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A video package aired immediately before the Hart vs. Michaels match, featuring the first use of the "WWF Attitude" scratch logo. [1] The undercard featured Stone Cold Steve Austin versus Owen Hart in a standard wrestling match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship, Kane versus Mankind, and four 4-on-4 elimination tag team matches were ...
A predominant feud entering the event featured WWF Intercontinental Champion Owen Hart and Stone Cold Steve Austin. On July 6, on the Canadian Stampede pay-per-view, Hart managed to pin Austin in a five-on-five match. The day after it, Austin attacked Hart while he was singing the Canadian national anthem.
However, this second event would be the last Over the Edge held due to the death of WWF wrestler Owen Hart at the event. In 2000, the event's pay-per-view slot was replaced by Judgment Day. Stone Cold Steve Austin was featured in the main event of both Over the Edge events, defending the WWF Championship at both.
Owen Hart fell to his death before his Intercontinental Championship match against The Godfather. The next scheduled match was a singles match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship between The Godfather (champion) and the Blue Blazer . As Hart descended into the ring on a safety harness, the equipment gave way, and he fell.
The other two tag matches were both lackluster but not terrible. The rest of the show rules though. You have arguably the best Taker/Austin match, a surprisingly good opener, the cool Lion’s Den match, a good Hair vs. Hair match and of course, the standout Ladder match that helped make two of the biggest stars in company history." [15]
In the main event, WWF Champion "Stone Cold" Steve Austin defeated Dude Love after overcoming biased officiating from Vince McMahon. On the undercard Nation of Domination members Owen Hart, Kama Mustafa, and D'Lo Brown defeated D-Generation X members Triple H, Billy Gunn, and "Road Dogg" Jesse James in a six-man tag team match.
Hart won the match after Austin passed out while locked in the Sharpshooter, refusing to submit despite heavy blood loss and the pain from the hold. [8] The match ended with a double-turn as Austin turned babyface and Hart turned heel and reformed the Hart Foundation with Owen Hart, British Bulldog, Jim Neidhart and Brian Pillman who feuded ...
A 12-minute match between Undertaker and Stone Cold Steve Austin drew a 9.5 rating on June 28, 1999. It stands as the highest-rated segment in Raw history. [165] According to the data collected by US-bookies, Stone Cold Steve Austin is still WWE’s best merchandise seller earning an estimated $3,600,000 from merchandise on WWE Shop site.