The Summerslam 1999 Austin/HHH infamous story.

That is the story that has always made more sense to me. The IWC always tries to paint main eventers as huge ass kissers who are insecure about their spots but in most cases, it makes no sense. I mean, if Austin did not want to lose to HHH, why did he do so at the very next PPV ie at No Mercy 1999? Oh well, if it were left to the IWC maybe Val Venis would have been champion in 1999.

Basically The Body is a politician and if there is anyone more insecure than a main event level wrestler, its a politician. The reasoning seems a bit bizzare but I guess he saw it as an unneccesary risk. And anyhow, it is not as if HHH's career seems any bit lesser because of that move. If anything, the decision to let Foley win went with the bizzareness of the Attitude Era. I was a mark at that time and I certainly did not think that anything had gone amiss.