Royal Rumble (1999)

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January 24, 1999 |- ! style="padding-right: 1.2em; width: 33%;" | Venue | colspan="2" style="width: 66%;" |Arrowhead Pond |- ! style="padding-right: 1.2em; width: 33%;" | City | colspan="2" style="width: 66%;" |Anaheim, California |- class="hiddenStructure" ! style="padding-right: 1.2em; width: 33%;" | Attendance | colspan="2" style="width: 66%;" | |- class="hiddenStructure" ! style="padding-right: 1.2em; width: 33%;" | Buyrate | colspan="2" style="width: 66%;" | |- class="hiddenStructure" ! colspan="3" style="background-color: #d0d0d0; text-align: center;" | Pay-per-view chronology |- class="hiddenStructure" style="text-align: center; font-size: smaller;" |style="width: 33%;" valign=top|Rock Bottom |style="width: 33%;" valign=top|Royal Rumble 1999 |style="width: 33%;" valign=top|St. Valentine's Day Massacre |} Royal Rumble 1999 was the twelfth annual Royal Rumbleprofessional wrestlingpay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. It took place on January 24, 1999 in the Arrowhead Pond located in Anaheim, California.

Contents

• 1 Results
• 2 Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations
• 3 Royal Rumble qualification matches
• 4 Other on-screen talent
• 5 Trivia
• 6 References
• 7 External links

Results

• Sunday Night HEAT:Christian pinned Jeff Hardy
• Sunday Night HEAT:Hardcore Holly and Scorpio beat Too Much(Scott Taylor and Brian Christopher)
• Sunday Night HEAT:Mankind pinned Mabel
• "Special Challenge" match: Big Boss Man def. Road Dogg
• *Big Boss Man pinned Road Dogg after nailing him with the Boss Man Slam. (11:50)
• **Road Dogg was the reigning WWF Hardcore Champion. However, this was a non-title match and it was not a hardcore match.
• WWF Intercontinental Championship match: Ken Shamrock (c) def. Billy Gunn
• *Shamrock maded Gunn submit to the ankle lock to retain the championship. (14:23)
• **Val Venis interfered and hit a DDT on Shamrock.
• WWF European Championship match: X-Pac (c) def. Gangrel
• *X-Pac pinned Gangrel after hitting him with the X-Factor.
• **Gangrel was supposed to roll through X-Pac's high crossbody but didn't, leading to referee Theodore Long accidentally giving a 3-count on Gangrel. However, the match went on.
• Strap Match for the WWF Women's Championship: Sable (c) def. Luna Vachon
• *Sable managed to touch all four corners to retain her championship after a fan attacked Luna. (4:42)
• **Shane McMahon introduced the competitors.
• "I Quit" Match for the WWF Championship: The Rock def. Mankind (c)
• *The 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. (21:46)
• **During the match, Rock hits Mankind on the head numerous times with a steel chair.
• **The Rock and Mankind fought in the crowd, featuring Mankind being knocked off an aisle by The Rock, making him fall into some electrical boxes.
• **On Beyond the Mat, it is revealed that Mick "Mankind" Foley's family were in attendance viewing the match in horror.
• Vince McMahon won the 1999 Royal Rumble
• *The final two participants were Vince McMahon and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. McMahon won when The Rock interfered and distracts Austin, letting McMahon eliminate him from behind. (56:31)
• **A $100,000 bounty was placed on Austin by Vince McMahon for anyone who would eliminate him.
• **Vince sneaked 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.
• **Prior to the match, Mabel attacked Mosh and took his Royal Rumble spot. Mabel was later kidnapped by the Ministry of Darkness to be brainwashed, making him become Viscera.
• **As a hearse takes away Mabel, the ambulance van returns with Austin driving it. Austin comes back into the ring and drags Vince back. However, Vince went over to the announcers' table to do commentary.

Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations

A new entrant came out approximately every 90 seconds.

