RESULTS: Monday Night Raw July 28, 1997

THE MAIN EVENT
UNIFIED WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE BOUT
the Hart Foundation
w/Brutus Beefcake & Ultimate Warrior
vs.
Demolition
w/Jim Cornette &Vader

The Match:
A cloud of fog moves down the entry aisle as it approaches the ring we see in it Ax. He gets to ringside and removes his studded leather. Jim Cornette and Vader join him at ringside.

JR: Wait a minute! Where's SMASH!?

Pillman: He was at the interview!

Heart Attack: Unless it was pre-recorded!

Bobby: Does Cornette know how to do that?

The Hart Foundation music starts to play and down the aisle. They are high fiving the fans on the way down as pink and white lights play across the audience. When they get to ringside they divest themselves of their jackets, and sunglasses, the Anvil rolls into the ring while the Hitman puts his glasses on a little girl at ringside, who is holding up a Bret Hart sign. The Hitman then rolls into the ring and stands in a corner holding up his belt. The Anvil just stands in the center of the ring laughing.

Ax walks up to the child Bret put his glasses on, sticks his tounge out and crushes the glasses. Ax then enters the ring alone.

JR: Something isn't right!

Bobby: No... that's how Cornette dresses!

Pillman: Fans at home... do NOT adjust your TV's tint!

Bam Bam Bigelow then comes down the aisle and takes a seat at the announcer's table, watching everything.

Ax CHARGES at Bret... and is DROP TOE HOLDED DOWN!! Jim Cornette leaps up onto the apron, complaining about a hair pull. When the ref turns to look... Smash comes out from under the ring... WITH A LEAD PIPE!!!

He's behind an unsuspecting Anvil... WHAM in the back of the legs!! The Anvil drops down to his knees on the apron. Bret is distracted long enough to be SHOULDERBLOCKED from behind by Ax!

Smash climbs up on the apron... and batters the Anvil down, hitting him on top of the head. Inside, Ax SLAMS Bret down as Cornette keeps the referee.

A fan cheer comes up... it's S.B. Peterson! He moves purposefully down to the ring...

Smash drops the pipe... but then bashes the Anvil into the steel ringpost. Ax hammers the Hitman down in the ring... but then is ROLLED UP!!! BRET HAS AX DOWN FOR THE PIN... BUT NO REFEREE!!!

Vader turns and sees S.B. Peterson rounding the ring's corner toward Cornette. Vader yells up to Cornette, who drops down to face him. They get FACE TO FACE!!

JR: Cornette cost Muta a match on Superstars! It's PAYBACK TIME!!

Pillman: ON THE OTHER SIDE.... LOOK OUT!!

Smash has the mat pulled back from the floor... and the Anvil in... A DROP DDT ON THE FLOOR!!!! In the ring... BRET STILL HAS THE PIN!! AX IS WRAPPED UP!!

Cornette and Vader glare at S.B. Then... there is a tap at Cornette's shoulders. He turns... GREEN MIST!!! THE GREAT MUTA... from the crowd!!! Cornette flops down on the mat like a fish out of water! Vader howls and rushes at Muta... but is KARATE PUNCHED DOWN!!! THE FANS POP!!!

S.B. directs the referee back to the match, where he dives into place, seeing the roll-up... ONE.... NO... HE KICKS OUT!!

JR: Bret had the match won! But Bam Bam Bigelow.. the V.P. of the WWF is right here at ringside. The referee's decision may be final... but the President's appointed man might have some say!

S.B. and Muta get around to the Hart's side, near Brutus and the Warrior. Brutus snaps his shears together, while looking at Vader and Cornette. The Warrior shows the sign for the press slam, should they get involved.

Smash leaves a bloodied Anvil out on the floor and he gets up to his corner.

Bret and Ax go at it in the ring. The Hitman grabs an armlock... Ax rakes the eyes to escape... then he HEAD BUTTS the Hitman and sends him for the ride to the corner.... BOOM! Smash reaches in and hooks the Hitman there... while Ax charges in.... CLOTHESLINE!!!

JR: Love them or hate them... Demolition is one of the BEST double teaming tag teams in the sport!

Ax tags in Smash... and both of them throw Bret to the ropes... DOUBLE BACK BODYDROP.... NO! Bret rushes through them and CLOTHESLINES THEM BOTH DOWN!! THE FANS GO CRAZY!!!

At ringside, Atlantra has come down... concerned for the Anvil. She is dressed in a strapless blue dress that has a slit cut in the skirt up to the top of her thigh. The Anvil finally gets himself up onto the apron, bleeding from Smash's sneak attack. The Hitman sees the Anvil... and makes the tag....

The Anvil HEADBUTTS Smash... but it has little effect... only hurting his OWN head! Smash pulls him into a Bear hug... that he turns into a BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX!!!! Smash then LEGDROPS the Anvil... then pulls him up into a SHOULDERBREAKER!!!

Smash tags Ax... and they hit a DOUBLE vertical suplex. Smash gets out as the fans start pounding their feet for the Anvil, chanting his name. The Anvil ERUPTS!! He gets to his feet, with his second wind... and BODYSLAMS Ax down to the canvas. Ax gets to his feet clumsily... and is CLOTHESLINED DOWN!!

The Anvil hoists him up... and POKES HIM IN THE EYE!! Ax reels back.

Bobby: What happened? My monitor went dead!

The Anvil then throws Ax to the Hart's corner... where Bret holds him there. The Anvil runs in... and SPLASHES Ax in the corner! Both men go down!

JR: I think it hurt BOTH men!

Pillman: I doubt it... Neidhart only hit his head!

Ax starts to slowly get up... but the Anvil beats him to his feet. He tags in Bret! The Hitman pulls Ax in between his legs... pulls him up inverted, while the Anvil grabs his legs.... SPIKE PILEDRIVER!!

The Hitman then pulls Ax by the leg... toward the RINGPOST....

JR: He's going for it!!!

Pillman: Is this legal?