List of WWE Monday Night Raw Results – Episode 180 (October 14, 1996)

Vader defeats Phineas I. Godwinn

Singles Match

The massive Vader overwhelmed Phineas Godwinn in a dominant physical performance, the former WCW champion's power making the Arkansas pig farmer's toughness ultimately insufficient.

Jake Roberts defeats Jerry Lawler

Singles Match

The born-again Christian Jake Roberts scored a satisfying victory over the King Jerry Lawler — the moral contrast between Roberts' redemption narrative and Lawler's opportunistic villainy making every Roberts win over the King feel genuinely meaningful.

Freddie Joe Floyd defeats Hunter Hearst Helmsley via Count-out

Singles Match — Upset

In one of Raw's most delightfully surprising results of 1996, the perennial underdog Freddie Joe Floyd — a character designed around being the perpetual loser — defeated the arrogant Hunter Hearst Helmsley by count-out. Helmsley's inability to beat the count back into the ring gave Floyd one of the most celebrated underdog Raw victories of the year.

Faarooq defeats Alex Porteau

Singles Match

Faarooq continued his dominant run with a straightforward victory over enhancement talent Alex Porteau.

Shawn Michaels defeats Stone Cold Steve Austin via DQ

Singles Match

In a massive main event encounter between two of Raw's biggest stars, WWF Champion Shawn Michaels was awarded a DQ victory over Stone Cold Steve Austin — the Texas Rattlesnake's rule-breaking preventing a clean defeat but Austin's competitive showing against the champion generating enormous crowd noise.