In Your House - The Final Hurrah
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Dean Malenko made Dan Severn submit to a choke sleeper in 0:09:14.
Rating: ****
Dean Malenko punches Dan Severn.
Dan Severn kicks Dean Malenko.
Dan Severn goes for a fireman's carry, but Dean Malenko counters it with
a choke sleeper.
Dan Severn is valiantly trying to break the hold.
Dan Severn is inching his way towards the ropes.
Dan Severn tries to fight the pain.
Dan Severn submits after 15 seconds.
The crowd is behind Dean Malenko all the way.
The winner is Dean Malenko. Time of match: 0:09:14
Bret Hart and Val Venis defeated Jushin Liger and Kensuke Sasaki, The Dudley Boys and Stan Hansen and Steve Williams:
x Sasaki beat Buh Buh Ray via the Strange Hold Gamma in 0:08:28
x S. Williams beat Liger via the Oklahoma Stampede in 0:10:31
x V. Venis beat S. Williams via the Money Shot in 0:13:42
(Bret Hart and Val Venis retained the WWF World Tag Team Titles.)
Rating: ** 3/4
Kensuke Sasaki hits a double underhook suplex on Buh Buh Ray Dudley.
Kensuke Sasaki uses a dropkick on Buh Buh Ray Dudley.
Kensuke Sasaki hits Buh Buh Ray Dudley with a single-leg takedown.
Kensuke Sasaki hits Buh Buh Ray Dudley with a double underhook suplex.
Kensuke Sasaki takes Buh Buh Ray Dudley down with a powerslam.
Earl Hebner counts: One, two, kickout.
Kensuke Sasaki uses a powerslam on Buh Buh Ray Dudley.
Kensuke Sasaki has the crowd going wild.
Kensuke Sasaki executes the Strange Hold Gamma on Buh Buh Ray Dudley.
Buh Buh Ray Dudley is valiantly trying to break the hold.
Buh Buh Ray Dudley tries to fight the pain.
Buh Buh Ray Dudley submits after 21 seconds.
Buh Buh Ray Dudley has been eliminated.
The crowd is behind Kensuke Sasaki all the way.
The winners are Jushin Liger and Kensuke Sasaki. Time of match: 0:08:28
[ portion of match removed ]
Jushin Liger goes for a slap, but Steve Williams blocks it.
Steve Williams catches Jushin Liger in a chokehold.
Earl Hebner warns Steve Williams to let go.
Earl Hebner counts: One, two, three, four.
Steve Williams executes the Oklahoma Stampede on Jushin Liger.
Earl Hebner counts: One, two, three.
Jushin Liger has been eliminated.
Steve Williams doesn't quite know what to do with the mixed reaction he
's getting.
The winners are Stan Hansen and Steve Williams. Time of match: 0:10:31
[ portion of match removed ]
Steve Williams whips Val Venis into the turnbuckle.
Steve Williams runs shoulder-first into the corner, but Val Venis lifts his
knee.
Val Venis executes a bodyslam on Steve Williams.
Val Venis executes the Money Shot on Steve Williams.
Earl Hebner counts: One, two, Stan Hansen doesn't make it in time... three.
Steve Williams has been eliminated.
The crowd erupts.
The winners are Bret Hart and Val Venis. Time of match: 0:13:42
Chris Benoit apologizes to Ken Shamrock for what happened on RAW.
CB = Chris Benoit
JR = Jim Ross
KS = Ken Shamrock
JR: Ladies and gentlemen... please welcome a true icon of the WWF... the former
champion, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit !
[ Chris Benoit comes to the ring to a huge ovation sporting the usual poker
face...]
JR: Chris... we all know what happened. Brian Christopher tried to screw with
your head in a major way and got you to mistake Ken Shamrock - your friend -
for having attacked you. Do you have anything on your mind right now ?
CB: Yes, as a matter of fact I do, Jim. Ken... I know you're back there. Please
come to the ring.
[ After a couple of seconds, Ken Shamrock's theme music starts playing and he
comes to the ring staring holes into Benoit. ]
CB: Ken... thanks for giving me this opportunity. I know I made a mistake. You
helped me. I should have known but in the heat of the moment, sometimes
things happen.
