TEW 08 - WWF after the Screwjob

[General Mike]

I was inspired by DeTox's WCW dynasty and I've enjoyed the TEW game in the past, so I decided to take a look at what the WWF would do after the "screwjob".

I hope people enjoy it.

[General Mike]

Our roster is not very strong. Here's how things breakdown based on how Vince McMahon wants us to push guys.

Main Eventers

Shawn Michaels - Our current world champion. The best all-around wrestler on our roster and probably in the world. Signed for 2 more years at $25,920 per month. Currently he is a "heel". Also currently holds the European title.

Steve Austin - Our most popular "face" wrestler. An outstanding brawler who can also work a technical match when needed. A great entertainer. Currently signed for 4 years at $23,760 per month. Currently our Intercontinental champion.

The Undertaker - Our #2 face. Signed for 6 more years at $25,920 per month. Very popular in North America and the UK. Good at working a brawling style, he may need a manager to help him out. Better as a heel than a face.

Owen Hart - Got left behind when Bret and the rest of the Hart Foundation headed to WCW. Signed for $15,000 a month for 3 more years. Very good technical wrestler who lacks in the entertainment department. Will main event some shows in Canada for us.

The Rock - 3rd generation superstar. Signed for 4 more years at $10,000 a month. A steal. Better entertainer than in the ring, but hopefully he can improve things going forward. An up and comer for us. Currently a Heel.

Hunter Hearst-Helmsley - Another young heel for us. Signed for 4 more years at $15,000 per month. Decent technical wrestler who can brawl and cut a good promo.

Ahmed Johnson - A young face. He is making $15,000 a month for 9 more months. Horrible wrestler with average promo skills. I'm gonna use him to put heels over til his contract expires.

Jeff Jarrett - Just came back to the WWF after a year in WCW. A solid all-around worker, with decent entertainment skills. Working as a heel for us. Has 2 years left on a contract at $15,000 per month.

Ken Shamrock - Working as a face for us. $15,000 per month contract for 18 months. Solid technical wrestler, ok brawler, below average on the mic. Needs a manager. Very popular in Japan.

Mankind - One of Mick Foley's gimmicks. Currently working as a face, but could do a very good job as a heel as well. Signed for 4 years at $18,000 per month. Great brawler who will cut a great promo as well. Weak technical skills.

Kane - Working as a heel currently. Signed for 4 more years at $15,000 per month. ok brawler, no technical skills. No mic skills either, so hopefully his manager can help him get over.

Upper Midcard

Billy Gunn - Working as a heel. Signed for 4 years at $10,000 per month. Not good in the ring. Currently half of the tag team champions

Faarooq - The leader of the Nation of Domination. Working as a heel. He is signed for 3 more years at $6,000 per month. Solid brawler and decent on the mic.

Goldust - Signed for 3 more years at $10,000 per month. Working as a heel right now, Solid brawler, sub par on the mic. Managed by Luna Vachon currently.

Kama Mustafa - Working as a heel member of the Nation of Domination. Signed for 4 more years at $4,000 per month. Ok promo skills. Subpar.

Marc Mero - Decent technical skills with aerial flashiness. Currently working as a heel. Signed for 18 months at $4,000 per month. I like him

Road Dogg - The other half of the current tag champs. Pretty good promo skills, decent enough in the ring. Signed for 3 more years at $10,000 per month.

Road Warrior Animal - Working as a face currently. Signed for 2 more years at $10,000 per month. Decent brawler

Road Warrior Hawk - Working as a face currently. Signed for 2 more years at $10,000 per month. Decent brawler. Good promo skills.

Savio Vega - Signed for 9 months at $4,000 per month. Solid all-around wrestler. Works as a heel and the leader of the Boricuas.

Steve Blackman - A newcomer to the WWF. Signed for 2 years at $4,000 per month, he is working as a face. Solid brawler

Vader - Good promo, good brawler. Currently working as a face, but much better as a heel. Signed for 12 months at $10,000 per month.

[General Mike]

Midcard

8-Ball - decent brawler. Signed for 12 months at $2,000 per month. Twin brother of Skull. Member of DOA. Currently a heel.

Bart Gunn - Kayfabe brother of Billy Gunn. Below average brawler, below average promo. Signed for 18 months at $2,000 per month. Currently a face.

Blackjack Windham - A decent technical wrestler with some brawling skills but injuries have slowed him down since his late 80s peak. OK on the mic. Signed for 12 months at $4,000 per month. Currently a face.

Brian Christopher - Signed for 2 years at $1,200 per month. One of the better flyers on the roster, there is room for improvement in his other skills. A Heel currently.

Chainz - Another member of DOA, he is a heel currently. Signed for 9 months at $1,200 per month. OK brawler, but needs a manager.

