1997 WWF booking

[Guest madmatt2002]

Slammy Awards

New Sensation:"Stone Cold" Steve Austin

Feud of the year:Austin/Bret and Mankind/Undertaker(tie)

MVP:Austin/Shawn Michaels(tie)

Babyface of the Year:Shawn Michaels

Heel of the Year:Mankind

Manager of the Year:Jim Cornette

Square Circle Shocker:Bearer turns on UT

Match of the Year:Bret Hart vs Shawn Michaels(Ironman Match)

Tag Team of the Year:Owen Hart and Davey Both Smith

Wrestler of the Year:Stone Cold Steve Austin.

 

Interesting Facts

Austin won two slammies and tied for two. Thus he won three slammies technically(since tied equals half a slammy)

 

Shawn Michaels won two and tied with Austin for MVP

 

Bret Hart won a slammy and tied for a slammy.

 

 

 

January 1997:

 

Shotgun Saturday Night 1-4-97:

Royal Rumble Report:

Rumble match:

Entrants:Bret Hart, Steve Austin, The Undertaker, Mankind(30), Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Cibernectico, Pierroth, Vader, Sid, Owen Hart, Davey Boy Smith, Marc Mero, Rocky Maivia. More to be announced in the coming weeks.

 

Ahmed Johnson and Shawn Michaels vs Crush and Faarooq

 

(Just Added)WWF Tag team titles:Cibernectico and Pierroth vs Owen Hart and Davey Boy Smith.

 

(Just Added):Hector Garza, Perro Aguya Sr, and Perro Aguya Jr. vs Fuerza Guerrera, Latin Lover, and Jerry Estrada in an AAA tag team match.

 

(Just Added):Free For All-Masacarita Sagarda and Octogoncito vs Mini Vader and Mini Mankind.

 

Rocky Maivia def Salvatore Sincere with a DDT in 5:32

-Sal and Rocky got the honor of being the first match in the history of Shotgun Saturday Night. Salvatore hit the Sincerely Yours and Rocky just barley kicked out. Rocky then countered a suplex with a DDT and scores a surprise pin.

 

Austin/Bret cage match promo is shown for Raw.

 

Cibernectico and Pierroth def Jeff Hardy and Aldo Montoya after Cibernectico pinned Hardy after a sitdown powerbomb in 5:32

-Pierroth and Cibernectico will face Davey Boy Smith and Owen Hart for the tag team title belts at the Royal Rumble so they win against the team of Aldo and Hardy. Aldo gets suplexed off of the ring apron and Cibernectico hits the sitout powerbomb for the pin and Jeff Hardy.

 

Royal Rumble promo. Winner of the Rumble gets a world title shot at Wrestlemania XIII.

 

Phineas Godwinn(w/Henry Godwinn) def The Stalker by countout after Windham injured his knee after falling to the floor in 7:05

-Brawl in this match but as Stalker was pounding of Phineas, Phineas backdrops him to the floor. Stalker lands wrong on his knee and Stalker gets counted out.

 

The Godwinns look concerned something wrong has happened. After the commericial break we see Emts come out. Then Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw comes out from his match with Marc Mero for the Interconinental title. Bradshaw is telling them to get Windham out of here. The Godwinns are looking ready but Bradshaw clocks Henry. Windham gets up limping and he grabs a chair. He looks ready to defend himself. Windham however turns around and pastes Phineas with a chair. Windham yells that Phineas tried to injure him on purpose. Windham then limps off then stops. Windham was faking the injury. Windham and Bradshaw attack the Godwinns. They leave to boos.

 

Royal Rumble Promo. This time for The Nation of Domination vs Ahmed and HBK match.

 

WWF interconinental title

Marc Mero(w/Sable) def Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw(w/Barry Windham) by disqualification after Windham hit Mero with the Interconinental title belt in 9:40

-Bradshaw pounded Mero for most of the match. Mero countered a bodyslam by sliding down and dropkicking Bradshaw into the buckles. Sunset Flip gets two and Merosault gets two. Mero goes for the Wild Thing bit Windham shoves him off. Mero goes after Windham but gets pasted by a Bradshaw lariat. This gets two and a half and Bradshaw misses a second lariat and gets punched by Mero. Windham enters the ring and clocks Mero with the interconinental title belt. A DQ is called for.

 

Windham is stomping away at Mero. Bradshaw follows suit. Two on one. The Godwinns run from the back and save Mero from a brutal beating by Windham and Bradshaw.

 

WWF Raw 1-6-97:

The first two hour Raw starts off with a bang. An extensive Video Package hyping up Austin, Bret in the cage tonight.

 

Jesse James def TL Hopper after a roll up in 6:32

-The former Roadie and Fake Double J faces TL Hopper tonight. TL goes for a samoan drop but James slides down and rolls up Hopper for the pin.

 

Austin is interviewed. He says he will beat up Bret again tonight and prove that Austin is the best.

 

 

 

Royal Rumble Report:

Rumble match:

Entrants:Bret Hart, Steve Austin, The Undertaker, Mankind(30), Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Cibernectico, Pierroth, Vader, Sid, Owen Hart, Davey Boy Smith, Marc Mero, Rocky Maivia,Crush, Faarooq, Savio Vega, Ahmed Johnson,Phineas Godwinn, Henry Godwinn, Bob Holly. 10 more spots to be filled. Which ten superstars will fill them. Stay tuned.

 

Ahmed Johnson and Shawn Michaels vs Crush and Faarooq

 

WWF Tag team titles:Cibernectico and Pierroth vs Owen Hart and Davey Boy Smith.

 

Hector Garza, Perro Aguya Sr, and Perro Aguya Jr. vs Fuerza Guerrera, Latin Lover, and Jerry Estrada in an AAA tag team match.

