Tonight, In This Very Ring: A Collection of Wrestling Timelines

The Highest Paid Jobber: In Your House 8
In Your House 8: Beware of Dog

Venue: Florence Civic Center in Florence, South Carolina/North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, South Carolina
Attendance: 7,000 (Florence)/5,000 (North Charleston)
Announce Team: Jim Ross/Jerry Lawler​

Marc Mero (w/Sable) d. Chris Candido (w/Tammy)

Yeah, guess who got fired? Candido's taking the role of Hunter in this TL, entering a feud with Marc Mero. Wild Bomb wins it.

Savio Vega d. Stone Cold Steve Austin in a Caribbean Strap Match
Vader d. Yokozuna


OTL matches.

The Undertaker (w/Paul Bearer) d. Kane (w/Jerry Lawler) in a Casket Match

And let's see if we can locked Kane away in a casket for a while.

Justin Bradshaw (w/Dutch Mantell) d. Jake Roberts

Flip this match so Bradshaw wins.

Shawn Michaels (c) (w/Jose Lothario) vs. Davey Boy Smith (w/Owen Hart) for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship (No Contest)

OTL match. Of course, this show was mostly unseen on PPV due to weather complications, forcing a Beware of Dog 2 two days later. Along with that, in the coming months a lawsuit over the withholding of payment due for Scott Hall and Kevin Nash would mean that Jim Cornette's days in Titan Sports are numbered.
 
Off-topic from this timeline, but has anyone ever consider the what-if scenario of Steve Austin staying in WCW or ECW instead of going to the WWF? Any thoughts on this idea for a future timeline for this thread?

Also. Unpopular opinion in 3..2..1 I actually like Vince Russo WCW. I love this is basically a cover to Iron Man by Black Sabbath and I just enjoy it for that.
 
The Highest Paid Jobber: King of the Ring 1996
King of the Ring 1996

First Round Results (Television)

Vader d. Ahmed Johnson
Brian Pillman d. Goldust
Jake Roberts d. Jerry Lawler
Justin Bradshaw d. Henry O. Godwinn
Stone Cold Steve Austin d. Bob Holly
Savio Vega d. Marty Jannetty
Marc Mero d. Chris Candido
Owen Hart d. Yokozuna

Quarterfinals Results (Television)

Vader d. Brian Pillman
Jake Roberts d. Justin Bradshaw
Stone Cold Steve Austin d. Savio Vega
Owen Hart d. Marc Mero


Venue: MECCA Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Attendance: 10,000
Announce Team: Jim Ross/Jerry Lawler
Stone Cold Steve Austin d. Owen Hart in a King of the Ring Semifinal Match
Jake Roberts d. Vader in a King of the Ring Semifinal Match


One OTL match and one Austin/Owen, because that's the good stuff.

The Thrillseekers (c) d. The Smoking Gunns for the WWF Tag Team Championship

The Thrillseekers keep once again.

Cactus Jack d. The Undertaker (w/Paul Bearer)

Cornette brings Mick in under his Cactus Jack moniker, so we get Cactus Jack going all Cactus crazy on the Deadman, getting the win after a double-arm DDT.

Marc Mero (w/Sable) d. Brian Pillman (c) for the WWF Intercontinental Championship

Mero gets a surprise win after interference from Goldust, costing Pillman his IC title.

Stone Cold Steve Austin d. Jake Roberts in a King of the Ring Final Match

OTL match. Austin 3:16, motherfuckers!

Davey Boy Smith d. Shawn Michaels (c) (w/Jose Lothario) for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship

So, without the backing of the Kliq or Vince, Michaels is left alone in the political waters and despite all efforts, Cornette gets him to show and has him drop the belt to Davey Boy. Michaels is stewing over his career in the WWF.
 
The Highest Paid Jobber: In Your House 9
In Your House: International Incident

Venue: General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Attendance: 15,000
Announce Team: Jim Ross/Jerry Lawler​

Free-For-All Match: Justin Bradshaw (w/Dutch Mantell) d. Savio Vega

OTL kickoff.

The Thrillseekers (c) d. The Smoking Gunns

Another successful defense for the Thrillseekers.

Cactus Jack d. Owen Hart

A clash of styles between Owen's technical prowess and Jack's wild brawling. Cactus DDT wins this one for Mick.

Stone Cold Steve Austin d. Henry O. Godwinn

Stunner, pin. Just a quick squash.

Goldust d. Brian Pillman

We haven't given Dustin a win in this feud yet, so let's fix that. Curtain Call gets him the duke here.

Marc Mero (c) (w/Sable) d. Chris Candido (w/Tammy) for the WWF Intercontinental Championship

Keep the Mero/Candido feud going. Mero hits the Wild Thing (was that what it was called?) to keep here.

