WWF – 1998 Results
WWF @ Corpus Christi, TX – January 3, 1998 (3,871; sell out)
Skull & 8-Ball defeated Savio Vega & Miguel Perez Jr.
Flash Funk defeated the Sultan via count-out
Max Mini & Nova defeated El Torito & Battallion
Kane pinned Chainz
WWF Tag Team Champions the the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated the New Blackjacks
Cactus Jack defeated TAFKA Goldust via disqualification
Owen Hart & Ken Shamrock defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock & Farooq
WWF @ San Antonio, TX – Freeman Coliseum – January 4, 1998 (matinee) (9,476; sell out)
Skull & 8-Ball defeated Savio Vega & Miguel Perez Jr.
Farooq defeated Chainz
Max Mini & Nova defeated El Torito & Battallion
Kane pinned Vader
Steve Austin & the Undertaker defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock & D-Lo Brown
Ken Shamrock defeated the Sultan
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated the New Blackjacks
Dude Love defeated TAFKA Goldust via disqualification
WWF World Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Owen Hart
WWF @ Austin, TX – Frank Erwin Center – January 4, 1998 (6,619)
Skull & 8-Ball defeated Savio Vega & Miguel Perez Jr.
Flash Funk defeated the Sultan
Max Mini & Nova defeated El Torito & Battalion
Kane defeated Chainz
Dude Love defeated D-Lo Brown
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg defeated the New Blackjacks
Vader defeated TAKFA Goldust via count-out
Owen Hart & Ken Shamrock defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock & Farooq
WWF @ Albuquerque, NM – Tingley Coliseum – January 5, 1998
Vader vs. Kane
Ken Shamrock vs. WWF IC Champion the Rock
The Legion of Doom vs. WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn
Steve Austin & the Undertaker vs. WWF World Champion Shawn Michaels & Triple H
WWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – January 9, 1998 (4,087; sell out)
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku pinned Brian Christopher at 5:47 with a sunset flip out of a suplex attempt
Dude Love pinned D-Lo Brown in a falls count anywhere match at 9:35 after the Sweet Shin Music and DDT
Henry & Phinneas Godwinn defeated the Headbangers at 3:00 in a Country Whipping match when Henry pinned Thrasher by coming off the top and hitting him in the throat with the whip
Owen Hart pinned Kama (w/ D-Lo Brown) (sub. for Jeff Jarrett who was a sub. for Triple H) at 6:15 with a roll up after Kama collided with D-Lo on the apron
Kane pinned Chainz at 2:45 with the tombstone
Vader pinned TAFKA Goldust at 3:15 with a splash after Goldust collided with Luna on the apron
Ken Shamrock defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock via count-out at 6:45 when the champion left ringside
The Legion of Doom defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg via disqualification at 3:58 when the Road Dogg hit Road Warrior Animal in the back with one of the title belts as Gunn was set up for the Doomsday Device
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – January 10, 1998 (19,259; 15,712 paid; sell out)
$3 tickets were made available through co-sponsors
Included a segment in which an MTV camera crew taped Steve Austin cutting an in-ring promo regarding the Super Bowl half-time special ‘Celebrity Deathmatch’ which would be used to hype the program; originally scheduled for the show was Austin & the Undertaker vs. WWF World Champion Shawn Michaels & WWF European Champion Triple H in a steel cage match, WWF IC Champion the Rock vs. Ken Shamrock, Dude Love vs. Jeff Jarrett, and the Legion of Doom vs. WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn; featured an in-ring promo by Jim Cornette promoting the NWA
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku pinned Brian Christopher at the 6-minute mark with a roll up
Henry & Phinneas Godwinn defeated the Headbangers in a Country Whipping match at the 3-minute mark when Henry pinned Thrasher after hitting him with the whip as Thrasher came off the top
Tom Brandi defeated Marc Mero via disqualification after Mero hit a low blow after Brandi attempted several near falls
Ken Shamrock pinned Farooq (w/ Kama) with a powerslam after throwing Farooq into Kama, who was on the ring apron; after the bout, Farooq argued with Kama and D-Lo Brown
The Undertaker & the Legion of Doom defeated WWF World Champion Shawn Michaels, WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg in a steel cage match at around the 11-minute mark when Taker pinned Michaels with the tombstone after Owen Hart interfered and repeatedly hit the champion as he attempted to climb out of the cage (Michaels’ last MSG match for more than 4 years)
Vader pinned TAFKA Goldust with a splash after Luna was knocked off the ring apron
Kane pinned Chainz in less than 2 minutes
Steve Austin & Cactus Jack (sub. for Dude Love) defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock & D-Lo Brown in a falls count anywhere match when Austin pinned the Rock with the Stunner after hitting him with a trash can and broom; prior to the match, Howard Finkel said Dude Love would not be competing and then introduced his replacement; after the bout, Austin fought off other Nation members with the Stunner
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – January 11, 1998 (matinee) (7,277)
The originally scheduled lineup included the Undertaker & Steve Austin vs. Farooq & WWF IC Champion the Rock, WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn vs. the Legion of Doom, and Owen Hart & Ken Shamrock vs. WWF World Champion Shawn Michaels & WWF European Champion Triple H
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku defeated Brian Christopher
Ken Shamrock defeated Farooq
Tom Brandi pinned Marc Mero
WWF World Champion Shawn Michaels & WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated the Undertaker & Legion of Doom
Vader pinned TAFKA Goldust
Kane pinned Chainz
Henry & Phinneas Godwinn defeated the Headbangers in a country whipping match
Steve Austin & Cactus Jack (sub. for Dude Love) defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock & D-Lo Brown
WWF @ State College, PA – Bryce Jordan Center – January 12, 1998 (8,628)
Black Bart (Bart Gunn) pinned the Brooklyn Brawler with a bulldog
Shotgun – 1/17/98 – hosted by Jim Ross & Jim Cornette:
Owen Hart defeated Brian Christopher (w/ Jerry Lawler) via submission at around the 7:30 mark with the Sharpshooter; Lawler was sent backstage during the bout after referee Earl Hebner caught Lawler attacking Owen on the floor
Farooq (w/ Kama & D-Lo Brown) pinned Mark Schraeder at 1:58 with the Dominator
Jose Estrada Jr. & Jesus Castillo (w/ Savio Vega & Miguel Perez Jr.) fought Recon & Sniper (w/ the Jackyl) to a double disqualification at around the 4-minute mark after Kurrgan came to ringside and attacked Vega & Perez after they had interfered in the match moments earlier, with everyone then brawling in the ring as Jackyl watched from ringside with Kurrgan clearing the Boricuas out of the ring
Steve Blackman defeated Al Phillips via submission at 2:55 with a guillotine
Tom Brandi pinned Jimmy Cicero at 3:56 with a full nelson slam
Raw is War:
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg defeated Henry & Phinneas Godwinn, Recon & Sniper, and the Headbangers at 4:10 when Gunn pinned Phinneas after hitting him with a foreign object
Kurrgan (w/ the Jackyl) defeated Jimmy Cicero & Lance Diamond in a handicap elimination match at 2:28 by placing one man on top of the other and pinning them with his boot
Vader defeated Marc Mero (w/ TAFKA Goldust dressed as Sable) via disqualification at 2:57 after TAFKA Goldust interfered and hit Vader over the head with a coconut
Ken Shamrock & Mark Henry fought WWF IC Champion the Rock & D-Lo Brown to a no contest at 3:46 after Henry turned on Shamrock to join the Nation
Skull & 8-Ball defeated NWA Tag Team Champions the Rock ‘n’ Roll Express (w/ Jim Cornette) via disqualification in a non-title match at 2:29 after Jim Cornette interfered with the tennis racquet; Chainz made the save after the match
Mankind fought TAFKA Goldust (w/ Luna) (dressed as Dude Love and a Dudette) to a no contest after 14 seconds when Steve Austin interfered and hit Stunners on both men
Savio Vega & Jesus Castillo defeated WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku & Scott Taylor at 4:33 when Jesus pinned Taylor; Owen Hart made the save after the match
Dark match after the show: The Undertaker (w/ the DOA) defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock (sub. for WWF European Champion Triple H) (w/ Kama, Mark Henry, & D-Lo Brown) in a non-title casket match after the Nation and DOA began brawling around the ring
WWF @ Anaheim, CA – Arrowhead Pond – January 16, 1998 (12,783)
The Undertaker & Steve Austin vs. Farooq & WWF IC Champion the Rock, the Legion of Doom vs. WWF Tag Team Chammpions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg, and Owen Hart & Ken Shamrock vs. WWF World Champion Shawn Michaels & WWF European Champion Triple H were originally advertised for the show
8-Ball & Skull defeated Savio Vega & Miguel Perez Jr.
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku defeated David Heath
Tom Brandi defeated Marc Mero via disqualification
Ken Shamrock pinned Farooq after interference from the Nation backfired
Kane pinned Chainz
The Undertaker & the Legion of Doom defeated WWF World Champion Shawn Michaels, WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg when Road Warrior Animal pinned Gunn
Max Mini & Nova defeated El Torito & Battalion
Vader defeated TAFKA Goldust
Owen Hart defeated NWA North American Champion Jeff Jarrett via disqualification when Jim Cornette interfered; after the bout, Hart put Cornette in the hold as well
Steve Austin & Cactus Jack defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock & D-Lo Brown in a falls count anywhere match when Austin pinned D-Lo with the Stunner
WWF @ Las Vegas, NV – Thomas & Mack Center – January 17, 1998 (matinee) (3,822)
8-Ball & Skull defeated Savio Vega & Miguel Perez Jr. at 6:33
Tom Brandi defeated Marc Mero via disqualification at 5:40 after Mero hit a low blow; after the bout, Mero hit the TKO
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku pinned Brian Christopher at 5:01 by reversing a powerbomb attempt into a sunset flip
Kane pinned Chainz with the tombstone at 2:27
Ken Shamrock & Owen Hart defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock & Farooq (w/ Kama & D-Lo) at 9:13 when Owen pinned Rock with a reverse crossbody off the top after Farooq accidentally hit a clothesline on his partner
Max Mini, Nova, & Mosaic defeated Tarantula, El Torito, & Piratita Morgan at 4:10 when Max pinned Tarantula with a crucifix
Vader pinned TAFKA Goldust at 3:11 with a splash after Luna’s interference backfired
Dude Love defeated NWA North American Champion Jeff Jarrett via count-out in a non-title match at 6:59 when Jarrett left ringside after sustaining the Sweet Shin Music
The Legion of Doom defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn via disqualification at 4:45 when Road Dogg kicked Road Warrior Animal in the back as the challengers attempted the Doomsday Device, with the LOD later clearing the ring after the bell rang by using the title belts; unsure of why the match was stopped on a DQ
Pay-per-view bouts – included Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary; featured Mike Tyson in attendance:
Vader pinned TAFKA Goldust (w/ Luna) following a Vader Bomb at 7:51
Max Mini, Nova, & Mosaic defeated El Torito, Tarantula, & Battallion at 7:48 when Max Mini pinned El Torito with a crucifix, thanks to help from special referee Sunny
WWF IC Champion the Rock defeated Ken Shamrock via reverse decision at 10:52; Shamrock had scored the pinfall with a belly to belly suplex but after the decision the referee found a foreign object in the challenger’s trucks, which Rocky had hidden there after using it on Shamrock; thinking Shamrock had used the weapon to score the pin, the referee changed the decision; Shamrock beat down a number of referees following the bout
The Legion of Doom defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg via disqualification at 7:54 when the Road Dogg broke a pin attempt with a steel chair, after handcuffing Road Warrior Hawk to the ring post; Hawk broke free of the handcuffs after the match to come to Animal’s aid
Steve Austin won the 30-man Royal Rumble match by last eliminating the Rock at 55:25; due to pre-match stipulations, Austin earned a WWF World Title shot at WrestleMania XIV
Order of entry: Cactus Jack (00:00), Terry Funk (00:00), Tom Brandi (1:55), WWF IC Champion the Rock (3:53), Headbanger Mosh (5:32), Phinneas Godwinn (7:25), 8-Ball (9:00), Blackjack Bradshaw (10:53), Owen Hart (29:13); upon Owen’s appearance, he was attacked from behind in the aisle by Jeff Jarrett and Jim Cornette, sustaining several shots with Cornette’s tennis racquet before officials escorted the two men backstage; it was not until after Jarrett’s entry that Hart returned to the ring; Steve Blackman (14:20), D-Lo Brown (16:13), Kurrgan (18:09), Marc Mero (w/ Sable) (19:56), Ken Shamrock (21:29), Headbanger Thrasher (23:21), Mankind (25:10), TAFKA Goldust (w/ Luna) (26:49), NWA North American Champion Jeff Jarrett (w/ Jim Cornette) (29:03), the Honkytonk Man (sub. for an injured WWF European Champion Triple H) (w/ Triple H & Chyna) (30:35), Ahmed Johnson (32:45), Mark Henry (34:16), (no one appeared), Kama (37:40), Steve Austin, as the remaining participants looked toward the entrance and waited for Austin, he came through the crowd and attacked them from behind (39:30), Henry Godwinn (41:08), Savio Vega and the rest of Los Boricuas (42:53), the other members of Los Boricuas were quickly eliminated by Austin, Farooq (44:51), Dude Love (46:36), Chainz (48:18), & Vader (50:15)
Order of elimination: Brandi by Cactus & Funk (2:06), Cactus eliminted himself when Funk avoided a charge (9:22), Mosh by Kurrgan as Mosh was on the second turnbuckle punching Kurrgan in the face (18:43), Blackman by Kurrgan after Mero began boxing Blackman (20:18), Kurrgan by Shamrock, Phinneas, Bradshaw, the Rock, Funk, & 8-Ball (21:48), Funk by Mankind (25:22), Mankind by TAFKA Goldust (27:50), Jarrett by Owen as Jarrett was strutting after thinking he had eliminated Owen (30:08), Shamrock by the Rock after a low blow (30:45), Owen was eliminated after Chyna attempted to hit him with one of Triple H’s crutches but he grabbed it, distracting him long enough for Triple H to get on the ring apron and hit him over the back with the other crutch (31:14), after the elimination, Triple H gave Owen several more shots with the crutch before doing the crotch chop and being sent backstage by officials, with Owen chasing after moments later, Ahmed by D-Lo & Henry (36:04), Phinneas by Henry after ducking a punch (36:13), after the elimination, Ahmed and Phinneas fought their way backstage, Mero by Austin (39:34), 8-Ball by Austin (39:46), Bradshaw by Dude as Bradshaw attempted to eliminate Godwinn (46:41), D-Lo by Farooq via a backdrop after Thrasher reversed an Irish whip by D-Lo (48:35), Honkytonk by Vader (50:31), Thrasher by Austin via a backdrop (51:00), Kama by Austin after ducking a punch (51:09), Savio by Austin after a kick to the mid-section (52:23), Vader by TAFKA Goldust via a clothesline (52:30), Henry eliminated himself when Dude ducked a clothesline (52:40), TAFKA Goldust by Chainz (52:52), Chainz by Austin via a backdrop (53:13), Henry by Farooq via a punch as Henry was on the ring apron attempting to get back into the ring (53:24), Dude by Farooq via a clothesline after Dude sustained a low blow from Austin (54:30), Farooq by the Rock as Farooq was attempting to eliminate Austin (54:54), the Rock by Austin after hitting the Stunner
WWF World Champion Shawn Michaels (w/ WWF European Champion Triple H & Chyna) defeated the Undertaker in a casket match at 20:35; late in the bout, the challenger hit a jumping tombstone to put Michaels in the casket but the referee was immediately knocked out by Triple H, allowing the New Age Outlaws and Los Boricuas to come out, only for Kane to make an appearance and clear the ring of the interfering parties; after clearing the ring, Kane attacked the Undertaker and chokeslammed him into the casket, which was immeidately closed by Michaels; moments thereafter, Paul Bearer came ringside and the now locked casket was brought to the entranceway where Kane smashed at it with an axe and eventually set it ablaze to end the broadcast (DeGeneration X, Shawn Michaels: His Journey)
WWF @ Fresno, CA – Selland Arena – January 19, 1998 (7,329)
Mike Tierney defeated Christopher Daniels
Raw is War – featured Steve Austin interrupting Mike Tyson’s in-ring appearance, eventually leading to a confrontation between the two men before they were pulled apart; during the brawl, Vince McMahon began yelling at Austin, “You ruined it!”:
Chainz, Skull, & 8-Ball fought Farooq, Kama, & D-Lo to a double disqualification at 4:41 when all six men began brawling in the ring
Marc Mero (w/ Sable) pinned Tom Brandi with a low blow and the TKO at 3:30
The Quebecers defeated Cactus Jack & Terry Funk via disqualification at 3:16 after Cactus applied the Mandible Claw on the referee
NWA North American Champion Jeff Jarrett (w/ Jim Cornette & the Rock ‘n’ Roll Express) pinned Bradshaw (w/ Barry Windham) at 3:41 after Windham accidentally clotheslined his partner; after the match, Windham officially turned on Bradshaw
Owen Hart, WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku, & the Headbangers defeated Los Boricuas at 3:01 after Hart applied the Sharpshooter on Jose Estrada
WWF IC Champion the Rock pinned Ahmed Johnson at 2:43 after Mark Henry hit Ahmed with a chair
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg defeated Henry & Phinneas Godwinn at 4:53 after Gunn hit Phinneas with a brick-loaded stuffed pig
Shotgun – 1/24/98 – hosted by Jim Ross & Jim Cornette; included an in memory of Bobo Brazil graphic to begin the broadcast:
The Legion of Doom defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson (w/ Jeff Jarrett & Barry Windham) via disqualification at 3:29 when Windham interfered when Animal had Morton pinned following the Doomsday Device
Mark Henry (w/ WWF IC Champion the Rock) pinned the Black Phantom at 1:18 with a powerslam and elbow drop
Steve Blackman defeated Bob Bradley via submission at 2:51 with a guillotine
Max Mini pinned El Torito at 5:46 with a roll up
El Pantera pinned Chilango at 4:45 with a roll up; after the bout, Brian Christopher attacked Pantera
Dark match after the show: The Legion of Doom & Ahmed Johnson defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock, Farooq, & Mark Henry when Road Warrior Hawk pinned Farooq following the Doomsday Device
– 1/20/98: WWF Hall of Famer and former US Champion Bobo Brazil passed away at the age of 73.
WWF @ Davis, CA – Recreation Hall – January 20, 1998 (5,926; sell out)
Vic Grimes pinned Erin O’Grady (Crash Holly) at 7:02 after throwing O’Grady into the air and hitting a neckbreaker; both wrestlers were signed to developmental contracts as a result of their performances in the match
The Irish Assassin defeated Christopher Daniels
Raw is War – 1/26/98 – featured footage from the previous week’s confrontation between Steve Austin and Mike Tyson; included a backstage segment in which Jim Ross asked Cactus Jack & Terry Funk about their match earlier in the show, with WWF World Champion Shawn Michaels & Triple H then interrupting; moments later, Michaels, Triple H, WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg attacked Cactus & Funk; featured an interview with Don King from Ft. Lauderdale, FL in which he said he would work with Vince McMahon to come up with a solution for how Tyson can be involved with Austin at WrestleMania XIV, since the Nevada State Commission banned Tyson from fighting:
Ken Shamrock defeated Mark Henry via disqualification when the Nation of Domination and DOA brawled in the ring
Jeff Jarrett & Barry Windham (w/ Jim Cornette, Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) defeated the Legion of Doom when Windham pinned Road Warrior Animal
Vader pinned TAFKA Goldust (w/ Luna); after the bout, Kane came to the ring with Vader dropping him with a piledriver; moments later, Kane sat up and dropped Vader with the tombstone
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Cactus Jack & Terry Funk via disqualification
El Pantera pinned Brian Christopher; after the bout, Jerry Lawler attacked Pantera
The Quebecers defeated the Headbangers when Jacques Rougeau pinned Mosh
Owen Hart defeated TAFKA Goludust (w/ Luna) (sub. for WWF European Champion Hunter Hearst Helmsley) via submission with the Sharpshooter at around the 7-minute mark after avoiding the Pedigree; Goldust came to the ring dressed as the champion while Luna was dressed as Chyna; after the bout, WWF World Champion Shawn Michaels, Triple H, & Chyna appeared on the Titantron, proud of getting out of the title defense, until Sgt. Slaughter came out and ruled that Hart’s victory over Triple H’s stand-in would constitute the title changing hands; upon the announcement, Triple H began throwing chairs backstage and said he would get payback on Hart (Owen: Hart of Gold)
Shotgun – 1/31/98 – hosted by Jim Ross & Jim Cornette:
Chainz defeated NWA North American Champion Jeff Jarrett (w/ Jim Cornette, Barry Windham, Ricky Morton, & Robert Gibson) via disqualification at 3:27 after the Rock ‘n’ Roll Express interfered; Windham did guest commentary for the match, replacing Cornette; after the bout, Chainz was attacked 5-on-1 after he bodyslammed Cornette until Skull & 8-Ball made the save as Jarrett had the figure-4 applied
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku pinned Jesus Castillo (w/ Savio Vega, Miguel Perez, & Jose Estrada Jr.) at around the 6-minute mark with a hurricanrana; Sunny was the guest ring announcer for the bout; early in the bout, the other members of Los Boricuas were sent back to the locker room after being caught interfering; they later returned and watched the match from the top of the entrance ramp and chased Taka into the crowd when he won the match
Kurrgan defeated Michael Modest via submission at 2:22 with the claw; after the bout, Kurrgan dragged Modest back to the locker room with the claw hold still applied
Bradshaw pinned Donovan Morgan at 1:57 with the lariat; during the bout, Barry Windham briefly watched the match from the top of the entrance ramp
Nova & Mosaic defeated Tarantula & Batallion at 3:36 when Nova pinned Batallion with a roll up
Scott Taylor pinned the Black Phantom with a DDT
Dark Match after the show: Ken Shamrock & the Legion of Doom defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock, WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn
Brentwood, NY – Ross Center Gymnasium – January 23, 1998
Gary Reno vs. Tony DeVito
Pittsburgh Steel Team vs. Jimmy Shoulders & Kid USA
Tom Brandi vs. Devon Storm
Chainz vs. Primo Canera III
WWF IC Champion the Rock vs. Savio Vega
WWF @ Bethlehem, PA – Stabler Arena – January 24, 1998 (5,214)
The Headbangers defeated Savio Vega & Miguel Perez Jr.
Marc Mero defeated Tom Brandi
The Legion of Doom defeated Henry & Phinneas Godwinn
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Chainz & Skull
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku defeated Brian Christopher
Max Mini, Nova, & Mosaic defeated El Torito, Battalion, & Tarantula
Kane defeated Chainz (sub. for 8-Ball who was suffering from the flu)
Cactus Jack defeated TAKFA Goldust
Ken Shamrock & WWF European Champion Owen Hart defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock & Farooq
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – CoreStates Center – January 25, 1998 (matinee) (12,088 paid)
Originally scheduled for the show was Steve Austin & Cactus Jack vs. WWF IC Champion the Rock & Farooq, WWF European Champion Owen Hart & Ken Shamrock vs. WWF World Champion Shawn Michaels & Triple H, the Legion of Doom vs. WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn, & Kane vs. Vader
The Headbangers defeated Los Boriquas
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku pinned Brian Christopher
NWA North American Champion Jeff Jarrett defeated Skull
The Legion of Doom defeated Henry & Phinneas Godwinn in a country whipping match
Chainz defeated TAFKA Goldust
Tarantula, El Torito, & Battalion defeated Max Mini, Nova, & Mosaic
Ken Shamrock & WWF European Champion Owen Hart defeated Farooq & D-Lo Brown (suub. for WWF IC Champion the Rock)
Marc Mero pinned Tom Brandi
Kane pinned 8-Ball
Steve Austin, Terry Funk, & Cactus Jack defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock (sub. for WWF World Champion Shawn Michaels) & WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn (w/ Triple H & Chyna); after the bout, Austin dropped Chyna with the Stunner
WWF @ Hartford, CT – Civic Center – January 27, 1998 (6,044)
Refunds were offered due to WWF World Champion Shawn Michaels not appearing as advertised
Savio Vega & Miguel Perez Jr. defeated the Headbangers at 7:51
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku defeated Brian Christopher at 5:17 by reversing a powerbomb attempt into a sunset flip
NWA North American Champion Jeff Jarrett (w/ Jim Cornette) pinned Skull when Cornette hit Skull in the leg as the challenger attempted a powerslam
Henry & Phinneas Godwinn defeated the Legion of Doom at the 2-minute mark
Chainz defeated TAKFA Goldust at 2:37 with a roll up after Goldust collided with Luna Vachon
Ken Shamrock & WWF European Champion Owen Hart defeated Farooq & D-Lo Brown (sub. for WWF IC Champion the Rock) at 8:57 when D-Lo submitted to Hart’s Sharpshooter
Max Mini, Nova, & Mosaic defeated El Torito, Battalion, & Tarantula at 5:58
Marc Mero pinned Tom Brandi with the TKO
Kane pinned 8-Ball with the tombstone at 2:53
Steve Austin, Cactus Jack, & Terry Funk defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock (sub. for WWF World Champion Shawn Michaels), WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn (w/ Triple H & Chyna) at 7:58
WWF @ Huntington, WV – Civic Arena – January 30, 1998 (6,120)
Marc Mero pinned Tom Brandi
Bradshaw pinned TAFKA Goldust
WWF Tag Team Champions the New Age Outlaws defeated the Headbangers
Kane pinned Chainz
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku pinned Brian Christopher
NWA North American Champion Jeff Jarrett defeated Cactus Jack
Ken Shamrock & WWF European Champion Owen Hart defeated Farooq & WWF IC Champion the Rock
WWF @ Columbus, OH – Battelle Hall – January 31, 1998 (matinee) (6,480)
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku pinned Brian Christopher
Tom Brandi pinned Marc Mero
Henry & Phinneas Godwinn defeated the Legion of Doom in a country whipping match
NWA North American Champion Jeff Jarrett defeated Cactus Jack
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated the Headbangers
Bradshaw pinned TAFKA Goldust
Kane pinned Chainz
Ken Shamrock & WWF European Champion Owen Hart defeated Farooq & WWF IC Champion the Rock
WWF @ Cincinnati, OH – Cincinnati Gardens – January 31, 1998 (7,709)
Max Mini, Nova, & Mosaic defeated Tarantula, El Torito, & Battallion
Marc Mero defeated Tom Brandi
Kane defeated Chainz
Skull & 8-Ball defeated Savio Vega & Miguel Perez Jr.
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku defeated Brian Christopher
Henry & Phinneas Godwinn defeated the Headbangers
Ken Shamrock defeated Jeff Jarrett via disqualification
Bradshaw defeated TAFKA Goldust
The Legion of Doom defeated Farooq & D-Lo Brown
Steve Austin, Cactus Jack, & WWF European Champion Owen Hart defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock, WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn
WWF @ Cleveland, OH – Gund Arena – January 31, 1998
Marc Mero defeated Tom Brandi
Bradshaw defeated TAFKA Goldust
The Legion of Doom defeated Farooq & D-Lo Brown
Kane defeated Chainz
Ken Shamrock defeated NWA North American Champion Jeff Jarrett via disqualification
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku defeated Brian Christopher
Henry & Phinneas Godwinn defeated the Headbangers in a country whipping match
8-Ball & Skull defeated Savio Vega & Jesus Castillo
Steve Austin, Cactus Jack, & WWF European Champion Owen Hart defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock, WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn
WWF @ Louisville, KY – Louisville Gardens – February 1, 1998 (matinee) (5,772)
Skull & 8-Ball defeated Jose Estrada Jr. & Miguel Perez Jr.
Bradshaw defeated TAFKA Goldust
Max Mini, Nova, & Mosaic defeated Tarantula, El Torito, & Battallion
Ken Shamrock defeated Jeff Jarrett via disqualification
The Legion of Doom defeated Farooq & D-Lo Brown
Marc Mero defeated Tom Brandi
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku defeated Brian Christopher
Kane defeated Chainz
Steve Austin, Cactus Jack, & WWF European Champion Owen Hart defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock, WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn
WWF @ Indianapolis, IN – Market Square Arena – February 2, 1998 (12,043; sell out)
D-Lo Brown defeated Bobby Duncum Jr.
Headbanger Thrasher defeated the One Man Gang
Johnny Ace pinned Flash Funk
Shotgun – 2/7/98 – hosted by Jim Ross & Jim Cornette:
WWF IC Champion the Rock pinned Tom Brandi at 3:39 with the Rock Bottom in a non-title match; Sunny was the guest ring announcer for the bout
Savio Vega & Jesus Castillo defeated Henry & Phinneas Godwinn at around the 5:30 mark when Savio pinned Phinneas with a spin kick after Phinneas was distracted by the Quebecers attacking Henry on the floor; prior to the bout, Miguel Perez, Jr. & Jose Estrada, Jr. accompanied Vega & Castillo to ringside before going back to the locker room
Brian Christopher & Flash Flanagan defeated WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku & El Pantera at 5:55 when Christopher pinned Taka after Pantera accidentally hit a moonsault on his own partner when Christopher was able to move and powerslam Taka; after the bout Pantera attacked Taka and hit a powerbomb
Miguel Perez Jr. & Jose Estrada Jr. (w/ Savio Vega & Jesus Castillo) defeated the Quebecers at 5:42 when Perez pinned Pierre after the Godwinns came through the crowd and Henry hit Pierre with the slop bucket; prior to the bout, Savio Vega & Jesus Castillo accompanied Perez & Estrada to ringside before going back to the locker room
Raw is War – included a “State of the Union” address by WWF World Champion Shawn Michaels, Triple H, & Chyna in which they said they would start to follow the network’s rules and detailed which words they could say and which they couldn’t, with the banned words being bleeped out; featured an in-ring segment in which Michaels, Triple H, & Chyna campaigned to have Steve Austin face Mike Tyson at WrestleMania; moments later, Austin came out and confronted Michaels, telling him that it didn’t matter when but he was taking the WWF World Title:
Cactus Jack fought Terry Funk to a no contest when WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn attacked both men following a Cactus elbow from the stage onto Funk who was in a dumpster; the Outlaws locked both men inside the dumpster before pushing it off the stage; officials and medical personnel soon swarmed the ringside area
WWF European Champion Owen Hart defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Billy Gunn via disqualification when WWF World Champion Shawn Michaels, Triple H, & Chyna attacked Hart
Marc Mero (w/ Goldust) pinned Headbanger Mosh (w/ Headbanger Thrasher); prior to the bout, Mero was escorted out by Sable, with Mero then telling her that he was sick of her stealing his spotlight and ordered her to the back; Mero then brought out Goldust, dressed as Marilyn Manson, to be in his corner instead
Chainz defeated Farooq via count-out
Justin Bradshaw & Flash Funk defeated Jeff Jarrett & Barry Windham
Steve Austin defeated WWF Tag Team Champion the Road Dogg via disqualification
Dark match after the show: The Legion of Doom defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock & D-Lo Brown; the originally scheduled match was Steve Austin & the Legion of Doom vs. Triple H, WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn
WWF @ Evansville, IN – Roberts Municipal Stadium – February 3, 1998 (8,457; sell out)
The One Man Gang defeated Flash Flanagan
Shotgun – 2/14/98 – hosted by Jim Ross & Jim Cornette:
WWF European Champion Owen Hart defeated Jesus Castillo via submission at around the 5:30 mark with the Sharpshooter in a non-title match after a second referee came down to the ring when Owen applied the hold after the original referee was distracted by the other three members of Los Boricuas on the floor when they attacked Owen after coming to ringside midway through the bout
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Tom Brandi & Flash Funk at 4:57 in a non-title match when Road Dogg pinned Brandi following a double neckbreaker
Kurrgan pinned Lance Jade at 2:50 with the claw; as the bout began, the Jackyl came down from the ceiling of the arena on a platform with a podium attached and spent the entire match preaching about Kurrgan before going into the ring to slap Kurrgan to make him break the hold
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Skull & 8-Ball via disqualification at 5:09 when Skull was caught using Jim Cornette’s tennis racquet as a weapon, which Cornette had thrown into the ring for Morton to use after briefly leaving the commentary table; the Honkytonk Man was the guest ring announcer for the bout
Bradshaw pinned Mark Kyle at 2:55 with the lariat; during the bout, Jim Cornette was shown poking his head through the curtain watching the match
Raw is War – 2/9/98:
Jeff Jarrett & Barry Windham defeated the Legion of Doom via disqualification at 5:57 when Justin Bradshaw interfered, as Jarrett had Road Warrior Hawk in the figure-4, and chased after Windham; Sunny was the guest ring announcer for the match
Henry Godwinn (w/ Phinneas Godwinn) defeated Quebecer Pierre (w/ Jacques Rougeau) at 4:43 via disqualification when Pierre used his own slop bucket to hit Henry with in order to break a pinfall; after the bout, Henry paid Pierre back with a bucket shot of his own
Pantera & Brian Christopher defeated WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku & Aguila at 10:29 when Pantera pinned Taka with a diving headbutt off the top, after stuffing a pair of brass knuckles in his mask
Farooq & WWF IC Champion the Rock (w/ the Nation) defeated Ken Shamrock & Chainz (w/ Skull, 8-Ball, & Ahmed Johnson) at 4:38 when Farooq pinned Shamrock after a chair shot from the Rock as the referee was distracted by the other wrestlers brawling around ringside
Steve Blackman defeated Recon (w/ Sniper) via submission at 6:59
Headbanger Thrasher (w/ Headbanger Mosh) defeated TAFKA Goldust (dressed as Marilyn Manson) (w/ Luna Vachon, Marc Mero, & Sable) at 5:40 when Thrasher pinned Goldust after Sable, who had been sent backstage before the match, returned ringside and slapped him; after the bout, Sable also slapped Luna
Dark match after the show: Ken Shamrock defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock in a non-title match via submission with the ankle lock; the bout was to have been a six man tag pitting Steve Austin, Cactus Jack, & Shamrock against the Rock, Billy Gunn, & the Road Dogg however Terry Funk substituted for Austin; Cactus and Funk chased the the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn backstage before the match began which led to Shamrock challenging the Rock to a singles bout
WWF @ Cape Girardeau, MO – Show-Me Center – February 4, 1998 (5,281)
Marc Mero pinned Tom Brandi
Henry & Phinneas Godwinn defeated Skull & 8-Ball
The Headbangers defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn via disqualification
WWF European Champion Owen Hart defeated D-Lo Brown
Bradshaw pinned TAFKA Goldust
Savio Vega pinned Kama
Max Mini, Nova, & Mosaic defeated Tarantula, El Torito, & Battalion
Kane pinned Chainz
Farooq pinned Cactus Jack
Ken Shamrock defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock via disqualification
WWF @ Springfield, IL – Convention Center – February 5, 1998
Kama defeated Savio Vega
Marco Mero defeated Tom Brandi
Max Mini & Nova defeated El Torito & Batallion
WWF European Champion Owen Hart defeated D-Lo Brown (sub. for Triple H)
WWF IC Champion the Rock defeated Ken Shamrock via disqualification; after the bout, Cactus Jack made the save for Shamrock against the Nation of Domination
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg defeated the Headbangers
Bradshaw (sub. for Vader) defeated TAFKA Goldust via disqualification when Barry Windham interfered
Farooq defeated Cactus Jack after Mark Henry threw powder in Cactus’s face
WWF @ St. Louis, MO – Kiel Center – February 6, 1998 (20,138; 18,877 paid; sell out)
Steve Austin & Dude Love vs. Farooq & WWF IC Champion the Rock, Vader vs. TAFKA Goldust, and WWF European Champion Owen Hart & Ken Shamrock vs. WWF World Champion Shawn Michaels & HHH were originally advertised for the show
Skull & 8-Ball defeated Savio Vega & Miguel Perez Jr.
Marc Mero pinned Tom Brandi with the TKO
The Headbangers defeated Mark Henry & D-Lo Brown with the Stage Dive
Bradshaw pinned Kama with the lariat; Barry Windham tried to attack Bradshaw after the match
WWF European Champion Owen Hart defeated TAFKA Goldust with the Sharpshooter
Henry & Phinneas Godwinn defeated the Legion of Doom in a country whipping match
Max Mini, Nova, & Mosaic defeated Tarantula, El Torito, & Battalion
Ken Shamrock pinned Farooq after Kama’s interference backfired
Kane pinned Chainz with the tombstone
Steve Austin, Terry Funk, & Cactus Jack defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock, WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn after Austin hit the Stunner on Rock; after the match, Austin hit Chyna with the Stunner as well
WWF @ Colorado Springs, CO – World Arena – February 7, 1998
WWF @ Miami, FL – Arena – February 12, 1998 (5,730)
During the show, Gordon Solie was recognized and presented with an award; Ken Shamrock did not appear as scheduled due to reported transportation problems
Eddie Jackie pinned Navy Seal with a reverse DDT from the middle turnbuckle
The Headbangers defeated Kama & D-Lo Brown
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku pinned Brian Christopher with a roll up
Henry & Phinneas Godwinn defeated the Legion of Doom in a country whipping match
Marc Mero pinned Tom Brandi with the TKO; after the match, Luna Vachon ran out to attack Sable
Bradshaw defeated TAKFA Goldust; after the bout, Barry Windham ran out and attacked Bradshaw
Skull & 8-Ball defeated Savio Vega & Jesus Castillo
Kane pinned Chainz; after the bout, Skull & 8-Ball attempted to make the save but were beaten down as well
WWF European Champion Owen Hart defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock; only the European title was at stake
Steve Austin, Cactus Jack, & Terry Funk defeated Triple H, WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn in a No DQ match when Austin pinned Road Dogg with the Stunner
WWF @ West Palm Beach, FL – Auditorium – February 13, 1998 (5,821; sell out)
Mark Henry & D-Lo Brown defeated the Headbangers
Bradshaw defeated Marc Mero
Henry & Phinneas Godwinn defeated Skull & 8-Ball
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku defeated Brian Christopher
WWF European Champion Owen Hart defeated Farooq
Steve Austin pinned Triple H
Chainz defeated TAFKA Goldust
The Legion of Doom defeated Savio Vega & Miguel Perez Jr.
Kane defeated Tom Brandi
Ken Shamrock, Cactus Jack, & Terry Funk defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock, WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn
WWF @ Tampa, FL – SunDome – February 14, 1998 (6,891)
The Headbangers defeated Kama & D-Lo Brown
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku pinned Brian Christopher with a roll up
Henry & Phinneas Godwinn defeated the Legion of Doom in a country whipping match
Marc Mero pinned Tom Brandi with the TKO; after the match, Luna Vachon ran out to attack Sable
Bradshaw defeated TAKFA Goldust; after the bout, Barry Windham ran out and attacked Bradshaw
Skull & 8-Ball defeated Savio Vega & Jesus Castillo
Kane pinned Chainz; after the bout, Skull & 8-Ball attempted to make the save but were beaten down as well
WWF European Champion Owen Hart defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock; only the European title was at stake
Steve Austin, Cactus Jack, & Terry Funk defeated Triple H, WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn in a No DQ match when Austin pinned Road Dogg with the Stunner
– 2/15/98 – Louie “Rad Radford” Spicolli died from an overdose at the age of 27.
