Raw Deal - Raw recap for March 27, 2000

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WWF co-owner Linda McMahon shows up to start tonight's show. On behalf of the McMahon family, she apologize for the spectacle that took place in the ring last week on SmackDown, and says that she cannot describe how embarrassing and degrading it was for her. For weeks and months, she sat in the corporate headquarters running the company on a daily basis until she felt that she could not stay there any longer, as she was seeing how ugly things were becoming with her family. She eventually took a stand, and made the Fatal 4-Way for WrestleMania for the WWF Championship, which she believes was the right decision. Linda also goes on to say that Mick Foley deserves a chance to be part of the main event at WrestleMania and fulfill a lifelong dream. By giving Mick Foley a chance to live his dream, she has had to live a nightmare, and she cannot being to explain what it was like to stand in the ring and stare into "the hateful, cold blue eyes" of her only daughter saying what she said, and she was horrified. She then calls being slapped to the mat "humiliating and hurtful." She tells WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley that she has not always been a perfect mother, but she has always tried to give her the best direction and guidance she knew how to give, and gave her nothing but love and devotion for all of her 23 years. Linda then tells her that she did not deserve to be treated the way she was treated last Thursday, and she demands that Stephanie come to the ring and apologize right now to the fans and to the family. Suddenly, WWF Chairman Vince McMahon shows up, and he takes the time to stand next to Linda to hear Stephanie's apology. He also says it is no secret that he has been surprised of Linda's actions of going from the boardroom to the ring due to his concerns for her personal welfare, as he was fearful that something like what happened with Stephanie would happened. He also shows concern with Linda standing in Mick Foley's corner, but Linda says Vince has known her a long time and that she can take care of herself. Vince says he does not doubt that, as it was one of the reasons he fell in love with her a long, long time ago; however, is it because of this that he hopes no harm comes to her when he raises The Rock's hand in victory when he wins the WWF Championship at WrestleMania 2000. Vince then tells Stephanie that if she has the same guts as the rest of her family, then she will come to the ring to apologize to both fans and family without her "degenerate husband" Triple H at her side. Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley shows up without Triple H, and after having reflected on her actions, she says it wrong to slap Linda and that it was a disrespectful and cowardly act on her part. Stephanie says she slapped Linda out of rage, and apologizes to Linda, saying she really wanted to slap Vince, and if she could do it all over again, she would slap him in the face as hard as she could. Vince threatens to go up the aisle and "blister [her] little fanny 'til it turns blue." As Vince gets out of the ring, Triple H shows up and asks what kind of family he married into, and that Vince and Linda have to be the heads of the most dysfunctional family on the planet. Vince dares Triple H to get in the ring and see just how dysfunctional he can be, but Triple H says Vince is a violent man who needs counseling and lashes out in anger, while he is here to be the voice of reason and the calm, cool and collected one who can smooth everything over. Vince tells Triple H he has 20,000 people calling him an asshole, but Triple H says he does not give a crap about any of the fans. Triple H says it dawns on him that Vince should have packed his bags and left town a long time ago, as he has worn out his welcome in the business and it is time to go out with the old and in with the new. He then says that it is time for an ancient era to resign and a new era to run the show. Suddenly, WWF co-owner Shane McMahon shows up, and says he agrees with Triple H in that a voice of reason as he claims that he and Lina are the only two level-headed McMahons in the arena. He then says that Stephanie slapping Linda was a cowardly act and that it proved her gutless. He calls Stephanie a pretentious, spoiled brat and he hopes that the image of her slapping Linda stays in her mind forever and rots and festers her guts until the day that she dies. He asks Stephanie how she could possibly do that and he hugs Linda, and apologizes to everyone on behalf of the McMahon family before announcing he will stand against Triple H and Stephanie as well as their marriage, which he says makes him sick. As for Triple H's proposal of a new era, he agrees with Triple H, then attacks Vince from behind with his microphone. Triple H and Stephanie get in the ring and and Triple H and Shane attack Vince. Linda grabs Shane by the hair, but Stephanie holds Linda back. Shane is about to punch Linda when Mick Foley runs into the ring and confronts Triple H and Shane, then Big Show gets in the ring and Mick Foley brawls with him. Triple H and Big Show make quick work of Foley, then Triple H punches Vince. Triple H is about to hit Vince with the Pedigree when The Rock runs into the ring and fights off both Triple H and Big Show, but once again the numbers game takes over and The Rock gets choke slammed after a clothesline from Triple H. Mick Foley gets back into the ring only to eat a pedigree from Triple H, who hits Vince in the head with the WWF Championship. Triple H, Stephanie, Shane and Big Show stand tall in the ring, and Triple H and Stephanie celebrate.

Chyna makes her first WWF television appearance since taking part in an episode of 3rd Rock From The Sun. Chris Jericho then shows up and says that ever since Chris Benoit came to the WWF, he has not smiled once because he is in denial. He says that Benoit is not "The Canadian Crippler;" instead, Jericho says he is "the robotic crappler" due to how the way walks and talks is completely mechanical and that everyone Benoit absolutely stinks. When Benoit shows up, he comes out to his own music and TitanTron video despite approaching the ring together with Eddie Guerrero.

The Radicalz (Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero) beat Chyna and Chris Jericho after Eddie Guerrero trips Jericho on the Asai moonsault attempt. After the match, Benoit and Guerrero continue to attack Chyna, and Jericho makes the save, brawling with Benoit in the front row while Chyna chases Guerrero into the ring. Suddenly, Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko get in the ring and attack Chyna from behind before triple-teaming her with Guerrero. Too Cool (Grandmaster Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty) run into the ring and chase Saturn, Malenko and Guerrero out of the ring.

Backstage, Michael Cole interviews WWF Chairman Vince McMahon, who says that he is concerned about the welfare of his wife, WWF co-owner Linda McMahon, before saying that everyone in the family should be worried about the welfare of another family member: WWF co-owner Shane McMahon, whom he is calling out later tonight. Linda shows up and tells him not to do this tonight, but Vince insists on doing this, saying this is his arena and not Linda's.

Hardcore Holly vs. Crash Holly for the WWF Hardcore Championship quickly turns into a brawl when Tazz and The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh) - both parties with their own referees - get involved in the match. Viscera also shows up with his own referee and tries to get involved, then Crash Holly tries to flee through the crowd. He is quickly ambushed by The Mean Street Posse (Rodney, Pete Gas, Joey Abs) - who also have their own referee - who quickly fight each other over who wants to be Hardcore Champion. He tries to ask Kaientai (Taka Michinoku and Funaki) if they know a way out of the arena, but Taka attacks Crash from behind and Funaki rips the striped shirt off of a referee to put it on himself and count a pinfall for Taka. Everyone else quickly catches up to Crash, who hides behind a trash can to great effect. When everyone is outside, Crash leaves through the door and locks everyone out of the arena, keeping the WWF Hardcore Championship in his hands for now.

Backstage, Michael Cole interviews WWF co-owner Shane McMahon. Shane says he would love to tear WWF Chairman Vince McMahon up after all he has done to him. Nevertheless, he turns down Vince's challenge.

Backstage, Kevin Kelly asks Rikishi Phatu for his thoughts on his match tonight with "Road Dogg" Jesse James. Rikishi simply replies "My ass in his face."

Backstage, Michael Cole waits in front of The Rock's dressing room door.