[ Ken Shamrock rips the microphone from Benoit's hand. ]
KS: Things HAPPEN ?!? The only thing that happened was that you grabbed me in
the stupid submission hold of yours and choked me out. And now you're
coming out here trying to sweet-talk your way out of this ? Brother, I've
maimed people for less !
JR: Now, Ken... why don't you just cool off ? I mean, the man is trying to
apologize to you for crying out loud !
KS: Crying out loud ? What a nice term 'cause that's exactly what you are
going to do, Chris, when I snap on that ankle lock of mine and tear your
ligaments !
[ Ken Shamrock throws the microphone down in front of Chris Benoit, flips
him off and power-walks back to the locker room while Chris Benoit looks on
shaking his head. ]
Masato Tanaka beat Dave Finlay 5 falls to 3:
x Finlay beat M. Tanaka via the Tombstone in 0:09:57
x Finlay beat M. Tanaka via a German suplex in 0:10:54
x Finlay beat M. Tanaka via the Tombstone in 0:14:55
x M. Tanaka beat Finlay via the Rolling Elbow Smash in 0:17:03
x M. Tanaka beat Finlay via a short lariat in 0:21:39
x M. Tanaka beat Finlay via a power bomb in 0:24:00
x M. Tanaka beat Finlay via the Rolling Elbow Smash in 0:45:20
x M. Tanaka beat Finlay via the Rolling Elbow Smash in 0:47:58
Rating: ****
Dave Finlay hits Masato Tanaka with a spinning leg lariat.
Dave Finlay takes Masato Tanaka down with a swinging neckbreaker.
Dave Finlay seemingly enjoys the boos.
Dave Finlay executes the Tombstone on Masato Tanaka.
Dave Finlay goes for the pin.
Tim White counts: One, two, three.
Dave Finlay seemingly enjoys the boos.
The winner is Dave Finlay. Time of match: 0:09:57
They lock up.
Dave Finlay hits Masato Tanaka with a piledriver.
Dave Finlay goes for a power bomb, but Masato Tanaka counters it with a backdrop
.
In turn, Dave Finlay counters it with a sunset flip.
Tim White counts: One, two, kickout.
Dave Finlay executes a Yakuza kick on Masato Tanaka.
Dave Finlay is going for the pin.
Tim White counts: One, kickout.
Dave Finlay hits a side suplex on Masato Tanaka.
Dave Finlay hits Masato Tanaka with a kick to the head.
Dave Finlay rakes Masato Tanaka's face across the barbed wire.
Dave Finlay uses a legdrop on Masato Tanaka.
Dave Finlay hits Masato Tanaka with a German suplex.
Tim White counts: One, two, three.
The cheers for Dave Finlay are drowning out the boos.
The winner is Dave Finlay. Time of match: 0:10:54
[ portion of match removed ]
Dave Finlay uses a flying shoulderblock on Masato Tanaka.
Dave Finlay catches Masato Tanaka in a half Boston.
Masato Tanaka is struggling to reach the ropes.
Masato Tanaka is inching his way towards the ropes.
Masato Tanaka reaches the ropes after being trapped for 22 seconds.
Dave Finlay executes the Tombstone on Masato Tanaka.
All of a sudden, the boos are turning into almost unanimous cheers.
Dave Finlay goes for the pin.
Tim White counts: One, two, three.
All of a sudden, the boos are turning into almost unanimous cheers.
The winner is Dave Finlay. Time of match: 0:14:55
[ portion of match removed ]
Masato Tanaka goes for a vertical suplex, but Dave Finlay blocks it.
Dave Finlay goes for a Yakuza kick, but Masato Tanaka blocks it.
Masato Tanaka nails Dave Finlay with the Running Forearm Smash.
Tim White counts: One, two, in the ropes...
Masato Tanaka executes a power bomb on Dave Finlay.
Tim White counts: One, two, kickout.
Masato Tanaka executes the Rolling Elbow Smash on Dave Finlay.
The crowd is on its feet cheering for Masato Tanaka.
Masato Tanaka goes for the pin.
Tim White counts: One, two, three.
The crowd is giving Masato Tanaka a standing ovation.
The winner is Masato Tanaka. Time of match: 0:17:03
[ portion of match removed ]
They're brawling in mid-arena.
Dave Finlay flings Masato Tanaka over a row of chairs.
All of a sudden, the boos are turning into almost unanimous cheers.
They're brawling in mid-arena.
Masato Tanaka uses a forearm smash on Dave Finlay.
