143 Facts About Stone Cold Steve Austin

Stone Cold Steve Austin is signed to WWE, as an ambassador.

Stone Cold 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 one reign with a double crown of the WCW World Tag Team Championship and NWA World Tag Team Championship, with Brian Pillman.

Stone Cold 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.

Stone Cold 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 its flagship event WrestleMania four times.

Stone Cold 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, making sporadic appearances ever since.

Stone Cold Steve Austin was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009, and returned for a final match against Kevin Owens at WrestleMania 38 in April 2022.

Austin hosts the podcast The Steve Austin Show, and the video podcast Broken Skull Sessions available on the WWE Network and Peacock.

Stone Cold Steve Austin hosted the reality competition series Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge and Straight Up Steve Austin.

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

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

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

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

Stone Cold Steve Austin was nicknamed "Stunning" Steve Austin, a name and gimmick he later said he could not commit to.

Stone Cold Steve Austin was originally paired with a valet named Vivacious Veronica but was later joined by Jeannie Adams, known as "Lady Blossom".

Stone Cold Steve Austin took part in the 1992 G1 Climax, defeating Arn Anderson in the first round before losing to Keiji Muto in the second round.

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

Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated Pillman in a singles match at Clash of the Champions XXV in November 1993.

At Clash of the Champions XXVIII in August 1994, Stone Cold Steve Austin lost the Championship to Ricky Steamboat.

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 Stone Cold Steve Austin lost to Duggan, who had been a popular figure during that period of time.

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

The proposal was quickly turned down on account of Bischoff's belief that Hogan would not work with somebody such as Stone Cold Steve Austin, who was not a proven name.

Stone Cold Steve Austin wrestled what would be his final match with WCW on May 21,1995, defeating Eddie Jackie in a bout that aired on WCW Main Event.

In late May and June 1995, Stone Cold Steve Austin again appeared with New Japan Pro-Wrestling as part of its "Fighting Spirit Legend" series, primarily teaming with Arn Anderson and Ron Simmons.

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

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

Stone Cold Steve Austin joined the WWF at the end of 1995 after Diesel and Jim Ross helped convince WWF's owner Vince McMahon to hire him.

Stone Cold Steve Austin debuted in WWF on December 18,1995, which was broadcast on the January 8,1996, episode of Raw.

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

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

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

At In Your House: Beware of Dog, Stone Cold Steve Austin lost a Caribbean strap match to Vega, with the added stipulation that DiBiase was forced to leave the WWF as a result, leading Stone Cold Steve Austin to quietly vacate the Million Dollar title.

DiBiase would later say that nobody foresaw the success Stone Cold 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.

Stone Cold 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.

Stone Cold 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 Stone Cold 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 for the WWF Championship, Hart defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin by using a turnbuckle to push himself backward while locked in the Million Dollar Dream.

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

Hart lost the championship the next night on Raw to Sycho Sid due to Stone Cold Steve Austin's interference, continuing their feud.

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

Stone Cold 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 Championship.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Stone Cold 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 Stone Cold Steve Austin having knocked Kane unconscious and thwarted an earlier intervention by Mankind.

Stone Cold 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 Stone Cold Steve Austin was the guest referee on Judgment Day: In Your House.

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

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

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

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

The week before WrestleMania, Stone Cold 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.

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

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

Stone Cold Steve Austin won the match when another referee made the count.

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

Stone Cold Steve Austin made a one-off appearance at Backlash on April 30,2000, attacking Triple H and Vince McMahon to help The Rock reclaim the WWF Championship.

Stone Cold Steve Austin won his third Royal Rumble match on January 21,2001, last eliminating Kane.

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

Stone Cold 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.

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

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

At Invasion, Stone Cold 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.

Stone Cold Steve Austin lost the WWF Championship to Angle at Unforgiven on September 23 by submitting to the ankle lock, ending Stone Cold Steve Austin's reign at 175 days, the longest reign since 1996.

Stone Cold 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.

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

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

At the Royal Rumble on January 20,2002, Stone Cold Steve Austin entered at number nineteen and lasted until the final four, but was eliminated by Kurt Angle.

