By Joe De Leon
Taped from Des Moines,
Iowa
Hosted by Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler
• Opening
-Steve Austin was shown trying to break into McMahon's office and
calling him out. The usual opening is shown. Steve Austin exits a
hearse, takes a beer out of a coffin, and gets to the ring.
McMahon entered with Brisco, Patterson, and Slaughter. Austin
discussed the tag title situation. He said hes gonna stuff
Undertaker in the hearse later in the night and drive him down
the highway to hell. On a side note, it was announced that Vince
McMahon will be on AOL live this Thursday at 8pm(Keyword: WWF).
• Triple Threat Match: Ken Shamrock -vs- Owen Hart -vs- Dan
Severn - NO CONTEST
-As the match started, Dan Severn just watched Hart and Shamrock
wrestle. Finally, Severn broke up a pin which brought him into
the match. Shamrock hooked Hart in the ankle lock, and Severn put
Shamrock in a choke. Owen beat on Shamrock, and the ref called
the match cause of the choke. Blackman tried to help, but fell
victim to the choke. After officials broke it up, Severn held up
Owen's hand and the two left. Shamrock and Blackman almost
quarreled, but nothing happened between them.
• Brawl For All: Bart Gunn defeated The Godfather to advance
to the finals
-The Godfather took a beating in the second round, and was
knocked down, but saved by the bell. Bart knocked out The
Godfather early in the third round with a right hand. Bart Gunn
recieved a huge pop.
• Footage was shown of Shamrock and Blackman backstage
destroying furniture etc.
• Gangrel defeated Brian Christopher via pinfall
-Gangrel had an elaborate entrance, and defeated Christopher in a
short match.
• DX and the Nation are shown having a brawl backstage.
• The DOA defeated Scorpio and Faarooq via pinfall
-Scorpio hit the 450º, but the referee was distracted by DX and
the Nation Brawling on the ramp. The DOA pulled the double
switch, and got the pinfall.
• The Nation/DX Street Fight went to a no contest
-H3 got very bloody during this one when his mouth was cut. Jeff
Jarret and Southern Justice interfered in this match, and helped
the Nation. The use of the ladder by The Rock will no doubt
relate to the match at Summerslam being set up. The Nation left
to their music and left a bloody H3 in the ring.
• Tiger Ali Singh Segment
-Tiger Ali Singh offers a man $500 to lick his assistant's toes.
His assistant was shown working out all through the day and
gathered up a great deal of "toejam". The man did the
task of licking between the toes of the assistant and earned his
money.
• Sable defeated Jacky in an arm wrestling match
-There was no official winner, but Jacky broke the grip and
pushed the table onto Sable. She then broke the Bikini Contest
trophy over her. The oddities then came down to help Sable. Paulo
Silva carried her away.
• Val Venis Interview
-He says he wants to wrestle all of Kaientai so he can show
Yamaguchi how it is to be severed at the head.
• A small tribute to "Puke" Darren Drozdov was
shown.
• Brawl for all: Bradshaw defeated Darren "Puke"
Drozdov to advance to the finals
-This one went all three rounds without a knockout. The judges
declared Bradshaw the winner
• Al Snow Segment
-He talks to the head about 16 years down the drain, and about
how he could have stayed in ECW etc.
• Dustin Runnels speaks.
-Dustin says "hes coming back". Then, there is a
message saying the proceding was sponsored by the Evangelists
against Television, and Movie Entertainment. Ironically, that
forms the Acronym E.A.T.M.E.
• Sable Interview
-She calls Jacky out, but she refuses. The oddities storm Mero's
and Jacky's locker room. The match is set for SummerSlam(Sable/?
-vs- Mero/Jacky).
• Kaientai defeated Val Venis via pinfall
-Stipulation is that Val fights each member one by one. If he
wins, he gets five minutes with Yamaguchi San. Venis goes through
the original three members, but TAKA ends it with the Michinoku
Driver. After the match, Mrs. Yamaguchi slaps Val. Venis gets the
squirt gun he brought with him and squirted everyone with
"DNA".
• Undertaker/Austin Confrontation
-What was supposed to be the Undertaker, was actually Kane in
Taker's outfit. Kane chokeslammed Austin and got a few hits on
him. Austin gave him his "fists of fire" and they began
fighting in the crowd until they made it to the hearse. Austin
threw Kane in the back and went to get in, but saw the Undertaker
in the front seat. Taker drove off and Austin was left puzzled.