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I'll be even more impressed with Stern if he lets Duncan off for criticizing the official considering the circumstances. Any player talking about "the ref hates me/us" usually gets smacked in the wallet.

Leaves us with one less ref who thinks someone paid money to see him. (Y)

(Wrong date on poster, supposed to be May 24. Anyway, thanks to Kempay for the poster)

Full Card (subject to change):Tables Match: Public Enemy vs. Full ThrottleWWF LightHeavyweight Championship: Taka Michinoku© vs. Scott TaylorKen Shamrock vs. Norton (w/ Savio)Casket Match: Kane vs. KurrganWWF Tag Team Championship: Legion of Doom© vs. The Quebecers vs. The New Age Outlaws Dustin Rhodes vs. CrushWWF Intercontinental Championship: Marc Mero© vs. Rocky MaiviaWWF Championship: Jeff Jarrett© vs. Ric Flair vs. Hunter Hearst Helmsley

I loved the previous layout as it showed that you can still make a great diary without writing everything out in full, but this new layout was awesome as well, incredibly detailed. The downside is it will take you a lot longer to write each show, but I love getting to read the commentary, as it can really make a show great, and JR and King play the face and heel commentary roles perfectly.

In terms of the content, the push you are giving Graham is going well, and having his own weekly segment will continue to get him more over. Shame it came at the expense of McMahon, I am sure it was not your plan. It gets annoying on EWR when that kind of thing happens, I mean when Shelton came on Raw and beat Triple H, Triple H's overness wasn't really harmed, same as with HBK feuding with the debuting Spirit Squad, so I thought EWR was particularly hard on you there.

I don't really like Norton or Savio much, and having seen them too much, but I love Shamrock, and even if the wrestlers aren't that amazing, you use them very well, so it is easy to get into.

I know some people complained when the Quebecers got the titles, but when I briefly did a game based on this period in WWE, inspired by you, I found they put on consistently good matches, so I wouldn't mind them getting the titles.

Rocky and Mero's segment was a good way to buildup the tension before the PPV, I thought they would get it on, but they have fought quite a lot recently, just letting them talk saves something for the PPV.

The main event was a good booking choice for the readers, to witness more tension before the PPV, but if you have a feud between Double J and Triple H as one of your feuds in your game, I am guessing using these tag matches doesn't build the feuds up so well. However, I like the booking of having strange bedfellows, so I think it should work well.

My only minor gripe with the diary would perhaps be that too many of the characters you introduce get given different names and gimmicks, so it might eventually become hard to keep up with who is who, but right now it is not too much of a problem, and I can understand that you do it so that your game doesn't play out too similarly to the real WWF during this period. It is great however how you are managing to create stars, getting rid of Taker and Austin at the beginning so that the shows don't revolve around them, and making this diary different and challenging.

Anyway, I love this diary, in my opinion this is easily the most impressive diary on this board, I have read it since I signed up and finally decided to write some comments as I have started to become more active in the diary section. I read through the WCW thread you made as well, which was also great, although it was a shame you ended it just as it was getting so exciting, I really wanted to see what would happen onscreen and backstage. Anyway this great, as I say you make stars rather than make things easy for yourself, and I feel this diary is the best as it is retro, which is always good to read, and is a unique enough diary as it is, whilst other members seem to feel the need to overcomplicate things by trying to make their diary as unique as possible, when in fact you don't need to, as it just becomes too complicated, whilst this is easy to follow, yet detailed and unique enough compared to over diaries.

As for In Your House, I think Hunter will take the title, because if he goes down to Double J again he make look too weak, and with HBK surely due to return soon from rehab, it will prepare us for the feud I expect you to angle for between the two for the title. It is hard to call Mero/Rocky, because Mero is being pushed nicely in this thread, but the Rock is a future main eventer. Mero could win to allow Rocky to focus on the main event scene, but then if Rocky loses he might look too weak to move up a notch. I think Legion of Doom will retain, hopefully Shamrock will win. I guess Kane will do something in the next part of the show, I expect him to win his PPV match. A heel turn must be oncoming, as Rocky, Flair, Double J and Kane are all face and the only major heel is Hunter Hearst Helmsley. Anyway, I shall see in due course. Just wanted to give you kudos for a great diary. I kind of preferred the old font, but its your diary. Hopefully it will be updated more frequently from now on, but I don't blame you for having a life!

HERE'S THE 2ND PART OF THE MONDAY NIGHT RAW CARD. ENJOY.

**COMMERCIAL BREAK**

~The New Age Outlaws vs. The Bushwhackers~

Jim Ross: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to RAW! Up next, the New Age Outlaws take on The Bushwhackers! If the Outlaws win, they get to be the third wheel in the WWF Tag Team Title Match at Over The Edge with Legion of Doom and The Quebecers!

Jerry Lawler: Oh, crap. Here come the Bushwhackers, JR. They're disgusting!

(The Bushwhackers walk out, all cheery and stuff. The crowd pops mildly for them.)

Jerry Lawler: Tell me, JR, how in the world did these guys become wrestlers again?

Jim Ross: Well... they're big with the fans, King!

Jerry Lawler: Just keep them away from my robe and crown!

("Oh You Didn't Know!?" The New Age Outlaws walk out, the crowd is still mixed, but they are mostly booing these guys)

Road Dogg: Oh you didn't know!? Your ass betta' call somebody!!!! Listen up, you dumb California hoochies! Ladies and gentlemen boys and girls, children of all ages... the D-Generation X Army proudly brings to you... soon to be the next WWF TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS OF THE WOOOOORLD! The Road Dogg Jesse James, the Badd Ass Billy Gunn, the NEW AGE OUTLAWS!!!

Billy Gunn: And we've got a very special message to Los Angeles....

Both: ...SUCK IT!

Jim Ross: Classy, just classy.

Jerry Lawler: Suck it, JR! It's the hottest thing right now!

Jim Ross: I would prefer to suck nothing, King.

Jerry Lawler: Don't be a spoil-sport JR! Suck it!

Jim Ross: These guys are brash and rebellious. But they're one of the hottest teams in the WWF right now, and you can't deny that they have talent. If they win here, they get a shot at the Tag Team Titles this Sunday night.

(Road Dogg and Luke start the match. They lock up. Luke pushes Dogg into a corner, and then licks his face. Luke does the Bushwhacker march and Road Dogg wheels away in disgust.)

Jim Ross: Road Dogg and Luke lock up, and Luke shows us his power. And the Bushwhacker just stuns the Road Dogg with that move!

Jerry Lawler: That's sick, JR!

Jim Ross: The Bushwhackers have an unorthodox style, King.

(Dogg and Luke lock up once again. This time, Road Dogg gets the upper hand. He puts Luke in a side-headlock. Luke elbows his way out, and throws Road Dogg to the ropes. Road Dogg comes bouncing back with a clothesline.)

Jim Ross: Here's Road Dogg with a headlock. Luke powers out. Road Dogg across the ropes, and he flattens Luke with that clothesline!

(Luke sits up, as Road Dogg measures him. Dogg goes for a rear-chinlock. Luke powers out of that one as well. He gets to his feet and throws Road Dogg to the ropes again. Dogg goes for another clothesline, but Luke ducks. Dogg bounces off the ropes and is met with a shoulderblock from Luke. Dogg crashes to the mat.)

Jim Ross: Road Dogg is trying to wear Luke down. Luke is powering out of the hold!

Jerry Lawler: Quick Road Dogg, do something!

Jim Ross: Luke throws Road Dogg to the ropes, he ducks a clothesline... and hits Road Dogg with a big shoulder tackle! That rattled his senses!

(Luke does his Bushwhacker dance. Road Dogg sits up and tags in Billy Gunn. Luke tags Butch in.)

Jim Ross: Road Dogg looks like he's had enough. Here's Badd Ass Billy Gunn... and here's Butch!

(Billy Gunn and Butch lock-up. Gunn kicks Butch in the gut. He hoists him up and hits a snap suplex. Gunn goes for the cover.)

Jim Ross: There's a suplex from Billy Gunn, and he quickly covers. (*whump*) That only gets a one count from the referee.

(Gunn pulls Butch up, and throws him to the ropes. Butch reverses, and Gunn bounces off the ropes. He hits Butch with a flying shoulder-tackle, and then covers.)

Jim Ross: Butch with the reverse... but Gunn comes off with a nice shoulder-tackle! Gunn goes for the cover again! (*whump* *whump*) And that only gets two.

(Gunn stands up and hits an elbow drop on Butch. He goes for another elbow drop. Gunn then tags in Road Dogg. Dogg goes into the ring and hits a Shake-Rattle-and-Roll Knee-Drop on Butch. Road Dogg covers.)

Jim Ross: Two solid elbows from Bad Ass leaves Butch prone in the ring... and Billy Gunn tags in Road Dogg!

Jerry Lawler: ...watch this, JR! Shake, Rattle, and Roll! I love it!

Jim Ross: Road Dogg covers! (*whump* *whump*) And Butch kicks out at two and a half!

(Road Dogg pulls Butch up. Butch surprises him with a small package!)

Jim Ross: Road Dogg is in control... a small package from Butch! (*whump* *whump*) So close! Butch caught him napping there!

(Road Dogg and Butch slowly get up. Dogg kicks Butch in the gut. Billy Gunn goes outside, and he goes over to Luke's side of the ring. The ref sees this and he jumps out to stop Billy Gunn. Road Dogg pulls out a pair of brass knucks from his tights. He smashes it into Butch's forehead, throws the knucks away and then covers.)

Jim Ross: These two superstars are slow to get back on their feet. Road Dogg stops Butch in his tracks with that kick right there... what's that? Billy Gunn has gone off the apron...

Jerry Lawler: ...he's looking for a fight with Luke! I'm loving this!

Jim Ross: ...and the referee jumps in to stop Billy Gunn. Wait a minute, Road Dogg just pulled something out of his tights... and Butch falls down like a log!!! What was that? It was a pair of brass knuckles... come on!

Jerry Lawler: Are you going blind JR? I didn't see anyting!

Jim Ross: Yeah, right, King... and I didn't see Road Dogg just whip out a pair of brass knuckles and clobber Butch with it. Road Dogg goes for the cover (*whump* *whump* *whump*)... and that's all she wrote.

Jerry Lawler: Do you know what this means, JR? We're going to have a three-way match for the WWF Tag Team Titles this Sunday!

Jim Ross: Thanks to a foreign object introduced by that man in the ring, the Road Dogg.

Jerry Lawler: You ought to lighten up, JR! All this stress is going to kill you!

Jim Ross: They cheated, King! They cheated to win. Dirty to the core, those DX members...

(Road Dogg and Billy Gunn pose, and crotch chops the crowd before leaving the ring.)

Jerry Lawler: Suck it, JR!

Jim Ross: It's going to be the Quebecers and the New Age Outlaws challenging the Legion of Doom for the WWF Tag Team Titles this Sunday at In Your House: Over The Edge!

Jerry Lawler: That's going to be some match! And we can be sure that the Legion of Doom won't be leaving In Your House with the belts!

Jim Ross: What makes you say that?

Jerry Lawler: I mean, take a look! It's the Quebecers! The New Age Outlaws! One of those teams are going to win the titles!

Jim Ross: Anything can happen in the WWF, King! Folks, last night on WWF HEAT!, Jackyl, Kurrgan's manager was abducted by unknown individuals. Of course, we know that those individuals were probably hired by Paul Bearer... what Paul Bearer and Kane have in store for The Jackyl? We don't know... wait... what's going on with the Titan-tron?

(The Titantron flickers a bit. The clear image of The Jackyl sitting in a chair, bound by leather straps is seen. An eerie red glow surrounds him, with a smoke-like fog crawling beneath his feet. The Jackyl struggles as he tries to move, but is unable to.)

Jackyl: Do you know who I am!? Do you know who I am!? I am The Jackyl!? Get me the hell out of here RIGHT NOW! Someone... HELP! HELP ME! I'VE BEEN KIDNAPPED!

(Suddenly, a huge shadow casts itself on Jackyl from behind. It's Kane. The crowd sees him, and cheers. He stands behind Jackyl and slowly breathes through his mask... close enough for Jackyl to feel it on the nape of his neck. Jackyl shuts up quickly. Paul Bearer then comes from behind and reveals himself to the "prisoner")

Paul Bearer: OOOOH YEESSSSS! Scream all you want! Nobody can save you now! The hour of judgement is at hand, Jackyl! OOOH YESSS! My monster... my SON... Kane... will soon teach you the meaning of TRUE suffering! There will be no mercy shown! You will feel your flesh burn, your body mangled and broken... and when my Kane is through with your rotting corpse... you will realize that there is no heaven... there is no hell... there is only PAIN!!! OOOOOOH YESSSSS!

Jackyl: Oh Jesus Christ, no! Don't! I'll do anything! What do you want!? Money!? Don't do this to me, damnit! No!

Paul Bearer: Do you want to save yourself!? Do you want to LIVE!?

Jackyl: ANYTHING! JUST DON'T LET THAT FREAK TOUCH ME!

Paul Bearer: This Sunday... at Over The Edge... KANE... and KURRGAN... in a... CASKET MATCH!!! OOOOOH YESSSSS!!!!

Jackyl: YES! YES! DAMNIT! WHERE DO I SIGN!? JUST LET ME GO! PLEASE!

Paul Bearer: (laughs uncontrolably)

(The screen flickers again, and the feed stops. We cut back to the announcer's table.)

Jim Ross: My God... Kane and Paul Bearer have arranged for a Casket Match to happen THIS SUNDAY!

Jerry Lawler: Someone call 911! Who knows what Kane and Paul Bearer could be doing to Jackyl right now!

Jim Ross: Whatever it is, he probably deserves it. And now we've got a Casket Match scheduled for Over The Edge!

~#1 Contendership Match to the LightHeavyweight Title: Scott Taylor vs. Jay Reso~

(Scott Taylor's music starts playing. The crowd cheers for the lovable underdog lightheavyweight. He heads to the ring, ready to rumble.)

Jim Ross: Folks, the next match is to determine the number one contender to the WWF Lightheavyweight Title, currently held by the champ, Taka Michinoku.

Jerry Lawler: I can't stand Taka, JR. He should at least learn to speak some english!

Jim Ross: That's absurd King! He's a gifted athlete, and most definitely deserving of the Title!

Jerry Lawler: Gifted or not, I can't respect anyone who doesn't speak my language.

Jim Ross: You're incorrigible, King. Anyway, we've got Scott Taylor in the ring right now... Scott hasn't had much o a winning record here in the WWF, but who knows... his luck may change tonight.

Jerry Lawler: Please... this is going to be a cakewalk for Jay Reso!

Jim Ross: Reso is a gifted athlete as well, King, but you can't count anyone out when something as big as this title shot is on the line.

(Jay Reso walks out, and receives a chorus of boos from the crowd. He ignores them, and walks his way down the aisle.)

Jerry Lawler: Take a look at the next LightHeavyweight Champ, JR!

Jim Ross: There's Jay Reso, folks. He "retired" a couple of weeks ago... but apparently, all he wanted was revenge on Taka Michinoku for beating him in a "Suicide Rules" match.

Jerry Lawler: Jay Reso has got more brains than that Japanese chump of ours!

Jim Ross: But he has to beat Scott Taylor here tonight if he wants that title shot.

Jerry Lawler: It's a cakewalk, JR! I told you!

Jim Ross: We'll see, King. The match is about to go underway.

(The opening bell rings. Taylor and Reso lock up. Reso immediately goes for a hammerlock. Taylor reverses it. Reso reverses it again, and this time goes into an armwrench. Taylor grimaces a bit, before back-flipping and armwrenching Reso as well. Reso quickly goes to the ropes, and Taylor lets go.)

Jim Ross: A series of reverses and holds from both competitors, and Jay Reso finally decides he's had enough and goes to the ropes!

(They lock up again. Jay Reso goes for a headlock. Taylor pushes him to the ropes and attempts to sling him off, but Reso holds on. Taylor then shoulder-suplexes Reso onto the mat. Taylor bounces off the ropes as Reso stands up, and hits a body press. Taylor covers.)

Jim Ross: Reso with the headlock. Taylor tries to shake him off, but Reso won't let go. Nice suplex from Taylor! He's off the ropes, and his a body press! (*whump* *whump*) That gets a two count.

(Reso kicks out. Taylor pulls Reso up, he throws him to the turnbuckle. Taylor follows up with a running elbow! Reso staggers forward, Taylor runs across the ropes and hits a bulldog. He covers.)

Jim Ross: Jay Reso hits the turnbuckle with force! And an elbow from Taylor! Bulldog! (*whump* *whump*) That's another near fall.

Jerry Lawler: Come on, Jay! Do something about this!

(Taylor stands up and pulls Reso to his feet. Reso kicks Taylor in the gut, from out of nowhere. Reso hits a DDT.)

Jim Ross: Solid DDT from Reso! That's sure to stop anyone at anytime!

(Reso starts putting the boots on Taylor. He drags Taylor towards a turnbuckle and positions him. Reso climbs to the 2nd turnbuckle and hits a legdrop. Reso covers.)

Jim Ross: Jay Reso is stomping the life out of Scott Taylor. Reso sets Taylor up, and hits a legdrop! (*whump* *whump*) That gets him a two!

Jerry Lawler: This is as good as over, JR! Jay Reso is cleaning house!

(Reso pulls Taylor to his feet. Reso punches Taylor twice, before throwing him to the ropes. Taylor bounces back, and Reso hits a nasty looking clothesline. Taylor bounces off the ropes, and he hits a rolling sommersault onto Taylor. He covers.)

Jim Ross: Jay Reso with a couple of fists! Taylor off the ropes, and Reso hits that clothesline!

Jerry Lawler:I felt that, JR!

Jim Ross: Reso with an amazing move on Taylor! (*whump* *whump*) But that only gets him two!

Jerry Lawler: That's what amazing athetes do, JR!

