5 times WWE legends were brought back to weekly TV

#3. WWE has used Mick Foley as an authority figure on numerous occasions

Having served as commissioner during the WWE Attitude Era, Mick Foley was selected as RAW GM by Stephanie McMahon during the second iteration of the brand split. Foley would often disagree with McMahon and make decisions that favored the babyfaces.

When Foley's time as GM was coming to an end, he was forced to fire a RAW Superstar. The Hardcore Legend instead opted to fire McMahon, forcing Triple H to take matters into his own hands.

However, Foley assaulted Triple H and put the WWE COO in the Mandible Claw. To save her husband, McMahon hit Foley with a low blow, prompting Seth Rollins to intervene. The following week on RAW, Foley was sacked for his actions.

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#2. Triple H and Stephanie McMahon formed the Authority

Triple H inserted himself as a special guest referee into the WWE Championship match between John Cena and Daniel Bryan at SummerSlam 2013. Once Bryan won the title, Triple H nailed the Aberdeen native with a Pedigree and allowed Randy Orton to successfully cash in the Money in the Bank briefcase.

Triple H and Stephanie McMahon then formed a faction known as The Authority and became WWE's biggest heels over the next few years. The Game feuded with Daniel Bryan, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins during this period, losing to all three of them in high-profile matches on the biggest stage.

Triple H and McMahon also put over Kurt Angle and Ronda Rousey in a tag-team match at WrestleMania 34.

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#1. Stone Cold Steve Austin served as co-GM of RAW

Stone Cold Steve Austin quietly retired from in-ring competition following his defeat to The Rock at WrestleMania 19. However, Austin was still one of WWE's biggest stars and the company wanted to keep him on weekly television.

As a result, The Texas Rattlesnake was made one of RAW's co-GMs alongside Eric Bischoff in 2003. Although WWE wasn't producing a high standard of television at the time, Austin and Bischoff had good on-screen chemistry and were involved in a number of entertaining segments.

Austin was written off television at Survivor Series 2003 after his team lost to Bischoff's team in a traditional 5-on-5 elimination match.