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Bring it Back! - Shotgun Saturday Night: photos) m A8 X# U! ?" ]2 [2 m
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Shotgun Saturday Night put the high-octane action of WWE into the hottest nightclubs and bars in New York City.' i' A- h& C( z6 G0 l- W8 f8 O/ z
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Brother Love presented a new team, The Flying Nuns, on the debut episode at Mirage Nightclub.( o$ B, m" x! a$ b; o
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0 O0 F) G. j9 JMother 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.! L$ O0 G3 L9 j" x" I. e- x9 }9 V
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, z4 i; v% u G9 WThe puritanical Bob Backlund protested against the edgy content of Shotgun Saturday Night.
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9 Y% m0 x+ N8 S7 N' x( JThe Honky Tonk Man and Todd Pettengill hosted the action from the Official All-Star Cafe in Times Square.: q% u) e. T' } p2 ]
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& S7 a5 K* ` a8 M) V4 u( `+ eThe 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.( d. r6 x0 C9 x: a6 ^! V3 L! O: T
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, w8 L- f7 }" r0 c"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.! t4 u/ s6 H' g) e' A- ?
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Funk and Austin brawled all through the San Antonio bar Denim & Diamonds,. _3 t0 d; |: P: C+ f& j T8 V
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! Q" z( w9 U$ l! N/ M# T t* \The donnybrook saw Funk try and fight his way out of the beer tap.' K& K# j8 O V' e- D3 I3 A2 ]
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( p* C& C( L, D2 J3 W, [8 [Webster Hall was the next site of Shotgun Saturday Night.# z' O" m# A4 V: U" Q) _4 P Y
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, l, B) d/ I) Y& x7 USalvatore 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 ..., B) C1 e `! E! o9 h$ [ w5 E
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... until the creepy Mankind ruined the fun.
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8 h( k- y" L+ pThankfully, 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.0 |6 s4 G# t7 g6 Z4 ]2 W6 ?, j
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- e5 r a& ~' k! L, K. oTriple H and The Undertaker squared off for the Intercontinental Title. y6 t* J- N; U# {" ?; \
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4 g1 s/ k" [% t+ M% }1 iThe two brawled throughout one of the busiest transportation hubs in North America.# y/ i% `# _. X6 t; ]( W7 |3 D
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Triple H won by disqualification when The Phenom clocked him with the title.7 p. a$ b. w0 C$ R
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/ x& j- \7 H. p: {- t" e$ N9 r$ x0 n! IThe Game tried to escape The Deadman's wrath ...8 L4 ?- _( E, D. f3 m
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... but Undertaker caught him and Tombstoned him down the escalator!- f; ^# ^% K& P8 T9 L3 H
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