A new generation.....a new attitude?

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<div style="text-align:center;"> <img style="max-width:50%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/CTShvmm.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/CTShvmm.jpg"></a> Week 4, January 1998 Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina) ATT: 30,000 PPV BUY: 1.96 Announce Team: Tony Schiavone, Dusty Rhodes & Bobby "The Brain" Heenan <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div> <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/EDFQF6Q.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/EDFQF6Q.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/WRVcv2k.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/WRVcv2k.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/6hUfwC7.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/6hUfwC7.jpg"></a> This may not be the first Pay Per View in the year of 1998, but it is the first WCW Pay Per View in the year of 1998, it's the ONLY Pay Per View you need to watch in the month of January.....and you can take it from me folks......World Championship Wrestling.....is Souled Out..... .....the show opens at the announce position, where Tony Schiavone welcomes us to a historic event..... ".....because fans, with Sting defeating Hollywood Hogan last month at Starrcade, bringing the WCW Championship back where it belongs in the process, this event tonight marks the first Pay Per View in over twelve months NOT to feature the Titans of Wrestling in the main event....." ".....that's right daddy.....the Stinger man, he showed everyone just why he's the franchise of WCW baby, when he sent Hollywood Hogan running back to those Hollywood Hills, if you will.....but Bobby Heenan, he may have slain the Corporate Giant last month, but he's got an honest to goodness real life Giant tonight Brain.....like Godzilla daddy....." ".....Sting.....you beat Hogan.....you did, and no one can take that away from you.....but tonight, you're not ready for the Giant.....you've been preoccupied with Shawn Michaels and Jean Paul Levesque.....off having tag team matches here, brawls around the arenas there.....you've been concentrating on anyone BUT the Giant.....well tonight, you've got an angry, seven foot plus man across the ring from you.....you'd BETTER be giving him your full attention....." .....speaking of Shawn Michaels and Jean Paul Levesque.....they haven't been winning many friends around here lately, nor do they want to.....what they WANT is to take out the Titans of Wrestling once and for all, and they'll have the opportunity to do so tonight.....in an anything goes brawl with Randy Savage and The Warrior.....although when anything goes, you've got to favour the Titans.....because they rarely go about their business without a little backup..... .....but that's all later.....right now it's time to go down to ringside, for our first match (and title match) of the evening..... Rating: N/A </div><div style="text-align:center;"></div><div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/G9blWo1.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/G9blWo1.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/JjTal3v.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/JjTal3v.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/QvkDvk8.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/QvkDvk8.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/miG15RN.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/miG15RN.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/iMTTL4m.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/iMTTL4m.jpg"></a> .....and it's the tag team titles on the line, as Diamond Dallas Page and Chris Benoit put the gold on the line, against two men that (Kevin Sullivan claims) refuse to be forgotten anymore.....Bam Bam Bigelow and Big Van Vader..... .....it's difficult to believe that anyone could "forget" these two mammoth men.....both men huge in stature.....both men around (and over in Vaders case) the 400lb mark.....both men former WCW Champions.....but as Kevin Sullivan (perhaps rightly) pointed out to them, two men that have been pushed to one side, neglected.....Forgotten.....in favour of the latest influx of former Titan Sports employees.....for Vader that's nothing new.....Big Van Vader dominated WCW though most of the early 90's, crushing even such fan favourites as our CURRENT world champion, Sting.....but that all came to a screeching halt when a certain red and yellow express (along with his whole host of friends) came crashing into World Championship Wrestling..... .....Hulk Hogan walked through the doors.....and Vader was Forgotten..... .....fast forward two years, and Bam Bam Bigelow did the unthinkable.....a decade in the business and a decade of failing to live up to his potential, Bigelow finally won the big one, defeating The Nature Boy Ric Flair to become the WCW Champion.....but while he thought his Cinderella story was just beginning, the reality was that the clock was ready to strike midnight, and his coach was already getting ready to turn back into a pumpkin.....because less than three months after winning it, the red and yellow express was about to turn black and white..... .....Hollywood Hogan walked through the doors.....and Bigelow was Forgotten..... .....from there, between the formation of the Titans of Wrestling, the war between them and WCW (not to mention the influx of new faces after a mass WWF exodus) took centre stage, and Bam Bam Bigelow and Big Van Vader meekly shuffled off into obscurity.....two huge, mean monsters, cast in the role of fan favourites when they SHOULD have been almost unstoppable machines.....two former World Champions without a SINGLE title opportunity between them in over a year now.....miscast, misused, missing.....then it all changed..... .....Kevin Sullivan walked through the doors.....and he refuses to let Vader or Bigelow be forgotten..... .....contrary to that, their opponents tonight have spent the last six months trying to prove themselves.....trying to break through that fabled glass ceiling, out of middlecard mediocrity, and into the main event scene where they feel they belong.....and they did just that.....even in losing efforts to Hollywood Hogan, to Randy Savage, to The Warrior, they both looked every bit the main event player they were claiming to be.....and then at Starrcade, they struck the first blood in the night long battle of WCW vs. The ToW, capturing the WCW Tag Team Titles from the Totally Awesome Twosome, Adam Copeland and Christian Cage..... .....opportunity walked through the doors.....and Chris Benoit and Diamond Dallas Page answered..... .....which brings us to tonight..... .....there's been a bit of a reoccurring theme in WCW as of late.....the theme that involves people not focusing on the matches they have upcoming, but rather being more preoccupied with the actions (or words) of Shawn Michaels and Jean Paul Levesque.....and our tag team champions tonight are just as guilty of it.....which is perhaps why Chris Benoit is coming into this match at certainly less than 100%, after not only getting Powerbombed on the steel entrance way on Nitro, but also going on to compete against Shawn Michaels just a few short moments later, when he really shouldn't have..... .....because of that, it's perhaps no surprise that it's the (half crippled) Canadian Crippler that has to play the face in peril role tonight..... .....to be fair, the champions start out very strong.....they may be at a size disadvantage, but they're certainly quicker than their opponents and they use that to control the opening portion of the match.....both men duck and weave, dip and dive, and when Bigelow charges at Benoit, the Canadian grabs hold of the top rope and drops down, leaving Bam Bam to tumble over the top and down to the floor..... .....Vader clubs Benoit from behind, but Page joins his partner and the two of them hammer on the huge mastodon, before finally sending HIM tumbling over the top too with a huge double clothesline..... .....advantage champs right?..... .....not for long..... .....because Benoit decides to leap over that top rope himself, looking to crash down onto Vader.....problem with that is that he former World Champion was waiting.....catches him in mid-air, and then drives him (injured) back first into the ring post..... .....that puts the challengers firmly in control, and they use all of their considerable girth to punish Chris Benoit..... .....with Kevin Sullivan barking orders from the floor they systematically cut the ring in half, keeping Benoit firmly in their corner.....and IN that corner they crush/splash/cuff/club/beat and headbutt the tag team champion, until Benoit is a broken mess..... .....but as the Titans of Wrestling know, putting Chris Benoit down and KEEPING Chris Benoit down are two entirely different things.....and as Bigelow comes off the top with that Diving Headbutt, Benoit rolls to one side, leaving Bammers to crash face first on the mat, as he rolls towards his corner to make the hot tag..... .....Page storms the ring and cuts off Bigelow before he can tag in his partner, sending Vader flying off the apron with a running shoulder charge, before turning his attention back to the still dazed Bigelow..... .....Bam Bam isn't quite the size of Vader, but he's a huge man none the less, and he's able to reverse an Irish Whip attempt before knocking the wind out of Page with a standing body splash on the return.....his diving headbutt didn't work last time, but he's going for it again here, scaling the turnbuckles for the second time this match..... .....unbeknownst to the Beast from the East though, DDP isn't even the legal man anymore.....because Benoit made the blind tag during that Irish Whip attempt, and he rushes across the ring, throwing himself at the ropes, leaving Bammers to lose his footing and crotch himself on the top turnbuckle..... .....and with Bam Bam perched up top, Page climbs up to the second rope and hooks the head....lit looks like he's going for the Super Diamond Cutter to the Super Heavyweight..... .....I mentioned that Kevin Sullivan is at ringside right? Because it's relevant.....Kimberly Page is there as well.....that's relevant too.....because as Page hooks Bammer's head, Sullivan grabs Kimberly by the hair on the outside, and Dallas quickly relinquishes the hold to rushes to the aid of his wife on the outside..... .....unfortunately that leaves his partner alone..... .....Benoit looks to pick up where his partner left off, scaling the ropes to deliver what looks to be a superplex to Bigelow, but Vader cuts him off..... .....drags him to the centre of the ring..... .....and then Powerbombs him straight into the mat..... .....Bigelow comes off the top a few seconds later (finally connecting with the headbutt) before making the cover.....and as an oblivious Page chases Sullivan around on the floor, the official counts one.....two.....three..... .....and we have brand new WCW World Tag Team Champions...... Winner(s): .....and New WCW Tag Team Champions.....Bam Bam Bigelow & Big Van Vader Rating: A </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/NintiQC.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/NintiQC.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/1hv1duI.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/1hv1duI.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/iMTTL4m.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/iMTTL4m.jpg"></a> .....the official hands The Forgotten their (ill-gotten) gold, and as Kevin Sullivan enters the ring to congratulate his men (with microphone in hand) Dallas Page helps his partner to the back..... .....Sullivan tells the crowd that his prophecy has been fulfilled, as the forgotten monsters have once again infiltrated themselves into the forefront of WCW..... ".....forgotten by the office, forgotten by the fans, forgotten even by the boys in the back.....but not forgotten by me....." .....Sully says that Diamond Dallas Page and Chris Benoit are a shining example of what happens when you forget that Bam Bam Bigelow and Big Van Vader are walking, talking warheads.....although Tony Schiavone doesn't agree..... ".....because if you ask ME Brain, the only thing that DDP and Chris Benoit 'forgot' tonight, was that Kevin Sullivan will sink to any depths to get what he wants....." ".....well they didn't used to call him the Gamesmaster because he likes to play Checkers on his days off you know Schiavone.....they called him the gamesmaster because he knows how to play the game.....and if Doofus Dallas Page and the Crippled Canadian Chris Benoit had been doing their homework and focusing on their opponents (instead of forgetting about them to worry about Shawn Michaels and JPL) then MAYBE they could have come in with a game plan of their own.....one that DIDN'T involve Kimberly being at ringside.....and MAYBE they would be walking out of here tonight with the tag titles still around their waists.....but then what do I know, I'm only The Brain Schiavone....." .....Sullivan says that everyone had better either sit up and take notice, or pack their bags and leave.....because any team that wants to have the privilege of calling themselves the WCW World Tag Team Champions are going to have to go through these two men.....and honestly, whether it's DDP and Chris Benoit, Shawn Michaels and Jean Paul Levesque, the Titans of Wrestling, the Public Enemy, the Faces of Fear.....the list goes on and on..... ".....because it doesn't matter WHO comes after these belts.....come one, come all.....because The Forgotten WILL be remembered.....and The Forgotten REFUSE to fade into insignificance again.....you want these belts, go ahead and try to take them....." .....yeah, and by the look on the faces of Vader and Bammers, good luck with that.....let's go to the back...... Rating: B+ </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/3mOVwsH.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/3mOVwsH.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/AAhTSYz.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/AAhTSYz.jpg"></a> .....where Mike Tenay is standing by with the current WCW Cruiserweight Champion, Jeff Hardy..... .....Tenay says that Jeff only won this Championship four short weeks ago at Starrcade, but in that time he's not been shy about defending IT, and the Cruiserweight Division as a whole.....as his challenge to Randy Savage a few weeks back will demonstrate..... ".....but tonight you're facing (once again) a member of James Vandenberg's twisted congregation.....you turned back Tajiri.....you turned back Jinsei Shinzaki.....you even recently defeated Mortis.....but this Sinister Minister seems determined to keep knocking at your door.....tonight you face Hayabusa.....is tonight the night that Vandenberg's men finally break you down?....." .....I think I've mentioned before that his mic work is not exactly Jeff Hardy's strong point.....it's improved, don't get me wrong.....but he's still hardly a wordsmith.....fortunately he keeps this short and sweet..... .....he tells Tenay that Vandenberg can keep knocking all he likes, he ain't getting in, and he ain't getting his grubby little hands on this Cruiserweight Title..... ".....I've been fighting to prove myself since the day I walked through the doors here in World Championship Wrestling.....and I ain't a Shawn Michaels Mike Tenay, I'm PROUD to be here in WCW, and I'm PROUD to be the WCW Cruiserweight Champion..... .....James Vandenberg, he keeps going on about 'cleansing' this and 'purifying' that.....this title, it ain't here to be clean or pure.....it's here to be fought for.....blood, sweat and tears.....this title is here for all the guys that are willing to put their bodies on the line for the HONOUR of wearing it.....now, Hayabusa, he might be willing to risk it all.....but just like I ain't Shawn Michaels, Hayabusa..... .....he ain't Jeff Hardy....." .....looks like our Cruiserweight Title match is up next.....let's go down to ringside..... Rating: B+ </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/nieEfiZ.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/nieEfiZ.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/OylBAgj.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/OylBAgj.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/QPFbiE5.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/QPFbiE5.jpg"></a> .....so it's our second match of the evening, and our second TITLE match of the evening.....although Jeff Hardy will be looking to have more success in defending his championship than our champions in that previous match did..... .....this is certainly going to be a faster paced affair than our Tag Team Championship Match was, with both men keen to utilise their aerial abilities.....because of this, the match wasn't set out like your usual 'babyface shine, heel heat spot, babyface comeback' formula.....instead it was about as back and forth a match as you are likely to see..... .....Hardy said earlier that the Cruiserweight Title wasn't there to be pure.....it was there for the Cruiserweight's that were willing to put their bodies on the line to claim that top spot....l .....both men MORE than put their bodies on the line in this one.....in fact, they spend more time in the air than they did on the mat..... .....Hardy connected with a one man poetry in motion, as well as a whisper in the wind, while Hayabusa took out the Champion with a series of splashes from the top, as well as a spectacular standing springboard moonsault (from the apron down to the floor) taking out Hardy in the process.....Jeff even sent James Vandenberg flying off the apron, with a dropkick that sends him crashing down to the concrete..... .....unfortunately, Vandenberg isn't the only one that Hardy has to worry about..... .....in all honesty, Jeff Hardy shouldn't even BE the Cruiserweight Champion right now.....he was SUPPOSED to put Yoshihiro Tajiri over at Starrcade, but the (severe and serious) injury to Tajiri quickly put a stop to that..... .....an audible was called, and Jeff Hardy became Champion.....but since he was never supposed to be the Champion in the first place, does it really come as much of a shock that he doesn't leave here tonight with that gold belt around his waist?..... .....Vandenberg may have gotten taken out, but there is still Shinzaki and Mortis to contend with.....and they BOTH come into play here......because as Hardy mounts the top rope, looking for that Senton Bomb (and with Jinsei distracting the official) Mortis comes up onto the apron to crack Jeff in the back of the head with that Jester Cane, leaving the Cruiserweight Champion to crash to the mat..... .....Hayabusa quickly takes up the space on the top rope that Jeff previously occupied, before nailing the half unconscious Hardy with a spectacular looking Phoenix Splash that's enough for the one, the two......and the (tainted) three...... .....and FINALLY the WCW Cruiserweight Championship is in the possession of James Vandenberg's Flock of Freaks..... .....it's not been a good night thus far for the champions of WCW..... Winner: .....and New WCW Cruiserweight Champion.....Hayabusa Rating: B </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/0VzCRml.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/0VzCRml.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/8El8DGj.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/8El8DGj.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/2o5c9e1.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/2o5c9e1.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/jMg73vi.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/jMg73vi.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/Xt1F5zG.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/Xt1F5zG.jpg"></a> .....we air the replay of the ending of the match (leaving no doubt in anyone's mind that Jeff Hardy was robbed) and when we come back to the live show, Mean Gene has joined Vandenberg, Mortis, Shinzaki and the new Cruiserweight Champion Hayabusa in the ring..... ".....and I don't mind telling you fans, that from my vantage point, YOU James Vandenberg, you just stole that title belt from a very deserving champion....." .....oh, it's testy Gene that we have tonight.....someone didn't get their scotch on the rocks.....Vandenberg just laughs at this statement however, and as Shinzaki straps the Title belt around the new champions waist, Vandenberg points at Hayabusa, telling Gene that "that man right there, is the ONLY deserving champion in WCW today" because Hayabusa is the ONLY champion that lives his life by the good word of James Vandenberg..... ".....I heard a lot of talk tonight.....talk about my followers knocking at the door of Jeff Hardy.....well Young Jeffery, James Vandenberg is nothing if not a patient man.....and yes, there was knocking.....OPPORTUNITY was knocking for Mr. Hardy.....and Mr. Hardy chose to ignore that knock.....now look at him.....and look at the man who relished the opportunity to learn at the feet of this Misunderstood Minister....." .....Vandenberg says that this was the first step on the road to the purification of the Cruiserweight Division.....and the cleansing of WCW.....close the book on the story of Jeff Hardy, because the next chapter in his Ministry's tale begins....now.... .....to the back we go again..... Rating: B+ </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/Otmasnl.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/Otmasnl.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/xHBTSHS.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/xHBTSHS.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/CscfWXe.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/CscfWXe.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/IlgGAK6.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/IlgGAK6.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/KMoemF3.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/KMoemF3.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/bo3WUqu.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/bo3WUqu.jpg"></a> .....where things are a little more civilised than they currently are inside the ring, because we go to the locker room of Lance Storm.....a locker room that Mr. Storm is currently sharing with a group of gentlemen that he has been spending a lot of time with.....fellow Canadians Jacques Rougeau and Carl Oulette, His Lordship Steven Regal......Earl Robert Eaton.....and The Duke, Douglas Williams..... .....the six men appear to be having a good old chuckle at the jolly good thrashing they gave to the Road Warriors on Thunder, with his Lordship claiming that it's no wonder that two men with class, elegance and style were able to overcome two brutish thugs such as Hawk and Animal..... ".....in fact, the only real surprise was the fact that those two knuckle-dragging neanderthals want a rematch tomorrow night.....AND that they're bringing that red, white and blue waving imbecile, James Duggan.....especially after the thrashings that you yourself have delivered to him Mr. Storm....." <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/AAhTSYz.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/AAhTSYz.jpg"></a> .....speaking of which, Mike Tenay joins in the party.....and HE wants to know if the challenge to face Hawk, Animal and Jim Duggan tomorrow night is going to be answered?..... .....Storm cuts Tenay off, telling him that first of all, he should know better than to interrupt a nobleman of LORD Steven Regal's stature (to which Regal agree's, muttering under his breath about the rudeness of these Americans) before confirming that yes.....yes the challenge is accepted..... ".....three of us, against the three of them.....and once more we will demonstrate the civilianised worlds superiority against the Arrogance of America....." .....ok, good to know.....but Tenay is now curious as to WHICH three of "them" it will be that Faces the Road Warriors and Hacksaw tomorrow night on Nitro, but Regal cuts him off at that..... ".....because not only did you have the audacity to waltz into this room (uninvited none the less) but you waltzed straight into an Embassy of the British Empire.....because make no mistake sunshine, wherever Lord Steven Regal is, he's doing Her Majesty's work and is governed only by the rules of the Sovereignty.....you don't get to call the shots OR ask the questions in here unless WE allow it..... .....you want to find out which three of Her Majesty's servants will be answering the challenge, well then I suggest you bloody well tune in tomorrow night, because you will be finding out who at exactly the same time as those three meandering morons.....now I suggest you sod off, before you feel the back of my hand....." .....I guess you don't have to tell Mike Tenay twice, because he quickly exits the (so-called) "Embassy", before signing off and sending us back down to ringside..... Rating: B+ </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/pmtBgnZ.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/pmtBgnZ.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/JeH6Xzy.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/JeH6Xzy.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/TFVQgbO.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/TFVQgbO.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/pM1SjBC.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/pM1SjBC.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/zy1WWUY.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/zy1WWUY.jpg"></a> .....where it's time to batten down the hatches and bolt the stable door.....because we're about to have a hoss fight.....because it's Missy Hyatt's Mike Awesome and Gideon Cain squaring off against two members of Jimmy Hart's (newly reformed) First Family.....the Faces of Fear, Meng and The Barbarian..... .....this mini feud came about following a Faces of Fear beatdown to Mike Awesome, that was only thwarted by the return from (kayfabe) injury of Awesome's partner, Gideon Cain.....since then the two sides have been pretty even.....Meng has defeated Awesome, but Cain has defeated The Barbarian.....time to see who is going to take the advantage in this Tag Team encounter..... ....."bowling shoe ugly" is probably one term that a certain black hat wearing announcer might use to describe this one.....and that's not to say it was a bad match (in fact far from it, because for what it was it was very good) but it was far from pretty, that's for damn sure..... .....Awesome and Cain have been quietly going about getting themselves over (and in Cain's case, quietly improving at a steady rate thanks to the tutelage of Bobby Eaton) and are now comfortably on the same level as (if not slightly above) the Faces of Fear.....granted that doesn't sound that impressive, but when you consider the fact that Meng and The Barbarian have been consistent upper-midcarders for a decade now, while Awesome was a virtual unknown eight months ago and Gideon Cain WAS an unknown (no virtual about it) fresh out of the Powerplant..... .....the four men club, thump, punch, kick, headbutt and slam their way through a decent enough match, that sees both sides getting plenty of chance to shine.....in the end though, Jimmy Hart's First Family don't get off to the best of starts, after Cain finishes off The Barbarian with the East of Eden for the one, two, three. Winner(s): Mike Awesome & Gideon Cain Rating: B+ </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/TsqOuMQ.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/TsqOuMQ.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/RiYc4ii.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/RiYc4ii.jpg"></a> From there we have some pre-recorded footage from earlier in the evening, before this event went live.....footage of WCW.com's Mark Madden, stopping Curt Hennig as he enters the building, clearly looking for an exclusive for the (still in its infancy) website..... .....he asks Hennig whether he's going to remain impartial here tonight? After all, he and The Rock have hardly been on the same page in these last few weeks, and in fact this past Thunder saw them out and out go at it.....so I guess the question ".....Curt Hennig, should The Rock be worried?....." .....Curt doesn't even break stride as he makes his way though the arena, but he does stop when he hears that question, before looking at Madden like he's a moron..... ".....should The Rock be worried?.....what a stupid question little man.....of course The Rock should be worried.....he's facing a man in Eddie Guerrero, that even I couldn't out-cheat in three tries.....he's facing a man in Eddie Guerrero that he's already lost to once.....The Rock should unquestionably be worried..... .....but not about me.....I may be scheduled to be there at ringside later this evening, but I'm there purely in an Official Capacity.....I'm there to enforce the proceedings.....I'm there SOLEY and ONLY to make sure that The Rock gets a fair shot at that United States title, without any outside shenanigans.....other than that, I'm JUST there as a spectator like everybody else.....so if you'll excuse me, I need to go and get ready....." .....although quite WHAT Curt needs to get ready for is anyone's guess.....after all, other than keeping Chavo Guerrero Jr at bay, all he has to do is sit back and enjoy what should be a great match.....at least we know that Mr. Hennig is going to be an impartial advisor..... .....apparently..... Rating: A </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/dICBV2c.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/dICBV2c.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/o5VxOZB.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/o5VxOZB.jpg"></a> .....we come back live to the feed, and we head straight to the back, where Mean Gene is standing by with the Titan's of Wrestling's own Buff(y the Icon Slayer) Bagwell..... ".....and Buff Bagwell, it would seem to me that the last time you were backstage at a WCW show, you caused quite the bit of trouble....." .....Gene is referring of course to the assault inflicted upon The Total Package Lex Luger, who was left laying this past Monday Night, with some rather convenient graffiti on the walls which suggested that perhaps Shawn Michaels was responsible..... .....Gene says that Lex Luger certainly believed that Shawn Michaels and/or Jean Paul Levesque had something to do with the assault, leading him to challenge Shawn Michaels to a match this past Thursday Night on Thunder.....unfortunately for Luger (as he found out during said match, distracting him long enough for Michaels to kick his head off his shoulders) it turned out to have been Buff who did the deed, in an obvious frame up..... .....which leads us to tonight..... .....because Lex Luger has officially challenged Buff to a match tonight, a fact which Bagwell finds hilarious..... .....he tells Gene that Flexy Lexy might want to try and work out that old grey matter between his ears instead of flexing his sub-par pecs for hours on end, because he is clearly stoopid (with a double o).....stoopid for thinking that Michaels and Levesque even care enough about a bum like him to beat him up, and stoopid for not realising that it was an obvious set up..... ".....and even stoopider still if he thinks he can beat The Stuff here tonight.....I'm Buff Bagwell Mean Gene.....I am a Titan of Wrestling.....and Buff Daddy has already proved to the world that there ain't no-one I can't beat....and if you don't believe me, ask Rowdy Roddy Piper..... .....oh wait.....you can't.....because I drove his crippled old ass out of WCW once and for all....." .....Buff has a great laugh at that, telling Gene that when he's done with Luger, he's just going to be another has-been from the 80's, put out to pasture by the biggest....the baddest.....the best.....Buff "The Stuff" Bagwell..... Rating: B+ </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/OvbHblE.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/OvbHblE.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/TFVQgbO.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/TFVQgbO.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/jbKPHuH.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/jbKPHuH.jpg"></a> .....ok, so after facing (and losing to) the supposed "culprit" of his Monday Nitro assault on this past Thursdays Thunder, Lex Luger now faces the ACTUAL culprit of his Monday Nitro assault, Buff Bagwell..... .....Buff has had a run of good form in recent weeks.....in fact, he's had a run of good form for the last few months, ever since he hooked up with the Titans of Wrestling back around July time of 1997.....he's gone from habitual midcarder, forming an unlikely team with Samu of the SST, to solid upper-mid (occasional main event) star, holding victories over the likes of DDP, Chris Benoit, and even genuine Icon's like Rowdy Roddy Piper..... .....granted, most of those wins were dubious, but still, a win is a win..... .....Lex Luger on the other hand has NOT had the best of luck recently.....he's lost to the Giant, he's lost to Shawn Michaels, he put on a tremendous showing in the Mayhem Match (lasting almost an hour) but ultimately lost.....and now his best friend is the World Champion.....so where does he go from here?..... .....I guess a win against Buff Bagwell would be a good place to start..... .....of course, whether he gets one remains to be seen, but for what it's worth, in the opening moments of this match, you would be excused for thinking you were watching a bodybuilding contest, as these two oiled up men flex at each other like their opponent will spontaneously submit if they pump their biceps hard enough..... .....obviously that doesn't happen.....what DOES happen, is we have a decent enough match between two men that are comfortable enough in their roles to perform well (even if it's not a mat classic)..... .....Luger is at his shouty best as he runs through Buff with clothesline after clothesline, while Buff is at his cocky (but ultimately chickensh!t) best as he tries to escape from the wrath of Luger..... .....The Total Package is on fire as he dominates the opening portion of the match, but that fire gets the better of him as he recklessly charges into the ringpost, wrapping his shoulder around the steel when Bagwell moves out of the way of a clothesline attempt on the floor..... .....Buff takes control from there, as he works over Luger (in between poses) taunting him all the way.....he's pretty fundamental in the ring our Buff, but his limitations are masked somewhat by the fact that this crowd love to hate him, and they pop big when Luger is able to dive out of the way of a Blockbuster attempt, which sees Buff crash and burn onto the mat..... .....from there Luger rally's back, absorbing every blow that Buff can deliver, before finally letting out a big battle cry as he hits Bagwell with a double bicep pose, before nailing him in the face with a right hand..... .....right hand, right hand.....back to the corner, Irish whip to the turnbuckles.....running charge, corner clothesline.....Luger is on fire, and he tops it off with an impressive Military Press, slamming Bagwell back down to the mat before signalling for the Torture Rack..... .....he racks him too.....but as he does, Bagwells trailing leg takes out the official, meaning there is no one there to call for the bell as Buff furiously submits..... .....Luger finally tosses his opponent to the mat in frustration, and goes over to revive the official.....so Bagwell drops him with a low blow..... .....the official is still down, and now so is Lex.....so Bagwell does what any self respecting Titan of Wrestling would do, he heads outside and gets a steel chair, then stands over The Total Package, weapon raised..... .....as the Bagpipes begin to blare..