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Post by problemeliminator84 on Aug 18, 2022 13:06:00 GMT 1
In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede
Date: 6/7/97
Location: Canadian Airlines Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Goldust w/Marlena vs Mankind
The Great Sasuke vs Taka Michinoku
Savio Vega vs Vader
(Vega is kicked out of the Nation of the Domination after inadvertently costing Faarooq a WWF Championship match with The Undertaker on an episode of Raw. He ends up angering Vader, which leads to this match. Vader squashes Vega decisively.)
WWF Championship:
The Undertaker (c) vs Hunter Hearst Helmsley w/Chyna
(Helmsley is on a hot streak after winning the King of the Ring. He vows to dethrone The Undertaker and add some class to the WWF Championship. Undertaker thinks that Helmsley is a pompous snob that needs to be taught a lesson in respect.)
Ten-Man Tag Team Match:
Stone Cold Steve Austin, Shawn Michaels, Ken Shamrock & The Legion of Doom vs The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart, Owen Hart, The British Bulldog, Jim Neidhart & Brian Pillman)
(A ten man war north of the border! Stone Cold and HBK brawl and cost their team victory.)
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Post by problemeliminator84 on Aug 19, 2022 13:01:53 GMT 1
SummerSlam 1997
Date: 3/8/97
Location: Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Steel Cage Match:
Vader vs Mankind
(The final battle in this brutal mini rivalry between both men. We still get the iconic elbow drop off the top of the cage from Foley.)
Hunter Hearst Helmsley w/Chyna vs Ahmed Johnson
WWF Tag Team Championship:
The Legion of Doom (c) vs The Godwinns
Goldust w/Marlena vs Brian Pillman w/Jim Neidhart
European Championship:
The British Bulldog (c) vs Ken Shamrock (by Disqualification)
(Brian Pillman and Jim Neidhart run out to attack Shamrock and force the DQ.)
Intercontinental Championship:
Stone Cold Steve Austin vs Owen Hart (c)
(Austin, still seething from being pinned at IYH 16, begins targeting Owen and the Intercontinental Championship. Owen says he’ll beat Austin just like Bret has done twice now. The Texas Rattlesnake just wants to destroy the entire Hart family. Austin’s neck still gets broken as in real life and he vacates the title a week later on an episode of Raw.)
WWF Championship - with Shawn Michaels as the Special Guest Referee:
The Undertaker (c) vs Bret Hart
(Shawn Michaels convinces Commissioner Slaughter to be made the special guest referee for this match. Bret says if he can’t beat The Undertaker, he’ll never wrestle on American soil ever again. The Undertaker says that Bret’s nationalistic hubris will crumble at the hands of the reaper. Hart goads Michaels into hitting him with a steel chair by spitting in his face and causing HBK to inadvertently hit The Undertaker with the chair, costing The Deadman the WWF Championship.)
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Post by problemeliminator84 on Aug 20, 2022 10:33:35 GMT 1
Ground Zero: In Your House
Date: 7/9/97
Location: Louisville Gardens, Louisville, Kentucky
Fatal Four-Way Match for the WWF Tag Team Championship:
The Legion of Doom (c) vs Jim Neidhart & Brian Pillman vs The Headbangers vs The Godwinns
The Rock w/The Nation of Domination vs Ahmed Johnson
(The Rock turns heel on an episode of Raw and joins the Nation)
European Championship:
Hunter Hearst Helmsley w/Chyna vs The British Bulldog (c)
Dude Love vs Savio Vega
Intercontinental Championship Tournament Final Match:
Ken Shamrock vs Owen Hart
(Steve Austin vacates the title on Raw a week after SummerSlam and a small eight man tournament is held, with Shamrock and Owen making it to the finals.)
Triple Threat Match for the WWF Championship:
Bret Hart (c) vs The Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels
(The Undertaker wants revenge on Michaels for costing him the WWF Championship, HBK wants to be champion again, and Bret simply wants to continue his reign and prove he’s better than both men.)
