29-11-98
D'Lo Brown (with Mark Henry) vs Steve Blackman
The stooges and McMahon are in a skybox, discussing "adult beverages" and what they will serve their "guests". "Kiss their asses like you kiss mine," says McMahon, "treat them like gold."
The Oddities interview. Oh my god. Luna, darling. They cut extentions. Please, please, for the love of everything, get them put back in. Please. Anyway, the Clowns are scum, says Luna, whose voice scares me more with her hair, some sort of cross between a mohawk and a mom's haircut, and that the Headbangers and the Clowns can fight all 4 Oddities at Rock Bottom. YAY! Luna's fighting! Now just give her hair back.
Headbangers vs Godfather and Val Venis
Oh... for the... in the skybox, with the stooges and McMahon is no other than the New Age Outlaws. Of course, I think Road Dogg is at this cutest when he's in a more natural element. Looks like he took his eyebrow ring out.
McMahon wants to talk business.
during the commercial, one of those odd new twister commercials comes on, but since it's Al Snow and Head, it gets a mention, for being marginally funny. I still don't like they way they try to sell the products like that, though.
New Age Outlaws in the skybox-- Vince is talking to them about joining team corporate. "Glad you're taking notes," he says, as he looks at the napkin they're passing back and forth- he then finds out they're playing tic tac toe. Roadie: "Yeah, and I'm kicking your ass," to Billy, which I just loved. McMahon says he'll play "Tic Tac Dough" and Shane points out that "membership has privilidges." Sigh freaking sigh.
XPac vs Mark Henry (with D'Lo Brown) (For the European Belt)
Kevin Kelley goes in the ring, and asks XPac about the match and the fact that Henry didn't have his head in it. "Yeah, I noticed that... Mark, you think about Chyna all you want, but if you get out of line with her, it'll not only be your first date but your last rites." Kelley asks about NAO:" I just hope they kiss some ass."
NAO then leave the skybox, to do whatever it is that they will do. *sigh freaking sigh*
Austin/UT video retrospect-- please let that angle die. I promise the WWF if they don't mention the "embalming" again, I won't either.
JR goes to interview Austin: Vince mandated that he needs 24 hours to cool down before he could come back to the WWF. (Taped on Sat, apparently... I find it interesting that some of the angle progression is coming from house shows... very interesting.) Austin does a nice lil speech about how "bullshit- in 24 hours, I won't cool off, and when I show my ass on raw, I'll kick some ass because I got hit in the damn head with a shovel... now get your camera away, I'm sick of you, Vince McMahon and the Undertaker".
Undertaker then interviews with Paul Bearer, horribly, talking about his church and ministry and sacrificing Austin's soul. What the hell are they doing to the once great Undertaker?
Paul Bearer says that if Kane even enters the arena on Monday, he'll, as a guardian of Kane, sign the papers that will have him put away forever. Yet ANOTHER angle that just should NOT happen, plain and simple.
Jarrett promo: apparently, baseball pisses him off. yeah, well, you piss me off. Go away, and take grandma lion lady with you. The promo sounds like those Dennis Leary commercials a few years back on MTV. And I really couldn't have a lower opinion of Dennis Leary...so you make the call.
Jeff Jarrett (with Lion Lady) vs Kane
Rock comes out to do commentary which is repetative, over-acted, boring, and some of his worst mic work in a while.
Shamrock/Bossman vs Al Snow/Mankind
No HHH! Wah! A lot of rumours said he'd be back tonight. I'm just waiting. Tomorrow, we get to see Mark Henry and Chyna's "date". *sigh* I just want to see her wrestle, or at least, beat up guys who get in the way of DX. We find out what NAO decided, I assume. How about telling Vince to "suck it" and moving on? Will Kane get committed? *sigh* please stop that angle FAST. And that's that.
Well, well. So the belt belongs to one guy for a year, has no heat, no defenses, and the best way they can think to try and stir some up is to have Duane Gill come in and win it, and then KEEP it? oookay, I can see how this belt is a hot commodity now. It's almost as meaningful as the women's belt.
Duane Gill, somehow, wins and retains the belt. (actually, it was a DQ, when the Blue Meanie came in and attacked in the ring. Scary guy, nice hair.) The Job Squad and Brood then brawl a bit.
Okay, exactly how long until the Blue Blazer comes out? Hmmm... not very long at all. D'Lo and Steve both work well, have a decent fight, then the putzy Blazer comes from under the ring, gets his cape stuck on something, and sort of fears Blackman. I stopped paying attention after that, and D'Lo gets the win by countout.
Godfather: "Normally, I come out and make an offer, but the big Valbowski kept the girls up all night, so I'll give the ladies the night off and just kick your ass". Which he and Val did, with Godfather getting the pin with a "pimp drop". Oddities were out at ringside, and they jumped in to attack the headbangers after the match. Golga held one of the HB, and he got away, causing Luna to hit Golga. *sigh* LET THE WOMAN KICK SOME ASS.
Henry says some sort of horrible poem for Chyna, then grabs a magazine (Raw with Chyna on the cover) from a "fan". D'Lo is yelling at Henry, telling him
to get in the ring for the match, XPac baseball slides to kick him in the head and start the match. XPac looks good, Henry looks like himself, and the match is really short, with XPac getting the pin. D'Lo looks pissed, and it looks like they MAY be pushing for a Henry/D'Lo seperation. New music for the Nation as well- sort of a generic rap beat. I liked the old music a LOT better, D'Lo's head thing doesn't work with this new song.
Oh, Kane kicks much ass. he'll be signing at a car dealership in NY in December. I am going because there is little in the world that i want more than my picture taken with Kane, who is almost 2 feet taller than I am.
Lion Lady tries to tempt Kane, who controls the match big time. She gets in the ring, after Kane catches Jarrett mid-air from a dive from the top rope, and he almost chokeslams her (damn, I was marking-- "do it Kane, I'll become your biggest fan!") but gets nailed in the head with the guitar and NO SELLS. Doesn't even move. My hero. Jarrett and Lion Lady high tail it out of there and Kane (who seems to be moving in as a crowd favourite) gets the win by DQ.
Yay! My second favourite tag team! Now, Shamrock has red shorts instead of blue. He still has disturbing nipples. This match isn't half the match it should have been with both Snow and Foley in the ring, but then again, Bossman was there, and Shamrock, despite being pretty badass, is BORING. Mankind goes after the Rock, and, inexplicibly, Bossman pins Al Snow. boo, hiss. Mankind and Rock fight through the crowd. The Job Squad comes in, followed by the Brood. The show ends with all these guys that I am tired of (Brood and Snow excused) in the ring.
