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Post by duan on Jul 11, 2009 0:28:14 GMT -5
World Wrestling Federation Presents: ROYAL RUMBLE 1998 Sunday - Week 3 - January 1998 Card Thus Far
WWF Championship - Casket Match Shawn Michaels (c) vs. The Undertaker
The Royal Rumble Match - Winner Receives a World Championship Shot at Wrestlemania! 30 Superstars battled it out. Likes include Stone Cold Steve Austin, Rocky Maivia, Vader etc.
WWF Intercontinental Championship Rocky Maivia (c) vs. Ken Shamrock
WWF European Championship Triple H (c) vs. Owen Hart
WWF Tag Team Championships The New Age Outlaws [Roaddog/Billy Gunn] (c) vs. The Legion of Doom [Animal/Hawk]
Grudge Match Vader vs. Goldust
AND MUCH MORE!
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Post by Chris Hammers on Jul 11, 2009 0:32:00 GMT -5
I have the 1998 Royal Rumble, it was a fun show. The card is basically the same apart from Triple H vs Owen Hart, Hunter was on crutches at the time. None the less, here's hoping Vader, Outlaws, Shamrock, Hart and Michaels go over in their matches with Austin or Rocky winning the rumble. I know it'd be pretty lackluster compared to 2002 or something but a Rock/Michaels match would be fantastic.
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Post by duan on Jul 12, 2009 14:39:29 GMT -5
the following is a product of the world wrestling federation WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION PRESENTS: MONDAY NIGHT RAW #3! "The Storm Before The Rumble" - Monday, Week 3, January 1998 -
The following matches were taped for this week's edition of WWF Shotgun Saturday Night: Jeff Jarrett defeated Scott Taylor via Dropkick in 2:45 [C] The Godwinns [Phinias/Henry] defeated Devon Storm & Al Snow via Slop Drop on Storm in 3:12 [C-] Steve Blackman defeated Justin Bradshaw via Thrust Kick in 4:36 [C]
MONDAY NIGHT RAW
We open up Monday Night Raw with a video re-capping the events that happened last week as Raw went off the air. The brawl between DX and Owen Hart/The Undertaker was shown including what happened when we went off the air. Then, the Raw opening comes on and we are sent live to almost 10,000 fans live at the Selland Arena in California! Jim Ross, Michael Cole & Kevin Kelly welcome us to what should be an explosive Monday Night Raw, the last one before the Royal Rumble. Tonight, we will see Stone Cold Steve Austin battle it out with the WWF European Champion Triple H. Also, Triple H's partner and WWF World Champion, Shawn Michaels, will be in action against one of the big men from the Disciples of the Apocalypse, Chainz! But right now, the WWF Intercontinental Champion is in action!
Singles Match (Non-Title): Rocky Maivia (w/The Nation of Domination) vs. Vader - An interesting contest to open up tonight's Raw, with the big man Vader taking on the shining star of the Nation, Rocky Maivia. - These two had a hot feud a year ago and their is no love lost between the two. The crowd was really digging Vader. - Vader was on his way to the victory, when he opponent at the Royal Rumble, Goldust, came down to distract Vader. - Rocky took advantage of Goldust and caught Vader with the Rock Bottom for the big win. Rocky Maivia defeats Vader via Rock Bottom in 6:31
After his victory, Michael Cole joined the Intercontinental Champion in the ring. Rocky & The Nation cut a promo on his Royal Rumble opponent, Ken Shamrock. Maivia told Shamrock that he just saw his future tonight. Rocky will be Shamrock and then go on to win the Royal Rumble and then go on to be WWF Champion at Wrestlemania!
Tag Team Match (Non-Title): The New Age Outlaws [Roaddog/Billy Gunn] vs. Disciples of Apocalypse [Skull/8-Ball] - This match was set up by Commissioner Slaughter to give The Outlaws some warm up for their opponents at the Rumble. - The Disciples tried to get the fans behind them, but it wasn't working too well. - The match was actually pretty even and it saw a few false finishes for both teams. - Eventually, Roaddog caught 8-Ball with a sloppy Pumphandle Slam for the 3 count. The New Age Outlaws defeat Disciples of Apocalypse via Pumphandle Slam on 8-Ball in 9:54 [C+]
We returned from commercial backstage, where during the break, Vader has viciously attacked Goldust. Vader is still trying to assualt Goldust, but officials have restrained him. Luna is checking on Goldust currently. [B-]
Triple Threat Match (Non-Title): TAKA Michinoku vs. Brian Christopher vs. Scott Taylor - We went back down to ringside and we were getting set for some Light Heavyweight action. - The crowd really didn't care for this one and the announcers spent their whole time plugging tonight's main event. - Eventually, TAKA got the win following a Michinoku Driver on Christopher for the 3 count. TAKA Michinoku defeats Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor via Michinoku Driver on Christopher in 6:26 [E]
Afterward, TAKA attempted to celebrate, but honestly, the crowd couldn't really care less. What a joke of a segment. [F]
After a quick word from sponsors, Shawn Michaels, the WWF Champion, made his way down to the ring for the main event of Monday Night Raw. Before his match, Michaels, who came down alone, cut a promo on the Undertaker, saying he has no shot in the Casket Match this Sunday. Michaels also noted that whoever wins the Royal Rumble will be shot down at Wrestlemania! Nobody can defeat Degeneration X. Luckily, for the crowd, Chainz started to make his way down to the ring for the match.
Singles Match (Non-Title): Shawn Michaels vs. Chainz - The match started during the commercial break and when we returned, Chainz was starting to hammer away at Michaels. - This wasn't a total squash, but Michaels basically had full advantage. - The crowd was really booing Michaels after every move and the ever cocky Michaels taunted after every big action he took. - Eventually, he caught Chainz with the Sweet Chin Music and got the victory. Decent match. Shawn Michaels defeats Chainz via Sweet Chin Music in 4:41
Following the match, Jim Ross told everyone that we are about to enter the War Zone! Get ready for some more great WWF action!
THE WAR ZONE
Jerry Lawler, who has just entered the announce crew, put over tonight's main event, Triple H vs. Steve Austin, with his broadcast partner, Jim Ross!
Singles Match: Owen Hart vs. Marc Mero - Owen is looking to get some more action before he squares off with Triple H at the Royal Rumble and he has to face Marc Mero here tonight. - Before the match, Mero told the crowd that Sable couldn't make it to the show tonight, so there won't be any distractions! - Owen really took control in this match and looked at his best. Mero looked a bit slow and Owen saw his opening. - Hart put Mero down with the Sharpshooter to the crowd's pleasure. Owen Hart defeats Marc Mero via Sharpshooter in 6:57
After his big victory over Mero, Hart celebrated with the crowd and then grabbed the cameraman. He looked directly into the camera and told Triple H that this Sunday, there will be a new European Champion and his name is Owen Hart! Crowd enjoyed this segment definitely. [B+]
After a quick commercial hyping the Royal Rumble, we were back down at ringside for some tag team action!
