11 times WWE made history at Madison Square Garden which you might not remember

#2 First-ever McMahon stunner (Sep 22, 1997)

Stone Cold Steve Austin

Is there a more iconic moment in WWE history than the moment that Stone Cold Steve Austin hit the first-ever Stone Cold Stunner on Vince McMahon?

If there is, it’s hard to think of.

After all, the feud between The Boss Mr. McMahon and Stone Cold Steve Austin is the one that is largely credited with helping WWE to overcome all opposition during the Attitude Era and the Monday Night Wars.

When WCW was leading, it was the feud between Steve Austin and Mr. McMahon that drew in all the viewers.

This was during a time when Steve Austin had been sidelined after having been nearly paralyzed at SummerSlam. During this period, Austin was assaulting authority figures in WWE so as to continue to be looked at as cool. He did manage that and more. For the most part, he was attacking Sgt Slaughter and Jim Ross, but then at Madison Square Garden, he hit the biggest stunner of them all.

This was on the first-ever Madison Square Garden RAW. Vince McMahon’s well wishes were turned down by the ‘Texas’ Rattlesnake and then he went ahead and stunned Vince. This was the first time that he had done so, setting the table for the feud which would shake a generation of wrestling fans.