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/UwnugQL.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/UwnugQL.jpg"></a> .....and Rowdy Roddy Piper comes walking out from the back..... .....actually, 'walking' is a tad generous.....limping is a more realistic word, because it's only been a month since we last saw the Hot Rod, and it the crutch under his arm is any indication, he's still not at 100%..... .....Buff laughs that up too, mocking Piper as he hobbles down the aisle, telling him to watch this, because he's about to finish Luger, just like he finished Piper..... .....except Piper ISN'T finished.....far from it actually.....because he slides into the ring behind Bagwell (does a little Muhammad Ali shuffle to show us all that actually, his leg is fine) then waffles Buff across the back with the crutch..... .....Piper rolls back out of the ring, just as the official is coming to his senses to see Luger hoist Bagwell up in the Torture Rack.....and this time there's no mistaking Buff's cry of surrender..... .....your winner (by submission) The Total Package..... Winner: Lex Luger Rating: B+ </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/kW3wVGX.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/kW3wVGX.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/phb9Ny4.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/phb9Ny4.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/wJS2C6J.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/wJS2C6J.jpg"></a> .....Piper climbs into the ring (and raises Luger's hand) as Bagwell scurry's away to the back with his tail between his legs, before snatching up a microphone to tell the crowd (and Bagwell) that the rumours of his demise have been greatly exaggerated..... ".....Buff Bagwell.....you've been going around here thinking that you're something special because you beat Roddy Piper at Starrcade.....the way I see it, all you proved at Starrcade, is that a one legged man ain't no good in an ass kicking contest.....but guess what?....." .....Piper jogs up and down on the spot for a moment, before telling Bagwell that this man has got two good legs now, and he's going to use them to kick Buff right in the Stuff..... ".....I mean, I know you Titans think you're pretty special.....but special enough to put ME down? Ha.....I don't think so.....Greg Valentine couldn't do it.....Jimmy Snuka couldn't do it.....Mr. T certainly couldn't do it.....not even the 'great Hulk Hogan' could keep me down.....so trust me when I say, that an oiled up dumbbell like Buff Bagwell, is sure as HELL not going to keep me down....." .....Buff isn't happy about the insult there, telling Piper that he'll come down there now and gimp his other leg if he doesn't watch his mouth.....but Piper just smiles..... ".....see, that's why I like you Buff.....and I do like you.....people have said for years that I have no taste, but I like YOU.....you remind me a lot of a young Roddy Piper.....all you're missing is some talent, some good looks.....and a slightly smarter mouth.....slightly smarter everything actually.....you're living proof that man can live without a brain, because you must be a moron to think that I'm even NEARLY done with you..... .....you wanna run with the Titans Buff then you got to be prepared for what's coming your way.....you think hanging out with Hogan and Savage and Warrior is going to get your name up in lights? You wanna be famous kid? You wanna be seen in "Who's Who?"......when I'm done stomping on your face, the only thing you're going to be featured in is "What's That?" because you'll be so mangled that even Momma Bagwell won't recognise you....." .....Bagwell is seething on the entrance way.....and looks as though he's contemplating suicide by heading back to the ring where Luger and Piper are waiting..... .....in the end though he doesn't.....because Big Ray-Ray (The Enforcer, Ray Traylor) walks out onto the stage and persuades him to head to the back..... .....which is exactly where we're going now, leaving Luger and Piper to celebrate in the ring..... Rating: A* </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/DJt4Wpa.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/DJt4Wpa.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/BClB1EX.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/BClB1EX.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/AAhTSYz.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/AAhTSYz.jpg"></a> .....and IN the back we go to a (somewhat smirking) Mike Tenay, who's standing by with two thirds of the Totally Awesome Trinity (and half of the Freaking Awesome Foursome) Adam Copeland and Christian Cage..... .....Tenay says that the world saw (this past Thursday) on Thunder, that Copeland and Cage perhaps bit off a little bit more than they could chew.....because their match with The Pitbulls tonight has been changed to a Double Dog-collar Match..... ".....and well, to put it bluntly gentlemen, these two Pitbulls look to be just about ready to take a bite out of YOU....." ".....SHUT UP MIKE TENAY!!....you think this is funny? I can see you smirking there.....this isn't funny.....this totally sucks....." ".....that's right.....we totally beat the Pitbull's about a gazillion times already.....but Eric Bischoff (in a total abuse of power AND a miscarriage of justice) went and just changed this match to a dog collar match? Do we look like animals to you Tenay?....." ".....SHUT UP MIKE TENAY!!.....I'll answer that for you.....the correct answer is no.....no we don't.....we look like two Totally Awesome....." ".....and devastatingly handsome....." ".....totally devastatingly handsome.....guys.....GUYS!!!.....I am not an animal......SHUT UP MIKE TENAY!....." <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/w52KdTn.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/w52KdTn.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/qU3eLUn.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/qU3eLUn.jpg"></a> .....and then there were four.....as Big Ray-Ray drags an irate looking Buff Bagwell into shot, after finally getting him away from Piper..... .....Traylor doesn't do much talking anymore, not now he's got his two totally charismatic mouthpieces by his side.....he doesn't talk here either.....he just stands there looking menacing while Buff joins in on the ranting..... .....the trio continue to talk trash on their respective opponents, with Buff telling Piper that he should have stayed out to pasture where he belongs (but promises that the next time Buff takes him out, it will be for good) while Copeland and Cage promise to neuter the Pitbulls once and for all.....in their own match none the less..... ".....because those totally dumb mutts forget one thing.....in this stupid Dog Collar match, there's no disqualifications.....and Big Ray-Ray, he's totally ticked off....." ".....that's right.....because he was left standing at that dumb pet store for hours waiting for us to come back and get him.....he thought we'd abandoned him....." ".....we'd never abandon you Big Ray-Ray....." ".....we'd totally never abandon you.....but tonight Pitbulls, we're totally going to take you out.....c'mon Ray-Ray....." Rating: A </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/nriUVsq.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/nriUVsq.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/FQLifWf.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/FQLifWf.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/TFVQgbO.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/TFVQgbO.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/Jg2T62p.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/Jg2T62p.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/CXQGLDZ.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/CXQGLDZ.jpg"></a> Double Dog Collar Match .....well this wasn't a feud that I was expecting to still be happening two months down the line from their Mayhem tag team encounter back in November..... .....honestly, The Pitbulls were supposed to have been a one and done, paint by numbers Title defence for the (then) WCW Tag Team Champions, problem was, I actually had a lot of fun with the little program and well, here we are..... .....it's a Dog Collar match now, but it's only BEEN a Dog Collar match for the last three days, after Eric Bischoff took advantage of Vince Russo's regular absences from WCW's Thursday night show, Thunder to make a few changes here (as the highest ranking official below Vinnie Ru) and Copeland and Cage are clearly not happy about that stipulation..... .....and nor should they be.....because The Pitbulls kicked the living sh!t out of the..... .....the announcers inform us (as Copeland is Tethered to Pitbull #1, while Cage and Pitbulls #2 are chained together) that this is gong to be a one fall to a finish match, with Texas Tornado rules.....no tagging in and out, all four men are legal.....no count outs, no submissions, no rules at all, other than you're literally chained to your opponent..... .....obviously this wasn't the best match of the night, but the crowd ate it up as the four men brawled from ring to ringside, to aisleway and back again, leaving Copeland and Cage covered in red welts where they have tasted the chains courtesy of the Pitbulls..... .....Big Ray-Ray did indeed join his Totally Awesome Team Mates out there.....and he interjected himself on more than one occasion, finally resulting in the official ordering him from ringside (much to his, Copeland and Cages displeasure) and at that point it was a far more even affair..... .....the finish of the match saw Copeland down and out on the floor near ringside, as Pitbull #1 used the slack from the Dog Collar to slide into the ring and set up a table, just as Pitbull #2 drags Cage over to the turnbuckles, as they get ready to perform that assisted Superbomb straight through the wood..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/qU3eLUn.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/qU3eLUn.jpg"></a> .....but not if this man has anything to say about it.....as Buff Bagwell slides into the ring and crashes a steel chair across the back of Pitbull #2..... .....Big Ray-Ray might have been ejected but Buff Daddy is here, and after being embarrassed by Roddy Piper earlier, he ain't happy.....and after nailing #2, he cracks #1 between the eyes, knocking him senseless and leaving Copeland to yank hard on that dog collar, sending his opponent flying off the turnbuckles and straight through that table...... .....Copeland drags the man to his feet (as the other two keep Pitbull #2 at bay) and drives his skull into the mat with the Impailer DDT for the one, the two and the three..... Winner(s): Adam Copeland & Christian Cage Rating: B+ </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/nriUVsq.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/nriUVsq.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/FQLifWf.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/FQLifWf.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/Jg2T62p.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/Jg2T62p.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/CXQGLDZ.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/CXQGLDZ.jpg"></a><img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/wYulN53.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/wYulN53.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/wJS2C6J.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/wJS2C6J.jpg"></a> .....not happy with that though, The Enforcer re-emerge's from the back, to join Copeland, Cage and Bagwell in the ring..... .....Big Ray Ray unhooks his Boys from their collars, while Buff slides out of the ring to pick up a second wooden table.....Pitbull #1 has already been for the ride, looks like it's time for table spot number two, on Pitbull number two..... .....the Totally Awesome Trinity put the boots to the Pitbull for a minute (while Buff sets up the wood) and then Traylor mounts the middle turnbuckle..... .....Copeland, Cage and Bagwell do the heavy lifting, hoisting the man up and onto the shoulders of Ray Ray, who then sends the man straight through the table below with the Pitbulls own Superbomb manoeuvre..... .....it's safe to say that the Pitbulls are DONE.....so are these Titans now, they've made their point, so the Freaking Awesome Foursome stand tall with their arms raised..... .....as we go to the back..... Rating: A* </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/jXXWvcr.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/jXXWvcr.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/AOaJBm0.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/AOaJBm0.jpg"></a> .....where Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff are standing beside a monitor that's showing a replay of the Foursome's destruction of the Pitbulls.....and while Vinnie Ru looks particularly happy by that display, Easy E does not..... ".....see bro, this is what happens when you mess with things outside of your pay grade.....you walked into Thunder thinking you were the big man, then tried to flex your authority and position to make decisions that you just don't have the power to make..... .....YOU just did that to the Pitbulls bro, not us.....YOU made that a no dq Dog Collar match.....now I could have changed it back with a click of my fingers, but I didn't, because YOU need to learn your place.....now go back to your little "committee", and leave the decision making to the grown ups....." .....Bischoff tells Russo to laugh it up.....because the last time that he checked, those so called "Titans" of his didn't have a single title between them..... ".....and since it is the Championship Committee that decides who merits the title opportunities (you know, the Championship Committee that I am the face of) you might want to dial it down a little bit.....because after THAT display, I don't see and Title shots coming your way......and that.....is Totally Awesome....." .....Bischoff chuckles at his own joke, before turning to walk off.....Russo stops him though, telling him that if he wants to see what the Titans of Wrestling are capable off, he should watch what Randy Savage and The Warrior do to Shawn Michaels and Jean Paul Levesque later tonight.....although again, Bischoff chuckles..... .....he says that for ONCE, he's more than happy to sit back and watch what carnage the Titans can unleash..... ".....because with Shawn Michaels behaviour and Jean Paul Levesque attitude lately, I really don't care if the four of them kill each other.....I'll see you on Monday.....got number one contenders to decide....." Rating: B </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/QPEZk7O.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/QPEZk7O.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/TOSv1cI.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/TOSv1cI.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/kyW8IHC.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/kyW8IHC.jpg"></a> .....with that over with, we air a recap package highlighting the surprisingly long history between US Champion Eddie Guerrero and Peoples Champion, The Rock..... .....Rocky debuted back in September of last year, some four months back, and he instantly locked verbal horns with the Papi of Perfection, that you would have thought would have meant that these two were destined to clash imminently..... .....they didn't..... .....instead, The Rock became embroiled in a feud with the Forgotten, while Guerrero found himself in a multi-month war with Curt Hennig.....in fact, the two didn't really cross paths again until Novembers Mayhem event, with another War of words resulting in Eddie costing Rocky the Mayhem Match, leading to them FINALLY stepping into the ring at Starrcade..... ....where the debuting Chavo Guerrero Jr. cost The Rock the chance at becoming United States Champion..... .....which brings us to tonight, and the special ringside enforcer (Curt Hennig) who is there to negate the possibility of outside interference, which (given Hennig and Guerrero's history) gives The Rock a huge advantage..... .....except, Rocky and Hennig haven't exactly been getting along recently either.....let's see what happened shall we..... .....it starts out quite positively actually.....Chavo makes his way out alongside his Uncle, but Curt is there in a flash and instantly evicted him from the match.....Eddie is furious, but there's little he can do about it other than get on with the match..... .....it was a great match..... .....it really was too.....this six month reign as US Champion has really elevated Eddie Guerrero to another level.....main event level.....and this match could have easily closed any show..... .....the two had an incredibly heated contest, and in credit to him, Curt Hennig "enforced" things perfectly equally, without showing favour to any man.....although truthfully he didn't have much to do..... .....not until the closing moments of the match anyway..... .....because as the official took the obligatory 'ref bump', Chavo again made his way out from the back, and as Hennig went to work keeping him out of the match, Eddie booted The Rock right in the People's Balls, then snuck to the outside to collect the US Title belt..... .....he's going to lay Rocky out with it too..... .....fortunately before he can strike, Curt Hennig slides into the ring and snatches it out of his hands.....not today Eddie..... .....Eddie is a wily little bastard though, and as Curt turns to exit the ring, the Papi of Perfection grabs the standing (but doubled over) Rock, and whips him straight into the back of Hennig..... .....Curt turns and sees that (in his eyes, for the second time in three days) The Rock has just clocked him in the back again.....and he's not happy..... .....in fact, he's SO unhappy, that he nails the Rock right between the eyes with the US Title..... .....Rocky goes down like a sack of sh!t, just as Eddie scales the turnbuckles, before flying off with a Frog Splash that crushes the air out of his opponent..... .....Hennig boots the official in the ribs to rouse him from his slumber, and as the ref counts the one, two, three, Eddie Guerrero has once again SOMEHOW escaped here with his US Title in tact.....your winner, the Papi of Perfection..... Winner: .....and Still WCW United States Champion.....Eddie Guerrero Rating: A </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/6KhMoDA.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/6KhMoDA.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/WH2bm4L.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/WH2bm4L.jpg"></a> .....Hennig tosses the US Title into Guerrero's waiting arms (who quickly scurries away up the aisle, celebrating hugely with Chavo) before standing over the defeated Rock, loudly telling him that "you don't mess with me.....I'm Curt Hennig you stupid punk" before leaning down and slapping the man in the face..... .....Curt turns to leave to a chorus of boo's and a loud "Rocky" chant, which obviously gets under his skin, because he pauses and tells the crowd that if they want something to boo, he'll give them something to boo, before turning back to the Rock, dropping down and mounting him, then unloads with a barrage of right hands straight to the People's Champs skull..... .....Rocky is in no condition to defend himself, a fact which soon becomes clear as Hennig once again slaps him across the face, calling the man pathetic..... .....Hennig gets back to his feet and gives The Rock a few parting stomps, before turning and heading to the back, as our announcers (mainly Dusty and Tony.....Bobby found it quite amusing) discuss what a cheap shot that was by Curt Hennig, who should be ashamed of himself..... .....he doesn't look ashamed of himself though.....let's go to the back as well..... Rating: A* </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/cKW9eGw.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/cKW9eGw.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/DJEyYKG.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/DJEyYKG.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/i3UTPrR.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/i3UTPrR.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/isSRl4K.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/isSRl4K.jpg"></a> .....where the (now) former WCW Tag Team Champions, Diamond Dallas Page and Chris Benoit, are looking rather downtrodden alongside Sid Vicious, as Mean Gene stands by on the stick..... .....he first addresses Sid, asking the Big Man if he's going to be watching our main event closely this evening? After all, it involves the Giant, a gentleman that he's clearly had some tension with as of late?..... .....Sid whispers through gritted teeth that the ONLY thing that's stopping him from tearing the Giants head from his shoulders right now, is the fact that he MIGHT walk out tonight with the WCW Title around his waist.....and if he does, Sid Vicious (the Master and Ruler of the World) wants to be right there ready to take it from him..... ".....see Sting, I hope you win.....I do.....but if you DON'T.....and if The Giant walks out tonight with that Championship Belt around his waist.....(Sid pauses for a moment to give that little silent muttley laugh).....Giant, you can look into my eyes right here and right now.....if you walk out tonight with that Championship Belt around your waist, you should know that you're only going to have it for a SECOND.....because Sid Vicious will take it from you just like THAT....." .....Gene turns to Page and Benoit, asking the duo where THEY go from here.....how do they bounce back from a devastating loss like that?..... .....Page says that's simple, they do what they've always done.....what they've been doing for months now.....they get back to their feet, they dust themselves down..... ".....and then we get right back into the fight.....yeah we lost tonight, and maybe it was our own fault.....maybe we weren't solely focused on our opponents, and maybe that cost us..... it if we were the type to let one loss hold us down, we wouldn't be where we are today.....but I can guarantee you this Gene, those Forgotten Monkey's.....they will Feel the Bang....." .....the interview comes to a bit of an abrupt stop there, as the sound of clapping cuts Page off..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/uR0ugeC.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/uR0ugeC.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/M1o4aHM.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/M1o4aHM.jpg"></a> .....and the (rather sarcastically) applauding pairing of Shawn Michaels and Jean Paul Levesque walk into shot, with Michaels theatrically wiping a tear from his eye..... ".....thank you guys, that was great.....it's a wrap.....and THAT ladies and gentlemen was your public service announcement of the day.....never give up, get back up when you get knocked down.....be the little engine that could, and ONE day, you might be just like Diamond Dallas Page here...... .....a loser....." .....both Michaels and Levesque crack up at that, before Shawn stops dead, looking a little confused..... ".....wait.....they look different.....something's changed....." ".....is it the hair?....." ".....no, the hair looks as ridiculous as always....." ".....they been hitting the gym? Gained a few pounds?....." ".....no.....no, actually they look like they lost a few pounds.....especially around the middle there.....they're, they're missing something....." ".....talent?....." ".....no.....well, yes......but they never had that to begin with....." ".....looks?....." ".....again, they never had it to lose it....." ".....charisma?....." ".....WILL YOU JUST BE SERIOUS!....you know they don't have any charisma, don't embarrass them....." .....Page stops the pair right there, asking them if this is going to take all night? Dallas tells them that he'll save them all the effort.....he and Benoit lost the tag titles ("so laugh it up monkey")..... .....Michaels and Levesque indeed DO laugh it up.....in fact they're practically in hysterics until Big Sid Vicious gets right up in their faces.....Shawn doesn't like that..... ".....woah, woah, woah.....back it up there Frankenstein.....don't you have a beanstalk to be guarding?.....you keep snorting all over me like that and I'll have to kick your head off your shoulders.....you know, like I did the LAST time you got in my face.....so back it up big boy....." .....Levesque wiggles his fingers (Scott Hall style) at Big Sid, before saying that they're just passing through on their way to get ready for their match, so if these three want to get back to their little pep rally, then they'll just leave them be.....for now..... ".....but I tell you what boys, there's a monitor right there.....why don't you give it a watch, you might learn a thing or two about winning matches..... .....or not.....in fact probably not, because let's face it, the last thing Fee Fi Fo Dumb here learnt, was how to go pee-pee in the big boy toilet.....and judging by those piles of stained tighty-whities he leaves all over the locker room floor, he hasn't even mastered that yet..... .....again Levesque and Michaels laugh it up, and Sid looks like he's about to rip BOTH their heads off their shoulders, but as the pair walk off Page and Benoit keep the big man grounded, telling him that he'll get his chance at them sooner or later..... .....but Sid doesn't strike me as a patient man..... .....let's go back down to ringside..... Rating: A* </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/I9lnbBk.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/I9lnbBk.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/TFVQgbO.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/TFVQgbO.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/KziTNSK.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/KziTNSK.jpg"></a> .....where Konnan is about to clash with the newest member of Jimmy Hart's First Family, Hugh Morrus..... .....of course the newest member of Jimmy Harts First Family COULD have been Konnan, he was offered the opportunity a few weeks back on Thunder.....Jimmy Hart obviously didn't take the rejection very well, because just a week later the Mexican Star was assaulted from behind by the returning Morrus, and so here we are..... .....this match was what it was.....it was never going to be amazing, nor did I expect it to be.....not that either man is bad in the ring, but neither has been particularly high on the totem pole (in either company) as of late.....it was decent though, and after a solid bout, Hugh Morrus found himself trapped in the Tequila Sunrise, with little to do but submit..... .....oh, that wasn't the end of the match though..... .....yeah, Morrus was furiously submitting, but unfortunately for Konnan the official was otherwise occupied with the Mouth of the South, who had hopped up onto the apron and was currently jumping up and down like the energiser bunny..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/BgLPWdN.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/BgLPWdN.jpg"></a> .....while this man, VK Wallstreet climbs into the ring and nails Konnan in the back of the head with a briefcase, before rolling Morrus on top of his opponent..... .....Hart turns the officials attention back to the ring, and three seconds later, the First Family have their first Pay Per View victory..... Winner: Hugh Morrus Rating: B- </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/utXogrQ.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/utXogrQ.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/AAhTSYz.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/AAhTSYz.jpg"></a> .....with a new arrival to the family, we leave Hart, Konnan and Wallstreet to celebrate in the ring and head to the back, where Mike Tenay is standing by with the man who will be challenging for the WCW Championship later this evening.....The Giant..... .....it's not a groundbreaking promo, but it does serve a purpose, that being that Giant tells Tenay that he is one hundred percent focused on Sting, and one hundred percent focused on capturing the WCW Championship..... ".....we've already seen tonight what happens to champions that aren't making preparing for their next challengers their top priority.....Sting, he's not been taking me seriously.....look at me Tenay.....I'm a walking, talking, real life giant.....but all Sting is worried about, is that little pipsqueak Shawn Michaels and his life partner Jean Paul Levesque.....ask Page and Benoit how that worked out for them....." .....Giant says that he doesn't care about Michaels.....he doesn't care about Levesque.....he doesn't care about the Titans of Wrestling.....all he cares about, is becoming the World Champion....and if he gets to pop Sting's head like a pimple in the process, then all the better..... .....Tenay changes the subject, asking Giant what he thinks about the fact that Sid Vicious seems to have taken umbrage with the Giants comments as of late, but the big man just brushes it off.....he asks Tenay if he was even listening to him a moment ago.....all he cares about, is becoming the WCW Champion of the World.....Sid, he's nothing but an irritation, but if he wants the Giant to squash him like a bug too, then the big man will be happy to oblige..... ".....AFTER I take care of business tonight.....now get out....." .....with that the camera pans over to the other side of the room, where (on a monitor that's been placed within the locker room) highlights of Sting wronging the Giant are being played on a loop.....bat shots, matches cost, his elimination from the Mayhem Match, more bat shots.....basically, every wrong that the Giant perceives Sting to have inflicted upon him..... .....clearly the Giant is one hundred percent focused on Sting..... .....clearly the Giant is one hundred percent focused on becoming the WCW Champion..... .....for Stings sake, I hope he's focused on the Giant too..... Rating: B+ </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/XaRFzNT.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/XaRFzNT.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/LZspeNS.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/LZspeNS.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/TFVQgbO.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/TFVQgbO.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/uneZrHv.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/uneZrHv.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/2EPs81y.