Tag Team Match: Los Boricuas [Miguel Perez/Savio Vega] vs. The Headbangers [Mosh/Thrasher] - Some ordinary tag action here in the War Zone. The crowd was into the Headbangers here. - The Boricuas looked more on point than the Headbangers and it showed in the quality of the match. - Eventually though, Mosh was able to catch Vega off guard and roll up him up the surprising victory! The crowd enjoyed the ending of the match. The Headbangers defeat Los Boricuas via roll up from Mosh on Vega in 5:51 [C]
Backstage, Todd Pettengail was standing by with Double J, Jeff Jarrett. Pettengail asked Jarrett what happened last week, as he was defeated by Steve Austin, after laying an open challenge. Jarrett stole the microphone away and told Pettengail that Austin cheated his way to victory last week and it won't happen again to Jarrett. He wants to face someone proven next week on Raw, so someone better show up! [C]
Singles Match: Kurrgan (w/The Jackyl) vs. Flash Funk - Funk looks to be the next victim fed to the big monster Kurrgan. - The Jackyl was on commentary for this short squash match and his client definitely threw Funk around. - Kurrgan got the quick victory following The Claw. Crowd wasn't into it. Kurrgan defeats Flash Funk via The Claw in 2:44 [D]
After the match, The Jackyl cut a promo hyping his now ONLY client, Kurrgan. The Jackyl & Kurrgan have broken away from the lousy "Truth Commission" and are looking to be the top force in the WWF! The crowd was iffy on the segment! [C-]
Main Event - Singles Match: Triple H (w/Chyna) vs. Steve Austin - We returned from break and it was time for the War Zone main event! Austin got himself a nice pop coming down to the ring. - These two put on a pretty nice show for the crowd in California and they cheered them on. - Austin took a clear advantage at one point and ran with it. Triple H tried to get back into the match, but Austin wasn't having it. - Stone Cold finished Triple H off with a Stunner with a pinfall. Steve Austin defeats Triple H via Stunner in 13:28
Afterward, Steve Austin was able to celebrate his victory when Shawn Michaels made his way down to the ring very sneaky. He attacked Austin from behind and eventually, Triple H joined in. The two were taking the boots to Austin, before the lights went down and The Undertaker appeared in the ring when they were back on! He tossed Triple H over the top and Michaels got out of dodge before any damage could be done! The War Zone ends with The Undertaker staring down DX after saving Steve Austin!
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Post by Matt on Jul 12, 2009 19:53:49 GMT -5
Okay opening contest, though I do not like Vader jobbing out. I think Vader could be such a dominate heel and it is a shame you aren’t going for that; however, Goldust interfering to cost Vader the match does make the situation better. Rocky Maivia wining makes sense, nonetheless, to give him momentum going for when he faces Ken Shamrock. I like the post match promo to continue Rocky’s feud with Ken Shamrock. The New Age Outlaws winning makes sense, but I would love for D.O.A to get some type of push. I love Vader attacking Goldust to make things even. Taka winning was good as I thought he was the best talent out of the three. I like Shawn Michaels cutting into the Undertaker before his match. I really hope Shawn Michaels doesn’t injury himself in the casket match. Obviously, Shawn Michaels winning the match made a lot of sense. Owen Hart picking up the victory was good as he is a great talent. I would mark out if you gave Owen Hart a shot at the Federation Title. I love Owen Hart cutting the post match promo. I could care less about the tag match as I think it was a waste; however, The Headbangers winning was great. I was a little confused by the ending of Double J’s promo, but I think he is trying to prove a point by defeating someone next week on Raw. The segment seemed good though. Kurrgan still picking up wins for no reason is pointless to me. I can not see Kurrgan getting far so him wasting space seems pointless. I do like Jackyl and Kurrgan breaking away from The Truth Commission though. The main event was great, but I wish it ended via disqualification or some type of unclean finish. I love the Undertaker making the save for Austin. Overall, an enjoyable show.
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Post by duan on Jul 12, 2009 23:31:59 GMT -5
NITRO RESULTS + WWF SIGN/RELEASE TALENT! - www.WWFNewswire.com
Monday Nitro Results Jim Neidhart defeats Alex Wright Wrath defeats Rey Misterio Jr. Ray Traylor defeat Steven Regal to retain the WCW United States Championship Eddy Guerrero defeats Ultimo Dragon to retain the WCW Cruiserweight Championship Ric Flair defeats Meng Hollywood Hogan defeats Goldberg to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
- The World Wrestling Federation has signed both Adam Copeland out of BCW and former 5 time WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji to written contracts. Fuji has been brought in to build up some Japanese talent the WWF plans on developing.
- The WWF has also come to terms on the release of Brian Adams (Crush). We wish him the best in his future endeavors.
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Post by DTP. on Jul 13, 2009 10:30:34 GMT -5
Great way to start off the RAW is WAR before the Royal Rumble, there, with Monday Night RAW opening up with The Rock taking on Vader. I wish the match had gone maybe a little longer, but nonthelss, glad that Vader had alot of offense in there. When did the two feud? The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust interfering is fine, think Rock should of win sneakily, though personally. Can't really see Rock get Vader up for the Rock Bottom. Decent win for the New Age Outlaws there, with a win over Disciples of the Apocalypse. Shame about the triple threat light-heavyweight match, would of been pretty decent in my eyes, glad TAKA Michinoku won in his mini-feud with Too Much. Shawn Michaels beating Chainz is good, the grading was pretty high, glad that HBK got the desperation win, with Chainz dominating more. Solid win for Owen Hart over Marc Mero, to kick off the WarZone. Triple H and Owen Hart should have a good match at the Royal Rumble. The Headbangers beating Los Boricuas seemed awfully filler, and I personally think it should of been placed on Monday Night RAW, and the New Age Outlaws vs Disciples of the Apocalypse match going here. Kurrgan squash was fine. Awesome main event between Steve Austin and Triple H, glad Austin won, and D-Generation X had the last momentum before Royal Rumble, only to be interrupted by the arrival of The Undertaker. Good show, overall.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jul 13, 2009 13:54:42 GMT -5
-Very realistic matches set up in HHH/Austin & Chainz/HBK -Fantastic opener, love the idea of Rock going against Vader, wish it wouldn't have ended clean -Outlaws winning made sense -Vader attacking Goldust was fine -Lackluster Light Heavyweight match -Solid promo from HBK, obvious call to have him win -Owen over Mero was great, hope to see Owen win the European Title at the Rumble -Didn't care for the Headbangers/Boricuas match -Good to see Double J getting promo time -Kurrgan squash served its purpose -Main event was great and I loved the ending with 'Taker saving Austin. Potential 'Mania 14 main event?
