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WRESTLEMANIA XV FACTS

WHAT TOOK PLACE AT WRESTLEMANIA XV

WrestleMania XV was the fifteenth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. The event was held in the First Union Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 28, 1999. The tagline for WrestleMania XV was The Ragin' Climax. Michael Cole and Jerry "The King" Lawler provided commentary during the event. Jim Ross replaced Cole for the Main Event.

  • Steve Austin defeated The Rock (w/Mankind as special guest referee) to win the WWF Championship(16:52)
    • The judges for the Brawl for All included Gorilla Monsoon, Chuck Wepner, and Kevin Rooney. The match was refereed by "The Pazmanian Devil" Vinnie Pazienza.
    • WrestleMania XV marked the first time that the Hardcore Championship was defended at a WrestleMania event.
    • This event marked the final WrestleMania appearances for Gorilla Monsoon and Owen Hart who would ultimately pass away in 1999.
    • This WrestleMania's logo was the last to feature the classic font used since the event's inception in 1985. However, the font would later be used again for the logo of WrestleMania 22.
    • This was the last WrestleMania to feature red ring ropes. Every WrestleMania since then has used black ring ropes.
    • This was the first WrestleMania to have a solid barricade surrounding the ring area instead of the metal bars used in previous events.
    • This was the first WrestleMania to have a Battle Royal in a pre-show.

     
  • The Undertaker (w/Paul Bearer) defeated The Big Boss Man in a Hell in a Cell match(9:46)
    • Undertaker pinned Big Boss Man following a Tombstone Piledriver.
    • After the match, The Brood came down from the ceiling and lowered a noose into the cell. There, Undertaker hanged Big Boss Man off the top of the cell.
  • Before Vince McMahon could make himself referee, WWF Commissioner Shawn Michaels came out and preventing this move happening, stating that only the Commissioner could decide who referees what match.
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    Steve Austin winning his third WWF Championship.

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