It Looks Like Austin Is Gone For Good

[Guest Cataclysm911]

Fuck Austin.

 

He demands a feud with Eddy Guerrero and gets it- and then walks out in the middle of feud that was supposed to be one of the main attractions of a PPV???

 

Austin basically screwed over two wrestlers in Guerrero and Benoit.

 

Since Backlash he pretty much has been made to look unbeatable including one night where he basically fought off the whole RAW roster and beat Booker T.

 

I don't feel sorry for him at all.

The way that I see it, if the writing wasn't bad he wouldn't have left. I'm sure that the clique had something to do with it as well.

 

We don't know.

 

I'm not talking about Austin not being in the main, I'm talking about bad writing altogether.  Short term planning is bad.

[Guest goodhelmet]

You're right! short term planning is bad and it goes back to failing to elevate new stars when they had the chance and possibly even before that.

 

As for Austin leaving, fuck him. On that note, I'm glad he spoke his mind and made a statement. Now, adios motherfucker! He's old, has two bad knees and his work has suffered through lack of motivation, bad storylines, opponents or whatever. Angle has been through HELL in storylines as Jericho has. Neither of them walked out. The writing has been bad all around. Suck it up.

 

On that note, if the entire NWO walks out next week or whenever they are forced to job to Booker, good riddance to them too.

 

Once this split thing is done with once and for all, then get rid of Flair and Arn too. I'll watch the Best of Starrcade if I want to see you wrestle.

 

After Taker drops the belt to RVD in July (I can dream) then start jobbing his ass out also. Sayanora, Deadman!

 

And if Hogan lasts until Summerslam then be happy his old ass will FINALLY be gone after that.

 

New talent. New stars. new storylines. Get rid of the dead weight NOW!!!

[Guest Jobber of the Week]

Jericho and Angle put up with this shit and don't walk out like Austin does.

Amen. Vince better consider offering Angle a pay raise if he doesn't go for the Olympics. He NEEDS guys like Kurt/Jericho/Benoit/Eddy right now.

[Guest The Mighty Damaramu]

Austin has a right to bitch. He backs up his position with the ring work(97-98/01), the mic skills, and the drawing power.

Why does Hogan not have this right. Because what has he done for the WWF lately? Absolutely nothing. He can't back it up in the ring, he can't back it up on the mic, and he can't back it up on drawing anymore.

So it wouldn't be hypocrisy if we bitched about Hogan doing this because he has no right to.

Austin carried the WWF on his back last year. Everyone was injured or shooting movies and he put the WWF on his back and carried it. Then he's put into a shitty storyline with someone he knew was going to screw up and get canned(wow he was right) and then when he's got what he wants(a hot program with a new star) they bring in HBK and all the political BS starts again. I'm pretty sure HBK would've made his comments tonight regardless of if Austin was there or not....and that probably pissed Austin off.

I'm not mad at Austin. He's earned his right to protest. Hell if more wrestlers did this maybe the WWF wouldn't be such a cesspool or utter shit.

[Guest evenflowDDT]

Wow, it's strange to think that if Austin is indeed gone from WWE and he wanted to keep wrestling, his only option would be the Jarrett-owned NWA:TNA.

 

Karma can be a horrible bitch goddess.

All right! We can finally see the continuation of the Austin/Scott Hall feud

 

I was never a big Austin fan.  He's not that great of a wrestler, and though he's still pretty charismatic and had some great moments as the dastardly paranoid heel champion last year (particularly with Kurt Angle), I could do without him, especially if he's acting unprofessional like this.

[Guest Cubbie78]

Over at the torch, they had an idea different than what everyone is thinking...Remember on Byte this, mcmahon said monday would be a big show?...Maybe they are working us (the fans) into thinking austin is gone for good over bad writing, etc etc...Well they bring up the possibility of a work-shoot type thing where Austin aligns himself with Bischoff (they have been talking to him off and on) and comes back to try and regain the company...Flair is thrown to the wasteside (maybe as a mouthpeice for beoit/eddy?) and machmahon/lesnar/heyman battle bischoff/austin/whomever (goldberg?) for control of the company...who knows, just a thought

[Guest RedJed]

I wouldn't have any problem with Vince firing Austin ASAP. This kind of crap needs to be stopped. I feel the WWF is trying their hardest to move the product to a better level, and the thing is Austin has to understand making the product better isn't by catering to everyone of his f'n needs. He needs to be a team player now perhaps more than ever. He clearly isnt from what I've read tonight on the sites about this mess. For him to walk out of the show without hardly even telling anyone is just about as unprofessional as you can get. His act is f'n stale anyway, so let the guy go. I doubt the NWA could even scoop him up for the price he'd offer anyway, and even if they did, Vince should be happy since it would give him some competition anyway, and it would free up a huge amount of funds in the long run. I honestly don't think Austin has much of a run left in any capacity, maybe another year or two and then his value will drop considerably. The more he does this, the more its going to hurt him anyway because when you try to control your character in wrestling, sooner or later there will always be a major backlash. Look at Hogan in WCW for example. I don't care if the WWF booking is piss poor, his attitude towards it is not making it any better.

