WWF Results ... by Chris Hyatte
WWF In Your House: Over the Edge by Chris Hyatte 5/31/98
Milwaukee, Wisconsin played host to the May pay per view installment of the WWF's "In Your House" series. Surfing a particularly strong wave of renewed fan interest, the World Wrestling Federation stuck to the same main event formula from last month's "No Way Out" card. Once again, newly crown WWF champ, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin would defend his belt against Dude Love. This time, however, the ante was raised as Vince McMahon stepped in as the special guest referee. Seeking to create insurmountable odds against the champ, McMahon appointed cronies Pat Patterson as guest ring announcer for the match and Gerald Brisco as guest time keeper. If you haven't been following the storyline, Austin's "Stone Cold" personality has been deemed "unworthy" as the representative for the WWF, so McMahon is doing everything in his power to get him out of the title picture and get someone more in tune with McMahon's own vision as champion. Having successfully "molded" Dude Love into the proper representative, the only thing left was to make his victory over Austin as easy as possible. Of course, Austin had other ideas. Along with that match, the undercard featured all the usual WWF suspects: Vader was looking for revenge against the juggernaut known as Kane, DX continued there war with Owen Hart and his new friends who make up the Nation, Faarooq finally has his revenge and title chance against Inter-Continental champion the Rock, and Steve Blackman finally gets a shot at his current nemesis, Jeff Jarrett. As I said above, interest in the WWF is at a rather high point. Whether this card helps sustain the momentum remains to be seen. Unfortunately, NBC is running the seventh game of the Bulls/Pacers semi-final match up, so tonight's card is up against some very tough competition.
- opens with a video montage played over some techno music. It is a spectacular production comparing McMahon's company to a dictatorship. The voice over welcomes us to "Mr. McMahon's Utopia". Austin is portrayed as a free spirited rebel who does not belong in this "New World Order".
- Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler welcome us to the show with a fireworks display. The entrance way was surrounded by wrecked automobiles, as to tell us that the action will be like a multi-car pile up.
- After a brief talk up by Ross and Lawler, they jumped right into the...
FIRST MATCH: The LOD 2000 vs the Disciples of Apocalypse.
Sunny made her WWF return after a brief absence and accompanied her new team to the ring. They were also joined by Darren "Puke" Drozdov, but happily, Ross called him "Droz" instead of "Puke". The DOA came in force, but only Skull and 8-Ball were wrestling. Chainz stayed close at ringside. Before things got going, Sunny took a moment to lean forward on the ropes and stick her shapely booty out for all to admire. As soon as the LOD took off their shoulder pads, they got going.
Highlights & Lowlights:
- Puke and Chainz started fighting in the opening, but they soon went to their respective corners.
- Skull performed a piledriver on Hawk. The problem was that is was a horrible spot where Hawk's head didn't even come close to the mat. The good news was that Hawk stood right up from it, instead of trying to sell it.
- the LOD seemed to be a bit more crisper than usual. Most of their shots had a real snap to it.
- Ross kept lamenting about the critics who said that the LOD "lost a step". He didn't defend them in as much as he praised their experience and the intimidation factor.
- Although this was your standard tag match, they did benefit from great crowd reaction.
- The DOA tried to give Animal a double clothesline, but Animal bullied through it and dropped them with his own double clothesline. Nice to see.
- Skull and 8-Ball pulled their switch off, but it backfired on them as Animal knocked down the fresh man anyway.
The end came when Puke clotheslined 8-Ball from behind and sent him right into a Hawk powerslam. LOD 2000 won the match off that move. The handling of the ending was sloppily executed, but die hard LOD fans shouldn't have a problem with this match. Everybody else shouldn't either, although it was a blow off match.
- Dok Hendrix pushed the WWF Superstar line. The Rock came on camera and rambled something about looking for the winner's room. It was rather pointless.
