison Square Garden. In footag from the Big Bang Boom tour, we hear from Mankind, who says that Undertaker should have stayed buried alive. The Undertaker takes over the arena, announcing that reports of his death have been greatly exaggerated as the lights dim in and out. 'Taker tells Bearer that he has a steel cage in store for him, and inside the steel cage in the aile that The Executioner uncovers, a mock effigy of Paul Bearer is seen hung upside down inside.

Kevin Kelly interviews Brian Pillman. Pillman says he's alive and well and has a great prognosis for 1997, and says he has been through many feuds in professional wrestling. However, there is a fine line between business and private lives, and Pillman tells Stone Cold Steve Austin that he has crossed that line and made it personal, and now this is operating under a different set of rules. Vince McMahon tells Kevin Kelly and Brian Pillman that Austin is circling the neighborhood, but Pillman says he knows Austin better than anybody. He tells Austin he is a dead man walking, and that when Austin 3:16 meats "Pillman 9mm Glock," a 9mm Glock pistol that Pillman suddenly pulls out, he will blast his sorry ass straight to hell. Someone outside of camera range lets everyone in the room know that Austin is near the house now.

Sycho Sid beats Marlena to continue on to the semi-finals of the Karate Fighters tournament. Next week: Dok Hendrix vs. Sable!

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin beats up two of Brian Pillman's friends outside of Pillman's home before looking for a way to break into Pillman's home.

The Sultan beats Alex "The Pug" Porteau with the Camel Clutch.

We cut back to Brian Pillman's house, and we see "Stone Cold" Steve Austin break through a back door. Melanie Pillman is screaming and Austin is confronted by an armed Pillman when the satellite feed cuts. (The segment does not please USA Network executives, who force Vince McMahon and the WWF to apologize for this the next week. Pillman is also taken to a mental facility in real life a few days after this happened.)

Jim Ross interviews Sycho Sid and "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels in the ring in a debate. Shawn says that he has forgiven Sid for attacking him over a year ago, as he got him out of "the looney bin" and brought him to where he is now. Sid calls Shawn's claim "bullshit," and if Shawn believes he walked himself out of the looney bin and into the World Wrestling Federation, then he must be absolutely stupid. Shawn says Sid may not like it, but he has Shawn to thank for bringing him back to the World Wrestling Federation. Sid and Shawn both agree that Sid accidentally hit him last week, but at Survivor Series, Shawn says their friendship is being pushed to the side and that he will walk out champion. Sid says he is the favorite due to not just his size, but also his ability. Shawn tells Sid his ability will be his downfall at Survivor Series and that he's not in his league. Sid says he is the man, but Shawn says to be the man, you've got to beat the man, and tells Sid he knocked him down once and he'll knock him down again. The podium gets knocked over, and both men are about to fight when Jim Cornette shows up with Vader, Owen Hart, The British Bulldog and Clarence Mason. Cornette says Vader should be in the World title match and that Sid cheated Vader out of it. Both Sid and Shawn have to watch each others' backs again as Bulldog, Owen and Vader go on the attack. After Sid and Shawn clean house, Sid thinks that Shawn is the one who hit him in the back with a steel chair after seeing Shawn hold one, when it was really Owen Hart who did it before Shawn took the chair from Owen and forced him to retreat. Sid and Shawn argue again, but they go back to fighting Cornette's guys when they get back in the ring. Then, they start arguing again, and this time officials have to hold both men back.

It is announced that the authorities have been contacted at Brian Pillman's home.

During the main event, Vince McMahon interviews Kerwin Silfies, who is in the satellite truck located fifty feet from Pillman's house. He says that Pillman's house has gone completely dark and so has the satellite truck. Nobody has entered or left the house, and Kerwin says he heard some sounds that resembled explosions nearby. Everyone is staying the satellite truck to fix the satellite feed, and nobody wants to be anywhere near Pillman's house. The authorities have not made it to the house yet. It is unlikely that the feed will be returning to the show anytime soon as everyone is afraid to leave the truck. Suddenly, Kerwin shouts "Hey!" and Vince loses contact with Kerwin. It is announced that Mr. Perfect will be on Livewire shortly before he and Hunter Hearst Helmsley show up.

