WWF Shotgun: Saturday, Week 4, December 1997!

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"Thorn in Your Eye" plays as we see the usual graphic for WWF RAW is WAR, showing us Stone Cold Steve Austin walking across a warzone, helicopters flying everywhere, four wrestler fighting inside a flaming ring in a warehouse among other things. Also during this time, they show quick images of WWF superstars hitting their signature moves in a shadowy effect. The graphic finishes as the 'WWF RAW' logo appears on the screen. RAW's secondary theme plays into the arena as we zoom out of the WWF RAW logo to show a massive titantron above a curtain, with two scaffoldings on either side showing the RAW is WAR logo. Pyro explodes as the ring is set up with red ropes and 'New Generation' era style turnbuckle pads, even though the bug at the bottom left of the screen shows the 'Attitude Era' scratch WWF logo. At ringside sits Jim Ross, Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler who introduce us to the show and run through the upcoming card for the first hour of RAW, such as the New Age Outlaws vs. Legion of Doom; TAKA Michinoku vs. Chris Candido and Goldust vs. Vader.



II: New Age Outlaws def. Legion of Doom [C-]
- A decent way to kick off WWF RAW tonight, with tag team non-title action.
- The fans, like last week, weren't pleased about seeing Road Warrior Animal compete.
- Road Warrior Hawk is working on his technical skill, good job.
- Both teams seemed to be roughly getting the same amount of momentum in this match.
- Hawk did some pretty impressive stuff in this match, as did Road Dog.
- Dog and Animal seem to have some chemistry with one another.
- The Doomday Device almost won Legion of Doom the match, but Gunn knocked Hawk off the top rope.
- Gunn struck illegal man, Animal with his Tag title belt as Road Dog rolled up Hawk, using the ropes.
- New Age Outlaws win at 7:35.


III: The Aftermath [C][/color]
- As Road Dogg and Billy Gunn began to celebrate with their Tag Team Championships, LOD interrupted.
- New Age Outlaws and Legion of Doom got in a staredown with each other.
- After Dog and Gunn talked trash, the Legion of Doom easily ran the Outlaws far from the ring.
- The Godwinns vs. LOD vs. New Age Outlaws rivalry has continued.


IV: Steve Austin vs. Kane, or not? [B+][/color]
- Jim Ross put over the fact that on the main event of WarZone it'd be Steve Austin facing Kane.
- Jerry Lawler put the match over by routing for Kane, the heel as he always does.
- Michael Cole takes the Jim Ross route, Cole's pretty useless in the announce team.


V: Steve Austin Interview [/color]
- Steve Austin cut a magnificent promo about various things that was on his mind.
- Austin based his attention around the Nation of Domination, and made fun of D'Lo Brown.
- Austin called Mark Henry a stud muffin not even his momma wouldn't like.
- Austin called Kama Mustafa the Supreme Crap-Eating Machine.
- Steve Austin then went on to insult Vince McMahon on having th nerve to warn him for ruining the press conference.
- Austin finally hyped up for the Rock and his match for In Your House: D-Generation X, this Sunday.


VI: The Godwinns jump the Legion of Doom [D+]
- In an angle that wasn't as good as it was supposed to be, the Godwinns attacked LOD.
- Henry O. Godwinn knocked Hawk out with his big boot.
- This whole thing happened to take place in the parking lot.
- The Godwinns aren't the greatest of tag teams to use to take out Legion of Doom.



VII: Jerry Lawler and Chris Candido call out TAKA Michinoku [D-][/color]
- Jerry Lawler was in the ring where he introduced Chris Candido to the crowd.
- Lawler cut a promo about TAKA Michinoku and that he has less friends in WWF than a hobo in reality.
- Lawler preceeded in calling out TAKA Michinoku to face Chris Candido.
- Candido is learning to have better performance skills.


VIII: Chris Candido def. TAKA Michinoku [D-]
- A good match, quality wise.
- The fact that the fans still don't know who Candido is probably why this failed.
- Good aerial skill from both men here.
- The commentary also helped as Lawler had rejoined the announce team for this match.
- Lawler kept yelling for Candido to win and jeered Michinoku whenever he was in control.
- Chris Candido won after interference from Brian Christopher at 8:47.


