Rosemont, Illinois

Seth stood behind the curtain waiting for his music to hit. He thought he would at least have a bit of confidence going into the match but he had none. It wasn't the fact that he was fighting Vader but fighting Vader on such a grand stage.

His music finally hit and Seth walked out from behind the curtain and towards the ring. The arena was packed with 18,197 people but only 16,467 of the attendees had paid; the other 1,737 had been given free tickets just to fill the arena.

"This next match is scheduled for one fall. Introducing first, from Cameron, North Carolina, weighing 88lbs. Seth Hardy!" Howard Finkel announced.

Seth entered the ring. He made his way to a corner and waited for his opponent.

Its time! Its time! Its Vader time!

Vader appeared and made his way to the ring.

"And his opponent, accompanied by Mankind and Paul Bearer, from the Rocky Mountains, weighing 450lbs. The man they call, Vader!"

As Vader neared the squared circle, Seth thought about his training with Goldust. Seth didn't like being told what to do so Goldust found it frustrating training him. They never stepped foot inside a gym at Hardys request as he felt gyms were the wrong way to get in shape. Instead Seth did free running.

Vader stepped between the ropes and the bell rang. Seth circled his massive foe and hit a Superkick out of nowhere. Vader didn't even stagger. Seth went for another one but Vader caught it and hit a Clothesline.

Vader picked Seth up and hit a German Suplex. Vader went for a cover and Hardy kicked out at two. Vader threw his opponent into a corner, moved himself to the opposing corner and ran at Seth. He connected with a Body Avalanche. He placed Seth in another corner and hit another Avalanche. He repeated the move in a third corner. He placed Seth into the final corner, moved back and charged.

Seth ran out of the way and Vader instead hit the turnbuckle. Seth struck Vader's jaw 20 times before the ref pulled him away as Vader was in the corner. Vader suddenly exploded out of the corner with a Vader Attack.

Vader went for another pinfall and got another two count. He picked Seth up and locked in a Bearhug. He heard Seth moan in pain as the referee asked him if he wanted to quit. Naturally, Seth said no. After another minute in the submission hold Seth threw more strikes, this time at the side of Vader's head. He ran back towards the ropes, rebounded and got hit with a Chokeslam.

Vader went for another pin and Seth kicked out, amazingly, at one. Vader began to get frustrated. No 12 year old could have taken this type of punishment. Vader picked Seth up again and went for another Chokeslam. Seth countered by flowing over into a Front Facelock and hitting a Twist of Fate. Seth moved into a cover and Vader kicked just after a one.

Seth struggled to bring the Mastodon back to his feet. He was able to but Vader had recovered by that time and hit Seth with a Dropkick. After allowing a few seconds to get a breather, Vader hit another German Suplex.

Seth had landed in front of a corner. Vader moved him slightly and slowly climbed to the top rope. Hopefully this next move would put Hardy away.

Vader for the third time, went for a Vadersault on Hardy.

Seth moved out of the way and the only thing Vader hit was the canvas. Seth jumped on Vader and went for a pin.

"1."

"2."

"3."

Seth rolled out of the ring as Mankind and Paul Bearer ran towards Vader. He retreated to the top of the ramp and looked back at the trio in the ring. Vader was still unconscious.

Seth placed his hands up and held his ring fingers down. As the crowd cheered him, Seth began to realise that he if he could beat Vader, then the rest of the roster could see him as a threat.

Results

Free for All: Rockabilly defeated Flash Funk (with Funkette Tracy and Funkette Nadine). Singles match.

1. The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher) defeated The New Blackjacks (Blackjack Windham and Blackjack Bradshaw), The Godwinns ( Henry O. and Phineas I. Goodwin) (with Hillbilly Jim) and Doug Furnas and Phil Lafon. Four way tag team elimination match to determine the number one contenders for the WWF Tag Team Championships.

2. Rocky Maivia (c) defeated The Sultan (with Bob Backlund and The Iron Sheik). Singles match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship.

3. Hunter Hearst Helmsley (with Chyna) defeated Goldust (with Marlena). Singles match.

4. Seth Hardy defeated Vader (with Mankind and Paul Bearer). Singles match.

5. Bret Hart defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin by knockout. Submission match with Ken Shamrock as the special guest referee.

6. The Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal) and Ahmed Johnson defeated The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, Crush and Savio Vega) (with Wolfie D, J.C. Ice, D'Lo Brown and Clarence Mason). Chicago Street Fight.

7. The Undertaker defeated Sycho Sid (c). No Disqualification Match for the WWF Championship.