D-Lo Brown - A lot of potential here. Currently a member of the Nation of Domination. Has the potential to move up the ladder with experience. Signed for 16 months at $2,000 per month. Currently a heel.

Flash Flanagan - A decent brawler. Signed for $1,200 per month for 3 months. Working as face.

Henry O. Godwinn - A big heel who is ok as a brawler. Makes $1,200 per month for 9 months.

Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw - A good brawler who currently works as a face. Solid mic skills, but works better as a heel. Signed for 3 years at $2,000 per month.

Mabel - A monster heel who can't do much in the ring. Makes $2,000 per month for 19 months. Currently a heel. Soon to be cut.

Mosh - One half of the Headbangers. Ok as a brawler but not much else. Signed for 12 months at $4,000 per month.

Phineas I. Godwinn - A big heel who is ok as a brawler, but not much else. Makes $2,000 per month for 3 years.

Skull - twin brother of 8-ball. A decent brawler, he is signed for 12 months at $1,200 per month. Member of DOA.

Super Loco - A young high flyer from Mexico. He makes $500 per show and is a face.

TAKA Michinoku - A very good high flyer who has good technical skills. He is currently a face, and makes $1,200 per month for 48 months.

Thrasher - The other half of the Headbangers. Ok as a brawler but not much else. Signed for 12 months at $4,000 per month.

Lower Midcard

Aguila - A young high flyer from Mexico. He needs to improve his in-ring skills, but he is only 19. He makes $1,200 per month for 12 months. Currently a heel.

Al Snow - One of the better all-around wrestlers on the roster. He is currently making $1,200 per month for 3 years. He currently is a face.

Bob Holly - A good brawler. He is currently making $1,200 per month for 2 years. He currently is a face.

Jesus Castillo Jr. - Decent brawler and technical wrestler. He is currently making $1,000 per month for 12 months. Working as a heel in Savio Vega;s Los Boricuas stable.

Jose Estrada - Not much to see here. Ok as a brawler but not much else. He is currently making $1,200 per month for 12 months. Working as a heel in Savio Vega;s Los Boricuas stable.

Miguel Perez Jr. - Ok brawler, ok technical, some flying skills. Working as a heel in Savio Vega;s Los Boricuas stable. He is currently making $1,200 per month for 6 months.

Kurrgan - A big tall crappy heel. Can't do anything. Makes $1,000 per month for 9 months. A heel in the Truth Commission. Managed by the Jackal.

Recon - An ok brawler and not much else. Makes $1,200 per month for 5 months, 3 weeks. A heel in the Truth Commission. Managed by the Jackal.

[General Mike]

Openers

Barry Horowitz - Jobber extraordinaire. Solid technical wrestler signed for $1,000 per month for 10 months, 2 weeks. A face.

Gangrel - A decent brawler with some mic skills. Working as a heel, he makes $350 per show.

Mark Henry - A big heel and a member of the Nation of Domination, he is signed for $1,000 per month for 4 years. Could become an adequate brawler.

Darren "Puke" Drozdov - Currently pushed as a face, he has some potential as a brawler. Signed for 20 months at $1,000 per month.

Scott Taylor - Another young high flyer, he has some technical skills. Currently working as a face.

Sniper - An ok brawler and not much else. Makes $1,000 per month for 9 months. A heel in the Truth Commission. Managed by the Jackal.

Enhancement Talent

Devon Storm - A good young high flyer, he has some technical skills. Signed for $600 per month for 18 months.

Prince Albert - Has potential as a brawler. Signed for $600 per month for 3 years.

Tiger Ali Singh - Signed for $600 per month for 4 years. Horrible

Occasional Wrestlers

Chainsaw Charlie - Terry Funk is a great brawler and a very good promo. Currently working as a face, he is signed for $10,000 per month for 18 months.

Managers

Honky Tonk Man - Signed to a 2 year deal for $6,000 per month. Not managing anyone currently. Can still occasionally wrestle.

Jim Cornette - Signed to a 4 year contract for $2,000 per month. Not managing anyone currently, he also is very good as a color commentator.

Paul Bearer - Signed to an 18 month contract for $1,200 per month. Currently managing Kane.

The Jackal - Signed to a 12 month contract ofr $400 per month. Currently managing the Truth Commission.

Harvey Whippleman - Basically works for free, taking home $100 per month with 2 months left on his deal. Could be ok in a lower card role. No clients currently.

Luna Vachon - Serviceable on the microphone, would probably be better off if we had a women's division of some kind, but I dont like that stuff. Has a 2 year contract for $1,200 per month. Currently managing Goldust

Marlena - Has a 9 month contract paying her $200 per month. Decent mic skills, she could be worked into an angle or two. No clients currently.

Sable - Subpar mic skills for a manager, but she has the ability to be worked into an angle or two. Currently making $1,200 per month for 4 years. No clients currently.

Sunny - Currently making $200 per month for 6 months. She is decent on the mic and works well in angles. No clients currently.

