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Re: WWF 1999 - Millenial Armageddon
Here we are with show #1. Again, new format/style. I expect critiques from many, and I'm cool with that. The initial beta test recieved a few complaints, so I added color to the dialogue. Hopefully it helps you lot out.
WWF Monday Night Raw/Warzone
Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
March 29, 1999
Before we go life to the show, the poster of Wrestlemania 15 appears on the screen before shattering like the glass of one ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin. From there, it’s clips of the biggest pay per view of the year, from Boyz II Men performing the National Anthem, to all the matches. Hardcore Holly is seen making the pin on Al Snow to become the WWF Hardcore Champion; Jeff Jarrett & Owen Hart retaining the Tag Titles over the makeshift team of D’Lo Brown & Test; Paul Wight putting Mankind through two chairs with a Chokeslam and his subsequent right hand to Vince McMahon; Road Dogg retaining the WWF Intercontinental Title with a school boy on Goldust after Ryan Shamrock’s botched interference; Chyna’s turn on Kane as he defeats Triple H by disqualification and Chyna’s reunion with DX; Sable’s defeat of Tori to retain the Woman’s Title with help of the ogre Nicole Bass; Shane McMahon’s defeat over X-Pac to retain the WWF European Title after HHH and Chyna double-cross him, defecting to the Corporation; Undertaker pinning Big Bossman in a forgettable Hell in a Cell match and the hanging of Bossman that followed; and finally, ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin finally regaining the WWF Championship by pinning The Rock with a Stone Cold Stunner while Mankind made the pin count. As the video ends, Austin’s theme music plays in the background as he toasts the Title Belt – and the fans – with a cold beer.
The Second Era of the Rattlesnake
We then go live to the Continental Airlines Arena, where after a large pyro display, the glass shatters, and the crowd jumps to its feet as the new WWF World Champion, ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin comes marching out from the back. The crowd is fired up already as the Champ marches down the ramp and into the ring, sporting his standard jean shorts and Austin 3:16 t-shirt, the WWF World Title Belt along his side as his right hand holds one of the straps. Howard Finkel announces Austin to the Meadowlands once more as the new Champion before handing the mic to Austin and exiting the ring. However, Austin has other ideas, tucking the microphone into his jeans pocket and taking a stand on the second turnbuckle of the four ring posts, saluting his newly won strap to the audience. After wasting several minutes of getting the crowd even more behind him, Austin finally untucks the mic out of his pocket and, pacing around the ring, begins to talk. “OOOOOH HELL YEEEAH! Yeah, that’s all it takes for the crowd to scream in delight for Austin. Stone Cold is just buying time it seems, as afterwards he places the Title Belt over his right shoulder, scratches his bald head, and paces the ring some more.
“Y’know, Stone Cold woke up this mornin’, from his hotel room, and he sat up from his bed. Old Stone Cold look around, shoved all the beer cans out of his sight, and then he saw this here piece of gold that’s on my shoulder right now… the World Wrestling Federation Championship Belt!” Austin tells the Meadowlands how the first thing he did once he saw the Title Belt, was not pick it up, look at it, or anything of the sort, but grab another can of beer. Then he finally picked up the WWF Title Belt, and stared at it for a long time, mulling over everything – all the beat downs from Vince McMahon’s Corporation, the nights in jail because of it, the blood… all the hell he went through to win back the WWF Title last night – and asked himself if it was worth it. Austin is silent for a few minutes before asking the crowd, “And do you know what ole’ Stone Cold said? OOOOH HELL YEAH it worth it!” That keeps the crowd fired up, and Austin says that no matter how many times The Corporation kicked him in the dirt, he wasn’t gonna give up, no way, no how. And now, after the dust from Wrestlemania has cleared, Stone Cold has proven he did exactly what he said he was gonna do: Stone Cold walked into Wrestlemania 15 in Philadelphia, drank a few beers, stomped a mud hole in The Rock’s ass, walked it dried, stomped another mud hole in his ass, hit a couple o’ Stunners, pinned The Rock – one, two, three – and won another WWF Title. So now, here we got ole’ Stone Cold, standin’ in the ring WWF Champion, and “there’s not a damn thing Vince McMahon, The Rock, or any of those silly son’s a bitches can do about! And that’s all I got ta’ say about that!”
