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WrestleMania XIII Chicago, Illinois March 23, 1997 Free-For-All match 2 Cold Scorpio pinned Leif Cassidy (6:47) after delivering a 450 splash from the top rope. ** 1) Tournament Finals for the WWF Television Championship: Owen Hart v. Davey Boy Smith (The night after In Your House: Final Four a tournament began to crown the 1st ever WWF Television Champion. The participants in the tournament were Davey Boy Smith, Marc Mero, Rocky Maivia, Owen Hart, Bob Holly, Ahmed Johnson, Ron Simmons and Brian Pillman.) Smith pinned Owen (19:58) to become the first ever WWF Television Champion. **** ½ 2) The Godwinns v. The New Blackjacks These two teams square off on Raw is War two weeks before WrestleMania. In that match, both teams were disqualified. This is a rematch.) Barry Windham pinned Henry Godwinn (6:23) to give his team the victory. ¾ * 3) Rocky Maivia v. "Wildman" Marc Mero (These two men were paired up in the tournament to crown the WWF Television Champion. In their encounter, Rocky Maivia was able to come out on top when he pinned Marc Mero with a cross-body block from the top rope. The next weekend on WWF Superstars, The Wildman turned heel when he attacked Maivia. The following week, this match was announced.) Mero pinned Maivia (8:17) with a rollup from behind and a handful of tights. ** 4) Stone Cold Steve Austin v. “The Loose Cannon” Brian Pillman (Stone Cold and The Loose Cannon had teamed up on several occasions since both had entered the WWF. They even scored a victory over the team of Bret Hart & Marc Mero at the December In Your House PPV. But things changed after Austin turned babyface at the last In Your House. After he made his turn, Pillman began running down Austin during his interviews, and even attacked him during a match on Raw is War. Every time Austin tried to get revenge on Pillman for his betrayal, the Loose Cannon ran for the hills. This is the Rattlesnakes chance to gain a little bit of revenge.) Austin pinned Pillman (12:11) after a “Stone Cold” Stunner.” ** ¾ 5) WWF Intercontinental Championship: Hunter Hearst Helmsley v. Goldust (Goldust turned babyface back in early-December 1996 when Helmsley began to make advances towards Marlena, the manager of Goldust. It was then revealed that she was not only his manager, but also his wife. They met at the following PPV, In Your House: Brawl for All. In the match, Goldust was able to come out on top. Just 3 days prior to In Your House: Final Four, Helmsley regained the WWF Intercontinental title from Marc Mero. Two weeks after regaining the championship, Helmsley was attacked by Goldust during a title defense. Shortly after that happened, it was announced that they would square off one more time, but this the WWF Intercontinental Championship would be on the line.) Goldust pinned Helmsley (12:23) to win the title. 6) Psycho Sid v. Mankind (Mankind was instrumental in eliminating Psycho Sid from the Final Four match at the last In Your House. One week later, Mankind was able to score a victory over Sid, with a little assistance from Big Van Vader, in a match on Raw is War.) Sid pinned Mankind (9:42) by disqualification after Paul Bearer interfered. * ¾ 7) Doug Furnas & Phil LaFon v. The Headbangers Furnas pinned Thrasher (7:25) to give his team they victory. ** 8) “The Heartbreak Kid” Shawn Michaels v. Bret “The Hitman” Hart (This feud at last years WrestleMania. At that time, Bret was the WWF Champion. They collided in a 60-minute Iron-man match for the championship. The match went into overtime, and the Heartbreak Kid came out on top. After that match, the Hitman decided that he needed to take some time off. He returned, for 1 night, at SummerSlam to referee the WWF title match between Shawn Michaels and Steve Austin. Bret inadvertently helped HBK retain the title. The hitman a fulltime return to WWF the night after In Your House: Mind Games. When he made his return he made it perfectly clear that he didn’t like Michaels and had no respect for him. Over the course of the next several months, both men were involved in other battles, but they always seemed to take insult each other every chance they got. Flash forward to In Your House: Final Four. Hart had just won a submission match over Steve Austin when Austin passed out while in the sharpshooter. During the course of the match Bret & Austin seemed to switch roles. When the match was over Bret had now turned heel, and Austin was the babyface. That same evening, Michaels was involved in a Final Four match to determine who would received a WWF title shot at WrestleMania. Michaels had just eliminated Psycho Sid from the match when he was attacked by Bret Hart. Bret beat on Michaels until several referees intervened, but it was already to late for the Heartbreak Kid. Mankind quickly eliminated Michaels. The next night on Raw is War, WWF President Gorilla Monsoon made the announcement that Bret Hart & Shawn Michaels would square off in a match at WrestleMania XIII.) Hart defeated Michaels (26:48) after Michaels submitted to the “Sharpshooter.” **** ½ After the match, the Hitman attacked the Heartbreak Kid and “broke” his leg. 9) Chicago Street Fight: Ahmed Johnson & The Road Warriors v. The Nation of Domination (Ahmed Johnson and Ron Simmons have been feuding since last years SummerSlam. At that event, Ahmed was challenging for the WWF Intercontinental title when Simmons made his debut and attacked him. The following month, at In Your House: Mind Games, Ron Simmons injured Ahmed during their match and put him on the shelf for several months. Ahmed made his return at the Royal Rumble in January. That match went to a no contest. Just after the last In Your House, a match was made between Ahmed & Simmons for WrestleMania. However, Ahmed realized that he would never get a fair one-on-one match up with Simmons as long as he had his Nation of Domination at his side. So he enlisted some help from The Road Warriors and the match was then changed into a 6-man Chicago Street Fight.) Ahmed scored the victory for his team when he pinned Crush (15:54). *** 10) WWF Championship: Big Van Vader v. The Undertaker (Vader has been in the WWF for a little over a year at this point, and has yet to be defeated. He has squared off against Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart, even Psycho Sid, and he has always come out the victor. The Undertaker won a Final Four match at last months In Your House PPV to earn a WWF title shot here. Two weeks prior to this event, in a tag team match also involving Psycho Sid and Mankind, Vader was able to score a pinfall victory over The Phenom.) Undertaker pinned Vader (19:07) after a chokeslam from the top rope to win the title. ***

I decided to take your advise. I decided to go back and have come out to be a guest commentator for the Final Four main event.

I guess I could've added that. I just never really added stuff like that. I usually just show the match results.

In Your House: Final Four Chattanooga, Tennessee February 15, 1997 - Free-For-All match: The Headbangers defeated Aldo Montoya & Bob Holly (5:07) when Thrasher pinned Montoya. * - The Road Warriors defeated WWF tag team Champions Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith (8:21) by disqualification when Owen used a steel chair on Hawk. ** (The Road Warriors were mystery opponents. Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith, feeling that they had defeated all the tag teams in the WWF, issued a challenge to any tag team in the world. The Road Warriors accepted.) - Brian Pillman pinned Marc Mero (9:35) after a low blow. *** (At the Royal Rumble, Mero was able to score a victory over the “Loose Cannon.” This match was originally scheduled to be a WWF Intercontinental title defense. However, on Thursday Raw Thursday just 3 days prior to this event, Pillman was instrumental in costing Mero that championship to the former champion Hunter Hearst Helmsley.) - Ahmed Johnson pinned Savio Vega (6:54) after the “Pearl River Plunge.” ¾* (Just 2 weeks before the Royal Rumble, Savio Vega turned heel. It was a tag match where he teamed up with Ahmed against Ron Simmons & Crush. Ahmed wanted revenge for this and challenged Vega to a match here.) - Bret Hart defeated Steve Austin (23:42) in a Submission match when Austin passed out while in the “Sharpshooter” and special referee Ken Shamrock stopped the match. ***** After the match, the Hitman continued his assault until Shamrock intervened. (These two have been feuding since last fall. In their first encounter, the Hitman scored a pinfall victory over Stone Cold. At the Royal Rumble, Bret was able to eliminate Austin from the match. However, it was while the referees were distracted at the time and Austin re-entered the match and was able to eliminate Bret and then win the rumble match. The next night WWF President Gorilla Monsoon announced that Austin wouldn't be receiving the WrestleMania title shot and that he'd be facing Bret in a submission match at the next In Your House PPV.) - WWF Intercontinental Champion Hunter Hearst Helmsley pinned Rocky Maivia (11:47) after a “Pedigree.” ** (Helmsley regained the WWF Intercontinental title from Marc Mero, with the assistance of Brian Pillman, just 3 prior to this event.) - Just before the main event, WWF Champion Big Van Vader came out to ringside to be a guest commentator. - The Undertaker defeated Shawn Michaels, Psycho Sid & Mankind (20:18) in a “Final Four” match to earn a WWF title shot at WrestleMania XIII. **** After the match, the Undertaker & Big Van Vader had a stare down in the middle of the ring. (This match came about because Steve Austin "illegally" won the Royal Rumble match to determine a WrestleMania #1 contender to the WWF title. It was announced the following night on Monday Night Raw that Undertaker, Mankind, Pschyo Sid & Shawn Michaels would be squaring off in a "Final Four" match to determine the #1 contender to the WWF title at WrestleMania.)

