10 Things You Didn't Know About WWE In 1999

6. A WWE/WCW Supershow...

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...of sorts.

"Curtis Comes Home" was a July 30th supercard featuring a host of wrestlers from WWE, WCW, ECW and beyond, and served as a fundraiser for beloved referee Brian "Mark Curtis" Hildebrand. Hildebrand was suffering from stomach cancer at the time and used the money to go towards mounting medical bills, easing his situation somewhat before his tragic passing later in the year at just 37.

Such was his popularity that all the wrestlers worked it for free, the major organisations funded travel for their participating performers, and the show even featured a super-rare WWE Vs WCW match. Ish.

Chris Jericho had yet to officially debut in WWE when he squared off against the company's backstage interview man Terry Taylor. Coincidentally, 'Y2J's debut for the market leader wasn't too far off from Taylor jumping the other way - the former Red Roster was back doing interviews and more for World Championship Wrestling until the organisation was bought by Vince McMahon in 2001.

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