[1999-05-03-WWF-Raw] Steve Austin vs The Rock (Lumberjack)

[Loss]

Talk about it here.

[Loss]

The lumberjacks are the Corporate Ministry. Austin and Rock end up taking out all the lumberjacks instead of each other. No match, as this was all a setup to attack Austin and Rock. Vince ends up sending The Union out to make the save and other wrestlers come out as well. The ring is filled with brawling wrestlers. We end up with HHH and Undertaker working over Rock until Austin comes up from under the ramp and this is a big moment, as Rock and HHH are placed on equal footing with Austin and Undertaker. Austin and Undertaker end up disappearing below the ramp while Rock makes his own comeback, even landing a shot on Chyna. Rock ends up taking a big fall and Undertaker sends Austin right after him. The camera angle was great for making those look like huge bumps. They definitely were, but the camera angle made them look even bigger.

[tim]

I'm surprised WWF didn't piss more people off by hyping these big time matches and never delivering. Then again, this was a really well done clusterfuck ending. They're really telegraphing the Triple H push.

[Tim Evans]

I'm sure they pissed off some people by doing that. Austin's bump looked like it had to hurt. He slid off the table and into the barrier. HHH and Taker look like the main heels here. Compare this to the Nitro clips earlier and it's like night and day.

[soup23]

HHH turning at Mania did seem to catapult him into the main event picture after him sputtering since SSlam. This was a big ol brawl and done well. Overall, this was a pretty poor night of wrestling though with both companies doing some uninspiring stuff and toeing the line so to speak.

[PeteF3]

Even the worst segments of Raw displayed just how far ahead of WCW the company had gotten. In addition to the good brawl here, it can't be overstated how important it was that Ross was back on commentary. Cole could have made these segments unwatchable, but with Ross selling them to the fullest extent they ranged from good to merely eye-rolling at worst.