World Wrestling Federation: 1997 *TEW 08*

[DeToxRox]

WWF Monday Night Raw
Monday, Week 3, March 1998
Boardwalk Hall
10000 People -- SELLOUT

Gorilla Monsoon comes out and says that Vince McMahon may've booked Vader vs Taker in the cage next week, but this week, he'll make his own match, as Shawn Michaels will DEFEND his WWF World Title vs Terry Funk tonight! (B)

Jeff Jarrett defeated Adam Copeland in 13:52 by submission with a Figure-Four Leglock (C)

Rocky Maivia defeated Ahmed Johnson in 12:34 by pinfall. Rocky Maivia makes defence number 4 of his WWF Intercontinental title (B-)

Backstage Mankind is seen hitting himself repeatedly in the face (B) Goldust comes over after seeing this and says Mankind is being selfish! He needs to share the punishment, so he is challening Mankind to a match on Smackdown (C)

Ken Shamrock defeated D'Lo Brown in 10:22 by pinfall with a Belly to Belly Suplex (C+)

Road Dog comes out and says tonight once they beat the Freaks of Nature, they'll get back what is rightfully theres at WrestleMania when they wipe the floor with Austin and Funk! (C)

New Age Outlaws drew with Goldust and Mankind in 20:00 when the referee was forced to rule a no contest when all hell broke loose (C+) Gorilla Monsoon says he has no choice but to make the WWF Tag Team Title match at Mania a triple threat match! (B-)

Shawn Michaels defeated Terry Funk in 19:51 by pinfall with a Sweet Chin Music. Shawn Michaels makes defence number 4 of his WWF World Heavyweight title (A) After the match DX runs to the ring and lay into Funk, leading to Austin and Rocky Maivia to come out to take out the Outlaws and Triple H respectivley. With everyone partnered up, the lights go off, and when they come on, the Undertaker is inside the the ring, where he Tombstones HBK (B+)

Show Rating: B

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WWF News

- Raw improved to a 3.51, while Nitro took a hit, down to a 4.89, with the Harlem Heat taking on the Outsiders in the Main Event.

[DeToxRox]

WWF Smackdown
Tuesday, Week 3, March 1998
Municipal Auditorium
10000 People -- SELLOUT

Jeff Jarrett defeated Ahmed Johnson in 12:58 by submission with a Figure-Four Leglock (C+)

Justin Credible defeated Al Snow in 9:34 by pinfall (D)

Jim Cornette comes out to the ring to announce he has found the next great tag team, The Suicide Blondes! (C-)

The Undertaker defeated Super Crazy in 6:41 by pinfall with a Tombstone (C) After the match, 'Taker says he has seen the attempts to collect HBK's bounty stop, so unless Vader can do the deed on Monday, then he will be at Mania ready to make Shawn Michaels RIP (B+)

Billy Gunn defeated Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw in 9:54 by pinfall with a Gunn Slinger (C)

Triple H comes down to the ring and says why wait until Mania, he wants Rocky Maivia right now! This leads to Maivia to sprint down to the ring, only to be tackled by the Outlaws who were hiding out near the entrance. The three men unleash an all out attack on Maivia as the crowd boos wildly (B)

Goldust defeated Mankind in 18:21 by pinfall with a Bulldog (B-) After the match they share a big hug (B)

Show Rating: C+

[DeToxRox]

WWF News

- I decide to make Owen Hart a "legitimate athlete", and he'll need a month off TV to make it work. We already planned him having the time off anyway, so he is sent to ECWA to train for a while

- Matt Hardy and Chris Daniels have had a dispute over money and are no longer speaking. Both are under deals with us in the ECWA so this could pose a problem some day.

- ECW Hardcore TV featured a solid title match as Sabu successfully defended his ECW World Title vs Chavo Guerrero Jr in a B rated match.

- Smackdown's ratings increased barely to a 2.02, but the rating improvement is still nice to see.

- Steve Austin was voted best overall worker in wrestling today in an online poll.

