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  • Backlash: In Your House -

Following the live HEAT, a sold-out Providence Civic Center welcomed Backlash to Pay-Per-View! First up, the Brood took on the Acolytes and Midian in six-man action. Both Bradshaw and Faarooq used their power advantage to pummel Edge and Gangrel, giving the Ministry the early advantage. With all six participants brawling on the outside, Viscera interfered on behalf of the Ministry by crushing Christian into the ring. After getting rolled in the ring, the youngest member of the Brood was finished off with a vicious clothesline from Bradshaw!

Up next, the Hardcore Championship was on the line as Hardcore Holly put the gold up against Al Snow. Holly got the early advantage by nailing Al with the title—busting open the challenger--before the battle spilled into the audience. However, Snow answered back by annihilating his foe with a hockey stick and a metal cooking sheet. As the bout wore on, both superstars fought out into the parking area, a giant trash container and even the WWF Television Truck! After returning to the ring, Holly gave his nemesis a superplex off the top rope on a wooden table. However, Al battled back and was able to nail Holly with Head to gain the victory, securing the Hardcore Championship!

The Intercontinental Championship was on the line as newly crowned titleholder The Godfather defended against Goldust! Flanked by five ho’s, the Las Vegas native was ready to expand his business into Providence, but he had to get past the Golden One first! The Pimp took the early advantage, but the Blue Meanie interfered on behalf of the challenger by tripping the champion. However, when Goldust attempted to throw some powder in the face of the Godfather, the champion turned the tables and used it to blind him! The Meanie attempted to help Goldust, but instead got himself a Shattered Dreams after Goldust mistakenly thought he was nailing the Godfather. Thanks to Goldust’s Ray Charles impression, the champion retained his gold with the Pimp Drop!

In a match that would rocket one team to a title shot against Kane and X-Pac on Thursday’s UPN "Smackdown" special, the New Age Outlaws took on Owen Hart and Jeff Jarrett accompanied by a very scantily clad Debra! Prior to the bout, the Outlaws wanted Debra to show her puppies, but once again Jarrett kept her from bearing the bombs! Both teams exchanged a number of high-velocity shots, with Owen and Jeff concentrating their attack on Road Dogg. Debra’s big boys appeared to have the match in hand as Owen had Road Dogg in the Sharpshooter. However, Billy landed the Fame-Ass-Er on the Calgary native, giving the Outlaws the win!

Following the tag team match, both Michael Cole and Kevin Kelly conducted separate backstage interviews with Shane McMahon as well as Vince and Stephanie. Shane promised he would be fair in his referee capacity—even saying that if Stone Cold had The Rock pinned, he would register the count!

As Paul Wight entered the Boiler Room, Mankind attacked his nemesis with a variety of weapons—even pushing him into a high-voltage closet! After staggering the big man, Foley used several pieces of plywood to knock Wight senseless. The battle continued to deeper into the Boiler Room, as both superstars were cut when Mankind hit Wight with a plate-glass window. However, that was tame compared to Wight next sending Mick through two tables and a series of windows—an assault which sliced and diced the Long Island native. Mick answered back by burying the "Big Show" under hundreds of pipes, and eventually made it to the outside for the win. However, the Boss Man and Test attacked Foley—leading to a confrontation between Wight and the Boss Man while Test got a taste of Socko!

Two former friends clashed into the next bout as DX member X-Pac took on Triple H. Immediately, both superstars unleashed a flurry of rights and lefts on each other, with X-Pac taking the advantage on the outside. Hunter answered back by launching his foe over the top, and rammed his cranium into the Spanish announce table. Back in the ring, as X-Pac set Hunter up for the Bronco Buster, Chyna kept him from executing the move. As a result, he missed his mark, and Triple H took advantage. With X-Pac hurt, his former DX leader attacked his foe’s neck—perhaps attempting to re-injure it. After nearly ten minutes of targeting ‘Pac’s neck, Hunter went for the Pedigree, but his nemesis escaped as the fight spilled to the outside. After the referee was knocked cold, X-Pac hit Hunter with the X-Factor, but Chyna snuck in and issued a low blow to ‘Pac. As she rolled Hunter on top of his former friend, the lights went out and Kane arrived! The Big Red Machine drilled both Hunter and Chyna with chokeslams and set up the Corporate pair for Bronco Busters. However, after riding the Ninth Wonder of the World, ‘Pac turned around to find himself the victim of the Pedigree and the loss!

