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WWE Championship Deadly Game Tournament at Survivor Series 1998: photos
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The WWE Championship was vacant at Survivor Series 1998, and a tournament was held to crown a new champion.; O6 H5 u, a$ P! H6 Q1 z: G
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2 s2 d7 `2 c7 r7 B" F) AMr. 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.! `4 {" l8 K9 J8 i
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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.
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Austin, on the other hand, was forced to face off with the intimidating Big Boss Man in the first round.% B* p {" q$ Y Q
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Austin advanced after winning by disqualification, but Boss Man set to badly injure Austin with a nightstick.& j; D4 h1 M4 t9 D
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/ `. I j0 ]+ T F2 eX-Pac and Stephen Regal battled to a double-countout, giving Austin a bye to the semi-finals much to the frustration of Mr. McMahon.7 V& b2 G1 [4 Q. t4 s: z. n
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: X. @' W" J% L% N# eIn one of the most competitive matchups of the tournament, Goldust faced off with Ken Shamrock in the first round.
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$ B3 f3 ~1 `1 `, X a, t6 C% fThe referee prevented Goldust from delivering Shattered Dreams, and Shamrock won with his limb twisting Ankle Lock.
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Kane and The Undertaker each received a bye to the second round and faced each other.
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5 ~9 J: F2 M$ Q. ^, T8 p! uThe 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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# i* h- d% F5 F% FIt was a controversy with a WWE Championship Match between Kane and The Undertaker that necessitated a tournament in the first place.6 S, b1 q" u: E, Y# h
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After back and forth action, The Undertaker pinned Kane following a Tombstone piledriver and assistance from Paul Bearer./ B2 m7 @ x+ l, d! U* d% F
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% [% S7 ?# I. @3 VMankind faced off with Al Snow in the second round.2 t' z% m% J/ x: x1 P0 o( {
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& U6 t; j. ]# [7 U; X6 EMrs. Foley's Baby Boy was victorious and advanced to the semi-finals, much to the delight of Mr. McMahon.
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- O3 r0 k! |8 f) U- P" q! \; gThe 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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+ w) {6 t8 S/ y+ \$ v: G2 ^7 gThe Corporate-sponsored Mankind took on Austin in the first semi-final matchup.
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2 _7 e. o0 k- F3 T& D; TFoley quickly slipped out of his tuxedo jacket and later eased out of his slacks as the brawl intensified.
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Even Mankind's shoe was not immune to getting involved in the contest.
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Foley 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." j0 L. P! p6 J
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# s* k2 G7 M6 j+ dThe Undertaker met The Rock to determine who would face Mankind for the WWE Championship in the finals.* _$ |* r" r) U& Q6 E* S6 i
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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.
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' F8 d" u, Q" R% UIn 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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The moment was eerily reminiscent of the Montreal Screwjob one year prior, and it gave The Rock his first WWE Championship. R* P0 G6 V* c v/ Y4 ^5 N& v: S' h6 O
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; |" [4 s8 h2 |3 d) e- EFollowing the shocking conclusion of the main event, a furious Austin ran to the ring and attacked the new champion.8 A9 }$ Z* ~3 k0 x4 {8 ]
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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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