[DeToxRox]

WWF Monday Night Raw
Monday, Week 4, March 1998
Boardwalk Hall
10000 People -- SELLOUT

Ken Shamrock defeated Flash Funk in 5:52 by pinfall with a Belly to Belly Suplex (C-)

Farooq and Kama Mustafa defeated LOD in 13:09 when Farooq defeated Road Warrior Animal by pinfall with a Dominator (C-)

Steve Austin promises to open up a giant can of whoop ass tonight when he takes on the Road Dog and Goldust in the triple threat match (B-)

Steve Austin defeated Road Dog and Goldust in 15:50 when Steve Austin defeated Road Dog by pinfall (B-)

Vince McMahon is backstage where he sees Kane. He tells Kane he better not think about helping his brother tonight. Kane stares at him as Vince says there will be hell to pay otherwise (B+) As Vince turns to walk away Kane grabs him by the jacket and throws him into a storage closet before locking the door and heading away (B)

Kane, Rocky Maivia and Terry Funk defeated Triple H, Mankind and Jeff Jarrett in 25:16 when Rocky Maivia defeated Mankind by pinfall (B-)

HBK comes out to the ring and tells everyone how great he is. He then goes over the list of wrestlers he has beaten and finishes it up with the Undertaker, even though they haven't wrestled yet (A)

The Undertaker defeated Vader in 24:55 by pinfall with a Tombstone. During the match we also had Kane run in and attack Vader (B)

Show Rating: B

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WWF News

- Raw was on the rise again, this time bumping up to a 3.56, while Nitro also bumped up to a 5.15, headlined by Hogan vs Rick Steiner.

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WWF Smackdown
Tuesday, Week 4, March 1998
Selland Arena
10000 People -- SELLOUT

Farooq defeated Savio Vega in 10:54 by pinfall with a Dominator (C-)

TAKA Michinoku defeated Super Crazy in 10:49 by pinfall with a Michinoku Driver II (D)

Vince McMahon says on Monday Kane messed with the WRONG person when he locked him inside that storage room, and as punishment he will face Vader at WrestleMania! (B) While out punishing Kane, McMahon announces he is in a jovial mood today besides what Kane did to him, so he is going to have some fun by making Taker and HBK partners tonight vs the Legion of Doom! (B+)

Mankind defeated Billy Gunn and Terry Funk in 20:16 when Mankind defeated Billy Gunn by pinfall with a Piledriver (C+)

Vader defeated Steve Corino in 4:20 by pinfall with a Power Bomb (D+)

The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels defeated LOD in 17:41 when The Undertaker defeated Road Warrior Hawk by pinfall with a Tombstone (C+) After the match, HBK and Taker have an all out brawl all over the ringside area. HBK nails Taker with the Superkick and hightails it away, but the last image we see is Taker rising up as HBK looks on in horror (B+)

Show Rating: C+

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WWF News

- Greg Valentine has officially retired from wrestling.

- Steve Corino has been called the next big thing by wrestling pundits. He has a lot of skill and charisma, so he has a shot at doing things.

- Jeff Jarrett is being called out by internet sites as politicing with the front office for a push.

- Owen Hart won an online poll naming him the best technichal wrestler in the world.

- Smackdown did a 2.04 as the gradual increase in ratings continues.

- ECW held their Living Dangerously PPV, doing a .30 buy, headlined by Sabu defending his ECW World Title vs Shane Douglas.