Great show, I'm really liking this so far. Can't wait for the Rumble
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Post by savemedpv on Jul 13, 2009 13:59:06 GMT -5
Good way to kcik off the last Raw before the Rumble. I like your format you use here. Didin't like Vader losing, especially with only one Rock Bottom. New Age Outlaws winning over DOA is fine. That was better than the opener IMO. Vader taking rage out on Goldust is a great idea. Good idea in that one. Didn't like the Light Heavyweight Championship match. I realy haven't been following - was this scheduled? Because why have a random match for a jobbing title? Shawn being so confident really saved Raw at this point. Very good choice to see HBK beat Chainz. Owen Hart winning is good. Didn't really like Maro anyway. Hart looking really pumped for Sunday is good. Headbangers winning is good. Liked the finish of that. Kurrgan winning is fine. Why so high up the card, though? Steve Austin winning in the main event was fine. I enjoyed this Raw, but it really wasn't anywhere near your best.
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Post by duan on Jul 14, 2009 0:02:10 GMT -5
the following is a product of the world wrestling federation World Wrestling Federation Presents: ROYAL RUMBLE 1998 Sunday - Week 3 - January 1998 [/b] The following matches were shown on WWF Free-For-All before the event started:The Disciples of Apocalypse [Skull/8-Ball] defeated The Godwinns [Henry/Phinias] via Powerslam from Skull to Henry in 7:33 [C] Steve Blackman defeated Marc Mero via Thrust Kick in 5:14 [C+]ROYAL RUMBLE 1998To open up the broadcast, which is live on pay-per-view, we see footage of past Rumble winners and what they've gone on to do after winning the Rumble. Then, a question is asked...'Who will be the next Royal?' We then go live to the HP Pavilion Arena in San Jose, CA! The camera spans the crowd and we eventually end up on our commentators for the evening, Jerry Lawler & good ol' JR, Jim Ross! Ross puts over the Royal Rumble and how the winner will go on to Wrestlemania XIV! Also, a casket match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship between Shawn Michaels & The Undertaker! OH, WE HAVE A HUGE NIGHT FOR YOU FOLKS! WWF Intercontinental Championship - Singles Match; Rocky Maivia (c) (w/The Nation of Domination) vs. Ken Shamrock- Following the card rundown, it was time for the Intercontinental Championship bout between Rocky Maivia & 'The World's Most Dangerous Man', Ken Shamrock! The crowd seemed to love Shamrock a ton when he came out and booed Rocky very heavily! - The match itself was a bit off for some reason and these two guys just couldn't get on the same page. At one point, it seemed like two matches were going on. - Kama Mustafa & D'Lo Brown tried to interfere a few times, but the referee had enough and threw them out of the match. This pissed of Rocky & the Nation! - Eventually though, the Nation didn't matter as Maivia was able to put Shamrock down himself, following a helluva Rock Bottom for the 3 count! Decent enough action for this crowd! Rocky Maivia defeats Ken Shamrock via Rock Bottom in 12:54 to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship [B+]Following Rocky's big victory, we were greeted by a video package highlighting the saga that is the Vader/TAFKA Goldust feud. This feud has been spanning over a few months now and we will finally see a conclusion to this madness. [C+]Singles Match; Vader vs. TAFKA Goldust (w/Luna Vachon)- Vader got himself a nice sized pop from the San Jose crowd. He played very well off of it and he looked pumped tonight. Goldust didn't get much reaction from this crowd and looked very lazy getting to the ring. - The match itself was pretty well wrestled. The action was distributed evenly between the two competitors and the crowd was able to follow it easily. - Goldust got very angry during the match after Vader wouldn't stay down. He seemed to of snapped a little here, but Luna was able to calm him down. - That seemed like the end of the match though, as Vader caught Goldust with a big Vader Bomb to get the victory! Good, interesting ending definitely. Vader defeats Goldust via Vader Bomb in 12:12 [B-]Vader celebrated his victory with the San Jose faithful as we were greeted by another video package. This time, it was for the New Age Outlaws/LOD feud. Most of the highlights were of the New Age Outlaws kicking the Legion of Doom while they were down and how LOD is prepared for tonight. This should be a good one...its NEXT! [C+]WWF Tag Team Championships - Tag Team Match; The New Age Outlaws [Roaddog/Billy Gunn] vs. The Legion of Doom [Animal/Hawk]- The crowd was very hot for this one, chanting 'LOD' before any competitors came down to the ring. Instead, they were greeted by the champions, who got than a less than welcome response. The Legion got themselves a big pop though when they came out. - The match was a bit slow and old school since Animal & Hawk were involved. These two seemed to tire by the end of it all. - Billy Gunn looked absolutely fantastic in this match and it payed off as he was able to use his full potential to get under the crowd's skin. - The ending of the bout saw Hawk get disqualified after accidentally hitting the referee, instead of Roaddog, with a Big Clothesline. The Legion was less than happy with this result and the Outlaws ran out of dodge with their belts! The New Age Outlaws defeat The Legion of Doom via disqualification in 8:42 to retain the WWF Tag Team Championship [B-]Following the bout's end, Todd Pettengail was backstage where Owen Hart was standing by. Todd asked Owen about his match with Triple H tonight and how good its going to feel to get his hands on Triple H finally. Owen told Pettengail that tonight is Owen's dream night. He finally gets to inflict pain on that bastard known as Triple H and he will also be taking the European Championship with him also! That match is coming up right now folks! [C]WWF European Championship - Singles Match; Triple H (c) (w/Chyna) vs. Owen Hart- Owen was first out to the ring as he came straight from his interview with Todd Pettengail. The crowd was pretty hot for him, but hated Triple H more. When he made his way out to the ring, some stuff was thrown at him and Chyna. They barely made it to the ring. - At first, it took awhile for this match to establish a rhythm. The two didn't really gel together for a bit, but once they did the match became awesome! - It was Triple H who got most of the offense here, with Owen playing catch-up the entire match. The crowd got Hart back into things plenty of times and he greatly benefited from it. - In the end, it was Triple H who was disqualified for trying to use an illegal weapon. Referee Chioda tried to get him to throw it out of the ring, but Triple H refused and Chioda disqualified him. The crowd was very disappointed with the ending of this one. Owen Hart defeats Triple H via disqualification in 13:33. Triple H retains his European Championship [B-]A hype video for the Royal Rumble, which is coming up next, was shown. It highlighted the great superstars featured in the Rumble, including Steve Austin, Owen Hart, Rocky Maivia, & much more! WHO WILL GO TO WRESTLEMANIA XIV?! [A*]The Royal Rumble - 30 Men Over-The-Top Battle RoyalOrder of Entry: 1. Justin 'Hawk' Bradshaw 2. Vader 3. Brian Christopher 4. Kama Mustafa 5. Flash Funk 6. Hawk 7. Chainz 8. Kurrgan 9. Miguel Perez Jr. 10. Faarooq 11. Billy Gunn 12. Steve Blackman 13. Stone Cold Steve Austin 14. 