What If? Summerslam 1998

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Now onto 11th Summerslam.

Should Val have ended Dlos reign early?

Does Kaientai have the strength in numbers to overcome Oddities?

Should Xpac had been the one with "head shaved"?

Does Mero & Jaqueline get the better of Sable and newcomer Edge?


Does Kane show up to stays champions with Mick over Outlaws?

Does Rock win ladder match over HHH to extend his IC title reign?

Should Undertaker had gotten a 1998 title reign and ended Austin's reign a month earlier?

Does Owen get better of Shamrock in Lion Den?

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We are LIVE from Madison Square Garden in the Big Apple for the 11th Summerslam! We have 8 main card matches for you tonight, 4 of which are title matches.

Opening match is for European title, with Dlo Brown defending against Val Venis. They go back and forth for 15 minutes. When Val gets the advantage, he pulls off Dlo's chest protector and puts it only himself. Referee, I guess thinking Dlo must "really have an injury " demands that Val take it off and give back to Dlo. However when Val refuses, referee gets more aggressive and starts pulling at the chest protector, which leads to Val shoving down the referee! Referee calls for bell and Val is DQ, leading to boos. Val then slams Referee and delivers a moneyshot with chest protector assistance.

Second match is a 4 vs 3 tag team match, with Kaientai (with Yamaguchisan) vs Oddities. Kaiemtai attempt to use their number advantage to take down the big guys, but in this case size matters since they are able toss them around and they chokeslam all 4 Kaientai guys and Golga pins them for an Oddities victory.

*Third match is the hair vs hair match, with Jeff Jarrett vs Xpac (who comes out with Howard Finkel who had been forcefully shaved by Jeff and Southern Justice. The former hog farmers (lol) are sent to the back. Xpac gets an early advantage by attacking him with karate kicking then JJ slows things down by using suplexes and chinlocks. They both battle for 10 minutes until Xpac is able to catch JJ with a Bronco buster. Xpac then does like the old days as Kid and attempts a moonsault onto JJ, but JJ pulls referee in front of him and Xpac wipes out referee! Jeff then grabs his guitar and swings at Xpac, but the degenerate ducks and grabs Jeff to faceplant him into an Xfactor, seemingly for the win. However referee is unable to count the fall. Howard Finkel then jumps onto the ring and asks Xpac if he can use the guitar on Jeff. Xpac hands guitar to Howard, as he winds up to aim at Jeff who is just getting to his feet, however... Howard turns and wacks the unsuspecting Xpac instead! Howard drops the remaining pieces of guitar, looks at Jeff and smiles and hugs him (it was a setup all along)! As the referee recovers Jeff covers Xpac for the 3 count! Jeff Jarrett beats Xpac... now Xpac must get his head shaved!!!
After the match, New Age Outlaws run out to argue with referee since Howard caused the illegal advantage for JJ,.which prompts Southern Justice to run out and attack Outlaws. Outlaws are temporarily able to get upper hand,.until Nation members Dlo, Mark Henry, and Godfather all run out and attack Outlaws and Xpac. Dx guys are now outnumbered 6 to 3, and Mark is able to pressslam Billy out of the ring while Dlo finishes Roadogg with a lowdown. Southern Justice then knock down with a series of clotheslines. This leaves him as easy pickings for Jeff to shave off Xpacs long black hair! He spends a couple minutes doing this, and Jeff leaves him with barely anything there! Jeff then gives Xpac a stoke for good measure, then he and Southern Justice all walk to the back laughing as Xpac and Outlaws slowly recover in disappointment.

Fourth match is the mixed tag team match, with Marc Mero & Jaqueline vs Sable.and her mystery partner... which turns out to be Edge (making his ppv debut). Mero & Jackie used tactics to cause frustration for their opponents. Edge helps Sable fight back against her former lover and his new squeeze. During the tussle, Jaxkie gets Irish whipped into Mero's crotch (ouch), then Edge lifts up Sable and assists her with slamming her onto Marc for the pinfall.

*Next we have Lions Den match, as Owen Hart (with Dan Severn) takes on Ken Shamrock. This is in an Octagon cage. Ken and Owen fight and trade blows for a couple minutes, with Dan cheering on Owen from outside the cage. Ken is able to show is expertise in octagon by taking advantage and looks to aim for a tap out win. However, just after he belly to belly suplexed Owen, then backed up inside the cage, to where Dan was able to shove the side of the cage into Ken's back. This distracts Ken and referee enough for Dan to discreetly drop brass nucks towards Owen. Owen is able to place them onto his hand, then when Ken turns around Owen nails him with the brass nucks as referee finishes yelling at Dan to back away from the cage. Ken seems to be knocked out from nucks shot, so Owen places him into the sharpshooter. Referee checks on Ken, but Shamrock is unable to answer, so referee goes ahead and calls for the bell! Owen Hart has beaten Ken Shamrock in the Octagon!!!
After the match, Owen does his "I did it, I'm a winner....Woooo", as Dan shakes his hand and they walk off together.