Jim Ross: He may be an amazing athlete, but something is definitely wrong about that kid.

(Reso cockily taunts the crowd. He turns around, only to receive a small package from Taylor.)

Jim Ross: Jay Reso is wasting his time there... a roll-up from Scott Taylor! (*whump*) One! (*whump*) Two! (*whump*) Three! Scott Taylor has done it!!!

Jerry Lawler: WHAT!?

Jim Ross: MY GOD! What an upset from Scott Taylor! Scott Taylor goes on to Over The Edge as the number one contender to the Lightheavyweight Title!

Jerry Lawler: That's not right, JR! Jay Reso deserves that shot!

Jim Ross: He got cocky, King, and he paid for it, big time!

(Scott Taylor bolts out of the ring as the crowd cheers. He raises his hands in astonishment. Jay Reso sits up, in complete disbelief. he starts going nuts inside the ring, he finally makes his way back, while the crowd boos him.)

Jim Ross: That's what happens when you don't pay attention to your opponent, King! Jay Reso just lost his shot at Taka Michinoku!

Jerry Lawler: That's not the way this match was supposed to go!

Jim Ross: He'll have to live with it, King.

(With the ring cleared up, the arena's sound system fills with the tunes of "Highway To Hell" by ACDC. The crowd cheers as Dustin Rhodes walks out and makes his way to the ring.)

Jim Ross: Ladies and gentlemen, Dustin Rhodes is here!

Jerry Lawler: What does he have to say? That Crush basically beat him up last night!

Jim Ross: Folks, as you all know, Dustin Rhodes is scheduled to take on Crush this Sunday Night at In Your House: Over The Edge!

(Rhodes has a microphone.)

Dustin Rhodes: Six days, baby.

(The crowd cheers.)

Dustin Rhodes: Six days before I go one-on-one with Crush. Six days before he gets a healthy dose of payback! Can you feel, it, brutha? Can you feel it? Six days! I've been beat up, I've been bloodied, I feel like I've been in a car crash... but oh baby, I can't wait for Sunday!

(More cheers)

Dustin Rhodes: But see... I want to do something tonight... I want to look Crush in the eye, and tell him... TO HIS FACE... that at Sunday, I will GET my payback! So, Crush, if you have the balls... I want you to get the hell out here, walk down that aisle and step into this ring!

("Are You Ready?" Crush walks out on Cue. The fans boo him. Crush heads down the ring and goes face to face with Dustin Rhodes.)

Crush: You want to talk to me? You want to tell me to MY FACE that you're going to beat me up? I'd like to see you try, Rhodes... because I can SNAP your neck... just LIKE THAT! (snaps his fingers)

Dustin Rhodes: Now that I've got you here... Crush, this Sunday night, it's going to be payback time for me... you've got NO idea what I have in store for you at In Your House. But you know what? Why wait for Sunday Night? Because we can do this right here... RIGHT NOW!!!

(Rhodes smashes the microphone into Crush's skull, taking the big man by surprise. That cuts Crush wide open, and Rhodes hits a Lou Thesz press, mounting the big man. Rhodes delviers a series of right hands on the exposed forehead of Crush.)

Jim Ross: Crush just got a taste of microphone from Dustin Rhodes! And Rhodes is kicking ass right now!

Jerry Lawler: Someone get down here! Savio! Security!

(HoS Savio and a hanful of his security staff start running down the aisle. Dustin Rhodes is pulled off of Crush. The fans are cheering. Both men are escorted to the back.)

Jim Ross: Dustin Rhodes just gave Crush a preview of what to expect this Sunday at Over The Edge!

Jerry Lawler: That was uncalled for, JR! Crush didn't know what hit him!

Jim Ross: Well, he's got little to complain about, King! DX has been asaulting WWF Superstars during the past month or so!

Jerry Lawler: That's a different thing!

Jim Ross: That's what you think. Anyway, folks... sit tight, because up next... Triple H, Ric Flair and Jeff Jarrett will be facing the McMahon Associates in a six-man tag match!

Jerry Lawler: This looks like it's going to be a "sloberknocker", right JR?

Jim Ross: Indeed it is, King! And that match is NEXT!

**COMMERCIAL BREAK**

~Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Ric Flair and Jeff Jarrett vs. The McMahon Associates: Barry, Bartholomew and Robert~

Jim Ross: Ladies and gentlemen... it's time for tonight's Main Event!

("No Chance!" The McMahon Associates walk out. Barry, Bartholomew and Robert make their way to the ring, to a hostile crowd reaction.)

Jim Ross: And there they are... the McMahon Associates, Barry Windham, Bartholomew Gunn and Robert Holly... more like the McMahon Stooges if you ask me.

Jerry Lawler: They've got the best jobs in the world, JR! Working under Vince McMahon... our CHAIRMAN!

Jim Ross: Maybe your dream job, King, but not mine.

("Sprach Zarathustra" starts playing. The fans go NUTS. Ric Flair walks out in a flowing green robe. He slowly walks down the aisle and soaks up the crowd's reaction.)

Jim Ross: There he is, King! The Nature Boy! He's held countless World Titles over the past two decades... and he's HERE TONIGHT!

Jerry Lawler: He's what? Eighty? Ric Flair should pack it up... and retire!

Jim Ross: Ric Flair is THE MAN... as he calls himself... and tonight, he's teaming up with two of the best in the WWF to take on McMahon's troops!

("Are You Ready?" HHH walks out. The fans boo him immediately. HHH walks down the aisle, never taking his eyes off of Flair. As he steps into the ring, HHH quickly goes face to face with The Nature Boy.)

Jim Ross: And there he is, Hunter Hearst Helmsley. The "leader" of DX. Ever since Shawn Michaels has been sidelined, he's taken over one of the deadliest stables in the history of this business! But so far, it has not resulted in a WWF Title reign for Triple H.

Jerry Lawler: That all ends this Sunday, when Hunter gets what he deserves!

Jim Ross: An ass-whooping?

Jerry Lawler: The WWF Title!

Jim Ross: Oh, we were clearly thinking about two different things, King. Helmsley has done everything he can to weaken Flair and Jeff Jarrett on the way to In Your House: Over The Edge! I think tonight will be no different.

("Cowboy... Cowboy... I'm just a Cowboy, baby!" Jeff Jarrett walks out to a huge ovation, distracting Flair and Helmsley from their little face-off inside the ring. The WWF Champ walks down the aisle, with the WWF Title wrapped around his waist. Jarrett steps in, and raises the title to the crowd.)

Jim Ross: The WWF Champion is here! Jeff Jarrett has arrived, folks, and we are set for this six-man tag-team match!

Jerry Lawler: I can't stand Double J. He's changed... for the worse!

Jim Ross: ...or for the better, King, depending on your point of view!

(HHH, JJ and Flair all eye each other warily. Assoc. Robert is the first man from his team, while Jeff Jarrett is first for his.)

Jim Ross: This is going to be a slobberknocker folks!

(Jarrett and Robert lock up. Robert pushes JJ to the ropes. He then slingshots JJ across, but JJ comes back with a clothesline.)

Jim Ross: Double J and Robert lock up! Here's a slingshot... but Jarrett comes back with a vicious clothesline! Hello! That woke Robert up!

(Jarrett allows Robert to get back up. They lock-up again, but this time Robert hits a poke to the eye on Jarrett. Jarrett is stunned. Robert goes for a belly-toback hold, and then executes a german suplex.)

Jim Ross: Jarrett showing the class of a champion, allowing Robert to stand up.

Jerry Lawler: The class of a champion? Double J HAS NO CLASS!

Jim Ross: That's what people like you think, King. Robert with a poke to the eye! Come on! That's not necessary! And a german suplex brings the champion down to the mat!

(Robert tags in Bartholomew. They hit a double-team suplex on Jarrett. Bartholomew covers)

Jim Ross: Associate Bartholomew is now in the ring. Double vertical suplex! Bartholomew is quick to cover! (*whump* *whump*) Only a two! Jarrett kicks out!

(Bartholomew pulls Jarrett up, he throws him across the ring into a turnbuckle. Jarrett hits it hard! Bartholomew with a follow up clothesline, but Jarrett raises his feet and feeds Bartholomew with a stiff kick to the face.)

Jim Ross: Bartholomew was once a WWF tag-team champion, King, now he's just a lackey to Vince McMahon.

Jerry Lawler: Don't you know that's a STEP UP in this business, JR?

Jim Ross: Not where I come from. Ouch! Jarrett with a successful counter! Bartholomew just ate leather!

(Jarrett waits for the dazed Bartholomew to turn his back. And Jarrett hits a running bulldog/facecrusher. This gives him an opening. Jarrett slowly goes towards to his corner, while Bartholomew to his. Jarrett tags in Flair, while Bartholomew tags in Barry.)

Jim Ross: That's a bulldog from Double J! And both men are down! Jarrett is crawling to his corner... hot tag to Flair! Barry Windham is in!

(Flair and Windham run at each other. Flair hits a chop, and Windham goes down. He gets up and gets knocked back down with another chop from Flair.)

Jim Ross: The Nature Boy is unleashing some flesh-searing chops!

(Flair throws Windham to the ropes, but Windham reverses. Flair bounces off the ropes, Windham lowers his head for a backdrop. But Flair stops on his tracks, gets down to one knee and pokes Windham in the eye.)

Jim Ross: Flair with the throw... reversed by Windham... and Flair got the better of Windham right there!

Jerry Lawler: That's cheating!

Jim Ross: He's the dirtiest player in the game, King!

Jerry Lawler: Someone disqualify him!

Jim Ross: Is that even necessary?

(Flair sweeps Windham's legs, and then quickly puts in a leg-lock. Windham winces as Flair winds up his right leg. Flair hits a series of elbows on Windham's leg, and then kicks it for good measure.)

Jim Ross: Ric Flair's going for the legs! You know what that means, the Figure Four is soon to come!

(Flair looks at the crowd as lets out a "WHOO!" the crowd reciprocates. Flair goes for the Figure Four. But Windham counters with a kick that pushes Flair away.)

Jim Ross: Here's the figure four! But Windham had it well-scouted! There's a history between these two men... and it dates back from back in the late eighties.

Jerry Lawler: Associate Barry knows Flair like the back of his hand, JR!

Jim Ross: And I'm sure Ric Flair knows Windham's game as well, King.

(Flair goes over to his corner, and wants to tag HHH, but Helmsley gets off the apron. Flair is livid! Jarrett jumps off the apron as well, and confronts Helmsley. Barry tags in Robert.)

Jim Ross: What was that!? Flair wanted Helmsley in, but Triple H refused!

Jerry Lawler: Hunter isn't stupid, JR! He's not going to waste energy in tonight's match! He's reserving it all for Over The Edge!

(Flair and Robert lock up. Robert pushes Flair into a corner, and the sucker punches him the face. Outside, Jarrett and Helmsley are having a heated argument.)

Jim Ross: There's a cheap shot by Robert on Flair! Hold on, what's going on outside!?

Jerry Lawler: Jeff Jarrett and Hunter Hearst Helmsley are arguing, JR!

(The referee is now distracted by what's happening outside the ring. Robert throws Flair into their corner. The two other Associates jump inside the ring, and they triple-team Flair.)

Jim Ross: The Associates are using the distraction to their advantage! Three-on-one on Flair now!

(Jeff Jarret shoves Helmsley in frustration. Helmsley shoves back. Jarrett delivers a chop on Helmsley's chest. Helmsley answers back with a chop of his own. And a fistfight breaks out.)

Jerry Lawler: Jarrett just shoved Hunter Hearst Helmsley!!!

Jim Ross: And a fight has broken out King!!!

Jerry Lawler: GET HIM, HUNTER!!!

(The referee jumps out and clears up the brawl. The triple-team ensues in the ring. Flair is beaten up, and is set-up for a Sidewinder from Robert and Bartholomew!)

Jim Ross: The referee's jumped out! Jeff Jarrett and Helmsley are at each other's throats!

Jerry Lawler: Look inside the ring, JR! The Associates are going to win this!

(Helmsley finally breaks away from Jarrett and leaves. The Associates hit the Sidewinder! Associate Robert covers. The ref jumps in to count.)

Jim Ross: Take a look at that, King. Helmsley is leaving. He doesn't give a damn about this match!

Jerry Lawler: Why should he, JR? All he wants in the title around his waist!

Jim Ross: Hunter Hearst Helmsley is conniving, selfish and a lowlife. Waitaminute... the Associates just hit the Sidewinder on Flair! (*whump*) No, not this way! (*whump*) JARRETT BREAKS THE COUNT! JEFF JARRETT JUST DOVE IN AND BROKE THE COUNT!

(The Associates rush after Jarrett. Double J tosses Bartholomew over the top rope. He kicks Barry in the gut and hits a DDT. He then throws Robert across the ropes and hits a back-body drop. Jarrett waits for Robert to stand up, and hits a reverse side-russian legsweep.)

Jim Ross: Jeff Jarrett is CLEANING HOUSE! Goodbye Bart Gunn! A DDT on Windham! BIG BACK BODY DROP on Robert! He's stalking Robert... THE REVERSE SIDE-RUSSIAN LEGSWEEP FROM JARRETT!!!

Jerry Lawler: No, no, no... Mr. McMahon isn't going to like this...

(Jarrett pulls Flair on top of Robert. The referee counts.)

Jim Ross: Here's the cover! (*whump* *whump* *whump*) Ric Flair and Jeff Jarrett have won! No thanks to Hunter Hearst Helmsley!

Jerry Lawler: Mr. McMahon is NOT going to like this!

(The Associates recover outside. Jarrett slowly pulls Flair up. Jarrett raises Flair's hand. But Flair pulls it away! Flair seems angry that he got triple-teamed! They start arguing.)

Jim Ross: Ric Flair and Jeff Jarrett have won... wait... Ric Flair doesn't seem to appreciate what happened earlier...

(Jarrett tries to explain, but Flair is having none of it! Flair SLAPS Jarrett in the face! Jarrett controls himself.. before letting out a huge FIST! FLAIR AND JARRETT EXCHANGE PUNCHES! STAFF AND SECURITY RUN INTO THE RING TO STOP THE TWO MEN!)

Jim Ross: Flair's not listening to Jarrett's explanation... OH MY! THAT WAS UNCALLED FOR! AND A FIGHT HAS BROKEN OUT! HERE'S THE CAVALRY!

Jerry Lawler: I love it, JR! Flair and Jeff Jarrett can't coexist together... not with the WWF Title up for grabs this Sunday Night!

(Hunter Hearst Helmsley appears on top of the ramp, with a huge smile on his face and the staff and security contain both men inside the ring. The camera focuses on him as JR closes the show.)

Jim Ross: And there's that snake... Hunter Hearst Helmsley... is he going to win the title this Sunday Night at In Your House!? LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THAT'S ALL THE TIME WE HAVE! REMEMBER TO ORDER THE PPV, WE WILL ALL SEE YOU ON SUNDAY! GOODNIGHT!

Segments:

• Genius Joint (Rating:80)
• The Quebecers def. Legend/Hardy (Rating:73)
• Public Enemy promo (Rating:68)
• Norton def. Aguila (Rating:58)
• Marc Mero interview (Rating:87)
• Rocky Maivia/Marc Mero angle (Rating:86)
• New Age Outlaws def. Bushwhackers (Rating:66)
• Kane/Bearer/Jackyl angle (Rating:75)
• Scott Taylor def. Jay Reso (Rating:86)
• Crush/Dustin Rhodes angle (Rating:74)
• Flair/Helmsley/Jarrett def. The Associates (Rating:77)

Good start. Can't wait.

Just wanted to point something out though.

-John Cena successfully defended his title in a non-title match against Sabu after many near falls. He told RVD this Sunday it would be the same result.

Please...PLEASE make the writing smaller

(Alright. I've taken a short break. Back in action. And... TADAAAAA! NEW WRITING STYLE! FUCK THE HATERS. Anyway, this is just PART 1 of RAW... part 2 to come up in a coulple of days...)

(Cue pyro. Cue the RAW Intro music. The camera pans around the arena, and into the crowd. People are waving their signs towards the camera. The familiar voices of Jim Ross and Jerry "The King" Lawler greet the viewers at home.)

Jim Ross: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to WWF Monday Night RAW! I'm Good Old JR, and with me as usual is Jerry "The King" Lawler! We are here at sunny Los Angeles, California, less than one week away from In Your House: Over The Edge, and I personally can't wait!

Jerry Lawler: Oh, you're right JR, Over The Edge is less than a week away, and so is Triple H's hunt for the WWF Title!

Jim Ross: Folks, as you all know... last night, Hunter Hearst Helmsley and his "DX-Army" decimated both "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and the WWF Champion, "Double J" Jeff Jarrett! Helmsley has tried over and over again to defeat Jeff Jarrett for the Title, but as of late, his efforts have come without fruition!

Jerry Lawler: It's about time that Triple H showed Flair and Jarrett who the real man is around here!

Jim Ross: Well, tonight, Ric Flair, Jeff Jarrett and Hunter Hearst Helmsley are all in the arena, and who knows what's going to happen less than a week from Over The Edge!

Jerry Lawler: But JR, take a look at this! We've got the Genius Joint all set up in the ring, and there's Mr. IQ himself, Alexander Graham!

Jim Ross: That's just great King. Can we expect him to part some of his god-like intelligence upon us mere mortals?

Jerry Lawler: You're just jealous because his IQ is probably larger than your weight!

Jim Ross: Oh really, King? That's something the viewers would love to know.

(The camera cuts to the ring, where the Genius Joint set has been put up. A purple carpet covers the ring, and there's a nice-sized desk and a couple of bookshelves strewn about. Alexander Graham is inside, holding a book and a microphone.)

Alexander Graham: Good evening, all you IQ-holics out there. It's me, "Mr. Iq" himself, Alexander Graham, ready to give you your weekly dose of brain power... right here from the Genius Joint!

(Boos from the crowd.)

