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WWF: SummerSlam 1999 - An Out Of Body Experience [VHS]

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This DVD really brought back memories of the attitude era, back at a time when the wrestlers had personality, not to mention good theme songs to match that personality. Back at a time when wrestling was more of a soap opera, and a darn good one at that. Yes I miss those times, having not followed the WWE in a few years now still believing they could do so much more with the talent they have and have really messed up what was a very good thing. It was great to relive the attitude era again through this pay per view.

This pay per view has the following matches:

Ivory vs. Tory for women's championship - probably the most boring of the matches although it ends funny.

Lion's Den Match Ken Shamrock vs. Steve Blackman - I enjoyed this match very much, don't think anything like it has been done in awhile.

D'lo Brown vs. Jeff Jarret with Debra, two titles on the line ... good match with an unexpected ending. Nice to see the puppies again.

Tag team championship match Kane and Xpac Vs. Undertaker and Big Show. Obviously Kane and Xpac are at a weight disadvantage here, but don't count them out. This match is a pretty long one.

Hardcore Championship Match Big Boss Man vs Al Snow... this match was one of my favorites, if not my favorite.. they are using everything, and going everywhere.

Kiss My Rear Match The Rock vs. Billy Gunn ... I doubt anything like this has been done in a while. The commentary by Jim and Jerry is hilarious.

Love her or leave her match Shane McMahon vs. Test.. this match is hardcore to put it mildly, and rather amusing as well... very good match.

Triple Threat Match Stone Cold vs HHH vs Mankind with Jesse the Body as referee ... excellent match through and through. Definitely the best match along with the hardcore championship match. Jesse the body shows who is boss throughout this match.

There is also a hilarious speech given by Chris Jericho in this pay per view that is probably the single funniest moment in the pay per view, at least in my opinion, among other things that made the attitude era great.

Considering the price you can get this pay per view DVD for now, I'd say you should get it immediately.. it's definitely worth the money if you are a fan of the attitude era.

SummerSlam was definitely one of the better PPVs of 1999. Asmany remember, the preceding PPV, Fully Loaded, established the"End of an Era" between Vince McMahon and Stone Cold Steve Austin. So who's the top bad guy now, the one Austin will have to tear a new one into? You guessed it, it's the man who's presently the top heel in the Federation right now, my personal favorite, the one who calls himself the game: HHH. This PPV featured HHH's first time main eventing and I was more than excited and hopeful for the triple threat title match. Now he wasn't much of a great top heel during this time in late August, more whiny..., but he eventually develops, especially when he reforms DX and goes up against the former top heel, Vince McMahon. But that's future stuff.

SummerSlam itself was a definite enjoyment, and the twists, outcomes, and overall matches were satisfying. My personal favorite match of this night is the "Love Her or Leave Her" match with Shane O' Mac pitting against Test, who was on his way to a big push (God only knows what happened). The outcome of the match would have a lot of effect on the WWF's storyline in the future, as you WWF fans all know. Well, the match was great and I gained a lot of respect for Shane's ability to take good bumps. Besides that, the other matches such as Badd Ass and Rock were decent. Here's another thing: Badd Ass was getting a push but losing this match put him back in the bottom or middle of the barrell. The tag team title match of Taker & Big Show vs. the champions X-Pac and Kane was even okay, and you gotta give that trooper X-Pac some credit. He's small and corny and sure he did cost him and Kane the title so... you know what, forget the credit. But the match was good and strengthened the alliance between Show and Taker. The main event, the triple threat match for the WWF title, was a real knockout. No one seemed to care that Ventura was the guest referree, and were focused completely on Austin, Mankind, and HHH. I'll spoil this for you: HHH doesn't win, but that didn't bother me since I had a feeling he would win the next night (and by God, he did, only to lose it to Vinny Mac two weeks later).

Good PPV, I highly recommend it, especially since 1999 spewed out some real crappy ones.

This summerslam had some flaws in it, but overall it was a decent show. Here's the list of all the matches and my opinion about them.

