August 9th, 1999: The Rock has been tormented by The Big Show lately, so he issues a challenge to the big man for a match later on tonight (while hilariously mocking him in the process). But before that match can occur..... The Millennium Countdown clock expires, and we get the WWF debut of one of the greatest wrestlers of all-time! Acting Governor…

August 2nd, 1999: WWF Champion "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is scheduled to face The Undertaker in a No Holds Barred Match for the title tonight.... but new #1 contender Triple-H may have something to say about that. And speaking of The Undertaker, he has enlisted The Big Show as his new tag team partner, and they team up to face Kane & "The Road Dogg…

July 25th / 26th, 1999: The Steve Austin vs. Vince McMahon feud comes to a close at "Fully Loaded 1999," so we had to bring in Sal from The Rundown to help break down this historic pay-per-view, plus the following night's episode of "Raw!""Fully Loaded 1999" Card:WWF Champion "Stone Cold" Steve Austin vs. The Undertaker in a First Blood / End of an…

July 19th, 1999: Vince McMahon decides to shake things up a bit by pitting Corporate Ministry members The Undertaker and Triple-H against each other, with the winner facing Steve Austin for the WWF Title this Sunday at "Fully Loaded." And speaking of "Stone Cold," he arrives in a very unusual vehicle and vows to extract some blood from Vince's skul…

July 12th, 1999: Before the Steve Austin / Undertaker match at "Fully Loaded" can become official, a contract must be finalized.... and Vince McMahon signs it in Austin's blood! But later on, an angry "Stone Cold" looks for some vengeance as he teams up with The Big Show to face The Undertaker and his brother Kane. In one of the most shocking momen…

July 5th, 1999: New WWF Champion "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is slated for a rematch with The Undertaker at "Fully Loaded," and a tempting offer from Vince McMahon ups the stakes of the match even further. In our main event, The Rock and Triple-H look to settle their differences inside of a Steel Cage! WWF Tag Team Champions The Acolytes put their ti…

June 27th / 28th, 1999: Sal from The AEW Rundown has once again joined the show to break down a pivotal Attitude Era pay-per-view along with the following night's episode of "Monday Night Raw!""King of the Ring 1999" Card:"Stone Cold" Steve Austin vs. Vince & Shane McMahon in a Ladder Match for control of The WWFWWF Champion The Undertaker vs. The …

June 21st, 1999: New CEO "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and The McMahons are at odds with each other, so someone needs to step in to restore order.... and thankfully, Commissioner Shawn Michaels is in town. HBK books "Stone Cold" vs. The Big Boss Man and, if Austin wins, there will be no Corporate Ministry interference allowed in the Ladder Match at "Ki…

June 14th, 1999: After being appointed as the CEO of the company last week, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin heads to WWF Headquarters and institutes some very interesting changes. Meanwhile back in the arena, Vince and Shane McMahon contemplate what the stipulation for their "King of the Ring" match should be, so they make several stipulation matches ton…

June 7th, 1999: It's truly a monumental night in the WWF, and Adam from NitroMania is here to provide some insight! The time has finally come for the revelation of The Higher Power -- who could it be?! Well, unfortunately for The Higher Power, he immediately gets upstaged by "Stone Cold" Steve Austin... who gets appointed as the new CEO of the comp…

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May 10th, 1999: With "Nitro" being preempted by The NBA Playoffs, "Raw" has Monday all to themselves, and what results is a record-breaking rating which still has not been topped to this day! Commissioner Shawn Michaels shows up on the TitanTron live from back home in San Antonio, where he proceeds to schedule a whole bunch of matches. In our main …

May 3rd, 1999: Now that Shane McMahon and The Undertaker have joined forces to create The Corporate Ministry, Mankind teams up with The Big Show, Ken Shamrock, and Test to form a Union of his own. However, Shane does not take too kindly to this new alliance, so he proceeds to schedule a bunch of matches which are slanted in The Corporate Ministry's…

