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

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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.

 

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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
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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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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Royal Rumble 1997

Venue: Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas
Attendance: 61,000
Announce Team: Jim Ross/Jerry Lawler
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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...

 

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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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In Your House 13: Four Corners

Venue: UTC Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Attendance: 7,000
Announce Team: Jim Ross/Jerry Lawler​

Marc Mero (w/Sable) d. Al Snow

OTL match.

Ron Simmons (w/D'Lo Brown and Clarence Mason) d. 2 Cold Scorpio

Simmons looking to recruit to his Nation of Domination, beating down Scorpio for his refusal to join. He hits the Dominator, then he and D'Lo carry Scorpio off.

Rocky Maivia (c) d. Owen Hart for the WWF Intercontinental Championship

Testing him working with a more talented worker here to get him over. You know, the usual tricks, but people keep booing Rocky. As you do.

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

They're just one month away from a year in the company and a year as tag champions! Thrillseekers~

Davey Boy Smith d. Stone Cold Steve Austin, Vader and The Undertaker in a Four Corners Elimination Match for the vacant WWF World Heavyweight Championship

Bret will get his shot at WrestleMania, but for now Davey Boy gets it thanks to a number of run-ins. First comes Kane to ruin it for the Deadman, getting him pinned by Austin. Austin gets taken out next thanks to Pillman, giving Vader a fall. Then Cactus attacks Vader, leaving him ready for Davey Boy to hit the Running Powerslam. Davey Boy gets his second WWF World title and will be meeting his brother-in-law Bret at WrestleMania.

 

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WrestleMania XIII

Venue: Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois
Attendance: 18,197
Announce Team: Jim Ross/Jerry Lawler​

(Dark: Billy Gunn d. 2 Cold Scorpio)

The Headbangers d. Doug Furnas/Phil LaFon, The Godwinns and The New Blackjacks (Barry Windham/Bradshaw) in a Tag Team Elimination Match

OTL match.

Rocky Maivia (c) (w/2 Cold Scorpio and Ahmed Johnson) d. Ron Simmons (w/D'Lo Brown and Clarence Mason) in a Chicago Street Fight for the WWF Intercontinental Championship

Rocky takes on Simmons here, continuing his Blue Chipper run. Good plunder fun ending with a Shoulder Breaker.

Owen Hart d. Goldust

Mero's out, so we have Owen take the HHH matches. Get a Sharpshooter win over the Bizarre One.

The Legion of Doom d. The Thrillseekers (c) for the WWF Tag Team Championship

The Thrillseekers brag about their reign, saying they're the greatest tag team in WWF history and no team, new or old, could match them. Of course, that brings out Hawk and Animal, who Jericho clowns on for being old. They get the big returning veteran pop and win after a Doomsday Device to Lance. For added pops, we get a Doomsday to Jericho, who sells it like a pro.

Cactus Jack d. Vader

Just shave a few minutes from a few matches to give them some time to slug it out. Cactus Elbow off the top to win it.

Brian Pillman d. Stone Cold Steve Austin in a No Holds Barred Match by stoppage (Guest Ref: Ken Shamrock)

So, we let these two put on a show. They look to their each other apart. Austin gets locked in the Pillmanizer, but passes out rather than tap out, the whole shebang.

The Undertaker d. Kane (w/Paul Bearer)

Always good to have ya, Kane. We do some more shtick with them, ending with a tombstone.

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

Bret wins his second WWF title, main eventing his fifth WrestleMania against his brother-in-law. The two put on a clinic, Bret getting as much good wrestling as he can out of Davey Boy. Sharpshooter wins it.

 

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In Your House 14: Revenge of the 'Taker

Venue: Rochester Community War Memorial in Rochester, New York
Attendance: 7,000
Announce Team: Jim Ross/Jerry Lawler​

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

Feed another team of young, talented workers to the veterans to help them get over with the growing attitude crowd. Furnas takes the Doomsday Device

Chris Jericho (w/Lance Storm) d. Rocky Maivia (c) for the WWF Intercontinental Championship

The Blue Chipper's run as IC champion comes to a halt here as Jericho breaks into singles gold, locking Rocky in the Liontamer and getting him to tap to secure the win.

Jesse James d. Billy Gunn
The Undertaker d. Cactus Jack

Two OTL matches, but with tweaks like the lack of Honky Tonk Man (and Rockabilly) or the WWF title.

Bret Hart (c) vs. Brian Pillman for the WWF World Heavyweight Title (No Contest)

Having beaten Austin at WrestleMania, Pillman gets a shot at Bret's title, but the match ends in a no contest when Austin rushes in and throws Stunners everywhere.

