Raw started with a promo from the new WWF World Heavyweight Champion, [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQi0Nb5gUEI"]Mick Foley[/url]!

"When I won this title, this title that's been held by the greats in this sport, this title that's been held by The Hulkster, The Macho Man, The Ultimate Warrior, The Heartbreak Kid, The Hitman, that hallowed pantheon of legends in which my name will now be included, I didn't just win it for myself, I didn't just win it to kick some sand in Goldust's eye, I didn't just do it for all of you, I did it for my family! My daughter Noelle and my son Dewey will be able to tell their school friends something they've never been able to say before! They'll be able to say that their dad isn't just that guy with the crooked smile, the messy head of hair, and the sweatpants. They'll be able to say he's not just one of the toughest, most hardcore, most resilient men alive! They'll be able to say, 'My dad is a world champ! My dad is a legend! My dad is in the halls of history!' And that, more than anything, is why I'm so proud to be your world heavyweight champ, and defend my title, HERE, IN THE GREAT CITY OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK! AND AS FOR WHO I WANT TO CHALLENGE, I'M CALLING OUT-"

The familiar drumbeats and moaning started up again, as [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7w1mq6rAfMM&t=4s"]Shawn Michaels[/url]' theme began to play! The Heartbreak Kid strutted in to a chorus of furious boos as he made his way to the ring and snatched the mic from Foley's hand.

"I'm glad you mentioned my name in that list of legends, but I'm also insulted. I'm insulted that you have the gall to claim that you're on my level! You may have won a title last night, but I destroyed a man! I took Bret Hart, and I crushed him into little tiny pieces! I destroyed him! Thanks to me, Bret Hart will never wrestle again! So if you really think you deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as me, PROVE IT! I'm not asking, I'm DEMANDING a shot at that title at In Your House: London Calling, and when I whip your ass all across the hills and dales, you're gonna regret you ever challenged for that title, much less deigned to put yourself on my level!"

[url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vhb79V4ae70"]Vince[/url] entered the arena, mic in hand.

"If you want a shot at the title, I don't see any reason why not. But this isn't the end of your business tonight! Alongside the title match for In Your House, I'm making another match for tonight! You and Hunter Hearst Helmsley will face off against THE WORLD'S STRONGEST MAN MARK HENRY, AND THE TEXAS LARIAT STAN HANSEN! THE POWER TRIP VS THE TEXAS RANGERS!"