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"STONE COLD" STEVE AUSTIN
Steve Williams was born on
12/11/64 in Victoria, TX. He was trained by
Chris Adams and made his debut in 1990. His WCW
tenure is most known for his membership in The
Dangerous Alliance and his tag team with Brian
Pillman. Steve suffered an arm injury in late 94
and was fired by Eric Bishoff over the phone.
ECW & The Ringmaster:
Steve returned to the ring in late 95 wrestling
for ECW. It was here where his mike skills were
showcased. His bitterness and hatred for WCW
came pouring out in his promos. He was then
hired by the WWF and spent his first six months
as The Ringmaster and was managed by Ted DiBiase.
Shortly after dropping DiBiase and The
Ringmaster gimmick, Austin's career skyrocketed.
Austin 3:16:
After winning the 1996 King of the Ring,
Austin stated to the then bible thumping Jake
Roberts, Austin 3:16 says I just kicked your
a**. The Austin 3:16 went on to become the
biggest selling shirt in the history of
wrestling. Austin was a no-nonsense heel that
the fans started to get behind despite being the
bad guy.
Tha Hart Foundation:
In 1997,Austin's feud with the Hart
Foundation propelled him to the main event. His
matches with Bret Hart were classics and
featured the fans turn against the good guy
Bret. He also feuded with Owen Hart and suffered
a sever neck injury in their SummerSlam match.
This injury forced him to miss several months
and would eventually lead to his retirement.
The Champ & feud with
Vince McMahon:
At WrestleMania 14, Austin became champ in a
match that made headlines because of Mike
Tyson's involvement. His biggest rival was WWF
owner Vince McMahon. The fans really got behind
this feud as the fans liked seeing someone
humiliate and beat up his boss. With the success
of this feud, the WWF took the lead over WCW in
the Monday Night Wars.
The Rock & Neck
Surgery:
Austin's biggest rival in the ring was The
Rock. Their feud originally developed as part of
the Vince McMahon saga. They went on to main
event 2 WrestleMania's and wrestle in a third.
Austin required neck surgery in late 99 and
missed most of 2000. By the time he returned to
the ring, The Rock became a household name.
Leaving the WWF:
By June 2002, Steve was very frustrated with
the way things were being done in the WWE. He
was scheduled to lose a match to Brock Lesnar as
the beginning of Brock's push. Austin felt that
was an insult and left. He returned in March
2003 to fight The Rock in what turned out to be
his final match. Since then he has been a TV
personality for the company as GM & Sheriff. He
left again in 2004 to film The Longest Yard.
WWF
Intercontinental Title
8/3/97 SummerSlam - Owen Hart (this is the match
where Austin hurt his neck)
11/9/97 Survivor Series - Owen Hart
Tag Team Title
5/25/97 RAW - with Shawn Michaels beat Owen Hart
& The British Bulldog
7/14/97 RAW - with Dude Love beat Owen Hart &
The British Bulldog
7/26/98 Fully Loaded - with The Undertaker beat
Kane & Mankind
4/29/01 Backlash - with Triple H beat Kane & The
Undertaker
WWF Championship
3/29/98 WrestleMania 14 - Shawn Michaels
6/29/98 RAW - Kane
3/28/99 WrestleMania 15 - The Rock
6/28/99 RAW - The Undertaker
4/1/01 Wrestlemania 17 - The Rock
10/8/01 RAW - Kurt Angle
(Sources: Pro Wrestling
Illustrated Almanac, Obsessed with Wrestling, &
The Stone Cold Truth by Steve Austin)
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