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Post by Folieadeux on Jul 28, 2023 1:22:41 GMT 1
WrestleMania XIV Press Conference - City Hall Plaza - Boston, Massachusetts - March 26, 1998
 the WWF Champion, Shawn Michaels, the number one contender Stone Cold Steve Austin and Mike Tyson attend a WrestleMania XIV Press Conference. Jim Ross hosts the Press Conference. Media around the world attended the Press Conference, television crews, radio stations and newspapers awaited the participants of the main event of WrestleMania XIV. Vince McMahon: "Shawn Michaels will defend the WWF Championship against Stone Cold Steve Austin and Mike Tyson will be the enforcer, he will be on the outside of the ring and somewhat of a guest referee. Stone Cold Steve Austin: "if you don't know, now you know, my name is Stone Cold Steve Austin and Ive been busting my ass for eight years to get this opportunity to wrestle for the WWF Championship in the main event of WrestleMania XIV and I am taking this match more seriously than any other match Ive ever had in my life. Shawn Michaels "I will not lay down for absolutely anybody, I am the champion, I am the Jordan of this promotion" Mike Tyson: "My life now is to be in part of the WWF, I looked up to Bruno Sammartino, he's strong, he's a champion, like me. I can survive without boxing, If this got out of hand, I will hit somebody, I will punch somebody no matter if its Stone Cold or Shawn Michaels" |
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Post by Folieadeux on Jul 28, 2023 1:33:17 GMT 1
WrestleMania XIV - FleetCenter - Boston, Massachusetts - March 29, 1998
the Undertaker defeated Kane Animal and Hawk defeated Bart Gunn and Bob Holly Marc Mero and Sable defeated Goldust and Luna Vachon WWF European Championship bout: Triple H (c) defeated Owen Hart WWF Light Heavyweight Championship bout: Taka Michinoku (c) defeated Aguila WWF Intercontinental Championship bout: the Rock (c) defeated Ken Shamrock STEEL CAGE MATCH: WWF Tag Team Championship bout: Billy Gunn and Road Dogg (c) defeated Cactus Jack and Terry Funk MIKE TYSON AS SPECIAL ENFORCER: WWF Championship bout: Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated Shawn Michaels (c) Attendance: 19,028 
Pictured above: Stone Cold Steve Austin with his hand raised by Iron Mike Tyson after defeating Shawn Michaels in the main event of WrestleMania XIV and becoming the WWF Champion |
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Post by Folieadeux on Jul 28, 2023 1:54:28 GMT 1
 RAW Is WAR - Pepsi Arena - Albany, New York - March 30, 1998AUSTIN RINGS IN THE ATTITUDE ERA, TRIPLE H FORMS DEGENERATION - XVince McMahon is in the middle of the ring with a new WWF Championship belt, he calls out WWF Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin and awards him with the new WWF Championship. Austin says he doesnt like Vince, Vince doesnt like Austin, but hes the champion and if you don't like that tough luck. Vince says he does not hate Austin, he finds Austin to be a genuine human being, he loves Austin. Austin asks him what he said and Vince says he loves him as a figure of speech and lets not get confrontational. Austin says that's all he does is get conformational. Austin says now that hes WWF Champion he is leading the WWF into a new direction, that hes a champion with attitude and this is now the Attitude Era. Austin says he's not going to do what Vince says and nobody tells Stone Cold what to do and thats the bottom line. Vince says we can do this the easy way, or the hard way. Austin says he only does one way and thats the Stone Cold Steve Austin way before he stuns Vince McMahon for the very first time.  Pictured above: Stone Cold Steve Austin with the new WWF Championship before hitting the Stone Cold Stunner on WWF Owner Vince McMahonTRIPLE H FORMS DEGENERATION-X WITH THE RETURNING X-PAC, NEW AGE OUTLAWS AND CHYNA
Directly after the WrestleMania XIV rematch for the WWF Tag Team Championship bout between the champions New Age Outlaws and Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie, Shawn Michaels and Triple H ran down to the ring to attack Cactus and Charlie, after the beat down by the four men, Chyna kneeled behind Shawn Michaels and gave him a low blow. Triple H later went on to pedigree his former tag team partner Michaels before proclaiming that he is sick of being in Michaels shadow. He then says out with the old and in with the new. Triple H says he can only trust Chyna, he can only trust the Outlaws and he can only trust, the Kliq before pointing to the entrance. To the shock of everybody the returning 123 Kid, now called X-Pac came down to the ring and embraced Triple H and Chyna and the Outlaws. After tying up Michaels to the ring ropes, the newly formed Degeneration-X posed together for the very first time.
Pictured above: the new faction, Degeneration-X (left to right: X-Pac, Road Dogg, Triple H, Chyna and Billy Gunn) |
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Post by Folieadeux on Jul 28, 2023 2:53:18 GMT 1
Mayhem In Manchester - NYNEX Arena - Manchester, England, United Kingdom - April 04, 1998
Jeff Jarrett defeated Brakus Goldust defeated Cactus Jack Bradshaw defeated Marc Mero Henry O. Godwinn and Phineas I. Godwinnn defeated 8-Ball and Skull Ken Shamrock and Owen Hart defeated D-Lo Brown and Rock Maivia WWF Tag Team Championship bout: Billy Gunn and Road Dogg (c) defeated Animal and Hawk WWF Championship bout: Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) defeated Triple H
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Post by Folieadeux on Jul 28, 2023 2:58:59 GMT 1
Unforgiven - Greensboro Coliseum - Greensboro, North Carolina - April 26, 1998
Luna Vachon defeated Sable INFERNO MATCH: the Undertaker defeated Kane Faarooq, Ken Shamrock and Steve Blackman defeated D'Lo Brown, Mark Henry and the Rock WWF European Championship bout: Triple H (c) Defeated Owen Hart NWA World Tag Team Championship bout: Bart Gunn and Bob Holly (c) defeated Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson WWF Tag Team Championship bout: Billy Gunn and Road Dogg (c) defeated Animal and Hawk WWF Championship bout: Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) defeated Dude Love  Pictured above: Kane and the Undertaker face off in the first ever Inferno match. |
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Post by Folieadeux on Jul 28, 2023 3:09:01 GMT 1
RAW Is WAR - UTC Arena - Chattanooga, Tennessee - May 19, 1998
NWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION AND FORMER UFC CHAMPION DAN SEVERN MAKES HIS WWF DEBUT
During the May 19, 1998 episode of RAW Is WAR, Col. Robert Fuller and Jeff Jarrett issued an open challenge to anybody in the back to face off against Jarrett. Shockingly NWA World Heavyweight Champion and former UFC Champion Dan Severn accompanied to the ring by James Cornette answered the challenge made by Jarrett. Severn knocked out Jarrett with a right hand and pinned him for the 1-2-3. Severn then got on the mic and said that he is now a WWF Superstar and is entering the King of the Ring tournament.
