December 13 , 1998 WWE Heat results The December 13 , 1998 Edition of Heat is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE , which took place at the General Motors Place in Vancouver , British Columbia . It was a live show that served as the lead - in to . Recap . Vince McMahon opened the show . He reiterates that there is " No Chance in Hell " that Steve Austin will win the championship . He dedicates tonight ' s PPV to the Rock . He instructs the audience to pay homage to the Rock then he unveils giant Rock posters . He mocks Canada ' s bilingualism for cheap heel heat . He urges Canadian to renounce their citizenship , crawl to Washington DC and beg for American citizenship . He then introduces Shane McMahon who joins Kevin Kelly on commentary . Before the next match , Debra promises that Jeff Jarrett will defeated Goldust . Matt Hardy dominates Duane Gill , but the Blue Meanie attacked Hardy during the match . Gill got the pin and retained the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship . Earlier today , Michael Cole interviewed The Rock in a luxury suite , but Mankind showed up and attacked him with a series of unorthodox items including a projector and a potted plant . Backstage the Rock is being examined by a doctor who says the Rock ' s ribs may be too hurt for him to wrestle tonight . Mankind watches this on a monitor and he heads down to ringside . He gets a microphone and notes that the fine print of his match contract states that if the Rock fails to wrestle for any reason , then the WWF Title title becomes his . Hearing this backstage the Rock is upset and vows to wrestle to his protesting doctor . Sgt Slaughter , Gerald Brisco , and Pat Patterson try to calm him down . Since Scott Taylor was injured last week at the hands of Droz , Brian Christopher faced jobber Kevin Quinn in a singles match , but was defeated by a surprised rol - up . Taylor and Christopher leave very upset . Backstage D - Generation X walk towards the ring . Elsewhere , Shawn Michaels and The Corporation walk around . Triple H gets a convincing singles victory over Droz . Animal seemed annoyed after the match . He tried to leave but Droz caught up to him and they argued up the entranceway . Michaels , Big Bossman , and Ken Shamrock come out and address D - X . Michaels announces that D - X is barred from ringside during the Tag Team Titles match . He then gives the New Age Outlaws a warm - up match next . The announcers interview Vince McMahon backstage . He explains that The Rock will not forfeit the title to Mankind , instead he will reason with him and outsmart because he ' s unlikely to be smarter than the average Canadian fan . In the ring , Michael Cole interviews Jeff Jarrett and Debra McMichael . Jarrett promises that the fans will not get to see Debra as her incredible body is only meant for his eyes . Cole showcases the grave that will feature on the PPV ' s Buried Alive match . The New Age Outlaws came out for their warm - up match and their opponents are revealed to be The Acolytes . After a few minutes , Big Bossman and Ken Shamrock run - in and attack the Outlaws . Shawn Michaels runs down and saves the Outlaws while the Acolytes attack the Bossman and Shamrock . The lights go off and Undertaker ' s music plays . Instead of showing up , he voice - overs a threat to Austin and lightning strikes the gravestone .