WWF News & Rumors

3/14/99

Mr. McMahon and "Big Show" Paul Wight came out to begin the show. McMahon called out Mankind, who was clad in his customary white shirt painted with black stripes. McMahon saidMankind only had to pass one more "small" challenge if hewanted to be the referee for the main event at WrestleMania — he had to beat Paul Wight in singles competition! The "Big Show" and the Deranged One will meet at WrestleMania — and the winner will be the guest official for the main event! Upon hearing that announcement, Mankind hit the owner with the Mandible Claw! But Wight came to the aid of McMahon, and assaulted Mankind. He even held the Deranged One so that McMahon could kick him! Mankind then went after Shane at the commentator’s table and when Shane ran off, Mankind grabbed the headset and said he didn’t want to wait until WrestleMania to face the "Big Show", he demanded a match on HEAT! He then attacked Test as he made his way to the ring for his match vs. D'Lo.
Test vs. D'Lo Brown
X-Pac was the guest announcer for the match. Shane ran to the ring and threw Test his belt to clock D'Lo with before running like a chicken from X-Pac. X-Pac caused the DQ by grabbing Test before he could get the 3 count.
Meanwhile, Mankind is backstage searching for Wight as he hides with McMahon.
Al Snow vs. Droz
Mankind comes out and decimates both of them with a, now mangled, chair. He then demands Wight come out.
New Age Outlaws vs. Bob Holly & Val Venis
The match didn’t last long, as Val grabbed the Road Dogg from behind and hit him with a belly-to-back suplex into a bridge and got the pin! The Dogg said he had gotten his lesson in humility and on RAW it would be Val’s turn, as he challenged the Intercontinental Champion. Mr. Ass said that if Road Dogg was getting a shot at his Intercontinental Title, it was only fair for Billy to get a shot at Road Dogg's Hardcore Championship, and he challenged Hardcore Holly!
A still livid Mankind attacked the Hardy Boyz backstage. Meanwhile, the "Big Show" tried to convince McMahon to let him go out and put his fist down Mankind’s throat. The owner said he would think about it.
Michael Cole tried to interview Public Enemy. However, the Brood attacked Johnny Grudge and Flyboy!
Tiger Ali Singh offered any American peasant $500 to do an impression of Jim Ross. A "lucky" volunteer was picked, and in the middle of his impression, "Dr. Death" Steve Williams came out with JR and nailed him with an overhead suplex. Then Williams hit Tiger with a Doctor Bomb. Is anyone else getting tired of this?
McMahon sent Wight to go and clean out the ring, and if Mankind happened to show up, so be it. However, it was The Rock who came out next. The champion said he was giving Wight three seconds until he layed down the smack. The Rock counted the three and then attacked the big man. Wight head butted him and then picked him up for a chokeslam, but before he could drop him, Mankind smacked him from behind with a steel chair. It didn’t phase the "Big Show" much, as he turned around, grabbed Mankind, and chokeslammed him on the chair.
Suddenly Stone Cold Steve Austin came out and told The Rock that maybe the champion wasn’t paranoid after all, and maybe Austin and Wight were working together. Austin said that Wight would call things down the middle at WrestleMania, and the Rattlesnake would be the next champion! HEAT ended with an amazing display of strength as an angry Wight lifting the entire ring with The Rock inside, trembling like a baby!

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