WWF Winnipeg Report: July 2, 1998
X-Pac Vs D-Lo Brown
D-Lo had control for most of the match until he missed a moonsault and
X-Pac capitalized with a spinning heel kick
Bradshaw Vs Savio Vega
Bradshaw dominated for the most part, but a funny thing happened a few
minutes before the end. Bradshaw had Vega in a small package and the
ref began counting, but before he could hit three he stopped!
Obviously, Savio was SUPPOSED to lift his shoulder up, but he forgot!
The ref waited a few seconds and shouted "his shoulder was up!" A few
seconds later, Bradshaw rolled up Vega again and this time, got the
victory.
Jackyl/The Edge
The Jackal came out doing his usual speech about how he made Winnipeg
famous and how lucky we were to have him in our presence. The Edge
appeared in the rafters, and Jackyl began badmouthing him. Edge
decended from the steps, got into the ring, only to be slapped by the
Jackyl impressed, The Edge speared The Jackyl and beat on him for
several minutes before returning to the locker room. Jackyl left the
ring to the chant of "loser".
LOD 200O Vs DOA
This match was only a few minutes long, but Paul Ellering made an impact
as his briefcase hit on Hawk's head led to a DOA victory.
Scorpio Vs Marc Mero
Mero was in control for the most part...that is, until Sable appeared.
The distraction worked like a charm yet again as 2 Cold got the victory
and shook Sable's hand before leaving. Jaqueline and Sable traded words
before the blonde left to one of the biggest pops of the night.
Owen Hart Vs Ken Shamrock
Owen beat Shamrock for about 95% of the match. Boston crabs, leg into
ringpost, spinning heel kicks...you name it, Owen used all his arsenal
tonight. But as he was going for the Sharpshooter, Shamrock reversed it
into his leglock submission and got the victory.
Jeff Jarrett Vs Steve Blackman
Blackman jobbed again as Tennessee Lee held his leg down as Double J
scored the victory.
Vader Vs Marc Henry
Dubbed "The Battle of the Bulge", this was actually one of the better
matches on the card. Each man used their weight to crush the other
throughout the match, but in the end, chair shots by each caused a
double disqualification.
Rocky Maivia Vs Road Dog Jesse James
Hmmm...yes, Hunter was supposed to wrestle The Rock, but for some
reason, it didn't happen. This was a very good match with both men
putting on a great show....except for one small thing. As both men were
coming off the ropes, Maivia attempted a leap frog over Road Dog's head,
but jumped too soon. He landed right on Jesse James' head and both men
went down, James clutching his head and Maivia grabbing his crotch.
Both men looked to be in legitimate pain for a few seconds and the
referee made it up to an eight count before both stirred and got up.
After the ref banished both the Nation members and Chyna from ringside,
Maivia connected with the People's Elbow and the Rock Bottom in scoring
the clean victory.
Kane Vs The Undertaker
You know, the light show is REALLY poor if it's not on TV! Nonetheless,
Undertaker and Kane put on a good show in the main event (which, by the
way was supposed to be Stone Cold Steve Austin Vs Mankind but both were
declared 'injured' by Howard Finkle prior to bell time. It appeares as
though the WWF is giving these two some well deserved time off). After
a vicous chokeslam, the Undertaker went for a pin against his
half-brother but Paul Bearer ran into the ring and pulled the 'Taker off
his son. As Bearer argued with ref Hebner, the Undertaker booted him
out of the ring and Tombstoned Kane scoring the victory.
All in all, it was a pretty decent house show considering the talent on
hand. It looks as though Winnipeg will be vying for a pay-per-view
event in the near future.
- Chad Scarsbrook
