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Ultimate History of Pro Wrestling - A Time Line of Every Major Event in Pro Wrestling History - 1999

By: Karl Stern

1999

01-04-1999: New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) holds Wrestling World at the Tokyo Egg Dome in front of a reported 62,500 fans. Results: Manabu Nakanishi defeated Kazuyuki Fujita… Osamu Kido & Tadao Yasuda & Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Heisei Ishingun (Kengo Kimura & Michiyoshi Ohara & Tatsutoshi Goto)… IWGP Junior tag team championship: Dr. Wagner, Jr. & Kendo Kashin defeated Shinjiro Otani & Tatsuhito Takaiwa… IWGP Junior heavyweight title: Jushin Thunder Liger defeated Koji Kanemoto… Kensuke Sasaki defeated Atsushi Onita by DQ… Yuji Nagata defeated Dave Beneteau… Don Frye defeated Brian Johnston… Naoya Ogawa battled Shinya Hashimoto to a no contest… IWGP tag team championship: NWO Japan (Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan) defeated Genichiro Tenryu & Shiro Koshinaka… IWGP heavyweight title: Keiji Muto defeated Scott Norton.

The Ogawa vs Hashimoto match was bizarre. It had every indication as a double cross shoot but after reading many expert opinions from Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter to Chris Charlton of Eggshells: Pro Wrestling In the Tokyo Dome and interviews with various people who were there the match finished seemed to be the planned one but Naoya Ogawa, possibly under the direction of Antonio Inoki, was legitimately trying to hurt Shinya Hashimoto in order to boost the real or shoot image of Inoki’s UFO promotion.

WCW Monday Nitro: in Atlanta, GA: Georgia Dome drawing 38,809: Shown live on TNT: Hugh Morrus pinned Glacier… Booker T pinned Emory Hale… Chavo Guerrero, Jr. pinned Norman Smiley… Chris Benoit beat Horace Hogan via submission… Chris Jericho beat Saturn via submission… Psicosis & Juventud Guerrera beat Rey Misterio, Jr. & Billy Kidman in a Texas tornado match… Konnan beat WCW TV champion Scott Steiner via DQ… Wrath (Brian Clark) battled Bam Bam Bigelow to a no contest… Diamond Dallas Page pinned Bryan Adams… Hulk Hogan pinned Kevin Nash to win the WCW World heavyweight title with what has become known as the Finger Poke of Doom event. In a worked-shoot match, Hulk Hogan touched Kevin Nash with his finger and Nash fell down and let Hollywood Hulk Hogan cover him to win the title. It was this angle and other angles like it that are generally referred to as causing the creative collapse of WCW and a massive decline in popularity.

01-05-1999: FMW: in Tokyo, Japan: Korakuen Hall drawing 2,050: Shown on Japanese PPV: Hayato Nanjyo & Flying Kid Ichihara & Naohiko Yamazaki beat Hideki Hosaka & Mr. Pogo II & & Yoshinori Sasaki… Super Leather beat Ricky Fuji… Takashi Ono & Masao Orihara beat Gedo & Hido… Hiromichi Fuyuki beat Yukihiro Kanemura… Hayabusa beat Tetsuhiro Kuroda… Masato Tanaka beat Koji Nakagawa… Mr. Gannosuke beat Hisakatsu Oya.

01-10-1999: ECW: Guilty as Charged: in Kissimmee, FL: Millennium Theater drawing 2,600: Shown live on PPV: Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney beat Tracy Smothers & Little Guido and Amish Roadkill & Danny Doring in a three way dance… Yoshihiro Tajiri pinned Super Crazy… Sid Vicious pinned John Kronus… The Dudley Boys (Bubba Ray & D-Von Dudley) beat New Jack & Spike Dudley… ECW TV champion Rob Van Dam pinned Lance Storm… Justin Credible pinned Tommy Dreamer in a ladder match… Taz defeated Shane Douglas to win the ECW World title.

01-16-1999: ECW: House Party 1999: in Philadelphia, PA: ECW Arena drawing 1,700: Spike Dudley beat Danny Doring & Amish Roadkill in a handicap match… Chris Chetti pinned Steve Corino… Antifaz del Norte pinned Little Guido… Super Crazy pinned Yoshihiro Tajiri… Tommy Dreamer beat Justin Credible and Lance Storm in a three way dance… ECW tag team champions Sabu & Rob Van Dam beat Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney… John Kronus pinned Ulf Herman… Sid Vicious pinned Skull Von Crush… ECW World champion Taz battled Chris Candido to a no contest… ECW World champion Taz pinned Shane Douglas… The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock & Johnny Grunge) battled The Dudley Boys (Bubba Ray & D-Von Dudley) to a no contest.

01-17-1999: WCW Souled Out PPV in Charleston, WV: Civic Center drawing 10,833: Chris Benoit beat Mike Enos… Norman Smiley beat Chavo Guerrero, Jr… Fit Finlay pinned Van Hammer… Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Wrath (Brian Clark)… Lex Luger beat Konnan… Chris Jericho beat Saturn in a loser wears a dress match… WCW Cruiserweight champion Billy Kidman beat Rey Misterio Jr. and Juventud Guerrera and Psicosis in a four corners match… Ric & David Flair beat Barry Windham & Curt Hennig… Bill Goldberg beat Scott Hall in a ladder taser match.

01-23-1999: RINGS: World Mega Battle Tournament 1998: Grand Final in Tokyo, Japan: Budokan Hall drawing 10,500: Yasuhito Namekawa beat Lee Hasdell via points… Willie Peeters defeated Kenichi Yamamoto… Wataru Sakata beat Dave van der Veen… Volk Han beat Hiromitsu Kanehara… Tsuyoshi Kohsaka beat Kiyoshi Tamura… Team Georgia (Bitsadze Tariel and Grom Zaza and Bitsadze Ameran) beat Team Netherlands (Hans Nyman and Dick Leon-Vrij and Joop Kasteel) to win the Mega Battle Tournament 1998.

01-24-1999: WWF Royal Rumble in Anaheim, CA at the Arrowhead Pond drawing 14,816: Dark Match: Christian defeated Jeff Hardy… Dark Match: Bob Holly & Scorpio defeated Scott Taylor & Brian Christopher… Dark Match: Mankind defeated Mabel… Big Boss Man defeated Road Dogg… WWF Intercontinental champion Ken Shamrock defeated Billy Gunn… WWF European champion X-Pac (Sean Waltman) defeated Gangrel… WWF Women's champion Sable defeated Luna in a strap match… Rocky Maivia (Dewayne Johnson) defeated Mankind in an "I quit" match to win the WWF World title… Vince McMahon won the Royal Rumble. Also in the match were: Steve Austin, Big Boss Man, Steve Blackman, Blue Meanie, D-Lo Brown, Chyna, Droz, Edge, Gangrel, Gillberg (Duane Gill), Godfather, Goldust, Golga (John Tenta), Billy Gunn, Owen Hart, Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Mark Henry, Road Dogg, Jeff Jarrett, Kane (Glen Jacobs), Kurrgan, Mabel, Dan Severn, Ken Shamrock, Tiger Ali Singh, Al Snow, Test, Val Venis, and X-Pac.

02-07-1999: WWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 16,399: Steve Austin defeated The Rock and Big Bossman and Mankind (Mick Foley) in a four way match… Kane defeated Triple H… WWF Intercontinental champion Ken Shamrock defeated Dan Severn and Steve Blackman by DQ… The Undertaker & Farooq & Bradshaw defeated X-Pac (Sean Waltman) & New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn & Road Dogg)… WWF World tag team champions Owen Hart & Jeff Jarrett defeated The Godfather (Charles Wright) & Val Venis… Matt & Jeff Hardy & Jacqueline defeated Mark Henry & D’Lo Brown & Luna… Al Snow defeated Goldust… Edge & Gangrel defeated Blue Meanie & Bob Holly.

02-08-1999: WWF Raw Saturday Night: in Toronto, ON at The Skydome drawing 41,432: Shown 02-13-1999 on USA (4.3 rating): Dark match: John D'Silva beat Joe E. Legend… Owen Hart pinned Billy Gunn… Edge & Christian beat Matt & Jeff Hardy… The APA (Farooq & Bradshaw) beat Scott D'Amore & Larry Brun… Mideon beat Tiger Ali Singh… Dark match: Hunter Hearst Helmsley beat Droz… D-Lo Brown pinned Jeff Jarrett… Gillberg (Duane Gill) pinned Goldust… The Godfather beat Viscera via DQ… X-Pac beat Kane via DQ… Rocky Maivia pinned Steve Blackman (3:50)… The Corporation (Ken Shamrock & Test & Kane & Chyna & Big Bossman & Vince McMahon) beat Steve Austin in a gauntlet match.

02-14-1999: WWF St. Valentine’s Day Massacre PPV: in Memphis, TN at The Pyramid drawing 19,028: Dark match: Too Cool (Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor) beat Jeff & Matt Hardy… Dark Match: Viscera (Nelson Frazier) beat Test via DQ… Dark match: Billy Gunn battled Tiger Ali Singh to a no contest… Goldust pinned Bluedust (Blue Meanie)… Bob Holly pinned Al Snow to win the vacant WWF Hardcore Title… Big Bossman pinned Mideon (Dennis Knight)… WWF World tag team champions Owen Hart & Jeff Jarrett beat Mark Henry & D-Lo Brown… Val Venis pinned Ken Shamrock to win the WWF Intercontinental title… Kane & Chyna beat Hunter Hearst Helmsley & X-Pac… WWF heavyweight champion Mankind battled Rocky Maivia to a no contest in a "last man standing" match… Steve Austin beat Vince McMahon in a steel cage match.

New Japan Pro Wrestling: in Tokyo, Japan: Budokan Hall drawing 14,000: Koji Kanemoto & Shinjiro Ohtani & Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Kendo Kashin & Dr. Wagner Jr. beat Jushin Liger & El Samurai & Great Sasuke & Masao Orihara & Masaaki Mochizuki… Junji Hirata & Takashi Iizuka beat Osamu Kido & Tadao Yasuda… Manabu Nakanishi & Yuji Nagata & Kazuyuki Fujita beat Kuniaki Kobayashi & Tatsutoshi Goto & Michiyoshi Ohara… Don Frye beat Brian Johnston… Scott Norton pinned Masa Saito… Tatsumi Fujinami & Kazuo Yamazaki beat Genichiro Tenryu & Shiro Koshinaka… Masahiro Chono & NWO Sting (Jeff Farmer) & AKIRA beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima & Hiro Saito… IWGP heavyweight champion Keiji Mutoh beat Kensuke Sasaki.

02-21-1999: WCW Super Brawl 9: in Oakland, CA: Oakland Arena drawing 15,880: Shown live on PPV: Booker T pinned Disco Inferno… Chris Jericho beat Saturn via countout… WCW Cruiserweight champion Billy Kidman pinned Chavo Guerrero, Jr… Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko beat Barry Windham & Curt Hennig… Barry Windham & Curt Hennig beat Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko to win the vacant WCW World tag team titles… The Outsiders (Kevin Nash & Scott Hall) beat Konnan & Rey Misterio, Jr. As a result, Misterio lost his mask… WCW TV champion Scott Steiner defeated Diamond Dallas Page… Scott Hall pinned Roddy Piper to win the WCW U.S. Title… Bill Goldberg pinned Bam Bam Bigelow… WCW World heavyweight champion Hulk Hogan pinned Ric Flair.

