[1999-09-27-WWF-Raw] HHH vs The Rock

[Loss]

Talk about it here.

[Loss]

Austin does commentary. Another fun, fast-paced Crockett-style TV main event. HHH attacks the ref, then hits Rock with a chair. HHH calls out Austin, who gets in the ring. Rock revives just as HHH eats a stunner and gives him a Rock bottom immediately after. The ref is slowly reviving and we get the most dramatic sllooooowwww two-count of all time before Davey Boy hits the ring and attacks Rock. He also goes after HHH and gives him a running powerslam. Pushing Davey Boy at this stage was obviously ill-advised.

[Tim Evans]

It always amazes me when they go in the crowd. Hebner's slow 2 count is even more annoying than usual. What was the reason Bulldog fell down the card so fast after this? Just a couple months later, he was teaming with the Mean Street Posse.

[Dooley]

Between his back injury and his painkiller addiction, Bulldog was an absolute mess at this point.

[soup23]

Fun crowd brawling match with a nuclear crowd. I always enjoy Austin on commentary. Is this Russo's last booked show? We get a schmozz finish and Bulldog getting involved doesn't seem to fit and a step down for Rock as a program at this point similar to the Mr. Ass stuff in the Summer. *** (5.9)

[PeteF3]

Heated match, a typical Raw main event, with a super-lame ending that just kills the crowd. I guess they had to justify their unbelievably cynical and crass signing of Davey Boy, but he had no business being pushed this high on the card.