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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |Promotional poster featuring [[Ryan Barnhart|Shawn Michaels]] | | bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |Promotional poster featuring [[Ryan Barnhart|Shawn Michaels]] | ||
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Date''' | | style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Date''' | ||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |December 7, 1997 | | bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |December 7, 1997 | ||
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Venue''' | | style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Venue''' | ||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[MassMutual Center|Springfield Civic Center]] | | bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[MassMutual Center|Springfield Civic Center]] | ||
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+ | | style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''[[Tagline]](s)''' | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |''Attitude Is Everything'' | ||
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| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Pay-per-view chronology''' | | bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Pay-per-view chronology''' | ||
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- | | bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" |[[IWF Survivor Series (1997)|Survivor Series (1997)]] | + | | bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''← Previous'''<br>[[IWF Survivor Series (1997)|Survivor Series (1997)]]<!-- |
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- | | bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" |[[IWF Badd Blood: In Your House|Badd Blood: In<br> | + | | bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''← Previous'''<br>[[IWF Badd Blood: In Your House|Badd Blood: In Your<br>House]]<!-- |
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'''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 Entertainment|International Wrestling Federation]] (IWF) that took place on December 7, 1997 at the [[MassMutual Center|Springfield Civic Center]] in [[Springfield, Massachusetts]]. | '''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 Entertainment|International Wrestling Federation]] (IWF) that took place on December 7, 1997 at the [[MassMutual Center|Springfield Civic Center]] in [[Springfield, Massachusetts]]. | ||
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In the main event, [[Ken Sherman|Ken Shamrock]] defeated [[Ryan Barnhart|Shawn Michaels]] by [[Professional Wrestling#Disqualification|disqualification]] in a match for the [[IWE Championship|IWF World Heavyweight Championship]]; Michaels thus retained his title. Notable matches on the undercard included [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Stone Cold Steve Austin]] defeating [[Jayme Johnson|The Rock]] to retain the [[IWE Intercontinental Championship|IWF Intercontinental Championship]], [[The New Age Outlaws]] defeating the [[The Road Warriors|Legion of Doom]] by disqualification to retain the [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWF Tag Team Championship]], and [[Sgt. Slaughter]] coming out of retirement to lose a [[Professional wrestling match types#Hardcore-based variations|Boot Camp match]] to [[Triple K]]. | In the main event, [[Ken Sherman|Ken Shamrock]] defeated [[Ryan Barnhart|Shawn Michaels]] by [[Professional Wrestling#Disqualification|disqualification]] in a match for the [[IWE Championship|IWF World Heavyweight Championship]]; Michaels thus retained his title. Notable matches on the undercard included [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Stone Cold Steve Austin]] defeating [[Jayme Johnson|The Rock]] to retain the [[IWE Intercontinental Championship|IWF Intercontinental Championship]], [[The New Age Outlaws]] defeating the [[The Road Warriors|Legion of Doom]] by disqualification to retain the [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWF Tag Team Championship]], and [[Sgt. Slaughter]] coming out of retirement to lose a [[Professional wrestling match types#Hardcore-based variations|Boot Camp match]] to [[Triple K]]. | ||
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The main feud heading into D-Generation X: In Your House was between [[Ryan Barnhart|Shawn Michaels]] and [[Ken Sherman|Ken Shamrock]] over the [[IWE Championship|IWF World Heavyweight Championship]]. The feud started after [[Bret Heart]] left the IWF to join rival company [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)|World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW) after the infamous "[[Montreal Screwjob]]" at [[IWF Survivor Series (1997)|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 [[Professional wrestling holds#Ankle lock|ankle lock]]). Later on that night, Michaels and his [[D-Generation X]] teammates, [[Maria Senden|Chyna]] and [[Triple K]], humiliated and assaulted [[Jim