 

Free For All-Masacarita Sagarda and Octogoncito vs Mini Vader and Mini Mankind.

 

Royal Rumble promo spot for The Rumble match is shown.

 

Bret Hart is interviewed. He says he might have to do something he will regret if Austin pushes him too far.

 

PG-13(w/Savio Vega and D'Lo Brown) def Freddie Joe Floyd and Aldo Montoya after Wolfie D pinned Aldo after a spinning powerslam in 6:32

-Aldo and Freddie got him some token jobber offense but that was about it. Wolfie lifted Aldo up for a powerslam and spun him around a few times before slamming him to the canvas. The proteges of the Nation get a win over the exciting team of Freddie Joe Floyd and Aldo Montoya.

 

Mankind is interviewed. He vows to win the Royal Rumble. Mankind is number 30 in the Rumble so he has a bit of an advantage.

 

Shawn Michaels is backstage. Faarooq, Crush, and Savio Vega jump him from behind out of nowhere. This gang is beating down the WWF world champion. The nation is upset because Ahmed and HBK have formed an alliance to take care of this threat in the Nation. Ahmed suddenly runs from the backstage area. Ahmed is yelling and sercurity breaks it up. What we get from it is Ahmed Johnson will face Faarooq next week on Raw.

 

Faarooq(w/Nation members Crush, Savio, and D'Lo) def Bob Holly after the Dominator in 5:32

-Holly nearly won the match after a missile dropkick but Holly got pitched to the outside on a charge. The Nation beat up Holly on the outside and threw him back in. Faarooq then pinned him with the Dominator.

 

The Nation continue a beatdown on Holly but Ahmed runs out with a wooden plank. Ahmed hits D'Lo and Savio with the plank but gets knocked down by Crush. Faarooq breaks the plank over the back of Ahmed as sercurity swarms. It will be Faarooq vs Ahmed next week on Raw.

 

Hector Garza pinned Leif Cassidy with a backflip splash in 6:43

-Hector Garza makes his Raw debut by defeating the crazy Leif Cassidy. He will be part of the AAA six man at the Rumble. Leif missed a slingshot splash and Hector dropkicked him to the outside, hit a corkscrew plancha, and a backflip splash for the uke.

 

Hype for the cage match tonight.

 

Flash Funk def Vader(w/Jim Cornette) via DQ in 9:09

-Flash actually took the fight to Vader. Vader went nuts and nearly took Flash's head off with a chair.

 

Vader hit a power bomb and a vader bomb. Vader then splashed Funk. The crowd is cheering at something and Sid came out. Sid and Vader stared down each other. Plenty of bad blood between these two monsters. Sercurity comes out before anything of note can happen from this.

 

We see both Austin and Bret getting ready. The Cage Match is next.

 

Bret Hart def Steve Austin in a steel cage match in 26:32

-This was a bloody and brutal match. Austin hit a stunner but didn't make it out of the cage. Bret worked over the legs and back of Austin. Bret had the sharpshooter on but Austin reversed it into a sharpshooter of his own. Austin tried a stunner but Bret grabbed the foot and viciously kicked him in the back of the leg. Austin however low blowed Bret and slammed him into the cage wall multiple times. Austin's leg is limiting his attack however. A whip into the cage by Austin to Bret causes the referee to fall down. Austin meanwhile stuns Bret and escapes the top of the cage. Austin would have won had the offical not been knocked down. Austin however was choked by a crutch by a fan or so it seemed. That fan was Brian Pillman. Pillman broke the crutch over the back of Austin and grabbed the key from the downed offical. Pillman threw Austin in the cage. Pillman hit a DDT and started wailing away on Austin. Bret Hart however pulled Pillman off. Bret Hart now is stomping Austin. Very unlike Bret here. Austin is trying to fight back but Pillman and Bret are too much from him. Davey Boy Smith and Owen Hart are out. The WWF tag team champions. Davey Boy picks up Austin and slams him into the cage. Owen however spins Davey Boy around. Owen mouths what the hell are you doing. Owen helps Austin up only to kick him in the midsection and clothesline him. Bret meanwhile casually climbs out of the cage for the victory.

 

Bret Hart grabs the microphone. He hasn't changed. The American fans have. Cheering for punks like Shawn Michaels and Stone Cold Steve Austin. Whatever happened to the respect of Bret Hart. Bret Hart then tells the American fans to go to hell.

 

Raw goes off the air with the announcers stunned at the events that just took place.

 

WWF Shotgun 1-11-97:

Replay of Pillman, Owen, Bret, and Bulldog decimating Austin at the end of Raw last monday. Austin is not here tonight but those four men who destroyed Austin are.

 

Rocky Maivia def Salvatore Sincere in 6:42 after a flying crossbody press

-Sal hit the Sincerely Yours but Rocky stuck his foot on the bottom rope. Sal missed a fistdrop off the top and Rocky hit a flying bodypress to score the duke.

 

Dok Hendrix interferes Bret Hart, Owen Hart, Davey Boy Smith, and Brian Pillman. Bret says that the fans are the reason that Bret split with Owen and Bulldog. Pillman adds that he wishes Austin was here and dares him to show up this Monday on Raw. Owen and Bulldog hype up their tag team title defense against Pierroth and Cibernectico at the Royal Rumble. Bret then vows to win the Royal Rumble and then take back "his" title at Wrestlemania.

 

Royal Rumble Report:

Rumble match:

Entrants:Bret Hart, Steve Austin, The Undertaker, Mankind(30), Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Cibernectico, Pierroth, Vader, Sid, Owen Hart, Davey Boy Smith, Marc Mero, Rocky Maivia,Crush, Faarooq, Savio Vega, Ahmed Johnson,Phineas Godwinn, Henry Godwinn, Bob Holly, Salvatore Sincere, Justin Bradshaw, Barry Windham, Mosh, and Thrasher. 5 more spots to be filled. Which five superstars will fill them. Stay tuned.

