May 26 Before the event aired live on pay-per-view, a match for the
WWF Tag Team Championship between the challengers,
The Smoking Gunns (
Bart Gunn and
Billy Gunn), and the champions,
The Godwinns (
Henry O. Godwinn and
Phineas I. Godwinn), was broadcast live on
Free for All. The Godwinns were accompanied by
Hillbilly Jim and
Sunny. Several minutes into the match, Sunny appeared on the ring apron and approached Billy Gunn while Phineas and Bart wrestled inside the ring. Billy then grabbed Sunny and kissed her, causing Phineas to become distracted which allowed Bart to perform a
German suplex and make the
pinfall to win the WWF Tag Team Championship. The first match to air live on pay-per-view was a
standard match between
"Wildman" Marc Mero (with
Sable) and
Hunter Hearst Helmsley. Helmsley attempted to perform his finishing move, the
Pedigree, when Mero countered by grabbing Helmsley's legs out from under him and performed a
slingshot catapult, sending Helmsley head-first into the top of the ring post. Mero covered a "knocked-out" Helmsley for the pinfall. The next scheduled match was a
Caribbean Strap match between
Steve Austin and
Savio Vega but the power to the arena and WWF satellite television trucks went out and the pay-per-view feed cut out due to a severe thunderstorm. This match, along with the other scheduled matches, still took place but with little light in the arena and not broadcast on pay-per-view. The power and feed were restored for many areas just before the
ring entrances for the main event match, but for some areas the feed was never restored and for those areas, Mero against Helmsley turned out to be the first and the final match on PPV feed. The main event of the night featured
WWF Champion Shawn Michaels defending the title against
the British Bulldog. Just before the match began, as scripted, Michaels was served a
summons from Bulldog's storyline attorney
Clarence Mason. It stated that Michaels was a
defendant with the charge of "attempted alienation of affection" due to the allegation of him making advances towards Bulldog's wife (storyline and real life)
Diana Smith, therefore causing strain in their marriage. The timing of the
subpoena by Bulldog's camp was an attempt to throw Michaels off his game, giving Bulldog a better chance of winning the championship. During the match, as part of the script, Bulldog accidentally ran into
referee Earl Hebner, knocking him out for a period of time. A replacement referee (
Mike Chioda) continued the match. Shawn Michaels performed a
German suplex into a pinfall combination on Bulldog. By this time, the original referee had regained his senses, and both referees counted the pinfall. Both wrestlers had their shoulders on the mat as Chioda counted Michaels' shoulders down, while Hebner counted Bulldog's down. Due to both wrestlers being pinned simultaneously, the match was ruled a
draw and Michaels retained the WWF Championship. The
WWE Network version of the event jumps to this match after the opening match, after which the second part of the show streams. None of the matches that took place in the dark are included.
May 28 The second half of Beware of Dog was held live on Tuesday, May 28, 1996 after a scheduled taping of
WWF Superstars at the
North Charleston Coliseum. The event was held a day after a
Raw event at the
Cumberland County Civic Center a day after, and entitled "Beware of Dog 2". The broadcast began by re-airing the two matches shown on pay-per-view from May 26 (Mero/Helmsley and Bulldog/Michaels) while
Superstars taping was ongoing. The first match that aired live on May 28 was a Caribbean Strap match between Steve Austin (with
Ted DiBiase) and Savio Vega. The previous night on
Raw (May 27), Ted DiBiase announced that if Austin did not defeat Vega, DiBiase would leave the WWF. The match was back and forth until Austin wrapped a portion of the strap around Vega's neck and began to drag him around the ring with the strap over his shoulder. Austin started the process of touching all four corners to win the match, but Vega also touched the corners (without Austin's knowledge) as he was being tugged. After Austin and Vega touched the third corner, Vega put up enough fight to force Austin to turn around. The two were now facing each other and Austin pulled on the strap, attempting to touch the last corner, but instead pulled with enough strength that Vega flew into the corner causing Austin to lose the match and DiBiase to leave the WWF. After the match, Vega led the audience in "
Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" by
Steam, directed at DiBiase. The following match was a standard match featuring
Vader (with
Jim Cornette) versus
Yokozuna. It began with Vader reluctant to engage with his opponent until Yokozuna gained control for most of the match. Eventually, Yokozuna became occupied with Cornette and attempted to perform his finishing move, the
Banzai Drop, on him when Vader pulled Cornette out of the way. Yokozuna missed his target which provided Vader the opportunity to deliver an
elbow drop to the leg, followed by a
Vader Bomb allowing him to make the pinfall. The next, and last match of the event was a
casket match for the
WWF Intercontinental Championship between the champion,
Goldust (with
Marlena), and the challenger,
The Undertaker (with
Paul Bearer). During the match, Undertaker performed his signature
Tombstone piledriver to Goldust and went to roll him into the casket. However, when Undertaker opened the casket,
Mankind appeared inside and locked-in his
Mandible Claw hold, positioned Undertaker into the casket and shut the lid, which resulted in Goldust winning the match and retaining the Intercontinental Championship. After the match, Mankind sat on top of the casket until it suddenly started to smoke. Mankind retreated to the locker room while Paul Bearer and WWF officials tried to open the casket. When it eventually opened, the Undertaker was gone. The arena lights darkened and Undertaker's entrance theme began to play as the pay-per-view signed off the air. The WWE Network version of the show picks up right after the Shawn Michaels/British Bulldog match with the Tuesday make-up show. ==Reception==