Crossing the Line '99 was a

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produced by

Extreme Championship Wrestling Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) was an American professional wrestling promotion that was based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and operated by its parent company HHG Corporation. The promotion was founded in 1992 by Tod Gordon as Nationa ...

(ECW) on February 12, 1999. The event was held in Elks Lodge #878 in the

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neighborhood of

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in the United States. Excerpts from Crossing the Line '99 aired on episodes #304 and #305 of the syndicated

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'' on 20 and 27 February 1999, while the full event was released on

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in 1999 and on

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in 2002. The main event bout between

Jerry Lynn Jeremy Lynn (born June 12, 1963), better known by the ring name Jerry Lynn, is an American retired professional wrestler signed with All Elite Wrestling as a producer and coach. Lynn has worked for professional wrestling promotion, promotions ...

and

Rob Van Dam Robert Szatkowski (born December 18, 1970) better known by his ring name Rob Van Dam (frequently abbreviated to RVD) is an American professional wrestler. Known for his unique ring style—which includes his variety of kicks, acrobatic movemen ...

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. The opening bout was a singles match between Chris Chetti against

Little Guido James Maritato (born March 12, 1972) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his work in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and WWE, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) under the ring names Little Guido and Nunzio. A high-school ...

. Chris Chetti defeated Little Guido by pinfall following a double springboard moonsault. The second bout was a

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in which the Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks defeated

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, pinning Roadkill following simultaneous chair shots. Following the second bout, announcer Joey Styles conducted a brief interview with ECW World Heavyweight Champion Taz in which he said he would "choke out" anyone who challenged him at the upcoming

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Living Dangerously.

Shane Douglas Troy Allan Martin (born November 21, 1964) is an American professional wrestler, manager, and promoter, better known by his ring name Shane Douglas. He is best known for his tenures in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), World Championship ...

then came to the ring with his

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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

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and

Lance Storm Lance Timothy Evers (; born April 3, 1969), known professionally by his ring name Lance Storm, is a Canadians, Canadian retired professional wrestler. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he works as a producer. He is best known ...

to come to the ring, with both men claiming the title for themselves. Douglas, however, went on to name ECW mainstay

Tommy Dreamer Thomas James Laughlin (born February 13, 1971) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and professional wrestling promotion, promoter better known by the ring name Tommy Dreamer. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestli ...

as the new franchise. An angered Credible hit Francine and Douglas with his Singapore cane; 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. The third bout was a singles match between

Super Crazy Francisco Islas Rueda (born December 3, 1973), better known by his ring name Super Crazy, is a Mexican '' luchador'' (or professional wrestler). In Mexico, Islas has worked for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) and made appearances ...

and

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. Super Crazy won the bout by pinfall using a

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. 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

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. 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 came to the ring, with Buh Buh Ray Dudley giving a

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in which he boasted about driving the Public Enemy out of ECW.

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then came to the ring and confronted the Dudleys before being unexpectedly joined by his former tag team partner, Mustafa. 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 and

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unsuccessfully trying to help him. Lance Storm then gave a promo in which he introduced " Beulah McGillicutty" as his new manager, only for "McGillicutty" to be revealed as the returning Dawn Marie. After Tommy Dreamer - the partner of the real Beulah McGillicutty - attacked Storm, Storm, Justin Credible and

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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. 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

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. The main event saw ECW World Television Champion

defend his title against

. Van Dam defeated Lynn by pinfall following a " Five Star Frog Splash" to retain his title.

Results

References

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