At least Raw in 1997 was leaps and bounds better than Nitro. Raw had Austin, Hart Foundation, coked out Shawn, Taker, Mankind, and Sid. Nitro had the nWo cut the same boring reign of terror HHH tier promo each week.
That whole last segment was pure kino. >Rock acting like Batman throughout the show and just taking everyone out >Paul with his one and only promo win against Rock >Taker cleaning house while Kid Rock kept playing >crowd going crazy >Rock bottom on Paul through the announcer table >Rock unable to get his hand out of his shirt
>What was the best ever episode of RAW? From start to finish.
RAW after Judgment Day 2000
>That whole last segment was pure kino. >>Rock acting like Batman throughout the show and just taking everyone out >>Paul with his one and only promo win against Rock
cleaning house while Kid Rock kept playing
going crazy >>Rock bottom on Paul through the announcer table >>Rock unable to get his hand out of his shirt
What this anon said.
Sept 22 1997 at MSG
Show ends with DX/Hart Foundation brawl until Taker shows up and kills Bret and Shawn, also Vince takes the first of many, many stunners and Cactus Jack debuts.
It's something from 97/98 Raw but NOT the Kane episode that always gets brought up. Definitely something that's heavy on promos by Foley, heel Shawn and Austin, probably something from between Summerslam 1997 and Survivor Series 1997.
Just the first episode after Summerslam has a long opening promo by Harts interrupted by Austin and then the promo where Shawn turns heel, Undertaker interrupts and Kane is brought up first time. I think I'm going to go through the recaps and see if there's a specifically good-seeming episode.
tbh I'm a bit surprised how there was basically no episodes where two promos I really remember liking were in the same episode.
The standout is maybe the after Rumble 1998 that starts with a DX promo with Austin that's cut off with Kane since the main event is supposed to be Kane/Austin. In the middle of the show they have Tyson/Shawn promo that ends with Tyson joining DX and then the show ends with Austin/Kane where Shawn superkicks Austin and it turns into a long Kane/Taker thing.
There's also the 97 episode that starts with a really good Shawn promo where he hypes up his insurance policy before main event against Mankind, Rock comes back and joins Nation, Dude Love and Shawn have a promo and the main event is a surprisingly good match before ending with the debuting Rick Rude.
There's really a need for 30 minute cuts of 97/98 Raw with only the main event stuff because that's the only relevant part anyway. Also technically two of some of the best promos I remembered (Austin on his ranch and Shawn with a broken steel chair in his hand) were technically Friday Night Main Events but I think those aired instead of Raw and are basically Raws because I remember seeing them.
Had it not ended with the Katie Vick bullshit the RAW roulette episode with Kane winning a tlc match solo would easily be the best of the ruthless aggression era. Was one of the only times during Hunter’s reign of terror that Raw felt exciting and unpredictable.
The Raw after Judgement Day 1998. Vince fired Austin the night before and Austin comes to the arena armed. Throughout the night Vince loses all his protection as he insults a local police officer, the cowardly Stooges abandon him, and he kicks Mankind out of his office for being a goof, and then Austin captures him as he tries to flee the arena leading to the famous Bang 3:16 in-ring where Vince pisses his pants and Austin gives him his new contract.
The Raw after Backlash 1999. Undertaker kidnapped Stephanie the night before and begins the show by phoning Vince and demanding documents signing over the WWF to him, handed over by Steve Austin by the top of the hour. Vince can’t get Austin to help him, it was a ruse anyway, and Taker tries to marry Stephanie anyway before raping her. Austin makes the save after Shane McMahon, who has a B plot with Rock on the show, stops the Corporation from rescuing Stephanie.
Many episodes of Raw have good segments and angles here and there but Russo and Ferrara are the only people who really wrote “episodes” of Raw like any other television show, where there is a discernible A plot and multiple B plots that have multiple exciting beats throughout the show that keep you watching. After they left it just became a parade of skits and repeated bits with better matches - and occasionally a good main event that is “built” through the night with barely connected skits in which nothing is really advanced, and the wheels are just made to spin in advance of the match happening.
The show where Mankind wins the belt is another great one, with beats throughout the night of Mick securing the match and DX getting involved to protecting him from the Corporation, misdirects over Austin being in the arena, and the epic Mark Henry and Chyna blow off with the troony.
Last monday.
https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=4667
>Eugene squashing Simon Dean
>Diva battle royale
>DQ finish in the 3-minute long main event
Holy dimesola
The Episode where Shawn booked the whole card from the Titantron ending with Austin Rock Vince vs Shane Taker HHH
something from '97 with heel hart foundation
Most 97 shows were terrible
At least Raw in 1997 was leaps and bounds better than Nitro. Raw had Austin, Hart Foundation, coked out Shawn, Taker, Mankind, and Sid. Nitro had the nWo cut the same boring reign of terror HHH tier promo each week.