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/2EPs81y.jpg"></a> Anything Goes Match .....there's been somewhat of a re-occurring feature in recent weeks surrounding a number of matches this evening.....it was addressed during our opening contest, and the Giant referenced it a few moments ago.....that being that a number of tonight's competitors have been more focused on Shawn Michaels and Jean Paul Levesque than they have their own opponents.....well now, it's time to see if Shawn Michaels and Jean Paul Levesque are focused on their OWN opponents, because they are about to step into the ring with rivals Randy Savage and The Warrior..... .....and anything goes..... .....now Michaels claims that he's going to tear down the Titans of Wrestling singlehandedly (singlehandedly with JPL apparently, I'll leave you to work that one out for yourself) not because he's out to defend WCW, not because he's looking to take out the status quo so that the next generation of star can shine through.....no, not for anything as noble as that.....he's going to take out the Titans of Wrestling because they beat him up a bit, made him bleed and (because he wanted revenge) forced him to sign with this little second rate 'rassling company..... .....wait, so who are the good guys here?..... .....well bizarrely enough (in the eyes of the crowd anyway) it's Savage and Warrior that they choose to rally behind.....after all, the Titans have been running roughshod in WCW for about a year now, but they have been running roughshod IN this company.....not badmouthing it.....sure, they think they're bigger and better than every other person in the back, but they at least WANT to be here.....plus, y'know.....it's Randy Savage (and to a lesser extent, The Warrior) it's incredibly easy to slip back into cheering for your childhood hero's..... .....so with that being said, you know where the crowd are at.....what about the match?..... .....it started out intense.....it started out fast.....and it didn't slow down until the final bell rang..... .....the four men went straight for each other from the get go.....this is a blood feud, there's no tie ups here, just four men flying at each other with fists swinging as a brawl ensues in the middle of the ring....not that it stays in the ring for long..... .....Michaels splits off with Savage, while Levesque and Warrior renew their previous battles, and the two pairs brawl on opposite sides of the ringside area, with Levesque getting busted open early (to match the pace of the match) when the Warrior drives his skull into the steel ringpost.....I don't know if I've described Warrior's Titan look recently, but it's quite reminiscent of both Hollywood Hogans and Randy Savages, long black tights complete with thick leather weightlifting belt, which Warrior removes here to wrap around his fist, pummelling the stiff leather into JPL's open wound.....he grabs Levesque in a side headlock and begins gouging the edge of the belt into his bleeding face, but Levesque manages to muster up the strength to reverse that into a back suplex, right out there on the floor..... .....there's no real period of dominance for any team here, just a lot of back and forth carnage.....with Levesque busted open across the arena floor from him, Michaels manages to return the favour to the Macho Man, having enough time (after reversing a piledriver attempt into a backdrop onto the concrete) to pick up a steel chair, which he uses to crack Savage right between the eyes, giving HIM the proverbial crimson mask..... .....Michaels takes the time to make friends with the fans in the front row, jawjacking with some, flipping off some others, before turning back around, where Macho is waiting with the ring bell, which he uses to split MICHAELS skull open.....they're about ten minutes into this match, and three out of the four competitors are busted open..... .....hard chair shot by Levesque outside on Warrior, as those two brawl all the way up the aisleway and onto the entrance ramp.....he doesn't bust him open, but he DOES obviously rattle the man, because he's then able to capitalise with an Arn Anderson-esq Spine Buster right there on the steel entrance way..... .....meanwhile, a Bloodied Savage and Michaels have made their way up to the entrance way too, but they don't stop at the ramp, they continue brawling all the way to the back, disappearing out of sight..... .....unfortunately, while this IS and Anything Goes match, it's NOT a Falls Count Anywhere match, and thus far no one has been near enough to the ring to even think about making a pinfall attempt.....the good thing about this being a tag team encounter, is that while the live crowd no longer have Michaels and Savage to watch, they do still have Levesque and Warrior.....and it looks like JPL is attempting to rectify the fact that Warrior is the only man not leaking plasma, bouncing his head off the announce desk as Schiavone, Dusty and (a terrified sounding) Bobby Heenan scatter..... .....there's nothing we like more here in WCW than a little picture in picture action.....so while we have the action that's unfolding in front of the live crowd on the screen, we also have a shot of the action that's happening in the back, as Savage and Michaels brawl their way through the building and straight into a half full locker room, where Savage tosses Michaels straight into Big Sid Vicious..... .....back in the ring, Levesque is in form control.....he hasn't been able to bust him open (the power of the Warrior doesn't blade brother) but he has got him in that double undertook position, ready for the Pedigree.....Warrior powers out of that though and then runs through Levesque with a clothesline..... .....in the back it's all kicking off.....Sid Vicious (who's already p!ssed with Michaels following him comments earlier) obviously doesn't take too kindly to him landing straight onto his lap, and he begins pummelling the former WWF Champion with big right hands (while Savage takes a breather) before the bloody Shawn Michaels finally wriggles free, as he and Savage once again brawl their way through the back, until they find themselves on the entrance way, where they drop off the ramp and begin brawling around the production area..... .....back inside the ring, Levesque continues to get the better of The Warrior, and again slams him hard to the mat with a spinning spinebuster, before getting back to his feet psyched up, shaking the ropes Warrior style before giving his opponent the crotch chop, telling him to "Suck It" and then dragging him to his feet..... .....Savage and Michaels are pummelling the life out of each other down in the production area, with both men bleeding heavily now, Shawn finally gets the upper hand and crashes a steel chair over the head of the Macho Man, which leave Savage (conveniently) positioned, flat on his back on top of some production tables.....mirroring his partner in the ring, the bloody Michaels whips his head back (moving his hair out of his eyes and revealing that crimson mask) before giving Savage the crotch chop and climbing back up onto the stage..... .....Michaels looks down at Savage, clearly planning to dive onto the prone Macho Man, before he leaps though something catches his eye.....he looks to the side of him and sees the production equipment stacked up even higher still..... .....he climbs up a further 6-8 feet, and with Tony Schiavone telling us that Michaels is 15 to 20 feet in the air, he gives himself the sign of the cross, shrugs his shoulders..... .....and leaps off..... .....driving Randy Savage through the tables with a variation of the Macho Man's own Flying Elbow, that leaves both men a bloody and broken mess on the floor..... .....Levesque has positioned Warrior (again) for the Pedigree, but he pauses long enough to watch Michaels deliver the blow that has surely taken BOTH men out of the match.....and with Shawn giving the ultimate sacrifice for the team, he decides to end this right here and now, driving Warriors face into the mat for the one.....two...... .....and a half..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/Jg2T62p.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/Jg2T62p.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/CXQGLDZ.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/CXQGLDZ.jpg"></a><img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/wYulN53.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/wYulN53.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/wJS2C6J.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/wJS2C6J.jpg"></a> .....because before the ref can strike the mat a third time, the Freaking Awesome Foursome hit the ring, with Copeland barely dragging Levesque off in time..... .....JPL is already busted wide open (and taken quite a bit of punishment) but he's about to take some more, because these four men beat the snot out of Levesque and there's not a damn thing that the official can do about it..... .....Bagwell moves over to help the Warrior to his feet, as Traylor hands Copeland and Cage a couple of chairs.....the bloodied Levesque pulls himself wearily back to his feet, only to be met with a wicked Con-Chair-To from the former tag champs that puts him right back down, face first on the mat..... .....the Foursome clear a path as an exhausted Warrior runs the ropes, before delivering a (frankly unnecessary) running splash, before rolling Levesque over and making the cover.....and with Michaels out of commission and unable to do anything to the contrary, this time the referee DOES strike the mat three times...... .....and NOW, this one is over..... Winner(s): Randy Savage & The Warrior Rating: A </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/sv6aBUY.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/sv6aBUY.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/fQ6nEEh.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/fQ6nEEh.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/wpn2fWf.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/wpn2fWf.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/pPaq6sS.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/pPaq6sS.jpg"></a> .....the rest of the Titans head to the back (scraping up Randy Savage as they go) and they've barely made it through the curtains before the Giants entrance music hits..... .....the number one contender strides down the aisle confidently (not even registering the existence of a battered and bloody JPL who is on route to Shawn Michaels still downed form) before grabbing a microphone and climbing into the ring..... .....he cuts right to the chase, he's waited long enough, the circus is over, everyone's favourite distraction (Shawn Michaels) is a bloody mess over there somewhere, let's get this giant sized ass kicking over with, so he can claim what's his.....the WCW Championship..... ".....so Sting, no more hiding behind your bats, no more hiding in the rafters, no more worrying about Shawn Michaels and his little buddy there.....all you have to worry about now, is this seven foot giant standing in the middle of this ring.....so get your ass out here, and bring MY title with you....." .....ask and you shall receive, because it only takes a few seconds for the arena to dim, the lights to flicker the illusion of lightning.....and for that ominous music begin to play.....Sting is here, and he DOES have that WCW Title with him..... .....it's wrapped right around his waist..... .....in the midst of all this, JPL has revived Shawn Michaels, and the two men are on their feet beside the entrance ramp.....Sting walks a few feet down the aisle until he's level with them, then turns to look down at the bloodied and defeated pair, his usual blank expression giving way to a look of almost satisfaction as he gives the pair a little taste of their own medicine..... .....a crotch chop, followed by a "WCW says, you can Suck It", before continuing on his way.....it looks as though our main event is happening right now.....and even if Shawn Michaels or JPL wanted to do something about it, they're really in no condition to..... .....on with the introductions Buffer..... Rating: A* </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/OAG1jFB.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/OAG1jFB.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/tRUJF2n.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/tRUJF2n.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/TfYwFGH.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/TfYwFGH.jpg"></a> .....this is it then.....the final match of the evening and it's for all the marbles, as Sting puts his WCW Championship on the line, against the biggest challenge of his career, the biggest man on the roster......the biggest man in wrestling.....The Giant..... .....this seven foot tall, 450lb monster would be enough of a challenge on the best of days, but THIS giant, he's been waiting for a chance to get both a shot at the WCW Championship, AND Sting inside the squared circle for months now.....tonight, he gets both wishes in one..... .....Giant might believe that Sting hasn't been preparing for him (instead getting distracted by the antics of Michaels and Levesque) but you wouldn't know it by the opening moments of this one.....Sting certainly knows well enough to stay out of the grips of the much bigger man, and he ducks and weaves, striking when an opening presents itself, while generally staying out of arms reach..... .....you can see the challenger getting more and more frustrated too, a fact which Tony Schiavone says can only be in the Champions favour, because frustrated people get impatient, and impatient people make mistakes..... .....as if to prove Schiavone's point, Giant chooses that exact moment to charge towards Sting (who's just ducked and weaved his way into the corner) with a running splash, but the Champion sidesteps at the last second, leaving Giant to collide sternum first into the turnbuckles.....Sting follows that up with a huge Stinger Splash to the back of the challenger (again driving his sternum into the turnbuckles) and a second.....then a third, which finally sees the challenger topple backwards like a big redwood in the forrest, landing flat on his back in the middle of the ring..... .....looking to finish the man off Sting mounts the turnbuckles, then comes flying off with a top rope splash.....he makes the cover, but the Giant kicks out and kicks out with force, propelling Sting all the way off him..... .....the two men get back to their feet, with Sting going straight back to the duck and weave tactic that's been working for him so far.....and again the Giant charges into the corner (this time back first) and AGAIN the WCW Champion goes for that Stinger Splash.....Giant has it scouted this time though, and as Sting takes flight he lifts one big leg up in front of him , and the Stinger's head is almost taken completely off his body as he connects face first with that Big Boot..... .....now the big man is in control.....and he slows the pace right back down to his level, as he slowly and methodically uses his considerable size to punish the Champion.....The Giant can (and quite often does) display some astounding feats of athleticism for a man of his size, but he doesn't bother with any of that here, instead it's all heavy hitting, high impact offence, and if Sting WASN'T fully focused on the Giant, the big man certainly gets his attention when he steps on his chest with all of his considerable weight..... .....Sting has faced his fair share of big men over the years (including two men we have seen tonight, Big Van Vader and Sid Vicious) so he knows better than most what it takes to defeat man man much bigger in stature than himself. In a match like this, it's a case of weathering the storm and picking your spot....and the spot in question here, comes off the back of a Chokeslam attempt.....Giant wraps his hand around the Champions throat, hoisting him up high in the air.....unfortunately he's too close to the ropes and Sting is able to shift his momentum in mid air, shaking himself free and landing feet first on the apron, where he grabs the Giant by the head and drops to the floor, driving his opponents throat across that top rope..... .....Giant snaps his head back and stands there teetering, giving Sting enough time to slide in back under the bottom rope and hit an (extremely) impressive bodyslam, before beating his chest with a big "Owwwwww" to this capacity crowd..... .....from there Sting begins to fire back.....he went through a hell of a lot to get to the position he's in today, and Giant or not, this big man is going to have to practically kill him to take this title away from him..... .....although from the look of things, the Giant doesn't have a problem with that.....he also doesn't have a problem with cheating, because after Sting mounts his big comeback, he's able to catch a breather when he drops the charging Stinger with a big boot.....from there Giant heads to the outside to collect Sting's baseball bat, a pretty stupid move according to Tony Schiavone, who points out that if Giant uses that foreign object, he not only loses the match, but he loses the opportunity to become the World Champion too..... .....which is probably why he gives the bat up without a fight when the official snatches it from him.....although as the referee turns away to remove the weapon from the ring, Giant quickly rips the corner padding off the top turnbuckle, exposing the steel beneath..... .....that whole "bat" scenario may well have been a cunning ploy..... .....it backfires though, because after a back and forth tease, which sees Sting almost hit that steel on a number of occasions, Giant hoists Sting up onto his shoulder "Snake Eyes" style and runs towards that exposed corner..... .....again Sting is able to wriggle free however, landing behind Giant and uses the big man's own momentum to drive that giant skull into the exposed steel..... .....Giant slumps forward into the turnbuckles, clearly dazed, so Sting mounts the second turnbuckle, grabs that big head in his hands, and throws himself backwards, driving the back of The Giant's skull into the mat with a modified Scorpion Death Drop.....and as he makes the cover, the official registers the one.....the two.....and the three.....and Sting retains his WCW Championship, against giant odds..... Winner: .....and Still WCW Champion.....Sting Rating: B+ </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/OAG1jFB.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/OAG1jFB.jpg"></a> .....the bell rings and the official raises the hand of Sting, before handing him his Title belt..... .....Giant looks as though he's contemplating carrying on the fight (if not the match) but when Sting collects that black bat too, he soon changes his mind, deciding instead to head to the back as pyro erupts in celebration..... .....Sting stands tall as the show comes to a close (with this crowd certainly going home happy) but not before he gets up close and personal with the camera man, staring directly down the lens to let everyone at home (and everyone in the back) know that HE is the WCW Champion..... ".....and this belt, it ain't going nowhere.....because THIS, is all that matters.....not the Titans of Wrestling.....not the Giant.....nobody.....this is history.....this is tradition.....and Shawn Michaels, this goes out directly to you pal.....because you can talk a big talk but at the end of the day, tonight.....you lost.....I won.....and no matter how big you THINK you are.....without THIS, when it comes to World Championship Wrestling.....when it comes to these great fans.....you're nothing more than just another name on the roster, so how about you suck that....." .....we're out of time fans.....we'll see you tomorrow night.....on WCW Monday Nitro..... Rating: A* Final Rating: A </div></blockquote> </div>
- October 5, 2019
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Barry Windham vs. Diamond Studd New year, new generation? Time for the era of new stars to start making their names and a win for Studd over Bazza is a good start. Plus I still see Windham turning heel at some point so some frustrating losses would be a good starting point Sting and Marcus Bagwell vs. The Calgary Connection Sting has literally JUST won the world title back after a long journey back to the top. He shouldn’t be losing here (even if it is Bagwell taking the fall) the only loss that I could see being acceptable would be a dq due to a frustrated Bagwell doing something desperate to get a win that backfires Ultimate Warrior and Cactus Jack vs. The One Percenters Here are the true Ultimate Maniacs right here.....sorry One Percenters, love your name but you have no chance Beat The Champ: Randy Savage © vs. Mr Hughes – WCW Television Title I sound like a broken record here, but Savage ain’t losing till he cashes in.....unless Austin costs him Bret Hart vs. Joe Malenko Bret needs to start doing something of worth now instead of being grouchy backstage in skits....Bret/Sting or Bret/Austin at Starrcade 93? Both would be great, but Bret needs to start his build now Arn Anderson vs. Sean Morley No brainer
- September 22, 2019
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<img style="max-width:50%; "src="https://i.imgur.com/CTShvmm.jpg"> WCW Championship Match Sting © vs. The Giant Comments: WCW United States Championship Match Eddie Guerrero © vs. The Rock Comments: WCW Tag Team Championship Match Diamond Dallas Page & Chris Benoit © vs. The Forgotten (Bam Bam Bigelow & Big Van Vader) Comments: WCW Cruiserweight Championship Match Jeff Hardy © vs. Hayabusa Comments: Anything Goes Match Shawn Michaels & Jean Paul Levesque vs. Randy Savage & The Warrior Comments: Double Dog Collar Match The Pitbull's vs. Adam Copeland & Christian Cage Comments: Lex Luger vs. Buff Bagwell Comments: Mike Awesome & Gideon Cain vs. The Faces of Fear Comments: Konnan vs. Hugh Morrus Comments:
- September 21, 2019
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I'd like to think not, but he does seem to do a lot of jobs doesn't he.....Lex to be fair has been a useful member of the roster (even if his match with Shawn was terrible) I guess we'll have to see how Flexy fares in the future, but as it stands his current position suits me..... .....that didn't really answer the question did it..... A lot of people seemed to think the same.....never doubt The Forgotten, they aren't facing the tag champs for nothing Val has been whining about being stuck in developmental for about a year now, but I had no need or desire to call him up yet. ECW seemed the perfect place to test the new gimmick out given their Extreme nature (and our clandestine working agreement) Hawk and Animal are getting up there in age, but believe me they're still over like rover (especially in tag team terms) and have pulled some great grades with some surprising opponents.....A's with Awesome and Cain, Copeland and Cage, Storm and Regal right here.....in fact, their worst grades were against people you'd think they'd pull easy grades with Hogan/Savage for example (a paltry B grade) The Road Warriors definitely still have a place on the roster..... .....but yeah, they still lost here..... It is indeed.....pre Scotty 2 Hotty, pre Too Hot Scott Taylor, he was just Scott Taylor, jobber extraordinaire Glad to have you back brother.....and thanks.....I do try to condense my write ups regularly but it never seems to happen, I just can't write a short show.....although I gotta be honest, those hour long ECW shows are a treat to write after a Raw/Nitro The match grade says otherwise See Crackerjack.....Blodyxe knows.....and you call yourself a Forgotten fan Depends on the type of loss I.....god damn it.....if the show wasn't already written when you posted this then he would have, how did I miss such an obvious play on words
- September 21, 2019
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<img style="max-width:60%; "src="https://i.imgur.com/KHIBBqF.jpg"> Week 4, January 1998
- September 21, 2019
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No it’s not Rikishi, it’s his brother Sam Fatu. He was the Tonga Kid in the WWF, also went by Tama and the Samoan Savage. He was in the SST back in the day too when they ran as a trio
- September 17, 2019
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<img style="max-width:60%; "src="https://i.imgur.com/yBV7cXp.jpg"> Week 4, January 1998 Frank Erwin Center (Austin, Texas) ATT: 14,000 TV: 28.85 Announce Team: Tony Schiavone, Dusty Rhodes and Larry Zbyszko
- September 16, 2019
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Dustin Rhodes vs. Diamond Dallas Page Studd, Vegas or Michaels then I'd have probably gone for the heel, as it is though I don't think DDP is at their level Beat The Champ: Randy Savage © vs. Tim Horner – WCW Television Title Savage is on a collision course with Steve Austin.....although I do have visions of Austin costing Savage the title one victory short of the cash in.....not to a Tim Horner though Steamboat & Bagwell vs. The Malenkos Dean Malenko is only 290 moves any of 1000.....I'd wager Steamboat could teach him a few tonight Ultimate Warrior vs. Pat Rose Fuel up the Rocket Ship, Pat Rose is going for a ride The Special Forces vs. The Diamond Studd and Shawn Michaels Squishy Squashy.....easy win for the Diamonds, Rough and Studded Ric Flair vs. Al Snow I thought I was predicting on my own diary for a minute there <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Yeah, Al's not winning this one though.....was that a Fifi sighting on Saturday Night?
- September 11, 2019
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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Stevens150" data-cite="Stevens150" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Also question, how are you booking the events matches and then the legitimate matches for Hardcore TV? Is Hardcore TV tour highlights or are you just doing angles to fill the gap Or is the show not happening at all and you’re just pulling match ratings from events? I am super curious as to what’s going on</div></blockquote> Well......it’s a slightly convoluted system, but the best I could come up with to try and mimic how Hardcore TV was set up. Basically write down the segments that will be booked (so X vs. Y, Angle between X,Y,Z etc) then book and run the event (Cyberslam etc) as an unaired show since ECW have no PPV deals set up yet. Then I take the event and split it up into 4 weeks worth of shows and rebook them week by week. So, basically all the matches aired on Hardcore TV are actually the second time those matches have been booked, but for the sake of the diary they are actually highlights of the event.....it sounds incredibly complicated but in all actuality it’s actually a pretty easy way to book a months worth of tv, since I literally just have to book one event and split it up, then add in the odd backstage angle to keep the story’s flowing. It’s as close to replicating the original Hardcore TV (which was basically a show featuring matches from the most recent event) as I can get with TEW, although maybe a suggestion for TEW 2025 could be to book “highlight shows” or something along those lines. I hope that makes sense
- September 11, 2019
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I'd be happy with not so great chemistry......hell, I'd pay good money for bad chemistry.....but no, these two, they have to go and have terrible chemistry.....my number one face and number one heel, out here stinking the place up together.....thanks for that TEW Or maybe Jeff jumps back to the WWF.....stranger things have happened Don't say I never give you anything That'll explain the 15,000 views that this thing got in the last month then, they were you catching up thanks for the kind words, glad to have you along for the ride. Close, but not quite I've developed a bit of a soft spot for Awesome and Cain, especially with Bobby Eaton levelling up Cain for me on the regular, but sometimes you have to give the win to who needs it Scotty Steiner has quotes for days.....I've based whole feuds off the back of wanting to give Scott Steiner something ridiculous to say (he had an entire feud with Goldust just so that I could have him quote the Little Mermaid) hey, don't judge me.....a man's got to have a hobby This match quite literally got a 99.....A's for Days in the WWF.....those A*'s are a little more elusive though Poor Barry.....I have absolutely nothing better for him to do than to get squashed by BPP He's an extra.....I did toy with the idea of having him be a way to introduce a new worker, but (while the turn was perhaps obvious) having the priest be played by a Stevie Richards or a Scotty Riggs would have made it even more obvious. I wrote this actual show out about a month ago now (trying to keep a few weeks ahead of myself since I have so much to write up in a weeks worth of tv) that I didn't even realise this until you pointed it out.....needless to say it wasn't linked....maybe I need a booking committee too to remind me of these things He is.....it is.....he is..... I never thought someone would pick the Quebeckers over the Legion of Doom Hawk and Animal are indeed very far removed from their peak, they are still remarkably over though As I mentioned, I wrote this show a while back, so when I was reading through the predictions for this I hoped I'd had the good sense to put the First Family over.....thankfully I did. Incidentally, a few weeks back I remarked that I was surprised when I reached 100 pages, well this week marks the two year (in game) anniversary of this diary. My first show posted was the Monday Night Raw immediately following Royal Rumble 96 and here we are, one night removed from the 1998 Royal Rumble. So again, thanks for following, readers old and new alike.
- September 10, 2019
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<img style="max-width:60%; "src="https://i.imgur.com/hzf7tIZ.jpg"> Week 4, January 1998 Portland Memorial Coliseum (Portland, Oregon) ATT: 12,314 TV: 30.29 Announce Team: Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan and Mike Tenay
- September 10, 2019
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<img style="max-width:60%; "src="https://i.imgur.com/BC8Hy9X.jpg"> Week 4, January 1998 America West Arena (Phoenix, Arizona) ATT: 15,632 TV: 38.22
- September 2, 2019
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Dustin Rhodes vs. Vinnie Vegas I can't believe I'm picking 1992 Vinnie Vegas to beat Dustin Rhodes, but here we are.....Dustin takes a loss, then Barry picks up a win on Hall later down the line to give him something to bitch about where Dustin is concerned Beat The Champ: Randy Savage © vs. Joe Malenko – WCW Television Title Hahahahahahahahahahahaha.....yeah, sorry Joe, it's not happening. The only way Randy is losing this title before cashing it in, is if Austin costs him the match.....not THIS match though The Young Pistols and Michael Hayes © vs. Al Snow and Brutal K – WCW Six Man Titles The Southern Boys win here, but I can't help but feel that the 6-man titles are somewhat redundant now with all the other titles you have Blanco & Konnan vs. The Lightning Express Meh, I mean I guess......nope, I got nothing Brian Armstrong vs. Shawn Michaels Oh you didn't know? Early DX non-withstanding, I actually read this as BRAD Armstrong, which would probably have actually been a solid match. Regardless, there ain't no Armstrong beating HBK....wait, TRD. I am curious to see where Austin/Michaels goes though The Thrillseekers vs. The One Percenters Still love the One Percenters name though Ah the old Corneal Laceration, Marty Jannetty just picked one of those up in my Royal Rumble. Is Warrior missing any ring time? Because Marty is out for two months
- August 31, 2019
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Shenanigans indeed.....in fact Shenanigans were practically promised by Vince McMahon himself given the conditions that Owen Hart had going into the Rumble. I'm hoping Mankind wasn't the shenanigans everyone was expecting though. Pretty much everyone picked Pillman give or take, and in all honesty a title reign was inevitable. Since HBK left to move down south he's the Number One franchise player in the company, closely followed by Bret Hart, with a certain Bionic Redneck coming in at number three (thanks to some questionable star quality, around a B+ compared to Pillman's A*) but Austin is the number one babyface. Say what you will, but the Million Dollar Corporation is Money helped in no small part by Deebs excellent entertainment skills and Jarretts surprisingly high popularity. Actually, it's taken three stints in rehab....literally in a row after getting wasted within days of leaving Betty Ford.....but I think Jake is finally clean, I've had nothing but good behaviour since his latest return.....of course I've probably just jinxed that one, but for now he's good. Man he really did huh.....seems like the student has become the master of mindgames. I thought the same thing (about the amount of heel wins) but I figured the crowd would be going home happy thanks to Austin, but man there was a lot of heel heat on this night. It's been a while (what, five months or so now?) but Jericho has FINALLY given up that Light Heavyweight Coaster Incidentally I think you were one of (if not the only one) to pick Jericho, and I think the only one to pick all the winners correctly, so well done on that.....have a Marvel No-Prize It is to me, I was surprised when I reached 10 pages without boring people With that being said, we're into 101 now, so I suppose I should think about getting Raw and Nitro booked..... .....the Road to Wrestlemania is officially on the way.....Endgame looms nearer.....
- August 24, 2019
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That's not a bad call, I did something similar with a 2001 game, had Sean O'Haire (who was teaming with Chuck Palumbo) and Mark Jindrak (who was teaming with Shawn Stasiak) from the Natural Born Thrillers get offered the final two spots in the Horsemen.....dissension aplenty. Oh and for the record, Lance Storm wound up in that incarnation of the Horsemen too.....Flair, Storm, O'Haire and Jindrak, with Arn as the manager/enforcer. Only real problem I see with it is that I imagine the Horsemen are going to be Faces heading into a feud with the Dangerous Alliance, and Jericho turning on Storm is kinda a dick move, but then I guess he and Sunny had already begun distancing themselves from Lance a little bit not so long back.....although I guess you could have them finally see Lance's potential, have them offer him the spot, then Lance turns on them, maybe even joining the DA, but then I don't know who the fourth Horseman would be from that list
- August 23, 2019
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Ahh, time to pick some Horsemen, now you’re talking....wait, where’s Roma Casey? Hmm? What’s this garbage? I don’t need to pick a selection, Jericho and Storm, there ya go.....both young, both have good enough looks to fit in the “Heartthrob” category, both have huge upside. Jericho’s mic skills will blossom while working with Flair, while Storm’s obvious mic defects will be hidden by not having to talk. There’s already a storyline history, plus (if they come as an extra big package deal with Sunny) you know Flair likes a woman on his arm. While there are some interesting names on the list, outside of Jarrett (maybe LaFon and Furnas for the workrate) I don’t see Horsemen anywhere else. There’s plenty there that would be good additions to the roster (Regal, Bammers, Harlem Heat, Mike Awesome, Scorpio etc) they aren’t Horsemen. Chris Jericho and Lance Storm for me.....although I think I’ve had Storm in the Horsemen in about 4 different games I’ve played now so I might be biased (Oh, and I have no idea why I have an angry face up there.....I guess even my post is mad about the lack of Paul Roma )
- August 23, 2019
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That was a hell of a Starrcade sir, well worth the wait....hell of a write up for that Iron Man match too. Glad to see I picked a few right, although they were the few I was most invested in to be fair, psyched to see where you take the Horsemen now, particularly for who numbers three and four are.....maybe Storm and Jericho will regret ditching Flair after all. I was surprised (but not disappointed) to see Pillman win the Battlebowl, but he'll make a hell of a challenger, leaving Austin freed up for an eventual showdown with Savage, the question now is where does Rude go from here? He certainly deserves a vacation. I didn't realise it before Hashasheen pointed it out there, but you really didn't need those WWF guys, he's right.....you've done such a good job building up the WCW originals that you could have left Bret and Shawn up north, although I'm sure you have big plans for them going into the new year. Keep up the good work and I'll keep up reading <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />
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A new generation.....a new attitude?

