Over The Edge 1999 - The Results

On the WWE Network, the show begins with a screen with the words "In memory of Owen Hart, May 7, 1965 - May 23, 1999, who accidentally passed away during this broadcast." (Up until this point, Over The Edge 1999 was not available in any format, including VHS, and was not for home viewing in any form until the launch of the WWE Network. Not surprisingly, all references to Owen Hart's death are removed on the Network.)

X-Pac and Kane retain the WWF Tag Team Championships against D'Lo Brown and "Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry.

Michael Cole reports that WWF co-owner Vince McMahon may not be able to serve as special guest referee in the WWF Championship match between The Undertaker and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin due to his ankle injury, and that this situation will be updated as it develops.

Kevin Kelly interviews Hardcore Holly, who says that when he has a child, he had an imaginary friend named Little Joe, and he was disciplined for breaking a lamp after he blamed Little Joe. He tells Al Snow that Pierre and Head are imaginary, and that he will not only get the Hardcore title back tonight, he will take an implement of destruction and peel his head wipe open to show everyone what's in it.

Al Snow retains the WWF Hardcore Championship against Hardcore Holly after putting Holly through a table with a powerbomb.

Michael Cole interviews Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco, who confirm that an ambulance is coming to the arena and that WWF co-owner Vince McMahon's ankle is broken.

The next scheduled match is The Blue Blazer vs. The Godfather for the WWF Intercontinental Championship. We then see a replay of Kevin Kelly's interview with The Blue Blazer on SmackDown a few weeks ago. (On the Spanish commentary feed, not long into the video package for that interview, Carlos Cabrera can be heard saying "Oh, no!" on his headset a couple of times.) Kevin Kelly interviews The Blue Blazer, who says that saying The Godfather's name is enough to make his blue blood boil. He calls The Godfather "his arch-nemesis" who represents everything wrong with the WWF. He says to fear not, as he will always triumph over evil, as he always takes his vitamins, says his prayers and drinks his milk. After this, we see a very wide shot of the audience, and the ring is nowhere in sight. The camera is then focused on Jim Ross, who says that Owen Hart - who is disguised as The Blue Blazer - has fallen from the rafters and that this fall is not part of the show and that the fall is "a real situation." The cameras continue to focus only on the crowd as EMTs tend to Owen and give him CPR. Owen fails to respond. A gurney is then brought out and Owen is placed on it, taken to the back, placed inside an ambulance and taken to nearby Trumann Medical Center, where he is pronounced dead on arrival at the age of 34 (just 16 days after his birthday), despite several attempts to revive him. (The cause of death is later revealed to be internal bleeding due to blunt force trauma.) The fall comes from Owen Hart's entrance, descending from the rafters into the ring dressed like The Blue Blazer, coming down from the rafters to the ring much like Sting from World Championship Wrestling. Unlike Sting's entrance, however, Owen was to fall down just before he hit the ring and fall flat on his face in a comedic fashion, due to the "superhero buffoon" gimmick of The Blue Blazer. This entrance had been practiced and performed on the November 15, 1998 episode of Sunday Night Heat without incident, and Owen himself had performed the entrance a few times before, but at Over The Edge, one of the cables on the safety vest disengaged, sending Owen crashing 70 feet downwards and chest-first into the top rope, near a turnbuckle. The force of the fall throws him into the ring. (It is later revealed that Owen had accidentally triggered the early release mechanism.) The incident, while in full view of the crowd in the arena, was not shown on the pay-per-view broadcast. (Nevertheless, the entire Owen Hart video package segment as well as the post-accident aftermath that was shown is removed from the WWE Network version of the show.) After the incident, the show is stopped for 15 minutes, but the decision is ultimately made by Vince McMahon and WWF corporate officials to continue on with the show (which would become a decision met with controversy after the show, as some, including Owen's brother Bret "The Hit Man" Hart says that the show should not have gone afterwards; meanwhile, backstage staff and wrestlers alike would look somber backstage as the event went on). Owen's funeral will take place one week later the following Monday in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and will be attended by friends, family and over 300 professional wrestlers who knew him. He will then be buried in Calgary's Queens Park Cemetery later that day. Owen's death will also lead to a legal battle between the WWF and Hart's family that will end in November 2000 with WWF paying the Hart family $18 million. The manufacturer of the harness system will be named as a defendant, but ultimately dismissed from the case after a settlement is reached.

Before the next match, Val Venis says Kansas is known as "The Show Me State," (even though that nickname belongs to Missouri), and Val Venis tells the ladies that if they show him their, he'll show them his.

Val Venis and Nicole Bass beat Jeff Jarrett and Debra after Nicole rips Debra's shirt off. After the match, Nicole Bass kisses Val Venis, much to the surprise of Val Venis, who wants more of Nicole Bass.

Kevin Kelly tries to interviews WWF co-owner Vince McMahon when WWF co-owner Shane McMahon shows up and mocks Vince's ankle injury at the hands of The Corporate Ministry from Sunday Night Heat.