[General Mike]

We currently have $2,500,000 in cash reserves. We have pretty much set costs for our talent roster tho so we should be able to manage things, but we are currently paying out over $1 Million per month between our marketing, legal and administrative departments.

We currently have 2 television shows. Raw airs on Mondays on TSN and USA, and Fridays on Sky Sports (UK). Shotgun Saturday Night airs on various nextworks on Saturday nights.

Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler and Vince McMahon will handle announcing duties for major events. Ross and Lawler will handle Raw, and Ross and Cornette will man the announcing table for Shotgun Saturday Night.

[General Mike]

Raw is live from Seattle, Washington in front of 10,000 fans.

Announcers: Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler

Preshow: Al Snow, Flash Funk and Bart Gunn defeated Los Boricuas (Jose, Jesus and Miguel) in 9:42 when Snow pinned Miguel (D-)

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Raw opened with Goldust defeating Bob Holly in 6:07 by pinfall (D+)

After a commercial break, Commissioner Slaughter came out to announce that tonight's main event would be Shawn Michaels vs Ken Shamrock (B-)

Legion of Doom defeated the D.O.A. in 7:04 by pinfall. (E+)

Sunny and Marlena have an argument backstage that leads to a challenge and acceptance of a catfight later on tonight. (E-)

TAKA Michinoku defeated Savio Vega in 11:10 (D)

Up next is the Jim Cornette Show with special guest Jeff Jarrett. (C+)

Owen Hart defeated Marc Mero in 10:48 by submission with a Sharpshooter. (C+)

TO THE BACK! Paul Bearer and Kane are in Mr. McMahon's office and request a match with Undertaker. Mr. McMahon says he'll think about it. (B-)

The New Age Outlaws defeated the Headbangers in 9:21 when Billy Gunn pinned Mosh. (D-)

Jerry Lawler hosted the bikini contest between Sunny and Marlena. After the crowd voted, Sunny was declared the winner. (E+)

After the last 2 train wrecks, Vader and Hunter Hearst Helmsley saved the show with a good match that Vader won in 12:11 after a power bomb. (B)

The Rock came to the ring for a promo and in the midst of talking challenged Steve Austin to an Intercontinental Title match. (C)

In our Main Event, Ken Shamrock defeated Shawn Michaels in 15:16 after Chyna interfered. (B-)

Show Rating: C+

Really dissapointing show for us, and several segments just bombed. The fans in Seattle did not want to see Marc Mero or Mosh in the ring so that has to be considered going forward.

[General Mike]

We did a 3.67 rating on USA and a 0.86 rating on TSN for our first show.

We have added Ohio Valley Wrestling as a developmental territory so we now have a place to send any prospects we might sign.

[General Mike]

I have sent the following wrestlers to OVW to work on things.

Devon Storm
Prince Albert
Tiger Ali Singh
Darren Drozdov
Kurrgan
Recon
Sniper
Los Boricuas (Jesus, Jose and Miguel)
Dory Funk Jr. (trainer)
tom pritchard (trainer)

I want to trim my roster size down so the following wrestlers were bought out.
Skull
8-Ball
Chainz
Mabel
Michael Cole

I've repackaged Flash Funk as 2 Cold Scorpio and we will try him in a tag team with Al Snow.

[General Mike]

Shotgun Saturday Night from the Antelope Gym in front of 1,737 fans.

Announcers: Scott Hudson and Bruce Pritchard

Dark Match: Aguila, Christian Cage and Gangrel defeated Tiger Mask IV, Scott Taylor and Nick Dinsmore in 7:39 when Christian Cage defeated Nick Dinsmore by pinfall with a fast roll up. (F)

=======Main Show======

Brian Christopher defeated TAKA Michinoku in 7:50 by pinfall after using brass knuckles. (D-)

Jim Cornette came out to the ring and introduced the newest members of his stable, the New Blackjacks! (E+)

Billy Gunn defeated Mosh in 5:30 by pinfall with a Piledriver. (D)

A video of Vince McMahon stripping Shawn Michaels of the European title for failure to defend the title in 30 days aired. (B-)

Snow & Scorpio defeated The Godwinns in 9:15 when 2 Cold Scorpio defeated Henry O. Godwinn by pinfall with a Tumbleweed. (E)

A video was played hyping up Steve Austin vs the Rock at In Your House. (C+)

D'Lo Brown defeated Steve Blackman in 13:32 by pinfall with a Low Down. (D)

Show rating: D

Another horrible booked show by me.

[DeToxRox]

Wouldn't worry too much. I've done WWF before. Shotgun is a waste of a show. You'll get hardly any ratings even if you use the top guys. Better off canceling it and trying to get a better show down the road.