8-Ball 15. D'Lo Brown 16. Rocky Maivia 17. Goldust 18. Roaddog 19. Animal 20. Marc Mero 21. Kane 22. TAKA Michinoku 23. Owen Hart 24. Jeff Jarrett 25. Ken Shamrock 26. Triple H 27. Scott Taylor 28. Skull 29. Savio Vega 30. Mankind Order of Elimination: 1. Brian Christopher [By Vader] 2. Flash Funk [By Bradshaw] 3. Justin 'Hawk' Bradshaw [By Vader (2)] 4. Chainz [By Kurrgan] 5. Kama Mustafa [By Kurrgan (2)] 6. Miguel Perez Jr. [By Kurrgan (3)] 7. Kurrgan [By Vader (3)] 8. Steve Blackman [By Steve Austin] 9. Billy Gunn [By Steve Austin (2)] 10. Hawk [By Steve Austin (3)] 11. Faarooq [By Steve Austin (4)] 12. Vader [By Steve Austin (5)] 13. Marc Mero [By Goldust] 14. 8-Ball [By Kane] 15. Goldust [By Steve Austin (6)] 16. D'Lo Brown [By Kane (2)] 17. TAKA Michinoku [By Roaddog] 18. Roaddog [By Animal] 19. Animal [By Steve Austin (7)] 20. Scott Taylor [By Triple H] 21. Skull [By Steve Austin (8)] 22. Jeff Jarrett [By Kane (3)] 23. Ken Shamrock [By Steve Austin (9)] 24. Savio Vega [By Rocky Maivia] 25. Mankind [By Kane (4)] 26. Kane [By Steve Austin (10) & Rocky Maivia (2)] 27. Steve Austin [By Triple H (2)] 28. Rocky Maivia [By Owen Hart] 29. Triple H [By Owen Hart (2)]MATCH FACTS:- Once Steve Austin hit the ring, he went elimination happy and he was able to get rid of 5 people in a row. Austin eventually ran his tally up to 10, but got himself eliminated by the European Champion. - Mankind was the surprise 30th entrant! It's good to see him back in action! - Vader was able to take out the big man Kurrgan all by himself. Kurrgan wasn't too happy after being eliminated early. - Owen Hart was able to eliminate his opponent from tonight, Triple H, to earn himself a shot at the WWF Championship at Wrestlemania XIV! WINNER: Owen Hart in 69:48
Owen Hart celebrated with the crowd in the ring and signaled the gold around his waist! Owen is going to Wrestlemania! Following this was a recap video for the Shawn Michaels/Undertaker feud! Tonight, their feud comes to a halt with a big Casket Match! Who will emerge WWF Champion tonight? [A*]
WWF Championship - Casket Match; Shawn Michaels (c) vs. The Undertaker - Once again, the crowd was hot for The Undertaker and wanted to see him put Michaels in the casket! Michaels came out alone yet again, as he was trying to prove something. - The casket was very eerie and the crowd was absolutely pumped for the match. The match itself was well wrestled and was right down the middle without a doubt. - Many times, The Undertaker had enough advantage that he almost got Michaels in the casket, but Michaels would battle out of it. - Eventually, to end the match, The Undertaker was about to put Shawn Michaels in the casket when the lights went out. When they came back on, Kane was standing eye to eye with his brother The Undertaker! Kane grabbed his brother by the throat and chokeslammed him to hell! Kane then measured him up with a Tombstone! The lights went out again and Kane was gone when they came back on. Michaels saw 'Taker's unconscious body and rolled him in the casket. The casket was shut and Michaels retained his WWF Championship! Shawn Michaels defeats The Undertaker via trapping him in the casket in 22:40 to retain the WWF Championship [A*]
The 1998 Royal Rumble ends with Shawn Michaels limping to the back with Chyna & Triple H. He retains his Championship here tonight...goodnight folks! [/font][/center]
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Post by DTP. on Jul 14, 2009 2:14:03 GMT -5
Hmm, unsure about there being two Free-For-All matches before the Royal Rumble, as usually there would only be one. Nontheless, both bouts would be good. Shame that Marc Mero jobbed out, but it drags out his feud with Sable further. Think that feud lasted all year long, actually. Awesome opening contest with the WWF Intercontinental Championship at stake, The Rock overcoming Ken Shamrock as the Nation of Domination interfered. This will hopefully lead to Shamrock facing Rocky at WrestleMania XIV in a no holds barred contest. Really think Ken should of won the title at WrestleMania XIV and kept it. Vader beating The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust is fine, would bep retty decent. Liked Luna Vachon snapping, sort of. Vader I hope gets a good push. Nice WWF Tag Team Championship defense by the New Age Outlaws over the Legion of Doom, wasn't expecting the Outlaws to win, like the disqualification victory, too. Wsh you'd spell Roaddog the other way, 'Road Dog' or with two 'g's. Solid WWF European Championship match between Triple H and Owen Hart, only complaint is a disqualification finish. Triple H retaining is understandable, however, as he needs the WWF European Championship to go up in prestige, since it only debuted in February 1997. Shame that Mankind didn't pull off the three-faces-of-Foley gimmick in this, bringing out Dude Love, Mankind AND Cactus Jack, but I'm just pleased he made a return. Hmm, wish Stone Cold Steve Austin would of won, he seemed like he was deserving. Vader beating Kurrgan hopefully doesn't mean a feud between the two. Owen Hart winning is certainly original, maybe we could see Hart become more of an Attitude Era style star, more violent and after Shawn Michaels' blood going into WrestleMania, because of the Montreal Screwjob. Awesome WWF Championship Casket Match to close down the show, great way to finish, with Kane costing his brother, The Undertaker the title bout against Shawn Michaels. Hope Austin gets involved on the WWF Championship picture, too. Good show.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jul 14, 2009 9:23:13 GMT -5
-Great choice for the opener, love that Rocky retained. He's such a great heel & I was never much of a Shamrock fan -Thank god Vader went over Goldust and I really hope this feud is finally over. Surprised it was as good as it was -Really happy that the Outlaws retained because it helps them stay over. The DQ finish was rather iffy though -I was very disappointed with the end of the European Title match. I was so pulling for Owen and back to back DQ finishes just aren't my style -Owen winning the Rumble was something I didn't see coming at all. I love it as it can set up HBK/Owen just months after the Montreal Screwjob, but I honestly feel like Austin was way too big at this point to keep the Title away from him for too long -Great way for HBK to retain, figured Kane would get involved though
Great show, surprise stuff with Owen there. Very original so I like it.
