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Oct 21 WWF Raw Jake Roberts is in the back and he’s talking to someone… he turns around… it is Gary Hart! They shake hands and we hear Hart say something along the lines of… I have got just the guy to help you out with Rhodes! We then see Mr. Fuji walk up… he shakes hands with Gary Hart and announces that the Samoans will be excited to join the team! Raw opens with Gorilla and Jesse putting over SNME this weekend and then the Survivor Series in one month’s time. This weekend, we’ll see the US tag titles on the line when the Steiners look to get the gold back from the Rougeau Brothers… plus Randy Savage and Tito Santana team up against Terry Funk and the Great Muta! Don’t forget… we’ll see Dusty Rhodes against Jake Roberts and then the British Bulldog taking on Michael Rotundo. Tonight we see the Bossman taking on Curtis Hughes… so much action… let’s go to the ring! Big Bossman vs Curtis Hughes w/ Slick -This is a fun one for the Bossman who has come into his own. He looks great. He’s getting some love from the fan. Everything is clicking. Bossman even triggers that mean streak and he rams Hughes’ arm into the ringpost… once…. Twice… and then a third time and the crowd is going wild! Slick is trying to help his man but Bossman brings him back in and hits a couple of body slams on the arm and Hughes is writhing in pain! Slick is trying to call the match off and here comes the Bossman Slam! 1….2…..3! Bossman then grabs the night stick and CRACKS Hughes in the arm! He cracks him again! Hughes runs off to the back and he’s in a bad way! Randy Savage is in the back with Tito Santana and Mean Gene… they put over the Survivor Series and this weekend’s big tag team match… Savage is asked who is last two teammates will be and Savage announces that they won’t be here tonight… but they will this weekend… in fact they are going to put the spook in a spectacular win for the Macho Men this weekend! Funk and Muta may have tricks up their sleeves but they don’t have what Macho and Tito have… Heart… and that’s what counts the most! The Skyscrapers w/ Paul E destroyed a couple of dudes…Paul E chimes in during the match to let us know that the Skyscrapers are towering over the competition and come the Survivor Series… they are going to destroy anyone that Savage brings to the fight! We get a follow up from earlier… Slick is shown sending Curtis Hughes off in the ambulance… he has his arm heavily taped up… he says the Bossman done made the biggest mistake of his whole damn life! Dino Bravo defeated Paul Blake -We get a Hacksaw promo during the contest… he’s got the Steiners and Koko already to go with their 2x4s and Flags. He says he can’t wait for the Steiners to bring home the US tag titles this weekend! We get another follow up with Slick who is arguing with Rick Martel… he tells him he has got a plan… a plan that is going to tear the heart and soul from the Bossman’s team! Mean Gene is on the other side and he’s got Terry Funk with him… Funk puts over his issue with Randy Savage and talks about the SNME this weekend and what it is going to mean to him to get rid of Savage before Survivor Series. He says he has known Tito Santana for years and he’s nothing but a yellow belly and he will show his true colors! Owen Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated the Shadows - The Rocket and the Anvil make a nice debut as a team here… but then the unthinkable happens… after the match… we see Slick walk down to the ring and he’s got the Human Wrecking Machine with him… Zeus… he tells Zeus to take them out and we see Zeus get in the ring and beat the living hell out of both of these guys. The fans are almost shocked at what is going on. Officials and agents come down and try to stop this until Slick pulls him back and walks off the the back… Slick seems to have gone an eye for an eye here! Mean Gene is with Dusty Rhodes and asks him his thoughts on Jake Roberts and Gary Hart… Rhodes brings in Snuka and the Bushwhackers… he talks about how he has got men whom he can trust and he will go to war with. IT doesn’t matter who he brings Jake Roberts is nothing but a snake in the grass and it is time he paid his dues if you will! The Ultimate Warrior vs The Barbarian w/ Bobby Heenan - Main Event time… Warrior is such a wild animal out there… even Barb is able to slam him down enough to have a decent match. Heenan is so key outside the ring… Jesse and Gorilla put it over in a big way… we then see Rude come out to try and distract Warrior by posing with the title and showing off his body but Warrior no sells it before hitting the ropes and nails Barb with a big shoulder block! Rude turns around to find ANDRE THE GIANT there… Andre with a nasty headbutt and Rude’s nose is busted wide open! Inside the ring… Warrior with a big splash and the 1….2….3!! Warrior and Andre celebrate… while Rude… bleeding profusely from the nose… is ushered to the back with Barb and Heenan… we’ll see you this weekend for SNME!