- Much to Ross's surprise, Rocky Maivia came to the ring to talk to the crowd. Apparently, he was not scheduled for right then. In the ring, the Rock bad mouthed Milwaukee and it's beer drinking ways. It was actually a rather pointed stab at alcohol abuse, but I'm sure that wasn't his intention. Maivia then infuriated the crowd by poking fun at it's women. Soon enough, Faarooq charged the ring and the brawl was on. After Maivia swung a chair into the ropes, which made it bounce back into his face, Faarooq piledrove Maivia on the chair, (not really, Faarooq accidentally kicked the chair out of range, so Maivia hit the mat). The Nation ran into the ring, but Faarooq got out before he could be attacked. Rock wasn't moving and the Nation ended up placing a brace around his neck and placing him on a waiting stretcher.
- Kole talked to Steve Austin backstage.
SECOND MATCH: Steve Blackman vs Jeff Jarrett.
Tennessee Lee introduced Double J, who came to the ring in his usual fashion. He grabbed the mic and said that he had three words for us. The crowd joined him in unison as he screamed, "Ain't I great!!". Blackman came to the ring with his fighting sticks and performed his little pre-match ceremony as Jarrett fled to the outside. Blackman couldn't wait for Jarrett anymore so he slid out of the ring and attacked him outside.
Highlights & Lowlights:
- Blackman displayed some real power by gorilla slamming Jarrett into the ring.
- Then Blackman displayed some real agility by performing a missile dropkick on Jarrett. He gracefully leapt to his feet in an almost fluid motion after the move.
- The crowd was really into Jarrett for some reason. Perhaps it's because he has a more colorful personality.
- Which is not to say that Blackman was booed. He was over with the crowd as well.
- In a great move, Blackman tied Jarrett up into the "Tree of Woe", then went to the ring floor and pulled on Jarrett's face from behind. It was a nice variation.
- Blackman started to chase Tennessee Lee around the outside. When he got to the far corner, Jarrett jumped out of hiding and clotheslined him. Since the camera didn't see Jarrett there, it was a cool surprise.
- We see that Al Snow and his Head was sitting at the Mexican announcers table. Snow was asking the announcers if they were calling him "crazy". Later, we see security lead Snow away.
- Jarrett placed Blackman in the Sleeper. Unfortunately, they sold it as if it was working.
- Blackman's fluidity once again stood out as he hopped back to his feet after dropping Jarrett with a back breaker. Blackman has major skills here.
- Tennessee Lee held Blackman for Jarrett. Just as Jarrett reached them, Blackman moved out of the way. Jarrett stopped himself just before hitting Lee. Jarrett tapped his brain and congratulated himself for not hitting Lee. Of course, Blackman rolled up Jarrett for behind, but Jarrett kicked out.
- Blackman took one of his sticks and whacked Jarrett with it twice. Jarrett's foot found the ropes before the third count.
The end came when Blackman mounted the top rope to jump on Jarrett. Tennessee Lee whacked Blackman with one of his fighting sticks. Jarrett pinned Blackman quickly after that. It was a good match, both men performed exceptionally well and Blackman showed some real promise.
- video story of Marc Mero and Sable's current storyline.
THIRD MATCH: Marc Mero vs Sable's Mystery Challenger (If Sable's man wins, Mero releases her from her contract. If Mero wins, Sable must leave the WWF).
Mero came to the ring showing the contract to the camera. Sable came to the ring alone, and dressed for battle. In the ring, Sable said that since she was the one who got herself into this, she will be the one to get herself out. Mero paused, then seemed to have had a change of heart. He apologized to Sable for everything he did to her, and reminisced about all the good times they used to have. So sorry was Mero, that he claimed to want to make amends by giving Sable what she wanted. He told the time keeper to ring the bell, then lied down in the middle of the ring. Sable pinned Mero, but then Mero rolled her up into a small package and pinned her for the 3 count. Mero grabbed the mic and gleefully told Sable to get the Hell out of the WWF. Sable walked away with her eyes downcast and in near tears. It was an angle progression, and nothing else.
