22 years ago in 1999, Stone Cold Steve Austin produced one of the most infamous segments in the history of professional wrestling. He bathed every one of The Corporation faction with beer which would go on to be known as the beer bath session. WWF – World Wrestling Federation aired another episode of their weekly TV show, then named WWF RAW IS WAR where the incident took place.
The live show was broadcasted from the Pepsi Arena in Albany, New York which progressed the storylines on the road to the ‘WWF WrestleMania XV’ PPV. Back at St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, Stone Cold got a one-on-one match against Vince McMahon in a steel cage match, with the WWF Championship opportunity at WrestleMania XV at stake.
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During that match, Paul Wight fka Big Show made his debut, underneath the ring to attack Stone Cold. The attack saw Austin getting thrown to the side of the cage forcing the cage to give way and dropping him to the floor first. Thus, Austin 316 grabbed a Wrestlemania opportunity who went on to take part in the famous segments in wrestling history in a March episode.
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Stone Cold interrupted The Rock, Vince, and Shane McMahon’s interview segment driving a beer truck into the arena. The segment saw him cutting a promo on the three of them and using a hose on the truck to spray all three of them with beer. This would become one of the most iconic Attitude Era moments – The Beer Bath!
Full card from Stone Cold’s beer bath night
The full card from that episode is as follows, given by WWFOldSchool,
1. WWF World Tag Titles: Jeff Jarrett & Owen Hart vs. The Brood
2. WWF Intercontinental Title vs. WWF Hardcore Title: Billy Gunn vs. Road Dogg
3. Sable vs. Ivory
4. Mankind vs. The Rock
5. Albany Greenwich Street Fight: Shane McMahon vs. X-Pac
6. The Corporation (Ken Shamrock, Test & Big Boss Man) vs. The Ministry Of Darkness (Bradshaw, Faarooq & The Undertaker)
7. “Stone Cold” Steve Austin vs. “The Big Show” Paul Wight
It is to be noted that Austin, being the babyface figure in this feud, would go on to defeat The Rock at WrestleMania XV to win his third WWF Championship. It was the first Mania encounter between these two legendary Attitude Era superstars.