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Post by Matt on Jul 14, 2009 9:30:00 GMT -5
I was actually surprised to see Rocky Maivia retain his IC title over Ken Shamrock. I was confident that Ken Shamrock would win the strap and Rocky would move on to bigger and better things. Vader picking up the win against The Artist Formally Known as Goldust was great. I hope Vader turns heel and gets a monster push as Vader can be a top star if pushed correctly. Legion of Doom seems out of shape but that was expected. The New Age Outlaws retaining their belts was good and the right call. I hope they get a long run with them. Owen Hart promo was nice. I was disappointed by the ending of Owen Hart versus Triple H but it was a good decision. The ending protects both men and allows them both to move on. Steve Austin eliminated a lot of people. Owen Hart winning is the greatest thing ever. Finally someone is doing The King of Harts justice. I love Shawn Michaels retaining his title after Kane interfered, that was great.
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Post by koreygunz on Jul 14, 2009 12:21:37 GMT -5
Pretty good show. I thought everything was booked well except for having two title matches in a row end in a DQ. I was a little surprised to see Owen win the Rumble. I do think a prolonged feud between he and HBK would make sense, but Austin was too hot at this time for me to see the fans getting behind Owen enough to warrant him winning the Rumble. I guess we'll see Triple H vs Austin at Mania now?
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Post by duan on Jul 20, 2009 23:39:58 GMT -5
the following is a product of the world wrestling federation WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION PRESENTS: MONDAY NIGHT RAW #4! "Who Came Out Alive?" - Monday, Week 4, January 1998 -
The following matches were taped for this week's edition of WWF Shotgun Saturday Night: The Headbangers [Mosh/Thrasher] defeated Los Boricuas [Miguel Perez Jr./Savio Vega] via pinfall in 5:57 [C] Mankind defeated Marc Mero via mandible claw in 5:31 [B+]
MONDAY NIGHT RAW
We are greeted with a lovely video package to open up Monday Night Raw this week. It basically recaps the events that happened last night at the Royal Rumble, including Owen Hart winning the Royal Rumble and Shawn Michaels defeating The Undertaker in a casket match, with help from Kane! Then, the usual Raw opening airs and we come live on the USA Network inside the Selland Arena! Our hosts for Raw, Jim Ross, Michael Cole, & Kevin Kelly welcome us to the aftermath of the Royal Rumble! They highlight that tonight we will see Steve Austin in action following his disappointing night at the Royal Rumble and we will hear from Degeneration X...right now!
Degeneration X walks out with all their gold still intact from last night's show. Michaels seems to be walking with a slight limp, but he is fine. They start their promo by talking about how they retained all their gold last night and they did it Degeneration X style! And tonight, they are planning to have a celebration in their locker room and there is a tight guest list, so don't try to get in if you aren't on it. This brings out an angered Commissioner Slaughter, who tells the boys of Degeneration X that their celebrating will have to be postponed. Tonight, Triple H will have to face off with the man that helped Shawn Michaels retain his Championship last night...Kane! And Slaughter informs Michaels that he will be defending his WWF Championship against Owen Hart at Wrestlemania XVI! Triple H is fuming with Slaughter and tells him that he is going to report him for abuse, as Triple H has wrestled every night for this company! Slaughter tells him he doesn't really care and calls Triple H a maggot before leaving.
Before we go to commercial break, Jim Ross hypes the fact that we will see Jeff Jarrett in action tonight and fans, that match is next! [C+]
Singles Match: Jeff Jarrett vs. Mark Henry - Last week, Jarrett made a challenge to anyone who can really wrestle last week and Mark Henry was the one who answered the call. - Jarrett thought Henry would be easy to take down since he is very inexperienced, but Henry isn't an easy win, as he is a former Olympian! - Henry although failed to get the crowd going and made Jarrett look very well. - Jarrett made his submit to the Figure-Four Leg Lock for the victory in a solid opener. Jeff Jarrett defeats Mark Henry via Figure-Four in 5:31 [C]
After taking a short commercial break, we returned to find the Jackyl in the ring with his cilent, Kurrgan. The Jackyl said that last night, Kurrgan failed his goal of winning the Royal Rumble and he is even more mad than ever. He demands that someone comes out here to be the prey for the predator that is Kurrgan! Bob Holly, out of all people, answers the call and makes his way down to the ring. [D]
Singles Match: Kurrgan (w/The Jackyl) vs. Bob Holly - The crowd seemed completely dead for this entire segment and Kurrgan looked off in the ring. - Holly, who we haven't seen for awhile, looked pretty decent in his return. He was dressed in generic attire though. - Kurrgan was able to put Holly, and the fans, out of their misery with a Claw and pinfall. Kurrgan defeats Bob Holly via The Claw in 3:25 [E]
After the match was done, the Jackyl grabbed the microphone again and demanded that Vader, the man who eliminated Kurrgan in the Royal Rumble last night, come out and face Kurrgan man-to-man! Vader appeared on the giant titan-tron and told the duo that he couldn't be a Raw tonight but he will gladly make Kurrgan feel his wrath next week, on Monday Night Raw! Jackyl accepts these terms and the crowd cheer for Vader! [C-]
Singles Match: Faarooq (w/The Nation of Domination) vs. Ken Shamrock - This match was announced earlier today on WWF.com! If Shamrock is able to get the victory, he will get his hands on Rocky Maivia again next week for the Intercontinental Championship. - Every member of the Nation was down at ringside for the match, but only Maivia joined on commentary. - Shamrock looked like a shark who smelt blood the entire match and looked to go for the kill. - Rocky Maivia distracted the referee and Kama hit Ken Shamrock with a chair in the back of the head. Faarooq then lined him up for the Dominator and the 3 count! Shamrock was screwed again out of a clean match! Faarooq defeats Ken Shamrock via Dominator in 7:38
A video hyping tonight's main event, which will feature Kane facing off against the European Champion, Triple H, in a non-title affair! That will be coming up in the War Zone later on! [B+]
When we returned from break, the WWF Tag Team Champions, The New Age Outlaws, were making their way down to the ring. They told the crowd that they are the most dominate tag team in WWF history and no one can defeat them! They are so confident with their abilities, they are willing to put their tag belts on the line tonight, against the next team that make their way down to the ring! That team turned out to be the Disciples of Apocalypse, Skull & 8-Ball, who were accompanied by Chainz! [B-]
WWF Tag Team Championships - Tag Team Match: The New Age Outlaws [Roaddog/Billy Gunn] (c) vs. The Disciples of Apocalypse [Skull/8-Ball (w/Chainz) - The Disciples felt that they were worthy of a title shot and when they walked out, NAO seemed a bit worried about their gold situation. - The crowd wanted to see the DOA take the belts off Gunn & Dog here tonight. The match itself was pretty well wrestled for the main event to Raw is War! - The end result was Billy Gunn catching Skull with a Fame-asser and scoring the quick pinfall! Crowd was stunned that the Outlaws retained! The New Age Outlaws defeat The Disciples of Apocalypse via Fame-asser on Skull in 7:43 to retain the WWF Tag Team Championships [C+]
THE WAR ZONE
We returned to the War Zone! Jerry Lawler has now joined Jim Ross on commentary for the second hour of action!