[DaddyTorgo]

The New Age Outlaws defeated the Headbangers in 9:21 when Billy Gunn pinned Mosh. (D-)
Legion of Doom defeated the D.O.A. in 7:04 by pinfall. (E+)

who exactly would have been doing the working in these matches?

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

who exactly would have been doing the working in these matches?

My guess would be the concession guys.

[General Mike]

Monday Night Raw, Live in front of 9,899 fans at the Coors Events Center

Announcers: Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler

======Pre Show======

D-Lo Brown and Kama Mustafa defeated Al Snow and 2 Cold Scorpio in 4:36 after D-Lo pinned Snow with the Low Down. (D-)

Steve Williams pinned Steve Blackman in 8:46 by after a Backdrop Driver. (D+)

=====Main Show======

Raw opened with Michael Hayes interviewing Hunter Hearst Helmsley who challenged Vader to a match later on Raw. (C)

The Rock defeated Bart Gunn in 5:46 by pinfall with a Shoulderbreaker. (D+) After the match the Rock taunted Steve Austin about their upcoming Intercontinental Title match. (B)

The New Age Outlaws and Legion of Doom's match ended at 10:13 when both teams were counted out. (C) After the match both teams brawled to the backstage area (D-)

Mankind defeated Marc Mero in 9:19 by submission. (C) After the match Kane destroyed Mankind with the steel ring steps and a steel chair upon orders from Paul Bearer (B)

Jeff Jarrett defeated Ahmed Johnson in 10:26 by submission with a Figure-Four Leglock after using brass knuckles to knockout Ahmed. (C)

Vince McMahon came out to the ring and announced that at In Your House, Shawn Michaels would defend the World Title against the Undertaker. (B)

Vader defeated Hunter Hearst Helmsley again in 14:22 after a power bomb. (C+)

Michael Hayes interviewed Shawn Michaels backstage who said that the Undertaker wouldn't make it to In Your House. (C+)

Steve Austin and Ken Shamrock defeated The Godwinns in 4:55 when Steve Austin pinned Phinias I. Godwinn. (D+)

The Undertaker defeated Farooq in 16:09 by pinfall after a Tombstone. (B-) After the match, Kane and DX did a run-in attack before the Legion of Doom ran in for the save to end the show. (C+)

Show rating: C

[General Mike]

Raw did a 3.48 rating on USA and a 0.79 rating on TSN

Nitro did a 6.46 rating on TNT

[General Mike]

I tried to cancelShotgun Saturday Night, but the broadcasters threatened legal action against me. I don't need a show that does 0.00 ratings to waste my time, so maybe I can autobook it or something.

[dubb93]

Originally Posted by DeToxRox

Wouldn't worry too much. I've done WWF before. Shotgun is a waste of a show. You'll get hardly any ratings even if you use the top guys. Better off canceling it and trying to get a better show down the road.

I respectfully disagree DeTox. B shows in the game are a great place to get your workers who are not over over without affecting your overal popularity in any way. For instance if I hire two guys with E pop in the US and have them main event my B show for a global promotion, it may not be realistic, but it does not affect my popularity in the slightest. In fact, it helps my A show because these guys can be built up here before they have a chance to bomb my shows that matter.

[dubb93]

Enjoying the read so far Mike. If I could offer some suggestions it would be make the last two matches on your card the two you think are going to score the highest grade. The highest grade needs to go on last and the second highest needs to go on second to last. If you mess this order up it can really hurt the grade of the show. If the last match is not the highest on the show it can really hurt the grade of the show.

The game REALLY looks hard at the last two matches in determining the grade for the show. A horrible undercard can be saved by a great final two and an undercard full of A's can be sunk to a C overall show with two C rated matches to finish things off.

As for your third best match of the night? I would lead the show off with that. Also make sure you don't book a red hot segment right before a stinker of a main event if that is what you have planned for the night. It will make the stinker look even worse by comparision and hurt the grade of the show.

I hope you find this helpful. If you need anymore help feel free to ask.

Edit-- One more tidbit, if you have a great match that you just know is going to crush your main event in ratings and you don't want to put it in the main event slot run it as early in the card as possible. If you run it right before the main event and say it gets an A and then you run your main event and say it gets a B you just destroyed your card and will probably end up with a rating of B- due to your main event being such a let down.

[General Mike]

thanks dubb93.

[General Mike]

Shotgun Saturday Night from Andrews Hall in Northfield, VT in front of 2,000 fans.

