Jarrett came back with a double clothesline that was one of the funniest spots you’ll ever see. Referee Jim Korderas crossed the picket line and officiated this one. “A” for effort. Kevin’s Random Reviews: WWF Unforgiven 1999.
Followed a smart formula, but the finish kind of hurt things. Austin got up from commentary and kicked their asses for it.
Jericho countered a rana with a double powerbomb that Pac survived.
WWF European Championship: Mark Henry (c) vs. D-Lo Brown Good back and forth stuff until the lame finish. Why would Bulldog agree to that? Copyright © 2020 411mania.com, LLC. [DUD]. Slight thumbs up, which didn’t happen often in 1999. An innovative bronco buster came when Jericho was hung in the tree of woe. It took place on September 26, 1999, at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. Jarrett/Chyna was about as good as they could’ve done and I enjoyed the Tag Team Title match more than I expected. Bossman somehow had a much worse Cell match earlier in the year at WrestleMania.
Cheap finish but it was expected. Henry tried weaseling out of the match by saying Lillian’s slap gave him a “braineruism.” Yup. Chyna took a PHONY looking steel step bump. Instead, Triple H lost the title to Vince McMahon on Smackdown. WWF Unforgiven 1999 September 26th, 1999 | Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina | Attendance: 15,779. The fans began paying attention to something in the crowd during a Jericho chinlock. Mankind did everything to avoid fighting the Rock, and they even busted out some tandem offense. I mean, he made the right call. Henry slowed things down because he was already winded. Still, Billy’s hot tag got quite the pop. HHH betrayed Bulldog, hitting him with a Pedigree, and Mankind finally slapped Mr. Socko on the Rock. The crowd was silent throughout this whole thing. Inoffensive until the cheap finish. They weren’t happy with comparisions to the Dudleys but get cut off by a ruckus behind them. Dotson was big enough to be a wrestler. Lawler made me laugh with a few jokes about Moolah and Mae. The striking referees came down for a closer look. Triple H snatched the WWF Title from Steve Austin, so he got a Stunner for his troubles.
Edge and Christian
WWF Unforgiven 1999
Lots of meaningless brawling to fill time.
That section went on for too long before D-Lo rallied. It eventually came down to Hunter and Rock, which is what everyone wanted. The former partners split because good guy D-Lo tried helping Henry lose weight so he wouldn’t have a heart attack. See, the dogs had handlers keeping them away, so it defeated the purpose of them being there in the first place. Rock started with Bulldog, pissed about what went down on Smackdown. Unforgiven was the second Unforgiven professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Federation. About a month prior, Steve Austin dropped the WWF Title to Mankind, who lost it 24 hours later to Triple H. Most felt this would be the start of a long reign for the new star. Mail & General Comments: Re: My own Scott Keith-like section where everything is easy to find. Chyna got a massive pop despite being aligned with top heel Triple H. 1999 was a weird time. He didn’t care because tonight is about him. It’s an old school blue bar steel cage, surrounded by the Hell in a Cell and in between those are a bunch of dogs. More backstage fluff, as Mankind was interviewed about being against his best friend the Rock tonight. This was that lull for the tag division where the popular Outlaws dominated for the better part of two years before E&C, the Dudleys and Hardys saved the division in 2000. To win, you have to escape both cages. They ran the replay and reversed the decision at 12:42. X-Pac stopped Hughes’ interference with a dive and got a near fall on a superplex. It was nice to Jericho go deep into his moveset, using stuff he dropped over the following year. WWF Hardcore Championship Kennel From Hell Match: Big Bossman (c) vs. Al Snow A nothing match that honestly belonged on Heat.
Someone was trying his ass off. Hughes jumped in for the cheap DQ finish at 13:04. In a year that didn’t have a lot of great matches, this one is mostly forgotten (probably because of the Ladder match the following month).
Dunn. Tori, who was feuding with Ivory, got involved but failed to save Luna. Christian cut him off with a reverse DDT, but out came the Hardy Boyz. The Kennel from Hell is the only stain on the second half and it’s historically bad. [**½]. About a month prior, Steve Austin dropped the WWF Title to … He superkicked D-Von and Faarooq covered to win at 7:14. WWE, WWF, WWF Unforgiven 1999, Kevin Pantoja. EMTs, including BB, came out to check on Val. Arn Anderson On Scott Hall’s Legacy In Wrestling, Working With Brock Lesnar Early In His WWE Career, The Young Bucks Discuss How the Sky Is the Limit for Their Merchandise, What They Would Not Want Branded for Them, CM Punk, Taz, The Blue Meanie And Others Pay Tribute To Tracy Smothers, WWE Issues Statement, Backstage Rumor on WWE Creative’s Plan With Lana Table Gimmick, August’s Biggest Albums Reviewed: Metallica’s, The Best Albums Released This Week In Music History: Marvin Gaye, Lauren Hill, More, The Top 10 Festival Headline Performances: Kanye West, Daft Punk, The Young Bucks Explain Why They Added Stipulation to Full Gear Match, Why They’re Betting on Themselves, Non-Profit Organization Created in Memory of Danny Havoc, NAWA Jingle Brawl 2020 to Feature the Hercules Cup, Chris Dickinson vs. Eric Ryan Set for GCW So Much Fun, Tony Atlas Set to Make an Appearance, Backstage Update on Chelsea Green Not Wrestling Since May, WWE News: Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch Get Their Custom NXT Tag Title Plates, NXT UK Set for Early Start Time, Survivor Series 1995 Match, Critical Role Launches Tabletop Game Publishing Company, Four Games Set For Release in 2021, Latest D&D Unearthed Arcana Brings Dragon Aspects to Rangers & Monks, Matthew Lillard Running Charity Halloween D&D Stream Featuring Ember Moon & More, New Mortal Kombat 11 DLC Trailer Shows Off Rambo’s Skills, Chris Van Vliet Joins The Wrestling Code Game as the Ring Announcer, The Top 8 Games That Have Been Shut Down: Marvel Avengers Alliance, Disney Infinity, More, 411’s Lightweight MMA Rankings: Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier, More, 411 Ground and Pound MMA Podcast: UFC 254 Review, Looking at Khabib’s Retirement & Legacy, Khabib Nurmagomedov Announces Retirement Following UFC 254 Win. [****]. [½*]. If the Dudleys had to lose, why have it be to a superkick from one of the weakest guys on the roster? The Acolytes beat up Stevie after the match.
Venis/Blackman, the European and Women’s Titles, and Acolytes/Dudleys didn’t do anything for me. The show started off horribly rough.
The locker room jumped Chaz because he allegedly beat his girlfriend. Short words from Steve Austin backstage, who promised there would be a new WWF Champion tonight. Ah, this catastrophe. Val taunted over Blackman and ate a spinebuster, but got back on the offensive quickly. They worked lots of quick paced stuff right from the start.