I love the Angel theme, but my favorite is Airwolf.

1997 Royal Rumble San Antonio, Texas January 19, 1997 - Free-For-All match: Leif Cassidy pinned Salvatore Sincere (7:19) with a small package. ** - WWF tag team Champions Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith defeated Doug Furnas & Phil LaFon (18:09). *** (This is a rematch from the last In Your House PPV.) - Ron Simmons fought Ahmed Johnson (7:42) to a no-contest. ¾ * (Ahmed and Simmons have been feuding since SummerSlam when Simmons made his WWF debut. In their first encounter at In Your House: Mind Games Ahmed got a victory over Simmons. However, in the match Johnson was injured. This is his first match back since his injury.) - WWF Intercontinental Champion Marc Mero defeated Brian Pillman (15:41) after Mero delivered the “Wild Thing” . *** ¼ - WWF Champion Big Van Vader pinned Shawn Michaels (20:52) after 2 powerbombs. *** ¾ (Vader beat the Heartbreak Kid by count out at the 1996 King of the Ring, and then scored a pinfall victory over Michaels the following month. In October, Vader went on to win the WWF title from Michaels. The Heartbreak Kid earned this WWF title shot by defeated Mankind in a #1 contenders match.) - Steve Austin won a 30-man Royal Rumble (53:23) by last eliminating The Undertaker. *** Austin was origianlly eliminated by Bret Hart while the referees were busy with a brawl between Ahmed Johnson & Ron Simmons. The final four in the ring then were Bret, Undertaker, Mankind & Psycho Sid. Austin came back into the ring and tossed out Sid, and then was able to toss out Taker & Mankind simultaniously. Other participants included The Undertaker, Psycho Sid, Marc Mero, Rocky Maivia, 2 Cold Scorpio, Savio Vega, Crush, Mankind, The Sultan, Justin Bradshaw, Barry Windham, Jake Roberts, Billy Gunn, Jesse James, Marty Jannetty, Jerry Lawler, Goldust, Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Ahmed Johnson, Ron Simmons, Henry Godwinn, Phinneas Godwinn, Owen Hart, Davey Boy Smith, Doug Furnas, Phil LaFon, Bart Gunn & Brian Pillman. The next night on Monday Night Raw, WWF President Gorilla Monsoon decalred that Steve Austin did infact win the rumble match. However, he would not be receiving a WWF title shot at WrestleMania 13. Instead the winner of a 4-way elimination match at the next In Your House between Undertaker, Mankind, Psycho Sid & Shawn Michaels would receive the mania title shot. Furthermore, he stated that Austin would square off against Bret Hart in a submission match.

In Your House: Brawl For All Miami, Florida December 15, 1996 - Free-For-All match: Billy Gunn pinned Bart Gunn (6:22) after a “Stun Gun.” ¾* (Billy Gunn turned heel in early-October by turning on his “brother” and tag team partner Bart Gunn after a loss to the Godwinns on WWF Superstars.) - Doug Furnas & Phil LaFon defeated WWF tag team Champions Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith (16:53) by disqualification. *** (Furnas & LaFon made their WWF debut at the Survivor Series. In that match they won a tag team elimination match by defeating Owen & Smith. Because of that victory they were granted a tag team title shot.) - Goldust pinned Hunter Hearst Helmsley (9:33) after the “Curtain Call.” ** (Goldust turned babyface just after the Survivor Series. Helmsley began making passes at Marlena, the manager of Goldust. After Goldust took exception to this, it was revealed that Marlena was also the Goldust’s wife.) - Shawn Michaels pinned Mankind (16:21) after a superkick to receive a WWF title shot at the Royal Rumble. **** (This is a rematch from In Your House: Mind Games. The winner of this match will received a WWF title shot at the Royal Rumble.) - The Undertaker defeated The Executioner (10:48) in a “No-DQ, No-Count Out match.” * ¼ (The Executioner attacked The Undertaker at the Survivor Series. During an Undertaker-Mankind match on Monday Night Raw 2 weeks later, The Executioner again interfered and attacked Undertaker to set up this match.) - Steve Austin & Brian Pillman defeated Bret Hart & WWF Intercontinental Champion Marc Mero (16:31) when Austin pinned Mero. *** ½ (Bret Hart defeated Steve Austin at the October In Your House PPV and have been feuding since that time. This is Brian Pillman’s debut match in the WWF.) - WWF Champion Big Van Vader pinned Psycho Sid (13:44) after a “Vader Bomb.” ** ¼

The 10th Annual Survivor Series New York, New York November 17, 1996 - Free-For-All match: Billy Gunn, The Sultan, Salvatore Sincere & Justin Bradshaw defeated Bart Gunn, Bob Holly, Aldo Montoya & Jesse James (8:23) in an Elimination match 8:22. * Billy Gunn was the sole survivor. - Doug Furnas, Phil LaFon & The Godwinns defeated The New Rockers and WWF tag team Champions Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith (12:36) in an Elimination match. **¾ Furnas & LaFon were the survivors. (This is the debut match for Doug Furnas & Phil LaFon.) - Shawn Michaels fought Steve Austin (19:38) to a double disqualification. **** ¼ (This is a rematch from SummerSlam.) - WWF Intercontinental Champion Marc Mero, Rocky Maivia, Jake Roberts & 2 Cold Scorpio defeated Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Goldust, Brian Pillman & Jerry Lawler (16:21) in an Elimination match. *** Rocky Maivia was the sole survivor. (This is the debut match for Rocky Maivia. Marc Mero and Hunter Hearst Helmsley have been feuding since SummerSlam.) - The Undertaker defeated Mankind (15:46) in a “Buried Alive” match. *** After the match, The Executioner attacked Undertaker. (This feud has been going on for several months. Mankind defeated The Undertaker at King of the Ring and again at SummerSlam. Both wrestlers have become involved in each others matches. The Undertaker challenged Mankind to a Buried Alive match so that they could settle the score once and for all.) - Psycho Sid, Ahmed Johnson, Savio Vega & Barry Windham defeated Ron Simmons, Crush & PG-13 (10:20) in an Elimination match. * ¾ Sid & Ahmed were the survivors. (Ahmed Johnson and Ron Simmons have been feuding since SummerSlam when Simmons cost Ahmed the WWF Intercontinental title. This is the return of Barry Windham to the WWF.). - WWF Champion Big Van Vader pinned Bret Hart (20:36) after a “Vader Bomb” and following interference from Steve Austin. **** (Vader won the WWF title from Shawn Michaels at last months In Your House PPV. After Bret Hart defeated Steve Austin, he was named the #1 contender to the title.)

In Your House: It’s Time Indianapolis, Indiana October 20, 1996 - Free-For-All match: The Godwinns defeated The New Rockers (8:29) when Phinneas pinned Marty Jannetty. * - Marc Mero pinned WWF Intercontinental Champion Hunter Hearst Helmsley (15:39) after a “Shooting Star Press” to win the title. *** ¼ (Helmsley scored a victory over Mero at the last In Your House PPV. This is the rematch.) - Ron Simmons pinned Savio Vega (5:22) following a powerslam. ¾* - Bret Hart pinned Steve Austin (23:53) after Austin had Hart in a sleeper hold and Bret was able to kick off the ropes and get a pin. ***** (At SummerSlam, Bret Hart was the special guest referee in the Steve Austin-Shawn Michaels WWF title match. In that match, Austin tried to use a steel chair on the champion. However, Bret Hart prevented Austin from using the chair, and in the process distracted Austin so that Michaels could deliver the superkick. Austin came out the next night on Monday Night Raw and then demanded a match against the Hitman for what he had done. However, Bret was not there so no match was made. Every week on Raw, Austin would come out and belittle the Hitman. Finally, Bret returned the night after the last In Your House PPV. He said that he was returning to the WWF full-time and had accepted the challenge made by Austin.) - The Undertaker pinned Goldust (9:44) after a “Tombstone” piledriver in a “Final Curtain Call” match. ¾ * (Goldust holds a pinfall victory over The Undertaker from earlier in the year. Every match Undertaker has had against Goldust since that time has ended in either a disqualification or count out. This match was made to settle the score once and for all.) - Big Van Vader pinned WWF Champion Shawn Michaels (22:47) after a powerbomb followed by the “Vader Bomb” to win the title. **** (Vader defeated Shawn Michaels by count out at the King of the Ring in June. At the In Your House PPV in July, Vader scored a pinfall victory over the WWF Champion in a six-man tag team match. At the September In Your House PPV, Vader became involved in the Heartbreak Kid’s WWF title defense against Mankind. The next night on Raw, Vader manager, Jim Cornette, demanded that Vader received a WWF title shot since he was still undefeated and held two victories over the champion. WWF President Gorilla Monsoon agreed and made the match.)

