5 Worst Things Steve Austin Did To Vince McMahon (& 5 Worst Vince Did To Him)

The rivalry between Steve Austin and Vince McMahon will likely always be mentioned among the greatest feuds in WWE history. Austin getting over as an antihero at the perfect time required the right heel to work against him. Fans hated McMahon after the Montreal Screwjob and a promo explaining himself the following night.

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The timing worked perfectly for Vince to channel a heel authority figure character to stand in Austin’s way after he won the WWE Championship. Both characters became synonymous with doing horrible things to each other to get the upper hand. The following actions were the worst things Austin did to McMahon and vice versa in WWE.

10 What Steve Austin Did: Attacked Vince McMahon In Hospital

The hilarious segment of Mick Foley debuting Mr. Socko in a hospital to Vince McMahon led to Steve Austin getting involved. Fans loved the moment of Austin being revealed under a doctor’s mask and hitting McMahon with his bed pan.

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However, this can easily be viewed as going too far when taking the storyline out of context. Wrestling is the only place where a beloved hero can impersonate a doctor and attack an injured old man to nothing but love and cheers from the audience.

9 What Vince McMahon Did: Tricked His Family To Con Steve Austin

Vince McMahon’s obsession with Steve Austin led to him not only upsetting Austin but his own family sometimes feeling betrayed. The infamous Higher Power story featured The Undertaker abducting Stephanie McMahon and trying to marry her under someone else’s order.

WWE fans still cringe thinking back to the reveal of Vince being the Higher Power doing this all to con Austin. Stephanie and Linda were livid over Vince putting them in harm’s way and even sold their shares to Austin for the ridiculous payoff.

8 What Steve Austin Did: Pretending To Be Camera Man & Trapping Vince McMahon In Cage

WWE tried to find new and creative ways for Steve Austin to make Vince McMahon’s life hell during the Attitude Era. The fan enjoyment meant that the face would look strong most weeks over the heel, but it was fine here since Vince wasn’t an active wrestler.

One moment that showed them upping the ante featured Austin hiding in a steel cage while impersonating a camera man. McMahon cutting a promo with the door locked led to Austin’s master plan leading to another beat down.

7 What Vince McMahon Did: Set Up Corporation Gauntlet Match To Humiliate Steve Austin

Vince McMahon was very selective about when he chose to actually fight Steve Austin. There were some moments of Vince snapping and just wanting to face Austin. However, most of their matches came with some sort of a loophole to give him an advantage.

Austin was tempted with the chance to face McMahon in early 1999, but it came in a six vs gauntlet match. Various members of The Corporation were disqualified to weaken Austin before Vince entered the ring last. McMahon pinning the knocked out Austin was a truly masterful villain moment.

6 What Steve Austin Did: Stunned Entire McMahon Family

The Raw Homecoming episode of the show moving back to USA Network in 2005 led to many legends returning for the special night. Steve Austin made a rare appearance when getting to reignite his feud with Vince McMahon again.

However, this night was a bit more intense than the average time hitting Vince with a Stone Cold Stunner. Shane, Stephanie and even Linda were all hit with Stunners of their own. Vince dealt with the humiliation of his entire family joining him.

5 What Vince McMahon Did: Cost Him Undisputed Championship Vs Chris Jericho

WWE was extremely inconsistent with the character of Steve Austin in 2001 after he turned heel. The year started with Austin turning heel at WrestleMania 17 by aligning with Vince McMahon for the first time.

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Both characters shifted a lot until the year ended with Austin as the face and McMahon as the heel again. Vince ruined Austin’s dream of becoming WWE and WCW Undisputed Champion by hiring Booker T to help Chris Jericho defeat him.

4 What Steve Austin Did: Ruined Vince McMahon's Corvette

The actions of Steve Austin were justified towards Vince McMahon, but some of the moments bordered on petty looking back. McMahon having a Corvette at the show to further make the audience aware of his wealth was enough for Austin’s character to scheme plans.

Vince almost cried with his tremendous selling when Austin poured cement in the Corvette to ruin it forever. A person has to be upset beyond the point of belief to go to all that effort ruining a car for revenge, but it worked for Austin.

3 What Vince McMahon Did: Had Someone Raise/Lower Briefcase For Him During Ladder Match

King of the Ring 1999 featured one of the rare PPV matches of Steve Austin clashing with Vince McMahon. This was the stage for a handicap ladder match when Shane and Vince teamed up against Austin with full ownership of WWE on the line after Stone Cold received Stephanie and Linda’s shares.

Vince found a new way to cheat Austin out of a rightful win by having someone raise and lower the briefcase hanging above the ring at various points. Austin saw it going out of reach every time he was about to win. WWE never revealed the person behind this, but it was always viewed as Big Boss Man since he rejoined The Corporation the next night.

2 What Steve Austin Did: Threatened To Shoot Vince McMahon

Steve Austin quite far in his antics to upset Vince McMahon, but one even crossed the line of his supporters. An entire episode of Raw was based around Austin abducting McMahon and threatening to shoot him with an actual gun.

WWE never went as far as having someone threaten another wrestler with a gun beyond the Brian Pillman segment, also with Austin. Vince urinated on himself in a comedic moment before Austin revealed it was a prop gun with a sign saying “Bang!” to make it a little more light-hearted than attempted murder.

1 What Vince McMahon Did: Cheated Steve Austin Out Of 1999 Royal Rumble

Vince McMahon didn’t become a strong part of the in-ring side of WWE as a character until the Royal Rumble 1999 match. The entire story of the most beloved match of the year featured McMahon declaring for the Rumble and vowing to stop Steve Austin from winning.

WWE witnessed a terrible Rumble match with Austin and McMahon brawling all over the venue as the first two competitors. The Rumble match in the ring was basically just about Vince and Austin as the final time. McMahon throwing over Austin after The Rock distracted him to win the Rumble was the worst act by Vince since it felt like Stone Cold lost his WrestleMania title shot at the time.