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his WWF Championship against McMahon. While McMahon planned to choose who The Rock would face at
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1491:. Austin took a break from being in the ring to go to the commentary team to throw a jug of water in McMahon's face before returning to the fight. At this point the first woman to enter a Royal Rumble, Chyna came to the ring. She instantly targeted Mark Henry, delivering forearms before throwing him over the top rope, but before she had time to celebrate Austin immediately clotheslined her over the top rope, for which Triple H attacked him, and in addition, the latter took both Val and Jarrett out. Triple H was soon eliminated by Austin as the numbers started to dwindle after Austin threw D'Lo and Owen over, and after giving a
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stopped her, using the strap again to whip her. After being kicked in the corner by Sable, Vachon side slammed Sable and then wrapped the strap around Sable's neck, hoisting Sable on her back. She then toured the turnbuckles, tapping three of them unaware that Sable was doing the same from her back. Just before she could tap the fourth, Vachon was taken off her feet by Sable. Fearing a turn in the match, Shane McMahon jumped on the apron to distract the referee, but as Vachon went to tap the fourth turnbuckle,
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lowblowed Austin. The two both staggered to their feet when Austin stunnered McMahon. The Rock then came to ringside taunting Austin with the WWF Championship, climbing up to the apron. As Austin ran to punch Rock, McMahon climbed to his feet and came up behind Austin, throwing him over the top rope and winning the 1999 Royal Rumble match.
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and was guaranteed a place in the match, but McMahon continued in his attempts to prevent Austin from winning the match by "randomly" drawing Austin's spot at #1 and entering himself in the match at #30. Commissioner
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One day after her historic appearance in the Royal Rumble Match, Chyna turned heel by betraying Triple H and becoming the newest member of The
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on Raw is War and demanded a match. On the first Raw is War of 1999, January 4, after interference from The
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Mankind vowing to make Rock be the one screaming, "I quit, I quit, I quit!" when he was actually unconscious. Having been screwed again, Mankind hijacked the $ 100,000 bounty money The Rock earned for helping eliminate Austin, and began to throw it in the crowd, holding it ransom for a rematch.
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the following night, Mr. McMahon awarded The Rock the $ 100,000 bounty for helping him eliminate Austin in the Royal Rumble, and also announced that he was officially forfeiting his title shot at
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him though, and then climbed over the barrier up the stairs to make a running punch which launched
Mankind onto the electrical hub of the arena, causing them to spark and the lights to go out briefly. Shane McMahon came to stop the match but Rock demanded his opponent quit, though he would not ask
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over the table. After hitting him again with the microphone when he would not quit, Rock was thrown inside the ring again, where
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part of the stable too on February 1. The Undertaker would have a "Hell in a Cell" match against Big Boss Man at WrestleMania XV which ended with The Brood passing rope from the roof to hang Boss Man with. The feud between the two stables continued until they joined forces when it became apparent
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to Boss Man, Austin eliminated him leaving only him and McMahon. Austin went to the announce table and attacked McMahon, throwing him into the crowd and then back to ringside, hitting him with a chair. Austin then threw McMahon into the ring, standing over him as McMahon clambered to his feet and
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pulled up with Steve Austin driving. He quickly made his way to the ring, overshadowing the entrance of the Big Boss Man. McMahon ran around the ring away from Austin, running through it to allow Shamrock to secure him before fleeing again to the commentary team. Austin eliminated Shamrock with
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stopped him and while he was being reprimanded, Road Dogg dragged him to his feet and pulled him into the ring post, legs open. After recovering, Boss Man threw Road Dogg outside of the ring. Inside the ring Boss Man took to hurling his opponent into the turnbuckles and then crushing him with a
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onto the Spanish announce table. Taking some time to recuperate, Shamrock was undeterred, fighting as soon as he returned to the ring as he began to work on Gunn's ankle. Gunn fought back but accidentally clotheslined referee Tim White and while he was down, Val Venis ran in and delivered a
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The "I Quit" Match began with Mankind clotheslining and punching Rock into the turnbuckle before putting him on the ground and punching him, trying to make him quit early on with no success. When The Rock insulted Mankind over the microphone, Mankind struck him with the microphone and then
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Rock out of the ring and through the crowd but when he tried to clothesline Rock, Rock slammed him back into the ringside barricade. Rock then took the bell to Mankind's head, ringing it next to his ear (and humorously singing "bells will be ringing" into the microphone) before trying to
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came to the ring. With Austin distracted by Golga, McMahon fled under the bottom rope (and thus wasn't eliminated) but Austin soon followed when Golga was eliminated. Austin followed McMahon through the crowd and eventually fought their way to the halls of the arena and was led into the
