RAW
- Before the show, we see blacked out figure claiming to be the "ex-wife of a former professional wrestler". saying she'll be explaining how Shawn Michaels ruined her marriage and her life.
- The 1-2-3 Kid with Ted Dibiase vs Marc Mero with Sable-Hunter Hearst Helmsley and his lady friend are sitting in on commentary for this match. Mero floors the Kid with a punch to start before flooring him with a shoulder tackle. Mero follows up with an arm drag followed by a wristlock takedown. Mero continues to control the match before dropkicking the Kid out of the ring and hitting a plancha onto him. Back in the ring, the Kid blocks a slingshot splash with his knees and works over Mero with a bunch of kicks. The Kid locks in a sleeper hold while using the ropes for leverage. After a long time with the sleeper locked in, Mero is able to fight to his feet and hit a dragon screw, but the Kid comes right back with a clothesline for a near fall. The Kid follows up with two leg drops before locking in another sleeper hold. The Kid continues to use the ropes for leverage, only for the referee to catch him. Mero gets back to his feet, so the Kid kicks him right down and locks in the sleeper again before the commercial break. We come back to see Mero running wild, hitting a back body drop and a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker before going to the top rope. Mero hits a double ax handle for a near fall before throwing Mero right over the top rope. Mero hits somersault plancha before going back into the ring. Mero goes to the top rope, but Helmsley yanks his leg out from under him and crotches him on the top rope. The Kid goes for a superplex, but Mero turns it over and lands on the Kid, pinning him for the win. This was pretty boring. The majority of the match was headlocks and that's pretty bad.
- In a clip from Superstars, Ted DiBiase accepts the challenge from Savio Vega for a Caribbean Strap match, with the stipulation that if Vega loses, he becomes DiBiase's chauffeur.
- The mystery woman talks about how Shawn Michaels seduced her into sleeping with him so he could gain an advantage in his match against her husband, who's name is scrambled.
- Fatu vs The British Bulldog with Jim Cornette & Diana Smith-The two lock up before Fatu shoulder tackles him to the ground. Bulldog tries to ram Fatu's head into the corner, but Fatu dances it off and headbutts Bulldog out of the ring. Two great things happen here. Bulldog composes himself by hugging his wife while Jim Cornette fans him with his tennis racket.Back in the ring, the two go for a test of strength before Fatu headbutts Bulldog to the ground. Bulldog responds by crotching Fatu on the top rope before clotheslining him to the ground. Bulldog then does push ups in the ring before doing a flip and mocking Shawn Michaels. Outside the ring, Bulldog throws Fatu into the steps before bringing him back into the ring. Bulldog controls the match until Fatu powers out of a headlock and locks in a sleeper hold, but Bulldog escapes it with a low blow. Fatu falls out of the ring and almost gets counted out, only to get bodyslammed when he gets back in the ring. However, Fatu dodges a leg drop, back body drops the Bulldog and hits a running cutter for a near fall. Cornette hops up on the ring apron to distract the referee, only for Fatu to send Bulldog into him and kick him off the apron. Bulldog comes back with a clothesline and hits the running powerslam for the win. Alright match, but nothing really worth watching. After the match, Fatu lashes out at his "family", two men in suits, before saying the WWF is his family.
- The BodyDonnas with Sunny vs Tekno Team 2000-This is Tekno Team 2000.They are a "futuristic" tag team that was "determined to bring the New Generation into the 21st Century." This is why WCW starts winning. Tekno Team 2000 consists of the super futuristically named Travis & Troy, who is better known as Erik Watts, the son of legendary promoter Bill Watts. If you remember, Watts' frequent pushes in WCW were controversial due to the fact that Bill Watts was booking in WCW at the time. And if you need any proof that Erik was only getting pushed because of his dad, just remember...this is how he did a dropkick once:
And also remember that under his dad, he was rubbing shoulders with Steve Austin & Rick Rude. In the WWF...he's doing this. Tekno Team starts off with hot with a double hip toss on Skip before Skip tags in Zip. During this match, Harvey Wipplemem takes notes on the refereeing. Tekno Team regains control and works over Zip. Zip eventually makes a tag to Skip and they hit a double flapjack on Travis. The BodyDonnas control the match until Travis starts to make a comeback, only for Skip to dodge a Stinger Splash. The BodyDonnas hit a double slingshot suplex for a near fall before continuing to work over Travis. Eventually, Travis dodges a back elbow drop from Zip and makes the tag to Troy. Troy runs wild until the Zip makes a blind tag to Skip. Skip hits a super-Frankensteiner before Zip hits a seated senton for the win. This was pretty much nothing. It shouldn't have taken the champions as long as it did to beat a couple of jobbers.
- Jim Ross interviews Vader & Jim Cornette. Ross informs them that Yokozuna, who's leg was injured by Vader, will be 100% soon. However, Cornette says Yokozuna won't be the same and says Vader is everything Yokozuna was, only better. Cornette also says Vader will beat Duke Droese next week.
