1996
Royal Rumble 1996
1996-01-21, Convention Center, Fresno, California, USA
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Ahmed Johnson def. Jeff Jarrett (dq)
Jeff Jarrett was disqualified after slamming his guitar in Ahmed
from the top rope.
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Tag Team Championship match:
Smoking Gunns (ch) def. The Boddy Donnas
Bart covered Skip for a pin.
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Intercontinental Championship:
Goldust def. Razor Ramon (ch)
Goldust pinned Razor after 1-2-3 had interfered while the
referee was distracted.
- The Royal Rumble:
Elim. |
Ent. |
#Ent. |
Name |
By |
1 | 3 | 9 | Bob Backlund | Yokozuna (9)
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2 | 2 | 10 | Henry Godwinn | Jake "The Snake" Roberts (7)
|
3 | 6 | 12 | King Mabel | Yokozuna (9), Savio Vega (12)
|
4 | 11 | 12 | Takao Omari | Jake "The Snake" Roberts (7)
|
5 | 8 | 13 | Dory Funk Jr. | Savio Vega (12)
|
6 | 7 | 14 | Jake "The Snake" Roberts | Vader (13)
|
7 | 14 | 15 | Doug Gilbert | Vader (13)
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8 | 15 | 15 | Squat Team Member #1 | Vader (13)
|
9 | 16 | 16 | Squat Team Member #2 | Vader (13), Yokozuna (9)
|
10 | 12 | 18 | Savio Vega | Vader (13)
|
11 | 13 | 18 | Vader | Shawn Michaels (18)
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12 | 9 | 18 | Yokozuna | Shawn Michaels (18)
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13 | 10 | 18 | 1-2-3-Kid | Shawn Michaels (18)
|
14 | 19 | 20 | Hakushi | Owen Hart (17)
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15 | 21 | 21 | "Man-O-War" Aldo Montoya | Tatanka (20)
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16 | 4 | 21 | Jerry "The King" Lawler | Shawn Michaels (18)
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17 | 20 | 22 | Tatanka | Diesel (22)
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18 | 5 | 24 | Bob "Spark Plug" Holly | "Ring Master" Steve Austin (24)
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19 | 1 | 25 | Hunter Hearst Helmsley | Diesel (22)
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20 | 25 | 27 | Barry Horowitz | Owen Hart (17)
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21 | 17 | 27 | Owen Hart | Shawn Michaels (18)
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22 | 28 | 29 | Marty Jannetty | British Bulldog (29)
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23 | 24 | 29 | "Ring Master" Steve Austin | Fatu (26)
|
24 | 26 | 29 | Fatu | Isaac Yankeem D.D.S (27)
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25 | 27 | 30 | Isaac Yankeem D.D.S | Shawn Michaels (18)
|
26 | 30 | 30 | Duke "The Dumpster" Droese | Kama (23)
|
27 | 29 | 30 | British Bulldog | Shawn Michaels (18)
|
28 | 23 | 30 | Kama | Diesel (22)
|
29 | 22 | 30 | Diesel | Shawn Michaels (18)
|
– | 18 | – | Shawn Michaels | –
|
Winner: Shawn Michaels (18).
Shawn Michaels got a title shot at WrestleMania
XII
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World Wrestling Federation Championship Match:
Undertaker def. Bret "Hit Man" Hart (ch) (dq)
Bret was disqualified when Diesel interfered
In Your House VI
1996-02-18 in Louisville Gardens, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Cry-baby match:
Razor Ramon def. 1-2-3-Kid
- Hunter Hearst Helmsley def. Duke "The Dumpster" Droese
- Yokozuna def. British Bulldog (dq)
- Shawn Michaels def. Owen Hart
- WWF championship match, steel cage match:
Bret "Hit Man" Hart (ch) def. Diesel
Tagteam championship tournament 1996
1996-02-24 to 1996-03-31
Tagteam champions Smoking Gunns had to vacate the titles when
Billy Gunn suffered a neck injury.
