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*March 30, 1998 - ''Raw'' after WrestleMania XIV. Triple H takes over as leader of DX, Sean Waltman returns as X-Pac. First official ''Raw'' of the Attitude Era.
*March 30, 1998 - ''Raw'' after WrestleMania XIV. Triple H takes over as leader of DX, Sean Waltman returns as X-Pac. First official ''Raw'' of the Attitude Era.
*April 13, 1998 - Raw wins the Monday Night Wars for the first time in 84 weeks.
*April 13, 1998 - Raw wins the Monday Night Wars for the first time in 84 weeks.
*April 27, 1998 - Raw is held at the Hampton Coliseum, while Nitro is held at the Norfolk Scope. The two venues were only about 30 miles apart. DX went to the Norfolk Scope to "invade" WCW in an angle. In interviews, Eric Bischoff, who ran WCW at the time has since commended the segment.
*October 5, 1998 - Mankind introduces Mr. Socko during a segment featuring an injured Vince McMahon. The Socko gimmick would become so popular, it would become part of Mankind's character. The same night, Stone Cold Steve Austin attacked McMahon in a hospital room setting.
*October 5, 1998 - Mankind introduces Mr. Socko during a segment featuring an injured Vince McMahon. The Socko gimmick would become so popular, it would become part of Mankind's character. The same night, Stone Cold Steve Austin attacked McMahon in a hospital room setting.
*October 26, 1998 - ''Raw is War'' loses to ''Nitro'' in the ratings for the final time. Starting from the next week until March 26, 2001, ''Raw'' would become dominant in the Monday Night Wars.
*October 26, 1998 - ''Raw is War'' loses to ''Nitro'' in the ratings for the final time. Starting from the next week until March 26, 2001, ''Raw'' would become dominant in the Monday Night Wars.
*September 25, 2000 - ''Raw'' begins airing on TNN (now Spike TV).
*September 25, 2000 - ''Raw'' begins airing on TNN (now Spike TV).
*March 26, 2001 - Final night of the Monday Night Wars as well as the Raw before ''WrestleMania X-Seven''. After a match between Ric Flair and Sting on ''Nitro'', it was simulcast with ''Raw''. Shane McMahon was revealed, in storyline, to be the owner of WCW, birthing the start of what eventually became the Invasion storyline.
*March 26, 2001 - Final night of the Monday Night Wars as well as the Raw before ''WrestleMania X-Seven''. After a match between Ric Flair and Sting on ''Nitro'', it was simulcast with ''Raw''. Shane McMahon was revealed, in storyline, to be the owner of WCW, birthing the start of what eventually became the Invasion storyline.
*April 2, 2001 - Raw after ''WrestleMania X-Seven''. The Rock would fight Stone Cold Steve Austin in a cage match as a re-match from the night prior. Austin had just turned heel, and at the end of the match, aligned himself with Triple H to create The Two-Man Power Trip. The team would last for several weeks, before Triple H's quadriceps injury a month later. The Rock would be in-storyline suspended, as he would leave for a few months to film ''The Scorpion King''.
*May 21, 2001 - During a tag match, Triple H tears his quadriceps muscle. He would be out of action for the remainder of 2001, completely missing the Invasion storyline.
*May 21, 2001 - During a tag match, Triple H tears his quadriceps muscle. He would be out of action for the remainder of 2001, completely missing the Invasion storyline.
*July 2, 2001 - The final 20 minutes of ''Raw'' are given to WCW. The match was Booker T vs. Buff Bagwell for the WCW Championship. The segment was poorly received.
*July 2, 2001 - The final 20 minutes of ''Raw'' are given to WCW. The match was Booker T vs. Buff Bagwell for the WCW Championship. The segment was poorly received.