The WWF Big Bang Boom tour is heading to St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada; Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada; Buffalo, New York; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Cleveland, Ohio and New York City, New York.

"Razor Ramon" beats "Wildman" Marc Mero after Mr. Perfect and Hunter Hearst Helmsley push Marc Mero off the top turnbuckle.

It is announced that the satellite feed has been restablished, and we see Brian Pillman being held back by his friends. Kevin Kelly says that nobody has been shot or struck by any explosions. He says that Austin has left after seeing the gun, but Austin suddenly comes back and Pillman's friends push Austin back out of the house in a very uncensored segment.

Monday, September 23, 1996

Raw Deal - Raw recap for September 23, 1996

We see screenshots of the footage of Razor Ramon and Diesel's return from last night.

Mr. Perfect guests on commentary for the next match, while Pat Patterson acts as special guest referee. We then see a tombstone in the middle of the aisle advertising the next In Your House.

Marc Mero beats Faarooq Asaad to become the WWF Intercontinental Championship after hitting Faarooq with Sunny's purse behind the referee's back - which is revealed by Sunny to contain a brick - and hitting the Wild Thing (the Shooting Star Press he debuted at SummerSlam). During the match, Kevin Kelly interviews Ahmed Johnson via telephone, and Ahmed says he's feeling a lot better and that he'll be back before we know it. He says Marc Mero is tough, but he's got to get tougher to beat Faarooq. When Jerry "The King" Lawler makes another Jake "The Snake" Roberts joke at Ahmed's expense, Ahmed tells him that he'll put him on his back when he comes back. Sunny is also tossed out of the match, having tried to interfere only to be caught by Sable. Also, Jim Ross announces that "Double J" Jeff Jarrett will be "exposed" tonight. Jim Ross then interviews Marc Mero, who thanks Jesus Christ, all his fans, Sable and Mr. Perfect for the victory. When Jim Ross asks "What about me?" Mero says "Jim, you're a great guy."

Razor Ramon and Diesel have their own locker room, signifying that they're here tonight...

"Wildman" Marc Mero, celebrates his Intercontinental Championship victory with all of the good guys in the locker room.

It is revealed that not only did Jeff Jarrett lip-sync "With My Baby Tonight" when he performed it at In Your House last summer, he didn't even record it. Next week, we learn about "The Real 'Double J'" who really sang on the record.

Clarence Mason guests on commentary for the next match amid accusations that Mason may have taken advantage of Jim Cornette and had him sign a contract at In Your House: Mind Games under duress.

Owen Hart and The British Bulldog beat The Bodydonnas (Skip and Zip) with the Sharpshooter. During the match, Taz from Extreme Championship Wrestling shows up holding an orange sign saying "Sabu Fears Taz" with the ECW logo on the bottom as Jim Ross makes fun of the company, stating that they wrestle in bingo halls. Jim Cornette is seen in the back, saying that the contract he signed was supposedly for him to represent him against Jose Lothario when he sues him for assault and battery, but instead it helped Clarence Mason hornswoggle him out of a tag team. He plans to get Mason disbarred before he gets revenge on Lothario himself. It is announced that Vader and Jim Cornette will take on "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels and Jose Lothario in a tag match, while Savio Vega will take on the returning Razor Ramon.

In a dark graveyard, The Undertaker says the wounds that he suffered at SummerSlam have just begun to heal, but there is one scar that he shall carry for all of eternity: the scar of betrayal. He tells Paul Bearer and Mankind that last night, they witnessed who truly is the master of the mind game. He tells Mankind he has condemned him to eternal damnation and that he is going to bury him alive, and that he will never rest in peace.

Dok Hendrix is standing outside the locker room of Razor Ramon and Diesel, attempting to get an interview, but they simply slam the door on him without even looking back and without even so much as a glimpse of their faces.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin guests on commentary for the next match, as Jerry "The King" Lawler mentions that his artwork is on the cover of the upcoming Comedy magazine. .

On Option 6 of the WWF Superstar Line: Why did Diesel and Razor Ramon attack Savio Vega at In Your House: Mind Games?

The Stalker beats Hunter Hearst Helmsley after Mr. Perfect walks out with Helmsley's escort.

