10 Huge Wrestling Moments That Played Out To Silence

10. Mick Foley's Super Bowl Sunday

Back in 1999, wrestling fans were given one of the most unique wrestling matches that had ever been seen up until that point in time.

Dubbed Halftime Heat and playing out during Super Bowl XXXIII, WWF Champion The Rock defended his title against Mick Foley in an empty arena setting. After a ridiculously entertaining 17-minute contest, Foley ended up outsmarting The Great One and got a forklift-assisted victory to become a two-time WWF Champ.

While this was clearly a big moment in the career of Foley, the biggest take-home from this match was just how well Mick and The Rock made the most of this one-off setting. In particular, The Rock showcased just how wildly charismatic and electric a presence he was, as he talked trash throughout in the way that only The Rock can. For Foley's part, he was likewise fantastic in verbalising this battle between these two long-time rivals.

In the years since, WWE has delivered two further Halftime Heat offerings - one which was a 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin interview, and one that pitted some of NXT's brightest stars against each other in six-man tag action - but fans still to this day look back fondly on The Rock and Mick Foley's brilliant 1999 Super Bowl Sunday match-up.

Authored by Andrew Pollard

Senior Writer

Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks/Saints, Jamie Hayter, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is co-host of the Fearless in Devotion podcast, which won the Club Podcast of the Year gong at the 2024 FSA Awards.

Posted On: 27th Apr 2020