1. D-lo brown vs Jeff Jarrett (IC belt)
This was a decent opener, but not anything too special! Best part of the match was when Mark Henry double-crossed D-lo to join Jeff Jarrett.

2. Tag Team Turmoil Match
This was a very entertaining match. Two teams start off and as one team is elimanted, another one comes in. Edge and Christian put on a good show by elimating the Hardys, Albert and Droz, Midian and Visceria before being put out by the Hollys. Hollys couldn't get along which lead to the APA picking up the victory.

3. Al snow vs Big Boss Man (Hardcore Title)
This match was a little entertaining, but overall not that great of a match. I would have rather seen Road Dogg vs Al Snow.

4. Ken Shamrock vs Steve Blackman (Lion Den Match)
Not Bad! I think the main reason people didn't like this one is because neither Shamrock nor Blackman are known for entertaining, they are more into the wrestling. Shamrock knocked out Blackman with the Kendo Stick, a weapon Blackman is a master at using.

5. Tori vs Ivory (Women's championship)
You might want to fast forward thru this one, definately the worst match on the show.

6. Test vs Shane O Mac (Street Fight)
At first I didn't think this match would be that good because Shane is not a trained wrestler and Test hadn't been in a PPV since Wrestlemania 15 and he was just thrown in a match at the last second, but I was dead wrong. This was easily the best match on the show and Shane continues too prove that he can hang with the big boys. Both guys took the fight to each other, they used a stop sign, mailbox, and a picture frame. Shane also dove off the top rope and landed a vicious elbow drop onto Test on the Spanish Announcer's table. Mean Street Posse interfered alot in this one, but patterson and brisco saved the day for Test. Test won and was allowed to date Stephanie without Shane butting in their business. Of course, we all know what ends up happening at the end of the year!

7. Kane and X-pac vs Big Show and Undertaker
Again, a decent match but nothing special. X-pac did kick out of a big show chokeslam but couldn't survive the tombstone. A decent showing by all four guys.

8. Rock vs Billy Gunn
This was a match where the loser had to kiss the other guy's [behind]. This one didn't last very longer which was a little disappointing, but it was very entertaining. Nice match. Rock wins but Gunn didn't have to pucker up to the rock, but someone else instead, if you seen it you know what I'm talking about!

9. Triple Threat Stone Cold vs Mankind vs Triple H
This was where Triple H was beginning to receive his big push that he felt he deserved a long time ago. Jesse "The Body" Ventura was the ref. Jesse did a great job officating the match-up as he forced Chyna to leave the ring and toss Shane McMahon out of the ring with some unfriendly remarks. The match went back and forth, no one really had complete control of the match-up. The funniest part of the match was when Triple H hit both Austin and Mankind with the chair and tried to pin Mankind to win the match and Jesse stood there with his arms crossed (He told all 3 guys he wouldn't count if they used objects to win the match). Triple H pedigreed Austin, Mankind broke the count and delivered a double arm DDT to seal the deal. Triple H gets mad and takes out his frustration on Austin after the match.
Good match, the only complaint I had about the match was the fact that writers made Mankind lose the belt the day after to Triple H.

Overall, it did have some real [bad] matches but it has some really good ones as well. With enough good wrestling in it, I would recommend it to anyone who truly loves wrestling.

This Summerslam was one of my favourite of them all if not my very favourite.With a wild hardcore title match,a double titles mastch to crown the eurocontinental champion,a Lion's Den match and much more.I will now give my match by match review basing each match out of ten stars.

Eurocontinental title match
1.D'Lo Brown(C)V.S Jeff Jarrett
a good match to start off the show with some cool moves by D'Lo and some good wrestling by Jarrett. 7.5/10

Tag Team Turmoil Match
2.E and C V.S The Hardyz V.S Droz and Albert V.S The Acolytes V.S The Hollys V.S Mideon and Viscera very good amtch non stop action,cool moves,with a very unusual ending. 8/10

Lion's Den Weapons Match
3.Ken Shamrock V.S Steve Blackman
A very intense storyline going in but I hated this match nothing good about it with little weapon use and lack of any real wrestling. 0/10

