27 YEARS AGO TODAY! ⚡
August 26, 1999 — WWF SmackDown! made its debut!
The Rock says the Attitude Era was already electrifying, but SmackDown! took it to another level.
NOW THAT’S A SMACKDOWN! 🐂🔥 #TheRock#TheGreatOne#ThePeoplesChampion#TheBrahmabull#WWERp
25 years ago today, Booker T lost the WCW World Heavyweight Championship to Kurt Angle on the SmackDown right after InVasion.
Angle became the first WWF Superstar to win the WCW Title.
Now can you dig that? The five-time, five-time, five-time, five-time, five-time WCW Champion… and your World Heavyweight Champion has arrived. I’m bringing respect, championship gold, and a whole lotta fight. Can you dig that… sucka?!