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WWF Monday Night Raw Results
July 22, 1996
Seattle, Washington (Key Arena)
Commentary: Vince McMahon and Jerry “The King” Lawler
Results by: Mike Tedesco of Wrestleview.com
“The World Wrestling Federation: for over fifty years, the revolutionary force in sports entertainment.” The WWF video leads us into the show.
Video: We see shots of the sights of Seattle, Washington. We’re live at the Key Arena in Seattle, Washington. Footage shows fans entering the arena.
WWF Tag Team Champions The Smoking Gunns head to the ring with Sunny leading the way. Sunny is wheeling a birthday cake down to the ring. Vince McMahon notes that it’s The Fabulous Moolah’s birthday, as well as WWF Champion Shawn Michaels.
Video: The Raw video plays.
WWF Intercontinental Champion Ahmed Johnson heads to the ring with a big bandage on his nose. His nose was broken last night at WWF In Your House: International Incident.
WWF Champion Shawn Michaels heads to the ring with José Lothario. Michaels approaches the birthday cake. The Smoking Gunns quickly attack Michaels and Johnson. Billy Gunn gets Michaels in the ring and goes for a press slam, but Michaels gets out and hits him with Sweet Chin Music! Billy is out.
Michaels goes to the cake and smears some icing on her face. A furious Sunny takes the large cake and goes to hit Michaels with it, but he turns and catches her. Johnson then comes up from behind and shoves the cake into Sunny’s face! Sunny is covered in cake and icing. Michaels comes over and licks some off. Sunny runs away, but Michaels catches her again before posing in the ring with Johnson.
Mike’s Thoughts: Decent start to the show and a good way to try to get people to watch to the end by moving the title match to the main event. Harmless fun with Sunny getting cake in her face.
-Commercial Break-
Replay: Moments ago, Shawn Michaels and Ahmed Johnson smothered Sunny in birthday cake.
The Goon is in the ring, ready for a match against “Wildman” Marc Mero.
Backstage Interview
WWF President Gorilla Monsoon says this WWF Tag Team Championship match will still take place with The Smoking Gunns defending against Shawn Michaels and Ahmed Johnson. They’re waiting for Billy Gunn to get his faculties together. If the Gunns don’t defend the titles tonight, they’ll be stripped of the titles.
“Stone Cold” Steve Austin joins the commentary team. The Goon, who is a hockey player who is so rough that he is not allowed to play, is making his Raw debut.
The Goon vs. “Wildman” Marc Mero w/ Sable
Referee: Tim White
The bell rings, and The Goon attacks Mero from behind. Goon hits the ropes and knees him in the lower back. Goon sends Mero to the corner, but Mero elbows him down. Mero goes to the apron and attempts a slingshot splash, but Goon gets his knees up. Goon punches him in the midsection and sends him into the ropes. There is some miscommunication here. Goon sends him back into the ropes for a back elbow. Goon punches Mero, but Mero catches him with an inside cradle for a two-count. Mero jumps over Goon and goes for a dropkick, but Goon catches him. Mero twists him down. On commentary, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin runs Bret Hart down a bit, saying he’d like to face him, but Hart has gone missing. Mero sends Goon to the corner, but Goon boots him back and connects with a clothesline.
Phone Call: Jake “The Snake” Roberts joins broadcast via phone. Vince McMahon says Roberts has an intercostal strain. Jerry “The King” Lawler says Roberts has “barthritis” because he’s stiffing a different joint every night. Lawler presents a bottle of Jim Beam and says it’s Roberts’ tag team partner. Roberts says he’ll be gone for two to three weeks. He’ll pray about it.
In the ring, Goon sends Mero into the ropes and avalanches him. Mero fights back and sends Goon into the ropes, but he lowers his head and eats a kick. Goon sends Mero back into the ropes, but Mero ducks a clothesline and dropkicks him down. Goon reverses a whip into the corner and goes for a back suplex, but Mero flips through. Mero catches him with a Japanese Leg Clutch pin for a near fall. Mero powers Goon into the corner. The referee tries to separate them, so Goon peppers him with some strikes. Mero kicks back at Goon. They start brawling. Mero reverses a whip and hits a snap powerslam for a near fall.
“Stone Cold” Steve Austin is saying he’s going to make an example of the Undertaker next week on Raw, “And that’s the bottom line because Stone Cold said so!” People have to do whatever it takes to watch him. Goon applies a rear chin lock, but Mero fights out and catches him with a head-scissor takeover. Mero then hits him with a back body drop. Mero hits Goon with a knee lift. Mr. Bob Backlund heads down to the ring, but he’s not acknowledged on commentary. Goon sends Mero out of the ring. The ringside mats are still covered in icing from the birthday cake. Mero gets in the ring and crushes Goon with a somersault senton.
Goon slips on the icing as he gets back into the ring. Mero hits a slingshot leg drop for the win. Austin is disgusted.
