{"id":35925,"date":"2016-12-05T16:30:22","date_gmt":"2016-12-05T22:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=35925"},"modified":"2016-12-05T16:30:43","modified_gmt":"2016-12-05T22:30:43","slug":"20-yrs-ago-kellers-wwf-monday-night-raw-report-steve-austin-sid-diesel-goon-vince-mcmahon-hunter-michaels-billy-gunn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/12\/05\/20-yrs-ago-kellers-wwf-monday-night-raw-report-steve-austin-sid-diesel-goon-vince-mcmahon-hunter-michaels-billy-gunn\/","title":{"rendered":"20 YRS AGO: KELLER&#8217;S WWF Monday Night Raw Report: Steve Austin, Sid, Diesel, The Goon, Vince McMahon, Hunter, Michaels, Billy Gunn"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-411731171\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>The following my WWF Monday Night Raw\u00a0report\u00a0from 20 years ago this week, originally published in the Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter cover-dated Nov. 7, 1996, issue #418. VIP members now have\u00a0access to the entire issue in PDF format and All-Text format which also including these topics:<\/p>\n<p>-A\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">cover story on whether ECW is too controversial to debut on pay-per-view\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">-Chris Zavisa\u2019s feature column analyzes the two paths WCW took\u2026 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">-WWF Newswire details Bret Hart\u2019s disappointing return to Raw, Shawn Michaels ripping on fans, and more\u2026 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">-Plus WCW Newswire, ETC. Newswire, WWF Live Event Reports, reports on Raw, Nitro, ECW, and other TV shows, and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Interested in being a VIP member? Tons of benefits, ad-free site, daily exclusive podcasts, three decades or archives, more:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/11\/28\/black-friday-sale-go-vip-full-month-just-2-save-80\/\">DETAILS HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>KELLER\u2019S WWF RAW REPORT<br \/>\nDECEMBER 2, 1996<br \/>\nTAPED NOV. 18 IN NEW HAVEN, CONN.<br \/>\nAIRED ON USA NETWORK<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(1) Flash Funk (w\/Nadine and Tracey, the Funkettes) beat The Goon. Vince McMahon \u201cdanced\u201d in his ringside chair. Seeing a middle aged man do a dorky dance needlessly distracts from Funk\u2019s cool act. Lawler made fun of McMahon, saying he should star in \u201cWhite Men Can\u2019t Dance.\u201d The WWF has a real winner of a gimmick here. Funk\u2019s moves were great, too. His ring music and entrance is great. McMahon said Shawn Michaels was standing by in the WWF studios because he wanted to apologize for something. McMahon also said they\u2019d have a tribute to the late Tiny Tim on the show. Lawler laughed about Tim \u201ckicking the bucket\u201d\u2026<\/p>\n<p>They teased footage of Austin nailing Sid in London with the WWF Title belt and said they\u2019d have more later\u2026<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3025262261\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>(2) Diesel pinned Phinneous Godwinn. Jim Ross joined in on commentary and began making fun of McMahon, saying he wants his dose of McMahon\u2019s \u201cWhadda move!\u201d and \u201cLet\u2019s not go there.\u201d Ross said that Diesel is \u201cnearly\u201d seven feet tall, which is a nice touch of honesty since he is considerably shorter than the original Diesel and actually appeared a bit shorter than Phinneous. Ross pushed youth as Diesel\u2019s asset. At 3:00 Razor came to ringside\u2026<\/p>\n<p>A commercial aired of two fans sitting in the Alamo Dome alone saying they wanted to get their seats seven weeks early. They\u2019re apparently not all that bright since they had their choice of any seat and sat in the middle of the stadium\u2026 They replayed the King\u2019s Court segment where Lawler interviewed Tiny Tim in July 1993\u2026<\/p>\n<p>McMahon interviewed Michaels. Michaels acknowledged McMahon\u2019s accusation that last week he was defensive. Michaels then apologized for not being defensive enough. Michaels said last week his emotions got the best of him, but he admitted being a very emotional person. McMahon said, \u201cWhen you have your emotions under control, you\u2019re really at your best.\u201d Michaels said he wasn\u2019t upset about Sid using a camera against him \u201cbecause that\u2019s the line of work I\u2019m in.\u201d Michaels did say he was upset with Sid using the camera on Jose Lothario. Michaels said: \u201cWell, let\u2019s face it. That same element that was cheering Sid at Madison Square Garden, that\u2019s the same element that cheers Shawn Michaels\u2019s flamboyance and charisma. Those people might have been booing in Madison Square Garden, but they know when they see Shawn Michaels\u2019s name on the card, without a doubt that will be the best match. I give the fans what they want whenever they want because I take risks like no other man in the WWF because I am, like it or not, a man\u2019s man.\u201d Michaels responded to those who say he is a bad role model by saying at least he brings his skeletons out of the closet and shows it to the public, unlike his accusers. He said there will be 71,000 screaming fans at the Royal Rumble. Michaels said he\u2019s going to continue to speak his mind and he\u2019s not ashamed of who he is or who he\u2019s become\u201d\u2026 Lawler said Michaels was \u201cabout as sincere as Sable\u2019s hair color\u201d\u2026<\/p>\n<p>(3) Justin Hawk Bradshaw (w\/Uncle Zeb) beat \u201cDouble J\u201d Jesse Jammes. Bradshaw\u2019s match ending lariat was devastating looking. Zen distracted Jammes and held his leg leading to the finisher. Zeb and Bradshaw branded Jammes after the match\u2026<\/p>\n<p>They recapped the angle last week where Owen got between Bulldog and Austin. Then they showed the angle from London (see pg. 6) where Austin nailed Sid with the WWF belt. Bulldog made the save, but Sid thought Bulldog hit him and thus tried to powerbomb Bulldog. Owen saved Bulldog. Bret then faced off against Sid. Austin then rammed Bret from behind with a knee. Sid then chokeslammed Bret as WWF officials ran into the ring. Locker room interviews from London then aired with Austin, Bulldog, Bret, and Sid. Austin was upset he didn\u2019t beat Sid for the title. Bulldog said he wants at Austin. Owen told him to forget about Austin and concentrate on the tag titles. Bret said come Dec. 15 he will beat Sid for the belt. Sid said he doesn\u2019t know why everyone is sticking their noses in his business\u2026<\/p>\n<p>(4) Jake Roberts &amp; Marc Mero (w\/Sable) beat Billy Gunn &amp; Hunter Hearst Helmsley when Billy abandoned Hunter after a collision. \u2026<\/p>\n<p>A promo aired with Jammes who vowed revenge for Zeb and Bradshaw\u2019s actions and wanted a two-on-one match next week\u2026 McMahon pushed hard throughout the show that Undertaker vs. Mankind in a \u201cNo Holds Barred\u201d match would headline Raw next week\u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3636243290\"><div id=\"pwtor-3811250821\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The following my WWF Monday Night Raw\u00a0report\u00a0from 20 years ago this week, originally published in the Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter cover-dated Nov. 7, 1996, issue #418. 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