| WrestleMania XV | ||
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | |
| Date | March 28, 1999 | |
| Venue | First Union Center | |
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Attendance | 19,514 | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House | WrestleMania XV | Backlash: In Your House |
| WrestleMania chronology | ||
| WrestleMania XIV | WrestleMania XV | WrestleMania 2000 |
WrestleMania XV was the fifteenth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). A professional wrestling promotion (also federation or fed) is a company or Business that performs regular shows involving Professional World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) An arena is an enclosed area often circular or oval-shaped designed to showcase Theater, musical performances or sporting events The Wachovia Center, formerly known as the CoreStates Center and the First Union Center, is an indoor arena located in Philadelphia Pennsylvania Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə In Your House was a Pay-per-view series created by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF Backlash is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment, which started in 1999 and is held normally This article is about the WrestleMania PPV series in general for the first WrestleMania itself see WrestleMania (1985. WrestleMania XIV was the fourteenth WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view (PPV event produced by the World Wrestling Federation WrestleMania 2000 was the sixteenth annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by the World Wrestling Entertainment This article is about the WrestleMania PPV series in general for the first WrestleMania itself see WrestleMania (1985. Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff Pay-per-view (often abbreviated PPV) is the system in which Television viewers can purchase events to be seen on TV and pay for the private telecast of that event World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, The event took place on March 28, 1999 at the First Union Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Wachovia Center, formerly known as the CoreStates Center and the First Union Center, is an indoor arena located in Philadelphia Pennsylvania Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The tagline for the event was "The Ragin' Climax. A tagline is a variant of a branding slogan typically used in Marketing materials and Advertising. "
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Results
Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.
- Sunday Night HEAT match: Jacqueline (w/Terri Runnels) defeated Ivory (w/D'Lo Brown) (1:24)
- Jacqueline pinned Ivory following a Back Suplex. WWE Heat (formerly known as WWE Sunday Night Heat and capitalized as WWE HEAT) was a Professional wrestling show for Jacqueline Moore (born January 6 1966 or better known as simply Jacqueline, is an American professional wrestler and actress, currently Terri Lynne Boatright Runnels (born October 5, 1966) is a former WCW and WWE Professional wrestling manager, and Lisa Moretti (born November 26 1961 is an American professional wrestler. D'Lo Brown (also written D-Lo Brown) He is also known for his work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling where he became an NWA World Tag Team Champion in Afterwards, during a post match assault, Terri burned Ivory on the side of the face with a cigar.
- Sunday Night HEAT match: Battle Royal featuring: D'Lo Brown, Test, Steve Blackman, Bradshaw, Brian Christopher, 8-Ball, Skull, Droz, Faarooq, Gillberg, The Godfather, Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy, Hawk, Animal, Mideon, Rocco Rock, Johnny Grunge, Tiger Ali Singh, Scott Taylor and Viscera (4:16)
- Test and D'Lo Brown won the match, with the last two men earning a shot at the WWF Tag Team Championship later that night. In Professional wrestling, a battle royal (sometimes battle royale; plural battles royal or battle royals) is a multi-competitor match type D'Lo Brown (also written D-Lo Brown) He is also known for his work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling where he became an NWA World Tag Team Champion in Andrew James Robert Patrick Martin (born on March 17, 1975 in Whitby Ontario) is a Canadian professional wrestler. Steve Blackman (born September 28, 1963 in Annville Pennsylvania) is a retired American professional wrestler who best known John Charles Layfield (born November 29 1966 known by his current Ring name John "Bradshaw" Layfield or JBL, is an American Brian Christopher Lawler He is perhaps best known for his career in World Wrestling Entertainment where he performed as Grand Master Sexay as part of the tag Donald "Don" Harris and Ronald "Ron" Harris (born October 23, 1961) are American twin brothers who Donald "Don" Harris and Ronald "Ron" Harris (born October 23, 1961) are American twin brothers who Darren Drozdov, (born April 7, 1969 in Mays Landing New Jersey) is an Essayist former NFL player and retired professional wrestler Ron Simmons at Florida State University, and played for the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League and the Ottawa Rough Riders in the Duane Gill, better known by his ring name Gillberg, is an American professional wrestler Charles Wright (born May 16 1961 in Las Vegas, Nevada) Career Beginnings Wright first entered professional wrestling after being noticed Jeffrey Nero "Jeff" Hardy is an American professional wrestler on the SmackDown brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Matthew Moore "Matt" Hardy is an American professional wrestler, currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE on their Michael James Hegstrand ( September 12 1957 – October 19 2003) was an American professional wrestler. Joseph Aaron "Joe" Laurinaitis (born January 26 1960) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name Dennis Knight After dropping the Leatherface gimmick Tex teamed up with Mark Canterbury who wrestled as the masked “Master Blaster” Theodore James Petty ( September 1, 1953 – September 21, 2002) was an American professional wrestler better known Michael "Mike" Durham ( July 10, 1966 – February 16, 2006) was an American professional wrestler, better Gurjit Singh Hans (born March 9, 1971 in Toronto Ontario) is an Indo-Canadian former Professional wrestler best known as Nelson Frazier Jr Throughout his career he has held championships in a number of promotions, including the top titles of the United States Wrestling The World Tag Team Championship is a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Wrestling Entertainment.
