10 Things You Learn Binge Watching Every WWE Raw From 1998

by Jamie Kennedy

1. WWE Should've Done Austin/McMahon At SummerSlam

Austin McMahon
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Austin and McMahon (kinda') wrestled their first match on the 13 April '98 Raw. It was more of an angle than a proper match, but it did reveal something: WWF fans were red hot for the thought of 'Stone Cold' putting the boss in his place. Somebody should've suggested there and then that they headline a major pay-per-view.

Why not? Wrestling had taken a backseat that year anyway.

SummerSlam would've been the ideal place to make it happen. By August, people were foaming at the mouth to see Austin turn McMahon into mush, and Madison Square Garden would've relished the chance to see a match like that. Instead, the WWF went for a rather bizarre babyface vs. babyface effort between Austin and The Undertaker.

That failed to satisfy. Looking back over 52 weeks of Raw in 1998 makes it clear that a one-on-one Austin vs. McMahon bout should've happened on pay-per-view long before St. Valentine's Day Massacre in 1999. They missed a golden chance at SummerSlam.

What caught your eye from Raw's sixth year on the WWE Network? For more like this, check out 10 Things You Learn Binge Watching Every WWE Raw From 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.