Austin runs down McMahon, The Rock, and the rest of The Corporation a bit more, cracking a few jokes about them for the crowd’s amusement, while downing another two beers throughout his spiel, getting stagehands to toss him the beers. At one point, Austin stops to acknowledge that it was Mankind who helped Stone Cold out by counting the decisive pin fall. “Mankind, ya’ one strange, bizarre, freaky, weird lookin’ bastard, but no matter, you’re alright in Stone Cold’s book. So Mankind, here’s to ya’…” and Austin downs another beer. Austin goes back into hype mode, running down The Rock and ‘The Boy Wonder’ Shane McMahon before saying that, “Now that ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin has this WWF Title Belt around his shoulder, there ain’t a damn person back there who’s gonna pry this Belt outta my hands. There ain’t no one stoppin’ the Texas Rattlesnake from openin’ up cans of whoop ass on anyone and everyone who sees fit ta’ challenge me for my Belt, and THAT’S THE BOTTOM LINE… ‘CUZ STONE COLD SA-…”
That’s as far as Austin would get though because “No Chance” hit the speakers, bringing out the Chairman of the WWF, Vince McMahon, the WWF European Champion, his son Shane McMahon, and the now-former Champ, The Rock. The crowd rains down the boos on the trio, and while The Rock and Shane look disgusted by the Meadowlands crowd, Vinnie Mac pays them no attention. He just stares down Steve Austin, his face reddening and his body shaking with rage. He’s fighting to keep control, and does so by remaining silent. No one from The Corporation steps up to speaks, so Austin, bemused and smirking, speaks once more. “…Now ya’ three just came out here and interrupted Stone Cold, so if ya’ wanna say somethin’, then God damn, say it! I don’t give much of a damn what ya’ve got to say either way, but if the three of ya’ keep standin’ up there like a bunch o’ dumb asses, I’ll march myself right up that ramp and open up a can of whoop ass on all three of ya’! Now what ‘cha gotta say about that?” The crowd loves it and cheers Austin on, hoping he’ll do so; The Rock is ready to fight, shooting into fight pose, while the Boy Wonder cowers behind him. Vince McMahon, however, does nothing, except for pull a mic out of his jacket pocket and speak. However, as McMahon goes to speak, the crowd goes into total riot mode, shouting out chants of “Asshole, Asshole” at the Chairman of the Board. Austin smirks, knowing he’s egging this capacity crowd on, wanting them to get under Vince McMahon’s skin, and well, it works.
“Now wait just a minute… WAIT JUST A GOD DAMN MINUTE!” The chanting stops, replaced by jeers from the crowd, but silence from the peanut gallery comes soon enough. McMahon shouts Austin’s name, his voice filled with hatred as he does so, like he’s done so many times in the past, before ranting how it’s an absolute disgrace that Austin is standing in Vincent McMahon’s ring as the WWF Champion. McMahon assures East Rutherford that it is not The Rock’s fault that he lost the WWF Title last night, but it was “the incompetence of that fat bastard, Paul Wight, the arrogance of Commissioner Michaels to stick his nose in Vince McMahon’s business, the audacity of Mankind to interfere in The Corporation’s dealings, and the biggest bit of luck Steve Austin has ever – and will ever – have. And rest assured, Stone Cold, there’s not a chance IN HELL of you holding onto The Corporation’s WWF Title Belt. I promise you that!” The crowd disagrees with Vince’s promise, so the Boy Wonder takes over for his pops, continuing to plead their case. Shane O Mac takes a different approach though, telling Austin not to worry about The Corporation hunting Austin down and turning him into the dead rattlesnake he’s going to be, but enjoy what little time he has left with his precious gold. “Drink your beer, Austin, flip those birds all you want… because I have made it my own personal mission to make sure that the WWF Championship Belt around your waist goes right back where it belongs, on the waist of the Corporate Champ, my boy, The Rock!”
As Shane O Mac sneers at Austin, he hands the microphone off to the ex-Champ, who looks pissed as hell behind his expensive sunglasses. As The Rock stares down Austin from the stage, he slowly raises the microphone to his mouth in only the way The Rock can do. “Stone Cold Steve Austin… The Rock says this.” Rocky tells Austin, like McMahon did, that the victory was a fluke, “a once and a lifetime deal that will never, AND THE ROCK MEANS NEVER… happen again.” The Rock smugly runs down Austin for his lifestyle, looking down upon his finger gesturing & beer swilling ways, and that, “Stone Cold Steve Austin, you’re nothing more than a run down, redneck trailer park piece of monkey crap!” The Rock goes on to tell Austin that Wrestlemania was just one damn battle, but that The Brahma Bull will win their war, and that he’s charging full steam ahead at Austin. He’s going to run Austin over, “lay the Smackdown on your candy ass, and once again, be the WWF World Champion. IF YA SMELL-…”
Like Austin before him, The Rock’s signature catch phrase is interrupted, this time by Steve Austin abruptly shouting, “SHUT UP!” The Rock looks ready to murder Austin for the intrusion, but the crowd loves it. Austin says he’s glad that everyone’s all fired up to kick the Texas Rattlesnake’s ass, and that if “Rock, Boy Wonder, Captain Jackass…” – a remark that gets Vince McMahon fuming – think he’s just going to roll over and die, just let The Corporation of the WWF Title back, then, “EH EH! That’s just not gonna happen! However, if The Corporation’s in such a fightin’ mood, then ole’ Stone Cold will gladly open up a case of whoop ass here tonight! So Champ, how about you and Stone Cold throw it down in this very ring? Hell, I’ll even put my Title on the line for ya’!” The crowd cheers, and The Rock immediately accepts Austin’s challenge.