RINGS: Final Capture in Yokohama, Japan: Yokohama Arena drawing 17,048: Yasuhito Namekawa beat Ryuki Ueyama via points… Yoshihisa Yamamoto beat Andrei Kopilov… Volk Han beat Nikolia Zouev… Sean Alvarez beat Wataru Sakata via decision in a vale tudo match… Ricardo Morias beat Hiromitsu Kanehara via decision in a vale tudo match… Kiyoshi Tamura beat Valentijn Overeem… Alexander Karelin beat Akira Maeda via points.

02-26-1999: WCW Monday Nitro: drawing 14,653: Bobby Duncum, Jr. beat Chris Adams… Norman Smiley & La Parka beat Chavo Guerrero, Jr. & Silver King… WCW Cruiserweight champion Billy Kidman beat Juventud Guerrera… Rick Steiner beat Brian Adams… Ric Flair & Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko beat Chris Jericho & Curt Hennig & Barry Windham… Sting beat Bret Hart… Bill Goldberg beat Bam Bam Bigelow.

02-27-1999: The third annual Super 8 independent tournament is held in Wilmington, DE and is won by Steve Bradley. The other seven in the tournament included: Ace Darling, Jeff Hardy, Devon Storm, Matt Hardy, Christian York, Christopher Daniels, and Jeff Peterson.

FMW: in Tokyo, Japan: Korakuen Hall drawing 2,150: Shown on Japanese PPV: Yoshinori Sasaki beat Ryuji Hijkata… Super Leather beat Naohiro Yamazaki… Masao Orihara & Takeshi Ono beat Ricky Fuji & Flying Kid Ichihara… Kodo Fuyuki battled Gedo to a no contest… Daisuke Ikeda & Katsumi Usuda & Muhammad Yone beat Koji Nakagawa & Yukihiro Kanemura & Hido… Mr. Gannosuke & Hideki Hosaka beat Hayabusa & Hisakatsu Oya… Masato Tanaka beat Tetsuhiro Kuroda.

03-01-1999: Pancrase wrestler Satoshi Hasegawa, 22 years old, is killed in a freak accident in Japan when he falls from a balcony.

03-06-1999: All-Japan Pro Wrestling: in Tokyo, Japan: Budokan Hall drawing 16,300: Kentaro Shiga beat Makato Hashi… Gedo & Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Satoru Asako & Naomichi Marufuji… Masa Fuchi & Haruka Eigen & Masao Inoue beat Rusher Kimura & Mitsuo Momota & Takashi Morishima… Masahito Kakihara beat Tsuyoshi Kikuchi… Takao Omori & Tamon Honda beat Stan Hansen & Maunukea Mossman… Johnny Ace & Wolf Hawkfield & Johnny Smith beat Gary Albright & Giant Kamala II (Ben Peacock) & Yoshihiro Takayama… All Japan World tag team champions Kenta Kobashi & Jun Akiyama beat Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa… Vader pinned Akira Taue to win the vacant All Japan Triple Crown title.

03-07-1999: Rey de Reyes 1999: in Naucalpan, Mexico: El Toreo: Alda & Esther & Rossy Moreno beat La Migala & Miss Janeth & Xochitl Hamada… Mexican National Atomicos champions Charly Manson & May Flowers & Nygma & Picudo beat Histeria & Maniaco & AAA Mosco de la Merced & Psicosis II… Octagon beat El Alebrije and Espectro Jr. and El Hijo del Solitario in an elimination match… Cibernetico beat Dos Caras Sr. and Abismo Negro and AAA Mascara Sagrada in an elimination match… Latin Lover beat Gran Apache and Oscar Sevilla and The Panther in an elimination match… Electroshock beat El Canek and Blue Demon Jr. and Pentagon II in an elimination match… Antonio Silva & Carlos Gutierrez & Kick Boxer & Thai Boxer beat Perro Aguayo Jr. & Heavy Metal & La Parka II & Mascara Sagrada Jr. in a steel cage match… Cibernetico beat Latin Lover and Octagon & Electroshock in an elimination match to win the Rey de Reyes 1999… El Cobarde lost a three way dog collar hair vs. hair vs. hair match to Perro Aguayo Sr. and Sangre Chicana.

03-14-1999: WCW Uncensored 5: in Louisville, KY: Freedom Hall drawing 15,930: Shown live on PPV: WCW Cruiserweight champion Billy Kidman pinned Mikey Whipwreck… Stevie Ray pinned Vincent (AKA: Virgil) in a Harlem street fight… Kevin Nash pinned Rey Misterio, Jr… Jerry Flynn beat Ernest Miller & Sonny Onoo in a handicap match… Hardcore Hak (AKA: The Sandman) beat Bam Bam Bigelow and Raven in a falls count anywhere triangle match… Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko beat Curt Hennig & Barry Windham to win the WCW World tag team titles… Saturn pinned Chris Jericho in a dog collar match… Booker T pinned Scott Steiner to win the WCW TV title… Ric Flair pinned Hulk Hogan in a first blood steel cage match to win the WCW World heavyweight title.

03-21-1999: ECW Living Dangerously 1999: in Asbury Park, NJ: Convention Center drawing 3,900: Shown live on PPV: Dark match: Nova & Chris Chetti beat Danny Doring & Amish Roadkill… Super Crazy pinned Yoshihiro Tajiri… Balls Mahoney pinned Steve Corino… Little Guido pinned Antifaz del Norte… ECW TV champion Rob Van Dam pinned Jerry Lynn… New Jack pinned Mustafa… Spike Dudley & Nova beat The Dudley Boys (Bubba Ray & D-Von Dudley)… Tommy Dreamer & Shane Douglas beat Justin Credible & Lance Storm… ECW World champion Taz defeated Sabu to win the FTW title

03-28-1999: WWF WrestleMania 15 in Philadelphia, PA: First Union Center: Attendance: 18,274 ($1,438,050): Dark Match: Jacquelyn defeated Ivory… D-Lo Brown & Test win a battle royal. Also in the match were: Steve Blackman, Justin Bradshaw, Brian Christopher, DOA (Ron & Don Harris), Droz, Farooq, Gillberg, The Godfather (Charles Wright), Jeff & Matt Hardy, Legion of Doom (Hawk & Animal), Midian, Public Enemy (Rocco Rock & Johnny Grunge), Tiger Ali Singh, Scott Taylor, and Viscera (Mabel)… Bob Holly defeated Al Snow and Billy Gunn (7:06) in a hardcore triangle match to win the WWF Hardcore Title… WWF World tag team champions Owen Hart & Jeff Jarrett defeated D-Lo Brown & Test… Butterbean defeated Bart Gunn by knock out in a brawl for all match… Mankind defeated Big Show via DQ… WWF Intercontinental champion Road Dogg (Brian Armstrong) defeated Goldust (Dustin Rhodes) and Ken Shamrock and Val Venis in a four corners match… Kane defeated Hunter Hearst Helmsley via DQ… WWF Women's champion Sable defeated Tori… WWF European champion Shane McMahon defeated X-Pac (Sean Waltman)… The Undertaker defeated Big Bossman in a hell in a cell match… Steve Austin defeated The Rock to win the WWF heavyweight title.

03-29-1999: FMW: in Tokyo, Japan: Korakuen Hall drawing 1,950: Shown on Japanese PPV: Naohiro Yamazaki beat Ryuji Hijkata… Hideki Hosaka beat Yoshinori Sasaki… Masao Orihara & Takeshi Ono beat Gedo & Ricky Fuji… Koji Nakagawa beat Super Leather… Armageddon beat Yukihiro Kanemura & Hido… Daisuke Ikeda & Muhammad Yone beat Mr. Gannosuke & Hisakatsu Oya… Hayabusa & Kodo Fuyuki drew Masato Tanaka & Tetsuhiro Kuroda.

03-31-1999: Japanese women’s wrestling group Arsion has a match between Emiko Kado & Michiko Omukai verses Mariko Yoshida & Mikiko Futagami. During the match, Kado strikes her head hard against the match and goes unconscious. She is rushed to the hospital and dies on April 9.

04-03-1999: ECW Cyberslam 1999: in Philadelphia, PA: ECW Arena drawing 1,200: Jerry Lynn pinned Yoshihiro Tajiri… Nova & Chris Chetti beat Rod Price & Skull Von Crush… Super Crazy pinned Mosco de la Merced… Taka Michinoku pinned Papi Chulo… ECW TV champion Rob Van Dam pinned Too Cold Scorpio… ECW World champion Taz beat Chris Candido… Shane Douglas pinned Justin Credible… Mustafa & The Dudley Boys (Bubba Ray & D-Von Dudley) beat New Jack & Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney in a steel cage match.

04-04-1999: GAEA: 4th Anniversary Show in Yokohama, Japan: Bunka Gym drawing 5,500: Chikayo Nagashima won an elimination match… Kaoru & Toshiyo Yamada beat Mima Shimoda & Etsuko Mita… Meiko Satomura & Sonoko Kato beat Aja Kong & Mayumi Ozaki… Lioness Asuka pinned Chigusa Nagayo.

04-09-1999: Emiko Kado, age 23, dies as a result of head trauma suffered in a match in Tokyo on March 31.

04-10-1999: New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) holds Strong Style Symphony - New Japan Spirit ‘99 at the Tokyo Egg Dome in front of a reported 63,500 fans. Results: No rope exploding barbed wire match: Atsushi Onita battled Masahiro Chono to a double knock out… NWO Japan (Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan) defeated Manabu Nakanishi & Yuji Nagata… Tatsuhito Takaiwa defeated Minoru Tanaka… IWGP Junior tag team titles: Jushin Thunder Liger & Great Sasuke defeated Dr. Wagner, Jr. & Kendo Kashin… IWGP Junior heavyweight title: Koji Kanemoto defeated Shinjiro Otani… Kazuo Yamazaki & Kazayuki Fujita defeated Alexander Otsuka & Yuki Ishikawa… IWGP tag team championship: Kensuke Sasaki & Shiro Koshinaka defeated Genichiro Tenryu & Tatsumi Fujinami… IWGP heavyweight title: Keiji Muto defeated Don Frye.

04-11-1999: WCW Spring Stampede: in Tacoma, WA: Tacoma Dome drawing 17,690: Shown live on PPV: Juventud Guerrera pinned Blitzkrieg… Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Hardcore Hak (AKA: The Sandman) in a hardcore match… Scotty Riggs pinned Mikey Whipwreck… Konnan pinned Disco Inferno… WCW Cruiserweight champion Rey Misterio, Jr. pinned Billy Kidman… Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko beat Raven & Saturn… Scott Steiner pinned Booker T to win the vacant WCW US title… Bill Goldberg pinned Kevin Nash… Diamond Dallas Page beat Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan and Sting in a four corners match to win the WCW World heavyweight title. Randy Savage was the special referee.

04-16-1999: All-Japan Pro Wrestling: in Tokyo, Japan: Budokan Hall drawing 16,300: Takeshi Morishima beat Makoto Hashi… Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Masamichi Marufuji… Masa Fuchi & Haruka Eigen & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi beat Rusher Kimura & Mitsuo Momota & Satoru Asako… Tamon Honda & Jun Izumida beat The Headhunters (A & B)… Gary Albright & Maunukea Mossman beat Jun Akiyama & Kentaro Shiga… Takao Omori & Yoshihiro Takayama beat Johnny Ace & Johnny Smith… Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa & Masahito Kakihara beat Akira Taue & Jinsei Shinzaki & Masao Inoue… Vader pinned Kenta Kobashi to win the 1999 Champion Carnival tournament.