Winner by Pinfall: “Wildman” Marc Mero
Mike’s Thoughts: This was a pretty pitiful match. Marc Mero and The Goon were not on the same page, leading to a horrific match. It boggles my mind that this is a live show going against WCW, the only chance this company will have to be live head-to-head against Nitro for the next month, and WWF’s big ideas to draw ratings over Hulk Hogan and the nWo is Sunny getting a birthday cake smashed in her face and an absolutely brutal match with Marc Mero taking on The Goon. It truly defies logic. Like T.L. Hopper, the wrestling plumber we were “lucky” to meet last week, The Goon was one of those guys hired to be jobbers with gimmicks. Poor Marc Mero is already saddled with a bad gimmick and terrible facial hair while his wife, Sable, gets a lot of attention. Last week on Raw, he had a long match against the plumber. On the pay-per-view, he loses clean to Steve Austin. Now, he’s on the live show having a clunky match against a wrestling hockey player.
Backstage Interview
WWF Champion Shawn Michaels and WWF Intercontinental Champion Ahmed Johnson are in the locker room. Vince McMahon wishes Michaels a happy birthday. Michaels thanks McMahon, but he says he really has to thank Sunny. She can’t get any action. The only action she gets is from the Heartbreak Kid. Michaels thanks her for the “cakes.” Johnson chuckles. McMahon mentions that Johnson broke his nose. Michaels says they’re going to take the Tag Titles tonight. The Smoking Gunns can get action whereas their girl can’t. They’ll get all the action they can handle tonight.
Mike’s Thoughts: Wow, Shawn Michaels was absolutely diabolical here. As I detailed in a recent retro recap, Sunny was not well-liked backstage by this point. On top of being difficult to work with, she was engaged to Chris Candido, Skip of The Bodydonnas, who had been her high school sweetheart. It was well known that she was having an affair with WWF Champion Shawn Michaels, creating a humiliating situation for Candido.
That makes this promo feel especially uncomfortable. Michaels joking that Sunny could only “get action” from the Heartbreak Kid was a double entendre that cut way too close to real life. Even Ahmed Johnson wound up smirking at how blatant this was. This wasn’t just a heelish or cocky babyface line. It was backstage drama making its way onto television (something Michaels would famously do several times in the years ahead), and once again, poor Chris Candido was the one left looking like the punchline to those in the know.
Video: Stridex presents the SummerSlam sweepstakes. Ten winners will receive tickets to a domestic pay-per-view event, including hotel and airfare. Fifty winners will receive a viewing of a pay-per-view or some merchandise.
-Commercial Break-
Mr. Bob Backlund is in the crowd, still campaigning for the Presidency of the United States of America.
Video: Earlier today, WWF President G
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July 22, 1996
Seattle, Washington (Key Arena)
Commentary: Vince McMahon and Jerry “The King” Lawler
Results by: Mike Tedesco of Wrestleview.com
“The World Wrestling Federation: for over fifty years, the revolutionary force in sports entertainment.” The WWF video leads us into the show.
Video: We see shots of the sights of Seattle, Washington. We’re live at the Key Arena in Seattle, Washington. Footage shows fans entering the arena.
WWF Tag Team Champions The Smoking Gunns head to the ring with Sunny leading the way. Sunny is wheeling a birthday cake down to the ring. Vince McMahon notes that it’s The Fabulous Moolah’s birthday, as well as WWF Champion Shawn Michaels.
Video: The Raw video plays.
WWF Intercontinental Champion Ahmed Johnson heads to the ring with a big bandage on his nose. His nose was broken last night at WWF In Your House: International Incident.
WWF Champion Shawn Michaels heads to the ring with José Lothario. Michaels approaches the birthday cake. The Smoking Gunns quickly attack Michaels and Johnson. Billy Gunn gets Michaels in the ring and goes for a press slam, but Michaels gets out and hits him with Sweet Chin Music! Billy is out.
Michaels goes to the cake and smears some icing on her face. A furious Sunny takes the large cake and goes to hit Michaels with it, but he turns and catches her. Johnson then comes up from behind and shoves the cake into Sunny’s face! Sunny is covered in cake and icing. Michaels comes over and licks some off. Sunny runs away, but Michaels catches her again before posing in the ring with Johnson.
Mike’s Thoughts: Decent start to the show and a good way to try to get people to watch to the end by moving the title match to the main event. Harmless fun with Sunny getting cake in her face.
-Commercial Break-
Replay: Moments ago, Shawn Michaels and Ahmed Johnson smothered Sunny in birthday cake.
The Goon is in the ring, ready for a match against “Wildman” Marc Mero.
Backstage Interview
WWF President Gorilla Monsoon says this WWF Tag Team Championship match will still take place with The Smoking Gunns defending against Shawn Michaels and Ahmed Johnson. They’re waiting for Billy Gunn to get his faculties together. If the Gunns don’t defend the titles tonight, they’ll be stripped of the titles.
“Stone Cold” Steve Austin joins the commentary team. The Goon, who is a hockey player who is so rough that he is not allowed to play, is making his Raw debut.
