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Post by problemeliminator84 on Jul 31, 2022 12:28:34 GMT 1
Royal Rumble 1996
Date: 21/1/96
Location: Selland Arena, Fresno, California
Intercontinental Championship:
Razor Ramon (c) vs Goldust w/Marlena
(The 1-2-3 Kid hits Razor with a spinning heel kick while the referee is distracted by Marlena, which allows Goldust to win.)
WWF Tag Team Championship:
The Bodydonnas w/Sunny vs The Smoking Gunns (c)
Savio Vega vs Ahmed Johnson
No Holds Barred Match for the WWF Championship:
Bret Hart (c) vs Diesel
(Diesel returns on the first Raw of 1996 and gets his rematch. Diesel says that Bret got lucky at Survivor Series and that he won’t make the same mistake twice. Hart says that Diesel doesn’t want to admit that he was outwrestled by the better man. WWF President Gorilla Monsoon makes this match No Holds Barred in order to determine a decisive winner.)
Royal Rumble Match:
Shawn Michaels (#18) wins by last eliminating Owen Hart (#17)
Royal Rumble Notes:
Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Henry O. Godwinn start the match at #1 and #2
Jake Roberts returns at #7
Vader makes his WWF debut at #13
Jerry Lawler spends the majority of the match hiding under the ring until he’s finally eliminated by Shawn Michaels.
The final four are Shawn Michaels, The British Bulldog, The Undertaker, and Owen Hart.
Shawn Michaels eliminates seven men.
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Post by problemeliminator84 on Aug 1, 2022 12:05:38 GMT 1
In Your House 6
Date: 18/2/96
Location: Louisville Gardens, Louisville, Kentucky
WWF Tag Team Championship:
The Bodydonnas (c) w/Sunny vs The Smoking Gunns
Ahmed Johnson vs Jeff Jarrett
(Jarrett continues to antagonise Ahmed after eliminating him from the Royal Rumble, which leads to this match.)
Bob Backlund vs Yokozuna w/Mr. Fuji
(Yoko begins showing signs of a face turn)
Razor Ramon vs 1-2-3 Kid w/Ted DiBiase
(Kid low blows Razor while the referee is distracted.)
Intercontinental Championship:
Goldust (c) w/Marlena vs Savio Vega
Singles Match with Shawn Michaels’ WrestleMania Main Event on the line:
Shawn Michaels vs Owen Hart w/The British Bulldog and Jim Cornette
(Following his return at the Royal Rumble, Michaels wants to keep his boyhood dream of main eventing WrestleMania alive and that he’ll make Owen pay for putting him out of action. Owen says he’ll put HBK out of action permanently and become WWF Champion again. The duo settle the score in a Street Fight on an episode of Raw in March that Michaels wins.)
Tatanka vs Hunter Hearst Helmsley
WWF Championship:
Bret Hart (c) vs The Undertaker w/Paul Bearer (No Contest)
(This match ends when Diesel comes out and attacks both men.)
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Post by problemeliminator84 on Aug 2, 2022 20:34:49 GMT 1
WrestleMania XII
Date: 31/3/96
Location: Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California
No Disqualification Match:
Razor Ramon vs 1-2-3 Kid
(Razor finally gets his revenge on the Kid)
Savio Vega vs Stone Cold Steve Austin
Hunter Hearst Helmsley vs Jake Roberts
Hollywood Backlot Brawl for the Intercontinental Championship:
Goldust (c) w/Marlena vs Rowdy Roddy Piper
Ahmed Johnson vs Owen Hart w/The British Bulldog
Yokozuna w/Mr. Fuji vs Vader w/Jim Cornette
The Undertaker w/Paul Bearer vs Diesel
(After Undertaker costs Diesel a Steel Cage Match with Bret Hart on an episode of Raw by pulling him under the ring, Big Daddy Cool swears revenge and challenges Taker to this match.)
40-minute Iron Man Match for the WWF Championship:
Bret Hart (c) vs Shawn Michaels w/Jose Lothario (0-1)
(Instead of sixty minutes, this match is narrowed down to forty minutes. Both men want to prove that they are the best wrestlers in the world.)
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Post by problemeliminator84 on Aug 3, 2022 13:12:48 GMT 1
In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies
Date: 28/4/96
Location: Omaha Civic Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska
Stone Cold Steve Austin vs Savio Vega
Owen Hart w/The British Bulldog vs Ahmed Johnson
WWF Tag Team Championship:
The Bodydonnas (c) w/Sunny vs The Godwinns
Vader w/Jim Cornette vs Razor Ramon
(Razor’s last match in the WWF.)
