WWF Superstars, Feb. 22, 1997WWF Superstars, Feb. 22, 1997COUNTDOWN TO WRESTLEMANIA REPORT
(Todd is once again in the WWF Event Center. He looks excited as the clock continues to countdown to WrestleMania IV.)
Todd: Ooookay, WWF fans! The Countdown is just ONE week away! LIVE on NBC... the begining of the 'MARCH' to WrestleMania IV! It will be March 1st... from the Toronto SkyDome in Toronto, Canada! Big Daddy Cool Diesel WILL defend his World Title in the 'Dome... but he won't find out who his opponent will be... until the night before!
(The 'FOX' network logo appears in the middle of four wrestlers images... Vader... Ric Flair... Psycho Sid... and the Giant.)
Todd: On Friday night... February the 28th... from the R.P.I Fieldhouse in Troy, New York... there will be a MASSIVE Four Sided Bout to determine the top contender for Diesel's title! It is an elimination tag match...with NO PARTNERS! Some of the WWF's top stars are in this match! Let's hear from VADER, now!
(VADER is seen in the dangerous terrain of the Rocky Mountains)
VADER: ...VADER is almost healed...and come the faithful night when I defeat 3 of the WWF's best, VADER will earn the right to face the champion!!! FLAIR!! Me and you go back some time now, and VADER is still looking for revenge!! SID!! You say your the man, well VADER is the BEAST!! Giant! After all you have pulled with VADER, you are lucky your still alive!! You three will feel the power of VADER!! AAAARRGGGGGGGGG!!!
(There is a crash heard... then a yell.... the video disappears from the screen... and Stone Cold is there! Todd has backed away from Austin and now stands a safe distance in the back, near the monitors.)
Stone Cold: Let's stop just talkin' and get down to some serious business! I'm sick and tired of waiting around. I want to know who the special referee will be for my match with that greaseball the Hitman. I KNOW he's going to try to bring in somebody that will be against Stone Cold...but that don't matter! I'll slap any man that looks at me cross-eyed, and that goes DOUBLE for referees!
(Austin turns around and glares at Todd... who motions to the producer to run the footage of the special referee. The screen slowly fades in to show.... SABRINA SAVAGE????)
Sabrina: Sabrina: That's right ladies and gentlemen... I AM the special referee. And as far as RULES go... I don't really know that much ABOUT them. I usually don't FOLLOW them. So I think we'll just stick to what we know, which are... the NORMAL WWF rules. And if I think of anything else... I'll let you know in PLENTY of time! I certainly have nothing against Bret Hart. He helped me out once a while back. And as far as Steve Austin goes, him and I have never crossed paths and I don't have anything against him either. So I can be a perfectly unbiased referee!
(Austin is just staring at the monitor, with a furrowed brow. He continues to stare straight at the monitor for a LONG time. Todd gets a worried look on his face.)
Stone Cold: You mean to tell me that I waited all this time only to find out that Sabrina Savage is going to be the one to try to tell me what to do? BRET HART you want me to put up the title shot? You're gonna have yourself a DEAL! It doesn't look like any of the boy scouts that wrestle in this romper room of a federation have the guts to take out Perfect! But I'm going to WAIT until after the match on Raw to tell you what MY half of the agreement will be! HITMAN... rules or no rules... I'm kickin' your ass at the Countdown... and no hair-dyed woman is going to stop me....because STONE COLD SAID SO!!!
(Austin turns and leaves, making sure to knock some things over. Todd eventually comes back up when he feels it's safe.)
Todd: I don't THINK it's safe around here anymore! Well, there you go! Sabrina Savage as the special referee. This can't please the Emperor too much. I believe Gilbert is quite jealous that Sabrina won the Manager of the Year Award last year, since he held it in 1995. I'd be interested to hear what the Hitman has to say about this. In fact... I'm going to see if I can organize a THREE sided interview between Austin, Hart and Sabrina!
(Roxanne and the Road Warriors appear on the screen alongside Woman and the Enforcers!)
Todd: Double the MAYHEM! DOUBLE the number of GENDERS! The Mixed SIX tag match with DOUBLE the amount of referee warnings! The LOD and Roxanne have a lot to settle in this match... and both want to help the OTHER out! The Road Warriors want revenge on the Horsemen for their cowardly attack on Roxanne... and on the flip side... Roxanne wants revenge on the Horsemen for costing the Road Warriors a match and cheating due to outside interference! Roxanne is standing by now.
(Roxanne appears in the Countdown Rebuttal Area. She's wearing an LOD t-shirt, has her hair pulled back in a tight-pony tail and has a serious look on her face.)
Roxanne: First on the AGENDA... I don't know WHAT an Exorcism Match is... but Womankind... I ACCEPT! I've waited a LONG time to get my hands on you one on one... Survivor Series wasn't enough! You name your stipulations... and I'll beat you at your own game!
Roxanne: Enforcers... Woman... YOUR DOOM IS NIGH! The Legion of Doom and the Rock-a-holic are going to wipe you OUT at the Countdown. Time... ain't on your side! WHAT... A RUSH!
(Todd's face comes back on.)
Todd: That should be an most unique match. And come to think of it... just what IS an Exorcism Match? What is Roxanne getting herself into?
(The Badd Boy Derrick Stardom is shown next to Razor Ramon. The I/C title is in front of Stardom.)
Todd: And while we're on the subject of QUESTIONS... just how DID Razor Ramon get an I/C title match against the Badd Boy? Stardom didn't grant it. I don't think Sarah D. would have sanctioned it. What's going on? Well, compared to other wrestlers in the federation, I would have to say an UNdeserving Razor Ramon is getting a shot at the gold! Ramon may be LUCKY to MAKE it to that match with the likes of the Blizzard, Perfect, and JoBo who have made claims to the belt. Let's hear now from Razor Ramon!
(Todd's face comes back on the screen.)
("The Bad Guy"Razor Ramon is in his locker room)
"The Bad Guy"Razor Ramon:"Nature Boy"Ric Flair,chico,great match,but you were the better man in that match!Derrick Stardom,a week from Sunday,chico,we fight at The Countdown to Wrestlemania,for The WWF Intercontinental Belt,and chico,I can assure you this,that I will walk out of The SkyDome,The New World Wrestling Federation Intercontinental Champion,and then I will shock everyone,once they find out,which stable,I am in,the same night,chico!Stardom,at The Countdown to Wrestlemania,your reign as WWF Intercontinental Champ,is going to end,mang!I am The Bad Guy!Badd Boy,I am going to CARVE YOU UP(As he says that he does the CARVE YOU UP sign with his toothpick)!"(Razor throws his toothpick,at the camera)
(The screen fades to black)
Todd: Well, you've seen the commercials... Lex Luger and S.B. Peterson... in a dangerous Steel Cage Match to settle their score! Never did we think it would come to this after all these years of their friendship! One man may not surive this match. (pauses) NEITHER man may survive this match!
Todd: There's more to this card! The Tar and Feather match between Harlem Heat and Clarence Mason's duo of the British Bulldog and Owen Hart. And guys... I don't know WHAT Slammy Owen Hart has won! I checked with J.R., and he said that Hart NEVER won a Slammy in ANY of the four years the Awards have been held!
Todd: There will also be an Aerial Assault Match! That means that coming off the ropes is totally legal... and encouraged! It will pit a Horsemen vs. a Mega Power... Sting vs. the Macho Man Randy Savage!!!
Todd: This card, top to bottom is UNREAL! And it all leads to WrestleMania IV, where the matches are still being inked! Fans... it's all FREE... on NBC... PRIMETIME... DON'T MISS IT!!!