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WWF WrestleMania XIV
Sunday, Week 4, March 1998
Charlotte Coliseum
30000 People - SELLOUT
Live on PPV

Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw defeated Al Snow in 10:27 by pinfall with a Power Bomb (D)

LOD defeated The Godwinns in 12:42 when Road Warrior Animal defeated Henry O. Godwinn by pinfall with a Doomsday Device (C-)

Ahmed Johnson defeated Farooq in 10:49 by pinfall with a Spine buster (C-)

Jeff Jarrett is backstage where he says he wants to show Ken Shamrock that this is the WWF, not the UFC, and he has yet to pay his dues inside HIS WWF ring, so tonight Jarrett is using this time to teach Shamrock about respecting the WWF (B-)

Jeff Jarrett drew with Ken Shamrock in 20:00 when the time limit expired (B)

A video plays hyping the triple threat match for the WWF Tag Team Titles (C)

Mankind and Goldust defeated New Age Outlaws and Steve Austin and Terry Funk in 19:56; the order of elimination was New Age Outlaws first, and finally Steve Austin and Terry Funk. Mankind and Goldust win the WWF World Tag Team titles (C+)

Vader defeated Kane in 15:02 by pinfall with a Power Bomb (B-)

Rocky Maivia is backstage with Sable, the newest WWF interviewer, who says that tonight one fall isn't going to cut it vs Triple H, so he is deciding to make this a 2 out of 3 falls match, so he can enjoy the pleasure of pinning Triple H's shoulders to the canvas two times! (A)

Rocky Maivia defeated Triple H in 30:26 by two falls to one after losing the first, with the final fall happening by pinfall. Rocky Maivia makes defence number 5 of his WWF Intercontinental title (B)

A video plays hyping the main event between Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker (A)

Shawn Michaels defeated The Undertaker in 30:35 by pinfall with a Sweet Chin Music. Shawn Michaels makes defence number 5 of his WWF World Heavyweight title (A)

After the match a battered HBK rises up with the help of the ropes, once again beating the odds. Then the crowd erupts as a "WOOOOO" is heard throughout the arena, and the familiar theme plays indicating only one man can be coming .. "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair!

Flair comes to the ring as Michaels looks on stunned. Flair grabs a mic and says it's great to be in WWF, and it's great to be inside the ring with Shawn Michaels.

He says down south everything is a mess, thanks to his two buddies, and since the head man there wouldn't let him get revenge on them, he is coming to the WWF to take out his frustrations on Michaels. He says HBK is the man in the WWF, and to be the man, he has to beat the man, so he has come to the WWF to beat Shawn Michaels and take his WWF World Title!

He says this is HBK's warning that Flair is here and he better be ready for the consequences! (A)

Show Rating: B+

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WWF News

- WrestleMania did a 16.64 buy, which is better then No Way Out, but still disappointing. Meanwhile Uncensored did a 22.44, headlined by Hogan vs the Giant. Uncensored also saw Rey Mysterio Jr beat Curt Hennig for the WCW United States Title.

[law90026]

Originally Posted by DeToxRox

If anyone wants to create a wrestler, let me know. I'll put them in whatever fed you want on a written deal, minus WWF or WCW. Just give me a name, a few finishers, some strengths and weaknesses and a wrestler comparison and I'll do it for you.

Name: Amazing Astroboy
Finishers: (your choice but of the high-flying, top turnbuckle variety ala Hardy Boys and RvD)
Strengths: Entertainer, High-Impact, Agile, Charisma
Weaknesses: Not the biggest or strongest guy around, poor brawling skills
Comparison: Jeff Hardy, RvD

Any fed works! Thanks for doing this.

[DeToxRox]

WWF Monday Night Raw
Monday, Week 1, April 1998
USF Sun Dome
10000 People -- SELLOUT

Ric Flair comes out to the ring to an epic pop that rattles the cameras. He bows and says thank you, thank you. He says the reason he is in the WWF is because he wants to wrestle the best wrestlers, not the best politcians. He says Shawn Michaels is the best in the world, but he is a kid gone wrong, and Flair wants to slap some sense to him, and take the WWF World Title from in the process! (B+)

All of a sudden, Vince McMahon comes out and says when he allowed Gorilla Monsoon to sign Ric Flair, he didn't think it'd take him one day to become a thorn in his side! He says that Flair is right, WWF is where the best wrestlers reside, but Flair needs to prove to him he really is as good as he thinks he is! Flair agrees and says that's why he wanted to personally tell Vince that tonight it'll be Ric Flair vs Shawn Michaels in a non title match! A stunned Vince stutters and then says he is going to kill Monsoon! The crowd goes wild at the news (B+)

