In Your House 6
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | ||
| Date | February 18, 1996[1] | ||
| City | Louisville, Kentucky[1] | ||
| Venue | Louisville Gardens[1] | ||
| Attendance | 5,500[1] | ||
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In Your House 6 (retroactively known as In Your House: Rage in the Cage)[2] was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation, which took place on February 18, 1996, at the Louisville Gardens in Louisville, Kentucky. The main event of the show was a Steel Cage match, in which reigning WWF World Heavyweight Champion Bret Hart defended the championship against Diesel. With the launch of the WWE Network in 2014 this show became available on demand, but does not include the three dark matches held after the main show.
Background
In Your House 6 consisted of professional wrestling matches that involved wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds or storylines. Wrestlers portrayed faces (heroes) or heels (villains) as they followed a series of events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[3][4]
At the 1995 Survivor Series Bret Hart defeated Diesel to win the WWF World Championship. Diesel, who had been a face throughout his time as champion, began showing more and more heel tendencies both in his wrestling style and comments towards other wrestlers; at the 1996 Royal Rumble he attacked Hart during a title match against The Undertaker, costing the latter his opportunity for the championship. After this, Bret Hart was scheduled to defend the championship against Diesel on In Your House 6. To prevent any outside interferencen this match was placed inside a Steel cage.
Another rivalry leading into the event was between Shawn Michaels and Owen Hart. In autumn 1995, Michaels took a hiatus from wrestling due to an injury sustained in a real-life attack. Michaels teased retirement but returned in January 1996 to win the 1996 Royal Rumble match, earning him a title opportunity at Wrestlemania XII. However, Owen Hart taunted Michaels, claiming credit for the injury, leading to a match at the event, in which Michaels put his title opportunity on the line.
Event
During the main event Steel Cage match The Undertaker emerged inside the steel cage by breaking through the floor of the wrestling ring and attacked Diesel, dragging him through the hole in the floor to allow Bret Hart to climb over the top of the cage to win the match.
After the matches shown live on Pay-Per-View, three untelevised dark matches were contested at the venue.
Aftermath
As a result of his victory against Owen Hart, Shawn Michaels challenged Bret Hart for the WWF World Championship in the main event of WrestleMania XII in an Iron Man match. Michaels won the match and his first WWF World Championship. Bret Hart took a six-month hiatus from wrestling. Following the Undertaker's interference in the Steel Cage match he wrestled and defeated Diesel at WrestleMania XII.
Results
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times | ||
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| 1 | Jake Roberts defeated Tatanka (with Ted DiBiase) | Singles match | 05:36[1] | ||
| 2 | Razor Ramon defeated The 1-2-3 Kid (with Ted DiBiase) | Crybaby match | 12:01[1] | ||
| 3 | Hunter Hearst Helmsley (with Elizabeth Hilden) defeated Duke Droese | Singles match | 09:40[1][5] | ||
| 4 | Yokozuna defeated The British Bulldog (with Jim Cornette) by disqualification | Singles match | 05:05[1] | ||
| 5 | Shawn Michaels defeated Owen Hart (with Jim Cornette) | Singles match for a WWF Championship match at WrestleMania XII | 15:57[1] | ||
| 6 | Bret Hart (c) defeated Diesel | Steel cage match for the WWF Championship | 19:13[1] | ||
| 7 | Ahmed Johnson defeated Isaac Yankem, DDS | Singles match | — | ||
| 8 | The Godwinns (Henry O. Godwinn and Phineas I. Godwinn) defeated The Bodydonnas (Skip and Zip) | Tag team match | — | ||
| 9 | The Undertaker defeated Goldust (c) by countout | Singles match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship | 13:40 | ||
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References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Historical Cards: In Your House 6 (February 18, 1996. Louisville, Kentucky)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanach and book of facts. Kappa Publications. p. 150. 2007 Edition.
- ^ "WWF In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- ^ "Live & Televised Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
- ^ Gutschmidt, Adam. "In Your House #6 Re-Revued". Online Onslaught. oowrestling. Retrieved 18 May 2013.