Rikishi Phatu beats "Road Dogg" Jesse James by count-out after Road Dogg walks back up the aisle following a Stinkface from Rikishi that almost makes him vomit.

Backstage, Michael Cole interviews The Rock. He does not care about the "ongoing soap opera" within the McMahon family, He also says that because he is The People's Champion, he is not done tonight, and whether it be Triple H, Big Show, or any of the McMahon family members, his opponent will have no choice but to smell what he is cooking.

Edge and Christian guest on commentary for the next match.

The Radicalz (Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko) beat The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy) after Edge hits a Spear on Jeff Hardy behind the referee's back.

Backstage, Kevin Kelly interviews Big Show and WWF co-owner Shane McMahon. Shane says The Rock does not want any of him, and that he and Big Show would like to take The Rock up on his offer, and tonight, The Rock will find out how much of a prick he can be. Big Show says that the more he sees it, it is up to them to unplug the most electrifying man in sports entertainment.

Charles Barkley is seen in the front row.

WAR ZONE

Before the next match, Kurt Angle says that there are certain things that make sense, such as why the grass is green, the sky is blue and the Oilers wanting to leave Houston, Texas and never come back. He then says there are things that do not make sense at all, such as himself putting both the WWF Intercontinental and European Championships on the line in a two-fall Triple Threat Match at WrestleMania and his match tonight against "The Big Red Retard" as "[he has] nothing against retarded people and [has] a lot of retarded fans out there that admire and respect [him], and [he wishes] them well." He then says this is a conspiracy and he does not like it one bit.

Kane beats Kurt Angle by disqualification after Angle uses the WWE Intercontinental Championship as a weapon. During the match, Bob Backlund is seen watching the match backstage. After the match, Kane gets up and goes after ANgle, then brings him back into the ring to choke slam him and hit him with the Tombstone Piledriver.

Backstage, Michael Cole interviews WWF Chairman Vince McMahon, who is unaware of the handicap match between the team of Shane McMahon and Big Show against The Rock, thinking there is a tag team match between the team of Shane and Big Show and the team of him and The Rock. He then says that tag team match is what everyone will see and that there is nothing anybody can do about it, as The Rock has got a partner.

We see footage from earlier today, where Al Snow shows up and "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman predicts that a Hawaiian pygmy will "come out and play 'Let's Go, Head Cheese' with his asscheeks." Snow says they did the impossible last week and got an audience reaction out of Blackman until T&A (Test and Prince Albert) screwed up, and now T&A are going to find out what happens when "Head Cheese" goes bad. Snow also says that does not mean he does not like "the pygmy and the asscheeks thing," which he keeps in mind for later.

Test beats Al Snow after Snow fails to catch Head when "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman tries to throw Head into the ring.

Backstage, WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley tells Triple H that there is no need to accept The Rock's challenge and get into the ring before WrestleMania, as he has beaten everyone in the match before. Triple H says the point is that it is The Rock making the challenge. Stephanie then says that if Triple H wants to really mess with The Rock, he's got a present for him: a referee's shirt. Stephanie says Triple H can be the special guest referee in tonight's main event and mess with The Rock as much as he wants.

Backstage, Triple H cuts the sleeves out of the referee's shirt.

The Big Boss Man and Bull Buchanan vs. The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) ends in a no-contest. During the match, D'Lo Brown and The Godfather show up, and The Godfather's hos give The Acolytes some money so they can take their place. The Acolytes leave, and The Godfather and D'Lo Brown get a measure of revenge against Boss Man and Buchanan before the hos get in the ring and dance.

Backstage, Kevin Kelly interviews WWF co-owner Linda McMahon. Linda says she did not have much control over how tonight started, but she will have some control over how tonight ends. If WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley wants to make Triple H the special guest referee for tonight's main event, that is fine, but there will now be two special guest referees in the match, with the second special guest referee being Mick Foley.

In the locker room, Mick Foley is seen putting on a referee's shirt.

We see some GTV footage where The Fabulous Moolah and Terri Runnels are in the dressing room when The Kat shows up. Terri compliments The Kat of her outfit, and The Kat responds by saying she has a better outfit for later after the massage. The Kat then hands Terri a bill for the shirt she ripped off of her, and Terri responds by ripping the bill in half. The Fabulous Moolah has to keep Terri and The Kat from putting their hands on each other, syaing she will take care of it. After Moolah tears the shirt off The Kat, Mae Young suddenly shows up and tears at Moolah's shirt. Terri then helps Moolah out of the dressing room, and The Kat and Me Young decide to go after them.

Backstage, The Rock tells WWF Chairman Vince McMahon that he does not want him as a partner, but Vince tells him there is not much he can do about it. The Rock then simply tells Vince to get out of his way.

We see part of the music video for "Know Your Role" by Method Man, based on The Rock's entrance theme and included on WWF Aggression, now available in stores.

WAR ZONE

Despite interference from Buh Buh Ray Dudley, X-Pac beats D-Von Dudley with help from "Road Dogg" Jesse James. After the match, Buh Buh Ray attacks X-Pac, then Road Dogg and Buh Buh Ray go at it until Kane arrives. Kane fights both of The Dudley Boys (Buh Buh Ray, D-Von) and Road Dogg, and when he goes for a choke slam on X-Pac, The Dudley Boyz hit Kane with a Dudley Death Drop before Tori stands over him and crotch chops Kane. Kane rises up and is about to hit Tori with a choke slam when X-Pac and Road Dogg stop him before tossing him over the top rope and into a table set up earlier in the match by Buh Buh Ray.

Before the next match, Big Show comes out to Big by Mack 10, K Mac and Boo Kapone featuring MC Eiht from WWF Aggression, in stores now.

Despite constant infighting and involvement in the match between special guest referees Triple H and Mick Foley that causes everyone involved in the match to fight each other, The Rock and Vince McMahon Big Show and Shane McMahon. When Vince and Shane finally go at it in the ring, WWF co-owner Linda McMahon is seen watching the match from backstage.

After the show goes off the air, The Rock, Mick Foley, WWF co-owner Shane McMahon and WWF Chairman Vince McMahon are still in the ring. Mick Foley checks on Shane, then hits him with a double-arm DDT before The Rock hits Shane with The People's Elbow. Before The Rock can do it, Foley stops him and asks Vince to hit The People's Elbow (or The Corporate Elbow, depending on how one looks at it), which Vince does. Afterwards, Foley goes for his own version of The People's Elbow on Shane. Vince then heads to the back, but The Rock and Mick Foley stop him so that The Rock can hit a People's Elbow of his own on Shane. The Rock then grabs a microphone and says he wouldn't even think of leaving without saying "Finally, The Rock has come back to Houston[, Texas]." He then says that he, Foley and Vince served up Triple H, WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon, Shane and Big Show a nice big piece of poontang pie and that he took that pie, put it in a microwave for 13.5 seconds, turned it sideways and stuck it straight up their candy asses. He then says his new book, The Rock Says... went #1 in record time, and he thanks the fans for making that possible before delivering his signature "If you smell what The Rock is cooking" line. Suddenly, Shane tries to get up, and The Rock tells him Shane everything is fine and the show is over, and that he does not have to entertain the fans too much. Shane says something, and The Rock asks him to say it to the millions of his fans. Shane then speaks into the microphone "I'm sorry," and that his shoulder is broken. The Rock says he is a passionate man, and since Shane has apologized to him man-to-man and looked him in the eyes, he accepts his apology. The Rock and Shane appear to shake hands, but The Rock them hits Shane with a Rock Bottom before delivering his signature "If you smell what The Rock is cooking" line again to send everyone home happy. Afterwards, WWF head of security Jim Dotson then helps Shane to the back.