The Headbangers defeated Marc Mero & TAFKA Goldust (dressed as Marilyn Manson) (w/ Luna Vachon) at 13:53 when Thrasher pinned Mero with an inside cradle after the Headbangers switched places while Mero and Goldust attempted to seperate Luna and Sable on the floor; prior to the bout, Mero ordered Sable backstage but she returned in the later moments of the match; after the bout, the two women had to be held apart by officials as well; moments later, Sable shoved Mero to the mat
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku pinned Pantera with the Michinoku Driver at 10:13; Sunny was the guest ring announcer for the bout; Brian Christopher did guest commentary; after the bout, Michinoku took out both Christopher and Jerry Lawler from the top rope and escaped through the crowd (Wrestling’s Highest Flyers)
Henry & Phinneas Godwinn defeated the Quebecers when Phinneas pinned Pierre after a clothesline from Henry; after the bout, the Godwinns attacked the Quebecers with their slop buckets
Bradshaw defeated NWA North American Champion Jeff Jarrett (w/ Jim Cornette) via disqualification when Jarrett used Cornette’s tennis racquet as a weapon; after the bout, the Legion of Doom made the save for Bradshaw against Jarrett, Barry Windham, and the Rock ‘n’ Roll Express
Ken Shamrock, Ahmed Johnson, Skull, 8-Ball, & Chainz defeated Farooq, WWF IC Champion the Rock, D-Lo Brown, Kama, & Mark Henry in a War of Attrition match when Shamrock forced the Rock to submit to the ankle lock
Kane (w/ Paul Bearer) pinned Vader with the tombstone; after the bout, Kane brutally hit Vader in the face with a wrench
Steve Austin, WWF European Champion Owen Hart, Cactus Jack, & Terry Funk defeated Triple H (w/ Chyna), Savio Vega (sub. for WWF World Champion Shawn Michaels), & WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn in an unsanctioned match when Austin pinned Road Dogg with the Stunner; after the bout, Austin hit Chyna with the Stunner as well (DeGeneration X, The Best of In Your House)
WWF @ Dallas, TX – Reunion Arena – February 16, 1998 (13,296; sell out)
John Tenta defeated Mike Davis
Shotgun – 2/21/98 – hosted by Jim Ross & Jim Cornette:
Brian Christopher pinned Tony Williams at 4:12 with the Tennessee Jam
Kurrgan (w/ the Jackyl) pinned Ced-Man at 3:16 with the claw; after the bout, Kurrgan dragged Ced-Man backstage with the claw still applied
Pantera pinned Felino at 4:39 with a hurricanrana
Barry Windham (the Rock ‘n’ Roll Express & Jeff Jarrett) pinned Tom Brandi at 3:32 with the lariat; after the bout, Bradshaw challenged Windham to a fight, with Windham and his cohorts quickly leaving the ring when Bradshaw charged to the ring
Mark Henry & D-Lo Brown defeated Bill Irwin & Kit Carson when D-Lo pinned Carson at 4:06 with a splash off the top
Chainz, Skull, & 8-Ball defeated Jesus Castillo, Jose Estrada, Jr., & Savio Vega via disqualification at around the 7-minute mark when Miguel Perez interfered as Chainz was pinning Castillo following a DVD; after the bout, DOA cleared the ring
Raw Saturday Night – 2/21/98 – the show was pre-empted for the Westminster Dog Show; a 1-hour version of the show aired on tape delay in Canada
The Quebecers defeated the Legion of Doom via count-out
Ken Shamrock defeated Sniper via submission with the ankle lock
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated the Headbangers via disqualification after one of the champions was thrown over the top to the floor, which was against NWA rules
WWF European Champion Owen Hart defeated NWA North American Champion Jeff Jarrett (w/ Jim Cornette) via disqualification when Cornette interfered as Jarrett was caught in the Sharpshooter; only the European title was at stake
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku & Aguila defeated Brian Christopher & Piratita Morgan
Steve Blackman defeated Farooq
Cactus Jack & Terry Funk defeated TAKFA Goldust & Marc Mero
Dark match after the taping: Steve Austin & the Legion of Doom defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg, & WWF IC Champion the Rock when Austin pinned Rock with the Stunner
WWF @ Waco, TX – Heart of Texas Coliseum – February 17, 1998 (6,944; sell out)
John Tenta defeated an unknown
Raw is War – 2/23/98:
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg defeated the Legion of Doom when Road Dogg pinned Road Warrior Animal at 6:14 after Gunn used one of the title belts as a weapon; after the bout, Hawk and Animal had to be pulled apart by officials
Ken Shamrock defeated Jeff Jarrett (w/ Jim Cornette) via submission with the ankle lock at 4:22 after Cornette’s interference backfired
Kurrgan, Sniper, & Recon (w/ the Jackyl) defeated Chainz, 8-Ball, & Skull at 4:13 when Kurrgan pinned Skull with the Paralyzer head vice
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku fought Barry Windham (w/ Jim Cornette & the Rock ‘n’ Roll Express) in a non-title match when Kane interfered, the NWA contingent left ringside, and Kane hit the tombstone on Taka; Taka’s opponent was unannounced prior to the match, the only information given was that it would be a member of Cornette’s NWA team; after the bout, Bearer challenged Steve Austin to face Kane the following week on Raw
Bradshaw pinned TAFKA Goldust with the lariat at 3:12; Goldust came to the ring dressed as his father during Dusty Rhodes’ WWF stint, in full pokadot garb
Steve Blackman pinned WWF IC Champion the Rock (w/ the Nation) in a non-title match after D-Lo Brown tossed Blackman’s nunchucks to Rock, with Blackman intercepting them; after the bout, D-Lo blames the move on Farooq, with the Rock demanding an apology; Farooq gives none and leaves ringside with Kama and D-Lo
The Headbangers defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson (w/ Jim Cornette) to win the titles when Thrasher pinned Morton at 7:39 after Cornette hit Thrasher with his tennis racquet, with Thrasher falling on top of Morton for the pinfall; prior to the match, Comissioner Slaughter replaced NWA referee Tommy Young with WWF referee Earl Hebner; during the bout, Thrasher threw Robert Gibson over the top to the floor – which would have caused a disqualification under NWA rules – but Hebner didn’t stop the match
WWF European Champion Owen Hart defeated Marc Mero via disqualification at 3:58 after the challenger shoved the referee; before the bout, Mero ordered Sable backstage; late in the contest she returned ringside; after the bout, Luna Vachon ran ringside to attack Sable – with officials and Mero / Goldust holding the two women apart
Shotgun – 2/28/98 – hosted by Jim Ross & Jim Cornette:
Aguila pinned Piratta Morgan at 3:53 with a hurricanrana
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson (w/ Barry Windham) defeated Henry & Phinneas Godwinn at 5:59 when Morton pinned Phinnease after Windham interfered and hit Phinneas with Jim Cornette’s tennis racquet behind the referee’s back; after the bout, Henry chased Cornette around the commentary table and away from ringside
Tom Brandi pinned Jesus Castillo at 5:24 with a full nelson slam
Skull & 8-Ball defeated the Quebecers at around the 7-minute mark when Pierre was pinned after Chainz interfered and hit a kneedrop off the rope behind the referee’s back
Dark match after the taping: Steve Austin, Terry Funk, & Cactus Jack defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock, WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn
– 2/20/98: Louie Spicolli’s funeral was held in San Pedro, CA. Sabu and Rob Van Dam, two of the pall bearers, were the only wrestlers in attendance.
WWF @ Toronto, Ontario – Skydome – February 21, 1998 (13,227)
The original main event of the show was WWF World Champion Shawn Michaels vs. WWF European Champion Owen Hart
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku pinned Brian Christopher with a roll up after reversing a piledriver attempt; Christopher originally won the match and title after hitting the champion with a steel chain handed to him by Jerry Lawler but the bout was ordered to restart
The Headbangers defeated the Quebecers following the Stage Dive at 8:39; after the bout, local celebrity Honest Ed Mirvish danced with the Headbangers in the ring
8-Ball pinned Marc Mero with a roll up at 3:33; Mero’s original opponent was Skull but the two men switched places in the ring after Sable distracted Mero from ringside
Ken Shamrock defeated Kama Mustafa via submission with the ankle lock at 4:37
Henry & Phinneas Godwinn defeated the Legion of Doom in a Country Whipping match at 2:24 when Phinneas pinned Road Warrior Hawk after Henry tripped Hawk from the outside
WWF European Champion Owen Hart defeated TAKA Goldust via submission with the Sharpshooter at 5:13; after the bout, Hart applied the hold to Luna after she constantly interfered in the match
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Cactus Jack & Terry Funk at 9:35 when Road Dogg pinned Funk after Gunn hit Funk in the head with one of the title belts
Kane pinned Chainz with the tombstone at 2:27; after the bout, 8-Ball attempted to help double team Kane but he fought back with a double chokeslam, the hit a chokeslam on the referee
Steve Austin pinned WWF IC Champion the Rock (sub. for Triple H) in a non-title match following the Stunner at 9:29; after the bout, Austin hit the Stunner on an interfering Mark Henry and D-Lo Brown as well
WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ – Continental Airlines Arena – February 22, 1998 (12,483)
Steve Austin & Dude Love vs. Farooq & WWF IC Champion the Rock, the Legion of Doom vs. WWF Tag Team Chammpions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg, and WWF European Champion Owen Hart & Ken Shamrock vs. WWF World Champion Shawn Michaels & Triple H were originally advertised for the show
Skull & 8-Ball defated Mark Henry & Kama via disqualification when Kama used a chair to break the cover on Henry
Jerry Lawler & Brian Christopher defeated Tom Brandi & WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku when Christopher pinned Brandi after Lawler used a foreign object
The Headbangers defeated the Quebecers when Mosh pinned Pierre
Ken Shamrock & WWF European Champion Owen Hart defeated D-Lo Brown & Farooq when Shamrock forced a submission from D-Lo with the ankle lock
Steve Blackman & Chainz defeated Marc Mero & Goldust when Blackman pinned Mero once Mero was distracted by Sable on the outside
Henry & Phinneas Godwinn defeated the Legion of Doom in a country whipping match when Phinneas pinned Road Warrior Hawk after a chair shot from Henry; after the bout and after all the other participants had left ringside, Kane entered the ring and laid out Hawk with a chokeslam and tombstone
Steve Austin, Cactus Jack, & Terry Funk defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock (sub. for Triple H) & WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg (w/ Triple H & Chyna) in an unsanctioned match when Austin pinned Road Dogg with the Stunner; after the bout, Austin hit the Stunner on Triple H
WWF @ Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome – February 26, 1998 (10,730)
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku pinned Brian Christopher
NWA Tag Team Champions the Headbangers defeated the Quebecers
Bradshaw defeated TAFKA Goldust
WWF European Champion Owen Hart defeated Triple H via disqualification
Skull & 8-Ball defeated Henry & Phinneas Godwinn
Marc Mero defeated Tom Brandi
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Cactus Jack & Terry Funk
Kane defeated Chainz
Ken Shamrock defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock via disqualification
WWF @ Vancouver, British Columbia – GM Place – February 27, 1998 (15,548 paid)
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku defeated Brian Christopher at 5:27 by reversing a powerbomb into a pinfall
Bradshaw pinned Kama at 6:27 with a side Russian legsweep; a teenage fan was the guest ring announcer
Henry & Phinneas Godwinn defeated Skull & 8-Ball at 2:04 in a Country Whipping match after Henry hit the Slop Drop
Kane pinned Chainz at 3:27 with the chokeslam and tombstone; after the bout, he did the same to 8-Ball
WWF European Champion Owen Hart defeated TAFKA Goldust at 5:57 via submission with the Sharpshooter
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Terry Funk & Cactus Jack at 7:05 when Road Dogg pinned Funk after Gunn hit Funk in the head with a chair
Marc Mero pinned Tom Brandi at 4:23; early in the match, Mero sent Sable backstage but she returned later on; after the bout, Luna attacked Sable, with TAFKA Goldust coming out to restrain her
WWF IC Champion the Rock (w/ D-Lo Brown, Kama, & Mark Henry) pinned Ken Shamrock at 6:30 after the champion hit Shamrock in the head with a chair; after the bout, Shamrock hit belly to belly suplexes on Rock, D-Lo, Kama, and Henry
The Quebecers defeated NWA Tag Team Champions the Headbangers at 4:18 in a non-title match
Steve Austin pinned Triple H at 10:13 with the Stunner after first hitting the Stunner on Chyna
WWF @ Winnipeg, Manitoba – Arena – February 28, 1998 (8,157)
The scheduled D-Lo Brown vs. Glenn Kulka match did not take place
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku defeated Brian Christopher
Bradshaw defeated Kama
Henry & Phinneas Godwinn defeated Skull & 8-Ball (sub. for the Legion of Doom)
The Headbangers defeated the Quebecers
WWF IC Champion the Rock defeated Ken Shamrock
Marc Mero defeated Tom Brandi
WWF European Champion Owen Hart defeated TAFKA Goldust
Kane defeated Chainz
Steve Austin, Cactus Jack, & Terry Funk defeated Triple H, WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn in a non-sanctioned, no DQ match
WWF @ St. Paul, MN – Rivercentre – March 1, 1998 (6,972)
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku pinned Brian Christopher with a victory roll
Bradshaw pinned D-Lo Brown
Godwinns defeated DOA in a St. Paul streetfight
Kane pinned Chainz with the tombstone
WWF European Champion Owen Hart defeated TAFKA Goldust via submission
WWF Tag Team Champions New Age Outlaws defeated Cactus Jack and Terry Funk after Funk was hit with one of the title belts
Marc Mero pinned Tom Brandi with the TKO
WWF IC Champion the Rock pinned Ken Shamrock after hitting him with a chair
Headbangers defeated the Quebecers with the stage dive on Jacques
Steve Austin pinned Triple H with the Stunner
WWF @ Cleveland, OH – Gund Arena – March 2, 1998 (15,643)
Brakkus defeated Recon
Jesus Castillo defeated Adam Copeland
Pierre Oulette defeated Mike Drose (Duke Drose)
Miguel Perez Jr. defeated Sean Morley
Shotgun – 3/7/98 – hosted by Michael Cole & Kevin Kelly:
Aguila pinned Brian Christopher at 5:08 with a hurricanrana after Christopher missed the Tennessee Jam; Sunny was the guest ring announcer for the bout
Bradshaw pinned Marc Mero at 3:45 with the lariat after TAFKA Goldust came to ringside and threw Mero into the ring post and then back in the ring behind the referee’s back
Flash Funk pinned TAFKA Goldust at around the 4-minute mark with the DDT after Marc Mero came to ringside and hit a low blow on Goldust, before throwing him back in the ring behind the referee’s back
WWF IC Champion the Rock & Farooq (w/ Kama & D-Lo Brown) defeated Tom Brandi & T.Rantula at 5:05 when Farooq pinned T.Rantula following the Rock Bottom from the Rock; Rock debuted the People’s Elbow move during the match; D-Lo Brown did guest commentary for the bout
Raw is War:
Skull & 8-Ball defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn via count-out
Marc Mero pinned Tom Brandi
Mark Henry defeated WWF European Champion Owen Hart via disqualifiation; after the bout, Owen legitly injured his ankle while stepping off the turnbuckle
The Headbangers & WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku defeated the Rock ‘n’ Roll Express & Barry Windham
Steve Blackman defeated Kama via disqualification
Jeff Jarrett defeated Flash Funk
Steve Austin fought Kane to a no contest
Dark Match after the show: Steve Austin, Cactus Jack, & Terry Funk defeated Triple H, WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn
WWF @ Wheeling, WV – Civic Center – March 3, 1998
Savio Vega pinned Brackus with the spin wheel kick after the other members of Los Boricuas interfered
Sean Morley pinned Matt Hardy with a splash off the top; Hardy was announced as being from Wheeling
Flash Funk pinned Adam Copeland with the 450 splash
Mike Drose pinned Paul Diamond with a tilt-a-whirl slam
Shotgun – 3/14/98 – hosted by Jim Ross & Jim Cornette:
D-Lo Brown (w/ Kama) pinned Robert Gibson at 4:15 with the frog splash after Kama interfered when the referee was distracted by Jim Cornette on the ring apron as he was complaining about Kama on the outside
Kurrgan (w/ the Jackyl) pinned Jason Ahrndt at 4:10 with the claw; the Jackyl did guest commentary for the match; after the contest, Kurrgan drug his opponent backstage without releasing the hold
Jeff Jarrett (w/ Tennessee Lee) defeated Tom Brandi via submission at 4:08 with the figure-4
Skull & 8-Ball defeated Jesus Castillo & Jose Estrada, Jr., Sniper & Recon, and Savio Vega & Miguel Perez at around the 5:30 mark when Sniper was pinned following a double DDT as all four members of Los Boricuas argued on the floor; during the match, the Jackyl and Kurrgan came ringside and persuaded Recon to desert Sniper and return backstage
Superstars – 3/15/98: NWA Tag Team Champions the Headbangers defeated Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson (w/ Jim Cornette & Barry Windham) via disqualification when Windham interfered and hit Mosh over the head with a steel chair; due to prematch stipulations, the Headbanger that won the fall would earn 5 minutes in the ring with Jim Cornette immediately; after the match, Cornette punched and kicked the dazed Mosh before scoring a pinfall with an elbow drop; the bout was originally taped to air on the 3/9/98 episode of Raw but was cut due to time constraints
Raw is War – 3/9/98:
Ken Shamrock & Steve Blackman defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock & Farooq via disqualification when the Nation interfered; after the match, Farooq held the other Nation members back as Rock was caught in Shamrock’s ankle lock
Barry Windham (w/ Jim Cornette) defeated WWF European Champion Owen Hart via count-out when Chyna, who was at ringside along with Triple H to do guest commentary, hit a low blow on the champion; after the match, Bradshaw attacked Windham
Aguila (w/ WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku) defeated Brian Christopher (w/ Jerry Lawler) via disqualification when Lawler pushed Aguila off the top rope; after the match, Christopher continued to attack his opponent until Michinoku dropkicked him to the floor – on top of Lawler
Cactus Jack & Terry Funk defeated the Quebecers when Cactus pinned Pierre with a DDT; after the match, the Road Dogg came out with his arm in a sling and challenged Cactus to follow him backstage; when Cactus left the ring, Billy Gunn came out of the crowd and hit Funk over the head with a steel chair before both Outlaws returned backstage
Marc Mero defeated TAFKA Goldust via disqualification when the referee was knocked down; during the match, Sable and Luna were handcuffed to seperate ringposts until Goldust unlocked Luna, as the referee was down, who then assaulted Sable; after the match, Sable chased Luna backstage after she herself was unlocked
Triple H fought Savio Vega to a no contest when Steve Austin came ringside and hit the Stunner on an official, a referee, and Savio; moments later, as Austin had Triple H cornered in the ring, Shawn Michaels came ringside and hit the superkick on Austin and was going to hit him with a steel chair before officials intervened; once Austin had regained his senses, he followed DX and Los Boricuas backstage with the chair
Dark match after the taping: Steve Austin, Cactus Jack, & Terry Funk defeated Triple H, WWF IC Champion the Rock (sub. for WWF Tag Team Champion the Road Dogg), & WWF Tag Team Champion Billy Gunn when Austin pinned Triple H with the Stunner
WWF @ Toledo, OH – Sports Arena – March 4, 1998 (6,461)
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku defeated Brian Christopher
Henry & Phinneas Godwinn defeated Savio Vega & Miguel Perez Jr.
Tom Brandi defeated D-Lo Brown
Triple H defeated 8-Ball
Ken Shamrock defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock via disqualification
Cactus Jack defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Billy Gunn
Kane defeated Skull
Marc Mero defeated TAFKA Goldust
WWF @ Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena – March 5, 1998 (9,563)
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku defeated Brian Christopher
Henry & Phinneas Godwinn defeated Savio Vega & Miguel Perez Jr.
Barry Windham defeated Tom Brandi
Triple H defeated 8-Ball
Cactus Jack defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Billy Gunn
Kane defeated Skull
Marc Mero defeated TAFKA Goldust
Ken Shamrock defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock via disqualification
WWF @ Montreal, Quebec – Molson Centre – March 6, 1998 (9,040)
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku pinned Brian Christopher
D-Lo Brown & Farooq defeated Savio Vega & Miguel Perez Jr.
Barry Windham pinned Tom Brandi
Marc Mero pinned TAFKA Goldust
Ken Shamrock defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock via disqualification
The Quebecers defeated Henry & Phinneas Godwinn
Cactus Jack pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Billy Gunn
Kane defeated Skull
Steve Austin defeated Triple H
WWF @ Detroit, MI – Cobo Arena – March 7, 1998 (9,771; sell out)
Brian Christopher pinned Mark Henry
Farooq & Kama defeated the Quebecers
Barry Windham pinned Tom Brandi
Marc Mero pinned TAFKA Goldust
Ken Shamrock defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock via disqualification
Henry & Phinneas Godwinn defeated Savio Vega & Miguel Perez Jr.
Cactus Jack pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Billy Gunn
Kane defeated Skull
Steve Austin defeated Triple H
WWF @ Buffalo, NY – Marine Midland Arena – March 8, 1998 (13,737)
Brian Christopher defeated Mark Henry
The Quebecers defeated Farooq & Kama
Barry Windham defeated Tom Brandi
TAFKA Goldust defeated Marc Mero
Henry & Phinneas Godwinn defeated Savio Vega & Miguel Perez
Kane defeated Skull
Ken Shamrock defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock via disqualification
Steve Austin & Terry Funk defeated Hunter Hearst Helmsley & WWF Tag Team Champion Billy Gunn in a No disqualification match
WWF @ Anaheim, CA – Arrowhead Pond – March 13, 1998 (13,083)
Aguila pinned Brian Christopher by reversing a powerbomb into a sunset flip
Steve Blackman pinned Farooq (w/ Kama and D-Lo Brown) with a small package
Cactus Jack pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Billy Gunn in a falls count anywhere match following a double arm DDT onto a chair
Marc Mero pinned Chainz with the TKO
Steve Austin pinned Triple H with the Stunner
Henry & Phinneas Godwinn defeated Skull & 8-Ball in a country whipping match following the Slop Drop
Ken Shamrock defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock via disqualification when the NOD interfered, although the champion had taped out to the ankle lock before the interference
NWA Tag Team Champions the Headbangers defeated the Quebecers following the Stage Dive
The Undertaker pinned TAFKA Goldust with the tombstone, despite the outside interference from Kane
WWF @ Salt Lake City, UT – Delta Center – March 14, 1998 (7,050)
Aguila pinned Brian Christopher
Henry & Phinneas Godwinn defeated Skull & 8-Ball in a country whipping match following Henry’s Slop Drop
Steve Blackman pinned Farooq
NWA Tag Team Champions the Headbangers defeated the Quebecers following the Stage Dive
The Undertaker pinned TAFKA Goldust with the tombstone; after the match, Taker fended off Kane
Marc Mero pinned Chainz
Ken Shamrock defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock via disqualification after the Nation interfered; Shamrock originally won the match and title with the ankle lock until a second referee overruled the decision
Steve Austin & Cactus Jack defeated Triple H & WWF Tag Team Champion Billy Gunn in a No DQ falls count anywhere match after Austin hit the Stunner on Gunn
WWF @ San Diego, CA – Sports Arena – March 15, 1998 (7,308)
WWF @ Phoenix, AZ – America West Arena – March 16, 1998 (13,598; sell out)
Raw is War – 3/17/98:
Ken Shamrock defeated D-Lo Brown via disqualification
Jeff Jarrett defeated Tom Brandi
NWA Tag Team Champions the Headbangers defeated Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson
Terry Funk defeated WWF Tag Team Champin Billy Gunn via disqualification; prior to the bout, WWF European Champion Owen Hart joined the commentary table
Triple H defeated WWF European Champion Owen Hart to win the title in an impromptu match at the 52-second mark when referee Tim White stopped the match as Hart was in a leglock after Chyna came ringside and hit Hart in his injured ankle with a baseball bat; before the match, Triple H came out and confronted Hart at the commentary table, saying Hart was hiding behind Jim Ross and an injured ankle; Hart then said he would see Triple H at WrestleMania but Triple H shoved Hart to the floor, with Hart then brawling with Triple H on the floor before the bout began; Hart wore an air casket on his injured ankle for the match (DeGeneration X Shopzone exclusive DVD)
Luna fought Sable to a no contest
Shotgun – 3/21/98 – hosted by Michael Cole & Kevin Kelly; featured Jerry Lawler conducting an in-ring interview with TAFKA Goldust & Luna, discussing their match with Marc Mero & Sable at WrestleMania:
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku pinned Christopher Daniels at 4:10 with the Michinoku Driver; the Honkytonk Man was the guest ring announcer and guest commentator for the match
Bob Holly & Bart Gunn (w/ Jim Cornette) defeated Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson at 5:31 when Holly pinned Gibson following the Rocket Launcher; after the bout, the Headbangers made the save for Morton & Gibson
Barry Windham (w/ Jim Cornette) defeated Steve Blackman via disqualification at 3:45 when Bradshaw interfered after Windham was making the cover after hitting Blackman with a foreign object given to him by Cornette, with Bradshaw chasing Windham back to the locker room
Jose Estrada Jr. fought Savio Vega to a double disqualification at 5:02 when Miguel Perez & Jesus Castillo entered the ring to break up Vega and Estrada’s brawling all over the ring; Perez & Castillo had come to ringside just as the bout begun
Dark match after the taping: Steve Austin defeated WWF European Champion Triple H in a non-title match
WWF @ Tucson, AZ – Convention Center – March 17, 1998 (6,839; sell out)
Marc Mero defeated Sean Morley
TAFKA Goldust defeated Brakkus
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku, Aguila, & Christopher Daniels defeated Brian Christopher, Pantera, & Suicide Kid
The Headbangers defeated Savio Vega & Jose Estrada Jr.
Raw is War – 3/23/98:
Cactus Jack & Terry Funk defeated the Quebecers via disqualification at 3:48 when the New Age Outlaws interfered and attacked Cactus and Funk
Jeff Jarrett (w/ Tennessee Lee) pinned Steve Blackman at 2:27 when Lee held down Blackman’s foot during a cover; after the bout, another referee came down to dispute the call but Jarrett hit him
Skull & 8-Ball fought Bob Holly & Bart Gunn to a double disqualification at 3:32 when Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson, the Headbangers, Sniper & Recon, Savio Vega & Miguel Perez, and Jose & Jesus Castillo interfered
Chainz defeated Farooq at 3:38 after the Rock interfered and hit Farooq; after the bout, the Nation carried Farooq backstage
Bradshaw defeated Barry Windham at 3:04; after the bout, the Rock ‘n’ Roll Express made the save against the NWA
Steve Austin pinned WWF IC Champion the Rock in a non-title match with the Stunner at 10:44; after the bout, DX came ringside and Austin nailed Shawn Michaels; had Austin not worked the match, the WrestleMania XIV bout with Michaels would have been non-title
Dark match after the taping: The Undertaker, Cactus Jack, & Terry Funk defeated Kane, Kama, & D-Lo Brown after Taker hit the tombstone on D-Lo
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – March 20, 1998 (12,476)
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku pinned Brian Christopher
Henry & Phinneas Godwinn defeated Skull & 8-Ball in a country whipping match
Bradshaw pinned Barry Windham
NWA Tag Team Champions the Headbangers defeated the Quebecers
Marc Mero pinned TAFKA Goldust
Cactus Jack pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Billy Gunn in a falls count anywhere match
Ken Shamrock defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock via disqualification
The Undertaker defeated Kama
Steve Austin defeated WWF European Champion Hunter Hearst Helmsley in a non-title match
WWF @ Chicago, IL – Rosemont Horizon – March 21, 1998 (17,273; sell out)
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku defeated Brian Christopher
Henry & Phinneas Godwinn defeated Skull & 8-Ball
Marc Mero defeated TAFKA Goldust
Ken Shamrock defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock via disqualification
The Undertaker defeated Kama
Cactus Jack defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Billy Gunn
The Headbangers defeated the Quebecers
Bradshaw defeated Barry Windham
Steve Austin defeated WWF European Champion Triple H in a non-title match
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – March 22, 1998 (18,199; 15,297 paid)
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku pinned Brian Christopher
Henry & Phinneas Godwinn defeated Skull & 8-Ball in a country whipping match
Marc Mero pinned TAFKA Goldust
Cactus Jack pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Billy Gunn in a falls count anywhere match
Ken Shamrock defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock via disqualification
NWA Tag Team Champions the Headbangers defeated the Quebecers
Bradshaw pinned Barry Windham
Steve Austin pinned WWF European Champion Triple H in a non-title match
WrestleMania Public Workout – Boston, MA – City Hall Plaza – March 26, 1998 (10,000)
Included an in-ring confrontation between Steve Austin and DX, with Mike Tyson, in which Austin was jumped by Los Boricuas and tied in the ring ropes, allowing Tyson to kiss Austin’s head
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku defeated Scott Taylor
The Headbangers defeated Jose Estrada & Jesus Castillo
Kofi Kingston was in attendance for the show
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary; included Gennifer Flowers interviewing WWF IC Champion the Rock; professional boxers Vinny Pazienza and Marvin Hagler were in attendance for the show:
The Legion of Doom (w/ Sunny) (mystery participants) won a 15-tag team battle royal by last eliminating Bob Holly & Bart Gunn at 8:14; other teams participating included: the Quebecers, the Headbangers, Farooq & Kama Mustafa, Mark Henry & D-Lo Brown, Henry & Phinneas Godwinn, 8-Ball & Skull, Sniper & Recon, Savio Vega & Miguel Perez, Steve Blackman & Flash Funk, Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor, Jose Estrada & Jesus Castillo, Chainz & Bradshaw, and the Rock ‘n’ Roll Express; due to pre-match stipulations, the LOD earned a tag team title shot at Unforgiven (Sunny’s first appearance with the LOD; the LOD’s surprise return after a month absence; the debut of “LOD 2000”)
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku pinned Aguila at 5:55 with the Michinoku Driver after dropkicking the challenger as he came off the top
WWF European Champion Triple H (w/ Chyna) pinned Owen Hart at 11:27 with the Pedigree after a low blow from Chyna; WWF Comissioner Sgt. Slaughter had himself handcuffed to Chyna for the duration of the title match, however late in the contest Chyna threw powder in Slaughter’s face and interfered behind the referee’s back (Triple H: The King of Kings)
Marc Mero & Sable defeated TAFKA Goldust & Luna Vachon in a mixed tag team match at 9:11 when Sable pinned Luna with the TKO
WWF IC Champion the Rock (w/ D-Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, & Mark Henry) defeated Ken Shamrock via reverse decision at 4:49; the challenger originally won the bout and title with a belly to belly suplex and the ankle lock but after the bout and following a brief altercation with the Nation, Shamrock reapplied the ankle lock and fought off officials that attempted to stop him; the Rock was taken from ringside on a stretcher until he was knocked off by Shamrock following the ruling being changed; Gennifer Flowers was the special ring announcer for the bout, was introduced by Tennessee Lee, and escorted to the ring by Jeff Jarrett
Cactus Jack & Terry Funk defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg to win the titles at 10:00 in a dumpster match after Funk used a forklift to drop the champions in a dumpster backstage
The Undertaker pinned Kane (w/ Paul Bearer) following three tombstone piledrivers at 16:58; after the match, Kane hit the tombstone on the Undertaker onto a steel chair; prior to the contest, Pete Rose ran down the city of Boston until Kane entered the ring and hit the tombstone (Tombstone: The History of the Undertaker, The Undertaker: 15-0, The Twisted, Disturbed Life of Kane)
Steve Austin pinned WWF World Champion Shawn Michaels to win the title at 20:02 by catching the champion’s foot in the middle of the superkick and hitting the Stunner; early in the bout, both Triple H and Chyna were sent backstage following interference; Mike Tyson was the special ringside enforcer for the bout and made the pin after the original referee was knocked out; after the bout, Tyson knocked Michaels out with a punch to the jaw (Michaels’ last match for more than 4 years) (The History of the WWE Heavyweight Championship, The True Story of WrestleMania, Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time)
WWF @ Albany, NY – Pepsi Arena – March 30, 1998 (11,202; sell out)
The Quebecers & Raymond Rougeau defeated Adam Copeland, Shawn Stasiak, & Tom Brandi when Pierre pinned Brandi with the Cannonball
Scott Taylor pinned Brian Walsh with a powerbomb
Shotgun – 4/4/98 – hosted by Jim Ross & Jim Cornette:
Bradshaw pinned Savio Vega at 7:03 with the lariat
Skull & 8-Ball defeated Brian Walsh & Roy Raymond at around the 6-minute mark when Walsh was pinned following a double DDT
The Headbangers defeated Scott Taylor & Brian Christopher at around 7-minute mark when Thrasher pinned Taylor following the Stage Dive
Armageddon (Buchanon & Poirier) defeated Dave Webber & Nick Barberri
Raw is War – featured an opening segment in which Vince McMahon carried the WWF World Title to the ring and introduced Steve Austin as the new champion, with Austin then appearing; McMahon then told Austin they could do things the easy way or the hard way about him being the champion and fitting into the corporate world, with Austin dropping McMahon with the Stunner; McMahon later had Austin arrested; included an in-ring promo by WWF European Champion Triple H, alongside Chyna, in which he said Shawn Michaels dropped the ball at WrestleMania, said “Syxx was DX’s lucky number,” and then brought out Sean Waltman; Waltman then insulted Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff (Waltman’s surprise return after a 2-year absence); featured the first vignette promoting the debut of Val Venis, as he was shown on a couch watching porn; included an in-ring promo from Paul Bearer, alongside kane, in which Bearer challenged the Undertaker to face Kane at Unforgiven in an Inferno Match:
The Legion of Doom (w/ Sunny) defeated Jose Estrada & Jesus Castillo following the Doomsday Device in under a minute
Kurrgan (w/ the Jackyl) defeated Chainz via submission with the Paralyzer; after the bout, Kurrgan kept the claw hold applied as he dragged his opponent backstage
Jeff Jarrett (w/ Tennessee Lee) defeated Aguila via submission with the figure-4; after the bout, Jarrett survived an attack from Steve Blackman after distraction from Tennessee Lee
Ken Shamrock & Steve Blackman defeated Farooq & WWF IC Champion the Rock (w/ the Nation) when Shamrock pinned Farooq with a belly to belly suplex after the Rock refused to be tagged in the ring
Marc Mero (w/ Sable) pinned WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku in a non-title match with a low blow and the TKO; before the match, Sable accepted Luna’s challenge for an evening gown match at Unforgiven; after the match, three unknown Japanese men attacked Michinoku (later revealed to be Sho Funaki, Mens Teioh, and Dick Togo)
Bob Holly & Bart Gunn defeated NWA Tag Team Champions the Headbangers to win the titles when Bob Holly scored the pin with a frog splash
The Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Cactus Jack & Terry Funk in a steel cage match to win the vacant WWF Tag Team Titles at around the 4:30 mark when Road Dogg pinned Cactus following a spike piledriver onto a steel chair; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Funk being tended to backstage earlier in the day after sustaining a bruised hip the previous night at WrestleMania; Road Dogg wore a “JOB Squad: Pin Me, Pay Me” T-shirt for the match; the match could only be won via pinfall or submission; late in the bout, Triple H, Chyna, and X-Pac came out, with Chyna distracting the referee as X-Pac climbed the cage and repeatedly hit Cactus with a steel chair; after the match, Triple H, X-Pac, Road Dogg, Gunn, and Chyna continued to assault Cactus as Funk remained tied to the cage; moments later, Road Dogg & Gunn began doing the DX crotch chop, implying they had joined the group
Dark match after the taping: WWF World Champion Steve Austin, Ken Shamrock, & the Undertaker defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock, WWF European Champion Triple H, & Kane
WWF @ Syracuse, NY – On Center – March 31, 1998 (5,599; sell out)
Adam Copeland defeated Sean Stasiak
Sean Morley defeated Tom Brandi
Shotgun – 4/11/98 – hosted by Jim Ross & Jim Cornette:
TAFKA Goldust (w/ Luna) pinned Jose Estrada at 4:27 with the Curtain Call
NWA Tag Team Champions Bob Holly & Bart Gunn (w/ Jim Cornette) defeated Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson at around the 4:30 mark when Holly pinned Gibson following a bulldog from Bart
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku pinned Scott Taylor at 5:24 with the Michinoku Driver; after the bout, Dick Togo, Mens Teioh, and Sho Funaki attacked the champion
Jeff Jarrett (w/ Tennessee Lee) defeated Raymond Clark via submission at 2:54 with the figure-4
The Legion of Doom (w/ Sunny) defeated Frank Stalletto & Roy Raymond at the 22-second mark when Road Warrior Hawk pinned Stalletto following the Doomsday Device
Raw is War – 4/6/98 – featured Jim Ross & Michael Cole on commentary:
NWA World Champion Dan Severn (w/ Jim Cornette) defeated Flash Funk via submission; Cornette did guest commentary for the match
Steve Blackman defeated Brian Christopher via disqualification; after the bout, Tennessee Lee distracted Blackman while Jeff Jarrett snuck up behind him and blasted a guitar over Blackman’s head
Owen Hart defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock via disqualification at 5:47 when Chyna interfered as Hart had the Rock caught in the Sharpshooter and hit the challenger over the back with a baseball bat; Kama, Mark Henry, & D-Lo Brown escroted the champion to the ring before the match and were initially in his corner until they were ejected at around the 2:30 mark after the referee caught Kama attempting to interfere; after the bout, WWF European Champion Triple H, X-Pac, and WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn appeared on the entranceway, with Chyna then walking up the aisle and past them to go backstage (The Rock: The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment)
Luna (w/ TAFKA Goldust) pinned Matt Knowles after TAFKA Goldust attacked Knowles before the match
Ken Shamrock defeated Marc Mero via disqualification when the Nation interfered and attacked Shamrock
WWF European Champion Triple H & WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg defeated Chainz, Skull, & 8-Ball; after the bout, DX attacked DOA with chairs until the Legion of Doom made the save; X-Pac did guest commentary for the contest
Dark match after the taping: WWF World Champion Steve Austin, the Undertaker, & Ken Shamrock defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock, TAFKA Goldust, & Kane following the Stunner; before the match began, the Undertaker and Kane battled to the back – making the bout a 2-on-2 contest
Mayhem in Manchester – Manchester, England – Nynex Arena – April 4, 1998 (18,514; sell out)
Jeff Jarrett defeated Brakkus via submission with the figure-4
Henry & Phinneas Godwinn defeated Skull & 8-Ball in a strap match when Henry scored the pin with the Slop Drop
Bradshaw pinned Marc Mero with the lariat; prior to the match, Sable was sent backstage by Mero
Ken Shamrock & Owen Hart defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock & D-Lo Brown when D-Lo submitted to Shamrock’s ankle lock
TAFKA Goldust (w/ Luna Vachon) pinned Cactus Jack when, as Cactus attempted a suplex into the ring, Luna swept Cactus’ leg out from underneath him and held it down during the cover; after the bout, Sable attacked Luna, with Marc Mero appearing and holding her back; moments later, after Goldust and Luna left ringside, Sable shoved Mero to the mat and left the ring alone
The Legion of Doom defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg via disqualification when Chyna interfered and hit a low blow on Road Warrior Animal as the challengers prepared to hit the Doomsday Device on Road Dogg
WWF World Champion Steve Austin pinned WWF European Champion Triple H (w/ Chyna) with the Stunner after hitting an interfering Chyna with the Stunner
The Undertaker pinned Kane (w/ Paul Bearer) with the tombstone (Live in the UK: November 2010)
WWF @ Oberhausen, Germany – Arena – April 5, 1998
Shawn Michaels was advertised but did not appear
Jeff Jarrett defeated Brakkus via submission with the figure-4
Ken Shamrock & Owen Hart defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock & D-Lo Brown when D-Lo submitted to Shamrock’s ankle lock
Marc Mero pinned Bradshaw with a low blow and the TKO after both men collided with Sable on the apron
Kane pinned Cactus Jack with the tombstone
The Legion of Doom defeated Henry & Phinneas Godwinn following Road Warrior Hawk’s flying clothesline
The Undertaker pinned TAFKA Goldust with the tombstone
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg defeated Skull & 8-Ball after Chyna interfered
WWF World Champion Steve Austin pinned WWF European Champion Triple H after hitting both Chyna and the challenger with the Stunner
WWF @ Berlin, Germany – Deutschlandhalle – April 6, 1998 (8,000)
Jeff Jarrett defeated Brakkus
Bradshaw defeated Marc Mero
Skull defeated Phinneas Godwinn
Ken Shamrock & Owen Hart defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock & D-Lo Brown
TAFKA Goldust defeated Cactus Jack
the Legion of Doom defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg via disqualification
The Undertaker defeated Kane
WWF World Champion Steve Austin defeated WWF European Champion Hunter Hearst Helmsley
WWF @ Bayreuth, Germany – Oberfrankenhalle – April 7, 1998
Jeff Jarrett defeated Brakkus
Marc Mero defeated Bradshaw
Skull defeated Phinneas Godwinn in a Deutschland Streetfight
Ken Shamrock & Cactus Jack defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock & D-Lo Brown when Shamrock defeated D-Lo with the ankle lock
WWF World Champion Steve Austin defeated TAFKA Goldust
The Legion of Doom defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn via disqualification
The Undertaker defeated Kane
WWF European Champion Triple H defeated Owen Hart
WWF @ Hamburg, Germany – Sporthalle – April 8, 1998
Marc Mero defeated Brackus
Bradshaw defeated August Smisl
8-Ball defeated Phinneas Godwinn
TAFKA Goldust defeated Cactus Jack
Owen Hart & Ken Shamrock defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock & D-Lo Brown
Jeff Jarrett defeated Skull
WWF World Champion Steve Austin, the Undertaker, & the Legion of Doom defeated WWF European Champion Triple H, Kane, WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn
Great Lake Championship Wrestling @ Milwaukee, WI – Eagle’s Club Presidential Ballroom – April 11, 1998 (matinee)
Bob Orton Jr. vs. Tuff Tom
Ken Patera vs. GLCW Global Champion Trevor Adonis
Cactus Jack vs. GLCW Champion Col. Corruption
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Corestates Center – April 13, 1998 (14,280)
Ace Darling & Devon Storm defeated the Misfits
El Melantero defeated Scott Taylor
El Mariachi defeated Steve Corino
Shotgun – 4/18/98 – hosted by Jim Ross & Jim Cornette; included Kevin Kelly conducting an in-ring interview with the Jackyl & Kurrgan, where Jackyl said he was sick of being held back and was putting the WWF and Vince McMahon on notice, and that he would be taking over the WWF:
Bradshaw pinned Harley Lewis at 3:46 with the clothesline from hell
Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor defeated Ace Darling & Devon Storm at 9:13 when Christopher pinned Darling following the Tennessee Jam
WWF IC Champion the Rock, Mark Henry, & D-Lo Brown (w/ Kama) defeated Al Phillips, Mark Schraeder, & Brian Knighton at 4:55 when Rock pinned Knighton with the Rock Bottom
The Headbangers fought the Quebecers to a double disqualification at around the 6:30 mark when both teams ignored referee Tim White’s instructions and kept brawling in the ring
Raw is War:
Skull & 8-Ball fought Savio Vega & Jose Estrada to a no contest in a chain match at 2:15 when DX interfered and helped Los Boricuas in attacking the DOA; after the match, Chyna hit a low blow on both Savio and Jose
Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor fought Aguila & Pantera to a no contest when Vince McMahon came out to accept a match with Steve Austin for the title later in the night
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku defeated Jeff Jarrett via disqualification in a non-title match when Club Kamikaze attacked the champion before the match, with Jarrett applying the figure-4 afterwards
Terry Funk & Scorpio defeated the Quebecers at 2:14 when Scorpio made the pin with the 450 splash after avoiding the Quebecers’ finisher
Ken Shamrock & Steve Blackman fought Bob Holly & Bart Gunn (w/ Jim Cornette) to a double disqualification at 3:43 when all four men began brawling; before the match, Shamrock had a staredown with Dan Severn, who came ringside with the NWA contingent, forcing the referee to send Severn backstage
Owen Hart pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Billy Gunn at 8:36; Triple H and X-Pac did guest commentary for the bout while the Legion of Doom and Sunny stood at ringside
WWF World Champion Steve Austin fought Vince McMahon (w/ Pat Patterson, Gerald Brisco, & Sgt. Slaughter) to a no contest; following Vince’s entrance, Shane McMahon came out to try to talk his father out of the match, without success; after the ring entrances, Vince took the mic and challenged Austin to wrestle the title match with one arm tied behind his back, since Austin noted earlier in the show that he could beat Vince in that situation; after Austin agreed to the stipulation, Brisco tied his arm up; several moments later, as Austin and McMahon finally squared off, Mick Foley then came out as Dude Love and said he wanted to bring peace; Dude then entered the ring and told Austin not to fight Vince since he signs Dude’s checks, then telling McMahon that Austin could take him out whenever he wanted; McMahon responded by shoving Dude to the mat, with Dude then going after McMahon with the Mandible Claw until Austin intervened, with Dude putting the Claw on Austin instead; Dude then danced as McMahon and his entourage left the ring, with Dude then further assaulting Austin; McMahon yelled at Dude, upset that he interrupted the match, and then attempted to enter the ring but was held back by Shane and the others; Dude then reapplied the Claw before taking the mic and challenging McMahon to a fight as well; moments later, Dude went out to the floor and brawled with Austin, his arm still tied, before ramming Austin into the guardrail and assaulting him on the announce table (McMahon’s in-ring debut) (The Best of Raw Vol. 1 & 2, Mr. McMahon, The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary)
Dark match after the show: WWF World Champion Steve Austin, the Undertaker, & the Legion of Doom defeated WWF European Champion Triple H, Kane, WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn when Austin pinned Road Dogg with the Stunner
WWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – April 14, 1998
Droz defeated Dr. X at 5:17
Val Venis defeated Sean Stasiak at 9:49
Adam Copeland defeated Julio Sanchez at 4:57
Raw is War – 4/20/98:
Farooq pinned Kama in a streetfight at 7:38 with a spinebuster
Dan Severn defeated Headbanger Mosh via submission with an armbar at 3:53
Bradshaw defeated TAFKA Goldust (w/ Luna) via disqualification at 4:50 when Club Kamikaze attacked Bradshaw
Terry Funk & Scorpio defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Bob Holly & Bart Gunn in a non-title match at 7:04 when Scorpio pinned Gunn with the 450 splash
WWF European Champion Triple H (w/ Chyna), WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg defeated Owen Hart & the Legion of Doom (w/ Sunny) at 9:35 when Gunn pinned Road Warrior Animal with a piledriver
Dude Love defeated Steve Blackman at 3:58 when Vince McMahon had the referee stop the match as Blackman was caught in an abdominal stretch, even though Blackman did not submit
Shotgun – 4/25/98:
NWA Tag Team Champions Bob Holly & Bart Gunn defeated Skull & 8-Ball via disqualification in a non-title match at 6:14
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku defeated Jimmy Cicero at 5:05
Jeff Jarrett defeated Lance Diamond at 3:05
The Quebecers defeated Armageddon (Buchanon & Poirier) at 6:23 when Pierre pinned Poirier
Dark match after the taping: WWF World Champion Steve Austin, Terry Funk, & Farooq defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock, WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg at 6:17 when Austin pinned Gunn
WWF @ Scranton, PA – Catholic Youth Center – April 15, 1998 (3,399)
Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor defeated Aguila & WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku
Steve Blackman defeated Savio Vega
Bradshaw (sub. for Marc Mero) pinned TAFKA Goldust after Goldust collided with Luna on the apron
The Headbangers defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Bob Holly & Bart Gunn in a non-title match
WWF European Champion Triple H pinned Owen Hart after Chyna interfered
Farooq (sub. for Ken Shamrock defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock via disqualification when the NOD interfered after about 1 minute
the Legion of Doom defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg via disqualification when Chyna interfered
The Undertaker pinned Kane with the tombstone
WWF @ Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Arena – April 16, 1998 (7,784)
Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor defeated WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku & Aguila when Scott Taylor pinned Aguila with a roll over following a clothesline from Brian Christopher
Steve Blackman pinned Savio Vega with a kick to the chest
Bradshaw (sub. for Marc Mero) pinned TAFKA Goldust with a roll up after Goldust collided with Luna; after the bout, Sable attacked Luna at ringside
The Headbangers defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Bob Holly & Bart Gunn in a non-title match when Mosh pinned Holly with a small package after their partners reversed the move behind the referee’s back
WWF European Champion Triple H pinned Owen Hart when Chyna grabbed the challenger’s leg as he attempted a suplex into the ring
Farooq (sub. for Ken Shamrock) defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock via disqualification when the Nation interfered; Farooq fended off the Nation with a chair after the match
the Legion of Doom defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg via disqualification when Chyna hit a low blow on Road Warrior Animal as the champions attempted the Doomsday Device
The Undertaker pinned Kane with a flying clothesline and the tombstone
WWF @ Lowell, MA – Tsongas Arena – April 17, 1998 (5,858)
Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor defeated WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku & Aguila
Steve Blackman defeated D-Lo Brown
Owen Hart defeated TAFKA Goldust
The Headbangers defeated Bob Holly & Bart Gunn
Farooq defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock via disqualification
The Legion of Doom defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg
WWF World Champion Steve Austin defeated Savio Vega
The Undertaker defeated Kane
WWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – April 18, 1998 (8,069)
Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor defeated WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku & Aguila
Steve Blackman defeated D-Lo Brown
Owen Hart defeated TAFKA Goldust
The Headbangers defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Bob Holly & Bart Gunn in a non-title match
The Undertaker defeated Kane via disqualification
Bradshaw defeated Savio Vega
Farooq defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock via disqualification
The Legion of Doom defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn via disqualification
WWF World Champion Steve Austin defeated WWF European Champion Triple H
WWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – April 19, 1998 (matinee) (5,928)
Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor defeated WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku & Aguila when Taylor pinned Aguila
Steve Blackman pinned D-Lo Brown
Owen Hart defeated TAFKA Goldust with the Sharpshooter
The Headbangers defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Bob Holly & Bart Gunn in a non-title match
The Undertaker defeated Kane via disqualification when Paul Bearer interfered
Bradshaw pinned Savio Vega with the lariat
WWF World Champion Steve Austin pinned WWF European Champion Triple H with the Stunner
WWF @ Greenville, SC – Timmons Arena – April 24, 1998 (5,303)
WWF @ Fayetteville, NC – Crown Coliseum – April 25, 1998 (9,478)
Steve Blackman defeated Savio Vega
Bob Holly & Bart Gunn defeated the Rock ‘n’ Roll Express
Bradshaw defeated Barry Windham
Jeff Jarrett defeated Owen Hart
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg defeated Skull & 8-Ball
the Legion of Doom defeated the Quebecers
Farooq defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock via disqualification
TAFKA Goldust defeated Marc Mero
Vader fought Kane to a double disqualification
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary; included Jeff Jarrett performing with Sawyer Brown, which led to a brawl on the stage with Steve Blackman:
Ken Shamrock, Farooq, & Steve Blackman defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock, D-Lo Brown, & Mark Henry (w/ Kama) when Farooq pinned the Rock with the Dominator at 13:35
WWF European Champion Triple H (w/ Chyna) pinned Owen Hart at 12:26 after X-Pac interfered and hit the challenger with a fire extinguisher as officials were trying to restrain Chyna; Chyna was suspended above the ring in a cage during the bout
NWA Tag Team Champions Bob Holly & Bart Gunn defeated Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson at 7:21 when Gunn pinned Gibson following a bulldog from Holly
Luna Vachon (w/ TAFKA Goldust) defeated Sable in an evening gown match at 2:36 after Sable became distracted by Marc Mero; after the bout, Sable chased Luna underneath the ring and ripped off all her clothes
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated the Legion of Doom (w/ Sunny) at 12:22 when Road Warrior Hawk pinned himself after hitting a back suplex into a bridge on the Road Dogg; after the bout, the LOD hit the Doomsday Device on referee Jack Doan, with Doan having to be taken from the ring on a stretcher
The Undertaker defeated Kane (w/ Paul Bearer) in an Inferno match at 16:01 after kicking Kane into the ring apron, causing Kane’s arm to catch fire; late in the bout, Kane attempted to walk out of the match but was attacked in the aisle by Vader, with the Undertaker then hitting a plancha over the top onto both men; moments later, Taker stalked Bearer to the platform and knocked Bearer out with Sawyer Brown’s drums; immediately after Kane’s arm caught fire, he ran backstage (the first Inferno match) (Tombstone: The History of the Undertaker, Armageddon 06, Kane: Journey to Hell, The Twisted, Disturbed Life of Kane)
Dude Love defeated WWF World Champion Steve Austin via disqualification at 21:02 after the champion hit Vince McMahon with a chair; Austin was originally announced as the winner after hitting the Stunner and making his own pinfall, since the referee was knocked out, but Gerald Brisco overruled the decision since the champion struck a WWF official, that being McMahon (The Legacy of Stone Cold Steve Austin)
WWF @ Hampton, VA – Coliseum – April 27, 1998 (7,512; sell out)
Timber the Lumberjack pinned Michip with a moonsault
Adam Copeland (w/ the Jackyl) pinned Droz
Val Venis pinned Marty Thurman with a flying bodypress
Shotgun – 5/2/98:
Marc Mero (w/ Sable) pinned Ricky Morton with the TKO
Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor defeated Matt Hardy & Jason Ardt
Steve Blackman pinned D-Lo Brown with a crucifix after 8 minutes
The Legion of Doom (w/ Sunny) defeated Jose Estrada Jr. & Jesus Castillo
Raw is War – included Degeneration X in army gear driving to the nearby Norfolk Scope, where WCW Monday Nitro was being filmed live, and heckling WCW via a megaphone outside the arena:
Ken Shamrock & Owen Hart fought WWF IC Champion the Rock & Mark Henry (w/ Kama & D-Lo Brown) to a no contest when Hart joined the Nation, attacked Shamrock, injured his ankle, and locked him in the Sharpshooter; after the match, Farooq and Steve Blackman attempted to make the save but were beaten down as well
Terry Funk & Scorpio defeated the Headbangers via disqualification; prematch stipulations stated that the winners would recieve a tag team title shot
Bradshaw defeated Jeff Jarrett via disqualification when Bradshaw was attacked by Club Kamakazie and Yamaguchi-San
Skull & 8-Ball defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg in a non-title match
The Undertaker pinned Barry Windham with the tombstone; after the bout, the Undertaker called out Paul Bearer and Kane, with Bearer admitting he was Kane’s father
WWF World Champion Steve Austin fought TAFKA Goldust (w/ Luna) to a no contest after Mankind interfered and Vince McMahon, who was the guest timekeeper for the bout, accidentally hit special referee Gerald Brisco with the title belt knocking him out
Dark match after the taping: The Legion of Doom defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg via disqualification after Chyna interfered
WWF @ Richmond, VA – Coliseum – April 28, 1998 (8,776; sell out)
Adam Copeland defeated Matt Hardy
Val Venis defeated Droz
Wellington Wilkens Jr. defeated the Executioner
Steve Williams pinned Scorpio with a backdrop driver; Vince McMahon introduced Williams prior to the bout
Steve Blackman & Farooq defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock & Owen Hart via count-out when Owen and Rocky left ringside; this was a rematch from the earlier match taped for Raw, but only took place so the entrances could be retaped to replace a live interview Owen had done, where he said he joined the Nation because his family desserted him and the fans and office didn’t appreciate his talent
Shotgun – 5/9/98:
Papi Chulo pinned Scott Taylor (w/ Brian Christopher)
Kama Mustafa & D-Lo Brown defeated Bob Starr & John Crystal
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku pinned David Jericho with the Michinoku Driver; after the match, Bradshaw made the save for Taka against Kaientai
Bob Holly & Bart Gunn defeated the Headbangers
Raw is War – 5/4/98:
WWF IC Champion the Rock & Owen Hart defeated Steve Blackman & Farooq when Owen pinned Blackman after Jeff Jarrett interfered
Dan Severn defeated Savio Vega via submission with an arm bar
The Legion of Doom & DOA fought WWF European Champion Triple H, Chyna, & WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg (w/ X-Pac) to a no contest when LOD and DOA began fighting each other as DX left ringside
Marc Mero defeated Jeff Jarrett via count-out when Jarrett walked out of the match; after the bout, Jarrett and Steve Blackman got into a brawl at ringside
TAFKA Goldust fought Kane to a no contest
Mick Foley pinned Terry Funk in a no holds barred, falls count anywhere match at around 16:45 with a piledriver followed by a second piledriver onto a steel chair; WWF World Champion Steve Austin did guest commentary for the match and, mid-way through the contest, threw Jerry Lawler out of his seat after he thought it was Lawler’s fault that his headset stopped working; Pat Patterson was the surprise guest referee for the bout; after the match, Foley continued to attack Funk inside the ring before Austin left the commentary table, entered the ring, and threw his cup of beer in Foley’s face; moments thereafter, a blinded Foley accidentally applied the Mandible Claw on Patterson; after a confrontation with Foley, Austin hit the Stunner on Patterson as Patterson prepared to hit him with a steel chair from behind; after Foley walked up the ramp, he was met by Vince McMahon and two dudettes, with Vince handing Foley his Dude Love attire, officially naming him the #1 contender (Mick Foley – Greatest Hits & Misses DVD)
Dark match after the taping: WWF World Champion Steve Austin, Farooq, Steve Blackman, & the Undertaker defeated WWF European Champion Triple H, WWF IC Champion the Rock, Jeff Jarrett, & Kane when Austin pinned Triple H
Brian Pillman Memorial – Norwood, OH – April 29, 1998 (1,002; sell out)
At the end of the night, a check for $23,500 was donated to Melanie Pillman; WWF World Champion Steve Austin, Al Snow, and Sunny were among those in attendance to sign autographs and auction off memorabilia
Nick Dinsmore defeated Trailer Park Trash
Steven Dunn & Reno Riggins defeated Brian Taylor & Bounty Hunter
Flash Flanagan defeated Bull Pain
Chip Fairway & Shark Boy defeated Terek the Great & Sean Casey
Al Snow defeated Chris Candido
Chris Benoit (w/ Woman) defeated WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho in a non-title match
WWF @ Landover, MD – USAir Arena – May 2, 1998 (6,293)
Bradshaw pinned Barry Windham
The Headbangers defeated the Quebecers
Jeff Jarrett defeated Scorpio
D-Lo Brown & Owen Hart defeated Farooq & Steve Blackman
TAFKA Goldust pinned Marc Mero
the Legion of Doom defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn via disqualification
The Undertaker defeated Kane via disqualification
WWF World Champion Steve Austin defeated WWF European Champion Triple H
WWF @ Hamilton, Ontario – Copps Coliseum – May 3, 1998 (5,422)
Adam Copeland (Edge) pinned Christian Cage (Christian)
the Legion of Doom defeated the Quebecers with the Doomsday Device
WWF European Champion Hunter Hearst Helmsley pinned Owen Hart with the Pedigree after Chyna interfered and hit a low blow
Jeff Jarrett pinned Steve Blackman after Tennessee Lee prevented a superplex and held Blackman’s legs down during the cover
TAFKA Goldust pinned Marc Mero after Sable came ringside and distracted Mero
Bradshaw pinned Barry Windham
The Headbangers defeated Kama & Scorpio when Kama was pinned
WWF World Champion Steve Austin, the Undertaker, & Farooq defeated Kane & WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn following a double Stunner on the tag champions; late in the match, Kane and the Undertaker battled to the back
WWF @ Cincinnati, OH – Cincinnati Gardens – May 8, 1998 (8,081)
Skull & 8-Ball defeated Savio Vega & Jesus Castillo
Terry Funk pinned Marc Mero
Bradshaw pinned Barry Windham
WWF IC Champion the Rock & Owen Hart defeated Farooq & Steve Blackman
The Undertaker defeated Kane via disqualification
Jeff Jarrett defeated Chainz
Vader pinned Quebecer Pierre
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated the Legion of Doom
WWF World Champion Steve Austin defeated WWF European Champion Hunter Hearst Helmsley
WWF @ St. Louis, MO – Kiel Center – May 9, 1998 (16,840)
Skull & 8-Ball defeated Savio Vega & Jesus Castillo after a DDT at 8:50
Terry Funk pinned Marc Mero at 8:16 with a roll up
Bradshaw pinned Barry Windham at 5:43 with the lariat
WWF IC Champion the Rock & Owen Hart (w/ NOD) defeated Farooq & Steve Blackman at 10:10 after Hart hit a spin kick on Blackman
The Undertaker defeated Kane via disqualification when Paul Bearer interfered
Jeff Jarrett defeated Chainz at 4:05 with the figure-4
Vader pinned Quebecer Pierre with the Vader Bomb at 5:00
WWF Tag Team Champions the the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated the Legion of Doom at 7:05 after Road Dogg hit Road Warrior Hawk in the ribs with one of the tag belts
WWF World Champion Steve Austin pinned WWF European Champion Triple H at 19:43 with the Stunner
WWF @ South Bend, IN – Joyce Center – May 10, 1998 (8,141)
Skull & 8-Ball defeated Savio Vega & Jesus Castillo
Bradshaw defeated Barry Windham
Terry Funk defeated Marc Mero
The Undertaker defeated Kane via disqualification
Jeff Jarrett defeated Chainz
WWF IC Champion the Rock & Owen Hart defeated Steve Blackman & Farooq
Vader defeated Jacques Rougeau
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated the Legion of Doom
WWF World Champion Steve Austin defeated WWF European Champion Triple H
WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Arena – May 11, 1998 (8,069 paid; announced as a sell out)
Raw is War – featured Jim Ross & Michael Cole on commentary for the first hour, with Jerry Lawler replacing Cole for the second hour; included an opening in-ring promo by Vince McMahon in which he said WWF World Champion Steve Austin would be in tag team action later in the night and would be notified as such when he arrives to the arena; McMahon then introduced Dude Love as the #1 contender, with Mick Foley coming out in a suit and tie, with a copy of the Wall Street Journal, and putting on reading glasses before describing himself as the future WWF World Champion, with the two then hugging; McMahon went on to introduced Gerald Brisco as the guest timekeeper for the Austin vs. Dude Love match at Over the Edge and Pat Patterson as the guest ring announcer; McMahon then went to introduce the guest referee for the bout, but no one walked out and no music was played; McMahon walked backstage, with Patterson eventually introducing the referee as “the best there was, the best there is, and the best there ever will be, Vince McMahon;” McMahon then walked back out in a sleeveless referee shirt and all four men raised their hands as Dude Love’s music played; Kevin Kelly was then shown standing in the parking lot waiting for Austin’s arrival, with Sable walking by and declining to speak to Kelly; included footage of WWF European Champion Triple H, X-Pac, WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn, and Chyna being driven in a jeep to WCW’s offices in Atlanta; footage then showed security having them move out of the way so others could come in the building and of some in the visitors cheering DX on; Ross then noted that WCW called 911 on DX; featured Kelly waiting for Austin only to find Al Snow, with Head, saying he has tickets for the show and asked how to get to his seats; included an ad promoting Celebrity Deathmatch on MTV, featuring Austin; featured footage of Kelly in the garage as Austin arrived to the arena; following the commercial break, footage was shown of Kelly informing Austin of McMahon’s announcements earlier in the show regarding Over the Edge and being in a tag match later in the show; Austin eventually grabbed the mic from Kelly and went looking for McMahon himself; included footage of DX at CNN Center earlier in the day, being met by fans and security, and being told they couldn’t film because it was private property; featured a vignette promoting the debut of Edge; included footage from earlier in the day of Bradshaw teaching Taka Michinoku to drive in the parking lot, as fans watched from outside the parking lot, and giving him a cigar to smoke; when they pulled back into the lot, both men were attacked by Kaientai, as Yamaguchi-San oversaw; Tony Siragusa of the Baltimore Ravens was shown sitting ringside; featured an in-ring promo by Austin, in which he was interrupted on the big screen by McMahon, with Brisco and Patterson, with the three covering up their eyes, ears and mouth in relation to Austin’s match later in the night; included a vignette promoting the debut of Val Venis; featured an in-ring segment in which Sable took the mic and called for Marc Mero to join her in the ring; moments later, the two squared off before Mero hoisted Sable up for the TKO, let her go, and told her to apologize for trying to ruin his career; Sable responded with a kick to the groin and hit a powerbomb; after the two left the ring, the Undertaker confronted Lawler at ringside, yanked off his headset, assaulted Lawler, and hit the chokeslam; as Taker attempted the tombstone, the lights went off and Kane’s music played, with Kane and Paul Bearer walking out and Bearer saying everything he told Taker to that point was true and he would prove the following week that he was Kane’s father; before Taker attacked Lawler, Lawler apologized for the things he said about Taker’s mother the week before; after Kane and Bearer left, Taker yanked Lawler up and dropped him with the tombstone; following the commercial break, Snow came out with Head and joined Ross on commentary; moments later, Patterson and Brisco directed security to escort Snow away, with Snow telling them that he needed to see Vince; included footagte of DX outside the CNN Center, with a graphic then showing a missile blowing up the building; featured a segment in which Dustin Runnels walked out with his Goldust costume in hand, put it in a trash can, poured gasoline on it, and lit it on fire; he then took the mic and said he worked too hard for Vince the past three years, said Vince took his dignity away from him and caused him to lose his father and his wife; he went on to say Vince was punishing him every day and said “Goldust dies tonight;” included a backstage segment showing Vince talking to Austin’s mystery tag team partner later in the show; featured footage of Snow trying to get in the building but being blocked at the door:
Vader pinned Barry Windham (w/ Jim Cornette, NWA Tag Team Champions Bob Holly & Bart Gunn) at 2:07 with the Vader Bomb; during the bout, it was announced Vader would face Kane at Over the Edge in a mask vs. mask bout and UFC 17 was heavily hyped by Jim Ross; after the match, Vader fought off Holly & Gunn (Vader’s return match after a 3-month absence)
8-Ball (w/ Skull) pinned Road Warrior Hawk (w/ Sunny & Road Warrior Animal) at 2:31 with a small package; the match was Hawk vs. Skull, but Skull and 8-Ball switched places late in the bout behind the referee’s back; during the match, it was noted DX would face the Nation at Over the Edge in a 6-man tag team match
Farooq (w/ Steve Blackman) defeated Jeff Jarrett (w/ Tennessee Lee) via disqualification at 2:06 when Mark Henry & Kama interfered, moments after Blackman attacked Jarrett on the floor and Farooq attempted the Dominator; prior to the bout, it as noted Blackman would face Jarrett and Farooq would challenge WWF IC Champion the Rock, with the Nation barred from ringside, at Over the Edge; after the contest, Farooq and Blackman were beaten down by Jarrett, Henry, and Kama, with Jarrett choking Blackman with his own nunchucks until referees intervened
WWF European Champion Triple H (w/ Chyna, X-Pac, WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn) fought Owen Hart (w/ WWF IC Champion the Rock, Mark Henry, Kama, & D-Lo Brown) to a no contest at around the 9-minute mark in an impromptu non-title match when Chyna grabbed a steel chair to hold off the Nation from getting in the ring; Jim Cornette joined Jim Ross on commentary during the bout, where he remained for the remainder of the show; prior to the bout, X-Pac said WCW tried to have them put in jail when they visited Atlanta earlier in the day and went on to cut a promo on Eric Bischoff, saying he wouldn’t kiss Bischoff’s ass and that’s why he doesn’t work for him anymore; moments later, Hart interrupted Triple H and said they had unfinished business; after the bout, Sgt. Slaughter and multiple referees came out to prevent a brawl between DX and the Nation (the match began during the commercial break)
Sho Funaki, Mens Teioh, & Dick Togo (w/ Yamaguchi-San) defeated Terry Funk & Scorpio via disqualification in a handicap match at 3:17 when Bradshaw, with his bullrope, & Taka Michinoku interfered and cleared the ring; prior to the bout, Yamaguchi-San introduced his team, with Kaientai coming out from under the ring to attack Funk & Scorpio from behind
WWF World Champion Steve Austin & Vince McMahon (mystery partner) (w/ Gerald Brisco & Pat Patterson) fought WWF IC Champion the Rock & D-Lo Brown (w/ Owen Hart, Kama, & Mark Henry) (mystery opponents) to a no contest at 8:18 when Vince, Brisco, and Patterson attacked Austin; following the Nation’s entrance, the Rock took the mic and said the Austin / Rock rivalry was continuing; following Austin’s entrance, McMahon, from backstage, introduced himself as Austin’s partner; after the bout, Austin fought off McMahon, Brisco, and Patterson until he was attacked by Dude Love; just as the show ended, Dustin Runnels and DX ran out to make the save (The Best of Raw Vol. 1 & 2)
Shotgun – 5/16/98:
The Headbangers defeated Jose Estrada & Jesus Castillo when Mosh pinned Estrada following the Stage Dive
Scott Taylor pinned Papi Chulo at 6:04 after Jerry Lawler hit Chulo with a foreign object from his pocket when Chulo grabbed hold of Lawler when he tried to trip him; Lawler came ringside mid-way through the match
Barry Windham pinned Rich Myers at 1:51 with a lariat
Savio Vega pinned Chainz with a spinning heel kick
NWA Tag Team Champions Bob Holly & Bart Gunn defeated Steve Corino & Julio Sanchez via disqualification in a non-title match at 6:15 when the Headbangers interfered; Jim Cornette then left the announce table and ushered Holly & Gunn backstage
Dark match after the taping: The Undertaker defeated Kane (w/ Paul Bearer)
WWF @ San Jose, CA – May 15, 1998 (12,367)
The Headbanger defeated Savio Vega & Jesus
Bradshaw defeated Barry Windham
Steve Blackman defeated Kama Mustafa
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg defeated the Legion of Doom
Bradshaw defeated Owen Hart via count-out
Kurrgan defeated D-Lo Brown
Terry Funk defeated Marc Mero
Vader defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock via disqualification
The Undertaker defeated Kane via disqualification
WWF World Champion Steve Austin defeated WWF European Champion Triple H
WWA @ Lynn, MA – May 15, 1998 (training camp)
The Irish Assassin (Mic Tierney) defeated Shawn Stasiak
The Bulldozer defeated Steve Bradley
Emory Hale & Andrew Martin defeated Vic Grimes & George Phillips
Paulo Silva defeated Dr. X (Tom Prichard)
Tiger Ali Singh defeated the Mongolian (Matt Bloom)
The Gargoyle (John Tenta) defeated Jim Cote
Erin O’Grady (Crash Holly) defeated the Vampire Warrior (Gangrel)
Bart Gunn & Bob Holly defeated Darren Drozdov & Fatu
Jeff Jarrett defeated Mike Hollow
WWF @ Anaheim, CA – Arrowhead Pond – May 16, 1998 (14,563; sell out)
The Headbangers defeated Los Boriquas
Vader pinned Kurrgan
Bradshaw pinned Barry Windham
Steve Blackman pinned Kama
The Undertaker defeated Kane in a lights out match
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated LOD 2000
WWF European Champion Triple H pinned Owen Hart after Chyna interfered and hit Owen with a low blow
WWF World Champion Steve Austin pinned WWF IC Champion the Rock; Dude Love was the special referee but was chased backstage by Terry Funk
WWA @ Wittman, MA – May 16, 1998 (training camp)
Shawn Stasiak defeated the Irish Assassin
Tim McNeany & Steve Bradley defeated the Bulldozer via disqualification
Emory Hale & Andrew Martin defeated Vic Grimes & George Phillips
Paulo Silva defeated Dr. X
The Mongolian defeated the Vampire Warrior
The Gargoyle defeated Jim Cote
Tiger Ali Singh defeated Erin O’Grady
Bart Gunn & Bob Holly defeated Darren Drozdov & Fatu
Jeff Jarrett defeated Mike Hollow
WWF @ Birmingham, AL – May 17, 1998 (10,292)
The Headbangers defeated Los Boricuas
Jeff Jarrett defeated Steve Blackman
Kurrgan defeated D-Lo Brown
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated the Legion of Doom
Terry Funk defeated Marc Mero
Bradshaw defeated Owen Hart via count-out
The Undertaker defeated Kane via disqualification
Vader defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock via disqualification
WWF World Champion Steve Austin defeated WWF European Champion Triple H
WWF @ Nashville, TN – Arena – May 18, 1998 (11,528)
Steven Dunn defeated Tony Anthony
Shotgun – 5/23/98:
Farooq defeated Mark Kyle
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku defeated Sho Funaki via disqualification
Brian Christopher defeated David Jericho
Jeff Jarrett defeated Chainz
Raw is War:
Val Venis pinned Scorpio (Venis’s debut)
Terry Funk pinned Marc Mero
Skull & 8-Ball defeated the Legion of Doom
Dude Love defeated Dustin Runnels
The Headbangers defeated Dick Togo & Mens Teioh via disqualification
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn (w/ Chyna) defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock & Owen Hart at around the 5-minute mark when Road Dogg pinned Rock after Farooq interfered behind the referee’s back and dropped Rock with a piledriver; prior to the bout, DX cut an in-ring promo on the Nation; following both teams’ entrances, DX and the Nation brawled until referees broke it up and sent the wrestlers not wrestling in the match backstage (the match began during the commercial break)
WWF World Champion Steve Austin fought Pat Patterson & Gerald Brisco to a no contest in a handicap streetfight at around the 2:40 mark after fighting off guest referee Sgt. Slaughter and dropping him with the Stunner; after the match, Austin fought off an interfering Dude Love on the floor until a fan wearing a Steve Austin mask jumped over the guardrail, took down Dude, and then struck Austin over the back with a steel chair; Austin then went after the fan as he revealed himself to be Vince McMahon; moments later, Dude attacked austin and applied the Mandible Claw as McMahon watched (The Best of Raw Vol. 1 & 2)
Dark match after the show: The Undertaker, Vader, & Terry Funk defeated Dude Love, WWF IC Champion the Rock, & Kane
WWF @ Chattanooga, TN – UTC Arena – May 19, 1998 (6,500)
Edge defeated Buddy Landell
WWF New York – 5/30/98: Savio Vega defeated the Dirty White Boy
Shotgun – 5/30/98:
Steve Blackman defeated Jason Ahrndt
Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor defeated David Jericho & Papi Chulo
Mark Henry defeated Jeff Hardy
Val Venis defeated Matt Hardy
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Bob Holly & Bart Gunn
Raw is War:
The Legion of Doom & Droz defeated Skull, 8-Ball, & Chainz
NWA World Champion Dan Severn defeated Owen Hart via disqualification
Golga pinned Headbanger Thrasher (the debut of the Oddities)
Vader defeated Jeff Jarrett via disqualification
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku pinned Dick Togo
Farooq pinned Marc Mero
WWF European Champion Triple H (w/ Chyna) fought WWF IC Champion the Rock (w/ Mark Henry) to a double count-out at around the 10-minute mark after both men began fighting on the floor; neither title was at stake in the match; after the bout, the Rock backed up the aisle and taunted Triple H before he was jumped by Farooq and sustained a piledriver on the entrance stage
WWF @ Ottawa, Ontario – Corel Center – May 22, 1998 (6,604)
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku pinned Brian Christopher
The Headbangers defeated the Quebecers
Kurrgan pinned D-Lo Brown
Bradshaw pinned Marc Mero
Vader & Farooq defeated Kama & Mark Henry
Jeff Jarrett defeated Steve Blackman
The Undertaker defeated Kane via disqualification
WWF European Champion Triple H defeated Owen Hart
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Skull & 8-Ball
WWF World Champion Steve Austin defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock
WWF @ Toronto, Ontario – Skydome – May 23, 1998 (14,518)
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku pinned Brian Christopher at 5:41 with a roll up
The Headbangers defeated the Quebecers at 7:05 after Carl Oulette was crotched on the top rope as the Quebecers attempted the Tower of Quebec
Kurrgan defeated D-Lo Brown at 4:39 by catching D-Lo coming off the middle turnbuckle and putting him in the claw hold
Bradshaw pinned Marc Mero at 5:13 with a lariat after Sable distracted the referee, preventing him from counting Mero’s pin attempt
WWF IC Champion the Rock defeated Farooq via count-out at 1:10
The Undertaker defeated Kane via disqualification at 7:26 when Paul Bearer interfered after Taker hit the tombstone
Jeff Jarrett pinned Steve Blackman at 6:10 by falling on Blackman as he attempted a superplex
Vader defeated Owen Hart via disqualification at 1:05 when the Nation interfered; moments after, the New Age Outlaws came to the ring with steel chairs to make the save
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Skull & 8-Ball at 6:52 when Gunn pinned Skull after Road Dogg used one of the title belts as a weapon
WWF World Champion Steve Austin pinned WWF European Champion Triple H at 18:10 with the Stunner after kicking an interfering Chyna; Vince McMahon was the special outside guest referee for the bout but it was the original referee that made the pinfall; Dude Love was the guest time keeper for the bout but was chased backstage by Austin late in the match; after the bout, Austin hit the Stunner on McMahon
WWF @ Halifax, Nova Scotia – Forum – May 24, 1998 (5,128)
The Headbangers defeated Mark Henry & Kama
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku pinned Brian Christopher
Jeff Jarrett pinned Steve Blackman after Tennessee Lee prevented a superplex and held Blackman’s legs down during the cover
Bradshaw pinned Marc Mero with the Clothesline from Hell
WWF European Champion Triple H pinned Owen Hart after Chyna interfered and hit a low blow as Hart had the champion in the Sharpshooter
Kurrgan defeated D-Lo Brown with the claw
Skull & 8-Ball defeated the Quebecers with a backdrop / neckbreaker combo
WWF World Champion Steve Austin, Farooq, & The Undertaker defeated Kane & WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn after Austin hit the Stunner on Road Dogg; Dude Love was the guest time keeper
WWF @ Moncton, Ontario – Coliseum – May 26, 1998
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku defeated Brian Christopher with a roll up
Kurrgan defeated D-Lo Brown with the Paralyzer
The Headbangers defeated the Quebecers
Bradshaw pinned Marc Mero with the lariat
The Undertaker defeated Kane on a disqualification when Paul Bearer interfered
Jeff Jarrett pinned Steve Blackman with Tennessee Lee’s help
Farooq defeated Owen Hart
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated DOA
WWF World Champion Steve Austin pinned WWF European Champion Triple H; Dude Love was the special time keeper but left ringside after being beat up by the champion early on
Border City Championship Wrestling @ LaSalle, Ontario – LaSalle Arena – May 29, 1998
Sexton Hardcastle & Christian Cage vs. Rodney Blackbeard & Joe E. Legend
The Brooklyn Brawler vs. Chris Church
D-Lo Brown vs. Larry Brun
WWF IC Champion the Rock vs. Scott D’Amore
Also included Otis Apollo, Bobby Clancy, Mike Legacy, & Chris Pillon
WWF @ Detroit, MI – Cobo Arena – May 30, 1998 (8,464)
Skull & 8-Ball defeated Los Boricuas
Kurrgan defeated Chainz
Vader defeated Owen Hart via disqualification
Farooq defeated Mark Henry via disqualification
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku defeated Brian Christopher
Kama & D-Lo Brown defeated Bradshaw & Dustin Runnels
WWF World Champion Steve Austin, the Undertaker, & the Legion of Doom defeated WWF European Champion Triple H, Kane, WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn
Over the Edge 98 – Milwaukee, WI – Arena – May 31, 1998
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary; included an in-ring promo by the Rock on Milwaukee in which he was attacked by Farooq, eventually sustaining a piledriver onto a steel chair before Owen Hart, Mark Henry, Kama, and D-Lo Brown came to the ring and Farooq left ringside; moments later, Owen put a neck brace on the Rock and the IC Champion was then taken backstage on a stretcher; featured recognition of AWA legends in attendance, Mad Dog Vachon and the Crusher; moments later, Jerry Lawler entered the ring and verbally berated both men before the Crusher hit him with his award and punched him in the throat; Lawler then returned to the ring and took off Vachon’s fake leg before he was eventually hit with it by the Crusher
The Legion of Doom (w/ Sunny & Darren Drozdov) defeated Skull & 8-Ball (w/ Chainz) at 9:58 when Road Warrior Animal scored the pin on the illegal DOA member after Drozdov hit the DOA as he ran the ropes, moments after the DOA switched places in the ring
Jeff Jarrett (w/ Tennessee Lee) pinned Steve Blackman at 10:20 after Lee interfered behind the referee’s back and knocked Blackman off the top by hitting him with his own kendo stick; during the bout, Al Snow was seen sitting in the audience
Marc Mero pinned Sable with a cradle at the 31-second mark as Mero laid down, seemingly to allow Sable to pin him; prior to the bout, Sable announced that she would be her own representative to face Mero, rather than having another WWF superstar fight her battle for her; due to pre-match stipulations, Sable was forced to leave the WWF; had Sable won, she would have earned contractual freedom from Mero
Mens Teioh, Sho Funaki, & Dick Togo (w/ Yamaguchi San) defeated Bradshaw & WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku in a handicap match at 9:54 when Togo pinned Michinoku with a senton bomb following a chokeslam from Teioh
WWF IC Champion the Rock pinned Farooq with a double leg pickup and putting his feet on the middle ropes at 5:09; prior to the bout, the champion failed to appear when announced which prompted Commissioner Slaughter to come out and demand that either the Rock come ringside before the count of 10 or the title would be awarded to Farooq; with two counts remaining, the champion came out wearing the neck brace that was put on him earlier in the evening; during a ringside brawl before the bell rung, Farooq ripped the neck brace off; immediately after the bout, Farooq hit two piledrivers on the champion before the Nation came out and beat him down; moments later, Triple H, X-Pac, the Road Dogg, and Billy Gunn made the save and cleared the ring
Kane (w/ Paul Bearer) pinned Vader with the tombstone in a mask vs. mask match at 7:20; after the bout, Kane unmasked the dazed Vader, with Bearer then putting on the mask; in a post-match ringside interview, Vader referred to himself as “a big fat piece of shit” for losing
Owen Hart, D-Lo Brown, & Kama (w/ Mark Henry) defeated WWF European Champion Triple H, WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn (w/ Chyna & X-Pac) at 18:34 when Owen pinned Triple H after hitting the Pedigree onto the European title belt
WWF World Champion Steve Austin pinned Dude Love at 22:27 with the Stunner; mid-way through the bout, guest referee Vince McMahon had the match turned into a No DQ contest and later on added a falls count anywhere stipulation; late in the contest, McMahon was knocked out by an accidental chair shot from the challenger; as Pat Patterson, the guest ring announcer for the bout, attempted to make the count for Dude he was pulled out of the ring and chokeslammed through one of the commentary tables by the surprise guest ring enforcer – the Undertaker; moments later as Gerald Brisco, the guest time keeper, attempted to do the same, he was put through the second commentary table by Taker; Austin then grabbed the unconscious McMahon’s hand and slapped it to the mat three times to give himself the win (Mick Foley – Hard Knocks & Cheap Pops, Mick Foley – Greatest Hits & Misses, Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time)
WWF @ Chicago, IL – Rosemont Horizon – June 1, 1998 (16,157; sell out)
Dustin Runnels defeated Golga
Edge defeated Kevin Quinn
Shotgun – 6/6/98:
Dick Togo & Sho Funaki (w/ Yamaguchi-San & Mens Teioh) defeated Christopher Daniels & Steve Boz following a top rope senton from Togo
Vader pinned Rex Regal with the Vader Bomb in under 2 minutes
Scorpio pinned Jesus Castillo with the 450 splash
Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor defeated the Headbangers via disqualification at 4:40 after Thrasher hit Scott Taylor with a chair as Taylor attempted to use the chair as a weapon
Raw is War – featured the Undertaker calling out Vince McMahon and demanding a shot at the WWF Championship; McMahon then ordered Taker to face Kane for the chance at the title; included a vignette promoting the debut of Edge, scheduled for June 15:
The Legion of Doom & Droz fought Chainz, Skull, & 8-Ball to a no contest in a streetfight when the Undertaker appeared, took out the remaining members of each team, and demanded to speak to Vince McMahon
Val Venis pinned Papi Chulo with the Money Shot
KOTR Qualifying Match: Marc Mero (w/ Jackie) pinned Steve Blackman with the Shooting Star Press after a low blow and Samoan drop; prior to the bout, Mero introduced Jackie as his new valet (Jackie’s surprise debut)
WWF IC Champion the Rock, Owen Hart, & D-Lo Brown defeated WWF European Champion Triple H, WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn in an elimination match; Gunn pinned D-Lo with a piledriver at 1:29; Rock pinned Road Dogg with the Rock Bottom at 2:23; Owen pinned Gunn with a spinning heel kick at 3:44; Triple H pinned Rock with the Pedigree at 6:55; Triple H was disqualified when Ken Shamrock interfered and attacked Owen at 7:28; after the bout, the Nation was cleared from ringside after Dan Severn came to the ring
KOTR Qualifying Match: Jeff Jarrett (w/ Tennessee Lee & Southern Justice) pinned Farooq after hitting him with Lee’s belt buckle as Southern Justice distracted the referee; prior to the bout Tennessee Lee introduced the repackaged Godwinns as Southern Justice
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku pinned Sho Funaki with the Michinoku Driver; during the bout, Al Snow made a brief appearance in an Asian costume before being escorted out of the building
KOTR Qualifying Match: Mark Henry pinned Terry Funk with a powerbomb and splash after Funk failed a moonsault to the floor, hitting his thighs against the guardrail
Kane pinned the Undertaker with the tombstone after Mankind came ringside and distracted Taker; due to pre-match stipulations, Kane became the #1 contender to the world title; WWF World Champion Steve Austin did guest commentary for the bout
Dark match after the taping: WWF World Champion Steve Austin pinned WWF IC Champion the Rock
– 6/2/98: WWE Hall of Famer the Junkyard Dog passed away at the age of 45 following a car wreck near Forest, MS.