Alexander Graham: Now, in case you people haven't opened one in your entire life, this here is a dictionary. I'll say it again, for all you slow people out there... a dic-tio-na-ry.

(More boos.)

Alexander Graham: Let me see... ah yes, my favorite word. Gather around and listen. Superior. To be higher in rank, or priority.

(Graham closes the book and tosses it to the table.)

Alexander Graham: In essence, I AM superior to everyone inside this arena right here tonight. I'm superior to that fat, balding excuse for a human being right there... I'm superior to that gangly long-haired recluse over there... and I'm superior to that retarded-looking lady right here in front... yes you ma'am, you look like you belong in a school for special people.

(Big boos.)

Alexander Graham: Now that you people have an inkling about what the word 'superior' means, let me introduce you to a man that even more superior than myself... he is a man who has taken this industry, and turned it into the money-making machine it is right now. Let me introduce you to the genius behind WrestleMania... the man, the myth, the legend... WWF Owner and Chairman of the Board... Mr. Vincent Kennedy McMahon!

("No Chance... that's what you've got!" Vince McMahon's music starts playing and the crowd is thrown further into hatred against this guy. He walks out, flanked by the McMahon Associates... Barry, Bartholomew and Robert.)

Jim Ross: Oh great, here's Mr. McMahon with his three stooges behind him. I wonder what he's got to say tonight?

Jerry Lawler: He's probably coming over to fire you, JR!

Jim Ross: And leave you alone to handle commentary, King? I don't think so.

Jerry Lawler: Hey, I can do this on my own!

Jim Ross: Yeah right, and a one-legged man can win an ass-kicking contest.

(Vince walks up the steel steps and into the ring. He is greeted by a handshake from Graham. Vince is handed a mic of his own.)

Vince McMahon: Thank you, thank you.

Alexander Graham: Let me be the first to say, Mr. McMahon, I am deeply honored that you have decided to grace the Genius Joint with your presence!

Vince McMahon: No problem, Alex... if I can call you that.

Alexander Graham: Of course! You can call me whatever name would please you.

Vince McMahon: Well then, Alex, I'm particularly impressed with your segments. You've given Monday Night RAW a well-needed pinch of class that's been missing as of late. But the reason why I'm here is something else, I'm here to talk about the Main Event at Sunday Night, this Sunday Night at In Your House: Over The Edge!

(The crowd has a mixed reaction.)

Vince McMahon: Nothing gets a rivalry going like tension. And last night, we had ourselves a whole lot of tension as Ric Flair and Hunter Hearst Helmsley tagged against Rocky Maivia and Marc Mero. Throw in the WWF Champion, Jeff Jarrett in the mix as a special guest referee, and well, we have a recipe for tension right there!

(Alexander nods his head in approval.)

Vince McMahon: And that is why, tonight, I am going to put some gasoline on the fire as they say. Tonight's main event is going to be filled with tension! Tonight's main event is going to be exciting, it's going to tear the roof off of this place. Tonight, Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Ric Flair and Jeff Jarrett will be teaming up in a six-man tag-team match against... the McMahon Associates! Barry, Bartholomew and Robert!

(The crowd cheers.)

Alexander Graham: Amazing! That was a masterful move of pure brilliance, Mr. McMahon! We're going to have a tremendous Main Event for tonight!

Vince McMahon: It was brilliant on my part, wasn't it?

Alexander Graham: Pure genius! Thank you for coming, Mr. McMahon... (talks to the audience)... this has been another enlightening episode of the biggest talk-show in Sports Entertainment today! The Genius Joint! I'm Alexander Graham, and as always, I'm wiser than all of you... and I know it!"

Jim Ross: Well folks, there you have it... a six-man tag-team main event featuring Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Ric Flair and WWF Champion Jeff Jarrett taking on the McMahon associates! It's going to be a slobberknocker of a match, so don't you folks miss it!

Jerry Lawler: I can't wait, JR! This is going to be great!

(Graham shakes Vince's hand and looks at the camera with a self-serving smirk. The crowd boos.)

• Vince Mcmahon lost overness with this segment
• Alexander Graham gained overness with this segment

~The Quebecers vs. "Cool Cat" Joe Legend & Matt Hardy~

(The show goes back from commercial break. "Cool Cat" Joe Legend and Matt Hardy are both inside the ring for the upcoming match.)

Jim Ross: Welcome back, folks, to RAW. What a Monday Night it's shaping up to be! We've got all three competitors at this Sunday Night's pay per view main event all in a 6-man tag match later on tonight! But right now, we've got a number one contendership match for the WWF Tag-Team Titles!

("We're brave! We're strong! We're Canadians!" The Quebecers, Jacques Rougeau and Carl Oulette walk out with their manager Ray Rougeau. The crowd boos as they cockily walk down to the ring to face their opponents.)

Jim Ross: Well, here they are. They say they're brave and strong... but quite frankly, I happen to think that they're smug and arrogant.

Jerry Lawler: Oh, come on JR... they're Canadians! They're proud of their national heritage!

Jim Ross: Give me a break. They're a horrible representative of the Canadian people in general!

Jerry Lawler: You're wrong JR! They represent everything... well, the ONLY thing that's good about Canada!

(The Quebecers get on the turnbuckles and pose for the crowd. The crowd shows that they're not too keen on the Quebecers by booing. The ref has the bell rung, and this match is underway. Carl Oulette and Joe Legend lock-up. Oulette puts Legend in a headlock, but Cool Cat pushes Oulette to the ropes. Carl bounces off the ropes and hits Legend with a shoulderblock, taking the smaller competitor down to the mat.)

Jim Ross: Here we go folks. This is the first of two matches we have to determine the number one contenders to the tag-team titles for Over The Edge. Oulette has Legend in a headlock. Legend powers out of it... but is sent to the mat by Carl Oulette!

Jerry Lawler: He won't try that again!

(Oulette stands there and taunts Legend. Cool Cat stands up and carefully measures Oulette. They lock-up again. This time, Legend puts Oulette into a hammerlock. Oulette tries to find a way out, and instead goes for the ropes. Legend is forced to release the hold.)

Jim Ross: The Cool Cat has to think of something better. And he does, nice hammerlock, but Oulette uses the ropes and Cool Cat has to let go.

Jerry Lawler: See, that's why the Quebecers are great. They're strong, they're brave and they're smart, too!

(Oulette smirks at Legend as they lock-up once more. Oulette kicks Cool Cat in the gut. And a rolling neck-breaker sends Legend down on the mat. Oulette drags Legend into his corner and tags in Jacques Rougeau.)

Jim Ross: The obvious weight advantage of the Quebecers is even more apparent when they lock up with their opponents. Ouch! That was a nicely executed neckbreaker by Carl Oulette, and here's Jacques now...

(Jacques grabs Legend and punches him a couple of times. He hits a vertical suplex and goes for the cover.)

Jim Ross: That's a nice vertical suplex from Jacques. Here's the pinfall. (*whump* *whump*) but he only gets a two-count. Cool Cat kicked out convincingly.

Jerry Lawler: I don't even know why Joe Legend bothers! He ought to have himself pinned to save himself the humiliation... and all that hurt!

(Jacques smiles as he pulls Legend to his feet. He throws Legend into a neutral corner. Jacques follows up with a running clothesline that crashes into Legend's chest. Jacques throws him into the opposite corner. And goes for another clothesline, but meets a boot from Legend. That sends him sprawling back.)

Jim Ross: Jacques throws Legend into a corner! What a clothesline! That knocked the heck out of Cool Cat! He's tossed into the opposite corner. But this time, Jacques eats some boot from Cool Cat!

(Legend rolls out of the corner and tags in Matt Hardy. Hardy jumps into the ring and quickly goes at Jacques with a series of fists. Hardy runs across the ropes, bounces off and takes Jacques down with a body press, covering into a pinfall.)

Jim Ross: Legend tags in Matt Hardy! And the young man is in there like a hot potato! Jacques is eating right hands, and what a body press from Hardy! (*whump* *whump*) Only a two count! Matt Hardy almost got Jacques right there!

(Hardy climbs up the top rope, now waiting for Jacques to recover. Carl Oulette tries to get inside the ring, but is stopped by the referee. Ray Rougeau goes over the other side and pushes Matt Hardy off the turnbuckle into the mat. Jacques takes advantage, and pulls Hardy up, hits a DDT and covers. Cool Cat tries to interfere the count, bu Oulette is there to cut him off.)

Jim Ross: Matt Hardy climbs up the top rope, he's looking to end this quickly! High-risk maneuver coming up! No! Ray just shoved him off! What was that!? Come on... not this way...

Jerry Lawler: That's why they call it high-risk JR!

Jim Ross: Oh please. Jacques hits a DDT. And the cover. (*whump* *whump* *whump*) It's over. The 'brave' Canadians stole this one.

Jerry Lawler: They didn't steal this one, JR. They deserved it! The Legion of Doom stole their titles!

Jim Ross: Save me the tragedy, King. The Legion of Doom won it from them fair and square, and now the Quebecers have managed to squeeze themselves into the title picture this Sunday at Over The Edge!

(The Quebecers toss their opponents out of the ring and pose for the crowd, who boo them.)

Jim Ross: Folks, we've got one of the new teams here in the WWF backstage, and they have something to say. We're going to cut to them now.

(The camera cuts backstage, where Public Enemy is waiting. They look like they'r jacked up on a ton of sugar.)

Johnny Grunge: Hey, hey, hey... Flyboy. Do you know where the hell we are!?

Flyboy: We're in the World Wrestling Federation, Johnny! Right!? Right!?

Johnny Grunge: We're in the WWF! And do you think these people know who the hell we are!?

Flyboy: Of course not! These people don't know that we ARE the Public Enemy!

Johnny Grunge: Well, in a few days, they're going to find out why we're the Public Enemy!

Flyboy: How, Johnny!? How!?

Johnny Grunge: We introduce them to the EXTREEEEME!!!

Flyboy: The EXTREEEEME!?!?

Johnny Grunge: Yeah, the EXTREEEEME!!! See, there's two punks out there who think that they're the hottest thing in the WWF right now...

Flyboy: Full Throttle! The pretty, pretty, pretty boys!

Johnny Grunge: Uh-huh. And we introduced ourselves a couple of weeks ago... but we weren't nice enough to invite them over to our playground!

Flyboy: The EXTREEEEME playground, Johnny!? Right!? Right!?

Johnny Grunge: Oh yeah! And there's nothing... nothing more EXTREEEEME than TABLES, Flyboy!!!

Flyboy: TABLES!? TABLES!? TABLES!?

Johnny Grunge: TABLES!!! TABLES!!! TABLES!!!

Flyboy: But how are we going to do that Johnny!? How're we going to get them to play in our playground!? Huh!? Huh!?

Johnny Grunge: I already talked to Mr. EXTREEEEME McMahon! And he EXTREEEEMEly gave us a match this Sunday!!!

Flyboy: REALY!? EXTREEEEME!

Johnny Grunge: A TABLES MATCH! We're going to show the world that in our playground, we don't play NICE!

Flyboy: We go EXTREEEEME!!!! HAHA!!!!

(The camera cuts back to the announcer's table.)

Jim Ross: Uh.... folks. Well... that was... interesting to say the least.

Jerry Lawler: I think I know those two guys from somewhere...

Jim Ross: ...well, we're having a... tables match... whatever in the good Lord's name that is this Sunday night, between Public Enemy and Full Throttle.

Jerry Lawler: EXTREEEEME? Wait a minute... aren't they from...

Jim Ross: I'll have to cut you right there, King, because we have our next match lined up! It's Head of Security, Savio's number one employee... the man who dispatched Ken Shamrock, he goes by the name... NORTON. And he's facing Mr. Aguila!

Jerry Lawler: I think Mr. Aguila is going to wish he can fly away right now.

~Norton vs. Mr. Aguila~

(Mr. Aguila is introduced first. He gets a decent enough crowd reaction. The crowd's still pretty dead, though. Here's Savio Vega, and he walks out with his "number one employee" the man they call Norton. Norton walks slowly towards the ring, with a look of determination and anger on his face. Savio Vega heads off to the announce table with Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler)

Savio: Buenos dias amigos!

Jim Ross: Folks, we're joined by Norton's... "manager", the WWF's Head of Security... Savio.

Savio: It's really nice to sit here with you guys, you know?

Jerry Lawler: And it's nice of you to join us, Mr. Head of Security.

Jim Ross: Yeah, well... it's always interesting when we have you with us here, Savio.

Savio: Are you trying to tell me something, JR?

Jerry Lawler: I think JR doesn't like you, Savio.

Savio: Is that true?

Jim Ross: Well, if you actually did your job like you're supposed to...

Savio: ... you're telling me to do my job? Are you saying I'm not doing my job?

Jim Ross: You're here aren't you? You're managing a wrestler aren't you? You're supposed to be Head of Security!

Savio: Being HoS... that's what I call it... has its perks, you know. And I've got a lot of men backstage who know how to do their job well.

Jerry Lawler: And they do it really well, Savio, keep the boys in check!

Jim Ross: So you say. Let's call the match that's going on, now, shall we?

(Norton stands in the middle of the ring as Mr. Aguila hesitantly walks up to him. They lock up, and Norton just tosses Aguila into the mat. Aguila recovers. They lock up again, and again, Norton just throws Aguila aside.)

Savio: Check out the power of Norton!

Jim Ross: Against a light-heavyeight?

Savio: Who beat Ken Shamrock to a pulp? Huh? It wasn't Santa Clause, was it?

Jerry Lawler: It was Norton!

Savio: You're right! Thanks, King.

Jim Ross: Please.

Savio: Well, JR, for your information... I just had a word with Vince McMahon... and this Sunday Night... Ken Shamrock will GET his chance to... "redeem" himself. He'll be going up against Norton in a one-on-one match!

(Aguila goes at Norton again, this time, ducking and weaving. Norton swings at him, and misses. Aguila goes for a dropkick, but is merely shoved aside by Norton.)

Jim Ross: Aguila dodging Norton... and he goes for a dropkick that goes horribly wrong for Aguila!

Savio: So tell me, JR. What do you think Norton should do to Ken Shamrock this Sunday?

Jim Ross: I think you should be more concerned about what Shamrock is going to DO to Norton... AND you.

Savio: You really think Ken Shamrock can beat Norton? Huh? You think he can stop the best wrestler to ever come over from Japan and beat him here in the WWF? You think so?

Jim Ross: I think all Norton did was piss Shamrock off! Ken Shamrock is the World's Most Dangerous man, he's going to be coming at Norton and you at Over The Edge.

Jerry Lawler: I think Norton's going to slaughter Ken Shamrock. If I were Shamrock, I'd retire right now... go back to the UFC, you know, fight easier fights!

Jim Ross: You're crazy, King.

Savio: Take a look at the beast inside the ring, JR. Take a look and tell me that he can't win against Ken Shamrock.

Jim Ross: He can't win against Ken Shamrock.

Savio: You're lying.

Jim Ross: Please... we've got this match to call!

(Norton picks Aguila up, and throws him to the ropes. He delivers a strong clothesline that sends Aguila to the mat. Norton covers.)

Jim Ross: Massive, massive clothesline from Norton on Aguila! He covers! (*whump* *whump* *whump*) and it's over folks! Norton just destroyed Aguila in the ring.

Jerry Lawler: Someone check on Aguila... I think his head flew off to the second row!

Savio: That right there, that's the most unstoppable force in the WWF right now! Norton!

(Savio climbs in the ring with Norton, celebrating the win amidst the crowd's boos. They walk out.)

Jim Ross: Well thanks to the Head of Security, we've received confirmation that Ken Shamrock will be facing Norton this Sunday night... at Over The Edge!

Jerry Lawler: Do you think Shamrock is stupid enough to show up on Sunday?

Jim Ross: I certainly think he's tough enough.

Jerry Lawler: Shamrock doesn't have a prayer against Norton!

Jim Ross: That's your opinion, King.

(Cue gongs, trumpets and music. Marc Mero walks out with the Intercontinental Championship. The crowd boos.)

Jim Ross: Well, look who's walking down the aisle right now. It's the Intercontinental Champion, Marc Mero.

Jerry Lawler: That's "Magnificent" Marc Mero, JR!

Jim Ross: Well, whatever his monicker is... he is the Intercontinental Champion.

Jerry Lawler: And the most Magnificent Intercontinental Champ ever!

Jim Ross: That's what he likes to say, King. What is Marc Mero doing here? He's not on the itinerary.

Jerry Lawler: The Magnificent One shows up where he wants, when he wants, JR!

Jim Ross: Like some unwanted weed, isn't he, King?

Jerry Lawler: That's not a nice thing to say, JR!

Jim Ross: Well, when did Mero have anything nice to say to anyone?

Jerry Lawler: Shh! He's talking!

(Mero hoists the IC Title over his shoulder. And speaks to the crowd.)

Marc Mero: Ladies and gentlemen, bow down to one knee... and witness the GREATEST Intercontinental Champion to have ever graced the World Wrestling Federation! You're looking at the "Magnificent One" himself, you're looking at "Magnificent" Marc Mero!

(The crowd boos)

Marc Mero: From day one... ever since I won this title, Rocky Maivia has been at me... night in and night out. He's been talking about how he's going to take back what's rightfully his... he's talking about stripping me of MY Intercontinental Championship! Let me tell you people something... let me tell you, Rocky Maivia, something! There won't be any title-stripping... there won't be a title celebration for you, Rocky! Because I intend on keping this title wrapped around my waist for a very, very long time!

(More boos)

Marc Mero: Last night, we teamed up against Ric Flair and Hunter Hearst Helmsley... and it just dawned on me, Rocky... I couldn't stand being in the same corner with you. I couldn't stand the way you felt like everything was and should be about you. Who the hell do you think you are!? I'm the Magnificent One! I'm the Intercontinental Champion! I'm Marc Mero, damnit... and I would be damned if I just handed over this title to you!