04-20-1999: FMW: in Tokyo, Japan: Korakuen Hall drawing 1,700: Shown on Japanese PPV: Yoshinori Sasaki beat Naohiro Yamazaki… Ricky Fuji beat Masao Orihara via DQ… Hisakatsu Oya beat Katsumi Usuda… Mr. Gannosuke beat Yukihiro Kanemura… Koji Nakagawa & Gedo beat Masato Tanaka & Tetsuhiro Kuroda… Hayabusa & Kodo Fuyuki beat Daisuke Ikeda & Muhammad Yone.

04-23-1999: WWF in Toronto, ON at the Skydome drawing 17,402: Al Snow & Tori beat D-Lo Brown & Ivory… The Acolytes (Farooq & Bradshaw) beat Skull & 8-Ball (Ron & Don Harris)… Droz beat Gangrel… WWF World tag team champions X-Pac & Kane beat Big Bossman & Test… WWF Hardcore champion Hardcore Holly pinned Val Venis… New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg & Billy Gunn) beat Owen Hart & Jeff Jarrett and Christian & Edge in a triple threat match…. WWF Intercontinental champion The Godfather beat Goldust… The Undertaker & Mideon beat Ken Shamrock & Mankind… WWF heavyweight champion Steve Austin & Big Show beat The Rock & Triple H.

04-24-1999: WWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 16,821: Steve Austin & Big Show defeated The Rock & Triple H… WWF Intercontinental champion The Godfather (Charles Wright) defeated Goldust… The Undertaker & Mideon defeated Mankind (Mick Foley) & Ken Shamrock… Al Snow & Tori defeated D’Lo Brown & Ivory… New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn & Road Dogg) defeated Gangrel & Edge and Owen Hart & Jeff Jarrett in a 3 way elimination match… WWF Hardcore champion Bob Holly defeated Val Venis… WWF World tag team champions Kane & X-Pac (Sean Waltman) defeated Big Bossman & Test… Jerry Lawler defeated Droz… The Acolytes (Farooq & Bradshaw) defeated Disciples of the Apocalypse (Ron & Don Harris).

04-25-1999: WWF Backlash in Providence, RI at the Civic Center drawing 10,939: Dark match: Val Venis & Nicole Bass beat D-Lo brown & Ivory… Droz & Prince Albert beat Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor… Kane pinned Big Bossman… Viscera pinned Test… Farooq & Bradshaw & Mideon beat Gangrel & Edge & Christian… Al Snow pinned Bob Holly to win the WWF Hardcore title… WWF Intercontinental champion The Godfather pinned Goldust (Dustin Rhodes)… New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn & Road Dogg) beat Owen Hart & Jeff Jarrett… Mankind beat Paul Wight in a boiler room brawl… Hunter Hearst Helmsley pinned X-Pac… The Undertaker pinned Ken Shamrock… WWF heavyweight champion Steve Austin pinned The Rock. Shane McMahon was the special referee.

04-27-1999: WWF SmackDown Special: in New Haven, CT at the New Haven Coliseum: Shown 04-29-1999 on UPN (4.0 rating): Blue Blazer (Owen Hart) pinned Val Venis… Paul Wight (AKA: Big Show) pinned Test… D-Lo Brown beat Droz via DQ… WWF World tag team champions Kane & X-Pac beat The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn & Road Dogg)… Ken Shamrock defeated Bradshaw in a street fight… Mankind beat Big Bossman… Steve Austin & The Rock battled The Undertaker & Hunter Hearst Helmsley to a no contest.

05-02-1999: All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) holds the Giant Baba Retirement Show on May 2, 1999 at the Tokyo Egg Dome in front of a reported 65,000. Results: Naomichi Marufuji & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi defeated Gran Naniwa & Makoto Hashi… Satoru Asako & Takeshi Morishima defeated Kentaro Shiga & Yoshinobu Kanemaru… Kamala & Haruka Eigen & Jun Izumida defeated Masao Inoue & Rusher Kimura & Mitsuo Momota… Johnny Smith & Masanobu Fuchi & Tamon Honda defeated Gedo & Koji Nakagawa & Yukihiro Kanemura… Hayabusa & Great Sasuke & Tiger Mask went to a time limit draw with Masahito Kakihara & Yoshinari Ogawa & Maunukea Mossman… Giant Baba retirement match: Giant Baba & The Destroyer (Dick Beyer) vs. Bruno Sammartino & Gene Kiniski (Giant Baba had died of colon cancer in January and this “match” was just a tribute involving these wrestler as a memorial to Giant Baba)… Akira Taue & Stan Hansen & Steve Williams defeated Gary Albright & Yoshihiro Takayama & Takao Omori… Toshiaki Kawada defeated Hiroshi Hase… Johnny Ace & The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Jun Akiyama & Kenta Kobashi & Hakushi… Triple Crown championship: Mitsuharu Misawa defeated Vader (Leon White).

05-05-1999: FMW: in Yokohama, Japan: Bunka Gym drawing 2,800: Shown on Japanese PPV: Takeshi Morishima beat Yoshinori Sasaki… Armageddon beat Super Leather & Flying Kid Ichihara… Gedo beat Jado… Mayumi Ozaki & Kaori Nakayama & Sugar Sato beat Toshiyo Yamada & Sonoko Kato & Toshie Uematsu… Minoru Tanaka beat Ricky Fuji via submission to win the FMW Junior Heavyweight title… Masato Tanaka & Tetsuhiro Kuroda beat Dark Side Hayabusa & Jinsei Shinzaki… Tsuyoshi Kikuchi beat Koji Nakagawa… Yuki Ishikawa & Daisuke Ikeda & Katsumi Ueda & Mohammed Yone & Takashi Hijikita beat Mr. Gannosuke & Hisakatsu Oya & Yoshihiro Kanemura & Hideki Hosaka & Hido in an elimination match.

05-09-1999: WCW Slamboree: in St. Louis, MO: TWA Dome drawing 20,516: Shown live on PPV: Dark match: Dale Torborg beat Johnny Swinger… Raven & Saturn beat Rey Misterio, Jr. & Billy Kidman and Dean Malenko & Chris Benoit in a triangle match to win the WCW World tag team titles… Konnan pinned Stevie Ray… Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Brian Knobbs in a hardcore match… Rick Steiner pinned Booker T to win the WCW TV title… Gorgeous George pinned Charles Robinson… WCW U.S. champion Scott Steiner pinned Buff Bagwell… Roddy Piper beat Ric Flair via DQ… Sting battled Bill Goldberg to a no contest… Kevin Nash pinned Diamond Dallas Page to win the WCW World title.

05-16-1999: WWF No Mercy: in Manchester, UK at MEN Arena drawing 18,107: Shown live on UK PPV: Tiger Ali Singh pinned Gillberg (Duane Gill)… Farooq & Bradshaw & Viscera beat Gangrel & Edge & Christian… Steve Blackman beat Droz… Kane beat Mideon via DQ… Nicole Bass pinned Tori… WWF European Champion Shane McMahon pinned X-Pac… Billy Gunn pinned Mankind… WWF heavyweight champion Steve Austin beat The Undertaker and Hunter Hearst Helmsley in an anything goes triangle match.

ECW Hardcore Heaven 1999: in Poughkeepsie, NY: Mid-Hudson Civic Center drawing 2,800: Shown live on PPV: Dark match: Skull Von Crush pinned Danny Doring… ECW World champion Taz beat Chris Candido… ECW tag team champions The Dudley Boys (Bubba Ray & D-Von Dudley) beat Balls Mahoney & Spike Dudley .. Super Crazy pinned Taka Michinoku… Yoshihiro Tajiri pinned Little Guido… Lance Storm pinned Tommy Dreamer… ECW TV champion Rob Van Dam pinned Jerry Lynn in a no time limit match… Sid Vicious battled Justin Credible to a no contest… ECW World champion Taz beat Bubba Ray Dudley in a falls count anywhere match.

05-22-1999: RINGS: Rise III in Tokyo, Japan: Ariake Coliseum drawing 6,820: Yasuhito Namekawa beat Sara Umer… Valentijn Overeem defeated Hiromitsu Kanehara… Volk Han beat Masayuki Naruse… Mikhail Ilioukhine beat Joop Kasteel… Yoshihisa Yamamoto defeated Tsuyoshi Kohsaka… Kiyoshi Tamura beat Bitsadze Tariel to win the RINGS Open-weight title.

05-23-1999: Owen Hart, age 34, is tragically killed in a stunt gone wrong on a WWF pay per view Over the Edge in Kansas City, MO at Kemper Arena drawing 16,472: In a Dark match: Meat (Sean Stasiak) pinned Brian Christopher… In a dark match: Jeff & Matt Hardy beat Goldust & The Blue Meanie… In a dark match Vince McMahon went to a no contest with Mideon (Dennis Knight)… WWF World tag team champions Kane & X-Pac beat D-Lo Brown & Mark Henry… WWF Hardcore Champion Al Snow pinned Bob Holly… Owen Hart fell to his death from the top of the arena. He was scheduled to win the WWF Intercontinental title from The Godfather (Charles Wright)… WWF makes the decision to continue on with the show after Owen Hart is transported out of the arena by ambulance. A visible bloodstain remains on the mat… Val Venis & Nicole Bass beat Jeff Jarrett & Debra… Mr. Ass (Billy Gunn) pinned Road Dogg… Mankind & Big Show & Test & Ken Shamrock beat Viscera (Nelson Frazier) & Farooq (Ron Simmons) & Bradshaw & Big Bossman in an elimination match. Mankind was the sole survivor… The Rock beat Hunter Hearst Helmsley via DQ… The Undertaker pinned Steve Austin to win the WWF heavyweight title with Shane McMahon as the special referee.

05-31-1999: WCW Monday Nitro: in Houston, TX: Astrodome drawing 15,004: Shown live on TNT: Billy Kidman battled Hardcore Hak to a no contest in a no DQ match… Van Hammer pinned Evan Karagias… Konnan & Rey Misterio, Jr. beat Curt Hennig & Bobby Duncum, Jr. via DQ… David Flair pinned Erik Watts… Ernest Miller pinned Scott Norton… Randy Savage pinned an imposter Kevin Nash… Buff Bagwell pinned Bobby Eaton… Diamond Dallas Page & Bam Bam Bigelow beat Perry Saturn & Kanyon to win the WCW World tag team titles… WCW TV champion Rick Steiner battled Sting to a no contest in a steel cage match. Tank Abbott was the referee.

06-08-1999: New Japan Pro Wrestling: in Tokyo, Japan: Budokan Hall drawing 13,600: Osamu Kido & Kuniaki Kobayashi beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Hiro Saito… Jushin Liger & Gran Hamada & El Samurai & Minoru Tanaka beat Shinjiro Ohtani & Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Dr. Wagner Jr. & Masao Orihara… Shiro Koshinaka beat Tatsutoshi Goto… Tatsumi Fujinami & Junji Hirata beat Takeshi Iizuka & Brian Johnston… Yuji Nagata beat Manabu Nakanishi… Kensuke Sasaki beat Meng… Keiji Mutoh & Satoshi Kojima beat Masa Chono & Don Frye… Genichiro Tenryu pinned Shinya Hashimoto… Kendo Kashin beat Koji Kanemoto to win the 1999 Best of the Super Junior League tournament.