- Michael Kole talked to Sable backstage. Sable broke out in tears as she said goodbye. If you had flashbacks of Maduca Micelli's WCW farewell, you are not alone.
- spot for the next PPV, the King of the Ring.
- Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross talk about Commissioner Slaughter's order that the Rock still must defend his belt tonight.
- Backstage, Dok Hendrix tried to talk to Rock. Maivia was surrounded by the Nation and was still in a neckbrace. He couldn't seem to be able to move his right arm or hand.
FOURTH MATCH: Kaientai vs Taka Michinoku and Bradshaw (3 on 2 Handicap Match)
Ross called this a "bonus match". None of their names were shown, and I am not prepared to butcher the spelling. Thus I will avoid using names. Michinoku and Bradshaw immediately started brawling as soon as they hit the ring.
Highlights & Lowlights:
- Seconds into it, Bradshaw Gorilla slammed Taka right onto all three opponents, who were outside at the time.
- Shorts, jeans, and sweatshirts made up Kaientai's wardrobe.
- Kaientai avoided Bradshaw and ran away whenever he tagged in. At one point, he was chasing them around the ring.
- They did match up well with Taka though, there was some great wrestling when he was in there.
- One of Kaientai tried to jump on Bradshaw on the outside. Bradshaw caught him and bodyslammed him down.
- Taka nailed one of them with a top rope Moonsault on the outside that almost hurt him worse than his opponent.
- One of Kaientai pasted Taka with a face first powerbomb.
- Taka was hit with a snap Powerslam/pin attempt. It was one of the best Powerslams that I have ever seen.
- One of Kaientai hit Taka with a rolling headbutt off the top rope that looked like it was inches away from breaking his neck.
- In a nasty triple team, Taka was placed in a Boston Crab by one guy, then a Camel Clutch from another, finally a sliding dropkick flush in the face by a third member.
- Eventually, Bradshaw was tagged in and started booting away. The Kaientai sold the kicks big time.
- As one of them was holding Bradshaw's leg, a second member went for a top rope cross body block. Bradshaw caught him and bodyslammed him. Then he Powerbombed the Kaientai who was holding his leg.
Even though they really couldn't keep Bradshaw down, Kaientai did manage to hold his attention long enough for one last double team of Michinoku. Having been beaten for much of the match, Taka finally succumbed to a diving backsplash and was pinned. Great match, fast paced and Bradshaw's role was nicely handled in what could have been an awkward situation.
- shot of Sable, walking out of the building.
- WWF: Attitude spot.
FIFTH MATCH: Faarooq vs the Rock (WWF Inter-Continental Title Match)
Faarooq came to the ring first to a nice pop. After two introductions, the Rock still didn't come out. Finally, Commissioner Slaughter came out and said that if Maivia didn't come out, he would give Faarooq the belt (he seemed to have messed up his script, which gave Ross an opportunity to say that he had trouble speaking when McMahon wasn't pulling the strings). He gave Maivia a ten count to come out. The Rock made it on the second to last count, still in a neckbrace and walking very slowly. Faarooq attacked him on the entrance way and the match was on.
Highlights & Lowlights:
- Faarooq quickly took off the Rock's neckbrace and attacked him with it. Maivia's paralysis seemed to have vanished, as did his neck pain.
- Faarooq started out strong in the beginning, but the Rock was able to manage a comeback.
- Maivia was able to perform his "People's Elbow" routine in it's entirety.
- Maivia got off a beautiful DDT, one of the best in the business since Arn Anderson's version.
- Faarooq got off the Dominator, but paused before pinning him because Maivia was out of position. He nudged him a little, then went for the pin. Maivia's foot was able to hook the rope. The ref made the three count, but then had to explain to Faarooq that he didn't win the match yet.
