On September 30, 1999 WWF Smackdown aired on UPN from the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia. In the main event, WWF World Heavyweight Champion Triple H puts hit title on the line against “The British Bulldog” Davey Boy Smith with The Rock serving as the special guest referee. Once the match spirals out of control, The Rock delivers a memorable “people’s elbow” to The British Bulldog (5:05 mark of the video) before taking off with Triple H’s title belt. After a backstage brawl between The R

On August 26, 1999 the official debut episode of WWF SmackDown! aired on UPN from the Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. In the main event, WWF World Heavyweight Champion Triple H (with Chyna) took on The Rock with Shawn Michaels as the special guest referee. WWF SmackDown! was set up to compete against WCW’s Thursday night show, Thunder. SmackDown! first appeared on April 29, 1999 using the Raw set as a single television special on UPN. | Davenport Sports Network