I actually messed up the booking at SummerSlam. The Vader-Warrior match wasn't supposed to be a #1 contenders match. I will have JMA fix that. Sorry about that.

In Your House: Mind Games Philadelphia, Pennsylvania September 22, 1996 - Free-For-All match: Goldust pinned Jake Roberts (5:29) after a “Curtain Call.” * - WWF tag team Champions Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith defeated The Smoking Gunns (11:45) when Davey Boy pinned Billy Gunn. ** (Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith regained the WWF tag team titles 1 week after SummerSlam. This is the rematch.) - Justin Bradshaw pinned Savio Vega (6:51) after a running clothesline. ¾* - WWF Intercontinental Champion Hunter Hearst Helmsley pinned Marc Mero (12:06) after a low blow followed by the “Pedigree.” *** ¼ (The weekend of SummerSlam, on WWF Superstars, Mero and Helmsley were involved in a backstage altercation. After Helmsley had a successful title defense at SummerSlam against Ahmed Johnson, Marc Mero was named the #1 contender to the WWF Intercontinental title.) - Ahmed Johnson defeated Ron Simmons (6:20) by disqualification. * ½ After the match, Simmons continued his assault, injuring Ahmed in the process. (At SummerSlam, Ahmed appeared the have the WWF Intercontinental championship won until Ron Simmons came out from the crowd and attacked him and cost him the match in the process. The following week on Monday Night Raw, during Simmons debut match against Aldo Montoya, Ahmed came out and attacked Simmons. The following weekend, the match was announced for the next In Your House PPV.) - WWF Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Mankind (24:49) by disqualification after Big Van Vader interfered in the match. ***** (Mankind was named the #1 contender to the WWF title after he defeated The Undertaker at SummerSlam.) - It was announced that at the next In Your House, the main event will be Shawn Michaels defending against Big Van Vader.

In Your House: International Incident Vancouver, British Columbia July 21, 1996 - Free-For-All match: The Body Donnas defeated The New Rockers (5:26) when Skip pinned Jannetty. ** ¼ - Steve Austin pinned Marc Mero (16:48) after a “Stone Cold Stunner.” **** (This is a rematch from the King of the Ring tournament finals.) - WWF Intercontinental Champion Hunter Hearst Helmsley pinned Savio Vega (9:45) after a “Pedigree.” ** - WWF tag team Champions The Smoking Gunns defeated The Godwinns (14:52) when Billy Gunn pinned Henry Godwinn. ** (The Smoking Gunns won a #1 contenders match at the King of the Ring PPV. The next night on Monday Night Raw, they were able to score a victory over Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith and regained the titles. The following week on Raw, after the Godwinns were announced as the next challengers for the tag titles, the Gunns turned heel by attacking the Godwinns.) - The Undertaker defeated Justin Bradshaw (9:23) after a “Tombstone” piledriver. ¾* After the match, Mankind attacked Undertaker. The two battled all over the arena and ended up in a boiler room. - Big Van Vader, Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith defeated WWF Champion Shawn Michaels, Ahmed Johnson & The Ultimate Warrior (26:28) when Vader pinned Michaels. **** (Vader scored a count out victory over Shawn Michaels at the King of the Ring PPV. The week after the PPV, Ahmed Johnson & the Ultimate Warrior got a disqualification victory Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith when Vader came out and attacked them. It was announced the following weekend that Vader, Owen & Smith would be teaming up to square off against Ahmed, the Warrior and the Heartbreak Kid in a 6-man tag at the next PPV.)

1996 King of the Ring Milwaukee, Wisconsin June 23, 1996 - Free-For-All match: The Smoking Gunns defeated The Body Donnas (7:58) when Bart Gunn pinned Zip. (This is a #1 contender match for the WWF tag team titles.) - Marc Mero pinned Goldust (8:29) after a “Shooting Star Press” in a “King of the Ring opening round” match. ** (Marc Mero defeated Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Goldust beat The Undertaker to qualify for the KOTR.) - Owen Hart pinned Yokozuna (4:31) after Yokozuna missed the “Bonzai drop” and Owen made the cover in a “King of the Ring opening round” match. ½* (Owen Hart beat Bob Holly and Yokozuna defeated Justin Bradshaw by disqualification to qualify for the KOTR.) - The Ultimate Warrior fought Davey Boy Smith (7:48) to a double count out at in a “King of the Ring opening round” match. * (Davey Boy Smith scored a count out victory over Ahmed Johnson and The Ultimate Warrior defeated Jerry Lawler to qualify for the KOTR.) - Steve Austin pinned Jake Roberts (5:14) after a “Stone Cold Stunner” in a “King of the Ring opening round” match. * (Jake Roberts got a disqualification victory over Mankind and Steve Austin beat Savio Vega to qualify for the KOTR.) - Marc Mero pinned Owen Hart (10:43) by blocking a sunset flip in a “King of the Ring Semi-final” match. *** - Ahmed Johnson defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion Hunter Hearst Helmsley (13:29) by disqualification. **¾ (Hunter Hearst Helmsley interfered in Ahmed Johnson’s match to qualify for the King of the Ring. Ahmed was then granted a shot at Hunter Hearst Helmsley’s WWF Intercontinental title after the two men brawled all over the arena the following week on Raw.) - Mankind defeated The Undertaker (14:50) with the “Mandible Claw.” ** (Mankind attacked the Undertaker the night after WrestleMania XII. Mankind then went on to cause the Undertaker to lose a KOTR qualifying match against Goldust the night at the last PPV.) - Steve Austin pinned Marc Mero (16:37) after a “Stone Cold Stunner” to win the “King of the Ring” tournament. **** - Big Van Vader defeated WWF Champion Shawn Michaels (20:44) by count out after Vader powerbombed the champion through the announce table at ringside. *** ½ (Vader earned a title shot against the Heartbreak Kid at the last PPV by defeating Ahmed Johnson in a #1 contenders match. During the contract signing on Monday Night Raw two weeks before the PPV, Vader attacked the champion and powerbombed him through a table.)

In Your House: Good Friends…Better Enemies Florence, South Carolina May 26, 1996 - Free-For-All match: Marc Mero pinned The Million Dollar Kid (10:49) after a “Shooting Star Press.” *** - Savio Vega defeated Steve Austin (13:48) in a “ Strap” match. *** (Savio and Austin battled to a time-limit draw on an episode of Monday Night Raw in early-April. Two weeks later, Austin was able to score a victory over Vega after using a steel chair. On WWF Superstars the weekend after the last PPV, Savio was able to get a victory over Austin in an impromptu match. On the next episode of Monday Night Raw, Stone Cold came out during Vega’s match and attacked him with a leather strap. The match was announced the following weekend on WWF Superstars.) - Big Van Vader defeated Ahmed Johnson (12:52) with the “Vader Bomb.” *** (This match was made to determine the #1 contender to the WWF title and will receive a title shot at King of the Ring.) - WWF tag team Champions Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith defeated The Godwinns (10:29) when Smith pinned Phinneas. *¾ (The Godwinns scored a non-title victory over the champions on WWF Superstars to earn a title shot.) - Mankind defeated Jake Roberts (6:42) by submission with the “Mandible Claw.” * - WWF Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Diesel (26:11) after a “Superkick” in a “No-Holds-Barred” match. ****¾ (Diesel turned heel just before WrestleMania XII when he turned on Shawn Michaels during a tag team match. At the last In Your House PPV, the Heartbreak Kid scored a disqualification victory over Diesel. The rematch was announced the next night on Monday Night Raw. The next week, during a match between Michaels and Jerry Lawler, Diesel came out and attacked the champion. Diesel then issued a challenge for a No-Holds-Barred match. The next week on Raw, Michaels accepted.)

Helmsley gets rewarded at the next PPV.

