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St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1999) Photo courtesy: WWE |
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Valentine's Day 1999 was an interesting one in the WWF. The Vince McMahon-"Stone Cold" Steve Austin feud was at a fever pitch. A month before, McMahon had screwed Austin at the Royal Rumble, by eliminating the Rattle Snake as Shane McMahon distracted the former champ.
So as you can imagine Austin had revenge on his mind and wanted a spot in the main event of Wrestlemania. He and the chairman settled their differences inside a steel cage. It was on the one and only St. Valentine's Day Massacre pay per view. The two beat the hell out of each other until the closing minutes of the match when the mat split open and a newcomer to the company emerged. It was Paul Wight (the former Giant of WCW and now Big Show) Wight manhandled Austin and threw him around the ring like a rag doll.
The strength of the giant was so great that when he threw Austin into the cage, the side panel came loose and broke away from the rest of the cage. Austin held on for the ride and simply dropped down to the arena floor, winning the match and a title shot at Mania.
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A beaten and bloody McMahon Photo courtesy: WWE |
Despite the big debut, I feel like shortly there after the Big Show fell short. He wrestled Mankind (who was the WWF champion at the Massacre) at Wrestlemania a month later. I thought for sure he'd be some sort of dominant beast, but instead lost by disqualification and Mick Foley went on to referee the main event. In the grand scheme of things it made sense, but at the time I wanted more out of the Show.
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