My problem with Austin

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Austin putting someone over doesn't mandate him losing.

In that case, then how can you say he never helped anyone get over? Taker, Rock, HHH, Foley, Kane, all benefitted from working with Austin.

Austin losing would not put someone on the same level as or above Austin. That's one of the single most idiotic things said in the history of this board.

That was the point I was making - maybe you should actually read the point before making a judgement on it. It's right above your post KK - putting other people over wouldn't have elevated anyone above him, so why try and take anything at his expense for a star that wouldn't have been as big? In terms of working with other guys, it wasn't all one way, anyway.

Austin putting someone over, preferably by actually losing (But definitely by making them look good or strong) WOULD help keep the Attitude Era from dying with his exit and slumping the business.

The Attitude Era was always going to end. In fact, right before Mania X7, the show that marked the end of that period, he lost at No Way Out to Triple H. Had Triple H actually turned face and feuded with Austin, the era would have gone to dust anyway because every indicator around was already dictating the change.

The point I'm making wasn't that Austin should never lose - but that to have him put over another guy to take his place wouldn't have worked given the time frame because nobody, even Rock, who was the fucking man, couldn't superceed Austin at the top dog. And if that wasn't your point and you agree, then I don't see why you think him getting others over would have made any difference to the grand scheme anyway, because that period was littered with stars that were big names that were beneath Austin, so him doing any more to put others over wouldn't have really changed the landscape if nobody was to ever take his place.

Especially from the "If you don't agree your a moron" crowd.

You do realise you were one of these, right?