- First round matches:
Superstars 1996-02-24:
Owen Hart & British Bulldog [w/Jim Cornette] def. Barry Horowitz
& Hakushi
- Superstars 1996-03-02:
The Godwinns (Henry O. Godwinn & Phineas I. Godwinn) def. The New
Rockers (Leif Cassidy & Marty Jannetty)
- Superstars 1996-03-09:
Razor Ramon & Savio Vega def. The Million Dollar Corporation (Tatanka
& The 1-2-3 Kid)
- Superstars 1996-03-16:
The Body Donnas (Skip & Zip) [w/Sunny] def. Bushwhackers (Butch
& Luke)
- Second round matches:
Superstars 1996-03-23:
The Body Donnas (Skip & Zip) [w/Sunny] def. Savio Vega & Steve Austin
[w/Ted DiBiase]
- Superstars 1996-03-30:
The Godwinns (Henry O. Godwinn & Phineas I. Godwinn) [w/Hillbilly
Jim] def. Owen Hart & British Bulldog [w/Jim Cornette] (DQ)
- Final:
WrestleMania XII Free For All:
The Bodydonnas (Skip & Zip) [w/Sunny] def. The Godwinns (Henry O.
Godwinn & Phineas I. Godwinn) [w/Hillbilly Jim]
Bodydonnas | Bodydonnas | Bodydonnas | Bodydonnas
|
Bushwackers
|
Million Dollar Corporation | Austin & Vega
|
Ramon & Vega
|
Hart & Bulldog | Hart & Bulldog | Godwinns
|
Hakusi & Horowitz
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New Rockers | Godwinns
|
Godwinns
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Source:
Pro
Wrestling Fandom
WrestleMania XII
1996-03-31, Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, USA
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Vader, British Bulldog & Owen Hart def. Yokozuna, Ahmed Johnson &
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Vader pinned Jake "The Snake" after a Vader-bomb
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Hollywood backlot match:
"Hot Rod" Rowdy Roddy Piper def. Goldust
After chasing each other through the town, they returned to the
ring, and Piper won after tearing the clothes of Goldust in-front of the WM
XII audience
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"Stone Cold" Steve Austin (Million Dollar Champion) def. Savio Vega
Savio submitted to Austin's Million Dollar Dream
-
The Ultimate Warrior def. Hunter Hearst Helmsley
The Warrior got a quick pin of Helmsley in his come-back to the
WWF after a four year absence
-
Undertaker def. Diesel
Undertaker pinned Diesel after a tombstone
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Iron Man Match, championship match:
Shawn Michaels def. Bret "Hit Man" Hart (ch)
After 60 minutes with no falls, president Gorilla Monsoon
declared that the match should continue with a sudden death, which Shawn
won
Iron Man Match: Most falls in 60 minutes.
In Your House VII
1996-04-28, Civic Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
- British Bulldog & Owen Hart def.
Jake "The Snake" Roberts & Ahmed Johnson
- Intercontinental championship match:
The Ultimate Warrior def. Goldust (ch) (countout)
- Vader def. Razor Ramon
- WWF Tagteam championship match:
Body Donnas def. The Godwinns
- WWF championship match. No holds barred match:
Shawn Michaels (ch) def. Diesel
The Kuwait Tournament '96
1996-05, Kuwait
Round one:
- Undertaker def. British Bulldog
- Hunter Hearst Helmsley def. Savio Vega
- Ahmed Johnson def. Steve Austin
- Owen Hart def. Bret "Hit Man" Hart
Round two:
Final:
- Ahmed Johnson def. Hunter Hearst Helmsley
Farewell to the Clique
1996-05-19, Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York,
USA
(This was the infamous farewell card for Diesel & Razor Ramon in their
final WWF matches)
- Justin Hawk Bradshaw def. Bob Holly
- The Bushwackers def. The New Rockers
- Stone Cold Steve Austin def. Jake The Snake Roberts
- Savio Vega def. Bob Backlund
- Ahmed Johnson def. British Bulldog (DQ)
Owen Hart interfered
- Vader pinned Yokozuna
- The Ultimate Warrior def. Owen Hart
- Hunter Hearst Helmsley def. Razor Ramon
- Steel Cage:
Shawn Michaels def. Diesel
After the main event Helmsley and Razor returned to the ring and the
clique hugged and said farewell to the fans.
