Happy XV Anniversary, WWE "RAW"
Tonight marks the Fifteenth Anniversary of WWE's flagship primtime wrestling show, RAW. This show is directly responsible for getting me back into wrestling while channel surfing one night in late-January; I saw a guy wearing a black shirt with "Austin 3:16" written across it--I just had to know who that guy was and why he had a Bible-related saying representing him and from then on I was hooked.
I would like to honour this show by listing some of my favourite matches and moments that I was witness to from that post-Royal Rumble '98 show through to the present day.
[None of these lists are in any particular order]
SUPERSTARS I TUNED IN FOR
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Triple H
Mick Foley
Kurt Angle
John Cena
Chris Jericho
Hulk Hogan
Kevin Nash
Jeff Hardy
Randy Orton
Ken Shamrock
Shane McMahon
The Rock
Eugene
Steve Blackman
Torrie
Molly Holly
Victoria
New Age Outlaws
Edge & Christian
Too Cool
APA
FAVOURITE RAW MATCHES
January '99 - WWF Title Match: The Rock (Champion) VS Mankind
March '99 - Tag Team Title Match: Owen Hart & Jeff Jarrett (Champions) VS Kane & X-Pac
January '00 - 10-Man Tag Team Match: Triple H (WWF Champion), X-Pac, Malenko, Saturn, and Benoit VS The Rock, Cactus, Rikishi, and Too Cool
March '01 - WWF Title Match: Stone Cold Steve Austin (Champion) VS Chris Benoit
May '01 - Cage Match: Kurt Angle VS Chris Benoit
April '02 - Intercontinental Title Ladder Match: Eddie Guerrero (Champion) VS Rob Van Dam
August '02 - Undisputed Title Ladder Match: The Undertaker (Champion) VS Jeff Hardy
November '04 - Tag Team Title Match: La Résistance (Champions) VS William Regal & Eugene
April '05 - "Gold Rush" Tournament Match: Shelton Benjamin (IC Champion) VS "HBK" Shawn Michaels
April '07 - John Cena (WWF Champion) VS "HBK" Shawn Michaels
FAVOURITE RAW MOMENTS
Stone Cold VS Iron Mike
DX Impersonates The Nation
A New DX
DX Invades Nitro
BANG 3:16
Beer Bath
Milk Bath
Paging DR Austin
The Birth of Mr Socko
The Power Trip Unites
Stone Cold Appreciation Night
The Great One Challenges The Irresistable Force
Kane Terrorizes Taker & the WWF
The Game Returns
Y2J Cometh
Hogan in Montreal Post-WMXIX
McMahon Reawakens the Rattlesnake Within
New Age Outlaws Dump Foley & Funk
Grave Digger 3:16 VS Rock's Lincoln Continental
Austin/Rock: Mania XSeven Eve
Undertaker Sacrifices Austin
Shane Buys WCW
The Phenom, The Rattlesnake, and The Highway to SumerSlam Hell
Mr Kennedy Walks Down "HBK Memory Lane"
RAW After Backlash '99 (The first WWF event I attended)
Any of the Edge & Christian vignettes
Any of the Booker T & Goldust vignettes
Draft Lottery, RAW Roulette, or "Special GM" RAWs
Anytime the "Glass Breaks"
Anytime "You Can't See Me" hits the speakers
a 3 hour raw event! that was really good.
Posted by: sirjorge wwe | 04 July 2008 at 23:39