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Post by problemeliminator84 on Aug 21, 2022 8:09:17 GMT 1
One Night Only
Date: 20/9/97
Location: NEC Arena, Birmingham, England
Steel Cage Match for the WWF Tag Team Championship:
The Hart Foundation (Jim Neidhart & Brian Pillman) (c) vs The Legion of Doom
Hunter Hearst Helmsley w/Chyna vs Dude Love
Six-Man Tag Team Match:
Ken Shamrock & The Headbangers vs The Nation of Domination (The Rock, D’Lo Brown & Kama Mustafa) w/Faarooq
Intercontinental Championship:
Vader vs Owen Hart (c)
WWF Championship:
Bret Hart (c) vs The Undertaker (by Disqualification)
(Undertaker continues his quest to reclaim the WWF Championship. He says that Bret has escaped his wrath twice and that he won’t be lucky a third time. Bret simply wants to move on from the Deadman. Undertaker’s quest is made all the more complicated by Paul Bearer taunting him over his long lost brother being alive. Shawn Michaels, about to participate in the upcoming main event, slides into the ring and superkicks Hart to force the DQ. An enraged Undertaker attacks several officials after the match.)
European Championship:
The British Bulldog (c) vs Shawn Michaels w/D-Generation X
(Michaels begins to make fun of the Bulldog and the United Kingdom, prompting Davey Boy to challenge HBK to a match in his home country. Shawn accepts. No HBK politics either. Bulldog wins clean, much to the delight of the UK crowd.)
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Post by problemeliminator84 on Aug 22, 2022 14:30:01 GMT 1
Bad Blood: In Your House
Date: 5/10/97
Location: Kiel Center, St. Louis, Missouri
Note:
(Brian Pillman is tragically found dead just before this event.)
Falls Count Anywhere Match:
Cactus Jack vs Hunter Hearst Helmsley w/Chyna
(Foley taps into his Cactus Jack persona for this match)
The Godwinns vs The Headbangers
Intercontinental Championship:
Faarooq vs Owen Hart (c)
(A returning Stone Cold Steve Austin hits Faarooq with the title, allowing Owen to pick up the win.)
WWF Tag Team Championship:
The Legion of Doom (c) vs The British Bulldog & Jim Neidhart
(Brian Pillman was originally meant to tag with Neidhart, but his death means Davey Boy replaces him. Following the LOD’s win, Owen Hart joins his Hart Foundation brethren in paying tribute to Pillman’s name.)
WWF Championship:
Bret Hart (c) vs Vader
(Vader defeats The Undertaker on an episode of Raw to become number one contender. Vader says he’s sick of Hart being a whiny little bitch and will bring the belt back to the USA. Hart says that an ungrateful American like Vader will never get the championship back.)
Hell in a Cell Match:
The Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels
(The first ever HIAC match! Undertaker decides he’s had enough of Michaels and challenges him to a new and brutal match. HBK doesn’t want to accept, but eventually does. The Deadman brutalises HBK and appears to be on the verge of winning until..... KANE makes his debut. He rips the door off of the cell, tombstones 'Taker, and allows HBK to win.
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Post by problemeliminator84 on Aug 23, 2022 16:07:10 GMT 1
Survivor Series 1997
Date: 9/11/97
Location: Molson Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Survivor Series Tag Team Match:
Team Outlaw (The New Age Outlaws & The Godwinns) vs Team Headbangers (The Headbangers & The New Blackjacks)
(Survivors: The New Age Outlaws)
Survivor Series Tag Team Match:
Team America (Vader, Goldust, Marc Mero & Steve Blackman) w/Sable vs Team Canada (The British Bulldog, Jim Neidhart, Doug Furnas & Phil Lafon)
(Sole Survivor: The British Bulldog)
Mankind vs Kane w/Paul Bearer
(Following his debut at Bad Blood, Kane goes on a rampage, destroying everyone and anyone who’s put in front of him until Mankind attacks him on an episode of Raw, which leads to this match.)
