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'''In Your House''' was a pay-per-view series created by the [[International Wrestling Entertainment|International Wrestling Federation]] (IWF). The original concept was that, in months when the IWF was not holding one of its major PPV events ([[WrestleMania]], [[King of the Ring]], [[IWE SummerSlam|SummerSlam]], [[IWE Survivor Series|Survivor Series]], and [[Royal Rumble]], which at the time ran for three hours and retailed for $29.95), they would offer a two-hour PPV, priced at $14.95.  The price was raised to $19.95 starting with In Your House 5: Season's Beatings. The [[International Wrestling Entertainment|IWF]] did this in response to a move by competitor [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)|World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW) to hold monthly pay-per-views, with the difference being that WCW's events were typical 2.5-3 hour shows. The IWF eventually expanded all of its pay-per-view specials to three hours, including ''In Your House'' events.
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |The "In Your House" logo from 1995–1997
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| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Information'''
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Promotion'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[IWE|International Wrestling Federation]]
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''First event'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[IWF In Your House 1|In Your House 1]]
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Last event'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[IWF Backlash: In Your House|Backlash: In Your House]]
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'''''In Your House''''' was a [[Pay-Per-View|pay-per-view]] series created by the International Wrestling Federation (IWF, now [[IWE]]) that aired from May 1995 to April 1999.
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[[International Wrestling Entertainment|IWF]] retired the ''In Your House'' branding for its monthly pay-per-views following 1999's ''Backlash: In Your House'' event, as the company moved to install permanent names for each of its monthly events like WCW had.
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The original concept was that, in months when the IWF was not holding one of its major PPV events ([[IWE WrestleMania|WrestleMania]], [[IWE King of the Ring|King of the Ring]], [[IWE SummerSlam|SummerSlam]], [[IWE Survivor Series|Survivor Series]], and [[IWE Royal Rumble|Royal Rumble]], which at the time ran for three hours and retailed for $29.95), they would offer a two-hour PPV, priced at US$14.95. The price was raised to $19.95 starting in December 1995 with ''In Your House 5''. The IWF did this in response to a move by competitor [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)|World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW) to increase their annual pay-per-view events (in 1995, WCW held 9 PPV events; in 1996, 10 and finally started airing monthly events in 1997). Notwithstanding the addition of more IWF events, WCW's events regularly ran between 2.5–3 hours. Starting in September 1997, the IWF expanded all of its ''In Your House'' events to three hours, thus matching the runtime of its major PPV events.
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The IWF retired the ''In Your House'' branding for its monthly pay-per-views following April 1999's ''Backlash: In Your House'' event, as the company moved to install permanent names for each of its monthly events. The similar branding of this series was then used for the [[NXT TakeOver Series|NXT TakeOver series]] in 2014.
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The [[IWE World Heavyweight Championship|IWF Championship]] would never change hands at any event in the In Your House series. A new champion was crowned only once, in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic elimination matches|four corners elimination match]] for the vacant title at February 1997's [[IWF In Your House 13: Final Four|In Your House 13: Final Four]]; [[Ryan Barnhart|Shawn Michaels]] was forced to relinquish the championship due to injury three days earlier, turning what was originally a number one contender's match into a title match.
==History==
==History==
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The events were numbered, as In Your House #1, #2, and so on, until event specific subtitles were added at a later date with the #1 Premier, #2 The Lumberjacks, #3 Triple Header, also locations #4 Great White North, and time of year #5 Seasons Beatings and officially starting tag lines with #7 "Good Friends, Better Enemies" (referring to the main event of [[Ryan Barnhart]] vs. [[Kevin Nash|Diesel]]), "It's Time" ([[Big Van Steven|Steven]]'s catchphrase), "Buried Alive" (describing the main event match), "A Cold Day in Hell" (contrasting gimmicks of main eventers [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Steve Johnson]] and [[Martin McAlmondThe Undertaker]]), "Rock Bottom" ([[Sam Simkins|The Rock]]'s finishing move and the decline of his opponent [[Mick Foley|Mankind]]), "[[IWF St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House|St. Valentine's Day Massacre]]" (a violent event taking place in February and the PPV happened on Valentine's Day), and many others. Gradually the subtitles became main titles (whereas the PPV was not named In Your House: Fully Loaded but Fully Loaded: In Your House), until regular named shows such as [[IWE No Way Out|No Way Out]], [[IWE Backlash|Backlash]], and [[IWE Judgment Day|Judgment Day]] took over. The first of these, "Ground Zero: In Your House" was also the first In Your House PPV to be a three-hour event.
