On May 10, 1999 WWF Raw is War aired on the USA Network from the O-Rena in Orlando, Florida. This was the most watched episode of Raw in history, drawing an 8.1 Nielsen Rating. Translation: about 1 in 12 televisions with cable were watching this show. There was no WCW Monday Nitro that week due to the in-progress NBA playoffs on TNT. In the main event, The Corporate Ministry's Shane McMahon, The Undertaker & Triple H took on WWF Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock & Vince McMahon. Shawn M

On September 13, 2001 WWF Smackdown! aired live on UPN from the the Compaq Center in Houston, Texas, marking the first public gathering after the terrorist attacks on September 11th. A regularly-scheduled taping for that week's episode was to occur on September 11, but was cancelled due to the attacks. WWF staff, including Vince McMahon, elected to go on with the episode as a live broadcast instead, which would feature exhibition matches with no effect on storylines. McMahon emphasized that the