By Joe De Leon
Hosted by Jim Ross and
Jerry Lawler
Live from San Jose, California
• Vince McMahon, Kane, and The Undertaker were in the ring
by time the show started. Stone Cold Steve Austin made his way
out. McMahon once again bragged about the Triple Threat
Heavyweight Title Match he set for In Your House: Breakdown.
McMahon considered Kane and The Undertaker his bodyguards, which
left no chance for Austin to get his hands on the WWF owner.
McMahon added a stipulation to the pay-per-view match -- The
Undertaker could not defeat Kane; Kane could not defeat The
Undertaker. McMahon got in Austin's face about the match. Austin
began to attack McMahon, until Kane and the Undertaker began to
pound on the WWF Champion. McMahon mocked Austin, getting in his
face and shaking his head, and throwing the finger. Afterwards,
from the entrance-way, The Undertaker said it was nothing
personal -- just buisness. McMahon announced Austin would defend
the Heavyweight Title against Ken Shamrock later in the show.
• Backstage, the camera man got a glimpse of Stone Cold
Steve Austin walking around. Austin threw an object at the camera
man, and told him to leave.
• Jeff Jarrett (w/Southern Justice) defeated Jesse James
(w/Billy Gun and X-Pac) via Pinfall.
-Before action got underway, the WWF recognized Jesse James'
Roadie days. During the match, Southern Justice pulled Jesse
James out of the ring and began to attack him. Billy Gunn and
X-Pac entered the brawl, with Gunn using Jarrett's guitar. With
the referee taking care of things on the outside of the ring,
Jarrett got the chance to nail James with the left-over guitar
pieces. Jarrett secured the pin, to take the victory. James was
helped out of the ring by X-Pac and Gunn.
• Backstage, Kane and The Undertaker were walking down the
locker room area.
• When returning from a commercial break, Jesse James was
placed in the ambulance, with Billy Gunn by his side. It appeared
James was having trouble breathing. Commissioner Slaughter tried
to be of some assistance, but was told off by Gunn.
• Backstage, The Nation had an argument with Rocky Maivia,
over what positions they would play in Maivia's upcoming match
with Kane. Maivia decided to take on Kane on his own.
• Rocky Maivia defeated Kane (w/The Undertaker) via Pinfall.
-Rocky Maivia put up a tough fight for Kane. After the referee
was accidently knocked out, Maivia hit the People's Elbow. The
Undertaker entered, and began to attack Maivia, in-and-out of the
ring. Out of no-where, Mankind appeared, and nailed Kane with a
sledge hammer from behind. Mankind took off, with The Undertaker
trying to catch up to him, but was unsuccessful. Maivia then
covered Kane, to take the victory. Afterwards, Kane had some
trouble getting up. The Undertaker said Mankind had gone too far,
and opened a challenge. He told Mankind to bring the sledge
hammer.
• Backstage, Michael Cole interviewed Mankind. Mankind had a
huge, bruised right-eye -- the obvious hit he suffered from the
hands of Kane at Summerslam. Mankind accepted The Undertaker's
challenge.
• Dustin Runnels Interview
-Dustin Runnels said "Welcome to Hell!" He said the WWF
was filled up with violence, vulgar language, and sex. Runnels
stated that "He" was coming, and that Val Venis would
repent. Venis appeared by the entrance-way, and debuted his
latest adult film -- "The Preacher's Wife." Runnels'
wife, Marlena, was under the covers with Venis in the video.
Runnels got on his knees and started praying, and Venis countered
by saying, "Being on your knees must run in the
family."
• A promo was shown of Steven Regal chopping wood. Regal was
titled "A man's man."
• Hunter Hearst Helmsley (w/Chyna and X-Pac) defeated Owen
Hart (w/Mark Henry) with the Pedigree, to retain the IC Title.
-Before the match, Hunter Hearst Helmsley had a woman in front
row flash herself. He continued to have others flash themselves
following the match. Mark Henry got in Chyna's face outside of
the ring. X-Pac came to Chyna's aid, but was knocked right out by
Henry. Chyna went ahead and blasted Henry, causing Owen Hart to
get distracted. Helmsley caught Hart from behind the Pedigree, to
retain the Intercontinental Title. Afterwards, Michael Cole tried
to get a brief interview with Hart and Henry. Henry simply stole
the microphone from Cole, and put up a challenge for X-Pac. X-Pac
accepted, with Henry going ahead and letting it become a
handicapp match, with Chyna on X-Pac's side.
• Backstage, Mankind was packing things inside a dumpster.
• The Undertaker (w/Kane) and Mankind went to a No Contest.
-Both The Undertaker and Mankind brought out their own sledge
hammers. Mankind, however, equipped himself with a few other
objects (a ladder, table, dumpster, etc.). The match between the
two superstars was a pure brawl. The Undertaker was able to slam
Mankind into the table and ladder. Kane, whose neck was bent
over, also got involved, by slamming Mankind onto the time
keeper's table. After The Undertaker hit Mankind with the
Tombstone on a chair, he went for the sledge hammer. Rocky Maivia
popped out of the dumpster. He stopped The Undertaker from using
the sledge hammer, and then threw Mankind into the crowd. Maivia
took off, with Kane and The Undertaker right behind him.
• Edge and Gangrel went to a No Contest.
-Both Edge and Gangrel executed many great maneuvers. At one
point, Edge went head-first into the mat on the outside of the
ring, after Gangrel stepped out of the way. Gangrel gave his
piledriving D.D.T. to Edge on the concrete floor. Gangrel poured
blood on Edge, and said "Gangrel flows through your veins
for an eternity."
• Handicapp Match: Mark Henry defeated X-Pac and Chyna
(w/Hunter Hearst Helmsley) with a Powerslam.
-Before the match got underway, European Champion, D-Lo Brown
made his way down. Jeff Jarrett and Southern Justice also came to
the ringside area. X-Pac and Chyna used excellent team-work to
dominate Henry. After X-Pac gave D-Lo a baseball-slide, Chyna
went for a top-rope maneuver. Mark Henry caught Chyna as she came
down, and nailed her with a Powerslam to take the victory.
• Evening Gown Match: Sable defeated Jacqueline (w/Marc
Mero).
-Sable dominated Jacqueline. After Sable delivered the Sable
Bomb, she stripped off the rest of Jacqueline's evening gown, to
take the win. Afterwards, Sable stripped down to her nylon
clothing.
• Backstage, Michael Cole interviewed Ken Shamrock. Shamrock
said it was about time, and said it was the night for him to
regain the Heavyweight Title.
• Heavyweight Title Match: Stone Cold Steve Austin and Ken
Shamrock went to a No Contest.
-As the technical match went on, Kane and The Undertaker
interfered. Rocky Maivia came down, followed by Mankind. The
brawl continued, with Vince McMahon looking on from the
entrance-way. Stone Cold Steve Austin nailed Kane and The
Undertaker with a chair, and went after McMahon.