10 shocking moments from WWF (WWE) 1999

#2 Austin's beer truck

That's my kind of bath.

One aspect of the WWF Attitude Era that is rarely mentioned by fans is how the weekly episodic shows tended to be more important, and arguably more eventful, than the PPV events. Back in the day, the company's main priority was to gain as many PPV buys as possible, and shows like RAW, Superstars and Prime Time Wrestling were designed to encourage people to hand over their money when they came around.

That is still very much the case today, but for a few years throughout 1998-2001, things were a little different.

WWF was in a ratings war with WCW, and with such a powerful direct competitor, each Monday night show had to deliver. Because pro wrestling was such a large phenomenon in this time, whoever controlled the Monday night spot would inevitably outlast the other eventually.

This is why, as some people are quick to point out, most of the memorable moments of the Attitude Era took place on RAW, and the PPVs were almost there to play back-up. When we look back at top moments from the Era, one of the occasions that makes every single list is the time Stone Cold gave the Corporation a beer bath.

With Wrestlemania XV just 6 days away, Vince, Shane McMahon and The Rock were in the ring talking about their confidence of a Corporation victory at the show of shows. Stone Cold had earned his right to face The Rock after defeating Vince in a steel cage, and now the stage was set.

Just as Vince was about to play footage bigging up his employee of the month, Stone Cold's music hit and sent the fans into hysterics. But it wasn't just the sight of "The Rattlesnake" fans were cheering for, it was also the enormous beer truck he was driving to ringside. It was incredible for long-term WWF fans at the time to see how far RAW had come.

Back in 93 we had men dressed as clowns throwing buckets of water over people and fast forward a few years the props, the budget, pretty much everything about the company operated on a much larger scale.

Stone Cold sprayed the trio in the ring with Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler providing the commentary and thousands of fans loving every second. This is why people adored Austin back then, his ability to raise his own highly perched bar and give them something they'd never seen before.