Event:
Royal Rumble 1999
Date: January 24, 1999
Location: Anaheim, California
Arena: Arrowhead Pond at Anaheim
Attendance: 14, 816
Sunday Night
Heat Match: Christian pinned Jeff Hardy
(11:00)....Sunday Night Heat Match:
Bob Holly and Scorpio defeated Too Much (Scott
Taylor and Brian Christopher) (3:52) when Holly
pinned Christopher....Sunday Night Heat
Match: Mankind pinned Mabel (5:04)....Big
Boss Man pinned Jesse James (11:52)....Intercontinental
Heavyweight Title Match: Ken Shamrock
defeated Billy Gunn (11:52) via submission to retain
the Intercontinental Heavyweight Title....European
Heavyweight Title Match: X-Pac pinned
Gangrel (5:53) to retain the title....World
Women's Title Match: Sable defeated Luna
(4:43) in a "strap" matchto retain the title....World
Heavyweight Title Match ("I Quit" Match):
Rocky Maivia defeated Mankind (21:46) in an "I quit"
match to win the title....Royal Rumble
Match: Vince McMahon won the "royal rumble"
(56:38). Also in the match were: Steve Austin, Big
Boss Man, Steve Blackman, Blue Meanie, D-Lo Brown,
Chyna, Droz, Edge, Gangrel, Gillberg, Godfather,
Goldust, Golga, Billy Gunn, Owen Hart, Hunter Hearst
Helmsley, Mark Henry, Jesse Jammes, Jeff Jarrett,
Kane, Kurrgan, Mabel, Dan Severn, Ken Shamrock,
Tiger Ali Singh, Al Snow, Test, Val Venis, and
X-Pac.
