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WWE Championship Deadly Game Tournament at Survivor Series 1998: photos
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0 K' J' Y1 }9 Z# EThe 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.1 Y" E$ {% d! a, `# {. k" _) d
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Austin, on the other hand, was forced to face off with the intimidating Big Boss Man in the first round.
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% K4 Y( A b3 Z2 t( }- _. NAustin advanced after winning by disqualification, but Boss Man set to badly injure Austin with a nightstick.* M, Q6 Y( Y5 y8 A- Z) b
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X-Pac and Stephen Regal battled to a double-countout, giving Austin a bye to the semi-finals much to the frustration of Mr. McMahon.5 P) y7 }$ i8 k* x0 z2 ^& C
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+ W% s; }: l& B! c# k! l7 q: qIn one of the most competitive matchups of the tournament, Goldust faced off with Ken Shamrock in the first round.0 ]' ?6 G# \3 k, T
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The 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./ j; q1 W9 _, T9 |+ b
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# |, M% \5 ^5 {The two Brothers of Destruction had been at odds for more than a year, since Kane's debut at Badd Blood in October 1997.0 v) P) e/ _; k/ Y# [
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/ E7 C/ x, B9 h& ~+ M4 [It was a controversy with a WWE Championship Match between Kane and The Undertaker that necessitated a tournament in the first place.
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After back and forth action, The Undertaker pinned Kane following a Tombstone piledriver and assistance from Paul Bearer.2 j8 k% v7 U' n
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Mankind faced off with Al Snow in the second round.8 J- S2 k6 P0 A8 z/ G. I# q# I; i
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Mrs. Foley's Baby Boy was victorious and advanced to the semi-finals, much to the delight of Mr. McMahon.: R3 I! D2 `& O5 w
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/ y& P' J6 Z u+ W1 a7 ?6 w; BThe 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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. i' i9 p* i0 ?% b/ I* U& X$ xThe Corporate-sponsored Mankind took on Austin in the first semi-final matchup.- h! S U& E8 j) Z
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Foley quickly slipped out of his tuxedo jacket and later eased out of his slacks as the brawl intensified.& o. p" M9 Z" ~1 I4 V
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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.+ s2 l& R5 [* }$ \
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( l% a- @. E. l; }; ?The Undertaker met The Rock to determine who would face Mankind for the WWE Championship in the finals.) L/ K) p9 c( h, d
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D0 H) u! @4 ZThe Rock was victorious by disqualification after interference from both Boss Man and Kane.# x& Y$ i9 Z* N N+ z) ?
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+ d7 }) h; X3 tThe 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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; R- Q' J: O7 P6 j9 TIn 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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K' w+ k( g0 X# c% O8 bThe moment was eerily reminiscent of the Montreal Screwjob one year prior, and it gave The Rock his first WWE Championship." x: D" m4 m$ {, r0 l
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+ m r5 T5 L: o% i0 c8 e& [1 @Following the shocking conclusion of the main event, a furious Austin ran to the ring and attacked the new champion.
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! A' H$ j2 K4 M0 }1 j9 N5 d6 G; zThe 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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