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The first 6 In Your House events were not promoted with [[Subtitle (Titling)|subtitle]]s, although they were retroactively added years later, most notably on the IWE 24/7 Classics On Demand channel. The retroactive subtitles were "In Your House: Premiere", "In Your House 2: The Lumberjacks", "In Your House 3: Triple Header", "In Your House 4: Great White North", "In Your House 5: Seasons Beatings" and "In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage". The actual first event to officially start using a subtitle was the seventh event, "In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies". In September 1997 the subtitles became main titles (whereas the PPV was not named In Your House: Ground Zero but [[IWF Ground Zero: In Your House|Ground Zero: In Your House]]), until regular named shows such as [[IWF Fully Loaded|Fully Loaded]] and [[IWE Unforgiven|Unforgiven]] took over in 1999. "Ground Zero: In Your House" was the first In Your House PPV to be a three-hour event.
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The [[International Wrestling Entertainment|IWF]] gave away a brand-new house in the Hunter's Creek subdivision area in Orlando, Florida on the first PPV to a randomly selected fan.
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The IWF gave away a brand-new house in the Hunter's Creek subdivision area in [[Orlando, Florida]] on the first PPV to a randomly selected viewer.
==Dates and venues==
==Dates and venues==
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|[[IWF In Your House|In Your House 1: Premiere]]
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|[[IWF In Your House 1|In Your House 1]]<br><small>"Premiere"</small>
|May 14, 1995
|May 14, 1995
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|Syracuse, New York
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|[[Syracuse, New York]]
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|Onondaga War Memorial
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|[[Onondaga War Memorial]]
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|{{small|[[Kevin Nash|Diesel]] (c) vs. [[Sid Justice|Sycho Sid]] for the [[IWE Championship|IWF Championship]]}}
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|[[IWF In Your House 2: The Lumberjacks|In Your House 2: The Lumberjacks]]
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|[[IWF In Your House 2: The Lumberjacks|In Your House 2]]<br><small>"The Lumberjacks"</small>
|July 23, 1995
|July 23, 1995
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|Nashville, Tennessee
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|[[Nashville, Tennessee]]
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|Nashville Municipal Auditorium
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|[[Nashville Municipal Auditorium]]
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|{{small|Diesel (c) vs. Sycho Sid for the [[IWE Championship|IWF Championship]] in a [[Lumberjack Match|Lumberjack match]]}}
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|3
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|[[IWF In Your House 3|In Your House 3]]
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|[[IWF In Your House 3|In Your House 3]]<br><small>"Triple Header"</small>
|September 24, 1995
|September 24, 1995
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|Saginaw, Michigan
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|[[Saginaw, Michigan]]
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|Saginaw Civic Center
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|[[Saginaw Civic Center]]
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|{{small|Diesel and [[Ryan Barnhart|Shawn Micheals]] vs. [[Taylor Anoa'i (wrestler)|Yokozuna]] and [[Davey Boy Adldrich|The British Bulldog]] for the [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWF Tag Team Championship]], IWF Championship and [[IWE Intercontinental Championship|IWF Intercontinental Championship]]}}
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|[[IWF In Your House 4|In Your House 4]]
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|[[IWF In Your House 4|In Your House 4]]<br><small>"Great White North"</small>
|October 22, 1995
|October 22, 1995
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|Winnipeg, Manitoba
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|[[Winnipeg|Winnipeg, Manitoba]]
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|Winnipeg Arena
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|[[Winnipeg Arena]]
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|{{small|[[Davey Boy Adlrich|The British Bulldog]] vs. [[Kevin Nash|Diesel]] (c) for the [[IWE Championship|IWF Championship]]}}
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|5
|5
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|[[IWF In Your House 5: Seasons Beatings|In Your House 5: Seasons Beatings]]
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|[[IWF In Your House 5: Seasons Beatings|In Your House 5]]<br><small>"Seasons Beatings"</small>
|December 17, 1995
|December 17, 1995
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|Hershey, Pennsylvania
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|[[Hershey, Pennsylvania]]
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|Hersheypark Arena
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|[[Hersheypark Arena]]
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|{{small|[[Bret Heart]] (c) vs. [[Davey Boy Aldrich|The British Bulldog]] for the [[IWE Championship|IWF Championship]]}}
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|6