 

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In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell

Venue: Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia
Attendance: 10,000
Announce Team: Jim Ross/Jerry Lawler​

Brian Pillman d. Owen Hart

Give Pillman a win here as we draw closer to the finale of this TL. We're coming up on SummerSlam '97. Pillmanizer gets the win here.

Cactus Jack d. Rocky Maivia

OTL match.

The Nation of Domination (Ron Simmons/D'Lo Brown) d. Ahmed Johnson/2 Cold Scorpio

The Nation continue their run here, hit the Dominator followed by a Lo Down to Scorpio. Good solid tag match.

Ken Shamrock d. Vader in a No Holds Barred Match

OTL match.

Bret Hart (c) d. Stone Cold Steve Austin for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship

Austin's got a shot at the title from last year's King of the Ring and he's gonna use it. He gets close, but Pillman attacks him and costs him the match.

 

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King of the Ring 1997
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First Round Results (Television)

Ahmed Johnson d. Owen Hart
Ken Shamrock d. Crush
Jerry Lawler d. Goldust
Cactus Jack d. Savio Vega

Venue: Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island
Attendance: 10,000
Announce Team: Jim Ross/Shane McMahon​

Ken Shamrock d. Ahmed Johnson in a King of the Ring Semifinal Match
Cactus Jack d. Jerry Lawler in a King of the Ring Semifinal Match

First two King of the Ring matches, Shamrock taking the Helmsley spot.

Goldust (w/Marlena) d. Crush
The Hart Foundation (Owen Hart/Davey Boy Smith/Jim Neidhart) d. The Legion of Doom/Sycho Sid

Two OTL matches.

Ken Shamrock d. Cactus Jack in a King of the Ring Final Match

Shane's big on UFC, so I can assume Shamrock will get a push under his reign. He especially gets the big King of the Ring win here, putting out Jack with an ankle lock here.

Shawn Michaels vs. Steve Austin (Double DQ)
Undertaker d. Ron Simmons

Two more OTL matches.

Bret Hart (c) d. Brian Pllman for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship

Shave some time off each match to give them some time to work. Pillman taps in the Sharpshooter, Bret's second reign continuing strong.

 

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In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede

Venue: Canadian Airlines Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Attendance: 13,000
Announce Team: Jim Ross/Jerry Lawler​

Vader vs. Cactus Jack (Double Count-Out)

Vader takes the Hunter spot here but the result is the same.

The Great Sasuke d. Taka Michinoku

OTL match.

Bret Hart (c) d. The Undertaker for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship

Pull Bret from the ten-man (and drop Goldust) so we can have him defend once again. He gets it after a victory roll on the Deadman.

The Hart Foundation (Owen Hart/Brian Pillman/Davey Boy Smith/Jim Neidhart) d. Stone Cold Steve Austin/Ken Shamrock/The Legion of Doom in an Eight-Man Tag Team Match

Slightly modified version of the OTL main event. We got one more show, folks...

 

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SummerSlam 1997

Venue: Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 20,213
Announce Team: Jim Ross/Jerry Lawler​

Cactus Jack d. The Undertaker in a Steel Cage Match

Fuck it, Deadman gets the Helmsley spot here. Put them in a cage, it'll be fun.

Stone Cold Steve Austin d. Brian Pillman in a Loser Leaves WWF Match

Bit low on the card, but this is the major match of the TL. Pillman's done five years with us, so we'll give him some time to rest at home. Unfortunately, during his vacation, he would pass away like he did OTL. The match itself is great. It's SummerSlam, so the two go full bore (and hey, Austin doesn't suffer a horrible neck injury, so it's win-win) before Pillman takes a Stunner and is dragged out of the building by security.

The Legion of Doom (c) d. The Godwinns for the WWF Tag Team Championship

Make this match for the tag tiles, only real difference there.

Lance Storm d. Davey Boy Smith (c) for the WWF European Championship

I think Davey would be willing to drop the belt to Lance. Hell, the dude's a two-time World champion, what does it matter if he's not champion of Europe? Lance gets it with the Canadian Maple Leaf.

Los Boricuas (Savio Vega/Jesus Castillo/Jose Estrada Jr./Miguel Perez Jr.) d. The Disciples of Apocalypse (Crush/Chainz/8-Ball/Skull) in an Eight-Man Tag Match

OTL Match.

