In Part 1 of the best segments from ‘The Best of RAW: After the Show’ we looked at some of the greatest after-show segments by the greatest wrestlers from the 'Attitude Era’.
Superstars did their very best to entertain the WWE Universe in every possible way they could, whether it was Steve Austin sharing a cold one with the ‘Immortal’ Hulk Hogan or if it’s The Rock introducing the People’s elbow to Shane McMahon, the Attitude Era was a time that every WWE fan wanted to witness.
Monday Night RAW continued to rise in popularity even after the infamous after-show segments where the people of Seattle nearly witnessed the ‘Deadman’ do a ‘Spin-A-Rooni’.
Fans also got to witness some emotional moments within the WWE, like Ric Flair’s celebration and the Fabulous Moolah's 80th birthday celebration in 2003.
In the end, we can all agree that whether it’s emotional or entertaining, these occasional treats are amazing, so without further ado here is Part 2 of the '5 best segments from The Best of Raw: After the show' DVD.
#5 Stone Cold & Goldberg confront Eric Bischoff
This after show segment was one of the coolest ones of all time. Steve Austin and Goldberg were busy celebrating with fans from Halifax, Canada when Eric Bischoff, the then General Manager of RAW, came out to have a chat with the two men.
Bischoff had realised that he had made the mistake of making the two men his enemies and had come to see if they were willing to bury the hatchet and let bygones be bygones. The ‘Texas Rattlesnake’ seemed to take Bischoff’s offer under serious consideration and even offered the GM a beer as a sign of new beginnings.
Bischoff accepted the drink and the two seemed to be enjoying the moment until Austin hit him with a Stunner. He then threw Bischoff into the corner and began the beat down, at this point Goldberg had finished his drink and with the crowd egging him on, he delivered his signature ‘Jackhammer’ on the general manager.
It was on that day, the 5th of May 2003 that Bischoff learnt a huge lesson. Not all men can share a cold one with Stone Cold Steve Austin in the same way Hulk Hogan did.
#4 Rock fan smells it
Alright, this is an emotional one. This was when The Rock was a heel back in 2003. The Great One had finally come back to Seattle and he had just had his Appreciation Night on Monday Night RAW ruined by Goldberg.
While recovering from a brutal 'Spear’ off the air, he began to address the people from the ‘Emerald City’. He attacked the fans, berating them for booing him and he went so far as to say that Seattle had no class.
He especially went after one particular fan, before ending his promo by saying that they had no class and they could all kiss the ‘People’s a**’. Despite all of this, The Rock went over to the crowd and spent some time with a very special group of fans.
He asked one of the fans to help him with his famous catchphrase, ‘‘If You Smell What The Rock Is Cookin!’’. The fan eagerly obliged and he did indeed ‘Smell It!’, The Rock then gave these fans some t-shirts before leaving the arena, all while telling the fans not to cheer for him.
#3 The Rock/Stone Cold Steve Austin/ Mick Foley reunion
The city of Atlanta was in for a special treat on the 3rd of January 2004, when three of the greatest wrestlers from the ‘Attitude Era’ were reunited after the Rock & Sock combo laid waste to the ‘Evolution’.
Mick Foley, Steve Austin and The Rock shared the ring in this special after-show segment of Monday Night Raw. The reunion started with a few jokes here and there, Steve Austin approving of The Rock’s t-shirt, The Rock approving of Stone Cold’s t-shirt and the ‘Texas Rattlesnake’ along with the entire Atlanta crowd appreciating Mick Foley’s t-shirt.
Words were exchanged and official announcer Lillian Garcia entered the ring.
From that point on, the rest became history as the ‘Toughest SOB In the WWE’, the ‘King Of Hardcore’ and the ‘Most Electrifying Athlete in Sports Entertainment’ shared a cold one.
#2 Austin goes down the ramp
Steve Austin really does love the fans of the WWE, as he decided to give them a show yet again. In this after show segment in Cleveland, Ohio on the 3rd of November 2003, Goldberg and Steve Austin were re-united once more.
The two of them went on to share a couple of beers before they both decided to leave the ring. As Goldberg limped out of the arena with Stone Cold right behind him, fans believed that this was all they were going to see from the ‘Texas Rattlesnake’.
However, Stone Cold re-entered the ring and had a few more beers, before he did what was most probably one of the coolest and funniest things in the WWE. He took one of the chairs near the commentary table, sat on it and spun himself down the ramp all while drinking beers. In the end, he fell off the chair and got up to do his signature beer can smash.
Stone Cold Steve Austin is definitely the greatest entertainer from the ‘Attitude Era’ and it should come as no surprise as to who is the star of #1 Monday Night RAW after-the-show segments.
#1 Stone Cold entertains all
This segment once again emphasises how influential Stone Cold Steve Austin was. It was just another day in Portland, Oregon on the 9th of February 2004, until Steve Austin decided to have a beer with Rob Van Dam and Booker T.
Things were looking good, as all three men enjoyed their beers.
However, things went up a notch when Austin invited official WWE announcer Lilian Garcia into the ring and that’s when the real party started. Garcia, Austin, Booker and RVD started a huge beer fest and even got the camera guys in on it.
They were so into it that each of them tried to do Booker T’s signature ‘Spin-A-Rooni’. The camera men did it, Booker T did it, even RVD did one and it was judged as the worst of the lot. The only two who didn’t were Garcia and Stone Cold. The Rattlesnake tried to get the announcer to do one but Lilian refused.
Although Garcia refused to do a ‘Spin-A-Rooni’, she said that she would drink all the beer Austin wanted her to, instead, and that’s exactly what they did. Austin, Booker and RVD all poured their cans of beer on Garcia.
Austin nearly even proposed to Garcia, before he realised that he wanted more beer. It was definitely one of the most entertaining segments ever.
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