WWE announced that “Halftime Heat” will be returning during halftime of the Super Bowl next Sunday, February 3.
There will be a six man tag team match featuring NXT wrestlers: Aleister Black, Ricochet & Velveteen Dream vs. Adam Cole, Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa. WWE set up the match at TakeOver on Saturday night, with all six guys getting into a brawl after the show went off the air.
It will air on WWE’s social media pages, including YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and on the WWE Network.
BREAKING: Per @ShawnMichaels, @WWEAleister @VelveteenWWE & @KingRicochet will team up to take on @JohnnyGargano @ProjectCiampa & @AdamColePro NEXT SUNDAY LIVE on a special #HalftimeHeat! pic.twitter.com/mnKYB3g93U
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) January 27, 2019
The first Halftime Heat was in 1999, when Mankind defeated The Rock for the WWF title in an empty arena.
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