WWE Hall Of Famer Stone Cold Steve Austin is one of the greatest WWE Superstars in the history of the company to ever get on the mic, but 'The Chairman Of The Board' didn't always hold those same sentiments.

Former WWE employee Bruce Prichard took to his podcast, Something To Wrestle With, to address the topic, stating that the reason McMahon paired Austin with 'The Million Dollar Man' Ted DiBiase as his manager upon his early run with the company was because he felt fans wouldn't want to hear the Texan's voice (quotes via Still Real To Us):

“Steve did not have a reputation for being a talker by any stretch of the imagination,” Bruce Prichard said. “Steve didn’t talk in WCW. He did with Pillman, they did promos. But, he did not get to shine until Paul Heyman gave him that opportunity and stuck a microphone in front of him at ECW and let Steve’s true personality shine through.”

“Vince to the contrary was of the opinion that no one would want to listen to that Southern Texas draw accent,” Bruce continued. “And [Vince believed] that Steve did not have the gift of gab and felt that he was dull and would not be able to cut a promo. So yeah, [Ted DiBiase] was put with Steve to be the mouthpiece and to be able to cut the promos and add some color to Steve Austin… The Ringmaster.”

Little did McMahon know, however, that the brash Texan would go on to arguably be his biggest star of all time. The master of the Stone Cold Stunner resonated with audiences across the globe and instantly became a fan favorite.

McMahon and Austin even created one of the greatest rivalries in WWE history when the pair began going at each other's throats. Who can forget the time 'The Rattlesnake' drove a beer truck into the arena and proceeded to drench McMahon and The Corporation.

To this day Austin is able to captivate an audience with his brilliance on the microphone, as his chats of 'What?' still ring throughout WWE arenas to this very day.

It's safe to say that McMahon got that one wrong when it came to his initial thoughts on Austin's ability to take over a crowd on the mic, but his decision to let to Texan go solo with one of the greatest characters of all time certainly paid off huge dividends in the end.