The match ended when the Rock pinned Faarooq with both feet on the ropes. Faarooq was so mad that he gave Maivia two more piledrivers. The rest of the Nation charged and attacked Faarooq. Eventually, DX ran to the ring and chased off the Nation. Faarooq was left standing alone in the ring and looking pissed.
- Marc Mero was in the WWF Internet room, boasting about getting Sable out of the company.
SIXTH MATCH: Vader vs Kane (Loser loses his mask)
Kane came to the ring first with his usual ceremony. Vader came to the ring to a big pop. After a brief faceoff, things got going.
Highlights & Lowlights:
- For the most part, this was a slow, lumbering affair.
- Kane was the first to go down after running into Vader. He sat right up.
- Vader tried to suplex Kane, but Kane suplexed him instead.
- Kane climbed to the top rope, then gave Vader a flying clothesline that was very reminiscent of the Undertaker.
- Kane seemed to have dominated that match, quickly recovering from ever Vader attack.
- Vader tagged Kane with a big wrench on the outside.
- Vader went for the top rope Moonsault, but Kane moved out of the way.
Kane then gave Vader a chokeslam and the Tombstone piledriver. He won the match. Paul Bearer pulled off Vader's mask and put it on. Then Bearer put the mask on and imitated Vader. It was a funny sight indeed. Afterwards, Michael kole tried to talk to Vader right outside the ring. Vader called himself a "fat piece of shit" and said that perhaps "Vader time was over". I'll tell you, if Kole called him a "loser" or if Vader said that he was "going home", I would have happily thrown my TV set out of the window.
- spot for Austin's "Hell Yeah" t-shirt.
- For the Milwaukee crowd, Michael Kole presented a couple of lifetime achievement awards to AWA legends, Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon and the Crusher. Vachon needed assistance coming to the ring, due to his having only one leg and one prosthetic. Crusher had a big stogie clenched in his mouth. In the ring, Vachon gave a semi-coherent speech thanking everybody for their support and thanking a few personal people in his life. The Crusher sang a few lyrics from a salon song. Jerry Lawler, who was heckling them as they talked, finally had had enough and came into the ring. After badmouthing the two legends a bit, Crusher was able to give Lawler his famous "Bolo Punch", then hit him with his plaque and knock him out of the ring. Lawler came back in and ripped Vachon's fake leg off. He tried to hit Crusher with it, but Crusher eventually got it away from him and tagged him with it. Two points about this segment:
1) Vachon looked like he was about to drop dead.
2) Crusher never took that cigar out of his mouth, even when he was fighting Lawler.
The whole bit was rather pointless and silly, but the Milwaukee crowd was thrilled to see a couple of legends one last time, so it was mostly for them.
SEVENTH MATCH: Degeneration X vs the Nation
DX hit the ring first and performed their obligatory mic work. They were clearly having fun in the ring and the audience was having fun with them. Triple H, Road Dog, and Bad Ass were the ones wrestling, while XPac and Chyna hung around the corner (Ross said that XPac would be cleared to wrestle within 30 days). The Nation hit the ring, with Owen Hart, Kama Mustapha, and D-Lo ready to fight and Mark Henry in their corner. The Rock was too injured to make it. Kama had to cover Owen's ears during a rousing chant of "OWEN SUCKS". Instead of an all out brawl to start things, the wrestlers simply assumed their corners and D-Lo and Road Dog began it by locking up.
Highlights & Lowlights:
- All six men involved were either in their prime, or young and healthy, so the action promised to be quality.
- Early on, D-Lo seemed extraordinarily pleased with himself after knocking Road Dog down with a shoulder tackle.
- After bouncing off D-Lo against the ropes, Road Dog did a "DX" version of his old "Jesse James" dance.
- Bad Ass caught a running Owen with a clothesline. Hart really sold the move by bouncing hard on the ground.
- After giving Owen a Gorilla slam, Bad Ass flexed a bicep to the crowd. HHH and Road Dog helped sell it by cheering.