- Hardcore Holly defeated Billy Gunn (c) and Al Snow in a Hardcore match to win the WWF Hardcore Championship (7:06)
- Holly pinned Snow after Gunn had hit Snow with a Fameasser onto a steel chair then knocked Gunn out with a chair and pinned Snow. Robert William "Bob" Howard Career Holly trained under Stan Frazier, Eddie Sullivan Marcelle Pringle and Rip Tyler and debuted in 1987 in the "The G-Man" redirects here For the video game character see G-Man (Half-Life. Allen Ray Sarven (born July 18 1963) is a professional wrestler and Actor better known by his Ring name of Al Snow Hardcore wrestling is a form of Professional wrestling that eschews traditional concepts of match rules in favor of matches that take place in unusual environments using The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Hardcore Championship was a Hardcore wrestling championship defended in World Wrestling Entertainment, (formerly the World A leg drop or legdrop refers to an attack used in Professional wrestling in which an attacking wrestler will jump and land his leg across a fallen opponent's
- Owen Hart and Jeff Jarrett (w/Debra) defeated Test and D'Lo Brown (w/Ivory) to retain the WWF Tag Team Championship (3:58)
- Jarrett pinned Brown after Owen dropkicked Brown into Jarrett's roll-up. Owen James Hart (May 7 1965 – May 23 1999 As those attempts were unsuccessful he decided to give wrestling a chance and see where it took him Jeffrey "Jeff" Leonard Jarrett (born April 14, 1967) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Debra Gale Marshall (born March 2 1960 After the match Chris Benoit came out and the reformed Four Horsemen continued to attack Greene Andrew James Robert Patrick Martin (born on March 17, 1975 in Whitby Ontario) is a Canadian professional wrestler. D'Lo Brown (also written D-Lo Brown) He is also known for his work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling where he became an NWA World Tag Team Champion in Lisa Moretti (born November 26 1961 is an American professional wrestler. The World Tag Team Championship is a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. Not to be confused with Drop kick, a maneuver in the Football codes A pinfall, a pin, or a fall (the first term most commonly used in Professional wrestling) is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling
- Ivory was again assaulted by Jacqueline and Terri.
- Butterbean defeated Bart Gunn (w/Vinny Paz as special guest referee) in a Brawl for All match (0:35)
- Butterbean knocked out Gunn 35 seconds into the first round with a haymaker. Eric Scott "Butterbean" Esch (born August 3, 1968 in Bay City Michigan) is a professional Super-Heavyweight boxer, Michael ("Mike" Polchlopek Jr (born December 27 1965) is an American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist Vinny Paz, formerly Vinny Pazienza (born Vincenzo Edward Pazienza on December 16 1962 in Cranston Rhode Island) is an Italian Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing The WWF Brawl For All was a shootfighting tournament held in the World Wrestling Federation that lasted from June 29 1998 to August 24 In the context of Unarmed combat or Melee, a punch is "a thrusting blow esp
- The judges for the Brawl for All included Gorilla Monsoon, Chuck Wepner, and Kevin Rooney. Robert James "Gino" Marella ( June 4 1937 - October 6 1999) better known by his Ring name of Gorilla Monsoon Chuck Wepner (born February 26, 1939) is a former Heavyweight boxer from Bayonne New Jersey. Kevin Rooney born on May 4, 1956 in Catskill, NY and is a Boxing trainer and former boxer
- Mankind defeated The Big Show by disqualification (6:50)
- Big Show was disqualified after he chokeslammed Mankind through two steel chairs. Michael Francis "Mick" Foley Sr Early life Foley was born in Bloomington Indiana. Paul Randall Wight (born February 8 1972 in Aiken South Carolina) better known by his Ring name, (The Big Show, is an American A chokeslam, or in Japanese a "nodowa otoshi", refers to a type of body slam in Professional wrestling in which the wrestler grasps their opponent's
- The winner of the match got to be the special guest referee for the main event.