Survivor Series Tag Team Match:
Team Shamrock (Ken Shamrock, Ahmed Johnson & The Legion of Doom) vs The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, The Rock, D’Lo Brown & Kama Mustafa)
(Sole Survivor: The Rock)
Intercontinental Championship:
Stone Cold Steve Austin vs Owen Hart (c) w/The Hart Foundation
(Stone Cold returns with a vengeance and renews hostilities with the man who broke his neck. Owen vows to break Austin’s neck again. Austin just wants to destroy Owen for good.)
WWF Championship:
Bret Hart (c) vs Shawn Michaels
(You know what happens here. Bret screws Bret and goes to WCW.)
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Post by problemeliminator84 on Aug 24, 2022 13:21:20 GMT 1
D-Generation X: In Your House
Date: 7/12/97
Location: Springfield Civic Center, Springfield, Massachusetts
Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament Final Match:
The Great Sasuke vs Taka Michinoku
WWF Tag Team Championship:
The New Age Outlaws vs The Legion of Doom (c)
European Championship:
Marc Mero w/Sable vs Jeff Jarrett
(The British Bulldog vacates the European Championship after Survivor Series and leaves the WWF.)
Ken Shamrock vs Faarooq (by Disqualification)
(Shamrock begins feuding with The Nation of Domination after Survivor Series. The Rock attacks The World’s Most Dangerous Man with the same nasty steel chair shots as in real life for the DQ, only moved to this event.)
Vader vs Kane w/Paul Bearer
Intercontinental Championship:
Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) vs The Rock
(The Rock wants to dethrone Austin and become Intercontinental Champion. Austin simply wants to hold the title for a little longer.)
Ladder Match for the WWF Championship:
Shawn Michaels (c) w/Hunter Hearst Helmsley & Chyna vs Owen Hart
(Owen wins a fifteen man battle royal on Raw to become number one contender. He blames Michaels for driving his family out of the WWF and that he’ll make WWF’s resident degenerate pay. Michaels says Bret couldn’t handle the pressure and he’ll make it two for two with the junior Hart. After the match, DX celebrates in the ring when the lights go out. GONG. The lights come back on and The Undertaker is in the ring! He chokeslams Helmsley, tombstones HBK, and holds up the WWF Championship to close the show.)
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Post by problemeliminator84 on Aug 25, 2022 16:31:06 GMT 1
Royal Rumble 1998
Date: 18/1/98
Location: San Jose Arena, San Jose, California
Light Heavyweight Championship:
Taka Michinoku (c) vs Brian Christopher w/Scott Taylor
Intercontinental Championship - with The Nation of Domination banned from ringside:
The Rock (c) vs Ken Shamrock
(Shamrock defeats The Nation of Domination in a gauntlet match on an episode of Raw to earn a shot at the Intercontinental Championship. The Rock uses a pair of brass knucks to knock out Shamrock and retain the title.)
WWF Tag Team Championship:
The New Age Outlaws (c) vs The Legion of Doom (by Disqualification)
Royal Rumble Match:
Stone Cold Steve Austin (#24) wins by last eliminating The Rock (#4)
Casket Match for the WWF Championship:
Shawn Michaels (c) w/Hunter Hearst Helmsley & Chyna vs The Undertaker
(The Undertaker still wants revenge on Shawn Michaels for costing him the WWF Championship at SummerSlam and challenges him to a casket match. HBK wants nothing to do with the Deadman and that’s he beaten him once, but Commissioner Slaughter makes the match regardless. Michaels injures his back in this match. Kane interferes and helps HBK retain by closing the casket on 'Taker. Kane and Paul Bearer then wheel the casket to the back and set it ablaze, just like in real life.)
Royal Rumble Notes:
Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie start the match at #1 and #2
Skull enters the Royal Rumble without being attacked by Los Boricuas and being mistaken for Stone Cold Steve Austin.
Jeff Jarrett attacks Owen Hart during his entrance and leaves Owen unable to compete for a while. Owen joins the Rumble later on after Jarrett's entry, taking his revenge on Double J and eliminating him.
