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It was one of the most memorable angles of the entire era, as well as being the night that the New Age Outlaws truly became established as credible heels in the tag team division. As their beef with Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie grew, Road Dogg and Billy Gunn managed to put their foes in a dumpster before pushing it off the stage.

Jim Ross put in an incredible performance on commentary, and for the rest of the night various wrestlers bristled with the Outlaws as a result of their actions. It felt real, as though they had done something truly awful. The night ended with Funk and Foley returning in hospital gowns, but that isn't so important.

This was also the first time I truly remember hearing of 'wrestler's court' on TV. It was a night where heels and faces stopped existing on opposite sides of a fence, with men and women coming together because of the actions of another.

The Attitude Era had no qualms with exposing the fact that the men and women busting their butts on TV were all in the same boat, and all had to suffer the consequences of their actions in a somewhat-mythical 'wrestler's court'.

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