# WWE Podcast Throwback (2020): The Very First SmackDown on UPN - August 26th, 1999

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Podcast: [The WWE Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wwe-podcast-498111)
Published: 2026-05-15T01:39:33+00:00
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## Resource

*Originally Aired July 29th, 2020* In this edition of Wrestling Nostalgia we look back at the very first edition of SmackDown on UPN that took place in August of 1999 - headlined by The Rock vs HHH for the WWF Championship ...with HBK as the special guest referee. Go AD-FREE and get this show plus hundreds more by heading to Patreon.com/WWEPodcast Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-wwe-podcast--2187791/support .

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