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

Kijar · August 5, 2018

Preview for WWF Raw is War, Week 1, October 1997

If Hart defeats Austin, he gets a WWF Championship Match at Badd Blood

Steve Austin vs. Bret Hart

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Mankind vs. Raven

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Barry Windham vs. Ric Flair

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WWF Tag Team Championship Match

The New Age Outlaws © vs. High Voltage

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Nelson vs. Scorpio

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WWF European Championship Match

Matt Hardy © vs. Jeff Jarrett

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Preview for WCW Monday Nitro, Week 1, October 1997

The Giant vs. Jean Paul Levesque

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Curt Hennig & Chris Benoit vs. Randy Savage & Buff Bagwell

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Jim Duggan vs. The Warrior

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Bill Goldberg vs. Ice Train

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Return Match Following Last Weeks Disqualification Finish

The Pitbulls vs. Samoan SWAT Team

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Should Finlay & Storm win, the man to secure the victory gets a TV Title opportunity

Fit Finlay & Lance Storm vs. The Blue Bloods (Earl Robert & Duke Douglas)

Comments: Finlay

Rick Martel vs. Kevin Sullivan

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Beejus · August 5, 2018

Bret Hart - Though I would imagine this will turn into a triple threat at some point ahead of Badd Blood.

Mankind - Raven is pretty wayward right now, so Manny picking up the win ahead of HiaC should be a no brainer.

Ric Flair - Barry being added to this feud makes a lot of sense, but he isn't going over here.

NAO

Nelson - What the heck dude, forcing me to pick Mabel for wins and stuff? That just ain't right. <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

Jeff Jarrett - Jeff is just the right kind of veteran to take advantage of Matt's constant title defenses and score the belt himself soon. It may not be here, but he'll pick up some kind of win.

JPL - I really dug the Sting angle on Nitro, it makes me wonder what's coming next. He doesn't seem limited to only being against the ToW anymore.

Savage and Buff - A big win for the Buffer, teaming with Savage can only help him.

Warrior

Goldberg

SST - So this is Samu and Tama, I would assume? A pairing with Rock and Rikishi would do great for them, and I feel like perhaps you are hinting that in saying they could use guidance.

Finlay and Storm

Kevin Sullivan - So did you purposely give them a weird name just so Rock could make fun of it? <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

Rhyme1234 · August 5, 2018

Preview for WWF Raw is War, Week 1, October 1997

If Hart defeats Austin, he gets a WWF Championship Match at Badd Blood

Steve Austin vs. Bret Hart

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Mankind vs. Raven

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Barry Windham vs. Ric Flair

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WWF Tag Team Championship Match

The New Age Outlaws © vs. High Voltage

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Nelson vs. Scorpio

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WWF European Championship Match

Matt Hardy © vs. Jeff Jarrett

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Preview for WCW Monday Nitro, Week 1, October 1997

The Giant vs. Jean Paul Levesque

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Curt Hennig & Chris Benoit vs. Randy Savage & Buff Bagwell

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Jim Duggan vs. The Warrior

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Bill Goldberg vs. Ice Train

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Return Match Following Last Weeks Disqualification Finish

The Pitbulls vs. Samoan SWAT Team

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Should Finlay & Storm win, the man to secure the victory gets a TV Title opportunity

Fit Finlay & Lance Storm vs. The Blue Bloods (Earl Robert & Duke Douglas)

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Rick Martel vs. Kevin Sullivan

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Mattitude90 · August 5, 2018

Preview for WWF Raw is War, Week 1, October 1997

If Hart defeats Austin, he gets a WWF Championship Match at Badd Blood

Steve Austin vs. Bret Hart

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Mankind vs. Raven

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Barry Windham vs. Ric Flair

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WWF Tag Team Championship Match

The New Age Outlaws © vs. High Voltage

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Nelson vs. Scorpio

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WWF European Championship Match

Matt Hardy © vs. Jeff Jarrett

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Preview for WCW Monday Nitro, Week 1, October 1997

The Giant vs. Jean Paul Levesque

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Curt Hennig & Chris Benoit vs. Randy Savage & Buff Bagwell

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Jim Duggan vs. The Warrior

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Bill Goldberg vs. Ice Train

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Return Match Following Last Weeks Disqualification Finish

The Pitbulls vs. Samoan SWAT Team

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Should Finlay & Storm win, the man to secure the victory gets a TV Title opportunity

Fit Finlay & Lance Storm vs. The Blue Bloods (Earl Robert & Duke Douglas)

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Rick Martel vs. Kevin Sullivan

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MisterRomanini · August 6, 2018

Preview for WWF Raw is War, Week 1, October 1997

If Hart defeats Austin, he gets a WWF Championship Match at Badd Blood

Steve Austin vs. Bret Hart

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Mankind vs. Raven

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Barry Windham vs. Ric Flair

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WWF Tag Team Championship Match

The New Age Outlaws © vs. High Voltage

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Nelson vs. Scorpio

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WWF European Championship Match

Matt Hardy © vs. Jeff Jarrett

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Preview for WCW Monday Nitro, Week 1, October 1997

The Giant vs. Jean Paul Levesque

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Curt Hennig & Chris Benoit vs. Randy Savage & Buff Bagwell

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Jim Duggan vs. The Warrior

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Bill Goldberg vs. Ice Train

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Return Match Following Last Weeks Disqualification Finish

The Pitbulls vs. Samoan SWAT Team

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Should Finlay & Storm win, the man to secure the victory gets a TV Title opportunity

Fit Finlay & Lance Storm vs. The Blue Bloods (Earl Robert & Duke Douglas)

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Rick Martel vs. Kevin Sullivan

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Nobby_McDonald · August 6, 2018

Preview for WWF Raw is War, Week 1, October 1997

If Hart defeats Austin, he gets a WWF Championship Match at Badd Blood

Steve Austin vs. Bret Hart

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Mankind vs. Raven

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Barry Windham vs. Ric Flair

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WWF Tag Team Championship Match

The New Age Outlaws © vs. High Voltage

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Nelson vs. Scorpio

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WWF European Championship Match

Matt Hardy © vs. Jeff Jarrett

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Preview for WCW Monday Nitro, Week 1, October 1997

The Giant vs. Jean Paul Levesque

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Curt Hennig & Chris Benoit vs. Randy Savage & Buff Bagwell

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Jim Duggan vs. The Warrior

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Bill Goldberg vs. Ice Train

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Return Match Following Last Weeks Disqualification Finish

The Pitbulls vs. Samoan SWAT Team

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Should Finlay & Storm win, the man to secure the victory gets a TV Title opportunity

Fit Finlay & Lance Storm vs. The Blue Bloods (Earl Robert & Duke Douglas)

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Rick Martel vs. Kevin Sullivan

to4sty · August 15, 2018

<div style="text-align:center;"> Weekly Round Up for Week 4, September 1997 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div> <img alt="w8yk3u1.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/w8yk3u1.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Week 4, September 1997 *(ANGLE)Recap of the closing moments of Raw, that saw Dude Love challenge Brian Pillman to a never before seen "Hell in a Cell" match.....followed by the return of Mankind who destroys Pillman* -Dean Malenko defeated Bill DeMott- *(ANGLE)Pre-recorded promo from Dean Malenko and Rey Mysterio, promising to show the Nation that they are not as Dominant as they think* -Billy Kidman picked up the win against Brian Christopher- *(ANGLE)Recap of Stone Cold assaulting Vince McMahon backstage* -Christopher Daniels went over Bob Holly- *(ANGLE)Recap of Vince McMahon announcing Steve Austin vs. Kane at Badd Blood* -Test squashed Barry Horowitz- <img alt="ZC6Wyuu.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ZC6Wyuu.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Week 4, September 1997 *(ANGLE)Mean Gene interviews Bagwell, Traylor, Copeland and Cage...."there is no dissension in the Titans of Wrestling....and at Halloween Havoc, the WCW Title will STILL be right where it belongs......and so will the Tag Team Titles, when Copeland, Cage.......AND the Enforcer.......take care of Gideon Cain, Mike Awesome and The Road Warriors* -Buff Bagwell defeated the Warlord with the assist from Ray Traylor- *(ANGLE)"Orale! Arriba la Raza!" Konnan wants Gold esé* -Konnan picked up the win over Ernest Miller- *(ANGLE)Gene tries to interview Bill Goldberg.....Goldberg walks off with no comment* -Bill Goldberg squashed a local talent in around 47 seconds- *(ANGLE)James Vandenberg and Mortis are out....The Cleansing will continue* -The Nasty Boys defeated the Amazing French Canadians- *(ANGLE)Recap of the closing segment of Nitro, which saw Sting drop from the ceiling and cause teammates to turn on each other in a mass argument* -Brad Armstrong bested Sgt. Craig Pittman- <img alt="8wa7PZ4.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/8wa7PZ4.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Week 4, September 1997 ECW PAYBACK Show Rating: C+ -Shane Douglas successful defended the ECW Championship against Axl Rotten- (B-) -Terry Funk defeated Jerry Lynn- (B) *(ANGLE)Shane Douglas and Terry Funk got into a backstage confrontation* (C+) -Perry Saturn retained the ECW Television Title against the Blue Meanie- © -The Sandman & Tommy Dreamer defeated Big Dick Dudley and JT Smith- (C+) *(ANGLE)Paul Heyman hypes up the crowd* (B-) -911 & Mikey Whipwreck defeated Bad Crew- (D) -Super Nova pinned Tony Stetson- (D) ECW Hardcore TV -Tommy Dreamer defeated Justin Credible- -New Jack inexplicably defeated ECW Champion Shane Douglas in a non-title bout- *(ANGLE)Shane Douglas and Terry Funk continue to not get along as they get into a brawl* -The Eliminators defended the ECW Tag Titles for the first time since winning them back in June, defeating Super Nova & Mikey Whipwreck- *(ANGLE)Kimona Wanalaya was flirting with Paul E backstage (shudder)- </div><div style="text-align:center;"></div><div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="James Casey" data-cite="James Casey" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div> The Pitbulls vs. Samoan SWAT Team Comments: Really the Pitbulls? New arrivals, has it just taken you this long to work through the WCW roster, or have I just missed them before now? Anyway, I assume that there's Samoan shenanigans here</div></blockquote> No the Pitbulls were here before Russo arrived....as were an abundance of B-Level teams, Public Enemy, Mike Enos and Wayne Bloom (the former Beverly Brothers) amongst others....the Tag Team division is pretty poor, hence why The Road Warriors got sent over. Fortunately Awesome and Cain have awesome (no pun intended) chemistry (not only as a team, but with Missy as their manager too) and then Edge and Christian got drafted for lack of a better word thanks to a prediction prize which helps.....in retrospect, had I known I would be taking over WCW as well, then I wouldn't have signed Harlem Heat when I did....I probably wouldn't have signed Malenko, Flair or Anderson either to be fair <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Beejus" data-cite="Beejus" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Nelson - What the heck dude, forcing me to pick Mabel for wins and stuff? That just ain't right. <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div></blockquote> Yeah, sorry about that <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Nelson/Mabel/Viscera though, call him what you will, is legitimately (and shockingly) more over than the entire Nation of Domination, Bradshaw, Dean Malenko AND Rey Mysterio....let's hope some of that popularity rubs off on everyone else <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Beejus" data-cite="Beejus" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>SST - So this is Samu and Tama, I would assume? A pairing with Rock and Rikishi would do great for them, and I feel like perhaps you are hinting that in saying they could use guidance.</div></blockquote> It is indeed Tama....Samu was already on the roster, and I'm trying not to just cut people that were already there (hence why the Warlord is still employed)....I didn't want to put Rikishi back with Samu, so what else is there to do with him other than to reincarnate a version of the SST (a team I really enjoyed to be honest)......and yes, they certainly need guidance, as we will see on Nitro <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Beejus" data-cite="Beejus" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Kevin Sullivan - So did you purposely give them a weird name just so Rock could make fun of it? <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div></blockquote> Yes, absolutely.....that's exactly the reason......now let's never speak of it again <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Incidentally, loaning guys to ECW might turn out to not be such a great idea, after Jerry Lynn managed to pick up a spinal disalignment against Terry Funk at their Payback event....fortunately Jerry isn't exactly used a great deal for us at the moment, and he's only going to be out for around a month, but still, calm down with my guys Paul E </div>

ssjbeefcake · August 15, 2018

Preview for WWF Raw is War, Week 1, October 1997

If Hart defeats Austin, he gets a WWF Championship Match at Badd Blood

Steve Austin vs. Bret Hart

Comments: I don't see Hart/Ahmed as the likely main event.

Mankind vs. Raven

Comments: Build him up going into HIAC

Barry Windham vs. Ric Flair

Comments: BW is in a JTTS role right now feels like

WWF Tag Team Championship Match

The New Age Outlaws © vs. High Voltage

Comments: Yeah I don't see the titles going on High Voltage right now

Nelson vs. Scorpio

Comments: To the dismay of smarks everywhere, Mable just keeps getting over

WWF European Championship Match

Matt Hardy © vs. Jeff Jarrett

Comments: D - E - single L - E - T - single E - D (I know we're about 20 years too early for that gimmick, and I'm assuming Matt's mic skills need quite a bit more development before he can pull it off lol)

Preview for WCW Monday Nitro, Week 1, October 1997

The Giant vs. Jean Paul Levesque

Comments: He's not "f'ing going over" tonight

Curt Hennig & Chris Benoit vs. Randy Savage & Buff Bagwell

Comments: Titan cheating incoming

Jim Duggan vs. The Warrior

Comments: Duggan is getting jobbed out until he asks for his release, I'll bet

Bill Goldberg vs. Ice Train

Comments: Ice Train is not the man to end the streak

Return Match Following Last Weeks Disqualification Finish

The Pitbulls vs. Samoan SWAT Team

Comments: Madusa gives them the edge

Should Finlay & Storm win, the man to secure the victory gets a TV Title opportunity

Fit Finlay & Lance Storm vs. The Blue Bloods (Earl Robert & Duke Douglas)

Comments: Controversy over who technically secured the victory leads to a triple threat

Rick Martel vs. Kevin Sullivan

Comment: Nothing can stop the Valknut (move that makes tanking or melee DPSing Odin a pain in the ass!)

