In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell

In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell

Promotional poster featuring Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels
Tagline(s) "There's gonna be a whole lotta whoop-ass goin' on!"
Information
Promotion World Wrestling Federation
Date May 11, 1997[1]
Attendance 9,381[1]
Venue Richmond Coliseum[1]
City Richmond, Virginia[1]
Pay-per-view chronology

In Your House 14: Revenge of the 'Taker In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell King of the Ring (1997)
In Your House chronology

In Your House 14: Revenge of the 'Taker In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede

In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), which took place on May 11, 1997, at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia. The main event of the show featured The Undertaker defending the WWF Championship against Stone Cold Steve Austin. The show also featured the in ring debut of former Mixed Martial Arts champion Ken Shamrock as he took on Vader on the under card. The pay-per-view portion of the show featured five matches, plus a match on the Free For All pre-PPV show and an untelevised dark match after the Undertaker/Steve Austin match. With the launch of the WWE Network in 2014 this show became available on demand, but does not include the Free For All pre-show nor the dark match held after the main show.

Background

In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell featured professional wrestling matches involving different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that were played out on Raw Is War and other World Wrestling Federation television programs. Wrestlers portrayed a heel (wrestling term for those that portray the "bad guys") or a face (those that portray the "good guys") as they followed a series of events that built tension, and culminated into a wrestling match or series of matches.[2]

Event

During the Free For All pre-show Bret Hart, Jim Neidhart, Owen Hart, the British Bulldog and Brian Pillman were interviewed while sitting in the front row at ringisde, claiming they bought tickets for the show to watch the Stone Cold Steve Austin match later in the night.[1][3] During the PPV Ahmed Johnson faced off against all three members of the Nation of Domination in a Gauntlet match. Before the match begun WWF president Gorilla Monsoon came to ringside and ejected any member of the Nation of Domination that was not wrestling, forcing manager Clarence Mason, D-Lo Brown and others to leave ringside. Johnson pinned Crush in the first match in just over five minutes. The second match ended in a disqualification when Savio Vega hit Johnson with a chair repeatedly. The deliberate disqualification was to set Johnson up as an easy victim for NOD leader Faarooq. Faarooq faked an arm injury and then quickly attacked Johnson's knee gaining a fast victory.[1][3] The match between former Ultimate Fighting Championship champion Ken Shamrock and Vader featured mixed rules as a hybrid between wrestling and MMA that would only allow someone to win by submission or knock out. During the match Shamrock accidentally broke Vader's nose with a series of knee strikes to Vader's face. In the end Shamrock forced Vader to submit to an Ankle lock submission hold.[1][3] The Hart Foundation made their presence known during the main event between The Undertaker and Steve Austin. At one point, when it looked like Austin was about to win, Pillman reached over and rang the bell prematurely, causing a distraction. In the end the Undertaker pinned Steve Austin, followed moments later by Neidhart, Owen Hart, Bulldog and Pillman attacking both wrestlers. Moments later Steve Austin knocked Bret Hart out of his wheel chair and then used one of Hart's crutches as a weapon to chase all the members of the Hart Foundation off.[1][3]

Results

No. Results Stipulations Times
1F Rockabilly defeated Jesse James Singles match 03:36[1][3]
2 Hunter Hearst Helmsley (with Chyna) defeated Flash Funk Singles match 10:05[1][3]
3 Mankind defeated Rocky Maivia Singles match 08:46[1][3]
4 The Nation of Domination (Crush, Savio Vega, and Faarooq) defeated Ahmed Johnson Gauntlet match 13:25[1][3]
5 Ken Shamrock defeated Vader No Holds Barred match 13:21[1][3]
6 The Undertaker (c) defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin Singles match for the WWF Championship 20:06[1][3]
7D The Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal) defeated Owen Hart and The British Bulldog (c) by disqualification Tag team match for the WWF Tag Team Championship 05:00[3]
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
  • D – indicates the match was a dark match
  • F – indicates the match was broadcast prior to the pay-per-view on Free for All

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 "Historical Cards: In Your House 15 (May 11, 1997. Richmond, Virginia)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts (Kappa Publications). p. 151. 2007 Edition.
  2. ↑ "Live & Televised Entertainment of World Wrestling Entertainment". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 Cawthorn, Graham (2013). the History of Professional Wrestling Vol 2: WWF 1990 - 1999. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ASIN B00RWUNSRS.

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