Chris Jericho (c) d. Owen Hart for the WWF Intercontinental Championship

Oh, hell yeah. Look, no matter how wank my bookings get, never say I don't supply the goods. 15+ minutes of Owen/Jericho? You love it. Jericho keeps with the Liontamer.

Ken Shamrock d. Bret Hart (c) for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship

Ken gets hotshotted to the main event title, courtesy of Shane O'Mac, but Bret's able to make it work. He takes the Ankle Lock like the pro he is. We strap up Shamrock and keep the belt on him until Survivor Series, then have him drop back to Michaels, Bret gets some goodbye match (maybe the Hart Family win the main Survivor Series match) so we don't have the Screwjob. But that's all beyond this TL's end.

Now, as for Melanie? Well, Shane makes sure that the rest of Brian's contract is paid out to her and even gives her the revenue from the RAW after Pillman's death. Along with that, she gets all proceeds from future Brian Pillman Tribute Shows (and possibly a check from David Arquette, should he win the WCW title ITTL.) They don't have her do that horrible interview segment on RAW.

That wraps up things here with The Highest Paid Jobber.

 

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Vince McMahon's Bastard​

Man, June 2007 was a wild month for Vince McMahon. Vince McMahon Appreciation Night ended with his car exploding, his illegitimate son was secretly working for the company, Chris Benoit murdered his wife and son before hanging himself... just a tough month all around.

But the thing that got people's attention (besides, you know, the Benoit tragedy. By the way, watched the Dark Side of the Ring part 1 on Benoit. Absolutely brutal stuff, but fascinating all the same. Check it out,) was the illegitimate son angle. Who doesn't love a good mystery about an illegitimate son? WWE loves it so much they did it twice! With this one, the plan was for it to be revealed to be Mr. Kennedy... then Kennedy got busted in a pharmacy scandal in the wake of the Benoit tragedy. Again, bad month to be Vince. Then they had to come up with a replacement... they chose Hornswoggle.

But what if Kennedy wasn't on that list of busted wrestlers? What if he was able to take up the role... of Vince McMahon's Bastard?

June 11, 2007​

Monday Night RAW emanates from the Wachovia Arena in Pennsylvania with two major events taking place. First is the draft, which sees stars from all three brands battle it out to get a newly picked Superstar for their respective rosters. On that night, the Great Khali, Torrie Wilson, Chris Masters and Ric Flair went to Smackdown! The Boogeyman and Chris Benoit jumped to ECW and Booker T (accompanied by Sharmell), Bobby Lashley, Gene Snitsky and Mr. Kennedy made their way to RAW. But more important than all that was the close-out of Vince McMahon Appreciation Night. Despite being a night celebrating the boss, Mr. McMahon is downcast the whole time. He barely speaks a word as his employees talk up the whole night.

As the assembled roster meets at ringside, Mr. McMahon slowly makes his way down the ramp and into the ring. He's handed a mic and talks about how he should be overjoyed. He should be ecstatic that everyone is singing his praises... but before the show began he got a letter. Vince pulls out the letter from his coat pocket and unfolds it, reading it aloud. It's from a woman he had... relations with decades ago. How their son had become a wrestler with the hopes of one day becoming WWE champion and how now, that son is working for the WWE. Vince isn't certain of how true any of this is, but his lawyers have looked over a copy of the letter thoroughly and his own testimonies of where he was that night and it all checks out.

Finally, he decides to stop beating around the bush. Vince is sure you all wanna know who the mystery bastard is. It says that the boy grew up as little Kenneth Kennedy... Kennedy.

Wrestlers on the RAW side begin to part as Mr. Kennedy looks up to the ring, to Vince, with wide eyes and a dropped jaw Slowly, Kennedy enters the ring and stands face-to-face with Vince.

"...Dad?"

June 18, 2007​

Next week's RAW is built around the reveal and Kennedy's reactions to all of this. He went thirty-one years never knowing who is real father was. He never really thought about it, he was happy with Papa Kennedy raising him and just wanted nothing more than to be WWE Champion. Which he gets his chance when Vince, wanting to make up for 31 missed birthdays, promises him anything he could ask for. Kennedy, after laying into Vince for never being there when he was growing up, demands a WWE title shot. Vince agrees, making the Five-Pack Challenge for the WWE Championship into a Six-Pack Challenge.

 

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Vengeance: Night of Champions​

Mr. Kennedy d. John Cena (c), Bobby Lashley, King Booker (w/Queen Sharmell), Mick Foley and Randy Orton in a Six-Pack Challenge for the WWE Championship

Throw in some spots from Kennedy, cut two minutes from Umaga/Santino and a few from Edge/Batista to get this up to around 13. Cena goes for the AA to Lashley, only for Kennedy to slide back ion, toss him out of the ring and steal the pin. Kennedy has won the WWE title!

