Video: Since losing the WWF Championship at Survivor Series, Diesel has has a new attitude, only performing for those fans who stood by him through all of his actions. After Shawn Michaels collapsed during a match on RAW, Owen Hart took credit for injuring The Heartbreak Kid, leading to him gaining the attention of Big Daddy Cool.

Match #4: Owen Hart w/James E. Cornette vs. Diesel
Diesel looks to corner Owen at the bell, tosses him in and unleashes a barrage of elbows and knees to the gut, then launches him across the ring. Big Daddy Cool shoots Hart back across, plants him with a side slam off the rebound, sends The King of Harts back to the corner and follows in, but Owen goes up-and-over. He fires away with right hands, climbs to the 2nd rope to rain down more shots, Diesel powers him down to the canvas, clotheslines him over the top, then steps out in pursuit. He throws Hart back into the squared circle, marches in and rips Owen up by the hair, whips him to the ropes for a big boot, The King of Harts ducks under it and comes right back with a spinning wheel kick.

He quickly ascends the corner to the high-rent district, connects with a missile dropkick, starts targeting the left knee and Diesel pulls himself up in the corner. Owen continues working over the bad leg, gets surprised by a right hand, clocks Big Daddy Cool with an enzuigiri, makes the cover and finds a count of 2. The King of Harts goes back to the knee with kicks, goes to a spinning toe hold, Diesel kicks him away to the corner and Hart goes shoulder-first into the ring post. Big Daddy Cool lifts him up, drops him face-first on the top turnbuckle, positions him throat-first on the 2nd rope, builds a head of steam and drops on his back with a seated senton.

He shoots Owen to the ropes for a big boot, calls for the Jackknife and hits it, puts a foot on his chest to cover, but takes it off at a 2 count. He drags Hart back up for another Jackknife, the referee has some words for him, gets shoved to the canvas and Big Daddy Cool plants Owen as the bell rings.
Winner: Owen Hart (Disqualification)

• EA’s Take: This one was not so much about what happened in the ring, but the focus is more on storyline and what’s been going on with Diesel, Shawn & Owen. Big Daddy Cool gets his revenge for HBK, but at the same time is still walking the line of heel/face and is able to maintain that status with the disqualification finish. By watching back all these PPVs, it’s funny to think what Razor and Diesel will do for the business overall and how they really were “cool heels” long before they made such an impact for it.

In The Arena: ‘The Million Dollar Man’ Ted DiBiase makes his way to the squared circle, Santa Claus & Savio Vegacome down the aisle handing gifts to fans, DiBiase says he can’t think of a better time of year than now to illustrate a point and that’s everyone has a price for him. The MDM claims that includes Vega, challenges him to step into the ring and he can prove it, Savio obliges and instructs Santa to follow him. DiBiase talks about how there are millions of kids watching who believe in Santa, says he can’t think of a bigger joke, calling Santa overweight and ancient. He asks Savio if he believes in Santa, Vega thinks DiBiase is trying to destroy the magic of Christmas and says he does believe in him. The MDM tells him to “believe this”, Santa clobbers Savio from behind with his bag of toys, puts the boots to Vega with DiBiase, then plants him with a body slam. They take their leave and Vega recovers, chases them down towards the entrance stage and they brawl, having to be pulled apart by officials.

Video: King Mabel knows a lot of people think he’s afraid of The Undertaker, but he has no fear for The Deadman after being the first one to pin his shoulders to the mat and the first to put him out of action. Paul Bearer claims it’s time for Mabel to pay his debt to the grim reaper, speaking of King Mabel stealing the remnants of the urn and desecrating his casket.

Match #5 is a Casket Match: King Mabel w/Sir Mo vs. The Undertaker w/Paul Bearer
King Mabel retreats outside as The Undertaker makes his entrance, The Phenom goes out to give chase, Sir Mo tries to sneak up from behind, but The Deadman sees it coming and slides back inside. Mabel is there waiting with clubbing shots as the bell finally rings, shoots Taker to the ropes for a back body drop, The Phenom puts on the brakes and unloads with kicks and uppercuts. He staggers Mabel to the corner and chokes him, whips him across and follows in with a splash, then looks to shoot him back across. King Mabel reverses it, plants Undertaker with a sidewalk slam off the rebound, The Deadman sits right back up, but gets clotheslined down.

He sits up again, Mabel scoops him up for a body slam, climbs to the 2nd rope for a splash, nobody’s home and Undertaker hits the ropes for a clothesline. He staggers the big man, builds a head of steam for another, goes to the ropes for a third, Sir Mo creates a distraction, The Phenom turns back around and gets driven down by a belly-to-belly suplex. Mabel squashes him with a leg drop, Taker tries to sit up and can’t do it, King Mabel squashes him again with a splash, then drags him towards the ropes. Mo pulls him outside, carries Undertaker to the casket, dumps him inside of it, but doesn’t close the lid. He hands Mabel his crown, The King goes to shut the casket, The Phenom, prevents the door from closing, steps back inside and unleashes a flurry of uppercuts.

