Over the Edge In Your House 1998-05-31

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Over the Edge In Your House

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Sun 31st May 1998 (UTC)

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WWE

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1998

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26

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Over the Edge: In Your House was the first of what became an annual World Wrestling Federation pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It was also the 22nd pay-per-view event in the In Your House series. It was presented by Castrol GTX and took place on May 31, 1998, at the Wisconsin Center Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was the first WWF pay-per-view event to have a TV Parental Guidelines rating of TV-14. The company would go on to give all of its pay-per-view events TV-14 ratings from this point through The Great American Bash 2008, with SummerSlam 2008 being the first of their pay-per-views to be rated TV-PG in over a decade.

On the April 13, 1998 episode of Raw Is War, Mick Foley appeared under his Dude Love gimmick, where he interfered in a WWF Championship match between Vince McMahon, the WWF Chairman, and the champion Steve Austin. Love tried to cut a promo, asking Austin and McMahon to just "get along", but McMahon responded by pushing Love down. Love then applied the Mandible claw on McMahon, which led to McMahon fleeing the ring. Austin then attacked Love, but Love used the Mandible Claw on Austin as well, sparking the beginning of a feud between Austin and Love. The following week on Raw Is War, McMahon appeared on Love's new interview segment, the Love Shack, and announced that Love would face Austin at Unforgiven: In Your House. Love wrestled Steve Blackman in a match, where Love won after the ring bell was rung for unknown reasons. After the match, McMahon and Love sparred until McMahon fled the ring, which allowed Austin to come down to the ring to attack Love. At In Your House:Unforgiven, Austin attacked McMahon at ringside with a steel chair and then delivered a Stone Cold Stunner on Love. The referee of the match was knocked out, which led Austin to count his own pin; however, Gerald Brisco then informed ringside announcer Howard Finkel, that Austin was disqualified for attacking McMahon, who was the WWF Chairman. Due to WWF rules, Love did not win the WWF Championship, and Austin retained the title. The feud continued on the May 4 episode of Raw Is War, where McMahon booked a match between Love and Terry Funk, in an attempt to affect him psychologically as Love and Funk were best friends, where Love defeated Funk. After the match, Love formed an alliance with McMahon, after McMahon approved of Love defeating Funk. The following week on Raw Is War, McMahon announced a WWF Championship match at Over the Edge between Love and Austin with a special guest timekeeper, Gerald Brisco, a special guest ring announcer, Pat Patterson, and a special guest referee, McMahon himself. On the May 18 episode of Raw Is War, Love defeated Dustin Runnels, the former Goldust, in a number one contender's match, to ensure his main event championship match at Over the Edge.

On the May 11 episode of Raw Is War, D-Generation X (DX) attempted to cut a promo, but was interrupted by Owen Hart, with The Nation, who said that he was here "to kick some ass", which began the rivalry between DX and The Nation. Later that night, Triple H defeated Hart, while DX and The Nation interfered in the main event tag team match, in which all members of both stables brawled until the end of the show. The following week on Raw Is War, DX cut a promo that insulted The Nation, which led to The Nation and DX brawling until WWF officials broke up the fight. After the brawl was settled, DX members Road Dogg and Billy Gunn defeated The Rock and D'Lo Brown of The Nation in a tag team match, further enhancing their feud. On the final episode of Raw before Over the Edge, The Rock, a member of The Nation, and DX member Triple H fought to a double countout.

On the February 2 episode of Raw Is War, Vader challenged Kane to a match at No Way Out of Texas: In Your House, where Kane defeated Vader by pinfall, in the process injuring Vader. On the May 18 episode of Raw Is War, Vader attacked Kane during a tag team battle royal. On the final Raw Is War episode leading to Over the Edge, Vader lured Kane into a loser loses mask match, that was made official for Over the Edge. Later that night, Kane attacked Vader after his match, which led to both wrestlers brawling until Kane fled the ring.

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Result List

Result Description
Tag Team Match
LOD 2000 (Road Warrior Animal & Road Warrior Hawk) (with Droz & Sunny) defeat The Disciples Of Apocalypse (8-Ball & Skull) (with Chainz) (9:56)

Singles Match
Jeff Jarrett (with Tennessee Lee) defeats Steve Blackman (10:18)

Loser Leaves Town Match
Marc Mero defeats Sable (0:21)

Three On Two Handicap Match
Kai En Tai (Dick Togo, Mens Teioh & Sho Funaki) (with Yamaguchi-San) defeat Bradshaw & Taka Michinoku (9:54)

WWF Intercontinental Title Match
The Rock (c) defeats Faarooq (5:02)

Mask Vs. Mask Match
Kane (with Paul Bearer) defeats Vader (7:20)

Six Man Tag Team Match
The Nation (D-Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa & Owen Hart) (with Mark Henry) defeat D-Generation X (Billy Gunn, The Road Dogg & Triple H) (with Chyna & X-Pac) (18:33)

WWF World Heavyweight Title No Disqualification Falls Count Anywhere Match (Special Referee: Vince McMahon)
Steve Austin (with The Undertaker) (c) defeats Dude Love (22:28)

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