World Wrestling Federation

[KingBoggs33]

Okay, so I fell a little bit behind, but let's get all this caught up.

Monday Night Raw
05/18/1991

• The Titan defeated Dan Spivey with Slick to retain the WWF Television Championship
• The Ronin and Z-Man with Gary Hart won a six-man tag match
• Dynamite Kid defeated Tom Brandi
• Andre the Giant destroyed four men. He still wants answers
• Mean Gene does a King of the Ring report (Promos from competitors of the tournament.)
• The Warlord and Junkyard Dog challenge Power and Glory to a match at SNME in June
• Tito Santana defeated The Genius
• In a surprising moment. Jake "The Snake" Roberts shows up via satellite for a promo. 

• The camera opens in a dark room with only a single lamp glowing beside a chair. Jake Roberts sits motionless, wearing dark sunglasses, his eyes still heavily damaged from the attack. Damien rests quietly across his shoulders as Jake slowly tilts his head toward the camera.]

  Jake Roberts: You know...people spend their whole lives afraid of the dark. Funny thing is...I spent my whole life living in it.

  He slowly rubs his fingers together.

  Jake Roberts: I made a career outta fear. I poisoned minds. I twisted people up inside. I made enemies because that’s what Jake the Snake does. I told myself it was all part of the game. Mind games. Psychological warfare. Survival. But then one night...somebody took my eyes away from me.

  Jake lowers his head.

  Jake Roberts: And when all you've got left is darkness...you start hearing things clearer than you ever did before. I heard doctors whispering about whether I’d ever see again. I heard fans praying for me. I heard people I hurt over the years saying maybe I finally got what was coming to me. Maybe they’re right. Maybe I brought too much chaos into the WWF. Maybe I pushed too many people too far. Maybe I became so obsessed with fear...that eventually fear came looking for me.

  Jake tightens his grip on Damien.

  Jake Roberts: But let me tell you something about being blind. When you lose your sight...you stop seeing distractions. You stop seeing fame. Money. Gold. You stop seeing the lies people hide behind. Now I see people for exactly what they are. And whoever did this to me...you made one mistake.

  He slowly removes the sunglasses just enough to reveal his damaged eyes underneath before lowering them again.

  Jake Roberts: You left me alive. I don’t need eyes to find you. Trust Me!

  The screen slowly fades to black.

[KingBoggs33]

WWF Presents King of the Ring
05/24/1991
Baltimore Arena, Baltimore, Maryland

WWF World Heavyweight Championship
Special Ring Enforcer: Terry Funk
Tito Santana vs Jerry Lawler

King of the Ring Tournament
Ric Flair vs Jim Duggan
Dynamite Kid vs Hiroshi Hase
Andre The Giant vs Junkyard Dog
Nailz vs Tatanka

WWF Intercontinental Championship
Earthquake wth Jimmy Hart vs Jimmy Snuka

Eight-Man Tag Team Match
The Warlord/Tugboat/The Fantastics vs The Nasty Boys/Power and Glory

[ErictheDragon]

Titan defeats his most physically imposing challenger. Can anyone stop him?

Like that you're already making plans for the next SNME. Warlord/JYD vs Power & Glory will be a fun attraction.

A one eyed snake can til bite. I think someone is about to find that out the hard way.

King of the Ring is gonna rock Baltimore.

[KingBoggs33]

WWF Presents King of the Ring
05/24/1991
Baltimore Arena, Baltimore, Maryland

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[ErictheDragon]

Hart screws up big time allowing DK to move on.

Taylor seemed to be looking to make a friend. Alas Andre wasn't interested.

Slick Ric is headed to the semis.

So much for Nailz' rehabilitation.

A loss in the eight man sees the heels nearly come to blows. I know I wouldn't mind seeing Hart & Slick tussle.

Andre is going into the finals with a lot left in the tank.

Flair gets the win but Kid made him work for it.

Earthquake ends Jimmy's night on a high note.

The plot thickens as it turns out that the Taylor Made Man has a secret employer.

Funk proves he's a man of his word as he prevents Lawler & the Genius from comiting a royal robbery.

I don't know what Taylor thought he was doing but maybe he should've run it past Andre first? Regardless the nature Boy is the King of the Ring and now it's on to SummerSlam.