WrestleMania XII Anaheim, California March 31, 1996 - Free-For-All match: The Body Donnas defeated The Godwinns (5:12) when Skip pinned Phinneas. ¾* - Razor Ramon pinned WWF Intercontinental Champion Dean Douglas (14:41) with the “Razor’s Edge” to win the title. *** (Back at the Royal Rumble in January, Ramon appeared to have to have the WWF Intercontinental title won until the Million Dollar Kid interfered. The Bad Guy took care of the Kid in a match at In Your House 6. It was then that it was announced that Ramon would be challenging Dean Douglas for the title once again.) - Ahmed Johnson pinned Jeff Jarrett (7:28) following a “Pearl River Plunge.” *¼ - Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith defeated WWF tag team Champions The Smoking Gunns (13:33) when Smith pinned Billy Gunn to win the titles. **¾ (Owen scored a victory over Billy Gunn on WWF Superstars several weeks before WrestleMania. The following week Owen & Smith challenged the Gunns for the titles. The challenge was quickly accepted.) - Roddy Piper defeated Goldust (9:42) in a “Hollywood Backlot Brawl.” * ½ (The Rowdy Scot made his return to the WWF in early-February. He returned to take over the role as WWF President until Gorilla Monsoon returned from an injury he suffered at the hands of Big Van Vader. Just after Piper made his return, Goldust immediately began making “advances” towards the Rowdy One. At first, Piper refused to accept a match with Goldust. However, during an interview on Raw, Piper decided that he had enough of Goldust and made the match for WrestleMania.) - Steve Austin pinned “Mr. Perfect” Curt Hennig (12:21) after a “Stone Cold Stunner.” *** ¼ (Mr. Perfect battled Steve Austin to a time limit draw on Raw in early-March. Two weeks later, Mr. Perfect challenged Austin to a rematch.) - The Ultimate Warrior pinned Hunter Hearst Helmsley (1:04) after a running body splash. ¼ * (This is the Ultimate Warrior’s return to the WWF.) - Big Van Vader pinned Yokozuna (7:04) following a “Vader Bomb.” ½* (At the Royal Rumble, Vader was able to eliminate Yokozuna from the match. The two then got into a brawl at ringside and had to be separated by several WWF officials. The week before In Your House 6, Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith turned against Yokozuna after Yokozuna was pinned in a tag match. Just as Yokozuna began getting the upper hand in the fight, Vader came to the ring and attacked Yokozuna as well. He delivered three “Vader Bombs” onto the leg of Yokozuna, breaking his leg in the process. This is Yokozuna’s return match.) - The Undertaker pinned Diesel (15:28) with a “Tombstone” piledriver. *** (This feud began back in December after the Undertaker was named the #1 contender to the WWF title. Taker was supposed to receive a title shot at the Royal Rumble against Bret Hart. However, the match was later changed to a Triple Threat Elimination match. Diesel was eliminated first. Undertaker appeared to have the match won shortly afterwards, however, Diesel came back to the ring and delivered a powerbomb to Taker and Bret was able to score the victory. Diesel then started interfering and attacking Undertaker every chance he got.) - Shawn Michaels defeated WWF Champion Bret Hart (60:00) in a 60-minute Iron match, 3 falls to 2, to win the title. ****¾ (The Heartbreak Kid earned a WWF title match by winning the Royal Rumble match back in January. Just after In Your House in February, acting WWF President Roddy Piper announced that this match would be a 60-minute Iron-man match.)

After taking a long break from doing this, JMA and myself have decided to continue from where we left off. We hope to continue working and this up until we reach the present. As always, all thoughts and comments about our work are always appreciated. We hope that you enjoy our work. In Your House 4 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada October 22, 1995 - Razor Ramon pinned The 1-2-3 Kid (10:53) after a “Razor’s Edge.” *** ¼ After the match, Ramon & the Kid shook hands. (The Kid became involved in Ramon’s match against Dean Douglas at the last In Your House. They had a match the next night on Monday Night Raw in which Razor won. The following weekend, the Kid challenged the Bad Guy to a rematch.) - The Smoking Gunns defeated Jacob & Eli Blu (7:37) when Billy Gunn pinned Jacob. * - Waylon Mercy pinned Savio Vega (8:45) after a DDT. * ¾ (This is Waylon Mercy's PPV debut match. Mercy was introduced to the WWF through a series of vignettes in which he went from calm to angry in several situations.) - Bret Hart pinned Psycho Sid (10:49) with a roll up from behind to earn a WWF title match at the Survivor Series. *** (This match will determine the number one contender to the WWF title.) - Goldust pinned Marty Jannetty (6:21) following a “Curtain Call.” ¾ * (This is Goldust's PPV debut. Goldust appeared in the WWF after a series of bizarre vignettes.) - WWF Champion Diesel & WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels defeated WWF tag team Champions Owen Hart & Yokozuna (17:23) to win the titles. Diesel‘s WWF title and Shawn Michaels WWF Intercontinental title were also on the line in the match. ** ¾ ____________________________________________________________________ 9th Annual Survivor Series Landover, Maryland November 19, 1995 - The Million Dollar Kid, The Roadie, Skip & Rad Radford defeated Marty Jannetty, Bob Holly, Hakushi & Barry Horowitz (15:58) in an Elimination match. *** The Million-Dollar Kid was the sole survivor. (The 1-2-3 Kid turned on Razor Ramon shortly after their match at "In Your House," joining the Million Dollar Corporation.) - The Undertaker pinned Waylon Mercy (8:29) after a “Tombstone” piledriver. * ¾ (After his debut, Waylon Mercy began targeting the Undertaker. Mercy's attacks were hit and run, at one time he even attacked the Undertaker with his own urn. But the most heinous act came when Mercy choked Paul Bearer with television cables until the man turned blue. The Undertaker is out for revenge here.) - WWF tag team Champions Owen Hart & Yokozuna defeated The Smoking Gunns (10:39) when Yokozuna pinned Bart Gunn. ** (Owen & Yokozuna regained the titles from Diesel & Shawn Michaels two weeks prior to this event. The Smoking Gunns defeated Men on a Mission on an episode of WWF Superstars to become the #1 contenders.) - WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Razor Ramon (21:39) in a “Ladder” match. **** ¾ (This is a rematch of Michaels’ & Ramon’s “classic” ladder match from WrestleMania X.) - “Mr. Perfect” Curt Hennig, Ahmed Johnson, Bam Bam Bigelow & Savio Vega defeated Psycho Sid, Davey Boy Smith, Jeff Jarrett & Dean Douglas (14:01) in an “Elimination” match. ** ½ Ahmed Johnson was the sole survivor. - Bret Hart pinned WWF Champion Diesel (24:17) in a “No-Holds-Barred” match to win the title. ****¼ (Bret defeated Psycho Sid in a #1 contenders match at the last In Your House PPV.) ____________________________________________________________________ In Your House 5 Hershey, Pennsylvania December 17, 1995 - The Smoking Gunns defeated WWF tag team Champions Owen Hart & Yokozuna (8:28) to regain the titles when Bart Gunn pinned Owen. ** ¼ (Owen & Yokozuna won the WWF tag team titles from The Smoking Gunns several months back. One after the Survivor Series, the Gunns scored a non-title victory over the champions to earn another title shot.) - The Million-Dollar Kid pinned Marty Jannetty (10:44) after a spin kick. *** (The Million-Dollar Kid turned heel prior to Survivor Series by turning on long time friend Razor Ramon. At the Survivor Series, the Kid was able to get a victory over Marty Jannetty in an Elimination match with the help of Psycho Sid.) - Jeff Jarrett defeated Diesel (5:28) when the referee disqualified Diesel for continuously powerbombing Jarrett. ¾ * - Shawn Michaels defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion Dean Douglas (12:20) by disqualification when Douglas used the title belt as a weapon. *** (Dean Douglas pinned Shawn Michaels in a 6-man tag match one week before In Your House 4. Then, just moments after the Heartbreak Kid defeated Razor Ramon at the Survivor Series Douglas attacked Michaels. The next night on Monday Night Raw, Douglas and Michaels were again involved in an altercation during a match between Douglas and Ahmed Johnson. A match was then made for the following week between the HBK & Douglas for the WWF Intercontinental title. Michaels appeared the have the match won when the referee was knocked unconscious. The challenger then use the title belt as a weapon and was able to get score the victory and win the Intercontinental championship.) - Ahmed Johnson pinned Kama (4:06) with the “Pearl River Plunge.” ½* - WWF Champion Bret Hart pinned Davey Boy Smith (28:08) with a crucifix. **** ½ (Davey Boy Smith turned heel just after WrestleMania XI by attacking Diesel. The two finally squared off in a match for the WWF title back in September, at In Your House 3. During the course of that match, Smith attacked Bret Hart, who was at ringside doing commentary for the match. The Hitman later retaliated and attacked Davey Boy, thus causing Diesel to get disqualified. Smith demanded a rematch shortly afterwards. It was then announced that he would face the winner of the Bret Hart-Diesel WWF title match from Survivor Series.) ____________________________________________________________________ 1996 Royal Rumble Fresno, California January 21, 1996 - Ahmed Johnson pinned Yokozuna (4:29) after a bodyslam. ½ * (Ahmed battled Yokozuna to a double count-out during a match on Monday Night Raw. This is the rematch.) - WWF tag team Champions The Smoking Gunns defeated The Million Dollar Kid & Psycho Sid (11:50) when Bart Gunn pinned the Kid. ** (The Kid & Psycho Sid scored a victory over Razor Ramon & Savio Vega, The Body Donnas and Hakushi & Barry Horowitz in a 4-way Elimination match to become the #1 Contenders to WWF tag team titles.) - WWF Intercontinental Champion Dean Douglas pinned Razor Ramon (12:46) after the Million-Dollar Kid interfered. ** ¾ - Shawn Michaels on a 30-man Royal Rumble (63:46) by last eliminating Davey Boy Smith. Other participants included “Mr. Perfect” Curt Hennig, Owen Hart, Big Van Vader, Yokozuna, Ahmed Johnson, Jake Roberts, Goldust, Bob Holly, Marty Jannetty, Bam Bam Bigelow, Tatanka, Steve Austin, Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Jacob Blu, Savio Vega, Henry Godwinn, Eli Blu, Skip, Waylon Mercy, Phinneas Godwinn, Jeff Jarrett, Fatu, Hakushi, Barry Horowitz, Justin Bradshaw, The Roadie, Kama & Duke Drose. - WWF Champion Bret Hart defeated Diesel and The Undertaker (29:22) in a “Triple Threat Elimination” match. *** (The Hitman scored a victory over Diesel to win the WWF championship back at the Survivor Series. Just after Bret Hart defeated Davey Boy Smith at In Your House 5, The Undertaker was immediately named the #1 contender to the WWF title. Diesel was furious with the decision and felt that he should have been given the title shot. The next night on Raw, Diesel attacked Bret Hart and executed a powerbomb on the champion through the announce table at ringside. It was announced the following weekend that Bret Hart was injured and would be out of action until the Royal Rumble. Two weeks later, Bret returned to Raw for an interview with Vince McMahon. During the course of the interview, Diesel came to ringside to confront the champion. Just as Big Daddy Cool was about to attack the WWF Champion, the Undertaker came out to get involved. WWF President Gorilla Monsoon then made his way to ringside. He then announced that he was changing the Royal Rumble main event to Bret Hart defending against The Undertaker and Diesel in a Triple Threat match.) ____________________________________________________________________ In Your House 6 Louisville, Kentucky February 18, 1996 - Free-For-All match: The Godwinns defeated Jacob & Eli Blu (5:28) when Henry pinned Jacob. ½ * - Razor Ramon pinned The Million Dollar Kid (10:57) after a “Razor’s Edge.” **¾ (The Kid scored an upset victory over the Bad Guy on Raw back in May 1993. The Kid was able to get an victory over Ramon via count out several weeks later. Shortly after that, Ramon turn babyface and then acknowledged his respect for the Kid. They became the best of friends after that. They teamed up on numerous times and almost won the WWF tag team titles on several occasions. As the summer of 1995 came to an end, the Kid began showing his frustrations over his career not progressing the way he wanted it to. After a WWF tag team title loss to Owen Hart & Yokozuna in early-October, the Kid and Razor got into a shoving match. The two men made up the following week. Then, just before the Survivor Series, the Kid turned heel by attacking Ramon and cost him a match against Psycho Sid. The Kid went on to cost Razor the WWF Intercontinental title at the Royal Rumble by interfering and helping Dean Douglas get the victory.) - Steve Austin defeated Jake Roberts (6:23) with the “Million-Dollar Dream” sleeperhold. * ½ - WWF tag team Champions The Smoking Gunns defeated The Body Donnas (14:28) when Billy Gunn pinned Skip. *** - Big Van Vader pinned Savio Vega (2:09) after a “Vader Bomb.” ½ (The night after the Royal Rumble, Savio scored a disqualification victory over Vader. After Vega was announced the winner, Vader continued to assault the Caribbean star by executing a powerbomb and then delivering several “Vader Bombs.” This is the rematch.) - Shawn Michaels defeated Davey Boy Smith (19:51) to keep his WWF title shot at WrestleMania. *** ½ (Shawn Michaels won the 1996 Royal Rumble by eliminating Davey Boy Smith from the match. During an interview the following week on Raw, Davey Boy Smith challenged the Heartbreak Kid to a match here. Michaels agreed. It was later announced that the winner of the match would receive the WWF title shot at WrestleMania XII.) - WWF Champion Bret Hart defeated Owen Hart (24:18) by submission to the “Sharpshooter.” ****¼ (Owen Hart was named the #1 contender to the WWF title the weekend after the Royal Rumble. Leading up to this match, Owen interfered in several of the Hitman’s matches.)