 

It's as simple as this......there are a major handful of guys right now in the company that could easily be elevated, and perhaps down the road could maybe even be the next Austin. They should be the focus anyway. If Austin doesnt want to accept that and help out how he can, he doesn't need to be around anymore.

 

Now on the flip side, if by some weird way this is all a part of some elaborate angle, it is somewhat brilliant. Of course on TV though you couldn't flat out say Austin isn't happy with how he's being used creatively, you'd just have to say something like that Austin is sick of being "screwed all the time" or something. This could lead to Austin coming back as some sort of ultimate renegade faction with maybe others who are bitter at the WWF, like Goldberg? PW Torch speculated that maybe Bischoff plays a part in this too. It all sounds too far fetched to me to be honest. If this was all part of an angle, I would have thought that tonight, Flair would have said Austin had been suspended indefinately instead of them just saying "he's not here." That makes Austin look bad, which I would assume is the intention. So in this case, all signs point to that this wasn't a work.

 

Austin is better off gone, IMO. I was looking forward to programs with Benoit and Guererro, but if he wouldn't cooperate in those, chances are the matches would have blown and been one sided anyway.

 

It is very ironic, as someone said already, that his only option at this point might be going to the NWA, lead by the Jarretts. He might really have to learn how to be humble if it comes to that, even more than he needs to learn with this mess he's gotten himself into now with the WWF.

[Guest Jobber of the Week]

Austin has a right to bitch. He backs up his position with the ring work(97-98/01), the mic skills, and the drawing power.

Why does Hogan not have this right. Because what has he done for the WWF lately? Absolutely nothing. He can't back it up in the ring, he can't back it up on the mic, and he can't back it up on drawing anymore.

Again, there's a big Big BIG difference between complaining or even threatening to turn in your letter of resignation, and abandoning a live show which was going to rotate around you.

 

If an employee for most any company did that, they'd be fired. If, say, a member of the Yankees just walked out of the World Series hours before the game was to begin, forcing them to throw in a backup player, do you think they'd still have a job? No!

 

The only difference between Austin's "Wah wah, Vince isn't treating me right!" tantrums and Bret's similar bitching, is that Vince is still paying Austin big checks. He may get tired of doing so.

 

EDIT And I doubt this is a work. The crappily booked placeholder show we got tonight proves it. Also, it would be totally lost on the marks who don't follow the backstage politics, although it may please the Smark crowd that someone is still trying to suprise them. However, Smarks alone don't make up the ratings boost that's needed to restore things to what they were.

[Guest]

Wow, it's strange to think that if Austin is indeed gone from WWE and he wanted to keep wrestling, his only option would be the Jarrett-owned NWA:TNA.

 

Austin's been banging himself up for us the last 13 years. With the money he's earned, I think he's entitled to a nice retirement. He won't touch NWA with a ten-foot pole. Now that Austin's brush with greatness is over, just try to forget the bitter bitchy end and rememberthe good parts of Stone Cold's career.

[Guest Risk]

HHH is going nowhere.

 

He'll own this company one day.

Damn, I would rather see Test hold every major WWE title(at the same time)than see this happen.  If HHH ever owns the company than I turn off the WWE forever.  That's not one of those "I-say-I'm-going-to-stop-watching-but-I-really-want-because-I'm-a-smark."  This is the truth: if ANY member Kliq still has power in the next twenty years, the WWE becomes a memory to me.

[Guest caboose]

When Austin no-showed just after WrestleMania I was against his decision, and I expressed my feelings about the situation.

But after reading about what HBK said, maybe Austin's actions were not about his role in the show, more about who was backstage.

If that is the case then I agree whith Austin.

The company sucks, let it rot.

[Guest]

Once again, the thing that might halt this thread to a screeching stop is this...

