In Your House: Buried Alive

1. Steve Austin defeated Hunter Hearst Helmsley by pinfall


This was supposed to be Austin vs. Savio Vega, but injuries prevented that from happening. So we get heel vs. heel, but this was around the time that Austin was getting over as a face. This was solid, but HHH's heel offense was slow at times. The whole Jim Ross angle really hurt this match as well.


Rating: 2.25 (out of 5)


2. Owen Hart + British Bulldog defeated The Smoking Gunns by pinfall


This was another heel vs. heel match to an extent. Billy Gunn had been hanging around Sunny, leaving Bart as the lone face. This was decent at times, but the Gunns had run their course by this point.


Rating: 2


3. Marc Mero defeated Goldust by pinfall


This was actually a pretty good match. Marc Mero often isn't spoken of too fondly, but at this point of his career, he was actually one of the best workers the WWF had. Injuries would derail his ability, but this was a good example of good he actually was.


Rating: 3


4. Sid defeated Vader by pinfall

This was a #1 contenders match to face Shawn Michaels at Survivor Series and this was better than it had any right to be. Vader was so misused during his WWF run and it really was a shame, as he really was a great performer. This was also probably the peak of Sid's run in the WWF.

Rating: 2.75

5. Undertaker defeated Mankind in a Buried Alive Match

***Match Of The Night***

This was another good brawl in a series of them between the two. Mankind really got Undertaker to step up his game and I think was integral into turning Undertaker into the performer he is today. Even if this wasn't their best match, this was still a good main event.

Rating: 3.5

Well, nothing on this show was bad. There were two injuries that caused matches to be switched, which hurt it from a storyline point of view. The Jim Ross angle was annoying, especially since we know that they didn't go anywhere with it. Everyone gave a good effort here, especially in the last two matches and made this a very watchable show.

Overall Rating: 70%