to4sty · August 16, 2018

<div style="text-align:center;"> <img alt="Qsi2WSr.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Qsi2WSr.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Week 1, October 1997 Breslin Center (East Lansing, Michigan) ATT: 15,000 TV: 34.13 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div> <img alt="Q3HKQzh.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Q3HKQzh.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="zu6sn4v.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/zu6sn4v.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="sYfLy6J.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/sYfLy6J.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="28EcnwT.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/28EcnwT.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> It's Monday night, it's prime time, and if you're looking to watch a bunch of boys playing you're watching the wrong show brother, because this is Raw is War.....and our MEN don't play.... ....the show opens to the unmistakable sound of Bret "The Hitman" Hart's entrance theme, as the former three time WWF Champion makes his way down the aisle, accompanied (as he usually is) by the WWF Intercontinental Champion Owen Hart, the former two time (and final) WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho (who, yes, is STILL wearing that retired Title Belt around his waist) and last but not least, the Bodyguard himself.....no, not Kevin Cosner, the 6'6", 280lb Test..... ....the quartet enter the ring, and to say that the Hitman had a sourpuss expression on his face would be an understatement....after all, this former three time WWF Champion had the chance last week to become FOUR time Champion, but after Kevin Nash assaulted him before he even had chance to get into the ring, the Hitman never stood a chance..... ....Hart lets the boo's die down, before bringing a microphone to his lips.....he pauses however, before dropping it again, looking lost for words.....Owen comes up behind him and begins massaging his shoulders as he and Jericho give him some words of encouragement. Reluctantly the Hitman brings the microphone to his lips, telling the crowd that he just doesn't know what to say anymore..... ".....I mean, I come out here week in and week out, offering irrefutable proof that the entire World Wrestling Federation, from the very top to the very bottom, has done nothing but go out of its way to screw me every chance they get, and yet you idiots in the crowd accuse me....accuse US, of being paranoid crybabies.....yet just last week, when I was FINALLY about to get my shot at regaining MY title.....the Title that I was screwed out of to begin with I may add.....and what happened? I got screwed again...... ....Kevin Nash didn't even have the guts to come at me face to face like a man, because he knows that I'd have taken him out in about five seconds. No, instead he has to hide in the crowd, jumping me when I'm least expecting it and leaving me in no fit state to perform at anywhere near 100%. Now being the man that I am, having the pure fighting heart of a Canadian champion that I do, I still stayed out here to compete against Ahmed Johnson...and yeah, Ahmed Johnson beat me, but there's no way he could defeat a healthy Bret Hart.... ....Nash, you and your little band of misfits, you can call yourself whatever you want....the Wolfpac, the KLiQ, hell call yourselves the super-friends for all I care, it really doesn't matter. Everybody knows exactly what you are, you're nothing but a bunch of damn mercenaries...well Canadians, we have a little bit more honour that that.....we fight FAIR, face to face, but I'm telling you now that you've screwed me for the absolute last time, and the NEXT time you get in OUR way, we'll have no problem in taking you out for good... ....but that's not why I'm out here tonight..........Ahmed Johnson, if you've got any guts....if you're any sort of a man at all, you WILL give me another shot at the World Wrestling Federation Championship, and you'll do it live on Pay Per View, at Badd Blood, so the whole world can see exactly who is the best there is, who is the best there was, and who is, the best there ever will be...and I've got a news flash for you Ahmed Johnson, it won't be you.....it'll be me....." <img alt="qV2yDWP.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/qV2yDWP.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="oSYsR24.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/oSYsR24.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ".....well Mr. Hart, it would seem like we're in the rather unique position of being able to help each other out....." ....the crescendo of jeers begins again as the owner of the World Wrestling Federation, Mr. Vincent Kennedy McMahon makes his way out onto the stage. Obviously learning from last weeks folly (where Stone Cold Steve Austin assaulted the unaccompanied McMahon in his own office) his personal Problem Solver Kane is right there by his side with him too. Bret doesn't look particularly pleased to see Vince, neither of these men are fan favourites right now, but Bret and Vince haven't seen eye to eye now for quite some time.... "....see, you don't like me, and quite frankly Bret, I don't like you either....but there's an old saying that goes 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend', and I do believe we have a mutual enemy if you will, in the form of one Stone Cold Steve Austin...." ....the crowd pops at the mention of Stone Cold, as a loud Austin chant breaks out. Vince doesn't let the crowd slow him down however, telling Bret that he knows there are still unsettled issues between himself and Austin, to which Bret agree's, telling Vince that he hates Steve Austin's guts, but Steve Austin isn't the WWF Champion, Ahmed Johnson is the WWF Champion, and the WWF Championship is Brets number one priority right now.... ....Vince and Kane make their way down the aisle, climbing into the ring as McMahon says that he understands that, but last week, Stone Cold Steve Austin did the unimaginable....he didn't just Stun McMahon like he did a few weeks back, he out and out assaulted him in his own locker room.... "....and quite frankly, I'm enough of a man to admit that he, well he kicked my ass....BUT, much like you and Kevin Nash last week, Steve Austin assaulted me when my back was turned...he jumped me when I was least expecting it. Had I seen him coming then I'd wager to say the outcome might have been a little bit different...." ....Bret looks sceptical of that, telling McMahon to get to the point. Vince says that Kane is going to destroy Steve Austin at Badd Blood, that goes without saying...but he wants Austin to suffer tonight....he wants him beaten....he wants him....humbled....he says that tonight, in the main event, he wants Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Bret "The Hitman" Hart....and if Bret can defeat Austin, if Bret can knock him down a peg or two....then Vincent Kennedy McMahon will personally sign off on Bret's WWF Championship match at Badd Blood..... ....Bret smiles at that, as Vince offers a handshake..... ".....well? What do you say............pal?....." ....the Hitman hesitates, but only for a moment, taking Vince's hand in his and telling him that he has a deal, and he's shaking hands with the next World Wrestling Federation Champion. Rating: 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:10%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/iyvJahr.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/iyvJahr.jpg"></a><img alt="pYHMt3V.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/pYHMt3V.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="WEU6DMb.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/WEU6DMb.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img style="max-width:10%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/yahuG1M.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/yahuG1M.jpg"></a> We're rolling back the years here as we step far outside of the "new" generation and get a glimpse of two men who as members of the legendary Four Horsemen, were "attitude" before attitude was a buzz word, because it's Barry Windham taking on Ric Flair.... ....last week we saw the other two members of the 1990 incarnation of the Horsemen collide, when Psycho Sid defeated Arn Anderson. Of course, Steve Austin had a hand in that, but you have to believe that the Enforcer was going to struggle to defeat the Master and Ruler of the World regardless... ....speaking of Arn and Sid, they're both out here tonight accompanying their respective partners for this match, and it was a good match too. Windham and Flair haven't really shared a ring in a high profile setting since The Nature Boy defeated Big Barry for the NWA Championship back at Beach Blast 1993, where Flair pinned the Sweet Water native as Windham was trapped inside the Figure Four.... ....and it's the Figure Four Windham will have to avoid tonight as well if he wants to pick up the victory, problem is, the Figure Four isn't the only weapon in the Nature Boys arsenal, especially when Arn Anderson is at ringside. Because as Windham attempts to suplex Flair back into the ring from the apron, Anderson clips the leg, causing Flair to crash down on top of his one time team mate, and as the official makes the count, not only does Flair have both feet on the middle rope for leverage, but Anderson is also holding BOTH of Windham's legs down to prevent the kick out.....and that's exactly why they call him the dirtiest player in the game. Winner: Ric Flair 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 alt="iyvJahr.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/iyvJahr.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="pYHMt3V.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/pYHMt3V.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="WEU6DMb.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/WEU6DMb.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="yahuG1M.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/yahuG1M.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> No sooner has the bell rang, than Big Psycho Sid is climbing into the ring.....it's all academic though, because Ric Flair is OUT of the ring, far quicker than Sid can get IN to it, as he and Anderson back away with huge smiles on their faces.... ....Windham still has plenty of fight left in him, and Sid is fresh as a daisy, begging the Nature Boy and The Enforcer to come on up and step between those ropes with the Master and Ruler of the World. Flair has his win however, and that's more than enough for him tonight, telling Sid "not today, big boy", before grabbing a microphone from ringside..... "......Barry Windham....you just found out first hand, exactly why they call ME the Dirtiest Player in the Game pal.....and Sid....big boy, if you weren't such a big dummy, you might know better.....see there's two types of people in this world....there's those that are GREAT.....and then there are those who have greatness thrust upon them....Ric Flair and Arn Anderson, we took TWO nobodies and made them superstars, simply by allowing them to hold up FOUR fingers for the world to see....." .......Flair tells Windham and Sid that they both built a career off the backs of his and Arn's legacy...."riding in MY Limousines.....flying in MY Jet Planes.....carrying OUR bags, while the Nature Boy, (Woooooooo), Ric Flair.....and the Enforcer Arn Anderson, carried you two to the only good performances of your lives"..... ......Flair says that on Sunday Night.....October 19th.....there's an event going down called Badd Blood.....and since Brian Pillman is busy....and Kane is busy.....then how about they settle a little bit of their own bad blood.....Horseman style..... .....Windham and Sid seem happy enough with that, telling the "two Horsemen" that they've been waiting for a chance to settle some very old scores for the last four years....and Badd Blood seems like the perfect place to do it. 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 alt="vdHQozJ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/vdHQozJ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="AZbjNj6.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/AZbjNj6.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="VRUYAdA.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/VRUYAdA.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="rNQlzqy.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/rNQlzqy.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> From there we head to the back, where newcomer Michael Cole is standing by with the Wolfpac, where he asks a p!ssed off looking Kevin Nash how he feels about hearing the news, that should Bret Hart defeat Stone Cold Steve Austin tonight, then at Badd Blood: In Your House, it will be The Hitman who faces off against WWF Champion Ahmed Johnson, and NOT Kevin Nash..... .....Nash looks at Cole like he's stupid, before snatching the microphone off him and shoving the WWF's newest backstage interviewer out of shot, telling him to beat it before he finds out first hand exactly how Big Sexy feels about it...... "......so let me get this straight.....Bret Hart comes out during MY title shot at Ground Zero, and he screws Kevin Nash out of becoming the WWF Champion....and he's going to be rewarded with a Championship?.......I don't think so..... ......everyone seems to have forgotten just recently, exactly who I am and what I do......yeah, the Wolfpac, we've been having fun since we got a certain Heartbreak Monkey off our backs, but fun time is over.....WE, were the most dominant group of S.o.B's the WWF has ever seen.....Bret Hart can go around telling people that we screwed him, but the fact of the matter is that me, Scott and the Kid, we spent the best part of twelve months kicking ass and taking names....Ahmed Johnson can talk about his little list of victims all he wants, but he knows, just like everyone else knows, that there ain't a damn name here in the WWF that didn't get a little taste of this KLiQ at some point or another, and tonight.....people are going to remember what the Wolfpac is all about....." .....with that Kevin Nash walks out of shot (with a very determined look on his face) leaving Hall and Waltman to wiggle their fingers in fear at the camera with a cocky smirk on their respective faces, before they too walk out of shot, but not before the Bad Guy tells us that the Wolfpac are going old school tonight. 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 alt="zPHQ0Es.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/zPHQ0Es.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <img alt="SGy0LmH.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/SGy0LmH.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="p5s3EVM.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/p5s3EVM.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img style="max-width:10%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/GFiBCDF.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/GFiBCDF.jpg"></a> It must be about that time again....because it's been a whole seven days since Matt Hardy last put his European Championship on the line, and that's far too long for this young North Carolinian....Jim Ross compliments the fighting spirit of this youngster, stating that we haven't seen a Champion so willing to put his belt on the line here in the World Wrestling Federation for quite some time, not since the days of Bret Hart's early singles career, before following that up by saying that while he doesn't like this new attitude of the Hitman, you can't argue the success he's had here in the WWF, so if Hardy was to model his career on anyone, then pre-jackass Bret Hart isn't a bad choice..... ......Rick Rude however completely disagrees, stating that if Bret Hart wins tonight and then goes on to defeat Ahmed Johnson at Badd Blood for the WWF Championship, does he really think that the Hitman is going to be out here week after week, offering people the opportunity to take the gold from him? Of course not...."you know why not Ross? Because it's a stupid thing to do, and a surefire way to ensure a very short title reign....Bret Hart might have been desperate to impress at one point in his career, but now he's experienced enough and mature enough to know that HAVING a championship is just as impressive and financially rewarding enough....those thirty day mandatory defences are there for a reason...." ....Rude actually kinda has a point, especially when you consider the fact that tonight's opponent is going to be one hell of a test, because he's up against a man who's no stranger to winning Championships, Double J, Jeff Jarrett....and if facing Jeff Jarrett wasn't challenge enough in itself, you've also got the Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase at ringside.... ....Hardy puts on a hell of a showing to be fair against the far more experienced Jarrett, who is still selling a limp after the prolonged Ankle Lock abuse he suffered at the hands of Ken Shamrock at Ground Zero: In Your House a few weeks back, and is certainly a step slower than he usually is..... <img alt="D4vcXtI.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/D4vcXtI.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....which is probably why DiBiase feels that he might need a helping hand in the form of Rich Steiner, who comes walking out from the back (in the tackiest looking suit known to man) and walks down the aisle with a cocky swagger.... .....Deebs runs the distraction as Steiner grabs Jarrett's trusty Acoustic Equaliser from ringside and rolls into the ring, as Jarrett pins a struggling Matt Hardy's arms behind his back...... <img alt="vJbqbop.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/vJbqbop.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....just as Ken Shamrock comes running down the aisle, rolling into the ring and gripping Steiner around the waist (causing him to drop the guitar) before sending him flying with a belly to back suplex.... .....Shammy doesn't look to have calmed down any from his Ground Zero temper tantrum, as he picks up the dropped guitar and swings it wildly at Jarrett.....just as the official turns around to see the wooden instrument explode over the head of Double J, leaving him no choice but to call for the bell. Winner: Jeff Jarrett (via Disqualification) 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 alt="vJbqbop.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/vJbqbop.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="D4vcXtI.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/D4vcXtI.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="dEEBiBR.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/dEEBiBR.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="MK4TY2o.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/MK4TY2o.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="SGy0LmH.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/SGy0LmH.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Jarrett is down and out, but Rich Steiner is back on his feet, and he's soon joined by Mark Canterbury and Dennis Knight, as Southern Justice come running out from the back....the three men charge the ring as one, but Shamrock isn't in the mood to play games, and he catches Knight straight away with an overhead belly to belly..... ....Steiner and Canterbury however hit Shamrock at around the same time, and drive him back into the corner where they deliver a two on one kick and stomp session as Shammy is slumped against the turnbuckles..... .....Dennis Knight gets back to his feet and runs over to join the assault, making it a three on one beatdown....luckily Jarrett is still flat on his back from that guitar shot or things could be much worse.... .....Shamrock does finally get a helping hand as Matt Hardy regains his senses and drags Knight away, exchanging blows with him in the middle of the ring, when suddenly an animalistic scream signals the start of another one of Ken's "episodes" as he suddenly explodes in the corner, sending Canterbury and Steiner reeling backwards as he blows..... .....the Worlds Most Dangerous Man lives up to his moniker as he comes flying out of the corner swinging....Steiner gets nailed.....Canterbury takes a shot.....Steiner again.....Jarrett finally gets back to his feet, only to be put straight back down.....Canterbury gets nailed again.....finally the Corporation has had enough, and all three men bail from the ring at the same time, as Dennis Knight shoves Hardy away and dives to the outside himself..... ....unfortunately Knight shoves Hardy straight into the back of Shamrock, who isn't exactly in the best frame of mind....and as soon as contact is made he spins around and instinctively drops Hardy with a right hand.... ....Shamrock finally realises his mistake, and the red mist begins to fade as he drops down to help Hardy back to his feet....the European Champion clearly isn't happy though, telling Shamrock that he needs to get his temper in check, a statement that clearly aggravates Ken, but he does at least manage to maintain his cool as the two men share a tense moment, and we go to commercial. Rating: A* (go figure) </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 alt="QKrL7XJ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/QKrL7XJ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="H1oqasE.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/H1oqasE.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> We come back from commercial and it's straight back down to ringside, where the colossus Nelson in about to face off against one time partner in the Nation of Domination, Scorpio... ....the Nation have had their hands full recently, not only with the 500lb man mountain that is Nelson, but with Bradshaw, Rey Mysterio, and Dean Malenko too....which is why (the announcers inform us) that those three men, as well as the rest of the Nation of Domination, have been banned from ringside for the duration of this match..... ....as for the match, it went pretty much as you would expect.....Scorpio tried, he really did, but Nelson is practically a foot taller, and almost 300lbs heavier than the former (two time) Light Heavyweight Champion, and he crushed the life out of his one time team mate with a huge two handed ChokeBomb in little under six minutes. Winner: Nelson 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 alt="zu6sn4v.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/zu6sn4v.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> With Nelson celebrating in the ring, Jim Ross abruptly sends us to the back, where he says there's an apparent situation unfolding....that situation being the unconscious body of Owen Hart laying flat on the concrete floor, surrounded by the splintered remains of a broken table..... ....Ross says that this looks oddly reminiscent of scenes that were witnessed during the last period that Kevin Nash was in a particularly foul mood....Rick Rude abruptly says that it's the EXACT same scenes that we witnessed during that period...... <img alt="ZpzTAdA.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ZpzTAdA.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ......right down to the calling card that's been left on the chest of the younger Hart brother..... .....Rude says that clearly when the Wolfpac implied that they were going "old school" earlier this evening, what they actually meant was that they were going to go around viciously assaulting innocent wrestlers in the back.....Jim Ross questions exactly how "innocent" ANY member of the Hart Foundation is, but Owen Hart has certainly paid the price for his part in this ongoing feud with the Wolfpac right here. 