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1999 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
These promotions held notable events in 1999.
| Promotion Name | Abbreviation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| All Japan Pro Wrestling | AJPW | |
| Catch Wrestling Association | CWA | |
| Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre | CMLL | |
| Extreme Championship Wrestling | ECW | |
| Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling | FMW | |
| Heroes of Wrestling | HOW | |
| International Wrestling Revolution Group | IWRG | |
| Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide | AAA | The "AAA" abbreviation has been used since the mid-1990s and had previously stood for the promotion's original name Asistencia Asesoría y Administración. |
| New Japan Pro-Wrestling | NJPW | |
| World Championship Wrestling | WCW | |
| World Wrestling Council | WWC | |
| World Wrestling Federation | WWF |
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 4 | NJPW | Wrestling World | Tokyo, Japan | Keiji Mutoh defeated Scott Norton (c) in a Singles match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship | |
| January 5 | FMW | New Year Generation 1999: Day 1 | Tokyo, Japan | Hisakatsu Oya vs. Mr. Gannosuke in a Singles match | |
| January 10 | ECW | Guilty as Charged | Kissimmee, Florida | Taz defeated Shane Douglas (c) (with Francine) by submission in a Singles match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship | |
| January 16 | ECW | House Party | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Sid defeated Skull Von Krush in a Singles match | |
| January 17 | WCW:
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Souled Out | Charleston, West Virginia | Goldberg defeated Scott Hall in a Stun Gun Ladder match | |
| January 24 | WWF | Royal Rumble | Anaheim, California | Mr. McMahon won by last eliminating Stone Cold Steve Austin in a 30-man Royal Rumble match for a WWF Championship match at WrestleMania XV[1] | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 12 | ECW | Crossing the Line '99 | Queens, New York | Rob Van Dam (c) (with Bill Alfonso) defeated Jerry Lynn by pinfall in a Singles match for the ECW World Television Championship | |
| February 14 | WWF | St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House | Memphis, Tennessee | Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated Mr. McMahon by escaping the cage in a Steel Cage match to determine the #1 contender for the WWF ChampionshipatWrestleMania XV | |
| February 21 | WCW:
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SuperBrawl IX | Oakland, California | Hollywood Hogan (c) defeated Ric Flair in a Singles match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship | |
| February 27 | FMW | Over the Top Super Fighting Spirit Part Two: Day 7 | Tokyo, Japan | Masato Tanaka vs. Tetsuhiro Kuroda in a Singles match | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 7 | AAA | Rey de Reyes | Naucalpan, Mexico | Perro Aguayo and Sangre Chicana defeated El Cobarde II in a Lucha de Apuesta, three-way "Hair vs. Hair" Bull Terrier Match | |
| March 14 | WCW:
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Uncensored | Louisville, Kentucky | Ric Flair defeated Hollywood Hogan (c) via Pinfall in a Barbed Wire Steel Cage First Blood match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship | |
| March 19 | CMLL | Homenaje a Dos Leyendas | Mexico City, Mexico | Hijo del Santo and Negro Casas defeated Bestia Salvaje and Scorpio Jr. in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas, Mask and Hair vs. Hair and Mask match | |
| March 21 | ECW | Living Dangerously | Asbury Park, New Jersey | ECW World Heavyweight Champion Taz defeated FTW Heavyweight Champion Sabu (with Bill Alfonso) in an Extreme Death match to unify the ECW and FTW World Heavyweight Championships | |
| March 28 | WWF | WrestleMania XV | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated The Rock (c) in a No Disqualification match for the WWF Championship with Mankind as special guest referee | |
| March 29 | FMW | Round Robin Tag League: Day 8 | Tokyo, Japan | Hayabusa and Kodo Fuyuki vs. Masato Tanaka and Tetsuhiro Kuroda in a Singles match | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 12 | WCW | Fall Brawl | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Sting defeated Hulk Hogan (c) in a Singles match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship | |
| September 17 | AAA | Verano de Escándalo | Mexico City, Mexico | Heavy Metal and Octagón defeated Jaque Mate and Kick Boxer in a Steel cage Lucha de Apuestas, "loser loses mask or hair" match | |
