The Monday Night War: The Beginning 6/24/1996

[WWF Raw vs WCW Nitro/1st ever battle of The Undertaker vs Stone Cold Steve Austin!!!]

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THE MONDAY NIGHT WAR
THE BEGINNING
June 24, 1996
hosted by Michael Cole

WWF Monday Night Raw
Originally aired LIVE! June 24, 1996 on the USA Network
Final Rating: 2.7
Brown County Expo (4,660; sell out)
Green Bay, WI

1. Ahmed Johnson vs Hunter Hearst Helmsley
2. Skip & Zip (w/ Kloudy) vs The Brooklyn Brawler & Jerry Fox
3. Vader, Owen Hart, & Davey Boy Smith (w/ Jim Cornette & Diana Hart Smith)
vs
Aldo Montoya, Savio Vega, & Barry Horowitz
4. The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) vs Stone Cold Steve Austin
*THE FIRST TIME UNDERTAKER FACED STONE COLD IN WWF!

WCW Monday Nitro
Originally aired LIVE! June 24, 1996 on TNT
Final Rating: 3.3
Independence Arena (6,000; 4,238 paid)
Charlotte, NC

1. Public Enemy vs Lord Steven Regal & Squire Dave Taylor (w/ Earl Robert Eaton)
2. Kevin Sullivan (w/ Jimmy Hart) vs Kip Abee
3. WCW Cruiserweight Champion: Dean Malenko vs Bobby Walker
4. Eddie Guerrero vs The Barbarian
-EDITED OUT BY WWECOD TEAM:
Arn Anderson & Chris Benoit (w/ Steve McMichael) vs Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson
5. WCW BATTLEBOWL TITLE: Diamond Dallas Page (CHAMPION) vs Alex Wright
6. "Macho Man" Randy Savage (w/ Kevin Greene) vs VK Wallstreet
7. WCW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP - TRIANGLE MATCH
Sting & Lex Luger (CHAMPIONS) vs Rick & Scott Steiner vs Harlem Heat