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

We see footage from earlier today, where the WWF referees are on strike outside of the arena following what happened earlier this week on Raw.

It is announced that there will be a Six-Pack Challenge between The Undertaker, Big Show, The Rock, Mankind, Kane and Triple H for the WWF Championship at SummerSlam, due to there being no #1 contender for the WWF Championship.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin shows up. He says that just because he got disqualified on Raw does not mean Triple H is through with him. When he came to the ring, he came to beat Triple H's ass, and that's what he did. He says referee Earl Hebner was at the wrong place at the wrong time. He says that when Triple H beat his legs with the steel chair at SummerSlam, he should have bashed his brains in as he did not get the job down and that Triple H will be hunted down for as long as he can breathe, and he will serve him a can of whupass in front of the whole world. Austin then says they can do this the easy way or the hard way. Triple H can either show up and give him his rematch for the WWF Championship here tonight in a no-holds-barred match, or he can be carted out in a bodybag. Triple H and Chyna show up with their police escort, and Triple H tells Austin that he isn't getting anything because he blew his opportunity, and says he can kiss his ass. He then says he has been ordered to defend the WWF Championship tonight, and says that the crowd can kiss his ass for calling him an asshole. Triple H then announces that he will defend the title against a main event competitor of his choice, but it will not be Austin. However, it will be someone Austin has shared the ring with. He then says this is as close as Austin will ever get to the WWF title again. Austin then tells Triple H that he can prance around all he wants and talk about title matches, but he will be following him all night long, so he had better grow eyes in the back of his head as he will be so far up his ass that he won't be able to walk again.

WWF co-owner Shane McMahon shows up. Cindy Margolis is seen in the audience. Shane says he and The Mean Street Posse (Rodney, Pete Gas, Joey Abs) go way back, but this is about the happiness of his sister Stephanie McMahon. He demands that Joey Abs get in the ring with him right now, so he can show him what brotherly love is all about. Joey Abs shows up with Terri Runnels and the rest of the Posse, and Shane gets the match started with a dive on all three men, even though there is absolutely no referee in the ring. Test and Stephanie are seen watching this match from backstage, then Gerald Brisco shows up with a referee's shirt, which temporarily distracts Joey Abs.

Shane McMahon beats Joey Abs. During the match, Pete Gas drags referee Gerald Brisco out of the ring, and Brisco fights back. Rodney gets involved, but Joey Abs accidentally punches Rodney out of the ring. Shane hits Joey Abs with a low blow, then Pat Patterson shows up in a referee's shirt. Rodney pulls Patterson out of the ring during a pinfall attempt and fights him in the crowd. A third referee shows up in the form of Shawn Stasiak, and he makes the count when Shane hits a top rope splash to get one over on The Mean Street Posse (Rodney, Pete Gas, Joey Abs). Stephanie McMahon runs to the ring and celebrates with Shane in the ring, while Test watches from the stage. Stephanie then kicks Joey Abs in the abs. Cindy Margolis is seen on camera again, and Ivory is seen backstage, sneering as she heads to the ring with the WWF Women's Championship.

Ivory shows up. He says one of the nicest things about being WWF Women's Champion is that she gets to meet very important people, with her favorites being the movie stars. She mentions that Cindy Margolis is in the audience tonight, and asks her to stand up for the people. She does, and Ivory asks Cindy Margolis to do her the honor of joining him in the ring. Cindy gets in the ring, and as Ivory runs down Cindy's recent accomplishments - which includes being the most downloaded woman on the Internet - and asks Cindy to show one of those striking poses that she does on the Internet, and asks her to lay down on the mat and do one of the bikini poses. Cindy refuses, then Ivory grabs and demands she does it before she lays her down herself and calls her a bitch. Suddenly, Jeff Jarrett shows up and puts Cindy Margolis in the Figure Four Leg Lock to send a message to Chyna as Ivory cheers him on. Jeff Jarrett and Ivory then high-five each other, then Jarrett puts ivory in the Figure Four.

Lilian Garcia interviews Triple H, who says that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin will not be challenging him for the WWF Championship, and says that Austin had better be hoping that he doesn't start looking for him tonight. As this interview goes on, Austin can be seen hiding behind some curtains, overhearing the interview and making good on his promise that he will be following him around.

"Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry beats "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman after Blackman is attacked from behind by Val Venis with a kendo stick behind the referee's back. Backstage official Tony Garea is the referee for this match. After the match, D'Lo Brown attacks Mark Henry and puts him in the Sky High.

Cindy Margolis is being placed in an ambulance when Jeff Jarrett tells her that her injury is a message from him to Chyna, and tells her to "download that." Test shows up and tells Jarrett to chill out, and this starts a brawl between Test and Jarrett.

Terry Taylor interviews Jeff Jarrett, who says that Test is a dumb "dime a dozen" blonde just like Cindy Margolis and that he will challenge Test to a match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship. When he is done with test, WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon won't even recognize him.

Before the next match, Chris Jericho shows up and says he is one bad mamma jamma, and that he has tremendous news. "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock has finally admitted defeat, and that backstage, he admitted that Jericho is the world's most dangerous man and that he is much tougher than he is. He then proceeded to get on his hands and knees and beg him to make sure that they never, ever meet face-to-face again, then licked the dust off his boots in gratitude for hiring Curtis Hughes to keep him from tearing his limb from limb. For this reason, he has allowed Curtis Hughes to take his place his match in this match tonight, and he has also scoured the streets of the city to find a referee qualified to work in this match, and he found that and so much more. That official is the great Mexican official: Manuel Garcia Lopez, or as he is better known, El Dopo. A referee in a green mask runs to the ring, then Ken Shamrock shows up. Chris Jericho then guests on commentary.

Curtis Hughes beats "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock by disqualification after Shamrock does not let go of the ankle lock, even though there was no five-count. During the match, Chris Jericho gets involved in the match, and El Dopo does not ring the bell. Shamrock grabs El Dopo and unmasks him, and El Dopo is ring announcer Howard Finkel. The Fink begs for forgiveness, but Shamrock boots him to the mat.

Lilian Garcia interviews Mankind, who says tonight's five man Royal Rumble Rules Match might be total mayhem, but he and The Rock will act as a team as there in as inexplicable bond between them like a finely-tuned automobile, with The Rock being the front end and him being "The People's Rear End." He says that the only thing cooler than being picked to face Triple H for the WWF Championship is if The Rock is picked, so he can get some new material for catchphrases.

We see more footage from outside the arena from earlier today where the referees are on strike.

Before the next match, The Rock tells The Undertaker, Mankind, Kane and Big Show that they all can go down to the Tropicana Hotel right up the road, find the absolute best slot machine they can find, which has a Brahma bull on the front and has the words "The People's Slot Machine" on it. One of them will pull the handle and get three Brahma bulls, and they get the jackpot and jump around like a bunch of idiots. The Rock mocks all of his challenges while conjuring up images of Kane doing cartwheels and Big Show scaring everybody. He then says the doors will open, and he will arrive. Tears will run down their eyes and piss will run down their legs, then he will scoop up all the gold coins that they won, shine them all up real nice, turn them sideways and stick them straight up their candy asses. After that, Triple H and Chyna are seen backstage, and Triple H tells Chyna that if they see "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, he will get Austin before Austin sees him, and he will beat his ass tonight.

