The inaugural Halftime Heat featured an Empty arena match between The Rock and Mankind. The match was also accompanied by a Super Bowl ad purchased by the WWF, tying into their Attitude Era branding. [3] During the match, Mankind won his second WWF Championship. [4]

Apr 29, 2015 · The first empty arena match saw Jerry Lawler and then-NWA World Heavyweight Champion Terry Funk battle in the empty Mid South Coliseum. The empty arena match was a culmination of long feud between The Funkster and The King of Memphis Jerry Lawler.

May 31, 2022 · If a wrestler is performing in a vastly empty arena, it’s most likely that one of two things is happening: either business is doing terribly, or there’s a global pandemic going on. This list has a mix of shows that suffered from each circumstance.

Mar 20, 2020 · That's really the result of these empty-arena shows, a version of pro wrestling that's just an endearingly bizarre melodrama carried out by cartoon characters with six-packs.

Oct 20, 2022 · WWE made several attempts to make the empty-arena era more exciting for fans, with mixed results. Some of these experiments were well-received, while others flopped horribly. WWE’s Money in the Bank event is one of the most unique shows in wrestling today. This was especially true in 2020 when WWE decided to make the event a lot more interesting.

Apr 8, 2021 · Turning up the volume while the crowds are away. With WrestleMania and the gradual reintroduction of fans just around the corner, the time has come to begin the analysis of WWE’s empty arena...

Jun 29, 2020 · Let's take a look at the top 7 WWE Superstars of the Empty Arena Era. Seth Rollins has come into his own recently with his 'Monday Night Messiah' gimmick. After his less-than-impressive run...

Mar 30, 2020 · Professional wrestling has had its fair share of empty arena matches, whether that be storyline-based or just out of necessity. In this list, we’re going to take a look at the 5 best matches that...

Mar 24, 2020 · For this little list, let's journey back to some times when professional wrestling ran some notable empty arena matches by choice, where the reasons for holding matches before zero fans had nothing to do with a pandemic.

Empty Arena Match is an episode of Three Faces of Foley which is a part of the WWE Network Collections. It was added to the Network on August 1, 2016. During halftime of Super Bowl XXXIII, Mankind tries to reclaim the WWE Championship from The Rock in an Empty Arena Match.