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In 1999, WWF launched a secondary program known as SmackDown! on the UPN network to compete with WCW's Thunder. SmackDown! ' s pilot debuted as a special on April 29, 1999. Beginning on August 26, 1999, the WWF program was aired weekly. In 2000, WWF, in collaboration with television network NBC, created XFL, a new professional football league ...
The 2001 Backlash was the third Backlash professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It took place on April 29, 2001, at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois and was presented by Castrol GTX. Seven professional wrestling matches were scheduled on the event ...
The WWWF United States Heavyweight Championship was a singles title used sporadically in the World Wide Wrestling Federation between 1960 and 1976. During the variable periods in which it was used, the title served as the promotion's secondary singles championship to the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship.
On April 16, 2000, at Spring Stampede in Chicago, Illinois, all of the titles were filled with matches between the New Blood and the Millionaire's Club. The feuds continued for another month or so before both factions disbanded due to WCW management deciding the angle was not working due to it backfiring, as the Millionaire's Club got most of ...
The British Bulldog for the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship [36] 6 SummerSlam (1993) August 30, 1993 Auburn Hills, Michigan: The Palace of Auburn Hills: Yokozuna (c) vs. Lex Luger for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship [37] 7 SummerSlam (1994) August 29, 1994 Chicago, Illinois: United Center: The Undertaker vs. "The Undertaker ...
Illinois: Ian Rotten: NWA Ireland [40] 2004–2008 Ireland: Paul Tracey NWA Korea [41] 2006–2017 South Korea: Lee Whang Pyo NWA Liberty States 2012–2013 New Jersey: Ricky Otazu NWA Lone Star 2011–2012 Texas Tony Brooklyn NWA Lucha Chicago 2010 Illinois: Mach One Wrestling 2008–2012 California: John Ian Metro Pro Wrestling 2010–2012 ...
It operated as a subsidiary of his company Titan Sports, the owners of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). Tom Platz announced the WBF during the closing ceremonies of the International Federation of BodyBuilding (IFBB) Mr. Olympia competition in September 1990, which he and McMahon had attended as representatives of an accompanying ...
George Gray (born February 12, 1960) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name (The) One Man Gang.For three years in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), he was Akeem "The African Dream". [2]