| September 19 | ECW | Anarchy Rulz | Villa Park, Illinois | Rob Van Dam (c) (with Bill Alfonso) defeated Balls Mahoney in a Singles match for the ECW World Television Championship | |
| September 24 | CMLL | CMLL 66th Anniversary Show | Mexico City, Mexico | Mr. Niebla defeated Shocker by submission in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas mask vs. mask match | |
| September 24 | FMW | Making of a New Legend III: Day 6 | Tokyo, Japan | H, Tetsuhiro Kuroda, Flying Kid Ichihara and Yoshinori Sasaki vs. "Hayabusa", Koji Nakagawa, Gedo and Chocoball Mukai in an eight-man tag team match | |
| September 26 | WWF | Unforgiven | Charlotte, North Carolina | Triple H defeated Big Show, The British Bulldog, Kane, Mankind and The Rock in a Six-pack challenge for the vacant WWF Championship with Stone Cold Steve Austin as special outside enforcer | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
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| November 7 | ECW | November to Remember | Buffalo, New York | Rhino and Impact Players (Justin Credible and Lance Storm) (with Jason Knight and Dawn Marie) defeated Raven, Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman (with Francine) in a Six-man tag team match | |
| November 14 | WWF | Survivor Series | Detroit, Michigan | Big Show defeated Triple H (c) and The Rock in a Triple threat match for the WWF Championship | |
| November 21 | WCW | Mayhem | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Bret Hart defeated Chris Benoit by submission in a Final for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship[8] | |
| November 23 | FMW | FMW 10th Anniversary Show | Yokohama, Japan | H defeated Hayabusa in a Singles match with Shawn Michaels as special guest referee | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 4 | CWA | Euro Catch Festival | Bremen, Germany | Franz Schumann (c) defeated Jesus Cristobal in a Singles match for the CWA World Middleweight Championship | |
| December 10 | AAA | Guerra de Titanes | Madero, Mexico | Octagón defeated Jaque Mate in a Lucha de Apuestas "mask vs. mask" street fight match | |
| December 12 | FMW | Making of a New Legend VI: Day 5 | Tokyo, Japan | H and Mr. Gannosuke vs. Masato Tanaka and Tetsuhiro Kuroda in a tag team match | |
| December 12 | WWF | Armageddon | Sunrise, Florida | Triple H defeated Mr. McMahon in a No Holds Barred match | |
| December 19 | WCW | Starrcade | Washington, D.C. | Bret Hart (c) defeated Goldberg by submission in a No Disqualification match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship[9] | |
| IWRG | Arena Naucalpan 22nd Anniversary Show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | El Hijo del Santo defeated Scorpio Jr. in a Best two-out-of-three-falls "Millenium Cup" match[10] | ||
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||
| Tournaments | Winner | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rey de Reyes | Cibernético | March 7 |
| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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| Japan Grand Prix 1999 | Manami Toyota | August 15 | |
| Tag League The Best 1999 | Manami Toyota and Miho Wakizawa | December 26 |
| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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| Champion Carnival 1999 | Kenta Kobashi | April 16 | |
| World's Strongest Determination League 1999 | Stan Hansen and Akira Taue | December 3 |
| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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| WCW United States Championship Tournament | Scott Steiner | April 11 | |
| WCW World Heavyweight Championship Tournament | Bret Hart | November 21 |
| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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| Royal Rumble | Mr. McMahon | January 24 | |
| King of the Ring | Billy Gunn | June 27 |
| Inductee |
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| Lioness Asuka |
| Jushin Thunder Liger |
| Keiji Mutoh |
| Jim Ross |
| ECW World Heavyweight Championship | ||||
Incoming champion – Shane Douglas
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| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 10 | Taz | Guilty as Charged | ||
| September 19 | Mike Awesome | Anarchy Rulz | This was a three way dance also involving Masato Tanaka | |
| December 17 | Masato Tanaka | ECW on TNN | ||
| December 23 | Mike Awesome | ECW on TNN | ||
Incoming champion – Sabu
