10 Fascinating WWE SummerSlam 1999 Facts

SummerSlam 

August 22nd 1999

Target Center

Minneapolis,  MN

Results

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times[1]
1	Jeff Jarrett (with Debra) defeated D'Lo Brown (c)	Singles match for the WWF Intercontinental and WWF European Championships	07:28
2	The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) won by last eliminating The Holly Cousins (Hardcore and Crash)	Tag team turmoil match to determine #1 contenders to the WWF Tag Team Championship	17:27
3	Al Snow defeated Big Boss Man (c)	Hardcore match for the WWF Hardcore Championship	07:25
4	Ivory (c) defeated Tori	Singles match for the WWF Women's Championship	04:11
5	Ken Shamrock defeated Steve Blackman	Lion's Den Weapons match	09:05
6	Test defeated Shane McMahon	Greenwich Street Fight	12:14
7	The Unholy Alliance (The Undertaker and Big Show) (with Paul Bearer) defeated Kane and X-Pac (c)	Tag team match for the WWF Tag Team Championship	12:00
8	The Rock defeated Billy Gunn	Kiss My Ass match	10:11
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	16:24

Andre the Giant vs King Kong Bundy 1985

AWA World Tag Team Champions - The 1980s

The East-West Connection

(Jesse Ventura and Adrian Adonis)

AWA world tag team champions for 329 days 

(July 20th 1980 - June 14th 1981)

Won the belts by defeating Verne Gagne and Mad Dog Vachon in Winnipeg, Manitoba when Verne Gagne "no showed" the event and the belts were forfeited to Ventura and Adonis.

Lost the belts to The High Flyers (Greg Gagne and Jim Brunzell) in Green Bay, WI.

Saturday Night's Main Event - The Greatest Hits (WWF Coliseum Video)

Great Memories!!!

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. 

WCW WrestleWar 1992 (The Match Beyond)

The 1992 version of the famous Match Beyond cage match.

Sting's Squardon
Sting
Ricky Steamboat
Dustin Rhodes
Nikita Koloff
Barry Windham
vs
The Dangerous Alliance w/Paul E Dangerously
Steve Austin
Arn Anderson
Rick Rude
Larry Zbyszko
Bobby Eaton.




May 17th 1992
Jacksonville Florida

Halloween Havoc 1993

Here from October 24th 1993, the main event from WCW's Halloween Havoc PPV.  Held in New Orleans, this featured the "Spin the Wheel-Make The Deal" match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.


The match after the spin of the wheel was a Texas Death Match


Cactus Jack vs Big Van Vader (Champion)

Saturday Night's Main Event Battle Royal

The big Battle Royal from Saturday Night's Main Event on March 14th 1987


and somehow "The Genius" Lanny Poffo manages to blade and bleed like a stuck hog...why? we will never know.

Match of the Day

Your Match of the Day comes from Saturday Night's Main Event from November of 1989


A 2 out of 3 falls match
The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) vs The Brain Busters (Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard)

Match of the Day

Today from Wrestlemania 2 here is the one match that everyone would like to forget, Uncle Elmer vs Adrian Adonis.  From a mediocre Wrestlemania 2, the LA portion, this truly stood out as the worst match of the day/night.

SummerSlam 1999

WWF Summerslam was held in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the Target Center today in 1999.
Here are the results:
- 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 to win the WWF World Tag Team Title when Undertaker pinned 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.