Austin was the #1 guy, then he left around 1999.
Meanwhile Triple H was running the show as the # heel
The Rock stepped up as the #1 babyface at the time. His precense was at Austin's level
The most anitcipated match was Austin vs. The Rock, but it never happened for quite some time, but they teased it. Rikishi ran over Stone Cold and he did it for The Rock. Then at Wrestlemania 16, McMahon swerved The Rock to side with Triple H and Steph. At this time, at Backlash, Austin would bein The Rock's corner and at the end the two drank beers
As a Rock fan at the time, I was dying to see Austin vs. Rock, and anythingt at would hint at some sort of confrontation made me watch RAW and SD! every week. It was that good
Then, Austin wins the rumble. The Rock wins the WWF Championship from Angle at No Way Out. It's on
But...
I go on vacation for Christmas and I'm away from WWF television. No way to watch anything. Done. I missed out on one of the most aniticipated feuds of all time, only to read about the Wrestlemania X7 results on WWE.com and sure enough Austin wins
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So what was the atmosphere like the day after No Way Out? How did watching WWF TV back then in early 2001 compare to watching it right now?
As a huge Rock fan, the next thing I looked forward too was his heel turn. But yeah, sure enough, I go on vacation AGAIN and miss out on Rock/Hogan II