Ross & Lawler put over the fact that we will see Steve Austin in action in just a few moments! We will also see Kane taking on European Champion Triple H, as requested by Commissioner Slaughter, in tonight's main event! What else could we see in the War Zone? [A*]
Singles Match: Goldust (w/Luna Vachon) vs. Steve Austin - Austin seemed even more pissed that usual...if that was possible. When Goldust was announced to be his opponent, he basically laughed. - Stone Cold really had no trouble in this match and looked like gold out there. Austin had full control of the match from start to finish! - Austin finally finished Goldust off with a big Stunner and pinfall! This was pretty much one-sided. Steve Austin defeats Goldust via Stunner in 5:29 [B+]
When we returned from commercial, Austin was still in the ring, now with microphone in hand. Austin talked about being screwed last night and that he should be the one going to Wrestlemania to face Shawn Michaels, not the lost Hart brother. This comment brings out the Royal Rumble winner, Owen Hart, to the crowd's pleasure. Owen told Austin that he lost fair and square. Owen is the true number one contender to the gold. Austin asked Owen that if he felt so confident, why doesn't he put his spot on the line against old Stone Cold? Owen told Austin that he is a risk-taker and he knows he can beat Austin any-day of the week, so he accepts! Commissioner Slaughter then appears on the titan-tron and tells both men that he will make a decision on this match come next week on Raw. Both men like the sound of that and stare each other down. [A*]
Singles Match: Justin 'Hawk' Bradshaw vs. Bart Gunn - This match also featured a man who hasn't been seen for sometime, Bart Gunn, and it was already started when we came back from a sponsor break. - Gunn looked very rusted and the crowd was behind Bradshaw the entire time. - Bradshaw was easily able to finish Gunn off with a Powerbomb and get the pinfall. Justin Bradshaw defeats Bart Gunn via Powerbomb in 4:33 [C-]
After the match, Bradshaw continued to beat-down on Gunn, until the Godwinns ran out. Phinias & Henry looked as they were going to stop the attack, but they just joined in! The 3 men started beating down on Bart Gunn until he was busted open! Following the busting open, Bradshaw announced that the Godwinns and himself are now a team of one. They are going to watch each other's backs to make sure nothing funny goes down. Eventually, they will hold plenty of gold and bring it back to the South! [C]
Ross & Lawler put over the fact that the War Zone main event between Triple H & Kane...is up NEXT!
Main Event - Singles Match (Non-Title): Triple H (w/Chyna) vs. Kane - As the match started, Triple H wanted no part of Kane and Kane just wanted to rip him apart. - Kane came out without Paul Bearer and he seemed a bit lost in the match for some reason. - Triple H used sneaky attacks to gain advantages in the match and it wasn't before long that he was on his way to victory. - Just then, the lights went down and the titan-tron lit up. We see a graveyard, with two open graves. The Undertaker appears on the screen and the crowd gives a loud pop. He tells both men that they have to make a choice to save the ones closest to them. The headstones on the grave read Paul Bearer and Shawn Michaels, implying that The Undertaker has captured both of those men! Kane is the first to run out of the ring and Triple H isn't far behind. The referee counts both men out! Triple H draws Kane via double count-out in 11:41 [B+]
Following the 10 count, we see Triple H & Chyna running to their car. They speed off to the graveyard. There is no sight of Kane anywhere, but we are led to assume that he is heading that way also. As the car speeds away, we see The Undertaker standing in the parking lot covered in dirt. Raw goes off the air with the Undertaker smiling as they car leaves the lot!
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Post by DTP. on Jul 21, 2009 4:36:54 GMT -5
WWF RAW is WAR: Monday, Week 4, January 1998: Great way to kick off Monday Night RAW's portion of tonight, with D-Generation X adressing the situation with last night's Royal Rumble, beating The Undertaker in a casket match. WrestleMania XVI? That's two years away for Owen Hart to face Shawn Michaels for the WWF Championship. Haha, and Kane and Triple H should be a heated one. Jeff Jarrett beating Mark Henry is fine, nothing too grand, but both men are heels I believe. Kurrgan squashes are pretty repetitive, nothing special here. Great match between Faarooq and Ken Shamrock, wish it main evented RAW's hour, though. Faarooq beating Shamrock cleanly thanks to The Rock is nice, can see something happen with Rock and Ken in the future now. Decent main event defense of the WWF Tag Team Championships by New Age Outlaws over the Disciples of the Apocalypse. Now, onto the WarZone. Great opening contest here, Stone Cold Steve Austin beating The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust. Poor AFKA Goldust, being squashed here. I see Austin getting in on the WWF Championship match for WrestleMania XIV, really. Justin Hawk Bradshaw beating Bart Gunn is fine, a filler match in which I hope Bradshaw will get a push. Kane and Triple H fighting to a double count out, eh? What's this about with The Undertaker? Strange. Good show overall.
Reply to WWE 2006? SmackDown was posted there two days ago.
