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Falls-Count-Anywhere Match
Cactus Jack pinned Bret Hart with the Double Arm DDT in 0:05:32.
Rating: *** 1/4
Bret Hart grabs the baseball bat from him.
Bret Hart knocks Cactus Jack into the ringsteps.
Bret Hart chokes him with a baseball bat.
Bret Hart uses a Russian legsweep on Cactus Jack.
A fan at ringside badmouths Bret Hart.
They're brawling inside the ring area.
Bret Hart hits him with the baseball bat.
They're brawling inside the ring area.
Cactus Jack nails Bret Hart with a vertical suplex.
They're brawling inside the ring area.
Cactus Jack executes the Double Arm DDT on Bret Hart on the concrete floor.
Cactus Jack has the crowd going wild.
Cactus Jack has the crowd going wild.
Cactus Jack goes for the pin.
James Beard counts: One, two, three.
The crowd is behind Cactus Jack all the way.
The winner is Cactus Jack. Time of match: 0:05:32
Rating: **
Brian Pillman tags out to Arn Anderson.
Brian Pillman executes a Hotshot on Diamond Dallas Page.
The crowd is giving Brian Pillman a standing ovation.
Arn Anderson nails Diamond Dallas Page with a flying fistdrop.
Brian Pillman leaves the ring.
Arn Anderson whips Diamond Dallas Page into the ropes, but Diamond Dallas Page
reverses it.
Arn Anderson executes a flying clothesline on Diamond Dallas Page.
Arn Anderson executes the Gourdbuster on Diamond Dallas Page.
Earl Hebner counts: One, two, three.
The crowd is going crazy.
The winners are The New Four Horsemen. Time of match: 0:19:55
(Kendo Ka Shin suffered a sprained ankle. He will be out for approximately 2 card)
Rating: *** 1/2
Rob Van Dam nails Kendo Ka Shin with a savate kick.
Rob Van Dam whips Kendo Ka Shin into the ropes, but Kendo Ka Shin reverses it.
Rob Van Dam uses a short lariat on Kendo Ka Shin.
James Beard counts: One, two, thr... kickout.
Rob Van Dam whips Kendo Ka Shin into the ropes, but Kendo Ka Shin reverses it.
Kendo Ka Shin goes for a punch, but Rob Van Dam counters it with
a roundhouse right.
In turn, Kendo Ka Shin counters it with an armbar submission.
Rob Van Dam reaches the ropes after being trapped for 5 seconds.
Kendo Ka Shin goes for a DDT, but Rob Van Dam counters it with a low blow.
Rob Van Dam executes the Van Daminator on Kendo Ka Shin.
Rob Van Dam goes for the pin.
James Beard counts: One, two, three.
Rob Van Dam is eliciting a sizable round of boos.
The winner is Rob Van Dam. Time of match: 0:11:46
(Al Snow won the WWF Intercontinental Title.)
Rating: **** 1/4
Al Snow goes for a headlock takedown, but Hayabusa counters it with
a back suplex.
Hayabusa sets up Al Snow on the table.
Hayabusa tries to drive Al Snow through the table with a shooting star press,
but he moves out of the way.
The table is broken in half.
The crowd is behind Al Snow all the way.
Al Snow executes a power bomb on Hayabusa.
Tim White counts: One, two, three.
The crowd is behind Al Snow all the way.
The winner is Al Snow. Time of match: 0:14:59
(Toshiaki Kawada and Masahiro Chono retained the WWF World Tag Team Titles.)
Rating: *** 1/4
Toshiaki Kawada executes an enzuigiri on Rick Steiner.
The crowd is on its feet cheering for Toshiaki Kawada.
Toshiaki Kawada hits a backdrop driver on Rick Steiner.
The crowd is giving Toshiaki Kawada a standing ovation.
Toshiaki Kawada tags out to Masahiro Chono.
Masahiro Chono and Toshiaki Kawada whip Rick Steiner into the ropes.
They hit Rick Steiner with a double clothesline.
