11 Most Disappointing WWE PPV Endings

11. King Of The Ring 1999 — The Mysterious Floating Briefcase

With Billy Gunn beating X-Pac inside of six minutes in an underwhelming 1999 King of the Ring final, it would’ve been nice to see the show end with a bang in the main event.

Unfortunately, that didn’t happen.

The show-closer saw Stone Cold Steve Austin take on Vince and Shane McMahon in a handicap ladder match. Why a ladder match, you ask? Because above the ring was a briefcase containing a contract granting the beholder ownership of the WWF.

So, when Austin stunned both McMahons and began climbing the ladder, it seemed we were looking at our new owner of the company—until someone backstage mysteriously raised the briefcase beyond Austin’s reach, before later returning it to its regular height to allow Shane to seize the contract.

It was half-heartedly hinted the next night on Raw that the returning Big Boss Man might've been our briefcase bandit, but for the most part the incident was quietly forgotten about. Those shenanigans and the wooly explanation only served to mar what was already a rather gimmicky match, providing a flat end to what had been a generally flat PPV top-to-bottom.