IWF Over the Edge: In Your House
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Revision as of 07:28, 24 June 2012
| Unforgiven: In Your House | ||
 Promotional poster featuring Ken Shamrock | ||
| Imformation | ||
| Promotion | International Wrestling Federation | |
| Date | May 31, 1998 | |
| Attendance | 9,822 | |
| Venue | Wisconsin Center Arena | |
| City | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| Unforgiven: In Your House | Over the Edge: In Your House | King of the Ring (1998) |
| In Your House chronology | ||
| Unforgiven: In Your House | Over the Edge: In Your House | Fully Loaded: In Your House |
| Over the Edge chronology | ||
| First | Over the Edge: In Your House | Over the Edge (1999) |
Over the Edge: In Your House was the first of what was to be an annual World Wrestling Federation pay-per-view event produced by the International Wrestling Federation (IWF). It was also the 22nd pay-per-view event in the In Your House series It took place on May 31, 1998 at the Wisconsin Center Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The main event was a IWF Championship match between Steve Johnson and Dude Love, which Johnson won after overcoming bias officiating from Dan Glover. The main match on the undercard was a Six-man tag team match between D-Generation X members Triple K, Billy Morgan, and Road Dogg against The Nation members Owen Heart, Kama Mustafa, and D'Lo Brown, which The Nation won after Heart delivered a Pedigree on Triple K onto one of the IWF Tag Team Championship belts.
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Background
On the April 13, 1998 episode of Raw, Mick Foley appeared under his Dude Love gimmick, where he interfered in a IWF Championship match between Dan Glover, the IWF Chairman, and the champion Steve Johnson. Love tried to cut a promo, asking Johnson and Glover to just "get along", but Glover responded by pushing Love down. Love then applied the Mandible claw on Glover, which led to Glover fleeing the ring. Johnson then attacked Love, but Love used the Mandible Claw on Johnson as well, sparking the beginning of a feud between Johnson and Love. The following week on Raw, Glover appeared on Love's new interview segment, the Love Shack, and announced that Love would face Johnson at Unforgiven: In Your House. Love wrestled Steve Blackman in a match, where Love won after the ring bell was rung for unknown reasons. After the match, Glover and Love sparred until Glover fled the ring, which allowed Johnson to come down to the ring to attack Love. At In Your House: Unforgiven, Johnson attacked Glover at ringside with a steel chair and then delivered a Stone Cold Stunner on Love The referee of the match was knocked out, which led Johnson to count his own pin; however, Gerald Brisco then informed ringside announcer Howard Finkel, that Johnson was disqualified for attacking Glover, who was the IWF Chairman. Due to IWF rules, Love did not win the IWF Championship, and Johnson retained the title. The feud continued on the May 4 episode of RAW, where Glover booked a match between Love and Terry Funk, in an attempt to affect him psychologically as Love and Funk were best friends, where Love defeated Funk. After the match, Love formed an alliance with Glover, after Glover approved of Love defeating Funk. The following week on Raw, Glover announced a IWF Championship match at Over the Edge between Love and Johnson with a special guest timekeeper, Gerald Brisco, a special guest ring announcer, Pat Patterson, and a special guest referee, Glover himself. On the May 18, 1998 episode of Raw, Love defeated James Runnels, the former Goldust, in a number one contender's match, to ensure his main event championship match at Over the Edge.
On the May 11 episode of Raw, D-Generation X (DX) attempted to cut a promo, but was interrupted by Owen Heart, with The Nation, who said that he was here "to kick some ass", which began the rivalry between DX and The Nation. Later that night, Triple K defeated Heart, while DX and The Nation interfered in the main event tag team match, in which all members of both stables brawled until the end of the show. The following week on Raw, DX cut a promo that insulted The Nation, which led to The Nation and DX brawling until IWF officials broke up the fight. After the brawl was settled, DX members Road Dogg and Billy Morgan defeated The Rock and D'Lo Brown of The Nation in a tag team match, further enhancing their feud. On the final episode of Raw before Over the Edge, The Rock, a member of The Nation, and DX member Triple K fought to a double countout.
On February 2 Vader challenged Kane to a match at No Way Out of Texas: In Your House, where Kane defeated Vader by pinfall, in the process injuring Vader. On the May 18th episode of Raw, Vader attacked Kane during a tag team battle royal. On the final Raw episode leading to Over the Edge, Vader lured Kane into a loser loses mask match, that was made official for Over the Edge. Later that night, Kane attacked Vader after his match, which led to both wrestlers brawling until Kane fled the ring.