 

Ahmed Johnson and Shawn Michaels vs Crush and Faarooq

 

WWF Tag team titles:Cibernectico and Pierroth vs Owen Hart and Davey Boy Smith.

 

Hector Garza, Perro Aguya Sr, and Perro Aguya Jr. vs Fuerza Guerrera, Latin Lover, and Jerry Estrada in an AAA tag team match.

 

Free For All-Masacarita Sagarda and Octogoncito vs Mini Vader and Mini Mankind.

 

Royal Rumble promo spot for The Nation vs HBK and Ahmed.

 

Savio Vega(w/PG-13 and D'Lo Brown) def Matt Hardy after D'Lo tripped Hardy when Hardy had Vega set up for a vertical suplex in 4:43

-Matt Hardy held his own against the more experianced Vega but was tripped on a suplex attempt and pinned. After the match the Nation beat up Matt Hardy.

 

Psycho Sid def Mark Kyle after a choke slam in 0:08

-Match went like this. Kick from Sid, choke slam, Pin.

 

For an encore Sid power bombs Kyle after the match. Sid then grabs a microphone and runs down Vader. Vader comes on the rampway but sercurity holds him back.

 

Royal Rumble promo spot for the Rumble Match itself.

 

Footage from Bradshaw and Windham destroying the Godwinns last week.

 

Justin Bradshaw and Barry Windham battled the Godwinns to a double DQ in 8:53

-This was a wild ECW style brawl which the referee lost control of at various times. The match ended when Bradshaw grabbed the bullrope at the same time Phineas grabbed the slop bucket. The referee just DQed both teams.

 

Both teams brawled after the match until referees and officals came out to break it up.

 

Raw hype. Will Austin be in the house and Faarooq vs Ahmed Johnson will go one on one but will Crush and Shawn Michaels get involved. Tune in to find out.

 

Raw is War 1-13-97:

We kick off with Austin arriving at the building. Austin says to the camera that he will get his hands on that "raspy little cripple" Brian Pillman tonight. Pillman better watch out for himself.

 

Cibernectico and Pierroth battled Doug Furnas and Phil LaFon to a 15 minute time limit draw

-Davey Boy Smith and Owen Hart watched this match from the rampway, scouting Cibernectico and Pierroth for this Sunday. Both teams went tooth and nail but neither team gained an advantage. Finally Cibernectico german suplexed Furnas and got a two for the time expired.

 

Owen and Davey Boy left ringside after the match was over.

 

Pillman arrives. He says he is not scared of Austin. Pillman says he will call out Austin by the end of this evening.

 

Flash Funk def Billy Gunn after a fluke cradle in 6:32

-Billy Gunn beat Flash for most of the match but Billy kept pulling of Flash after two. Billy went for his new finishing move, The Rocker Dropper but Flash side stepped it. Billy landed on his feet but lost his balance. Flash rolled him up for the three in a fluke rollup.

 

Billy Gunn clotheslined Funk down after the match and hits him with a DDT. After a stomping session Billy Gunn walks off.

 

Royal Rumble Report:

Rumble match:

Entrants:Bret Hart, Steve Austin, The Undertaker, Mankind(30), Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Cibernectico, Pierroth, Vader, Sid, Owen Hart, Davey Boy Smith, Marc Mero, Rocky Maivia,Crush, Faarooq, Savio Vega, Ahmed Johnson,Phineas Godwinn, Henry Godwinn, Bob Holly, Salvatore Sincere, Justin Bradshaw, Barry Windham, Mosh, Thrasher, Flash Funk, Billy Gunn, Bart Gunn, Goldust, and one spot yet to be filled but will be filled on the night of the rumble.

 

Ahmed Johnson and Shawn Michaels vs Crush and Faarooq

 

WWF Tag team titles:Cibernectico and Pierroth vs Owen Hart and Davey Boy Smith.

 

Hector Garza, Perro Aguya Sr, and Perro Aguya Jr. vs Fuerza Guerrera, Latin Lover, and Jerry Estrada in an AAA tag team match.

 

Free For All-Masacarita Sagarda and Octogoncito vs Mini Vader and Mini Mankind.

 

Royal Rumble promo spot, Tag team title match.

 

Mini Vader(w/Mini Mankind) def Octogoncito(w/Mascarita Sagarda) after a Vader Bomb in 4:32

-A little preview for the minis tag team match at the free for all. Mini Vader scored the pin over Octogoncito with a little help from Mini Mankind. After the match the minis brawled intill sercurity broke it up.

 

Brian Pillman comes out by himself. Pillman says here he is, lets see if Austin as the guts. Austin however isn't stupid and he has a wooden axehandle. Austin is looking around for Bulldog, Owen, and Bret. Pillman says why doesn't Austin drop the weapon and fight like a man. Austin enters the ring with the weapon, drops it as he enters, and spears Pillman. Austin grabs the bad ankle and threatens to re break it, unless Pillman begs. Owen Hart comes out but Austin knocks him down. Bulldog is out as well and Austin fights him off. Bret casually steps in the ring and picks up the axehandle. Bret breaks the axehandle over the back of Austin. Pillman clips Austin from behind. Owen and Bulldog now stomp Austin. Austin is getting beat down again. Pillman has a steel chair and he puts it on the ankle of Austin. Austin did this to Pillman two months ago. Pillman climbs to the top rope and stomps the chair while on Austin's ankle. Pillman now takes the chair off and jabs it into the ankle of Austin. Pillman picks Austin up and DDT onto the steel chair. Bret grabs the microphone and asks why aren't the fans cheering if this is the kind of violence they like. Pillman grabs the microphone and says the american fans are hyprocritical. Pillman then yells down at Austin: "How does it feel to get YOUR ankle snapped you gutless bastard". Pillman then stomps Austin one more time as a parting gift before Bulldog, Bret, Owen, and Pillman leave the ring.