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|[[IWF In Your House 6|In Your House 6]]
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|[[IWF In Your House 6|In Your House 6]]<br><small>"Rage in the Cage"</small>
|February 18, 1996
|February 18, 1996
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|Louisville, Kentucky
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|[[Louisville, Kentucky]]
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|Louisville Gardens
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|[[Louisville Gardens]]
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|{{small|Bret Heart (c) vs. Diesel in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Cages|Steel Cage match]] for the [[IWE Championship|IWF World Heavyweight Championship]]}}
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|[[IWF In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies|In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies]]
|[[IWF In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies|In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies]]
|April 28, 1996
|April 28, 1996
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|Omaha, Nebraska
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|[[Omaha, Nebraska]]
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|Omaha Civic Auditorium
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|[[Omaha Civic Auditorium]]
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|{{small|Shawn Michaels (c) vs. Diesel in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Hardcore-based variations|No Holds Barred match]] for the [[IWE Championship|IWF World Heavyweight Championship]]}}
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|rowspan=2|[[IWF In Your House 8: Beware of Dog|In Your House 8: Beware of Dog]]
|rowspan=2|[[IWF In Your House 8: Beware of Dog|In Your House 8: Beware of Dog]]
|May 26, 1996
|May 26, 1996
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|Florence, South Carolina
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|[[Florence, South Carolina]]
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|Florence Civic Center
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|[[Florence Civic Center]]
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|{{small|Shawn Michaels vs. The British Bulldog for the [[IWE Championship|IWF World Heavyweight Championship]]}}
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|May 28, 1996
|May 28, 1996
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|North Charleston, South Carolina
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|[[North Charleston, South Carolina]]
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|North Charleston Coliseum
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|[[North Charleston Coliseum]]
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|{{small|[[Dustin Semmmler|Goldust]] (c) vs. [[Martin McAlmond|The Undertaker]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Container-based variations|Casket match]] for the [[IWE Intercontinental Championship|IWF Intercontinental Championship]]}}
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|9
|9
|[[IWF In Your House 9: International Incident|In Your House 9: International Incident]]
|[[IWF In Your House 9: International Incident|In Your House 9: International Incident]]
|July 21, 1996
|July 21, 1996
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|Vancouver, British Columbia
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|[[Vancouver]]
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|General Motors Place
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|[[General Motors Place]]
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|{{small|''Camp Cornette'' ([[Steven White|Vader]], [[Owen Heart]], and The British Bulldog) vs. ''The People's Posse'' (Shawn Michaels, Sycho Sid, and [[Anthony Damrow|Ahmed Johnson]])}}
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|10
|10
|[[IWF In Your House 10: Mind Games|In Your House 10: Mind Games]]
|[[IWF In Your House 10: Mind Games|In Your House 10: Mind Games]]
|September 22, 1996
|September 22, 1996
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|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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|[[Philadelphia]]
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|CoreStates Center
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|[[CoreStates Center]]
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|{{small|Shawn Michaels (c) vs. [[Jon Foley|Mankind]] for the [[IWE Championship|IWF World Heavyweight Championship]]}}
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|11
|11
|[[IWF In Your House 11: Buried Alive|In Your House 11: Buried Alive]]
|[[IWF In Your House 11: Buried Alive|In Your House 11: Buried Alive]]
|October 20, 1996
|October 20, 1996
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|Indianapolis, Indiana
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|[[Indianapolis]]
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|Market Square Arena
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|[[Market Square Arena]]
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|{{small|The Undertaker vs. Mankind in the first [[Professional wrestling match types#Container-based variations|Buried Alive match]]}}
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|12
|[[IWF In Your House 12: It's Time|In Your House 12: It's Time]]
|[[IWF In Your House 12: It's Time|In Your House 12: It's Time]]
|December 15, 1996
|December 15, 1996
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|West Palm Beach, Florida
