WWF: Raw Saturday Night
February 13, 1999
Toronto, ON, Canada
The Skydome

The current WWF champs are as follows:
WWF Champion: Mankind (1/31/1999)
Intercontinental Champion: Ken Shamrock (10/12/1998)
World Tag Team Champions: Owen Hart & Jeff Jarrett (1/25/1999)
European Champion: X-Pac (10/18/1998)
Light Heavyweight Champion: Duane Gill (11/23/1998)
Hardcore Champion: Road Dogg (12/21/1998)
Women’s Champion: Sable (11/15/1998)

ROYAL RUMBLE: We start the show with highlights of the Royal Rumble match where there was a CORPORATE CONSPIRACY to stop Steve Austin from winning the Rumble. Of course since then, Commissioner Shawn Michaels has made it so that Steve Austin *can* challenge Vince McMahon to a steel cage match at the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre PPV with the opportunity for that most coveted position of a main event WWF title match at WrestleMania XV. Vince has accepted the challenge and now Austin is salivating for the chance to get Vince inside a steel cage. BUT WILL THIS CHALLENGE TURN INTO A NIGHTMARE FOR THE RATTLESNAKE? We’ll find out in 24 hours at the PPV! In the mean time, it’s…

TIME TO GET RAW, EH! Your hosts are Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler. This episode of RAW airs live in Canada on TSN, says Michael. The WWF tonight is *41,432* in attendance and 38,661 paid for one of the BIGGEST live audiences to ever experience wrestling in-person, and this taping is still considered the record for the largest audience to ever see a RAW taping in-person.

On the flip side, it should also be mentioned that the July 6, 1998 WCW Monday Nitro is listed as having *41,412* in attendance (or the largest crowd to see a WCW Monday Nitro taping or domestically anything WCW), which if you do the math, is ONLY TWENTY LESS PEOPLE THAN THE SHOW WE’RE WATCHING RIGHT NOW. Something stinks about that factoid.

STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN heads to the ring. Cole announces that we’ll see Steve Austin face the WWF champion Mankind tonight. Nice “Stone Cold” chant going on here. Austin realizes Vince has put him in a match with Mankind because he wants to see Austin and Mankind beat the hell out of each other. Austin admits that Mankind is one tough sonuvabitch. As for Vince, there won’t be anything he can once Austin gets him in that cage at the PPV. Austin lets Vince know there ain’t a damn thing he could ever do to get him out of the WWF. The issue is Vince is standing in between Austin and his WWF title match at WrestleMania and makes a few guarantees: 1) he’ll beat Vince’s ass up and down and every side of the cage, 2) he’ll step right over Vince’s limp carcass and walk right into WrestleMania for his WWF title shot, and 3) that there will be bloodshed in the cage match and it won’t be Austin’s blood. And that’s the bottom line – because Stone Cold said so. The WWF champion MANKIND interrupts and heads down to the ring to talk to Austin. Mankind got triggered by the word “bloodshed” because it gave him an idea that he might want to get Vince McMahon’s blood on his white shirt at the PPV. After he and the Rock have their “Last Man Standing” match, Mankind tells Austin that he will look into his eyes at WrestleMania. But first, Mankind has the feeling that 50,000 Toronto fans (cheap pop) want to see somebody get their ass kicked. Austin throws his camo hat to the mat and he’s ready to go, but Mankind stops him to say that one of these guys is going to take a hell of a beating tonight. Mankind takes a moment to kick a beach ball back into the crowd. He lets Austin know that he’s the WWF champion – until he’s not. Out comes VINCE McMAHON, SHANE McMAHON, and their CORPORATION onto the ramp. THE ROCK sets the record straight for these two. At St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, Rock plans on making Mankind’s death wish come true. DAMN. He’ll drag Mankind’s candy ass down Know Your Role Blvd, hang a right onto Jabroni Drive, and then he’ll bash Mankind’s brains in. When it’s all said and done and the millions (AND MILLIONS) of the Rock’s fans are done chanting his name, Mankind will know why the Rock is the Great One, the Chosen One, and the Best Damn WWF Champion There Ever Was – if ya SMELL what the Rock is cookin’. Now as for “Stone Cold Jabroni”, the Rock tells Vince to set Austin’s candy ass straight. Rock hands Vince the mic and asks the Toronto crowd for their attention. Naturally, they don’t care. Vince reminds Austin the name of the Corporation’s theme song, which is “No Chance in Hell”. The last time Vince told Austin that he had no chance in hell was at the Royal Rumble, where Vince made sure Austin didn’t win the Rumble match. After hearing Austin’s guarantees, Vince makes a guarantee of his own: NO ONE from the Corporation will be allowed to interfere. If anybody interferes, the entire Corporation will be fired, and they will never work for the WWF again. Another guarantee is that once Vince and the Corporation are done scraping Austin’s guts off the cage and Vince is announced as the winner, the WWF will never EVER be the same agayne. Hmm, is that a shoutout to Chris Jericho? To make sure the Mankind versus Steve Austin match is fair, Vince McMahon makes him the special referee. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? Vince really enjoys that “No Chance in Hell” song.

