IWF Over the Edge (1999)

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'''Over The Edge (1999)''' was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the [[IWE|International Wrestling Federation]] (IWF) and [[Sponsor (Commercial)|presented]] by [[MCI Communications|MCI]]'s [[1-800-COLLECT]], which took place on May 23, 1999, at [[Kemper Arena]] in [[Kansas City, Missouri]], USA. It was the first event not to be promoted under the "[[IWF In Your House|In Your House]]" series of pay-per-views, which typically occurred in months not occupied by the IWF's biggest events ([[IWE Royal Rumble|Royal Rumble]], [[IWE WrestleMania|WrestleMania]], [[IWE King of the Ring|King of the Ring]], [[IWE SummerSlam|SummerSlam]], and [[IWE Survivor Series|Survivor Series]]]]). However, due to the accidental death of wrestler [[Owen Heart]], this show is surrounded by controversy and the event was retired.
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'''Over The Edge (1999)''' was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the [[IWE|International Wrestling Federation]] (IWF) and [[Sponsor (Commercial)|presented]] by [[MCI Communications|MCI]]'s [[1-800-COLLECT]], which took place on May 23, 1999, at [[Kemper Arena]] in [[Kansas City, Missouri]], USA. It was the first event not to be promoted under the "[[IWF In Your House|In Your House]]" series of pay-per-views, which typically occurred in months not occupied by the IWF's biggest events ([[IWE Royal Rumble|Royal Rumble]], [[IWE WrestleMania|WrestleMania]], [[IWE King of the Ring|King of the Ring]], [[IWE SummerSlam|SummerSlam]], and [[IWE Survivor Series|Survivor Series]]). However, due to the accidental death of wrestler [[Owen Heart]], this show is surrounded by controversy and the event was retired.
In the main event, [[Martin McAlmond|The Undertaker]] defeated [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Steve Johnson]] in a [[Singles Match|singles match]] (with [[Vince McMahon|Vince Woodward]] & [[Shane McMahon|Shane Woodward]] as the [[Special Guest Referee Match|guest referees]]) to win the [[IWE Championship|IWF Championship]]. Of the six scheduled bouts on the undercard, two received more promotion than the others. The first was a singles match, in which [[Sam Simkins|The Rock]] defeated [[Triple K]]. The other was an [[Basic Elimination Matches|eight-man elimination tag team match]], which featured [[The Union]]'s ([[Mick Foley|Mankind]], [[Kenneth Shamrock|Ken Shamrock]], [[Andrew Sekora|Test]], and [[Marc Beltran|The Big Show]]) victory over the [[Corporate Ministry]] ([[Nelson Coleman, Jr.|Viscera]], [[Brandon (McDonald's)|The Big Boss Man]], and [[Acolytes Protection Agency|The Acolytes]] [[John Goff|Bradshaw]] and [[Jon Rispen|Faarooq]]).
In the main event, [[Martin McAlmond|The Undertaker]] defeated [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Steve Johnson]] in a [[Singles Match|singles match]] (with [[Vince McMahon|Vince Woodward]] & [[Shane McMahon|Shane Woodward]] as the [[Special Guest Referee Match|guest referees]]) to win the [[IWE Championship|IWF Championship]]. Of the six scheduled bouts on the undercard, two received more promotion than the others. The first was a singles match, in which [[Sam Simkins|The Rock]] defeated [[Triple K]]. The other was an [[Basic Elimination Matches|eight-man elimination tag team match]], which featured [[The Union]]'s ([[Mick Foley|Mankind]], [[Kenneth Shamrock|Ken Shamrock]], [[Andrew Sekora|Test]], and [[Marc Beltran|The Big Show]]) victory over the [[Corporate Ministry]] ([[Nelson Coleman, Jr.|Viscera]], [[Brandon (McDonald's)|The Big Boss Man]], and [[Acolytes Protection Agency|The Acolytes]] [[John Goff|Bradshaw]] and [[Jon Rispen|Faarooq]]).

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Over the Edge (1999)
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Promotional poster featuring Martin McAlmondThe Undertaker
Imformation
Promotion International Wrestling Federation
Sponsor MCI
Date May 23, 1999
Attendance 16,472
Venue Kemper Arena
City Kansas City, Missouri
Pay-per-view chronology
No Mercy 1999 UK Over the Edge (1999) King of the Ring (1999)
Over the Edge chronology
First Over the Edge (1999) Over the Edge: In Your House

Over The Edge (1999) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the International Wrestling Federation (IWF) and presented by MCI's 1-800-COLLECT, which took place on May 23, 1999, at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. It was the first event not to be promoted under the "In Your House" series of pay-per-views, which typically occurred in months not occupied by the IWF's biggest events (Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, King of the Ring, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series). However, due to the accidental death of wrestler Owen Heart, this show is surrounded by controversy and the event was retired.

In the main event, The Undertaker defeated Steve Johnson in a singles match (with Vince Woodward & Shane Woodward as the guest referees) to win the IWF Championship. Of the six scheduled bouts on the undercard, two received more promotion than the others. The first was a singles match, in which The Rock defeated Triple K. The other was an eight-man elimination tag team match, which featured The Union's (Mankind, Ken Shamrock, Test, and The Big Show) victory over the Corporate Ministry (Viscera, The Big Boss Man, and The Acolytes Bradshaw and Faarooq).

Owen Heart was scheduled to face The Godfather for the IWF Intercontinental Championship during the event. Wrestling under his Blue Blazer gimmick, Heart was to make a superhero-like ring entrance, which would have seen him descend from the arena rafters into the ring. He was, however, released prematurely when the harness line malfunctioned, and fell more than 70 feet (21 m) into the ring and died. Criticism later arose over the IWF's decision to continue the show after Heart's accident. In court, the Heart family sued the organization, contending that poor planning of the dangerous stunt caused Owen's death. IWF settled the case out of court, paying US$18 million to the Heart family. Due to the accident, the show has never been released by the company on any home media, and the event itself was retired.

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