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| Unsanctioned championship | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 21 | Taz | Living Dangerously | ||
| March 21 | Retired | Living Dangerously | ||
Incoming champion – Rob Van Dam
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| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No title changes | ||||
Incoming champions – Sabu and Rob Van Dam
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| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 17 | The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley) |
Hardcore TV #313 | ||
| July 18 | Spike Dudley and Balls Mahoney | Heat Wave | ||
| August 13 | The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley) |
Hardcore TV #330 | ||
| August 14 | Spike Dudley and Balls Mahoney | Hardcore TV #330 | ||
| August 26 | The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley) |
ECW on TNN | ||
| August 26 | Tommy Dreamer and Raven | ECW on TNN | ||
| FMW Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship | ||||
Incoming champion – Kodo Fuyuki
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| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18 | Yukihiro Kanemura | FMW | ||
| August 23 | Hayabusa | FMW | ||
| August 25 | Retired | Goodbye Hayabusa II: Last Match | ||
| FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Championship | ||||
Incoming champions – Hayabusa and Daisuke Ikeda
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| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Vacant | N/A | ||
| May 3 | Masato Tanaka and Tetsuhiro Kuroda | Strongest Tag League Tour | ||
| June 13 | Team No Respect (Koji Nakagawa and Gedo) |
Making of a New Legend Tour | ||
| FMW Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship | ||||
Incoming champion – Kodo Fuyuki
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| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18 | Masato Tanaka | Goodbye Hayabusa II: Haunted House | ||
| August 25 | Retired | N/A | ||
| FMW Hardcore Championship | ||||
(Title created)
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| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 24 | Kintaro Kanemura | Making of a New Legend III tour | ||
| Incoming champion – Scott Norton | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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| January 4 | Keiji Mutoh | Wrestling World 1999 | ||
| December 10 | Genichiro Tenryu | Battle Final 1999 | ||
| Incoming champions – Genichiro Tenryu and Shiro Koshinaka | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 4 | Tencozy (Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima) |
Wrestling World 1999 | ||
| March 22 | Cho-Ten (Kensuke Sasaki and Shiro Koshinaka) |
Hyper Battle 1999 | ||
| June 27 | The Mad Dogs (Michiyoshi Ohara and Tatsutoshi Goto) |
Summer Struggle 1999 | ||
| August 28 | Manabu Nakanishi and Yuji Nagata | Jingu Climax | ||
| Incoming champion – Jushin Thunder Liger | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 17 | Koji Kanemoto | Live event | ||
| August 28 | Kendo Kashin | Live event | ||
| October 11 | Jushin Thunder Liger | Final Dome | ||
| November 29 | Juventud Guerrera | Nitro | ||
| December 6 | Jushin Thunder Liger | Nitro | ||
| Incoming champions – Shinjiro Otani and Tatsuhito Takaiwa | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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| January 4 | Dr. Wagner, Jr. and Kendo Kashin | Wrestling World 1999 | ||
| April 10 | The Great Sasuke and Jushin Thunder Liger | Strong Style Symphony | ||
| July 13 | Shinjiro Otani and Tatsuhito Takaiwa | Summer Struggle 1999 | ||
Incoming champion – Kevin Nash
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| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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| January 4 | Hollywood Hulk Hogan | Nitro | This was The Fingerpoke of Doom. | |
| March 14 | Ric Flair | Uncensored | This was a First Blood barbed wire steel cage match. | |
| April 11 | Diamond Dallas Page | Spring Stampede | This was a four corners match, also involving Sting and Hollywood Hulk Hogan. Randy Savage was the special guest referee. | |
| April 26 | Sting | Nitro | WWE.com mistakenly lists Sting's reign as lasting from April 26, 1999 to April 29, 1999, despite this and the following match's descriptions stating that this reign began and ended on the same night. | |
| April 26 | Diamond Dallas Page | Nitro | This was a four corners match, also involving Kevin Nash and Goldberg.