1995 King of the Ring Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Hunter Hearst Helmsley pinned “Mr. Perfect” Curt Hennig (8:23) after Jeff Jarrett interfered and then Helmsley delivered the “Pedigree” in a KOTR Quarter Finals match. ** ½ (Hunter Hearst Helmsley defeated Bob Holly to qualify. “Mr. Perfect” Curt Hennig defeated Owen Hart to qualify.) - Shawn Michaels defeated Lex Luger (8:53) after a superkick in a KOTR Quarter Finals match. ** ¼ (Shawn Michaels pinned Mabel to qualify. Lex Luger defeated Bam Bam Bigelow to qualify.) - Razor Ramon pinned Tatanka (5:25) after the “Razor’s Edge” in a KOTR Quarter Finals match. * ¾ (Razor Ramon defeated Hakushi to qualify. Tatanka defeated The 1-2-3 Kid to qualify) - WWF Intercontinental Champion Jeff Jarrett pinned Man Mountain Rock (5:23) when Jarrett had his feet on the ropes during a pin attempt in a KOTR Quarter Finals match. * (Man Mountain Rock defeated The Roadie to qualify. Jeff Jarrett defeated Aldo Montoya to qualify.) - Bret Hart defeated Bob Backlund (16:29) in an “I Quit” match. *** ¾ (It was Bob Backlund who took the WWF Championship away from Bret Hart at the Royal Rumble. Since then, the two have been feuding on and off. Backlund considers people like Hart to be "dangerous" for the youth of America, while Hart views Backlund as a hypocrite and elitist. This is the second "I Quit" match involving Hart and Backlund.) - Shawn Michaels pinned Hunter Hearst Helmsley (10:09) after a superkick in a KOTR Semi-Final round match. ** ¾ - WWF Intercontinental Champion Jeff Jarrett defeated Razor Ramon (9:16) after Razor passed out while in the figure four leglock in a KOTR Semi-Final round match. ** Before the match started, Jarrett and The Roadie attacked Ramon and injured his knee in the process. - Owen Hart & mystery partner Yokozuna defeated WWF tag team Champions The Smoking Gunns (6:12) when Owen pinned Bart Gunn to win the titles. * ½ (Owen Hart has recently been feuding with The Smoking Gunns. He was defeated in an upset by Bart Gunn, which enraged Owen. He later took his frustration out on Bart's brother, Billy, by beating him and not releasing the Sharpshooter until Bart came in to make the save. Owen has promised to bring in a mystery partner to help him defeat the Gunns and take their titles.) - Shawn Michaels pinned WWF Intercontinental Champion Jeff Jarrett (12:02) after a superkick to win the 1995 KOTR tournament. *** ¼ - WWF Champion Diesel pinned Psycho Sid (11:52) after a “Jackknife” powerbomb. ** After the match, Lex Luger & Davey Boy Smith attacked Diesel. Shawn Michaels & Bam Bam Bigelow came out to make the save. (Sid, Luger, Davey Boy, and manager Jim Cornette have been allies for a while as the stable "Camp Cornette." Two of their main targets have been Diesel and Shawn Michaels. Diesel recently saved Bam Bam from a beating, so Bam Bam is repaying the favor here.)

I'd like to announce that I'm back. I had some computer problem over the holidays that prevented me for getting online. JMA and I have discussed it and for the time being we're only doing to be doing the PPV results like we were doing before. The working plan at the moment is to continue doing this until we reach WrestleMania X-Seven. Once we get to that point, then we will start adding more detailed results to the TV shows, as well. I hope everyone enjoys our work, and we look to hearing everyone’s opinions on what we're doing.