In Your House VIII - Beware of dog
1996-05-26, Civic Center, Florence, South Carolina USA &
1996-05-28, The Arena, Charleston, South Carolina
Due to a power failure, this main event was split over two days.
- Wild Man Mark Mero def. Hunter Hearst Helmsley
- WWF championship match:
British Bulldog vs. Shawn Michaels (ch) ("double pin")
- Carribean Strap Match / Chauffeur match:
Savio Vega def. Stone Cold Steve Austin
- Vader def. Yokozuna
-
Casket Match
Goldust def. Undertaker
When Undertaker opened the casket, Mankind was in it. He then
placed the Undertaker inside the casket.
Part 2
- Carribean Strap Match / Chauffeur match / DiBiase leaves WWF
match
Savio Vega def. Stone Cold Steve Austin
King of the Ring 1996
1996-06-23, The Mecca, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
First round matches (not on the main event):
- Monday Night Raw 1996-05-27: The Ultimate Warrior / Goldust: Double countout
- Monday Night Raw 1996-05-27: Vader / Ahmed Johnson: Vader
- Superstars 1996-06-01: Henry O. Godwinn / Justin Hawk Bradshaw: Justin Hawk Bradshaw
- Monday Night Raw 1996-06-03: Bob Holly / "Stone Cold" Steve Austin: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
- Monday Night Raw 1996-06-03: Hunter Hearst Helmsley / Jake "The Snake" Roberts: Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- Superstars 1996-06-08: Marty Jannetty / Savio Vega: Savio Vega
- Monday Night Raw 1996-06-10: Owen Hart / Yokozuna: Owen Hart
- Monday Night Raw 1996-06-10: "Wild Man" Marc Mero / Skip: "Wild Man" Marc Mero
Quarter final matches (not on the main event):
- Superstars 1996-06-15: Justin Hawk Bradshaw / Jake "The Snake" Roberts: Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- Monday Night Raw 1996-06-17: Savio Vega / "Stone Cold" Steve Austin: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
- Monday Night Raw 1996-06-17: "Wild Man" Marc Mero / Owen Hart: "Wild Man" Marc Mero
The Event itself:
- Semi final matches:
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin def. "Wild Man" Marc Mero [w/Sable]
Austin pins Mero after a Stone Cold stunner, to advance to
the final.
- Jake "The Snake" Roberts def. Vader [w/James E Cornette] (DQ)
Vader is disqualified when he pushes the referee.
- Tag team championship match:
The Smoking Gunns (Billy & Bart Gunn) [w/Sunny] (ch) def. The
Godwinns (Henry O. & Phineas I. Godwinn) [w/Hillbilly Jim]
Billy pins Phineas for the victory, to retain the
titles.
- The Ultimate Warrior def. Jerry "The King" Lawler
Lawler tries to choke Warrior, but is pinned after being
struck with a running shoulder tackle.
- Mankind def. Undertaker [w/Paul Bearer] (subm)
The referee stops the match when Mankind applies the
mandible claw.
- Intercontinental championship match:
Ahmed Johnson def. Goldust (ch) [w/Marlena]
Goldust started giving Johnson mouth-to-mouth, causing
Johnson to go mad and apply the pearl river plunge to win the title.
Ahmed Johnson became the first black person to take a World
Wrestling Federation title. It's about time.
- King of the Ring Final:
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin def. Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWF President Gorilla Monsoon was about to stop the match
since Jake had been injured in his first match against Vader, but Jake
wouldn't stop, and lost a pinfall against the new King of the
Ring
- WWF championship match:
Shawn Michaels (ch) def. "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith
[w/Diana & James E Cornette]
Although Mr. Perfect was assigned as the special guest
referee, president Monsoon declared that he was to be the referee
outside the ring, so, in practice, he had nothing to
say. Michaels pins Bulldog after the Sweet Chin Music.