[kevinmcfl]

WWF is a mystery and is Terry Taylor pulling all the strings .... or is the Million Dollar Corporation.

The King of the Ring was so well done and you put so much work onto it.  Great job.  

Lawler-Funk.... Always a money maker.

Again, awesome job! Can't wait to get all the clues to see where Taylor stands... what roll Nails plays in all of this drama and same goes for Andre!  

I might need popcorn for the next epipisode.

[spaldoni]

KOTR! 

Dynamite and Hase kick things off with one heck of an opener. Hart's interference backfires as Dynamite advances. 

Thanks to Taylor's pre match beating on JYD, Andre easily advances. Hmmmmm, what was that all about???

Duggan came out swinging but one mistake is all Flair needed as he pulls off the classic heel roll up 

Ok Nailz completely snapped. Backlund should've known this man cannot be rehabilitated. Andre's been a lucky man tonight. I'm sure Tatanka will want another fight with Nailz but he better bring his tomahawk with him 

The 8 man tag was a lot of fun. Loved the heels arguing with each other as well as the managers. Warlord seems to be getting a good push. 

Dynamite sure made Flair work for that win. Great job making Dynamite look strong in defeat. Flair really got to shine here. Very interesting finals ahead 

Damn, Earthquake looked like an absolute beast tonight. I wouldn't mind seeing an Earthquake/Warlord IC match. 

Awesome segment with Taylor and Nailz. From the envelope to the spotted spray can to the Million Dollar Corporation card. So many questions but a lot of clues to answers

Santana and Lawler give the fans an exciting title bout. Funk keeping order amongst all the chaos was great stuff. Santana gets the big win and gives him even more credibility as a fighting champ. Also sets up an inevitable Funk/Lawler feud which is always money. 

I think Taylor was better off staying in the back. Thanks to him, Flair was able to pull it off and win the KOTR. And now, Taylor has an angry giant to worry about. Flair giving another epic promo was a fitting end to an amazing night. 

Flair and Santana are going to tear it up at SummerSlam! 

Props to you and all your hard work. The match write ups were well detailed and so realistic. The commentary was spot on as well as the promos. Not to mention the creative storylines going on. Well done! 

 

[Control21]

King of the Ring was an excellent tournament and seemed like a major success for WWF. Flair vs Santana is a tasty matchup on paper, and I would be surprised if those two didn't deliver at SummerSlam. 

[KingBoggs33]

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[KingBoggs33]

 

The road to Saturday Night's Main Event has become increasingly chaotic as the WWF Championship picture continues to spiral out of control. It all began at King of the Ring, when Terry Funk returned to the WWF as the Special Guest Ring Enforcer for Tito Santana's title defense against Jerry "The King" Lawler. Throughout the match, Funk repeatedly prevented Lawler and The Genius from stealing the championship through underhanded tactics, ultimately helping ensure that Tito Santana left with the WWF Championship still around his waist. Since that night, Lawler has become obsessed with Terry Funk, blaming the unpredictable Texan for costing him the biggest opportunity of his career. Week after week, Lawler has verbally attacked Funk, interrupted interviews, mocked his recent change in attitude, and promised revenge on the man he claims robbed him of the WWF Championship.

As tensions continued to rise, Jack Tunney shocked the WWF by announcing that Terry Funk had earned a championship opportunity of his own. While both men have maintained a level of mutual respect, the situation has become increasingly complicated. Tito Santana appreciates what Funk did at King of the Ring, but he also understands that Funk is now standing between him and another successful title defense. Meanwhile, Funk insists that he has no choice but to chase the championship because opportunities like this do not come along every day.

Adding even more fuel to the fire is Ric Flair. Ever since his victory at King of the Ring, Flair has made it clear that the WWF Championship remains his ultimate goal. Over the last month, Flair has repeatedly inserted himself into the championship conversation, taking shots at both Santana and Funk while reminding everyone that he believes neither man belongs in the same conversation as the Nature Boy. Flair will now have a front row seat as the Special Guest Commentator, but few believe he is simply showing up to call the action. Many suspect Flair is scouting his future opponent, and some wonder if the Nature Boy can resist involving himself if things begin to go sideways.

Then there is Jerry Lawler.