 

Suppose Austin just had a family emergency or SOMETHING tonight and couldn't make it to RAW. This has been one night, and one night only, and everyone is getting all up in arms about it. Just kickback, we're all thinking about Austin's future already when maybe, just maybe Austin and the WWF both know it's with them together, and we think Austin is quitting because of shitty writing.

[Guest HeartBreakCod]

I’ve read that the scheduled main event tonight was Austin v Brock in a king of the ring qualifier.  Has any one else considered that this great champion of all that's just and right in the wrestling world walked out because he refused to put Brock over?

 

 

They'll want Brock in the KOTR tournament and so he (and this is guess work) would probably been scheduled to win for storyline purposes and put him over as a real threat.  Is it a coincidence Austin has decided to throw his toys out of the pram just before that was scheduled to happen?  All you people who think Austin is some altruistic hero looking out for everyone are talking bollocks- he's always looked out for himself and only himself- in the same way, sadly, most main eventers tend to.  He isn't interested in elevating new talent, the reason he wanted to work with Guerrero was to make himself look better- not to help Eddie.  His apparent refusal to job to Brock is a simple extension of this, which seems far more likely than the 'he can see the clique is going to run wrestling' theory. (Off point but I expect ALL of HBK's promo was scripted and approved- they clearly want people who remember him and his mates to think the nwo are going to pull all kinds of unapproved shit to make them a threat.  Something they clearly haven’t been since their WWE inception)

 

I think it is sad Austin looks like he's gone.  What's more sad is that it seems he's slowly turned into one of the selfish politicians he despised in WCW.

[Guest Jobber of the Week]

He isn't interested in elevating new talent, the reason he wanted to work with Guerrero was to make himself look better- not to help Eddie.

Someone finally noticed that. Benoit somehow got steamrolled into it, probably because Austin and Eddie don't have very compatible styles.

 

Also, I don't think Austin will ever "quit." Not because he loves the sport but because as long as he thinks Vince McMahon will stand for bullshit like what happened tonight, he'll keep doing it. And getting paid. That's why he won't quit. He gets a nice base paycheck and gets a cut out of each of those "What?" shirts sold (currently #2 on ShopZone.)

 

Vince is going to have to decide to let Austin go himself. It maybe a serious hit on ratings for Raw, however. Vince proved with Hogan that he wouldn't put up with drama queens, and he proved with Bret that he won't be nice to people who aren't team players. It may cost WWE some money short-term, but Austin is committing both sins, and Vince is going to have to shit or get off the pot here when it comes to his policies.

[Guest caboose]

Frankly I don't give a fuck what Austin thinks of the product and how well his character was being treated.

The only reason I want Austin to stay is because himself along with Taker and the absent Rocky are the only guys who can keep the Clique in check backstage.

If Austin goes, Rocky never comes back and Taker retires soon...

 

...WELCOME BACK TO 1995 BAYBEE~!

[Guest Jobber of the Week]

Taker retires soon...

Sssh... Don't say that so loudly.

 

Not only will you needlessly scare The Taker Mark, but also it seems like anytime someone seriously thinks UT might actually retire, he never does and we're "blessed" with more slow matches and WM squashes. =/

[Guest converge241]

why didnt he stay home the last time? what exactly temporarilly improved for him to come back and then take the ball and leave again?

Has Austin busted his ass? sure he has..but he needs to step up and come up with some ideas if he wants to critique the writers. Usually even all us here will come up with alternatives instead of just saying it sucks (well, most of us anyway) and were just fans. Let Austin brainstorm and come up with more wonderful ideas..like feuding with the same 4 guys for years....or some really great catchphrase that ruins everyone's interviews.... hey "you cant argue with success".

 

Austin's one of my all time favs, but this is just stupid.

[Guest buffybeast]

Are we sure that Austin is really gone from the company for good?  The man makes a ton of money for the company.  I can't see them severing their relationship over a blow up.

 

I can see how Austin would be upset at the company's booking.  The writing has sucked shit for most of this year.  But are we sure that the company wanted Austin to put Brock over?  It makes sense for Brock to win.  But I couldn't see him winning cleanly.

 

With that said, to walk out before a live event and forcing the company to rewrite the show completely is wrong.  Yes, Austin has a legit point in being pissed with Vince.  But I think part of that is attributed to Austin being a spoiled brat and wanting all the attention and focus from Vince.  Austin should have just worked out a compromise.

 

Of course, I wasn't there and don't know the specifics of the situation.  But to walk out is just wrong.