Toshiaki Kawada leaves the ring.
Masahiro Chono uses a reverse neckbreaker on Rick Steiner.
Masahiro Chono executes the STF on Rick Steiner.
Rick Steiner is inching his way towards the ropes.
Rick Steiner tries to fight the pain.
Rick Steiner submits after 15 seconds.
The crowd is on its feet cheering for Masahiro Chono.
The winners are Toshiaki Kawada and Masahiro Chono. Time of match: 0:17:11
Ken Shamrock defeated Vader via second-round technical knockout at the 01:26 mark.
(Vader suffered a neck injury. He will be out for approximately 4 cards.)
Final Scorecard
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Points
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Vader - 0 0 0 - 0
Ken Shamrock - 70 10 0 - 80
Knockdowns
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Vader - 0 0 0 - 0
Ken Shamrock - 4 1 0 - 5
Ken Shamrock defeated Vader via second-round technical knockout at the 01:26
mark.
Vader suffered a neck injury. He will be out for approximately 4 cards.
(Al Snow retained the WWF Intercontinental Title.)
Rating: **** 1/4
Al Snow leaves the ring.
He returns with a chair.
Al Snow sets up the chair.
Al Snow takes Rob Van Dam down with a dragon suplex onto the chair.
James Beard counts: One, two, three.
The crowd is giving Al Snow a standing ovation.
The winner is Al Snow. Time of match: 0:18:29
Shawn Michaels defeated Buh Buh Ray Dudley in 0:19:45.
Rating: ** 3/4
Buh Buh Ray Dudley sets the ladder back up.
Buh Buh Ray Dudley is starting to climb the ladder, not realizing that
Shawn Michaels is right behind him.
Shawn Michaels uses a back suplex on Buh Buh Ray Dudley.
Shawn Michaels tries to climb the ladder.
Shawn Michaels is on his way up.
Shawn Michaels is half-way up.
Shawn Michaels is almost on top of the ladder.
Shawn Michaels is in grabbing distance.
Shawn Michaels has retrieved the baseball bat.
The crowd is giving Shawn Michaels a standing ovation.
The winner is Shawn Michaels. Time of match: 0:19:38
Ken Shamrock called out Vader.
KS = Ken Shamrock
JR = Jim Ross
JR: Ken Shamrock... congratulations on your big win over Vader in the Brawl For
All. You certainly got the redemption you had been looking for.
KS: Definitely, Jim... but that is not the reason why I'm here right now.
JR: What is it then ?
KS: This may sound familiar...
JR: And ?
KS: I want to challenge Vader to...
JR: Wait a minute... didn't you just beat him in the middle of the ring ?
KS: Let me finish, goddamn ! I want to challenge Vader to... BECOME MY TAG TEAM
PARTNER ! He proved a lot of guts by stepping into the ring with me tonight
despite his injury. I respect him for that.
JR: But where does that leave Dan Severn ?
KS: Dan told me he wants to go after the Brawl For All title next and mainly
concentrate on singles wrestling. That's fine with me.
JR: Thank you very much, Ken Shamrock. Back to you, Vince and Jerry.
The Undertaker defeated Hollywood Hogan via first-round technical knockout at the 00:33 mark.
(The Undertaker retained the WWF Brawl For All Title.)
Final Scorecard
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Points
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Hollywood Hogan - 0 0 0 - 0
The Undertaker - 5 0 0 - 5
Knockdowns
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Hollywood Hogan - 0 0 0 - 0
The Undertaker - 0 0 0 - 0
The Undertaker defeated Hollywood Hogan via first-round technical knockout
at the 00:33 mark.
The Undertaker challenged each and every wrestler in the WWF to come after him.
KS = Ken Shamrock
JR = Jim Ross
JR: Ken Shamrock... congratulations on your big win over Vader in the Brawl For
All. You certainly got the redemption you had been looking for.
KS: Definitely, Jim... but that is not the reason why I'm here right now.
JR: What is it then ?
KS: This may sound familiar...
JR: And ?
