5 Notable Empty Arena Matches From Wrestling's Past
From a time when empty arena matches were an option to the likes of WWE & AEW, rather than a necessity...
3. The Rock Vs. Mankind (1999)
Certainly the most famous of the Empty Arena matches - you could even recreate the mayhem to an extent on the WWE '13 video game.
After The Rock brutalised Mankind to win the WWF World title at the Royal Rumble, a still-battered Mick Foley goaded Rock into a rematch that would run during halftime of Super Bowl 33, inside the empty Tucson Convention Center.
With Vince McMahon on the call (one of his more underrated performances, given that he mixed announcer Vince and evil boss Vince so deftly), Rock and Mankind pummelled each other with typical wrestling weapons, as well as around-the-arena props like snack food and office equipment.
The Rock's one-line barbs between weapon shots rounded out an entertaining spectacle that ended with Foley pinning him under a keg-weighted pallet to regain the belt.
Written by Justin Henry
In addition to writing lists and commentaries for Cultaholic, Justin is also a features writer and interviewer for Fighting Spirit Magazine, and is co-author of the WWE-related book Titan Screwed: Lost Smiles, Stunners, and Screwjobs.