Austin hits the brakes upon hearing Rock’s challenge, looking confused. “Whoa, whoa, whoa, calm down there son. Stone Cold wasn’t talking to you, ya’ silly little bastard. I said Champ, and last Stone Cold remembered – and hey, my memory gets a bit foggy sometimes from the beer – but you ain’t no Champ, now are ya’? No, no, I’m talkin’ to the beady eyed jerk off with the silver spoon in his mouth. You, Boy Wonder, Stone Cold is challengin’ you!” Vince McMahon immediately says no to the match, while The Rock is fired up, wanting the match with Austin instead of Shane. As The Rock and Vince go back and forth about Austin’s challenge, Shane McMahon rips the microphone out of Rock’s hand, ending the debate and bringing a surprised look on Rocky’s face. Shane tells the two he’s got this, before looking Austin dead in the eye, and saying, “Austin, you want me in the ring tonight? Well, Champ… YOU GOT IT!” The crowd breaks out into a thunderous round of cheers, and Austin can’t believe it; he never expected the challenge to be accepted. Vince is fuming at his son’s rash decision; he has plans for the WWF Title, but apparently not for tonight. Shane O Mac silences them though, and shows the ace up his sleeve. “Oh, but Austin, I forgot to make one thing clear. When I fight you tonight – no, when I beat you tonight and win the WWF World Title – there’s not going to be just any old referee calling this one. There’s going to be a special guest referee, and Austin… it’s The Rock!” The Rock grins as the Boy Wonder flexes his authority, and while Austin’s no longer smirking, he still looks ready and focused to deal with Shane McMahon – and now The Rock – tonight. To add more heat to himself, Shane ends the segment by saying, “And that’s the bottom line, because Shane McMahon… said so.” The Boy Wonder smugly smirks at Austin from the stage as “No Chance” hits again, and The Corporation members head off to the back.
Trouble in Paradise
After a commercial break, Raw is War returns, and while we’re backstage, we are still with The Corporation. Yeah, no question who’s in charge behind the scenes at all. We’re in their locker room, and everyone is in the luxurious suite, sans the Big Bossman, who’s still MIA after last night’s Wrestlemania, and Vince McMahon. Stephanie McMahon, however, is in room, sitting in the middle of one of the couches, The Stooges on either side of her. Vince barges into the room after just a few moments and slams the door shut, causing Stephanie and the Stooges to jump out of their seats momentarily. McMahon is fuming, and immediately turns to his son, shouting, “And just what in the hell was that!?” Vince berates Shane for making the “rash decision” to step into the ring with Steve Austin tonight. Vince says while the plan is still for The Rock to regain the WWF Championship, tonight is not the night for any of that. Paul Wight is out of jail and going to be on the hunt for The Corporation; Big Bossman is still MIA after being hung by the Ministry of Darkness last night at Wrestlemania, and in case Shane’s forgot, “there’s a madman on the loose called the Undertaker!” And worst of all, he’s been threatening Shane’s dear baby sister, Stephanie! The Corporation is tense as Vince and Shane look ready to square off, but Shane takes a deep breath and pats his father on the arm. Look Dad, I know what I’m doing; I can handle this. You and the rest of The Corporation, you deal with Wight and Undertaker. Me and Rocky, we got Austin.” With that said, Shane and The Rock leave the room, leaving Vince to give Stephanie a concerned look and hope that his son can manage such a daunting task on his own.
D’Lo Brown (w/Ivory) vs. Owen Hart (w/Debra & Jeff Jarrett)
When you have 3 people on the outside of a match, in 1999, you know this match won’t be clean. When two of them are women, and one is Debra – the beautiful, chesty, and provocative valet – you know it won’t be clean. Add in Jeff ‘Don’t Piss Me Off’ Jarrett and his guitar, uh huh, this match won’t be clean. Owen Hart takes advantage over D’Lo Brown in the early goings with his superior technical ability, using chain wrestling before taking D’Lo down to the canvas and applying some holds to him. However, Brown fights back, slamming Owen down with a big power slam and using his size to score with some high-impact maneuvers on the Tag Champion. After a mini-comeback by Owen, Brown reverses a whip into the ropes and as Hart comes back, he’s on the receiving end of the Sky High rotating sit-out power bomb/slam. Looking to put Hart away, Brown with goes the pin and heads up to the top turnbuckle, feeling froggy.