WWF @ Rockford, IL – Metro Centre – June 2, 1998 (8,000)
Turbo defeated Kevin Quinn
Edge defeated Jerry Fox
Shotgun – 6/13/98:
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku & Bradshaw defeated Mike Anthony & Steve Boz
Mark Cantabury & Dennis Knight defeated Rex Royal & Chris Young
Kurrgan defeated Kevin Flynn
Bart Gunn & Bob Holly defeated Savio Vega & Jose Estrada Jr.
Raw is War – 6/8/98:
KOTR Qualifying Match: Ken Shamrock defeated Kama via submission with the ankle lock at 2:28; after the bout, Mark Henry and D-Lo Brown attacked Shamrock until Dan Severn came to the ring
Farooq & Steve Blackman defeated Jeff Jarrett (w/ Tennessee Lee) & Marc Mero (w/ Jackie) when Blackman pinned Jarrett with an inside cradle at 3:28; after the bout, Jarrett and Mero argued over the loss
KOTR Qualifying Match: Owen Hart defeated Scorpio via submission with the Sharpshooter at 5:15
Chainz pinned Droz with a DVD at 2:42; after the bout, the Undertaker came to the ring and hit a chokeslam on both men before demanding to see Vince McMahon
Mark Henry fought Vader to a no contest at 2:44 when the Undertaker came to the ring and hit a chokeslam on both men
KOTR Qualifying Match: Dan Severn defeated D-Lo Brown via submission at 3:10; after the bout, Owen Hart attacked Severn until Ken Shamrock chased him into the crowd; due to the injury sustained in the hold, D-Lo wore a chest protector for the next several months
Val Venis fought Dustin Runnels to a no contest at 5:40 when the Undertaker interfered and hit a chokeslam on both men
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg defeated the Legion of Doom and DOA when Road Dogg willingly laid down for Gunn to pin him, in order to retain the titles
WWF @ Hammond, IN – June 3, 1998 (3,554)
The Headbangers defeated Too Much
Farooq pinned Mark Henry
Scorpio pinned D-Lo Brown
Vader & the Legion of Doom defeated WWF European Champion Triple H, WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg via disqualification when X-Pac interfered
Bradshaw pinned Kama
Steve Blackman pinned Jeff Jarrett
Dustin Runnels & Terry Funk defeated Los Boriquas
Ken Shamrock defeated Owen Hart in a submission match
WWF World Champion Steve Austin & the Undertaker defeated Kane & Mankind in a no holds barred match
WWF @ Hartford, CT – Civic Center – June 4, 1998 (7,480)
The Headbangers defeated Too Much
Farooq pinned Mark Henry
Scorpio pinned D-Lo Brown
Jeff Jarrett defeated Steve Blackman
WWF European Champion Triple H & WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Vader & the Legion of Doom
Bradshaw pinned Kama
Dustin Runnels & Terry Funk defeated Los Boriquas
Ken Shamrock defeated Owen Hart
WWF World Champion Steve Austin & The Undertaker defeated Kane & Mankind
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – June 5, 1998 (19,506; 16,814 paid; sell out)
Included an in-ring segment in which Pat Patterson introduced Vince McMahon to the ring to answer the Undertaker’s challenge from earlier in the show; Taker then chased Patterson out of the ring and went to chokeslam McMahon after McMahon insulted him; moments later, Mankind ran out to make the save for McMahon, with Taker chasing both men away
The Headbangers defeated Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor when Thrasher pinned Taylor
Farooq fought Mark Henry to a no contest at the 4-minute mark when the Undertaker came to the ring and hit a chokeslam on both men, later calling Vince McMahon out on the microphone and stating that if his request was not answered he would keep interfering in matches
Scorpio pinned D-Lo Brown with a moonsault
Dustin Runnels & Terry Funk defeated Savio Vega & Jose Estrada Jr. when Dustin pinned Estrada with a DDT
Ken Shamrock defeated Owen Hart in a submission match by reversing an attempt at the Sharpshooter into the ankle lock
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn (w/ X-Pac) defeated the Legion of Doom when Road Dogg pinned Road Warrior Hawk after X-Pac interfered and hit Hawk with one of the title belts
Bradshaw pinned Kama with the lariat
Jeff Jarrett pinned Steve Blackman after Tennessee Lee held Blackman’s leg during an attempted suplex
WWF European Champion Triple H pinned Vader with the Pedigree after Chyna interfered and hit a low blow on the challenger as X-Pac distracted the referee
WWF World Champion Steve Austin & the Undertaker defeated Kane & Mankind in a no holds barred match when Austin hit the Stunner on Mankind
WWF @ Minneapolis, MN – Target Center – June 6, 1998 (7,324)
Scorpio defeated D-Lo Brown
Jeff Jarrett defeated Steve Blackman
Bradshaw defeated Kama
Farooq defeated Mark Henry via disqualification
The Headbangers defeated Too Much
Dustin Runnels & Terry Funk defeated Savio Vega & Jose Estrada Jr.
Ken Shamrock defeated Owen Hart
WWF European Champion Triple H defeated Vader
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated the Legion of Doom
WWF World Champion Steve Austin & The Undertaker defeated Mankind & Kane in a no holds barred match
WWF @ Albuquerque, NM – Tingley Coliseum – June 13, 1998 (8,907)
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku defeated Papi Chulo
Jeff Jarrett pinned Steve Blackman
Farooq defeated Mark Henry via disqualification
Bradshaw pinned Kama
WWF European Champion Triple H pinned D-Lo Brown; after the bout, Triple H and Chyna kissed
Skull & 8-Ball defeated Bart Gunn & Bob Holly
Kane pinned Vader in a No DQ match
Ken Shamrock defeated Owen Hart in a submission match
X-Pac, WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated the Legion of Doom & Droz
WWF World Champion Steve Austin pinned Mankind
WWF @ Dallas, TX – Reunion Arena – June 14, 1998 (9,899)
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku & Papi Chulo defeated Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor when Chulo pinned Taylor
Farooq defeated Mark Henry (w/ D-Lo Brown & Kama) via reverse decision; Henry originally won the match after hitting Farooq with a steel chair but another referee overturned the decision
Skull & 8-Ball (w/ the Speed Zone Girls) defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Bob Holly & Bart Gunn in a non-title match after making an illegal switch to pin Holly with a small package after the champions hit the Rocket Launcher
Jeff Jarrett pinned Steve Blackman after Tennessee Lee tripped Blackman as he attempted a suplex into the ring and held the leg down during the cover
The Undertaker defeated Kane via count-out in a No DQ match after throwing Kane into the ring steps
Bradshaw pinned D-Lo Brown with the Clothesline from Hell
Ken Shamrock defeated Owen Hart in a submission match after reversing the Sharpshooter into the ankle lock
WWF European Champion Triple H, X-Pac, WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Vader, the Legion of Doom, & Droz when Triple H pinned Vader with the Pedigree after Chyna interfered and hit a low blow
WWF Champion Steve Austin pinned Mankind with the Stunner
WWF @ San Antonio, TX – Freeman Coliseum – June 15, 1998
WWF World Champion Steve Austin, the Undertaker, Ken Shamrock, Farooq, & Terry Funk vs. WWF IC Champion the Rock, Owen Hart, Dude Love, Kane, & WWF European Champion Triple H
Shotgun – 6/20/98:
Kama fought Farooq to a double count-out
Kurrgan & Golga defeated Chris Young & Joe White when Kurrgan pinned both men with the claw
Savio Vega & Jesus Castillo defeated Sho Funaki & Dick Togo when Savio pinned Funaki with a spin kick
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated the Headbangers when Gunn pinned Thrasher with a piledriver; during the bout, Tennessee Lee and Southern Justice were shown watching from the ramp
Raw is War:
KOTR Qualifying Match: WWF IC Champion the Rock pinned Vader at 4:40 with the Rock Bottom after Mark Henry attacked Vader on the floor behind the referee’s back and hit a splash; prior to the bout, the Rock was escorted out by Owen Hart, Kama, & Henry but they were ejected from ringside by Sgt. Slaughter and referees
Droz pinned Jeff Jarrett
Val Venis pinned Chainz
Dustin Runnels pinned Marc Mero
KOTR Qualifying Match: WWF European Champion Triple H defeated X-Pac via count-out after Owen Hart came through the crowd and dropped X-Pac crotch-first over the ringside barrier while Triple H was distracted
Owen Hart & Mark Henry defeated Ken Shamrock & Dan Severn
Kane & Mankind (w/ Paul Bearer) won a 10-team tag team Royal Rumble match by last eliminating Terry Funk & Scorpio; other teams included: Bob Holly & Bart Gunn, the Headbangers, Golga & Kurrgan, Skull & 8-Ball, Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor, the Legion of Doom, Taka Michinoku & Bradshaw, and Farooq & Steve Blackman; due to pre-match stipulations, Kane & Mankind became the #1 contenders to the tag team titles
WWF World Champion Steve Austin & the Undertaker fought Kane & Mankind (w/ Paul Bearer) to a no contest in a Hell in a Cell match when Bearer locked himself inside the cage as Austin brawled with Kane & Mankind around ringside; the Undertaker, who failed to arrive when his music played moments earlier, came up from underneath the ring and brutalized Bearer as Austin scaled the cage to attack Kane on the roof (The Best of Raw Vol. 1 & 2, Hell in a Cell)
WWF @ Austin, TX – Frank Erwin Center – June 16, 1998 (10,891)
Raw is War – 6/22/98:
King of the Ring Quarter Finals: Ken Shamrock pinned Mark Henry with a belly to belly suplex
X-Pac (w/ Chyna) pinned Dustin Runnels with a spin heel kick after Dustin became distracted by Chyna
King of the Ring Quarter Finals: Jeff Jarrett (w/ Tennessee Lee) pinned Marc Mero (w/ Jackie) with a DDT
Kane pinned WWF Tag Team Champion the Road Dogg with the tombstone
Edge defeated Jose Estrada via count-out after Estrada injured himself after sustaining a leap to the floor from Edge (Edge’s debut)
King of the Ring Quarter Finals: Dan Severn defeated Owen Hart via submission after X-Pac interfered and hit Owen in the back of the head with a steel chair
King of the Ring Quarter Finals: WWF IC Champion the Rock pinned WWF European Champion Triple H (w/ Chyna) in a non-title match at 8:08 with a fisherman suplex after hitting a low blow behind the referee’s back; after the bout, X-Pac, WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn attacked the Rock in the ring, with Kama, Mark Henry, and Owen Hart then coming out and brawling with DX until referees and officials broke up the fight (The Rock: The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment)
Mankind defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Billy Gunn via submission with the Mandible Claw
WWF New York – 6/27/98: Tiger Ali Singh defeated Bill Irwin
Shotgun – 6/27/98:
Terry Funk, Bradshaw, & Dustin Runnels defeated Jerry Lawler, Brian Christopher, & Scott Taylor
The Legion of Doom defeated Bart Gunn & Bob Holly
Droz defeated Shawn Summers
Val Venis defeated Trench Phillips
Dark Match after the show: WWF World Champion Steve Austin defeated Mankind
WWF @ Corpus Christi, TX – Memorial Coliseum – June 17, 1998 (3,748; sell out)
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku & Papi Chulo defeated Too Much
Farooq defeated Kama
Dustin Runnels & Bradshaw defeated D-Lo Brown & Mark Henry
Jeff Jarrett defeated Steve Blackman
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated the Legion of Doom
Scorpio defeated Mark Henry
Mankind defeated Terry Funk
Ken Shamrock defeated Owen Hart
Kane defeated Vader
WWF @ Tyler, TX – Oil Palace – June 18, 1998 (5,015)
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku & Papi Chulo defeated Too Much
Farooq defeated Kama
Dustin Runnels & Terry Funk defeated D-Lo Brown & Mark Henry
Jeff Jarrett defeated Steve Blackman
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated the Legion of Doom
Mankind defeated Scorpio
Kane defeated Vader
Ken Shamrock defeated Owen Hart in a submission match
WWF @ Houston, TX – Compaq Center – June 19, 1998 (15,529; sell out)
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku & Papi Chulo defeated Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor
Mark Henry pinned Scorpio
Vader pinned Kama
Jeff Jarrett defeated Steve Blackman
The Undertaker fought Kane to a double count-out
X-Pac, WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated the Legion of Doom & Darren Drozdov
Bradshaw pinned Mark Mero after Mero became distracted by Sable at ringside
Ken Shamrock defeated Owen Hart via submission with the ankle lock
WWF European Champion Triple H defeated D-Lo Brown
WWF World Champion Steve Austin pinned Mankind with the Stunner
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary:
The Headbangers & WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku defeated Mens Teioh, Sho Funaki, & Dick Togo (w/ Yamaguchi-san) at 6:41 when Taka pinned Funaki with the Michinoku Driver after the Headbangers tossed their parnter onto Funaki
KOTR Semi-Finals: Ken Shamrock defeated Jeff Jarrett (w/ Tennessee Lee) at 5:29 via submission to the ankle lock after a running Frankensteiner
KOTR Semi-Finals: WWF IC Champion the Rock pinned Dan Severn at 4:25 after D-Lo Brown interfered and hit a frog splash on Severn as the Godfather and Mark Henry distracted the referee; the Rock was accompanied to the ring by the Godfather and Henry but they were forced backstage before the match began
Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor defeated Al Snow & Head at 8:27 when Brian Christopher pinned Head after attaching a bottle of Head & Shoulders shampoo to the prop, as Snow had Taylor pinned with the Snow Plow; Jerry Lawler was the special referee for the match; had Snow won the match he would have earned a WWF contract
X-Pac (w/ Chyna) pinned Owen Hart at 8:30 after Chyna interfered and hit the DDT on Hart as he had the Sharpshooter applied, while Vader and Mark Henry brawled on the floor
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg (w/ Chyna) defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Bob Holly & Bart Gunn (w/ Jim Cornette) at 9:54 when the champions dropped Holly throat-first over the top rope after Chyna hit a low blow on Cornette; only the WWF titles were on the line in the match
KOTR Finals: Ken Shamrock defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock via submission to the ankle lock at 14:09 following a single leg takedown (The Best of King of the Ring)
The Undertaker pinned Mankind in a Hell in a Cell match at 17:38 with the tombstone after dropping Mankind with an electric chair and chokeslam onto a pile of thumb tacs inside the ring; the match began on the roof of the cage where, 90 seconds into the contest, Taker threw his opponent off the top through the Spanish announce table on the floor; moments later, EMTs, Terry Funk and WWF officials Vince McMahon, Sgt. Slaughter, Tony Garea, and Dave Hebner came out to check on Mankind and to load him onto a stretcher; nearly 8 minutes later, Mankind pulled himself off the stretcher and scaled the cage to continue the match; less than 20 seconds later, the Undertaker hit a chokeslam on the roof of the cage, resulting in Mankind falling through the roof, hitting the mat, and being legitly knocked out by a steel chair which fell inside the ring on top of him; EMTs and officials again swarmed the ringside area where Taker hit a chokeslam on Terry Funk in order to buy Mankind time to recover his senses; voted Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s Match of the Year and named Pro Wrestling Torch’s Match of the Year (Mick Foley: Greatest Hits & Misses, Tombstone: The History of the Undertaker, Hell in a Cell, The Best of King of the Ring, For All Mankind: The Life and Career of Mick Foley)
Kane (w/ Paul Bearer) defeated WWF World Champion Steve Austin in a First Blood match to win the title at 14:52 after the Undertaker accidentally hit Austin with a chair; the Undertaker came to the ring to stop the interference of Mankind; had Kane not won the title, he would have set himself on fire (The Legacy of Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Twisted, Disturbed Life of Kane)
– 6/29/98: Former WWF star Jose Rivera passed away at the age of 45.
WWF @ Cleveland, OH – Gund Arena – June 29, 1998 (16,505; sell out)
Rhino Richards defeated Breyer Wellington
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku defeated Jimi V
Shotgun – 7/4/98:
X-Pac pinned Jesus Castillo with a spin kick
Farooq pinned Lou Marconi with the Dominator
Mens Teioh & Sho Funaki defeated Papi Chulo & Sean Casey
Vader defeated Frank Stalletto
Terry Funk & Dustin Runnels defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn via disqualification in a non-title match
Raw is War – included an opening segment in which Vince McMahon prepared to present Kane with the heavyweight title only for Steve Austin to interrupt and make a challenge for a rematch later that night with Kane accepting; included an in-ring promo by the Undertaker in which he said he had to save Kane from setting himself on fire the previous night; this brought out Vince McMahon who ordered Taker not to interfere in the night’s main event; featured the return of Paul Ellering as the Legion of Doom’s manager only for Ellering to turn on them and announce the DOA as his new tag team:
Steven Regal defeated Droz via submission (Regal’s debut); prior to the bout, Vince McMahon had Sable introduce Regal before she sat down to do guest commentary
Brawl for All: Steve Blackman defeated Marc Mero via referee’s decision; Danny Hodge was the referee
Val Venis pinned Dick Togo with the Money Shot; Dustin Runnels did guest commentary for the match; after the bout, Val was attacked by all of Kaientai for checking out Yamaguchi-san’s wife but eventually won the brawl
Ken Shamrock defeated Owen Hart and Triple H (w/ Chyna) at around the 11:30 mark by pinning Triple H after WWF IC Champion the Rock appeared ringside and, behind the referee’s back, hit Triple H in the face with his title belt; Hart wore a protective sleeve on his left arm for the match; after the bout, X-Pac, WWF Tag Team Champions Road Dogg & Billy Gunn jumped the Rock at the entrance stage, with Mark Henry and the Godfather appearing and brawling with DX all the way backstage; moments later, Hart applied the ringpost figure-4 on Shamrock and continued to attack Shamrock’s ankle until he was led away by referees (The Attitude Era Blu-ray)
Brawl for All: Bradshaw defeated Mark Canterbury
Steve Austin pinned WWF World Champion Kane (w/ Paul Bearer) with the Stunner to win the title at 8:28; after the bout, the Undertaker – who appeared ringside mid-way through the bout – came into the ring and sustained the Stunner from Austin (The Legacy of Stone Cold Steve Austin)
WWF @ State College, PA – Bryce Jordan Center – June 30, 1998
Reckless Youth defeated Steve Corino
Steven Regal defeated Tiger Ali Singh
Paulo Silva defeated Derek Domino
Livewire – 7/11/98: Edge defeated Jesus Castillo
Shotgun – 7/11/98 – included the Edge vs. Jesus Castillo match from the 7/11/98 Livewire:
Farooq & Scorpio defeated Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor
Droz defeated Bob Holly
Steve Blackman defeated Lance Diamond
Dan Severn defeated GI Will
Raw is War – 7/6/98:
Brawl for All: Savio Vega defeated Brakkus
Ken Shamrock defeated Jeff Jarrett (w/ Tennessee Lee) by disqualification when Mabel interfered
Vader fought Bradshaw to a no contest when Kane & Mankind interfered
Skull & 8-Ball (w/ Paul Ellering) defeated the Headbangers
D-Lo Brown (w/ the Godfather) pinned Terry Funk with the Lo Down frog splash; after the match, the Undertaker came ringside and attacked all three men
Brawl For All: Road Warrior Hawk fought Droz to a draw when both men were tied on points
Val Venis defeated Dustin Runnells via disqualification when Kaientai interfered
Ken Shamrock defeated Mabel via submission with the ankle lock; after the match, Shamrock continued to attack Mabel
Kane pinned Mankind with a chair shot on the floor; after the bout, Kane unmasked, revealing himself to be the Undertaker; due to pre-match stipulations, the Undertaker became the #1 contender to the world title; Steve Austin did guest commentary for the match
WWF @ Wheeling, WV – Civic Center – July 1, 1998 (6,041)
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku defeated Brian Christopher
Droz defeated Savio Vega
X-Pac pinned Dustin Runnels after Chyna interfered
DOA defeated LOD 2000 in a street fight after Paul Ellering interfered
Jeff Jarrett defeated Steve Blackman after Tennessee Lee interfered
Ken Shamrock defeated Owen Hart in a submission match by reversing the Sharpshooter into the ankle lock
Bradshaw defeated Mark Henry via disqualification after Henry used a chair
WWF Tag Team Champion Road Dogg defeated the Godfather after Chyna interfered
Scorpio pinned Marc Mero after Sable distracted Mero
The Undertaker, Farooq, & Vader defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock, D-Lo Brown, & Kane in an unsanctioned tag team match after Taker chokeslammed Kane
WWF @ Winnipeg, Manitoba – Arena – July 2, 1998 (6,432)
Included the Jackyl cutting an anti-Winnipeg promo, before being confronted and speared by Edge
X-Pac pinned D-Lo Brown with a spin kick
Bradshaw pinned Savio Vega (sub. for D-Lo Brown) with a roll up
DOA defeated the Legion of Doom (sub. for the Quebecers) after using Paul Ellering’s briefcase as a weapon
Scorpio defeated Marc Mero
Ken Shamrock defeated Owen Hart in a submission match
Vader defeated Mark Henry (sub. for Mankind) via disqualification after Henry used a chair as a weapon
Jeff Jarrett pinned Steve Blackman
WWF IC Champion the Rock pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Road Dogg (sub. for Farooq) with the People’s Elbow and Rock Bottom
The Undertaker pinned Kane with the tombstone in a No disqualification match
WWF @ Edmonton, Alberta – Northlands Coliseum – July 3, 1998 (10,212)
Included the Jackyl cutting an anti-Edmonton promo
X-Pac pinned D-Lo Brown with a spinning heel kick
Bradshaw pinned Savio Vega with a roll up at 2:24 after the referee prevented Vega from using Bradshaw’s rope as a weapon
Scorpio pinned Marc Mero
Ken Shamrock defeated Owen Hart in a submission match with the ankle lock
DOA defeated the Legion of Doom in a streetfight after Skull hit Hawk with Paul Ellering’s steel briefcase
Vader defeated Mark Henry via disqualification after the Nation interfered
Jeff Jarrett pinned Steve Blackman after Tennessee Lee interfered
WWF IC Champion The Rock pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Road Dogg with the Rock Bottom
The Undertaker pinned Kane with the chokeslam in a No disqualification match
WWF @ Vancouver, British Columbia – GM Place – July 4, 1998 (12,746)
X-Pac and Road Dogg defeated Kama and D-Lo Brown at 7:44 when X-Pac pinned D-Lo following a double DDT by DX
Bradshaw pinned Savio Vega at 2:55 with a roll up
Scorpio pinned Marc Mero at 7:33 with a moonsault
DOA defeated the LOD 2000 at 1:45
WWF European Champion Triple H defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock via disqualification at 11:04 when the Nation interfered; DX made the save
Vader defeated Mark Henry via disqualification at 6:38 after a chair shot
Jeff Jarrett pinned Steve Blackman with Tennessee Lee’s help at 3:59
Ken Shamrock defeated Owen Hart in a submission match with the ankle lock at 7:43
The Undertaker pinned Kane at 7:54 following the tombstone
WWF @ Boston, MA – FleetCenter – July 10, 1998 (10,629)
The event was to have been held on June 27 but was pushed back
Steve Blackman pinned Marc Mero after a kick to the chest
Farooq pinned the Godfather with a powerslam
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Savio Vega and Jose Estrada when Billy Gunn pinned Jose after a piledriver
WWF European Champion Triple H defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock via disqualification after D-Lo Brown interfered
the Legion of Doom fought DOA to a double count-out
X-Pac pinned D-Lo Brown with a spin kick
Mark Henry defeated Vader via disqualification after a chair shot
Ken Shamrock defeated Owen Hart with the ankle lock
WWF World Champion Steve Austin and The Undertaker defeated Kane and Mankind when Austin pinned Mankind following the Stunner
WWF @ Atlantic City, NJ – Convention Center – July 11, 1998 (6,261)
Mark Henry defeated Vader via disqualification after Vader used a chair
Jeff Jarrett pinned Steve Blackman
Headbangers defeated NWA Tag Team Champions New Midnight Express in a non-title match
Scorpio pinned Marc Mero
New Age Outlaws defeated Savio Vega & Jesus Castillo
X-Pac defeated D-Lo Brown
DOA defeated the Legion of Doom
Ken Shamrock defeated Owen Hart via submission
Triple H defeated WWF IC Champion The Rock via disqualification
The Undertaker pinned Kane
WWF World Champion Steve Austin pinned Mankind
WWF @ Bethlehem, PA – Stabler Arena – July 12, 1998 (6,006; sell out)
The Headbangers defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Bob Holly & Bart Gunn in a non-title match
Farooq pinned the Godfather with a powerslam
X-Pac pinned D-Lo Brown with a spin kick
Skull & 8-Ball defeated the Legion of Doom after using Paul Ellering’s briefcase as a weapon
WWF European Champion Triple H pinned Mark Henry with the Pedigree
WWF World Champion Steve Austin, Vader, & the Undertaker defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock, WWF Tag Team Champions Kane & Mankind when Austin pinned Mankind with the Stunner
Scorpio pinned Marc Mero with the 450 splash
Jeff Jarrett pinned Steve Blackman
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Savio Vega & Jesus Castillo
Ken Shamrock defeated Owen Hart in a submission match
WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ – Continental Airlines Arena – July 13, 1998 (17,569; sell out; 15,620 paid)
Steve Corino defeated Julio Sanchez
Ace Darling defeated Devon Storm
Shotgun – 7/18/98:
Farooq & Scorpio defeated Savio Vega & Jesus Castillo when Scorpio scored the pin with the 450 splash
Edge pinned Quebecer Pierre with the Downward Spiral
Val Venis pinned Papi Chulo with the Money Shot
Dustin Runnels defeated Jeff Jarrett (w/ Tennessee Lee) via disqualification when Lee hit Dustin with a chair
Raw is War – featured Shawn Michaels providing guest commentary alongside Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler (Michaels’ surprise return after a 4-month absence); included the announcement WWF IC Champion the Rock would face WWF European Champion Triple H in a title vs. title Best 2 out of 3 falls match at Fully Loaded and that X-Pac would face D-Lo Brown:
The Undertaker pinned Vader with the tombstone
Brawl for All Tournament: Bart Gunn defeated Bob Holly via judge’s decision
X-Pac & WWF European Champion Triple H defeated Owen Hart & WWF IC Champion the Rock at 6:29 when X-Pac pinned the Rock by reversing a spinebuster attempt into the X-Factor; the match came as a result of Hart coming ringside and assaulting Jason Sensation after Sensation impersonated Owen the previous week during DX’s mockery of the Nation; after Hart applied the Sharpshooter on Sensation inside the ring, DX came out for the save
Steve Blackman pinned Marc Mero with a kick to the chest
Kane & Mankind defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn to win the titles after D-Lo Brown came through the crowd and hit a frog splash, wearing his steel chest protector, as DX and the Nation brawled around ringside (For All Mankind: The Life and Career of Mick Foley)
Kaientai defeated Brian Christopher, Scott Taylor, & WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku following a senton bomb
Brawl for All Tournament: Dan Severn defeated the Godfather
The Road Dogg & Billy Gunn fought WWF Tag Team Champions Kane & Mankind to a no contest when WWF World Champion Steve Austin and the Undertaker laid out all the participants; Austin and Taker were the guest referees for the match
WWF @ Binghamton, NY – Broome County Arena – July 14, 1998
Droz pinned Tiger Ali Singh with a powerbomb
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku pinned Papi Chulo with the Michinoku Driver
Shotgun – 7/25/98:
Terry Funk & Bradshaw defeated Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor when Funk pinned Taylor with a lariat
Bob Holly & Bart Gunn defeated Devon Storm & Eric Sebrecia when Holly pinned Sebrecia
Mark Henry defeated Vader in a tug-of-war contest
The Headbangers defeated Golga & Kurrgan (w/ the Oddities) when Mosh pinned Golga
The Godfather pinned Dustin Runnels
Raw is War – 7/20/98 – featured Jim Ross, from the commentary table, conducting an interview with WWF IC Champion the Rock, alongside Owen Hart, Kama, D-Lo Brown, & Mark Henry backstage, regarding his title defense later in the show against X-Pac:
D-Lo Brown (w/ WWF IC Champion the Rock) pinned WWF European Champion Triple H (w/ Chyna) to win the title at 6:05 when, after Mark Henry appeared at the entrance ramp distracting both the referee and Chyna, the Rock slid in the ring and dropped Triple H with the Rock Bottom; after the bout, Rock, D-Lo, and Henry celebrated with Owen Hart and the Godfather
Brawl for All: Steve Williams defeated Pierre
Road Warrior Animal fought Skull to a no contest when Paul Ellering attempted to run Animal over on his motorcycle; Road Warrior Hawk made the save
Steve Blackman (w/ Ken Shamrock & Dan Severn) pinned Jeff Jarrett (w/ Tennessee Lee & Southern Justice) with a kick to the chest; after the match, Owen Hart attacked Shamrock
Brawl for All: Scorpio defeated 8-Ball
Owen Hart defeated Farooq via submission with the Sharpshooter; after the match, Ken Shamrock chased Hart into the crowd
WWF IC Champion the Rock defeated X-Pac (w/ Chyna) via disqualification at 9:43 when a second referee prevented the referee from counting the pinfall on the champion, informing the ref that Triple H had interfered moments earlier and hit the Pedigree on the Rock; before the match began, DX and the Nation brawled in the ring until referees broke up the fight; moments before the finish, D-Lo Brown came through the crowd to interfere but was crotched on the top rope by Triple H, who had followed him through the crowd; after the bout, DX won a second brawl with the Nation before Triple H had a girl in the audience flash the crowd; Shawn Michaels did guest commentary for the bout (The Best of Raw Vol. 1 & 2)
WWF Tag Team Champions Kane & Mankind defeated WWF World Champion Steve Austin via disqualification in a handicap match when the Undertaker hit Kane with a steel chair
WWF @ Columbus, OH – Convention Center – July 15, 1998 (6,737)
X-Pac pinned WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown in a non-title match with the X-Factor
Billy Gunn pinned Bart Gunn following a piledriver
the Legion of Doom fought the DOA to a double count-out
Bradshaw pinned the Godfather following the Clothesline from Hell
WWF Champion Steve Austin & The Undertaker defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Kane & Mankind in a non-title match when Austin pinned Mankind following the Stunner
Jeff Jarrett pinned Steve Blackman as Tennessee Lee held Blackman’s leg during the pin
Farooq pinned Marc Mero after Sable distracted Mero
Mark Henry pinned Scorpio with a powerslam
Triple H defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock via disqualification when D-Lo Brown interfered
Ken Shamrock defeated Owen Hart via submission to the ankle lock
WWF @ Dayton, OH – Nutter Center – July 16, 1998 (7,341)
X-Pac pinned Jeff Jarrett with the X-Factor
Bradshaw pinned WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown in a non-title match with the Clothesline from Hell
Steve Blackman pinned Marc Mero with a kick to the chest
the Legion of Doom fought the DOA to a no-contest
Ken Shamrock defeated the Godfather in a submission match with the ankle lock
WWF Champion Steve Austin pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Mankind with the Stunner
Farooq and Scorpio defeated NWA Tag Team Champions the New Midnight Express in a non-title match when Scorpio pinned Bob Holly
WWF Tag Team Champion Kane pinned Vader with the tombstone in a No disqualification match
Billy Gunn fought WWF IC Champion the Rock to a no-contest when Owen Hart and Triple H interfered
Triple H & Billy Gunn defeated WWF IC Champion The Rock & Owen Hart when Triple H pinned Rock with the pedigree
WWF @ Louisville, KY – Louisville Gardens – July 17, 1998 (5,532)
WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown defeated Droz
Billy Gunn defeated Bart Gunn after Bob Holly’s interference backfired
Bradshaw pinned Kama with a lariat
Jeff Jarrett beat Steve Blackman
WWF World Champion Steve Austin & Vader defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Kane & Mankind in a non-title match
Farooq defeated Marc Mero
Mark Henry pinned Scorpio
Triple H defeated WWF IC Champion The Rock via disqualification when D-Lo Brown interfered
Ken Shamrock defeated Owen Hart in a submission match
WWF @ Lexington, KY – Rupp Arena – July 18, 1998 (15,444)
X-Pac defeated Jeff Jarrett
Bradshaw defeated WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown in a non-title match
Billy Gunn fought WWF IC Champion The Rock to a no-contest when Owen Hart interfered
Triple H & Billy Gunn defeated WWF IC Champion The Rock & Owen Hart
DOA defeated the Legion of Doom
Scorpio and Farooq defeated Bob Holly & Bart Gunn
Ken Shamrock defeated Kama via submission
Steve Blackman defeated Marc Mero
WWF Tag Team Champion Kane defeated Vader in a No disqualification match
WWF Champion Steve Austin pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Mankind with the Stunner
WWF @ Phoenix, AZ – America West Arena – July 24, 1998 (15,862)
The Headbangers defeated Bob Holly & Bart Gunn
Bradshaw defeated Marc Mero
Sable defeated Jackie in an arm wrestling match
The Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated D-Lo Brown & the Godfather
The Undertaker defeated Kane in a steel cage match
Mark Henry defeated Dustin Runnels
Mankind defeated Vader in a no holds barred match
Triple H defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock via disqualification
Skull & 8-Ball defeated the Legion of Doom
Ken Shamrock defeated Owen Hart in a submission match
WWF @ San Francisco, CA – Cow Palace – July 25, 1998 (10,898)
Terry Funk & Bradshaw defeated Bob Holly & Bart Gunn
X-Pac defeated Jeff Jarrett
Mark Henry defeated Vader
The Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated the Godfather & WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown
WWF World Champion Steve Austin defeated the Undertaker and Kane
Sable defeated Jackie in an arm wrestling contest
Hunter Hearst Helmsley defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock via disqualification
Skull & 8-Ball defeated the Legion of Doom
Ken Shamrock defeated Owen Hart in a submission match
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary:
Val Venis pinned Jeff Jarrett (w/ Tennessee Lee) with a roll up at 7:47 after ramming Jarrett into Lee on the apron
WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown (w/ the Godfather) pinned X-Pac (w/ Chyna) at 8:24 with the Sky High in a non-title match after X-Pac knocked the Godfather off the apron (The Best of In Your House Blu ray)
Scorpio & Farooq defeated Terry Funk & Bradshaw at 6:50 when Scorpio pinned Funk with the 450 splash; Bradshaw attacked both his partner and opponents after the match
Mark Henry pinned Vader with a splash at 5:03
Skull & 8-Ball (w/ Paul Ellering) defeated the Legion of Doom at 8:48 when DOA made the illegal switch and hit a DDT on Road Warrior Animal after Animal knocked Ellering off the apron
Owen Hart defeated Ken Shamrock in the Dungeon match at 4:53 with a crossface after using a hand weight as a weapon; Dan Severn was the special referee and the bout took place in the Stu Hart Dungeon in Calgary, Alberta (Owen: Hart of Gold)
Triple H (w/ Chyna) fought WWF IC Champion the Rock to a 30-minute time-limit draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; prior to the bout, the Rock was escorted out by Mark Henry, Kama, and WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown while Triple H was escorted out by X-Pac, Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg; before the match started, Sgt. Slaughter had everyone but Chyna return backstage; fall #1: Rock pinned Triple H at 20:17 with the Rock Bottom after the challenger knocked an interfering D-Lo Brown out of the ring with the European title; fall #2: Triple H pinned the Rock at 26:29 after Chyna interfered and hit a DDT onto a steel chair; fall #3: the time-limit expired as the challenger had the Rock covered following the Pedigree; after the bout, the Nation attacked Triple H until DX made the save and cleared the ring (History of the Intercontinental Championship)
Sable defeated Jackie (w/ Marc Mero) in a bikini contest
WWF World Champion Steve Austin & the Undertaker defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Kane & Mankind (w/ Paul Bearer) to win the titles at 17:27 when the Undertaker pinned Kane with a chokeslam and a tombstone (The Best of In Your House)
WWF @ Anaheim, CA – Arrowhead Pond – July 27, 1998 (12,019; announced at 18,000+; sell out)
Raw is War – featured an opening video package showing stills of how WWF World Champion Steve Austin & the Undertaker won the WWF Tag Team Titles the previous night at Fully Loaded; included an in-ring segment in which WWF Tag Team Champion the Undertaker, in possession of both belts, took the mic and said he and Austin were the tag team champions but they would never be partners until Austin came out and apologized to him; moments later, Vince McMahon – alongside Sgt. Slaughter, Gerald Brisco, and Pat Patterson – interrupted and said Taker hitting Kane with the tombstone and pinning him didn’t prove anything, then adding Kane took several tombstones from Taker at WrestleMania; McMahon said, if he were the Undertaker, he would have done the same thing to cover up for Taker & Kane’s conspiracy; McMahon then said Austin & Taker would defend the titles later in the show against Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg; Austin then walked out, forcing McMahon and his men up the entrance stage, said he would defend the titles later in the night, and then gave Taker the finger in response to Taker demanding an apology from Austin; featured a Stridex ad featuring Hunter Hearst Helmsley; included a Summer Slam ad noting the event was 5 weeks away; featured a segment of ‘Droz’s World’ in which Droz was shown at home playing with his snake and guns; included a ’60 Minutes’ themed Sunday Night Heat ad; featured a segment in which Jim Ross, from ringside, spoke with WWF IC Champion the Rock, backstage, about defending against both Helmsley and X-Pac later in the show; included an ad promoting the Fully Loaded encore airing the next night; featured Michael Cole conducting a backstage interview with Road Dogg & Gunn regarding their tag team title shot later in the night; featured a backstage shot of Yamaguchi-san’s wife exiting a shower with Val Venis; included Cole conducting a backstage interview with the Legion of Doom about their upcoming match against the Nation, with Road Warrior Animal doing all the talking; featured an in-ring segment with Jerry Lawler, Sable, Jacqueline, and Marc Mero in which Lawler went to present Sable with the winner’s trophy for the previous night’s bikini contest; moments later, Lawler received word from McMahon’s office that Sable’s body paint disqualified her from the competition and Jacqueline was the winner; Sable then took the mic and wished McMahon would have been “man enough” to tell her to her face; McMahon then appeared, noted Sable was questioning his manhood, and he was used to dealing with ingrates who he made superstars; a fan then threw trash that bounced off McMahon’s back before he said he brought Sable back for the fans but he could have her replaced by “any number of bimbos and airheads;” he went on to say she would continue to be employed so long as she didn’t become “an ungrateful bitch;” when McMahon turned his back, she threw up two middle fingers and took off her oversized shirt to reveal a bikini underneath:
Vader defeated WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown via count-out in a non-title match at 4:18 after ripping Brown’s chest protector off and hitting a splash as both men were outside the ring; following his entrance, D-Lo took the mic and said Euro Disney had two new rides for him – the Sky High and the Lo-Down
Brawl for All Quarter-Finals: Bart Gunn defeated Steve Williams via KO at 1:12 of Round 3; late in the contest, the crowd chanted “Boring;” following the bout, Williams was tended to by officials; following the commercial break, footage was shown of Williams carried backstage by officials (The Atittude Era)
