Hey K-Schwabby, you mean you don't think a guy's straight when he poses for Playgirl and ducks title losses by vacating it by saying he lost his smile? NYEHEHEHEHEHEThey took a guy who danced around and dressed like a homo and thought he'd be a good babyface. I don't care how good he was in the ring, '96 Shawn was a complete faggot. The audience just never viewed him as THE guy. They had loyalty to Bret, but at least he understood when Austin came around that they had to orchestrate the double turn. Most guys would rather run their characters into the ground.
Bret saw what Austin was before anyone else and wanted to work with him. Bret was a great heel because it didn't come off as contrived.