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|[[West Palm Beach, Florida]]
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|West Palm Beach Auditorium
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|[[West Palm Beach Auditorium]]
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|{{small|Sycho Sid (c) vs. Bret Heart for the [[IWE Championship|IWF World Heavyweight Championship]]}}
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|13
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|[[IWF In Your House 13: Final Four|In Your House 13: Final Four]]
|[[IWF In Your House 13: Final Four|In Your House 13: Final Four]]
|February 16, 1997
|February 16, 1997
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|Chattanooga, Tennessee
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|[[Chattanooga, Tennessee]]
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|UTC Arena
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|[[UTC Arena]]
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|{{small|Bret Heart vs. [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|"Stone Cold" Steve Austin]] vs. Vader vs. The Undertaker in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic elimination matches|Four Corners Elimination match]] for the vacant [[IWE Championship|IWF World Heavyweight Championship]]}}
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|14
|14
|[[IWF In Your House 14: Revenge of the 'Taker|In Your House 14: Revenge of the 'Taker]]
|[[IWF In Your House 14: Revenge of the 'Taker|In Your House 14: Revenge of the 'Taker]]
|April 20, 1997
|April 20, 1997
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|Rochester, New York
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|[[Rochester, New York]]
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|War Memorial Auditorium
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|[[Rochester Community War Memorial|War Memorial Auditorium]]
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|{{small|Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Bret Hart}}
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|[[IWF In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell|In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell]]
|[[IWF In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell|In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell]]
|May 11, 1997
|May 11, 1997
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|Richmond, Virginia
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|[[Richmond, Virginia]]
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|Richmond Coliseum
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|[[Richmond Coliseum]]
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|{{small|The Undertaker vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin for the [[IWE Championship|IWF World Heavyweight Championship]]}}
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|16
|16
|[[IWF In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede|In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede]]
|[[IWF In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede|In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede]]
|July 6, 1997
|July 6, 1997
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|Calgary, Alberta
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|[[Calgary|Calgary, Alberta]]
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|Saddledome
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|[[Saddledome]]
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|{{small|[[The Heart Foundation#The (New) Hart Foundation|The Heart Foundation]] ([[Bret Heart]], [[Jim Furlong]], [[Owen Heart]], [[Davey Boy Aldrich|The British Bulldog]], and [[Brian Pigman|Brian Pillman]]) vs. [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Stone Cold Steve Austin]], [[Ken Sherman|Ken Shamrock]], [[Dustin Semmler|Goldust]], and [[The Road Warriors|The Legion of Doom]] ([[Road Warrior Hawk|Hawk]] and [[Road Warrior Animal|Animal]])}}
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|Louisville, Kentucky
|Louisville, Kentucky
|Louisville Gardens
|Louisville Gardens
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|{{small|Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker}}
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|[[IWF Badd Blood: In Your House|Badd Blood: In Your House]]
|[[IWF Badd Blood: In Your House|Badd Blood: In Your House]]
|October 5, 1997
|October 5, 1997
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|St. Louis, Missouri
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|[[St. Louis, Missouri]]
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|Kiel Center
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|[[Scottrade Center|Kiel Center]]
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|{{small|Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker in the first [[Hell in a Cell Match|Hell in a Cell]] match to earn a [[IWE Championship|IWF World Heavyweight Championship]] match at [[IWF Survivor Series (1998)|Survivor Series]]}}
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|[[IWF D-Generation X: In Your House|D-Generation X: In Your House]]
|[[IWF D-Generation X: In Your House|D-Generation X: In Your House]]
|December 7, 1997
|December 7, 1997
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|Springfield, Massachusetts
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|[[Springfield, Massachusetts]]
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|Springfield Civic Center
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|[[Springfield Civic Center]]