WrestleMania XI Hartford, Connecticut - April 2, 1995 1) Lex Luger defeated Tatanka (10:47) inside a Steel Cage match by forcing him to submit to the “Torture Rack.” ** ½ (Tatanka turned heel back in September during a tag match in which he was teaming with Luger against Bam Bam Bigelow & Irwin R. Schyster. Luger had been on the receiving end of a beat down for several minutes when he was finally able to make the tag. However, just as he was about to tag in the Native American, Tatanka jumped down from the ring apron and headed back to the dressing room. The following week, Tatanka was interviewed and he revealed that he had joined the “Million Dollar Corporation.” He stated that being cheered by the fans had never gotten him anything, and that it was time for a change. At the Survivor Series, Luger was able to score a pinfall victory over Tatanka in an elimination match just before being pinned himself. They finally had a one-on-one match on WWF Action Zone in February. Tatanka was able to get the victory over Luger with a little assistance from Ted DiBiase. They had a rematch that occurred on WWF Monday Night Raw several weeks later. That match went to a double count out. The following weekend, WWF President Jack Tunney announced that Tatanka and Luger would square off one more time, but this time it would be inside of a steel cage.) 2) Hakushi pinned The 1-2-3 Kid (11:52) after delivering a moonsault from the top rope. *** ¼ 3) The Undertaker pinned King Kong Bundy (6:04) after a chokeslam. ½ * (The Undertaker has been battling Ted DiBiase’s “Million Dollar Corporation” for the last several months. On an episode of WWF Monday Night Raw back in February, King Kong Bundy came out during an Undertaker match and attacked him. This match was signed the following week.) 4) Jacob & Eli Blu defeated The Headshrinkers (7:32) when Eli pinned Samu. * ½ (Jacob & Eli were instrumental in the Headshrinkers losing the WWF tag team titles to the Smoking Gunns in early-1995. They had a match on WWF Monday Night Raw in early-March, but both teams were disqualified. This is a rematch.) 5) WWF Intercontinental Champion Jeff Jarrett defeated Razor Ramon (22:27) in a Ladder match. **** ¼ (Double-J won the WWF Intercontinental title from the Bad Guy the night after the Royal Rumble in January on WWF Monday Night Raw. Razor had “injured’ his leg the previous night, and Jarrett was able to take advantage of this and win the title; with a little help from The Roadie who was at ringside. Several weeks after losing the title, Ramon did an interview on WWF Superstars and demanded a rematch. However, Jarrett refused to grant him the title shot. Jarrett did state that if Razor could defeat The Roadie in a match, he would grant him the title shot at WrestleMania. During the course of that match, Jarrett interfered several times, trying to prevent Ramon from victory. But the Bad Guy was able to overcome all the odds and get his rematch. Several weeks after the match was signed, it was announced that their WrestleMania match would be a Ladder match.) 6) Davey Boy Smith pinned Shawn Michaels (13:44) after a running powerslam. Psycho Sid attempted to interfere in the match by delivering a chair shot to Smith. However, he nailed Michaels “accidentally.” **** (Back at the Royal Rumble in January, Davey Boy Smith appeared the have eliminated the Heartbreak Kid. However, Michaels was able to hold on and prevent both feet from touching the floor. He returned to the ring and quickly eliminated a distracted Smith. Davey Boy was very upset over this and wanted to get his hands on Michaels in form possible. His first chance was during a Battle Royal on WWF Superstars in February. However, Michaels eliminated himself before Smith could get his revenge. Two weeks later, on an episode “The King’s Court” on WWF Monday Night Raw, the Heartbreak Kid introduced Psycho Sid as his new bodyguard. In early-March, a match was announced between Michaels and Davey Boy for WrestleMania.) 7) “Mr. Perfect” Curt Hennig pinned Jerry Lawler (11:54) after a “Perfect-Plex.” ** ¾ (Just after Curt Hennig returned to the WWF at the Survivor Series, Jerry Lawler began taking exception to Hennig calling himself “perfect.” Lawler claimed that since he was a “King” that only he should be considered “perfect.” These two began a war of words that would lead up to this match.) 8) WWF tag team Champions The Smoking Gunns defeated The Heavenly Bodies (10:31) after Billy pinned Dr. Tom Pritchard. *** (The Heavenly Bodies received a WWF tag team title shot against The Smoking Gunns on WWF Monday Night Raw in February. However, that match went to a 20-minute time-limit draw. This is a rematch.) 9) Bret Hart defeated Owen Hart (23:46) by submission to the “Sharpshooter” in a No-Holds-Barred match. **** ½ (These two brothers have been feuding for just over a year at this point. In their first ever match, Owen was able to score an upset victory over the Hitman. However, Bret was able to get the upper hand in all of their encounters after that. At the Royal Rumble in January, Bret was defending his WWF title against Bob Backlund in an “I Quit” match. Owen was in the challengers corner and Davey Boy Smith was in the champions. The object of the match was to get your opponents corner man to throw in the towel, signaling that they quit. During the course of that match, Smith was knocked unconscious. Owen then was able to convince their mother, Helen Hart, to throw in the towel signaling that Bret quit the match. Bret was “injured’ during the course of the match and was out of action for several weeks. He returned at the end of February and immediately targeted his brother for revenge. Shortly after the Hitman’s return, this match was announced.) 10) Lawrence Taylor pinned Bam Bam Bigelow (15:23) following 3 elbow smashes to the face. ** ¾ (At the Royal Rumble, Bigelow teamed with Irwin R. Schyster to challenge the Smoking Gunns for the WWF tag team titles. Bigelow was pinned by Billy Gunn after Bigelow collided with Schyster, who was standing on the ring apron. After the match, Bigelow was at ringside, disgusted with his performance. As he was preparing to leave, he noticed a fan at ringside laughing. Bigelow took exception to this and shoved the fan. It turned out that the fan Bigelow pushed was former football star Lawrence Taylor. Several weeks later, the “Beast from the East” came out for an interview and challenged Taylor to a match at WrestleMania. Taylor’s attorneys issued a statement the following weekend on WWF programming that stated that Taylor had no intention of participating in a wrestling and demanded an apology for Bigelow’s actions at the Rumble PPV. Bigelow agreed to give Taylor an apology, but wanted to give it to him in person and requested that he appear on WWF Monday Night Raw in early-March. The former star agreed. Bam Bam began to apologize, and then stopped in mid-sentence. He then attacked Taylor. The following week, at the WrestleMania XI press conference, it was announced that Lawrence Taylor would indeed square off against Bam Bam Bigelow in a wrestling match.) 11) Irwin R. Schyster pinned Adam Bomb (7:08) by using the ropes for leverage. * ¼ 12) Diesel pinned WWF Champion Bob Backlund (10:15) after a “Jackknife” powerbomb. ** (Bob Backlund turned heel back in October after he was pinned by then WWF Champion Bret Hart in a title match. He snapped after the match and placed the champion in the crossface chicken wing. It took several WWF officials to get Backlund to release the hold. That encounter lead to a rematch at the Royal Rumble. However, the rematch was contested under “I Quit” rules. In that match, Backlund was able to regain the WWF title, with little assistance from corner man Owen Hart. Diesel turned babyface back at the Survivor Series after he got tired of Shawn Michaels “accidentally” hitting him with superkicks. He then entered himself into the Royal Rumble match. Big Daddy Cool was able to win that match and earn himself a WWF title match at WrestleMania. During the contract signing several weeks before WrestleMania, Backlund attacked Diesel and attempted to place the big man in the crossface chicken wing, but was unable.)

