One of the most infamous matches of the Attitude Era, this Hardcore Title bout is remembered for the frankly insane bump that Shane took from the top of the Titantron towards the end of the match. In an attempt to get away from Blackman, Shane decided it would be a good idea to clamber up the side of the set, only to see Blackman follow him up every step of the way. A couple of kendo stick shots to the back later and Shane was falling from the heavens to the floor below. The match itself is definitely an example of building to one big moment, with Shane relying on interference from Test and Albert to keep distance between him and the Lethal Weapon. Still, as far as Hardcore Championship matches from the Attitude Era go, this was one of the best in that there was, you know, an actualmatch.
Born in the middle of Wales in the middle of the 1980's, John can't quite remember when he started watching wrestling but he has a terrible feeling that Dino Bravo was involved. Now living in Prague, John spends most of his time trying to work out how Tomohiro Ishii still stands upright. His favourite wrestler of all time is Dean Malenko, but really it is Repo Man. He is the author of 'An Illustrated History of Slavic Misery', the best book about the Slavic people that you haven't yet read. You can get that and others from www.poshlostbooks.com.
