10 Seedy WWE Stories Vince McMahon Wants You To Forget
5. Stone Cold Steve Austin's Worst Week
WWE buried Steve Austin after he exited the company under a cloud of controversy in 2002, but were only to happy to let bygones be bygone when he returned less than a year later. Though only isolated to a tumultuous seven day tenure, the explosion between the two sides had been bubbling under the surface for months before Austin detonated himself at the expense of everybody shortly before a controversial June edition of Monday Night Raw.
Incensed with the booking of his character on the June 10 Raw after months of creative dissatisfaction, Austin deciding not to stick around when informed he'd be putting over Brock Lesnar in a King Of The Ring qualifying match. Having first decided to head home immediately after WrestleMania X8, Stone Cold made this latest walkout his last.
He's since admitted to his physical and mental health hitting the wall at the time, but that couldn't excuse his out-of-the-ring behaviour following his tempestuous breakdown with the company. Then-wife Debra called the San Antonio police to report him for assault and battery, and Austin was arrested in August and charged with domestic abuse. His fine and community service order was an unpleasant yet deserved blot on his copybook.