The Undertaker beats Big Show, Mankind, The Rock and Kane in a five-man Royla RUmble Rules Match. During the match, The Undertaker shows up in plain clothes and joins in on commentary, not even taking apart in the match until Big Show is about to be eliminated by The Rock, when he does the deed himself and gets rid of both men. (One of the referees for this match is WWF security guard JIm Dotson, who has been seen frequently on shows since 1998 and will continue to do so throughout the Attitude Era. The other is timekeeper Mark Yeaton.) After the match, Big Show confronts The Undertaker, but Mideon and Viscera show up and stand with The Undertaker. The Rock gets back in the ring and hits them all with a steel chair, but he eventually gets overpowered.

Before the next match, Hardcore Holly tells Chyna that she has had more than enough time to find a tag team partner, and that it's time for him to do what he should have done last week. Chyna shows up (with her own TitanTron video for the first time), but has no tag team partner. She takes on Hardcore and Crash Holly by herself.

Chyna beats Hardcore and Crash Holly. During the match, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn shows up and acts as Chyna's tag team partner, much to Chyna's chagrin. Referee Earl Hebner's twin brother Dave Hebner - who is now a road agent after originally working as a referee - is the referee for this match. After the match, Chyna and Gunn have words, then Jeff Jarrett shows up and smacks Chyna in the back with a frying pan. Debra and Miss Kitty show up with a shopping bag. Jarrett pulls an apron and a soup ladel out, and puts the apron on her wil placing the frying pan and the soup ladel in her hands. He then tells Chyna to start fixing him his supper.

Lilian Garcia interviews The Big Boss Man, who is holding a doggie bag. Inside it is the remains of Pepper. Boss Man says Al Snow had better be hungry, because after he's done kicking his ass, he will climb the pole, grab the bag, and forcefully feed it to Snow.

Al Snow beats The Big Boss Man in a Pepper On A Pole Match. Sgt. Slaughter is the referee for this match. During the match, The British Bulldog shows up with some expertly-handled Rottweilers. Boss Man takes the doggie bag off the pole, but tosses it out of the ring. Al Snow grabs it to win the match, then Boss Man is chased by the Rottweilers and falls over the guardrail as he gets away from them.

Backstage, Triple H tells Chyna that they will make history, and that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin will not be ruining their plans. As they talk, Austin is seen overhearing and watching them from inside the back of a truck.

Test vs. Jeff Jarrett for the WWF Intercontinental Championship ends in a no-contest. Timekeeper Mark Yeaton is the referee for this match. During the match, Rodney and Pete Gas show up and watch the match from ringside, and they distract Test and Yeaton during the match. As this happens, Pete Gas attacks Test, and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon shows up to confront Rodney. Shane attacks Rodney, then Gerald Brisco, Pat Patterson and Shawn Stasiak also come to assist. At this point, the bell has rung, the match already having gotten out of control. Jarrett then attacks Test, and Stephanie checks on Test. Jarrett goes for the Figure Four Leg Lock on Stephanie, but Shane tackles Jarrett before he can lock the hold in. Jeff Jarrett retains the WWF Intercontinental Championship.

WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon is seen leaving the arena with Test, whose left shoulder appears hurt.

Before the next match, Triple H says he has been given the right to choose the referee for his match. He has gone through the trouble to find someone who has a vested interest in the match, and asks WWF co-owner Shane McMahon to do him the honors and be the special guest referee. WWF co-owners Vince and Linda McMahon ask Shane if he is up for it, and Shane says he is up to it. Shane shows up, and is allowed to head to the ring by Triple H and Chyna's police detail. Triple H says there are numerous superstars in the WWF who could be considered for a title shot tonight, such as The Undertaker. He says he and The Undertaker would like to rip each other's hearts out, but The Undertaker is not the opponent. He mentions Big Show, but he has beaten his brains in with a sledgehammer already. He mentions Kane, but says he would hate to put him through the misery of beating him again. He tells Mankind to go play with his sock, then tells The Rock has some sort of fascination with inserting things into people's rectum and tells him to kiss his ass since it is not him. He says his opponent is somebody special, as this person is playing a game he wants no part of and wants to be a hero. He says he has taken it upon himself to get in the ring and steal his glory and thunder, and has "balls the size of grapefruits." He then says that if Vince McMahon wants to be a hero to his wife and be a star, he will give him that chance as he has had enough, and the fact of the matter is, he will put the WWF Championship on the line to get a piece of his ass. He then screams at Vince, then gives Linda a chance, saying she might not last long, but at least he will let her "ride [his] bench." At this point, Vince has had enough, and he heads to the ring. All the while, SHane cannot even believe what is going on. Vince finally shows up and heads to the ring, and asks Triple H to head to the back so they can discuss it like men. Triple H says the talking is over, and says it is the two of them in the ring, right now. Vince says Raw was personal, but he does not want to involve himself in WWF business. Nevertheless, he tells Triple H not to make it too personal. Triple H asks if Vince doesn't have the balls, and says he is calling Vince out. Vince flat out says "no," and Triple H tells Vince to head back to the back and hide behind his skirt, and to tell his sexually frustrated wife that if he can't get the job done, Triple H can keep it up all night for her. Vince attacks Triple H as soon as he turns his back. This starts the match.

Vince McMahon beas Triple H to become the WWF Champion! During the match, Triple H shoves referee Shane McMahon for confronting him for using a steel chair. Shane tackles Triple H, then Chyan gets in the ring and she and Triple H stomp Shane. Triple H then grabs the steel chair and smashes it into Shane's head. Linda McMahon heads to the ring wtih Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco trying to stop her. Triple H and Chyna make quick work of Patterson and Brisco, then Linda gets in the ring only to be grabbed by Chyna. Linda is forced to watch as Triple H punches Vince multiple times. Triple H is then about to put Vince in the Pedigree when "Stone Cold" Steve Austin comes out of the crowd. Linda McMahon gets away, and Austin stomps a mudhole in Triple H in the corner before hitting both Triple H and Chyna with a Stone Cold Stunner. Austin then places Vince McMahon on top of Triple, then drags Shane towards Vince and Triple H. Shane makes the three-count, and Vince McMahon becomes the WWF Champion. At 54 years old, he is the oldest man to win the title. After the match, Austin flees through the crowd, and Linda and Shane check on Vince while Triple H and Chyna chase after Austin. Vince, Linda, Shane, Patterson and Brisco celebrate in the ring to end the show.

