Original: December 8 , 1997 -- During this episode of RAW IS WAR , Stone Cold Steve Austin knocks WWF Chairman Vince McMahon off the ring , thus entering the Austin\/McMahon saga .
Simplified: December 8 , 1997 -- During this episode of Raw , Stone Cold Steve Austin knocks WWF Chairman Vince McMahon off the ring , thus entering the Austin\/McMahon saga .