5 Superstars who were part of 1999's In Your House card who are still employed by WWE 

It's been more than two decades since the last In Your House
It's been more than two decades since the last In Your House

This weekend, the NXT roster of WWE will TakeOver once again, just one week shy of Backlash, but this weekend will be a little different. WWE NXT TakeOvers have traditionally been held at different locations and the name of the city has been part of the TakeOver, but given the current global pandemic, it's been much harder for WWE to travel.

This weekend the company will present In Your House, with the NXT roster which surprisingly isn't the first time that this brand of pay-per-view has been used seen in WWE.

The original In Your House pay-per-view took place back in 1995 and boasted the main event of Deisel vs Sycho Sid for the World Championship. These events took place regularly over the next few years with the final show taking place in February 1999 and was famously called the St Valentine's Day Massacre.

This was 21 years ago, but interestingly there are a handful of stars who performed that night that are still contracted with WWE.


#5. Triple H

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Triple H was part of the show back in February 1999 when he teamed with X-Pac to take on The Corporation which interestingly included Chyna. The former Women's Champion was initially part of D Generation X but she had betrayed The Game a few weeks earlier and gone on to join his rivals.

On this night, it was Kane and Chyna that came out on top and it later led to a match between The Game and The Big Red Machine at WrestleMania in April. Interestingly it was the biggest show of the year that saw Triple H betray X-Pac and join The Corporation himself, following in Chyna's footsteps and later setting up a storyline with his future wife Stephanie McMahon.

#4. Jeff Hardy

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Jeff Hardy recently made his return to WWE after being on the sidelines for a number of months following a knee injury. The Charismatic Enigma has been lighting up WWE screens now for more than two decades which is why his name lands on this list as one of the stars in action back in 1999.

Hardy was teaming with his brother Matt against Brian Christopher and Scott Taylor back in 1999 in what was a losing effort for The Hardy Boyz. Matt and Jeff had only signed their first WWE contract a few months prior to the show and were seen as up and coming stars, so it comes as no surprise that they lost this match.

It wasn't until the summer of 1999 that Matt and Jeff lifted the Tag Team Championships for the first time, so this loss was one that was quickly forgotten. It's also worth noting that whilst this match was on the card, it was the dark match for the event, so only the fans in attendance were able to witness this match.

#3. Mark Henry

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Mark Henry has been seen as the World's Strongest Man for more than a decade whilst active, despite winning the competition back in 2002. Whilst his in-ring career has come to an end in recent years, the former Champion is currently still employed by WWE as a backstage producer.

More than two decades ago, Henry was on the card for The St Valentines Day Massacre and was in a tag team match which pitted Owen Hart and Jeff Jarrett up against Henry and D'Lo Brown.

Of course, Henry was on the losing side of the match after a number of issues with Jeff Jarrett in the weeks leading up to this match since Henry thought that Debra was attracted to him. Henry was seen as "Sexual Chocolate" at this time and was taken by Debra, even though she was the manager of the Tag Team Champion.

After weeks of issues between the four men, a match was made for the WWF Tag Team Championships but Jarrett and Owen Hart were able to come out on top and retain their Championships.

#2. Kane

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Kane will always be seen as a legend in wrestling circles, but at present, he has decided to step away from the ring to focus on political aspirations. Kane under his real name of Glenn Jacobs is currently the Mayor of Knox County in Tennessee, but he is still seen as an active talent for WWE which means that he makes returns as and when he likes which included a cameo on RAW a few weeks ago.

Back in 1999, Kane was in the middle of a feud with D Generation X, since he had been at the forefront of the feud between the two parties. After Chyna joined The Corporation, this gave them more momentum against X-Pac and The Game and it allowed Kane an advantage over his nemesis at In Your House.

Kane was part of the end of the match since it saw Triple H looking to pedigree his girlfriend Chyna but when The Big Red Machine recovered and delivered a chokeslam to The Game, he then pulled Chyna on top to secure the pin.

#1. Jeff Jarrett

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Jeff Jarrett's name is perhaps more synonymous with Impact Wrestling at present, but there was a time when Double J was best known for his work in WWE. In recent years the former Champion and musical soul has been able to make his way back to WWE and currently works as a member of the company's creative team.

Back in 1999, Jarrett successfully defended his Tag Team Championships alongside the late Owen Hart when the duo took on Mark Henry and D'Lo Brown. As already mentioned, this was a match that was also about pride since Mark Henry was looking to take Debra away.

It was an interesting match that saw Jarrett and Hart retain their Championships, and Jarrett was able to hit home the win a little harder when he forced The World's Strongest Man to tap out to a Figure Four Leg Lock which was applied after he was hit in the leg with a guitar.

Interestingly, Jarrett went on to drop the Championships a few months later and then returned to WCW in October 1999.

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