Rewriting History

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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.)

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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.)

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- 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.)

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Four stars? I assume Ahmed Johnson and the Warrior died on the way to the ring.

 

Cool stuff so far. I'd like to start something similar to this soon.

[Guest *KNK*]

- 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.)

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Four stars? I assume Ahmed Johnson and the Warrior died on the way to the ring.

 

Cool stuff so far. I'd like to start something similar to this soon.

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Shawn, Owen and Davey i would imagine carried the match pretty solid and Vader and Ahmed could have had some decent power stuff and Warrior would have been soundly reduced.

 

I've been pretty intrigued by this. Good work.

[Guest JMA]

We appreciate all the comments. Feel free to throw any ideas out if you have them

 

SummerSlam ’96

Cleveland , Ohio

August 18, 1996

 

- Free-For-All match: Justin Bradshaw pinned Jake Roberts (6:18) after a running clothesline. ¾ *

 

- Marc Mero pinned Owen Hart (13:52) after a "Shooting Star Press." *** ½

 

- WWF tag team Champions The Smoking Gunns defeated The Godwinns, The Body Donnas and The New Rockers (10:29) in a "Fatal 4-way" match. **

(The Smoking Gunns have defeated every team in the WWF over the last few months. So instead of naming just one team as the #1 contender, WWF President Gorilla Monsoon decide to grant every team a shot at the titles.)

 

- Psycho Sid pinned Davey Boy Smith (7:14) after a powerbomb. ** ¼

 

- WWF Intercontinental Champion Hunter Hearst Helmsley pinned Ahmed Johnson (10:33) after Ron Simmons interfered and allowed Helmsley to deliver the "Pedigree." **

(Thus is a rematch from the King of the Ring. At that event, Johnson scored a count out victory over the champion.)

 

- Mankind defeated The Undertaker (15:54) in a "Boiler Room Brawl" when Paul Bearer turned on Undertaker. ***

(These 2 have been feuding for several months now. At the King of the Ring PPV, Mankind scored a victory over the Undertaker. The following month, at the In Your House PPV, Mankind attacked Undertaker after his match and the two been brawling all over the arena. Eventually they ended up in the boiler room. The next night on Monday Night Raw, WWF President Gorilla Monsoon announced that they would square off in a "Boiler Room Brawl" match.)

 

- Big Van Vader pinned The Ultimate Warrior (9:37) after a "Vader Bomb." * ¼

(This is a rematch from the April In Your House PPV.)

 

- WWF Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Steve Austin (20:42) after a "Superkick." *** ¾ Bret Hart was the special referee.

(Steve Austin was named the #1 contender to the WWF title after winning the 1996 King of the Ring tournament. The two men had several altercations leading up to this PPV. Two weeks before SummerSlam, Gorilla Monsoon announced that he was adding a special referee to the WWF title match…Bret "Hitman" Hart.)

[snuffbox 0]

I like the change for the Summerslam main event.

[Hunter's Torn Quad 0]

- Big Van Vader pinned The Ultimate Warrior (9:37) after a "Vader Bomb" to become #1 contender to the WWF title. * ¼

(This is a rematch from the April In Your House PPV.)

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Did you have to spike Warrior's steroids?

 

And I'd put the comments in before the match they relate to.

[Guest *KNK*]

By doing that you drastically change how the course of wrestling set off, with Austin issuing the challenge to Hart and calling him out, instead he is thrust into the main event with Bret as the referee.

 

Sounds like a bad idea to blow off his return as a referee.

 

You had Vader go over Shawn in the previous ppv but don't follow up on it, and had Vader go over Shawn @ KOTR.

 

It seems like Austin is slapped into a match against Shawn while Vader clearly was the #1 contender.

 

Austin could have used getting snubbed for his "rightful" title shot as more venom to spew.

 

I would have replaced Vader Vs Shawn with Shawn getting the concise victory to blow that angle off, put Austin over Sid(to continue his rise to the top) and Triple H over Mero and put Ahmed/Warrior Vs Owen and Davey.

[snuffbox 0]

I like how he changed it...

 

With this the main event scene has HBK, Austin, Vader, Taker and Bret with Mankind, HHH, Mero, and Sid just below that in the upper midcard during Sept 1996.

 

In reality it was HBK, Vader, and Taker at main event with Mankind and Sid at the upper midcard. Austin was wrestling Yokozuna on free for all that Summerslam, there was no Bret, and HHH and Mero were midcard at best.

 

I like the new version.

[hitman2003 0]

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.

[Guest *KNK*]

So you had Vader go over Shawn in two ppv events over the summer, passed him over for the next two ppvs...

 

why? it makes it look like Shawn is ducking Vader...esp when Vader WAS named the #1 contender after beating Warrior @ Summer Slam.

[hitman2003 0]

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.

[hitman2003 0]

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.)

[snuffbox 0]

I remember really thinking that Vader should have won the title WWF title in '96.

[CanadianGuitarist 0]

I remember really thinking that Vader should have won the title WWF title in '96.

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Seconded. Even if he does drop it at Survivor Series or whatever, he certainly deserved it.

[hitman2003 0]

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.)

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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

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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.

[ryankeast 0]

Glad you have started this up again.

 

Glad to see no mention of Kamala and Giant Gonzalez in the history of 1993.

 

Really enjoyed reading it - however it would have been cool if you included the Raw / superstarts results back in the day - just so we could keep up to date on your booking of the b shows and the mid card that wouldn't make it to PPV.

 

Look forward to Wrestlemanina and the rest of 1997 :-)

 

Keep it up

[hitman2003 0]

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.)

[Guest *KNK*]

So the Champion had no involvement in the final four ppv?

 

He could have at least cut a promo or something or been ringside for the final four match to "scout" his potential challengers.

[hitman2003 0]

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

[The Mandarin 0]

You put Austin-Bret on a IYH, not WrestleMania? In Tennessee?

 

..uh oh.

[hitman2003 0]

So the Champion had no involvement in the final four ppv?

 

He could have at least cut a promo or something or been ringside for the final four match to "scout" his potential challengers.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

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.

[hitman2003 0]

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. ***

[ryankeast 0]

Liked WrestleMania.

 

Who are the Tag Champs by the time Mania started - is it Still Owen Hart and British Bulldog?

[hitman2003 0]

Liked WrestleMania.

 

Who are the Tag Champs by the time Mania started - is it Still Owen Hart and British Bulldog?

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Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith are still the WWF tag team Champions at the time of WrestleMania 13.

[hitman2003 0]

I wondering what everyone thought was the best pay-per-view that we've booked so far. When answering, please let me know why you think it's the best one.

[bob_barron 0]

Was this a 4 hour show? 136 minutes of wrestling is pretty much unheard of on a three hour show.

 

How did the Euro tournament work? Wasn't Mero injured at Wrestlemania 13?

 

Why waste Austin in a midcard match, rather then the match they actually did at Wrestlemania 13?

[hitman2003 0]

All WrestleManias are 4 hour shows.

 

Yes, Mero was injured at WrestleMania 13, but in our booking he wasn't.