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 alt="ndDheBc.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ndDheBc.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <img alt="JuwYzgT.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/JuwYzgT.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="9ocfOH0.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/9ocfOH0.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="DprWcNa.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/DprWcNa.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="5s1emD6.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/5s1emD6.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> What with the Ground Zero's match that saw the WWF Tag Team Champions the New Age Outlaws face off against Al Snow & Chris Candido ACTUALLY being a non-title affair, the Outlaws were due a title defence....the announcers inform us that Billy Gunn and the Road Dogg actually declined the opportunity to face the challenge of Snow and Candido tonight, instead opting to compete against the relatively new team, Robbie Rage and Kenny Kaos, High Voltage.....although when you look at the pure muscle mass packed onto these two rookies, you've got to wonder if that was such a good idea.... ....this match was pretty good, although it was Billy Gunn that did most of the hard work....both members of High Voltage are greener than goose sh!t, but while they certainly have a lot to learn there are certainly glimpses of something there....something that has left many "insiders" tipping this duo for great things..... ....those great things are coming in the future however, because in the present, the WWF Tag Team Champions walked IN with the gold, and OUT with the gold, after Gunn puts Rage away with the Famouser. Winner(s): .....and Still WWF Tag Team Champions....The New Age Outlaws. 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 alt="JuwYzgT.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/JuwYzgT.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="9ocfOH0.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/9ocfOH0.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="vEyMtfA.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/vEyMtfA.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> As the Champions celebrate with their Title Belts, the beautiful blonde that goes by the name of Sunny comes swaying and shimmying down the aisle. After assuring Chris Candido last week that not only will she prove her worth, but she will ALSO get him and Al another shot at the Outlaws (and an actual title shot this time) it looks as though she's here to work her womanly charms on the Bad Ass and the Road Dogg..... ....she grabs a microphone and climbs into the ring (as seductively as ever) where she goes right up to the Outlaws and begins flirting outrageously....she tells them that she knows that two fine, strong.....virile men such as themselves, are never going to be ones to turn down a challenge....ESPECIALLY when quite frankly, the talk of the girls in the back....("not me though, this is just what I heard")....is that Billy Gunn and Jesse James, can't beat Al Snow and Chris Candido...."and that's why you don't want to put the titles on the line against them".... ....Sunny reiterates that it's just what she heard....she doesn't believe it of course....after all, the Outlaws beat the Legion of Doom....."of course they're WAY past their prime, but you still beat them"....they beat the great Bret Hart and his brother Owen to win those titles to begin with....."I mean, you had a little help, you didn't beat them on your own, but you won, you did win"......then there's the Hardy Boys, they beat them so badly that little Jeff Hardy hasn't been seen since....."sure, Matt's doing pretty well for himself at the minute....but hey, you won that one".....at Summerslam they did the unthinkable, they defeated three other teams to retain those WWF Tag Team Titles....."ok, sure, you COULD argue that it was Chris Candido who did all the hard work in that one, but you certainly walked out with the titles"....and they walked out of Ground Zero with the titles as well...."now I mean, if you want to get technical, you did actually LOSE the match, but hey, who's counting right?"..... ....Road Dogg cuts Sunny off about there, telling her that he knows what she's doing, and she really doesn't have a sharp enough mind to be playing mind games.....he tells her to save the reverse psychology and shake her little ass back off to Pinky and the Brain and let them know that they ain't getting a title shot any time soon..... ....Sunny pouts a little at that, before changing her tactics and ramping the flirting up a notch, running her hands up and down the Road Dogg's chest and playing with the braids in his hair as she seductively let's him know that she's prepared to do whatever it takes to get that title shot....."whatever....it.....takes"...... ".....hold up sister, you might want to back it up a step, because I can smell the skank from here....first of all, you wanna play with the D-O-Double G's braids, you'd better buy him dinner and a movie first......and second of all, we ain't buying what your selling, because the goods look a little past there best if you know what I mean....." ....Road Dogg tells Sunny that she might wanna go and hitch her wagon to another team, because as far as the New Age Outlaws go, Cuckoo for Coco Pops and Mighty Mouse ain't getting a shot at these titles any time soon..... ".....and if you ain't down with that, we WOULD have two words for ya, but we're a little worried you'd take us up on it.....so how about this......No Shot....." .....with that the Outlaws take a big sidestep around Sunny, looking at her like she's something they almost stepped in, before heading to the back, leaving the beautiful blonde to stomp her feet in the ring in frustration. After all, what Sunny wants, she usually gets....this is an entirely new experience for her, and one that she clearly doesn't like. 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 alt="6HAkmMb.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/6HAkmMb.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="5cSfyiS.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/5cSfyiS.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="L6AEQnz.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/L6AEQnz.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> From there we go backstage, where Dok Hendrix is standing by with the former World Wrestling Federation Champion, Big Poppa Pump, Scott Steiner.....Steiner looks to be on top of the world, he's got his chainmail, his good pipe leaning against his massive shoulder....and he's got the beautiful Sable on his arm....what more could a man ask for inquires Dok?.... ".....A MAN?....A MAN PROBABLY COULDN'T ASK FOR MUCH MORE....BUT I'M NOT A MAN DOK HENDRIX, I'M A GENETIC FREAK.....AND AS A GENETIC FREAK THERES JUST ONE MORE THING ON MY LIST, AND THATS REGAINING THE WORLD WRESTLING FEDERA....... "........alright, that'll do, move it along Junior......." <img alt="sYfLy6J.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/sYfLy6J.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="28EcnwT.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/28EcnwT.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....apparently Chris Jericho thinks that interrupting Scott Steiner is a good idea.....something that most people would actively AVOID doing.....but then Chris Jericho isn't most people.....and Chris Jericho has the rather imposing figure that is his bodyguard Test standing right behind him...... "......no one cares about Big Poppa Dump, especially when everybody knows that Bret Hart is going to be the next WWF Champion....so do everyone a favour and go work out or something while the grown ups speak....." .....remarkably, Steiner actually just shakes his head and walks out of shot with a bemused smirk on his face, while Jericho turns to Dok, who asks if that was really a good idea? After all, Scott Steiner is hardly known for his mellow demeanour..... "......forget Scott Steiner, I'm here to talk about the Wolfpac, and their quite frankly heinous actions a few moments ago......they assaulted Owen Hart.....they put Owen Hart through a table.....they should be fined....suspended.....and fired......" ".....Chris I don't think you can suspend AND fire someone at the same time......" ".....well they should make an exception......" ".....are you not concerned that maybe you could be next on the hit list?....." ".....concerned? Moi? I don't think so......Chris Jericho is like a finely tuned spring, there's no sneaking up on me and jumping me from behind Dok......I see all.....I know all......I see every danger coming before it even becomes a danger.....and then I point Test in that direction, and he takes it out in the snap of a finger......." ......Jericho snaps his fingers to emphasise his point......and Test beside him drops to the ground unconscious....... "......DIDN'T SEE THAT COMING DID YOU B!TCH......" ......Steiner walks back into shot, wiping the end of the lead pipe (which he obviously just used to knock out Test) as he comes, before asking Jericho what happened to his back up? Because Test appears to be unconscious..... "......OH, HEY KEVIN......" .......Jericho snaps his head around with a panicked look on his face, expecting to see Kevin Nash.....there's no one there though, and Steiner just laughs as the Ayatollah of RocknRolla quickly looks left, then right, and then runs hastily out of shot leaving his bodyguard laying..... "......CHRIS COME BACK.....I THOUGHT THE GROWN UP'S WERE TALKING?......." .....Steiner laughs some more as he watches Jericho leave, before turning to look at Hendrix, telling him that if he was Chris Jericho...... "......I JUST CAME FROM DOWN THERE.....KEVIN NASH IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER....." 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 alt="kkGTFxk.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/kkGTFxk.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="GUWwhej.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/GUWwhej.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> It's time to revisit what was one of the most heated feuds of it's time, as Mankind battles Raven in their first meeting since Wrestlemania, when the two men went through hell and back in a violent, bloody brawl......except then, it was the maniacal Cactus Jack that was in the driving seat of Mick Foley, tonight it's the deranged Mankind that Raven has the privilege of sharing a ring with..... .....the announcers inform us that this match was arranged personally by Vince McMahon, off the back of Dude Love's monumental challenge for Brian Pillman to face him at Badd Blood in the first ever Hell in a Cell match....a match so twisted and dangerous in design, that it requires the Dude to hang up his tie dye and don the leather mask of Mankind in an effort to FINALLY defeat the Corporate Cannon Brian Pillman.....and while McMahon's Corporate Cohort has been given the night off to prepare and recuperate, Mankind will have to face a man who shares his affinity for pain and suffering, the man who unleashed Cactus Jack on the world to begin with.....Raven..... .....Raven actually has other things on his mind right now that rekindling his feud with Foley, because he is on a personal mission to prove that while a Snake may shed its skin from time to time, it's still a snake, and no matter how much Jake Roberts claims to have changed, that darkness is still there deep within him.....and Raven plans on bringing it out.... .....speaking of Jake Roberts, he actually makes his way out to the commentary table for the duration of this match, where he and Rick Rude share some tense words off the back of their own bitter feud from nearly ten years ago.....clearly the wounds have still not fully healed from that one..... ......this match was pretty good (I'd actually forgotten that these two have some pretty poor chemistry as opponents, but they worked through that awkwardness) and it was certainly hard hitting and brutal....Mankind unleashed the full barrage of violence that had been missing during his stint as the mild mannered Dude Love, while Raven was more than up for the task of both receiving the punishment AND dishing out his own.....although he was somewhat distracted by the presence of Jake Roberts at ringside, eventually slapping the headset off his one time mentor and then striking him with a belittling back handed slap, telling the Snake that he was a pathetic shell of his former self..... .....that actually fired Roberts up (who HAD been trying to turn the other cheek) and he stepped out from behind the announce desk to square up to his former student.....Raven just stands there, arms outstretched Crucifix Style as he begs the Snake to do it.....to unleash his dark demons.....Jake resists however, but he has inadvertently acted as a huge distraction, because Mankind comes up behind Raven and spins him around, before driving his head into the floor with a double arm DDT......he rolls his opponent back inside the ring and locks in the Mandible Claw, but it's redundant, that DDT on the outside was enough to take Raven out as the official quickly calls for the bell to put a stop to this one, and we go to commercial. Winner: Mankind 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 alt="sYfLy6J.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/sYfLy6J.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> We come back from that quick word from our sponsors and quickly head down to the announce desk, where Jim Ross shows us footage recorded during the commercial break....footage that we have already seen once tonight, except this time there is one big difference........we still have the unconscious and crumpled body of a member of the Hart Foundation......we still have a shattered table with splinters of wood surrounding said figure....... <img alt="ZpzTAdA.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ZpzTAdA.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....and we still have that distinctive calling card placed on the chest of the victim..... .....except this time it's not Owen Hart.....it's Chris Jericho.....and it looks as though he really could have done with that Bodyguard being by his side after all....because use he is out cold...... 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 alt="qV2yDWP.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/qV2yDWP.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="Q3HKQzh.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Q3HKQzh.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="oSYsR24.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/oSYsR24.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....from there we go live backstage to Mr. McMahon's office, where an irate Bret Hart is with the owner of the World Wrestling Federation and his Personal Problem Solver, Kane..... .....Bret says that McMahon needs to do something about the Wolfpac....they've already taken out his brother and Chris Jericho in completely unprovoked attacks.....Test got assaulted by Scott Steiner, and all three men are getting treated by medics.....that leaves Bret all alone.... "....and you know that they won't stop there.....Kevin Nash is going to try and screw me out of a victory tonight....screw me out of a WWF Title shot............and screw YOU the pleasure of seeing Steve Austin defeated......" .....Vince looks irked by that final statement, saying that NOBODY screws Vince McMahon....and Bret Hart would do as well as to remember that.....as for tonight, since Steve Austin is going to be out in the arena and Vince McMahon is going to be all the way back here..... ".....and since the Wolfpac are being.....problematic......why don't you take a little problem solver down to ringside with you.....I'm sure Kane will be able to ensure that the main event goes down exactly as planned......" .....Bret smiles at that....apparently that's a plan he can get behind, as he and Kane head off for our final match of the evening. 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 alt="WBLOjMO.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/WBLOjMO.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="lFxoCfA.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/lFxoCfA.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> If there are two people in the WWF who you can categorically state don't like each other, it's Stone Cold Steve Austin and Bret "The Hitman" Hart.....two men for whom the bad(d) blood started waaaaaaaaay back in June of 1996, when Brian Pillman turned his back on the Hart Foundation and handed Steve Austin the 1996 King of the Ring crown, (admittedly) screwing Bret Hart over in the process......now fourteen months later these two are STILL bitter enemies, clashing once again little over a month ago, (when the Hitman avenged that loss, defeating Austin in a hard fought anything goes Street Fight) although the fan reaction for both men has changed dramatically, with Bret Hart being one of the companies biggest heels, while Steve Austin is without a doubt the number one babyface in the World Wrestling Federation.... ......Kane does indeed join the Hitman at ringside, although you have to wonder if that's because Vince McMahon is concerned about the wellbeing, or if it's because Steve Austin just so happens to be in this match, and Kane and Austin are set to clash in two weeks at Badd Blood....regardless, he's there, although he's more of a stoic figure on the floor than anything else..... .....as you would expect, this match is excellent....but then why wouldn't it be, the Hitman is out there.....although to be fair to Austin it was a two way effort, with both men putting on real A* performances....they might not be 100% on each other's radars right now (with Hart being more focused on his war with the Wolfpac, while Austin has his hands full with McMahon and his cronies) but they picked right back up where they left off at Summerslam as they attempted to tear each other's heads off........ <img alt="m5TLRLH.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/m5TLRLH.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="rNQlzqy.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/rNQlzqy.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....until the Wolves howled.....and everything came to a screeching halt.....as Scott Hall and Sean Waltman (but no Kevin Nash strangely enough) made their way out from the back..... .....Hart looked somewhat hesitant at first, until he realised Nash wasn't there....at which point a thought seemed to cross his mind, as he began openly taunting Hall and Waltman, inviting the two Wolfpac men to attack him, stating that if they lay one finger on him then he'll win this match by disqualification, and he STILL gets the title shot at Badd Blood.....he even goes as far as to spit at Hall, which does bring the Bad Guy up onto the apron, leading the official to try and order him down as Hart tries to goad him into making a move....... <img alt="oSYsR24.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/oSYsR24.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....which is when Kane finally makes his move.....and with everyone seemingly distracted he steps over the top rope and into the ring, where he nails Austin with a big Chokeslam....and with the official STILL over with Hart and the Wolfpac, he follows THAT up with a Tombstone to the Rattlesnake, before climbing out of the ring again..... .....Hart turns away from Hall, seeing Stone Cold flat on his back in the middle of the ring, and he drops down to make the cover, picking up his second consecutive victory over Steve Austin in almost as many months, and booking himself a WWF Title shot in the process. Winner: Bret Hart 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 alt="Q3HKQzh.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Q3HKQzh.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="oSYsR24.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/oSYsR24.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="m5TLRLH.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/m5TLRLH.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="rNQlzqy.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/rNQlzqy.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Obviously the Hitman is delighted to pick up that victory, as well as the assured Title shot that comes with it, and as Kane joins him in the ring (where he stands over the fallen body of Austin) Bret taunts the Wolfpac some more, yelling that he told them that the World Title would be coming to the Hart Foundation.....now he's just one match away from making that happen, and Kevin Nash is nowhere to be seen...... .....Hall and Waltman just smirk at that, saying that Kevin Nash is right where Kevin Nash needs to be, doing what Kevin Nash needs to do to get what Kevin Nash wants.....and the two men step back, giving that patented 'Scott Hall Double Armed Pointing' motion to the Titantron, which flickers to life to reveal....... <img alt="78omf06.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/78omf06.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="ucNBqHt.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ucNBqHt.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="v77HdBv.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/v77HdBv.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ......Big Sexy himself, standing in some sort of production area in the back....he's not alone though, Jim Cornette is out cold on the floor with his own (now bent) tennis racquet wrapped around his head, and beside him, slumped over a sound box, is the World Wrestling Federation Champion Ahmed Johnson, who (judging by the SEVERELY dented steel chair in Kevin Nash's hand) is going to have a major headache when he wakes up...... .....Nash turns to the camera to let Bret know that he's sorry he couldn't he out there with him, but he's had kind of a busy evening.....and right now, he's just about to give Ahmed Johnson something to remember him by......something that's probably gonna leave him pretty p!ssed off...... "....so p!ssed off in fact, that's he's probably gonna want to fight me...." .....and since Kevin Nash is nothing more than a....("what was it you called me? A mercenary?").....since Kevin Nash is just a mercenary, then OBVIOUSLY he's going to have to make it worth Kevin Nash's time...... "....hell, he MIGHT even give me a Title Shot, what do you think?....." ......with that Nash drags Ahmed over to a nearby table that's scattered with cables and sound equipment.....Nash sweeps the table clean and positions Johnson for the move that everyone knows is coming......before he Jacknife Powerbombs the World Wrestling Federation Champion straight through the wood and down to the concrete below..... .....Jim Ross says we have not seen Ahmed Johnson manhandled like that in quite some time, while Rick Rude states that Nash only got the upper hand on Ahmed because he clearly assaulted him with a steel chair.....a steel chair that Ahmed Johnson may well force feed to him when he wakes up, because he is NOT going to be in a good mood..... .....Nash looks down at the carnage at his feet, before turning to face the camera with a deadly serious expression on his face, as he tells the Hitman that something tells him that he'll be seeing him soon.....real soon.....and he might want to book himself a hospital bed beside his brother, because Kevin Nash IS going to be the next World Wrestling Federation Champion, no matter what it takes. Rating: A* Final Rating: A* </div></blockquote> </div>

