SummerSlam (1999)
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| 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 at 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 defeated D'Lo Brown (w/Debra) 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 after a Diving elbow drop (5:02)
- Edge pinned Mideon after a spear (7:01)
- Edge pinned Albert after a Downward Spiral(8:50)
- Bradshaw pinned Christian after a Clothesline from Hell (13:35)
- Faarooq pinned Hardcore after a spinebuster (16:13)
- Al Snow defeated The Big Boss Man 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 of 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 won by knockout after hitting Blackman in the head with a kendo stick.
- Test defeated Shane McMahon in a "Love Her or Leave Her" Greenwich Street Fight (12:04)
- Test pinned McMahon after a Diving 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 a "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
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Miscellaneous
- This event marked Jesse Ventura's second referee job in a SummerSlam main event. The first was the original held in 1988.
- Zakk Wylde, lead guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne and leader of Black Label Society, appears in the bar across the street from the arena in the Hardcore title match.
References
- PWI Staff (2007). "Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts". "Wrestling’s historical cards". Kappa Publishing. p. 89.
- twnpnews.com - SummerSlam
- wrestlinginformer.net - SummerSlam '99 review
- hoffco-inc.com - SummerSlam '99 review