However, as noted above, Ken Shamrock (who was supposed to be Hawk & Animal's partner) was out due to injury. The event started with the Nation of Domination taking on The Legion of Doom in what was supposed to be a six-man tag team match. Also, this was the last pay-per-view event that McMahon called in his position as the WWF's chief broadcaster, as he left the broadcast team altogether following the events of the next month and started his career as an on-screen professional wrestler using a gimmick known by the ring name Mr. The announcement was made to fans during the half-hour "pregame show" prior to the pay-per-view being broadcast.Īt the top of the show, as the Nation of Domination were preparing for their match, Vince McMahon mentioned, as had already been announced on the Free For All pre-show, that Brian Pillman died earlier that day (October 5, 1997). On the afternoon of the event, Brian Pillman, who was scheduled to face Dude Love on the show, was found dead in his hotel room. Bearer revealed that he had raised Kane after the fire and that Kane now was coming to the WWF to challenge Undertaker. Bearer claimed to have proof in the form of Undertaker's half brother Kane, who was alive after all. Undertaker's former manager, Paul Bearer, had his face burned by a fireball thrown by Undertaker at In Your House 14: Revenge of the 'Taker, Bearer compared the incident to a fire that burned down the funeral home that killed The Undertaker's parents and possibly his younger half-brother for which he blamed The Undertaker but Undertaker denied it. After a previous match between Undertaker and Michaels to determine a number one contender for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship ended in a double Disqualification at Ground Zero: In Your House, a cage match called a Hell in a Cell match was scheduled for Badd Blood, which would be the first-ever Hell in a Cell match held by the WWF. Michaels tried to hit Hart with a chair but accidentally struck Undertaker instead, causing Hart to win the match and the title. The rivalry dated back to August at SummerSlam, when Michaels served as guest referee for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship match between The Undertaker and Bret Hart. The main feud heading into Badd Blood involved The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels. Badd Blood: In Your House was the 18th In Your House event and took place on October 5, 1997, at the Kiel Center in St. They aired when the promotion was not holding one of its then-five major PPVs ( WrestleMania, King of the Ring, SummerSlam, Survivor Series, and Royal Rumble), and were sold at a lower cost. In Your House was a series of monthly pay-per-view (PPV) shows first produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in May 1995. The show's theme song was the first theme song of former WWE star Steve Blackman. Unlike the other former In Your House events that became their own PPVs over the following year after In Your House's discontinuation, Bad Blood (stylized with one "d" in "Bad") did not return until June 2003, becoming the annual June PPV however, it was short-lived as the event was discontinued after the 2004 event. This was one of the In Your House events which later became the title of an annual pay-per-view, replacing the method at the time of making new names for all events aside from the "Big Five" ( Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, King of the Ring, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series). Thus, Badd Blood: In Your House was the last WWF PPV of the New Generation Era. According to WWE, the Montreal Screwjob, which took place at Survivor Series 1997, is considered the beginning of the Attitude Era. The show would also mark the last time Vince McMahon was featured as the chief broadcaster of the commentating team for a pay-per-view event and started his career as an on-screen professional wrestler using a gimmick known by the ring name Mr. The event was notable as it featured the promotion's first-ever Hell in a Cell match, which pitted The Undertaker against Shawn Michaels and saw the debut of Undertaker's storyline brother Kane, who interfered in that match, which allowed Michaels to win and become the number one contender for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship against reigning champion Bret Hart at Survivor Series. Seven matches were contested at the event. It was held on October 5, 1997, at the Kiel Center in St. Promotional poster featuring The Undertakerīadd Blood: In Your House was the 18th In Your House and inaugural Bad Blood professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE).
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