 

During the commericial Austin refuses medical attention and then backstage as Todd Pettigill prepares to interview The Headbangers, Austin jumps them and stuns both of them in the backstage interview area. Austin vows to win the Royal Rumble and personally throw Bret Hart over the top rope. Austin then leaves in a huff.

 

Mankind(w/Paul Bearer) def Bart Gunn after the Mandible Claw in 3:21

-Bart Gunn got some token jobber offense before Mankind countered a bulldog by crotching Bart on the bottom rope and locking the claw on him, putting Gunn out.

 

Mankind grabs the microphone and says with all this promises of winning the royal rumble, everybody forgets one thing. He might just be crazy enough to win the Rumble and go onto Wrestlemania. Mankind says he has scored wins over the Undertaker and people still doubt him. Mankind says that after he wins the rumble, people won't doubt him any longer. Mankind does have the advantage this Sunday because he has the number 30 spot.

 

Faarooq and the Nation are interviewed. Faarooq promises to knock off Ahmed Johnson tonight.

 

The Undertaker def Salvatore Sincere after the Tombstone in 1:59

-The Undertaker, another favorite to win the Royal Rumble, breezes by Salavatore Sincere. Sincere hit two sincerely yours early but Undertaker sat up after both. Leaping Clothesline, chokeslam, tombstone, arms crossed, pin. Formula Undertaker and damn if that formula hasn't been sucessful.

 

Royal Rumble promo spot for Nation vs HBK and Ahmed.

 

Ahmed Johnson(w/Shawn Michaels) def Faarooq(w/Crush, Savio, D'Lo, and PG-13) via DQ in 12:23

-Johnson brought out his tag team partner, Shawn Michaels(armed with a chair) to counteract the rest of the Nation. It was a back and forth power back. Ahmed backdropped out of a piledriver and hit a spinebuster to Faarooq. Ahmed went for the plunge but Savio was up on the ring apron. Michaels chaired him from behind but Crush snuck in and layed out Ahmed with a heart punch. The referee saw it and dqed Faarooq.

 

Michaels fought off D'Lo and Savio but Crush kicked the chair in his face. Crush now raised the chair above his head and smashed Micheals over the head. Faarooq grabs Michaels and dominator to HBK. Raw fades out with the announcers hyping up the Royal Rumble

 

WWF Shotgun 1-18-97:

The whole Bulldog, Bret, Pillman, Owen/Austin segment was replayed from Raw to kick off the hour.

 

Vince McMahon and Jerry Lawler are live from the site of the Royal Rumble. Tonight we have three exclusive matches(taped before Last Weeks Raw). Todd Pettigill and Jim Ross are at ringside for the first exclusive match.

 

Shotgun Exclusive:PG-13 def Jerry Fox and Mike Bell in 4:32 when JC Ice pinned Fox after a frog splash in 3:11

-squash. No offense from Fox and Bell. Fox was hit with a double flapjack from both PG-13 members and pinned with a JC Ice frog splash. The Nation gets another win on Shotgun.

 

Video Package for The Nation vs Shawn Michaels and Ahmed Johnson.

 

Footage from Last Monday:The end of Mankind vs Bart Gunn and Mankind vowing to win the Royal Rumble.

 

Royal Rumble Report:

Royal Rumble Report:

Rumble match:

Entrants:Bret Hart, Steve Austin, The Undertaker, Mankind(30),

Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Cibernectico, Pierroth, Vader, Sid, Owen Hart,

Davey Boy Smith, Marc Mero, Rocky Maivia,Crush, Faarooq, Savio Vega,

Ahmed Johnson,Phineas Godwinn, Henry Godwinn, Bob Holly, Salvatore

Sincere, Justin Bradshaw, Barry Windham, Mosh, Thrasher, Flash Funk,

Billy Gunn, Bart Gunn, Goldust, and one spot yet to be filled

but will be filled on the night of the rumble.

 

Ahmed Johnson and Shawn Michaels vs Crush and Faarooq

 

WWF Tag team titles:Cibernectico and Pierroth vs Owen Hart and

Davey Boy Smith.

 

Hector Garza, Perro Aguya Sr, and Perro Aguya Jr. vs Fuerza Guerrera,

Latin Lover, and Jerry Estrada in an AAA tag team match.

 

Free For All-Masacarita Sagarda and Octogoncito vs Mini Vader and

Mini Mankind.

 

Royal Rumble rewind:Last year, Shawn Michaels wins the Royal Rumble, last eliminating Vader.

 

Shotgun Exclusive:WWF interconinental champion Marc Mero(w/Sable) def TL Hopper after the Wild Thing in 5:43

-Another shotgun exclusive. Hopper wore down Mero with a chinlock but missed an elbow off of the second rope. Mero hit a missile dropkick and then the Wild Thing for the pin to retain the Interconinental Title.

 

Raw Recap:Flash Funk upsets Billy Gunn but is beaten down.

 

Royal Rumble promo for the Royal Rumble match.

 

Shotgun Exclusive:Hunter Hearst Helmsley(w/Chyna) def Aldo Montoya after the Pedigree in 2:02

-Hunter pounded Aldo with kneelifts and forearms. Hunter then threw Aldo to the outside where he got suplexed on the floor by Chyna. Hunter hit the pedigree for the pin.

 

The announcers hype up the Royal Rumble.

 

WWF Royal Rumble 1997:

Free For All:

The Free For All was the usual "lets hype the PPV to get a few more buys" and one match.

 

Octogoncito and Mascarita Sagrada def Mini Vader and Mini Mankind when Sagrada pinned Vader after a crucifix in 4:32

-Standard minis match. Sagarda pinned Mini Vader after ducking a clothesline and crucifixing him for the pin.