*Sixth match is a Falls Count Anywhere Match for Tag Team Championship. Mankind & Kane defend against New Age Outlaws. It should be noted that Billy & Roadogg are showing being sore already from their beatdown from Southern Justice & Nation earlier. Outlaws do their best to fight against Kane and Mankind. However their injuries, and Big Red Machine and Hardcore Legend are too much for Outlaws, as Mankind takes out Billy with mandible claw and Kane tombstones Roadogg on ringside floor to pin him! Kane & Mankind retain tag belts!!!

Seventh match is for Intercontinental title, and it is in a ladder match. Rock defends against his long time rival HHH. This ladder match is another Madison Square Garden classic as the 2 tear the house down and then some! The match sees the involvement of Nation, DX guys (who are trying 1 more time to have at least one of them win tonight), and Chyna (who stopped Rock with a lowblow while he was climbing the ladder). In the end, HHH is able grab the Intercontinental belt first to become champion!

Main Event is for wwf title, with Stone Cold Steve Austin defending against Undertaker. The 2 are both fan favorites, with Austin seeming to have the advantage here. They also have a very good match, and at one point Kane comes out to seemingly attempt to aid his brother to win the belt. However, Undertaker stops Kane and motions for him to return to the back. Within a few minutes, Austin gets the upper hand tonight as he pins Undertaker after a stunner to retain! After the match, Undertaker is still a good sport and hands Austin the belt, although he and Kane walk to the back together (what will this lead to?).

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Fantasy booking until 1999 Summerslam...

Going into September ppv.
Vince Mcmahon is able to successfully recruit Undertaker, Kane, and Mankind to his side. As Undertaker tells Austin "its not personal, it's just business", as Vince announces the triple treat with Austin vs Kane vs Undertaker for wwf title.
On Raw before ppv, DX and Stone Cold all assist with New Age Outlaws being able to beat Kane & Mankind for Tag team titles!
Rock transitions into a face and quickly leaves Nation.
September ppv.
Rock pins Jeff Jarrett after rock bottom.
Wwf title match: Undertaker & Kane do their double chokeslam spot, but this time Undertaker grabs the unsuspecting Kane and chokeslams him as well, leading to Undertaker to pins Austin and become the sole WWF champion!

October Raw.
Vince Mcmahon laughs and denies Austin any future world title matches. He also demands to prove his point, Austin will be the referee for Undertaker vs Kane title match, and he HAND the belt over to the winner, or else he is FIRED.
Rock starts feuding with remaining members of Nation.


October ppv.
Mark Henry pins Rock after interference from Dlo Brown.
Wwf title match: Undertaker vs Kane goes to a double-countout when he refuses to acknowledge either Undertaker or Kane as champion/winner. Paul Bearer.comes out snd assists Undertaker by tossing him an urn to attack his "son" Kane with (Undertaker and Bearer are back together). Austin then stuns Undertaker and "counts the pinfall" against them both, gets on mic, and says "and the winner of the match.... Stone Cold Steve Austin" to cheers. Vince comes out and says "Austin screw you, your FIRED" as the show ends (Undertaker stays champion).

Leading up to Survivor Series.
On Raw for no 1 contenders match, Rock pins Mark Henry after rock bottom (and Stone Cold stopping interference from Dlo) to challenge Undertaker at Survivor Series.
Godfather can start becoming a babyface around this time too.

Survivor Series ppv.
Elimination match: DX (HHH, Xpac, and Outlaws) vs Dlo Brown, Mark Henry, and Headbangers). Xpac becomes sole survivor when he pins Dlo after xfactor.
Steve Austin pins Ken Shamrock after a stunner. After the match, Shamrock "snaps" and attacks Austin, then places him into ankle lock for a few minutes (he turns heel).
Wwf title match: Rock (with help from Vince Mcmahon and turning back heel) pins Undertaker after rock bottom to win WWF title!

