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===1999-2002===
[[File:WWE_Sunday_Night_Heat.jpg|thumb]]With the premiere of [[SmackDown]]! in August 1999, coverage of Heat was significantly reduced in favor of the newer show. The debut of SmackDown! also led to Heat being taped before SmackDown! with matches for WWF syndication programs like [[WWF Jakked|Jakked]]/[[WWF Metal|Metal]] being taped before Raw broadcasts. When SmackDown! premiered, also Heat briefly became a complete weekly summary show, featuring occasional interviews and music videos. After only a few weeks following the format change, Heat began airing exclusive matches again.
Occasionally, special editions of the show aired heavily promoted. For Super Bowl XXXIII in 1999, Heat aired as Halftime Heat on the USA Network during halftime of the Super Bowl. These specials ended following the show's move to MTV in 2000. When the show started airing on MTV in late 2000, it was broadcast live from WWF New York. WWF personalities and performers would appear at the restaurant as special guests while [[Michael Cole]] and [[Tazz]] provided commentary to matches.
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