Sunday, March 31, 1996

WrestleMania 12 - The Results

On Free For All, The Bodydonnas (Zip and Skip) beat The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) with some help from Sunny to win the vacant WWF Tag Team Championships in the finals of the Tag Team Tournament.

Vader, Owen Hart and The British Bulldog beat Yokozuna, Ahmed Johnson and Jake "The Snake" Roberts after interference behind the referee's back by Jim Cornette.

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper is waiting in a Hollywood backlot with a baseball bat in is hand when a gold Cadillac shows up. Piper pulls out a fire hose, aims it at the front windshield, then destroys the rest of the glass with the baseball bat. Goldust comes out, and Roddy then strikes at Goldust with the bat before beating the crap out of him. Goldust hits Roddy with a low blow and gets in the gold Cadillac, early running Roddy over. Roddy holds on to the hood of the car for a few seconds before being knocked off, then Goldust speeds off. Goldust gets into a white Ford Bronco, starts it up and chases after Goldust.

Dok Hendrix interviews Savio Vega, who says he's finally at WrestleMania 12 against a man he wants to fight. He tells "Stone Cold" Steve Austin to be prepared for the fight of his life because he is ready for anything.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin beats Savio Vega by submission after Vega accidentally knocks the ref out with a kick to the face and Austin hits Vega with the Million Dollar Championship twice as the ref is knocked out. "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase has to use a cold drink to wake the referee up. During the match, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper briefly calls Vince McMahon via cellular phone, saying that if Goldust thinks he can escape him, he's "ten different kinds of wrong." He says that he will make a man out of Goldust, then we see aerial footage of four police cars chasing after the white Ford Bronco that looks suspiciously like the police aerial chase cam footage of O.J. Simpson's police chase.

We see a few more seconds of some aerial footage of "Rowdy" Roddy Piper's white Ford Bronco. Vince McMahon says that the footage looks awfully familiar.

Mr. Perfect appears on WWE programming again, where he interviews Diesel in the locker room. Diesel says he hasn't been affected by The Undertaker's mind games. He plans to beat The Undertaker tonight, then wishes "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels luck as he's going for him next.

The Ultimate Warrior beats Hunter Hearst Helmsley in his triumphant return. (Hunter Hearst Helmsley's escort for tonight is future WWF Superstar Sable making her debut.)

Todd Pettengill interviews "The Wildman" Marc Mero (formerly Johnny B. Badd of World Championship Wrestling). He has waited five years to come to the WWF, and he says he's up to the challenge. Suddenly, Hunter Hearst Helmsley shows up and confronts Marc Mero as he tells his escort for tonight that "this whole thing is your fault." It doesn't take long for Mero and Helmsley to brawl.

The Undertaker beats Diesel.Todd Pettengill is watching the security monitors backstage when Goldust and "Rowdy" Roddy Piper return to the arena. Goldust makes it to the arena, and Piper is close behind. They both reach the aisle, and Piper finally chases Goldust into the ring. The two of them fight in the ring, but after Goldust kisses Piper on the lips, Piper finally strikes back and rips Goldust's bodysuit off, revealng that Goldust is wearing women's lingerie underneath. After a second knee to the groin, Marlena has to cover Goldust up, and the two of them flee. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper comes out on top in the Hollywood Backlot Brawl.



"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels says everyone knows the story; now it's time for the final chapter. Bret "The Hit Man" Hart says it's do or die, and everyone is going to see how good both men are.

Howard Finkel announces that Gorilla Monsoon, who is now in the ring for the first time since being attacked by Vader, is WWF President once again.

When "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels' entrance plays, initially only Jose Lothario appears. Lothario points to the rafters, and we see The Heartbreak Kid ride down a zipline with the help of a chest harness.



Referee Earl Hebner explains the results of the Iron Man match. Decisions can be made through pinfall, submission, disqualification or count-out. After the rules are explained, Bret "The Hit Man" Hart gives the pink sungleasses he is wearing to his six-year-old son Blade, who is sitting in the front row.

Bret "The Hit Man" Hart and "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels fight to a scoreless draw in a 60-minute Iron Man Match. During the match, "Classy" Freddy Blassie and Stu Hart can both be seen sitting in the front row. Gorilla Monsoon tells the referee to restart the match under sudden death rules, and there must be a winner.

"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels beats Bret "The Hit Man" Hart in sudden death with two super kicks to win the WWF Championship. As Bret "The Hit Man" Hart heads to the back Vince McMahon declares that the boyhood dream has come true for Shawn Michaels.







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