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RAW vs Nitro #63 (12/30/96)

Welcome back to another edition of RAW vs Nitro! Click here to read last week's edition or click here to catch up on all the previous ones . So with that out the way, this is RAW vs Nitro #63. As always, let's start with RAW... RAW RAW opens with a video package recapping the feud between Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart and hyping up a face-to-face encounter tonight. We then get promos from each man, with Hart saying he doesn't have to make excuses and he'll use this opportunity to tell Michaels what he thinks of him and what he does. Michaels says nothing of note until he calls himself the WWF's favorite degenerate. I wonder if that'll stick. Faarooq & Steve Austin with Clarence Mason & PG-13 vs Jesse James & Savio Vega RAW's opening match this week is a completely random tag match. Steve Austin is fresh off a loss on Superstars in a handicap match to two jobbers (one of which was the future Joey Abs) after the British Bulldog ran in...

RAW vs Nitro #62 (12/23/96)

Welcome back to another edition of RAW vs Nitro! Click here to read last week's edition or click here to catch up on all the previous ones . So with that out the way, this is RAW vs Nitro #62. As always, let's start with RAW... RAW Hunter Hearst Helmsley (c) vs Marc Mero-Intercontinental Championship Much to my enjoyment, Hunter Hearst Helmsley has dropped his first theme and is now using Beethoven's Symphony No. 9: Ode to Joy for his entrance . You've gotta love the public domain. This match has the added stipulation that if Helmsley gets disqualified or counted out, he'll still lose the title. Before the match starts, Goldust & Marlena make an entrance through the crowd. This distraction allows Mero to rush Helmsley from behind. Mero starts off with a head of steam, punching Helmsley over the top rope and out of the ring before chasing Jerry Lawler away from the commentary table and to the back. That allows Helmsley to recover and floor Mero with a...

RAW vs Nitro #61 (12/16/96)

Welcome back to another edition of RAW vs Nitro! Click here to read last week's edition or click here to catch up on all the previous ones . So with that out the way, this is RAW vs Nitro #61. As always, let's start with RAW... But first! A quick recap of In Your House: It's Time, which happened the day before this episode of RAW. In a dark match, Brakkus made his debut and defeated Dr. X (Tom Prichard under a mask.) On the Free for All, Rocky Maivia defeated Salvatore Sincere by disqualification Flash Funk defeated Leif Cassidy after hitting a 450 splash, which Jim Ross incorrectly calls a shooting star press. Owen Hart & The British Bulldog retained the WWF Tag Team Championships against the Fake Razor Ramon & Diesel. Bulldog made the cover after Hart hit a spinning wheel kick on Razor. Early in the match, AAA's Pierroth and Cibernético both popped up at ringside...just because. Also during the match, Stone Cold Steve Austin came down to ringsid...