The Great American Bash 2007​

Mr. Kennedy (c) d. John Cena for the WWE Championship

Gonna focus just on Kennedy, so this will cover multiple PPVs. Cena looks to reclaim the title, winning a Beat the Clock to get the shot. However, during the match Shane runs in to distract, allowing Kennedy to escape the AA and hit the Green Bay Plunge. Kennedy retains.

SummerSlam 2007​

Umaga (c) d. Carlito for the WWE Intercontinental Championship

Take Kennedy out of this match, but the result is still the same.

John Cena d. King Booker (w/Queen Sharmell)

Just to give Cena something to do. Who's fighting Kennedy, you ask?

Mr. Kennedy (c) d. Triple H and Randy Orton in a Triple Threat Match for the WWE Championship

Orton gets taken away by security towards the end after an RKO, allowing Kennedy to once again steal the pin. Then Vince comes out, hands Kennedy a sledghammer and has him work over Hunter's leg. Hunter gets stretchered out while Kennedy does his shtick on the mic. "Your WWE Champion... Miiiiisteeeerrrr KENNEDY... MCMAHON!"

 

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Unforgiven 2007​

John Cena d. Carlito in a No Disqualification Match

Just keep Cena out of the main event, that's all we need. AA to Carlito wins this one.

Randy Orton d. Mr. Kennedy (c) for the WWE Championship by disqualification

Shane makes the save here, throwing a chair shot at Orton to draw the DQ. Orton, pissed off, batters Shane and drops him with an RKO.

No Mercy 2007​

Randy Orton d. Jeff Hardy

Winner faces Kennedy later tonight in a Last Man Standing Match.

Lance Cade/Trevor Murdoch d. Brian Kendrick/Paul London

Drop this from a six-man to a standard tag.

Mr. Kennedy (c) d. Randy Orton in a Last Man Standing Match for the WWE Championship

Rather than a new champion, we get Kennedy keeping after a Green Bay Plunge through a table.

Cyber Sunday 2007

Venue: Verizon Center in Washington, DC
Attendance: 10,094
Announce Team: Jim Ross/Jerry Lawler (RAW), Michael Cole/JBL (SmackDown!) Joey Styles/Tazz (ECW)​

(Dark: Jesse/Festus d. Deuce & Domino (w/Cherry)

First Poll: Stipulation for Rey Mysterio vs. Finlay

No Disqualification Match (56%)
Stretcher Match (44%)

Rey Mysterio d. Finlay in a No Disqualification Match

About the same outcome as OTL, just a different stip. Oh, hey! We're doing a full card! Why? Why not, it's Cyber Sunday.

Second Poll: Opponent for CM Punk

John Morrison (53%)
The Miz (47%)

CM Punk (c) d. John Morrison for the ECW Championship

Morrison takes this one from the Miz, but Punk still retains. Match is probably a lot better as a result.

Third Poll: Diva of the Year

Mickie James (38%)
Torrie Wilson (27%)
Maria (15%)
Layla (12%)
Victoria (8%)

Took half of the names off and moved this poll up. Mickie still wins as in OTL.

Kane d. Montel Vontavious Porter (c) for the WWE United States Championship (Count Out)

We take away the poll (the other options for Khali and Mark Henry, ick) but OTL match.

Fourth Poll: Opponent for Mr. Kennedy

Shawn Michaels (50%)
Randy Orton (34%)
Jeff Hardy (16%)

Randy Orton d. Jeff Hardy

Have the poll losers face each other. Another RKO for Jeff.

Shawn Michaels d. Mr. Kennedy (c) for the WWE Championship (DQ)

Another DQ after a low blow from Kennedy. Ken sneaks away as champion once more.

Fifth Poll: Stipulation for John Cena vs. Umaga

Street Fight (57%)
Steel Cage (43%)

John Cena d. Umaga in a Street Fight

Sorry, Youmanga. You're this TL's victim of the Cena Burial Train. It's a familiar pain for you.

Final Poll: Special Guest Referee for Batista vs. The Undertaker

John Bradshaw Layfield (80%)
Mick Foley (20%)

Batista (c) d. The Undertaker for the World Heavyweight Championship (Guest Ref: John Bradshaw Layfield)

Take Steve Austin off because that's just a waste to have him for this. Give it to JBL, but the outcome remains the same. Batista keeps, MVP keeps, Kennedy keeps. It's all good here.