Beyond Sport Summit appearance
JBL appears to speak at the Beyond Sport Summit in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as an ambassador for WWE. Layfield:
You had people coming together who want to make a difference and want to use sport to make that difference
Inaugural SmackDown
WWE SmackDown makes its television debut. The event features Blue Blazer vs Val Venis, Big Show vs Test, Ken Shamrock vs Bradshaw, Mankind vs Big Boss Man and Steve Austin and The Rock vs The Corporate Ministry.