[1999-05-31-WWF-Raw] Steve Austin vs The Undertaker

[Loss]

Talk about it here.

[Loss]

These two didn’t always mesh, I think because when you have asskicker versus asskicker, who sells? Still, I think this is one of their better outings. Solid match - no real depth to it or anything, but they cut a hard pace and everything looked great. The Corporate Ministry run in for the DQ at the end. Then they tie him up and Undertaker summons the Greater Power, who makes an elaborate entrance and gives Austin a peak at his face. The crowd is so hot for this and it’s a notable rivalry for the era, so while I don’t think this is a great match, I do think it’s worth checking out. This is the WWF doing what they do at their very best.

[Tim Evans]

Austin's reaction to seeing the higher power was great. Crowd was super hot for the match which is all you can ask for.

[soup23]

Fun, energetic match but nothing too complicated but crowd pleasing all around. It isn't a surprise this ends in a cluster and we get the Higher Power revealed to Austin and he sells it wonderfully. Certainly hotter than the WCW stuff from this point. **1/2

[Zenjo]

That can't have been Vince under the outfit. Just look at the way he walks. There are inconsistencies in this storyline.

[PeteF3]

Nothing blowaway great but a super-hot crowd can carry almost any match, and the work here is perfectly fine, just perfunctory in setting up the big post-match. A good cliffhanger ending...maybe a little too good considering what's to come.