(The crowd busts into a chant of "Asshole! Asshole!")

Marc Mero: And this Sunday night, at In Your House: Over The Edge, I am going to beat you up... I am going to make you beg, no... CRY! I will make you CRY, Rocky! You're going to go down the hard way... the "Magnificent" way! And when I lay you out in the middle of this ring, and pin you... one... two... three. That's going to be all she wrote for Rocky Maivia. You're just going to be another footnote in MY legend. In MY Magnificent story. You're going down, Rocky... and we're only six days away!

("The Rock Says!" Rocky's music hits. And he walks out from the entrance. The crowd goes nuts, while Mero looks visibly disturbed that Maivia interrupted his segment.)

Jim Ross: Rocky Maivia is here! Business is about to pick up, folks!

Jerry Lawler: Get out of there, Mero! Save yourself for Sunday!

(Rocky heads down to the ring, while Mero just waits for him, ready for a fight.)

Jim Ross: Marc Mero left Rocky Maivia high and dry last night on Heat... and Rocky's looking for some payback!

(Mero tries to speak, but Rocky raises one hand to Mero's face.)

Rocky Maivia: Know your role and shut your mouth, Jabronie!

(The crowd goes nuts, and Mero is pissed off.)

Rocky Maivia: Finally, the Rock has COME BACK... to Los Angeles!

(The crowd goes wilder)

Rocky Maivia: Marc Mero... The Rock has been patiently waiting in the back, The Rock has listened you jibber jabber on and on about how you're going to walk out of Over The Edge with the Intercontinental Championship... but The Rock says... that you are WRONG, monkey nuts!

(Cheer from the crowd)

Rocky Maivia: The Rock has said it before, and he'll say it again... this Sunday, The Rock takes back what's rightfully his! He's going to go at you, and give you the opportunity to go one on one with the great one! He's going to let you fight in the same level that The Rock fights! The Rock is going to lay the smack down with the Rock Bottom! He's going to deliver the People's Elbow! He's going to cover you... with one foot, Jabronie. He's going to win the Interconinental Championship, and when everything is set and done, when all the smoke is clear... the only thing you'll be hearing is all these fans chanting... the Rock's name!

("ROCKY! ROCKY! ROCKY!")

Rocky Maivia: So, The Rock says that you'd better say your prayers, take your vitamins, and drink your milk, you son of a hairy baboon's genitalia! Because The Rock is coming to town and he's going to lay the SMACK DOWN on your ROODY-POO CANDY ASS this Sunday! IF YOU SMELALALALALAO, WHAT THE ROCK... IS COOKING!

(Rocky and Mero have a staredown. Trash-talking.)

Jim Ross: This is going to be a big match, this Sunday! Maivia and Mero going one on one for the Intercontinental Championship! Don't go away folks, we'll be right back!

**COMMERCIAL BREAK**

-END OF PART 1-

WWF MONDAY NIGHT RAW PREVIEW

From www.wwf.com

Following the aftermath of HEAT! WWF Monday Night RAW! is shaping up to be a big show as well.

Less than one week before In Your House: Over The Edge, WWF Chairman Vince McMahon has an announcement for all three competitors in the WWF Title Match! How will his announcement shape the main event featuring Ric Flair, Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Jeff Jarrett? Helmsley stood tall last night over his two opponents... will he be able to do so at In Your House?

Rocky Maivia and Marc Mero have no love lost between them. Mero abandoned The Rock during their Main Event tag match last night, and despite Rocky beating the odds and winning, he will have a few choice words for the Intercontinental Champ before their match at In Your House!

Dustin Rhodes was decimated by DX last week. We have incoming reports that Rhodes has once again left the hospital in his own power and is going to be on RAW! Rhodes has come back from severe beatings during the past couple of months, and Crush is probably the first man on his list of people to pay back when he arrives on RAW!

Savio and Norton have a bone to pick with Ken Shamrock. Norton dispatched Shamrock last week on RAW!, and the World's Most Dangerous Man is yet to report to any WWF events! What will Savio and Norton have instore for the UFC veteran?

Jay Reso will get a shot at the WWF Light-heavyweight Championship belt, once he dispatches his opponent for the #1 Contendership... Scott Taylor. Reso has had bad blood with the champ, Taka Michinoku, since Taka beat Reso in his own "Suicide-Rules" match.

Jackyl was kidnapped last night on HEAT!, what is in store for Kurrgan's manager at the hands of Kane and Paul Bearer!? Will he finally agree to a Casket Match at In Your House?

Also, this just in... The Quebecers and the New Age Outlaws have just been given both the chance to fight for the WWF Tag Team Titles at In Your House by the WWF Chairman! Both teams must be able to defeat their opponents tomorrow night on RAW! to get their title shots! Will another three-way shape up for this coming Sunday's PPV!?

Don't forget to tune in on this Monday Night's edition of RAW!

Ugh... it took long enough. Work is a bitch.

WWF HEAT! - May. 17, 1998

Show Rating: 79

TV Rating: 5.43

• Roderick Steele def. Johnny Grunge (M:63 C:65 O:64)
  • Michael Cole and Kevin Kelly welcome us all to HEAT! Yay! Tonight's main event: HHH & Ric Flair vs. Rocky Maivia and Marc Mero with the Champ, JJ as the referee! SMELL THE RATINGS!
  • Decent enough opener. Steele came out with Hardcastle, while Grunge walked out with the newly named "Flyboy" (Rocco Rock was too similar to The Rock says the WWF creative team! Holler!)
  • Brawl for most part of the match.
  • Until... Flyboy throws a steel chair into the ring, distracting the referee. While the ref proceeds to remove the object from the ring, Grunge grabs another steel chair from ringside.
  • He hits Steele with it! But the ref turned around just in time! DQ! DQ! DQ!
  • It's a 2-on-2 BRAAAAAAAAAAAWL!
  • Public Enemy is driven out of the ring, while Hardcastle and Steel challenge them on.
  • The crowd was mildly lukewarm for the entirity of the match.
• Savio and Norton talk about Shamrock (Rating:78)
  • Savio is backstage, with the man who disabled Ken Shamrock last week... NORTON! PROMO TIME!
  • "Did you people see what Norton did to Shamrock last week? Did you see him toss that Ultimate Fighting Chump around this ring!? It was HUMILIATING! It was ridiculous! It was PERFECT! You never mess with SECURITY! And I, SAVIO, am the HEAD of Security! That's why I am appointing... this man right here, NORTON... as my RIGHT HAND! Together, we're going to ENFORCE the LAW around here! You can't go against the AUTHORITIES, Ken Shamrock! You can't keep on doing what you've been doing... because last Monday Night... you met your match!"
  • Savio hands the mic over to Norton... who looks mighty pissed about something.
  • "DID YOU FEEL THE PAIN, SHAMROCK!? DID YOU FEEL WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO GO UP AGAINST THE STRONGEST, MOST POWERFUL FORCE TO HAVE EVER CROSSED THROUGH THE FAR EAST!? MONDAY NIGHT WAS JUST THE BEGINNING! WHEN I'M THROUGH WITH YOU... I'M GOING TO BE MAKING MY MARK IN THE WWF! YOU CAN'T STOP WHAT YOU CAN'T KILL! REMEMBER MY NAME, SHAMROCK... I AM NORTON!!!"
  • And the camera's full of rabid spit now. Wow. Ok. Norton's insane. Maybe someone ate his twinkies.
• Kurrgan def. "Cool Cat" Joe Legend (M:88 C:54 O:71)
  • The Cool Cat walks out to his disco music. He struts towards the ring. Fans are apathetic to say the least.
  • Kurrgan walks out with Jackyl, boos from the crowd.
  • Nice squash, Legend sold like a motherf'cker for Kurrgan's power moves.
  • Kurrgan grabs Legend and puts him in the Claw!!! Legend looks like he's passing out.
  • Kurrgan wins as Legend is unable to continue after he blacks out from Kurrgan's hold.
  • Jackyl celebrates with his client.
• Jackyl has been... KIDNAPPED! (Rating:74)
  • Back from commercial break.
  • Jackyl is full of glee backstage.
  • "Kurrgan, you're on a roll! If you keep this up, we're going to be able to get a title shot... in no time! The sky's the limit for you! We're going straight to the top! Noone's going to be able to stop you... not Kane... not Ric Flair... not Jeff Jarrett... NOONE!"
  • Kurrgan's mouth spreads into an evil grin. Jackyl then tells Kurrgan to head back to the lockers first.
  • "You go on and wash up... we've got big plans to make! I'm going to have to talk to Mr. McMahon about getting you the shot that you deserve!"
  • Kurrgan heads back to the lockers, as Jackyl walks down the hallway.
  • Two hooded figures suddenly come out of nowhere and gag Jackyl!!!
  • They grab him and place his head inside a burlap sack, futher inabling him to scream for help.
  • Paul Bearer's face comes into view from the shadows of a room adjoining the hall... and Kane is with him!
  • Jackyl has been KIDNAAPED by Bearer and Kane!!! OH MY!!!
  • Jackyl gained overness from this segment
• Hawk def. Carl Oulette (M:63 C:71 O:68)
  • 1/2 of the tag champs! Hawk is here! He's got Animal by his side. The crowd cheers!
  • And here is Carl Oulette, flanked by his partner Jacques Rougeau and their manager Ray Rougeau. OY!
  • Brawl, brawl brawl.
  • Match went to a DQ finish when Ray and Jacques decided they've had enough of the games and jump into the ring. Hawk wins via DQ.
  • Animal jumps into the fray as well.
  • What is this? 1/2 tag-team fighting Sunday? Both teams brawl to the back.
  • Michael Cole says that this isn't over between the LOD and the Quebecers, not by a longshot! Doh. Einstein.
• Marc Mero has a litany of complaints (Rating:83)
  • Mero is in the hallway talking to someone on the phone.
  • "This is ridiculous! I'm not going to tag with Rocky Maivia! For all I know, that guy could just rip my head off tonight! No! No! NO! I am not going to wrestle! I've worked too damn hard to get the Intercontinental Title, and tonight, Rocky Maivia is going to do something to screw me over! No! I need to talk to Mr. McMahon about this! I need to work things out! I am not going to take this sitting down! I am THE MAGNIFICENT ONE! I AM MARC MERO! No... no... alright. Alright. Ok. Ok. Yes. Yes mom. I love you too. Yeah. Bye bye."
  • Mero puts down the phone as the fans laugh in mockery.
  • "Of all the stupid..." Mero walks away as he curses under his breath.
• Prime Time Championship: Charlie Scaggs© def. Kama Mustafa (M:68 C:64 O:66)
  • Charlie Scaggs is out, the PrimeTime champ is here. Hooah.
  • Kama Mustafa is here. Well, let's parade the NOD members to challenge for the title, why don't we?
  • Average match. Average crowd reaction.
  • Scaggs defeats Kama via a 450 splash from the top rope, retaining the PrimeTime Title.
• The Nature Boy and The Rock meet in the corridor (Rating:97)
  • We are backstage, and Kevin Kelly has gone to the back to interview The Rock! The crowd cheers wildly!
  • Kelly asks The Rock if he feels comfortable about tagging with Marc Mero tonight against HHH and Ric Flair.
  • "The Rock says this... Kevin Kelly, how does The Rock feel about tagging with Marc Mero? The Magnificently Moronic one? The Rock doesn't feel one damn good thing about it! The Rock doesn't trust Marc Mero, in fact The Rock trusts you to actually go to bed with an actual human girl, before he even trusts Marc Mero, and believe me Kevin Kelly, The Rock knows that you have NEVER slept with a woman before!"
  • Kelly is embarassed and his face goes red.
  • "The Rock thinks you look a little bit uncomfortable!" Rocky takes his shirt off and hangs it over Kelly's head. "There, The Rock thinks you look better that way!"
  • The crowd laughs at Kelly.
  • "The Rock doesn't give a good-God damn about our opponents tonight! Triple H, The Nature Boy... The Rock is going to do to them what he has always done from the very start! The Rock is going to take them right through the corner of Jabronie-drive and Know-Your-Role Boulevard... he's going to check them straight into The Smackdown Hotel, and proceed to slap the living bejesus out of their roody-poo candy asses! If you SMELLLLLLLLLLLLL WHAT THE ROCK... IS COOKING!"
  • "WHOOOO!" The Nature Boy has just barged into the interview! Ric Flair is standing there with his bright green robe and a mic of his own! The fans go nuts! Rocky is taken by surprise, and Rocky is quick to ask Flair a question.
  • "Who the hell do you think you are? Who the hell are you to interrupt The Rock!?"
  • Flair is about to speak, but Rocky quickly interrupts him. "I DOESN'T MATTER WHO YOU ARE! The Rock says that he's going to lay the smack-"
  • Flair doesn't like the fact that Rocky just one-upped him, and he goes ballistic!"IT DOESN'T MATTER!? IT DOESN'T MATTER!? I AM THE NAITCHA' BOY, RIC FLAIR! Twelve time world champion! And you'd better recognize that I am the greatest wrestler to have ever stepped inside a ring, nobody's greater than Flair! WHOOOOOO! Rocky Maivia, you talk a lot of talk... but can you walk the walk!? Can you walk down that aisle, high-style and profile like The Nature... BOY!? I was winning world titles when you were still a twinkle in your momma's eye! And tonight, I'm going to go out there... with my tag-team partner... Triple H, Hunter Hearst Helmsley... and you can be sure that after I show you and Marc Mero what it takes to become THE MAN around here, I'm going to be taking care... of him! WHOOOOOOOOOOO!"
  • Flair walks away as Rocky is left to raise his eyebrow at that chance encounter with The Nature Boy. The fans cheer.
• Billy Gunn def. Dustin Rhodes (M:97 C:77 O:87)
  • "OH YOU DIDN'T KNOW!?" Road Dogg is out, and he introduces his TAG TEAM PARTNER. "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn!
  • "Highway To Hell" starts playing, here's Dustin Rhodes!
  • Rhodes and Gunn measure each other up.
  • Nice match, with the action going back and forth.
  • Nice psychology, great wrestling.
  • Rhodes and Gunn almost hit their respective finishers towards the end-game.
  • Gunn went for the Fame-asser... but Rhodes blocks it! Kick to the gut... here's the Curtain Call!
  • Road Dogg intervenes for the outside interference, he hops on the mat to distract the ref.
  • Crush jumps in from the crowd! He grabs Rhodes and hits a POWERBOMB!!!
  • Dogg lets go of the ref, Gunn covers... one, two, three! Billy Gunn wins!
  • It's a 3-on-1 beatdown against Rhodes!
  • Dogg and Gunn hold Rhodes up as Crush hits him in the face with a NASTY LOOKING BOOT!
  • Crush talks trash on the fallen Rhodes!
  • Crotch chops here and there and DX leaves amidst boos from the crowd.
  • Here's the medics running into the ring to check on Rhodes. They slowly help him get up. The fans applaud as Rhodes is escorted to the back.
• Helmsley bumps into Jarrett (Rating:88)
  • Back from commercial break.
  • We're backstage as Jeff Jarrett gets ready for tonight's Main Event. The fans cheer.
  • Hunter Hearst Helmsley is flanked by Billy Gunn, Road Dogg and Crush as they walk into view.
  • HHH walks up to Jarrett, and with a smug look on his face, he speaks.
  • "Well, well, well. It's the champ. Double J. Whoop-dee-doo. Check this out, guys... this man right here is going to be calling the main event tonight."
  • Helmsley has a condescending tone on his voice.
  • "Didja' see what happened to your buddy out there? You saw how Crush manhandled Dustin Rhodes inside that ring? I suggest that you take a photograph of that image and let it register to your brain, Jarrett. We're D-Generation X, this is what we do, this is how we do it. We OWN the WWF, you understand? Tonight, you call that match, it doesn't matter if me and Flair win... or if we lose... tonight's just going to be a little warm up of what you're going to expect at In Your House. At In Your House, Jarrett... you can kiss the WWF Title goodbye. Because you're looking at the next WWF Champion... you're looking at the man born to wear that title around his waist... Hunter Hearst Helmsley. It is my God-damn-given right as leader of the greatest stable to have ever graced a WWF ring, D-Generation X... to BECOME the NEXT WWF Champion. You've got one week left, Double J... one week before your title reign comes to an abrupt and painful end."
  • Jarrett just stares a hold into Helmsley, and then he replies.
  • "I've been hearing your propaganda since day one, Helmsley. I've heard you yapping your mouth since before WrestleMania... god-given this... rightful champion that... but you know what I see? I see a man that I BEAT at WrestleMania... I see a man that I BEAT at Unforgiven... and this coming Sunday Night, at In Your House: Over The Edge... I see a man that's going down a THIRD time. And you've heard of the saying... Triple H... three strikes... and your out! You like to throw around crotch chops and yelling out two words... but Helmsley, how about we go back a couple of years? Because I have got three words for you... 'Ain't I Great?'" Jarrett then taps the WWF Title on his waist. "... you know what? This says that I AM."
  • Staredown, nose-to-nose... but HHH decides to save it for later, and calls off his dogs. DX walks away as Jarrett just stands there.
• "The Rock" Rocky Maivia & "Magnificent" Marc Mero def. Ric Flair & Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Special Guest Referee: Jeff Jarrett (M:83 C:93 O:89)
  • It's time for the main event! The crowd is roaring with anticipation!
  • "Cowboy! Cowboy!" Here's the WWF Champion! Jeff Jarrett is out, he's wearing a referee's shirt, cut off at the sleeves. The crowd goes wild!
  • Jarrett has the WWF Title around his waist, and he enters the ring and unclasps it. He raises it to the crowd, who show their appreciation for the champ!
  • Marc Mero's music starts playing, and here's the Magnificent One... the Interconinental Champion. The crowd boos as Mero walks down the aisle.
  • Mero and Jarrett have a small staredown as Mero enters the ring. Mero proudly raises the IC Title, and is given a lengthy rain of boos.
  • "The Rock Says!" And the arena explodes in cheer! Rocky Maivia is HERE! He poses on top of the ramp, soaking the crowd's chants of Rocky! Rocky!
  • Maivia struts down the aisle and cautiously enters the ring. He mouths off against Mero, before climbing a turnbuckle and posing for the crowd.
  • "Are You Ready?" the leader of DX, Hunter Hearst Helmsley, walks out... he doesn't have his henchmen with him. Crotch-chop to the crowd as they boo HHH!
  • Helmsley gets to the ring, and is quick to get into Jarrett's face. JJ and HHH have a staredown! You can sense the tension inside the ring!
  • "Sprach Zarathustra" starts playing... it's THE NATURE BOY! The crowd is on its feet and they give Flair one hell of a reception!
  • Flair struts down the aisle like only Flair can... and he lets out a couple of "WHOO!"s for the crowd to enjoy!
  • Flair enters the ring, and now all 5 participants are ready! It's HHH & Ric Flair vs. Rocky Maivia and Marc Mero with JJ as the special guest referee! Can you SMELL THE RATINGS!?
  • The match hans't started yet and we see tensions rise! Mero and Rocky start talking trash to each other... while Flair and HHH are in a staredown!
  • AND IT BEGINS WITH A BRAWL!!! TEAMMATES BEATING UP ON EACH OTHER! Flair and HHH duke it out! Rocky and Mero go at it!!!
  • Flair soon tosses out HHH!!! Rocky clotheslines Mero outside! And now Flair and Rocky face each other, with Jeff Jarrett in the middle! The fans go nuts!
  • Flair and Rocky duke it out now! Rights and lefts are thrown about! Rocky grabs Flair and throws him towards the ropes... Rocky hits a perfectly executed CLOTHESLINE!
  • Rocky takes over for his team, giving Flair a dishing of some SMACKDOWN!
  • Flair manages to counter an elbow-drop from Rocky, rolling out of the way.
  • Flair goes over to tag Helmsley, but Helmsley just drops off the mat and gives Flair the finger!
  • Maivia walks over to Mero, and punches him in the jaw! Jarrett says that it's a legal tag!
  • Mero recovers from the punch and jumps into the ring, he drags Flair back into the ring and works on him.
  • Flair is in trouble, as Mero hits a series of impact moves. A bodyslam, a powerslam and a belly-to-belly suplex.
  • Mero covers, and only gets two.
  • Mero throws Flair to Flair's corner. Helmsley doesn't care! Mero runs at Flair, going for a forearm, but Flair ducks!
  • Mero hits HHH! And Helmsley looks pissed! He slaps Flair's back, HHH has tagged himself in!
  • HHH goes to work on Mero! Mero is in trouble!
  • But Mero is quick to get out of the trouble he got himself in... and tags out to Rocky!
  • HHH motions for Maivia to step into the ring.
  • Maivia flips HHH off! BRAWL! LEFTS AND RIGHTS!
  • Maivia wins the battle of fists and whips HHH to the ropes... SPINEBUSTER!
  • Maivia motions for... his elbow! He does a wicked looking elbow drop sequence that absolutely wows Michael Cole!
  • Maivia covers... one... two... no! JJ says that HHH kicked out!
  • Maivia goes for a DDT on HHH, but HHH counters it with a fireman's suplex!
  • HHH with a knee-drop. Cover only gets two!
  • HHH takes Rocky and hits an inverted atomic drop... and a clothesline! He covers Rocky. One.. two... kick out!
  • HHH stands up and starts lambasting Jarrett!
  • HHH shoves JJ! JJ shoves HHH back!
  • Rocky has HHH in a schoolboy roll-up! ONE... TWO... NO! HHH kicks out!
  • Rocky takes HHH and whips him to the ropes... he lowers his head... HHH kicks him! That sends Rocky reeling!
  • HHH tags Flair back in with a slap to the face!
  • Flair slaps HHH back! WHOOOO!
  • Maivia tries to tag Mero, but Mero jumps off the apron! What's this!? Mero has taken the IC Title with him! He's leaving his partner! Mero is walking back up the ramp! He's gone!
  • Flair steps into the ring, and goes over to Maivia. Flair with an eye-poke!
  • Flair works on Rocky's leg now... several submission style maneuvers.
  • Flair goes for the Figure Four! He's got it locked on!
  • Rocky is in pain... Jarrett asks Maivia if he quits! No!
  • Wait! HHH is in the ring! He his Flair with a KNEE DROP!
  • Flair lets go of the hold! What the hell is HHH thinking!? HHH just smiles as he heads back to his corner!
  • Maivia crawls to one corner and check on his knee.
  • Flair slowly gets up... he walks over to HHH! SHOVE! JJ considers that as a TAG! Flair is mouthing off against HHH! HHH steps into the ring and confronts Flair!!!
  • Flair then hits a SUCKERPUNCH ON HHH! Maivia is behind HHH to capitalize! Maivia hits a ROCK BOTTOM! He covers, and Flair doesn't care! JJ counts, one... two... three!!! ROCKY MAIVIA WINS IT FOR HIS TEAM... ALL ON HIS OWN!!! The crowd cheers! Rocky rolls out and heads back with his hand held high!
  • HHH is slow to get up... Jarrett and Flair are in the ring, and now it seems like they've got issues as well. Flair motions for the title! JJ stops Flair and says that it's his title!
  • Flair and Jarrett are FACE TO FACE NOW! Helmsley is sneaky... the two men don't see him. DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE ON FLAIR AND JARRETT!!!
  • HHH motions for DX backstage, and here's Crush... Road Dogg... Billy Gunn... they've got bad intentions!
  • DX is beating up on Flair and Jarrett!!! HHH rolls out and takes the WWF Title!
  • HHH raises it up in the air as DX holds both Flair and Double J on their knees. CROTCH CHOP BY HHH ON FLAIR! WHAM! TITLE SHOT TO THE HEAD! CROTCH CHOP BY HHH ON JARRETT! WHAM! TITLE SHOT TO THE HEAD!
  • HHH stands on top of his two opponents, holding the WWF Title high! DX is there and they pose!
  • Michael Cole reminds us to tune in to RAW tommorow night! WOW!