to4sty · August 16, 2018

<div style="text-align:center;"> <img alt="oyFIziv.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/oyFIziv.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Week 1, October 1997 Gallagher-Iba Arena (Stillwater, Oklahoma) ATT: 13,228 TV: 18.44 Announce Team: Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan and Mike Tenay <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div> <img alt="Cx2IuWn.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Cx2IuWn.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> It's Monday Night, it's TNT, and that can mean only one thing.....WCW Nitro is on the air and we are live as the Titans of Wrestling's Jean Paul Levesque makes his way down the aisle.....and while opening the show with the Titans of Wrestling shouldn't come as a huge surprise, opening the show with just ONE Titan certainly is....because this rebel group rarely travels alone....but Levesque is a group of one right now, and the number one contender to the WCW Championship doesn't look particularly pleased..... ....he climbs into the ring with a microphone, and clearly has a few things to get off his chest concerning last week.... ".....see, I went back and I watched the footage of what went down, since the last thing a remember is an almighty crack across the back of my head, and then it was lights out.....and when I DID come back around, what did I see? I saw my "friend".....my Titan "brother".....standing there with a baseball bat in hand....so I put two and two together, and yeah, I may have come up with five, because Hollywood Hogan, you did NOT nail me in the back of the skull with that bat, Sting did......BUT, once the throbbing had died down I got to thinking......and what I got to thinking about, is that after rewatching that footage, the moment Sting landed in the middle of this canvas, my Titan "brother" hit the bricks and left me high and dry....... ......I gotta ask Hulk, what happened to one for all? Or is it less of a case of one for all, and more a case of all for Hollywood, because not only did you bail, but not a single member of the Titans of Wrestling was ANYWHERE to be seen.....in fact, it seems to me, like Jean Paul Levesque was fed to the Wolves last week, and frankly I'm damn sick of not getting any respect around here..... ......I went for over thirty minutes in that War Games match, I was the first man in and I gave my very life blood to ensure that the Titans came out with the victory, hell, half of the skin from my face is probably still hanging off the side of that goddamn cage wall....and then, when Eric Bischoff of all people recognises the sacrifices that I made during that match, and grants ME the opportunity to challenge for the WCW Championship, YOU expect me to just lay down and kiss the feet of Hollywood, because ACTUALLY, it's not what's best for the Titans that's important, it's what's best for Hollywood that matters..... .....well I've got news for you....I didn't sign up to be a follower....I didn't sign up to be a stooge.....I signed up to be an equal, and you can be damn sure that at Halloween Havoc, I am going to show the world that Jean Paul Levesque is every bit the Titan of Wrestling that Hollywood Hogan is........" <img alt="7Kekdfg.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/7Kekdfg.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="OvSsBUu.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/OvSsBUu.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="0CWH5qZ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/0CWH5qZ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="zJWRW9s.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/zJWRW9s.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="598dEVe.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/598dEVe.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="QW4TkeU.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/QW4TkeU.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="6PMfEkU.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/6PMfEkU.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="De9q5V9.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/De9q5V9.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....it seems as though Hollywood has heard quite enough of Mr. Levesque's ranting, as he makes his way out, along with the rest of the Titans of Wrestling.....the remainder of the group walks out as one, and as they enter the ring, Hogan (who you would think would be p!ssed by those comments) actually has almost an apologetic look on his face.... ....he grabs hold of a microphone and tells Levesque that actually, he's right.....last week, when Sting appeared out of nowhere and dropped down from the ceiling, it threw Hollywood for a loop.....Hogan says that he was standing there going toe to toe with the Giant Dude, and then out of nowhere Sting drops down like a ghost with a baseball bat, and all Hogan though about was that if he, the WCW Champion got injured and couldn't defend his title, it would mean the Titans of Wrestling ALL lose the WCW Title......but Levesque is right, Hogan should have been there for his Titan Brother..... .....he then turns to the rest of the Titans and rips into them for not being there for Levesque either, before turning back and going eye to eye with his Halloween Havoc opponent, telling him that (".....from one Titan of Wrestling to another, it will be my honour to face you man to man for the WCW Title brother.....") and may the best Titan win.....because when the best Titan win's, the entire Titans of Wrestling win Dude, and when that bell ring, no matter if it's Hollywood or Levesque, this World Title will still be exactly where it belongs, around the waist of a Titan of Wrestling..... .....Hogan extends his hand, and Levesque gladly accepts it, telling Hollywood that's all he ever wanted.....Levesque goes to walk away but Hogan doesn't release the handshake, pulling him back to tell him that to show JUST how much faith they have in him, Vince Russo has arranged a match tonight.....the main event, for Levesque to show the world that HE'S the man, when he faces the biggest WCW Dude of them all........The Giant...... "......and to show you that Hollywood has your back, jack.....I'm gonna be out there at ringside with you, to make sure that the little Stinger doesn't try and use your skull to practice his swing on again brother......" ......if Hogan was expecting some sort of a reaction from that announcement he doesn't get it....Levesque tells him that's fine by him..... "......I'll see you out there.......Champ....." .....before pulling his hand free from Hogan's and heading to the back (alone) to prepare for his match. Rating: 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 alt="fg3o6Hm.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/fg3o6Hm.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="zJWRW9s.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/zJWRW9s.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Our first match actually involves the Titans of Wrestling.....well, one of them anyway....because as Jim Duggan makes his entrance, the Warrior dismisses everyone else to the back with a wave of his arm. The Enforcer Ray Traylor asks to stick around to, you know...."Enforce".....but the Warrior just stares blankly at him until he takes the hint and goes away..... .....this match.....well, it wasn't great.....it wasn't horrible, but yeah, it won't be winning any awards anytime soon....not unless PWI introduce a "least selling in a single match" end of year award, because there was none to be seen here....granted, Warrior didn't exactly have a great deal TO sell, he just beat the shit out of Duggan for six minutes and then finished him off with the Running Splash. Winner: The Warrior 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 alt="zJWRW9s.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/zJWRW9s.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="dZGI2qO.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/dZGI2qO.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> The Warrior doesn't even bother celebrating his victory, he just slowly climbs to his feet and heads over to the ropes, looking to head to the back....before he's even out of the ring however, Diamond Dallas Page makes his way out with a microphone in hand.... ....he walks down the aisle towards the oncoming Warrior, saying there must be something wrong with his phone, his beeper.....AND his fax machine.....because he's been waiting a week for an answer to his challenge, and as yet he's got nothing..... "......what's the matter, all that face paint clogging up your ears? In that case allow me to reiterate.....that means repeat myself, since the Ultimate Jackoff is clearly all muscle and no brain.....Halloween Havoc.....three weeks time.....Diamond Dallas Page vs. The Warrior.....it's a pretty simple challenge, whatcha say monkey?....." .....the two men continue walking towards each other, and it's about this point that their paths cross.....maybe we'll get the answer to that challenge after all..... .....except we don't.....because as the Warrior reaches Page, he just keeps walking.....he doesn't even break his stride as he walks straight past DDP without even acknowledging his presence and disappears to the back, leaving Dallas standing with a pretty frustrated look on his face..... <img alt="NLnyB4b.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/NLnyB4b.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ......fortunately there is one man who does want to talk to Page, and that man makes his way out right now, Mean Gene Oakerlund...... ....Gene says that it would appear as though the Warrior is not taking the challenge of Diamond Dallas Page seriously, in fact, he's not acknowledging DDP at all.....between Hollywood Hogan claiming that Page isn't fit to be in the same ring with him, and now this, Dallas has got to be getting fed up of constantly being underestimated?.... .....Page says that far from it.....in fact, Hollywood "Scum" Hogan and his little band of misfits can just go on underestimating DDP all they want, ("because it will make it just that little bit sweeter when I drop them flat on their face").....he says that Hogan thinks so little of DDP, that he had to personally come out here a few weeks ago to make sure he was facing his Boy at Halloween Havoc, not Page ("and look how that's turned out Gene-O")....Page says that he showed EVERYONE that he belongs in this ring with the very best this business has to offer, by walking into War Games at number one, with his head already busted open from an attack earlier in the night......and the only reason that the Titan Scumbags won, was because they handcuffed the rest of his team to the cage and gave Dallas an eight on one beating ("tough odds for anyone Gene").... "......but you know what, people have been underestimating me my whole life, and I just keep defying the odds.....you're looking at the man who was the oldest rookie in the business....a man who should be contemplating his retirement, not just getting started....but as far as the Titans of Wrestling go, just getting started is exactly what I'm doing.....Hogan, Savage....Warrior.....whether they like it or not, they're gonna find out the hard way that Diamond Dallas Page is the real deal, and Warrior, you don't want to acknowledge me, that's fine......I'll make you acknowledge me, because no matter how big, how strong....or how thick headed you are.....you will...feel....the.....BANG......." ......Page's microphone work could still do with some work (he's around a B average in his entertainment skills) but we sent him out there without a script for this one, sink or swim, and he performed like a real star with an impassioned promo (helped by the massive overness of the Warrior no doubt) and by the time he held those hands up in the sign of the Diamond Cutter, these fans were firmly on his side. 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 alt="izFErJT.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/izFErJT.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="40Tuber.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/40Tuber.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="MZMw9JA.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/MZMw9JA.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="vpMACJJ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/vpMACJJ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Next up we have the Blue Bloods (Earl Robert Eaton and The Duke, Douglas Williams) taking on the rather unusual combination of Fit Finlay and Lance Storm....unusual not only because they were attempting to beat each other up last week, but because it's not often you see a face and a heel on the same side either, and had it not been for the fact that should they win, the man who picks up the victory gets a shot at Steven Regal and the Television Title, they perhaps wouldn't be teaming at all..... ....the match itself was pretty decent all things considered, with Finlay and Storm struggling to work as a team when they were both working towards their own agenda's...... <img alt="SoUybMT.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/SoUybMT.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ......a fact that his Lordship was keen to capitalise on, as he made his way out from the back.... ......and as Douglas and Easton ensured the officials back was to the Television Champion, he nailed Finlay with a punch to the back of the head, that appeared to knock the Irishman out cold..... .....Bobby Heenan complimented his Lordship on having such a devastating punch, even though the camera clearly caught him slipping pair of brass knuckles back into his tights as Williams tackles Lance Storm to the outside, Earl Robert makes the pin, and the Blue Bloods record the victory. Winner(s): The Blue Bloods 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 alt="SoUybMT.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/SoUybMT.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="MZMw9JA.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/MZMw9JA.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="vpMACJJ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/vpMACJJ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="izFErJT.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/izFErJT.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="40Tuber.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/40Tuber.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="O22kAAc.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/O22kAAc.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Regal is clearly very pleased with himself, as he leads his victorious troops back up the aisle, job done.....the trio come to a halt however as the face of the Championship Committee Eric Bischoff walks out to meet them in the aisleway, microphone in hand.... ....his Lordship looks the new arrival up and down for a moment with a look of disdain, before asking if he could kindly step to one side so that he and his comrades can make their way to the back.....the tea is going the be stewed and the cucumber sandwiches are likely to start curling if they are out here much longer (so be a good chap and just bugger off out of the way will you")..... ....Bischoff tells Regal to hold on, the cucumber sandwiches are going to have to wait, because there's still the small matter of deciding who will be competing next for the Television Title.....Regal tells Bischoff that's a problem for another day..... ".....after all, it shan't be either of those two gentlemen in the ring, they were thoroughly thrashed here tonight by the superior team.....maybe it's time for a fresh challenge, someone like young Joseph Maggs.....or that Mr. Guerrero chap....." ".....Eddie Guerrero? You want to put the TV Title on the line against Eddie Guerrero?....." "......no, don't be so bloody ridiculous, I'm talking about Mando Guerrero.....he seems like he's from good stock, I'm sure he'd be a very worthy challenger......" ......Bischoff says that he's sure he would, but there appears to have been a small misunderstanding on Mr. Regal's part.....tonight wasn't to decide IF Lance Storm or Fit Finlay would get a title opportunity, it was to decide who would get the FIRST title opportunity.... ".....you see Mr. Regal......" "......that's Lord Regal if you don't mind sunshine....." "......Lord Regal, I do apologise.....no, you see, both Lance Storm and Fit Finlay have legitimate arguments for why they should be granted another opportunity at your Championship.....however, since we have not determined who will get the first shot, then they will BOTH have the first shot......next week......when Lord Steven Regal defends the Television Title against Fit Finlay......AND.....Lance Storm......in a triangle match.......and now Lord Regal, you can get back to your cucumber sandwiches....." .....with that, Eric Bischoff turns and heads to the back, leaving a gobsmacked Steven Regal to chase after him, arguing furiously all the way.....but it's no use.....next week he WILL be defending the TV Title in a triangle match, no matter how much he protests. 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 alt="JtfgZsS.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/JtfgZsS.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="6I7db7l.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/6I7db7l.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img style="max-width:10%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/UqsIL3g.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/UqsIL3g.jpg"><img</a> style="max-width:10%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/AP82L8L.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/AP82L8L.jpg"></a> Kevin Sullivan has been pretty vocal just recently, after not being seen for quite some time....he saw his mission in life snatched away from him when Hulk Hogan voluntarily joined the dark side, killing Hulkamania in the process, and as such, feels like some what of a forgotten man.....fortunately for him he's found a new raison d'etre, and with it, some new running buddies who also feel as though they have been forgotten and shoved to one side....and they're a definite upgrade on Kamala and the Zodiac.....former WCW Champion "The Beast from the East" Bam Bam Bigelow, and former three time WCW Champion, "The Beast from the Far East" one time stalwart of Japan, Big Van Vader.....both of whom accompany Sullivan to the ring tonight .....there has been a fresh influx of talent here to World Championship Wrestling in recent months.....a fact that hasn't gone unnoticed by Sullivan and the Forgotten, who have made it their mission to ensure that they are not looked over or left by the wayside once more.....Rick Martel may not have arrived here straight from the WWF, but outside of his early AWA run, he's certainly more "Titan" than anything else....he's been a real asset since his arrival too, having no problems with using his experience to elevate the younger talent....has hasn't won much, but he certainly hasn't disgraced himself...... .....there was no disgrace in him losing here either.....especially since at times he was fighting three men....and as Bigelow distracted the official, Vader climbed into the ring to deliver a massive Powerbomb, which left Martel down and wide open for the Double Foot Stomp from Sullivan, which gave the Forgotten man the victory..... Winner: Kevin Sullivan 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 alt="6I7db7l.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/6I7db7l.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="UqsIL3g.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/UqsIL3g.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="AP82L8L.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/AP82L8L.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ....and with that victory, Pebbles and Bam Bam....erm, I mean Vader and Bigelow join Sullivan in the ring, where Sully has a microphone.....he says that the path of destruction being unleashed by the Forgotten is only just getting started.....and at Halloween, two of the mighty shall fall....Rikishi Fatu and The Rock are walking a road they are unfamiliar with, against opponents they can't begin to comprehend.....they may have come to WCW looking for fresh starts and opportunity, but what they are going to find is destruction and chaos, because Bam Bam Bigelow is going to shut up the smart mouth of the Rock when he breaks his jaw.....and as for Rikishi, the Big Man, Vader, he has a Powerbomb waiting with his name on........ <img alt="FIWeP0D.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/FIWeP0D.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....that brings out the big 'Kish himself, as Rikishi walks out onto the ramp.... .....he stays there too, happy to talk from afar instead of climbing into the ring with three men that would have no problems at all in delivering a three on one assault. Rikishi tells Sullivan that his little Trio of Terror down there talk big, but when it comes down to an actual one on one fight, they'd prefer to hide behind each other.....("and if Big Van Vader thinks for even a second that he can get my big Samoan Ass up for a Powerbomb, he must have that damn muzzle on too tight").....Rikishi says that at Halloween Havoc, the Forgotten are going to be exactly that, because he's gonna whip Vader's ass, and the Rock......well, he's got a Rock Bottom with Bigelow's name all over it...... .....Sullivan says that just like his loud mouth pal The Rock last week, Rikishi talks a big game from the other end of the arena.....if he REALLY wants to impress The Forgotten, maybe he should walk down to this ring and repeat himself...... ".....oh I don't need to do that....I'm not out here to fight, I'm just the distraction....." <img alt="d3Kkghy.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/d3Kkghy.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .......the crowd erupts as the Rock slides into the ring behind the trio, and Sullivan and Vader turn around just in time to catch the tail end of Bam Bam Bigelow getting Rock Bottomed down to the mat.... ......they're clearly unprepared for the assault, giving the Rock plenty of time to roll to the safety of the outside before they can react, where he retreats slowly up the ramp, talking trash the whole way until reaching Rikishi, where he takes the microphone to announce that at Halloween Havoc..... ".....someone better tell Fred and Barney that Halloween is coming early this year....but Pebbles and Bam Bam, they won't need no Halloween costumes, no, no, no, no, no......because Pebbles there, Big Van Vader, he already looks and smells, like a big steaming pile of Brontosaurus crap.....and as for Bam Bam, by the time the Rock's done sticking this boot up his ass, he's gonna look like a big, fat Yabba Dabba Don't....." .....Rock tells Sullivan that this little mission they're on, its gonna fade away faster than Kevin Sullivan's hairline....but the Rock will do the "Walnut's" a favour, he's going to make sure that they will never be forgotten again......because no matter where they go, or what they do.....they will ALWAYS be remembered, as those three jabroni's that got their asses whipped by the Rock on his WCW debut. 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 alt="10IgrO9.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/10IgrO9.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="I6bVoU4.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/I6bVoU4.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="2z0ifoa.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/2z0ifoa.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> We come back from commercial to the surprising sight of Colonel Robert Parker standing in the ring along side the Samoan SWAT Team.....this combination look completely out of place standing next to each other, with Parker kitted out in a pristine white suit, dabbing at his brow with a handkerchief while Samu and Fatu look frankly confused as to why they are there..... .....Parker says that he's been sat at home this last few months, he's been taking it easy on a much deserved vacation, but after what he saw last week, he knew it was time to cut that vacation short..... ".....because I saw these two boys right here....they were out here beating the Pitbulls like the scolded dogs they are......they had that match won, but they just couldn't put it away because they had no focus.....well I stood up and I looked at myself in the mirror, and I said 'Colonel, it's time to go to work, because these two boys could be great......with just the right guidance......" .......Parker says that on behalf of his new clients, he's officially challenging the Pitbulls right here, right now to a rematch, that's unless Madusa done gone and neutered them that is..... <img alt="9A3yGU6.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/9A3yGU6.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="igd9lzk.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/igd9lzk.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="HKPx3Pl.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/HKPx3Pl.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ......he doesn't have to wait long for a response, as Madusa makes her way out from the back, with Pitbull #1 and #2 walking menacingly behind here, each man tethered to a steel chain that she holds in her hands..... .....Madusa says that she doesn't know what match HE was watching, but it couldn't have been the Pitbulls, because they were out here kicking ass and taking a bite out of some Samoan ass last week.....but if it's a fight he wants, her boys have never backed down from a fight in their life, and they're not about to start now...... ......so challenge......accepted...... 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:10%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/9A3yGU6.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/9A3yGU6.jpg"></a><img alt="igd9lzk.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/igd9lzk.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="HKPx3Pl.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/HKPx3Pl.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="I6bVoU4.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/I6bVoU4.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="2z0ifoa.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/2z0ifoa.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img style="max-width:10%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/10IgrO9.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/10IgrO9.jpg"></a> .....so here we are.....it's the Pitbulls vs. The Samoan SWAT team again for the second week running, after Samu and Fatu found themselves disqualified last week, which is the exact reason that the Colonel claims to be here in his new role as SST Manager..... .....honestly, I'm not sure that the SST even realise that Parker has made this challenge on their behalf.....and if he IS their new manager, I'm not sure they realise THAT either as they stand there staring at this Southern Gentleman, unsure as to what he wants, until finally they interpret Parkers frantic arm waves as an indication to act, and if that wasn't clear enough, the Pitbulls charging at them the moment the bell rang was a dead giveaway..... ......this match went down pretty much exactly the same way as last weeks match, with the only exception being that if anything, Parkers presence caused the SST even more confusion, and lead to them being even more distracted, to the point that a group huddle on the outside actually lead to the Samoan's being counted out, while Parker shouted loudly at them to get back into the ring......The Samoan's lose again, and really, the Colonel is to blame. Winner(s): The Pitbulls (via Count Out) 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 alt="10IgrO9.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/10IgrO9.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="I6bVoU4.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/I6bVoU4.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="2z0ifoa.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/2z0ifoa.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> The Pitbulls get the victory, and while the Muscled Mutt's look as though they were looking forward to a longer fight, Madusa leads them away, happy with another mark in the win column...... .....Parker on the other hand is furious, and he throws his hat down in frustration before proceeding to tear into (a still confused as to why he's there) Fatu and Samu.....Parker continues to berate the duo, calling them nothing more than a pair of stupid savages, before making the huge mistake of slapping Samu right in the mouth..... ......he realised he'd made a mistake too, you could tell by the way he backed off apologising profusely....unfortunately he could only back up as far as the ropes, and the sweat starts pouring off his brow as the Samoan's in unison, each grab one white lapel of Parkers jacket, before letting out a savage cry, and nailing The Colonel right between the eyes with a huge double headbutt..... .....Parker goes down, and Samu drags him over to the middle of the ring, while Fatu heads up to the top rope. Samu holds the disoriented manager in position, as his partner comes flying off with a big splash, crushing the life out of the Foghorn Leghorn like Southerner.....and despite Robert Parkers earlier claims, it looks as though he's not about to become the Samoan's manager anytime soon, because they're leaving him laying, while they head to the back. Rating: C </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 alt="MLBCNMR.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/MLBCNMR.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="Kf8VKVo.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Kf8VKVo.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img style="max-width:10%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/BzLChFI.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/BzLChFI.jpg"></a> It's time for Bill Goldberg's weekly workout....as he comes out here again putting his perfect record on the line....a record that now stands at 26-0 (although that's the official in game number....if we were to include the house shows that get run he must be double that)...Goldberg is a powerful man, but his opponent tonight is no slouch in the strength department either, the 315lb Ice Train..... ......it's another babyface vs. babyface outing for Bill here, but it's no secret who the fans are rooting for, because after spending the last few months completely dismantling his opponents week in and week out, Bill Goldberg is getting quite the following.... ....the fans want to see Goldberg beat people up, so that's exactly what they get, as he ploughs through the Ice Train with a big spear, followed up with an equally impressive (given his opponents size) Jackhammer, that gives him the victory at 3:43......and for anyone keeping count, that's 27-0 to the undefeated rookie sensation. Winner: Bill Goldberg Rating: C- </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 alt="ikXidwr.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ikXidwr.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="y3FR6T0.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/y3FR6T0.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Next up we have the arrival of James Vandenberg, who makes his way out with his masked client, Mortis.....the duo enter the ring, where Vandenberg smiles sinisterly with a microphone in hand as he tells the crowd that the "Cleansing" continues to unfold, as Mortis purifies World Championship Wrestling, one unworthy soul at a time..... .....he says that it began with the "Ultimate" Imposter....the Renegade, who has been purged from the screens of WCW entirely.....the young pretender Jeff Hardy fell next, and as they work ever closer to their end game, more of their hero's will fall by the wayside, as the unworthy prove themselves exactly that, and only Mortis will be standing....the true heir to the throne..... .....Vandenberg's ranting is suddenly cut off by some generic oriental sounding music..... <img alt="KNeainM.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/KNeainM.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ......as Yoshihiro Tajiri rather randomly makes his way out from the back..... .....Vandenberg looks somewhat amused by the interruption, and as Tajiri climbs into the ring he actually orders Mortis to stand down, clearly curious as to what the young man has to say.... .....truthfully, he doesn't say much....well not in English anyway, as he unleashes a barrage of words in his native tongue. Vandenberg holds his hand up to halt the flow, telling Tajiri to slow down, because he thinks he knows what his problem is.....obviously Tajiri is looking for some form of retribution for the beating he took at the hands of Mortis a few weeks back..... "....well make no mistake little man, Mortis will be more than happy to cleanse the WCW.....of you....." ....Mortis steps up and positions himself in front of Tajiri, towering over him by at least half a foot....to his credit, the smaller man doesn't back down...instead he brings the microphone to his lips once more, saying in broken English that Mortis.... ".....not cleaner......Mortis.....Jackass......" .....and he nails the masked man right in the temple with the microphone...... .....the blow staggers Mortis, and Tajiri is quick to capitalise on the surprise attack, following up with punches and kicks, before finally driving the bigger man back into the corner with a dropkick.... .....Tajiri charges at Mortis with a body splash, but the masked man steps forward and catches him in mid air, before dropping back and dropping Tajiri (almost Stun Gun style) onto the top turnbuckle..... .....it was a plucky attempt from Tajiri but now he's lost the element of surprise, and Mortis is in complete control as he beats the snot out of the young Japanese star, before finally dragging him to his feet and positioning him for the Flatliner...... <img alt="33FsrDO.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/33FsrDO.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ......which is when another figure comes running out from the back.....and it's another figure with a score to settle with Mortis, because Jeff Hardy flys into the ring and starts hammering the masked man with rights and lefts, before finally sending him crashing to the outside with a big clothesline over the top rope..... .....Hardy turns to help Tajiri to his feet, before turning to shout at a retreating Vandenberg and Mortis that they ain't purged anything, because Jeff Hardy is still here, and he's here to stay. Rating: C </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 alt="jXnnvAQ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/jXnnvAQ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="4v1YcjS.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/4v1YcjS.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="msdGaJy.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/msdGaJy.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="bXKnfuE.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/bXKnfuE.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> It was just fifteen days ago that Team WCW clashed with the Titans of Wrestling in the War Games match at Fall Brawl.......it was during the course of that match that Chris Benoit busted the Macho Man Randy Savage wide open, a fact that Savage clearly didn't take too well, because the very next night he came out during Chris Benoit's match with United States Champion Eddie Guerrero, costing Benoit his first singles Championship here in WCW.....last week, after the Titans of Wrestling's Buff Bagwell assisted Savage to victory against Curt Hennig, Chris Benoit made his way out to put a stop to a two on one assault, challenging Randy Savage to a match at Halloween Havoc in the process...... .....Savage was quick to accept the challenge, but Curt Hennig was apparently not happy about the assault he suffered at the hands of the Titans, which is why we have this tag team match right now.....it's Curt Hennig and Chris Benoit, facing off against Randy Savage and Buff Bagwell, and it's next...... ......in all honesty, I expected slightly better from this match....granted Buff Bagwell isn't the worker that the other three competitors in this match are, but he's not terrible by any stretch of the imagination......still, the match was decent at least if nothing else..... .....the WCW pairing took control of the match in the opening portion of the match, sending the Titan twosome bailing to the outside to regroup....and as you could expect, it was a stretching of the rules that gave the Titans the advantage, and they went right to work isolating Curt Hennig, who as usual, sold like an absolute superstar for his opponents......until finally making the hot tag out to the waiting Crippler..... .....Benoit hits the ring like a man with something to prove....probably because he does....because much like Diamond Dallas Page, he too has been told that he is u worthy of sharing the ring with the likes of Hollywood Hogan, Randy Savage, and the Warrior.....although he looks more than a match for anyone tonight, as he chops, kicks and German Suplex's his way through Savage and Bagwell.......... <img alt="SuMAfsS.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/SuMAfsS.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .......which is probably why The Enforcer, Ray Traylor has to make his way out....trusty nightstick firmly in hand, which he tosses to Randy Savage, who uses the weapon behind the officials back to nail Benoit right between the eyes, picking up a cheap pinfall victory in the process.....advantage Macho Man in this war. Winner(s): Randy Savage & Buff 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 alt="orbaCZf.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/orbaCZf.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="a9Qu87X.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/a9Qu87X.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="Iq7SH3m.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Iq7SH3m.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> We head to the back now ahead of our main event of the evening, where Mean Gene is standing by with two men who are also set to clash at Halloween Havoc, it's Lex Luger and the Giant..... ....this isn't a long segment, it's more of a stop gap between our last match and the next, and while Mean Gene tries to get the Giant's opinion on his upcoming match with Jean Paul Levesque, The Giant is more interested in talking about Sting.....and specifically, Lex Luger's long time friendship with Sting, convinced that Luger had Sting do his dirty work for him last week, trying to weaken the Giant ahead of his match with Luger..... .....Luger out and out denies that accusation, stating that Sting hasn't said two words to him in months.....and even if he HAD, Luger doesn't need ANY help to defeat the Giant....as far as Lex can see, the only reason Sting laid his hands (or bat to be precise) on him last week, was because the big seven footer was being a Giant Ass..... .....Giant isn't buying it however, telling Luger to tell his little buddy that if he so much as THINKS about sticking his nose in the Giant's match next, then it'll be the last thing he does, because the Giant will break that bat over his head and put him in the hospital.....and if Luger has a problem with that, he'll be sharing a room with him in the next bed over..... 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:10%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/tduHZc9.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/tduHZc9.jpg"></a><img alt="nG5SAtv.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/nG5SAtv.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="Cx2IuWn.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Cx2IuWn.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img style="max-width:10%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/HA44Uyp.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/HA44Uyp.jpg"></a> Remarkably, Lex Luger still chooses to accompany his friend(?) to ringside for this one, despite The Giant's recent behaviour.....although it's probably more to offset the fact that (as promised) WCW Champion, Hollywood Hogan is out with Jean Paul Levesque...... .....so it's the Giant vs. Levesque, in a match that quite frankly, far exceeded my expectations, because it was fantastic.....in fact, it was perhaps one of the best main events we've seen on Nitro in quite some time....of course, that might be because this is the first main event in quite some time that BOTH competitors have been under the age of thirty.....no time decline in sight here folks..... ......having Hogan and Luger at ringside certainly heightened the tension levels in the match, it's not often that a man is accompanied to the ring by a person they're facing on Pay Per View in a few weeks, let alone having BOTH competitors accompanied by future opponents....obviously Hollywood attempts to interject himself in the match more than Luger does, as he tries to show Levesque that they are one big happy family, but that's exactly what the Total Package is out there for, to put a stop to it......although, this being a match involving the Titans of Wrestling, you knew it wasn't going to be without incident.......and that incident arrived around the same time that the Giant accidentally knocked the official out cold, colliding with him after Levesque sidesteps his charge........ <img alt="NSpBoOI.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/NSpBoOI.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .......which is when Sting rappel's down from the rafters.....once more landing in the middle of the ring, baseball bat in hand........ .......everything comes to a standstill as the four men stare at the lone wolf of WCW, as he raises his bat first at Levesque......then at the Giant......before abruptly dropping it on the mat between the two men and turning, climbing out of the ring..... ......Levesque and the Giant are in a stand off, as both man looks first at the bat, then towards their opponent, before they take a step closer to the weapon in unison..... ......Hogan is screaming at Levesque to grab the bat and use it to knock the Giant out.....Levesque doesn't seem to want a cheerleader however, and he quickly kicks the bat out of the ring, before turning to tell Hogan that he doesn't need a goddamn weapon to beat this big moron..... ......unfortunately, as he turns around, he turns right into the waiting hand of the Giant, who hoists him high into the air by his throat, slamming him to the mat with an enormous Chokeslam, just as the official regains his composure enough to register the one, the two......and the three......your winner, The Giant. Winner: The Giant 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 alt="NSpBoOI.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/NSpBoOI.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="vB9dsDX.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/vB9dsDX.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="Cx2IuWn.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Cx2IuWn.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="nG5SAtv.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/nG5SAtv.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="tduHZc9.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/tduHZc9.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> As the official rings the bell, Hollywood Hogan suddenly becomes very nervous.....because he finally realises that Sting is slowly making his way around the ring in his direction....and his eyes are focused on the Titan man.....much like last week, Hogan backs up as far as he can go (almost tripping over the ring steps in the process) as Sting walks right up to him and stares him right in the eyes.....you can see Hollywood let out a big gulp as Sting lowers his head to get a good look of the Championship belt around Hogan's waist, before he finally turns and walks away from the Titan man, climbing slowly over the crowd rail as Hogan quickly scurries away..... ......Luger is over like a shot however, calling out for his friend who hasn't acknowledged him in months.....unsurprisingly he doesn't acknowledge him here either, at least not until Luger grabs him by the shoulder and spins him around to face him...... ......which is when Sting nails him right between the eyes with a stiff right hand that knocks the Total Package down...... .......Sting stares down blankly at Luger for a moment, before turning once again and disappearing into the crowd..... ......Hogan during all of this has picked up the discarded baseball bat, and has slid into the ring behind the (still) celebrating Giant....he gets up close behind the seven footer, before (in a move that didn't go too well for Luger a moment ago) grabbing the Giant by the shoulder and swinging him around, seconds before he swings the baseball bat......seconds was all the Giant needed however, as he moves out of the way of the shot, just as Levesque is getting back to his feet......and instead of hitting his intended target (the Giant) Hogan cracks that baseball bat right between the eyes of his Halloween Havoc opponent....... .....Hollywood lets go of the bat and drops down to one knee to check on Levesque, after all, that was an accident....right?.....as the rest of the Titans of Wrestling make their way out from the back to check on Levesque too, and they don't look particularly convinced that Hogan hit Levesque by mistake, with the Macho Man the most vocal about Hogan's proclaims of innocence..... .....Giant on the other hands is outta there, stepping over the top rope and dropping down to the floor.....he pauses for a minute beside Luger (who's still down, clutching his jaw with a betrayed look on his face as he stares into the crowd, presumably looking for Sting) before smirking at his Halloween Havoc opponent and heading to the back, as the Titans of Wrestling continue to bicker in the ring. Rating: A Final Rating: A (the highest rating Nitro has ever had) </div></blockquote> </div>

