Austin as THE MAN

Scott

When they did decide that Austin was going to a main eventer? He went from feuding with Marc Mero and Savio Vega and a unscripted win at KOTR 96 to feuding with the biggest star in the company in Bret Hart. Did they see money in him before the Survivor Series match with The Hitman?

Nope, it was really Bret Hart pushing for him to be a top guy that got him to that level in Vince’s eyes, and then the Rumble 97 performance and leadup to Wrestlemania that made him a star. Otherwise Vince kind of saw him as a midcard guy for most of 96 and wasn’t in a hurry to pull the trigger on him.