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Post by Folieadeux on Jul 28, 2023 3:15:38 GMT 1
Over The Edge - Wisconsn Center Arena - Milwaukee, Wisconsin - May 31, 1998
Marc Mero defeated Sable MASK VS MASK: Kane defeated Vader Jeff Jarrett defeated Steve Blackman Animal and Hawk defeated 8-Ball and Skull Dick Togo, Mens Teioh, and Sho Funaki defeated Bradshaw, Dan Severn, and Taka Michinoku D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa and Owen Hart defeated Billy Gunn, Road Dogg and Triple H WWF Intercontinental Championship bout: the Rock (c) defeated Faarooq FALLS COUNT ANYWHERE MATCH: WWF Championship bout: Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) defeated Dude Love  Pictured above: Stone Cold Steve Austin takes on one of the three faces of Foley, Dude Love in a Falls Count Anywhere match for the WWF Championship. WWF Owner Vince McMahon served as Special Guest Referee |
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Post by Folieadeux on Jul 28, 2023 3:38:19 GMT 1
King of the Ring - Pittsburgh Civic Center - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - June 28, 1998
FIRST ROUND (tv) Vader defeated the Rock X-Pac defeated Savio Vega Owen Hart defeated 2 Cold Scorpio Dan Severn defeated D'Lo Brown Ken Shamrock defeated Kama Mustafa Mark Henry defeated Terry Funk Faarooq defeated Jeff Jarrett Marc Mero defeated Steve Blackman
QUARTERFINALS (PPV) Vader defeated X-Pac Dan Severn defeated Owen Hart Ken Shamrock defeated Mark Mero Marc Mero defeated Faarooq
SEMIFINALS Dan Severn defeated Vader Ken Shamrock defeated Marc Mero
HELL IN A CELL MATCH: the Undertaker defeated Mankind Mosh, Taka Michinoku and Thrasher defeated Dick Togo, Funaki and Men's Teioh Brian Christopher Lawler and Scott Taylor defeated 2 Cold Scorpio and Al Snow WWF Tag Team Championship bout: Billy Gunn and Road Dogg (c) defeated Bart Gunn and Bob Holly
FIRST BLOOD MATCH: WWF Championship bout: Kane defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) 1998 KING OF THE RINAL FINAL: Ken Shamrock defeated Dan Severn  The toughest King of the Ring Finals of all time. |
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Post by Folieadeux on Jul 28, 2023 4:49:11 GMT 1
RAW Is WAR - Gund Arena - Cleveland, Ohio - June 26, 1998
KANE INTRODUCES HIS NEW FACTION THE BROOD
(At the 1998 King of the Ring, Kane defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin to become WWF Champion in a First Blood Hell in a Cell match. It looked like Stone Cold Steve Austin was going to retain his championship when all of a sudden the lights in the arena went out and three men propelled down from the rafters to cut the top of the Hell in a Cell open to give Kane a lead pipe which Kane then busted open Stone Cold Steve Austin for the victory)
Paul Bearer and Kane came down to the ring with the WWF Championship awarded to them by Vince McMahon and WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter. Paul Bearer said that hes watched Kane tourmet himself for 20 years thinking about the Undertaker, all he wanted to do was be like the Undertaker and now that he is the WWF Champion he is not only like the Undertaker, hes better than the Undertaker! Paul Bearer said hes never had friends before but last night he found some and for the first time and introduced the three men who helped him win the WWF Championship. The arena went dark against and the top of the ramp started to set on fire when all of a sudden three men came up from the floor and walked down to the ring. Paul Bearer said I want you to meet "Edge, Christian and Gangrel". After the introductions Stone Cold Steve Austins music hit and ran down and cleared the ring and challenged him to a match at Fully Loaded next month.
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Post by Folieadeux on Jul 28, 2023 5:06:05 GMT 1
RAW Is WAR - Broom County Arena - Binghampton, New York - July 20, 1998
D'LO BROWN CAPTURES WWF EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP FROM TRIPLE H WITH HELP FROM NEW NATION OF DOMINATION MEMBERAfter both factions were barred from ringside by WWF President Sgt. Slaughter, Triple H from Degeneration-X took on Nation of Domination member D'Lo Brown for the WWF European Championship. After back and forth battle, 2 Cold Scorpio ran down to the ring and distracted the referee which let D'Lo grab the WWF European Championship belt and hit Triple H over the head. D'Lo then went up top to hit his Frog Splash for the win and to become the new WWF European Champion. After the victory, the Rock and the rest of the Nation of Domination members came down to ringside to officially introduce 2 Cold Scorpio as a member of the Nation of Domination  |
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