A retrospective published by F4W Online revisits the October 9, 2000 episode of WWF RAW is WAR, spotlighting what it calls the “now infamous moment” when Rikishi revealed he had run over Stone Cold Steve Austin, declaring that he “did it for The Rock.”
According to the report, the reveal “felt like an anti-climax at the time” and “wouldn’t do much of anything for Rikishi’s career” in the aftermath. The hit-and-run angle had been one of the promotion’s central mysteries in the months leading up to the reveal, with Austin having been run down by a vehicle in a storyline that played out over an extended period before Rikishi was unmasked as the culprit on this episode.
The flashback piece situates the segment within WWE’s broader history as part of F4W Online’s WON Flashback series, which revisits notable episodes of WWF programming. The outlet’s framing suggests the payoff to the mystery is remembered as a letdown relative to the buildup that preceded it, a characterization that has persisted in retrospective discussion of the angle in the years since.
No further details on the broader RAW is WAR card from that night, additional storyline developments, or subsequent fallout were included in the available report.
