I enjoyed the match between the Undertaker & Kane. Very exciting!

After the crowning of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin in the preceding Wrestlemania, we move into the "Unforgiven" era and this first of the _Unforgiven_ events opens with a tagteam match between an obviously-fractured "Nation of Domination", as "Farooq" (Ron Simmons) tags up with Steve Blackman and Ken Shamrock to oppose "The Rock" (Dwayne Johnson), Mark Henry, and D'Lo Brown (as the current "NoD"). I never was sure what to think or how to feel about Steve Blackman; the guy looks cut, but he never seemed to "fit" into the hyper-world of the WWF/WWE. Same for Ken Shamrock, but somehow Shamrock managed to carry himself through the cartoonish world of professional wrestling without seeming so awkward and out-of-place as Blackman does. I'm not really a fan of any of these particular wrestlers, but this one at least had an interesting finish. It will be fun to see what happens going forward. Now there's the unmistakable sound of shattering glass, that driving guitar riff, and "Stone Cold" makes an unexpected appearance. These are always fun and this was no exception: _"Put a little bass in your voice 'cuz you're startin' to piss me off..."_ LOL By his own admission, Austin _"never dreamed [he] would achieve the popularity or superstardom"_ that he eventually reached in the world of professional wrestling, but there's no doubt that he was one of the most entertaining, driving forces behind the world of pro wrestling, maybe even moreso than Hulk Hogan simply because, where children idolized Hogan and saw him as almost a "superhero", adults (and young adults) related to the "antihero" rebellious, bird-flipping, foul-mouth, flip-off-your-boss-and-everyone-else-while-you're-at-it attituded exuded by Austin. Following this was the match for the European Championship between Owen Hart vs Triple H (Paul Levesque), with Chyna (Joan Laurer) supposedly "locked in a cage 20 feet above the ring". Of course, you know how this is going to end: like every match for the next 10 years that involved Michael Hickenbottom, Paul Levesque and the rest of the group known as "DX". This was no exception, unfortunately. Next up was another tag-team matchup, this one featuring (my god, how old are these guys, anyway?!!) the NWA "Rock-n-Roll Express" (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) vs Jim Cornette's "New Midnight Express".... Now that's a rivalry that goes back a ways: I remember watching these two teams (when it was the original Midnight Express, featuring Bobby Eaton and Dennis Condrey) compete furiously in the old Jim Crockett Promotions era. This, however, is a "new" Midnight Express, consisting of "Bombastic Bob" (Bob Holly) and "Bodacious Bart" (Bart Gunn)…and I have to admit, "good ol' JR" Jim Ross made this absolutely hilarious by playing off those awful ring names. What a hoot! It ended pretty much the way every other "Midnight Express vs Rock 'n' Roll Express" match ever ended but Jim Cornette did make it at least amusing. After this was the match I think 80% of the crowd had actually turned out to see: the "evening gown match" between Sable vs Luna Vachon. Sable would, of course, wind up having her "evening gown" ripped off so she could strut around in nothing but her skivvies, making a lot of boys and men happy. (I mean, even if she were predetermined to win the match, the WWF is going to make sure that Sable gets her clothes ripped off during the course of the match, right? That's what the fans want to see; who cares who actually scores a pinfall?) Next up: another match between "The New Age Outlaws" (Road Dogg & Billy Gunn) vs The Legion of Doom...who sadly are really becoming just a shadow of their former selves. They've even lost their unique hairstyles (that added to their imposing in-ring presence, IMO) and are wearing some kind of biker shorts now. The match was just like all the others between these two teams...with a really bad ending. And while I understand that the Legion of Doom are not the unstoppable, indomitable force they might have been at one time, by this point it almost seems like they're just a name on a WWF roster to _"put butts in chairs"_ so to speak. Not sure which direction (if any) the WWF intends to go with Hawk & Animal, but you can't help but feel their glory days are behind them now. After this one ended, we had a way-too-long interlude with Jeff Jarrett trying to prove he's a country singer by getting on a stage with country band _Sawyer Brown_ for a number. He gets attacked at the conclusion of the song, but of course turns it around to his own advantage. Now for the "main event" (or one of them, at least): The "Inferno Match" between Kane vs The Undertaker...where the ring is literally surrounded by fire. The prelude to this, just like the Jeff Jarrett/Sawyer Brown thing, was far too long. They finally squared off in the ring after a very long backstory leading up to where we are today. The match was a decent one, all things considered. (I mean, we're talking about performing in a ring that is literally surrounded by fire so you understand that caution **had** to come into play here.) And now it's time for the "main" Main Event: a title bout between "Stone Cold" Steve Austin vs Mick Foley's "Dude Love" persona. Again, this was a decent match with a storyline branching off of it at the conclusion. The match between Austin vs Foley was a good one but it was basically just fodder for the story that it was helping to create: The ongoing feud between Austin and WWE President Vince McMahon. The conclusion was a bit melodramatic (for my tastes) but again, it served to beef up the ongoing storyline between Austin vs Vince. Overall, it was an okay card; not the absolute best that WWF has put together, but not a boring card by any stretch.