- Bad Ass returned the favor by really selling an Owen spin kick.
- Kama was better than you would expect.
- HHH lifted a move out of Stone Cold's arsenal by giving D-Lo the Crotch Chop after kicking him in the corner a few times.
- XPac made his presence felt by taking a poke at D-Lo.
- The weak links of both teams were D-Lo and Road Dog. The took the brunt of the punishment.
- D-Lo dropped a leg on Road Dog. then tried to pin him with that leg. Road Dog reversed it into a roll up maneuver
- D-Lo dropped Road Dog with a chokeslam/powerbomb combo that looked real cool.
- There were only a few rest holds in this match, it was nicely paced and action packed.
- Kama went for a version of the "Vader Bomb"...but Road Dog moved.
- D-Lo performed a smooth version of the Moonsault on Road Dog. He almost missed him unintentionally.
- D-Lo then went for a backsplash. He missed again, Road Dog got out of the way this time around.
- At one point when all six men were in there, Chyna climbed to the ring apron. Mark Henry grabbed her around the waist and pulled her down. Chyna elbowed Henry's head, then XPac jumped on top of him and started to kick. The camera missed most of this action, but they did catch the Chyna part on the replay.
Bad Ass and HHH executed a Spike Piledriver on D-Lo on top of the European belt. All seemed to be lost until Owen ran in, clocked HHH with the same belt, then gave HHH a Pedigree on the belt. Owen got the three count and the Nation pulled off the upset. It was a nice surprise to cap off a pretty good match. Good to see Owen get a bit of revenge on HHH.
- video story of the Austin/Love/McMahon situation.
- Dok Hendrix talked to Vince and his henchmen, Vince promised to call it down the line, but also said that he would strip Austin of the belt should Austin lay a finger on him. At one point, Vince was admiring his bicep, which gave the audience a chuckle.
EIGHTH MATCH: Dude Love vs "Stone Cold" Steve Austin (WWF Heavyweight Title Match. Vince McMahon as guest referee, Pat Patterson as guest announcer, Gerald Brisco as guest time keeper).
Howard Finkle introduced Pat Patterson in a long, funny speech remarking about his greatness. His exact introduction, as read off cue cards:
"Ladies and Gentlemen, at this time, it is both my privilege and honor to introduced to you, a man, who for over four decades has graced the squared circle like no other before him. A man, who built a career on pride, dignity, honor, and integrity. A legend, who held over 20 titles throughout his illustrious career. This man made World Wrestling Federation history, by becoming the first ever Inter-Continental champion, after surviving a grueling tournament held in Rio De Janeiro. When we speak of this man, we can only compare him to other Canadian legends, such as Wayne Gretsky, Gordie Howe, and the great E. Murray. A role model for children, a friend to us all. Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome tonight's guest ring announcer, Hall of Famer, Pat Patterson."
- Patterson hit the ring to a chorus of boos. Lawler demanded that Ross show some respect, Ross seemed disgusted by the whole affair. Then Patterson introduced Jerry Brisco, again, I'll quote it, and I will also throw in some hilarious Ross commentary made during the procession:
"Well, for the second guest of the evening. This man is like a beating tom tom heard on the reservation in his native Oklahoma. Inside this man, beats the heart of America..."
- Ross, "Oh God."
"Throughout his shining career, which began as an amateur champion at Oklahoma state, this gladiator has truly been the foundation of which this industry has been built upon. He's a loving father. He's a devoted husband. This man is destined to be the only Native American Indian in the World Wrestling Federation Hall of Fame. There goes Strongbow (which he said rather off hand, which was more of an inside joke....it cracked me up).
- At this point, Brisco came out, and grandly gestured at a plug for his Auto Body shop phone number, which was spraypainted on one of the car props.
"Some call him the reincarnation of Jim Thorpe, we call him a friend..."
