“I think you know the guy…”
We’re on the road to WWF’s Royal Rumble 2000, and we’re right in the middle of the McMahon-Helmsley Era. Triple H & Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley are running the show, and have been trying to make everyone’s lives miserable in the process. But, there may be one man that can stop his reign of terror as WWF Champion…
On this episode of WWF SmackDown from January 13, 2000, Mankind is officially back in the WWF. He had been fired by Triple H & Stephanie, and thanks to The Rock & the roster threatening to all quit the company, Mick Foley was reinstated. But, he’s here tonight to let Triple H know that Mankind just isn’t tough enough to face a guy like HHH, especially after what he did to him on RAW (putting him through the announce table with a pedigree). But, he does know a guy that is crazy enough to take his place, and that man…is CACTUS JACK! A legendary moment in WWF history.
D-Generation X also walked out on Triple H on Monday during an 8-Man Tag Team Match, and Triple H has decided that it’s up to him to fix the problems within the group, so he books a few matches for tonight. The New Age Outlaws will compete in two separate Handicap, No Disqualification matches. One of them is against Bradshaw, and one of them is against Faarooq. If either of them interfere in the others match, they will lose their shot at the WWF Tag Team Championships at the Royal Rumble.
X-Pac, on the other hand, will team with Triple H tonight in the main event to face The Big Show & The Rock! Speaking of The Rock, he has an interview for the first time ever with the debuting Jonathan Coachman on this episode, in an all-timer segment.
We get a bunch of matches on this show, as well! Kurt Angle & Steve Blackman team up to face Edge & Christian. Too Cool & Rikishi team up to take on Hardcore Holly, Crash Holly & Al Snow. Gangrel goes one-on-one with Test, and The Hardy Boyz (Matt Hardy & Jeff Hardy) take on the team of Big Bossman & Prince Albert! Somehow, that’s not all. Godfather & D’Lo Brown team up to face The Headbangers, and Chris Jericho takes on Kane!
All of that, and so much more, on this edition of the DEADLOCK Podcast!
BONUS: Here is the list of Cactus Jack matches in Japan that they showed on this episode!
Match 1 – Terry Funk vs Cactus Jack: https://www.cagematch.net/?id=111&nr=12791
Match 2 – Shoji Nakamaki And Hiroshi Ono vs Cactus Jack And Leatherface: https://www.cagematch.net/?id=111&nr=63911
Match 3 – Cactus & Crypt Keeper vs Shoji Nakamaki & Leatherface: https://www.cagematch.net/?id=111&nr=58206
Match 4 – Cactus Jack vs Terry Funk No Ropes Barbed Wire Scramble Bunkhouse Death: https://www.cagematch.net/?id=111&nr=29734
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