In Your House
In Your House is a professional wrestling series created by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) that aired on pay-per-view (PPV) from May 1995 to February 1999. After 21 years, the name was revived for an NXT-branded event in 2020 to mark the 25th anniversary of the first In Your House PPV.
In Your House | |
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The "In Your House" logo from 1995–1998 | |
Promotion(s) | WWE |
Brand(s) | NXT (2020) |
First event | In Your House 1 |
Last event | NXT TakeOver: In Your House |
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 US$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 with Ground Zero: In Your House 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 February 1999's St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House event, as the company moved to install permanent names for each of its monthly events. Early advertising for that year's Backlash featured the "In Your House" branding until it was quietly dropped in weeks leading to the pay-per-view. In 2020, the now WWE revived the In Your House name for an NXT TakeOver event titled NXT TakeOver: In Your House.
History
The first six In Your House events were not promoted with subtitles, which were retroactively added (given below in small print), sometimes making use of a tagline. The first event to officially use a subtitle was the seventh event, "In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies". From September 1997 onwards, the subtitles replaced the In Your House label as the main titles (e.g. The PPV was not named In Your House: Ground Zero but Ground Zero: In Your House), until regular named shows such as Fully Loaded and Unforgiven took over in 1999.
To promote the first event, WWF held a sweepstakes to give away a new house in Orlando, Florida.[1][2]
On May 13, 2020, WWE announced that In Your House would be revived for their NXT brand division as an event titled NXT TakeOver: In Your House on June 7. The announcement and the event marked the 25th anniversary of the first In Your House PPV.[3][4]
Dates and venues
# | Event | Date | City | Venue | Main Event | ||||
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1 | In Your House 1 "Premiere"[5] |
May 14, 1995 | Syracuse, New York | Onondaga War Memorial | Diesel (c) vs. Sycho Sid for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship[6][7] | ||||
2 | In Your House 2 "The Lumberjacks"[8] |
July 23, 1995 | Nashville, Tennessee | Nashville Municipal Auditorium | Diesel (c) vs. Sycho Sid for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship in a lumberjack match[6][9] | ||||
3 | In Your House 3 "Triple Header"[10] |
September 24, 1995 | Saginaw, Michigan | Saginaw Civic Center | Two Dudes with Attitudes (Diesel (c-World Heavyweight) and Shawn Michaels (c-Intercontinental)) vs. Yokozuna and The British Bulldog (c-Tag Team) for the WWF Tag Team Championship, WWF World Heavyweight Championship and WWF Intercontinental Championship[6][11] | ||||
4 | In Your House 4 "Great White North"[12] |
October 22, 1995 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Winnipeg Arena | Diesel (c) vs. The British Bulldog for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship[6][13] | ||||
5 | In Your House 5 "Seasons Beatings"[14] |
December 17, 1995 | Hershey, Pennsylvania | Hersheypark Arena | Bret Hart (c) vs. The British Bulldog for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship[6][15] | ||||
6 | In Your House 6 "Rage in the Cage"[16] |
February 18, 1996 | Louisville, Kentucky | Louisville Gardens | Bret Hart (c) vs. Diesel in a Steel Cage match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship[6][17] | ||||
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[6][18] | ||||
8 | In Your House 8: Beware of Dog | May 26, 1996 | Florence, South Carolina | Florence Civic Center | Shawn Michaels (c) vs. The British Bulldog for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship[6][19] | ||||
May 28, 1996 | North Charleston, South Carolina | North Charleston Coliseum | Goldust (c) vs. The Undertaker in a Casket match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship[6][20] | ||||||
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)[6][21] | ||||
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[6][22] | ||||
11 | In Your House 11: Buried Alive | October 20, 1996 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Market Square Arena | The Undertaker vs. Mankind in a Buried Alive match[6][23] | ||||
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[6][24] | ||||
13 | In Your House 13: Final Four | February 16, 1997 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | UTC Arena | Bret Hart vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. The Undertaker vs. Vader in a Four Corners Elimination match for the vacant WWF World Heavyweight Championship[6][25] | ||||
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 to earn a WWF World Heavyweight Championship match[6][26] | ||||
15 | In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell | May 11, 1997 | Richmond, Virginia | Richmond Coliseum | The Undertaker (c) vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship[6][27] | ||||
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)[6][28] | ||||
17 | Ground Zero: In Your House | September 7, 1997 | Louisville, Kentucky | Louisville Gardens | The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels[6][29] | ||||
18 | Badd Blood: In Your House | October 5, 1997 | St. Louis, Missouri | Kiel Center | The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels in a Hell in a Cell match to earn a WWF World Heavyweight Championship match at Survivor Series[6][30] | ||||
19 | D-Generation X: In Your House | December 7, 1997 | Springfield, Massachusetts | Springfield Civic Center | Shawn Michaels (c) vs. Ken Shamrock for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship[6][31] | ||||
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)[6][32] | ||||
21 | Unforgiven: In Your House | April 26, 1998 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Greensboro Coliseum | Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) vs. Dude Love for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship[6][33] | ||||
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 World Heavyweight Championship, with Vince McMahon as special guest referee[6][34] | ||||
23 | Fully Loaded: In Your House | July 26, 1998 | Fresno, California | Selland Arena | Kane and Mankind (c) vs. The Undertaker and Stone Cold Steve Austin for the WWF Tag Team Championship[6][35] | ||||
24 | Breakdown: In Your House | September 27, 1998 | Hamilton, Ontario | Copps Coliseum | Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) vs. The Undertaker vs. Kane in a Triple Threat match for the WWF Championship[6][36] | ||||
25 | Judgment Day: In Your House | October 18, 1998 | Rosemont, Illinois | Rosemont Horizon | The Undertaker vs. Kane (with Stone Cold Steve Austin as special guest referee) for the vacant WWF Championship[6][37] | ||||
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[6][38] | ||||
27 | St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House | February 14, 1999 | Memphis, Tennessee | The Pyramid | Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Vince McMahon in a Steel Cage match to earn a WWF Championship match at WrestleMania XV[6][39] | ||||
28 | NXT TakeOver: In Your House | June 7, 2020 | Winter Park, Florida | Full Sail University | Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Io Shirai vs. Rhea Ripley for the NXT Women's Championship | ||||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match | |||||||||
References
- "Whatever happened to the In Your House house?". WWE. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- Cawthon, Graham (1995-05-15). "WWF 1995 Results". The History of WWE. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
- "NXT TakeOver: In Your House to take place Sunday June 7". WWE. May 13, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- Johnson, Mike (May 13, 2020). "WWE NXT TAKEOVER: IN YOUR HOUSE SET FOR JUNE - UPDATED WITH PRESS RELEASE". PWInsider. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- "WWF In Your House: Premiere". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- Cawthon, Graham (2013). the History of Professional Wrestling. 2: WWF 1990–1999. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ASIN B00RWUNSRS.
- "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.
- "WWF In Your House 2: The Lumberjacks". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- "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.
- "WWF In Your House 3: Triple Header". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- "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.
- "WWF In Your House 4: Great White North". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- "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.
- "WWF In Your House 5: Season's Beatings". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- "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.
- "WWF In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Historical Cards: In Your House 2 Night 2 (May 28, 1996. North Charleston, South Carolina)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts. Kappa Publications. p. 151. 2007 Edition.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Historical Cards: In Your House 11 (October 20, 1996. Indianapolis, Indiana)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts. Kappa Publications. p. 152. 2007 Edition.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
See also
- TNA One Night Only
- NXT TakeOver series