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Bring it Back! - Shotgun Saturday Night: photos
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+ u1 }: T1 X p, w8 [+ BShotgun Saturday Night put the high-octane action of WWE into the hottest nightclubs and bars in New York City.8 r t8 n; ]3 U; d1 `
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3 O7 z% g4 X4 s3 O' NBrother Love presented a new team, The Flying Nuns, on the debut episode at Mirage Nightclub.
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Mother Smucker and Sister Angelica were successful in their debut, beating The Godwinns, but were arrested by undercover officers the following week for inappropriate behavior in Times Square.
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The puritanical Bob Backlund protested against the edgy content of Shotgun Saturday Night.5 |' B2 Z8 l2 d. f0 F0 b
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4 G J. b5 G. A5 _' d+ wThe Honky Tonk Man and Todd Pettengill hosted the action from the Official All-Star Cafe in Times Square.8 e! z* ?+ L. _% D' ^4 @
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The Rock and Triple H squared off when Shotgun Saturday Night left New York for a one night only show in Texas the night before Royal Rumble 1997.
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b* B1 D2 A; }: ]0 P"Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Terry Funk battled over who ruled The Lone Star State.
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1 H7 [' N" V; x: R+ I' QThe Texas Rattlesnake attempted to face Goldust in the main event that night, but Funk couldn't sit by and watch other people fight.5 N+ x, y5 D o- K0 m4 k) X
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. r2 m0 _$ j# l- y: G/ iFunk and Austin brawled all through the San Antonio bar Denim & Diamonds,: I! ?- C6 U: b8 N$ x
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The donnybrook saw Funk try and fight his way out of the beer tap.
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Webster Hall was the next site of Shotgun Saturday Night.4 j' g, `- K5 A) N& D
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Salvatore Sincere got up-close and personal with Jake Roberts' python Revelations.
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4 S3 m4 E- {$ {# I$ y* ]' F3 R+ I... until the creepy Mankind ruined the fun.
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Thankfully, Bret "Hit Man" Hart saved the day, defeating Mankind in a hard-fought match.
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The final Shotgun Saturday Night in New York City took place in Penn Station.7 _" ]8 Z8 B% z% U, B, m2 ?
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Triple H and The Undertaker squared off for the Intercontinental Title.
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1 a8 i' l$ M0 K' f& |The two brawled throughout one of the busiest transportation hubs in North America.
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Triple H won by disqualification when The Phenom clocked him with the title.& @: N. Y4 G" X1 R' |
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The Game tried to escape The Deadman's wrath ...
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$ a8 n% C% u9 a, p6 W; W* ~8 w; Y... but Undertaker caught him and Tombstoned him down the escalator!
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