List of WWE Monday Night Raw Results – Episode 178 (September 30, 1996)

Stone Cold Steve Austin defeats Jake Roberts

Singles Match

Stone Cold Steve Austin scored a victory over the born-again Christian Jake Roberts — a result that Austin used as a platform for one of his most famous promos, delivering his iconic Bible reference speech that included the phrase 'Austin 3:16 says I just whipped your ass' — mirroring the King of the Ring 1996 promo that had launched the Stone Cold era.

The Godwinns defeat The Grimm Twins (Ron & Don Harris)

Tag Team Match

Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn defeated the Grimm Twins — Ron and Don Harris — in a battle of large and physically imposing tag teams.

Savio Vega defeats Fake Razor Ramon via DQ

Singles Match

Savio Vega was awarded a DQ victory over the Fake Razor Ramon — the imitation character's rule-breaking ending the match, with the audience's rejection of the fake characters evident in their reaction throughout.

Vader & Jim Cornette defeat Shawn Michaels & Jose Lothario

Tag Team Match

In one of the most unusual main events in Raw history, the massive Vader and his fast-talking manager Jim Cornette defeated WWF Champion Shawn Michaels and his elderly trainer Jose Lothario in a tag team match. The result — a manager pinning the trainer of the WWF Champion — generated significant controversy and set up the Cornette vs. Lothario subplot that ran through their In Your House and Survivor Series programme.