In Your House - Head Will Roll
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Brian Christopher pinned Ahmed Johnson after a crucifix in 0:12:42.
Rating: * 1/2
Ahmed Johnson hits Brian Christopher with an elbowsmash.
Ahmed Johnson knocks Brian Christopher into the ringpost.
Ahmed Johnson has the crowd going wild.
Ahmed Johnson hits Brian Christopher with a backbreaker.
Danny Davis counts: 6.
Ahmed Johnson whips Brian Christopher into the guardrail.
Ahmed Johnson reenters the ring.
Brian Christopher follows him back in.
Ahmed Johnson whips Brian Christopher into the ropes.
Ahmed Johnson goes for a lariat, but Brian Christopher counters it with
a crucifix.
Danny Davis counts: One, two, three.
The decibel level in the building is unbelievable.
The winner is Brian Christopher. Time of match: 0:12:42
Rating: *** 1/2
Big Dick Dudley leaves the ring.
D-Von Dudley nails Val Venis with a DDT.
The crowd is going into a frenzy.
D-Von Dudley goes for a splash, but Val Venis gets his knees up.
Tim White is back on the job.
Val Venis whips D-Von Dudley into the ropes, but D-Von Dudley reverses it.
Val Venis hits D-Von Dudley with a clothesline.
Val Venis whips D-Von Dudley into the ropes.
Val Venis nails D-Von Dudley with a bodyslam.
Val Venis gives the sign for the Money Shot.
Val Venis executes the Money Shot on D-Von Dudley.
Tim White counts: One, two, Big Dick Dudley doesn't make it in time... three.
Security guards are restraining some fans from hitting the ring.
The winners are Bret Hart and Val Venis. Time of match: 0:01:50
Rating: ** 1/2
Brian Pillman begs off.
Masato Tanaka hits Brian Pillman with Thunder Fire Power Bomb.
The crowd is going crazy.
Masato Tanaka whips Brian Pillman into the turnbuckle.
Masato Tanaka executes a forearm smash on Brian Pillman.
Masato Tanaka executes a forearm smash on Brian Pillman.
Masato Tanaka executes a forearm smash on Brian Pillman.
Masato Tanaka executes the Rolling Elbow Smash on Brian Pillman.
Masato Tanaka has the crowd going wild.
Masato Tanaka goes for the pin.
James Beard counts: One, two, three.
Brian Pillman complains about a fast count.
Masato Tanaka has the crowd going wild.
The winner is Masato Tanaka. Time of match: 0:08:34
a single-leg takedown into a leglock in 0:21:30.
Rating: *****
Ken Shamrock goes for a DDT, but Kendo Ka Shin counters it with
a Northern Lights suplex.
James Beard counts: One, two, thr... shoulder up.
Kendo Ka Shin executes the Cross Arm Scissors on Ken Shamrock.
Ken Shamrock tries to escape the hold.
Ken Shamrock breaks the hold after 34 seconds.
Ken Shamrock goes for a back suplex, but Kendo Ka Shin counters it with
a go-behind.
In turn, Ken Shamrock counters it with a single-leg takedown into a leglock.
Kendo Ka Shin is inching his way towards the ropes.
Kendo Ka Shin tries to fight the pain.
Kendo Ka Shin submits after 14 seconds.
The crowd erupts.
The winners are Rob Van Dam, Dean Malenko and Ken Shamrock. Time of match:
0:21:30
Rating: **
Rocky Maivia goes for an eye gouge, but Diamond Dallas Page blocks it.
Diamond Dallas Page runs into the ropes.
Rocky Maivia misses with a clothesline.
Diamond Dallas Page hits Rocky Maivia with a kick.
Diamond Dallas Page whips Rocky Maivia into the ropes, but Rocky Maivia
reverses it.
Rocky Maivia hits Diamond Dallas Page with a shoulderblock.
Rocky Maivia executes the Rock Bottom on Diamond Dallas Page.
Rocky Maivia goes for the pin.
James Beard counts: One, two, three.
The crowd is giving Rocky Maivia a standing ovation.
The winner is Rocky Maivia. Time of match: 0:17:17
Rating: ** 1/2
Tim White counts: 1.
Shawn Michaels whips Hollywood Hogan into the guardrail.
They're brawling inside the ring area.
Shawn Michaels reenters the ring.
Hollywood Hogan follows him back in.
Hollywood Hogan begs off.
Shawn Michaels gives the sign for the Superkick.
Shawn Michaels executes the Superkick on Hollywood Hogan.
Shawn Michaels goes for the pin.
Tim White counts: One, two, three.
The crowd is on its feet cheering for Shawn Michaels.
The winner is Shawn Michaels. Time of match: 0:05:18
(Cactus Jack and Sabu retained the WWF World Tag Team Titles.)
Rating: ** 1/4
Ric Flair tags out to Arn Anderson.
Ric Flair goes for a back suplex, but Cactus Jack counters it with
a bulldog headlock.
Ric Flair rolls out of the ring.
Cactus Jack nails Arn Anderson with an inverted atomic drop.
Cactus Jack hits a kick to the midsection on Arn Anderson.
Cactus Jack executes the Double Arm DDT on Arn Anderson.
Cactus Jack goes for the pin.
Earl Hebner counts: One, two, Ric Flair doesn't make it in time... three.