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his hands behind his back and hit his head into the turnbuckle. Mankind kicked the Rock low, then dropped a knee into his crotch and asked him if he quit. The Rock managed to stand up and clotheslined Mankind to the mat, putting a chair on his face and performing the
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Corporate/DX mini-Rumble for the now vacant #30 position. With Austin and McMahon being the first two to enter, McMahon wanted to guarantee there would be "no chance in hell" that Austin would win by not only training as a competitor, but also offering a $ 100,000
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Mr. McMahon briefly returned into the ring but then exited to give the ring to Ken Shamrock, opting to join the commentary team instead. The next entrant was Billy Gunn, with only one shoe due to his ankle being injured from their earlier match up. As
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on Shamrock. By the time White was conscious to make a pin count, Shamrock kicked out. Gunn gained momentum and eventually went for a move from the turnbuckle. When he came down, Shamrock caught his ankle and took him to the ground, using his
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between Stone Cold Steve Austin and Mr. McMahon, with those men entering the Royal Rumble match at #1 and #2, respectively. Mr. McMahon won the match by last eliminating Austin. The penultimate match was for the WWF Championship and was an
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With Billy Gunn in the ring, Ken Shamrock ran into a series of kicks but managed to get to his feet and punch Gunn into the corner. He quickly worked on slowing down Gunn's style, keeping him mostly grounded with a series of kicks and
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him out of the ring. After punching Rock against the barricade, he was thrown over the steel steps but managed to take control once again when The Rock joined the commentary team to further mock Mankind and was
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had won until Mr. McMahon made his way to the ring, entering himself on behalf of the Corporation and throwing a distracted Triple H out of the ring. Again it seemed as if the winner was established until DX's
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on him on the concrete, at which point Mankind refused to quit. Rock then brought a ladder into the match but was knocked down with the ladder on top of him, he escaped just as Mankind delivered a running
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in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results were predetermined by WWF's writers, while storylines were produced on WWF's weekly television show,
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in the match build up, so Mankind never actually quit, but the Rock was declared the winner nonetheless. Backstage footage of before and after this match can be seen on the pro wrestling documentary
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onto the ladder, though he would still not quit. Rock then set the ladder up and climbed to the first tier of crowd, fighting in front of them with Mankind just about to throw him off. Rock
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in which the participants enter at timed intervals instead of all beginning in the ring at the same time. The match generally features 30 wrestlers and the winner traditionally earns a
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into a wall before entering the Rumble himself in Mosh's place. Shortly after entering the match, Mabel took out Blackman, Severn, Singh, Meanie and Droz, and started a clash with
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entered the match and went after Singh, before being cornered by Droz. When the eleventh man was scheduled to enter, nobody showed and backstage Mabel was shown throwing
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Kane and reunited with Triple H at WrestleMania XV, but they would both help Shane McMahon defeat X-Pac later in the event, making Triple H a member of The Corporation.
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Mabel, meanwhile, was renamed Viscera and became the newest member of the Ministry of Darkness as it assembled its war against The Corporation and Mr. McMahon, making
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made her way to the ring and won the match. The event would mark the first time a female wrestler took part in the match. Chyna also appeared at the Royal Rumble the
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The Royal Rumble match began with Steve Austin and Vince McMahon circling each other. McMahon mistimed a clothesline and Austin punched him into the corner,
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attacked her and ran back into the crowd, letting Sable freely tap the fourth turnbuckle in sight of the referee to retain the Women's Championship.
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to appease Mankind until eventually he quit begging, at which point Mankind revealed that he would face The Rock at the Rumble as long as it was an
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entered, instantly putting all four wrestlers over the top rope and then eliminating himself when some asylum workers came to try and commit him.
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little trouble but put more effort into Boss Man, choking him with a turnbuckle tie. Again the ring began to fill up, with two members of DX in
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him the question as he kicked a crawling Mankind back towards the ring. With Mankind lying unconscious in the ring, Rock
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to give her a rose. A masked wrestler identified as "Spider Lady" came to the ring for the match (a nod to
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with Mankind’s smelly sock in his mouth, he did not technically submit and thus the
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that the "higher power" The Undertaker was answering to was actually Mr. McMahon.