With vengeance on his mind, Ken Shamrock collided with the Undertaker. From the opening bell, the Man from the Dark Side overpowered his foe, wearing him down with a series of chokes. Shamrock fought back by attacking the Phenom’s ankle and knee, perhaps setting him up for the Ankle Lock Submission. With the Undertaker screaming in pain, the World’s Most Dangerous Man continued to wrench his opponent’s leg. The Ministry leader eventually broke free, and went to work on Shamrock’s back. Later on, as the Undertaker went for the Tombstone, Shamrock reversed it for the Ankle Lock Submission. However, after interference by Bradshaw, the Reaper once again took control. Following a Tombstone, the Man from the Dark Side got the win. After the melee, the Acolyte used a baseball bat to choke out the World’s Most Dangerous Man!

After special guest referee Shane McMahon made his way to the ring, the Federation Championship match between Stone Cold and The Rock got underway. While a Federation employee delivered the Smoking Skull Championship to Shane’s office, the "Great One" went to work on the Rattlesnake by sending him over the top rope. After the fight spilled down the aisle, much of the steel structure surrounding the entrance got knocked down! Stone Cold continued his assault with a variety of weapons, but The Rock answered back by bashing his foe with a steel case. Back in the ring, The Rock went airborne after Stone Cold tossed him over the top, leading to the "Great One" issuing the Rock Bottom to the champion on the Spanish announce table. Following a fight over a steel chair, both superstars battled into the audience where Austin apparently injured his knee. However, after The Rock commanded a camera Austin delivered a Stunner to the challenger on the commentator’s table. Back inside, Austin attempted another Stunner but got shoved into Shane—allowing The Rock to hit with another Rock Bottom. At this point, Shane attempted to hit Austin with the championship, but accidentally hit The Rock instead! Shane refused to register the count on Austin’s behalf—which drew out Vince McMahon! Vince clocked his son with the gold, allowing referee Earl Hebner the opportunity to register the count for the Rattlesnake! Following Austin’s victory, Vince returned the Smoking Skull Title to the Rattlesnake!

Prior to the end of the Pay-Per-View, the Ministry was seen attempting to gain entrance into the McMahon’s limo—containing Stephanie! As the limo sped off, Stephanie screamed for the driver to wait for Vince, at which point the window rolled down…revealing the Undertaker as the driver! While the owner watched the Rattlesnake celebrate in the ring, little did he know the Ministry had abducted his daughter!

 

  • WRESTLEMAINA -

One of the most popular R&B groups of all time, Boyz II Men, sang a rendition of "America The Beautiful" to kick off WrestleMania XV!

The mood in the arena immediately changed from soulful to hardcore as Badd Ass Billy Gunn put the Hardcore Championship on the line in a Triple Threat match with Hardcore Holly and Al Snow. In the end, Billy Gunn knocked out Al Snow with a Rocker Dropper on a chair. Mr. Ass went for the cover, but Holly picked up the chair and nailed Gunn with it. With Billy dazed, Holly cover Snow and got the pin to become the new Hardcore Champion!

After ending up as the final two competitors in the battle royal on HEAT, D'Lo Brown and Test had to team up in a Tag Team Title Match against Owen Hart and Jeff Jarrett. Debra got up on the ring apron to try and distract Test and D'Lo, but Ivory ran around and pulled the blonde bombshell down. Test got in Ivory's face, leaving D'Lo alone in the ring with Owen and Jeff. Even though D'Lo was in control and had Jarrett set up for his patented Sky High, Hart came flying off the top rope and hit the former European Champion with a missile dropkick. Jarrett fell on top of D'Lo and got the three count and his team retained the titles.

In the highly anticipated Brawl For All, Butterbean took on Bart Gunn. Gunn got back up after being knocked down early in the first round, but Butterbean floored him again quickly with an amazing right hand to the jaw. Bean, the 330 pounder from Jasper, Alabama, got the win via knockout 40 seconds into the first round.

In the match to determine who would be the referee for the main event at WrestleMania, Paul Wight took on Mankind. The Deranged One had apparently pissed off The Big Show earlier on HEAT, and Wight didn't seem to worry about being disqualified. He picked up a steel chair and pummeled Mankind with it repeatedly. Then he threw two steel chairs into the ring, stood them up next to each other, and chokeslammed the former Federation Champion through them! The referee called for the bell, awarding the decision to Mankind via disqualification. Mr. McMahon marched out from the backstage area irate at Wight for not getting the job done. This upset The Big Show, and he grabbed the owner for a chokeslam. However, he decided against it and let Mr. McMahon go. The owner went on to slap Wight, and this time to the delight of the crowd Wight punched him square in the face! The stooges came to the aid of the owner, while an ambulance crew carted Mankind away on a stretcher. A bit later, Wight was arrested!