Masato Tanaka is handed a road sign.
Masato Tanaka hits him with the road sign.
The crowd is behind Masato Tanaka all the way.
Masato Tanaka executes a short lariat on Dave Finlay.
Tim White counts: One, two, three.
The crowd is behind Masato Tanaka all the way.
The winner is Masato Tanaka. Time of match: 0:21:39
[ portion of match removed ]
They're brawling up the aisle.
Masato Tanaka hits Dave Finlay with a slap.
Masato Tanaka knocks Dave Finlay into the ringsteps.
The crowd erupts.
Masato Tanaka whips Dave Finlay into the guardrail.
Masato Tanaka knocks Dave Finlay into the ringpost.
Masato Tanaka is handed a baseball bat.
Masato Tanaka hits him with the baseball bat.
Masato Tanaka nails Dave Finlay with a forearm smash.
Masato Tanaka hits him with the baseball bat.
The crowd erupts.
They're brawling inside the ring area.
Masato Tanaka throws Dave Finlay over the guardrail.
Masato Tanaka hits Dave Finlay with a power bomb.
Tim White counts: One, two, three.
The crowd is giving Masato Tanaka a standing ovation.
The winner is Masato Tanaka. Time of match: 0:24:00
[ portion of match removed ]
Dave Finlay hits him with the road sign.
The crowd is wildly cheering Dave Finlay with only a few scattered boos audible.
They're brawling up the arena stairway.
Dave Finlay hits him with the road sign.
The boos are resurfacing again.
Dave Finlay goes for a fireman's carry, but Masato Tanaka blocks it.
The bell rings. The time limit has expired.
Tim White gives them an extra 9 minutes.
They're brawling down the stairway.
They're brawling down the stairway.
Masato Tanaka goes for a power bomb, but Dave Finlay counters it with a backdrop
.
In turn, Masato Tanaka counters it with a sunset flip.
Tim White counts: One, two, thr... shoulder up.
They're brawling up the arena stairway.
Masato Tanaka is handed a frying pan.
[ portion of match removed ]
Masato Tanaka hits him with the fire extinguisher.
The crowd is going into a frenzy.
Masato Tanaka hits Dave Finlay with an elbowdrop.
They're brawling on the first floor.
Masato Tanaka uses an armbar takedown on Dave Finlay.
Masato Tanaka knocks Dave Finlay into the stairway.
Masato Tanaka is handed a fire extinguisher.
Masato Tanaka takes a swing at Dave Finlay with the fire extinguisher, but he
gets out of the way.
Dave Finlay snatches the fire extinguisher from him.
Dave Finlay hits him with the fire extinguisher.
Dave Finlay doesn't quite know what to do with the mixed reaction he's getting.
Dave Finlay is going for the pin.
Tim White counts: One, two, thr... kickout.
They're brawling on the first floor.
Dave Finlay hits an elbowsmash on Masato Tanaka.
Dave Finlay takes Masato Tanaka down with an elbowsmash.
They're brawling on the first floor.
Dave Finlay goes for a kneedrop, but Masato Tanaka rolls out of the way.
They're brawling on the first floor.
Masato Tanaka takes Dave Finlay down with a fist to the midsection.
They're brawling on the first floor.
Masato Tanaka throws Dave Finlay down to the first floor.
Masato Tanaka descends the stairs.
Masato Tanaka takes Dave Finlay down with an armbar takedown.
Masato Tanaka is going for the pin.
Tim White counts: One, two, thr... kickout.
Masato Tanaka knocks Dave Finlay into the arena wall.
Masato Tanaka goes for a bodyslam, but Dave Finlay blocks it.
Dave Finlay takes Masato Tanaka down with a hiptoss.
They're brawling up the arena stairway.
They're brawling down the stairway.
Dave Finlay hits Masato Tanaka with a headbutt.
Dave Finlay is handed a road sign.
Dave Finlay is handed a fire extinguisher.
Dave Finlay hits him with the fire extinguisher.
Dave Finlay hits him with a fire extinguisher.
They're brawling down the stairway.
Dave Finlay hits him with the fire extinguisher.
The crowd seems to be rallying behind Dave Finlay.
Dave Finlay hits him with the fire extinguisher.
Dave Finlay doesn't quite know what to do with the mixed reaction he's getting.
Dave Finlay hits him with the fire extinguisher.