The King has made it clear that he has no intention of quietly disappearing from the championship picture. Despite losing at King of the Ring, Lawler continues to insist that the WWF Championship should belong to him and has repeatedly vowed to make both Tito Santana and Terry Funk pay for humiliating him. With Lawler's history of interference and Flair's constant presence around the championship scene, Jack Tunney felt he had no choice but to bring in outside help.

That help comes in the form of The Terminator, who has been appointed Special Guest Enforcer for the match. His job is simple: keep Ric Flair, Jerry Lawler, The Genius, and anyone else from turning the WWF Championship match into another circus. Whether even The Terminator can maintain order remains to be seen.

What started as a respectful championship challenge has quickly evolved into one of the most unpredictable main events in recent WWF history. Tito Santana must defend the title against a dangerous challenger in Terry Funk. Ric Flair will be watching every move from the commentary desk. Jerry Lawler is lurking somewhere in the background looking for revenge. And standing in the middle of the chaos is The Terminator, charged with keeping the peace. One way or another, the WWF Championship picture is guaranteed to look very different by the time Saturday Night's Main Event comes to an end.

[rainmakerrtv]

Arnold is a blockbuster celeb indeed! Great tie in to T2. SNME is going to be awesome. 

[ErictheDragon]

The Terminator is coming in to maintain law & order. Santana/Funk 2 is gonna be huge.

[KingBoggs33]

 

The WWF Tag Team Championship picture has been turned upside down over the past month. After spending months living in the shadow of Jimmy Hart's First Family, Slick finally got the breakthrough he had been searching for when Power and Glory defeated The Nasty Boys on the June 1st edition of Monday Night Raw to capture the WWF Tag Team Championships. The victory marked the biggest moment in the careers of Hercules and Paul Roma, while also giving Slick something he had wanted for a long time: championship gold. Since winning the titles, the champions have spent every week reminding the WWF that they are the new kings of the tag team division, boasting that they accomplished what no other team could by ending the reign of The Nasty Boys.

However, the celebration didn't sit well with everyone. Over the last couple months, The Warlord has found himself locked in a bitter war with Slick's Army. After severing ties with Slick earlier in the year, Warlord quickly became a target for his former manager and his collection of hired guns. The numbers game repeatedly worked against Warlord until an unlikely ally emerged in the form of Junkyard Dog. Seeing Slick's Army constantly stacking the deck against his opponents, JYD stepped in and declared that he wanted to "take a bite outta Slick." What started as a simple act of loyalty quickly developed into a dangerous partnership as Warlord and Junkyard Dog began fighting side by side against Power and Glory, Dan Spivey, and the rest of Slick's forces.

The rivalry reached a new level when the challengers began picking up victories on Raw. Despite Power and Glory's constant bragging, they struggled to put away the powerful duo of Warlord and Junkyard Dog. Several matches and confrontations ended in wild brawls that spilled all over the arena, forcing officials to intervene before things got completely out of control. Slick repeatedly claimed that Warlord was jealous of the success he found after leaving him behind, while Junkyard Dog fired back by accusing Slick of hiding behind his men whenever a fight broke out.

With tensions continuing to rise, Jack Tunney finally made the match official for Saturday Night's Main Event. Now the WWF Tag Team Championships will be on the line as Power and Glory attempt to prove that their title victory was no fluke against one of the most physically imposing teams in the entire company. For the champions, this is an opportunity to cement their place at the top of the division. For Warlord and Junkyard Dog, it is a chance to humble Slick once and for all while bringing championship gold into their camp. With bad blood, personal history, and the WWF Tag Team Championships all at stake, this showdown has all the ingredients to become one of the biggest matches of the summer.

[ErictheDragon]

Power & Glory v JYD/Warlord gets a major boost with the tag titles entering the mix.

[spaldoni]

I'm loving all the craziness surrounding the world title. I have absolutely no idea what's going to happen at SNME. Then you've got Arnold coming in. Things will get insane! 

I'm glad to see P&G get a title run. I always loved this team. I like how you're using JYD at this point in his career. He's a former huge star and still has a lot of value. Putting him in the tag title picture is a great fit for him and it also gives Warlord that babyface rub. 

Awesome job with the match announcement visuals. These add so much color to the storytelling.