06-11-1999: 4th Annual Ilio DiPaolo Memorial Show hosted by WCW: in Buffalo, NY: Midland Arena drawing 10,034: Jim Duggan beat The Barbarian… La Parka & Psicosis & Damien beat Silver King & Villano V & El Dandy… Konnan beat Disco Inferno… Johnny Swinger beat Evan Karagias… Rey Misterio, Jr. & Billy Kidman beat Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko… Randy Savage beat Ric Flair… Sting beat Diamond Dallas Page.

AAA Triple Mania 7: in Ciudad Midero, Mexico: Convention Center drawing 13,000: Los Spice Boys beat Los Payasos… Los Vatos Locos battled Los Vipers to a double count out… Latin Lover & Mascara Sagrada II & Path Finder & El Alebrije beat Espectro Jr. & Cibernetico & Abismo Negro II & Electro Shock… Pentagon beat Xochitl Hamada via DQ… Heavy Metal & El Felino (with Pepe Casas' hair at stake) beat Kick Boxer & Thai Boxer (with Tirantes' hair at stake)… Perro Aguayo & Octagon & Cobarde beat El Texano & Perro Aguayo Jr. & Sangre Chicana

All-Japan Pro Wrestling: in Tokyo, Japan: Budokan Hall drawing 16,300: Jun Izumida & Masao Inoue beat Satoru Asako & Takeshi Morishima… Wolf Hawkfield (Jim Steele) & George Hines beat Giant Kamala II (Ben Peacock) & Maunukea Mossman… Rusher Kimura & Mitsuo Momota & Tamon Honda beat Masa Fuchi & Haruka Eigen & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi… Yoshinari Ogawa & Masahito Kakihara & Masamichi Marufuji beat Jinsei Shinzaki & Kentaro Shiga & Yoshinobu Kanemaru… Takao Omori & Yoshihiro Takayama beat Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue… Jun Akiyama pinned Johnny Ace… Vader (Leon White) pinned Bart Gunn… All Japan Triple Crown champion Mitsuharu Misawa pinned Kenta Kobashi.

06-13-1999: WCW Great American Bash: in Baltimore, MD: Baltimore Arena drawing 11,672: Shown live on PPV: Hardcore Hak (AKA: The Sandman) pinned Brian Knobbs in a hardcore match… Van Hammer pinned Mikey Whipwreck… Buff Bagwell pinned Disco Inferno… Konnan & Rey Misterio, Jr. beat Curt Hennig & Bobby Duncum, Jr… Ernest Miller pinned Horace Hogan… Ric Flair beat Roddy Piper via DQ… WCW TV champion Rick Steiner beat Sting in a falls count anywhere match… Diamond Dallas Page & Kanyon beat Chris Benoit & Perry Saturn to win the WCW World tag team titles… WCW World champion Kevin Nash beat Randy Savage via DQ.

06-15-1999: FMW: in Tokyo, Japan: Korakuen Hall drawing 2,100: Shown on Japanese PPV: Ricky Fuji beat Nanjyo Hayato… Jado beat Flying Kid Ichihara… Hisakatsu Oya & Hideki Hosaka beat Yoshinori Sasaki & Naohiro Yamazaki… Chikako Shiratori beat Kaori Nakayama… FMW Brass Knuckles tag team champions Koji Nakagawa & Gedo beat Sabu & Super Leather… Hayabusa & Masato Tanaka & Tetsuhiro Kuroda beat Mr. Gannosuke & Yukihiro Kanemura & Hido in a scramble ladder dog food match when Kuroda pinned Hido. As a result, Kodo Fuyuki had to eat dog food.

06-20-1999: WAR Japan: 7th Anniversary Show in Tokyo, Japan: Korakuen Hall drawing 2,100: Masao Orihara beat Tadahiro Ishii… Tatsumi Kitihara beat Nii Hao… Ryuma Go beat Thunder Warrior Alpha… Genichiro Tenryu & Magnum Tokyo beat Nobutaka Araya & Sumo Fuji… Arashi & Osamu Tachihikari beat Daikakubo Benkei & Ichiro Yaguchi… Super Delfin & Naohiro Hoshigawa beat Masaaki Mochizuki & Yuji Yasuraoka… Masaaki Mochizuki beat Yuji Yasuraoka… Genichiro Tenryu & Nobutaka Araya & Shoji Nakamaki beat Atsushi Onita & Sambo Asako & Takashi Okamura in a street fight match.

06-21-1999: WCW Monday Nitro: in New Orleans, LA: Superdome drawing 17,249: Shown live on TNT: Billy Kidman battled Psicosis to a no contest… Meng pinned Lenny Lane… Eddie Guerrero pinned Juventud Guerrera… Ernest Miller pinned Prince Iaukea… Booker T beat Kanyon via DQ… Ric Flair & Roddy Piper beat Buff Bagwell & Dean Malenko… Konnan & Rey Misterio, Jr battled WCW World tag team champions Diamond Dallas Page & Kanyon to a no contest… Sting battled Randy Savage to a no contest.

06-26-1999: WWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 16,453: Steve Austin defeated WWF champion The Undertaker by DQ… WWF World tag team champions The Acolytes (Farooq & Bradshaw) defeated Kane & X-Pac (Sean Waltman)… Billy Gunn defeated Road Dogg… Viscera (AKA: Mabel) defeated Val Venis… Big Show defeated Triple H… The Rock defeated Big Bossman in a night stick on a pole match… Ken Shamrock defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Jeff Jarrett by DQ… WWF Hardcore champion Al Snow defeated Bob Holly and Steve Blackman in a three way match… The Godfather (Charles Wright) defeated Mideon… Edge & Christian defeated Mark Henry & D’Lo Brown.

ECW Hostile City Showdown 1999: in Philadelphia, PA: ECW Arena drawing 1,600: Rhino pinned Christopher Daniels… Spike Dudley pinned Rhino… Skull Von Crush pinned Lance Diamond… Danny Doring & Amish Roadkill beat Nova & Chris Chetti… El Mosco pinned David Cash… Little Guido pinned Super Crazy… ECW World champion Taz beat Yoshihiro Tajiri… ECW TV champion Rob Van Dam pinned Balls Mahoney… Justin Credible & Lance Storm beat Sabu & Jerry Lynn in a death match.

06-27-1999: WWF King of the Ring PPV: in Greensboro, NC at the Greensboro Coliseum drawing 19,761: In a dark match: Meat (Sean Stasiak) pinned Kurt Angle… Matt & Jeff Hardy battled Edge & Christian to a no contest… Mideon (Dennis Knight) & Viscera (Nelson Frazier) beat Big Bossman in a handicap match… Prince Albert (Matt Bloom) pinned Val Venis… Ken Shamrock beat Shane McMahon via DQ… X-Pac beat Bob Holly via DQ… Kane pinned Big Show… Billy Gunn beat Ken Shamrock when the ref stopped the match… Road Dogg pinned Chyna… Matt & Jeff Hardy beat Edge & Christian… Billy Gunn pinned Kane… X-Pac pinned Road Dogg… WWF heavyweight champion The Undertaker pinned The Rock… Billy Gunn pinned X-Pac to win the King of the Ring Tournament… Shane & Vince McMahon beat Steve Austin in a handicap ladder match for control of the company.

07-05-1999: WCW Monday Nitro: in Atlanta, GA: Georgia Dome drawing 25,338: Shown live on TNT: Juventud Guerrera battled Chavo Guerrero, Jr. to a no contest… WCW TV champion Rick Steiner beat Vampiro… Jerry Flynn beat Ernest Miller via DQ in a kickboxing match… Van Hammer pinned Lodi… Konnan & Rey Misterio, Jr. beat David Finlay & Steve Regal via DQ… WCW U.S. champion David Flair pinned Buff Bagwell… Chris Benoit & Perry Saturn & Dean Malenko beat Bam Bam Bigelow & Diamond Dallas Page & Kanyon… WCW World champion Kevin Nash battled Sid Vicious to a no contest.

07-11-1999: WCW Bash at the Beach: in Ft. Lauderdale, FL: National Car Rental Center drawing 13,624: Shown live on PPV: Dark match: CJ Afi & Jeremy Lopez beat Jamie Howard & Jet Jaguar… Ernest Miller pinned Disco Inferno… WCW TV champion Rick Steiner pinned Van Hammer… WCW U.S. champion David Flair pinned Dean Malenko… Konnan & Rey Misterio Jr. & Swoll & Brad Armstrong beat Curt Hennig & Bobby Duncum Jr. & Barry & Kendall Windham in an elimination match…. David Fit Finlay won a junkyard battle royal to win the WCW Hardcore Trophy. Also in the match were: Ciclope, Jerry Flynn, Hardcore Hak, Horace Hogan, Brian Knobbs, Hugh Morrus, La Parka, Public Enemy (Rocco Rock & Johnny Grunge), Steve Regal, Silver King, David Taylor, and Mikey Whipwreck… WCW World tag team champions Diamond Dallas Page & Bam Bam Bigelow & Kanyon beat Saturn & Chris Benoit… Buff Bagwell pinned Roddy Piper in a boxing match. Mills Lane was the special referee… Randy Savage & Sid Vicious beat Kevin Nash & Sting. As a result Rand Savage won the WCW World Title.

07-18-1999: ECW Heat Wave 1999: in Dayton, OH: Hara Arena drawing 3,700: Shown live on PPV: Dark match: Vito Lograsso pinned Simon Diamond… Chris Chetti & Nova beat Danny Doring & Amish Roadkill… Jazz pinned Jason Knight… Super Crazy pinned Little Guido… Balls Mahoney & Spike Dudley beat The Dudley Boys (Bubba Ray & D-Von Dudley) to win the ECW tag team titles… Tommy Dreamer & Francine interview. During this segment Steve Corino interrupted and ended up being pinned by Francine… ECW World champion Taz battled Yoshihiro Tajiri to a no contest… Rob Van Dam & Jerry Lynn beat Justin Credible & Lance Storm.

CMLL: Ruleta de la Muerte: in Mexico City, Mexico: Palacio de las Desportes drawing 8,000: Shown live on Mexican PPV: A battle royal with the order of elimination determining the teams and match-ups for the up coming tournament… Satanico & Zumbido & Valentin Mayo & Virus & Rencor Latino beat Starman & Astro Rey Jr. & Oriental & Tigre Blanco & Mr. Aguila in an elimination match… Apollo Dantes & Mascara Ano 2000 & Cien Caras & Scorpio Jr. beat Negro Casas & Super Astro & Emilio Charles Jr. & Brazo de Plata in an elimination match… Villano III & El Hijo del Santo beat Shocker & Rey Bucanero… Mr. Niebla & Tinieblas, Jr. beat La Parka & Fishman… Fuerza Guerrera & Tinieblas, Sr. beat Atlantis & Violencia… Mascara Sagrada & Ultimo Guerrero beat Olimpico & Blue Panther… La Parka & Fishman beat Shocker & Rey Bucanero… Atlantis & Violencia beat Olimpico & Blue Panther… Olimpico & Blue panther beat Shocker & Rey Bucanero… Shocker beat Rey Bucanero via submission in a mask vs. mask match.

07-19-1999: Lucha libre legend Cavernario Galindo dies at the age of 75.

07-23-1999: All-Japan Pro Wrestling: in Tokyo, Japan: Budokan Hall drawing 16,300: Kentaro Shiga & Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Satoru Asako & Masamichi Marufuji… Maunukea Mossman & Takeshi Morishima beat Masao Inoue & Makoto Hashi… Rusher Kimura & Mitsuo Momota & Jun Izumida beat Masa Fuchi & Haruka Eigen & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi… Yoshinari Ogawa & Masahito Kakihara beat Jinsei Shinzaki & Johnny Smith… Akira Taue pinned Pierre Ouellette… Kenta Kobashi & Jun Akiyama beat Vader (Leon White) & Gary Albright… Takao Omori & Yoshihiro Takayama beat Johnny Ace & Bart Gunn to win the All Japan World tag team titles… All Japan Triple Crown champion Mitsuharu Misawa pinned Toshiaki Kawada.

