WWF King Of The Ring Tournament – 1999

May 25 – June 27, 1999

– Qualifying Round

Moline, IL – Mark of the Quad – May 25, 1999
Sunday Night Heat – 5/30/99:
WWF Tag Team Champion X-Pac pinned the Big Bossman with a crucifix at 2:37 as Bossman laid across him making a cover; after the match, the Road Dogg came out to make the save but was beaten down by Bossman and the Acolytes; moments later, Kane made the save and hit a chokeslam on Farooq Moline, IL – Mark of the Quad – May 25, 1999
Sunday Night Heat – 5/30/99:
Hardcore Holly pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Al Snow with a Michinoku Driver in a non-title match at 1:24 Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – June 6, 1999
Sunday Night Heat – 6/6/99:
The Road Dogg pinned the Godfather at 1:02 after Billy Gunn accidentally hit Godfather in the head with a steel chair as Godfather attempted the Ho Train; after the bout, Road Dogg chased Gunn backstage Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – June 6, 1999
Sunday Night Heat – 6/6/99:
Chyna (w/ Triple H) pinned Val Venis (w/ Nicole Bass) with the Pedigree at 2:14 moments after Triple H interfered and kicked Venis in the groin as he had Chyna down in the fisherman’s suplex, with Bass then rolling the groggy referee back inside the ring, not realizing Venis was hurt; after the bout, Triple H and Venis brawled until a number of referees broke the two up; moments later, Steve Austin came to the ring and hit the Stunner on Venis and a number of officials Moline, IL – Mark of the Quad – May 25, 1999
Sunday Night Heat – 5/30/99:
Ken Shamrock defeated Jeff Jarrett (w/ WWF Women’s Champion Debra) via submission with the ankle lock at 2:55 after avoiding the figure-4; after the bout, Jarrett broke his guitar over Shamrock’s head Moline, IL – Mark of the Quad – May 25, 1999
Sunday Night Heat – 5/30/99:
Billy Gunn pinned Viscera with the Fameasser at 2:05 after Viscera hit the corner Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – June 6, 1999
Sunday Night Heat – 6/6/99:
The Big Show pinned Droz (w/ Albert) with a boot to the chest and the chokeslam at the 59-second mark; after the bout, Show hit a flying clothesline on an interfering Albert; moments later, Steve Austin attacked both Droz & Albert as they came backstage Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – June 6, 1999
Sunday Night Heat – 6/6/99:
Kane pinned Test with the tombstone at 3:04 after avoiding the pumphandle slam

– Quarter-Finals

From this point on, all bouts took place in Greensboro, NC on June 27, 1999. X-Pac defeated Hardcore Holly via disqualification at 3:01 after Holly brought a steel chair into the ring and hit X-Pac over the head with it; after the contest, Holly continued to assault his opponent with a neckbreaker and several stomps until the Road Dogg made the save and cleared Holly from the ring Kane pinned the Big Show at 6:36 after hitting Show over the head with a steel chair; earlier in the bout, Hardcore Holly interfered with the chair and attempted to hit Show with the weapon until Kane cleared him from the ring Billy Gunn defeated Ken Shamrock at 3:34 when referee Teddy Long stopped the match after Gunn blocked a hurricanrana into a powerbomb, causing Shamrock to cough blood after injuries he sustained earlier in the evening from Steve Blackman; after the bout, Shamrock threw Long to the floor The Road Dogg pinned Chyna at 13:20 with the pumphandle slam after Chyna injured herself while attempting to hit a low blow, with Road Dogg then revealing he was wearing a protective cup; Triple H was in Chyna’s corner for much of the bout but was sent backstage by Commissioner Shawn Michaels during the closing moments when Triple H attempted to interfere

– Semi-Finals

Billy Gunn pinned Kane at 5:26 after the Big Show came ringside and hit Kane over the head with a steel chair as Kane attempted to drag Gunn back inside the ring X-Pac pinned the Road Dogg at 3:08 with a kick to the midsection and the X-Factor after avoiding the pumphandle slam; after the bout, Road Dogg hugged X-Pac and the two men left together

– Finals

Billy Gunn pinned X-Pac at 5:33 after hitting a Fameasser off the middle turnbuckle; Gunn wore one of the tag team title belts to the ring for each of his three matches, claiming he was the rightful owner after helping defend the belts on Raw the previous Monday