Owen Hart defeated Dan Severn via disqualification in an impromptu match when Ken Shamrock interfered at the 51-second mark and attacked Hart; following his entrance, Hart took the mic and said his win at Fully Loaded proved he was the baddest man in the WWF and issued an open challenge; moments later, Jason Sensation – as Owen – interrupted and started a “nugget” chant; as Owen walked up the ramp, Severn walked out in a business suit to accept Hart’s challenge; late in the contest, Shamrock jumped out of the crowd to end the contest; after the bout, Severn locked a dragon sleeper on Shamrock, with officials, Sgt. Slaughter, and Steve Blackman intervening to break up the fight between Shamrock and Severn; following the commercial break, Michael Cole attempted to interview Shamrock backstage but he yelled at stormed off
Farooq & Scorpio fought Skull & 8-Ball (w/ Paul Ellering) to a no contest at 3:44 when Bradshaw, who provided guest commentary, fought with all the other wrestlers; earlier in the match, Bradshaw grabbed Jerry Lawler by his jacket, told him to call the match and stop making jokes; after the contest, Sgt. Slaughter came out and ordered Bradshaw backstage as officials kept the two teams apart
Hunter Hearst Helmsley (w/ Chyna) and X-Pac defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock via count-out at 6:55 when the champion left ringside as Triple H and X-Pac were busy fighting in the ring; during Helmsley’s pre-match “Suck it” promo, he noted it was his birthday
Brakus pinned Jesus Castillo with a spinebuster at the 52-second mark; prior to the match, footage was shown of Brakus’s Brawl for All match against Savio Vega
Val Venis pinned Brian Christopher (w/ Scott Taylor) with a fisherman’s suplex at 2:11 after knocking Taylor off the ring apron; prior to the bout, Venis cut a promo in which he compared himself to Disney World and said he was the ride of a lifetime; moments later, Kaientai appeared at the entrance stage with a sword and sausages; after the contest, WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku ran out to make the save for Venis; moments later, Yamaguchi-san took the mic and challenged Venis to a match the following week, and then cut a sausage in half with a sword before saying “We choppy choppy your pee pee”
Mark Henry & the Godfather defeated the Legion of Doom at 3:49 when Kama pinned Road Warrior Animal with a Death Valley Driver after Road Warrior Hawk fell off the top rope while attempting the Doomsday Device; prior to the bout, the Godfather brought several women ringside with him; during LOD’s entrance, Road Warrior Hawk did not wear his traditional shoulder pads, and then tripped and fell while getting into the ring; during the match, Hawk appeared to nod off on the ring apron and the commentary team said they heard he received disturbing news in the past day; Animal worked the entirety of the match by himself
WWF Tag Team Champions – WWF World Champion Steve Austin & the Undertaker defeated Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg at 8:11 when Austin pinned Road Dogg with the Stunner; prior to the bout, backstage footage was shown from a broadcast of WWE.com’s Code Red; after the match, Taker dropped Gunn with the chokeslam; moments later, Austin drank a beer from the ramp and then threw one to Taker inside the ring; as Taker drank the beer, Kane & Mankind attacked Austin from behind at ringside, with Taker then going after them as the show ended
Shotgun – 8/1/98: Marc Mero defeated Dustin Runnels
Sunday Night Heat – 8/2/98 – debut episode; hosted by Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, & Shane McMahon; included Vince McMahon opening the show and introducing Shane, escorted by two women, as the “host and star” of Heat; ‘Pacific Blue”s Amy Hunter Cornelius & Mario Lopez were shown at ringside; included Triple H shown backstage talking with X-Pac and Chyna; featured Lawler conducting an interview with Triple H, X-Pac, & Chyna, with X-Pac stating he and Triple H would tear down the house the next night on Raw in a threeway against WWF IC Champion the Rock, with Triple H then adding that Vince hates DX because they do what they want, with Triple H then instructing a female in the audience to flash the camera, which she did; included WWF World Champion & WWF Tag Team Champion Steve Austin shown backstage drinking a beer; featured a “Droz’s World” vignette on Droz puking during a training session with Mark Henry; included WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown shown talking with Henry backstage; featured Paul Bearer, Mankind, & Kane shown backstage, with Bearer claiming his team would regain the WWF Tag Team Titles the next night on Raw; included ‘Pacific Blue”s Shanna Moaker talking to Bart Gunn backstage about his Brawl for All success against Steve Williams; featured Michael Cole conducting an interview with Austin who said he’d be ready for Rock & Owen Hart on Raw, and didn’t trust the Undertaker:
Edge pinned Jeff Jarrett (w/ Tennessee Lee) at 3:59 after Lee accidently tripped Jarrett
Droz & the Headbangers defeated Dick Togo, Mens Teioh, & Sho Funaki (w/ Yamaguchi-San) at 6:20 when Droz pinned Teioh with a sit-out powerbomb; prior to the match, Val Venis appeared atop the entrance stage with Mrs. Yamaguchi, causing Yamaguchi-San to throw a fit; following the match, Venis gyrated in front of ‘Pacific Blue”s Amy Hunter Cornelius and shoved Mario Lopez, with Lopez then hopping the rail and tackling Venis before security broke up the fight
WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown (w/ Mark Henry) defeated Ken Shamrock via disqualification at 2:53 when Dan Severn interfered after Brown shoved him on the arena floor; after the bout, Steve Blackman attempted to calm down Shamrock, who yelled at Severn for costing him the title match
WWF IC Champion the Rock & Owen Hart defeated Mankind & Kane (w/ Paul Bearer) via count-out in 8:53; stipulations stated the winners would receive a WWF Tag Team Title match the next night on Raw
WWF @ San Diego, CA – Sports Arena – July 28, 1998 (9,703)
Minoru Tanaka defeated Christopher Daniels
Tom Howard defeated the Suicide Kid
Shotgun – 8/8/98:
Edge pinned Pierre Oulette with the Downward Spiral
Bart Gunn defeated Pepe Gonzalez
Sunday Night Heat – 8/9/98:
Vader defeated Mark Henry via disqualification
The Headbangers (w/ Droz) fought Southern Justice (w/ Jeff Jarrett) to a double disqualification
X-Pac pinned WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku (w/ Yamaguchi-San) in a non-title match with the X-Factor; after the bout, Chyna walked out and knocked Yamaguchi-San down as he was leaving ringside
Bradshaw pinned Dustin Runnels
Droz pinned Jeff Jarrett (w/ Tennessee Lee) after intercepting Lee’s boot and hitting Jarrett with it; after the bout, Jarrett and Lee argued; moments after the finish, Southern Justice came out but when ordered to attack Jarrett, they instead attacked Lee, with Dennis Knight hitting the Slop Drop on him
The Undertaker fought Mankind to a no contest
Raw:
Golga (w/ Sable and the Oddities) defeated Marc Mero
Brawl for All Quarter-Finals: the Godfather defeated Scorpio
Kane & Mankind defeated Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg after a double team behind the referee’s back
Road Warrior Hawk defeated Jeff Jarrett; after the match, Droz made the save for the LOD against Southern Justice
Triple H (w/ Chyna) pinned X-Pac with the Pedigree after a low blow from Chyna; due to pre-match stipulations, Triple H became the #1 contender to the IC title; after the match, the two made up
Val Venis & Taka Michinoku fought Dick Togo & Sho Funaki to a no contest when Taka turned on his partner to join Kaientai
Dan Severn defeated WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown via disqualification when Ken Shamrock interfered, costing Severn the match; after the match, Edge attacked the champion on the ramp while Blackman tried to keep Severn and Shamrock apart
WWF Tag Team Champions – WWF World Champion Steve Austin & the Undertaker defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock & Owen Hart at around the 11-minute mark when Taker pinned Hart with the tombstone; during the bout, it was noted Owen Hart would face Ken Shamrock in a Lion’s Den match at Summer Slam and the Rock would defend against Triple H; after the match, the two teams brawled with Kane & Mankind and the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn
WWF @ Toronto, Ontario – Skydome – August 1, 1998 (14,688)
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku pinned Scott Taylor with the Michinoku Driver
Scorpio pinned Tiger Ali Singh with the 450 splash
Edge pinned Quebecer Pierre
The Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Mark Henry & Godfather
Triple H defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock via disqualification when the Godfather interfered
Mankind defeated Terry Funk in a No Holds Barred match with the Mandible Claw
Val Venis pinned Kurrgan with the Money Shot
X-Pac pinned Jeff Jarrett
Ken Shamrock defeated Owen Hart in a submission match
WWF World Champion Steve Austin defeated the Undertaker and Kane by pinning Kane
WWF @ Montreal, Quebec – Molson Centre – August 2, 1998 (11,209)
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku pinned Scott Taylor with the Michinoku Driver
Scorpio pinned Tiger Ali Singh
X-Pac pinned Jeff Jarrett
New Age Outlaws defeated Mark Henry & the Godfather and the Quebecers in a triple threat match
Mankind defeated Terry Funk in a Falls Count Anywhere match
Val Venis pinned Kurrgan with the Money Shot
Triple H defeated WWF IC Champion The Rock via disqualification
Ken Shamrock defeated Owen Hart via submission
WWF World Champion Steve Austin defeated Undertaker and Kane in a triple threat match
WWF FootBrawl @ Foxboro, MA – Foxboro Stadium – August 8, 1998
Cancelled
WWF @ Kansas City, MO – Kemper Arena – August 9, 1998 (16,733)
Farooq and Scorpio defeated Too Cool
X-Pac defeated Jeff Jarrett
the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated the Godfather and D-Lo Brown after a piledriver from Billy Gunn
Bradshaw pinned Marc Mero after the Clothesline from Hell
Sable defeated Jackie in an arm wrestling match
WWF Champion Steve Austin defeated Kane and the Undertaker in a triple threat match after pinning Kane with the Stunner
Mark Henry pinned Vader
the Legion of Doom defeated the DOA in a streetfight
Triple H defeated WWF IC Champion The Rock via disqualification when DL-o Brown interfered; X-Pac made the save
Ken Shamrock defeated Owen Hart with the ankle lock in a submission match
WWF @ Omaha, NE – Civic Auditorium – August 10, 1998 (7,601; sell out)
Shotgun – 8/15/98:
Farooq & Scorpio defeated the Headbangers
Skull & 8-Ball defeated Dick Togo & Sho Funaki
Bob Holly defeated Jesus Castillo
Raw is War – featured Michael Cole conducting a backstage interview with WWF Tag Team Champion the Undertaker regarding his actions earlier in the show, with Taker saying he would explain his actions in the tag team title match later in the show:
Luna pinned Jackie
Brawl for All: Droz defeated Savio Vega
Southern Justice fought Road Warrior Animal & Droz to a no contest
Vader fought the Godfather to a no contest
Brawl for All: Bradshaw defeated Marc Mero
Kane & Mankind (w/ Paul Bearer) defeated Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg, WWF IC Champion the Rock & WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown (sub. for an injured Owen Hart), and WWF Tag Team Champions – WWF World Champion Steve Austin & the Undertaker to win the titles when Kane pinned Taker with the chokeslam at 14:30 after Taker dropped Brown with the chokeslam and sent Gunn to the floor with a clothesline; during the ring entrances, it was announced Hart, Dan Severn, and Ken Shamrock would compete the following week in a triple threat match; stipulations stated that one partner could not pin the other partner, which Gunn & Road Dogg did several weeks earlier; before the match, Shamrock attacked Hart, with Triple H & X-Pac then fighting with the Rock; moments later, Steve Blackman, Sgt. Slaughter, and referees came out to force Shamrock to break the hold as it was noted Shamrock would face Hart in a Lions Den match at Summer Slam; following the commercial break, it was announced D-Lo would replace Hart in the match; after the contest, Taker appeared to not feel the effects of the chokeslam as he stared at Austin in the ring (The Atittude Era)
Sunday Night Heat – 8/16/98 – included Jim Ross & Shane McMahon, along with a “lady friend” named Michelle, on commentary; featured an in-ring segment with Marc Mero & Jacqueline, in which the latter demanded Sable return her bikini contest trophy; moments later, Sable appeared on the stage and accepted Jacqueline’s arm-wrestling challenge for Raw; included an in-ring segment with Tiger Ali Singh, along with Babu, paying a fan $500 to eat a worm; featured an in-ring segment with the Undertaker stating WWF World Champion Steve Austin had pissed him off, with Austin then making his way to the ring until pyro went off and WWF Tag Team Champion Kane appeared on the entrance stage as the broadcast ended:
WWF Tag Team Champions Kane & Mankind defeated Road Warrior Animal & Droz (sub. for Road Warrior Hawk) at 3:18 when Kane pinned Road Warrior Animal with the tombstone
Edge pinned Brian Christopher (w/ Scott Taylor) at 4:40 with the Downward Spiral after Christopher missed the Tennessee Jam
Vader fought Bart Gunn to a no contest at 2:34 after guest commentator the Godfather attacked Gunn and threw him into the ringpost; after the bout, Vader hit Gunn with a splash off the middle rope
Gangrel pinned Scott Taylor (w/ Brian Christopher) at 1:47 with the Impaler DDT (Gangrel’s debut)
Triple H & X-Pac (w/ Chyna) defeated Southern Justice via disqualification at 3:58 when Jeff Jarrett interfered and hit X-Pac with a low blow, then prepared to cut his hair until Billy Gunn made the save
WWF @ Des Moines, IA – August 11, 1998
Charlie Norris defeated Terry Dukes
Shotgun – 8/22/98:
Edge defeated Papi Chulo
Vader defeated Jesus Castillo
Bob Holly defeated Scott Taylor
Sunday Night Heat – 8/23/98:
Southern Justice defeated Kurrgan & Golga via disqualification
WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown fought Road Warrior Animal to a no contest
Dan Severn & Owen Hart defeated the Headbangers
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku defeated Scorpio
Jeff Jarrett defeated Droz via disqualification
Raw is War – 8/17/98:
Dan Severn fought Owen Hart and Ken Shamrock to a no contest in a triple threat match; Shamrock had Owen in the ankle lock and Severn had Shamrock in a chokehold, Owen then helped beat on Shamrock and the referee called for the bell; after the bout, Steve Blackman tried to make the save but he was choked by Severn as well
Brawl For All Semi Finals: Bart Gunn defeated the Godfather
Gangrel pinned Brian Christopher
Skull & 8-Ball (w/ Paul Ellering) defeated Faarooq & Scorpio when DOA switched places, as the referee was distracted by DX and the Nation fighting at ringside, and Scorpion was pinned
DX fought the Nation to a no contest in a street fight when Southern Justice & Jeff Jarrett interfered and helped in beating down DX
Sable defeated Jackie via disqualification in an arm wrestling match when Jackie pushed the table onto Sable, after the contest, Jackie broke the Bikini Contest trophy over Sable; moments thereafter, the Oddities made the save and Sable was carried to the back by the Giant Silva
Brawl For All Semi Finals: Bradshaw defeated Droz
Kaientai (w/Mr. & Mrs. Yamaguchi-san) defeated Val Venis in a gauntlet match when, after Venis defeated all the other members, he was pinned by Taka Michinoku following the Michinoku Driver; after the bout, Mrs. Yamaguchi-san then slapped Venis; had Venis won, he would have earned 5 minutes in the ring with Yamaguchi-san
WWF @ Cedar Rapids, IA – August 12, 1998 (5,449)
Farooq & Scorpio defeated Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor
Val Venis pinned Marc Mero
Tiger Ali Singh pinned Dustin Runnels
X-Pac pinned Jeff Jarrett
Vader pinned Mark Henry
WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown defeated Road Dogg via disqualification
Skull & 8-Ball defeated the Legion of Doom
WWF IC Champion the Rock defeated Ken Shamrock and Triple H in a triple threat match by pinning Helmsley
The Undertaker defeated Kane in a steel cage match
WWF @ Moline, IN – Mark of the Quad – August 13, 1998 (9,854 paid; sell out)
Farooq & Scorpio defeated Too Cool after a twisting body press from the top by Scorpio
Tiger Ali Singh pinned Dustin Runnels with an inside cradle after faking an injury
Val Venis pinned Marc Mero after Sable distracted Mero
X-Pac pinned Jeff Jarrett with a reversal of a roll up
Triple H defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock via disqualification when D-Lo Brown interfered
The Undertaker defeated Kane in a steel cage match by escaping over the top
Vader pinned Mark Henry with a roll up
DOA defeated the Legion of Doom in a streetfight after Hawk was hit with Paul Ellering’s briefcase
WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown defeated the Road Dogg via disqualification when Billy Gunn interfered after the champion attacked Gunn
Ken Shamrock defeated Owen Hart with the ankle lock in a submission match
WWF @ Chicago, IL – Rosemont Horizon – August 14, 1998 (16,780; sell out)
Farooq pinned Brian Christopher with a spinebuster
Tiger Ali Singh pinned Dustin Runnels
Val Venis pinned Marc Mero
Sable beat Jackie in an arm wrestling match
X-Pac pinned Jeff Jarrett
Ken Shamrock defeated Owen Hart in a submission match
Vader pinned Mark Henry with a roll up
Triple H defeated WWF IC Champion The Rock via disqualification when D-Lo Brown interfered; the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn made the save
the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock and D-Lo Brown
DOA defeated the Legion of Doom after Hawk was hit with the briefcase
WWF World Champion Steve Austin defeated Kane and the Undertaker by pinning Kane
WWF @ St. Louis, MO – Kiel Center – August 15, 1998 (18,298; sell out)
Farooq defeated Brian Christopher
Tiger Ali Singh defeated Dustin Runnels
Val Venis defeated Marc Mero
Sable defeated Jackie in an arm wrestling match
X-Pac defeated Jeff Jarrett
Ken Shamrock defeated Owen Hart in a submission match
Vader defeated Mark Henry
Triple H defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock via disqualification
Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock & D-Lo Brown
DOA defeated the Legion of Doom in a streetfight
WWF World Champion Steve Austin defeated the Undertaker and Kane in a triple threat match by pinning Kane
WWF @ Columbia, MO – Hearns Center – August 16, 1998 (8,347)
Tiger Ali Singh pinned Dustin Runnels after faking an injury
X-Pac pinned Jeff Jarrett with a roll up
Val Venis pinned Marc Mero after Sable distracted Mero
Sable defeated Jackie in an arm wrestling match
Ken Shamrock defeated Owen Hart in a submission match with the ankle lock
Triple H defeated WWF IC Champion The Rock via disqualification in a matter of seconds when D-Lo Brown interfered; the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn made the save
the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock and D-Lo Brown
Kane pinned Vader with the tombstone
WWF Champion Steve Austin pinned Mankind following the Stunner
WWA @ Salem, MA – August 20, 1998 (training camp)
Mike Hollow defeated Tim McNeany
Scott Taylor defeated Barry Houston
Brandi Alexander defeated Brittany Brown
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Christian Cage & Shawn Stasiak
Sgt. Slaughter defeated the Mongolian
The Giant Silva defeated Primo Carnera III
Tom Prichard defeated Kurt Angle (Angle’s wrestling debut)
Edge defeated Andrew Martin
The Headbangers defeated the Annihilators
WWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – August 21, 1998 (13,685)
Southern Justice defeated Scorpio and Farooq
Tiger Ali Singh defeated Dustin Runnels
Ken Shamrock defeated Jeff Jarrett via submission with the ankle lock
Sable defeated Jackie in an arm wrestling match
Val Venis pinned Marc Mero with a fisherman’s suplex
Triple H, X-Pac, & the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock, Owen Hart, Kama, & WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown in a steel cage match
Road Warrior Animal and Droz defeated DOA
Mankind defeated Vader with the Mandible Claw in a No DQ, falls count anywhere match
WWF World Champion Steve Austin defeated Kane and the Undertaker; Pat Patterson was the guest referee for the bout
WWA @ Newburyport, MA – August 21, 1998 (training camp)
Barry Houston defeated Primo Carnera III
Scott Taylor & Tom Prichard defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy
Kurt Angle defeated Shawn Stasiak
The Mongolian defeated Tim McNeany
The Bulldozer defeated Sgt. Slaughter via disqualification
Brandi Alexander defeated Brittany Brown via disqualification
The Giant Silva defeated Andrew Martin
Edge defeated Christian Cage
The Headbangers defeated the Annihilators
WWF @ Albany, NY – Pepsi Arena – August 22, 1998 (12,333)
Southern Justice defeated Farooq and Scorpio
Tiger Ali Singh defeated Dustin Runnels with an inside cradle
X-Pac pinned Jeff Jarrett
Sable defeated Jackie in an arm wrestling match with Val Venis as the referee
Triple H defeated WWF IC Champion The Rock via disqualification after D-Lo Brown interfered
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated the Rock and WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown
Road Warrior Animal & Droz defeated DOA
Ken Shamrock defeated Owen Hart via submission
Mankind defeated Vader with the Mandible Claw in an Anything Goes Falls Count Anywhere bout
WWF World Champion Steve Austin defeated the Undertaker and Kane by pinning Kane with the Stunner
WWA @ Quincy, MA – August 22, 1998 (training camp)
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Andrew Martin & Scott Taylor
The Giant Silva defeated Shawn Stasiak
The Mongolian defeated Tim McNeany
The Bulldozer defeated Mike Hollow
Primo Carnera III defeated Barry Houston
Kurt Angle defeated Christian Cage
The Headbangers defeated the Annihilators
Kurt Angle won a battle royal
WWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – August 23, 1998 (3,877; sell out)
Dennis Knight & Mark Cantabury defeated Farooq & Scorpio
Skull & 8-Ball defeated Road Warrior Animal & Droz
Val Venis defeated Marc Mero
X-Pac defeated Jeff Jarrett
Vader defeated WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown via disqualification
Tiger Ali Singh defeated Dustin Runnels
WWF Tag Team Champions Kane & Mankind defeated the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn
Ken Shamrock defeated Owen Hart
Triple H defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock via disqualification
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Corestates Center – August 24, 1998 (14,727; sell out)
El Merenguero defeated Scott Taylor
Max Mini defeated El Torito
Armando Fernandez defeated Sho Funaki
Shotgun – 8/29/98:
D-Lo Brown defeated Dustin Runnels
Bob Holly defeated Dick Togo
The Headbangers defeated the Pitbulls
Skull & 8-Ball defeated Ace Darling & Devon Storm
Raw is War:
Ken Shamrock defeated Dan Severn via disqualification at 2:54 when Owen Hart interfered; Steve Blackman made the save after the match but was met with a suplex by Shamrock; moments later, Blackman returned the favor
Kurrgan (w/ Sable, Luna, & the Oddities) defeated Marc Mero (w/ Jackie) via disqualification at 1:40 after suffering a low blow
The Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Southern Justice at 3:15 after Gunn hit a piledriver on Mark Cantabury; after the bout, Southern Justice and Jeff Jarrett attacked a cameraman and shaved his head
WWF Tag Team Champion Kane fought WWF Tag Team Champion Mankind to a no contest in a Hell in a Cell match at 7:30 when Steve Austin came up from under the ring and attacked Kane (Hell in a Cell)
X-Pac defeated Gangrel via disqualification when Jeff Jarrett interfered and hit X-Pac with a guitar
Brawl for All Finals: Bart Gunn defeated Bradshaw via TKO
Sunday Night Heat – shown live; featured an opening segment in which Shawn Michaels came out to the ring, posed, and then joined Jim Ross & Shane McMahon on commentary; included a backstage shot of WWF World Champion Steve Austin with a sledgehammer awaiting the Undertaker and Kane’s arrival; featured an ad promoting Summer Slam to the tune of AC/DC’s “Highway to Hell;” included Michaels conducting an in-ring interview with Sable about who her mystery tag team partner would be later in the night, with Sable only saying it wouldn’t be one of the Oddities before having Michaels dance with her; featured Michael Cole conducting a backstage interview with Triple H, with Chyna, X-Pac, the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn, about DX’s future after Summer Slam; included an ad promoting the WWF on the Home Shopping Network following Summer Slam at Madison Square Garden; featured a video package recapping Mario Lopez’s recent altercation with Val Venis, with Lopez commenting from the set of ‘Pacific Blue’ and Venis commenting while surrounded by several scantily-clad women; included Cole conducting a backstage interview with Vince McMahon in which he said he needed to protect the main event and may have to physically take Austin’s sledgehammer away from him himself; featured an in-ring segment in which Jeff Jarrett & Southern Justice grabbed Howard Finkel, stuck him in a chair, and shaved Finkel’s hair; Jarrett then took the mic and gave a warning to the crowd and X-Pac not to piss him off; included a backstage segment in which Sgt. Slaughter, Pat Patterson, and Gerald Brisco attempted to take the sledgehammer away from Austin; featured an ad promoting the STOMP 2 line of WWF action figures; included a backstage segment with Vince, Patterson, Brisco, and Slaughter in which Vince said he would take away the sledgehammer; featured Cole and Brian Collard, of HSN, backstage discussing the WWF merchandise that would be on sale by HSN after Summer Slam; included a look at the Lion’s Den cage at the Theater; featured a backstage segment in which Vince pleaded with Austin to get rid of his weapon, with Austin saying he wouldn’t be jumped from behind by Kane and he wasn’t losing his belt; Anthony Mason of the Charlotte Hornets was shown in attendance; included an in-ring segment in which Dok Hendrix introduced the “Highway to Hell” Summer Slam music video, with cameramen showing shots of fans singing along in the crowd; featured a backstage shot of WWF IC Champion the Rock and Mark Henry arriving to the arena; included a video package recapping the history between Triple H and the Rock; featured an in-ring promo by the Rock, with Henry, WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown, and Kama, with DX quickly running out, attacking the Nation and clearing them from the ring; included a backstage shot of a hearse arriving to the arena, with Austin yanking out the driver before smashing the windows with his sledgehammer; moments later, Austin used a forklift to lift the hearse into the air as the show ended:
Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor defeated the Legion of Doom at 2:14 when Taylor pinned Road Warrior Animal after Road Warrior Hawk fell off the top rope and hit Animal in the back with his LOD helmet; prior to the bout, Darren Drozdov came out with Road Warrior Animal for the match, with Road Warrior Hawk eventually staggering out to the ring and convincing Droz to let him take his place in the ring; Edge was shown in the crowd during the bout; Hawk worked the entirety of the match wearing his LOD helmet
Gangrel pinned Dustin Runnels at 2:32 with the DDT; during the bout, a backstage camera showed Kevin Kelly & Tom Prichard at the Byte This table (Gangrel’s MSG debut)
Skull & 8-Ball (w/ Paul Ellering) defeated Bradshaw & Vader when Skull pinned Vader at 2:56 with a roll up after Bradshaw punched Vader from the apron, moments after Vader accidentally collided with Bradshaw; prior to the contest, Bradshaw and Vader argued over which would start the match; Tony Chimel was the ring announcer for the match, replacing Howard Finkel; after the bout, Vader and Bradshaw brawled before several referees broke up the fight; moments later, the fight continued in the ring before Vader knocked Bradshaw to the floor with a clothesline
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary:
WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown defeated Val Venis via disqualification at 15:22 when Val knocked down the referee after the ref inadvertently crotched the challenger on the top rope
Kurrgan, Golga, & the Giant Silva (w/ Luna & the Insane Clown Posse) defeated WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku, Mens Teioh, Sho Funaki, & Dick Togo (w/ Yamaguchi-San) at 10:11 when Kurrgan and Silva hit double chokeslams on the opposition
X-Pac (w/ Howard Finkel) pinned Jeff Jarrett at 11:10 in a Hair vs. Hair match after Southern Justice’ outside interference backfired, with X-Pac hitting Jarrett with his own guitar for the win; after the match, Droz, the Headbangers, and the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn held Jarrett down as he had his head shaved
Edge & Sable defeated Marc Mero & Jackie in a mixed tag team match at 8:25 when Sable pinned Mero following Edge’s Downward Spiral (Edge’s MSG debut)
Ken Shamrock defeated Owen Hart (w/ Dan Severn) at 9:14 via submission in a Lion’s Den match by reversing a Dragon sleeper into the ankle lock; this match was held at the Theater at MSG, adjacent to the arena (The Atittude Era)
Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mankind at 5:16 in a handicap No disqualification falls count anywhere match to win the titles following a spike piledriver onto one of the title belts; after the match, Mankind’s missing partner Kane appeared out of a dumpster at ringside and attacked Mankind with a sledgehammer
Triple H (w/ Chyna) defeated WWF IC Champion the Rock (w/ Mark Henry) at 26:03 in a ladder match to win the title after Chyna hit a low blow on the champion as he climbed the ladder; prior to the bout, the Chris Warren Band performed the DX theme song to bring the challenger and Chyna to the ring; late in the match, Henry threw powder in Triple H’s face, blinding him; after the contest, X-Pac and WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn appeared to celebrate and help Triple H to the back (The Ladder Match, The Epic Journey of Dwayne The Rock Johnson)
WWF World Champion Steve Austin pinned the Undertaker at 20:50 following a low blow and Stunner after avoiding the challenger’s trademark arm attack off the top rope (Greatest Wrestling Stars of the 90s, Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time)
WWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – August 31, 1998 (7,607; sell out)
Sunday Night Heat – 9/6/98 – included a segment where the Undertaker and Kane dragged Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco to the ring, with Taker ordering McMahon to appear within 10 seconds, wanting to know what his master plan was, otherwise they would attack his stooges; after McMahon failed to appear, Taker and Kane hit chokeslams on Brisco and Patterson; featured a closing segment in which McMahon brought Taker and Kane to the ring and apologized for his comments to them the previous night on Raw; moments later, WWF World Champion Steve Austin came out and McMahon revealed that his master plan was Austin would defend the title at Breakdown against both Taker and Kane:
Gangrel pinned Dick Togo (w/ Yamaguchi-San) at 2:14 with the DDT
Bradshaw defeated Ken Shamrock via disqualification at 1:57 when Vader interfered; after the bout, Bradshaw and Vader had to be separated by referees on the floor
WWF Tag Team Champion the Road Dogg (w/ WWF Tag Team Champion Billy Gunn) defeated Dennis Knight (w/ Mark Canterbury) via disqualification at 2:26 when Jeff Jarrett interfered; after the bout X-Pac came out and all six men had to be separated by referees
The Undertaker & Kane defeated Road Warrior Animal & Droz at 2:55 when Road Warrior Animal submitted to a leglock from Taker; Vince McMahon was seen watching the match from the stage
Edge pinned WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku (w/ Yamaguchi-San) in a non-title match at 2:07 with the Downward Spiral
WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown pinned Val Venis at 2:54 with a German suplex into a bridge; after the bout, Venis attacked Brown, stole and put on his chest protector, and hit the Money Shot
Raw Saturday Night – 9/5/98:
Ken Shamrock & Steve Blackman fought the DOA (w/ Paul Ellering) to a no contest when the Undertaker and Kane interfered
Val Venis fought Vader to a no contest when the Undertaker and Kane interfered
The Rock & Mark Henry defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg (w/ Chyna) via disqualification when Chyna attacked Henry
Southern Justice defeated the Headbangers when Dennis Knight pinned Mosh with the Problem Solver
X-Pac fought WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown to a no contest when Jeff Jarrett attacked X-Pac, the Undertaker and Kane attempted to attack D-Lo, and the Rock made the save
Edge fought Marc Mero (w/ Jackie) to a no contest when Gangrel attacked Edge and the Undertaker and Kane attacked Mero
Kurrgan & the Giant Silva (w/ Golga, Luna, & the ICP) defeated Road Warrior Animal & Droz when a drunken Road Warrior Hawk interfered and was chokeslammed and pinned by Silva
Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor defeated Miguel Perez & Jesus Castillo after Brian Christopher hit the legdrop off the top
Jeff Jarrett defeated Scorpio via disqualification when X-Pac interfered; the Undertaker and Kane attacked Scorpio after the match until Taker chased off Vince McMahon at ringside
Shotgun – 9/5/98:
Dan Severn defeated JR Ryder
Dustin Runnels defeated Lance Diamond
Sho Funaki & Mens Teioh defeated Julio Sanchez & Steve Corino
WWF @ Lowell, MA – Tsongas Arena – September 1, 1998 (10,000; sell out)
Raw Saturday Night – 9/12/98:
Edge defeated Jeff Jarrett via disqualification after Southern Justice interfered and Jarrett hit Edge with his guitar
Bradshaw pinned Droz by using the ropes for leverage
Marc Mero (w/ Jackie) pinned Miguel Perez with the TKO
The DOA (w/ Paul Ellering) defeated Kurrgan & Golga (w/ Luna, ICP, & Giant Silva) via disqualification when the ICP interfered; the DOA destroyed the ICP before leaving on their motorcycles
Southern Justice defeated Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor when Dennis Knight pinned Scott Taylor with the Problem Solver inverted DDT
Vader pinned Dustin Runnels with the Vader Bomb
D-Lo Brown & Mark Henry defeated the Headbangers via disqualification when Chyna interfered and attacked Henry before going after everyone else in the ring; DX eventually calmed her down
WWF IC Champion Triple H, X-Pac, WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg (w/ Chyna) defeated Kaientai (w/ Yamaguchi San) when X-Pac pinned Sho Funaki with an assisted X-Factor
Shotgun – 9/12/98:
The Headbangers defeated Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor via disqualification at 4:46 after Christopher brought a chair into the ring
Bradshaw pinned Mike Hollow at 2:54 with the Clothesline from Hell
Dan Severn defeated Jesus Castillo via submission at 3:28 with a dragon sleeper
Kurrgan (w/ Luna Vachon, Golga, the Giant Silva, & the Insane Clown Posse) pinned Erich Sbraccia at 1:29 with a sidewalk slam
Sunday Night Heat – 9/13/98:
Ken Shamrock defeated Vader
Val Venis defeated Marc Mero via disqualification
Gangrel pinned WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku in a non-title match
Kane defeated WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown via disqualification
Jeff Jarrett pinned X-Pac in a lumberjack match
WWF @ Cohasset, MA – South Shore Music Circus – September 2, 1998 (2,182; sell out)
The Giant Silva defeated Shawn Stasiak
Luna defeated Jackie
Bradshaw defeated Droz
Southern Justice defeated Farooq & Scorpio
Val Venis defeated Marc Mero
The Headbangers defeated Scott Taylor & Brian Christopher
Ken Shamrock defeated Mark Henry
Vader defeated Kane via disqualification
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated the Rock & D-Lo Brown
WWF @ Hyannis, MA – Cape Cod Melody Tent – September 3, 1998 (2,157; sell out)
Headbangers defeated Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor
Giant Silva pinned Shawn Stasiak with a chokeslam
Bradshaw pinned Droz with the lariat
Val Venis pinned Marc Mero with the Money Shot
Luna defeated Jackie
Southern Justice defeated Farooq and Scorpio
Ken Shamrock defeated Mark Henry via submission
Vader defeated Kane via disqualification after Kane used a low blow
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated The Rock and WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown
WWF @ Warwick, RI – Musical Theatre – September 4, 1998 (2,994; sell out)
The Headbangers defeated Too Much
Giant Silva defeated Shawn Stasiak
Bradshaw defeated Droz
Val Venis pinned Marc Mero with the Money Shot
Luna defeated Jackie with a diving headbutt
Ken Shamrock defeated Mark Henry via submission
Southern Justice defeated Farooq and Scorpio
Vader defeated Kane via disqualification after Kane used a low blow
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated The Rock and WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown
WWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – September 5, 1998 (6,542)
Bradshaw defeated Droz
Val Venis defeated Marc Mero
Giant Silva defeated Shawn Stasiak
Luna defeated Jackie
Southern Justice defeated Farooq & Scorpio
Ken Shamrock defeated Mark Henry
Kane defeated Vader in a steel cage match
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg defeated the Rock & D-Lo Brown
WWF @ Calgary, Alberta – Saddledome – September 11, 1998 (14,017)
Eric Francis fought Joe Sports to a draw in a boxing match
Scorpio defeated Dennis Knight
Tiger Ali Singh defeated Dustin Runnels
Farooq defeated Mark Henry
X-Pac defeated Jeff Jarrett
The Rock defeated WWF IC Champion Triple H via disqualification after Chyna gave the Rock a low blow
Owen Hart pinned Ken Shamrock with a small package
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Skull & 8-Ball
Val Venis pinned Miguel Perez with the Money Shot
WWF Champion Steve Austin defeated Kane, Mankind, and the Undertaker by pinning Kane
WWF @ Seattle, WA – Key Arena – September 12, 1998 (15,076; sell out)
Scorpio defeated Dennis Knight
Farooq defeated Mark Henry
Tiger Ali Singh pinned Dustin Runnels with a roll up and holding onto the ropes for leverage
X-Pac pinned Jeff Jarrett at 4:10 by reversing an attempt at the figure-4 into an inside cradle; after the bout, Dennis Knight helped in double teaming X-Pac until the New Age Outlaws made the save
The Rock defeated WWF IC Champion Triple H via disqualification at 10:41 when Chyna interfered and hit a low blow on the challenger, moments after Mark Henry assisted the Rock in hitting Triple H with the title belt
Val Venis pinned Miguel Perez Jr. with the Money Shot
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Skull & 8-Ball at 9:26 when Gunn scored the pin after one of the challengers accidentally hit the other with Paul Ellering’s steel briefcase
Ken Shamrock defeated Owen Hart via submission with the ankle lock at around the 1-minute mark; prior to the bout officially beginning, Hart hit Shamrock in the back with a steel chair but Shamrock responded several minutes later by attacking Hart at ringside and throwing him back into the ring to begin the match
WWF World Champion Steve Austin defeated the Undertaker, Kane, and Mankind in a No DQ match when Austin pinned Kane at 11:26 by escaping the tombstone and hitting the Stunner; Sgt. Slaughter was the guest referee for the bout but was knocked out late in the match; after the bout, Austin hit the Stunner on Slaughter
WWF @ Anaheim, CA – Arrowhead Pond – September 13, 1998 (10,252)
Scorpio pinned Dennis Knight
Val Venis pinned Marc Mero
Farooq pinned Mark Henry with a powerslam
X-Pac defeated Jeff Jarrett via disqualification when Southern Justice interfered; the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn made the save
Tiger Ali Singh pinned Dustin Runnels with an inside cradle after faking an injury