Cue Debra, who climbs onto the apron and starts doing a slow striptease for D’Lo. Brown is mesmerized by the busty beauty, but one cat who’s not is Ivory. Running from her corner over to Debra, she pulls her off the apron, and the two tumble on the protective mats in a good ole CATFIGHT~! Referee Jack Doan tries to break up the two diva’s, and Brown hops off the top turnbuckle as he sees Owen Hart slowly crawling up to his feet. However, with Doan’s back turned to the ring, Jeff Jarrett enters the ring as well, coming in behind D’Lo. As Brown walks over to Hart, Jarrett sneaks up from behind and low blows Brown!
As Brown doubles over, Jarrett exits the ring and Owen pulls himself back up to his feet, stepping up on Brown with his left foot before clocking Brown in the side of his head with an enziguri! Jarrett attends to Debra, grabbing her out of the cat fight and standing in between her and Ivory. In the ring, Owen quickly rolls Brown up, getting a hold of both of his feet. Doan makes the count, and 1-2-3, Owen Hart wins. Brown kicks out of the pin, but it’s just after the 3, and Canadian Country steals another one! Owen Hart quickly exits the ring and stalks up the entrance ramp with Jarrett and Debra, Jarrett tossing Owen his Tag Title Belt. As Owen celebrates his victory, Jarrett scolds Debra for her striptease, even though it was instrumental in their victory. Debra shakes it off, and Jarrett then forgets about it, raising Debra’s and Owen’s arms in victory.
Result: Owen Hart def. D’Lo Brown
You Can’t Kill What’s Forever
We cut backstage, where D-Generation X are in their locker room. While the Road Dogg puts his gear on for his Intercontinental Title match tonight and ‘Bad Ass’ Billy Gunn makes silent chit chat with him, it is X-Pac who takes the center stage in front of the camera. X-Pac tells the camera – and everyone watching, of course – that what Hunter did last night at Wrestlemania, turning on D-Generation X, on him, was, “unforgivable man! DX was supposed to be forever, but you spit on that!” X-Pac gives everyone a history lesson, reminding us that it was Triple H who brought DX together one year ago, and said that DX was for life, a family. “You, Hunter, you and Chyna, The Outlaws… you were my family!” X-Pac says that he refuses to let the betrayal of Hunter and Chyna kill DX, so all the critics already writing us off as dead, think again! “It doesn’t matter what you do, Hunter, D-Generation X will never die! We’re gonna crotch chop all we want, kick ass and take names, and raise all kinds of hell on the World Wrestling Federation, The Corporation, and most all, your sorry ass! So Hunter, let me remind you of just one last thing: you’re ass is grass, and I’m gonna smoke it! Oh, and Hunter, if you’re not down with that, D-Generation X has two words for ya’… SUCK IT!” Both X-Pac and the crowd shout it out, and X-Pac leaves the locker room, fired up and ready to kill someone as the New Age Outlaws watch him leave, looking somewhat concerned for “the kid.”
Luna & Tori vs. Nicole Bass & Sable
A match you all want to see, I know. Shit fest here we come. However, as Bass and Luna are about to lock up, the lights go out! A few moments later, the gong hits, and there’s screaming throughout the arena. When they come back on, Tori, Bass, and Sable have exited the ring and are sprinting up the ramp to the back, but there in the ring remains Luna, surrounded by The Ministry of Darkness. Luna looks all around the ring, looking for an escape route, panicking like there’s no tomorrow. Finally, she looks eye-to-eye with the hooded Undertaker. Taker simply gives his head the slightest shake, and Luna is flattened by a Clothesline From Hell from Bradshaw! Luna is broken on the canvas, but isn’t finished. After a nod from the Undertaker, Viscera walks up to her, and squashes her with a giant Splash!
Forget Y2K, the Armageddon Is Now
As Luna lays unconscious in the ring, Paul Bearer pulls a microphone out of his jacket pocket, and raises the microphone up to the Undertaker’s mouth so he can speak. Undertaker tells everyone that he is the reaper of souls, the weaver of nightmares, the reaper of souls, the personification of evil, and the Lord of Darkness. “Our message is clear. My Ministry of Darkness is here to be the Armageddon of the WWF.” Undertaker proclaims that they’re going to wreak havoc upon the World Wrestling Federation, “and Vince McMahon… it’s all because of you! These men are all lost souls; you threw them away, Vince, and now the rejects of your mortality shall achieve immortality alongside their Lord of Darkness.” As the Undertaker coldly stares down at Luna, he calls the diva’s one of Vince’s “obsessions. You love these women for the entertainment they bring you, but Vince, one of them will be your eye candy, nevermore. One of your obsessions, will be mine. She will stand alongside me as evil reigns supreme, as my Queen, and my Queen of Darkness will help bring everything around you… to ashes and dust.”