- At this point, the camera focused on a sign that read "BRISCO BROTHERS STOLE MY HUBCAPS". Lawler told the guy to put the sign down.
"...and ladies and gentlemen, he's a proud co-owner of the Brisco Brothers Body Shop. Located at 4315....."
- Ross, "Oh come on!"
"Nort Hubert Avenue. Tampa, Florida"
- Ross, "Nort? Nort Hubert."
"Yes that's right. 813-879-4421..."
- Ross, "And we all know who does the rear ends."
- Lawler, "Whaa?"
"...and folks, it's worth the drive. Your guest time keeper this evening, for tonight's main event, Jerry Brisco! Oh Jerry you're the greatest, they don't appreciate anything!"
- Then Patterson introduced McMahon:
"Our third guest this evening. There is no word to describe what this American icon has meant to us. We laughed with him, we cried with him. But through it all, he made all of our lives worth living. He has given us hope, love, understanding..."
- Ross, "I think he's introducing Frank Sinatra for God's Sakes!"
- Lawler, "I hope not, he wouldn't be smelling too good."
"....and the will to say, 'Yes I can'. Ladies and Gentlemen, and children of all ages; please stand in honor of our special guest referee and the owner of the World Wrestling Federation, Vince McMahon!"
- Vince came out, and Lawler stood up and applauded. Vince hit the ring and almost tripped over the bottom rope. He acted outraged that the fans would laugh at his clumsiness.
- Ross, "You can sit down now King, I think he saw you. Your raise will be duly noted."
- Patterson went on to introduce Dude Love:
"And now, the challenger for tonight's main event. No greater success stories have been written in recent history in the World Wrestling Federation. This rag to riches story shows, what can happen..."
- Ross, "My God."
"...by following Vince McMahon's example. He's an inspiration to us all. One of the most popular and respected athletes of his generation. Adored by millions and the cat that makes the kittens purr. Ladies and Gentlemen, the number one contender, give it up for Dude Love!"
- out came Dude Love, in wrestling gear but still wearing a blue blazer. he hit the ring and gave Vince a big hug. Ross pointed out that this was the very same building that Mankind defeated the Undertaker in two years ago. Patterson finally introduced Austin, sort of..
"And now, his opponent...."
- The crowd went nuts in anticipation
"Whoa, whoa, whoa...just sit back and relax for a minute. Whoa, just sit down and be quiet. First of all, he's a beer swilling fool. He's a foul mouth punk. He's a disgrace to every living human being today. Well I got news for you, I'm not going to introduce a BUM! That's all I got to say..."
- Then Patterson dropped the mic, not that it mattered, when the music started the fans erupted anyway.
- Out came Austin. He hit the ring and pumped his fist to the crowd in all four corners. Then Vince cheerfully took the belt away from him to show to Love, as is the ref's job. Vince was about to ring for the belt when...
- The lights dimmed and the Undertaker's music came on. Vince visibly gulped when he heard it. As telegraphed during last week's RAW, the UT came out and served as Austin's back up, to make sure that Vince played things fair. After his customary ring entrance, UT took his place outside the ring and the match was on.
Highlights & Lowlights:
- It only took about 30 seconds before Austin gave Vince a double middle finger. Vince looked at the ground and did a slow burn.
- The match started slowly at first.
- The fans started a huge "VINCE IS GAY" chant. So loud that Ross and Lawler had to comment on it.
- At one point, Dude Love's teeth came out of his mouth. Austin took great pleasure in stomping on them. It also gave Lawler a chance to crack, "Dude has lost his smile."
- Austin was stunned outside the ring. Vince yelled that he wasn't going to count him out and ordered Austin back into the ring.
- The fans started to chant, "LET'S GO STONE COLD LET'S GO!!" and clapped along.
- Dude Love put the Mandible Claw on Austin, Austin threw him over the ropes. Love got his neck caught between the top two ropes. Vince had to help pull him out.