Arn Anderson complains about a fast count.
The crowd is giving Cactus Jack a standing ovation.
The winners are Cactus Jack and Sabu. Time of match: 0:17:09
The Undertaker defeated Vader via first-round technical knockout at the 04:06 mark.
(The Undertaker retained the WWF Brawl For All Title.)
Final Scorecard
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Points
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Vader - 0 0 0 - 0
The Undertaker - 65 0 0 - 65
Knockdowns
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Vader - 0 0 0 - 0
The Undertaker - 5 0 0 - 5
The Undertaker defeated Vader via first-round technical knockout at the 04:06
mark.
(Chris Benoit retained the WWF World Title.
Chris Benoit won the WWF Intercontinental Title.)
Rating: **** 1/4
Al Snow nails Chris Benoit with an enzuigiri.
Chris Benoit bumps into Earl Hebner.
The crowd is giving Al Snow a standing ovation.
Al Snow executes the Snow Plow on Chris Benoit.
Al Snow goes for the pin.
There is no referee to count.
Al Snow gets back up.
Al Snow goes for a kick to the midsection, but Chris Benoit counters it with
a legsweep.
Earl Hebner is back on the job.
Chris Benoit executes the Crippler Crossface on Al Snow.
Al Snow is inching his way towards the ropes.
Al Snow tries to fight the pain.
Al Snow submits after 14 seconds.
The crowd erupts.
The winner is Chris Benoit. Time of match: 0:27:49
Vince McMahon drew the King of the Ring first round matches... and announced an interesting stipulation.
VM = Vince McMahon
JR = Jim Ross
VM: Alright, folks... we just witnessed what many think was the best WWF Title
match of all time. There's no doubt that it could have gone either way. Al
Snow lost and he lost like a man. As a result of the title vs title match,
this year's King of the Ring tournament will crown a new Intercontinental
Champion, and we have put 32 names into a hat. Sixteen of these men will
battle it out in the grueling tournament. Since this year's reward is not
just a guaranteed title shot but a much more precious prize, the WWF
Intercontinental Title, the King of the Ring will be very special... in
more ways than one.
JR: Now what does that mean ?!?
VM: As you know, the winner will be rewarded the Intercontinental Title. What
I was thinking is "how do we get the wrestlers to work even harder". I
know that many of the 32 names in the hat have no intention to win the IC
Title because it's the World Title they're after. Some wrestlers have been
overheard saying that they'll drop their matches intentionally, which is
unheard of.
JR: So ?
VM: I don't want to have that kind of attitude in our locker rooms and I have
made a decision.
JR: Which is ?
VM: The losers of the eight first-round matches of the King of the Ring which
are going to take place in two weeks in Madison Square Garden... will have
to leave the WWF by year's end - no exceptions granted.
JR: What the heck ? You're going to FIRE them ?
VM: If that's what you want to call it... yes.
JR: That's going to get them to work alright... now let's find out who the
participants will be. Vince...
[ Vince McMahon draws a name out of the hat. ]
VM: Brian Christopher will wrestle... [ draws another name ]... "The Nature
Boy" Ric Flair !
JR: Now I know Flair and he's going to be fuming... Vince, you just made
yourself an enemy.
VM: Diamond Dallas Page will square off against... Dean Malenko...
"The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock will do battle with...
"The Enforcer" Arn Anderson.
JR: What is this going to be ? A Horsemen tournament or what ?
VM: Ahmed Johnson will face... Hayabusa... Brian Pillman squares off against...
Kendo Ka Shin... Shinjiro Otani faces... the legendary Tiger Jeet Singh...
oh... another great - Tatsumi "The Dragon" Fujinami will wrestle... Jyushin
"Thunder" Lyger.
JR: Now that one's going to please our many Japanese fans.
VM: And finally... "The Rock" Rocky Maivia squares off against... wait a
second, these two cards are sticking together... HOLLYWOOD HOGAN !
JR: What ? Hogan and Flair in the same tournament ? Anderson ! Hayabusa !
Fujinami ! DDP ! Shamrock ! This is going to be the biggest King of the
Ring ever ! Fans... we're out of time... see you in two weeks in MSG !
Match Observations:
This show was one for the ages.
From a great impromptu six-man tag which saw the US contingent of Ken Shamrock,
Rob Van Dam and Dean Malenko put aside their differences to defeat the superb
team of Hayabusa, Shinjiro Otani and Kendo Ka Shin in a true classic to the
announcement of the King of the Ring tournament - I'm truly speechless.
Chris Benoit defeated Al Snow in a questionable decision as Snow had Benoit
beat with the Snow Plow with no referee being present. It has since been
announced that the two will be rematched in the King of the Ring main event.
Shawn Michaels seems to be intent on getting his career back on track. Tonight's
convincing victory over Hollywood Hogan was only the first step back into title
contention.
Vader's injury seemingly hasn't yet healed 100 percent after all given the way
in which he lost to the Undertaker. Maybe it was too much too soon.
Bret Hart and Val Venis managed to defeat the Dudleys tonight, and in
convincing fashion. However, due to Buh Buh Ray Dudley's injury, his "brother"
Big Dick had to stand in. The two teams will be rematched at the King of the
Ring, albeit with Buh Buh back in the fold.
Two more weeks to go until MSG, and history's in the making !
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