10 Fascinating WWE WrestleMania 2000 Facts
8. Tim White Was Reamed Out For The Counting Miscue In The Hardcore Title Match
The planned finish for the Hardcore Title clustershmazz was for Crash Holly to escape with the belt. He would be covered by "cousin" Hardcore Holly in the waning seconds, with referee Tim White rendering a two-count just as the 15 minutes were up. Hardcore nailed Crash and Tazz with a glass candy jar as the precious seconds ticked away, and he (along with White) were led to believe everything was right on cue.
According to Hardcore, White was being counted down in his earpiece by somebody backstage, so that he would know how to time the count, ensuring he wouldn't slap the mat for three before the bell sounded. If you saw the match, you knew something went awry, because White holds back on counting with a full second left. Hastily improvising, a confused Howard Finkel announced that Hardcore won the match and the belt.
Hardcore later revealed that White was yelled at by several agents, and Vince McMahon himself, for the snafu. Hardcore contends that poor Tim White was at the mercy of the person counting him down, and had done exactly what he was supposed to do.