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On January 4, 1999 during WWF RAW Is WAR from Worcester, Massachusetts, Mankind defeats The Rock in a no disqualification match to win his first WWF World Heavyweight Championship. The show was taped on December 29th, but didn’t air until January 4th. During WCW Nitro (which aired live at the same time) WCW announcer Tony Schiavone gave away the results of rival WWF’s main event match between Mankind and The Rock in an effort to deter viewers from watching. Within minutes, as shown by Nielsen ra