IWF SummerSlam (1999)
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| SummerSlam (1999) | ||
| Promotional poster featuring Stone Cold Steve Austin | ||
| Promotion | International Wrestling Federation | |
| Date | August 22, 1999 | |
| City | Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
| Venue | Target Center | |
| Attendance | 17,370 | |
| Tagline(s) | An Out of Body Experience | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| ← Previous Fully Loaded | Next → Unforgiven | |
| SummerSlam chronology | ||
| ← Previous SummerSlam (1998) | Next → SummerSlam (2000) | |
SummerSlam (1999) was the twelfth annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the International Wrestling Federation (IWF). It took place on August 22, 1999 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This event is one of two events, the three major titles in the IWE (world, intercontinental and tag) all changed hands on the same night, the other being the 2009 edition of TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs.
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Background
The main feud heading into SummerSlam was between Stone Cold Steve Austin, Triple K and Mankind over the IWF Championship. Last month at Fully Loaded, Austin retained the IWF Championship by defeating The Undertaker in a first blood match when X-Pac interfered and hit Undertaker with a television camera. Also at Fully Loaded, Triple K defeated The Rock in a strap match to become the number one contender for the IWF Championship. In recent weeks Triple K stated that he's been studying Austin for months to figure out how to beat him.
On the August 9th episode of Raw is War, it was revealed that Jesse "The body" Ventura would be the special guest referee for the main event at SummerSlam. When Triple H came out and got in Ventura's face, IWF Commissioner Shawn Michaels set up a match between Austin, Triple K and Undertaker. When Austin was found mysteriously attacked in a stairwell, Michaels accused Triple K of being the attacker but Triple K denied it. Michaels then set up a Triple threat match with the title of number one contender on the line between Triple K, Undertaker and Chyna. Austin returned later that night and hit Triple K with a chair, then put Chyna on top allowing her to win the match and become number one contender.
The following week, Triple K challenged Chyna to a match with her number one contender status on the line which Chyna accepted. Chyna again won the match after Mankind returned from a leg injury and attacked Triple K. Mankind then challenged Chyna for her number one contender status but Chyna refused to accept and low blowed Mankind, Michaels overruled Chyna and made the match. Mankind later defeated Chyna when Triple K attempted to interfere. Shane Matteson stated as owner of the IWF he was booking a match between Mankind and Triple K to determine the undisputed number one contender. Michaels agreed to the match and he and Shane named themselves as referees. When Mankind and Triple K covered each other, Michaels and Shane both counted to three but they argued over who is the number one contender. Ring announcer Tony Chimel announced that both men are winners and that there will be a Triple threat match at SummerSlam.
Results
- Tag Team Turmoil
| Draw | Wrestler | Order | Eliminated by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edge and Christian | 4 | Acolytes |
| 2 | The New Brood (Matt and Josh Hooper) (with Gangrel) | 1 | Edge and Christian |
| 3 | Mideon and Viscera | 2 | Edge and Christian |
| 4 | Droz and Prince Albert | 3 | Edge and Christian |
| 5 | The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) | Winners | |
| 6 | The Holly Cousins (Hardcore Holly abd Crash Holly) | 5 | Acolytes |
