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1. The Rock Vs Mankind (January 4, 1999)

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An iconic moment for reasons that stretched beyond the action inside a white hot venue during a white hot time, Mick Foley's first WWE Championship win will always be married to the choice World Championship Wrestling made to spoil it during the Nitro airing at the same time.

Everybody enjoys the tale of how thousands of eyes switched over that night, but the longterm impact was probably devastating too. From Steve Austin's run-in to Vince McMahon's panic and Mankind's emotional celebration, this was f*cking unbelievably euphoric pro wrestling television end to end - it's highly likely plenty of former WCW fans came back for another hit the following week.

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