1995 ROYAL RUMBLE Tampa, Florida – January 22, 1995 1) WWF Intercontinental Champion Razor Ramon pinned Tatanka (10:31) after Lex Luger interfered and then delivered a “Razor’s Edge.” ** (Razor Ramon has held the WWF Intercontinental title for just over a year now. Tatanka turned heel back in September, and joined the “Million Dollar Corporation.” Tatanka’s new manager, Ted DiBiase, challenged the Bad Guy to a match at the Royal Rumble back in late-December. Razor accepted the challenge.) 2) Diesel defeatedShawn Michaels (15:22) after the Heartbreak Kid decided that he couldn‘t beat Diesel and got himself intentionally counted out. *** ½ (Shawn Michaels brought Diesel in the WWF during the summer of 1993 as his bodyguard. After several months of just protecting the Heartbreak Kid during matches, Big Daddy Cool began competing as well. After Michaels lost to Razor Ramon at WrestleMania X, Michaels decided to help Diesel win the WWF Intercontinental title. At SummerSlam, Diesel had his chance, and looked like he was about to win the gold, but a missed superkick by HBK caused Razor to retain the championship. During an episode of WWF Action Zone in late-October, Diesel & Michaels challenged the Headshrinkers for their WWF tag team titles. Again, a missed superkick by Michaels caused Big Daddy Cool to be pinned. This time, however, Diesel was furious. After several minutes of arguing between the two, their differences were settled and things were back to normal. At the Survivor Series, in an elimination match, Diesel was again on the receiving end of a superkick and was pinned. The third time was enough. Immediately Diesel went after Michaels. The Heartbreak Kid tried to calm down Big Daddy Cool, but was pinned in the process. After the match Diesel continued to go after Michaels but HBK ran out of the building and got away. The following Monday on WWF Raw, Diesel officially turned babyface by stating that he was tired of Shawn Michaels and that if their paths crossed he we going to take out all his frustrations on him. Several weeks after that, a match was announced for the Royal Rumble.) 3) WWF tag team Champions The Smoking Gunns defeated Bam Bam Bigelow & Irwin R. Schyster (10:23) when Billy Gunn pinned Bigelow. ** ½ After the match, Bigelow was at ringside, disgusted with his performance. As he was preparing to leave, he noticed a fan at ringside laughing. Bigelow took exception to this and shoved the fan. It turned out that the fan Bigelow pushed was former football star Lawrence Taylor. (The Smoking Gunns won the WWF tag team titles from The Headshrinkers on the 1st episode of WWF Raw in 1995. Bart Gunn pinned Samu after Jacob & Eli Blu interfered in the match and attacked the Headshrinkers while the referee was knocked unconscious. Schyster & Bigelow have been teaming off-and-on for about a year now. Just before the Gunns won the tag titles, Bigelow & Schyster scored a victory over them on an episode of WWF Superstars.) 4) Bob Backlund defeated WWF Champion Bret Hart (27:29) in an “I Quit” match after Owen Hart, who was in Backlund’s corner, convinced his mother to throw in the towel and signal that Bret had given up. **** ¼ (Bob Backlund is a former WWF Champion. He held the title for almost 6 years between 1978 and 1983. He left the WWF shortly after losing the title to The Iron Sheik. He returned to the WWF in the fall of 1992. He stated then that it was his goal to regain the title that he once held. However, he didn’t find much success. In October 1994, Backlund challenged Bret Hart to a match for his WWF Championship. The Hitman granted the title shot to Backlund. The match occurred on WWF Action Zone, and was won by the champion after reversing an inside cradle. After the match, Bret extended his had to former champ, but then Backlund snapped. He put the crossface chicken wing on the champion and refused to let go. It took several WWF officials to get Backlund off the Hitman. Several weeks after that incident, Backlund snapped again; this time while being interviewed by Vince McMahon. He applied the crossface chicken wing on McMahon and it took several officials to get him to release the hold. After that incident, Backlund went around attacking several different wrestlers, and then challenged the Hitman to a rematch. The match was signed, but there were several stipulations included. First, the match would be an “I Quit” match. Second, both wrestlers would have another wrestler in their corner. Davey Boy Smith would be Bret’s and Owen Hart would be in Backlund’s. Third, the only way for the match to end would be for either Smith & Owen to throw in the towel for the man that they represented.) 5) Diesel won the 30-man over-over-the-top-rope Royal Rumble match (60:16) by last eliminating Shawn Michaels to earn a WWF title shot at WrestleMania 11. *** ¼ Order of Entry The 1-2-3 Kid Jeff Jarrett Crush Davey Boy Smith Jacob Blu King Kong Bundy Bob Holly Jimmy Del Ray Adam Bomb Tatanka Billy Gunn Hakushi Lex Luger Fatu Dr. Tom Pritchard Shawn Michaels Owen Hart Mabel Razor Ramon Aldo Montoya Mo The Undertaker Jim Neidhart Bam Bam Bigelow Samu Kama Diesel Eli Blu Bart Gunn Irwin R. Schyster

THE 8TH ANNUAL SURVIVOR SERIES San Antonio, Texas –November 23, 1994 1) WWF Intercontinental Champion Razor Ramon, “Mr. Perfect“ Curt Hennig, The 1-2-3 Kid & Men on a Mission defeated Diesel, Shawn Michaels, Jeff Jarrett Jim Neidhart & Crush (23:57) in an Elimination match. *** The match came down to Hennig & Razor squaring off against Diesel & the Heartbreak Kid. Diesel was trying to position Razor and set him up for the “Sweet Chin Music” from Michaels. However, Ramon ducked and Diesel was nailed instead. Hennig entered the ring and knocked HBK outside while the Bad Guy scored the pinfall victory over Diesel. Moments later, Diesel confronted Michaels. This allowed Hennig to surprise HBK and score the victory for his team. Razor Ramon & Curt Hennig were the survivors. (Mr. Perfect was a surprise partner for Razor’s team. Razor Ramon has been feuding with Diesel & Shawn Michaels over the WWF Intercontinental title throughout the course of the year. Jeff Jarrett and The 1-2-3 Kid have been battling off and on over the course of the last several months.) 2) WWF tag team Champions The Headshrinkers defeated The Heavenly Bodies (13:48) when Fatu pinned Jimmy Del Ray. ** (The Heavenly Bodies were named the #1 contenders back in October after defeated the Smoking Gunns in a #1 contenders match on Monday Night Raw.) 3) The Undertaker defeated Yokozuna (11:04) in a “Casket” match. ¼ * (Yokozuna and The Undertaker squared off against each other back at WrestleMania X in a casket match. Yokozuna was able to get the victory over the Dead Man, but he needed help from several others wrestlers. The Undertaker seemed to disappear after that. Just after SummerSlam, Paul Bearer returned and started showing up at ringside during Yokozuna’s match. In early October, during a Yokozuna squash match, Bearer showed up at ringside along with a casket. Yokozuna was so frightened by this that he ran back to dressing room and was counted out of his match. Several weeks later, on Monday Night Raw, Yokozuna was challenging Razor Ramon for the WWF Intercontinental title when Paul Bearer showed up with another casket. This time Yokozuna decided to take a look inside the casket. Just as he began to open the lid, the Undertaker jumped out and attacked Yokozuna. The following weekend it was announced that The Undertaker and Yokozuna would be squaring off in a WrestleMania rematch at the Survivor Series.) 4) Tatanka, Bam Bam Bigelow, King Kong Bundy, Irwin R. Schyster & Kama defeated Lex Luger, Davey Boy Smith, Adam Bomb & The Smoking Gunns (19:14) in an Elimination match. ** ¾ Bigelow & Kama were the survivors. (Tatanka turned heel back in September on Monday Night Raw. He was teaming with Lex Luger in a match against Bam Bam Bigelow & Irwin R. Schyster. Luger had been on the receiving end of a beat down for several minutes when he was finally able to make the tag. However, just as he was about to tag in the Native American, Tatanka jumped down from the ring apron and headed back to the dressing room. The next week, he revealed that he had joined the “Million Dollar Corporation.” This is the first chance that Luger has had to get revenge on Tatanka since that match. Adam Bomb has been feuding with Bam Bam Bigelow since he scored a victory over the “Beast from the East” back at SummerSlam. The Smoking Gunns have been battling various members of the “Million Dollar Corporation” over the last few months.) 5) WWF Champion Bret Hart defeated Owen Hart (34:42) in a “Steel Cage” match. ***** After the Hitman won the match, Jim Neidhart entered the cage and locked it. The Anvil & Owen began beating on the exhausted WWF Champion. Several on the Hart Family members tried entering the cage by climbing over the top, but were stopped by Owen & Neidhart. Finally, after several minutes of this, Davey Boy Smith was able to climb over the top of the cage and make the save. The Show ended with the rest of the Hart Family in the ring celebrating. (This feud has been building up for close to a year. Shortly after turning heel, Owen scored an upset victory over his brother Bret. Owen then went on to win the 1994 King of the Ring tournament and earned himself a WWF title shot against the Hitman at SummerSlam. Bret was able to come out ahead in the match-up. However, the feud didn’t end there but it a new twist was added. Jim Neidhart returned to the WWF over the summer and sided with Owen, and Davey Boy Smith returned and sided with the Hitman. Bret and Davey Boy began teaming up and battling Owen & the Anvil at house shows across the country. Finally, at months a feuding, Bret decided to give his brother one last shot at the WWF title, but this time it would inside of a steel cage. In the meantime, Bret was taking on challenges from all comers. One the 1st episode of WWF Action Zone in October, Bret defended his WWF title against former champion Bob Backlund. The match went to just over 20-minutes with Bret scoring the pinfall after reversing an inside cradle. After the match, Bret offered his had to Backlund, but the former champion snapped. He placed the Hitman in the crossface chicken wing and refused to let go. It took several WWF officials to stop the attack by Backlund.)

