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Bring it Back! - Shotgun Saturday Night: photos
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Shotgun Saturday Night put the high-octane action of WWE into the hottest nightclubs and bars in New York City.
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Brother Love presented a new team, The Flying Nuns, on the debut episode at Mirage Nightclub.! p y) r7 j5 d; d
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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.& B- a1 e- ]. P! C3 b
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& u0 a3 ^& d4 gThe puritanical Bob Backlund protested against the edgy content of Shotgun Saturday Night.- Q2 p7 D. }- h7 f- G. {
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The Honky Tonk Man and Todd Pettengill hosted the action from the Official All-Star Cafe in Times Square.
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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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"Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Terry Funk battled over who ruled The Lone Star State.
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The Texas Rattlesnake attempted to face Goldust in the main event that night, but Funk couldn't sit by and watch other people fight.
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Funk and Austin brawled all through the San Antonio bar Denim & Diamonds,
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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.
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Salvatore Sincere got up-close and personal with Jake Roberts' python Revelations.
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The dancers at Webster Hall were having a good time ...
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0 k0 b5 H; Z8 {, ~... until the creepy Mankind ruined the fun.
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, G/ E- V$ }1 y- c) w2 xThankfully, Bret "Hit Man" Hart saved the day, defeating Mankind in a hard-fought match.$ [5 r( P- P9 `" Z* x' m. e
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1 y' K6 w( t, iTriple H and The Undertaker squared off for the Intercontinental Title.
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' d6 _2 l. o" s/ |9 X/ F2 mThe two brawled throughout one of the busiest transportation hubs in North America.
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/ q% A# E6 N: N# m9 GThe Game tried to escape The Deadman's wrath ...
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, @& K' u* m' `... but Undertaker caught him and Tombstoned him down the escalator!
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