149 Facts About Steve Austin

Steve Austin was born on Steven James Anderson; December 18,1964, and better known by his ring name "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, is an American media personality, actor, and retired professional wrestler.

Steve Austin signed with World Championship Wrestling in 1991 and adopted the persona of "Stunning" Steve Austin, a villainous in-ring technician, and he won the WCW World Television Championship and the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship twice each, alongside the WCW World Tag Team Championship and NWA World Tag Team Championship once each with Brian Pillman.

Steve Austin won the WWF Championship six times, the WWF Intercontinental Championship twice, the Million Dollar Championship once, and the WWF Tag Team Championship four times, making him the fifth WWF Triple Crown Champion.

Steve Austin is a record three-time Royal Rumble winner, won the 1996 King of the Ring, and headlined multiple WWF pay-per-view events, including WrestleMania four times.

Steve Austin was forced to retire from in-ring competition in 2003 after multiple knee injuries and a serious neck injury at the 1997 SummerSlam event, and portrayed an authority figure later that year.

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Steve Austin was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009 and, 19 years after retiring, returned to in-ring competition to defeat Kevin Owens in an impromptu one-off match at WrestleMania 38 in 2022.

Austin hosts the podcast The Steve Austin Show and the WWE video podcast Broken Skull Sessions.

Steve Austin's mother moved to Edna, Texas, where Austin would spend most of his childhood, and she married Ken Williams in 1968.

Steve Austin has a younger sister named Jennifer and three brothers named Scott, Kevin, and Jeff.

Steve Austin played originally as a linebacker before suffering a knee injury, prompting him to switch to play as a defensive end.

Steve Austin later returned to Dallas, managed by Percy Pringle and accompanied by Jeannie Adams and feuded with Adams and his wife Toni.

Steve Austin lost the WCW World Television Championship to Barry Windham in a two-out-of-three-falls match on April 27,1992, but later regained the championship from Windham and enjoyed a second lengthy reign as champion, before losing the championship to Ricky Steamboat, while The Dangerous Alliance disbanded shortly thereafter.

In October 1992, Steve Austin formed a tag team known as The Hollywood Blonds with Brian Pillman, at the behest of lead booker Dusty Rhodes.

Steve Austin defeated Pillman in a singles match at Clash of the Champions XXV.

Steve Austin unsuccessfully challenged Duggan for the championship at both Halloween Havoc and Clash of the Champions XXIX.

The influence of Hulk Hogan and the Hulkamania era was beginning to take hold in WCW, with vice president Eric Bischoff saying this was likely the reason Steve Austin lost to Duggan, who had been a popular figure during that period of time.

Around this time, Steve Austin pitched a storyline idea to Bischoff in which it would be revealed that Steve Austin was a family member of Hogan.

In June 1995, Steve Austin was fired by Bischoff after suffering a triceps injury while wrestling on a Japanese tour—Bischoff and WCW did not see Steve Austin as a marketable wrestler.

Steve Austin was contacted by Paul Heyman of Extreme Championship Wrestling, who had previously managed him in WCW.

Steve Austin has credited Heyman as the man who taught him how to cut a promo.

Steve Austin joined the WWF in late-1995 after Diesel and Jim Ross helped convince WWF's owner Vince McMahon to hire him.

Steve Austin wrestled his first match for the WWF on December 18,1995, which was broadcast on the January 8,1996 episode of Raw.

Steve Austin's debut saw him awarded the Million Dollar Championship by his manager, Ted DiBiase.

Steve Austin soon thought the Ringmaster gimmick was weak and asked for a change.

Steve Austin wrestled Savio Vega on Raw to a double countout, before defeating him in his first WrestleMania appearance at WrestleMania XII.

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At In Your House: Beware of Dog, Steve Austin lost a Caribbean strap match to Vega, with the added stipulation that DiBiase was forced to leave the WWF as a result.