Leading up to December ppv.
Raw after Survivor Series, Undertaker brutally attacks Vince Mcmahon for screwing him out of title, and Vince gets taken out on a stretcher. At end of night, Gerald Brisco announces he was on the phone with Vince from hospital, and Vince says Undertaker is indefinitely suspended due to his actions!
Mankind wins match against Kane to become top contender for wwf title.
Austin and Shamrock continue their feud, leading up to a Lions Den match.

December ppv.
Headbangers beat Outlaws to win tag team titles!
Jeff Jarrett pins HHH after Debra stripping distracts Hunter and JJ wins IC title!
Lions Den match: Vince distracts Austin and Ken Shamrock busts up Austin and referee stops match after several minutes of beatdown, giving win to Shamrock.
Wwf title: Mankind beats Rock by DQ when Vince, Patterson, and Brisco interfere, lesding to Foley giving mandible claw to Vince (Rock stays champion).

December 29 Raw.
The famous "Mick Foley will put butts in the seats" show. Mick Foley (with assistance from DX and Stone Cold fighting off Corporation) wins WWF title!

Royal Rumble ppv.
Wwf title I Quit match: Rock (after numerous chair shots and using recording of Mick Foley "quiting") beats Mankind to win WWF title!
Rumble match: Stone Cold is number 1 and Vince is 2. In this version Vince escapes during half the match and stays on commentary, as Austin fights off against everyone in the ring, occasionally eliminating someone. After number 25 comes out (which is Shane McMahon making in ring debut), Vince orders all the corporate members (Rock, Test, Shamrock, and Bossman, along with Shane and himself) to gang up on and eliminates Austin to major boos! After the guy that's supposed to be number 30 comes out (Big Bossman), Austin gets back up and attacks Bossman and stuns him in aisleway, making him unable to enter Rumble. Austin then grabs a mic and says "looks like we still need a 30th entrant... Mick Foley... get your ass out here" and out comes a bloody Mick from his earlier match with Rock to big cheers! Final 4 are Vince, HHH (20), Shane, and Foley. Vince and Shane team up to eliminate HHH. Austin then jumps in and stuns both Mcmahons, then Foley eliminates Shane then Vince in session! Mankind/Mick Foley wins 1999 Royal Rumble!

Leading up to February ppv.
Hhh becomes next wwf title challenger.
On 1 week on Raw, Roadogg pins Jeff Jarrett to win Intercontinental title! Then next week JJ & Owen Harr beat Headbangers and win tag team titles!

February ppv.
Jarrett & Owen beat Outlaws to stay tag team champions.
Cage match: Steve Austin pins Ken Shamrock after 2 stunners.
Mankind Beata Big Bossman with mandible claw.
Rock pins HHH after Big Show (making wwf debut) interferes to assist Rock and Rock stays champion.

Lesding up to Wrestlemania.
Streetfight is announced for wwf title match with Rock vs Foley.
Hell in a Cell match 2 vs 1 is announced (Vince & Shane vs Austin).
Undertaker makes his return, and Vince announces he will face Ken Shamrock at Wrestlemania.

Wrestlemania 15.
Winner take all tag team match: New Age Outlaws beat Jarrett & Owen to win tag team belts (and Roadogg stays IC champion)!
Big Show pins Kane after chokeslam.
Undertaker pins Ken Shamrock after tombstone and goes 8-0!
Hell in a Cell: Austin stuns both Mcmahons several times and pins Vince!
Streetfight: Mick Foley delivers a doublearm DDT through table on Rock on the entrance ramp and pins him to win back wwf title!

April ppv.
Owen Hart pins HHH after a JJ guitar shot to become top contender for wwf title.
Austin pins Bossman after stunner.
Ladder match for wwf title: Mankind Beats Rock to stay champion.

Leading up to May ppv.
Jeff Jarrett regains IC title from Roadogg on Raw.
Austin & Undertaker decide to tag up since they want to get rid of Mcmahons "once and for all". This leads to a NO Holds Barred tag team match with Austin & Undertaker vs Vince & Shane (and whole Corporation since that will be legal).
Owen taunts Mick saying he is too "crazy and weird" to be a world champion " and it's time for a "real wrestling champion" again.

May ppv.
Acolytes (Bradshaw & Faarooq) beat New Age Outlaws to win tag team belts!
Austin & Undertaker beat Mcmahons. Most of Corporation inferfere, then Rock comes out, lesding to everyone thinking he will make the different and helping Mcmahons win. However, he turns against Mcmahons and Rock bottoms Big Show, Bossman, and Shamrock, lesding to Undertaker tombstoning Shane and Austin pins Vince after a stunner! Due to pre-match stipulation, Mcmahons must be off TV and NOT interfere in show matters (they are off TV for a few months).
Owen Hart works on Mick Foleys knees, weakening him to the point he rolls up Mick for a pinfall! So Owen Hart is WWF champion!
Just to note, I figured this was a much better result than what really happened to him on this show.