I really enjoyed the USA homecoming episode, it has Angle vs Michaels in an Iron Man match that was pure kino.
The one Shiavone spoiled, where Mankind won the title
Correct
10/5/98
Raw the night after Judgment Day 2001.
That whole last segment was pure kino.
>Rock acting like Batman throughout the show and just taking everyone out
>Paul with his one and only promo win against Rock
>Taker cleaning house while Kid Rock kept playing
>crowd going crazy
>Rock bottom on Paul through the announcer table
>Rock unable to get his hand out of his shirt
That was 2000
Damn you’re right, i’m a based moron. What happen in 2001?
Austin/HHH vs Benoit/Jericho
>What was the best ever episode of RAW? From start to finish.
RAW after Judgment Day 2000
>That whole last segment was pure kino.
>>Rock acting like Batman throughout the show and just taking everyone out
>>Paul with his one and only promo win against Rock
cleaning house while Kid Rock kept playing
going crazy
>>Rock bottom on Paul through the announcer table
>>Rock unable to get his hand out of his shirt
What this anon said.
Night after Mania 30
the night after wrestlemania 14
Eddie's tribute show
January 4th 1999
Sept 22 1997 at MSG
Show ends with DX/Hart Foundation brawl until Taker shows up and kills Bret and Shawn, also Vince takes the first of many, many stunners and Cactus Jack debuts.
I watched that live and was a little AOL smark. There were a ton of rumors about a surprise debut of the Nasty Boys and a few others.
It's something from 97/98 Raw but NOT the Kane episode that always gets brought up. Definitely something that's heavy on promos by Foley, heel Shawn and Austin, probably something from between Summerslam 1997 and Survivor Series 1997.
Just the first episode after Summerslam has a long opening promo by Harts interrupted by Austin and then the promo where Shawn turns heel, Undertaker interrupts and Kane is brought up first time. I think I'm going to go through the recaps and see if there's a specifically good-seeming episode.
This sounds like a good contender.
tbh I'm a bit surprised how there was basically no episodes where two promos I really remember liking were in the same episode.
The standout is maybe the after Rumble 1998 that starts with a DX promo with Austin that's cut off with Kane since the main event is supposed to be Kane/Austin. In the middle of the show they have Tyson/Shawn promo that ends with Tyson joining DX and then the show ends with Austin/Kane where Shawn superkicks Austin and it turns into a long Kane/Taker thing.
There's also the 97 episode that starts with a really good Shawn promo where he hypes up his insurance policy before main event against Mankind, Rock comes back and joins Nation, Dude Love and Shawn have a promo and the main event is a surprisingly good match before ending with the debuting Rick Rude.
There's really a need for 30 minute cuts of 97/98 Raw with only the main event stuff because that's the only relevant part anyway. Also technically two of some of the best promos I remembered (Austin on his ranch and Shawn with a broken steel chair in his hand) were technically Friday Night Main Events but I think those aired instead of Raw and are basically Raws because I remember seeing them.
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I wouldn’t even watch this if the card leaked before it went live
Had it not ended with the Katie Vick bullshit the RAW roulette episode with Kane winning a tlc match solo would easily be the best of the ruthless aggression era. Was one of the only times during Hunter’s reign of terror that Raw felt exciting and unpredictable.
January 4th 1999
Raw Roulette
There are two that stick out to me.
The Raw after Judgement Day 1998. Vince fired Austin the night before and Austin comes to the arena armed. Throughout the night Vince loses all his protection as he insults a local police officer, the cowardly Stooges abandon him, and he kicks Mankind out of his office for being a goof, and then Austin captures him as he tries to flee the arena leading to the famous Bang 3:16 in-ring where Vince pisses his pants and Austin gives him his new contract.
The Raw after Backlash 1999. Undertaker kidnapped Stephanie the night before and begins the show by phoning Vince and demanding documents signing over the WWF to him, handed over by Steve Austin by the top of the hour. Vince can’t get Austin to help him, it was a ruse anyway, and Taker tries to marry Stephanie anyway before raping her. Austin makes the save after Shane McMahon, who has a B plot with Rock on the show, stops the Corporation from rescuing Stephanie.
Many episodes of Raw have good segments and angles here and there but Russo and Ferrara are the only people who really wrote “episodes” of Raw like any other television show, where there is a discernible A plot and multiple B plots that have multiple exciting beats throughout the show that keep you watching. After they left it just became a parade of skits and repeated bits with better matches - and occasionally a good main event that is “built” through the night with barely connected skits in which nothing is really advanced, and the wheels are just made to spin in advance of the match happening.
The show where Mankind wins the belt is another great one, with beats throughout the night of Mick securing the match and DX getting involved to protecting him from the Corporation, misdirects over Austin being in the arena, and the epic Mark Henry and Chyna blow off with the troony.