JEFF JARRETT VS. AL SNOW

The winner of this match faces Mankind in the quarterfinals. Jeff Jarrett has Debra McMichael in his corner, along with his trustee guitar. Al Snow has Head with him, I wonder how technical this match will end up? Head also has Mankind's Socko as a headband. Al Snow immediately begins to follow Debra McMichael around ringside, Jarrett follows but Al Snow gets the first shots in. Al Snow uses the ring steps for a somersault plancha into Jarrett before sending him into the ring.

Jeff Jarrett VS. Al Snow (Tournament Round 1)

WWF Survivor Series 1998 (15^th November 1998)

Al Snow hits a slingshot legdrop as the match officially starts. He stupidly allows Jarrett to his feet and tries to send him off the ropes, but Jeff Jarrett reverses it and hot shots Al Snow onto the top rope. Jarrett irish whips Snow and hits a back elbow. Al Snow smiles at the television time he's getting. Jarrett works over Snow in the corner, but Al Snow reverses positions and chops Jarrett. Jeff Jarrett reverses an irish whip and Al Snow goes over to the apron in the corner. He ducks a clothesline and hits one of his own to Jarrett, Al Snow uses the top rope for the neckbreaker but misses a diving leg drop. Jeff Jarrett whips Snow into the ropes and hits a dropkick for a nearfall. These matches have a 10-minute time limit, as Jim Ross reminds us, leading to a sequence of nearfalls. Al Snow clotheslines Jarrett down but gets sent into the ropes, Jarrett attempts a spinebuster but Al Snow counters into a DDT as JR mentions how awkward that spot can look sometimes. Al Snow gets a nearfall.

Al Snow sends Jarrett into the ropes but Jarrett baseball slides between his legs, Al Snow catches a kick and spins Jarrett around into an atomic drop. Jarrett rebounds off the ropes and they hit heads. Debra McMichael grabs Head from Al Snow's corner and referee Tim Wight catches her, sending her back to the floor. Meanwhile, Al Snow reaches Jarrett's guitar in the opposite corner and Jarrett has used the distraction to get Head. Jarrett strikes first but gets overconfident, running into a boot from Snow into Head. Al Snow gets in a shot with Head and covers to win the match.

WINNER: AL SNOW

It was enough as a match to get a rating, so far this event is on the up! A simple story told in a short time and we got the best result for that night. Any other night I'd have Jarrett go over Al Snow in a different seed placing but the match did what it was meant too. It gave the fans an early good guy win.– As a match, it's ** stars, but personally, I'd rate it 2/10