* Kaientai vs. Headbangers/Taka
The more and more I see Kaientai, the more I begin to think Taka is the most overrated wrestler on this planet. When this match started I was beginning to think I was accidentally watching a tape of Shotgun instead of a WWF PPV. A completely uneventful match.
Winners: Headbangers/Taka by pinfall with Michinoku Driver.

* Ken Shamrock vs. Jeff Jarrett (semi-finals of King of the Ring)
Would the KOTR be JJ's chance to shine and step to the next level in the WWF? Yeah, right. Jeff Jarrett's only means of attack was to tackle Shamrock's leg. Shamrock executed a hurricanrana and finished Double J off with the ankle lock.
Winner: Shamrock by submission via ankle lock.

* The Rock vs. Dan Severn (Semi-finals of King of the Ring)
Severn, know your role and shut your mouth! Throughout the match Severn displayed excellent wrestling skills, but we all know that Shamrock vs. Severn matchup can't happen this soon. With Mark Henry distracting the ref, D-Lo Brown knew his role and laid the smack down on Severn's ass with a frog splash off the top rope.
Winner: The Rock by pinfall with help from D-Lo.

* Al Snow/Head vs. Too Much (Special ref Jerry Lawler)
The comic relief of Al Snow is equaled only by DX. At first, Snow and Head didn't look like a very good team since Head was reluctant to tag in. Finally, Snow tagged in the Head and the match changed. Snow was battling Scott Taylor and Brian Christopher went to work on Head. With help from his daddy, Lawler, Christopher attached a bottle of "Head and Shoulders" to the Head and got the pin.
Winners: Too Much by pinfall of Head.

* X-Pac vs. Owen Hart
An action packed match between two great wrestlers. The turning point was Mark Henry splashing X-Pac on the floor. Vader then ran out and nailed Henry. Owen then put the sharpshooter on X-Pac, but Chyna came to the rescue. Chyna executed the DDT on Owen.
Winner: X-Pac by pinfall with DDT from Chyna.

* New Age Outlaws vs. Midnight Express
The best part of the match was when brothers and former tag partners, Billy and Bart Gunn squared off. A great back and forth tag team match that proved Road Dog Jesse James is definitely one of the least talented ring wrestlers in the WWF. A double team with a Hot Shot (slingshot off the top rope) ended the match.
Winners: New Age Outlaws by pinfall after hot shot.

* The Rock vs. Ken Shamrock (King of the Ring)
Two of the best athletes in the WWF squared off for the King of the Ring title. This was a very entertaining match that went back and forth. Shamrock showed he sure has come a long way since his debut. Obviously, with the Intercontinental Title NOT on the line, The Rock was clean to job the match.
Winner: Ken Shamrock by submission with ankle lock.

* Undertaker vs. Mankind (Hell in a Cell)
FOLEY!!! FOLEY!!! FOLEY!!! The match started out with Mankind on top of the cage. UT joined him and the battle began. Within seconds UT threw Mankind off the top of the cage to the Mexican PPV table. That's right! About 20 feet from the top of the cage to the table. AMAZING!!! The paramedics came out along with Terry Funk and the match looked like it was over. While taking Mankind away on the stretcher, Mankind decided the show must go on. Mankind climbed back on top of the cage to meet UT again. UT chokeslammed Mankind THROUGH the cage and Mankind landed in the middle of the ring on his back. Another drop of about 16 feet. WWF! WWF! WWF! The paramedics entered again and UT chokeslammed Funk. The ring emptied leaving Mankind and UT locked inside. Mankind hit UT with a chair and UT crawled on the ground so he could blade. Mankind found a bag of thumb tacks under the ring and dumped them on the ring. A battle back and forth until UT chokeslammed Mankind on the thumbtacks. The chokeslam was followed by a tombstone.
Winner: Undertaker by pinfall after tombstone piledriver.

* Kane vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin (WWF championship-First Blood match)
The Kane angle may still be alive. Austin took the advantage right away and the cell started lowering. They fought outside for a while and then climbed back in the ring. The cell lowered again. Mankind came running down with a chair, but Steve Austin stunned him and then stunned Kane. Undertaker came running down with a chair of his own. UT poured gas on the knocked out ref. Austin and UT lined up to give Mankind a double chair, but UT hit Austin. Austin fell to the floor and OBVIOUSLY cut himself. Austin beat on Kane with the chair while blood poured down Austin's face like syrup out of a bottle. The ref recovered and called for the bell. What are the five words you never thought you would hear? "... And NEW WWF champion, Kane!"
Winner: Kane due to the fact Austin had blood pouring from his head.

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