Royal Rumble (1999)
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| Royal Rumble (1999) | ||
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| Details | ||
| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | |
| Date | January 24, 1999 | |
| Venue | Arrowhead Pond | |
| City | Anaheim, California | |
| Attendance | 14,800 | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| Rock Bottom | Royal Rumble (1999) | St. Valentine's Day Massacre |
| Royal Rumble chronology | ||
| Royal Rumble (1998) | Royal Rumble (1999) | Royal Rumble (2000) |
Royal Rumble (1999) was the twelfth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation. It took place on January 24, 1999 at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California. The official theme song was the in-house produced song "No Chance in Hell" by The Chris Warren Band, which would later become Vince McMahon's entrance theme. The tag line was "No Chance in Hell".
One of the main themes of the Rumble match was a bounty Vince McMahon had placed on Steve Austin. McMahon offered USD$100,000 to anyone who could eliminate Austin from the match.
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[edit] Results
Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.
- Sunday Night HEAT match: Christian defeated Jeff Hardy (11:00)
- Christian pinned Hardy.
- Sunday Night HEAT match: Bob Holly and Scorpio defeated Too Much (Scott Taylor and Brian Christopher) (3:52)
- Holly pinned Christopher.
- Sunday Night HEAT match: Mankind defeated Mabel (5:04)
- Mankind pinned Mabel.
- After the match, Mabel hit Mankind with a Big Splash to soften him up for his title match later in the night.
- The Big Boss Man defeated Road Dogg (11:52)
- Boss Man pinned Road Dogg after a Boss Man Slam.
- Ken Shamrock defeated Billy Gunn to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship (14:24)
- Shamrock forced Gunn to submit with the Ankle Lock.
- During the match, Val Venis interfered and hit a DDT on Shamrock.
- X-Pac defeated Gangrel to retain the WWF European Championship (5:53)
- X-Pac pinned Gangrel after an X-Factor.
- Sable defeated Luna Vachon in a Strap match to retain the WWF Women's Championship (4:43)
- Sable won after touching all four corners after a fan attacked Luna.
- The Rock defeated Mankind in an "I Quit" match to win the WWF Championship (21:46)
- Rock won after placing the microphone by Mankind's mouth and letting the words "I quit" (taken from a previous Mankind promo) play out on the speakers.
- Vince McMahon won the 1999 Royal Rumble (56:38)
- The final two participants were Vince McMahon and Steve Austin. McMahon won when The Rock interfered and distracted Austin, letting McMahon eliminate him from behind.
- Vince snuck out of the ring under the bottom rope, with Austin chasing him afterwards. The two brawled in a bathroom but The Corporation came and attacked Austin. Austin was then taken into an ambulance van.
[edit] Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations
A new entrant came out approximately every 90 seconds.
| Draw | Entrant | Order | Eliminated by | Time |
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| 1 | Steve Austin | 29 | McMahon | 56:38 |
| 2 | Vince McMahon | - | WINNER | 56:38 |
| 3 | Golga | 1 | Austin | 0:15 |
| 4 | Droz | 7 | Mabel | 12:30 |
| 5 | Edge | 8 | Road Dogg | 11:51 |
| 6 | Gillberg | 2 | Edge | 0:07 |
| 7 | Steve Blackman | 4 | Mabel | 7:22 |
| 8 | Dan Severn | 3 | Mabel | 5:43 |
| 9 | Tiger Ali Singh | 5 | Mabel | 4:02 |
| 10 | Blue Meanie | 6 | Mabel | 2:59 |
| 11 | Mabel | 9 | Mideon, Faarooq and Bradshaw | 1:26 |
| 12 | Road Dogg | 12 | Kane | 10:41 |
| 13 | Gangrel | 10 | Road Dogg | 0:26 |
| 14 | Kurrgan | 13 | Kane | 6:54 |
| 15 | Al Snow | 11 | Road Dogg | 0:47 |
| 16 | Goldust | 15 | Kane | 4:02 |
| 17 | The Godfather | 14 | Kane | 1:40 |
| 18 | Kane | 16 | Himself | 0:53 |
| 19 | Ken Shamrock | 17 | Austin | 4:50 |
| 20 | Billy Gunn | 18 | Austin | 7:05 |
| 21 | Test | 19 | Austin | 12:48 |
| 22 | The Big Boss Man | 28 | Austin | 18:53 |
| 23 | Triple H | 25 | Austin | 14:19 |
| 24 | Val Venis | 24 | Triple H | 12:41 |
| 25 | X-Pac | 20 | Boss Man | 5:44 |
| 26 | Mark Henry | 22 | Chyna | 7:57 |
| 27 | Jeff Jarrett | 21 | Triple H | 3:39 |
| 28 | D'Lo Brown | 27 | Boss Man | 9:11 |
| 29 | Owen Hart | 26 | Austin | 6:31 |
| 30 | Chyna | 23 | Austin | 0:35 |
^ Mideon, Faarooq and Bradshaw were not entrants in the Rumble.
[edit] Royal Rumble qualification matches
- Steve Austin defeated The Undertaker in a Buried Alive match at Rock Bottom
- Chyna won a Corporation vs. DX "Corporate Royal Rumble"
- The stipulation was the winner would enter at #30.
[edit] Other on-screen talent
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[edit] Notes
- As of 2008, Chyna is still the only woman to participate in the Royal Rumble.
- Vince McMahon was the first Rumble winner to give up his right to face the champion at WrestleMania.
- The Undertaker and his Ministry of Darkness made a short appearance halfway through the 1999 Royal Rumble Match, escorting Mabel out of the arena to be used as a Sacrifice.
[edit] References
- Results at OWW
- twnpnews.com - Royal Rumble
- hoofco-inc.com - Royal Rumble '99 review
- onlineonslaught.com - Royal Rumble '99 review
[edit] External links
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