WWF Over the Edge
| WWF Over the Edge | |
|---|---|
World Wrestling Federation | |
| Other name | Over the Edge: In Your House |
| First event | Over the Edge: In Your House |
| Last event | 1999 |
WWF Over the Edge was a
professional wrestling promotion. The first event was produced as the 22nd In Your House event in May 1998. After the In Your House branding was discontinued following its February 1999 event, Over the Edge branched off as its own PPV in May that year, which was the first of the In Your House events to do so. However, this second event would be the last Over the Edge held due to the death of WWF wrestler Owen Hart at the event. In 2000, the event's pay-per-view slot was replaced by Judgment Day
.
special guest referee in both of these matches. The first event was also the first WWF pay-per-view event to have a TV Parental Guidelines
rating of TV-14.
History
Over the Edge was first held as an
Wisconsin Center Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This first Over the Edge event was also the first WWF pay-per-view event to have a TV Parental Guidelines rating of TV-14.[1]
After the In Your House branding was retired following February 1999's St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House, Over the Edge branched off as its own PPV that May. It was the very first of the In Your House events to branch off as its own PPV.[1] Over the Edge, however, would be a short-lived PPV, as following the death of Owen Hart at the 1999 event, Over the Edge was discontinued and replaced by Judgment Day in 2000.[2]
Events
| # | Event | Date | City | Venue | Main event | Ref. | |||
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| 1 | Over the Edge: In Your House | May 31, 1998 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Wisconsin Center Arena | special guest referee
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| 2 | Over the Edge (1999) | May 23, 1999 | Kansas City, Missouri | Kemper Arena
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special guest referees
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(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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See also
- Owen Hart
- History of World Wrestling Entertainment
- Stunts that have gone wrong
References
- ^ ASIN B00RWUNSRS.
- ^ "WWE (WWF) FAQ". WrestleView. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
- ^ "Over the Edge 1998 results". Warned. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
- ^ Gutschmidt, Adam (2006-02-15). "WWF Over the Edge 1999". Online Onslaught. Retrieved 2008-01-05.