 The next scheduled match was a singles match for the WWF Intercontinental Title between The Godfather ( champion ) and the Blue Blazer . As Hart descended into the ring on a safety harness , the equipment gave way , and he fell . Emergency medical technicians ( EMTs ) rushed him to the hospital , but he was pronounced dead on arrival . The show was halted for 15 minutes before it continued with the next match . The fourth scheduled contest was the Mixed tag team match that featured Val Venis and Nicole Bass facing Jeff Jarrett and Debra . At one point , Jarrett gained possession of a guitar and attempted to hit Bass with it , but Venis took the guitar away and lifted Jarrett from behind to drop him onto the mat ; he then pinned Jarrett . In the fourth match of the evening , Billy Gunn defeated his former tag team partner Road Dogg , after hitting him with the time keeper 's hammer . 