Announcers: Scott Hudson and Bruce Pritchard

=====Pre Show======

Tiger Mask 4 and Christian battled to a 10 minute time limit draw. (F)

=====Main Show======

Brian Christopher defeated 2 Cold Scorpio by pinfall in 10:24 with his feet on the ropes. (D-)

Vader pinned Blackjack Windham in 7:17 after a Power Bomb. (D)

Mankind came out to the ring bandaged up after Monday night's assault and challenged Kane to a mask vs mask match at In Your House. (B+)

The Rock pinned Al Snow in 5:42 after a Hurricane DDT. (D+) After the match Steve Austin came out and told The Rock that he hadn't proven he deserved a title shot yet. (B+)

Owen Hart defeated Billy Gunn in 13:03 by submission with a Sharpshooter after botched interference by Road Dogg. (C)

The Undertaker cut a promo where he said that first he would take Shawn Michaels' world title, and then he would take Kane's soul. (B)

Show Rating: C-

[General Mike]

We head back to home turf and the Nassau Coliseum for Monday Night Raw. 15,000 fans came out to watch the show.

In a pre-show dark match, Al Snow and 2 Cold Scorpio beat The Godwinns in 8:04 when Al pinned Henry O. after the Snowplow. (D-)

Raw opened with a video package showing Kane's brutal attack on Mankind from last week. (A)

Owen Hart forced Savio Vega to submit in 14:16 with the Sharpshooter. (C+)

Vince McMahon came out to the ring and announced that tonight we would see Shawn Michaels and Kane teamup to take on the Undertaker and an unnamed opponent. (B+)

Ahmed Johnson defeated Marc Mero in 9:42 by pinfall after a Spine buster. (D-)

Jim Cornette cut a promo backstage where he announced he had acquired another client. Jeff Jarrett then appeared and the 2 shook hands. (C)

A hype video for Vader is shown on the Titantron and to the viewers at home (C)

Chainsaw Charlie defeated Kama Mustafa in 5:46 by pinfall after a Piledriver. (D)

TO THE BACK! Paul Bearer and Kane are shown together, where Paul Bearer then says that Kane accepts the challenge for a mask vs mask match at In Your House. (B)

Goldust and the New Age Outlaws defeated the Legion of Doom and Ken Shamrock in 10:54 when Billy Gunn pinned Road Warrior Animal while holding the tights. (C)

Undertaker is in Vince McMahon's office, where McMahon gives him the choice of choosing his own partner or having one assigned to him. (B+) Undertaker states that he has a partner for tonight and Mankind opens the door to the shock of some. (B+)

Steve Austin defeated Farooq in 11:51 by pinfall. Steve Austin makes defense number 1 of his WWF Intercontinental title. (C+) After the match the Rock and Farooq get in an argument with Rock accusing Farooq of dropping the goddamn ball. (C)
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The Undertaker and Mankind defeated Shawn Michaels and Kane in 15:38 when The Undertaker pinned Shawn Michaels after a Choke Slam. (B) After the match, Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Chyna entered the ring and the 4 heels beat down Undertaker and Mankind. (B-)

Show Rating: C+

I think I did a better job, especially when it comes to booking angles. We just don't have the horses to put on great TV matches and the guys I do have that can work, I'm holding off on booking together. I might have to bite the bullet sooner than later tho.

[General Mike]

Nitro got a 6.54 rating on TNT

Raw got a 3.71 rating on USA and a 0.83 on TSN

[General Mike]

WWF Shotgun Saturday Night from the Burr Gym in Washington DC
Attendance: 1891
Announcers: Scott Hudson and Bruce Pritchard

====Pre Show====

Octagon defeated Aguila, Brian Christopher, Scott Taylor and Tiger Mask IV in 6:45 when Octagon pinned Aguila. (D-)

Snow & Scorpio defeated The Godwinns in 6:04 when 2 Cold Scorpio pinned Henry O. Godwinn by pinfall after a Tumbleweed. (E)

====Main Show=====

Edge and Christian defeated Headbangers in 5:30 when Edge pinned Mosh with a Leaping DDT. (E+)

Vince McMahon is in his office when LOD burst in and demand a title shot again New Age Outlaws. Vince says they can have a title match at In Your House, but they have to beat the New Blackjacks first. (D)

Vader pinned Marc Mero in 7:57 with a Power Bomb. (C)

Owen Hart came to the ring and challenged DX to a match. (C)

Mankind defeated Bart Gunn in 5:43 by pinfall with a Piledriver. (D+) After the match, the Nation of Domination run in and attack Mankind (C-). The Rock then gets on the mic and tells Stone Cold that this is what will happen to him if he doesn't accept his challenge. (B)

LOD defeated The New Blackjacks in 13:11 when Road Warrior Hawk defeated Blackjack Windham by pinfall with a Doomsday Device. (D-)

Show rating: D-

Another horrible shotgun show. I have no one who can work in the midcard scene.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Another horrible shotgun show. I have no one who can work in the midcard scene.

Having LOD in the main killed your show rating. If that match gets out of the way earlier and Mankind/NOD, etc is the main then you were probably looking at a C-

[DaddyTorgo]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

My guess would be the concession guys.

[DaddyTorgo]

Originally Posted by General Mike

We head back to home turf and the Nassau Coliseum for Monday Night Raw. 15,000 fans came out to watch the show.