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<div style="text-align:center;"> <img style="max-width:50%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/laI4LxV.png" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/laI4LxV.png"></a> Week 3, January 1998 Milwaukee County Stadium (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) ATT: 44,000 PPV BUY: 1.51 Announce Team: Jim Ross, Jerry "The King" Lawler & Ravishing Rick Rude <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div> <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/nNTfrgU.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/nNTfrgU.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/4t9c7UL.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/4t9c7UL.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/dLAGpGJ.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/dLAGpGJ.jpg"></a> It's time for the first Pay Per View event of the year, and while this may be the first stop on the WWF's Pay Per View Calendar, it's also the first stop on the road to Wrestlemania for one man.....the one man that outlasts twenty nine others tonight.....because it's time to rumble.....it's time.....for the Royal Rumble..... .....we open up at the announce table, where Jim Ross (along with Jerry Lawler and Rick Rude) welcomes us to an event not only of epic proportions, but an event which may have grave consequence for either The Undertaker or Brian Pillman, because they will be clashing tonight for the WWF Championship.....in a Casket Match..... .....the three men all give their predictions, with Jim Ross predicting that The Undertaker will leave his signature match tonight with his championship in tact, while Rude and Lawler both believe that after Brian Pillman has already taken everything else that the Deadman holds dear, tonight will be the night that he takes away the WWF Title as well..... .....from there they move onto the Royal Rumble match itself, a match which Jim Ross is convinced will be won by the one man Vince McMahon DOESN'T want to win.....Stone Cold Steve Austin.....Rude and Lawler may have agreed on who will win the WWF Title Match, but they don't agree on this one......they DO however both pick former WWF Champions as their winners, with Lawler picking a man who has done practically everything in the WWF (INCLUDING win a Royal Rumble match) last years winner, Big Poppa Pump Scott Steiner, while Rude informs us the Ahmed Johnson is the man to watch tonight, predicting that the Walking Armageddon will be walking all the way to the Wrestlemania Main Event after tonight..... .....and as if those two huge matches alone weren't enough, we will also see all other titles defended this evening, with Dean Malenko challenging Jeff Jarrett for the European Championship, Ric Flair and Arn Anderson looking to bring the Tag Team Titles back to Vince McMahon from Harlem Heat.....but first and foremost we have a WWF Intercontinental Championship to decide.....and that match is happening.....next..... Rating: </div><div style="text-align:center;"></div><div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/tdpBqDG.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/tdpBqDG.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/haym4Sf.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/haym4Sf.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/fJw1L2S.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/fJw1L2S.jpg"></a> .....a match which sees Chris Jericho getting a second bite at the Intercontinental cherry, after an unsuccessful bid at dethroning Scott Hall at our December In Your House offering, Dead Man Walking.....Hall and Jericho opened up that event, with a match that was so good they were given the opening spot again here.....not because they didn't deserve to be higher up the card, but because they were presented with the opportunity to once again set the standard for the evening..... .....now, Chris Jericho will tell you that Scott Hall only won that match by cheating.....that if Scott Hall hadn't stooped so low as to knock him out with a set of brass knuckles, that Chris Jericho would be DEFENDING the Intercontinental Championship tonight instead of challenging for it.....and that MIGHT be true.....because yes, Scott Hall DID use a set of brass knucks in the culmination of their last match, but it was a set of brass knuckles that Chris Jericho himself introduced into the match..... .....Scott Hall just used them first..... .....he IS the Bad Guy after all..... .....but then Scott Hall at least has the decency to come out alone tonight, where as Chris Jericho has The Bodyguard Test right there at ringside.....and you KNOW that Jericho has no problem in bending the rules to get ahead..... .....as I said earlier, the last match these two men competed in was excellent.....this one was just as good.....Chris Jericho is still young, but he's already one of the best workers in the company (no real surprise considering the company he keeps in the Hart Foundation) while Scott Hall has always been able to put on a good match, and that includes the year and a half he was working through injury.....he's fully fit now, and even that pesky 'time decline' isn't really slowing him down too much..... .....he starts off strong here as the two men feel each other out.....Jericho's cocky side comes out, as he taunts the "Old Guy" (as he calls him) catching Hall with an arm drag before doing a little jig.....not to be outdone, Hall quickly catches an arm drag of his own, holding onto the limb and showing his own cocky side as he paintbrushes Jericho around the back of his head.....it clearly pays to embarrass Jericho too, because after having a monumental hissy fit that Hall was so dismissive of him, he charges straight into a barrage of offence from the Intercontinental Champion that finally sees him bail to the outside to regroup..... .....Hall doesn't give him that opportunity however, following his opponent to the floor where he runs him over with a clothesline, before rolling him back into the ring..... .....Jericho has a lot of ring awareness for a young age though, and he desperately clutches at the official as Hall attempts to re-enter the ring, drawing the referee's attention away from the sight of Test nailing Hall in the back of the head with a clubbing blow, before driving the FRONT of his head into the steel ring post and rolling him back into the ring..... .....now it's all Jericho.....I told you he wasn't shy about bending the rules.....and he goes to work on the lower back of the Intercontinental Champion, clearly looking to utilise that Liontamer submission manoeuvre.....a strategy that Jerry Lawler approves of..... ".....because if he locks that Liontamer on, Scott Hall AND his title reign is going to be in serious trouble JR....." ".....serious trouble or not, that remains to be seen, but you don't become a five time Intercontinental Champion by giving up easily.....I think it's going to take a lot more than that to put the Bad Guy down tonight....." .....Rick Rude doesn't agree with that at all, telling Ross that being a five time Intercontinental Champion just means that Scott Hall lost the title four times already..... ".....well be that as it may, I just don't think Scott Hall is going to submit that easily.....in fact, I don't think I've EVER seen Scott Hall quit....." ".....well I have Jim Ross.....and it was right here at the Royal Rumble, in 1993 when Bret Hart made him submit to the Sharpshooter.....you can call him the Bad Guy, but I say he has a history of submitting to Canadians at this event....." .....Rick Rude may well have a point, but so far Scott Hall doesn't show any signs of quitting to THIS Canadian, no matter what Chris Jericho does.....in fact, after an extended period on defence, Hall actually manages to get back into this one, catching a Jericho crossbody attempt and launching him across the ring with a fall away slam..... .....from there it's all Scott Hall as he batters Chris Jericho around the ring.....Test hops up onto the apron, but he gets dropped with a running forearm that sends him back down to the floor.....Jericho tries to use the brief distraction to blindside his opponent, but Hall sees him coming and catches him by the neck, driving him to the mat with a chokeslam/rock bottom variation..... .....and then he signals for the Razors Edge..... .....he gets Jericho into position and hoists the man up onto his shoulders.....unfortunately, as he went up Jericho's foot connects with the skull of the official, and we suddenly find ourselves without a referee..... .....Test quickly climbs into the ring behind Hall and yanks on Jericho's leg, pulling him down from the Razors Edge, and the two Hart Foundation members begin to double team the Intercontinental Champion...... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/PUzMLl1.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/PUzMLl1.jpg"></a> .....at least that is until Sean Waltman comes rushing out from the back to even up the odds.....he takes out Test with a running spinning heel kick that knocks the bodyguard to the outside, where he proceeds to brawl with the big man all the way to the back..... .....that leaves Hall and Jericho all alone.....and the Bad Guy is in a Bad Mood..... .....he picks up right where he left off before Test decided to stick his nose in, battering Jericho from pillar to post, before sending him high in the air with a back body drop..... .....then he signals for the Razors Edge..... .....again..... .....he drags Jericho off the mat and gets him in position, before outstretching his arms in that now signature pose.....looks like Jericho is going for the ride after all..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/TSkVfRF.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/TSkVfRF.jpg"></a> .....or not..... .....because before he can lift the man, Scott Steiner slides into the ring behind him, lead pipe in hand.....and he cracks Hall around the back of the head with the bar.....watches as the Intercontinental Champion crumples to the mat.....flips him off.....and leaves..... .....never one to look a gift horse in the mouth, Chris Jericho grabs the legs and twists Hall over into the Liontamer..... .....the official miraculously chooses now to come back to his senses..... .....he checks on Hall (who has been knocked completely unconscious by that lead pipe) and then calls for the bell.....this one is over.....we have a brand new WWF Intercontinental Champion.....and his name is Chris Jericho..... Winner: .....and New WWF Intercontinental Champion.....Chris Jericho Rating: A </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/SGz3X7U.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/SGz3X7U.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/3T2MJp6.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/3T2MJp6.jpg"></a> .....we leave Chris Jericho celebrating in typically over the top fashion in the ring (currently he's raising both the Intercontinental Championship AND the retired Light Heavyweight Championship in the air) and go backstage, where Michael Cole is rushing after the man that just cost Scott Hall his title, Scott Steiner..... ".....WHY THE HELL ARE YOU FOLLOWING ME DOWN THE HALL, SNIFFING AT MY ASS LIKE A DOG IN HEAT?.....WHAT DO YOU WANT?.....YOU WANNA HUMP MY LEG YOU SICK FREAK?....." ".....well no, I....I....I....." ".....YEAH, YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT IT AIN'T YOU.....THE GOD DAMN WWF AND ITS GOD DAMN PERVERT ANNOUNCERS.....WHAT DO YOU WANT?....." .....Cole finally spits his question out, asking Scott Steiner why (when he SHOULD be preparing for the Royal Rumble match later tonight) why is he coming out in matches that don't concern him, costing Scott Hall the Intercontinental Championship.....has he not done enough already where the Wolfpac are concerned?..... ".....ENOUGH?.....ENOUGH???.....ENOUGH AIN'T A WORD IN SCOTT STEINER'S VOCALB.....VOLCLAB....." ".....vocabulary?...." ".....SHUT UP!!!.....ENOUGH AIN'T A WORD THAT SCOTT STEINER SAYS.....LOOK AT ME MICHAEL COLE.....I'M HUGE.....DO I LOOK LIKE A MAN THAT EVER HAS ENOUGH OF ANYTHING?.....WHETHER ITS WORKING UP A SWEAT IN THE GYM, OR WORKING UP A SWEAT BETWEEN SABLE'S THIGHS, THERE AIN'T NO SUCH THING AS ENOUGH WHERE BIG POPPA PUMP IS CONCERNED.....SCOTT HALL, SEAN WALTMAN, THEY BEEN RUNNING THEIR MOUTHS ABOUT THE GENETIC FREAK FOR WEEKS NOW.....WELL SCOTT HALL IS LUCKY THAT ALL I COST HIM WAS THE INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE, INSTEAD OF COSTING HIM HIS CAREER LIKE I DID KEVIN NASH....." .....Scotty says that he's got all the time in the world when it comes to kicking Wolfpac ass, as far as the Royal Rumble goes, he won it last year, he'll win it again this year.....who's going to stop him? Ahmed Johnson? (Scotty says that he owes HIM an ass-kicking from Summerslam) Owen Hart? (Midget) Sean Waltman? (Makes Owen Hart look huge)....... ".....STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN? DON'T MAKE ME LAUGH.....THE TOUGHEST S.O.B IN THE WWF?.....SCOTT STEINER IS THE TOUGHEST S.O.B IN THE WORLD.....SCOTT STEINER IS THE TOUGHEST S.O.B IN ALL THE WORLDS.....YOU WANNA SEND A LITTLE GREEN MAN DOWN FROM PLANET 51, THIRD LEFT AFTER THE SUN?.....SCOTT STEINER WILL SEND HIM BACK TO HIS FLYING SAUCER WITH HIS LITTLE GREEN HEAD UP HIS LITTLE GREEN ASS..... .....AIN'T A MAN ALIVE THAT IS TOUGH ENOUGH TO THROW SCOTT STEINER OVER THAT TOP ROPE MICHAEL COLE.....AND THE ROYAL RUMBLE 1998, IT'S GONNA BE LIKE A....A.....ONE OF THEM FRENCH THINGS COLE, WHEN YOU SEEN SOMETHING BEFORE....." ".....a déjà vu?....." ".....YEAH THAT'S IT.....A DAY JAR VIEW.....BECAUSE JUST LIKE LAST YEAR, YOU'RE LOOKING AT YOUR WINNER OF THE ROYAL RUMBLE MATCH RIGHT HERE.....AND CANT NO ONE STOP ME.....NOW GET OUTTA HERE COLE, BEFORE I KICK YOUR ASS TOO....." .....Michael Cole doesn't need telling twice, and he quickly backs away as Scotty Storms off down the hall, before signing off to Dok Hendrix, who's standing by with Jake "The Snake" Roberts..... Rating: B+ </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/1tBOrDQ.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/1tBOrDQ.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/WiZL773.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/WiZL773.jpg"></a> .....who's looking a little more disheveled than usual.....he's not quite so clean shaven, he's smiling but it's not a smile that reaches his eyes, clearly this is a man with a lot on his mind..... .....Dok says that tonight, after crucifixion's, maiming's, blasphemy, trials, tribulations and a journey through Raven's Divine Comedy.....it all comes down to this.....FINALLY, Jake Roberts will get his hands on the self proclaimed Deity of the Damned.....but Dok has just one question.....what did it cost?..... .....Jake smiles again at that.....briefly looking down at his hands, before looking up to the heavens above..... ".....what did it cost.....now isn't that the question.....but you see Dok Hendrix, the question shouldn't be what was the cost.....rather, what is the reward?.....yes, my hands are a little bit dirtier than I would have liked, but they've been a whole heck of a lot dirtier in the past, for a LOT less noble causes....." .....Jake says that you can forget about Raven's Divine Comedy.....THIS.....was a Divine Cause.....he says that EVERYTHING that happened to this point, was because Jake was trying to SAVE.....save the Flock.....save the soul of Raven ("and yes, I'll admit it.... I hoped along the way that I could save myself as well") to atone for just a fraction of the depravities that Jake had committed would be reward enough..... "....see I know I was an evil man Dok.....and I accept my part in the atrocities Raven has committed.....my part, because as Raven says, he's MY creation.....well tonight, the creator becomes the destructor.....because I can finally see clearly.....I can finally see that SOME men, just can't be saved.....SOME men, don't DESERVE to be saved.....and some men.....just need to be struck down by the righteous hand of God..... .....for my God.....my Priest.....and my Sanity.....what I do tonight, I do in your name.....I created him then, as he has created me now.....mourn not for the man I was, because that man, is dead.....but Jake Roberts.....he will be reborn tonight.....trust me....." .....trust me indeed.....now let's go down to ringside, because we are about to enter the final circle of Raven's Personal Hell.....Treachery..... Rating: B+ </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/qQc3cES.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/qQc3cES.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/xV2Bmd9.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/xV2Bmd9.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/iNHVuFZ.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/iNHVuFZ.jpg"></a> Nine Circles of Hell Match: Treachery So for Jake "The Snake" Roberts, it all comes down to this.....after all of the words, all of the mind games.....after the assaults.....sneak attacks.....after sinking to depths lower than most anyone's definition of good taste.....after priests were crucified.....after priests were half blinded.....after faith's were tested and retribution's promised.....after all that, finally we reach the lowest circle of hell.....the ninth circle.....treachery..... .....Raven makes his way out first, and as he's oft to do, he sits himself down in the corner of the ring, microphone in hand.....he tells the official (and the crowd) that since this is Raven's Game, it's Raven's Rules.....and just as the puppet master has made Jake Roberts dance to the dark tune of the Deity of the Damned, again Raven is pulling the strings.....because the Rules to this match are simple.....there ARE no Rules.....so send out the Snake, because it's time for the teacher to learn a lesson of his own..... .....Jake does indeed come out.....and in a mirror image, the mentor musters enormous self control to walk past the student, making his way to the opposite corner and sitting down himself.....and as these two Men of the Macabre stare each other down, Jake tells the official (without ever taking his eyes off Raven) that he accepts the terms.....so ring the bell..... .....the referee acquiesce's to the request, and as the bell rings, both Raven and Roberts simultaneously reach up and take hold of the top rope, hoisting themselves to a standing position.....before charging straight towards each other..... .....the announcers confirm that Jake Roberts has agreed to the terms and the referee has made it official.....here, in the ninth circle of hell.....there are NO rules.....and even if the commentary DIDN'T confirm it, the fact would be pretty clear within the opening minute, because the two men are punching, kicking, biting and clawing at each other, and the referee is just standing back and watching the carnage unfold..... .....Jake has months and months of pent up frustration here, and he's taking full advantage of the lack of rules to completely dominate his opponent from the get go.....these two men last men in an official capacity back at October's In Your House event (aptly titled Badd Blood) where Raven was victorious via disqualification after (despite his priests plea's to the contrary) Jake Roberts used a steel chair to punish his former student.....there's no danger of that tonight.....Jake clotheslines Raven all the way over the top rope and down to the floor outside, where he follows him out, picks up a chair, nails his opponent......and the official doesn't even blink an eye..... .....Jake crashes the steel chair down across the back of the Deity of the Damned nine times (which Jim Ross decides is symbolic.....one strike for each circle of hell Jake has been forced to endure) before he drags Raven to his feet and Irish Whips him so hard into the guard rails that Raven lands almost upside down on his head..... .....and Raven is smiling about it.....a sight that Jerry Lawler can't believe..... ".....he's smiling JR, Jake Roberts just destroyed his back with solid steel and Raven is enjoying it....." ".....he's one sick puppy King, there's no question about that.....it takes a twisted soul to find pleasure in his own suffering....." ".....he's not smiling about that Jim Ross.....and he's not enjoying the pain Jerry Lawler.....Raven is smiling, because he knows that these are not the actions of a righteous man.....this is not 'love thy neighbour' and there's no 'turn the other cheek' here.....Jake Roberts is proving that Raven was right all along.....that this so-called Man of God is nothing but a sick and twisted hypocrite......" .....whether Jake is a hypocrite remains to be seen, but he's certainly enjoying the beating that he is delivering here.....so much so that he decides to pull up the protective mats on the floor.....he is going to DDT Raven right out there on the concrete......or rather he WOULD have DDT'd Raven right out there on the concrete, had Raven not backdropped out of it, meaning it was Jake Roberts spine that connected with the cold, hard floor..... .....Jim Ross says that since both of these men utilise the DDT variation, so it goes without saying that both men would know how to counter the hold.....and that counter onto the concrete certainly put a screeching halt to the offence of the Snake..... .....Raven is clearly feeling the effects of the early (vicious) onslaught from Jake, but now that he is back on the offence he slows down the match and takes control with a more methodical approach.....not a less violent approach (oh no, no, no, no, no) just a slower paced one which guarantee's maximum pain to Jake, with minimum suffering to himself.....highlighted by the fact that he whips Jake hard into the ring steps, before choking the life out of him with a camera chord..... .....the two men climb back into the ring (well, Raven climbs back into the ring, Jake gets tossed back in) and it doesn't get any easier for Roberts.....Raven sets up a chair in the middle of the mat and whips his opponent into the ropes, catching him with a drop toe hold on the return that sees Jakes skull crash into the steel surface..... .....and when the veteran rolls onto his back, clutching at his face, we can see that he has been busted wide open..... .....Raven looks delighted as he watches Jakes life blood pour out of him, and he stands over him shouting at Roberts to look at him....."look into the eyes of your creation and know.....know that when you THOUGHT you were creating a monster, you actually created a Deity of your own.....the Deity of the Damned.....denounce your false idol.....come with me.....for I can set you free....." .....Jake struggles to his feet, selling expertly that the blood streaming down his face is impairing his vision.....reaching out for a cackling Raven, who stands there (arms outstretched, crucifix style) repeatedly telling Jake to come with him..... .....finally Jakes blind hands find his tormentors head, and the 'creator' cups his 'creations' face for a moment, almost as a proud parent would to his child..... .....then he snatches him by the head and snaps back with that patented DDT..... .....not just any DDT either, because Ravens skull connects with that discarded steel chair, and as Jim Ross rightly points out, all Jake Roberts has to do here is make the cover and this one is over..... .....unfortunately, blood loss and exhaustion means Jake CAN'T make the cover.....not for a good thirty seconds anyway, as he lays there spent beside his opponent.....only then does he finally muster the strength to rolls Raven over.....ring position is everything though, because Raven is already close to the ropes, and as Jake rolls him to make the cover Raven is able to roll right under the bottom rope and crash down to the floor outside, and that's when the camera picks up the fact that not only is Raven in trouble, he TOO is now busted open, courtesy of that DDT to the steel chair..... .....the two men take a moment to catch their breath, but as Jake finally wipes the blood from his eyes to clear his vision, the sight of a busted open Raven rejuvenate's him, and he drops right out onto the outside to continue his assault.....and there is nothing Divine in these actions, this is as ungodly an assault as you're likely to see as Jake punishes Raven to within an inch of his life, assaulting him with anything and everything that he can place his hands on, before finally rolling him back into the ring and following him in.....with an electrical cable in his hands..... .....Jim Ross says that for all intent and purposes, this one is over.....all Jake has to do is make the cover.....Jerry Lawler however states that Jake isn't looking just to win.....he's looking for the complete destruction of Raven and it doesn't look as though he is finished yet, a fact that Rick Rude tells us may well come back to bite the Snake..... ".....if you've got a man beat you make the cover and you get the win.....this business is about winning and losing Jim Ross, and if you're not trying to win then you're eventually going to lose, Jake Roberts should know better....." .....Jake stands over the bloodied Raven, who pulls himself up to a kneeling position.....he sees Jake stood there, cable in hand and he just starts laughing.....blood is pouring down his face and this lunatic is delighted, telling Jake to do it.....do what he has to do.....set himself free..... .....and God be Damned if that isn't exactly what Jake does..... .....he takes that electrical cable and wraps it right around the throat of Raven, before pulling back to completely restrict the airway.....and as Raven's eyes bulge out of his head, even Jim Ross says that Jake is taking this too far..... ".....rules or no rules there are certain lines that you just don't cross.....this isn't about ending the match, this is about ending Raven....permanently.....and by god if that isn't exactly what's going to happen....." ".....yeah, but who the hell is that Jim Ross?....." .....that?..... .....oh.....'that' would be the sight of Jake Roberts priest, rushing down the aisle..... .....he climbs into the ring (eyepatch and all) and comes to a halt in front of Jake, pleading with him to stop.....telling him to end this.....it's over.....don't do something that he can't redeem..... .....Jake isn't listening though.....the red mist has descended and Jake is intent on finishing what he started, telling his priest that he's doing this for HIM.....for the humiliation he suffered.....for the crucifixion.....for the eye.....he's doing God's work and he's not going to stop until he's finished..... .....the priest pleads with Jake, telling him not to do it.....release Raven and release HIMSELF.....don't do this, don't damn his soul....."not in my name"..... .....it takes a while, but finally Jake sees the light, and he lets go of the cable, releasing (a practically unconscious) Raven, who drops to the mat.....Jake's face tells us that he realises what he did.....that he took it too far.....that he almost crossed a line that there would be NO redemption from, and he shamefully begs his priest for forgiveness.....for absolution of his sins.....he stands there a broken man, pleading for peace..... .....so the Priest breaks him some more.....by kicking him right in the balls..... .....Jake doubles over in agony from the shot.....but doubled over isn't a good position to be in when you're in the ring with a man that utilises the DDT.....and a staggering Raven hooks hold of Jakes head and drives him straight into the mat with the Evenflow, before rolling him over.....making the cover.....and as the official counts to three, this one is mercifully over..... Winner: Raven Rating: B+ </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/Ywuv6zy.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/Ywuv6zy.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/36M8SYR.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/36M8SYR.jpg"></a> .....Raven is utterly spent.....battered, bloodied.....but as this Priest helps him back to his feet, he is nowhere near as broken as Jake Roberts.....and not just physically, because as Roberts rolls over and looks up at the sight of his own priest dropping to his knees in worship of the Deity of the Damned, you see Jakes mind and spirit break right there and then..... .....Raven takes a microphone and exhaustedly tells Jake to forget seeing the light..... ".....embrace the dark.....embrace the darkness that's ALWAYS been inside you.....forget the folly of the last six months.....forget the false idols.....and accept your one TRUE Deity into your life.....come to me.....and I will set you free....." .....Jake looks up at his Priest with disbelief, with a look of utter betrayal on his face.....a look which Raven relishes, telling Jake that even his 'Man of God' has seen the truth.....with eyes wide open this man was blinded by the lies of the light.....and ironically, only now that Raven has taken half of his sight can this Priest finally see clearly.....before repeating again..... ".....come to me.....and I will set you free....." .....the Priest urges Jake to join him, telling him that he's trodden the wrong path for too long now.....he tells Jake that he wanted a priest.....that he wanted absolution.....that he wanted forgiveness.....he can have ALL of that.....he can wage the divine war.....Raven's divine war.....he can still be Jake's Priest.....all he has to do, is let the darkness in.....because (as Raven reminds us all once again)..... ".....come to me.....and I will set you free....." .....Raven outstretches his arms crucifix style......the Priest mirrors this from his kneeling position beside Raven.....and BOTH men stare down at the Snake..... .....the crowd might be urging Jake not to do it, but there is a light that's gone off in Jakes eyes.....broken.....mind, body and spirit, Jake Roberts slowly pulls himself up to a kneeling position from the mat, stares Raven right in the eye..... .....and then bows his head..... .....and outstretches his arms..... .....and when he raises his head once more, he has a twisted smile on his face.....a smile that we haven't seen since the early 90's......the smile of a man that slapped Miss Elizabeth.....the smile of a man that took a King Cobra and forced it to bite Randy Savage.....the smile of a man that tortured the Ultimate Warrior in a room full of Snakes.....that made the Ultimate Warrior go to an undisclosed cemetery and dig up a human skull.....the smile of a man that went to the Undertakers own Funeral Parlour segment, slammed his hand stuck inside a casket and proceeded to assault both The Deadman AND his manager Paul Bearer..... .....the smile of man.....who is free..... .....Jim Ross says that he doesn't know what this means for the future of Jake Roberts, but he knows one thing for sure.....and that's the fact, that if Jake Roberts is actually going to follow the darkness.....if Jake Roberts is actually going to follow the gospel according to Raven.....then NOBODY is safe..... .....trust me..... Rating: A* </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/vzx2Nvo.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/vzx2Nvo.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/o8o6ZHo.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/o8o6ZHo.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/X3j2ztP.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/X3j2ztP.jpg"></a> .....as we leave that sickening scene unfolding in the ring, we head to the back.....where Michael Cole is standing by with the WWF World Tag Team Champions, Harlem Heat..... .....Cole says that Booker T and Stevie Ray are unquestionably one of the best Tag Teams in the history of this great sport, their opponents tonight however, are Arn Anderson, ALSO one of the greatest Tag Team wrestlers in the history of this sport, and his partner (and best friend) who is arguably THE greatest wrestler in the history of this sport, The Nature Boy Ric Flair..... .....not to mention the fact that Stevie Ray only has one working leg..... .....Booker tells Cole that Harlem Heat have been fighting against the odds their whole life, and they've been winning their whole lives.....the reason Stevie Ray only has one good leg at the minute is because Flair and Anderson know that they can't beat Harlem Heat in a straight up match.....yeah Anderson has had some success as a Tag Team wrestler, and Ric Flair may well be the greatest SINGLES wrestler to ever lace up his boots, but Harlem Heat are THE best Tag Team in professional wrestling..... ".....we been winning fights together since kindergarten.....we been winning titles since we decided to beat people up for a living.....and THATS why Flair and Anderson knew they had to take one of us out....." ".....is it?....." .....apparently Stevie Ray doesn't agree..... .....Stevie looks down at his knee which is strapped up to twice it's normal size, before again asking Booker if that's really why he's standing here right now on a knee held together by crazy glue and bandages? Or is he standing here now half crippled because Booker wouldn't entertain the Nation of Domination's offer?..... ".....you think those two fruit booty backwater boys woulda done this if there was someone there watching our backs? Yeah we grew up on the streets, and yeah we put a lotta chumps in the hospital, but everyone knows you don't survive for long on 110 street without your crew there watching your back....." .....Stevie tells Booker that it was stupid not to at least hear Ahmed Johnson out.....he'd better hope that stupidity doesn't cost them the Tag Team Titles..... ".....you can wrap this crap up here, I'm gonna go down to the ring.....takes me a bit longer than it used to to get around if you know what I mean....." .....with that, a clearly frustrated Stevie Ray slowly limps out of shot (presumably to make his way to the ring) leaving Booker there to finish the interview off......not that there's much left to say..... .....he tells Cole that no matter what his brother thinks, Harlem Heat don't need no cheap tricks or back up, or anything else.....they're gonna go out there tonight, and do what they do best.....beat punks up......you dig that sucka? .....with that, Booker heads off in the same direction as his brother, while Michael Cole sends us down to ringside..