- Just as Love flipped Austin onto the Mexican announcer's table, Vince had Patterson "remind" everybody that this was a no DQ match. Ross screamed conspiracy. ("SINCE WHEN? SINCE WHEN? SINCE NOW? THAT'S NOT RIGHT!")
- Austin sent Love flying into Brisco, then jumped on top of them both.
- Austin sat Love on top of the guard rail, then clotheslined him down to the concrete. Ross shrieked about the results when flesh hits concrete.
- Then Austin started to walk all over the still down Brisco..much to Mcmahon's fury.
- Austin went to bounce on Love, who was against the ropes. Love moved out of the way and Austin bounced off the ropes.
- Then, Vince made Patterson "remind" us that falls would count anywhere in this match. Again, Ross screamed bloody murder. ("SINCE WHEN? SINCE WHEN? THAT'S NOT RIGHT!)
- A running clothesline nearly decapitated Love on the outside.
- Near the entrance way, and among all the car props, Love backflipped Austin onto the hood of one of them. Austin's foot broke the windshield.
- Austin returned the favor by giving Love a "Hot Shot" onto the trunk of another car. The Hot Shot was Austin's finisher when he started in WCW as "Stunning" Steve Austin.
- Austin tried to give Love a Stunner on the roof of one of the cars, but Love pushed him off. Austin flew off the car, slid on the hood of another car, then landed on the ground. It was by far, the hardest bump Austin has ever taken since his injury.
- After getting thrown into another car, Austin started to bleed.
- Love nailed Austin with a lead pipe.
- Love gave Austin a flying elbow smash from the hood of a car, Austin moved out of the way.
- Back in the ring, Love tore off a turnbuckle pad and rammed Austin into it.
- Patterson handed Love a chair. Both wrestlers made great use of it. Love gave Austin a DDT on top of it, and Austin gave Love a classic shot right on the head.
- This led to a pin attempt by Austin, but McMahon refused to count.
- As Austin argued with McMahon, Love got up and tried to hit Austin with the chair, Austin moved and McMahon got nailed. Vince stayed out for the rest of the match.
- Austin gave Dude the stunner and went for the pin. Another ref ran in to make the count, but Patterson pulled him off.
- As Love got up and put the Mandible Claw on Austin, Ross got so excited that he accidentally called him "Mankind". Patterson tried to make the count, but the Undertaker pulled him off and chokeslammed Pat right through the announcer's table.
- Jerry Brisco tried to make the count, but the Undertaker chokeslammed him through the Mexican table.
Austin recovered and gave Love another Stunner, he made the pin and slapped Vince's hand for the three count himself. Austin won the match and the fans went nuts. With most of the blood sweated away, Austin and the Undertaker stared at each other in what Ross speculated as respect. Austin paraded around a couple of times with the belt, walking right on Vince at one point, then walked away in victory. Ross thanked us for being there and they went off the air.
When comparing WWF to WCW's PPVs, most folks point out that while the WWF has a strong main event and a lackluster undercard, WCW has a strong undercard and a piss poor main event. That theory will not be dispelled tonight. The undercard, while not having a single screwjob finish, (as compared to Slamboree, which 2/3 of the matches ended in outside interference), seemed more intent of continuing angles rather than delivering solid action. The matches ranged from fair to good, with the DX/nation match being the best of the bunch, but nothing really standing out. The main event, however, was a match for the ages. It was Austin's best match since his injury, and it was a fantastic blend of "sports" and "entertainment". From Finkle's introduction of Patterson to the final 3 count, this match told an epic story that really had fans on the edge of their seats. If the card ended with the 6 man match, it would have been a pretty bad night, but with the main event, it made the show almost legendary. Unfortunately, they also had that pretty horrible segment with the Crusher and Mad Dog Vachon, which really sank the quality. Other than that, the main event made this a killer night, complete with a crowd that was completely into it.
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