19. On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (June 27, 1999) – King Of The Ring 1999
On this day in Pro Wrestling history on June 27th 1999, the WWF aired ‘King of the Ring 1999’ on PPV from the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina.
In the main event Stone Cold Steve Austin defended his control over the World Wrestling Federation against Vince McMahon & Shane McMahon in a ladder match, while The Undertaker defended his WWF World Heavyweight Championship against The Rock in the co-main event.
During the actual tournament we had 4 (at that point former) DX members (X-Pac, Road Dogg, Chyna & Billy Gunn) in the quarter finals.
Here are the results from the PPV:
Quarter-final match
X-Pac defeated Hardcore Holly by DQ
Quarter-final match
Kane defeated Big Show
Quarter-final match
Billy Gunn defeated Ken Shamrock
Quarter-final match
Road Dogg defeated Chyna
#1 Contenders match
The Hardy Boyz defeated The Brood
Semi-final match
Billy Gunn defeated Kane
Semi-final match
X-Pac defeated Road Dogg
WWF Championship
The Undertaker defeated The Rock
Final match
Billy Gunn defeated X-Pac
Ladder match
Mr. McMahon and Shane McMahon defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin