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|{{small|[[Ken Sherman|Ken Shamrock]] vs. Shawn Michaels (c) for the [[IWE Championship|IWF World Heavyweight Championship]]}}
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|20
|20
|[[IWF No Way Out of Texas: In Your House|No Way Out of Texas: In Your House]]
|[[IWF No Way Out of Texas: In Your House|No Way Out of Texas: In Your House]]
|February 15, 1998
|February 15, 1998
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|Houston, Texas
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|[[Houston|Houston, Texas]]
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|Compaq Center
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|[[Compaq Center (Houston)|Compaq Center]]
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|{{small|Stone Cold Steve Austin, Owen Hart, [[Jon Foley|Cactus Jack]], and [[Terry <!--Ray--> Fuller|Chainsaw Charlie]] vs. [[Triple K]],  [[Douglas A. Rodriguez|Savio Vega]], and The [[The New Age Outlaws|New Age Outlaws]] ([[Billy Morgan|Billy Gunn]] and [[James Burdick|Road Dogg]]) [[Professional wrestling match types#No Disqualification match|Non-Sanctioned]] Eight-Man Tag Match}}
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|[[IWF Unforgiven: In Your House|Unforgiven: In Your House]]
|[[IWF Unforgiven: In Your House|Unforgiven: In Your House]]
|April 26, 1998
|April 26, 1998
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|Greensboro, North Carolina
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|[[Greensboro, North Carolina]]
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|Greensboro Coliseum
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|[[Greensboro Coliseum]]
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||{{small|[[Jon Foley|Dude Love]] vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) for the [[IWE Championship|IWF Championship]]}}
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|[[IWF Over the Edge: In Your House|Over the Edge: In Your House]]
|[[IWF Over the Edge: In Your House|Over the Edge: In Your House]]
|May 31, 1998
|May 31, 1998
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|Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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|[[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]]
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|Wisconsin Center Arena
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|[[Wisconsin Center Arena]]
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|{{small|Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) vs. Dude Love in a [[Professional wrestling match types#No Disqualification match|No Disqualification]] [[Professional wrestling match types#Falls Count Anywhere match|falls count anywhere match]] for the [[IWE Championship|IWF Championship]], with [[Vince Matteson]] as [[Professional wrestling match types#Special referee|special guest referee]]}}
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|[[IWF Fully Loaded: In Your House|Fully Loaded: In Your House]]
|[[IWF Fully Loaded: In Your House|Fully Loaded: In Your House]]
|July 26, 1998
|July 26, 1998
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|Fresno, California
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|[[Fresno, California]]
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|Selland Arena
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|[[Selland Arena]]
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|{{small|The Undertaker and Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. [[Glenn McAlmond (wrestler)|Kane]] and Mankind (c) for the [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWF Tag Team Championship]]}}
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|[[IWF Breakdown: In Your House|Breakdown: In Your House]]
|[[IWF Breakdown: In Your House|Breakdown: In Your House]]
|September 27, 1998
|September 27, 1998
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|Hamilton, Ontario
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|[[Hamilton, Ontario]]
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|Copps Coliseum
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|[[Copps Coliseum]]
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|{{small|The Undertaker vs. Kane vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) in a Triple Threat match for the [[IWE Championship|IWF Championship]] where Undertaker and Kane cannot pin each other}}
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|[[IWF Judgment Day: In Your House|Judgment Day: In Your House]]
|[[IWF Judgment Day: In Your House|Judgment Day: In Your House]]
|October 18, 1998
|October 18, 1998
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|Rosemont, Illinois
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|[[Rosemont, Illinois]]
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|Rosemont Horizon
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|[[Rosemont Horizon]]
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|{{small|Kane vs. The Undertaker (with Stone Cold Steve Austin as [[Professional wrestling match types#Special referee|special guest referee]]) for the vacant [[IWE Championship|IWF Championship]]; if Austin does not decide a winner, he is fired}}
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==External links==

Current revision as of 21:05, 16 July 2018

In Your House
The "In Your House" logo from 1995–1997
Information
Promotion International Wrestling Federation
First event In Your House 1
Last event Backlash: In Your House

In Your House was a pay-per-view series created by the International Wrestling Federation (IWF, now IWE) that aired from May 1995 to April 1999.