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/18hyaeF.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/18hyaeF.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/t4Ubyua.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/t4Ubyua.jpg"></a> .....or at least he tries too..... .....he does however get rather rudely interrupted first, by a very loud, very excited and very rambunctious Chris Jericho (followed closely by a very serious looking Test) who comes bounding into the shot with both the Intercontinental and Light Heavyweight Titles around his waist and midsection..... .....Jericho lets out a big whoop, a "Yeah Baby!" and does a little jig, before spraying Michael Cole with some celebratory champagne and walking off again..... .....Cole wipes the liquid from his face, and mutters that the new Intercontinental Champion is clearly very excited by his win, as he NOW sends us back down to ringside..... Rating: B+ </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/fpnOx00.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/fpnOx00.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/f0WG1yC.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/f0WG1yC.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/2hWsrQN.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/2hWsrQN.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/Bn2VdRx.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/Bn2VdRx.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/NX2vOWD.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/NX2vOWD.jpg"></a> We've already seen one Championship change hands tonight, now it's time for our second title match of the evening, the WWF World Tag Team Titles..... .....it could well be an uphill battle for our tag team champions too.....after all, Stevie Ray has already been seen severely weakened (to the point that he can clearly barely walk) and for as much as Booker T tries to convince us that Ric Flair is the worlds greatest SINGLES wrestler, he's still (to borrow a gimmick from Brian Pillman) Ric 'F'n' Flair, while Arn Anderson has held Tag Team gold with virtually everyone he's ever teamed with..... .....it's a good night to be a 'corporate' guy tonight.....what with Brian Pillman's upcoming World Title opportunity, and now Flair and Anderson being handed this shot right here.....a shot that Al Snow and Head, the New Age Outlaws AND Dustin Rhodes and Marc Mero all wanted.....but while those three teams were fighting to earn the chance at the Tag Team Titles, these two McMahon loyalists were simply handed the match, and the rest (much like Stevie Rays knee) is history..... .....credit where credit's due here, no way should Stevie Ray be competing right now, his leg has been severely compromised by numerous Flair/Anderson assaults, but that's not going to stop him from defending his title here tonight.....although honestly, he's probably more of a hinderance than a help, because the minute he steps into the ring, one swift kick to the patella from either Flair or Anderson leaves him crying out in pain..... .....because of that, Booker does everything he can to go it alone here, clearly reluctant to tag his barely fit brother into the match...... .....Booker does a great job too.....Stevie Ray is a decent worker, but Booker is certainly the stand out of the team.....he looks extremely comfortable in there with two genuine living legends in Flair and Anderson, both of whom make Booker look like a million bucks as they bounce all over the ring for him.....with Booker reluctant to tag in his injured brother however, Jerry Lawler questions how long he can hold his own against two opponents the calibre of Ric and Arn..... ".....it's only going to be so long JR until this Harlem Heat is Harlem Cold....." ".....I wouldn't be so sure of that King, there's a lot of Harlem Heart in that ring right now and this young man is fighting not only for himself, but for his brother too....." ".....if you two have quite finished with your childish wordplay, Booker T's brother.....who has a name by the way Jim Ross, it's Stevie Ray.....and Stevie Ray is looking increasingly frustrated at being kept on the sidelines here....." .....Stevie Ray does look to be eager to get into this match, but much as we saw with another brother combination (Bret and Owen) at this very event four years ago, one brother is reluctant to tag the other in, and eventually a brief argument between the champions results in Anderson blindsiding Booker T, as the challengers take control of the match..... .....now Flair and Anderson take Booker to school.....Horsemen Style if you will.....cutting the ring in half, tagging in and out regularly to keep the fresh man in the match, and targeting a body part.....specifically the leg......neither Heat member is going to be walking right after this one..... .....Booker won't quit though.....he doesn't stop fighting back either.....and even though there were a number of opportunities, he doesn't tag out to his brother, who is practically screaming at him to let him into the match by now.....eventually, with Booker looking completely spent, Stevie Ray is forced to take matters into his own hands.....literally.....slapping his weary brother on the back to tag himself in as Booker is using the ropes to pull himself back to his feet..... .....Stevie's leg really is messed up quite badly though.....he's been assaulted by a tyre iron on a number of occasions, as well as having the limb slammed in a car door.....he comes in hot, but he's hopping around on one leg.....he still manages to lays out Flair and Anderson with big right hands, and he holds his own just long enough for Booker to get back to his feet and tackle The Enforcer through the ropes and down to the floor..... .....but that leaves Stevie with Ric Flair..... .....the dirtiest player in the game..... .....who ducks a wild swing, rebounds off the ropes behind Stevie..... .....and clips his bum wheel with a chop block..... .....Booker T is still on the outside with Arn Anderson, and The Enforcer is determined to make sure it stays that way as Ric Flair lets out a big "Wooooooooo" and wraps Stevie Ray up in the Figure Four.....Stevie fights with all he has, but his knee is held together by a thread right about now.....he tries to turn The Nature Boy over, but he just can't do it, and with one final cry of pain he is left with little option but to concede the match.....and the titles.....and we have brand new WWF Tag Team Champions..... Winner(s): .....and New WWF World Tag Team Champions......Ric Flair and Arn Anderson Rating: A </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/1tBOrDQ.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/1tBOrDQ.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/qzCf1GY.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/qzCf1GY.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/SIIte9A.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/SIIte9A.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/EbKLwhg.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/EbKLwhg.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/oaoTLfs.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/oaoTLfs.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/lbl7Cno.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/lbl7Cno.jpg"></a> .....from there we go backstage, where we see a close-up of a monitor showing Flair and Anderson walking back up the aisle with their brand new WWF Tag Team Titles in hand, while Booker T attempts to help a very angry looking Stevie Ray back up to his one good foot.....Stevie can barely stand though, and as he shoves Booker away he collapses back down to the mat..... .....the camera pans out from the close up of the monitor, and we see that we were not the only viewers to this screen, because Dok Hendrix is standing by with The Nation of Domination, and Ahmed Johnson is just shaking his head at the scene unfolding before them..... .....he tells Dok that this is exactly what he was talking about.....if Harlem Heat had listened to him and had the good sense to join the Nation, they would be walking out tonight with those tag team titles around their waists..... ".....instead, they're walking out with nothing....and Stevie Ray ain't walking out at all....." .....he's really not either.....because the monitor beside Ahmed shows medical personnel strapping Stevie onto a stretcher, his knee is in bad shape..... .....Dok asks Ahmed that if he was so confident about the Nation being able to help Harlem Heat retain those titles, then why didn't they stop the numerous attacks in the weeks leading up to tonight? And is he just as confident that the Nation will help HIM win the Royal Rumble later this evening?..... .....Ahmed says that the Nation didn't stop the attacks because Booker T didn't want the Nation's support.....they're not here as Guardian Angels, they're here to make sure that the Nation of Domination is the strongest force in the World Wrestling Federation.....the Nation helps the Nation, if you ain't in then you're on your own..... .....as for the Nation ensuring that Ahmed Johnson wins the Royal Rumble, this Nation ain't run that way.....this ain't Ahmed Johnson AND the Nation of Domination..... ".....WE are the Nation of Domination, and WE will win the Royal Rumble.....whether that's me.....Kama.....D'Lo Brown.....it doesn't matter WHO wins, because when ONE wins, we ALL win.....and I can tell you now, the Nation of Domination is going to Dominate this entire Royal Rumble match, don't matter WHO gets in our way.....everybody's talking about Steve Austin or Scott Steiner like Ahmed Johnson ain't even in this damn match.....I've beat Stone Cold Steve Austin.....he ain't beat me.....I've beat Scott Steiner.....he ain't beat me.....the ONLY thing people need to be asking themselves right now, is which member of the Nation of Domination is going to win.....because tonight, anyone that ain't with the Nation.....YOU'RE GOING DOWN.....by any means necessary....." Rating: A </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/18yWLzn.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/18yWLzn.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/f1SRNNg.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/f1SRNNg.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/e630bsM.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/e630bsM.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/EaR1PGI.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/EaR1PGI.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/RmVQirk.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/RmVQirk.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/RmpGMkn.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/RmpGMkn.jpg"></a> .....we leave Dok Hendrix and head over to Michael Cole, who's standing by with Ted DiBiase and the Million Dollar Corporation, just moments before Jeff Jarrett has to put the WWF European Championship on the line against Dean Malenko.....a man who DEFEATED Double J just a few weeks ago on Raw is War, a fact that must make Ted DiBiase concerned about the safety of that Championship this evening?..... .....Deebs lets rip with that trademark laugh, before telling Cole that he must be as stupid as he looks..... ".....because when you're as wealthy as me little man, the only thing that concerns you, is what you're going to do with all that money....." .....Ted says that sure, Malenko picked up a fluke victory on Raw, but Jeff Jarrett is standing here with the gold and in life, who has the gold is all that matters.....he says that people have been trying to take this title away from the Million Dollar Corporation, but where are those people now? It seems to Deebs that people who cross his Corporation have a habit of disappearing..... .....Cole says that this may well be the case, but so far tonight we have had two title matches, and new champions crowned in both cases.....he says that it's been a bad night to be a title holder so far this evening..... .....now Jarrett laughs, telling Cole that when you're Double J, there's no such thing as a bad night.....he says that Dean Malenko should have cashed his chips in and BEGGED Vince McMahon to let him trade this match with Jarrett in for a spot in the Royal Rumble.....because Malenko has more chance of beating 29 other WWF Superstars than he has at beating ONE Jeff Jarrett.....although, since Rich Steiner is already entered into that match, he wouldn't have won that either..... .....all five men have a good laugh at that, before DiBiase signs off, telling Michael Cole that this is going to be a VERY profitable night.....for the Million Dollar Corporation...... .....and with that the group walk off, as Michael Cole sends us back down to ringside...... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/18hyaeF.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/18hyaeF.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/t4Ubyua.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/t4Ubyua.jpg"></a> .....as we hear a loud "Yeah Baby", and Cole gets ANOTHER face full of champagne from a still celebrating Chris Jericho, who proudly proclaims that "I'm going to Disney World babyyyyy", before walking off and leaving a soaking wet Michael Cold to sign off to Jim Ross..... .....our European Championship Match is next..... Rating: B+ </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/gctJUIV.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/gctJUIV.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/to5UuKB.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/to5UuKB.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/kyKvKCb.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/kyKvKCb.jpg"></a> .....our third title match of the evening sees Dean Malenko challenging Jeff Jarrett, for a European Title that the Million Dollar Corporation are clearly very reluctant to lose..... .....how reluctant?..... .....well, Ken Shamrock, Psycho Sid and Chavo Guerrero are three names in recent months that have tried (and failed) to wrest the gold from around Double J's waist, and all three have since vanished without trace from the WWF, courtesy of a rather vicious streak that the Corporation has developed.....gang beat downs, assaults, driving people through tables, Ted DiBiase's men seem to be willing to sink to any depths to ensure that the Corporation retains its crown jewel..... .....on a night where the previous two title matches have BOTH seen the championships change hands, it's probably not the best time for Jarrett to be facing a man who pinned his shoulders to the mat for the one, two, three just a few short weeks ago, but that's exactly what's happening here.....and since Dean Malenko's dreams of becoming the Light Heavyweight Champion ended when Chris Jericho ensured that the division was retired, the Man of 1000 Holds has been eyeing up the Euro Gold for some time now.....and as we all know, he CAN defeat Double J..... .....Double J clearly knows it too.....because he's wrestling much more cautiously that he usually would be, with Jerry Lawler pointing out that he is desperately trying to stay out of Malenko's grips..... ".....they say that Dean Malenko is the man of a thousand holds JR, well Double J obviously knows what's up, because he looks like he's trying to avoid nine hundred and ninety nine of them here tonight....." ".....he does indeed King, but of those one thousand holds, Dean Malenko only needs to apply ONE of them to win this match.....the Texas Cloverleaf....." .....this was a pretty good match all things considered....."all things" being the fact that Jeff Jarrett is much father up on the pecking order that midcarder Dean Malenko, after getting himself established as a main event calibre wrestler.....despite that quite large gulf in overness, Jarrett was surprisingly happy to put Malenko over on Raw a few weeks back, a win that DID raise Malenko's profile quite a bit..... .....Jarrett continues to play the game cautiously, until eventually it's Ted DiBiase that has to tip the tide in favour of his man, distracting the official long enough for Jarrett to dig a thumb into the eye of his challenger..... .....Jarrett takes control from then on, working a slower match with plenty of showboating for the crowd.....as I said though, Malenko is determined to get his hands on some gold after having the Light Heavyweight division snatched out from under him, and he just won't stay down..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/YMOKrD9.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/YMOKrD9.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/JJkmjYB.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/JJkmjYB.jpg"></a> .....so much so that Rich Steiner makes his way out from the back, clearly looking to be a difference maker for the Corporation.....unfortunately for him, another man who has his eye on capturing the European Championship makes HIS way out to put a stop to that.....inaugural champion, the British Bulldog..... .....Bulldog stops Steiner from even reaching ringside as the two men brawl in the aisleway, before taking their fight all the way to the back and out of sight.....there will be NO interference in this match..... .....ha, yeah right..... .....in the middle of all that (very distracting action) Ted DiBiase slides Double J's Acoustic Equaliser into the ring, and Jarrett uses the guitar to completely brain his challenger..... .....Malenko hits the mat as shards of wood fly everywhere.....Jarrett makes the cover, DiBiase points the official in the direction of the pin attempt.....and three seconds later, Jeff Jarrett is the first Champion of the night to successfully defend their Title..... Winner: .....and Still WWF European Champion......Jeff Jarrett Rating: B+ </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/1tBOrDQ.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/1tBOrDQ.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/GZUV6Ix.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/GZUV6Ix.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/btVcwTQ.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/btVcwTQ.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/UmjkjmT.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/UmjkjmT.jpg"></a> It's time to have a word from the boss now, as Dok Hendrix is in the office of Vincent Kennedy McMahon, just a few short minutes before our highly anticipated WWF Championship Casket Match......he's not alone in there either.....although while our new WWF Tag Team Champions (Flair and Anderson) ARE there, the man that will be challenging The Undertaker (Brian Pillman) is not..... .....Dok asks Vince where the Loose Cannon is right now? After all, he's been notoriously difficult to find these last few weeks.....as well as wondering if he could get McMahon's opinion on who will win the Royal Rumble match tonight?..... .....Vince says that Brian Pillman is wherever Brian Pillman is, doing whatever it is that Brian Pillman does..... .....McMahon reiterates a statement that he made a few weeks back, telling Dok that while Brian Pillman HAS been somewhat domesticated, he is still very much a Loose Cannon a fact that the Undertaker has found out first hand in recent weeks.....he tells Dok that when that bell rings to start our next match, Brian Pillman WILL be in that ring.....and when the bell rings to signal the END of our next match, the CORPORATE Cannon WILL be the brand new WWF Champion.....it's as simple as that..... .....as for who will win the Royal Rumble match..... ".....frankly that is of little concern to me.....because after Brian Pillman bests the so called 'Phenom' tonight, will there really be any doubt that there is NOBODY that my Corporate Cannon won't be able to best?.....be that a Scott Steiner.....an Owen Hart.....an Ahmed Johnson....." ".....what about a Stone Cold Steve Austin?....." .....Vince doesn't like to be interrupted.....but he perhaps likes the sound of Steve Austin's name even less.....he tells Dok that Stone Cold Steve Austin is a stain on this great company.....Stone Cold Steve Austin is an ingrate.....Stone Cold Steve Austin.....is.....is...... ".....a Son of a B!tch......Stone Cold Steve Austin has had the gall to place his hands on ME.....to Stun ME.....and he thinks that he's ever going to be MY World Champion? Headline MY biggest show of the year? I don't think so Dok Hendrix.....see, I may not know who WILL win the Royal Rumble, but I do know who WON'T win the Royal Rumble.....and I can categorically state right here, right now, that Stone Cold Steve Austin....." .....Vince pauses for a moment to smile at Flair and Anderson.....a smile that gets even wider as The Enforcer nonchalantly places that trusty tyre iron down on Vince's desk..... ".....Stone Cold Steve Austin has no chance in hell of winning the Royal Rumble.....now, if you don't mind, we have a Casket Match to watch.....so get out....." .....we should probably listen to him.....let's get out..... Rating: A* </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/PiAX9tC.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/PiAX9tC.jpg"></a> .....and go to some random hallway, where one Dean Malenko looks to be particularly deep in thought...... .....obviously the loss he suffered tonight has hit him pretty hard.....almost as hard as that guitar hit him EARLIER tonight.....this is a man who's brooding.....reflecting.....a man who clearly wants to be alone..... ".....CHAMPION BABYYYY!!!.....look out World, Captain Fantastic is coming through....." <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/18hyaeF.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/18hyaeF.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/t4Ubyua.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/t4Ubyua.jpg"></a> .....I guess Chris Jericho is STILL celebrating his Intercontinental Championship win, as he loudly cha-cha-cha's down the corridor, generally being his usual obnoxious self, until he comes to a sudden halt beside Dean.....he looks down at Malenko for a moment (who doesn't even look up from the floor) before turning back to Test and slapping him on the chest, telling him to look who it is..... ".....if it isn't Bore-Us Malenko Jr.....looking about as entertaining as ever, the life and soul of the funeral party....." .....Malenko clearly isn't in the mood to rise to the bait, and he doesn't even acknowledge Jericho's presence.....Jericho is a pretty annoying guy though, and he tells 'Bore-Us Jr.' (because Malenko's dad was Boris....get it?) that he saw his match earlier tonight, and he knows that Malenko is a pretty boring guy, but it looked like he even managed to put HIMSELF to sleep, because the last thing Jericho saw was Malenko, flat on his back getting pinned..... ".....You know 'Bore-Us', it's getting to be a habit.....the Ayatollah of Rock'n'Rolla strutting around here with the gold, while you sit there all sad with nothing.....I tell you what, since Chris Jericho is a genuinely nice guy.....your hero and mine.....the paragon of virtue.....man of the people and all round great guy.....and since I don't need it anymore.....you can have this one..... .....Jericho unhooks his (long retired) Light Heavyweight Title from around his waist and tosses it at the feet of Malenko, before readjusting his brand new Intercontinental Title and telling Dean to cheer up, he's finally got a title..... ".....you can wear it, you can pose with it.....take your picture with it.....shine it up real nice and use it to check out your sad-sack reflection.....you can do ANYTHING with it babyyyyyy...... .....oh..... .....except defend it..... .....yeah, you can't do that, because I killed the Light Heavyweight division, just like I killed your hopes and dreams Malenko-no.....come on Test, this buzzkill is ruining my moment....." .....with that Jericho struts off, leaving Dean Malenko staring down at the Light Heavyweight Title that he once had grand designs for.....it's not been a good night for the Man of 1000 Holds..... Rating: A </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/18yWLzn.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/18yWLzn.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/Go8E4u6.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/Go8E4u6.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/PnBM24f.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/PnBM24f.jpg"></a> .....we go from there over to the locker room of the Hart Foundation, where (with Chris Jericho and Test off celebrating) Michael Cole is standing by with Bret and Owen Hart..... .....Cole wants to know if Bret and Owen are really willing to side with a man that they claim has screwed them over multiple times? If they are really prepared to assist Vince McMahon achieve his goal of seeing the Corporate Cannon Brian Pillman walk out of here tonight as the WWF Champion, just to get Owen Hart a favourable number in the Royal Rumble match? And more importantly, is Bret Hart really not entering the Royal Rumble match himself?..... .....Bret says that the answer to every one of Cole's questions is the same.....yes..... ".....you see Michael Cole, the Harts have been screwed over for too long around here, it's about time something went our way.....and tonight, that's exactly what's going to happen.....we don't really care WHO walks out of here tonight as the WWF Champion, because it really doesn't matter.....it doesn't matter for exactly the same reason as to why I'm not entering the Royal Rumble match.....whoever walks out of here tonight as the WWF Champion, won't be Champion when Wrestlemania comes around, because I have a GUARANTEED shot.....a shot that I can take whenever I want......even tomorrow night on Raw if I see fit....." .....Owen says that you're damn right they'll help Brian Pillman win the WWF Championship tonight.....then Bret will take it from him.....and when Owen comes in at number thirty tonight and wins the Rumble, he and Bret will go on to main event the biggest show of the year......a rematch of (in Owen's opinion) the GREATEST Wrestlemania match ever.....Bret vs. Owen.....brother vs. brother.....only this time, for the World Wrestling Federation Championship..... ".....that makes helping Vince McMahon out sound worth it to me Cole....." .....Cole isn't finished though, deciding to play devils advocate.....what if Bret DOESN'T defeat the winner of tonight's Championship match.....what if Owen DOESN'T win the Royal Rumble.....what if they fail to ensure that Brian Pillman wins tonight and Owen is forced to enter at number one.....what if NEITHER man makes it to the main event of Wrestlemania.....what if?.....what if?.....what if?..... .....neither Hart is listening though.....Bret says that no matter what obstacles have been thrown at them, the Hart Foundation has endured.....Bret says that he was screwed out of the WWF Title back at Wrestlemania XII, but where is the Boy Toy now? Because the Hitman is still here.....he says that the Wolfpac stole the Intercontinental Championship from Owen, but look where the Intercontinental title is now....back with the Hart Foundation.....Bret says that overcoming obstacles is the Canadian way, and it's what the Hart Foundation will continue to do so if they have to make a deal with the devil for one night, then that's exactly what they will do..... ".....now if you'll excuse us.....WE have a World Title match to 'watch'................come on Chris....." .....Chris?..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/18hyaeF.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/18hyaeF.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/t4Ubyua.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/t4Ubyua.jpg"></a> .....oh.....this guy again..... .....it seems as though Chris Jericho has partied his way through the entire building as he bursts into shot, soaking Michael Cole for the third time this evening, this time by dumping a cooler full of Gatorade over his head..... ".....yeah babyyyy.....Wolfpac eat your heart out wooooooo....." ".....!!!!OH COME ON!!!!....." .....Michael Cole isn't happy.....Chris Jericho is delighted though.....and so are Bret and Owen as they clap their team mate on the back, congratulating him on his big win, before telling him that it's time to go 'watch' Brian Pillman win the WWF Title..... .....I guess it's down to ringside we go..... Rating: A* </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/4mzhWEv.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/4mzhWEv.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/SlvhFFp.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/SlvhFFp.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/ldxNCBq.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/ldxNCBq.jpg"></a> WWF Championship: Casket Match .....so this is it, everything that Brian Pillman has done in the last few weeks will either make him tonight.....or the Undertaker will break him tonight..... .....a lot of people scoffed when Vince McMahon announced that this match for the WWF Championship would be contested under Casket Match rules.....especially considering the fact that the current WWF Champion is The Undertaker.....I mean, it's kinda his match after all.....unfortunately for the Deadman (as he quickly found out) this isn't the Corporate Cannon he's facing tonight.....this is the Loose Cannon, Brian 'F'n' Pillman, and he's willing to do ANYTHING to ascend to his throne as the Ruler of the Revolution..... .....don't believe me? Just ask Paul Bearer.....ask Kane.....two men who have been completely taken out of the equation by the Loose Cannon, leaving the Deadman all alone.....and if that wasn't bad enough, the no disqualification nature of this match means that Vince McMahon can offer his Chosen Champion all the advantages under the sun.....including the potential interference of the Hart Foundation..... .....he may need every advantage too..... .....because as The Undertaker makes his grandiose entrance, removes his hat and coat, then raises the lights, he stares at Brian Pillman with a look that would make even the devil himself nervous..... .....and then the bell rings..... .....and the Undertaker absolutely goes nuts on Brian Pillman..... .....Jim Ross says that this is weeks and weeks and weeks of pent up aggression on the part of the WWF Champion..... ".....week after week The Undertaker has been wanting to get his hands around the throat of Brian Pillman, and week after week this Loose Cannon has angered, antagonised, and assaulted him further, without a second thought for the carnage that he left in his wake.....Brian Pillman is an unhinged individual, and King, as we have seen, it's those close to the Deadman that have paid the price....." ".....Brian Pillman might be crazy JR, but if you ask me, he just might be crazy like a fox.....because I have never seen this amount of emotional outpouring from The Undertaker, and Rick Rude, you know as well as I do, that an emotional man is a man prone to mistakes.....you make a mistake, and Brian Pillman WILL capitalise on that in a heartbeat....." ".....not to mention the fact Jerry Lawler, that the so called 'Phenom' of the WWF rarely has to expel this much energy during a match.....if Brian Pillman is smart.....and he IS.....he'll weather this storm and let the Deadman punch himself out....." .....that might not be a bad strategy.....except for the fact that the Undertaker doesn't appear to be tiring himself out anytime soon.....in fact, as he sends Pillman flying over the top rope and to the outside, it looks as though he's just getting started..... .....Undertaker follows his opponent to the floor and, as Pillman attempts to crawl away from the assault, Taker drags him back by the tights (flashing his bare behind in the process, obviously an homage to the Nature Boy in the back) before tossing him straight into the side of the casket and slamming his head off the top..... .....the Undertaker continues the assault on the outside, and everything is completely legal here.....Brian Pillman destroyed Paul Bearers leg with a steel chair.....he destroyed Kane's leg with a steel chair......he crashed a steel chair across the skull of the Deadman.....so is it any surprise that after he knocks Pillman down to the concrete with a Big Boot, that the Undertaker picks up a steel chair and crashes it into the skull of Pillman?..... .....Taker punishes his opponent with a series of blows across the back, before dragging the Loose Cannon by his feet over to the steel ring steps, placing his right leg over the top.....and then crashing that chair down over the knee.....a steel on steel sandwich, with Brian Pillman's patella as the filling..... .....Rick Rude doesn't condone this, telling Jim Ross that the object of this match is to place your opponent inside the casket, not cripple him..... ".....be that as it may Rick, but you can call this payback for the injuries that Brian Pillman inflicted upon the legs of both Paul Bearer and Kane....." ".....that's poppycock Jim Ross.....The Undertaker is still standing isn't he? You didn't see Brian Pillman attempt to cripple the Deadman, but here is our WWF Champion, actively trying to break his opponents kneecap right off.....makes me sick....." ....the Deadman IS focusing his attack on that leg too.....and after he finishes with the chair he pulls the ring steps away from the post, slides Pillman's leg behind it (so that it's resting between the steps and the post) and then delivers an almighty kick to the steps, crushing Brian's knee between the two steel objects..... .....Pillman screams out in pain as the usual cackling of the Loose Cannon is replaced by a cry of agony, but it's music to the ears of the WWF Champion, who continues to assault his challenger on the floor, before finally tossing him back into the ring..... .....the onslaught doesn't stop there though, and even Brian's pleading isn't enough to placate the fury of the reaper, as The Undertaker continually pounds on the skull of the challenger with stiff shots in the corner, before mercifully he wraps his hands around the throat of Pillman, raises his high into the air..... .....and Chokeslams him straight down to the mat, as the official opens up the casket..... .....did I say mercifully?..... .....yeah, scrap that.....the Undertaker has no mercy here, and he tells the referee to close the casket lid, this assault isn't anywhere near over yet..... .....Rick Rude says that this is a huge mistake as the Undertaker continues the attack..... ".....he had the match won Jim Ross.....the name of the game is winning, The Undertaker more than likely had this match won right there and didn't take it.....this is potentially a big mistake on the part of the Undertaker......Phenom or not, you don't play with an opponent of Brian Pillman's calibre....." .....Rude has a point.....and Brian Pillman has a plan..