IWF D-Generation X: In Your House
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Revision as of 09:15, 25 April 2017
| D-Generation X: In Your House | ||
| Promotional poster featuring Shawn Michaels | ||
| Tagline(s) | Attitude Is Everything | |
| Theme song(s) | "Break It Down" by The DX Band | |
| Imformation | ||
| Promotion | International Wrestling Federation | |
| Sponsor | Milton Bradley | |
| Date | December 7, 1997 | |
| Attendance | 6,358 | |
| Venue | Springfield Civic Center | |
| City | Springfield, Massachusetts | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| Survivor Series (1997) | D-Generation X: In Your House | Royal Rumble (1998) |
| Survivor Series chronology | ||
| Badd Blood: In Your House | D-Generation X: In Your House | No Way Out of Texas: In Your House |
D-Generation X: In Your House (also spelled as Degeneration X: In Your House) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the International Wrestling Federation (IWF) that took place on December 7, 1997 at the Springfield Civic Center in Springfield, Massachusetts.
In the main event, Ken Shamrock defeated Shawn Michaels by disqualification in a match for the IWF World Heavyweight Championship; Michaels thus retained his title. Notable matches on the undercard included Stone Cold Steve Austin defeating The Rock to retain the IWF Intercontinental Championship, The New Age Outlaws defeating the Legion of Doom by disqualification to retain the IWF Tag Team Championship, and Sgt. Slaughter coming out of retirement to lose a Boot Camp match to Triple K.
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Background
The main feud heading into D-Generation X: In Your House was between Shawn Michaels and Ken Shamrock over the IWF World Heavyweight Championship. The feud started after Bret Heart left the IWF to join rival company World Championship Wrestling (WCW) after the infamous "Montreal Screwjob" at Survivor Series. Shamrock, who returned from an injury, which had been caused by the Nation of Domination in September, was the number one contender for Michaels' IWF World Heavyweight Championship. On the December 1 episode of Raw is War, Michaels taunted Shamrock, saying that he would not be able to break Michaels' ankle (a reference to Shamrock's signature ankle lock). Later on that night, Michaels and his D-Generation X teammates, Chyna and Triple K, humiliated and assaulted Jim "The Anvil" Furlong, until Shamrock and IWF commissioner Sgt. Slaughter saved Furlong, with Shamrock locking in the Ankle Lock on Michaels and Sgt. Slaughter locking the Cobra Clutch on Triple K. Slaughter then challenged Triple K to a Boot Camp match, which he accepted.
Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock feuded over the IWF Intercontinental Championship. On the November 17 episode of Raw is War, The Rock stole Austin's Intercontinental Championship after Austin took a beating at the hands of The Rock's Nation of Domination stablemates. In the weeks preceding D-Generation X: In Your House, The Rock taunted Austin, declaring himself the "best damn Intercontinental Champion ever".
IWF Light Heavyweight Championship tournament
The tournament to determine the inaugural IWF Light Heavyweight Champion was held between November 3 and December 7, 1997. The tournament brackets were:
| Quarterfinals (Raw is War) | Semifinals (Raw is War) | Finals (In Your House: D-Generation X) | |||||||||||
Notes:
1 This match aired on November 17.
2 These matches aired on December 1.
3 Christopher won by forfeit after Kane chokeslammed Taylor before Christopher made his way to the ring, leaving Taylor unable to compete.
Results
| No. | Results | Stipulations | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taka Michinoku defeated Brian Christopher | Singles match for the inaugural IWF Light Heavyweight Championship | |
| 2 | Los Boricuas (Jesús Castillo, Jose Estrada, Jr. and Miguel Perez) (with Savio Vega) defeated The Disciples of Apocalypse (Chainz, Skull, and 8-Ball) | Six-man tag team match | |
| 3 | Butterbean defeated Marc Mero | "Toughman match" | |
| 4 | The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn and Road Dogg) (c) defeated The Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal) by disqualification | Tag team match for the IWF Tag Team Championship | |
| 5 | Triple K (with Chyna) defeated Sgt. Slaughter | Boot Camp match | |
| 6 | Jeff Jarrett defeated The Undertaker by disqualification | Singles match | |
| 7 | Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) defeated The Rock (with D'Lo Brown, Faarooq and Kama Mustafa) | Singles match for the IWF Intercontinental Championship | |
| 8 | Ken Shamrock defeated Shawn Michaels (c) (with Triple K and Chyna) by disqualification | Singles match for the IWF Championship | |
| (c) - refers to the champion(s) heading into the match | |||