Ultimate Warrior | Double count-out | Vader | Jake "The Snake" Roberts | "Stone Cold" Steve Austin King of the Ring 1996
|
Goldust
|
Ahmed Johnson | Vader
|
Vader
|
Henry O. Godwinn | Justin Hawk Bradshaw | Jake "The Snake" Roberts
|
Justin Hawk Bradshaw
|
Jake "The Snake" Roberts | Jake "The Snake" Roberts
|
Hunter Hearst Helmsley
|
Bob Holly | "Stone Cold" Steve Austin | "Stone Cold" Steve Austin | "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
|
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin
|
Savio Vega | Savio Vega
|
Marty Jannetty
|
Yokozuna | Owen Hart | "Wild Man" Marc Mero
|
Owen Hart
|
Skip | "Wild Man" Marc Mero
|
"Wild Man" Marc Mero
|
In Your House IX - International Incident
1996-07-21, General Motors Place, Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada
- "Stone Cold" Steve Austin def. "Wild Man" Mark Mero
- The Body Donnas def. Smoking Gunns (tag team ch)
Non-title match
- Mankind def. Henry Godwinn
- Undertaker def. Goldust (dq)
Goldust was disqualified when Mankind appeared through a hole
in the floor of the ring.
-
Vader, Owen Hart & British Bulldog def. Shawn Michaels, Ahmed Johnson
& Sycho Sid
Shawn Michaels suffered a Vader-bomb, after having been held
to the ring corner by James E. Cornette, the manager of the
Vader/Hart/Bulldog team
Summerslam 1996
1996-08-18, Gund Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Owen Hart def. Savio Vega
Savio Vega submitted to a sharpshooter after being hit with
Owen's plaster
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Tagteam title match, four team elimination match:
Smoking Gunns (ch) def. The Godwinns (eliminated as number
three), The New Rockers (eliminated as number
two) and The Body Donnas (eliminated first)
-
Sycho Sid def. British Bulldog
British Bulldog was pinned after a chokeslam followed by a
powerbomb
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Goldust def. "Wild Man" Marc Mero
Goldust won after Marlena had distracted the referee when Mero
had Goldust down for a pin. After the match, Goldust was making advances
towards Mero's "manager" Sable, and was then attacked by Mero
-
Jerry "The King" Lawler def. Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Lawler pinned Roberts after hitting him over the head with a
liquor bottle. After the match he tried to get Roberts, who recently had
recovered from his alcoholism, to drink from the bottle, but the guest
commentator Mike Henry intervened and chased Lawler away
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Boiler room brawl, in the basement:
Mankind def. Undertaker
The object of the match was to get back up to the ring and get
the urn from Paul Bearer, who was stationed in the ring. When they got there,
Paul Bearer, Undertaker's manager, first turned his back on The
Undertaker, and then hit him with the urn, helping Mankind to win. He then
followed Mankind out of the arena
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WWF championship match:
Shawn Michaels (ch) def. Vader
Vader first won over Shawn by a count-out, but Vader's manager
Jim Cornette talked Shawn into continuing the match. Vader then again won,
this time by a disqualification when Shawn grabbed Cornette's tennis racket
and hit Vader, but again Cornette didn't want it to end that way, and the
match was restarted. After Vader missing a moonsault, Shawn got Vader with
one, and won by a pinfall
Intercontinental championship tournament 1996
1996-08-19 to 1996-09-23
- First round matches, for the vacant Intercontinental
championship:
Raw 1996-08-19:
Owen Hart def. British Bulldog (CO)
Owen wins on count-out when Sunny distracts
Bulldog.
- Raw 1996-09-06:
Sycho Sid def. Hunter Hearst Helmsley
Sid pins Helmsley after a powerbomb.
- Raw 1996-09-06:
"Wild Man" Marc Mero [w/Sable] def. Stone Cold Steve Austin (DQ)
Austin is disqualified after attacking the referee.
- Raw 1996-09-09:
Farooq Assad [w/Sunny] def. Savio Vega
Farooq pins Vega after a gutwrench powerbomb.
- Second round matches:
Raw 1996-09-16:
"Wild Man" Marc Mero [w/Sable] def. Owen Hart
Mero pins Hart after knocking him out with Owen's
cast.