In a pre-show dark match, Al Snow and 2 Cold Scorpio beat The Godwinns in 8:04 when Al pinned Henry O. after the Snowplow. (D-)

Raw opened with a video package showing Kane's brutal attack on Mankind from last week. (A)

Owen Hart forced Savio Vega to submit in 14:16 with the Sharpshooter. (C+)

Vince McMahon came out to the ring and announced that tonight we would see Shawn Michaels and Kane teamup to take on the Undertaker and an unnamed opponent. (B+)

Ahmed Johnson defeated Marc Mero in 9:42 by pinfall after a Spine buster. (D-)

Jim Cornette cut a promo backstage where he announced he had acquired another client. Jeff Jarrett then appeared and the 2 shook hands. (C)

A hype video for Vader is shown on the Titantron and to the viewers at home (C)

Chainsaw Charlie defeated Kama Mustafa in 5:46 by pinfall after a Piledriver. (D)

TO THE BACK! Paul Bearer and Kane are shown together, where Paul Bearer then says that Kane accepts the challenge for a mask vs mask match at In Your House. (B)

Goldust and the New Age Outlaws defeated the Legion of Doom and Ken Shamrock in 10:54 when Billy Gunn pinned Road Warrior Animal while holding the tights. (C)

Undertaker is in Vince McMahon's office, where McMahon gives him the choice of choosing his own partner or having one assigned to him. (B+) Undertaker states that he has a partner for tonight and Mankind opens the door to the shock of some. (B+)

Steve Austin defeated Farooq in 11:51 by pinfall. Steve Austin makes defense number 1 of his WWF Intercontinental title. (C+) After the match the Rock and Farooq get in an argument with Rock accusing Farooq of dropping the goddamn ball. (C)
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The Undertaker and Mankind defeated Shawn Michaels and Kane in 15:38 when The Undertaker pinned Shawn Michaels after a Choke Slam. (B) After the match, Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Chyna entered the ring and the 4 heels beat down Undertaker and Mankind. (B-)

Show Rating: C+

I think I did a better job, especially when it comes to booking angles. We just don't have the horses to put on great TV matches and the guys I do have that can work, I'm holding off on booking together. I might have to bite the bullet sooner than later tho.

Now that was a good show. Probably about the best you can hope for in terms of work, with the exception of the 2 D matches on the card.

[General Mike]

Shotgun Saturday Night consistently does 0.00 ratings on every syndicator, so there is no point to this show.

[General Mike]

WWF Monday Night Raw from the Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois
Attendance: 10,000
Announcers: Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler

=====Pre Show=====

2 Cold Scorpio pinned Blackjack Windham in 7:02 by pinfall after a Tumbleweed. (E+)

Blackjack Bradshaw defeated Mosh in 4:35 by pinfall after a Power Bomb. (D-)

=====Main Show====

DX is in the ring to open Raw. Shawn Michaels tells Owen Hart that he will not face him yet, but if he can beat Hunter Hearst Helmsley tonight, he will face him next week on Raw. (C+)

Goldust defeated Farooq, Road Warrior Hawk and Steve Blackman in 12:44 when Goldust pinned Steve Blackman following a Bulldog. (C-) After the match Jerry Lawler announces that Goldust will receive an Intercontinental title shot. (C+)

Steve Austin and Mankind come to the ring and challenge D-Lo Brown and Kama Mustafa to a tag title match tonight. (B) D-Lo and Kama then come out and say they accept the challenge. (C+)

The Undertaker pinned Savio Vega in 5:12 after a Choke Slam. (C) After the match Shawn Michaels enters the ring and blindsides Undertaker with Sweet Chin Music (B)

Kane pinned Road Warrior Animal in 9:48 after a Choke Slam. (C)

Lawler and Ross hype the upcoming tag team match featuring Austin and the Rock. (C+) Steve Austin and Mankind defeated Kama Mustafa and D'Lo Brown in 10:27 by DQ when The Rock ran in and attacked Steve Austin. (B-)

The New Age Outlaws cut a promo on the LOD backstage, hyping up the tag title match at the pay per view. (D)

Vader pinned Jeff Jarrett in 13:57 after a Power Bomb. (C)

Footage of the Nation of Domination attack Mankind backstage is shown. (C)

Owen Hart pinned Hunter Hearst Helmsley in 19:51 after Shawn Michaels superkicked Hunter. (B) Vince McMahon then comes out and tells Owen and Shawn that they will wrestle on next week's Raw. (B+)

Show Rating: C+

[General Mike]

Monday Night Raw had a 3.63 rating on USA and a 0.82 rating on TSN.

Monday Nitro had a 6.65 rating on TNT.

We have a few troublemakers backstage. The 2 worst are Shawn Michaels and Vince Russo. I can't fire the world champion, but I can fire Russo.

