#9 ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Au stin and The Undertaker battle for the WWE Championship - June 28, 1999 (6.8)
The night after the King of the Ring PPV saw The Undertaker still holding the WWF Championship. ‘Taker had defeated The Rock 24 hours ago at KOTR, and on RAW, he was in for a surprise.
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The Rattlesnake, who lost to Shane and Vince at the King of the Ring PPV in a Ladder match for the control of the company wanted a title shot against The Undertaker.
In the main event, The Undertaker and Steve Austin fought for the WWE title. Austin also laid down the stipulation that if anyone interfered and Undertaker got disqualified, the title would change hands. After a solid match, Austin dropped The Undertaker with a couple of stunners to pick up the victory, and thus became the new WWF Champion!
Post-match, The Undertaker attacked Austin and busted him open! The second hour drew a mammoth 7.2 rating, with the overall rating for the show coming out to be 6.8.