The Corporation was a heel stable in the late 1990s in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).
The group was put together and led by WWF Chairman Vince McMahon in an attempt to secure control of the WWF and "crush the rebels" that were popping up on the WWF landscape (such as D-Generation X, Mankind and Stone Cold Steve Austin). Previously, McMahon started surrounding himself with an entourage consisting of himself, The Corporate Stooges (Gerald Br...
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