Vince McMahon, Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Chyna are also a source of some problems backstage, but Vince is untouchable, and HHH is close.

[General Mike]

ECW held their December PPV and had a 0.11 buy rate for a show headlined by Bam Bam Bigelow vs Sabu (C)

Speaking of Bam Bam, we have signed him to a pay per appearance deal.

[General Mike]

WWF Shotgun Saturday Night from Bally's Atlantic City
Attendance: 2000
Announcers: Scott Hudson and Bruce Pritchard

======Preshow======

Great Sasuke defeated TAKA Michinoku in 8:04 by pinfall with a Thunder Fire Power Bomb. (D)

Edge and Christian defeated Bob Holly and Thrasher in 5:53 when Edge pinned Bob Holly with a Leaping DDT. (E+)

======Main Show=======

D'Lo Brown pinned Bart Gunn in 8:04 after the Low Down. (D-)

Steve Blackman pinned Brian Christopher in 8:12 with a roll up. (D)

Paul Bearer and Kane were in the ring, where Bearer taunted Kane with regard to their pay per view match (B-)

Steve Williams defeated Octagon in 9:20 by pinfall with a Backdrop Driver. (D-)

Shawn Michaels was in the ring cutting a promo. During the middle of it, a casket was rolled down to the ring by a group of druids. Undertaker pops out of the casket and HBK runs off. (B)

Vader pinned Road Dogg in 10:30 with a Power Bomb. (C)

Footage is shown of Steve Austin visiting Mankind in the hospital. Austin swears revenge on Kama and D-Lo (C+)

Show rating: D+

It was ok. I'm basically just using this show to get my midcarders and lower ring time, and try to get some heat on some of our storylines.

[General Mike]

WWF In Your House from the Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee
Attendance: 26,506
Annoucers: Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler and Vince McMahon

=====Pre Show=====

D'Lo Brown pinned Super Loco in 10:07 with the Low Down. (D-)

====Main Show====

The show opens with Bruce Pritchard interviewing Farooq backstage, who hypes his match with Owen Hart. DAMN! (D+)

Owen Hart forced Farooq to submit in 14:14 with the Sharpshooter. (C+)

LOD defeated the New Age Outlaws in 12:40 when the New Age Outlaws walked out on the match. (D+) After the match, LOD chases the Outlaws out of the building, where they leave town in their rental car. (D+)

Goldust defeated Chainsaw Charlie in 11:46 by disqualification when Charlie used a steel chair. (B-)

Jim Cornette cut a promo hyping up Dr. Death's match with Vader. (D+)
Vader defeated Steve Williams in 12:12 by pinfall with a Power Bomb. (C)

Backstage, Michael Hayes interviews Mankind who swears revenge on Kane. (B+)

Kane defeated Mankind in 15:27 by ref stoppage when Mankind could not continue. (B-) After the match, Kane unmasks Mankind, revealing the all too familiar face of Cactus Jack. (B+)

Backstage, Michael Hayes interviews Jeff Jarrett. Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Bradshaw who hype their match with Ken Shamrock, Ahmed Johnson and Steve Blackman. (C)

Jarrett, Helmsley and Bradshaw defeat, Shamrock, Johnson and Blackman in 14:08 when Helmsley pins Johnson due to interference by Chyna. (C)

The announcers take a few minutes to talk about the upcoming Intercontinental Title match. (B-)

Steve Austin pinned The Rock in 17:52 after a Stone Cold Stunner following botched interference by Farooq. Steve Austin makes defense number 2 of his WWF Intercontinental title. (B+) After the match, Rock verbally lashes out at Farooq, using profanity, and nearly striking the leader of the Nation of Domination. (B-)

A highlight video is shown featuring the events of the last several weeks between Shawn Michaels and the Undertaker. (B)

Shawn Michaels pinned The Undertaker in 25:56 by pinfall with a Sweet Chin Music following interference from Kane. Shawn Michaels makes defense number 1 of his WWF World Heavyweight title. (B+) After the match Kane and DX attack Undertaker until Mankind runs in for the save.

Show Rating: B+

Great show for me. It's really hard to fill 80% of card with matches when you don't have the horses, but we did a good job all in all. I could have broken up the 6 man into 2 other matches if I really wanted to keep the performance up.

[General Mike]

WWF In Your House did a 14.26 buy rate.

WCW Starrcade went head to head with us and did a 21.37 rating for a card headlined by Hulk Hogan vs Scott Steiner and Bret Hart vs Diamond Dallas Page.

In other news, we have reached Global size.

[DeToxRox]

Very good PPV, Mike. The big matches delievered.

