-RIP Pac, Bart Batten, Metal Maniac
-Today we take a look at In Your House 6, from the WWF.
-IYH 6 was shown on PPV on February 18, 1996 from the Louisville Gardens in Louisville, KY. There were 5,500 in attendance and the show did 186,000 buys.
-Intro talking about the main event. Vince McMahon and Jerry Lawler welcome us to IYH.
-Crybaby Match. Razor Ramon vs. The 1-2-3 Kid with Ted DiBiase: Ramon out first to a fantastic ovation. DiBiase and Kid come out with a stroller that has a bottle and diaper in it as well as a teddy bear. He throws the bear at Ramon. Ramon comes back and clotheslines Kid out. Kid guillotines Ramon and gets a one count. He keeps the attack up on Ramon. He hits a barrage of offense as a Razor chant goes out. They chop each other. Ramon with a hip toss. Ramon hits a fall away slam. Kid dumped outside. DiBiase hits Ramon with baby powder to the face. Kid misses a missile dropkick for a two count. Kid hits a series of leg drops. He hits a standing dropkick and a splash for another two count. Kid with a series of jabs. Kid gets a sleeper hold on. Ramon gets out. Kid reapplies the hold. Ramon starts to fade. He breaks the hold. Kid reapplies the hold again. Ramon fades to the ground. The crowd gets behind Ramon. He fights back, and crotches the Kid on the top rope. Both down, and a double count is going. The Kid covers for a two count. Back and forth. Ramon rolls through a body press to get a two count. Kid comes back and gets a two count as well. Ramon puts Kid on the top rope and delivers another fall away slam. DiBiase gets on the apron to distract Ramon while Kid gets some powder to throw. Ramon kicks it in his face. Ramon hits the Razor's Edge, but pulls Kid up before the three count. He hits a second Razor's Edge and pins Kid. He sprays the kid with the bottle. He powders the Kid and powders DiBiase when he comes in. He diapers the kid. He then powders Kid all over. Kid slowly recovers, and DiBiase tells him he's wearing a diaper. Kid throws a tantrum and starts to cry.
-Sunny and Ray Rougeau talk about the Superstar line. They show Jake Roberts chasing Sunny with his snake.
-Hunter Hearst Helmsley vs. Duke Droese: Helmsley out first. Todd Pettengill talks to Droese. They show Helmsley attacking Droese on Superstars and cutting his hair and Droese says it's payback time. Droese runs to the ring and they start to fight as soon as he gets there. Droese beating Helmsley down in the corner. He tosses Helmsley across the ring by his hair. Helmsley begs off. Droese beats Helmsley with his midsection support. All Droese so far. He hits a big boot. He slaps Helmsley. Droese with corner mounted punches. Helmsley with a flapjack in the corner to get out. Helmsley goes for a Pedigree, but Droese hits an inverted atomic drop. He follows it up with a clothesline. Helmsley backdrops Droese out. Droese ran into the ring steps. He gets a two count. He hits Droese with a forearm. He drops a knee for a two count. They trade blows. Helmsley with a high knee. He hits a suplex, and gets a two count. Double clothesline, and both are out. A double count is going. Both up and Droese hits a spinebuster. Back and forth. Droese with a backdrop. He keeps hitting Helmsley. He gets a power slam. He hits the Trash Compactor. He goes out and throws a trash can in. Referee Mike Chioda grabs the can to get it out and when he does, Helmsley hits Droese with the can lid and gets the pin.
-WWF Superstars sweatshirts ad.
-Flashback to Yokozuna getting turned on by Camp Cornette. Dok Hendrix talks to Yoko. He says Cornette hogged the spotlight, and now it's his turn. He says he is going to burn Camp Cornette down. The British Bulldog with Jim Cornette vs. Yokozuna: They attack each other right away. Yoko dominates the beginning of the match. Bulldog comes back with a series of clotheslines to knock Yoko off his feet. Bulldog chokes Yoko on the second rope. Cornette hits Yoko with the racket. Yoko with a corner whip and splash. Yoko goes for the Banzai, but Cornette pulls Bulldog out of the way. It goes outside, and Bulldog ran into a ring post. Yoko misses a charge and hits the post. Bulldog hits a top rope double ax handle for a two count. Yoko catches Bulldog coming off the top rope. Back and forth. Yoko hits a Samoan Drop. Bulldog is hurt. Yoko hits a belly to belly suplex. Cornette comes in, and hits Yoko with the racket for the DQ. The Racket has no effect on Yoko. Vader comes in, and attacks Yoko. They start trading blows to the crowd's delight. They handcuff Yoko to the top rope and pummel him. Officials out to try and break it up. Cornette hits Yoko several times with the Racket. It goes on for a long time. The heels finally leave.
-They show Goldust and Marlena at the AOL Space.