DiBiase would later say that nobody foresaw the success Steve Austin would have, and had advised him to ignore the advice given to him by producers and continue what he was doing as success required patience.

Steve Austin addressing Jake Roberts in his coronation promo at King of the Ring 1996.

Steve Austin's rise to stardom began at the 1996 King of the Ring, where he won the tournament by defeating Jake "The Snake" Roberts.

Steve Austin then proceeded to wedge Pillman's ankle in between a steel chair and stomp on it, breaking his ankle in storyline.

Just as Steve Austin broke in, Pillman aimed his gun at him before the episode cut to commercial break.

At Survivor Series, in a match to determine the number-one contender to the WWF World Heavyweight Championship, Hart defeated Steve Austin by using a turnbuckle to push himself backward while locked in the Million Dollar Dream.

Steve Austin was eliminated early from the match after injuring his knee; Hart would win the match and the championship.

Steve Austin portrayed an anti-hero instead of a traditional babyface, and he didn't embrace the fans at first either.

Steve Austin eventually got his revenge on Hart in the main event of In Your House 14: Revenge of the 'Taker, defeating him in a match to determine the next contender to The Undertaker's WWF World Heavyweight Championship.

Steve Austin won when Hart was disqualified due to assistance from The British Bulldog.

The match was ruled a no contest, but Steve Austin proceeded to beat Hart while he was on a stretcher in the back of an ambulance.

At In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell, Steve Austin had The Undertaker down with the Stone Cold Stunner but was distracted by Pillman, allowing The Undertaker to recover and perform a Tombstone Piledriver for the victory.

On Raw, Steve Austin partnered with the returning Shawn Michaels, as they both had a mutual enemy in the Harts.

Steve Austin accepted and the duo won the match and the titles, making Steve Austin a two-time tag team champion.

Steve Austin was then arrested as part of the storyline, and was sidelined until Survivor Series.

Steve Austin hit Faarooq with the Intercontinental Championship belt while the referee's back was turned, causing Hart to win the match.

Steve Austin's motive was to keep Owen as champion, as demonstrated when he interfered in Hart's matches on Raw.

Steve Austin regained the Intercontinental Championship from Hart at Survivor Series.

Steve Austin won the 1998 Royal Rumble, lastly eliminating The Rock.

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The following week, it appeared Steve Austin had agreed with McMahon, appearing in a suit and tie, before revealing it was a ruse and again attacking McMahon.

Steve Austin managed to retain the championship despite McMahon acting as the referee and his "Corporate Stooges" as timekeeper and ring announcer, respectively.

Steve Austin lost the WWF Championship to Kane in a First Blood match after The Undertaker accidentally hit him with a steel chair while the ref was incapacitated, despite Steve Austin having knocked Kane unconscious and thwarted an earlier intervention by Mankind.

Steve Austin further angered McMahon by winning back the championship the next night on Raw.

McMahon decided to vacate the WWF Championship and award it based on a match between The Undertaker and Kane, in which Steve Austin was the guest referee on Judgment Day: In Your House.

Steve Austin refused to count for either man and attacked both towards the end of the match.

At Rock Bottom: In Your House, Steve Austin defeated The Undertaker in a Buried Alive match after Kane performed a Tombstone Piledriver on The Undertaker into the grave.

Steve Austin drew entry number one, while McMahon drew number two thanks to Commissioner Shawn Michaels.

Steve Austin however returned in an ambulance and re-entered the match, delivering a Stone Cold Stunner to Big Boss Man and eliminating him.

At St Valentine's Day Massacre, Steve Austin faced McMahon in a steel cage match, with the championship opportunity at WrestleMania XV at stake.

The week before WrestleMania, Steve Austin interrupted The Rock, Vince, and Shane McMahon's interview segment by driving a beer truck to the ring and using a hose to spray the trio with beer.

Steve Austin defeated The Rock at WrestleMania XV to win his third WWF Championship.

Steve Austin faced The Rock in a rematch at Backlash, in which Shane was the referee.