April 29th, 1999: Our timelines match up perfectly because we're reviewing the 1999 "Smackdown" pilot right before "Smackdown" moves to Fox here in 2019! And for such a historic show, we had to bring in Martin Dixon from The New Blood Rising Podcast and Wrestling In The Clinton Years!Shane McMahon forces bitter rivals "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and …

April 25th / 26th, 1999: Sal from WrestleMania SalVation once again joins the Podcast to break down "Backlash 1999," a show with quite a few interesting twists and turns! And then we dive into the following night's episode of "Monday Night Raw," which features one of Henry's all-time favorite "Raw" moments!"Backlash 1999" Card:WWF Champion "Stone C…

April 19th, 1999: After throwing "Stone Cold" Steve Austin off a bridge last week, The Rock is preparing to hold a funeral for "The Rattlesnake." However, those plans may be interrupted when "Stone Cold" shows up to the arena driving his own custom monster truck! Michael Cole conducts an interview with Vince and Stephanie McMahon at WWF Studios....…

April 12th, 1999: Vince McMahon has been preoccupied with The Undertaker over the past few weeks, so his son Shane makes a power play and takes over The Corporation for himself! However, Ken Shamrock remains loyal to Vince, which now puts "The World's Most Dangerous Man" in the crosshairs of both The Ministry of Darkness and The Corporation. The Ro…

April 5th, 1999: The Undertaker vows to sacrifice "a certain beautiful young woman" tonight, so Vince McMahon promises to spend the entire evening protecting his daughter Stephanie. That leaves Shane McMahon in charge of "Raw," and his first order of business is to schedule a Handicap Match: Corporation members The Rock & Triple-H vs. The Big Show.…

March 28th / 29th, 1999: We've finally reached the biggest show of the year, and for such a huge event we had to bring in William Renken from The New Blood Rising Podcast to help make sense of it all! After a quick dive into "The WrestleMania Rage Party" and the pre-show episode of "Sunday Night Heat," we navigate all the twists and turns from a tu…

March 22nd, 1999: It's the go-home episode of "Monday Night Raw" before "WrestleMania 15," and it's quite the eventful show! "Stone Cold" Steve Austin must face "The Big Show" Paul Wight in tonight's main event, while The Rock and Mankind will go head-to-head in order to determine who gets to be the special guest referee for the match. But before a…

March 15th, 1999: The Rock and "The Big Show" Paul Wight are still at odds, so Vince McMahon comes up with an idea: have them team up tonight to face the team of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Mankind. And speaking of Mr. McMahon, The Undertaker continues to torment him by showing up at his home in Connecticut to threaten his family. And later, The …

March 8th, 1999: Vince McMahon will allow Mankind to be the special guest referee at "WrestleMania 15" on one condition: he must face "Stone Cold" Steve Austin in a match where Paul Wight is the special guest referee. And speaking of Paul Wight, there is a bit of dissension within The Corporation as The Rock now believes that "The Big Nasty" can no…

March 1st, 1999: Vince McMahon wants to fire Kane for not winning the Inferno Match last week, but Chyna steps in with a proposition: allow Kane to keep his job if he can defeat "Stone Cold" Steve Austin in the main event. And speaking of Mr. McMahon, he also books another marquee match-up for tonight's show: The Undertaker vs. Mankind. Jim Ross re…

February 22nd, 1999: The Undertaker's torment of Vince McMahon causes the chairman to schedule a very interesting main event: 'Taker vs. Kane in the first ever Inferno Match on "Monday Night Raw!" And speaking of Mr. McMahon, he appears to have some other problems on his hands when Paul Wight challenges fellow Corporation member The Rock to put his…

February 14th / 15th, 1999: Who will be in the main event of "WrestleMania 15"? We find out the answer at "St. Valentine's Day Massacre" and the following night's episode of "Raw," so listen along as Adam from NitroMania joins the show to break it all down!"St. Valentine's Day Massacre" Card:"Stone Cold" Steve Austin vs. Vince McMahon in a Steel Ca…

