In Your House

This article is about the professional wrestling pay-per-view series. For the video game named after this series, see WWF in Your House. For the song by The Cure, see Seventeen Seconds.
The "In Your House" logo, 1995–1997.

In Your House was a pay-per-view series created by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) that aired throughout the latter half of the 1990s.

The original concept was that, in months when the WWF was not holding one of its major PPV events (WrestleMania, King of the Ring, SummerSlam, Survivor Series, and Royal Rumble, which at the time ran for three hours and retailed for $29.95), they would offer a two-hour PPV, priced at $14.95. The price was raised to $19.95 starting in December 1995 with In Your House 5. The WWF did this in response to a move by competitor World Championship Wrestling (WCW) to increase their annual pay-per-view events (in 1995, WCW held 9 PPV events; in 1996, 10 and finally started airing monthly events in 1997). Notwithstanding the addition of more WWF events, WCW's events regularly ran between 2.5–3 hours. Starting in September 1997, the WWF expanded all of its In Your House events to three hours, thus matching the runtime of its major PPV events.

The WWF retired the In Your House branding for its monthly pay-per-views following April 1999's Backlash: In Your House event, as the company moved to install permanent names for each of its monthly events. The similar branding of this series was then used for the NXT TakeOver series in 2014.

The WWF Championship would never change hands at any event in the In Your House series. A new champion was crowned only once, in a four corners elimination match for the vacant title at February 1997's In Your House 13: Final Four; Shawn Michaels was forced to relinquish the championship due to injury three days earlier, turning what was originally a number one contender's match into a title match.

History

The first 6 In Your House events did not have subtitles. Some of these were added soon after the event while others were added years later, most notably on the WWE 24/7 Classics On Demand channel. The retroactive subtitles were "In Your House: Premiere",[1] "In Your House: The Lumberjacks" (in reference to the main event),[2] "In Your House: Triple Header" (in reference to the main event),[3] "In Your House: Great White North" (in reference to its Canadian venue),[4] "In Your House: Seasons Beatings" (in reference to being held close to Christmas)[5] and "In Your House: Rage in the Cage" (in reference to the main event).[6] The actual first event to officially start using a subtitle was the 7th event, "In Your House: Good Friends, Better Enemies" (referring to the main event of Shawn Michaels vs. Diesel). Subsequent subtitles included "It's Time" (Vader's catchphrase), "Buried Alive" (describing the main event match), "A Cold Day in Hell" (contrasting characters of main eventers Steve Austin and The Undertaker), "Rock Bottom" (The Rock's finishing move and the decline of his opponent Mankind), "St. Valentine's Day Massacre" (in reference to being held on Valentine's Day), among others. Gradually the subtitles became main titles (whereas the PPV was not named In Your House: Fully Loaded but Fully Loaded: In Your House), until regular named shows such as No Way Out, Backlash, and Judgment Day took over. The first of these, "Ground Zero: In Your House" was also the first In Your House PPV to be a three-hour event.

The WWF gave away a brand-new house in the Hunter's Creek subdivision area in Orlando, Florida on the first PPV to a randomly selected viewer.

