In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell

In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell was the fifteenth In Your House professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), 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 World Heavyweight 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.

In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell
Promotional poster featuring Stone Cold Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels
PromotionWorld Wrestling Federation
DateMay 11, 1997[1]
CityRichmond, Virginia[1]
VenueRichmond Coliseum[1]
Attendance14,381[1]
Tagline(s)"There's gonna be a whole lotta whoop-ass goin' on!"
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Event

Other on-screen personnel
Role: Name:
Commentator Jim Ross
Jerry Lawler
Carlos Cabrera (Spanish)
Hugo Savinovich (Spanish)
Ray Rougeau (French)
Jean Brassard (French)
Interviewer Todd Pettengill
Ring announcer Howard Finkel
Referee Tim White
Jack Doan
Earl Hebner
Jim Korderas
Mike Chioda

During the Free For All pre-show Bret Hart, Jim Neidhart, Owen Hart, the British Bulldog and Brian Pillman were interviewed backstage, claiming they bought tickets for the show to watch the Stone Cold Steve Austin match later in the night.[1][2]

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][2] 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][2]

The Hart Foundation made their presence known during the main event between The Undertaker and Stone Cold 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][2]

Results

No. Results Stipulations Times
1F Rockabilly (with The Honky Tonk Man) defeated Jesse James Singles match 3:36[1][2]
2 Hunter Hearst Helmsley (with Chyna) defeated Flash Funk Singles match 10:05[1][2]
3 Mankind defeated Rocky Maivia by submission Singles match 8:46[1][2]
4 The Nation of Domination (Crush, Faarooq and Savio Vega) (with J.C. Ice, Wolfie D, D'Lo Brown and Clarence Mason) defeated Ahmed Johnson Gauntlet match 13:25[1][2]
5 Ken Shamrock defeated Vader by submission No Holds Barred match 13:21[1][2]
6 The Undertaker (c) defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin Singles match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship 20:06[1][2]
7D The Legion of Doom (Animal and Hawk) defeated Owen Hart and the British Bulldog (c) by disqualification Tag team match for the WWF Tag Team Championship 5:00[2]
  • (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. "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. Cawthon, Graham (2013). the History of Professional Wrestling Vol 2: WWF 1990 - 1999. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ASIN B00RWUNSRS.
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