| In Your House 5 | |||
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | ||
| Date | December 17, 1995[1][2][3] | ||
| City | Hershey, Pennsylvania[1][2][3] | ||
| Venue | Hersheypark Arena[1][2][3] | ||
| Attendance | 7,289[1][2][3] | ||
| Buy rate | 84,000[4] | ||
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In Your House 5 (retroactively titledIn Your House 5: Seasons Beatings) was the fifthIn Your Houseprofessional wrestlingpay-per-view (PPV)event produced by theWorld Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). The event took place on December 17, 1995, at theHersheypark Arena inHershey, Pennsylvania. Six matches aired as part of the PPV broadcast and three additional matches were held asdark matches. With the launch of theWWE Network in 2014, this show became available on demand, but does not include the three dark matches which were held after the main show.
The main event was a rematch from the 1992SummerSlam show asWWF ChampionBret Hart defended the championship against his brother-in-lawThe British Bulldog. On the undercardthe Undertaker faced off againstKing Mabel in aCasket match. Another match on the show could only end when eitherHunter Hearst Helmsley orHenry O. Godwinn was thrown into a hog pen that was erected in the arena.
| Role: | Name: |
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| Commentator | Vince McMahon |
| Jerry Lawler | |
| Jeff Jarrett(Johnson vs Landell) | |
| Interviewer | Jerry Lawler |
| Jim Ross | |
| Todd Pettengill | |
| Ring announcer | Manny Garcia |
| Referee | Mike Chioda |
| Jack Doan | |
| Earl Hebner | |
| Tim White |
In Your House was a series of monthlyprofessional wrestlingpay-per-view (PPV)events first produced by theWorld Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in May 1995. They aired when the promotion was not holding one of its then-five major PPVs (WrestleMania,King of the Ring,SummerSlam,Survivor Series, andRoyal Rumble), and were sold at a lower cost.[5] This fifth In Your House event took place on December 17, 1995, at theHersheypark Arena inHershey, Pennsylvania. While this event was originally known simply as In Your House 5, it was later retroactively renamed as In Your House 5: Seasons Beatings. This retroactive renaming of the show was based on the event's holiday scheduling.[6]
In Your House 5 featuredprofessional wrestling matches involving different wrestlers from pre-existingscripted feuds,plots, andstorylines that were played out onMonday Night Raw and other WWF television programs.[7]
Following the first match on the broadcast,Jerry Lawler introduced the returningJeff Jarrett and presented him with astorylinegold record for supposedly selling 500,000 copies of hiscountry music album,Ain't I Great. Lawler then invited Jarrett to do commentary with himself andVince McMahon for the next match. In the second matchAhmed Johnson was originally supposed to faceDean Douglas, but Douglas claimed that he could not compete due to a back injury. He introducedBuddy Landel (his "graduate student") as his replacement for the night. Johnson won the match, and afterward Jarrett attacked Johnson with his gold record.
Another non-match segment sawSavio Vega handing out presents to children withSanta Claus, whenTed DiBiase came out and ordered Santa to attack Vega. He revealed that "Santa" was actually Xanta Klaus, Santa's evil brother who lives in the South Pole and steals presents. Xanta was portrayed bySMW wrestler, Jon Rechner, later better known asBalls Mahoney. The Xanta gimmick appeared very little after this.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times | ||||
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| 1 | Razor Ramon andMarty Jannetty defeatedThe 1-2-3 Kid andSycho Sid (withTed DiBiase) | Tag team match | 12:22[1][2][3] | ||||
| 2 | Ahmed Johnson defeatedBuddy Landel (withDean Douglas) | Singles match | 0:45[1][2][3] | ||||
| 3 | Hunter Hearst Helmsley defeatedHenry O. Godwinn | Arkansas Hog Pen match withHillbilly Jim asspecial guest referee | 8:58[1][2][3] | ||||
| 4 | Owen Hart (withJim Cornette) defeatedDiesel bydisqualification | Singles match | 4:34[1][2][3] | ||||
| 5 | The Undertaker (withPaul Bearer) defeatedKing Mabel (withSir Mo) | Casket match | 6:11[1][2][3] | ||||
| 6 | Bret Hart (c) defeatedThe British Bulldog (withDiana Smith and Jim Cornette) | Singles match for theWWF Championship | 21:09[1][2][3] | ||||
| 7D | Goldust defeatedDuke Droese | Singles match | 6:38 | ||||
| 8D | Barry Horowitz,Hakushi andThe Smoking Gunns (Billy Gunn andBart Gunn) defeatedYokozuna,Isaac Yankem, DDS andThe Bodydonnas (Skip andZip) (withSunny) | Eight-man tag team match | 11:38 | ||||
| 9D | Bob Backlund defeatedSavio Vega | Singles match | 6:22 | ||||
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