The original concept was that, in months when the IWF was not holding one of its major PPV events (WrestleMania, King of the Ring, SummerSlam, Survivor Series, and Royal Rumble, which at the time ran for three hours and retailed for $29.95), they would offer a two-hour PPV, priced at US$14.95. The price was raised to $19.95 starting in December 1995 with In Your House 5. The IWF did this in response to a move by competitor World Championship Wrestling (WCW) to increase their annual pay-per-view events (in 1995, WCW held 9 PPV events; in 1996, 10 and finally started airing monthly events in 1997). Notwithstanding the addition of more IWF events, WCW's events regularly ran between 2.5–3 hours. Starting in September 1997, the IWF expanded all of its In Your House events to three hours, thus matching the runtime of its major PPV events.

The IWF retired the In Your House branding for its monthly pay-per-views following April 1999's Backlash: In Your House event, as the company moved to install permanent names for each of its monthly events. The similar branding of this series was then used for the NXT TakeOver series in 2014.

The IWF Championship would never change hands at any event in the In Your House series. A new champion was crowned only once, in a four corners elimination match for the vacant title at February 1997's In Your House 13: Final Four; Shawn Michaels was forced to relinquish the championship due to injury three days earlier, turning what was originally a number one contender's match into a title match.

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[edit] History

The first 6 In Your House events were not promoted with subtitles, although they were retroactively added years later, most notably on the IWE 24/7 Classics On Demand channel. The retroactive subtitles were "In Your House: Premiere", "In Your House 2: The Lumberjacks", "In Your House 3: Triple Header", "In Your House 4: Great White North", "In Your House 5: Seasons Beatings" and "In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage". The actual first event to officially start using a subtitle was the seventh event, "In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies". In September 1997 the subtitles became main titles (whereas the PPV was not named In Your House: Ground Zero but Ground Zero: In Your House), until regular named shows such as Fully Loaded and Unforgiven took over in 1999. "Ground Zero: In Your House" was the first In Your House PPV to be a three-hour event.

The IWF gave away a brand-new house in the Hunter's Creek subdivision area in Orlando, Florida on the first PPV to a randomly selected viewer.

[edit] Dates and venues

# Event Date City Venue Main Event
1 In Your House 1
"Premiere" 		May 14, 1995 Syracuse, New York Onondaga War Memorial Diesel (c) vs. Sycho Sid for the IWF Championship
2 In Your House 2
"The Lumberjacks" 		July 23, 1995 Nashville, Tennessee Nashville Municipal Auditorium Diesel (c) vs. Sycho Sid for the IWF Championship in a Lumberjack match
3 In Your House 3
"Triple Header" 		September 24, 1995 Saginaw, Michigan Saginaw Civic Center Diesel and Shawn Micheals vs. Yokozuna and The British Bulldog for the IWF Tag Team Championship, IWF Championship and IWF Intercontinental Championship
4 In Your House 4
"Great White North" 		October 22, 1995 Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg Arena The British Bulldog vs. Diesel (c) for the IWF Championship
5 In Your House 5
"Seasons Beatings" 		December 17, 1995 Hershey, Pennsylvania Hersheypark Arena Bret Heart (c) vs. The British Bulldog for the IWF Championship
6 In Your House 6
"Rage in the Cage" 		February 18, 1996 Louisville, Kentucky Louisville Gardens Bret Heart (c) vs. Diesel in a Steel Cage match for the IWF World Heavyweight Championship
7 In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies April 28, 1996 Omaha, Nebraska Omaha Civic Auditorium Shawn Michaels (c) vs. Diesel in a No Holds Barred match for the IWF World Heavyweight Championship
8 In Your House 8: Beware of Dog May 26, 1996 Florence, South Carolina Florence Civic Center Shawn Michaels vs. The British Bulldog for the IWF World Heavyweight Championship
