Goodbye Brian Christopher! From the WWF.com Website:

WWFE Inc. releases Brian Lawler
World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Inc. terminated its contract with Brian Lawler (Grand Master Sexay) Monday as a result of his arrest on charges of possession of illegal drugs when he crossed the Canadian border.

Wonder how they'll package a returning Scotty "Too Hotty" now?

The WWF just had its second solid Raw in a row - that it was in my homeland too made it all the sweeter!

Some thoughts:

1. The big promo for Stu Hart was a real touch of class. Not only is he a Canadian sports legend, soon an Order of Canada recipient, but he's also a man with very strong ties to the WWF

   
   He's really showing his age though. Sad to see a man who was so vital even a few years ago so shrunk.




2. I was really surprised to see Bruce Hart among the family members shown though; when Owen was killed, he was one of the most vocal in expressing his anger against Vince McMahon



3. The King of the Ring history moment was a real bit of brass... Bret Hart, even though his family there made some sense, is gone on major bad terms. Jerry "the King" Lawler is just gone.



4. Lance Storm! They wanted to begin the WCW Invasion, and he was a perfect choice too... the wrestler from Calgary, Alberta, Canada.



5. The main event made for the second time Benoit and Austin gave us a tremendous match on TV. A solid, exciting affair. Many pinfall attempts, many opportunities to go either way.



6. Major Brass #2: In Hart family country, re-creating the Montreal Screw-Job for an ending. That really took guts.

   
   Why do I expect Bret to grouse about it in his next column?




7. One big negative: the CRTC Thought Cops again went long for the Dudleyz table spot.Fortunately, JR and Paul Heyman gave good enough play-by-play for us to keep up on it.