By Joe De Leon
Hosted by Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler
Taped
from Dallas, Texas
• X-Pac and The Undertaker (w/Paul Bearer) went to a
No-Contest.
-X-Pac took control of the match in the beginning until the
lights went out. Kane made his way down to the ring. Kane shot fire out of his
hand right into X-Pac's face. Kane chased his brother back to the locker
room.
• Backstage, X-Pac received medical attention.
• Backstage, Vince McMahon told Mankind that he would defend the Hardcore Title against Ken Shamrock later in the show. McMahon said to Mankind, "There's more titles where that came from."
• Val Venis defeated Steve Blackman by
Disqualification.
-Before the match, Val Venis sent Terri Runnels back to the
locker room. Steve Blackman was in control of the match, because of a ton of
martial arts maneuvers. Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler had a debate of who could be
the father of Terri's baby if it wasn't Venis'. When Venis took control, Terri
came back into the ring and gave him a low-blow from behind. Owen Hart and The
Blue Blazer ran-in and attacked Blackman.
• Backstage, thanks to Vince McMahon, Mankind got a haircut and received a makeover to look better.
• Mosh (w/Thrasher) defeated Jesse James (w/Billy
Gunn) and D-Lo Brown (w/Mark Henry) in a Triple Threat Match.
-Shane McMahon
refereed the match. There were many nearfalls. Mosh went for a splash but
missed, and D-Lo carried out the same maneuver and missed. D-Lo hit the Sky High
on Jesse James, but when D-Lo turned around, Mosh nailed him with the Stage Dive
for the win
• Backstage, Mankind got his toe nails done. He said, "Socko use to live on that foot." He said the fans couldn't make up for Mr. Socko - it wasn't that easy.
• Goldust defeated Jeff Jarrett (w/Debra McMichael)
by Disqualification.
-Before the match, Terri Runnels followed Goldust out.
Goldust said to Terri, "You really want me back? Tonight will be the last
night you ever remember the name Goldust. Get the hell out of my life." In
the match, Goldust set up Jeff Jarrett on the ropes for the Shattered Dreams
Kick. However, Debra McMichael distracted Goldust; Goldust kissed her. When he
turned around, Jarrett nailed him with a guitar.
• Backstage, The Rock entered the arena. Michael Cole then interviewed The Rock. He said that nobody could boss or corss him. During the interview, Goldust brutally attacked Jeff Jarrett. The Blue Blazer got involved, as he attacked Goldust and left.
• Falls Count Anywhere, No Holds Barred: Mankind
defeated Ken Shamrock via Pinfall, to retain the WWF Hardcore Title.
-Mankind
came down with his beard shaved, a clean hair cut, and a new tuxedo. Mankind and
Ken Sharock brawled in and out of the ring, using bells, shoes, chairs, and the
commentators table to their advantage. Outside of the ring, Mankind put the
Mandible Claw onto Shamrock, until Shamrock got out of it with a belly-to-belly
suplex. Both headed over the steel rampway, where The Big Boss Man nailed
Shamrock with his baton. Mankind then pinnned Shamrock right on the ramp, to
take the win.
• Backstage, paramedics ran into The Rock's locker room.
• Stone Cold Steve Austin Interview.
-Stone Cold
Steve Austin said since he was reinstated by Shane McMahon, it's been much
easier on him. The Big Boss Man appeared and said to Austin that Vince McMahon
is paying him a lot of money, and at Survivor Series, Austin would pay hard
time. Austin said he didn't care what McMahon said, but he'll beat Boss Man's
ass for free.
• Backstage, Vince McMahon said he didn't care if The Rock was attacked. It wasn't his fault The Rock couldn't watch his back.
• Tiger Ali Singh defeated Al Snow with a
Bulldog.
-Tiger Ali Singh had Babu fight Al Snow at first. Babu wrestled the
match, until Debra McMichael came down and distracted Snow and Head. Singh then
got involved in the match, as he Bulldogged Snow, and secured the pin.
Afterward, Snow was yelling at Head.
• Backstage, Michael Cole said that he heard Vince McMahon ordered The Big Boss Man to go into The Rock's locker room.
• Kane defeated Edge (w/Christian and Gangrel) by
Disqualification.
-We forgot to note last week that Edge, Christian, and
Gangrel are known as The Brood. Kane brought down a bottle of gasoline and a
blow torch to the ring. The match went on, with Kane dominating Edge. Gangrel
and Christian soon got involved, causing Edge to get disqualified. Kane fought
back and chokeslammed all of The Brood. While they were flat on the mat, Kane
went and got the gasoline. The referee tried to stop him but was also
chokeslammed. Kane made a pile, and poored gasoline all over The Brood. More
officials came down, and The Brood had time to escape. Kane exited through the
crowd and chokeslammed a fan.
• Vince McMahon came out with his associates, and ordered The Rock to get out to the ring immediately. McMahon made fun of The Dallas Cowboys and The Rock. Shane McMahon then came down. Shane was saying that his dad is taking his fustrations out on the wrong people, and should just take it out on him (like he always did). McMahon told Shane to get out, but Shane wouldn't go. Vince had The Big Boss Man go after Shane, until Stone Cold Steve Austin made the save.
• The Rock defeated Mark Henrey (w/D-Lo Brown) with
the People's Elbow, to earn his spot in the 16-Man Heavyweight Title Tournament
and Number-One Contender spot for the Heavyweight Title.
-Vince McMahon
thought very confidently that The Rock would no-show. Even though it took two
introductions, The Rock showed up. During the match, while the referee's back
was turned, D-Lo Brown took a couple of cheapshots at The Rock. While The Rock
was near the corner, The Big Boss Man tried to handcuff him to the turnbuckle,
but reversed it, and cuffed the Boss Man to it. He then put the Rock Bottom on
Henry, and then the People's Elbow. The referee was knocked out by D-Lo Brown,
so no one could make the pin, until Shane McMahon ran down, and counted the pin,
for The Rock to take the win. The Rock was officially back in the 16-Man
Heavyweight Title Tournament and was number-one contender for the Heavyweight
TItle. The Rock then went after Vince McMahon and his associates. After The Rock
got rid of McMahon's associates, it was only he and McMahon. McMahon slapped The
Rock, but The Rock countered with the Rock Bottom and the People's Elbow.