Vince and HBK were able to do all of that shyt because they were going against Bret.
Austin was made at the WM where he fought Bret and the double switch happened.
Bret Hart getting turned on by the fans and uniting with his family against the harshening climate of the E contributed to the beginning of the Attitude Era
Bret keeping all of the shyt real, complaining about fans having no love for him or genuine good guys anymore and siding with SCSA like Snoop at the Source Awards was part of the work shoot that began the era.
Without Bret getting screwed over who knows how long before Mr McMahon became the biggest heel in the E, got out of the booth and came forward as the bauce
Bret spitting in the face of VKM and writing WCW in the air was one of the signature moments of the era before it was donned the Attitude Era.
Bret and Austin beating the shyt out of each other and getting his ass whooped in the ambulance, then HBK superkicking him in the wheelchair and the way HBK Taker were weaved into that feud began the Era.
Bret Austin HBK McMahon was all synergy.
And the writing of it was dope shyt the way it was woven together.
Bret was a big part of the Attitude Era.