The hallmark of any backstage politician in pro wrestling is having themselves inserted into the hottest piece of business. We've seen Kevin Nash do it with Goldberg, and Triple H did it with CM Punk in 2011. If you go back to 1998, The Undertaker used backstage politics to get in on Stone Cold Steve Austin's hot status. It was clear whoever worked with Austin would end up making huge money, and it just so happened that Austin vs Taker ended up being done regularly on the 98 house show circuit and and major events like SummerSlam 1998. Yet Taker had actually been working with Kane and Mankind when the Austin sensation took off. When he saw the direction the money was blowing in, Taker saw to it that he tagged with Austin against Dude Love and Kane at July's Fully Loaded. He then worked against Austin from August until January, main eventing several shows and earning a bucketload of money.