[General Mike]

WWF Monday Night Raw from San Diego, California (Cox Arena)
Attendance: 9,246
Announcers: Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler

======Pre Show======

Steve Williams pinned Jesus Castillo Jr in 5:45 after a Backdrop Driver. (D) After the match, Dr. Death and Jim Cornette continued the attack until Savio Vega made the save. (E)

======Main Show=====

Raw opens with a video showing highlights of the pay-per-view, specifically the title match between Undertaker and Shawn Michaels (B)

Jeff Jarrett forced Al Snow to submit in 5:31with the Figure-Four Leglock. (C)

Backstage, Owen Hart is in Vince McMahon's office to see if tonight's match is for the title. Mr. McMahon says he has to check with the champ first. (B-)

Backstage, Cactus Jack cuts a promo announcing that he has found backup. Chainsaw Charlie appears and the 2 shake hands. (C+)

Cactus & Charlie defeated The New Blackjacks in 8:12 when Chainsaw Charlie forced Blackjack Windham to submit. (C-) After the match, Bradshaw tells Windham that their team just isn't working and they need to go their seperate ways. Windham agrees and the two leave the ring together. (E+)

D'Lo Brown and Kama Mustafa defeated Steve Blackman and Bob Holly in 7:20 when D'Lo Brown pinned Bob Holly with the Low Down. (D-) After the match, Steve Austin attacks both Nation members with a steel chair after they head thru the curtain. (C-) Austin then heads to the ring, mic in hand and challenges the Rock to a title match. (A)

The Rock pinned Ahmed Johnson in 8:22 after a chair shot. (C-)

The Legion of Doom are shown in Commissioner Slaughter's office, where they ask for a tag team title shot. He says they'll get it at the Royal Rumble. (D-)

Steve Austin pinned Goldust in 13:08. Steve Austin makes defense number 3 of his WWF Intercontinental title. (B-)

Backstage Vince McMahon finally finds Shawn Michaels backstage and tells him about Owen Hart's request. Shawn says he never agreed to put the title on the line tonight. Vince acquiesces, but says Owen will get a title shot next week if he wins. (B)

Owen Hart pinned Shawn Michaels in 30:25 after Undertaker distracted Shawn Michaels. (A)

Show rating: B-

A good show. A few segments dragged us down in spots, but Owen and Shawn really tore it down in the main event. I am going to go back to this match next week, but I plan to hold off the Owen-Shawn feud til after 'Mania, and then build with them towards Summerslam. Some of the guys on my roster just plain suck.

[General Mike]

TV Ratings

Raw did a 4.01 on USA and a 0.92 on TSN
Nitro did a 6.60 on TNT

Finances

In December we had a profit of $1,846,486. I feel really good about things now, because I wasn't sure how things would go that first month. Now I basically know what my fixed costs are and I am very confident we won't have a losing month.

[General Mike]

WWF Shotgun Saturday Night from Pizzitola Sports Center (Providence, RI)
Attendance: 2000
Announcers: Scott Hudson and Bruce Pritchard

======Preshow======

Great Sasuke pinned Tiger Mask IV in 5:43 after a Thunder Fire Power Bomb. (D)

======Main Show=======

TAKA Michinoku pinned Brian Christopher in 6:03 with a Michinoku Driver II. (D-)

Sunny came out to the ring and introduced her new stable of young guns. Edge, Christian, Rhino, Tajiri and Steve Corino then came out. (F)

Steve Williams pinned Al Snow in 5:18 after a Backdrop Driver. (D-) After the match, as Steve Williams left the ring, Savio Vega and Jesus Castillo Jr. came to the ring for their match, but Dr. Death destroyed them for no reason.

2 Cold Scorpio pinned Billy Gunn in 5:29 with a surprise roll up. (D+)

Blackjack Bradshaw defeated Bart Gunn in 6:55 by pinfall with a Power Bomb. (D-)

The Rock came to the ring and cut a promo challenging Steve Austin to a title match. (C+)

Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Octagon in 7:38 after a Power Bomb. (D+)

The show ended with a long highlight video of Raw's great match between Shawn Michaels and Owen Hart, especially the finish involving the Undertaker. (B-)

Show rating: D

A nothing show. At this point I just want to get some guys I'm trying to build up some wins on this show, and my young guys some experience.

[DaddyTorgo]

seems like you've discovered a workable formula there Mike...well done. Aaaah Owen Hart vs. HBK. So many ways you could go with that - acknowledging the screwjob and having Owen out for vengence, having Vince & Shawn as an alliance and Vince essentially holding Owen back from leaving against his will...etc

[General Mike]

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

seems like you've discovered a workable formula there Mike...well done. Aaaah Owen Hart vs. HBK. So many ways you could go with that - acknowledging the screwjob and having Owen out for vengence, having Vince & Shawn as an alliance and Vince essentially holding Owen back from leaving against his will...etc

Yeah. I have plans for them to feud during the summer, perhaps culminating at Summerslam. I actually have a lot of main events in mind for the next 8 months or so, but I have to hope guys can improve.