to4sty · August 16, 2018

”......so how's the Giant after his big main event showing....a win over Hunter? He's got to be pleased with that....." "......oh yeah, he's frigging delirious with joy....he's like a seven foot ray of goddam sunshine....." "......still not happy then?......" "......not even remotely the big sad sack......although you'd think he'd be in a better mood this week, not only did he get that big win, but Hogan payed off him this week too....instead the big bald b@stard went to work turning the rest of the roster against Savage......this guy bro....this frigging guy....." "......hey, now there's a guy I'd definitely take of your hands....." "......what? Hogan?....." ".....no not Hogan Vince, Jesus Christ.......I'm talking about Savage....." ".....yeah well.....you ain't getting him either bro.....even if Hogan and his buddies are giving me an ulcer the size of Jersey, they're still the biggest things going......" ".....are they?.....because I didn't see Hogan, Savage OR Warrior fighting in that main event, and as much as it pains me to say so, that match was really good....." ".....yeah but Hogan was out there bro....see, that's what you don't understand....Hogan's name value alone made that match ten times better....." "......no, what made that match ten times better was the fact both Triple H and the Giant are under 30 and can move without breaking a hip......" "......pfttt, whatever bro, keep telling yourself that......it's not all bad over here anyway....that Gideon Cain, Bobby Eaton's got him coming on in leaps and frigging bounds.....I knew I kept that tubby b!tch around for a reason......" "......Bobby is a hell of a hand Vince, and a nice guy too by all accounts, you should be glad to have him there....." "......I'll be glad when he makes Cain a half decent worker, how about that.....I'll even get him an all you can eat voucher for wherever the hell he wants to say thanks....." ".....the boys taking an interest in the rookies is a good thing Vince, you should be encouraging it.....hell, even Brian Pillman over here has took on a protege....D-Von Dudley....." "......who in the f@ck is D-Von Dudley?....." "......you'll see soon enough.....he's in a tag team, the Dudley Boys.....they aren't ready for tv yet, but if Pillman keeps working with D-Von it will certainly speed their process up....." "......you and your frigging "boys" bro.....the Hardy Boys, the Harris Boys.....the fricking Dudley Boys.....you got any men over there in the WWF any more?....." "......yeah keep laughing, but you've only got to look at The Rock to see how much these kids benefit from having a mentor, Jerry Lawler took Rocky Maivia and helped mouldy him into one of the brightest stars on YOUR roster.....he obviously enjoyed doing it too, because he's taken another youngster under his wing, another Nation member actually, D'Lo Brown....." "......the head wiggle guy?......" "......yes Vince....the 'head wiggle' guy....." ".....well Lawler needs something to do since you shunted off Raw bro....." ".....actually, he might be heading back there.....him and Rick Rude have called a few matches together on Superstars, and they work extremely well together....well enough that it might compensate for Lawlers less than stellar colour skills.....Jim Ross, Rick Rude and Jerry Lawler on Raw....the straight man, the heel and the comedian, that might work....." "......yeah? A three man commentary team huh? Why the frigging hell didn't I think of that? Oh wait, Nitro has been doing that, like, forever....never mind bro....." "......you're not the comedian I was looking for Vince....” <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;"> Preview for WWF Raw is War, Week 2, October 1997 If Nash defeats Austin, he gets added to the WWF Championship Match at Badd Blood Steve Austin vs. Kevin Nash Comments: Mankind vs. Kane Comments: Scott Steiner vs. Test Comments: New Age Outlaws Invitational #1 Contenders Match: Open to anyone not called Al Snow or Chris Candido ??? & ??? vs. ??? & ??? Comments: Booker T vs. Wrath Comments: WWF European Championship Match Matt Hardy © vs. Jeff Jarrett vs. Ken Shamrock vs. Rich Steiner Comments: </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;"> Preview for WCW Monday Nitro, Week 2, October 1997 Lex Luger vs. Jean Paul Levesque Comments: The Road Warriors, Mike Awesome & Gideon Cain vs. The Titans of Wrestling (Copeland, Cage, Traylor & The Warrior Comments: Diamond Dallas Page vs. VK Wallstreet Comments: Bill Goldberg vs. The Barbarian Comments: Return Match Following Last Weeks Count-Out Finish (again) The Pitbulls vs. Samoan SWAT Team Comments: WCW Television Championship: Triangle Match Lord Steven Regal © vs. Fit Finlay vs. Lance Storm Comments: WCW United States Championship Match Eddie Guerrero © vs. Yoshihiro Tajiri Comment: </div></div></blockquote>

bonnie · August 16, 2018

If Nash defeats Austin, he gets added to the WWF Championship Match at Badd Blood

Kevin Nash

Comments:

Mankind

Comments: Austin shenanigans

Scott Steiner

Comments:

New Age Outlaws Invitational #1 Contenders Match:

Open to anyone not called Al Snow or Chris Candido

??? & ??? vs. ??? & ???