Backstage, we get a shot of DEBRA putting lotion on her legs. From there, we catch MARK HENRY enjoying her watching on a monitor.

• Jeff Jarrett (w/Debra & Owen Hart) vs. D’Lo Brown (w/Mark Henry)

They take us back to last week on RAW when Jeff Jarrett and Owen Hart make Mark Henry pay for hitting on Debra. Before this match gets started, D’Lo gets on the mic. He knows Mark wants what Debra’s got, but D’Lo wants the WWF tag titles. Since D’Lo knows Mark likes looking at pretty women, he’s got someone who will do anything he wants when he wants it. With that, D’Lo introduces the world to IVORY. Cole – “I feel like I’ve seen her before – somewhere.” Apparently, Michael was a GLOW fan, because Ivory was Tina Ferrari back in the day. Not much of a match – Owen grabs D’Lo’s foot from the floor allowing Jarrett to clip D’Lo from behind. He applies the FIGURE-FOUR, but then Ivory gets in the ring to distract Jarrett as she runs a piece of silk over his face. Jarrett releases the hold, tells Ivory to get out of the ring, and then turns around into the SKY HIGH for the win at 1:16. Little confrontation between Debra and Ivory gets stopped almost immediately by the boys. That’s the first time anybody has gotten violent with Debra. N/R

Earlier today, VAL VENIS and RYAN SHAMROCK were caught at the Skydome Hotel. They were both caught in towels – until they weren’t. Somewhere, Ken Shamrock is furious.

Michael Cole announces the “largest RAW audience ever: 42,894 people here in Skydome”.

They air a vignette highlighting the Val Venis and Ken Shamrock match that’s set for the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre PPV this Sunday.

Val Venis and Ryan Shamrock head down to the ring. Man, Ryan is in love. Kevin Kelly meets Val for an interview and wants to know if this is just Val’s way of getting under Ken Shamrock’s skin. Before this interview hardly gets started, KEN SHAMROCK runs down and beats the crap out of Val. Kevin Kelly takes Ryan to the floor to safety. The zebra shirts come out and take bumps for Ken because he’s SNAPPED. Lawler makes a big deal about Shamrock giving Earl Hebner a headbutt.

After the break, we catch Ryan Shamrock back in the locker room helping her man Val Venis after the beating he just suffered.

• Goldust vs. Gillberg

Some blue roses and blue candy gets delivered to Goldust courtesy of the Blue Meanie, but Goldust of course refuses and knocks the bell boy down. Gillberg gets to do his Goldberg entrance parody in front of this large Canadian crowd. Goldust NO-SELLS the spear and hits a lariat on Gillberg. There’s the CURTAIN CALL. Wait, BLUEDUST appears on the TitanTron doing a mostly naked Goldust impression. With Goldust confused, Gillberg rolls up Goldust for the three-count in 1:35. Pissed off, Goldust gives Gillberg the SHATTERED DREAMS. Next thing we see, the lights go dark and they get a blue strobe light going. While Goldust is on the floor, we catch Bluedust appearing next to Goldust and the lights go out. When the lights come on, Goldust has suffered a “blue bath”. Yikes. N/R

To the locker room with Kevin Kelly, he speaks with a pissed off Earl Hebner. Because of Shamrock’s actions here tonight and since Earl is the senior official who can apparently make decisions, he’s decided that none of the WWF referees will officiate the WWF Intercontinental title match at the PPV between Ken Shamrock and Val Venis. If the WWF can’t get anyone to referee the match, Ken Shamrock will be forced to forfeit the title to Val.