- Raw 1996-09-16:
Farooq Assad [w/Sunny] def. Sycho Sid
Sid is disqualified when he attacks Farooq with a steel
chair.
- Final, special guest referee: Pat Patterson
Raw 1996-09-23:
"Wild Man" Marc Mero [w/Sable] def. Farooq Assad [w/Sunny]
Sunny is ejected from the ring after interfering in the
match. She returns, starting a fight with Sable. Meanwhile, Mero
hits Farooq's with Sunny's purse, allowing him to pin Farooq and
receive the title.
Owen Hart | Owen Hart | Marc Mero | Marc Mero
|
British Bulldog
|
Steve Austin | Marc Mero
|
Marc Mero
|
Sycho Sid | Sycho Sid | Farooq Assad
|
Hunter
|
Savio Vega | Farooq Assad
|
Farooq Assad
|
In Your House X - Mind Games
1996-09-22, The Corestates Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Leather strap match:
Savio Vega def. Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw
- Jose Lothario def. Jim Cornette
- Tag team championship:
Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith def. The Smoking Gunns (ch)
- Mark Henry def. Jerry "The King" Lawler
- The final curtain Match:
Undertaker def. Goldust
- WWF championship match:
Shawn Michaels (ch) def. Mankind (dq, Vader interfered)
In Your House XI - Buried Alive
1996-10-20, Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
- "Stone Cold" Steve Austin def. Hunter Hearst Helmsley
- Tag team championship:
Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith (ch) def. The Smoking Gunns
- Intercontinental championship match:
"Wild Man" Marc Mero (ch) def. Goldust
- Sid def. Vader
- Buried Alive match:
Undertaker def. Mankind
Survivor Series 1996
1996-11-17, Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA
- Doug Furnas, Philip Lafon, Henry Godwinn & Phineas Godwinn def.
British Bulldog, Owen Hart, Marty Jannetty & Leif Cassidy
Eliminated in order:
- Marty Jannetty (by Henry Godwinn)
- Henry Godwinn (by Owen Hart)
- Phineas Godwinn (by British Bulldog)
- Leif Cassidy (by Philip Lafon)
- British Bulldog (by Philip Lafon)
- Owen Hart (by Doug Furnas)
- Undertaker def. Mankind
Mankind's manager, Paul Bearer, was placed in a cage above the ring, to
keep him from interfering in the match. Undertaker made a spectacular
entrance, "flying" from the down to ring, dressed as somewhat as Batman.
Undertaker managed to win the match with a tombstone, after a lengthy
"mandible claw" from Mankind. Undertaker then went to attack Paul
Bearer (who had now been let out of the cage), but was attacked by The
Executioner.
- "Wild Man" Marc Mero, "The Stalker" Barry Windham, Rocky Maivia & Jake
"The Snake" Roberts def.
Crush, Jerry "The King" Lawler, Goldust, Hunter Hearst Helmsley
Eliminated in order:
- Jerry Lawler (by Jake Roberts)
- The Stalker (by Goldust)
- Hearst Helmsley (by Marc Mero)
- Marc Mero (by Crush)
- Jake Roberts (by Crush)
- Crush (by Rocky Maivia)
- Goldust (by Rocky Maivia)
-
Bret "Hit Man" Hart def. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
After a lengthy, even, match, Bret Hart, who had returned from a six months'
pause, won.
- Faarooq, "Razor Ramon", "Diesel", Vader vs.
Savio Vega, Yokozuna, Flash Funk, Mystery partner:
"Superfly" Jimmy Snuka
Eliminated in order:
- Savio Vega (by "Diesel")
- "Razor Ramon" (by Superfly).
- A bit later, both teams were disqualified for attacking each other
with chairs outside the ring.
-
WWF Championship Match:
Sycho Sid def. Shawn Michaels (ch)
In this match between the two former friends, to some surprise, the
audience seemed to cheer more toward Sid than to Shawn. At moments, Shawn
was even boo'ed out! The match consisted of tiresome power wrestling, with
Sid in control most of the time. Outside the ring, Sid attacked Shawn's
manager, Jose Lothario, with a TV camera. When Shawn tried to help him, Sid
attacked him too, with the camera. Sid then won after a power bomb.