[Guest AlwaysPissedOff]

From what I've been reading, Austin's walking out had nothing to do with the planned Brock match.

 

As far as the situation goes, I'll wait and learn more about the circumstances behind it before I pass judgment on anybody. I'm not condoning what Austin did, but if he did it for a bullshit reason, then I'd be extremely disappointed in him.

[Guest RickyChosyu]

If Hogan did this people, you guys would be ALL over him. And THAT my friends, is hypocricy at it's finest

I hate that arguement.

 

Listen:

 

When Nash and Waltman took matters into their own hands and had their segments re-written to their liking (which is NOT in their job description as wrestlers, nor is it respectfull to Vince's authority), very few people actually questioned it. Most were so fed up with the product that they saw wrestlers taking a stand as something possitive, because at least some measures of change were being taken by SOMEONE in hopes of improving. I'm not saying what they did was right or wrong, but the fact is that when Nash and Waltman, who are generally hated by the internet just as much, if not more than Hogan went against the skript, most were in favor of it.

[Guest]

Austin has a right to bitch. He backs up his position with the ring work(97-98/01), the mic skills, and the drawing power.

Why does Hogan not have this right. Because what has he done for the WWF lately? Absolutely nothing. He can't back it up in the ring, he can't back it up on the mic, and he can't back it up on drawing anymore.

So it wouldn't be hypocrisy if we bitched about Hogan doing this because he has no right to.

Austin carried the WWF on his back last year. Everyone was injured or shooting movies and he put the WWF on his back and carried it. Then he's put into a shitty storyline with someone he knew was going to screw up and get canned(wow he was right) and then when he's got what he wants(a hot program with a new star) they bring in HBK and all the political BS starts again. I'm pretty sure HBK would've made his comments tonight regardless of if Austin was there or not....and that probably pissed Austin off.

I'm not mad at Austin. He's earned his right to protest. Hell if more wrestlers did this maybe the WWF wouldn't be such a cesspool or utter shit.

What is hypocrisy is the fact that you guys trash Hogan every chance you get because of his supposed "backstage" politics which included

 

not wanting to put people over

wanting complete attention from the boss

Throwing the proverbial hissy fit when he didn't get his way over something

 

Now granted, Hogan doesn't do that any more, but if what I'm reading right now is true (and I've been researching all morning on this situation) Austin has done these three examples on several occassions within the last few months.

 

But it's okay for Austin to do it, but when Hogan did this oh damn, he was a scum of the earth bastard.

[Guest TheHulkster]

Austin has a right to bitch. He backs up his position with the ring work(97-98/01), the mic skills, and the drawing power.

Why does Hogan not have this right. Because what has he done for the WWF lately? Absolutely nothing. He can't back it up in the ring, he can't back it up on the mic, and he can't back it up on drawing anymore.

So it wouldn't be hypocrisy if we bitched about Hogan doing this because he has no right to.

Austin carried the WWF on his back last year. Everyone was injured or shooting movies and he put the WWF on his back and carried it. Then he's put into a shitty storyline with someone he knew was going to screw up and get canned(wow he was right) and then when he's got what he wants(a hot program with a new star) they bring in HBK and all the political BS starts again. I'm pretty sure HBK would've made his comments tonight regardless of if Austin was there or not....and that probably pissed Austin off.

I'm not mad at Austin. He's earned his right to protest. Hell if more wrestlers did this maybe the WWF wouldn't be such a cesspool or utter shit.

First off, what has Austin done for the WWE lately? He hasn't been pulling in ratings or buyrates. Hogan carried the WWF on his back from 1984-1991, should he get shit if he walked out even though he basically was the wrestler who put the WWF on the map? Hell Yeah. Then you talk about bringing it in the ring. When was the last time Austin had a really good match? His No Way Out match with Jericho was subpar. Hall wanted a nice long match at Wrestlemania, but it was shot down along with the finish by the Waaaaaaattlesnake, leading to what we got, his Backlash match against Taker was horrid (let me guess, that was all taker's fault?), Then there was the Judgement day match with Flair and TBS, which was average at best. Even a dream match against Ric Flair was lousy.  He bitches and whines about wanting a feud with Eddie, so they give it to him, and he walks out. Yet you blame it on Shawn Michaels? Have any evidence? Didn't think so. I'm sick of Austin's selfish BS and hope they can his ass.

[Guest El Psycho Diablo]

..I'm pretty much pissed off..

 

I've been saying it for MONTHS now.

