- A video package recaps last week’s show where Shane McMahon assumed temporary control and was summarily destroyed by Mankind.  Kane also went “corporate” for the first time in his career by attacking D-Generation X to end the show. - Michael Cole and Jerry “The King” Lawler are tonight’s commentary team and they are live from Albany, New York.  Cole is still calling the show “the best action adventure series on television.”

- Vince McMahon tells the stooges that he is leaving to briefly train for the Royal Rumble (because he supposedly could not do this earlier in the day) and he says he will come back with a “Christmas bonus” for the Corporation.  He leaves Shane in charge of tonight’s show, but reminds the stooges that he will hold them responsible for Shane’s actions.  Once Vince drives off, Shane races toward the arena because he has a lot of things to do. - Michael Cole and Jerry “The King” Lawler are in the booth and they are taped from Spokane, Washington. Cole welcomes us to the “greatest action adventure series on television!” whatever that means.

by Logan Scisco - A video package replays the lead-in video for last night’s Breakdown pay-per-view. - Jim Ross and Jerry “The King” Lawler are in the booth and they are live from Detroit, Michigan.

by Logan Scisco - We have a change in the commentary team as Shane McMahon and Jim Cornette are given the responsibilities for tonight’s show, which is taped from Sacramento, California.  During this time the company had Shane commentating on Sunday Night Heat.  He was not very good at it, though.  Ross and Lawler are not here because they were working on Jim Carey’s film Man on the Moon .

by Logan Scisco - A video package highlights the confrontation between Steve Austin & the Undertaker and Kane & Mankind on last week’s show. - Jim Ross and Michael Cole are doing commentary and they are taped from Austin, Texas.  Tonight is the go home show for the King of the Ring.

by Logan Scisco - Vince McMahon, Jim Ross, and Jerry “the King” Lawler are in the booth and they are live from Syracuse, New York . - The Undertaker’s plancha on Vader on last week’s Raw is the Playstation Slam of the Week.

by Logan Scisco -Vince McMahon, Jim Ross, and Jerry “the King” Lawler are in the booth and they are live from parts unknown. -Bret Hart comes down to the ring angry, so Ross interviews him.  Bret says that the WWF has changed during his absence and that there are no more rules.  He complains that Shawn Michaels violated his pledge not to interfere in his title match at In Your House and says that since there are no rules anymore he will do whatever it takes to get to the top.  He also announces his entry into the Royal Rumble and says that he’s going to do guest commentary just like Shawn Michaels did last night for the next match.