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Post by koreygunz on Jul 21, 2009 11:34:31 GMT -5
Interesting show. I like the idea of Owen vs Austin for the Mania title shot, and I can see Austin winning due to Owen being screwed or Austin being screwed by DX as well. Or maybe even a triple threat at Mania? So many possibilities! Bradshaw and Godwinns make a logical group. The ending segment with Taker was cool, but I would figure that his feud with HBK was closed and would be focused more solely on Kane, especially since you'll need to build to HBK/Owen or HBK/Austin for Mania.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jul 21, 2009 18:13:05 GMT -5
-Triple H/Kane should be interesting considering that both are heels -Glad Jarrett picked up the victory as he was more important then Henry at the moment -Man, Kurrgan is so boring -Vader better beat Kurrgan -Surprised to see Shamrock take a loss, but I was never really a fan so I don't mind -Outlaws retaining made sense, helps keep them over -Austin squash made sense, and I'm not a fan of Owen putting his shot on the line. As much as Austin needs the Title shot at 'Mania, Owen/HBK after the Screwjob would be classic -Southern stable? Interesting -Main event was good, interesting stuff with 'Taker but I'm surprised to see his feud with HBK continuing
Good Raw again, I hope this sticks around for a while cuz its good
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Post by duan on Jul 21, 2009 22:51:13 GMT -5
World Wrestling Federation Newswire... Written By: Johnathon Stone
Rumblings around the WWF locker room...
- WWF officials are lobbying for a second main show on the USA Network and have requested negotiations with the channel. Word also says that the WWF have requested negotiations with Sports Net. The WWF are looking to use all of their talent and having two main shows may be a way to do so.
- Many ideas for the Wrestlemania XIV main event have been tossed around, but the top one appears to be Shawn Michaels defending against Owen Hart. But now, with Austin thrown into the mix, it could end up being a triple threat of sorts. Who knows? Well, WWF writers do and I was able to speak with one. It looks like Michaels/Owen will be your main event.
- The Undertaker has been requesting time off after Wrestlemania to rest up until Summerslam. The booking team doesn't like the sound of this as the WWF really lacks main event babyfaces at the moment. Things can change though.
- The new southern stable featuring Bradshaw & The Godwinns seem to be an idea proposed by Bradshaw himself. He feels that with the Godwinns by his side, the fans will be forced to dislike him now.
- The WWF seem to be sliding in ratings as of late and Nitro has been taking over big time. This isn't going over well at headquarters.
- Expect new talents to be signed and moved down to OVW, the WWF's new training facility. Adam Copeland & Mike Spillane have both been sent there along with other rising stars.
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Post by Elliot on Jul 22, 2009 15:52:17 GMT -5
I love your layout for this. Nice DX segment, look forward to that Main Event. Glad to see Mark Henry go over for once. I can't see Kurrgan versus Bob Holly been any good, but it's good to see Holly pick up the win. Ken Shamrock, ftw! Glad to see him win. Good to see the Outlaws retain the gold. I wouldn't mind seeing them have a long lasting reign. Austin over Goldust was obvious sadly. Would have liked a shock victory, lmao. Bradshaw over Gunn is good. Perhaps push Bradshaw early. Great way to end the show with a double countout. UNDERTAKER! Awesome show, I'll be reading more when it comes.
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Post by duan on Jul 24, 2009 16:38:05 GMT -5
the following is a product of the world wrestling federation WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION PRESENTS: MONDAY NIGHT RAW #5! "The Road Has Begun" - Monday, Week 1, February 1998 -
The following matches were taped for this week's edition of WWF Shotgun Saturday Night: Chainz defeated Bart Gunn via Primetime Slam in 5:29 [C-] The Godwinns [Phinias/Henry] (w/Bradshaw) defeated two locals via Slop Drop in 5:33 [D]
MONDAY NIGHT RAW
We kick off Raw in an unusual way, as we see highlights from the main event of last week's War Zone! The video ends with the Undertaker baiting both Kane & Triple H to come save the ones they care about at the graveyard, but when both men left, it was reviled that the Undertaker was already back in the arena! Then, the usual RAW IS WAR opening airs and we are live in front of 9.234 people at Roberts' Stadium! Jim Ross, Kevin Kelly & Michael Cole greet us to this weeks' Raw is War and tonight should be an interesting evening! First off, we will be hearing from Commissioner Slaughter any moment, concerning various announcements! Ross is cut off by glass-breaking...here comes Stone Cold! [B+]
Austin tells the crowd that he should rightfully be in the Wrestlemania XIV main event and not the wannabe Hart, Owen. Austin then concurs that the decision is up to Slaughter, but if he makes the wrong one, there will be hell to pay! This brings out Commissioner Slaughter, who corrects Steve Austin. It is not up to Slaughter, it is up to Austin. Steve Austin will be facing Owen Hart at our next pay-per-view, 'In Your House: No Way Out Of Texas' and Owen's title shot will be on the line. Austin loves the announcement, as does the crowd. Slaughter also adds that Austin will be getting very well acquainted with Owen, as they will be teaming to take on Degeneration X! Austin doesn't like this announcement as much, but the fans sure do! We cut to commercial with Austin staring down Slaughter in the middle of the ring.
Singles Match: Ken Shamrock vs. Barry Windham - When we returned, it was time to kick off the action on Monday Night Raw and this one was certainly different. Windham hasn't been in action for some time and Shamrock is extremely pissed off. - Shamrock dominated the entire match and the crowd was pretty hot for him. - Ken made Windham submit to the Ankle Lock in a short opener. Ken Shamrock defeats Barry Windham via Ankle Lock in 2:35 [C-]
After the bout was over, Shamrock talked about how he should really be Intercontinental Champion right now and how he was screwed. Shamrock challenges Rocky Maivia to meet him in the ring next week, with the title on the line. He also dares Rocky to come alone with his little 'posse', so the odds are even. [C+]
Tag Team Match: Legion of Doom [Animal/Hawk] vs. Los Boricuas [Miguel Perez Jr./Savio Vega] - When we cut back to ringside after a short break, the New Age Outlaws were on commentary for this next tag match. They kept talking about how they were the most dominate team in the history of the WWF. - This match was more even than you would think and both members of the LOD were physically tiring at the end of the bout. - The Boricuas came close to finishing off the legendary team, but it was the Doomsday Device that put down Miguel Perez Jr. by pinfall. Legion of Doom defeat Los Boricuas via Doomsday Device in 6:11 [C]
The Legion of Doom were celebrating their victory with the crowd, when the Tag Team Champions sneaked into the ring and attacked them from behind. Both members of the New Age Outlaws took out LOD with steel chairs and the ending of the segment saw Hawk take a Spike Piledriver onto an exposed chair. The crowd was completely stunned as the New Age Outlaws have assaulted the LOD from behind again! [C+]
We go backstage where Steve Austin is walking around in the corridors. He is approached by Degeneration X, who seem out of breath. Austin ask them what the hell do they want and Shawn Michaels tells Austin that they have a proposition for them. Michaels tells Austin that they are liking the way he has been carrying himself as of late and they wanted to offer Steve Austin a membership into Degeneration X. Triple H then adds that Austin can literally be fighting with the best of his side and nothing will be able to stop them. Austin takes the offer into consideration and tells DX that he likes what he has heard and you will find out his answer tonight in the ring! Degeneration X smiles as Austin walks away. As the segment is fading out, Triple H asks Michaels' about what exactly happened to him last week. Michaels tells Triple H that he DOESN'T want to know!