Royal Rumble 1999

Entrant		Eliminated		Time
1	"Stone Cold" Steve Austin	29	by Vince McMahon	56:31
2	Vince McMahon	-	WINNER	56:31
3	Golga	1	by "Stone Cold" Steve Austin	0:42
4	Droz	7	by Mabel	12:50
5	Edge	8	by Road Dogg	12:01
6	Gillberg	2	by Edge	0:48
7	Steve Blackman	4	by Mabel	7:29
8	Dan Severn	3	by Mabel	5:57
9	Tiger Ali Singh	5	by Mabel	4:29
10	Blue Meanie	6	by Mabel	3:09
11	Mabel	9	by Mideon, Faarooq and Bradshaw (not participants of the match)	2:28
12	Road Dogg	12	by Kane	10:50
13	Gangrel	10	by Road Dogg	0:44
14	Kurrgan	13	by Kane	7:03
15	Al Snow	11	by Road Dogg	0:59
16	Goldust	15	by Kane	4:12
17	The Godfather	14	by Kane	2:30
18	Kane	16	by Himself	1:32
19	Ken Shamrock	17	by "Stone Cold" Steve Austin	5:30
20	Billy Gunn	18	by "Stone Cold" Steve Austin	7:15
21	Test	19	by "Stone Cold" Steve Austin	12:01
22	Big Boss Man	28	by "Stone Cold" Steve Austin	19:28
23	Triple H	25	by "Stone Cold" Steve Austin	14:30
24	Val Venis	24	by Triple H	12:48
25	X-Pac	20	by Big Boss Man	5:52
26	Mark Henry	22	by Chyna	8:13
27	Jeff Jarrett	21	by Triple H	4:04
28	D'Lo Brown	27	by Big Boss Man	9:37
29	Owen Hart	26	by "Stone Cold" Steve Austin	6:47
30	Chyna	23	by "Stone Cold" Steve Austin	1:01

Royal Rumble qualification matches

• "Stone Cold" Steve Austin defeated The Undertaker in a Buried Alive match at Rock Bottom
• Chyna won a Corporation vs. DX Royal Rumble
• *The original stipulation was the winner would enter at #30.

Other on-screen talent

Promotional poster of Royal Rumble 1999, featuring "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.

Commentators Michael Cole Jerry "The King" Lawler Spanish Commentators Carlos Cabrera Hugo Savinovich Referees Mike Chioda Earl Hebner Jim Korderas Theodore Long Tim White

Interviewers Dok Hendrix Kevin Kelly Other Gerald Brisco - official Howard Finkel - ring announcer Tony Garea - official Dave Hebner - official Vince McMahon Pat Patterson - official

Trivia

• The WWE European Championship was defended only once at a Royal Rumble event (1999). Since then, the European Champions appeared in the Royal Rumble match until 2002, the year in which it was retired: Val Venis in 2000, William Regal in 2001, and Christian in 2002. Also, the European Champion (Triple H) appeared at the 1998 Rumble match, but did not defend his title.
• 12 wrestlers made their first appearance in the Royal Rumble match: Vince McMahon, Droz, Edge, Gillberg, Dan Severn, Tiger Ali Singh, Blue Meanie, Gangrel, Al Snow, Test, Val Venis, and Chyna.
• Chyna became the first female participant in the Royal Rumble. As of 2006, she is also the only woman to participate in the Royal Rumble.
• Vince McMahon, who won the Royal Rumble at #2, would lose his WrestleMania XV WWF Championship shot at St. Valentine's Day Massacre to "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. Rey Mysterio, who also won the Royal Rumble at #2 in 2006, would lose his WrestleMania 22 title shot later to Randy Orton. However, Mysterio would be added to the title match.
• This year's Rumble match was the only one to have the Light Heavyweight Champion (Gillberg) as a participant.

References

• [obsessedwithwrestling.com - Royal Rumble '99 results]
• [twnpnews.com - Royal Rumble]
• [hoofco-inc.com - Royal Rumble '99 review]
• [onlineonslaught.com - Royal Rumble '99 review]

External links

• [Official 1999 Royal Rumble website]

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