Raw Deal - Raw recap for May 31, 1999

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Druids are seen carrying an Undertaker symbol to the ring as The Corporate Ministry show up. Paul Bearer is seen carrying "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's custom-made WWF Championship. WWF co-owner Shane McMahon says it was his right hand that changed the course of WWF history forever, for as the appointed official for Over The Edge's WWF Championship, it was Austin who felt his ultimate power as he made the fast count that cost him the title. He says he did to Austin exactly what he said he would do, but tonight, there is one more thing. The Undertaker tells Austin regardless of whether or not he wants to accept it, he says that he beat up Austin all over Kansas City, Missouri, that he is WWF Champion and that there is nothing he can do about it. He says the WWF Championship was merely "phase one," and that "phase two" has begun. The Undertaker says he promised he would deliver "him" mind, body and soul. He says "the higher power" will be here, and that he will take Austin and deliver Austin to him. Austin will look into his eyes and see his lord, savior and guiding light, as it is his destiny. He says Austin will be presented with the most pride that anyone can present a gift with, and in front of all the fans, he will know he is his lord and master. Suddenly, WWF co-owner Vince McMahon shows up and tells The Undertaker and Shane that he hoped they enjoyed their moment in basking in their glory, as it will only be just a moment. He says that The Undertaker did not beat Austin for the WWF Championship; instead, he screwed him. Therefore, he will screw The Undertaker. Tonight, The Undertaker will defend the WWF Championship against "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. Shane tells Vince he is in control of half the company and that he calls the shots, and says The Undertaker would be happy to annihilate Austin tonight, just not for the WWF Championship. Vince says Austin will wipe the mat with The Undertaker's carcass tonight, title or no title, and that Austin will kick The Undertaker's ass. Before Austin kicks The Undertaker's ass tonight, he challenges The Undertaker to a match against him after all that he has done to his own family. He may not get all of The Undertaker, but tonight, he's going to get some. Shane says that Vince has finally found his grapefruits, and announces that if Vince is able to beat The Undertaker somehow tonight, the WWF Championship will be defended against Austin; however, if anybody in the back, even The Union (Mankind, Test, Big Show, "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock) or Austin himself, Austin will not get his title shot. Vince tells Shane's he's on, as he has everything to gain and almost nothg to lose. Vince leaves, then Shane says Vince has nothing to lose except maybe a few teeth, then says Austin has quite a bit to lose, because if Austin does not win tonight, he will never get a shot at the WWF Championship again. As The Corporate Ministry leaves, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin shows up, but he is revealed to have been one of the druids who has brought the Undertaker symbol into the ring. The Union shows up and evens the odds as soon as Austin gets attacked. The Union and Austin stand tall in the ring as referees and officials show up and keep The Corporate Ministry out.

Backstage, Austin shoves Test as The Union (Mankind, Test, Big Show, "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock) follow close behind.

Big Show beats "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn by count-out when Gunn runs out of the match. After the bell rings, he is stopped by "Road Dogg" Jesse James, who tosses Gunn into the ring and into a choke slam by Big Show.

Harry "Beaver" Cleavage is seen with his mom - in living color - backstage. Beaver is scared because this is his first match, and says "These guys are hippies!" His mom tells him he will be right there with him. Beaver then looks into the camera and moves his eyebrows up and down.

Backstage, Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco tell WWF co-owner Vince McMahon that he is in a no-win situation, but Vince says he just wants to get whatever he can of The Undertaker before telling them to stay out of this.

Harry "Beaver" Cleavage beats Christian after Mrs. Cleavage distracts the referee while The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy) and Michael Hayes run out so that Hayes can whack Christian in the head with his cane. After the match, Christian hits a suicide dive off the top rope on Hayes and the Hardys, but it is not long before the three of them attack Christian. Gangrel and Edge rush in to even the numbers game, and send the Hardys flying out of the ring before surrounding Hayes, who is helped out of the ring by the Hardys.

The Undertaker tells WWF co-owner that nothing - not "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, not WWF co-owner Vince McMahon, not anybody - will stop him from completing the vow that he has made.

Before the next match, The Godfather reminds Jeff Jarrett that he has something that belongs to him - Debra - and that after he gets done kicking his ass, he, Debra and the Intercontinental title are going to ride on the ho train. He also goes on to say that when Debra is his, everyone is going to see those puppies.

Jeff Jarrett beats The Godfather to become the WWF Intercontinental Champion for a fourth time. (The belt and the match was originally meant for Over The Edge and Owen was supposed to win the belt as The Blue Blazer. After Owen's death, Jarrett is booked to win the title in Owen's memory.) During the match, Debra gets on the ring apron and takes off her jacket to show her puppies, then The Godfather directs everyone's attention to one of his own hos, who is also showing her puppies. This allows Debra to hand Jarrett the WWF Women's Championship to use as a weapon behind the referee's back, which he does.

Paul Bearer is seen laughing at the possibility of Vince McMahon having a match against The Undertaker becoming a reality as he and The Undertaker make their way to the ring.

Vince McMahon beats The Undertaker by disqualification when The Undertaker shoves the referee as he takes the boots to Vince in the corner. During the match, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is watching from the locker room. After the match, Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco check on Vince, but The Undertaker takes his anger out on them before chasing the referee through the crowd. As per pre-match stipulation, The Undertaker will be defending the WWF Championship against "Stone Cold" Steve Austin later tonight.

Michael Cole interviews "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, who says that he has never asked for the assist from anyone after being told that Vince McMahon has saved his shot at the WWF Championship tonight.

WAR ZONE

Mankind shows up. He says The Corporate Ministry tried to take out WWF co-owner Vince McMahon, and then says it's time for The Union (Mankind, Test, Big Show, "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock) to get some payback. He calls out "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, challenging him to a match where there are no disqualifications and pinfalls count anywhere in the building. He has two good reasons: the first is that Triple H did a good pipe job on him, and he does not enjoy pipe jobs. The second is that Chyna has "kinda been checking me out" and he does not know if it was his rugged good looks, his boyish charm or that fateful, fateful night when she accidentally walked in on him in the shower as he bent down to get the soap and he saw that she wanted to touch him in an impure way. He says that he is a married man and that Chyna cannot touch Mankind's manhood. Tonight, he will give her a chance to look at the merchandise, "if you smell where my sock is hiding."

We see some footage during the break where The Big Boss Man attacks Mankind as he makes his way to the back. After the footage, Mankind and Boss Man are still brawling at ringside as "Road Dogg" Jesse James ames his way to the ring. Mankind tosses Boss Man into the ring after Road Dogg says that he can't take them anywhere and asks Mankind to save some for him, and hits Boss Man in the head with the microphone, starting their match early.

"Road Dogg" Jesse James beats The Big Boss Man by disqualification after Boss Man hits Road Dogg with his nightstick. Referee Teddy Long takes the nightstick away and runs out of the ring, but the Boss Man pulls a chain out of his vest pocket, wrapis it around his fist and continues to go to town on Road Dogg before choking him with it.

Backstage, an angry WWF co-owner Shane McMahon destroys catering, saying everyone is going to pay as Mideon and Viscera try in vain to stop him.

Next week on Sunday Night Heat: Four King of the Ring qualifying matches! Big Show vs. Droz! Test vs. Kane! "Road Dogg" Jesse James vs. The Godfather! Chyna vs. Val Venis!

The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) beat X-Pac and Kane to become the WWF Tag Team Champions! During the match, WWF co-owner Shane McMahon shows up to watch the match from ringside, but he eventually grabs a steel chair. As X-Pac goes for a Bronco Buster, Shane holds the steel chair and puts in his path so that he runs head-first into it. Bradshaw pins X-Pac as Kane goes after Shane, and The Acoltyes become the new tag team champs.

A hidden camera shows black-and-white footage of the bathroom shows D'Lo Brown and "Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry using the bathroom. Fart noises can be heard, and the smell is so bad that D'Lo Brown tells Mark Henry to do a courtesy flush to kill the scent. A picture of a 1950's-style television with the letters "GDTV" can be seen in the lower-left corner.

