10 Best WWE Feuds of The Attitude Era

#7 Kurt Angle vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin

Comedy gold

Stone Cold Steve Austin and Kurt Angle had met for a few WWE Championship matches in late 2000/early 2001, and although not officially feuding, they had shown chemistry. This would translate to an excellent feud and frenemy partnership later in 2001.

Vince McMahon had been feuding with son Shane McMahon, who had 'bought' WCW from right underneath his father, So Vince was very pleased with the beating Angle had given Shane at the King of the Ring, and invited him to hang around his office so he wouldn't get upset over Edge being quarantined the new King of The Ring. Vince's 'best friend', Stone Cold Steve Austin was not happy with him having a new friend.

This would lead to some of the funniest and entertaining moments in WWE history, as Austin and Angle would bicker, argue over who was better friends with Vince, constantly outdo each other over who gave Vince better hugs and gifts and in one of SmackDown's most memorable segments, sang to Vince.

Their feud would take a more sinister turn when Austin turned heel on Team WWF and joined the WCW/ECW Alliance. Angle would lead Team WWF against Austin, and the two would feud for several months. Things would get very personal, Angle would lift the WCW Championship from Booker T, but Austin would help Booker regain it from him just a few days later. Austin was given a Stone Cold Appreciation Night, which Angle invaded in a milk truck, dousing the ring and everyone in it with a hose of milk.

Austin and Angle would have a solid clash at SummerSlam, which Angle won by disqualification. Austin refused to give Angle a rematch for several weeks, and worse, stole his Olympic Gold medals and threw them into the sea. In retaliation, Angle abducted him and forced a title rematch out of him by blindfolding him and claiming he was going to throw him off a bridge. After Austin granted him the rematch, he threw him into a paddle pool. Angle would defeat Austin for the WWE Championship in his hometown at Unforgiven.

Austin would regain the title from Angle just one week later, and successfully retain it in a Triple Threat, also involving RVD at No Mercy. Angle would then turn heel and join the Alliance, and had some more funny moments with Austin before it was all revealed to be a ruse from Angle and Vince McMahon. Austin and Angle took part in a double turn after Survivor Series, and they had the final match of their feud, a WWE Championship match at Vengeance, with a babyface Austin defeating a heel Angle.