Undertaker declares that his power is stronger than Vince McMahon and his Corporation, and that, “you could never know – never grasp – the true power that my Ministry possesses, Vince. I have the kind of power that you crave, dream about in your wildest fantasies, the power to bring everything, and everyone, around you to nothingness… and that’s what you and your Corporation will become, Vince, nothingness. One by one I will slay and sacrifice your Corporation, until there is just you, Vince.” Undertaker reassures Vince that he’s not jesting, reminding Vince that he defeated Big Bossman in Hell in a Cell last night at Wrestlemania, hung him by the roof, and could have sacrificed him right then and there. “His time was not right, but don’t breathe yet, his time will come. I have seen his future, when his number will be called. Your bodyguard, Vince, the Bossman, he will be mine.” Undertaker says he won’t tell Vince who he will sacrifice next, but it could be anyone. Undertaker promises to give Big Bossman back to him, and that next week on Raw, the Bossman will return to The Corporation. “The Ministry will seek and destroy whoever we so choose, Vince. Your collection of bodyguards, old friends like Patterson and Brisco, or even… your family.” As a demonic smirk forms on his face, Undertaker continues, “Your two children are back there with you right now, aren’t they, Vince? The son to carry on your legacy, and the baby daughter, dear, sweet… sensual… Stephanie.” A split screen shows Stephanie panicking at her name being mentioned, as Undertaker continues his obsession with her. Vince is fuming in the backing, hugging his daughter and telling her it will be all right. “You’re looking at her now, aren’t you, Vince? So young, so innocent… I could make her mine if I wanted to, Vince. If I want to, I could have her.” Undertaker continues to make his message clear before telling Vince, “Welcome to your own personal Armageddon, Vince. Everything around you will crumble, until you are alone, no bodyguards or family to save you… and then, your empire will fall, and you will rest…in…peace.” Undertaker slowly nods his head, and Mideon and Gangrel hoist Luna off of the canvas, taking her with The Ministry to the back, where she’s going to be sacrificed in the name of The Ministry, it seems. The Ministry of Darkness exit the ring, the crowd spooked out by the Deadman.
Run To The Hills
When Raw is War returns, we get a ‘During The Break’ segment, showing Vince McMahon, his arm around Stephanie the whole time, ordering Ken Shamrock and Test to get their things and leave. “Ken, Test, you two are coming with us; you make sure nothing happens to my Stephanie. Come on, sweetie, we’re getting the hell out of here.” We then go live, again in the dressing room of The Corporation. Only The Stooges, Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco, are present. Shane McMahon, The Rock, Triple H, and Chyna enter the room, confused as to where everyone’s at. The Stooges relay the message of Vince hightailing it out of New Jersey with Stephanie and co. Needless to say, Shane is pissed, but brushes it off. “Alright guys, forget Vince. His problems with the Undertaker… they’re not our concern. Hunter, you have Kane tonight; make sure you and Chyna finish that freak once and for all. Rocky, you and I, we’ll take care of Austin. Let’s do this boys!” Shane gets the remaining Corporation teammates fired up, and we cut to the ring.
Road Dogg © vs. Goldust (w/The Blue Meanie & Ryan Shamrock)
WWF Intercontinental Championship
As we’re notified of the switch from Raw is War to War Zone, the Intercontinental Champion, the Road Dogg Jesse James comes out, getting the crowd behind him with his usual entrance routine of introducing himself in his unique way. Goldust has both The Blue Meanie and Ryan Shamrock by his side, surprising seeing as the latter was left at ringside the night before. Shamrock tries to caress Goldust’s left arm during their walk down the entrance ramp, resulting in The Blue Meanie snapping at her, acting as if he’ll bite her arm off.
The match itself is nothing to call home about, as the two men go through the motions. Road Dogg gets an early advantage and after rocking Goldie with the Shake, Rattle, & Roll, Goldust rolls to the outside of the ring, taking a breather after James’ big right hand. The Blue Meanie calms “Mommy” down, and Ryan Shamrock tries to do the same, but Meanie snaps at her again. The break works for the Bizarre One, and he takes control back in the ring, telegraphing a back body drop attempt by Road Dogg and sliding underneath the Champ’s face, clocking him with a big thrust to the throat. Goldust takes control from there, almost scoring the pin after an inverted atomic drop and clothesline. However, Goldust makes an error in trying to give Road Dogg shattered dreams. Mike Chioda refuses to allow it, forming a barrier between the two competitors. This allows Road Dogg to untangle himself from the corner and recuperate, ducking a Goldust clothesline and dropping him with a DDT. The two fight back and forth from there, and Ryan Shamrock, wanting “her man” to win, tries to help the cause. As Goldust tries to whip Road Dogg into the ropes, Ryan prepares to trip him. However, Jesse James reverses, and Ryan Shamrock – somehow confusing Road Dogg with Goldust, how is beyond me – and trips up Goldust!