All of a sudden, the boos are turning into almost unanimous cheers.
They're brawling in the back of the arena.
Dave Finlay hits him with the fire extinguisher.
Dave Finlay doesn't quite know what to do with the mixed reaction he's getting.
They're brawling up the arena stairway.
They're brawling down the stairway.
Dave Finlay hits him with the fire extinguisher.
All of a sudden, the boos are turning into almost unanimous cheers.
They're brawling up the arena stairway.
Dave Finlay takes Masato Tanaka down with a kick to the head.
They're brawling up the arena stairway.
Dave Finlay hits a dropkick on Masato Tanaka.
They're brawling on the second floor.
Dave Finlay goes for the Tombstone, but Masato Tanaka counters it with
a Tombstone.
Masato Tanaka uses an armbar takedown on Dave Finlay.
The crowd erupts.
They're brawling on the second floor.
Masato Tanaka goes for a kneedrop, but Dave Finlay rolls out of the way.
Dave Finlay executes the Tombstone on Masato Tanaka on the concrete floor.
All of a sudden, the boos are turning into almost unanimous cheers.
Dave Finlay goes for the pin.
Tim White counts: One, two, The bell rings. The time limit has expired.
Tim White gives them an extra 5 minutes.
thr... kickout.
[ portion of match removed ]
Dave Finlay is going for the pin.
Tim White counts: One, two, thr... kickout.
They're brawling on the second floor.
Dave Finlay hits him with the ring bell.
Dave Finlay doesn't quite know what to do with the mixed reaction he's getting.
They're brawling on the second floor.
Dave Finlay rams him into the ring bell.
They're brawling on the second floor.
The bell rings. The time limit has expired.
Tim White gives them an extra 4 minutes.
Dave Finlay hits him with the ring bell.
All of a sudden, the boos are turning into almost unanimous cheers.
They're brawling on the second floor.
Masato Tanaka flings Dave Finlay over a row of chairs.
They're brawling on the second floor.
Masato Tanaka is handed the ring bell.
Masato Tanaka hits him with the ring bell.
The crowd is giving Masato Tanaka a standing ovation.
Masato Tanaka hits him with the ring bell.
Masato Tanaka takes Dave Finlay down with a belly-to-back suplex.
They're brawling on the second floor.
Masato Tanaka hits him with the ring bell.
They're brawling on the second floor.
Masato Tanaka executes the Rolling Elbow Smash on Dave Finlay
on the concrete floor.
The crowd is giving Masato Tanaka a standing ovation.
The crowd is giving Masato Tanaka a standing ovation.
Masato Tanaka goes for the pin.
Tim White counts: One, two, three.
The crowd is going into a frenzy.
The winner is Masato Tanaka. Time of match: 0:45:20
[ portion of match removed ]
Dave Finlay nails Masato Tanaka with a flying cross body press.
Tim White counts: One, two, kickout.
Dave Finlay uses a spinning leg lariat on Masato Tanaka.
Dave Finlay goes for a flying cross body press, but Masato Tanaka
ducks out of the way.
Masato Tanaka chops Dave Finlay.
Masato Tanaka kicks Dave Finlay.
The crowd is going into a frenzy.
Masato Tanaka uses a jumping DDT on Dave Finlay.
The crowd erupts.
Masato Tanaka executes the Rolling Elbow Smash on Dave Finlay.
The crowd is giving Masato Tanaka a standing ovation.
Masato Tanaka goes for the pin.
Tim White counts: One, two, three.
The crowd is giving Masato Tanaka a standing ovation.
The winner is Masato Tanaka. Time of match: 0:47:58
Rating: ** 1/2
Hollywood Hogan begs off.
Edge throws Hollywood Hogan out of the ring.
Tim White counts: one, two, three, Edge distracts Tim White.
Rocky Maivia hits Hollywood Hogan with a jumping DDT.
A few fans are trying to get a shot in.
Tim White is back on the job: four, five, six, seven, Hollywood Hogan
reenters the ring.
Edge is going for the pin.
Tim White counts: One, two, thr... kickout.
Edge executes a legdrop on Hollywood Hogan.
Edge runs into the ropes.
Edge nails Hollywood Hogan with a spear.
Edge is going for the pin.
Tim White counts: One, two, three.
The crowd is giving Edge a standing ovation.