The next night on Raw, Steve Austin challenged and defeated The Undertaker to win his fourth WWF Championship.

Austin held on to the WWF Championship until SummerSlam when he lost it to Mankind in a triple threat match featuring Triple H Austin would get his rematch at No Mercy against Triple H, but he lost after The Rock accidentally struck him with a sledgehammer shot meant for Triple H The three were advertised for a triple-threat match at Survivor Series, where Austin was run down by a car.

Steve Austin won his third Royal Rumble in January 2001, last eliminating Kane.

Steve Austin then hit The Rock several times with the chair before pinning him to win the WWF Championship for the fifth time.

Steve Austin altered his character considerably over the next few months by becoming a whiny, temperamental prima donna who complained incessantly when he felt he was not getting respect.

Steve Austin developed an infatuation with McMahon, going to great lengths to impress him, even going so far as to hug him and bring him presents.

Steve Austin continued to align himself with McMahon and began feuding with Jericho and Benoit by himself, leading to a triple-threat match at King of the Ring; despite interference from the debuting Booker T, Austin retained the championship.

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Steve Austin initially refused, but on the following episode of Raw he returned to his old ways and hit Stunners on every member of the Alliance, turning face .

At InVasion, Steve Austin captained the WWF team consisting of himself, Angle, Jericho, and The Undertaker and Kane against the team of WCW's Booker T and Diamond Dallas Page and ECW's Rhyno and The Dudley Boyz.

Steve Austin lost the WWF Championship to Angle at Unforgiven by submitting to the ankle lock, ending Steve Austin's reign at 175 days, the longest reign since 1996.

Steve Austin then began feuding with Alliance member Rob Van Dam, who was the only member of the Alliance to be cheered by the fans despite the villainous tactics of the group.

Steve Austin faced Angle and Van Dam at No Mercy later that month and won by pinning Van Dam.

For Survivor Series, a "winner takes all" 10-man tag team match was announced; Steve Austin captained a team consisting Angle, Shane McMahon, Van Dam, and Booker T, against Team WWF; captained by The Rock, the team included Jericho, Kane, The Undertaker and Big Show.

Steve Austin returned moments after this announcement and attacked Angle and McMahon for their actions.

Steve Austin was then handed his championship belt by Flair and celebrated with him in the ring, turning him face .

Steve Austin refused a beer gift from the nWo, and they cost him his match against Jericho later that night.

Problems were beginning to surface backstage as Steve Austin was unhappy regarding Hulk Hogan's return to the WWF.

Steve Austin was reported as refusing to lose to Hogan in a proposed match at WrestleMania X8, while Hogan reportedly told McMahon the same regarding losing to Austin.

Steve Austin entered a feud with The Undertaker that resulted in a number-one contender's match for the Undisputed WWF Championship at Backlash, which Steve Austin lost despite having his foot on the rope when he was pinned.

Steve Austin then defeated Big Show and Flair in a handicap match at Judgment Day.

However, Steve Austin balked at the proposition that he lose a King of the Ring qualifying match on Raw to Lesnar, and ultimately walked out of the company.

Steve Austin walked out again, publicly stating he felt bad storylines were presented to him by the creative team.

McMahon insisted that Steve Austin owed an apology to all the fans across the world, especially those who paid solely to see him that night.

Remainder of 2002, Steve Austin kept a low profile and did not make any public appearances.

Steve Austin then agreed to return to the company in early 2003.

Steve Austin confessed he had a major rift with Triple H's role in the company upon his return in 2002 but insisted as of 2003 they resolved their issues.

Steve Austin entered a feud with The Rock, who returned about the same time as a smug, Hollywood sell-out heel.

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Steve Austin expressed his frustration at having never defeated Austin at WrestleMania, and challenged Austin to a match at WrestleMania XIX.

Steve Austin was then defeated by The Rock at WrestleMania XIX, in Steve Austin's final match.