Stone Cold Steve Austin winning the WWF Championship
- Road Dogg defeated Ken Shamrock, Goldust (w/The Blue Meanie and Ryan Shamrock) and Val Venis in a Four Corners Elimination Match to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship (9:47)
- Shamrock and Venis were eliminated by count-out after brawling outside the ring. Brian Gerard (BG James Voodoo Kin Mafia (2006-2008 On the November 16 airing of Impact!, The James Gang announced that they would now be known as Voodoo Ken Shamrock (born Kenneth Wayne Kilpatrick on February 11 1964) is an American Mixed martial arts fighter and former professional Dustin Patrick Runnels (born April 11 1969 is an American professional wrestler. Brian Heffron (born May 18 1973 is a professional wrestler better known as The Blue Meanie. Alicia Nicole Webb (born May 4 1979) is an American Professional wrestling valet. Sean Allen Morley (born March 6 1971) European Championship once and World Tag Team Championship once with Lance Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Intercontinental Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment.
- Road Dogg pinned Goldust after Ryan Shamrock accidentally tripped up Goldust.
- Before the next match, The San Diego Chicken came out again and tried to attack Kane. The San Diego Chicken, also known as the The Famous Chicken, the KGB Chicken or just The Chicken, is an advertising Mascot played by Ted Glen Thomas Jacobs In the 1988–1989 season he was an NCAA All-star; he is still listed in the Truman State University media guide as holding the record for highest Kane pulled the mask off the chicken to reveal him to be Pete Rose, wanting revenge for the Tombstone Piledriver he got last year. A piledriver is a Professional wrestling driver move in which the wrestler grabs his opponent turns him upside-down and drops into a sitting or kneeling position Kane then gave Rose another Tombstone Piledriver.
- Kane defeated Triple H by disqualification (11:33)
- Triple H was disqualified after Chyna turned on Kane and attacked Kane with a steel chair. Glen Thomas Jacobs In the 1988–1989 season he was an NCAA All-star; he is still listed in the Truman State University media guide as holding the record for highest Paul Michael Levesque better known by his Ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of his former ring name Hunter Hearst Helmsley Chyna (born Joan Marie Laurer on December 27 1972 is an American actress and retired professional wrestler. Triple H and Chyna then reunited.
- Vince McMahon made an announcement, declaring that with Mankind and Big Show both unable to referee the main event, he will be the special guest referee instead.
- Sable defeated Tori to retain the WWF Women's Championship (5:09)
- Sable pinned Tori with a Sable Bomb after Tori was attacked by a debuting Nicole Bass. Rena Mero Lesnar (born Rena Greek August 8 1967 is an American model actress, and former professional wrestler. Terri Poch (born August 20 1967) is an American bodybuilder and former professional wrestler, best known for her appearances This article is about the championship that is currently defended on the Raw brand of WWE A Powerbomb is a Professional wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted up (usually so that they are sitting on the wrestler's shoulders and then slammed back-first Nicole Bass-Fuchs Bass continues to wrestle on the independent wrestling circuit taking bookings through her official Website.
- Shane McMahon (w/Test) defeated X-Pac to retain the WWF European Championship (8:41)
- McMahon pinned X-Pac after an interfering Triple H turned on X-Pac and hit him with the Pedigree. Shane Brandon McMahon (born January 15 1970 Shane has served as Executive Vice President of WWE Global Media overseeing International Television Distribution Live Event bookings Andrew James Robert Patrick Martin (born on March 17, 1975 in Whitby Ontario) is a Canadian professional wrestler. Sean Michael Waltman (born July 13 1972) is an American professional wrestler. The WWE European Championship is an inactive title competed for in World Wrestling Entertainment. A facebuster, also known as a faceplant, is generally a takedown move in Professional wrestling in which an attacking wrestler forces his/her opponent down A brawl between members of Vince McMahon's Corporation and D-Generation X took place until Kane came out and chased the Corporation backstage. Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24 1945 popularly known by his Ring name Mr The Corporation was a heel stable in the late 1990s in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF D-Generation X (also known and spelled as Degeneration X, DX and D-X) is an on-and-off Professional wrestling Tag team (formerly
- The Undertaker (w/Paul Bearer) defeated The Big Boss Man in a Hell in a Cell match (9:46)
- Undertaker pinned Big Boss Man following a Tombstone Piledriver. Mark William Calaway (born March 24 1965 is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name The Undertaker. William Alvin Moody (born April 10 1954) better known by his Ring names Percy Pringle and Paul Bearer, is a former Professional Raymond W Traylor Jr (May 2 1963 – September 22 2004 was an American professional wrestler. A Hell in a Cell match (sometimes referred to as Hell in the Cell) is a Professional wrestling match seen in World Wrestling Entertainment in A piledriver is a Professional wrestling driver move in which the wrestler grabs his opponent turns him upside-down and drops into a sitting or kneeling position
- After the match, The Brood came down from the ceiling and lowered a noose into the cell. The Brood was a stable in the World Wrestling Federation during the Attitude Era of the late 1990s Hangman's Knot is a 1952 western movie written and directed by Roy Huggins. There, Undertaker (kayfabe) hanged Big Boss Man off the top of the cell. In Professional wrestling, kayfabe (ˈkeɪfeɪb KAY-fayb) refers to the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" that is the portrayal of professional Hanging is the lethal suspension of a person by a ligature The Oxford English Dictionary states that hanging in this sense is "specifically to put to death
- Before Vince McMahon could make himself referee, WWF Commissioner Shawn Michaels came out and preventing this move happening, stating that only the Commissioner could decide who referees what match. This is a list of authority figures, people who hold on-screen power in selective Professional wrestling promotions or brands within North America Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22 1965 better known by his Ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American professional wrestler. He also banned McMahon's stable (The Corporation) from ringside, except for Vince McMahon himself (since he wasn't supposed to lay a hand on Austin).
