Crossing the Line '99 was a
professional wrestling
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live event
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produced by
Extreme Championship Wrestling
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(ECW) on February 12, 1999. The event was held in
Elks Lodge 878 in the
Queens
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neighborhood of
New York City
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,
New York in the United States.
Excerpts from Crossing the Line '99 aired on episodes #304 and #305 of the syndicated
television program
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''
ECW Hardcore TV
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'' on 20 and 27 February 1999,
while the full event was released on
VHS in 1999 and on
DVD
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in 2002. The main event bout between
Jerry Lynn
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and
Rob Van Dam
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was included on the 2015 compilation DVD ''ECW Unreleased Vol. 3''.
Event
The event was attended by approximately 1,000 people.
The announcer for the event was
Joey Styles
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.
The opening bout was a
singles match between
Chris Chetti
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Professional wrestling career
Extreme Championship Wrestling ...
against
Little Guido
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. Chris Chetti defeated Little Guido by pinfall following a
double springboard moonsault.
The second bout was a
tag team match
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in which the Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks defeated
Danny Doring and Roadkill
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In De ...
, pinning Roadkill following simultaneous
chair shot
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s.
Following the second bout, announcer Joey Styles conducted a brief interview with
ECW World Heavyweight Champion
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Taz in which he said he would "choke out" anyone who challenged him at the upcoming
pay-per-view Living Dangerously
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.
Shane Douglas
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then came to the ring with his
valet
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Francine
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and gave an interview in which he announced he was retiring due to injuries and would name the new "franchise" of ECW. This prompted
Justin Credible
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and
Lance Storm to come to the ring, with both men claiming the title for themselves. Douglas, however, went on to name ECW mainstay
Tommy Dreamer
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as the new franchise. An angered Credible hit Francine and Douglas with his
Singapore cane
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; after Dreamer came to the ring to intervene, he was caned by Storm. This marked the beginning of Credible and Storm's alliance as
the Impact Players
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History
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.
The third bout was a singles match between
Super Crazy and
Yoshihiro Tajiri
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. Super Crazy won the bout by pinfall using a
springboard
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Springboards are commonly fixed by a hinge at one end (so they can be flipped up when not in use), and ...
450° splash.
The fourth bout was a singles match in which
Sabu defended the
FTW Heavyweight Championship (an "unsanctioned" championship) against
Skull Von Crush. The match ended in a no contest after Sabu drove Von Crush through a table at ringside using a
diving splash. Following the match, Sabu challenged his long-time rival Taz who came to the ring and brawled with him until they were separated.
Following the fourth bout,
the Dudley Brothers
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The gimmick of the group was that, despite their obvious differences in physical appearance and race, the members were all s ...
came to the ring, with
Buh Buh Ray Dudley
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giving a
promo
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in which he boated about driving
the Public Enemy
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out of ECW.
New Jack
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then came to the ring and confronted the Dudleys before being unexpectedly joined by his former tag team partner,
Mustafa
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, Muṣṭafā) is one of the names of Prophet Muhammad, and the name means "chosen, selected, appointed, preferred", used as an Arabic given name and surname. Mustafa is a common name in the Muslim world.
Given name Mou ...
. Mustafa and New Jack then brawled with the Dudleys until Mustafa
turned on New Jack, revealing himself to be allied with the Dudleys. The Dudleys and Mustafa (who renamed himself "Mr. Mustafa") then attacked New Jack, with
John Kronus
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and
Spike Dudley
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unsuccessfully trying to help him.
Lance Storm then gave a promo in which he introduced "
Beulah McGillicutty
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" as his new manager, only for "McGillicutty" to be revealed as the returning
Dawn Marie
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. After Tommy Dreamer - the partner of the real Beulah McGillicutty - attacked Storm, Storm, Justin Credible and
Jason
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beat down Dreamer until being driven off by Shane Douglas and Francine. Douglas, Dreamer, and Francine then gave the
Triple Threat sign together, making the start of their alliance.
The penultimate bout was a singles match between John Kronus and
Steve Corino
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. The match ended in a no contest when
Sid came to the ring and beat down both men after Corino "stole" his signature move, the
powerbomb
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.
The main event saw
ECW World Television Champion Rob Van Dam
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defend his title against
Jerry Lynn
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. Van Dam defeated Lynn by pinfall following a "
Five Star Frog Splash" to retain his title.
Results
References
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1999 in professional wrestling
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February 1999 events in the United States
Professional wrestling in New York City