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"Stone Cold" Steve Austin vs. Mr. McMahon
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Monday, Sept. 22, 1997: A Stunner to the boss, and a new era begins.
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+ X# U+ F% {$ nClash of the titans: Austin and Mr. McMahon size each other up.
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0 }' b; L% N* kMike Tyson, the "Baddest Man on the Planet," was Mr. McMahon's personal guest. Austin wasn't.
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3 v+ f* `( e' B( `4 i+ l1 GYou just had a feeling things might get out of hand.- T. p2 G- V) }
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' S2 l$ I" U5 u: QStone Cold: The Corporate Champion? Oh, hell no!
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Austin in handcuffs. Seems that was the norm whenever he went after the boss.
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6 J2 c( b/ d* zThe Rattlesnake adds insult to injury.- w# j4 z6 Y% ]$ I
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A handshake? THAT's not gonna last very long.0 A0 }7 N# J4 q( V- Q/ X" @
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Austin arrives in style...5 j5 w. h6 @1 t$ y f0 Z1 A
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The American Dream: Throwing your boss off a ladder.) _" ~- ?" u9 I* p
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: ?1 a8 R! W! o8 kTexas Rattlesnake vs. trained K-9 dogs? We bet on Austin.8 U) `: o9 k. o" C( |" P& ?2 m
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Austin shoots straight with Mr. McMahon ... sort of.# }) [6 R; s5 h; R5 Y9 a4 b4 Y
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Paging Doctor Austin...Paging Doctor Austin...0 _9 I3 B# B+ z R4 Q
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Ah, the bedpan incident. The clang of that bedpan reverberated throughout the WWE Universe.0 c, I) I7 Y4 R0 B" t3 H& e% O
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Arrive...
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# K, d o7 S4 L: T...Raise hell...
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Mr. McMahon wins the Royal Rumble Match in 1999!- r7 `1 H3 X. o: L. l0 m
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7 |7 b/ [) b" u* X' z* sThe wrath of the boss: Mr. McMahon lets Austin have it after a Corporate Gauntlet Match in February, 1999." g& v7 R' f7 X* i& F
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Stone Cold. Mr. McMahon. Cage match. 'Nuff said.
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No chance in hell? Says who?
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Austin brings the refreshments ... and a giant can of whoop ass.
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5 R& c* a/ K8 a+ DMcMahon-Austin was always a refreshing change of pace from traditional boss-employee relationships.
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5 _& y9 k, b" `/ TPointing that finger at The Texas Rattlesnake just doesn't seem like a good idea.
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Stone Cold Santa, giving the troops what they want to see./ D _" {- X# D+ d; m3 R, g
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! S2 E# s3 \# n/ V5 tStone Cold on an ATV cannot be good for Mr. McMahon.4 \5 S2 x( G9 ]
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