Laying the SmackDown

Episode aired Aug 26, 1999
TV-14
1h 28m

IMDb RATING

7.4/10

YOUR RATING

Dwayne Johnson and Paul Levesque in WWE Smackdown! (1999)

Action Sport

SmackDown! debuts as the newly-crowned WWF World Heavyweight Champion Triple H defends the title against the Rock, with his friend Commissioner Shawn Michaels as the special guest referee, t... Read allSmackDown! debuts as the newly-crowned WWF World Heavyweight Champion Triple H defends the title against the Rock, with his friend Commissioner Shawn Michaels as the special guest referee, the Big Bossman challenges Al Snow for the Hardcore Title, Tori faces WWF Women's Champion ... Read allSmackDown! debuts as the newly-crowned WWF World Heavyweight Champion Triple H defends the title against the Rock, with his friend Commissioner Shawn Michaels as the special guest referee, the Big Bossman challenges Al Snow for the Hardcore Title, Tori faces WWF Women's Champion Ivory in a non-title Evening Gown Match, and more.

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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
The Chris Jericho-Road Dogg (Brian James) match was Jericho's WWF TV in-ring debut.

Quotes
Jerry 'The King' Lawler: [Ivory, who is down to bra and thong, is running to the back after Tori defeated her in an Evening Gown Match] I hate to see her go, but I love to watch her leave.

Alternate versions
For the version posted on their YouTube channel, WWE cut out the Ivory (Lisa Moretti)-Tori (Terri Poch) Evening Gown Match and replaced it with footage of Al Snow raging around outside trying to find his dog Pepper after The Big Bossman (Ray Traylor) stole him