Monday Night Raw – February 22, 1999: A Mortician Gives A Bear To A Billionaire
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Night Raw
Date: February 22, 1999
Location: UTC Arena, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Attendance: 7,900
Commentators: Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler
We open with clips from last week with Big Show costing Mankind the world title last week in the ladder match.
Post break the Corporation has to keep Rock and Big Show apart in the back.
Brood vs. Public Enemy
Public Enemy leaves but gets a blood bath for their efforts.
During the break the Ministry beat up the Brood for losing the match.
Ken Shamrock vs. Billy Gunn
Anyway Ken comes back up with a hard clothesline as Val makes erection jokes. The leg lariat sets up a standing rana on Billy, sending him to the floor. Val throws him back in but Shamrock jumps Val as a result. Gunn goes to the floor as well and the big brawl causes the match to be thrown out.
Vince tries to talk Rock down but Rock will have none of it.
Now Vince tries to talk Show down but he wants the shot tonight. He makes a good point by saying whoever wins, the belt will still be in the Corporation.
Mankind practices being a referee in the back.
WWF Title: The Rock vs. Paul Wight
Mankind gets beaten down by all three guys.
The Corporation celebrates post match.
Steve Blackman vs. Droz
Vince tells Kane to make Undertaker burn.
Goldust vs. Val Venis
Non-title here. Goldust takes him down to start and pounds away in the corner, only to be run over by a Venis clothesline out of the corner. An elbow drop misses and Goldie goes after the knee with some kicks and a shinbreaker. Val comes back with some running knees into the ribs and a Russian legsweep for no cover. We get the bump and grind from Venis and a spinebuster gets no cover on Goldie. Val tries a leapfrog but crotches himself in the process, sending him out to the floor. Venis pulls him out as well as the Blue Meanie is here. With Goldust thrown back inside, Meanie lays Val out with a DDT, giving Goldust the pin.
Shane models his new European Title for Chyna.
Hardcore Title: Hardcore Holly vs. Bart Gunn
They head into the crowd with Holly being rammed head first into a piece of the exposed barricade. Back to ringside and Holly blasts him with a spray from a fire extinguisher. Bart gets sent shoulder first into the steps but comes back with a suplex onto the ramp for two. Now Holly is sent into the steps and sprayed with the extinguisher for good measure. They head up the ramp with Bart being sent into the set under the Titantron.
X-Pac vs. Chyna
If Pac wins he gets a title shot at Shane at Mania. HHH is with Pac to counter Shane but Chyna hits X-Pac low almost immediately. Trips chases Shane around ringside as Chyna misses a Bronco Buster. Now X-Pac chases Shane, allowing HHH to come in and hit Chyna with a Pedigree, giving Pac the easy pin. Angle, not a match.
Austin will be on Nash Bridges on Friday. His character on there was so popular they considered giving him his own spinoff.
Kane vs. Undertaker
Post match Taker takes the bear and burns it, bringing Vince to his knees to end the show.
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