He hits the ropes and delivers a clothesline, goes for another to get the big man rocking, hits the ropes once more, ducks a shot and finally takes Mabel down with a flying clothesline. He plants The King with a Chokeslam, calls for the casket to be opened, connects with a big boot to the back of Mabel’s head and he spills through the ropes into the casket. The Deadman reaches for the lid, Mo comes in from behind to ambush him, it has no affect, Undertaker makes him pay with a Chokeslam, rolls him in the casket retrieves the remnants of the urn and shuts the lid.
Winner: The Undertaker

• After The Bell: The Undertaker drops down to a knee with the remnants of the urn in his hand, gives them over to Bearer, then motions that he wants the WWF Title.
• EA’s Take: So The Deadman finally retrieves the remnants of the urn after chasing it for the majority of the year in a contest that was pretty standard fare with the easy to come up with finish. Undertaker also finally puts Mabel behind him despite the fact he’s still donning the face mask, as The King’s days with the company are numbered after a number of in-ring mishaps, including being the reason for Taker needing to wear a mask. Of course, The Phenom motioning for the title was no coincidence either and that’s exactly the road he would begin traveling down at the Royal Rumble.

Backstage: Jim Ross refers us to video of Bret Hart vs. The British Bulldog from SummerSlam 1992, welcomes in The British Bulldog, Diana Smith & James E. Cornette, Cornette claiming The Hitman has been jealous of Davey Boy since they first met in Stampede Wrestling. He claims The Bulldog stole Bret’s fans and his sister, but now Diana’s hero is Davey Boy and he will go down again tonight like he did in 1992. Diana states she has complete faith in The Bulldog, Davey Boy says it’s history repeating itself and he will be the new champion when all is said and done. Todd Pettengill is outside the locker room with WWF Champion Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart, The Excellence of Execution is aware everyone wants to be the champion, but he’s here to stop them and tonight he will prove that he’s the best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be.

Match #6 for the WWF Championship: The British Bulldog w/Diana Smith & James E. Cornette vs. WWF Champion Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart
They lock-up to an early stalemate, go in for another collar & elbow, The Bulldog powers the champion away, they step back in for another tie-up and Davey Boy grabs a side headlock takeover. Bret quickly uses a headscissors to escape, Bulldog slips away, back up quick and The Hitman scores with a drop toe hold, then gains a wristlock. He works over the left shoulder, the challenger rolls through and rips Hart down by the hair, then grabs an armbar of his own. The Excellence of Execution backs him to the corner to force a break, they go into another lock-up, Bret delivers and arm drag, then hooks on an armbar of his own.

The Bulldog tries to roll out of it and Hart maintains his grip, Davey Boy sends him off to the ropes, swings and misses with a clothesline, The Hitman connects with a crossbody and gets a count of 2, getting sent to the outside off the kick-out. He climbs back to the apron, slides in under the challenger, splits him with an inverted atomic drop, then goes to a hammerlock and brings Davey Boy to the canvas. The Bulldog finds his footing, pushes him off the ropes, misses a clothesline again, but buries a knee to the midsection. He lifts Bret by his hair and slams him to the mat, sets him in the tree of woe, puts the boots to the champion, inadvertently hitting the official in the process.

He continues to batter The Hitman with kicks, unhooks him and clubs Hart across the back, snapmares him over and grounds him with a rear chinlock. The Excellence of Execution works to a standing position, hits the ropes for a crucifix, The Bulldog blocks it, plants him into the mat, then follows with a leg drop for a 2 count. He hooks the rear chinlock back on to wear down the champion, Bret fights to his feet, gets ripped back down by the hair, then choked over the bottom rope. The official backs Davey Boy away and Cornette delivers a cheap shot with the racket, the challenger covers for another count of 2, then sticks with the rear chinlock. The Hitman fades out, the ref checks his arm, Bret holds it up on the third attempt, battles back up and drives Bulldog into the corner.

He doesn’t break clean and buries shoulders to the breadbasket, looks to shoot the challenger across, it’s reversed and Hart hits the turnbuckles sternum-first. Davey Boy covers and The Hitman gets his foot on the ropes at 2, The challenger sends him to the ropes for a back body drop, gains another near fall, then wears him down again with a rear chinlock. The Excellence of Execution finds his way up, pushes him off to the ropes, gets knocked down by a shoulder block, Bulldog goes back to the ropes, Bret leapfrogs over and launches him with a monkey toss. He hits an inverted atomic drop, drives a headbutt into the lower abdomen, plants the challenger with a running bulldog for 2, then goes to send him to the ropes.