February 13th, 1999: In what is STILL the biggest crowd ever for an episode of "Raw," the WWF packs over 41,000 fans into The SkyDome for a special Saturday night episode! Vince McMahon orders WWF Champion Mankind to face "Stone Cold" Steve Austin in a non-title match, but those plans may change by the end of the night. For some reason, The Rock ha…

January 31st / February 1st, 1999: At "Halftime Heat," The Rock defends his WWF Title against Mankind in an Empty Arena Match, but which of these bitter rivals will come out on top this time around? Then we move on to "Raw," where Vince McMahon comes up with a plan: he'll head to Victoria, Texas to provoke "Stone Cold" Steve Austin into hitting him…

January 24th / 25th, 1999: Does "Stone Cold" Steve Austin really have "No Chance In Hell" at winning The Royal Rumble? Sal from WrestleMania SalVation joins the Podcast again to break down all the craziness from the pay-per-view, plus the following night's episode of "Raw!""Royal Rumble 1999" Card:The Royal Rumble MatchWWF Champion Mankind vs. The …

January 18th, 1999: The Rock intentionally screwed Kane out of the WWF Title last week, so Commissioner Shawn Michaels has ordered "The Great One" to face "The Big Red Machine" tonight. WWF Champion Mankind faces The Big Boss Man in a non-title Hardcore Rules Match where Mick Foley once again takes several unnecessarily brutal bumps. Chyna has a bu…

January 11th, 1999: In his first promo since winning the WWF Title last week, Mankind duels on the mic with The Rock as the former champ tries to talk Mick Foley into a rematch at the "Royal Rumble." However, Mankind may not even make it that far because Vince McMahon forces him to defend his belt tonight on "Raw" against Kane. And speaking of The …

January 4th, 1999: This may be the most pivotal night in the history of The Monday Night Wars, so we needed to bring in William Renken from The New Blood Rising Podcast to help make sense of it all!We cover both "Raw" and "Nitro" in this mega-episode, so get ready for the definitive breakdown of this monumental night of professional wrestling!"Mond…

December 28th, 1998: Because Shawn Michaels refused to help out Shane McMahon last week, Vince McMahon vows to fire him live on "Raw" tonight only five short weeks into HBK's tenure as commissioner! "The Road Dogg" Jesse James is initially booked to defend his Hardcore Title against Val Venis, but Vince replaces Val with Mankind in an attempt to dr…

December 21st, 1998: Vince McMahon leaves the arena to go train for the Royal Rumble, and so he leaves his son Shane in charge for the night. However, that may prove to be a mistake as an out-of-his-element Shane ends up booking himself into his very first wrestling match against Mankind. Triple-H & X-Pac team up to face The Rock and a man who is a…

December 13th / 14th, 1998: The WWF gives us a lousy pay-per-view followed by an awesome episode of "Raw," and Sal from WrestleMania SalVation is joining the Podcast to break it all down!"Rock Bottom: In Your House" Card:WWF Champion The Rock vs. MankindBuried Alive Match: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin vs. The UndertakerWWF Tag Team Champions The New A…

December 7th, 1998: It’s been a crazy couple of days in the WWF, and Adam from NitroMania is joining the show to break down all of the events! We take a quick detour into the surprisingly eventful UK-only “Capital Carnage” pay-per-view, where Jim Ross unfortunately suffers a personal tragedy, Vince McMahon gets uncomfortably racist, and the WWF giv…

November 30th, 1998: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin wants payback on The Undertaker for his actions over the past few weeks, and he enlists an unlikely ally to help him do it. Unfortunately for Paul Bearer, this results in him being thrown into a very undesirable location. Chyna agrees to go on a date with Mark Henry in order to get him to drop his sexu…