 

The PPV:

A montage of Past Rumble winners is shown to open up the program followed by a montage of superstars in the Rumble.

 

Hector Garza, Perro Arguya Sr, and Perro Aguya Jr def Latin Lover, Fuerza Guerrera, and Jerry Estrada when Garza pinned Lover after a second rope springboard moonsault in 10:32

-Lucha Trainwreck spot at about 8:00 with Garza taking out everyone with the corkscrew plancha. Lover was thrown into the ring and pinned by a Garza second rope springboard moonsault.

 

The Nation are interviewed. They promise to rub out HBK and Ahmed. Gorilla Monsoon comes and says that D'Lo, Savio, and PG-13 are banned from ringside tonight. Crush and Faarooq yell at Monsoon but the ruling is offical.

 

WWF tag team champions Davey Boy Smith and Owen Hart def Cibernectico and Pierroth after Davey pinned Pierroth after an Owen Hart missile dropkick in 17:54

-Quite the tag team match, heat segment a Cibernectico for about 6 or 7 minutes. Hot tag was made and Pierroth was a house of fire. Pierroth set up Davey Boy for a power bomb but Owen Hart caught him from the blind side with a missile dropkick. Three was made and the champs retain.

 

HBK and Ahmed are interviewed about their match tonight.

 

Ahmed Johnson and Shawn Michaels def Crush and Faarooq when Ahmed pinned Faarooq in 14:32 after the Pearl River Plunge.

-HBK played Ricky Morton for 95 percent of the match. Crush missed a blind charge and HBK hit him with a dropkick sending him to the outside. HBK hit the hot tag and Ahmed came in a house of fire. He whipped Crush into Faarooq and Faarooq got a spinebuster. Crush tried to heart punch Ahmed but Ahmed blocks it and hits a spinebuster on Crush. HBK reenters the ring and throws Crush out. Ahmed hits the Pearl River Plunge on Faarooq to score the pin. Ahmed has a pinfall over Faarooq finally.

 

Ahmed celebrates his win and Savio Vega enters the ring(HBK is pounding away on Crush at ringside). Savio grabs Ahmed and knocked him down with a spinning leg lariat. Savio puts his foot on the throat of Ahmed and HBK rushes into the ring to make the save. Remember Savio betrayed Ahmed last month. HBK goes after Savio through the crowd and Faarooq is back up. Faarooq has a chair and Faarooq sets up the chair. He picks up Ahmed. Dominator on the steel chair. Faarooq may have got pinned, but he got the last laugh.

 

Royal Rumble Match

1.Billy Gunn

2. Bart Gunn

3. Steve Austin(2:00)

**Billy eliminated by Austin in 2:10

**Bart eliminated by Austin in 2:43

4. Salvatore Sincere(4:00)

**Salvatore eliminated by Austin in 4:15

5. Bob Holly(6:00)

**Bob Holly eliminated by Austin in 6:57

6. Owen Hart(8:00)

7. Henry Godwinn(10:00)

**Henry Godwinn by Owen Hart in 11:45

8. Flash Funk (12:00)

9. Justin Bradshaw(14:00)

10. Barry Windham(16:00)

11. Phineas Godwinn(18:00)

**Bradshaw eliminated by Phineas in 18:52

**Phineas eliminated by Bradshaw in 18:54

12. Savio Vega(20:00)

13. Mosh(22:00)

14. Sgt Slaughter(Mystery Entrant, 24:00)

**Mosh via Slaughter in 24:07

15. Marc Mero(26:00)

16. Vader(28:00)

**Flash Funk via Vader in 28:11

**Bradshaw via Vader 28:37

**Savio via Vader 28:50

**Slaughter via Vader 29:43

17. Thrasher(30:00)

**Thrasher via Vader 30:07

**Mero via Vader 30:51

18. Bret Hart(32:00)

19. Cibernectico:34:00

**Cibernectico via Austin in 35:32

20. Psycho Sid(36:00)

**Sid and Vader eliminate each other in 37:04

21. Hunter Hearst Helmsley(38:00)

22. Pierroth(40:00)

23. Crush(42:00)

**Pierroth via Bret in 42:32

24. Davey Boy Smith(44:00)

25. Faarooq(46:00)

26. Rocky Maivia(48:00)

27. Ahmed Johnson(50:00)

**Crush via Johnson in 50:15

**Faarooq via Johnson in 50:27

**Johnson via Austin in 50:30

28. The Undertaker(52:00)

**Rocky Maivia via Helmsley in 53:42

**Helmsley via Undertaker 53:59

29: Goldust(54:00)

30. Mankind(56:00)

 

Final Suspects:Austin, Owen, Bret, Davey Boy, Undertaker, Goldust, Mankind.

**Goldust via Austin in 56:17

**Mankind via Undertaker in 56:30

**Undertaker via Bret, Davey Boy, and Owen in 57:11

**Owen via Austin in 57:30

**Bulldog via Austin in 57:38

**Austin via Bret Hart(with a Brian Pillman distraction) in 58:02

 

Your 1997 Royal Rumble winner and going to Wrestlemania XIII to face the WWF champion:Bret Hart.

 

Austin is livid and Pillman is already safely backstage. We take a look at what happend. Austin stunned Bret and was on the verge of tossing him when Pillman came out of the crowd to heckle Austin. This caused Bret to rush at Austin and knock an unsuspecting Austin over the top rope. Austin looks ready to kill. Pillman screwed Austin out of the Wrestlemania title shot. Austin is being detained by sercurity as Royal Rumble fades to copyright.

 

WWF Raw is War 1-20-97:

Austin arrives at the building looking pissed. Sercurity meets him and says they cannot let him enter the building in his present state of mind. Austin says that not letting him in the building is just going to piss him off even more.