07-24-1999: WWF in Toronto, ON at Skydome drawing 15,220: The Godfather & Val Venis beat Gangrel & Prince Albert… Test pinned Shawn Stasiak… Edge & Christian beat The Acolytes (Ron Simmons & Bradshaw)… D-Lo Brown pinned Mideon… WWF World tag team champions Matt & Jeff Hardy beat Kane & X-Pac… Edge pinned Jeff Jarrett to win the WWF Intercontinental title… Road Dogg pinned Billy Gunn in a dog collar match… The Rock pinned The Big Bossman in a nightstick match… The Undertaker beat Big Show in a steel cage match… WWF heavyweight champion Steve Austin beat Triple H via DQ.

07-25-1999: WWF Fully Loaded in Buffalo, NY at Marine Midland Arena drawing 16,605: Dark Match: Val Venis pinned Joey Abs… The Godfather pinned Meat (Sean Stasiak)… Dark Match: Christian pinned Viscera… Jeff Jarrett pinned Edge to win the WWF Intercontinental title... Farooq & Bradshaw beat Michael Hayes & Matt & Jeff Hardy in a handicap match to win the WWF World tag team titles… D-Lo Brown pinned Mideon to win the WWF European Title… Big Bossman pinned Al Snow to win the WWF Hardcore Title… Big Show pinned Kane. Hardcore Holly was the special referee… Ken Shamrock defeated Steve Blackman in a parking lot match… Road Dogg & X-Pac beat Billy Gunn & Chyna to win the rights to the DX name… Hunter Hearst Helmsley pinned The Rock in a strap match… WWF heavyweight champion Steve Austin beat The Undertaker in a first blood match. As a result, Vince McMahon may no longer appear on television.

07-31-1999: FMW: in Tokyo, Japan: Korakuen Hall drawing 2,150 Fans: Shown on Japanese PPV: Yoshinori Sasaki beat Naohiro Yamazaki… Flying Kid Ichihara beat Hido via DQ… Hisakatsu Oya beat Hiroshi Osumi… Hayabusa & Masato Tanaka & Tetsuhiro Kuroda beat Super Leather & Armageddon… Hayabusa & Masato Tanaka & Tetsuhiro Kuroda beat Mr. Gannosuke & Yukihiro Kanemura & Jado… Kodo Fuyuki & Koji Nakagawa & Gedo beat Hayabusa & Masato Tanaka & Tetsuhiro Kuroda to become the first FMW WEW Six Man tag team champions.

08-1999: A new line of independent action figures begins being marketed called Legends of Wrestling. The first two figures include Abdullah the Butcher and King Kong Bundy. Each comes with a “regular” and “blood splattered” variant.

08-13-1999: ECW: in Cleveland, OH: Agora Theater drawing 1,000: The Dudley Boys (Bubba Ray & D-Von Dudley) beat Spike Dudley & Balls Mahoney to win the ECW tag team titles.

New Japan Pro Wrestling: in Tokyo, Japan: Sumo Hall drawing 11,000: Yutaka Yoshie beat Masakazu Fukuda… Jushin Liger & Kendo Kashin beat Koji Kanemoto & Shinjiro Ohtani… Tatsutoshi Goto & Michiyoshi Ohara beat Junji Hirata & Takeshi Iizuka… Hiroyoshi Tenzan pinned Shiro Koshinaka… Masahiro Chono pinned Manabu Nakanishi… Shinya Hashimoto pinned Kazuo Yamazaki… Satoshi Kojima pinned Tadao Yasuda… Yuji Nagata beat Tatsumi Fujinami… Keiji Mutoh pinned Kensuke Sasaki.

08-14-1999: WCW Road Wild: in Sturgis, SD: Sturgis Rally & Race drawing 5,500: Shown live on PPV: Rey Misterio Jr. & Billy Kidman & Eddie Guerrero beat Vampiro & The Insane Clown Posse (Shaggy Too Dope & Violent J)… Harlem Heat (Booker T & Stevie Ray) beat Kanyon & Bam Bam Bigelow to win the WCW World tag team titles… Perry Saturn & Shane Douglas & Dean Malenko beat Barry Windham & Curt Hennig & Bobby Duncum, Jr… Buff Bagwell pinned Ernest Miller… WCW U.S. champion Chris Benoit pinned Diamond Dallas Page… Sid Vicious pinned Sting… Bill Goldberg pinned Rick Steiner… Randy Savage pinned Dennis Rodman… WCW World champion Hulk Hogan pinned Kevin Nash in a retirement match.

WWC: 26th Anniversary Show: in Caguas, PR: Caguas Baseball Stadium drawing 11,678: Blackboy beat Maelo Huertas and El Rockero in a triangle match to win the WWC Junior Heavyweight title… El Nene beat Jim Steele… Brandi Alexander beat Malia Hosaka… El Enjabanao Rabioso beat Bouncer Bob… Jose Rivera Jr. & Sr. beat Victor the Bodyguard & Dutch Mantel… Atletico beat Angelo… Carlos Colon pinned Rey Gonzales to win the WWC Universal title… Mustafa Saed beat Glamour Boy Shane in a ladder match to win the WWC TV title… Invader 1 (Jose Gonzalez) beat Chicky Starr via DQ… Invader 1 (Jose Gonzalez) beat Invader del Milenio… Abdullah the Butcher beat The Tower of Doom in a lumberjacks with whips match.

ECW TNN TV Taping: in Toledo, OH: Seagate Center drawing 3,283: Rhino pinned Prodigy… Uganda beat The Spanish Angel… Yoshihiro Tajiri beat Super Crazy… Little Guido beat Nova… Jerry Lynn & Sabu beat Justin Credible & Rob Van Dam… Jazz pinned Steve Corino… Vito Lograsso beat Simon Diamond… Spike Dudley & Balls Mahoney beat The Dudley Boys (Bubba Ray & D-Von Dudley) to win the ECW tag team titles.

New Japan Pro Wrestling: in Tokyo, Japan: Sumo Hall drawing 11,000: Kendo Kashin beat Yutaka Yoshie… Junji Hirata pinned Shinjiro Ohtani… Koji Kanemoto & Tatsuhito Takaiwa beat Jushin Liger & El Samurai… Keiji Mutoh beat Tadao Yasuda… Tatsumi Fujinami beat Satoshi Kojima… Yuji Nagata beat Kensuke Sasaki… Manabu Nakanishi beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan… Masahiro Chono beat Kazuo Yamazaki… Shiro Koshinaka beat Shinya Hashimoto.

08-15-1999: New Japan Pro Wrestling: in Tokyo, Japan: Sumo Hall drawing 11,000: Shown live on TV Asahi (6.0): Yuji Nagata beat Tadao Yasuda… Shiro Koshinaka beat Kazuo Yamazaki via forfeit… Kensuke Sasaki pinned Tatsumi Fujinami… Hiroyoshi Tenzan pinned Masahiro Chono… Keiji Mutoh beat Satoshi Kojima… Manabu Nakanishi beat Shinya Hashimoto… Keiji Mutoh beat Yuji Nagata… Manabu Nakanishi beat Keiji Mutoh to win the 1999 G-1 Climax Tournament.

08-22-1999: WWF SummerSlam in Minneapolis, MN at the Target Center drawing 17,370: Jeff Jarrett pinned D-Lo Brown to win the WWF Intercontinental and European title… Farooq (Ron Simmons) & Bradshaw won an elimination style match over Edge & Christian and Matt & Jeff Hardy and Mideon (Phineas Godwinn) & Viscera (Mabel) and Droz & Prince Albert (Matt Bloom) and Bob & Crash Holly… Al Snow pinned Big Bossman to win the WWF Hardcore title… WWF Women's champion Ivory pinned Tori… Ken Shamrock defeated Steve Blackman in a lion's den match… Test pinned Shane McMahon… The Undertaker & Big Show beat Kane & X-Pac to win the WWF World tag team titles… The Rock (Dewayne Johnson) pinned Billy Gunn in a kiss my ass match… Mankind beat Steve Austin and Hunter Hearst Helmsley in a triangle match to win the WWF heavyweight title.

08-23-1999: FMW: in Tokyo Japan: Korakuen Hall drawing 2,150: Mr. Gannosuke & Jado beat Flying Kid Ichihara & Naohiro Yamazaki… Giant Steele beat Yoshinori Sasaki… Kaori Nakayama beat Emi Motokawa… Masato Tanaka & Ricky Fuji beat Kodo Fuyuki & Shoichi Arai… Tetsuhiro Kuroda & Hisakatsu Oya beat Koji Nakagawa & Gedo to win the FMW WEW tag team titles… Hayabusa beat Yukihiro Kanemura to win the FMW Brass Knuckles title.

08-25-1999: FMW: in Sapporo, Japan: Nakajima Sports Center drawing 4900: Jado beat Flying Kid Ichihara… WEW Six Man tag team champion Kodo Fuyuki & Koji Nakagawa & Gedo beat Tetsuhiro Kuroda & Hisakatsu Oya & Yoshinori Sasaki… FMW Independent champion Masato Tanaka beat Yukihiro Kanemura… FMW Brass Knuckles champion Hayabusa beat Mr. Gannosuke.

08-26-1999: ECW TNN TV Taping: in Queens, NY: Elks Lodge drawing 1,000: ECW World champion Taz beat Yoshihiro Tajiri… Danny Doring beat CW Anderson… Uganda pinned Vito Lograsso… Super Crazy beat Rhino… Nova & Chris Chetti beat Little Guido & Sal E. Graziano and Simon Diamond & Tony DeVito in a three way dance… The Dudley Boys (Bubba Ray & D-Von Dudley) beat Spike Dudley & Balls Mahoney to win the ECW tag team titles… ECW TV champion Rob Van Dam battled Jerry Lynn to a no contest… Raven & Tommy Dreamer beat The Dudley Boys (Bubba Ray & D-Von Dudley) to win the ECW tag team titles.

08-28-1999: WWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 16,452: WWF champion Triple H defeated The Rock… WWF World tag team champions The Undertaker & Big Show defeated Kane & X-Pac (Sean Waltman)… Steve Blackman defeated Ken Shamrock… Al Snow & Tori defeated Bob Holly & Ivory… Mankind (Mick Foley) defeated Billy Gunn… The Acolytes (Farooq & Bradshaw) defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy and Edge & Christian in a three way match… Val Venis defeated Mideon… Big Bossman defeated Test… Gangrel defeated Chaz (AKA: Headbanger Thrasher)… WWF Intercontinental champion Jeff Jarrett defeated D’Lo Brown.

New Japan Pro Wrestling: Battle of Last Summer: in Tokyo, Japan: Jingu Stadium drawing 48,000: Kazuyuki Fujita beat Brian Johnston… IWGP Junior Heavyweight tag team champions Shinjiro Ohtani & Tatsuhito Takaiwa beat Jushin Liger & El Samurai… Kendo Kashin beat Koji Kanemoto to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight title… Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima beat Shiro Koshinaka & Tatsumi Fujinami… Manabu Nakanishi & Yuji Nagata beat Michiyoshi Ohara & Tatsutoshi Goto to win the IWGP tag team titles… Don Frye pinned Scott Norton… Masahiro Chono defeated Shinya Hashimoto… The Great Muta pinned The Great Nita (Atsushi Onita) in a no rope barbed wire barricade mat electric land mine double hell death match.

