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Dave Finlay pinned Brian Pillman with the Tombstone in 0:00:44.
Rating: *
They lock up.
Dave Finlay goes for a piledriver, but Brian Pillman counters it with a backdrop
.
Brian Pillman goes for a headlock takedown, but Dave Finlay throws him off.
Dave Finlay goes for a piledriver, but Brian Pillman blocks it.
Brian Pillman goes for an inverted atomic drop, but Dave Finlay blocks it.
Dave Finlay executes the Tombstone on Brian Pillman.
The crowd seems to be rallying behind Dave Finlay.
Dave Finlay goes for the pin.
Earl Hebner counts: One, two, three.
The cheers for Dave Finlay are drowning out the boos.
The winner is Dave Finlay. Time of match: 0:00:44
Rating: ** 1/2
Ahmed Johnson goes for a running powerslam, but Masato Tanaka slides down his
back.
Masato Tanaka takes Ahmed Johnson down with a double-axhandle to the back.
Masato Tanaka nails Ahmed Johnson with a back suplex.
Masato Tanaka hits Ahmed Johnson with a swinging DDT.
Masato Tanaka is going for the pin.
Tim White counts: One, two, three.
The crowd erupts.
The winner is Masato Tanaka. Time of match: 0:01:23
Vince McMahon and Brian Christopher reveal the upcoming match in the ring.
VM = Vince McMahon
BC = Brian Christopher
[ Vince McMahon enters the ring to a mixed reaction and seizes the microphone. ]
VM: Alright now... the moment we've all been waiting for. Brian Christopher...
face the challenge you've been asking for. Get your sorry ass in the ring.
[ Brian Christopher's music starts playing and Christopher comes strutting to
the ring with a BIG smile on his face. ]
VM: What's so funny, if I may ask ?
BC: Boy oh boy... you're in for the ride of your life. I think I have you all
figured out.
VM: We'll see if there's any truth to that. What are your stipulations ?
BC: No, Vince... you go ahead and introduce the old imbecile I'm supposed to
be wrestling. Oh... and maybe you should have him drink some Geritol first.
[ Brian Christopher breaks out into uncontrollable laughter. ]
VM: OK, Mr. Christopher... if you think that's so funny, then you're sadly
mistaken. Your opponent tonight is somebody that has held more titles than
your old man has had groupies. This man is Ric Flair's superior in every
aspect. This man is...
[ Hollywood Hogan's music is cued and Hogan strolls to the ring playing to
himself since the crowd doesn't seem to care. ]
VM: ... NONE OTHER THAN HOLLYWOOD HOGAN ! What do you have to say to that now,
smartass ?
BC: One thing... Earl Hebner... get your ass out of here. I have brought my own
referee for tonight. Come on down !
[ The arena erupts as the Rock's music starts playing. ]
BC: Oh... I forgot that there's one more stipulation: win, lose or draw... the
Rock gets a shot at the WWF World Title at the December In Your House.
[ Vince McMahon's smile turns into stone and he orders Hollywood Hogan to attack
Brian Christopher which he does as the match begins. ]
Brian Christopher defeated Hollywood Hogan by pinfall 0:09:18.
Rating: *
Hollywood Hogan whips Brian Christopher into the guardrail.
Eric Bischoff comes from behind and distracts Brian Christopher.
Hollywood Hogan takes Brian Christopher down with a bodyslam.
Hollywood Hogan throws Brian Christopher back into the ring.
Hollywood Hogan hits a headbutt on Brian Christopher.
Hollywood Hogan whips Brian Christopher into the ropes, but Brian Christopher
reverses it.
Brian Christopher hits Hollywood Hogan with a kick.
Brian Christopher is going for the pin.
Rocky Maivia counts: One, two, in the ropes... Rocky Maivia knocks
Hollywood Hogan's foot off the rope... three.
The cheers for Brian Christopher are drowning out the boos.
The winner is Brian Christopher. Time of match: 0:09:18
Rating: **** 1/4
Bret Hart goes for an inverted atomic drop, but Buh Buh Ray Dudley blocks it.
Buh Buh Ray Dudley throws Bret Hart out of the ring.
Buh Buh Ray Dudley goes through the ropes.
James Beard counts: 1.
Buh Buh Ray Dudley reenters the ring.
Bret Hart follows him back in.
Buh Buh Ray Dudley takes Bret Hart down with a backbreaker.