At Survivor Series, Steve Austin's hand-picked team of Booker T, Bubba Ray Dudley, D-Von Dudley, Rob Van Dam and Shawn Michaels faced Bischoff's team of Chris Jericho, Christian, Mark Henry, Randy Orton and Scott Steiner in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series elimination match.

Steve Austin's team lost after Batista interfered on behalf of Bischoff.

Steve Austin returned before the end of 2003, appearing at Tribute to the Troops.

Steve Austin posed as Santa Claus before delivering a "Stone Cold Stunner" to both Mr McMahon and John Cena.

Steve Austin appeared on-and-off as 2004 began, culminating in him being the special guest referee for the Brock Lesnar vs Goldberg match at WrestleMania XX.

Steve Austin was involved in the concluding segment at ECW One Night Stand in which he had a beer bash with the ECW locker room and brawled with the anti-ECW invaders, led by Bischoff.

Steve Austin returned at Raw Homecoming, delivering Stone Cold Stunners to Vince, Shane, Stephanie, and Linda McMahon.

Steve Austin hurt his back before the match and could not wrestle unless he was heavily medicated, so the match was cancelled.

Steve Austin inducted Bret Hart into the WWE Hall of Fame on April 1,2006.

Steve Austin returned to WWE programming in March 2007, partially to promote his starring role in the release of WWE Films' production The Condemned.

At WrestleMania 23, Steve Austin was the special guest referee for the match between Bobby Lashley and Umaga.

Steve Austin ended the show by hitting the Stone Cold Stunner on both Vince and Trump.

Steve Austin hit McMahon and Coachman with Stone Cold Stunners before leaving.

Steve Austin appeared at SummerSlam to aid Matt Hardy in battling MVP in a beer-drinking contest.

The match ended in a no-contest after Steve Austin handed a beer to MVP and gave him the Stone Cold Stunner.

Steve Austin made another appearance at Cyber Sunday, where he guest refereed a World Heavyweight Championship match between Batista and The Undertaker.

Steve Austin appeared on the Raw 15th Anniversary special, attacking Vince McMahon.

On October 26,2008, at Cyber Sunday, Steve Austin was the special guest referee during a match between Batista and Chris Jericho for the World Heavyweight Championship.

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On January 12,2009, on Raw, Steve Austin was announced to be the first member of the Hall of Fame class of 2009.

Steve Austin was inducted by his long-term on-screen rival Vince McMahon, who referred to Austin as "the greatest WWE Superstar of all time".

Steve Austin would appear at WrestleMania 25 the next night, driving an ATV to the ring.

Steve Austin appeared as the guest host of Raw on March 15,2010, moderating a contract signing between McMahon and Bret Hart for their match at WrestleMania XXVI.

In early 2011, Steve Austin was announced as the head trainer and host for the revival of Tough Enough.

Steve Austin served as the special guest referee in the evening's tag team main event of John Cena and Alex Riley against The Miz and R-Truth, hitting Miz with a Stone Cold Stunner and aiding Cena.

Steve Austin did not take kindly to his decision being overturned and gave Cole a Stone Cold Stunner, which was followed with an Attitude Adjustment by Cena.

Steve Austin later appeared as the special guest General Manager on the "WWE All-Stars" episode of Raw, during which he destroyed the Anonymous Raw General Manager's laptop by running over it with his ATV.

In July 2012, Steve Austin was announced as the cover star of the special edition of the video game WWE '13.

Steve Austin then began a brief, verbal feud on Raw with fellow cover star CM Punk in the months leading to release.

Steve Austin made an appearance on the October 19,2015 episode of Raw, introducing The Undertaker and promoting the WrestleMania 32 event.

Steve Austin again appeared on Raw the following week, where he promoted the WWE 2K16 video game in a backstage segment.

At WrestleMania 32 on April 3,2016, Steve Austin confronted The League of Nations, with Steve Austin delivering Stone Cold Stunners to Rusev and King Barrett.