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/18hyaeF.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/18hyaeF.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/t4Ubyua.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/t4Ubyua.jpg"></a> .....or rather Vince McMahon has a plan.....a plan that involved The Hart Foundation ensuring that the Undertaker doesn't leave here tonight as the World Wrestling Federation Champion..... .....a plan that sees Chris Jericho and Test come rushing out from the back to assault the Deadman, giving Brian Pillman a much needed breather..... .....to say that Chris Jericho has been on a high tonight would be an understatement, and he uses that energy to unleash a barrage of offence on the Undertaker.....or rather the Underseller.....because in his current berserker mode the Deadman shrugs it all off and wraps his hand around Jericho's throat..... .....at least until Test cracks him in the back of the head with the Intercontinental Championship..... .....that finally drops the Deadman to a knee..... .....the trio go to work, as Pillman joins Test and Jericho in triple teaming the WWF Champion, before the Loose Cannon brays at the official to "open the damn casket" as they attempt to roll the Deadman inside, as Rick Rude pats himself on the back (Barry Horowitz style) for his earlier call, repeating that the Undertaker not taking the victory when it was available was a huge mistake..... .....looks like Rude has a point too, because between the three of them, Pillman, Jericho and Test, they are able to roll the Deadman into the velvet interior of the casket..... .....but not shut the lid..... .....because as Pillman stands (arms raised in victory) in the middle of the ring, barking orders at Jericho to close the casket and end the match, The Undertaker sits bolt upright and clocks the Intercontinental Champion right in the mouth, before grabbing Test by the throat, standing up, stepping over the top rope, and Chokeslamming him right to the mat..... .....Pillman rushes at the Deadman, but his brief flurry of offence is soon shut down by the WWF Champion, who's fury seems to be making him impervious to pain tonight, a fact that Jim Ross points out, saying that the Loose Cannon thought he was playing mind games with the Undertaker, but in reality, all he has done has ensured that the Phenom is more hellbent on the destruction of his opponent than he ever has been before.....and he's about ready to disperse of his challenger right now, as his picks up Pillman and drives his skull into the canvas with a huge Tombstone Piledriver..... .....and now (as he motions for the casket lid to be opened) it would seem as though the Undertaker is finally ready to end this match..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/TcNIZD6.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/TcNIZD6.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/z45TeSS.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/z45TeSS.jpg"></a> .....when phase two of McMahon's Masterplan kicks in, and Bret as Owen Hart rush the ring before the Undertaker can roll Brian Pillman into the casket..... .....fortunately for Pillman, the Hart Brothers aren't as easily dismissed as their Canadian Cohorts were, and they are able to assault the Deadman long enough for Chris Jericho and Test to return to the fray, then the entire Hart Foundation go about their mission for the evening..... .....of course, that mission is to ensure that Brian Pillman leaves as WWF Champion, so that Owen Hart can enter the Royal Rumble match next at number thirty.....because if they DON'T ensure that Brian Pillman leaves here tonight as the WWF Champion, then Owen Hart is going to have a very long night ahead of him, because he WILL come in at number one..... .....from his position on the mat (following that Tombstone Piledriver) Brian Pillman cries at the official to open up the casket, which is exactly what he does as the entire Hart Foundation force the Deadman over to the side of the ring..... .....Taker still isn't going down without a fight though, and he manages to break free of his captives, then begins swinging wildly at his attackers, sending them flying through the ropes and down to the floor outside..... .....the Undertaker takes a moment to catch his breath, then turns and runs across the ring (turning Brian Pillman inside out with a running clothesline as he goes) hits the ropes, runs the length of the ring once more...... .....and then soars over the top rope, taking out all four Hart Foundation members with a spectacular dive to the outside..... .....the Undertaker has been like a man possessed tonight, but he's beginning to tire now.....he rolls back into the ring, where Pillman meets him, and the two men begin exchanging punches, before they finally grasp onto each other and each attempt to jockey for position as they struggle over towards the casket.....the two men grapple through the ropes and onto the apron, where the Loose Cannon finally goes for that universal difference maker......he kicks the Deadman right in the balls, before desperately demanding that the official opens the casket..... ......which he does..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/o6z7mVT.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/o6z7mVT.jpg"></a> .....and Mankind sits right up inside it..... .....Brian Pillman's eyes practically pop out of his head when he sees the masked maniac.....and the crowd pops huge.....we haven't seen Mick Foley (nor any of his other personalities) around here since Mankind's losing effort against Brian Pillman back at Octobers In Your House: Badd Blood event.....the Loose Cannon picked up what most believed to be a fortunate victory in the WWF's inaugural Hell in a Cell match, and as he pulls back that right hand, it looks as though he's here to make up for lost time, as he strikes out with that Mandible Claw.....straight down the throat..... .....of The Undertaker?..... .....there's somewhat of a shocked silence in the arena, but those initial cheers rapidly turn to jeers as Mankind incapacitates the WWF Champion with the Mandible Claw, to the point that he finally pulls back with all his might, as Mankind and The Undertaker crash land simultaneously into the Casket, with Mankind's fingers still lodged into the gullet of the Deadman..... .....Brian Pillman looks as though he can't believe his eyes, but this Loose Cannon is nothing if not an opportunist, and he quickly reaches forward..... .....and slams the casket lid shut..... .....which means that here, at the Royal Rumble 1998, one calendar year after betraying (then) good friend Steve Austin to join forces with Vince McMahon, the Loose Cannon Brian Pillman has finally ascended to his throne......the Loose Cannon Brian Pillman is officially the ruler of the revolution.....and the Loose Cannon, Brian 'F'n' Pillman, is the World Wrestling Federation Champion...... Winner: .....and New WWF Champion......Brian Pillman Rating: A (99) </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/ldxNCBq.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/ldxNCBq.jpg"></a><img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/mTL46g9.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/mTL46g9.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/Bn2VdRx.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/Bn2VdRx.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/NX2vOWD.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/NX2vOWD.jpg"></a> .....and he hoists that Championship high in the air the moment the official presents him with it, before clutching it tightly to his chest..... .....he's soon joined in his celebration by the Chairman of the Board himself, as Vince McMahon makes his way out, along with the brand new tag team champions Flair and Anderson.....the trio make their way down the aisle, where they pass the Hart Foundation.....Bret tells Vince that they held up their end of the bargain, is he going to hold up his? McMahon chuckles, telling Bret that he is a man of his word, Owen Hart WILL enter the Royal Rumble match at number thirty..... .....that's good enough for the Harts, who make their way to the back as McMahon, Flair and Arn congratulate Pillman on becoming the Corporate Champion.....Pillman is clearly delighted, but he's also somewhat distracted by the closed casket that still sits ominously at ringside.....suddenly the lid of the casket swings open, and the deranged Mankind pulls himself up and out, dropping down to the floor as the lid slams shut behind him..... .....Mankind sits crosslegged on the arena floor, rocking back and forth like the Mankind of old, as Vince McMahon takes a microphone to officially declare that the World Wrestling Federation finally has a champion that it can be proud of.....but more importantly, HE has a champion he can be proud of.....as Brian Pillman did exactly what he claimed he would.....he put an end to the legacy of the fabled Undertaker..... .....:::::!!!!!GONG!!!!!:::::..... .....and with that the arena descends into darkness, and we are treated to the usual light and smoke show that comes with anything remotely relating to the Undertaker, until finally...... .....:::::!!!!!GONG!!!!!:::::..... .....the lights flick back on.....and the casket which was closed moments ago is now completely missing its lid.....its missing its inhabitant too, because while the Undertaker WAS inside that wooden structure, he's now nowhere to be seen..... .....all four men (with the exception of Mankind, who hasn't stopped rocking throughout all of that) turn and anxiously glance around, clearly expecting the Undertaker to be standing there..... .....he isn't..... .....and the looks of nervousness soon drain away, as McMahon once again raises his Corporate Champion's arm in celebration, as we go to a promo package highlighting the history of the Royal Rumble match......a match which is coming up.....next..... Rating: A </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/4pzsPi1.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/4pzsPi1.jpg"></a> ".....ladies and gentlemen.....it is now time.....for the ROYAL RUMBLE match..... .....in just a few moments, the two competitors who drew number one and number two will enter the ring, and every two minutes thereafter another competitor will enter the ring according to the number they drew..... .....that process will continue until all thirty men have entered the match.....elimination occurs anytime that a competitor is thrown over the top rope and down to the floor..... .....after all thirty men have entered, the one man that remains in the ring will be declared the winner, and will be on his way to face the WWF Champion at Wrestlemania XIV...... .....so without further ado, let's all find out who drew number one....." ".....:::::WHAT DOES EVERYBODY WANT:::::....." <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/Mz6kcGj.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/Mz6kcGj.jpg"></a> .....they want Head apparently.....they get head too, right there in the arms of a man who was always destined to have a bad number here tonight, the hapless Al Snow..... .....Al gets a great reaction, he's developed into a real fan favourite around here, so much so that I could probably get a pretty good match out of him and Brian Pillman.....in fact, scrap that.....I'm confident that Al Snow and Brian Pillman could comfortably headline most any show in a WWF Title match.....MOST any show......Wrestlemania? Hmmm......Al is going to have his work cut out for him, starting from the number one position.....but it HAS been done before...... ".....and now, let's find out the man that drew number two....." <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/RH7SiNh.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/RH7SiNh.jpg"></a> .....well, would you believe it.....it's only Al Snow's long suffering partner Chris Candido.....someone else that's much higher up the card than even they probably thought they would be around here.....and while he may be loathed to admit it, he has Al Snow to thank for that.....sure Al Snow is.....different.....but this pairing just works and both men have been elevated thanks to it...... .....but that doesn't mean they aren't going to fight..... .....the bell rings and this one is underway.....but Al seems confused already, telling Candido that he knew it would come down to the two of them..... .....Candido shakes his head, telling Al that it's not come down to the two of them, there's still 28 more entrants to come.....Al isn't buying it, telling Candido that this isn't going to go down the same way as his trial run (with the new range of WWF action figures) a few weeks ago went, tonight it's going to be Al Snow picking up the win..... ....Candido gives up trying to explain it to Snow, instead he simply shrugs his shoulders and the two men begin to brawl..... .....of course, all of Al Snow's confusion killed about 1:30.....so they're not brawling for long until we have our next competitor..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/lbl7Cno.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/lbl7Cno.jpg"></a> Entrant #3: Scorpio Joining: Al Snow (2:00) Chris Candido (2:00) .....and it's Scorpio from the Nation of Domination..... .....Ahmed Johnson declared earlier this evening that it didn't matter WHICH member of the Nation won this match, but ONE of them is going to.....although let's face it, Scorpio is hardly Ric Flair......so coming in at number three means that it probably won't be him..... .....Snow and Candido may be happy to fight each other for the privilege of winning the Royal Rumble, but Candido (if not Al) is at least smart enough to realise that, actually, for as crappy as the number one and number two draw is, if they work together, it could actually be quite advantageous..... .....Scorpio hits the ring, but he's barely out of the starting blocks before he's overpowered by the former WWF Tag Team Champions, who toss him out in little over a minute, before returning to brawling with each other, as the clock runs down to zero..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/vk2Ghpj.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/vk2Ghpj.jpg"></a> Entrant #4: Sean Waltman Joining: Al Snow (4:00) Chris Candido (4:00) Eliminated: Scorpio (1:06) (by Chris Candido & Al Snow) .....it's time to welcome entrant number 4 to the mix, and while Snow and Candido attempt to repeat their rapid elimination of Scorpio a moment ago, Sean Waltman isn't Scorpio, and after riding with both the KLiQ and the Wolfpac these last few years, he knows a thing or two about two on one attacks.....how to deliver them, and more importantly, how to avoid them..... .....he sprints down the aisle, but he stops short at sliding into the ring when he sees Snow and Candido stood waiting for him, instead he cautiously climbs up onto the apron and lets the two men in the ring come to him, before quickly nailing Snow with a shoulder barge (between the top and middle rope) that doubles Al over, before Springboarding right over the top of Snow and flying towards Candido with a flying clothesline..... .....Candido sidesteps that, but Waltman ducks and rolls on the landing, running off the ropes on the opposite side of the ring and nailing Chris right between the eyes with a spinning back heel kick on the return..... .....Waltman rushes at Snow (who's still up against the ropes) and sends him flying over the top with a clothesline, but Al is able to save himself, landing on the apron before rolling back into the ring..... .....it's a good initial flurry from the former European Champion, but the numbers ARE against him, and Candido is able to clock him in the back of the head and give himself and Al a good 45 seconds to beat on the Wolfpac man before the buzzer sounds again...... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/d6MhRqp.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/d6MhRqp.jpg"></a> Entrant #5: The Road Dogg Joining: Al Snow (6:00) Chris Candido (6:00) Sean Waltman (2:00) .....oh you didn't know?.....well now you know.....because contestant number five is one half of the former two time WWF Tag Team Title tandem The New Age Outlaws, it's the Road Dogg, Jesse James..... .....the Outlaws have certainly had their share of battles with Al Snow and Chris Candido, with the two teams even trading the tag titles back and forth.....tonight isn't about TAG titles though, it's about THE title.....doesn't mean that we can't settle a little bit of bad blood along the way though does it, and as Candido and Waltman continue to go at it, James goes straight for Al Snow, and for the second time in almost as many minutes Snow gets tossed over the top, before saving himself at the last moment.....a fact which irks Jerry Lawler..... ".....Al Snow should be long gone already by now Jim Ross, but obviously he's got more lives in him than he's got voices in his head....." .....the Road Dogg is another man that has a successful Tag Team to thank for his current standing on the card.....before his little stint in rehab back in early (and all the way through until late) 1996, 'The Roadie' wasn't exactly tearing it up around here.....since joining forces with Billy Gunn however and forming the New Age Outlaws, he's shot up from a lower midcard kinda guy, all the way up to the upper midcard, and honestly, he has the feud with Al Snow and Chris Candido to thank for that, because even though the Outlaws defeated The Hart Foundation to win the WWF Tag Team Titles, it wasn't until the Snow and Candido feud that James' popularity (or should that be notoriety) grew...... .....anyway.....the Rumble continues..... .....Snow and Road Dogg on one side of the ring, Waltman and Candido on the other, and our two minutes are up..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/qBeE4n3.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/qBeE4n3.jpg"></a> Entrant #6: Bradshaw Joining: Al Snow (8:00) Chris Candido (8:00) Sean Waltman (4:00) The Road Dogg (2:00) .....and JR tells us that business is about to pick up, because entrant number six is the big Texan, Bradshaw..... .....Bradshaw actually has a match scheduled tomorrow night on Raw, against the Nation of Domination's Scorpio.....he wins that then he gets to chance to face Ahmed Johnson one more time.....unfortunately, Scorpio lasted barely a minute in this match and is already gone.....a fact that I'm sure neither Bradshaw OR Ahmed Johnson is happy about..... .....instead Bradshaw takes his frustrations out on the four men currently in the ring, with each one getting turned completely inside out by a Clothesline From Hell a piece, as Bradshaw comes in like a house of fire..... .....he's a big old hoss though is Bradshaw, so he soon slows his pace back down.....and the five men go about trying to eliminate one another..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/9JEgh7u.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/9JEgh7u.jpg"></a> Entrant #7: Rey Mysterio Joining: Al Snow (10:00) Chris Candido (10:00) Sean Waltman (6:00) The Road Dogg (4:00) Bradshaw (2:00) .....but the pace is soon bought back up.....because the number 7 entrant is Rey Mysterio..... .....Rey comes rushing down the aisle and hops onto the apron, before leaping onto the top rope and springboarding into the ring, taking out Candido, Waltman and the Road Dogg in one fell swoop..... .....he ducks a Bradshaw "Clothesline From Hell" attempt and chops the larger man down to size with a dropkick to the knee.....with Bradshaw now kneeling down at his level Rey runs the ropes and uses his momentum to Bulldog the bigger man's head right into the canvas..... .....Bradshaw struggles back to his feet (using the ropes to help him) and Mysterio charges at him with a clothesline of his own.....it wasn't from hell though, and while it clearly WAS intended to send Bradshaw sailing over the top rope, it barely budged the bigger man..... .....so Bradshaw almost decapitates Rey with a huge Big Boot to the face instead..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/1jS5dtd.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/1jS5dtd.jpg"></a> Entrant #8: Marc Mero Joining: Al Snow (12:00) Chris Candido (12:00) Sean Waltman (8:00) The Road Dogg (6:00) Bradshaw (4:00) Rey Mysterio (2:00) .....we've got Al Snow and Chris Candido in there, we've got the Road Dogg in there.....may as well add a third element into the mix.....because while the New Age Outlaws and Snow and (Don't call me) Skippy are two teams with the tag team titles in their sights, the former Goldust and Marcus have now also made their own overtures at the gold, and entrant number eight is the newly (re)christened Marc Mero..... .....with the arrival of Mero, the action in the ring splits into two halves.....Waltman, Bradshaw and Mysterio battle it out on one side of the ring, while Mero and Road Dogg briefly put their differences to one side, as they team up to face off against Snow and Candido..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/MHbzSDf.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/MHbzSDf.jpg"></a> Entrant #9: Crush Joining: Al Snow (14:00) Chris Candido (14:00) Sean Waltman (10:00) The Road Dogg (8:00) Bradshaw (6:00) Rey Mysterio (4:00) Marc Mero (2:00) .....as another big, big man enters the fray.....one half of the Dogs of War.....Crush..... .....being larger in stature than most of the other men in the ring, Crush decides to go for the current biggest dog in the yard, that being Bradshaw, and these two big men go about clubbing the hell out of each other..... .....that leaves two former Light Heavyweight Champions to go at it.....in fact, it was Rey Mysterio that ended the reign of (then champion) Sean Waltman wayyyyyy back at Summerslam 1996..... .....of course, our warring tag teams are still going at it over on the other side of the ring.....Road Dogg and Mero might be working as a unit briefly, but they are far from a cohesive unit, so all it takes is one stray punch from Mero (connecting with Jesse James instead of its intended target Chris Candido) and these two men begin swinging at each other, as Snow and Candido stand back and watch..... .....Road Dogg and Marc Mero each grapple for position up against the ropes, both trying to eliminate the other.....of course that makes them slightly unbalanced, so much so that Snow and Candido are able to sneak up behind them and tip BOTH competitors over the top rope..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/QTC0OZH.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/QTC0OZH.jpg"></a> Entrant #10: D'Lo Brown Joining: Al Snow (16:00) Chris Candido (16:00) Sean Waltman (12:00) Bradshaw (8:00) Rey Mysterio (6:00) Crush (2:00) Eliminated: Road Dogg (9:36) (by Al Snow and Chris Candido) Marc Mero (3:36) (by Al Snow and Chris Candido) .....we lose two in Mero and Road Dogg, but we gain one thirty seconds later, because the Nation of Domination's D'Lo Brown is out next, and he goes straight for Bradshaw..... .....Crush joins Brown in the assault of Bradshaw briefly, but the big man from Hawaii soon turns his attention to Snow and Candido, clearly keen to remind everyone that the Dogs of War have some tag title aspirations of their own..... .....Waltman and Mysterio continue to duke it out in the other corner of the ring, with BOTH men coming perilously close to elimination, tumbling over the top rope only for each competitor to save themselves with a double (and stereo) skimming of the cat..... .....meanwhile over on the other side of the ring, Candido and Snow are uniting once more in an effort to tip Crush over the top rope.....Chris Candido has never been shy about his desire for gold around here, so as he, Snow and Crush all jockey for position, Candido suddenly spots an opportunity, releases Crush......and tips Al Snow right over the top rope from behind..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/kIzEtJy.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/kIzEtJy.jpg"></a> Entrant #11: Thrasher Joining: Chris Candido (18:00) Sean Waltman (14:00) Bradshaw (10:00) Rey Mysterio (8:00) Crush (4:00) D'Lo Brown (2:00) Eliminated: Al Snow (17:42) (by Chris Candido) .....the crowd don't like that, Al Snow doesn't seem overly concerned though (and Candido at least has the decency to apologise to his partner, before making the universal "belt" gesture around his waist) as Thrasher of the Headbangers makes his way in at number 11, heading straight for Chris Candido..... .....meanwhile, Bradshaw gains a little measure of revenge on the Nation of Domination, by backdropping D'Lo out of the ring and out of the match, while Crush heads to the Light Heavyweights..... .....not that he has a great deal of luck, because as he rushes at Waltman with a running clothesline attempt, Waltman ducks, and as Crush's momentum carries him forward, Mysterio grabs hold of the top rope and drops down, causing Crush to tumble straight over the top rope..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/zhlhNFt.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/zhlhNFt.jpg"></a> Entrant #12: Scott Steiner Joining: Chris Candido (20:00) Sean Waltman (16:00) Bradshaw (12:00) Rey Mysterio (10:00) Thrasher (2:00) Eliminated: D'Lo Brown (2:56) (by Bradshaw) Crush (5:44) (by Rey Mysterio) .....well.....here's a game changer.....because at number twelve we have LAST years Royal Rumble winner, the man who went on to Wrestlemania to become the WWF Champion.....Big Poppa Pump, Scott Steiner..... .....Scotty says that last year he told the world he would win the Royal Rumble, and that's exactly what he did.....THIS year he's made the same promise, and well....if these two minutes here are anything to go by, he may just do it..... .....he hits the ring and barely breaks a stride as he sidesteps a charging Thrasher to toss him out immediately, followed a few seconds later by Chris Candido (who is perhaps regretting tossing his partner out a few minutes ago now after their initial success).....Rey Mysterio runs into a standing Steinerline, and while Scotty does toss him too, he only goes through the middle ropes..... .....he grabs Bradshaw (who is currently going at it with Sean Waltman) and throws him to one side, so that he can begin laying into the Wolfpac member with stiff looking right hands..... .....Scott Steiner is a mean son of a b!tch at the best of times, let alone when you've already been competing for close to twenty minutes as Sean Waltman has, but after already costing the Wolfpac the Intercontinental Championship earlier this evening, he's clearly looking to cost them the opportunity to main event Wrestlemania too..... .....Bradshaw isn't happy about being unceremoniously tossed to one side like a piece of garbage, so Waltman gets a BRIEF respite as the big Texan advances on Steiner.....it's only very brief though, because as Bradshaw tries for what looks like a Piledriver, Scotty powers out and backdrops him straight over the top rope and out to the floor..... .....Waltman has a flurry of offence after that, nailing Steiner with a series of martial arts style kicks, and was this a standard match with standard rules, Waltman perhaps would have stood more of a chance.....unfortunately here, Steiner traps him in a belly to belly position, and overhead tosses him straight over the top rope and down to the floor...... .....and just like that Scott Steiner is all alone..... .....or not.....because Rey Mysterio went THROUGH the ropes, not over them, and he comes flying OFF the ropes now, looking to take out Steiner with a springboard crossbody..... .....unfortunately Big Poppa Pump sees him coming, and plucks Rey out of midair, before launching him up onto his shoulders.....pressing him overhead..... .....and launches him like a lawn dart straight over the top rope and down onto the waiting bodies of Sean Waltman and Bradshaw..... .....and NOW Scott Steiner is all alone..... .....for about five seconds..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/N1sj3LE.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/N1sj3LE.jpg"></a> Entrant #13: Mosh Joining: Scott Steiner (2:00) Eliminated: Thrasher (2:16) (by Scott Steiner) Chris Candido (20:23) (by Scott Steiner) Bradshaw (12:56) (by Scott Steiner) Sean Waltman (17:44) (by Scott Steiner) Rey Mysterio (11:54) (by Scott Steiner) .....unlucky number thirteen? It certainly appears to be an unlucky number for Mosh, who less than two minutes ago probably thought he was going to be joining his partner in this one.....an ally.....a team mate.....now he's all alone.....with a p!ssed off Scott Steiner..... .....Scotty only needed two minutes in which to eliminate five men.....he takes a minute and a half here, but only because he's toying with the Headbanger.....after dropping a knee on the back of Mosh's head as he entered the ring, Mosh had no chance from the get go, and was probably grateful to finally be tossed over the top rope..... .....that gave Scotty a full thirty seconds to flex his massive peaks, reminding the crowd that he won this match last year.....he'll win it two in a row.....because just like he said on Raw, "SCOTT STEINER ALWAYS COMES LONGER AND HARDER THE SECOND TIME AROUND"..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/gw0rAL7.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/gw0rAL7.jpg"></a> Entrant #14: Marty Jannetty Joining: Scott Steiner (4:00) Eliminated: Mosh (1:26) (by Scott Steiner) .....cue number fourteen.....Marty Jannetty.....and he doesn't fare much better than Mosh, with Rick Rude pointing out the advantageous position that Scott Steiner now finds himself in..... ".....because he's stood there ready, willing and MORE than able Jim Ross.....and every time one of these participants climbs between those ropes, Scott Steiner can just kick their head off their shoulders before they even know what's hit them....." ".....well, it certainly would seem as though that is the case at the moment.....but we still have a long way to go in this one.....sooner or later, Scott Steiner is going to feel that lactic acid build up and those muscles begin to ache, and when that happens, one of these individuals is going to get the upper hand....." ".....tell me JR, does Scott Steiner look like he's gives a damn about muscle ache right now?....." .....he doesn't.....he REALLY doesn't.....because after tossing Jannetty over the top rope, Steiner is now doing push-ups in the middle of the ring waiting for his next entrant..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/EaR1PGI.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/EaR1PGI.jpg"></a> Entrant #15: Rich Steiner Joining: Scott Steiner (6:00) Eliminated: Marty Jannetty (1:39) (by Scott Steiner) .....well.....this could be interesting.....because entrant number fifteen is only Big Brother Rich..... .....RICK Steiner actually became RICH Steiner way back in mid-late 1996, selling out his own brother to join the Million Dollar Corporation.....although you could also argue that without RICH Steiner we wouldn't have Big Poppa Pump either, because it was that betrayal that gave birth to the platinum blonde potty mouth that we all know and.....well, hate today I guess (he is supposed to be a heel after all)..... .....since then, these two brothers have had their fair share of battles, including a steel cage affair which saw Scotty take the Intercontinental Championship away from Rich..... .....interestingly enough, they have managed to avoid one another completely for around the last twelve months, and it would seem as though Rich is happy with this fact to continue.....he comes to a halt before he climbs into the ring, holding up his hands and telling his brother to hold on.....he tells Scotty that he spoke to Deebs before he came out, and the spot is still open.....the spot in the Million Dollar Corporation.....the shot that means the reunion of the Steiner Brothers..... ".....c'mon Scotty.....you know it's the right thing to do.....think about how happy it'll make Ma, she hates this.....she never liked her boys fightin'.....do it for you.....do it for me.....do it for Ma.....but more importantly......do it for the money Scotty....." .....ah yes.....the almighty dollar.....Ted DiBiase has always proclaimed that everybody has a price....and as Rich slowly (and cautiously) climbs into the ring.....walks towards Big Poppa Pump.....and wraps his arms around him in a warm embrace, it seems that Scott Steiner had his price too......brotherly love..... .....or not..... .....because Scott quickly shakes free, grabs Rich by the back of the head.....and tosses him straight over the top rope, screaming at him that he's a..... ".....STUPID SON OF A B!TCH.....I AIN'T GOT NO DAMN BROTHER NO MORE.....ALL I GOTS, IS A LITTLE SISTER WITH NO BALLS.....SEE I DON'T NEED YOU.....I DON'T NEED TED DIBIASE.....I DON'T NEED NO MONEY.....ALL I NEED IS MY FREAKS.....MY PEAKS.....AND THE WWF TITLE THAT I'M GOING TO WIN AT WRESTLEMANIA.....SO WHY DON'T YOU AND YOUR MILLION DOLLAR B!TCHES STAY IN THE BACK AND STROKE EACH OTHERS WALLETS, WHILE YOU WATCH A REAL MAN WITH A MILLION DOLLAR BODY WIN THE ROYAL RUMBLE....." .....and with that, Scott dismisses his brother with a wave of an arm, before going back to his push-ups in the middle of the ring, as our two minutes are about up..... ....:::::WOLVES HOWL:::::..