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Ultimate Warrior- Probably the only clean, unsabotaged job he ever did. He did it knowing Warrior wouldn't last, and gave Vince the "I told you so" treatment, starting right after the match.
Sting- If you saw Starrcade you'd know this example is only working against you. He in real life paid Nick Patrick to do the count at a normal pace, when it was supposed to be slow. He also sabotaged Sting's career and any momentum by convincing Eric Bischoff "he didn't spend enough time at the tanning bed".
Goldberg- Only jobbed to him before leaving in order to make it look to higher-ups in attendance at the big Georgia show that he drew the house. Did it under the condition that Goldberg job the title back "when the time is right". This of course ended up leading to the fingerpoke of doom catastrophe and Hogan taking the belt off Goldberg with Nash as a transition. Killed Goldberg.
Billy Kidman-You're kidding right? He never actually put him over and if you saw it you'd know that. He said Kidman "couldn't headline a flea market" and refused to do anything meaningful or decisive to help put him over. So he picked up a few pins after cheating, run-ins, swerves, etc. This doesn't matter. By that logic HHH put over the Brooklyn Brawler and Vince McMahon. He didn't do anything to help Kidman.
The Rock - Damn right he jobbed, but it was only to make himself look good in his new run with WWF and it's because Vince is in charge. But he still slimed around. He only jobbed to Rock knowing what would be in it for him that summer. That's why Austin avoided the match that year, he knew Hogan was clever enough to keep his return match until Wrestlemania and would get bigger fan support.
Brock Lesnar - Only did the job under the condition that he come back and have Brock do the job back. This of course never happened because Vince showed him the door before he could, which is why Vince > Hogan's bullshit.
So you present no real strong examples. I'll give you The Rock and Ultimate Warrior, but in Rock's case it didn't even matter, and both were just to make him look like a good employee. He knew the pros outweighed the cons in these situations.
Same as with Goldberg.
Got any more examples?
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