10 Perfectly Over-Booked Wrestling Trainwrecks
7. Dude Love Vs. Steve Austin (WWE Over The Edge: In Your House)
Few things get wrestling fans of a certain age as misty-eyed with nostalgia as the Attitude Era - a period known for its car crash booking. Unsurprisingly, the years between 1997 and 2001 are full of over-booked trainwrecks, with this particular bout a perfect microcosm for the era as a whole.
'Stone Cold' and Dude Love fought for the former's WWE Championship deep within the Austin vs. McMahon feud. It started as a regular singles match, albeit with Vince as special referee, before Pat Patterson decided it should be contested as a No DQ. This allowed for all manner of shenanigans, but the stooge shifted the goalposts once more, adding a Falls Count Anywhere stipulation, with Foley and Austin brawling all around the building.
It devolved when Love accidentally cracked McMahon with a steel chair. A second referee ran down to count a pin, but Patterson pulled him out, prompting The Undertaker to get involved. Patterson and Gerald Brisco were sent through the announce tables, and 'Stone Cold' produce a miraculous recovery, downing Foley with a Stunner.
Austin poured further schmaltz on the situation by covering Love, grabbing the unconscious McMahon's hand, then counting the fall himself, concluding the bout in a way that made no sense whatsoever.