The Rock defeated WWF IC Champion Triple H via disqualification when Chyna gave Rock a low blow
Edge pinned Miguel Perez with the Downward Spiral
Ken Shamrock defeated Owen Hart with the ankle lock in a submission match
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Skull & 8-Ball
WWF Champion Steve Austin defeated Kane, Mankind, and the Undertaker after pinning Kane with the Stunner
WWF @ San Jose, CA – Arena – September 14, 1998 (13,161; sell out)
Donovan Morgan pinned Michael Modest at 5:40 with a split-legged mounsault
Sho Funaki (w/ Yamaguchi-San) pinned the Suicide Kid at 3:08 with a diving headbutt off the top
Raw is War:
Jeff Jarrett (w/ Southern Justice) pinned WWF Tag Team Champion the Road Dogg (w/ X-Pac & WWF Tag Team Champion Billy Gunn) after hitting him with pieces of a broken guitar
The Rock pinned Kane (w/ the Undertaker) after Mankind interfered and hit Kane with a sledgehammer
WWF IC Champion Triple H (w/ Chyna & X-Pac) pinned Owen Hart (w/ Mark Henry) with the Pedigree
Mankind fought the Undertaker (w/ Kane) to a no contest in a streetfight at around the 7-minute mark when the Rock came out of one of the Dumpsters positioned ringside, attacked Taker as he attempted to hit Mankind with a sledgehammer, pushed Mankind into the front row to protect him, and went backstage; both participants came to the ring in possession of a sledgehammer; after the bout, Taker and Kane stalked Rock backstage (The Best of Raw Vol. 1 & 2)
Gangrel fought Edge to a no contest after hitting the DDT on the floor
Mark Henry defeated X-Pac & Chyna (w/ Triple H) in a handicap match by catching Chyna coming off the top rope and hitting a powerslam
Sable defeated Jackie (w/ Marc Mero) in an evening gown match
WWF World Champion Steve Austin fought Ken Shamrock to a no contest when the Undertaker, Kane, Mankind, and the Rock interfered
Shotgun – 9/19/98:
The Rock won a 23-man battle royal by last eliminating Dennis Knight at 9:34 after hitting the People’s Elbow; other participants included: Mosh, Thrasher, Bob Holly, Dan Severn, Bradshaw, Golga, Kurrgan, the Giant Silva, Farooq, Skull, 8-Ball, Marc Mero, Mark Canterbury, Sho Funaki, Dick Togo, Mens Teioh, Papi Chulo, Tiger Ali Singh, Miguel Perez Jr., Scott Taylor, & Jesus Castillo; order of elimination: Silva by several wrestlers; Canterbury by a DOA; Togo by Funaki; Teioh by Bradshaw; Thrasher by Golga, Taylor by Rock, Mosh by Holly, Funaki by Chulo; Mero by Rock; Perez by Rock; Golga by Skull & 8-Ball; Skull by Knight; Chulo by 8-Ball; Jesus by Severn; Kurrgan by Bradshaw, Rock, & Farooq; Severn by Bradshaw & Singh; Farooq by Holly & Rock; Singh by Bradshaw; Holly by Rock; Bradshaw by Rock & 8-Ball; 8-Ball by Rock; Knight by Rock
Val Venis pinned Brian Christopher at 4:56 with the Money Shot
WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown pinned Scorpio at 3:34 with the Lo Down
Dustin Runnels pinned Droz at 3:48 with a bulldog
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku (w/ Yamaguchi-San) pinned Christopher Daniels at 5:31 with the Michinoku Driver
WWF @ Sacramento, CA – Arco Arena – September 15, 1998
Michael Modest pinned Tony Jones (featured in Beyond the Mat)
Sunday Night Heat – 9/20/98:
Jackie defeated Luna (w/ the Oddities); after the match, Sable challenged Jackie to a match on Raw
WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown, Owen Hart, & Jeff Jarrett defeated WWF IC Champion Triple H, X-Pac, & WWF Tag Team Champion Billy Gunn when D-Lo pinned X-Pac with the frog splash
Mankind defeated Dustin Runnels via submission with the Mandible Claw
Edge defeated WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku in a non-title match, despite interference from Kaientai
The Undertaker & Kane defeated Skull & 8-Ball
Raw is War – 9/21/98 – featured Kevin Kelly, Jim Cornette, & Shane McMahon on commentary:
WWF Tag Team Champion Billy Gunn pinned Jeff Jarrett
The Headbangers fought the Oddities to a no contest when the Headbangers destroyed Golga’s Cartman doll before the match
Skull & 8-Ball (w/ Paul Ellering) fought Mark Cantabury & Dennis Knight to a no contest when Jeff Jarrett came ringside and broke his guitar over Ellering’s head
The Undertaker & Kane defeated WWF World Champion Steve Austin & WWF Tag Team Champion Billy Gunn
Al Snow pinned Sgt. Slaughter in a Boot Camp Match after hitting him with Head; after the match, Snow fought off an attack from Gerald Brisco and Pat Patterson thanks to help from Scorpio; due to prematch stipulations, Snow earned a contract with the WWF
Val Venis defeated Owen Hart via disqualification when Dustin Runnels interfered; after the match, Val beat on Dustin before showing him a porn video starring Val and Dustin’s ex-wife Marlena
X-Pac pinned WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown to win the title at 5:16 after hitting the facebuster as the champion came off the top
Jackie (w/ Marc Mero) pinned Sable when Marc Mero held Sable’s legs down during the cover as Sable attempted a suplex into the ring; due to prematch stipulations, Jackie won the reinstated WWF Women’s Championship
The Rock, Mankind, and Ken Shamrock fought to a no contest when the Undertaker and Kane came ringside with Vince McMahon, with Taker and Kane assaulting all three participants, eventually hitting a double chokeslam on Rock; the bout was made to determine the #1 contender to the world title
Shotgun – 9/26/98:
Gangrel pinned Bob Holly
Dan Severn defeated Robert Thompson
Farooq & Scorpio defeated Jesus Castillo & Miguel Perez
Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor defeated Christopher Daniels & the Suicide Kid
WWF @ New Orleans, LA – Lakefront Arena – September 19, 1998 (8,940; sell out)
DOA defeated Scorpio & Farooq
Bradshaw pinned Marc Mero with the lariat
Sable defeated Jackie in an arm wrestling match
WWF European Champion X-Pac pinned Jeff Jarrett with a small package
The Rock pinned Vader with the People’s Elbow
WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown pinned Dustin Runnels with an inside cradle
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Southern Justice
Ken Shamrock (w/ Danny Hodge) defeated Owen Hart in a submission match
WWF World Champion Steve Austin defeated the Undertaker, Kane, and Mankind by pinning Kane with the Stunner
WWF @ Oklahoma City, OK – Myriad – September 20, 1998 (matinee) (7,725)
DOA defeated Farooq & Scorpio when Scorpio was pinned after Paul Ellering interfered and used the steel briefcase as a weapon
Bradshaw pinned Marc Mero with the lariat after Sable distracted Mero
Sable defeated Jackie in an arm wrestling match
X-Pac pinned Jeff Jarrett by reversing a figure-4 attempt into an inside cradle; after the match, the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn made the save for X-Pac against Jarrett and Southern Justice
The Rock pinned Vader (sub. for Triple H) with the Rock Bottom and People’s Elbow
D-Lo Brown (w/ Mark Henry) pinned Dustin Runnels with a roll up as Dustin talked to the fans on the mic
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg defeated Southern Justice after Gunn hit Mark Cantabury in the face with one of the title belts
Ken Shamrock (w/ Danny Hodge) defeated Owen Hart (w/ Mark Henry) in 2 minutes
Steve Austin defeated the Undertaker, Kane, and Mankind by pinning Kane with the Stunner; Sgt. Slaughter was the original referee but Earl Hebner took over once Austin knocked Slaughter out
WWF @ Tulsa, OK – Convention Center – September 20, 1998 (6,801; sell out)
Skull & 8-Ball defeated Farooq & Scorpio
Bradshaw defeated Marc Mero
X-Pac defeated Jeff Jarrett
Sable defeated Jackie in an arm wrestling contest
The Rock defeated Vader
WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown defeated Dustin Runnels
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Dennis Knight & Mark Cantabury
Ken Shamrock defeated Owen Hart
WWF World Champion Steve Austin defeated the Undertaker, Kane, and Mankind
WWA @ Farmington, NH – September 24, 1998 (training camp)
Tim McNeany defeated Nick Fisher
Bart Gunn defeated the Mongolian
The Giant Silva defeated Andrew Martin
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Glenn Kulka & Tom Howard
Kurt Angle defeated Christian Cage
Brandi Alexander defeated Brittany Brown via disqualification
The Giant Silva defeated Tom Prichard
Bart Gunn defeated Shawn Stasiak
Jeff Jarrett defeated Mike Hollow
WWA @ Milford, MA – September 25, 1998 (training camp)
The Bulldozer defeated Tim McNeany
The Mongolian defeated Nick Fisher
The Giant Silva defeated Tom Howard
Christian Cage & Shawn Stasiak defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy
Kurt Angle defeated Tom Prichard
Brittany Brown defeated Brandi Alexander
Bart Gunn defeated Andrew Martin
Al Snow defeated Christian Cage
Jeff Jarrett defeated Mike Hollow
WWF @ Barrie, Ontario – Molson Centre – September 26, 1998
Sunday Night Heat – included the announcement that the Rock vs. Ken Shamrock vs. Mankind contest held later in the night would be a steel cage match:
Golga defeated Headbanger Mosh
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Mens Teioh & Sho Funaki when Jeff pinned Funaki (Wrestling’s Highest Flyers)
8-Ball defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Billy Gunn and Skull by pinning Gunn; after the bout, X-Pac and the Road Dogg made the save for Gunn against DOA but were eventually beaten down by Jeff Jarrett & Southern Justice
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary:
Owen Hart pinned Edge at 9:17 with a reverse sunset flip after Edge became distracted by someone who came out of the crowd; after the bout, Edge went into the crowd to follow the unknown man (Christian’s surprise TV debut) (Edge: A Decade of Decadence, Owen: Hart of Gold)
Al Snow & Scorpio defeated Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor at 8:05 when Snow pinned Taylor with the Snow Plow
Marc Mero (w/ WWF Women’s Champion Jackie) pinned Droz at 5:12 with a bodyslam and the Shooting Star Press after Jackie came off the top behind the referee’s back and hit Droz in the head with her high heel shoe
Bradshaw pinned Vader in a no holds barred, falls count anywhere match at 7:55 with a neckbreaker after twice hitting the Clothesline from Hell
D-Lo Brown pinned Gangrel with the Sky High at 7:50 after Mark Henry, who came ringside moments earlier, rammed Gangrel into the ringpost and rolled him back inside the ring; after the bout, Gangrel spat red fluid in Henry’s face, back suplexed D-Lo off the top, and hit the DDT on him
The Rock defeated Ken Shamrock and Mankind in a steel cage match at 18:46 by pinning Shamrock after Mankind hit Shamrock over the head with a steel chair and began climbing out of the cage; the bout could end via escaping the cage or by pinfall; due to pre-match stipulations, Rock became the #1 contender to the world title (The Epic Journey of Dwayne The Rock Johnson)
Val Venis (w/ Terri) pinned Dustin Runnels with the Money Shot at 9:08 after three consecutive elbow drops; after the bout, Terri and Val kissed inside the ring as Dustin went backstage
WWF European Champion X-Pac, WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg defeated Jeff Jarrett & Southern Justice at 11:14 when Gunn pinned Dennis Knight with the Fameasser, moments after Jarrett broke his guitar over X-Pac’s head; after the bout, the New Age Outlaws helped X-Pac backstage
The Undertaker and Kane defeated WWF World Champion Steve Austin at 22:03 when both men covered the champion following a double chokeslam; pre-match stipulations stated Taker could not defeat Kane and Kane could not defeat Taker; Sgt. Slaughter, Pat Patterson, and Gerald Brisco appeared at the entranceway mid-way through the contest; after the bout, Vince McMahon came ringside, stole Austin’s personalized Smoking Skull belt, and taunted Austin with it in the parking lot before driving out of the arena
WWF @ Detroit, MI – Joe Louis Arena – September 28, 1998 (14,517; sell out)
Andrew Martin defeated Scott Newhart
Raw is War – featured an opening video package using the pay-per-view intro from Breakdown; included an in-ring segment in which Vince McMahon came to the ring in possession of the WWF World Title, accompanied by security, Sgt. Slaughter, Gerald Brisco, and Pat Patterson; McMahon then took the mic and said he could have done things differently but Steve Austin wanted to do things the hard way; he went on to say Austin would not receive a rematch for the title but he was dedicating the night to Austin’s career and he was naming it Stone Cold Steve Austin Night; he said a new champion would be crowned later in the night and they would earn the official WWF World Title belt, not the Smoking Skull belt McMahon took from Austin; McMahon said Austin’s belt would go above his fireplace, on his mantle, in one of his homes and then had Slaughter put the belt around his waist; during the segment, police were shown outside the building awaiting Austin’s arrival; featured a segment in which Jerry Lawler said what had been reported in the media about his recent altercation with Jim Carrey was not all of the story; included an outdoor shot of WWF Tag Team Champion Billy Gunn leaving the arena with his bag; featured an in-ring segment in which McMahon, with his security and cabinet, came out to the ring, decked out in red carpet, to present the new WWF World Title belt to the new champion; McMahon introduced Kane and the Undertaker, with Austin then appearing outside and driving a zamboni into the arena; Austin then stood on the top of it and jumped inside the ring, decking McMahon with a clothesline; Austin was quickly taken into handcuffs and pulled away from McMahon as Kane and Taker watched; Austin was later taken away by police, with Vince storming his way backstage and yelling “You go to jail, you son of a bitch” as Austin was loaded into a police car; during the segment, there were audio issues blamed on Austin driving the zamboni into the arena; following the commercial break, McMahon stood in the ring with Taker and Kane and blamed them for not doing their part to keep Austin away from him, then adding they would have to fight for the vacant title at Judgment Day with Austin as the referee; McMahon then said he would be at the pay-per-view, adding Taker & Kane would face the Rock, Ken Shamrock, & Mankind later in the show in a handicap match; McMahon went on to say Taker & Kane were handicapped with Taker telling him to watch his ass; moments later, McMahon got caught giving Taker & Kane the middle finger, with the two double teaming him and assaulting McMahon’s knee; they finished by slamming the ring steps onto McMahon’s knee; following the commercial break, McMahon was tended to backstage by referees, medics, Patterson, and Brisco; included Michael Cole conducting a backstage interview with Shamrock about his involvement in the night’s main event; featured Cole conducting a backstage interview with the Rock about being the #1 contender to the WWF World Title and being part of the night’s main event; included a backstage segment which implied Terri Runnels was giving Val Venis oral sex; featured Cole conducting a backstage interview with Mankind about his participation in the main event:
Southern Justice (w/ Jeff Jarrett) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg via disqualification at 3:01 when Road Dogg smashed Jarrett’s guitar over one of the challengers as Gunn attempted a piledriver on the same opponent; the champions cut a promo during their entrance; after the bout, the champions argued over the match before WWF European Champion X-Pac came out to intervene, with Gunn accidentally striking X-Pac in his injured eye before walking off; Triple H, in a wheelchair, and Chyna in the aisle tried to talk to Gunn but he walked past them
Owen Hart fought Dan Severn to a no contest in a submission match at 2:14 when the match was stopped after Severn sustained a modified piledriver and couldn’t move; Severn came ringside with his NWA World Title and UFC Heavyweight Title; during Severn’s entrance, Michael Cole was shown outside the DX locker room in which yelling and screaming were heard coming from within; following the commercial break, Severn – on a stretcher – was loaded into the back of an ambulance
Al Snow pinned Vader (w/ Sgt. Slaughter) at 2:38 after hitting him with Head behind the referee’s back; during the match, it was noted the Breakdown encore airing would be the following night
D-Lo Brown defeated Edge, Marc Mero, Jeff Jarrett, Gangrel, and Droz in an elimination match at 5:12; stipulations stated the winner would earn a WWF European Title match the following week; Edge pinned Gangrel at 1:06 with a la magistral cradle; Jarrett and Droz were counted-out at 3:32 when they fought each other on the floor; Edge pinned Mero at 4:39 when Brown hit the Lo Down on Mero when Edge moved out of the way; D-Lo pinned Edge with the Sky High after Edge became distracted by Gangrel and the unknown man at ringside
Farooq pinned Mark Henry at 1:15 when guest referee Chyna hit a low blow on Henry, with Farooq falling on top for the win; after the match, a man came out and handed Chyna papers, which she tore up and walked away
Kurrgan & Golga (w/ the Insane Clown Posse, Luna Vachon, & the Giant Silva) defeated the Headbangers at 2:00 when Kurrgan pinned Mosh with a splash after the ICP tripped Mosh from the floor; prior to the bout, Golga was shown with a new Cartman doll, after the other one was destroyed the previous week (The Attitude Era Blu-ray)
Val Venis (w/ Terri Runnels) defeated WWF European Champion X-Pac via disqualification at 3:15 when X-Pac and Chyna double teamed Venis outside the ring; following his entrance, Venis took the mic and cut a promo about being in Detroit; the champion’s right eye was taped for the contest; late in the match, Terri interfered on behalf of the challenger, prompting Chyna to come ringside; following the contest, Venis and Terri kissed in the ring before Goldust’s music began playing; he then was heard saying “Hey Val, I told you he was coming back” as gold dust fell from the rafters
The Rock, Ken Shamrock, & Mankind defeated the Undertaker & Kane in a handicap match at 12:51 when Rock pinned Taker with the Rock Bottom; following Shamrock and Mankind’s entrances, the two brawled in the ring until Shamrock knocked Mankind to the floor; moments later, after Rock made his entrance, he and Mankind fought with Shamrock until Taker & Kane appeared (Best of Raw Vol. 1 & 2)
Shotgun – 10/3/98:
8-Ball defeated Scorpio
Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor defeated Don DeSilva & Sean Casey
Bradshaw defeated Larry Brun
Bob Holly defeated the Brooklyn Brawler
Shotgun – 10/10/98 – included Tiger Ali Singh paying a fan $500 to eat his servant Babu’s booger:
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku (w/ Dick Togo) pinned Sho Funaki (w/ Yamaguchi-san & Mens Teioh) with the Michinoku Driver; after the bout, the two men briefly brawled before making up
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor via disqualification when Christopher hit referee Jack Doan to prevent Taylor from being pinned after sustaining the flying legdrop / splash off the top combo
Superstars – 10/11/98 (international version): WWF Women’s Champion Jackie defeated Starla Saxton
WWF @ East Lansing, MI – Breslin Arena – September 29, 1998 (9,846)
Andrew Martin defeated Steve Boz
Sunday Night Heat – 10/4/98 – featured Shane McMahon & Jim Cornette on commentary; included outside footage of Steve Austin arriving to the arena; featured an ad promoting WWF Bone Crunchin Buddies; included highlights of the in-ring segment from Raw involving Vince McMahon, Steve Austin, the Undertaker, and Kane, with Taker & Kane assaulting McMahon after Austin was arrested by police; featured Vince speaking via satellite from a medical facility as he recovered from Monday’s assault, with Vince saying he would never forgive Taker & Kane but blamed all of it on Austin; McMahon then said he would be happy to see Austin crown someone else the new champion at Judgment Day and he would be reevaluated the next day; included footage of Austin walking around with an axe backstage; featured a vignette promoting the debut of Steven Regal; included footage of Austin in the production truck, pulling a production worker out to show him which cable went to Vince’s hospital, and then destroying it with the axe; featured an ad promoting Sable on ‘Pacific Blue’ the following week:
WWF European Champion X-Pac (w/ Triple H, Chyna, & WWF Tag Team Champion the Road Dogg) pinned Owen Hart in a non-title match with a roll up at 3:11; Road Dogg had both tag team title belts in his possession for the match; Triple H did the DX intro for the match from his wheelchair at ringside; following the entrances, D-Lo Brown came out to provide guest commentary for the contest; Hart tried to walk out of the match several times, appeared to not be focused, and put up little offense; following the contest, Michael Cole conducted a ringside interview with Triple H about the location of WWF Tag Team Champion Billy Gunn, with Triple H simply saying he wasn’t there
Sho Funaki (w/ Yamaguchi-san) pinned Matt Hardy with a release fisherman’s suplex and headbutt off the top at 2:10 after lifting his knees to block a springboard moonsault; during the bout, there was a brief clip of Vince McMahon at the medical facility
Golga & Kurrgan (w/ the Giant Silva, Luna Vachon, & the Isane Clown Posse) defeated the Headbangers at around the 3-minute mark when Golga pinned Mosh with the sit-down splash, moments after the ICP crotched Thrasher on the top rope behind the referee’s back; prior to the bout, footage was shown of the Oddities beating the Headbangers on Raw
Skull & 8-Ball (w/ Paul Ellering) defeated Ken Shamrock & Mankind at 4:53 when, behind the referee’s back, Shamrock grabbed a steel chair and hit Mankind on the face as Mankind had an interfering Ellering in the Mandible Claw; during the bout, it was announced Shamrock would face Kane and the Rock would face the Undertaker the next night on Raw; moments later, Steve Austin was shown breaking into the production truck with an axe
The Rock fought Jeff Jarrett to a no contest; Steve Austin provided guest commentary for the match
Raw is War – 10/5/98 – featured footage of Vince McMahon at the medical facility, yelling at the nurse; included footage of the Oddities playing football earlier in the day; featured a segment in which the nurse told McMahon that he had a visitor, with Mankind then coming in with balloons and chocolate to make him feel better; Mankind then introduced Yurple the Clown, and then used a sock puppet named Mr. Socko; moments later, McMahon yelled at them to both leave (Mr. Socko’s debut); featured a vignette promoting the debut of Steven Regal; included Michael Cole attempting to get a backstage interview with Owen Hart, leaving the arena with his bags, with Owen only saying “It’s over, I’m done;” Terri Poch (Tori) was shown sitting behind the commentary team during the broadcast; featured footage of McMahon at the hospital in which he demanded to see another nurse; included footage of Steve Austin driving into the arena the previous week with a zamboni, attacking McMahon, and being arrested; featured footage of McMahon in his hospital bed, with Austin then attacking him while dressed as a doctor; Austin then hit McMahon with his bed pan, punched McMahon’s leg, and then used an enema on him:
D-Lo Brown (w/ Mark Henry) pinned WWF European Champion X-Pac (w/ Chyna) with the frog splash and grabbing the tights for leverage to win the title at 5:17 after Henry caught the champion on the floor and rammed him into the ringpost; during the bout, an unknown man came ringside, handed Chyna a piece of paper, and jumped into the crowd; Henry laughed after Chyna read it
The Headbangers fought the Insane Clown Posse to a no contest in an impromptu match; prior to the bout, the Headbangers cut an in-ring promo in which they challenged the ICP to a match, then telling them to send the Oddities backstage when the ICP finally appeared; moments later, the ICP was assaulted, eventually sustaining steel chairshots to the head; moments later, the Oddities returned ringside and made the save, with the Headbangers then taking the mic and telling the ICP they sucked
Marc Mero (w/ WWF Women’s Champion Jacquiline) pinned Vader at 4:14 with the Shooting Star Press after a low blow behind the referee’s back, moments after Vader caught an interfering Jacquline as she jumped off the top rope; Sable provided guest commentary for the bout; after the contest, Jacquline took the mic and challenged Sable to get in the ring; moments later, Sable stepped in the ring, with Mero intervening and saying she could never satisfy him; Sable then slapped Mero before Jacquline decked Sable from behind and cut off some of her hair
Edge defeated Owen Hart via forfeit; prior to the bout, it was announced Gangrel’s new friend was named Christian and he was Edge’s younger brother; during Hart’s entrance, footage was shown of the injury the previous week to Dan Severn and trying to walk out of his Sunday Night Heat match with WWF European Champion X-Pac; upon his entrance, wearing street clothes, Owen took the mic and said he never meant for anyone to get hurt and apologized, then broke down crying before he left the ring
Ken Shamrock pinned Kane with a belly to belly suplex off the top at 7:12, moments after the Undertaker appeared ringside and caused Kane to crotch himself on the top rope
Val Venis (w/ Terri Runnels) defeated Gangrel (w/ Christian) via count-out at 2:35 when Gangrel and Christian double teamed an interfering Edge outside the ring; following his entrance, Venis cut a promo about his Magic Johnson; Edge came out of the crowd late in the contest and confronted Christian at ringside; at several points during the match, Jim Ross referred to Christian as “Christopher;” following the contest, an usher handed a gold envelope to Venis; Venis read it, with Goldust’s music playing and his voice saying he would return the following week
Al Snow defeated Jeff Jarrett via disqualification at 4:17 after Sgt. Slaughter, who came ringside early in the bout, caused Snow to crotch himself on the top rope
WWF Tag Team Champion the Road Dogg (w/ X-Pac & Chyna) pinned Mark Henry (w/ WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown) at 3:41 after Chyna decked D-Lo at ringside, with X-Pac then hitting Henry with the X-Factor behind the referee’s back; prior to the match, Road Dogg came out with both tag team title belts and a blow up doll dressed as WWF Tag Team Champion Billy Gunn; during the match, the commentary team noted Henry had sued Chyna for sexual harassment
The Undertaker pinned the Rock at 12:48 with a tombstone onto a steel chair in the ring; early in the match, WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown & Mark Henry appeared ringside, with Kane coming out moments later; D-Lo and Henry returned backstage moments later; during the final moments of the match, with the referee knocked down, Kane hit Taker with a steel chair and went backstage as Rock followed with the Rock Bottom
Sunday Night Heat – 10/11/98:
WWF Women’s Champion Jackie (w/ Marc Mero) pinned Starla Sexton (Molly Holly) with a DDT off the top (Before They Were Superstars Vol. 1)
Kaientai defeated Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor, Matt & Jeff Hardy
Edge pinned Vader with the Downward Spiral at 3:29 after Vader failed a sit-down splash attempt (Vader’s last TV appearance for 14 years)
Al Snow defeated Ken Shamrock via disqualification when Shamrock refused to release the ankle lock after Snow bit the ring ropes with his teeth; after the bout, Mankind made the save
Jeff Jarrett defeated WWF Tag Team Champion the Road Dogg via disqualification
Steve Austin pinned WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown in a non-title match
WWF @ Grand Rapids, MI – September 30, 1998 (6,501)
The Headbangers defeated Oddities
DOA defeated Scorpio and Farooq
Ken Shamrock and Steve Blackman defeated Owen Hart and Mark Henry
Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy after Brian Christopher’s Tennessee Jam
Val Venis & Sable defeated Marc Mero & WWF Women’s Champion Jackie when Sable pinned Jackie with the TKO
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Jeff Jarrett and Dennis Knight
X-Pac defeated WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown via disqualification
The Rock defeated Kane and Mankind in a triple threat cage match after pinning Mankind with the Rock Bottom
WWF @ Hampton, VA – Coliseum – October 1, 1998 (8,852)
Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy
Val Venis & Sable defeated Marc Mero & WWF Women’s Champion Jackie after a Sable Bomb on Jackie
The Headbangers defeated Kurrgan & Golga
WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown defeated X-Pac by reverse decision after X-Pac used the belt to pin the champion
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Jeff Jarrett (substituting for Mark Canterbury) & Dennis Knight
Ken Shamrock & Steve Blackman defeated Owen Hart & Mark Henry
The Rock defeated Mankind and Kane in a triple threat steel cage match
WWF @ Richmond, VA – Coliseum – October 2, 1998 (10,596; sell out)
Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy at 6:49
DOA defeated Farooq & Scorpio
Mark Henry pinned Golga with a slam at 3:15
Edge pinned Gangrel with the Downward Spiral at 9:25
Val Venis & Sable defeated WWF Women’s Champion Jackie & Marc Mero at 9:46 when Sable pinned Jackie with a powerbomb
WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown defeated X-Pac via disqualification
WWF Tag Team Champion the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Dennis Knight & Jeff Jarrett (sub. for Mark Cantabury) at 10:43
Steve Blackman pinned Owen Hart with a small package at 5:47
The Rock pinned Ken Shamrock with the Rock Bottom
Steve Austin defeated Undertaker, Kane, and Mankind by pinning Kane with the Stunner at 11:47
WWF @ Fayetteville, NC – Crown Coliseum – October 3, 1998 (10,279; sell out)
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor
Mark Henry pinned Golga with a powerslam
DOA defeated Scorpio & Farooq
Edge pinned Gangrel with the Downward Spiral
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Jeff Jarrett (sub. for Mark Cantabury) & Dennis Knight when Gunn pinned Knight with the Rocker Dropper
Steve Blackman pinned Owen Hart with a roll up
WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown pinned X-Pac with the Lo Down
Sable & Val Venis defeated Marc Mero & WWF Women’s Champion Jackie when Sable powerbombed Jackie
The Rock pinned Ken Shamrock with the Rock Bottom
Steve Austin defeated Kane, Undertaker, and Mankind when Austin pinned Kane with the Stunner
WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ – Continental Airlines Arena – October 4, 1998 (14,017)
Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy following Brian Christopher’s Tennessee Jam
Steve Blackman pinned Owen Hart with a small package
DOA defeated Farooq & Scorpio after Paul Ellering hit Scorpio with his steel briefcase
Edge pinned Gangrel with the Downward Spiral
Val Venis & Sable defeated Marc Mero & WWF Women’s Champion Jackie when Sable pinned Jackie following the Sable Bomb
WWF Tag team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Dennis Knight & Jeff Jarrett (sub. for Mark Cantabury) after Billy Gunn used the Rocker Dropper on Knight
The Headbangers defeated Golga & Kurrgan after Golga was choked unconscious
The Rock pinned Ken Shamrock with the Rock Bottom
Steve Austin defeated Kane, Undertaker, and Mankind by pinning Kane with the Stunner; Gerald Brisco was the guest referee
WWF @ State College, PA – Bryce Jordan Center – October 8, 1998 (6,925)
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor
The Headbangers defeated Kurrgan & Golga
WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown defeated X-Pac via disqualification when the challenger used the title belt as a weapon
Edge pinned Gangrel
Val Venis & Sable defeated Marc Mero & WWF Women’s Champion Jackie when Sable pinned Jackie following the Sable Bomb
Kane pinned Mankind with the tombstone
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Jeff Jarrett (sub. for Mark Cantabury) & Dennis Knight
Mark Henry pinned Steve Blackman
The Rock pinned Vader with the Rock Bottom
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – October 9, 1998 (15,784; sell out)
Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Jeff Jarrett (sub. for Mark Cantabury) & Dennis Knight
Mark Henry & the Godfather defeated Ken Shamrock & Steve Blackman after Shamrock walked out of the match
Edge pinned Gangrel
WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown defeated X-Pac via reverse decision after the challenger used a chairshot to gain the pinfall
Sable & Val Venis defeated WWF Women’s Champion Jackie & Marc Mero
The Rock pinned Vader
Steve Austin defeated Mankind, Kane, and the Undertaker; Sgt. Slaughter was the special referee for the bout
WWF @ Cleveland, OH – Gund Arena – October 10, 1998 (16,493; sell out)
Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy
Mark Henry & Kama defeated Ken Shamrock & Steve Blackman
Edge pinned Gangrel
Val Venis & Sable defeated Marc Mero & WWF Women’s Champion Jackie
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Jeff Jarrett (sub. for Mark Cantabury) & Dennis Knight
The Headbangers defeated Golga & Kurrgan
WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown defeated X-Pac via disqualification
The Rock pinned Vader
Steve Austin defeated Mankind, Kane, and the Undertaker in a fatal fourway; Sgt. Slaughter was the special guest referee
WWF @ Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Arena – October 11, 1998 (8,555; sell out)
Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy
The Headbangers defeated Golga & Kurrgan
Gangrel pinned Edge with the DDT after Edge became distracted by Christian at ringside
Val Venis & Sable defeated Marc Mero & WWF Women’s Champion Jackie
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg defeated Jeff Jarrett (sub. for Mark Cantabury) & Dennis Knight when Gunn pinned Knight with the Rocker Dropper
Mark Henry & Kama defeated Ken Shamrock & Steve Blackman via count-out when Blackman kicked his partner in the chest and walked out of the match
WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown defeated X-Pac via reverse decision
The Rock pinned Vader with the Rock Bottom / People’s Elbow combo
Steve Austin defeated the Undertaker, Mankind, and Kane by pinning Kane with the Stunner; Sgt. Slaughter was the guets referee for the contest
WWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – October 12, 1998 (10,632; sell out)
Raw is War:
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn fought Road Warrior Animal & Droz to a no contest when the challengers went to save Road Warrior Hawk – who did guest commentary for the match – from a beating at the hands of the DOA on the floor as the Headbangers attacked the champions inside the ring, busting a boom box over the head of the Road Dogg
WWF IC Title Tournament Quarter-Finals: Ken Shamrock defeated Steve Blackman via submission with the ankle lock at 2:30; after the match, the Blue Blazer attacked both men before running off; once he regained his senses, Shamrock again applied the ankle lock on Blackman
WWF IC Title Tournament Quarter-Finals: Val Venis (w/ Terri) pinned Marco Mero (w/ WWF Women’s Champion Jackie) at 2:15 with the fisherman’s suplex after Mero became distracted by Terri; after the bout, Venis and Mero broke up a fight between Jackie and Terri
WWF IC Title Tournament Quarter-Finals: Mankind defeated Mark Henry via submission to the Mandible Claw at 3:18; Chyna stood at ringside for the duration of the match; following Mankind’s entrance, footage was shown of Michael Cole conducting a backstage interview with Mankind earlier in the night in which he discussed his upcoming match against Ken Shamrock at Judgment Day and said the recent chairshot he took from Shamrock was the weakest of his career; during Henry’s entrance, it was noted he would face the Rock at Judgment Day; footage was then shown from earlier in the day of Henry reciting a poem backstage about how much he would like to go out with Chyna; late in the bout, there were chants of “Socko” (debut of Mr. Socko as a finisher) (Best of Raw Vol. 1 & 2)
WWF IC Title Tournament Quarter-Finals: X-Pac pinned Jeff Jarrett at 3:09 with a roll up after Jarrett opened his guitar case to find Head in the place of his guitar; after the contest, Al Snow regained Head
WWF IC Title Tournament Semi-Finals: Ken Shamrock defeated Val Venis via submission at 4:35 with the ankle lock; after the bout, Venis was attacked by Goldust
WWF IC Title Tournament Semi-Finals: X-Pac pinned Mankind at 3:17 with a roll up after Shamrock came ringside and distracted Mankind; Shamrock immediately attacked X-Pac after the contest
WWF IC Title Tournament Finals: Ken Shamrock defeated X-Pac at 3:57 via submission to the ankle lock to win the title; Triple H did guest commentary for the match; after the contest, Mankind and Triple H helped the injured X-Pac
Steve Austin & the Rock fought Kane & the Undertaker to a no contest when D-Lo Brown and the Godfather attacked Rock on the floor and a masked man attacked Austin with a nightstick; the masked man was later revealed to be the Big Bossman as he, the Undertaker, and Kane continued to beat on Austin (Bossman’s surprise return after a 5-year absence)
Shotgun – 10/17/98:
Kurrgan & Golga defeated Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor
The Godfather defeated Bradshaw
Al Snow defeated WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown in a non-title match
The Headbangers defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy
Judgment Day 98 – Chicago, IL – Rosemont Horizon – October 18, 1998 (18,153; 5th sell out in a row at the Horizon)
Sunday Night Heat – included Triple H officially handing over the IC title to the newly crowned champion Ken Shamrock; later in the show, Triple H, on crutches, told Shamrock that he would take him apart once he healed up; Shamrock then assaulted Triple H and repeatedly slammed Hunter’s car door into his injured leg:
Steve Blackman defeated Bradshaw
The Giant Silva, Kurrgan, & Golga defeated Jose Estrada, Miguel Perez, & Jesus Castillo when Golga pinned Jesus
The Godfather defeated Farooq
Scorpio defeated Jeff Jarrett after Al Snow interfered
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary:
Al Snow pinned Marc Mero (w/ WWF Women’s Champion Jackie) at 7:35 with the Snow Plow after avoiding the TKO; prior to the bout, Jeff Jarrett came out and demanded to wrestle Snow instead of Mero, due to Snow costing him a match earlier in the night, but was eventually sent backstage
Road Warrior Animal, Road Warrior Hawk, & Droz defeated Skull, 8-Ball, & Paul Ellering when Droz, the illegal man, slid in the ring and pinned Ellering following the Doomsday Device from Hawk & Animal at 5:55; after the bout, Hawk seemed to be upset with Droz for scoring the pin
Christian (w/ Gangrel) pinned WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku (w/ Yamaguchi-san) to win the title at 8:34 by reversing the Michinoku Driver into a cradle; during the bout, Edge was seen watching on from the crowd (Christian’s TV debut)
Goldust pinned Val Venis (w/ Terri) at 12:10 with a kick to the groin after Venis narrowly avoided colliding with Terri on the ring apron; prior to the bout, Venis attempted an in-ring promo but his mic was cut off by Goldust backstage
X-Pac (w/ Chyna) pinned WWF European Champion D-Lo Brown to win the title at 14:36 by hitting the X-Factor as D-Lo came off the top, despite interference late in the match from Mark Henry
The Headbangers defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg via disqualification at 14:01 when Road Dogg broke the Headbangers’ boom box over the back of Mosh after Gunn had sustained a number of illegal double team moves behind the referee’s back
WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock defeated Mankind at 14:35 when, after Shamrock applied the ankle lock on the challenger, Mankind put himself in the Mandible Claw until he passed out; after the bout, Shamrock continued to stomp away at Mankind and knocked out the referee as well; moments later, Mankind made it to his feet and put Shamrock in the Mr. Socko Mandible Claw (The Best of In Your House)
