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Brian Christopher pinned Dean Malenko with the Tennessee Jam in 0:19:46.
Rating: *** 3/4
Dean Malenko runs into the ropes.
Dean Malenko misses with a shoulderblock.
Dean Malenko nails Brian Christopher with a leg lariat.
Dean Malenko hits a dropkick to the knee on Brian Christopher.
Dean Malenko uses a tilt-a-whirl suplex on Brian Christopher.
The crowd is behind Dean Malenko all the way.
Dean Malenko whips Brian Christopher into the turnbuckle, but Brian Christopher
reverses it.
Brian Christopher hits Dean Malenko with a flying dropkick.
Security guards are restraining some fans from hitting the ring.
Brian Christopher nails Dean Malenko with a flying dropkick.
The decibel level in the building is unbelievable.
Brian Christopher executes the Tennessee Jam on Dean Malenko.
James Beard counts: One, two, three.
Brian Christopher is being booed out of the building.
The winner is Brian Christopher. Time of match: 0:19:46
Rating: ** 1/2
Hayabusa hits Ken Shamrock with an enzuigiri to the face.
Hayabusa leaves the ring.
He returns with a chair.
Hayabusa runs into the ropes and springs off the chair.
Hayabusa hits a 450 splash on Ken Shamrock.
Danny Davis counts: One, two, three.
Ken Shamrock complains about a fast count.
The crowd is giving Hayabusa a standing ovation.
The winner is Hayabusa. Time of match: 0:16:35
Rating: ***
Kendo Ka Shin goes for a DDT, but Shinjiro Otani counters it with
a small package.
Danny Davis counts: One, two, shoulder up.
Shinjiro Otani throws Kendo Ka Shin out of the ring.
Danny Davis counts: one, two, three, Kendo Ka Shin reenters the ring.
Shinjiro Otani whips Kendo Ka Shin into the ropes.
Kendo Ka Shin hits a back heel kick on Shinjiro Otani.
Kendo Ka Shin hits a back heel kick on Shinjiro Otani.
Kendo Ka Shin nails Shinjiro Otani with a kick to the midsection.
Kendo Ka Shin takes Shinjiro Otani down with an armbar takedown.
Kendo Ka Shin gets a guillotine choke on Shinjiro Otani.
Shinjiro Otani tries to fight the pain.
Shinjiro Otani submits after 11 seconds.
The cheers for Kendo Ka Shin are drowning out the boos.
The winner is Kendo Ka Shin. Time of match: 0:18:46
Rating: ** 1/2
Jushin Liger goes for flying cross body press, but Hollywood Hogan
moves out of the way.
Hollywood Hogan throws Jushin Liger back into the ring.
Danny Davis is back on the job.
Rocky Maivia throws Jushin Liger a fire extinguisher.
Jushin Liger hits Hollywood Hogan with it and goes for the pin.
Danny Davis counts: One, two, three.
The crowd erupts.
The winner is Jushin Liger. Time of match: 0:19:37
Rating: **** 1/4
Bret Hart executes a European uppercut on Brian Pillman.
Val Venis enters the ring to make it two-on-one.
Diamond Dallas Page enters the ring and throws Val Venis out of the ring.
Diamond Dallas Page takes Bret Hart down with a back suplex.
Diamond Dallas Page leaves the ring.
Brian Pillman goes for a Hotshot, but Bret Hart counters it with a Thesz press.
Danny Davis counts: One, two, in the ropes...
Bret Hart executes a Russian legsweep on Brian Pillman.
Bret Hart hits Brian Pillman with an elbowdrop from the second turnbuckle.
Danny Davis counts: One, two, thr... shoulder up.
Bret Hart executes the Sharpshooter on Brian Pillman.
Brian Pillman tries to fight the pain.
Brian Pillman submits after 19 seconds.
The crowd erupts.
The winners are Bret Hart and Val Venis. Time of match: 0:05:41
Rating: *** 3/4
Hayabusa uses a dropkick on Brian Christopher.
Hayabusa hits spinning headscissors on Brian Christopher.
Hayabusa whips Brian Christopher into the ropes, but Brian Christopher
reverses it.
Hayabusa hits Brian Christopher with an elbow.
Hayabusa leaves the ring.
He returns with a chair.
Hayabusa runs into the ropes and springs off the chair.
Hayabusa goes for a Frankensteiner, but Brian Christopher counters it with
a power bomb.
Tim White counts: One, two, three.
The arena is exploding in a chorus of boos.
The winner is Brian Christopher. Time of match: 0:19:41
Rating: **** 1/4
Jushin Liger nails Kendo Ka Shin with a power bomb.
James Beard counts: One, two, shoulder up.
Jushin Liger goes for a hiptoss, but Kendo Ka Shin blocks it.
Kendo Ka Shin executes a koppo kick on Jushin Liger.
Kendo Ka Shin gets a guillotine choke on Jushin Liger.
Jushin Liger is valiantly trying to break the hold.
Jushin Liger tries to fight the pain.
Jushin Liger is close to passing out from the pain.