 

Billy Gunn and Salvatore Sincere def Flash Funk and Bart Gunn after Billy pinned Flash after a rollup with the feet on the ropes in 5:32

-Well Bart played Ricky Morton and Sincere missed a flying bodypress. Tag to Billy and Flash. Flash hit Billy with two crisp spin kicks but Billy ducked a third and rolled up Flash with his feet on the ropes. Billy steals the win.

 

Billy and Sal take the high road leaving their opponents in the ring.

 

Brian Pillman is interviewed. Pillman says it will be six weeks before he can wrestle again and Pillman says he is counting down the days until he can end Austin's career offically in the ring. For now Pillman says he is going to have fun screwing with Austin's head.

 

Hunter Hearst Helmsley(w/Chyna) def Rocky Maivia and Goldust(w/Marlena) to become the Number one Contender for the WWF interconinental title in 13:21 when Helmsley pinned Rocky after Goldust hit the Curtain Call on Rocky and Chyna pulled Goldust out of the ring

-Winner gets a shot at WWF interconinental champion Marc Mero at IYH XIII:Unlucky Odds. Several two counts happened and the finish was good. Rocky knocked Helmsley out of the ring but Goldust low blowed and hit the Curtain Call on Rocky. Goldust nearly got the title shot until Chyna pulled Goldust out of the ring and posted him. Helmsley crawled back into the ring and covered Rocky for the easy three count. It will be Mero vs Helmsley at IYH XIII:Unlucky Odds. Can Helmsley regain the Interconinental Title that he feels he should have never lost.

 

Gorilla Monsoon is interviewed. He has reviewed the tape of the Royal Rumble and he agrees that Brian Pillman had no right interfering. Monsoon however cannot overturn the referees decision. Steve Austin will get a match with Pillman as soon as Pillman as cleared to Wrestle. However until then Austin will team up with Shawn Michaels to face Bret Hart and a partner of Bret's choice at IYH XIII:Unlucky Odds.

 

Justin Bradshaw and Barry Windham def the Godwinns when Bradshaw pinned Phineas Godwinn after clonking him with a cowbell in 7:32

-Another brutal brawl. The referee was tied up with Henry and Windham so he didn't see Bradshaw hitting Phineas with a cowbell at the end of Bradshaw's bullrope to score the easy win.

 

Sid is interviewed. Sid says he wants another match with Vader but Gorilla Monsoon interrupts(busy man tonight). Monsoon makes Vader and Mankind vs Undertaker and Sid tonight for our main event with the stipulation if Sid and UT win, Sid faces Vader at IYH.

 

Bret Hart(w/Owen Hart and Davey Boy Smith) def Jesse James after the Sharpshooter in 4:21

-Bret hit the Five Moves of Doom for the win in this easy payday for the Hitman.

 

Bret has the microphone and says that he will announce his partner next week. Bret also says that he has arranged for the Wrestlemania Main Event between Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart(if Shawn is still the champion that is) to be an I QUIT MATCH. Bret Hart will expose how much a quitter that HBK is. Davey, Owen, and Bret then leave

 

Next Week:HBK defends the WWF world title against Savio Vega, so HBK may not make it to Wrestlemania XIII with the title.

 

Sid and The Undertaker def Mankind and Vader when Sid pinned Vader after Vader missed a moonsault in 13:42

-Undertaker and Mankind went at it for old times sake. This was a wild brawl with a lot of brawling outside the ring. The end came while Mankind has mandible clawed the Undertaker on the outside, Vader went up top for a moonsault. Vader missed and Sid covered a stunned Vader for the pin. It will be Sid vs Vader at IYH XIII:Unlucky Odds.

 

We fade out with a look at next week.

 

Shotgun 1-25-97:

Shotgun was used as a recap show this week. No new matches were aired.

 

WWF Raw is War 1-27-97:

Video showing the end of the Rumble, Monsoon's ruling, and Bret Hart's interview kicks off the show.

 

Phil LaFon and Doug Furnas def the Headbangers after Furnas pinned Mosh with a belly-to-belly suplex in 9:43 to become the number one contenders to the WWF tag team titles

-LaFon and Furnas will face Bulldog and Owen for the Titles at IYH XIII:Unlucky Odds. Mosh jumped off the top rope into a belly-to-belly suplex and was pinned.

 

Bret Hart, Brian Pillman, Owen Hart, and Davey Boy Smith are in the ring. Bret Hart says he is going to make his announcement. His partner is....Jim Neidhart. Neidhart comes out and Bret Hart says the puzzle is complete. The Hart Foundation lives again. So it will be Jim Neidhart and Bret Hart vs HBK and Steve Austin at IYH XIII. Austin appears on the titan tron and says that he isn't afraid of an anvil. Jim Neidhart and Austin trash talked back and forth, so a match was made tonight. Jim Neidhart vs Steve Austin. Brian Pillman warned Austin that he better watch his back.

 

Billy Gunn def Flash Funk after the Rocker Dropper in 4:32

-This a rematch from two weeks ago. Funk missed a monsault and Billy hit a gutshot and the Rocker Dropper for the pin.

 

HBK is interviewed. HBK says he doesn't trust Austin but he has to team with him to stop the Hart Foundation before it gets too powerful. HBK then says that Savio Vega picked the wrong night to tangle with the Heartbreak Kid.

 

Mankind is interviewed in the boiler room. Mankind says he forgot how fun it was to beat up on the Undertaker, so how about they restart there fun little war. Mankind says however it will end on only one term, the Undertaker being sent to the morgue. Mankind made a challenge for the Undertaker, anytime, anyplace, any stipulations.

 

Davey Boy Smith(w/Owen Hart) def Bob Holly after the Running Powerslam in 5:32

-Davey Boy pounds on Holly, Holly gets in some token jobber offense, Owen shoves Holly off the buckle, Davey catches Holly, Powerslam, Pin.

