RESULTS: Monday Night Raw Mar. 24, 1997

SEMI-FINALS: INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE TOURNAMENT
Vader
w/Jim Cornette & Double J
vs.
Psycho Sid
w/Sarah D & Wild Chylde

The Match:
The Bad Guy, Razor Ramon is still around ringside, waiting to scout out the last semi-final match of the tournament. Vader's music starts to play! The fans get up and look to the curtains... but... no VADER!?

Pillman: Uh oh! Where's VADER?!

King: You're a prophet Pillman! He DID miss his plane!

Heart Attack: WHAT!? He was just out here attacking the Undertaker!

Publican: Are you sure? I didn't see that on MY monitor!

The music dies down. The ring announcer shrugs. He then introduces Psycho Sid. Sid's music plays and he begins to come down the aisle.... but as he comes down... the lights go OUT! The music stops! All falls silent... then...

The ring posts kick up PURPLE FLAMES AGAIN!!!! The lights come back up and the Network and Sid see before them... Maxx Payne... the armored mystery woman... and MEAN MARK MANSON!!!! Manson steps up into Sid's face and they have a wicked stare-down! Manson, after a few moments, steps back... and gives the sign of the devil to the Network and Sid! The three turn and walk down to the announcer's table... where they stand in front of Heart Attack!

Heart Attack puts her head down and looks miserable that they have returned!

Pillman: Hahaha! They're after YOU! I'M an ANGEL!

Heart Attack: YOU'RE a GREMLIN!

In the aisle, the Network's confusion has passed... but not quick enough... VADER ATTACKS!!!! He NAILS Sid in the back of the head with a steel chair! Sid falls forward! Vader throws the chair down and drags Sid to the ring and heaves him in! Vader starts blasting Sid with body shots inside the ring... over and over again! Sid's feet get lifted off the mat from the force of Vader's shots!

Double J and Cornette come down and stand in Vader's corner, cheering him on. Vader then hits... A BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX!!! Sid is SQUASHED! Vader gets up.... ABDOMINAL SPLASH!!!!

Down the aisle comes.... Corey Major! Corey looks angrily toward the ring.

Pillman: HEY! Look who it is!

King: This match shouldn't even happen as it is! Sid only got past Corey Major because he CHEATED! Hey, Corey! SID SUCKS! SID SUCKS!!!

Pillman and King: SID SUCKS! SID SUCKS! SID SUCKS!

Corey comes down to ringside as Vader continues to pummel Sid. Wild Chylde looks over at Corey and smiles nicely to him.

Corey: I want him to say it to my face! I want an apology!

Vader sets up Sid for a powerbomb.... and Sid FLIPS Vader over his shoulders and to the mat!!! Sid dives on top of him and starts POUDING with punches and fists on Vader! The fans rally behind Sid!

The 1-2-3 Kid then comes down the aisle. He picks up the chair that Vader dropped and walks down to the ring, standing outside near the apron. Wild Chylde passes by Corey, still smiling. She keeps an eye on the Kid.

Corey is just standing there, looking in the ring. He stares straight in. Sid is pummeling Vader in the face and the referee forces Sid to break it up. Cornette complains to the referee about the closed fists and the ref turns toward Cornette.

The Kid jumps up on the apron... and swings the chair... and NAILS Vader in the back of the head with it! Vader stumbles forward into a forearm smash from Sid. When the referee turns around, the Kid is already sprinting out. Jarrett yells behind him.

Sid is in clear control now as he takes Vader down with a drop toe hold. Sid gets on top of Vader and pulls back on his head with a Camel Clutch! Corey and Wild Chylde exchange a few words at ringside.

Sid let's the camel clutch go... and stands up. He taunts Vader to come toward him. Vader does... lunging at Sid. Sid backs away, tauting some more. He steps through the ropes to the apron... still urging Vader to follow. Jarrett and Cornette motion for Vader to stay in the ring... and he does. Sid comes back in... and as he steps through the ropes...

Vader AXEHANDLES him!!! Vader pulls Sid up... TOMBSTONE PILEDRIVER!!!

King: Look at Jimmy Cornette out there! We all know he's a better manager than Slick! And he's obviously a fashion plate! BUT, I hope I don't embarass Jimmy when I say this, he's also a dynamite DANCER! That's right! He's won more dance contests than Heart Attack has dates for tonight! ha hahahaha!

Heart Attack: Well... that means ZERO!

King: You better worry about these three standing in front of you!

Heart Attack: I'm getting TIRED of this! What do they WANT? What did I do?

Vader throws Sid to the corner... runs at him....AVALANCHE!!!! At ringside, Corey seems much calmer. He shakes Wild Chylde's hand then turns. Sarah D comes over.

Sarah D: I apologize for what Sid did. I'm sure I can get him to apologize face to face.

Corey nods and walks out as... VADER GOES TO THE TOP ROPE!!! Sid is prone on his back!!! Vader MOONSAULTS....