Results
Rocky Maivia pinned Justin Bradshaw with the Rock Bottom in 0:11:32.
Rating: ** 1/4
Cactus Jack and Sabu and Dan Severn and Ken Shamrock battled to a double countout in 0:07:00.
Rating: * 3/4
Dave Finlay pinned Owen Hart after an inside cradle in 0:15:38.
Rating: *** 3/4
Owen Hart hits a spinning leg lariat on Dave Finlay.
Owen Hart goes for a double underhook suplex, but Dave Finlay blocks it.
Dave Finlay nails Owen Hart with a vertical suplex.
Dave Finlay takes Owen Hart down with an elbowsmash.
Dave Finlay whips Owen Hart into the ropes, but Owen Hart reverses it.
Owen Hart takes Dave Finlay down with a single-leg takedown.
Owen Hart goes for a piledriver, but Dave Finlay counters it with
a slingshot into the turnbuckle.
Dave Finlay is getting a pissed look amidst all the boos.
Dave Finlay nails Owen Hart with an inside cradle.
Earl Hebner counts: One, two, three.
Dave Finlay seemingly enjoys the boos.
The winner is Dave Finlay. Time of match: 0:15:38
Rating: *** 1/4
Shawn Michaels goes for a flying clothesline, but Buh Buh Ray Dudley
counters it with a powerslam.
James Beard counts: One, two, thr... kickout.
There are lots of chants for Buh Buh Ray Dudley.
Buh Buh Ray Dudley hits a Gorilla Press on Shawn Michaels.
Buh Buh Ray Dudley is going for the pin.
James Beard counts: One, two, thr... kickout.
Buh Buh Ray Dudley executes the Buh Buh Cutter on Shawn Michaels.
The crowd is really behind Buh Buh Ray Dudley.
Buh Buh Ray Dudley goes for the pin.
James Beard counts: One, two, three.
The crowd is going into a frenzy.
The winners are The Dudley Boys. Time of match: 0:14:44
Rating: *** 1/4
Hayabusa uses an Asai moonsault on Razor Ramon.
Danny Davis counts: One, kickout.
Hayabusa uses a flying spinning leg lariat on Razor Ramon.
Hayabusa hits Razor Ramon with a Frankensteiner.
Danny Davis counts: One, kickout.
Hayabusa takes Razor Ramon down with a flying clothesline.
The crowd erupts.
Hayabusa nails Razor Ramon with a kick to the midsection.
Hayabusa gives the sign for the Falcon Arrow.
Hayabusa executes the Falcon Arrow on Razor Ramon.
The crowd is giving Hayabusa a standing ovation.
Hayabusa goes for the pin.
Danny Davis counts: One, two, three.
The crowd is on its feet cheering for Hayabusa.
The winner is Hayabusa. Time of match: 0:04:18
(Jushin Liger and Kensuke Sasaki retained the WWF World Tag Team Titles.)
Rating: * 1/2
Kensuke Sasaki uses a savate kick on Head Hunter #2.
Kensuke Sasaki hits a slap on Head Hunter #2.
Kensuke Sasaki goes for a lariat, but Head Hunter #2 blocks it.
Head Hunter #2 executes a kick to the midsection on Kensuke Sasaki.
Kensuke Sasaki hits a lariat on Head Hunter #2.
Kensuke Sasaki executes a dropkick on Head Hunter #2.
Kensuke Sasaki hits Head Hunter #2 with a dropkick.
Kensuke Sasaki uses a Northern Lights bomb on Head Hunter #2.
Kensuke Sasaki is going for the pin.
Earl Hebner counts: One, two, three.
The crowd is really behind Kensuke Sasaki.
The winners are Jushin Liger and Kensuke Sasaki. Time of match: 0:04:08
(Rob Van Dam retained the WWF Intercontinental Title.)
Rating: *** 1/2
Sting takes Rob Van Dam down with a powerslam.
James Beard counts: One, two, Bill Alfonso puts Rob Van Dam's foot on the rope.
Sting whips Rob Van Dam into the ropes.
Sting uses a single-leg takedown on Rob Van Dam.
Sting runs into the ropes.
Rob Van Dam hits a kick to the midsection on Sting.
Rob Van Dam executes the Van Daminator on Sting.
