Bull Buchnanan & Big Boss Man defeated Godfather and D'Lo Brown
The Federation's "pimpin' duo" came to the ring with some of Anaheim's
finest ladies, and special guest Ice Tea! On the other hand, Bull and Boss
Man were all business. As the match came to an end, D'Lo climbed to the
top rope for the 'Lo Down, but Bull Buchanan pushed him off. Luckily for
D'Lo, he landed on his feet; but unfortunately, he soon fell victim to
the Boss Man's sidewalk slam. Bull delivered a flying leg drop off the
top rope and pinned D'Lo to get the win.
Hardcore Holly wins 13-man Hardcore Battle Royal to become Hardcore
Champion
Hardcore Holly came out as champion in a match that saw the title change
hands 10 times! According to the rules of the match, there would be unlimited
pinfalls during the 15-minute match. The superstar who got the last pinfall
before time expired would walk out of WrestleMania as the champion. Tazz
was declared champion 30 seconds into the match after pinning Crash Holly
with an overhead suplex. Viscera won one minute into the contest after
the match after squashing Tazz with a powerslam outside the ring. At the
7:15 point, Funaki won the title after the Acolytes beat the living hell
out of Vis and threw Funaki on top. Less than one minute later, after Funaki
ran backstage trying to escape, Rodney of the Mean Street Posse threw Funaki
into some steel ring barricades and got the pin. About 10 seconds later,
follow Posse member Joey Abs delivered a gut-wrench suplex to Rodney on
the concrete and got the pin. Less than 30 seconds later, Thrasher of the
Headbangers heaved Abs into a metal door and got a pinfall. About 45 seconds
later, Pete Gas hit Thrasher with a fire extinguisher and picked up a win.
Tazz suplexed Gas outside the ring less than one minute later and won the
title for a second time during the match. With less than 40 seconds to
go in the match, Crash clobbered Tazz with a metal cookie sheet and won
the title back. Tazz got back up and slapped on the Tazzmission. It looked
like Crash would be able to hold on until time expired, but Hardcore Holly
grabbed a glass candy jar, shattered it over his cousin's head, and got
the pin just before time expired.
T&A def. Al Snow & Steve Blackman
The team of Test and Albert (T&A), accompanied by Trish Stratus,
got the victory when Test dropped an elbow off the top rope on Steve Blackman.
Tag Team Ladder Match
Edge & Christian def. Hardy Boyz & Dudley Boyz
In a match that words can simply not describe, the three teams took
unimaginable risks, executed never-before-seen maneuvers and made an entire
Pay-Per-View audience watch an entire match with baited breath. Superstars
were dropped off ladders and through tables. It was a match that simply
has to be seen to be believed. In the end, Christian and Edge dropped Matt
Hardy off one table (that had been balanced on top of two ladders) and
through another table below. Edge & Christian then grabbed the titles
that were hanging overhead to win the Tag Team Championship.
Cat Fight
Terri w/ Fabulous Moolah def. The Kat w/ Mae Young
Special referee Val Venis, who Jim Ross astutely called the "luckiest
man in Anaheim," came to the ring to officiate the Cat Fight. The match
would end when one woman threw her opponent out of the ring. Kat ended
up throwing Terri out on two occasions, but Val was busy attending to Mae
Young. Moolah grabbed the Kat and tossed her out, and then rolled Terri
back in the ring. Val turned around and awarded the "match" to Terri. After
the contest, Mae executed a bronco buster on Moolah, while Kat tried to
pull the clothes off Terri!
After the match, it was announced that next year's WrestleMania would take place at the Houston Astrodome!
Chyna & Too Cool def. Perry Saturn, Eddy Guerrero and Dean Malenko
Citizens in Anaheim must have thought there was an earthquake - but
it was actually the globe-shaking ovation Chyna and Too Cool received upon
making their entrance. At one point, fans were treated to a "double worm"
when Scotty 2 Hotty executed the maneuver on both Dean Malenko and Perry
Saturn. All through the match, Eddy Guerrero was trying to avoid Chyna.
When the Ninth Wonder of the World finally got her hands on him, she finished
him off with a powerbomb and then a sleeper hold into a reverse neckbreaker-type
maneuver.
