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Originally Posted by Wolfpack423
The Rock- 1998 Corporate Champ turn. The Rock was the People's Choice to take out Mankind the supposed Corporate Champ and stick it to the McMahons. One of the greatest swerves ever and it gave The Rock his first WWF title in the process. The Rock was a perfect fit as The Corporation's top guy.
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I might be off with some of this but what I thought what was great with this is that it looked like they were in the middle of a monster face push for The Rock. Rocky had entered as a babyface pushed down the fans throat and handed the IC title which the fans hated. They then got to grips with him put him in the NOD and built his character up. He had solid feuds with Austin and Shamrock over the IC title which showed that he belonged near the top of the card. His personality shone through until he became so entertaining that the fans wanted to cheer him, a feud with Vince McMahon solidifying this position. It got to the point where he was in for a shout with the WWF title at Survivor Series 98. Although not favourite to win his potential as an outsider was something a lot of people could get behind and when he got to the final he was the 'people's' face to the corporation heel. However, they turned him heel by the manner in which he won the title. This instantly made him a main event heel which was a masterstroke because he most likely would have lost some of his appeal as a face Main event champion and he gained a lot from being the Corporation's main heel.