The date is 1.22.1996, One night after the 1996 Royal Rumble, the WWF presents a live show from Stockton, California while Nitro is live from Las Vegas, Nevada. WCW is going to produce 2 nights of television, an episode of Nitro and Clash of The Champions. 

Shawn Michaels just won the Royal Rumble and he's on his way to WrestleMania XII, however a certain Louisville Slugger wants to take HBK's title oppurtunity away. Bret Hart is still the WWF champion after the Royal Rumble and on this episode of Raw, The Excellence of Execution steps into the ring with new Intercontinental Champion Goldust. Over on Nitro, Randy Savage gets his WCW title oppurtunity in the opening match while Sting and Lex Luger challenge Harlem Heat for the WCW tag belts.