IX: The Aftermath-II [E+][/color]
- Shame these fans don't know Christopher, Michinoku or Candido.
- Following the match, Lawler and Christopher hit the ring and took out Michinoku.
- Candido and Lawler hit a Spike Piledriver on Michinoku leading to the Tennessee Jam by Brian.


X: Replay of Marc Mero vs. Goldust [D][/color]
- This took us back into the history of this weird Goldust vs. Mero feud.
- Starting on Week 1, December's WarZone, when Mero beat Goldust [wearing a gown]
- Goldust then announced that he wanted Mero in a Battle of the Bodies match.
- Goldust proceeded to taunt Mero about how he was gonna beat Marc with his 'sexy body'.
- It led finally to last week where Goldust faced Sable in a Bikini Contest.
- Goldust laid Sable out with a Curtain Call and fleed.


XI: Goldust Interview [C][/color]
- Following the recap, we head to the ring where Goldust is making his entrance.
- Goldust is dressed in his gold and black gown, but doesn't have the paint on.
- Goldust taunted Marc Mero and his girlfriend/valet, Sable calling them a couple made from Hell.
- Goldust said that everybody knew he was sexier.
- Goldust proceeded to remove his robe to reveal a golden speedo.


XII: Goldust def. Vader [C][/color]
- A laughable yet tough match, Goldust's bananahammock may of caused a rating drop.
- The announcers used Goldust's speedo as the butt of many jokes during the match.
- Jim Ross seemed uncomfortable calling this match, I suggest he doesn't attend Battle of the Bodies.
- Vader got a lot of offense in here, probably to get revenge from his past betrayal with Goldust from Survivor Series.
- Sycho Sid was mentioned as not being at the show here tonight, shame.
- Vader missed a splash in the corner and Goldust hit the Curtain Call [well, neckbreaker part of it] at 5:54.
- It would presumably got boring if this match were to go on longer.

XIII: In Your House-D-Generation X Hype
- A commercial for In Your House: D-Generation X aired.
- Based on Hunter Hearst Helmsley, the new generation of D-Generation X, if HBK were to fail.
- It's live on pay-per-view this Sunday night, the last showdown of the year.


XIV: Press Conference for IYH: DX [C+][/color]
- Another way to promote this Sunday's In Your House pay-per-view.
- This press conference was originally taped in between Monday, Week 2 and Saturday, Week 2 of December.
- Featured two heated comments from both The Rock and Steve Austin.


XV: Fight! [B+][/color]
- We cut drastically back to the live arena where we see Kane and Mankind trading blows on the stage.
- Paul Bearer is seen camoflauged in the background as these two fight.
- Kane shoves Mankind down the ramp and tosses him into the steel steps.
- Kane lifts up the black matting at ringside and gets ready for the Tombstone.
- Mankind reverses and hits Kane with a DDT on the bare floor.
- As Mankind limps away, Paul Bearer yells to the heavens as Kane sits up. We cut to commercial.





XVI: D-Generation X in the ring
- D-Generation X make their way to the ring as we are officially in WWF WarZone time.
- Shawn leads them, dressed in a shirt and wrestling tights, Hunter Hearst Helmsley in a suit.
- Shawn cuts a promo about what is going on with the situation about his WWF title.
- Michaels says that he is confused why Kane and Mankind want to fight each other more than him.
- HBK says that it doesn't matter, and simply put, he leaves. No explanation for being in in-ring attire.


XVII: Hunter Hearst Helmsley calls out Ken Shamrock [B-]
- With Hunter and Chyna still in the ring, Helmsley decides to cut a promo.
- Hunter bases this promo on how he should be the European Champion, despite Slaughter's orders.
- Helmsley says that Slaughter's rules don't work anymore and that it's useless to obey them.
- Hunter finishes off by challenging Shamrock to a European title match at In Your House, this Sunday.
- Simply put, Shamrock accepts through the TitanTron graphics.


