SummerSlam (1999)

SummerSlam 1999
File:Logo-sum99.jpg
Promotion	World Wrestling Federation
Date	August 22, 1999
City	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Venue	Target Center
Attendance	17,370
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SummerSlam 1999 was the twelfth annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. It took place on August 22, 1999 from the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The tagline was "An Out of Body Experience", in reference to Jesse "The Body" Ventura who was the Special Referee for the main event.

Results

• Jeff Jarrett (w/Debra) defeated D'Lo Brown to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship and WWF European Championship(7:27)
  • Jarrett pinned Brown after Mark Henry hit Brown in the head with Jarrett's guitar.
• The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) defeated Edge and Christian, The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff) (w/Gangrel), Hardcore Holly and Crash Holly, Droz and Prince Albert, & Mideon and Viscera in a Tag Team Turmoil match (16:13)
  • Christian pinned Matt Hardy (5:02)
  • Edge pinned Mideon (7:01)
  • Edge pinned Albert (8:50)
  • Bradshaw pinned Christian (13:35)
  • Faarooq pinned Hardcore (16:13)

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The Rock battling Billy Gunn in their matchup

• Al Snow defeated The Big Bossman to win the WWF Hardcore Championship(7:27)
  • Snow pinned Bossman after Road Dogg hit Bossman in the head with his own nightstick.
  • The match never actually took place in the ring, but instead in the streets on Minneapolis and in a local bar.
• Ivory defeated Tori to retain the WWF Women's Championship(4:08)
  • Ivory pinned Tori after blocking a Sunset flip attempt into a pin.
  • After the match, Luna Vachon chased off Ivory, who was trying to disrobe Tori after the match.
• Ken Shamrock defeated Steve Blackman in a Lion's Den weapons match(9:06)
  • Shamrock defeated Blackman by TKO when Blackman was knocked out.
• Test defeated Shane McMahon in a "Love-Her-or-Leave-Her match"(12:04)
  • Test pinned McMahon after a top rope elbow drop
  • The Mean Street Posse came down to the ring to help Shane, but Gerald Brisco and Pat Patterson held them back.
  • By winning this match Test earned the right to date Stephanie McMahon.
• The Undertaker and The Big Show defeated X-Pac and Kane to win the WWF Tag Team Championship(12:01)
  • Undertaker pinned X-Pac after a Tombstone piledriver.
• The Rock defeated Mr. Ass in "Kiss My Ass match"(10:12)
  • Rock pinned Mr. Ass after a Rock Bottom and People's Elbow.
  • After the match, The Rock shoved Mr. Ass' face into a large woman's ass.
• Mankind defeated Steve Austin (c) and Triple H (w/Chyna) (w/Jesse Ventura as Special guest referee) in a Triple Threat match to win the WWF Championship(16:23)
  • Mankind pinned Austin after a Double-Arm DDT.
  • After the match Triple H attacked Austin with a steel chair, injuring his knee.

Other on-screen talent

Commentators Jerry "The King" Lawler Jim Ross Interviewers Michael Cole Kevin Kelly Others Gerald Brisco - official Howard Finkel - ring announcer Pat Patterson - official Mark Yeaton - official

Spanish Commentators Carlos Cabrera Hugo Savinovich Referees Mike Chioda Earl Hebner Jim Korderas Theodore Long Tim White

File:Summerslam99poster.jpg

Promotional poster for SummerSlam 1999 featuring Steve Austin

Miscellaneous

• This event marked Jesse Ventura's second referee job in a Summerslam main event. The first was the original held in 1988.

References

• obsessedwithwrestling.com - SummerSlam '99 results
• twnpnews.com - SummerSlam
• wrestlinginformer.net - SummerSlam '99 review
• hoffco-inc.com - SummerSlam '99 review

External links

• Official 1999 SummerSlam site