RESULTS: Monday Night Raw Apr. 14, 1997

KING'S COURT

KING: OK, peons, welcome to another edition of the show that reunified East and West Germany . . . the King's Court! Now, since most of you morons here only speak one language, and since German is one of the FEW languages that I'm not fluent in, you'll need someone who CAN speak English to translate this for you. My guest this week is VERY special, in fact . . . he is GREAT! And he's also the BRAND NEW Intercontinental Champion! I'm talking about none other than . . . DOUBLE J JEFF JARRETT!

(Double J's country theme plays as Jarrett makes his way through the curtain and to the ring, slapping the gloved hands as he goes. Jarrett climbs into the ring, where the King steps aside as Double J does his strut down center ring, ending with his arms up to the fans. Jarrett unzips his blinking jacket, exposing the IC belt around his waist.)

KING: Oh yeah! You've got the gold now! Go ahead, Double J, tell 'em who it is!

JEFF: Ha Ha Ha! Hello, folks! It's ol' Double J again! That's J . . . E . . . Double F! J . . . A . . . Double R . . . E . . . Double T! Double J Jeff Jarrett!

KING: Double J, it's great to have you back on the King's Court! And congratulations on your big title win!

JEFF: It's great to be here, King! And thank you very much! It's a honor to be here in Germany, representing the WWF as the Intercontinental Champion!

KING: OK, now we heard you on Raw last week make the SHOCKING announcement that you will be LEAVING the WWF as of June 1st to persue a career in acting! But that was before you won the title! Have you changed your mind? Are you gonna stick around now?

JEFF: Well, King, the answer to that is no. Despite winning the IC title on TNT, I am still leaving the WWF on June 1st. BUT . . . now that I know that I can do my fans proud and do myself proud, I'm not closing the door on my wrestling career 100%! I can tell you that you WILL see Double J back in the WWF sometime. I don't know when, and I don't know where. But it'll happen, King!

KING: Well, that's GREAT news! Now what about Vader, Double J? Here's a guy that was like your best friend, and he attacked you from behind last week on Raw, which brought STING of all people down to save you! You've certainly got revenge on Vader since then, but are you finished with him just yet?

JEFF: Well, Vader is in for a world of hurt, King, there's no doubt about that! He jumped me from behind and tried to take me out, and probably would have done it if it hadn't been for Sting! I went on to TNT and I took it right to Vader! I had counters for everything he tried, and I outwrestled him! And King, Vader and Cornette will tell you that they weren't prepared for me, and it'll be a different outcome the next time that we meet. But you know, King, I know, these people know, and Vader knows that he can't beat Double J! I went in, I systematicly took Vader down, and I put that Figure Four on and took the big man out! King, how many people can say they've made Vader submit?

KING: Hardly ANY!

JEFF: That's right! I've got JoBo in a week or two, and I'm set on taking that rookie to school! After that, it's on to In Your House. And I've got an open contract to defend the title! Vader, punk, if you think you can get it back, come on down! Diesel, if you're looking for a challenge, I'll put my gold against yours! It doesn't matter to me, King! I've beaten Vader, and I'll do it again if I have to!

KING: Double J, now that you've won the title . . . what next?

JEFF: Well, King, like I said, I've got through In Your House all planned out. After that, line the challengers up! Razor Ramon, Sting, The Blizzard, anyone else that thinks they're deserving of a shot! I'm not gonna hide behind the title, King. But right now, I've got a list of people I'd like to thank, that have helped me along the way, King. Do you mind?

KING: Go ahead!

JEFF: OK! I'd like to thank Sunny, for taking my career down to the bottom . . . and making me realize that I don't even want to go there again!

KING: Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha! HEY! That's MY Sunny you're talking about!

JEFF: I'm sorry, King! I'd like to thank The Blizzard, for running off at the mouth and getting his title shot yanked so that I could come in and win! I'd like to thank Sting for dropping down to help me out on Raw, so that I wasn't injured when I faced Vader! I'd like to thank Jim Cornette, for showing me what a dirty piece of trash he was BEFORE I faced Vader! I'd like to thank Pamela Anderson for telling me at WrestleMania that I should get as far away from Cornette as possible, because he's a "polyester wearing weasel"! I'd like to thank Vader for jumping me on Raw, so that there was nothing stopping me from taking it to him during our match! And I'd like to thank Roddy Piper for finally giving me my shot! And finally, I'd like to thank each and every fan that's been supporting Double J along the way, and all the new fans I've picked up lately! Without them, I doubt I'd be here right now! King, I'm not gonna come out here like some OTHER champions and do a whole

(Double J begins an obvious Ahmed Johnson impression.)

JEFF: "This is the people's belt!" routine.

KING: Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha! What's with that guy? Saying that I kept him out of the USWA?!? What an idiot!

JEFF: I don't know, King! But I DO know that the fans of the WWF can feel proud about their champion! I won't let them down, and I'm sure they won't let me down! And finally, King . . . you know as well as anyone that I said back in January that I'd be the Intercontinental Champion before long, right?

KING: That's RIGHT!

JEFF: Well, I'm not the kind of guy to say I told you so, but to all the doubters out there . . . I TOLD YOU SO!! Ha Ha Ha! So long, folks!

KING: Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha! Double J, everybody!

(Jarrett struts down the ring again, before climing up onto the second rope and holding the IC title belt out to the crowd. Jarrett points at himself, then the crowd, and then to the title belt. Double J drops down and climbs out of the ring, slapping ALL the hands on his way back to the dressing rooms. The camera follows...)