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King of the Ring '99

Hakushi pinned 1-2-3 Kid after an Asai moonsault in 0:14:22. Bret Hart pinned Barry Windham after a small package in 0:30:12. Click here to see highlights. Cactus Jack defeated Ludvig Borga by disqualification in 0:15:52. Steve Austin pinned Big Titan after hitting him with a foreign object in 0:15:30 . Two-out-of-three-Falls Match: The Smoking Gunns beat The Can-Am Express 2 falls to 1 : x Billy Gunn beat Kroffat via countout in 0:02:36 x Kroffat beat Bart Gunn via a side step in 0:31:08 x Bart Gunn beat Furnas via pinfall in 0:47:47 (The Smoking Gunns won the WWF World Tag Team Titles) Click here to see highlights. Loser-Leaves-Town-Texas Death Match: Chris Benoit beat Dean Malenko 3 falls to 0 : x Chris Benoit via a top-rope legdrop in 0:22:56 x Chris Benoit via the Dragon Suplex in 0:30:13 x Chris Benoit via a flying cross body press in 0:34:51 (Chris Benoit retained the WWF Intercontinental Title) The Fabulous Freebirds beat The Nasty Boys when Gordy pinned Sags with the Power Bomb in 0:28:22. Semi Finals: Bret Hart pinned Hakushi after a German suplex in 0:24:36. Semi Finals: Cactus Jack pinned Steve Austin after a rollover in 0:14:32. The Midnight Express beat Big Titan and Adam Bomb when Lane pinned Big Titan after hitting him with a foreign object in 0:23:27. Rock'n'Roll Express beat The Heavenly Bodies when Gibson pinned Del Rey after the Double Dropkick in 0:41:36. Vader pinned Lex Luger with the Power Bomb in 0:17:30. (Vader retained the WWF World Title) Finals: Cactus Jack pinned Bret Hart after a flying clothesline in 0:21:15. Match observations: This year's King of the Ring PPV can be aptly described as the night of mayhem and surprises. Of all things, who would have thought the Smoking Gunns were to appear with Ted DiBiase as their new manager and that they'd win the titles under his guidance ? The way in which they won may be questionable, however the fact remains they were beat time and again by the Can-Am Express, and on their first title shot under Ted DiBiase, they win the titles. On the other hand, the night wasn't strictly ups for DiBiase, as Dean Malenko lost not only a title shot, but a loser-leaves-town match to IC champion Chris Benoit. Speaking of Benoit, it does look like he's changed his ways lately. Have you seen how the fans cheered him against the second-generation grappler ? Another surprise came at the hands of Cactus Jack, a longtime tag team wrestler, who not only beat Ludvig Borga, but also upset Stunning Steve Austin and most of all two-time triple crown holder Bret "Hitman" Hart. His winning of the King of the Ring title makes him the number one contender for the WWF title come Summer- Slam. Lightning didn't strike thrice, as Vader convincingly beat "Made in the USA" Lex Luger in the show's WWF world title match.
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Last updated: February 21, 2020