25 Things You Didn't Know About Vince McMahon
17. He'd Barely Been Touched On-Screen For Nearly 30 Years Before His First Stone Cold Stunner
McMahon's iconic (and iconically awful-looking) first Stone Cold Stunner at Madison Square Garden in September 1997 wasn't just impactful because it coincided with the rise of next megastar-in-waiting Steve Austin. The Chairman had spent all of his on-screen life as a commentator rarely bothered by physicality.
Lou Albano was the first to lay hands on McMahon, taking out both Vince and Arnold Skaaland during an interview in 1977. Next to get near him was Andre The Giant on a 1985 edition of Tuesday Night Titans, but the next three eclipsed the first two. In 1991, a flailing Roddy Piper waffled him with a wooden chair believing him to be Ric Flair after 'The Nature Boy' had caused chaos. In 1993, Randy Savage sent him flying to the ground as he tried to get to former friend Crush. And finally there was Bret Hart's legendary shove on the WrestleMania 13 go-home Raw, ahead of their announce table hockey fight later that Summer.