WWE recognizes DDP's reign as lasting 14 days. | |
| May 9 | Kevin Nash | Slamboree | ||
| July 11 | Randy Savage | Bash at the Beach | This was a tag team match with Savage and Sid Vicious facing Kevin Nash and Sting where if someone pinned Nash or made him submit, that person would become champion. Savage pinned Nash to win the title. | |
| July 12 | Hollywood Hulk Hogan | Nitro | Hollywood Hogan reverted to his Hulkamania character midway through this reign. | |
| September 12 | Sting | Fall Brawl | ||
| October 25 | Vacated | Nitro | Sting was stripped of the title after losing an unsanctioned match against Goldberg and attacked referee Charles RobinsonatHalloween Havoc. | |
| November 21 | Bret Hart | Mayhem | Defeated Chris Benoit in a tournament final for the vacant title. | |
| December 20 | Vacated | Nitro | Bret Hart vacated the title due to the controversial end to a match with GoldbergatStarrcade. | |
| December 20 | Bret Hart | Nitro | Defeated Goldberg in a rematch for the vacant title. | |
Incoming champion – Billy Kidman
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| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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| March 15 | Rey Misterio, Jr. | Nitro | ||
| April 19 | Psychosis | Nitro | This was a four-way match also involving Juventud Guerrera and Blitzkrieg | |
| April 26 | Rey Misterio, Jr. | Nitro | ||
| August 19 | Lenny Lane | Thunder | ||
| October 4 | Vacant | Nitro | ||
| October 4 | Psychosis | Nitro | ||
| October 4 | Disco Inferno | Nitro | ||
| November 21 | Evan Karagias | Mayhem | ||
| December 19 | Madusa | Starrcade | Became the first female Cruiserweight champion | |
Incoming champion – Bret Hart
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| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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| February 8 | Roddy Piper | Nitro | ||
| February 21 | Scott Hall | SuperBrawl IX | ||
| March 18 | Vacant | Thunder | Scott Hall was stripped of the title by WCW President Ric Flair | |
| April 11 | Scott Steiner | Spring Stampede | ||
| July 5 | Vacant | Nitro | Scott Steiner was stripped of the title by WCW President Ric Flair | |
| July 5 | David Flair | Nitro | ||
| August 9 | Chris Benoit | Nitro | ||
| September 12 | Sid Vicious | Fall Brawl | ||
| October 24 | Goldberg | Halloween Havoc | ||
| October 25 | Bret Hart | Nitro | ||
| November 8 | Scott Hall | Nitro | ||
| December 19 | Chris Benoit | Starrcade | ||
| December 20 | Jeff Jarrett | Nitro | ||
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| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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| November 21 | Norman Smiley | Mayhem | Defeated Brian Knobs in a tournament final to become inaugural champion | |
Incoming champion – Scott Steiner
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| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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| March 14 | Booker T | Uncensored | ||
| May 9 | Rick Steiner | Slamboree | ||
| September 13 | Chris Benoit | Nitro | ||
| October 24 | Rick Steiner | Halloween Havoc | ||
| November 21 | Scott Hall | Mayhem | ||
| November 29 | Vacant | Nitro | Vacated after Scott Hall threw the belt in a trash can | |
Incoming champion – Mankind
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| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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| January 24 | The Rock | Royal Rumble | This was an "I Quit" match, which The Rock won by knocking Mankind unconscious while someone backstage played an audio recording of Mankind saying "I quit" while The Rock placed the microphone against his face.
WWE recognizes The Rock's regin as lasting 7 days, ending on January 31, 1999, when the following match aired on tape delay. | |
| January 26 | Mankind | Halftime Heat | This was an Empty Arena match that aired on tape delay as a special during halftime of Super Bowl XXXIII on January 31, 1999.