The Goon vs. “Wildman” Marc Mero w/ Sable
Referee: Tim White
The bell rings, and The Goon attacks Mero from behind. Goon hits the ropes and knees him in the lower back. Goon sends Mero to the corner, but Mero elbows him down. Mero goes to the apron and attempts a slingshot splash, but Goon gets his knees up. Goon punches him in the midsection and sends him into the ropes. There is some miscommunication here. Goon sends him back into the ropes for a back elbow. Goon punches Mero, but Mero catches him with an inside cradle for a two-count. Mero jumps over Goon and goes for a dropkick, but Goon catches him. Mero twists him down. On commentary, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin runs Bret Hart down a bit, saying he’d like to face him, but Hart has gone missing. Mero sends Goon to the corner, but Goon boots him back and connects with a clothesline.
Phone Call: Jake “The Snake” Roberts joins broadcast via phone. Vince McMahon says Roberts has an intercostal strain. Jerry “The King” Lawler says Roberts has “barthritis” because he’s stiffing a different joint every night. Lawler presents a bottle of Jim Beam and says it’s Roberts’ tag team partner. Roberts says he’ll be gone for two to three weeks. He’ll pray about it.
In the ring, Goon sends Mero into the ropes and avalanches him. Mero fights back and sends Goon into the ropes, but he lowers his head and eats a kick. Goon sends Mero back into the ropes, but Mero ducks a clothesline and dropkicks him down. Goon reverses a whip into the corner and goes for a back suplex, but Mero flips through. Mero catches him with a Japanese Leg Clutch pin for a near fall. Mero powers Goon into the corner. The referee tries to separate them, so Goon peppers him with some strikes. Mero kicks back at Goon. They start brawling. Mero reverses a whip and hits a snap powerslam for a near fall.
“Stone Cold” Steve Austin is saying he’s going to make an example of the Undertaker next week on Raw, “And that’s the bottom line because Stone Cold said so!” People have to do whatever it takes to watch him. Goon applies a rear chin lock, but Mero fights out and catches him with a head-scissor takeover. Mero then hits him with a back body drop. Mero hits Goon with a knee lift. Mr. Bob Backlund heads down to the ring, but he’s not acknowledged on commentary. Goon sends Mero out of the ring. The ringside mats are still covered in icing from the birthday cake. Mero gets in the ring and crushes Goon with a somersault senton.
Goon slips on the icing as he gets back into the ring. Mero hits a slingshot leg drop for the win. Austin is disgusted.
Winner by Pinfall: “Wildman” Marc Mero
Mike’s Thoughts: This was a pretty pitiful match. Marc Mero and The Goon were not on the same page, leading to a horrific match. It boggles my mind that this is a live show going against WCW, the only chance this company will have to be live head-to-head against Nitro for the next month, and WWF’s big ideas to draw ratings over Hulk Hogan and the nWo is Sunny getting a birthday cake smashed in her face and an absolutely brutal match with Marc Mero taking on The Goon. It truly defies logic. Like T.L. Hopper, the wrestling plumber we were “lucky” to meet last week, The Goon was one of those guys hired to be jobbers with gimmicks. Poor Marc Mero is already saddled with a bad gimmick and terrible facial hair while his wife, Sable, gets a lot of attention. Last week on Raw, he had a long match against the plumber. On the pay-per-view, he loses clean to Steve Austin. Now, he’s on the live show having a clunky match against a wrestling hockey player.
Backstage Interview
WWF Champion Shawn Michaels and WWF Intercontinental Champion Ahmed Johnson are in the locker room. Vince McMahon wishes Michaels a happy birthday. Michaels thanks McMahon, but he says he really has to thank Sunny. She can’t get any action. The only action she gets is from the Heartbreak Kid. Michaels thanks her for the “cakes.” Johnson chuckles. McMahon mentions that Johnson broke his nose. Michaels says they’re going to take the Tag Titles tonight. The Smoking Gunns can get action whereas their girl can’t. They’ll get all the action they can handle tonight.
Mike’s Thoughts: Wow, Shawn Michaels was absolutely diabolical here. As I detailed in a recent retro recap, Sunny was not well-liked backstage by this point. On top of being difficult to work with, she was engaged to Chris Candido, Skip of The Bodydonnas, who had been her high school sweetheart. It was well known that she was having an affair with WWF Champion Shawn Michaels, creating a humiliating situation for Candido.
That makes this promo feel especially uncomfortable. Michaels joking that Sunny could only “get action” from the Heartbreak Kid was a double entendre that cut way too close to real life. Even Ahmed Johnson wound up smirking at how blatant this was. This wasn’t just a heelish or cocky babyface line. It was backstage drama making its way onto television (something Michaels would famously do several times in the years ahead), and once again, poor Chris Candido was the one left looking like the punchline to those in the know.
Video: Stridex presents the SummerSlam sweepstakes. Ten winners will receive tickets to a domestic pay-per-view event, including hotel and airfare. Fifty winners will receive a viewing of a pay-per-view or some merchandise.
-Commercial Break-
Mr. Bob Backlund is in the crowd, still campaigning for the Presidency of the United States of America.
Video: Earlier today, WWF President G
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