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The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin are often considered the biggest Rivals in the history of sports entertainment, and it is also said that the sports world has never been more divided when the rivalry was between Austin and the People's Champion. Their rivalry dates back to 1998, which started to heat up in 1999 after their WrestleMania 15 match.
One of their best match had been their World Championship from WWE WrestleMania X-Seven, and it is also considered their most shocking encounter. During that time, their rivalry was at its peak, and Vince McMahon could not help but book this dream match as the main event of WrestleMania X-Seven.
Stone Cold Steve Austin remembers his match against the Rock from WrestleMania X-Seven
The match remained special because of the heel turn of Steve Austin at the end of this match, and he is shocking collaboration with Vince McMahon. A lot of fans still believe that this moment was the actual end of the Attitude Era. Austin recently remembered this match while speaking on the “Dirty Mo Media” podcast. He said;
Steve Austin defeated The Rock, who won the WWE world title in this match
“I loved working with The Rock, and WrestleMania 17 was a hell of a ride. And I loved working with Vince because the Vince feud transcended wrestling for two years. It was water-cooler talk. I don’t care what you did at lunch; you met [someone], and you asked, ‘Hey man, did you see what Stone Cold and Vince did last night?’
Austin and Vince McMahon teamed up at the end of this match
"And Vince was an awesome opponent because he feels this stuff as much as I do. The guy—he’s an animal. He’s one of the most interesting people I’ve ever met in my life, and I love the guy.” said Austin, regarding is match against The Rock from WrestleMania X-Seven where he defeated him to win the WWE World title.
This match may still have been standing as a classic, but it is also a hugely criticized match because of the encounter at the end, where Steve Austin teamed up with Vince McMahon. A lot of fans still cannot digest this moment because of everything that these two went through during the Attitude Era, and this collaboration never felt realistic. But no one can deny that this match still stands as one of the best WrestleMania matches ever.
