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WWF Monday Night Raw
Monday, Week 4, December 1997
Broadbent Arena
Pre-Show Dark Match
Al Snow defeated Kama Mustafa in 7:58 by pinfall with a Snow Plow (D+)
Pre-Show Dark Match
Disciples of Apocalypse I defeated Savio Vega and Jesus Castillo Jr in 7:40 when 8-Ball defeated Jesus Castillo Jr by pinfall with a Big Boot (E+)
Road Dog defeated TAKA Michinoku in 8:26 by pinfall with a Piledriver (C-)
Triple H comes to the ring, irate that he still doesn't have a match scheduled for In Your House. Gorilla Monsoon appears to say it's funny he says that, because earlier today Ahmed Johnson came to him asking for a match on Sunday, so fate has intervened and Sunday it'll be Triple H vs Ahmed Johnson! (B)
A video airs hyping the history between Undertaker and Mankind. This video is very one sided, as it shows Mankind dominating Undertaker. At the end of the video Mankind screeches "HAVE A NICE DAY!" (B+)
Road Warrior Animal defeated Billy Gunn in 9:01 by pinfall with a Power Bomb (C)
Vader defeated Gangrel in 7:41 by pinfall with a Vader Bomb (D)
Shawn Michaels comes out to the ring to a massive chorus of boos. He looks around the crowd and tells them all to shut up. He then proceeds to tear into Owen Hart with scathing comments about his family and his brother, and he promises that tonight he'll break Owen's leg and earn himself a night off on Sunday! (B+)
Kane defeated Terry Funk in 12:07 by pinfall with a Choke Slam (C+)
Rocky Maivia defeated Super Crazy in 11:12 by pinfall. Rocky Maivia makes defence number 1 of his WWF European title (C-)
The Undertaker, Steve Austin, Owen Hart and Ken Shamrock defeated DX, Jeff Jarrett and Mankind in 26:53 when Owen Hart defeated Shawn Michaels by submission with a Sharpshooter (B) After the match, all 4 man continue to brawl throughout the arena. The last image the crowd sees is Owen Hart standing over Shawn Michaels, holding the WWF Title in the air (B+)
Show Rating: B-
Thoughts: Owen and HBK had cooled off it seemed, but in the final Raw before the PPV they clicked and it should help get people excited for the match.
With 8 main guys being used in the main event, we used this show to put over some other talent and we had got a B - out of it, so I am not too upset. The PPV is shaping up nicely now, with Triple H vs Ahmed Johnson being added, and the Road Warriors vs Outlaws for the tag titles after Animals win tonight.
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