WWF Wrestlemania 16

WWF WRESTLEMANIA 16
Sunday, April 2nd, 2000

Live from the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, CA

List of WWF Champions at the time:
●  WWF World Heavyweight Champion: Triple H (1/03/2000)
●  WWF Intercontinental Champion: Kurt Angle (2/27/2000)
●  WWF World Tag Team Champions: The Dudley Boyz (2/27/2000)
●  WWF European Champion: Kurt Angle (2/10/2000)
●  WWF Hardcore Champion: Crash Holly (3/13/2000)
●  WWF Women’s Champion: Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley (3/30/2000)
●  WWF Light Heavyweight Champion: Dean Malenko (3/13/2000)

~ Wrestlemania comes on the air with Lillian Garcia singing an excellent rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner”. Next an intro video is shown hyping the four-man main event for the title as well as the four McMahons involved. After that Jim Ross welcomes us to the show along with Jerry “The King” Lawler.

WWF Smackdown 3.30.2000

WWF SMACKDOWN
Thursday, March 30th, 2000

Taped (3/28) from San Antonio, TX

List of WWF Champions at the time:
●  WWF World Heavyweight Champion: Triple H (1/03/2000)
●  WWF Intercontinental Champion: Kurt Angle (2/27/2000)
●  WWF World Tag Team Champions: The Dudley Boyz (2/27/2000)
●  WWF European Champion: Kurt Angle (2/10/2000)
●  WWF Hardcore Champion: Crash Holly (3/13/2000)
●  WWF Women’s Champion: Jacqueline (2/03/2000)
●  WWF Light Heavyweight Champion: Dean Malenko (3/13/2000)

~ Smackdown comes on the air and goes right to the intro without a recap with Michael Cole and Jerry “The King” Lawler welcoming us to the show. Cole reminds us we’re at the eve of Wrestlemania and Lawler mentions rumors of stipulations being added to the main event tonight. Cole mentions also tonight The Rock goes one-on-one with Kurt Angle.

WWF Raw Is War 3.27.2000

WWF RAW IS WAR
Monday, March 27th, 2000

Live from the Compaq Center in Houston, TX

List of WWF Champions at the time:
●  WWF World Heavyweight Champion: Triple H (1/03/2000)
●  WWF Intercontinental Champion: Kurt Angle (2/27/2000)
●  WWF World Tag Team Champions: The Dudley Boyz (2/27/2000)
●  WWF European Champion: Kurt Angle (2/10/2000)
●  WWF Hardcore Champion: Crash Holly (3/13/2000)
●  WWF Women’s Champion: Jacqueline (2/03/2000)
●  WWF Light Heavyweight Champion: Dean Malenko (3/13/2000)

~ Raw comes on the air with the latest of the McMahon family saga on Smackdown. After the intro Jim Ross welcomes us to the show along with Jerry “The King” Lawler.

WWF Smackdown 3.23.2000

WWF SMACKDOWN
Thursday, March 23rd, 2000

Taped (3/21) from the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, WI

List of WWF Champions at the time:
●  WWF World Heavyweight Champion: Triple H (1/03/2000)
●  WWF Intercontinental Champion: Kurt Angle (2/27/2000)
●  WWF World Tag Team Champions: The Dudley Boyz (2/27/2000)
●  WWF European Champion: Kurt Angle (2/10/2000)
●  WWF Hardcore Champion: Crash Holly (3/13/2000)
●  WWF Women’s Champion: Jacqueline (2/03/2000)
●  WWF Light Heavyweight Champion: Dean Malenko (3/13/2000)

~ Smackdown comes on the air with clips of the Wrestlemania main event being done on free TV on Raw as well as Linda McMahon bringing back Mick Foley for ‘one night only’ and making the match a four-way. After the intro Michael Cole welcomes us to the show along with Jerry “The King” Lawler.

WWF Raw Is War 3.20.2000

WWF RAW IS WAR
Monday, March 20th, 2000

Live from the Allstate Arena in Chicago, IL

List of WWF Champions at the time:
●  WWF World Heavyweight Champion: Triple H (1/03/2000)
●  WWF Intercontinental Champion: Kurt Angle (2/27/2000)
●  WWF World Tag Team Champions: The Dudley Boyz (2/27/2000)
●  WWF European Champion: Kurt Angle (2/10/2000)
●  WWF Hardcore Champion: Crash Holly (3/13/2000)
●  WWF Women’s Champion: Jacqueline (2/03/2000)
●  WWF Light Heavyweight Champion: Dean Malenko (3/13/2000)

~ Raw comes on the air with Michael Cole meeting up with Vince McMahon who’s conversing with the Stooges. Cole asks Vince about rumors of a major announcement on wwf.com when Gerald Brisco mentions a tournament. Vince explains a tag team elimination tournament will indeed be held tonight to determine the new #1 contenders with the winners of each match meeting in a battle royal to see who faces the Dudleys at Wrestlemania. Pat Patterson then begs Vince to tell them about “the big one” but Vince isn’t ready to reveal his surprise just yet; all he says is this match if it is signed will rock the WWF down to its very foundation. Sounds intriguing. Cole mentions the WWF’s appearence on Saturday Night Live this past weekend and Vince decides to use its opening to lead into the credits.