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/ZsRu0sp.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/ZsRu0sp.jpg"></a> Entrant #16: Kevin Nash Joining: Scott Steiner (8:00) Eliminated: Rich Steiner (1:33) (by Scott Steiner) .....uhm, Scotty?.....maybe you should have taken Rich up on that offer after all.....because business is most definitely about to pick up, and the look on Steiner's face says that he knows it..... .....Kevin Nash marches down the aisle with a look of steely determination on his face, and since the last time we saw Big Sexy, he was being choked unconscious by Scott Steiner's lead pipe, it's safe to say that Big Poppa Pump has a receipt coming.....a seven foot receipt..... .....Nash climbs up onto the apron, and Steiner charges at him, looking to utilise the advantage as he has with the last few entrants.....unfortunately Big Sexy punches him square in the mouth....climbs over the top rope.....and then it's on..... .....Nash completely dominates Steiner for this entire two minute duration.....although in the last four weeks, Big Poppa Pump has assaulted Nash with his lead pipe, assaulted Hall and Waltman with the lead pipe, cost the Wolfpac matches, assaulted Hall and Waltman backstage, not to mention the fact that just tonight, he cost Scott Hall the Intercontinental Championship.....I'd say he was due an ass kicking, wouldn't you?..... .....which is probably why (as the clock strikes zero) he finds himself propped up in the corner, with Kevin Nash's boot pressed up against his throat..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/5nJiYZV.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/5nJiYZV.jpg"></a> Entrant #17: Test Joining: Scott Steiner (10:00) Kevin Nash (2:00) .....Scott Steiner has had somewhat of an uneasy alliance with The Hart Foundation's Chris Jericho and Test as of late.....I say uneasy because as far as Scotty is concerned it's less of an alliance and more of a fact that they just both happened to be at odds with the Wolfpac at the same time......Steiner has been less than complimentary about the "Canadian Maple Suckers", but I'm sure he's at least somewhat relieved to see Test making his entrance at number seventeen, because quite frankly, he's currently getting his ass kicked..... .....Test steps over that top rope himself and he rushes Nash, nailing him with a series of clubbing blows to the back of the head that gives Steiner a brief respite..... .....Nash is a big man, no question about that, but at 6'6" and 280lbs, Test is no Light Heavyweight himself, and he goes about laying into Big Sexy with stiff right hands that back Nash into the corner.....Test lifts up that long leg and gives the Wolfpac man a taste of his own medicine as he uses the bottom of his boot to choke the life out of him, before whipping Nash across the ring..... .....Test charges towards Big Sexy, but Nash gets his foot up and the Hart Foundation man runs face first into the Big Boot, putting him flat on his back.....unfortunately for Nash, Big Poppa Pump has had plenty of time to recuperate, and he rushes at his nemesis, catching him with a (very impressive considering Nash's size) Belly to Belly Suplex, before he and Test go about stomping the crap out of Big Sexy..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/JJkmjYB.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/JJkmjYB.jpg"></a> Entrant #18: The British Bulldog Joining: Scott Steiner (12:00) Kevin Nash (4:00) Test (2:00) .....that is until number eighteen enters the fray, as the British Bulldog runs down the aisle..... .....historically, Davey Boy has always performed pretty well at these events.....not well enough to win (although he came close in 95) but always lasting a very respectable amount of time.....with this pretty advantageous number he wouldn't need to last nearly as long as he has in previous Rumbles to be successful here..... .....he's also got his fair share of history with the Hart Foundation too, after being excommunicated from the group (and his own family) in favour of Test and Chris Jericho.....and in all honesty, he's never really recovered from that.....as a part of the Hart Foundation he held the Intercontinental Championship for a second time, he was the inaugural European Champion.....as the British Bulldog alone he has done very little (which is perhaps why he has quietly been going about declaring an interest in regaining that European Title) a good showing here could change his fortunes right around, with the added advantage that he gets to take some of his frustrations out on Test..... .....because of this the four men in the match pair off, with Nash and Steiner resuming their war on one side of the ring, while Test and the Bulldog go at it on the other..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/rE9PbL3.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/rE9PbL3.jpg"></a> Entrant #19: Nelson Joining: Scott Steiner (14:00) Kevin Nash (6:00) Test (4:00) The British Bulldog (2:00) .....ok, anything I've said thus far about big guys entering the Rumble, scrap that.....because THIS is a big guy.....number nineteen.....Nelson..... .....the former Nation member has been a (sorry) Man on a Mission in recent months, with his primary focus being to reap his revenge on the then Nation Leader Faarooq.....he did that, and then some......I guess his new mission is to make it to the top of the World Wrestling Federation, and winning the WWF Title at Wrestlemania would be as good a place as any to start..... .....this mammoth man takes a while to actually enter the match (it's a long walk.....he's not exactly swift) butwhen he does he makes an immediate impact as he levels both Test and Davey Boy with a double clothesline.....Steiner breaks away from Nash and hammers the monster with blows, before (rather stupidly) attempting to body slam Nelson, who doesn't budge.....instead he lays a series of clubbing fists into the back ofSteiner that hammers him down to the mat..... .....Nelson turns and comes face to face with Kevin Nash....and (as the world gives a collective shudder at the memory of their Summerslam 1995 effort) the two near seven footers begin trading right hands..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/rceAVfq.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/rceAVfq.jpg"></a> Entrant #20: Billy Kidman Joining: Scott Steiner (16:00) Kevin Nash (8:00) Test (6:00) The British Bulldog (4:00) Nelson (2:00) .....we go from one extreme to the other with our twentieth entrant.....from Super, Super Heavyweight in Nelson, to former Light Heavyweight Champion Billy Kidman..... .....Kidman is another who hasn't done a great deal of note since the Light Heavyweight Division was abolished, but much like The British Bulldog, he has also been making overtures towards Jeff Jarrett and the European Championship.....maybe he'll be the one challenging for the WWF Title at Wrestlemania, but it's doubtful.....he's outmatched in both size and strength by every single man in this ring right now..... .....and he knows it..... .....which is probably why he uses his speed, not his strength..... .....he springboards into the ring and drives the mammoth frame of Nelson right into Kevin Nash with a dropkick to the upper back of Big Nels'.....Nash and Nelson clash heads, but Kidman doesn't give the biggest man in the match time to recover, as he hits Nelson with a trio of dropkick's that leave the man rocking, followed by a fourth that actually drives the man backwards and leaves him propped up against the ropes.....so Kidman grabs one leg, and lifts..... .....and doesn't budge Nelson even an inch..... .....Bulldog and Test see Nelson in a vulnerable position and decide to put their personal issues to one side to try an eliminate the largest man in the ring, and they each join Kidman in attempting to pivot Nelson over the top rope.....and when even THAT doesn't work, Kevin Nash joins in.....and NOW we're starting to see some movement..... .....these Royal Rumbles clearly make for some strange bedfellows.....Big Poppa Pump usually loves some strange bedfellows (if ya know what I mean) but he ain't down for this.....and instead of joining in on the action, he punches Kevin Nash square in the face, and as Big Sexy and Big Poppa resume their battle, the moment is lost as far as eliminating Nelson is concerned..... .....and those two minutes are up..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/8mRKiCT.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/8mRKiCT.jpg"></a> Entrant #21: Wrath Joining: Scott Steiner (18:00) Kevin Nash (10:00) Test (8:00) The British Bulldog (6:00) Nelson (4:00) Billy Kidman (2:00) .....we saw Crush out here earlier this evening (before being eliminated by Rey Mysterio of all people) and now it's the turn of Wrath, who enters the fray at number twenty one..... .....he decides to focus his attack on the British Bulldog and Kidman, joining forces with Test to fight the mismatched (in size at least) pairing.....Nelson is taking his time to recuperate in the corner of the ring (he's been out there four minutes after all) while Steiner and Nash continue to try and kill each other over the other side of the ring..... .....all in all it was a pretty uneventful two minutes..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/D8hQDAy.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/D8hQDAy.jpg"></a> Entrant #22: Billy Gunn Joining: Scott Steiner (20:00) Kevin Nash (12:00) Test (10:00) The British Bulldog (8:00) Nelson (6:00) Billy Kidman (4:00) Wrath (2:00) .....twenty two.....it's Billy Gunn..... .....the Bad Ass comes running down the aisle at 100mph and slides under the bottom rope and into the ring.....Gunn is another one who thought he would be competing for the WWF Tag Team Titles tonight.....obviously Vince McMahon had other ideas, so here he is..... .....he goes straight over to where Bulldog, Kidman, Wrath and Test are brawling (its best to avoid Nash and Steiner at the moment, they are currently attempting to murder one another.....seriously.....they each have their hands wrapped around the neck of their opponent) and he joins Wrath in double teaming the Bulldog, leaving Kidman to fend for himself against Test..... .....he's doing a pretty good job too, so much so that he's able to take the Hart Foundation man down with a corner spinning bulldog, before making the cardinal error of scaling the ropes in a Royal Rumble match..... .....he goes up top (possibly looking to deliver that Shooting Star Press) but with so many bodies in the ring he gets unbalanced from Bulldog fighting off an elimination attempt, and he crotches himself right there on the top turnbuckle..... .....then Test gets back to his feet, and kicks him right in the face with a Big Boot, sending him tumbling down to the floor..... .....bye bye billy..... ....:::::!!!GLASS SHATTERS!!!:::::..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/0Cx980t.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/0Cx980t.jpg"></a> Entrant #23: Steve Austin Joining: Scott Steiner (22:00) Kevin Nash (14:00) Test (12:00) The British Bulldog (10:00) Nelson (8:00) Wrath (4:00) Billy Gunn (2:00) Eliminated: Billy Kidman (5:44) (by Test) .....you might wanna hold onto your hats.....because as the glass shatters to signal the arrival of number twenty three, the roof blows off this sumbich, as Stone Cold Steve Austin parts the curtains..... .....he comes marching down the aisle with purpose, spitting threats and venom at the people in the ring before he even arrives..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/ldxNCBq.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/ldxNCBq.jpg"></a><img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/Bn2VdRx.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/Bn2VdRx.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/NX2vOWD.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/NX2vOWD.jpg"></a> .....he might wanna pay attention to what's happening behind him though.....because as he marches down the aisle he suddenly gets jumped by Vince McMahon's Corporate Champions, new Tag Team Champions Ric Flair and Arn Anderson, not to mention the brand new World Wrestling Federation Champion himself, Brian Pillman..... .....they hammer Austin down to the ground, and as Pillman cackles on, Anderson takes that ever present tyre iron and cracks it across the knee of the Rattlesnake.....and Jim Ross is frankly appalled by these actions..... ".....by god, Vince McMahon has made it crystal clear that he does NOT want Steve Austin as the World Wrestling Champion, but this just reeks of desperation, no matter which way you look at it Rick Rude.....to not even give the Rattlesnake a fair shot in this match, that's a new low even for McMahon....." ".....that's MR. McMahon to you Jim Ross......Mr. McMahon who writes your cheques by the way, something that you might want to remember.....and Mr. McMahon told Steve Austin that he had no chance in hell at winning tonight, and even LESS chance at headlining Wrestlemania......it looks to me like Mr. McMahon is a man of his word....." .....it certainly does.....because as Pillman drops to his haunches beside Austin (waving the WWF Title in front of his face) he wishes his former partner good luck in even making it to the ring, before the three men walk off laughing, leaving Stone Cold laying in the aisle..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/WblclPH.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/WblclPH.jpg"></a> Entrant #24: Matt Hardy Joining: Scott Steiner (24:00) Kevin Nash (16:00) Test (14:00) The British Bulldog (12:00) Nelson (10:00) Wrath (6:00) Billy Gunn (4:00) Steve Austin (2:00) .....with the action that occurred on the outside a few moments ago, the action INSIDE the ring slowed down a little bit.....it picks back up now as the attention switches back to the Royal Rumble match itself..... .....the British Bulldog is probably pleased to see number twenty four, Matt Hardy enter the mix, because at the moment, Wrath, Test and Billy Gunn are ALL beating on the burly brit.....unfortunately for Wrath, he's SO focused on Davey Boy that he doesn't even see Hardy come up behind him.....not until he gets tipped right over the top rope that is..... .....as for Steiner and Nash, they still seem intent on taking one another out permanently.....and most other competitors have wisely given them a wide berth..... .....since Nelson IS a wide berth, he obviously believes that he will have no problems getting between them..... .....he was wrong..... .....because as much as they want to kill each other, Steiner and Nash take exception to someone trying to STOP them from killing each other.....and they turn around and nail Nelson with a simultaneous shot to the mouth that sends Nelson back into the ropes..... .....Steiner and Nash grab a leg each and they lift.....and they get Nelson off the mat..... .....they only get him so far though, and it looks as though they are going to have to drop him back down.....at least it DID look like that, until Stone Cold Steve Austin limps his way onto the apron, yanking back on the head of Nelson..... .....and finally (between the three of them) Nelson is eliminated..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/SIIte9A.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/SIIte9A.jpg"></a> Entrant #25: Kama Joining: Scott Steiner (26:00) Kevin Nash (18:00) Test (16:00) The British Bulldog (14:00) Billy Gunn (6:00) Steve Austin (4:00) Matt Hardy (2:00) Eliminated: Wrath (6:22) (by Matt Hardy) Nelson (11:39) (by Scott Steiner, Kevin Nash & Steve Austin) .....we almost get two entrants for the price of one here.....because as number twenty five (Kama) makes his way down the aisle, Stone Cold Steve Austin finally enters the ring, coming face to face with Big Poppa Pump Scott Steiner..... .....these two men have had their differences in the past, that's for sure, and there's a definite buzz in the air as the two men stare each other down.....in fact the crowd positively erupts at the possibility of seeing these two men come to blows..... .....Scotty isn't a man that's easily intimidated though, and he gives Austin a cocky smirk, before throwing up a double bicep pose..... .....so Austin throws up a pair of middle fingers..... .....as Kevin Nash grabs Steiner from behind and throws HIM up.....over the top rope and down to the floor.....and after lasting close to thirty minutes (and being involved in nine of the night's eliminations) Big Poppa Pump is out of here..... .....meanwhile, Test decides to refocus his attention onto Big Sexy, nailing him in the back with a clothesline.....Billy Gunn goes at it with Matt Hardy (while the Bulldog takes a breather in the corner) and Kama goes after the knee of Stone Cold..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/9CIK2qM.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/9CIK2qM.jpg"></a> Entrant #26: Barry Windham Joining: Kevin Nash (20:00) Test (18:00) The British Bulldog (16:00) Billy Gunn (8:00) Steve Austin (6:00) Matt Hardy (4:00) Kama (2:00) Eliminated: Scott Steiner (26:55) (by Kevin Nash) .....entrant number twenty six, and its Big, Bad Barry Windham.....someone who (in all honesty) I have absolutely nothing for right now.....I'm really just watching his contract slowly expire..... .....so why even enter him into the Rumble? Oh that's easy.....so that a clearly p!ssed off Scott Steiner can belt seven shades of sh!t out of him in the aisleway as the two men cross paths following Scotty's elimination..... .....he does as well..... .....he beats the living daylights out of him, smashes him into the guard rails on a number of occasions, whips him into the steel steps....the ring post.....then tosses him back into the ring and storms off back to the locker room..... .....Bulldog isn't one to miss a trick either.....and as Barry gingerly gets back to his feet, Davey Boy sends him straight back out of the match, via a clothesline over the top rope..... .....poor Barry.....he spent more time in the aisle than he did in the ring..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/qzCf1GY.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/qzCf1GY.jpg"></a> Entrant #27: Ahmed Johnson Joining: Kevin Nash (22:00) Test (20:00) The British Bulldog (18:00) Billy Gunn (10:00) Steve Austin (8:00) Matt Hardy (6:00) Kama (4:00) Eliminated: Barry Windham (1:22) (by The British Bulldog) .....business is just about to pick up, because coming in at number twenty seven is the Walking Armageddon (and former WWF Champion) Ahmed Johnson.....and it's not a bad number at all, especially when you consider that the number twenty seven spot has produced more winners than any other slot (three to date.....Big John Studd in 1989, Yokozuna in 1993, and Bret Hart in 1994) and Ahmed is determined to get that World Wrestling Federation into the ranks of the Nation of Domination..... .....speaking of the Nation, Ahmed quickly joins Kama in the attack of Steve Austin, who's now severely selling the leg from the assault he received before he even entered this match..... .....Nash and Test continue their own battle, and after eliminating the man that took HIM out a few weeks back, Big Sexy is now looking to eliminate the man that has been a thorn in the side of the Wolfpac in his absence.....Test has come a long way since his debut though, and the bodyguard is more than capable of holding his own with the former WWF Champion..... ....meanwhile, Davey Boy and Billy Gunn go at it, while Matt Hardy takes a breather in the corner..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/1wwHAn4.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/1wwHAn4.jpg"></a> Entrant #28: Dustin Rhodes Joining: Kevin Nash (24:00) Test (22:00) The British Bulldog (20:00) Billy Gunn (12:00) Steve Austin (10:00) Matt Hardy (8:00) Kama (6:00) Ahmed Johnson (2:00) .....it's number twenty eight, and the man that entered at twenty seven LAST year, albeit under a different guise.....last year he was out here as the Bizarre One, Goldust.....this year, he's the P!ssed Off One, Dustin Rhodes..... .....Dustin was somewhat of a casualty of the Raven/Jake Roberts feud, a stepping stone during Roberts journey through the circles of hell....and Raven's less than complimentary words on the career success of 'Goldust' lead to somewhat of an awakening for Dustin, who (after being constantly overlooked while part of the rather strange Goldust/Marcus pairing) is now looking to capture Tag Team gold with partner Marc Mero..... .....Dustin hits the ring and he goes right for Billy Gunn.....these two may both be heels, but there is plenty of bad blood between them.....and if you don't believe me, you only have to watch Dustin setting Gunn up in the corner.....spreading his legs wide open.....and 'shattering his dreams' as he kicks The Bad Ass right in his Sore Front..... .....Kevin Nash drops Test to the mat, or more specifically, he drops him face first on the top turnbuckle with Snake-eyes, before leaning back in the corner to take a breather..... ....Matt Hardy sees an opportunity and comes bounding across the ring, and (as Test begins to pull himself up to all fours) he leaps off the back of Test and flys at Nash with some Poetry in Motion..... .....unfortunately Nash catches him..... .....and dumps him over the top..... .....meanwhile Austin is still on the receiving end of a Nation beat down, as Ahmed and Kama continue to double team the Rattlesnake.....fortunately help is at hand, because the Bulldog makes his way over to join in the fight and even up the numbers..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/xGyfYpZ.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/xGyfYpZ.jpg"></a> Entrant #29: Mark Henry Joining: Kevin Nash (26:00) Test (24:00) The British Bulldog (22:00) Billy Gunn (14:00) Steve Austin (12:00) Kama (8:00) Ahmed Johnson (4:00) Dustin Rhodes (2:00) Eliminated: Matt Hardy (9:08) (by Kevin Nash) .....although they don't stay even for long.....because our penultimate entrant is Mark Henry, and he goes straight over to his Nation Brothers to once again put the numbers advantage in their corner..... .....Austin is a wounded Rattlesnake, but that's perhaps when he's at his most dangerous.....because as Bulldog takes the full force of an Ahmed Johnson/Mark Henry assault, Austin drops Kama with a (one legged) Stunner, turns and sees Dustin Rhodes and Billy Gunn teetering dangerously as the attempt to eliminate each other..... .....and tips both men over the top and down to the floor..... .....not that it stops them from fighting, because Gunn and Rhodes continue to swing at each other right out there on the floor..... .....they're not alone either, because after a few moments their respective partners come rushing out from the back to join in the fight.....and if THAT wasn't enough (and in a sight that won't please Vince McMahon, since he already denied these folks a tag title opportunity because of things like this) Al Snow and Chris Candido make their way out too.....and we have a three team brawl right out there at ringside while the Royal Rumble rages on..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/xz9C1jO.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/xz9C1jO.jpg"></a> Entrant #30: Owen Hart Joining: Kevin Nash (28:00) Test (26:00) The British Bulldog (24:00) Steve Austin (14:00) Kama (10:00) Ahmed Johnson (6:00) Mark Henry (2:00) Eliminated: Billy Gunn (15:11) (by Steve Austin) Dustin Rhodes (3:11) (by Steve Austin) .....our final entrant should come as no surprise, because due to his involvement in Brian Pillman's earlier WWF Title victory, coming in at number thirty, is Owen Hart.....and with all thirty men now in the ring, JR wants to know who his colleagues believe is going to heading to Wrestlemania XIV..... ".....well JR, they say it takes a King to know a King, and THIS King is going for the 1997 King of the Ring, Ahmed Johnson.....what about you Rude?....." ".....that's MR. Rude to you Lawler.....and it's not often that we agree on something, but you might have made the right pick there.....Kevin Nash has already been in this match for thirty minutes, Stone Cold Steve Austin can barely stand.....if we're talking Kings then this has got to come down to two men as far as I'm concerned.....Ahmed Johnson, or the 1994 King of the Ring, Owen Hart....." .....JR takes both of those comments on board, but as Owen joins Test in assaulting Big Sexy, while Ahmed and Mark Henry beat down The Rattlesnake (leaving Bulldog and Kama to duke it out) Jim Ross tells them not to count Nash or Austin out yet..... .....and as if to emphasise JR's point, Steve Austin chooses that exact moment to backdrop the huge Mark Henry over the top and to the outside.....although he clearly tweaked that knee doing it..... .....and only a few seconds later (as Test holds Kevin Nash wide open) Big Sexy ducks an Owen Hart spinning heel kick, leaving the boot to connect with the jaw of Test, driving the young man back into the ropes.....Nash drops Owen with a big right hand, then turns around and clotheslines Test right out of this match..... Eliminated: Mark Henry (3:45) (by Steve Austin) Eliminated: Test (27:52) (by Kevin Nash) .....just as the British Bulldog finally eliminates Kama.....only for Ahmed Johnson to instantly tip Davey Boy out from behind..... Eliminated: Kama (13:22) (by The British Bulldog) Eliminated: The British Bulldog (27:23) (by Ahmed Johnson) .....and then there were four..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/5uy9yni.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/5uy9yni.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/56s2U48.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/56s2U48.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/yLyPAtJ.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/yLyPAtJ.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/Biiyb21.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/Biiyb21.jpg"></a> .....Kevin Nash (32:00), Steve Austin (16:00), Ahmed Johnson (Ahmed Johnson 10:00) and the freshest of them all, Owen Hart (4:00)..... .....of course, the action IN the ring is only half of the story.....because there is still action going on outside of the ring, as that three way Tag Team Brawl between Al Snow, Chris Candido, Dustin Rhodes and The New Age Outlaws continues, security finally rushes down to ringside to attempt to remove all non-legal competitors from the ring area..... <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/TSkVfRF.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/TSkVfRF.jpg"></a> .....so with all the official's attentions distracted by that, a still p!ssed off Scott Steiner comes running down the aisle (lead pipe in hand) jumps up onto the apron.....calls Big Sexy's name.....and absolutely nails Kevin Nash right between the eyes with the lead pipe as he turns..... .....Nash slumps forward, practically unconscious and finds himself draped over the top rope.....so Scotty gives him a helping hand.....just as Owen Hart grabs the feet.....and between them they flip the deadweight of Kevin Nash all the way over the top rope and down to the floor..... Eliminated: Kevin Nash (32:48) (by Owen Hart) .....Scotty heads the back, eloquently calling the practically unconscious Nash a "little bitch" as he goes, while security and backstage personnel FINALLY clear the ring area.....and we're down to three..... .....and after eliminating Big Sexy, Owen Hart decides to take a back seat, dropping to the mat and rolling under the bottom rope to the outside.....Jim Ross is appalled by that, stating that Owen is the freshest man in the ring, and if he really believes that he belongs in the Wrestlemania main event then he should be in the ring proving it..... ".....Stone Cold Steve Austin is in there on one leg, and he's fighting till his dying breath.....and you can say what you will about the attitude of Ahmed Johnson, but he's backed down from no-one here in the WWF.....not even the mighty Undertaker....." ".....the 'mighty' Undertaker Jim Ross? He didn't look so mighty earlier this evening.....and as far as Owen Hart is concerned, you don't win all matches by tackling them head on.....a TRUE champion uses his mind as WELL as his wrestling ability, and that's exactly what Owen Hart is doing here....." .....Rick Rude may have a point.....I mean, Owen Hart DOES want to go onto Wrestlemania to compete for the World Wrestling Federation Championship.....and in a match where you lose by being tossed over the top rope, if you're not in the ring, you can't get tossed..... .....Ahmed Johnson and Steve Austin don't care.....one leg or not, Steve Austin will fight anyone, and he and Ahmed have certainly had their battles in the past..... .....the two men punch and kick each other all over the ring.....Austin might only have one good leg, but he's got two good hands, and he uses them to their full effect.....Ahmed has TWO good legs though.....and he uses one of them to kick Austin's leg out from under his leg (sorry Owen) and then goes about trying to muscle the Texas Rattlesnake right over the top rope..... .....which is when Owen re-enters the ring.....sneaks up behind the battling pair.....and tips BOTH men over the top rope...... Eliminated: Ahmed Johnson (15:16) (by Owen Hart) Eliminated: Steve Austin (21:16) (by Owen Hart) .....or so he thinks..... .....Ahmed Johnson is eleiminated, no question about that.....but Steve Austin catches himself and comes to rest on the apron, rolling back into the ring behind a celebrating Owen Hart.....standing..... .....and waiting..... .....for Owen to turn around.....and when he does, the Hart Foundation man is met by a double bird.....a kick to the midsection (that Austin sells as painful to deliver......sell the leg brother)..... .....and a Stone Cold Stunner..... .....the force of which propels Owen right back up to a standing position..... .....and Austin grabs him by the back of the head..... .....and launches him right over the top rope and down to the floor..... Eliminated: Owen Hart (09:52) (by Steve Austin) Winner: Steve Austin (21:52) Rating: B+ </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"></div> <img style="max-width:15%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/sBDSK1J.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/sBDSK1J.jpg"></a> .....and the bell rings.....and the crowd erupts.....because The Rattlesnake has done it.....one year after being screwed over by his then friend Brian Pillman, Steve Austin has secured the opportunity to potentially challenge the Loose Cannon at the main event of Wrestlemania.....for the World Wrestling Federation Championship..... .....a weary (and limping) Steve Austin mounts the turnbuckles to salute this crowd, before embarking on a beer bash of epic proportion..... .....and as his adoring public looks on, this great crowd aren't the only ones watching Stone Cold celebrate.....because out walks Vince McMahon, Brian Pillman, Ric Flair and Arn Anderson onto the entrance ramp.....and none of them look particularly happy by this development.....THEN the rest of the Hart Foundation make their way out to console Owen.....and none of THEM look particularly happy by this development either..... .....Stone Cold Steve Austin looks delighted though.....and as he drains another beer he notices his audience on the entrance ramp watching him.....he calls for another beer.....pops it.....places it on the mat..... .....and flips all eight men a double bird with a smile on his face, before going back to toasting the crowd, as we come to the end of an action packed Royal Rumble, with The Rattlesnake standing tall..... .....goodnight folks..... Rating: A* Final Rating: A </div></blockquote> Order of Entry 01) Al Snow 02) Chris Candido 03) Scorpio 04) Sean Waltman 05) The Road Dogg 06) Bradshaw 07) Rey Mysterio 08) Marc Mero 09) Crush 10) D'Lo Brown 11) Thrasher 12) Scott Steiner 13) Mosh 14) Marty Jannetty 15) Rich Steiner 16) Kevin Nash 17) Test 18) The British Bulldog 19) Nelson 20) Billy Kidman 21) Wrath 22) Billy Gunn 23) Steve Austin 24) Matt Hardy 25) Kama 26) Barry Windham 27) Ahmed Johnson 28) Dustin Rhodes 29) Mark Henry 30) Owen Hart Order of Elimination 01) Scorpio (1:06) (by Al Snow and Chris Candido) 02) Road Dogg (9:36) (by Al Snow and Chris Candido) 03) Marc Mero (3:36) (by Al Snow and Chris Candido) 04) Al Snow (17:42) (by Chris Candido) 05) D'Lo Brown (2:56) (by Bradshaw) 06) Crush (5:44) (by Rey Mysterio) 07) Thrasher (2:16) (by Scott Steiner) 08) Chris Candido (20:23) (by Scott Steiner) 09) Bradshaw (12:56) (by Scott Steiner) 10) Sean Waltman (17:44) (by Scott Steiner) 11) Rey Mysterio (11:54) (by Scott Steiner) 12) Mosh (1:26) (by Scott Steiner) 13) Marty Jannetty (1:39) (by Scott Steiner) 14) Rich Steiner (1:33) (by Scott Steiner) 15) Billy Kidman (5:44) (by Test) 16) Wrath (6:22) (by Matt Hardy) 17) Nelson (11:39) (by Scott Steiner, Kevin Nash & Steve Austin) 18) Scott Steiner (26:55) (by Kevin Nash) 19) Barry Windham (1:22) (by The British Bulldog) 20) Matt Hardy (9:08) (by Kevin Nash) 21) Billy Gunn (15:11) (by Steve Austin) 22) Dustin Rhodes (3:11) (by Steve Austin) 23) Mark Henry (3:45) (by Steve Austin) 24) Test (27:52) (by Kevin Nash) 25) Kama (13:22) (by The British Bulldog) 26) The British Bulldog (27:23) (by Ahmed Johnson) 27) Kevin Nash (32:48) (by Owen Hart) 28) Ahmed Johnson (15:16) (by Owen Hart) 29) Owen Hart (09:52) (by Steve Austin) Winner: Stone Cold Steve Austin Most Eliminations: Scott Steiner (x9) Iron Man: Kevin Nash (32:48) </div>
- August 22, 2019
- 1,704 replies
Official Random Screenshots Thread