Out comes D-GENERATION X to the ring. TRIPLE H says in his own way that while Chyna wants to be a man, she doesn’t have a penis or any testicles to make that happen. But see, Triple H has a dick and balls, so he’s biologically a man. Now over to X-Pac, he reminds us he made Kane bleed like a pig last week on RAW by slamming a cage door in his face. X-Pac looks forward to going 1-on-1 with Kane tonight – because he’s not afraid of anybody. As for Chyna, if she thinks she can whip X-Pac’s ass – don’t sing it, BRING IT. Now the New Age Outlaws do their weekly thing. Road Dogg yells at Al Snow and dares to stomp a mudhole in his ass and moon walk it dry. Billy Gunn acts like he’s not going to be the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre PPV – and then pulls off his hoodie to reveal a referee’s shirt. Road Dogg makes a joke about Gunn applying for a job at Foot Locker. NO, DUMB ASS. He’s going to be the referee for the IC title match at the PPV. If you’re not down with D-X, they’ve got two words for ya. We’re really working that “special referee” gimmick these days. No?

• Special Referee: Vince McMahon – Mankind vs. Steve Austin

Vince wears one TIGHT referee’s shirt and shows off the guns. How do those “guns” qualify you to be a referee? Obviously, this is a non-title match. Austin also can’t touch McMahon before St. Valentine’s Day Massacre unless he’s provoked or he’s fired. Vince tells Mankind and Austin to “throw the rule book out of the window”. Weapons are encouraged. Kicks to the groin would be appreciated. NOW LET’S GET IT ON. Austin grabs the mic and says someone is about to get their ass kicked, but it won’t be him or Mankind. While Vince is focused on Austin, Mankind is pulling out Mr. Socko. MANDIBLE CLAW to Vince! Out comes the Rock, but Austin is there to meet him at the pass. Mankind starts fighting the Corporation while Austin drops the Rock with a STONE COLD STUNNER. Austin and Mankind are able to outsmart the Corporation and send them on their way. Meanwhile, Shane McMahon and Chyna help Vince back to the locker room. No match. N/R

After the commercial, Vince McMahon and the Corporation come back out on the ramp. Austin hasn’t got the better of Vince – because he books a gauntlet match for Steve Austin against the Corporation later tonight. Put that in your pipe and smoke it, Steve.

• The Godfather (w/some Toront-HOs!) vs. Viscera (w/Mideon)

Mideon has joined us at the announce table with a jar that has an eye in it that sees EVERYTHING. Yep, he’s got an eye jar now. I guess nobody bothered to do graphics for this show tonight. It’s a back and forth beat-em-up while Mideon talks about how powerful the Undertaker is. Godfather finally knocks down Viscera with a jumping shoulder tackle when Mideon jumps in the ring for the DQ at 1:22. Mideon slams Godfather for a splash from Viscera – and then the creeps act all creepy. Cole mentions the Big Boss Man will battle Mideon at the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre PPV. Yeah sure, why not? Eww, the eye jar!

We are well into the second hour and there’s been less than five minutes of bell to bell wrestling time.

Elsewhere, Billy Gunn appears to break up a brawl between Val Venis and Ken Shamrock in the locker room. IF YOU GUYS DON’T STOP, BILLY GUNN WILL HAVE TWO WORDS FOR YA. D-Generation and members of the Corporation show up to stop the fight. Hey look, it’s Tony Garea. SHAMROCK IS PISSED.

• X-Pac vs. Kane (w/Chyna)

X-Pac tries the stick and move approach to start. Kane catches a spinning heel kick and slams X-Pac down. Time for Kane to go to work here. They go to the floor where Kane hotshots X-Pac on the barricade. He grabs the top half of the steps and goes after X-Pac, but X-Pac moves and heads back in the ring to kick Kane off the apron. Now Kane is PISSED. X-Pac starts going to the legs and even tries the X-Factor, but Chyna sneaks in for the low blow and the DQ. (3:00) Wow, three minutes. Chyna and Kane do a number on X-Pac. Chyna even slams X-Pac! She stomps like a girl though. Chyna wants to give X-Pac the Pedigree, but Triple H runs down and shoves Kane into Chyna knocking her to the mat. X-Pac helps Triple H clean house on Kane. Now Chyna wants both D-X boys. Before she gets her ass beat, Kane pulls her out to the floor. Shane McMahon shows up and orders Kane to take her back to the locker room. ¾*

AL SNOW comes out to the ring and declares himself the “crown prince of hardcore”. He’s mad Road Dogg stabbed him and Head in the back (back of the head?). Snow doesn’t want to wait until Sunday and challenges anyone to a hardcore match – RIGHT NOW. Since nobody cares enough to come out, Snow has a hardcore match with himself and starts bouncing weapons off his face. He even sprays a fire extinguisher in his own face! Snow sets a table in the ring and does a flying moonsault through the table. Stupid. Fellow JOB Squad member BOB HOLLY comes down to try and talk some sense into Al, but Snow slugs him and walks off. Now Holly gets PISSED and we get a brawl into the crowd. They head back to ringside and exchange chairshots to the head. VINTAGE ATTITUDE ERA. Michael Cole can’t understand why Al is smiling about all this violence. The fight continues until the referees run down to stop them.

