Stone Cold Steve Austin Gets a Reality Check from WWE Legend Immediately After Vince McMahon’s Retirement

Undeniably one of the biggest draws for Vince McMahon in his 5-decade history, Steve Austin, was the biggest star in the Attitude Era. In a time when The Rock, Mick Foley, and The Undertaker were in their prime, Austin made the biggest impact. So it wouldn’t be out of the question that the Rattlesnake was McMahon’s favorite, while Austin was involved in a lot of on-camera feuds with the boss.

Austin 3:16 delivered him and his whole family stunners left and right and also made them bathe in beer. Furthermore, while The Rock and Stone Cold’s rivalry was as great as it needed to be, nothing comes close to the absurdity of Vince McMahon becoming WWE Champion just to spite Austin.

Even after retiring from the wrestling ring, Austin praised his former boss and their relationship in interviews. Also, Austin would involve himself with the pro wrestling business and WWE as a voice for years. But when it comes to Vince’s favorite wrestler, Austin just got a reminder from another WWE legend who worked with both the Rattlesnake and the boss.

Kurt Angle thanks Vince McMahon and reminds Steve Austin who’s the favorite

After announcing his retirement before SmackDown went live, there were many people who thanked the boss who his work. His contribution to pro wrestling gave us everything that made us fans of this sport in the first place. And among all the legends and current superstars was Kurt Angle, who also tweeted soon after the announcement.

But he left a crumb for the fans as he ended the message in his P.S., claiming that he was the one that McMahon favored in the entire locker room. He sighted a light-hearted feud with Austin. Everyone knows about the beer drinking and ”WHAT” chanting, alongside Austin and Vince McMahon‘s relationship. But the WWE chief’s connection with Kurt Angle is relatively unspoken.

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The relationship that McMahon and Kurt Angle shared was of a father and son, behind the wrestling scene as well. Due to WWE, Angle was able to change the trajectory of his career by becoming a pro wrestler. And one man behind the Olympic medalist was the boss, who helped him massively. Without WWE and the outlook of the chairman, Angle wouldn’t have become the wrestling legend he is today.

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Tell us who you think was the favorite superstar between Kurt Angle or Steve Austin or someone else in the comments below.