 

Austin has no right to complain. Why? Vince McMahon made him what he is now. Sure, it was his mic skills, and ring work that got him over. McMahon gave him the chance, and some damn good booking to boot. He's never looked weak. He's always came out on top, even when fighting ten or fifteen people (the little Alliance fiasco). He was really happy last summer, when he was getting upwards of 40+ minutes each show. He was the focus of what should have been the biggest angle in wrestling. Granted, the booking/writing team played a big part in that, but look who had his nose stuck in the middle of everything? Same Old Steve Austin.

 

Austin is no god. He's not inexcusable for this crap.

 

If it was Hogan/Taker/Nash/Michaels, there would be an outcry so loud it'd never shut up. And yes, for the record, I blamed X-pac for pulling the crap he did a couple of weeks ago, too. Screw Steve Austin. Screw him for not wanting to work with talent. For not wanting his character to ever look weak. For wanting to be the constant focus of everything. (Oh, but he's the number one star and draw! HE should be the main event!). That's the biggest load of bull I've ever heard. The only difference between Austin and Hogan is that Austin showed occasional flashes of being decent in the ring. That's it. Compare their pushes. Compare everything else. There's a disturbing similarity.

 

I'm tired of this Austin is right about everything he does crap. People call HBK a prick for the stuff he pulled off. Last night he did something Austin hasn't in months. Cut an outstanding promo with a point  to it. Not just a ten minute WHAT? fest to sell stupid t-shirts. Scott Keith talks about how Bret Hart got lazy, and started using his five moves of doom. In the same respect, 90% of Austin's matches can be plotted out almost move for move.

 

That's not a good thing.

 

Yes, he's too old. He's crippled. To me, it's time to flush the glut of main event talent out, and build it around new people. You've got Rocky, and yes, the anti-christ himself, HHH. (Yes, I know the response.."..HHH is sleeping with the head of the writing staff, hyuck. Fire him." Get over it.)

 

I am an RVD mark, yes..but I think the title around Van Dam's waist would be a new beginning. Give him a serious push. He's already really  over, and can hold his own in the ring. I know the Benoit marks will scream about it, but IMO, it'd be best for buisness.

 

Keeping Kurt Angle at all costs. They can't afford to lose him now, not with Austin being a whiny bitch.

 

Jericho..Don't kill me, but I don't think Jericho can hack it anymore. His moveset is just lacking compared to other main event players. It's not quite high-impact enough, and his finishers suck. THAT has nothing to do with HHH.

 

..personally, if it is true, Austin should be made an example of. Nobody is above the law. Especially a main eventer, who should be providing a good example for everybody else (like the Rock does. He dosen't ever seem to bitch, no matter how much he's buried, or his writing sucks, and he works every night when he's there.)

 

Stone Cold comes off as grasping at a spotlight that's quickly fading..

 

..and you people talk about Triple H being bad.

 

Hypocrites.

 

-Shiro

[Guest RavishingRickRudo]

What if the Wwf was cutting the Benoit/Austin storyline?  Would Austin be justified then?

 

Mcmahon gave Austin the chance...as the ringmaster.  Austin made his own chance with Stone Cold and 3:16, got over, Vince saw it and THEN pushed him to the sky.  

 

Austin made Vince a billionaire, its that simple.  He gave his BODY to Vince in all of 2001 working his ass off and then in 2002 he is forgotten.  He is (supposedly) told a day in advance what he is doing the next fucking night, THAT IS BAD BOOKING.  Plain and simple.  There is no direction in that, there is no hope.  Austin was getting screwed over like this in Wcw and couldnt do a thing about it, now in the Wwf he can do something and he is.  Wcw was criticised by its wrestlers but they did nothing and look what happened.  It seems as if Austin is the only one with a sense of history and he doesnt want to repeat it.

 

I applaud him for it.

[Guest El Psycho Diablo]

I ask you this: Even with all the 'bad writing', would he be complaining if the belt was around HIS waist right now?

 

Doubt it.

 

"Waah, waah, waah..I'm not in title contention and havent been for months..well, you SUCK!" Let's just helpfully ignore the fact he hasn't done anything in months to deserve a title reign. All the arguments I've heard are riding on his guess what, past accomplishments! That's the exact SAME THING people blast Hogan for.

 

..please..

 

-Shiro

[Guest converge241]

If Hogan did this people, you guys would be ALL over him. And THAT my friends, is hypocricy at it's finest

 

i took austin to task for it and made fun of him and hes one of my favorites.

