1. MANKIND vs. THE ROCK

Mankind shocks the world and captures the gold!

Worcester, MA January 4, 1999

At last, we have reached the number one WWE Championship match in the history of Monday Night Raw. Some of Good Ole' JR's greatest quotes occurred during this very match.

It's the night in which many will say the Monday Night War was won. During this time, Raw was still pre-recorded and WCW ran Nitro live. One of WCW's favorite things to, was to give out the Raw spoilers at the beginning of Nitro.

Well, when Tony Shiovone reported that Mankind defeated The Rock and had become the WWE Champion, somewhere in the neighborhood of a half of a million viewers immediately changed the channel from Nitro, to Raw. That announcement turned out to be a critical error on behalf of WCW.

This was a match that Mankind wasn't supposed to win. Well, at least in the opinion of the majority at the time. But, when Mrs. Foleys baby boy became the champion, the perception of what a title holder supposed to be had instantaneously changed. Suddenly, Mankind was the REAL "People's Champion."

Not only was this the greatest WWE Title matche in the history of Raw, but it may indeed be the greatest match in general, to take place on Monday Night Raw.

Edited by Staff Editor