Glad I was able to get Smokey Mountain on my Satellite dish... Even at this point ... in 1997... I could see this being a big deal for the territory. This is a solid mix of old school talent and some young fresh faces... with Cornette at the helm there's a lot of the horizon for these guys. My money is on Terry Gordy coming in and being a huge deal from the get go!

As a heads up ECW and WWF has swapped first round picks.

Looks good to me.

Can I pick up Honky Tonk Man as a part time wrestler? I think I have one more open spot.

One more - drop Ernest "The Cat" Miller and pick up Rick Martel

WWF Drops: Glacier & Prince Iaukea WWF Picks up: Miguel Pérez José Estrada Jr. Jesús Castillo

Noticed I have Dave Taylor and ECW has David Taylor... so he needs to be off my list. Also - could I swap Buff Bagwell for Rikishi?

WWF makes a claim on Sean Morley - Val Venis and would like to pick him up and drop Van Hammer.

Oct 14 WWF Raw Raw opens with footage from last week… we see the survivor series teams starting to come together. In the back we get a view of Dino Bravo hanging out with Earthquake and the Rougeau Brothers. They are pumping up that Colossal Canadian Team and they say the All-Americans are going to be in serious trouble! WWF Tag Team Champions, the Rockers defeated the Russians. On the way to the back, we see the Heenan Family walk into the Brother Love set. The Powers of Pain say something to them and the Rockers seem to step up… but then Rude and Haku get involved and out of the back, the crowd explodes… It is Andre the Giant. He puts his arms around the Rockers and the Heenan Family back up… The Heenan Family join Brother Love. They put over the Survivor Series and each take their own shots but it doesn’t last long. Here comes the Ultimate Warrior and he’s got Andre and the Rockers with him. They turn the tide and say they are the ones who will be taking the Family down… one member at a time… Andre then looks at Heenan and says then it will just be you! Dino Bravo & The Rougeau Brothers win a six-man tag team match. They bring the Earthquake in to squash their opponents but then we see Hacksaw come out with the 2x4 and the Steiners and Koko are with him! Dino and the Canadians back off. We get a promo from Jake the Snake who is ripe with some fury tonight. He says he is looking for animalistic instincts for his team… but the team isn’t the important part… its the survival. He has the survival instincts and when it comes to the Survivor Series… well… a team is good but being the sole survivor is the only main objective. The Bushwhackers defeated two dudes and work the fans… then we see Samu and Fatu walk out with Mr. Fuji… they look like they’re going to go to war with the Bushwhackers but nothing doing. The Samoans then beat the hell out of two jobbers. Fuji is smiling. In the back, we see Dusty Rhodes talking with Mean Gene. They put over the Survivor Series and Dusty Rhodes says he has got some boys who have survived the scars of time. He brings in Jimmy Snuka and says that they are going to wild and crazy guys looking for a bad time with some bad guys but when it is all said and done - there can only be one survivor and this is the Dream Team babay! Owen Hart makes his debut against the Night Stalker In the back, Rick Martel is standing by with the Enforcers and they talk about Bossman reaching out and trying his hand with Owen, Davey, and Neidhart. Next week we will see Curtis Hughes taking on the Bossman… and they are going to eliminate him before the Survivor Series even begins! We return to Raw and Dan Spivey is in the ring with Paul E. They are hyping up the crowd… and you know that Funk can’t be far behind… before he goes out… we see Tito Santana walk up to Savage and tell him that he’s got his back… Savage says he might have something up his sleeve but if he needs help he will appreciate it. Randy Savage defeated Dan Spivey via DQ when Paul E interfered. Mean Mark made his way down to the ring and continued to get involved. This pulled out Tito Santana who made good on his word and helped Savage out of the jam. We find out that Savage and Santana will take on Funk and Muta @ the SNME!

