-Today we look at In Your House 2 from the WWF.
-IYH 2 was shown on PPV on July 23, 1995 from the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, TN. There were 16,482 in attendance and the show did 280,000 buys.
-Intro. Vince McMahon and Jerry Lawler welcome us to Nashville and run down some of what we are going to see tonight.
-1-2-3 Kid vs. The Roadie: Kid attacks Roadie in the aisle and throws him in the ring. Back and forth. Kid trips Roadie. Kid back kicks Roadie. He headscissors Roadie to the outside. Kid hit a plancha on Roadie. He hits a corner splash. Roadie comes back. Roadie clotheslines Kid on the outside. He drops Kid in the ring and hits a leg drop. Roadie with a backdrop. He gets a two count. Roadie with a rear chin lock. Roadie misses a splash when Kid moves. Back and forth. Kid hits a spin kick for a two count. Kid hits a dropkick and a slam. Kid hits a frog splash for a two count. Roadie with a modified powerbomb for a two count. Roadie misses a corner charge. Roadie hits a top rope piledriver to get the pin. That was impressive. Roadie does a mic check for the concert coming up.
-Todd Pettengill is with the Million Dollar Corporation. Ted DiBiase says Diesel can't run in the lumberjack match. Barry D plugs the Lumberjack T-shirt in Diesel's locker room. The faces are pumped up.
-King Mabel and Sir Mo vs. Razor Ramon and Savio Vega: Ramon's midsection is taped and strapped up. He takes the wrap off and throws it at Mabel. Ramon and Mo start. They trade wrist locks. Ramon hits a fall away slam. Vega tagged in. He hits Mo. Vega with a clothesline. Mo with some forearms and Mabel tagged in. Vega with a stick and move. Mabel slams Vega and throws him out. Vega back in. Mabel with a series of corner whips. He gets a two count. Mo tagged in. He gets a two count. Mabel tagged in. Double team to Vega. Mabel slams Vega. Mabel with a snap mare and a nerve hold. Vega tries to slam Mabel, who falls on Vega for a two count. Mabel hits a suplex. Mo tagged in. Double team to Vega. Mo chokes Vega. Mabel hits a leg drop after tagging in. Mo in, but misses a moonsault. A double count is going. Ramon tagged in. Ramon with a belly to back suplex off the turnbuckle. Mo comes back, and Mabel tagged in. He goes up top, but gets slammed off for a two count. Double team to Ramon and Mabel hits a DDT. Ramon moves on a splash attempt. Vega and Mo are on the outside. Mabel hits a corner splash and a slam to get the pin.
-Todd Pettengill talks to the band. Dok Hendrix talks to Diesel's lumberjacks. They all question each other about if someone took Ted DiBiase's money.
-The Roadie introduces Jeff Jarrett to sing With My Baby Tonight. He comes out, and it goes on for way too long before he starts singing. He lipsync's the song. It was going to come out that the Roadie was actually singing, but plans changed as they say. Vince is into it.
-Summerslam ad. Todd goes out in the audience and asks about the performance. It gets mixed results.
-Henry Godwin vs. Bam Bam Bigelow: They lock up and Bigelow with a side headlock. Back and forth. Bigelow with some suplexes and a diving headbutt. Godwin comes back. Bigelow hits a DDT. He hits a shoulder block. Godwin pulls down the top rope, and Bigelow falls out. Godwin stomps Bigelow. Bigelow tries to get back in. Godwin runs Bigelow into a turnbuckle and hits a clothesline for a two count. Godwin with a rear chin lock. Bigelow comes back and gets a two count. Godwin chokes Bigelow on the second rope. Godwin with an elbow drop for a two count. They trade moves. Bigelow with a running boot. He misses a diving headbutt. Godwin misses a knee drop and hurts his knee for real, and Bigelow gets the pin.
