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In the opening match, [[The Allied Powers (wrestling)|The Allied Powers]] ([[Davey Boy Smith]] and [[Lex Luger]]) faced the [[Harris Brothers|Blu Brothers]] (Eli Blu and Jacob Blu). Smith started
The second match pitted Razor Ramon, with the 1–2–3 Kid in his corner, against WWF Intercontinental Champion Jeff Jarrett, who had The Roadie in his corner. Ramon took control at the beginning of the match by using power moves against Jarrett. Jarrett tried to leave the match, but the 1–2–3 Kid forced him back into the ring. Jarrett took advantage of one of Ramon's mistakes to gain the advantage. He applied a [[Rear naked choke#"Sleeper Hold" in professional wrestling|sleeper hold]] on Ramon, who used his strength advantage to escape the move. After Ramon threw Jarrett, the Kid attempted to interfere but was kicked by Jarrett. Ramon jumped off the ropes to attack Jarrett, but Jarrett avoided the move and applied a [[Professional wrestling holds#Figure-four leglock|figure four leglock]] on Ramon. Ramon reversed the move to place the pressure on Jarrett's legs. He then threw Jarrett to the mat with a [[Suplex#Belly-to-back suplex|suplex from the second rope]] and prepared to execute the ''[[Powerbomb#Crucifix Powerbomb|Razor's Edge]]'', his finishing move. The Roadie entered the ring and attacked Ramon, prompting the referee to disqualify Jarrett; because titles cannot change hands on a disqualification, Jarrett retained his championship.<ref name=oo/><ref name=coverage/>
[[File:WWE - Wembley Arena 140994 (6).jpg|thumb|left|[[Owen Hart]] teamed with [[Yokozuna (wrestler)|Yokozuna]] to become [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE)|WWF Tag Team Champions]]]]
In the next match, The Undertaker faced King Kong Bundy. Ted DiBiase was at ringside holding the urn that his wrestlers had stolen from The Undertaker. [[Larry Young (umpire)|Larry Young]], a legit American League umpire, was the special referee for the match. Young's storyline was as an out-of-work sports official because of the [[1994–95 Major League Baseball strike|recently ended MLB Players Association strike]] and a lockout of the Major League Umpires Association umpires (which led to the eventual dissolution of the MLUA in 2000;
The Smoking Gunns defended their WWF Tag Team Championship in the next match against Owen Hart and his mystery partner, who was revealed to be [[Yokozuna (wrestler)|Yokozuna]]. The Gunns worked together to control the match at the beginning, but Yokozuna gained control by performing a [[leg drop]] on Billy Gunn. Hart attempted to perform a [[Dropkick#Missile dropkick|dropkick from the top rope]] but accidentally hit Yokozuna. The Gunns briefly took control until Yokozuna performed a [[Suplex#Belly-to-belly suplex| belly
The next match, an "I Quit" match, took place between Bret Hart and Bob Backlund, with [[Roddy Piper]] as the guest referee. It was explained that
In the next match, which was for the WWF Championship, challenger Shawn Michaels was accompanied to the ring by [[Jenny McCarthy]] and Diesel, the champion, was escorted by [[Pamela Anderson]]. Michaels relied on his quickness in the opening stages, while Diesel used his strength advantage against Michaels. Diesel threw Michaels out of the ring and onto the arena floor, but Michaels later performed a clothesline that knocked Diesel out of the ring. Michaels capitalized on his advantage by performing several aerial moves, including a [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Diving crossbody|flying crossbody]], [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Diving bulldog|flying bulldog]] throw, and a [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Diving elbow drop|diving elbow drop]]. He was unable to pin Diesel, however, so he performed a sleeper hold to wear Diesel down. They brawled outside the ring, after which Michaels performed ''[[Sweet Chin Music]]'', his finishing move, but [[Sid Eudy|Sid]], Michaels's bodyguard, had the referee distracted and unable to count the pinfall. Diesel recovered and controlled the remainder of the match with power moves before throwing Michaels to the mat with a botched ''[[Powerbomb#Release Powerbomb|Jackknife]]'' and getting the pinfall victory.<ref name=oo/><ref name=coverage/>
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