Buh Buh Ray Dudley executes a power bomb on Bret Hart.
James Beard counts: One, two, thr... kickout.
D-Von Dudley enters the ring to make it two-on-one.
Val Venis enters the ring, but gets cut off.
D-Von Dudley goes for a DDT, but Bret Hart counters it with a small package.
James Beard counts: One, two, three.
The crowd erupts.
The winners are Bret Hart and Val Venis. Time of match: 0:05:32
(Kendo Ka Shin retained the WWF Intercontinental Title.)
(Kendo Ka Shin injured his left knee. He will be out for approximately 2 cards.)
Rating: **** 1/4
Kendo Ka Shin catches Hayabusa in an armbar submission.
Hayabusa breaks the hold after 5 seconds.
Hayabusa nails Kendo Ka Shin with an Asai moonsault.
Earl Hebner counts: One, two, thr... kickout.
Hayabusa goes for a Frankensteiner, but Kendo Ka Shin counters it with
a tiger driver.
Earl Hebner counts: One, two, three.
All of a sudden, the boos are turning into almost unanimous cheers.
The winner is Kendo Ka Shin. Time of match: 0:18:53
Rating: **** 1/4
Rob Van Dam points to himself.
The arena is exploding in a chorus of boos.
Rob Van Dam runs into the ropes.
Shawn Michaels executes a bodyslam on Rob Van Dam.
Shawn Michaels nails Rob Van Dam with a flying elbowdrop.
The crowd is on its feet cheering for Shawn Michaels.
Shawn Michaels goes for the Superkick, but Rob Van Dam counters it with
a legsweep.
Rob Van Dam nails Shawn Michaels with an elbowsmash.
Rob Van Dam throws Shawn Michaels out of the ring.
Earl Hebner counts: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
The decibel level in the building is unbelievable.
The winner is Rob Van Dam. Time of match: 0:15:16
(Cactus Jack and Sabu retained the WWF World Tag Team Titles.)
Rating: **
Steve Williams uses an eye gouge on Sabu.
Sabu bumps into Tim White.
Steve Williams hits the Doctor Bomb on Sabu.
There is no referee to count.
Stan Hansen enters the ring to make it two-on-one.
Cactus Jack enters the ring, but gets cut off.
Stan Hansen executes a side suplex on Sabu.
Steve Williams goes for a flying shoulderblock, but Paul E. Dangerously shoves
him off the turnbuckle.
The crowd seems to be rallying behind Steve Williams.
Stan Hansen leaves the ring.
Sabu takes Steve Williams down with a flying legdrop.
There is no referee to count.
Tim White is back on the job.
Tim White counts: One, two, three.
Sabu has the crowd going wild.
The winners are Cactus Jack and Sabu. Time of match: 0:18:33
Arn Anderson called out Ric Flair to hear his decision.
AA = Arn Anderson
RF = Ric Flair
[ The Horsemen's music starts playing and Arn Anderson slowly walks to the
ring. ]
AA: This is the night of all nights... Ric Flair... please come here to talk to
me.
[ Ric Flair enters the ring to a thunderous ovation as "Also Sprach Zarathustra"
plays. ]
AA: Ric... welcome back. I didn't think I'd ever see you standing in this ring
again.
RF: Deeeeetroit, Michigan... the Nature Boy is in the house. Whooooo !
[ The crowd goes nuts. ]
RF: Double-A... I am a man of my word. I said I'd never come back and I won't
ever come back. But... BUT... the idea you proposed... the Horsemen reunited
for one last glorious match - our speciality match, WarGames... it's very,
very tempting.
AA: Ric... you just contradicted yourself... where do you stand ?
RF: One more time... Enforcer... I will let my actions do the talking. As per
your request... I have assembled the ultimate Horsemen force for OUR final
war against the WWF's best. I give you... THE MAN OF A THOUSAND HOLDS, DEAN
MALENKO !
[ Dean Malenko hits the ring in an Armani suit... Horsemen-style... to a pop
which is blowing the top off of the Cobo Arena ! ]
AA: Welcome back, man... thanks for coming on board.
DM: Let's get this straight... the past is the past and I haven't forgotten
either of you. I'm your partner for the WarGames... and that's that.
RF: We appreciate it. The final member of our team is a man who has held the
WWF Title on numerous occasions. He has been a core member of the Four
Horsemen before and he will be the greatest member of our team in Charlotte
at the Survivor Series. Please welcome... the soon-again WWF World
Heavyweight champion... THE CRIPPLER CHRIS BENOIT !
