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Originally Posted by Stickman
The ending to that match was horrible. Owen basically just laid down and Austin had no weight on him. It was ugly. They should have just told the ref to tell Owen to pin him.
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This was at SummerSlam '97, the same event where Bret won the title from Undertaker with Michaels as ref.
Under any other circumstances, they would have made Owen pin Austin, but there was a stipulation on the match. If austin lost, he would literally kiss Owen's bare ass on TV that night. If this had happened at that point of Austin's career, it would have been very damaging to Austin's persona as a no-bullsh*t smash-mouth SOB. Therefore, Austin HAD to win the match.
But it was a hideous finish.