SHOTGUN SATURDAY NIGHT CONTRACT NOT RENEWED

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If you're expecting to tune in to WWF Shotgun Saturday Night, good luck, because the WWF chose not to renew the show with their syndicated network. It ran its last episode last week.

The WWF is apparently looking for a Mid-week time slot amongst the different Cable networks. A Wednesday/Thursday/Friday slot is more likely, and the plan is supposedly to move HEAT! to that slot and change Sunday Night TV back to a taped recap show.

WWF HIRES ECW TALENT?

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Well, it seems like the rumored cash-flow injection by Vince McMahon is giving the WWF several names from ECW's roster. The following wrestlers have apparently been signed to open developmental contracts, which means they will still be working for ECW, but also appearing in the WWF's developmental fed, MCW.

Mike Bucci (SuperNova)

Chris Chetti (Chris Chetti)

Danny Morrison (Danny Doring)

Patrick Kenney (Simon Diamond)

It will be interesting to see if any of these guys graduate into the WWF roster anytime soon.

HHH beats up on HHH

WWF IN YOUR HOUSE:OVER THE EDGE POSTER RELEASED!

The WWF has just released the new promotional poster for the next PPV, IYH:OTE!

WWF Monday Night RAW - May 11, 1998

Show Rating: 84

RAW TV Rating: 5.06

Nitro TV Rating: 5.42

• Savio interview (Rating:78)
  • RAW opens with the Steel Cage already assembled! HoS Savio is standing in front of the steel cage by the announcer's table. He has a microphone.
  • "Ken Shamrock... tonight, you're going to learn your lesson! You're going to find out that you can't go up against the institution, you can't keep on breaking rules and expect to get away with it! I will have order around here, I am the Head of Security, and that means that there will be no more brawls, no more unnecessary beatdowns on the poor referees! I WILL HAVE ORDER, AND YOU WILL OBEY! Shamrock, get your ass out here and get inside that cage!"
  • HoS Savio gained overness from this segment
• Cage Match:Norton def. Ken Shamrock (M:78 C:66 O:72)
  • Ken Shamrock's theme starts playing. The fans cheer. Here's Shamrock! He's got that "I'm pissed off, so don't piss me off even more" game face on. Shamrock threatens to rush towards Savio, but it held at bay by three security staff.
  • Shamrock enters the cage and preps up for his opponent.
  • HoS Savio is on the mic. "And his mystery opponent... I would like to introduce... NORTON!"
  • A chilly metal theme starts playing, and out walks... Flash Norton? Yes, It's Scott "Flash" Norton! Several fans who recognize him give him a nice pop. The crowd is a bit indifferent.
  • Shamrock is in his fighting stance, ready to go. Norton steps inside the cage. He's cool as ice.
  • The cage doors are closed, and here we go!
  • Shamrock stuns Norton with a sudden flurry from the start, he manages to faze Norton a bit.
  • Everyone seems to know that this is going to end via pinfall or submission, because it looks like neither man will be looking to escape the cage.
  • Norton comes back with a flurry, grabbing Shamrock and tossing him around in the steel cage.
  • Shamrock hits head-first into the cage, thrown there spear-style by Norton.
  • Shamrock is bleeding and it seems like he's losing a ton of blood right now.
  • Norton's size is imposing. He grabs Shamrock and throws him down for a powerslam.
  • Shamrock amazingly comes back! Left and rights! He shoots in, and goes for the ankle-lock!
  • Norton is in trouble! The ankle lock is in! Shamrock is IN THE ZONE!
  • But Norton REVERSES IT! He kicks Shamrock away!
  • Shamrock CANNOT BELIEVE IT! Norton stands up, Shamrock runs at him.
  • Norton grabs him, OVERHEAD BELLY-TO-BELLY ONTO THE STEEL CAGE! Shamrock is out!
  • Norton grabs Shamrock's near-motionless body and picks him up. DEATH VALLEY DRIVER!!!
  • Norton covers Shamrock... one...two...three! Shamrock is out! Norton wins his debut! That was impressive.
  • Savio steps inside the ring and mouths off at Shamrock, he raises Norton's hand as both men walk back.
  • Wow. The cage is slowly disassembled and EMTs run into the ring to check on Shamrock.
  • Norton gained overness from this match
• The Genuis Joint: Flair and Hunter are ready for tonight (Rating:93)
  • We're back in the ring coming from a commercial break.
  • JR and King give us details of what happened earlier... and footage of Shamrock being assisted out of the ring by EMTs.
  • The ring's set-up again for another Genius Joint segment.
  • Alexander Graham is standing in the middle of the ring, with a microphone in hand.
  • "Ladies and gentlemen, madames and monseurs... I would like to welcome each and everyone of you all to another segment of the Genius Joint! As always, I am your benevolent, and ever so gracious host... Alexander Graham!"
  • Mild boos from the crowd.
  • "I would just like to say, that I have never, ever seen something like this in my entire life. I have never seen a huge collection of socially inept and intellectually challenged people all gathered in one place just to hear me talk about how completely inferior they are to me... Mr. IQ himself!"
  • The boos get louder.
  • "But... but... enough about me. My guests for tonight... are two of the biggest WWF Superstars to have ever stepped into a WWF ring. And tonight, they will be facing each other for the chance to take on WWF Champion Jeff Jarrett at In Your House, for the WWF Championship!"
  • The crowd cheers this announcement.
  • "Introducing first... he is the leader of the greatest group, in my humble but usually correct opinion, to have ever been formed in the history of this business. He is the leader of Degeneration X... Triple H... Hunter Hearst Helmsley!!!"
  • "Are you ready?" HHH walks out alone. The fans boo him. Graham is inside the ring, clapping his hands in complete defiance of this crowd. Helmsley walks into the ring and shakes hands with Graham.
  • "And his opponent... he is a man who needs NO introduction... 'The Nature Boy' Ric Flair!"
  • "Sprach Zarathustra" starts playing. The fans go wild. Flair walks out. He heads to the ring with a huge grin on his face.
  • Flair steps into the ring and Graham also shakes his hand.
  • The two competitors for tonight stare each other down. Graham gets on the mic.
  • "Now, now. No fighting until tonight. And that order comes straight from the top. Mr. McMahon himself!"
  • The crowd boos at the mere mention of McMahon's name.
  • "As you both know... this is an open forum, and I'd like to first, give the microphone to you Mr. Helmsley."
  • HHH takes the mic from Graham "Thanks a lot. And may I be the first to say that you have one heck of a set-up going on here. Keep it up, boy, and you just might have a spot in DX."
  • Boos from the crowd as Graham is flattered.
  • "Let's talk about the match at hand. Tonight, you're going to see The Nature Boy... he's been World Champion many times over. He's had all the women, all the fast cars, all the planes, the limos, he's a man who's seen it all and who's done it all. But let's face the facts. Fact number one, Ric Flair should have retired five years ago. Take a look at yourself, Flair... you don't belong here. You're a relic, you're a relic of a time when wrestling was all about chinlocks and armbars and figure-four leg-locks. Your time has come and gone, and it's sad that you're still here today... you're a living fossil, a remembrance of a time that has long gone. Fact two... you got this chance for a title shot by virtue of name recognition. You got into the WWF just because you're "Ric Flair". I headlined WrestleMania this year, Flair, and I headlined the last Pay Per View. I fought in two title matches and I deserve to be where I am right now because I FOUGHT my way to the top. Face the facts Flair... tonight, you're going down, and I am going to HURT you. After this night is over, The Nature Boy will finally be where he belongs: Out of the ring, out of action and out of work."
  • Heel heat from the crowd. Graham takes the mic. "Whoa. That was quite the tirade. What is your reply, Mr. Flair?"
  • Flair takes the mic. "Helmsley, there are people who said that I should have retired back in the 80's. What did I do? I won world title, after world title, after world title. There are people who said that I should have retired in the early 90's, and what did The Nature Boy do? He won world title, after world title, after world title. Helmsley, I have won more World Titles than you have had women! I headlined more Pay Per Views than you have ever showed up in! And I have proven time and time again, that I am still... WHOO! The jet-flying, limo-ridin, kiss-stealing, wheelin-dealin son-of-a-gun inside that ring! You want to talk about facts, Helmsley? Fact one... I am THE NATURE BOY! I am Ric Flair! The dirtiest player in the game! And you... are a chump! Fact two... you've been in the Title match for the past two pay-per-views, you've headlined WrestleMania... you headlined last month's pay-per-view... but when it all comes down to it, you couldn't win it when it counted the most! I am TWELVE TIME World Champion! WHOOO! How many World Titles have you held, Helmsley? Zero, zilch, nada... The only reason why you even got that title shot at WrestleMania is because you were a shoe-in for your pal Shawn Michaels, if it weren't for you riding Shawn Michaels' coat-tails, you would probably be out there wrestling with the no-name would haves, could haves and should haves that The Naitcha' Boy has dispatched throughout his entire career! Tonight, The Naitcha' Boy is going to win that number one contendership match... he's going to walk down that aisle, high-style and profile... all the way to In Your House... and become World Champion for the THIRTEENTH TIME!!! WHOOOOOOOOOOO!"
  • Staredown. Graham interrupts the tension. "Before any of this gets serious enough to turn into an uncivilized brawl... there you have it, ladies and gentlemen... tonight, the number one contendership to the WWF Title will be decided between these two men... only one man will leave as the number one contender! Thank you, this has bee another episode of the Genius Joint, and as always, I am your host, Alexander Graham! I'm wiser than you, and I know it!"
  • Alexander Graham gained overness from this segment.
• Jay Reso def. Scott Taylor (M:91 C:79 O:85)
  • Back from commercial break.
  • Scott Taylor is already in the ring.
  • And Jay Reso is out. He has a new theme... more edgy. The fans boo as Reso taunts them.
  • Fast-paced match. Great psychology, good action.
  • Reso hit's a tornado DDT off the top rope on Taylor. JR calls it a "Suicide DDT".
  • Reso covers and gets the three.
  • Reso taunts the crowd more, but wait!
  • IT'S TAKA MICHINOKU! HE'S COME IN FROM THE CROWD!
  • Taka is laying out Reso! Reso retreats! Taka looks PISSED.
  • Reso waves the fight off and heads backstage, eliciting a chorus of boos from the crowd.
  • Taka just punked Reso! Wow.
• The Quebecers give LoD a piece of their minds (Rating:68)
  • We cut backstage, where the Quebecers are set for a promo.
  • Ray Rougeau goes ballistic as Jacques and Carl act tough behind him. "Last week, the Legion of Doom... they completely humiliated us! We're the Quebecers! We're the World Champions, not two overweight, ego-centric American scum! They managed to worm their way into a getting a title shot, and when it was all set and done, they managed to STEAL the Tag Team Titles from us! We will not let this stand! We're Canadians, damnit, and we're going to take back what is ours by birthright! The WWF Tag Team Championhips! MARK MY WORDS! We WILL get those Title back, so LoD... you had better get ready, because hell hath no fury like a Canadian scorned!"
• Rocky Maivia interview backstage (Rating:100)
  • We cut to another hallway backstage, where Kevin Kelly is waiting outside Rocky Maivia's door for an interview.
  • The Rock walks out, and the arena just explodes.
  • "Do you hear that Kevin Kelly?" asks Rocky. Kelly doen't hear anything.
  • "They are chanting The Rock's name..." Rocky cups his hand on his ear. The arena bursts into a chorus of "ROCKY! ROCKY! ROCKY!"
  • "Tonight, The Rock is going to be stepping in that ring... in a tag match with a mystery partner against Marc Mero and another mystery partner. Does The Rock care about who Marc Mero's partner is? Not one damn bit! The Rock doesn't care if Marc Mero brings in the Easter Bunny, or the Tooth Fairy, because The Rock is going to lay the smack down on whomever or whatever Marc Mero brings to the ring with him!"
  • Kelly asks who The Rock's partner is going to be.
  • "The Rock says who the hell are you to ask me that kind of question?"
  • Kelly proceeds to explain himself.
  • "IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO THE HELL YOU ARE! You stand there like a little monkey, with that microphone... I ought to lube that sumbitch real nice, turn it sideways and stick straight up your monkey ass!"
  • Kelly cowers in fear and humiliation.
