WWF Monday Night Raw- Inaugural Episode

Styles- Welcome everyone to our inaugural show, WWF Monday Night Raw! I'm Joey Styles alongside my colleague, Jerry 'The King Lawler' Jerry, what a crowd here tonight!

King- The Cow Palace in San Francisco, California is jam packed to the rafters here, not an empty seat in sight!

*bagpipes sound*

Styles- It's the WWF General Manager, 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper! He definately has some announcements to take care of tonight.

Piper- Well San Fran, you're in for a treat. You see, tonight, I have picked 8 superstars to compete for each of the 4 main titles. And tonight, you're gonna see some of the first round matches! So without further ado, Get the United States bracket up on the Titan Tron.



Ladies and Gentlemen, this first contest is scheduled for 1 fall, and is a first round matchup, in the WWF US Title tournament!

Coming down the aisle, weighing in at 250 pounds, from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Sylvan!

And his opponent, from Los Angeles, California, Joey Mercury!

Styles- Mercury hits the ring, and Sylvan puts the boots to him right away.
King- He's not wasting anytime, he's got visions of that US gold!
Styles- A beautiful belly-to-back suplex from Sylvan has Mercury dazed and on the mat.
King- Sylvan's going to the top, he drops a huge fist into Mercury's face! Sylvan's certainly in control thus far!
Styles- For the pin, 1...2.. but Joey kicks out. Oh no, Sylvan's pissed. Irish whip, but Mercury reverses it and Sylvan runs in to the corner. Off the ropes, Mercury with a clothesline! Sylvan's dazed... no! He was playing possum, he gave Mercury a low blow, the ref didn't see it!
King- Here we go, it's the set up... Sylvan hits the 3 Seconds Of Fame! 1...2...3! Ding Ding Ding!

Here is your winner, Sylvan!

Styles- So Sylvan advances to the second round with authority. That performance has to strike fear into whoever his 2nd round opponent may be.



This next contest, is scheduled for 1 fall, is a 1st round match in the IC Title Tournament!

Coming to the ring first, weighing in at 225 pounds, from Cameron, North Carolina, Matt Hardy!

And is opponent, from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Christian!

Styles- Christian hits the ring, him and Hardy hit each other with lefts and rights. Hardy gains the upper hand, swinging neckbreaker!
King- That one had to do some damage! He picks up Christian, he sets him on the top turnbuckle, oh no, high risk maneuver, Hardy gives him a huriconrana! 1...2 but Christian powers out.
Styles- He bounces off the ropes, gives Matt an elbow to the face. Again he goes off the ropes, running bulldog, for a near fall. He picks Hardy up, Matt's dazed, Irish whip, then a flying clothesline!
King- Matt's in real trouble here, we could be nearing the end...
Styles- Unprettier! Christian hooks the leg, 1...2...3!

Here is your winner, Christian!



This next contest is scheduled for one fall, in the WWF Championship Tournament,

Coming down the aisle, accompanied by Jillian Hall, from New York City, JBL!

And his opponent, weighing in at 220 pounds, from El Paso, Texas, Eddie Guerrero!

Styles- It starts off right away, as JBL puts the boots to Eddie. He picks him up, a big back body drop. Off the ropes, elbow! 1... but Eddie kicks out at 1.
King- That's not what JBL wanted to see, as he's just stomping away with anger! On the second turnbuckle, fist to the face, a la Ted DiBiase.
Styles- But Eddie's back up, Latino Heat's got the crowd behind him now! Hard lefts from Eddie, he takes JBL up top, Superplex! That one was huge!
King- Eddie's gaining strength from these fans, he picks Bradshaw up, Three Amigos! There's the signal!
Styles- Frog Splash! This one's gotta be over! 1...2...3!



This next contest is in the World Heavyweight Title tournament!

Coming down the aisle, from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Chris Jericho!

And his opponent, from San Antonio, Texas, 'The Heartbreak Kid', Shawn Michaels!

King- The bell sounds and we're underway! This the main event of Monday Night Raw, should be a good one.
Styles- Jericho comes out with some kicks, sens HBK into the corner, Y2J gives him a dropkick that sends him to the canvas.
King- Off the ropes, Y2J with a baseball slide, and HBK is to the outside! Oh no, Y2J with an irish whip into those unforgiving steel steps!
Styles- And HBK is really hurting. He gets up slowly, gives Y2J a drop toe hold into the steps! What a move!
King- The tide has turned here. HBK puts Y2J on the apron, oh, he bends Jericho's knee around that post!
Styles- Oh no, HBK's rips off the floor mats, exposing the concrete! But he turns around into a Jericho low blow! Jericho with a powerbomb on the steel steps? No, HBK reverses it into a back body drop on the concrete!
King- Wow, what a reversal!
Styles- HBK picks Y2J up and sets him on the spanish announce table, what's gonna happen here? Michaels goes to the top rope! OH MY GOD!!!!! A top rope elbow to Y2J through the announce table! HBK drapes a shoulder over Jericho. 1...2...3! It's over! Michaels advances!

What an inaugural episode of WWF Monday Night Raw that was! We'll see you on Saturday Night's Main Event!