At No Way Out, Stone Cold 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 Stone Cold Steve Austin was unhappy regarding Hulk Hogan's return to the WWF.

In recent years, Stone Cold Steve Austin claimed he didn't want the match as he didn't want to wrestle at a slower pace, and that he "didn't think we could deliver".

Stone Cold Steve Austin no-showed the Raw after WrestleMania and took a week-long break without the company's consent, citing exhaustion.

However, Stone Cold 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.

Stone Cold Steve Austin had walked out of the company again, publicly stating he felt underwhelming storylines were presented to him by the creative team.

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

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

Stone Cold Steve Austin did maintain his displeasure with the storylines and creative changes the WWE had imposed around the time of his departure.

Stone Cold 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.

Stone Cold Steve Austin would wrestle only one match between then and WrestleMania, in another short match against Bischoff on Raw.

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

Stone Cold Steve Austin was then defeated by The Rock at WrestleMania XIX, in what would be Stone Cold Steve Austin's final match for 19 years.

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

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

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

Stone Cold 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 on March 14.

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

Batista substituted for Stone Cold Steve Austin, defeating Coachman along with Vader and Goldust.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Stone Cold 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".

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

Stone Cold 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 on March 28.

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

Stone Cold Steve Austin appeared on Raw the following night with the cast from Tough Enough, while getting into an altercation with The Miz and Alex Riley.

Stone Cold 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.

Stone Cold 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, Stone Cold Steve Austin was announced as the cover star of the special edition of the video game WWE '13.

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

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

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

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

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

Stone Cold Steve Austin then began drinking beer with McMahon before hitting him with a one more iconic Stone Cold Stunner, paying homage to how the majority of on-screen interactions between the two have ended for almost 25 years.

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

Stone Cold Steve Austin was the biggest box office draw in WWE since Hulk Hogan.

Stone Cold Steve Austin headlined WrestleMania X-Seven, the first WrestleMania to achieve a 1 million buy rate.

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

On both his podcasts, Stone Cold Steve Austin credited Bret Hart as the wrestler who got him over the most, had most influence on his early wrestling style, and who he had his best matches with.

Audiences at WWE shows have since widely used this chant during performer promos, and Stone Cold Steve Austin has stated his regret at inventing the chant.

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

Stone Cold 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.

Stone Cold 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, Stone Cold 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 Stone Cold Steve Austin re-teamed with Eric Roberts and Gary Daniels in Hunt to Kill.

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

In February 2018, Stone Cold 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, Stone Cold Steve Austin began an interview segment on the WWE Network called the Broken Skull Sessions, taking its name from the ranch owned by Stone Cold Steve Austin.

Stone Cold 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.

In July 2014, his reality competition show Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge premiered on CMT.

Stone Cold Steve Austin played college football at the University of North Texas.

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

Stone Cold Steve Austin adopted Clarke's daughter Jade from a previous relationship with Chris Adams.

In 2010, Stone Cold Steve Austin became a grandfather for the first time when Jade gave birth to a son.

On September 13,2000, Stone Cold Steve Austin married wrestling manager Debra Marshall.

Stone Cold Steve Austin told officers that Austin had hit her and then stormed out of the house before police arrived.

In 2007, Marshall told Fox News that WWE knew of the abuse, but worked to keep her from revealing that Stone Cold Steve Austin had hit her as it would cost the company millions of dollars.

Stone Cold 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.

Stone Cold Steve Austin ridiculed allegations that the incident was alcohol-related.

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

In March 2003, during the hours leading up to WrestleMania XIX, Stone Cold Steve Austin was rushed to the hospital for twitchiness and a high heart rate.

In late 2009, Stone Cold Steve Austin married his fourth wife, Kristin Feres.

In 2014, Stone Cold Steve Austin voiced support for same-sex marriage on his podcast.

Also in 2014, Stone Cold Steve Austin released his first beer, Broken Skull IPA, with El Segundo Brewing Company in California.

Stone Cold Steve Austin has owned two large ranches, the first, the Broken Skull Ranch was near Tilden, Texas.