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The 1999 Royal Rumble (marketed as Royal Rumble: No Chance in Hell) was the 12th annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It took place on January 24, 1999, at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim in Anaheim, California.
It was the first of the WWF's original four pay-per-views, which includes Royal Rumble, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series, which were dubbed the "Big Four", [4] and was considered one of the "Big Five" pay-per-views, along with King of the Ring. [5] WrestleMania XV was scheduled on March 28, 1999, at the First Union Center in Philadelphia ...
WWE.com mistakenly lists Sting's reign as lasting from April 26, 1999 to April 29, 1999, despite this and the following match's descriptions stating that this reign began and ended on the same night. April 26 Diamond Dallas Page: Nitro: This was a four corners match, also involving Kevin Nash and Goldberg. WWE recognizes DDP's reign as lasting ...
Popular WWE event, the Royal Rumble, returned for its latest event, which featured once-a-year surprise matches that delighted wrestling fans.. Just days after a slew of allegations against the ...
Royal Rumble: January 24, 1999 Anaheim, California: Mankind did not say "I quit", instead an earlier recording of Mankind saying the phrase was played over the PA system while Mankind laid unconscious in the entrance. The Rock was still awarded the victory. [35] The Rock (c) defeated Triple H: WWF Championship: Raw Is War: January 25, 1999 ...
The Royal Rumble match was created by wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer Pat Patterson and the event was established by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). After the match was first tested at a house show in October 1987, [1] the first Royal Rumble event took place on January 24, 1988, and was broadcast live as a television special on the USA Network. [2]
Michael Cole, Byron Saxton and Renee Young interviewed several wrestlers, including Daniel Bryan, Seth Rollins, Brock Lesnar, Paul Heyman, and Roman Reigns to talk about last night's Royal Rumble in Philadelphia. [26] [27] [28] Jerry Lawler was going to join the broadcast team in 2012 on SmackDown until he had a heart attack. [29]
At the Royal Rumble, Jericho defeated Chyna and Hardcore by pinning Chyna in a Triple Threat match to become the sole holder of the Intercontinental Championship. [26] The 1999 Armageddon would in turn be the first in the Armageddon PPV chronology, as a second event was held the following year. [29]