In the Monday Night War 16 years ago today, WWF Raw drew a 6.0 rating with a show featuring The Undertaker vs. Triple H in the main event. Conversely, WCW Nitro drew a 3.1 rating with a show featuring Sting vs. Sid Vicious from the Superdome in New Orleans...

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WWF Raw Report
June 21, 1999
Memphis, Tenn.
Report by Wade Keller, PWTorch editor

A long opening segment set the stage for the Hunter vs. Taker main event...

(1) Jeff Jarrett pinned Ken Shamrock in a three-way match with Test to retain the IC Title at 2:32.

(2) The Rock fought Edge to a no contest at 3:35 when Undertaker interfered... Backstage Vince and Shane had a conference with Hunter and Chyna trying to talk them out of trying to beat Undertaker for the title later...

(3) Viscera beat Mark Henry at 2:20 in a Gorilla Slam match.

(4) Steve Austin pinned Big Bossman to win his stipulations at King of the Ring. The McMahons tried to bring a ladder to Bossman, but Austin grabbed it from them and used it against Bossman. Vince came to ringside and climbed the ladder and yelled at Austin as he brawled with Bossman in the crowd. Austin knocked over the ladder sending Vince flying back-first onto an announcing table at ringside. The table didn't break and the bump looked painful. Vince distracted Michaels as Bossman got out the night stick. Austin stole the stick and used it against Bossman, then hit the Stunner for the pin...

(5) X-Pac & Kane & Road Dogg beat Mr. Ass & The Acolytes when Ass pinned X-Pac at 1:12.

(6) Big Show pinned Hardcore Holly at 2:13.

(7) Pat Patterson & Gerald Brisco beat Shane & Vince McMahon via DQ at 2:30. Before the match Vince stood on the announcing table and flexed. Hey, his physique is better than Hollywood Hogan's at this point. When Pat and Gerald came out to Hogan's old music, Lawler said the music was going to make him hurl. Ross said the music made him hurl ten years ago. A minute into the match Ross said, "So much for me talking about the youth of the WWF." When Pat began punching Vince in the corner, Lawler said, "Pat, get your crotch out of McMahon's face." Shamrock ran into the ring and attacked Vince and Shane. Vince ran away as Shamrock beat up Shane. Rodney and Pete then attacked Pat and Gerald. A third Mean Street Posse guy (but much bigger) attacked Pat and Gerald. He worked over Pat's ankle with a chair for the DQ... [C]

(8) Undertaker beat Triple H via DQ at 6:45. The match drew a 7.4 quarter-hour rating. Undertaker walked the ropes, but when he came off with a forearm, he sold a knee injury. Hunter worked over the knee. Chyna then took a few cheapshots at the knee. Bearer stopped Chyna and even managed to throw Hunter into the railing. Hunter applied the figure-four leglock at 5:30. Undertaker reached out and grabbed Hunter's throat and broke the hold. He then hit a chokeslam. Chyna entered with a chair, but Undertaker blocked her. Hunter kicked the chair into Undertaker's face. Rock then ran to the ring and gave Undertaker the Rock Bottom. A big Bull head was lowered from the ceiling, Rock's symbol. Smoke came out of the nose. The C.M. ran out to attack Rock. Bossman made the save. Rock handcuffed Bearer to the bull and raised it to the ceiling.

WCW Nitro Report
June 21, 1999
New Orleans, La. at the Superdome
Report by Jason Powell, now of Prowrestling.net

(1) Billy Kidman beat Psicosis at 8:07... Ric Flair and Roddy Piper sat in their office and discussed plans for the show and the PPV. They decided the PPV main event would be Sid & Savage vs. Nash & Sting. They also decided to let Sid wrestle Sting later in the show... Highlights aired from last week of the "young vs. old" eight-man tag match...

(2) Meng beat Lenny Lane at 2:55... After break, a table covered in camouflage had been set up in the ring with a birthday cake on top of it. Master P and the No Limit Soldiers came to the ring. P announced that it was his younger brother "Shocker's" birthday. Master P picked out a fan (a white guy wearing an afro wig) in the crowd and brought him to the ring to sing "Happy Birthday." Curt Hennig came to the ring carrying a birthday present. Hennig got into the ring, talked with a southern accent, and presented Shocker with a present. Hennig opened the gift, revealing it was a cowboy hat. Shocker pretended to like it but then stomped it with his foot. P smashed the cake in Hennig's face. P and the Soldiers jumped up and down yelling "Hooty Hoo." Hennig rolled to ringside and they threw the cake at him.

(3) Eddie Guerrero beat Juventud Guerrera at 11:31. In the end, Eddie hit the Frogsplash for the win.

(4) Ernest Miller (w/Sonny Onno) beat Prince Iaukea at 4:26.

(5) Booker T beat Kanyon by DQ when Dallas Page and Bam Bam Bigelow interfered at 17:10... Gene Okerlund introduced Flair and Piper who were accompanied by Arn Anderson and Asya.

(6) Ric Flair & Roddy Piper beat Buff Bagwell & Dean Malenko at 10:15.

(7) Dallas Page & Kanyon (w/Bam Bam Bigelow) fought Rey Mysterio Jr. & Konnan (w/members of the No Limit Soldiers) to a no-contest at 12:32...

(8) Sting beat Sid Vicious via DQ at 6:11 when Savage interfered. The match drew a 3.6 quarter-hour rating. Before Sting and Sid locked up, Savage and his entourage came to ringside and had a conference with Sid. Just as Sid and Sting were about to lock up again (at 2:30), Savage grabbed Sting's boot. Finally, Sid punched Sting and the crowd began chanting "Goldberg." Sid punched, kicked, and choked Sting for the first five minutes of the match. Sting came back with (what else?) several punches and kicks of his own. Finally, Sid hit Sting with a clothesline for the first identifiable wrestling move. Sting came back and hit the Stinger Splash but Savage ran in for the DQ.

Sid set up Sting for a powerbomb but Lex Luger ran in with a chair and cleared the ring of the heels. After standing around for a couple of minutes, Savage grabbed the mic and told Luger and Sting to enjoy their small moral victory. Sid took the mic and said they will feel the madness. Sting took the mic and actually said, "We've got two words for ya." The crowd yelled, "Suck it" to end the show... An awful "effort." They didn't even bother to go past the top of the hour. Another embarrassment.

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