Pictures will come with Free time - which isn't in abundance. October 14 - Raw - Newark RAW VIDEO Raw opens this week with footage of Stone Cold Steve Austin taking it to the Rock last week to end the show and announcing that he is back and ready to step into the ring! We head down to Vince McMahon and Jerry Lawler ringside as they put over a huge night of action. Tonight we’ll see Stone Cold Steve Austin in this very ring against Stevie Ray. We’ll also see the Tag Team Championship on the line when the Headbangers take on the Barbarian and Haku! Plus… the new European Champion was crowned this weekend… he is here… wait just a moment… here comes Shawn Michaels, Chyna, and Rick Rude! HBK comes out with his entourage and he is once again as ignorant and arrogant as ever. He starts by talking about how the WWF is rotting away with the useless talent who can’t even lace his boots. He says guys like The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin couldn’t last 10-minutes in the ring with him. He says he destroyed the Undertaker and we’ll never see him again. Then he turns his attention to Mankind and says he should do all of Mankind a favor and jump off the Brooklyn Bridge… that brings him out… Mankind comes out and says that he wants to challenge Michaels for the title but HBK say he doesn’t deserve the chance…. He’s beaten him before and he’ll do it again… Mankind says yes… Shawn Michaels has beat Mankind… and he’s beat Dude Love… he goes behind the curtain and comes back out… BUT YOU HAVEN’T BEAT CACTUS JACK! BANG BANG! The crowd goes wild! Michaels is shaking his head no… no… no! Could Michaels be due to face the one and only Cactus Jack!?!? WWF Tag Team Championship The Barbarian and Haku defeated The Headbangers via DQ when the Godwins got involved and it was a 3-way tag team brawl! We get a fun little promo from the New Age Outlaws… they are laughing at the brawl in the ring. Commissioner Slaughter walks up behind them… they continue to giggle… but Sarge then announces that next week… the Outlaws will face the Barbarian and Haku! The Patriot defeated Savio Vega - well - wasn’t much. Don’t know how long the Patriot is going to last. Vince gets serious for a moment and talks about what we saw last week… those men are not associated with the WWF and we apologize for their disturbance! We then cut to a special video of William Regal… he won the vacant European Championship over the weekend at a special WWF joint event in London. Regal won the finals against Fit Finlay. We saw Dave Taylor work with Regal to secure the victory. We’re told that Regal is having trouble getting to the building… but we’ll hopefully see him next week! Ken Shamrock defeated Van Hammer via Ankle Lock submission - Lawler was running him down the entire time. Shamrock walked over to him and Lawler told him to go back to fighting in alleys and bingo halls… Shamrock got closer and Lawler smacked him in the face! Shamrock looked like he was about to snap and went after him before security had to come out. They escorted Shamrock to the back. He was screaming for Lawler! Security is escorting Shamrock to the back… Michael Cole gets him for a moment… Shamrock says he is sick and tired of Jerry Lawlers BS. He wants to challenge him in that ring next week and we’ll see if he has what it takes to back up his mouth! The New Age Outlaws defeated Duke Droese & Steve Blackman - once again… the Outlaws are looking great as a team… Shawn Michaels is in the back with Chyna and Rude… they are arguing with Patterson, Brisco, and Sarge. Michaels is saying that there is no way he will be in the ring with Cactus Jack. He’s a menace… he’s crazy… Sarge says he is making all kinds of matches and perhaps this will be his next one… but he tells Michaels that Cactus can be the number one contender but he will have to pick his opponent next week… if Cactus Jack wins… then he gets the title shot… Farooq vs Bradshaw went to a double count out - both men beat the living shit out of one another in the ring but then the match went outside the ring and the referee called for the 10-count as both men refused to re-enter the ring. Amidst the chaos… Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler are interrupted but this time… it is Sean Waltman and Scott Hall! They are messing with JR and wearing his cowboy hat. JR is asking them what they want…. What is it…. Hall says he wants to see Razor Ramon…. Diesel… 123 Kid… he wants Vince McMahon! Security escorts them away from the camera… Ross and Lawler try to compose themselves. Buff Bagwell makes his debut with a nice win over Al Snow - Buff works the crowd with his muscles and looks they don’t seem to care too much. The Rock and Harlem Heat - the New Nation are in the back with Michael Cole. They put over the issue with Steve Austin and the Rock says that Austin is climbing up a mountain he just can’t reach. The Intercontinental Championship is out of his grasp and will always be as long as the Rock has it! Rock says Austin is all about himself but the Nation is a unit… together we stand and we will never fall! Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated Stevie Ray in a lopsided match but the crowd was white hot. We see the Rock and Booker T come out. Austin gets the Stunner victory before the Rock and Booker pounce but Austin is able to hold them off for a moment until Farooq runs back down and helps clean house. The New Nation is backing up but they have got smiles on their faces…more next week!

