In Your House 2: The Lumberjacks - Event

Event

Before the event went live on pay-per-view, Skip, who was accompanied to the ring by on-screen valet Sunny, defeated Aldo Montoya (Peter Polaco) in a dark match. The first match that aired on pay-per-view was a Singles match between The Roadie and the 1–2–3 Kid. Before the match "officially" began, 1–2–3 Kid attacked The Roadie on the arena floor. Kid had the early advantage, but The Roadie took control, performing a clothesline, grounding Kid. At several points during the match, shots were shown of Jeff Jarrett in his dressing room ignoring The Roadie's performance, and instead preparing for his performance of "With My Baby Tonight". The finish came when Kid missed a dropkick from the second-rope. The Roadie capitalized from the mistake by performing a powerbomb, followed by a piledriver off the top rope. The Roadie pinned Kid to win the contest.

The second match that was shown on pay-per-view was a tag team match as King Mabel and Sir Mo (known collectively as Men on a Mission) faced Razor Ramon and Savio Vega. Mabel and Mo had the upper hand throughout most of the contest, with Mabel dominating Vega for most of the contest. Vega eventually managed to get the hot tag, tagging in Ramon. Ramon, the fresher man, got control, and powerslammed Mabel from the top rope. The advantage for Ramon and Vega was short lived, as Mabel executed an avalanche on Ramon in the corner. Mabel followed it up by performing a belly to belly suplex to get the victory. In between the second and third matches, WWF Intercontinental Champion Jeff Jarrett made his live singing debut, performing the song “With My Baby Tonight”. Notably, Jarrett's personal enforcer, The Roadie was not on stage during the performance. Bam Bam Bigelow versus Henry Godwinn was the next match on the card. Bigelow was the "face" competitor in the contest, with Godwinn the "heel" competitor. The match had several near-falls from both Bigelow and Godwinn. A few minutes into the match, Godwinn missed a knee drop from the second rope. Bigelow capitalized on the missed knee-drop with a roll-up pinfall. The ending was not planned, as Godwinn injured himself from the knee-drop, leading to a rushed finish.

After the second match, Jeff Jarrett and Sawyer Brown performed the single "With My Baby Tonight". It would later be revealed that Jarrett was lip-syncing for The Roadie.

The WWF Intercontinental Championship match was next, as Jeff Jarrett (with The Roadie, who was outside the ring) defended the title against Shawn Michaels. Michaels gained the early advantage, clotheslining Jarrett. Jarrett bided his time, going to the outside of the ring to rest and getting back in just before the ten-count. After a few back and forth opening minutes, where both Michaels and Jarrett took control for certain periods, the first highspot occurred when Jarrett backdropped Michaels over the top rope to the arena floor. Throughout the bout, The Roadie used "heel" tactics to help Jarrett gain control, such as distracting the referee so Jarrett could perform illegal tactics to gain an advantage. Michaels managed to escape a sleeper hold minutes later, gaining the upper hand in the process. After several "highspot" moves by Michaels, The Roadie shook the ring-ropes while Michaels was on the top rope, grounding Michaels in the process. Jarrett attempted to regain the advantage by performing the Figure four leglock, but Michaels reversed the hold into a near-fall. Jarrett went for the submission hold again, but Michaels shoved him into the referee, sending the official to the ground. Michaels tried to seize the advantage with Sweet Chin Music, but The Roadie grabbed hold of Michaels to allow Jarrett to regain control of the contest. Jarrett performed a Crossbody, getting a near-fall in the process. The finish to the match came when The Roadie accidentally tripped Jarrett, grounding him. Jarrett got back up momentarily, only to walk into a Superkick from Michaels. Michaels pinned him and was crowned WWF Intercontinental Champion, with Jarrett dropping the title as per the pre-match stipulation. It was revealed later in the show that Jarrett and The Roadie were involved in a backstage confrontation with each other, signaling an end to their on-screen friendship.

Owen Hart and Yokozuna defended their WWF Tag Team Championship belts in the next bout against the tandem of Lex Luger and Davey Boy SmithThe British Bulldog, known collectively as The Allied Powers. Jim Cornette and Mr. Fuji were at ringside to support Hart and Yokozuna. The challengers got the advantage early on, with Luger wearing down Yokozuna by smashing Yokozuna's head onto the top turnbuckle ten times. Yokozuna accidentally fell onto Hart's foot, sparking a confrontation between the tag team tandem. After a few minutes, the two settled their differences, but their opponents, The Allied Powers, refused to take advantage of the situation. The challengers held the advantage for the majority of the matchup, using "heel" tactics to keep the advantage. The finish came after The Allied Powers performed a back suplex to Yokozuna. Moments later, the referee got Bulldog, who was the illegal man, out of the ring. Luger was put off as a result, allowing Hart to perform a double axe handle from the top rope. Yokozuna pinned Luger with a leg drop to win the bout.

The final match shown on pay-per-view was for the WWF Championship, as Diesel defended the championship against Sycho Sid in a Lumberjack match. After back and forth action during the first few minutes, which included Sid being attacked by Diesel's lumberjacks and vice-versa, Diesel performed a suicide dive over the top rope onto all of Sid's lumberjacks. The champion continued to attack Sid's lumberjacks, but King Mabel (who was scheduled to face the champion at SummerSlam) intervened, tossing Diesel into the steel steps on the outside. Sid attempted to capitalize by performing his finishing move, the Powerbomb. Instead of pinning his opponent, Sid high fived his lumberjacks on the outside, allowing Diesel to recover and kick out at the two-count. After a second attempted Powerbomb by Sid was countered, Sid attempted to attack Diesel's lumberjacks on the outside of the ring, but Diesel's lumberjacks attacked Sid all at the same time. Shawn Michaels finished off the assault on the outside, with a double axe handle off the top rope onto Sid. Some of Sid's chosen lumberjacks, including Tatanka and Irwin R. Schyster attempted to interfere to stop Diesel winning, but Diesel fought them off. Diesel performed a big boot, pinning Sid to retain the WWF Championship. Diesel celebrated with his lumberjacks after the match ended.

After the event concluded on pay-per-view, two dark matches took place. The two matches were later part of the In Your House 2 video released by Coliseum Video The first dark match was Bret Hart versus Jean-Pierre Lafitte. Lafitte held control for most of the bout, but Hart gained the advantage near to the conclusion of the bout as Lafitte missed a diving crossbody. Hart capitalized, pinning Lafitte via a roll-up. The Undertaker versus Kama was the second and last dark match on the card, with the match being contested as a Casket match, where the objective is to put the opponent into the casket. The Undertaker was accompanied to the ring by manager Paul Bearer (Percy Pringle), while Kama was accompanied by Ted DiBiase. The finish came when Kama attempted to perform The Undertaker's finishing move, the Tombstone Piledriver, but The Undertaker reversed it, chokeslamming Kama. The Undertaker then performed a big boot to Kama, which sent him into the casket, meaning The Undertaker won the bout.