Thursday, August 23, 2012

SummerSlam 1999

This week in 1999 the WWF held its annual SummerSlam pay per view.   
The Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
August 22nd 1999

- Jeff Jarrett pinned D-Lo Brown (7:27) to win the WWF I-C and European Title.
- The APA won a tag team elimination match:
* Edge & Christian defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy when Christian pinned Matt.
* Edge & Christian defeated Mideon &; Viscera when Edge pinned Mideon.
* Edge & Christian defeated Droz & Prince Albert when Edge pinned Albert.
* Faarooq &; Bradshaw defeated Edge & Christian when Bradshaw pinned Christian.
* Faarooq & Bradshaw defeated Hardcore & Crash Holly when Faarooq pinned Hardcore to win the match.
- Al Snow defeated Big Boss Man to win the WWF Hardcore Title.
- WWF Women's Champion Ivory defeated Tori.
- Ken Shamrock defeated Steve Blackman via knockout in a Lion's Den match.
- Test defeated Shane McMahon.

- The Undertaker & Big Show defeated Kane & X-Pac 


The Rock defeated Billy Gunn in a Kiss My Ass match.


- Mankind defeated Steve Austin and Hunter Hearst Helmsley in a Triangle match to win the WWF World Title when he pinned Austin.  Jesse Ventura was the special referee. Prior to the match, Ventura, the Governor of Minnesota who had been heavily criticized in the media for participating in the event, took the mic and told the crowd and PPV audience that he has always been proud of being a professional wrestler, and he was proud to be a part of the event. 

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