XVIII: Vince McMahon cuts a deal [B+][/color]
- We head to the backstage area where McMahon briefly says that Slaughter is no longer in charge.
- That I said above means that half of Hunter's speech didn't mean a thing.
- McMahon says that he wasn't thoroughly happy with Austin's previous statements about him also.
- Vince adresses the situation with Mankind and Kane, in which Kane has been removed from the main event.
- McMahon announces that Austin will now face WWF Champion, Shawn Michaels in non-title action.
- Vince says that he also wants to give refereeing a try, and so he books himself as the official.
- McMahon promises not to be biased.


XIX: The Rock and Farooq def. Marc Mero and Leif Cassidy [D]
- A shame this wasn't better, considering the talents used.
- There seems to be a random vendetta between Marc Mero wrestling and the audience.
- A let-down considering this had a lot of star power in there.
- Farooq and Cassidy started, guess who immediately took control...
- Farooq threw Leif around like a paperweight, he hammered him.
- Rock got the tag and from there it was pretty much two on one.
- Rock toyed with Cassidy and went for his Rock Bottom and connected.
- Mero went to get into the ring, but Goldust came from under the ring to grab Mero's foot and crotch him over the bottom rope.
- The Rock won at 6:50.


XX: Kane and Paul Bearer Backstage
- We head to the back where Paul Bearer is whispering in Kane's ear.
- This is set in a dark area.
- Kane is told that he must destroy Mankind, in order to continue his quest to become on top of WWF.
- Kane simply nods his head.


XXI: Owen Hart def. Savio Vega [C][/color]
- A decent match here, sort of a filler, though.
- Owen started off well with his usual high-flying and technical antics.
- Savio Vega got some momentum in, not a whole lot though.
- Savio was a little off his game tonight, unfortunately.
- Owen Hart seemed to dismantle Vega, working at his knees, probably to build up for a Sharpshooter.
- And so he did. Vega tapped in the Sharpshooter at 5:53.


XXII: In Your House: D-Generaton X Hype [B+][/color]
- A quick ad for In Your House appears on screen, hyping up Sunday's big show.
- It hypes Steve Austin vs. The Rock for Austin's Intercontinental Championship.
- It hypes up Shawn Michaels vs. Mankind vs. Kane for Michaels' WWF Heavyweight Championship.
- It hypes up Ken Shamrock vs. Hunter Hearst Helmsley for Shamrock's European Championship.
- It hypes up Jeff Jarrett vs. Owen Hart.
- It hypes up Legion of Doom vs. The Godwinns vs. New Age Outlaws for the Outlaws' Tag Team Championships.
- Another ad airs.


XXIII: Fight Again!
- Another fight breaks out in the audience as Mankind and Kane trade fists.
- Kane slams Mankind into a wall.
- Mankind hits a drop toe hold, sending Kane through a Pepsi logo'd vending machine.
- Mankind clears merchandising off of a table and gets on it ready for a Piledriver.
- It gets reversed as Kane hits his own Tombstone Piledriver through it.
- I think this ends the fight.


XXIV: Steve Austin draws Shawn Michaels
- A good main event, probably the high point of the show.
- Michael Cole was terrible on the headset during the course of this match.
- Both men got a lot of fists in and such, also trading technical skill.
- Michaels seemed to have an advantage over Austin with his speedy tricks, but Austin proved him wrong.
- Austin went on to show us some little-time aerial attacks, he's learning some.
- Austin and Michaels featured many false finishes.
- Michaels got cheap heat after applying a Sharpshooter.
- Vince took a bump as Austin didn't like his attitude.
- Austin hit a Stunner and went for the count, Vince stayed down.
- Another official ran down the ramp, but The Rock chased after that official and knocked him out!
- Austin eventually chased after The Rock, leading right up the ramp and into the backstage area.


XXV: Another Fight! [B+][/color]
- The previous fight between Kane and Mankind had now escalated its way to the back.
- Kane and Mankind brawled among the cars before Kane throws Mankind right into a windshield!
- Kane picks up Mankind and drops him once again with a Chokeslam!
- Kane stands tall over Mankind as we cut away.[/center]


Weird, I just did what I thought was the worst show of my simming career and I got an overall rating of a B-. And apparently I used Shoichi Funaki too much??