Mark Henry pinned the Rock at 5:03 with a splash as D-Lo Brown, who came ringside earlier in the bout, held Rock’s feet down from the outside; prior to the bout, Henry read a poem in the ring expressing his love for Chyna
The Undertaker fought Kane to a no contest at 14:39; late in the bout, Paul Bearer came out and double crossed Kane, allowing Taker to hit his opponent over the head with a steel chair and make the cover; moments later, guest referee Steve Austin refused to make the count and hit the Stunner on Taker, then counted both men down for 3; after the bout, Austin said he was the winner, then went backstage to confront Vince McMahon since Vince said he would fire Austin if he didn’t raise the hand of the winner; after not being able to find Vince backstage, Austin returned to the ring, where Vince appeared in a box above the entrance, alongside the Big Bossman, and publicly fired Austin; the bout was to have determined the new WWF World Champion; the show came to a close with Austin saying it wouldn’t be the last time he would be in a WWF ring before he drank several beers in the ring
WWF @ Milwaukee, WI – Bradley Center – October 19, 1998 (12,157; sell out)
Taka Michinoku defeated ? Miller
Matt Hardy defeated Andrew Martin
Shotgun – 10/24/98:
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Skull & 8-Ball
Edge defeated Marc Mero
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Christian defeated Dick Togo
Kurrgan, Golga, & the Giant Silva defeated Kevin Quinn, Mike Anthony, & Tom Voss
Gangrel defeated Scorpio
Superstars (international version) – 10/25/98: Bradshaw defeated Bob Holly
Raw is War:
WWF European Champion X-Pac (w/ Chyna) pinned WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock with the X-Factor; Chyna was arrested during the match
The Headbangers defeated Road Warrior Animal & Droz when Droz was pinned with a roll up after he became distracted by Road Warrior Hawk
Steve Blackman defeated Jeff Jarrett (w/ Debra) via disqualification when the Blue Blazer interfered and attacked Blackman; Al Snow came to make the save but was given a guitar shot by Jarrett
The Rock pinned D-Lo Brown (w/ Mark Henry) by catching D-Lo coming off the top and hitting the Rock Bottom; Henry attacked Rock after the match
Val Venis (w/ Terri) pinned Mankind after Ken Shamrock interfered and hit Mankind with a chair
The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) fought Kane to a no contest in a casket match when the casket broke
WWF @ Madison, WI – Kohl Center – October 20, 1998 (10,220)
Miguel Perez & Jesus Castillo defeated Steve Boz & Mike Anthony
Sunday Night Heat – 10/25/98:
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Christian pinned Brian Christopher
Jeff Jarrett pinned Golga
The Headbangers defeated the DOA
WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock & D-Lo Brown defeated WWF European Champion X-Pac & Mankind
Shotgun – 10/31/98:
Road Warrior Hawk & Droz defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy
Val Venis defeated Bob Holly
Steve Blackman defeated Bradshaw
Mark Henry defeated Scotty Zappa
Raw is War:
WWF European Champion X-Pac defeated Steve Blackman via disqualification when Steven Regal interfered and attacked the champion
The Rock pinned Droz (w/ the Legion of Doom) with the Rock Bottom and People’s Elbow
Kane defeated Gangrel via disqualification when Edge and Christian interfered
The Godfather fought Tiger Ali Singh to a double disqualification when the participants began brawling
Kaientai defeated the Oddities & the Insane Clown Posse via disqualification when the ICP threw the referee across the ring
Marc Mero (w/ Jackie) defeated Goldust via disqualification after Goldust hit the Shattered Dreams; after the match, Sable challenged Jackie to a match at Survivor Series
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg defeated Mankind & Al Snow when Road Dogg pinned Mankind with a roll up; after the match, the champions were attacked by Mark Henry & D-Lo Brown
Steve Austin defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock via TKO in a non-title match after hitting him with a chair and using his hand to tap out; earlier in the match, the referee was knocked out and Mankind attacked Shamrock
WWF @ Green Bay, WI – Browne County Arena – October 21, 1998 (5,180)
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor
Godfather pinned Bradshaw with the DVD
The Legion of Doom defeated Skull & 8-Ball after using Paul Ellering’s briefcase as a weapon
Edge pinned Gangrel with the Downward Spiral
The Rock pinned Vader with the People’s Elbow
The Headbangers defeated the Oddities
Goldust pinned Val Venis
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Mark Henry & D-Lo Brown
WWF European Champion X-Pac pinned Jeff Jarrett with an inside cradle
WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock defeated Mankind and Kane in a triple threat match by pinning Mankind after he had been hit in the head with a chair by Kane
WWF @ Rockford, IL – Metro Centre – October 22, 1998 (4,308)
The Legion of Doom defeated Skull & 8-Ball
Edge defeated Gangrel
The Godfather defeated Bradshaw
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Too Much
Goldust defeated Val Venis
The Headbangers defeated Kurrgan & Golga
WWF European Champion X-Pac defeated Jeff Jarrett
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Mark Henry & D-Lo Brown
WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock defeated Kane and Mankind
The Rock defeated Vader
WWF @ Charlotte, NC – Coliseum – October 23, 1998 (17,682)
The Oddities defeated Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor and Matt & Jeff Hardy
Edge pinned Gangrel with the Downward Spiral
Skull & 8-Ball defeated Road Warrior Animal & Droz
WWF European Champion X-Pac pinned Jeff Jarrett with an inside cradle
The Godfather pinned Bradshaw with the DVD
Val Venis defeated Goldust on a disqualification after suffering a low blow
WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock defeated the Rock and Vader when Vader submitted to the ankle lock
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Mark Henry and D-Lo Brown
Steve Austin defeated Kane, Undertaker, and Mankind by pinning Mankind; Gerald Brisco was the guest referee but another referee made the pinfall
WWF @ Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – October 24, 1998 (13,688)
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor and the Oddities
Edge pinned Gangrel with the Downward Spiral
The Legion of Doom defeated Skull & 8-Ball
WWF European Champion X-Pac pinned Jeff Jarrett with a small package
Steve Austin defeated Kane, Mankind, and the Undertaker in a steel cage match
The Godfather pinned Bradshaw with the DVD
Val Venis defeated Goldust via disqualification after suffering a low blow
WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock defeated Vader and the Rock by pinning Vader after the challenger missed a splash
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated D-Lo Brown & Mark Henry after Road Dogg hit D-Lo with one of the title belts
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – October 25, 1998 (18,086; 15,226 paid; sell out)
The Headbangers defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy when Thrasher pinned Matt after a legdrop off the top (Matt & Jeff’s MSG debut)
Edge pinned the Godfather with the Downward Spiral
Marc Mero & WWF Women’s Champion Jackie defeated Sable & Val Venis when Jackie pinned Sable as Mero held Sable down; prior to the bout, Goldust attacked Venis
Golga & Kurrgan (w/ Luna Vachon) defeated Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor when Golga pinned Taylor with the sit-down splash
Steve Austin defeated the Undertaker, Kane, and the Rock in a steel cage match by pinning Rock with the Stunner; Sgt. Slaughter was the guest referee for the bout but another referee made the pinfall for Austin after Austin hit Slaughter with the Stunner; after the contest, Vince McMahon wheeled himself ringside in his wheelchair and argued with Austin, still in the cage; McMahon then went to climb the cage, distracting Austin as the Big Bossman snuck in the cage and attacked him; after Bossman assaulted Austin, he took McMahon backstage in his wheelchair
Gangrel pinned Goldust with the DDT after Val Venis distracted Goldust
WWF European Champion X-Pac defeated Jeff Jarrett via disqualification after Jarrett smashed his guitar over X-Pac’s head
Road Warrior Animal & Darren Drozdov (w/ Road Warrior Hawk) defeated Skull & 8-Ball when Droz scored the pin after Paul Ellering accidentally struck one of his own men with his briefcase
WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock defeated Mankind and Vader when Vader submitted to Shamrock’s ankle lock; after the bout, Mankind put the Mandible Claw on Shamrock (Vader’s last WWE appearance for 14 years)
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Mark Henry & D-Lo Brown
WWF @ Tampa, FL – SunDome – October 30, 1998 (9,441; sell out)
Gangrel & Edge defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy
Steven Regal pinned Farooq by using the ropes for leverage
The Headbangers defeated the Oddities
WWF European Champion X-Pac defeated Jeff Jarrett
The Rock defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock via disqualification after D-Lo Brown and Mark Henry interfered
the Legion of Doom defeated Skull & 8-Ball
The Godfather defeated Jose Estrada with the DVD
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Mark Henry & D-Lo Brown after one of the title belts was used as a weapon
Steve Austin defeated Kane, Mankind, and the Undertaker by pinning Kane with the Stunner
WWF @ San Antonio, TX – Freeman Coliseum – October 31, 1998 (9,480)
Gangrel & Edge defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy
Steven Regal pinned Farooq by using the ropes for leverage
Skull & 8-Ball defeated the Legion of Doom
WWF European Champion X-Pac pinned Jeff Jarrett
The Rock defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock via disqualification when Mark Henry and D-Lo Brown interfered
The Headbangers defeated the Oddities
The Godfather pinned Bradshaw with the DVD
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Mark Henry & D-Lo Brown
Steve Austin defeated Kane, Mankind, and the Undertaker by pinning Kane with the Stunner
WWF @ Austin, TX – Frank Erwin Center – November 1, 1998 (10,001)
Kit Carson defeated Action Jackson
Super Astros – 11/22/98; 1st episode:
Armando Fernandez pinned Scott Taylor with a spinning piledriver at 3:54
El Merenguero pinned Christopher Martinez at 2:23 with the Merenguero suplex
El Hijo Del Santo defeated Super Loco via submission with a camel clutch after a tope
Shotgun – 11/7/98:
The Rock defeated Marc Mero
WWF European Champion X-Pac defeated Taka Michinoku
Goldust defeated Babu (sub. for Tiger Ali Singh)
The Headbangers defeated Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor
Sunday Night Heat – shown live; featured Michael Cole & Jim Cornette on commentary; included superfans George & Adam promoting Totally Twister; featured Kevin Kelly conducting a backstage interview with Steve Blackman who called the Blue Blazer a nugget; included a interview with the injured Dan Severn via satellite from Coldwater, MI, with Severn vowing to confront Owen Hart the next night on Raw; featured an ad for the Rock’s “Layin’ the Smack Down” T-shirt; included Kelly conducting an in-ring interview with Shane McMahon, who stated he had no idea what Vince McMahon’s major announcement on Raw would be, with Shane claiming the WWF was bigger than one man’s ego and would one day be free from Vince, corporate stooges, and screwjobs:
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Road Warrior Animal & Droz (w/ Road Warrior Hawk) at 1:28 when Jeff pinned Road Warrior Animal following the splash off the top / legdrop double team as Hawk and Droz argued on the floor
Steven Regal pinned Bradshaw at 1:38 with a cradle back suplex; after the bout, the Jackyl began speaking with Bradshaw on the entrance ramp (Regal’s TV return after a 4-month absence)
Edge, Gangrel, & Christian defeated Kurrgan, Golga, & Giant Silva (w/ Luna Vachon) at 2:04 when Gangrel pinned Golga after a double DDT from he and Christian
Steve Blackman pinned D-Lo Brown (w/ Mark Henry) at 1:23 with a roll up after Headbanger Thrasher shoved Brown off the top; after the match, the Headbangers brawled with Brown & Henry until officials separated them
Jeff Jarrett (w/ Debra McMichael) pinned Val Venis at 2:26 with the forward Russian legsweep after Venis was distracted by an argument between Debra and Terri Runnels, who came ringside during the match; after the bout, Terri apologized to Venis before announcing she was pregnant, with Venis stating the baby was her problem and that he wanted nothing to do with her
The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) fought the Godfather to a no contest when Taker attacked his opponent before the bell and assaulted several referees; moments later, Kane’s music played and he appeared in the rafters
Dark match after the taping: Steve Austin defeated Kane, Mankind, and the Undertaker in a steel cage match; Gerald Brisco was the guest referee for the bout
WWF @ Houston, TX – Compaq Center – November 2, 1998 (12,590; sell out)
Super Astros – 11/29/98:
Papi Chulo pinned Manuel Gomez at 5:20 by reversing a powerbomb attempt into a roll over
Miguel Perez pinned Super Loco at 1:10
Negro Casas pinned Sho Funaki (w/ Yamaguchi-San) with La Casita
Shotgun – 11/14/98:
The Godfather defeated Marc Mero (w/ Jackie) via disqualification after sustaining a low blow
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Christian (w/ Gangrel & Edge) defeated Taka Michinoku
Tiger Ali Singh defeated Scorpio
8-Ball defeated Matt Hardy
Raw is War:
Edge, Gangrel, & Christian fought X-Pac, WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg to a no contest at 4:30 when Kane interfered and hit a chokeslam on several of the participants
Road Warrior Hawk fought Droz to a no contest when Droz attacked Hawk, who was obviously unable to compete, until Road Warrior Animal called him off
Kurrgan & Golga (w/ Luna & the Giant Silva) defeated Al Snow & Mankind at 4:36 when Golga pinned Snow with the sit-down splash following a chokeslam from Kurrgan; Mankind spent the entire match looking for the missing Mr. Socko
Goldust fought Steven Regal to a no contest at around 5:00 when Kane interfered as Regal was set up for the Shattered Dreams, attacked both men, and attempted to hit a chokeslam on Terri Runnels – who came ringside to distract Goldust – until a number of officials intervened; Tony Garea ended up sustaining a chokeslam
The Rock defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock via disqualification at 8:00 when the champion used a steel chair as a weapon; due to prematch stipulations made by Vince McMahon before the match, since Rock did not win the title then he would not be involved in the Survivor Series world title tournament nor would he be the #1 contender
Val Venis defeated Jeff Jarrett (w/ Debra) via disqualification at 2:30 when the Blue Blazer interfered and crotched Venis on the top rope
The Headbangers fought D-Lo Brown & Mark Henry to a no contest at 5:30 when Kane interfered and attacked several of the officials; the match was to have determined the #1 contenders for the tag team titles
WWF @ Dallas, TX – Reunion Arena – November 3, 1998 (13,684; sell out)
Zane Morris defeated the Mercenary
Skull & 8-Ball (w/ Paul Ellering) fought Farooq & Bradshaw to a double count-out
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Christian (w/ Gangrel & Edge) defeated Taka Michinoku
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy; after the match, Vince McMahon came out and ordered the champions would face both the Headbangers and Mark Henry & D-Lo Brown at the Survivor Series
Sunday Night Heat – 11/8/98:
Bob Holly & Scorpio defeated Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor
WWF European Champion X-Pac fought Steven Regal to a no contest when the champion was attacked by the Undertaker before the match began; after the match, the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn came out to help their DX teammate
The Godfather pinned Marc Mero (w/ Jackie) with the DVD; Shane McMahon was the referee for the match
Jeff Jarrett (w/ Debra) fought Droz (w/ Road Warrior Animal) to a no contest when Road Warrior Hawk interfered; after the match, Hawk sustained the Doomsday Device; Owen Hart did commentary for the match
Raw is War – 11/9/98:
X-Pac fought the Undertaker to a no contest when Kane interfered; during the melee, Kane attempted to shoot a fireball into the Undertaker’s face but X-Pac sustained the blow instead
Val Venis defeated Steve Blackman via disqualification when Terri Runnels, who had been sent backstage by Val, returned ringside and his Val in the groin; moments later, Blackman was attacked by Jeff Jarrett and the Blue Blazer
Headbanger Mosh defeated the Road Dogg and D-Lo Brown; after the match, Billy Gunn cleared the ring; Shane McMahon was the referee for the match
Goldust defeated Jeff Jarrett (w/ Debra) via disqualification when Jarrett hit his opponent with a guitar after Goldust kissed Debra on the ring apron, moments after Terri Runnels came ringside to distract Goldust
Steven Regal pinned Golga (w/ the Oddities) with a DDT; during the match, Regal unmasked Golga (the match was not televised due to the unmasking)
WWF Hardcore Champion Mankind pinned WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock by pinning him on the rampway; during the match, Vince McMahon, the Big Bossman, Gerald Brisco, and Pat Patterson interfered on behalf of Mankind; only the hardcore title was on the line; this was the 1st defense of the hardcore championship
Kane defeated Edge (w/ Gangrel & Christian) via disqualification when Gangrel and Christian interfered; after the match, Kane hit a chokeslam on all three, poured gasoline on them, and attempted to use a blowtorch until officials intervened
The Rock pinned Mark Henry (w/ D-Lo Brown) with the People’s Elbow, despite interference from D-Lo and the Big Bossman; after the match, the Rock fought off McMahon’s Stooges before bringing Vince himself, who watched the match from ringside, into the ring and hit the Rock Bottom and People’s Elbow; Shane McMahon was the referee for the match; due to prematch stipulations, the Rock regained his spot in the Survivor Series world title tournament
– 11/3/98: WWE Hall of Famer Jesse Ventura (I) became governor of Minnesota following a victory over Hubert Humphrey III (D) and Norm Coleman (R).
WWF @ Toronto, Ontario – SkyDome – November 7, 1998 (matinee) (16,372)
Paul Ellering (sub. for 8-Ball) & Skull defeated Droz & Road Warrior Animal at 5:52 when Droz was pinned after being hit with Ellering’s briefcase while Road Warrior Animal fought with an interfering Road Warrior Hawk
Tiger Ali Singh pinned Al Snow at 8:26 with a roll up
Steven Regal pinned Steve Blackman at 4:28 by using the ropes for leverage
Christian & Gangrel defeated Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor at 9:30 when Christian pinned Taylor with a reverse DDT
WWF European Champion X-Pac pinned Jeff Jarrett at 9:31 in a guitar on a pole match after hitting the challenger with the guitar after blocking Jarrett’s attempt to come off the top with the guitar with a blow to the midsection
WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock defeated WWF Hardcore Champion Mankind in a streetfight at 6:13 following a chair shot
Edge & Sable defeated Marc Mero & WWF Women’s Champion Jackie at 8:23 when Edge pinned Mero with the Downward Spiral after Mero sustained a low blow from Sable
Goldust pinned Val Venis with a roll up at 7:03
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Mark Henry & D-Lo Brown at 7:23 after D-Lo was hit with one of the title belts
Steve Austin defeated Kane, Undertaker, and the Rock in a steel cage match by pinning the Rock with the Stunner at 8:57 as the Undertaker and Kane brawled their way backstage
WWF @ Buffalo, NY – Marine Midland Arena – November 7, 1998 (18,017; sell out)
Christian & Gangrel defeated Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor
Jeff Jarrett pinned Edge
Marc Mero & WWF Women’s Champion Jackie defeated Steve Blackman & Sable when Mero tripped Sable from the floor and held her leg down so she couldn’t kick out as Jackie made the pin
WWF European Champion X-Pac defeated Steven Regal with a roll up; earlier in the match, Regal won on a count-out but Pat Patterson demanded the match continue so that Regal could win the title
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated DOA when Road Dogg pinned Skull after Billy Gunn used Paul Ellering’s steel briefcase as a weapon
The Rock defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock in a “Buffalo Style Street Fight” via disqualification when D-Lo Brown and Mark Henry attacked Rock
D-Lo Brown & Mark Henry defeated Road Warrior Animal & Droz when D-Lo pinned Droz with the Lo-Down while Hawk and Animal were brawling on the floor
Val Venis pinned Goldust with a roll up
Al Snow pinned Tiger Ali Singh with the Snow Plow
Steve Austin defeated Kane, Undertaker, and WWF Hardcore Champion Mankind in a fatal four-way match after pinning Kane with the Stunner; Pat Patterson was the guest referee but Earl Hebner made the pinfall
WWF @ Montreal, Quebec – Molson Centre – November 8, 1998 (9,215)
Gangrel & Christian defeated Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor when Christian pinned Taylor with a reversal into a full nelson slam
Al Snow pinned Tiger Ali Singh with the Snow Plow
WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock pinned Mankind in a streetfight
Skull & 8-Ball defeated Road Warrior Animal & Droz after Road Warrior Hawk interfered as the Doomsday Device was being attempted
Steven Regal pinned Steve Blackman by using the ropes for leverage
WWF European Champion X-Pac pinned Jeff Jarrett in a guitar on a pole match
Edge & Sable defeated Marc Mero & WWF Women’s Champion Jackie when Edge pinned Mero with the Downward Spiral
Val Venis pinned Goldust with a roll up after the referee blocked Goldust’s attempt at the Shattered Dreams
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Mark Henry & D-Lo Brown after Road Dogg hit Henry with a chair
Steve Austin defeated Kane, Undertaker, and the Rock in a steel cage match by pinning Rock with the Stunner
WWF @ Ottawa, Ontario – Corel Center – November 8, 1998 (7,404)
Jeff Jarrett pinned Edge
Christian & Gangrel defeated Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor
Al Snow pinned Tiger Ali Singh
D-Lo Brown & Mark Henry defeated Droz & Road Warrior Animal
WWF European Champion X-Pac pinned Steven Regal
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Skull & 8-Ball
Steve Blackman & Sable defeated Marc Mero & WWF Women’s Champion Jackie
Goldust pinned Martin Roi
The Rock pinned Val Venis (sub. for WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock) with the People’s Elbow
Steve Austin defeated Kane, Undertaker, and Mankind
Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy
Sunday Night Heat – included Kevin Kelly conducting an in-ring interview in which Sable, distracted by Marc Mero, was assaulted from behind by WWF Women’s Champion Jackie and the title belt; featured a backstage segment in which the New Age Outlaws, Mark Henry & D-Lo Brown, and the Headbangers engaged in a brawl as the Outlaws were being interviewed by Kevin Kelly:
Scorpio & Bob Holly defeated Road Warrior Animal & Droz when Scorpio pinned Droz after Al Snow interfered and hit Droz with Head
Val Venis pinned Tiger Ali Singh with the fisherman’s suplex after the Godfather attacked Singh
Gangrel pinned Steve Blackman with the DDT after the Brood came ringside and Edge hit a dropkick on Blackman; after the bout, the Blue Blazer came down from the rafters but couldn’t get unhooked from his harness – thus allowing Blackman to attack him
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary; included footage from Heat, earlier in the night, in which Sable was attacked from behind in the ring by WWF Women’s Champion Jacqueline; featured Kevin Kelly conducting a backstage interview with Sable in which she said she was pissed off and more determined to win the women’s title:
WWF World Title Tournament Opening Round: WWF Hardcore Champion Mankind pinned Duane Gill (mystery opponent) with a half nelson after a double arm DDT at the 31-second mark; prior to the bout, Vince McMahon, accompanied by the Big Bossman, Gerald Brisco, Pat Patterson, and Sgt. Slaughter, came ringside and introduced Mankind’s opponent as a former cornerstone of the WWF who had jumped to WCW and was returning from injury; during the segment, many fans chanted “HBK” in hopes it would be Shawn Michaels; Gill received pyro during his entrance, which scared him; after introducing Gill, McMahon and his officials went backstage
WWF World Title Tournament Opening Round: Al Snow pinned Jeff Jarrett (w/ Debra) at 3:32 after stealing Head away from Jarrett, who attempted to use it as a weapon, and hitting Jarrett in the face with it
WWF World Title Tournament Opening Round: Steve Austin defeated the Big Bossman via disqualification at 3:19 when Bossman began assaulting Austin on the floor with his nightstick; after the bout, Bossman continued to attack Austin for several minutes with the weapon, both hitting him with it and choking; immediately following the match, Michael Cole interviewed Vince McMahon backstage, who had been watching the contest, with McMahon making it clear that Bossman’s actions were calculated and that Austin would have more of the same in store later in the tournament
WWF World Title Tournament Opening Round: WWF European Champion X-Pac fought Stephen Regal to a double count-out at 8:10 when the two began brawling on the floor; moments later, Vince McMahon ordered Sgt. Slaughter to ringside to announce that the two would continue in a 5-minute sudden death period but X-Pac continued to walk backstage, appearing to be legitimately hurt
WWF World Title Tournament Opening Round: WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock defeated Goldust via submission with the ankle lock at 5:57 after hitting a belly to belly suplex
WWF World Title Tournament Opening Round: The Rock pinned the Big Bossman (sub. for Triple H) at the 4 second mark with an inside cradle immediately after Bossman ran into the ring; prior to the bout, Triple H’s entrance video and music played but Gerald Brisco & Pat Patterson came out instead, with Brisco stating that Triple H was not here and thus would not compete and Patterson introducing Rock’s opponent as the Bossman
WWF World Title Tournament Quarter Finals: The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) pinned Kane at 7:15 with the tombstone and Bearer holding down Kane’s foot for leverage moments after Kane was distracted by Bearer on the ring apron
WWF Hardcore Champion Mankind defeated Al Snow via submission with the Mandible Claw at 3:56; earlier in the match, Mankind regained possession of Mr. Socko from around Head’s forehead and briefly attacked Head
WWF World Title Tournament Quarter Finals: The Rock pinned WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock at 8:20 after intercepting the Big Bossman’s nightstick and hitting Shamrock with it as Bossman distracted the referee; mid-way through the bout, the Bossman came ringside in hopes of costing Rock the match
Sable pinned WWF Women’s Champion Jackie (w/ Marc Mero) to win the title at 3:13 with the powerbomb after avoiding the tornado DDT and throwing the champion to the mat
WWF World Title Tournament Semi-Finals: WWF Hardcore Champion Mankind pinned Steve Austin at 10:27 after Sgt. Slaughter and Gerald Brisco interfered, with Brisco hitting Austin in the head with a steel chair as Slaughter held him; during the opening moments of the contest, Vince McMahon was wheeled out to ringside accompanied by Pat Patterson, Gerald Brisco, and Sgt. Slaughter; late in the bout, Austin hit the Stunner on Mankind but referee Mike Chioda was pulled to the floor, with Vince McMahon getting out of his wheelchair and knocking Chioda out cold; moments later, after hitting a second Stunner, Shane McMahon came out to take over the officiating but instead of giving Austin a 3-count, he gave him the finger; immediately after the bout, the McMahons and their cohorts ran backstage and drove out of the arena; moments later, Austin took off after them in a stolen vehicle
WWF World Title Tournament Semi-Finals: The Rock defeated the Undertaker via disqualification at 8:23 after Kane came out and hit a chokeslam on the Rock to cost Taker the match; earlier in the contest, the Big Bossman came out to distract Rock from ringside; after the contest, Taker and Kane battled their way into the crowd
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg defeated D-Lo Brown & Mark Henry and the Headbangers at 10:10 when Gunn pinned Mosh following a Rocker Dropper from Gunn, a splash from Henry, and a piledriver from Gunn
WWF World Title Tournament Finals: The Rock defeated WWF Hardcore Champion Mankind at 17:15 when Vince McMahon called for the bell as Mankind was caught in Rock’s Sharpshooter, even though Mankind did not submit, moments after Rock hit the Rock Bottom and then gave the People’s Eyebrow to McMahon; prior to the bout, the McMahons and their officials were shown backstage, making it clear they had returned to the arena; early in the contest, Vince & Shane McMahon came to ringside; immediately after the bout, the McMahons presented Rock with the world title belt and all three hugged in the ring; Vince then grabbed the microphone, saying “the people screwed the people”, and said he would elaborate further the following night on Raw; moments later, a confused Mankind confronted Vince, with Rock assaulting Mankind from behind and eventually hitting the Rock Bottom; Steve Austin then appeared in the aisle before running into the ring, fighting off Rock as the McMahons ran backstage, hitting the Stunner, and tossing Rock to the floor; moments later, Austin hit the Stunner on Mankind as well; before going backstage, Austin briefly kicked and pounded on Rock on the floor (The Rock: The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment, The Attitude Era)
WWF @ Lexington, KY – Rupp Arena – November 16, 1998 (17,610; sell out)
The Headbangers defeated Steven Dunn & Reno Riggins
Super Astros – 12/6/98:
Miguel Perez defeated Rey Ortiz
Apollo Dantes defeated El Merenguero
Negro Casas defeated Dick Togo (w/ Yamaguchi-San)
Shotgun – 11/21/98:
Bob Holly & Scorpio defeated Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor
Bradshaw & Farooq defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy
Al Snow defeated Tiger Ali Singh
D-Lo Brown defeated Taka Michinoku
Raw is War:
WWF European Champion X-Pac, WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg defeated Golga, Kurrgan, & the Giant Silva (w/ Luna Vachon & the ICP) when Gunn pinned Golga at 2:52 after Shaggy 2 Dope interfered and accidentally hit an elbow drop off the top onto Golga behind the referee’s back
Val Venis pinned Mark Henry (w/ D-Lo Brown) with a roll up at 2:37 after Henry became distracted by Chyna at ringside
Steve Blackman & Goldust defeated Jeff Jarrett (w/ Debra) & the Blue Blazer at 2:09 when Blackman pinned the Blazer with a martial arts kick; after the bout, Blackman attempted to unmasked the Blazer until he was double teamed by Owen Hart and Jarrett
The Godfather fought Steven Regal to a no contest when Regal accepted Godfather’s hoes but then attacked him when the Godfather made an offhand remark about England being ‘nothing but a place full of fags’
WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock fought the Big Bossman to a double disqualification at 3:57 when both men hit the referee when he stepped between them; after the bout, Vince & Shane McMahon came to the ring with Vince separating the two wrestlers before recruiting Shamrock into the Corporation
Edge & Gangrel defeated Road Warrior Animal & Droz via count-out at 2:15 when Animal and Droz left the ring to see what Road Warrior Hawk was doing on the Titan Tron; moments later, after Paul Ellering came out to try to talk Hawk down, Droz climbed up and subtly pushed Hawk off the Titan Tron
Steve Austin defeated WWF World Champion the Rock (w/ the Big Bossman, Ken Shamrock, Vince & Shane McMahon) via disqualification at 6:00 when the Undertaker interfered and hit Austin with a shovel; earlier in the contest, Mankind came out to counter the presence of the Corporation but was attacked on the floor
WWF @ Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center – November 17, 1998 (12,678 paid; sell out)
Sean Casey defeated Johnny Paradise
Shotgun – 11/28/98:
Steven Regal pinned Dick Togo (w/ Yamaguchi-San) with a cradle suplex
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Reno Riggins & Steven Dunn when Matt pinned Dunn with a sunset flip off the top
The Blue Blazer defeated Taka Michinoku (w/ Yamaguchi-San) via submission with the Sharpshooter
Mark Henry & D-Lo Brown defeated Skull & 8-Ball (w/ Paul Ellering) after Ellering accidentally hit one of the DOA members with the steel briefcase and Henry powerslammed him for the pin
Sunday Night Heat – 11/22/98:
Matt & Jeff Hardy fought Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor to a no contest when the Acolytes interfered and beat up both teams
Al Snow fought Gangrel to a no contest when the JOB Squad and the Brood began brawling in the ring
The Big Bossman pinned Marc Mero with the sidewalk slam after Jackie accidentally tripped Mero; Mero fired her after the match
Jeff Jarrett pinned Kurrgan with a guitar shot after the Insane Clown Posse distracted Kurrgan
WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock defeated Val Venis via disqualification when Mankind interfered; the Big Bossman and Shamrock double teamed Mankind after the match
Raw is War – 11/23/98:
The Headbangers defeated the Oddities at 1:30 when Mosh pinned Golga with a roll up after the ICP turned on the Oddities
Steve Blackman pinned the Blue Blazer with a kick to the chest at 2:50; Owen Hart prevented Blackman from taking the mask off the Blazer following the match
Edge & Gangrel defeated Mark Henry & D-Lo Brown at 7:06 when Gangrel pinned Henry with a roll up after Chyna came ringside; after the match, Chyna agreed to go on a date with Mark
Goldust fought Marc Mero to a no contest at 3:58 after Terri Runnels and Jackie attacked both men
WWF Hardcore Champion Mankind defeated the Big Bossman and WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock in a three way match at 8:25 after Al Snow interfered and hit Shamrock with Head
Duane Gill pinned WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Christian to win the title at 2:25 after the JOB Squad interfered and Scorpio hit a splash onto Christian
Tiger Ali Singh fought the Godfather to a no contest when Steven Regal interfered and attacked the Godfather before the match began; Val Venis made the save moments thereafter
Scorpio & Bob Holly defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn in a non-title match at 5:21 when Scorpio pinned Gunn after Mankind interfered and hit Gunn with a snowblower
WWF World Champion the Rock pinned WWF European Champion X-Pac at 8:32 after Shawn Michaels interfered, took a chair from the champion, and hit X-Pac over the head with it; Steve Austin fended off the Corporation following the match, hitting Stunners on them as well as Shane McMahon, X-Pac, and the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn
WWF @ Cincinnati, OH – November 18, 1998 (8,182)
Kurrgan and Golga defeated Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor
Christian & WWF Women’s Champion Sable defeated Marc Mero & Jackie
Steven Regal pinned Scorpio
Val Venis pinned Goldust with a roll up
Edge and Gangrel defeated the DOA
WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock defeated Mankind in a falls count anywhere match
Jeff Jarrett pinned Al Snow after Debra distracted Snow
Steve Blackman defeated the Blue Blazer (this did not appear to be either Owen Hart or Dan Severn)
WWF Tag Team Champions New Age Outlaws defeated D-Lo Brown & Mark Henry
WWF Champion The Rock defeated Kane in a cage match; Big Bossman was the guest referee
WWF @ San Diego, CA – November 19, 1998 (8,804)
The Oddities defeated Too Much
Jeff Jarrett defeated Al Snow
Steve Blackman defeated the Blue Blazer
WWF Women’s Champion Sable & Christian defeated Jackie & Marc Mero
Val Venis defeated Goldust
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated D-Lo Brown & Mark Henry
WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock defeated Mankind
WWF World Champion The Rock defeated Kane in a cage match with the Big Bossman as the guest referee
WWF @ Bakersfield, CA – November 20, 1998 (9,920; sell out)
The Oddities defeated Too Cool
WWF European Champion X-Pac pinned Al Snow
Gangrel & Edge defeated DOA after Paul Ellering’s interference backfired
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Christian & WWF Woman’s Champion Sable defeated Marc Mero & Jackie when Sable pinned Jackie after a powerbomb
WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Mankind in a falls count anywhere match
Steve Blackman pinned the Blue Blazer with a kick off the top rope
Val Venis pinned Goldust
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Mark Henry & D-Lo Brown
Steve Austin defeated Kane, the Undertaker, and WWF World Champion the Rock in a fatal fourway non-title match; the Big Bossman was the guest referee
WWF @ Anaheim, CA – Arrowhead Pond – November 21, 1998 (13,426)
Kurrgan & Golga defeated Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor
WWF European Champion X-Pac defeated Al Snow
Edge & Gangrel defeated Skull & 8-Ball after Paul Ellering’s interference backfired
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Christian & WWF Woman’s Champion Sable defeated Marc Mero & Jackie when Sable pinned Jackie with the Sable Bomb
WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Mankind in a No DQ match with a belly to belly suplex
Steve Blackman pinned the Blue Blazer with a roll up
Val Venis pinned Goldust with a roll up
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated D-Lo Brown & Mark Henry after Gunn hit D-Lo with one of the belts
Steve Austin defeated Kane, the Undertaker, and WWF World Champion the Rock in a non-title match by pinning Rock with the Stunner; the Big Bossman was the guest referee but Earl Hebner made the pinfall
WWF @ San Jose, CA – Arena – November 22, 1998 (10,655)
Kurrgan & Golga defeated Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor
Edge & Gangrel defeated Skull & 8-Ball after Paul Ellering’s interference backfired
WWF European Champion X-Pac defeated Al Snow
WWF Women’s Champion Sable & Christian defeated Jackie & Marc Mero
Steve Austin defeated Kane, Undertaker, and WWF World Champion the Rock in a non-title match by pinning Rock after the Stunner; after the bout, Austin seemed to have blacked out, with the footage being shown on WWF TV and credit for the incident was given to recent attacks from the Undertaker
Steve Blackman defeated the Blue Blazer
Val Venis defeated Goldust
WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Mankind in a No DQ match
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated D-Lo Brown & Mark Henry
WWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – November 27, 1998 (7,696; sell out)
Scott Taylor pinned Christian
Al Snow pinned Mike Hollow (sub. for Steve Regal)
Edge & Gangrel defeated DOA
Val Venis pinned Goldust
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Mark Henry & D-Lo Brown
Steve Blackman pinned the Blue Blazer
WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Mankind in a No Holds Barred match
WWF World Champion the Rock pinned Kane in a steel cage match following the Rock Bottom and People’s Elbow; Big Bossman was the guest referee
WWF @ Boston, MA – FleetCenter – November 28, 1998 (matinee) (16,510; sell out)
Gangrel & Edge defeated Skull & 8-Ball
WWF European Champion X-Pac pinned Jeff Jarrett
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated D-Lo Brown & Mark Henry
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Christian & WWF Woman’s Champion Sable defeated Marc Mero & Jackie
Val Venis defeated Goldust
The Headbangers defeated LOD 2000
Triple H pinned Al Snow (Triple H’s return match from surgery)
WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock defeated WWF Hardcore Champion Mankind
