[1998-05-18-WWF-Raw] Steve Austin and Vince McMahon

[Loss]

Talk about it here.

[Loss]

As promised, Austin comes back and tries to get in once again. The security guy still won't let him in, so Austin beats him up before coming out to a gigantic pop. Vince is furious until Austin challenges Vince, Patterson and Brisco to a handicap street fight. Vince points out that they don't go to a street fight in suits. Vince says they'll get two out of three in the match, but they won't tell him which two before the match.

[Childs]

This was the first time in a while they seemed to be treading water. Why would Vince think he could keep Austin out of the arena with a single guard? Why would he bother? And once Austin hit the ring, he didn't have much to say--just the usual catchphrases and shit talk about Vince's stooges. I understand that with television every week, they had to coast on Austin's heat at times. They had just been on such a roll that the coasting was noticeable.

[soup23]

Man, that Austin pop was great. I didn't see this as coasting as we saw in the end of the night, Vince knew Austin would be too big for his britches and had a plan for him. Plus, the more Patterson and Brisco the better at this point.

[PeteF3]

In a matter of weeks, the WWF has gotten Patterson and Brisco legitimately over to a greater degree than any WCW main eventer.

[TravJ1979]

I appreciate this so much more as a grown adult. Subtle things that Vince and the Stooges do make this.