 

if hogan went home...............a lot of people might be happy, so why would they be all over them?

[Guest RavishingRickRudo]

Yes because 2001 is SO FAR INTO THE PAST.  Having multiple MOTYC is just, you know, not noteworthy ESPECIALLY if they come within months of your return from a career threatening spinal surgery.  But HEY, that was then, this is now.  Now Austin is fighting Scott Hall in the 4th match down from the main event at WM where a year ago he was headlining and making it the biggest WM ever.  Where was he at the last ppv?  The ppv before that?  Where was he going to be at KOTR?  On Raw?  They were bringing him down to levels that is below his standard.  He is unmotivated, but whos fault is that?  Coaches get fired, not players.

[Guest Human Fly]

Considering that he was booked for about 25% of the show I don't understand what the problem is there. He was supposed to work a match with Brock Lesnar and that seems to be where the problem lies. Either he didn't want to job to Brock, or he just didn't want to work with Brock period. Ratings might take a hit (they are already) but this will force to the WWE to elevate new stars even faster. The fill-in angle last night was a disaster, that worries me. Austin won't be forgotten but if he's gone it's not like fans are going to pine away for him. It's not like Stone Cold was going to turn things around for the company. He was the top star, and one of the top two or three of all time. Arguably the best. But that day is done. If he wouldn't help out with putting new talent over, or even working with them. Better he go then take from them and not give anything in return.

[Guest El Psycho Diablo]

Right. Austin is completely blameless.

 

He should ONLY be fighting for the WWF title, ONLY fighting people of his 'caliber', and screw everybody else. He should be the major focus of the promotion every TV broadcast, and every PPV.

 

Yeah, so Hall is a bad worker. I don't care.

 

True great workers, like Flair, carried talentless people to *** or **** star matches. Since we're all putting Austin on the "Real Life Living Legend" level, should we be holding him to less of a standard?

 

..and HOW much of a miracle is it, really, when his MOTYC's were against Benoit and Angle? Probably the two real best ringworkers in the WWF today? The only person Benoit wasn't able to carry was Billy Gunn, and Angle is only a few steps below Chris. All this "Austin, Austin, Austin" stuff conviently dosen't mention the fact that he was in the ring with stellar workers?

 

..and something I find funny..Austin first went heel it caused people to turn off..but when Hogan first went heel, it drew people in. Heh.

 

Should he only be motivated when he's fighting people of Benoit/Angle/Guerrero's caliber?

 

That's what we call laziness, kids. (see Nash, Kevin)

 

Now we'll hear the argument that Nash never had a great match in his life. I'm prepared for that. But it's still laziness, any way you cut it. Hell, look at The Rock. He's jobbed to anybody and everybody, and still pulls decent matches. Austin cries and bitches when they want to just book him against someone, much less do the job! Say what you will about Triple H, "backstage pull" and all, but at least he has the balls to show up for shows he's booked to be at. Those guys wouldn't pull a temper tantrum and leave, especially when the show will be booked around them. Some people have more respect for the company, and their fellow workers than that. Austin's out for just himself, everybody else can go to hell.

 

Who is the professional there?

 

-Shiro

[Guest RavishingRickRudo]

Austin/Angle RAW Jan.

Austin/HHH NWO

Austin/Rock WM

Austin/HHH vs. Jericho/Benoit RAW

Austin/Benoit Smackdown

Austin/Angle Summerslam

 

6 MOTYC right there.  You cannot pass that off to *just* working with good workers. *** matches maybe, but not those that are ****1/2, that takes two.  We all know the schedule they have to work with, we all know Austins physical ailments, to have those matches says a lot about how 'good' he is.  He didnt have to work like that, he didn't have to bust his ass he COULD HAVE been lazy, but he wasnt.  Austin carried Angle psychologically in all of their matches.  Ditto with the Rock.  None of these matches, at least from what I see, had Austin being dead weight.

 

Hall is not only a bad worker, he is an unprofessional one (oh, he got fired cause he was good right?).  When did flair 'carry' those matches?  Hmm, Main Event anyone?  

 

It sure is selfish to want direction in a directionless company isn't it?  DAMN HIM TO HELL for have resolve!  I guess we all can't fuck the bosses daughter to get what we want...

 

Did I say Austin was completely blameless?  Cause I am pretty sure I didn't.  All I said was that I applaud him for taking action, when in the past NO ONE has.

 

Austin stays after each and every show just to entertain the fans.  I don't see any one else doing that.  Oh but he is LAZY right?