- The Undertaker with Paul Bearer vs Owen Hart with Jim Cornette-Goldust is sitting in on commentary for this match and even has his own gold headset.We find out that at In Your House, the Goldust will face the Undertaker in a Casket match. Goldust is absolutely terrified and attempts to leave, but the Undertaker's music hits and sits back down at commentary. Also, Jerry Lawler makes a Hitler joke on commentary. Jeez. Hart takes forever to get in the ring, waiting until Taker gets distracted by Cornette. Hart tries to sneak attack Taker, but Taker turns around and beats down Hart in the corner. Goldust's terror on commentary turns to intrigue as Taker chokes Hart in the corner. Hart is able to mount some offense by going after Taker's leg as Goldust leaves commentary before the commercial break. We come back to Goldust walk up to Paul Bearer and sexually harasses him. This causes Bearer to run to the back. Meanwhile, Hart continues to target Taker's leg before hitting a missile dropkick. Hart goes for the Sharpshooter, but Taker grabs his throat and gets to his feet. Taker hits a big boot before throwing Hart out of the ring by his throat. Goldust tries to help Hart into the ring, grabbing his ass in the process, which Hart takes offense to. This allows Taker to pull Hart into the ring and hit a Tombstone Piledriver for the win. After the match, Paul Bearer comes back out to the ring with a gold casket. Taker scares Goldust into backing right into the casket, causing Goldust to flee to the back.
That's it for RAW. Onto Nitro.
Nitro
- Hugh Morrus vs Randy Savage-Morrus attacks Savage during his entrance and drops him across the guardrail. Morrus continues to beat down Savage around ringside before Savage crawls into the ring. Morrus taunts Savage by putting on his hat & jacket.This offends Morrus so greatly that he starts choking Morrus with his jacket. throwing him over the top rope and essentially hanging him.
This causes a DQ, but that doesn't stop Savage from going to the top rope and hitting a diving elbow drop. The referee shoves Savage, so Savage slaps him, bodyslams him, and elbow drops him, all while the timekeeper obnoxiously rings the bell constantly. Eventually, security & the police come down and escort Savage to the back.
- Dean Malenko vs Jushin Thunder Liger with Sonny Onoo-The two exchange holds to start before Liger hits a step-up enziguri. At this time, Ric Flair, Woman, and Miss Elizabeth come out and sit down at a table next to the entrance ramp with champagne. Back to the match, Liger hits a brainbuster for a near fall before the commercial break. We come back to see Malenko hit a dropkick for one. Malenko locks in a kneebar, but Liger breaks it by getting to the ropes. Malenko continues to target the leg until Liger gets a near fall off a roll up before hitting a jumping back elbow for another near fall. Liger follows up with a heel kick in the corner before setting up Malenko on the top rope and dropkicking him to the ground. Liger follows that up with a dive to the outside before going back in the ring. The two exchange roll ups & near falls before Malenko hits a top rope gutbuster. Malenko goes for a powerbomb, but Liger sits down on him for a near fall. The two go back and forth before Malenko hits a Tiger Bomb for the win. Good match, if not a bit short.
- Mean Gene interviews Ric Flair. He says he's at the top of the world right now, so he's going to do what he wants. He says the Giant got lucky last week and he'll get the title back when the time is right. Flair says Savage will get taken out at Slamboree and warns Arn Anderson not to make the wrong choice again. Flair then tells a woman to give Debra McMichael a glass of champagne, which she pours out.
- GLACIER VIGNETTE!
- Lord Steven Regal with Jeeves vs Sting-Sting starts off with a back body drop before quickly going for the Scorpion Death Lock. Regal is able to block it and roll out of the ring before the commercial break. We come back to see Sting hit a shoulder tackle. Sting then locks in a wrist lock, which Regal breaks by getting to the ropes. Regal locks in a wrist lock of his own before taking Sting down. Sting counters it and locks in a straight jacket headlock, which Regal counters it with one of his own. Sting fights out of hit and tosses Regal to the mat. Regal responds with a thumb to the eye before beating down Sting before Sting hits a dropkick. Sting runs wild with two hip tosses, a body slam, and two clotheslines, but Regal dodges the Stinger Splash. Regal goes for a butterfly suplex, but Sting powers out and pins Regal with a backdrop cradle suplex for the win. Fine match with a really good ending in my opinion.
- The Giant (c) with Jimmy Hart vs Lex Lu...Ummm...OK...
- The Giant with Jimmy Hart vs Jim Duggan-Yeah, the commentators kept talking about the Giant vs Luger and the announcer even announced that Luger was coming out. Heenan says this must be an extra match before the announcer says that Luger hasn't arrived at the arena, so Duggan has offered to take his spot. Duggan takes the fight right to the Giant while he tries to get in the ring, but it has no effect. After Giant gets in the ring, he chokes Duggan in the corner with his boot before battering him to the ground. Duggan tries to body slam the Giant, but he's too big. The Giant continues to dominate the match before hitting a fairly sh*t chokeslam for the win. After the match, the Giant hits a slightly better chokeslam. Cobra (remember him?) runs down, only to get chokeslammed. One-half of the Cuban Assassins (whoever they are) runs down next to get chokeslammed before Alex Wright (ya, German boy!) gets chokeslammed. Ric Flair runs down with a wooden chair and smashes it over Giant's head. It does nothing, so Giant tries to chokeslam Flair, only for Sting to run down and hit a diving double ax handle. Sting goes after the Giant leg before going to the top rope and flooring the Giant with a diving double ax handle. Sting locks the Giant in the Scorpion Death Lock, but Jimmy Hart breaks it up by hitting Sting with his megaphone. Lex Luger runs down with a briefcase and his pinstripe workout gear.He holds the Giant at bay before Hart calls off the Giant. Mean Gene enters the ring and asks where Luger was. Sting asks the same thing. Sting & Luger argue with eachother as the show closes.
RAW: 14
Nitro: 17
That's it for this edition of RAW vs Nitro. Stay tuned for the next one.
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