On September 30, 1999 WWF Smackdown aired on UPN from the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia. In the main event, WWF World Heavyweight Champion Triple H puts hit title on the line against “The British Bulldog” Davey Boy Smith with The Rock serving as the special guest referee. Once the match spirals out of control, The Rock delivers a memorable “people’s elbow” to The British Bulldog (5:05 mark of the video) before taking off with Triple H’s title belt. After a backstage brawl between The R

On January 4, 1999 during WWF Monday Night Raw from the Worcester Centrum in Worcester, Massachusetts, Mankind defeats The Rock in a no disqualification match to win his first WWF World Heavyweight Championship. Mankind won from the assistance of Stone Cold Steve Austin, who received one of loudest pops in history. The show was taped on December 29th, but didn’t air until January 4th. During WCW Nitro (which aired live at the same time from the Georgia Dome) WCW announcer Tony Schiavone gave awa