RESULTS: Monday Night Raw Apr. 7, 1997

HANDI-CAPPED MATCH
If Stardom wins, he gets five minutes alone in the ring with the Emperor!
Badd Boy, Derrick Stardom
vs.
Power and Glory
w/the Emperor,Eddie Gilbert

The Match:
'Cult of Personality' begins to play. Stardom comes out with a LOUD reaction from the fans. There are quite a few cheers mixed in amongst a lot of boos. One thing is for sure, the fans vocalize when he comes out! Stardom looks serious. He walks past the Legion of Doom as if they weren't there and gets up into the ring.

The Empire's music starts to build up. Purple banners unfurl from the rafters on either side of the entrance. The Emperor steps through first. He has a couple bandages on his face from the fire tab thrown at him from Taylor. He comes down... followed by the Mighty Hercules and Paul Roma. Power and Glory! The fans DEFINITELY boo them. Hercules let's his chain clank down on the steps nearby and climbs up on the apron. Roma runs through the ropes and at Stardom! The bell sounds!!!

Stardom catches Roma with a kneelift in the chest. Paul retaliates with a sharp forearm smash to Derrick's chops. The two duke it out as Gilbert then points up the aisle. TERRY TAYLOR makes his way down! The Road Warriors keep a close eye on him.

Taylor gets to ringside. He and Gilbert exchange words back and forth across the ring. Taylor indicating toward Stardom, then Gilbert, motioning that he's going to get his BUTT kicked! Gilbert shakes his head negatively.

Stardom hits a European Uppercut! He bounces back to the ropes and plants a boot in Roma's head! Paul stumbles a bit. Derrick runs back to the ropes again... CLOTHESLINE!!! Roma goes down hard! Stardom raises a leg over him... LEG DROP!!!

Hercules leans out reaching for a tag. Stardom hooks Roma... SNAP SUPLEX!!! WICKED! Stardom kips up to his feet. Roma starts to rise, and is assisted by a kneelift to his chin! Stardom raises his arm up and slams an elbow on top of his head!!! Roma crumples to the mat again! Stardom bounces off the ropes... leaps HIGH in the air... KNEE DROP!!!

The Badd Boy stands up and flaunts himself toward the fans for a second. He turns... and drops a punch to Roma's head! He then grabs one of his legs... and YANKS on the hamstring. The Badd Boy backs up....

Roma gets up to his feet, favoring the leg just a bit. Stardom leaps up... HEAD SCISSOR TAKEDOWN!!! Stardom yells out...

Stardom: That was the HEARTWRENCHER!!!!

Derrick sends Roma to the ropes... lifts up a big boot... Roma DUCKS! He trips Derrick's other leg and knocks him down! Roma hits a tuck and roll and comes up with the tag to Hercules!

The mighty Hercules pulls up Stardom by the head and twists. Derrick snaps up a fist blindly and catches Herc on the bridge of the nose! The Badd Boy gets up, shaking his head and neck from Hercules' move. Herc recovers and lunges at Stardom. The Badd Boy... CLOTHESLINES HIM TO THE MAT!!!

Hercules is already starting to recover! Stardom jumps up in the corner... to the second rope... takes another step up to the top and dives back into the ring. Hercules sees... and moves back away! Stardom CRASHES DOWN!!! Hercules makes a motion to the crowd for a move...he turns....

AND STARDOM IS ON HIS FEET! He slams a big kick to Hercule's gut, doubling him over. Stardom leaps... and DROPS A LEG ACROSS HERCULES' NECK!!! Stardom pulls Herc to him by the neck... SNAP SUPLEX ON THE BIG MAN!!! Herc is down in the center of the ring!!!

Stardom points to the corner... and begins to climb up! Gilbert tries to grab the referee's attention... but Taylor moves toward him. Roma turns to see the confusion! Stardom is on the top rope!!! HE LEAPS...

STARFALL LEGDROP!! IT HITS!! He hooks the leg.... 1.... Roma turns around... 2....

He jumps in the ring... 3....!!!!! THE FANS CHEER!!! Taylor points at Gilbert, smiling! Gilbert slams his hands down on the canvas. The referee makes Roma and Hercules leave. Stardom motions for the Emperor to get in the ring!!!

Taylor walks out happy as the Emperor gets in....