Wrestling's biggest Super Bowl related moment: Halftime Heat
by David Bixenspan on Feb 7, 2010 6:41 PM EST
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With the WWF's mainstream popularity peaking and their new Sunday evening show (Sunday Night Heat) taking off, it seemed only natural to run a special match during the halftime of Super Bowl XXXIII in 1999. The Rock was WWF Champion and had traded the title with Mankind. The Rock regained the title at The Royal Rumble in a "I quit" match by having a tape of Mankind screaming the words played over the PA system, so a rematch was in order. The stipulation? A falls count anywhere empty arena match. While the original empty arena match between Jerry Lawler and Terry Funk was a violent, bloody affair, the 1999 version was oddly comedic, with fans split in their opinions on whether or not it was any good. Most agreed that the finish, which invoked a magical camera, was terrible. Judge for yourself, as video of the match is after the jump in two parts.
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First time I saw this… It’s nowhere near a good wrestling match, but the finish is funny as hell.
by Monday Morning Martial Artist on Feb 8, 2010 11:37 AM EST reply actions
The Rock regained the title at The Royal Rumble in a “I quit” match by having a tape of Mankind screaming the words played over the PA system
That was also the famous match in ‘Beyond the Mat’ where his kids where in the stands and crying while Mick was taking chair shot after chair shot to the head.
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