Before the next match, "Marvelous" Marc Mero forces Sable to the back after telling Luna Vachon there's only room for one woman in the ring.
The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh) beat "Marvelous" Marc Mero and The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust after Sable comes back, this time without her robe, to confront Luna Vachon. As the referee is preoccupied with Goldust and Marc Mero holding Luna and Sable back, respectively, Mosh and Thrasher switch places after Mosh takes the TKO. When Mero gets back in the ring, Thrasher beats him with a small package despite not being the legal man. After the match, Sable and Luna have to be held back by Goldust, Mero, referees and officials. Goldust carries Luna to the back, then Sable finally loses it and shoves Mero to the mat.
Michael Cole interviews Owen Hart, who says he doesn't care who he is teamed with in tonight's eight-man tag team match. He tells "Stone Cold" Steve Austin that if he stays out of his way, he'll stay out of Austin's. He tells "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley that he has a problem with him, and that he will bust his legs as soon as they get in the ring.
Sunny is guest ring announcer for the next match. "Too Sexy" Brian Christopher shows up through the crowd and guests on commentary as soon as the match begins.
Taka Michinoku retains the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship against Pantera. After the match, "Too Sexy" Brian Christopher threatens to get his hands on Michinoku, but as Jerry "The King" Lawler holds him back, Taka Michinoku hits then with a flying cross body from the top rope to the outside. Christopher and Lawler go after Michinoku again, but Michinoku escapes through the crowd.
Kevin Kelly interviews Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie, who are chatting with fans on America On-Line. Cactus Jack isn't concerned about who replaces "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels; he and Charlie are more concerned with revenge against The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) and say they have great partners in "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Owen Hart. Charlie says that being pushed off the stage in a dumpster may have been funny to the Outlaws, but it was not funny to him.
The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) beat The Quebecers (Jacques and Pierre) after Phineas ducks and Henry delivers a clothesline to Pierre from the apron. After the match, The Godwinns nail The Quebecers in the back with their slop buckets.
Dok Hendrix interviews The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn), who say they have no idea who will replace "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels and thought that Dok Hendrix knew, and that they demand respect.
Before the next match, Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw - his name now simply shorted to Bradshaw - swings his bullrope at Jim Cornette's NWA contingent (Cornette, Ricky Morton, Robert Gibson, Barry Windham, Jeff Jarrett). Windham, Gibson and Morton are tossed out of the ring, but Cornette is allowed to stay at ringside as he has a manager's license. The rest of the NWA contingent refuses to leave, and the referee gives them the count of ten. They initially refuse, but head to the back after Bradshaw goes after them.
Bradshaw bwats Jeff Jarrett by disqualification when Jarrett hits Bradshaw with Jim Cornette's tennis racket after Bradshaw gets Cornette in the ring and attacks him. The referee sees the tennis racket in Jarrett's hands, and the match is over. The Rock 'n Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) rush into the ring to attack Bradshaw, but Bradshaw takes them out and scoop slams Cornette before Barry Windham shows up and trips Bradshaw. Bradshaw is overpowered until The Road Warriors show up to make the save. Jeff Jarrett retains the NWA North American Heavyweight Championship.
Michael Cole interviews "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Chyna. Triple H says that everyone wants to be part of D-Generation X ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Chyna) and the phones keep ringing off the hook from calls from wrestlers all over the world, as they are the ones who make it happen, get the ratings and get the job done. Triple H says that he has decided in his infinite wisdom that there is no one who can match Shawn Michaels and take his place, and has decided it will be a 4-on-3 handicap match. When told that WWF officials will appoint him a fourth partner, Triple H says it won't matter as his team will get it done.
Dok Hendrix interviews The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, "The Rock" Rocky Maivia, "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry). Faarooq says he is the one who pulls rank in TThe Nation, not The Rock, and that their opponents will be falling in. As Faarooq says he's lived in the world's most dangerous neighborhoods and that "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock isn't dangerous by his standards, The Rock mouths to the camera that he is the champ before he rolls his eyes at Faarooq and raises only his right eyebrow. (This is the first notable sighting of what would later be known as "The People's Eyebrow.") Faarooq says he will show exactly what The Nation stands for tonight.
"The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock, Ahmed Johnson and The Disciples of Apocalypse (Chainz, Skull, 8-Ball) beat The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, "The Rock" Rocky Maivia, "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry) in a 5-on-5 War of Attrition. After the match, The Rock yells at Faarooq, and after The Rock, The Nation start fighting at one another for a brief moment. After everyone calms down, The Rock returns to the ring and The Nation does their salute.
Michael Cole interviews "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, who doesn't care who will replace "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels. Even though he is not a sentimental person, he says it's fun to beat someone's ass anywhere in the world, but "when you beat a man's ass in Texas, it means you've done something."
16,110 have filled the Compaq Center for this pay-per-view, an attendance record and even more people than The Rolling Stones' performances on either Thursday or Friday.
Kane beats Vader, even after being sprayed with a fire extinguisher and hit with a top rope moonsault by Vader, after Vader punches Paul Bearer off the apron. After the match, Kane smacks Vader with a wrench from a toolbox underneath the ring. As Kane and Bearer leave, medical staff and WWE officials tend to Vader, who is then placed on a stretcher. (Near the end of the match, a microphone drops down from the roof of the arena for absolutely no reason. It is pulled back up before the post-match attack.)
Before the next match, Road Dog "Jesse James" of The New Age Outlaws (Road Dog, "Badd Ass" Billy Gunn) state that the Houston Oilers football team moved to a state that "isn't full of idiots" and "is truly in the South." (This entrance is the first notable use of the "Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls, children of all ages" introduction, which is based on the announcing style of Michael Buffer from World Championship Wrestling's main events that would be used to greater effect in the future.) After "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Chyna make their entrance, it is announced that "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels' replacement for the next match is Savio Vega. Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie show up with a garbage carrier full of weapons, and when "Stone Cold" Steve Austin makes his entrance, Billy Gunn gets to the last turnbuckle before Austin does and poses, which leads to Austin punching him in the face to start the match.
Owen Hart, Cactus Jack, Chainsaw Charlie and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin beat "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Savio Vega and The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Badd Ass" Billy Gunn) in a non-sanctioned, anything goes eight-man tag team match. After the match, Chyna confronts "Stone Cold' Steve Austin and shoves him a few times, and flips him off as he tries to leave. Austin gets back in the ring and hits Chyna with a Stone Cold Stunner.
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