Comments: can I just guess ??? And ??? And get a guaranteed point? No? Dudley boys

Booker T

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WWF European Championship Match

Matt Hardy ©

Comments

Preview for WCW Monday Nitro, Week 2, October 1997

Jean Paul Levesque

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The Titans of Wrestling (Copeland, Cage, Traylor & The Warrior

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Diamond Dallas Page

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Bill Goldberg

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Return Match Following Last Weeks Count-Out Finish (again)

Samoan SWAT Team

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WCW Television Championship: Triangle Match

Lance Storm

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WCW United States Championship Match

Eddie Guerrero ©

Comment:

ElectricX · August 16, 2018

Preview for WWF Raw is War, Week 2, October 1997

If Nash defeats Austin, he gets added to the WWF Championship Match at Badd Blood

Steve Austin vs. Kevin Nash

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Mankind vs. Kane

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Scott Steiner vs. Test

Comments:

New Age Outlaws Invitational #1 Contenders Match:

Open to anyone not called Al Snow or Chris Candido

Scott Hall & X-Pac vs. Owen Hart & Chris Jericho

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Booker T vs. Wrath

Comments:

WWF European Championship Match

Matt Hardy © vs. Jeff Jarrett vs. Ken Shamrock vs. Rich Steiner

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Preview for WCW Monday Nitro, Week 2, October 1997

Lex Luger vs. Jean Paul Levesque

Comments:

The Road Warriors, Mike Awesome & Gideon Cain vs. The Titans of Wrestling (Copeland, Cage, Traylor & The Warrior

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Diamond Dallas Page vs. VK Wallstreet

Comments:

Bill Goldberg vs. The Barbarian

Comments:

Return Match Following Last Weeks Count-Out Finish (again)

The Pitbulls vs. Samoan SWAT Team

Comments:

WCW Television Championship: Triangle Match

Lord Steven Regal © vs. Fit Finlay vs. Lance Storm

Comments:

WCW United States Championship Match

Eddie Guerrero © vs. Yoshihiro Tajiri

Comment:

Nobby_McDonald · August 16, 2018

Preview for WWF Raw is War, Week 2, October 1997

If Nash defeats Austin, he gets added to the WWF Championship Match at Badd Blood

Steve Austin vs. Kevin Nash

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Mankind vs. Kane

Comments:

Scott Steiner vs. Test

Comments:

New Age Outlaws Invitational #1 Contenders Match:

Open to anyone not called Al Snow or Chris Candido

??? & ??? vs. ??? & ???

Comments: Al Candido & Chris Snow?

Booker T vs. Wrath

Comments:

WWF European Championship Match

Matt Hardy © vs. Jeff Jarrett vs. Ken Shamrock vs. Rich Steiner

Comments:

Quote:

Preview for WCW Monday Nitro, Week 2, October 1997

Lex Luger vs. Jean Paul Levesque

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The Road Warriors, Mike Awesome & Gideon Cain vs. The Titans of Wrestling (Copeland, Cage, Traylor & The Warrior

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Diamond Dallas Page vs. VK Wallstreet

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Bill Goldberg vs. The Barbarian

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Return Match Following Last Weeks Count-Out Finish (again)

The Pitbulls vs. Samoan SWAT Team

Comments:

WCW Television Championship: Triangle Match

Lord Steven Regal © vs. Fit Finlay vs. Lance Storm

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WCW United States Championship Match

Eddie Guerrero © vs. Yoshihiro Tajiri

Beejus · August 16, 2018

I liked seeing Nash go all dominant on the last Raw. At the same time, I think things are really taking shape with where JPL goes at Halloween Havoc and perhaps even beyond that. The Clique really are ruling the wrestling world.

Kevin Nash - By hook or by crook, Nash steps into the title match. Not sure what to think about Austin getting beaten twice in two weeks though.

Mankind - I think I forgot to mention it previously, but I love Pillman and Mankind in Hell in a Cell. Instead of having a brutal Undertaker, you have two of the most insane men on the roster going at it inside the Cell. It's a great idea, one that I wouldn't have had in a thousand years. Can't wait to see it!

Scott Steiner

The Dudley Boyz?

Wrath

Matt Hardy - Matt sneaks out another win, but unless he doesn't end up on the card I get a gut feeling he won't be retaining past Bad Blood.

JPL - At this point either Lex or Giant are going to turn heel I'm pretty sure, but I'm not sure which one it will be.

ToW - Warrior tips the scales by a lot.

DDP

Goldberg

SST - They have to pick up a win somehow or else they're looking like fools.

Lance Storm - Title change! His Lordship will have to enjoy his cucumber sandwiches without a shiny gold plate.

Eddie Guerrero - Tajiri stepping up against Mortis was pretty cool, but it isn't going to lead him to any gold yet.

crackerjack · August 17, 2018

Preview for WWF Raw is War, Week 2, October 1997

If Nash defeats Austin, he gets added to the WWF Championship Match at Badd Blood

Steve Austin vs. Kevin Nash

Comments: I guess this has to happen, but it's weird that it comes at the expense of Austin. Guessing an Ahmed run-in.

Mankind vs. Kane

Comments:

Scott Steiner vs. Test

Comments: A wild 'Raw in 2003' appears!

New Age Outlaws Invitational #1 Contenders Match:

Open to anyone not called Al Snow or Chris Candido

??? & ??? vs. ??? & ???

Comments: Gotta go with ???/???, the unstoppable team

Booker T vs. Wrath

Comments: Let Stevie do the jobs

WWF European Championship Match

Comments:

Preview for WCW Monday Nitro, Week 2, October 1997

Lex Luger vs. Jean Paul Levesque

Comments:

The Road Warriors, Mike Awesome & Gideon Cain vs. The Titans of Wrestling (Copeland, Cage, Traylor & The Warrior

Comments: Creative Control, brother

Diamond Dallas Page vs. VK Wallstreet

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Bill Goldberg vs. The Barbarian

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Return Match Following Last Weeks Count-Out Finish (again)

The Pitbulls vs. Samoan SWAT Team

Comments: I might have been the only one who was hyped to see Parker this week...

WCW Television Championship: Triangle Match

Comments: By hook/crook

WCW United States Championship Match

Comments: Nice to see Tajiri get some time to shine.

MisterRomanini · August 17, 2018

Preview for WWF Raw is War, Week 2, October 1997

If Nash defeats Austin, he gets added to the WWF Championship Match at Badd Blood

Steve Austin vs. Kevin Nash

Comments:

Mankind vs. Kane

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Scott Steiner vs. Test

Comments:

New Age Outlaws Invitational #1 Contenders Match:

Open to anyone not called Al Snow or Chris Candido

High Voltagevs. Nation of Domination

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Booker T vs. Wrath

Comments:

WWF European Championship Match

Comments:

Quote:

Preview for WCW Monday Nitro, Week 2, October 1997

Lex Luger vs. Jean Paul Levesque

Comments:

The Road Warriors, Mike Awesome & Gideon Cain vs. The Titans of Wrestling (Copeland, Cage, Traylor & The Warrior

Comments:

Diamond Dallas Page vs. VK Wallstreet

Comments:

Bill Goldberg vs. The Barbarian

Comments:

Return Match Following Last Weeks Count-Out Finish (again)

The Pitbulls vs. Samoan SWAT Team

Comments:

WCW Television Championship: Triangle Match

Comments:

WCW United States Championship Match

Comment:

Kijar · August 17, 2018

Preview for WWF Raw is War, Week 2, October 1997

If Nash defeats Austin, he gets added to the WWF Championship Match at Badd Blood

Steve Austin vs. Kevin Nash

Comments:

Mankind vs. Kane

Comments:

Scott Steiner vs. Test

Comments:

New Age Outlaws Invitational #1 Contenders Match:

Open to anyone not called Al Snow or Chris Candido

??? & ??? vs. ??? & ???

Comments:

Booker T vs. Wrath

Comments:

WWF European Championship Match

Comments: stacked odds though

Preview for WCW Monday Nitro, Week 2, October 1997

Lex Luger vs. Jean Paul Levesque

Comments:

The Road Warriors, Mike Awesome & Gideon Cain vs. The Titans of Wrestling (Copeland, Cage, Traylor & The Warrior

Comments:

Diamond Dallas Page vs. VK Wallstreet

Comments:

Bill Goldberg vs. The Barbarian

Comments:

Return Match Following Last Weeks Count-Out Finish (again)

The Pitbulls vs. Samoan SWAT Team

Comments:

WCW Television Championship: Triangle Match

Comments:

WCW United States Championship Match

Comment:

Satyr24 · August 18, 2018

If Nash defeats Austin, he gets added to the WWF Championship Match at Badd Blood

Steve Austin vs. Kevin Nash

Comments:

Mankind vs. Kane

Comments:

Scott Steiner vs. Test

Comments:

New Age Outlaws Invitational #1 Contenders Match:

Open to anyone not called Al Snow or Chris Candido

??? & ??? vs. ??? & ???

Comments:

Booker T vs. Wrath

Comments:

WWF European Championship Match

Comments:

Quote:

Preview for WCW Monday Nitro, Week 2, October 1997

Lex Luger vs. Jean Paul Levesque

Comments:

The Road Warriors, Mike Awesome & Gideon Cain vs. The Titans of Wrestling (Copeland, Cage, Traylor & The Warrior

Comments:

Diamond Dallas Page vs. VK Wallstreet

Comments:

Bill Goldberg vs. The Barbarian

Comments:

Return Match Following Last Weeks Count-Out Finish (again)

The Pitbulls vs. Samoan SWAT Team

Comments:

WCW Television Championship: Triangle Match

Comments:

WCW United States Championship Match

Comment:

DeadCeleb · August 19, 2018

Just completely caught up, loving this through and through.

Definitely had a good laugh when I saw you had an In Your House in Calgary at McMahon Stadium. Poor bastards must have been freezing in an open air stadium in April hahaha

to4sty · August 23, 2018

<div style="text-align:center;"> Weekly Round Up for Week 4, September 1997 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div> <img alt="w8yk3u1.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/w8yk3u1.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Week 1, October 1997 *(ANGLE)Recap of the closing moments of Raw, that saw Kane cost Steve Austin his match with Bret Hart.....as well as Kevin Nash putting Ahmed Johnson through a table* -Christopher Daniels defeated Marty Jannetty- *(ANGLE)The Nation of Domination cut a promo on their numerous enemies, Mysterio, Malenko, Bradshaw.....and especially Nelson* -Mark Henry & D'Lo Brown of the Nation defeated the Headbangers- *(ANGLE)Recap of The Wolfpac's (mainly Kevin Nash's) destruction of the Hart Foundation, as both Owen Hart & Chris Jericho go through tables* -Bob Holly appears to have bleached his hair....it looks awful but it did give him a rare victory as he defeated a Local Jobber too- *(ANGLE)Recap of Vince McMahon's offer to Bret Hart.....defeat Steve Austin and get a WWF Title shot at Badd Blood* -Southern Justice squashed some Local Jobbers- <img alt="ZC6Wyuu.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ZC6Wyuu.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Week 1, October 1997 -Jeff Hardy defeated VK Wallstreet- *(ANGLE)Mike Tenay sits down with Chris Benoit, ahead of his huge match with Randy Savage set for Halloween Havoc....Benoit says he's sick of hitting the glass ceiling, and (as Jim Morrison sang) he's going to break on through to the other side* -Scott Norton with a big victory over former partner Ice Train- *(ANGLE)Recap of DDP's (unanswered) challenge to the Warrior* -Bill Goldberg squashed a local talent in around 1:39- *(ANGLE)Eddie proudly shows off his gold, he says he's defeated everyone put in front of him, no one is taking the United States Championship from him* -WCW US Champion Eddie Guerrero defeated Juventud Guerrera in a non-title affair- *(ANGLE)Recap of the closing moments of Monday Nitro.....Sting decking Lex Luger with a right hand and Hogan accidentally(?) nailing JPL with the baseball bat* -Rick Martel defeated Sgt. Craig Pittman- <img alt="8wa7PZ4.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/8wa7PZ4.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Week 1, October 1997 ECW Hardcore TV Rating: C+ -Shane Douglas defeated Terry Funk- (B) -Fresh of New Jacks victory over ECW Champion Shane Douglas last week, this week he's NOT getting a Title Shot, but teaming with Mustapha Saed, as The Gangsta's defeat the team of Tommy Dreamer and 911- (C+) -Mike Barton bested Hack Myers- © *(ANGLE)Terry Funk was seen talking to Beulah McGillicutty....why? Who knows* (B-) </div><div style="text-align:center;"></div><div></div></blockquote> </div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="DeadCeleb" data-cite="DeadCeleb" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Just completely caught up, loving this through and through. Definitely had a good laugh when I saw you had an In Your House in Calgary at McMahon Stadium. Poor bastards must have been freezing in an open air stadium in April hahaha</div></blockquote> Thanks, glad you enjoyed......and what can I say, the action was so hot that night that they barely felt a breeze.....I believe that was my first A* match, yay Canada <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> In reality, I just liked the name of the place, McMahon Stadium! How could I not run the show there <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> I would try the "hey I'm English, what do I know about Canadian venues" excuse, but to be fair, the word "Stadium" should have given away the fact that it has no roof, after all, I've sat freezing my tits off at the majestic bet365 Stadium watching the mighty Stoke City on many a wet windy day, so yeah, can't even use that excuse <img alt=":rolleyes:" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/rolleyes.png.4b097f4fbbe99ce5bcd5efbc1b773ed6.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

ssjbeefcake · August 24, 2018

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="to4sty" data-cite="to4sty" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>the word "Stadium" should have given away the fact that it has no roof</div></blockquote> AT&T Stadium, among many others, have rooves

Curtman · August 24, 2018

I was gonna say, some US Stadiums either have permanent roofs or at the very least retractable roofs (I.E. US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis and AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas).

