WWF Halftime Heat

Halftime Heat was a special WWF Championship Match that was presented at halftime of Super Bowl XXXIII.

What Led To It
On January 24, 1999 at the Royal Rumble, the Rock defeated Mankind in a brutal I Quit Match to become WWF Champion. However, Mankind never really said the words "I Quit" as the words were prerecorded from a previous promo Foley had done reguarding the match. When the Rock distracted Stone Cold Steve Austin and allowed Vince McMahon to eliminate Austin and win the Royal Rumble match, McMahon decided to award the Rock the $100,000 he had promised to anyone who eliminated Austin since the Rock caused Austin's elimination. But Mankind stole the money the next night on Raw, and challenged the Rock to an empty arena match for the title.

The Match
Vince McMahon was the sole commentator for the match, and openly rooted for the Rock. The match was basiclly a comedy match with both wrestlers hurling insults at each other and brawling all over the arena

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