Simple yet effective - I could somehow see Mongo doing well here. Rock N Roll are always here to stay and do some good stuff. This should be a fun promotion to keep an eye on.

Memphis is back in the fold with all the pieces to make it a complete puzzle of what will happen next.

Raw opens with a video package from Badd Blood… we see the Godwins winning the WWF tag titles from the Head Bangers. We see The Rock defeat Farooq to not only win the IC title but also put an end to the Nation of Domination. Then things slow down for the epic HELL IN A CELL MATCH! We see the blood pouring from Shawn Michaels… then the debut that no one was prepared for… KANE! Kane tombstoned the Undertaker to the depths of HELL and walked out with Paul Bearer. Michaels got the win and Chyna carried him to the back…a bloody mess! The Raw video hits and here we go with Vince McMahon and Jerry Lawler, ringside for Monday Night Raw! The crowd is going wild as Vince and Lawler put over Badd Blood… and then talk about how we will hear from Stone Cold Steve Austin… The Rock… and of course (Music hits) SHAWN MICHAELS! HBK comes out to the ring with a huge bandage on his head and Chyna by his side…Rude is also behind them as they get to the ring… HBK cuts a scathing promo putting himself over for single handedly beating the Undertaker last night. He says there is a little less baggage in the ring tonight… he had to trim the fat and this is a revolutionary move named D-Generation X! Michaels is the talent… Chyna is the muscle… and Rude is the insurance policy! They have one thing left to do and that is the lay it all on the line… Shawn Michaels has beat everyone… He has headlined the last two main events… he is the rightful WWF Championship and he’s ready for any and all comers… Then we see Mankind come out to a lil pop from the crowd and he says that he wants to be the next one to challenge Shawn Michaels… HBK, Rude, and Chyna are all laughing up a storm. Mankind says that it isn’t nice to pick on people… he says that maybe he needs to teach Shawn some humility… Shawn lets his know that he doesn’t have time for him… he’s got more important things and women to do! Billy Gunn and the Road Dogg win a tag team match against Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor- Vince puts over how they are getting a lot of momentum and gelling at a team. (For the purpose of our game - Todd Pettengill’s character will be used for Michael Cole… he has a very difficult figure to acquire…) Michael Cole interviews Farooq who says he is no longer running around with a bunch of hoods who call themselves a Nation… there is no Nation… it is the dictatorship of Farooq… tonight he’s going to show the world why they need to take him seriously! Ken Shamrock defeated Bob Holly. Jerry Lawler talks with Shamrock outside the ring… says he is starting to finally get some skill in the ring but to be honest… there is a lot left to be desired… Shamrock gets in his face but Lawler backs up and says that he was just kidding Mr. Personality… Shamrock asks him what his problem is… Lawler say it is his lack of humor and wrestling ability… Shamrock says he will show him what it is all about… anytime! Haku & The Barbarian defeated The Godwins via DQ in their return to the WWF. The Faces of Fear with Jimmy Hart are back in the WWF and they prove to be out of control. The Godwins seem to be in a rough spot since losing the tag titles last night. We’re in the back and we see The Rock and he is standing with his New Nation members… Booker T and Stevie Ray. They put over the movement here in the WWF and how things are going to get a lot better for them before too long. Rock says that he had to put Farooq out to pasture… and anyone else in his path will end up the same way… In what can only be described as shocking… Raw returns with Vince giving Lawler the 4th degree but out of nowhere… someone comes up and flips Vince’s headset off. McMahon gets up and turns around and OMG… KEVIN NASH AND SCOTT HALL are here on RAW! Nothing is clear… in is inaudible… but just enough… “Why haven’t you returned our calls Vinnie… huh?” “Figured since you can’t pick up the phone, we’ll come here and see what’s good…” Security is very heavy now and we see them being flanked and pushed back. Hall and Nash just accosted McMahon… we then cut to black… and here comes KANE! Kane walks out with Paul Bearer and Bearer runs down the Undertaker something awful and says we have seen the end of him once and for all! He says that the Undertaker knew about Kane the whole time… and he’s the one responsible for the burns on his body and the mental scars that it caused. Undertaker will feel the fire of Kane before too long… if not here… then they will be on the hunt to find him! Raw is back… McMahon has been replaced by Jim Ross. They don’t mention the Hall and Nash thing… they put over Badd Blood and then pumps us up for our main event that has been pushed back… tonight we’ll see the Farooq taking on Booker T! WWF Tag Team Champions - The Head Bangers defeat Al Snow & Bart Gunn - a good first showing for the Head Bangers who are hoping this is a successful run with the gold! In the back, Michael Cole is joined by Mankind who says that he doesn’t think he can beat Shawn Michaels… but he knows just who can! The Rock defeated Savio Vega and retained the WWF intercontinental championship… Everyone is cheering for Stone Cold here… it was deafening! Shawn Michaels, Rick Rude, and Chyna are shown in the back… Jim Ross tries to talk with them but Michaels says that his time in the WWF is ticking and he’s going to take his ball and go home just like the Shitman did a year ago… he says that Vince McMahon better pay up because there are quite a few people looking at him for answers! Once again, Ross asks Michaels if he will face Mankind and HBK says there’s not a chance in hell we’ll see Shawn Michaels and Mankind in the ring, one on one! In our Main Event… we saw Farooq defeat Booker T via DQ when the Rock and Stevie Ray got involved. They started to work him over and then GLASS SHATTERS! Here comes Stone Cold Steve Austin! Austin comes down and clotheslines Stevie Ray in the aisleway… steps inside to throw Booker T over the top to the floor… Rock runs for a clothesline but Austin ducks… Rock gets up and STONE COLD STUNNER sending Rock out of the ring to the floor! Austin gets on the microphone to announce that in his pocket… he has a paper clearing him for action in the WWF and he’s coming after The Rock’s ass!