  • "The Rock is going to be teaming up with one of the biggest names in the history of this business... the best there is, the best there was and the best... no, no, no... not that... oh yeah... The Rock is going to team up with the ma with the biggest arms in the world... the 24 inch pythons... whatcha gunna do... no, no, no... not that either! The Rock is going to team up with whomever The Rock feels like teaming up with. Kevin Kelly, you'd better just stand back, and watch as The Rock walks down the people's hallway... straight down the people's aisle... into the people's ring... and whoop some candy ass tonight... IF YOU SMELLLLLLLLLLL WHAT THE ROCK, IS COOKING!"
  • Rocky walks away from a stunned Kevin Kelly.
  • Rocky Maivia gained overness from this segment
• Marc Mero & Kurrgan def. Rocky Maivia & Kane (M:83 C:81 O:82)
  • Mero's music starts playing. The IC Champ is here. The fans boo as Mero walks down the aisle, all cocky.
  • Mero enters the ring and gets on the mic.
  • "Ladies and gentlemen... I would like to present... my partner, the man who singlehandedly brought Rocky Maivia to his knees... KURRGAN!"
  • And Kurrgan walks out with Jackyl! Jim Ross says that this spells bad for Rocky.
  • Mero and Kurrgan wait for Rocky Maivia and his partner inside the ring.
  • "The Rock Says..." And here's Maivia! The fans go insane!
  • Rocky walks out with a microphone. "Marc Mero, Kurrgan... you two jabronies better be ready for a smackdown like no other smackdowns! My partner... through hellfire and brimstone you roody-poo candy asses, IS KANE!
  • PYRO! Kane is here! Paul Bearer is here! WOW. Kurrgan, Jackyl and Mero look like they just shit their pants.
  • Kurrgan and Rock to start this one as Mero refuses to step into the ring.
  • Brawl! Kurrgan shows why he's a beast. Rocky can't handle the big man... so he tags in Kane!
  • THE TWO GIANTS BRAWL! This is a sick, sick, punching match. No technical stuff, but simply great brawling.
  • Kane has Kurrgan reeling backwards.
  • Somehow, someway... Mero has been tagged in! Mero looking like he just crapped in his pants.
  • Kane goes after Mero, but is being dodged by the IC Champ!
  • Kane finally catches Mero. He DESTROYS the IC Champ inside the ring!
  • Rocky gets tagged in! And Mero is in for a world of hurt! BRAWWWWL!
  • Rocky beats Mero up bad. Rcoky runs across the ropes, but is hit by a STEEL CHAIR from Jackyl at ringside!
  • The ref didn't see that! He was distracted by Kurrgan!?
  • Mero rolls Rocky up in a small package... one, two, three! Mero and Kurrgan win!
  • The heels hightail it out of the ring as Kane RUNS AFTER THEM! Rocky gets back up slowly, to applause from the crowd, appreciating his effort tonight.
  • Kurrgan gained overness from this match
• Jarrett and Rhodes get ready (Rating:90)
  • We get a shot of JJ and Rhodes getting ready backstage. The fans cheer!
  • They start making their way through the hallway, with JJ placing the World Title on his shoulder.
• Jeff Jarrett & Dustin Rhodes def. The New Age Outlaws (M:83C:84O:83)
  • "Oh You Didn't Know?" Here's the New Age Outlaws. The fans give them a round of boos. There are still traces of cheers, but after the events of the past couple of weeks, the Outlaws look like heels again.
  • Road Dogg does his schtick on the mic. Bad Ass tells us to... "SUCK IT!!!"
  • "Highway To Hell" starts playing, and out walks Dustin Rhodes! Rhodes points towards the fans as he walks down the aisle.
  • "Cowboy... Cowboy..." And HERE'S THE CHAMP! The arena explodes as Jeff Jarrett walks out with the WWF Title!
  • Jarrett and Rhodes climb inside the ring and pose on the turnbuckles. The NAO sit back and wait for their opponents to get ready.
  • Jarrett and Road Dogg start things off. And here we go.
  • Good back and forth action, JJ and Rhodes show that they can be an efficient tag-team if they wanted to be one.
  • JJ and Rhodes take over early, trapping Dogg constantly.
  • But Road Dogg and Billy Gunn use their nefarious cheating DX-ways to gain advantage.
  • Gunn and Dogg now have Rhodes, and they're completely isolating him from Jarrett!
  • A double-clothesline reverses the situation! Rhodes crawls towards JJ, while Dogg goes over to Billy.
  • JJ gets the hot tag!!! Jarrett cleans house! JJ tosses out Gunn! He grabs Road Dogg... reverse-side-russian legsweep!!!
  • Wait... someone's running down the aisle! It's Crush! He drags Rhodes from his corner and they brawl outside! The ref sees it! He's calling the match!
  • Crush is being beaten back by Rhodes! Wow! The fans cheer!
  • Road Dogg and Gunn try to help, but Jarrett pulls out a guitar from under the ring! DX retreats!
  • JJ and Rhodes pose for the fans! JR says that it seems like Crush has accepted Rhodes' challenge!
• Number One Contendership Match: Ric Flair draw Hunter Hearst Helmsley (M:77 C:98 O:91)
  • Back from commercial break! It's time for tonight's Main Event!
  • "Are You Ready!?" Helmsley is here! HHH walks out wearing his DX shirt and DX beret. He crotch chops a couple of fans at ringside before climbing into the ring, and doing a couple of crotch chops with matching Pyro.
  • "Sprach Zarathustra" starts playing. And here's THA NAITCHA' BOY! Flair walks out in a green robe! He whirls around by the entrance ramp as fountain sparklers light up the stage. A grand entrance indeed.
  • Flair enters the ring and goes face to face with Helmsley. The ref
  • JR on the mic. "This is going to be a SLOBBER-KNOCKER folks. These two men have been at each other's throats since The Nature Boy arrived here in the WWF. Hunter Hearst Helmsley has been on Ric Flair's case since Ric Flair came back... the animosity is real, the hate is real... you won't find any fight as serious and as personal as this one."
  • The ref pats both men down. The bell rings! It is game time!
  • Both fighters go face to face inside the ring!
  • Helmsley talks trash to Flair... and he does a CROTCH CHOP right in front of the Nature Boy! That gets the crowd all riled up!
  • Flair slaps Hunter in the FACE! WOW! Hunter goes nuts, and rushes after Flair... but Flair gets the better of Helmsley and trips him up, throwing HHH outside through the ropes! The fans cheer!
  • As if it weren't enough, Flair does his little strut... let's out a "WHOOOOO!" and then does a crotch chop of his own towards HHH! The crowd eats it up and are just absolutely loud!
  • Helmsley is livid at ringside. He tosses around stuff from the announcer's table before rolling back into the ring.
  • Back in the ring, and we get our first collar-and-elbow tie-up.
  • HHH has Flair in a headlock. Flair pushes HHH to the ropes and propels him across the ring to release the hold.
  • HHH bounces off the ropes, Flair goes for a shoulderblock, but HHH is too strong, and he knocks Flair down!
  • HHH give Flair another crotch chop! The Nature boy slowly gets up.
  • Collar and elbow #2. Hunter pushes Flair into a corner. The ref breaks it up. AND FLAIR HITS HHH WITH AN EYEPOKE!
  • HHH is stunned, he turns around. And Flair goes after HHH's leg with a kick! HHH is off of his feet and on the mat!
  • Flair works on HHH's left leg. Applying a leglock, a grapevine and several knees.
  • Flair then signals for the Figure Four!!! But HHH kicks Flair, who falls out of the ring through the ropes.
  • HHH recovers a bit. Flair is slow to get up outside.
  • HHH goes after Flair at ringside. He throws Flair into the steel steps! OUCH!
  • HHH hits a couple of punches before tossing Flair back into the ring.
  • HHH covers and only gets a two.
  • HHH beats up on Flair, hitting a series of punches and slams.
  • HHH covers Flair, only a two.
  • HHH grabs Flair and tries to throw him into a corner, but Flair reverses, and HHH reverses another time... straight into the referee who gets knocked out!
  • Flair is tired, while HHH is gimping a bit. Both men start exchanging rights.
  • Flair is knocked down! But he gets up, another knock down! And he gets up again... and Flair pokes HHH in the eye AGAIN!
  • HHH is blinded! Flair goes low... LOW BLOW! The fans cheer! HHH crumbles down ino the mat.
  • Flair covers... one, two, three, four... but the ref is still out!
  • Flair stands up... "WHOOO!" He pulls HHH up... but HHH suddenly kicks Flair in the gut!!! PEDIGREEE!!!
  • NO!!! Flair just took out HHH's legs from under him... and here's another referee running down the aisle!
  • Flair goes for the FIGURE FOUR! "WHOOO!" He has the move LOCKED IN!
  • HHH is in AGONY!!! WILL HE QUIT!?!? The new ref jumps inside the ring and starts asking the very same question to Helmsley!
  • The original ref slowly regains consciousness... he is right in front of Flair... who is absolutely applying pressure on HHH, that he's practically got his shoulders down on the mat!
  • Flair's shoulders are clearly down on the mat! The original referee weakly counts Flair!!! one... two... thre-! HHH QUITS! HHH QUITS! HHH QUITS! The bell is rung! FLAIR has won the NUMBER ONE CONTENDERSHIP!!! FLAIR HAS WON IT!!!
  • Flair lets go of the hold! He slowly gets up, HHH is also slow to get up, using the ring ropes for leverage.
• But wait... it's not over YET! (Rating:84)
  • The original referee stands up as well.
  • The 2nd ref raises Ric Flair's arm as the winner! But wait... the original ref pulls it down!!! He raises HHH's hand!!! WHAT?!
  • The original ref motions that he counted Flair down on the mat... 1,2,3!!! But the 2nd ref pulls HHH's arm down and raises Flair's!!!
  • The crowd is now abuzz!
  • Here's VINCE MCMAHON along with the Associates! He grabs a microphone!
  • "WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED!?"
  • Both referees start explaining their side!
  • "WHO'S THE DAMN WINNER THEN!? RIC FLAIR!?"
  • The fans explode in cheer!
  • "TRIPLE H!?"
  • The fans rain in a ton of boos!
  • "Tell the camera crew to roll the damn footage of the match! Someone is going to leave tonight as the Number One Contender to the WWF Title, damnit!"
  • And we get a minute delay as it seems like the camera crew is getting ready to play the footage on the TitanTron.
  • We get a pretty clear view. We see the original referee start counting... one... two... and at almost the exact time that HHH quits, the ref's hand slaps the mat for the third time!
  • "That's close. That's damn close. I'm going to ask these people... who's the winner? FLAIR!?" cheers "HELMSLEY!?" boos "Frankly I don't give a damn what you people think!!!" LOUDER BOOS!
  • "That's why... that's why... tonight, I am naming... RIC FLAIR... AND HUNTER HEARST HELMSLEY as Number One Contenders to the WWF Title... and at In Your House: Over The Edge, they will be challenging the WWF Champion Jeff Jarrett for the WWF Title!"
  • Flair and HHH both don't like that idea! The crowd doesn't either.
  • "And since the both of you can't seem to get along with each other, and since I know that RIVALRIES AND TENSION are going to get me big ratings from these sheep... I've got a couple of other wrestlers in the back who don't get along nicely as well... this Sunday Night on HEAT... we're going to have a TAG-TEAM MATCH! It's going to be RIC FLAIR... AND HUNTER HEARST HELMSLEY... TAKING ON ROCKY MAIVIA AND THE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION, MARC MERO!!! And no, I'm not done, yet! Because that match... will have a special guest referee... and that referee is going to be... THE WWF CHAMPION, JEFF JARRETT!!!"
  • Wow. THAT was fucked up. A lot. The fans are STUNNED. Some cheer, and some just can't fathom WHAT THE HELL IS GOING TO HAPPEN THIS SUNDAY NIGHT ON HEAT!
  • JR's closing words... "UNBELIEVABLE! WE'VE GOT TWO NUMBER ONE CONTENDERS! Oh MY GOD! Mr. McMahon is slowly losing his mind, and we are going to get absolutely GREAT TV from it! REMEMBER FOLKS, THIS SUNDAY NIGHT! FLAIR AND TRIPLE H VS. THE ROCK AND MERO, WITH DOUBLE J AS THE SPECIAL GUEST REFEREE!!! GOODNIGHT EVERYONE!"

WWF MONDAY NIGHT RAW PREVIEW

From www.wwf.com

Monday Night RAW this week is going to be BIG.

Ric Flair and Hunter Hearst Helmsley have made it well known that they do not like each other one bit. There is a personal animosity between these two men, and it all comes to a head on RAW, when the two WWF Superstars compete for the Number One Contendership to the WWF Title!

Speaking of the WWF Title, the WWF Champion, Jeff Jarrett, will be tagging with Dustin Rhodes to face the New Age Outlaws. Dustin Rhodes has spoken out and has delivered a challenge to the New Age Outlaw's co-dx member Crush, will Crush accept the challenge?

Ken Shamrock has been on Head of Security Savio's sights since the latter took his new position in the WWF. Tonight, Shamrock will be facing an opponent of HoS Savio's choice, inside a 15-foot high steel cage! Will Savio finally be able to teach Shamrock a lesson, or is Shamrock going to clean house like he always does?

Rocky Maivia and the Intercontinental Champion, Marc Mero, have had an on-going feud for the past two months. Tonight, Rocky and The Marvelous One will be facing each other in a tag-match, with partners to be named during the show. Who will these two WWF Superstars pick!?

Kane has been playing mind-games with Kurrgan and Jackly for the past week. What will the big red machine do tonight in his quest to drag Kurrgan into a casket match!? We can only guess!

The Quebecers are also going to be on RAW, one week after losing the Tag-team Titles to the Legion of Doom. Ray, Jacques and Carl want revenge against the new champions and will be looking to extract it on RAW!

Don't forget to tune in on this Monday Night's edition of RAW!