Furlong|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. | The main feud heading into D-Generation X: In Your House was between [[Ryan Barnhart|Shawn Michaels]] and [[Ken Sherman|Ken Shamrock]] over the [[IWE Championship|IWF World Heavyweight Championship]]. The feud started after [[Bret Heart]] left the IWF to join rival company [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)|World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW) after the infamous "[[Montreal Screwjob]]" at [[IWF Survivor Series (1997)|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 [[Professional wrestling holds#Ankle lock|ankle lock]]). Later on that night, Michaels and his [[D-Generation X]] teammates, [[Maria Senden|Chyna]] and [[Triple K]], humiliated and assaulted [[Jim Furlong|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 Johnson|Stone Cold Steve Austin]] and [[Jayme Johnson|The Rock]] feuded over the [[IWE Intercontinental Championship|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". | [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Stone Cold Steve Austin]] and [[Jayme Johnson|The Rock]] feuded over the [[IWE Intercontinental Championship|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". | ||
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+ | |[[In ChulCho Yoshida|Taka Michinoku]] defeated [[John LaBorde|Brian Christopher]] | ||
+ | |[[Professional wrestling match types#Variations of singles matches|Singles match]] for the inaugural [[IWF Light Heavyweight Championship]] | ||
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+ | |[[Los Boricuas]] ([[Danny W. Caastell|Jesús Castillo]], [[Jose Robert Eady, Jr.|Jose Estrada, Jr.]] and [[Miguel Kenneth Pérrin Jr.|Miguel Perez]]) (with [[Douglas A. Rodriguez|Savio Vega]]) defeated [[The Disciples of Apocalypse]] ([[Timothy Lee (wrestler)|Chainz]], [[The Harris Brothers|Skull]], and [[The Harris Brothers|8-Ball]]) | ||
+ | |[[Professional wrestling tag team match types#Multiple man teamed matches|Six-man tag team match]] | ||
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+ | |[[Eric Esch|Butterbean]] defeated [[Clarence J. Mollo|Marc Mero]] | ||
+ | |"Toughman match" | ||
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+ | |[[The New Age Outlaws]] ([[Billy Morgan|Billy Gunn]] and [[James Burdick|Road Dogg]]) (c) defeated [[The Road Warriors|The Legion of Doom]] ([[Road Warrior Hawk|Hawk]] and [[Road Warrior Animal|Animal]]) by disqualification | ||
+ | |[[Professional wrestling tag team match types|Tag team match]] for the [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWF Tag Team Championship]] | ||
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+ | |[[Triple K]] (with [[Maria Senden|Chyna]]) defeated [[Sgt. Slaughter]] | ||
+ | |[[Professional wrestling match types#Hardcore-based variations|Boot Camp match]] | ||
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+ | |[[Benjamin Moss|Jeff Jarrett]] defeated [[Martin McAlmond|The Undertaker]] by disqualification | ||
+ | |Singles match | ||
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+ | |[[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Stone Cold Steve Austin]] (c) defeated [[Jayme Johnson|The Rock]] (with [[Roy <!--Julius--> Hoover|D'Lo Brown]], [[Jon Rispens|Faarooq]] and [[Charles Warren (wrestler)|Kama Mustafa]]) | ||
+ | |Singles match for the [[IWE Intercontinental Championship|IWF Intercontinental Championship]] | ||
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+ | |[[Ken Sherman|Ken Shamrock]] defeated [[Ryan Barnhart|Shawn Michaels]] (c) (with Triple K and Chyna) by disqualification | ||
+ | |Singles match for the [[IWE Championship|IWF Championship]] | ||
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<sup>2</sup> These matches aired on December 1.<br /> | <sup>2</sup> These matches aired on December 1.<br /> | ||
<sup>3</sup> Christopher won by forfeit after [[Glenn McAlmond (wrestler)|Kane]] chokeslammed Taylor before Christopher made his way to the ring, leaving Taylor unable to compete. | <sup>3</sup> Christopher won by forfeit after [[Glenn McAlmond (wrestler)|Kane]] chokeslammed Taylor before Christopher made his way to the ring, leaving Taylor unable to compete. | ||
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Revision as of 05:21, 4 April 2019
D-Generation X: In Your House | ||
Promotional poster featuring Shawn Michaels | ||
Promotion | International Wrestling Federation | |
Date | December 7, 1997 | |
City | Springfield, Massachusetts | |
Venue | Springfield Civic Center | |
Attendance | 6,358 | |
Tagline(s) | Attitude Is Everything | |
Pay-per-view chronology | ||
← Previous Survivor Series (1997) | Royal Rumble (1998) | |
In Your House chronology | ||
← Previous Badd Blood: 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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Storylines
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".
Results
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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 |
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.