[ Chris Benoit's music starts playing and the crowd goes nuts. However, no
Chris Benoit is to be seen. ]
RF: Come on Benoit... we need you, man...
[ About a minute later, Chris Benoit comes to the ring in street clothes with a
very disturbed look on his face. ]
RF: Thanks, Chris... I knew we could count on you.
CB: Forget it, Flair. Horsemen... been there, done that... no thanks. Go fight
your war but fight it alone. I don't want to have anything to do with you,
Anderson or Malenko. As far as I'm concerned, you could drop dead and I
wouldn't care. You're scum and nothing more.
AA: Hey... hey... hey... easy, Chris. We know that there have been times in the
past when you and we didn't quite see eye to eye.
CB: Arn... forget it. I'm not interested.
DM: Come on, Chris... you as a former Horseman HAVE to be in the match... the
Horsemen's final ride... we need you.
CB: Oh... you'll get me alright, and I WILL be in the match. However, I will
be in the opposite corner leading Team WWF. I want to go down in history as
the man who beat Ric Flair into a bloody pulp in his very last match. This
is over.
[ Chris Benoit leaves the ring to a mixed reaction while Flair, Anderson and
Malenko look on stunned. ]
Ken Shamrock defeated The Undertaker via first-round knockout at the 02:56 mark.
(Ken Shamrock won the WWF Brawl For All Title.)
(Ken Shamrock suffered a dislocated right shoulder. He will be out for approximately 1 card.)
Final Scorecard
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Points
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Ken Shamrock - KO - 40
The Undertaker - ÄÄ - 35
Knockdowns
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Ken Shamrock - 2 - 2
The Undertaker - 3 - 3
Ken Shamrock defeated The Undertaker via first-round knockout at the 02:56 mark.
Ken Shamrock suffered a dislocated right shoulder. He will be out for approxima
tely 1 card.
(Al Snow retained the WWF World Title.)
Rating: *****
Match Observations:
What a shocking turn of events !
It shouldn't have been that big of a surprise that Chris Benoit turned down the
Horsemen's invitation to join their team for the final hurrah at the Survivor
Series. However, the hatred which Benoit seems to harbor towards his old
buddies seems to have not cooled down one bit since his Horsemen days. In a
scene designed to leave a memorable impression of the leading stable in
wrestling history, the one thing which'll stick out of peoples' minds the most
is an irate Chris Benoit promising to beat Flair to a bloody pulp.
On the brighter side of things, Dave Finlay finally made his WWF return after
recovering for some time from a triceps tear courtesy of Masato Tanaka. Tanaka
better beware... Finlay is back and the "Dangan hunting season" is on.
WWF Intercontinental Champion Kendo Ka Shin doesn't seem to be the luckiest
person walking the face of the earth. While his back did manage to withstand
the onslaught Hayabusa had in store, this time Kendos knee gave out which will
keep him out of action most likely until the Survivor Series.
Rob Van Dam is making a great impression here in the WWF. Tonight he defeated
a totally outclassed Shawn Michaels via countout, adding insult to injury.
History did not repeat itself ! Cactus Jack and Sabu managed to best the team
of Williams and Hansen - thanks to a helping hand from Paul E. Dangerously, that
is. Be that as it may be, the next team on the horizon is Bret Hart and Val
Venis. If they thought Hansen and Williams were bad, wait until they have to
face the two Canadians. It's not going to be pretty - I promise you that much.
Thus far we have no idea what exactly it is that Rocky Maivia and Brian
Christopher have up their sleeves, however one thing's for sure: it's ticking
Hollywood Hogan off more every minute that goes by. Not only did he lose to
Brian Christopher, but he lost to a simple kick. If that isn't humiliating,
I don't know what is. Actually, having special referee the Rock knock your
leg off of the bottom rope may be very close as well...
So all we know now is that both Brian Christopher and the Rock are in for a
title shot. Neither will be at the Survivor Series, though, as the champion
will be part of the WarGames match against the Horsemen.
Ken Shamrock is the new WWF Brawl For All Champion by knocking out the
Undertaker during the first round. In fact, his knockout punch was so strong
that Shamrock dislocated his own shoulder throwing it. A punch that KOs the
Undertaker HAS to be a killer punch.
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