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Austin vs McMahon, a storyline for the ages
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#2 Foley wins the big one

Foley realizes his dream
Foley realizes his dream

On a pre-taped episode of Raw in 1999, Mick Foley was slated to win the WWE Title from The Rock with help from Stone Cold Steve Austin.

WCW's commentator, Tony Schiavone, announced the results of the night to the worldwide audience, making a sarcastic remark about Foley not being worthy enough to get people to watch the product.

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The tide immediately turned to WWE's side, as fans tuned into WWE after getting disgusted by Hulk Hogan and Kevin Nash's "Fingerpoke of Doom" moment. Raw destroyed WCW in ratings that night and it was one of those moments that sealed the fate of the sinking ship that was WCW.

Fans hailed WWE for giving Foley a shot at glory and the win is regarded as the biggest turning point in the Monday Night Wars. McMahon ended up buying off WCW in 2001.

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