to4sty · August 25, 2018

<div style="text-align:center;"> <img alt="Qsi2WSr.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Qsi2WSr.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Week 2, October 1997 Portland Memorial Coliseum (Portland, Oregon) ATT: 12,900 TV: 34.11 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43289" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div> <img alt="AZbjNj6.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/AZbjNj6.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="VRUYAdA.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/VRUYAdA.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="rNQlzqy.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/rNQlzqy.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> We open up tonight's show with the man who closed last week out with a bang.....well, more of a crashing of splintering wood than a bang, but you get my point....because fresh off of driving the World Wrestling Federation Champion Ahmed Johnson through a table just seven days ago, Kevin Nash is here (along with Sean Waltman and Scott Hall) and he doesn't look to be in any better of a mood than he was in last Monday night.... .....the three men climb into the ring, where Nash stands back and broods as Scott Hall takes the microphone first....he says that at Ground Zero, the Wolfpac had some mixed fortunes, ("Big Kev, he got screwed over by the Shhhh.....itman Bret Hart, and the Kid here, well he came up short too against the Baby Hart") but the Bad Guy, he picked up a win over the Loudmouth of the Light Heavyweights Chris Jericho, he beat Bret Hart a week before that, so the way he sees it, (since Test has got to face Scott Steiner tonight, and there's a good chance he's gonna break the pretty boy's jaw) the only one left to beat is Owen...("and it seems to me man(g) that Badd Blood is as good a place as any for the Bad Guy to pick up the Intercontinental Championship....for the fifth time Chico....so Owen Hart, if you've picked all the little pieces of table outta your hair after last weeks little 'accident', and if you got the guts, don't sing it.....bring it")..... .....with that challenge officially made, Hall hands the microphone to Nash, who says that since the Wolfpac is already out here, and Scott is throwing out challenges, he's gotta ask..... ".....Ahmed Johnson.....what's it gonna be?.....you might have the Hitman at Badd Blood, but Big Sexy MUST have your attention about now.....see me, the kinda man I am....someone punked me out in the back, and then drove my ass through a table like I did to you last week, there ain't a damn thing on the face of this earth gonna stop me from getting a little bit of payback....and hell, if I had a title around my waist, I might be so inclined as to offer up a shot, just to get that guy in the ring..... ....of course, that's the difference between me and you, you're the one getting his ass punked, while Big Sexy is KICKING ass and taking names, just likes he's been doing since the day he walked into the WWF....." .....Nash says that the way he sees it, he can't think of a better way to spend a Sunday night, than stepping into the ring with not only Ahmed Johnson, but the Hitman Bret Hart too, because he wants Bret to see up close and personal, as Big Sexy picks up his second World Wrestling Federation Championship........ <img alt="0vJMbV1.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/0vJMbV1.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="v77HdBv.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/v77HdBv.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....with that, the WWF Champion himself comes bursting out from the back, and he has his manager James E Cornette with him, who (along with sporting a lovely foam neckbrace courtesy of HIS interaction with Nash last week) appears to be hastily trying to slow down the Pearl River Powerhouse's path....the camera's can hear him, not trying to talk Ahmed out of FACING Nash, but more so trying to convince him not to not get into that ring right now with the entire Wolfpac..... ....Ahmed isn't listening however, telling Corny that Nash is going to pay for what he did last week, and he's going to pay NOW.... ....Ahmed climbs into the ring and marches right up to Nash, (shoving Sean Waltman to one side) and snatches the microphone out of his hand, telling Big Sexy that if he wants in on the Badd Blood WWF Title match, then Ahmed happily accepts, because there's not a man in the WWF that he's going to back down from, ("no matter bow big, or how bad they THINK they are.....Kevin Nash.....Bret Hart.....they're just two more names on Ahmed Johnson's list of victims")....and Ahmed says (and this is the bit that Cornette is not happy about) that if he's going to fight two men at Badd Blood, then he may as well fight THREE men, right here.....right now.... ....with that Ahmed tosses the microphone down and stares down the entire Wolfpac....Rick Rude says that a lot of people around here don't like Ahmed Johnson, but you can't deny the guts of the man....Jim Ross agree's, however he does question just how smart it is to antagonise the Wolfpac, especially considering the carnage they caused last week....... .....Nash to his credit takes the high road, sure Hall, Waltman and himself COULD go for a good old fashioned three on one assault right now, but Big Sexy pats his two team mates on the back, telling them to stand down, because he's got this.....and as he and Ahmed go face to face, it looks as though we're about to see a fight right now..... .....until that is the owner of the World Wrestling Federation comes walking out, Mr. Vincent Kennedy McMahon, along with his personal problem solver, Kane...... <img alt="qV2yDWP.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/qV2yDWP.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="Sr1xavF.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Sr1xavF.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....he tells the two men that he would suggest that they would be well served in remembering that actually, NEITHER of them has the authority to go around adding people to matches, ESPECIALLY World Title matches...... "......but I do.....and since you both look eager to get your hands on each other, then it's official......at Badd Blood: In Your House, it will be Ahmed Johnson defending the World Wrestling Federation Championship, against Bret "The Hitman" Hart......and Big Sexy Kevin Nash........ ......IF...... ......you Kevin Nash, do something for me.....see, Bret Hart had to EARN that Championship opportunity, I can't just HAND you a title shot, Bret would no doubt feel.....screwed....." ......McMahon says that since he enjoyed the sight so much last week, should Kevin Nash be able to defeat one Stone Cold Steve Austin tonight, then Mr. McMahon will make that triple threat title match official..... ......Nash says that he has no problem with that, just like he has no problem in kicking Ahmed Johnson's ass right here right now.....he and Ahmed get right up into each other's face and it looks as though they are about to come to blows. McMahon puts a stop to that before it even begin's however....telling both Nash and Ahmed that he had anticipated this little conundrum, (before indicating to the back as a whole bunch security personnel come piling out from the back, placing a human wall between the two men) McMahon tells Nash that if he REALLY wants to be a part of the Badd Blood Championship match, then he would suggest that he heads to the back right now while McMahon is still in a charitable mood.....and as for Ahmed, if HE really wants Kevin Nash as badly has he claims that he does, then he would be well advised to remember one thing.....he might be the World Wrestling Federation Champion, but Vince McMahon is still the boss.... ".....you don't cross the boss....." .....it takes Hall, Waltman AND Jim Cornette to finally talk Nash and Johnson into walking away from each other....but they finally do.....with Nash promising that once he's done win Austin, Ahmed Johnson and Bret Hart are next, while Ahmed promises Nash that the same thing is going to happen to him that's happened to everybody else that's stepped into the ring with Ahmed Johnson..... ".....you're....going....down....." Rating: 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 alt="zPHQ0Es.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/zPHQ0Es.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <img alt="uNdmdPz.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/uNdmdPz.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="p5s3EVM.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/p5s3EVM.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="kAyCT6E.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/kAyCT6E.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="D4vcXtI.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/D4vcXtI.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Matt Hardy has only held the WWF European Championship for a little over six weeks, but he's already clocked up as many title defences as some champions manage in six months...since losing his tag team partner back in July, he's quietly been going about his business, transitioning into his new role as a singles competitor, and actually having more success than he did as one half of the Hardy Boys (a fact that the European Title around his waist backs up)....unfortunately for him, quietly going about his business isn't an option anymore, because people are starting to realise that defeating this youngster is no easy task, and the European Championship is looking more appealing with each passing week..... .....tonight will certainly be his toughest test since capturing the Championship, because much like at Summerslam he has three opponents to contend with, two of which were actually in that Summerslam fatal four way with him, Jeff Jarrett and Ken Shamrock.....although arguably, you've got to give the advantage to the Million Dollar Corporation tonight, because not only is Double J a part of the match, Rich Steiner is as well, and you know that DiBiase is going to want his men working as a unit to bring the gold home..... .....tag rules are in effect for this one, and only two men can be legal at any one time, which means that while Hardy and Shamrock are attempting to ensure that they remain in the ring, Jarrett and Steiner are happy to utilise the tag rules, making quick tags in and out to ensure that the fresh man is always in the match..... ......as for Shamrock, he's going to have to keep that temper in check tonight if he has any intention of bringing home the gold, DiBiase's game plan however is to intentionally antagonise the hot headed MMA star to the point that he snaps, because an unstable Shamrock is more prone to make a mistake.....and that's exactly what they do.....and make a mistake he does.... .....because with Jarrett and Shammy legal in the match, Double J goes for a blatant low blow kick on Shamrock, who catches his foot.....with both hands holding onto the leg of Jarrett however, that leaves Ken's face wide open.....and Jeff Jarrett spits right in it.....and in the space of about two seconds, Shamrocks entire demeanour changes, as his eyes begin to bulge out of his head and he lets out a loud scream as he drops Jeffs leg to wipe the spittle from his jaw.... .....Jarrett decides that being in the ring with Shamrock right now isn't the best idea, and he quickly runs over to make the tag to Matt Hardy.....before Jeff can climb out of the ring however, Shamrock is on him like a shot, dropping him with a belly to back suplex and then hooking on the ankle lock submission.....and had Jarrett still been the legal man, we would have a new champion, because Double J is tapping like crazy......he's NOT the legal man however, Matt Hardy is..... .....Matt climbs into the ring and tries to get the attention of Shamrock.....no luck there....the lights are on but no ones home.....Steiner comes running into the ring to charge at Hardy, but Matt sidesteps him and propels him over the top rope and down to the floor...... .....Matt turns again to try and get Shamrock to release the hold.....he and Ken are the legal men, and until Shamrock lets go of Jarrett, this match is at a standstill.....Shamrock is not breaking however......although with both hands wrapped around the ankle of Jeff, that does leave his head wide open, and eventually Matt simply shrugs his shoulders, gives up trying to reason with Ken.....grabs him by the head...... .....and drops him with the Twist of Fate...... .....finally Jeff Jarrett is free, and he rolls to the outside in agony beside his partner, as Matt Hardy makes the cover.....picks up ANOTHER successful title defence......and Ken Shamrocks temper just cost him another victory. Winner: ....and Still WWF European Champion.....Matt Hardy 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 alt="kAyCT6E.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/kAyCT6E.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Hardy heads to the back with his European Title still wrapped firmly around his waist, as Ken Shamrock finally begins to regain his senses in the ring.....he looks like he's not entirely sure what happened, but judging by the fact that it's Matt Hardy's music playing and not his, he clearly knows he didn't win, and gets up to a kneeling position with his head in his hands as the Million Dollar Corporation make their way up the aisle as well, and they're not happy, with all three calling Shamrock a "dumb schmuck" for costing all three of them the match..... ....Shamrock smacks his hands on the mat in frustration as the official gently pats him on the shoulder, asking him to vacate the ring so that they can get on to the next match.... .....Ken doesn't seem ready to leave just yet though, and shrugs the official off as he slowly stands to his feet....the referee is quite persistent however, placing a hand on Shamrocks arm, trying to usher him out of the ring....again Ken shakes him off, telling him to get his damn hand off him before he breaks it off....this poor official must have Vince McMahon yelling at him in his earpiece however, because he really is quite insistent, and finally yells at Shamrock that he ("lost the damn match Ken, get out of the ring already") and (rather stupidly one might say) shoves Ken towards the ropes in an attempt to hurry him up..... .....this official obviously didn't get the memo that Ken Shamrock can be rather unstable at times....but he soon learns the hard way, as Mount Shamrock erupts, and Ken spins around hooks hold of the official....and drives him into the mat with a vocal scream and a physical belly to belly suplex that leaves the referee lying..... .....a number of other officials come running down the aisle, but the first three are met with belly to belly's of their own, leaving the remaining men in stripes to back off, where they attempt to calm Shamrock down from a distance....Ken storms around the ring screaming in rage, before he finally lets out a loud shout, telling everyone to ("GET OUT OF MY WAY") as he finally climbs out of the ring and storms off up the aisle and 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:10%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/L6AEQnz.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/L6AEQnz.jpg"></a><img alt="5cSfyiS.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/5cSfyiS.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="28EcnwT.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/28EcnwT.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img style="max-width:10%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/U0XQu4B.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/U0XQu4B.jpg"></a> Normally I'd like to have a little bit of Scott Steiner's ramblings in a pre-match promo about here....but since I've literally JUST run an angle where the official was trying to hurry Ken Shamrock to the back so that we can get our next started, we'd better just get our next match started..... ....last week Chris Jericho made the mistake of interrupting a Big Poppa Pump interview, rather disrespectfully dismissing the former WWF Triple Crown Winner....Steiner obviously didn't take that particularly well, and it was Test that paid the price for that disrespect, after Scotty introduced his 'good' pipe to the back of the Bodyguard's head..... .....which brings us tonight, as the Little Pumpers and the Testicles in the crowd (patents pending) get ready for Scott Steiner vs. Test.....with the added bonus of a sexy beast at ringside....and Sable too! ......was this match pretty?.....well, no.....it was surprisingly well received however, especially considering Test's positioning on the card....as usual it was all Scott Steiner, in another performance that highlighted exactly why he held the Intercontinental and Tag Team titles, won a Royal Rumble and defeated the seemingly unstoppable Shawn Michaels at Wrestlemania for the World Wrestling Federation Championship, all in the space of a twelve month period..... .....the match was an open one, with Test getting plenty of offence in (albeit with the assistance of the constant interference of Chris Jericho) in the end though, Scotty was able to lock Test in the Steiner Recliner, and looked to be seconds away from getting the submission victory, when Chris Jericho slid into the ring and nailed him right in the back of the head, drawing the disqualification and giving Steiner the victory...... Winner: Scott Steiner (via disqualification) 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 alt="U0XQu4B.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/U0XQu4B.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="5cSfyiS.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/5cSfyiS.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ......Test is down and hurt (and actually rolls to the outside to recover) but Chris Jericho has smelt an opportunity to get one over on Scott Steiner, and he lays into Scotty with kicks, punches, and stomps, before giving a little Mohammed Ali shuffle and shadow boxing arrogantly in the middle of the ring..... .....he drags Big Poppa Pump back to his feet and backs him up into the ropes, where he yells into his face that this is what he gets for trying to embarrass the Ayatollah of RocknRolla, before actually slapping Scotty in the face and going for an Irish Whip..... .....which Scott Steiner reverses..... .....and on the rebound Scotty leaps high into the air and then drives Jericho into the mat with a (perfectly sold) Frankensteiner..... .....Test sees his man in trouble and climbs up onto the apron, stepping one leg over the top rope, just as Sable tosses Scotty his good lead pipe, which he uses to batter up, swinging a hard home run to the underside of the top rope.....which in turn crushed the cable into Test's exposed...ehm....Testicles..... ......Test clutches at his groin and crumbles to a heap on the outside, and Jericho has decided that enough is enough, rolling onto the outside to join his (currently useless and in pain) bodyguard, as the two men finally help each other to the back while Scott Steiner calls the duo a ("PAIR OF LIL' B!TCHES") as they go, and Jim Ross sends us to commercial...... 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 alt="vEyMtfA.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/vEyMtfA.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....before we go to that word from our sponsors however, we cut to a quick shot in the back.....a close up of a wooden door with a sign attached that reads "Mr. McMahon"....obviously our esteemed owners office for the evening, and it's an office door that suddenly opens to reveal the curvaceous figure that is Sunny..... .....the beautiful young blonde stops for a moment to adjust her clothes (focusing mainly on her cleavage), before surreptitiously wiping at the corner of her mouth, and giving a seductive little smile as she turns and saunters off down the corridor.....what could she possibly have been doing in there?.....and now we DO go to commercial. Rating: N/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:10%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/ugHPJif.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/ugHPJif.jpg"></a><img alt="0lsazil.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/0lsazil.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="gTRUKXY.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/gTRUKXY.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img style="max-width:10%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/2hf3Bt1.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/2hf3Bt1.jpg"></a> Harlem Heat and the Dogs of War have been going about a bit of a low key feud as of late, mainly occurring on our "Superstars" show.....so far however we have yet to see a clear winner, because every one of their tag team encounters has ended in a no contest, be that a double disqualification or a double count out....tonight we are hoping that we can finally get at least one decisive winner in this series of matches, as Booker T takes on Wrath in singles competition..... .....well, we call it singles competition, but both Stevie Ray and Crush are on the outside, and neither man is shy about getting involved in the match...Harlem Heat may be the babyface team here, but getting a win over their rivals is more important than fighting fair right now, which is why after a decent amount of back and forth action, Stevie Ray reaches into the ropes to trip Wrath, who stumbles into a (slightly messy) small package....and a big handful of tights gives Booker T (and Harlem Heat by proxy) the somewhat cheap victory here tonight..... Winner: Booker T 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 alt="0lsazil.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/0lsazil.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="ugHPJif.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ugHPJif.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="gTRUKXY.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/gTRUKXY.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="2hf3Bt1.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/2hf3Bt1.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ....not that the end of the match means the end of the action, far from it in fact.....because after being outdone on the interference front by Stevie Ray, Crush rushes around to where the Harlem Heat member is situated, nailing him in the back of the head with a clubbing forearm, then bouncing his head, first off the ring apron, then the ring post..... .....Booker rolls to the outside to come to his brothers aid, and he is soon followed by Wrath, and it's not long before these two teams have picked right up where they left off in their preceding encounters, with a(nother) wild brawl breaking out at ringside, as Harlem Heat and the Dogs of War battle their way back up the aisle, using every available hard surface and object as a weapon as they go, until they finally disappear through the entrance way and into the back.... .....the camera's follow the two warring teams as they continue to fight their way through the backstage area, and this rivalry is clearly far from over as they crash into the production area, where they proceed to wreak general havoc....Crush gets whipped into a sound box full of equipment, Wrath picks up a free standing lighting rig which he crashes across the back of Stevie Ray, Booker gets his head bounced off a nearby steel roller door.....and so on and so forth, until FINALLY the two teams get separated by security, and we go to a hype video featuring the construction of the brand new Hell in a Cell structure. 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 alt="DLeATLX.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/DLeATLX.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="tfRDWOG.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/tfRDWOG.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls.....Children of all ages.....the World Wrestling Federation, proudly brings to you, it's WWF Tag Team Champions of the Woooooooorld, the Road Dogg Jesse James, the Bad Ass Billy Gunn.....the New....Age.....Outlaws...... ....and yes the Champions do indeed make their way out....not because they have a match, but they're here to see exactly WHO their next match will be against, because it's time for the New Age Outlaws Open invitational, to crown the new number one contenders for the Tag Team Gold.....although as the Outlaws join the announce table, Jim Ross points out that it's not an ENTIRELY open invitational....the two men that defeated the Champions in (what turned out to be) a non-title affair at Ground Zero, Al Snow and Chris Candido, are apparently NOT welcome in this contest, a fact which JR finds rather convenient..... .....the Outlaws however say that they are simply trying to be fair, Pinky and the Brain had their shot.....they're not the Champions....it's time to give some fresh challengers the opportunity....Rick Rude completely agrees with the Outlaws....Jim Ross not so much, as he states that maybe what WOULD be fair, would be to give the two gentlemen that hold a victory over the Champions a shot, but Billy Gunn tells him that if he doesn't like it then he can just "Suck It", as we wait to see who's coming out first........ <img alt="1KcuGDq.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/1KcuGDq.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="JbjVDbW.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/JbjVDbW.