IWF Over the Edge (1999)

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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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Background

Event

Before the event began and aired live on pay-per-view, an episode of Sunday Night Heat aired live on the USA Network. In a standard match, Meat defeated Brian Christopher, while the Hooper Boyz (Matt and Josh) defeated Goldust and The Blue Meanie in a tag team match. In the final contest, Vince Woodward and Mideon fought in a singles match that ended in "No Contest", when the Corporate Ministry attacked Vince and broke his ankle in order to prevent him from refereeing the main event match.

Preliminary matches

After Sunday Night Heat, the pay-per-view began with a tag team match, in which the IWF Tag Team Champions Kane and X-Pac defended against Steven Larson and D'Lo Brown. During the match, Larson lifted X-Pac and rammed his back against the steel ring post at ringside. Afterward, Brown and Larson simultaneously attacked X-Pac, which led Kane to launch himself from the top turnbuckle onto Brown and Larson. After the competitors reentered the ring, Kane performed a chokeslam on Larson, lifting him by the throat and slamming him down. Kane then pinned Larson to retain the IWF Tag Team Title. Next was the hardcore singles bout—a match allowing no disqualifications or countouts. IWF Hardcore Champion Al Snow defended against Hardcore Murnion. Murnion and Snow began their bout in the ring but were scripted to move their brawl into the arena stands. From there, they proceeded to the backstage area, and into the concession stands before returning to the ring. The fight was decided when Snow lifted Murnion onto his shoulders and threw him through a wooden table. Successfully covering and pinning Murnion, Snow retained the IWF Hardcore Title.

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Owen Heart, who fell to his death before his Intercontinental Championship match against The Godfather

The next scheduled match was IWF Intercontinental Champion The Godfather versus The Blue Blazer in a standard singles match. As Heart descended into the ring on a safety harness, the equipment gave way, and he fell. Emergency medical technicians (EMTs) rushed him to the hospital, but he was pronounced dead on arrival. The show was halted for 15 minutes before it continued with the next match. The fourth scheduled contest was the Mixed tag team match that featured Val Venis and Nicole Bass facing Jeff Jarrett and Debra. At one point, Jarrett gained possession of a guitar and attempted to hit Bass with it, but Venis took the guitar away and lifted Jarrett from behind to drop him onto the mat; he then pinned Jarrett. In the fourth match of the evening, Mr. Ass defeated his former tag team partner Road Dogg, after hitting him with the time keeper's hammer.

Main event matches

Owen Heart accident

Aftermath

Reactions

Results

# Results Stipulations
Sunday Night Heat Meat defeated Brian Christopher Singles match
Sunday Night Heat The Hooper Boyz (Matt and Josh) defeated Goldust and The Blue Meanie Tag team match
Sunday Night Heat Vince Woodward fought Mideon to a no contest Singles match
1 Kane and X-Pac (c) defeated D'Lo Brown and Steven Larson (with Ivory) Tag team match for the IWF Tag Team Championship

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