- Steve Austin defeated The Rock (w/Mankind as special guest referee) in a No Disqualification match to win the WWF Championship (16:52)
- Austin pinned The Rock after a Stone Cold Stunner. Steven Williams (born Steven Anderson on December 18 1964 This defiance was often shown by Austin flipping McMahon off and incapacitating him with the Michael Francis "Mick" Foley Sr Early life Foley was born in Bloomington Indiana. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing This article is about the championship that is currently defended on the SmackDown brand of WWE A stunner is a common term in Professional wrestling referring to the seated three-quarter facelock jawbreaker maneuver predominately used by Afterwards, Austin had a beer bash with Earl Hebner and delivered a final Stunner to Vince. Earl William Hebner (born May 17, 1949, in Richmond, Virginia) is a Professional wrestling referee currently working for
Other on-screen talent
19,514 fans at the First Union Center for WrestleMania XV
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Notes
- Boyz II Men sang a rendition of "America the Beautiful" before the show. Michael Sean Coulthard Due to his war zone experience in 1995 he was also selected to cover the aftermath of the bombing of the Alfred P Jerry Lawler (born November 29 1949 is an American Musician, Film Actor, Politician, professional wrestler and wrestling James William "Jim" Ross (born January 3 1952 in Fort Bragg California He is known affectionately as "good ol'" J Carlos Rodrigo Cabrera (born October 18, 1959) is a former newsman and currently one half of the WWE Spanish announcing team in which he is the play-by-play announcer Hugo Savinovich (born February 15, 1959 in Guayaquil, Ecuador) is a former Ecuadorian professional wrestler and currently one Kevin Foote Kelly first became involved in Broadcasting when he began working as a Disc jockey, playing music from the 1950s 1960s and 1970s Howard Finkel (born June 7, 1957) is a Professional wrestling Ring announcer. Michael Jason Chioda, (born August 1 1964) is a senior referee who is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment to referee on the Earl William Hebner (born May 17, 1949, in Richmond, Virginia) is a Professional wrestling referee currently working for Jim "Jimmy" Korderas (born March 19, 1962) is a Canadian Professional wrestling referee currently signed to World Theodore Long (born September 15 1947 is a former American Professional wrestling referee and manager, who is currently working for Timothy Rhys White (March 25 1954 is a former Professional wrestling Referee. Boyz II Men is a four-time Grammy Award -winning American R&B / soul singing group from Philadelphia Pennsylvania. " America the Beautiful " is an American Patriotic song.
- Other celebrity guests in attendance for WrestleMania XV included Pete Rose, Butterbean, Vinny Pazienza, Chuck Wepner, Kevin Rooney, Isaac Hayes and Big Pun. Eric Scott "Butterbean" Esch (born August 3, 1968 in Bay City Michigan) is a professional Super-Heavyweight boxer, Vinny Paz, formerly Vinny Pazienza (born Vincenzo Edward Pazienza on December 16 1962 in Cranston Rhode Island) is an Italian Chuck Wepner (born February 26, 1939) is a former Heavyweight boxer from Bayonne New Jersey. Kevin Rooney born on May 4, 1956 in Catskill, NY and is a Boxing trainer and former boxer Isaac Lee Hayes Jr (August 20 1942 – August 10 2008 was an American Academy Award winning soul and Funk singer-songwriter Musician Christopher Lee Rios ( November 9, 1971 - February 7, 2000) better known as Big Punisher or Big Pun, was a Puerto
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