"Road Dogg" Jesse James tells Billy Gunn that he hopes somebody is praying for him, as it is all boiling down to tonight. He calls Billy Gunn a "puss," then asks Kevin Kelly who will win. He says he doesn't know. Road Dogg then grabs the microphone and starts his spoken intro as soon as he starts heading to the ring.

Kevin Kelly interviews "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn, who says that he and "Road Dogg" Jesse James know what he is capable of, as he has been carrying him like a bad case of the clap. Tonight, he takes center stage, because he was The New Age Outlaws and Road Dogg was a warm-up act. Tonight, Road Dogg takes "the dogg pound."

"Bad Ass" Billy Gunn beats "Road Dogg" Jesse James after choking Road Dogg with his wrist tape prior to the Fameasser.

Michael Cole interviews WWF co-owner Shane McMahon, who says it is not his fault that WWF co-owner Vince McMahon's ankle is heart and insists that he will call the WWF Championship match down the middle, 1-2-3.

The Union (Mankind, Test, Big Show, "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock) beats The Corporate Ministry (The Big Boss Man, Faarooq, Bradshaw, Viscera) in a 4-on-4 elimination tag team match. Shamrock is disqualified during the match when he hits referee Mike Chioda with a belly-to-belly suplex when Chioda tells him to release the ankle lock on Faarooq as Faarooq grabs the bottom rope. Teddy Long replaces Chioda as the referee for this match. Big Show ends up pinning Faarooq after a choke slam. Viscera and Big Show brawl all the way to the back, and Mankind beats The Big Boss Man with a Mandible Claw.

After the match, Jim Ross announces that Owen Hart has died. "Ladies and gentlemen, earlier tonight here in Kansas City, tragedy befell the World Wrestling Federation and all of us. Owen Hart was set to make an entrance from the ceiling, and he fell from the ceiling. I have the unfortunate responsibility to let everyone know that Owen Hart has died. Owen Hart has tragically died from that accident here tonight." Owen Hart was only 34. (This segment is removed from the WWE Network version of the show, as the show fades to black before going into a video package for The Rock vs. "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley.) The fans in attendance at the show are not told any information about what happened to Hart, nor were they made aware of Owen's death, during the show. (Following the show, the encore presentation on pay-per-view is cancelled, as are four house shows in Canada and one in Illinois slated for the rest of the week.)

Kevin Kelly interviews The Rock, but The Rock is suddenly attacked from behind by "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley after Chyna shows up. As Triple H tries to cut The Rock's cast off, Mankind shows up and fights Triple H but is distracted by Chyna. Triple H attacks Mankind from behind with a steel pipe.

Before the next match, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley says he knows The Rock is in the back crying over his injury, and says he does not have the guts to come out and face him. He then has referee Earl Hebner count The Rock out. The Rock comes out before that can happen.

The Rock beats "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley by disqualification after Triple H punches referee Earl Hebner. Early on in the match, Triple H rips The Rock's cast off and uses it against him as a weapon. After the match, Triple H grabs a steel chair, but The Rock manages to take it from him and use it against him. Hebner tries to raise The Rock's hand, but he grabs the injured arm and The Rock punches him as a result. The Rock then brawls with Triple H - whose head is now busted open - outside of the ring. Chyna tries to use a steel chair, and when The Rock manages to catch it and use it against her, Triple H attacks him from behind. The Rock manages to fight back and hit the Rock Bottom before placing the steel chair on Triple H's face. Chyna grabs The Rock's foot as he goes for The People's Elbow, and Triple H gets up and hits The Rock in his bad arm with the steel chair. Mankind runs in with a steel pipe, and Triple H and Chyna flee.

Pat Patterson shows up in a referee's uniform before the next match, replacing WWF co-owner Vince McMahon as the second special guest referee. Patterson briefly confronts Shane before The Undertaker's entrance. The Undertaker then choke slams Patterson, taking him out of the match, and Patterson has to be helped to the back after "Stone Cold" Steve Austin makes his entrance.

The Undertaker beats "Stone Cold" Steve Austin to become the WWF Champion for a third time. During the match, Austin confronts special guest referee Shane McMahon for a near-fall when The Undertaker never got his shoulder up. Paul Bearer tosses a steel chair to The Undertaker, but Austin kicks 'Taker in the gut and whips him into Shane. Gerald Brisco shows up and makes the count, but The Undertaker kicks out and eventually knocks him out of the ring. Original second special guest referee Vince McMahon limps his way to the ring and performs referee duties, and Brisco has to be helped to the back. Austin hits The Undertaker with the Stone Cold Stunner, and Vince for the pinfall only for Shane to stop it. Shane pushes Vince into Shane, and The Undertaker pins Austin. Shane fast counts Austin, allowing The Undertaker to take the WWF Championship. Austin continues to attack 'Taker, then Shane sends out The Corporate Ministry and a few members get the Stunner, but by then the damage is done.