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ......apparently the Nation of Domination are looking to once again add some gold to their group....because it's the newest members Mark Henry and D'Lo Brown that make their way out, and Road Dogg says that this is exactly what they mean by "fresh" challengers, because these two men are brand new to the company and one match away from the biggest match of their careers ("of course, they still won't beat the D-O-Double G or Mr. A-Double Crooked Letter.....but they'll have the chance J.R, and that's all that matter")...... ......Ross says that may be the case, but when you couple D'Lo's surprising agility with he sheer power of the Worlds Strongest Man Mark Henry, that might be easier said than done.....of course, the Nation still has to win tonight to get that shot.....so let's see who their opponents are going to be....... <img alt="bDTVKcg.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/bDTVKcg.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="7NtLPso.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/7NtLPso.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ......interestingly enough, those opponents are two men that have had quite the problem with the Nation of Domination as of late, as Rey Mysterio and Dean Malenko make their way out from the back. Although whether the two light heavyweights are actually looking to make a serious impact into the tag team division, or whether they are only out here because two Nation members are remains to be seen......... <img alt="iqMIfc1.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/iqMIfc1.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="j3LxYoh.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/j3LxYoh.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="H1oqasE.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/H1oqasE.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ......because before Rey and Malenko can get even halfway down the aisle they are jumped from behind, as the remainder of the Nation, Scorpio and Kama, lead by Faarooq, come rushing out from the back..... ......and the element of surprise is a wonderful thing, because that, coupled with the three on two advantage means that Mysterio and Malenko really stood no chance here, and it's not long before they are beaten to the ground, and it's fairly obvious that they are now in no condition to be competing this evening, as the two men are escorted to the back by medical personnel, while Security removes Faarooq, Kama, and Scorpio from ringside.....it looks as though the Nation may be opponent-less here tonight, with Jim Ross questioning whether that grants them a shot at the tag team titles at Badd Blood........ .....although it might be a moot point in a moment.....because as the Nation attempt to get the official to announce them the winners by forfeit, some unfamiliar music begins to play........ <img alt="rpsU6xp.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/rpsU6xp.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="MyoHL3Q.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/MyoHL3Q.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="9Y0LNoA.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/9Y0LNoA.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ......as these three individuals make their way out onto the stage...... ......the Outlaws are up like a shot, with Road Dogg grabbing a microphone telling Sunny to ("turn the crazy gang right around and go waft your skank stench somewhere else sister, it's not often I have to repeat myself, but it seems like I've got no choice so I'll say it nice and slow....No....Al.....Snow......No....Chris.....Candido......No Invite.....No Shot......bye-bye.....so long......Sayōnara")..... ......Sunny says that he's absolutely right.....and they're honouring that stipulation......no Al Snow, no Chris Candido......this is Al-Vatar and Skip.....the Head & Body Donnas....... ......Road Dogg shakes his head, telling Sunny that first of all, that name is terrible.....and secondly, you can hide Al Snow's ugly mug under a mask and call Chris Candido whatever you want, he's still Chris Candido......no dice, thanks for coming, goodbye..... ......Sunny says that ACTUALLY......the clause was that no one called Al Snow or Chris Candido could compete.....these two gentlemen aren't called Al Snow and Chris Candido......("and I had a little...'conversation'...with Mr. McMahon earlier.....and he agreed to this little loophole") and she turns to Candido...ehm, I mean Skip...telling him that she told him she'd get him that title opportunity somehow (although he still doesn't look particularly pleased to have her by his side as he rolls his eyes at her) before telling the boys in the back to play that music, because what Sunny wants......Sunny gets...... 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:10%; "src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/rpsU6xp.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/rpsU6xp.jpg"></a><img alt="MyoHL3Q.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/MyoHL3Q.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="9Y0LNoA.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/9Y0LNoA.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="1KcuGDq.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/1KcuGDq.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="JbjVDbW.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/JbjVDbW.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....and so the competitors in this match are FINALLY decided.....and it's the Nation of Domination against the (cringe) Head & Body Donnas....and Al Snow, uhm, I mean Al-Vatar has gone all out for this one, Head is even wearing a matching Avatar mask.....Skip doesn't look particularly pleased to have had to dust off the old baby blue one-piece, and looks even less pleased at the fact that Sunny is also rocking her old Bodydonna outfit, but needs must if this pair are to have any hope of getting an ACTUAL title opportunity..... .....as for the match itself, it was pretty good considering the fact that both D'Lo and Henry are virtual unknowns, with Skip and Al-Vatar not concerned about making these newcomers look strong....particularly Mark Henry, who overpowers his two smaller opponents for a good portion of the match.... .....Gunn and James aren't at all happy about this development, and as the Head & Body Donnas take control towards the end of the match, they leave the announce table to act as a distraction...... <img alt="iqMIfc1.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/iqMIfc1.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....for Faarooq, who comes running down the aisle to drag Al(-Vatar) out of the ring, where he drives him into the crowd rail, leaving D'Lo and Henry to double team Skip..... <img alt="QKrL7XJ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/QKrL7XJ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="fAPnOIB.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/fAPnOIB.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....at least until the mammoth Nelson comes bounding out from the back, along with Bradshaw (who is moving at a much quicker pace) and as Nelson advances on Faarooq, Bradshaw runs right into the ring, where he slams into Henry with a Clothesline from Hell....that shot would have decapitated most people....not Henry....but it does send him tumbling through the ropes and to the outside....and as Nelson stalks Faarooq all the way back up the aisle, Bradshaw quickly exits the ring, leaving Skip to finish off D'Lo with a Diving Headbutt from the top rope for the one, the two, the three.....and a shot at the New Age Outlaws at Badd Blood. Winner(s): Al-Vatar & Skip 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 alt="9OxCFgt.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/9OxCFgt.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> From there we go to a pre-recorded segment Jake "The Snake" Roberts who is recording an on location interview with the still relatively new, but more adult themed WWF Raw Magazine as he spends some time with an unseen, off screen interviewer for an article set to appear in the upcoming issue.... .....it's clearly an article on the atonement of the Snake since his recent re-birth as a Christian, as he attempts to make amends for his decades of destruction, both to himself and to others....we see different spliced scenes of Jake visiting schools where he's talking about the dangers of drugs....he's down at the homeless shelter.....we see him entering an addiction meeting, and so on and so forth.....there's no direct audio from any of these scenes however, instead we have one audio track playing over the top, the audio of Jake speaking..... .....he says that he's spent longer than he cares to remember on a self-destructive downward spiral, using the misery of others to attempt to bring some semblance of joy to his own pitiful life....using every crutch possible, be that alcohol, drugs....women....whatever it took to make him feel something....anything other than the crippling emptiness and loneliness that dwelled inside of him..... ".....it took me a long time to realise that all of those crutches, they only offered a temporary respite from the black hole that was my life....I was an empty vessel, and instead of trying to fill the void with the positive good, I filled it with the devil himself, and then wondered why I was so miserable.... .....it took faith to bring the Snake back from the brink, faith I never knew I had, faith that I never knew I needed until it was there.....that faith got me through the darkest time in my life, and if faith can save even a wretch like me, then ANYONE can be saved....and if anyone can be saved, then I have faith that I can shine a light on the dark road that Raven walks....a road that I lead him to, before taking away his map.....I don't particularly want to fight Raven, but at Badd Blood, if that's what I must do, then so be it......Raven can doubt my intentions....he can doubt my actions.....but I'm going to show him that this Snake, really has shed his skin, and is.....reborn...." .....the various video clips end, and for the first time we see where Jake is conducting this interview.....outside the entrance to a church.....but not just ANY church he tells us, this is HIS church....it's where he comes when the trials and tribulations of life seem hopeless, and temptation rears its ugly head...... .....Jake makes his way up to the door, telling us that he's going inside, and that we are welcome to join him....he says that the priest here is a good man.....a man who knows all about the Snake's past, and doesn't judge him, he simply helps him become a better man every day......he stops for a moment to look up at the stone building with a smile, before pushing open the heavy wooden door and walking inside....although he probably wasn't ready for what was waiting..... ......we follow the figure of Roberts as he walks through the church, until he comes to an abrupt stop....and as he slowly brings his hands up to his head, the camera pans over his shoulder at the sight that stopped him in his tracks.....a man (presumably this priest that Jake was talking about) down on his knees in the sanctuary.....battered.....bruised.....bleeding.....arms outstretched in a very "Raven-esq" pose with his hands bound by rope to the alter, his white dog collar tossed on the floor, black cassock torn open to reveal his bare torso, with the words "False Idol" scrawled in red across his chest...... .......Jake takes a few steps closer, where he pauses for a moment to look at the priest, before looking up to the crucifix attached to the wall above his head, a crucifix with one simple word painted beneath it......."Nevermore"...... ......for once in his life, Jake "The Snake" Roberts appears lost for words, as he drops to his own knees to try and free the tortured clergyman, yelling at the cameraman to get out of here....go and get some help.....before muttering under his breath that maybe.....just maybe.....some people can't be saved, as we go back live to the arena...... 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 alt="HAOQZrK.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/HAOQZrK.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="kkGTFxk.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/kkGTFxk.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="vQXHiy2.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/vQXHiy2.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....where (as Jim Ross apologises for what we have just seen) Brian Pillman is making his way out to join the commentary table for our next match....because Mankind and Kane are about to reignite a very old feud, as they once more go one in one in the middle of the ring.....and it's while Kane is making his entrance that we are treated to some split screen action...... <img alt="w9sbFAn.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/w9sbFAn.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .......because a black pick up truck being driven by one Stone Cold Steve Austin has just pulled up in the parking lot.....and as the Rattlesnake climbs out of the cab of the vehicle, shoving the cameraman to one side as he walks towards the building, he looks p!ssed off to say the least....it's time to get on with our next match, as the commentators (Pillman included) question what exactly Mr. Austin could have planned..... 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 alt="kkGTFxk.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/kkGTFxk.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> VS. <img alt="vQXHiy2.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/vQXHiy2.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> This isn't the first time these two "unique" individuals have crossed paths....in fact, at one point, Kane and Mankind were quite the formidable pairing, until Mankind realised that Kane and his then manager Jim Cornette were more interested in using the deranged one as a sacrificial lamb in Kane's war with his brother The Undertaker than they were with the wellbeing of Mankind.....so why has this age old feud been re-kindled? Well that's quite simple......Brian Pillman is less than two weeks away from stepping into the unknown.....two weeks away from stepping inside Hell in a Cell with Mankind.....and since Brian Pillman has a problem.....and Vince McMahon has a Problem Solver, we have this match tonight...... .....Jim Ross out and out asks the Corporate Cannon if this match tonight is happening to soften up his Badd Blood opponent for him? Pillman cackles at that, before unashamedly saying yes, that's exactly what is happening....BUT.....it also serves as an example of what's going to happen inside that Cell.....because much as Dude Love has never beaten Brian Pillman, Mankind has never beaten Kane, and tonight, the Big Red Monster is going to annihilate this pathetic freak one more time, before Brian Pillman continues the trend at Badd Blood......... .....granted, this match was much less one sided that these two' previous encounters, but Kane is still Kane....he's still a seven foot monster, who's no easy opponent for ANYBODY, just ask The Undertaker, and it's not long before McMahon's problem solver is firmly in control....... <img alt="WBLOjMO.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/WBLOjMO.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....which is when that split screen kicks in again, because Stone Cold Steve Austin is marching through this arena, and he looks very focused......so focused in fact that he has to do a double take as he walks by a video monitor, and his p!ssed off face cracks to display (almost) a smile as he looks at the screen, before bending over to pick up a steel chair, before walking off again..... .....down on the commentary table, Jim across remarks that it looks as though we may have some company here soon, because the Texas Rattlesnake clearly knows exactly where Kane is and he's coming.....and he's not coming empty handed..... .....Pillman says if that's the case, then maybe it's time he and Kane gave Mankind a true Corporate Beating.....and he tosses down his headset and leaves the commentary table to climb up on the apron.....and he's just about to hop into the ring when the glass shatters....... .....everything comes to a standstill as the three men turn to face the entrance way, clearly the Corporate Duo had a little two on one beatdown planned, but it looks as though the odds are about to be evened up...... .....or not..... .....because Austin never appears.....at least in person.....because the Titantron suddenly flickers to life, to display Stone Cold standing in the back, outside that wooden door with "Mr. McMahon" displayed on it.....he says that he was just walking through the arena, feelining in a pretty p!ssed off mood and looking for someone's ass to whip, when he sees on one of those little monitors the the Big Red Jackass is down there in that ring....which means that Vince McMahon is probably back here all alone, hiding under his desk until his babysitter comes back.... "....so maybe old Stone Cold should go in there and keep him company...." ....Austin smiles at the camera, and pats his hand on the steel chair, before turning towards the door as the feed cuts out..... ....and with that, Kane simply steps over the top rope and walks away from this match, leaving Brian Pillman screaming at him to come back....Kane has other things on his mind however, he has the boss to protect, and he's up the aisle and disappeared to the back, leaving the official to make the mandatory ten count, before awarding this match to Mankind.... Winner(s): Mankind (via Count-Out) 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 alt="HAOQZrK.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/HAOQZrK.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="kkGTFxk.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/kkGTFxk.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ....Brian Pillman is still up on the apron, and obviously decides that if you want something done, you have to do it yourself....because he quickly hops through the middle ropes and runs at the back of Mankind, looking to inflict some damage ahead of their Hell in a Cell encounter..... ....Mankind is ready and waiting however, and he turns around as Pillman charges, nailing the Corporate Cannon right in the chin with a stiff punch that puts him down, before pouncing on him with that gloved hand poised, looking for the Mandible Claw..... .....Pillman frantically scratches and scrapes his way along the mat until he reaches the ropes, clutching at the bottom strand and dragging himself to the outside....and he doesn't even bother heading up the aisle to get away, he simply finds the nearest possible exit point, throwing himself over the safety barrier and disappearing into the sea of fans as Mankind watches him leave with a sick looking smile on his face..... .....Jim Ross says that Brian Pillman may have escaped tonight, but there will be no escape in two weeks time, when these two men are trapped inside the confines of the Hell in a Cell....and Brian Pillman may just find himself regretting every damn thing he's ever done in his life..... <img alt="oSYsR24.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/oSYsR24.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ....in the meantime the camera switches to backstage, where Kane is briskly making his way towards the office of Vince McMahon...of course, whether the owner of the WWF is going to be in one piece when the Big Red Monster gets there, is anyone's guess.... ....he turns the final corner and finally sees the (closed) office door at the end of the hall, and begins his final walk towards his destination..... <img alt="xLujMRw.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/xLujMRw.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....when Steve Austin suddenly crashes a steel chair across the back of the Monster.... .....clearly it was all a ruse, Stone Cold set a trap, and Kane walked right into it...and while the first blow doesn't put the seven footer down, the proceeding five blows to at least drop him down to one knee....before Austin unloads with a wicked shot straight to the skull of his Badd Blood opponent..... .....it takes more than an absurd number of chair shots to keep Kane down however, and as Austin rears back looking to deliver another hard blow with the steel, Kane's arm snaps out, clutching Stone Cold by the throat, before the monster climbs back to his feet and slams Austin hard into the wall.... .....and it's on now, as these two men proceed to commence with a hard hitting backstage brawl, that finally sees them crash through McMahon's door, into the (empty) office......and that's when the Wolves begin to howl inside the arena....... 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 alt="AZbjNj6.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/AZbjNj6.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="VRUYAdA.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/VRUYAdA.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="rNQlzqy.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/rNQlzqy.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....as the Wolfpac make their way down to the ring....presumably in preparation for Kevin Nash's upcoming match with the (very) preoccupied Stone Cold Steve Austin..... .....the trio climb into the ring and the glass shatters......but obviously Steve Austin does NOT make his way out....in fact, the Titantron flickers into life to show Stone Cold and Kane still battling inside McMahons office, just as the Big Red Monster gets his head slammed off the desk..... ......inside the ring Nash has taken hold of a microphone, telling the official that he's here to fight, if Austin isn't coming then too bad for him. Nash tells the official to ring the bell, count Austin out, and Nash can go back to preparing for his WWF Title match at Badd Blood...... <img alt="cyy3QMQ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/cyy3QMQ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="zu6sn4v.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/zu6sn4v.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="sYfLy6J.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/sYfLy6J.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="28EcnwT.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/28EcnwT.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....the official looks as though he's contemplating it....but he doesn't get the chance....because he's interrupted by the screeching guitar that signals the arrival of the Bret Hart, Chris Jericho, Owen Hart and (still walking gingerly after the shot to his Testicles earlier in the evening) the bodyguard, Test..... .....Bret tells Nash that he doesn't think so, ("that's not going to happen....last week I came out here, and I EARNED a shot at the WWF Title, and now, just as always, I'm going to be SCREWED out of my rightful one on one match? If you think you're just walking into that match without having to fight for it, you're very much mistaken").... .....Nash points at the Titantron above Bret's head, where Stone Cold has just Irish whipped Kane straight into a concrete wall, and is currently hammering him with fists of fury, telling Bret that he doesn't know if he's noticed, but it doesn't look as though Steve Austin is coming down any time soon.....Bret says no, maybe not.....but the Hart Foundation are here, so Kevin Nash is getting his ass kicked one way or another..... .....with that the Hart Foundation make their way down the aisle, where they dive into the ring....Bret and Nash go straight for each other, while Hall and Waltman go at it with Owen, Jericho and Test.....unfortunately, while The Hitman and Big Sexy are going toe for toe, Hall and Waltman are out numbered, and it's not long before the Canadian trio have got the upper hand....... <img alt="FmffLPT.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/FmffLPT.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....at least until Scott Steiner comes running down the aisle, evening up the numbers as he goes straight after Chris Jericho..... .....up on the Titantron Steve Austin and Kane are still going at it backstage....Stone Cold looks to be attempting a piledriver on the concrete floor, but Kane reverses it with a backdrop that sees Austin bounce off the desk, leaving Kane to choke the life out of him on top of the wooden surface..... .....inside the ring Hart and Nash are still hammering each other with blows, and they finally tumble through the ropes and both land on the apron, where they pull themselves back to their feet, teetering on the edge of the ring as they continue to try and kill each other....... <img alt="ucNBqHt.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ucNBqHt.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .....as WWF Champion Ahmed Johnson comes running down the aisle..... .....he bypasses all the action going down on the outside, sliding straight into the ring and charging at Hart and Nash.....and in shades of the Bret/Diesel 1995 Survivor Series match, the Hitman and Big Sexy BOTH go flying off the apron, where they crash through the announce table, sending Jim Ross, Rick Rude running, and monitors flying..... .....that brings the action to a screeching halt, as both Wolfpac members and Scott Steiner head over to check on Nash, while Owen, Jericho and Test tend to Bret, leaving Ahmed Johnson standing tall in the middle of the ring, where he screams down at the collective of wrestlers that one way or another, Kevin Nash WILL be in that WWF Title match at Badd Blood....and him?.....Bret Hart?.....they're BOTH going down. Rating: A* Final Rating: B </div></blockquote> </div>

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