KS: I want to challenge Vader to...
JR: Wait a minute... didn't you just beat him in the middle of the ring ?
KS: Let me finish, goddamn ! I want to challenge Vader to... BECOME MY TAG TEAM
PARTNER ! He proved a lot of guts by stepping into the ring with me tonight
despite his injury. I respect him for that.
JR: But where does that leave Dan Severn ?
KS: Dan told me he wants to go after the Brawl For All title next and mainly
concentrate on singles wrestling. That's fine with me.
JR: Thank you very much, Ken Shamrock. Back to you, Vince and Jerry.
(Chris Benoit retained the WWF World Title.)
Rating: **** 1/2
Chris Benoit whips Steve Austin into the ropes, but Steve Austin reverses it.
Chris Benoit nails Steve Austin with a flying shoulderblock.
The crowd is giving Chris Benoit a standing ovation.
Chris Benoit executes the Crippler Crossface on Steve Austin.
Steve Austin is struggling to reach the ropes.
Steve Austin tries to fight the pain.
Steve Austin tries to escape the hold.
Steve Austin is inching his way towards the ropes.
Steve Austin isn't moving anymore.
James Beard checks Steve Austin's arm.
He lifts it... it falls.
He lifts it... it falls.
He lifts it... it falls.
James Beard stops the match after 1 minute.
The crowd erupts.
The winner is Chris Benoit. Time of match: 0:36:04
Match Observations:
What a match it was ! Chris Benoit retained the WWF World Title against the man
who nobody thought could be beat after his stellar performance in the Royal
Rumble starting out and ending up winning. Steve Austin was in a class of his
own tonight but Benoit was confident coming into the match with the big win over
Dan Severn under his belt. No excuses from Austin though... Benoit was the
better man tonight.
Rob Van Dam was his old self again breaking every rule in the book en route to
his victory over Kendo Ka Shin - who, BTW, was no saint either by any means.
Al Snow is the new WWF Intercontinental champion. Hayabusa risked too much and
ended up paying the price while Rob Van Dam fell victim to a vicious dragon
suplex onto a chair by Snow. If one thing's for sure, these three men will keep
dueling for a long time to come. Their hard-hitting style is the future of
wrestling.
Speaking of "future"... Rick Steiner's future seems very bleak at the moment.
Steiner sustained multiple injuries to his neck and spine in the tag team title
match courtesy of four enzuigiris by Toshiaki Kawada followed by a backdrop
driver and ending with Masahiro Chono's STF. He told Steve Williams he was going
to find a worthy replacement for himself. I may be wrong but Williams had a very
disgusted look on his face...
Rick Steiner's future isn't the only one in doubt, BTW. Kevin Nash aka Diesel
got the news earlier today that he was going to need reconstructive ankle
surgery which will keep him out at least for the remainder of the year - maybe
even longer.
Nobody really was surprised by Vader's abysmal showing in his Brawl For All
match against Ken Shamrock. How do you think you'd fare in a boxing match if
you had a torn biceps muscle ? Vader was the moral victor, though. He won the
respect of Ken Shamrock who is desperately looking for a new tag team partner
now that Dan Severn has ventured into the world of singles wrestling. It remains
to be seen how long Vader will be out with his biceps tear and neck injury. It
also remains to be seen what he thinks of Shamrock's offer. Maybe he'll just
take Shamrock's head off next time he gets the chance - who knows ?
Shawn Michaels has found redemption. He broke the chain and finally managed to
defeat a Dudley after almost one year of chasing them and always coming up with
the short end of the stick. Shawn Michaels is back and back in title
contention !
Hollywood Hogan's challenge of the Undertaker came off as a joke, as did the
title defense. It only took the Taker 33 seconds to put Hogan away... and
probably for good. Still... challenging "each and every wrestler" in the WWF
may have not been a good idea on the Taker's part...
The WWF will be touring Japan for the first time in several years in the next
week. When we return from the orient, we will bring a few guest stars from
Japan with us to In Your House. Stay tuned !
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