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List of WWE Raw Is War Results – Episode 253 (March 30, 1998)

Full match results for Episode 253 of WWE Raw Is War, aired March 30, 1998 on the USA Network — the night after WrestleMania XIV.

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Episode 253 was the post-WrestleMania XIV Raw Is War — the night after Stone Cold Steve Austin won the WWF Championship — featuring a major Steel Cage Tag Team Championship match.

#	Name	Loser	Winner	Stipulation
1	LOD 2000 defeat Los Boricuas Tag Team Match The reformatted LOD 2000 (Hawk, Animal, and Sunny) defeated the Los Boricuas members in a tag team encounter.	Los Boricuas (José Estrada Jr. & Jesús Castillo)	LOD 2000 (Hawk & Animal)	Tag Team Match
2	Kurrgan defeats Chainz Singles Match The massive Kurrgan dominated the DOA's Chainz in a brief physical encounter.	Chainz	Kurrgan	Singles Match
3	Jeff Jarrett defeats Mr. Aguila Singles Match NWA Champion Jeff Jarrett defeated the high-flying Mr. Aguila.	Mr. Aguila	Jeff Jarrett	Singles Match
4	Ken Shamrock & Steve Blackman defeat Nation of Domination Tag Team Match The dangerous combination of Ken Shamrock and Steve Blackman defeated The Rock and Faarooq of the Nation in a significant result.	Nation of Domination (Faarooq & The Rock)	Ken Shamrock & Steve Blackman	Tag Team Match
5	Marc Mero defeats Taka Michinoku Singles Match Marc Mero defeated the WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku in a non-title encounter.	Taka Michinoku	Marc Mero	Singles Match
6	The New Midnight Express defeat The Headbangers – NWA World Tag Team Championship NWA World Tag Team Championship Bodacious Bart and Bombastic Bob of the New Midnight Express defeated the Headbangers to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship.	The Headbangers (c)	The New Midnight Express (Bodacious Bart & Bombastic Bob)	NWA World Tag Team Championship
7	The New Age Outlaws win vacant WWF Tag Team Championship – Steel Cage Match vs. Cactus Jack & Chainsaw Charlie WWF World Tag Team Championship Steel Cage Match The New Age Outlaws defeated Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie in a Steel Cage Match to win the vacant WWF Tag Team Championship — the titles had become vacant following a controversy. The steel structure made escape the only method of winning, adding dramatic stakes to the hardcore-influenced match.	Cactus Jack & Chainsaw Charlie	The New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg & Billy Gunn)	WWF World Tag Team Championship Steel Cage Match

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