May 28, 1996 North Charleston, South Carolina North Charleston Coliseum Goldust (c) vs. The Undertaker in a Casket match for the IWF Intercontinental Championship
9 In Your House 9: International Incident July 21, 1996 Vancouver General Motors Place Camp Cornette (Vader, Owen Heart, and The British Bulldog) vs. The People's Posse (Shawn Michaels, Sycho Sid, and Ahmed Johnson)
10 In Your House 10: Mind Games September 22, 1996 Philadelphia CoreStates Center Shawn Michaels (c) vs. Mankind for the IWF World Heavyweight Championship
11 In Your House 11: Buried Alive October 20, 1996 Indianapolis Market Square Arena The Undertaker vs. Mankind in the first Buried Alive match
12 In Your House 12: It's Time December 15, 1996 West Palm Beach, Florida West Palm Beach Auditorium Sycho Sid (c) vs. Bret Heart for the IWF World Heavyweight Championship
13 In Your House 13: Final Four February 16, 1997 Chattanooga, Tennessee UTC Arena Bret Heart vs. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin vs. Vader vs. The Undertaker in a Four Corners Elimination match for the vacant IWF World Heavyweight Championship
14 In Your House 14: Revenge of the 'Taker April 20, 1997 Rochester, New York War Memorial Auditorium Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Bret Hart
15 In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell May 11, 1997 Richmond, Virginia Richmond Coliseum The Undertaker vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin for the IWF World Heavyweight Championship
16 In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede July 6, 1997 Calgary, Alberta Saddledome The Heart Foundation (Bret Heart, Jim Furlong, Owen Heart, The British Bulldog, and Brian Pillman) vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin, Ken Shamrock, Goldust, and The Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal)
17 Ground Zero: In Your House September 7, 1997 Louisville, Kentucky Louisville Gardens Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker
18 Badd Blood: In Your House October 5, 1997 St. Louis, Missouri Kiel Center Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker in the first Hell in a Cell match to earn a IWF World Heavyweight Championship match at Survivor Series
19 D-Generation X: In Your House December 7, 1997 Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield Civic Center Ken Shamrock vs. Shawn Michaels (c) for the IWF World Heavyweight Championship
20 No Way Out of Texas: In Your House February 15, 1998 Houston, Texas Compaq Center Stone Cold Steve Austin, Owen Hart, Cactus Jack, and Chainsaw Charlie vs. Triple K, Savio Vega, and The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn and Road Dogg) Non-Sanctioned Eight-Man Tag Match
21 Unforgiven: In Your House April 26, 1998 Greensboro, North Carolina Greensboro Coliseum Dude Love vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) for the IWF Championship
22 Over the Edge: In Your House May 31, 1998 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Wisconsin Center Arena Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) vs. Dude Love in a No Disqualification falls count anywhere match for the IWF Championship, with Vince Matteson as special guest referee
23 Fully Loaded: In Your House July 26, 1998 Fresno, California Selland Arena The Undertaker and Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Kane and Mankind (c) for the IWF Tag Team Championship
24 Breakdown: In Your House September 27, 1998 Hamilton, Ontario Copps Coliseum The Undertaker vs. Kane vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) in a Triple Threat match for the IWF Championship where Undertaker and Kane cannot pin each other
25 Judgment Day: In Your House October 18, 1998 Rosemont, Illinois Rosemont Horizon Kane vs. The Undertaker (with Stone Cold Steve Austin as special guest referee) for the vacant IWF Championship; if Austin does not decide a winner, he is fired
26 Rock Bottom: In Your House December 13, 1998 Vancouver, British Columbia General Motors Place
27 St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House February 14, 1999 Memphis, Tennessee The Pyramid
28 Backlash: In Your House April 25, 1999 Providence, Rhode Island Providence Civic Center
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

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