Goldust w/Marlena vs The Undertaker w/Paul Bearer (by Disqualification)
(The Intercontinental Championship is not on the line. Mankind makes his debut and costs Undertaker this match. After the match, Mankind brutally attacks Taker and injures his ankle.)
Hunter Hearst Helmsey vs The Ultimate Warrior
No Holds Barred Match for the WWF Championship:
Shawn Michaels (c) w/José Lothario vs Diesel
(The two best friends face off one final time. Diesel says he’ll beat HBK to become a two-time WWF Champion. Shawn says his journey as WWF Champion is just beginning and he'll use Big Daddy Cool as a stepping stone. After this match, Diesel leaves for WCW.)
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Post by problemeliminator84 on Aug 4, 2022 15:27:58 GMT 1
In Your House 8: Beware of Dog
Date: 26/5/96
Location: Florence Civic Center, Florence, South Carolina
Intercontinental Championship:
Goldust (c) w/Marlena vs Marc Mero w/Sable
Two-out-of-Three Falls Match:
Ahmed Johnson vs Owen Hart (2-1)
(Vader attacks Ahmed after this match with a series of Vader Bombs, crushing Ahmed’s ribs.)
Caribbean Strap Match:
Savio Vega vs Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWF Tag Team Championship:
The Bodydonnas w/Sunny vs The Godwinns (c)
#1 Contender’s Match for the WWF Championship:
The British Bulldog vs Jim Neidhart
(Both men want to be WWF Champion. Neidhart wants to show he’s not just a tag team specialist. Bulldog wants to become the first ever British WWF Champion.)
Jerry Lawler vs The Ultimate Warrior
WWF Championship:
Shawn Michaels (c) w/José Lothario vs Hunter Hearst Helmsley
(Helmsley defeats Ahmed Johnson, Owen Hart, and Steve Austin in a fatal four-way match on an episode of Raw to become #1 contender. Helmsley says that he’s more talented, more refined, and better than HBK in every way. Michaels says he won’t let some self-righteous snob steal his spotlight and that he will show everyone why he’s the best damn wrestler in the world.)
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Post by problemeliminator84 on Aug 5, 2022 12:17:47 GMT 1
King of the Ring 1996
Date: 23/6/96
Location: MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
KOTR Quarter-Final Match:
Stone Cold Steve Austin vs Savio Vega
(The final battle between both men.)
KOTR Quarter-Final Match:
Owen Hart w/The British Bulldog vs Marc Mero w/Sable
KOTR Quarter-Final Match:
Jake Roberts vs Hunter Hearst Helmsley
KOTR Quarter-Final Match:
Yokozuna vs Goldust w/Marlena
Vader w/Jim Cornette vs Ahmed Johnson
KOTR Semi-Final Match:
Stone Cold Steve Austin vs Marc Mero w/Sable
KOTR Semi-Final Match:
Goldust w/Marlena vs Jake Roberts
WWF Tag Team Championship:
The Smoking Gunns vs The Godwinns (c)
KOTR Final Match:
Stone Cold Steve Austin vs Jake Roberts
(Austin cuts his infamous Austin 3:16 promo after this match.)
WWF Championship:
Shawn Michaels (c) w/José Lothario vs The British Bulldog w/Owen Hart
(Following his win at IYH 8, Davey Boy says nothing will give him greater satisfaction than to beat WWF’s resident pretty boy and become the first ever British WWF Champion. Michaels says he’s beaten the Bulldog before and that he’ll gladly do it again.)
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Post by problemeliminator84 on Aug 6, 2022 15:29:01 GMT 1
In Your House 9: International Incident
Date: 21/7/96
Location: General Motors Place, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Intercontinental Championship:
Marc Mero (c) w/Sable vs Hunter Hearst Helmsley
Ahmed Johnson vs Goldust w/Marlena
WWF Tag Team Championship:
The Godwinns (c) vs The New Rockers
Jerry Lawler vs Jake Roberts
Owen Hart w/The British Bulldog vs Savio Vega
#1 Contender’s Match for the WWF Championship:
Vader w/Jim Cornette vs Sycho Sid
(Heel vs heel. Sid returns on the Raw after King of the Ring and declares that he wants to be WWF Champion. This draws the ire of Vader, who vows to crush Sid.)
WWF Championship:
Shawn Michaels (c) w/José Lothario vs Stone Cold Steve Austin (Austin says he doesn’t want to wait until SummerSlam to use Michaels as a stepping stone to his future. HBK says he’ll fight anyone, anywhere, at any time. Vader assaults both men after the match.)