Steve Austin defeated Kane, Undertaker, and WWF World Champion the Rock in a non-title match when he pinned the Rock with a Stunner
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – First Union Center – November 29, 1998 (19,671; sell out; 18,364 paid)
Andrew Martin defeated Devon Storm
Droz defeated Marc Mero
Steve Austin defeated WWF World Champion the Rock, the Undertaker, and Kane in a non-title match with the Stunner; the Big Bossman was the special referee for the bout but another referee made the pinfall after Bossman was knocked out
Sunday Night Heat – shown live:
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Duane Gill fought Christian to a no contest
D-Lo Brown defeated Steve Blackman via count-out
The Godfather & Val Venis defeated the Headbangers
WWF European Champion X-Pac defeated Mark Henry
Kane defeated Jeff Jarrett via disqualification
Ken Shamrock & the Big Bossman defeated Al Snow & Mankind
Shotgun – 12/5/98:
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Skull & 8-Ball
Tiger Ali Singh defeated Goldust via disqualification
Dick Togo, Mens Teioh, & Taka Michinoku defeated Bradshaw & Farooq via disqualification
Super Astros – 12/13/98:
El Hijo Del Santo pinned Jose Estrada Jr. with a victory roll at 4:32
El Torito pinned Mini Nova at 3:19 with a plancha
Apollo Dantes fought Negro Casas to a double disqualification after Jose Estrada Jr. and El Hijo Del Santo interfered
WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Arena – November 30, 1998 (11,006; sell out)
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Kaientai (w/ Yamaguchi-San) at the 12-minute mark
Super Astros – 12/20/98:
El Hiji Del Santo & Negro Casas defeated Jose Estrada Jr. & Apollo Dantes at 6:04 when Casas pinned Estrada with La Casita
Armando Fernandez pinned Julio Sanchez at 3:26 with a spinning piledriver
Max Mini pinned El Torito with an armdrag into a cover
Shotgun – 12/12/98:
Steve Blackman defeated Taka Michinoku
Kurrgan, Golga, & the Giant Silva defeated Lance Diamond, Jimmy Cicero, & Steve Corino
Skull & 8-Ball fought Farooq & Bradshaw to a double count-out
The Godfather defeated Droz
Superstars – 12/13/98 (international version): Bob Holly & Scorpio defeated Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor
Raw is War – featured an opening video package noting the recent altercations between Steve Austin and the Undertaker; included footage from earlier in the evening of the Undertaker and Paul Bearer backstage; featured Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary; included a segment in which the Headbangers and Insane Clown Posse came out to the ring; moments later, Austin was shown walking backstage and then making his way to the ring carrying a shovel; once in the ring, Austin hit the Stunner on each man before taking the mic and saying he wasn’t waiting until the Buried Alive match to beat Taker with his shovel and it would happen by the end of the night; featured footage of D-Lo Brown getting Mark Henry ready for his upcoming date with Chyna; included a look at the Austin and Taker TV Guide covers, with JR joking that they might be sold out and fans may have to instead buy the Hulk Hogan and Bill Goldberg versions; featured a backstage segment in which Austin confronted an unknown woman (Stephanie McMahon) asking if she had seen Taker; included a segment in which Austin went looking for Taker throughout the building, while armed with the shovel; moments later, Taker and Bearer appeared from behind and locked Austin in a freezer backstage; featured footage of Henry and D-Lo in which Henry asked D-Lo to come along on his date to give him confidence; included an in-ring promo by Taker in which he said Austin and Kane were the only two things standing between his ministry growing stronger and then called out Kane to face him; moments later, the two fought in the ring until Taker hit the tombstone and waved for others to come out; several men in white coats came out with a straightjacket and followed Kane into the crowd; featured footage of Henry and D-Lo getting into their limo, at the hotel across from the arena, for Henry’s date and Henry fitting D-Lo up to be his chauffer; after the commercial break, footage was shown of Henry picking up Chyna at the Omni Inner Harbor hotel; 25 members of the Baltimore Ravens, including Ray Lewis, were noted to be in attendance; included an in-ring promo by WWF European Champion X-Pac in which he called out Shawn Michaels for Michaels hitting him with a steel chair the week before; moments later, Michaels joined him in the ring, with the two having words until Michaels threatened to send X-Pac “back to that money pit in Atlanta so fast that you’re head will spin;” Michaels then said if X-Pac wanted a fight he could face WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock, with X-Pac’s title at stake; Michaels finished by saying he was DX before DX was cool; featured footage of D-Lo, Henry, and Chyna arriving to Baltimore Jack for dinner; included a shot showing the freezer that Austin had been stuffed into was now open and Austin had escaped; included footage showing two backstage cameras following Austin and Taker; featured footage of Bearer and Taker finding Kane backstage, with Taker and Kane brawling before Taker prepared to put Kane in a bodybag; after Bearer left, Austin appeared and laid out Taker with a shovel to the head; included backstage footage of Bearer directing the psych ward members to get Kane, believing he was put in the bodybag by Taker; featured footage of Henry and Chyna on their date; included footage of Bearer directing the psych ward members to take the bodybag to the “nut house;” featured footage of Henry trying to get Chyna to dance with him on their date; moments later, Henry went to use the restroom and Chyna was approached by three men who wouldn’t leave her alone; Chyna then decked one of them with Henry laying out the other two; included a backstage shot of Austin and Kane watching Bearer leading the ambulance away, believing Kane was in the ambulance; featured a segment at the entrance stage in which Shane McMahon introduced WWF Women’s Champion Sable, who modeled the new WWF Attitude fragrance; when Shane kept staring at Sable’s cleavage, Sable sprayed it in his mouth; a frustrated Shane then noted it makes a great breath spray as well; included a closing segment in which Austin and Kane caught Bearer backstage and dragged him into the ring, with Austin revealing that Taker had been sent “to the crazy house” and couldn’t save Bearer; Austin then kneeled on top of Bearer and said “I’m about to gut your fat ass” as Taker and Bearer tried to do to him the week before; Austin changed his mind and told Kane to drag Bearer backstage; the two then led Bearer out the building, with Kane then lifting up a manhole cover, stuffing Bearer in the sewer head-first, and putting the manhole cover back in place:
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg defeated Gangrel & Edge (w/ Christian) via disqualification at 2:57 when Christian hit Gunn with one of the title belts; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Vince McMahon trying to recruit Gunn & Road Dogg the night before as part of Sunday Night Heat in Philadelphia; during the contest, Vince and Shane McMahon, Sgt. Slaughter, the Big Bossman, WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock, and Gerald Brisco came out to the entrance stage to watch; after the match, the Brood attacked the champions before Shamrock & Bossman ran out and laid out the opposition; moments later, Gunn & Road Dogg walked up the ramp and went backstage with Slaughter, and Brisco
Goldust defeated Jeff Jarrett (w/ Debra) via disqualification at 3:26 when Owen Hart, who provided guest commentary for the bout, interfered and attacked Goldust; moments later, the Blue Blazer appeared and decked Hart with a clothesline and shoulderblock before revealing himself as Steve Blackman; Blackman continued to attack Hart until he was pulled away by referees
The Big Bossman (w/ Shawn Michaels) defeated WWF Hardcore Champion Mankind in a ladder match to win the title at 6:11 after WWF World Champion the Rock dropped the champion with a Rock Bottom; prior to the bout, Mankind was escorted to the ring by Al Snow, WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Duane Gill, Bob Holly, & Scorpio before Michaels sent them all backstage; Michaels provided guest commentary for the bout, during which he held up score cards with low numbers when Mankind hit an offensive move; the Rock appeared late in the match and aided in double teaming Mankind; after the bout, Michaels took possession of Mankind’s Mr. Socko sock and then stomped him before the Rock did the same; Michaels then poked and hit Mankind with Bossman’s nightstick before Mankind fell to the floor (Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn)
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Duane Gill pinned Marc Mero at 2:11 after the Blue Meanie jumped over the barricade and pushed Mero off the top as he prepared to hit the Shooting Star Press; prior to the bout, Mero cut an in-ring promo saying Gill was from Baltimore and if he couldn’t beat “that jobber” then it would be the last time the fans would see him; Gill was escorted to the ring by about a dozen 9-year-old members of the undefeated Pasadena Chargers football team; late in the contest, Bob Holly and Scorpio were seen watching from the entrance stage (Mero’s last match in the US)
WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock (w/ Shawn Michaels) defeated WWF European Champion X-Pac via disqualification at 4:41 when Triple H interfered; Michaels provided guest commentary for the match; during the bout, Vince and Shane McMahon, Gerald Brisco, and Sgt. Slaughter were shown talking with WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg backstage; late in the contest, Michaels dragged referee Tim White to the floor, distracting him long enough for the Big Bossman to run out and attack X-Pac; moments later, Triple H ran out and assaulted both Shamrock and Bossman (Triple H’s surprise return after about a month’s absence)
Val Venis (w/ the Godfather and his hoes) defeated Tiger Ali Singh (w/ Babu) via disqualification at 2:58 after Terri Runnels, who came out late in the match with Jackie, interfered and gave Val a low blow from behind; following the entrances, Venis cut an in-ring promo in which he claimed he was with Tiger’s girlfriend and then told Godfather to “spank that little monkey” if Babu got out of line; after the contest, Farooq & Bradshaw – with the Jackyl with them at ringside – attacked Singh and Babu in and out of the ring before referees swarmed the ring
WWF World Champion the Rock pinned Al Snow with the Rock Bottom at 4:58; late in the match, the Rock hit the People’s Elbow on Head as the referee was knocked down; moments later, WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock and WWF Hardcore Champion the Big Bossman appeared ringside; after the contest, Mankind ran out but was beaten down by Bossman and Shamrock, with the Rock hitting Mankind and Snow with Bossman’s nightstick; moments later, Bob Holly, Scorpio, and WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Duane Gill came out to make the save, with the Rock casually walking away as Bossman and Shamrock were attacked; Mankind and Rock then fought on the stage and all the way backstage
After the live telecast, Austin returned to the ring, fought off WWF World Champion the Rock, dropped him with the Stunner, had a beer, and then hit another Stunner; moments later, after Austin returned backstage, the Rock took the mic and reminded the crowd that he was still the world champion; Austin returned ringside, shared a beer with Rock, and dropped him with another Stunner; Shane McMahon then came out to tend to Rock, with Austin returning to the ring and hitting the Stunner on both men; Austin went on to help Shane up just to hit the move again
WWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – December 1, 1998 (9,000; sell out)
Jason Ahrndt defeated Vic Grimes
Steve Bradley defeated Nick Barberry
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Duane Gill defeated Steve Bradley
Sunday Night Heat – 12/6/98 – featured an opening backstage promo by Yamaguchi-san, with Kaientai; included Kevin Kelly & Jim Cornette on commentary; featured a Bop It ad with Michael Cole, the Oddities, and George and Adam; included Cole conducting a backstage interview with Steve Austin, in which Austin confirmed he wasn’t scheduled for the show but would be sitting ringside and watching the matches; featured an ad promoting WWF Bone Cunchin Buddies; included Cole conducting an in-ring interview with Owen Hart, with Hart announcing he would come out of retirement to face Steve Blackman at Rock Bottom a week later; featured an ad promoting WWE.com; included a WWE Attitude cologne and perfume ad; featured a video package recapping the history between the Undertaker and Mankind to hype their main event bout:
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Duane Gill (w/ Al Snow, Scorpio, & Bob Holly) pinned Taka Michinoku (w/ Yamaguchi-san, Mens Teioh, & Sho Funaki) at 2:17 with a roll through reversal out of an attempted Michinoku Driver; during his entrance, Gill waved the American flag on his way to the ring; after the bout, Farooq & Bradshaw, with the Jackyl watching from the floor, attacked all the members of Kaientai in the ring, with Farooq also hitting the Dominator on Yamaguchi-san
Road Warrior Animal & Darren Drozdov defeated Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor at 1:34 when Taylor submitted to a leglock from Droz; after the match, Christopher had to carry his injured partner backstage; following the commercial break, Taylor was tended to backstage by the trainer
WWF World Champion the Rock, WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock, & WWF Hardcore Champion the Big Bossman fought Edge, Christian, & Gangrel to a no contest at 3:52 when Triple H, WWF European Champion X-Pac, WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg attacked the Corporate team and Brood; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Shawn Michaels speaking with Rock, Shamrock, & Bossman backstage; after the contest, Triple H and X-Pac briefly had a confrontation with Road Dogg and Gunn, with the New Age Outlaws then leaving the ring alone
Jeff Jarrett (w/ Debra McMichael) defeated Mark Henry (w/ D-Lo Brown) via disqualification at 1:06 when D-Lo stole away Jarrett’s guitar and smashed it over Jarrett’s own head when Jarrett tried to use it behind the referee’s back; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Chyna and Mark Henry’s date and of Debra’s interaction with Goldust from Raw; after the contest, Goldust appeared at the entrance stage and challenged Jarrett to a match at Rock Bottom, with the stipulation he would strip to nothing if Jarrett won and Debra would strip if Goldust won; Jarrett quickly accepted
Kurrgan & Luna Vachon (w/ Golga & Giant Silva) fought Tiger Ali Singh & Babu to a no contest at around the 1-minute mark when Luna attacked Babu into the crowd until referees pulled her away; Kurrgan and Singh were never tagged into the match
Mankind defeated the Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) via disqualification at 3:58 when WWF World Champion the Rock ran into the ring; immediately after Taker’s entrance, Steve Austin came through the crowd and took a ringside seat; moments later, Taker confronted Austin, with Austin throwing his drink in Taker’s face and Mankind then attacking Taker from behind; Taker and Mankind then brawled around ringside before the bout officially began; after the contest, Mankind brawled with the Rock as Austin brawled with Taker in the ring
Raw is War – 12/7/98:
D-Lo Brown (w/ Mark Henry) pinned Jeff Jarrett (w/ Debra) with a roll up at 2:24 when both Jarrett and Debra became distracted by Goldust who came ringside wearing nothing but a trench coat and flashed Debra
The Headbangers defeated Edge & Gangrel (w/ Christian) via disqualification at 2:07 when the Oddities, Tiger Ali Singh, and Babu came ringside and Golga hit the sit-down splash on Mosh
Goldust pinned Owen Hart with an inside cradle at 4:20, despite Jeff Jarrett and Debra coming ringside and Debra flashing Goldust
The Acolytes fought Val Venis & the Godfather to a no contest at the 48-second mark when all four men began brawling in and outside of the ring
Steve Blackman pinned Tiger Ali Singh with a thrust kick at 2:14; after the bout, Blackman fought off an interfering Blue Blazer before being attacked by Owen Hart and having the dragon sleeper applied on the ramp way
Mark Henry (w/ D-Lo Brown) pinned Droz (w/ Road Warrior Animal) with a splash at 3:27 after Chyna got on the ring apron and slapped Droz
WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock & the Big Bossman defeated Triple H & X-Pac (w/ Chyna) in an anything goes match via disqualification at 8:19 when Commissioner Shawn Michaels gave Billy Gunn, who came ringside with the Road Dogg mid-way through the bout, a steel chair to use on Helmsley – but Gunn instead hit Shamrock over the head with the chair
Steve Austin & Mankind defeated WWF World Champion the Rock & the Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) via disqualification at 8:20 when WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock and WWF Hardcore Champion the Big Bossman interfered; Mankind was double teamed in the ring to start the match, with Austin coming out moments later and the four men brawling in the aisle; after the bout, Mankind was handcuffed to the ring rope as Austin was tied by druids to Taker’s symbol and raised high above the stage (The Atittude Era)
Droz pinned Headbanger Mosh at 6:00
Televised on Sky Box Office – featured Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary; included footage from the previous day of Vince McMahon speaking at Oxford University; featured Vince McMahon, Shane McMahon, Pat Patterson, & Gerald Brisco coming out on the stage, with Patterson announcing that Triple H would not be facing the Rock for the world title and it would be X-Pac instead and Triple H would face Jeff Jarrett; Shane then implied that soccer player Vinnie Jones might be George Michaels’ secret boyfriend; Vince went on to insult England and its people; included Michael Cole conducting an in-ring interview with Vinnie Jones regarding the previous comments from the McMahons as well as his participation in the main event; featured footage of D-Lo Brown touring London:
Gangrel pinned Al Snow at 5:54 when Edge, who came ringside late in the bout alongside Christian, hit a missile dropkick on Snow as Christian distracted the referee, moments after Snow hit his opponent with Head
The Headbangers defeated Road Warrior Animal & Droz at 3:21 when Mosh pinned Droz with a roll up after Droz pushed his partner out of the ring to switch places in the match; after the bout, Animal and Droz briefly brawled in the ring before Animal left ringside on his own
Val Venis pinned Goldust at 5:35 with a roll up after pulling Earl Hebner in front of him to prevent the Shattered Dreams; after the bout, Goldust attacked his opponent and eventually hit the move
Tiger Ali Singh pinned Edge at 2:54 with his feet on the ropes; after the bout, Edge clotheslined his opponent out of the ring
Christian & WWF Women’s Champion Sable defeated Marc Mero & Jackie at 4:50 when Sable pinned Jackie with the TKO after Mero walked out of the match and Christian battled him in the aisle; after the bout, Jackie attacked referee Tim White, with White lifting her on his shoulders while Sable ripped Jackie’s top completely off, exposing herself to the crowd; due to Mero’s recent loss to Duane Gill, this was deemed his final match
WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock (w/ WWF Hardcore Champion the Big Bossman) defeated Steve Blackman via submission with the ankle lock at 6:51 after the Bossman hit the challenger in the ankle with his nightstick, moments after Blackman attacked Bossman on the floor; after the bout, Bossman continued to attack Blackman inside the ring
Triple H (w/ Chyna) pinned Jeff Jarrett (w/ Debra) with the Pedigree at 6:55 after Chyna stole away a steel chair from Jarrett
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg defeated Mark Henry & D-Lo Brown at 10:11 when Gunn pinned D-Lo with a piledriver
WWF World Champion the Rock defeated WWF European Champion X-Pac via disqualification at 12:33 when Triple H attacked the champion on the floor after Rock pushed Chyna at ringside; Triple H & Chyna came out at the 3-minute mark when Rock attempted to walk out of the match; after the bout, the Rock attempted to cut a promo in the ring but was assaulted from behind by X-Pac and Triple H; moments later, Ken Shamrock attempted to make the save but was thrown from the ring as well
Steve Austin defeated the Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer), Kane, and Mankind at 16:12 when Austin pinned Kane with the Stunner; prior to the bout, Shane McMahon was announced as the guest referee and then introduced Pat Patterson as the guest time keeper, Gerald Brisco as the guest referee, Vince McMahon as the guest commentator, and the Big Bossman as the guest enforcer for the match; Vinnie Jones, who was to have been at ringside for the contest was ejected by Brisco before the contest; Earl Hebner made the 3-count to end the match after Brisco had been knocked to the floor by Austin; after the bout, Jones returned to the ring and kicked Bossman in the midsection, allowing Austin to hit the Stunner; moments later, Hebner joined in stomping Bossman out of the ring; Jones, Hebner, and Austin then shared a few beers before Austin posed alone in the ring to end the show
Rock Bottom – Vancouver, British Columbia – GM Place – December 13, 1998 (17,677; 16,891 paid; sell out; announced as 20,042)
Sunday Night Heat – included an opening segment in which Vince McMahon walked out to the entrance and said there was no chance in hell that Steve Austin would be WWF World Champion again because he would be buried alive by the Undertaker; McMahon went on to praise WWF World Champion the Rock before displaying giant banners at the entrance stage featuring the Rock’s likeness; he went on to insult Canada and told all the fans to renounce their citizenship the next day and crawl down to Washington DC to become American citizens; Vince then introduced Shane McMahon, who came out and joined Kevin Kelly on commentary; featured an in-ring promo by Mankind in which he noted the title would become his if Rock was unable to compete later in the night; included a backstage segment with the Rock complaining about his injured ribs; featured a WWE.com ad; included backstage comments from Vince about the Rock’s condition; featured Michael Cole conducting an in-ring interview with Jeff Jarrett, with Debra McMichael, about his striptease match against Goldust later in the night; included info on how to win a WWF Attitude bandana with your pay-per-view purchase; featured a video package recapping the recent history between Austin and Taker; included a segment in which Cole gave a tour of the buried alive set:
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Duane Gill pinned Matt Hardy at 1:03 when the Blue Meanie interfered behind the referee’s back and dropped the challenger with a DDT; prior to the bout, Debra McMichael & Jeff Jarrett gave backstage comments on the upcoming striptease match against Goldust; Gill was escorted to the ring by Al Snow, Bob Holly, & Scorpio before the match and Jeff Hardy escorted Matt Hardy Kevin Quinn pinned Brian Christopher (w/ Scott Taylor, on crutches) at 2:24 with a roll up after slipping out of a powerbomb attempt; Taylor provided guest commentary for the bout
Triple H (w/ Chyna, WWF European Champion X-Pac, WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg) pinned Darren Drozdov (w/ Road Warrior Animal) at 1:39 with the Pedigree; after the bout, Road Warrior Animal and Droz argued in the aisle; moments later, Shawn Michaels, WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock & WWF Hardcore Champion the Big Bossman then walked out, with Michaels saying DX would be barred from ringside in the tag team title match later in the night; Michaels went on to say he was giving Gunn & Road Dogg a “warm up match” before their title defense
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated the Acolytes via disqualification in a non-title match at 2:00 when WWF IC champion Ken Shamrock & WWF Hardcore Champion the Big Bossman attacked the tag champions; after the bout, Shamrock & Bossman fought with Bradshaw & Farooq; moments later, the lights went out in the arena as the Undertaker’s theme played and Taker’s voice was heard sending a message to Austin as the show ended
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Michael Cole & Jerry Lawler on commentary:
D-Lo Brown & Mark Henry (w/ Terri Runnels & Jackie) defeated Val Venis & the Godfather at 5:57 when Henry pinned Venis with a clothesline and a splash after Jackie came in the ring and pulled down Val’s tights, revealing a pair of thongs underneath, as the referee was distracted by D-Lo, the Godfather, Terri, and the hoes on the floor
The Headbangers defeated Golga & Kurrgan (w/ the Giant Silva & Luna) at 6:54 when Mosh pinned Golga with a Bombs Away off the top as Golga ran the ropes in preperation of hitting the sit-down splash on Thrasher
Steve Blackman defeated Owen Hart via count-out at 10:29 when Owen walked out of the match after becomming trapped in Blackman’s own Sharpshooter; Owen was the crowd favorite in the match but still worked as a heel
Gangrel, Edge, & Christian defeated Al Snow, Bob Holly, & Scorpio at 9:09 when Christian pinned Scorpio with the Unprettier after Scorpio dropkicked Gangrel to the floor (Holly’s first appearance with the short bleach-blonde hair)
Goldust defeated Jeff Jarrett (w/ Debra) via reverse decision at 8:03; Jarrett originally pinned Goldust with the Russian leg sweep after Debra interfered and hit Goldust over the head with Jarrett’s guitar; moments later, WWF Commissioner Shawn Michaels came out, congratulated Jarrett, and sent him to the back; he then declared Goldust the winner on a DQ, due to the use of the guitar, and ordered Debra to strip down to nothing – as the pre-match stipulations stated; Debra reluctantly began to do so before eventually getting into it and enjoying herself; as she prepared to take off her bra, Jarrett returned ringside with the Blue Blazer to cover her up and take her backstage
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock & WWF Hardcore Champion the Big Bossman (w/ Commissioner Shawn Michaels) at 17:02 when Michaels tripped Gunn as he attempted a suplex, with Shamrock then landing on top before Gunn rolled over for the pin; due to pre-match stipulations made by Michaels, the remainder of DX was barred from ringside
Mankind defeated WWF World Champion the Rock (w/ Vince & Shane McMahon) at 13:33 with the Mandible Claw; at the 10-minute mark, Vince ordered referee Mike Chioda to disqualify the challenger for a minor technicality, which resulted in Mankind hitting a piledriver on the referee to prevent the match stopping; moments later, the challenger also assaulted the time keeper so that McMahon could not order the match to be over; after the bout, Vince stated that Mankind was the winner of the match but since the Rock was not pinned nor did he submit, he was still the champion; moments later, Mankind put the Mr. Socko Mandible Claw on Vince before sustaining a chair shot to the back from Shane; Mankind no-sold the chair and reapplied the hold before Shane once again used the chair; Mankind then applied the move on Shane before hitting a running knee to the corner on Vince and fighting off Pat Patterson and Jerry Brisco; moments later, the Big Bossman and Ken Shamrock came out to help the Rock triple team Mankind (For All Mankind: The Life and Career of Mick Foley)
Steve Austin defeated the Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) in a Buried Alive match at 21:28 when Austin returned ringside, after Kane appeared out of the grave and hit a tombstone on Taker, knocking him into the grave, and ordered a bulldozer operator to dump the dirt on top of Taker; prior to Kane’s appearance, Austin chased Bearer backstage; due to pre-match stipulations, Austin earned a spot in the Royal Rumble match (The Undertaker’s Most Dangerous Matches)
WWF @ Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome – December 14, 1998 (17,508; sell out)
Sumito pinned Timothy Flowers at 2:29 by reversing a suplex attempt into an inside cradle
Super Astros – 12/27/98:
Armando Fernandez pinned Sho Funaki (w/ Yamaguchi-San) at 2:50 with a spinning plancha
Papi Chulo pinned Buddy Wayne at 1:56 after driving Wayne face-first to the mat from the top rope
El Merenguero defeated Apollo Dantes via disqualification when Armando Fernandez told the referee about Dantes using a foriegn object; as the show came to a close, Dantes put Fermandez in the Apollo 13
Raw is War:
Val Venis & the Godfather defeated Edge & Gangrel when Val scored the pin with the fisherman’s suplex
Goldust defeated the Blue Blazer via disqualification when Jeff Jarrett interfered as Goldust attempted the Shattered Dreams; after the bout, Steve Blackman made the save and unmasked the Blazer to reveal him as being Owen Hart
Mark Henry & D-Lo Brown (w/ Terri & Jackie) defeated Al Snow & Bob Holly when Henry pinned Holly with a bodyslam after Jackie interfered
WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock & WWF Hardcore Champion the Big Bossman (w/ Shawn Michaels) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn to win the titles when Gunn submitted to Shamrock’s ankle lock after Michaels hit the title holder in the ankle with Bossman’s nightstick
Jeff Jarrett (w/ Debra) pinned Steve Blackman in a guitar on a pole match after Owen Hart interfered with a second guitar
Kane fought Mankind to a no contest when Vince McMahon challenged Mankind to a streetfight as Kane was put in a straightjacket by orderlies; moments thereafter, the Corporation came to McMahon’s aid as he was being attacked backstage
WWF World Champion the Rock pinned Triple H after Shawn Michaels hit the challenger with the title belt and Test interfered (Test’s debut)
Shotgun – 12/19/98: The Blue Meanie & WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Duane Gill fought the Acolytes to a double disqualification at 2:38 when both teams began brawling in and out of the ring
Sunday Night Heat – 12/20/98:
WWF European Champion X-Pac pinned Tiger Ali Singh at 1:52 in a non-title match with the X-Factor
Kevin Quinn & Brian Christopher defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy
Al Snow pinned Droz
The Headbangers defeated the Oddities via disqualification
Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg defeated Skull & 8-Ball
WWF World Champion the Rock defeated the Big Bossman, Ken Shamrock, and Mankind
– 12/15/98: Former WWF wrestler Brady Boone passed away at the age of 40.
WWF @ Spokane, WA – Arena – December 15, 1998 (9,487; sell out)
Super Astros – 1/3/99:
Negro Casas defeated Papi Chulo
Miguel Perez defeated Mike Roselli
Armando Fernandez defeated Apollo Dantes
Raw is War – 12/21/98:
Al Snow pinned Gangrel with the Snow Plow
Billy Gunn pinned WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock in a non-title match; WWF Commissioner Shawn Michaels made the match non-title after the bout was over
Steve Blackman defeated the Blue Blazer via disqualification when Owen Hart interfered; Goldust helped Blackman after the match and unmasked the Blazer to reveal him as Jeff Jarrett
The Road Dogg pinned WWF Hardcore Champion the Big Bossman to win the title
Bob Holly & Scorpio defeated the Acolytes via disqualification when the Acolytes were unnecesarily violent
Mankind defeated Shane McMahon via disqualification when the Corporation interfered; DX made the save
The Headbangers defeated D-Lo Brown in a handicap match after D-Lo’s partner, Mark Henry, was being whipped backstage by Marlena & Jackie
WWF World Champion the Rock & Test defeated Triple H & X-Pac via disqualification when Kane interfered and chokeslammed every member of DX
Shotgun – 12/26/98:
Edge defeated Buddy Wayne
Skull & 8-Ball fought Brian Christopher & Kevin Quinn to a double disqualification
Sunday Night Heat – 12/27/98:
Headbanger Mosh defeated Golga via disqualification
Jeff Jarrett & Owen Hart defeated the Godfather & Val Venis
WWF Tag Team Champions Ken Shamrock & the Big Bossman defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy
Kane pinned WWF European Champion X-Pac in a non-title match
– 12/20/98: Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows, focusing on Bret Hart’s final year in the WWF as well as the Montreal Incident, made its television premiere on A&E.
WWF @ Chicago, IL – Rosemont Horizon – December 26, 1998 (17,714; sell out)
Gangrel & Edge defeated the Headbangers after Christian interfered
Goldust defeated Tiger Ali Singh
Vince McMahon beat Mankind in an arm wrestling match; the winner was to have gotten a kiss from Debra but, because Mankind was so pathetic, Vince let him get the kiss even though he lost
Al Snow and Scorpio defeated DOA
Droz & Animal fought Farooq & Bradshaw to a double disqualification when the Brood and Headbangers interfered
WWF World Champion the Rock pinned Triple H after Test interfered and hit Triple H with a chair
Val Venis & the Godfather defeated Mark Henry & D-Lo Brown
WWF European Champion X-Pac defeated Jeff Jarrett in a Guitar on a Pole match
Mankind defeated Test
Billy Gunn & WWF Hardcore Champion Road Dogg defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Big Bossman & WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock via disqualification
The Undertaker defeated Kane with the tombstone in a Chicago Street Fight after Vince McMahon’s interference backfired
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – December 27, 1998 (16,282; sell out)
Included an opening segment in which Howard Finkel introduced Shane McMahon, who then introduced Vince McMahon, with Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco; Vince then cut a promo saying he was glad Steve Austin couldn’t appear and that Christmas was over; he went on to say he would prove his strength by beating Mankind in an arm wrestling contest later in the show and would have Kane destroy the Undertaker, then wished everyone a Happy New Year
Edge pinned Headbanger Mosh by reversing a powerbomb into a sunset flip
Goldust pinned Tiger Ali Singh with a powerbomb in less than 3 minutes
Al Snow & Scorpio fought Skull & 8-Ball to a no contest when Edge, Gangrel, & Christian interfered
Vince McMahon defeated Mankind in an arm wrestling match; the stipulation said that the winner would receive a kiss from Sable; Sable was introduced as the guest official but Dave Hebner officiated the contest; prior to the contest, Vince was escorted to the ring by Shane McMahon, Pat Patterson, & Gerald Brisco; after the contest, Shane, Patterson, & Brisco returned, with Vince allowing Mankind to kiss Sable in his place; moments later, Test ran out and attacked Mankind; Shane joined in attacking Mankind as well before Vince kissed Sable; McMahon and his group then left the ring, with Sable then giving Mankind a kiss
The Acolytes defeated Road Warrior Animal & Darren Drozdov in less than 1 minute when Farooq pinned Animal with an inside cradle after Droz tripped his partner; after the match, Animal and Droz had to be held apart by officials
WWF World Champion the Rock (w/ Test) pinned Triple H with the Corporate Elbow after Test attacked the challenger; Triple H initially won the match and title earlier in the bout after using the title belt as a weapon but the match was forced to continue by Pat Patterson after sending Chyna backstage
Mankind defeated Test via submission with the Mandible Claw
Val Venis & the Godfather defeated Mark Henry & D-Lo Brown when Val pinned D-Lo with an inside cradle after Brown missed the Lo Down
WWF European Champion X-Pac defeated Jeff Jarrett in a Guitar on a Pole match with the X-Factor and a guitar shot to the head
Billy Gunn & WWF Hardcore Champion Road Dogg defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Big Bossman & WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock via disqualification when Shamrock attacked the referee as Gunn had Bossman covered
The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) pinned Kane in a streetfight with the tombstone after Shane McMahon accidentally hit Kane with a chair; after the match, the Undertaker beat up Vince McMahon while Kane hit a chokeslam on both Gerald Brisco and Pat Patterson until Shane threatened to send Kane back to the insane asylum if he didn’t stop
WWF @ Albany, NY – Pepsi Arena – December 28, 1998 (11,928; sell out)
Al Phillips defeated Lance Diamond
Super Astros – 1/10/99:
El Merenguero pinned Julio Sanchez at 5:08 with the Merenguero suplex
Miguel Perez pinned Rey Ortiz with a roll up
Giant Silva pinned JR Ryder with a chokeslam; after the bout, Max Mini entered the ring to celebrate with Silva
Shotgun – 1/2/99:
Bob Holly & Scorpio defeated Road Warrior Animal & Droz, the Acolytes, and DOA
Gangrel defeated Tiger Ali Singh
The Blue Meanie fought Brian Christopher to a double disqualification
Raw is War:
Val Venis defeated WWF Hardcore Champion the Road Dogg via disqualification when Test interfered and attacked Venis; after the match, Vince McMahon ordered Road Dogg to defend the title again later in the night against Mankind
Edge defeated Al Snow via disqualification after Snow repeatedly hit Edge with Head
WWF European Champion X-Pac fought the Big Bossman to a no contest when Test and Val Venis interfered
Steve Blackman & Goldust defeated Owen Hart & Jeff Jarrett when Blackman pinned Owen after Dan Severn distracted Owen from ringside
Triple H defeated Ken Shamrock via disqualification when Shamrock refused to let go of the ankle lock after Triple H had reached the ropes; DX and the Corporation brawled in the ring after the match
Kane defeated Billy Gunn via disqualification when X-Pac interfered
WWF Hardcore Champion the Road Dogg pinned Mankind after the Rock interfered and executed the Rock Bottom on Mankind; after the match, Vince McMahon fired Shawn Michaels as commissioner, with Michaels hitting the superkick on McMahon in response
WWF @ Worcester, MA – Centrum – December 29, 1998 (10,668; sell out)
Steve Bradley defeated Nick Barberry
The Blue Meanie pinned Matt Hardy with a moonsault
Skull & 8-Ball defeated Kurrgan & Golga when Golga was pinned
Raw is War – 1/4/99:
Steve Blackman pinned WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock in a non-title match after Billy Gunn interfered
Goldust defeated Mark Henry via disqualification
The Godfather fought Test to a no contest
Triple H pinned Mankind in a match where the winner would earn a spot in the Royal Rumble; Mankind applied a submission hold on Shane McMahon after the match until Vince McMahon awarded him a world title shot later in the night
Edge fought D-Lo Brown to a no contest
Kane defeated Pat Patterson & Gerald Brisco in a handicap match
WWF Hardcore Champion the Road Dogg pinned Al Snow
Mankind (w/ Triple H, Billy Gunn, the Road Dogg, X-Pac, & Chyna) pinned WWF World Champion the Rock (w/ Vince & Shane McMahon, Test, WWF Tag Team Champions – WWF IC Champion Ken Shamrock & WWF Hardcore Champion the Big Bossman, Test, & Kane) to win the title in a No DQ match at 8:48 after Steve Austin interfered and hit the champion in the head with a steel chair as all members of DX and the Corporation battled around ringside; after the match, DX hoisted Mankind on their shoulders in victory (Mick Foley – Greatest Hits & Misses, The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary)
Shotgun Saturday Night – 1/9/99:
Bob Holly, Scorpio, Duane Gill, & the Blue Meanie defeated Brian Christopher, Kevin Quinn, Matt & Jeff Hardy
Gangrel defeated Mike Hollow
The Acolytes defeated Road Warrior Animal & Droz via disqualification
Sunday Night Heat:
George Steele pinned Headbanger Mosh
Triple H pinned Mark Henry
Val Venis pinned Christian
Jeff Jarrett & Owen Hart defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ken Shamrock & the Big Bossman in a non-title match
WWF Hardcore Champion the Road Dogg defeated Test via disqualification