10 Real-Life WWE Feuds That Were Too Hot For TV
8. Stone Cold Steve Austin Vs. Jeff Jarrett
It doesn't take much to create heat in professional wrestling, as evidenced by the animosity Steve Austin once had for Jeff Jarrett.
Legend has it that, while working for Jerry Jarrett's USWA territory, Austin was eyeing his paycheck when Jerry came by and quipped, "It ain't gonna get bigger by staring at it!" and chuckled at Steve's expense. This didn't sit well with Austin. It was something he wouldn't forget.
By 1998, Stone Cold Steve Austin was the hottest thing in the business. The WWF was looking for new heels to feed to their biggest draw, and Jeff Jarrett was considered for one of those top spots. Getting to work with the white hot Austin in '98 would've been a major boost to any talent's career, but when Jarrett's name was mentioned to Austin as a potential opponent, Steve refused to work with him.
Austin wasn't inclined to help Jarrett considering his dad's actions towards Steve years prior in the USWA. Instead of a headlining program that anchored the summer of '98, Austin's interaction with Jeff was limited to a single Stone Cold Stunner and a mocking of Double J's strut, with no on-screen program whatsoever.