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Post by problemeliminator84 on Aug 7, 2022 13:56:10 GMT 1
SummerSlam 1996
Date: 18/8/96
Location: Gund Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Fatal Four-Way Match for the WWF Tag Team Championship:
The Godwinns (c) vs Owen Hart & The British Bulldog vs The Smoking Gunns vs The Bodydonnas w/Sunny
Goldust w/Marlena vs Savio Vega
Jake Roberts vs Sycho Sid
Stone Cold Steve Austin vs Yokozuna
Intercontinental Championship:
Marc Mero (c) w/Sable vs Hunter Hearst Helmsley
Boiler Room Brawl:
Mankind vs The Undertaker w/Paul Bearer
(Paul Bearer returns on an episode of Raw to warn Mankind that The Undertaker wants revenge and that they will meet at SummerSlam. Mankind offers to face The Deadman in his own domain - the boiler room. Bearer accepts. The Undertaker isn’t seen till the event itself. Bearer turns on Taker to give Mankind the win.)
WWF Championship:
Shawn Michaels (c) vs Vader w/Jim Cornette
(After disposing of Sycho Sid at IYH 9, Vader sets his sights on the WWF Champion. Vader attacks José Lothario on episode of Raw, hitting him with a pair of Vader Bombs and writing him off of TV. Jim Cornette says Vader is HBK’s worst nightmare, and that he will take the WWF Championship and prove why he is the single most destructive force in the WWF. Michaels claims that Vader doesn’t intimidate him and that he’ll kick him in the chin without breaking a sweat. Instead of the backstage politics in real life, a distraction by Cornette allows Vader to become WWF Champion.)
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Post by problemeliminator84 on Aug 8, 2022 19:03:30 GMT 1
In Your House 10: Mind Games
Date: 22/9/96
Location: CoreStates Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
WWF Tag Team Championship:
Owen Hart & The British Bulldog (c) vs The Smoking Gunns
Jerry Lawler vs Mark Henry (by Submission)
Ahmed Johnson vs Goldust w/Marlena
Intercontinental Championship:
Hunter Hearst Helmsley (c) vs Marc Mero w/Sable
Stone Cold Steve Austin vs The Undertaker
(Austin says he’ll beat The Undertaker and prove why he’s the toughest SOB in the WWF. Undertaker simply wants revenge for Paul Bearer’s betrayal and that he will put Austin down if he stands in his way. This is the first time that these two meet in a WWF ring.)
Mankind w/Paul Bearer vs Shawn Michaels (by Disqualification)
(Mankind attacks Michaels on the Raw after SummerSlam. Paul Bearer says his new monster’s path to the top of the WWF will start with the WWF’s resident poster boy. Michaels wants to bounce back from his loss to Vader. The Undertaker comes out to attack Mankind and force the DQ. Both men brawl all around ringside.)
WWF Championship:
Sycho Sid vs Vader (c) w/Jim Cornette
(Sid says he still wants revenge for his loss to Vader at IYH 9 and challenges Vader to this match. Cornette says that Sid may think that he’s the master and ruler of the world, but Vader is the champion of the world and that he will show him who the true ruler of the world really is.)
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Post by problemeliminator84 on Aug 9, 2022 17:58:08 GMT 1
In Your House 11: Buried Alive
Date: 20/10/96
Location: Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana
WWF Tag Team Championship:
The Godwinns vs Owen Hart & The British Bulldog (c)
Stone Cold Steve Austin vs Justin Bradshaw
Crush vs Mark Henry (by Submission)
#1 Contender’s Match for the WWF Championship:
Shawn Michaels vs Sycho Sid
(Both men want their rematches for the WWF Championship, so WWF President Gorilla Monsoon makes this match.)
Intercontinental Championship:
Savio Vega vs Hunter Hearst Helmsley (c)
WWF Championship:
Vader (c) w/Jim Cornette vs Ahmed Johnson
(Ahmed wins a battle royal on Raw to become #1 contender. Ahmed says that he and Vader have unfinished business from the summer and that he’ll become the first African American WWF Champion. Cornette says that Johnson is a flash in the pan and that Vader will squash him.)
Buried Alive Match:
The Undertaker vs Mankind w/Paul Bearer
(The Undertaker continues his quest for revenge on Mankind and Paul Bearer. Both men disrupt each other’s matches in the build up and brawl wildly until WWF President Gorilla Monsoon insists they settle their differences in the first ever Buried Alive Match. Mankind says he will bury The Undertaker once and for all. Once again, Paul Bearer helps Mankind win. The Undertaker isn't seen again for the rest of the year.)
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