Women's Championship Match
4.Ivory(C) V.S Tori
horrid god awful match do not watch once. -5/10

Hardcore Championship Match
5.Big Bossman(C) V.s Al Snow
Now this is where the PPV gets back on track again.Great hardcore brawl that goes into the back,out on the streets,into a bathroom,and into a bar.Great Match. 8.5/10

Tag Team Championship Match
6.Big Show and Undertaker V.S Kane and X-Pac(C)
I actually really enjoyed this match cool moves,good wrestling,and a good finish. 8/10

Love Her Or Leave Her Greenwich Street Fight
7.Test V.S Shane Mcmahon
great hardcore brawl between these two that was even better than the hardcore title match that night.Match of the year contender battle. 9/10

Kiss My Ass Match
8.Billy Gunn V.S The Rock
excellent match with Rock carrying Gunn to the best match of Billy's career. 9/10

Triple Threat Match For The WWF Championship
9.Triple H V.S Mankind V.S Steve Austin(C)
good match,not as good as I thought it would be considering the individuals involved but still a good match. 7.5/10

An amazing show with too many great matches to name.In short if you see this event anywhere but it immeadietly!

Summerslam featured some great matches such as the Triple Threat for the World Title between Triple H,Austin,and Mankind,The Greenwich City Street Fight between Test and Shane,Tag Titles on the line between Kane and X-Pac defending against The Undertaker and Big Show. PLUS,Jesse The Body Ventura refs the Main Event,Is it HHH's night at Summerslam,will Austin retain the title,or will Mankind win the title for the 3rd Time? Will Test be able to keep seeing Stephanie without Shane butting in? Find out,ORDER Summerslam on DVD or VHS,its a must see. The best match in my opinion was The Greenwich Street Fight. As with WrestleMania 15,you can switch back and forth with Superstar Commentary from HHH,Mankind,and Austin during the Main Event or just have JR And The King call this one. Summerslam is a pretty good DVD and I cant wait to order Royal Rumble and WrestleMania 2000 on DVD.

Summerslam '99 was a mixture of various things. There was a lot of things going on in this ppv. There was the return of the Lions Den Match, Shane McMahon in his very first Street Fight, the first ever Kiss My A$$ Match, and we saw the return of "The Body" or shall we say "The Mind".

Intercontinental & European Championship
Jeff Jarrett vs. D' Lo Brown
D'Lo was a dual champion here and both titles were on the line. This match certainly got the crowd going. It was also a pretty good contest. The match also has a surprise end. A nice opening contest. 3.5/5

Tag Team Turmoil for the #1 Contendership
Edge & Christian vs. Hardy Boys vs. Mideon & Viscera vs. Droz & Albert vs. Acolytes vs. Hardcore & Crash Holly
This was a pretty good tag team turmoil. E&C along the Hardys starts things off and they have a great showing. They surely got the crowd pumped up with their high flying offense. Jeff even takes a spear on the outside out of mid air. E&C has a great showing, lasting all the way until the final two. A very good match. E&C are the ones who made this match. 4.25/5

Hardcore Championship
Al Snow vs. Big Bossman
The match itself never gets taken to the ring. Snow and Bossman fights all the way in the back, using whatever they find on each other. They even take the match across the street to a bar where the match ends. Definitely a wild match up but these two certainly could have done better since we all know what they can do in this kind of environment. 3/5

Women's Championship
Ivory vs. Tori
This was a nice little match up. Ivory is a good womens wrestler and she made Tori look like what she was doing. A fairly good women's match with a little twist after the match. 2.5/5

Lions Den Weapons Match
Ken Shamrock vs. Steve Balckmon
The lions den match makes its return after debuting at 1998's Summerslam. This match was much different then from that one. This match was much more physical. The kendo sticks were use pretty good. But I found nothing really special about this match. The rules were just stupid and they really didn't work in right. But its still worth a watch. 3.5/5

"Love Her or Leave Her" Greenwich Street Fight
Shane McMahon vs. Test
Awesome match and very physical as well. The Mean Street Posse would interfere but they really didn't hurt the match in my opinion. Test looked very good in this match and so did Shane. A couple of good spots with the weapons and to point out a good table spot too. A very good street fight. One of Test's and Shane's best matches. 4.5/5

