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What the World Was Watching: Monday Night Raw - November 23, 1998

by Logan Scisco - A video package recaps all the major happenings on last week’s show:  Steve Austin and the Rock fighting for the WWF title and Ken Shamrock joining the Corporation. - Jim Ross and Jerry “The King” Lawler are doing commentary and they are taped from Columbus, Ohio.  Ross lets us know that Austin suffered a blackout in San Jose, California at a WWF event.

What the World Was Watching: Monday Night Raw - May 18, 1998

by Logan Scisco - A video package recaps how Vince McMahon has stacked the deck against WWF Champion Steve Austin at Over the Edge and the end of last week’s show where Austin and McMahon were in a tag team match against the Rock and D-Lo Brown. - Jim Ross and Michael Cole are in the booth and they are live from Nashville, Tennessee .

What the World Was Watching: Monday Night Raw - April 27, 1998

by Logan Scisco - Michael Cole narrates a video package that recaps last night’s Unforgiven pay-per-view.  Tonight, Vince McMahon will make a decision about WWF Champion Steve Austin’s future . - Jim Ross and Michael Cole are in the booth and they are live from Hampton, Virginia. - Footage of D-Generation X preparing for their “invasion” of WCW Monday Nitro, who are running Nitro in Norfolk tonight, which is about fifteen minutes from where Raw is being hosted, is shown.

What the World Was Watching: Monday Night Raw - June 2, 1997

by Logan Scisco - McMahon recaps last week’s tag team championship main event and the events that unfolded after the match.  McMahon also recaps the Undertaker’s interaction with Paul Bearer at the end of last week’s show. - Vince McMahon and Jim Ross are in the booth and they are broadcasting from Huntington, West Virginia.  This is the go home show for the King of the Ring pay-per-view .

What the World Was Watching: Monday Night Raw - May 26, 1997

by Logan Scisco - Vince McMahon and Jim Ross are in the booth and they are live from Evansville, Indiana . - Ross interviews Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels, who come out separately and to explosive reactions (although Austin’s is far bigger).  Ross obviously asks if they can co-exist and both men say yes because they don’t like the Hart Foundation.  The Legion of Doom, who are penciled into the first match on tonight’s show, come out to confront the challengers for the tag team champions and get a promise of a title match.

What the World Was Watching: Monday Night Raw - May 19, 1997

by Logan Scisco - We return to May 1997 after I missed posting a review because of a hectic work schedule. - Vince McMahon narrates highlights of last week’s interaction between Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels.  Off-air footage of Michaels giving Bret Sweet Chin Music and Steve Austin rescuing him from a beat down by the Hart Foundation is shown. -Jim Ross and Jerry “the King” Lawler are in the booth and they are coming to us from Mobile, Alabama. - Steve Austin comes out to be interviewed by Jim Ross.  Austin points out that he doesn’t care about Shawn Michaels, but came to his aid because the Hart Foundation turned its back to him.  Shawn Michaels comes out, dressed like a member of the Village People, and Michaels says he doesn’t care about Austin either.  Michaels runs down his accomplishments, but Austin is unimpressed and they brawl until WWF officials hit the ring and separate them.  The Hart Foundation, minus Bret Hart, appears on the Tita...

What the World Was Watching: Monday Night Raw - May 12, 1997

by Logan Scisco - Vince McMahon recaps last night’s In Your House pay-per-view . - Jim Ross and Jerry “the King” Lawler are in the booth and they are live from Newark, Delaware. - The Hart Foundation arrives on the ramp and Bret hypes the qualities of each member.  Bret gives a great promo that blasts Austin for his behavior and “barnyard clichés.”  Bret says he has a surprise to announce, but he gets irritated by the crowd berating him and leaves before revealing it. - Call 1-815-734-1161 to get your Austin 3:16 t-shirt for $20 (plus shipping & handling)!