"The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock beats Val Venis with an inside cradle. During the match, Jeff Jarrett and Debra show up, and he taunts Ken Shamrock to allow Val Venis to win with an inside cradle. After the match, Shamrock snaps and chases after both Debra and Jarrett. Nicole Bass helps Val Venis up, but Venis wants to know where Nicole Bass was. Nicole apologizes and says it will not happen again, and Val Venis says he understands and that she can make it up to him right now. Venis and Nicole head to the back.

The Undertaker tells "the higher power" that he will not fail him in a darkened, smoky room.

"Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley beats Mankind in a Hardcore Match. During the match, Triple H aims for Mankind with a sledgehammer, and leaves a dent in the steel steps when Mankind dodges it, Later Chyna hits Mankind in the head with a steel chair, which has no effect. Triple H attacks Mankind from behind, sending him into Chyna and Chyna into the steel steps. Chyna hits Mankind in the groin with a sledgehammer handle, then Mankind readies Mr. Socko as Chyna confronts the referee. Mankind puts Chyna in the Mandible Claw, but Triple H hits Mankind in the knee with the sledgehammer to win the match. After the match, referees and officials check on Mankind, whose knee is injured. Triple H and Chyna get back in the ring and attack the referees and the officials, then Triple H continues to work on Mankind's left knee. The Rock runs in and kicks Triple H out of the ring, and referees have to hold him back. Triple H and Chyna run to the back. (This knee injury leads to the quiet dissolution of The Union [Mankind, Test, Big Show, "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock].)

During the break, the rest of The Union ("The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock, Test, Big Show) help Mankind to the back. Test gets in the ambulance with Mankind as Mankind is taken to a local hospital.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin vs. The Undertaker ends in a no-contest. During the match, Austin hits The Undertaker with the Stone Cold Stunner, but Paul Bearer drags the referee out of the ring. The Big Boss Man runs into the ring and eats a Stunner, but The Undertaker choke slams Austin and the rest of The Corporate Ministry show up to gang up on Austin. Austin is tied up in the ropes and held down by The Corporate Ministry, then The Undertaker gets on one knee. The chanting of druids can be heard, and a figure in a burgundy robe, their head covered, comes to the ring. The rest of the Corporate Ministry who is not holding Austin down also seen in some sort of kneeling position. Jerry "The King" Lawler believes that this is Shane, as it becomes apparent that this robed person is "the higher power." The higher power reveals their face, but only to Austin. Austin is enraged. The show ends.

Raw Deal - Raw recap for May 10, 1999

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The Corporate Ministry is seen entering the building, but so is WWF co-owner Vince McMahon, The Union (Mankind, Big Show, Test, "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock) and riot police.

Before the next match, a woman in pink rushes up to "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn and wraps her hands around him, but she is taken away by security.

Kane vs. "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn ends when "Road Dogg" Jesse James attacks Gunn as X-Pac tries to free Kane's leg from being tangled in the ropes. Road Dogg chases Gunn into the crowd, then D'Lo Brown and "Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry show up and attack Kane and X-Pac before referees try to restore order. Kane ends up freeing himself, and chases D'Lo, Henry and Ivory to the back along with X-Pac.

WWF co-owner Vince McMahon, The Union (Mankind, Big Show, Test, "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock) and the riot police are seen backstage, as is The Corporate Ministry.

Monica Seles is seen in the front row.

The Union (Mankind, Big Show, Test, "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock), WWF co-owner Vince McMahon and the riot police make their way to the ring. Vince says that WWF co-owner Shane McMahon has turned his back on his own family, and should not look forward to looking to them for support ever again. Tonight, Shane can look to the Union label, and Vince asks if Shane has the guts, as they are not hard to find. The Corporate Ministry shows up, and Shane says he does not need Vince's family as he has his own in The Corporate Ministry. Tonight, after he destroys Vince and The Union, it will all be his. As The Corporate Ministry walks down to the ramp, someone is heard on the TitanTron saying that the weather is much better in San Antonio than it is in Florida. It is none other than WWF Commissioner "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, who has not been seen in quite some time. He says the sheriff is back in town, and says Shane's match last was okay but lacked a little something he will help him out with later. He then announces that out of the goodness of his heart, he will add Vince McMahon to the WWF Championship match between The Undertaker and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin at Over The Edge as a second special guest referee. For tonight, he announces a lumberjack match between Faarooq and Bradshaw, with the lumberjacks being the members of The Union. He also adds a Nightstick on a Pole Match between Test and The Big Boss Man for tonight, and the first person to get the nightstick gets to stick it where the sun doesn't shine. He also adds a return match for tonight: Gerald Brisco and Pat Patterson vs. The Mean Street Posse (Rodney and Pete Gas), and whoever loses this match has to leave the WWF forever. "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock gets to take on "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Chyna. Also, Big Show will face Paul Bearer in a match where if any member of The Corporate Ministry interferes, The Undertaker loses his title shot at Over The Edge. Upon hearing this news, Paul Bearer faints. He also makes a hardcore handicap match between the team of Mideon and Viscera and the one and only Cactus Jack, who is advertised for one night only. He makes a WWF Women's Championship match between Debra and Sable, and it will be an Evening Gown Match. If Sable fails to show up, she will be stripped of the WWF Women's Championship. He then makes a six-man tag match between the team of Shane McMahon, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley and The Undertaker and the team of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, The Rock and Vince McMahon. As he ponders who to make the special guest referee for that match, Shane says he is the one running the show, but Shawn says he would respond like that, and this is why the riot police are here. He then asks the three riot police to unmask. The first one is Pat Patterson, the third one is Gerald Brisco, but the second one is Shawn Michaels himself, which means that he is at the show in Orlando and not in San Antonio. Shawn then announces that the special guest referee for the six-man tag match is none other than himself.

Paul Bearer has to be brought to the ring by "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, who then guests on commentary.

Big Show vs. Paul Bearer ends in a no-contest. During the match, Big Show takes Paul Bearer down with a big boot and an elbow drop, then asks "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels to remove the stipulation where The Undertaker loses his WWF title shot if any Corporate Ministry interferes in the match and allow The Undertaker to get in the ring so he can kick his ass. Shawn makes it possible, then The Undertaker shows up. Big Show dares The Undertaker to enter the ring. When he doesn't, he hits Bearer with another elbow drop. The rest of The Corporate Ministry shows up to get their hands on Big Show, but the rest of The Union (Mankind, Test, "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock) rushes in to clear the ring.

Sable retains the WWF Women's Championship against Debra. Val Venis shows up before the match, and distracts Debra. This allows Sable to disrobe Debra of her evening gown and win. After the match, Nicole Bass confronts Val Venis, and Venis is attacked from behind by Jeff Jarrett with a guitar shot to the head. Michael Cole then interviews Sable, but before she can speak, WWF Commissioner "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels grabs the microphone, tells Nicole Bass "Step off, mister," then says he sees the rules for an evening gown match a little bit differently, and says with puppies like Debra's, the winner who gets disrobed is the winner. He then rules that Debra is the new WWF Women's Champion. Sable and Nicole Bass confront Shawn as Debra lifts up the belt, then Sable tries to steal Debra's spotlight.

WWF co-owner Shane McMahon tells "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley and The Undertaker that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, The Rock and WWF co-owner Vince McMahon are all going down tonight.