On July 22,2019, Steve Austin appeared on the Raw Reunion episode and raised a toast alongside Triple H, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, and various other wrestlers from his era.

Steve Austin shared a beer with Raw commentator Byron Saxton before giving him a Stone Cold Stunner.

Steve Austin then shared a beer with Becky Lynch, Angelo Dawkins, and Montez Ford before giving both Dawkins and Ford Stone Cold Stunners.

Steve Austin challenged Austin to a No Holds Barred match, which Austin accepted, marking his first wrestling match in WWE in over 19 years.

Steve Austin would go on to win after hitting Owens with a Stone Cold Stunner.

On Night Two of WrestleMania 38, after Mr McMahon defeated Pat McAfee in an impromptu match, Steve Austin made another appearance, giving Steve Austin Theory a Stone Cold Stunner.

Steve Austin then began drinking beer with McMahon before hitting him with a Stone Cold Stunner, paying homage to how the majority of on-screen interactions between the two have ended.

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Steve Austin then toasted with McAfee but hit him with a Stone Cold Stunner as well.

Steve Austin has been described as the most influential wrestler in Raw history, and the poster boy for the Attitude Era.

Steve Austin has said he is "eternally indebted" to Ross for helping his character become popular.

Steve Austin says the song was inspired by Rage Against the Machine's song "Bulls on Parade".

Steve Austin had guest roles on Celebrity Deathmatch and Seasons 4 and 5 of CBS's Nash Bridges, where he played San Francisco Police Department Inspector Jake Cage.

Steve Austin had his first starring film role, as Jack Conrad, a dangerous convict awaiting execution in a Salvadoran prison, who takes part in an illegal deathmatch game that is being broadcast to the public in the 2007 action film The Condemned.

In 2010, Steve Austin appeared in The Expendables as Dan Paine, the right-hand man for the primary antagonist of the film James Munroe, played by Eric Roberts, and bodyguard with Gary Daniels who plays The Brit.

Shortly after Steve Austin re-teamed with Eric Roberts and Gary Daniels in Hunt to Kill.

Steve Austin has starred in Damage, The Stranger, Tactical Force, Knockout, Recoil, Maximum Conviction, and The Package.

In February 2018, Steve Austin announced that the "Unleashed" version of the podcast had been dropped and merged with the family-friendly version in order to appeal to more sponsors.

In November 2019, Steve Austin began an interview segment on the WWE Network called the Broken Skull Sessions, taking its name from the ranch owned by Steve Austin.

Steve Austin hosted the reality competition show Redneck Island on CMT, which began in June 2012 and concluded with its fifth season in April 2016.

Steve Austin married his high school girlfriend Kathryn Burrhus on November 24,1990.

Steve Austin adopted Jade, Clarke's daughter with former boyfriend Chris Adams.

On June 15,2002, Marshall called the police to the couple's home and told officers that Steve Austin had hit her on the head, back, and legs, and then stormed out of the house before police arrived.

Steve Austin called the house while officers were there and was told he was in trouble, but declined a request to return to the house or report to the police station.

In 2007, Marshall told Fox News that Steve Austin had beaten her three times and that the incident was the result of roid rage.

Steve Austin stated that WWE knew of the abuse, but worked to conceal the bruises on her face and kept her from revealing that Austin had hit her as it would cost the company millions of dollars.

Steve Austin responded to the incident in 2003 through WWE Raw Magazine, citing his regret over their relationship breaking down and stating his love for Marshall.

Steve Austin filed for divorce from Marshall on July 22,2002, which was finalized on February 5,2003.

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In 2003, Steve Austin denied allegations that he was an alcoholic, stating that wrestling fans had mistaken his character's excessive consumption of beer as a real-life trait of his and insisting that he drinks responsibly.

Broussard claimed that Steve Austin grabbed her and, after she began struggling, threw her to the ground.

Steve Austin landed on her hands and knees, and later told officers she had injured her right hand.

Steve Austin provided a written statement to police, who photographed her injuries.