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Welcome everyone to 1997!  In this episode of Wrasslin’ Raw, the boys ease into 1997 like an old man easing into a warm bath.  Owen Hart and Mankind help to smooth the way, but Furnas and LaFon taking on Fake Razor and Fake Diesel settles things back into reality.  The debut of Shotgun Saturday night got interesting when Marlena flashed the crowd, Shawn Michaels continues to dig at Bret Hart whenever he can, and Vader shows up for his match and DOGS IT.  Stop shitting up the place!

That’s it folks, we’re done with this one!  In this episode of Wrasslin’ Raw, the boys take a look back at 1996, and talk about what the World Wrestling Federation served up for its viewers.  Match of the Year candidates feature Stone Cold Steve Austin, Shawn Michaels, Mankind, Savio Vega, and Diesel; the President of the Carpenter’s Union gives us the Jobber of the Year, and Joe brings us some interesting award winners from the year. In next week’s episode of Wrasslin’ Raw: 1997!

What the hell is Ahmed wearing? In this episode of Wrasslin’ Raw, the boys take a look at the final episode of Monday Night Raw that aired in 1996.  Superstar power is in abundance here, with matches featuring Stone Cold Steve Austin, Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Bret “the Hitman” Hart, and “The Real Double J” Jesse James.  Shawn Michaels delivers a sharp promo, Jerry Lawler continues to insult Tiny Tim weeks after his death, and Vince defends the freaks of the world.  HE’S SO FUNKY!

Who’s ready to do some GUSHING? In this episode of Wrasslin’ Raw, the boys discuss an episode of Monday Night Raw that failed within the first three seconds of airtime. Monday Night Mero continues while we could have watched Benoit vs. Guerrero on Nitro, the WWF/AAA collaboration bears terrible fruit, Rocky Maivia fails to bring the electricity to his match, and Bret Hart is mortally insulted at the end of the night. The odd positioning of our legs indicates that we fell asleep while watching!

SPECIAL SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT!  In this episode of Wrasslin’ Raw, the fates have conspired to deliver a two-man booth, so the Year End update and the episode the boys got subjected to are a man down.  That doesn’t stop the talk about Steve Austin and Vader, a Jobber of the Week with a familiar masked face, and some serious questions about pretending like Sunny never happened.  Are we back around to “worked concussion” again?

It's not just the Executioner going downhill!  In this episode of Wrasslin' Raw, the boys put aside their reservations and sit down to examine In Your House 12: It's Time. This Pay Per View has matches featuring Marc Mero and Hunter Hearst Helmsley, a tag team championship match featuring Fake Razor and Fake Diesel, and Bret Hart taking on Psycho Sid for the championship.  We also get a surprise ECW match, or at least something that looks like one!

Wait, the Undertaker is taking on who at the Pay Per View? In this episode of Wrasslin’ Raw, the boys wince at the go-home Monday Night Raw, leading into the In Your House: It’s Time Pay Per View.  The Handicap Match between the “Real Double J” Jesse James, Justin Bradshaw, and Uncle Zebekiah doesn’t get any pops, but Goldust and Bart Gunn were serviceable. Who’s looking forward to that upcoming tag team titles match?

How many times can the Executioner ruin a finish? In this episode of Wrasslin’ Raw, the boys have to ask the hard questions: Can Jose Lothario, in FULL CARDIAC ARREST, refuse medical attention? What do PG-13 really bring to the table in the Nation of Domination? What’s it going to take for Ryan to give Bob Holly the Jobber of the Week title? The answers to these questions and the results of the 1996 Presidential election are on an all-new episode this week!

Sunglasses and sparklers- what a load of crap!  In this episode of Wrasslin’ Raw, the boys examine the go-home episode of Monday Night Raw, leading into Survivor Series 1996.  Mankind keeps us moving forward, despite the Executioner tied around his ankle, and the championship scene is mostly falling flat; however, Stone Cold Steve Austin and Bret Hart are putting asses every 18 inches with the lead-in to their match.  Earl Hebner is a wiener!

Oh my god oh my god oh my god!  In this episode of Wrasslin’ Raw, the boys view one of the most notorious and influential episodes in wrasslin’ history- Pillman’s Got a Gun!  Stone Cold Steve Austin and Brian Pillman take storytelling to the next level, while the Sultan and Alex “the Pug” Porteau take jobbing to the next level.  The Wildman Marc Mero and Fake Razor have a terrible match, and we get to see everyone giving up on the Stalker’s gimmick at the same time.  Join Team Pug!

