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In Your House 13: Final Four
In Your House 13: Final Four was the 13th In Your House professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). The event was presented by Western Union and took place on February 16, 1997, at the UTC Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Five matches were broadcast on the PPV portion, with two other matches held one before and one after the event as a dark matches.
The main event was a four corners elimination match for the WWF Championship, which had been vacated by Shawn Michaels three days before the event. The match, which had originally been conceived to settle the controversy over the finish of the Royal Rumble match in January and name a number one contender for the championship at WrestleMania 13, featured Bret Hart, Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Undertaker, and Vader. The main matches on the undercard were Owen Hart and The British Bulldog versus Doug Furnas and Phil Lafon and Rocky Maivia versus Hunter Hearst Helmsley for the WWF Intercontinental Championship.
In Your House was a series of monthly professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) events first produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in May 1995. They aired when the promotion was not holding one of its then-five major PPVs (WrestleMania, King of the Ring, SummerSlam, Survivor Series, and Royal Rumble), and were sold at a lower cost. In Your House 13: Final Four took place on February 16, 1997, at the UTC Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The name of the show was based on the event's main event match, which was a four corners elimination match.
The main angle entering this edition of In Your House was, as mentioned above, the resolution to the Royal Rumble match from the previous pay-per-view. Officially, the match had been won by Stone Cold Steve Austin, but there was significant controversy surrounding the way Austin won the match.
Austin, who had been feuding with Bret Hart since the latter returned to the WWF at Survivor Series in November of the previous year, had actually been thrown over the top rope by Hart during the later stages of the match. Austin landed on the side of the ring where referee Mike Chioda was supposed to watch for eliminations. Chioda, however, was not there as he had gone to the other side of the ring to assist Jim Korderas, the other referee assigned to the match, break up a fight between Mankind and Terry Funk. Once Austin realized that nobody saw his elimination, he climbed back into the ring and eliminated The Undertaker, Vader, and an unsuspecting Hart, who was unaware Austin returned to the match. Austin's win, at least for the moment, earned him a shot at WWF Champion Shawn Michaels, who defeated Sycho Sid to regain the championship in the main event match immediately following the Royal Rumble.
The next night on Monday Night Raw, Hart came out unexpectedly at the start of the program and expressed his frustration over what he perceived as constant mistreatment since he had returned from his self-imposed exile following his loss to Michaels at WrestleMania XII. Hart specifically directed his attention to Vince McMahon at ringside as he was set to take his broadcast position. As far as Hart was concerned, since he had eliminated Diesel shortly after Undertaker and Vader were both taken out by Austin, he was the last legal man in the ring and therefore should be declared the winner and receive the WrestleMania title shot and rematch with Michaels. After McMahon refused to acknowledge him, Hart told the fans that he was quitting and left the ring.[citation needed]
A short time later, WWF President Gorilla Monsoon came out to clarify the situation. He confirmed Austin's victory in the Royal Rumble, citing the longstanding Federation policy of referees’ decisions being final. However, Austin's win did not mean he was guaranteed the title shot due to his actions in attaining the victory.[citation needed]
Instead, a match was conceived for the February event to settle the dispute. Austin, Undertaker, and Vader would compete in what was called the Final Four match, with the fourth spot in the match offered to Hart if he reconsidered his quitting earlier, which he did. The match would be conducted under elimination rules, with the last man standing advancing to WrestleMania to face the champion. However, an incident involving Michaels would lead to a significant change in plans for the pay-per-view.[citation needed]
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In Your House 13: Final Four
In Your House 13: Final Four was the 13th In Your House professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). The event was presented by Western Union and took place on February 16, 1997, at the UTC Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Five matches were broadcast on the PPV portion, with two other matches held one before and one after the event as a dark matches.
The main event was a four corners elimination match for the WWF Championship, which had been vacated by Shawn Michaels three days before the event. The match, which had originally been conceived to settle the controversy over the finish of the Royal Rumble match in January and name a number one contender for the championship at WrestleMania 13, featured Bret Hart, Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Undertaker, and Vader. The main matches on the undercard were Owen Hart and The British Bulldog versus Doug Furnas and Phil Lafon and Rocky Maivia versus Hunter Hearst Helmsley for the WWF Intercontinental Championship.
In Your House was a series of monthly professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) events first produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in May 1995. They aired when the promotion was not holding one of its then-five major PPVs (WrestleMania, King of the Ring, SummerSlam, Survivor Series, and Royal Rumble), and were sold at a lower cost. In Your House 13: Final Four took place on February 16, 1997, at the UTC Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The name of the show was based on the event's main event match, which was a four corners elimination match.
The main angle entering this edition of In Your House was, as mentioned above, the resolution to the Royal Rumble match from the previous pay-per-view. Officially, the match had been won by Stone Cold Steve Austin, but there was significant controversy surrounding the way Austin won the match.
Austin, who had been feuding with Bret Hart since the latter returned to the WWF at Survivor Series in November of the previous year, had actually been thrown over the top rope by Hart during the later stages of the match. Austin landed on the side of the ring where referee Mike Chioda was supposed to watch for eliminations. Chioda, however, was not there as he had gone to the other side of the ring to assist Jim Korderas, the other referee assigned to the match, break up a fight between Mankind and Terry Funk. Once Austin realized that nobody saw his elimination, he climbed back into the ring and eliminated The Undertaker, Vader, and an unsuspecting Hart, who was unaware Austin returned to the match. Austin's win, at least for the moment, earned him a shot at WWF Champion Shawn Michaels, who defeated Sycho Sid to regain the championship in the main event match immediately following the Royal Rumble.
The next night on Monday Night Raw, Hart came out unexpectedly at the start of the program and expressed his frustration over what he perceived as constant mistreatment since he had returned from his self-imposed exile following his loss to Michaels at WrestleMania XII. Hart specifically directed his attention to Vince McMahon at ringside as he was set to take his broadcast position. As far as Hart was concerned, since he had eliminated Diesel shortly after Undertaker and Vader were both taken out by Austin, he was the last legal man in the ring and therefore should be declared the winner and receive the WrestleMania title shot and rematch with Michaels. After McMahon refused to acknowledge him, Hart told the fans that he was quitting and left the ring.[citation needed]
A short time later, WWF President Gorilla Monsoon came out to clarify the situation. He confirmed Austin's victory in the Royal Rumble, citing the longstanding Federation policy of referees’ decisions being final. However, Austin's win did not mean he was guaranteed the title shot due to his actions in attaining the victory.[citation needed]
Instead, a match was conceived for the February event to settle the dispute. Austin, Undertaker, and Vader would compete in what was called the Final Four match, with the fourth spot in the match offered to Hart if he reconsidered his quitting earlier, which he did. The match would be conducted under elimination rules, with the last man standing advancing to WrestleMania to face the champion. However, an incident involving Michaels would lead to a significant change in plans for the pay-per-view.[citation needed]