The Bulldog reverses it, ducks his head for a back body drop, The Hitman puts on the brakes, spikes him with a piledriver, but still can’t put it away. He clocks Davey Boy with a headbut, shoots him to the ropes and goes downstairs with a right hand, delivers a side russian leg sweep, then comes off the 2nd rope with an elbow drop. The champion lifts Bulldog and props him on the top turnbuckle, climbs up for a superples, the challenger blocks it, crotches Bret on the top rope, then knocks him down to the floor. Davey steps out after him, drills him with a shot to the back of the head, Hart falls face-first into the steel steps and he’s been busted open. The Bulldog picks him up and drives him spine-first into the ring post, sends him head-first off the guardrail, tosses The Hitman back inside and sends him hard into the turnbuckles.

He hooks the champion for a piledriver, uses a lateral press for a near fall, powers him up for a delayed vertical suplex, covers again and still can’t finish it. Davey Boy muscles Bret up and delivers a military press slam, gains another near fall, scoops him up for a body slam, heads upstairs and connects with a diving headbutt, The Hitman again kicking out at 2. He looks to make the champion submit with a surfboard, The Excellence of Execution slips out of it, goes to hook on the Sharpshooter, but the challenger fights it off and regains control. He grabs a side headlock, Hart sends him away to the ropes, drops down, gets plowed over by a shoulder block and spills to the outside. Bret pulls himself back up to the apron, Bulldog clobbers him back to the floor, the champion stumbles back up again, Davey Boy sets for a suplex back inside, but The Hitman slides out of it for a bridging german suplex, nearly getting a 3 count.

The challenger quickly goes to shoot him to the ropes, Bret reverses it, both guys connect with a clothesline, double down and struggle back to a vertical base. The Bulldog charges the champion near the ropes, gets elevated over the top to the floor, The Excellence of Execution slingshots outside with a crossbody, then peppers him with stiff right hands. He climbs to the 2nd rope and looks for a standing slingshot splash, Davey Boy catches him over his shoulder, plants him on the floor with a Running Powerslam, then rips up some of the padding to expose the concrete floor. He hooks The Hitman for a suplex, Bret blocks it, crotches him on the top of the barricade, then clotheslines him down before tosses the challenger into the ring.

Hart climbs in, cracks Bulldog with a backbreaker for a 2 count, shoots him into the corner, Davey Boy gets flipped upside down, then propped on the top turnbuckle. The Excellence of Execution climbs up and delivers a superplex for a near fall, argues with the ref about the count, The Bulldog hooks him from behind for a roll-up, the champion rolls through it and nearly finishes it off. He whips Davey Boy to the ropes for a back body drop, hammers him in the corner with uppercuts, irish whip across is reversed, Bulldog charges in and eats a boot to the jaw. The Hitman rolls him up with a mahistral cradle, the challenger can’t kick out and Bret retains.
Winner and STILL WWF Champion: Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart (Mahistral Cradle)

• EA’s Take: Tremendous main event here and a match that I’d classify under the “Best Matches You’ve Forgotten About” category. A real war that I’m pretty sure Bret bladed for at a time when that NEVER happened as it was outlawed by the company at the time, however it absolutely helped this feel like a fight. The title may be on Bret while the focus is shifting onto other Superstars, but he still delivers and we know that these two have worked against each other numerous times, but did a great job at making this different. Honestly, who was winning matches with a mahistral cradle at this time in the States?

Backstage: Todd Pettengill is joined by Paul Bearer & The Undertaker in the locker room, Bearer speaking about the fans wanting Taker to get a title match, then thanks Gorilla Monsoon for giving him a shot at the Royal Rumble. Diesel walks in and wonders what’s going on here, asks how The Deadman can be the number one contender and claims he’s got the next title shot. He goes face-to-face with The Phenom, says it seems like there are people here that have been dodging him and wonders if this is how it’s going to be, Taker stating that it is.

EA’s Finisher: Outside of the main event between The Hitman and The Bulldog, this entire event didn’t really give us anything I’d refer to as a hidden gem, however I did walk away thinking the Hog Pen Match was surprisingly entertaining. Dean Douglas getting pulled was a negative only because with a six match card, one of those turned into a 45 second squash surrounded by a segment, however did give the return of Jarrett for what that’s worth. Some fresh angles would come as a result of IYH as well like we saw with the Diesel/Undertaker promo, but you also had the introduction of Xanta Claus, a definite step backwards as a character. That’s not even mentioning that of your three titles, only one is on the line. So much like our last event, some good, some bad, little great.

Top Three To Watch
1 – Bret Hart vs. The British Bulldog
2 – Henry Godwinn vs. Hunter Hearst Helmsley
3 – Sycho Sid & 1-2-3 Kid vs. Marty Jannetty & Razor Ramon

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