 

Owen and Davey stomp Holly when Furnas and LaFon run in to make the save.

 

Austin is getting prepared for his match with Jim Neidhart.

 

Jim Neidhart def Steve Austin after Brian Pillman chaired Austin while Austin was pinning Neidhart in 8:43

-Austin went for the Stunner but Neidhart shoved Austin into the referee. Austin ducked a clothesline and stunned Neidhart. Austin had Neidhart pinned but there is no referee. Brian Pillman sneaks into the ring with a chair and hits Austin over the back with it. Pillman reverses the pin and the referee comes to counting Austin's shoulders down. Pillman screws Austin out of a win again.

 

Neidhart leaves the ring to celebrate his win with Pillman. Austin looks down at Pillman with bad intentions on his mind.

 

Ahmed Johnson def Crush via DQ after Savio Vega interviewed in 6:43

-Faarooq says he doesn't want to deal with Ahmed anymore so he is having the Nation do his dirty work in other words. Ahmed set up Crush for the plunge but Savio entered the ring and hit Ahmed over the back with a wooden baseball bat. Ahmed wins by DQ.

 

Crush and Savio stomp Ahmed but HBK runs out and the main event begins.

 

WWF world champion Shawn Michaels def Savio Vega(w/Crush) to retain the title after Sweet Chin Music in 9:43

-Savio wore down Michaels with a sleeperhold but Michaels fought out. Flying Forearm, Snap Suplex, Flying Elbowdrop. Michaels cued the band but Crush grabbed the foot. Savio tried to savate kick an unsuspecting Michaels but he ducks. Crush takes the blow. Michaels scores with the Superkick to score the pin.

 

WWF IYH XIII:Unlucky Odds Card

Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels vs Jim Neidhart and Bret Hart

 

Sid vs Vader

 

WWF interconinental Title:

Marc Mero©(w/Sable) vs Hunter Hearst Helmsley(w/Chyna)

 

WWF tag team titles

Doug Furnas and Phil LaFon vs Davey Boy Smith and Owen Hart©

 

Feedback?

[Guest Super-Crazy]

Call me a n00b but did you really write all that?

[Guest madmatt2002]

Call me a n00b but did you really write all that?

Took me two days of writing, editing, and double checking my booking notes to write this. Note for you confused people that don't know what is going on. You should go here: http://pub78.ezboard.com/bwwffantasybooking and click on the board that says 1996 WWF booking. It has my previous 12 months of booking(note this link may or may not be down as I am writing this. EZ board is whacky like that)

[Guest The Superstar]

Great job again! I was wondering what happened

[Guest Johnny Blaze]

Damn man, that's some serious devotion to the sport. Definately appreciate the effort, it gives me a chance to look back on a time when WWF was fun to watch. Keep up the good work.

[Guest Your Olympic Hero]

Nooo not Jim Neidhart main eventing At least it's only a tag match.

[Guest GreenMist]

MadMatt=god of fantasy booking

[Guest madmatt2002]

Feburay 1997 Week 1:

This time I am just doing one week at a time, so I don't get burned out as easy. Okay.

 

Feb 1 1997 Shotgun.

Footage from last monday when Brian Pillman cost Stone Cold a match against the Anvil Jim Neidhart.

 

Shotgun Exclusive:Jim Neidhart def Flash Funk after the Anvil Toss(Powerslam) in 3:32

-Neidhart used restholds and shoulderblocks to ground Funk. Flash made a brief comeback with a pair of spin kicks getting a nearfall. Funk missed a moonsault and Neidhart hit a running shoulderblock. Neidhart then hit the Anvil Toss to score the pin.

 

WWF Slamjam:

WWF IYH XIII:Unlucky Odds Card

Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels vs Jim Neidhart and Bret Hart

 

Sid vs Vader

 

WWF interconinental Title:

Marc Mero©(w/Sable) vs Hunter Hearst Helmsley(w/Chyna)

 

WWF tag team titles

Doug Furnas and Phil LaFon vs Davey Boy Smith and Owen Hart©

 

Footage of LaFon and Furnas becoming the number one contenders to the WWF tag team titles on Raw by defeating the Headbangers is shown.

 

The Headbangers def Aldo Montoya and Bob Holly after Mosh pinned Holly after Thrasher splashed Holly off the top rope and reversed the pin in 6:34

-This was a shotgun exclusive. The Headbangers faced the former WWF tag team champions, the Underdogs. Was that tag team title reign a fluke. It must have been. Holly had the pin after a top-rope frankensteiner but as the referee shooed Aldo out of the ring, Thrasher splashed Holly and had the pin reversed. The Headbangers win.

 

Footage of HHH defeating Goldust and Rocky Maivia to become the number one contender to the Interconinental title two weeks ago on Raw. Then a look at Mero's and HHH's WWF careers so far. They will meet for the Interconinental title at IYH XIII:Unlucky Odds.

 

Jesse James def Salvatore Sincere after a surprise roll up in 3:21 in another shotgun exclusive

-Salvatore wore James down with elbowsmashes and headlocks. Salvatore hit the Sincerely Yours on James but only got a two when James's foot was on the rope. Salvatore came off the top rope but met the foot of Jesse James. Salvatore then gets rolled up for the quick pin.

 

James slid out of the ring and ran to the back with the victory.

 

The announcers hype this Monday on Raw. Marc Mero defends the WWF interconinental title against Owen Hart. Steve Austin faces Davey Boy Smith. Bret Hart goes one on one with the Phenom, The Undertaker. Should be a jammed packed Raw. We see footage of three members of the Hart Foundation Eliminating the Undertaker at the Royal Rumble as Shotgun goes to a close.

 

WWF Raw 2-3-97.

