10 Things Everybody Gets Wrong About WWE In 1995
4. House Parties
Now one of the many multicoloured punchlines lazy WWE Network documentary makers like to fall back on when throwing shade at the silliness of old, the original In Your House concept was an inspired and insightful rethink on the traditional pay-per-view model.
Going monthly and ten dollars cheaper than the five supercards fans had become accustomed to, the events never offered the full selection of WWE superstars to a televised crowd, ordinarily holding off on a match featuring either Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels or The Undertaker to ensure they were protected or not over-used during a time when genuine star quality was increasingly rare.
The live crowd would get a match with them in after the pay-per-view cameras ceased to roll, and that 'bonus' would end up on the tape release, boosting those sales too. Cheap to run, offering refined focus to the weekly television product and mentally resting talent, the format was the first solution to the increased need for content.
Sensing a previously unavailable opportunity to shine, wrestlers assembled some outstanding matches beyond the backdrop of the famed white set. Pay-per-view time was now more possible than ever, and numerous talents took every opportunity to steal some valuable spotlight.