In Your House XII
1996-12-15, Memorial Auditorium, West Palm Beach, Florida,
USA
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Rocky Maivia def. Salvatore Sincere
Rocky Maivia won with a shoulderbreaker. Once again Jim Cornette comes
up short in his quest to get back at Rocky for refusing to let him
manage his career.
-
Flash Funk def. Leif Cassidy
Two former ECW stars opened the IYH PPV when Leif Cassidy went up
against Flash Funk.
Cassidy showed that he can work well without Marty performing not one
but two planchas, one over the top rope and another from the top of the
turnbuckle. Funk performed the usual aerial tactics and also went for his
signature 2 Cold maneuver (Shooting Star Press) from the top rope and
got the win.
-
Tag Team Championship Match:
Owen Hart & British Bulldog (ch) def. "Razor Ramon" & "Diesel"
It seemed that Davey Boy didn't have his mind set during their title
match against Razor/Diesel. Davey Boy had his mind on Stone Cold Steve
Austin. The Champions were distracted by not only Cibernetico and
Pierroth from AAA but also when Stone Cold came out to ringside and was
met by the Bulldog. They started slugging it out until Austin was led
back to the dressing room by the officials.
Owen and the British Bulldog won, then Davey Boy was clipped by Steve
Austin when he came back into the ring and Owen Hart didn't do anything
to help his partner.
Vince McMahon then announced the return of Ahmed Johnson who said that
Ahmed will meet
Faarooq in January at the Royal Rumble. Ahmed said on account of what
happened between him and Faarooq that he lost everything that was dear to
him. Then all of a sudden Faarooq and the NOD made a surprise appearance
and Faarooq called his enemy an "Uncle Tom." He finished by saying he was
going to make an example of Johnson "by any means necessary."
-
Intercontinental Championship Match:
Hunter Hearst Helmsley (ch) def. "Wildman" Marc Mero
Most of the action would have been appreciated if the satellite signal
wasn't as screwed up as it was during the match. It seemed that Hunter
was doing his best to get himself disqualified, but the ref was having
no part of it whatsoever. Prior to the match there was some kind of
confrontation between Hunter and Marlena, and that brought out Goldust
who accidentally knocked out Wildman Marc Mero while attempting to knock
out Hunter. Wildman won by a countout.
-
Undertaker def. Executioner
The Armageddon Rules match literally turned into a handicapped bout that
almost brought the house down when Mankind interfered. The match went
from the ring to the house built on the set. Then all of a sudden,
security came to ringside and maced Mankind and put him in a strait
jacket. Then Undertaker and the Executioner fought outside the arena and
UT made his way back and systematically attacked Mankind. He beat him
back to the dressing room, and then got the Executioner in the Tombstone
inside the squared circle and pinned him for the win.
-
WWF Championship Match:
Sycho Sid (ch) def. Bret "Hit Man" Hart
From the ringing of the bell, Bret tried to fight Sid's fight by
slugging the champ from behind. Bret made a mistake by trying to fight
Sid style instead of wrestling him. Shawn Michaels was doing
co-commentary and was making references to how much of a role model Bret
was claiming to be.
It was classic with Bret Hart working on Sid like a textbook wrestler.
Out came Stone Cold Steve Austin who knee clipped the Hit Man and that
brought out Davey Boy Smith and the WWF officials. Then throughout the
melee, both individuals wound up in front of Shawn Michaels at the
announcing table and in similar fashion to when Diesel fought Shawn
Michaels and Bret was at ringside, Sid shoved Shawn to provoke him. Then
Shawn got on top of the ring apron as Sid whipped Bret into the rope,
and Shawn went flying off the ring onto the ground,costing Bret the
match. Sid got Bret in the Powerbomb and won the opportunity to face
Shawn Michaels in January at the Royal Rumble. Hart then took out his
frustration on HBK, kicking him to the ground.