SUMMERSLAM ’94 Chicago, Illinois - August 29, 1994 The Headshrinkers defeated WWF tag team champions The Quebecers (9:45) when Fatu pinned Jacques to win the titles. ** ¼ (The Headshrinkers took on Capt. Lou Albano as their manager back in early-June. Just after The Quebecers regained the WWF tag team titles, he demanded that the new champions grant the Headshrinkers a title match. The Quebecers manager, Johnny Polo, refused several times. He stated that The Quebecers shouldn’t have to defend their titles against animals like the Headshrinkers. After several weeks of refusing Albano, Johnny Polo finally agreed to give the Headshrinkers a shot at the titles if one of them could beat Pierre in a singles match. Fatu went on to beat Pierre in a match on Monday Night Raw in late-July and earned his team a WWF tag title shot at SummerSlam in the process.) Tatanka pinned Irwin R. Schyster (8:49) after a fall-a-way slam. ** Davey Boy Smith pinned Jim Neidhart (9:45) following a running powerslam. * ¾ (Jim Neidhart returned to the WWF at the King of the Ring PPV went he helped Owen Hart win the tournament. Several weeks later, Davey Boy Smith returned as well. The Anvil sided with Owen in his against brother Bret. The British Bulldog sided with Bret. While the Bulldog was being interview on the “King’s Court” on an episode of Monday Night Raw, Neidhart came out and confronted him. The Anvil challenged Davey Boy to a match at SummerSlam, and Smith quickly accepted the challenge.) WWF Intercontinental Champion Razor Ramon pinned Diesel (15:22) after Shawn Michaels “accidentally” superkicked Diesel. *** (At WrestleMania X, Razor Ramon defeated Shawn Michaels in a Ladder match to retain his WWF Intercontinental championship. Shortly after that loss, Shawn Michaels decided to take a break from wrestling and stated that he would help his bodyguard, Diesel, capture the title from the Bad Guy. Razor and Diesel met in the quarter finals of the King of the Ring, and Ramon scored a victory after Diesel was disqualified for outside interference from Shawn Michaels. Ramon was defending his title against Jeff Jarrett on an episode of WWF Superstars in late-July when he was attacked by Diesel & Michaels. The following week, it was announced that Razor would be defending his WWF Intercontinental title against Diesel at SummerSlam.) Jeff Jarrett defeated The 1-2-3 Kid (13:33) by submission to the figure-four leglock. *** ¼ (The 1-2-3 Kid scored an upset victory over Jarrett in a King of the Ring tournament match back in June. Jarrett did an interview on WWF Superstars several weeks later and demanded a rematch. In that match, both men were counted out. Another rematch was set 2 weeks later. In that match, Jarrett scored the pinfall victory with his feet on the ropes for leverage. This is the rubber match.) Crush pinned Lex Luger (14:52) after knocking Luger out with a steel chair and putting him in the “Torture Rack.” The referee stopped the match when Luger passed out. ** (Crush and Luger faced off in a match on Monday Night Raw in mid-July. Luger won that match by disqualification after Crush used a steel chair. Crush continued beating on Luger with the chair after the referee stopped the match and “injured” his ribs in the process. Luger went to WWF President Jack Tunney and demanded a match against Crush at SummerSlam. Tunney agreed, but said that Luger would have to get a doctors release first. Lex was unable to get a release from his doctor, but instead signed a waiver stating that the WWF would not be liable for any injuries occurred during the match.) Adam Bomb pinned Bam Bam Bigelow (6:11) after delivering a chokeslam to Bigelow from the top rope. ¾ * WWF Champion Bret Hart pinned Owen Hart (21:39) by reversing an inside cradle. **** ¼ After the match, Jim Neidhart aided Owen in attacking Bret until Davey Boy Smith came to the ring to make the save. (Tension began building between the two brothers in late-93 when Owen got involved in Bret’s title defense against Lex Luger at a TV taping and Owen “accidentally” cost his brother the WWF title. They seemed to make up over the holiday season. Shortly after the Hitman won the Royal Rumble in January, the brothers teamed up to challenge The Quebecers for the WWF tag team championship. It seemed as if the Hart’s were about to win the gold as the Hitman had Pierre locked in the sharpshooter, but Bret’s knee gave out and the referee stopped the match. Owen blamed Bret for the loss and attacked him with a steel chair, turning heel in the process. The week before WrestleMania X, on the March to WrestleMania TV special, Owen scored an upset victory over the Hitman by blocking a victory roll and pinning the former WWF Champion. Bret went on to regain the WWF title one week later. At the King of the Ring in June, Owen won the 16-man tournament to become the 1994 King of the Ring and earned a WWF title shot at SummerSlam in the process. Owen, and brother-in-law Jim Neidhart, interfered in several of Bret’s matches leading up to SummerSlam.)

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Before I post the next results, I would like to thank JMA for helping me out with the King of the Ring qualying matches. ____________________________________________________________________ The Steiner Brothers regained the WWF tag team titles from The Quebecers on Monday Night Raw in late-May. 1994 KING OF THE RING Baltimore, Maryland - June 16, 1994 The 1-2-3 Kid pinned Jeff Jarrett (8:38) with an inside cradle in a “King of the Ring opening round” match. *** (The 1-2-3 Kid pinned Jacques Rougeau after a spinkick in a KOTR Qualifying match. Jeff Jarrett defeated Earthquake by count out in a KOTR Qualifying match.) Owen Hart defeated Tatanka (6:13) by submission to the “Sharpshooter” in a “King of the Ring opening round” match. ** ½ (Owen Hart defeated Bob Holly by submission to the “Sharpshooter” in a KOTR Qualifying match. Tatanka pinned Jerry Lawler with the “fall-a-way slam” in a KOTR Qualifying match.) WWF Intercontinental Champion Razor Ramon pinned Bam Bam Bigelow (6:40) with a roll-up from behind after Bigelow missed a moonsault in a “King of the Ring opening round” match. * ¼ (WWF Intercontinental Champion Razor Ramon defeated Irwin R. Schyster with the “Razor’s Edge” in a KOTR Qualifying match. Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Bart Gunn after a headbutt from the top in a KOTR Qualifying match.) Diesel pinned Adam Bomb (4:27) after a “Jackknife” powerbomb in a “King of the Ring opening round” match. ¼ * (Diesel pinned Mabel after Shawn Michaels interfered in a KOTR Qualifying match. (Adam Bomb pinned Dr. Tom Pritchard after Bomb delivered an “H-Bomb” in a KOTR Qualifying match.) The Quebecers defeated WWF tag team Champions The Steiner Brothers (10:42) after manager Johnny Polo interfered and Pierre pinned Scott. ** ¾ (The Quebecers won the WWF tag team titles from The Steiners last year on Monday Night Raw. The two teams battled at the Royal Rumble, but the Steiners were unable to win the gold. In late-May, WWF President Jack Tunney set up a 1-900 number where the fans could call in a vote for the team that they wanted to see challenge for the tag team titles. The fans voted for Rick & Scott, and they went on to regain the gold for a 3rd time.) Owen Hart pinned The 1-2-3 Kid (10:52) by blocking a sunset flip in a “King of the Ring Semi-Finals” match. *** ¼ WWF Intercontinental Champion Razor Ramon defeated Diesel (7:35) by disqualification after Shawn Michaels interfered in a “King of the Ring Semi-Finals” match. * ¾ Lex Luger defeated Yokozuna (10:14). Yokozuna was attempting to deliver a “Bonzai Drop” to fallen Luger when he slipped off the middle rope and hit his head. As Yoko rose to his feet, Luger came running across the ring and delivered a clothesline, but the 500-pound monster wouldn’t go down. He delivered two more with the same result. Finally, he climbed to the top turnbuckle and flew at him with a clothesline and that knocked the former sumo wrestler down. He rose back to his feet and then Luger delivered a bodyslam and scored the pinfall. ** (Just before WrestleMania X, Luger and Yokozuna had a misunderstanding in the middle of 6-man tag team match that caused them to lose. Just after they lost their match, Luger and Yokozuna began brawling and had to be separated by several WWF officials. At WrestleMania X, Lex lost the WWF title to Bret Hart. Several weeks later, Yokozuna was squaring off against Tatanka on Monday Night Raw. Yokozuna had just won the match and was attempting to seriously injure the Native American when Luger came running to ringside to make the save and thus turning babyface in the process. Several weeks later, they began wrestling each other at house shows across the country.) Owen Hart pinned WWF Intercontinental Champion Razor Ramon (9:38) after Jim Neidhart interfered to win the King of the Ring tournament. ** ¼ WWF Champion Bret Hart defeated Crush (14:17) by submission to the “Sharpshooter.” *** ¼ (During an edition of “The King’s Court” on Monday Night Raw in mid-May, Crush came out to confront the WWF Champion Bret Hart. Crush stated that he was getting no where being cheered by the fans. He said that he may have been the WWF Intercontinental Champion, but he wanted more then just that. He stated that he deserved to be WWF Champion, but he was always overlooked. That’s why he took his frustrations out on Randy Savage. And now that he’s done with the Macho Man he wants what he feels he should have…the WWF Championship. Just as the Hitman was about to respond, Crush attacked him. Crush held the champion over the ringside railing and then dropped him throat first, injuring the champion in the process. Two weeks later, Bret returned and attacked Crush. The WWF Champion then demanded a match against Crush. The following weekend, WWF President Jack Tunney announced that Bret would defend the WWF title against Crush at the King of the Ring PPV.)