WWF Superstars, Apr. 12, 1997WWF Superstars, Apr. 12, 1997The Hitman circles around Benoit, slowly closing in... then throwing two quick jabs to the Crippler. Benoit ducks a third and comes up with an armbar. The Hitman easily spins free of that. Benoit adjusts... ARMWRINGER!
Bret breaks free of that, so Benoit yanks the hair and pulls Bret down into a standing side headlock. Bret struggles a bit to get free.... and Benoit releases it, causing Bret to be off balance.
Benoit hooks Bret's arms behind his back... DOUBLE UNDERHOOK POWERBOMB!! The Crippler tags in Double A.
Anderson pulls up the Hitman and slams him down across his knee for a backbreaker. Bret throws up an uppercut to Anderson and gets free! The Hitman rolls aside and to his feet as Anderson shakes off the uppercuts effects.
Bret rushes forward and forces a kick to Anderson's stomach that doubles him forward. Bret then slams a double axehandle to the top of his head. He runs back into the ropes... comes off... CLOTHESLINE!!! Bret throws Anderson to the ropes... and tags the Anvil, who comes in....
Bret does a drop toe hold on Anderson, taking him down face-first! The Anvil leaps... AND LEGDROPS HIM!!!
JR: What a well-oiled machine this Hart Foundation is! I think the Enforcers were concentrating more on Sting!
The Hitman leaves as Arn and Anvil lock up. Arn wins the collar and elbow tie up and pulls up Neidhart into a SIDE SUPLEX!!! Benoit is making a scene on the apron...
Benoit: (pointing to Bret) They were double teaming! They CHEAT!
The referee turns around to admonish Bret... and BENOIT COMES IN!! Anderson pulls up Neidhart into a Vertical suplex... and SLAMS him down! Benoit hits... A DROP PUNCH!!! Benoit rolls out of the ring as the referee turns away from Bret.
Anderson rides Neidhart down into a chinlock on the mat. He sees the referee monitoring the action again... and he reaches out... in RANGE to make the tag to Benoit! Anderson leaves...
Benoit enters... DROP DDT ON ANVIL!!! Chris stands up and begins to position the Anvil for a Texas Cloverleaf!! Suddenly.... Benoit screams out.... the Anvil is BITING HIM ON THE LEG!!! Neidhart releases his teeth and rolls over and tags the Hitman.
Bret comes in and brings up a kick into Benoit.... WHO CATCHES HIS FOOT! Bret, on one leg... leaps up with the other leg... and KICKS BENOIT IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD!!! Chris drops down into the Hitman's arms... NECKBREAKER!!! The fans POP! Bret continues...
He whips Benoit to the Anvil's corner! And Neidhart HOLDS HIM THERE!! Bret comes charging in.....
Benoit throws back an elbow smash to knock the Anvil back.... then dives aside as the Hitman comes flying in with a knee-smash. Bret braces himself in the corner and turns around....
Benoit is waiting for him! He grabs him by the arm and sends the Hitman to ARN'S corner, who reaches over the ropes... AND CLOTHESLINES THE HITMAN!!! Bret falls back and into the center of the ring. Benoit climbs the ropes to the top....
FLYING ABDOMINAL SPLASH!!! Chris rolls off of him and makes the exchange to Anderson. Bret meanwhile, pulls himself to Neidhart and brings HIM in.
Again Anderson and Anvil tie up... but this time, it's Neidhart who wins... SNAP MARING Double A over into the mat, where the Anvil holds on to the head, twisting it around in a headlock! He wrenches the move on... and yanks it up into a SLEEPER!!! The fans rise up, expecting Arn to be put out!!! He fights it.... his arms flailing around... quickly at first... then starting to slow....