Two-falls Triple Threat Match
Chris Benoit def. Chris Jericho & Kurt Angle to win the Intercontinental
Title
Chris Jericho won the European Title
The Intercontinental Championship was up for grabs in the first fall.
Kurt Angle locked Jericho into the cross-face chicken wing, but Benoit
broke up the move when he dropkicked Angle right in the face. Benoit then
tossed the Olympic champion out of the ring, and hit Y2J with a headbutt
off the top rope to get the win and become the new Intercontinental Champion!
In the second fall, Chris Benoit missed a swan dive attempt on Angle. Jericho
seized the opportunity and delivered an Asai moonsault off the second rope
and pinned Benoit to win the European Title! After the match, Angle was
irate that he had lost both championships without being pinned.
Rikishi Phatu & Kane def. Road Dogg & X-Pac w/ Tori
Kane finally got his opportunity for revenge on X-Pac. The Big Red
Machine finished off X-Pac with a Tombstone, securing the victory for his
team. After the match, Too Cool appeared - as did the Famous Chicken! Rikishi
& Too Cool, along with the Chicken, did their famous dance. Meanwhile,
Kane stood in a corner and didn't take his eyes of the Chicken - who he
assumed was Pete Rose. (Rose had dressed in the Chicken costume and attacked
Kane at WrestleMania XV after Kane Tombstoned him at WrestleMania XIV.)
After the dance, the Big Red Machine grabbed the Chicken, but Pete Rose
came from behind with a baseball bat. Pete's plan failed for the third
consecutive WrestleMania. Rikishi grabbed the bat away from Pete, and Kane
gave Charlie Hustle a chokeslam! Then Too Cool positioned Pete in a corner,
and Rikishi gave Pete a face full of ass!
Fatal Four Way Elimination Match
Triple H def. Big Show, Mick Foley and The Rock
Shane McMahon's interference led directly to the Big Show's elimination.
Shane tried to trip The Rock, but the People's Champion turned around and
socked Shane right in the face. Meanwhile, Mick Foley clobbered the Big
Show from behind with a chair, and The Rock followed up with a Rock Bottom
and pinned the Show! It would be an understatement to say that the Show
and Shane left under duress. Later in the match, Triple H hit Mick with
the Pedigree, but Mick miraculously kicked out! Triple H practically snapped,
as he hit Mick in the side of the head with a steel chair and then Pedigreed
Mick on top of the chair. This time, Mick was unable to kick out. Mick
was about to leave the ring area, but then he changed his mind, came back,
and clobbered Triple H right in the head with a two-by-four wrapped in
barbed wire. His head held high, Mick retreated to the locker room for
the last time. Foley's elimination left The Rock and Triple H and the last
two competitors. At one point, Vince got involved, hammering the champion
with several rights and lefts. Shane McMahon ran from the back and attacked
his father from behind and even hit him with a television monitor! Vince
got up and punched and kicked his son a few times, but Shane grabbed a
chair and smacked his father with it, busting Vince wide open. Vince had
to be assisted back to the locker room by Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco.
Shane took a chair into the ring, but The Rock monkey flipped Triple H,
who went flying into Shane. The Rock hit the champion with the Rock Bottom,
but he was too exhausted to make the cover. Shane tried to use the chair
on The Rock again, but Vince sprinted from the locker room and knocked
Shane out. Then Vince picked up the chair and hit … The Rock! Somehow The
Rock managed to kick out when Triple H covered him. A shocked Vince hit
The Rock again, and this time Triple H got the 1-2-3 to retain the Federation
Championship. After the match, Stephanie and Vince embraced, and Shane
and Vince appeared to be reconciling as well. Suddenly, an irate Rock returned
to the ring and dropped both Shane and Vince with a Rock Bottom. The Rock
glared at Stephanie, who got up and got in his face - and slapped the "Great
One." Stephanie had crossed the line, and The Rock gave her a Rock Bottom
as well! The Rock followed up by knocking Triple H off the ring apron and
then giving Stephanie a People's Elbow. WrestleMania came to an end with
three McMahons knocked out.