Halftime Heat
| Halftime Heat | |
|---|---|
| Promotions | WWE |
| Brands | NXT (2019–present) |
| First event | 1999 |
Halftime Heat is a series of professional wrestling broadcasts that are produced by WWE (then known as the World Wrestling Federation), and used as Super Bowl counterprogramming. They air during their respective year's halftime of the Super Bowl.
History
Originally produced under the World Wrestling Federation banner (WWF), Halftime Heat aired during a 20-minute block[1] on USA Network during Super Bowl XXXIII in 1999.[2] The inaugural Halftime Heat featured an Empty arena match between The Rock and Mankind[3] During the match, Mankind won his second WWF Championship.[4]
Halftime Heat returned the following year, featuring highlights from The Hardy Boyz taking on The Dudley Boyz as well as the bikini contest, both from that year's Royal Rumble. It concluded with an Interview with Jim Ross and Stone Cold Steve Austin, which discussed an injury update and his engagement to Debra McMichael.[5]
It was announced in January 2019 that it would be brought back as a special event on the WWE Network,[6] YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.[7]During the pre-show of the Royal Rumble footage was shown of what happened after NXT TakeOver: Phoenix went off the air, which led to the announcement of Aleister Black, Ricochet, and Velveteen Dream taking on Adam Cole, Johnny Gargano, and Tommaso Ciampa, during the returning Halftime Heat.[8][9] Shawn Michaels was also announced as part of the announce team.[10]
Events
| No. | Super Bowl | Date | City | Venue | Main event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XXXIII | January 31, 1999 | Tucson, Arizona | Tucson Convention Center | The Rock (c) vs. Mankind in an Empty Arena match for the WWF Championship[11][12] |
| 2 | XXXIV | January 30, 2000 | Interview with Stone Cold Steve Austin as he recovered from neck surgery[13] | ||
| 3 | LIII | February 3, 2019 | Orlando, Florida | WWE Performance Center[14] | Aleister Black, Ricochet and Velveteen Dream vs. Johnny Gargano, Tommaso Ciampa and Adam Cole[15] |
See also
References
- ^ "Super TV On Super Sunday?". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "CELEBRITY DEATHMATCH DEATHBOWL '99". Sun-Sentinel.com. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "WWE Looks Back At Super Bowl 'Halftime Heat' With The Rock vs. Mankind". Tech Times. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "TORCH FLASHBACK (1999): Mankind wins the WWF Title at Halftime Heat during Super Bowl". February 7, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
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{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "WWE Halftime Heat returning with NXT six-man tag match". WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, UFC News, UFC results. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "WWE to Return 'Halftime Heat' During Super Bowl Halftime for First Time in 20 Years". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "WWE 'Halftime Heat' returns after 20 years". SI.com. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "WWE BRINGING BACK HALFTIME HEAT NEXT WEEKEND - PWInsider.com". www.pwinsider.com. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "WWE Halftime Heat to stream live during The Big Game". WWE. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "WWF Half-Time Heat « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "The Rock vs. Mankind in an empty arena during Halftime Heat: This Week in WWE History, Feb. 4, 2016". MSN. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "Highlights". Washington Post. January 29, 2000. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ "HALFTIME HEAT UPDATE, TRIBUTE TO MARVEL CHARACTER AT TAKEOVER, KEITH LEE AND MORE NXT NEWS - PWInsider.com". www.pwinsider.com. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "WWE to counter-program Super Bowl LIII halftime show with six-man tag-team bout". 28 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.