Rebellion vid worth the wait
By JOHN POWELL -- SLAM! Wrestling
On October 2nd, 1999, while us poor North American jabronis were planning
what we were going to do for Halloween, the WWF was in England putting on a
potent pay-per-view called Rebellion. We saw bits and pieces of it on Raw
Is War (the Bulldog's attack on Stephanie, Jeff Jarrett's confrontation
with Chyna), that's about it. Finally, courtesy of WWF Home Video and Koch
International here in Canada, we can watch the event in its entirety.
Better late than never, I say.
An exciting card from top to bottom, WWF Rebellion from the National Indoor
Arena in Birmingham, was accented by The Rock and Triple H (the champ at
the time) duking it out in a steel cage match for the WWF World Heavyweight
Title. The Rock and Triple H go at it tooth and nail. Even though that
crappy thick-barred, Hogan-Bundy steel cage is in use, there's blood
(Hunter's), steel chairs and Vince McMahon uttering a VERY naughty word
right on camera. It's a fun, crazy brawl.
The main event is supported by a exceptional undercard. The Road Dogg, in
probably his best match ever, takes on Chris Jericho. The cagey Jeff
Jarrett locks up with the human-dynamo D'Lo Brown with Jarrett's
Intercontinental Title at stake. A fast-paced tag team war has Edge and
Christian, The Hollys and The Acolytes socking it to each other. The Four
Way Woman's Championship match (Ivory versus Tori versus Jacqueline versus
Luna) ain't that bad either. Who woulda thunk it?
So, if you're between pay-per-views and looking for something to tide you
over pick up WWF Rebellion, sit back and take in three hours of action from
across the pond.
WWF Rebellion hits video stores January 25th.
Full WWF Rebellion Card
- Jeff Jarrett Vs D'Lo Brown (Intercontinental Title Match)
- The Godfather Vs Gangrel
- Val Venis Vs Mark Henry
- Ivory Vs Tori Vs Jacqueline Vs Luna (Four Way - WWF Women's Championship
Match)
- The Road Dogg Vs Chris Jericho
- Chyna Vs Jeff Jarrett (Intercontinental Title Match)
- The Big Show Vs Kane
- The British Bulldog Vs X-Pac
- The Hollys Vs The Acolytes Vs Edge, Christian (Tag Team Elimination Match)
- The Rock Vs Triple H (Steel Cage - WWF World Heavyweight Title Match)
