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Ground Zero: In Your House: 7/9/1997

WWF Ground Zero: In Your House was live at Louisville Gardens in Louisville, first match of the pay-per-view was an "Indecent Proposal" match between Goldust (with Marlena) and Brian Pillman. If Goldust won, Pillman would leave the WWF forever. If Pillman won, Marlena would become his personal assistant for 30 days. About 10 minutes into the match, Goldust performed his finishing move, the Curtain Call, but Pillman's arm flung to the side during the move which knocked down the referee. Goldust realized the referee was out and tried to revive him. Meanwhile, Marlena got up on the ring apron as Pillman regained his senses and approached her. Marlena attempted to hit Pillman with her purse but he blocked it, snatched it from her hands, and smacked Goldust in the head with it, temporarily knocking him out. The referee recovered as Pillman scored the pinfall. After the match, Pillman grabbed Marlena and escorted her towards the locker room. Color commentator Jerry Lawler got up from his chair and walked over to the ring to retrieve Marlena's purse, which he opened up to reveal a brick inside. As Goldust made his way backstage, Pillman was shown shoving Marlena into a car and speeding off just before Goldust could reach them.

In the second match, Scott Putski faced off against Brian Christopher. A few minutes into the match, Christopher tossed Putski through the ropes to the outside of the ring. He then performed a diving crossbody but Putski injured his left knee when Christopher landed on him. Brian got back in the ring as the referee began a 10-count on Putski. Once the referee realized Putski would not make it back inside the ring in time, he went out to check on him and then stopped the match due to the injury and awarded the win to Christopher.

The third match of the night was a Triple Threat match pitting Savio Vega (representing Los Boricuas), Faarooq (representing Nation of Domination) and Crush (representing Disciples of Apocalypse) against each other. At about the eleven-minute mark Crush clotheslined Vega over the top rope, then turned his attention to Faarooq by performing a Heart Punch to him. Before he could make the pin, Vega appeared behind Crush and delivered a spinning heel kick to the side of his head. While Faarooq was still suffering the effects of the punch, Vega covered Crush for the pinfall victory.

The fourth match of the event was a midget match pitting Max Mini against El Torito. After controlling a majority of the match, El Torito was pinned at about the nine-minute mark with a sunset flip performed by Max Mini.

Next up was the impromptu match of Dude Love vs the Bladewolf.

OOOOOOWHOOOOOO!

The Devil's Wolf plays and the lights dim to a blood red and out comes the Bladewolf who got a lot more cheers from the fans than he ever has since his debut at SummerSlam, this was his second PPV appearance. Though some fans did stare as they couldn't make their minds up about this giant man.

"The following contest is scheduled for One-Fall with a fifteen-minute time limit! Introducing first, weighing 310 lbs...The Bladewolf!" Legendary ring announcer Howard Finkel announced this match instead of Sunny.

The demonic monster made his way towards the ring and gets onto the apron then goes over the top rope. Bladewolf walked over to a corner and leaned against the turnbuckles, placing his hands on the ropes and just waiting for his next victim with cold eyes staring at the entrance.

Dude Love's theme hits to way more cheers than Bladewolf and out comes Dude Love to a pop from the fans. Bladewolf just stared as he watched the man come down to the ring and roll in before his theme died down and the Bladewolf had now taken off his trench coat but had not moved after that.

"Is he a statue or something?" Jerry joked as the referee called for the bell and Howard Finkel got out the ring.

'Ding! Ding! Ding!'

Right off the bat Bladewolf ran and clotheslines Dude Love into the corner where the giant monster unloads with lefts and rights all over Dude Love before delivering a headbutt to his skull that floors Dude Love.

"What an assault right off the bat as soon as the match started." JR said as Bladewolf picks up Dude Love and uppercuts him. "Oh!"

"I felt that." Vince winced as he rubbed his chin.

Bladewolf elbows Dude Love in the side of the head relentlessly before stopping then lays him out with a hard right strike. Dude Love falls against the bottom turnbuckle, allowing the Bladewolf to stomp away on him hard and viciously with no mercy being shown it seems.

"No mercy at all!" Jerry exclaims.

"He's dominating just like he has done in his previous two matches here in the WWF." JR points out.

"That's how he wins, he keeps in control of the match." Vince tells them. "As long as he has the upper hand and is bringing the pain onto his opponent then he remains in control of the match and that leads him to a win."

"I think Mankind shown through when Dude Love accepted facing Bladewolf tonight." Jerry says with a shake of his head, his choice of winner obvious. "I mean, look at what Bladewolf has done to Tiger Ali Singh, look at the hurt he put Leif Cassidy and Bob Holly, this man is just...unstoppable."

"Well Dude Love might surprise us all by beating the Bladewolf here tonight." JR points out.

Back in the ring, Bladewolf was continuing to give Dude Love the hurt as he hammers away at his skull before headbutting him again. Bladewolf gets to his feet, grabs Dude Love and pulls him to his feet before bringing him straight into one hard clothesline.

"Good lord!" JR winces at the impact. "What impact!"

Bladewolf picks Dude Love up, rebounds him off the ropes and Dude Love comes running back straight into a big boot to the face. Dude Love stumbled back to his feet and turned around only for Bladewolf to rebound off the ropes then come running back with a massive running yakuza kick that flipped Dude Love around and made him land on his front.

"That's what I'm talking about!" Jerry exclaims. "Why would anyone want to face this man?"

That question remained unanswered as Bladewolf lifts Dude Love onto his right shoulder and backs up towards a corner before running and hits a running powerslam, leaving a limp Dude Love while Bladewolf stands up to his feet.

"What a running powerslam." Vince said.

"Enough's enough, I think this needs to stop." Jerry says.

"I agree with you there, King." JR says to which Jerry gives his fellow commentator a look of surprise.

"Wait, you agree with me?"

Bladewolf got to his feet and fixed his right elbow pad before he grabs Dude Love by the hair then slaps him across the face.

"Oh!" The commentators winced along with the crowd. "What a slap." Vince continued.

Bladewolf stomps on Dude Love again and again before picking him up, and begins setting him up for a Powerbomb.

"Bladewolf looking for a Powerbomb here!" JR exclaims.

Bladewolf stands in the middle of the ring before bringing Dude Love down into a Powerbomb but the monster of a man was not done as he holds on and lifts Dude Love up and brings him down for a second powerbomb, then another, then another, then another, then another.

"Good grief!" JR exclaims. "Somebody stop the damn match!"

Bladewolf delivered five more powerbombs before stopping and flips his long hair back. He grabs Dude Love by the throat, lifts him straight into the air...AND PLANTS HIM WITH A CHOKESLAM!

"A Chokeslam!" JR exclaims as Bladewolf goes for the pin. "Finally the cover!"

"One!"

"Two!"

"Three! Ring the bell!" The referee orders.

'Ding! Ding! Ding!'

The Devil's Wolf plays as Bladewolf gets to his feet. "Here is your winner...the Bladewolf!" Howard Finkel announced as Bladewolf leaves without a word and heads to the back...

And that's it for Ground Zero: In Your House. Seriously, why can't WWE bring back the old PPVs like Ground Zero, Armageddon, Judgement Day, and so on?

Better than most of the PPVs we get these days.