Belfast Bruiser as Fit Finley Brian Christopher Scott Taylor Steve Blackman The Patriot Duke Droese Ernest "The Cat" Miller Van Hammer Prince Iaukea Dave Taylor Stevie Richards Blue Meanie Blue Nova Glacier Tatanka WWF is going to bring these guys in to fill out the roster... Al Snow Bart Gunn The Barbarian Billy Gunn Bob Holly Booker T. Buff Bagwell Chyna Farooq Gangrel The Giant Henry O. Godwin Justin Hawk Bradshaw Kane Ken Shamrock Kevin Nash Mabel Mankind Meng Mosh Phineas I. Godwin Road Dogg The Rock Savio Vega Scott Hall Shawn Michaels Sid Vicious Steve Austin Steve Williams Stevie Ray Terry Gordy The Undertaker Thrasher William Regal X-Pac

For my 5 non-wrestlers... 1. Sgt. Slaughter 2. Paul Bearer 3. Rick Rude 4. Ted Dibiase 5. Jimmy Hart < I would like to add him... Sable and Brian Pillman have been moved to ECW. Sunny... is going to be dropped...

I believe I can have Rick Rude sign with the WWF as a non-wrestler

Oct 7 WWF Raw Raw has a cold open with Rick Martel surrounded by Michael Rotundo, Curtis Hughes, Slick, The One Man Gang, and Zeus. They talk about being the Enforcers of the WWF and they are going to put the Bossman down, where he belongs! Tonight the One Man Gang is going to clash a 747 right through his chest! Zeus then pops in to say he’s going to DESTROY THE BOSSMAN! Raw opens with Gorilla and Jesse pumping up the big night including the Bossman vs the One Man Gang… Andre the Giant is here… the Survivor Series is on the Horizon and good golly here comes the American Dream Dusty Rhodes! Dusty Rhodes defeated Mark Sommers with the Bionic Elbow… Dusty then goes on to cut a nice promo on Jake Roberts… he lets him know that he ain’t hard to find and he is going to be at Saturday Night’s Main Event on October the 26th… if Jake is lucky he will hide behind a mask because because it is going to be some Halloween Havoc when Dusty Rhodes gets his hands on you! We get a promo from Bobby Heenan who is in the back with the WWF Champ, The King, and the Powers of Pain. They put over what happened last week with Andre and how it was Rick Rude who single handedly pinned the Giant 1…2…3 in the middle of the ring. Rick Rude states that this World Title is rightfully his and there is not one challenger who can step up to him in the middle of that ring. Mean Gene then points out how it is the Ultimate Warrior who has put out the challenge for Rick Rude but Rude says he hasn’t earned it. The Powers of Pain let everyone know that the Rockers were lucky last time but next time there will be no luck… just pain! This is the Heenan Family Survivor Series team and there is no one who the Warrior can get that will be able to put them down! The Rougeaus defeat Mike Howard & Sammy Simpson… We hear from the Steiners who let us know that they will get their shot at the US tag titles come Saturday October the 26th. They can’t wait to wipe the floor with the Rougeaus and bring those titles back where they belong in the US of A! Hacksaw Jim Duggan is in