Is that double J Jeff Jarrett? No, it’s the real Double J, Jesse James!  In this episode of Wrasslin’ Raw, the boys get the debut of the repackaged Roadie!  Aldo Montoya still gets pyro when he takes on Crush, Billy Gunn goes up against Freddie Joe Floyd, and Shawn Michaels battles the British Bulldog.  Sal Sincere attempts to class up the joint, but we get news that there may be some serious trouble brewing between Brian Pillman and Stone Cold Steve Austin- stay tuned for more details!

Where's the SUUU-EEEE McMahon?  In this episode of Wrasslin' Raw, the boys view the fallout from the Buried Alive Pay Per View.  Henry Godwin continues to get overlooked, Earl Hebner continues to build his stats, and it took three years for Vince McMahon Sr. to achieve Hall of Fame status.  Bret Hart returns to provide an amazing interview, and kicks off an amazing feud with Stone Cold Steve Austin.  It's been a PERFECT hoax!

It’s a damn good thing those microphones got fixed!  In this episode of Wrasslin’ Raw, the boys sit down to talk about In Your House 11: Buried Alive. Stone Cold Steve Austin debuted the Breaking Glass entrance music, the tag team championship ends in a ridiculous finish, and Mero gets his shit in against Goldust. This Pay Per View made Jim Ross look like a piece of shit, and the Battle of the Powerbombs between Sid and Vader is a great lead in to Buried Alive and the debut of the Executioner!

Have you changed the channel yet? In this episode of Wrasslin’ Raw, the boys take a look at an episode that shows us who “The Real Double J” is- when it isn’t driving us to the competition.  Matches featuring Marc Mero, Fake Diesel, and the Sultan leave much to be desired, while the Mankind/Undertaker vignettes hyping the Buried Alive match continue to be crowd favorites. Why did the WWF start losing for 83 weeks? Because they took away Aldo Montoya’s pyro, dammit!

Who would have thought Jake Roberts would be a highlight? In this episode of Wrasslin’ Raw, the boys learn that Jim Ross has NO LOYALTY to the WWF, and is going strong on being Redass JR. Matches between Vader and Michaels and an angle with Mr. Perfect and Hunter Hearst Helmsley are underwhelming, while the Spanish Announce Table loves the Godwinn’s goat. Even though the Double J Hoax brings back good memories, most of these people ought to be embarrassed over what they’ve done!

Watch out for that enormous gravestone! In this episode of Wrasslin’ Raw, the boys get to witness the crowning of a new, but very mild Intercontinental champion, Marc Mero, as well as action featuring The Bodydonnas, Owen Hart, British Bulldog, and fake Razor Ramon. Hershey loves rest holds!

NEW CHAMPIONS! NEW CHAMPIONS!  In this episode of Wrasslin’ Raw, the boys are lucky enough to witness the Mind Games Pay Per View, and there are a lot of stars to be handed out in it.  Matches featuring the Undertaker, Goldust, Shawn Michaels, Mankind, and many more all deliver; Owen Hart won’t be wearing a cast anymore, and the Jim Cornette/Jose Lothario feud is hopefully over.  There’s a serious tag match, but even rarer than that, there’s a Match of the Year candidate.  Guest starring: ECW!

SAY IT, DAMMIT!  In this episode of Wrasslin’ Raw, Vince McMahon’s micromanagement of the commentary table becomes readily apparent, as the storytelling from our announcers stops lining up with the storytelling in the ring all together.  Matches featuring Bob Holly and Alex “The Pug” Porteau get ignored to remind us about Razor Ramon and Diesel; also, the debut of the Sultan gets sidetracked by Jake Roberts, Jerry Lawler, and Jim Beam.  Yes folks, that helmet is controversial!

That’s one good-looking JEZEBEL!  In this episode of Wrasslin’ Raw, the boys are introduced to The Stalker Barry Windham, re-introduced to T.L. Hopper, and subjected to Crush.  Faarooq and Savio Vega have a great show-opener, and the new stereotype gimmick Sal Sincere shows up to wrassle with the Undertaker.  Wrasslin’ Raw shouldn’t have replayed Jim Ross’ comments about Razor Ramon and Big Daddy Cool Diesel-  but nonetheless folks, the sources are reliable!