10 Biggest Megalomaniacs In WWE History

9. Steve Austin

Vince McMahon said that Austin was difficult to work with during his time on top. Austin himself thinks he was a pain in the ass. Even Jim Ross, who put over Austin at every possible opportunity, soured on his attitude a bit at the end of The Rattlesnake’s career. That's quite the consensus.

To be fair to Austin, it would have been hard not to have developed a big head during The Attitude Era. Wrestling had exploded in popularity in the late '90s, and he was the biggest name out there. He was breaking ratings and merchandise records for the WWF, and absolutely no one could touch him.

However, despite so many others helping Austin get to the top, he didn’t seem as willing to return the favor, as he didn’t believe many were in his league. He vetoed main event programs with Billy Gunn and Jeff Jarrett, which left him battling The Undertaker time-and-time again to diminishing returns. When he felt he was being pushed out of a top role, he gave up cooperating and his relationship with management suffered. The wrestlers he used to confide in were left out of his life. By the time he expressed dissatisfaction of working with Scott Hall at WrestleMania 18, he was no longer worth building around in the eyes of Vince McMahon, and Austin's role continued to diminish.

The final straw came down to Austin being asked to job to Brock Lesnar on Raw with no build up. While he was in the right to express how stupid of an idea that was, he refused to show up for work and the company completely buried him on-air for his insubordination. It’s unfortunate that politics came into play as much as thet did, but nobody in the situation handled it right and The Austin Era was over. Believing you’re bigger than the business that employs you will never work out.