the back with Mean Gene. He puts over how his team of All-Americans is going to destroy whomever Bravo gets. It is going to be the most one-sided survivor series match of all time. It is going to be good for the OL USA Tough Guy! He then welcomes in his crew… Koko B Ware and the Steiner Brothers. They put over their union and talk about representing the Red, White, and Blue and turning Bravo and his crew BLACK AND BLUE! Davey Boy Smith defeated Johnny Wilcox via the Powerslam! Once Davey gets done he goes out of the ring and… what’s this… he shakes hands with two guys ringside… Owen Hart and Jim Neidhart! What is going on with these three? They shake hands as Davey Boy goes to the back… they smile at the camera. We’re in the back with Terry Funk and he’s got his buddies… his team… the Dangerous Alliance behind him. Funk and Dangerously discuss how Muta, Spivey, and Mean Mark will be joining Terry Funk to rid the WWF of that no-good Macho Maniac. Terry Funk says he is a mild mannered, sophisticated, role model for all these kids out here… but if Savage continues… then he’s going to show him the Funk side that people have talked about for a decade. He is going to give Savage more than he can handle… and he doesn’t think Savage will even be able to get people to be team members! The Ultimate Warrior defeated Kenny Spears! Warrior with a beatdown and a true showcase of power. We then see Andre come out and shake his hand… it appears as though these two have an agreement. Warrior then says they are survivors! We’re back on Raw and here is Randy Savage… he stands out there for the crowd… he puts over the Survivor Series. He says that he has some calls in… and he wants to let the cat out of the bag but it isn’t the right time… next week… Savage is one on one with Spivey… if his team needs to show up - they will! The Big Bossman defeated the One Man Gang w/ Slick via disqualification - Here comes the crew though… Zeus… Rotundo… Hughes… Martel… and Bossman is in trouble… they pounce but wait a second… here comes the British Bulldog! Bulldog runs back down and he is trying to break things up but nothing doing… WAIT A MINUTE… OWEN AND NEIDHART JUMP THE RAIL AND JOIN IN ON THE FIGHT! Owen, Neidhart, Davey Boy, and Bossman clear the ring! The crowd is going nuts! Has Bossman found his team? Will they be able to stop Martel’s team with Slick? We’ll find out more next week… plus Savage vs Spivey… see you then!

can’t wait

How and when does this draft work/happen?

WWF releases the following Wrestlers to free agency Alex Shane Alex Wright Belfast Bruiser Brian Cristopher Chris Harris Dan Severn Devon Storm Doug Furnas Doug Williams James Storm Justin Gabriel Kenny Kaos La Parka Phil Lafon Robbie Rage Scott Taylor Steve Blackman The Patriot

Wwf sends Jerry Lynn, Pitbulls, Marc Mero, and Godfather to ECW for Terry Gordy, Buff Bagwell, Steve Williams, Meng, and Barbarian

Perfect!

Can I make a claim for Al Snow - not seeing him anywhere.

Ill take him if I can