▁give ▁what ▁the ▁fans ▁want ▁and ▁does ▁what ▁is ▁fair ▁while ▁a ▁he el ▁authority ▁figures ▁tend ▁to ▁run ▁their ▁shows ▁out ▁of ▁their ▁own ▁self - inter est . ▁ ▁W WE ▁authority ▁figures ▁▁ ▁From ▁its ▁found ing ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁the ▁W WE ▁looked ▁to ▁a ▁president ▁as ▁an ▁authority ▁figure . ▁The ▁president ▁had ▁book ing ▁power ▁and ▁controlled ▁all ▁wrest lers . ▁However , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁the ▁commission er ▁replaced ▁the ▁president , ▁with ▁S gt . ▁S la ugh ter ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁W WE ▁commission er . ▁During ▁the ▁Att itude ▁Era ▁( 1 9 9 7 – 2 0 0 2 ), ▁not ▁only ▁the ▁commission er , ▁but ▁also ▁V ince ▁Mc M ah on ▁( through ▁his ▁position ▁as ▁W WE ▁chairman ▁under ▁his ▁evil ▁character ▁Mr . ▁Mc M ah on ) ▁had ▁book ing ▁power . ▁Mc M ah on ▁usually ▁used ▁his ▁power ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁ha ze ▁his ▁k ay f abe ▁nem esis , ▁Stone ▁Cold ▁Steve ▁Austin . ▁When ▁Sh awn ▁Mich a els ▁served ▁as ▁commission er , ▁he ▁could ▁over rule ▁Mc M ah on , ▁but ▁he ▁exerc ised ▁his ▁book ing ▁power ▁only ▁sp or ad ically ▁and ▁was ▁working ▁with ▁an ▁iron cl ad ▁contract ▁where ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁fired . ▁When ▁M ick ▁F ole y ▁acquired ▁the ▁position , ▁he ▁took ▁full ▁reign ▁until