 

In a four corners elimination match for the Intercontinental Championship, the Road Dogg defended against Val Venis, Ken Shamrock and Goldust, accompanied by Ryan Shamrock and the Blue Meanie. Val and Shamrock were eliminated when they were counted out. That left the Road Dogg and Goldust as the final two competitors. The Bizarre One seemed to be in control, and he ran off the ropes to attack the Dog. However, Ryan Shamrock tripped him! There was much confusion at ringside, and eventually the Road Dogg rolled on top of the Bizarre One and got the pin. After the match, Ryan walked away visibly upset, while the Meanie tried to convince Goldust that Ryan was bad news.

As Kane came out for his match with Triple H, he was attacked from behind by the Famous Chicken! Kane eventually unmasked him--and it was Pete Rose wearing the costume! Rose was still apparently upset about the Tombstone he got from Kane last year, but unfortunately for the former Cincinnati Red, he was the victim of another Tombstone this year!

Triple H ran out from the back and the match got underway. Eventually, Chyna made her way out from the back. She grabbed the ring steps and tossed them into the ring. Kane tried to attack HHH with them, but Hunter kicked them into Kane's face, and followed up by tripping the Big Red Machine, sending him face first into the steps. Kane regained control and hit Triple H with a chokeslam. Chyna grabbed a steel chair and climbed up to the ring, telling Kane that she wanted to finish off Hunter herself. Kane turned his back and Chyna smacked the 7-foot monster with the chair! HHH took the chair and pummeled Kane twice, and followed up with a Pedigree on the chair! The referee called for the bell, and disqualified the leader of DX. But it didn't seem to matter-Triple H and Chyna embraced, and the crowd went crazy.

Next up, Sable took on Tori for the Federation Women's Championship. After the referee was inadvertently knocked out, Tori looked to finish off the femme fatale. However, Nicole Bass came through the crowd and attacked Tori! The Women's Champion finished her off with the Sablebomb.

What was supposed to be a European Title match between Shane McMahon and X-Pac turned out to be more like X-Pac vs. the entire Corporation! As X-Pac made his way to the ring, he was attacked by the stooges. During the match, Test continually got involved, going so far as pulling X-Pac out of the ring when the degenerate had Shane pinned after a superplex. Chyna and Triple H came out, but after X-Pac hit Shane with the X-Factor, Chyna distracted the referee! Triple H attacked X-Pac from behind and delivered the Pedigree, pulled Shane on top, and Shane retained the title! After the match, Test, Triple H, Chyna and Shane assaulted X-Pac. The New Age Outlaws came out to aid X-Pac, but they were also beaten down by the Corporation. Finally Kane came out and ran off the members of the Corporation.

In the Hell In A Cell match, both men were busted wide open and the Undertaker finished off the Boss Man with a Tombstone. After the match, Christian, Edge and Gangrel came down from the ceiling, and dropped a noose through the cell! The Undertaker took the noose and wrapped it around Boss Man's neck! The cell rose, and Boss Man rose along with it! Finally, EMT crews arrived and took Boss Man away on a stretcher.

With Paul Wight in jail and Mankind in the hospital, Mr. McMahon named himself the referee for the main event. But after the owner came out, Shawn Michaels' music played and the Commissioner arrived to a huge ovation from the crowd. Michaels reminded everyone that no WrestleMania is complete without HBK. Shawn said he had been reading through the Federation rulebook, which clearly states that only the commissioner can appoint a referee for the main event. HBK assured Mr. McMahon that he would not be the referee, and he ordered him back to the locker room. In fact, Michaels banned all members of the Corporation from ringside.

After The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin entered the ring, one of the most anticipated matches in Federation history got underway. The superstars battled in and out of the crowd and exchanged several near falls. Austin grabbed a chair, but The Rock pulled the referee in front and the Rattlesnake inadvertently clobbered the official with the chair. Another referee came in, but he upset The Rock and was the victim of a Rock Bottom. Yet another official came out, but so did Mr. McMahon, who punched this referee, knocking him down. Just when it seemed like every referee had been taken out, Mankind emerged from the back and assumed officiating duties! The Rock nailed Austin with the Rock Bottom, but Austin kicked out! Austin took a second Rock Bottom, and this time the champion went for the Corporate Elbow. However, Austin moved out of the way. After several moves and countermoves, Austin was able to hit the Stone Cold Stunner and cover The Rock for the win to become the World Wrestling Federation Champion!

As WrestleMania XV came to an end, Austin and referee Earl Hebner downed a beer, and after Austin stunned Mr. McMahon, he poured a few beers on the Federation owner!