The Bizarre One keeps his feet on the canvas, but turns around to shout at Ryan, bringing her to tears. The commotion allows Road Dogg to sneak up behind Goldie, and school boy him! That’s a cover! Chioda counts the pin: 1-2-3! Road Dogg retains! Jesse James rolls under the bottom rope and exits the ring, a stagehand rushing to the bottom of the entrance ramp to hand him his IC Title. In the ring, both The Blue Meanie and Ryan Shamrock go to console Goldust, Ryan weeping as she apologizes. Goldust berates her for the loss, telling her, “Get out of my sight! You’re inferior, a failure!” Goldust leaves the ring with just The Blue Meanie for the second time in two nights, and it looks like Ryan Shamrock has officially been dumped by a WWF Superstar, again.
Result: Road Dogg def. Goldust to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship
After a commercial break, we’re back and at ringside once again.
Bart Gunn vs. Paul Wight
Bart Gunn stands in the ring as Warzone returns, and a rift of “Highway to Hell” plays, resulting in a confused crowd until the big man comes out, now with his own music. His hair is pulled back in the pony tail still, but he’s going back to his WCW look, sporting a black singlet and top with the single strap across his shoulder, like Andre The Giant. Needless to say, Bart Gunn wasn’t expecting Wight to be his opponent tonight, and looks like he shit a brick upon seeing the Great Wight appear. Bart Gunn tries to charge Wight as soon as he’s in the ring, which only ends up with him taking a Big Boot from the angry beast. From there, Wight scoops Gunn off his feet in a military press before throwing him down onto the canvas, back first. One thunderous Chokeslam later, and Paul Wight – now free of The Corporation – is a winner.
Result: Paul Wight def. Bart Gunn
The Puppet’s Strings Are Free
After the match, Paul Wight demands a microphone from a stagehand, and seeing as he’s 7’2” and 500 pounds, people listen. Wight gets his mic, and starts talking. “Last night, millions of people were either in Philadelphia at the First Union Center, at some bar, or in front of the TV in their living room, watching the biggest show of the year, Wrestlemania. They watched the whole damn pay per view… but me, I was spending the end of last night stuck in jail!” Wight says that he had a lot of time to think about his time in the World Wrestling Federation so far, and that “I’ve been wasting my damn time!” Paul Wight calls Vince McMahon an arrogant, senile fool if he thought he was going to be able to be Wight’s puppeteer for long. “I let you play puppet master at first, Vince; you brought me into this company, you gave me that fat pay check, I figured you earned my services… but you didn’t live up to our agreement!” Wight states that Vince and Shane wanted him to play second fiddle to The Rock, his bodyguard to bail him out time and time again. “Well Vince and Shane, hear this: nobody controls Paul Wight… but Paul Wight!” Wight declares that now he’s going to run rampant through the World Wrestling Federation, leaving no one standing in his path. “I am one big nasty bastard, and I don’t care if you’re The Rock, Vince McMahon, Mankind, or even ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin’… I’ll have no problem kicking your ass and makin’ you my bitch!” Wight leaves the ring with that said, and the show cuts to another commercial break.
Another ‘During The Break’ segments airs with X-Pac tracking down ‘The Big Red Monster’ Kane in the hallway near the gorilla booth. X-Pac tries to allow Kane to let Pac be at ringside tonight to make sure Chyna and Triple H don’t screw him over again, but Kane pays no attention, walking right past him and heading to the ring.
Hunter Hearst Helmsley (w/Chyna) vs. Kane
Triple H makes his new heel turn apparent and rubs it in the face of the Meadowlands by coming out to the ring to “No Chance”. Oh yeah, he’s corporate now. Kane comes out to his dreary music – and though hell, fire, and brimstone~! – and as soon as he enters the ring he makes a beeline for Hunter, trying to attack him right away. The corporate Helmsley will gladly back away from that fight, exiting the ring and cowering behind Chyna until referee Teddy Long’s 10-count gets to a count of nine. Eventually Hunter is forced to actually wrestle with Kane, and he spends the better part of the match being manhandled by the angry and heart broken machine. Kane tosses Trips about the ring, and almost gets disqualified several times as he chokes Triple H in the corner. Teddy Long applies the five-count to force a break, and Kane just barely answers the count before releasing Hunter.