Vader d. Ahmed Johnson

Put Ahmed on the shelf to put over the Mastodon. Vader Bomb! It's Vader Time, baby!

Undertaker (w/Paul Bearer) d. Shawn Michaels (w/Jose Lothario)

Undertaker beats the Heartbreak Kid to win a title shot for SummerSlam. Tombstone victory while Shawn gets more and more pissed.

Davey Boy Smith (c) d. Sycho Sid for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship

Hoss fight main event with Davey Boy winning off the Running Powerslam to keep the strap.
 
The Highest Paid Jobber: SummerSlam 1996
SummerSlam 1996

Venue: Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 17,000
Announce Team: Jim Ross/Jerry Lawler​

Free-For-All Match: Jake Roberts d. Jerry Lawler

Give Jake the feel-good win, and move Austin/Yoko to the main show.

Owen Hart d. Savio Vega

OTL match.

The Thrillseekers (c) d. The New Rockers (Marty Jannetty/Leif Cassidy) for the WWF Tag Team Championships

The Thrillseekers keep rolling as tag champions.

Sycho Sid d. Shawn Michaels (w/Jose Lothario)

Much like The Cornette Call, this ends in Shawn getting into a fight with the head booker. However, this time it ends with the booker getting fired as a way to keep Shawn from jumping ship. This goes down as Cornette's last night with the company and they sever ties with SMW as a result. SMW would be able to go on for another year after this and would later merge with the struggling USWA to keep southern wrasslin' alive.

Brian Pillman d. Goldust

Let's just wrap up this Goldust/Pillman feud here. Pillmanizer finishes him off.

Chris Candido (w/Tammy) d. Marc Mero (c) (w/Sable) for the WWF Intercontinental Championship

Candido gets the win here, taking the IC strap with the Blonde Bombshell.

Steve Austin d. Yokozuna

Ring gets broken here, Austin winning here.

Cactus Jack d. The Undertaker (w/Paul Bearer) in a Falls Count Anywhere Match

Rather than the boiler room, we go all around the arena for this, take time to fix up the ring and let them just go wild on each other. Cactus wins after an elbow off something high (can we get Mick to to do it off the entrance arch? Can we do that?)

Davey Boy Smith (c) d. Vader for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship

Yep, Davey keeps here as we keep up this mini-Cornette Call. Now, as for the current booking position with Cornette's firing, we have a young Shane McMahon and his Grima Wormtongue assistant Vince Russo. Strap in, folks. It's Attitude Time.
 
The Highest Paid Jobber: In Your House 10
In Your House 10: Mind Games

Venue: CoreStates Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 15,000
Announce Team: Jim Ross/Mr. Perfect​

Savio Vega d. Justin Bradshaw (w/Dutch Mantell)

OTL match.

The Thrillseekers (c) d. Tommy Dreamer/The Sandman in an ECW Rules Match for the WWF World Tag Team Championship

A special crossover match with two ECW guys going hardcore against the tag champs. The Thrillseekers take on all comers.

Jerry Lawler d. Goldust

Just to have the two on the card. Dustin takes a Piledriver for the loss.

Shawn Michaels (w/Jose Lothario) d. Cactus Jack

OTL match.

Davey Boy Smith (c) d. The Undertaker (w/Paul Bearer) for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship

Bulldog keeps for a bit longer just so we can keep the Michaels/Foley match. Big hoss time. Running Powerslam to keep.
 
The Highest Paid Jobber: In Your House 11
In Your House 11: Mind Games

Venue: Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana
Attendance: 10,000
Announce Team: Jim Ross/Jerry Lawler​

Stone Cold Steve Austin d. Marc Mero (w/Sable)

Mero's taking Hunter's place here, so he takes the Stunner.

The Thrillseekers (c) d. Justin Bradshaw/Barry Windham (w/Dutch Mantell) for the WWF Tag Team Championship

You can't stop the Thrillseekers! No one can!

Chris Candido (c) (w/Tammy) d. Goldust (w/Marlena) for the WWF Intercontinental Championship

Same as OTL, but with Candido as defending champion after a Blonde Bombshell

Vader d. Sycho Sid

Vader wins a title shot for SummerSlam in reverse of OTL.

The Undertaker (w/Paul Bearer) d. Cactus Jack in a Buried Alive Match

OTL match.

Shawn Michaels (w/Jose Lothario) d. Davey Boy Smith (c) (w/Owen Hart) for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship

Michaels reclaims his belt, becoming a two-time champion. Sweet Chin Music locks it in for him.
 