09-04-1999: All-Japan Pro Wrestling: in Tokyo, Japan: Budokan Hall drawing 16,300: Kentaro Shiga & Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Makoto Hashi beat Satoru Asako & Takeshi Morishima & Masamichi Marufuji… Masa Fuchi & Haruka Eigen & Jun Izumida beat Rusher Kimura & Mitsuo Momota & Masao Inoue… Yoshinari Ogawa & Masahito Kakihara beat Jinsei Shinzaki & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi… Johnny Ace & Mike Barton (AKA: Bart Gunn) & George Hines (AKA: Jackie Fulton) beat Gary Albright & Maunukea Mossman & Scorpio… Akira Taue pinned Hiroshi Hase… Mitsuharu Misawa pinned Yoshihiro Takayama… Kenta Kobashi pinned The Gladiator (Mike Awesome)… Vader (Leon White) pinned Mitsuharu Misawa… Jun Akiyama pinned Takao Omori.

09-11-1999: ECW TNN TV Taping: in Buffalo, NY: Flickinger Center drawing 3,960: Vito Lograsso beat Jesus Cristobal… Jazz beat Tony DeVito… Chris Chetti & Nova beat Tony DeVito & Simon Diamond… Super Crazy pinned Little Guido… Spike Dudley pinned Sal E. Graziano… ECW tag team champions Tommy Dreamer & Raven beat Amish Roadkill & Danny Doring… Jerry Lynn beat Justin Credible… Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney beat CW Anderson & Bill Wiles… Masato Tanaka beat Rhino… ECW TV champion Rob Van Dam beat Uganda.

09-12-1999: WCW Fall Brawl: in Winston-Salem, NC: Lawrence Joel Coliseum drawing 7,491: Shown live on PPV: Rey Misterio Jr. & Eddie Guerrero & Billy Kidman beat Vampiro & The Insane Clown Posse (Shaggy 2 Dope & Violent J)… WCW Cruiserweight champion Lenny Lane pinned Kaz Hayashi… Hugh Morrus & Brian Knobbs beat Dean Malenko & Shane Douglas in a no DQ match… WCW TV champion Rick Steiner pinned Saturn… Berlyn (Alex Wright) pinned Jim Duggan… Harlem Heat (Booker T & Stevie Ray) beat Barry & Kendall Windham to win the WCW World tag team titles… Sid Vicious pinned Chris Benoit to win the WCW U.S. title… Bill Goldberg pinned Diamond Dallas Page… Sting pinned Hulk Hogan to win the WCW World heavyweight title.

09-17-1999: AAA: Verano de Escandalo 1999: in Mexico City, Mexico: Juan de la Barrera Gym drawing 4,021: Rosy Moreno & Xochitl Hamada & Miss Janeth beat Cinthia & Alda & Esther Moreno…. Thai Boxer & Street Boxer & Antonio Silva & Carlos Gutierrez beat Charly Manson & Nygma & Picudo & May Flowers via DQ… Abismo Negro II & Electro Shock & Pentagon II & Gran Apache I beat El Alebrije & Felino & Path Finder & Oscar Sevilla via DQ… Mosco del la Merced & Histeria & Psicosis & Maniaco beat La Parka II & Perro Aguayo Jr. & Blue Demon Jr. & Mascara Sagrada Jr. to win the National Atomicos title… El Canek & Perro Aguayo Sr. & Latin Lover beat Sangre Chicana & Cibernetico & Pirata Morgan… Heavy Metal & Octagon beat Jaque Mata & Kick Boxer in a steel cage loser loses mask or hair match. when Kick Boxer lost.

09-19-1999: ECW Anarchy Rulz 1999: in Villa Park, IL: The Odeum drawing 6,000: Shown live on PPV: Lance Storm pinned Jerry Lynn… Jazz beat Prodigy via DQ… Chris Chetti & Nova battled Simon Diamond & Tony DeVito to a no contest… Yoshihiro Tajiri beat Super Crazy and Little Guido in a three way dance… Justin Credible pinned Sabu… Mike Awesome beat Taz and Masato Tanaka in a three way dance to win the ECW World title… ECW tag team champions Tommy Dreamer & Raven beat Steve Corino & Jack Victory… ECW TV champion Rob Van Dam pinned Balls Mahoney.

09-23-1999: New Japan Pro Wrestling: in Tokyo, Japan: Budokan Hall drawing 9,000: Koji Kanemoto & Shinjiro Ohtani beat Masakatsu Fukuda & Shinya Makabe… Osamu Kido & Takeshi Iizuka beat Junji Hirata & Kazuyuki Fujita… Jushin Liger pinned AKIRA… Shinya Hashimoto & Meng beat Tatsumi Fujinami & Shiro Koshinaka… Manabu Nakanishi & Yuji Nagata beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima… IWGP Junior Heavyweight champion Kendo Kashin beat Tatsuhito Takaiwa… Genichiro Tenryu & Don Frye beat Kensuke Sasaki & Brian Johnston… Keiji Mutoh & Scott Norton beat Manabu Nakanishi & Yuji Nagata to win the 1999 G-1 Tag League tournament.

09-24-1999: ECW TNN TV Taping: in Plymouth, MI: Compuware Sports Arena drawing 1,600: Danny Doring & Amish Roadkill beat Nova & Jazz… Spike Dudley pinned Little Guido… ECW World champion Mike Awesome pinned Rhino… Jerry Lynn pinned Super Crazy… Lance Storm pinned Chris Candido. Axl Rotten was the special referee… Yoshihiro Tajiri pinned Tommy Dreamer… Bill Wiles & CW Anderson battled Vito Lograsso & The Spanish Angel to a no contest… New Jack pinned The Spanish Angel… ECW TV champion Rob Van Dam pinned Rod Price… Sabu pinned Taz.

CMLL: 66th Anniversary Show: in Mexico City, Mexico: Arena Mexico drawing 15,000: Super Astro & Starman & Tony Rivera beat Violencia & Rencor Latino & Virus… Ricky Marvin & Sombra de Plata beat & Fugaz & Sangre Azteca… El Satanico & Ultimo Guerrero & Rey Bucanero beat The Headhunters & Emilio Charles, Jr… Gigante Silva & Rayo de Jalisco Jr. & Brazo de Plata beat Steele (AKA: Val Venis) & Scorpio Jr. & Apollo Dantes & Universo 2000 in a handicap match… Dr. Wagner Jr. & Blue Panther & Fuerza Guerrera beat Olimpico & El Hijo del Santo & Negro Casas… Niebla & Shocker beat Atlantis & Villano III… Niebla beat Shocker via submission in a mask vs. mask match.

FMW: in Tokyo, Japan: Korakuen Hall drawing 2,100: Shown on Japanese PPV: Genki Misae & Yoshiko Tamura beat Kaori Nakayama & Emi Motokawa… Armageddon beat Ricky Fuji & Naohiro Yamazaki… Hisakatsu Oya beat Yoshinori Sasaki… Masato Tanaka beat Kodo Fuyuki & Kintaro Kanemura & Jado in a handicap match… H & Tetsuhiro Kuroda & Flying Kid Ichihara & Yoshinori Sasaki beat Hayabusa (Mr. Gannosuke) & Koji Nakagawa & Gedo & Chocoball Mukai.

09-25-1999: NWA 51st Anniversary Show: in Charlotte, NC: Grady Cole Center drawing 700: Triple XXX beat The Sex Pistols (Shane Austin & David Young)… Team Xtreme (Khris Germany & Kit Carson) beat Gene Austin & Tommy Starr… Samu & Gator battled Michelle Starr & Crusher Carlson to a double DQ… EZ Ryder beat Sebastian P. Sterling… Team Xtreme beat Triple XXX… Gary Steele beat Naoya Ogawa and Brian Anthony in a triangle match to win the NWA World title… Abdullah the Butcher beat Don Brodie… Twiggy Ramirez won a royal rumble… NWA World Light Heavyweight champion Logan Caine beat Twiggy Ramirez… Ron Garvin beat Stan Lane… Team Xtreme beat Knuckles Nelson & Duke Dalton to win the NWA World tag team titles. Special guests included: Penny Banner, Swede Hansen, Abe Jacobs, Don & Rocky Kernodle, Wahoo McDaniel, Nelson Royal, Lou Thesz, & Tommy Young.

09-26-1999: WWF Unforgiven PPV in Charlotte, NC at Charlotte Coliseum drawing 15,779: Val Venis pinned Steve Blackman… D-Lo Brown pinned Mark Henry to win the WWF European Title… WWF Intercontinental champion Jeff Jarrett beat Chyna via DQ… Farooq & Bradshaw beat The Dudleys (Bubba Ray & D-Von Dudley)… WWF Women's Champion Ivory pinned Luna Vachon in a "hardcore" match… WWF World tag team champions The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn & Road Dogg) beat Edge & Christian… WWF Hardcore Champion Al Snow beat Big Bossman in a Steel cage inside Hell in a Cell match… X-Pac beat Chris Jericho via DQ… Hunter Hearst Helmsley won a "six pack" match to win the vacant WWF heavyweight title when he pinned The Rock. Also in the match were: Big Show, Kane, Mankind, & Davey Boy Smith. Steve Austin was the special referee.

10-02-1999: WWF Rebellion PPV: in Birmingham, England: National Indoor Arena drawing 11,939: Dark match: Christian pinned Crash Holly… WWF Intercontinental champion Jeff Jarrett pinned D-Lo Brown… The Godfather pinned Gangrel… Val Venis pinned Mark Henry… WWF Women's champion Ivory beat Luna Vachon and Tori and Jacqueline in a "four corners" match… Chris Jericho pinned Road Dogg… Chyna beat Jeff Jarrett via DQ… Kane pinned Big Show in a no DQ match… Davey Boy Smith pinned X-Pac… Edge & Christian beat Farooq & Bradshaw and Hardcore & Crash Holly in a triangle match… WWF heavyweight champion Hunter Hearst Helmsley beat The Rock in a steel cage match.

NWA Eddie Gilbert Memorial Show 4: in Vineland, NJ: Vineland High School drawing 350: Slayer beat Lizard… Biggie Biggs won a battle royal… Rik Ratchet beat Kevin Knight… Twiggy Ramirez beat Harley Lewis via DQ… George Steele beat Jack Hammer… The Inferno Kid beat Judas Young… Trooper Mattola beat Schyster… King Kong Bundy beat Biggie Biggs… Tommy Gilbert & Kronus beat The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock & Johnny Grunge). This was the last NWA sponsored Eddie Gilbert Memorial Show.

10-06-1999: Gorilla Monsoon (Robert Marella) passes away.

10-08-1999: ECW TNN TV Taping: in Houma, LA: Civic Center drawing 2,000: Nova beat Simon Diamond and Little Guido in a three way dance… Justin Credible beat Spike Dudley… ECW World champion Mike Awesome pinned Rod Price… Prodigy battled David Cash to a no contest… Tommy Dreamer pinned Steve Corino… Lance Storm pinned Chris Candido… Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney beat Danny Doring & Amish Roadkill and CW Anderson & Bill Wiles in a three way dance… ECW TV champion Rob Van Dam beat PN News… Sabu beat The One Man Gang.