When we returned to ringside, we see that Steve Blackman is demonstrating his nunchaku skills for the crowd. Steve Blackman is in Raw action...NEXT! [C]
Singles Match: Flash Funk vs. Steve Blackman - Some solid action singles action between two of the brightest talent the WWF has to offer. - Funk hasn't been seen since he lost to the monster Kurrgan a few weeks ago, but he certainly looked pretty good tonight! Blackman also looked on his game and the crowd was sorta behind him. - The ending saw Funk get nailed with a huge Thrust Kick from the legs of Blackman! Crowd was amazed how hard Funk got hit! Steve Blackman defeats Flash Funk via Thrust Kick in 6:05 [C]
Jim Ross, Michael Cole, & Kevin Kelly put over the fact that tonight's main event will feature Degeneration X teaming up to face No Way Out opponents' Owen Hart & Steve Austin! This match will certainly be explosive!
We go backstage, or what we think is backstage, in a very dark room. We then hear the eerie voice that is Paul Bearer and standing next to him is Kane, the brother of the Undertaker. Bearer talks about how the Undertaker thinks he pulled a fast one on Kane, but as you can see, nothing happened to Bearer. Paul Bearer wants the Undertaker to face his brother face-to-face next week in Raw or Kane will start destroying anyone in site! [B-]
Singles Match (non-title): Rocky Maivia (w/The Nation of Domination) vs. Bob Holly - This is the second week in a row that we are treated to a Bob Holly match! Rocky announced before the match that Ken Shamrock doesn't deserve to share the ring with Rocky Maivia and he should stop being a sore-loser. - Holly really stood no chance in the match, although he did get a little offense in, but nothing too radical. - The ending of the bout saw Maivia put Holly down with a spinebuster. After he hooked the leg, Rocky's feet were on the ropes and the referee didn't see it. Maivia gets a dirty win again! Rocky Maivia defeats Bob Holly via Spinebuster in 3:57 [C+]
THE WAR ZONE
Jerry Lawler has now come down to do commentary with Jim Ross, as Kelly & Cole exit! Let's start the WAR!
A video hyping the mini-feud that Kurrgan & Vader have been having is played. It looks like these two will be meeting in the ring to start off the War Zone! [C]
Singles Match: Vader vs. Kurrgan (w/The Jackyl) - The crowd was completely behind Vader for this match and he seems to be extremely over with the crowd. Kurrgan is on the contrary! - These two monsters actually put on a watchable wrestling match and it was Vader who was finally take the big Kurrgan off his feet! - It seemed to be the end for Kurrgan when Vader clotheslined him and was going for the Vadersault, but the Jackyl hit Vader in the face with a steel chair for the disqualification! Vader defeats Kurrgan via disqualification in 5:38 [C+]
The commentators start talking about how the Jackyl just saved his client from receiving his first loss. Lawler disagrees and tells JR that Kurrgan was just able to wake up and put down Vader. Before Ross can put in a rebuttal, we are greeted by Mankind, who seems to be just Mankind tonight! He tells the crowd that there is a man backstage who has been 'craving' talent and Mankind tells the crowd that he has found some. Mankind calls out Jeff Jarrett, who has been complaining about the lack of talent on the WWF roster. Jarrett comes down to the ring and tells Mankind that if he wants to face him so bad, then we will have to have ourselves a match. Mankind agrees and he goes to turn around, but Jarrett nails him in the head with the microphone! A cheap shot to start the match for Jarrett! [B+]
Singles Match: Jeff Jarrett vs. Mankind - Jarrett took full advantage after his cheapshot and went to work on Mankind. These two guys have some excellent chemistry in the ring and it showed in tonight's match! - The crowd wanted to see Mankind finally silence the loudmouth Jarrett and it looked as we would see that happen towards the end of the match. - Mankind went for the Mandible Claw, but as he applied it, Jarrett low-blowed Mankind and nailed a DDT. The referee didn't see the low-blow and Jarrett got away with a crime! Jeff Jarrett over Mankind via DDT in 6:39 [A*]
Following the end of the match, we were greeted by a training segment featuring Ahmed Johnson. The video showed us Johnson's training habits and at the end of the video, it was said that Johnson will be returning in a few weeks! [C+]
The South comes down to the ring lead by Bradshaw. Bradshaw proclaims that the South will be taking the WWF by storm and they will continue tonight in singles action. In the WWF today, people need to stick together and that's exactly what the South is doing! Bradshaw is in action next! [D]
Singles Match: Bradshaw (w/The South) vs. Marc Mero - Tonight, once again, Mero came out alone without Sable. Ever since he has started to abuse Sable, he has been on a massive losing streak and he is looking to change that tonight. - Bradshaw looked pretty well in this match and the crowd gave him some serious heat. It was surprising to see Mero play the face in this one, but the crowd just responded to him better. - Bradshaw ended the match though following some help from Henry Godwinn. Henry drilled Mero with a Slop Drop while Phinias and Bradshaw distracted the referee! What a steal! Bradshaw defeats Marc Mero via pinfall in 6:37 [C+]
We see Degeneration X walking towards the ringside area. It looks like our main event for the evening is NEXT! [B+]
Main Event - Tag Team Match; Degeneration X [Shawn Michaels/Triple H] vs. Steve Austin & Owen Hart - The crowd was hot for this one and it looked from the start that Degeneration X was a little off for the match. - Owen & Austin worked well actually at the start of the match and they saw themselves controlling the match for quite some time. - Michaels seemed to be fatigued and we all know why. Who knows what he went through last week with the Undertaker?! - The ending though, was interesting, as Owen went to tag Austin in, but Stone Cold stepped down from the apron and left Owen on his own! Owen turned around into a Sweet Chin Music and Degeneration X got the victory! Degeneration X defeats Owen Hart & Steve Austin via Sweet Chin Music to Owen in 12:57 [A*]
Following the match, Steve Austin looks on from the ramp as Degeneration X beats down Owen Hart. We can only assume that Austin has accepted DX's offer! What will happened next week on Monday Night RAW?!
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