RAW 3/23/98
Starts with Austin getting informed of a match against Rocky later...Stunner on Sgt. for his antagonistic troubles.
NAO attack Foley/Funk during their match with The Quebecers and leave them laying.
Slam of the Week is HBK giving SCM to SCSA. Remember when finishers were devestating and actually a thing?
T-E-NN-E...out to introduce J-E-FF-J-..... for his match vs "The Walking Weapon". "Double J catches him. Wow! Whatamaneuver!!!" - not Vince. And your winner is: Nobody. Especially not Blackman who suffered his first loss.
Kane makes WWF look more unrealistic than ever but then does something really cool and lights somebody on fire so it's ok.
A cluster**** ensues during DOA/New Midnights tag to hype the 15 team battle royal. I'm unsure how not announcing more than half the teams for the battle royal is hyping it. Also, don't the LOD get back together at WM because WWF realized nobody wanted them to break-up in the first place? I talked to soon. Fans chanted for them during the cluster**** so I imagine that's what put them back together.
DX comes out and talks at us. Something is dubbed out when HBK is talking. Really curious what these edits are. However, I'm sure if I saw them for real, I wouldn't really care so I'm not going to bother. "You are 'Heartbreak'" LOL Tyson.
Rock cracks Farooq with a chair during Farooq's match with Chainz. Finally The Rock is seemingly done with the Nation.
The New Blackjacks EXPLODE!!! One of them win.
Luna attacks Sable with the RAW magazine cover plaque. omg She bashed that thing over her head legit. That was just insane. I was looking for a gif of this but couldn't find. However, I found this, it'll have to do:
Here we go! Austin vs Rock! Rock vs Austin! As happened so many times in the future: Stunner > 1-2-3. HBK walked to the ring to end the RAW before Mania. Pretty mehhh. Should've have the ending from two weeks prior with HBK cleverly not being at RAW ending up being there and kicking Austin's head off. That would've been perfect.
On to WrestleMania 14!!!