10-10-1999: The ill fated Heroes of Wrestling independent PPV is held featuring some of the worst reviewed matches of the era in Bay St. Louis, MS: Casino Magic drawing 2,300: Shown live on PPV: The Samoan Swat Team (Samu & Samoan Savage) beat Marty Jannetty & Tommy Rogers… Greg Valentine pinned George Steele… Too Cold Scorpio pinned Julio Fantastico… The Bushwhackers (Luke Williams & Butch Miller) beat The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff… Tully Blanchard pinned Stan Lane… Abdullah the Butcher battled One Man Gang to a double count out… Jimmy Snuka pinned Bob Orton, Jr… Jim Neidhart & King Kong Bundy beat Jake Roberts & Yokozuna.

10-11-1999: New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) holds Final Dome ‘99 at the Tokyo Egg Dome in front of a reported 58,500 fans. Results: Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Tatsutoshi Goto… Kazuyuki Fujita defeated Sean McCully… IWGP Junior tag team championship: Shinjiro Otani & Tatsuhito Takaiwa defeated Koji Kanemoto & Minoru Tanaka… IWGP Junior championship: Jushin Thunder Liger defeated Kendo Kashin… Shiro Koshinaka & Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Osamu Kido & Takashi Iizuka… Kimo defeated Yuji Nagata… Don Frye & Masahiro Chono defeated NWO Japan (Satoshi Kojima & Scott Norton)… Genichiro Tenryu defeated Kensuke Sasaki… IWGP heavyweight title: Keiji Muto defeated Manabu Nakanishi… NWA World heavyweight title: Naoya Ogawa defeated Shinya Hashimoto.

WWF Raw and Sunday Night Heat TV taping: in Atlanta, GA at the Georgia Dome drawing 33,375: Shown live on USA (5.4 rating): Joey Abs beat Kurt Angle… Gangrel pinned Shawn Stasiak… The Dudleys (Bubba Ray & D-Von Dudley) beat Mideon & Viscera… Prince Albert pinned Stevie Richards…. Papi Chulo pinned Taka Michinoku… Billy Gunn pinned Crash Holly… Edge & Christian battled Matt & Jeff Hardy to a double count out… X-Pac pinned Farooq… The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher) beat Chris Jericho & Curtis Hughes… The Godfather pinned Mark Henry… Big Show beat Big Bossman via DQ… Hunter Hearst Helmsley & Chyna battled Steve Austin & Jim Ross to a no contest… The Rock & Mankind battled Val Venis & British Bulldog to a no contest.

10-17-1999: WWF No Mercy PPV: in Cleveland, OH at Gund Arena drawing 18,742: The Godfather pinned Mideon (Dennis Knight)… Fabulous Moolah pinned Ivory to win the WWF Women's Title… Hardcore & Crash Holly beat New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg & Billy Gunn) via DQ… Chyna pinned Jeff Jarrett in a "good housekeeping" match to win the WWF Intercontinental title… The Rock pinned British Bulldog… Matt & Jeff Hardy beat Edge & Christian in a "ladder" match… Val Venis pinned Mankind (9:26)… X-Pac won a "four corners" match over Bradshaw and Kane and Farooq… WWF heavyweight champion Hunter Hearst Helmsley pinned Steve Austin in an "anything goes" match.

10-22-1999: ECW TNN TV Taping: in Poughkeepsie, NY: Mid-Hudson Civic Center drawing 2,500: Spike Dudley beat Simon Diamond… David Cash & Nova battled Tony DeVito & The Spanish Angel to a no contest… Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney beat CW Anderson & Bill Wiles… Jerry Lynn beat Little Guido and Super Crazy in a three way dance… ECW World champion Mike Awesome beat PN News… Sabu beat Taz… Lance Storm beat Tommy Dreamer… Raven beat Justin Credible… ECW TV champion Rob Van Dam beat Rhino.

10-24-1999: WCW Halloween Havoc: in Las Vegas, NV: MGM Grand Garden Arena: drawing 11,146: Shown live on PPV: WCW Cruiserweight champion Disco Inferno pinned Lash Leroux… Harlem Heat (Stevie Ray & Booker T) beat Billy Kidman (substituting for Rey Misterio, Jr.) & Konnan and Brian Knobbs & Hugh Morrus in a triangle match to win the WCW World tag team titles… Eddie Guerrero beat Perry Saturn via DQ… Brad Armstrong pinned Berlyn (Alex Wright)… Rick Steiner pinned Chris Benoit to win the WCW TV title… Lex Luger beat Bret Hart… WCW World champion Sting pined Hulk Hogan… Bill Goldberg defeated Sid Vicious… Diamond Dallas Page pinned Ric Flair in a strap match… Bill Goldberg pinned Sting to win the WCW World title.

10-29-1999: FMW: in Tokyo, Japan: Korakuen Hall drawing 2,150: Shown on Japanese PPV: H battled Hayabusa (Mr. Gannosuke) in an anus exploding match… Yoshinori Sasaki beat Naohiro Yamazaki… Miss Mongol beat Kaori Nakayama & Emi Motokawa in a handicap match… Hido beat Tarec Pasca… Gedo beat Flying Kid Ichihara & Chocoball Mukai & Sena Wakana in a handicap match. Ricky Fuji was the guest referee… Kodo Fuyuki & Kintaro Kanemura & Koji Nakagawa & Jado beat Masato Tanaka & Tetsuhiro Kuroda & Hisakatsu Oya & Ricky Fuji in an iron confinement cage match.

10-30-1999: WWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 16,678: Steve Austin defeated WWF champion Triple H by DQ… Edge & Christian & Matt Hardy & Jeff Hardy defeated Farooq & Bradshaw & Bubba Ray Dudley & D-Von Dudley… The Rock defeated Chris Jericho… D’Lo Brown defeated Mideon… Big Show battled Big Bossman to a double count out… WWF World tag team champions Hardcore (Bob) & Crash Holly defeated New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn & Road Dogg)… Mankind (Mick Foley) defeated Val Venis… X-Pac (Sean Waltman) defeated Kane… WWF European champion Davey Boy Smith defeated Test… The Godfather (Charles Wright) defeated Viscera (AKA: Mabel).

ECW TNN TV Taping: in Dayton, OH: Hara Arena drawing 2,500: Simon Diamond beat Nova… Danny Doring & Amish Roadkill beat Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney and CW Anderson & Bill Wiles in a three way dance…. Jerry Lynn pinned Steve Corino… Chris Candido beat Spike Dudley… Yoshihiro Tajiri pinned Super Crazy… Sabu beat Tracy Smothers… ECW TV champion Rob Van Dam beat Little Guido… Sandman battled Rhino to a no contest… ECW World champion Mike Awesome beat Taz.

All-Japan Pro Wrestling: 27th Anniversary Show: in Tokyo, Japan: Budokan Hall drawing 16,300: Kentaro Shiga & Yoshinobu Kanemura beat Makoto Hashi & Masamichi Marufuji… Tamon Honda & Masao Inoue beat Kamala II (Ben Peacock) & Jun Izumida… Tsuyoshi Kikuchi & Haruka Eigan & Masa Fuchi beat Rusher Kimura & Mitsuo Momota & Satoru Asako… Yoshinori Ogawa & Masahito Kakihara & Daisuke Ikeda beat Gary Albright & Johnny Smith & Takeshi Morishima… Akira Taue & Stan Hansen & Jinsei Shinzaki beat Johnny Ace & Mike Barton (AKA: Bart Gunn) & Maunukea Mossman… All Japan World tag team champions Kenta Kobashi & Jun Akiyama beat Takao Omori & Yoshihiro Takayama… Vader (Leon White) pinned Mitsuharu Misawa to win the All Japan Triple Crown title.

11-07-1999: ECW November to Remember 1999:  in Buffalo, NY: Flickinger Center drawing 3,000: Shown live on PPV: Spike Dudley pinned Simon Diamond… Little Guido pinned Nova… Jerry Lynn beat Yoshihiro Tajiri and Super Crazy in a three way dance… Spanish Angel & Tony DeVito & Vito Lograsso & PN News beat New Jack & Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney in a handicap match… Sabu beat Chris Candido… ECW World champion Mike Awesome pinned Masato Tanaka… ECW TV champion Rob Van Dam pinned Taz… Rhino & Justin Credible & Lance Storm beat Raven & Tommy Dreamer & Sandman.

11-13-1999: ECW TNN TV Taping: in Binghamton, NY: Memorial Coliseum drawing 3,500: David Cash & Nova beat The Dupps… Simon Diamond beat Jazz… Jerry Lynn beat Yoshihiro Tajiri and Super Crazy in a three way dance… Danny Doring & Amish Roadkill beat CW Anderson & Bill Wiles… Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney beat Vito Lograsso & PN News in a loser leaves town match… Yoshihiro Tajiri beat Little Guido… ECW World champion Mike Awesome beat Spike Dudley… ECW tag team champions Tommy Dreamer & Raven beat Chris Candido & Rhino… Sabu beat Justin Credible.

11-14-1999: WWF Survivor Series in Detroit, MI at Joe Louis Arena drawing 18,735: The Godfather & D-Lo Brown & The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher) beat The Dudleys (Bubba Ray & D-Von) & Farooq & Bradshaw in an elimination match. Godfather & Brown were the survivors… Kurt Angle pinned Sean Stasiak… Val Venis & Mark Henry & Gangrel & Steve Blackman beat The British Bulldog & The Mean Street Posse (Joey Abs & Pete Gas & Rodney) in an elimination match. Venis & Henry were the survivors… May Young & Fabulous Moolah & Tori & Debra beat Ivory & Luna & Jacquelyn & Terri Runnels… Kane beat X-Pac via DQ… Big Show beat The Big Bossman & Prince Albert & Mideon & Viscera in a "handicap elimination" match… WWF Intercontinental champion Chyna pinned Chris Jericho… Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor & Hardcore (Bob) & Crash Holly beat Christian & Edge & Matt & Jeff Hardy in an elimination match. Hardcore Holly was the sole survivor… WWF World tag team champion The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn & Road Dogg) beat Al Snow & Mankind… Big Show beat Triple H and The Rock in a triangle match to win the WWF heavyweight title.

11-18-1999: ECW TNN TV Taping:  in Chicago, IL: Aragon Ballroom drawing 3,912: Nova beat Bill Wiles… Danny Doring & Amish Roadkill beat The Dupps… Little Guido pinned Super Crazy… Chris Candido pinned Simon Diamond… Jerry Lynn beat Yoshihiro Tajiri… Tony DeVito & The Spanish Angel beat Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney… Rob Van Dam pinned CW Anderson… ECW TV champion Rob Van Dam defeated Sabu… Lance Storm & Justin Credible & Rhino beat Tommy Dreamer & Raven & Sandman… ECW World champion Mike Awesome beat Spike Dudley.

11-20-1999: WWF in Toronto, ON at the Skydome drawing 18,624: The Godfather pinned Steve Blackman… Albert pinned Shawn Stasiak… Val Venis pinned Test… WWF European champion Davey Boy Smith pinned D-Lo Brown… Christian & Edge beat Chris Jericho & Grandmaster Sexay & Scotty Too Hottie in a handicap match… WWF heavyweight champion Big Show pinned Triple H (8:22)… The Acolytes (Farooq & Bradshaw) beat The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray & D-Von Dudley) and Matt & Jeff Hardy in an elimination match… Kane pinned X-Pac… Mankind & Al Snow beat Hardcore & Crash Holly… The Rock pinned Big Bossman.

