. ▁Ven is ▁made ▁his ▁pay - per - view ▁debut ▁at ▁Ful ly ▁Lo aded : ▁In ▁Your ▁House , ▁defe ating ▁Jeff ▁Jar rett . ▁On ▁the ▁August ▁ 3 ▁episode ▁of ▁Raw , ▁his ▁tag ▁team ▁partner ▁T aka ▁Mich in oku ▁would ▁eventually ▁bet ray ▁him , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁him ▁and ▁K aient ai ▁t ying ▁Ven is ▁up ▁back stage ▁where ▁Yam ag uch i - San ▁attempted ▁to ▁cas tr ate ▁him ▁with ▁a ▁sword . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁week , ▁however , ▁he ▁reported ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁saved ▁by ▁" a ▁little ▁shr ink age " ▁and ▁help ▁from ▁his ▁friend , ▁John ▁Wayne ▁Bob b itt . ▁He ▁then ▁challeng ed ▁the ▁four ▁Japanese ▁wrest lers ▁to ▁a ▁match , ▁which ▁they ▁accepted ▁under ▁the ▁conditions ▁that ▁it ▁must ▁be ▁a ▁ga unt let ▁match , ▁meaning ▁that ▁Ven is ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁fight ▁all ▁four ▁of ▁them ▁individually ▁in ▁one ▁match . ▁The ▁match ▁ended ▁with ▁Mich in oku ▁executing ▁the ▁Mich in oku ▁Driver ▁on ▁Ven is ▁and ▁getting ▁the ▁three - count , ▁ending ▁his ▁und efe ated ▁stre ak . ▁The ▁fe ud ▁ended ▁a ▁week ▁later , ▁after ▁Ven is ▁fought ▁Mich in oku ▁to ▁a ▁no ▁contest . ▁ ▁After ▁fe ud ing ▁with ▁K aient ai , ▁Ven is ▁got ▁his ▁first ▁title ▁shot ▁in ▁the ▁W WF ▁at ▁Summer S lam ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁against ▁European ▁Champion ▁D ' Lo ▁Brown ▁for ▁his ▁championship