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Owen The Loner
At Degeneration X PPV Owen attacking Shawn Michaels with a vengeance, Owen's new look and attitude have made the fans cheer for him, Owen for the first time alone in the WWF was ready to make an impact so we thought, anyway when he wanted to go after Degeneration X. Instead of going after Shawn Michaels, Owen has chosen to go after Hunter Hearst Helmsley, who is the European Champion. At the Royal Rumble, Owen never made it to the ring, when he was attacked by Jeff Jarrett and Jim Cornette. But when Jeff Jarrett entered the ring, Owen attacked and threw him out of the ring, Hunter Hearst Helmsley destroyed Owen's chances, when HHH used his crutch to hammer Owen on the back, and Chyna heaved him out of the ring. At Raw is War, January 26, Owen was set to face Hunter Hearst Helmsley for the WWF European Title, but the Degeneration X thought that they could trick the WWF so they sent The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust, disguised as HHH, to face Owen. Owen disposed T.A.F.K.A Goldust rather quickly, when commissioner Slaughter came out and said that since the match was sanctioned for the WWF European Title and Owen had won the match, he was awarded the title. At WrestleMania 14, Owen will go up against the real HHH, who will pay for his actions. Owen suffered a severe tear in his right ankle ligament in a match against Barry Windham, but he was ready for WrestleMania.
At WrestleMania 14, Owen will go up against the real HHH, who will pay for his actions. Owen suffered a severe tear in his right ankle ligament in a match against Barry Windham, but he should be ready for WrestleMania. Owen lost the WWF European Title to Hunter Hearst Helmsley on March 17th, 1998. Hunter challenged Owen, who still is injured, and shoved him out of his chair. Chyna used a baseball bat on Owen's injured leg, and after that Hunter put an ankle lock on Owen, and was declared the winner and WWF European Champion. at Raw is War, April 6th, Owen was on his way to win the Intercontinental Title from Rocky Maivia (The Rock), when Chyna came down to the ring and whacked Owen with a baseball bat. Owen has aligned himself with the LOD 2000 in his battle with Degeneration X. At In Your House, Unforgiven, where Chyna was locked in a cage, which was suspended above the ring. Owen and Hunter put on a great show, but it was Hunter who pulled out the win due to interference from X-Pac. After the match Owen stated that things have to change.
"Enough Is Enough & It's Time For A Change"
And things certainly changed the next day at Raw is War, Owen teamed with Ken Shamrock to take on Rocky Maivia and Mark Henry. In the start of the match Owen turned heel and delivered a low blow to Shamrock, he then put Ken's ankle in a steel chair and proceeded to drop on it twice from the turn buckle, Owen put Shamrock in the Sharpshooter. When officials talked Owen into releasing the hold, he jumped on Shamrock and bit him in his ear, when the officials pulled him off, Owen's face was smeared in blood. Owen now have the chance to shine as he did when he turned on Bret in 1994. Owen is now a full fledged member of the Nation of Domination, where he alongside Rocky Maivia will lead the Nation on to bigger and better things. With the Nation behind him Owen will continue to battle Hunter and Degeneration X, but now the odds are even.
At Over the Edge PPV, Owen and the rest of the Nation worked good together to defeat Degeneration X, Owen secured the win for his team when he executed the Pedigree on Hunter. At Raw is War, June 2nd, the Nation fought DX in a elimination match, when suddenly Ken Shamrock appeared and attacked Owen. Owen qualified himself to the next round of the King of the Ring tournament by defeating Too Cold Scorpio at Raw is War, June 8th, also Owen's feud with Shamrock got more heat to it, when the Nation attacked Shamrock only to be stopped by Dan Severn who later got a taste of the same but only to be saved by Shamrock.
At Fully Loaded, Owen had the home court advantage as he fought Ken Shamrock in a submission match in the Hart Family Dungeon, the special referee was Dan Severn. It was a good match with solid action, during the match Shamrok hit Severn with a kick, Owen took advantage of the situation and nailed Shamrock with a dumbbell to secure the tap out, though Owen helpend Shamrock tap out. A good feather in the cap for Owen. The next day at Raw is War, Owen came to the ring and claimed that he wasn't a nugget and issued a challenge to everybody. Jason Sensation came out on the ramp and started the nugget chant, but when Owen went after Jason, he was stopped by Dan Severn, who had Owen at his mercy, Shamrock then came to the ring and took over, but suddenly Owen was saved by Severn, who slapped a hold on Shamrock. At Sunday Night Heat, Owen and Rocky Maivia defeated the team of Kane and Mankind to earn a shot at the WWF Tag Team Champions, Steve Austin and the Undertaker. The match took place at Raw is War, but ended in a double disqualification, when Kane and Mankind and the New Age Outlaws interfered. August 10, Owen was going to be in the Four Corners Tag Team Match, but Ken Shamrock made sure he didn't by putting Owen in the Ankle Lock Toe Hold, and he refused to let go. Summer slam sore the lions Den match See Achievements on September 28, one month after Summerslam Owen went up against former "trainer" Dan Severn, during the match Owen went for the Tombstone piledriver and ended with the same result as Summer Slam 1997, where Austin's neck was severely injured. Severn's neck was immobolized and he was stretchered out and taken to hospital. The next week Owen came to the ring with tears in is eyes and personally apologized for the incident the incident left Owen so shell shocked that he decided to quit and leave the Wrestling Business.
