>>12891752Nah. Davey was dimes back in the 80s with the British Bulldogs tag team. They were over as fuck. Davey was over initially during his singles run in the early 90s too. He was an outstanding worker in his prime. But even by 1997, Davey was washed and got carried by Owen in their tag team.
>>12891787Austin was coronated as "the guy" at WrestleMania 14. The McMahon v Austin feud kicked into high gear with Austin as champ, and was seen as must-see TV.
In September 1998, Vince, after months of trying, finally successfully screwed Austin out of the WWF title, and it was held up. Rock was getting over as a babyface at this time. The storyline was white hot, and led to the swerve at Survivor Series where Rock won the title but turned heel and became Vince's Corporate champion. This was all a big setup for the Rock-Austin match at WrestleMania 15. This period coincided with Mankind going through a gimmick change into the lovable loser who would challenge for the WWF title and eventually win it in January. So this period of late 1998 to mid 1999 was great storytelling by WWF. This same period feature some of the worst booking from WCW, which drove more viewers to WWF.