The rivalry between Steve Austin and Vince McMahon is still celebrated today for the importance it had in WWE. Austin was the rising new face when McMahon introduced his heel authority figure character. The hope of Vince was to hold Austin down for not conforming to his public image of the WWE Champion.
McMahon would end his prior mindset of never wanting to step in as a wrestler. Austin and Vince had quite a few matches and moments. WWE still talks about the time Austin drove a beer truck to the ring or the moment he stunned Vince for the first time. But let's find out which memories fly under the radar in the long term with the best moments from Austin and McMahon that we forgot.
10 Stare Down Before Survivor Series 2001 Invasion Match
The Invasion storyline was viewed as a huge failure due to the WWE booking mistakes. Steve Austin becoming part of The Alliance would see him betraying WWE due to Vince McMahon not valuing him.
Vince claimed that he had smoothed things over with a member of The Alliance who would jump ship at the big Survivor Series 2001 match. The go-home SmackDown featured all the wrestlers in the upcoming 10-man tag attacking each other, with Austin standing tall. McMahon came out to the stage and stared down Austin as both wrestlers laughed manically, making many wonder if Austin was the turncoat.
9 Austin Chasing Vince With ATV
The run of Steve Austin as a face authority figure for Raw allowed him to remain on WWE television after retiring. Eric Bischoff was the main rival of Austin when having to work together, but there were a few more moments with Vince McMahon.
Austin threatened to run over Vince with his ATV during a promo segment. The chase would see Austin going after McMahon from the stage to the backstage area. Austin even started to drive over the top of a limo with Vince inside to add more excitement to the forgotten moment.
8 Austin Impersonating A Fireman
Booker T united with Vince McMahon in late 2001 when Vince wanted a new insurance policy to help him get the better of Steve Austin in a new chapter of their feud. One memorable segment featured Vince and Booker in a skybox watching SmackDown together.
A group of firemen entered the area due to a scare earlier in the night. Vince was running them down for interrupting him until one unmasked to be Steve Austin. The hilarious reveal culminated with Austin getting a few shots in on McMahon before fighting Booker T all over the venue.
7 Austin Impersonating A Camera Man
Another fun moment of Steve Austin tricking Vince McMahon with an impersonation came as a cameraman. The Undertaker and Kane were protecting Vince at this time, making it hard for Austin to get his hands on the boss.
Austin found a great way to figure this problem out when impersonating a cameraman in a cage during Vince’s promo. The cameraman locking the cage door felt strange until Austin took his wig and hat off to attack McMahon before Kane and Undertaker attempted to make the save.
6 Vince Dancing With Dude Love As Austin Laughs
The first WWE Championship program for Steve Austin when winning the belt came against Mick Foley with the Dude Love gimmick. Foley turned heel when Vince McMahon feuded with Austin to represent the boss against the new top star.
One of the funnier segments featured Vince getting really into the Dude Love character with Foley. McMahon was on the stage dancing with Mick and the girls that accompanied Dude Love to the ring. Austin watched from the ring and was fighting hard to hold back laughter for the hilarious moment of Vince’s dance moves.
5 Austin, Rock, & Undertaker Taking Turns Attacking Vince
The incredible star power involved in the six-man Armageddon 2000 featured Triple H, Steve Austin, The Undertaker, The Rock, Rikishi, and Kurt Angle in a Hell in a Cell match. Vince McMahon tried to ban the match booked by Mick Foley to avoid his biggest names getting injured.
One hilarious segment on Raw saw Vince trying to get the support of the wrestlers. Austin, Rock, and Undertaker were the three faces in the match. Each man made their way to the ring one after the one to deliver their finishers to McMahon in a humorous fashion.
4 Stunning All McMahon Members On Raw Homecoming
The return of Raw to USA Network in 2005 featured WWE treating the special like a huge PPV dubbed Raw Homecoming. Steve Austin appearance made complete sense since he was arguably the most important star for the show’s success.
WWE booked Austin to stun Vince McMahon as expected, but he wasn’t the only McMahon member. Shane, Stephanie, and even Linda were all hit with Austin’s finishing move to pull off the perfect game of Stone Cold stunners.
3 Austin Faking Out Vince With Corporate Image
Vince McMahon tried to turn Steve Austin into his image of what a world champion should be. Austin having no filter, cursing, drinking beers, and showing no respect for authority made him the perfect wrestler to feud with Vince.
There was one time McMahon thought he got the better of The Texas Rattlesnake. Austin wore a suit to the ring and agreed to pose with Vince for a few photos. The reveal would come after the pictures where Austin ripped off the suit and attacked McMahon to get one over on him again.
2 Vince's Staredown After Gauntlet Win
The in-ring career of Vince McMahon started when he wanted to make more money off the feud with Steve Austin. Vince had the members of his heel group known as The Corporation faction team up with him in a gauntlet match against Austin.
The manipulating tactics from McMahon saw The Corporation members each weakening Austin and attacking him by the time Vince was up. This allowed McMahon to steal an easy victory as he pinned a beaten Austin. The aftermath was even more fascinating as The Corporation held Austin down for Vince to stare him down and talk trash.
1 Austin Making Unconscious Vince Count Pin As Referee
The matches between Steve Austin and Mick Foley as Dude Love delivered strong results for WWE. Vince McMahon getting involved as a heel authority figure would see that adding more success to fans rooting for Austin.
One match featured Vince attempting to stack the odds against Austin by becoming the special guest referee for the Austin vs Foley match. The hilarious ending would see McMahon getting knocked out before Austin had the match won. Austin grabbed Vince’s hand to count the pinfall for the victory as fans erupted in loud cheers at the hero’s clever tactics.