Kane’s aggression gets the better of him as the match wears on, as Helmsley is able to avoid Kane’s wild lariats and stun him momentarily with a face buster to Trips’ knee. With Kane stunned, Hunter strikes, nailing Kane in the gut and planting him with The Pedigree! Hunter covers, but Kane somehow kicks out before the three! Helmsley cannot believe, and as he scoots away from Kane and into the corner, the Big Red Machine sits up, recovering very quickly from the finisher. Hunter keeps attacking the big man, using right hands and kicks to try and keep Kane at bay, but it’s to no avail as he eventually catches Triple H by the neck with both hands before throwing him across the ring. From there, Kane picks Hunter apart, hitting his diving, flipping clothesline maneuver that both he and his brother have perfected. A big sidewalk slam follows, and as Kane sits back up, he tightens the glove on his right hand, wiggling his fingers as he prepares for the big Chokeslam. As Kane clasps his hand around Hunter’s throat, he’s blasted in the back of the head by a steel chair from Chyna! Teddy Long calls for the bell and the crowd jeers Chyna’s interference, but Kane simply no sells the chair shot! Instead, he releases Hunter and turns around slowly to face Chyna. Despite showing immense fear at first, Chyna shoves Kane! The big man takes one step back before flicking his hair back behind his head and mask, stares his former flame – pun intended – down, and grabs Chyna around the throat! He’s going to Chokeslam her! However, before he can do so, Hunter Helmsley grabs the fallen steel chair and plants Kane across the skull with it! Kane releases Chyna as he staggers, and Helmsley swings the chair sideways, knocking Kane right in the mask this time! Kane drops to his knees, and Helmsley looks to give Kane a finishing blow but out from the back, wielding a steel chair of his own, is X-Pac! X-Pac dives into the ring, swinging the chair, and Helmsley and Chyna quickly hightail it out of the ring and up the ramp. With just Pac and Kane left in the ring, X-Pac extends a hand to Kane, offering to help him up, but Kane simply shoves Pac down and leaves the ring by himself, leaving X-Pac looking a tad angry.
Result: Kane def. Triple H by disqualification
We cut to the back once again, where Shane McMahon and The Rock are standing in a hallway. Both men are wearing track pants, while The Rock has a referee’s shirt on, McMahon has an Austin 3:16 t-shirt, only with ‘McMahon’ taped over. As Shane O Mac smirks, The Rock promises to “try and call this match down the middle, but The Rock makes no guarantees. Shane, you know my condition to momentarily go blind or think The Rock is actually wrestling in the match.” Laughing, Shane says he can live with any of The Rock’s slip-ups. Patting Rock on the back, he leads him to the ring saying, “let’s go get you that WWF Title, Champ.”
Steve Austin © vs. Shane McMahon – Referee: The Rock
WWF World Championship
When the show returns, “No Chance” hits one last time for the night, bringing out the WWF European Champion and tonight’s challenger for the WWF World Title, ‘The Boy Wonder’ Shane McMahon, and his specially chosen referee, former WWF Champion and heated rival of Austin, The Rock. Both men are smug as they make their entrance, and the crowd jeers them heavily, knowing they’re trying to screw Austin out of his title reign before it can ever truly kick off. All of their qualms are put aside though as the glass shatters and “I Won’t Do What You Tell Me” plays, and that means the Meadowlands goes crazy. As Austin makes his entrance, he unfastens his Title Belt midway on the ramp and removes his vest before diving under the bottom rope and into the ring, lunging at the unsuspecting Boy Wonder.
Right off the bat it’s Austin with a Lou Thesz Press to McMahon, pounding the spoiled brat with his trademark vicious right hands, knocking the European Champion silly. The Rock, proving right from the get-go what role he’ll play in the match as a referee, pulls Austin off the Boy Wonder, and tosses a right hand at the Champ, only for Austin to block the punch and send Rock across the ring with big right hands. The match quickly turns into a 1-on-2 handicap match, as Austin has to fight off The Rock before he can deal with Shane O Mac. Surprisingly though, Austin manhandles The Corporation duo, getting the crowd crazy hot after knocking Shane O Mac senseless with a clothesline, beating The Rock senseless with a Lou Thesz Press and right hands, before finishing the sequence off by whipping McMahon into the corner, and stumping a mud hole in the kid’s ass. Stone Cold doesn’t get to walk it dry though as The Rock attacks him from behind, knocking him into the ropes with a running forearm to the back of the head. As Austin staggers out of the ropes, he falls victim to Rock’s snap DDT, knocking the Champ on his notoriously poor neck.
With Austin down, The Rock and Shane start double teaming Austin, The Rock doing most of the dirty work though. Rocky slams Austin to the canvas multiple times, using his running shoulder breaker and later a swinging neck breaker to subdue the World Champion. After both maneuvers Shane quickly makes a pin, and despite a fast count from The Rock, Austin still gets a shoulder up each time, earning a loud chorus of cheers from the crowd and a look of shock from Shane and Rocky. However, as the beat down continues, Austin struggles to keep up, and Shane McMahon gets more involved in the match. After The Rock knocks Austin down with his patent running thrust clothesline, the “referee” drags Austin into the corner and chokes him with his boot. Shane O Mac, cocky as ever, struts into the opposite corner before sprinting across the ring and connecting with the Bronco Buster!