WWE Tag Team Championship
Kane & X-Pac vs. Undertaker & Big Show
A very good tag team match up right here. I enjoyed this match very much. I thought all four men looked very good in this match. But especially Kane. He really took it to Taker & Show. A pretty good tag team match. Much better then expected. 4.25/5

Kiss My A** Match
The Rock vs. Billy Gunn
A pretty good match but not as good as it could've been. The match has some good action to take place on the outside. Including a shot with the ring bell to The Rock. Another good match but not one of my favorites of the night. 4/5

WWE Championship with Jesse "The Body" Ventura as the Special Guest Ref
Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Triple H vs. Mankind
A very strong main event. The Body just lets everything go in this match. He let these three just go at it. Austin, The Game, & Mankind held nothing back. Action was happening all over the arena. In the ring, out of the ring, in the crowd, on the announce table, just everywhere. A very good triple threat match. A great main event to close out the show. 5/5

Summerslam '99 is a good event. Most of the matches delivered. The main event sure did. If you can find this somewhere cheap then I recommend this, or just wait until the Summerslam anthololgy volume sets are released to see it.

An old DVD & for those keeping track one of the WWF's first DVDs on one of their major shows. The hype surrounding this event was that Jesse "The Body" Ventura was going to be making his return to the WWF to referee the main event & vowed to maintain order the way that he wants to but that's not all that this event delivers on while the DVD extras are really a treat as well.

Intercontinental/European Champion D'Lo Brown vs Jeff Jarrett. This match was for both the Intercontinental & European titles but before the match started, there seemed to be tension between Jarrett & Debra to the point where Debra came out with D'Lo after Jarrett sent her back. These two were considered as underrated performers & this match shows that as these two put on a great opener that went back & forth with the surprise being how the ending was pulled off that lead to the heel turn of Mark Henry.

Tag Team Turmoil. The winners of this match would receive a shot at the Tag Team titles. This was one of the better turmoil matches that the WWF has had with the highlight being the interaction between Edge & Christian against the Hardy Boyz as these two teams put on an outstanding performance that they would soon top in their classic ladder match a few months later. Other moments include Edge & Christian running the marathon, The Acolytes taking advantage of the numbers games & the Hollys actually fighting each other at one point.

Hardcore Champion Big Bossman vs Al Snow. Before the match, Road Dogg came out to challenge the winner of this bout before being interrupted by Chris Jericho. Once that got out of the way, this was a better match than their Fully Loaded encounter as Snow wasted no time by leaping off the SummerSlam set onto the Bossman at the opening bell. From there, they went backstage using various weapons before fighting in the streets that lead to both men going into a bar with Road Dogg following the action & making his presence felt at the end on who he wanted to win.

Women's Champion Ivory vs Tori. This was the first flop of the night as Ivory just couldn't pull out a good performance from Tori with the only somewhat memorable moment being Luna making an appearance at the end.

Lion's Den Weapons Match: Ken Shamrock vs Steve Blackman. The end of their fued that lasted throughout the summer with the rules being much different than the previous year's match as the only way to win was by knockout. Due to that rule, this didn't top the previous Den match with Shamrock & the late Owen Hart as they just used weapons before Shamrock sealed the deal with a kendo stick shot.

"Love Her Or Leave Her" Greenwich Street Fight: Test vs Shane McMahon. Shane proved at WrestleMania XV that he was capable of having one of the best matches of the night & this was no exception. These two went at it hard & even got stiff at times while using weapons like trash cans, a picture frame & other various weapons with one moment to look out for being Shane diving off the top turnbuckle to deliver an elbow through the Spanish Announce table onto Test. With cameos from the Mean Street Posse & Patterson & Brisco, Test overcame the odds in what is probably his best WWF match in his career.

WWF Tag Team Champions Kane & X-Pac vs The Undertaker & Big Show. Honestly, one paper most fans would assume that this would be the weakest match on the card but this was a surprise. A great tag team match with X-Pac being the smallest man in the match & having to resert to his speed & quickness while Kane used his power offense to combat Taker & Show along with the story of Show trying to prove a point to Taker playing a factor in this match that again was better than most expected it to be.

