King of the Ring (1999)

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King of the Ring
Promotion
World Wrestling Federation
DateJune 27, 1999
CityGreensboro, North Carolina[1]
VenueGreensboro Coliseum Complex[1]
Attendance20,108[1][2]
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The 1999 King of the Ring was the seventh annual

event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) that featured the 13th King of the Ring tournament. It took place on June 27, 1999, at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex in Greensboro, North Carolina
.

The main show included ten matches in total with several matches preceding the pay-per-view portion of the show, broadcast on live television as part of the WWF's

Christian
).

Production

Background

WWF Championship instead, so he gave his spot to Chyna, making her the first and only woman to ever compete in the tournament.[6]

Storylines

The event featured a total of 15

scripted feuds or storylines and others are teamed up with no backstory. Wrestlers themselves portrayed either heels (wrestling term for those who portray the "bad guys") or faces
(those who portray the "good guys") as they competed in matches with pre-determined outcomes.

The main feud heading into King of the Ring was between

WWF Championship from The Rock. The following months, Vince and Shane had been feuding with each other when Shane took control of The Corporation and later revealed that he was the mastermind behind his sister Stephanie McMahon's abduction at the hands of The Undertaker and his Ministry of Darkness. At the time, Shane and Undertaker joined forces to form the Corporate Ministry. The previous month at Over The Edge, Austin lost the WWF Championship to Undertaker after Shane who served as special referee
made a quick three count to ensure Undertaker the victory.

Three weeks later, it was revealed that the Corporate Ministry served a "greater power" whom they were taking orders from behind the scenes. After Undertaker and Austin's title match ended in a no contest, the Ministry dropped to their knees in the ring and the greater power emerged from the back and revealed himself to Austin who was tied up in the ring ropes. The following week, the greater power was revealed as Vince McMahon who explained that his

cow manure into Vince's office at the WWF headquarters, Vince announced the match would be a ladder match with 100% ownership in a briefcase hanging high above the ring. The following week, Austin defeated Big Boss Man
in a singles match to ensure there would be no interference from the Corporate Ministry.

The secondary feud heading into King of the Ring was between

Brahma Bull symbol (similar to the Undertaker symbol) descended from the rafters, Rock attempted to tie Undertaker to the symbol but Undertaker was saved by his allies in the Corporate Ministry. Paul Bearer
was tied to the symbol instead.

King of the Ring tournament bracket

The tournament took place between May 30 and June 27, 1999. The tournament brackets were:

First round (TV) Quarterfinals (PPV) Semifinals (PPV) Final (PPV)
        
Billy Gunn Pin
Viscera 2:05
Billy Gunn Ref Stop
Ken Shamrock 3:37
Ken Shamrock Sub
Jeff Jarrett 2:55
Billy Gunn Pin
Kane 5:25
Droz Pin
Big Show 0:59
Big Show Pin
Kane 6:36
Test Pin
Kane 3:05
Billy Gunn Pin
X-Pac 5:33
Road Dogg Pin
The Godfather 1:02
Road Dogg Pin
Chyna 13:19
Chyna Pin
Val Venis 2:14
Road Dogg Pin
X-Pac 3:08
Al Snow Pin
Hardcore Holly 1:24
Hardcore Holly DQ
X-Pac 3:02
Big Boss Man Pin
X-Pac 2:37

Event

Reception

In 2018, Kevin Pantoja of 411Mania gave the event a rating of 1.5 [Extremely Horrendous], stating, "Because of how bad the 1995 King of the Ring was, people seem to overlook [how] bad this show was. Only three matches cracked two stars and they barely did so. The tournament itself felt like a major afterthought and not one of those matches was any good at all. Add in the questionable booking and the fact that nothing on this show ended up mattering, and you’ve got a recipe for one of the worst Pay-Per-Views in history. Terrible."[7]

Aftermath

With Austin defeated and the McMahons back in control of the WWF, Shane fired Austin as CEO on Raw the night after King of the Ring. Vince announced that Austin would be placed at the “bottom of the ladder”, where he would stay far away from contendership for any title. He even went as far as demoting Austin to ring crew duties, declaring he would be assisting in the disassembly of the wrestling ring after the show.

Austin then came out and revealed he had a surprise for the Corporate Ministry. First, while he was still CEO, Austin told the McMahons that he drew up a new contract for himself that not only gave him a raise but enabled him to assault McMahon whenever and wherever he so desired. Then, Austin said that before he took to the ring for the ladder match, he booked a WWF Championship match with The Undertaker defending against him in the main event, and any outside interference by anyone at all would result in Austin winning the title. Austin would go on to defeat Undertaker after hitting him with a Stone Cold Stunner and regained the championship he had lost at Over the Edge.

After Triple H interfered in Undertaker and The Rock WWF Championship match and cost Rock the title, another feud developed between them. On Raw the next night, Triple H and Chyna came to the ring during Billy Gunn's interview about his victory in the King of the Ring Tournament. Triple H stated to Gunn that since he is focused on a WWF Championship title shot, he was offering to lend Chyna to Gunn so they would challenge the two remaining members of D-Generation X (Road Dogg and X-Pac) to a match so they would take it over and have all the royalties to the group. When Gunn accepted the offer, Rock ran to the ring and attacked Gunn and Triple H. While Rock and Triple H brawled, WWF officials separated the two. This led to a Strap Match at Fully Loaded between Rock and Triple H with the winner facing the WWF Champion at Summer Slam in August.

Results

No.Results
dark match
H – the match was broadcast prior to the pay-per-view on Sunday Night Heat

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Historical Cards: King of the Ring (June 27, 1999. Greensboro, North Carolina)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts. Kappa Publications. p. 151. 2007 Edition.
  2. ^ a b "King of the Ring 1999". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  3. ^ "King of the Ring 1993". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
  4. ^ Beaston, Erik (August 18, 2019). "WWE King of the Ring: Everything You Need to Know About Historical Tournament". Bleacher Report. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  5. ISBN 9781439193211
    . At the time, SummerSlam was one of WWE's "big five" Pay-Per-Views (Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, King of the Ring, and Survivor Series were the others), ...
  6. WWF Championship
    instead
  7. ^ "411Mania".
  8. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original
    on January 22, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  9. ^ "King of the Ring 1999". Pro Wrestling History. June 27, 1999. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
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