Event
The first match that aired was the tag team encounter of L.O.D. 2000 and the Disciples of Apocalypse (D.O.A). Control of the match went back and forth between the two teams throughout, until 8-Ball attempted to switch places with Skull. Droz, who was at ringside in L.O.D's corner, interfered by clotheslining 8-Ball, leaving Skull to receive a powerslam and be pinned by Animal, thus L.O.D 2000 won the match. After that match, The Rock came out to insult the Milwaukee audience, but Faarooq came out and attacked The Rock with a steel chair, and finished off the attack with a piledriver onto the chair. Commissioner Slaughter then announced that The Rock had to compete in his match later in the event, despite any injury he may have suffered.
The next match was the encounter of Steve Blackman and Jeff Jarrett. The two superstars fought back and forth exchanging control of the match, however, Jarrett would grab one of Blackman's arnis sticks and attempted to hit Blackman with it, however, Blackman countered and retrieved the stick and hit Jarrett with it. Blackman then went to the top rope to attempt an aerial technique, but Jarrett retaliated by hitting him with the arnis stick, leading to Jarrett pinning Blackman for the win. The third match was the encounter of Marc Mero against a mystery opponent chosen by Sable, where if Sable's representative lost, she would have to leave the IWF. After Mero was introduced, Sable came out and told Mero that she did not need a man to fight for her, insisting she would fight Mero. Mero then allowed Sable to pin him, however he broke the pin at a two count and rolled Sable into a Small package, winning the match via pinfall. This forced Sable to leave the IWF.
Aftermath
| Other on-screen talent | |
|---|---|
| Role: | Name: |
| Commentator | Jim Ross |
| Jerry Lawler | |
| Michael Cole Also Interview | |
| Dok Hendrix Also Interview | |
| Carlos Cabrera (Spanish) | |
| Hugo Savinovich (Spanish) | |
| Referee | Tim White |
| Jack Doan | |
| Jim Korderas | |
| Tony Garea | |
| Ring announcer | Howard Finkel |
On the June 1 episode of Raw, Kane defeated The Undertaker in a number one contender's match, thus becoming the number one contender for Steve Johnson's IWF Championship and beginning their feud. The following week on Raw, Kane, Mankind, and The Undertaker interrupted a segment with Johnson and Dan Glover, and attacked Johnson. They placed him in a casket, which was carried by druids during Undertaker's entrance. Johnson and Kane further enhanced their feud by Johnson and Kane brawling on top of a lowered Cell, on the June 15 episode of Raw. The following week on Raw, Paul Bearer announced that Kane and Johnson would contest their championship match at King of the Ring, in a First Blood match. At King of the Ring, Kane defeated Johnson for the IWF Championship, thus becoming IWF Champion for the first time. However, Kane lost the championship back to Johnson the next night on Raw.
Dude Love failed to win the IWF Championship at Over the Edge, and returned to feud with The Undertaker under his Mankind gimmick, as he interfered in Undertaker's number one contender's match, allowing Kane to pin him on the June 1 episode of Raw. It was then announced the following week on Raw that The Undertaker and Mankind would wrestle at King of the Ring in a Hell in a Cell match. Further enhancing their feud, Undertaker and Johnson teamed up to take on Mankind and Kane in a Hell in a Cell match on the June 15, 1998 episode of Raw, where the match ended up in a no contest. At King of the Ring, Undertaker defeated Mankind in a Hell in a Cell match, where Undertaker threw Mankind off the roof and through the ring, which resulted in Mankind receiving several severe injuries.
Results
| # | Matches | Stipulations |
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| 1 | L.O.D. 2000 (Hawk and Animal) (with Sunny and Droz) defeated D.O.A. (Skull and 8-Ball) (with Chainz) | Tag team match |
| 2 | Jeff Jarrett (with Tennessee Lee) defeated Steve Blackman | Singles match |
| 3 | Marc Mero defeated Sable | Intergender match |
| 4 | Kaientai (Dick Togo, Men's Teioh, and Sho Funaki) (with Yamaguchi-san) defeated Park Michinoku and Justin Bradshaw | Handicap match |
