Product Details

• Actors: Steve Austin, Kane, Mankind, The Undertaker, Ken Shamrock
• Format: Color, NTSC, Full Screen
• Language: English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: WWF Home Video
• VHS Release Date: August 25, 1998
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (123 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304826206
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #67,014 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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From the Back Cover

The threat of self-annihilation hangs in the balance as first blood is drawn. The battle to be number on is absolute torture.
Title Match - First Blood Rules: (Champion) Stone Cold Steve Austin Vs. Kane (with Paul Bearer)
Hell In A Cell: The Undertaker Vs. Mankind
Semifinals of the 1998 King of the Ring: Ken Shamrock Vs. Double J, Dan "The Beast" Severn Vs. The Rock. Plus the finals of the 1998 King of the Ring.
Tag Team Title Match: (Champions)The New Age Outlaws Vs. (NWA Tag Team Champions) The New Midnight Express, Al Snow & Head Vs. Too Much (with Special Referee Jerry "The King" Lawler), X-Pac (with Chyna) Vs. Owen Hart, The Headbangers & Taka Michinoku Vs. Kaientai (with Yamaguchi-San)
Approx. running time: 3 hours

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WWF King Of The Ring 1998 - Off With Their Heads, June 2, 2000

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Stephen Horne (Aberdeenshire, Scotland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: WWF: King of the Ring 1998 - Off with Their Heads [VHS] (VHS Tape)

The most memorable pro wrestling event of '98 saw violence the once family-orientated WWF had never seen before. It was also the card in which a man willingly put his career and life on the line just for the sake of entertainment.

By now, just about every wrestling fan (casual or hardcore) has seen the legendary Hell In A Cell bout between Mankind (Mick Foley) and The Undertaker, but the impact of the undeniably disturbing encounter will probably never fade. Mick Foley risked life and limb to surpass the original HIAC match between Undi' and Shawn Michaels (at Badd Blood) and, to his credit, most would agree he did just that. Some would argue the match was a classic and some would say it was merely a succession of insane bumps - one thing's for sure, though, it'll never be forgotten.

But as if all of that weren't enough, there was still the main event to come. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin faced Kane a thrilling, brutal and gruesome 'First Blood' match-up which, believe it or not, saw run-ins from Undertaker and Mankind just minutes after they had gone through hell themselves.

While King Of The Ring '98 may have lacked the overall match quality that SummerSlam '98 contained, I have a feeling 1998 will be remembered as the year of Foley's unsettling stunt show rather than The Rock and Triple H's classic Ladder Match two months later. 5 stars, Mick.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Come for Hell in the Cell, stay for the rest., April 3, 2002

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"jddunn2" (Denver, CO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: WWF: King of the Ring 1998 - Off with Their Heads [VHS] (VHS Tape)

King of the Ring 1998 is known mostly for one match and not much else. That's not really fair because a lot of good stuff was going on at the time. In no order:

The Headbangers and Taka Michinoku vs. Kaientai - Taka was a member of Kaientai in Japan but that doesn't get mentioned much. This is pretty good as the Headbangers are fairly talented and Taka and Kaientai are exceptionally talented. ***1/2

Al Snow and Head vs. Too Much - Jerry Lawler (Brian Christopher's dad) is the referee. Too Much is Too Cool before they got over. Al Snow was trying to work his way back into the WWF after a run in ECW. The idea is he's crazy and talks to a mannequin head so the head is his partner. Total comedy match as Lawler reprimands the head at one point. I thought for sure that the head would go over. *

Ken Shamrock vs. Double J - (KOTR Semi) - These two don't really mesh that well together, as Shamrock is state of the art shoot-style and Jarrett is old school Memphis heel. **

The Rock vs. Dan Severn - (KOTR Semi) - Same as the other KOTR match only more so. Severn never really adapted to the pro-style and the Rock was not at a point where he could carry him. *

X-Pac vs. Owen Hart - Owen was putting over every single member of D-X and slipping further and further down the ladder as he did. This is X-Pac's return from injury. Good match, but not up to the standards of these two. Overbooking kills the ending. ***

Tag Team Title Match - New Age Outlaws vs. The New Midnight Express - For those who don't know, the Midnight Express was a revolutionary tag team in the mid-eighties who feuded with the Rock `n' Roll Express. This was the Hardyz vs. Edge/Christian fifteen years earlier. It was revolutionary because they changed the formula of tag team wrestling from two single wrestlers that just happen to be a team to two men who use each other, their opponents, and the referee to their advantage. This new version of the Midnights is Bob (Hardcore) Holly and Bart Gunn (Billy's storyline brother). They have more physical talent, but can't hold a candle to the old Midnights. This by the way is the first time the WWF Champions and the NWA Champions have faced off. ***1/2

The Rock vs. Ken Shamrock - KOTR Finals - These two had an eternal feud from early to mid-1998. Rock was transitioning feuds from Shamrock to HHH who is on commentary. Rock was also the IC Champ at this point. This was a classy move on Rock's part. I won't say why, but everyone came off better. **3/4

Main Event #1 - Hell in a Cell - Undertaker vs. Mankind - I think we've all heard of this one. The atmosphere starts off very nicely with Mankind scaling the cage. Undertaker follows and throws Mankind off the cell!!! This was shown over and over and over on WWF TV for the next three years and was a big part of Mankind's career continuing. Mankind then takes a sicker accidental bump THROUGH the cage!!!
Then the match starts! Teeth fly, tacks are used, chairs are used, and blood is everywhere. The match isn't that great on its own merits, but for sheer entertainment and historical value it's a must have. ** for the match ***** for entertainment.

Main Event #2 - First Blood WWF Title Match - If Kane loses he sets himself on fire. That should give you an idea of the ending. Someone lowers the cell down and we have a First Blood cage match. Mankind interferes and Undertaker interferes conveniently setting up a tag match at the next PPV. **3/4

In the End: Really only remembered for the HITC match, but there's lots here to find. HHH vs. Rock started here. The summer of 1998 angles heated up and the tag title match was very solid. Recommended.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Foley is da Man, December 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: WWF: King of the Ring 1998 - Off with Their Heads [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This was a great ppv from start to finish. Taker vs. mankind was the best match ever. Also HHH comments during rock vs. shamrock were hilarious. GOOD EVENT...BUY IT