Triple H and Chyna don’t interrupt Owen Hart and eliminate him. At all.
Mick Foley competes in the Royal Rumble 3 times under his 3 different personas.
The final four are Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Owen Hart, & Vader.
The Rock is the match’s marathon man by lasting 51 minutes.
Stone Cold Steve Austin eliminates 9 men.
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Post by problemeliminator84 on Aug 26, 2022 16:02:38 GMT 1
No Way Out of Texas: In Your House:
Date: 15/2/98
Location: Compaq Center, Houston, Texas
European Championship:
Jeff Jarrett (c) vs Owen Hart
The Legion of Doom vs The Godwinns
Light Heavyweight Championship:
Taka Michinoku (c) vs Scott Taylor w/Brian Christopher
No Disqualification Match for the Intercontinental Championship:
The Rock (c) vs Ken Shamrock
(Enraged at his Royal Rumble loss, Shamrock challenges The Rock to a rematch. He demands it be No DQ so he can shut Rocky up for good. The Rock accepts and vows to send Shamrock to the back of the line. Mark Henry comes out and attacks Shamrock, which allows Rocky to retain the title. Henry joins the Nation afterwards.)
Ahmed Johnson vs Kane w/Paul Bearer
(After this match, Paul Bearer then says that Kane is getting impatient and that he’s sick of all the mind games. Paul Bearer says that they will not leave this ring until the Undertaker comes down to the ring. The lights go out. GONG. The lights come back on and The Undertaker appears behind Kane! Both men brawl, with 'Taker getting the best of his brother. The lights go out again for a few seconds, and when they come back on, The Deadman vanishes, leaving Kane and Paul Bearer fuming.)
No Holds Barred Six-Man Tornado Tag Team Match:
Stone Cold Steve Austin, Cactus Jack & Chainsaw Charlie vs Triple H & The New Age Outlaws w/Chyna
(With WrestleMania on the horizon, all six men face off in a six man tag match under No Holds Barred Rules. Triple H replaces Shawn Michaels in this match, who’s training for WrestleMania. When in reality, he's resting from his back injury.)
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Post by problemeliminator84 on Aug 27, 2022 12:53:26 GMT 1
WrestleMania XIV
Date: 29/3/98
Location: Fleet Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Light Heavyweight Championship:
Taka Michinoku (c) vs Aguila
Vader vs Triple H w/Chyna
(Vader turns face after Triple H insults him for becoming an afterthought.)
Ken Shamrock vs Mark Henry (by Submission)
(Shamrock gains a measure of revenge on The World’s Strongest Man)
Ladder Match for the European Championship:
Owen Hart (c) vs Jeff Jarrett
Mixed Tag Team Match:
Goldust & Luna vs Marc Mero & Sable
Intercontinental Championship:
The Rock (c) vs Faarooq w/The Nation of Domination
(The Rock says he doesn't need The Nation and turns on Faarooq during an episode of Raw. At the closing stages of this match, The Nation turns on Farooq and costs him the match; choosing The Rock as their new leader.)
Falls Count Anywhere Match for the WWF Tag Team Championship:
Cactus Jack & Chainsaw Charlie vs The New Age Outlaws (c)
(The Outlaws win the titles back the next night on Raw.)
The Undertaker vs Kane w/Paul Bearer
(After enduring months of Kane and Paul Bearer taunts and The Undertaker refusing to fight his brother, both men finally meet at WrestleMania. It takes three Tombstones to put Kane down.)
WWF Championship - with Mike Tyson as the Special Guest Enforcer:
Shawn Michaels (c) vs Stone Cold Steve Austin
(Austin wants to finally claim the WWF Championship. Michaels wants to keep it. The Texas Rattlesnake vows to whip Michaels ass and Tyson's ass too if he gets in his way. Tyson still knocks out HBK just like in real life. The Austin Era has begun! The next night on Raw, HBK is kicked out of a reformed D-Generation X, consisting of Triple H, Chyna, The New Age Outlaws, and a returning X-Pac.)
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