As Jim Ross gets in the ring, Paul Bearer tells Mankind that The Undertaker was the reason Mankind lost the WWF Championship, but they still have the power of his urn. Mankind tells The Undertaker will come to view last week as his greatest mistake, as he took something from him and made it personal. Mankind then plans to take something from The Undertaker in exchange: his last breath.

Jim Ross is still in the ring. Before he brings out Diesel and Razor Ramon, he tells the fans something he's wanted to tell them for a long time. He has no loyalty to the World Wrestling Federation and only loyalty to himself, as in 1993 he left the Atlanta Falcons for the WWF to be the primary play-by-play man of the company. He says he is "the best play-by-play man in the whole damn business." He jabs at the toga he has to wear at WrestleMania 9, and says he carried the broadcast from ringside at King of the Ring 1993. Unfortunately, he's no longer doing play-by-play because the "egotistical owner" of the WWF, Vince McMahon, couldn't stand the competition, and he disappeared. Then, on Super Bowl Sunday of 1994, he woke up with an affliction called Bell's palsy, which made the left side of his face look like he had a stroke and kept him from opening his eye on that side completely up, and Vince McMahon fired him over it on February 11th of that year. He was then called up to call Raw when McMahon was on trial for allegedly giving WWF Superstars steroids, and then was let go again. He was hired back again to work "fifty cents on the dollar" in the front office, and says the guys leaving the WWF as well as the guys entering the WWF is no accident. He then finally brings back Razor Ramon, but it becomes very quickly apparent that this is not Scott Hall. The show end with Savio Vega rushing into the ring and fighting the fake Razor.

Monday, September 9, 1996

Raw Deal - Raw recap for September 9, 1996

Faarooq Asaad beats Savio Vega to advance to the semi-finals of the Intercontinental Championship tournament, where he will face Sycho Sid. As Sunny brags about what Faarooq will do in the semi-finals, Sycho Sid shows up and stares down with Faarooq, but officials keep both men from going at it with one another.

Carlos Sabrera from the Spanish commentary table interviews "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels and Jose Lothario in the ring. Michaels says that he has single-handedly dismantled everyone in Camp Cornette (Jim Cornette, Owen Hart, The British Bulldog, Vader) except for Cornette, and at In Your House: Mind Games, he's sending Jose Lothario to clean his clock as "The Heartbreak Kid don't beat on women." Lothario says it's personal between him and Cornette, and he plans to kick his butt like nobody has before. Shawn tells Mankind that he has run roughshod through the WWF until now, and while he never is the biggest or the strongest, he has more guts than brain and he plans to put a stop to Mankind at In Your House. He also tells Mankind and Paul Bearer that The Undertaker will find them and bury them both, but in the meantime, he tells Mankind not to hunt what he can't kill, as he won't be his mother or his friend, but he will be his daddy. As Shawn and Jose Lothario leave, it is announced that this month's Playgirl with Shawn on the cover is out now.

Coming September 21th, a new show from the WWF that will revolutionize the world of sports entertainment...

The Stalker beats T.L. Hopper in his Raw debut. During the match, Brian Pillman and Owen Hart announce that Bret "The Hit Man" Hart has seen the light and has reconciled with him. At In Your House: Mind Games, Bret will make an announcement that will shock the world. Owen says he know what Bret is going to say, but the rest of the world will have to wait. Jim Ross publicly apologizes for causing a snag in the return of Diesel and Razor Ramon, but still stands steadfast in the story and his sources.

Clarence Mason guests on commentary during the next match.

Crush beats Freddie Joy Floyd with a Heart Punch.

WWF Superstars premieres September 22 on USA Network!

The Undertaker beats Salvatore Sincere in the latter's Raw and brings Salvatore's unbeaten streak to an end. During the match, we hear pre-recorded comments from Goldust and Marlena. Goldust tells The Undertaker that at In Your House that he will be laid to rest at the final curtain. Also, Jim Ross announces that negotiations to bring back Diesel and Razor Ramon are progressing very well, and promises to update the fans as they progress. It is also announced that the semi-finals of the Intercontinental Championship Tournament - Faarooq Asaad vs. Sycho Sid as well as Owen Hart vs. "Wildman" Marc Mero will take place next week at the end of the show.