The Big Boss Man beats Test in a Nightstick on a Pole by pulling out his own hidden piece of pipe to knock the nightstick away from him. Test goes for a Sunset Flip, but Boss Man uses the nightstick against him.

Cactus Jack is seen looking for weapons backstage.

Val Venis tells Michael Cole he has a bone to pick with Jeff Jarrett, as Jarrett walks around thinking Debra is all up in his stuff, when deep down in her gut, Debra really wants "The Big Valbowski." If Jarrett wants to hit him in the head witha guitar and takes his frustration, he wants him in the ring tonight, as the guitar shot will never measure to the Money Shot.

WAR ZONE

Cactus Jack beats Mideon and Viscera in a hardcore handicap match.

Michael Cole interviews Chyna backstage. Chyna takes offense to "The World's Most Dangerous Woman," as she gets moody every 28 days and yesterday was day 27. She tells "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock that tonight, the balls are in her court, and she might rip them off and step on them.

We see a vignette for "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman, who has not been seen in some time.

Before the next match, Faarooq says that he and Bradshaw will not fight for everyone's amusement even if WWF Commissioner "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels makes them, as they all know who the winner would be. Bradshaw tells Faarooq that he has outdrank him for the past six months, and tells him not to let him beat his ass to prove he can outfight him. Faarooq says "I'll be damned!" Bradshaw says they have a heck of a team, and tells Faarooq not to ruin it by having him hand him his ass. This leads to both men fighting each other.

The Lumberjack Match between Faarooq and Bradshaw - with The Union (Mankind, Big Show, Test, "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock) as lumberjacks - ends when Mideon and Viscera show up to stop Faarooq and Bradshaw from fighting each other. They are unable to when Faarooq and Bradshaw fight them, but this is quickly stopped when The Big Boss Man shows up and does what he can to stop them from fighting. After the match, The Union get in the ring while everyone else gets out...except for Viscera. Viscera is caught between all four members of The Union and is attacked with 2x4s.

Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco beat The Mean Street Posse (Rodney and Pete Gas) in a Loser Leaves WWF match. As per the pre-match stipulation, The Mean Street Posse are out of the WWF. After the match, Pat Patterson takes his shirt off and poses like Hollywood Hogan.

Michael Cole interviews "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock. Shamrock says his match with Chyna has taken by surprise. He knows and appreciates what WWF Commissioner "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels is trying to do, but he grew up in group homes and juvenile halls, and if you hit a woman, there was a very serious price to pay. Shamrock says he has been backed into a corner, and that he will have to wait and see what happens.

Before the next match, Jeff Jarrett shows up with Debra, mocks Val Venis' intro and says he is not only a little pissed off tonight, he was born pissed off. When Venis shows up, he runs into the ring.

Jeff Jarrett beats Val Venis after Debra gets on the apron, takes her jacket off and distracts Val Venis, who proceeds to make out with her. Debra slaps Val, then Jarrett nails Val with the WWF Women's Championship for the win.

We see another vignette taking place in the 1950s era house in black-and-white. Harry "Beaver" Cleavage is sitting on the counter top with a scratch on his left knee from trying to get as high as he can on the swing set. Harry's mom tells him to hold still while she takes care of his split knee, and says "We can't want a split beaver running around, can we?" The camera then focus on "Beaver" Cleavage, who says that his mom is the expert when it comes to working on her knees.

Chyna vs. "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock ends with "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Chyna attacking Shamrock only for Shamrock to snap after the two of the cause Shamrock - who does not want to hit Chyna - to snap. After Shamrock hits Chyna with a belly-to-belly suplex, Shamrock kicks the steel steps leading to the ring and heads to the back.

Vince McMahon, The Rock and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin beat The Corporate Ministry (Shane McMahon, The Undertaker, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley) in a match with WWF Commissioner "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels as the special guest referee. Vince tries to pin Shane, but Austin pulls Vince off of Shane so he can hit Shane with a Stone Cold Stunner and pin him himself. After the match, Austin and Shawn have a beer together.

Raw Deal - Raw recap for May 11, 1998

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WWF owner Vince McMahon shows up to start the show. He says that when "Stone Cold" Steve Austin comes through that locker room door, he will have to take part in tag team action tonight. He then takes the opportunity to introduce someone who has proven he is willing to make sacrifices to the extent that he has become #1 contender to the WWF Championship: Dude Love. Instead of the usual tie-dye, he is wearing a suit, carrying a copy of The Wall Street Journal, has a shaved beard and has artificial front teeth in his mouth. Dude says that last week, he was confused as to what his true identity was, but knows who he is now: a well-educated man, a speaker of four different languages, a reader of Greek tragedy, a student of American history, a lover of women, a leader of man, a surprisingly good dancer for a big man, the king of hardcore wrestling, and - as Austin will find out at Over The Edge - the world's toughest S.O.B. He is the future WWF Champion, and he is Dude Love. Dude Love and Vince shake hands, and Dude Love says that for quite some time, Dude Love had lost his smile and is happy to report that with the support of Vince McMahon and the WWF, he has found that smile and it certainly feels good. He says that this time, a handshake won't do it, and he and Vince both hug. Vince says he is proud of Dude Love, and has a surprise for him: the special guest timekeeper for his and Austin's match at Over The Edge will be none other than Gerald Brisco. Brisco shows up and shakes hands with both Dude Love and Vince, and Vince says he has another surprise: Pat Patterson is special guest ring announcer for the match will be Pat Patterson, who also shows up and shakes hands with everyone in the ring. Vince then gives us one more surprise: a special guest referee in the form of...someone who doesn't show up. Vince McMahon heads to the back to see what's going on, as does Gerald Briscoe. Pat Patterson then introduces the special guest referee, and after teasing it will be Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, he announces it will be Vince McMahon, who comes back in black slacks and a sleeveless referee's shirt. Vince then mocks Austin's ring entrance before all four men raise their arms in triumph.

Kevin Kelly is backstage as Sable shows up. Sable has no time to talk as enters in preparation of her public confrontation with "Marvelous" Marc Mero.

We see footage of D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna, X-Pac, "Road Dog" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) on their way to the CNN Tower in Atlanta, Georgia, where they where they make their way to World Championship Wrestling. They have no way of getting in, however, after being stopped by security, but they still have their fans in the area.

Kevin Kelly opens a garage door backstage when it is banged on. Instead of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, it's Al Snow from Extreme Championship Wrestling, who has Head with him as well as tickets to the show. He admits that he is a little lost, and Kevin Kelly gives him directions to his seats. Kevin Kelly is bemused by the fact that Al Snow is talking to a mannequin head.

Vader, back in action from injury after three months. beats Barry Windham. During the match, it is announced that Vader will face Kane at Over The Edge, and the loser will be forced to unmask. After the match, The New Midnight Express ("Bombastic" Bob Holly and "Bodacious" Bart Gunn) fail to take out Vader, and Vader leaves the ring as soon as it becomes apparent that it will be a 3-on-1 brawl. It is also announced that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin will debut on MTV Celebrity Deathmatch this Thursday on MTV.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin has arrived.

During the commercial break, Kevin Kelly interviews "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. Austin says Gerald Brisco, Pat Patterson and WWF owner Vince McMahon don't qualify to be "The Three Stooges" and that they're so pathetic that they're "The Three Jackasses." He says that whatever Vince does, he won't take the WWF Championship from him. As for tonight, he's not a tag team wrestler, and upon being told that nothing about the match has been revealed, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin takes the microphone and heads further into the building.