WWE recognizes Mankind's reign as lasting 15 days, beginning on January 31. | |
| February 15 | The Rock | Raw Is War | This was a ladder match. | |
| March 28 | Stone Cold Steve Austin | WrestleMania XV | This was a no disqualification match with Mankind as the special guest referee. | |
| May 23 | The Undertaker | Over the Edge | Both Vince McMahon and Shane McMahon were special guest referees. | |
| June 28 | Stone Cold Steve Austin | Raw Is War | ||
| August 22 | Mankind | SummerSlam | This was a triple threat match also involving Triple H. Jesse Ventura was the guest referee. | |
| August 23 | Triple H | Raw Is War | Shane McMahon was the guest referee.
WWE recognizes Triple H's reign as lasting 24 days, ending on September 16, 1999, when the following episode aired on tape delay. | |
| September 14 | Vince McMahon | SmackDown! | Shane McMahon was the guest referee.
WWE recognizes Vince's reign as lasting 4 days, beginning on September 16, 1999, when the episode aired on tape delay. | |
| September 20 | Vacated | Raw Is War | Vince McMahon vacated the title. | |
| September 26 | Triple H | Unforgiven | This was a six-pack challenge match also involving The Rock, Mankind, Big Show, The British Bulldog and Kane. Stone Cold Steve Austin was the special outside enforcer. | |
| November 14 | Big Show | Survivor Series | This was a triple threat match, also involving The Rock. | |
Incoming champion – Ken Shamrock
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| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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| February 14 | Val Venis | St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House | Billy Gunn was the special guest referee | |
| March 15 | Road Dogg | Raw Is War | ||
| March 29 | Goldust | Raw Is War | ||
| April 12 | The Godfather | Raw Is War | ||
| May 25 | Jeff Jarrett | Raw Is War | Aired on tape delay on May 31. | |
| July 24 | Edge | House show | ||
| July 25 | Jeff Jarrett | Fully Loaded | ||
| July 27 | D'Lo Brown | Raw Is War | Aired on tape delay on August 2. | |
| August 22 | Jeff Jarrett | SummerSlam | ||
| October 17 | Chyna | No Mercy | ||
| December 12 | Chris Jericho | Armageddon | ||
Incoming champion – Gillberg
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| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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| No title changes | ||||
Incoming champion – Sable
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| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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| May 10 | Debra | Raw Is War | ||
| June 8 | Ivory | Raw Is War | Aired on tape delay on June 14. | |
| October 17 | The Fabulous Moolah | No Mercy | ||
| October 25 | Ivory | Raw Is War | ||
| December 12 | The Kat | Armageddon | This was a fatal four-way evening gown pool match, also involving Jacqueline and B.B. | |
Incoming champion – X-Pac
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| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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| February 15 | Shane McMahon | Raw Is War | ||
| March 30 | Deactivated | Sunday Night Heat | Aired on tape delay on April 4. | |
| June 21 | Mideon | Raw Is War | ||
| July 25 | D'Lo Brown | Fully Loaded | ||
| August 22 | Jeff Jarrett | SummerSlam | ||
| August 23 | Mark Henry | Raw Is War | ||
| September 26 | D'Lo Brown | Unforgiven | ||
| October 26 | The British Bulldog | SmackDown! | Aired on tape delay on October 28. | |
| December 12 | Val Venis | Armageddon | This was a Triple Threat match also involving D'Lo Brown. | |
Incoming champion – Road Dogg
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| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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| February 14 | Vacant | St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House | ||
| February 14 | Bob Holly | St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House | ||
| March 15 | Billy Gunn | Raw Is War | ||
| March 28 | Hardcore Holly | WrestleMania XV | This was a triple threat hardcore match also involving Al Snow | |
| April 25 | Al Snow | Backlash: In Your House | ||
| July 25 | Big Boss Man | Fully Loaded | ||
| August 22 | Al Snow | SummerSlam | ||
| August 24 | Big Boss Man | SmackDown! | Aired on tape delay on August 26. | |
| September 7 | The British Bulldog | SmackDown! | Aired on tape delay on September 9. | |
| September 7 | Al Snow | SmackDown! | The British Bulldog awarded the title to Al Snow Aired on tape delay on September 9. | |
| October 12 | Big Boss Man | SmackDown! | This was a triple threat match also involving Big Show Aired on tape delay on October 14. | |
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