WWF HEAT! - May. 10, 1998

Show Rating: 78

TV Rating: 5.47

• Rocky is here! (Rating:90)
  • Michael Cole and Kevin Kelly welcome us all to Heat!
  • "THE ROCK SAYS..." and here's Rocky Maivia! The crowd is on their feet.
  • Rocky is wearing a brand new hawaiian shirt. He rolls inside the ring.
  • He poses for the crowd and is handed a microphone.
  • "The Rock has ARRIVED! And The Rock has a couple of things on his mind.."
  • The fans chant "Rocky! Rocky!", The Rock lets it die down for a bit.
  • "The Rock says this... last Monday Night on RAW, The Rock went toe to toe with one of the biggest jabronies in the entire World Wrestling Federation! The Rock won't lie... The Rock was beaten to within an inch of his life by that huge monkey. But that being said, The Rock is here today... THE NUMBER ONE CONTENDER to the WWF Intercontinental Championship! The Rock has gone through hoops, he's risked his life, his career... to get one more shot at taking what's rightfully his! The Rock says that it's about high-time that The Rock gets his Intercontinental Title shot... and The Rock thinks that it should be right here, tonight on Heat!"
  • The fans pop loud.
  • "The Rock has waited patiently, he's played all of Marc Mero's games. But playtime is over! Marc Mero, The Rock is going to lay the smack down on your roodie-poo candy ass TONIGHT! IF YOU SMELL WHAT THE ROCK IS COOKIN'!"
• Mero replies! (Rating:88)
  • Mero's music hits. Rocky gets ready for a brawl.
  • Mero walks out in a nice suit. He's got the Intercontinental Title on his shoulder.
  • "Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Hold on there, Rocky. I didn't come out here to fight! No, no, no. You see, I'm going to have to give it to you... last Monday Night... you barely made it out alive against Kurrgan... and if it weren't for Kane's interference, you should probably have been buried right there and then on RAW!"
  • The crowd boos.
  • "But... I'm going to have to give it to you... you finally got your Intercontinental Title shot. It was almost... Magnificent. But we all know that the only Magnificent one here is... me. "Magnificent" Marc Mero, the WWF Intercontinental Champion!"
  • Rocky replies.
  • "The Rock thinks that you're a yellow bellied piece of monkey crap! You take that nice little suit you got there, go back, get into gear and I'm going to proceed to whoop your candy ass TONIGHT!"
  • The crowd cheers.
  • Mero just grins. "Tonight? No, not tonight, Rocky. There won't be an Intercontinental Title defense tonight... because you're going to get your Title Shot at this month's Pay Per View... In Your House: Over The Edge!"
  • The crowd boos.
  • "But... BUT... since you want a fight, Rocky... you're going to have a fight. How about this... you go find yourself a partner... ANYONE, and I'll find myself my own partner, and we can have a tag match... tomorrow night, on RAW!"
  • The crowd boos louder. Rocky replies.
  • "The Rock says thinks that's a great idea. But The Rock is itching to kick the holy living crap out of someone tonight, and that someone... is you! So if you won't climb into this ring, jabronie... The Rock is going to walk out of the people's ring... he's going to walk down the people's steel steps... straight into the people's aisle and proceed to give you the beating of your life... you little monkey!"
  • Rock tosses the microphone, does just that and heads for Mero.
  • Mero hightails it out of the ramp with Rocky right behind him.
• Full Throttle draw Public Enemy (M:75 C:70 O:72)
  • Full Throttle is out first. They get a decent sized pop from the crowd.
  • Public Enemy is out. Boo! Boo!
  • Hardcastle and Steele are looking for some semblance of revenge tonight.
  • The next five minutes was a complete brawl, throw wrestling out of the window. Full Throttle, however, hold their own against Public Enemy.
  • All four competitors soon end up inside the ring, and with the referee losing all control, he just throws the match out.
  • Continued brawling ensues. HoS Savio shows up on top of the ramp and instructs security personell to separate both teams.
  • Nice brawl. Nice crowd reaction. Nice match.
• Kane makes his presence felt (Rating:63)
  • Back from commercial break.
  • Kurrgan and Jackyl are standing inside the ring.
  • Jackyl has a microphone.
  • "Enough with the mindgames! There is no way... no way in HELL that my client is going to ever step inside this ring with that freakshow, Kane, in a casket match! I want all of you to listen to me... Mr. McMahon, Kurrgan will NEVER participate in any kind of casket match! You have to go over MY dead body before Kurrgan ever fights in a match like that!"
  • The lights go out. The crowd buzzes in anticipation.
  • The lights go back on... AND JACKYL IS COVERED IN BLOOD! KURRGAN FREAKS OUT! Jackyl is freaking out as well!
  • PYRO! That scares the bejesus out of both Kurrgan and Jackyl.
  • Kane is on the Titantron!
  • He slowly makes a slit throat sign... the screen flickers...
  • and MORE PYRO! Jackyl and Kurrgan have had their wits scared enough... they jump out of the ring and head back.
  • The crowd boos... the segment was poorly executed.
  • Kane lost overness from this segment.
• Associates Robert & Bartholomew def. Scott Taylor & Mr. Aguila (M:70C:62O:66)
  • Average match right here as the Associates take on two Lightheavyweights.
  • The crowd kept urging Taylor and Aguila on... but alas, their efforts go to waste.
  • Robert and Bartholomew hit the "Two Weeks Notice", the new name for the Sidewinder top rope leg-drop, on Aguila.
  • Robert covers. One. two. three. The Associates win.
  • Scott Taylor lost overness from this match.
  • Mr. Aguila lost overness from this match.
  • Bartholomew gained overness from this match.
  • Robert gained overness from this match.
• Dustin Rhodes poses a challenge (Rating:84)
  • Backstage segment, Dustin Rhodes has a microphone.
  • "Two weeks ago, on RAW. I got my head busted open... I got my ribs all bruised up... heck, I think I took one of the worst beatings of my life against DX's big man... the man they call Crush. Well, that doesn't make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside, and I think that I deserve to get some kind of payback. So... I teamed up with the Nature Boy, Ric Flair... and the Champ, Jeff Jarrett... to take on DX! Did I get to even the score? Sure I got to beat him up a bit... I got a little bit of payback... but did I EVEN UP THE SCORE? Uh-uh. I don't think so. But I think I've got a reasonable solution to that problem right there. I'm challenging you, Crush... to a NO-HOLDS-BARRED match... right here on HEAT!, next week! You and me... no rules, no nothing. Let's find out who the real man is."
  • Rhodes walks out of camera view.
  • Cole wonders if Crush is going to accept the challenge by Rhodes!
• Scaggs' turn to talk to Farooq (Rating:71)
  • And we cut to another part of backstage. Where Farooq is talking with Kama Mustafa and D'Lo Brown.
  • Farooq has the PrimeTime Championship over his shoulder as he talks about D'Lo's match tonight.
  • "D'Lo, you've got one hell of a chance to prove yourself to the world tonight. D'Lo Brown, taking on the WWF Champion Jeff Jarrett! Non-title match, but still... you beat Jarrett tonight and you're going to put the Nation on the MAP, fool!"
  • D'Lo grins. "You know I'm gonna be taking that southern boy to school! And when I win... when we do get on the map... we're going to finally have some chance to grab some big-time gold!"
  • Charlie Scaggs shows up from nowhere. He walks over to Farooq.
  • Farooq condescendingly talks down on Scaggs. "What do you want, fool?"
  • "I just wanted to say... that tonight, you're going to be defending that Championship against me. And I know you think I don't have it in me to beat you... but I came here to tell you that you're dead wrong. I'm going to win that title back... and I'm going to get your damn respect."
  • Farooq chuckles. "Go ahead, buckwheat. You better get ready for another beat-down!"
  • Scaggs walks away. D'Lo taps Farooq.
  • "You want us to back you up tonight, Farooq?"
  • "Naw. You and Kama better get ready for your match against Jarrett. I'm going to take care of this chump all by myself."
• WWF PrimeTime Championship: Charlie Scaggs def. Farooq© (M:68C:75O:72)
  • Charlie Scaggs is out first. Nice reception from the crowd.
  • And here's Farooq. The PrimeTime Champ gets solid heel heat.
  • Match starts with Farooq powering over Scaggs with several moves.
  • Scaggs tries using his speed, but Farooq doesn't fall for that trap.
  • Farooq slows the pace of the match, hitting fists and slams.
  • Scaggs, however, comes back a-blazin. He hits a flyign forearm and a cross body block to stun Farooq.
  • Farooq goes back in control. He sets Scaggs up for the Dominator.
  • But Scaggs wriggles out of it! He hits Farooq with a small package! ONE! TWO! THREE!
  • Charlie Scaggs wins the PrimeTime Title! Farooq can't believe it! Wow!
  • Scaggs heads back, and raises the title, while Farooq remains flabbergasted inside the ring.
  • Farooq didn't really sell very much, which hurt the match rating.
• Jay Reso is BACK. (Rating:83)
  • Back from commercial break. And Jay Reso, formerly known as the Suicidal Kidd... is inside the ring.
  • The crowd is booing... and it segues into a chorus of "Taka! Taka!"
  • Reso has a mic.
  • "You can chant all you want. But the little asian man isn't showing up tonight!"
  • More boos from the crowd.
  • "Last week, you saw me... Jay Reso, come back from my... 'retirement'. Yeah right. I'm at the prime of my life, my WWF Superstardom is just beginning and you think I'm going to throw all of that out of the window just because some Japanese hack managed to luck his way into beating me in my own match? No way, Jose. I didn't work too damn hard for too damn long just to quit on the best thing that has ever happened to me! You think I'm going to go back to being a nobody, like you people?"
  • More boos.
  • "What Taka doesn't realize is that I took him out of his game. I took him right out of his game and I managed to blindside him completely. Just when he thought I was out of the picture... BAM! Jay Reso takes his spot right there... the BEST light-heavyweight in the WWF. No, you don't have to be the strongest... you don't have to be the fastest... all you've got to be is the smartest. And THAT, that's what I am. I'm the smartest light-heavyweight in the WWF right now, because I know that it's not all about jumping like a mad-man in the middle of the ring... it's about being smarter than you're competition!"
  • "What these people don't realize, Taka... is that I am a better wrestler than you, I obviously have more charisma, and that I'm simply a whole league above you. The only reason why these fans don't realise it, is because you have got that Title around your waist!"
  • "And you know... you know... that it's only a matter of time before I win... no... before I TAKE that title from you, Taka. The clock's ticking and Jay Reso is coming to get his."
  • Reso drops the microphone to a chorus of boos from the crowd.
• Hype Video for Flair/Helmsley match (Rating:85)
  • We get a video hyping the friction between Flair and Helmsley
  • They will be fighting for the Number One Contendership to the WWF Title!
  • It's tomorrow night on RAW!
• Non-title match: Jeff Jarrett def. D'Lo Brown (M:92C:80O:86)
  • "We Are The Nation" D'Lo Brown walks out with Kama Mustafa. Mild heel heat.
  • "Cowboy. Cowboy." And here's the Champ! The fans cheer him on!
  • D'Lo and Double J measure each other up.
  • D'Lo takes over early. He manages to out-wrestle Jarrett.
  • JJ comes back with a run of his own.
  • D'Lo hits a spinebuster from out of nowhere and that gets two.
  • D'Lo in control, he hits a couple of nice moves.
  • Slow-paced methodical match, but well-executed.
  • Jarrett comes back, he hits a DDT. That gets two.
  • Jarrett now takes over.
  • Kama tries to interject himself, but Jarrett punches him off the apron. D'Lo hits a cheapshot on JJ.
  • JJ is set up... and D'Lo goes for a frog-splash... NO! It misses!
  • JJ grabs D'Lo... Reverse Side Russian Legsweep! Jarrett covers, one, two, three!
  • JJ celebrates the win. And we close out Heat!
  • Cole reminds us to watch RAW tomorrow night!

Good job with the results, easy to read and I love the detail that you're putting into the entire universe you've got there.

From what I've experienced in playing really old school WWF games, is that you will eventually have to phase out the "Superstar vs. Jobber" matches, if you want to put up good ratings so that you can get your company rep up.

Of course in 1993, they only had 5 major PPV's. Which meant that the WWF had to stretch storylines for 3-6 months at a time... very different from the ADHD era we have right now when storylines cycle every month or two, which is why they needed a ton of the "Superstar vs. Jobber" matches.

WWF SIGNS A FAMILIAR NAME

From www.wrestlingscoops.com

Sources tell me that the WWF had agents all over Japan last week, and were able to sign a familiar name of Puro fans and WCW fans alike. Scott "Flash" Norton of Japanese wrestling fame, who until recently was working for WCW, was picked up by the WWF during the week. Norton was part of the massive roster cuts that WCW has been doing since the start of the year. There is a rumour that Norton will be put into WWF storylines as soon as possible, perhaps as a bodyguard type character.

WWF Shotgun Saturday Night - May 9, 1998

Show Rating: 77

TV Rating: 0.4

• Full Throttle Interview (Rating:73)
  • Michael Cole welcomes us to Shotgun.
  • Taped interview by Full Throttle opens the show.
  • "Yo, Hot Rod, you know those two dudes that jumped us last week?"
  • "Yeah S, they were NOT cool guys. They were a complete drag!"
  • "Well, I heard them on RAW, Hot Rod... and they called us out!"
  • "Oh no they didn't!"
  • "Oh yes they did!"
  • "We're not going to have that, are we!?"
  • "You're damn right we're not! Public Enemy? You hear where they came from!?"
  • "Where?"
  • "WCW."
  • "WCW? You mean Worl-"
  • "No... no... no... not that, man..."
  • "What the hell does WCW mean!?"
  • "We Can't Wrestle."
  • "From what we saw on RAW... you're right, man. They CAN'T wrestle!"
  • "So why did we let them get away with jumping us!?"
  • "Who says we are!?"
  • "We're going to kick some ass tomorrow night... oh yeah! Because I walked up and got ourselves a match for this Sunday Night on Heat!"
  • "...against Public Enemy!?"
  • "Ooooh yeah."
  • "Sweet. Very sweet."
  • "You ready to kick some ass?"
  • "Heat!, baby... Public Enemy... Full Throttle's going to RUN YOU DOWN! Oh yeah!"
  • Sexton Hardcastle gained overness from this segment
  • Roderick Steele gained overness from this segment
• Full Throttle def. "Cool Cat" Joe Legend & Matt Hardy (M:88 C:58 O:73)
  • Thing of note: Hardy was the only one who didn't get an entrance.
  • Legend and Hardy look like they know each other well.
  • Nice tag-team wrestling here.
  • Full Throttle, however, get the win via the Sonic Boom.
  • Throttle pose for the crowd. They're slowly getting over. Yay.
• Rocky/Kurrgan Match from RAW (M:80 C:78 O:79)
  • Replay of Rock/Kurrgan from RAW.
• A Public Service Announcement (Rating:78)
  • Cut to a taped video.
  • Voice over. "The following is a Public Service Announcement from Alexander Graham. "
  • Alexander Graham is seen reading a book inside a well-furnished study.
  • He stops and notices the camera. He looks up.
  • "Oh. Hello. Alexander Graham here."
  • Alex closes the book, and puts it back on its shelf.
  • "You know, reading is fun. You learn about a lot of things. You learn about life... about science... about culture. If you pick up a book, and read... it takes you to far away kingdoms, to places you've only ever dreamed about. Of course, if you're the average wrestling fan, which I assume 90% of the people watching me now are, you will most definitely need instructions in how to read books.
  • Alex takes out a book.
  • "This is a book. It has a cover. Usually written on the cover are the book's title... and the author. Inside the book are pages, filled with words. Now, follow me closely, words are groups of letters formed together that mean something. A bunch of words make up a sentence, and together they make up paragraphs... and so on and so on..."
  • Alex drops the book on the table.
  • "On second thought, you people probably don't even have the level of comprehension of a baboon. Books won't do you any good. Well, maybe they are good for something: slapping the trailer park trash you people live with. Don't forget... I'm Alexander Graham... I'm wiser than you, and I know it!"
  • Alexander Graham gained overness from this segment
• 3 on 3 Replay from RAW(M:80 C:83 O:82)
  • Replay of Main Event from RAW

WWF Monday Night RAW - May 4, 1998

Show Rating: 76

RAW TV Rating: 5.06

Nitro TV Rating: 5.42

It was an off night for the show.

