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WWE Championship Deadly Game Tournament at Survivor Series 1998: photos
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3 W; b$ v! O+ oThe WWE Championship was vacant at Survivor Series 1998, and a tournament was held to crown a new champion.
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Mr. McMahon did everything in his power to make sure "Stone Cold" Steve Austin did not win the tournament. McMahon was intent on crowning a "Corporate Champion," which looked to be Mankind.
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The deranged persona of Mick Foley was given a makeover prior to the event, competed in a tuxedo and was given an easy first round opponent in a pre-Gillberg Duane Gill.3 ?" Z# k# L, B: |, N' C6 t) y8 p
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; k8 v8 b. e1 t/ X7 O R& C$ ]Austin, on the other hand, was forced to face off with the intimidating Big Boss Man in the first round.
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Austin advanced after winning by disqualification, but Boss Man set to badly injure Austin with a nightstick.( C2 P# t$ O- S
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d) F& g) P, QX-Pac and Stephen Regal battled to a double-countout, giving Austin a bye to the semi-finals much to the frustration of Mr. McMahon.
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9 ]' o$ G% r. ^5 F T3 `In one of the most competitive matchups of the tournament, Goldust faced off with Ken Shamrock in the first round.$ Q# L3 a' d. L2 u
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The referee prevented Goldust from delivering Shattered Dreams, and Shamrock won with his limb twisting Ankle Lock.8 G. `4 p# W2 k/ {
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Kane and The Undertaker each received a bye to the second round and faced each other.
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The two Brothers of Destruction had been at odds for more than a year, since Kane's debut at Badd Blood in October 1997.
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' H* \0 w/ k+ GIt was a controversy with a WWE Championship Match between Kane and The Undertaker that necessitated a tournament in the first place.. m: W: \! o# r* S% W
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After back and forth action, The Undertaker pinned Kane following a Tombstone piledriver and assistance from Paul Bearer.& ?5 w2 Q# s7 [: `: r/ Y
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7 N; D7 O) w A/ j1 m& |" u6 i' lMrs. Foley's Baby Boy was victorious and advanced to the semi-finals, much to the delight of Mr. McMahon.
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* Y4 Y W. U- {9 R! UThe Rock's rivalry with Ken Shamrock was renewed in the second round, which The Great One won after avoiding interference from the Big Boss Man.
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The Corporate-sponsored Mankind took on Austin in the first semi-final matchup.
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# _( c7 u5 W$ U/ w$ xFoley quickly slipped out of his tuxedo jacket and later eased out of his slacks as the brawl intensified.
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% B$ \' q0 t+ E l; V; {6 r1 NFoley advanced to the finals after Shane McMahon refused to count the pin for Austin and Gerald Brisco and Sgt. Slaughter nailed the Rattlesnake with a steel chair.
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. {. a# y/ `8 V$ p5 QThe Undertaker met The Rock to determine who would face Mankind for the WWE Championship in the finals.$ t0 T! _' P: p
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The finals between Mankind and The Rock was a hard-hitting back and forth contest. It would become the first of seven WWE Championship matches between the two over the following four months. d `. O( l) E
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L! x o# }7 i& e) i- G8 KIn a stunning moment, Mr. McMahon called for the bell while The Rock had Mankind locked in The Sharpshooter. It was all a ploy to crown The Rock as The Corporate Champion, not Mankind.
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2 K6 B! Z5 M" b6 T- @% oThe moment was eerily reminiscent of the Montreal Screwjob one year prior, and it gave The Rock his first WWE Championship.8 s6 c& v6 B9 M9 S4 d
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Following the shocking conclusion of the main event, a furious Austin ran to the ring and attacked the new champion. c/ K, v: D" m- X; _$ X
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. o4 `2 A) c2 r q$ |7 ~# ^The historic tournament made a bona fide star out of The Rock, a sympathetic hero in Mankind and set the stage for an epic main event at WrestleMania XV several months later.
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