Dates and venues

# Event Date City Venue Main Event
1 In Your House 1 May 14, 1995 Syracuse, New York Onondaga War Memorial Diesel (c) vs. Sid for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship[7][8]
2 In Your House 2 July 23, 1995 Nashville, Tennessee Nashville Municipal Auditorium Diesel (c) vs. Sid for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship in a Lumberjack match[7][9]
3 In Your House 3 September 24, 1995 Saginaw, Michigan Saginaw Civic Center Diesel and Shawn Michaels vs. Yokozuna and The British Bulldog for the WWF Tag Team Championship, WWF World Heavyweight Championship and WWF Intercontinental Championship in a Triple Header Match[7][10]
4 In Your House 4 October 22, 1995 Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg Arena The British Bulldog vs. Diesel (c) for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship[7][11]
5 In Your House 5 December 17, 1995 Hershey, Pennsylvania Hersheypark Arena Bret Hart (c) vs. The British Bulldog for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship[7][12]
6 In Your House 6 February 18, 1996 Louisville, Kentucky Louisville Gardens Bret Hart (c) vs. Diesel in a Steel Cage match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship[7][13]
7 In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies April 28, 1996 Omaha, Nebraska Omaha Civic Auditorium Shawn Michaels (c) vs. Diesel in a No Holds Barred match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship[7][14]
8 In Your House 8: Beware of Dog May 26, 1996 Florence, South Carolina Florence Civic Center Shawn Michaels vs. The British Bulldog for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship[7][15]
May 28, 1996 North Charleston, South Carolina North Charleston Coliseum Goldust (c) vs. The Undertaker in a Casket match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship[7][16]
9 In Your House 9: International Incident July 21, 1996 Vancouver, British Columbia General Motors Place Camp Cornette (Vader, Owen Hart, and The British Bulldog) vs. The People's Posse (Shawn Michaels, Sycho Sid, and Ahmed Johnson)[7][17]
10 In Your House 10: Mind Games September 22, 1996 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania CoreStates Center Shawn Michaels (c) vs. Mankind for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship[7][18]
11 In Your House 11: Buried Alive October 20, 1996 Indianapolis, Indiana Market Square Arena The Undertaker vs. Mankind in the first Buried Alive match[7][19]
12 In Your House 12: It's Time December 15, 1996 West Palm Beach, Florida West Palm Beach Auditorium Sycho Sid (c) vs. Bret Hart for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship[7][20]
13 In Your House 13: Final Four February 16, 1997 Chattanooga, Tennessee UTC Arena Bret Hart vs. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin vs. Vader vs. The Undertaker in a Four Corners Elimination match for the vacant WWF World Heavyweight Championship[7][21]
14 In Your House 14: Revenge of the 'Taker April 20, 1997 Rochester, New York War Memorial Auditorium Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Bret Hart[7][22]
15 In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell May 11, 1997 Richmond, Virginia Richmond Coliseum The Undertaker vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship[7][23]
16 In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede July 6, 1997 Calgary, Alberta Saddledome The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart, Jim Neidhart, Owen Hart, The British Bulldog, and Brian Pillman) vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin, Ken Shamrock, Goldust, and The Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal)[7][24]
17 Ground Zero: In Your House September 7, 1997 Louisville, Kentucky Louisville Gardens Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker[7][25]
18 Badd Blood: In Your House October 5, 1997 St. Louis, Missouri Kiel Center Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker in the first Hell in a Cell match to earn a WWF World Heavyweight Championship match at Survivor Series[7][26]
19 D-Generation X: In Your House December 7, 1997 Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield Civic Center Ken Shamrock vs. Shawn Michaels (c) for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship[7][27]
20 No Way Out of Texas: In Your House February 15, 1998 Houston, Texas Compaq Center Stone Cold Steve Austin, Owen Hart, Cactus Jack, and Chainsaw Charlie vs. Triple H, Savio Vega, and The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn and Road Dogg) Non-Sanctioned Eight-Man Tag Match[7][28]
21 Unforgiven: In Your House April 26, 1998 Greensboro, North Carolina Greensboro Coliseum Dude Love vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) for the WWF Championship[7][29]
22 Over the Edge: In Your House May 31, 1998 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Wisconsin Center Arena Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) vs. Dude Love in a No Disqualification falls count anywhere match for the WWF Championship, with Vince McMahon as special guest referee[7][30]
23 Fully Loaded: In Your House July 26, 1998 Fresno, California Selland Arena The Rock (c) vs. Triple H in a Two out of three falls match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship
The Undertaker and Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Kane and Mankind (c) for the WWF Tag Team Championship[7][31]
24 Breakdown: In Your House September 27, 1998 Hamilton, Ontario Copps Coliseum The Undertaker vs. Kane vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) in a Triple Threat match for the WWF Championship where Undertaker and Kane cannot pin each other[7][32]
25 Judgment Day: In Your House October 18, 1998 Rosemont, Illinois Rosemont Horizon Kane vs. The Undertaker (with Stone Cold Steve Austin as special guest referee) for the vacant WWF Championship; if Austin does not decide a winner, he is fired[7][33]
26 Rock Bottom: In Your House December 13, 1998 Vancouver, British Columbia General Motors Place Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. The Undertaker in a Buried Alive match to earn a spot in the Royal Rumble match[7][34]
27 St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House February 14, 1999 Memphis, Tennessee The Pyramid The Rock vs. Mankind (c) in a Last Man Standing match for the WWF Championship
Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Vince McMahon in a Steel Cage match to earn a WWF Championship match at WrestleMania XV[7][35]
28 Backlash: In Your House April 25, 1999 Providence, Rhode Island Providence Civic Center Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) vs. The Rock in a No Holds Barred match for the WWF Championship with Shane McMahon as the Special Guest Referee; if Austin touches McMahon, he will be disqualified and the championship awarded to The Rock[7][36]