Steve Austin comes out at the beginning of Raw. He has a chair and he sets it up in the ring. He is not leaving until he gets Brian Pillman in the ring tonight on Raw. Instead of Pillman, Davey Boy Smith comes out instead. Austin looks pissed and Davey Boy Smith says Pillman isn't here tonight. Austin slugs Smith and they trade punches. The Bulldog-Austin match is starting early.

 

Davey Boy Smith def Steve Austin via DQ after Austin went bezerk on Smith with a chair in 4:32

-Austin got about a minutes advantage before Smith crotched Austin on the guardrail on the outside. Smith then introduced AUstin into the ringpost. In the ring, Smith hit two clothesline and a vertical suplex but Austin kicked out. Smith hit a legdrop and wore Austin down with a chinlock. Austin however countered by suplexing Smith backwards. Smith however raked Austin's face and picked him up. Austin slid down from the powerslam and low blowed Smith. Austin slid to the outside and grabbed a steel chair. Austin clocked Smith with the chair. Austin then jabbed the chair into Smith's knee. The referee calls for the bell, DQing the Rattlesnake.

 

Austin does care because he has a chair. Austin bashes the chair onto the knee of Smith. Austin says, sending this message to Pillman. Austin then gives Smith the double middle finger. Austin then throws the dented chair down and leaves the ring. Austin's music is playing and Austin will not rest till he gets Brian Pillman one on one. Pillman has 4 more weeks before he is cleared to wrestle, however.

 

Bret Hart is interviewed in the back. Bret says he will take down the Undertaker tonight. Bret also said that Neidhart and himself will beat HBK and Austin at IYH.

 

Billy Gunn def Jesse James after a low blow and a rollup pulling the tights in 3:43

-Footage of Jesse James victory over Salvatore Sincere on Shotgun on Saturday is shown. James had the ten count punches going but Gunn stopped him with a low blow. Gunn then rolls up James for the win, pulling the tights. Gunn steals a win tonight.

 

Marc Mero comes out for his Interconinental title match with Owen Hart. Hunter Hearst Helmsley however comes out behinds him and spins Mero around. Helmsley and Mero get into a shouting march and Chyna sneaks behind Mero. Chyna kicks Mero in the back and slams him facefirst into the guardrail. Chyna then picks up Mero and drops him throatfirst onto the guardrail. Sable tries to pull Chyna off but Chyna grabs her by the throat and just shoves her away. Owen Hart comes out and grabs Mero and throws him into the ring. The Interconinental title match starts.

 

WWF Interconinental champion Marc Mero battled Owen Hart to a 15-minute time limit draw

-What a match this was. Owen tried for the pin early but Mero kicked out. Owen hit a piledriver, a flying elbow, and a superplex, yet Mero kept fighting back. Mero battled back with dropkicks and jabs but Mero missed the Merosault. Owen then clipped the knee out from underneath Mero and locked on the sharpshooter. Mero is struggling to reach the ropes and he makes it. Owen works over the knee more but Mero stages a second comeback. Owen stops this with a hotshot on Mero and Owen locks on the sharpshooter. Mero looks to go limp but all of the sudden the bell rings. 15-minute time limit draw. Mero retains the title but if Owen had more time would he have captured the gold.

 

Owen looks furious and Bret comes out and says the referee fixed the clock because he is an american and he doesn't want to see the Hart Foundation with any more gold.

 

Next week on Raw. The first round of the tournament to crown the first WWF television champion will start. One tourny match every week. The finals will be at Wrestlemania XIII

 

Quarterfinal Round Matches will be:

Billy Gunn vs Rocky Maivia(Next Week)

Goldust vs Flash Funk

Leif Cassidy vs Bob Holly

Savio Vega vs Crush(hmmm two Nation members go at it. Could this be dissention in the Nation).

 

Rocky Maivia def Jim Neidhart via DQ in 2:07 after Neidhart would not stop choking Rocky

-Neidhart went into this match thinking that this match was a waste of his time. Rocky was pounded with punches and shoulderblocks. Neidhart then just choked Rocky in the corner and refused to let go. The referee calls for the bell signalling the DQ. Rocky Maivia scores a big win over The Anvil.

 

Neidhart clotheslines the referee. Rocky then gets hit with the Anvil Toss and Neidhart continues the choke. Suddenly Steve Austin comes from the back and pulls Neidhart up. Austin hits a kick and a stunner on Neidhart. Austin then helps Rocky up. Austin kicks and stuns Rocky as well. Austin then gives both a two finger salute.

 

Undertaker is in the back saying that he is ready to face Bret Hart.

 

Bret Hart battled the Undertaker to a no-contest at 8:34

-Bret Hart kept the Undertaker grounded with submission stuff but Undertaker got to his feet. Undertaker hit the leaping clothesline but as he went for the chokeslam, Bret kicked low. Bret then rushed at Taker but got caught and set up for the Tombstone. Bret kicks the ref in the face as he is driven down. Mankind runs out from the back and The Undertaker greets him by trading punches. This war was kicked back off at the Rumble when UT tossed Mankind out. Bret gets up and HBK enters the ring. HBK superkicks Bret Hart. HBK then locks a sharpshooter on Bret Hart. HBK has Bret's own move on him. HBK has mastered the sharpshooter. Bret Hart will face HBK in a submission match at Wrestlemania. The referee gets up and the bell rings. This match is a no-contest.

 

Gorilla Monsoon is interviewed in the backstage area and Monsoon makes Mankind and HBK vs Undertaker and Bret Hart for next week in an Unholy Alliances tag team match. What will happen. Can these tag team get along. Tune in next week for Raw to find out.

[Guest The Superstar]

Another great week. Good idea that you decided to add a TV Title, which I'm guessing will be instead of a European Title. Looking forward to next week.