Skull beats Road Warrior Hawk with a roll-up. Actually, 8-Ball does after he and Skull pull the old switcheroo on Hawk.

We see more footage of D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna, X-Pac, "Road Dog" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) at the CNN Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

We see another vignette of Edge, in which he mostly walks around.

We see footage from earlier today of Bradshaw teaching Taka Michinoku how to drive in America while the two of them smoke cigars. When they make it back, they are suddenly jumped by Club Kamikaze, who is accompanied by an older man in a business suit.

Faarooq beats "Double J" Jeff Jarrett after Kama Mustafa and "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry attack Faarooq and "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman." Jarrrett takes advantage of the situation by striking Blackman in the back with his own nunchaku before choking him with them.

Tony Siragusa of the Batlimore Ravens is seen in the crowd.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin shows up. He says that WWF owner Vince McMahon may have stacked the deck against him at Over The Edge, but he doesn't care as it doesn't bother him one bit. He knows Vince can't stand him, and he feels the same way about Vince. He says that if Vince won't tell him anything about the tag team match he is part of tonight, then the least he can do is show up and give him some information if he is any kind of man. Vince shows up on the TitanTron with Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco, saying they're having a board meeting. As for Over The Edge, he says his title reign is going "over the edge." As for the tag team match, Patterson and Brisco say they know nothing, before imitating the "Speak No Evil, See No Evil, Hear No Evil" monkeys. Austin tells the threesome they can cover up their eyes, ears and mouths but they can't cover up their asses, and when it's all said and done, it where he'll stick the WWF Championship.

We see a splicing of Val Venis vignettes before the end of Raw.

WAR ZONE

Sable gets in the ring and calls out "Marvelous" Marc Mero. When Mero shows up, Sable says she never thought he'd take it this far, but if has to come to this, she'll give him her best. Mero tells Sable not to weasel out of this match as it's a little too late, then immediately attempts a TKO only to put her down and says he could have finished her off quickly, only to let her go because he's a gentleman. He gives Sable a chance to apologize for ruining his WWF career, but Sable kicks him in the groin before putting him in the Sable Bomb.

The Undertaker suddenly shows up, throws the chair that Jerry "The King" Lawler was sitting in, and punches Lawler in the face for his locker room remarks in his inadvertently-recorded conversation with Paul Bearer from last week. Lawler gets choke slammed, but Kane and Paul Bearer make their presence known before 'Taker can put Lawler in the Tombstone Piledriver. Bearer tells The Undertaker that either the truth hurts him badly instead or he doesn't believe him at all, but then reminds him that he told him Kane was alive and that he didn't believe it, either. Next week, he will prove once and for all that he is Kane's father. After Kane and Paul Bearer leave, The Undertaker stops Lawler from leaving and continues where he left off, hitting him with the Tombstone Piledriver.

Al Snow shows up, this time at ringside, and he and Head almost guest on commentary only to be escorted out by security and Pat Patterson. Snow insists he needs to see WWF owner Vince McMahon, then runs into the ring and into the crowd.

D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna, X-Pac, "Road Dog" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) is still at the CNN Center. He says the Atlanta, Georgia version of "Operation DX" is complete, then we see a computer-generated rocket "hit" the CNN Center and create a computer-generated explosion.

D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna, X-Pac, "Road Dog" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) show up. X-Pac says they have gotten back from Atlanta, Georgia where World Championship Wrestling nearly had them arrested, and tells Eric Bischoff that he doesn't know what he's smoking and that he never asked him for anything, much less an apology, except for him to be a man. As for kissing ass, he never kissed Vince McMahon's ass and he never kissed Bischoff's, and tells Bischoff to "suck on it." The New Age Outlaws (James, Gunn) introduce themselves, then Gunn tells the Baltimore, Maryland crowd that they're either with them or their ass better call somebody. Triple H then tells the Baltimore, Maryland crowd that DX loves them and that he has a surprise for their state bird. Before he can show that surprise, Owen Hart shows up and says he's heard enough before telling Triple H they have unfinished business. Triple H says if they have unfinished business, he's right here waiting, and Owen tells him he's coming down to the ring to kick his ass before bringing out the rest of The Nation of Domination ("The Rock" Rocky Maivia, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry).

Jim Cornette guests on commentary for the next match.

Triple H vs. Owen Hart ends with a nasty confrontation between the rest of D-Generation X (Chyna, X-Pac, "Road Dog" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) and the rest of The Nation of Domination ("The Rock" Rocky Maivia, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry) after Owen Hart bites Triple H's ear and Chyna crotches Owen Hart on the top rope.

It is announced that there will be a Six-Man Tag Match between D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna, X-Pac, "Road Dog" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) and The Nation of Domination ("The Rock" Rocky Maivia, Owen Hart, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry) at Over The Edge.

The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust shows up as Dustin Runnels, carrying his Goldust outfit, wig and a steel can wit a gas can in it. He takes the suit and wig, places them in the can, pours gas on it, then lights a entire box of matches and throws it in the steel can, setting them ablaze. Runnels tells WWF owner Vince McMahon he has worked "too damn hard" for him for three years, and that the Rhodes name goes way back and has a lot of pride, history and dignity in it. He does not have that dignity because of Vince taking it away from him due to his imagination. He blames Vince for losing his father "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes and causing him so much heartache his wife Terri and daughter Dakota over the Goldust persona. He says Vince punished him for not beating "Stone Cold" Steve Austin for the WWE Championship by putting him in the ring with Kane, and says he will be punished no more. He then says that Goldust dies tonight, and tells him that he will never forget the name of Dustin.

We finally learn the identities of "Club Kamikaze:" Yamaguchi-san is the older gentleman in the business suit, while the three members are Dick Togo, Men's Taioh and Sho Funaki. (Men's Teioh is better known as Terry Boy from his appearance at ECW's Barely Legal pay-per-view.) Together, they are known as Kaientai. Yamaguchi-san calls the crowd "scumbag Americans," and introduces "the new generation with the new Japanese attitude." He then introduces Kaientai, and says we will never know where or when they will strike. Kaientai then attack Terry Funk and 2 Cold Scorpio from behind.

Kaientai (Dick Togo, Men's Taioh, Sho Funaki) beat Terry Funk and 2 Cold Scorpio by disqualification after Taka Michinoku and Bradshaw clear the ring out, causing Kaientai to flee through the crowd.

WWF owner Vince McMahon is seen talking to somebody backstage, and this person is implied to be "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's tag team partner

Al Snow tries unsuccessfully to enter the building again.

The Nation of Domination ("The Rock" Rocky Maivia, Owen Hart, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry) show up. The Rock says the fire between himself and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin finally reignites, and tells Austin that unless his partner is Godzilla, he's ready to lay the smack down on the WWF Championship. Before the commercial break, WWF owner Vince McMahon, Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco pride themselves on what they believe to be a job well done.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin's tag team partner is revealed to be WWF owner Vince McMahon.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Vince McMahon vs. The Nation of Domination ("The Rock" Rocky Maivia) ends when Vince McMahon clotheslines Austin in response to being flipped off. Pat Patterson, Gerald Brisco and Dude Love all attack Austin, and D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna, X-Pac, "Road Dog" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) get in the ring to brawl with The Nation of Domination (The Rock, Owen Hart, D'Lo, Kama Mustafa, "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry) to end the show.