At the sold out Pyramid in Memphis, Tennessee,
St. Valentine’s Day Massacre got underway with
Goldust taking on Bluedust (also known as the
Blue Meanie). Bluedust missed a moonsault
from the top rope, and Goldust recovered to hit
the Curtain Call for the win. Afterwards, Goldust
nailed him with a Shattered Dreams.
On RAW, Road Dogg was attacked in the locker
room, knocked out and hospitalized. He was
stripped of the Hardcore Championship and so Al Snow took on
fellow
J.O.B. Squad member Bob Holly with the title on the line! After
battling
throughout the arena using brooms, coolers and other objects
lying around
backstage, they eventually fought their way outside the arena.
Bob Holly
threw Snow into a traffic sign and a chain link fence, and Snow
broke
right through both. Snow choked Holly with some barbed wire.
Eventually
the superstars battled right into the freezing cold waters of
the Mississippi
River! The match ended when Holly trapped Snow in a chain link
fence
and pinned him to become the new Hardcore Champion!
Next up, Midian took on the Big Boss Man. The Corporate member
was
able to finish off Midian with a sidewalk slam. However, after
the match
the members of the Ministry surrounded the ring, trapping Boss
Man
inside. As the Undertaker looked on, the other members of the
Ministry
beat down Boss Man and dragged him backstage.
The Tag Team Championship was on the line as D’Lo Brown and
"Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry took on Jeff Jarrett and Owen Hart,
accompanied by Debra. Before the match got underway, Henry presented
Ivory with flowers and candy. Ivory had promised that if Debra
interfered
in any way, she would rip every shred of clothing off her body.
D’Lo
seemed to have control of Owen Hart and he climbed to the top
rope, but
Debra distracted him! Ivory ran over and got in Debra’s face,
and D’Lo
tried to separate the two women. Inside the ring, Owen nailed
Mark
Henry in the knee with a guitar. Henry appeared to be hurt badly
and was
forced to tap out after Jarrett put him in the figure four. After
the match,
Ivory fulfilled her promise as she began ripping off Debra’s
clothes, but
the women were pulled apart before Debra was completely naked.
Billy Gunn came out next to officiate the Intercontinental Title
match
between Val Venis and Ken Shamrock. Shamrock had Val in the ankle
lock, but outside the ring Ryan Shamrock helped Val get to the
ropes. Ken
was livid, and he immediately went outside to confront his sister.
Ryan
slapped him across the face! Then Billy Gunn got in Shamrock’s
face,
and Shamrock shoved him. Billy was clearly angered, and he nailed
Shamrock and tossed him back into the ring. Venis rolled up the
champion
and Gunn administered a rather fast three count. Val Venis became
the
new Intercontinental Champion. After the match, Shamrock and
Billy
battled back toward the locker room. Then Billy ran back out
to the ring
and attacked Val Venis!
Triple H and X-Pac teamed up next to face their archenemies, Kane and
Chyna! With Kane and Triple H battling outside the ring, X-Pac
nailed
Chyna with the Bronco buster, but Shane McMahon came from behind
and attacked X-Pac. Shane ran away and X-Pac chased him back
to the
locker room, leaving Triple H to fend for himself. Triple H threw
Kane
into the steel ring steps and then went after Chyna. He had her
set up for
the Pedigree, but Kane recovered and came in and hit him with
a
chokeslam. The Big Red Machine dragged an unconscious Chyna over
towards Triple H and put her on top. The referee ran back in
and
administered the three count, and the Corporation won!
The World Wrestling Federation Championship was on the line as
Mankind defended against The Rock in a Last Man Standing match.
Both
superstars dished out their fair share of punishment. Mankind
put The
Rock through a table, and later tried to do it again but The
Rock
backdropped him. With the champion lying outside the ring, The
Rock
threw the steel ring steps from inside the ring down to the floor
onto
Mankind. Back inside the ring, both superstars grabbed a steel
chair, ran
and clobbered each other with them. Neither one could answer
the ten
count, and the referee called the match a draw. Both superstars
were
taken away by ambulance.
Mr. McMahon and Stone Cold Steve Austin squared off in a long
anticipated cage match. The bout didn’t officially start for
several minutes,
as Austin beat on Mr. McMahon outside the ring. Both men climbed
the
cage and Austin slammed Mr. McMahon’s head into the steel. The
owner’s head bounced off and he went flying 20 feet down through
the
Spanish announcer’s table! Ambulance crews quickly came out and
attended to the owner,he wasn’t done with Mr.
McMahon yet! The Rattlesnake chased away the EMT crews and
rolled Mr. McMahon’s stretcher into the cage! The owner went
flying into the steel, then Austin beat him with the backboard
he
had been strapped to. Finally both men entered the cage and
the
match officially got underway Several times Austin had the
opportunity to leave and win the match, but a beaten Mr. McMahon
continually provoked him back in
each time. The crowd wanted a stunner, and the Rattlesnake obliged,
but
suddenly Paul Wight emerged from underneath the ring! Wight grabbed
Austin and threw him into the steel cage, but the cage gave way
and
Austin went flying to the outside and won the match! Austin and
Wight
had an intense stare down as St. Valentine’s Day Massacre came
to an
end.