• Taka Michinoku def. Matt Hardy (M:90 C:58 O:66)
  • JR and King welcome us all to RAW!
  • They run down the matches for tonight, and say that we have an opening match.
  • There's already a wrestler inside the ring, he's introduced as Matt Hardy.
  • And Taka's music starts playing... it's Taka vs. the new guy tonight to open things up!
  • This was your basic opening match.
  • The crowd was pretty dead, though... and it set a theme for the entire night during matches, something was off.
  • Hardy gives Taka a nice workout, but is basically unable to defeat the LHW champ.
  • Taka hits the Michinoku Driver for the win.
  • As Taka celebrates... someone jumps over the rail!
  • Who is that? It's Jay Reso! The Suicidal Kidd is back!?
  • Reso attacks Taka from behind! Taka didn't see it coming!
  • Reso takes Taka and hits a pulled piledriver! OUCH!
  • The fans start booing as Reso smiles for the cameras. He takes the LHW Title, looks at it, and then throws it at Taka's fallen body!
  • Reso walks out of the ring, with that cocky smile on his face.
  • JR says that Reso's "quitting" last week was nothing more but a ruse! Doh.
• Public Enemy promo (Rating:63)
  • We get ready for our next match tonight.
  • Here's Public Enemy making their way into the ring, the fans don't appreciate them much.
  • Johnny Grunge takes the mic. "Ey, Rocco... where the hell are we again?"
  • Rocco Rock replies. "The WWF, man."
  • "The WWF? What does that stand for? The Women's Wrestling Federation?"
  • "From what we've seen here? I'd say it is."
  • "I mean, come on. Who do they have here? The Headbangers? The Quebecers? The Bushwackers?"
  • "Yeh. Oh, and don't forget them two losers, Full Throtle."
  • "What the hell kind of name is that anyway? 'Full Throttle'? What're they, rejects from a biker movie?"
  • "Yo Johnny, you better tell these people why we're here.
  • "Alright, alright. We're here, because your tag-teams ain't worth shit!(bleeped)" This gets some heat from the otherwise silent crowd.
  • "Why don't you roll our opponents out here, because it's about time that we kicked some ass tonight."
• Public Enemy def. Bradshaw & Phinneas I. Godwinn (M:58 C:56 O:51)
  • It was no wrestling match.
  • But thank God they kept it short and sweet.
  • Public Enemy did a couple of spots where either Bradshaw or Godwinn were outside, and they dove on them.
  • Match finishes with Rocco Rock hitting a modified neckbreaker on P.I.G.
  • Public enemy win in their debut, but the fans were sitting on their hands during the match.
• The Genius Joint w/ Alexander Graham: Marc Mero as guest (Rating:84)
  • Back from commercial break. The ring has been turned into an interview set. A couple of bookcases are towards the turnbuckle, with a pair of leather chairs in the middle of the ring. A purple carpet covers the entire canvas.
  • A guy wearing a pressed white suit is standing in the middle of the ring. He has his hair in a ponytail, and is wearing a pair of nifty reading glasses. He is given a microphone.
  • "Ladies and gentlemen, plebians all... welcome to the very first installment of... the Genius Joint! I am your host for this evening, "Mr. IQ" himself, Alexander Graham! Now, I see that we've got a lot of people out here tonight... and you know what? Just by looking at you people, I can figure out that my own IQ is higher than all of yours put together" Crowd boos
  • "Hold on, just because you're all idiots and I'm just a couple of notches above you on the intellectual scale, it doesn't mean you have to hate me. I am here to educate you people, I am here to provide the WWF with some much needed brain power." More boos.
  • "That being said... I would like to introduce the very first guest of the very first Genuis Joint... I want everyone to put their hands together and get on your feet for a man, not unlike myself, a man who, through guile and wit, retained the WWF Intercontinental Title last week from three different contenders... please welcome...the WWF Intercontinental Champion..."MAGNIFICENT" MARC MERO!"
  • Mr. Perfect's (well, now it's Mero's) theme plays. And out walks Marc Mero with the IC Title wrapped around his waist. Mero is given a healthy chorus of boos.
  • Mero steps into the ring, and shakes hands with Graham.
  • Graham speaks. "Well, thanks for coming here, Marc. I am a big fan of your work, and the way you just ran circles around your opposition, it was pure genius!"
  • Mero is handed the mic. "Thank, Alex... you don't mind if I call you Alex, do you?"
  • Graham smiles. "Oh of course not. Go ahead."
  • Mero has a cocky tone in his voice now. "In case you people can't get it through your head... I AM the WWF Intercontinental Champion, and I AM not a fluke. I beat three men at Unforgiven to RETAIN the title, and it ws a feat that was... simply MAGNIFICENT!" More boos.
  • Graham asks another question. "Now, there's someone in the back... naemly, Rocky Maivia, who's apparently getting another, albeit undeserved, opportunity to face you for the Intercontinental Championship!"
  • Mero is condescending in his tone. "Rocky Maivia? Rocky Maivia? Let me tell you something about Rocky Maivia. He's nothing but a sore loser, a crybaby and a spoiled prima donna. He's been given numerous opportunities to take this strap from my waist, but time and time again, he has failed! If THAT doesn't say anything about the magnitude of my own MAGNIFICENCE, I don't know what will! Rocky Maivia, tonight, when Kurrgan tears you apart limb from limb... oh man, I'm going to be there... I'm going to watch you getting beat, and maybe then, maybe then you'll quit in your obsessive quest to beat me..."
  • "THE ROCK SAYS!" And here's Rocky Maivia! The fans go wild! Graham and Mero are surprised as Rocky makes his way down the ramp, making a beeline straight into the ring.
  • Graham stops Rocky. "Now, hold on there... this intrustion is unwelcome, and you are not a part of the guest-"
  • Rocky holds up his hand to Graham's face. He whips out a mic of his own. "Who... the hell... are you?"
  • "My name is Alex-"
  • "IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOUR NAME IS!" And this pisses Alexander Graham off! The fans are loving it!
  • "The Rock says this... shut your piehole, jabronie. The Rock didn't come down to this ring, straight into the middle of this cheesy set, to talk with an obnoxious, self-centered jabronie like you!" Rocky turns to Mero. "Marc Mero, you've been dodging out of The Rock's way for quite a while now. The Rock understands that you're afraid of The Rock. Heck, The Rock would be afraid of The Rock too, if he knew that The Rock was going to come walk down that aisle and kick his candy ass all over this ring. But Mero, you've got to realize that The Rock IS going to get what's rightfully his... an Intercontinental Title shot, TONIGHT, by beating that giant piece of monkey crap they call Kurrgan! And when the Rock gets his shot, The Rock is going to take YOUR roody-poo candy ass, Marc Mero, straight into the Smackdown Hotel!"
  • Mero grins. "Well Rocky, I have one thing to say to you..."
  • And Mero lets out a fist! Mero and Rocky are now exchanging blows! Security runs down the ramp, seperating the two! Savio is instructing the security personell to escort both men backstage!
  • Alexander Graham speaks on his mic. "Smashing! A fistfight, in my very first show! Why don't you all tune in next week, for another episode of The Genius Joint! Hey! Don't touch that! What? This mic is mine!" Graham is upset when security start clearing the ring, and one even tries to pry the mic from his hand.
• Ken Shamrock def. Associate Bartholomew & Associate Robert (M:81 C:62 O:63)
  • And back from commercial break.
  • Ken Shamrock's music starts playing. And out he walks. The fans cheer. Yay.
  • "You Will Obey!" HoS Savio walks out with Associates Bartholomew and Robert. He's got mic.
  • "Ken Shamrock, tonight, you're going to learn the meaning of obedience. Your days of being the "world's most dangerous man" are over! It's about time you learned how to follow orders, how to treat people with respect, how to look both ways before crossing a street! Go get him, boys!"
  • Savio sits down on the announcer's table with JR and King. The Associates jump into the ring... and here we go!
  • Shamrock takes over early, preventing the Associates from double-teaming him.
  • But the numbers game soon gives the advantage to the Associates.
  • Double-team tactics by Robert and Bartholomew have Shamrock reeling.
  • Shamrock comes back, however, and soon clears house!
  • Shamrock throws Robert outside, and he gets Bartholomew in the ankle lock!!!
  • Bartholomew quits! Shamrock has won! But he won't let go of the hold! Shamrock just screams at Savio... daring him to try and stop him.
  • Savio gets on his mic again. "You let him go! You let him go this instant! No? Fine! Next week... on RAW! You go one-one-one... with... with...a wrestler of my choosing! IN A STEEL CAGE!"
  • Shamrock lets go of the lock, and goes nuts inside the ring. He grabs a mic. "ANYONE! ANYTIME!"
  • Savio is rattled by Shamrock's apparent craziness, and heads back, while Bartholomew is assisted by Robert.
• DX Interview! (Rating:91)
  • Backstage, Road Dogg, Billy Gunn, Crush and Hunter... D-Generation X... cut a promo.
  • Road Dogg: "Ladies and gentlemen... boys and girls... children of all ages... the WWF proudly brings to you... the GREATEST STABLE IN THE HISTORY OF THE WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORLD! THE ROAD DOGG, JESSE JAMES! THE BAD ASS, BILLY GUNN! THE MOSTER THEY CALL CRUSH! AND THE MAN WITH THE MASTER PLAN, TRIPLE H! D-GENERATION X!"
  • Helmsley then speaks. "Tonight, it's three on three... any three members of DX versus Jarrett, Flair and Rhodes. It doesn't get any better than this. Flair, you know this better than your teammates tonight... the leader always leads his soldiers into battle. The leader takes control of a situation and uses it to his army's advantage. You know, more than anyone else, that the leader does what's best for his troops..."
  • Road Dogg, Billy Gunn and Crush look pretty strong behind HHH.
  • "...and that's why... tonight, it's going to be Dustin Rhodes... Ric Flair and the WWF Champ, Jeff Jarrett... taking on Road Dogg... Billy Gunn... and Crush!"
  • And this sends Gunn and Dogg into a panic. Crush is indifferent.
  • Gunn is first to speak. "Wait, wait, wait... what?"
  • Helmsley calms the Outlaws down. "Relax, relax, I have a plan... this is what we do..."
  • DX walks off the interview set.
• WWF Tag Team Championship: Legion of Doom def. The Quebecers © (M:73 C:78 O:68)
  • "WHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAT A RUUUUUUSHHHHHHHHHHH!" Legion of Doom walks out and the fans cheer! They make their way to the ring.
  • And here are the WWF Tag Champs, accompanied by their manager, Ray Rougeau. The Quebecers taunt LOD a bit before jumping into the ring.
  • Match starts with Hawk and Carl Oulette.
  • Hawk is on top to start, and takes advantage with power moves.
  • Jacques and Carl isolate Hawk, however and soon work their tag-team magic on him.
  • Hawk manages to clothesline both Quebecers... and goes for the tag.
  • Hawk tags Animal in! BUT WAIT! THE REF DIDN'T SEE IT! He was distracted by Ray, who jumped on the apron!
  • Jacques and Carl continue to double-team Hawk.
  • Hawk explodes for a second time and lays out both Quebecers!
  • Ray tries to interfere again, but gets knocked off the apron by Hawk!
  • Hawk tags Animal in! HE CLEANS HOUSE!
  • Clothesline! Clothesline! Bodyslam! Powerslam!
  • Animal tosses Jacques out of the ring!
  • He grabs Carl and tags Hawk back in!
  • DOOMSDAY DEVICE!
  • HAWK COVERS CARL OULETTE! ONE! TWO! THREE! NEW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS!
  • The Legion of Doom celebrate! Wait... Ray Rougeau jumps in... he tries to attack with the Mountie's baton... but LOD sees him!
  • They grab Ray... and set him up... DOOMSDAY DEVICE ON RAY ROUGEAU! THE FANS CHEER!
  • Legion of Doom pose with the Tag Team Titles! New Tag Champions here tonight!
• Rocky Maivia def. Kurrgan (M:80 C:78 O:71)
  • Marc Mero's theme starts playing, and the IC Champ is out. The fans boo. Mero walks over to the commentary booth, and sits down with King and JR.
  • "The Rock Says..." Here's Rocky Maivia and the fans GO WILD! Yay! Rocky steps into the ring and warily eyes Mero.
  • Kurrgan walks out next, being accompanied by The Jackyl. Rocky just looks at Kurrgan, sizing up his challenge tonight.
  • Mero says on commentary that he's going to love watching Rocky get what he REALLY deserves.
  • Kurrgan steps into the ring, and Rocky bravely goes face to face with him.
  • Rocky doesn't wait for the bell to ring, he lets out a vicious right hand!
  • IT DOES NOT FAZE KURRGAN!
  • Rocky goes for another one! Nothing!
  • Kurrgan grabs Rocky by the throat... and he tosses him towards the turnbuckle! Rocky looks like a child compared to Kurrgan!
  • Rocky tries to counter with a clothesline, but is instead clotheslined by Kurrgan!
  • Rocky's head bounces on the mat.
  • Kurrgan dominates for the next three minutes. Tossing Rocky around like a rag doll, executing slams and delivering stone-like blows.
  • Kurrgan pins Rocky numerous times, but he WILL NOT DIE!
  • Mero says that the ref is sympathetic to Rocky's cause, he should count the three already.
  • Rocky looks completely destroyed... Kurrgan applies a torture rack!!! Rocky is grimacing in pain!
  • But wait! What? Are those? Druids? Druids are walking down the ramp... with an ENORMOUS CASKET!
  • Kurrgan sees the casket and lets Rocky go! The ref doesn't know what to make of this!
  • The Druids place the casket beside the ring. Kurrgan is screaming the ref to do something! The ref jumps out... Jackyl is also concerned about the casket.
  • ROCKY MAIVIA HITS KURRGAN WITH A LOW BLOW!!! THE REF DIDN'T SEE THAT! Mero is up in arms over by the announcer's table!
  • Kurrgan falls down! Maivia hits a wicked tornado DDT! The ref jumps back in to see Rocky cover Kurrgan!
  • ONE...TWO...THRE-NO! Kurrgan kicks out! Rocky is desperate... he NEEDS this win!
  • Maivia stands up, Mero jumps on the apron! Rock turns around... he doesn't see Kurrgan getting up!
  • KURRGAN RUNS AT ROCKY, LOOKING TO HIT A BIG BOOT! Rocky steps out of the way! KURRGAN BOOTS MERO TO THE FACE!
  • Rocky turns Kurrgan around! ROCK BOTTOM! Rocky covers! ONE... TWO... THR- NO!!! KURRGAN KICKS OUT!
  • What's Rocky gotta' do to defeat this beast!? Rocky pulls Kurrgan up! Kurrgan grabs Rocky by the throat! Kurrgan CHOKESLAMS ROCKY DOWN TO THE MAT!
  • KANE'S MUSIC STARTS PLAYING!!! KURRGAN TURNS HIS HEAD TOWARDS THE RAMP!
  • PYRO! THROUGH HELL FIRE AND BRIMSTONE! IT'S KAAAAAAAAANE!
  • Jackyl jumps into the ring and PULLS his client out! Kurrgan and Jackyl run away through the crowd!
  • Kane runs after them! The referee is counting Kurrgan out!
  • The ref counts Kurrgan out!!! Rocky Maivia wins, BARELY! Rocky is slow to get up... he's been seriously beaten-up tonight. BUT HE GETS A SHOT AT MERO'S INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE!
  • The fans applaud Rocky's effort as he clutches his ribs in pain. Mero is still out at ringside after the vicious boot from Kurrgan. Rocky raises his hand to acknowledge the crowd!
• Flair, Jarrett and Rhodes get ready (Rating: 92)
  • Backstage, Jarrett, Rhodes and Flair are all getting ready for their match.
  • Rhodes walks over to Flair and Jarrett. "You guys ready?"
  • Jarrett just shrugs. "Oh yeah. It's time to rock and roll."
  • Flair stretches a bit, and loosens up. "Whooo! Three of the best in this business... taking on the most hated stable in all of wrestling today! It doesn't get any better than this! We're going to walk that aisle... high-style and profile... two second generation WWF superstars... Dustin Rhodes and the WWF Champ, Jeff Jarrett... teaming up with Tha' Naitcha' Boy! I think it's about time that we give back to DX what they've been dishing out the past couple of months! WHOOOO!"
  • All three men start walking, headed for the ring.
• Dustin Rhodes, Ric Flair & Jeff Jarrett def. Crush, Road Dogg & Billy Gunn (M:79 C:82 O:72)
  • "Are You Ready?" DX is out! Crush, Road Dogg and Billy Gunn. HHH leads them to the ring, but Helmsley positions himself in the anouncer's table and joins JR and King.
  • "Highway to Hell" starts playing... and out walks Dustin Rhodes! He walks down the aisle and is cheered by the fans. Rhodes waits for his team-mates.
  • "Sprach Zarathustra" hits, and here's THE NATURE BOY, RIC FLAIR! He gets a chorus of WHOOOOOs from the crowd.
  • "Cowboy... Cowboy..." It's Jeff Jarrett! The WWF Champ walks out with the Title around his waist. The fans cheer even louder, they love him.
  • All three men climb into the ring, while their opponents wait on one side.
  • Jarrett and Road Dogg start the match. Basic wrestling maneuvers start this one.
  • Dogg and Jarrett work each other with a series of armbars, locks and holds.
  • Dogg tags in Billy Gunn. Jarrett tags in Flair. Flair walks over to the part of the ring facing the announcing table, giving a "WHOO!" to HHH.
  • Flair and Gunn lock up. Flair goes for Gunn's leg almost immediately.
  • Flair starts working on Gunn's leg.
  • After a couple of leg locks and holds, Flair pulls Gunn up, and throws him across the ropes. He runs the opposite direction, but is stopped by an elbow from Crush that the ref didn't see.
  • Gunn tags in Crush. Crush takes Flair to pain city, slamming him all over the place. Crush taunts Rhodes and Jarrett.
  • Rhodes and Jarrett try to get in the ring, but are constantly stopped by the ref.
  • Flair is in bad shape, being double/triple-teamed by his opponents.
  • Flair gets out of a sticky situation with a poke to Crush's eyes! Flair makes the hot tag to Rhodes!
  • Rhodes goes for Crush! THE TWO ARE BRAWLING!
  • And here's Gunn and Road Dogg! Flair and Jarrett! It's a SIX MAN MELEE!!!
  • Jarrett throws out Dogg! Flair tosses Gunn out! Double clothesline by JJ and Rhodes on Crush! The ref can't control this!
  • JR is screaming "Ric Flair, Jeff Jarrett and Dustin Rhodes can play the numbers game too! DX doesn't have a monopoly on THAT! And DX is certainly on the receiving end of things for a change!"
  • HHH has seen enough! He stands up from the announce table... he folds up his chair! He's calling his DX soldiers now...
  • HHH tries to get into the ring, but is seen by the three men! HHH slowly backs up and drops the chair.
  • DX jumps back in! 3-on-3 again! HHH is quick to jump into the fray!
  • The ref sees HHH, and he's throwing this match in favor of Flair, Rhodes and Jarrett!!!
  • BRAWL! Crush and Rhodes brawl outside! The Outlaws double-team Flair! Jarrett and HHH go at it!
  • HERE'S SAVIO, WITH THE SECURITY CREW!!! THEY'RE SEPARATING EVERYONE! IT'S GOTTEN OUT OF HAND!
• Vince McMahon announces a #1 Contendership match, NEXT WEEK ON RAW! (Rating:97)
  • With all the participants isolated and a sea of security inside the ring, Savio grabs the microphone.
  • "Mr. McMahon has SOMETHING to say!"
  • The Titantron lights up. Vince McMahon is backstage inside his office.
  • "As I was watching tonight's Main Event... I just had an absolutely brilliant idea! You can't get this feud out of your system!? You can't co-exist in the same ring, inside a match!? I smell ratings!"
  • Vince chuckles a bit, and then his face grows dark. "Hunter, you say that you deserve another shot at the WWF Championship? And Flair, you say that you're going for the WWF Title as soon as you're through with Helmsley? I'm going to solve both of your problems... because next week... live on Monday Night RAW... it will be Hunter Hearst Helmsley taking on Ric Flair in a number one contendership match for the WWF Title... the winner going into this month's PPV, In Your House: Over The Edge to take on Jeff Jarrett for the World Wrestling Federation Championship!"
  • JR goes nuts. "BY GOD! FLAIR VS. HELMSLEY NEXT WEEK ON RAW! AND IT IS FOR THE NUMBER ONE CONTENDERSHIP!"
  • Helmsley points at Flair and then at Jarrett. Flair and Jarrett warily eye each other inside the ring. TENSION! JR reminds us to watch next week on RAW!

MICHAEL MANNA, MATT HARDY DEBUT

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Don't tell me I didn't say so. Michael Manna, fresh from signing a WWF developmental contract a few months ago, saw TV time this week on RAW as "Mr. IQ" Alexander Graham. Manna is also known in the independent circuit as Steven Richards.

Matt Hardy, also from the developmental roster, saw action, but was jobbed to Taka Michinoku in the opener. He was billed and announced by his real name... which says a lot about the WWF creative team's use for him.

Good Heat. I'm glad Dustin is getting added into the main event scene. I don't really care for Scaggs, So I didn't mind him dropping the title to Faarooq. All though, I think Faarooq could be fighting for something bigger than the PT championship. Rocky/Kurrgan on Raw scares me, But Rocky will win thanks to Kane. The six men match seems good, And I liked PE debuting. I wish they had put someone through a table though. As much as I dislike the guy, Vega is actually pretty neat in your game world. Looking forward to Monday Night Raw (Y)

Oh my god. Please don't butcher the bullet-point style. Please.

Its not as if you invented it dude. Besides mine are colourful and centered.

Oh my god. Please don't butcher the bullet-point style. Please.

Try using more explanations, write a bit of the interviews.

As for the "whole point", it would have been nice if you said that that was your point from the beginning.

I'm going to go with the suggestion of going with a TNA diary instead... I'm betting you'd have more fun with it.

DEVELOPMENTAL TALENT CALLED UP. MCMAHON, A DRUGGIE?

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Several WWF Developmental Talent were called up from MCW during the weekend. Michael Manna and Matt Hardy were in attendance during the live broadcast of HEAT! It is unknown if the two will be placed in a tag-team together or are going to be given separate programs to work in. Both men, however, will be expected to show up on RAW.

In a sick twist, a Mcmahon has been found with drugs! Well, it wasn't Vince. Stephanie McMahon, daughter of WWF Owner Vince McMahon, was recently arrested for a drug related incident. Stephanie was arrested during a routine traffic stop, Saturday, and was out on bail the same night. Vince is apparently fuming. Way to go, Steph!

Shawn Michaels is apparently doing well in rehab, although there is no timetable for his return to a WWF ring.

Sunday Night Heat

-Nice Flair promo, mentioning the past like he often does. Him comparing DX with The Horsemen is something he would have done, but when you think about it, they're quite a bit different and could have thrived as two seperate entities. Your little twist of the old cliche didn't really work in this case cause there really is only one place someone can have sleeves....