1. Canadian Stampede
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPWkifrjKnc Canadian Stampede is undeniably the best In Your House PPV, one of the forgotten classics and arguably one of the best PPVs the WWE/F has ever produced. While other PPVs had a poor undercard and short matches, the 16th edition in the series featured only four matches in front of a red hot Calgary crowd. The first match was a brawl between Mankind and Hunter Hearst Helmsley, who had Chyna at ringside. Each match on the card had its own place, purpose and identity, with the opening bout taking a rather more brutal approach than the others. The Game and Foley had two brilliant matches at Royal Rumble and No Way Out 2000 and its easy to see why the WWF had such confidence with them in the main event on those shows. They showed chemistry in this and their Raw 97 brawls, knocking lumps out of one-another. Mankind made a career out of his willingness to put his body on the line, while Triple H demonstrated the same ruthlessness which would later earn him the Cerebral Assassin moniker. The bout ended with a double count-out, with the camera cutting back to them fighting throughout the show. WCW had made a name for itself not just through the NWO, but also with its fantastic cruiserweight division, which boasted the likes of Guerrero, Mysterio, Juventud, Jericho and Malenko. When McMahon chose to try something similar he went for two of the best. The Great Sasuke and Taka Michinoku had been wrestling each other for ages, playing the veteran vs. rookie card, but never for one of the big US promotions. The agile pair captured the audience with their amazing flips, dives and counters, before Sasuke won with a Thunder Fire Powerbomb. Undertaker faced Vader for the WWF Championship in the next match. It was perhaps the weakest match on the card, but by no means was it bad. The behemoths provided numerous close calls but, as with many matches involving big guys, it got rather sluggish at times. The main event was a hot one. The team of the Legion of Doom, Goldust, Ken Shamrock and Stone Cold faced the Hart Foundation (Bret, Owen, Bulldog, Neidhart and Pillman). The Loose Cannon was the first to emerge in front of the Calgary crowd the home of the Hart family receiving a wild reception. He played up to the audience as the other members came out, with the loudest cheers reserved for the Hitman. Austin was booed out of the building. The match was back-and-forth, but very chaotic. The Black Hart and Austin both suffered injuries and had to be taken to the back. Eventually both returned, with Owen pinning the Rattlesnake to get the win. The crowd were ecstatic as the Hart family filled the ring to end an almost perfect show.