"Kiss My A**" Match: The Rock vs Billy Gunn. This stipulation was added by The Rock due to what happened on RAW earlier in the week with Billy Gunn bringing out a fat woman with him to this match claiming that Rock would have to kiss her a** if he lost the match. This was one of Gunn's best singles matches (and there weren't many) as he held his own & brawled with The Rock & was even able to pull off a few wrestling moves as well before Rock turned the tables on Billy Gunn.

WWF Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin vs Triple H vs Mankind w/Special Referee Jesse Ventura. Jesse Ventura referees this match with no particual set of rules but will only allow the wrestlers to win under fair methods. Austin, HHH & Mankind brought their best to the table as this was one of the best & forgotten triple threat matches in WWF history as it was just non-stop action with each man getting their moment to shine while selling the fact how much that they want to win the WWF Championship. Jesse Ventura only got involved to sent Chyna to the back & take out Shane that if you pay close attention caused Austin to get tangled in the ropes. The ending was a shocker for it's time as nobody expected the person that won to win with an aftermath that set up the Austin/HHH feud for No Mercy months later.

The DVD extras were certainly a highlight for it's time that still stands today. Stone Cold, Triple H & Mick Foley each give their own personal commentary on their main event match including Austin & Triple H throwing cheap shots at each other. Other extras include features that can been seen on the event that helped set up the feuds for SummerSlam, the press conference that if you looked closely can see the animosity between Vince McMahon & Jesse Ventura while the other extras include footage of Jesse Ventura.

In the end, this SummerSlam event did a great job in continuing storylines & delivering great action for the most part along with the loads of extras along with the alternate commentary for the main event that makes this another SummerSlam worth getting but if you can, try to get the DVD edition.

alright look this is wwf days when wwf was awesome and just excellent wwe is awesome today but wwf was greater anyway this ppv is a must have its so old its 1999 attitude era was in its end.awesome street fight between test and shane i loved it.the hardcore match between bossman and al snow was tremendous went outside in a bar bathroom god awesome. the triple threat match was preety good big up for foley.lions den was awesome loved it.everything about this ppv was awesome 5 stars must have i bought from here on amazon for 5 bucks go get it awesome ppv

European & Intercontinental Championship
D'Lo Brown vs. Jeff Jarrett
Great opener. Lots of action and a surprise finish.

Hardcore Title
Big Bossman vs. Al Snow
These matches were always fun to watch. These guys went everywhere including a restaurant. Good match.

Tag Team Turmoil
Good performances by the Hardys and Edge & Christian. Early flashes of later brilliance.

Love Her of Leave Her Greenwich Street Fight
Shane McMahon vs. Test
Match of the night and year. A welcome surprise. Shane came into his own with this match and planted the seeds for future ppv endeavors. Test was no slouch either. Great from beginnging to end.

Lion's Den Weapons Match
Ken Shamrock vs. Steve Blackman
Good match but no blood really hurt this one. They used plenty of weapons but that little "oomph" was missing.

Women's Championship
Ivory vs. Tori
Boring.

Kiss My Ass Match
The Rock vs. Mr. Ass
Very good match. I thought Billy Gunn really held his own here. These two matched up very well. The Rock is a great entertainer.

Triple Threat Match for the WWF Championship
Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Triple H vs. Mankind
Great main event! Never a dull spot and the launching pad for HHH. The finish left the whole place speechless.

i rented this on vhs and i loved it! im trying to find it somewhere for sale

womens title match:DUD

Tag team turmoil: good match pretty short

lions den weapons match:really boring but still good

hardcore championship:3rd best match of the night

intercontinental and european titles:DUD boring

tag team championship:great match really long

kiss my A** match:good match i wouldnt put it beofore the main event

triple threat wwf championship special referee:jesse ventura:great main event the ending is pretty cool if u like hhh

great ppv the best summerslam in my view 2nd is 2000s and third is 2004