The Corporation The Corporation was a heel stable in the late 1990s in the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) . History . 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 ) . McMahon often used his political stroke in the company to give the group vast degrees of advantages in matches . To keep with their " corporate " gimmick , Corporation members were known to adopt " cleaned - up businessmen " modifications to their individual characters ; for example , The Rock ' s " People ' s Champion " modus operandi changed as he then became known as " The Corporate Champion " during his tenure in the stable . The group subsequently became the most dominant stable in the company by the end of ' 98 , with Corporate members The Rock , Ken Shamrock , and The Big Boss Man holding the World Title , the Intercontinental Title , and the World Tag Team Titles collectively . The Corporation was formed on November 16 , 1998 when Shane and Vince McMahon along with The Big Boss Man ( named the group ' s Corporate Enforcer ) , Commissioner Slaughter , and Pat Patterson & Gerald Brisco reconciled , joining forces with The Rock , who was The Corporation ' s proclaimed ' Crown Jewel ' ( and whom they helped win the World Title at Survivor Series the night before ) , holding the WWF Championship three times while part of the group . The group proceeded to terrorize the rest of the WWF roster as well , freely using their political strokes and corporate agenda to put down their authority on other wrestlers . Besides Stone Cold Steve Austin who was their main adversary in ambition ( seeking to capture the WWF Championship ) and character ( an everyman redneck ) , popular faction the rebellious D - Generation X butted heads with the stable over principles with DX leader Triple H frequently challenging The Rock for the WWF Title though often lost due to screwing on the part of The Corporation . However , the stable often found themselves under attack by Mankind , who was still bitter at Vince McMahon for screwing him out of the WWF Title at Survivor Series 1998 . Though the group remained on top of the Federation heading into 1999 , members began to dwindle throughout the year . Then - commissioner Shawn Michaels was the first , having viciously being attacked by the group in a parking lot once it became clear he began to make decisions that didn ' t cater to their interests any longer ( Michaels was given the vacant Commissioner position left by founding Corporation member Sgt . Slaughter to use his powers on their behalf ) . Kane ' s membership was unsteady from the start as he was only a member because the McMahons threatened to send him back to the insane asylum if he didn ' t cooperate with them . When they entered a feud with the Ministry of Darkness , Mr . McMahon was kicked out and his position as leader , unsurped by Shane , who justified his actions as pointing out that Vince no longer cared about The Corporation and only about Stephanie McMahon , who was a target of The Undertaker ' s plotting in taking over the WWF ( and thus threaten The Corporation ' s power ) . Brisco & Patterson were kicked out the same night with Shane stating there was no room in The Corporation for the old and subsequently replaced them with the Mean Street Posse . Ken Shamrock was kicked out soon afterward when he showed more loyalty to his sister Ryan who was also being tortured by ' Taker . Test left , stating he felt The Corporation wasn ' t using him to his full abilities . Finally , The Rock left after he failed to take back the WWF title from Stone Cold Steve Austin at Backlash thanks to botched interference from Shane McMahon . With their severely dwindled numbers , they subsequently merged with the Ministry of Darkness ( thus revealing that the loss of members in the Corporation was a process of elimination , separating loyal members from the ones that would be troublesome ) . Later on , the remnants of the Corporation allied with then heels , D - Generation X in late 1999 , creating the McMahon - Helmsley Faction .