WWF Smackdown 3.16.2000

WWF SMACKDOWN
Thursday, March 16th, 2000

Taped (3/14) from the Nassau Colliseum in Uniondale, NY

List of WWF Champions at the time:
●  WWF World Heavyweight Champion: Triple H (1/03/2000)
●  WWF Intercontinental Champion: Kurt Angle (2/27/2000)
●  WWF World Tag Team Champions: The Dudley Boyz (2/27/2000)
●  WWF European Champion: Kurt Angle (2/10/2000)
●  WWF Hardcore Champion: Crash Holly (3/13/2000)
●  WWF Women’s Champion: Jacqueline (2/03/2000)
●  WWF Light Heavyweight Champion: Dean Malenko (3/13/2000)

~ Smackdown comes on the air with clips of Vince McMahon’s return and Rock regaining his Wrestlemania title shot on Raw. After the intro Michael Cole welcomes us to the show along with Jerry “The King” Lawler.

WWF Raw Is War 3.13.2000

WWF RAW IS WAR
Monday, March 13th, 2000

Live from the Continential Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, NJ

List of WWF Champions at the time:
●  WWF World Heavyweight Champion: Triple H (1/03/2000)
●  WWF Intercontinental Champion: Kurt Angle (2/27/2000)
●  WWF World Tag Team Champions: The Dudley Boyz (2/27/2000)
●  WWF European Champion: Kurt Angle (2/10/2000)
●  WWF Hardcore Champion: Crash Holly (2/24/2000)
●  WWF Women’s Champion: Jacqueline (2/03/2000)
●  WWF Light Heavyweight Champion: Essa Rios (2/13/2000)

~ Raw comes on the air with clips of The Rock’s latest struggles against the Helmsleys on Smackdown. After the intro Jim Ross welcomes us to the show along with Jerry “The King” Lawler.

WWF Smackdown 3.09.2000

WWF SMACKDOWN
Thursday, March 9th, 2000

Taped (3/7) from the FleetCenter in Boston, MA

List of WWF Champions at the time:
●  WWF World Heavyweight Champion: Triple H (1/03/2000)
●  WWF Intercontinental Champion: Kurt Angle (2/27/2000)
●  WWF World Tag Team Champions: The Dudley Boyz (2/27/2000)
●  WWF European Champion: Kurt Angle (2/10/2000)
●  WWF Hardcore Champion: Crash Holly (2/24/2000)
●  WWF Women’s Champion: Jacqueline (2/03/2000)
●  WWF Light Heavyweight Champion: Essa Rios (2/13/2000)

~ Smackdown comes on the air with footage of the building Triple H/Big Show tension on Raw, alsmo as if they’re going to really main-event Wrestlemania. After the intro Michael Cole welcomes us to the show along with Jerry “The King” Lawler.

~ Things kick off with the Helmsleys making their way out to the stage to start our opening gabfest. Stephanie grabs the mic but before she can say anything Shane McMahon and The Big Show come out as well.

WWF Raw Is War 3.06.2000

WWF RAW IS WAR
Monday, March 6th, 2000

Live from Springfield, MA

List of WWF Champions at the time:
●  WWF World Heavyweight Champion: Triple H (1/03/2000)
●  WWF Intercontinental Champion: Kurt Angle (2/27/2000)
●  WWF World Tag Team Champions: The Dudley Boyz (2/27/2000)
●  WWF European Champion: Kurt Angle (2/10/2000)
●  WWF Hardcore Champion: Crash Holly (2/24/2000)
●  WWF Women’s Champion: Jacqueline (2/03/2000)
●  WWF Light Heavyweight Champion: Essa Rios (2/13/2000)

~ Raw comes on the air with highlights of the brewing McMahon civil war between Shane and Stephanie. After the intro Jim Ross welcomes us to the show along with Jerry “The King” Lawler.

WWF Smackdown 3.02.2000

WWF SMACKDOWN
Thursday, March 2nd, 2000

Taped (2/29) from Trenton, NJ

List of WWF Champions at the time:
●  WWF World Heavyweight Champion: Triple H (1/03/2000)
●  WWF Intercontinental Champion: Kurt Angle (2/27/2000)
●  WWF World Tag Team Champions: The Dudley Boyz (2/27/2000)
●  WWF European Champion: Kurt Angle (2/10/2000)
●  WWF Hardcore Champion: Crash Holly (2/24/2000)
●  WWF Women’s Champion: Jacqueline (2/03/2000)
●  WWF Light Heavyweight Champion: Essa Rios (2/13/2000)

~ Smackdown comes on the air with clips of The Rock’s failed attempt to get his Wrestlemania title shot back on Raw. After the intro Michael Cole welcomes us to the show along with Jerry “The King” Lawler.