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587:following year
570:"I Quit" match
456:Shawn Michaels
444:Shawn Michaels
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1821:Shane McMahon
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1803:
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1796:Singles match
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1792:
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1770:Singles match
1768:
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4210:NXT WarGames
4204:NXT TakeOver
4074:(2010, 2014)
4030:Judgment Day
3988:Insurrextion
3970:Fully Loaded
3917:NXT Deadline
3851:Battleground
3833:WrestleMania
3809:Royal Rumble
3662:
3600:Royal Rumble
3517:Fully Loaded
3482:Royal Rumble
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3372:. Retrieved
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2599:Jeff Jarrett
2494:Big Boss Man
2433:Ken Shamrock
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2031:
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2019:
2012:
2005:
1994:Mr. McMahon
1955:
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1946:
1943:
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1757:Ken Shamrock
1735:Big Boss Man
1690:Scott Taylor
1636:Stipulations
1615:
1607:
1599:
1591:ladder match
1586:
1576:
1567:
1565:
1547:
1545:
1540:WrestleMania
1536:Steve Austin
1517:Attitude Era
1505:
1503:
1481:Jeff Jarrett
1458:and then an
1448:
1412:The Acolytes
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1299:head-butting
1296:
1287:clotheslined
1278:
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1178:but referee
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1140:Jim Korderas
1087:Interviewers
1053:Jerry Lawler
1046:Michael Cole
1041:commentators
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698:Ken Shamrock
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591:Beth Phoenix
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472:Ken Shamrock
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360:battle royal
340:WrestleMania
332:pay-per-view
325:Royal Rumble
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22:Royal Rumble
4242:(2009–2022)
4230:(2009–2022)
4212:(2017–2021)
4206:(2014–2021)
4194:(2009–2020)
4182:(2018–2020)
4176:(2019–2020)
4170:(2018–2019)
4128:(2017–2018)
4116:(2017–2018)
4072:Fatal 4-Way
4066:NXT Arrival
4056:(2010–2012)
4044:(2009–2010)
4020:(2004–2008)
4014:(1998–2008)
4008:(2005–2008)
4002:(2005–2007)
3990:(2000–2003)
3984:(1999–2002)
3972:(1998–2000)
3966:(1998–1999)
3905:Crown Jewel
3106:February 4,
2862:December 9,
2835:December 3,
2755:January 22,
2729:January 30,
2014:Mr. McMahon
1871:Mr. McMahon
1827:Strap match
1817:Luna Vachon
1680:) defeated
1603:Nicole Bass
1534:would meet
1292:Rock Bottom
1241:strap match
1237:Luna Vachon
1201:elbow drops
1180:Mike Chioda
1176:night stick
1168:crotch chop
1133:Earl Hebner
1126:Mike Chioda
1099:Kevin Kelly
1092:Dok Hendrix
946:Mr. McMahon
542:Luna Vachon
226:Mr. McMahon
4280:Categories
4162:Smackville
4060:No Way Out
4024:Armageddon
4012:Unforgiven
3875:SummerSlam
3547:Armageddon
3527:Unforgiven
3522:SummerSlam
3374:2008-09-14
3350:2008-09-15
3321:2008-09-15
3293:2008-09-15
3255:2008-09-15
3181:2008-09-14
3141:2008-09-14
3007:August 25,
2697:References
2621:D'Lo Brown
2577:Mark Henry
2455:Billy Gunn
2353:Road Dogg
2309:Road Dogg
2179:Dan Severn
2110:Road Dogg
1915:dark match
1765:submission
1761:Billy Gunn
1652:Jeff Hardy
1595:Paul Wight
1587:Raw is War
1557:Paul Wight
1548:Raw Is War
1485:D'Lo Brown
1477:Mark Henry
1384:Dan Severn
1317:handcuffed
1312:low blowed
1308:elbow drop
1256:Teddy Long
1223:ankle lock