James Beard checks Jushin Liger's arm.
He lifts it... it falls.
He lifts it... it falls.
He lifts it... it falls.
James Beard stops the match after 43 seconds.
All of a sudden, the boos are turning into almost unanimous cheers.
The winner is Kendo Ka Shin. Time of match: 0:09:56
(Cactus Jack and Sabu retained the WWF World Tag Team Titles.)
Rating: ** 3/4
Buh Buh Ray Dudley punches Sabu.
Buh Buh Ray Dudley is being booed like there is no tomorrow.
Sabu hits Buh Buh Ray Dudley.
The crowd is going crazy.
Sabu chops Buh Buh Ray Dudley.
The crowd is going crazy.
Sabu hits Buh Buh Ray Dudley with a kick to the head.
Sabu executes a backbreaker on Buh Buh Ray Dudley.
Sabu uses a bodyslam on Buh Buh Ray Dudley.
Sabu leaves the ring.
He returns with a chair.
Sabu takes the chair.
Sabu uses a ropeflip moonsault with the chair on Buh Buh Ray Dudley.
Tim White counts: One, two, D-Von Dudley doesn't make it in time... three.
Sabu has the crowd going wild.
The winners are Cactus Jack and Sabu. Time of match: 0:13:39
Kendo Ka Shin made Brian Christopher submit to the Cross Arm Scissors in 0:12:17.
(Kendo Ka Shin won the WWF Intercontinental Title.)
(Kendo Ka Shin suffered a back injury. He will be out for approximately 1 card.)
Rating: ** 3/4
Brian Christopher tries to escape the hold.
Brian Christopher is inching his way towards the ropes.
Brian Christopher tries to fight the pain.
Brian Christopher is inching his way towards the ropes.
Brian Christopher is writhing in pain.
Danny Davis asks Brian Christopher if he's had enough.
Brian Christopher shakes his head.
Danny Davis asks Brian Christopher if he's still there.
Brian Christopher nods.
Danny Davis checks Brian Christopher's arm.
He lifts it... it falls.
He lifts it... it falls.
He lifts it... it falls.
Danny Davis stops the match after 37 seconds.
The crowd erupts.
The winner is Kendo Ka Shin. Time of match: 0:12:17
(Al Snow won the WWF World Title.)
Rating: *****
Chris Benoit whips Al Snow into the ropes.
Al Snow goes for an Asai moonsault, but Chris Benoit side-steps and Al Snow
only hits air.
Chris Benoit goes for a Tombstone, but Al Snow slides down his back.
Al Snow goes for a German suplex, but Chris Benoit counters it with
a backward kick.
Chris Benoit goes for a Tombstone, but Al Snow blocks it.
Al Snow executes the Snow Plow on Chris Benoit.
The crowd erupts.
Al Snow goes for the pin.
Danny Davis counts: One, two, three.
The crowd is giving Al Snow a standing ovation.
The winner is Al Snow. Time of match: 0:34:43
Match Observations:
What a show this King of the Ring really was. Not only did we get a new
Intercontinental Champion as anticipated, but the WWF World Title also changed
hands.
First things first, though. Brian Christopher, fresh off of his stunning
defeat of Ric Flair, earned a hard-fought victory over wrestling legend Dean
Malenko. Really nobody saw it coming but after close to twenty minutes of
back-and-forth action, a new star was born.
Christopher's semi-final opponent Hayabusa scored what likely was the most
creative win in WWF history by performing a 450 degree splash against Ken
Shamrock. That alone wouldn't really have been all that special but the fact
that he did it from a chair certainly was.
Hayabusa's high-risk flying proved to be his downfall eventually as Brian
Christopher caught him after a 20-minute match and turned a chair-assisted
Frankensteiner into a crushing power bomb for the 1-2-3.
Kendo Ka Shin eventually proved to be the stopping block for Brian Christopher.
Ka Shin, who had reached the finals through two exciting submission victories
over Shinjiro Otani and Jushin Liger, submitted Christopher with his variation
of the cross arm scissors.
The story of the night, however, wasn't the IC title finals. It was Jushin
Liger's victory over one Hollywood Hogan - completely unexpected and courtesy
of none other than the Rock. Is it just me or is Rocky trying to get under
Hogan's skin ?
We shall see how things progress in that regard.
WWF officials have announced that the team of Steve Williams and Stan Hansen
will get a shot at the reigning WWF World Tag Team champions at our next
Pay Per View, "In Your House: Redemption".
This Pay Per View has been aptly named, as the former WWF champion Chris
Benoit wants to redeem himself against the man who took the title away from
him in a true wrestling clinic, Al Snow. We got counter and chain wrestling
at its best as only the WWF can provide.
We will be in the Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta tomorrow night as Bret Hart
and Val Venis try to bring home the WWF World Tag Team Titles ! Ken Shamrock
will face the Undertaker in a non-title match ! We will have a top contenders
match for the IC title shot at In Your House and Brian Christopher has told us
that he has a special challenge for Hollywood Hogan.
We're out of time ! See you tomorrow on RAW !
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