Austin Stuns Foley Before He Can Finish the Ultimatum - WWF RAW 10/2/00 Review

RAW is at the MCI Center in Washington DC on October 2nd, 2000. The show opens with a tribute to Dennis Dunn, father of executive producer Kevin Dunn, who reportedly saved the entire WWF tape library from a fire that would have ended any hope of a WWE Network. Then The Rock opens with a Marion Barry joke that kills in DC. Then Angle comes out. Then Triple H. Then Foley. Then Benoit. Then Kane. Then Rikishi. Tommy Blacha and Rob Pasbani have a name for this. They call it the variety hour. It is not a compliment.The Austin investigation finally moves an inch when Billy Gunn is brought out as the prime suspect, clears himself with a flight delay alibi, and drops the first real clue in weeks: the person who ran Austin over had blond hair. Foley announces he has solved the case and immediately leaves. Austin stuns Billy Gunn anyway. Later, Austin stuns Foley before Foley can finish announcing a suspension. Rob likes the moment. Tommy already knows the reveal is going to disappoint everyone. The best spot of the night is the Brooklyn Brawler falling over a catering table before Austin even extends his hand.The TNN numbers held steady from week one, which the hosts treat as genuinely impressive given typical first-week drop-off. The bad news is the show has less than thirty minutes of wrestling in two hours. The worse news is that for the first time, Rob is losing patience with Mick Foley as commissioner.Please support the show, and join our brand new Patreon, featuring watch-alongs for classic matches. You also get these episodes uncensored and one day early!Please subscribe at https://patreon.com/talesfromtheattitudeeraOther major discussion points include:Raven takes the pin in his second week as Jericho and the Dudleys beat him, Taz, and X-Pac; Tommy sees a potential faction and explains what it could have been with the right bookingLita vs Ivory is advertised and never happens; Jacqueline attacks instead and they brawl through the locker room out to the garage where Jacqueline hits Lita with a fire extinguisher off the top of a truckEdge and Christian are steered into a hardcore title shot against Steve Blackman; Edge calls the title cracked and gross; they lose and look like herbs; Tommy explains how to take a loss without losing your heatBenoit chairs Kane during the tag match to cost them the win, setting up what should be a Benoit-Kane program; Rob asks if it goes anywhere; Tommy confirms it does notTriple H vs Angle for the number one contendership ends with Benoit interfering, Stephanie accidentally handing Angle the match, and Triple H taking a chair to the head; Triple H ends the show by turning his back on Stephanie crying in the ringSmackDown Your Vote is up to 110,000 registered voters; The Rock spoke at a Capitol Hill rally and almost told Gore and Bush where to go before settling for a much more measured ultimatumChapter Marks0:00:00 Cold Open0:00:27 Welcome / RAW 10/2/000:02:09 Attitude Era Fizzling / WCW Context0:08:41 TNN Ratings / Show Overview0:11:08 Dennis Dunn Tribute / Kevin Dunn0:12:20 Rock Opens RAW / Wrestling vs Talking0:15:31 Rock's Marion Barry Promo0:17:25 Angle Responds / Be Like Kurt0:20:10 Foley / Triple H / The Variety Hour0:25:17 Benoit / Kane / Rikishi / Tag Match Booked0:33:32 Hardys vs Too Cool0:35:36 Foley / Edge & Christian / Hardcore Title0:36:17 Taz & Raven & X-Pac vs Jericho & Dudleys0:41:43 Lita vs Jacqueline Backstage Brawl0:43:10 Rob Loses Patience With Foley0:44:36 Rock & Rikishi vs Benoit & Kane0:45:53 Foley's Ultimatum / Billy Gunn Prime Suspect0:49:12 Edge & Christian vs Blackman (Hardcore)0:52:32 Brooklyn Brawler / Austin Stuns Everyone0:54:52 Austin Stuns Foley0:58:52 SmackDown Your Vote / Capitol Hill Rally1:00:12 Triple H vs Angle (Main Event)1:02:24 Triple H Turns Back on Stephanie1:05:08 Patreon / Sign-Off Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.