When we come back, Kevin Kelly asks DROZ backstage why he hates the Oddities. Droz doesn’t care about the question because he’s mad that Kevin Kelly called him a “punk” on commentary on HeAT and slugs him. Kevin cries like a little bitch lying on the floor when STEVE BLACKMAN saves the day for some reason. Is Droz and Steve Blackman going to be *another* PPV match? “Kevin Kelly on a Pole” match? I hope not.

• The Rock vs. Steve Blackman

Wearing his black tracksuit, Rock gets ready to kick Blackman’s roody poo candy ass. Another back and forth beat-em-up until Rock hits Blackman with a DDT. He puts the boots to Blackman and then goes out to cut a promo on Cole’s headset. Back in, Blackman reverses a suplex on the Rock and mounts his comeback. Blackman misses his Bicycle Kick and staggers up into a ROCK BOTTOM to set up the CORPORATE ELBOW for the easy win. (3:53) JTTS squash where Blackman literally had no chance – no chance in HELL. *

• Handicap Gauntlet Match: The Big Boss Man, Test, Ken Shamrock, Kane & Chyna vs. Steve Austin

Austin gets the match started with Ken Shamrock and punches him when he’s not looking. Shamrock gets a two-count off a jumping back elbow. Some rather loud “YOU SCREWED BRET” chants directed at Earl Hebner during this one. Shamrock gets the ANKLELOCK, but Austin kicks away the hold and catches Shamrock with a STONE COLD STUNNER. Test runs in for the DQ at 1:42.

Test goes to town on Austin, but again Austin nails the STONE COLD STUNNER, and the next guy breaks up the pin for the DQ at 2:44 total. Kane is *that* next man.

Kane certainly has the greatest chance of beating Austin. While Austin takes his licks, he comes back with the Lou Thesz Press and the elbow drop. Kane puts down Austin with a big boot and CHOKESLAMS him for 1-2-NO! Time for the Tombstone, but Austin slips away and hits the STONE COLD STUNNER. Chyna runs in and low blows Austin for the DQ at 4:25 total.

I think we all know how this is going to go. Chyna misses a wild swing and takes the STONE COLD STUNNER. Now the Big Boss Man jumps on Austin for the DQ at 4:37.

The Big Boss Man does just fine until Austin catches him with a sleeperhold. Boss Man backs him into a corner and clotheslines Austin down. Vince tosses Boss Man his nightstick to really do some damage on Austin. With Austin completely out, Vince decides he’s now part of the match and gets in the ring. He removes his jacket and shirt to show off his wacky physique. Vince mocks Austin and then pins him for the win. (6:55 total) Vince celebrates with a beer just like he did to celebrate his win at the Royal Rumble. To close out the show, we see Austin being held down in the corner by the Corporation while Vince goes COMPLETELY INSANE yelling in Austin’s face like a maniac for one of those all-time Attitude Era moments. *½

If there was any (and I mean ANY) doubt that Austin wasn’t going over at the PPV, it’s completely gone after tonight.

Next up, we’ve got the PPV HeAT and then St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. That’s right – the FINAL PPV in the “In Your House” series. Until then, so long for now.

THE WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION PRESENTS
ST. VALENTINE’S DAY MASSACRE – In Your House
LIVE ON PAY-PER-VIEW
Sunday, February 14 from the Pyramid in Memphis, Tennessee!
MAIN EVENT: CAGE MATCH – Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Mr. McMahon
Last Man Standing Match for the WWF Championship: Mankind (c) vs. The Rock
WWF Intercontinental Championship (w/Special Referee Billy Gunn): Ken Shamrock (c) vs. Val Venis (w/Ryan Shamrock)
WWF World Tag Team Championship: Owen Hart & Jeff Jarrett (c) (w/Debra) vs. D’Lo Brown & Mark Henry (w/Ivory)
WWF Hardcore Championship: Road Dogg (c) vs. Al Snow (w/Head)
Triple H & X-Pac vs. Chyna & Kane (w/Shane McMahon)
The Big Boss Man vs. Mideon
Goldust vs. Bluedust