The winner is Edge. Time of match: 0:10:57
Rating: **** 1/4
Rob Van Dam punches Sabu.
The ring is quickly filling up with debris.
Rob Van Dam hits Sabu.
Security guards are restraining some fans from hitting the ring.
Sabu punches Rob Van Dam.
The crowd erupts.
Sabu kicks Rob Van Dam.
The crowd erupts.
Sabu punches Rob Van Dam.
The crowd is on its feet cheering for Sabu.
Sabu hits a bodyslam on Rob Van Dam.
Sabu takes the chair.
Sabu executes a ropeflip moonsault with the chair on Rob Van Dam.
Earl Hebner counts: One, two, three.
Rob Van Dam complains about a fast count.
The crowd is going into a frenzy.
The winner is Sabu. Time of match: 0:08:10
(Shawn Michaels won the WWF Intercontinental Title.)
Rating: **** 1/4
Shawn Michaels does a crotch chop and yells "SUCK IT!".
The crowd is on its feet cheering for Shawn Michaels.
Shawn Michaels takes Kendo Ka Shin down with a flying elbowdrop.
The crowd is giving Shawn Michaels a standing ovation.
Shawn Michaels executes the Superkick on Kendo Ka Shin.
The crowd erupts.
Shawn Michaels goes for the pin.
Earl Hebner counts: One, two, three.
The crowd erupts.
The winner is Shawn Michaels. Time of match: 0:17:40
(Rocky Maivia won the WWF World Title.)
Rating: *** 1/4
Rocky Maivia whips Brian Christopher into the ropes.
Rocky Maivia misses with a clothesline.
Brian Christopher hits a high knee on Rocky Maivia.
Rocky Maivia bumps into Danny Davis.
Brian Christopher executes a DDT against Rocky Maivia.
Brian Christopher is going for the pin.
There is no referee to count.
Brian Christopher gets back up.
Brian Christopher runs into the ropes.
Hollywood Hogan whacks Brian Christopher in the back with a chair.
Rocky Maivia executes the Rock Bottom and goes for the pin.
The crowd is in a frenzy.
There is no referee to count.
Danny Davis is back on the job.
Danny Davis counts: One, two, in the ropes... Hollywood Hogan knocks
Brian Christopher's foot off the rope... three.
The chants for Rocky Maivia are deafening.
The winner is Rocky Maivia. Time of match: 0:15:42
Match Observations:
This is absolutely unbelievable !
Hollywood Hogan helped The Rock win the WWF World Title from Brian Christopher.
Why ? Right now nobody can even *try* to explain that.
Fact of the matter is, Rock was partly responsible for Hogan's loss to WWF
newcomer Edge who is making a big splash on the WWF scene. When Hogan appeared
at ringside in the main event, everybody thought he was going to screw the
Rock out of the WWF Title as his way of saying "goodbye". After all, this was
Rock's final WWF match after losing a "Loser Leaves WWF" match against Hogan
at the King of the Ring in June.
What on earth was his motivation to do this ? Maybe we will know more by the
Royal Rumble...
There's one thing I can tell you, though: nobody was more surprised about what
happen than the Rock when he saw how exactly he won the title on the Titantron.
So, as of right now, the WWF has a champion who effectively has been released.
Where are they going to go from here ?
The Intercontinental Title also changed hands tonight, as Shawn Michaels
redeemed himself against Kendo Ka Shin who handed him such a bad loss on RAW
a few weeks ago.
Bret Hart and Val Venis came out of the Four-Way Dance just like they went in
there: as the WWF World Tag Team Champions. Steve Williams and Stan Hansen will
be getting a rematch - two on two - at the Royal Rumble.
Sabu has driven Rob Van Dam out of the WWF for the time being and is in line
for a shot at the WWF World Title soon.
Masato Tanaka bested Dave Finlay in their Final War. When the regulation time
ended after 30 minutes, they were tied with three falls each. Initially, they
were given nine more minutes which also went by without any side pinning the
opponent. Then they got another five minutes which also couldn't break the tie.
Finally, they got another few minutes in which Masato Tanaka scored two pins
and swayed the match in his favor. Congratulations !!
And finally, it seems like the friendship between Ken Shamrock and Chris Benoit
has been severely strained. Speaking of Shamrock, he will make his WWF return
at the Royal Rumble and defend his Brawl For All title against Dave Finlay.
See you then !
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