2. On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (August 23, 1999) – Triple H Wins His 1st Ever WWF Championship
On this day in Pro Wrestling history in 1999, Triple H won his 1st ever WWF Championship on Raw Is War by defeating Mankind. This was the Raw after SummerSlam 1999. Also on the show, Jeff Jarrett awarded Mark Henry the WWF European Championship.
Below are the results from that show:
– Al Snow vs. Road Dogg for the Hardcore Championship ended in a no-contest.
– Bradshaw & Faarooq vs. The Undertaker & The Big Show ended in a no-contest.
– D-Lo Brown def. Mark Henry via DQ
– The Rock def. Gangrel
– Crash Holly vs. Hardcore Holly ended in a no-contest.
– Mideon & Viscera def. Kane & X-Pac
– Triple H def. Mankind with Shane McMahon as the special guest referee to win his 1st WWF Championship.