November 23rd, 1998: Sgt. Slaughter has decided to step down from his commissioner role, so Vince McMahon appoints a replacement: the returning Shawn Michaels! However, that may prove to be the wrong decision for Mr. McMahon as HBK's first order of business is to schedule "The Corporate Champion" The Rock to defend his WWF Title against X-Pac! "Sto…

November 15th / 16th, 1998: A new WWF Champion will be crowned in a WWF Title Tournament at "Survivor Series," so we had to bring on Lee Carlos Cunningham from the Raw Is Nitro Podcast to discuss one of his all-time favorite pay-per-views! What happens on this show and on the following night's episode of "Raw"? Join us for this mega-episode and fin…

November 9th, 1998: Last week, Vince McMahon stripped The Rock of his #1 contendership and removed him from the WWF Title Tournament at this Sunday's "Survivor Series" pay-per-view. This week, the chairman is allowing The Rock to earn his way back into the tourney if he can defeat Mark Henry..... but if he loses, "The People's Champion" is fired fr…

November 2nd, 1998: After being humiliated by his son Shane last week, Vince McMahon sets out to establish his dominance by bullying wrestlers, commentators, and even a random celebrity backstage! Ken Shamrock puts his Intercontinental Title on the line against The Rock and, if "The People's Champ" doesn't become the actual champ, he will no longer…

October 26th, 1998: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is still technically fired from the WWF, but Vince McMahon's son Shane goes behind his back to bring "The Rattlesnake" back to the company! In the main event, Austin then squares off with WWF Intercontinental Champion Ken Shamrock in an "I Quit" Match. The newly-face-turned Kane goes one-on-one against …

October 19th, 1998: Last night at "Judgment Day," Vince McMahon fired "Stone Cold" Steve Austin for refusing to award the WWF Title to a new champion. Tonight on "Raw," Austin seeks to get revenge on the chairman by taking him hostage and seemingly threatening to murder him on live television! The Undertaker reunites with Paul Bearer to form what h…

October 12th, 1998: Vince McMahon foolishly drives his own Corvette to the arena, which he ends up paying for when "Stone Cold" Steve Austin shows up driving a cement truck. Later on, Vince and Austin have a face-to-face confrontation where the chairman threatens to fire "Stone Cold" if he does not award the WWF Title to The Undertaker or Kane at t…

October 5th, 1998: It's a wild night in the WWF, and Bill from Tooning Japanese is joining the Podcast to discuss all of the craziness! After having his leg broken by The Brothers of Destruction last week, Vince McMahon is now confined to a hospital bed where he receives several unwelcome visitors. In particular, one of his guests introduces us to …

September 28th, 1998: After a shocking turn of events at "Breakdown" last night, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is no longer the WWF Champion! Vince McMahon schedules a ceremony to present the title to the new champion tonight, but "The Rattlesnake" has a surprise in store when he shows up on a very unique vehicle. Later on, Mr. McMahon forces The Under…

September 21st, 1998: With only six days to go until "Breakdown," Vince McMahon books The Brothers of Destruction to face WWF Champion "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and a partner..... if anyone volunteers to join him. The Rock, Mankind, and Ken Shamrock do battle in a Triple Threat Match to determine who will become the #1 contender for the title one w…

September 14th, 1998: After two straight lackluster Saturday night episodes of "Raw," the WWF overcompensates in a big way by giving us a TV-MA episode which may be one of the greatest of all-time! Vince McMahon can no longer stand to see "Stone Cold" Steve Austin as the WWF Champion, so he hatches a plan with The Undertaker and Kane to make sure t…

September 12th, 1998: "Raw" is relegated to a Saturday night for the second week in a row thanks to The U.S. Open, and the WWF responds by intentionally giving us another lackluster show. The Rock has been a hated heel for the past year, but he cuts a promo on tonight's episode where it appears that he maaaaaay be starting to shift his allegiances.…