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WWF One Night Only 
Information Promotion World Wrestling Federation Date September 20, 1997 Attendance 11,000[1] Venue NEC Arena City Birmingham, England Pay-per-view chronology Ground Zero: In Your House WWF One Night Only Badd Blood: In Your House WWF One Night Only was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) that took place on September 20, 1997 at the NEC Arena in Birmingham, England.
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Background
One Night Only featured professional wrestling matches involving different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots and storylines that were played out on WWF Monday Night Raw and other World Wrestling Federation television programs. Wrestlers portrayed a villain or a hero as they followed a series of events that built tension, and culminated into a wrestling match or series of matches.[2]
The event featured eight matches, with two main events. In the first main event, The Undertaker challenged Bret Hart for the WWF Championship in a rematch from the previous month's SummerSlam event, where the Undertaker had lost the title in controversial circumstances. To close the show, Shawn Michaels challenged The British Bulldog for the WWF European Championship, as part of his ongoing feud with The Hart Foundation. The WWF Tag Team Championship was also defended on the card, with Los Boricuas members Savio Vega and Miguel Pérez, Jr. challenging champions, The Headbangers.
The event was available on pay-per-view in Canada and Europe, and later released on VHS in the United States. It was shown on Sky Box Office in the United Kingdom.
Reception
The WWF sold a full 11,000 tickets for the event.[1][3] With restricted availability, the event, nonetheless, generated a 0.05 buy rate, equating to approximately 20,000 buys.[4]
Results
# Results Stipulations Times[1] 1 Hunter Hearst Helmsley (with Chyna) defeated Dude Love Singles match 11:00 2 Tiger Ali Singh defeated Leif Cassidy Singles match 06:00 3 The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher) (c) defeated Los Boricuas (Savio Vega and Miguel Pérez, Jr.) Tag team match for the WWF Tag Team Championship 14:00 4 The Patriot defeated Flash Funk Singles match 09:00 5 The Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal) defeated The Godwinns (Henry and Phineas) Tag team match 11:00 6 Vader defeated Owen Hart Singles match 14.00 7 Bret Hart (c) defeated The Undertaker by disqualification Singles match for the WWF Championship 28:00 8 Shawn Michaels (with Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna and Rick Rude) defeated The British Bulldog (c) (with Diana Hart-Smith) Singles match for the WWF European Championship 25:24 References
- ^ a b c "One Night Only". Pro Wrestling History. http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/wwfuk.html#onenight. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
- ^ "Live & Televised Entertainment of World Wrestling Entertainment". World Wrestling Entertainment. http://corporate.wwe.com/company/events.jsp. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ^ WWF One Night Only (VHS). Birmingham, England: Coliseum Video. 1997.
- ^ WWF Pay-Per-View Buy rates. Archived at DXpresso.
See also
WWE pay-per-view events Current Royal Rumble · Elimination Chamber · WrestleMania · Extreme Rules · Over the Limit · Capitol Punishment · Money in the Bank · SummerSlam · Night of Champions · Hell in a Cell · Vengeance · Survivor Series · TLC: Tables, Ladders & ChairsFormer The Wrestling Classic (1985) · No Holds Barred (1989) · This Tuesday in Texas (1991) · One Night Only (1997) · Capital Carnage (1998) · In Your House (1995–1999) · Over the Edge (1998–1999) · Fully Loaded (1998–2000) · Invasion (2001) · King of the Ring (1993–2002) · Rebellion (1999–2002) · Insurrextion (2000–2003) · Bad Blood (1997, 2003–2004) · December to Dismember (2006) · New Year's Revolution (2005–2007) · Unforgiven (1998–2008) · No Mercy (1999–2008) · Cyber Sunday (2004–2008) · Armageddon (1999–2000, 2002–2008) · No Way Out (1998, 2000–2009) · Backlash (1999-2009) · Judgment Day (1998, 2000-2009) · One Night Stand (2005–2009) · The Great American Bash (2004-2009) · Breaking Point (2009) · Bragging Rights (2009-2010) · Fatal 4-Way (2010)Categories:- 1997 in England
- 1997 in professional wrestling
- Sport in Birmingham, West Midlands
- WWE pay-per-view events
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