The Highest Paid Jobber: Survivor Series 1996
Survivor Series 1996

Venue: Madison Square Garden
Attendance: 19,000
Announce Team: Jim Ross/Jerry Lawler​

Dark Match: Crush d. Rick Titan
Dark Match: Ron Simmons d. 2 Cold Scorpio


Just a couple of dark matches to kick things off. Since Vince is still in jail, Mark Henry doesn't get signed to the WWF.

Yokozuna/Fatu d. The New Rockers

Start off with the Samoans demolishing the New Rockers. Banzai Drop to Marty does it.

Sycho Sid d. The Godwinns

Just have Sid squash the Godwinns because why not?

The Hart Family (Bret Hart/Davey Boy Smith/Owen Hart/Brian Pillman) d. The King's Court (Jerry Lawler/Justin Bradshaw/Barry Windham/Stone Cold Steve Austin) in a 4-on-4 Survivor Series Match

Austin is here for one reason and one reason only: To kick that sumbitch Brian Pillman's ass all over Madison Square Garden. The two end up going to the outside for the double count-out. Owen gets the first pinfall elimination, taking out Windham, and while Bradsahw is tough, the Harts work as a family and the combined efforts of Owen and Davey Boy send him out. Finally, while Lawler looks to eliminate Owen, Bret makes the hot tag and eliminates the King.

Marc Mero (w/Sable) d. Goldust (w/Marlena)

Just continue the Goldust loss train here. He's losing ground after the Pillman feud and it must suck.

Cactus Jack d. The Undertaker

Undertaker looks to have this one in hand, winning a future title shot, when out comes Kane to wreck Undertaker, costing him the match after a Tombstone.

The Thrillseekers (c) d. Doug Furnas/Phil LaFon for the WWF Tag Team Championship

The Thrillseekers put on a great match with ECW mainstays Furnas and LaFon. They're on a roll as champs.

Rocky Maivia d. Chris Candido (c) (w/Tammy) for the WWF Intercontinental Championship

And once again, we build early resentment for the Blue Chipper by giving him the IC title on his debut. Crowd can't stand this happy-go-lucky shit. This is Candido's last appearance in the WWF as he leaves to rejoin Smoky Mountain out of loyalty to Cornette, so extra smark resentment.

Shawn Michaels (c) d. Vader for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship

We get some good ol' prima donna bullshit from Shawn, having him get stiffed by Vader and have a good cry about it after the match. Shawn still wins the match, because of course he does. Michaels doesn't have any of his Kliq buddies, so now he stands alone in the locker room, sweet talking Shane and Vinny Ru into sticking with him.
 
The Highest Paid Jobber: In Your House 12
In Your House 12: Season's Beatings 2

Venue: West Palm Beach Auditorium in West Palm Beach, Florida
Attendance: 6,000
Announce Team: Jim Ross/Jerry Lawler​

The Thrillseekers (c) d. 2 Cold Scorpio/Al Snow for the WWF Tag Team Championship

Bring two more ECW guys together to face the tag champs. However, they fail due not just to the current skills of Storm and Jericho, but also because Al flips out at Scorpio because he's Al Snow and that's what he does. Scorpio is left to take the Lionsault.

Stone Cold Steve Austin d. Owen Hart

Just to have Austin on the card. Have him beat down on Owen to get to Pillman. However, Pillman goes to check on Owen... and locks him in the Pillmanizer, before doing the same to Austin. Pillman doesn't care about any of you. He's out for himself!

Rocky Maivia (c) d. Marc Mero (w/Sable) for the WWF Intercontinental Championship

Look at him. With his doofy haircut and that perfect smile. God, I hate Rocky Maivia...

The Undertaker d. The Executioner (w/Paul Bearer) in an Armageddon Rules Match

So, we get the OTL match. The Deadman wanted Kane, but instead he gets Terry Gordy in a silly costume.

Shawn Michaels (c) d. Cactus Jack for the WWF World Heavyweight Title

Cactus won a title shot, so we have this to main event the show. Another Sweet Chin Music win for HBK.
 
The Highest Paid Jobber: Royal Rumble 1997, Part 1
Royal Rumble 1997

Venue: Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas
Attendance: 61,000
Announce Team: Jim Ross/Jerry Lawler
Rocky Maivia (c) d. Goldust (w/Marlena) for the WWF Intercontinental Championship

Yep. Just keep the boo train rolling here.

Ahmed Johnson d. Ron Simmons (w/Clarence Mason and D'Lo Brown) by disqualification
Vader d. The Undertaker
Canek/Hector Garza/Perro Aguayo d. Fuerza Guerrera/Heavy Metal/Jerry Estrada in a Six-Man Tag Team Match
Shawn Michaels (c) d. Sycho Sid for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship


All OTL matches here. Now we head for the Rumble...
 
