Breakdown (1999)

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Breakdown was a professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by World Wrestling Federation which took place on 28th February 1999

## Background

The main match heading into the show is Stone Cold defending the WWF Championship against The Rock with Mankind as special guest referee. Rock and Austin have had a long feud since mid 1998 as Vince has handpicked The Rock as the corporate man to defeat Stone Cold who has been terrorizing Vince Mcmahon, The Rock finally managed to defeat Austin at Survivor Series to become WWF champion, he lost it to Dan Severn who lost it back to The Rock who then lost it to Faaroq and eventually Austin got another title shot and at Over The Edge he defeated Faaroq to become WWF champion again. Rock was completely depressed after losing the title to Faaroq but he got his groove and confidence back as Vince announced Austin would be facing his rival one more time at Breakdown. Co-owner of WWF Jim Cornette decided this match should have a special guest ref match and had Vince fight Royal Rumble winner Mankind for it and of course Mankind won, whoever wins tonight will face Mankind at Wrestlemania for the title

X-Pac and Shawn Michaels defeated Hardy Boyz and Kaientai in a triple threat tag match with X-Pac pinning Dick Togo to become the NO1 contender to the Lightweight Championship, he says Christian's reign has been a long one but it's time to crown a non vampire LW champion

Dusty Rhodes returned in mid 1998 to teach his son Dustin Runnels about what it's like to be a man as he was pissed that he was "Goldust", he continued managing him throught the year until Kane chokeslammed Dustin off the stage and injured him, Dusty tried to get his revenge by wrestling Kane but was almost set on fire until Mankind saved him. Dustin returned during the Royal Rumble match as Goldust, Dusty Rhodes was pissed at this as Dustin hadn't learned anything, Goldust says he's just a gay man that has a wife, they beat each other up throught the weeks until Dusty revealed the shocking truth that he had hidden since Goldust debuted with Terri Runnels(his wife), it's the sole reason why Dusty came back to WWF, he tried to make Dustin a man for him to be prepared to hear this but he doesn't deserve his pity anymore, TERRI RUNNELS IS GOLDUST'S LONG LOST SISTER, Goldust low blowed Dusty pissed at this while his wife left him in disgust, they will wrestle tonight

Steven Regal debuted as a gentlemen who wanted to set this company on the right track, The Godfather called him out saying all he needed was some hoes, he's gonna get one of them when Regal gives the hoe 1000 dollars for her to put her career on the right line, Godfather was pissed and hit him with the cane as he couldn't give a better career option for his hoes, Regal challenged him to a gentlemen's fight, 10 minute time limit and no hoes involved

British Bulldog decided to vacate the hardcore title as he felt like he had no worthy challenger, he said that anyone that could take him out of the ring would become champion, Blue World Order came out but they fought within each other, Matt Hardy took advantage and came up from behind to eliminate Bulldog and win the title, Bulldog was pissed saying he won due to sheer luck and this isn't what he wanted as he challenged him to a match. Hardy Boyz were poisoned and Matt blamed Bulldog for it, Bulldog said he didn't do it but he accepted a match against him as he wanted his own revenge

Kurt Angle defeated HHL and Big Stevie Cool at Royal Rumble which led to Blue World Order imploding, Owen Hart and Kurt Angle were feuding as intercontinental champion and european champion respectively as Owen felt like Angle kept having easy challengers so Angle challenged BWO Wolves to a handicap match and whoever got the pin would become European Champion

## Details

* Angle quickly eliminates The Blue Guy and Gillberg so Al Snow and Angle just have the MOTN where Angle wins
* Matt twists of fate Bulldog from the top rope and is gonna beat a former G1 Finals winner when Edge shows up and spears Matt turning on him, he pins him to win the hardcore title while Bulldog does his finisher and pins Matt
* New Age Outlaws show up to challenge any tag for their farewell tour, out comes Bradshaw and Faaroq as A.P.A. having their first tag team match together
* The 10 minute time limit is about to be done in 20 seconds when Regal attacks Godfather with his own cane without the ref seeing, he wins by not being a gentleman, just a dick
* During the LW title match, Vince has sent The Corporation to guide DX out of ringside, they don't like that and start a brawl, after a great sequence X-Pac manages to become LW champion
* Mankind is completely fair to both men when Rock punches Mankind so Mankind does a mandible claw to him, Austin stuns Mankind, Rock rock bottoms Austin but the ref is down, Vince comes out to be the special guest ref, SWEET CHIN MUSIC BY SHAWN, Mankind gets up and Rock starts arguing with him, Austin gets up and hits the stunner on Rock to win