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Quadrant 4 Final

Better World Champ?

  • Steve Austin

    Votes: 21 91.3%
  • The Rock

    Votes: 2 8.7%

  • Total voters
    23
  • Poll closed .

The New F'n Show

Well-Known Member
Steve Austin
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Steve Austin won the WWE title from Shawn Michaels on March 29th 1998 at Wrestlemania. He lost the title to Kane in a First Blood Match on June 28th 1998 at King of The Ring. He won it back the next night on Raw. He lost the title when pinned simultaneously by Kane and The Undertaker on September 27th 1998 at Breakdown: In Your House. He won his third WWE title from The Rock on March 28th 1999 at Wrestlemania. He lost the title to The Undertaker on May 23rd 1999 at Over The Edge with the McMahons as the special Guest Referees. He won the title back on June 28th 1999 on Raw. He lost the title to Mankind in a Triple Threat match also involving Triple H with Jesse Ventura as Special Guest Referee on August 22nd 1999 at Summerslam. He won his fifth WWE title from The Rock on April 1st 2001 at Wrestlemania. He lost the title to Kurt Angle on September 23rd 2001 at Unforgiven. He won the title back on October 8th 2001 on Raw. He lost the title to Chris Jericho on December 9th 2001 at Vengeance.

The Rock
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The Rock won the vacant WWE title by defeating Mankind in the Final of The Deadly Game Tournament at Survivor Series on November 15th 1998. He lost the title to Mankind on the January 4th 1999 Raw. He won the title back in an I Quit Match on January 24th 1999 at Royal Rumble. He lost the title back on January 31st 1999 during Halftime Heat in an Empty Arena Match. He won the title back in a Ladder Match on the February 15th 1999 Raw. He lost the title to Steve Austin on March 28th 1999 at Wrestlemania. He won his fourth WWE title from Triple H on April 30th 2000 at Backlash. He lost the title back on May 21st 2000 at Judgment Day in a 60 Minute Iron Man Match. He won it back on June 25th 2000 at King of The Ring by pinning Mr. McMahon in a Six Man Tag. He lost the title to Kurt Angle on October 22nd 2000 at No Mercy. He won the title back on February 25th 2001 at No Way Out. He lost the title to Steve Austin on April 1st 2001 at Wrestlemania. He won the WCW title from Booker T on August 19th 2001 at Summerslam. He lost the title to Chris Jericho on October 21st 2001 at No Mercy. He won the title back on the November 5th 2001 Raw. He lost the title back on December 9th 2001 at Vengeance. He won his seventh WWE title from The Undertaker in a triple threat match also involving Kurt Angle on July 21st 2002 at Vengeance. He lost the title to Brock Lesnar on August 25th 2002 at SummerSlam.
 

The Hoov

Well-Known Member
The hardest choice for me yet but I had to go with Stone Cold. As much as WWE would want you to believe, Austin was the bigger WRESTLING star than Rock and was the better champion. Rock became a bigger MAINSTREAM star but that was because of his film roles. Austin is the greatest world champion of all time and the true winner of this tournament in my eyes.
 
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PHX

Legacy Member
What a perfect match up that is pretty cool but I liked Austin's reigns a tad bit more than Rock's.
 

Zen

Member
Both were essential fixtures of the Attitude Era, but Austin was always more so. Austin was THE man, and was always intended to be the #1 guy, at no point was Rocky really more over than Austin by any measure. Rocky was very much the Macho Man/Andre to Austin's Hogan, basically Austin was the Champ and Rocky was the top attraction in the company. Granted Rocky was probably one of the best people the WWE have ever had in the "attraction role"(in WWE's time old two-tiered system) but Austin was still far more essential nonetheless. To Austin the vote goes.
 

Lewb

Well-Known Member
I have to go with Austin, as his reign broke boundaries, and I felt The Rock picked up the pieces of that and reaped the rewards. This is one reward he's not reaping.
 

Keith

WCW Halloween Phantom
CLASSIC! Suprised this one is not closer. I went Austin who I think will win the whole thing now.
 
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