King of the Ring ppv.
European title match: Test pins Xpac after HHH interference to win European title! Hhh is heel now too.
Stone Cold Steve Austin pins Bossman after stunner.
Tournament finals: Big Show pins Roadogg to become 1999 King Of the Ring!
Streetfight: Owen Hart pins Mick Foley after a guitar shot from Jeff Jarrett to stay wwf champion.

July ppv.
Undertaker vs Big Show goes to a doublecountout.
Owen Hart pins Xpac to stay wwf champion.
No 1 contenders match: Steve Austin pins Rock after 2 stunners. After match Austin and Rock shake hands since they are both babyfaces.

Summerslam 1999 featured matches are...
Casket Match: Undertaker vs Big Show.
Intercontinental title match: Jeff Jarrett vs Ken Shamrock (Ken turned face sometime during summer).
HHH vs Xpac.
European title match: Test vs Rock.
Mankind vs mystery opponent (turns out to be a debuting Chris Jericho).
Wwf title match: Owen Hart vs Steve Austin.

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Title changes/opening match/Main event changes.

Opening match: 3 in 11 (27%).
Wwf/E title: 7 in 8 (88%).
IC title: 5 in 10 (50%).
Tag Team titles: 3 in 7 (43%).
*Other titles not defended at least 5 times
Women's titles: 1 in 2 (50%).
(Million $): 1 in 1 (100%).
European: 1 in 2 (50%).
Main Event: 8 in 11 (73%).





*Breakdown of wrestler match changes. The parentheses will show the breakdown of changing in matches favor or against.


*5 or more changes
Ultimate Warrior: 5 (1 in 5).
Bret Hart: 5 (1 in 5).


*4 or less changes
Shawn Michaels: 4 (1 in 4).
Hulk Hogan: 3 (0 in 3).
Ted Dibiase: 3 (3 in 3).
Owen Hart: 3 (3 in 3).
Andre The Giant: 2 (2 in 2).
Rick Rude: 2 (2 in 2).
Jim Neidhart: 2 (1 in 2).
Smash: 2 (1 in 2).
Jacques Rougeaus/Mountie: 2 (1 in 2).
Big Boss Man: 2 (1 in 2).
Randy Savage: 2 (0 in 2).
IRS: 2 (1 in 2).
Davey Boy Smith: 2 (1 in 2).
Undertaker: 2 (1 in 2).
Xpac/123 Kid: 2 (1 in 2).
Kane/Isaac Yankem: 2 (2 in 2).
Ken Shamrock: 2 (1 in 2).
Billy Gunn: 2 (0 in 2).
Raymond Rougeaus: 1 (0 in 1).
Dynamite Kid: 1 (1 in 1).
Honky Tonk Man: 1 (1 in 1).
Arn Anderson: 1 (0 in 1).
Tully Blanchard: 1 (0 in 1).
Akeem: 1 (1 in 1).
Ax: 1 (0 in 1).
Earthquake: 1 (1 in 1).
Crush: 1 (1 in 1).
Virgil: 1 (0 in 1).
Gen. Adnan: 1 (1 in 1).
Col. Mustafa/Iron Sheik: 1 (1 in 1).
Rick Martel: 1 (0 in 1).
Hawk: 1 (0 in 1).
Animal: 1 (0 in 1).
Lex Luger: 1 (1 in 1).
Yokozuna: 1 (0 in 1).
Mr. Perfect: 1 (1 in 1).
FAKE Undertaker/Brian Lee: 1 (1 in 1).
Bull Nakano: 1 (1 in 1).
Alundra Blayze: 1 (0 in 1).
Mabel: 1 (1 in 1).
Diesel: 1 (0 in 1).
Razor Ramon: 1 (1 in 1).
Vader: 1 (1 in 1).
Jake Roberts: 1 (1 in 1).
Jerry Lawler: 1 (0 in 1).
Marty Jannetty: 1 (1 in 1).
Al Snow/Leif Cassiedy: 1 (1 in 1).
Bart Gunn: 1 (0 in 1).
Steve Austin: 1 (1 in 1).
Roadogg: 1 (0 in 1).
Mankind/Mick Foley: 1 (1 in 1).
Jeff Jarrett: 1 (1 in 1).

Wwf title change Streak ends ironically at 7 with Undertaker not being able to take title from Austin.