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Was it well done? Would you have kept him heel for longer?
If I am right thought, they had not fully purchased WCW at that point.Looking back at how that angle played out, it would have mad FAR MORE sense if they had just done the double switch from the start so Austin would have never sided with Vince but Shane from the off and took the title to WCW at the end of Mania 17.
Austin was a rarity in wrestlingthat face turn is enough proof that austin is one of the best - if not the best - face character in WWE history , and why vince is one of - if not the best - heel character of all time
one day earlier vince was a super-over face while austin was a mega heel , the next night all they had to do to switch that is hit austin's music and have him beat the shit out of vince , they didn't need to cut a promo or have a dramatic finish or any of that bullshit .. all they did is have austin whip vince and boom , austin is a face and vince is satan's twin once again
I agree with you on everything but it wasn't the story, Austin got booed for the next 2 shows after the Flair face turn. If I remember correctly Rock cut a promo a week after that and tried to put him over and the crowd booed, I can't find this, but it was the SD after SVS 2001 or the RAW after the Flair return. It took a few weeks for Austin to get full support again. Which is understandable with the horrible turn they did.that face turn is enough proof that austin is one of the best - if not the best - face character in WWE history , and why vince is one of - if not the best - heel character of all time
one day earlier vince was a super-over face while austin was a mega heel , the next night all they had to do to switch that is hit austin's music and have him beat the shit out of vince , they didn't need to cut a promo or have a dramatic finish or any of that bullshit .. all they did is have austin whip vince and boom , austin is a face and vince is satan's twin once again
the reason that this was done was to get austin mega heat, he said himself he needed hhh to get him the heat they got, which is why the destroyed the rock, hardys and lita with the chairs.in 2001 WWE got so many guys great as heel but there's no really strong babyface...Chris Benoit-Kurt Angle-Jericho could make a mini stable with Vince against Austin and HHH. Invasion could start around Royal Rumble or end of the year. as kayface wise Ric Flair is the leader along with Paul Heymen ruining WCW in expense of Vince, even tho Vince is the owner but he can't do anything...
AUstin should have never turn heel..his heel turn is great everything but just doesn't make sense how he align with Vince especially HHH how he trying to take Austin out over hit and run incident.
HHH and Austin had epic match the built up is epic they was killing each other but after WM they became Buddy best friend? i could still have HHH/Austin as odd couple who hate each other but they have common goal that is Vince. Austin/HHH could have great fued with Beniot-Kurt angle and Jericho...