SummerSlam (1999)

SummerSlam was the twelfth annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It took place on August 22, 1999, at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This event is one of two events where the three major titles in the WWE (world, intercontinental and tag) all changed hands on the same night, the other being the 2009 edition of TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs.

SummerSlam
Promotional poster featuring Stone Cold Steve Austin
PromotionWorld Wrestling Federation
DateAugust 22, 1999
CityMinneapolis, Minnesota
VenueTarget Center
Attendance17,370
Buy rate600,000[1]
Tagline(s)An Out of Body Experience
Pay-per-view chronology
 Previous
Fully Loaded
Next 
Unforgiven
SummerSlam chronology
 Previous
1998
Next 
2000

Production

Background

SummerSlam is an annual pay-per-view, produced every August by World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) since 1988. Dubbed "The Biggest Party of the Summer,"[2] it is one of the promotion's original four pay-per-views, along with WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, and Survivor Series, dubbed the "Big Four".[3] It is considered WWF's second biggest event of the year behind WrestleMania.[4][5] 1999 was the twelfth event in the SummerSlam chronology.[6]

Storylines

Other on-screen personnel
Role: Name:
English commentators Jerry Lawler
Jim Ross
Road Dogg (Al Snow vs. Big Boss Man)
Spanish commentators Carlos Cabrera
Hugo Savinovich
Interviewers Michael Cole
Kevin Kelly
Ring announcer Howard Finkel
Referees Mike Chioda
Earl Hebner
Jim Korderas
Tim White
Teddy Long

The main feud heading into SummerSlam was between Stone Cold Steve Austin, Triple H and Mankind over the WWF Championship. The previous month at Fully Loaded, Austin retained the WWF Championship by defeating The Undertaker in a first blood match when X-Pac interfered, allowing Austin to hit Undertaker with a television camera. Also at Fully Loaded, Triple H defeated The Rock in a Strap match to become the number one contender for the WWF Championship, thanks to the help of Billy Gunn and Chyna. In recent weeks, Triple H stated that he's been studying Austin for months to figure out how to beat him.

On the August 9th episode of Raw is War, it was revealed that Minnesota governor as well as fellow WWF legend Jesse "The Body" Ventura would be the special guest referee for the main event at SummerSlam. When Triple H came out and got in Ventura's face, WWF Commissioner Shawn Michaels set up a match between Austin, Triple H and Undertaker. When Austin was found mysteriously attacked in a stairwell, Michaels accused Triple H of being the attacker but Triple H denied it. Michaels then set up a Triple threat match with the title of number one contender on the line between Triple H, Undertaker and Chyna. Austin returned later that night and hit Triple H with a chair, then put Chyna on top allowing her to win the match and become number one contender.

The following week, Triple H challenged Chyna to a match with her number one contender status on the line which Chyna accepted. Chyna again won the match after Mankind returned from a knee injury and attacked Triple H. Mankind then challenged Chyna for her number one contender status but Chyna refused to accept and low blowed Mankind, Michaels overruled Chyna and made the match. Mankind later defeated Chyna when Triple H attempted to interfere. Shane McMahon stated as owner of the WWF he was booking a match between Mankind and Triple H to determine the undisputed number one contender. Michaels agreed to the match and he and Shane named themselves as referees. When Mankind and Triple H covered each other, Michaels and Shane both counted to three but they argued over who is the number one contender. Ring announcer Tony Chimel announced that both men are winners and that there will be a Triple threat match at SummerSlam.

Another rivalry heading into SummerSlam was between Test and Shane McMahon. In July before Fully Loaded, Shane and the Mean Street Posse had started a feud with Test because of his relationship with Stephanie McMahon whom Shane feels was dating "beneath the family standards". Over the following weeks, Test had faced Posse member Joey Abs whom Shane had set up on a date with Stephanie. On the July 12 episode of Raw is War, Test wrestled the Posse in a Gauntlet match but it ended in no contest when Shane interfered. When the Posse attempted to break Test's ankle, Stephanie came out and grabbed her brother from behind. Thinking that it was a referee, Shane backhand elbowed his sister and knocked her out. The following two weeks, Stephanie rejected Joey Abs and demanded that her brother and his friends stay out of her life. On the August 15 episode of Sunday Night Heat, Shane challenged Test to a "Love her or Leave her" Greenwich Street Fight at SummerSlam. If Shane won Test and Stephanie could no longer see each other but if Test won Shane would give his blessing to them. Test agreed and accepted the challenge.

Results

No. Results Stipulations Times[6]
1 Jeff Jarrett (with Debra) defeated D'Lo Brown (c) Singles match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship and WWF European Championship 7:27
2 The Acolytes (Bradshaw and Faarooq) won by last eliminating The Holly Cousins (Crash Holly and Hardcore Holly) Tag team turmoil match to determine #1 contenders to the WWF Tag Team Championship 16:13
3 Al Snow defeated Big Boss Man (c) Hardcore match for the WWF Hardcore Championship 7:27
4 Ivory (c) defeated Tori Singles match for the WWF Women's Championship 4:08
5 Ken Shamrock defeated Steve Blackman Lion's Den Weapons match 9:06
6 Test defeated Shane McMahon Greenwich Street Fight 12:04
7 The Unholy Alliance (Big Show and The Undertaker) (with Paul Bearer) defeated Kane and X-Pac (c) Tag team match for the WWF Tag Team Championship 12:01
8 The Rock defeated Billy Gunn Kiss My Ass match 10:12
9 Mankind defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) and Triple H (with Chyna) Triple threat match for the WWF Championship with Jesse Ventura as the special guest referee 16:23
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
Tag team turmoil
Draw[7] Wrestler[7] Order[7] Eliminated by[7]
1 Edge and Christian 4 Acolytes
2 The New Brood (Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy) (with Gangrel) 1 Edge and Christian
3 Mideon and Viscera 2 Edge and Christian
4 Droz and Prince Albert 3 Edge and Christian
5 The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) Winners
6 The Holly Cousins (Hardcore Holly and Crash Holly) 5 Acolytes

Notes

  1. "WWE Pay-Per-View Buys (1993-2015)". Wrestlenomics. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  2. Dee, Louie (2006-05-17). "Let the Party Begin". WWE.com. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
  3. Ian Hamilton. Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition (p. 160)
  4. "Could Brock Lesnar beat three men at SummerSlam to remain in the WWE?".
  5. "WWE SummerSlam 2018 matches, card, location, date, start time, predictions PPV rumors".
  6. "WWF SummerSlam 1999 - "An Out Of Body Experience" « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
  7. Powell, John (August 23, 1999). "Foley new champ at SummerSlam". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved October 27, 2012.

References

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