-Flashback to what led to the next match. Match for the WrestleMania Title Shot. Shawn Michaels vs. Owen Hart with Jim Cornette: Todd Pettengill talks to Michaels. He says this is the biggest match of his life on the way to WrestleMania. Michaels out to a huge ovation. He is dancing on the roof of the house set they have. He gets in and throws Owen out. It takes a while to get started. They push each other. Michaels gets a side headlock. Owen pushes off. Michaels avoids a shot. He goes outside. He kisses several people at ringside. Back in, Owen with a side headlock. Owen goes out, but Michaels hits a top rope reverse crossbody to Owen on the outside. Back in, he hits a double ax handle from the top rope for a two count. Michaels with a takedown and a side headlock. Owen tries to get out, but Michaels won't let go. Cornette distracts the referee, and Owen comes back with a hip toss. Both down and kip up at the same time. Now that was impressive. Shawn hits a Frankensteiner and McMahon actually calls it that. Color me shocked. Owen hits a power slam and stomps Michaels down. Owen with a backbreaker. He follows it up with a neck breaker. Michaels gets out of a Sharpshooter attempt. Owen gets a camel clutch on. Owen with several covers for two counts. Michaels fights back Owen with a spinning heel kick that knocks Michaels to the outside. Michaels suplexes Owen to the outside. He tries to crossbody Owen from the apron, but Owen catches Michaels and power slams him. Back in, Owen goes up top and hits a missile dropkick for a two count. Owen with a series of uppercuts for a two count. Michaels comes back with a roll up for a two count as well. Michaels corner whipped, and does his up and down spot, so TASIYDAH. Owen hits a clothesline. Owen gets the Sharpshooter on. Michaels gets to the ropes. They trade counts. Owen hits an enziguri, and Michaels falls to the outside. The referee comes out to check on Michaels. He then starts counting. Owen throws Michaels in, and covers for a close two count. Owen misses a corner charge. Michaels with an inverted atomic drop. Michaels with a flying forearm. They trade blows. Michaels with another flying forearm. He slams Owen. He hits a flying elbow and goes for Sweet Chin Music. Owen ducks and goes for another enziguri and Michaels avoids that. Michaels hits Sweet Chin Music to get the pin. He celebrates with the crowd after the match.
-WrestleMania ad. Todd Pettengill brings out Roddy Piper. He says he takes his job as acting president seriously. He solidifies that Shawn Michaels will get his match against either Bret Hart or Diesel. He then puts down Yoko and Vader. He then makes a match between Yoko and Vader for WrestleMania. He gets interrupted by Jim Cornette and Clarence Mason. Cornette says Vader will take out Yoko.
-McMahon and Lawler preview the cage match. WWF Championship Cage match. Bret Hart vs. Diesel: Diesel out first. He takes his time. Hart out to a good ovation. He does his sunglasses presentation. Diesel attacks right away. They trade shots. Back and forth. Diesel attacks Hart in the corner. He chokes Hart down. Diesel with a corner whip, Hart runs Diesel into the cage. Hart with a series of elbows. He goes to climb the cage, but gets stopped by Diesel. They battle on the ropes. Diesel picks Hart up and runs him into the cage. Diesel goes to walk out of the cage, but Hart stops him. Diesel stops Hart from climbing out of the cage. Hart then stops Diesel from getting out. Hart works on Diesel's leg. They trade shots again. Diesel hits a sidewalk slam. He misses an elbow drop. Diesel goes to go out the door. Hart starts to climb, but then dives across the ring to stop Diesel. He attacks Diesel and then starts to climb. Diesel grabs Hart before he can drop down and brings Hart back in. He throws Hart back to the mat. Hart hits a bulldog. Diesel stops another Hart escape attempt with a belly to back suplex. Diesel grabs Hart before he can get out. Diesel drops an elbow on Hart. Diesel misses a corner charge. Hart attacks Diesel's legs. Diesel reverses a corner charge, and Hart hits the corner chest first. Diesel throws Hart into the corner. Diesel manhandling Hart. Hart attacks Diesel. Hart climbs the cage. Diesel grabs Hart by his hair again. He brings Hart back in and hits him. Hart ran into the cage. Hart ran into the corner chest first again. Diesel guillotines Hart on the second rope. Hart runs Diesel into the corner. Hart goes for the Sharpshooter. Diesel thumbs Hart in the eye, and a Diesel chant breaks out. Hart hits a Russian leg sweep. Hart kicks Diesel off, and hits an elbow drop. Diesel grabs Hart as he is trying to escape. Diesel low blows Hart. Both men are down on the floor. Diesel goes for the door. Hart grabs Diesel's leg when he gets there. Diesel kicks Hart off, but a hole opens up on the mat and the Undertaker appears. He grabs Diesel, and drags him through the hole. Hart escapes the cage to win the match. Diesel comes back through the hole, and he looks freaked out. Undertaker comes out, and Diesel climbs out of the cage. He and Undertaker stare at each other. Undertaker climbs the cage and looks at Diesel. The lights go out and then turn purple. Diesel looks pissed off. They recap what happened and sign off from Louisville.
-Final Thoughts: A really good show that helps set up WrestleMania.