King Mabel vs. Yokozuna
So, we can pretty much count on this match being terrible. All three members of the announce team make fat jokes, as we get some great insight into the mind of Vince McMahon.
Mabel slaps Yoko as this battle of the beasts (feasts?) starts. Yoko hits Mabel with a clothesline as he almost breaks the second rope. Mabel’s back in, but Yoko’s kneeling down in the corner for some unexplained reason. Mabel knocks down ‘Zuna with a shoulder block off the ropes, as he tumbles to the floor.
The rest of this match is pretty much the same, clotheslines, slow punches, headbutts, almost nothing else. To make things worse, we get a time-wasting double count out to finish.
Winners: None (especially not the audience)
Yoko and Mabel get back in the ring for a showdown, teasing another match which absolutely no one wants to see. It’s only a tease however, as the two men hug and reconcile. Straight after, we get a video package teasing The Undertaker’s return at Survivor Series. Then we get a quick mention of Diesel vs Bret Hart for the title. Way to shill the next main event, before this one as even happened. I guess they thought it was fairly obvious that the world title wouldn’t change hands at an In Your House event, anyway.
Dox is in the ring and he’s introducing Dean Douglas. Dean laughs his way onto the ring as he’s about to receive his ill-gotten gains. Shawn Michaels comes and he does legitimately seem to be in rough shape from the real-life beating he received from three marines. A solemn HBK looks genuinely saddened as he passes the belt to Dean. Douglas snatches it away as he starts to celebrate, declaring ‘THAT WAS EASY’. Well, he’s not wrong. Only thing is, they never actually explained WHY Douglas is the #1 contender. Douglas’s music plays as Shawn makes his way back down the ramp.
Winner BY DEFAULT and new Intercontinental Champion Dean Douglas
And here’s the bad guy.
