WWE's Biggest Nightmare Is Coming True
Vince McMahon the character had his greatest ever feud with Stone Cold Steve Austin, with much predicated on the weekly and monthly ways the two would try and get the upper hand on each other. By the end of a transcendent 1998, McMahon had formed The Corporation stable around The Rock off the back of an ingenious and devious Survivor Series plot. 'The Rattlesnake' had played a Deadly Game and lost, but it wasn't just McMahon's labyrinthian masterpiece that foiled Austin. It was his own mantra.
"DTA" was first uttered by Stone Cold in late-1996 following his brutal attack on former friend Brian Pillman. Austin was a vicious heel, and trust is a virtuous and noble trait. Yet, as he morphed into the anti-hero that returned the entire organisation to the promised land, he took the philosophy with him. Cooly reframed as a gesture of fortitude, "Don't Trust Anybody" was baked in to the idea that McMahon had everybody out to get him.
The top - and perhaps most relatable - babyface was a man that walked alone and got what he needed through self-confidence, street smarts and emotional and physical toughness. It's since been said that McMahon "got" the gimmick so well because he supposedly saw a lot of the character in his real-life self.
Can this be true? Of course. But is it something to boast about? Only if you're Vince McMahon. A person without trust would loathe collectivism of any kind. Not least if there's power and a minuscule percentage of a vast fortune to be sacrificed over it. This isn't just another hit piece on The Chairman - him and his kind are diametrically opposed to any of unionisation's benefits. They all think they can stomp the mudholes of their staff and walk them dry, and they don't trust anybody.
CON'T...