-They show Bob Backlund in the crowd. Todd Pettengill talks to Shawn Michaels, who says he is ready for Jeff Jarrett. WWF Intercontinental Championship Match. Jeff Jarrett with The Roadie vs. Shawn Michaels: The Roadie comes out and introduces Jarrett. Michaels out to a great ovation. The bell rings, and the belt is presented. Michaels takes the belt from Jarrett. They lock up. Michaels punches Jarrett. Jarrett with an arm drag. Jarrett with a wrist lock. Back and forth. Jarrett with a punch to knock Michaels to the outside. They exchange moves and shots. Jarrett clotheslines Michaels over the top rope, but Michaels skins the cat and struts inside. Jarrett starts to walk back to the dressing room, but breaks and comes back in on the 9 count. He goes back out, but gets thrown back in by Michaels. Michaels then throws Jarrett out on the Roadie. Michaels then crossbodys Jarrett and the Roadie on the outside from the turnbuckle. They trade shots and Michaels backdropped to the outside by Jarrett. Michaels ran into the ring steps. Jarrett with a front face slam for a two count. Jarrett with an abdominal stretch. Roadie grabs his arm for leverage, but gets caught. Jarrett gets a two count. Jarrett chokes Michaels on the ropes. He breaks on the four count. Michaels runs Jarrett into the Roadie for a two count. Michaels knocked to the outside. Roadie clotheslines Michaels from the apron to the outside. Michaels gets in before the 10 count. Michaels rolls through a crossbody for a two count. They exchange two counts. Jarrett gets a sleeper on. Michaels goes down to the mat. Michaels starts to come back. Michaels with a side suplex to break the hold. A double count is going. Michaels is up at 8. He gets a two count. Michaels with a flying clothesline. He hits a series of moves for a two count. Michaels posts Jarrett in a corner. The Roadie crotches Michaels on the top rope. Jarrett with a superplex. Michaels gets a roll up for a two count. Michaels kicks out of a figure four attempt, and Jarrett collides with referee Earl Hebner. Michaels gets ready for Sweet Chin Music, but Roadie clips his leg. Jarrett hits a body press for a two count. Michaels reverses an Irish whip, and Roadie trips Jarrett thinking that it's Michaels. Michaels hits SCM to get the pin and become the new Intercontinental Champion.
-Barry D interviews Michaels. He says the party is on him. Vince and Lawler talk about what just happened. Dok talks about Jarrett and Roadie arguing in the back. This would be quickly dropped.
-WWF Tag Team Championship Match. Owen Hart and Yokozuna with Mr. Fuji and Jim Cornette vs. The Allied Powers Lex Luger and The British Bulldog: Last WWF PPV match for Luger. The SAT is introduced. Luger and Yoko start. They lock up and Yoko pushes off. Yoko with a headbutt. Back and forth. Luger runs Yoko into the turnbuckle. Yoko falls down on Hart's foot. Hart and Yoko push each other. Cornette separates them. Hart tagged in and slapped Luger. Luger with an arm bar. Bulldog tagged in. He and Hart trade holds. Bulldog with a backdrop, and Hart lands on his shoulder. Faces in control. Yoko hits Bulldog to knock him down, and Yoko tagged in. Yoko with a nerve hold. Color me shocked as Vince talks about Davey Boy Smith's past with the Dynamite Kid. Bulldog breaks the hold, but Yoko hits a clothesline, and Hart tagged in and gets a two count. Bulldog with a sunset flip for a two count. Hart misses a corner charge when Bulldog moves. Yoko and Luger tagged in. Luger cleans house. He throws Hart on Yoko and hits double clotheslines. Hart breaks up the pin. Yoko misses a corner charge. Double belly to back to Yoko. Hart hits Luger as he comes, and Yoko hits a leg drop to get the pin. WWF Superstar line ad.
-The Lumberjacks come out as they flashback to what led to the main event. WWF Championship Lumberjack Match. Diesel vs. Sid with Ted DiBiase: Todd Pettengill talks to Diesel. He says he's ready to settle this with Sid. Shawn Michaels leads Diesel to ringside. The bell rings, and Diesel attacks Sid. Sid goes out and gets thrown back in. He rolls out to his side to regroup. Diesel is thrown out and gets pummeled by the heels. Sid gets a two count. A Diesel chant goes out. Sid stomps Diesel. The heels choke Diesel on the second rope. Sid with a running boot to Diesel. They trade shots. Diesel with an elbow drop. Diesel dives onto the lumberjacks. Diesel hits a leapfrog body guillotine. Sid ran into the corner. Mabel grabs Diesel and runs him into the ring post. He brutalizes Diesel. He and Mo roll Diesel in. Sid punishes Diesel. Sid with a rear chin lock. Sid powerbombs Diesel. He gets a two count. Diesel backdrops out of a second attempt. Sid goes out and attacks the lumberjacks. Michaels jumps on Sid from the top rope. Diesel goes for the Jackknife, but had to fight off the lumberjacks. Diesel with a big boot to get the pin. Diesel and the face lumberjacks celebrate as they sign off from Nashville with a highlight video.
-Final Thoughts: A show that was good, but with Jarrett and Roadie leaving and Godwin getting hurt, they couldn't build any momentum.