Warning: below is the analysis and confession of a wrestling mark who lived this shyt til he was 14 yrs old and shamefully remembers every detail 
When this first happened (rock gettin his ass beat by Austin and Vince, night later by Triple H) it felt like the world was not right at all! I ain get over that shyt til the summer.
I was like first Austin is heel, beats Rock, and aligns wit Vince. This can't be fukin life bruh.
But when I look back it was really the best storyline that wwf had in a minute and a fitting end to the greatest time in wrestling THE ATTITUDE ERA.
U see this story starts with Rock being the corporate champ and facing AUstin at WM15. Rock got his ass whooped and he should have. He was still a "punk ass kid spittin nursery rhymes" and kissin Vince ass to make it to the top. Yet fwd to April, he stops being the Corporate leader and turns on Shane and finally becomes his own man. Throughout the summer of 99, this nikka on his own becomes the MAN in wwf and puts the beats on Undertaker, Show, Billy Gunn, and Triple H that summer whereas Austin as champion is gettin his ass whooped by Taker, Triple H and the Corporate ministry on a nightly basis. He comes out on top but u can tell his confidence is startin to shake. Even in kayfabe Austin can see ROck is finally becoming the Great One he always knew he would be. This sets up for the epic 99 survivor series showdown wit Rock HHH and Austin. Austin gets hurt and for the rest of the year Rock fights off HHH, Vince, Shane, DX, Undertaker, Benoit, and Kane successfully and has a reign as champion that has been rivaled by only Austin. Austin comes back and it is evident he has lost sum steam (kayfabe wise) and is similar to Jordan in 95. Still the best but can't get the job done. He even gets his ass beat at NWO 2001 by Hunter while Rock becomes a 6 time champ while Austin is still at 4. Wrestlemania 17 is on the horizon and its ROCK AUSTIN 2 but Austin knows this isnt the same kid he faced in 99. U can see when hes with Rock he can't beat him. So in desperation he gets his arch nemesis to help him and still narrowly beats Rock in the main event. Hunter knows he can't get it back wit Rock there and aligns himself with the man he conspired to run over 2 yrs prior.
All in all, I feel like this storyline was awesome and when u look back the seeds were gettin planted yrs before. Jus thought I share my observation wit my tsc brethren
When this first happened (rock gettin his ass beat by Austin and Vince, night later by Triple H) it felt like the world was not right at all! I ain get over that shyt til the summer.
I was like first Austin is heel, beats Rock, and aligns wit Vince. This can't be fukin life bruh.But when I look back it was really the best storyline that wwf had in a minute and a fitting end to the greatest time in wrestling THE ATTITUDE ERA.
U see this story starts with Rock being the corporate champ and facing AUstin at WM15. Rock got his ass whooped and he should have. He was still a "punk ass kid spittin nursery rhymes" and kissin Vince ass to make it to the top. Yet fwd to April, he stops being the Corporate leader and turns on Shane and finally becomes his own man. Throughout the summer of 99, this nikka on his own becomes the MAN in wwf and puts the beats on Undertaker, Show, Billy Gunn, and Triple H that summer whereas Austin as champion is gettin his ass whooped by Taker, Triple H and the Corporate ministry on a nightly basis. He comes out on top but u can tell his confidence is startin to shake. Even in kayfabe Austin can see ROck is finally becoming the Great One he always knew he would be. This sets up for the epic 99 survivor series showdown wit Rock HHH and Austin. Austin gets hurt and for the rest of the year Rock fights off HHH, Vince, Shane, DX, Undertaker, Benoit, and Kane successfully and has a reign as champion that has been rivaled by only Austin. Austin comes back and it is evident he has lost sum steam (kayfabe wise) and is similar to Jordan in 95. Still the best but can't get the job done. He even gets his ass beat at NWO 2001 by Hunter while Rock becomes a 6 time champ while Austin is still at 4. Wrestlemania 17 is on the horizon and its ROCK AUSTIN 2 but Austin knows this isnt the same kid he faced in 99. U can see when hes with Rock he can't beat him. So in desperation he gets his arch nemesis to help him and still narrowly beats Rock in the main event. Hunter knows he can't get it back wit Rock there and aligns himself with the man he conspired to run over 2 yrs prior.
All in all, I feel like this storyline was awesome and when u look back the seeds were gettin planted yrs before. Jus thought I share my observation wit my tsc brethren