to4sty replied to Adam Ryland's topic in Total Extreme Wrestling 2016 General Discussions

You know you would have to research things in university right though? The average person? Maybe.....the average wrestling fan? Doubtful. Also, for what it’s worth, I didn’t know what the Muta scale was either a few years back, so I researched it. Read about it, found out what it was with zero gore. To this day I’ve never watched the match, but to suggest that it’s from a “stupider” time in professional wrestling is quite arrogant, especially if you HAVE researched it and realise that the match was laid out the way it was for a reason and not just gore for gore’s sake. Muta is hardly a deathmatch specialist, known for extreme gore and sick bumps. It’s actually an interesting layer to the Muta character, one that I wasn’t aware of and something that I was glad I read up about......but you’re probably right, it’s stupid, don’t research it
- August 19, 2019
- 3,401 replies
WCW: Dangerous Territory

to4sty replied to James Casey's topic in Total Extreme Wrestling 2016 Dynasties

"A Wonderful guest star" I approve of the wordplay sir.....nice to see the Bischoff/Hervey partnership starting to blossom Sting vs. Rick Rude © – WCW World Title Its got to be Sting right? After trying to redeem and prove himself for so long now, Sting is dead in the water if he doesn't get the gold back. Rude has had an amazing run, but all good things must come to an end Ultimate Warrior vs. Big Van Vader – Last Man Standing I'm really, really, really torn with this one.....as crackerjack said, a win here primes Vader for Sting, it do you really want to go straight to Vader/Sting? If Sting does win he needs a decent reign, while when it's Vader's Time (heh) he should probably pick the gold up.....let's say Vader wins anyway, but I don't know where Warrior goes from there.....a feud with Scotty Steiner hopefully Ric Flair vs. Arn Anderson Arn wins, gets his validation as a top star.....the DA assault Flair after (the Calgary Connection preferably) Arn puts a stop to that and BOOM.....Flair and Arn vs. The Calgary Connection writes itself Dustin Rhodes and Barry Windham © vs. The Diamond Mine – WCW World Tag Team Titles You've already hinted at plans to put the Titles on the Big Two before Ron jumped ship, so I'm guessing you switched that to the DM. There's a turn abrewing from Windham Beat The Champ: ??? vs. Don Harris © – WCW Television Title I just don't know anymore where the TV Title is concerned.....I wouldn't be surprised to see Gary Michael Capetta win it at this stage never bet against the squiggles I say Lethal Lottery and BattleBowl: Steve Armstrong, Steve Austin, Marcus Bagwell, Robert Gibson, Bret Hart, Owen Hart, Mr Hughes, Cactus Jack, Chris Jericho, Nikita Koloff, Dean Malenko, Joe Malenko, Shawn Michaels, Richard Morton, Brian Pillman, Scott Steiner, Ricky Steamboat, Tracy Smothers, Lance Storm, Terence Taylor, ??? So many names to choose from.....Bret Hart, Scott Steiner, Brian Pillman, Mr. Squiggles, all fine choices.....I'm going Austin though because there is a good first challenger for Sting.....credible, a main event face, you already know they can perform, past history, and a loss to Sting isn't going to hurt Austin too much at this stage, so I'm going with Austin I'm really pumped for this, been looking forward to this show for a while brutha
- August 14, 2019
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A new generation.....a new attitude?

to4sty replied to to4sty's topic in Total Extreme Wrestling 2016 Dynasties

<img style="max-width:50%; "src="https://i.imgur.com/8LDoocW.jpg"> WWF Championship: Casket Match The Undertaker © vs. Brian Pillman WWF European Championship Match Jeff Jarrett © vs. Dean Malenko WWF Tag Team Championship Match Harlem Heat © vs. Ric Flair & Arn Anderson Nine Circles of Hell Match: Treachery Jake Roberts vs. Raven WWF Intercontinental Championship Match Scott Hall © vs. Chris Jericho Royal Rumble Match Al Snow, Ahmed Johnson , Barry Windham, Billy Gunn, Billy Kidman, Bradshaw, British Bulldog, Chris Candido, Crush, D'Lo Brown, Dustin Rhodes, Kama, ???, Marc Mero, Mark Henry, Marty Jannetty, Matt Hardy, Mosh, Nelson, Owen Hart, Rey Mysterio, Rich Steiner, Road Dogg, Sean Waltman, Scorpio, Scott Steiner, Steve Austin, Test, Thrasher, Wrath Final Four: Iron Man: Most Eliminations:
- August 14, 2019
- 1,704 replies
A new generation.....a new attitude?

to4sty replied to to4sty's topic in Total Extreme Wrestling 2016 Dynasties

Im with you there brother, I didn't see a great deal of him, but what I did see was great Good to have you in the predictions Blodyxe, although I'm going to start calling you Brockyxe if you don't start turning up more regularly in all seriousness I know you've been following along for a while now so don't worry about consistency, I know you're there in the background I do.....so, so much Chase had a great look.....and.....to be fair, that's it, he had a great look, so you weren't far off wrong with your description. He actually is, his run with the KLiQ back in late 96 and into 97 actually set him up pretty good. He could get by ok in the WWF midcard, but in ECW he's head and shoulders above a good portion of the locker room in terms of overness On that note it's just about time for the 1998 Royal Rumble. I'll probably have the card up tomorrow at some point, but I just wanted to drop a quick thank you before hand. We've just reached 100 pages, something I didn't think would remotely happen when I started writing this, let alone the fact that since I bought this back two months ago, you mad b@stards have viewed this thing almost 20,000 times (yes I'm talking to you lurkers too.....I see you back there with your guest account) so thanks, 180,000 views and we've still got a way to go until Wrestlemania.....onward to the Royal Rumble it is
- August 13, 2019
- 1,704 replies
A new generation.....a new attitude?

to4sty replied to to4sty's topic in Total Extreme Wrestling 2016 Dynasties

<img style="max-width:60%; "src="https://i.imgur.com/KHIBBqF.jpg"> Week 3, January 1998 Highlights from ECW Cyberslam 1998
- August 13, 2019
- 1,704 replies
A new generation.....a new attitude?

to4sty replied to to4sty's topic in Total Extreme Wrestling 2016 Dynasties

<img style="max-width:60%; "src="https://i.imgur.com/yBV7cXp.jpg"> Week 3, January 1998 America West Arena (Phoenix, Arizona) ATT: 15,218 TV: 28.21 Announce Team: Tony Schiavone, Dusty Rhodes and Larry Zbyszko
- August 9, 2019
- 1,704 replies
WWF: Riding The Wave (A WWF Turning The Tide Sequel)

to4sty replied to Uncrewed's topic in Total Extreme Wrestling 2016 Dynasties

Mr. Perfect vs Reno Riggins Comments: Extreme Rising (Taz & Mike Awesome) vs Local Talents Comments: The Samoan Studs vs The Hardy Boyz Comments: WWF Intercontinental Championship Match William Regal © vs Ahmed Johnson Comments: WWF Global Championship Tournament Quarterfinals Match Cactus Jack vs Chris Benoit Comments: WWF Global Championship Tournament Quarterfinals Match Adam Clarke vs Kevin Nash Comments:
- August 5, 2019
- 154 replies

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