729:Billy Gunn
661:Raw Is War
484:Raw is War
468:Billy Gunn
386:Storylines
344:SummerSlam
303:Background
298:Production
261:main event
151:chronology
82:Attendance
4168:Starrcade
4132:Evolution
4096:Roadblock
3982:Rebellion
3893:Bad Blood
3815:Vengeance
3532:Rebellion
2929:March 21,
2643:Owen Hart
2606:Triple H
2540:Triple H
2533:Val Venis
2280:Road Dogg
1887:match at
1846:defeated
1739:Road Dogg
1737:defeated
1711:defeated
1674:Bob Holly
1650:defeated
1648:Christian
1610:The Brood
1523:Aftermath
1500:Reception
1489:Owen Hart
1473:Val Venis
1460:ambulance
1440:Godfather
1408:Road Dogg
1209:FameAsser
1154:Tim White
898:Triple H
853:Road Dogg
836:Boss Man
642:defeated
504:Val Venis
464:Road Dogg
187:The 1999
43:Promotion
4264:Fastlane
3976:Invasion
3887:No Mercy
3869:Heatwave
3839:Backlash
3537:No Mercy
3497:Backlash
3264:cite web
3216:411Mania
3190:cite web
3073:cite web
2974:cite web
2897:March 5,
2891:Archived
2773:(p. 160)
2514:Triple H
2418:Himself
2256:Bradshaw
2127:Gillberg
1964:Entrant
1856:for the
1844:The Rock
1829:for the
1798:for the
1772:for the
1682:Too Much
1532:The Rock
1507:411Mania
1465:Triple H
1380:Gillberg
1261:X-Factor
1259:for the
1205:flapjack
1185:bear hug
1039:English
929:McMahon
915:Triple H
774:McMahon
712:Himself
675:Faction
672:Entrant
578:Triple H
534:screwjob
492:hardcore
396:villains
278:The Rock
272:between
162:Previous
124:Previous
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4258:Payback
3802:Current
3455: (
2368:Goldust
2346:Al Snow
2324:Kurrgan
2302:Gangrel
2260:Faarooq
1879:30-man
1848:Mankind
1791:Gangrel
1709:Mankind
1678:Scorpio
1633:Results
1621:Results
1436:Goldust
1432:Kurrgan
1428:Gangrel
1424:kayfabe
1235:fought
1213:bulldog
1121:Referee
607:Nia Jax
329:gimmick
274:Mankind
173: →
160:←
135: →
122:←
101:Tagline
95:650,000
4218:(2022)
4200:(2021)
4164:(2019)
4158:(2019)
4152:(2019)
4146:(2019)
4140:(2019)
4134:(2018)
4122:(2018)
4110:(2017)
4104:(2017)
4098:(2016)
4092:(2016)
4086:(2015)
4080:(2015)
4068:(2014)
4050:(2011)
4038:(2009)
3996:(2006)
3978:(2001)
3960:(1998)
3954:(1997)
3948:(1991)
3942:(1989)
3936:(1985)
3927:Former
3883:(2024)
2798:
2672:00:35
2653:06:31
2631:09:11
2609:03:39
2587:07:57
2584:Chyna
2565:05:44
2543:12:41
2521:14:21
2502:18:53
2481:12:48
2462:07:05
2443:04:50
2421:00:53
2399:01:40
2378:04:02
2356:00:47
2334:06:54
2312:00:26
2290:10:41
2268:01:26
2264:Mideon
2262:, and
2234:02:59
2211:04:02
2188:05:43
2165:07:22
2162:Mabel
2139:00:06
2113:11:51
2087:12:30
2084:Mabel
2061:00:15
2027:Winner
1997:56:38
1967:Order
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1396:gurney
1063:(Heat)
1000:Winner
963:01:42
960:Chyna
932:02:58
901:01:29
870:01:51
839:04:10
808:05:12
777:08:08
746:02:58
715:00:05
678:Order
628:bounty
605:, and
599:Kharma
392:heroes
346:, and
259:. The
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85:14,816
4216:Day 1
3466:2000
3137:. WWE
2665:Chyna
2555:X-Pac
2375:Kane
2331:Kane
2287:Kane
2246:Mabel
2136:Edge
2049:Golga
2032:56:38
1973:Time
1961:Draw
1893:56:38
1862:21:47
1813:Sable
1787:X-Pac
1778:14:23
1748:11:52
1713:Mabel
1661:11:00
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1469:X-Pac
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1347:Mabel
1239:in a
1233:Sable
1025:Event
1005:00:04
980:Chyna
867:Kane
822:X-Pac
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1804:5:53
1726:5:04
1700:3:52
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1438:and
1414:and
1376:Edge
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1326:Heat
1269:Tori
884:Kane
791:Test
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611:2019
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