The Highest Paid Jobber: Royal Rumble 1997, Part 2
The 1997 Royal Rumble

#1: Crush
#2: Ahmed Johnson


Two big men to start this one off.

#3: Rick Titan

Follow up with another big man

#4: Phineas I. Godwinn

Rick peels off for a bit to take him out before getting back to the three-way (30, Phineas)

#5: Stone Cold Steve Austin

Stunners for everybody!

#6: Bart Gunn

Stunner for Bart and he's gone (29, Gunn)

#7: Jake Roberts

And a Stunner for the Snake, goodbye Jake (28, Roberts)

#8: Davey Boy Smith

Davey Boy makes his way in and goes after Rick Titan

#9: Pierroth

Stunner for Pierroth (27, Pierroth) while Davey Boy tosses out Rick Titan (26, Titan)

#10: Fatu

Fatu goes for Davey Boy here.

#11: Mil Mascaras

Mil goes ahead and does little, then eliminates himself (25, Mascaras)

#12: Brian Pillman

Oh shit! Here we go! Pilmman charges right for Austin and both go over, brawling all the way out (24, Austin) (23, Pillman) That's right, folks! Austin doesn't win the '97 Rumble thanks to that Loose Cannon, Brian Pillman!

#13: Owen Hart

Owen comes in to assist Davey Boy in tossing out Fatu (22, Fatu) before they go up against Crush and Ahmed.

#14: Goldust

Goldust goes right for Owen, leaving the Bulldog in a three-man tussle.

#15: Cibernetico

He comes in, doesn't get a lot to do before...

#16: Marc Mero

Mero throws him out (21, Cibernetico) before making Owen/Dustin and three-way.

#17: Latin Lover

Jumps in on the smaller fight, but gets chucked out by Mero (20, Latin Lover) while Owen sends out Goldust (19, Goldust)

#18: Ron Simmons

Simmons goes right for Ahmed, pulling him off Davey Boy and leaving him to fight Crush.

#19: Savio Vega

Vega tries to make himself a part of Owen/Mero, but gets thrown out by Mero (18, Vega)

#20: Jesse James

The former Roadie tries the same with Owen/Mero, but Owen does the job here (17, James)

#21: Bret Hart

Bret comes in to help his family, joining Owen to send out Mero (16, Mero) before the three work over Crush. While that's happening, Simmons has tossed out Ahmed (15, Ahmed) before Ahmed runs in and tosses him out as well (14, Simmons) the two fighting much like Austin and Pillman.

Fianlly, Crush goes out (13, Crush) leaving the Harts the only ones in the match.

#22: Jerry Lawler

King, you're so screwed... (12, Lawler)

#23: Kane

Kane slowly marches in and demolishes everyone in sight, maybe throw out Owen for good measure (11, Owen)

#24: Terry Funk

Terry runs in to fight Bret while Kane goes after Davey Boy

#25: Rocky Maivia

It's the reigning Intercontinental- BOOOOOOOOOOO!

Anyway, he comes in to help Bret.

#26: Cactus Jack

Cactus goes after Rocky because he hates his stupid happy face.

#27: 2 Cold Scorpio

Scorpio comes to help Rocky fight off Cactus Jack to try and get Rocky over as a face. Davey Boy holds his own against Kane while Bret takes a beating from Terry.

#28: Vader

Vader comes in and just wrecks everyone's life. He gets rid of Davey Boy (10, Davey Boy) sends out Scorpio (9, Scorpio) and even dumps out Terry (8, Funk) before joining Cactus in attacking Bret and Rocky.

#29: Henry O. Godwinn

Kane takes him out (7, Henry)

#30: The Undertaker

The Deadman goes right for his brother once again, sending him out of the match (6, Kane) before putting the lights out and vanishing himself (5, Undertaker)

The final four, the veteran Bret Hart, who held the title for three years and lost it at last year's WrestleMania. Cactus Jack, one of the best brawlers this side of Bruiser Brody. Vader, an unstoppable hoss. Finally, the young rookie Rocky Maivia, a third generation wrestler and the current IC title holder.

Rocky gets sent out first by Cactus (4, Maivia) then he and Vader double-team Bret, but then Cactus and Vader start fighting each other. A Cactus Clothesline sends out Vader (3, Vader) but Jack holds on, forgetting in his rampage about Bret, who knocks him off the apron (2, Cactus)

Bret Hart has won the Royal Rumble! Bret Hart is going to WrestleMania to face Shawn Michaels for the WWF Title! Hart/Michaels III!
 
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