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"Stone Cold" Steve Austin vs. Mr. McMahon
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2 A, F" H7 S" rMonday, Sept. 22, 1997: A Stunner to the boss, and a new era begins.# Z3 m9 c- s- G1 U* r s
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- C$ q8 b' d1 Q+ w# d8 J0 b- `Clash of the titans: Austin and Mr. McMahon size each other up.; L' x, y+ c" A8 M+ i% S1 Q
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) v1 O1 [0 N2 H3 s' R+ UMike Tyson, the "Baddest Man on the Planet," was Mr. McMahon's personal guest. Austin wasn't.
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You just had a feeling things might get out of hand." D O; h3 Y8 H( ^: }# M' o' I7 y
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Stone Cold: The Corporate Champion? Oh, hell no!6 M0 {7 X" k4 {! ]7 T8 x
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Austin in handcuffs. Seems that was the norm whenever he went after the boss.
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6 m, ^0 U0 P& ?3 \7 i- EThe Rattlesnake adds insult to injury.- Z" H* \3 M/ J% @- v% t* R
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5 o+ C c& J! |* dA handshake? THAT's not gonna last very long.
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' R* S% k" _2 Z5 u2 y! w# \2 \+ A- v9 tAustin arrives in style...
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, Q+ y( N% I2 Z& F" JThe American Dream: Throwing your boss off a ladder.
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6 P* |& ]) f+ [* o" O' nTexas Rattlesnake vs. trained K-9 dogs? We bet on Austin.
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/ `$ e2 o0 L1 _; X* F5 f. s; qAustin shoots straight with Mr. McMahon ... sort of.
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Paging Doctor Austin...Paging Doctor Austin...
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4 ?$ S& K. `4 R5 n+ |2 {Ah, the bedpan incident. The clang of that bedpan reverberated throughout the WWE Universe.# ]3 V9 u# O$ T; i2 E5 Z* F
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* t- g% u- H5 o5 w+ u5 {- ZArrive...
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: Y4 B( k% Q& C1 G$ Z s/ I3 z1 t...Raise hell...
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, u: f5 a( V; o2 {! x8 nMr. McMahon wins the Royal Rumble Match in 1999!$ q( |1 Z$ q/ ?7 h* z
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8 M5 n* I7 f6 YThe wrath of the boss: Mr. McMahon lets Austin have it after a Corporate Gauntlet Match in February, 1999.
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$ n' ]8 S( _8 ~+ mStone Cold. Mr. McMahon. Cage match. 'Nuff said." ?; M! R7 W' w- ]
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4 l' o/ |* s! K9 E9 @No chance in hell? Says who?& O7 d( E4 Q: x
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Austin brings the refreshments ... and a giant can of whoop ass.
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+ V( x- e: j4 P! `. S! E% uMcMahon-Austin was always a refreshing change of pace from traditional boss-employee relationships.! L' d* v6 ^2 F- q8 T$ t0 I
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Pointing that finger at The Texas Rattlesnake just doesn't seem like a good idea.% W% z" I0 s1 i6 T0 t4 x
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Stone Cold Santa, giving the troops what they want to see.
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+ N4 U2 H& x! A1 F* Q. pStone Cold on an ATV cannot be good for Mr. McMahon.
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