11-21-1999: WCW Mayhem: in Toronto, ON: Air Canada Center drawing 13,839: Shown live on PPV: Chris Benoit pinned Jeff Jarrett… Evan Karagias pinned Disco Inferno to win the WCW Cruiserweight title… Norman Smiley pinned Brian Knobbs to become the first WCW Hardcore champion… Perry Saturn & Dean Malenko & Asya beat Eddie Guerrero & Billy Kidman & Torrie Wilson in an elimination match… Buff Bagwell pinned Curt Hennig in a retirement match… Bret Hart beat Sting… Vampiro beat Berlyn (Alex Wright) in a chain match… Meng pinned Lex Luger… WCW U.S. & TV Champ Scott Hall pinned Booker T… David Flair battled Kimberly Page to a no contest… Bill Goldberg defeated Sid Vicious in an I quit match… Bret Hart pinned Chris Benoit to win the vacant WCW World title.

11-23-1999: FMW: 10th Anniversary Show: in Yokohama, Japan: Yokohama Arena drawing 11,000: Shown on Japanese PPV: Ricky Fuji & Flying Kid Ichihara & Chocoball Mukai beat Koji Nakagawa & Gedo, & Jado in a ladder match to win the vacant WEW Six Man tag team titles… Kaori Nakayama & Emi Motokawa beat Jazz & Malia Hosaka & Miss Mongol in a handicap match… Willie Williams defeated Hido… Terry & Dory Funk, Jr. beat Yoshinori Sasaki & Naohiko Yamazaki… WEW Hardcore champion Kintaro Kanemura pinned Balls Mahoney… WEW tag team champions Tetsuhiro Kuroda & Hisakatsu Oya beat Tommy Dreamer & Raven… WEW champion Masato Tanaka pinned Kodo Fuyuki in a loser leaves FMW electrical thunderbolt cage death match… H pinned Fake Hayabusa (Mr. Gannosuke). Shawn Michaels was the guest referee.

12-02-1999: ECW TNN TV Taping: in Atlanta, GA: The Tabernacle drawing 2,000: Danny Doring & Amish Roadkill beat CW Anderson & Bill Wiles and Kid Kash & Nova in a three way dance… Jerry Lynn pinned Little Guido… Super Crazy beat Super Calo… Spike Dudley pinned Uganda… Prodigy battled Ikuta Hidaka to a no contest… ECW World champion Mike Awesome pinned Too Cold Scorpio… ECW TV champion Rob Van Dam beat Tracy Smothers… Justin Credible pinned Sandman… Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney & New Jack beat The Baldies.

12-03-1999: All-Japan Pro Wrestling: in Tokyo, Japan: Budokan Hall drawing 16,300: Masahito Kakihara & Masamichi Marufuji beat Kentaro Shiga & Yoshinobu Kanemaru.. Tamon Honda beat Jun Izumida… Masa Fuchi & Haruka Eigen & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi beat Rusher Kimura & Mitsuo Momota & Makoto Hashi… Gary Albright beat Masao Inoue… Takao Omori & Yoshihiro Takayama & Takeshi Morishima beat Johnny Ace & Mike Barton (AKA: Bart Gunn) & Wolf Hawkfield (Jim Steele)… Vader (Leon White) & Johnny Smith & Maunukea Mossman beat Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa & Satoru Asako… Kenta Kobashi & Jun Akiyama beat Akira Taue & Stan Hansen to win the 1999 Real World Tag League tournament.

12-04-1999: WWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 16,510: WWF champion Big Show defeated Triple H… Mankind (Mick Foley) & The Rock defeated New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn & Road Dogg) by DQ… Kane defeated Viscera (AKA: Mabel)… X-Pac defeated Test… Al Snow defeated Val Venis… Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Chris Jericho & Too Cool (Scotty Too Hottie & Grandmaster Sexay) in a handicap match… Davey Boy Smith defeated Christian… Rikishi defeated Shawn Stasiak… Hardcore & Crash Holly won a 16 man tag team battle royal… Kurt Angle defeated The Godfather.

12-10-1999: ECW TNN TV Taping: in Richmond, VA: Siegel Center drawing 3,000: Kid Kash & Nova beat Danny Doring & Amish Roadkill and The Dupps in a three way dance… Jerry Lynn beat Little Guido… Mikey Whipwreck beat CW Anderson… Super Calo & Prodigy and Ikuta Hidaka battle to a no contest in a three way dance… Simon Diamond beat Jazz… New Jack pinned Tony DeVito… ECW World champion Mike Awesome beat Vic Grimes… ECW tag team champions Tommy Dreamer & Raven beat Steve Corino & Jack Victory… Justin Credible & Lance Storm beat Chris Candido & Rhino… ECW TV champion Rob Van Dam beat Spike Dudley.

AAA: Guerra de Titanes 1999: in Madero, Mexico: Convention Center drawing 13,000: Faby Apache & Alda & Cinthia Moreno beat Tiffany & Rosy Moreno & Miss Janeth… La Parka II & Hector Garza & Oriental & Mascara Sagrada beat El Hijo del Solitario & Abismo Negro II & Electro Shock & Blue Demon Jr… Heavy Metal & Perro Aguayo, Jr. beat Abidies Irison & Kick Boxer… Charley Manson & Nygma May Flowers & Picudo beat Maniaco & Histeria & Psicosis II & Mosco de la Merced to win the National Atomicos title… El Canek & Dos Caras & El Alebrije beat Cibernetico & Doink the Clown & Tiger Steele via DQ… Octagon beat Jaque Mate in a mask vs. mask street fight match.

12-12-1999: WWF Armageddon 1999 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL at the NCR Center drawing 15,749 ($402,413): The APA (Farooq & Bradshaw) won a tag team battle royal. Also in the match were: Matt & Jeff Hardy and Bubba Ray & D-Von Dudley and Hardcore & Crash Holly and Edge & Christian and Too Cool (Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor) and Mark Henry & The Godfather and The Mean Street Posse… Kurt Angle pinned Steve Blackman… Miss Kitty won a four corners evening gown pool match to win the WWF Women's title. Also in the match were Ivory, B.B., and Jacquelyn. May Young & The Fabulous Moolah were guest referees… Hardcore & Crash Holly beat Viscera & Rikishi… Val Venis beat British Bulldog and D-Lo Brown in a triangle match to win the WWF European title… Kane pinned X-Pac in a steel cage match… Chris Jericho beat Chyna to win the WWF Intercontinental title… The Rock & Mankind beat WWF World tag team champion The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn & Road Dogg) via DQ… WWF heavyweight champion Big Show pinned Big Bossman… Hunter Hearst Helmsley pinned Vince McMahon in a no holds barred match.

FMW: in Tokyo, Japan: Korakuen Hall drawing 2,150: Shown on Japanese PPV: Willie Takayama beat Naohiro Yamazaki… Kaori Nakayama battled Emi Motokawa to a no contest… Hisakatsu Oya & Yoshinori Sasaki beat American Dragon (Brian Danielson) & Lance Cade… Ricky Fuji beat Flying Kid Ichihara… Kintaro Kanemura & Koji Nakagawa & Jado & Gedo beat Balls Mahoney & Axl Rotten & Yoshihiro Tajiri & Super Crazy… H & Mr. Gannosuke beat Masato Tanaka & Tetsuhiro Kuroda.

12-17-1999: ECW TNN TV Taping: in Nashville, TN: Municipal Auditorium drawing 2,500: Danny Doring & Amish Roadkill beat Kid Kash & Nova and The Dupps in a three way dance… Super Crazy pinned Ikuto Hidaka… Kentaro Kanemura beat Tracy Smothers… Yoshihiro Tajiri beat Super Calo… Jerry Lynn beat Little Guido… ECW tag team champions Tommy Dreamer & Raven beat Tony DeVito & Angel via DQ… Masato Tanaka pinned Mike Awesome to win the ECW World title… Balls Mahoney beat Steve Corino… ECW TV champion Rob Van Dam beat Mikey Whipwreck… Tommy Dreamer beat Lance Storm.

12-19-1999: WCW Starrcade: in Washington, DC: MCI Center drawing 8,582: Shown live on PPV: Vito Lograsso & Johnny the Bull beat Disco Inferno & Lash LeRoux… Madusa pinned Evan Karagias to win the WCW Cruiserweight title… WCW Hardcore champion Norman Smiley pinned Meng… Shane Douglas & Dean Malenko & Perry Saturn & Asya beat Jim Duggan & Kevin Sullivan & Mike Rotundo & Rick Steiner… Vampiro beat Steve Williams via DQ… Vampiro pinned Oklahoma (Ed Ferrara)… Creative Control (Ron & Don Harris) & Curt Hennig beat Harlem Heat (Stevie Ray & Booker T) & Midnight… Jeff Jarrett pinned Dustin Rhodes in a bunkhouse match… Diamond Dallas Page pinned David Flair… Sting beat Lex Luger via DQ… Kevin Nash beat Sid Vicious in a powerbomb match… WCW US champion Chris Benoit beat Jeff Jarrett in a ladder match… WCW World champion Bret Hart beat Bill Goldberg.

12-22-1999: RINGS: Rise VII: King of Kings 1999: Block B in Osaka, Japan: Furitsu Gym drawing 5,100: Andrei Kopilov beat Leonardo Castello Branco… Ricardo Fyeet defeated Tyrone Roberts… Maurice Smith beat Brandon Lee Hinckle via split decision… Renzo Grace beat Wataru Sakata… Gilbert Yvel beat Bitsadze Tariel… Tsuyoshi Kohsaka beat Christopher Haseman via split decision… Boris Jeliazkov beat Tim Lajcik… Kiyoshi Tamura beat Dave Menne… Andrei Kopilov beat Ricardo Fyeet… Renzo Grace beat Maurice Smith… Gilbert Yvel defeated Tsuyoshi Kohsaka… Kiyoshi Tamura beat Boris Jeliazkov.

12-23-1999: ECW TNN TV Taping:  in White Plains, NY: Civic Center drawing 2,800: Kentaro Kanemura pinned CW Anderson… Danny Doring & Amish Roadkill beat Kid Kash & Nova and The Dupps in a three way dance… Little Guido pinned Super Calo… Yoshihiro Tajiri pinned Super Crazy… Raven pinned Mikey Whipwreck… Tony DeVito & Vic Grimes & Angel beat New Jack & Balls Mahoney in a handicap match… Sabu beat Rhino and Sandman in a three way dance… Mike Awesome beat Masato Tanaka to win the ECW World title… Justin Credible beat Tommy Dreamer in a stairway to hell match… ECW TV champion Rob Van Dam beat Jerry Lynn.

12-27-1999: WCW Monday Nitro: in Houston, TX: Astro Dome drawing 16,640: Shown live on TNT: Brian Knobbs pinned Bam Bam Bigelow in a hardcore match… Buzzkill (Brad Armstrong) & Mike Rotundo beat Konnan & Dean Malenko… Tank Abbott defeated Shane Helms… Lash LeRoux & Midnight beat Harlem Heat (Stevie Ray & Booker T)… WCW World champion Bret Hart beat Jerry Flynn… PG-13 (JC Ice & Wolfie D) beat Rick Steiner & Berlyn (Alex Wright) via DQ… Norman Smiley & Asya beat Jim Duggan & Perry Saturn… WCW U.S. champion Jeff Jarrett pinned Billy Kidman… Ron & Don Harris beat Meng & Fit Finlay… David Flair & Crowbar (Devon Storm) beat Vampiro & Evan Karagias… Buff Bagwell & Kanyon beat Disco Inferno & Big Vito… Kevin Nash beat Sid Vicious & The Wall in a handicap match.

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