References

  1. ↑ "WWF In Your House: Premiere". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  2. ↑ "WWF In Your House 2: The Lumberjacks". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  3. ↑ "WWF In Your House 3: Triple Header". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  4. ↑ "WWF In Your House 4: Great White North". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  5. ↑ "WWF In Your House 5: Season's Beatings". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  6. ↑ "WWF In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Cawthon, Graham (2013). the History of Professional Wrestling Vol 2: WWF 1990 - 1999. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ASIN B00RWUNSRS.
  8. ↑ "Historical Cards: In Your House (May 14, 1995. Syracuse, New York)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts (Kappa Publications). p. 150. 2007 Edition.
  9. ↑ "Historical Cards: In Your House 2 (July 23, 1995. Nashville, Tennessee)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts (Kappa Publications). p. 150. 2007 Edition.
  10. ↑ "Historical Cards: In Your House 3 (September 24, 1995. Saginaw, Michigan". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts (Kappa Publications). p. 150. 2007 Edition.
  11. ↑ "Historical Cards: In Your House 4 (October 22, 1995. Winnipeg, Manitoba)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts (Kappa Publications). p. 150. 2007 Edition.
  12. ↑ "Historical Cards: In Your House 5 (December 12, 1995. Hershey, Pennsylvania)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts (Kappa Publications). p. 150. 2007 Edition.
  13. ↑ "Historical Cards: In Your House 6 (February 18, 1996. Louisville, Kentucky)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts (Kappa Publications). p. 151. 2007 Edition.
  14. ↑ "Historical Cards: In Your House 7 (April 28, 1996. Omaha, Nebraska)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts (Kappa Publications). p. 151. 2007 Edition.
  15. ↑ "Historical Cards: In Your House 8 (May 26, 1996. Florence, South Carolina)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts (Kappa Publications). p. 151. 2007 Edition.
  16. ↑ "Historical Cards: In Your House 2 Night 2 (May 28, 1996. North Chaleston, South Carolina)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts (Kappa Publications). p. 151. 2007 Edition.
  17. ↑ "Historical Cards: In Your House 9 (July 21, 1996. Vancouver, British Columba)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts (Kappa Publications). p. 152. 2007 Edition.
  18. ↑ "Historical Cards: In Your House 10 (September 22, 1996. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts (Kappa Publications). p. 152. 2007 Edition.
  19. ↑ "Historical Cards: In Your House 11 (October 20, 1996. Indianapolis, Indiaa)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts (Kappa Publications). p. 152. 2007 Edition.
  20. ↑ "Historical Cards: In Your House 12 (December 15, 1996. West Palm Beach, Florida)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts (Kappa Publications). p. 152. 2007 Edition.
  21. ↑ "Historical Cards: In Your House 13 (February 16, 1997. Vancouver, British Columba)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts (Kappa Publications). p. 153. 2007 Edition.
  22. ↑ "Historical Cards: In Your House 14 (April 20, 1997. Rochester, New York)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts (Kappa Publications). p. 153. 2007 Edition.
  23. ↑ "Historical Cards: In Your House 15 (May 11, 1997. Richmond, Virginia)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts (Kappa Publications). p. 153. 2007 Edition.
  24. ↑ "Historical Cards: In Your House 16 (July 6, 1997. Calgary, Alberta, Canada)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts (Kappa Publications). p. 153. 2007 Edition.
  25. ↑ "Historical Cards: In Your House 17 (September 7, 1997. Louisville, Kentucky)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts (Kappa Publications). p. 153. 2007 Edition.
  26. ↑ "Historical Cards: Badd Blodd In Your House (October 5, 1997. St. Louis, Missouri)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts (Kappa Publications). p. 154. 2007 Edition.
  27. ↑ "Historical Cards: D-Generation-X In Your House (December 7, 1997. St. Louis, Missouri)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts (Kappa Publications). p. 154. 2007 Edition.
  28. ↑ "Historical Cards: No Way Out of Texas In Your House (February 15, 1998. St. Louis, Missouri)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts (Kappa Publications). p. 154. 2007 Edition.
  29. ↑ "Historical Cards: Unforgiven In Your House (April 26, 1998. St. Louis, Missouri)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts (Kappa Publications). p. 154. 2007 Edition.
  30. ↑ "Historical Cards: Over the Edge In Your House (May 31, 1998. Milwaukee, Wisconsin)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts (Kappa Publications). p. 154. 2007 Edition.
  31. ↑ "Historical Cards: Fully Loaded In Your House (July 26, 1998. Fresno California)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts (Kappa Publications). p. 154. 2007 Edition.
  32. ↑ "Historical Cards: Breakdown In Your House (September 27, 1998. Hamilton, Ontario)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts (Kappa Publications). p. 155. 2007 Edition.
  33. ↑ "Historical Cards: Judgment Day In Your House (October 18, 1998. Rosemont, Illinois)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts (Kappa Publications). p. 155. 2007 Edition.
  34. ↑ "Historical Cards: Rock Bottom In Your House (December 13, 1998. Vancouver, British Columbia)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts (Kappa Publications). p. 155. 2007 Edition.
  35. ↑ "Historical Cards: St. Valentine's Day Massacre In Your House (February 14, 1999. Memphis, Tennessee)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts (Kappa Publications). p. 155. 2007 Edition.
  36. ↑ "Historical Cards: Backlash In Your House (April 25, 1999. Providence, Rhode Island)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts (Kappa Publications). p. 155. 2007 Edition.

See also

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