August 17th, 1998: With only two weeks to go before "Summerslam," WWF Champion "Stone Cold" Steve Austin wants a piece of The Undertaker tonight, and he warns Vince McMahon not to stand in his way. D-Generation-X and The Nation of Domination do battle in a Street Fight, which results in one of the wrestlers being badly beaten and bloodied. Ken Shamrock, Dan Severn, and Owen Hart compete in a Triple Threat Match, but one of them decides to conserve his energy by letting the other two fight each other. Val Venis runs the gauntlet against all four members of Kaientai and, if he is victorious against them, he gets five minutes alone with Mr. Yamaguchi-San. "Too Sexy" Brian Christopher squares off with an unusual superstar who is making his "Raw" debut (hint: he has an awesome theme song and entrance). Sable and Jacqueline compete in an Arm Wrestling Match, but Jackie does not seem to be all that interested in making it a fair contest. Bart Gunn takes on The Godfather in our first Brawl For All semifinal, and this results in one of them almost being decapitated by a punch. In the second Brawl For All semifinal, Bradshaw goes up against plucky underdog Darren Drozdov. Scorpio & Faarooq battle The Disciples of Apocalypse, but the match ends up being overshadowed by something more interesting that is happening outside of the ring. Tiger Ali Singh continues to prove that Americans will do anything for money in a segment which may be one of the most disgusting in WWF history. Plus, Al Snow and Head (unfortunately) return to television, Edge takes an interest in a particular wrestler, and "President Bill Clinton" calls into the show!
Meanwhile over on "Nitro," we get the WCW debut of a former WWF Champion, and his appearance almost single-handedly causes "Nitro" to slaughter "Raw" in the ratings!
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