This week on New to Wrestling, we dive headfirst into the May 11, 1998 edition of Raw Is War — an episode that feels like the entire WWF hit the gas at once and refused to slow down.

With Over the Edge looming, nearly every major storyline collides in one chaotic night: Vince McMahon stacks the deck against Stone Cold Steve Austin, Dude Love spirals deeper into an identity crisis, DX continues their unhinged cross-company invasion tour, and the Nation of Domination officially collides with DX in a faction war that’s been building for weeks.

We break down a brutally satisfying Sable vs. Marc Mero segment that marks the true start of Sable’s power era, the return of Vader with a dangerous unmasking stipulation on the horizon, Al Snow’s gloriously unhinged re-debut, and a deeply personal Dustin Rhodes promo that burns Goldust to the ground — literally.

The night ends exactly how the Attitude Era demands: chaos everywhere, bodies flying, and Stone Cold refusing to bow to anyone — even when Vince McMahon is forced to stand beside him as an unwilling tag partner.

Plus, we spotlight our New to Wrestling x DollyMoo coat drive, benefiting Toni’s Kitchen in Montclair, NJ — because wrestling is better when it shows up for its community.

It’s loud. It’s messy. It’s deeply 1998.
And it’s one of those episodes that makes the Attitude Era feel unstoppable.

The New To Wrestling Podcast follows two friends who enjoy wrestling but are in different stages of their fandom. Xavier Cruz serves as your guide through generations of professional wrestling while Kelsey Silva experiences these matches for the first time. Climb into the ring weekly to relive the famous matches beginning with the Attitude Era!