Rob Van Dam is being booed out of the building.
Rob Van Dam goes for the pin.
James Beard counts: One, two, three.
The decibel level in the building is unbelievable.
The winner is Rob Van Dam. Time of match: 0:12:21
Rating: * 1/4
Toshiaki Kawada goes for a kick to the head, but The Undertaker
ducks out of the way.
The Undertaker executes a choke slam on Toshiaki Kawada.
The Undertaker executes the Tombstone on Toshiaki Kawada.
The ring is quickly filling up with debris.
The Undertaker goes for the pin.
James Beard counts: One, two, three.
The decibel level in the building is unbelievable.
The winners are The Four Horsemen. Time of match: 0:14:09
Rating: -3/4*
Hollywood Hogan poses for the crowd.
The audience doesn't quite know how to react to Hollywood Hogan.
Hollywood Hogan uses an elbowsmash on Vader.
Hollywood Hogan nails Vader with an elbowsmash.
Hollywood Hogan goes for a roundhouse right, but Vader counters it with a punch.
Vader runs into the ropes.
Vader hits Hollywood Hogan with a kick.
Vader works the crowd.
A portion of the crowd is cheering Vader.
Vader hits a falling splash on Hollywood Hogan.
James Beard counts: One, two, kickout.
Vader hits a power bomb on Hollywood Hogan.
James Beard counts: One, two, three.
Hollywood Hogan complains about a fast count.
A portion of the crowd is cheering Vader.
The winner is Vader. Time of match: 0:03:28
(Chris Benoit retained the WWF World Title.)
Rating: **** 1/4
Dean Malenko hits Chris Benoit with a headlock takedown.
Dean Malenko executes a headlock takedown on Chris Benoit.
Dean Malenko whips Chris Benoit into the turnbuckle.
Dean Malenko goes for a dropkick to the knee, but Chris Benoit side-steps and
Dean Malenko only hits air.
The crowd is behind Chris Benoit all the way.
Chris Benoit executes the Crippler Crossface on Dean Malenko.
Dean Malenko is inching his way towards the ropes.
Dean Malenko tries to fight the pain.
Dean Malenko submits after 12 seconds.
The crowd is on its feet cheering for Chris Benoit.
The winner is Chris Benoit. Time of match: 0:40:24
Match Observations:
Shawn Michaels and Diesel seemingly are unable to find a way to beat Paul
E.'s Dudley Boys. Maybe it would be better to just let it rest and admit
the Dudleys are the better team. Then again, neither wrestler's ego will
allow that to sink in.
After being robbed by Rob Van Dam and Bill Alfonso at In Your House, Dave
Finlay has finally found some redemption. Owen Hart is a tough customer but
he was no match whatsoever for Finlay tonight. In fact, Hart was lucky to
return to the dressing room without help considering the ferocity with which
Finlay ripped into him. Can you say "IC title" ? Rob Van Dam beware !
Speaking of Rob Van Dam - Bill Alfonso once again saved his title. Sting had
Van Dam beat with a powerslam but Alfonso was there to save the day. This
seems to be turning into a pattern which doesn't bode well for Van Dam's
longterm title prospects.
Hayabusa, on the other hand, is working hard to get a shot against Van Dam.
It may still be a few months but if he keeps this up.
Liger and Sasaki beat the Head Hunters ! I'm a believer now but WWF officials
seemingly aren't. They have ordered Liger and Sasaki to give the Head Hunters
a rematch in the Free For All preceding the Survivor Series which will be
our next major card.
Just when you thought the tag team scene was big enough, here come the
Horsemen. We have been told that Ric Flair and the Undertaker will make a
serious play to wrestle for the WWF World Tag Team Titles. However, beating
The Giant (substituting for the nowhere-to-be-found Yokozuna) and Toshiaki
Kawada, can only qualify as step one of looong ladder to the top.
It seems as though Vader is hellbent on getting his title back from Chris
Benoit. Not even Hollywood Hogan could phase Vader. In fact, Vader destroyed
Hogan in only three-and-a-half minutes which has to be a first in wrestling
history.
Speaking of wrestling history, the Benoit-Malenko match couldn't quite live
up to expectations. The two wrestled a forty-minute classic for sure but in
some weird way, it was lacking. It truly is hard to explain, though.
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