Looking Back At Monday Night RAW March 3rd, 1997

Mankind Joins The "Let's Make Sid Look Good" Task Force As The Night Finally Gets Better...

Psycho Sid has been on the top of the world after becoming the new WWF Champion

MATCH #5: PSYCHO SID (c) vs. MANKIND (w/ Paul Bearer) {WWF World Heavyweight Championship Match}

Mankind cuts a promo in German before the match goes underway. Sure, Mankind is not the most popular character in WWF right now, but it still goes on to show how smart Mick Foley really is. Mankind is trying to make the most of what he is provided with, which also includes signing himself on board as a part of the “Let’s make Sid look good” task force.

As for Sid, the master & ruler of the world is currently on top of the world. His momentum going into every match is quite impressive. Therefore, it is pretty evident that Sid is currently one of the top babyfaces in the company whilst also being one of the top heels at the same time.

At one point into this bout, Vince McMahon takes a clever dig at WCW by mentioning that the athletes currently on your television sets are definitely “not past their prime”.

Mankind shocks the audience by kicking out of Sid’s chokeslam, which probably made everyone go like—

“Heiliger Strohsack! Ich glaub mich knutscht ein Elch!” (Holy smokes, I can’t believe it!)

A few seconds later, Sid drops Mankind for good by delivering an impressive looking Powerbomb. Sid retains his title, drawing an unbelievable crowd reaction.

Goodnight, Mankind...

Result: Psycho Sid retains via pinfall.

Looks like we are heading back to the WWF Studios one more time. Let’s hope that Austin doesn’t have a bad case of diarrhea again…

They recap how Austin stuck his nose in during The Final Four, and as well as the time when he cost Bret Hart his title on RAW a few weeks ago.

Stone Cold is about to rant, & you simply can't miss it...

As Austin is sitting in the comfort of his chair back in the USA, Vince asks him a simple question— “Do you show any remorse for your actions whatsoever?”

Austin: “The only remorse I got is that I didn’t hit him (Bret) harder with that steel chair! Bret Hart runs around talkin’ about everybody screwin’ him. Hell, for the past seven years I've been screwed & it’s the same old song. How come when Shawn Michaels hurts his knee you make a video out of him? How come when Shawn Michaels gets sick you tell the whole world that he’s got the flu? Well, when I went into the Final Four I was sick as a dog & I had a blown out knee, let me ask you a question…

…How many one-legged people could go 25 minutes with three of the top wrasslers’ in the world? NONE! Stone Cold Steve Austin went out there & did just that. And I ain’t makin’ fun of no one-legged people, I’m just sittin’ here tryna’ make a point, & as far as I’m concerned- I truly am the World Wrestling Federation Champion & can’t nobody tell me any different…Not you, not anybody!

As far as the submission match (at WrestleMania 13 goes), it’s a buncha’ BULL! Bret Hart is supposed to be the big technician, the sharpshooter…BIG DEAL! I don’t know a whole lotta’ couple a’ submission moves, but it doesn’t matter. ‘Cause I’ll beat the hell outta’ Bret Hart!

And as far as Ken Shamrock says on TV the other day— ‘Oh, I don’t know, Bret Hart’s a better technician, but Stone Cold ain’t got no ‘quit’ in him’— Well, you hit the nail right on the head son, because I ain’t got no ‘quit’ in me at all & you can bet your bottom dollar that Stone Cold AIN’T gonna look at the referee & say- I QUIT! I SUBMIT! I’VE HAD TOO MUCH! There ain’t nobody in wrasslin’ who can make me quit…And that’s the bottomline ‘cause Stone Cold said so!”

McMahon: “Why are you so bitter? Why this bitterness?”

Austin: “You treat me like a dog & you expect me to smile…YOU REMIND ME OF A JACK*SS.”

Live from WWF Studios, Steve Austin makes Monday Night RAW better!

No wonder why Stone Cold Steve Austin became so popular…