As the assault on Stone Cold continues, The Rock lays Austin out with a Samoan Drop before nipping up to his feet at Austin’s shoulders. Already in position, Rocky starts to take off his elbow pad to start the Corporate Elbow sequence, but Shane McMahon grabs his arm, stopping him! After smirking at an annoyed Rock, the two each nod their heads, and Rocky steps aside, allowing the Boy Wonder to take his place. Kicking Austin’s arms into his body, Shane O Mac proceeds to remove his elbow pad from his right arm, hit both sides of the ropes, kick his right leg out like an ass hole and drop his Corporate Elbow… onto the canvas! Austin moves out of the way! As Stone Cold starts to pull himself up to his feet though, he gets popped in the mouth by The Rock. Maivia starts knocking Austin back into the ropes with right hands before grabbing Austin’s arms and pulling them behind his back, Rock behind Austin and holding him for Shane O Mac. The Boy Wonder rocks Austin with three left hands before doing a ridiculous dance and leaping off his feet to punch Austin in the face with a big right, but the Texas Rattlesnake breaks free of Rock’s clutches, and Shane pops Rock in the mouth!
The crowd comes to life as Rocky goes down, and Shane McMahon is left with just Austin, one-on-one. McMahon tries to run, but Stone Cold grabs him by the hair, and slams him down to the canvas! Austin quickly pulls Shane up to his feet, whacks him with a hard right hand, sending him spinning in a circle. As Shane regains his bearings, he sees two raised middle fingers from Austin and… Kick! Wham! Stone Cold Stunner! Shane O Mac goes down! Austin gets right back up to his feet though as The Rock staggers up to his… Kick! Wham! Stunner! With both men down, Austin has the match won, but no one to count his pin, when out from the back – and the crowd cheering his entrance – runs Mankind! Still wearing his homemade referee shirt from Wrestlemania, Mankind dives into the ring and Austin makes the pin. Mankind counts… One! Two! Three! The crowd explodes into cheers, and Austin defies the odds and retains the WWF World Title!
Result: Steve Austin def. Shane McMahon to retain the WWF World Championship
As the crowd keeps cheering after the match’s end, it is one of the former WWF Champions, Mankind, who hands Austin his Title back to him. Mankind applauds Austin’s effort before turning to leave the ring. As he does, Austin grabs him by the arm and swings him around; Mankind recoils, bringing his arms over his face, afraid of Austin attacking him. The crowd laughs at Mankind’s girlish action, and both Austin and Mankind smirk before the two shake hands. Stone Cold then calls for some beers, and after receiving three – dropping one of them and causing it to explode on the ring canvas – he gives one to Mankind. The two toast and guzzle, but as Mankind drinks his, the Rattlesnake attacks: Kick! Wham! Stunner! Mankind eats the canvas, and the crowd explodes into cheers, despite Mankind being a beloved hero of theirs; doesn’t matter though when your attacker is ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin. Austin calls for another round of beers, but that gets interrupted when he’s quickly turned around and planted to the canvas with a Rock Bottom! The jeers as Rocky gets his revenge on Austin, taunting the fallen Champion before helping Shane McMahon up to his feet and then grabbing the WWF Championship Belt. The Rock raises the Title, but fails to notice the crowd’s saddening cheering, nor McMahon telling him to run. The Boy Wonder hightails it out of the ring, but The Rock fails to realize Paul Wight step over the top rope. Once Rock realizes he’s got a giant in the ring with him, it’s too late. Maivia feebly tries to toss a right hand at Wight, but the “Big Show” catches it and clasps his monstrous right hand around Rocky’s throat. One moment later, and Wight lights Rock up off his feet and slams him down to the canvas with a hellacious Chokeslam! There’s carnage in the ring; three WWF World Champions left down and out, and only the new man, Paul Wight, left standing as Warzone heads off the air.
Quick Results:
Owen Hart def. D’Lo Brown
Luna & Tori nc. Nicole Bass & Sable
Road Dogg © def. Goldust to retain WWF Intercontinental Title
Kane def. Triple H via DQ
Steve Austin def. Shane McMahon to retain WWF World Title
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Like I said, first show with a new style. Be gentle <3. I appreciate all feedback and/or short comments. Really, you don't need to give these huge detailed, segment-by-segment style of feedback. Just a paragraph or two makes me happy.
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World Championship Wrestling 2002 - Chapter Two
TTO is indeed finished, but WCW's next chapter is now beginning in BTB!
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World Championship Wrestling 2001 - The Trio Ownership
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WWF 1999 - Millenial Armageddon
. As some of you know, I'm going with a new style for this BTB, at least for now. I still am not decided how much I like writing in my new style in the long run, so I may revert back to full(er) shows. For now, it's no commentary, more of a recap style, and the promos are a blend of recap with dialogue in between. I know it probably won't be well recieved initially by a lot of WF'ers, as you have been conditioned to expect full shows. Hopefully you lot can learn to appreciate the style, focus more on the booking than the writing. Eh, we'll see in couple o' days, I guess 
. From what I read, I can see a twist happening with the Bossman, possibly him being a new member of the Ministry of Darkness?
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