DEADLOCK Podcast: Revisiting WWF 1999 SmackDown Network Series Premiere, Jericho’s 1st Match, Triple H Defends WWF Title

This isn’t the pilot, it’s the first actual episode of WWF SmackDown! after it got picked up by UPN. August 26th, 1999 is when the series premiere happened. Triple H just won the WWF Championship on RAW for the very first time! The commission of the World Wrestling Federation, Shawn Michaels makes Triple H defend the WWF title against The Rock! Also, Chris Jericho makes his in ring WWF debut by taking on The Road Dogg, The Big Bossman kidnaps Al Snow’s dog, and Big Show and Undertaker defend the WWF Tag Team Titles. Plus, Test finds out what Stephanie McMahon says after he proposed to her!

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