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WWF WrestleMania XIV

WrestleMania XIV

Event Details

Date: March 29, 1998
Venue: FleetCenter
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 19,028 in attendance
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Event Completed

Matches

7 Matches
Match
2
TAKA Michinoku (c)vsÁguila
Singles Match Title Match WWF Light Heavyweight Championship
Result TAKA Michinoku def. Águila Pinfall (5 minutes 57 seconds)
Winner
TAKA Michinoku
Pinfall (5 minutes 57 seconds)
Match
3
Triple H (c)vsOwen Hart
Singles Match Title Match WWF European Championship
Result Triple H def. Owen Hart Pinfall (11 minutes 29 seconds)
Winner
Triple H
Pinfall (11 minutes 29 seconds)
Match
4
Marc Mero & SablevsLuna Vachon & The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust
Mixed Tag Team Match
Result Marc Mero & Sable def. Luna Vachon & The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust Pinfall (9 minutes 11 seconds)
Winners
Marc Mero & Sable
Pinfall (9 minutes 11 seconds)
Match
5
The Rock (c)vsKen Shamrock
Singles Match Title Match WWF Intercontinental Championship
Result The Rock def. Ken Shamrock Disqualification (4 minutes 49 seconds)
Winner
The Rock
Disqualification (4 minutes 49 seconds)
Match
6
New Age Outlaws (c)vsCactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie
Dumpster Match Tag Team Match Title Match WWF Tag Team Championship
Result Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie def. New Age Outlaws Placed in Dumpster (10 minutes 1 second)
New Champions
Winner
Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie
Placed in Dumpster (10 minutes 1 second)
New Champions
Match
7
The UndertakervsKane
Singles Match
Result The Undertaker def. Kane Pinfall (17 minutes 5 seconds)

The Undertaker faced Kane at WrestleMania XIV in their first televised singles match. The Undertaker had repeatedly refused to fight his storyline half-brother after Kane’s 1997 debut, but Kane’s betrayal during the Royal Rumble Casket Match and the burning of The Undertaker’s casket finally changed that. Paul Bearer accompanied Kane, continuing his role in the family storyline that had led to Kane’s arrival. The match gave The Undertaker his first opportunity to directly answer Kane’s attacks and brought the rivalry into a one-on-one match for the first time.

Winner
The Undertaker
Pinfall (17 minutes 5 seconds)
Match Summary

Kane used his size and strength to control long portions of the match against The Undertaker. Paul Bearer also became involved at ringside, taking advantage of opportunities to attack The Undertaker while Kane maintained control.

Kane hit an early chokeslam but pulled The Undertaker up rather than completing the pin. The fight later moved outside, where The Undertaker attempted to dive over the top rope onto Kane. Kane moved out of the way and redirected him through the Spanish announce table. Kane followed with a flying clothesline after they returned to the ring.

The Undertaker attempted a Tombstone Piledriver, but Kane reversed it and delivered his own Tombstone. The Undertaker kicked out. He recovered with a chokeslam and connected with a Tombstone, but Kane became one of the first wrestlers to kick out of the move. A second Tombstone also failed to keep Kane down.

The Undertaker followed with a flying clothesline from the top rope, then delivered a third Tombstone Piledriver. This time he held Kane down for the three-count. Kane began rising almost immediately after the pin, and the rivalry continued after the bell when Bearer attacked The Undertaker, and Kane struck his brother with a chair before delivering another Tombstone onto the chair.

Match
8
Shawn Michaels (c)vsStone Cold Steve Austin
Singles Match Main Event WWF Championship
Result Stone Cold Steve Austin def. Shawn Michaels Pinfall (20 minutes 8 seconds)
New Champion Watch Match
Special Guest Referee
Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson
Winner
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Pinfall (20 minutes 8 seconds)
New Champion
Match Summary

Austin challenged Shawn Michaels for the WWF Championship with Mike Tyson, ostensibly aligned with DX, serving as the outside enforcer (special guest referee). Vince McMahon backed Michaels and DX heading into the match. Austin won cleanly, and Tyson, who had quietly sided with Austin, knocked out Michaels when he got in Tyson’s face after the bell. The win launched Austin’s first WWF Championship reign and marked the true beginning of McMahon’s active on-screen campaign against him.


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