D'Lo Brown defeated Al Snow in 9:14 by pinfall with a Low Down (D)

Ken Shamrock defeated Jesus Castillo Jr in 5:44 by pinfall with a Belly to Belly Suplex (C-)

Steve Austin comes out to the ring and says last night was the end of the Austin/Funk tag team. He says he respects very few in the business, but Funk is one of them. He says it's on to bigger and better things though and Funk better understand it, and if he has a problem with that, then Austin won't be afraid to open up a case of whoop ass on him either! (B-)

Backstage Goldust and Mankind are holding their WWF Tag Team Titles talking about how no one can ever take these belts from them. Goldust says they still haven't properly celebrated, and Mankind agrees, suggesting that on Smackdown Friday they have a Falls Count Anywhere match to show their appreciation for one another! (B)

Rocky Maivia defeated Terry Funk in 13:17 by pinfall. Rocky Maivia makes defence number 6 of his WWF Intercontinental title (B-)

Jeff Jarrett defeated Adam Copeland in 10:54 by submission with a Figure-Four Leglock (C)

Steve Austin defeated Vader in 12:54 by pinfall (B-)

Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler discuss the Main Event, with Ross calling it the biggest match ever in Raw history (B)

Ric Flair defeated Shawn Michaels in 14:49 by pinfall with a fast roll up (B+) After the victory Ric begins celebrating only be cut off by Triple H, HBK and Chyna who begin a vicious attack on Flair. Then out of nowhere, Rocky Maivia is in the ring, clearing house of Triple H and soon HBK as well (B+) This brings out Vince McMahon who announces that at Unforgiven, HBK and Triple H will take on Ric Flair and Rocky Maivia! (B+)

Show Rating: B

[DeToxRox]

WWF News

- Raw improves to a 3.57 rating, while Nitro does a 5.19, headlined by an excellent Scott Steiner vs Bret Hart match (A).

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WWF Smackdown
Tuesday, Week 1, April 1998
Hawaii Small Arena
5000 People -- SELLOUT

Steve Austin defeated Savio Vega in 11:36 by pinfall (C+)

Jim Cornette comes out with the Suicide Blondes and says this is the next great tag team in the WWF. He promises that there is no one is better then he at determining who are great when it comes to teams, and these two are great. He says the Legion of Doom will see it tonight! (D)

Adam Copeland and Christian Cage defeated LOD in 11:03 when Adam Copeland defeated Road Warrior Hawk by pinfall with a Leaping DDT after Jim Cornette interfered (D+)

Gorilla Monsoon says that it is official, Ric Flair is the #1 Contender for Shawn Michaels WWF Title (B)

Jeff Jarrett promises that Ken Shamrock going the time limit with him at Mania was a fluke, and there is no way in hell Shamrock could be so lucky to do it again. Jarrett says he is making it his mission to send Shamrock back to the UFC (C+)

Kane defeated TAKA Michinoku in 5:37 by pinfall with a Choke Slam (C)

Vader appears on the big screen, saying he wants to take out his recent woes on someone, so that someone will be The Undertaker because he started his recent losing ways, so Vader will exercise those demons! (B)

Mankind defeated Goldust in 13:56 when Goldust was pinned with a Double Arm DDT and could not beat a ten count (C+) After the match the New Age Outlaws appear challenging Mankind and Goldust to a Tag Team Title match (C-)

Triple H defeated Farooq in 10:35 by pinfall with a Pedigree (C)

Show Rating: C

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WWF News

- WWF Smackdown fell to a 1.77 rating, more then likely a direct result from the lack of big matches announced for the show.

- We sign Stevie Richards to a deal. He could develope into a nice addition to us, and we could use some solid hands.

[DeToxRox]

The WWF save I had corrupted when I was importing some more angles/storylines. Not sure if I'll restart with WWF, I think though I may do ECW.